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ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF coach Gus Malzahn is resigning after four seasons with the school. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the move, which will see Malzahn to leave to take the offensive coordinator job at Florida State. Malzahn previously worked with FSU coach Mike Norvell during their time at Tulsa under then-coach Todd Graham from 2007-08. The Knights ended a disappointing 4-8 season in which they lost eight of their last nine games, the longest losing streak since 2015. Malzahn, 59, was in the fourth year of a contract through 2028. His buyout, it is reported, would have been $13.75 million. He finished 27-25 at UCF but lost 16 of his last 22 games and was a dismal 4-14 in two seasons in the Big 12. After back-to-back nine-win seasons in 2021-22, the Knights went 6-7 in 2023 and 4-8 in 2024. This season started with high expectations as Malzahn made sweeping changes to the program. He retooled the strength and conditioning department and hired Ted Roof and Tim Harris Jr. as defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively. He also added nearly 50 new players to the roster, leaning heavily on the transfer market. UCF started by winning its first three games against New Hampshire, Sam Houston and a thrilling comeback at TCU, but offensive struggles saw the Knights tumble through a TBD-game losing streak to finish the season. Terry Mohajir hired Malzahn on Feb. 15, 2021, six days after he was hired to replace Danny White. The move came eight weeks after Malzahn had been fired at Auburn after eight seasons of coaching the Tigers. The two briefly worked together at Arkansas State in 2012 before Malzahn left for the Auburn job. “When he [Mohajir] offered the job, I was like, ‘I’m in.’ There wasn’t thinking about or talking about ...,” Malzahn said during his introductory press conference. “This will be one of the best programs in college football in a short time. This is a job that I plan on being here and building it.” UCF opened the 2021 season with non-conference wins over Boise State and Bethune-Cookman before traveling to Louisville on Sept. 17, where quarterback Dillon Gabriel suffered a fractured collarbone in the final minute of a 42-35 loss. Backup Mikey Keene would finish out the season as Gabriel announced his intention to transfer. The Knights would finish the season on the plus side by accepting a bid to join the Big 12 Conference in September and then by defeating Florida 29-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl. Malzahn struck transfer portal gold in the offseason when he signed former Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee. Plumlee, a two-sport star with the Rebels, helped guide UCF to the American Athletic Conference Championship in its final season. However, Plumlee’s injury forced the Knights to go with Keene and freshman Thomas Castellanos. The team finished with losses to Tulane in the conference championship and Duke in the Military Bowl. Plumlee would return in 2023 as UCF transitioned to the Big 12 but would go down with a knee injury in the final minute of the Knights’ 18-16 win at Boise State on Sept. 9. He would miss the next four games as backup Timmy McClain took over the team. Even on his return, Plumlee couldn’t help UCF, on a five-game losing streak to open conference play. The Knights got their first Big 12 win at Cincinnati on Nov. 4 and upset No. 15 Oklahoma State the following week, but the team still needed a win over Houston in the regular-season finale to secure a bowl bid for the eighth straight season. From the moment Malzahn stepped on campus, he prioritized recruiting, particularly in Central Florida. “We’re going to recruit like our hair’s on fire,” Malzahn said at the time. “We’re going to go after the best players in America and we’re not backing down to anybody.” From 2007 to 2020, UCF signed 10 four-star high school and junior college prospects. Eight four-star prospects were in the three recruiting classes signed under Malzahn. The 2024 recruiting class earned a composite ranking of 39 from 247Sports, the highest-ranked class in school history. The 2025 recruiting class is ranked No. 41 and has commitments from three four-star prospects. Malzahn has always leaned on the transfer market, signing 60 players over the past three seasons. Some have paid huge dividends, such as Javon Baker, Lee Hunter, Kobe Hudson, Tylan Grable, Bula Schmidt, Amari Kight, Marcellus Marshall, Trent Whittemore, Gage King, Ethan Barr, Deshawn Pace and Plumlee. Others haven’t been as successful, such as quarterback KJ Jefferson, who started the first five games of this season before being benched for poor performance. Jefferson’s struggles forced the Knights to play musical chairs at quarterback, with true freshman EJ Colson, redshirt sophomore Jacurri Brown and redshirt freshman Dylan Rizk all seeing action at one point or another this season. This season’s struggles led to several players utilizing the NCAA’s redshirt rule after four games, including starting slot receiver Xavier Townsend and kicker Colton Boomer, who have also entered the transfer portal. Defensive end Kaven Call posted a letter to Malzahn on Twitter in which he accused the UCF coaching staff of recently kicking him off the team when he requested to be redshirted. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. 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NEW YORK — Nebraska football writer Luke Mullin offers his extra points from the Husker football team's 20-15 bowl game win over Boston College on Saturday. Play of the game: Rahmir Johnson's fourth-down conversion late in the fourth quarter. On a play where Nebraska needed to gain 1 yard to ice the game, Johnson came up with 11 instead and gained a first down that the Huskers simply needed to have. Had he been stopped short, Boston College could've gotten a chance to come all the way back for a win, but Johnson ensured that didn't happen. Turning point: Boston College's missed field goal in the first quarter. Having intercepted a Dylan Raiola pass, the Eagles drove into Nebraska territory and had a chance to take a 3-0 lead. When the drive stalled out and BC's long field goal try missed, momentum was back on NU's side, where it remained for much of the game. Quotable: "I don't think you should say 6-7 (record), that's such a miserable thought right now. Let's be positive, guys, we just won a bowl game!" Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule on what it meant to end the season with a win. Game ball: Rahmir Johnson. The MVP of the bowl game certainly deserves a game ball, and Johnson earned it as the hometown hero playing in front of family and friends. The sixth-year senior played one of his best games as a Husker in his final game with the team. Game ball: The entire Nebraska defense. The final score shows that it was a close game, and it's only that way because of Nebraska's ability to stop Boston College inside its own territory. A below-average game from the Husker defense could've led to a BC win instead, but Nebraska played at a high level and won the game because of it. Hat tip: To Dylan Raiola, who made big passes and gained key yardage with his legs when the situation required it. An early interception didn't do much to detract from Raiola's performance as the true freshman led Nebraska to a win. Questionable: There wasn't much to complain about, but Nebraska's decision to attempt a fake field goal might just warrant it. Given that the Huskers had already converted a fake punt, Boston College was bound to be alert for the chance of a fake and indeed it was. There was no issue with going for the try, but Nebraska would've been better served by keeping its offense on the field rather than trying some trickery once again. Tone-setter: Jahmal Banks' one-handed catch. While it didn't lead to any points, Banks' grab showed that Nebraska was going to go after the one-on-one matchup that BC afforded it. The Huskers made great use of those situations to move the ball all game long. 10: Different Huskers who caught a pass on Saturday, including defensive back Isaac Gifford. 7: Consecutive Boston College drives which ended without points to begin the game. 2-for-2: Punter Brian Buschini's passing statistics this season, having thrown for 38 yards on his two tries. 7: Tackles for a loss recorded by the Nebraska defense, three of which being quarterback sacks. 3,290: Days since Nebraska's last bowl game win during the 2015 season.‘We didn’t have a good day’: Greens set to suffer significant election lossesAs per , they want to sign the 22-year-old winger on loan and a move to Turkey could be ideal for him as well. at Aston Villa and he has started just two league games for them this season. He needs more game time at this stage of his career and the Turkish outfit might be able to provide him with that opportunity. He was highly rated in England prior to the move to Aston Villa and it will be interesting to see if he can regain his form and confidence. Regular football in Turkey could help him bounce back strongly. Jose Mourinho could bring out the best in him. Meanwhile, Aston Villa are well stocked in the wide areas and they are unlikely to be able to offer him ample game time during the second half of the season. so that he can continue his development with regular football. Aston Villa need to improve their squad Aston Villa are currently competing in the UEFA Champions League and they will be hoping to secure European qualification for the next season as well. It will be interesting to see if they can plug the gaps in their squad during the January transfer window. Getting rid of some of their fringe players could help them bring in their own signings. Aston Villa have looked quite vulnerable defensively and they should look to bring in a quality central defender. A reliable central midfielder could prove to be a quality addition as well. It remains to be seen how the situation develops. Philogene will certainly look to get his career back on track with regular football in Turkey if the move goes through. If he manages to impress in Turkey during the second half of the season, he might be able to secure a permanent exit from Aston Villa in the summer.Clay's 15 help Morehead State take down Alice Lloyd 94-63
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‘We didn’t have a good day’: Greens set to suffer significant election lossesLiverpool vs. Manchester City is likely to be the defining Premier League fixture of the 2020s, much in the same way Liverpool vs. Everton defined the 80s, Manchester United vs. Arsenal for the 90s and so on. However, memorable clashes between the Reds and the Citizens aren't exclusive to this current golden rivalry the two clubs find themselves involved in. Here are five absolutely fantastic fixtures pitting Liverpool against Man City, determined by renowned footballing publication FourFourTwo back in 2021. MORE: All the latest Man City news | Premier League schedule for 2024/25 | Latest Premier League top scorer rankings 1. Liverpool 2-2 Man City, 2012 (Premier League) Brendan Rodgers' second game in charge of the Anfield club saw him debut a 17-year-old Raheem Sterling for a relentless display against the club he'd later go on to join. Martin Skrtel opening the scoring only to botch a back pass for Carlos Tevez to clinch a late draw in a thrilling contest that also featured a Pepe Reina-induced goal for Yaya Toure and a trademark highlight-reel free-kick from Luis Suarez. 2. Liverpool 2-2 Man City, 2012 (League Cup) In the same calendar year, Craig Bellamy was the hero as City twice took the lead in this semi-final second leg. The draw was enough for Steven Gerrard's penalty in a 1-0 first-leg win at the Etihad to send the Reds to their first Wembley final since 1996. Though they won the League Cup that year with a penalty shoot-out win in the final over Cardiff City, it would prove to be Kenny Dalglish's final piece of silverware in charge of the club. 3. Liverpool 1-3 Man City, 1981 (Division One) Over 40 years ago, in the first season to feature three points for a win rather than two, the mighty Liverpool were struggling in the wake of goalkeeper Ray Clemence's departure. Replacement Bruce Grobelaar had a game to forget here, as did Phil Thompson who lost the captain's armband as a result. As big a win as it was for City, it was also the turning point for the European Cup holders who after making changes and switching skippers, would rise from mid-table around the festive period to capture the league title. 4. Man City 2-1 Liverpool, 2019 (Premier League) This was a pivotal one, as Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane scored either side of Roberto Firmino's equaliser to begin the reeling-in of the seven-points-clear Reds in the second half of the 2018-19 campaign. With 18 wins from the back 19 fixtures, City would go on to beat Liverpool to the title that season while Jurgen Klopp had to settle for the Champions League trophy and finally ending the Reds' domestic league drought the following season. 5. Liverpool 4-3 Man City, 2018 (Premier League) A year prior, it was a seven-goal thriller with Liverpool 18 points behind City and thus, just going for it here. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah scored in style for the hosts while Sane added to goalkeeper Loris Karius' reverse highlight reel before Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan netted late to give Reds fans serious jitters. 6. Liverpool 3-2 Man City, 2014 (Premier League) "This does not f***ing slip now". Many fans need no more description of this all-timer contest than that, but the fateful words of Steven Gerrard and what happened to the Reds' seemingly certain league triumph against Chelsea soon after was preceded by some elite-tier action. Sterling and Skrtel's strikes seemed to put Rodgers' men on course until things took a twist courtesy of some David Silva greatness and a Glen Johnson own goal, before Phillipe Coutinho capitalised on Vincent Kompany's blunder with a sublime finish to set up their captain's famous last words. MORE: All the latest Liverpool news | Premier League schedule for 2024/25 | Latest Premier League top scorer rankings
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Marxist-inspired black nationalists and virtue-signaling white liberals celebrate a phony holiday invented by a violent felon. Moreover, that felon originally created Kwanzaa as a religious alternative to Christmas, not a corresponding secular celebration. Nonetheless, prominent Democrat politicians do not seem to care about such details, as evidenced by their embarrassing eagerness to flock to various social media platforms and wish everyone a Happy Kwanzaa, whatever that means. “When I was growing up, Kwanzaa was a special time of reflection with family and friends,” Vice President wrote Thursday on Facebook. “Let us carry the wisdom of the seven principles with us as we work to build a brighter future. Happy Kwanzaa,” she added. Thursday on X, Democratic Gov. of California and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, posted an equally nauseating “Happy Kwanzaa” video, which, for all its humiliating phoniness, at least identified those much-ballyhooed “seven principles”: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. As families across California and around the world light the Kinara over the next seven days, we celebrate the rich traditions, unity, and resilience that binds us together. Wishing a joyful and meaningful first night of Kwanzaa to all Californians. — Governor Newsom (@CAgovernor) Likewise, Democratic Gov. of New York took time away from securing New York City’s to wish “Happy Kwanzaa.” Happy Kwanzaa, New York! Wishing all those celebrating a week filled with peace, community, and joy. — Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) Fortunately, another X user replied to Hochul with a correct assessment of the “holiday” and its sinister purpose. “Kwanzaa is a new, Marxist, European invention meant to separate black Americans from Christianity. You are probably older than Kwanzaa, Governor. The original African faith, among those practiced in the world today, is Christianity. So Merry Christmas, dummy,” the user wrote. Kwanzaa is a new, Marxist, European invention meant to separate black Americans from Christianity. You are probably older than Kwanzaa, Governor. The original African faith, among those practiced in the world today, is Christianity. So Merry Christmas, dummy. — Pacheco the Ghost (@PMtalking) Of course, “collective work and responsibility,” “cooperative economics” and “faith” together do not exactly conceal Kwanzaa’s Marxist-inspired assault on . Moreover, in addition to its sinister purposes, Kwanzaa has violent and shameful origins. In fact, as she admitted in a 2018 opinion piece, black journalist Chanté Griffin’s discovery of Kwanzaa’s back story “felt like a personal loss and a loss for black culture.” As Griffin put it, black nationalist Maulana Karenga “unveiled Kwanzaa in 1966 to fill the gaps where the U.S. had failed African Americans.” “Unveiled,” of course, amounts to a clever euphemism for “invented.” Four years after “unveiling” , Karenga unveiled his dark and sadistic side. “Though he denied the allegations, in 1970 he and three other members of the US Organization, a black nationalist group based in Los Angeles, imprisoned and assaulted two female members,” Griffin wrote. “Trial testimony revealed that the women had been whipped with cords, beaten with batons, and seared with irons — while naked — in an effort to elicit confessions that they were conspiring against him.” Karenga subsequently spent several years in prison. Meanwhile, Griffin agonized over the discovery. “My stomach lurched as I read about the trial and his conviction. Karenga was found guilty of violence against black women. How could Kwanzaa’s inventor be that person?” she wrote. Would violence against white, Hispanic or Asian women have made the holiday’s founder less odious? Perhaps it would have. After all, Griffin concluded that Kwanzaa “beckons us to the heights of our humanity, petitioning us to imagine ourselves and our communities in ways white American culture cannot and will not,” in which case Karenga’s history “shouldn’t tarnish the value and beauty of the holiday that promotes collective action for the collective good.” Collective action for the collective good: the never even bother to vary their rhetoric. Meanwhile, the 83-year-old still serves as Chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. As for Karenga’s deliberate assault on Christmas, historian Keith Mayes, author of “Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition,” explained. “Since Christmas dominated the calendar at year’s end, engulfing black America in its crass consumerism and its images of a white Christ, Karenga believed Christmas stood in the way of black cultural advancement,” Mayes wrote, per . [graf 6] In short, a violent felon who tortured black women made war on and the “white Christ.” And Democrat politicians insist on celebrating the holiday he “unveiled.” Do not fall for it. Well-meaning Americans of every color should reject identity politics and Marxism in all forms. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. .
Winter can apparently be a tough time for couples in the bedroom, according to a famed sex therapist, but those hoping to add a little spice to their egg nog may need to look no further than the 2024 Christmas movie schedule to get things back on track. In fact, the expert thinks Lacey Chabert ’s new flick Hot Frosty might be just the key to curing a dry spell, but I think it’s a different offering on the Netflix calendar that’s more likely to do the trick. Sex Therapist Says Hot Frosty Is A ‘Version Of Women’s Porn’ Queen of the Hallmark rom-com, Lacey Chabert shocked fans with her choice to add a Netflix holiday movie to her resume this season, and they were probably even more surprised that it was one that could be described as pornography for women. Reviews said Chabert and co-star Dustin Milligan brought the “cheeky, wanton lust” to the holiday party, and Dr. Laura Berman said such a thing might be needed this time of year. Many factors could play into less sexy time around the holidays, the sex and relationship therapist said, including stress, lack of energy and lack of opportunity with family visiting, not to mention seasonal affective disorder and depression, which can increase this time of year. She suggests that firing up that Netflix subscription might just lead to some Netflix-and-chill, telling TMZ : You’re combining, basically, women’s two favorite things: rom-coms and Christmas movies, you know? Especially with a Hot Frosty in the middle of it. I think this is the version of women’s porn. Most women really like some context to their sexy stories. So if there’s a little bit of romance, there’s a little bit of buildup, there’s humor, and there’s a hot guy, you know, that’s exciting for a lot of women. I might feel insulted at the overgeneralization of “women’s favorite things” if I didn’t feel so exposed. However, when it comes to the things the therapist mentioned — humor, buildup, hot men — I think a different Netflix offering served those up more than Hot Frosty . The Merry Gentlemen Is The Spicier Option On Netflix’s Holiday Menu, In My Opinion I watched both Hot Frosty and The Merry Gentlemen as soon as they hit the 2024 movie calendar , and for me, Chad Michael Murray’s Hallmark-meets- Magic Mike combo was more of what the doctor ordered (he was really just a stripper dressed like a doctor, though). While the leads of both movies were shirtless more than you typically see in the snow-covered Hallmark flicks , CMM’s wins the numbers game, featuring five half-nude male dancers to Hot Frosty ’s singular “snowman.” Both also featured some fun innuendo, with Jack in Hot Frosty helping a woman with car trouble by offering to “get behind you and push,” but I preferred Chad Michael Murray’s Luke saying he wouldn’t want to keep Ashley tied up (after Britt Robertson’s character got tangled in his Christmas garland, naturally) or when he asked her to “hold the nozzle” as he fixed a sink. The Merry Gentlemen also had more male dancing than I expected, with theme changes, fun costumes and some wild moves that were, indeed, both spicy and comical . Whichever you prefer, Netflix’s Hot Frosty and The Merry Gentlemen may not be winning any awards, but if the sex therapist is right that they can fend off the winter blues and give you a boost in the romance department, they might be worthy of celebration all the same. CINEMABLEND NEWSLETTER Your Daily Blend of Entertainment News
By LOLITA BALDOR and FATIMA HUSSEIN WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into the role as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year in February. Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social account, and said “He was with me right from the beginning! Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!” Kellogg, an 80 year-old retired Army lieutenant general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense issues, served as national security adviser to Vice President Mike Pence , was chief of staff of the National Security Council and then stepped in as an acting security adviser for Trump after Michael Flynn resigned. As special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Kellogg will have to navigate an increasingly untenable war between the two nations. The Biden administration has begun urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as 18. The White House has pushed more than $56 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s February 2022 invasion and expects to send billions more to Kyiv before Biden leaves office in less than months. Trump has criticized the billions that the Biden administration has poured into Ukraine. Washington has recently stepped up weapons shipments and has forgiven billions in loans provided to Kyiv. The incoming Republican president has said he could end the war in 24 hours, comments that appear to suggest he would press Ukraine to surrender territory that Russia now occupies. As a co-chairman of the American First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security, Kellogg wrote several of the chapters in the group’s policy book. The book, like the Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” is a move to lay out a Trump national security agenda and avoid the mistakes of 2016 when he entered the White House largely unprepared. Kellogg in April wrote that “bringing the Russia-Ukraine war to a close will require strong, America First leadership to deliver a peace deal and immediately end the hostilities between the two warring parties.” Trump’s proposed national security advisor U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) tweeted Wednesday that “Keith has dedicated his life to defending our great country and is committed to bringing the war in Ukraine to a peaceful resolution.” Kellogg was a character in multiple Trump investigations dating to his first term. He was among the administration officials who listened in on the July 2019 call between Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which Trump prodded his Ukrainian counterpart to pursue investigations into the Bidens. The call, which Kellogg would later say did not raise any concerns on his end, was at the center of the first of two House impeachment cases against Trump, who was acquitted by the Senate both times. On Jan. 6, 2021, hours before pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Kellogg, who was then Pence’s national security adviser, listened in on a heated call in which Trump told his vice president to object or delay the certification in Congress of President Joe Biden ’s victory. He later told House investigators that he recalled Trump saying to Pence words to the effect of: “You’re not tough enough to make the call.” Baldor reported from Washington. AP writer Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
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I raised my hand in the Psychology 101 class, confused by the theory expounded by the professor. He was instructing us about Behaviorism and cited an example of helping a client with a hand-washing obsession by helping him change his behaviors associated with his constant desire to wash his hands. The professor helped him to find other things to do to divert his compulsion to wash his hands. I expressed my concern that since the underlying fear was not dealt with, that the change of behavior would not alleviate that underlying fear and that alternative expressions of the compulsion might arise. I asked the professor what should be done when one compulsion exercise was substituted for another. He responded that at that time he would simply address the new set of compulsive behaviors. While I was somewhat impressed that the professor had discovered a way to ensure repeat business, I was also concerned about the ethics of transferring a client’s obsession to a different set of compulsive behaviors instead of “curing” him of the compulsion, thus removing the need for any acting-out behavior. Lay the axe at the root, not at each successive branch. Hand-washing is not the problem. The fear that created the obsession to get one’s clean hands clean is the problem. Get rid of the compulsion itself and no alternative compulsive behaviors will be the result. In my naïve world I did not understand the economics of symptom treatment. Modern medicine and counseling are mostly paid for by someone other than the client. In most cases, it is some form of insurance or public assistance that covers the cost of treatment. In the profession this is called third-party co-pay. You get treatment and (most often) your insurance company pays for it. You pay premiums to your insurance company for “coverage.” The main goal of the insurance company is to present the highest possible dividend to its stock holders, the people who invest in the stock of the insurance company. If the company does not pay good dividends, then people will invest their money elsewhere and the company’s operating fund will decline, potentially threatening the viability of the business. Underwriters, folks who are educated in economics and cost-management, ultimately decide who will receive benefits and how much. Neither you, your doctor, or your counselor decides how much treatment you will receive, the ones paying the piper will. Your care is not their primary concern, although it is important to them. Return-on-investment to shareholders is their primary concern. Your medical or psychological problem is primarily an economic one to them. Your counselor must convince them of a diagnosis and then, using actuary tables, an underwriter will authorize a certain amount of sessions for payment. After those sessions are completed, the counselor must appeal to the co-pay, and justify the need, for additional sessions. That again, is the decision of an underwriter. The average number of third-party-co-pay authorized sessions for serious psychological diagnosis is somewhere around a dozen. Hypothetically, what may have taken a client a lifetime to develop must be “cured” in a few fifty-minute meetings. The counselor understands that he must so target the “problem” that it can be cured in the equivalent of a day and a half. It is quite easy to understand that the counselor is under duress to achieve counseling success by framing the problem in a such a way that it only requires that much time. It takes much less time to train someone to not wash their hands than it does to delve into an understanding about why they feel compelled to wash clean hands and then to address and remove that fear. The first is behavioral and the second is more traditional psychoanalytical, which has fallen out of vogue not because it is not helpful, but because it is too expensive. This would all be tragic enough if it only applied to medical or psychological maladies, but this approach to improving life has permeated all areas of problem-solving because it is quick and cheap. In the dark, untouched by surface behavioral change is an underlying problem that is growing in intensity because it is hidden from diagnosis and address because the symptomatic behaviors offer it a protective cover. One day, as we see all around us, it will rise from its lair and wreak all manner of destruction because tuberculosis does not ultimately respond to cough medicine. Reach Stephen Parker at fam4evrsp@gmail.com
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states. The man’s attorneys celebrated Monday’s verdict, saying they are hopeful it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections. They said the jury award for punitive and compensatory damages is likely the largest in history for a medical malpractice case. The award follows a trial held in Albuquerque earlier this month that centered on allegations outlined in a lawsuit filed by the man's attorneys in 2020. NuMale Medical Center and company officials were named as defendants. According to the complaint, the man was 66 when he visited the clinic in 2017 in search of treatment for fatigue and weight loss. The clinic is accused of misdiagnosing him and unnecessarily treating him with “invasive erectile dysfunction shots” that caused irreversible damage. “This out of state medical corporation set up a fraudulent scheme to make millions off of conning old men by scaring them with a fake test,” Nick Rowley, the man's attorney, wrote in a social media post that detailed the verdict. Rowley went on to say that the scheme involved clinic workers telling patients they would have irreversible damage if they didn't agree to injections three times a week. NuMale Medical Center President Brad Palubicki said in a statement issued Tuesday that the company is committed to high-quality and safe patient care. He said NuMale disagrees with the verdict and intend to pursue all available legal remedies, including an appeal. A message seeking additional comment was left Wednesday with the company and its attorney. NuMale also has clinics in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin. According to court records, jurors found that fraudulent and negligent conduct by the defendants resulted in damages to the plaintiff. They also found that unconscionable conduct by the defendants violated the Unfair Practices Act. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Rutgers 77, Georgia Southern 60External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has highlighted the complexities surrounding the historical figure of Tipu Sultan, the former ruler of Mysore, at a recent book launch event. He emphasized the challenges in understanding Tipu Sultan's legacy, which often involves selective interpretation of historical facts for political purposes. The minister was speaking at the launch of 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799,' a book by historian Vikram Sampath. Jaishankar remarked on the narrative around Tipu Sultan, noting how certain aspects of his life have been either highlighted or downplayed over the years. He called for a more balanced understanding of history that accounts for varied perspectives. Jaishankar praised the book for presenting a comprehensive view of Tipu Sultan's era, which spans diplomacy, politics, and society. He called for open debate and nuanced scholarship to better grasp the complexities of historical figures like Tipu Sultan, who resisted British colonization but also shows inconsistencies in his alliances and treatment of local populations. (With inputs from agencies.)