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Ascension is closing an Indiana hospital and nine medical practices, a move that will affect 133 employees, according to notices the St. Louis-based health system filed with state regulators.

The health system is closing Ascension St. Vincent Dunn, a critical access hospital in Bedford, Ind., Dec. 16. Seventy-seven employees will be laid off as a result of the closure. The health system said affected employees who do not secure another position within Ascension will be offered severance and outplacement services.

Ascension said in September that it was unable to secure a buyer for the hospital. "We are committed to supporting our Ascension St. Vincent Dunn community through this transition," Ascension said in a statement shared with Becker's Hospital Review.

Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent is closing nine practice locations in Bedford and Mitchell, Ind., on Dec. 16. The closures will impact 56 workers, Ascension said. Workers who do not move into another position within the health system will be offered severance and outplacement services.

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All Things Herbs gardening workshop

Skip the grocery store and learn to grow herbs at home. Fresh herbs are essential for the gardener who likes to cook. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, join Sylvia Lowe, Baton Rouge Herb Society member, at 6:30 p.m. at the library in Galvez to hear tips for growing delicious herbs, harvesting them, and how to use them in your favorite recipes.

This workshop is part of a series of educational workshops on gardening and landscaping for novice and advanced gardeners in partnership with the Ascension Parish Master Gardeners Association, which is under the direction of the LSU AgCenter.

To register for this workshop, call (225) 622-3339.

Switch things up and get into gaming at the Ascension Parish Library. Test your gaming skills against other players and pick up some tricks to level up on your favorite games.

For the Switch, well have Super Smash Bros Ultimate, MarioKart 8 and Just Dance 2021. Show off your moves on Guitar Hero, Super Smash Bros or MarioKart 8 on WiiU. Meet up at the Dutchtown library on Thursday, Oct. 13; the Galvez library on Tuesday, Oct. 25; or the Gonzales library on Thursday, Oct. 27. Each location will press start at 5 p.m.

Selected games are rated E-10+ (everyone aged 10 and up) and T for Teen. This event is intended for teens 12-18.

Ascension Parish Library, in partnership with Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, is offering free legal clinics for individuals and families who meet income eligibility requirements.

The clinics are held by appointment on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the librarys Donaldsonville location.

Pro bono services include evictions, wills and successions, bankruptcies, divorces and more. The clinic does not handle personal injury, criminal or malpractice cases.

Southeast Louisiana Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm that offers representation, advocacy, and legal education to those who meet income eligibility in Southeast Louisiana. SLLS serves people in 22 parishes across Southeast Louisiana. Federal income guidelines are used to determine eligibility.

To make an appointment, call (225) 473-8052. If you cannot make it to the library in person for legal help, virtual help is available by signing up at https://bit.ly/legalclinicAPL.

Online registration for the 2023 Ascension Youth Basketball Association program for boys and girls ages five to 16 runs through Oct. 31.

The registration fee is $80 per child. Visit http://www.ayba.info for the link and instructions.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars 3693 Auxiliary is seeking vendors for its Nov. 12 Fall Craft Fair.

The craft fair is set for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the post hall on Churchpoint Road in Gonzales. The event will include indoor and outdoor spaces, food truck and local vendors.

Anyone interested in selling their wares can email anolen21@yahoo.com.

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After an 0-4 start, Ascension Episcopal got into the win column by routing West St. John 42-0 last week.

Blue Gators coach Stephen Hearen, whose team travels to 1-4 Catholic-New Iberia in a District 8-2A opener, likes the way his team has handled adversity.

"It was uncharted territory for the kids. Our senior class had never had to deal with anything like this," he said. "One of the things I was most pleased with was that I felt we played hard every week against competitive teams.

"We just ran out of gas against some physical teams. We knew that once we got into the district, it's anybody's to win."

The Blue Gators haven't had any problem scoring points. The offense, led by quarterback Cade Dardar and receiver Austin Mills, has produced 31 points per game.

Hearen is wary of Catholic-New Iberia, which thumped Eunice 44-18 last week for its first win

"I think it was a case of things starting to click for them last week," he said of the Panthers. "They have some young guys on the field and sometimes that takes a little time.

"Catholic High has some athletic running backs that they move around to different spots. They have a lot of offensive weapons and are comfortable trying to run downhill. Their quarterback (Luke Landry) is a competitor who plays with confidence."

When word got around that Jacob Carruth was interviewing for the position of head football coach at North Central in the summer of 2021, the young coach didn't exactly receive messages of encouragement.

"I was advised to turn and run, that nobody can win there," said Carruth, who previously served as an assistant coach at north Louisiana programs Homer and Glenbrook Academy.

"But that's the worst thing anybody could have told me. It sounded like an opportunity to me."

Although the Hurricanes didn't win a game last year, they showed improvement, and after two losses to begin this season, Carruth's squad has won three straight heading into this week's District 6-1A opener at 3-2 St. Edmund.

"The perception had been that we're the worst team in the world," said Carruth, whose team snapped a 40-game losing streak with a 54-6 Week 3 win over Thrive Academy.

"Now everybody around the school thinks we're the best team in the world. People expect us to win, which is what we want. Pressure is a privilege. We're not going to shy away from it."

The Hurricanes are averaging 32.4 points per game. Sophomore quarterback Craig Malveaux has passed for 796 yards with 13 touchdowns, and he also leads the team in rushing (49-404, 4 TDs).

Devion Lavergne, who is a 6-foot-4 senior receiver and one of the state's top basketball prospects, has 31 catches for 493 yards and eight TDs.

"Devion is a special talent for us, especially being that it's his first time playing football," Carruth said. "We have several like him, freak athletes on the basketball court who we've put in positions where they showcase their athletic abilities.

"We were quite good enough to get the job done with a win last year, but we focused on fundamentals and building excitement around the program. The way to do that is to score points."

Iota is another program that has won three straight games after an 0-2 start.

After a 27-8 loss to Iowa in Week 1, the defensive-minded Bulldogs have allowed 32 points over the next four weeks with a District 3-4A road game at Northwest up next.

Coach Ray Aucoin's defense, which returned 10 starters from last year, is headed up by all-state linebacker Dayton Boone.

"He is rolling right along and is averaging 11 tackles per game," Aucoin said of Boone, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound senior.

"Everybody says the strength of our defense is the linebacking corps, which likes to come downhill and hit people."

The Bulldogs (3-2, 1-0) will try to slow down Northwest running back Javian Reese, who is one of the area's leading rushers with 607 yards on 77 carries with seven touchdowns.

"This is our biggest game of the year," Aucoin said. "We say that every week. We want to stay the course and be playing for the district championship in Week 10 against Church Point. "We don't want to peak. We just want to keep getting better."

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Ascension Episcopal relishes new lease on life after elusive first win as district play begins - The Advocate

The Xiphos Moonlight is a 4-star Sword weapon added in Genshin Impact Version 3.1. This support weapon empowers characters who scale off of Elemental Mastery, giving your team a huge boost in Energy Recharge. This great weapon will be a great fit for any sword characters who love elemental reactions like Vaporize.

To obtain the Xiphos Moonlight, the weapon must be featured as an available 4-star weapon on the Weapon Event Wish banner. Unlike most 4-star weapons in the game, the Xiphos Moonlight is only available to pull through this method, meaning you cannot obtain this weapon in the Standard Event Wish or Character Event Wish banners. Currently, the Wandering Evenstar is not available yet.

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The Xiphos Moonlight is a good support weapon for characters who rely on Elemental Mastery in their kits. The Energy Recharge you gain from this weapon is significant and is spread across your entire team, making this a great option to bolster the support capabilities of characters like Kazuha or Kuki Shinobu.

This weapon will also likely perform well on Dendro characters such as the Dendro Traveler and upcoming Nahida. Note: if you have multiple weapons at the same time, the buffing effect of this weapon will stack. Its recommended not to refine this weapon and spread the buffing effects throughout your entire team.

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Its not often you see a pitcher who played the entire 2021 season in Single-A reach the big leagues the following year, especially in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Its even rarer when a starting pitcher, rather than a bullpen arm, ascends through the ranks to accomplish this feat. Age can play a factor as well as the round they were selected.

None of the above applies to Luis Ortiz.

A 23-year-old right-hander from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, Ortiz has opened eyes in Pittsburgh following his first three Major League starts. In 15.1 innings, Ortiz owns a 1.17 ERA, a .093 batting average against, 0.78 WHIP, and has struck out 17 with 7 free passes.

He might never go back.

Ortiz signed with the Pirates on Oct. 2, 2018, and played in Rookie Ball the following year. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2020 Minor League season, putting Ortiz and his fellow Minor Leaguers behind the eight ball.

Ortiz ended 2021 where he started it, making 19 starts in 22 appearances for the Single-A Bradenton Marauders. He pitched to the tune of a 3.09 ERA, .241 opposing batting average, 1.26 WHIP, and finished 5-3 in 87.1 total innings.

Ortiz relied on his plus fastball high-nineties fastball that can reach triple digits to strike hitters out, sitting down 113 batters compared to 28 walks.

The Pirates first showed their aggression with Ortiz by bypassing High-A Greensboro and assigning the 6-foot-2 hurler to Double-A Altoona.

General Manager Ben Cherington and his staffs risk seems to have paid off despite an up-and-down season for the Curve. He struck out a high number of hitters (126) but reached an ERA of 4.64 in 23 starts totaling 114.1 frames, finishing strong with five runs allowed in his final 21 innings.

With the Altoona season coming to a close, Ortiz and a plethora of other Curve players including top prospects Quinn Priester and Endy Rodriguez received a chance to showcase their skills at the Triple-A level.

Ortiz allowed eight runs (four earned) in 10 innings over two starts for the Indianapolis Indians, striking out 12 and limiting batters to a .108 average.

Even though the Indians were still playing, Ortiz was recalled to face the Cincinnatti Reds on Sept. 13. He allowed no runs and only one hit in 5.1 innings.

His opportunity extended to one of the best lineups in baseball on the road, historic Yankee Stadium with Aaron Judge chasing the American League home run record. Judge finished 0-for-2 with a walk and two groundouts as Ortiz exited following five innings of one-run ball (two runs, one earned).

Ortiz depends on his power fastball - graded by MLB Pipeline as a 60 on the 20-80 scale - to speed up hitters and display a slider and occasional changeup.

The Pirates need pitchers like Ortiz who show flashes of potential to come out of the woodwork and make a difference with the ballclub. Hes throwing his fastball 58 percent of the time with batters hitting below .100 (0.88) on the pitch and .105 on his slider. The rightys fastball velocity is in the 98th percentile in all of baseball, according to Baseball Savant, and his fastball spin is in the 84th percentile.

Ortizs emergence as an unlikely addition to the 2022 squad is indicative of the Bucs' willingness to be cautiously aggressive with their starting pitchers if it's even possible to find common ground and do both.

Its only three starts and two against struggling teams, but those same two games against division opponents who have caused fits for Pirates regardless of their talent level.

Pittsburgh may have discovered a hidden gem the organization needed to pair with Priester and Roansy Contreras as a middle-of-the-rotation starter with back-end of the bullpen potential.

Time and additional innings will be the ultimate indicator of Ortizs potential and blowing the ball by hitters at 100 MPH is a good place to start.

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The band continues to perform their recently released albums during their residency at the famed NYC venue.

By Andy Kahn Oct 2, 2022 1:00 pm PDT

Tedeschi Trucks Band continued their trend of performing complete albums during their show last night at the Beacon Theatre, with the recently released album I Am the Moon: II. Ascension played in its entirety. The band previously offered complete renderings of their I Am The Moon: III. The Fall album on opening night of their current Beacon residency and followed with I Am The Moon: IV. Farewell on night two.

I Am the Moon: II. Ascension was released in July following the June release of I Am The Moon: I. Crescent. Two additional volumes of the four-part album followed as I Am The Moon: III. The Fall arrived later in July and I Am The Moon: IV. Farewell landed in August.

Night three at the lauded New York City venue began with Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi steering their bandmates through the seven songs that comprise I Am the Moon: II. Ascension. Saturdays show started with the Ascension album opener Playing With My Emotions. The ensemble subsequently rolled out the rest of the songs in the order they appeared on the record, serving up Aint That Something, All the Love, So Long Savior, Rainy Day, La Di Da and Hold That Line.

After completing the album, Tedeschi Trucks Band tacked on two songs before taking a set break, selecting a cover of the Four Tops Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever and their Whiskey Legs

The second set started with Bob Dylans Down In The Flood. TTB original Hard Case came next, followed by a trio of covers, Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? by Derek & The Dominos, Smoke Ring Halo by The Wood Brothers, and the B.B. King popularized How Blue Can You Get. Regular favorites Anyhow and Midnight Harlem surrounded a cover of The Letter and The Allman Brothers Bands instrumental Little Martha.

Key to the Highway (which appeared on Derek & Dominos Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs album) and Bound for Glory were the last songs of the set. Another Derek & The Dominos tune, Tell The Truth, held down the encore slot and brought the evenings concert to an end.

TTBs seven-show residency at the Beacon continues tomorrow, Monday, October 3. Listen to an audience recording of Saturdays Tedeschi Trucks Band show posted by Eric Lugassy and watch audience-shot video footage below:

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The Ethiopian government is renewing calls for therestitutionof a holy object hidden inside an alter inLondons Westminster Abbey.

For the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the tablet, known as a tabot, represents the Ark of the Covenant, and it is considered sacrilege for it to be seen by anyone other than clergy. The tabot in Westminster was looted in 1868 by British troops at the Battle ofMaqdala, along with hundreds of other cultural treasures looted.

The procedure fordeaccessioningartifacts from Westminsiter Abbey is a legal gray area. The Abbey is known as a Royal Peculiar, which puts its properties under the jurisdiction of the monarchy. TheArt Newspaperreports that any restitution may require the approval of the new British monarch, King Charles III, who ascended to the throne last month following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II.

Following the British raid, the Maqdalacollection was scattered among the collections of various Western museums, such as the British Museum. One tabot was donated to the Abbey byCaptainGeorge Arbuthnot of the Royal Artillery and later incorporated by architect George Gilbert Scott into the designs for an altarpiece in the Henry VII Lady Chapel, where it was visible to visitors.

The Ethiopian government has campaigned for years for the restitution of the looted tabots, to varying success. In 2002,the Church of St John the Evangelist in Edinburgh returned a tabot that had been discovered in a cupboard. Three years laterthe British Museum moved its collection of 11 tabots to an underground store that staff are prohibited from entering.

Westminster Abbey, however, has refused all appeals from Ethiopia. In 2007, thehead of the Ethiopian Orthodox church, Abune Paulos, traveled to London to directly lobby a representative of the Abbeyfor its return. The tabot, however, was not returned, though in 2010 a covering was placed in front of the tabot, and an inscription reading Fragment of an Abyssinian Altar brought from Magdala in 1868 wsa removed from view.

In 2018, a Westminister Abbey spokesman said, The dean and chapter are very conscious of the sensitivity of the Ethiopian tabot, so steps were taken a number of years ago to ensure that the tabot, which is in a very sacred place, was properly covered and could not be seen by anyone.

Speaking tothe Art Newspaperlast month, an Abbey spokesperson said that there are no current plans [for its return], but the future of the tabot is kept under review, and that the Abbey has no plans to change these arrangements.

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With Ascension of King Charles III, Ethiopian Government Renews Calls for the Restitution of its Holy Tabot from Westminster Abbey - ARTnews

James Busby

Published: 2022-10-03T09:11:02

Updated: 2022-10-03T09:11:21

Genshin Impact Redcrest locations can be found across the Sumeru region, but knowing exactly where to find them can be a little tricky. So, in order to save you time trekking across the region, heres every Genshin Impact Redcrest location.

With the release of Candace in the 3.1 update, many Travelers will be wondering where they can find Redcrest locations. This red spiky fruit is native to the Sumeru region, the games latest addition to the ever-expanding world of Teyvat.

So, if youve been lucky enough to unlock Candace on the current Genshin Impact banner, then youll need to locate plenty of Redcrests. Fortunately, our handy Redcrest location guide will cover every location to help save you time trekking through the Sumeru desert.

The Genshin Impact Redcrest is a local specialty that is native to Sumeru. In fact, this fruit can only be found in this region, which means Travelers will need to progress through the story in order to farm this material.

Redcrests can be found in the Sumeru desert, which is also officially known as the Great Red Sand. Genshin Impact Redcrest locations can be found by heading to the following locations:

Its important to note that there are a total of 79 Genshin Impact Redcrest locations, which means youll need to farm all of them over a period of days to Ascend Candace. However, if you head to any of the above locations, you should be able to find these fruits with ease.

Genshin Impact Redcrests are only used to Ascend Candace. In fact, Travelers will need to harvest 168 Redcrests in total to Ascend Candace to her maximum level, so be sure to scour the Sumeru desert until you secure them all.

So, there you have it, thats every Genshin Impact Redcrest location in the game needed for ascending Candace. Make sure you check out our Genshin Impact page for all the latest news and guides.

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Vladimir Putin probably knew well before he first became prime minister in 1999 and certainly by the time he became Russias president in 2012 that the Soviet Union was, in the words of former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, an Obervolta mit Raketen (Upper Volta with Missiles).

He must have realized that any effort to rectify this situation to enable Russia to compete with the U.S. would be hugely costly and require a Herculean effort which, at best, would only have a slim chance of success. Instead, as a product of the Soviet KGB where maskirovka (translated as masking) is a guiding principle, he opted for a strategic deception plan aimed at convincing the world of Russias military might on a par with its arch rivals.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

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To further this phantasm Putin undertook several blitz-type operations designed to project an image of a military ready to relentlessly pursue Russias great power ambitions.

For instance in 2008, he ordered a lightening full-scale land, air and sea invasion of Georgia, including its undisputed territory, referring to it as a "peace enforcement operation. This was Europes first war of the 21st century. After five days of fighting Russia gained control of two breakaway regions, Abkhazia and so-called South Ossetia.

In early 2014, Russian naval infantry, special forces, and airborne troops rapidly seized control of the Crimean Peninsula. In the Spring of 2014, Russian special forces and troops mobilized, led, equipped and supported separatist militias who seized control of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

In September 2015, Moscow launched its first expeditionary operation since the Soviet era. Moscow rushed to rescue the teething regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. It deployed fixed-wing and helicopter aviation assets to Syria. It also provided intelligence information, advisors, ammunition, and artillery. In return Putin was granted a naval and an air base on Syrian territory. He could now stake a (false) claim to a new Russian zone of influence and to supplanting American presence in the Middle East.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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Then came the invasion of Ukraine. What was to be Putins master stroke promoting his plan to reconstitute the USSRs territories while simultaneously advance his deception plan backfired badly. The painstakingly crafted picture of a formidable Russian military simply evaporated almost immediately after its forces had crossed into Ukraine on February 24, 2022. There cannot be better evidence of the collapse of Putins grand design than the partial mobilization which the Russian leader was forced to order. Even worse is his need for military aid from such countries as Syria (soldiers and mercenaries), Iran (reconnaissance and kamikaze drones) and North Korea (millions of rockets and artillery shells).

What did U.S. intelligence know about the Russian militarys real fighting capabilities?

The Pentagons Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) 2017 publication Russia Military Power: Building a Military to Support Great Power Aspirations, stated: The Russian military today is on the rise...[it is] a smaller, more mobile, balanced force rapidly becoming capable of conducting the full range of modern warfare...[It] can be used to underpin Moscows stated ambitions of being a leading force in a multipolar world.

It is hardly surprising that as Russia appeared on the verge of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. intelligence reports, left an ominous impression of Russias abilities according to Politico on June 15.

During a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearings last May (even before Ukraine launched its successful counteroffensive) Sen. Josh Hawley (R. Missouri) said We pretty dramatically overestimated the strength of the Russian military.

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Russian soldiers

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Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) stated We had testimony that Kyiv was going to fall in three or four days and the war would last two weeks. That turned out to be grossly wrong.

In response Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines indicated that U.S. spy agencies were reviewing where they erred. Its a combination of will to fight and capacity, in effect, and the two of them are issues that are quite challenging to provide effective analysis on.

However this was hardly a definitive explanation for the causes for the U.S. intelligences failure. It appears the erroneous assessment was based on a mirror-image fallacy where the American conception of modern warfare was observed in the organization and doctrine of the Russian military. Most importantly, the determination that the Russian military force was rapidly becoming capable of conducting the full range of modern battlefield operations was heavily influenced by the recent Russian military operations. Yet it is doubtful these were indicative of the true capabilities of the Russian military. In two of the engagements (Georgia and Syria) the Russians had an overwhelming superiority and in one (Crimea) the Russians operated while unopposed. Drawing general conclusions based on these military displays meant that the U.S. intelligence in effect bought Putins deception scheme hook, line and sinker.

While the U.S. intelligence conception (carefully cultivated by Putins strategic deception) led it to hugely overestimate the prowess of the Russian military, Putins own conception led to fatal underestimation of the Ukrainians. Consequently the entire Russian battle plan rested on the assessment it could quickly take out the Ukraine government, and that Russian troops would be greeted as liberators as they stormed the whole country.

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Homes destroyed in Russian shelling of Ukraine

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No Plan B was prepared in case the operation stalled.

Putin apparently believed Ukraine would be a replica of his other successful limited military forays and that he had hit on a winning strategy to reclaim Russias old glory - no wonder he dubbed the invasion a special military operation." Such was the prevalence of this intelligence concept that the Russians never bothered with laying down secured logistic lines to support their invading force. Nor was a Plan B prepared in case the operation stalled. Soldiers were not told what was their true mission, indicating deception was exercised even vis-a-vis Russias own troops.

For example an enormous and growing trade imbalance favoring China has become apparent. In 2013, China accounted for 11 percent of Russias trade. In 2021, the figure was 18 percent, while Russia represented a puny 2 percent share of Chinas trade. This imbalance is even more striking when considering that 70 percent of Russias exports to China are energy related.

The war in Ukraine forced Moscow into giving the Chinese preference in trade at below market rates, losing key global arms markets and increasingly becoming a back room supplier to an Asia dominated by China.

Moreover Russias military failures in Ukraine are breeding instability throughout the countrys sphere of influence especially in Central AsIa.

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Conscripted Russian reserves in the city of Volzhskiy

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The decline as a world power, is especially pronounced as Russia is not just losing its footing vis-a-vis the West, but also its standing towards its East. If Russias expansionism was actually motivated by Putins concern over an evolving NATO threat, he must be terrified in the wake of the Ukraine war.

Beijing can be expected to assume a more assertive foreign policy posture and redouble its efforts to contain and eventually expel Americas presence and influence from the Asia-Pacific region. Chinas belligerence toward Taiwan and the South China Sea will likely intensify as well.

In sum Putins debacle is complete. From aspirations to play in the Premier League his relegation to the ranks of the "hasbeens" maybe permanent. Still an Upper Volta armed with nuclear tipped missiles is a pretty scary proposition if its leader is obsessed with imperial ambitions or is simply seeking revenge.

Dr. Avigdor Haselkorn is a strategic analyst and the author of books, articles and op-eds on national security issues.

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Six area high school bands converged at St. Amant High School's The Pit on Sept. 24 for Bandboree, a showcase of portions of the schools' halftime shows.

The bands included were the Bruin Band, ofCatholic High School;the Pride of EA, ofEast Ascension High School;the Jacket Pride Marching Band, ofDenham Springs High School;the Band of Legacy, ofWalker High School; theDutchtown Sound, ofDutchtown High School;and the St. Amant High School Marching Band.

There were no winners or losers at the Bandboree, as it was an opportunity for the bands to showcase their work and earn feedback to prepare for competition season.

The event started with the seniors playing "The Star-Spangled Banner," then each school's band had a chance to perform.

The Bandboree was closed off as every school's band members performed "Amazing Grace" (conducted by St. Amant's Craig Millet) and during a performance from the drumlines. After the performances, band members had the opportunity to socialize with one another on the field.

"The energy in The Pit was inspiring; there was such a great sense of camaraderie and unity shared amongst each of the band members," a news release said.

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Bandboree gives marching bands a chance to hone their skills ahead of marching competition season - The Advocate