Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application He was a 1974 graduate of Clemson University and obtained his masters degree at UT Knoxville in Geology/ Earth Science He took great pride in his nearly 30 year career at ERM in Brentwood Philip and heavily involved in The Men’s Club and financial secretary for Knights of Columbus He was an avid music lover and guitar player Ana Maria Rasmussen and many other loving family members A Celebration of Life Mass will be held 2:00PM Monday 2024 with visitation one hour prior to the service at St Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page © 2025 University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics 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 On the centenary of the first edition of Ossi di Seppia a collection that marked a turning point in twentieth-century Italian poetry Palazzo Ducale in Genoa is hosting the exhibition Meriggiare pallido e assorto Eugenio Montale: 100 Images for 100 Years of Ossi di Seppia which can be visited from May 13 to June 29 curated by Ilaria Bonacossa and Paolo Verri with Michela Murialdo offers a visual journey composed of one hundred photographs three young Italian authors entrusted with the task of translating the spirit of Montale’s work into images.The initiative is the result of a collaboration between Fondazione Arnoldo and Alberto Mondadori Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura and Electa with the support of Strategia Fotografia 2024 promoted by the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture Underlying the project is a clear idea: to reread one of the founding works of modern opera through a contemporary visual language taken after a careful study of Montale’s texts offer a subjective reworking of the landscapes evoked in the verses of Ossi di Seppia relating the poetic gaze of the early 20th century to a current visual sensibility The photographs in the exhibition interpret the symbolic and perceptual structure of the places of Montale’s imagination Positano and Legnani chose to move between close observation and a broad gaze on the landscape composing a visual narrative that explores the unstable relationship between man and the natural environment urban and terrestrial details-become fragments through which to read the transformation of matter and time elements also central to the Ligurian author’s poetics The final shot of the exhibition is an emblematic photograph: the portrait of Eugenio Montale next to the hoopoe An image that restores the public and private face of the poet and ideally completes the visual path of the exhibition a sensibility akin to that which pervades Montale’s verses The approach is based on a deeper correspondence between the image and the text between the physicality of the landscape and the existential tensions of the poem contributes to defining a sensitive map of the work where the natural environment takes on the role of an emotional mirror Photography thus becomes not only a document Completing the exhibition project is a series of lectures designed to offer further keys to interpreting Montali’s text and his cultural legacy The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday one of the most influential writers and literary critics on the Italian scene in an appointment that aims to reflect on the forms of contemporary poetic saying in light of Montale’s legacy The exhibition is thus articulated as a multi-level journey: on the one hand the visual investigation conducted by the photographers; on the other the discussion with scholars and authors who seek to restore the complexity and topicality of Ossi di Seppia including original editions of the collection which make it possible to follow the evolution of Montale’s poetic work until 1975 the year in which he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature The documentary value of these objects dialogues with contemporary images establishing a bridge between the forms of memory and the possibilities of artistic interpretation The decision to entrust the visual narrative to three young photographers with different but complementary approaches The layout suggests a non-linear reading of the work as in Montalian verse is an active presence an ambiguous entity that reflects and distorts human experience University of Alaska-Fairbanks rifle team shooter Cecelia Ossi won the 2025 NCAA smallbore individual championship on Friday for her second NCAA smallbore title triumphing over a field of 44 collegiate rifle competitors at the University of Kentucky’s Memorial Coliseum in Lexington Competing in the first relay on Friday morning Ossi exited regulation with a score of 593-39X the second highest score posted by a competitor after both relays were finished Her best series in regulation was the second kneeling portion Going into the smallbore final on Friday afternoon including fellow Alaska-Fairbanks rifle team competitor Rachael Charles Sofia Ceccarello and Elizabeth Probst of host school Kentucky and West Virginia University rifle team shooters Griffin Lake and Natalie Perrin After five competitors were eliminated in the smallbore final The three shooters wrapped up the final in standing position Zaun was the first from the trio to exit the final after firing a 9.8 ranking the former in second place and giving Ossi her second NCAA smallbore individual championship At the 2023 NCAA rifle championships held at the University of Akron then a shooter with the Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle team picked up her first NCAA smallbore rifle individual victory Today was a big day for the Alaska-Fairbanks rifle team at the 2025 NCAA rifle championship Not only did they have two shooters in the smallbore final that ranked first and second the Nanooks claimed the smallbore team title with a score of 2355-147X Alaska-Fairbanks will enter tomorrow’s air rifle competition as the leader in the two-gun team aggregate by a slim one-point margin followed by the University of Kentucky (2354-135X) and West Virginia University (2350 -45X) See the 2025 NCAA rifle championship scorecard here Tomorrow at the NCAA rifle championship will be the air rifle competition, with the first of two relays kicking off at 9:15 a.m. ET. You can view the live targets at the Megalink website Additional coverage of the 2025 NCAA rifle championship is forthcoming both here on the website and in the digital magazine. You can subscribe for free at this link Team Remington’s Madison Sharpe and Todd Hitch claim Main Event High Over All titles at 2025 U.S Magpul allows customizable sight picture selection by adding a hooded front sight variant to its MBUS Pro sight A short history of Winter Olympic Biathlon competition from 1960 to 1976 Highlights from the May 2025 issue of Shooting Sports USA Here’s a look at each product in the new MDT Nanoguard lineup Senior (2023-24)Ossi competed in every match for the Huskers during her senior year including 10 first-place finishes (four aggregate The senior shattered the program record in the smallbore with a 597 at UTEP on Jan 27 and tied the program record in the air rifle with a 598 against WVU on Oct Ossi was named a First-Team CRCA Smallbore All-American a Second-Team CRCA Air Rifle All-American and a Second-Team Aggregate All-American for her accomplishments this season Ossi’s smallbore (587.69) and aggregate (1,181.92) averages were first on the team and her air rifle average (594.23) was second Her smallbore and air rifle marks are the highest of any senior in program history She was also selected as a member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Junior (2022-23)Cecelia Ossi was the Huskers’ team captain and had a record year in 2022-23 She earned the title of 2023 NCAA Smallbore Champion after an impressive year in the event Her smallbore average of 588.75 is the highest of any Husker she shot the second-highest smallbore score in NU history with a 592 She finished in the top 10 in the smallbore in all 12 matches she competed in for Nebraska and she notched 11 top-10 overall finishes and nine top-10 air rifle finishes in those matches She tied for the second-highest air rifle average on the team with a 594.00 and finished first on the team in aggregate average with a 1,181.92 Ossi earned recognition from the CRCA in all three events – she was a first-team smallbore All-American a second-team air rifle All-American and a third-team aggregate All-American She either tied or recorded new personal bests in all three disciplines a 597 in the air rifle against UTEP and a 1,187 in the aggregate at the PRC Championships Ossi didn’t compete in the Huskers’ first two matches this season because she was representing the USA in the smallbore at the 2022 Rifle and Pistol World Championships in Cairo She was named Nebraska's "Best Female Athlete" for her accomplishments during the 2022-23 season Sophomore (2021-22)Cecelia Ossi put together a strong season for the Huskers earning second-team All-American smallbore honors from the CRCA She competed in all 12 matches for the Huskers Ossi topped the team in both smallbore (586.30) and the air rifle (590.75) as her smallbore average broke the school record set by Misty Chanek in 2005-06 She also led NU with an average of 1,176.92 in the aggregate Ossi set personal records in both air rifle (597) and smallbore (589) and posted ten top-five overall finishes – three of them being first-place finishes on the year She tied NU’s record in the air rifle with a score of 597 against Akron on Jan five times in smallbore and three times in air rifle  Freshman (2020-21)Ossi made an immediate impact in Nebraska’s rifle lineup as she was one of three Huskers to compete in every meet in 2021 She ranked second on the team in both smallbore (578.9) and aggregate (1168.1) and was fourth in air rifle (589.2) as Nebraska finished sixth at the NCAA Championships She posted top-six finishes in 11 of 16 events during the regular season including a first-place finish in smallbore against Air Force (584) and a pair of second-place showings Ossi finished second in the smallbore at Ohio State (579) and second in the air rifle at Army West Point with a season-best mark of 594 She also tied that mark at the Great American Rifle Conference meet Ossi earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship team for her contributions in the Lincoln community.Before NebraskaOssi brought an impressive shooting resume to Nebraska She competed for the New Jersey Muzzleloader team at the 2018 National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships earning third place in the muzzleloader discipline Ossi also earned eighth place overall at the event She took second place in smallbore as well. Ossi was homeschooled but was involved in 4-H leadership and community service.PersonalA finance major Ossi was a CRCA Scholastic All-American in 2021 and an Academic All-Big Ten choice in 2022 A five-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection Ossi earned a prestigious Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award in 2022 She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team Ossi joined the Mercer County Sheriff's Office in 2017 sniff out drugs and conduct rescue missions CELINA - After serving the Mercer County Sheriff's Office well K-9 officer Ossi is retiring and going to live out his golden years with his handler Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman plans to replace Ossi but for a completely different purpose - to sniff out drugs and other contraband brought into the Mercer County jail Timmerman recently told Mercer County commissioners that one of the sheriff's office's two K-9s - Ossi - is nearing the end of his service life and set to retire soon deputy Patrick Forsthoefel is being promoted to sergeant in the civil division that a supervisor is not allowed to be a K-9 officer," Timmerman said Commissioners last week agreed to sell Ossi to Forsthoefel for $1 citing a section of Ohio Revised Code permitting the transaction Forsthoefel will assume all responsibility for Ossi and is required to execute a release of liability form with the county "If the dog goes home and bites somebody after Patrick owns it that's on Patrick," Timmerman told commissioners he absorbs all that from this point forward." Ossi will live out his golden years with handler Patrick Forsthoefel who is being promoted to sergeant in the sheriff's civil division commissioners facilitated then-Sheriff Jeff Grey's plans to add a second K-9 to enhance the office's capabilities approving the purchase of Ossi from Von der Haus Gill German Shepherds of Wapakoneta which was paid through the sheriff's office canine account The sheriff's office's K-9 units help carry out search warrants Commissioners last week also agreed to Timmerman's request to purchase a sniffer dog to begin taking over the function of an aging contraband-detecting body scanner that could cost around $200,000 to replace Commissioners approved a $14,500 quote from Shallow Creek Kennels of Sharpsville for a sniffer dog - likely a German shorthaired pointer best suited for the task - equipment and four weeks of training and lodging for a corrections officer who would be paired with the dog The Celina Moose donated $14,500 to cover the entire cost of acquiring the dog Training is set to take place in September and I also think we can save money in the long run and it'd be more effective than spending all that money up front on another body scanner that they can say is going to be fantastic County commissioners in 2017 approved Grey's request to purchase a body scanner system for $118,750 plus an extended warranty for $43,750 Commissioners chose to purchase the unit from OD Security North America of Daniel Island The sheriff's office is still paying a $10,000 annual service fee on the body scanner Grey said at the time that as more drugs are making their way into the jail it was necessary to follow the lead of other state correctional facilities and acquire a body scanner Before being processed through intake at the Mercer County jail all incoming inmates are screened for contraband hidden inside or upon their person with the body scanner according to the most current annual report on the jail's website Inmates are asked to stand facing away from the scanner as it makes an image of their fully clothed bodies "The body scanner was brought in during the heroin epidemic because of … arrestees hiding drugs in their body cavities," Timmerman said "We all know the amount of liability that can happen in a jail We certainly do not want an inmate to get sideways the body scanner is cumbersome and nearing the point of obsolescence "The body scanner takes up a huge footprint in there we've had the nurses down there looking at them," Timmerman said Timmerman said he spoke with some sheriffs who are ditching body scanners in favor of dogs Timmerman visited Shallow Creek Kennels and was blown away by what he saw A German shorthaired pointer was strongly recommended for the jail "They said they've got the strongest nose there is possible and their demeanor's right for the jail," he noted It's not a dog for the inmates to pet," added chief deputy Martin Emerine Timmerman said a federal study found a canine program is more effective in identifying contraband than any scanner system on the market Before fully committing to around-the-clock use of a canine for contraband searches Timmerman recommended trying things out with one dog "While the machine is still working … I wanted to implement this program and see how well the first dog does before we decide whether we're going to continue where we're going to try to have a dog on each shift," Timmerman said Asked about adding another K-9 for law enforcement operations Timmerman said it's a possibility down the road but his focus right now is on contraband detection Coldwater's dog is getting ready to retire I think (Deputy Spencer Heinl's K-9 Hex) will probably be the only dog in the county at that point," Timmerman said like it's the sheriff's office job to have all the canine's in the county It's just we can't take on all the cost of everything all the time." County officials in October 2019 approved transferring K-9 Franko from the sheriff's office to the Coldwater Police Department so the dog could continue serving alongside his handler Kevin Wynk who left the office for a new job with the police department the Celina Police Department had announced that K-9 officer Peng retired at the end of December after nine years of duty Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel said once the police department is brought back to a full-working staff Police chief Tom Wale noted that will probably happen in 2026 The police department acquired Peng in early 2016 when the German shepherd was 20 months old Tom and Betty Leininger and Craig and Kathryn Kennedy donated more than $11,000 for his purchase the poker world became introduced to “Gambledore,” otherwise known as Estonian businessman and poker novice Vladimir Korzinin who took down a Triton Series event in Monte Carlo but the man he beat heads-up went largely unnoticed who’s primed to make his own name in the poker world after bagging a massive chip lead on Day 2 of the $100,000 Triton Main Event at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise nearly 3,000,000 ahead of his closest challenger as 15 players remain to chase the bracelet and Triton Series trophy tomorrow Ketola began his ascent to the top when he doubled up off Mikita Badziakouski with a pair of queens He then flopped the nut flush to bust Michael Addamo in 26th place but Ketola separated from the pack by taking down the biggest pot of the day Wai Kin Yong fired all three streets and ended up all in in a 6,000,000-chip pot with top pair Ketola snapped him off with a set of jacks as Yong was sent crashing to the rail in 18th place after starting the hand inside the top five on the leaderboard Ketola only has four recorded cashes on his resume all from the Triton Series in Monte Carlo in November He earned a career-best $2,970,000 for finishing runner-up to Korzinin but can eclipse that tomorrow if he takes the title In second place is German superstar and four-time Triton Series champion Fedor Holz who picked off Jason Koon with queens after Koon four-bet shoved for 2,590,000 on the last level of the day to fall in 16th place and Alexander Zubov (3,320,000) round out the top five Samuel Mullur took down his first WSOP bracelet at last year’s WSOP Paradise by winning the $25,000 GGMillion$ Championship and bagged up 2,550,000 as he seeks to capture a bracelet for the second straight year at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas Mullur busted Ben Tollerene and Paulius Vaitiekunas in a three-way all in then eliminated Chris Brewer in 21st place Other notables still in the hunt include Alex Foxen (2,975,000) More than 30 new entries joined the 80 survivors from Day 1 at the start of the day to create a total field of 182 Only the top 31 players would make the money and Patrik Antonius were among those to fall short of the bubble All-time money winner Bryn Kenney ran queens into Ketola’s kings to fall a few spots short of the money while Davies spiked a set of fives to beat Paul Phua’s flopped two pair to bring the field down to the bubble Wayne Heung tried to make it through with just 5,000 but was eventually forced all in from the big blind with seven-deuce and lost to Dimitar Danchev’s turned pair of jacks to burst the bubble and Timothy Adams (29th) quickly made their way to the payout desk while Foxen rivered a pair of tens to beat Justin Bonomo’s ace-king and send Bonomo to the rail in 22nd Foxen also picked up jacks to bust Vladimir Minko in 19th while Mario Mosboeck counterfeited Daniel Dvoress’ pocket deuces on the river to send Dvoress out in 17th The remaining 15 players return tomorrow at noon local time to play down to a champion The action picks up on Level 21 with blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 100,000 big blind ante Everyone left has already locked up $269,000 with a spot at the nine-handed final table worth $393,000 The eventual champion walks away with $3,850,000 and the prestige that comes from conquering one of the toughest fields on the poker calendar PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action and providing live updates until a champion is crowned + Get the Texas Hold'em Poker Cheat Sheet - FREE PokerNews.com is the world’s leading poker website visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news Disclaimer: any promotions presented on this page were correct and available at the time of writing We encourage all users to check the promotion displayed matches the most current promotion available by clicking through to the operator welcome page Please read the terms and conditions carefully before you accept any promotional welcome offer modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder NOTE: First time signing on? 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team fought hard though and gave it a great effort We didn’t leave anything in the tank this season.” Graduate senior Cecelia Ossi and junior Rachael Charles finished as the individual NCAA champion and runner-up in the smallbore Ossi became the first individual smallbore national champion for the Nanooks since 2014 (Tim Sherry) She is the first individual national champion for UAF since Rylan Kissell won the individual air rifle title in 2023 the same year Ossi won the individual smallbore title while competing for the University of Nebraska Senior Sara Karasova and freshman Lucie Kissenberger finished 16th and 20th in smallbore while freshman Amanda Pettersen wasn’t among the Nanooks’ four scorers but placed 26th Paired with her runner-up effort in the smallbore that helped Charles to the top individual aggregate score at the NCAA Rifle Championships earning her the NCAA Rifle Championships Most Outstanding Performer honor Kissenberger (34th) and Ossi (35th) were further back in the 45-person air rifle standings finishing third in smallbore and first in air rifle and NCAA rifle championships host Kentucky finished runner-up ahead of UAF by finishing runner-up in smallbore and third in air rifle UAF defeated Kentucky in Fairbanks last month but had not faced West Virginia this season prior to the NCAA Championships this year marked a podium finish for a fourth-straight year and the Nanooks’ 23rd podium finish in 38 trips to the NCAA Championships That ends a memorable season in which the Nanooks won their first Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) title since 2022 and broke their program aggregate record multiple times broke the air rifle record and Ossi broke the Nanooks’ individual aggregate score record Contact Gavin Struve at gstruve@newsminer.com or 907-459-7544 Lathrop High School’s shooting guard Amy Pilon (#3) attempts a layup while defended by West Valley High School’s Aysha Peter (#33) in the first half of a girls basketball game on Feb there are no recent 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Ossi’s debut single “Reason” is a beautiful mix of Afro-Soul and raw emotion The track dives into the ups and downs of love and the brave decision to stay true to it Ossi’s love affair with music started at just 11 thanks to her mom’s Girl Like Me album from Rihanna she turned life’s challenges into fuel for her art and her move to the UK gave her sound a simpler yet more profound edge With her upcoming EP produced by Chopsticks (the mastermind behind Burna Boy’s “Last Last”) 18 competition at the Tanana Valley Sportsmen’s Association Cecelia Ossi has already helped the Nanooks to a couple of program records and broken or tied a couple of UAF's individual records herself in her one and only season in Fairbanks Compared to how quickly she found success in the sport of rifle after a late start it took Nebraska transfer Cecelia Ossi a bit of time to find her groove at UAF she was joining a team that had placed third at the NCAA Championships a season ago and won its 11th NCAA title in 2023 Now, however, she’s an integral part of a UAF squad that just won its first Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) title since 2022 and is ranked No While Ossi won the NCAA individual smallbore title the same year the Nanooks won their NCAA team title (she also won the USA Shooting women’s smallbore title that year) UAF head coach Will Anti didn’t think acquiring an already-accomplished talent like Ossi was likely even when he found out she’d entered the transfer portal “We weren’t even close to one of the first schools to reach out to her because obviously when a name of that caliber goes in the portal everybody’s sending a text message,” Anti said and we had a feeling that she was probably looking at a couple other schools So we were fortunate to make our sales pitch and it vibed with her and she vibed with us.” Ossi was in fact already in communication with West Virginia University which is Anti’s alma mater and the school that her first connection to the sport competed for another early rifle connection helped steer her to UAF even if she was skeptical about a move to Fairbanks at first “I didn’t think I would like it as much as I do,” Ossi said I didn’t think that I would fall in love with as I did.” was a gymnast for much of her childhood before injuries caused her to retire She had a friend whose sister shot for West Virginia and she went to her hometown club to try her hand at rifle which she enjoyed and thought could be an avenue to continue competing in college Joining the sport toward the end of her junior year of high school Ossi missed much of the recruiting period and received a lot of nos from schools that “eventually turned into yeses.” She credits her high school coaches for having faith in her early on “The coaches there were really great,” Ossi said do you think that I’ll be able to achieve that?’ And they were very supportive the latter of whom transferred to UAF ahead of his graduate senior season of 2022-23 and is tied with Ossi for the Nanooks’ smallbore record lived 15 minutes away from Ossi’s hometown and coached her for the rest of high school and worked with her through college he gave the pitch for her to choose UAF and hear Anti out Fast forward to the present and Ossi joined UAF as a Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) All-American three years in a row including a First-Team CRCA Smallbore All-American a Second-Team CRCA Air Rifle All-American and a Second-Team Aggregate All-American last season She was a team captain at the University of Nebraska where she broke the program record in the smallbore shooting discipline with a score of 597 and tied it in the air rifle with a score of 598 She was also named the 2023 Nebraska Best Female Athlete She’s been just as critical to UAF’s success this season the Nanooks both broke their program aggregate record and tied their air rifle record Jan broke that aggregate record again by one point Feb and Ossi broke UAF’s individual aggregate record and tied the individual smallbore record on the same day so it was kind of a perfect day,” Ossi said “I think it’s rewarding to see the work that we’re doing here pay off I feel like the whole season I’ve been building more tools more ability to shoot on a higher level than I have before And the coaches have put in a lot of effort and to see it all kind of come together is rewarding for both parties UAF again broke the program aggregate record and this time broke the air rifle record too in winning the Patriot Rifle Conference title Sunday Ossi was fourth overall in the individual aggregate standings and second among UAF shooters in that latest effort On a team that’s 13-1 in head-to-head matchups and just beat six other conference foes (including TCU the only team to beat the ‘Nooks this season) Ossi has the most individual aggregate score wins of any UAF shooter this season (five) she has already matched or improved upon her personal best scores in both disciplines matching her mark of 597 in smallbore and recording a new air rifle personal best of 599 1 tied the UAF individual smallbore record and gave Ossi the individual aggregate record she won’t be able to break the air rifle record since Olympian Rylan Kissell shot a perfect 600 as a Nanook in 2023 and current UAF sophomore Elli Spencer did the same last year you’d be surprised to learn that Ossi didn’t even make UAF’s counting team (coaches designate five shooters per discipline to “count” and the top four scores from the “counters” are tabulated into the team score at each meet) on a couple of occasions this season Ossi has the most collegiate experience of any UAF shooter but she doesn’t feel like the most experienced shooter on the team given she’s new to Fairbanks and such weighty team expectations and got a late start to the sport she wanted to find a place where she could improve her technical knowledge of the sport and have competitive teammates to push her “But I saw a lot of people on this team as being more experienced than myself and so I was expecting to learn and gain from being around them instead of the other way around.” Ossi was intimidated by joining such a historically successful program but so too were UAF’s coaches (Anti and assistant Randi Loudin) intimidated to be tasked with trying to provide further development to such an accomplished individual “When we get recruits in that are really high level the coaching staff is also intimidated to some degree because you want to be part of their success story and they’ve already succeeded at some level,” Anti said After a somewhat slow start to the season by her standards and the highs that her coaches and teammates saw in practice began translating to matches including that record-setting senior day Feb “Cece right off the bat was very easy to work with,” Anti said not because everything that we say is correct It’s more like somebody’s willing to try all the avenues and then they’re going to figure out what works for them.” With two weeks between their last competition and their next Both Ossi and her new team knew what the other was capable of and have been reminded of that through records in recent weeks They’ll hope to remind each other again at the NCAA Rifle Championships in Lexington “We watched her win the national championship,” Anti said “Which is huge in the sport to win an individual national title because you have to stand up there by yourself and win a final in front of everybody.” Ossi didn’t think she would still be competing collegiately It wasn’t until the 2024 NCAA Championships that she thought about using a fifth year of eligibility (which is granted because of the Covid-affected 2020-21 academic year) it would be really cool to join one of these other teams.’ And of course so I was watching them the whole time too.” UAF will look to build upon its PRC title and potentially win a national title over the program that Anti attended and that Ossi was heavily considering: CRCA No Ossi had the opportunity to face her former team for the first time at the PRC Championships over the weekend and expressed her gratitude for the school where she spent four years rewrote the record books and emerged as a top shooter Ossi isn’t eligible to be named a CRCA All-American again but she can be counted toward UAF’s team score It’s likely no accident that new reality coincides with her first year at a true NCAA title-contending program “That was my first time ever really being on a team that was winning something semi-big,” Ossi said of the PRC title “....So the mentality switching from that to being on a team where I’m part of something bigger where we’re actually achieving something as a team is very exciting to be part of something bigger than just myself.” As for what’s next after next month’s NCAA Championships She’s working toward her Masters of Business Administration and is hoping to continue shooting competitively after graduation Remaining and training in Fairbanks is a 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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alaska Nanook Rifle Team (@nanooksrifle) Thanks for visiting -- Cecelia Ossi claimed the individual title in the smallbore competition and the University of Alaska Fairbanks leads the NCAA rifle championships after the first day Friday in Memorial Coliseum The Nanooks shot an aggregate smallbore score of 2,355 on Friday to lead second-place Kentucky by one point and defending champion TCU is fourth at 2,335 Ossi shot a winning score of 464.7 in the smallbore individual final to edge teammate Rachael Charles TCU's Katie Zaun earned a bronze medal after she fired a 453.6 with 37 center shots Ossi is the first Nanooks shooter to win the individual smallbore title since Tim Sherry in 2014 She is also the first individual national champion for Alaska since Rylan Kissell won the individual air rifle title in 2023 The championships conclude Saturday with the air rifle portion of the competition De Nora - an Italian multinational company specializing in electrochemistry and a leader in sustainable technologies and the emerging green hydrogen industry – is partnering with Maffei Sarda Silicati to build a green hydrogen production plant located in the Sardinian municipality of Ossi (Sassari) financed through PNRR funds and promoted by the local company Maffei Sarda Silicati - operating in the field of extraction and marketing of raw materials mainly intended for the ceramic and hollow glass markets- is coordinated by Make Energy as technical advisor and sees De Nora involved for the supply of its Dragonfly small electrolyzer located on a decommissioned industrial area in the municipality of Ossi will be redeveloped by Maffei Sarda SilicatI itself and will generate about 50 tons of hydrogen per year which the Sardinian company will use to power its industrial plant partly replacing the fossil fuel currently used the green hydrogen plant will be powered by a new 1.5 MW photovoltaic plant located in the same area thus ensuring a 100% sustainable industrial process which is in charge of issuing the compulsory authorizations for the construction of the plant was immediately welcomed by the Mayor of Ossi - Pasquale Libinu In addition to meeting Maffei Sarda Silicati's energy needs the green hydrogen thus generated may have various applications positively contributing to the decarbonization of the Sardinia Region “We are proud to have been selected as a partner in this project that will significantly boost Sardinia's green transition Through its sustainable and innovative solutions De Nora is once again a facilitator of green production processes positively impacting territories and communities particularly suitable for local industrial needs as a modular plug-and-play solution.” “Maffei Sarda Silicati SpA is pleased to announce the agreement reached with the company De Nora; agreement implemented for the construction and installation of a 1 MW electrolyzer by June 2026 that will be used for the production of green hydrogen The hydrogen will be fed into the drying process of the sands mined by the company with a significant reduction in CO2 emissions This is yet another step that Maffei Sarda Silicati SpA is taking to achieve zero emissions within all its activities and increasingly in line with its policy of respect for the environment.” mayor of Ossi: “The topic of renewable energy sources has become increasingly relevant; the innovative project presented by Maffei and the PNRR funding achieved is also a good result because they are located on a site that was exploited from a mining point of view then restored and now again affected by this intervention is not in coal or other fossil sources but in the use of clean energies which must be realized not only because they are incentivized but because they are necessary for the environment." Search Companies editorial@fibre2fashion.com Ossi Grace’s Afro-Soul journey embodies the beauty found in life’s everyday struggles she learned to turn adversity into creativity simplifying yet deepening its universal appeal Ossi Grace’s journey includes notable collaborations like her soulful contribution to Nigerian rapper M.I With her forthcoming EP executively produced by producer Chopsticks it is clear Ossi is on a path to greatness Ossi Grace’s music speaks to the universal human experience a narrative of resilience and authenticity connecting audiences worldwide Culture Custodian creates content for curious Afro-centric audiences Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of use You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Chef Ron Ossi's classroom at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne and Leslie Minaya—recently won the state's ProStart competition was cooked entirely on two propane stoves in just 60 minutes Hear from Ossi and the young chefs on what they're doing to prepare for nationals and life beyond high school Subscribe now to get new articles and updates in your inbox » PERHAPS YOU’VE NOTICED it in some of this year’s fresh crop of seed catalogs: A new little designation alongside certain of the varieties labels them as “open source,” or lists the acronym or logo of OSSI Maybe the variety description says something about a pledge and makes a comparison to open-source software–the non-proprietary kind that doesn’t require a license to use Welcome to the world of “freed seed,” a concept inspired by the open-source software movement but aimed at insuring that the genes in at least some seed varieties can never be patented and otherwise restricted I wrote a story about the Open Source Seed Initiative for “Mother Earth News” late in 2015 there have been such positive developments in the effort that I wanted an update myself and to share news of this new “brand”—or should I say in time for your own catalog-shopping adventures I know we could spend our whole time together lamenting the state of “ownership” in the seed world ownership of all the genetics by so few large companies But let’s just take a moment to set the scene against which OSSI was founded with Monsanto and Syngenta and Limagrain and Dow That’s where your listeners probably know what’s going on with patenting That hasn’t penetrated too much to vegetable seeds yet but understanding where we have been is going to be essential to know where we are going We are beginning to see those things emerging in garden seeds For the past 30 years I have been working on this and what we’ve got is essentially a set of gene giants—the Monsantos and they’ve used intellectual-property rights—patents in particular—to strengthen their position If you are now a farmer growing corn or soybeans in this country farmers in corn and soy and canola must sign a technology use agreement We’re beginning to see that bleed into vegetable production one of the largest vegetable-seed companies Its practice of patenting seed is now being followed by such companies as Sakata and Rijk Zwaan Even if you look closely in the Burpee catalog you may find a warning that there is some patented seed your readers may note you will look and see under lettuces in particular that Johnny’s is telling you that a variety has been patented—but they don’t always know but you point out that breeding is particularly constrained small-company breeders or big-company breeders or whether they are in our universities—they can’t get access to that patented seed for research purposes Which means that we are deeply constrained in how we are going to respond to climate change The production of new varieties depends critically on access to material for breeding—to the diversity that’s embedded in all that material that’s out there How we are a going to respond as a society as an agricultural community to challenges to where disease pressures are going to emerge where rain comes in—how we’re going tor respond to environmental and disease and insect pressures that will be profoundly changing depends on capacity to access genetic diversity And that’s constrained if the companies have got it locked up I’ve even read stories that people are trying to patent things like traits for very dark red lettuce leaves that are red throughout—things that seem to me like nature expressing itself A. That’s particularly appalling, and it’s one of the reasons why my colleague Irwin Goldman [above] here at the University of Wisconsin who is an onion and beet and carrot breeder how he got into this—why he was stimulated to do something about it and joined OSSI He found that red carrots had been patented How can they be patenting what is a product of nature And here’s where political economy comes into it The United States P.T.O.—the Patent and Trademark Office—is overwhelmed That’s not the only natural trait being patented or applied for a patent The companies when they’re this big will patent anything they want to and it takes someone who’s paying attention to challenge is that really problematic claims are being made or even conventional breeding techniques are being patented Any one patent has anywhere from 10 to 64 claims in it and you’ve got to be a lawyer and a geneticist and a farmer and an agronomist to know what’s even being claimed Q. How does it work? On your website it talks about “freed seed,” not free as in given away for free  OSSI is sort of a creative commons for seed germplasm–seed genetics—but it’s also protected We took our inspiration from these sort of open-source tendencies that you see all over the place right now as people try to figure out how it is that we can build a sharing economy in opposition to the kind of consolidation and locking up and closure of the commons that’s taking place all over We looked at how are we going to do this with seeds And what we do is use a tool we call our pledge “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-pledged seeds in any way you choose you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” What that means is that anybody who pledges their variety as an OSSI variety agrees to allow anybody who gets this variety to save breed with—and to transmit that pledge along with those seeds or any derivatives because that means that anything you do with these seeds and we theoretically have an enlarging set of “freed”—with a “d” on the end of it—seed that begins to compete and provide an alternative to farmers anyone who wants to maintain freedom of access to some material So first breeders would pledge their varieties to OSSI—to say “We’re putting this into the commons,” so to speak And then people who wanted to take it out and use it to buy a quantity of it and use it maybe in their own breeding they’d put the next generations back into there logos of current sellers of OSSI-pledged varieties of seed.] can save their seed—which you said cannot happen in the example with the big corporate seed and in fact Monsanto has commented on us in print now but a protected commons—which is to say it’s not just public domain that anybody including Monsanto can access because if you access an OSSI-pledged seed you have to agree to the OSSI pledge In an article that some of their corn breeders published in the most recent publication of “Plant Breeding Reviews,” they’ve called OSSI’s seeds When it was just some open-source seed breeders [without the pledge]—and there are a number of great ones—Monsanto et al would take things out (and I am oversimplifying) so to speak [laughter] and use those traits in their own work and then patent those works derived from what had been open source…but it hadn’t been in a protected commons We’re trying to build that protected commons as an ethical community of breeders seed companies and farmers and gardeners and consumers who hopefully will buy produce produced from freed seed We’re not a seed company; we’re an educational 501(c)3 What happens is that a breeder who agrees and says I don’t want to patent it; I want it to be used and shared and transformed Or as Frank Morton [above] has done: all his varieties That means the material is only released and available under the pledge We work then with OSSI seed-company partners who agree to sell the pledged seed with a formal agreement with OSSI and publish the pledge in their catalog and online and identify the breeder—so that the breeder gets some credit They also agree then for any bulk sales of those seed that are likely to be re-sold or bred with We now have 24 breeders, and 24 seed companies, and this growing season—this catalog season—over 250 varieties and growing I just got an email today that we’ve got more Not only seed companies but breeders are saying What OSSI is trying to do essentially—it’s not just all altruism We’re trying to create a market for ethically produced seed Many of your listeners may want to buy organic seed They may want to buy seed that’s got the Safe Seed Pledge We’re adding on another layer of what you might call socially aware political economy of ethically produced seed and branding it—giving gardeners and farmers an opportunity to buy it and seed companies an opportunity to sell it We hope that there is a market for ethically produced seed It’s interesting: The numbers have really jumped When I wrote the “Mother Earth News” story not so many months ago there were 12 companies signed on to sell OSSI seed and about 60 varieties of seed that has been pledged You’ve doubled the number who are selling and quadrupled the varieties in no time And we want to be sure we can do this well and correctly this growing season and serve the seed-company partners that we have We believe there is a market out there for ethically produced seed Q. Let’s talk about some examples of seed that has been pledged. You mentioned Frank Morton, who is Wild Garden Seed—a great breeder of lettuce and greens and calendula [below] and more Now that’s one of the great contemporary breeders—that’s fantastic for OSSI and not just any old seed that someone wants to drop off at your doorstep We hope that people will be interested in buying some OSSI seed for social and political reasons because you’re part of the freed-seed movement It’s also social; you want to support breeders like Frank freelancers who are not part of a university or part of a big seed company We need that diversity in the scientific breeding community to maintain the broad range of varieties that we are going to need to respond to climate change and keep good varieties out there Varieties that we offer need to have agronomic and culinary advantages as well Let me run over some of our breeders [get the whole list] and what they’ve got to offer It was selected to go up on the International Space Station to experiment with it there and was grown there and eaten by astronauts It’s so red that people don’t even necessarily identify it as a lettuce at trials He’s also got ‘Stocky Red Roaster’ pepper, and ‘Red Ursa’ kale. He grows for flavor Jonathan Spero is another of our farmers in Oregon, at Lupine Knoll Farm, a seed grower: ‘Top Hat’ sweet corn (available at Restoration Seeds, Bountiful Gardens, Fedco). And ‘Solstice’ broccoli, which is my favorite and the one I grow—not only because it tastes good but because you can make a broccoli that is 2 feet across but what I want is then the side shoots coming all the rest of the season Jonathan’s ‘Solstice’ broccoli does that for me Carol Deppe of Fertile Valley Seed—the intellectual among the freelance breeders is also a writer [and an OSSI board member] For those who are interested in parching corn—not just growing it and eating it the way it comes out her ‘Parching Red Manna’ corn is maybe the way to go she’s breeding for something besides eating sweet corn or feeding it to animals It’s so important that I should mention my colleague Irwin Goldman at University of Wisconsin who’s got populations out there now—these are not varieties OSSI-freed seed that can be used to breed other varieties with landraces of seed from up in the mountains—the stuff that’s needed to build on and have available as we respond to climate change barley in the OSSI list—breeders pledging genetics of those—and also the list from the Dwarf Tomato Project pledged as well A. From Australia—so we’re international. Bill Whitson from Cultivariables with South American indigenous crops like oca and ulluco and yacon–a yacon that I’d never even heard of that you can try out, that is not photoperiod dependent and can be grown by us right here We’ve got connections to the Guild of Oca Breeders in the United Kingdom as well—so we’re after diversity and eaters that’s committed to an alternative path to a truly sustainable agriculture that is just and sustainable for all of us Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. I pledge to buy only OSSI seeds whenever possible I am also going to share this post with my friends I’m forwarding this to some of my other master gardener buddies who only grow organic but this is big plus and opens up a whole new group to explore and buy from I’m a home gardener in Central California literally surrounded by fields of patented produce I am very excited about this and will use these seeds Thanks to everyone for all the hard work you’ve put into this important movement! And I love the “freed seed” line where all the fields of fodder are engineered crops and I also pledge to buy as much of my seed (for my small garden) as possible as OSSI seed Kloppenburg says “yacon…that is not photoperiod dependent” Many plants of tropical origin depend on the length of the day (photoperiod) for certain functions Many of the Andean roots and tubers like oca and mashua require day lengths of 12 hours or less before they form tubers; they are photoperiod dependent The importance of this in North America is that short days begin in late September and these plants are not frost resistant so they can’t easily be grown in areas where frosts arrive before mid-November which makes it easier to grow in climates that have early frost I’m so happy to read this interview with Jack Kloppenburg who’s stimulated many advances in sustainable agriculture in Wisconsin My family farm in Indiana is firmly held by Monsanto and Syngenta and the system creates an entanglement that’s difficult to break and I’ll pass this excellent interview on to others as well Don’t let edible and decorative but non-edible varieties interbreed if you keep the seeds and eat the resulting produce… Last summer a German pensioner died from eating homegrown courgettes These vegetables belong to a group that used to have high content of Cucurbitacin Present varieties have been bred to a low level of the deadly poison But seeds from privately grown vegetables can re-breed to dangerous levels of the poison A particular danger is the presence of decorative versions of some of the vegetables: These can have high poison levels and their seeds of local freedom can restore poison to the greens grown for eating Much of my seed is from Fedco so I’m off to a good start Try to also buy from NE seed companies as they’re seed seems more likely to be good producers for me Makes seed buying easy….except for the decision making A WAY TO GARDEN is the latest horticultural incarnation of me birthed in March 2008 with my own words as its primary DNA mingled with ideas shared in weekly expert interviews I have been the garden columnist for “The New York Times,” where I began my journalism career decades ago I host a public-radio podcast; I also teach online plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 6A garden and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants Design by Purr Murray State's Cinema International continues its Spring 2024 season with two screenings of the German comedy Isi & Ossi The film follows a billionaire's daughter and a poor would-be prize boxer who date with ulterior motives and not out of love Daniel Hurt speaks with Cinema International director Dr the film is a twist on the classic Shakespearean Romeo and Juliet story that highlights social divides and migration issues in Germany Riegler says there are serious social commentaries It also concerns relationships between the two titular characters and their parents Heidelberg and Mannheim," Riegler explains "Heidelberg houses the oldest university in Germany which is an urban industrial town with low-income housing and the two main characters fall into those two extremes." and the boy [Ossi] comes from a poor family he comes from East Germany to West Germany — after the wall comes down This is a term for people who used to live in the GDR." Riegler says that the most powerful scenes in the movie are when the stereotypes get broken down and the characters develop their authentic selves you think she's stuck up and is only interested in her art,” she says “But then we get to know her from at a deeper level and you see people who want to be happy and have fulfilled lives.” and Rieger says it's essential to utilize the subtitles — even for those who feel comfortable with the German language you would miss major themes and plot points," she explains It's not only a class thing; it's a generational thing But I also have to say that some subtitles have been badly translated Paul says that while the comedy may be over the top there is a lot in the film that might resonate with younger audiences including socioeconomic and familial relationships "[The film] makes you realize that some of these things resonate with young people today," St sometimes you have real difficulties with your families when you don't follow their line These are some things that folks might be able to identify with." Murray State University's Cinema International presents Isi & Ossi on Thursday Both screenings are at 7:30 pm in Faculty Hall Both the screenings and post-film discussions are free and open to the public For more information on the Cinema International program, including upcoming screenings and how to donate, visit its website. Washington, DC, May 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today that ERISA litigator and labor lawyer Gregory Ossi joined the firm in the Washington, DC office as a partner. Jeff Cody, Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Managing Partner, said: “Greg is a highly regarded lawyer with experience that really complements our employment and labor team, and I am pleased to welcome him to Norton Rose Fulbright. His addition underscores our focus on adding top-tier practitioners in key practice areas, especially on the East Coast.” Shauna Clark, Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Head of Employment and Labor, commented: “ERISA litigation is booming, and Greg has a valuable skillset in this area that our clients will appreciate. His extensive experience in traditional labor law also makes him an excellent fit for our employment and labor practice.” Greg, who was named a 2024 leading corporate employment lawyer by Lawdragon, said: “I have long admired Norton Rose Fulbright’s outstanding global reach and collaborative culture. This move will benefit the clients I serve in the energy sector and beyond.” Licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, Greg received his law degree magna cum laude from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, his master’s degree from the University of Virginia and his bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University. He joins the firm from Faegre Drinker. 8 Nebraska rifle team is in eighth place at the NCAA Championships after shooting a 2,317 in the smallbore on Friday.  Four-time All-American Cecelia Ossi shot a 591 in the preliminary rounds to qualify for the finals for the second straight year the defending national champion in the event “Tomorrow is a new day on the range,” Head Coach Mindy Miles said “Today was disappointing but we will move onto the next match The last match of the season is a last chance to post some good team and individual scores in air.” West Virginia sits in first with a 2,353 after day one, while TCU is in second with a 2,347 and Kentucky is in third with a 2,338. Alaska-Fairbanks (2,337, fourth), Air Force (2,333, fifth), Navy (2,330, sixth), Ole Miss (2,328, seventh) and NU (2,317, eighth) round out the field.  The Big Red will return to action tomorrow, March 9, for the air rifle starting at 8 a.m. (central) in Morgantown, W.V. 8 Nebraska rifle team stands in fourth place after the first day of the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships on Saturday The Huskers shot a 2,335 as a team in the smallbore during the first of two days of competition 2 TCU currently sits in first with a 2349 and is closely followed by No Two-time smallbore All-American Cecelia Ossi qualified for the finals in the event after posting a score of 589 in the preliminary rounds Ossi earned a third-place finish in the finals with a 450.8 “Cecelia did an amazing job representing Nebraska,” Head Coach Mindy Miles said “She dug deep after her sling positions and put together a great standing score to climb up the rankings in the final and win third.” Ossi led the Big Red with her 589. Sophomore Emma Rhode earned a 585 and freshman Charlotte Mick notched a 581. Junior Mackenzie Strauch (580), senior Madelynn Erickson (574) and sophomore Camilla Johannessen (560) rounded out the lineup.  The Huskers will compete in the air rifle portion of the PRC Championships tomorrow, Feb. 4, starting at 7 a.m. (central). Fans can follow along with live results here GermanyinUSA GermanyinUSA is the home of the monthly newsletter “Germany for Americans”, produced by the German Embassy in Washington, DC. For the embassy’s official website, visit Germany.info September 19, 2019Word of the Week generalized nicknames arose to distinguish people who lived on either side of the border Those in the west were informally referred to as Wessis (“from the West”) and those in the east were called Ossis (in German Depending on the context in which they were used these nicknames were occasionally perceived to be offensive they were used simply to distinguish between the Easterners and the Westerners their use was based on common stereotypes assigned to Germans from either side of the wall “Did you see what that Wessi is wearing?!” one might have heard on the street during a divided Germany – or shortly after its reunification Wessis were often stereotyped as capitalistic while Ossis were often stereotyped as paranoid stereotypes continued to live on for many years – and to some extent still exist today Ossi Wessi jokes were common in the late 1980s and early 1990s and can occasionally still be heard among those who grew up in Cold War Germany But regardless of the negative characteristics often assigned to Ossis and Wessis the nicknames became deeply integrated into German culture before nicknames such as Besserwessi (“better-knowing-Wessi” or “know-it-all”) and Jammer-Ossi (“whining easterner”) also sprung up from these terms The distinguishing nicknames demonstrate how deeply Germany was divided not just geographically and how Germans perceived each other at the time The year 2019 marks the 30th anniversary since the fall of the Berlin Wall which means Germany has been one nation for three decades While there are still some who label themselves – or others – as Ossis and Wessis it is an increasingly rarer distinction as Germans gather in celebration of the achievements they have made as one nation But as you read about the fall of the wall and Germany’s reunification it’s likely you’ll come across the words Ossi and Wessi Just make sure not to label anyone with them Tags: Copyright © 2025 GermanyinUSA. Powered by City Hall Cecelia Ossi of the Nebraska Cornhuskers rifle team captured the 2023 NCAA smallbore individual title on Friday during the NCAA rifle championships at the University of Akron's Rhodes Arena in Ohio has clinched the NCAA smallbore individual championship her title came after an exciting final match that drew much interest from the sizable crowd inside Rhodes Arena with Ossi and Kentucky's Will Shaner jockeying for the top position on the leaderboard to close out this year's NCAA smallbore championship Competing in the first smallbore rifle relay on Friday Ossi finished in third place with a score of 590-43X Her best string in smallbore qualification came in one of two fired kneeling position ones with a score of 100 Ossi also posted three 99 scores—two in prone position and one in standing it came down to Ossi and Kentucky rifle team shooter Will Shaner after the other six competitors had been eliminated Going in to the head-to-head contest portion of the final to determine the champion Shaner was in first place with a two-point advantage over Ossi By round two of the head-to-head smallbore rifle showdown between Shaner and Ossi Ossi had overcome the gap and deposited even more After round 12 and with an eight-point margin (16-8), Ossi had clinched the NCAA smallbore rifle title over Shaner, who was last year's NCAA smallbore rifle champion giving her two points which was enough to seal the deal for her Cecelia Ossi is the first Nebraska shooter to land a NCAA rifle individual championship since 2015 when Rachel Martin (now the Ole Miss rifle team assistant coach) won the smallbore title At the Nebraska rifle team website (huskers.com) Ossi said in an interview: “All my coaches have put in so much work It just means a lot to me to win that medal but for them and all the work they’ve put into helping me succeed.” The Nebraska rifle team arrived in Akron ranked No The Huskers finished the 2023 NCAA rifle championships with a team aggregate score of 4706-321X You can view the 2023 NCAA rifle championship scorecard at this link More coverage of the 2023 NCAA rifle championship will be coming soon on the website and in the digital magazine The legendary Ossi Runne has died at the age of 93 His family announced that the veteran musician producer and Eurovision conductor passed away on November 5th Ossi Runne was born Yrjö Osvald Rundberg in Viilpuri He was only nine years old when he changed his name to Ossi Runne He started his career as a very skilled trumpeter when Finland was in the grasp of the Nazi invasion Ossi wanted to cheer his fellow country men and women up both as a leading musician as well as an ordinary member He first got the position as a conductor for the Chinese Variety Orchestra in Stockholm in the early 50s but resigned from that post at the age of 20 and moved back to Finland There he became a studio manager for the Muzikki-Fazer company in Helsinki where he spent the next 8 years of his career Ossi was subsequently recruited by Yleisradio to become the head conductor of the National Radio Orchestra Ossi conducted his first Eurovision entry for Finland It was performed by Ann-Christine Nyström and came tenth out of 18 songs that night Ossi Runne became a prominent fixture in Finland’s Eurovision history His last one was the 1989 entry “La Dolce Vita” This gave Finland one of its best results to date by securing a solid top ten placing and coming seventh out of 22 entries Despite subsequently retiring from his conductor duties regarding the contest Ossi wasn’t quite done with Eurovision just yet He was Yleisradio’s commentator the following year having previously done the job back in 1981 Ossi continued to lead the National Radio Orchestra until retiring fully in 1992 Ossi Runne had a stellar career from 1944-2003 with his last job being the band director for the Karelia Wind Band Ossi also published his auto-biography in 2003 especially regarding his time at Eurovision A legend has gone and we send our love to his family Do you have fond memories of Ossie Runne and the songs he conducted at Eurovision She first got into the contest in 1989—on VHS Iceland got nul points that year but she didn't care because Austria's Thomas Forstner and the contest grabbed hold of her heart and neither of them have let go of it since She is a fanatic maker of all kinds of lists Rest in peace for one of the longest-lasting faces in Eurovision history Truly a big name in finnish Eurovision history He and Noel Kelehan put in the most hours behind the podium and while they each had their own unique styles (Noel very reserved only using small movements; Ossi broader and more focused on getting to the emotion of the song) It’s fun to look back on songs he conducted and seeing him enthusiastically leading the orchestra equally committed no matter what he thought of the song Together with Noel Kelehan and Richard Oesterreicher probably the most well known conductor for the people who watched eurovision in the eighties and nineties and one of either Curt-Eric Holmquist or Anders Berglund (depending on the year) Overview Meet the team Press Write for us Input your search keywords and press Enter Sign In Register “Farewell and safe travels on your next adventure,” to Oswald Mathäus Treutler and uncle to nieces and nephews around the world peacefully in his home and with the support of his family while holding the hands of Toni and Ossi Jr. in the province of Carinthia in Austria on May 15th and briefly worked in both Switzerland and Germany he succeeded in crossing the Atlantic Ocean a total of six times turned towards land and became a part of the opening team for Istanbul Hilton in Turkey along with three of his friends was elected by his friends to immigrate to Canada with only a $50 loan from his friends where he landed a job as a junior butler for the Governor of Quebec he earned his degree in hospitality through correspondence and personal skills proved immensely valuable when he gained a managerial position in Goose Bay His brief time in our little paradise sparked a lifetime love of the region as it reminded him of his own hometown in Austria and the mountain ranges within which he grew up As a result of this love and his desire to return to Banff which later came to be known as The Paris Restaurant Ossi Sr.’s decision to purchase The Paris Restaurant further impacted his life when she applied for a waitressing position while travelling through Canada which was the commencement of a lifetime of love together and his family were incredibly lucky to have the wonderful aid of the many caregivers that came to offer their support and we feel that words cannot express our gratitude to you all Fowke and her team at the Alpine Medical Clinic We would also like to thank Gourlay’s Pharmacy and the local Home Care team for all you have done for our family and flower arrangements which we have received from near and far during this period Our family is doing our utmost to preserve Ossi Sr.’s memory and for anyone wishing to aid us in our goal there is a photo and condolence book at Freya’s Jewellery and Currency Exchange in the Clock Tower Village Mall to share sentiments and stories of Ossi Sr You can alternately leave a message on the funeral home website These platforms are in lieu of a public farewell service never forgot the four words that were spoken to him by the immigration officer at Pier 21 Amongst the madness and the bustle of travelers the officer took the time to look Ossi in the eye and say “Good luck young man,” which served to encourage him to make a life for himself and gave him a surplus of hope to live a wonderful life in Canada “Little words and little gestures are what people remember!” More NATIONAL OBITUARIES > Combining his love of nature with his skills in photography, 21-year-old Ossi Saarinen captures the many wild forest animals living in Finland’s mystical woodlands From curious foxes and mischievous red squirrels to shy deers and even grizzly bears the talented wildlife photographer gets up-close and personal with these charming creatures revealing their most intimate and adorable moments Finland is almost entirely covered in untouched forests making it the perfect home for a wide range of species Saarinen spends hundreds of hours amongst the picturesque landscape patiently waiting for the timid animals to emerge His resulting images look like something from a real-life fairytale—fox cubs are captured playing We recently caught up with Saarinen to find out what it’s like to spend time photographing these amazing animals When did you first become interested in photography I took my first photo with a DSLR in the beginning of 2015 and fell love immediately My first photo was of a bird in my backyard I started with all kind of photographing but ended up shooting nature and mostly wild animals I’ve been super interested in nature and especially animals since I was a kid I realized that with a camera I can save and share those amazing moments and feelings I experience in the nature Wildlife photography is very challenging which makes it even more interesting Sometimes it means hours and hours of waiting with no result but when I finally get the shot I wanted it’s all worth it You’re able to get so close to the forest animals I start carefully from a far distance and then slowly I learned to know how the animal behaves and reacts to my presence Over time they start trusting me more and let me closer Do you have a favorite creature that you like to photograph I find the life and behavior of these smart animals very interesting seeing how they grow up and leave the nest I feel very lucky and privileged to be able to do that The fox cubs are also very adorable and cute and adult foxes are beautiful in their thick orange fur Do you have any funny stories of a particular animal encounter I can’t remember any exceptionally funny moments with animals But the moments I often go back in my mind and laugh at them are the days when everything goes wrong One early morning I went close to a fox nesting site and waited for the shy foxes to appear for almost 6 hours I couldn’t move at all because I didn’t want to make any sounds to scare the foxes The air was full of mosquitoes and they were biting me all around and I couldn’t do anything about it After hours without seeing a single fox I finally gave up and went home My right hand was so full of mosquito bites that I couldn’t have even taken any photos with my finger as its size had almost doubled from a bite What advice would you give someone who’s interested in taking up wildlife photography you’ll be surprised how many animals there actually are You don’t need an expensive camera and huge lenses Start with a phone and when you feel like it’s not enough anymore get a real camera Spend a lot of time in nature and with the animals The more you know about your photo subject the closer you can get and the more interesting your photos can be Take as many different kinds of photos as possible Then you can choose the best ones and next time you will know what worked and what didn’t Ossi Saarinen: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Shop Charming Wildlife Portraits Capture the Expressive Faces of Foxes in the Wild Photographer Captures Enchanting Photos of Finland’s Forest Animals in the Wild Photographer Captures Real-Life Fairytale of Wild Foxes in Snowy Landscapes Enchanting Storybook Photographs Created With the Help of Real Forest Animals Gorgeous Golden Light Shines Through This Autumnal Forest in the Netherlands Want to advertise with us? Visit My Modern Met Media Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening Getting a job at Solita a fast-growing Finnish digital transformation company is harder than getting into Oxford University Its team of some 1,200 experts beat large numbers of applicants to be there The percentage of employees with master’s degrees in the company is among the highest in the Nordic countries “It’s not written anywhere that we only recruit people with master’s degrees – that’s not the case at all,” says Solita’s President and CEO Ossi Lindroos even though we don’t necessarily have the street cred of being this super cool company there is something in our culture and value base that really attracts people.” Solita tackles a wide range of challenges for different clients around the world with an emphasis on allowing its staff to be creative and suggest bold solutions but more about setting our teams free to really be able to deliver value for our end customers,” he shares the company works with engineering company KONE automatic doors and movable walkways; more than a billion people a day use its products Solita helps KONE build systems for predictive maintenance analytics enabling it to pre-empt breakdowns and faults ultimately adding value for customers and users The project is highly complex and requires staff to flex their expertise in numerous ways “We have that kind of urge and curiosity in place that makes us want to grow,” Ossi explains “I always say that we are big enough to dare but small enough to care We really have the guts and the skills to play with the big guys – and the experience to back it up.” I always say that we are big enough to dare but small enough to care We really have the guts and the skills to play with the big guys Solita fully embraces the healthy work-life balance that Scandinavia is famous for “We believe that there is a lot of attractiveness in our story of this kind of Nordic work culture The work–life balance and these kinds of things genuinely attract a lot of talent out there,” he says Attracting top-level talent is fundamental to the company’s success it has grown its turnover from €10 million to €130 million then that’s a disappointment,” Ossi shares Solita went international by moving into new areas throughout Scandinavia Ossi is not interested in growth for its own sake the phenomenal success the company has enjoyed so far is a natural consequence of the team’s intense curiosity and desire to explore new horizons That’s why much of its growth has been organic and Solita only considers an acquisition if it is certain that the target company can be fully integrated into its winning culture “We grow by doing the right things with the right people – the right customers,” Ossi says “To grow organically within the countries in which we operate is still key in the future as well That’s naturally important for us because we are a culture- and value-based organisation it’s a challenging task to get the culture and value base to stay in good shape So we really believe in growing organically.” Solita is actively seeking companies with a good value base in the Central European region with almost 300 employees working beyond Finnish borders and the company is seeing some of its strongest growth in Belgium and Sweden As the business expands internationally and embraces a work-from-home culture amid the pandemic Ossi is availing himself of the opportunity to hire the best talent with more geographical freedom “One thing that the pandemic has helped us with a bit is that we can genuinely start to build teams internationally,” he says “Where our people sit when they deliver our services doesn’t matter very much to our customers.” This could allow Solita to build a single team made up of people from Belgium someone from Finland and someone from Sweden As many executives and managers have come to understand since 2020 a key challenge with remote work is being able to maintain a sense of human connection “How can we keep that community feeling even though we are still sitting at home and not having the kind of working life together that we used to?” Ossi asks “We need to figure out how to maintain the culture and value base we are so proud of when people are not meeting each other face to face.” With this highly flexible international team in place Ossi is now focusing on the best ways to bring value throughout Solita’s network of expertise “I think the biggest thing is to make it even easier for our people to work on international assignments allowing them to get better at supporting customers in delivering value from distributed teams,” he says Ossi is met with the challenge of ensuring that every segment of the organisation is capitalising on the forward-leaning technologies and processes it implements for clients “We want those kinds of innovations to be brought to the customer in a really effective way,” he insists It’s data-driven transformation – that’s why we grow as fast as we grow As Solita forms new partnerships and attracts new business it faces the task of convincing some partners of the importance of deep systemic transformation when it comes to their digital processes “I think that despite the whole next generation of IT or digital transformation houses out there there is still a group of customers who haven’t understood how fundamental the transformations are that digital processes really bring to companies,” Ossi says We still encounter companies that think that they can just buy a tool a channel or some digital software to solve their challenges.” Many customers have begun to understand the benefits of a more holistic approach and agile ways of working although others still need to be guided on that journey “What it really means to be truly data driven in your business or what it really means when you try to get genuine value out of digital solutions that’s what we want people to understand,” he says Plenty of companies offer digital transformation services it is the richness of Solita’s knowledge about data which it owes to its highly talented and qualified employees that has helped the Finnish company stand out “If you think of digital transformation companies out there you can find one in every single city,” he says “What differentiates us is the scale and depth of our data expertise The foundation is that we build award-winning solutions for our customers that are digital But then our data expertise is coupled together with our transformation skills so it’s data-driven transformation – that’s why we grow as fast as we grow Another crucial differentiator for Solita is its commitment to building impact that lasts there has always been a kind of craftsmanship and a strong sense of pride in what we do – we really want to do a great job for our clients,” Ossi stresses “But it’s never with gimmicks or fancy stuff; it’s built in a way that customers can live a long time with the solutions that we provide for them That naturally leads to long-lasting customer relationships and the long-lasting customers grow the fastest.” Ossi believes these long-terms relationships are the company’s most prized achievements “Everything starts with how we build relationships with our customers,” he says so you can truly build meaningful solutions for your customers That means you need to have those exceptionally talented people who are serving the customers Solita’s customer leads acutely understand their customers’ circumstances what kind of people they are and what challenges they face This knowledge allows the company to go well beyond expectations in its cooperation with customers “It’s much deeper customer cooperation and communication than what might be considered the normal standard,” he shares “We want to be on the same side of the table with our customers and that means the individuals within the customer companies.” Ossi explains that Solita rarely wins a big contract with a new customer right off the bat Its relationships start with small projects which allow the team to showcase their expertise and demonstrate how they can add value “We always start with small assignments with our clients and then they start to see that there’s more expertise in place that could help in wider and wider When a genuine connection has been established on a human level Solita naturally wins bigger contracts and requests from customers and finally we have the processes in place to bring that repetition and continuity into the equation,” Ossi concludes “All these steps are needed in order to really gain trust The CEO Magazine is more than a business title; it’s a source of information inspiration and motivation for the world’s most successful leaders Learn all about The CEO Magazine at TheCEO.com ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " a global network of grassroots antimilitarist and pacifist groups WRI, along with the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection and the International Fellowship of Reconcilitation, submitted a letter to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding the case of Osman Murat Ülke Find the letter here --------------------------------------------------- there was an "administrative decision" which said there was no arrest warrant for Ossi Depending on the political climate of course this administrative order could be changed Here is the statement he gave at the police station: Statement by Osman Murat Ülke to the police (Izmir I would infer that my being summoned is to testify in the investigation Nr 2017/2776 by the Prosecutors’ Office of Bilecik I presume the file is based on charges of “desertion” from 1999 A look in this file and the trials which preceded it should make it clear for any third party that the matter at hand cannot be described as a series of unrelated desertions or insubordination Nine files of subordination; two files of desertion and two files of alienating the public from military service all of these cases stem from one single decision of my conscientious objection to military service all the investigations and trials have to be seen as parts of one and the same process The real starting point of this process can be traced back to 1990 when I first discovered conscientious objection and then in 1992 the date of the first investigation targeted at me for alienating the public from the military on account of an article published by me I was summoned today due to a process which lasted 25 to 27 years so far I don’t deem it necessary to elaborate once more right now on my reasons to become a conscientious objector The aforementioned files are filled with my statements over the years Instead I’d like to point out how the current situation demonstrates that the government has failed to respect the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling in the Ulke v Turkey case that this investigation is even active and that I’m summoned to make a statement not only contradicts all assurances by the government to enact individual and general measures to settle or at least alleviate the situation it’s an open violation of the very same ruling The documents I brought with me clearly show how the government repeatedly assured the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe that it is about to implement individual and general measures In one of these the Minister of Foreign Affairs rightfully underlines in reference to my case that according to Art 90 of the Constitution the rulings by ECHR supersede national law Yet we witness that despite the passing of eleven years none of the general or individual measures have been implemented and the government does not only stall the process by keeping this investigation alive I applied to the Constitutional Court regarding the unresolved ECHR verdict I only received news that my application has been processed and a file has been opened At this point my demand from the Prosecutors’ Office in Bilecik is that the investigation is dropped it has to end this unsustainable situation the Executive not only delayed the implementation of the general and individual measures but never really intended to fulfill them at all My only intention with this statement is to shed some light on the current state of affairs My lawyer will file our legal demands in proper detail and address the Prosecutors’ Office of Bilecik and other relevant institutions Stay up to date with our international antimilitarist activism Sign up to our email lists here A handful of companies own the patents on virtually every seed planted in the US a new crop of unowned seeds is bringing biodiversity back to farming a Harvard-trained geneticist and board chair of the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) Most people have heard of open source software, maybe also of open source beer (Free beer for all!) or open source pharmaceutical research The principle is the same: Someone developed the seeds — for cowpeas rye and more — and now offers the resource for everybody to share Just like software development has been co-opted by a few global companies like Microsoft and Apple the international seed development and trade is controlled by a few big giants like Bayer (Monsanto) A 2012 Oxfam study found that four companies dominate more than 60 percent of the global trade with grains few pay attention to the fact that most grains are protected or even patented Most farmers don’t own the seeds they sow on their fields professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-founder of OSSI says with disgust “A few global companies have the monopolies on global seed trade and they breed cash crops like corn and soy world hunger or about the small farmer.” What sounds like a business problem impacts everybody “These few gene giants on top of the food chain decide what ends up on our plates.” Kloppenburg and half a dozen like-minded agriculture experts founded OSSI as an alternative to the monopolies OSSI’s aim is the “free flow and exchange of genetic resources of plant breeding and variety development,” Kloppenburg says “we need novel plant varieties that are capable of responding to the changes but we really need to talk about seed to table.” The movement faces an uphill battle, particularly in the US where most farmers plant seeds that are patented by the big corporations about 50 seed breeders have already signed on with OSSI in the US to offer nearly 500 seed varieties And other open source seed organizations are making their own way in Europe OSSI’s principles were the principles of farming for centuries Farmers and seed breeders worked together to produce seeds that flourished under local conditions The farmers saved a percentage of the seeds and sowed them again the next spring this is not a lucrative model for profit-oriented multinational companies since the seed breeders only earn a profit during the first sale and not again every year and the work of plant breeders has to be protected Otherwise they might fare like plant breeder Jim Baggett in Oregon who in 1966 started breeding broccoli with an extra-long stem so it could be harvested more easily He shared his novel broccoli with researchers and other breeders — until Monsanto-offspring Seminis patented a broccoli with exactly that trait in 2011 Baggett could trace more than a third of the plant material to his work University of Wisconsin professor Irwin Goldman developed a particularly red carrot only to learn in 2013 that Seminis had applied for a patent for a particularly red carrot only to realize that a Dutch seed company then got the patent for the red salad “We believe that ecological plant breeding has to go beyond developing increasingly profitable cash crops,” plant breeder Kathrin Neubeck, head of an ecological farm in Germany says about her reasons for participating in the open source seed movement “We also have to advocate for the ecological breeding of rare varieties and protecting genetic resources.” Kloppenberg is especially concerned about the global south “With the saturation of most commercial seed markets in the USA the big players are looking to the global south for new customers Their target is the tens of millions of peasants and small farmers who still save exchange and even sell seed.” Kloppenburg is currently working with farmers in Kenya to help empower them by registering their seeds under OSSI principles Seed breeders who commit to the OSSI pledge allow buyers to use what they have developed however they like and to include this Pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” Examples of OSSI varieties include dwarf tomatoes, bred for people with little space by small farmers in North Carolina and Australia who worked together and exchanged information across continents. A new rye has been developed with the help of crowdfunding in Germany specifically for the sandy soil in East Germany and is for the first time available in bakeries this fall wheat and nearly everything else you need to cook dinner cannabis breeders are interested in the OSSI strategy “Cannabis is going to be a multibillion dollar market,” he says They are interested in using the open source license to protect themselves while making the seeds available to others.” where initially only a few users developed open source software like Linux the market share of open source seeds is currently too small to be measured and make room for local and regional interests “It’s a delicate seedling,” Kotschi says about OSS In the 2021 book Seed Money Elmore explores Monsanto’s impact on US agriculture European Seed outlines the recent history of seed protection laws in the EU is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful An award-winning author and solutions reporter her recent books include Bouncing Forward: The Art and Science of Cultivating Resilience (Atria) In a state where a trip to the supermarket sometimes requires getting on a plane biomass-powered greenhouses could be a game-changer Fruiting trees that replace dump sites are cared for — and feed — the communities they’re in “This is a hyperlocal model that supports the people who live in the area.” weekly newsletter is the uplift you’ve been looking for Listed below are all the stories you've bookmarked. 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More info and adjust your cookies settings here Cookie settings Find out why over 130,000 people receive Reasons to be Cheerful's newsletter every week Joseph Gibney would walk the grounds of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida's Sunbeam Road facility spent her last weeks at Community Hospice's Earl Hadlow Center for Caring where she died from complications of breast cancer in January 2009 now a 16-year-old junior at Bishop Kenny High School was impressed with the care his mother received And he was touched by the compassion shown by hospice staff opted to do his Eagle Scout project at the center The result: an arbor and bench that was recently dedicated in memory of his mother "We have many patients and families for varying lengths of time so it's important that they have an environment that feels comfortable and homelike," said DeAnn Collins executive director of Community Hospice of Northeast Florida Foundation "To have this beautiful spot where they can come and reflect in peace and quiet is a wonderful thing." an adult Scout leader with carpentry skills Others assisting were adult leader Larry Ossi; troop members Colin and Travis Duffy Nick Ossi and Thomas Williamson; and Joseph's father Community Hospice donated the bricks and bench - Thanks to an All-American Hoedown with Jaguars center Brad Meester as emcee Michael's Soldiers can send more "Home Sweet Home" boxes to deployed U.S sponsored by Cadillac Saab of Orange Park and AJ's on Park Street The boxes are filled with donated hygiene products Kathy Signorile is founder of the nonprofit - First Coast No More Homeless Pets has received a $30,000 grant from the American Contract Bridge League Charity Foundation to replace a spay-neuter transport van - Jacksonville resident William Boyce has received a Fulbright study/research grant to study in the United Kingdom Boyce graduated with honors from Florida State University in April He will obtain a master of literature degree from the University of Glasgow's Centre for the Study of Literature - Jacksonville-based Acosta Sales and Marketing presented a check for $2.8 million to the Muscular Dystrophy Association during its 2011 MDA Telethon Sunday The donation represents Acosta's year-round fundraising efforts for MDA - Two Stanton College Preparatory School educators are recipients of the 2011 Yale Educator Award Latin teacher Kathleen Carpenter-Smith and counselor Bob Turba were among 50 teachers and 30 counselors selected from 228 nominations The award recognizes outstanding educators who have inspired their students to achieve at high levels You can fax them to (904) 359-4478 or mail them to The Florida Times-Union