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Ivy Tech Southwest Joins Network of Colleges Recognizing the Fallen

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For the fourth year, Ivy Tech Community College Southwest has joined the Remembrance Day National Roll Call project to honor American service men and women in hosting simultaneous ceremonies across the nation.

On Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, campus and community volunteers at 85 colleges and universities in 33 states across the nation will recognize the names of fallen.  Each campus has organized its own ceremony to recognize those who have served, are serving, and those who died in service to the nation.  All participating campuses will observe a simultaneous nationwide minute of silence at 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (1 p.m. on the Evansville campus (Central Time).

The Remembrance Day National Roll Call is sponsored nationally by the Veterans Knowledge Community of NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. NASPA is a 12,000-member association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs professionals. The Veterans Knowledge Community (VKC) mission is to advocate for best practices to help student veterans’ transition to college and succeed. The National Roll Call began in 2011 to mark the 10th anniversary of the post 9-11 conflicts.

Dr. Brett Morris, a retired Army officer and the National Roll Call coordinator, said, “We want to rally campus communities across the nation to send a message to the troops currently serving – that we, as a national body of students, have not forgotten their sacrifices, or those of their fallen brethren.”

For information about the Ivy Tech Community College Southwest Roll Call event, contact Kurt Harris at kaharris@ivytech.edu. Or Clifton Mominee at cmominee1@ivytech.edu.  To see a list of participating schools, visit va.eku.edu/rollcall.

 

Link To Food Inspection Reports For Vanderburgh County

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JIM STALEY AT HAPPY HOUR AT RI RA FRIDAY

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Stop down after work on Friday and enjoy some Irish music (and others) from 5:30p-7:30p.

Looking for a good crowd so we can continue this Friday thing the 2nd Friday of each month.

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Hot Jobs in Evansville

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IU Swimming & Diving Ready for Busy Weekend

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will have a busy weekend of competition starting on Friday, Nov. 11.

 

The Hoosiers will host the Cincinnati Bearcats in a one-day, short-course yards dual meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind. at 2:00 p.m. ET.

 

The on Saturday, 14 current and former Hoosier swimmers will participate in the two-day, inaugural USA College Challenge – Big Ten vs. USA Swimming on Nov. 12-13 at the Indiana University Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in downtown Indianapolis.

 

Cincinnati Meet Info

The meet against the Bearcats will be streamed live on BTN Plus, with live results for the meet available at IUHoosiers.com.

 

Fans attending the meet can park in the SRSC lot off of Law Lane for $10 on Saturday or can park for free at the lot off 10thand Sunrise. The Eigenmann Hall lot will also be free on Saturday.

 

USA College Challenge Meet Info

Competing for the Big Ten will be Gia Dalesandro, Kennedy Goss, Lilly King, Bailey Pressey, Brooklyn Snodgrass, Ian Finnerty, Bob Glover, Ali Khalafalla, Vini Lanza, Blake Pieroni, Anze Tavcar and Cody Taylor.

Competing for USA Swimming in the short-course yards meet will be IU alum Cody Miller, as well as Indiana post-grad swimmer Zane Grothe. Indiana’s 14 participants in the event are the most of any school.

 

Saturday’s session will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET at the IU Natatorium and will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Sunday’s session, which begins at 11:30 a.m., will be televised as scheduled from noon-2 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. Both sessions also will stream live online at USASwimming.org and btn.com, as well as via the BTN2GO app.

 

The two-day, short-course yards dual meet consists of two sessions – Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. All-session tickets cost $35 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. Single-day tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for children. Click here to purchase tickets.

 

Hoosiers in the CSCAA/TYR Top 25

In the second CSCAA/TYR Top 25 released on Nov. 9, the Indiana men were ranked No. 2 in the nation, while the IU women came in at No. 13. In the first CSCAA/TYR Top 25 poll released on Oct. 26, the Indiana men’s swimming and diving team was ranked No. 1 in the nation after sweeping both Texas and Florida to start the season. The women’s team was ranked No. 12 in the country.

 

Hixon Earns Weekly Big Ten Honor

IU’s Michael Hixon was named the Big Ten Co-Diver of the Week on Nov. 9. Against Michigan State this past weekend, Hixon won both the 1 and 3-meter dives. In the 3-meter, the Amherst, Mass. Product scored a 464.03 to earn the victory, while in the 1-meter, Hixon totaled a 401.70.

 

Top Times in the Country
IU’s Ali Khalafalla owns the fastest time in the 50 freestyle this year in the country with his 19.44, while Blake Pieroni is the fastest in the nation in the 200 freestyle so far with his mark of 1:35.75.

 

IU Sends 11 to Rio Olympics, Winning Seven Medals
The Indiana Swimming and Diving program sent 13 swimmers, divers and coaches to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics – James Connor, alumna Amy Cozad, Marwan Elkamash, Kennedy Goss, Michael Hixon, Ali Khalafalla, Lilly King, alum Cody Miller, Jessica Parratto, Blake Pieroni and Anze Tavcar. Drew Johansen served as the head coach of USA diving, while Ray Looze was an assistant coach for USA Swimming.

At the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, the IU swimmers and divers won a total of seven medals – four golds, one silver and two bronze. Lilly King headlined the group with two gold medals, while Cody Miller won gold and bronze. Blake Pieroni earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA’s 4×100 freestyle relay team, junior Kennedy Goss earned a bronze medal as a member of Team Canada’s 4×200 freestyle relay team and junior diver Michael Hixon won silver in the men’s 3m synchronized springboard.

King Wins Two NCAA Titles in 2015
Indiana’s Lilly King dominated the breaststroke at the 2016 NCAA Championships, winning both the 100 and 200 breast with the fastest short-course yard times in history. The freshman broke every record in the event with her historic swim – the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, U.S. Open, Indiana school, Big Ten and Georgia Tech Pool records – and owns all of the aforementioned records in both the 100 and 200 breast. In total, King recorded an impressive four All-America honors at her first NCAA Championships.

IU Swimming & Diving on Social Media
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 

 

Adopt A Pet

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 Roscoe is the VHS’ longest canine resident, and he is an absolute favorite of the entire VHS staff. He’s a male Lab mix and is estimated to be about 6 years old. VHS originally pulled him from Evansville Animal Care & Control. Roscoe has a couple of health issues relating to his skin and hips, but he’s otherwise the perfect dog. He is housetrained, loves other pets, loves all people, rides well in the car, and is low-energy! His $100 adoption fee includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, all previous medical care from VHS, heartworm test, and more. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or at www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption details!

Men’s basketball to open season on Friday at Louisville

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Aces to face nationally-ranked squad

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The 2016-17 season officially begins on Friday as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team takes on Louisville for the first time in 59 years.

Game time is set for 6 p.m. CT and will be televised live on the ACC Network Plus.  The network is part of ESPN3 and is available on your mobile device or computer with your cable subscription.

Evansville is coming off of a 25-9 season that saw them finish with their highest win tally since the 1988-89.  Starters D.J. Balentine, Egidijus Mockevicius and Adam Wing from last year’s team have moved on following graduation while fellow starter Blake Simmons is out for the 2016-17 season with a knee injury.  That leaves Jaylon Brown as the lone starter from last season; in his first full season as a starter, Brown started all 34 games while notching 10.8 points per game.  Seven newcomers complement the returning players.

Brown had his best collegiate season in 2015-16, notching 10.8 points per game on his way to a berth on the MVC Most Improved Team.  He started each game at point guard for UE and hit his career-high of 19 points on three occasions last year.  In 34 games, Brown scored 8 or more points on 26 occasions; as a sophomore, he scored at least 8 points just ten times in 36 games.

Friday’s contest will mark the first game of the 98th season of Evansville basketball.  UE is 65-32 in its first 97 openers and has won its last three; the last season-opening loss came in 2012 at Notre Dame.

Evansville and Louisville will tangle on the hardwood for the first time since December 2, 1957 when the Purple Aces earned a 92-90 home victory.  UE holds a 13-12 lead in the overall series and is 8-4 in home games and 4-8 on the road.  The last meeting in 1957 was also the season opener for both squads.

Ranked in the top 15 in both of the preseason polls, Louisville is coming off of a stellar 23-8 campaign last season, which included an 18-1 mark at the Yum Center.  The Cardinals were picked to finish 4th in the ACC Basketball Preseason Poll behind only Duke, North Carolina and Virginia.

Louisville returns ten lettermen including starters Quentin Snider and Jaylen Johnson from last year’s team, which topped eventual Final Four participants North Carolina and Syracuse.  Snider scored an average of 9.4 points per game while leading the squad with 109 assists last season; he was also a 40.4% shooter from outside.  Johnson started 22 games on his way to averaging 5.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest.

 

Air Quality Forecast

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Air quality forecasts for Evansville and Vanderburgh County are provided as a public service.  They are best estimates of predicted pollution levels that can be used as a guide so people can modify their activities and reduce their exposure to air quality conditions that may affect their health.  The forecasts are routinely made available at least a day in advance, and are posted by 10:30 AM Evansville time on Monday (for Tuesday through Thursday) and Thursday (for Friday through Monday).  When atmospheric conditions are uncertain or favor pollution levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, forecasts are made on a daily basis.

Ozone forecasts are available from mid-April through September 30th.  Fine particulate (PM2.5) forecasts are available year round.

Thursday
November 10		 Friday
November 11		 Saturday
November 12		 Sunday
November 13		 Monday
November 14
Fine Particulate
(0-23 CST avg)
Air Quality Index		 moderate moderate good moderate moderate
Ozone
Air Quality Index		 NA* NA* NA* NA* NA*
Ozone
(peak 8-hr avg)
(expected)		 NA* NA* NA* NA* NA*

* Not Available and/or Conditions Uncertain.

Air Quality Action Days

Ozone Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when maximum ozone readings averaged over a period of eight hours are forecasted to reach 71 parts per billion (ppb), or unhealthy for sensitive groups on the USEPA Air Quality Index scale.

Particulate Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when PM2.5 readings averaged over the period of midnight to midnight are forecasted to reach 35 micrograms per meter cubed (µg/m3).

Current conditions of OZONE and FINE PARTICULATE MATTER are available in near real-time on the Indiana Department of Environment Management’s website.

National and regional maps of current conditions are available through USEPA AIRNow.

 

Adopt A Pet

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Oreo is a 1 ½-year-old male black & white cat! He’s… well… let’s just say “pleasantly plump.” He’s a funny guy and will definitely keep his forever family laughing. His adoption fee is $18 thru 11/19 as part of the “Fantastic Cats” special! It includes his neuter, microchip, vaccines, and more. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or at www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption details!

 

 

Meth conviction reversed over toxicology authentication

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IL for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s conviction of operating a vehicle with meth in his blood and subsequently causing death after finding that the state failed to authenticate the toxicology report that found traces of drug in his blood sample.

In the case of William C. Williams v. State of Indiana, 82A04-1602-CR-295, Williams was driving his motorcycle in August 2013 when he ran into the back of a van that was stopped at an intersection, ejecting his passenger and girlfriend, Nancy Parsons, who died from her injuries. Williams was also transported to the hospital, where a blood draw tested positive for THC and meth.

Williams was subsequently charged with two counts of Class B felony operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance, marijuana and meth, in his blood causing death. During the trial in Vanderburgh Superior Court, Williams testified that he did not know how meth could have been in his blood and objected to the admission of State’s Exhibit 65, which contained the toxicology report that showed meth in his blood and the chain of custody for his blood sample. All of Exhibit 65 except for the two pages of the toxicology report was submitted to the jury, and Williams was convicted on both counts.

Williams did not contest his marijuana conviction but instead appealed the conviction related to meth, arguing that the state failed to establish a chain of custody for his blood sample “so as to allow the admission of the results of tests showing it contained methamphetamine.”

A panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals agreed in a Thursday opinion, writing that the state had failed to properly authenticate Exhibit 65 because its Certificate of Authenticity contained only a notary signature as a witness, not a signature of a records custodian or other qualified person.

But the state argued that it had properly authenticated the exhibit by the testimony of Jennifer Turri, an analyst with NMS Labs, which completed the toxicology report that found meth in Williams’ blood. Turri testified that she did not physically produce the report, but that a computer generated it after the results of the Williams‘ blood sample test were submitted through the lab’s information system.

The Court of Appeals wrote Wednesday that because Turri’s testimony only partially explained how the toxicology report was created and did not address the other components of Exhibit 65, her testimony did not authenticate the exhibit.

Thus, at the request of the state, the appellate court allowed Williams’ marijuana conviction to stand but reversed his conviction related to meth.

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