Before self-proclaimed members of the far-right group the Proud Boys marched toward the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, they stopped to kneel in the street and prayed in the name of Jesus. The group, whose participants have espoused misogynistic and anti-immigrant views, prayed for God to bring “reformation and revival.” They gave thanks for “the wonderful nation we’ve all been blessed to be in.” They asked God for the restoration of their “value systems,” and for the “courage and strength to both represent you and represent our culture well.” And they invoked the divine protection for what was to come.
Mother, three daughters all nurses during COVID-19 pandemic
Hayden Mills has a right to be proud.
In a recent Facebook post, he shared pictures of his mother, Colette Mills, and three sisters, Caitlin Ackeret, Lainey Mills and Hannah Mills, who are all nurses.
That profession is in the spotlight this year as health care professionals are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From left, siblings Hannah Mills, Lainey Mills and Caitlin Ackeret and their mother, Colette Mills, are all nurses. Sydney Mills | for the tribune
Sisters, from left, Hannah Mills, Caitlin Ackeret and Lainey Mills gather for a photo with their mother, Colette Mills, who was nominated for a DAISY Award by her employer, Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, in 2019. SUBMITTED
Local woman receives Friend of Extension Award
Purdue Extension Jackson County Director Heather VonDielingen, left, is pictured with Iveth Vasquez. Submitted photo
Purdue Extension Jackson County recently announced Iveth Vasquez had been named the recipient of the 2020 Friend of Extension Award for the state of Indiana.
The Seymour woman started the Working for Our Dreams 4-H Club that provides a well-rounded 4-H experience for Latino youth. She also serves on the 4-H expansion and review committee and Purdue Extension board and is employed by Purdue Extension Jackson County as a site coordinator for the Juntos 4-H program.
“To be honest, I do not have words to express how I feel. It is too much to explain,” she said. “I feel like Joseph in Egypt. God is putting me in a position that is reserved for only a few people. I am grateful to him first.
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Battelle Neuro Team Advances to Phase II of DARPA N3 Program COLUMBUS, Ohio (Business Wire) A Battelle team of researchers has received funding to continue work on the second of a three-phase Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program called Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3).
The program is designed for teams around the country to develop a high-performance, bi-directional brain-computer interface (BCI) for noninvasive clinical applications or for use by able-bodied members of the military. Such neural interfaces would provide the enabling technology for diverse medical and national security applications and could enable enhanced multitasking during complex military missions.
Battelle and its project partners from Cellular Nanomed Inc., the University of Miami, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Air Force Research Laboratory are working on an interface called BrainSTORMS (Brain System to Transmit O