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‘Special connection’: Razz, the dog that couldn’t walk two months ago, has new home

Once immobile and abandoned, dog now has a home and is able to walk

Razz the dog is adjusting to his new home.

A 1-year-old pit/Staffordshire bull terrier mix, Razz captured the hearts of many animal lovers after his owner abandoned him by dumping him off in the outdoor kennels at the Richland County Dog Shelter on May 3.

Dog Warden Missy Houghton remembers him well.

“When he first came in, he was completely immobile,” she said. “He couldn’t move at all.”

Razz’s story: Abandoned, immobile dog at Richland County shelter now able to walk

In addition, Razz is deaf.

More than two months later, Razz can walk. He sort of lopes along, with the tops of his paws scraping the ground, causing them to bleed.

‘I fell in love with him when I first met him’

Bethany Higgins, his new owner, is a veterinary assistant at Mohican Veterinary Wellness Center, where Razz goes for weekly acupuncture and laser treatments.

“I fell in love with him when I first met him, but so did everyone,” Higgins said. “We had a pretty special connection from the beginning, and everyone could see it. It got to a point where it was kind of hard to deny it.”

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Higgins made up her mind May 25, when Mohican held an open house. Her 6-year-old daughter Amelia got the chance to meet Razz that day.

They, too, formed a fast friendship. Razz tends to follow Amelia around on her bike, a turquoise and purple Schwinn with training wheels.

Asked what she likes to do with Razz, Amelia replied, “Everything.”

Razz’s health has continued to improve after leaving Richland County Dog Shelter

Razz has beefed up to 73 pounds, though his tendency to eat dead grass probably hasn’t contributed much.

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Xbox Series X and Series S now boot faster

The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S already boot quite fast thanks to their internal solid-state drives, but Microsoft has made some tweaks to make it even faster. Noted by Josh Munsee, who is an Xbox Integrated Marketing Director, boot times are now even shorter on the next-gen consoles thanks to a short boot animation (via The Verge.)

More technically, Microsoft has reduced the bootup animation time on the consoles by 5 seconds with a recent Xbox Insider Build. As seen in Munsee’s tweet above, the new boot animation is less than 4 seconds, whereas the previous one was about 9 seconds. It is important to note though, that this only applies if your Xbox is in Energy Saver mode, where it always fully turns off, instead of being in standby. Check it out in the video below from a fellow Xbox user.

The Verge’s Tom Warren actually put this to the test and believes that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S now cold boot in 15 seconds, instead of 20 seconds. It’s not clear which Xbox Insider build applied this update, but some people still have additional feedback for Microsoft, like muting the boot animation noise. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Nanticoke

Day 4 of Go Joe’s 25th Anniversary Bike Ride for St. Joseph’s Center

It’s day four of Go Joe’s 25th Anniversary Bike Ride for St. Joseph’s Center.

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Day 4 of Go Joe 25 kicked off Thursday morning in Columbia County.

Joe Snedeker will start his ride in Bloomsburg.

He will ride through Lightstreet, Berwick, Shickshinny (Susquehanna Warrior Trail Park), Nanticoke, Plymouth (Miner’s Monument – Carolina & Main), Kingston (Kingston Fire Department), Swoyersville (American Legion Pavilion), and West Pittston (at the closed entrance to Water Street Bridge).

He will finish the day in downtown Old Forge.

The intrepid bicycling meteorologist is raising money for St. Joseph’s Center, a place that cares for people with disabilities and provides medical daycare and adoptions.

Newswatch 16’s Chris Keating will be will Joe during his ride. Make sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter @CKeatingWNEP.

RELATED: Go Joe 25: Joe Snedeker’s charity bike ride for St. Joseph’s Center

St. Joseph’s Center Festival

The St. Joseph’s Center Festival returns for food, fun, and games on the campus of Marywood University, Dunmore.  

  • Friday, July 29, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Saturday, July 30, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 31, noon to 7 p.m.

Telethon

The festival at Marywood University includes WNEP’S Telethon for St. Joe’s, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30, right here on WNEP, WNEP.com, ROKU, and Fire TV.

Donations and Go Joe Shirts

You can DONATE or ORDER a Go Joe Shirt RIGHT HERE!

Go Joe shirt orders cannot be taken by mail, but if you’d like to mail in a donation, make checks payable to St. Joseph’s Center and mail to Go Joe 25,…

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Mohegan

Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun Prediction, 7/28/2022 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

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Game: Seattle Storm vs Connecticut Sun

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: NBATV

Mohegan Sun Arena is the site where and the Connecticut Sun (19-9) will take on the Seattle Storm (18-10) on Thursday.

The Seattle Storm stepped onto the hardwood against the Atlanta Dream and notched a win by a score of 82-72 in their last game. Seattle walked away from the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (27 of 63) and buried 9 out of their 30 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Storm made 19 of their 21 tries for a rate of 90.5%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 39 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 20 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defending, Seattle let their opponent shoot 34.5% from the field on 29 of 84 shooting. Atlanta recorded 17 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. On top of that, Atlanta grabbed 45 rebounds (17 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Atlanta went 72.7% at the free throw line by making 8 of 11 shots. They also made 6 out of their 25 tries from distance.

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Tina Charles is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. She ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. She was on the court for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 15 boards. Charles finished 69.2% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Q+A | An Indigenous scholar on why the Pope needs to address the Doctrine of Discovery

Steve Newcomb calls it the “Doctrine of Domination.” 

The Indigenous scholar, who is Shawnee/Lenape and originally from Portland, Oregon, has spent much of his career studying the Doctrine of Discovery, which originated in the form of papal bulls, edicts issued by the Catholic Church in the 15th century to empower Portugal and Spain to colonize, plunder and enslave West Africa and the Americas. Other colonial powers soon followed suit, and the doctrine became the basis for slavery and European claims over Indigenous land and people.

Newcomb is among many people calling on the Pope to explicitly acknowledge the Doctrine of Discovery and the harms it’s caused. 

He spoke with the CBC’s Jared Monkman on The Trailbreaker Wednesday. 

This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. 

Before we get into what the Pope is or isn’t saying today, I want to talk a little bit about the history of the Doctrine of Discovery. What happened when it was established? 

Well, before I go into that, I want to set the context for this conversation very briefly. And that context is the original free and independent existence of our nations and peoples, extending back to the beginning of time and the contrast between that free existence and the system of domination that was brought by ship across the ocean and imposed on everyone and everything throughout this hemisphere and many other parts of the world as well. 

And that system of domination is articulated and expressed in Vatican documents from the 15th century. And when you get into the specific Latin language of those documents, you see the patterns of domination and dehumanization that have been … exacted or imposed upon our nations and peoples over centuries. And so with that context in mind, we have to look at the overall responsibility that the church bears for having issued those documents…

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Xbox Series X|S boot up now five seconds faster

Josh Lopez | July 25, 2022Xbox Series X|S boot up now five seconds faster

Microsoft has reduced the boot-up time of the Xbox Series X|S consoles.

Noticing a faster boot-up on your Xbox Series X|S console? That’s because Microsoft just improved the speed with a pretty simple fix.

According to Josh Munsee, the director of Xbox Integrated Marketing, the boot sequence is now a whole five seconds faster. That’s thanks to a shorter boot-up animation. The company has reduced the animation from nine seconds to just four seconds.

Munsee confirmed the news via Twitter:

@neonepiphany Can confirm – worked with @harrisonhoffman and @jakerose27 to create a shorter boot up animation (~4s) from the original boot up animation (~9s), helping to reduce the overall startup time.Image

According to The Verge:

Xbox Series X / S owners will only benefit from the speedier boot times if they have their consoles set to Energy Saver mode instead of Standby mode. Energy Saver mode means the console fully powers off, instead of entering a standby state. This means you can’t power on the console and immediately start playing, but Energy Saver is friendlier for electricity bills and the planet.

This update means that the overall boot-up time will drop from 20 seconds to 15 seconds for Xbox Series X|S consoles that are set to Energy Saver Mode instead of Standby Mode.

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Nanticoke

Judgment issued in pool payment dispute, couple waits for refund

Jul. 27—NANTICOKE — It was easier for Jim and Lisa Swanberry to put in a new pool than get a refund on the deposit for one they said was never delivered.

The husband and wife from Nanticoke went to court and prevailed with a judgment against Michael Calore and Superior Pools & Spa, ordering him to refund them $1,500 refund plus additional costs they incurred in the civil case.

Calore has not paid, and said Tuesday that the amended order signed by Luzerne County Judge Lesa Gelb on May 13 was not final.

“This is a simple contract dispute,” Calore said.

It’s been anything but simple for the Swanberrys.

Each step of the way has been a challenge, from the complaint filed on March 18, 2021 at the magistrate level, to Calore’s appeal of the judgment against him that sent it to county court, and the May 9 order mistakenly finding in favor of Calore after the case went to arbitration.

“What’s terrible about it is it’s such a process. My wife basically almost got a law degree at this point because no lawyer wants to touch it for what little amount of money it is,” Jim Swanberry said.

“And a lot of people won’t hire a lawyer, so they just quit,” said Lisa Swanberry who pursued the case on her own “pro se.”

The couple didn’t and they’re still trying to figure out how to have the judgment enforced despite Calore’s assertion they breached the contract instead of him.

The case stemmed from the couple’s meeting with Calore at his store on Mundy Street in Wilkes-Barre Township in February and March of last year in search of a new pool. They wanted to purchase a pool to replace the one they’ve had for 23 years and had a tight deadline to install it and purchase wood for the…

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Mohegan

Shawn Mendes cancels Mohegan Sun show and tour due to mental health

“When You’re Gone” singer Shawn Mendes announced on social media July 27 that he has canceled the remainder the “Wonder World Tour” shows, including his already-postponed date at Mohegan Sun.

The news comes after Mendes announced on July 8 that he was postponing shows to focus on his mental health, one of which was his show at the casino on July 29.

“As you guys know, I had to postpone the past few weeks of shows since I wasn’t totally prepared for the toll that being back on the road would take on me,” he said on social media post. “I started this tour excited to finally get back to playing live after a long break due to the pandemic, but the reality is I was not at all ready for how difficult touring would be after this time away.”

The decision to cancel the tour came after speaking with his team and a group of health professionals. He said it became clear to him to take more time to “ground” himself and come back “stronger than ever.”

He made sure to reassure fans that this does not mean he will stop making music and thanked fans for their support and “sticking by me on this journey.”

“I know you all have been waiting so long to see these shows, and it breaks my heart to tell you this but I promise I will be back as soon as I’ve taken the right time to heal.”

In his July post, the pop star said he has been touring since he was 15 and said it has always been difficult for him to be away from friends and family.

The “Wonder Tour” started off in Portland, Ore.,…

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Jeanine Plasschaerton (UNAMI) on the situation concerning Iraq

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Mount Laurel Library Offering Free Bio Tutoring for Incoming Lenape Freshmen

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