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After Trump's Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key rolesPick a social media platform and a fishing-related hashtag, say #patroutfishing on Instagram. It’ll turn up thousands upon thousands of posts. Anglers have long posed for photos with their latest and biggest catches, but the phenomenon of being able to pull out a smartphone and share your achievement globally is unique to the past 10 or 15 years. It’s something that’s been on Travis Pantaleo’s mind since the coronavirus pandemic drove so many of us into nature for socially isolated recreation — and it was the focus of his master’s research thesis in fisheries management at Oregon State University. Wednesday night, he brought his look into “Fish Out of Water” to Lost Tavern Brewing in Hellertown, as part of the Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley’s Tap Talk series. “What impact, if any, does the use of social media have on recreational angling from a catch-and-release or even a mortality perspective?” is the question he posed. “And the reason that this is important is because some of your most dedicated anglers will do everything that they absolutely can to make sure that a fish swims off. But there’s still a 10% mortality assigned to any catch-and-release angling ... .” Numerous managers of fisheries across the United States offer tips — online, of course — on how to practice safe catch and release. The intersection of the internet and fishing isn’t necessarily a bad thing, Pantaleo said. Anglers can visit the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s GIS site for maps of trout streams; where-and-when details on the 4.4 million trout stocked this year in Pennsylvania, including 1.2 million stocked by cooperative nurseries that help raise trout for anglers to go out and catch; and more. Those who manage fishing can draw on information gleaned from social media to influence decision making on stocking and conservation, he said. Pantaleo admits to taking photos of some of the fish he catches while out on Cooks Creek in Upper Bucks or other local steams. But his research has shown the extra time to snap a shot can increase the risk to the fish. “When you go to take a photo, the chances are the percentage and times that you’re keeping that fish out of the water multiplies by 1.6,” he cited. “So keeping a fish out for 30 seconds just became 45. Keeping a fish out of water for 60 seconds just became a minute and a half. “And so it kind of extrapolates the possibility of harming that fish without even really thinking about it. And when you see a lot of photos online, they look pretty good. You know, if you’re anything like me, if you go take a picture of a fish, you’re rushing. Like for me it’s quick, it’s awful because the photo comes out really bad because I’m just trying to get it back in the water and I’m not a good photographer.” Pantaleo is a member of the Cooks Creek Watershed Association and a board member at the Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley, a nonprofit organization that encompasses 13 waterway groups in all. His research shows that the time a fish spends out of water, assuming it’s being released, can cause serious damage. “It’s not too different from if you were to try to hold your breath under the water for 60 seconds or more,” he said. “The only thing is where we would asphyxiate because we would take in too much water, fish kind of have the opposite: They have a large buildup of carbon dioxide. When they’re reintroduced into the water, to put it simply, the oxygen moves through their body so fast that it causes cardiac issues.” That sudden exchange can kill a fish, or cause difficulty righting or balancing itself, or lead to reproductive problems, Pantaleo said, voicing particular concern for native populations of brook or brown trout. “There can be injury to the fish,” Pantaleo said. “So depending on how you hook it, if you hook a fish relatively deep inside of its throat with its gills, there’s a good chance it’s going to swim away bleeding and ultimately die from loss of blood. You can scrape it, it can get infected.” Some examples of best practices for catch-and-release fishing include using barbless hooks, going with a silicone or rubber-mesh net instead of nets with knots, and wetting hands or gloves to reduce harm to the protective slime covering the fish’s skin. Anglers are good partners in conservation, said Stefanie Green, who coordinates the Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley’s Tap Talk series. Rod and gun clubs promote coalition events. They organize stream cleanups. Pennsylvania’s fishing license sales estimated at 782,989 in 2023-24 help protect native species, conserve the outdoors and enhance waterways, according to Fish and Boat. Pantaleo cited examples of anglers calling others out on social media, over pics of fish that have been dropped or which are covered in dust or dirt. “And on the opposite side of that, you have other forums where people are very encouraging of folks to go out and experience this type of experience for themselves,” he told about 18 people gathered for Wednesday night’s Tap Talk. “So it goes back to that idea that social media can both be a positive and a negative.” The Watershed Coalition started its Tap Talks in spring 2019 at Birthright Brewing Co. in Nazareth. They’re held in conjunction with the Penn State Extension, whose master watershed steward coordinator for Lehigh and Northampton counties, Shannon Frankosky, was in attendance Wednesday. The series grew out of visits to local businesses that use Lehigh Valley water, and the talks don’t always take place at beer breweries. The members have held events at Portch Tea, a kombucha-tea maker in the Emmaus area; Taylor House Brewing Co. and Blocker’s Coffeehouse in Catasauqua; Seven Sirens Brewing Co. in Bethlehem; and Black River Farms Vineyard & Winery in Lower Saucon Township. “Give us something delicious with local water and we’re there,” said Green, who is president of the Bertsch-Hokendauqua-Catasauqua Watershed Association. For more tips on safe catch-and-release fishing, including to keep both the fight and the fish’s time out water as brief as possible, visit the websites of the National Park Service website or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife is blunt in its recommendation: ” Photos can be so stressful. SKIP SOCIAL MEDIA! But if you feel you must get a picture, prepare for taking photos with your fish safely under the water surface. When lifting the fish out of the water, do it for 5 second intervals or less. Try to get the shot (within reason), but return your fish to the water for a rest between attempts. Take it slow down below.” More tips from keepfishwet.org include making sure your camera is easily accessible and ready to use and being mindful of conditions where a photo simply isn’t a good idea, like if the water is warm or the fish is deeply hooked. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat also offers a video on “How to Handle Fish for Safe Catch and Release”:Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Heart Hospital has expanded its use of surgical robots in coronary artery bypass grafting (Robotic CABG) surgeries. Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting surgeries aim to enhance natural blood flow to the heart muscle and offer a less invasive and more precise alternative to traditional procedures, enabling faster recovery and reducing the risk of complications for patients. The advanced surgeries are performed under the supervision of a specialised surgical team that includes Dr Abdulwahid al-Mulla, Senior Consultant and Head of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department at Heart Hospital, alongside Dr. Ali Kindawi, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon; Dr. Mohamed Latif Wani, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon; and Dr. Mohamed al-Kahlout, Specialist Cardiothoracic Surgeon, said HMC in a press statement Sunday. Dr. Abdulwahid al-Mulla said: "Heart Hospital has introduced minimally invasive techniques for coronary artery bypass and mitral valve surgeries to ensure the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to patients in Qatar and to remain at the forefront of global surgical advancements. This aligns with HMC's Healthcare Strategy 2024-2030, the National Health Strategy 2024-2030, and Qatar National Vision 2030." "Integrating advanced technologies like robotics into cardiothoracic surgeries significantly improves patient experience, shortens the patient's recovery time, and minimises complications. Patients are carefully selected for these procedures based on their health status to ensure suitability for this type of surgery and optimal patient outcomes," added Dr al-Mulla. Dr. Mohamed al-Kahlout highlighted the significance of introducing robotics in coronary artery procedures. This procedure is performed through a small incision, no longer than 6 centimetres, on the left side of the chest, replacing the traditional sternotomy. However, other surgical steps, such as placing the patient on a heart-lung machine and temporarily stopping the heart, remain unchanged. He added that robotic-assisted cardiac surgeries reduce recovery times and hospital stays by approximately one-third compared to conventional open-heart procedures. "In 2024, we successfully treated over 10 cases involving more than one bypass. We aim to increase this number to 25 cases in 2025. It is important to highlight that this is an exceptionally advanced procedure, performed by only a handful of specialised centres worldwide, which places Heart Hospital among the leading medical institutions in the field of cardiothoracic surgery," said Dr al-Kahlout. Heart Hospital initially began performing coronary artery surgeries on a limited scale about 15 years ago, focusing on single-artery bypasses. However, with advancements in surgical techniques, particularly in early 2024, the hospital expanded to multi-artery procedures. Related Story HMC bags CIPD Middle East Award for Best Wellbeing Program HMC surgeons save limbs from amputation through new method

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Thursday they indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people for allegedly attempting a coup to keep him in office after his defeat in the 2022 elections. Police said their sealed findings were being delivered Thursday to Brazil’s Supreme Court, which will refer them to Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who decides either to formally charge Bolsonaro and put him on trial, or toss the investigation. Bolsonaro told the website Metropoles that he was waiting for his lawyer to review the indictment, reportedly about 700 pages long. But he said he would fight the case and dismissed the investigation as being the result of “creativity.” The former right-wing president has denied all claims he tried to stay in office after his narrow electoral defeat in 2022 to his rival, leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has faced a series of legal threats since then. Police said in a brief statement that the Supreme Court had agreed to reveal the names of all 37 people who were indicted “to avoid the dissemination of incorrect news.” Dozens of former and current Bolsonaro aides also were indicted, including Gen. Walter Braga Netto, who was his running mate in the 2022 campaign; former Army commander Gen. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira; Valdemar Costa Neto, the chairman of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party; and his veteran former adviser, Gen. Augusto Heleno. Other investigations produced indictments for Bolsonaro's roles in smuggling diamond jewelry into Brazil without properly declaring them and in directing a subordinate to falsify his and others’ COVID-19 vaccination statuses. Bolsonaro has denied any involvement in either. Another probe found that he had abused his authority to cast doubt on the country's voting system, and judges barred him from running again until 2030. Still, he has insisted that he will run in 2026, and many in his orbit were heartened by the recent U.S. election win of Donald Trump, despite his own swirling legal threats. But the far-reaching investigations already have weakened Bolsonaro’s status as a leader of Brazil’s right wing, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo. “Bolsonaro is already barred from running in the 2026 elections,” Melo told the The Associated Press. “And if he is convicted he could also be jailed by then. To avoid being behind bars, he will have to convince Supreme Court justices that he has nothing to do with a plot that involves dozens of his aides. That’s a very tall order,” Melo said. An indictment over the alleged coup attempt means the investigation has gathered indications of "a crime and its author,” said Eloísa Machado de Almeida, a law professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university in Sao Paulo. She said she believed there was enough legal grounds for the prosecutor-general to file charges. Bolsonaro's allies in Congress have been negotiating a bill to pardon individuals who stormed the Brazilian capital and rioted on Jan. 8, 2023 in a failed attempt to keep the former president in power. Analysts have speculated that lawmakers want to extend the legislation to cover the former president himself. However, efforts to push a broad amnesty bill may be “politically challenging” given recent attacks on the judiciary and details emerging in investigations, Machado said. On Tuesday, Federal Police arrested four military and a Federal Police officer, accused of plotting to assassinate Lula and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as a means to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections. And last week, a man carried out a bomb attack in the capital Brasilia . He attempted to enter the Supreme Court and threw explosives outside, killing himself.

Hassan Akanbi was well on his way to a career day. The Handley running back had just finished the first half with 241 yards and two TDs on 21 carries against Salem in the first round of the Region 4D playoffs, pushing the Judges to a 21-10 lead at the break. Akanbi didn’t see the field again, though, as a shoulder injury sustained late in the first half forced him out for the remainder of the game. Salem went on to defeat Handley 31-28 in a late-game thriller. But like that first half against the Spartans, Akanbi was the engine that made Handley’s offense run the entire season, prompting him to be The Winchester Star’s Offensive Player of the Year. Akanbi said his goal entering the season was to rush for 2,000 yards. While he didn’t quite reach that mark, he still led the area in rushing with 1,572 yards and 23 TDs on 144 carries (10.9 average). He also led the area in scoring with 150 points. “I fell short, but I’m still proud of what I’ve done,” Akanbi said. “I’ve never done it before. I think I created a good standard with the class under me. They know that they have to work hard and keep pushing.” The senior tailback had several noteworthy games this season. He ran for 167 yards and four TDs on 14 carries against Millbrook in the regular season in a game that he didn’t see the field for most of the second half. He also had 113 rushing yards and four TDs on just nine carries in a 63-21 rout over Warren County in Week 8. He had three total scores in a 46-3 win over Fauquier in October. Those performances led Akanbi to be named to the Class 4 State Second Team offense and the Northwestern District and Region 4D First Team offense. And with a freshman quarterback at the helm for the majority of the season in Triston Darling, Akanbi’s rushing ability took Handley’s offense to another level. The Judges averaged the most total yards per game among area teams with 376.4 and scored 43 points per game en route to a 8-3 finish. Handley coach Jake Smith thought Akanbi was a game-changer this fall. “Hassan is very dynamic,” Smith said. “He’s a senior. He’s been around for a while. People know who he is, and I think his ability to run the ball and what we had going on up front took some pressure off of Triston, especially as a freshman, and gave him some great opportunities and one-on-one matchups.” Handley’s season was ultimately cut short against Salem, which lost to Sherando in the Region 4D finals two games later. Akanbi believes that the playoff game against Salem might’ve played out differently had he been able to suit up in the second half. “I think we had a better team overall, but dealing with Triston’s injury [the week prior] and then me getting injured, I know the team was probably down a lot, and it’s hard to really play through that when you have stuff like that throughout a game,” Akanbi said. “But to be honest, if I didn’t get injured, I think we would have come out with the win, and we would have made it pretty far.” Smith said it’s tough to play a game of hypotheticals, but he acknowledged that losing Akanbi was a tough pill to swallow. “I mean, in the first half, I don’t think he made a bad read or missed [a] cut in the first two quarters,” Smith added. “So, you know, it was really special. I think he was headed to have a really special night, maybe even record-breaking.” Handley’s season included a few bumps in the road, including a tough 34-28 road loss to Class 3 finalist Kettle Run in Week 3. The Judges trailed 28-7 at halftime before storming back and making it a one-score game late. Ultimately, the Judges lost by six — the lowest margin of victory by Kettle Run against a Winchester/Frederick County team this fall. Even though it ended with a loss, Akanbi, who had 140 rushing yards in the defeat, thought the game against the Cougars was a necessary evil. The Judges went on to win their next six games before falling to Sherando to close out the regular season. “We played our hearts out that game,” Akanbi said of the loss to Kettle Run. “We really wanted to win. Unfortunately, it didn’t come out our way, but I think we still gave it our all. We were still trying to come out with that win, and that’s what made the game fun. Because playing in a game like that, there’s just there’s so much emotion. “... That game definitely humbled us, but I think that our team, we’re not going to win every game we play. Sometimes we got to take a loss to really build up to great success. That loss really just taught us [to] keep working hard and just get better.” The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Akanbi, who is a three-time All-State performer in the high jump across outdoor and indoor track, was predominantly relied on as a cornerback as a sophomore. He broke out last year as a tailback, finishing with 1,220 yards (10.0 average) and 12 TDs on the ground and a team-high 29 receptions for 473 yards and four TDs through the air. Some of Akanbi’s favorite memories with the team were the cornhole tournaments at team dinners. He said quarterback Jack Prosser and tight end and linebacker Logan Ambrose always came out on top in those competitions. “I’ve definitely built a family here,” Akanbi said. “I’ve built so many connections with teachers, students, players, teammates. We’ve all become family... I just appreciate them.” Smith, who has coached Akanbi for his junior and senior seasons, thought Akanbi’s football IQ noticeably improved from last season with how he was reading blocks and understanding the offense. “Piece the mental component, combined with what he has athletically, and how hard he’s worked to get to where he is, [it] just kind of created this monster that you’ve seen this year,” Smith said. Smith added that Akanbi’s approach to life was just as special as his jukes on the gridiron. “A lot of people don’t know this, but he has a huge heart,” Smith said. “So, to me, being a good person, doing the right thing, having a huge heart and being caring and compassionate towards others, and then having the athletic ability that he has and the things that he can do on the football field, it just makes him a special human being.” With Akanbi’s chapter at Handley coming to a close, the senior is hoping to continue his football career at the collegiate level — a dream he’s had since he put on his helmet and cleats at age 8 in the Winchester Frederick County Youth Football League. “Since I was young, once I started playing football, I fell in love with it,” Akanbi said. “It just became a dream that I always wanted to do to be able to play at a D-I level [or] even make it to the league. I just tried to push to go there and try to make that goal possible.”

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