Jillian Claire Moffett and John Douglas Pate, who goes by Pug, were united in marriage at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 13, in Asbury United Methodist Church with Nathan Kilbourne officiating.

Cathy and Dr. Thomas Robert Moffett Jr., 15 Chimney Sweep Lane, are the parents of the bride. She is the granddaughter of Jean Moffett, also of Little Rock; the late Dr. Thomas Robert Moffett of Shreveport; Linda and the late John Wesley Green of Baton Rouge, and Rosemary and Ramon Ydarraga of Kentwood, La.

The groom is the son of Shannon and Phil Pate, 13204 Fairway Village Court. His grandparents are Jane Anne and Dr. Doug Smith, also of Little Rock, and Sandra and John Pate of Rogers.

The aisle was covered in a canvas runner that had been hand-painted in gold with a Bible verse from 1 John 4:19. The chancel held a large arrangement of cherry brandy roses, pink hydrangeas, magenta Dutch stock, yellow snapdragons and bells of Ireland. Music was by organist Anguel Kehayov.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a diamond-white silk gown by Paloma Blanca. The pleated bodice had a sweetheart neckline and a large bow tied at her waist. She carried a bouquet of raspberry garden roses, pink ranunculus, pink peonies and succulents.

Serving as the bride’s honor attendants were Madeline Moffett of Fayetteville and Olivia Moffett of Little Rock, sisters of the bride. Bridesmaids were Jessica Pruitt andJennifer Mattone, both also of Fayetteville; Abby Bloom of Chicago; Allison Morrow, also of Little Rock; and Kathleen Bell of Conway. They wore knee-length dresses of petal pink chiffon with pleated Empire bodices. They carried bouquets of pink hydrangeas and magenta Dutch stock.

Best man was Zach Pate of Oklahoma City, brother of the bridegroom. Groomsmen were Nick Pakis, Andrew Newell and Stephen Lorge, all of Fayetteville; Dave Grundfest of San Francisco; Stephen Raines of Memphis; and John Williams of Buena Vista, Colo.

A reception at Pleasant Valley Country Club followed the ceremony. Guest tables held a mix of centerpieces including tall glass vases with bells of Ireland, low arrangements of magenta Dutch stock and roses, and stemmed containers with pink ranunculus, craspedia and tulips. Music was by the Big John Miller Band.

The bride has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she was a member of Sigma Theta Tau and Delta Delta Delta. She is a registered nurse at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.

The groom has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. He is a first-year dental student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.

The couple will live in Memphis after a honeymoon in Negril, Jamaica.

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The number of people leaving the Bay Area jumped 21% from March 2020 and September 2021, according to a report from University of California researchers. We talk to one. (Thinking of ditching your pricey city too? Check out the lowest mortgage rates you can get here now.)

Life as a CEO in San Francisco became increasingly stressful for Phil Libin, founder of the app mmhmm and former CEO and executive chairman of software company Evernote. After 15 years of city living, Libin decided it was time to wait out COVID-19 somewhere peaceful. So he packed his bags, told all of his employees they could work virtually forever and headed east to Bentonville, Arkansas — a place he’d passed through once or twice before, that’s known for its artsy vibe, beautiful outdoors and as the headquarters of Walmart.

“I thought I’d go somewhere for a few months, so I got an Airbnb and then decided to stay,” says Libin, who hasn’t looked back on leaving the tech capital. The thing he misses the least? Traffic. “In San Francisco, I was Ubering everywhere. I looked back at my calendar and realized I was spending almost three hours every day in a car, going to the office or from meeting to meeting,” says Libin. Now, he works from home, or a few local places within walking distance. “My life here feels much more integrated. Things are much cheaper and money goes much further,” says Libin.

He has a point: According to Realtor.com, the median sales price of a home is just over $400,000, compared to $1.5 million in San Francisco. And overall San Francisco is 147% more expensive than Bentonville, according to Sperling’s Best Places, with home prices being the biggest factor in that.

Phil Libin

While in San Francisco, Libin thought he had a high standard of living – “I was the CEO and I had a pretty good quality of life because I spent a lot of money,” he says – but he says his standard of living in Bentonville is actually much higher. “I have a higher quality of life and 100% of the people that work with me could afford to live the way I am,” says Libin. (Libin lets all of the mmhmm employees live wherever they want, and he says that about half of them who were in the Bay Area ended up moving.) “They can afford to eat at the same restaurants and be members of the same clubs, says Libin.

Now, instead of living in an overpriced condominium, Libin has bought land and is planning to build a house. “I was in SF a few weeks ago for the first time in a year and I was shocked by what I used to put up with. I had forgotten about sitting in traffic. I would sit in the car for 90 minutes all the time and I thought it was okay. I never want to ask someone to do that,” says Libin.

Of course, the restaurants and culture of San Francisco are hard to beat, but it’s easy enough to travel from Bentonville, Libin says. “There are direct flights … It’s actually easier to fly domestically from here than SF because the airport is smaller and there’s no traffic. If I have to fly internationally to Asia or Europe, it adds a hop, but it’s worth it,” says Libin.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Gonzaga’s dream of winning a national championship will have to wait at least another year.

The top-seeded Zags, in their seventh straight trip to the Sweet 16, were sent home by an Arkansas team whose speed and aggression added up to a 74-68 victory at the Chase Center on Thursday evening.

The Zags (28-4) reached the national championship game in 2017 and again last year, only to be turned away. The Razorbacks (28-8) took the lead 3 minutes into the second half and never gave it back.

The loss is the second in a month in the Bay Area for the Zags, who fell 67-57 at Saint Mary’s in the regular-season finale on Feb. 26.

The Hogs, who advance to the Elite 8 for the second straight season under former Warriors coach Eric Musselman, will play Saturday night against Duke, which beat Texas Tech in Thursday night’s late game.

“This is what we dreamed about, this is what we came here to do,” said Arkansas star guard JD Notae, embracing the underdog role. “Before we left Fayetteville, coach said if you don’t want to win, don’t get on the plane.”

It was a great homecoming for Musselman, whose mother flew up from San Diego to watch him coach the Razorbacks for the first time.

Musselman, who played college ball at San Diego in the West Coast Conference, was convinced his Southeastern Conference squad would cause the Zags problems.

“The physicality and the speed that we can play with is just really different,” Musselman said. “It’s been a long time in conference play since they faced a team like us. I thought it was as good as we could play against a really, really good team that is well-coached.”

The Hogs held Gonzaga — the nation’s highest-scoring team — to 38-percent shooting and forced 15 turnovers.

“I think they got a little frustrated,” Notae said.

Down nine points with less than 7 minutes left, Gonzaga battled back but got no closer than three points the rest of the way.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few said it will take his players time to gain perspective on a season he dubbed “spectacular.” Falling short of a trip to New Orleans for the ‘Final Four doesn’t throw cold water on the entire season, Few said.

“Sometimes the outside people label it national championship or bust,” he said. “Obviously, we wanted to take this thing all the way to the end and win it. But we understand how hard that is.”

WCC Player of the Year Drew Timme, who scored 25 points for the Zags, gathered his teammates at midcourt afterward and consoled them.

“I just said I was proud of us. It was a hell of a ride,” he said. “It didn’t end up the way we wanted but we came to play hard. It was just their night. They won the game fair and square.”

Andrew Nembhard, championed by Few as the nation’s top point guard, was harassed all night by Arkansas guard Au’Diese Toney. Nembhard made just one of his first nine shots before dropping a running 3-pointer with 16.5 seconds left.

“His length was a factor. He’s athletic he did a great job, pressing me the whole game,” Nembhard said.

Freshman 7-footer Chet Holmgren, expected to be a top-3 pick in the NBA, had 11 points and 14 rebounds but often was a step slow on defense and fouled out with 3:29 to play.

“It was a big aspect tonight,” Few conceded. “We’re so different when he’s in there with his rim protection.”

Notae needed 29 shots to score 21 points, but he was everywhere for the Razorbacks. He added six rebounds, six assists and three steals. Forward Jaylin Williams contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds and Trey Wade also scored 15.

The back-and-forth continued early in the second half but the Zags developed the first serious foul issue when Holmgren was whistled for his third with 15:56 left.

Few left him in the game and Holmgren avoided further trouble until bumping Toney, who converted a layup and free throw for a 52-46 Hogs’ lead with 8:36 left.

For the third straight game the Zags found themselves in a first-half battle, trailing 32-29. They were up just 35-33 against Georgia State before winning 93-72 and they trailed Memphis 41-31, ultimately winning 82-78.

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SAN FRANCISCO — For 40 frenzied minutes, JD Notae, Jaylin Williams and Arkansas played a maddening, muscular style on both ends that took Gonzaga out of its game — and right out of the NCAA Tournament far earlier than these Zags expected.

Notae scored 21 points despite missing 20 shots and the determined, fourth-seeded Razorbacks dashed the No. 1 overall seed Bulldogs’ title hopes with a 74-68 win in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night.

“We’ve been disrespected the whole year, so it’s just another thing for us,” Williams said. “We saw everything they were saying, we felt like they were dancing before the game. That was disrespect for us. We just came into the game playing hard and we had a chip on our shoulder. Every game we do.”

When the final buzzer sounded, Notae tossed the game ball into the air in triumph, while Williams flexed and roared near midcourt. Coach Eric Musselman made his way into the stands to find his mother, Kris, for a celebratory embrace after she watched her son in person for the first time coaching the Razorbacks.

After a throwback performance from the program that once promised “40 Minutes of Hell,” these Hogs relished in pure bliss.

• Gonzaga forward Drew Timme attempts to score in the first half during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Arkansas guard Au’Diese Toney, left, and JD Notae attempt to block a shot from Gonzaga’s Andrew Nembhard during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Arkansas forward Trey Wade, left, and Jaylin Williams fight for control of the ball during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Arkansas Razorbacks guard Stanley Umude, middle, battles for the ball during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Arkansas forward Jaylin Williams and Trey Wade react after the Razorbacks’ win over Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Arkansas guard Au’Diese Toney dunks against Gonzaga during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  (March Madness 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke forward AJ Griffin drives against Texas Tech during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Texas Tech forward Bryson Williams is defended by Duke center Mark Williams during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Texas Tech Red Raiders forward Bryson Williams attempts a 3-point shot as he is defended by Duke’s Mark Williams during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski looks over a play chart during a timeout in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 round on Thursday at Chase Center. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke Blue Devils forward Paolo Banchero attempts a layup during the first half in their NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke Blue Devils guard Jeremy Roach drives against Texas Tech during in the teams’ Sweet 16 game of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski instructs his team during a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Chase Center in San Francisco. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke Blue Devils guard Jeremy Roach attempts a layup during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke Blue Devils guard Jeremy Roach, left, Mark Williams react after their win over Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 game of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Chase Center. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke center Mark Williams dunks the ball over Texas Tech forward Marcus Santos-Silva during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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  Duke’s bench reacts to a play during his Sweet 16 game in the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

Notae finished with six rebounds, six assists, three steals and even swatted a pair of shots for the Razorbacks (28-8), who reached the Elite Eight for a second straight year and will face second-seeded Duke on Saturday, hoping to deny retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski one last trip to the Final Four.

Drew Timme scored 25 points but couldn’t rally the normally high-scoring Bulldogs (28-4), who for the second straight season were favored to win that elusive national title but couldn’t keep up with Arkansas’ athleticism and fight. Gonzaga had been undefeated last year before losing to Baylor in the national title game.

Duke center Mark Williams dunks the ball over Texas Tech forward Marcus Santos-Silva during the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament in San Francisco on Thursday. (Brandon Vallance-Santa Cruz Sentinel)

Duke 78, Texas Tech 73

SAN FRANCISCO— Mike Krzyzewski has spent more than four decades at Duke telling his players what to do, with championship-level results.

With his Hall of Fame career in danger of coming to an end, Krzyzewski let his players dictate the game-closing defensive strategy of switching from an uncharacteristic zone defense into Duke’s famous man-to-man.

The key defensive stops and two late baskets by Jeremy Roach Krzyzewski moved within one win of his record-setting 13th trip to the Final Four in his farewell season with a win over Texas Tech.

Krzyzewski said the players came to him during a late timeout like a “Catholic boys’ choir,” asking in unison for the switch to man that led to three straight stops and turned the game in Duke’s favor.

“With this team they’re so young and they’re still growing,” Krzyzewski said. “Whenever they can own something, they’re going to do it better than if we just run it. When they said that, I felt they’re going to own it. They’ll make it work, and that’s probably more important than strategy during that time. So that’s the way I looked at it.”

Roach did the rest with two jumpers during a 7-0 run as the steady sophomore came through in the clutch for a second straight game to send second-seeded Duke (31-6) into an Elite Eight matchup against fourth-seeded Arkansas.

Paolo Banchero led Duke with 22 points, Mark Williams scored 16 and Roach added 15 as the Blue Devils made their final eight shots from the field to hold off third-seeded Texas Tech (27-10) and give Coach K his record 100th NCAA Tournament win.

“I would say all year in the biggest moments we’ve always stepped up, and there’s no bigger moment than this,” Banchero said. “I don’t know about these guys, but I’ve never played in a basketball game like that.”

As compelling as the action on the court was in this taut West Region semifinal, the story of this Blue Devils run has surrounded the farewell tour of their Hall of Fame coach.

Krzyzewski announced last June he would retire after this season. After missing the tournament last year, Duke was back with a roster filled with NBA prospects and capable of delivering Krzyzewski his sixth title.

Duke played from behind for much of the first half but was much sharper offensively in the second half. Williams got free for three easy baskets early in the half to get the Blue Devils rolling.

Then the vocal Duke contingent on hand for the first NCAA Tournament games in San Francisco since 1939 made its presence known midway through the half when AJ Griffin tied the game at 47 with his third 3-pointer and Banchero followed with a jumper that gave Duke the lead.

But a Red Raiders team featuring four super seniors and five players with more than 120 career games didn’t go away and the game stayed tight as Duke used the zone to negate Texas Tech’s strength advantage.

THE SCORES

West Regional
At Chase Center, San Francisco
Thursday’s semifinals
Arkansas 74, Gonzaga 68
Duke 78, Texas Tech 73
Saturday’s Championship
Duke vs. Arkansas, 5:49 p.m

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HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) Technology offers HVAC students a new way to learn the tricks of the trade through virtual reality training.

Something everyone appreciates this time of year is air conditioning. But it’s hard to stay cool when your device isn’t working. This is where new students learn how to repair air conditioners.

As Jeff Smith, the program teacher at North Arkansas College explains, their HVAC program is full year round.

“We’re taking the students right off the street, right out of high school, and building them from scratch,” said Smith.

The 11-month program is very practice-oriented and works with various devices and circuit boards. But now it also uses controllers and computer programs.

“So we saw a great opportunity in emerging technology with VR,” said Smith.

Virtual Reality, also known as VR, tries to immerse users in a simulated world that is very close to reality. The new laboratory offers a new dimension of teaching to help students gain experience.

“It actually complements what they learned in the lab and in the classroom,” said Smith. “So we’re now going one step further with virtual reality.”

The main benefit, security.

“The safety factor is enormous. We don’t have to worry about live tracks, but they are still working on tracks in this virtual reality. “

For Carlos Escobar, getting started with HVAC was a matter of course given the possibilities and constant demand.

“All over this country, the air conditioning will break. So if you know how to fix it, there is money, ”said Escobar.

He says anything they learn in the lab can be replicated. It starts the practical work and then supplements the process in virtual space.

“And then you move on to VR, which helps you have knowledge and experience,” said Escobar. “It’s about gaining trust.”

And the possible uses are limitless.

“You can practice like literally practicing anything. From heat pumps to stoves, you can practice whatever setting you want, ”said Escobar.

While it doesn’t completely replace the original, it’s also very beneficial at this time of year. It enables those who keep us cool to defeat the heat.

“If it’s 95 degrees outside and they’re in the lab, it’s 72 degrees in and they won’t even break a sweat when they fix the air conditioning,” Smith said.

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