Latest news with #Retribution
Malaysian Reserve
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Malaysian Reserve
Chambersburg Storyteller Stephen Holoviak Discusses New Book-Retribution-at Franklin County Visitors Bureau's June Lunch & Learn
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Franklin County Visitors Bureau is hosting a WhoDunit Lunch & Learn with local author and storyteller Stephen Holoviak on June 12, 11:30 AM to 1 PM, to celebrate the release of his newest book, Retribution. Set in Chambersburg, Retribution introduces readers to Chambersburg—familiar places like Henninger Field, Veroni Café, Old Franklin County Jail, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Jim's Farmers Market as it brings true-life Franklin County citizens into the story. Brooks Kincade steps from the three previous psychological sagas to discover a serial killer is taking lives in Chambersburg. Local places and local history are key in discovering the killer. Holoviak, a retired professor of management and leadership at Penn State Mont Alto and former dean of the John L. Grove College of Business at Shippensburg University, started penning whodunit fiction after writing hundreds of articles and books related to management, human resources, leadership, and business. On the surface, the fiction genre seems very different from years working in non-fiction. Holoviak will share his perspectives on research and development of plot, creation of characters, importance of setting, and the storytelling process. Plus, Holoviak will have copies of Retribution on hand for purchase and signing. The event is being held in the second floor Great Room of the Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center. In keeping with the dining in Retribution, a Veroni Café lunch buffet, featuring foods of the Central and Southern portions of Mexico, is planned. Vegetarian options will be provided. Franklin County Visitors Bureau Lunch & Learns are free events, but registration is required. Reserve tickets here. The Franklin County Visitors Bureau invites all to explore history, arts and architecture, recreation, natural beauty, fresh foods, and the warm hospitality of communities like Chambersburg, Greencastle, Mercersburg, Shippensburg, and Waynesboro. Franklin County PA is located just north of the Mason Dixon Line and is an easy drive from Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. For more information, visit or contact the Franklin County Visitors Bureau at 866.646.8060.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chambersburg Storyteller Stephen Holoviak Discusses New Book--Retribution--at Franklin County Visitors Bureau's June Lunch & Learn
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin County Visitors Bureau is hosting a WhoDunit Lunch & Learn with local author and storyteller Stephen Holoviak on June 12, 11:30 AM to 1 PM, to celebrate the release of his newest book, Retribution. Set in Chambersburg, Retribution introduces readers to Chambersburg—familiar places like Henninger Field, Veroni Café, Old Franklin County Jail, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Jim's Farmers Market as it brings true-life Franklin County citizens into the story. Brooks Kincade steps from the three previous psychological sagas to discover a serial killer is taking lives in Chambersburg. Local places and local history are key in discovering the killer. Holoviak, a retired professor of management and leadership at Penn State Mont Alto and former dean of the John L. Grove College of Business at Shippensburg University, started penning whodunit fiction after writing hundreds of articles and books related to management, human resources, leadership, and business. On the surface, the fiction genre seems very different from years working in non-fiction. Holoviak will share his perspectives on research and development of plot, creation of characters, importance of setting, and the storytelling process. Plus, Holoviak will have copies of Retribution on hand for purchase and signing. The event is being held in the second floor Great Room of the Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center. In keeping with the dining in Retribution, a Veroni Café lunch buffet, featuring foods of the Central and Southern portions of Mexico, is planned. Vegetarian options will be provided. Franklin County Visitors Bureau Lunch & Learns are free events, but registration is required. Reserve tickets here. The Franklin County Visitors Bureau invites all to explore history, arts and architecture, recreation, natural beauty, fresh foods, and the warm hospitality of communities like Chambersburg, Greencastle, Mercersburg, Shippensburg, and Waynesboro. Franklin County PA is located just north of the Mason Dixon Line and is an easy drive from Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. For more information, visit or contact the Franklin County Visitors Bureau at 866.646.8060. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Franklin County Visitors Bureau Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
NBC Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Retribution pulls away to win Chick Lang Stakes
Cherie DeVaux's trainee Retribution rumbles down the final stretch to claim victory in the Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Daily Mirror
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Abandoned 'Deadman's Island' littered with human remains and coffins
Deadman's Island in Kent served as a burial ground for convicts who died on 'prison ships' in the 18th and 19th centuries, and is now known for its haunting shoreline littered with human remains One of the rare individuals to visit an abandoned island in Kent in the past two centuries has admitted the sights she witnessed will be forever etched into her memory. Deadman's Island, resting off the north Kent coast just 40 miles from London, harbours a haunting history as the former burial site for prisoners who met their end to disease aboard 'prison ships' over 200 years ago. Lying where The Swale meets the River Medway and facing Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, public access to the island is forbidden to safeguard the habitat of breeding and nesting bird species. The eerie remnants of Deadman's Island's past denizens are now marked by bones and decaying wooden coffins protruding from the eroded earth. Owned by Natural England and currently leased out, the BBC outlines how Deadman's Island is recognised as both a Site of Special Scientific Interest and by the international Ramsar convention. In a special 2017 segment, BBC's Inside Out was granted exclusive entry. Presenter Natalie Graham described her visit with haunting words: "What I saw there will stay with me forever. This is a really strange sight. I would imagine there can't be anywhere on earth like this," reports Kent Live. Meanwhile, director Sam Supple likened the setting to film: "It is like being on the set of a horror film. It looks so surreal, it's like an art department has designed it. There are open coffins and bones everywhere." Deadman's Island, now chillingly referred to as "Coffin Bay", presents a grim shoreline spectacle with human remains and open casket fragments scattered about. The island has spawned eerie local folklore - stories of spectral hounds with eyes like blood feasting on skulls, an oppressive aura enveloping the place, and whispers of "an island solely occupied by the dead". A BBC documentary captures locals sharing tales of "monsters that fed on the brains of people it caught" and a Queenborough resident who insists she hears a strange "howl" from the island at night. Yet, Deadman's Island's true history is one of sorrow. In the 1700s and 1800s, 'prison hulks', floating jails, held inmates. The forebodingly named Retribution was one such ship. These captives, some mere children convicted for petty crimes like pickpocketing, were bound for Australia. But those too sick for the journey ended their days aboard these vessels near the Isle of Sheppey, dying in horrific conditions below deck. Diseases rampaged through the crowded prison ships, resulting in a harrowing mortality rate. The esteemed naval historian Professor Eric Grove revealed to a BBC documentary: "A lot of crimes carried the death penalty, but as a way of being humane and also to inhabit the colonies, it was decided it would be good to transport convicts. But you tended to find that if people were not considered healthy enough to take the voyage to Australia, they would be left in the hulks." He explained further: "The major problem really was you had a lot of men together, or a lot of boys together, and therefore if an epidemic began to occur, then it would spread and this was particularly important in the early 1830s, when Retribution was here, because there was the cholera epidemic." The hapless victims who perished were buried anonymously on Deadman's Island, in a bid to curb the spread of disease and protect the local community. These now-exposed resting places are visible at low tide, yet there's no knowledge of who these prisoners were. Specialists face quandaries when considering the reburial of these remains due to the relentless changing tides which threaten the preservation of the bones and drag them out to sea. In a related turn of events, more human remains have been discovered in Chatham. These remains are from French prisoners held captive during the Napoleonic Wars. After dying from various diseases, they found their final resting place in the neighbouring swamps. However, as the coastline eroded, their graves were exposed, prompting exhumation and reburial on St Mary's Island. The remains were later moved again during redevelopment, to St George's Church in Chatham Maritime. Mr Supple noted: "There are memorials to other prisoners who died aboard hulks, such as one in Chatham, Kent, but these men have nothing."
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Readers sound off on a dark-horse president, the civil service and food stamp rules
Fishkill, N.Y.: It was chaos and confusion at the yearly Kentucky Derby. It began early as four horses from the President Trump stables — 'Retribution,' 'Day One Dictator,' 'Putin's Puppet' and 'Shakedown' — were found to be using a banned substance, cod liver oil, and were disqualified. Later, two other horses from the same stable, 'Musk's Mess' and 'SignalGate One,' were also disqualified for failing an equine cognitive test. The strange day continued as the prohibitive favorite, 'Inside Trader,' was disqualified at the starting gate for accepting bribes to throw the race and simultaneously betting on the 100-1 long shot, 'Terrible Tariffs.' Once the race began, spectators were treated to an epic race that ended in a three-way photo finish. 'I Told You So' nosed out both 'Stagflation' and 'Empty Shelves' for the win. Seconds later, a hysterical protest from the Trump stables claimed that some fish tattoos found on the horses proved they were involved in criminal activities in the fisheries industry in Greenland. The race director, Pam Bondi, agreed and declared the next three finishers, 'Incompetent Cabinet,' 'DOGE Kids' and 'Chainsaw,' to be the new winners. The crowd was justifiably angry, protest ensued and the Trump stable was accused of intimidation and cheating, but Bondi declared that there was no need for an investigation. Meanwhile, back in his stable, 'I Told You So' was seen munching on a carrot and wondering if this Greenland place was in the newly discovered Gulf of America. He daydreamed about the good old days when things were predictable, normal, happier — and honest! Gerald Browne Manhattan: Did your paper know that the Kentucky Derby was Saturday? Could have fooled me. There were no charts or a write-up of the horses that were running, whereas that other newspaper was spot-on. In addition, that other paper had the racing charts published every day like The News used to have, which has caused people to read that other paper. Jeanette Pecora Brooklyn: Donald Trump wants to replace all government jobs and give them to the private sector. That is a terrible idea. There is a reason that the civil service emerged. For quite a number of years after the founding of America, there were very few government jobs. Even the police and fire departments were not run by the government. If you did not pay for fire protection, your house would be allowed to burn down. The same applied to the police departments. Jobs went to people not because of merit, but were either bought or given as political favors. If Trump is successful, there will be a return to the bad old days. Alan Podhaizer Jamaica: 'And will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.' So, did Trump have his fingers crossed on the Bible? Does he realize it's the Constitution that allows him to live the lifestyle he's accustomed to while, as president, denying the same to U.S. citizens? I'm talking about the men and women who were blatantly fired from their jobs without notice, left unable to provide for their families, and not rehired. Cutting and stopping funding for people who need help to live and stay well. Ruining the retirement funds of people who can't afford to wait the time it would take to recover, thus destroying their plans for a lifestyle they hoped to live happily. I heard this man take the oath — for the second time — and he's saying on national TV that he doesn't know what he swore to? Carol Grant Manalapan, N.J.: Now that Trump wants a 'big, beautiful military parade,' he should look the part. How about a snappy uniform with shiny brass buttons, some impressive-looking medals and maybe a sword hanging from his belt. As commander in chief, it's time to show what a warrior looks like. Too bad he missed his chance in Vietnam. Joe Fontanelli White Plains, N.Y.: When a teacher, of all people, posts on social media that she wants Trump dead and it isn't taken down right away, that borders on criminal, in my opinion. And when no liberal stations tell their viewers about it, that is in my opinion a great injustice to their viewers, and very poor journalism. Joan Cocurullo Linden, N.J.: John Stuart Mill said, 'Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends than that good men should look on and do nothing.' Florynce Kennedy put it more bluntly: 'The biggest sin is sitting on your butt.' John Kenneth Galbraith said, 'Politics consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.' Because too many people chose to sit on their butts and do nothing rather than vote for an admittedly unpalatable candidate, America now has a disastrous president. We've had bad presidents before, but never a disastrous one. I hope we survive him. Ron Jackowski Bronx: Well, white America, you finally got what you wanted. Say hello to your president, the second coming of Adolf Trump. Say goodbye to your democracy! Not to worry, there is a white knight somewhere among you who will rid the world of the orange menace. Time will tell! Robert Adams Penticton, British Columbia: It was written that when the U.S. Congress threw truth to the mob during Trump's second impeachment trial and he was released, Congress and the nation would be cursed, and so it was. The Evil One and his demons work through Trump and his cowed appeasers. They consider the world's turmoil, Pope Francis' passing and the Easter season the perfect moment for complete spiritual and secular world domination. The Evil One's devilish plan: coronation of a prince of darkness. Voila: Pope Trump! Joe Schwarz Long Island City: I won't forget singer Paul Anka when he sang 'Let Me Try Again.' I remember well how it changed my life. So, I'm glad that Mayor Adams asked Trump to pardon him. Adams wants to upgrade his resume to show that he cares about New York City and won't be known as Mayor 'Do Nothing' Adams. Let him try again! Steve Chaddock Somers, N.Y.: Zone tolling is becoming a sign of the times, figuratively and literally. We need a bold, Broadway-style, technologically savvy and intelligent sign for New Yorkers that includes the number of vehicles in the zone that day since 12 a.m., the amount in fees collected that day, and the total in fees collected since congestion pricing was implemented. Start with the basic numbers and add/adjust as needed, real-time and live. You have the data. We have the billboard space, maybe even sponsors. Transparent and apolitical. Not for online, for on the street. Dan Hecht Syosset, L.I.: Let me understand. We all seem to agree that it makes sense to require high-tech IDs as a condition for flying. Important safety considerations are at stake, which I guess easily outweigh the inconveniences imposed on travelers from all backgrounds. Pretty obvious, no? Yet, we can't seem to agree that it makes sense to require any kind of ID from everyone in order for them to exercise the (apparently less significant) right to vote. Is voting for people who will run this country unimportant? Or are there other considerations at play? Drew Oringer Manhattan: Do you know that in the U.S.A., people on food stamps are not allowed to buy warm/hot foods? Only cold. Why? The government still gets paid in the same dollars. Sounds to me like cruel and definitely unusual treatment. R.B. Brandel Yaphank, L.I.: Do the right thing, change the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge back to the Tappan Zee Bridge. The Cuomo name means lies, corruption and stupidity. By the way, that description also applies to our current governor and the mayor of New York City. Richard Angione Manhattan: Can't wait to read Kristian Winfield's erudite June columns on the New York Knicks. Susan A. Stark
