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  1. The Biden administration will start buying crude to replenish the strategic petroleum reserve when prices fall to between $67 and $72 per barrel, the White House said in a fact sheet. “As part of its commitment to ensure replenishment of the SPR, the DOE is finalizing a rule that will allow it to enter fixed price contracts through a competitive bid process for product delivered at a future date,” the statement also said. Biden Plans To Refill The SPR When Oil Prices Fall Below $72 | OilPrice.com
  2. Just rec’d text as may many of you. Good deal for families Join Texas Soccer, 1st place in the Big 12, for Kick for a Cure TOMORROW vs. K-State at 7pm at Myers Stadium. 1st 300 fans will get PINK Texas Fight shirts and a foam finger. FREE Admission! utexas.getvozzi.com/'/mrp5pD Reply STOP to unsubscribe
  3. Kody had a grand slam last night. On Tuesday night, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge smashed a home run into deep left field against the Texas Rangers to break Roger Maris’ American League single-season home run record. It was undoubtedly the biggest home run, and the sports story of the evening – but don’t tell that to the Detroit Tigers. During the top of the fifth inning, the Tigers found themselves trailing the Seattle Mariners by a score of 4-1. But Detriot third baseman Kody Clemens changed that with one swing of a bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Clemens sent a 1-2 pitch deep into right field to put the Tigers on top by a score of 5-4. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mlb-world-reacts-as-detroit-tigers-hilariously-troll-aaron-judge/ar-AA12DNzU?ocid=winp2sv1plustaskbarhover&cvid=e153fbd9a7db4e848f2
  4. Unless they have changed, free admission. Can veryify by calling ticket office, 512-471-3333. Not sure about parking, some street parking will be available.
  5. Statesman article. Says State UIL can revisit after further investigation. Confusing ? ROUND ROCK — After more than a month of fighting for his team’s right to participate in the playoffs, San Marcos football coach and athletic director John Walsh had one immediate reaction when the UIL’s state executive committee allowed his team to compete in the 2022 postseason. “We have Samuel Clemens Friday night, so I get to go back to the school and coach for a playoff spot,” he said, referring to the Rattlers’ District 27-6A opener against Schertz Clemens this week in San Marcos. Of the playoff ban, he said, “It would have been unfair to punish those kids that had nothing to do with anything that was put out there.” What was “put out there” — a ruling by District 27-6A’s executive committee in August — included a two-year playoff ban for the San Marcos football program as well as a public reprimand for Walsh for recruiting violations. The district committee ruled by unanimous vote that Walsh’s program had recruited a group of youth football players from the San Antonio area to enroll at San Marcos High School as freshmen for this school year and join the school’s football program. The majority of those players for the Texas Seminoles youth football team live in the Judson school district just outside of San Antonio, but the group included students from various districts in the San Antonio area. More:LBJ football team rolls as RB Sedrick Alexander chases history San Marcos is an open enrollment school district that allows for transfer students, but transferring for athletic purposes violates UIL regulations. Despite the voiding of the postseason ban, Walsh and his staff didn’t go unscathed. At Monday's meeting, which lasted more than two hours, the UIL’s state executive committee upheld the public reprimand for Walsh and school district employee Earl Anderson and placed Walsh and the program on a three-year probation. While state committee members overturned the district committee’s postseason ban, they did say the state committee could revisit a possible playoff ban after eligibility hearings on the youth football players who do not live in the San Marcos school district but enrolled in San Marcos High School in the summer. UIL officials did not give a timeline for those hearings. “The preponderance of evidence tells me something happened,” said Charles Breithaupt, the UIL’s executive director, who joined UIL director of athletics Susan Elza and UIL deputy director Jamey Harrison as well as state executive committee members at the hearing. That concern was shared by committee members, who criticized the San Marcos program for not thoroughly vetting the incoming students as well as for allowing non-staff members such as Anderson to have too much access to the football program. Anderson, a star defensive lineman for San Marcos two decades ago, has children who compete in the athletic program for San Marcos and has long been a fixture at various athletic events in San Marcos. He described himself at the hearing as nothing more than an involved father who has no official ties to the San Marcos coaching staff or the Texas Seminoles youth football program. But the state committee members were also concerned about punishing current San Marcos varsity players for alleged violations by underclassmen who do not compete on the varsity. That concern proved that the system to appeal district committee decisions worked, Walsh said. “I’m appreciative of the process that the UIL has in place,” he said. “The burden of proof is on us, and I think they let us do that in a really fair setting.” Walsh said focusing on football will be a relief after the past month, even though UIL officials still plan to hold eligibility hearings for the 11 new San Marcos students who played for the Texas Seminoles. “I think our coaches and kids do a great job of creating that family atmosphere in our program, and we haven’t let the outside noise bother us one bit,” Walsh said. “Hopefully a little bit of positive noise we’ll let inside our brains and get a little boost.” San Marcos High football again eligible for playoffs after UIL hearing (statesman.com)
  6. @Porterhouse @Storm the Field or anyone Thoughts ? excerpt: Summary Cuts could include Saudi voluntary reduction Largest cut since pandemic reduction Oil fell due to rising Fed rates, weak economy DUBAI, Oct 2 (Reuters) - OPEC+ will consider an oil output cut of more than a million barrels per day (bpd) next week, OPEC sources said on Sunday, in what would be the biggest move yet since the COVID-19 pandemic to address oil market weakness. The meeting will take place on Oct. 5 against the backdrop of falling oil prices and months of severe market volatility which prompted top OPEC+ producer, Saudi Arabia, to say the group could cut production. OPEC+, which combines OPEC countries and allies such as Russia, has refused to raise output to lower oil prices despite pressure from major consumers, including the United States, to help the global economy. Prices have nevertheless fallen sharply in the last month due to fears about the global economy and a rally in the U.S. dollar after the Federal Reserves raised rates. A significant production cut is poised to anger the United States, which has been putting pressure on Saudi Arabia to continue pumping more to help oil prices soften further and reduce revenues for Russia as the West seeks to punish Moscow for sending troops to Ukraine. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/opec-consider-oil-output-cut-over-1-mln-bpd-sources-2022-10-02/
  7. 8-1 over St Mary's last night. Morgan started, Goode started at SS. 2-1 till the 9th. Good challenge, St Mary's has a solid DII program. Texas St on the 9th will also be a good barometer. Check TexasSoftball on twitter for a good replay. AUSTIN, Texas – On Friday night at Red & Charline McCombs Field, Texas softball improved its fall record to a perfect 2-0 by registering 16 combined hits while downing St. Mary's, 8-1 (10 inn.). Major Players Freshman infielder Leighann Goode (3-for-6, run, double, RBI); sophomore transfer utility player Baylea Brandon (3-for-4, double, RBI); sophomore utility player Vanessa Quiroga (2-for-3, two runs, double, two RBIs); redshirt freshman outfielder Ashton Maloney (2-for-5, three runs, walk, double); junior utility player Courtney Day (1-for-2, walk, RBI); junior infielder Camille Corona (1-for-2, run, RBI); freshman utility player Maddie Pomykalski (1-for-2, RBI); junior designated player Jordyn Whitaker (1-for-3, RBI) The Details After Texas left two stranded in the bottom of the first on a Brandon double to center and a Courtney Day walk, St. Mary's threatened by loading the bases against Longhorns sophomore transfer pitcher Mac Morgan in the second. The Creighton, Mo., native wasted little time battling her way out of the tough early jam, however, by registering two big strikeouts to leave the bags packed. The Rattlers eventually grabbed the lead against sophomore reliever Sophia Simpson during the top of the third as free passes and a Texas defensive miscue combined to grant St. Mary's a 1-0 advantage. The Burnt Orange & White answered right back in the bottom of the third to deadlock the contest at 1-1. Sophomore outfielder Mya Holmes kicked things off by drawing a leadoff walk. After Lou Gilbert fielder's choice, Goode stepped to the plate and launched a two-out, run-scoring double to center. A combination of Simpson, junior relievers Logan Hulon and Estelle Czech and freshman hurler Citlaly Gutierrez combined to quiet St. Mary's bats from adding any more runs to the board the rest of the way. With Maloney standing in scoring position, after a leadoff walk and a Corona sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the seventh, Pomykalski delivered a clutch single to center for a RBI to push Texas back in front, 2-1. Texas' offense finally erupted to take control of the game in the bottom of the ninth, plating four runs on six hits to boost its lead to 6-1. A Maloney leadoff double to left and RBI singles from Corona, Quiroga, Whitaker and Brandon combined to do the major damage for the Horns. UT finalized its offensive output at eight tallies during the bottom of the 10th on the strength of a Quiroga RBI double to left and Day's RBI base knock to center. 2022 Texas Softball Fall Schedule (all games at McCombs Field) Sat., Sept. 24 McLennan Community College TEXAS, 22-0 (12 inn.) Fri., Sept. 30 St. Mary's TEXAS, 8-1 (10 inn.) Sun., Oct. 9 Texas State 4 p.m. CT (10 innings) Fri., Oct. 21 Odessa College 6 p.m. CT (10 innings – LONGHORN NETWORK) https://texassports.com/news/2022/10/1/softball-knocks-off-st-marys-in-fall-action-8-1-10-inn.aspx
  8. Does your PayPal acct show "pending" ? He has not received payment ? Takes longer if not sent to another PayPal acct. HOW LONG DO PAYPAL PAYMENTS TAKE: All You Need To Know - Business Yield
  9. @TwiceHorn was this in anyway similar to the issue with your FIL's computer ? Perhaps relate your experience. General Support - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com) Coach - may search above forum or join and post issue. I have received help there before, MSN techs, knowledgeable ppl.
  10. https://appuals.com/enable-built-in-administrator-account-windows-11/ I am still on Win10 but your statement piqued my interest since I will eventually have to make the change. Did you see the above link ? I do agree it is a pain.
  11. https://texassports.com/sports/softball/roster '23 roster. Hailey Dolcini will be a grad asst. Article about McClennan game. Pitchers in order of appearance, Czech, Simpson, Hulon, Morgan, Gutierrez, Day AUSTIN, Texas – On Saturday afternoon at Red & Charline McCombs Field, Texas softball christened its 2022 fall season by banging out 24 hits, including 11 of the extra-base variety, and six pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Longhorns rolled past McLennan Community College over 12 innings of action, 22-0. Major Players Sophomore transfer utility player Baylea Brandon (2-for-3, sac fly, double, five RBIs); freshman infielder Viviana Martinez (2-for-4, double, three-run HR, four RBIs); junior shortstop Alyssa Washington (3-for-6, sac fly, double, two RBIs); junior utility player Courtney Day (1-for-3, sac fly, double, two RBIs), sophomore third baseman Mia Scott (2-for-3, two walks, four runs scored, triple, RBI); redshirt freshman outfielder Ashton Maloney (3-for-6, three runs, two steals); junior designated player Jordyn Whitaker (2-for-5, double, two RBIs) The Details After a quick one-two-three first inning behind UT junior left-handed pitcher Estelle Czech, the Longhorns offense got right to work. Maloney kick-started the outburst by driving a leadoff single to left and quickly swiping second. With two in scoring position following a Scott base knock up the middle, a sacrifice fly from Brandon and a Day RBI double to left boosted UT in front, 2-0. A walk and a hit batter got McLennan CC in business against Czech during the top of the second. After a grounder moved the runners up 60 feet to second and third, Brandon and senior outfielder Lou Gilbert made consecutive grabs to leave the pair stranded on the base paths. Gilbert kicked-off Texas' second by beating out an infield single and advancing to second on an error. That set the stage for a Whitaker RBI as the Jacksonville, Texas, product hit a run-scoring two-bagger to center for a 3-0 advantage. Following a Maloney single up the middle and a Scott walk, Brandon laced a two-RBI single to center to make it 5-0. Sophomore pitcher Sophia Simpson entered the circle for the Burnt Orange & White starting the third and struck out three Highlanders over two strong innings of work. Texas added three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to stretch its advantage to a commanding 11-0. The effort was keyed in the fourth by a Brandon RBI single and consecutive sac flies from Day and Washington, while a Camille Corona RBI knock to left and pair of run-scoring groundouts highlighted the fifth. Facing UT junior reliever Logan Hulon in the top of the fifth, McLennan CC got two runners into scoring position courtesy of a walk, a passed ball, a single and a steal. A pitch got away behind the plate, but freshman catcher Katie Cimusz raced back to recover the ball and tossed to Hulon for the tag to preserve the shutout. Following a quiet sixth and a commanding top of the seventh inning of work from sophomore transfer reliever Mac Morgan, Texas' offense got back to work in the bottom of the frame. Scott did all the work herself by launching a one-out triple to left center before racing home on an errant pick-off attempt. With Texas already up 12-0 in the bottom of the eighth, freshman infielder Leighann Goode lifted the Longhorns offensive output to an even baker's dozen. The San Antonio, Texas, native started her efforts by launching a one-out double to right. She soon demonstrated her impressive speed on the base paths by hustling all the way around from second to score on a passed ball and boost the lead to 13-0. UT freshman hurler Citlaly Gutierrez took over in the circle and kept McLennan CC off the scoreboard by posting a combined two K's over a quiet ninth and 10th inning. In the bottom of the 10th after a Mya Holmes double to right center and a Vanessa Quiroga walk, Martinez stepped to the plate with two down and launched a three-run HR to right to make it 16-0. From there, Texas got two solid innings of relief work from Day and added a six-spot to the scoreboard in the bottom of the 11th to finalize its 22-0 score line. Holmes (sac fly), freshman utility player Maddie Pomykalski (double), Martinez (double), Washington (single) and Whitaker (single) all recorded single RBIs during the outburst. 2022 Texas Softball Fall Schedule (all games at McCombs Field) Sat., Sept. 24 McLennan Community College TEXAS, 22-0 (12 inn.) Fri., Sept. 30 St. Mary's 6 p.m. CT (10 innings) Sun., Oct. 9 Texas State 4 p.m. CT (10 innings) Fri., Oct. 21 Odessa College 6 p.m. CT (10 innings – LONGHORN NETWORK) https://texassports.com/news/2022/9/24/softball-opens-fall-season-by-topping-mclennan-cc-22-0-12-inn.aspx
  12. And if Guillemette can continue the solid career he had at USC. I will miss Silas. Such a consistent, silent leader. Very focused.
  13. https://texastech.com/sports/football/stats/2022/houston/boxscore/18767 He had a net 86 yards against Houston, admittedly the only game I watched. Excellent analogy.
  14. Good info, but you failed to mention he is 6'5"/230 and runs like a deer. We will miss Overshown in the first half. He has been intercepted and sacked alot likely for reasons you mention, but he is a leader and the team rallies around him. Kid is a baller.
  15. Is the care team the hospital Patient Advocacy Branch ? No recommendations from the staff ? Best to you and your Family in search for proper care.
  16. 2022 Texas Softball Fall Schedule (all games at McCombs Field) Sat., Sept. 24 McLennan Community College 2 p.m. CT (10 innings) Fri., Sept. 30 St. Mary's 6 p.m. CT (10 innings) Sun., Oct. 9 Texas State 4 p.m. CT (10 innings) Fri., Oct. 21 Odessa College 6 p.m. CT (10 innings – LONGHORN NETWORK) Joining the Burnt Orange & White from the transfer portal are former Arizona State sophomore right-handed pitcher Mac Morgan (18-3 overall record in 2022, 2.82 ERA, 22 starts, seven complete games, two solo shutouts and 75 strikeouts, 119 innings, .248 opponent batting average) and former LSU sophomore utility player Baylea Brandon (.280 batting average in 2022, three doubles, two HR's, 10 RBIs, .973 OPS). Freshman signees include (Position(s)/Hometown/High School/Travel Ball): Reese Atwood (C/1B/Sandia, Texas/Tuloso Midway High School/Hotshots Premier), Leighann Goode (SS/2B/San Antonio, Texas/Sandra Day O'Connor High School/Bombers Gold Smith), Citlaly Gutierrez (RHP/Stamford, Texas/Stamford High School/Bombers Gold Smith), Maddie Pomykalski (UTL/Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln Way East High School/West Bay Warriors) and Viviana Martinez (SS/2B/Tolleson, Ariz./Tolleson Union High School/AZ Storm National-Mathis) Softball releases its 2022 fall schedule - University of Texas Athletics (texassports.com)
  17. WSJ article only mentions Ford and GM but others likely face same issues. Looks like higher prices will persist. (tl:dr: if buying a vehicle at present time and near future be prepared to pony up) Ford Motor Co. F 1.43%▲ on Monday warned third-quarter earnings would be affected by about $1 billion in higher-than-anticipated supplier costs and parts shortages that have led to unfinished vehicles it couldn’t sell during the period. The Dearborn, Mich., auto maker reaffirmed its year-end guidance for 2022, projecting adjusted operating results for the third quarter would fall between $1.4 billion and $1.7 billion. Ford’s stock was down nearly 5% in after-hours trading. Ford said it expects to have about 40,000 to 45,000 vehicles in inventory at the end of the quarter that are awaiting parts and can’t be delivered to dealerships—a figure that is higher than expected. Those vehicles, many of them higher-margin trucks and SUVs, are expected to be completed and sold in the fourth quarter, the company said Additionally, based on recent negotiations with suppliers, Ford said it is paying more for parts and materials to account for the effects of inflation. The higher payments added about $1 billion in unexpected costs in the third quarter, the company said. Ford said in July it was facing inflationary pressures that would affect a range of costs, totaling about $3 billion for the year. Ford has previously guided to adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of between $11.5 billion and $12.5 billion for full year 2022. The company’s notice is another indication that the supply-chain disruptions that have hindered the industry for more than a year now are continuing to weigh on auto-sector earnings. Other car companies are also struggling to restock dealerships, citing shortages of semiconductors and other critical parts that are needed to assemble cars and trucks. General Motors Co. said this summer it was unable to deliver nearly 100,000 vehicles to dealers due to parts shortages, including a lack of computer chips. GM posted a 40% decline in net income in the second quarter, hurt by a loss in China, as well as continued supply-chain snarls. Ford’s sales growth has outpaced competitors in recent months, mostly because its dealership inventory had been depleted in the prior year due to a factory fire in Japan at a critical computer-chip maker. Ford’s U.S. sales rose 27% in August, in contrast to a 5% decline for the broader auto industry. Inflationary pressures have pushed up raw-material costs, and Ford has raised sticker prices on some popular models, such as the electric Mustang Mach-E SUV and F-150 Lightning truck. Ford’s earnings have been helped by buyers willing to pay record prices for new vehicles because of limited car and truck availability. In the second quarter, the auto maker’s net income rose nearly 19% over the same-year period. Ford Warns Parts Shortages, Higher Supplier Costs Are Expected to Affect Earnings - WSJ
  18. Not sure if Fall practice has started. Fall schedule should be released soon. Spring Schedule was released first week of December last year. Looking at other schedules for Fall, will play McLennan 24 Sep, Texas St 9 Oct. More on Gasso's salary. Gasso’s base salary, to be paid by the university, is $300,000, up from $280,000. Her new deal also includes $825,000 a year from private funds (up $130,000 and increasing every year by $50,000), an annual stay bonus of $200,000 (paid each February 1) and a supplemental retirement fund of $300,000. She also gets a $150,000 performance bonus if the Sooners win the national championship. https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/softball/ou-board-of-regents-approve-massive-raise-for-oklahoma-coach-patty-gasso
  19. https://www.perfectgame.org/College/CollegeCommitments.aspx?college=1829 I wonder the same with commitments by several 15 year olds. You could see one or two. Times have changed. Everyone recruits early. Above link tracks commitments by team if they are rated by Perfect Game. Some of the above may not yet be rated.
  20. https://mygoodstream.pw/espn/espn3.php?id=5b84f3e7-5f5e-47fb-a415-d3255e7e6667&co=au
  21. For review by the Surly Federal Reserve Board: Financial markets investors worry the U.S. is on the brink of an economic downturn as central bankers in Jackson Hole reaffirmed their determination to raise interest rates to bring inflation under control. Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, said that he believes the U.S. is heading for a “whopper” of a recession next year, but it’s not necessarily because of higher benchmark interest rates. “We will have a recession because we’ve had five months of zero M2 growth–money supply growth, and the Fed isn’t even looking at it,” Hanke said in an interview with CNBC on Monday. “We’re going to have one whopper of a recession in 2023.” M2 is a measure of the money supply that includes cash, checking and saving deposits, and shares in retail money mutual funds. Widely used as an indicator of the amount of currency in circulation, the M2 measure has stagnated since February 2022, following “an unprecedented growth of money supply” starting with the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020. (See chart below) “There had never been sustained inflation in world history – that is inflation above 4% for about two years – that had not been the result of unprecedented growth of money supply, which we had starting with COVID in February of 2020,” Hanke said. “That is why we’re having inflation now, and that’s why, by the way, we will continue to have inflation through 2023 going into probably 2024.” U.S. inflation eased in July with the Consumer Price Index increasing 8.5% from a year earlier, down from a 41-year high of 9.1% in June, raising hopes that a surge in price level may have peaked. But according to Hanke, he predicted last year that U.S. inflation would be somewhere between 6% and 9% in 2022. “We hit the bullseye with that model. Now the model is running at between 6% and 8% at the end of this year on a year-over-year basis, and 5% at the end of 2023 going into 2024,” he told CNBC. See: Fed likely needs to push interest rates above 3.5%, and hold them there until 2024, Williams says However, Chair Powell reaffirmed in his Jackson Hole speech last Friday that the central bank still plans to continue raising interest rates to return inflation to their 2% target, even if it results in “some pain” for U.S. households and businesses. “The problem we have is that the Chairman does not understand, even at this point, what the causes of inflation are and were,” Hanke said. “He’s still going on about supply-side glitches. He has failed to tell us that inflation is always caused by excess growth in the money supply, turning the printing presses on.” Hanke is not the only one predicting a much deeper economic downturn that could last into 2024. Stephen Roach, former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and former Federal Reserve economist, warns the U.S. needs a “miracle” to avoid a recession. “We’ll definitely have a recession as the lagged impacts of this major monetary tightening start to kick in,” Roach told CNBC on Monday. “They haven’t kicked in at all right now.” Roach said Chairman Powell has no choice but to take a Paul Volcker approach to tightening. Volcker served as the 12th chair of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. During his tenure, Volcker aggressively hiked interest rates and successfully wrung inflation out of the economy, but at a great cost – tipping the economy into two consecutive recessions with stock market crashes and high unemployment. “Go back to the type of pain Paul Volcker had to impose on the U.S. economy to ring out inflation. He had to take the unemployment rate above 10%,” said Roach. The unemployment rate was back to its pre-pandemic level in July and tied for the lowest since 1969. Nonfarm payrolls rose 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate stood at 3.5%. However, markets await the August U.S. jobs report which is scheduled for release on Friday. Wall Street estimates the nonfarm payroll will show the economy adding 318,000 jobs in August. The unemployment rate is projected to stay flat at 3.5%, while the average hourly earnings are estimated to rise 0.4% following a 0.5% rise the previous month. U.S. stocks traded lower on Tuesday, extending a run of losses to a third straight session. Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.96% slumped 230 points, or 0.7%, to 31,860. The S&P 500 SPX, -1.10% lost 37 points, or 0.9%, to 3,993. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -1.12% declined 121 points, or 1%, to 11,896. Three major indexes are on pace to close below their 50-day moving average for the first time since July 18, 2022, according to Dow Jones Market Data. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/economist-predicts-a-whopper-of-recession-in-2023-and-thats-not-necessarily-due-to-higher-interest-rates-11661888255
  22. Below is a very, very lengthy article about "stealerships" and buying a car in today's market. Worth the read if you are in the market, note the add on strategy. Last week I was presented a pricing worksheet by a dealer who attempted to overcharge me by $200 for State sales tax (.0625). Silence when I questioned the figure, left the dealership. Ten people could go into a dealership and each pay a wildly different amount to buy the same exact vehicle. Economists call this sort of pricing strategy "price discrimination." That's when, instead of charging everyone the same price, sellers charge people different prices based on their willingness to pay. In simpler terms, it means that the seller milks as much money as they can out of you. Not all dealerships engage in this pricing strategy, but many do it aggressively, often with snake oil-style salesmanship, deceptive marketing tactics, hidden fees, and overpriced add-ons, like floor mats, alarm systems, or anti-rust undercoating. Some consumers call the outfits that employ these tactics "stealerships." https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/08/30/1119715886/inside-the-rise-of-stealerships-and-the-shady-economics-of-car-buying
  23. If you did not see the postgame interview, great story about Josiah Porter, Tenn LL, who is legally blind in his right eye. He hit the grand slam against Pearland. Excerpts: Josiah Porter’s family sat in the hospital room praying late into the night, huddled around the six-year-old with a bandage over his right eye. Josiah had just undergone emergency surgery after accidently walking into the sharp corner of a toolbox hanging on a pickup truck, but he was far from out of the woods. Despite doctors already declaring young Josiah legally blind in his right eye, he would undergo four more eye surgeries in the next year in an attempt to save his retina from completely detaching. The seemingly endless road to recovery that ensued sidelined the seven-year-old athlete and forced him to wear dark, thick glasses to protect his sensitive right eye. However, Josiah refused to give up on his athletic dreams as he continued to fight through an additional surgery as a part of his long rehabilitation period. “Josiah can hit. He can really hit. He can hit a 70 mile per hour fastball. Most people with two eyes can’t hit a 70 mile per hour fastball and this kid can,” said Randy Huth, Nolensville Little League Manager. “He’s a very special kid and he’s one of my heroes.” https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2022/llbws/news/josiah-porter-proves-anything-is-possible-at-the-llbws/
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