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Wrld Snatchers: Relax, There's a Chance It'll All End Up With a Blast

Relax, There’s a Chance It Will All End Up With a Blast The danger of normalizing something so terminally outrageous is that it makes us all numb, complacent, vulnerable. Suddenly, yesterday’s inconceivable is today’s inevitable, and what we’ve been resisting against for millennia finally breaks through and flips us all into ashes. Take meteorites, for instance – what? you thought we were talking…

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'Really beautiful sight': Canadians throwing viewing events for partial eclipse

Canadians across the country will be donning special glasses and looking to the sky to take in a partial solar eclipse today.

Unlike the U.S., Canada won't see a total solar eclipse, where the moon completely covers the sun, blacking out the sky and turning day into night momentarily.

But Canadians are still in for a celestial show and viewing events are planned across the country, ranging from gatherings at the University of British Columbia to Irving Nature Park in Saint John, N.B.

Jennifer West of the University of Toronto's Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics explains that a partial eclipse looks like a "huge bite taken out of the sun."

Victoria is expected to get the best view of the rare celestial event, with 90 per cent of the sun blocked out above the British Columbia capital. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada says Toronto will enjoy 70 per cent coverage, Calgary 77 per cent and Vancouver 86 per cent.

No matter where Canadians take in the event, they're being cautioned to wear eclipse glasses to prevent serious eye damage.

Maggie Bockus, a retired school teacher in Saint John, N.B., said she expects watching the eclipse will make her feel "humble."

"You think what you are doing is so important and then you look up and see the sun and the moon," she said. "You are less than a grain of salt...against this backdrop of majesty and power."

At Science World in Vancouver, a free event is being hosted on the grass outside the centre where eclipse glasses will be provided and volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will have solar telescopes, which have a filter that allows viewers to safely look at the sun.

The eclipse is expected to begin in Vancouver at around 9:40 a.m. local time, peak at 10:20 a.m., and the shadow should pass at 11:20 a.m., said Kat Kelly, a science facilitator at the centre.

"It creates a really eerie, kind of twilight effect," she said. "It can actually affect birds and animals. They find it kind of strange. Things get very quiet. It's just a really, really beautiful sight."

At the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Vancouver's astronomy museum, the centre's astronomer, Derek Kief, said he's looking forward to seeing night features in the daytime.

"I'm hoping to be able to see Venus, definitely, but also to be able to see Mars and potentially even some of the stars," he said.

But Jaymie Matthews, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of British Columbia, was skeptical that planets would be visible in Vancouver during the eclipse.

Matthews said he's looking forward to seeing people's reactions to the eclipse. The university is inviting visitors to join professors and students to observe the event with eclipse viewers and telescopes, while a live stream of the total eclipse will be presented inside the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | Tagovailoa, No. 1 Alabama blow out Arkansas State , 57-7

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | Tagovailoa, No. 1 Alabama blow out Arkansas State , 57-7

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Tua Tagovailoa passed for three first-quarter touchdowns and Jalen Hurts added two more before halftime, combining to lead No. 1 Alabama to a 57-7 victory over Arkansas State on Saturday.

The Crimson Tide (2-0) racked up big plays on the way to a 40-0 halftime lead while rotating the quarterbacks who battled for the job throughout the offseason. Coach Nick Saban officially announced Tagovailoa would remain the starter Monday, but both were big parts of the plan again.

Tagovailoa finished 13 of 19 for 228 yards and four TDs. He led seven drives and tossed in runs of 15 and 12 yards in the second half. Tagovailoa had TD passes of 58 yards to Jerry Jeudy, 31 to Henry Ruggs III and 41 to DeVonta Smith — all in the first quarter — and tacked on a 14-yarder to Derek Kief.

Hurts, who started the past two seasons, was effective, too. He was 7 of 9 for 93 yards but did fumble at the goal line after taking a hit while airborne.

Najee Harris ran for a career-high 135 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.

Justice Hansen couldn’t get the Red Wolves’ fast-paced offense going against the Tide defense. He was 15 of 36 for 140 yards with a touchdown and interception after tying a school-record with six touchdown passes last week.

Alabama outgained Arkansas State 599-391 in total yards.

THE TAKEAWAY Arkansas State: Sun Belt Conference favorites couldn’t muster a challenge, a la league mate Appalachian State versus Penn State last week. The Red Wolves didn’t quit, failing on an onside kick attempt after opening the third quarter with a touchdown drive featuring a 25-yard catch by Hansen from wide receiver Darveon Brown.

Alabama: Had the feel of a name-your-score type game early. It’s unclear how long the Tide will keep rotating quarterbacks, but Joseph Bulovas might be the new placekicker. Tide has outscored its first two opponents 108-21.

HAVE “NOTS” Cornerback Saivion Smith returned an interception 38 yards for the final touchdown before the half. It was the Tide’s third non-offensive touchdown of the season already and second pick-six.

HERE’S THE KICKER Alabama’s new kicker, Austin Jones, missed his second and third extra point attempts in the first half. Tide students cheered when Bulovas made his first PAT try. He also made a 39-yard field goal.

UP NEXT Arkansas State visits Tulsa, part of a stretch of three road games in four weeks.

Alabama opens Southeastern Conference play at Mississippi.

By JOHN ZENOR,  Associated Press