Unfortunately more bad news yesterday.

https://www.axios.com/2022/10/13/inflation-september-cpi

80% of CEOs believe we are headed into an extended recession as well.

On healthcare….
Here’s a survey of HAP (Hospital Association of Pennsylvania) members on labor costs that since 2019:

• Hourly rates paid to staffing agencies for registered nurses providing direct patient care in medical/surgical and other units have increased by 108% from $59 per hour to $123 per hour while the average number of shifts per day worked by temporary staff increased from five to eleven
• Hourly rates paid to staffing agencies for registered nurses providing direct patient care in specialty units have increased by 82% from $66 per hour to $120 per hour while the average number of shifts per day worked by temporary staff increased from four to nine
• Hourly rates paid to staffing agencies for nursing support staff (such as certified nurse assistants, patient care assistants, and nurse assistants) have increased by 444% from $9 per hour to $49 per hour while the average number of shifts per day worked by temporary nursing support staff increased from three to five

I post this because these are costs that cannot be clawed back and you cannot reduce the amount of nursing care as it is regulated. So these costs have been incurred and will flow through new insurance rates and ultimately to the consumer. hospitals would’ve done this sooner but the stimulus money they received enabled them to run their operations without raising prices. Look for your healthcare costs skyrocket over the next 2 to 5 years. Healthcare is 20% of our GDP so these increases will have a significant impact on continued inflation.

Deserving of judgment against him or no?

Listen to Pirates Broadcasts With Gary & Dave on the SHU Pirates Mobile App - Seton Hall University Athletics

As The Hall ushers in a new era under head coach Shaheen Holloway '00, Pirates fans will be able to hear Gary and Dave's exclusive coverage and analysis of Seton

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South Orange, N.J. — Game-winners, NCAA Tournaments and championships; the incomparable radio duo of Gary Cohen and Dave Popkin, who enter their 20th season calling Seton Hall men's basketball games, have seen it all.

As The Hall ushers in a new era under head coach Shaheen Holloway '00, Pirates fans will be able to hear Gary and Dave's exclusive coverage and analysis of Seton Hall men's basketball all season long digitally on SHUPirates.com, the free SHU Pirates Mobile App and the Varsity Network App, with select games also airing on SiriusXM.

The SHU Pirates Mobile App is your one-stop shop for news, schedules, tickets and all things related to Seton Hall Athletics. You can customize your feed for any of Seton Hall's 14 varsity sports that you follow, and for men's basketball fans, you can easily access your tickets to the games using the app's Ticketmaster integration.

Fans can download the SHU Pirates Mobile App for Android and iOS devices and can always visit their device's app store and search for "SHU Pirates."

Cohen, well-known in the area as the play-by-play voice of the New York Mets on SNY, is one of the most respected and accomplished play-by-play announcers in the nation. Cohen recently completed his 34th year broadcasting Mets baseball, 17 seasons on television and 17 on the radio. In addition, the Queens native and Columbia University graduate was the radio voice of St. John's basketball from 1995-2002. On a national level, Cohen has also called baseball broadcasts for CBS and ESPN Radio & has handled play-by-play duties for CBS Radio & Westwood One for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

The veteran sportscaster Popkin handles color commentary and backup play-by-play for the Pirates. He is also a frequent presence on CBS Sports Network serving as the play-by-play voice of NEC Basketball. Popkin also currently calls baseball & women's basketball for the BIG EAST Digital Network. He handled play-by-play for The Basketball Tournament on ESPN3 & is the play-by-play voice of the PrimeTime Basketball League. The University of Miami graduate has 17 years of minor league baseball play-by-play experience, including for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs and currently the Buffalo Bisons. He called college football & basketball for ESPN3 for eight years.

Behind the scenes ensuring that each Seton Hall broadcast airs without a hitch is veteran engineer Mike Infantino. In his 34th season of Pirates basketball, Infantino has worked on broadcasts for a wide range of collegiate and professional teams in his career.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brittney-griner-increasingly-anxious-she-184052897.html

Don’t see how this gets resolved any time soon. European countries worried about a fuel crisis, unable to heat homes, and convinced Putin will fire a targeted nuclear strike. She’s in a position with absolutely no leverage.

https://nypost.com/2022/10/07/the-c...veal-the-scale-of-joe-bidens-border-disaster/

The US Department of Homeland Security reports that the Mexican cartels’ income from smuggling illegal migrants into America has soared from $500 million in 2018 to $13 billion this year — up 2,500%.

Still thing Joe deserves a solid "B"?

A simple question for our board as we go into the 3rd winter of this unrelenting pandemic. Here is some information on the highly safe and effective omicron booster:

South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall men's soccer travels to Milwaukee on Wednesday night for a showdown with Marquette. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m., with live coverage on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloFC.

LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates extended their unbeaten streak to seven with a 1-0 road win over UConn on Saturday night. Mattias Almeida Sundell (Sweden) got on the other end of a beautiful cross from Ralph Pascarella (Bellmore, N.Y.) to score what proved to be the game-winning goal in the 70th minute. Hannes Ronnholmen (Stockholm, Sweden) made three saves in goal to notch his fifth clean sheet of the season.

SCOUTING MARQUETTE (4-6-2, 0-2-2)

• The Golden Eagles are fresh off a 3-3 draw at Providence which snapped a three-match losing streak.
• After opening the season 3-1-0, Marquette has gone just 1-5-2 since.
• Marquette ranks third in the conference with 26 goals scored on the season and have scored three or more goals in a game on four occasions.
• The season series between the two sides is even at 7-7-3, with Marquette winning the most previous matchup last fall in South Orange.

NEWS & NOTES

• The Pirates are unbeaten through five BIG EAST games for the second time in program history and the first time since 1991. The Pirates have never gone unbeaten through their first six conference games.
• Hannes Ronnholmen's five shutouts are tied for the third most in a season in program history. His 0.90 GAA also ranks third lowest in a single season.
• Seton Hall is one of only two teams in the BIG EAST with one or fewer losses so far this season (Xavier).
• The win at UConn on Saturday night was the Pirates' first road win against the Huskies since a 3-2 overtime win in the semifinals of the 2000 BIG EAST Tournament.
• Wednesday's tie against DePaul was the Pirates' fifth of the season, tying the single-season program record which has been done twice before (2014, 1979).
• The Hall had an 11-2 edge in corner kicks on Wednesday against DePaul, their largest advantage in that category since owning a 10-0 margin in corners on Sep. 27, 2014, also against DePaul.
• Borg's goal against St. John's was the latest regulation game-winning goal for the Pirates since CJ Tibbling's 89th minute goal against Air Force in the opening round of the 2020 NCAA Tournament.
• Johannes Pex's penalty kick goal against Xavier was the latest game-tying goal scored by the Pirates since Spencer Burkhardt netted an equalizer at 89:58 in an eventual Pirate overtime win at Princeton on Sep. 7, 2017.
• The Pirates scored a goal in each of their first nine matches of this season, doing so for the first time since 1999 when they scored in their first 11 matches.
• Seton Hall has won its last seven matches, and 16 of its last 17, when scoring the first goal.
• The win over Oregon State was the Pirates' first over a top-10 team in the United Soccer Coaches rankings since beating No. 2 Georgetown to win the BIG EAST title on Apr. 17, 2021. The win also marked the first time Seton Hall has defeated a top-10 non-conference foe since winning at No. 3 Virginia in the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
• The Pirates conceded just one goal through its first three matches of the season, the program's best defensive start to a season since 2005.

WATCH
All BEDN events can be seen on FloSports, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with a .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloSports is normally $29.99 per month.

The link to watch all Seton Hall Men's Soccer games can be found here.

Video emerges of Draymond Green’s Warriors practice attack on Jordan Poole​

Literally.

He could just say he was working on his “shooting.” Well we all know he can take a charge now.

Bianca Bucciarelli had a career-high 20 kills in the setback in Queens.​

QUEENS, N.Y. – Junior Bianca Bucciarelli (Carate Brianza, Italy) erupted for a career-high 20 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell at St. John's, 3-1 (16-25, 24-26, 26-24, 22-25), on Wednesday.

After a rough first set for The Hall, the Pirates and Red Storm played three very competitive sets, which featured 21 ties and eight lead changes. The Pirates showed character in outlasting St. John's in set three after a heart-breaking set two loss, but couldn't find the equalizer in set four.

Bucciarelli had a career-high 20 kills to go with five digs and two blocks. Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) tallied 14 kills, only four attack errors, four digs, three aces and three blocks in a strong all-around match. Junior Taylor Jakubowski (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) finished with 27 assists and eight digs.

SET 1:
A service ace by Jakubowski tied the first set at 12, but St. John's bounced back with a 6-1 run to take an 18-13 lead. A kill by Laila Wallace (Munster, Ind.) cut The Hall's deficit to 19-15, but St. John's closed out the first set with six out of the last seven points to win, 25-16. Seton Hall had only a -.103 attack percentage, while St. John's erupted for .440.

SET 2:
Trailing 7-4 in the second set, The Hall went on an 8-2 run, and back-to-back aces by Walsh gave The Hall a 12-9 advantage. A block by Wallace and Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) extended the Pirates' lead to 16-12, but St. John's bounced back with seven of the next nine points to jump on top, 19-18. Facing set point, 24-23, a kill by Bucciarelli tied the set at 24, but St. John's scored the final two points of the second frame to win, 26-24.

SET 3:
The Hall opened the third set with five of the first six points capped by a kill from Perri Lucas (Chicago, Ill.). Trailing 11-8, St. John's scored four straight to grab a 12-11 advantage. The Pirates struck back with four straight points to go back on top, 15-12, and force a Red Storm timeout. The Red Storm cut their deficit to 20-19, but The Hall scored four of the next five points to enter set point, 24-20. St. John's staved off four set points to tie the set at 24, but Bucciarelli put The Hall back in set point, and a St. John's attack error was the winner for the Pirates, 26-24.

SET 4:
The Hall raced out of the gate again in set four and a kill by Walsh gave it a 10-7 lead. St. John's responded with an 11-2 run to take an 18-12 advantage and force a Pirates timeout. The Hall bounced back with three straight points to cut their deficit in half. Down 22-18, a kill, followed by an ace from Walsh, crept the Pirates to within two, 22-20, and sent St. John's to a timeout. The Red Storm awakened, however, and closed out the fourth set, 25-22.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Bucciarelli had a team-high 20 kills to go with five digs and two blocks.
• Walsh had 14 kills, only four attack errors, four digs, three blocks and three service aces.
• Jakubowski tallied a team-high 27 assists to go with eight digs.
• Klungel had 13 assists and five blocks.
• Sophomore Anna Holland (Waukesha, Wis.) had a team-high 13 kills to go with three assists.
• Freshman Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkey) tallied a team-high six blocks and four digs.
• Seton Hall recorded a .152 attack percentage for the match, while St. John's attacked at .256.
• The Pirates had 47 kills, while the Red Storm recorded 60.
• The Hall tallied 39 digs, while St. John's had 50.
• Seton Hall had 11.0 team blocks, while the Red Storm recorded 13.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• Seton Hall drops to 13-6 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST, while St. John's improves to 14-6 overall and 5-2 in conference play.
• The Hall is now 18-20 all-time against St. John's. The Red Storm have now won eight of the last nine meetings.
• Seton Hall drops to 4-3 this season in four-set matches.
• The Hall falls to 2-5 when losing the first set this season.
• With three kills today, Lucas surpassed the 600-kills mark for her career.
• This was Seton Hall's first Wednesday match of the season.
• With 27 assists and eight digs today, Jakubowski surpassed the 1,200-assists and 600-digs marks for her career.
• With 20 kills today, Bucciarelli surpassed the 300-kills mark for her career.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action when it travels to Indianapolis, Ind. for a match at Butler on Friday, Oct. 14. Match time is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

It was tough sledding in the summer for awhile as we lost subscribers as we do every off season. But it seems many came back or new ones have taken their place as we are back to near normal.

I can't get exact numbers as Rivals doesn't give me that info but based on the pay I receive monthly I have a pretty good idea when we go up and we go down.

I say that now to thank our readers for staying loyal and allowing me the latitude to bring as much content to this site as possible. Losing JP hurt personally but it also was a major blow to the Trove. His array of contacts, built through a lifetime in the business was vast. It seemed like every suggestion I made to him was followed up with, "yeah I know him well and have his cell". That is no longer the case although Colin and Zack did a fabulous job in his place.

Lately, September and early October, the news has dried up. In the past the school gave us access to the entire coaching staff in the fall minus off course Kevin Willard who would not talk to us. However, to date we have had no such luck with the new staff and head coach. Sha for whatever reason has closed down most all contact with the program short of beat writer Jerry Carino. And even his access has been limited. Hopefully as the season nears that will change. I am hoping to talk to Sha this weekend and try to establish a line of communication.

Till then I want to again thank our loyal subscribers. With Big East Media Day, SHU Media Day, the Blue/White scrimmage, Kenpom soon to be released and the games to begin shortly after our two exhibitions (Boston College and Hofstra) we're back in business.

Tampa Police Department spokesperson Abe Carmack reported no charges will be filed and no arrest was made.

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His line: 21:25 minutes, 1-5 3's, 2-2 FT, 3 reb, 3 assists, no fouls, 3 TO's, 15 points
One of 3 Bucks in double figures. One stat I don't know FIC??? his FIC was 9.2. 3rd highest of Bucks.

Next game today at noon on NBATV. Bucks v Atlanta

Go Mamu!!!!

edited to say: I googled FIC and am even more confused now..... too many metrics

105 years ago tomorrow, the sun hurdled towards Earth. Soaked clothes dried, muddy roads hardened in minutes. Even the Socialists, atheists, apostates in the audience marveled at the miracle.

One of the spectators emigrated to the USA and was living in Somerville for a time when I was a boy there. It would have been great to talk to him had I known

Our preseason projections have Armando Bacot leading North Carolina over Duke for the ACC title​

By Gary Parrish