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See the full list >> The James Beard Foundation — the organization perhaps best known for its annual best-in-the-industry awards — has gone through a shake-up recently in response to the equity The foundation’s CEO Clare Reichenbach recently has made a number of changes to keep the organization in tune with the evolving times At the helm since January 2018 Reichenbach brought sweeping changes that address some of the racial ethnic and gender homogeneity within both the restaurant industry and the awards program a record number of women — nearly half of all chef nominees — were nominated for Beard awards “We believe that having more women at the business helm is a critical driver of the cultural change that is needed in the industry,” Reichenbach said In October, the James Beard Foundation announced new diversity initiatives for its annual awards on the heels of the industry’s #MeToo scandals that ousted former award winners Mario Batali and John Besh The changes include diversifying volunteer committees retiring the Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America list (which currently recognizes Batali and Besh) and increasing transparency of the entire voting and judging process the organization introduced a women’s leadership program called Owning It designed to open discussion around female entrepreneurship “We have a responsibility to role-model the change we want to see in the world — from how diverse we are as an organization and a board to the level of diversity and inclusivity of our awards and programing,” said Reichenbach She also hopes to illuminate the work the organization is doing to promote sustainability and food-waste reduction in the industry “I want us to leverage our platform and influence to drive significant positive change in the culinary industry and the broader food system,” Reichenbach said The Power List Joanna Fantozzi is a Senior Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality She has more than seven years of experience writing about the restaurant and hospitality industry Her editorial coverage ranges from profiles of independent restaurants around the country to breaking news and insights into some of the biggest brands in food and beverage Joanna holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and creative writing from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree in arts and culture journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Prior to joining Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group in 2018 and has previously held editorial positions at Insider (formerly known as Business Insider) and The Daily Meal Joanna’s work can also be found in The New York Times Her areas of expertise include restaurant industry news restaurant operator solutions and innovations Joanna Fantozzi has been a moderator and event facilitator at both Informa’s MUFSO and Restaurants Rise industry events Informa Restaurant & Food Group (August 2021-present) Informa Restaurant & Food Group (July 2019-August 2021) Freelance Food & Lifestyle Reporter (Feb As the restaurant industry struggles toward gender parity in leadership ranks these 52 women have become the standard-bearers for change Registered in England & Wales with number 01835199 A 43-year-old man has died in a one-vehicle crash in Haskell County Christopher Neal Reichenbach of San Antonio was pronounced dead around 6 a.m Tuesday at the scene of the crash by Justice of the Peace Lynn Dodson according to a Texas Department of Public Safety media release The preliminary DPS investigation showed Reichenbach was travelling north on U.S Highway 277 in a 2013 Honda Accord passenger car when he steered off the roadway and struck a utility pole The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident The crash was investigated by Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Vernon Vince Guthrie of Benjamin He was assisted by Trooper Brandon Tidmore of Aspermont and Sgt More: Taylor County voters flock to polls for early voting More: Man dies in one-vehicle crash in Brown County Michele Sponagle is a prolific Canadian journalist who has been producing content for major media outlets for more than 15 years. She covers a wide range of topics, from retail trends to health and food. They’re facing uncertain economic and political times Flow CEO Nicholas Reichenbach talks about how his co navigating choppy waters and sailing boldly into the future with new products strategic partnerships and a laser focus on sustainability CSNC: We’ve got to start by talking about tariffs it seemed like tariffs were idle negotiation tactics But with the announcement of aluminum and steel tariffs that's a big lift for any beverage company this doesn't really affect flow because we have a spring in Virginia we bought in 2018 It has almost identical quality of the mineral water as my family’s spring in Bruce County in Ontario We just need to find a co-packer in the U.S We will easily go back to manufacturing in the U.S. CSNC: You’re now launching Flow sparkling waters in aluminum bottles How will that play out given the tariff challenges We broke the ground with Tetra Paks globally We're the largest bottled water company using them moving into sparkling water we can apply our environmental practices to aluminum Our aluminum bottles use 60% less aluminum than regular cans They’re 100% recyclable and ship with 60% less carbon emissions CSNC: Your aluminum packaging and cardboard Tetra-Paks are wise choices given the growing concern about the micro-plastics in plastic water bottles What initially inspired you to go that route NR: When I was attending Burning Man in Nevada I was not only stunned by the mountain of plastic water bottle waste I saw but I was also struck by how horrible the water in the plastic bottle tasted after being in the hot desert all day I knew there was plastic leaching into the water and thought There’s got to be a better way.’ That led me to create Flow and choose environmentally friendly packaging CSNC: The launch of Flow sparkling water is big news right now NR: We’ve been in enhanced water for a while and now we’re moving into functional enhanced water bringing functional and taste attributes to create a great portfolio for hydration CSNC: You can share the news about Toronto Blue Jays legend José Bautista and his involvement with Flow is now a strategic advisor and investor bringing his high-performance mindset to the brand’s marketing and media strategy His involvement not only boosts Flow’s credibility in the sports and wellness space but also reinforces its retail positioning as a go-to hydration choice for active consumers I knew José loved Flow and one thing led to another and I found myself on the phone with him a few weeks ago He made a strategic investment in Flow with his own money and helped us promote it We’ll be working with him on a summer campaign and some uniquely Canadian marketing for our retailers NR: Flow has become the official spring water of Inter Miami CF for the 2025 MLS season It was a landmark deal that took a long time to flush out because the biggest brands in the world also wanted it This partnership places Flow in front of thousands of fans at Chase Stadium integrating the brand into the game-day experience and expanding its presence in a key U.S We’re putting out co-branded bottles at the stadium to enhance visibility and brand recognition CSNC: How important are convenience stores to Flow We’re in 5,000 to 6,000 gas and convenience stores in Canada we’ll be doing a lot of promotions around our Hydrate Up campaign and introducing not only our Tetra format A Celebration of Life will be held at 5:00 p.m. Local Arrangements are under the care of Coltrin Mortuary Condolences may be sent online at www.coltrinmortuary.com © 2015 - 2025 EastIdahoNews.com LLC Strike Life Tributes A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 1:00 p.m June 14th at Strike Life Tributes in Isanti A graveside service will be held at 3:15 p.m at Isanti Union Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Isanti VFW In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Maddie Nelson Memorial Foundation Minnesota to Theodore and Regina (Luecken) Reichenbach He graduated from Fosston High School in 1961 1966 Les married Darlene Trautner in Bejou They made their home in Blaine for a time and then moved to Isanti in 1973 serving in Vietnam and was Honorably discharged in 1968 He continued to serve with the Naval Reserves until 1978 and being involved in the Isanti VFW Color Guard Les worked as a Sheet Metal Worker with Commercial Air and Egan Mechanical for most of his career He loved family time and being with his grandchildren and great grandchildren as his grandchildren and great-grandchildren called him loved to listen to his many stories and node in agreement even when they knew he was wrong about something Les was preceded in death by his loving wife Darlene of 57 years Theodore and Regina Reichenbach; and brother Teddy Michelle (Mitch) Hansen and Kevin Reichenbach; brother Krystal (Matthew) Ortt and Nick (Laura) Hansen; great-grandchildren Nathan and Ava; and by many other relatives and friends June 1, 2024 at 8:14 am You will all continue to be in my thoughts and prayers June 3, 2024 at 9:28 am Les & Dar were always close to our hearts and thoughts June 4, 2024 at 10:44 pm Always enjoyed spending time with Les and Dar Les lived with our family for awhile (along with 2 other cousins) and I always thought of them to be the big brothers I never had Was so fortunate to see them both at the reunion last September Video Copyright © 2025 Strike Life Tributes Caterer Middle East Home » People » Power 50 2024: Stephanie Reichenbach has reshaped the UAE’s hospitality landscape with a suite of high-end blend luxury and environmental responsibility has brought the Nara excellence into the city through meticulously crafted culinary experiences to both corporate and private clients The upcoming Nara on the Sea takes you on a journey to view the vibrant city of Dubai aboard the Lady Nara offering a sophisticated dining experience on the waterways of Dubai further extending Reichenbach’s impact on the UAE’s hospitality industry Aboard the Lady Nara guests will enjoy locally inspired food and drink and will be able to discover Nara’s new contemporary interpretation of the traditional Middle Easter Dhow cruise Reichenbach has transformed desert tourism from a rustic getaway to a premium Her camps are known for a strict zero-plastic powered by solar energy and recycled water systems that align with her commitment to preserving the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) Reichenbach has crafted an offering that attracts residents and live performances that make each visit memorable The success of Reichenbach’s ventures reflects her aptitude for identifying untapped markets within the UAE’s tourism sector Her desert camps have become the venue of choice for international luxury brands looking to host unique bespoke events that prioritize exceptional service This approach has driven impressive growth with the company’s revenue increasing by AED50 million over the past five years With Nara on the Sea set to launch in 2025 Reichenbach is preparing to bring her eco-luxe vision to Dubai’s waterways Guests aboard the Lady Nara will enjoy a culinary journey curated by chef Gregory Khellouf as they cruise along the Dubai Canal This new venture promises to elevate dining on the water as Reichenbach aims to establish it as the leading restaurant dhow in the UAE Reichenbach’s expansion strategy also includes potential launches in Abu Dhabi and other international markets underscoring her ambition to scale Nara’s success beyond the UAE Her vision for Nara Desert Escape and its growing collection of luxury experiences cements her status as a key innovator in the region’s hospitality industry making her a deserving nominee for the Caterer Middle East Power 50 List Mike Reichenbach speaks to the Florence City Council in support of the hate-crime bill Mike Reichenbach of Florence donated his entire Senate salary to charities a cornerstone component of his “Contract with the Pee Dee.” hand-delivered ten $1,000 contributions to local organizations that better the lives of South Carolinians “These area organizations do so much for our communities by helping children “Charisse and I are so grateful for the work they do and that we have the opportunity to help make an impact in their missions We consider our service in the Senate as a commitment to the community first As long as we are blessed to serve in the Senate we will continue to honor our Contract with the Pee Dee and the promises we have made to our constituents.” Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter A vehicle collided with a building on Sunday afternoon A Florence County woman is accused of lying about someone being in a hospital to trick an insurance company West Florence Fire Rescue is currently on the scene of a two-vehicle collision with confirmed entrapment on Pineneedles Road near South Dunes Drive A Florence teen is accused of robbing a Dollar General on Thursday Florence Police claim he ran before he got any money — One person is dead and several others injured following a Wednesday morning shooting in the Lamar area of Darlington… Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Jay Jordan and Mike Reichenbach are all running to represent Florence in the state legislature this year Belinda Timmons is running for State Senate District 31 as a Democrat Jay Jordan is running for State House District 63 as a Republican Kory Haskins is running for State House District 63 as a Democrat Mike Reichenbach is running for State Senate District 31 Florence County voters have just days left to decide who to vote in the Nov We asked the local State House candidates about their priorities and how they'd address residents' concerns FLORENCE COUNTY – The race is on with just days left for Florence voters to decide who will represent them in the Statehouse for the next two years Early voting has begun ahead of the Nov. 5 election. You can see who’s on your ballot and how to vote here While there are a slew of legislative races The district covers about half of Florence and most of southern Florence County is hoping to defeat long-time legislator Jay Jordan The district covers the western half of Florence We asked the candidates about their records their priorities if elected and how they’d handle voters’ concerns about the economy and the environment Belinda Timmons is promoting her decades of experience in local government — almost 40 years in different roles Timmons has spent most of her life in the Pee Dee serving as a page in the state legislature in the Florence County Treasurer’s Office and as a magistrate judge “I feel like that makes me the most qualified because I have the background of the government and also I know firsthand the needs of the community based on me being a public servant for nearly 40 years,” she said one of her top priorities would be strengthening laws that prevent landlords from renting unsafe homes and apartments she's seen how landlords can take advantage of what she described as the state's vague rules “We talk about the pay and we talk about the economics you have to have a foundation of education first and sometimes we tend to forget that our education is one of the most important factors in having a good economic living,” she said Timmons says she supports state and local efforts to set aside land for preservation in the face of development She worries that rapid growth will mean Florence County loses its natural resources Mike Reichenbach made the jump from car salesman to state senator when he ran to succeed Sen He’s hoping to continue his tenure this year Reichenbach said he brings a business perspective to the state legislature. In his first election, he campaigned on a “contract with the Pee Dee.” The contract laid out what his priorities would be from term limits to cutting taxes to supporting law enforcement “We understand that business runs on contracts and agreements we wanted to bring some of those tenets to the public service world,” he said Reichenbach said he would focus on public safety Reichenbach has devoted all of his funding requests to public safety such as purchasing equipment and vehicles for local law enforcement He also said he wants the legislature to pursue bond reform that would stop the “revolving door” among people who are accused of serious crimes the rest of the gains don't matter as much public safety and people feeling safe in their homes To ensure South Carolina can continue to build on its economic success the state needs to support the technical college system The legislature has devoted enough funding for the system to succeed but it still needs the vocal support of local leaders who sits on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee said the state is finding the right balance between development and preservation While there’s not a one-size-fits-all solution he said he trusts local leaders to make the right decisions for their communities Jay Jordan is known to many Florence voters Jordan is running for his sixth term in the S.C he is a lawyer who served on local boards such as the county election commission and the city planning commission before running for office “I think my record supports (a conservative) mindset philosophically and that's what the constituents of District 63 have gotten and will most likely continue to get from me over the next couple years,” he said Jordan pointed to a number of legislative accomplishments in the last decade that he said he’s been proud to be a part of: working on bond reform and increasing the penalties for some drug and violent crimes and reducing the state income tax Jordan credited the income tax cut with helping drive South Carolina’s economic success and he wants to see the income tax continue to decline to ensure the state's economy continues to grow One of his main concerns in the next term will be the state’s energy needs Energy has become a top issue at the capitol as legislators worry that the state’s development will outpace the supply of energy “We can't continue to see the successes we're seeing as far as growth and industry and not address the energy needs associated with those things,” he said Jordan said he’d like to see the legislature create a plan for a minimum amount of energy production for the next 10 years While the state has worked to increase teacher pay those wages still are not where they need to be and he’d like to see the legislature continue to provide more funding for teachers As South Carolina and Florence County continue to grow the legislature needs to focus on providing enough funding to local governments to make sure they can keep up with the growth He pointed to school and infrastructure funding as particular needs Decisions about growth — and protecting the environment — are best made by local governments the state has balanced the funding appropriately but he’s betting he has what it takes to unseat a longtime incumbent Haskins moved to the county roughly two years ago He was previously the county chair of South Carolina’s Forward Party Haskins is a case manager for a company that mediates between insurance companies and healthcare patients Haskins said he was motivated to run for the state House seat due to issues that have emerged in national politics He wants to reverse restrictions on abortion put in place by South Carolina’s legislature and it seems like every day they're trying to take something away from us,” he said “We want to get involved just to make sure that we can preserve those rights so our kids have their future to look forward to.” Haskins said another of his priorities is teacher pay and he wants to devote more funding to ensure teachers are paid fairly Florence County has seen a raft of economic successes recently like increasing development and rising home prices Haskins said he wants to make sure community members are listened to as local governments and residents make decisions about development That will help make sure certain areas aren’t overdeveloped Haskins said he’d advocate for a state program that would offer grants for first-time homebuyers News tips/online questions: peedee@postandcourier.com Delivery/subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: United Way of Florence County President Cameron Campbell says the organization's new "Barriers to Employment" program will help people keep their jobs Charisse recently made a donation to the United Way of Florence County to launch the "Barriers to Employment" program United Way is launching a new initiative called 'Barriers to Employment' help residents overcome difficulties that prevent them from gaining and sustaining employment FLORENCE — United Way of Florence County wants to help residents overcome the barriers to working The "Barriers to Employment" program is designed to help residents obtain childcare equipment and other expenses preventing them from finding and keeping a job United Way President Cameron Campbell said the idea is to break down barriers "The barrier to employment program is aimed at covering those upfront costs that may be a barrier to people seeking the opportunity to work and gain financial stability," Campbell said "The whole idea around this program is removing barriers We are kind of living by that motto with the program We want it to be really accessible and flexible," Campbell said The program will benefit workers and employers by addressing overlooked needs members of the workforce face. It's designed to fill a gap in resources available for Florence County This program would not be possible without a significant donation from District 31 State Sen two of the city's most prominent business leaders This program gave the Reichenbachs the opportunity to help people become gainfully employed they can further provide for their families and are able to contribute to society by creating a positive economic impact "It's a win we should all celebrate," he said Reichenbach believes the Barriers to Employment initiative is important for Florence County and the Pee Dee region's workforce development needs "Florence County and the Pee Dee region has a significant job growth opportunity "This program is an investment into the workforce development of Florence County and the Pee Dee region." The Reichenbachs hope other business and community leaders who have the means to contribute to initiatives would look at this program as an investment into the workforce development because it is good for Florence and the Pee Dee "This is not an expense or a donation or a contribution this is an investment for the entire community to help people get to work United Way is a partner of the ALICE (asset limited employed) initiative which helps communities focus on resources that enhance financial stability United Way will use tools from United ALICE a national database that monitors the financial conditions of families to evaluate the short- and long-term effectiveness of the program One way it plans to track program effectiveness is looking at the status of the household initially 51 percent of Florence County is below the ALICE threshold and 31 percent are ALICE households An unexpected expense could set them back and may be difficult to overcome The goal is to lift people below the ALICE threshold above it It will give them stability and let them live well "Having a more stable household income alleviates a lot of the effects of unexpected expenses which can be detrimental to families," Campbell said Campbell said it's important to remember that none of us got to where we are today without support from others in some capacity Florence County residents who have received job offers can apply to the program for help with their initial employment needs The program is accepting referrals from employers as well as nonprofit organizations. The protocol and referral form are available on its website send the referral form and we will certainly try to make it work," Campbell said The list of approved needs includes uniforms training or certification fees and one-time health or drug screening tests All applicants to the program must be Florence County residents and have proof of employment Referrals from nonprofit organizations and employers are preferred If you're interested in learning more about ALICE and how living below the ALICE threshold affects children, United Ways across South Carolina are hosting a virtual event, "ALICE in Focus: Children statewide report release" at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 26. Register for the event here. Let’s do some detective work on Casty’s batting In what was apparently to be the last Sherlock Holmes story the famed detective and his nemesis Professor Moriarty plunge over the Reichenbach Falls to their apparent deaths But that was only apparently the final Holmes story because the great detective was later revealed to have survived It turns out you can survive an encounter with your archenemy Like any good rival it has doggedly pursued him through the years we can take stock of how Castellanos is doing in the ongoing battle against his old foe With the scouting report on how to pressure Castellanos well known it comes as no surprise that he’s seeing more breaking balls than ever before This season he’s seeing them on 42.6% of pitches slightly more than his previous career high of 41.7% which came in the struggle that was his 2022 season The increasingly unbalanced diet of breaking balls has come at the expense of both fastballs and offspeed pitches both of which he’s seeing less often than he ever has before he sees breaking balls much more often from right-handed pitchers whose pitches break away from right-handed batters such as himself That figure against righties is also the highest of his career (excluding the 2013 season in which he played in just 11 games) though this data isn’t further broken down by pitch type From this we can see that Castellanos receives a plurality of his pitches He’s not actually much more likely to swing at those pitches than he is to swing at other pitches outside the strike zone Hence the frequency at which he sees them Looking at his performance against sliders as a whole Those would both be the lowest of his career and both come on the heels of his career-best marks from 2023: .325 BA and .683 SLG His whiff rate against the slider this year is 39.3%; that would technically be a career-lowest though it’s not meaningfully different than the 40.1% he posted in 2022 significantly down from his 2023 whiff rate of 48.2% noting that while Castellanos’ efforts to be pickier about where to swing had inadvertently made him less likely to swing at the pitches against which he could do the most damage Castellanos was willing to accept more misses against the low and away slider in exchange for better performance against it; this season he’s cut back on the misses It might sound odd to call that encouraging but it does show that the story frequently told about Castellanos and the low and away slider isn’t quite right The narrative is that he’s helpless against it Working with imperfect options is often what it means to face your nemesis Moriarty bedeviled Holmes to the point where he needed to fake his own death to escape the trap that had been laid for him But choosing from imperfect options and their associated tradeoffs is a far cry from being without choice Castellanos is making his choices about how to tackle his foe Volume 9 - 2015 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00436 The brain’s analyses of speech and music share a range of neural resources and mechanisms Music displays a temporal structure of complexity similar to that of speech and elicits cognitive demands in tasks involving comprehension and attention synchronized neural activity of the cerebral cortex in the delta and theta frequency bands tracks the envelope of a speech signal and this neural activity is modulated by high-level cortical functions such as speech comprehension and attention whether the cortex also responds to the natural rhythmic structure of music and how the response is influenced by higher cognitive processes Here we employ electroencephalography to show that the cortex responds to the beat of music and that this steady-state response reflects musical comprehension and attention We show that the cortical response to the beat is weaker when subjects listen to a familiar tune than when they listen to an unfamiliar we show that in a task of intermodal attention there is a larger neural response at the beat frequency when subjects attend to a musical stimulus than when they ignore the auditory signal and instead focus on a visual one Our findings may be applied in clinical assessments of auditory processing and music cognition as well as in the construction of auditory brain-machine interfaces Speech and music are fundamental forms of human communication (Juslin and Laukka, 2003) Humans possess the unique ability to analyze and comprehend speech and music with a remarkable degree of sophistication: we can understand a particular speaker even in a noisy environment with many other simultaneous conversations and trained musicians can focus on a single instrument in an orchestral performance The human ability to parse such complex acoustic scenes greatly exceeds that of current technology: speech-recognition systems do well when following a single voice in a quiet environment but perform much worse when background noise is present Amusia can also be acquired through brain damage how more complex features such as comprehension of a whole musical tune or attention to it can be decoded from the listening brain This neural response is a promising candidate for reflecting the cognition of music Because the beat frequency is prominent in the envelope of a musical signal the neural response to it can be viewed as an ASSR This response is elicited by the beat of naturalistic music itself so the perception of the naturalistic music that we employ here is not distorted by a superimposed amplitude modulation This type of stimulus is accordingly well suited for studying the brain’s processing of music Eight young adult volunteers with normal hearing with no history of hearing or neurological problems Six of the subjects were male and two female Each participant underwent two 30-min EEG recordings on separate days that were typically spread over 2 weeks All experimental methods were approved by the Imperial College Research Ethics Committee and all participants gave written informed consent before the experiment All pieces had notes centered within the same octave range and lasted two minutes the four musical tunes remained highly recognizable The cortical response to the beat of music (A) Three bars from the musical score of a musical piece (OTJ top) may be contrasted with its scrambled version (bottom) Note that the randomization occurs over the whole length of the musical piece and not only over the three bars that are shown here The notes in the first three bars of the musical piece are thus not all identical to those in the first three bars of the scrambled version (B) The amplitude spectra of the envelope of a musical piece (FE blue) and its scrambled version (red) show the same magnitudes at the beat frequency and its higher harmonics Deviations between the two spectra are well below the noise (shaded areas denote the SEM) (C) The amplitude spectrum from a frontal channel in a representative subject in response to an attended musical piece contained a large response at the beat frequency fb (6 Hz) (D) The response at the beat frequency was largest in the frontal area and smallest at the occipital pole The scalp topographic map displays the amplitude of the electroencephalography (EEG) responses at the beat frequency in response to an attended musical piece In the first experiment we tested differences in the neural response to the musical pieces and their scrambled counterparts Subjects listened to the musical pieces as well as their scrambled versions while visually fixating at a stationary position The experiment was divided into four trials One recording was made during the presentation of a musical piece and the other recording during the presentation of the tune’s corresponding scrambled version Whether the musical piece or the scrambled version was presented first was chosen at random Each of the four trials employed a different musical piece and is referred to by the name of this piece in the following The order of the presentation of the pieces was randomized between subjects Subjects were asked whether they recognized the tunes to ensure that they were familiar with the melodies The two tasks were presented in a random order Different texts were used in the different trials to ensure maximal attention Attention to the musical piece was verified through inquiring whether subjects recognized the tune and attention to the text was verified through comprehension questions All subjects answered these questions satisfactorily We used scalp electrodes to measure the cortical responses of volunteers to music each subject sat in a comfortable chair in a quiet room and was asked to keep his or her eyes open and fixated on an object straight ahead Monopolar EEG signals were acquired using a biosignal amplifier (g.BSamp) a passive ground electrode (g.LADYbirdGND) and an Ag/AgCl active earclip electrode (g.GAMMAearclip; Guger Technologies The analog voltage signals were band-pass filtered between 0.1 and 100 Hz and amplified by a factor of 10,000 We recorded from 13 electrodes that were positioned at Fpz and Oz (10/10 configuration) with the right earlobe as reference Before recording we confirmed that each electrode’s connection to the scalp had an impedance below 25 kΩ Data were acquired at a sampling rate of 1000 s-1 with a data-acquisition card (PCI 6221 USA) and a program custom-written in MATLAB (MathWorks The program also provided the subjects with musical signals that were synchronized with the EEG recordings Music was presented through electrically shielded earphones (hf5 USA) at a comfortable root mean square sound pressure level of 75 dB SPL The sound intensity was calibrated with a microphone (ECM8000 We computed the average amplitude and phase at the beat frequency To this end we computed the average time series from beat-responsive channels We divided each two-minute time series into 120 segments The Fourier transform of each segment was calculated and the complex Fourier coefficient at the beat frequency extracted From the complex coefficients of all segments we computed the average amplitude at the beat frequency as well as the SEM We also conducted a one-sample Kolmogorov–Smirnov test on the complex Fourier coefficients for each of the different segments to confirm that the data originated from standard normal distributions This procedure validated the use of Student’s t-tests for the comparison of EEG responses We checked for stimulus artifacts by recording the EEG response when the earphones were activated near the ear but not inserted into the ear canal A subject could then not perceive the music and the response at the beat frequency was absent from the EEG recording For the first experiment we compared the EEG response to a musical piece with the response to its scrambled version For the second experiment we compared the EEG response to a musical piece for a subject when attending the music to that during reading of text In both cases we investigated differences in the EEG amplitudes at the beat frequency averaged over all beat-responsive channels We then assessed the statistical significance of the differences on three levels: individual trials At the level of individual trials we investigated whether statistically significant results could be obtained from single trials which is important for a potential use in brain–computer interfaces and medical diagnostics We used a paired two-sample Student’s t-test to assess whether any difference in the average amplitude from the two EEG responses of a single trial was statistically significant The level of individual subjects indicates whether statistically significant differences can be obtained from all trials with a single subject which is necessary for the use of this method in clinical assessments For each subject we computed the mean and the SEM of the difference in the response between the two conditions Through a one-tailed one-sample Student’s t-test we then determined the statistical significance of the mean’s exceeding zero for music comprehension or being smaller than zero for attention At the population level we explored whether the averages of the response differences across subjects were statistically significant and thus whether there was a consistent population behavior We computed the mean and SEM of the differences in responses from all subjects one-sample Student’s t-tests to determine whether the averaged differences in the responses were significantly larger than zero for music comprehension or smaller than zero for attention To explore a potential use of our recording paradigms for the clinical assessment of auditory processing and music cognition and in brain–machine interfaces we sought to determine whether we could employ techniques from machine learning to accurately classify the cortical responses For classification we considered the EEG amplitude at the beat frequency for the different individual channels as potential features We investigated the results from single trials as well as from the average over all four trials with a given subject Because the activity of the cerebral cortex can change over time and baseline values in EEG recordings can accordingly shift we computed the difference in the amplitudes at each electrode between the paired recordings in each trial For the experiment on music comprehension we computed the difference between the EEG responses to a scrambled musical piece and those to the original tune For the experiment on attention we computed the difference in the EEG responses during reading of the text to that during listening to the music these differences constituted one category of data A second category was obtained by inverting the sign of the obtained differences The second category thus contained the difference between the EEG response to a musical piece and that to its scrambled version or the difference between the EEG response during listening to the music and that during reading of the text We sought to classify both categories through supervised learning (McLachlan, 2004; Lotte et al., 2007). We first reduced the number of features from the original 14 through a genetic algorithm, the forward stepwise-regression model (Mitchell, 1998) This method identifies the most informative features using a greedy selection approach We then applied linear discriminant analysis (LDA) a statistical method that fits a multivariate normal distribution to each class To find a classifier that was maximally robust to inter-trial variations the classifier was trained on the data from the individual trials We used cross-validation with 100 iterations The classifier was then successively trained on 9 of the 10 partitions and was tested on the remainder This classifier was then also tested on the data obtained from averaging over the four trials from each subject We found that EEG responses reliably tracked the beat frequency of a melodic stimulus (Figure 1B). The measured response to the beat was largest in the frontal, fronto-parietal, and central scalp areas; smaller in the temporal and parietal areas; and smallest in the occipital area (Figure 1C) the EEG response obtained from a two-minute recording was typically more than fivefold as great as the responses at neighboring frequencies Eleven of the 13 channels most often had responses at the beat frequencies that significantly exceeded those at neighboring frequencies; we denote these as beat-responsive channels The EEG response to the beat is thus a reliable marker for the cortical response to the musical stimuli We investigated whether the EEG response to the beat can signal the comprehension of music. To this end we created four segments of familiar tunes. For each piece we then produced a scrambled version in which segments of notes were shuﬄed. The envelopes of the scrambled versions had the same frequency spectra as those of the original pieces; in particular, they had the same beat amplitude (Figure 1B) the scrambled versions had the same pitch changes as the original tunes The musical tunes and their scrambled counterparts thus agreed in their low-level structure but differed regarding their high-level content: the scrambled pieces lacked a recognizable tune and were non-sensical EEG recordings were obtained from four trials during each of which a subject listened to one of the four musical pieces as well as to its scrambled version We first investigated the average over the signals at beat-responsive channels. We found that, at the population level, the EEG response at the beat frequency was significantly smaller (p < 0.05) during listening to the musical piece than during listening to the scrambled version of the musical piece (Figure 2) This result similarly emerged when investigating individual subjects: every subject had a smaller response to the musical tune than to its scrambled version and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05) for all subjects except for one who had a difference on the verge of significance (p ≈ 0.05) statistically significant differences in the neural responses could be obtained from about half of the individual trials Cortical responses to musical pieces and their scrambled versions we show the EEG responses at the beat frequency during listening to musical pieces (black) and to their scrambled versions (red) The EEG responses are the averages over the signals of the beat-responsive channels Each subject experienced four trials with distinct musical pieces The differences in the response were statistically significant in about half of the trials (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001) The average differences in the EEG responses at the level of individual subjects were significant in all but one subject (blue) the differences in EEG responses averaged over all subjects—was significantly positive as well (green) This result suggests that a few channels suffice to discriminate successfully between the perception of a familiar musical tune and that of an unrecognizable Classification of the neural responses to musical pieces and their scrambled versions (A) The EEG response to scrambled musical tunes was greatest near the frontal and central areas We show the average of the amplitude over all trials and subjects (B) The frontal and central areas also exhibited the largest difference in EEG amplitude at the beat frequency upon comparison of the response to a musical piece with that to its scrambled version We show the differences between the cortical response to random musical stimuli and to the original musical tunes (C) The category of the response difference between a scrambled musical piece and its original version (red circles) could be distinguished from the category of the inverse differences namely the difference in the response to a musical piece and its random counterpart (black squares) based on the single trials from all subjects Highly accurate discrimination (black line) of the two categories was achieved by the EEG response at the beat frequency at the frontal channels Fz and F6 (D) The classification was completely accurate when we considered the averages over all four trials from a given subject We next attempted to classify the EEG responses according to music comprehension on the basis of only a few EEG channels We assembled the EEG responses into two categories The first category was the difference in the EEG amplitude at the beat frequency during listening to a scrambled musical piece and that for its original version The second category was the inverse difference Because brain activity and thus EEG recordings can change over time we employed these differences instead of directly using the EEG responses to the musical stimuli The effects of non-stationarity largely disappeared when we considered the differences in the brain activity for paired recordings that were obtained successively We also investigated the attentional response to the beat of music. Subjects were presented with both a musical stimulus and a printed excerpt from a novel (Tiitinen et al., 1993) We conducted four trials with the four different musical pieces During each trial subjects listened to two presentations of the same musical piece For one trial they attended to the music whereas for the other they ignored the musical stimuli and read the text In order to investigate auditory attention to the musical input, we averaged the neural responses to the beat over the EEG channels with significant responses to the beat (Figure 4) the EEG response at the beat was significantly smaller when ignoring the music than when attending to it We observed the same behavior for every subject: the average difference in the responses between ignoring and attending the music was negative for every subject and significantly below zero for all but one whose response approached statistical significance (p ≈ 0.05) the amplitude was smaller when ignoring the music The differences were statistically significant in about half of the trials We recorded the EEG responses of eight subjects averaged over the beat-responsive channels as they either attended to a musical piece (black) or ignored it (red) The difference in response between ignoring and attending was negative in almost all of the trials and statistically significant in about half of the trials (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001) the average difference between the responses in both conditions was always negative and almost always significant (blue) The population average of the response difference was significantly negative as well (green) Neural responses to the beat in music during an attention task (A) The frontal and central areas had the strongest response to the beat of music when ignoring the music We show the average amplitudes over all trials and subjects (B) Averaged across all trials and subjects the difference in EEG amplitude at the beat frequency for attending to the music vs ignoring it was largest in the central area (C) The category of differences in the EEG responses between ignoring the music and attending to it (red circles) and the category of the inverse differences (black squares) could be differentiated with only two channels The class boundary (black line) was found through linear discriminant analysis (LDA) (D) Classification reached full accuracy when we classified the averages over the four trials from each subject Our experiment additionally demonstrates that attention enhances the cortical response to music, which concurs with several previous findings regarding the auditory ASSR (Ross et al., 2004; Bidet-Caulet et al., 2007; Müller et al., 2009) unlike the responses in previous studies using amplitude-modulated pure tones the attentional modulation of the neural steady-state responses to the beat of music that we have described here is not restricted to the left hemisphere but occurs equally in both hemispheres Determining the cortical response to the beat of music could inform physicians about a patient’s ability to comprehend music as well as to attend to it and thus help to assess high-level cognitive functions Because we have demonstrated that the brain responds to the beat of naturalistically presented music such an assessment would yield a promising passive screening of brain-injured patients Further experiments are needed to examine these potential mechanisms in the cortical response to the beat The phase of the cortical response at the beat frequency might hold important information as well. We have found that the phase was approximately 3.5 radians and remained constant over the different brain areas. This phase corresponds to a time delay of about 94 ms. 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A study of one mobile clinic in Boston found healthcare savings of $23 per $1 in operating cost Massachusetts-based Cabot Coach Builders constructed Union Community Care’s vehicle, starting with a Ford F450 chassis. Building and outfitting it was budgeted at $200,000; funding came from a number of sources Highmark Foundation and Capital Blue Cross United Way of Lancaster County provided $41,500 through its Level Up & Launch initiative Mobile clinics vary in dimension; some are as big as a motorcoach Union Community Care intentionally chose a moderate size Reichenbach said: It can be driven with a regular driver’s license whether in Lancaster or one of the surrounding boroughs The vehicle is staffed by two Union Community Care staff a doctor or nurse practitioner and a medical assistant Services include primary and preventive care for children and adults As part of Union Community Care’s “Plain Health” program it journeys out to Amish and Old Order Mennonite communities every Wednesday covering Lancaster County and part of Chester County over an eight-week rotation The next couple of routes are in the Lititz and Ephrata areas after which the medical unit will head out to the county’s east side either at community locations such as fire halls or at individual families’ homesteads Union Community Care has contracted with North Carolina vendor Matthews Specialty Vehicles It will offer hygienist appointments for cleaning and scaling as well as other services to be determined it won’t require a specialized license to drive It will have its own power supply and water tank so it won’t need external hookups — an advantage for mobility and flexibility “We’re excited to get it here and get it on the road,” Reichenbach said While there are no immediate plans to add more vehicles Reichenbach anticipates the fleet will expand further in coming years Union Community Care has spent a lot of time listening to feedback from patients and the community and building out mobile capacity “reflects what we’ve been asked to do.” One United Lancaster is made possible in part by You have the ability to support individuals with developmental needs oneunitedlancaster@uwlanc.org 717.824.8124 Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Nelda was born to William and Nelda Reichenbach in Long Island She and her family moved to Pasadena when she was a little girl There she attended elementary and junior high school graduating as homecoming queen from John Muir High School Suellen then traveled with a theater group throughout Europe especially her roses at her home in Long Beach she was a steadfast supporter of Roger Federer After a few months of commuting between her home in Long Beach and his in Cortez she decided to move to Bob’s and make it her own For 18 years she made the four corners her home the Irish music scene and Durango HOG riders she would go to her brothers’ homes in Chicago and West Virgina for weddings and gatherings She would also attend events in California with high school pals like the Super Bowl parties After many months of increasingly serious illness and disabilities she passed peacefully with her beloved Bob holding her CO; brothers Chuck Reichenbach of Florida and Chicago and Bill Reichenbach and his wife Jeannie of West Virgina; her niece Kay and her husband Stephan; and nephew Kurt and his wife Christine This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Christine von Reichenbach joined the national employment agency Adem in 2019 as deputy director Paperjam is highlighting some 100 women who know their way around a board of directors Deputy director and CIO of the national employment agency Adem is also a member of the City of Luxembourg’s litigation she was a member of the board of directors and treasurer of HL7 Luxembourg the global authority on interoperability standards for health information technology HL7 Luxembourg aims to promote and adapt these standards in Luxembourg so that healthcare IT systems communicate better with each other Paperjam: What are the main challenges you have encountered as a female independent director Christine von Reichenbach: The main challenges include the constant need to prove one’s legitimacy in an environment that is sometimes still marked by stereotypes as well as the lack of female role models on boards This can also result in limited opportunities to hold chairmanship or vice-chairmanship positions How do you deal with any resistance or scepticism towards you I prefer an approach based on facts and results By demonstrating my mastery of the subjects covered my expertise and by establishing a respectful dialogue I try to transform scepticism into recognition of my skills Do you think gender equality is progressing on boards thanks in particular to legislative initiatives and a growing awareness of the importance of diversity and more sustained efforts are needed to achieve genuine parity What do you think of quotas for women on boards Are they necessary or counterproductive in your view Quotas are a necessary tool to accelerate the transition towards balanced representation but rather a lever for creating an inclusive culture do you feel a particular responsibility to champion issues of parity and inclusion it’s important to be a role model and to support initiatives that promote women's access to decision-making positions This also includes promoting a culture of inclusion beyond gender how does diversity influence the performance of a board of directors Diversity enriches debate and improves decision-making It allows a wider range of perspectives to be considered which reduces the risk of one-size-fits-all thinking and encourages innovation Studies also show that companies with diverse boards perform better financially What solutions or policies do you think could encourage better parity Ambitious quota policies combined with mentoring programmes leadership training for women and awareness-raising initiatives from an early age could encourage greater parity Transparency in recruitment processes is also essential What advice would you give to a woman who is hesitating to take the plunge Believe in your skills and dare to take the plunge Women bring a unique perspective that is indispensable and don’t let the fear of failure hold you back helps to open doors for you and other women do you have an anecdote or defining moment in your journey that illustrates the reality of being a woman in this role I felt that my contributions were sometimes sidelined Discussions often seemed to take place between the men around the table leaving me with the impression that I was tolerated but not really considered at my true worth I decided to prepare thoroughly on a key topic and to speak strategically This approach marked a turning point: my arguments were listened to and taken into account and I was finally able to make myself heard That moment taught me the importance of being prepared and assertive in such an environment What concrete advice would you give to a young woman who wants to make her mark in society I would advise her to believe in her abilities and not to hesitate to take up the space she deserves Surrounding herself with a support network identifying mentors and looking for opportunities to train and develop are essential steps I would also tell her to dare to express her ideas I would advise against trying to conform to external expectations or trying to match an idealised image There’s no point in keeping quiet or playing down your ambitions so as not to “disturb.” Finally I would tell her not to wait for everything to be perfect before taking the plunge--moving forward Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text All-City in football as well as on the baseball and wrestling teams at Liberty High School in his hometown of Bethlehem Mike Reichenbach was clearly an outstanding athlete you always go with the team that's winning so I was a Steelers fan," Reichenbach says "All my uncles and everybody that I knew was an Eagles fan Named as a first-team Little All-America linebacker by The Associated Press and Kodak/Coaches as a senior at Division II East Stroudsburg University but there were scouts that came in and timed me," Reichenbach says but I just saw that it probably wasn't going to happen there were about five or six teams that contacted me because I got on the phone asking coaches questions What kind of defense do you run?' They said 'Aren't you just happy coming to camp?' And I said so I want to know what my best option is.' The Eagles were the only one who offered me a signing bonus which bought me a car The last rookie linebacker on the roster as camp was closing Reichenbach's chances of making the team seemed good an injury on the defensive line in the final preseason game rattled the Eagles' roster plans but told to stay in shape because they'd like to bring him back "I went home and worked out three times a day," Reichenbach says And then one day I was at the track running and I stopped in the middle and said to myself "I drove home and when I pulled up in front of the house I'm not going to let them cut me again.' They put me on all the special teams that first game against (Washington) and I think we kicked the ball six times and I had six tackles." the Eagles introduced Reichenbach and his teammates to their new head coach who was fresh off of helping Chicago win Super Bowl XX as its defensive coordinator the first thing is you want to do is make the team And then you want to go to the Super Bowl," Reichenbach says but the only thing you knew right away was that they won in Chicago And then he came to town and we found out that it's going to be an interesting time frame Return Game: House of Pain Game presented by NovaCare Rehabilitation takes you deep inside the iconic House of Pain Game This season takes you into the locker room and onto the field with stories from players With Philadelphia for six seasons from 1984-89 what are some of Reichenbach's fondest memories from his time with the Eagles "Just the fact that you never thought that you could get to that level and running out onto that field for the first time 'This is something that became true.' And my parents got to see me play at that level in the stadium It was incredible for them to be able to be a part of that," he says "It's just what I learned from the game that I apply to life now To break through the glass ceilings in your life There are things that stop you and you say Concluding his eight-year NFL career by playing the 1990 and '91 seasons for Miami Reichenbach saw what sets Eagle fans apart from the others It's not just a game to them; it's a way of life their week is miserable," Reichenbach says "And you always knew who the players on the team were The director of East Coast sales and an account executive for a pharmaceutical company Reichenbach has worked in the sales field for over 25 years "We print the labels for prescription drugs and the things you buy off the shelf," Reichenbach says especially during this time with people losing jobs We've worked all the way through because we're supplying the pharmaceutical industry Reichenbach demonstrated a strong work ethic as a player and he still does today we do a lot of inner-city work with kids because I see what's happening with sports It's become such a business that these kids get lost in it They only see their value if they can put a ball in a hoop or score a touchdown And they get left behind when that's all they have to get out of the city," Reichenbach says we're trying to open up their hearts to see what other gifts and abilities they have to find a way to live life and not get caught up in the streets I had the privilege to coach young men on what it was to be a Christian man using the game of football for the greater good now I'm working with one of the pastors that has a church in North Philly We're working on some programs and youth outreach to help kids who are getting lost in the craziness of what's going on." Here are the jersey numbers for the new veterans Chris and Michelle Britton honor the memory of their youngest son by raising thousands of dollars each year for the Eagles Autism Foundation The Britton family was chosen to represent the Foundation at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay Jackson took part in this weekend's Rookie Minicamp on a tryout basis The cornerback becomes the fifth draft pick to sign his rookie contract the first-year players got back to football at the NovaCare Complex The Eagles kick off Rookie Camp by getting Smael Mondon Jr. and Antwaun Powell-Ryland to ink their four-year rookie deals a travel football club for boys and girls from New Jersey After adding 10 draft picks to an already strong roster the Eagles will have ample ammunition to continue to bolster the team in the 2026 NFL Draft The 6-foot-6 defensive tackle has started every game over the last two seasons for the Eagles Robinson was the last first-round linebacker picked by the team back in 1979 The organization honored the men and women who have served the country during the time in Washington with a trip to Arlington National Cemetery How did Howie Roseman execute the trade to get linebacker Jihaad Campbell Why was Andrew Mukuba such a highly sought-after target in the second round What did the Eagles want to accomplish on the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft It's all here in the post-draft episode of Unscripted Ahead of their first official practice as Philadelphia Eagles and outside linebacker Antwaun Powell-Ryland Join first-round pick Jihaad Campbell in his first 24 hours as an Eagle From the moment he gets selected to his tour of the facilities in Philadelphia every moment of Campbell's first day as an Eagle is right here for your viewing pleasure The CRISPR molecular scissors have the potential to revolutionize the treatment of genetic diseases This is because they can be used to correct specific defective sections of the genome there is a catch: under certain conditions the repair can lead to new genetic defects – as in the case of chronic granulomatous disease This was reported by a team of basic researchers and physicians from the clinical research program ImmuGene at the University of Zurich (UZH) Chronic granulomatous disease is a rare hereditary disease that affects about one in 120,000 people making patients susceptible to serious and even life-threatening infections It is caused by the absence of two letters This error results in the inability to produce an enzyme complex that plays an important role in the immune defense against bacteria and molds The research team has now succeeded in using the CRISPR system to insert the missing letters in the right place They performed the experiments in cell cultures of immune cells that had the same genetic defect as people with chronic granulomatous disease “This is a promising result for the use of CRISPR technology to correct the mutation underlying this disease,” says team leader Janine Reichenbach professor of somatic gene therapy at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich and the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at UZH some of the repaired cells now showed new defects Entire sections of the chromosome where the repair had taken place were missing The reason for this is the special genetic constellation of the NCF1 gene: it is present three times on the same chromosome once as an active gene and twice in the form of pseudogenes These have the same sequence as the defective NCF1 and are not normally used to form the enzyme complex CRISPR’s molecular scissors cannot distinguish between the different versions of the gene and therefore occasionally cut the DNA strand at multiple locations on the chromosome – at the active NCF1 gene as well as at the pseudogenes When the sections are subsequently rejoined entire gene segments may be misaligned or missing The medical consequences are unpredictable and “This calls for caution when using CRISPR technology in a clinical setting,” says Reichenbach the team tested a number of alternative approaches including modified versions of CRISPR components They also looked at using protective elements that reduce the likelihood of the genetic scissors cutting the chromosome at multiple sites simultaneously none of these measures were able to completely prevent the unwanted side effects “This study highlights both the promising and challenging aspects of CRISPR-based therapies,” says co-author Martin Jinek a professor at the UZH Department of Biochemistry He says the study provides valuable insights for the development of gene-editing therapies for chronic granulomatous disease and other inherited disorders further technological advances are needed to make the method safer and more effective in the future.” Biathlon: the selection of the Austrian national team for the 2025/2026 training season Biathlon | Nordic skiing : for the Olympic winter the French teams will once again be changing their overalls Biathlon | “Joining 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Discover the full composition of the Austrian cross-country skiing ski jumping and Nordic combined team squads for the 2025/2026 season the Nordic skiing world championships could return to Planica (Slovenia) Alexandre Pouyé talks to Nordic Magazine about the performances of Julie Pierrel coach of the French men's cross-country skiing team coach of the French women's cross-country skiing team Discover the composition of Swiss-Ski's biathlon ski jumping and Nordic combined teams for the 2025/2026 season Germany – The Bahrain boys soccer team needed a positive result against Vicenza on Monday afternoon to keep its hopes of advancing to the DODEA Division II European championship semifinals alive The Falcons had dropped a two-goal contest to top-seed American Overseas School of Rome in the morning turning the Cougar match into an elimination match Things went from bad to worse when midfielder Tandol Gumede was sent off for a serious foul in the 17th minute Yet when the final whistle blew on the turf field at VfB Reichenbach the Falcons found themselves celebrating a 1-0 victory putting them back in the driver’s seat for a semifinal berth Bahrain senior Mohamed Aljish picked up a mishit clearance by a Vicenza defender behind the line native then dribbled around Cougar goalkeeper Sam Grady to slot the ball into the wide-open net The Falcons (3-1-2) then proceeded to mob Aljish by the corner flag and I believe in you and trust you and I have confidence in you but we have to take care of the game,’” Bahrain coach Emiliano Herrera said I start feeling so emotional because I was feeling the emotion from the whole team running straight to Mohamed Aljishi to celebrate with him.” What made it so emotional was a combination of the adversity faced by the players before and during the tournament The Bahrain school was without water for three weeks Then the 4-2 loss to AOSR happened in which the Falcons erased a two-goal disadvantage with a pair of Lindokuhle Letsoko goals on either end of halftime only for AOSR to respond with goals by Giorgi Antelava and Jacopo Giuffrida who shrugged his shoulders after scoring the winner “If it wasn’t for the team fighting those 60 minutes The irony was Bahrain played better after the red card Grady was called into action multiple times in the second half blitzing off his line in the 43rd minute to block a Letsoko attempt and then saving an Aljishi header off a corner in the 51st minute “We were playing too soft and light and were moving the ball wrong,” Herrera said the boys got it together and just moved the ball forward without making silly mistakes.” Bahrain isn’t getting too far ahead of itself The Falcons need a win over Rota and either a tie or victory for AOSR over Vicenza on Tuesday to punch their ticket into the semifinals and we want to make sure we play well and make sure to win (Tuesday) against Rota,” Herrera said “We definitely want to make sure we take care of business.” Injuries have plagued the Cougars all season even to the point the squad wasn’t quite 100 percent heading into the DODEA Division II European tournament Monday Yet after two matches on the grass field at VfB Reichenbach Vicenza can consider it mission accomplished so far – even if it isn’t pretty The Cougars opened the European championships with 2-0 win over Rota and followed that by holding on for a 2-1 victory over Aviano in the evening “We’re just finally getting everyone healed up,” Vicenza coach Philip Paniagua said Vicenza’s frustrations seemed more with the match against the Saints (1-10-1) than against Rota (4-2-2) The Admirals and Cougars (6-1-3) played out a scoreless tie during the regular season but Vicenza made sure that wasn’t to be repeated when forward Kayla Steimle poked in a shot after a mad scramble in front of net in the 17th minute fellow freshman forward Natalia Lopez lofted in a shot from distance that went over the outstretched hands of Rota goalkeeper Pamela Munoz’s hands the Cougars struggled to get past keeper Page Rogers It took a wicked deflection off a Steimle shot in the 26th minute to beat the Saint junior and while junior center back Avonlea Sparling doubled the lead early in the second half Aviano’s Ily Zamora sent the Saint bench into delirium minutes later when she scored from near the edge of the 18-yard box but Vicenza was unable to put the match to bed we played down to their level,” Steimle said of the win over Aviano “This definitely shouldn’t have been this close.” Paniagua said he understands the players’ frustrations especially considering junior forward Maya Fitch has struggled with an ankle injury and has scored just three goals this campaign It’s also a young roster with just three seniors and nine freshmen The coach said that could mean the best is still to come for the Cougars you got so much more time to mature and that “We’re running out of games for the season but this tournament allows them to go into these fights back to back.” The Naples girls team continues to dominate in Division II beating Black Forest Academy 6-0 and Bahrain 4-0 Six Wildcats (10-0) made the scoresheet over the two matches kept them in both matches despite the losses to Naples and AOSR (1-0) Marymount and Naples punched tickets to the semifinals by going 2-0 The Wildcats (8-0-2) needed heroics from goalkeeper Joey Randazzo to stave off a lively BFA team California Dreams was better than Saved by the Bell FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — Mike Reichenbach announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the South Carolina State Senate, in the special election to fill the term of the late Senator Hugh Leatherman. The immediate Past Chairman of the Board of the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce Reichenbach made the announcement in a three-minute video shared on his campaign website and social media platforms the Florence businessman and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Game Warden details his commitment to conservative principles including protecting the sanctity of life of the unborn and explains how his conservative principles have been solidified in his life TRENDING:SC chiropractor pleads guilty, agrees to $9M settlement in illegal kickback scheme who is the founder of “Helping Florence Work,” describes the journey of opening his first automotive dealership and creating hundreds of jobs in the region he discusses his service as a law enforcement officer and pledges to “oppose any measure to defund or weaken our police Reichenbach asked voters to give him a try for the future of the region and state.