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USA Today
6 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
Transfer triple crown winner commits to Tennessee baseball over LSU, Texas A&M
Transfer triple crown winner commits to Tennessee baseball over LSU, Texas A&M Tyler Myatt committed to Tennessee baseball and head coach Tony Vitello. "Let's do it Vol baseball," Myatt announced. "I'm staying home." He committed to the Vols over LSU and Texas A&M. Myatt, a redshirt freshman at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee, won the junior college triple crown in 2025. He recorded a .484 batting average, 31 home runs, 110 RBIs, 93 runs, nine stolen bases and 105 hits. Myatt helped the Governors to a runner-up finish in the Junior College World Series and was named to the All-Tournament Team as a second baseman. He was also named TCCAA Player of the Year. Myatt also led the nation in slugging percentage (1.014), hits and total bases (220). His 31 home runs and 110 RBIs represent program records for Walters State and eclipse a previous mark set by current Tennessee player Alberto Osuna. Prior to Walters State, Myatt played for Claiborne High School in New Tazewell, Tennessee. The No. 14 national seed Vols (46-17) will play No. 3 national seed Arkansas (46-13) in the Fayetteville Super Regional of the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament. Game No. 1 of the best-of-three series is slated for Saturday at 5 p.m. EDT. ESPN will televise the matchup between the two SEC schools. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
San Francisco Chronicle
25-05-2025
- General
- San Francisco Chronicle
Golden Gate Park's WWI monument finally gets recognition, a century after armistice
Heroes Grove, the World War I monument hidden in a redwood grove in Golden Gate Park, has always been impossible to find. But everybody can find the Rose Garden next to it, and now Ken Maley, a non-veteran San Francisco parks devotee, has found a way to link the two attractions. Maley, who is 80 and lives across town on Telegraph Hill, arranged to have a one-ton granite boulder trucked in to the entrance to the Rose Garden at John F. Kennedy Drive. It is engraved like a tombstone with the words 'Heroes Grove' and inlaid with a QR code that he says is a first for any monument or memorial in the park. The QR code works through a smartphone to access the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department website, which then gives a detailed history and description of the World War I memorial along with a park map and walking directions to the monument. The stone marker, which was trucked in from a quarry just last week, was installed in time for Memorial Day, and on Sunday morning Maley was sitting discreetly on a green park bench near it, waiting to see if it would attract enough attention to send people up the trail behind it and onto a 10-minute nature walk through redwoods to Heroes Grove. 'I've watched people look at the QR code and walk up the trail,' said Maley, who is project director of the Veterans Commemorative Committee and has put 10 years and a $50,000 budget into installing the first signage to Heroes Grove since it was dedicated on Memorial Day 1919. 'I just felt that 100 years after the war people should understand that we have this living memorial to it.' Heroes Grove, which began as public sentiment for planting a grove of coast redwoods to those who served, predates the city's main monument to the Great War — the War Memorial War Memorial Veterans Building and Opera House. Its grand opening in 1932 was to feature a granite monument in the courtyard between the two buildings, contributed by the Gold Star Mothers. The 9-foot pillar was engraved with the names of 820 men and women from San Francisco. But the big oblong rock was judged to be incompatible to the Beaux Arts elegance of the Opera House and Veterans Building, so it was banished to the park, where it went completely unmarked for 100 years. Among those who did not know Heroes Grove existed was Maj. Gen. Mike Myatt, a longtime member of the Board of Trustees for the War Memorial, who served on Maley's board. Myatt was president and CEO of Marines Memorial when Maley drove him out on a field trip. 'It really moved me when you started looking at the names,' Myatt said, 'But I could see how nobody could find it and if they found it they wouldn't know what it was.' On Memorial Day 2019, Maley and his committee got a boulder that is 5 feet wide and 3 feet tall installed along JFK Drive in a ceremony that included a color guard and veterans in World War I uniforms. The rock is easy to spot from JFK Drive, but there has never been an arrow or obvious path from there to the grove itself, and most people who see it are on bikes or running down the path toward Ocean Beach and not inclined to stop and investigate. 'It is amazing and so peaceful here, but I never see anyone looking at the monument,' said Julie Purnell, who lives in the Richmond District and runs her dog along the pathway. 'It is right off Fulton Street, and nobody knows it is here.' In hopes of applying a lure, Maley last week had that stone marker on JFK also embedded with a QR code that was drilled into the rock and is the size of a compact disc. 'It's the new wave of 'interpretive' in our park system,' Maley said. 'This is the pilot project.' It worked with Sunset District resident James Larkin and his wife, Felicia Lee. 'When we saw the stone marked 'Heroes Grove,'' Larkin said, 'I thought, 'What heroes are we talking about? Is it 9/11? World War II?' They were intrigued enough to investigate and follow the path in from JFK Drive, through the memorial and down to the Rose Garden where the path delivered them next to the bench that Maley was sitting on. 'It's spectacular,' Lee said. 'We loved walking through there and getting a hit of nature and a hit of history.' While conducting his surveillance, Maley overheard one couple look at the rock in passing and exclaim 'Oh, it's called Heroes Grove.' That made it all worthwhile. 'For 100 years, people didn't call it anything,' Maley said. Bruce and Kerry Grigson, visitors from Australia, knew all about Gallipoli but not about American involvement in the Great War or that they happened to be visiting on Memorial Day weekend. They felt compelled to follow the path from the Rose Garden to Heroes Grove. 'It's a bit of a privilege to be here on memorial weekend,' Grigson said, while standing at the memorial reading the engraving. 'It's amazing. I didn't know any of this.' Maj. Gen. Myatt, who is 84 and retired in Sonoma, plans to come down with his iPhone and activate the code next week when has a medical appointment at the VA hospital. 'Then I can show it to my wife and anybody who comes along,' he said. 'It's a piece of history that says something about the people of San Francisco.'
USA Today
28-03-2025
- USA Today
Don't forget your stateroom key: What to know about cruise disembarkation
Don't forget your stateroom key: What to know about cruise disembarkation Show Caption Hide Caption How to find the best price, perks when booking a cruise Find the cruise that works for your budget with these tips. Problem Solved Cruise passengers must disembark the ship on the last day so the crew can prepare for new guests. Passengers can typically choose to carry off their own luggage or leave it outside their cabin the night before disembarkation. Most cruise ships keep at least one dining venue open for breakfast on disembarkation day. Alisa Myatt and her husband, Jason, have their end-of-cruise routine down. The couple, who have been on more than 50 cruises, usually get breakfast, grab their luggage and get off the ship as soon as it's cleared by the port. 'We have the attitude (that) when it's over, it's over,' said Myatt, a travel vlogger who runs the YouTube channel, EECC Travels, with Jason. 'Get off and go home.' For newer cruisers, the disembarkation process may not seem so straightforward. Travelers who are used to staying in hotels or Airbnbs might miss the key differences before clearing out their cabin and starting the journey home. How does cruise disembarkation work? ▶ When a cruise ends, passengers must pack and leave the ship so the crew can prepare for the next group of guests, who often board later that same day. Myatt said most cruises she has taken have started the process at 8 a.m., but some may begin earlier depending on the port, with a set window to complete the process. ▶ Even if guests don't disembark first thing, they typically must vacate their cabins by a certain time, which cruise lines communicate during the sailing. ▶ Unlike a hotel, passengers should make sure to bring their stateroom key card with them so the ship can scan them out when they're ready to leave. Guests don't always need to present passports or other documentation during the process, but it's a good idea to have those handy, too. ▶ If travelers didn't drive and park at the port, they can get a rideshare or taxi from there or book a transfer through the cruise line (luxury brands may include those transfers with the fare, but they cost extra on most mainstream lines). Do I have to carry my luggage off the cruise ship? Not necessarily. Passengers who can carry their bags can opt for 'self-assist' – like the Myatts do – which allows them to get off the ship as soon as possible. Those who want or need assistance can tag and set their luggage outside their stateroom the night before disembarking and pick it up inside the cruise terminal. Bags usually need to be outside the door by midnight, Myatt said. 'I have friends that are heavy packers, and they're like, 'There's no way I can do (self-assist). I need my suitcases, I need lots of options.' And they do put their bags out,' she said. 'And then you're assigned a time to get off.' Cruise lines often distribute bag tags to each cabin, but Myatt said some instruct guests to pick them up at a designated location to reduce waste. She cautioned guests who leave their bags outside their cabins to be sure they remove any items they need for the morning. 'Because people don't think sometimes, and they'll put everything in their checked bag and then the next morning they go to brush their teeth, and 'Oops, my suitcase is gone, and I can't brush my teeth,'' she said. Are cruise restaurants open on disembarkation day? Myatt said the main dining room and buffet are open for breakfast so passengers can grab a bite before leaving. 'And oftentimes they'll even have a lounge or a bar that has a small buffet set up in there as well,' she added. What time are cruise cabins ready?: Your guide to embarkation day What else should I know about cruise disembarkation? For guests flying to and from the cruise, Myatt recommended booking air travel with disembarkation in mind. She usually suggests looking for flight departure times no earlier than noon. 'You know, if you can get a mid-afternoon flight, and you've really got that buffer time,' she said. Travelers may need to meet with immigration officials depending on where the sailing ends, too, which could add extra time to the process. Cruise lines also offer disembarkation talks that go over what passengers can expect, according to Myatt. Those usually take place a day or two before the sailing ends, and are usually recorded so guests can watch them later on their cabin TVs. 'So those people who are not familiar with the disembarkation process should either attend it or watch that in their room, just so they have an idea of what to do.' Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville. You can reach him at ndiller@
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veterans
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When Alyssa Myatt's husband served on an aircraft carrier last year, she and other U.S. Navy spouses had to follow strict security protocols that meant driving to the ship's home port just to learn that its deployment was being extended. 'It was not information that they would send in an email or share over the phone,' Myatt said. 'They wouldn't even stream it. You had to physically come and be present in a location with them to hear the information.' Now Myatt is among some military spouses and veterans questioning the White House's own adherence to security safeguards after President Donald Trump's national security adviser added a journalist to a group chat about striking Houthi rebels in Yemen. ''Loose lips sink ships' is a very real saying,' Myatt said of the World War II-era warning. Her husband served on the USS Eisenhower as the Navy shot down Houthi-launched missiles in the Red Sea. Although Trump has downplayed the security breach as a 'glitch,' Myatt found it deeply concerning because it flouted the strict rules that she and others have had to follow while potentially endangering U.S. sailors like her husband. 'To see these individuals who control our military not taking it seriously sets a precedent that is very scary and could result in dangerous situations for our men and women who serve our country,' Myatt said. Veterans expected more from officials The breach occurred March 15 when top national security officials texted plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in the publicly available Signal app, which provides encrypted communications but can be hacked. The group included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic magazine, which reported the incident in a story posted online Monday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said no classified information was posted to the chat. Michael Waltz, Trump's national security adviser, later took 'full responsibility' for the incident. But Vietnam veteran Edwin J. Thomas says Trump's Cabinet officials should have known better. Thomas, 78, was visiting the U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, home to Fort Bragg, the nation's largest Army installation. Thomas, who carried a heavy machine gun during his time in the U.S. Marine Corps, said 'everything should be kept confidential, behind closed doors" during military planning. He doesn't think anyone should be fired, unless they continue to show what he considers poor judgment. 'I think it's incompetence,' said Thomas, who voted for Trump. 'They should have thought about what they were doing at the time when they did it. It's a mistake. If they correct it, that's fine. If they continue to use that app, then I think that's an abuse of power.' Air Force Reserve veteran David Cameron Wright said it made him angry. 'It makes me think they don't care about our security," the former senior airman said as he sat by a fountain at North Carolina Veterans Park in Fayetteville. "I expect more of our people in that type of authority,' he added. Like Thomas, though, he thinks the White House officials involved should be given a second chance. 'I mean, nobody's perfect,' he said. 'No president, no civilian. Military, nonmilitary. Nobody's perfect.' Staying safe during deployment The latest U.S. campaign against the Houthis began with fighter jets launching off the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and dropping bombs in parts of Yemen, a mission similar to the one Myatt's husband was on last year. The Eisenhower's carrier strike group protected merchant vessels and allied warships under fire in a vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal. About 7,000 American sailors were waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II. The Eisenhower's home port is the nation's largest Navy base in Norfolk and its deployment was extended twice. Families were part of a Facebook group connecting them with sailors that was consistently monitored by the Navy, which deleted posts if they contained sensitive information, such as a sailor's photo that could give away the ship's location, Myatt said. The aircraft carrier had Wi-Fi, enabling sailors to stay in touch with family through texts, WhatsApp and even phone calls. But there were times when the ship went silent. 'If we weren't getting emails, if we weren't getting phone calls, it kind of clued us in that something's happening,' Myatt said. 'Because the ship shut down all communications to protect itself.' Myatt questioned why White House officials couldn't share the information about the latest strikes in person, possibly in the famed Situation Room depicted in films and television shows. 'What if it was somebody who wanted to take that information and make a whole lot of money off of it?' she said about the accidental inclusion of an outsider in the chat. 'This isn't a partisan issue,' Myatt added. 'Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, that should not matter. This is a situation that affects every single American regardless of how you voted.' ___ Breed reported from Fayetteville.
Boston Globe
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veterans
''Loose lips sink ships' is a very real saying,' Myatt said of the World War II-era warning. Her husband served on the USS Eisenhower as the Navy shot down Houthi-launched missiles in the Red Sea. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Although Trump has downplayed the security breach as a 'glitch,' Myatt found it deeply concerning because it flouted the strict rules that she and others have had to follow while potentially endangering U.S. sailors like her husband. Advertisement 'To see these individuals who control our military not taking it seriously sets a precedent that is very scary and could result in dangerous situations for our men and women who serve our country,' Myatt said. Veterans expected more from officials The breach occurred March 15 when top national security officials texted plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in the publicly available Signal app, which provides encrypted communications but can be hacked. The group included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic magazine, which reported the incident in a story posted online Monday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said no classified information was posted to the chat. Michael Waltz, Trump's national security adviser, later took 'full responsibility' for the incident. But Vietnam veteran Edwin J. Thomas says Trump's Cabinet officials should have known better. Thomas, 78, was visiting the U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina, home to Fort Bragg, the nation's largest Army installation. Thomas, who carried a heavy machine gun during his time in the U.S. Marine Corps, said 'everything should be kept confidential, behind closed doors' during military planning. He doesn't think anyone should be fired, unless they continue to show what he considers poor judgment. Advertisement 'I think it's incompetence,' said Thomas, who voted for Trump. 'They should have thought about what they were doing at the time when they did it. It's a mistake. If they correct it, that's fine. If they continue to use that app, then I think that's an abuse of power.' Air Force Reserve veteran David Cameron Wright said it made him angry. 'It makes me think they don't care about our security,' the former senior airman said as he sat by a fountain at North Carolina Veterans Park in Fayetteville. 'I expect more of our people in that type of authority,' he added. Like Thomas, though, he thinks the White House officials involved should be given a second chance. 'I mean, nobody's perfect,' he said. 'No president, no civilian. Military, nonmilitary. Nobody's perfect.' Staying safe during deployment The latest U.S. campaign against the Houthis began with fighter jets launching off the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and dropping bombs in parts of Yemen, a mission similar to the one Myatt's husband was on last year. The Eisenhower's carrier strike group protected merchant vessels and allied warships under fire in a vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal. About 7,000 American sailors were waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II. The Eisenhower's home port is the nation's largest Navy base in Norfolk and its deployment was extended twice. Families were part of a Facebook group connecting them with sailors that was consistently monitored by the Navy, which deleted posts if they contained sensitive information, such as a sailor's photo that could give away the ship's location, Myatt said. Advertisement The aircraft carrier had Wi-Fi, enabling sailors to stay in touch with family through texts, WhatsApp and even phone calls. But there were times when the ship went silent. 'If we weren't getting emails, if we weren't getting phone calls, it kind of clued us in that something's happening,' Myatt said. 'Because the ship shut down all communications to protect itself.' Myatt questioned why White House officials couldn't share the information about the latest strikes in person, possibly in the famed Situation Room depicted in films and television shows. 'What if it was somebody who wanted to take that information and make a whole lot of money off of it?' she said about the accidental inclusion of an outsider in the chat. 'This isn't a partisan issue,' Myatt added. 'Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, that should not matter. This is a situation that affects every single American regardless of how you voted.'
