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Album:This Ascension is Ours

Artist:Song Sung

Label:Night Time Stories

Genre:Alternative

Georgina and Una McGeough may have grown up in Monaghan with a father who played in showbands, but their debut album is as sonically and geographically far removed from those beginnings as you could imagine. The identical twins, now based in New York, were galvanised into action after crossing paths with David Holmes several years back, contributing a cover of 10ccs Im Not in Love to his Late Night Tales compilation in 2016.

Holmes produced and cowrote these songs, and his influence is audible on the sultry electronic strut of Come to the Water, the woozy off-kilter thud of Orbiting Slow and the general gauzy sheen of sound that crackles and shimmers throughout. At the same time, the McGeoughs gossamer voices weave a hypnotic spell and are integral to the record.

Telling Tales glistens and throbs like a mystical pop song, while The Minds Eye manages to embody both shades of Enya and a poppier version of Stereolab within five minutes. Elsewhere, the rhythmic patter, textured static and dreamy layers of vocals on the epic Testimony of Tears recalls Cocteau Twins and This Mortal Coil.

Some may find the repetitive nature of these songs a little frustrating, yet theres both a comfort in the familiarity of this album and a foreboding sense of disquiet throughout.

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The latest Aghanims Labyrinth updates bring another batch of buffs and nerfs to several rooms and a couple of buffs for Ursa while the Trials are announced to take place on the highest ascension level, Grand Magnus.

Although the Trials are set on the Grand Magnus difficulty, anyone will be able to give it a try, regardless of their progression through the Labyrinth. However, reaching Aghanim and defeating him will be quite a challenge this week, even for those who have completed all the ascension levels.

Nonetheless, to slightly ease the task, Valve has buffed Ursa, a hero who seems to be more and more popular in the Labyrinth normal runs.

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There are also several bugs fixed in preparation for this Sundays trials:

Aghanims Trials begin Sunday, August 2nd at 12:00 CEST/03:00PDT/18:00 PST, when players will be able to choose a two-hour time window to queue and test their strength through the labyrinth. The two-hour window will be available just once each week. Competition windows will be spaced out in five hours intervals, much like the TI10 Battle Pass Gauntlet challenge. More details on how the Trials work can be found on the event official FAQ page, HERE.

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(Night Time Stories) UK release date: 31 July 2020

The success of The Ascension Is Ours is ultimately down to its exquisitely rendered sound design the songs, with their ethereal haze and retro-futurist vibe, are a blend of Broadcast, The Shangri-Las, and, well, all of the bands on the Killing Eve soundtrack. All of these are tried and tested flavours, and while these are ultimately what make the album a triumph, theyre also what would make it a difficult listen for people not already familiar with this type of sound. See, most of the songs are constructed of the same basic formula, and all of the tracks seem to run a little long.

The highlights of the album are the fantastic TellingTales, with its superb chorus and hazy, woozy atmospherics, and Testimony Of Tears, with its muscular bass and gradually increasing tension, are genuinely thrilling pieces. The Minds Eye is another standout, and it sounds like a forgotten girl-group 7 playing in The Jesus & Mary Chains distorted wonderland (or, put simply, it sounds like The Raveonettes). The other songs on the album largely use the same palette, and draw from the same type of sounds but theres a lot to be said for consistency. Many of the bands that Song Sung draw from made similarly stylistically consistent debut albums (have you heard Psychocandy?), and ultimately it will be this level of one-notedness that means you love the album or are bored by it.

Many of the bands that have ploughed similar ground have had success (Vanishing Twin, Exploded View, Jane Weaver, Le Volume Courbe), because there feels like theres more variety in their songwriting. But this is a debut album, and there is a lot of potential here. If youre a fan of any of those bands, then this should be an immediate listen, but if not, this is a harder sell. Enter with an open mind (and a spare hour), and youll have a good time.

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The project's master plan calls for destination retail, first-class restaurants, hotels, cinema, multifamily, townhomes, and medical and Class A offices for several corporate campuses. (Courtesy Wolf Lakes Village)

According to a news release, the 40,000- to 60,000-square-foot medical office building will encompass a wide range of specialties and services, including orthopedics and full outpatient imaging servicesX-Ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography, and bone density testingwith more specialties expected in the future.

We are excited to have Ascension Seton on our site, said Iva Wolf McLachlan, president of Wolf Lakes LP, the developer of Wolf Lakes Village, in the release. Ascension has an outstanding reputation and long history of providing high-quality medical care in Central Texas and the United States.

Ascension Seton bought the 12-acre site located in the southwest section of the Wolf Lakes Village site located at the intersection of I-35 and Hwy. 29.

The significant growth in the Georgetown area over the past five years has led to this investment at Wolf Lakes Village, and we look forward to serving individuals in Central Texas through this Ascension Seton expansion, said Ray Anderson, chief strategy officer at Ascension Texas, in the statement.

The city of Georgetown identified life science and health care as target industries, Mayor Dale Ross said this project will not only provide additional medical services to residents, but it is expected to create a significant number of high-paying jobs.

The Ascension Seton project is the first development for Wolf Lakes Village, a one-of-a-kind European Village on a rare in-fill tract strategically located near downtown Georgetown and the I-35 corridor, the release said. The projects master plan, first announced in 2018, calls for destination retail, first-class restaurants, hotels, cinema, multifamily, townhomes, and medical and Class A offices for several corporate campuses.

Other planned amenities on Wolf Lakes Village include an outdoor amphitheater, parks, lakes, sports court, ice-skating rink, a wedding chapel and event center.

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Hagen Reitzell and Douglas Frey had deer hunts in the fall of 2019 that theyll never forget. Both 8 years old, they harvested their first deer, both doing so while hunting with their fathers.

They were selected from among dozens of applicants as the 2019 Female and Male Youth Hunters of the Year, a program that is a joint effort with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Louisiana Wildlife Federation.

Youth Hunters of the Year will receive a plaque in recognition of their achievement and a gift certificate from Bowie Outfitters.

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Growing the sport of hunting is one of our primary goals at LDWF, said LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet. The stories of Hagen and Douglas are wonderful examples of Louisiana families passing down the sport of hunting from generation to generation. We are pleased to partner with the Louisiana Wildlife Federation in recognizing our states young hunters and hope they all have success as they pursue this great sport.

This program is eye-opening about young hunters enjoying the outdoors and its great to have an opportunity to recognize them and encourage our hunting heritage, said Barney Callahan, a Louisiana Wildlife Federation board member.

Reitzell, the Female Youth Hunter of the Year, of Zachary, detailed her take of a doe on family property in East Feliciana Parish on Nov. 1.

Frey, the Male Hunter of the Year from Gonzales, told of his successful hunt in which he harvested a button buck near Oakdale in Allen Parish on Oct. 12.

Fathers played an important part in both hunts.

For Hagen, the 2018 season was disappointing. It was her first time to hunt and in seven times out she never saw a deer. On the eighth and final hunt of the year, she finally had a shot at a doe but missed.

When we got in the truck, we both made a promise that she would kill one this year, said Hagens father, Scott Reitzell. They made good on that promise during the first hunt of 2019.

I was planning to shoot the first deer that came out but (the doe) turned, Hagen said. So I saw another, and my dad told me to pull the trigger when I was ready. I didnt see it run away so I thought I missed. Then I heard my dad laughing. I looked again and the deer was lying on the ground.

Hagen made the shot count, taking a 135-pound doe as her first deer.

I cried, and I was very happy, Hagen said. My mom and sister came to see it. It was so much fun. I want to (harvest) a buck next season.

ScottReitzell said he was as happy as his daughter. He grew up waterfowl and dove hunting with his father, taking to the outdoors when he was 5.

I was so glad on the first hunt, 20 minutes after sitting down, the does came in and she made a great shot, ScottReitzell said. She is incredibly excited about this award and hunting in general.

While Hagen had a short wait the day she took her first deer, Douglas had to be a bit more patient. His successful hunt actually began the day before when he, his father, Brett, and grandfather, Dave, arrived at the site. Douglas and Brett went to the range to do some practice shooting before retiring for the night.

They went to the tree stand the next morning but came up empty. After three hours, they went back to the camp and prepared for the afternoon hunt. That looked to be futile as well as the trio waited for two hours with nothing moving.

But then I saw a button buck about 80 yards away, Douglas said.

With his sight set on the deers torso, Douglas took the shot. The deer jumped up, he said, and ran into the woods.

We were looking but didnt see any blood, Douglas said. Then my dad shouted, There he is. I was so excited. I thought it was a doe but it was a button buck. My Poppa Dave picked us up and we cleaned it.

It was one of my best hunts because it was my first deer. It was also special because I did it with my dad.

And that meant a lot to Brett Frey, who grew up in Eunice and learned to hunt as a kid with his father, who was also named Douglas. Brett said his father was his best friend, who, like Brett, taught him to hunt as a boy.

My father died when I was 18, Brett said. So I told my wife when we were married that when we had our first son, Id like to name him Douglas. But when she was pregnant, she didnt want to know if it was a boy or girl until he or she was born. It was Douglas, and he was born on Oct. 25. That was my dads birthday. I believe that was a God thing.

Douglas has inherited his father and both grandfathers love of hunting. His first hunt was on a Thanksgiving morning when he joined Brett Frey on a duck hunt when he was 4. He harvested his first turkey when he was 6, and after he took his first deer last fall, he harvested four other deer the rest of the season.

Douglas loves everything about hunting and being outside, Brett Frey said. Its pretty incredible. Ill take him deer hunting with me and he will sit in a stand for three hours and not see anything and hes mad when we leave. Every time I go hunting now, I take him with me.

The 2020 Youth Hunter of the Year contest application will be announced later this year. For information on the program and how to apply contact Eric Shanks at (337) 491-2575 or eshanks@wlf.la.gov or Rebecca Triche at (225) 344-6707 or rebecca@lawildlifefed.org. For information on the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, go to lawildlifefed.org.

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Three Jacksonville hospitals ranked in the Top 20 of U.S. News & World Reports Best Hospital rankings released last week.

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville tied for first place in the state, while Baptist Health Jacksonville ranked 11th and Ascension St. Vincents Riverside was 19th.

This is just more evidence that Jacksonville is coming into its own as a health care hub.

All eyes are on the coronavirus, and many companies are stepping back from an uncertain economy, but Ascension is looking ahead.

Ascension St. Vincents has bought more than 33 acres at Interstate 95 and County Road 210 West for a 56-bed hospital in Nocatee. Construction on the $115 million hospital is expected to begin this fall and be completed by 2022.

It will create 600 jobs and offer emergency services, general surgery, short-term care, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and musculoskeletal care as well as lab and imaging services.

The hospital is expected to grow with Nocatee and could be expanded to 300 beds.

And Ascension also has an orthopedic specialty hospital on the drawing boards for the Ascension St. Vincents Southside campus Ascension Florida, Gulf Coast and Phoenix-based Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company, a partner with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists, which will provide the physicians.

It would be the first orthopedic specialty hospital in the region, and the project includes ambulatory surgical centers.

Ascension St. Vincents also has opened two emergency care centers recently, one near Collins Road on the Westside and another near Monument Road in Arlington.

Walmart is expanding its health care services to Florida, with a health center at one of its Jacksonville stores, though the location has not been announced. It will offer primary care, urgent care, imaging, labs, counseling, hearing and optical services.

And the University of North Florida is priming the pump as well, offering coaching for aspiring health care entrepreneurs. It will help them develop business plans, network and receive professional support to get their idea off the ground.

All of this means health care is becoming more accessible in Jacksonville. And it also means more career and business opportunities in health care.

Other areas of Jacksonville are becoming more accessible as well.

Better accessibility

A new shuttle service is available in Downtown, LaVilla, Brooklyn, Riverside and Avondale. It is a partnership between Jacksonville Transportation Authority and Go Tukn, a locally owned tour, private event and urban transportation company.

The pay-to-ride service began last month. Tukn Ride will use JTAs bus stops to pick up riders who reserve and pay through a mobile app. Rides start at $2.

The distinctive green and white vehicles are European, ecofriendly Tuk Tuks and a Tukn Bus for larger groups.

The Downtown-to-Avondale corridor is all about walkability and this new service will help residents and visitors explore the business districts and restaurants and reduce vehicular traffic.

Merchants are supporting the new service by offering discounts to riders.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 14-passenger Tukn Bus has a lift for passengers in wheelchairs along with two specially designated areas. The Tukn Ride mobile app indicates which stop-to-stop rides are with the Tukn Bus.

All drivers complete thorough background screenings and must have a clean driving record. Due to the COVID-19 situation, drivers will wear face coverings and be responsible for enhanced cleaning and disinfecting procedures; hand sanitizer will be available on all Tukn Ride vehicles.

At Go Tukn we strongly believe if we help other businesses grow and prosper in the community we love, it will help drive innovation, bring more tourism to the area, and create a vibrant, thriving Urban Core, said owner Stephanie Dale in a news release.

Also, Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens now has a new ADA-accessible path along the lake. The South Loop Ravine Overlook is over 1,000 feet long and 10- feetwide covered in asphalt.

The project was made possible by donations that were matched by the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund.

Its great that more people will be able to explore this iconic urban forest and trail system

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An interaction between an Ascension Parish Sheriffs deputy and a young boy has gone viral via social media in recent days.

As of the end of the week, users had shared the Facebook post more than 100 times. The photos and caption had more than 1,000 positive reactions and some 100 comments by July 26.

APSO Deputy Chet Chambless spotted young Cullen as he waved while the police car patrolled the neighborhood. Chambless flipped on his lights and siren for the smiling boy.

When Chambless found out Cullen had a brand new baby sister at home, he gathered together some fun stuff for Cullen to play with at home. He even returned to the house a few hours later with a gift bag of coloring books and crayons.

Cullens mom, Cassandra Sibenaller, shared the positive story on social media. She is the owner and president of Trende Marketing, and formerly served as vice president of commercial lending at United Community Bank.

She said Cullen had just turned 3 in June and his baby sister was born July 16.

He had been a big brother for just a couple of days, and so his dad took him for a walk through our neighborhood for a little alone time, she said. They saw the sheriffs car and waved, and Officer Chet flashed his lights and turned on his siren for them.

Sibenaller said Cullen was super thrilled by the experience of meeting the deputy.

Unfortunately when he stopped by later Cullen was napping, but he brought him a gift bag with lots of fun stuff, including a tattoo, magnet, pencils, bracelet, and badge, she said.

Cullen was excited by the whole experience, she added, and was appreciative of Chambless kindness.

It made his day to know he was being thought about and he keeps talking about the policeman, she said. We appreciate Officer Chet taking some extra time out of his busy day to make Cullen feel special.

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NEWBURGH, Ind. (WEHT)- During the shutdowns, many women didnt get the crucial imaging needed to detect breast cancer a mammogram. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women.

Ascension St. Vincent hospitals are trying to make up for lost time by offering more time for women to get a life-saving test. When the pandemic started some screenings, like mammograms, were put on pause.

During that time more than 2,500 women in the St. Vincent group missed their scheduled time. Directors of St Vincent Breast Centers around the state realized how detrimental to patients health this could be, so Friday night, across the state, mammograms are being given after hours.

It is proven that early detection is truly the key to long term survival and cure, Sheila Hauck says. Shes the director of the Breast Center for Ascension St. Vincent in Warrick County. She along, with other directors around the state, had an idea, to make up for lost time, they extended their hours and became available to work around busy schedules.

Pam Kinney a recent breast center patient says she understands the need for extended hours, I work those same hours theyre open so it is sometimes hard to get there and I work with people who obviously encourage you do that and we make that work but some companies dont have that option.

Its easy to just sometimes forget about your own health, Hauck explains. And so this is one of the times where were really promoting wellness and early detection is the key for long-term survival.

Appointments after five in the evening opened up.

The Susan G. Komen Foundation predicts just this year there will be more than 276 thousand invasive breast cancer diagnoses and more than 42 thousand breast cancer deaths.

It is scary. Cancer is a very scary word. We know that but we also know that today in 2020 work hearing more people than ever. But Hauck and her team say theyre ready to help push through the scary parts. Come on in, were here to help you allay your fears and walk with you.

Patients will receive their results in about a week.

For the latest breaking news and stories from across theTri-State, follow Eyewitness News onFacebookandTwitter.

(This story was originally published on July 31, 2020)

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Tom VanOsdol, Guest columnist Published 9:41 a.m. CT July 31, 2020

COVID-19 has been an unprecedented challenge for everyone. Our nation has not faced such a daunting public health crisis since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.

Back then, the Daughters of Charity, who founded our health system in Pensacola and Mobile, quickly responded and emerged as unexpected heroes. Today, our healthcare heroes walk in their footsteps. Im extraordinarily grateful for all healthcare workers and particularly those with whom Im so blessed to serve. But we cant do this alone. We need your help.

COVID-19 is easily spread and can have devastating, long-lasting effects, but there are a few critical steps we can all take to reduce the risk of getting it or giving it:

We appreciate the efforts of local businesses and organizations that are implementing plans to curb COVID-19s spread, including mask and social distancing policies. I know these safety measures may seem uncomfortable, but we have a shared responsibility to care for others as if were caring for ourselves or our loved ones.

Again, get the care you need if you get sick, especially if its an emergency. Too often weve seen patients stay home during a health emergency because they were afraid to come to the hospital or their doctors office. Weve made changes to our sites of care to protect you from COVID-19, so dont delay the care you need.

We can and we must work together to beat COVID-19 by following these simple steps and listening to the advice of healthcare and infectious disease officials who provide us with proven techniques to help stop this serious, deadly virus from spreading.

Tom VanOsdol is president and CEO of Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast, which includes Ascension Providence based in Mobile, Ala., Ascension Sacred Heart based in Pensacola, Fla., and Ascension St. Vincents, based in Jacksonville, Fla.

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After a peculiar song-writing journey situated between New York and Monaghan, Ireland, Song Sung (comprised of Irish-born, America-based twins Georgina and Uni McGeough) have finally released their debut LP This Ascension is Ours.

With producer David Holmes producing and arranging tracks, then sending the audio files to the duo to write lyrics and record vocals over, its quite possible that these tracks have travelled more miles than many people. The resulting album is an atmospheric (which, whilst probably the most overused word in indie music reviews, truly does apply here), spooky, and eclectic collection of songs that do a better job of forming a whole than acting as individuals.

Opening with a Lovecraftian invitation to "Come to the water", slow, pounding drums, bass drops, and a menagerie of sound effects and samples range from occult to pop-esque. Its a memorable entrance to the album and effectively sets a tone for the horror-tinged, world-building record to come.

Most tracks stay within the same constructed soundscape but add variety through tone and structure. Telling Tales takes a more traditional song structure than its preceding opening track or following six-minute mini-epic Somewhere. With a weirdly anthemic chorus that's as catchy as it is ethereal, Telling Tales is perhaps one of the more accessible tracks on the record. Lead single Take Some Time and The Minds Eye also make good cases for this title also but arent executed quite as well.

Whilst the duo form typically structured, accessible songs with ease, they undoubtedly shine brightest when allowed to truly veer off into their art-inspired fantasies. Album standout Testimony of Tears combines all elements of the album well, with a post-rock-inspired structure lending itself incredibly well to reverb-laden, breathy vocals, a simple but prominent running bass line and slowly-uplifting instrumentation, all of which combust in a crescendo of atmosphere and sound before fading into nothing.

One caveat with this album is that despite its modest ten-track listing, it feels a little bloated - with running time reaching an hour, the average song length is between 5-6 minutes long. For a group that are still crafting a unique, unrefined sound, this feels like overexposure.

However, This Ascension Is Ours paints a distinctive atmosphere in a genre where many try but fail to craft a sound specific to themselves, accomplishing an interesting and astonishingly unusual composition. This must be applauded, but the goal now for the group is to build something more on the foundation this album has created for them.

This Ascension Is Ours is out this Friday (31st July) viaNight Time Stories Ltd.

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