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Don’t be fooled: Rice balls aren’t simply balls of rice.

The Japanese snack also known as onigiri consists of white rice formed into triangles or spheres, stuffed with filling and wrapped with nori (seaweed). If you’ve ever had a sushi hand roll, it’s not far off — though they don’t feature rice made with salt, sugar and vinegar like sushi does.

Rice balls are the main attraction at Yaya Tea, a bubble tea and onigiri cafe chain with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Yaya opened its first Garden State location at the end of August. The shop serves up a vast menu of customizable teas as well as a variety of rice balls filled with everything from chicken to Spam, crawfish and octopus.

The cafe is located in Newark’s University Heights neighborhood, not far from the campuses of NJIT, Rutgers-Newark and Essex County College. While rice balls may not be synonymous with college cuisine like pizza or Rutgers fat sandwiches, the shop was plenty busy when we swung by on Tuesday.

“For a while, our partners wanted to open our next location in New Jersey to expand outside of New York City,” Maggie Kwong, a managing member at Yaya Tea, told NJ Advance Media. “We’ve debated a couple of different towns but chose Newark to immerse ourselves in its bustling college and business scene.”

Their tea menu (prices range from $3.25 to $4.75 depending on size and type) is so vast it can be overwhelming. If you’re looking for the classic bubble tea experience, go with sweet and creamy milk teas featuring classic flavors like Thai tea, taro and matcha. Want to focus on the flavor? Their fruit teas, which come in combinations like strawberry, blueberry and lychee or green apple and kiwi are less sweet. All their teas are customizable, from sweetness level to the type of bubbles in the tea. Tapioca pearls are the classic, but they have popping mango bubbles and aloe vera jelly as well.

The "Blue Blood" from Yaya Tea in Newark, featuring strawberry, blueberry and lychee tea with tapioca pearls. (Jeremy Schneider | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

The “Blue Blood,” with strawberry, blueberry and lychee, was flavorful — the blueberry came through strongest — without being too sweet, and had enough tapioca bubbles to satisfy any bubble tea fanatic.

Yaya Tea’s rice balls (priced between $2 and $5 depending on filling and size) were just as impressive, each fresh and made to order. They feature more than a dozen types of rice balls, almost all of them including seafood. The Yaya chicken ball — filled with teriyaki chicken and seaweed — was tasty. The shrimp tempura ball (pictured atop the story), aesthetically pleasing with its shrimp tails popping out at the top of the rice, is sure to be a favorite, especially if you’re a fried shrimp fan.

A Yaya chicken rice ball from Yaya Tea in Newark. (Jeremy Schneider | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

The spicy crawfish intrigued me — I associate crawfish with jambalaya, not Japanese food — but it basically tasted like a spicier and more robust shrimp, with a more tender texture (it wasn’t fried).

Yaya Tea’s menu will eventually expand to feature noodle entrees, and they’re already selling Japanese candies and snacks (sea salt Kit Kat bars, seaweed Lays potato chips and lychee gummies are among their offerings).

Assorted Japanese snacks and candy at Yaya Tea in Newark. (Jeremy Schneider | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Yaya Tea isn’t the first New York chain to try to make it in New Jersey, and it certainly won’t be the last. But it brings a sense of international culture and flavor that many others lack. Their menu may seem daunting, but it’s worth trying even if it doesn’t seem like your cup of bubble tea.

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The second book in a series is notoriously difficult to write. As readers, I’m sure we’ve all experienced the unique disappointment of a sequel that just doesn’t live up to the potential of the first book. Having now written the second book in my Age of Darkness series, I definitely have a new appreciation for the challenges and pressure of writing a sequel.

A good sequel doesn’t just continue the story of the first book—it evolves it. It challenges the characters in new ways, deepens the world, and leads the reader into the next book like a tightly held breath. It should, in fact, be the strongest part of a trilogy. The crux of the story and the glue that holds it together. A good second book should feel like pressing down on the accelerator and taking each curve at a hard swerve. Here are 5 sequels that manage to blow their (already amazing) first books out of the water.

The Wicked King by Holly Black (Book 2 of The Folk of the Air series)

Holly Black’s most recent series is some of the best YA fantasy out there, and its strongest entry is the second book. Jude’s arc in this sequel is the perfect evolution of her arc in the first book, as she navigates the twisty political machinations of the Faerie court in a position of power–a position that relies on her ability to maintain the upper hand in a power struggle with High King Cardan. And while Holly Black expands the world of Faerie somewhat in this installment, she smartly keeps a tight focus on the court intrigue and fraught family drama. Reading this book was like getting a masterclass in maintaining and deepening tension. What really seals it as my favorite, though, is the flawless ending that had me desperate for the third book in the trilogy.

Now I Rise by Kiersten White (Book 2 of The Conqueror’s Saga)

This alternate history series about what would happen if Vlad the Impaler was a woman is as brutal and fierce as its protagonist Lada—who only gets fiercer and more brutal in the sequel. The stakes are raised, as Lada is no longer a political prisoner of the Ottoman Empire, but slaughtering her way through Eastern Europe to reclaim the throne of Wallachia. I adored her development in this book, watching her slowly amass a band of followers without once capitulating on how fearsome and ferocious she is.

Unlike Lada, her brother Radu’s loyalties (and heart) lie firmly with Mehmed, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, which leads him to play spy in a Constantinople under siege. In the first book, Radu quickly adapts to his life in the Ottoman Empire and changes his loyalties accordingly–but in this book, that loyalty is truly tested. The way this second book deepens and complexifies the character arcs set up in book one is why it’s one of my favorite sequels ever.

Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse (Book 2 of The Sixth World series)

After devouring the Hugo and Nebula nominated Trail of Lightning, I wasn’t sure how a sequel could possibly surpass this wildly inventive fantasy based on Navajo mythology. Yet somehow, Rebecca Roanhorse manages to take everything incredible about the first book and turn it up a notch in this sequel. It expands the world, as Maggie’s adventures lead her outside the Walls of Dinétah to the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Big Water. It gives us new characters to fall in love with, and the relationships that form between Maggie and her motley (all-female) crew were some of the most delightful parts of this book. Maggie’s growth in this book was really rewarding and felt very earned as she is forced to take care of others and let them take care of her. Plus, this book has one of my all-time favorite kinds of villains—a shadowy cult leader with creepy powers. What more could you want?

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (Book 2 of the Ember Quartet)

Every single book builds so beautifully off the last in this series about a soldier and a slave caught in the claws of a brutal empire. But I particularly love the second book for how it takes bigger risks than the first. Torch expands the world of the Martial Empire, not just in that we get to see more places on the map, but also that Tahir includes a third POV, that of Helene Aquilla. Choosing to include Helene not only gives us insight into her inner conflicts, but also into the political machinations at the heart of the empire.

The plot twists in this book are incredible, and make it clear that this series is not going to pull any punches when it comes to depicting the brutality of this world. But that doesn’t mean the book is all bleakness and suffering—some of my favorite parts were the developing romance between Elias and Laia, as well as the sibling relationships in both Laia and Helene’s viewpoints. I also loved how this book deepens the mythology of the jinn and the mysterious Nightbringer. This book effortlessly weaves together the many plot threads of the series, making it one of the strongest sequels I’ve ever read.

The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski (Book 2 of The Winner’s Trilogy)

One of my favorite aspects of The Winner’s Curse trilogy is its protagonist, Kestrel, and her cunning, calculating mind. While in the first book Kestrel navigates a slave rebellion in her city Herran as well as her conflicted feelings for her formal slave Arin, the second book ratchets up the stakes by putting Kestrel at the heart of the Valorian Empire, betrothed to the crown prince but secretly spying for Herran.

Arin’s viewpoint is equally captivating, widening the scope of the world as he seeks out allies in neighboring kingdoms while grappling with his feelings for Kestrel, whom he believes has betrayed him. The heartache and longing between the two of them is so beautifully rendered by Rutkoski’s gorgeous prose, and the more conflicts that come between these characters, the more I rooted for them. This is another sequel where the end had me yelling and counting down the days to the third installment.

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Katy Rose Pool was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in history, Katy spent a few years building websites by day and dreaming up prophecies by night. Currently, she resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she can be found eating breakfast sandwiches, rooting for the Golden State Warriors, and reading books that set her on fire. As the Shadow Rises, book 2 in The Age of Darkness Series, is available now from Henry Holt & Co.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama football’s games times and network pairings for five contests during the upcoming 2020 season were announced on Tuesday morning. The Crimson Tide will play on CBS three times while two other contests will air on ESPN. 

Alabama will kick off the season on ESPN with a 6 p.m. CT start at Missouri on Sept. 26. The Tide will then return home for a 2:30 p.m. matchup with Texas A&M on CBS. Alabama’s contest with Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 17 is set for a primetime 7 p.m. kickoff on CBS.

On Halloween, the Crimson Tide will host the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 6 p.m. on ESPN. The Crimson Tide’s bye comes on Nov. 7 before a trip to Baton Rouge on Nov. 14. Alabama and LSU will air on CBS with a 5 p.m. kickoff time at Tiger Stadium.

The SEC Championship Game will be broadcast on CBS from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, Dec. 19 with a time still to be determined. 

Alabama’s remaining game times and network listings will be announced at a later date.

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The city of Fairway on Sept. 14 will consider the installation of five permanent speed humps along Belinder Road, south of Shawnee Mission Parkway. 

The three temporary speed humps — placed on the road after speeding was identified as a problem based on studies dating back to 2017 — have not resulted in substantial improvement and actually increased speed in some areas, City Administrator Nathan Nogelmeier said.

To improve the effectiveness of the traffic calming effort, the city is following city engineering reports and best practices recommendations to space speed humps 500 feet apart.  This means the city will increase the number of speed humps to five, since Belinder Road is an approximate 3,000-linear-foot street.

Since the city does not have five temporary speed humps, it was decided to move forward with a permanent speed hump installation, Nogelmeier said.

“For the most part, people are very supportive of it,” Nogelmeier said. “You’re never going to have 100% on something like this, but the overwhelming majority of the people who have reached out to the city have been in support of the installation.” 

Fairway did hold a town hall meeting to discuss the issue on Aug. 26 and by in large, the majority of the public was in favor, he said. 

Those who were against permanent speed bumps expressed concern with the signage that comes along with it, Nogelmeier said. Others, particularly the street’s residents, said they felt it’s not neighborhood motorists speeding but rather people using the road as a thoroughfare. 

Fairway resident Dana Moriarty, whose parents bought a house on Belinder Road in 1963, is among those not in favor of the permanent speed humps. Moriarty said five permanent speed humps are too many for Belinder Road, which may be effective for “a relatively short time.”

“We hope the city of Fairway will choose other methods to calm traffic and enhance safety on our street,” Moriarty said. 

The city also reconfigured the island where Belinder Road and State Line Road meet back in 2018. Temporary vertical deflectors were installed in an attempt to redirect traffic, and Nogelmeier said the city has seen a significant impact on slowing down traffic as a result. 

Nogelmeier said those who wish to keep up with the Belinder Road speed humps can tune into the Sept. 14 city council meeting, where the city council will consider a contract for installation. Information about the meeting can will be uploaded on the city’s website here.

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On This Date: Tanzi Nets Five Goals in 1996; Women's Soccer Shuts Out St. John's in 1998 - Fordham University Athletics

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With the 2020 fall sports season canceled by the COVID-19 outbreak, we at Fordham have decided to dig back through our archives and provide our fans with content on some of the outstanding teams and student-athletes who have graced Rose Hill over the years
 
September 1, 1996 – In one of the all-time best single game performances in program history, Danielle Tanzi scored five times, as the women's soccer team routed the Iona Gaels, 12-0, at the Seton Hall Tournament in South Orange, N.J.
 
The five goals for Tanzi as well as the 12 overall team goals were the most by Fordham since turning varsity in 1993.
 
After the scoring started early in the third minute with a goal by Fordham's Antoinette Drahaus, Tanzi scored in the 11^th minute on a breakaway to make it a 2-0 score.
 
The barrage of goals for the Rams continued with two more goals in the span of two minutes.  In the 24^th minute, Jen Driscoll sent Christine Geres on a breakaway goal for a 3-0 lead, followed by a goal by Denise Corrado in the 26^th minute to make it, 4-0.
 
The Rams scored five more times before the end of the half to lead by a 9-0 score.  Tanzi had four of those markers to finish the day with five goals, becoming the first Ram (woman or man) to have a five-goal game.  The final tally of the half belonged to Colleen Sullivan off a pass from Corrado.
 
Fordham got three more goals in the second half from Sullivan, Amanda Olsen, and Mary Jo Maye to complete the record-setting performance.
 
Tanzi would earn Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors just two days later and finished the year with 10 goals and four assists and a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team.
 
 

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September 1, 1998 – The season opener in 1998 proved to be a special one for the Fordham women's soccer team, as the Rams shut out the St. John's Red Storm, 2-0.
 
It was a first win for the Rams over the Red Storm in five tries since becoming a varsity sport in 1993.
 
The Rams jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 34^th minute on a brilliant play by midfielder Meghan Rogers, who stole a clearance attempt by St. John's Lisa Rinaldi and scored from 20 yards out.
 
The score remained that way until the final minute of action when Fordham sealed the win with its second marker of the contest.  This time, Christine Geres put in a cross, finding Anne Bianco for a shot from 15 yards to the bottom right corner of the goal and a 2-0 lead.
 
That score held up as the Rams' goalkeeping duo of Erin Schmitt and Kim Kasper each played a half for the combined shutout.  Schmitt had three saves in the first half, followed by two from Kasper in the second half.

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Ball Completes Acquisition of Tubex Aluminum Aerosol Packaging Business in Brazil - Yahoo Finance

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) has completed the acquisition of Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda., an impact extruded aluminum aerosol packaging business that includes a manufacturing plant in Itupeva, which is near Sao Paolo, Brazil.

The business, now part of Ball's aluminum aerosol packaging division, complements Ball's global aluminum aerosol and slug business in the Americas, Europe and India. The Itupeva plant includes eight extruded aluminum aerosol can lines, and produces personal care packaging for global and local customers in Brazil.

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Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 18,300 people worldwide and 2019 net sales were $11.5 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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