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CAIRO — Town officials authorized a new committee to be formed Monday with the goal of finding another location for a senior center.

Greene County partners with several towns to rent these facilities and provide senior citizens with a place to share meals and socialize.

The Acra Community Center on Old Route 23, which has served as a senior center since the 1980s, has seen better days, Dorothy True of the Department of Human Services told the town board.

A recent state inspection revealed mold, exposed wires and mice in the building, True said.

Department of Human Services Executive Director Terry McGee Ward said that although the town of Cairo owns the building, the county provided much of the kitchen equipment and appliances.

The deterioration of the building has made it no longer cost-effective to keep making repairs, True said.

Town board members agreed to the formation of a committee.

Councilwoman Mary Jo Cords will serve on the committee as a liaison to the town board.

Legislator William Lawrence, RCairo, approved of the board’s decision, calling it a “good idea.”

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Former legislator Aidan O’Connor Jr. with residents at the Acra Community Center while campaigning for Assembly in 2018.

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HUDSON-ATHENS LIGHTHOUSE AT RISK

By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

Graham member of 1,000 club

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is among seven historic sites in the state identified by the Preservation League of New York State as threatened.

Built in 1874, the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is one of the original 14 Hudson River lighthouses, of which seven remain. The lighthouse is threatened by deterioration, a lack of public awareness and a loss of visual and architectural integrity, according to a report by the league.

The lighthouse is maintained by the nonprofit Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society, while the U.S. Coast Guard maintains the actual light.

“We are delighted with the designation of the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse as one of the Seven to Save by the Preservation League of New York State,” Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society President Carol Gans said. “This recognition will be a big boost to our efforts to build awareness of the need for structural repairs, new volunteers and new

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Hudson-Athens Lighthouse was listed as threatened in a recent state report.

Voters have final say on county’s best

By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — What are Greene County’s best of the best?

Voters decided that in this year’s Best of Greene County competition.

After months of nominations and voting, the community had the final say on this year’s creme de la creme in the county, from restaurants to libraries to services to arts and entertainment.

“This is the second year for Best of Greene County. It’s a partnership between the Greene County Chamber of Commerce and The Daily Mail and Columbia-Greene Media,” said Jeffrey Friedman, president and executive director of the Chamber of Commerce.

“We work together on the entire project. We choose the categories and the voting is administered through hudsonvalley360.com, where the public votes.”

This year’s competition boasted 52 categories, with voters picking their favorites from “Best Place for Lunch” to “Best Burger,” “Best Library,” “Best Historic Site” and “Best Pharmacy,” among many others.

“In an area that rightly prides itself on history, natural beauty and inclusiveness, these awards honor both generations-old businesses and newcomers just starting out,” said Mary Dempsey, publisher, general manager and executive See BEST A2

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county be a partner in the project. The county uses the Acra location for its Meals on Wheels program, Coyne said. “[The senior center] is just as important as everything else in town,” he said.

The county also has senior centers in Catskill, Athens, Coxsackie and Jewett.

Catskill, Athens, Acra and Jewett are cooking sites, meaning meals are prepared on-site, Ward said in March 2019.

The county pays $1,200 monthly for Catskill, $1,266 for Jewett and $1,000 for Coxsackie senior centers.

Rent for Acra and Athens senior centers in 2019 was $1,000.

what makes New York special, Preservation League President Jay DiLorenzo said.

“Our 2020-21 Seven to Save list helps tell the story of the many people who made our state unique,” DiLorenzo said. “A sacred burial ground, a vulnerable lighthouse, a reimagined high school, a susceptible beachside enclave, an iconic canal system, a para-architectural installation, an imperiled research center. Each site speaks to what makes our state special.”

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society described the news as “amazing” on its Facebook page.

“This designation, which was awarded in a competitive application process, will help us to boost awareness about the critical funding needs of the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse,” according to the post. “We here at HALPS spend hundreds of hours every year in a volunteer capacity to search for funding, do public outreach and open the lighthouse to visitors, all with the goal to keep our beautiful lighthouse standing as a cherished and celebrated landmark of the upper Hudson Valley. We are deeply indebted to the Preservation League of New York State for recognizing the importance of the HudsonAthens Lighthouse as part of the fabric and identify of our region.”

Gans is hopeful that the designation will bring renewed awareness to the lighthouse, as it embarks on the next phase of

its restoration.

“We need to conduct another underwater study to check the condition of the pilings that were replaced 11 years ago,” she said. “The next step will be to restore the rip-rap to protect the pilings.”

Another challenge facing the lighthouse is restoration of a more stable power supply, Gans said.

“We lost power in September,” she said, adding that the lighthouse is historically lighted for the holiday season. “In order to have lighting, we had to have emergency solar installed which took almost 800 hours of volunteer time to have minimal lighting.”

The holiday lighting is supported by the Bank of Greene County each year, Gans said.

The lighthouse will be open to the public for tours in 2020 on July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12 and Oct. 12. Tours start from both the Henry Hudson Riverfront Park in Hudson and the Athens Village Riverfront Park.

“As visitors arrive at the lighthouse, they climb the metal stairs and enter the interior of the lighthouse where they are welcomed by tour guides, a docent, or Emily Brunner (the last civilian lighthouse keeper) herself, through video clips,” according to hudsonlighthouse. org.

Fees in 2019 were $25 for adults and $15 for children under 12. For members, the cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children. Reservations can be made

at Hudsoncruises.com of by calling 518-348-8993.

The lighthouse can also be used for school trips and for private events, according to hudsonlighthouse.org.

The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse will also be working to increase its membership and volunteer base, while actively pursuing grant opportunities, Gans said.

“We will have a presence on Warren Street,” she said, adding that volunteers would be sharing space with Historic Hudson.

The Preservation League has been identifying at-risk historic sites on a biennial basis since 1999. A designation on the Preservation League’s Seven to Save” list can help reduce a site’s risk through press conference, tours, grants and new legislation.

“The League also collaborates with advocates, elected officials and other stakeholders to craft preservation strategies and put these plans to work,” according to the report.

Established in 1974, the League works to demonstrate the important role historic preservation plays in community revitalization, sustainable economic growth and the protection of historic buildings and landscapes, according the report.

Anyone interested in helping the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society and their mission can mail a donation to HALPS, P.O. Box 145, Athens, N.Y. 12015.

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donors for the future of the lighthouse. Our objective is to build on this icon’s role in the history of our communities by giving it a new and more connected role for today and the future.”

Decades of being in the elements have taken their toll on the lighthouse, Gans said.

“With any structure that is 150 years old there is a constant maintenance of it,” she said.

“When you put that structure in the river it’s a whole different ballgame. You have the tides, you have the current, you have the weather all affecting it.”

Other sites include the state’s barge canal system, Richard Lippold’s Orpheus and Apollo in New York County, Central Technical High School in Syracuse, Parrot Hall in Geneva, Elmhurst African American Burial Ground in Elmhurst and Sag Harbor Hills Azurest & Ninevah Subdivisions (SANS) in Sag Harbor.

“These Seven to Save selections bring attention to fascinating diverse aspects of the Empire State’s rich, eclectic built history,” Preservation League Seven to Save Committee Chair Caroline Rob Zaleski said. “Each threatened site represents a particular approach to engineering and architecture, as well as specific public purpose and sociology.”

The sites mark aspects of

be centrally located,” he said.

Senior residents need a new facility, Coyne said.

“The life expectancy of that building has seen its time,” Coyne said, adding that it was built in the early 1970s. “I appreciate Ms. True coming forward and putting together a steering committee. We need to get something new for these folks.”

Coyne was unsure whether a new building will be found or whether a building will be constructed on property that is located by the search.

“Anything they bring back to the board, we would need to look at as a group,” he said.

Coyne asked that the committee keep the board informed of its progress and that the

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“That building’s got its problems,” Lawrence said.

“The insulation is bad. There’s wetlands in the back. Not much parking.”

Giving seniors a place to come together for meals, to socialize and build a sense of camaraderie is an important aspect of their lives, Lawrence said.

Population demographics in Greene and Columbia counties skew statistically older than other areas, according to Pattern for Progress’ “Out of Alignment,” a yearlong study funded

by Central Hudson.

In Columbia and Greene, more than 40 percent of the population will be age 55 and older by 2030. By 2030 almost 25% of Columbia County residents will be age 70 or older, according to the study.

A location that had been discussed in the past for the senior center is the former Cedar Terrace on Main Street, Lawrence said.

“It’s close to town, has more parking and is a better facility overall,” he said. Town Supervisor John Coyne agreed that he would like to see the center closer to town.

“I would love to see the center move toward Main Street Cairo because I think it’s important to

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by more than 200 members of Congress that alleges President Donald Trump violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution by accepting payments from foreign governments.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the lawmakers — led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and House

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editor of Columbia-Greene Media. “And it’s very exciting that we are in the second welldeserved year of Best of Greene County.”

Voters began making their selections on the ColumbiaGreene Media website in October, and voting ended in January. The winners were presented with their awards at a ceremony Friday at Lumberyard Center for Film and Performing Arts, 62 Water St., Catskill.

“There are two rounds of voting,” Friedman said. “The first is the nomination round where

Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. — do not have the legal right to sue the president.

The lawmakers contend that the Constitution requires Trump to obtain congressional consent before accepting benefits from foreign governments, such as those who spend money on events at his hotels or pay rents or fees at Trump’s commercial and residential towers.

And they say Trump “is completely denying members of Congress one of their institutional prerogatives: their right to vote on which, if any, benefits he

may accept from foreign states.”

But the D.C. Circuit said that members do not represent either the House or Senate as a whole. And they “do not constitute a majority of either body and are, therefore, powerless to approve or deny the President’s acceptance of foreign emoluments,” the D.C. Circuit ruling states.

And the court pointed out that in a 2019 case about the Virginia statehouse, the Supreme Court restated an older precedent that individual members of Congress lack the right to assert the institutional interests of

members of the public vote for their favorite business in each category. Then, the top three nominated businesses qualify for the final round. In some categories there are ties, with more than three finalists. In the final round of voting, which takes place in December and early January, the top vote-getters are named Best of Greene County.”

This year, more than 2,171 voters cast over 24,803 votes during the two rounds of voting.

The top vote-getter was Story Farms, in the Best Farm Stand category, with 275 votes. Story’s Nursery received the second highest number of votes — 205 — in the Best Landscaper/Lawn Care Company, followed by Betty’s Place, for Best Place for

Breakfast, with 198 votes.

This is the event’s second year. Best of Greene County’s inaugural poll began in October 2018, with awards presented to the winners in January 2019.

Best of Greene County was created to highlight the best the county has to offer.

“This is a great event to showcase all the amazing businesses we have across the county and to give the public a chance to weigh in,” Friedman said. “All the businesses are selected by the public, and we thought it would be great for the public to be able to acknowledge all the great businesses we have.”

Visit hudsonvalley360.com this weekend for a complete list of the winners.

a legislature.

“The Members can, and likely will, continue to use their weighty voices to make their cause to the American people, their colleagues in the Congress and the President himself, all of whom are free to engage as they see fit,” the D.C. Circuit wrote.

“But we will not — indeed we cannot — participate in this debate.” (c)2020 CQ-Roll Call, Inc., All Rights Reserved

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CALENDAR Monday, Feb. 10 n Ashland Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m.

Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature special public safety committee meeting; county services; public works 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville CSD BOE Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. MS/HS Library, 4976 Route 81, Greenville 518-966-5070

Tuesday, Feb. 11 n Cairo Public Library Board of

Trustees 3:30 p.m. Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo 518-622-9864 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board workshop 6 p.m. Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Wednesday, Feb. 12 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m.

Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-9451551 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 518-943-3830 n Greene County Legislature workshop 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, Feb. 13 n Greene County Legislature finance

audit 6 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

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Oakdale Plunge to serve youth, dive team

By Abby Hoover Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — The Oakdale Plunge returns to Hudson on Feb. 29, at noon. Participants will splash into Oakdale Lake at 132 North 6th St. this year to raise money for the Hudson Fire Department Water Rescue and Dive Team and the Hudson Youth Department.

Participants are hard at work raising money to support their cause. The proceeds will be split evenly between the two departments.

“It’s a really amazing demonstration of community spirit,” said Peter Frank, a member of Friends of Hudson Youth. Frank participated in the plunge last year and described jumping into a lake in February as “very invigorating.”

Friends of Hudson Youth works closely with the Youth Department throughout the year and acts as the fiscal sponsor of the event. So far, 10 teams have signed up to take the plunge. Teams are encouraged to dress creatively and prizes will be awarded for Best Costume and Top Fundraiser.

“It’s the nature of the event that a lot of people sign up and donate last minute,” Frank said, remembering how momentum built as the day grew closer in previous years. Just three weeks out, teams have raised $11,840 of the total $25,000 goal.

The Water Rescue and Dive Team consists of volunteers who are no strangers to braving rough waters to aid those in trouble throughout the county. The team plans to use the funds to upgrade and maintain essential rescue equipment.

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observance of President’s Day n Athens Village Hall Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of President’s Day n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observation of President’s Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observation of President’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observation of President’s Day n Greenville Town Offices closed in observation of President’s Day

Tuesday, Feb. 18 n Athens Village Planning Board

6:30 p.m. Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1551 n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m.

Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham

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In this 2019 file photo, Hudson Common Council President Thomas DePietro takes the Hudson Polar Plunge into Oakdale Lake on Saturday as a team member of Motley FOLS (Friends of Oakdale Lake)

The Water Rescue and Dive Team is using some equipment from when the team was founded in 2003.

Special Operations Officer Daniel Hickey said the team has to start replacing the equipment immediately.

Hickey said the first two years the funds were used to purchase underwater communication devices that allow divers to communicate verbally with surface support.

“It is incredibly more efficient and safe than we previously did it,” Hickey said. He wants the team to undergo more advanced training for moving water and ice rescues. The team will be in the water at the Oakdale Plunge to facilitate the event and provide emergency help if needed.

The Sea Otters, a team of local children, is returning for the second time.

Children are encouraged to participate, and the registration fee is waived for

brave swimmers under 18.

To warm up after a dip in the lake, hot coffee and cocoa will be served on the beach. Prize-winning chili from Morabito’s at 189 Healy Blvd. will be served.

Hudson Youth Department plans to use the funds to train lifeguards for the summer season and continue improvements at Oakdale Lake, where it holds a free summer day camp for local youth. Throughout the year, the Youth Department at 18 S. 3rd St. provides afterschool activities including computer access, educational programming, hot meals and recreation.

Frank said a lot of the work done with the funds

from last year went to improve the grounds through landscaping and grading projects, as well as water quality. In addition, improvements were made to the kitchen in the concession stand.

Last year, 76 participants on 12 teams ran into the frigid waters of Oakdale Lake, raising $18,000. For more information visit oakdaleplunge.com.

Abby Hoover is a reporter for Columbia-Greene Media. Contact her at ahoover@registerstar.com or (518) 828-1616 ext.

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Forever wild should not mean forever costly Just when we thought the Greene County Legislature is saving some money on the new jail project, it turns out they will spend a little more, and continue spending, well, forever.

The project involves the use of approximately 21.2 acres of habitat occupied by the Short-eared Owl, an endangered species, and the Northern Harrier, a threatened species, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

To comply with the DEC’s permit for the project, the county will be required to conduct winter raptor surveys, invasive species monitoring and vegetation analysis. Quenzer Environmental LLC, of Selkirk, has been hired to do the surveys, which will

cost the county $12,360 each year.

Deputy Greene County Administrator Warren Hart said the surveys will last for the duration of the habitat permit.

The raptor surveys will not be tacked on to the jail’s $47.1 million budget, Greene County Administrator Shaun Groden said, but the fee for the surveys will be drawn from the county budget’s general fund.

In addition to the aviary species found on the jail site, there are 91.5 square feet of permanent impacts to state wetlands and approximately 13,433 square feet of permanent impacts to state wetlands’ adjacent areas. Another component of the county’s mitigation plan was to designate the

approximately 30 acres undisturbed by the jail project as forever wild through a land management agreement.

A construction project the size of the new jail was bound to create environmental issues, especially in a sensitive area. The Legislature has no choice but to follow the DEC’s requirement for annual surveys that will continue to infinity and it’s good that the environment will be protected for years to come.

Yet there is something else to be said: “Look to the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap,” goes one Biblical proverb. They also don’t have to calculate how much $12,360 a year forever will cost county taxpayers.

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Iowa disaster makes it clear that we should stick to doing things the old fashioned way The Washington Post

It’s 2020. Should Americans really still be voting with pen and paper? The answer, amplified by this week’s meltdown in Iowa, is a resounding “yes.”

The inaugural Democratic primary caucuses were thrown into disarray after the state’s voterecording app imploded.

Volunteers struggled to download the largely untested product, or to upload their counts onto it once they’d managed to get in. On top of that, what state party officials called a “coding issue” caused the program to spit out incorrect numbers even when results were successfully input.

The one bit of good news amid all the bad: There’s a paper trail. Because precinct captains kept handwritten tallies of the outcome, voters can expect a reliable analog answer in the end - no matter how dysfunctional the digital system that delayed it.

Election security ex-

perts have been insisting on backup paper ballots for votes everywhere, though it’s likely eight states will still be paperless come November’s presidential race. They’ve also been insisting that officials use the backups to conduct what are called risk-limiting audits: hand counts of a sample of all votes to make sure the computers have gotten it right.

The Iowa ruckus makes clearer than ever the need for such a system. It also highlights the risks not just of mobile reporting but of mobile voting too.

There’s risk of malware on the device used for transmission, risk of manipulation on the network that carries the data, risk of an election server itself being penetrated - and when voters are sending in their choices from afar, a secure paper trail isn’t even possible.

Yet dozens of states still insist on experimenting with ballots-by-Internet for certain subsets of citi-

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zens. Some claim they’re avoiding any risk by putting those ballots on the blockchain; researchers aren’t convinced.

A stolen election is not the only risk. Democracy could be undermined even if an election isn’t stolen but Americans believe it has been. The Iowa fiasco appears to be the result of maladministration rather than malice, yet the confusion after caucus night opened an information void that quickly filled with untamed speculation and conspiracy theories. Iowa might have avoided this erosion of trust had officials opened their system for probing by “whitehat” hackers instead of keeping it secret, tested the program statewide, and put in place a plan for recovery and reassurance.

Or officials could have considered another option: doing things the oldfashioned way.

Our presidential nomination process suffers from ‘democracy fundamentalism’ WASHINGTON — In 1964, an optimistic theory was slain, as such theories often are, by reality. Bernie Sanders’ supporters should take note. So should all who are interested in rethinking how the parties choose presidential nominees.

The “conservatives in the woodwork” theory was: Millions of conservatives, bored by centrist presidential candidates, skipped elections but would pour out of the woodwork and into polling places if offered “a choice, not an echo.” So, conservative Republicans achieved the nomination of Barry Goldwater, who then lost 44 states, partly because those swarms of nonvoting conservatives were mostly fictitious. A conservative majority had to be patiently made, which took 16 years.

Goldwater understood that after President Kennedy’s assassination a distraught nation would not choose to have a third president in 14 months.

But he also thought that his candidacy could make his party markedly more conservative. If Sanders has a “socialists in the woodwork” theory, he is daft. But some Sanders supporters might think a second Donald Trump term is an acceptable price to pay for a Sanders nomination that moves his party as dramatically leftward as Goldwater’s nomination moved his party rightward.

The nation, however, needs a nominating process that minimizes the probability of kamikaze candidacies and maximizes the probability of selecting plausible presidents.

Hence it needs a retreat from the populist idea that the voice of the people is easy to ascertain and should be translated, unmediated and unrefined, directly into nominee selection. Populism has been embraced by both parties since 1968, when Hubert Humphrey won the Democrats’ nomination without entering any primaries. (Although a switch of about 300,000 November votes spread over four states would have made him president.)

In 1972, Democrats made

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WILL their process more plebiscitary — more primaries, less influence for political professionals — in order to elicit and echo the vox populi. This, however, produced a nominee favored by the party’s most intense minority, the anti-Vietnam war cohort: South Dakota Sen. George McGovern lost 49 states. Twelve presidential election cycles later, both parties are still uncomfortably holding the populist wolf by the ears.

Political scientist Raymond J. La Raja and Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institution recommend a recalibration.

They do not favor what political realities would not permit — abandoning primaries (La Raja and Rauch prefer them to caucuses, which are more susceptible to capture by the elderly and those “for whom politics is a passion”). Rather, they recommend leavening mass participation with vetting by professionals — “political careerists with skin in the game” serving as gatekeepers or quality-control evaluators of candidates before the primaries begin. “In 2018, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee worked aggressively to weed out weak and extreme candidates in swing districts.”

Doing something similar in presidential politics is difficult. The process has no gatekeepers: Remember the 2012 cycle, when Herman Cain had his 15 minutes as a frontrunner? Misguided campaign finance regulations have diverted money away from experienced parties to unseasoned groups with minority agendas. The 2016 process illustrated the difficulty of aggregating voters’ preferences when there are many candidates: A demagogic charlatan

won without winning a majority of primary votes until after the nomination was effectively settled. Sanders’ success so far this year demonstrates La Raja and Rauch’s warning that in a congested field of candidates, many will shun coalition-building in favor of wooing purists.

In 1924, the parties’ professionals blocked the presidential ambitions of industrialist Henry Ford, a racist and antiSemite. In 1976, Democratic insiders helped clear the field in Florida’s presidential primary to enable Jimmy Carter to end the candidacy of the racist George Wallace. Today, however, the power of party professionals is negligible compared to that of the media. They prefer flamboyant political showhorses to transactional, coalition-building workhorses, and become accomplices of fringe candidates and combative amateurs.

La Raja and Rauch suggest various “filters” by political professionals to mitigate the “democracy fundamentalism” of today’s nomination process: e.g., more political professionals as “superdelegates” eligible to vote on conventions’ first ballots; preprimary votes of confidence in candidates by members of Congress and governors; “abolishing or dramatically increasing” contribution limits to the parties. But a precondition for all improvement is, they acknowledge, “to change the mindset that regards popular elections as the only acceptable way to choose nominees.”

Limiting and influencing voters’ choices by involving professional politicians early in the nomination process would require risk-averse political professionals to go against today’s populist sensibility. But if this November the choice is between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, the professionals might consider letting go of the wolf’s ears.

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Cynthia A. Schiller Cynthia A. Schiller, 59, of Cl- and cook. Cynthia is survived ermont, passed away peaceful- by her devoted husband of 38 ly at home on February 5, 2020. years, Mark Schiller, her two She was born on December 31, children; Daniel Schiller and 1960, the daughter of Hugh and Matthew and his wife Emma Doris (Martens) Stuart. Cindy Schiller, and her loving grandgraduated from Germantown son Hudson Schiller. Also surHigh School before going on viving are her brothers; Mark, to SUNY Cobleskill where she Timothy, and Steven Stuart and met her husband Mark. She at- her sister Amy Brock. In addition tended Russel Sage prior to ob- to many nieces, nephews, and taining her Masters degree from cousins.

SUNY New Paltz. On A funeral service will September 26, 1981 be held at 11:00 am on she and Mark were Wednesday, February married. Together they 12, 2020 from Christ raised two wonderful Lutheran Church Viewchildren. mont, 599 Church AvCindy was a teacher enue, Germantown. at Taconic Hills CenBurial will follow at tral School for 23 years Viewmont Cemetery. prior to her retirement.

Visitation will be TuesSchiller She had a genuine love day evening from for children and would 4:00 to 8:00 at Bates & Anderdo anything for her students.

Through her years at Taconic son – Redmond & Keeler FuHills she was instrumental in neral Home, 110 Green Street, holding the Veteran’s Day As- Hudson. Donations in Cindy’s sembly to honor the Veterans. memory may be made to either She was a swim coach for the the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Northern Dutchess Aquatic P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014, or Community Club at Bard College.

Cindy was President and the Hospice of Columbia & Greene Founding Member of the Hud- Counties, 47 Liberty Street, son Valley Blue Star Mothers. Catskill, NY 12414.

For directions or to leave a She loved to travel, especially to any place with sun and sand. message of condolence please She loved to garden, read, sew visit www.batesanderson.com

Francene Regina Stupplebeen Francene Regina Stupplebeen 71 of Mellenville, NY died peacefully on Thursday February 6, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born September 2, 1948 in Hudson, NY she was the daughter of the late Francis and Pearl (Quinion) Conklin. Francene was a Direct Care Aide with COARC in Valatie for many years. She greatly enjoyed Arts and Crafts especially Quilting. She will be greatly missed by her sons: Cory and (Jennifer) Stupplebeen, Tavis and (Adrienne) Stupplebeen, her brother William “Butch” Fuss, grand-

children: Jeanne, Kimberly and Tavis Jr. “TJ”. She was pre-deceased by her beloved husband Robert Stupplebeen in 2000.

Calling hours will be Monday February 10, 2020 from 4-8PM at the Sacco Funeral Home 700 Town Hall Drive Hudson, NY. Funeral services will be Tuesday 10AM at the funeral home.

Burial will follow in Mellenville Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice 147 Liberty St. Catskill NY 12414 Visit: www. saccofuneralhome.com

Darlene M. “Reenie” Schrader Darlene M. “Reenie” Schrad- grandchildren: Ryan, Evan, er 58, of Hudson and lifelong Connor and Tyler. She was also resident died peacefully at pre-deceased by a dear family home on Wednesday Febru- friend Rosetta Gardnier. ary 5, 2020. Born in Hudson Calling hours will on March 15, 1961 be (4-6) pm Wednesshe was the daughday February 12, 2020 ter of the late Dolores at the Sacco Funeral Shook. Reenie was a Mail Carrier in Hudson Home 700 Town Hall for many years. She will Drive Hudson. Funeral be greatly missed by services will be at 5:30 her husband Preston with Deacon Thomas E. Schrader at home, Schrader officiating. daughters: Brianna and Memorial contributions Schrader (Randy) Conte, Casey are requested to be Dapp, brother James J. Sr. and (Suzanne) Shook, sis- sent to: Preston Schrader PO ter Dawn and (Alan) Sorokey, Box 209 Claverack, NY 12513

Gordon Eugene Baker Gordon Eugene Baker, 90, passed away on Thursday February 6, 2020 after a brief illness.

Born in Hudson, NY on August 16, 1929, Gordon was the eldest son of Howard and Elizabeth Baker of Chatham.

He was the brother of Joseph Baker, who predeceased him in 2019, and of Barbara Rogers, of Titusville, FL. Gordon was predeceased by his first wife, Shirley Parks Baker in 1957, and by his second wife, Norma Beatty Baker in 2004. Gordon is survived by his seven children, Alan Baker (Colleen) of Atascadero, CA, Deborah Fox (Dennis) of Rensselaer, NY, Kathleen CutBaker ler of Greenville, NY, Gail Brown Benson of Glenmont, NY, Thomas Baker (Elizabeth) of Glenville, PA, Eric Baker of Hudson, NY, and Sharon Baker (Michael Bonaparte) of Niskayuna, NY. Gordon is also survived by sixteen grandchildren who will fondly remember his remarkable memory, quick wit, and the best homemade mac and cheese on the planet. He also had nine greatgrandchildren, and four great-

graduated from Martin Van Buren High School in 1946, drove professionally for fifty years and served as assistant shop steward for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He retired from M & G Convoy in 1995. A member of the United Methodist Church for seven decades, Gordon was a fixture preparing meals in the church kitchen. In addition to his love of cooking, Gordon was a voracious reader and storyteller.

Gordon has been privately cremated and calling hours will be held on Monday February 10th from 2 to 4pm at the A.J. Cunningham Funeral Home, 4898 State Route 81, Greenville, followed by a remembrance service at 4pm.

Interment will be at the Greenville Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Gordon’s memory to The Community Hospice at www.communityhospice. org/donate or to the American Cancer Society, 1 Penny Lane, Latham, NY 12110. Condolences can be posted at ajcunning-

Cathy Ann Lazzara Cathy Ann Lazzara 61, of rode quite often on her tandem Columbiaville died peacefully recumbant bike participating in on January 31, 2020 at Colum- charity rides, family group rides bia Memorial Hospital. Born in and weekly rides with her sisterHudson NY on June 4, 1958 she in-law Jill. is the Daughter of Donald and In addition to her Mother Marcella Stupplebeen.

Cathy leaves behind her husCathy was predeceased by band Robert of 34 years and her father Donald. Cathy was son Jonathan (Lindsay). She a loving and kind mother, wife, is also survived by her brother sister, and daughter. She was Paul(Donna) Stupplebeen, always friendly to others engag- siblings-in law Jill(Rich) Van Aling in polite conversaphen, Mark(Barb) Laztion with a good sense zara, Philip (Debbie) Laof humor. She had sevzzara and nieces and eral jobs in her carear nephews Jessica Van with her favoriates beAlphen, Jennifer VanAing an assistant in a lphen, Jeremy Lazzara, preschool and a clerk Jennifer Hicks, Jefat the Ichabod Crane fery Stupplebeen and School where she was Thomas Stupplebeen. able to be close to her The family would like Lazzara pride and joy, son Jonto extend their gratitude athan. Cathy had multiple sclerosis since her twen- to the Staff on the forth and sixth ties. Although it slowly impacted floors of the Columbia Memorial her life she always had a cheer- Hospital for their compassionful outlook and found a way to ate care during her final days. overcome the problems it preA private celabration of sented. This outlook led her to Cathy’s life will be held at the cycling and she became an avid convenience of the family. cyclist. During the summer she

Jill Peck Vona Jill Peck Vona, of Latham, NY, formerly of Copake, NY, passed away Sunday, January 26, surrounded by her family. Jill was born on January 17, 1947, the wife of the late Paul J. Vona, daughter of the late Charles Buel and Jean (Tremper) Peck.

Jill is survived by her sister, Joni Peck Ford of Lakeville, CT, her nephew, Taylor Peck Ford of Falls Village, CT, and many loving cousins and dear friends. Jill, a graduate of Roeliff Jansen High School and Endicott College, went on to become the owner of Vona Ventures promoting creativity in the arts: writing, phoVona tography and painting.

Jill authored “Cook & Chatter: A Trip Down Memory Lane” and “Addicted to Cold Water” for which she won the 2012 Bronze Reader’s Digest award. She was the cartoonist for “My Duma” (The Columbia Insider - Ghent, NY). Jill was also a volunteer photographer

for St. Catherine’s Home for Children in Albany, NY. Jill’s passion with photography captured years of devoted love for rescued kittens, the smiles and the tears of the young and old, abandoned trains, structures with stories of the past, and the beauty of her garden that flowed with endless color.

A graveside service will be held in the spring at the Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, New York and a Celebration of Jill’s Life will be held in Copake, New York at a later date. Memorial donations may be made in Jill’s name to St. Catherine’s Center For Children, Attn: Foundation, 40 North Ave. Albany, NY 12203 or Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204 Arrangements are with Peck and Peck Funeral Home, Copake, NY To send an online condolence please visit www.peckandpeck.net.

Astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after record-breaking stay on International Space Station

By Christian Davenport (c) 2020, The Washington Post

NASA astronaut Christina Koch’s historic tour aboard the International Space Station came to a triumphant end Thursday morning when the spacecraft carrying her and two colleagues touched down on a snowy patch of Earth at 4:12 a.m. Eastern time.

Having set the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman at 328 days, Koch was all smiles and thumbs up as she was hoisted from the spacecraft, and NASA celebrated her feat as another in a string of recent achievements by female astronauts.

“She definitely looks glad to be home,” NASA’s Brandi Dean said on a live broadcast of the return.

But she wasn’t home, at least not all the way. Koch, along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of Russia, had landed in remote and frozen desert in the middle of Kazakhstan, some 7,000 miles from Houston, the headquarters of America’s human space program and where Koch and most of the U.S. astronaut corps live.

For years, America’s astronauts have been taking off and landing from that barren landscape in Kazakhstan, not far from the site of an infamous Soviet-era Gulag labor camp and remote enough that locals show up, as they did Thursday, on horseback to see a charred thimble-shaped Soyuz spacecraft implanted in the ground, like a surreal relic of some science fiction flick.

Since the Space Shuttle fleet was retired in 2011, NASA has paid Russia for rides to the International Space Station, at more than $80 million a seat. The astronauts launch on Russian rockets from a the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and landing in the Soyuz spacecraft can feel like “a car accident that ended in multiple rollovers,” as former astronaut Scott Kelly wrote in his memoir “Endurance.”

But NASA hopes soon to return human spaceflight to American soil, and celebrate the next chapter of exploration from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, the birthplace of the American Space Age. Both Boeing and SpaceX are under contract from NASA to develop spacecraft to fly the space agency’s astronauts, and NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a phone interview Thursday that the first flight with astronauts on board is only “months away.”

“It is true that landing in Kazakhstan is not the most convenient for American astronauts,” he said. “But it is also true that we will continue to keep the partnership even after we’re launching from American soil.”

Koch’s long stay in space broke a record set in 2017 by Peggy Whitson, who spent 288 days in space on a single mission, and came within two weeks of the record for a single

NASA handout photo

NASA astronaut Christina Koch inside the International Space Station.

days, set by Kelly in 2016. Whitson still holds the record for the total days in space by any NASA astronaut, at 665.

Bridenstine said there had been some consideration of extending Koch’s mission so that it would break Kelly’s record. But Bridenstine said he deferred to the operators of the space station, who decided “it was in the best interest of the program to follow this schedule and optimize use of the space station. ... We love breaking records, but we don’t have to break records for the sake of breaking records.”

Koch, a scientist from North Carolina, joined the astronaut corps in 2013, the first class in NASA’s history that had as many women as men. Her time in space came at an important moment for NASA, which is going to great lengths to highlight women’s contributions to exploration.

Under a program dubbed Artemis for the twin sister of Apollo, the space agency is preparing to send “the next man and the first woman” to the moon by as early as 2024, as Bridenstine frequently says.

In October, Koch and Jessica Meir performed the first all-female spacewalk when they stepped outside the space station to repair a faulty battery charger. In all, Koch performed six spacewalks, including three with Meir, spending a total of 42 hours and 15 minutes outside the stations.

Whitson, who retired from the agency in 2018, said she was pleased to see her single-spaceflight record fall.

“I am always happy that we at NASA are breaking records,” she said in an interview with The Washington Post. “That means we’re moving forward.

I think it’s good. It’s a sign of progress. I love it.”

But for all the high-profile milestones and record-breaking achievements, women remain an overwhelming minority at NASA and in the aerospace industry as a whole. They make up only about a third of NASA’s workforce. They constitute just 28% of senior executive leadership positions and 16% of senior scientific employees, according to a survey compiled by the agency.

“It’s great to see how quickly Peggy’s record got broken,” said Ellen Stofan, a former chief

runs the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. “That means women are really contributing.”

She added that women still “have a long way to go. And the fact that’s taken so long to get to this point, and that we have not had an African American woman walk in space, shows the underrepresenting of groups is still there.”

Koch has said she is aware of the significance of her feats, particularly the all-female spacewalk with Meir and how the pair served as a motivation to others looking to follow in their footsteps.

“We caught each other’s eye and we knew that we were really honored with this opportunity to inspire so many,” she said in an interview published on NASA’s website. “Just hearing our voices talk to Mission Control, knowing two female voices had never been on the [communication] loops, solving those problems outside - it was really a special feeling.”

She also weighed in on a debate about the use of the word “manned” in the aerospace community.

NASA no longer officially uses the term and updated its style guide to say that “all references to the space program should be non-gender specific (e.g. human, piloted, unpiloted, robotic as opposed to manned or unmanned).” But it is still used in common parlance and in news articles.

“It’s been really nice to see that in the last several years, a lot of that language has been replaced,” she said in a NASA interview from the space station. “Even though that language is meant to represent all of humanity, it does conjure up images of men being the main participants.”

In an email to The Post, Kelly said he thought Koch’s record was “great,” adding that “328 days is a long time. Anything over about a month is long.

Congratulations Christina and welcome home. Great job! Enjoy planet Earth!”

The achievement comes as NASA this year is celebrating 20 years of continuous human presence on the space station, some 240 miles above Earth. During her stay, Koch participated in a number of scientific experiments, including on mustard greens, combus-

diseases.

Stofan said it is important to have women participate in long-duration flights in Earth orbit, in preparation for long human journeys into deep space.

“When we send humans to Mars, we need data on the longterm effects of space on the human body,” she said. “And we know there are differences between how men and women react to space.”

Before her return, Koch said she was looking forward to being back in nature.

“Oh, how I miss the wind on my face, the feeling of raindrops, sand on my feet and the sound of surf crashing on Galveston Beach,” she said.

She is also looking forward to eating with forks and knives again.

“On orbit, we eat with a spoon,” she said. “One spoon 328 days with the same spoon.”

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‘Get your motor running’ the natural way Next Friday is Valentine’s Day, so I decided to write about some herbs that have been reported to act as aphrodisiacs. By definition, an aphrodisiac is “a food, drink, or drug that stimulates sexual desire.”

If you subscribe to the “Doctrine of Signatures,” which declares that certain plants and animals affect human organs or body parts that they resemble, it is easy to find lots of examples that support this belief. Asparagus immediately comes to mind and that belief is reinforced by the fact that many people react to a compound in this vegetable by developing a characteristic odor in their urine. There are many species of mushrooms that resemble sex organs of both males and females. An entire fungal genus is named “Phallus,” and it contains some interesting examples of this phenomenon. Google Mutinus elegans for a good example.

There actually are some plants that science recognizes as libido enhancers. One plant is called “maca” (Lepidium meyenii), which has the common name of “Peruvian ginseng,” although it is not botanically related to ginseng at all. There are at least four welldesigned studies linking maca consumption with enhanced libido. The study participants consumed between 1.5 and 3.5 grams of this root crop per day for two to 12 weeks with no reported ill side effects.

Another libido booster is bindii, (Tribulus terrestris).

Animal studies report increased sperm production in rats given Tribulus supplements. Another study found 88% of women with sexual dysfunction experienced

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BEYFUSS increased sexual satisfaction after taking 250 mg of Tribulus per day for 90 days. This plant is actually an undesirable annual weed that is also called “puncture vine” due to the burs it produces, which can inflict a nasty wound if you are foolish enough to step on them barefoot.

Gingko biloba is an ancient species of tree that is widely planted in our region for its ornamental value. I have two of them growing in my backyard and I do make a tincture from the leaves that I think has helped to cure my tinnitus.

Ginkgo biloba is said to act as an aphrodisiac by helping relax blood vessels and increase blood flow. One small study reports that ginkgo biloba reduced the loss of libido caused by antidepressant use in around 84% of participants.

Both male and female participants said they experienced increased desire, excitement and ability to orgasm after consuming 60–120 mg of the supplement daily, although effects seemed stronger in female participants. Much of the data in this column comes from (https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aphrodisiac-foods#section3) Red ginseng, which is a processed type of Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) is a popular

herb that may help boost sex drive and erectile function in men and sexual arousal in women. I sometimes ingest red ginseng because it seems to help me keep more alert or awake on long drives. I keep some in my car for this purpose. I cannot say I have noticed any aphrodisiac effects from this herb, but I can testify that taking fairly large doses of wild American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) at 3 grams dosage has a profound effect on my libido! My experience, however, is a “first-person testimonial” and has no scientific validity. First-person testimonials are widely used to sell all sorts of products these days, especially those testimonials espoused by celebrities. I sell some wild ginseng, so I guess I am guilty of that.

Fenugreek, pistachio nuts and saffron also have some science to back up claims that they, too, are aphrodisiacs, but what about the substances that are widely and historically claimed to do the same?

Chocolate, honey, oysters, hot chili peppers and a plant called “Horny goat weed”

(Epimedium tribulus) all have been touted as aphrodisiacs but there is little science to back up the claims.

Finally, alcohol, in the forms of beer, wine and liquor, may act as an aphrodisiac by helping both men and women relax and “get in the mood,” but there is strong evidence that high doses of alcohol actually reduce arousal and sexual function. I will omit any discussion of some illegal substances such as cocaine, ecstasy or even marijuana, since this is a family-geared newspaper column!

So, next Friday, for my male readers, if romance beckons, I suggest a gift of a dozen red roses, some fine chocolate, a bottle of red wine, perhaps some maca tea and a large diamond necklace. For my female readers who are similarly inclined, I suggest buying him a large dose of wild ginseng, one medium-size martini and a dozen raw oysters. The heck with science, it is Valentine’s Day! Reach Bob Beyfuss at rlb14@cornell.edu.

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FEB. 8 COXSACKIE — Salon 255 Ltd., 255 Mansion St., Coxsackie is holding a “Cut-AThon” to benefit Greene County Women’s League Cancer Patient Aid 1-4 p.m.

Feb. 8. Cuts are $25. There will be raffles and a 50/50.

For information, call Salon 255 at 518-731-2559.

TANNERSVILLE — The 2020 Annual Children’s Ice Fishing Derby sponsored

by The Catskill Mountain Fish & Game Club and The Stoney Clove Rod & Gun Club will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Rip Van Winkle/Tannersville Lake.

Registration starts at 9 a.m. Prizes awarded for the largest fish and the most fish, in both the Junior and

Senior Division. Open to children up to 16 years old.

Children 16 years of age must have a valid fishing license.

You may fish with up to three tip ups or hand lines, and use single hooks only.

Live bait and some tip ups will be available for use. For more information, call Bob Monteleone at 518-4880240.

CAIRO — The Cairo Public Library, 15 Railroad Ave., Cairo, hosts a talk and book signing, The Catskills in the Ice Age, at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 8 with Robert and Johanna Titus. For information, call 518-622-9864.

FEB. 11 MECHANICVILLE — The Society of American Magicians-Assembly #24 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at St. Luke’s on the Hill Church, 40 McBridge Road, Mechanicville.

All persons, 16 and older, interested in the various aspects of the hobby of magic are invited to attend. For information, visit WWW. SAM24.SYNTHASITE.COM

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‘Holding out for a hero’ Church Briefs I was watching television last week when a catchphrase uttered by someone I didn’t recognize stuck in my head.

As I said, I was watching the box, I wasn’t listening to it so I missed the person’s name.

The aforementioned phrase was “The world needs more heroes.”

The conversation was centered around some athlete who had tarnished his image by using a performanceenhancing drug. I’m not sure that his ability to whack a ball or puck or whatever it was that he did would have qualified him for inclusion on my personal list of heroes.

My hero list dates way back to early childhood, and I keep adding to it frequently. It’s pretty long by now, and notable for its diversity. It includes the names of some famous people: Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln, Charles Lindberg, John Wayne, Mister Rogers, Mickey Mantle, etc. Everybody knows them, but there are a lot of heroes on my list whose names I don’t even know — any volunteer fireman or woman, any member of any police force, any member of our armed forces, the folks working food pantries and driving Meals on Wheels to shut-ins, nurses, ministers/rabbis/priests, teachers — all those who truly serve their fellow man. These are also heroes.

So, the problem isn’t that we need more heroes. The problem is how to recognize the heroes that we have. Back near the beginning of time, when I was young, it was easy to recognize heroes. They dressed funny. They all had

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BROOKS their own special costumes.

Superman, Batman, Captain America, Underdog, Wonder Woman, were not to be confused with your run-of-themill hero. Their costumes set them apart. It’s a trend I think should be brought back.

I’ve always considered myself heroic in a mild-mannered way. Maybe, I pondered, if I could come up with a good costume, I could help bring back the uniformed hero.

First, I’d need a cool name.

I thought about “The Silver Fox,” but dismissed that. I’m not really silver on top, more flesh-colored, and fox implies an amount of cunning that I’m not sure I possess. I finally settled on “Super Senior” — simple and to the point.

Next, the uniform. I considered starting with a pair of The Queen’s black pantyhose, but then I remembered how hard it was just getting my socks on in the morning and quickly dismissed the idea. I needed something that went with the whole senior theme.

Searching the back of my closet I came up with the perfect thing — I found a pair of plaid polyester bell bottoms with a white belt. Near it was a nylon Hawaiian shirt covered with

bright festive flowers. I needed a cape so I tied the arms of my Snuggie around my neck.

Perfect! The only mask I could find was a Sponge Bob Square Pants one left over from Halloween that didn’t make the fashion statement I wanted to make. I found a pair of the really dark sunglasses the doctor had given me to wear after my cataract surgery; you know the kind, the ones that look like welding goggles. They looked great.

I slipped on my orthopedic sneakers with the Velcro fasteners and decided my outfit was complete. At the last minute I added my “Darn Seagulls” baseball cap to hide my distinctive hairless pate and I was off to right the wrongs of the world.

I took off the Snuggie cape because I kept sitting on it and choking myself. I headed to the senior center to see what my peers thought about their own super hero. The first three guys I saw when I got there were dressed pretty much like I was and they weren’t trying to be super heroes. I went home to consult with Telly, my trusty canine companion and fashion consultant, about possible changes to my outfit.

He told me I was his hero no matter how I dressed. I guess that’s enough for me.

We took a nap; it had been a busy day.

Thought for the week — We never really grow up. We just learn how to act in public.

Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

Reach Dick Brooks at Whittle12124@yahoo.com.

FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP NEW BALTIMORE — The Food and Fellowship Luncheon Program will be held noon-2 p.m. Feb. 12 at the New Baltimore Reformed Church, 52 Church St., New Baltimore.

The menu (subject to change) is baked cod with macaroni and cheese, tossed salad and cherry puff pastries.

Following the meal there will be an informal folk and hymn musical duo from the Third Reformed Church in Albany appropriately named “Strings Attached,” with Mia Galva on auto harp and Sarah Hayes on ukulele.

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 name, contact number and number of reservations being made for this meal. If transportation or physical assistance is needed, leave that information as well.

Dining space is limited to 60 seats. Free will offerings are graciously accepted to offset food costs.

CONCERT KINGSTON — A benefit concert by Adelaide Roberts and Matthew O’Dell at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St., Kingston. The program will feature a four-hand piano performance of Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with narration provided by Marie Duane. Suggested donation is $10; proceeds will benefit the Restoration Fund at Old

Mount to host annual philosophy workshop NEWBURGH — Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh will celebrate the tenth year of its annual Thomas Aquinas Philosophy Workshop with “Aquinas on Knowledge, Truth and Wisdom,” from June 24 through June 28.

Space is limited. The registration deadline is May 11.

Registration will close earlier if all seats are filled, so prompt registration is recommended in order to assure your spot.

To register, visit msmc.edu/ CDI and click the “Philosophy Workshop” heading. Registration instructions are near the bottom of this page. Note that graduate students can apply for a scholarship to attend. See the registration page for details.

Among others, topics will include “Modes of Knowledge:

Apprehension, Judgment, Reasoning,” “Thomistic Science and the Knowledge of Principles,” “Aquinas’s Metaphysics of Intellect,” “First Truth, Truth, and Truths: Analytic Philosophy and Thomas Aquinas,” and “The Search for Wisdom and the Light of Christ.”

The first day of the conference will be devoted to graduate students in philosophy or adjacent disciplines. The second and third days will combine presentations by philosophers, with periods for discussion and debate.

Speakers include Fr. James Brent, OP, of the Dominican House of Studies; Therese Cory of the University of Notre Dame; Fr. Michael Gorman of the Catholic University of America; Gregory Doolan of the

Catholic University of America; Robert Koons of the University of Texas – Austin; Fr. Dominic Legge, OP, of the Thomistic Institute; and John O’Callaghan of the University of Notre Dame.

The Catholic and Dominican Institute promotes the Mount’s heritage of St. Dominic, advances the Dominican charism

of study and service, provides a forum for discussion of contemporary ethical issues, and enhances Catholic and Jewish dialogue. The Institute welcomes persons of varied faiths and acknowledges different religious traditions as essential to the college’s intellectual and spiritual life.

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PASTA FAGIOLI GREENPORT — Sacred Heart/Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, will serve a pasta fagioli with sausage meat lunch and dinner on Feb. 20.

One quarter with bread and butter, $8. Call in orders 9 a.m.5:30 p.m. at 518-828-8775. Pick up between 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

SOUP DINNER CATSKILL — The Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave., Catskill, will hold an all you can eat homemade soup dinner 4-7 p.m.

Feb. 22. Adults and children 12 and older, $10; children 6-12, $5; children under 6, free. All proceeds benefit Twin County Recovery Services and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Christian School, 96 Main St., East Berne, will hold an open house 5-7 p.m. March 13 and 10 a.m.-noon March 14. Meet staff, visit classrooms, preview curriculum and preregister for the 2020-2021 school year. For directions and information, call 518-499-5416.

CRAFT FESTIVAL SEEKING APPLICANTS RICHFIELD SPRINGS — Applications are currently being accepted for the 41st Annual Friendship Craft Festival sponsored by the Church Of Christ Uniting in Richfield Springs.

It will take place 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

June 13 in Spring Park on Route 20. For information, an application and festival details go to www.rschurchofchristuniting. com or call Carla at 315-8581451 or Sue at 315-858-2681.

PIZZA TAKE OUT GREENPORT — Sacred Heart Mt. Carmel Shrine, 442 Fairview Ave., Greenport, pizza takeout noon-6 p.m. March 6. Pizza is $10, extra toppings, $1 each. Call 518-828-8775.

Pick up between 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Bake at home also available.

CHICKEN BARBECUE EAST BERNE — Helderberg Christian School, 96 Main St., East Berne, will hold a Brooks House of Barbecue fundraiser 4-6:30 p.m. or until sold out March 12. Drive through, take out only. Chicken dinner, $12 pre-ordered; $13 day of. Call 518-499-5416 by March 11 to preorder.

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CHICKEN BARBECUE HUDSON — Trinity United Methodist Church, 555 Joslen Blvd., Hudson, will be serving a chicken barbecue on Feb. 8. Take-outs will be available from 4-6:30 p.m.; dining room service from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The menu includes half a chicken, baked potato, homemade coleslaw, roll with butter, beverage and an assortment of home-made desserts.

Tickets for the complete meal are $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12; chicken only is $6. Credit/debit cards will be accepted. Delivery options are available. For information and to purchase tickets in advance, call 518-828-0226. The church is is barrier-free.

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Local hunter keeps coyotes in check

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ICC’s Graham latest member of 1,000-point club

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Frank Algozine of Cairo takes aim toward his favorite coyote bait station in his mobile hunting blind/trailer.

By Larry DiDonato Columbia-Greene Media

On January 30, DEC released tips on how to avoid conflicts with coyotes in NY. If you would like to view their common sense recommendations to safeguard pets and avoid close encounters with the everadaptable and resourceful coyote, they are available at https://www.dec.ny.gov/ press/119388.html.

If you really want to avoid coyotes, another option may be to move next door to a hunter like Frank Algozine of Cairo. The retired Greene County Real Property Tax Assessor has been hunting coyotes and other furbearers in earnest for the past 12 years.

He reached a few milestones earlier this season shooting his 175th coyote and 300th overall predator.

Nearly all were taken within a few square miles of his home.

One incident that prompted Frank’s coyote hunting “career,” was when he witnessed his neighbor’s dog being attacked by a coyote on his front lawn.

That was followed by another incident where he observed four coyotes in the adjacent field surround a sow and its cub. After the pack worked in concert to separate and run off the sow, one of the coyotes quickly grabbed and killed the cub.

Frank is certain he’s made an impact upon the local coyote population.

He is confident his consistent removal of coyotes in the area prevented high populations from having See COYOTES B4

Red Sox fans are the losers in Betts deal

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Ichabod Crane’s Madison Graham became just the second player in the program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone during Thursday’s Colonial Council game against Catholic Central.

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TROY — Ichabod Crane’s Madie Graham needed seven points to hit 1,000 for her career going into Thursday’s Colonial Council game against Catholic Central. It only took her three shots to reach it, all of them three-pointers. She

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Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) reacts after hitting a home run during the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park.

By Kevin McNamara The Providence Journal

It must feel real good to be a Boston Red Sox season ticket holder right about now.

The Sox hit their most faithful fans as hard as anyone in baseball with one of the highest average ticket prices in the game. New England baseball fans also get whacked with $30-50 parking fees, pay $12 for an average beer and sit in seats that are too tight for most middleaged men.

For this, Sox fans are guaranteed to cheer for a franchise that’s always allin, paying top dollar for elite talent and doing what it takes to challenge for chances at a World Series every season.

Well scratch that. Those were the good old days.

Something very different is on display now at Fenway Park and it sure isn’t good for the 2020 Red Sox team.

Late Tuesday night, the Sox agreed in principle to

trade the best homegrown player its challenged minor league system has produced in a decade or two in Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The front office, led by owners John Henry and Tom Werner, apparently decided that Betts would not accept their best offer to avoid free agency after the upcoming season. We do not know what that last/best multi-year contract offer was but Betts is clearly thinking he’s a $35 million (or so) a year talent.

The Red Sox apparently weren’t keen on keeping Betts through his walk year. Either that or they don’t deem the former MVP and fourtime gold glove outfielder a $300 million-plus player, someone that could one day see his number hanging in right field alongside Williams, Yaz and Big Papi.

That’s a judgment call. So See RED SOX B4

finished with 32 and the Riders defeated the Crusaders, 60-51.

Madie becomes the second player in program history to reach the feat, joining Tahnee Heins-Bickerton as the only two to do it. Heins, who after high school, went on to star at Division I Seton Hall, is

currently the modified coach at ICC. Madie played for her for 2 years in seventh and eighth grade.

“It’s pretty cool to have Tahnee still in the program,” Riders coach Adam Vooris said. “To have both of the top scorers in the program at the

same time brings a lot of pride to all of us, especially since there is a 25-year gap between them.”

After hitting the shotthere was a brief celebration.

Catholic Central presented Madie with the game ball and See GRAHAM B4

ICC’s Broockmann to play football at UAlbany

By Tim Martin Columbia-Greene Media

VALATIE — Earlier this week, Ichabod Crane High School student Haydon Broockmann signed his National Letter of Intent to play Division I College Football for the University at Albany.

After four years as a starting player on the Ichabod Crane Riders high school football team, Haydon moves on to play tight end for the UAlbany Great Danes next fall.

Haydon declared his intent to play for UAlbany at a ceremony in the Ichabod Crane High School Library on Feb. 3, where he was joined by his family, friends, teachers and Ichabod Crane coaching staff. He officially signed his National Letter of Intent two days later on Feb. 5.

The district wishes Haydon all the best in his future education and athletic career.

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Haydon Broockmann with Ichabod Crane coaching staff at the February 3 declaration ceremony.

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Pro basketball

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Eastern Conference Atlantic W L Pct Toronto 37 14 .725 Boston 35 15 .700 Philadelphia 31 21 .596 Brooklyn 23 27 .460 New York 16 36 .308 Central W L Pct Milwaukee 44 7 .863 Indiana 31 20 .608 Chicago 19 34 .358 Detroit 19 34 .358 Cleveland 13 39 .250 Southeast W L Pct Miami 34 16 .680 Orlando 22 30 .423 Washington 17 32 .347 Charlotte 16 35 .314 Atlanta 14 38 .269 Western Conference Northwest W L Pct Denver 36 16 .692 Utah 32 18 .640 Oklahoma City 31 20 .608 Portland 23 28 .451 Minnesota 15 35 .300 Pacific W L Pct L.A. Lakers 38 11 .776 L.A. Clippers 36 15 .706 Phoenix 20 31 .392 Sacramento 19 31 .380 Golden State 12 40 .231 Southwest W L Pct Houston 32 18 .640 Dallas 31 20 .608 Memphis 26 25 .510 San Antonio 22 28 .440 New Orleans 21 31 .404 Wednesday’s games Detroit 116, Phoenix 108 Boston 116, Orlando 100 Brooklyn 129, Golden State 88 Toronto 119, Indiana 118 Atlanta 127, Minnesota 120 Oklahoma City 109, Cleveland 103 Memphis 121, Dallas 107 Denver 98, Utah 95 L.A. Clippers 128, Miami 111 Thursday’s games New York 105, Orlando 103 New Orleans 125, Chicago 119 Milwaukee 112, Philadelphia 101 San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Friday’s games Memphis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Milwaukee at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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Pro hockey NHL GF GA 183 138 196 149 190 178 194 181 175 172 154 171 145 183 115 210 GF GA 197 160 178 146 155 142 144 135 170 162 174 148 171 169 146 190 GF GA 176 157 192 151 142 136 163 168 174 174 161 168 164 176 GF GA 179 167 177 168 170 165 158 153 149 169 139 178 139 166 136 176

Kieffer Bellows, playing his second NHL game, scored his first two goals – including the game-winner with 9:50 left to play – as New York overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to beat Los Angeles, 5-3, on Thursday night in Brooklyn.

Michael Dal Colle, Matt Martin and Anders Lee also scored for the Islanders, who completed a 2-0-1 homestand against Western Conference foes to move into third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Goalie Thomas Greiss made 22 saves.

Ben Hutton, Alex Iafallo and Trevor Lewis scored for the Kings, who have lost eight of nine (1-7-1). Goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 28 of 32 shots.

Devils 5, Flyers 0 Miles Wood scored two goals and Mackenzie Blackwood made a career-best 46 saves to lift the visiting New Jersey Devils past the Philadelphia Flyers.

Blake Coleman, Damon Severson and Pavel Zacha each added one goal for the Devils, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0-0-3). The Devils, who are in last place in the Metropolitan Division, scored three goals in the third period on four shots.

Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott stopped only 13 of 17 shots before being pulled for Alex Lyon. Starter Carter Hart continues to be sidelined with an abdominal strain.

The Flyers entered the night with the NHL’s best home winning percentage and an 18-4-4 record. This was only their fifth home loss all season.

Lightning 4, Penguins 2 Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and set a Tampa Bay record by extending his personal point streak by win or overtime loss to 17 games in a win over visiting Pittsburgh. Vasilevskiy, who leads the NHL with 28 wins, passed Nikolai Khabibulin, who had points in 16 straight games for the Lightning in 2003.

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, Mikhail Sergachev, Steven Stamkos and Anthony Cirelli also scored, and Victor Hedman had three assists for the Lightning, who never trailed in winning their fifth straight overall and eighth straight at home.

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, and John

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Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts Boston 55 33 10 5 7 78 Tampa Bay 54 34 15 5 0 73 Florida 53 29 18 3 3 64 Toronto 54 28 19 3 4 63 Montreal 56 26 23 6 1 59 Buffalo 54 23 23 6 2 54 Ottawa 54 18 25 6 5 47 Detroit 55 13 38 3 1 30 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts Washington 54 36 13 3 2 77 Pittsburgh 53 33 15 5 0 71 NY Islanders 52 31 15 4 2 68 Columbus 54 29 16 7 2 67 Philadelphia 54 29 18 2 5 65 Carolina 54 31 20 3 0 65 NY Rangers 52 26 22 2 2 56 New Jersey 53 19 24 4 6 48 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts St. Louis 55 32 15 5 3 72 Colorado 52 30 16 5 1 66 Dallas 53 30 18 3 2 65 Winnipeg 55 27 23 4 1 59 Nashville 53 26 20 4 3 59 Chicago 54 25 21 4 4 58 Minnesota 53 25 22 4 2 56 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts Vancouver 55 30 20 3 2 65 Vegas 56 28 21 6 1 63 Edmonton 53 28 19 4 2 62 Arizona 56 27 22 3 4 61 Calgary 55 27 22 5 1 60 San Jose 54 23 27 3 1 50 Anaheim 54 22 26 5 1 50 Los Angeles 55 19 31 3 2 43 Tuesday’s games Boston 4, Vancouver 0 Colorado 6, Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 4, Vegas 2 Montreal 5, New Jersey 4, SO NY Islanders 4, Dallas 3, OT Washington 4, Los Angeles 2 Columbus 1, Florida 0, OT Anaheim 3, Ottawa 2, SO St. Louis 6, Carolina 3 Minnesota 3, Chicago 2, OT Nashville 2, Winnipeg 1, OT Wednesday’s games NY Rangers 5, Toronto 3 Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT Thursday’s games Detroit 4, Buffalo 3, SO Montreal 3, Anaheim 2, OT Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2 Vegas 7, Florida 2 NY Islanders 5, Los Angeles 3 New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 0 Colorado 4, Ottawa 1 Winnipeg 4, St. Louis 2 Minnesota 4, Vancouver 2 Nashville 3, Calgary 2 Carolina 5, Arizona 3 San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Anaheim at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

against the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 10.

Buffalo goalie Jonas Johansson made 18 saves in his first NHL start. Jimmy Vesey, Scott Wilson and Evan Rodrigues had the Sabres’ goals.

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New York Islanders left wing Kieffer Bellows (20) celebrates his first NHL goal with New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk (55) against the Los Angeles Kings during Thursday’s game at Barclays Center.

Marino scored for the Penguins, who had won two in a row. Matt Murray, who had won six straight starts, made 25 saves.

Hurricanes 5, Coyotes 3 Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho scored two goals each, helping Carolina come from behind for a win over Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.

The Hurricanes scored four straight goals in the second and third periods to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead, then hung on for their fourth win in six games.

Alex Goligoski had a goal and assist, Conor Garland scored his team-high 19th goal and Christian Dvorak scored his fifth goal in seven games for Arizona, though the Coyotes lost their sixth game in the past seven.

Predators 3, Flames 2 Kyle Turris and Mikael Granlund each had a goal and an assist, and Juuse Saros finished with 37 saves to lead Nashville past host Calgary.

Dante Fabbro also scored a goal for Nashville, which won for the fourth time in its past five games and moved within one point of Calgary for the second Western Conference wild-card spot. Roman Josi added two assists, the first of which was the 400th point of his NHL career.

Sam Bennett and Rasmus Andersson scored goals for Calgary, which lost its third straight game, all at home, and is 1-4-1 in its past six games overall. Cam Talbot stopped 32 shots.

Jets 4, Blues 2 Andrew Copp scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 35 of 37 shots to lead Winnipeg past host St. Louis for the second time in less than a week.

Jansen Harkins had a goal and an assist, and Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored goals for Winnipeg in Paul Maurice’s 500th game as head coach for the Jets.

Colton Parayko and Carl Gunnarsson scored goals and Jordan Binnington finished with 21 saves for St. Louis, which had its 11-game home point streak (10-0-1) snapped. It was just the fifth regulation home loss of the season for the defending Stanley Cup champs, who fell to 18-5-4 at the Enterprise Center.

Golden Knights 7, Panthers 2 Mark Stone scored two goals and added three assists, leading Vegas to a rout over Florida in Sunrise, Fla. Max Pacioretty added two goals and one assist for Vegas. Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves to earn his 460th career win, passing Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers for fifth place on the NHL’s all-time list.

Vincent Trocheck registered a goal and an assist, and Mike Hoffman also had a goal for the Panthers. Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida’s firsttime All-Star this year, had two assists.

Avalanche 4, Senators 1 Rookie defenseman Cale Makar had a goal and an assist as Colorado won for the fifth time in six games, beating host Ottawa.

Philipp Grubauer made 25 saves as the Avalanche continued to produce in the offensive end. Colorado, which posted its first victory at Ottawa since February 2016, has scored 28 goals over the past six games.

Brady Tkachuk scored his 16th goal of the season and Marcus Hogberg stopped 30 shots for Ottawa, which has lost four in a row (0-2-2). The Senators also are mired in a 1-5-5 home stretch.

Red Wings 4, Sabres 3 (SO) Dylan Larkin scored two goals in regulation and another in a shootout as visiting Detroit snapped a nine-game winless streak by defeating Buffalo. Larkin’s two-goal game was his first since last March 28, also at Buffalo.

Andreas Athanasiou also scored during the shootout, and Tyler Bertuzzi had the other regulation goal for Detroit. Red Wings goalie Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves and also stopped two shot attempts during the shootout. The Red Wings had been 0-8-1 since a 3-2 shootout win

Canadiens 3, Ducks 2 (OT) Jeff Petry scored 25 seconds into overtime to lift host Montreal over Anaheim.

Petry added an assist, Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher also scored, and Carey Price made 35 saves for the Canadiens, who have won six of eight.

Jakob Silfverberg and Derek Grant scored, and John Gibson made 24 saves for the Ducks, who were trying to win three in a row for the first time since the first three games of the season.

Wild 4, Canucks 2 Brad Hunt and Kevin Fiala each scored and assisted on the other’s tally in Minnesota’s three-goal first period, fueling the win over Vancouver.

Hunt’s goal set the offensive tone early for the Wild, who moved to 16-7-4 on home ice. The defenseman later fed Fiala for his third goal in two games for a 3-0 Wild lead.

Vancouver lost its third straight and finished 2-2-1 on its five-game road trip.

The Canucks played without Elias Pettersson, last year’s Calder Trophy winner as the league’s top rookie, due to a lower-body injury suffered against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Sharks 6, Oilers 3 Timo Meier scored twice as San Jose rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat host Edmonton.

Evander Kane, Maxim Letunov, Stefan Noesen and Kevin Labanc also scored for the Sharks, who got goals from all four of their forward lines. Goaltender Aaron Dell made 28 saves as San Jose completed a sweep of the Alberta teams after winning 3-1 Tuesday in Calgary.

Sam Gagner, Connor McDavid and Ethan Bear scored for the Oilers, who suffered their second consecutive defeat. Mikko Koskinen stopped 25 of 31 shots.

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NBA ROUNDUP:

Randle helps Knicks win third straight Field Level Media

Julius Randle scored 22 points, including a clutch 14-foot jumper with 1:44 remaining, as host New York knocked off Orlando, 105-103, at Madison Square Garden in its first home game since firing team president Steve Mills on Tuesday.

Randle shot an efficient 10for-16 from the floor, and his jumper gave the Knicks a 105-98 lead as the Knicks secured their third straight win, outscoring Orlando 25-13 over the final nine-plus minutes.

Taj Gibson tied a season high with 19 points for New York, with Elfrid Payton finishing with 15 points, nine assists and a career-high seven steals. Nikola Vucevic led all scorers with 25 points as the Magic lost for the seventh time in eight games.

BUCKS 112, SIXERS 101 Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 36 points, 20 rebounds and six assists as the host

Milwaukee Bucks avenged a Christmas Day loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The reigning NBA MVP has recorded five consecutive games of at least 30 points, 16 rebounds and six assists for the Bucks, who improved to 17-2 since dropping a 121-109 decision to Philadelphia. It marked Antetokounmpo’s first career game with at least 35 points and 20 rebounds.

Antetokounmpo struggled mightily in the previous matchup against the 76ers, shooting a season-worst 29.6 percent from the field (8 of 27) and misfiring on all seven 3-point attempts during his 18-point performance.

Before Thursday’s contest, Antetokounmpo selected Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid as his first pick – second overall – in the NBA All-Star draft. Embiid had difficulty finding his range later Thursday, making just 6 of 26 shots from the floor. He finished

14 points for the game on 3 of 10 shooting as the Rockets went on a 16-3 run down the stretch to put the game away and win their fourth straight.

Anthony Davis scored 32 points with 13 rebounds for the Lakers while playing through a right index finger injury, while LeBron James added 18 points, 15 assists and nine rebounds.

TRAIL BLAZERS 125, SPURS 117

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New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle (30) dunks against the Orlando Magic after time expires during Thursday’s game at Madison Square Garden.

with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

ROCKETS 121, LAKERS 111 Russell Westbrook scored 41 points and Robert Covington added 14 as Houston’s smallball lineup proved effective again in a road victory over Los

Angeles.

Covington made a pair of big 3-pointers in the last three minutes while making his Rockets debut after he was acquired in a four-team trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. James Harden scored just

Damian Lillard registered 26 points and 10 assists to help host Portland stage a come-from-behind victory over San Antonio.

Carmelo Anthony had 20 points and eight rebounds, and CJ McCollum added 19 points as the Trail Blazers won for the sixth time in eight games. Gary Trent Jr. matched his career best of six 3-pointers for all 18 of his points, and Hassan Whiteside matched his season best of 23 rebounds to go with 17 points and four blocked shots.

Trey Lyles had a seasonhigh 23 points and collected 10

rebounds for the Spurs, who have lost six of their past eight games. DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and eight rebounds.

PELICANS 125, BULLS 119 Rookie Zion Williamson scored 21 points, and JJ Redick came off the bench to add 18 as visiting New Orleans defeated Chicago.

All-Star forward Brandon Ingram scored 15 points in 21 minutes before going to the New Orleans bench for good midway through the third quarter as a precaution after spraining his right ankle in the second quarter.

It was Williamson’s fourth consecutive game with at least 20 points. The Pelicans recorded 38 assists on 49 baskets as they completed a sweep of the season series with their sixth consecutive victory against the Bulls.

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NBA NOTEBOOK:

Wolves-Warriors swap tops busy trade day Field Level Media

The Minnesota Timberwolves will acquire guard D’Angelo Russell from the Golden State Warriors in a blockbuster trade that includes forward Andrew Wiggins, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday.

Per the report, the Warriors will also receive a 2021 protected first-round draft pick and a 2021 second-round selection.

Forward Omari Spellman and guard Jacob Evans will also head to Minnesota as part of the deal, per the report.

Russell had flourished in his first season in Golden State since being traded

by Brooklyn in the Kevin Durant deal in July. The 23-year-old is averaging a career-high 23.6 points per game to go along with 6.2 assists.

Wiggins is averaging 22.4 points along with career-best totals in rebounds (5.2), assists (3.7) and blocks (0.9) in 42 games this season.

–The Los Angeles Clippers landed a pair of guards to help boost their title chances, getting Marcus Morris Sr. from the New York Knicks, as well as Isaiah Thomas from the Washington Wizards in a three-team deal.

The Clippers will send guard Jerome Robinson to the Wizards, while also sending forward Mo Harkless and a first-round draft pick to the Knicks.

Both teams confirmed the move Thursday night.

Morris, 30, has averaged a careerbest 19.6 points in his ninth NBA season and first with the Knicks.

Thomas, who turns 31 on Friday, has

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a dramatic detrimental effect upon local deer and wild turkey numbers. DEC literature documents coyote predation upon fawns, other wildlife, and occasionally adult deer.

While the numbers of coyotes and other predators he has taken speak for themselves, Frank describes his success in these terms: “It’s in the hundreds of deer, fawns, turkeys, small animals, farm animals, and family pets that were not killed by coyotes as a result of my hunting them.”

Over the years Frank has refined his hunting techniques.

He embraced technology to increase his effectiveness. His preferred rifle for coyotes is a .223 cal. Rock River Arms AR-15 fitted with an ATN Gen 3 night-vision scope.

For other predators and for use in daylight, he prefers a Savage bolt action in .17 HMR or 22250 with an 18X Bushnell scope.

Frank employs live, high-definition night vision-equipped video cameras that extend from the immediate perimeter of his home out to the adjacent fields and woods he routinely hunts.

They monitor motion and

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instead of risking losing Betts next winter, the Sox chose to cut the cord now and restock their anemic farm system with a few choice prospects, right? Yes, but make that very few.

The Red Sox plan is to “replace” Betts with Alex Verdugo, a 24-year old who was a utility outfielder for the Dodgers a year ago — Verdugo, who hit .294 with 12 home runs and a .342 on base percentage. Those are somewhat similar numbers to what Andrew Benintendi put up in 2019, a season where all sorts of red flags shot up over his future. The Sox also planned to add Brusdar Graterol, a 21-year-old who pitched in 10 games out of the Twins bullpen last season, owns a high 90s fastball and could pitch at Fenway as early as this season. That part of the trade is being given another look as the Red Sox became concerned with Graterol’s medical review.

The return for Betts was

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D’Angelo Russell was traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.

posted 12.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in 40 games (37 starts) with the Wizards this season.

–The Cleveland Cavaliers were in the final stages of acquiring top NBA

heat sensing transmitters placed around the house and over baited sites with a 24/7 live feed to alarms in the home. They also transmit to a mobile hunting shed he built on a small utility trailer.

Frank was kind enough to give me the full tour of his coyote hunting operation and I must say I was impressed with its tactical efficiency. It was solidly based on wildlife science and documented real-life hunting experience. His success is proof of his theory.

Although the equipment and security/surveillance systems he has built and acquired over the years is admittedly expensive, those looking to start coyote and predator hunting don’t have to break the bank.

Frank has a few recommendations for those new to hunting coyotes and furbearers.

Here they are: Don’t hunt coyotes where they are scarce, hunt them where they are regularly heard at night.

Use an enclosed blind/shed/ barn with a portable propane heater.

Hunt at night watching a scented and baited area. *If you can’t regularly replenish bait, bury it in a shallow hole.

(Meat scrapes work best or use dog food. Avoid whole deer minimized by not only his pending free agency but the fact that this wasn’t a Mookie-only move. This was a money move, or a moneysaving move. The team with billionaire owners and the high-priced tickets says it needs to pull back on player salaries, at least for now.

In order to do that the Red Sox convinced the Dodgers to take on more than half of the bloated contract of pitcher David Price. Now Price may be a prickly, overpaid blowhard but he also is probably the team’s best starting pitcher right now and is under contract for three more seasons.

But when Henry and Werner hired Chaim Bloom everyone knew of an edict to shrink payroll well below MLB’s $208 million Competitive Balance Tax threshold. The Sox say they need to do this to avoid the luxury tax, re-set their payroll to receive a full revenue sharing check from MLB and avoid penalties in the amateur draft.

This trade saves the Sox about $45 million in payroll this season and drops the team’s 2020 total to near $190 million. In one

rebounder Andre Drummond from the Detroit Pistons for Brandon Knight, John Henson and a second-round draft pick, ESPN reported.

Drummond, 26, is a two-time

carcasses.) **You can also hang bait in a tree which adds the effect of extending scent without it ever being consumed.

Use a “Guardline” or “Dakota” brand wireless outdoor motion sensor & detector or similar device on the bait pile that will trigger an alarm in your blind.

(Cost is about $100.00 for a pair).

When the alarm goes off (and it will) turn on your red predator light or night vision scope and make a good shot.

Frank continued, “You won’t be bored, because not just coyotes will show up, other lawful predators will be regular visitors.” He cautions to positively identify your target as a legal wild furbearer. “When in doubt…let it pass!”

You can use electronic game callers, fawn in distress, dying rabbit, turkey and coyote calls but says mouth calls will work just as well.

He recommends, “If you want to try calling coyotes in the early morning or just before dark… watch the expert videos of” Downwind Outdoors” which are available for free online.

A few final pointers when placing bait include cutting meat into small pieces, spreading them along with deer hair over the ground. Be sure to bury a portion of them and place larger pieces under logs. fell swoop, Bloom followed the orders of Henry/Werner and also extinguished any of the flickering hopes that the Sox could contend with the Yankees and other wellstocked teams in 2020.

Don’t look for any current Red Sox to bless this deal.

J.D. Martinez and Chris Sale and Xander Bogaerts want to win now and could care less about Henry/Werner’s millions. Bloom and his bosses have hit the re-set button, hoping to take a giant step or two backwards before putting another World Series caliber lineup on the field.

That may be how Bloom operated in Tampa as a lieutenant with the always financially-struggling Rays, but this is Boston. Fans pay big bucks here to genuflect at Fenway Park every summer but that only goes so far. They also expect a winner for their $140 box seats and $40 parking spots and trading Betts and Price marks a business decision that guarantees nothing in on-field success.

All-Star who leads the NBA with 15.8 rebounds per game. He also led the league in rebounding each of the past two seasons, as well as in 2015-16.

The Connecticut product has played

in 591 games (540 starts), all with the Pistons, since he was selected in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft. w–The Wizards acquired Shabazz Napier from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Jordan McRae, ESPN reported. Napier, who was involved in Tuesday’s four-team deal that sent Clint Capela from Houston to Atlanta, has scored 9.6 points this season with the Timberwolves. McRae has 12.8 points for the Wizards this season.

–The Atlanta Hawks made multiple moves just before the trade deadline, acquiring guard Derrick Walton from the Clippers and forward Skal Labissiere from the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Clippers received $1.3 million cash and a second-round pick for Walton, according to Yahoo Sports. The Blazers received cash for Labissiere, according to ESPN. In addition, the Hawks requested waivers on Nene, whom they acquired in Tuesday’s four-team trade.

–The Philadelphia 76ers acquired forward Glenn Robinson III and guard Alec Burks from the Warriors in a move to solidify their bench. The Sixers will send second-round picks in 2020, ‘21 and ‘22 to Golden State in the deal. To make roster room, the 76ers also traded reserve forward James Ennis to the Orlando Magic for a 2020 second-round pick, and they also waived backup guard Trey Burke.

That, along with the buried bait, makes the coyotes work for their meal spending enough time in the process for a wellplaced shoulder shot. Hits in the ribcage, although likely fatal, may result in not finding your quarry. Place the logs perpendicular to your perch to encourage focus away from your blind.

Happy Hunting, Fishing and Trapping until next time.

News and Notes “DEC Sued Over Hiring of Rivers.”

That was the front-page headline run by the Albany Times Union earlier this week on Monday, February 3rd. The article discussed a class action lawsuit brought by DEC Police Major Michael St. Jeanos and Major Scott Florence, (retired).

The two, along with several other captains and majors who have not joined the suit, were on a certified NYS Civil Service list and interviewed for the position of Director of Law Enforcement within DEC. While awaiting selection for the position, the litigants, in addition to the other captains and majors, were all advised that then, Captain Bernie Rivers, who had not passed the civil service exam, had received a political appointment to the top post.

DEC had the director’s position reclassified out of civil service to allow for the political

appointment of Bernie Rivers who now serves as Director of the Division of Law Enforcement.

Shooters Sports in Valatie Fur buyer Schedule Joe and Chris Nastke of Shooters Sports reminds all that fur buyer, Ron Alund will be paying fair prices for fur at the store in Valatie on February 8th and every second Saturday in February, March, and April 2020 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Ghent Sportsmen’s Annual Team Rabbit Hunt — Saturday, February 8 This 4-man team event will start at 7 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. on Saturday February 8. Sign-up from 6:30-8 a.m. Doughnuts, coffee, food and beverages will be available. Cash prizes will be awarded to winning teams accumulating 3 points for partridge (grouse), 2 points for per rabbit, and 1 point per squirrel harvested. For more information contact Event Chairman Eric Nelson Jr. at 518-339-3557 or Jim Bertram at 518-965-3971.

The Catskill Mountain F&G Club Youth Ice Fishing Derby February 15, 2020 This event is scheduled for Saturday, February 15th; ice conditions permitting.

Sign-in begins at 9 a.m. with youth fishing from 10 a.m.noon. There will be prizes for all kids attending, plus

refreshments will be available.

For more information call Bob Monteleone at 518-488-0240.

Canaan Conservation Club Kids Ice Fishing Derby – February 15 This event will take place (ice conditions permitting) on February 15 from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. at Queechy Lake, Canaan, NY. Register online at https://canaanconservationclub.weebly. com/ or, in-person at 6 a.m. on the day of the event at Adams Point Beach. Entry fee for adults 16 and over is $15 and $5 for kids 15 and under.

Three cash prizes for largest trout, perch, pickerel, and crappie with a gas-powered auger standing in for the grand prize.

Other prizes include hand augers, tip-ups and jigging poles.

For more information contact Julia Horst at 518-567-4302 or by email at canaanconservationclub@yahoo.com Remember to report poaching violations by calling 1-844-DEC-ECOS. You can share any comments with our sports desk at sports@ registerstar.com *If you have a fishing or hunting report, photo, or event you would like to be considered for publication, you can send it to: huntfishreport@gmail.com

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Mattfeld 7-1-16, McDonald 2-05, Pratt 0-1-1. Totals 19-10-51.

3-pointers: Giuliano, Mattfeld, McDonald.

VOLLEYBALL PATROON Ichabod Crane 3, Hudson 0 VALATIE — Unbeaten Ichabod Crane rolled to a 3-0 victory over Hudson in Thursday’s Patroon Conference boys volleyball match.

The Riders (14-0) won by scores of 25-9, 25-10 and 25-16.

For Ichabod Crane, Harrison Puckett had 9 assist, 5 kills and 5 aces; Dean Warner 5 aces, 7 kills and 3 blocks; Trevor Wolfe 10 assists, 1 dig and 1 kill; Jake Siter 4 kills and 1 dig; Logan Groat 1 kill and 1 dig; Ryan Tricozzi 1 kill; Jim Konderwich 4 kills and 1 block; Jared Cook 3 aces and 2 digs.

Germantown 3, Taconic Hills 2 GERMANTOWN — Germantown earned a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Taconic Hills in Thursday’s Patroon Conference boys volleyball match.

Germantown took the first set, 25-12, then lost the next two, 25-22 and 25-3. The Clippers came back to win the next two, 25-15 and 15-11 to close out the match.

For Taconic Hills, Chris Cortwright had 12 digs, 7 kills and 4

blocks. Adonias Mercado added 22 digs, 4 aces and 2 kills.

WRESTLING TROY — Seedings have been announced for today’s Section II Class C wrestling championships at Tamarac High School.

Action gets underway at 9:30 a.m.

Six local wrestlers are seeded No. 1 in their respective weight classes: Jair Gomez of Ichabod Crane (99), Kieran Cullen of Greenville (106), Logan Campbell of Coxsackie-Athens (113), Aiden Cullen of Greenville (132), Jerald Rhoades of Ichabod Crane (138) and Colby Lord of Coxsackie-Athens (182).

Earning second seeds were Omar Martinez of Ichabod Crane (106), Bernard Davis of Greenville (126), Jesse Davies of Catskill (152) and Seth Dillworth of Coxsackie-Athens (220).

The Section II Class D championships will be held today at Warrensburg High School and Maple Hill’s unbeaten Caleb Svingala is the No. 1 seed in the 126-pound weight class.

The top four finishers in Classes CC, C and D advance to the Division II state qualifier. The Section II state qualifier meet is slated for Feb. 15 at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls.

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she hugged her teammates, coaches and family. After that it was back to business for Graham. She continued her hot hand, scoring 23 more points in leading the Riders to victory.

“She was unbelievable tonight,” Vooris said. “CCHS played her close all night. She did not get many open looks and made a lot of contested shots.”

The Riders were 20 for 25 from the free throw line, which was the difference in the game.

Graham also had 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals for the Riders. She scored a total of 104 points this week in 3 games.

Delaney More contributed nine points and 10 rebounds.

Sarah Mattfeld led CCHS with 16 points. Angelena Giuliano chipped in with 14 and Brenna Graber had 13.

ICHABOD CRANE (60): A. Ames 2-3-8, H. Ames 0-1-1, A. Dolge 1-5-8, Graham 10-8-32, Knapp 0-2-2, More 4-1-9. Totals 17-20-60.

3-pointers: Graham 4, Dolge, A. Ames.

CCHS (51): Finn 1-0-2, Giuliano 5-3-14, Graber 4-5-13,

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2020 NFL mock draft: Two-round projections

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The 49ers will likely trade this pick to the highest bidder, considering they won’t be on the clock again until the fifth round. If they stand pat, the Jim Thorpe Award winner (nation’s top defensive back) is a steal here despite his subpar (by his standards), injuryprone season. Top needs: OL, DB, WR 32. Kansas City (12-4) — Jaylon Johnson, CB, Utah, Jr. Kendall Fuller is an unrestricted free agent after this season. Johnson’s ball skills and physicality help him stand out. Top needs: CB, RB, OG

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The Kansas City Chiefs reign supreme.

So what can the rest of the NFL do to catch up? Free agency could be the answer for some, but for any general manager worth their salt, the draft remains the bee’s knees.

There is no real offseason.

We’re less than three weeks away from the NFL combine in Indianapolis. The NFL’s top free agents will expand their portfolios shortly thereafter. Sprinkle in dozens of pro days, blink a few times and it’ll be late April with our attention focused squarely on the Las Vegas strip.

It’ll be the 85th time NFL franchises have gathered to select newly eligible players.

The NFL draft has become a nice appetizer before our main course in September. A mock version of said draft is meant to educate, and even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time.

The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do.

Last season, I was the fifth most accurate (out of 101) — most accurate in print — NFL draft prognosticator according to The Huddle Report. I’m 18th over the past five years.

Follow me on Twitter UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation.

Here’s an updated version of my 2020 NFL mock draft, now through two rounds: FIRST ROUND 1. Cincinnati (2-14) — Joe Burrow, QB, LSU, Sr. It’s probably best not to overthink this. Burrow just finished a silly statistical season, was an almost unanimous Heisman Trophy winner and led the Tigers to a national title. He’s very talented, but I don’t consider him on par with Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning or John Elway. He could miss if the Bengals don’t borrow liberally from LSU’s former passing game coordinator Joe Brady’s scheme. Top needs: QB, OL, LB 2. Washington (3-13) — Chase Young, Edge, Ohio St., Jr. New head coach Ron Rivera and his defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio would be giddy to land the best player/ pass rusher in this draft class (Young had 16.5 sacks this season and 30.5 sacks in three years at Columbus). The Redskins will add him to a young, talented defensive line unless a team pays a king’s ransom for the Buckeye or a quarterback. Top needs: OL, CB, LB 3. Detroit (3-12-1) — Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn, Sr. It’s conceivable the Dolphins, Chargers, Panthers, Raiders or Colts could all target this selection in order to land a quarterback, assuming the Redskins don’t get cute and pass on Young. The SEC Defensive Player of the Year (and consensus All-American) is the most talented interior defensive lineman in this draft class and the most disruptive player the Lions have had an opportunity to draft since Ndamukong Suh. Top needs: DL, DB, WR 4. N.Y. Giants (4-12) — Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia, Jr. Thomas is an investment in the futures of both Daniel Jones and Saquan Barkley.

You’d get the first team AllSEC selection if you could Weird Science an offensive tackle. He’s a big, powerful, athletic lineman with springy footwork and quick hands who’s a dynamic closer in both the run and pass game.

Top needs: OT, S, DL 5. Miami (5-11) — Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama, Jr. Back-to-back seasons with an ankle injury and a dislocated hip will give us something to talk about until April (and the Bengals an excuse for passing on him). A healthy Tagovailoa compares favorably to Russell Wilson, but

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taller. He plans on participating in medical check-ups and interviews at the Combine in Indy. Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 6. L.A. Chargers (5-11) — Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson, Jr. Wouldn’t you stockpile as many versatile defensive chess pieces as possible if you were in the same division as Patrick Mahomes?

Look, if Philip Rivers stays, then maybe this an offensive tackle. Otherwise, Simmons would be a Tom Telesco pick through and through. The only defensive position he’s ill-equipped to play is nose tackle. Top needs: OL, QB, RB 7. Carolina (5-11) — Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio St., Jr. Luke Kuechly’s retirement makes Simmons a target for the Panthers, but he’s off the board here. Okudah, a consensus All-American, is an elite athlete who has proven proficient in man coverage and is only scratching the surface of his potential. Cornerbacks James Bradberry, Ross Cockrell and Javien Elliott are all free agents. Top needs: OL, DB, DL 8. Arizona (5-10-1) — Jedrick Wills, OL, Alabama, Jr. Offensive tackles D.J. Humphries and Justin Murray are both free agents. Wills is a powerful upgrade who is versatile enough to play guard and has shown some serious growth this season.

He only allowed one quarterback pressure in his last five games, according to Pro Football Focus. Top needs: OL, DL, DB 9. Jacksonville (6-10) — Javon Kinlaw, DT, South Carolina, Sr. Pass rush specialist Yannick Ngakoue will likely command $18-$20 million per season on the open market.

Kinlaw has the potential to be a force against the pass and run at the next level. His draft stock will continue to rise after a solid performance during Senior Bowl week. Top needs: DT, WR, LB 10. Cleveland (6-10) — Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa, Jr. The Browns must upgrade their offensive line if Baker Mayfield has any hope in improving on a porous sophomore campaign in the pros.

Wirfs is the best pass protector in this class, and talented enough to play multiple positions on the line. Top needs: OT, S, LB 11. N.Y. Jets (7-9) — Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama, Jr. Elite prospects seem to fall in the Jets’ lap (See: Leonard Williams and Jamal Adams).

Wide receiver Robby Anderson is facing free agency.

Jeudy is an upgrade and the crown jewel of what is shaping up to be a special 2020 class of receivers. He’s the best prospect at the position in almost a decade. Top needs: OL, WR, Edge

12. Las Vegas (7-9) — CeeDee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma, Jr. Antonio Brown’s preseason antics left a huge hole in the depth chart at wide receiver. Lamb has elite hands and ball skills (he’s special with the ball in the air). He can also contribute as a blocker. Top needs: WR, LB, CB 13. Indianapolis (7-9) — A.J. Epenesa, Edge, Iowa, Jr. An impact pass rusher would take an up-and-coming defense to another level.

The AP All-American racked up 11.5 sacks and forced four fumbles despite facing persistent double-teams all season. Top needs: DT, WR, Edge 14. Tampa Bay (7-9) — Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon, Sr. Demand ALWAYS overrules supply when it comes to quarterbacks in the draft. The Buccaneers aren’t a fantasy football team so I don’t see why they’d pay Jameis Winston $30 million per season.

In fact, I expect the Bucs to land Philip Rivers if he bolts Los Angeles and an offensive lineman to be selected here.

Otherwise, Herbert has all the physical attributes (prototypical size and elite arm talent) coach Bruce Arians requires, but consistency has been his bane. Still, his performance during Senior Bowl week could catapult him into the top 10. Top needs: QB, OL, DL 15. Denver (7-9) — Henry Ruggs, WR, Alabama, Jr. Ruggs would be a perfect compliment to Courtland Sutton. He is pure electricity with the football in his hands.

The speedster scored 25 total touchdowns on 100 touches in his Crimson Tide career.

Top needs: OL, DB, DL 16. Atlanta (7-9) — Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU, Sr. Starting cornerback Desmond Trufant missed seven games this season and GM Thomas Dimitroff has already discussed his affinity for the talented defensive backs in this draft class. Fulton is an elite athlete who was the top cornerback prospect coming out of high school in 2016. Top needs: Edge, OG, LB 17. Dallas (8-8) — Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama, Jr. It’s well documented how the Cowboys have attempted to upgrade the safety position over the past couple of seasons, plus All-Pro cornerback Byron Jones will be one of the most sought after free agents in March. McKinney is an elite athlete with prototypical size (6-1, 200) who can play every position in the defensive backfield. Top needs: S, DL, TE 18. Miami from Pittsburgh (8-8) — D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia, Jr. The Dolphins backfield has been a mess all year. A quarterback (Ryan Fitzpatrick) led

them in rushing yards (243) and rushing touchdowns (four) while a wide receiver (Albert Wilson) had their longest rush from scrimmage (28 yards). Swift is a shifty back able to bounce it outside or handle the rigors of running between the tackles. He’s also a weapon out of the backfield (he has 56 receptions and four touchdowns the last two seasons). Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 19. Las Vegas from Chicago (8-8) — Patrick Queen, LB, LSU, Jr. The Raiders find a potential quarterback for their defense. Queen is a three down, sideline-to-sideline terror with an elite football mind.

Top needs: WR, LB, CB 20. Jacksonville from L.A. Rams (9-7) — Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama, Sr. The Jaguars will seek a replacement for All-Pro Jalen Ramsey (Tre Herndon certainly isn’t). Diggs (Stefon’s little brother) is still raw, but he features prototypical size (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) and elite athleticism. Top needs: DT, WR, LB 21. Philadelphia (9-7) — Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson, Jr. The Eagles wide receiver corps is in shambles. The inconsistent Nelson Agholor faces free agency while DeSean Jackson isn’t getting any younger (or healthier).

Higgins is a big-play machine with elite size (6-foot-4, 200 pounds) and speed. He has an “above the rim” mentality as a former basketball player and would be a steal this low in the first round. Top needs: WR, DB, LB 22. Buffalo (10-6) — Laviska Shenault, WR, Colorado, Jr. An offense featuring Josh Allen, Devin Singletary and Shenault could get really creative. His size (6-foot-2, 225 pounds), speed (he could run a sub-4.4 40 at the combine) and nose for the end zone (he has 10 receiving and seven rushing touchdowns the past two seasons) could catapult him into the top-15 discussion. Top needs: WR, OG, LB 23. New England (12-4) — K’Lavon Chaisson, Edge, LSU, Soph.

Few teams replenish the talent in their front-seven like the Patriots. Chaisson features one of the highest upsides at any position in this draft class. He’s a natural speed rusher who is capable of dropping into coverage and can be an asset in defending the run. The one knock is his durability. Top needs: TE, OG, LB 24. New Orleans (13-3) — Jordan Love, QB, Utah St., Jr. This depends on whether the Saints truly believe Taysom Hill is a potential franchise quarterback capable of replacing Drew Brees. Love would hit the jackpot by

landing in head coach Sean Payton’s lap. Payton’s playcalling would maximize the potential of Love’s arm talent and mobility. Top needs: WR, LB, OG 25. Minnesota (10-6) — C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida, Jr. Trae Waynes is an unrestricted free agent and something is clearly wrong with Xavier Rhodes. It’s nitpicking to say Henderson is a shy tackler in the run game. Shutdown corners aren’t charged with shutting down running backs. They’re supposed to shutdown wide receivers and Henderson has no problem doing that. Top needs: CB, OG, WR 26. Miami from Houston (10-6) — Mekhi Beckton, OT, Louisville, Jr. The Dolphins raid the south for an entire new offense, addressing quarterback (Tagovailoa), running back (Swift) and the offensive line with their three firstround selections. You can’t teach Beckton’s size (6-7, 369) and he’s surprisingly nimble, especially as a run blocker. Top needs: QB, OL, Edge 27. Seattle (11-5) — Yetur Gross-Matos, Edge, Penn St., Jr. The Seahawks need an edge rusher who can take advantage of Jadeveon Clowney’s presence, assuming he returns. Gross-Matos needs to add some strength to his frame, but he’s a gifted pass rusher with elite athleticism and a nose for the ball.

Top needs: Edge, OL, TE 28. Baltimore (14-2) — Terrell Lewis, Edge, Alabama, Jr. One of the Ravens’ key priorities is boosting their pass rush (their 37 sacks ranked 21st in the NFL). Lewis showcased an impressive power/ speed combo in Mobile during Senior Bowl week. Top needs: Edge, LB, WR 29. Tennessee (9-7) — Jonathan Taylor, RB Wisconsin, Jr. All-Pro running back Derrick Henry could command $14-$16 million per season as a free agent. There have been very few collegiate tailbacks as productive as Taylor (6,174 rushing yards and 50 rushing touchdowns in three seasons in Madison). Top needs: Edge, OT, RB 30. Green Bay (13-3) — Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma, Jr. It’s clear the Packers need a run stopper after getting bulldozed in the NFC Championship game. Murray is an explosive athlete who has developed elite instincts during his three seasons in Norman.

His draft stock should benefit from Alabama’s Dylan Moses returning to school. Top needs: WR, LB, OT 31. San Francisco (13-3) — Grant Delpit, S, LSU, Jr.

SECOND ROUND 33. Cincinnati — Austin Jackson, OT, USC, Jr. 34. Indianapolis from Washington — Jalen Reagor, WR, TCU, Jr. 35. Detroit — Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia, Sr. 36. N.Y. Giants — Neville Gallimore, DL, Oklahoma, Sr. 37. L.A. Chargers — Josh Jones, OT, Houston, Sr. 38. Carolina — Troy Dye, LB, Oregon, Sr. 39. Miami — Zack Baun, Edge, Wisconsin, Sr. 40. Arizona — Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU, Sr. 41. Cleveland — Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin, Jr. 42. Jacksonville — Lloyd Cushenberry, OL, LSU, Jr. 43. Chicago from Las Vegas — Brycen Hopkins, TE, Purdue, Sr. Neither Trey Burton or Adam Shaheen have proven durable and the tight end is a focal point of this offense.

Hopkins is a supersized wide receiver who can line up anywhere and is dangerous after the catch. Top needs: OG, TE, Edge 44. Indianapolis — Jacob Eason, QB, Washington, Jr. 45. Tampa Bay — Isaiah Wilson, OT, Georgia, So. 46. Denver — A.J. Terrell, CB, Clemson, Jr. 47. Atlanta — Cesar Ruiz, OL, Michigan, Jr. 48. N.Y. Jets — Curtis Weaver, Edge, Boise State, Jr. 49. Pittsburgh — Darrell Taylor, Edge, Tennessee, Sr. Sack artist Bud Dupree is an unrestricted free agent.

Taylor is a talented pass rusher who could see his draft stock soar after the Senior Bowl. Top needs: OL, Edge, TE 50. Chicago — Julian Okwara, Edge, Notre Dame, Sr. 51. Dallas — Cole Kmet, TE, Notre Dame, Jr. 52. L.A. Rams — Trey Adams, OL, Washington, Sr. The Rams offensive line needs an overhaul if the offense hopes to return to its lofty stature of 2018. There are durability concerns, but Adams features the size (6-8, 314), power and athleticism the NFL requires in a starting left tackle. Top needs: OL, DL, LB 53. Philadelphia — Ashtyn Davis, S, California, Sr. 54. Buffalo — Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio St., Sr. 55. Atlanta from New England — Josh Uche, Edge, Michigan, Sr. 56. Miami from New Orleans — Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona St., Sr. 57. Houston — J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio St., Jr. Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson were serviceable, but Dobbins is an upgrade in every way. He’s a three-down threat with natural hands and a nose for the end zone. He’s a steal here. Top needs: DT, OT, RB 58. Minnesota — Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU, Jr. 59. Seattle — Lucas Niang, OT, TCU, Sr. 60. Baltimore — K.J. Hamler, WR, Penn St., So. 61. Tennessee — Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn, Sr. 62. Green Bay — Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota, Sr. 63. Kansas City from San Francisco — Clyde EdwardsHelaire, RB, LSU, Jr. 64. Seattle from Kansas City — Cameron Dantzler, CB, Mississippi St., Jr.

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Boyfriend’s prison record opens him up to judgment Dear Abby, I have never been in love before, and I have just learned the man I’m seeing is a former felon. It was nothing having to do with sexual violence or killing anyone. I’m afraid if my family DEAR ABBY finds out, they will judge him.

He works seven days a week and lives in a shelter because most places don’t want to rent to felons.

Maybe I’m stupid for not being judgmental, but he’s a good person who has served his time for his crimes, and he’s still being punished. Are people like him not allowed to be in love and have families too?

In Love In Nebraska

JEANNE PHILLIPS

People make mistakes. People “like him” also fall in love, marry and have families. The fact that they served time does not guarantee they can’t go on to live successful lives after their release.

Explain that to your family, and suggest they take the time to get to know him before jumping to conclusions and making any final judgments.

Dear Abby, I’ve always been sensitive, but it has gotten worse since I became a mom a year ago. I dread watching or reading the news for fear of seeing a child, parent or animal has been hurt or mistreated. I’m a religious person, and I find myself asking God why bad things happen.

I know the tragic stories tend to make the headlines, but how would you suggest I learn to still see the good in the world? I can’t quit seeing the news. We are inundated. I just wish the negativity of the world didn’t get to me like it does. Advice, Abby?

Super Sensitive In Kentucky That you have recently become a mother and are responsible for a helpless little person may have something to do with your feelings.

But please don’t judge the whole world or the people in it by the horror stories featured in the headlines, because they are misleading. Many people do positive things to help their neighbors

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and their communities that don’t make the news.

Consequently, we hear less about them.

I combat feelings like those you are experiencing by taking a “vacation” from reading or watching the news for a few days or a week when I think it is affecting me emotionally. I suggest you try it. Also, if you can make the time, consider volunteering at your local library or a senior citizens’ center. If you do, it may help you feel less helpless, knowing you are not only doing something positive but also making a significant difference in someone else’s life.

Dear Abby, I have been retired for a little more than a year, and I enjoy it, except for one problem. My husband seems to think that since I’m home, I should be constantly busy — cleaning, cooking, doing SOMETHING. He accuses me of being lazy. I think he may be jealous that I don’t work anymore. What do you think?

Retiree In Georgia

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I think you may have hit the nail on the head.

Things might improve if you tell him less often how much you’re enjoying it.

Dear Abby, My son is going to have his first communion soon. We don’t have the money to have a party — even an inexpensive one. I would like to restrict the celebration just to my husband, myself and my child’s grandparents. However, I feel bad not inviting his godparents, and other extended family. How do I tell them they are welcome to stop by the church, but aren’t obligated to come, and we won’t be having a party?

Trying to keep it simple I don’t think it would be rude to explain to your son’s godparents and extended family that they are welcome to come by the church for your child’s first communion, but because of financial constraints there will be no celebration afterward. It’s the truth.

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Hormone therapy can help with mood swings of menopause I’m 53 and perimenopausal. I’ve been very emotional. I don’t want to cry about every little thing — it’s embarrassing! What do you suggest?

TO YOUR Mood lability (ups and GOOD HEALTH downs) are very common in women in early menopause.

Mood symptoms are effectively treated with hormone replacement, but not everyone needs it. However, particularly for women with depression, hormone therapy can be very effective when combined with an antidepressant. I do not recommend medication treatment lightly, but depression is a condition I take very seriously. Since the incidence of depression is high during the time of menopause, I discuss the risks and benefits of hormonal therapy (sometimes along with antidepressant medication).

Many women are able to taper off treatment in a year. The risks of hormone treatment for a year are small, but still need to be discussed.

DR. KEITH ROACH

I’m 61 years old and came down with facial shingles 11 months ago on my right side.

The pain started in my ear, moved to my eye and then the entire side of my face and scalp.

It was a severe case. I still suffer with postherpetic neuralgia pain and itching. Just last month, I had a mild case (forehead and bridge of nose) on my left side, which I guess is rare but happens. Should I get the shingles vaccine to prevent more incidents in the future? My doctor and neurologist say it won’t help, and two other doctors say it will but that I should let my immune system get stronger before getting it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You are eager for the support of a certain someone today, but it may be difficult to explain why. Let your actions speak for you this time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — What you do is likely to tell more of a story in your favor today than anything you might say. An ally works to gather more support for you.

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Another case of shingles is very unlikely; however, the downside of the vaccine, beyond a sore arm, is small. Vaccination will not help with the post-herpetic neuralgia, which is persistent nerve pain after shingles. Hopefully that will go away; it usually does.

You can get the shingles vaccine as long as the rash is gone.

Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu.

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are not one of those who craves the limelight — though you can acquit yourself well when you find yourself the center of attention. Nor are you the kind to insist on calling the shots, for the responsibility of being in charge is, to you, a stressor that you simply do not need. And you don’t want to come up with all the ideas, either, or organize a team, for you feel you are not always up to maintaining the sort of creative steam or discipline that such activities require.

You are eager to see those around you succeed, but you are not willing to sacrifice personal priorities for that success. One of these is, of course, your family; family comes first as far as you are concerned, and nothing will ever get between you and those at home who count on you.

Also born on this date are: Seth Green, actor; James Dean, actor; Gary Coleman, actor; John Williams, composer and conductor; Nick Nolte, actor; Lana Turner, actress; Jack Lemmon, actor; John Grisham, novelist; Audrey Meadows, 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, FEBRUARY 9

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Baby Blues ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Despite any plans you may have made, the day is likely to progress in a manner that defies anticipation — or understanding. Go with the flow!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ll want to emphasize certain things as you work your way through this complicated day. The reactions of others can be shaped.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You want others to know that you are confident in both your motives and your methods. Someone comes to your aid — and someone else departs.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ve been making some wild claims lately, perhaps, but today you should be able to do much to demonstrate the truth of what you’ve said.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You can do much to help others today — and to prepare them for what lies ahead. You seem to know better than anyone what the rules really are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may not be able to make adjustments exactly as you might wish today, but you can surely make any maneuver pay off if your timing is correct.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’re likely to discover that you and a rival are really working toward the same common end — and for the same reason.

This is good news!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’ll want to establish a pace and a rhythm today that you can maintain, come what may. This will require a great deal of inner strength.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You are eager to arrange a reunion with those who make your work better and more enjoyable. A team effort is favored at this time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — The power of persuasion works to your advantage during the first part of the day — but later on you’ll have to fight against a shifting tide.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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

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

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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.

Answers Tuesday (Answers Monday) Jumbles: CHALK PRONG LAZIER MOSTLY Answer: The architect who designed the Pentagon was excited to see the structure — TAKING SHAPE

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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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Each answer begins with the last two letters of the previous answer. (e.g., The third planet from the sun. Answer: Earth.)

Freshman level 1. Relating to or caused by heat. (Th) 2. The height of a place or thing above sea level. (Al) 3. A metric unit of length equal to one-tenth of a meter. (De) 4. Major divisions of geologic time. (Er) 5. A mass of rock that moves around the sun. (As) Graduate level 6. When an engine runs slowly but does not produce any movement. (Id) 7. A member of the Inuit people. (Es) 8. Earth’s satellite. (Mo) 9. A wild ass of Asia or a medieval catapult. (On) 10. A rock fragment transported by ice to a location other than its place of origin.

(Er) PH.D. level 11. A pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water. (Ic) 12. A soft, heavy gray metal. (Le) 13. A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together. (Ad) 14. One of the tubes that carries blood to your heart. (Ve) 15. Emitting light as a result of being heated. (In)

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Thermal. 2. Altitude. 3. Decimeter. 4. Eras. 5. Asteroid. 6. Idles. 7. Eskimo. 8.

Moon. 9. Onager. 10. Erratic. 11. Icicle. 12. Lead. 13. Adhesive. 14. Vein. 15. Incandescent.

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 Terry cloth garment 5 __ dark; unaware 10 Word attached to gum or rain 14 Old flames 15 “__, Jose!”

16 Lasso 17 __ Wearhouse; clothing store chain 18 Deadlocks 20 Ending for Carol or Jan 21 Part of every week: abbr.

22 Representative 23 Comes to naught 25 Needless fuss 26 Show off 28 Tree limb 31 Fortunate 32 Enlarges a hole 34 “__ do you do?”

36 Fall months: abbr.

37 Endorses, as a check 38 Volcanic rock 39 Expert 40 Hunger pains 41 Propelled a rowboat 42 Making a mistake 44 Rainfall leftover 45 “Sanford __ Son” 46 Cowboy’s rope 47 Dwelling 50 Shaker contents 51 Org. for Bucks & Bulls 54 Draw new zoning lines 57 “…and giving __, up the chimney…”

58 Rotten fellows 59 External 60 Musical group 61 “Silence!”

62 Like an untended garden 63 Charisse & others DOWN 1 Do’s followers 2 Work animals 3 Donor

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40 Evergreens 41 Remove from office 43 Item on a relish tray 44 Meager 46 Intertwined 47 Prefix for angel or enemy 48 Bridges, for one

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49 At __ with; battling 50 Place; location 52 Strong connection 53 Finds a total 55 Disabled car’s need 56 Be sorry for 57 “Black-ish” network

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Chiwetel Ejiofor, left, and Maxwell Simba in the movie ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.’ Ilze Kitshoff / Netflix

FOR EDGE IN STREAMING WARS, NETFLIX TURNS TO

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By JEN YAMATO & WENDY LEE Los Angeles Times

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directors of color whose films had diverse casts and characters.

The push is part of Netflix’s overall strategy to differentiate itself from other streaming rivals by offering consumers high quality feature films — with budgets from $5 million to more than $100 million — in addition to signature TV series such as “The Crown” and “Stranger Things.”

“Let’s be that home where we can find the next Spike Lee, find the next Kathryn Bigelow and be there from the beginning with them,” said Scott Stuber, Netflix’s film chief.

In widening its stable of film creators, the company is also creating opportunities for new and inclusive voices to establish their footing at a time when Hollywood has been criticized for a lack of diversity. In

tefon Bristol had a clear vision of his first feature project. As a graduate film student at NYU, he had already shot a short version of a movie called “See You Yesterday,” a story about a science-obsessed New York City teen who masters time travel to save her loved ones.

Bristol knew a film with a young black heroine, an unknown cast and a sociallyconscious message about police brutality might be a tough sell in traditional Hollywood.

But the aspiring director was determined to reach a wide audience. With the backing of mentor and producer Spike Lee, he took the idea to Netflix, which eagerly Eden Duncan-Smith and Dante Crichlow in the movie “See You Yesterday.” agreed to finance and distribute the movie.

See NETFLIX C2 Linda Kallerus / Netflix The vote of confidence paid off: 12 million households watched at least 70% of “See You Yesterday” in its first four weeks after its release in May, according to Netflix.

“The game plan was to tell our story to as many people as possible and, honestly, I don’t think I would have gotten that number if it was in theaters,” Bristol said.

Such testimonials are prized inside the Los Gatos company. As the streaming wars intensify, Netflix is aggressively courting not only Academy Award-winning filmmakers such as “The Irishman” director Martin Scorsese and “Roma” helmer Alfonso Cuaron, but also artists who haven’t yet broken out. The idea is to forge relationships with up-and-coming directors before they become big names.

Last year, Netflix released 19 original movies from first-time directors on its streaming platform; another 11 have already been announced for 2020. About half of the first-time directors last year were women, and several titles hailed from “Always Be My Maybe” stars Randall Park and Ali Wong. Ed Araquel / Netflix

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Great Backyard Bird Count returns this month The Great Backyard Bird Count returns thismonth.

Every February, bird enthusiasts, citizen-scientists and everyone else is encouraged to count the birds they see – even if only in their own backyard – for as little as 15 minutes to help expand the world’s understanding of birds.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is a free, easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org.

Each checklist submitted

during the GBBC helps researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment they share with humans.

Bird populations are always shifting and changing, GBBC officials said. For example, 2014 GBBC data highlighted a large irruption of Snowy Owls across the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes areas of the United States. The data also showed the effects that warm weather patterns have had on bird movement around the country.

Last year, more than 160,000 participants submitted bird observations online,

creating the largest instantaneous snapshot of global bird populations ever recorded.

“This count is so fun because anyone can take part — whether you are an expert, novice, or feeder watcher,” Chad Wilsey, interim chief scientist at the Lab of Ornithology, said in a news release. “I enjoy discovering the birds that occur in my own back yard and on my block and then comparing with others.”

The 23rd annual GBBC is scheduled Feb. 14 through 17.

For more information, visit the official Great Backyard Bird Count website at birdcount.org.

On the program website participants can explore real-time maps and charts

Most reported bird species Northern Cardinal, as it nearly always does, tops the 2019 list of the most-reported species in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Only once in the past 10 years has another species dislodged the cardinal from the top perch, but in 2016 the cardinal played second fiddle to the Darkeyed Junco. A newcomer to the most-frequently reported birds is the White-breasted Nuthatch which pushed European Starling off the list entirely last year.

that show what others are reporting during and after the count. Visitors may also wish to check out the “Explore a

1.) Northern Cardinal.

2.) Dark-eyed Junco.

3.) Mourning Dove.

4.) Downy Woodpecker.

5.) Blue Jay. 6.) American Crow.

7.) House Finch.

8.) House Sparrow.

9.) Black-capped Chickadee.

10.) White-breasted Nuthatch.

Region” tool to get an idea of what they can expect to see in their area during the next GBBC.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is made possible, in part, by support from Wild Birds Unlimited.

‘The Rhythm Section’ brings fresh cadence to action/thriller genre

By Katie Walsh TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

THE RHYTHM SECTION

Award-winning director and cinematographer Reed Morano has tackled dystopian futures in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the end of the world in “I Think We’re Alone Now” and devastating grief in “Meadowland.” Her third feature film, “The Rhythm Section,” combines a bit of all these themes, though it has a bit more kick to it than her prior indies. Starring Blake Lively as Stephanie Patrick, “The Rhythm Section” is adapted from the series of thriller novels by Mark Burnell, with a screenplay by Burnell himself. If Jason Bourne were a grieving trauma survivor, you’d end up with Stephanie, and the film serves as her gritty origin story.

Lively has severely deglammed herself in this edgy role, and when we first meet Stephanie, she’s a heroin-smoking London sex worker with a shaggy bowl cut. When a reporter (Raza Jaffrey) contracts her services to talk about the plane crash that killed her family, Stephanie’s rock bottom

Cast: Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Max Cassella.

Directed by: Reed Morano.

Running time: 1 hour 49 minutes.

Rated: R for violence, sexual content, language throughout, and some drug use.

2.5 stars

Blake Lively in “The Rhythm Section.” Paramount Pictures/TNS

existence is thrown into chaos. With the knowledge that a bomb on board caused the crash, she sets out to attain revenge. She just has to kick the smack first.

There’s something rather enjoyable about watching such a wastoid try and turn herself into “La Femme Nikita,” with the help (or harm) of a former MI-6 agent, B (Jude Law), who has valuable intel about the terrorist organization Stephanie’s seeking. He whips her into

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really original, let’s see a green wannabe hit woman try to navigate a small car through Tangier while in a full panic. The willingness to let Stephanie be human and react as such brings a sense of reality and authenticity back to the action-spy genre, which has in many ways gotten too slick.

Morano focuses intensely on Stephanie’s subjective experience, using many hazy and handheld extreme closeups on her face in the fight

and action scenes, placing us inside Stephanie’s head, or at least as close as possible to her experience. It’s a fascinating exercise in shooting action and combat as something experiential and subjective. While it works sometimes, there are times when it doesn’t.

While Morano brings a gritty neorealist style with the help of cinematographer Sean Bobbitt, and Lively dirties herself up for cred, writer Burnell brings his

“The game plan was to tell our story to as many people as possible and, honestly, I don’t think I would have gotten that number if it was in theaters.”

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2019, only a dozen of the top 100 grossing films were directed by women, according to a study by USC Annenberg’s Inclusion Initiative. That same year, just 16.8% of the directors were from underrepresented race or ethnic groups.

Viewing numbers shared with The Times for five 2019 films from first-time directors provide a rare glimpse into consumption data that Netflix famously keeps under wraps.

In addition to “See You Yesterday’s” 12 million views, Netflix revealed that 17 million households watched at least 70% of the foreign language drama “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” in its first four weeks. Using the same metrics, romantic comedies “Someone Great” and “Always Be My Maybe” captured 22 million and 32 million households, respectively, while the friendship comedy “The Breaker Upperers” was seen by 7 million households.

“We’ve learned a lot of times people think a smaller budgeted film is inevitably a thing that only has a certain amount of audience available to it,” Stuber said. “What we’ve seen with some of these films ... (is) the ability for these things to penetrate culture all over the world.”

Netflix has drawn criticism for its selective and limited release of viewership data (it previously disclosed that “The Irishman” drew an estimated 40 million accounts, while the science fiction thriller “Bird Box” captured 80 million households in the first four weeks). In a move that raised eyebrows, Netflix recently tweaked the way its data is released to the public. The company said it would now offer metrics measuring the number

shape, and the first half of “The Rhythm Section” is essentially an exercise in body horror as Lively subjects her battered body to opiate detox, freezing lake water, clumsy fisticuffs and lots and lots of jogging.

When B sends Stephanie into the field on a few wild goose chases, posing as a dead assassin named Petra, wow, is she ever bad, and it’s honestly refreshing. Enough with the “Black Widow” super spies. For something

story to the screen, though the adaptation is a bit rickety. We all know why Stephanie does what she does, but why does anyone else? Why does B recruit her and what is his goal? Why does Keith, the reporter, need her? Why does she enter into a dalliance with intended mark/ reluctant ally Marc Serra (Sterling K. Brown)? The storytelling here is a bit too economical, and the vague aphorisms Lively mutters in a serviceable British accent don’t clarify anything. “The Rhythm Section” launches Morano into a new world of action/thriller filmmaking, and her unique style is a welcome refresh for the genre.

But while it certainly has a spirit, it often loses the beat.

STEFON BRISTOL Director of ‘See You Yesterday’

of households that have viewed at least two minutes of a program or movie.

“Part of sharing the number is making people understand that their film is being seen in a big, wide, global way so that they feel the impact of what we’re doing with them,” Stuber said.

To a filmmaker hustling to get his or her first feature made, a Netflix release can offer a tantalizing alternative when fewer screens are available for indie fare: Instant worldwide distribution with 167 million subscribers and, in some cases, a Netflix payday.

Netflix acquires films out of film festivals, takes pitch meetings on new projects and brings in new voices through its relationships with established filmmakers.

That last scenario was the case with Bristol’s “See You Yesterday,” which was adapted from his thesis project in film school. When Lee came aboard as a producer, he facilitated the Netflix connection.

Bristol, who says he was working a part-time job and was broke at the time, received financing from Netflix to make his project into a feature film.

Netflix provided feedback on development, as well as marketing muscle with billboards in L.A. and New York. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

“Allowing my vision to flourish with a platform like this and with the help of Spike, that’s

what I needed,” he said.

Neflix’s global reach is also opening new avenues for nonEnglish-language films, especially with the success of Cuaron’s “Roma,” which won three Academy Awards last year and debuted on Netflix after a limited theater run.

Cuaron’s relationship with Netflix played a role in Oscarnominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor’s decision to sell the first movie he directed, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” to the platform ahead of its Sundance premiere. The adaptation of William Kamkwamba’s 2010 memoir about the African inventor’s journey to create a wind turbine to save his remote village from economic ruin, always seemed primed for a global audience, despite the language barrier, Ejiofor said.

“We weren’t obligated to go with Netflix,” Ejiofor said.” “It’s not one size fits all. But for the nature of this film, I thought it was a very exciting development ... that Netflix would be able to really take this film global.”

Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek knew how tough it would have been for “The Breaker Upperers,” about two female friends who end other people’s relationships for a living, to compete for screens against much bigger studio fare. The film was released in February by Netflix everywhere outside of New Zealand and Australia. “In New Zealand there are only 5 million of us

here, so to be able to go global overnight on Netflix was incredible,” said Van Beek. She and Sami will next re-team as directors on “Hope,” a Netflix rom-com starring Aubrey Plaza.

Netflix says it doesn’t have a set number of first-time filmmakers it works with.

“There is not a quota around it,” Stuber said. “It’s just, let’s find great voices. Let’s find people who are uniquely talented.”

Rivals including Amazon Prime Video offer a much smaller slate of original productions. In 2019 Amazon had nine original films stream on its platform, two of which were from first-time film directors. In the same span, Netflix released 58 English-language original movies.

With the market dominated by studio sequels, remakes or comic book movies, indie filmmakers have fewer options at the box office.

“There are only so many weekends in a year,” said Nahnatchka Khan, who made her feature directorial debut with the Netflix rom-com “Always Be My Maybe,” starring Ali Wong and Randall Park. “All you hear about is counterprogramming and the big movies coming out. ... With Netflix you have more chances. That’s what it comes down to.”

Khan launched her career in television, where she created the ABC sitcoms “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Don’t Trust

the B— in Apt. 23.” She was surprised by the volume of immediate reactions “Always Be My Maybe” drew from audiences across international markets, as evidenced by the tweets, GIFs, memes, articles and social media conversations that skyrocketed once it hit streaming.

“It’s so accessible to people and you feel the fans right away,” she said.

But not all early-career directors are keen on premiering their work on streaming services. Some prefer to have their films debut on a big screen in the conventional model (Netflix releases movies in the home at the same time or just after their theatrical release) or supported by traditional cinema marketing campaigns. Others who have worked with Netflix have privately expressed concerns about their movies getting lost in a library of content.

For example, the makers of 2018 blockbuster adaptation “Crazy Rich Asians” said they chose a traditional studio home at Warner Bros. for the film rather than a lucrative streaming deal with Netflix because of the respect the theatrical experience still commands, particularly for a film with the potential to make history for representation in Hollywood.

“It seemed the right thing from the very beginning that you wanted to get people to go into a dark theater and watch it,” director Jon Chu said in an interview. “Three or four years ago, it was different times. ...

Who knows, now?”

At 31 years old, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson made her feature writing and directing debut in April with “Someone Great,” a New York-set rom-com starring Gina Rodriguez as a millennial dealing with the aftermath of a breakup. Robinson previously had created the short-lived MTV series “Sweet/ Vicious.”

Like “See You Yesterday,” “Someone Great” got in the door at Netflix with an established producer on board when “Spy” helmer Paul Feig backed Robinson. She pitched directly to Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos in 2017 as the company was investing in a new wave of rom-coms.

Upon release, she clocked the movie’s impact by the social media conversations it sparked and by viewing data provided by Netflix indicating that her film was being watched in such countries as South Africa, Brazil and France.

Even Taylor Swift saw it, later revealing that it inspired her song “Death by a Thousand Cuts.”

“I would rather make a movie with Netflix that I know is going to be watched and that people are going to see, than spend all this time making a movie theatrically where, who knows what’s going to happen?”Robinson said. “I genuinely think that people are so stuck in what film used to be and are bucking against where it’s going.”

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Food & drink Trader Joe’s Chunky, left, and Kirkland’s tied for No. 6.

From left: Herdez, No. 14; Trader Joe’s Salsa Autentica, No. 13; On the Border, No. 12; and Market Pantry (Target) , No. 11.

From left: Whole Foods, No. 10; Amy’s, No. 9; and Newman’s Own, No. 8.

From left: Chi-Chi’s, No. 5; Pace, No. 4; Tostitos, No. 3; and Frontera, No. 2.

What’s the

A S L A S D E R R A J BEST for your next party?

We tasted and ranked 14 top brands

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pen a jar of salsa and you’ve just completed most of the work needed to get a crowdpleasing party snack on the table. (You also have to tear into a bag of chips, sigh, but that’s usually an even easier task.) Such convenience might explain the popularity of salsa, which famously dethroned ketchup as America’s reigning condiment back in the 1990s.

Since then, our jars have runneth over with dipping options: You can find versions of the tomato-based sauce laced with everything from peaches to pickles to Thai spices, and a range of spice levels all the way up to face-melting for the truly masochistic among your party squad.

So which of the options you’ll find on your grocery aisle deserves a spot amid your game-day spread? We assembled 14 nationally available brands, including the top five sellers in the United States, according to Statista, and some

Green Mountain Gringo placed No. 1 in the Washington Post taste test. Tom McCorkle/ Washington Post.

of the most common store brands, along with a few bags of tortilla chips.

To get as close to apples-to-apples as possible, we kept it simple and stuck to the “medium” spice level where it was available and the chunky style that is standard among the best-selling brands. Testers were asked to grade each salsa on a scale of 1 to 10, factoring in consistency and overall flavor.

With 10 testers, the maximum possible score was 100.

The verdict? There are some decent options out there. But overall, we were left with a not-so-burning question: WHERE’S THE HEAT? This assemblage was about as timid as a meeting of Introverts Anonymous, which made us wonder that if these were “medium,” what were the “mild” varieties like? In other words, if you like your salsa with even a bit of kick, you might want to pick up a bottle of hot sauce, also, to wake up whatever jar you take home.

But spice is only part of the equation

— here’s how they stacked up, from worst to best:

14. HERDEZ SCORE: 21 This was the salsa we least wanted to show up at the party. Most of our tasters found it to be watery and bland, and the few that detected something in there didn’t like their discovery. If this was a musical genre, it would be heavy metal: “Tinny,” said one. “Canned tomato,” said another. “Tastes like what you’d make if you had to make food out of salvaged car parts.”

13. TRADER JOE’S SALSA AUTENTICA SCORE: 26 This was a slightly different formula than many of the others. Thinner than most, it was a universal disappointment. “Looks like a red-tinted spice-delivery system,” said one taster. “Tastes like it’s been sitting in plastic,” sniffed another.

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Screen reading can wreck your attention, but here’s how you can save it

By STEVEN JOHNSON Washington Post

For Maryanne Wolf, it began “innocently enough.” As her work became more and more digital, emails shortened. She dropped magazine subscriptions. She started leaning on Google searches and weekly summaries for her reading — plenty of time to read more deeply over the weekend.

Then leftover tasks took the weekends, too.

If anyone should have been prepared for the change, it would have been Wolf, a scholar and literacy advocate who recorded her experience in her book “Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World.”

But digital work, of course, spares few Americans. The sheer volume of emails, articles and DMs leads to a “defense strategy,” Wolf said: skimming.

“You are missing words. You are missing clues. You are missing your ability to put your background information to work in the most productive way,” said Wolf, director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners and Social Justice at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Maybe that’s fine for a few texts with friends. But what about the most demanding parts of daily work?

Many of the day’s most important tasks involve careful, sequential thinking — functions honed by what scholars call deep reading. Some, like Wolf, have worried that constant digital work threatens those cognitive processes.

“We have already begun to change how we read — with all of its many implications for how we think,” Wolf writes in “Reader, Come Home.”

The brain’s “reading circuit” is adaptive, Wolf writes. Processes that aren’t used can wither, and the circuit will adjust to the digital environment’s rapid-fire demands.

“What if, one day, you pause and wonder if you, yourself, are truly changing,” Wolf writes, “and, worst of all, do not have the time to do a thing about it?”

To others, the threat isn’t so dire.

Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of “The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Understanding How the Mind Reads,” has argued digital work probably can’t drastically reshape our cognitive systems. But he agreed there are obvious shortfalls to digital reading.

A long strand of research has shown that reading comprehension is better on paper than on screens.

The reasons are unclear, though

Digital environments are primed for distraction, but that doesn’t mean they’re hopeless for thoughtful work. Pexels

We have already begun to change how we read — with all of its many implications for how we think.”

MARYANNE WOLF Author of “Reader, Come Home”

researchers have some theories why. Study designs vary (and some find little difference in comprehension, depending on the conditions).

The divide depends on the type of reading, Willingham said.

“Informational” texts are harder to read on screen than “narrative” ones, according to a 2018 review of research by Spanish and

Israeli scholars. Reading to memorize complicated facts or to gain a new skill is often easier on paper.

Reading a novel for fun, on the other hand, is probably fine either way.

Readers who are pressed for time also tend to show higher comprehension on paper, the review found.

Willingham prefers to read tougher materials in print, but it’s not always convenient. On planes, he’s usually stuck with his phone.

For work, it’s most practical to stick with PDFs. But their highlighting and annotating tools don’t compare with good old paper. He’ll often find himself with a PDF and a Word document open at the same time, highlighting in one and noting down thoughts and page numbers in the other. “My workaround is pretty clunky,” he said.

If screen reading is here to stay, how can it be better? Software designers go about it in different ways.

Some cut down on distractions to imitate the sacred dullness of the printed page — think browser addons that chop out ads or phone apps that imitate page turns.

Others do just the opposite, harnessing notifications and real-time commenting to nudge readers toward good habits. Educators have started using that kind of technology to help students read complex texts, making reading almost like a social platform.

When it comes to comprehension, there could be small, cumulative effects from design tweaks

such as virtual page flips, Willingham said. But those effects on their own are “ornaments on the basic architecture of the cognition that gets reading done,” he said. Things including vocabulary, background knowledge and syntactical skills remain larger contributors, he said.

The broader problems with screens, he said, have to do with impatience and boredom. Digital environments are primed for distraction.

That doesn’t mean they’re hopeless for thoughtful work.

Rather than see digital reading and print reading as frighteningly different, Wolf writes in “Reader, Come Home,” we should see them as two languages, with different advantages. Tomorrow’s ideal reader will be fluent in both.

So what does this research mean when you’re stuck in a train station or airport with only your phone to read? “It’s probably not exactly the same experience as reading a paperback book, sitting in your easy chair,” Willingham said.

But no need to stress too much.

“Look at what those small differences are and use technology for what it affords best,” he said. Good practices for concentration are good practices for reading on-screen.

When you can, pick the right environment. “For a lot of us, it’s kind of romantic to read in a coffee shop,” Willingham said. “But if you’re doing difficult reading, that may be pretty distracting.”

Then, cut out remaining distractions. Turn off WiFi or even put your phone in airplane mode, Willingham said.

Take breaks. There’s lots of evidence that taking breaks truly refreshes your mind, Willingham said.

The best timing for those breaks may vary from person to person.

Don’t use breaks for Instagram and email. “That’s not actually very restful, it’s just a different type of work,” Willingham said. It never hurts to take a walk.

Take mornings or evenings (or both) off-screen. Contemplation and reflection are just as importantas the work you’re leaving behind, Wolf said. Get in the habit of bookending your days with an “alternative view of what productivity really needs.”

These rules of thumb are all about cultivating attention. “We are most productive when we can have insights that come into our work that allow us to go beyond just what’s in front of us,” Wolf said. “Deep reading provides that.”

The stakes, Wolf said, are higher than how much a person is able to get done in a day.

Immersive reading, with its ability to take on other perspectives and ideas, has implications for the basic stuff of society, Wolf said: empathy and connection. Contemplation. A richer emotional life.

“Sometimes we don’t realize,” Wolf said, “it’s equally productive in our days if we have that within us.”

A deliciously diabolical suspense tale a la Patricia Highsmith

By DENNIS DRABELLE Washington Post

A Beautiful Crime

By Christopher Bollen Harper. 377 pp. $28.99 Christopher Bollen’s “A Beautiful Crime” invites comparison with Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley series and Alan Hollinghurst’s “The Swimming Pool Library.” What makes the crime in Bollen’s stylish new novel so beautiful is that the perps’ plan works out even better than they’d hoped — at least for a while.

One of Bollen’s protagonists, 25-year-old Nick Brink, works for a New York appraiser of old silver. The other, his two-yearsolder boyfriend, Clay Guillory, inhabits the rundown Brooklyn house of the late Freddy van der Haar, the much older man whom Clay took care of during Freddy’s final, harrowing years of battling AIDS. As a reward for his faithfulness, Clay has inherited both that house and half of a dilapidated palazzo in Venice. The deceased, you see, was a scion of one of New York’s patrician Dutch families.

After they meet at Freddy’s funeral, Nick and Clay become

Although Nick had lived in New York City for seven years, he’d never developed the talent for rudeness.”

“A Beautiful Crime”

an item — and a conspiracy of two. During a recent sojourn in Venice, Clay was the victim of a nasty trick played by his intra-palazzo neighbor, Richard West, a rich American developer who collects and restores old Venetian art and architecture. Clay has whopping college loans to pay off, and he and Nick hatch a scheme to sell West some fraudulent silver objects from Freddy’s estate (when Freddy ran low on money to pay his colossal medical bills, he became an occasional grifter himself). Nick’s part will be to authenticate these items as an appraiser — though in fact he is little more than a secretary to his boss.

Not only does West fall for this ruse; he is hot to purchase Clay’s side of the palazzo.

Unbeknownst to West, however, Clay shares ownership with Freddy’s sister, who lives somewhere in South America and has no intention of letting the property go. In view of the absurdly high prices of Venetian real estate, Nick and Clay set their sights on a much higher sum than the one they scored by passing counterfeit antiques; this time they will forge a new deed that shows Clay as sole owner. Not surprisingly, they get embroiled in trouble and violence.

Bollen, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, is a skilled purveyor of suspense. And he knows his overcrowded Venice, the permanent population of which he puts at a mere 53,000, some of whom send “their children ... into exile so their bedrooms [can] be Airbnb’ed for prime weekend rates.” In addition, Bollen’s wit sparkles on almost every page.

“Although Nick had lived in New York City for seven years,” we are told, “he’d never developed the talent for rudeness.”

“The exterior [of Freddy’s house] was best described as ‘the shade of twenty-eight Brooklyn winters,’ although

Clay began to think of it as ‘rotted snail.’” Catching a female friend nibbling on her nails before dinner, Nick quips, “Don’t fill up on cuticles. We have swordfish to share.”

I wonder, though, if the dishonest and brutal world Nick and Clay inhabit could leave them quite as wholesome and enamored of each other as Bollen would have us believe.

I thought of Kate Croy’s haunting comment at the end of another novel that takes place in a Venetian palazzo, Henry James’ “The Wings of the Dove.” Reflecting on her and Merton Densher’s treachery toward the dying Milly Theale, Kate says, “We shall never be again as we were.” On the other hand, Milly Theale was a nearsaint while Richard West is, as Clay rightly points out, “a terrible person.”

Still, in lieu of going to Venice, which as Bollen reminds us is being “visited to death,” you might want to settle for a few cuticle-biting hours with “A Beautiful Crime.”

Drabelle is a former mysteries editor of The Washington Post Book World.

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THE COUNT Both vulnerable, North deals NORTH ♠A64 ♥ 10 7 3 2 ♦ A862 ♣A6 WEST EAST ♠ K Q J 10 9 3 ♠872 ♥8 ♥ 965 ♦ Q 10 9 7 ♦4 ♣J9 ♣Q87432 SOUTH ♠5 ♥ AKQJ4 ♦ KJ53 ♣ K 10 5 The bidding; NORTH EAST Pass 1♦ Pass Pass Pass 4♥ 5♠ Pass

SOUTH 1♥ Dbl 4NT 6♥

WEST 2♠ Pass Pass All pass

Opening lead: King of ♠ South won the opening spade lead with dummy’s ace and drew trumps in three rounds, West discarding two high spades. West was sure of the spade position, as South would not have asked for aces

with more than one low spade in his hand.

Declarer, who was cold for his contract if diamonds split 3-2, was in no rush to start on diamonds. He led a club to dummy’s ace, a club back to his king, and ruffed a club with dummy’s last trump. West discarded another high spade.

South now knew that West started with 6-1-4-2 distribution — bad news for his contract. He ruffed a spade in hand as West followed with another high spade.

Declarer crossed to dummy with the ace of diamonds and led dummy’s last spade. East followed with the eight and South was pretty sure that West had discarded enough high spades that he would not be end-played if South discarded a diamond now. Instead, South ruffed the spade with his last trump — West following with the three — and exited with a low diamond. West won with his nine, but he was endplayed after all. Despite his brilliant effort to avoid an end-play, West now had to lead from his queen of diamonds into South’s king-jack.

Beautifully played and defended!

(Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this paper or tcaeditors@ tribpub.com)

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are not one of those who craves the limelight — though you can acquit yourself well when you find yourself the center of attention. Nor are you the kind to insist on calling the shots, for the responsibility of being in charge is, to you, a stressor that you simply do not need. And you don’t want to come up with all the ideas, either, or organize a team, for you feel you are not always up to maintaining the sort of creative steam or discipline that such activities require.

You are eager to see those around you succeed, but you are not willing to sacrifice personal priorities for that success. One of these is, of course, your family; family comes first as far as you are concerned, and nothing will ever get between you and those at home who count on you.

Also born on this date are: Seth Green, actor; James Dean, actor; Gary Coleman, actor; John Williams, composer and conductor; Nick Nolte, actor; Lana Turner, actress; Jack Lemmon, actor; John Grisham, novelist; Audrey Meadows, 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, FEBRUARY 9 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You are eager for the support of a certain someone today, but it may be difficult to explain why. Let your actions speak for you this time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — What you do is likely to tell more of a story in your favor today than anything you might say. An ally works to gather more support for you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Despite any plans you may have made, the day is likely to progress in a manner that defies anticipation — or understanding. Go with the

flow!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ll want to emphasize certain things as you work your way through this complicated day. The reactions of others can be shaped.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You want others to know that you are confident in both your motives and your methods. Someone comes to your aid — and someone else departs.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ve been making some wild claims lately, perhaps, but today you should be able to do much to demonstrate the truth of what you’ve said.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You can do much to help others today — and to prepare them for what lies ahead. You seem to know better than anyone what the rules really are.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You may not be able to make adjustments exactly as you might wish today, but you can surely make any maneuver pay off if your timing is correct.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You’re likely to discover that you and a rival are really working toward the same common end — and for the same reason. This is good news!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You’ll want to establish a pace and a rhythm today that you can maintain, come what may. This will require a great deal of inner strength.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You are eager to arrange a reunion with those who make your work better and more enjoyable. A team effort is favored at this time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — The power of persuasion works to your advantage during the first part of the day — but later on you’ll have to fight against a shifting tide.

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20 BIG movies coming this winter IN THEATERS: List ranges from live-action ‘Mulan’ to a Billy Crystal dramedy

By Rafer Guzmán NEWSDAY

Talking animals, creepy dolls, super-villains and the always-popular alcoholic sports coach are coming to theaters this winter to keep moviegoers – and the box office – nice and toasty.

Falling between the autumn rush of Oscar hopefuls and the summer blockbuster bonanza, the winter movie season is always a mixed bag.

This year you can expect a generous helping of horror – from a spooky-looking “Gretel & Hansel” to a modernized “The Invisible Man” – along with such family fare as “Doolittle,” starring Robert Downey Jr. as an animal-conversant veterinarian. Margot Robbie’s popular antihero Harley Quinn will take the lead role in “Birds of Prey,” while Ben Affleck will play the aforementioned coach in “The Way Back.”

Probably the season’s most buzzed-about release is “Mulan,” Disney’s live-action remake of its animated 1998 film. The original film is considered a landmark for featuring an Asian heroine – a rarity in the Disney canon – who poses as a boy to fight a horde of Huns. Trailers for the new version suggest a lavish action-spectacle along the lines of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” with direction by Niki Caro, a New Zealander whose 2002 feature “Whale Rider” remains a staple of family movie nights. Other recent Disney remakes, such as “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” performed well at the box office; “Mulan” seems poised to do the same, especially if it resonates in the all-important China market.

Here are 20 big movies coming your way this winter:

Liu Yifei in “Mulan.” Disney/IMDb/TNS

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, who last played the chaosprone Miami cops Lowery and Burnett in 2003’s “Bad Boys II,” reunite for “one last ride” – or so says Sony Pictures.

DOLITTLE: Robert Downey Jr. plays the title role, an eccentric veterinarian who can speak to animals. The cast includes Antonio Banderas, John Cena, Michael Sheen and Marion Cotillard.

THE GENTLEMEN: An

American ex-pat (Matthew McConaughey) discovers that London’s marijuana trade can be a sticky business.

With Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery and Hugh Grant.

Written and directed by Guy Ritchie.

THE LAST FULL MEASURE: Thirty years after the Vietnam War, a Pentagon staffer (Sebastian Stan) investigates why a heroic soldier (Jeremy Irvine) was denied a Medal of Honor. Based on a true story. With Samuel L. Jackson.

THE TURNING: A nanny (Mackenzie Davis, “Tully”) is appointed to care for two strange children in this adaptation of Henry James’ 1989 novella “The Turn of the Screw.”

THE RHYTHM SECTION: Reed Morano directs this thriller about a woman (Blake Lively) searching for the people who orchestrated her family’s deaths. With Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown.

GRETEL & HANSEL: In

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“So goopy I think it just sold me a healing salve and a crystal,” said one. “Bleh.”

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12. ON THE BORDER SCORE: 29 There was one word on almost all our tasters’ lips when it came to this entry. “CUMIN MANIA. CUMINFEST. CUMIN-ARAMA.” Turns out, the spice is like your mother-inlaw: good in small doses. The preponderance of the flavor here was just too overwhelming for our panel. Sample verdict: “When you unscrew the top of the cumin and the shaker top comes with it so you end up dumping the entire jar of cumin into this terrible salsa.”

11. MARKET PANTRY (TARGET) SCORE: 30 Lots of tomato here, but not much else. “A sad, thin tomato sauce with a few green pepper lifesavers,” per one. Others took issue with the texture.

search of food and work, a poor girl (Sophia Lillis, “It”) and her little brother (newcomer Sammy Leakey) venture into the woods.

BIRDS OF PREY: AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN: Margot Robbie reprises her title role – the violent goth-grunge chick who first appeared in 2016’s “Suicide Squad” _ in this tale of women gone wild in Gotham City. Also with Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Feb. 14 BLUMHOUSE’S FANTASY ISLAND: The studio behind “Get Out” adapts the late1970’s television show about an island where fantasies come (sort of) true. Michael Pena replaces Ricardo Montalban as the overseer Mr. Roarke.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Negative reactions to last year’s trailer for this video-game adaptation led to a redesign of the CGI title

character (Ben Schwartz provides the voice). Jim Carrey plays the villain Dr. Robotnik.

DOWNHILL: When an avalanche approaches a ski resort, a man bolts for the exit without his family _ then realizes there was no danger at all. With Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Based on Ruben Ostlund’s unsettling comedy “Force Majeure” (2014).

Feb. 21 BRAHMS: THE BOY II: The life-size doll known as Brahms, which terrorized a nanny in 2016’s “The Boy,” returns for an encore. With Katie Holmes.

THE CALL OF THE WILD: Harrison Ford stars in a live/ animated adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novella about a pampered dog (rendered in CGI) who joins a sled team in the Yukon. Also with Karen Gillan.

Feb. 28 THE INVISIBLE MAN: In a

twist on the H.G. Wells story, a young widow (Elisabeth Moss) suspects that her abusive husband isn’t really dead.

Leigh Whannell, of the “Saw” franchise, wrote and directed.

March 6 ONWARD: Two teenage elves magically summon their late father _ well, part of him _ in this animated adventurecomedy from Disney-Pixar.

With the voices of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland.

THE WAY BACK: A oncepromising basketball phenom (Ben Affleck), now an alcoholic, finds a chance at redemption when he begins coaching at his old high school. Directed by Gavin O’Connor, of the Affleck vehicle “The Accountant.”

March 20 A QUIET PLACE PART II: In the sequel to John Krasinski’s hit horror film from 2018, the cloistered Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must venture outside where creatures hunt by sound. With Djimon Hounsou. (Editor’s note: Portions of the film were shot in Erie County, mostly in Akron, where storefronts were altered for the film’s apocalyptic landscape.)

March 13

March 27

BLOODSHOT: A recently deceased soldier (Vin Diesel) is revived with technology that renders him superpowerful _ but his mind is in someone else’s control.

MULAN: Disney’s 1988 animated adventure becomes a live-action fantasy with Liu Yifei in the title role. Niki Caro, of 2002’s beloved “Whale Rider,” directs. said another. “Good job, guys.”

3. TOSTITOS SCORE: 43 The market-dominating brand proved why it’s the top seller by being a consensus pick, even if what we agreed on was that it wasn’t too bad. That might not be the kind of ringing endorsement that, say, a presidential candidate might want, but it was enough to make this a top pick. “Bright and salty in a good way,” said one. “Just fine,” was a typical sum-up.

10. WHOLE FOODS ORGANIC SCORE: 31 Thin. “School cafeteria salsa.” “Baby food mixed with V-8.” “A soup that feels like a swamp of industrial runoff.”

9. AMY’S SCORE: 32 Suffering from insomnia?

Maybe try a spoonful of this sleep-inducing blend. “Is there anything happening here?” “Dull” “Doesn’t taste like much.” The letter grade for this one was a resounding “Zzzzzzz.”

2. FRONTERA SCORE: 59

8. NEWMAN’S OWN SCORE: 33 This one had promising flecks intimating that roasted veggies (and maybe some flavor?) were at hand. But a taste proved this to be all false promises. Several tasters found it unpleasantly sweet.

“How come they dumped a

Based on the Valiant comics title.

I STILL BELIEVE: The true story of young Christian music star Jeremy Camp (KJ Apa) and his wife (Britt Robertson), who died of ovarian cancer shortly after their marriage.

These store-bought salsas were in the Washington Post taste test. Tom McCorkle/Washington Post

sugar bowl in this one?” wondered one.

6. (TIE) TRADER JOE’S CHUNKY SCORE: 35 A number of tasters likened this one to something you’d be more likely to find

topping spaghetti than tortillas. “Are we sure this isn’t pasta sauce?” wondered one.

“Smells like marinara.” “Not the best, not the worst.”

KIRKLAND’S ORGANIC (COSTCO) SCORE: 35 Tasters identified some cumin notes in this one, too, though they merely gave it a “muddy taste,” according to one. A tiny bit of heat was welcome, but overall this got a lot of comments along the lines of “meh.”

5. CHI-CHI’S SCORE: 36 A touch too sweet, but several tasters praised the look of the

visible vegetable chunks. “But they don’t add flavor,” complained one. “Not offensive” and “meh-plus” were the kinds of compliments the committee could muster.

4. PACE SCORE: 40 The onions in this number jumped out at some tasters (and let’s just pause for a second and recall the iconic salsa moment that was the brand’s long-running ads in which cowboys mock other salsas made in “Newww York Ciiiity”). “Clearly distributed by the Leftover Onion Producers of America,” joked one. “At least they put onions in there,”

Smoky and spicy, this one elicited a lot of exclamation points — of the positive variety. “Nice smoky profile!” said one taster. “I taste chipotles and what a welcome change this is!” said another. “Actually tastes like salsa.”

1. GREEN MOUNTAIN GRINGO SCORE: 61 This one was the looker of the bunch (“ooh, pretty veg”; “the beauty!”), but it didn’t have to rely on its photogenic qualities — this salsa delivered on flavor, too. Tasters seemed to appreciate the more assertive pepperiness, which distinguished it from some of its zestless brethren. One praised its “tingle of spice,” and another seemed surprised, given all the salsagrazing we had done, that he “wanted to keep eating.” Another tester gave it a full endorsement: “I’d buy this one — nice heat.”