CINCINNATI, Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kroger Health, the healthcare arm of The Kroger Co., is partnering with Tennessee hospital and medical network Ascension Saint Thomas Health to expand access to high quality healthcare in Middle Tennessee. The goals of the collaboration are to improve patient and clinician experiences by providing high quality care at lower cost. Kroger operates 114 stores, including 116 Pharmacies and 40 Clinics throughout Tennessee, and Ascension Saint Thomas Health operates 97 practice sites with more than 500 physicians and advanced practitioners. By joining forces, the communities served will gain increased access to quality and personalized healthcare.

This partnership extends Kroger Health's 360carethat enables hospitals and healthcare networks to leverage Kroger resources to provide broader access and value-based healthcare for their patients. Kroger's Clinics, located inside the stores, offer licensed medical care for everything from common illnesses to on-going health management for chronic conditions and are conveniently open seven days a week.Kroger also offers the services of Registered Dietitians and Nutrition Techs for in person or on-line visits to promote proper nutrition and support the company's core belief in "food as medicine."

Kroger Health and Ascension Saint Thomas will work together to establish clinically integrated programs to coordinate care through their respective health and wellness teams. Patients will benefit from easier access to healthcare professionals, additional locations and extended hours, and lower cost benefits and promotions.The partnership with Ascension Saint Thomas greatly expands the overall scope of services being offered to patients with 32 different specialties available throughout the multiple Hospital, ER, Express Care Clinic and Medical Partner locations.On-line care is also offered 24/7 for certain conditions.

"Collaborations and partnerships are key to transforming the way healthcare is delivered in America," said Colleen Lindholz, President, Kroger Health. "We are excited to partner with Ascension Saint Thomas. Combining our resources and expertise will allow us to better support the communities we serve. Our vision at Kroger Health is to help people live healthier lives this partnership is a great example of our vision in action."

Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the largest non-profit health network in the United States and the largest Catholic health network in the world. Ascension Saint Thomas operates nine hospitals throughout Middle Tennessee as well as a number of medical practices across its network.

"Ascension Saint Thomas shares Kroger Health's vision to help people live healthier lives," said Tim Adams, President & CEO of Saint Thomas Health. "Partnering with Kroger Health will maximize our reach in the communities we serve and positively impact patient outcomes."

About Kroger Health:Kroger Health, the healthcare arm of The Kroger Co., is one of America's leading retail healthcare organizations, with over 2,000 pharmacies and 200 clinics in 35 states serving more than 14 million customers. Our team of 22,000 healthcare practitioners - from pharmacists and nurse practitioners, to dietitians and technicians - help simplify healthcare by providing solutions that combine health, wellness, and nutrition, connecting with customers on an emotional and personal level. We're also pioneering new work to help drive food as medicine in order to prevent illness before it starts. Learn more at http://www.krogerhealth.com.

About The Kroger Co.At The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are dedicated to our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit. We are nearly half a million associates who serve nine million customers daily through a seamless digital shopping experience and 2,800 retail food stores under a variety ofbanner names, serving America through food inspiration and uplift, and creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit ournewsroomand investor relationssite.

About Ascension Saint Thomas HealthIn Tennessee, Ascension's Saint Thomas Health operates nine hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities that cover a 68-county area and employ more than 8,000 associates. Across the state, Saint Thomas Health provided more than $127 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2018. Serving Tennessee for 15 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world's largest Catholic health system, operating more than 2,600 sites of care including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities in 21 states and the District of Columbia. Visitwww.sthealth.com.

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This radar snapshot of noon Monday shows the severe storm that eyewitnesses said produced a tornado and injured a person when winds blew over bricks.

GEISMER - The National Weather Service said a person may have been injured from falling bricks as a severe storm rolled through Ascension Parish Monday afternoon.

A trained storm spotter reported to the NWS that power lines were blown over and the bricks fell and hurt the person around 12:01 p.m. near the intersection of Hwy. 75 and Hwy. 73 along the Mississippi River levee.

The area was under weather alerts Monday as a strong cold front and a Gulf disturbance moved through our area from west to east.

The storm spotter reported the damage was caused by a "possible tornado," according to a weather bulletin.

A spokesperson for the Ascension Parish Sheriffs office said there were no immediate damage reports at any chemical plants, but confirmed people saw what appeared to be a tornado touchdown in the area.

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Storm surveyors determined Tuesday, it was an EF-0 tornado - the weakest on the tornado scale.

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STEVENS POINT - Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee and Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport Serviceshave reached a deal on a hanger expansion that was first planned for Stevens Point.

Ascension revealed earlier this week it was planning to move its Spirit 1 Helicopter and Stevens Point Municipal Airport base to Central Wisconsin Airport after negotiations fell apart in September between the health care organization and the city. CWA and Ascension came to terms on an agreement to bring the project to Mosinee on Friday, according to a news release from Ascension. Ascension approached the Mosinee airport in late September.

The project at CWA will build an 18,000-square-foot hanger on about 75,000 square feet of land leased from the airport. Ascension Spirit's lease with Stevens Point ends Nov. 30. Spirit will temporarily operate out of existing hanger space at the airport until the project is completed in August 2020, according to the news release. Spirit's relocation will be finished by mid-November.

Once the relocation is complete, work will resume on planning and development of the new hangar that will provide new permanent space for the helicopter and maintenance crew as well as sleeping quarters and office space, said Ted Ryan, director ofAscension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, in a news release.

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The project in Mosinee will accommodate the storage of two medical helicopters, a fixed-wing aircraft and ambulances. Spirit 1 has been located in Stevens Point since 2017.

Ambulances based at Ascension hospitals and facilities in Stevens Point, Weston and other locations in the surroundings areas will remain at their current locations. The Spirit 2 helicopter will remain at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff and Ascension Spirit 3 airplane will remain in Arbor Vitae.

Ascension will also need the approval from Mosinee's plan commission and the state for the project.

Contact reporter Alan Hovorka at 715-345-2252 or ahovorka@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ajhovorka.

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AEW superstars Matt and Nick Jackson (Young Bucks) recently spoke with TV Insider to discuss their promotion's hot start since debuting on TNT three weeks ago. The Bucks reveal how collaborative the backstage roster has been with developing angles and spots, explaining that each individual brings a fresh perspective that gives the program that fresh feel. Check out highlights below.

Having an "all hands on deck" approach:

Its really just all hands-on deck still. There are some instances where Kenny would be more involved in terms of the womens match. He will literally call it move-for-move. He is passionate about that. When it comes to the tag team booking and putting matches together, Nick and I are influential on those decisions. But really no one decision is made without all of us either in a room or on the phone deciding these things. What you see on that television show, were part of every decision that happens.

The collaboration within their roster:

If were working with a particular talent, we go to them with, What do you think is best? Jon Moxley has a great mind and something the five of us have seen, he may see differently He might have a different idea because he knows his character better and those nuances. Same with Pac. What a great mind he has and useful tools he has. Hangman Page, too. Its not just us. Chris Jericho, who is a genius, hell come up with an idea completely than what we had. Something well call in a production meeting the night before, and hell go, No, I think we should do it this way. And we listen. Thats what is fun about all this. Thats why it has come across so well the first few episodes because we are open-minded, and our ears are open. Were willing to adjust and go with the flow.

Their match with Private Party:

We wanted to face this tag team in the first round. We know that moment would be huge for them, Nick Jackson said. For them to deliver such a great performance four or five years into their professional wrestling career, it was mind-blowing. Isiah is 22-years-old for crying out loud. If I was 22 years old and was in his same spot. If I was about to perform in front of a TNT audience, I would be nervous. You couldnt read that on both of them. I told Matt afterward that they are obviously ready to become stars.

It really felt like they belonged, Matt Jackson added. We can talk and plan for months like we did. We set the whole thing up, but sometimes things dont really happen the sameBut sometimes things click. Story was told almost perfectly. I watched the match back, and usually I cant stand watching my matches back because Im a bit of a perfectionist. However, for me, with the time given, the story we were able to tell, that is almost as perfect as a match you can have. They played their roles flawlessly. I feel that night they were made. Im really happy for them.

Exceeding television rating expectations:

I heard the expectations were possibly in the 400 or 500,000 range, Matt Jackson said, referencing what numbers were anticipated for Dynamites premiere. The fact we crossed a million was great. I think opening we expected a big number. I dont know if we expected the number, we got in 1.4. Of course, a week or two after there will always be a drop. We expected that.

If we can keep around a million, wed be thrilled. That would be amazing. Were such a brand-new thing for them. The next week is tough with Major League Baseball, NBA coming up. We understand that. This whole thing is a whirlwind. We are thrilled right now. And of course, you think about the other wrestling playing that night. And you want to best them, and the fact we are is great. We are also not taking that for granted because they have a great show too. Right now, we have one step foot forward and think about our brand, our television show and making it the best we can make it.

Their upcoming Full Gear matchup against Ortiz and Santana:

We got the challenge. Thats something we want to see, Matt Jackson said. The only time we only faced them was in a tag in the middle of the ocean. Nobody has ever seen it. I remember people saying it was one of the best tag matches theyve ever seen. If and when that match happens, it would be an honor to get in the ring with those guys.

Having the best tag division:

Our main objective is to have the best tag team division in the world. As far as I know, theyve had a hell of a body of work. We like that competitive nature. It fuels us and wants us to do better. I think they will bring out a new side of us. A more aggressive, less graceful side for us. Maybe when we get into the ring with them, it wont be such a beautiful match. It will be a little more violent. I think that is a side I want to show the world.

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Almo Milks founder Linda Monique tells SmartCompany her global experience in both food and business allowed her to foresee Australias demand for almond milk even before it reached our shores.

Generally, there is a trend rule, she says.

If something starts in the US and becomes mainstream, it will eventually trickle down into Australia about three to five years later.

Almo Milk was launched in 2014 with the goal of becoming entirely Australian grown, owned and operated. Monique is also uncompromising on the quality and standard of operation within the business model itself.

But living up to these lofty standards didnt come easily.

What we truly believe is we are one of the worlds best almond milk companies, she says.

Starting Almo Milk as her third business, Monique says the experience has shaped the way she considers potential and opportunity.

As a university student in Melbourne, Monique says she watched the rise of Bonsoy, a popular soy milk alternative, which sparked a huge level of curiosity.

I observed what their strengths were and it was fundamentally quality, integrity and taste, she says.

Originally, as we were launching, we were meant to be the Bonsoy of almond milk.

After graduation, Monique worked as a high-end food professional across Europe, where she noticed the international food scene trend away from soy milk and towards almond milk.

What I saw in the US in the space of five years, almond milk had completely taken over the non-dairy beverage industry where soy milk used to have 90% market share, she says.

So I saw it as a tsunami.

Adding to the viability of plant-based beverages in Australia, Monique notes the growing local market for veganism, specialised diets such as paleo, lactose intolerance and the highest rates of autoimmune diseases and allergies.

She also credits the influx of Asian population up to 90% of the Asian population are lactose intolerant and that continues to grow.

So there was this unspoken need for both almond milk and premium health foods, she adds.

Having lived with an autoimmune disease for the past 15 years, Monique also has a personal investment in the health food industry.

The need for healthy alternatives has given rise to what Monique dubs the teams number one priority, which is health.

On the surface, Almo markets itself as a homegrown, delicious alternative to dairy milk.

Driving the engine, however, is its key value: meliorism, which according to Monique, summarises the belief that the world can be made better simply through human effort.

Its so fundamental to everything we do, from the people we hire through to the business relationships, she explains.

Without prompting, Monique also lists health, integrity, simplicity and valour as core to the way she operates Almo Milk.

These values are manifested in Almo Milks commitment to being sustainable, local and nutritious, she says.

From the outside, the most tangible proof is in Almos supply chain from materials to operation, everything is done entirely in Australia.

Its a simple sentence but, according to Monique, it took grit and doorknocking to establish the current supply chain.

Fortunately, Moniques first business, Melbourne Macaron, had given her a working relationship with a co-op in South Australia making up 85% of all Australian almond growers. Having them on board from day one gave them one less worry, Monique says.

I spent a year begging and pleading for companies to manufacture our almond milk, Monique says.

Sometimes, out of value, they didnt want to. Sometimes, they didnt have the right equipment. And generally, because almonds are an allergen and many companies didnt want the risk.

So, out of necessity, when the business launched in 2014, it did its processing in New Zealand.

It wasnt until just last year that Moniques goal of a 100% Aussie product was achieved, when a new manufacturer opened its doors just 30 kilometres away from the co-op where the almonds are grown.

Although Monique attributes the rise of almond milks popularity to the United States, where the majority of the worlds almonds are farmed, she is determined not to follow in their footsteps in terms of practices and standards.

Her insistence starts at the farming phase, where she says Australias irrigation and fumigation regulations are superior.

For nutritional purposes, Monique also balked against the standard process of making activated almond milk, which involves soaking almonds and discarding the solids either as waste or as pig feed.

Monique says the process wastes valuable proteins, so Almo Milk liquifies whole almonds instead.

Even Almo Milks business model follows the beat of Moniques drum, each year picking a specific goal to strive towards.

The first year, Almo Milk focused on distribution. The second year, it was determined to bring manufacturing back to Australia. This year, a new line of products was released.

Next year, Almo Milk will focus on marketing, while paying particular attention to packaging.

With all this in mind, it can be easy to forget Monique juggles three businesses but she says the secret lies in enjoying the process every day.

Find what it is that brings you energy and incorporate that into your day-to-day, even if that doesnt relate to your company, she says.

It will give you the drive to get through the mundane.

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One of the Baton Rouge areas rising football prospects brought his recruitment closer to earth. East Ascension High wide receiver Steven McBride committed to Kansas Tuesday night.

The 6-foot-4, 190-pound McBride has seen his recruiting stock and receiving numbers go up since the summer. Kansas is one of approximately 18 schools to offer McBride a scholarship. After committing Tuesday to the Jayhawks, McBride also acknowledged a new offer from Virginia.

Why Kansas? Why now? McBride has solid answers.

I went to camp there over the summer and Kansas has been with me all the way since then, McBride said. I believe they had a decommitment and they called and told me I was their No. 1 guy, so I committed.

"I really like the city of Lawrence and Kansas. It is nice there. Right now I'm focused on getting better every day for my (East Ascension) team."

McBride ranks among the area leaders with 37 catches for 801 yards and 11 touchdowns through seven games.

McBride and teammate Jyrin Johnson garnered some social media acclaim in last weeks 29-24 win over Dutchtown. Both players had a one-handed catch in the game. Video of Johnsons catch caught the eye of New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas, who retweeted it.

For McBride catching the eye of Kansas coach Les Miles, the former LSU coach, was another telling event.

LSU has always been one of my favorite teams and coach Miles was legendary there, McBride said. It was exciting for me to see that he has an interest in me. I know he will be legendary at Kansas too.

McBride said he plans to sign during the February signing period in order to be part of a ceremony with teammates.

Former Zachary High star Douglas Coleman III of Texas Tech is now a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe award given to the nations best defensive back.

Coleman, who played on the Broncos first Class 5A title team in 2015, is one of 14 Thorpe finalists, along with LSUs Grant Delpit. He leads FBS players with six interceptions and has 41 tackles for the Red Raiders, a total that ranks second on the team.

Holden softball player Emma Hutchinson committed to Louisiana Tech earlier this week.

Hutchinson is an infielder/pitcher for the Rockets,winners of the last three Class B softball titles. As a junior, Hutchinson batted .341.

"I fell in love the moment I stepped on campus," Hutchinson said of her recent visit to Ruston-based Tech. "It is a family atmosphere/feel. There is a great culture and tradition. I am going to pitch while I'm there, but I am going to do whatever I need to so we will have success."

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North Toledo Bend State Park, located on the Toledo Bend Reservoir.

A search is underway for an Ascension Parish man who reportedly went missing earlier this week at a boat ramp in Toledo Bend ahead of a fishing tournament.

KSLA reportsauthorities in Sabine Parish received a call late Tuesday afternoon regarding a pickup truck idling at a boat ramp with a trailer attached. An empty boat was also found floating nearby.

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The ramp is located at Tranquility Bay on the Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Reports say the 70-year-old Gonzales man's keys and wallet were left inside the truck. Investigators believe the vehicle had been running for three hours before their arrival.

Officials from multiple agencies are assisting in the search, along with family and friends.

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The church of the Ascension will be holding its bi-annual Friendship Fair on October 18th & 19th at 71 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre from 10am to 8pm both days.

As in the past, there will be home cooked meals, baked goods and jams. Also a large lawn sale with quality household items, furniture, faux furs, toys, holiday items and much more.

The ever popular silent auction has many treasurers such as Royal Doulton dinnerware, Benson Hedges humidor, sterling flatware, Bushnell telescope, depression glass, Mickey Mouse collection, grandfather clock, Tiffany Type lamp and baseball cards. We also have a large collection of books, jewelry and collectibles.

Phil Weiss, who appears on The Antique Roadshow will be present to appraise your treasures on Saturday, October 19th from 11am to 4pm. No furniture or jewelry please. $10 per item or 3 for $25.

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The Toronto Wolfpack are one win away reaching the top level of Rugby League. (Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

The Toronto Raptors won the NBA championship for the first time. Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian player to win a Grand Slam event in singles. Now, the Toronto Wolfpack have an opportunity to emerge into the Canadian mainstream in what has proven to be a banner year for the country.

Since their inception in 2016, the Wolfpack, by and large, have been treated as a curiosity looming out of Torontos Liberty Village which also inhabits Major League Soccers Toronto FC. Oddly enough, TFC was once seen as the citys little brother until a MLS Cup title in 2017 ended their fight for legitimacy.

Now, the Wolfpack are on the brink of reaching the same relevancy, with an opportunity to advance to the Super League, the top-tier rugby league competition based out of England.

It would be massive, Wolfpack fullback Gareth OBrien said to Yahoo Sports Canada about the prospect of being promoted. We were over there when the Raptors won the NBA playoffs, the championship there. We actually sat in the airport when Bianca won the US Open, so I think there's a real buzz around the country at the minute. We've had some big wins.

So, this would be massive for the sport. Another big win for the city as well. So hopefully we can get the job done.

If you look past the romantic notion of a team breaking out of their cocoon, so to speak, the Wolfpack demand your attention. Toronto is 26-0-1, with its lone loss coming against Toulouse on March 9. Since then, it has racked up 22 consecutive victories. Furthermore, the Wolfpack are slated to clean up during awards season, sweeping the Player of the Year nominees with OBrien, Jon Wilkin and Andy Ackers vying for the honour.

Wolfpack head coach Brian McDermott joined the team ahead of the 2019 season and has been taken aback by the city and sports culture that surrounds it.

Just in Toronto in Canada, but certainly in Toronto I've been pleasantly shocked with how well-known the team is, McDermott said.

You go around a couple of establishments, they've got some memorabilia, some shirts, some photographs of players in there. I was walking through the city a couple of days ago, with a t-shirt on, walking back from training and what do you call the lollipop ladies (crossing guards) over here? One of the guys said 'hey, well done, great season, finish it off.' And it's just good to walk around a city that is as big, and well-known and is famous as Toronto that they're aware of what we're doing.

I think you can magnify that if we're in a higher echelon, in the top competition. The club has an ambition to emulate the Raptors. It's going to take a few years to do that, but that's where it starts and it starts with something like that.

Wilkin spent the past 17 seasons with St. Helens and helped the club finish first during the Super League regular season in 2018. A decorated veteran who has thrived at every level, winning caps for England internationally, Wilkin was attracted by the opportunity to help a new club dripping with potential rise to the occasion.

Ultimately, that's the aim of what we're doing, isn't it? To raise the profile of rugby league, Wilkin said. The club has done some great things. Some success for the city of Toronto, I think is always well-received. I feel the momentum growing behind the Wolfpack as a franchise.

But, winning a trophy, getting into Super League, playing at the top level of sport would be incredible. And hopefully that's the start of really growing the Toronto Wolfpack.

The 35-year-old glowed about his experience in Toronto, which is on par with any experience hes had during his career.

The club's in a great position, it would add fantastically to rugby league as a brand in North America, in Canada. There's a huge opportunity for the game of rugby league, Wilkin said.

The people of Toronto love it. The matchday experience here is pound-for-pound the best matchday experience I've been involved in in my time in rugby league. I've played in test matches in Sydney, I've played in Grand Finals, Challenge Cup Finals in front of 85,000 people at Wembley, Old Trafford, 80,000 people. And the best matchday experience, pound-for-pound is the Allan Lamport Stadium. And that's not something to be sniffed at.

A team boasting all three player of the year candidates, and a coach of the year candidate in McDermott would certainly be a compelling draw for any Toronto-based sports fan. Its been a championship summer in Toronto, and with a dominant team, a winning culture, and a market always ready for a winner, theres no reason why the Wolfpack shouldnt enter the mainstream with a promotion to the Super League.

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GONZALES, LA - Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales and the Gonzales Area Foundation are teaming up to provide free access to a host of cancer screenings at the third annual Live Well Ascension event.

Live Well Ascension is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. 1 p.m. at Jambalaya Park in Gonzales. Other health screenings, food and entertainment will also be available at no cost. Cancer screenings will include breast, colorectal, oral, prostate, skin and blood pressure and glucose checks.

All screenings are available to those who have not been screened for cancer in the past 12 months. Appointments are required for breast cancer screenings only. To make an appointment for a breast cancer screening, call (225) 215-1234.

All other screenings are open to the public and do not require an appointment. For additional information, visit marybird.org/livewellasc.

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ASCENSION ISLAND AUXILIARY AIRFIELD (AFNS) --

Space has been the center of conversation in the news and entertainment. There was even a movie about future human inhabitants on Mars! But how would that happen? How would we be able to sustain growing food? Mars, a dry and dusty planet, would not be able to support human life organically.

And just like the case would be on Mars, the food choices on Ascension are very limited and depend completely on what supplies are flown to the island.

If youve ever been to Ascension Island, or even looked at photos online, the island doesnt differ much from Mars, said Cathy Little, Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield agricultural specialist.

Supplies, including food, are flown to the island because Ascensions water cycle, soil and topography make it very difficult for anything to grow on the island what does grow, you cannot or would not want to eat, until recently.

Introducing Ascension Islands own personal garden, the hydroponics laboratory.

Hydroponics, or the process of growing plants in sand, gravel or liquid instead of soil, can be seen in the movie The Martian. Though it seems like something only a screenwriter could come up with, the agricultural team on Ascension Island has taken the idea and run with it.

The hydroponics lab isnt a laboratory in the traditional sense, Little said. Our facility is an 8,721 square foot greenhouse that has two vine crop bays and one leaf crop bay.

In the greenhouse, the team on Ascension uses two different systems to grow fresh produce on the volcanic island. For vining crops, like tomatoes and peppers, they use a nutrient injection system, bucket system and Perlite, which is a naturally occurring volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content. For leafy crops, like lettuce and herbs, they use a nutrient film technique, where a very shallow stream of nutrient-filled water is re-circulated past the bare roots of the plants.

Though the lab has grown over the years, hydroponics is not new to Ascension Island.

During World War II, the shipping of fresh vegetables overseas was not practical and remote islands where troops were stationed were not a place where they could be grown in the soil, said Rick Simmons, hydroponics expert, in a 2008 article. In 1945, the U.S. Air Force built one of the first large hydroponic farms on Ascension Island, using crushed volcanic rock as a growing medium.

Growing conditions havent changed since World War II; therefore, the need for hydroponics still exists, Little said. Just as it was in 1945, shipping fresh vegetables to a remote island is not cost effective and with the lack of arable soil on the island. We face the same dilemma as our forebearshow to reduce costs and meet the nutritional needs of the troops and contractor personnel stationed here.

With the revitalization of the hydroponics lab, Little thinks a shift could be on the horizon for Ascension Island.

In addition to having a virtually limitless supply of fresh produce and reducing the cost of transportation, morale is greatly improved knowing that produce, picked that very day, is awaiting everyone in the base dining hall, Little said. Hydroponics allows us to meet demands, reduce costs and provide nutritional value for our personnel.

As the team continues to experiment with different crops, they hope to expand the size of the lab and the list of what theyre able to grow.

If we were to operate at a full greenhouse capacity, we could produce enough fresh produce to feed the entire population of Ascension Island, Little said. Thats about 700 people.

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Jared Cannonier closed at just about a 2-1 underdog to Jack Hermansson. In enemy territory Denmark is certainly a bit closer to Sweden than it is to Cannoniers home base of Phoenix, Arizona Cannonier shucked off takedown attempts, scrambled from bad positions, and put the hurt on Hermansson to score a second-round knockout win.

Once again, Cannonier pulled through as an underdog, the latest unlikely result in a pretty long sequence of unlikely events.

Lets take a step back in time to 2015, when Cannonier was a Heavyweight newcomer with seven professional fights to his name. He debuted against Shawn Jordan, an underrated Heavyweight who knocked him out in the first round. Already, there was much to be concerned about, factors that hurt the odds of Cannonier ever finding success as a contender.

First and foremost, Cannonier was training out of some little-known gym in Alaska, and all of his previous victories came in The Last Frontier. Equally as important was that Cannonier was a late starter, a man who didnt take his first professional fight until the age of 27. A couple years prior to his debut, Cannonier weighed more than 300 pounds. In truth, this all reads like a recipe for a UFC washout.

Cannonier did return to better success, picking up a knockout win of his own before dropping to Light Heavyweight a division as desperate for new contenders back in 2016 as it is today. He inspired hope further by walking down and beating up a true prospect in Ion Cutelaba, but then it all fell apart: Cannonier lost three of his next four bouts, revealing some glaring weaknesses in his technical game.

So at the age of 34, having lost his two previous fights, Cannonier dropped weight classes a second time. Rarely is this a strategy that works as intended. Often, weigh class changes produce the opposite result and are frequently desperate move made from a fighter in dire need of a career renaissance.

Against all odds, Cannonier has thrived. He was thrown to the wolves against David Branch, who was still ranked in the Top 10 and coming off a knockout victory over Thiago Santos. Cannonier pummeled him, forcing the veteran to exhaust himself in pursuit of the takedown before clubbing him with power shots. He followed it up with a dissecting Anderson Silvas lead leg, showcasing the type of patience and precision that makes a contender.

Still, the 35 year old entered last nights main event slot as a significant underdog. It wasnt hard to see why: Hermansson was on a hell of a tear, and his expertise on the mat seemed the perfect answer to Cannoniers powerful kickboxing.

Had Cannonier fought like he did opposite Branch, it would have been. Instead, Cannonier put on the smartest, most measured display of kickboxing and takedown defense yet. On the mat, Cannonier scrambled like he was a lifelong wrestler, escaping to the fence and limp-arming his way out of bad positions. On the feet, Cannonier jabbed and slashed the calf, ripping apart Hermanssons base quickly. The MMA Lab deserves a lot of credit for their coaching, because Cannonier has neatly picked up most of the gyms defining habits and made great use of them.

I dont know that Cannonier will capture the title or even fight for it. His best two victories came against similar stylistic opponents, men desperate to land the takedown and avoid exchanges. The top of the division will not fight with such a strategy, and he may still prove vulnerable to getting boxed up (similar to his 2017 loss to Jan Blachowicz).

It ultimately doesnt matter though. Relatively ate in his life, Cannonier was able to discover his talent for martial arts. Hes taken the necessary steps to make the most of it. There was no reason to believe that Cannonier would be a top five-ranked contender in 2019, but Killa Gorilla made it happen. His success is a testament to his hard work and efforts, and its also a reason why MMA remains so much fun.

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GONZALES In their last public forum Wednesday before early voting, the four candidates seeking to be elected Ascension Parish's next president emphasized leadership skills they said could chart a new course for parish government, restoring the faith of residents by tackling inefficiency and substandard infrastructure.

Addressing familiar concerns like growth-induced strains on roads, drainage and sewer, the candidates spoke about the lack of trust residents have in parish government, the failure of past leaders to make decisions on key problems, and the parish government's organizational shortcomings.

The candidates Ricky Diggs, Murphy Painter, Rick Webre and Clint Cointment portrayed the primary election on Oct. 12 as a critical moment in the parish's future.

The current parish president, Kenny Matassa, is not seeking reelection. Last year, he was acquitted over a bribery charge. He also has had to grapple with the aftermath of the August 2016 flood and public outcry over new home development and lagging infrastructure.

"We have a serious leadership problem, and many of the candidates spoke about it," Cointment, a Gonzales surveyor who lost narrowly to Matassa in 2015, said during the televised Ascension Chamber of Commerce forum Wednesday.

Painter, Webre and Cointment are Republicans; Diggs is a Democrat.

In the question-and-answer format of this and earlier forums, the candidates haven't been asked to debate one another directlyand have generally avoided challenging each other.

But Webre, the former parish homeland security director who made a last-minute decision to qualify after resigning from office in disgust with current administration, took on his opponents twice Wednesday without naming them directly.

Webre is the brother of interim Sheriff Bobby Webre, the former chief deputy who is seeking election to replace former Sheriff Jeff Wiley, but Rick Webre argued he is outside the same parish political climate.

Rick Webre said his presidential opponents are representatives of two political factions that have been fighting each other for years to the parish's detriment and, if one of them is elected, would send the parish backward.

"Well, these two political camps are not running against me. They're running against all of you, the voters," Webre said, pointing his finger to the audience. "This election is your opportunity to reclaim your authority. It's your opportunity to transfer parish government back to its rightful owner, which is the taxpayer."

Like Webre, Painter emphasized his years of public service, first as a chief deputy in the Ascension sheriff's office and later as the head of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control for about 15 years, and talked about his ability to create cultural change in government organizations.

He reiterated that he would let data drive his decision-making but also said the parish's various demands would not come without a cost, saying Ascension residents aren't "in Disney World."

Painter's comments came in response to questions about a public-private partnership the current administration and Parish Council are considering with Ascension Sewer, a consortium whose partners include Bernhard Capital Partners Management and Ascension Wastewater Treatment.

The partnership would put up the cash for a $225 million plan to bring a consolidated sewer system to the Prairieville, Dutchtown, Geismar and Gonzales areas about a third of the parish but proposes monthly user fees starting at $56 and going up 4% annually for at least the first 10 years.

The negotiations have remained behind closed doors, and the administration has not made public key documents outlining the deal's parameters.

Cointment, who said he doesn't have enough information about the plan, said he would capitalize on existing parish infrastructure in the Prairieville area to bring it consolidated sewer service while the details of the partnership were developed. He added that fee increases proposed by partnership would be another tax.

In contrast, Painter said he does want to vet the deal but is open to it, saying passing on the opportunity would only mean more cost in the future.

"You can argue that fees are taxes, or whatever you want, but the bottom line of all our problems are roads, drainage and everything else is somebody has to pay the tab for that," he said.

Diggs is a military veteran, retired teacher and coach, and maintenance manager who oversees multimillion dollar industrial turnarounds.

While Diggs didn't always show the detailed depth in the parish's affairs, he portrayed himself as an outsider unencumbered by the way things are done or the politics of moment. He said he hasn't accepted any endorsements or donations.

He said his skill is bringing people together to coordinate major projects with tight timelines but he's also a minister who would apply biblical principles to his management of the parish.

"I bring real change, true change and positive change, and the change I bring is pure," Diggs said. "I don't have any other prerequisite, except to serve the people of Ascension Parish."

Early voting for the Oct. 12 primary starts Saturday and ends Oct. 5, excluding Sunday. A runoff election, if necessary, would be held Nov. 16.

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JEANERETTE Senior running backs Jaime Cordova and Asa Freeman combined for four touchdowns as Ascension Episcopal opened District 7-2A play with a 41-8 win against Jeanerette on Thursday night.

The Blue Gators (3-1, 1-0) took advantage of great field position en route to building a 34-0 halftime lead. Ascension coach Matt Desormeaux's offense started four first-half drives in Jeanerette territory, including two that began inside the Jeanerette 20-yard line.

"I was pleased," Desormeaux said. "I thought if we came out and played the way we're supposed to, we should come out on top.

"You never know going into a game like this, playing against a team that's physical and athletic. But our guys executed and I was pleased, especially because we didn't feel like we played great last week. I know Jeanerette can be dangerous."

The rugged Ascension Episcopal defense held Jeanerette (2-2, 0-1) to minus-12 yards of total offense in the first half and recorded 10 tackles for loss during the game.

"That's one thing we've been preaching," Desormeaux said. "We haven't been doing a good job of taking care of our gaps the last few weeks. So we focused this week on gap responsibility, each person doing their job, and I thought our guys did a good job of doing that tonight."

Junior quarterback Cole Simon completed 6 of his 12 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns.

"Cole does a good job of making his reads and getting the ball where it needs to go," Desormeaux said.

Freeman, who rushed for 118 yards on 13 carries, gave the Blue Gators a 6-0 lead with a 22-yard run around the right side with 10:39 remaining in the first quarter.

Later in the first, Cordova added two touchdowns to push the lead to 20-0.

"Those guys have had a great offseason," Desormeaux said of Freeman and Cordova. "They're both seniors who have had a great four years in the weight room. That contributes to it, and we preach to keep moving our feet after contact."

After being hampered by injuries earlier this season, the Blue Gators are getting back to full strength as a district showdown with Catholic-New Iberia looms next week.

"We were a little banged up after the North Vermilion game," said Desormeaux, a Catholic-NI alum. "We had some guys here and there nicked up, but for the most part, we're OK. Ethan Leoni played defense tonight. He was out last week. He helped us out on the defensive line."

In a Week 1 win over Erath, Leoni led the team in rushing with 137 yards and two touchdowns.

"We challenged our guys after North Vermilion to get better at practice every day and treat every day as a game, and our guys did that," he said.

"It's going to be the same focus next week. We know who we're going against the reigning district champs that own our district so we want to go in there and take it away from them."

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A pastoral letter from Californias Catholic bishops on caring for those who suffer from mental illness noted that American society is seeing rising rates of depression and anxiety, with the impact being an alarming increase in the rates of suicide, among both men and women of nearly every age group. The letter concluded with an urgent call to respond.

With support from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and other combined efforts, health systems around the country are responding.

Catholic health systems in particular are called to care for the most vulnerable, to provide them hope and healing. Those who suffer in silence, loneliness and despair embody vulnerability in this day and age. As the bishops made clear in their letter, Consider this stark contrast: A person with a medical illness, such as cancer, will usually receive an outpouring of sympathy and support from their parish and community; a person diagnosed with a mental illnesssuch as depression, crippling anxiety or bipolar disorderfrequently experiences isolation and inadequate support, often because of the unjust social stigma of mental illness.

Many faith-based and secular health systems have stepped up their efforts to focus care delivery on discovering, referring, and treating for depression and suicidal ideation, often working as part of community efforts. For example, Studer Family Childrens Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Fla., screens for depression and suicide risk upon admission to the pediatric emergency department and then again upon inpatient admission.

If patients screen positively, they are referred for appropriate care to address directly their underlying symptoms. And Ascension Via Christi in Kansas is collaborating with others in the Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention Coalition to promote and implement evidence-based approaches, local research and community change to reduce the impact of suicide, with the ultimate goal of zero suicides in the county.

Supporting these and similar efforts, in 2017 SAMHSA created the Zero Suicide initiative, offering grants of up to five years to implement comprehensive approaches to suicide prevention in health systems. As of last year, the agency had awarded more than $61 million in grants for suicide prevention programs to be distributed over several years.

Ascension is one year into its five-year Zero Suicide grant, which we are using to create the Ascension Zero Suicide Collaborative Network. The collaborative will serve patients in Indiana, Tennessee and Michigan, seeking to transform primary care, behavioral health, medical/psychiatry, OB-GYN, residency clinic and emergency department services. The collaborative network will serve individuals ages 25 and older in diverse urban and rural settings with special outreach to U.S. veterans, people with substance use disorders and individuals with social determinants of health barriers, among others.

So far, we have almost tripled our goal for screenings and exceeded our goal for referrals by over 700%. We have trained over 500 members of our mental health-related workforce, and we have provided services to those being referred 100% of the time, doubling our goal.

This is just one example of the type of focused approach that health systems across the country are taking to address the tremendous problems of mental health and suicide.

What do these efforts mean in real terms? Take the example of Alexis DeJean, a project coordinator at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis. She provides specialized training to colleagues so they can make calls to patients whose mental health may benefit from follow-up. Those staffers appreciate the training, which theyve used not only with patients but with family members and friends. Several patients also have shown enormous appreciation for the calls, telling Alexis how much the outreach has helped them.

Caregivers across the country like Alexis are beginning to pierce through the silence, loneliness and despair of depression to let patients know that they care and are there to help. In the sphere of suicide prevention, this type of genuine, caring outreach is needed to save lives.

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ST. AMANT The St. Amant volleyball team hasnt been hitting on all cylinders this season, but the Gators found a groove Wednesday night as they started off district play with a 3-1 win over East Ascension.

The Spartans won the first set by a score of 25-19, but the Gators were too tough the rest of the way. St. Amant (7-6) swept the next three sets by scores of 25-21, 25-16 and 25-23. The contest was similar to last seasons district opener, when St. Amant dropped the first two sets at East Ascension before rallying for a five-set win.

We have been struggling a lot in the past couple of weeks with individual play, St. Amant coach Allison Leake said. Its not so much team play, but we have some young girls we are trying to fill spots with.

St. Amant got strong play from three seniors Aubrey Dwane (10 kills, 16 digs), Elaine Anderson (five kills, three blocks) and Lacey Harvey (six kills, three blocks). Also coming up big were juniors Gracie Duplechein and Olivia Rome, who each had 15 assists.

The youngsters who helped round out the effort were freshman libero Maggie Ladner and freshman hitter JaLynn Davenport.

It all added up to a key district win over for St. Amant over one of its biggest rivals.

(East Ascension) is a great team, Leake said. We have one of the toughest districts in the state because of the three (Ascension) Parish teams. We have great athletes in this parish.

East Ascension (12-4) was paced by Truli Josephs 17 kills and nine digs, and Daisha Mosleys 14 kills and six digs. Londyn Brown (21 assists, 14 digs) and Abby Lebourgeois (10 digs) were also key contributors.

If we cant pick up our mental game were going to struggle, East Ascension coach Jamie Gilmore said. It was a mental breakdown. We fought hard and we played well, but at the end we didnt do our job.

After winning the first set, the Spartans trailed 21-20 in the second set before falling 25-21. In the fourth set, East Ascension led 23-19 and was poised to force a deciding fifth set. Instead, the Gators scored on kills by Harvey and Julia Kramer, and then let the Spartans self destruct.

East Ascension was unable to return the next two St. Amant serves to tie the game 23-23. The Spartans had hitting errors on the following two points as St. Amant finished off the match with a 25-23 win.

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Terminix La Horquetta Rangers leapfrogged San Juan Jabloteh on their final match day, to claim second spot in the Ascension Invitational Tournament Division One after clobbering the San Juan Kings 5-0 at the Phase 2 Recreation Ground on Friday night.

It was a victory that was also celebrated in Tetron, as it confirmed Defence Force as champions of Division One with 25 points and a game to spare. The Army/Coast Guard combination will bank TT$250,000 for their troubles while Rangers are due TT$125,000 for their second place finish.

Army should expect a champions guard of honour when they take the field on Sunday at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex to face table-proppers Matura Re-United from 4pm.

There will still be something to play for in Diego Martin though as Cunupia FC challenge Police FC from 7.15pm in the second game of a double header, knowing that a win will take them over Jabloteh into third spot, which is worth TT$75,000.

Jabloteh assistant coach Marvin Gordon is therefore hoping for a big favour from the Lawmen.

We were always aiming for a top three position and we did well, said Gordon, after their loss to Rangers. For me I think we did well in this competition with the roster we have. When you look at the two teams who on top of us tonight, Defence Force and La Horquetta Rangers, and you judge their roster against our roster, I think we did well.

We knew coming to La Horquetta would be a difficult task but we always wanted to come here playing for somethingeither first, second or thirdwhich we came to play for tonight.

Hopefully the Lord smile on us and by the end of weekend we stay third.

On Friday night however, Jabloteh received no favours.

After a cagey start to the game, La Horquettas skipper Jamal Creighton pounced on a rebound to tap the ball beyond the helpless Jabloteh goalkeeper Christopher Bigette in the 30th minute. But it was Rangers second goaljust before the intervalthat really rubbed Gordon the wrong way.

I think [the second goal] was the turning point in the match tonight for me. I thought that call was really bad, said Gordon.

Jabloteh lost possession after a tussle in their half and Tyrone Charles sprung the counter. He charged into the box and picked out a free Aikim Andrews, who hammered a shot into the bottom corner.

Jodel Brown with the football, right in front of the referee. Foul committed and the referee never give the foul and out of that same play, they scored the second goal, continued an incensed Gordon.

Gordon wasnt the only one who felt aggrieved by the decisions on the pitch.

Young talented midfielder Jodel Brown caught a flung arm in his face by Rangers star Kadeem Corbin andas referee Rashby McPhie allowed play to continuemade it his business to let Corbin know exactly how he felt. It was a feisty and lengthy square off between the two that, luckily, did not go further than verbal barbs.

The Jabloteh staff, however, felt that the situation was getting the better of heated Brown and replaced him at the half.

Jodel Brown is exceptional in terms of talent [and] the sky is the limit once he can get his attitude right, said Gordon. I am a little disappointed in my guys because I think we should have shown a little more mental toughness tonight, even though things were going against us in the first 45 mins. Because we wasnt playing bad football.

And they definitely werent. Brown was tenacious and showed glimpses of his talent but it was Shaquille John who squandered the San Juan Kings best opportunity. Hakim Baird overlapped down the left and squared to John but the forward couldnt keep the effort down and it cannoned off the bar.

For everything Baird could do, though, opposing left back Ross Russell Jr could do better. In the 59th minute, the energetic full back got on the end of a scramble in the box to make it three, before he scored arguably goal of the game with a sweetly timed volley after the ball bobbled up perfectly into his path.

Without question, Russell has been a revelation in the Ascension Invitational and his efforts have not gone unnoticed by National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence, who gave him his debut against Martinique in Concacaf Nations League action earlier this month.

I think Ross Russell has been one of the most consistent players in the team, said Quamina. [He] plays with his heart.

Tyrone Charles then put the final cherry on top of the comprehensive win with a simple finish after Bigette innocuously palmed down a Russell cross onto the strikers foot from six yards. It was Charles first goal since his opening round hat trick against Matura on 10 August.

Quamina was keen to focus on the positives after their first win over a Pro League opponent in the Ascension.

The talk was that we couldnt beat a Pro League team and we just tried to keep on working, working and [knew] we would get it right, said the Rangers head coach. But we need to keep humble and try not to get carried away with this result. Football was out of La Horquetta for a long time This is a real good event for community football and community building.

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Terminix La Horquetta Rangers (4-2-2-2): 1.Glenroy Samuel (GK); 23.Kennedy Hinkson, 18.Jevon Morris, 12.Caleb Sturge, 17.Ross Russell Jr; 15.Keron Cummings, 8.Jamal Creighton ( C); 7.Aikim Andrews (24.Kishon Hackshaw), 45.Kadeem Corbin (11.Jomoul Francois); 10.Tyrone Charles, 77.Samuel Delice (13.Jameel Antoine).

Unused substitutes: 20.Jabari St Hillaire (GK), 5.Leslie Joel Russell, 6.Kevon Goddard, 16.Hayden Tinto, 21.Keyon Edwards, 33.Keion Goodridge.

Head coach: Dave Quamina

San Juan Jabloteh (4-2-3-1): 30.Christopher Bigette (GK) (C); 26.Kerdell Sween, 17.Carlyle Mitchell, 24.Taryk Sampson, 12.Hakim Baird (28.Brandon Semper); 6.Jamal Spencer (4.Nical Stephens), 8.Delon Jagassar (29.Josiah Daniel); 10.Sean Bonval (25.Jair Edwards), 14.Jodel Brown (13.Keshawn Hutchinson), 15.Kadeem Hutchinson; 7.Shaquille John.

Unused substitutes: 35.Erskine Johnson (GK), 16.Jercole Pierre, 22.Elair Brewster, 29.Josiah Baird.

Head coach: Keith Jeffrey

Referee: Rashby McPhie

Man of the Match: Ross Russell Jr (Terminix La Horquetta Rangers)

Ascension Invitational results

Division One

(Friday 27 September)

Terminix La Horquetta Rangers 5 (Jamal Creighton 30, Aikim Andrews 42, Ross Russell Jr 59, 89, Tyrone Charles 90+1), San Juan Jabloteh 0 at Phase Two, La Horquetta.

Upcoming fixtures

Division One

(Sunday 29 September)

Prison Service FC v Guaya United, 4pm, San Juan North ground;

QPCC v Club Sando, 4pm, St Marys College ground;

Cunupia FC v Police FC, 4pm, Diego Martin Sporting Complex;

Defence Force v Matura ReUnited, 7.15pm, Diego Martin Sporting Complex.

Division Two

(Saturday 28 September)

Bethel United v Harlem Strikers, 3.30pm, Mt Gomery Recreation Ground;

(Sunday 29 September)

UTT FC v Marabella Family CC, 4pm, UTT, O Meara;

Police FC v Club Sando Uprising Yths, 4pm, Teachers Training College, Valsayn;

Petit Valley/Dgo Martin Utd v Moruga FC, 4pm, St Anthonys College Ground;

Erin FC v RSSR FC, 5.30pm, Erin Recreation Ground;

San Fernando Giants v Deportivo PF, 4pm, Mannie Ramjohn Stadium Training Field.

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an island in the S Atlantic, northwest of St Helena: uninhabited until claimed by Britain in 1815. Pop: 884 (2010 est). Area: 88 sq km (34 sq miles)

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c.1300, "ascent of Christ into Heaven on the 40th day after the Resurrection," from Latin ascensionem (nominative ascensio) "a rising," noun of action from past participle stem of ascendere "to mount, ascend, go up" (see ascend). Astronomical sense is recorded late 14c.; meaning "action of ascending" is from 1590s. Related: Ascensional.

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Ascension is the process of beating the last boss in ARK and ascending to the next level.

Ascension involves beating all the bosses, completing the Tek Cave (currently only available on The Island), and discovering the true nature of the ARK. After a Survivor has beaten the Overseer, they get transferred and uploaded to the tribunal storage, much like what you would do at an Obelisk. One can choose to download the character on the current ARK to continue playing with an additional 5, 10, or 15 maximum Levels depending on what difficulty one ascended off on, or one could go to another server and follow the way the story portrays.

Additionally, Survivors are able to ascend on Aberration after defeating Rockwell. This allows Survivors to be able to reach a maximum level of 135.

The Tek Cave, located in the Volcano, is the final cave of the game and completing it will allow the player to undergo ascension. To access the caves, you need the Broodmother, Megapithecus and Dragon trophies of the appropriate rank, which in turn require you to have already acquired all the artifacts (or fought the bosses with somebody who did). Ascensions above Gamma require you to also have the special drops from Alpha Predators.

Upon defeating Overseer, the survivor's Specimen Implant will change into their respective type after returning to Island, along with the additional prefix "(Difficulty) Ascension". This is also shown whenever any inventory is accessed.

With introduction to Aberration, additional levels can be gained for defeating Rockwell depending on its difficulty, located below the Grave of the Lost in its terminal (or in multiplayer servers at any of the damaged obelisk at surface as well as loot crates). To access the Arena, you need the three Artifacts (Artifact Of The Depths, Artifact Of The Shadows and Artifact Of The Stalker). Ascensions at Beta requires specific drops, and ascensions at Alpha require you to also have the three special drops from Alpha Predators.

Upon defeating Rockwell, the survivor's Specimen Implant will be mutated with their respective color icons depending on the difficulty (Green for Gamma, blue for Beta, and orange for Alpha) at upper-left corner of the implant, along with the additional prefix "(Difficulty) Aberrant" (If Tek Cave Ascension is completed, the text will appear at the right after the comma). The Aberrant light glow on the implant will show its respective pattern as well.

With Extinction being accessible through the Aberration Ascension, the plot thickens. To be able to access and defeat the King Titan, you have to find its terminal located at the Forbidden Zone. Unlike the other Bosses and like Overseer, the three Trophies of the Titans along with other drops are required. While there is no level requirement to activate the fight, it is recommended that one comes prepared, especially as the zone containing the terminal is teeming with Corrupted Creatures.

Upon defeating King Titan, the survivor's Specimen Implant is permanently removed, and in place, Homo Deus Record takes over the slot. Unlike previous Ascensions, the item remains the same regardless of the difficulty you faced, with only difference being the record labeled as "Gamma", "Beta" or "Alpha" based on the difficulty of the King Titan that was defeated. Unlike the other version, this does not give any additional level.

There are 3 achievements to be unlocked by ascending in The Island, awarding skins and hairstyles in addition to a higher level cap.

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Testing Facility

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Ascension, island in the South Atlantic Ocean, part of the British overseas territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. St. Helena is 700 miles (1,100 km) to the southeast of Ascension, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha is some 1,300 miles (2,100 km) south of St. Helena. The main settlement and the location of the islands administrative headquarters is Georgetown.

Except on the heights of Green Mountain (2,817 feet [859 metres]), where fruit, vegetables, and livestock are raised, the island is mostly a desert of dormant volcanic craters and extensive lava flows. There are no surface streams. Catchment basins constructed on Green Mountain in the 19th century yield some fresh water, but desalinization plants produce the bulk of the islands water supply. The sandy beaches, unprotected by coral reefs, are vulnerable to heavy oceanic swells but are critical nesting sites for the globally endangered green sea turtles, which come ashore to lay eggs between January and April. Sooty terns also breed in abundance. After the islands feral cats were eradicated in the early 21st century, populations of other birdsincluding the masked booby, brown booby, and red-billed tropic bird but not the globally threatened native Ascension frigate birdbegan recolonizing the island.

Ascension was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Joo da Nova in 1501 and was rediscovered on Ascension Day 1503 by Afonso de Albuquerque. It remained uninhabited until 1815, however, when British marines were stationed there, during the exile of Napoleon I on St. Helena, to prevent the French from claiming the island. Ascension subsequently served as a frequent stop for ships sailing the South Atlantic in the 19th century. It came under the supervision of the British Royal Marines in 1823 and in 1922 became a dependency of St. Helena. From 1922 until 2002, most governmental and economic administration was provided by the military and by various entities, including Cable & Wireless PLC (later acquired by another company and renamed Sure) and the British Broadcasting Corporation, which have continued to operate telecommunications facilities on the island. Other important presences have been the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Air Force, the Royal Air Force (RAF), the European Space Agency, and British and American intelligence organizations.

In 2002 the island adopted a democratic form of government, and taxation was introduced for the first time. Executive authority is vested in the British monarch, represented by a governor, who is based on St. Helena. The governor appoints an administrator as his or her local representative on Ascension. According to the terms of the 2009 constitution drawn up for the islands, Ascension was no longer a dependency of St. Helena but an equal part of the territory of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,

Ascensions legislature, the Island Council, advises the island administrator on matters of governance. It has seven elected members, plus the attorney general and the head of the island governments finance department.

In addition to the contributions to the economy made by telecommunication and satellite-tracking activities, there is a modest level of tourism. A small number of facilities for overnight accommodations are available, as are other tourist services. The island may be reached by air or sea. The RAF station on Ascension, known as Wideawake Airfield, was built by U.S. Army engineers during World War II. It was critical to British success during the Falkland Islands War of 1982 because of the islands strategic location. RAF flights transport a limited number of passengers between the United Kingdom and the Falklands via Ascension. Boat access is limited, although cruise ships sometimes visit and, at the discretion of the harbour master, private yachts may anchor, and their passengers and crew may go ashore. Area 34 square miles (88 square km). Pop. (2010 est.) 884.

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