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New Release Features Google Docs Collaboration
New App Enables More Efficient Management of Quality Deviations
BURLINGTON, Mass., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, today launched a new release of its award-winning, cloud-native QMS, Reliance NXG, allowing teams to create and edit Google Docs natively in Reliance. The company also launched its newest application, Quality Events, giving quality users the broadest set of deviation management capabilities in the industry.
The Quality Events application adds to ETQ's rich set of tools to manage unplanned deviations and provides a process to capture all types of events and determine if further action is required.
Among key updates to Reliance NXG is seamless integration between ETQ Document Control and Google Docs for improved collaboration on an industry-leading word processing platform, while maintaining full security and access control of the documents.
"The new release of Reliance NXG was designed to enhance team collaboration and boost the user experience, bringing customers the tools they need to better meet quality goals," said Morgan Palmer, ETQ Chief Technology Officer. "These new capabilities, combined with our new Quality Events application, reflect ETQ's continuous process of responding to customer needs with innovative solutions that raise the bar on QMS standards."
Quality Events Application Enables Management of Unexpected Deviations
The new Quality Events application enables users to manage a broad set of unexpected deviations and provides a single source of entry to capture any event that may impact quality or adherence to cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice). It also provides a standard process for identifying the root cause of a deviation to determine if further action is required, and ensures each investigation is performed consistently and expeditiously. Quality Events can help users assess the deviation to determine if it requires the costs and time involved with Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPAs).
The Quality Events application further extends Reliance's market-leading range of functionality to help manage and maintain quality when things unexpectedly go wrong. The application joins ETQ Reliance's Planned Deviations, Lab Investigation, Customer Feedback, Customer Complaints, NCM, and CAPAs, providing the most complete deviation management portfolio in the industry. Quality Events is available for customers on Reliance NXG, Reliance CG, and Reliance 2020.
New Version of Reliance NXG Harnesses Power of Teamwork, Integration
Google Docs Collaboration
With Reliance NXG's Google Docs Collaboration feature, teams can create and edit documents in the popular Google Docs system, while publishing changes in Reliance NXG through a seamless user experience. The capability leverages ETQ Reliance workflows to control the editing and approval cycles for documents; and manages ongoing access to the documents and editing history in a Google Docs repository through Reliance access rights.
User Interface Enhances Productivity
With this release, ETQ has also enhanced Reliance NXG with a more intuitive, user-friendly interface to improve navigation and efficiency. The new design features improved resolution and increased variation between various sections to ensure a more productive, engaging user experience.
Manufacturer Incident Reporting (MIR)
ETQ also now offers the Manufacturer Incident Reporting (MIR) form as a standard form within the Life Sciences Management Application Set. This is a form for the European Databank on Medical Devices (EUDAMED) that is required by the EC (European Commission) for medical device manufacturers that sell into the European Union.
About ETQ
ETQ, part of Hexagon, is the leading provider of quality, EHS and compliance management software, trusted by the world's strongest brands. More than 600 customers globally, spanning industries such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, heavy industry, food and beverage, and medical devices, benefit from ETQ to secure positive brand reputations, enable higher levels of customer loyalty and enhance profitability. ETQ Reliance offers built-in best practices and powerful flexibility to drive business excellence through quality. Only ETQ lets customers configure industry-proven quality processes to their unique needs and business vision. ETQ was founded in 1992 and has main offices located in the U.S. and Europe. To learn more about ETQ and its various product offerings, visit www.etq.com.
Hexagon is a global leader in sensors, software and autonomous solutions. Learn more about Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.
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Why A Stormy Day At Chick-Fil-A Caused A Downpour Of Laughter
Last week, a series of severe thunderstorms across the midlands region of South Carolina left many parts of the state subject to extreme conditions, including heavy rain, hail, and flooding. For many people, this kind of weather would warrant enough reason to hunker down at home until it passed. But comments on a TikTok shared by user @random._.person222 suggest that employees at a Chick-fil-A may have been within striking distance of nature's fury. While we can't confirm a location, when asked by a commenter whether this took place "near [Columbia, South Carolina]," the TikToker responded, "Omg kinda close but it seems the whole USA had a huge storm yesterday!!"
The user posted a 10-second video from inside a Chick-fil-A restaurant during a severe downpour. "It's a great day here at Chick-fil-A," jokes the overlay text on the clip, which looks like a scene straight out of a movie, with employees struggling to hold a window shut as rainwater rapidly leaks into the restaurant. As if that isn't already a lot to take in, a car can be seen at the drive-thru window possibly waiting for an order (although the driver may have just been waiting for the rain to pass). The final shot shows the aftermath, with the drive-thru exterior covered in broken glass and other debris.
"I can not believe this happened," the user wrote in the caption. "I couldn't stop laughing though because the [restaurant] doors were flying open and closed #hurricane #chickfila #damage #waterfall."
Not even a hurricane can stop Chick-fil-A from doing business as usual
Despite the potentially dangerous situation on display, many viewers found the video hilarious. "I told you not to take the restaurant through the car wash!" joked one commenter about the storm visuals seen through the window. "Florida moment," remarked another, noting how severe hurricanes are a normal occurrence in the south.
Others shared that they were entertained by watching the employees try to keep the water-logged counter clean, despite the fact that the effort was clearly futile against the rushing rain. "NOT HER TRYING TO CLEAN IT WITH RECEIPT PAPER" exclaimed one user, while another summarized the moment as, "the employee of the month saving the day with a napkin." (In truth, that "napkin" was actually cup stickers, said the poster.) "They probably still had y'all outside taking orders too" quipped another commenter alongside a crying laughing emoji, likely referring to Chick-fil-A's reputation for keeping its outside employees working the drive-thru even during inclement weather.
Of course, this wasn't the first time a storm caused a stir at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant. According to KFOR, in 2019, two customers at an Oklahoma location abruptly climbed through the drive-thru window to escape a tornado. That same year, customers in Paducah, Kentucky, crammed themselves into a Chick-fil-A kitchen amid a tornado (via KVFS). But they still managed to enjoy themselves. Chick-fil-A marketing director Codie Forman recalled, "Everybody has, like, a party back there. Nice and cozy." | https://www.mashed.com/903168/why-a-stormy-day-at-chick-fil-a-caused-a-downpour-of-laughter/ | 2022-06-22T14:08:58Z | https://www.mashed.com/903168/why-a-stormy-day-at-chick-fil-a-caused-a-downpour-of-laughter/ | true | 1 |
IRVING, Texas, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) today reported its results from the PJM capacity auction for planning year 2023/2024. The company cleared a total of 6,868 megawatts (MW) at a weighted average clearing price of $37.20 per megawatt-day, equating to approximately $94 million in capacity revenue for the 2023/2024 planning year. Including Vistra's incremental revenue of approximately $70-75 million from existing retail and other third-party bilateral sales above the capacity auction clearing price, Vistra's total estimated revenues for the 2023/2024 planning year as of June 21, 2022 are projected to be approximately $164-169 million.
The table below lists Vistra's cleared capacity and associated clearing price for the 2023/2024 capacity auction by zone and reporting segment.
About Vistra
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 275 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, diverse, and efficient power generation. The company brings its products and services to market in 20 states and the District of Columbia, including six of the seven competitive wholesale markets in the U.S. and markets in Canada, as well. Serving nearly 4.3 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers with electricity and natural gas, Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and offers over 50 renewable energy plans. The company is also the largest competitive power generator in the U.S. with a capacity of approximately 39,000 megawatts powered by a diverse portfolio, including natural gas, nuclear, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. In addition, Vistra is a large purchaser of wind power. The company owns and operates the 400-MW/1,600-MWh battery energy storage system in Moss Landing, California, the largest of its kind in the world. Vistra is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company's sustainability report at https://www.vistracorp.com/sustainability/.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The information presented herein includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which Vistra Corp. ("Vistra") operates and beliefs of and assumptions made by Vistra's management, involve risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and are not guarantees of future performance, that could significantly affect the financial results of Vistra. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that are presented herein, or in response to questions or otherwise, that address activities, events or developments that may occur in the future, including such matters as activities related to our financial or operational projections, the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, projected synergy, value lever and net debt targets, capital allocation, capital expenditures, liquidity, projected Adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow conversion rate, dividend policy, business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, future acquisitions or dispositions, development or operation of power generation assets, market and industry developments and the growth of our businesses and operations (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases, or the negative variations of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature, including, but not limited to: "intends," "plans," "will likely," "unlikely," "believe," "confident", "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "will," "shall," "should," "could," "may," "might," "predict," "project," "forecast," "target," "potential," "goal," "objective," "guidance" and "outlook"), are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although Vistra believes that in making any such forward-looking statement, Vistra's expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any such forward-looking statement involves uncertainties and risks that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in or implied by any such forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions (including changes in interest rates) or changes in political conditions or federal or state laws and regulations; (ii) the ability of Vistra to execute upon its contemplated strategic, capital allocation, performance, and cost-saving initiatives and to successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iii) actions by credit ratings agencies; (iv) the severity, magnitude and duration of pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; (v) the severity, magnitude and duration of extreme weather events (including Winter Storm Uri), contingencies and uncertainties relating thereto, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, and the resulting effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows; and (vi) those additional risks and factors discussed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Vistra from time to time, including the uncertainties and risks discussed in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in Vistra's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and except as may be required by law, Vistra will not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all of them; nor can Vistra assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
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PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- August Wilson House (AWH), the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright's childhood home, is opening as an arts center for the Hill District later this summer—a tribute to his legacy, and offering educational, cultural and community programming aimed at strengthening youth, neighborhood residents, and nurturing artists and scholars locally and around the world. The Hill district, essentially a city within a city, came to life when recently freed Black men and women seeking a better life quickly found homes there along with jobs in steel mills. From the 1930s until the 1950s, the Hill District, known as the 'crossroads of the world,' was home to a thriving Black music, art, culture, and commerce culture.
The August Wilson House transformation is directed by the Daisy Wilson Artist Community, Inc. (DWAC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation led by a woman of color and dedicated to the revitalization of the August Wilson House at 1727 Bedford Avenue and its surrounding Hill District neighborhood.
To support the opening, AWH launched its Legacy Brick campaign, offering August Wilson fans and AWH supporters across the country the chance to purchase commemorative and memorial bricks through a special fund-raiser. The campaign allowed Wilson supporters to make his house a home – a home for community artists – by purchasing a legacy brick that will be incorporated into the house's restoration. Legacy bricks cost from $100 to $1,000 and will be strategically located along prominent walkways, entryways, and patios at the center.
Denise Turner, Esq., President and Acting Chief Executive, AWH describes the Legacy Brick campaign as transformational: "August Wilson is iconic and well known globally as the theater's poet of Black America, and we are both proud and thrilled to celebrate him with this incredible arts center. He left an eternal legacy, and now his supporters and fans have an opportunity to create their own."
The first Legacy Bricks will be part of the brick unveiling at the opening celebration of the August Wilson House on August 13, 2022
To launch the campaign, August Wilson House partnered with actor Russell Hornsby – who played Lyons in Denzel Washington's 2010 Broadway and 2016 Academy-Award winning film adaptation of Wilson's "Fences" – to help spread the word. Hornsby stars in a video about the brick-naming campaign. (Watch it HERE.) Beyond acting in multiple Wilson works, Hornsby also has a soft spot for Western Pennsylvania because his dad hailed from Aliquippa.
"We hope you'll help us build on the legacy of August Wilson by celebrating his sharing of Black storytelling in his hometown and across the world," Hornsby said about the campaign.
Already a site of cultural pilgrimage, AWH will feature restoration of the few rooms that the Wilson family lived in at the rear of the building; other spaces will showcase audio and digital exhibitions that help interpret Wilson's work and the life and the community and culture in which he grew up. Other parts of the renovated center will include small artist studios and community gathering spaces. Outside, in a backyard theater, will be annual productions of Wilson's American Century Cycle, his 10 plays that chronicle the 20th century.
AWH will be a spiritually rich cultural hub for the Hill District and larger Pittsburgh community, offering signature theatrical productions and events, art exhibitions and literary workshops, roundtable discussions and classes in the tradition of the Black Arts Movement. Ultimately, AWH will be a catalyst in the Hill's revitalization, linking with other Hill institutions (some being restored themselves) into a network of revival. Wilson left a significant legacy in Pittsburgh, on Broadway, throughout the nation and in his two later home cities, St. Paul, MN, and Seattle, WA, where he settled in 1990 in the midst of composing his monumental, 10-play cycle chronicling African-American life in the twentieth century; he ultimately passed in Seattle, WA in 2005.
August Wilson House, the great artist's childhood home, is opening as an arts center for the Hill—a tribute to his legacy, with a willing heart to nurture artists to come. Our mission: to celebrate the literary and personal legacy of August Wilson and serve as an arts center to nurture the historic Hill District community and arts practitioners and scholars influenced by his work. August Wilson House aims first to celebrate the rich story of August Wilson's personal memory and community history that shaped his transforming art, and second to extend his legacy.
August Wilson House Website: https://augustwilsonhouse.org
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Whether you're concerned about cybersecurity in your business environment or that your household is being contaminated with toxic content on the web, by choosing the best free web filter you’ll save yourself from such worries. Mind you, the web filter of your choice doesn’t have to come free of charge, but since there are some fine free options as well – be sure to check them out before preparing to pick up the tab.
Installing such web filtering software should not take more than a couple of minutes, yet it can serve as the first line of defense against malware and similar sorts of cyber threats. It often starts with seemingly safe links, banners, or pop-ups that, when clicked on, will take their unsuspecting victims to unsafe sites filled with malware (opens in new tab), ransomware (opens in new tab), fraudulent surveys, and all types of scams that sought to steal your personal information.
So, to help you find the best free web filter for this year, we’ll take a deep dive into web filtering solutions in the market that are either completely free of charge or offer free tiers.
What is a free web filter?
A web filter is security software that focuses on monitoring and managing the web locations and applications accessed by users, authorizing the administrator to either allow or block certain URLs (opens in new tab), DNS’, or content and enforce a specific security policy.
However, not all web filters are created the same: some solutions are meant for individuals and households, while others are geared towards businesses and institutions.
There are two main approaches to web filtering: blacklisting – which implies that a list of malicious or otherwise undesirable sites is made and access blocked accordingly, and whitelisting - an opposite (and stricter) approach to blacklisting which implies creating a list of permitted sites and blocking everything else.
Also, as the term suggests, a free web filter is one that comes completely free of charge - and usually not for a limited period only.
How to choose the best free web filter?
So, since most free web filters aren’t worth it, how to choose a worthwhile solution?
First of all, you need to know on which devices (smartphone or desktop) you want to use a web filter, the number of devices you had in mind, as well as operating system (OS) or browser they’re created for – that’s because many of these are actually meant as extensions or add-ons of certain browsers (opens in new tab) (like Chrome, Firefox, and Opera).
You’ll also want to check whether these web filters grant a good protection level taking into consideration features such as scanning downloaded files for malware, app-blocker, filtering HTTPS/SSL encrypted traffic, protection from malware, phishing, and unwanted software overall, group-based web filtering, tracking a device' location, access to device’s web history, real-time alerts and extensive reports.
Also, if you’re using a free tier from a company that offers paid plans, check their product range as well the scope of their customer support.
The best free web filters: How do we test them?
Considering that all web filters we’ve tested so far are either free, provide a free tier, or offer a free trial putting them to the test was way easier than it usually is – and no one risked busting their budget.
First, we’ll take a look at available plans (if there are more than one), pick a free option, and evaluate how simple it is to set up a web filter and put it to use while paying particular attention to the ease of use, functionality, and performance.
However, we have to note that a more thorough evaluation of web filtering software would not only require months of testing but also put the reviewer at real risk of identity theft and fraud, which isn’t in line with our security policy.
While Qustodio is an all-in-one security solution geared towards parents, its primary purpose is to block suspicious and harmful sites that are swarming with viruses and cybercriminals waiting to steal your personal information – and it keeps you safe through 29 filter categories.
Although features of a free plan are pretty limited in comparison to paid ones, they still include some hefty ones like screen time monitoring, setting time limits and restricted periods, as well as daily and weekly reports via email.
Being simple to install and set up on desktops and smartphones alike, Qustodio is also simple to use thanks to its intuitive, user-friendly interface.
Besides being somewhat short on features (no social media monitoring, no calls nor SMS monitoring, and no family locator), a free plan doesn’t support multiple devices – which is a deal-breaker if you want to monitor more than a single device.
If you’re looking for a web filter that’ll help you be less prone to procrastination and live up to your expectation about being productive – BlockSite might be your best bet, and it’s free to boot.
BlockSite functions as an extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge, and an application for Android and iOS – and it stays true to its name and blocks sites for you. You can block each site, app, or keyword separately or block them all by category, receive usage reports about your devices, sync blocks across multiple devices, and much more.
Its core features include a custom blocklist, scheduled site and app blocking, and password protection. Also, BlockSite is incredibly intuitive and simple to use – you just need to copy the URL of the site you want to block, hit enter, and it’s on your blocklist.
While you can always enjoy the benefits of BlockSite completely free of charge, a premium plan aimed at businesses is coming soon and it’s going to cost a perfectly reasonable $1.99 per month.
With Guardio you can forget about all your worries about malware, phishing attacks, and identity theft – this lightweight extension for Google Chrome is created for safe and speedy browsing. Besides blocking suspicious sites and scams, it can also remove all unwanted pop-ups and similar annoyances that seek to ruin your mood.
While Guardio offers free trials with its paid plans, there is also a free tier and it will provide you with suspicious site detection, phishing alerts, personal data leaks history, on-demand scans, and some scope of customer support. On the downside, the plan is limited to one user only and excludes some pretty hefty security features of premium plans.
Also, while Guardio is sure to improve your browsing experience, sometimes it gets overprotective and blocks new yet otherwise innocent sites.
Pretty popular with big families, FamiSafe is a premium parental control app for mobile devices that supports iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Kindle Fire. Depending on the plan, it can safeguard five or up to ten devices and allow parents to supervise their youngsters while protecting their right to privacy.
Some of FamiSafe’s core features include screen time control and tracking app usage, web filter (for Chrome and Safari), avid app blocker, real-time location monitoring, browser history, and digital activity reports. Plus, FamiSafe’s user interface is incredibly intuitive and you shouldn’t have any problem navigating around it.
However, there are a couple of drawbacks with FamiSafe such as the lack of logging calls and messages. Also, while all plans come with free trials they are terribly short lasting for three days only.
To safeguard you from all sorts of cyber threats and corruptive content across the internet, OpenDNS takes a unique twist – it changes the DNS number in your control panel, and it can be done on the router level or for each individual device.
While this may sound a bit intimidating at first, as soon as you get your hands on OpenDNS’s simple-to-follow how-tos you’ll see it’s as simple as child’s play.
Once DNS is configured, the app will block all sites considered inappropriate due to falling into the categories such as violence, pornography, and anonymous proxy.
OpenDNS currently offers four plans, two of which are completely free: “OpenDNS Family Shield” and “OpenDNS Home” where the only major difference between them is that the first is pre-configured to block all adult content, while the other isn’t.
This means you can’t customize “OpenDNS Family Shield” in any way, which might be its main drawback – well, that and the absence of screen time control and real-time geolocation tracking feature.
With all OpenDNS web filter plans, you’ll get specialized customer support via email.
If your PC runs on Linux or Unix and you don’t mind getting your hands on tech stuff right from the start, SquidGuard might be a good choice for you. First off, you’ll want to install and configure proxy-software Squid since SquidGuard can’t work without it.
In a nutshell, SquidGuard is a fast and flexible web filter, redirector, and access controller plugin for Squid and it works with Squid versions 2.x and 3.x.
With SquidGuard you’re free to determine multiple access rules with different restrictions for different user groups using the Squid cache. So, in addition to caching content, SquidGuard can filter the web and authenticate users and user groups. This filtering can cover all computers inside an organization, Windows and Macintosh computers alike.
SquidGuard utilizes Squid’s standard redirector interface and includes features such as configurable logging, a progress bar when compiling blacklists, full self-encrypting drive (SED) compliance for rewrite statements, and blocking of URLs with hostnames.
The long-awaited version of SquidGuard (1.4) promises new features – in addition to fixing old bugs, that is.
Avast’s free antivirus is probably what Avast is best known for and it’s available on major platforms such as Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Also, in addition to free versions for all these platforms, Avast offers paid premium and business-oriented plans – however, they are pretty pricey.
Easy to install and effortless to use, Avast Free Antivirus comes equipped with smart scans for software, an automatic network inspector, proactive protection against ransomware, viruses, and malware, and cloud-based web filtering. There’s also a handy “Do Not Disturb” mode which will disable pop-ups while you’re enjoying watching a movie, listening to music, or playing a video game.
All in all, Avast Free Antivirus is a solid antivirus combined with a web filter and provides a superb level of security. However, if you wish to enjoy this “cloud-light, award-winning free virus protection” you’ll risk your sensitive browsing data being stolen and sold to other companies.
Comodo Dome Shield serves as the first line of defense against web-borne threats and blocks access to well-known suspicious sites providing URL filtering, advanced reporting, and analytics. They also offer a whole variety of their services for free, and they have been providing them for years.
Dome Shield’s threat database covers over 100 endpoints for filtering, meaning they don’t settle with DNS layer security for cyber threat intelligence. Plus, an ever-expanding, up-to-date fraud site database is sure to help users avoid fraudulent, malware-laden sites and phishing attacks.
While there's a bit of a learning curve, the intuitive, user-friendly interface and how-to guides make it less significant. What’s more, you’ll get complete control over web access and filtering - which we’re always glad to see.
Cold Turkey makes promises to block everything that’s keeping you from being productive and helping you “reclaim your free time”. It’ll deliver on the promise through a free web filtering software for Windows and Mac that works splendidly on all browsers including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
With Cold Turkey, you can create and manage different blocklists (or allowlists) where each blocklist contains a different set of sites. Also, you can add unblocking date and time, which can be particularly useful if the administrator isn’t there to unblock the site for some reason.
The only handicap of Cold Turkey’s free plan is the absence of helpful features like scheduled blocks, application passwords, break timer, as well as life-long updates, and customer support via email - to get these features, you’ll have to go for a paid plan.
Don’t let the cute yet outrageously outdated official site fool you - Kurupira’s web filter is one of the best web filters for Windows and it can also track user activity and collect all information into comprehensive web usage reports – thereby, it can serve as a web filtering and a parental control app at the same time.
Its advanced web filter can use AI to block unsuitable or suspicious sites, but you can also clock sites manually by adding URLs of unwelcome sites to the blocklist. And if there are sites you never want to see on the blocklist – simply add them to the allowlist and shield them from being blocked in the future.
In addition to this, Kurupira Web Filter can block instant messaging apps (including Skype, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk) and social networking platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace included).
We suppose that Kurupira Web Filter’s only downside is the absence of online remote reporting (and perhaps an official site that’s stingy on information), but that’s really needless nitpicking since it’s a free web filter that’s probably going to stay free forever.
Choose the best free web filter and stay on the safe side of the web
So, these were our top picks for free web filters for this year – some offer free trials, some give away free tiers, and some will give you a full version of their software for free.
Whether you wish to make the most of your workday, safeguard your family and yourself from cyber threats, or steer clear from sites you find offensive - one is sure, you should pick out the best free web filter and upgrade your browsing experience right now.
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Arsenal have had an offer rejected by Leeds for Raphinha but intend to push again to sign the Brazil international amid competition from two other Premier League clubs and Barcelona.
Tottenham have told Leeds they plan to bid – that could arrive this week – and Chelsea’s co-owner Todd Boehly, the interim sporting director, has explored the situation. Barcelona agreed personal terms with Raphinha months ago but Leeds want far more than the £35m-£40m the Catalan club have in mind.
It is likely to require at least £65m to convince them to sell. Arsenal have been interested in the 25-year-old since March and have been in negotiations with Leeds, who bought Raphinha from Rennes for about £17m in October 2020 on a contract to 2024. He scored 11 goals and set up three in the Premier League last season.
Arsenal have strengthened their attacking options by buying Fábio Vieira from Porto for an initial £30m but also want to bring in Raphinha and his international teammate Gabriel Jesus, who is poised to leave Manchester City.
Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain are among others interested in Jesus but Arsenal are leading the race. Arsenal are in advanced talks with the player’s agents and if outstanding details are resolved they will look to settle on a fee with City. | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/22/arsenal-plan-improved-bid-leeds-raphinha-spurs-chelsea | 2022-06-22T14:14:01Z | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/22/arsenal-plan-improved-bid-leeds-raphinha-spurs-chelsea | false | 2 |
Employees say retirement benefits are highly important when deciding whether or not to leave an employer. Yet employers are missing key opportunities to tell them about their offerings, TIAA survey finds.
NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the more than 30% of U.S. employees who say they are considering a job switch this year, benefits programs are often a crucial factor.
TIAA's 2022 Employee Retention Survey shows a substantial majority (82%) of employees say their benefits—specifically their retirement benefits (77%)—are highly important in deciding whether they will change jobs.
The survey also reveals a majority (68%) of employees are seeking better information about their retirement savings plans from their employer. Employees also say more educational resources and communications clarifying benefits can help build trust. Workers who trust their employer place an even higher importance on benefits when making career decisions. Other key survey findings include:
- Just 16% of employees say they received information about their current retirement plan before being hired.
- Less than half (42%) say their benefits were communicated when they first started their job.
- Just over half (54%) say they received information during open enrollment.
- Only one-third of employers say they communicate about their benefits plans before hiring an employee.
"We know that retirement benefits can be a significant difference-maker for employees when they're considering career choices, yet employers are missing critical opportunities to communicate about them," said Raymond J. Bellucci, head of Recordkeeping Solutions at TIAA. "Regularly providing education and information about retirement benefits can enhance retention and recruitment strategies, build stronger employee-employer relationships and boost employees' retirement preparedness."
Many employers see their current offerings as a valuable asset for attracting and retaining employees and note that they feel a high degree of responsibility for their employees' retirement preparedness (54%) and financial wellness (46%). Employers who report feeling more responsible are more likely to see their benefits as a recruiting advantage, think their employees are satisfied with their benefits, and are more likely to provide in-plan options for Guaranteed Lifetime Income in retirement.
However, employees aren't seeing their employers' efforts to improve their finances. Since the beginning of the pandemic, most employees have recognized their employers' increased focus on health and safety (64%), but just one-third noted a heightened focus on their financial wellness. A majority (68%) of employees also say they would like their employer's help developing a retirement strategy. This number increases among employees ages 30-39; 78% reported they would like guidance on how much to save each year for retirement.
Employers will likely continue to face recruitment and retention challenges as employees navigate the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and an unpredictable labor market. Communicating regularly about all benefits, especially retirement benefits, and providing employees with additional financial wellness resources can support recruitment and retention efforts and improve retirement outcomes.
To see the survey's executive summary, click here.
About TIAA
TIAA is a leading provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions to millions of people and thousands of institutions. It is the #1 not-for-profit retirement market provider[1], paid more than $6.4 billion in lifetime income to retired clients in 2021 and has $1.3 trillion in assets under management (as of 3/31/2022)[2].
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- As of March 31, 2022 assets under management across Nuveen Investments affiliates and TIAA investment management teams are $1.321 trillion.
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Strength of Talent Reinforces Company's Commitment to RIAs
OAKS, Pa., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SEI® (NASDAQ: SEIC) today announced its expanded strategic focus on accelerating growth in the registered investment advisor (RIA) market with a full suite of solutions and services, including custody, for RIAs. To lead the efforts for the company's RIA custody business and strategy, SEI hired industry veteran Gabriel Garcia.
Wayne Withrow, Head of SEI's Advisor business said:
"Facing the challenges of a rapidly changing financial services landscape, RIAs need choice with support more than ever to drive growth—choice in business model, choice in technology and investments, and choice in the marketplace. Our dedicated RIA team provides a holistic ecosystem of support, and paired with technology and investment flexibility, we provide the value-added services that result in a truly personalized and connected experience for advisors and their clients to make confident decisions about the future."
Serving the independent advisor market for more than 30 years, SEI's Advisor business supports approximately $29 billion in independent RIA assets in custody through the SEI Private Trust Company* today. SEI's offering for advisors is centered on service, technology-to-custody integration, relationships, and community, including:
- An integrated technology and custody platform, providing RIAs the ability to remove technology complexity by consolidating model management, cash management, billing, performance reporting, and more into a single, unified offering
- An open-architecture investments platform for RIAs to manage their own portfolios, choose from SEI's investment solutions, including mutual fund strategies, ETF strategies, separately managed accounts, or a combination of approaches in a unified managed account framework
- Business consulting and transition services, plus access to a community of peers
- SEI Sphere's cybersecurity offering to help advisors grow and protect their businesses for the future, as well as other resources to aid in ongoing regulatory compliance
Gabriel Garcia recently joined SEI's Advisor business as the Head of RIA Client Experience, Business Development, and Strategy. With more than 20 years' experience in the advisor space, Garcia is focused on helping RIAs develop and grow their practices into enduring firms by designing, developing, and iterating a world-class platform focused on service, technology, and solutions that meet the RIA community's needs. Prior to joining SEI, he held leadership positions at Charles Schwab & Co., BNY Mellon | Pershing, and E*TRADE Advisor Services. Garcia was also Head of Corporate Development for Cresset Capital.
Garcia said:
"We meet our clients where they are, understanding that independent advice has the power to help individual investors achieve and sustain financial freedom. From integrated technology and investment flexibility to custody and business services, we help advisors power wealth, build community, and protect futures—all in a complete experience. We're excited to partner with our clients to understand their unique needs and ultimately be the destination of choice to help them scale their businesses and grow."
*As of March 31, 2022
About SEI®
SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) delivers technology and investment solutions that connect the financial services industry. With capabilities across investment processing, operations, and asset management, SEI works with corporations, financial institutions and professionals, and ultra-high-net-worth families to solve problems, manage change and help protect assets—for growth today and in the future. As of March 31, 2022, SEI manages, advises, or administers approximately $1.3 trillion in assets. For more information, visit seic.com.
SEI Investment Solutions provided by SEI Investments Management Corporation, a registered investment advisor. Custody services provided by SEI Private Trust Company (SPTC), a federally chartered limited purpose savings association. SIMC and SPTC are wholly owned subsidiaries of SEI Investments Company (SEI).
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Learning to play polo on the historic Will Rogers field as a treat! Learn more about the field, lessons, and how to get involved.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An elderly Missouri couple filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Center Street Securities and its broker Joseph Martin LaTour. LaTour is an investment adviser who operates out of Springfield under the local firm, Latour Asset Management.
Claimants are requesting up to $500K in damages, alleging that Center Street Securities broker LaTour recommended GWG Holdings L Bonds to them even though they sought low-risk, stable investments. The broker-dealer also allegedly recommended other risky non-traded investments, including non-traded or privately traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and non-traded business development companies (BDCs).
Claimants Suffer Huge Losses Even As Center Street Earned High Commissions
Claimants allege Center Street and LaTour never informed them of the risks involving these life settlement-backed bonds, including the Ponzi-like nature of bond repayments. Moreover, these high-yield bonds are illiquid and speculative and should never have been recommended to a retired couple with a low risk tolerance. Further, Center Street Securities & LaTour allegedly concentrated these claimants in other non-traded alternative investments as well, earning high commissions for selling these unsuitable products.
Supervisory Failures, Misrepresentations, and Unsuitability Alleged
Claimants are accusing Center Street of an "inexcusable" lack of supervision in that LaTour was allegedly self-supervised with no on-site compliance. Now, these investors are alleging unsuitability, failure to supervise, misrepresentations and omissions, as well as negligence.
Center Street appears to have targeted older customers when marketing and selling L Bonds. In another FINRA arbitration claim that SSEK filed, and which also allegedly involves LaTour, the claimants are another retired couple from Missouri seeking up to $500K damages. A separate $500K claim we submitted against Center Street was filed on behalf of a Tennessee couple as well.
GWG Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
In April 2022, GWG Holdings, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. The alternative asset firm remains under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and in May 2022, NASDAQ announced it was delisting GWG's common stock.
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Animal-Free Salted Caramel Pretzel Gelato made with Remilk Dairy Protein Offers a Sweet Taste of the Future
BROOKLYN, N.Y., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Remilk, a global leader in the development and production of animal-free dairy, will churn up excitement at Future Food-Tech NY this week with an exclusive animal-free gelato made by NY-based boutique ice cream maker Anita. Remilk will be sampling Anita's Salted Caramel Pretzel Gelato made with Remilk dairy protein instead of traditional cow dairy. This special variety is vegan friendly and contains no lactose because of the Remilk non-animal dairy protein.
According to a recent poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of Remilk, 50% of non-vegan US Adults say ice cream is one of the top three foods holding them back from veganism. Anita's current vegan line of ice cream is made with soy instead of traditional cow dairy.
"At Remilk, we believe in the power of collaboration. It enables us to multiply the positive impact our product has on both people and planet," said Jason Rosenberg, Head of Business Development at Remilk. "The collaboration with Anita is further proof of our animal-free protein's ability to seamlessly replace traditional milk protein. Anita's trusted ice cream expertise and our exceptional dairy protein together demonstrate what's deliciously possible."
Talia Marder, Head of Marketing, Innovation and Communications at ANITA Group: "The group has been working since its inception to stay at the forefront of innovation and product development, thus leading global trends in the ice cream industry. The collaboration with Remilk on this exclusive sampling event will allow FFT participants to enjoy a taste of the future of ice cream, with ANITA's best-selling flavor, made with our unique recipe. We are excited about this opportunity to test and learn more about this groundbreaking innovation."
Remilk pioneered a yeast-based fermentation process that produces non-animal milk proteins that are identical to cow-derived milk proteins. Remilk proteins are indistinguishable from traditional dairy in taste and function, but are free of lactose, cholesterol, and growth hormones.
Remilk will serve Salted Caramel Pretzel Gelato at the event, at 11 am and 2 pm each day.
About REMILK
Remilk is a global leader in the development of animal-free dairy. The company was founded by CEO Aviv Wolff, an entrepreneur behind several business and social initiatives, and CTO Ori Cohavi, PhD in Biochemistry, who has worked in R&D at a variety of biotech firms. They founded Remilk driven by a shared dedication to improving life on earth by learning from nature, while preserving it. Remilk produces dairy-identical milk proteins through precision fermentation and has developed a unique and patented approach to scalable manufacturing which requires a fraction of Earth's resources compared to traditional dairy, while dramatically increasing efficiency in production, and, for the first time in history, eliminates the need for dairy cows in industrial-scale dairy production without compromising on taste, functionality, or nutritional values. Remilk is real dairy, no cows.
*All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov plc. Total sample size was 1418 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 22nd -23rd March 2022. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all US adults (aged 18+).
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The Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society shared these photos of West Franklin Street in Mount Pleasant.
The vehicles have done from horse-drawn carriages and wagons to trucks and cars. Many of the buildings are the same, but have been refurnished and the businesses have changed some.
West Franklin Street in Mount Pleasant is shown in this 1969 aerial photo. The intersection is with Main Street. You are looking east. The roadway is very similar today but the buildings and many of occupants changed over the years.
West Franklin Street 1950s West Franklin Street running through Mount Pleasant looked a bit different in the 1950s. It has changed a lot over the years.
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Rescue workers now checking sewers as search for Khayalethu Magadla continues
A Johannesburg Water team was on Wednesday inspecting the sewer line along Fuscia Road in Klipspruit West as they help in the search for a five-year-old boy who fell into a manhole while playing with friends in Soweto 10 days ago.
Khayalethu Magadla — who would have celebrated his sixth birthday a week later — plunged into an uncovered manhole at a popular park in Mtambo Street in Dlamini.
The search and rescue operation started with the team excavating the embankment at the old landfill site, about eight metres above the manhole, to expose the pipe and drill to insert a camera.
Missing Khayalethu: The team is now walking the line manhole along Fuscia road in Klipspruit West. ^P pic.twitter.com/ru2WXNSXFH
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) June 22, 2022
“This exercise will encompass the team walking from manhole to manhole up to the split chambers leading to the JW wastewater treatment works. The distance between where the search will start today [Wednesday] and the split chambers is about four kilometres,” said Johannesburg Water spokesperson Seipati Nyawuza.
Johannesburg Water has pleaded with the community for support, understanding and patience as the team focuses on the search and recovery of the body of the missing boy.
“We plead that the family be allowed space to get through this terrible ordeal,” Nyawuza said.
Khayalethu and friends were playing soccer when he apparently fell into the manhole.
Police divers, municipal sewerage engineers and firefighters have been searching the waste water system with specialised equipment, so far in vain.
Robert Mulaudzi, spokesperson for the city’s emergency management services, said the narrow infrastructure of the manholes was a challenge for rescuers. Visibility had also been a challenge.
The sewer system extends about 20km and flows from Meadowlands to the Olifantsvlei purification plant.
The manholes are 1.8m deep and 1.2m in diameter and the wastewater in the pipes flows at up to 11km/h, presenting a challenge for divers. Higher than normal water levels, due to rain, have also been a factor.
Mulaudzi said last week the chances of finding the boy alive were slim and the operation had been declared a search and recovery.
@CityofJoburgEMS still on the ground in Soweto to continue the search and rescue mission for the missing little boy Khayalethu Magadla who reportedly fell and slipped into a manhole in Dlamini, Soweto. pic.twitter.com/V4cqG64t3P
— Office of the MMC for Public Safety - David Tembe (@MmcPublicSafety) June 22, 2022
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
644 AM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Kern
County through 715 AM PDT...
At 644 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tupman, or 18 miles west of Bakersfield, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Wasco, Shafter, McFarland, Buttonwillow and Harris Ranch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3534 11925 3530 11939 3556 11963 3569 11927
TIME...MOT...LOC 1344Z 159DEG 22KT 3538 11935
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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HOUSTON (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s decision to settle 20 of 24 civil lawsuits for sexual misconduct may not dissuade the NFL from giving him a lengthy suspension, a person familiar with the league’s investigation told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Watson has been accused by massage therapists of harassing, assaulting or touching them during appointments when he played for the Houston Texans.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents all 24 women, said Tuesday in a statement that once the paperwork is finished on the 20 settlements, “those particular cases will be dismissed.” He added that the terms of the settlements are “confidential” and that his legal team “won’t comment further on the settlements or those cases.”
Watson still faces discipline from the league, which conducted its own investigation into the 26-year-old’s behavior and is expected to make a decision before the Browns open training camp on July 27.
Following Buzbee’s announcement, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the agreements have “no impact on the collectively bargained disciplinary process.”
Another league official told the AP “settling doesn’t give someone a pass” and indicated a lengthy suspension remains in order. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation hasn’t concluded.
NFL investigators interviewed Watson in Houston over several days last month. They’ve spoken with 11 of Watson’s accusers, according to a person familiar with the investigation, who said Buzbee declined to make more women available for interviews.
The league will present their findings to disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, a former federal judge who will decide Watson’s punishment. This is the first case for Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and NFL Players Association.
The Browns, who signed the three-time Pro Bowler to a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract in March, had no immediate comment on the settlements.
Watson has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to clear his name. Rusty Hardin, Watson’s lead attorney, did not immediately return an email or a text seeking comment.
In March, two separate Texas grand juries declined to indict him on criminal complaints stemming from the allegations. After that, the Browns and several other teams pursued Watson, with Cleveland convincing him to waive his no-trade clause and join a team with a solid roster.
The first 22 lawsuits against Watson were filed in March and April 2021. The last two lawsuits were filed after HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” aired an interview last month with two of the women who detailed their encounters with Watson.
The settlements also come after The New York Times reported earlier this month that Watson had booked massage appointments with at least 66 different women over 17 months while he played for the Texans. The report said that a Texans representative had provided Watson with a nondisclosure agreement that he gave to some of the women to sign.
Last week, Watson reiterated his innocence and sidestepped any questions about whether he would settle with any of the women.
“I never assaulted anyone,” Watson said June 14 in his first public comments since being introduced by the Browns in March. “I never harassed anyone or I never disrespected anyone. I never forced anyone to do anything.”
Buzbee said he plans on taking the four unsettled lawsuits to trial, including the first one that was filed by Ashley Solis, who has previously made her name public. In an interview with HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” Solis said she felt threatened by Watson after their massage session when he told her that she had a career to protect and “I know you don’t want anyone messing with it just like I don’t want anyone messing with mine.”
Buzbee said that without Solis, “the conduct experienced by these women would likely have continued unfettered.”
“The truth is, without her courage and willingness to come forward, the NFL wouldn’t currently be contemplating discipline; there would be no examination of how teams might knowingly or unknowingly enable certain behavior,” Buzbee said.
Cleveland, which has spent nearly two decades searching for a franchise quarterback, pursued and signed Watson despite his complex legal situation.
Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam knew the Browns would face heavy criticism for the move, but they were comfortable with the decision after conducting their own investigation and meeting privately with Watson.
Now, the team is eager to know how long they might be without Watson. The Browns signed veteran backup Jacoby Brissett, who will move into the starting job if Watson is suspended.
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Maaddi reported from Tampa, Florida. AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The European Union says Ethiopia’s government must reconnect its northern Tigray region to the world as a yearlong partial blockade has left food aid for almost 1 million hungry people stuck in warehouses without the fuel to deliver it.
Janez Lenarcic, the EU commissioner for crisis management, told reporters on Tuesday that the recent increase in aid convoys arriving in Tigray was a positive development but added that “more needs to be done” before the EU normalizes relations with Africa’s second-most populous country with 115 million people.
“I do not see the rationale for keeping the blockade of banking services, electricity and telecommunications in place,” Lenarcic said, adding that the “partial blockade” of the Tigray region is hampering humanitarian efforts while 5.2 million people need aid after 19 months of conflict.
Tigray has been mostly cut off from the rest of Ethiopia after Tigray forces re-captured the regional capital a year ago and federal forces withdrew. A truce declared by the government in March has led to a significant increase in aid reaching Tigray by road after months of deprivation.
Lenarcic called on Ethiopia’s government to lift restrictions on fuel and cash entering Tigray and said “monitoring mechanisms” could be put in place to allay government fears that Tigray forces might divert fuel for military purposes.
The United Nations this month said enough food to feed 950,000 people is currently stuck in warehouses in the regional capital, Mekele, because there is not enough fuel to distribute it within Tigray after several fuel tankers were refused access to the region.
“We have a situation where the warehouses are full, but the aid cannot get out into the countryside where needs are highest,” Lenarcic said, and noted that many people in Tigray depend entirely on such aid because they cannot access money in their bank accounts.
Last year, amid reports of human rights abuses in the conflict, the EU suspended budgetary support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million).
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed this month announced the formation of a committee to handle negotiations with the Tigray forces, who were declared a terrorist group by the government last year.
“I do believe it should be possible for both sides to come to an agreement soon,” Lenarcic said. “It is urgent this happens.” | https://fox4kc.com/news/international/ap-international/eu-calls-on-ethiopia-to-reconnect-tigray-region-to-the-world/ | 2022-06-22T14:33:26Z | https://fox4kc.com/news/international/ap-international/eu-calls-on-ethiopia-to-reconnect-tigray-region-to-the-world/ | false | 32 |
Technically, this game is from 23 years and one day ago, but I wanted to split the last couple of series as we are about to be done with our journey.
The Spurs lost 81-89 in New York, but fret none Pounders as we all know the outcome of the entire series, and it is — after all — winner take all.
Watch the game in its entirety.
The Spurs are just two games from claiming their first title in 1999 as well as one more game from 2005’s NBA Finals Game 7 win. We’re still counting down, enjoy the memories.
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China sends 29 warplanes to harass Taiwan
China sent 29 fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone yesterday, the third biggest operation of its type largest against the self-governed island.
The deployment is widely interpreted as part of Beijing’s plan to intensify the military harassment that began nearly two years ago and has become a near-daily routine.
Beijing vows to unify with the island by 2050, by force if necessary, as part of President Xi’s ambition of a national rejuvenation. However experts doubt that the Chinese leader will attack the island any time soon after Russia failed to achieve rapid success in its invasion to grab swathes of Ukraine.
The latest sorties quickly drew protests from Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s foreign minister, who tweeted: “The latest large-scale exercise by the | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/china-sends-29-warplanes-to-harass-taiwan-wqjr8kmq6 | 2022-06-22T14:36:11Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/china-sends-29-warplanes-to-harass-taiwan-wqjr8kmq6 | true | 1 |
Expands breadth of child care subsidy management software offerings in California
ESCONDIDO, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KinderSystems, Inc. (www.kindersystems.com) a leading provider of subsidy management software-as-a-service solutions to child care providers, Head Start programs and state agencies, is pleased to announce that it has completed its merger with NoHo Software.
Last month Controltec, Inc. announced that it had changed its company name to KinderSystems, Inc. to better reflect its focus on partnering with the publicly funded child care sector to deliver state-of-the-art solutions.
NoHo Software was founded in 1995 and has developed industry-leading products in collaboration with California's most experienced child care program administrators. By combining these two companies under the KinderSystems name, the company will be the largest provider of subsidized child care software in California, serving over 245 child care agencies.
The merger with NoHo Software aligns with KinderSystems' mission to ensure all players in the publicly funded child care ecosystem have the software systems they need to deliver high quality child care to the families and children they serve. By merging with NoHo Software, the company now offers a more comprehensive set of solutions to its California clients – including NoHo's CARE and other products as well as the KinderSystems' CenterTrack and KinderTrack products.
As part of this merger, Christi Davis from NoHo Software will join the KinderSystems Leadership Team, reporting directly to Lara Oerter, KinderSystems' President & CEO. "I am thrilled to be joining the KinderSystems team as Vice President of California Customer Success to lead our combined California child care subsidy management business," said Christi Davis.
The integration of the two companies will take place over the rest of 2022. Stewart Wilson, the former President of NoHo Software, will play a key role in the integration of the two companies. "NoHo Software has over 35 years' experience building feature rich offerings for the California child care market and has an accomplished reputation for providing excellent customer support to their clients. I am excited to work with Christi Davis and Stewart Wilson to ensure that our clients will continue to receive the same high-quality service which they have come to expect," said Lara Oerter.
KinderSystems (www.KinderSystems.com) is the leading provider of subsidy management software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to state agencies, Head Start programs and child care providers. Built and supported by industry experts, KinderSystems envisions a world where all families, no matter their income level, have access to high quality child care. Hundreds of agencies in the publicly funded child care sector use KinderSystems applications via the cloud or mobile devices to streamline their operations, ensure compliance with government regulations, and meet the needs of the families they serve.
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New guidelines aim to accelerate multi-factor authentication deployment and adoption with FIDO security keys
DENVER, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Identiverse -- The FIDO Alliance today released new user experience (UX) guidelines to help accelerate deployment and adoption of multi-factor authentication (MFA) with FIDO security keys.
The FIDO Security Key UX Guidelines are available at https://fidoalliance.org/ux-guidelines/.
FIDO security keys – small, portable high-security devices that connect to a phone or computer via USB, Bluetooth or NFC – are considered by many to be the "gold standard" for multi-factor authentication. Simply touching this device during sign-in protects accounts from a targeted attack 100% of the time. Many services, including Twitter and Facebook, now offer the option to enable FIDO security keys for mobile and desktop access.
The aim of the FIDO Security Key UX Guidelines is to help online service providers design a better, more consistent user experience for the consumer security key audience and ultimately maximize adoption. The document provides UX guidelines for all major steps of a consumer's journey with FIDO security keys: awareness; consideration; enrollment; management; and authentication.
"Having reached widespread support for FIDO Authentication across the web, the FIDO Alliance is increasingly focused on ways to grow and ultimately reach mass adoption. One of our primary areas of focus towards this objective is making FIDO more usable and accessible," said Andrew Shikiar, executive director and CMO of the FIDO Alliance. "We've established a FIDO UX Task Force consisting of UX experts from around the globe to conduct research and provide guidance on how to optimize user journeys as users enroll in, and subsequently sign in, with FIDO in various use cases. Today's guidelines follow our first set of UX guidelines focused on the desktop authenticator user experience, with more to follow. I strongly encourage service providers to leverage these best practices when rolling out FIDO Authentication."
The guidelines were created by the FIDO Alliance UX Task Force in partnership with usability research firm Blink UX. They conducted formal research of FIDO user journeys and actively engaged with FIDO Alliance stakeholders to establish these FIDO security key UX best practices. The guidelines were developed following multiple sessions of moderated and unmoderated consumer research conducted by Blink UX, in collaboration with FIDO UX Task Force members.
Attending Identiverse? Learn more about the guidelines today, June 22, during the session "Optimizing UX for FIDO Security Keys" at 12:00 pm MDT.
The FIDO UX Task Force for this project was established to develop best UX practices for implementing MFA with FIDO security keys for consumer web-based sites on desktops/laptops across platforms. Member volunteers for this project included product and design leaders from Feitian, Google, IBM, Idemia, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Meta, Microsoft, NIST, OneSpan North America, Onfido, Trusona, Trustkey, Visa, VMware, and Yubico.
The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance was formed in July 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication technologies, and remedy the problems users face with creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. By harnessing the collective expertise of hundreds of leading technology, consumer services and government organizations, the FIDO Alliance is enabling simpler and stronger online experiences and more secure online identities and devices. The FIDO Alliance creates and publishes specifications, executes rigorous certification programs and educates consumers in order to build confidence and trust in FIDO Certified products and services.
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Starbucks adds new summer drinks to its menu
Published: Jun. 22, 2022 at 10:40 AM EDT|Updated: 8 minutes ago
(CNN) - Starbucks has added two new summer drinks to the menu.
First is the Pineapple Passionfruit, which is just like it sounds. The flavors of each fruit is hand-shaken with real diced fruit chunks.
The other new drink is the Paradise Drink Refresher, which is the Pineapple Passionfruit plus coconut milk.
Along with the delicious drinks, there is also a new sandwich made with chicken, egg and maple butter on a toasted oat biscuit roll.
Starbucks has also added a cookies and cream cake pop.
All these new items will stay on the permanent Starbucks menu.
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LGBTQ+ group launched for players, professionals in football
An organisation for LGBTQ+ professionals in the football industry was launched on Thursday with the aim to provide further support for players, coaches, referees and others employed in the game. The group, called LGBTQ+ Professionals in Football Collective, has 20 founding members including Leatherhead manager Luke Tuffs, Women's...
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it will have erased its backlog of last season's tax returns by the end of this week.
And with 143 million returns from this year's tax season processed so far, agency officials say there's a greater likelihood of being caught up on processing all returns by the end of this year.
The agency has faced a well-publicized backlog of tens of millions of tax returns and clogged customer service phone systems, which leaders have attributed to decades of underfunding and antiquated internal computer systems.
“To date, more than twice as many returns await processing compared to a typical year at this point in the calendar year, although the IRS has worked through almost a million more returns to date than it had at this time last year," the agency said in statement Tuesday.
Administering pandemic-related programs — including stimulus checks and advanced Child Tax Credit payments — imposed a new workload on the agency over the past two years.
That's on top of an IRS workforce that is the same size it was in 1970, though the U.S. population has grown exponentially and the U.S. tax code has become increasingly complicated.
A Treasury official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said agency employees have worked 500,000 overtime hours to bring down the backlog.
Agency officials have been asking Congress for increased funding for the agency.
During the 2020 budget year, the IRS processed more than 240 million tax returns and issued roughly $736 billion in refunds, including $268 billion in stimulus payments, according to the latest IRS data.
In that same time frame, 59.5 million people called or visited an IRS office.
In a joint letter addressed to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who heads the Senate Finance Committee, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said Tuesday that the agency has provided over $298 billion in refunds to Americans this year, and electronic returns without errors have been processed within 8 to 21 days.
“Despite this progress, there are real challenges ahead,” the letter said. "Because the IRS entered this filing season with a significant backlog, millions of paper returns received in 2022 have not yet been processed."
The agency has been working to catch up to the ever-mounting pile of work. The agency entered this year’s tax filing season with 8 million unprocessed returns from 2021, and by the end of this week will have polished off the last of those that didn’t contain taxpayer errors, it says.
Last week, the agency unveiled voice bots to help eligible taxpayers easily verify their identity to set up or modify a payment plan while avoiding long wait times.
And in March, the agency announced plans to hire 10,000 new workers. Thus far 1,500 new workers have been hired, according to Treasury. | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/nation-world/irs-tax-returns-erases-last-year-backlog-still-faces-2022-crush/507-55a35bc4-f3b6-4122-8c9c-6ace4ab01b2f | 2022-06-22T14:52:05Z | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/nation-world/irs-tax-returns-erases-last-year-backlog-still-faces-2022-crush/507-55a35bc4-f3b6-4122-8c9c-6ace4ab01b2f | true | 32 |
Red Bull Racing suspends Juri Vips for using racial slur on Twitch
Junior driver will be investigated.Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips after he used a racial slur while streaming on Twitch.
On Monday, Vips streamed Call of Duty: Warzone with fellow Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson. As has been clipped, Vips cursed and said the n-word, to which Lawson replied "Juri!" and laughed.
Lawson also asked Vips to wear a pink Red Bull cap, to which he replied "No, that's gay". Lawson responded: "Juri, you can't say that".
A statement from Red Bull Racing says Vips has been suspended "from all team duties with immediate effect, pending a full investigation into the incident".
It continues: "As an organisation we condemn abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist language or behaviour within our organisation".
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) June 21, 2022
Vips apologised in an Instagram post. "I wish to unreservedly apologise for the offensive language used during a live gaming stream earlier today," he wrote.
"This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold. I deeply regret my actions and this is not the example I wish to set. I will cooperate with the investigation fully."
Vips is an Estonian racing driver currently competing in Formula 2 with Hitech Grand Prix.
He's not the only driver to spend his spare time on Twitch. Lando Norris, F1 driver for McLaren Racing, has 1.3m followers on Twitch and was recently featured by tech brand Elgato.
Sadly, though, Vips is not alone in his suspension. American racing driver Kyle Larson was suspended in 2020 after using a racial slur during an iRacing event. NBA player Meyers Leonard was suspended by Miami Heat and fined $50k by the NBA in 2021 for using an antisemitic slur during a Twitch stream, for which esports organisation FaZe Clan cut ties.
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Sartell City Staff Taking Over Operations of Community Center
SARTELL -- As the city of Sartell continues to create their own Parks Department, some changes are coming to the current Community Center Operations Agreement. Sartell Community Education has been handling the daily operations at the Community Center since 2019. City staff and Sartell-St. Stephen School District staff have...
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Powell: Fed will decide on rate hikes ‘meeting by meeting’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed’s determination to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank’s fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession.
Powell said the pace of future rate hikes will depend on whether — and how quickly — inflation starts to decline, something the Fed will assess on a “meeting by meeting” basis.
Its decision-making will be based on “the incoming data and the evolving outlook for the economy,” Powell said in prepared testimony to the Senate Banking Committee, which he is addressing as part of the Fed’s semiannual policy report to Congress.
Powell’s testimony comes a week after the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point, its biggest hike in nearly three decades, to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%. With inflation worsening, the Fed’s policymakers also forecast a more accelerated pace of rate hikes this year and next than they had predicted three months ago, with its key rate reaching 3.8% by the end of 2023. That would be its highest level in 15 years.
Concerns are growing that with inflation at a four-decade high, the Fed will end up tightening credit so much as to cause a recession. This week, Goldman Sachs estimated the likelihood of a recession at 30% over the next year and at 48% over the next two years.
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Sobeys recently decided to dump Air Miles and start its own loyalty program. Empire Co. Ltd., Sobeys’ parent company, is joining the Bank of Nova Scotia and Cineplex as co-owners of the Scene+ program.
This move by Sobeys is no coincidence. As we brace for higher food prices and cope with a post-COVID-19 workforce still trying to figure things out, loyalty will probably be the next major battleground for Canadian grocers.
The Scene+ program at Sobeys will start in Atlantic Canada in a few months, and the cross-country rollout will be done by early 2023. The partnership with Air Miles will officially end soon after.
Since March 2020, 26 per cent of Canadians have switched the primary location where they regularly buy food, according to a recent poll by Angus Reid.
Having more people working from home has triggered behavioural changes in grocery shopping. And with food inflation at 10 per cent, consumers are either trading down or changing shopping habits almost weekly. With higher food prices, everything is negotiable.
Where people buy food and what they buy is constantly changing. So keeping customers engaged with brands and stores is going to be challenging over the next several years. That’s coupled with the fact that younger people are rarely dedicated to brands or stores.
That means encouraging consumer loyalty is a bigger issue now than ever.
Sobeys’ quick rollout will serve the company well since it needed a better loyalty program.
PC Optimum is by far the most popular program in Canada related to food sales. More than 63 per cent of Canadians use the Loblaws program, followed by Air Miles at only 18.3 per cent, according to a recent survey by Caddle. The current Scene program is sixth on the list: just 1.9 per cent of Canadians use it.
The gap between PC Optimum and the rest of the field is enormous.
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But the fact that Metro, one of Sobeys’ main competitors in Eastern Canada, also had a deal with Air Miles was becoming increasingly awkward in an era in which getting customers back, and back again, is challenging. The market just isn’t the same as it was in 2020 when the pandemic started. Consumers are economically challenged in many ways, and a strong loyalty program can allow Sobeys to empathize with a struggling public.
With higher prices and an acute focus on private labels, Loblaws and its PC Optimum program clearly have an advantage that Sobeys wanted to address. While Sobeys is getting its private-label act together, it also needs a program to push its brands like Compliments and Panache. Loblaws’ private labelling strategy, along with President’s Choice and No Name, left the competition in the dust.
Only time will tell what the program will look like and how it will encourage consumers to shop more often at Sobeys. But seeing Empire/Sobeys, a Nova Scotia-based company, partner with the Bank of Nova Scotia was anything but a surprise.
Even if Scene doesn’t have the clout of PC Optimum, it has the potential to do well. Scene has 10 million members, but the brand’s awareness is lacklustre and few use the points. Sobeys’ network could change that. .
For Sobeys, working with Air Miles was like rowing against the current. Sobeys was likely just waiting for its contractual obligations to end so it could adopt a program it can better control. | https://www.wellandtribune.ca/opinion/contributors/2022/06/22/why-sobeys-had-to-dump-air-miles-reward-program.html | 2022-06-22T14:55:34Z | https://www.wellandtribune.ca/opinion/contributors/2022/06/22/why-sobeys-had-to-dump-air-miles-reward-program.html | false | 5 |
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Multiple award-winning artiste, Sarkodie, has defended the stingy tag Ghanaians have hanged around his neck in a latest international interview.
It is a widely held opinion that Sarkodie does not give out financial assistance to his fans, unlike other top artistes who use the least opportunity to ‘make money rain’.
However, speaking with South Africa’s biggest podcast platform, Podcast and Chill, he reiterated that “money not be problem”, but is it not in his nature to show off.
He defended that he has been of immense help to people behind the scene, quoted to have said “I’m not stingy; I just don’t like giving money on camera.”
To him, publicising his generosity is tantamount to disrespecting the beneficiary.
He revealed he lives a personal life aside showbiz, and that is where his generous self is at its best.
Sarkodie believes most artistes sway music lovers with money, the reason they cannot be criticised negatively.
“I think Africans, I won’t say Ghanaians, love that when people come and throw money; those are the people they like even when they have bad intentions you like them and you end up being in trouble”. | https://www.adomonline.com/im-not-stingy-i-just-dont-like-giving-money-on-camera-sarkodie-defends/ | 2022-06-22T15:00:37Z | https://www.adomonline.com/im-not-stingy-i-just-dont-like-giving-money-on-camera-sarkodie-defends/ | false | 3 |
Equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD – Get Rating) in a research report issued on Wednesday, The Fly reports. The brokerage set an “overweight” rating on the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock.
Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $180.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 22nd. Piper Sandler raised shares of Advanced Micro Devices from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $98.00 to $140.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 17th. Barclays lowered shares of Advanced Micro Devices from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $148.00 to $115.00 in a report on Thursday, March 31st. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Advanced Micro Devices from $160.00 to $145.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 4th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Advanced Micro Devices presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.15.
AMD stock opened at $83.79 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $93.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $112.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 2.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. Advanced Micro Devices has a 12 month low of $79.43 and a 12 month high of $164.46. The company has a market capitalization of $135.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.86.
In other Advanced Micro Devices news, EVP Mark D. Papermaster sold 20,180 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.00, for a total transaction of $2,522,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Edward Caldwell sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.28, for a total transaction of $1,092,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 4,672 shares in the company, valued at $510,556.16. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 79,146 shares of company stock worth $8,560,700. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Advanced Micro Devices in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cordasco Financial Network raised its holdings in Advanced Micro Devices by 287.5% during the 1st quarter. Cordasco Financial Network now owns 279 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Sycomore Asset Management acquired a new stake in Advanced Micro Devices during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 69.61% of the company’s stock.
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People should not fear, the negotiating framework cannot be approved unless we say ‘yes’. No negotiations have taken place by force, says President Stevo Pendarovski.
Speaking on Tuesday about the French proposal on the “24 Analysis” show, Pendarovski said that they still have not seen a written document.
I do not know, Bulgarians have probably got it because they are an EU member state. What the French did as a proposal was submitted to COREPER. The session on that proposal started at 7 pm yesterday. Bulgaria is in a chaotic situation these days, and they again made demands yesterday that are absolutely nebulous. A session of the foreign affairs committee in the Bulgarian Parliament has been scheduled and they do not know if it will take place. In Sofia, according to our information, Petkov will want a vote of confidence in his government to take place, and then put that document to a session, said Pendarovski.
Our starting point, says Pendarovski, is that we do not want to see any asterisk or additional explanation for the Macedonian language. | https://english.republika.mk/news/macedonia/pendarovski-has-not-seen-the-french-proposal-either-no-negotiations-have-taken-place-by-force/ | 2022-06-22T15:02:23Z | https://english.republika.mk/news/macedonia/pendarovski-has-not-seen-the-french-proposal-either-no-negotiations-have-taken-place-by-force/ | false | 1 |
Organic Acidemia Association Provides Additional Support to Expand Fund
GERMANTOWN, Md. , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The HealthWell Foundation®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, has enhanced its homocystinuria fund to also provide financial assistance to patients living with organic acidemia. Through the Homocystinuria and Organic Acidemias Fund, HealthWell will provide up to $5,000 in copayment or premium assistance to eligible patients with annual household incomes up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level to obtain prescription medications for the treatment and management of their condition.
Kathy Stagni, Executive Director, Organic Acidemia Association, said, "OAA is honored to provide a financial contribution to support broadening this fund to include organic acidemias. Those living with the condition can be faced with a multitude of symptoms including breathing difficulties, vomiting, slow growth, and lethargy. Organic acidemia may also lead to neurological and physiological harm resulting in toxicity to organs. If undiagnosed and left untreated, the condition can be fatal. Accessing proper care and the ability to afford continued treatment are obstacles that many patients face. We applaud the HealthWell Foundation for recognizing this unmet need and for providing the financial resources these patients need to access lifesaving treatments."
According to the Organic Acidemia Association, organic acidemias are a group of inheritable genetic metabolic disorders in which there is a defect in protein metabolism where an essential enzyme is absent or malfunctioning. This defect results in a buildup of chemicals, in this case usually acids, on one side of the metabolic blockage and a deficiency of vital chemicals on the other. This causes an overdosage of one chemical (often toxic) and the shortage of another which is essential to normal body functioning.
The effect of the disorder will depend upon the age at which symptoms occur. Children with less severe forms of the conditions develop symptoms later. Characteristics of the conditions include general malaise, reluctance to feed, breathing problems, vomiting, hypotonia (floppiness) and/or spasticity (stiffness). Early detection and treatment can greatly mitigate the effects of the disorder.
"We are honored to welcome the Organic Acidemia Association as a valued contributor and alliance partner with their generous donation providing the support to expand the fund to include organic acidemias," said Krista Zodet, HealthWell Foundation President. "We are thrilled to be able to offer copayment and premium assistance through the fund to assist this patient population in accessing life-changing, potentially lifesaving, treatments they otherwise would forgo due to cost."
To determine eligibility and apply for financial assistance, visit HealthWell's Homocystinuria and Organic Acidemias Fund page. To learn how you can support this or other HealthWell programs, visit HealthWellFoundation.org.
A nationally recognized, independent non-profit organization founded in 2003, the HealthWell Foundation has served as a safety net across over 85 disease areas for more than 727,000 underinsured patients. Since its inception, HealthWell has provided over $2.7 billion in financial support through more than 1.1 million grants to access life-changing medical treatments patients otherwise would not be able to afford. HealthWell provides financial assistance to adults and children facing medical hardship resulting from gaps in their insurance that cause out-of-pocket medical expenses to escalate rapidly; HealthWell assists with the treatment-related cost-sharing obligations of these patients. HealthWell ranked 27th on the 2021 Forbes list of The 100 Largest U.S. Charities and was recognized for its 100 percent fundraising efficiency. For more information, visit www.HealthWellFoundation.org.
The Organic Acidemia Association (OAA) is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to empower families and health care professionals with knowledge in organic acidemia metabolic disorders. We support early intervention through expanded newborn screening, solicit contributions and distribute funding that supports research toward improved treatment and eventual cures in the areas of Organic Acid disorders. To learn more about OAA, visit: www.oaanews.org.
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(The Hill) – President Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend the federal gas and diesel taxes for the next three months, the latest effort by the White House to provide relief to Americans struggling with record-high gasoline prices.
Such a move, which is contingent on legislative action, would temporarily lift the 18-cent tax per gallon on gasoline and 24-cent tax per gallon on diesel during the summer months.
“A federal gas tax suspension alone won’t fix the problem we face, but it will provide families a little breathing room as we continue working to bring down prices for the long haul,” a senior administration official told reporters on a call previewing the announcement.
The official added that the three-month timeframe was specifically to address the surging gas demand during the summer months when travel increases. In the longer term, however, the official acknowledged the revenues from the tax are a vital source of infrastructure funding.
Biden will lay out the proposal in a speech from the White House on Wednesday afternoon during which he will also call on states to suspend their gas taxes or provide rebates or other forms of relief, the official said. Additionally, Biden is expected to call on oil refinery companies to take steps to boost production to help alleviate gas prices, which are averaging roughly $5 per gallon across the nation.
The Hill first reported last week that the White House was giving a closer look to the federal gas tax holiday as prices surged upward due to global energy disruptions caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Proponents of the tax holiday view it as a straightforward way to get consumers temporary relief from surging gas prices, though it depends on companies passing the savings on to consumers. The idea also has some prominent critics, with some like Obama economist Jason Furman arguing it could add to inflation.
The idea has divided Democrats, with some on Capitol Hill reacting cooly to the proposal because it would cut into a revenue source for road infrastructure projects.
“I’m glad that @POTUS is exploring ways to lower gas prices at the pump,” Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) tweeted Tuesday evening amid reports of Biden’s plans. “Still, suspending the primary way that we pay for infrastructure projects on our roads is a shortsighted and inefficient way to provide relief. We should explore other options for lowering energy costs.”
However, the senior administration official told reporters that Biden would ask Congress to replenish the Highway Trust Fund, which is supported by gas taxes, with other revenue in order to make it “whole” amid a gas tax suspension. The White House estimates it would take about $10 billion to do so.
The official also addressed concerns the suspension contradicted the White House’s stated goal of transitioning to renewable energy, with a goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
“This is not a stepping back from the president’s commitment to transition to a clean energy economy, not a stepping back from any of his climate goals,” the official said. “It’s a recognition of the really unique moment that we are in students whose invasion of Ukraine and the stabilization of energy markets in the short term.”
It’s unclear how well Biden’s plea will be received on Capitol Hill, or how quickly lawmakers may move to pass legislation. Similar bills have already been introduced in Congress.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is separately holding a meeting with oil executives on Thursday to discuss ways to reduce gasoline and diesel prices, after Biden sent a letter to seven major companies demanding they take action to help lower costs for consumers.
In recent weeks, members of the progressive wing of the Democratic party in Congress have called on the president to impose a windfall profits tax on major oil companies and pass the revenues onto consumers. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif,) said last week that proponents of the tax were encouraged by Biden’s recent rhetoric, particularly a letter in which he called on major oil companies to step up production.
However, officials on the call were noncommittal about a potential windfall tax on top of a potential gas tax suspension, saying only that in remarks later Wednesday, “the President will speak to the importance of companies taking their record profits and investing them to expand supply and capacity.”.
“We see [suspending the gas tax] as part of a suite of policies that are designed to provide that relief including policies that focus on the supply side,” the official added.
A number of states have already suspended their gas taxes, including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and New York. Over the weekend, the Virginia senate defeated a proposed amendment by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to suspend the state’s gas tax for three months. | https://whnt.com/news/biden-to-call-on-congress-to-suspend-gas-tax-for-three-months/ | 2022-06-22T15:10:45Z | https://whnt.com/news/biden-to-call-on-congress-to-suspend-gas-tax-for-three-months/ | true | 22 |
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A deputy was fatally shot while being “ambushed” when he approached a home in South Carolina where someone called about a domestic disturbance, authorities said Wednesday.
Spartanburg County Deputy Austin Derek Aldridge was shot as he approached the home around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Kevin Bobo said.
The suspect then drove off and tried to evade a traffic stop, wrecking his vehicle and running into a wooded area before he was wounded in an exchange of gunfire. Identified as Duane Heard, he was arrested and hospitalized with two gunshot wounds, according to authorities.
Aldridge, 25, died just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night “from an injury received after being ambushed,” County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said in a news release Wednesday.
Neighbors shared descriptions of the suspect and his vehicle, and a deputy soon caught up with him. Bobo said Heard acted like he was going to surrender, then fired at the deputy trying to pull him over. The man then continued to drive, wrecked his vehicle, fired at deputies and ran into the woods.
Sheriff Chuck Wright said that Heard was found lying next to a rifle and was still in the hospital as of Tuesday night.
As is standard with officer-involved shootings, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating.
“He was ambushed, he was shot,” Wright said of Aldridge, who had been with the department for about three years. "I’ll trust Christ in this. I’m confused. I’m hurt. I’m angry.” | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/South-Carolina-deputy-killed-in-ambush-suspect-17257771.php | 2022-06-22T15:11:51Z | https://www.milfordmirror.com/news/article/South-Carolina-deputy-killed-in-ambush-suspect-17257771.php | false | 16 |
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Wednesday unveiled plans for a Bill of Rights it says will strengthen free speech and the power of Parliament — but that critics argue will rip up human rights protections for ordinary people.
The government published the bill days after courts in the U.K. and Europe, on human rights grounds, stopped Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative administration deporting people seeking asylum in Britain to Rwanda.
If approved by Parliament — where it faces a battle — the legislation will raise the bar for bringing human rights legal claims. It will reduce the ability of foreign nationals convicted of a crime in Britain to challenge deportation on the basis of their human rights.
The government says the goal is to reduce “trivial” and “frivolous” claims.
The law will also give British courts the power to ignore rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, currently the ultimate arbiter of rights law for dozens of countries, including the U.K. It was an ECHR judge who ruled last week that an Iraqi man shouldn’t be sent to Rwanda under the government’s controversial deportation plan, a judgment that led to the flight being grounded.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the bill, which would replace the U.K.’s Human Rights Act, would “curb abuses of the system and inject a bit more common sense” into human rights law.
He told lawmakers that the law was designed to rein in “elastic interpretations” of human rights that have developed through court rulings without “meaningful democratic oversight” by the House of Commons.
Raab said Britain would retain its “fundamental commitment” to the European Convention on Human Rights, but its move could set it on a collision course with the Council of Europe, which oversees the Strasbourg-based rights court.
The government depicted the Bill of Rights as an assertion of British sovereignty in the wake of the country’s departure from the European Union. However, the European Court of Human Rights is unconnected to the EU; it is an international tribunal supported by 46 countries.
Rights groups said the government’s move would remove some of the main tools the public has to hold the powerful to account, by raising the bar for human rights claims and weakening an obligation on public bodies to actively protect human rights.
Sacha Deshmukh, chief executive of Amnesty International U.K., said “the public is being stripped of its most powerful tool to challenge wrongdoing by the government and other public bodies.”
Stephanie Boyce, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, said the Bill of Rights was “a lurch backwards for British justice.”
“Authorities may begin to consider some rights violations as acceptable, because these could no longer be challenged under the bill of rights despite being against the law,” she said. | https://whnt.com/news/international/ap-international/uk-plans-to-rewrite-human-rights-law-critics-cry-foul/ | 2022-06-22T15:12:37Z | https://whnt.com/news/international/ap-international/uk-plans-to-rewrite-human-rights-law-critics-cry-foul/ | true | 34 |
Georgia Supreme Court overturns Justin Ross Harris’ murder conviction in his son’s hot-car death
By Tina Burnside, CNN
Georgia’s highest court has overturned the murder conviction of Justin Ross Harris, the father sentenced to life without parole for the 2014 hot car death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.
In an opinion issued on Wednesday, the Georgia Supreme Court stated that evidence submitted by the state during Ross’ trial regarding his “numerous sexual dalliances and escapades and his desire to act on ongoing sexual communications and solicitations with other women” as the driving force behind his decision to kill his son had unfair prejudicial impact on the jury.
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For the readers interested in the stock health of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST). It is currently valued at $16.47. When the transactions were called off in the previous session, Stock hit the highs of $17.085, after setting-off with the price of $16.40. Company’s stock value dipped to $16.27 during the trading on the day. When the trading was stopped its value was $16.20.Recently in News on May 5, 2022, Host Hotels & Resorts Provides Updated First Quarter 2022 Investor Presentation. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: HST), the nation’s largest lodging real estate investment trust (the “Company”), today provided an updated investor presentation for first quarter 2022 results. The investor presentation can be found on the Investor Relations section on the company’s website at https://www.hosthotels.com/investor-relations/investor-presentation. You can read further details here
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. had a pretty Dodgy run when it comes to the market performance. The 1-year high price for the company’s stock is recorded $21.63 on 05/05/22, with the lowest value was $16.03 for the same time period, recorded on 01/28/22.
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Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST) full year performance was -6.58%
Price records that include history of low and high prices in the period of 52 weeks can tell a lot about the stock’s existing status and the future performance. Presently, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. shares are logging -23.86% during the 52-week period from high price, and 12.27% higher than the lowest price point for the same timeframe. The stock’s price range for the 52-week period managed to maintain the performance between $14.67 and $21.63.
The company’s shares, operating in the sector of Real Estate managed to top a trading volume set approximately around 11805629 for the day, which was evidently higher, when compared to the average daily volumes of the shares.
When it comes to the year-to-date metrics, the Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST) recorded performance in the market was -5.29%, having the revenues showcasing -10.73% on a quarterly basis in comparison with the same period year before. At the time of this writing, the total market value of the company is set at 12.11B, as it employees total of 160 workers.
Analysts verdict on Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST)
During the last month, 0 analysts gave the Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. a BUY rating, 0 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 0 analysts were recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 0 of the polled analysts provided SELL rating.
According to the data provided on Barchart.com, the moving average of the company in the 100-day period was set at 18.92, with a change in the price was noted -0.58. In a similar fashion, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. posted a movement of -3.40% for the period of last 100 days, recording 9,199,605 in trading volumes.
Total Debt to Equity Ratio (D/E) can also provide valuable insight into the company’s financial health and market status. The debt to equity ratio can be calculated by dividing the present total liabilities of a company by shareholders’ equity. Debt to Equity thus makes a valuable metrics that describes the debt, company is using in order to support assets, correlating with the value of shareholders’ equity The total Debt to Equity ratio for HST is recording 0.65 at the time of this writing. In addition, long term Debt to Equity ratio is set at 0.65.
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST): Technical Analysis
Raw Stochastic average of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. in the period of last 50 days is set at 7.36%. The result represents downgrade in oppose to Raw Stochastic average for the period of the last 20 days, recording 7.90%. In the last 20 days, the company’s Stochastic %K was 4.43% and its Stochastic %D was recorded 4.77%.
Let’s take a glance in the erstwhile performances of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., multiple moving trends are noted. Year-to-date Price performance of the company’s stock appears to be encouraging, given the fact the metric is recording -5.29%. Additionally, trading for the stock in the period of the last six months notably improved by 4.84%, alongside a downfall of -6.58% for the period of the last 12 months. The shares increased approximately by -3.85% in the 7-day charts and went up by -15.32% in the period of the last 30 days. Common stock shares were lifted by -10.73% during last recorded quarter. | https://investchronicle.com/2022/06/22/host-hotels-resorts-inc-hst-up-ahead-of-its-competition/ | 2022-06-22T15:12:48Z | https://investchronicle.com/2022/06/22/host-hotels-resorts-inc-hst-up-ahead-of-its-competition/ | false | 19675 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s Groundhog Day at the IRS.
After digging out of a daunting backlog from 2021, the agency has an even bigger backup for this tax season than it did a year ago and its pace for processing paper returns is slowing down, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday.
The National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent watchdog within the IRS, also said taxpayers are experiencing longer wait times on the telephone, and delays in processing paper returns have been running six months to one year.
The report on taxpayer challenges, which must be submitted twice a year to Congress, comes one day after the Internal Revenue Service announced that it is on track to eliminate its 2021 backlog of tax returns this week.
The Objectives Report to Congress contains proposals for lawmakers to consider going forward.
“When I released my Annual Report to Congress six months ago, I wrote that ‘Paper is the IRS’s Kryptonite, and the agency is still buried in it,’" National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins wrote in the report. “Fast forward to this Objectives Report: It’s Groundhog Day.”
She added: “At the end of May, the IRS had a larger backlog of paper tax returns than it did a year ago, and its pace of processing paper tax returns was slowing.”
Collins, who serves as an IRS ombudsman, said of the agency's problems: “The math is daunting."
According to the report, at the end of May the agency had a backlog of 21.3 million unprocessed paper tax returns, an increase of 1.3 million over the same time last year. The agency fell short on its goal to bring on 5,473 new employees to process returns, with just 2,056 employees hired.
Additionally, phone wait times increased to 29 minutes on average, compared with last year's 20-minute average wait time.
“That the backlog continues to grow is deeply concerning, primarily because millions of taxpayers have been waiting six months or more to receive their refunds,” Collins said.
In a joint letter addressed to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who heads the Senate Finance Committee, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said that roughly six to eight IRS employees manually handle each paper return that is filed.
“What the agency requires to avoid a crisis like this in the future is sustained, multi-year funding to invest in overhauling antiquated technology, improving taxpayer service, and increasing voluntary compliance,” the letter said.
“Those resources will be crucial to automating operations to increase efficiency.”
The Taxpayer Advocate report said credit is due to agency leadership for the burden it carries with “an extraordinarily complicated tax code," antiquated technology, inadequate staffing and lingering challenges that have come from distributing COVID-19 related programs.
“Despite these challenges, the tax system, as a whole, has held up well during the past two years," the report said. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Groundhog-Day-at-IRS-Returns-pile-up-phone-17257861.php | 2022-06-22T15:18:06Z | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Groundhog-Day-at-IRS-Returns-pile-up-phone-17257861.php | false | 33 |
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$3.2M settlement reached in police killing of Daunte Wright
A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser.
The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright’s death, according to a statement Tuesday night from attorneys representing Wright’s family.
Wright was shot once in the chest by Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter, who is white, after the 20-year-old was stopped for expired registration tags in April 2021. The former officer was subsequently convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Potter is heard on video yelling “Taser” several times just before she fires her pistol.
Wright’s family members “hope and believe the measures of change to policing, policies and training will create important improvements to the community in Daunte’s name,” said co-counsel Antonio M. Romanucci. “Nothing can bring him back, but the family hopes his legacy is a positive one and prevents any other family from enduring the type of grief they will live with for the rest of their lives.”
The Associated Press left a message Wednesday seeking comment from the mayor’s office.
The shooting happened at a time of high tension in the area, with former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, standing trial just miles away for the killing of George Floyd, who was Black. Floyd’s May 2020 death prompted a reckoning over police brutality and discrimination involving people of color.
The fallout from Wright’s death led the Brooklyn Center City Council to pass a series of reforms, including the use of social workers and other trained professionals to respond to medical, mental health and social-needs calls that don’t require police.
The changes also prohibit police from making arrests for low-level offenses and require the city to use unarmed civilians to handle minor traffic violations.
The settlement is one of the largest involving police conduct Minnesota. Last year, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to Floyd’s family.
Minneapolis previously paid $20 million to the family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, after she called 911 to report a suspected assault behind her home in July 2017 and was fatally shot by Mohamed Noor, one of the officers who responded to her call. Noor is Somali American and Damond was white.
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Sharing Our Roots nonprofit expands land access for immigrant, newly emerging farmers
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — On a windy day outside in rural Northfield, Minn., a group of farmers from Sharing Our Roots in T-shirts and jeans walk through the rows of a neatly plowed field. New growth pokes through the soil, while in the distance sheep and lambs are grazing in a pasture that’s been restored as a result of attempts to improve topsoil health.
Though it’s been around for about 17 years, nonprofit Sharing Our Roots is trying something new this year. It’s creating a support system for beginning and newly emerging farmers and BIPOC farmers. It also teaches regenerative agriculture techniques while also addressing food insecurity within southern Minnesota.
Executive Director Rocky Casillas Aguirre said Sharing Our Roots opened up all of its 100 acres this year to prospective farmers in the area.
“Land access is the single largest barrier to emerging farmers and farmers of color,” Aguirre said. “A lot of these farmers can’t afford land in this area and maybe have farmed in other places, but not with long-term lease.”
He said for farmers to have food sovereignty — the right of people to have healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sustainable methods, and the right to define their food and agriculture systems — they need land.
So, Sharing Our Roots acts as a homebase for farmers for as long as they want to be a part of the project. Some move onto purchasing their own land and growing their business enterprise. Others stay and continue feeding their families right off the land.
This is Elkana Abobo’s second planting season with Sharing Our Roots. He grows tomatoes, sweet potatoes and corn. He also planted traditional Kenyan vegetables, such as managu, African nightshade and chinsaga, or African spider flower as it is sometimes called in the U.S.
“It’s not easy to get in the market,” Abobo said. “Unless the Africans have planted them, harvested them and they have enough they can take to the market and sell them there.”
Abobo’s neighbors in the plot are Araceli Baez and Vicky Agapito from Veracruz, Mexico. They’re busy planting onions, tomatoes, cilantro, beans, flowers and jalapeno peppers. Baez said that the types of plants they grow taste different from what they even find at their local store.
Mostly, Baez said that she was more excited about being able to be outside with their friends after two years of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and that they’re growing food together.
“Everything is natural and organic,” she said. “Organic food is more expensive, here we plant everything. It’s not too expensive for us because we’re here, everything [is] here.”
Executive Director Aguirre said by removing barriers, the farmers can have a voice in what foods they eat and grow, which is essential in addressing long-standing disparities in rural food systems.
“If you don’t have long term access to a space, you can’t really invest in that space, or have any sense of stability to be able to grow a business,” he said. “To give them that sense of security and stability, to be able to do something for themselves and be able to build wealth or equity from the work that they’re doing.”
Lack of food access in southern Minnesota disproportionately affects immigrants, BIPOC and low-income families. From conversations with community members, Aguirre said Sharing Our Roots identified reliable transportation, language barriers and high costs of groceries as common problems they encounter in food access.
Supplying the land, support and resources, the farmers are empowered and take care of the rest.
“Our community can feed itself,” Aguirre said. “There’s no need to do any importing or exporting of food. We can all grow it here. It’s just a matter of putting capital and resources in the right places and for us right now, it’s really empowering families to be able to produce their own food.”
The demand for access to healthy foods was seen especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharing Our Roots focused on producing and distributing healthy foods to families in five Northfield-Faribault neighborhoods. Volunteers planted culturally specific foods on the farm, and during the summers, made weekly deliveries.
During the last two years, Sharing Our Roots delivered more than 2,250 pounds of vegetables to more than 200 households and more than 1,000 pounds of chicken to residents.
The new farmers also learn conservation practices to help restore soil health and water quality. Aguirre said it’s part of the effort in reversing the effects of climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing flooding and healing ecosystems affected by industrial agriculture.
“Before Sharing Our Roots purchased this land, it was conventional corn and soybeans for like 20 or 30 years,” he said. “So it looked just like every other farm in this area. Some of my work has been to document the return of wildlife to this space, which is an indicator that our regenerative practices do help with land restoration.”
There are 14 farmers in this year’s cohort, working and cultivating the land, as well as raising livestock such as cows and chickens. Another group of local farmers are also raising sheep to rent out to power companies to eat weeds on solar farms.
Working together in the plots helped the group members build a community. Were it not for this project, the farmers would never have met.
Elkana Abobo said not only did he make friends, but he’s able to provide for his family. One day, Abobo said, he dreams of building on the skills he learned and earned from farming at Sharing Our Roots, and building his wealth. One day, he aspires to own a farm of his own.
“The experience that I’m learning here is that to empower other people, and we can be able to have enough food that we can supply also to the communities,” Abobo said. “Also, we can sell and save some money.”
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Cuban-American artist Yunior Rebollar exhibits in Park Rapids after time in Minneapolis
Cuban-American artist Yunior Rebollar recently relocated to Osage.
That’s right. Little ol’ Osage of rural, northern Minnesota.
This summer, the Nemeth Art Center of Park Rapids was the first to showcase his art regionally. Rebollar’s exhibit, entitled “Foreshadows,” is on display through July 2.
Rebollar is from a small municipality called El Cotorro in La Habana, Cuba.
They were the only Black family in his neighborhood. Revolutionists were neighbors with counter-revolutionists, but they spoke easily and openly with each other, Rebollar recalled.
His parents worked for the government; his father was a telecommunications engineer.
“We’re talking Cuba in the ’80s. There were a lot of things happening, politically speaking, and so coming into and out of Cuba, this was a privilege that you gained only by working for the government. We’re talking after the revolution, so all these limitations were already in play about Cubans not being able to travel,” he recalled.
Rebollar said he speaks English because his parents traveled to embassies around the world. “English was the easiest bridge between them and the culture that they approached.”
His family’s openness to eclectic cultures would pave the way for Rebollar’s creative expression.
On the Nemeth’s Instagram account, he wrote, “That exposed me and my family to all kinds of information about what was happening in the rest of the world, which filled my imagination and gave me an uncommon sense of freedom.”
At his artist reception June 11 at Nemeth, Rebollar said, “We’re diplomats, as a nation.”
An island has a limited capacity for population, he continued, so its people must explore and migrate.
Time in Minneapolis
In 2015, Rebollar was part of the U.S. Cuba Artist Exchange, a non-political, non-governmental and nonprofit organization that supports artists in both countries to connect through art.
“I was a producer and translator for them, and I was also working as an artist, connecting people and going all over Cuba bringing up new art,” he said.
Rebollar received a five-year visa from the U.S. embassy to visit Minneapolis through the exchange program.
“That’s how I met my wife.”
Jovan C. Speller is an accomplished Minnesota-based artist and photographer. Her exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, titled “Nurturing, and Other Rituals of Protection,” runs through June 26.
They have two children: Silas, 4, and Felix, 2.
“Being a dad has filled my life with joy,” he shared to Nemeth’s Instagram. “These kids keep my senses sharp and my mind focused. They are the strongest motivation for all of my work.”
Between 2015 and 2020, Rebollar split his time between Cuba and Minnesota. His solo exhibition at the Nemeth is his first personal show in more than a decade. And moving to Osage was the beginning.
His artistic process
At a young age, Rebollar collected notebooks that his parents were using for agendas.
“I don’t know why I got so into that. All I wanted was to have one to draw on,” he recalled.
To this day, Rebollar said he is “quietly obsessed with paper and pencil sets.”
Rebollar is a mixed media artist, primarily working in portrait drawing and digital art manipulation.
In the Nemeth exhibit, the work “focuses on closing gaps and building bridges to both real and futuristic representations of Blackness.”
Rebollar said Cuban women — his mom, sister, aunts and grandmother — tended to have these “visions” that were “very descriptive.”
Rebollar said this exhibit is largely focused on female subjects because of that. “The women in my family were always a container of love and knowledge. I’m the person that I am because of the women in my family,” he said. “I’m really motivated by my wife, too.”
Through Speller, they met Aaron Spangler, a Nemeth board member and Park Rapids artist. Spangler encouraged them to consider the Park Rapids area in their search for a new home.
When asked about living in Osage, Rebollar said, “It’s great. I see human beings being human beings around me. I’m like, I don’t need you to accept me all the time,” he said.
Rebollar wants northern Minnesota to see his images of Blackness.
“This is not in Cuba. I can’t see this in Cuba. Nobody makes this. Nobody celebrates Blackness in this way,” he said.
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Two Harbors City Council pressures mayor to resign
TWO HARBORS — At a meeting that only obliquely referred to the allegations against him, officials on Monday asked embattled Mayor Chris Swanson to step down.
City Council members voted 6-0 to ask Swanson to quit his post. Their resolution isn’t legally binding — councilors don’t have the authority to fire Swanson — and the mayor is already set to face a recall election in August, but councilor after councilor repeated essentially the same message: They want him out.
“We have work that needs to be done, and for the last six months it has been nearly impossible for our city to move forward on anything,” Robin Glaser, the council’s vice president, said in a crowded council chambers, claiming it would take years for the city to be respected again. “If the mayor truly cares about the community, he would step down and let the healing begin.”
Swanson himself was absent. He said earlier this month that he does not plan to resign.
Other council members on Monday echoed Glaser’s sentiment, claiming that it had been difficult to conduct city business over the past few months.
“It’s divided us, and I think it’s time for the mayor to resign,” Councilor Miles Woodruff said. Last month, the council voted 6-1 to authorize a recall election later this summer. The lone “no” vote was Swanson himself.
Each councilor who spoke before and after their symbolic vote Monday stopped short of explicating any specific misgivings with Swanson.
Still, an opinion authored by city attorney Timothy Costley and a certificate submitted to city administrators by petitioners who prompted the August recall vote shed plenty of light.
Costley concluded that Swanson repeatedly used his position “for personal benefit or business interest” and violated Two Harbors’ city code, its communications policy, or both on five separate occasions:
- An appearance on a podcast to tout his plan for an underwater hotel in Lake Superior
- A 2017 incident in which Swanson reportedly used information told to him in confidence, as mayor, to influence his wife to buy the Lou’s Fish House building
- When the mayor used his mayoral email address and title to solicit money for the Friends of the Bandshell Park nonprofit. The organization was reportedly paying Garage Starts, a company that listed Swanson as CEO on its website, to help raise money for a public performing arts center
- When Swanson solicited investors for the underwater hotel via a website that claimed “Mayor Swanson will be in touch.”
- And when he tweeted about wanting to create an official Two Harbors cryptocurrency as a source of city revenue and promoted Garage Starts, a company that listed Swanson as its CEO on its website.
The grievances outlined by recall petitioners overlap somewhat with the ones Costley analyzed for the city. They also take issue with the bandshell fundraising, the website, Lou’s purchase, and the podcast appearance, but allege “serious malfeasance” on Swanson’s part in two further instances:
- When he urged the council to vote to authorize a letter of support for the city to host the Festival of Sail about a month after his daughter formed a nonprofit to organize the event.
- And when Swanson “repeatedly promoted” on Twitter a nonprofit for which he was a board member.
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The ENA Foundation Awards were bestowed to ENA members for their significant contributions
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, the ENA Foundation announced the latest recipients of its Cornerstone Award and Keystone Award which will be presented during Emergency Nursing 2022 in Denver to two longtime ENA members.
Cornerstone Award recipient Patti Kunz Howard, PhD, RN, CEN, CPEN, TCRN, BE-BC, FAEN, FAAN, of Kentucky, is being honored for her significant contributions to the ENA Foundation throughout her ENA tenure. Patti is known as a strong advocate for the ENA Foundation who relentlessly encourages her local and state chapters to engage in fundraising efforts and Foundation-sponsored challenges. In addition to her own personal donations and encouraging others to participate, Patti has served on the ENA Foundation Board of Trustees including a term as the chairperson in 2009. During her two terms as ENA president, Patti was a loud voice for the Foundation and urged members to support the advancement of research and education. She proudly developed an annual ENA Foundation scholarship in honor of her late father, Charles Kunz, solidifying her commitment to maintaining a legacy of giving.
Keystone Award recipient Joan Somes, PhD, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, RN-BC, FAEN, of Minnesota, is being honored for her undisputed willingness to support the ENA Foundation. Joan annually donates to the ENA Foundation in support of its mission but will go above and beyond the call by making an additional donation to push a state-level scholarship beyond the minimum threshold. Joan's competitive side is made clear as she continuously checks where Minnesota ENA ranks and encourages additional donations from local and state members to boost giving. She identifies unique ways to raise additional funds such as high tea fundraisers, CEN reviews and silent auctions. Joan also donates her time by attending other chapter's events to assist leaders in finding ways to increase their fundraising efforts.
"All of the support the ENA Foundation is capable of providing emergency nurses wouldn't be possible without dedicated members like Patti and Joan," said ENA Foundation Chair Jeff Solheim, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CFRN, FAEN, FAAN. "Both are so deserving of these awards, and I can't thank them enough for their endless contributions to this great Foundation we have. Their generous giving has supported many emergency nurses who were seeking to advance their education or gained help to attend ENA's annual conferences."
The awards are given to an individual or organization – such as a corporation, non-profit partner, or ENA Council or Chapter – who has made significant contributions to the Foundation over the course of their lifetime. This includes ongoing contributions to a Foundation committee, sustained contributions on a local, national or global level, continued advocacy on behalf of the Foundation, and the significant donation of time, resources and funds to philanthropic activities benefitting the emergency nursing community and communities at large.
The ENA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, is the philanthropic arm of the Emergency Nurses Association. The Foundation fuels the future of emergency nursing with a mission focused on providing academic scholarships and research grants to emergency nurses. Since 1991, the ENA Foundation has awarded approximately $5.3 million to more than 2,300 emergency nurses to help them earn degrees, expand their skills through continuing education and conduct research projects directly related to emergency nursing and led by nurse researchers.
The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership. Founded in 1970, ENA has proven to be an indispensable resource to the global emergency nursing community. With more than 50,000 members worldwide, ENA advocates for patient safety, develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines, and guides emergency health care public policy. ENA members have expertise in triage, patient care, disaster preparedness, and all aspects of emergency care. Additional information is available at www.ena.org.
ENA Media Contact:
Dan Campana
Director of Communications
847-460-4017
dan.campana@ena.org
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Chelsea’s Kounde transfer boost as Barcelona PULL OUT, Rabiot and Militao LATEST, Richarlison ‘£50m bid prepared’
CHELSEA look set to rival Manchester United for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot, according to reports.
Elsewhere, the Blues have been handed a mega boost in their pursuit of Jules Kounde, with Barcelona said to have pulled out of the race to sign the Frenchman.
The Catalans are said to be unable to afford Sevilla's £65m asking price, particularly as they are looking to sign two-time Fifa Best Award winner Robert Lewandowski.
And Chelsea are reportedly willing to make a £50million bid for Everton forward Richarlison.
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Chelsea only FOURTH favourites for title
Manchester City and Liverpool are favourites to be crowned 2022-23 Premier League champions.
That's according to bookmakers Betfair, who are predicting another two-horse race with Pep Guardiola's Citizens available at 4/7 and Liverpool at 12/5.
The dust has settled on the 2021-22 campaign with Manchester City landing their fourth title in the last five years.
But it's a quick turnaround with less than 50 days until the new 2022-23 season starts on August 6th, with the fixtures now released.
It will include a six-week mid-season break to accommodate the World Cup in Qatar with the final round of fixtures to be played on the final weekend in May.
Manchester City are odds-on favourites at 4/7 to defend their crown.
And it's easy to see why given they've already added Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland to their ranks.
Betfair odds
- Manchester City - 4/7
- Liverpool - 12/5
- Tottenham - 14/1
- Chelsea - 16/1
- Manchester United - 25/1
- Arsenal - 40/1
- Newcastle - 100/1
Blues vs Red Devils for Rabiot
Chelsea could battle Manchester United for Adrien Rabiot.
That’s after Thomas Tuchel made direct contact with the Juventus midfielder this week.
The Mail claims Rabiot is set for a fresh start after three years in Turin.
The France international joined on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.
And Rabiot has gone on to score six times in 129 appearances.
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag is said to be a big fan of the resilient playmaker.
The Mail claims Rabiot is set for a fresh start after three years in Turin.
The France international joined on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in 2019.
And Rabiot has gone on to score six times in 129 appearances.
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag is said to be a big fan of the resilient playmaker.
Ultras don't want proper Romelu welcome
Scorned Inter Milan Ultras have fired a warning at Romelu Lukaku ahead of his imminent return to Italy.
Chelsea have agreed to loan the Belgian back to the San Siro side for just £7million, a year after buying him for £97.5m.
While it would appear great business for Inter on the pitch, a section of supporters have told others not to celebrate the return of their deadly former No9 too much.
The Curva Nord were furious at the nature of Lukaku's departure 12 months ago. They wrote at the time: "Despite the fact we protected you like a son, like one of us, you too proved yourself to be just like all the rest, going to your knees for money."
Addressing fellow supporters now, Curva Nord have urged fans not to "run and drool" after him - instead claiming that he will have to earn their affection back with "humility and sweat".
They wrote: "Curva Nord supports Inter and will not make any objection to the player (despite last summer's behaviour). Given this no one should go to welcome him with scarves or banners of the Curva or of the groups that compose it.
"Everything that will eventually be done towards him in the future will have to earn it on the pitch with humility and sweat …
"He was supported (and treated) like a King, now he is one like many others."
Four-club Fab fight
Arsenal and Newcastle lead the transfer race ahead of Manchester United and Manchester City for Napoli star Fabian Ruiz.
That’s according to Corriere dello Sport, who claim the Partenopei want £26million for Ruiz.
The Serie A giants still hope to keep the 26-year-old but might cash in this summer as he only has one year left on his contract.
The Spain international amassed a total of seven goals and five assists in 38 appearances across all competitions last season.
Mour hope for Billy at Celtic
Celtic would be an ideal fit for Chelsea ace Billy Gilmour next season but his family wouldn’t allow him to move there, according to club legend Pat Nevin.
Nevil told the Scottish Sun: “I know Billy a bit and his family and yeah Rangers would suit his style and so would Celtic.
“Knowing his family though, the Celtic one is unlikely.
“He’s different class Billy, he’s a super player. But he needs to be playing for a team who plays good football which is suited to him.
“I think Celtic and Rangers style would work for him, but because of his family, it wouldn’t be Celtic for him.”
Chelsea target Militao
Chelsea are keeping tabs on Real Madrid star Eder Militao as they look to boost their bakline.
That is according to Mundo Deportivo, who report that the Blues are preparing an offer for Militao.
However, Real are in no way keen on letting the centre-back go in the summer transfer window.
Los Blancos have also slapped a staggering €250million (£215m) asking price on the Brazil international, who has a contract until 2025
Kounde still linked
Sevilla star Jules Kounde is currently on holiday after reaching an agreement with Chelsea.
That is according to AS, who continue to claim that Kounde is very close to joining the Blues.
The Spanish outlet reports “all roads” lead the centre-back to Stamford Bridge this summer.
However, Barcelona continue to monitor the France international as manager Xavi is very keen to sign him
Arsenal keen on Morata
Former Chelsea star Alvaro Morata is said to be in London rivals Arsenal’s sights.
Atletico Madrid ace Morata has just enjoyed two reasonably successful seasons on loan with Juventus.
Fabio Vieira and Marquinhos have already joined the Gunners in the summer transfer window.
And Caught Offside report Arsenal have even made a bid for the former Real Madrid star
Chelsea's new board
Chelsea have confirmed their new board ahead of the 2022-2023 season after a consortium led by Todd Boehly bought the club from Roman Abramovich.
Director of football Marina Granovskaia is set to leave the club after the summer transfer window with chairman Bruce Buck also leaving imminently.
Boehly will take Buck's place with a number of familiar names from his own takeover added to the board.
Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano will be the co-controlling owners of Chelsea.
Mark Walter, Hansjorg Wyss and Jonathan Goldstein will sit as the club's co-owners.
They will be joined by Barbara Charone, Lord Daniel Finkelstein and James Pade
Luk at that
Romelu Lukaku has given up a third of his £325,000-a-week wages to return to Inter Milan.
Chelsea forked out £97.5million for Lukaku 12 months ago but his second stint at Stamford Bridge turned into a nightmare.
Many fans have described the striker as "the worst transfer of all time" with some supporters now desperate for him to leave.
The 29-year-old, who still has four years remaining on his contract, has already made it clear that he wants to go back to Inter in his controversial interview last winter.
And now he is set to get his wish by returning on loan to the San Siro after an agreement was finally reached between the two clubs and the Belgium international
Lucas in Pia-n
Former Chelsea player Lucas Piazon dislocated his shoulder and was shown a red card after helping his new club win the Battle of Brazil.
Piazon spent nine seasons with the Blues, but made just three senior appearances.
The winger starred in the Rio outfit's 3-2 comeback win at Internacional on Sunday.
But the 28-year-old became one of four players red-carded after triggering an on-pitch brawl in added time, during which he suffered a dislocated shoulder, in footage shown by A BOLA.
Chelsea target Clauss
Chelsea have made "initial contact" over signing Lens star Jonathan Clauss.
That is according to Goal reporter Nizaar Kinsella, who claims the Blues are keeping tabs on Clauss.
The West Londoners reportedly see the right-back at Cesar Azpilicueta's replacement.
The move would cost £10million and Atletico Madrid are also interested.
It has been added that the France international is also a Chelsea fan
Lukaku deal details
Chelsea ace Romelu Lukaku is set to rejoin Inter Milan on loan in the summer transfer window.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has shared the details of the deal between the Blues and Inter.
According to Romano, there is an €8million (£6.9m) loan fee guaranteed and €4m (£3.4m) in add-ons related to performances.
The striker's salary is reduced from €12m (£10.3m) net to €8m (£6.9m) net this season.
There is no buy option or obligation clause, while his medical takes place in Milan next week.
Tuchel's transfer power
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel now has more control of transfers at the club following the exit of director of football Marina Granovskaia.
And the Blues' new owner Todd Boehly has immediately put his trust in Tuchel by sanctioning the decision to offload Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan on loan.
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Granovskaia was keen to keep Lukaku for one more season as he had arrived for a club record £97.5million just 12 months earlier.
But her exit has seen the German head coach get his way, with The Telegraph claiming that Boehly opted to back him by allowing the £7m loan move to Inter to take place.
The decision to get rid of the striker is the first sign that Tuchel has more power when it comes to signings and departures
Nev-er going to happen
Celtic would be an ideal fit for Chelsea ace Billy Gilmour next season but his family wouldn't allow him to move there, according to club legend Pat Nevin.
Nevin told the Scottish Sun: "I know Billy a bit and his family and yeah Rangers would suit his style and so would Celtic.
"Knowing his family though, the Celtic one is unlikely.
"He's different class Billy, he's a super player. But he needs to be playing for a team who plays good football which is suited to him.
"I think Celtic and Rangers style would work for him, but because of his family, it wouldn't be Celtic for him"
Barcelona still want Kounde
Barcelona are still pushing for Sevilla star and Chelsea target Jules Kounde.
According to Mundo Deportivo reporter Ferran Martinez, Barca could even make Kounde their first signing of the summer.
The Blaugrana are also confident they will land Robert Lewandowski, although Bayern Munich continue to resist.
The Catalan giants are also keeping tabs on Manchester City ace Bernardo Silva but will only move if they lose Frenkie de Jong
Toni's Rud choice
Former Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger has revealed that he rejected Barcelona in order to sign for Real Madrid.
But the centre-back insisted he only wanted to join Real in the summer.
Rudiger said during his official welcoming ceremony: “There was interest from Barcelona.
“I told my agent that it was Madrid or nothing”
Armando Broja EXCLUSIVE
Southampton will not be pursuing a move for Chelsea's Armando Broja and that is set to give West Ham a huge transfer boost, reports SunSport's Tom Barclay.
The Hammers have made Broja their top target this summer and they are set to bid around £30million to try to convince the Blues to sell.
Saints were initially keen to explore a fresh move for the striker, whether it be on loan or on a permanent deal.
But they have now moved on to other targets, meaning a return to the South Coast for the Albania international looks extremely unlikely
Kounde transfer boost
Chelsea have been given a free run at signing Jules Kounde as Barcelona are unable to meet Sevilla’s £65million asking price.
Barca are already set to snap up the Blues' ace Andreas Christensen on a free transfer.
But Marca report manager Xavi is also keen on signing Kounde to create a new defensive partnership.
Sevilla feel the centre-back should be selling for around £65m this summer.
However, broke Barcelona do not have that kind of money available and that opens the door for the West Londoners to finally completely a highly-anticipated deal.
It’s reckoned the France international has already agreed a five-year contract to join Chelsea
Marina Granovskaia leaves
Chelsea have announced sporting director Marina Granovskaia will leave after the summer transfer window.
The Blues’ new owner and chairman Todd Boehly will fill Granovskaia’s role until a full-time replacement is determined.
However, the two parties will remain in touch until the end of the summer transfer window.
Chelsea released the following statement: “Chelsea FC and Ms. Granovskaia have agreed that she will remain available to Boehly and the Club for the duration of the current transfer window, to the extent required to support the transition”
Kylian Mbappe rejected
Chelsea once sensationally rejected Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe because of concerns about his defensive abilities.
Mbappe went on trial for the Blues when he was 12 years old and spent a week at Cobham but was only invited back for a second trial at the end of it, rather than being offered a contract.
That infuriated the now 23-year-old’s mother, who gave them an ultimatum via former scout Serge Daniel Boga.
Boga told Goal: “She said to me, ‘listen, my boy won’t be coming back. If they want him they have to take him now, or in five years time they will be coming back to buy him for €50million (£45m)’.”
Boga added: “He was very skilful, but in England they want to see the player track back and be a hard worker.
“At the time, he wasn’t a hard worker, defensively he wasn’t there yet. When he got the ball, he was unbelievable, but without the ball, he didn’t work a lot.
“Chelsea wanted to see him again to see how he could improve on this – I think that’s why they asked him back. He did skilful things and dribbled well, so maybe the things they wanted to see in the second trial was improved work on the defensive side.”
Mbappe left West London with just a Chelsea shirt he was gifted at the end of his trial with the club
Kep at it
Nice are lining up a potential loan swoop for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga after losing their No1 Walter Benitez to PSV Eindhoven.
According to Foot Mercato, the Ligue 1 outfit want Kepa to replace Benitez between the sticks this season.
The world's most expensive stopper arrived at Stamford Bridge for a whopping £71.6million in 2018.
However, since Edouard Mendy arrived two years later, the Spain international has been reduced to a bench-warming or cup-keeper role.
The 27-year-old still has three years left on his seven-year contract in West London but has grown frustrated over his bit-part role
Makelele to become manager
Chelsea legend Claude Makelele has declared his aim to become DR Congo's national coach.
Makelele has recently been back at Stamford Bridge as a youth mentor and has also been an ambassador for Congo's FA.
The national team have sacked manager Hector Raul Cuper following defeats in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Gabon and Sudan.
And the ex-Real Madrid star said he would relish the chance to take charge of the Leopards.
Makelele told Canal Plus: "Speaking personally, I feel ready to manage the DRC national team.
"We all need to sit down together in order to restructure football in the Democratic Republic of Congo"
Sterling 'asks about Chelsea'
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has reportedly been making enquiries about Chelsea ahead of a £45million move.
Sterling has contacted two people to get a lay of the land in West London, according to The Athletic.
And the forward was keen to find out what Blues manager Thomas Tuchel is like to work with.
The England international was also interested in what it’s like to play for Chelsea, it was added
Chelsea target Richarlison
Chelsea could steal a march on Arsenal and Tottenham with a £50million bid for Everton star Richarlison.
According to the Daily Mail, the Blues are keen on the striker as well as Manchester City's England attacker Raheem Sterling.
New owner Todd Boehly is reportedly happy to spend big in this summer transfer window.
And the Brazil international's value soared with six goals in the last nine games of the Premier League season to help the Toffees stay up.
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Cologix customers now have access to Comcast Business's platform for ActiveCore℠ Software-Defined Networking, Comprehensive Data Networking and Cybersecurity Solutions
TREVOSE, Pa., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Business announced today it is expanding its collaboration with Cologix, North America's leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company, with a new point-of-presence (PoP) at Cologix's NNJ3 digital edge data center in Parsippany, New Jersey. The latest collaboration in Parsippany expands the existing network solutions Comcast Business offers at Cologix's NNJ2 digital edge data center in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey.
Cologix's NNJ3 digital edge data center is purpose-built to help protect mission-critical data applications across 120,000 SQFT of space with 4.5MW of power. It is situated above the Federal Emergency Management Agency 500-year flood plain and just outside of Manhattan, offering proximity to New York City for connectivity and geographic diversity, along with a safe, dry and accessible option in the event of natural disasters or storms.
Companies wanting to do business at the digital edge can now benefit from the suite of services offered by Comcast Business. This includes Metro Ethernet Forum-compliant Data Connectivity offerings, including Ethernet Network Service (ENS), Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and Ethernet Dedicated Internet (EDI). In addition, Comcast can provide advanced offerings such as DDOS Mitigation Service and ActiveCore™ based Software-Defined Networking offerings, such as SD-WAN with Unified Threat Management (UTM) services enabled.
"We value our ongoing relationship with Comcast Business," said Cologix Chief Sales Officer Chris Heinrich. "The demand for data and its applications has only continued to accelerate as a result of the growing need to support hybrid and remote work. Our customers in New Jersey now have access to Comcast Business's fully redundant path fiber-based backbone for fast, reliable connectivity."
With Comcast Business, Cologix customers can experience improved latency and speeds and the peace of mind that comes with redundancy. It also supports Cologix with more flexibility in its ability to respond to the explosion of data, the Internet of Things (IoT), remote or hybrid work and other trends that are continuing to push the data colocation space.
"We are excited to expand our partnership with Cologix to help businesses continue to safeguard their data and benefit from enhanced connectivity," said Michael Louden, Vice President of Business Services for Comcast Business's Freedom Region. "Our partnership with Cologix is a significant example of how Comcast Business services can support a variety of industries on a broader scale through partnerships with data centers. This is truly just the beginning of what's next as we continue to help shape the future of digital infrastructure."
For more information, please visit http://business.comcast.com or www.cologix.com.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers a suite of Connectivity, Communications, Networking, Cybersecurity, Wireless, and Managed Solutions to help organizations of different sizes prepare for what's next. Powered by the nation's largest Gig-speed broadband network, and backed by 24/7 customer support, Comcast Business is the nation's largest cable provider to small and mid-size businesses and one of the leading service providers to the Enterprise market. Comcast Business has been consistently recognized by industry analysts and associations as a leader and innovator, and one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet services.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter @ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Cologix Inc.
Cologix provides carrier- and cloud-neutral hyperscale edge data centers and services across North America. Cologix is the interconnection hub for cloud service providers, carriers and a rich ecosystem of partners who want to deploy applications at the very edge across Canada and the U.S. With a growing portfolio of next generation facilities that meet the unique requirements for hyperscale growth with deep connectivity, Cologix offers massive scale and tailor-made data center solutions to accelerate customers' digital transformation. For on-demand connectivity for scale and control, Cologix Access Marketplace provides fast, reliable, self-service provisioning. For a tour of one of our data centers in Ashburn, Columbus, Dallas, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Minneapolis, Montreal, New Jersey, Silicon Valley, Toronto or Vancouver visit Cologix or email sales@cologix.com. Follow Cologix on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Destination: The World’s Largest Truck Stop
Novelist Lan Samantha Chang shares what she's learned from spending time at Iowa 80.
TRAVEL
Novelist Lan Samantha Chang shares what she's learned from spending time at Iowa 80.
When I need to take a break from writing a novel, or to find a fresh outlook on the world at large, I get on Interstate 80 and exit at Walcott, Iowa.
Approaching the Iowa 80, it’s hard not to be struck by thoughts of size and scale. Iowa 80 claims its ranking as the biggest truck stop in the world is justified in every way that one might measure.
At the Trucking Museum, I gain a new reference point for the range and magnitude of our appetites and for the invisible power of transport. My mind stretches to encompass all of it.
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Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. Reports came out yesterday that prior to drafting WR Garrett Wilson, the Jets were in trade talks with the Titans about acquiring elite WR AJ Brown. While I do think that Brown is a great WR in his own right, I don’t know if I would have made the trade to acquire him, either. Brown has yet to surpass 1,100 yards in any of his three seasons in the league, and his targets leave more to be desired. Whether that is due to the run-first scheme the Titans had or Tannehill’s inability to get the ball to Brown - who knows. What we do know is that while the Jets tried to get Brown, they came away with Wilson, who could be a better receiver in his own right three years from now. Only time will tell if the team made the right decision, let’s hope they did. With that, here are your links to start your morning.
Ralph Vacchiano - Counting down the Jets' Top 5 summer storylines: No. 5 - Can the defense 'dominate'?
David Wyatt-Hupton - Financial Flexibility: The Joe Douglas model for NY Jets success
David Wyatt-Hupton - The Importance of John Benton
Rivka Boord - Jets HC Robert Saleh gives some interesting tidbits on Rich Eisen Show
Mike Rosenstein - Jets tried to trade for Pro Bowl receiver before drafting Garrett Wilson, report says
Andy Vasquez - Here are 5 players who impressed for the Jets this offseason, including a surprise on offense and defense
Rich Cimini - New York Jets 53-man roster projection includes secondary bolstered by Ahmad 'Sauce' Gardner
Ethan Greenberg - NFL Network's James Jones Believes Jets QB Zach Wilson Will Be Improved Player in 2022
Joe Blewett - Elijah Moore's rookie game film proves NY Jets have a serious weapon
Michael Nania - Greatest strengths and weaknesses of the NY Jets' 2022 starting O-line
Ryan Moran - Power ranking the top eight New York Jets defensive linemen
Rivka Boord - Why former Jets QB Boomer Esiason is wrong about Mekhi Becton
Nathan Smith - 2022 NY Jets spring depth chart preview: Linebackers
Caroline Hendershot - Jets 2022 Opponent Series | Miami Dolphins
Paulina Dedaj - Jets' Garrett Wilson shocked over potential price of 'rookie dinner': 'They ain’t doing me for 75K'
Here are your missed connections from yesterday.
I hope you all have a safe and wonderful rest of the day.
Poll
Who would you rather have?
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71%
Garrett Wilson
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21%
AJ Brown
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7%
Meh
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Early Trading Has Brainsway (BWAY) Moving for June 21
Equities Staff Follow |Shares of Brainsway Ltd - ADR (NASDAQ:BWAY) are on the move in pre-market trading for June 21.
Ahead of the market's open, Brainsway stock has climbed 8.22% from the previous session’s close.
Brainsway lost $0.02 in the last session and looks to be in play again today.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Katie Britt won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama Tuesday, defeating six-term Rep. Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump took the unusual step of rescinding his initial Brooks endorsement.
The loss ends a turbulent campaign that pit Brooks, a conservative firebrand who has spent more than a decade in Congress, against someone who has never held elected office. Brooks ran under the banner “MAGA Mo” and fully embraced Trump’s election lies. But that wasn’t enough for the former president, who initially backed Brooks in the race to replace Britt’s former boss, retiring Sen. Richard Shelby, but then pulled his support as Brooks languished in the polls.
The race was among a handful of contests held Tuesday at the midpoint of a primary season that has been shaped by Trump’s effort to influence the GOP.
By the time Trump backed her earlier this month, Britt was already considered the favorite in the race. She emerged as the top vote-getter in the state’s May 24 primary, but just missed the threshold that triggered a runoff. Still, Tuesday’s result gives Trump a win at a time when his influence over the GOP has come under scrutiny.
The former president has had a mixed record of success in backing candidates this election season, helping lift Senate contenders in Pennsylvania and Ohio while floundering elsewhere, particularly in Georgia. Voters in the onetime Republican stronghold rejected his efforts to unseat the state’s GOP governor and secretary of state, both of whom rebuffed his extraordinary pressure to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. And his trouble in the crucial swing state deepened Tuesday as two of his endorsed congressional candidates faltered in their GOP run-off elections.
In the 6th District in Atlanta’s northern suburbs, emergency room physician Rich McCormick beat Trump-backed lawyer Jake Evans. And in the 10th District east of Atlanta, trucking company owner Mike Collins bested Democrat-turned-Republican Vernon Jones.
Trump persuaded Jones to run for the seat and drop his long-shot bid for governor to clear the field for his chosen candidate, former Sen. David Perdue. Perdue lost to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who endorsed Collins. The seat is being vacated by Republican Rep. Jody Hice, who also lost his bid to unseat Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, another top Trump target.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won the Democratic nomination to serve another term, fending off a pair of challengers amid concerns over rising crime and homelessness.
But the Alabama Senate runoff had drawn particular attention because of the drama surrounding Trump’s endorsement and because the winner, who will face Democrat Will Boyd in November, is considered the overwhelmingly favorite in the Republican state.
Britt, 40, cast herself as part of a new generation of conservative leaders while disparaging Brooks, 68, as a career politician. If victorious in November, Britt will be the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and one of its youngest members. The state’s previous female senators had been appointed.
“Alabama has spoken. We want new blood. We want fresh blood,” she said at her victory party. “We want someone who will fight for Christian conservative values, who will fight for the freedoms and liberties this nation was founded on and will fight for the American dream for the next generation and the next generation.”
That argument seemed to resonate with some voters Tuesday.
“She’s young. She’s smart,” said 86-year-old Carolyn Bowman. “That’s what we need in Congress.”
Brooks, who is known for his bombastic oratory style, described the race as a battle for the soul of Republican Party, pitting the “true conservative” wing against establishment members of the GOP. He disparaged Britt as a RINO — the GOP pejorative meaning “Republican in name only” — and maintained he was the only one with a proven conservative record.
The founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Brooks has a history of bucking party leadership and made his opposition to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a pillar of his campaign, embarking on a “Fire McConnell Tour” of town halls.
In his concession speech Tuesday night, Brooks told supporters he respected the race’s outcome. But in a sign of the contentious race, he accused voters of having been seduced by false advertising and congratulated high-dollar donors and “special interest groups” for funding Britt’s campaign.
“We are sending to Washington, D.C., the exact opposite of what we need in the United States Senate. But the voters have spoken. They might not have spoken wisely,” he groused.
Brooks was initially considered the frontrunner when he announced his Senate candidacy, and Trump quickly offered his support, rewarding an ally who had been an ardent supporter of Trump’s false claims of election fraud. Brooks voted against certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory and delivered a fiery speech at the “Stop the Steal” rally that proceeded the U.S. Capitol insurrection, telling the crowd, “Today is the day that American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass.”
But their relationship soured as Brooks struggled to gain traction. Trump eventually pulled his support in March, accusing Brooks — one of the most conservative members in Congress — of going “woke” for saying at a rally that it was time to move on from litigating the 2020 presidential election.
Brooks clawed his way into a second-place finish in the May primary and tried once again to get Trump to back him. But Trump instead threw his support to Britt 11 days before the runoff she was widely expected to win.
Elsewhere, in Virginia, Republicans chose a pair of Trump-aligned congressional candidates to take on two of the most vulnerable Democrats in the fall.
In the coastal 2nd District, state Sen. Jen Kiggans won the Republican race to try to unseat Democrat Elaine Luria, a retired Naval commander and member of the Jan. 6 committee, in the general election. And in central Virginia’s 7th District, Yesli Vega emerged from a competitive six-candidate field to face Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger.
At the polls Tuesday in Virginia Beach, Nanci Eves, 70, said she voted for Kiggans in part because she believes the candidate is best positioned to win in November.
“We need someone who can beat Elaine Luria,” said Eves, a retired nurse who lives in Virginia Beach and who thinks Democrats have made “a mess” of the country while in power. | https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2022/06/22/katie-britt-beats-mo-brooks-in-gop-senate-race-in-alabama/ | 2022-06-22T15:26:54Z | https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2022/06/22/katie-britt-beats-mo-brooks-in-gop-senate-race-in-alabama/ | true | 25 |
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued a statement calling on leaders in Washington to get serious about lowering energy prices and reducing inflation, rather than considering a proposal to temporarily suspend the federal fuel tax:
"After months of touting the passage of the well-funded Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – a much-needed investment in our nation's roads and bridges – the Biden Administration wants to cut that same highway system's primary source of funding with a suspension of the federal fuel tax.
"Here are three immediate things this Administration and Congress can do that will actually make a difference. Make America energy independent… stop kissing the ring of Saudi Arabia. Renew trade agreements with the European Union and Asian Pacific nations in order to export more American oil and natural gas. And, balance the budget… stop wasting hard-earned taxpayer dollars on senseless programs that drive up inflation and runaway deficits.
"Energy independence, trade and a balanced budget. Do that, and America wins."
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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The news you didn’t see this week…
1.UNISON vote to back proportional representation hailed as ‘huge boost’ in campaign for fair votes
Delegates at the union’s National Delegate Conference backed a motion calling on UNISON to ‘reject First Past the Post’ and for the adoption of PR for UK general elections.
UNISON will now join a growing number of Labour affiliated trade unions in support of electoral reform alongside Unite, ASLEF, the Musicians Union and the TSSA.
Nancy Platts, Coordinator, Politics for the Many, said: “Trade Unionists have always stood at the front of the battle for democratic rights in the UK. Today’s vote shows that that is still true today. For the UK’s largest union to come out in favour of PR is a huge moment for the campaign for fairer votes.
“Across our movement, people can see the corrosive effects of our electoral system – a system that ignores millions of people’s votes and hands power to Tory Governments that fail to represent them. Once we kick the Tories out, we can never allow them to return to power with a minority of the vote again.”
2. Scotland National Care Service Bill: Care staff not even afterthought in fag packet plans – GMB Scotland
GMB Scotland has responded to the introduction of the National Care Service bill.
Keir Greenaway, GMB Scotland Senior Organiser, said: “Care staff and their fight for £15 haven’t even been an afterthought in drafting the bill, they’ve been totally left out.
“Care staff who worked on the frontline throughout the pandemic and continue to care for our most vulnerable cannot afford to wait for improved terms and conditions.
“There is plenty on new executive boards of bureaucrats, and their pay and pensions, but there is no mention of how care workers can improve their pay.
“It’s unclear how, if at all, care staff will benefit from these fag packet plans.
“The Scottish Government is in danger of overpromising on a National Care Service.
3. TUC and REC urge government to abandon plan to allow agency staff to replace striking workers
The TUC and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) have called on the government to abandon its “unworkable” plan to lift the ban on agency workers filling in during strikes.
The full joint statement from the TUC and REC reads:
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Trades Union Congress (TUC) are urging the government to abandon its proposal to repeal the ban on agency workers filling in for employees who are on strike.
The two organisations, representing both the agency sector and unions, think the plan is unworkable and oppose it in the strongest possible terms. They urge the government to leave the current ban in place as a key element of a sustainable national employment relations framework.
Using agency staff to cover strikes will only prolong the conflict between employers and their staff. Strikes are industrial disputes within a single industry or firm.
Government needs to step up and do the work around resolving industrial disputes rather than inserting a third party in the form of agency workers into a dispute. That does nothing to solve the underlying issues between the company and their staff. This will only prolong the dispute and inflame tensions. Negotiations should be the obvious priority – rather than potentially putting the safety of agency workers and company employees at risk
4.New report shows Brexit “making UK poorer”-SNP
A new report highlighting the “devastating” impact of Brexit – lower wages, reduced productivity and a shrinking economy – six years on from the referendum in 2016 is in ‘stark contrast’ to the Scottish Government’s vision of an independent Scotland, the SNP has said.
The study, by the Resolution Foundation in collaboration with the London School of Economics (LSE) concludes that Brexit is making the UK poorer and will see a reduction in productivity and wages in the decade ahead.
Referencing the Scottish Government’s ‘Building a New Scotland’ paper the party’s Shadow International Trade Secretary, Drew Hendry MP said that the impact of Brexit proved Scotland would be better joining the ranks of the many small independent neighbouring countries continuously outperforming the UK on wealth, happiness and fairness metrics.
Mr Hendry said the Scottish Government’s plans for independence would allow Scotland to make the most of its potential to create a more prosperous, fairer and happier country.
5. Welsh Human Rights Bill needed to counter Westminster attacks – Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru Westminster leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP, has today criticised the UK Government’s “callous disregard for the essential universality of human rights” and called on the Welsh Government to accelerate plans to enshrine human rights law into Welsh law.
Ms Saville Roberts was responding in the House of Commons chamber to Dominic Raab’s plans to abolish the Human Rights Act, including reducing the influence of the European court of human rights (ECHR).
The Plaid Cymru MP said that the Human Rights Act is “directly woven into Wales’s constitutional settlement” and urged Mr Raab to give assurances that he would seek the consent of the Senedd.
The Welsh Government has previously said it would “explore incorporating UN Conventions into Welsh law which could potentially lead to a Welsh Bill of Rights”. Liz Saville Roberts said that the Welsh Government should waste no time in creating a Welsh Bill of Rights”, alongside the “wholesale devolution of justice”.
6. Outsourced Workers at LSHTM Set to Strike over Pay Following Escalating Union Victimisation
Outsourced cleaners, porters, post room, and security staff working at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have voted unanimously in favour of strike action over poverty pay amidst the cost of living crisis.
In April, workers from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) launched a campaign to bring an end to a discriminatory pay gap that would pay the majority-migrant and BAME workers below the lowest grade of the university-wide pay scale. This follows only months after a damning report revealing ingrained structural racism across the prestigious university, at academic staff and student level.
The IWGB has sent a pre-action protocol letter to LSHTM for a claim of union blacklisting after the university suspended four workers for their involvement in a peaceful protest in late April as part of the campaign. Three of these workers have now been given written disciplinary warnings but the fourth worker and two others are facing further disciplinary action over trade union activities. Although the IWGB represents the majority of this workforce, LSHTM is refusing to recognise or negotiate with the union, instead victimising its majority-BAME and migrant workforce.
Cleaners and security staff are demanding that they are placed on a minimum of pay grade 3 (starting at £14.38/hr), the same grade as many maintenance staff with similar responsibilities. Outsourced workers are asking supporters for donations via their strike hardship fund.
7. Merseyside braced for bus disruption as Stagecoach workers announce strikes
Bus passengers across Merseyside are set for severe disruption and delays beginning next week as a result of bus operator Stagecoach failing to make workers a fair pay offer.
The dispute affects 370 members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, who are employed as bus drivers and engineers and work at the company’s Gilmoss depot.
The drivers are looking for a fair deal that would raise the current pay rate of just £12.69 an hour.
Initial strikes have been called for Thursday 30 June and also for Monday 4 July.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Stagecoach is a highly profitable company – it can easily afford to pay its workers a decent wage but it is choosing not to.
“Unite will always challenge employers who make excessive profits by exploiting and underpaying workers. Our members will receive Unite’s complete support until this dispute is resolved.”
8. NEU joint general secretaries write to Nadhim Zahawi as inflation hits 11.7%
With inflation hitting 11.7% (RPI) today, the joint general secretaries of the National Education Union have written to the education secretary Nadhim Zahawi urging him to act to protect teacher living standards.
Teacher pay has fallen by a fifth in real terms since 2010, even before this year’s huge increases in inflation. Teacher workload remains at unsustainable levels. Pay cuts and excessive workload combine to intensify the already serious recruitment and retention problems. Failing to recruit or retain enough teachers adds to the workload problems and highlights the damage caused by previous pay cuts, but the Government plans more pay cuts and has not taken effective action on workload.
The Government must respond to the new reality on inflation and protect education by protecting teacher living standards.
The NEU has written to the education secretary setting out the need for the Government to commit to an inflation-plus pay increase for all teachers – in the interests of teachers, but also of young people and parents.
9. Almost half of all workers borrowed from banks, payday lenders or family and friends to make ends meet this year, GMB survey show
Almost half of all workers have been forced to borrow money from banks, payday lenders or family and friends to make ends meet during the past six months, according to a GMB Survey.
In the poll of more than 2,300 workers across all sectors, more than 41 per cent agreed they ‘have had to borrow money to cover essentials from banks, payday lenders, or family and friends in the last 6 months’.
Other findings from the survey include:
Just 30 per cent said they ‘can afford necessities for myself each month’ and only 25 per cent ‘can afford necessities for family and dependents each month’
More than 60 per cent agreed ‘the rise in energy costs is forcing me to spend less on basic food items or other essentials’
Just five per cent agreed that ‘the Government’s £200 payment and £150 loan is making the April energy bill increase affordable’
10. Overwhelming vote for strike action over low pay at Hugh Baird College
The University and College Union (UCU) has called on High Baird College in Merseyside to increase its 1% pay offer after staff overwhelmingly voted for strike action. Unless management makes an improved offer UCU said it will strike during key dates early in the next academic year.
Over 93% of UCU members at Hugh Baird College who voted backed strikes in an industrial ballot that closed yesterday (Monday). 98% of members also voted yes to taking industrial action short of strike action, which could include working strictly to contract and refusing to undertake additional voluntary activities. Turnout was 74%.
The ballot is over low pay and comes after management refused to improve on an offer of a 1% pay increase and a one off £500 payment. Inflation is currently over 11% making the offer a real terms pay cut.
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PCBC 2022 Features Full Collection of LG Home Appliances to Meet Evolving Needs of Dynamic Builder Market
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA returns to PCBC, the official trade show of the Leading Builders of America and California Building Industry Association, with a robust lineup of high-performing and award-winning home appliances and smart home packages that deliver innovation, reliability and outstanding design for today's building and remodeling projects.
As a featured PCBC exhibitor (Booth #1651 in San Francisco's Moscone Center), the LG Builder division is showcasing its world-class innovations across the kitchen and laundry categories to demonstrate how LG can help bring builders' visions to life with innovative appliances for every type of home, including different styles, functions, budgets and life-stages.
At PCBC, LG Builder also is underscoring its commitment to providing best-in-class service for builders and homebuyers, highlighting LG's growing network of service technicians, additional support through independent service centers, overnight parts delivery and more. As an extension of the company's focus on service, LG appliances come with peace of mind built-in with ThinQ Care. This smart service, which analyzes appliance usage patterns, proactively contacts the homeowner about potential service issues and with preventive maintenance tips.
A centerpiece of LG Builder's presence at PCBC is the fast-growing built-in, luxury brand Signature Kitchen Suite, which caters to a new generation of forward-thinking "Technicurean™" home chefs. The lineup features a number of industry-first innovations that allow these cooking enthusiasts to enjoy professional-style results with leading-edge connectivity for a convenient, unmatched culinary experience. This includes ranges and rangetops with the first-of-its-kind built-in sous vide on the cooktop, delivering the ultimate in versatility and precision cooking.
Also featured at PCBC are Signature Kitchen Suite refrigeration appliances that help to preserve and maintain the integrity of fresh food, including built-in column refrigerators and freezers that are brilliantly engineered to provide the largest capacity in their respective classes, along with the first-of-its-kind built-in 36-inch French-door refrigerator with a five-mode convertible drawer including multiple temperature zones and the option to drop the temperature down to make it a freezer. The award-winning two-drawer Undercounter Refrigerator/Freezer is a first-of-its-kind innovation with drawers that operate independently with various temperature settings that can be adjusted based on a homeowner's evolving needs, including an option to convert to a freezer setting.
Another highlight of LG's presence at PCBC is the reimagined LG STUDIO collection of home appliances with new design-driven enhancements that offer a more refined and modern look. Sporting a streamlined insignia, the redesigned 2022 LG STUDIO line comprises more than a dozen new built-in and freestanding kitchen appliances that include a wide range of premium exterior upgrades such as new pro-style handles, upgraded finishes and other thoughtful design features that elevate the kitchen experience.
LG STUDIO boasts clean lines and a contemporary aesthetic – expertly honing fine details to cater to the more discerning home design enthusiast. The collection is designed to meet the needs of today's modern family, now with characteristics just as contemporary – customized installation for a flush look or a traditional position, modern flat panels, more distinctive pro-style handles, and the gleaming stainless steel PrintProof™ finish, dovetailed with smart technology and lasting performance.
In addition to the premium offerings of Signature Kitchen Suite and LG STUDIO, the company is showing its broad home appliance line under the famous LG brand, which combines cutting-edge technologies, unique products and stylish kitchen designs, exemplified by LG InstaView™ and Door-in-Door® ENERGY STAR® certified refrigerators that raise the bar for convenience and efficiency. LG also offers a wide selection of top-rated laundry innovations including the LG Styler and ENERGY STAR certified LG top-load and front-load models such as LG WashTower, a vertical laundry solution that offers advanced cleaning features such as fabric sanitization, steam technology, TurboWash cycles, and AI technology that automatically senses fabric type and load size to select the optimal wash cycle for each user.
"LG helps bring builders' visions to life with innovative designs and products for every buyer imaginable," said Randy Warner, vice president, LG Builder and Signature Kitchen Suite. "With one of the broadest appliance portfolios in the industry – and an unmatched commitment to providing a best-in-class service experience – we're delivering world-class innovations, reliability and outstanding design to homes across the United States."
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
About LG Builder
LG Builder is a special division of LG Electronics USA that is focused solely on bringing the best possible appliances from various LG portfolios and exclusive product offerings to design and building professionals. LG Builder provides end-to-end business solutions including a wide product offering and reliable vendor services throughout the United States. www.LGBuilder.com.
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Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Lower Mainland as the first stretch of summer heat rolls into the region over the weekend.
From Friday through Tuesday, daytime highs are expected to rise into the low 30 degrees, with overnight lows in the mid-teens, according to the June 22 statement.
On Friday, June 24, inland temperatures will hit the high 20s, before hitting the low 30s until June 28, when it’s expected to cool off as an unsettled airmass pushes onshore.
These temperatures increase the risk of heat-related sickness, warns Environment Canada, but bodies of water in the region are still cool enough to pose a hypothermia risk if exposed for long enough.
The heat also increases the snowmelt, potentially leading to increased stream flows and run-off, the statement says.
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Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 26.
“We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” the Ravens said in a statement, which did not list a cause of death. “He was a kind, respectful young man with a big smile and infectious personality. We express our heartfelt condolences to Jaylon’s family and friends as we mourn a life lost much too soon.”
Ferguson was entering the fourth season of his career in Baltimore. A third-round draft pick in 2018, Ferguson set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for career sacks (45) at Louisiana Tech, where he earned the nickname “Sack Daddy.”
Ferguson was a full participant for the first two days of the Ravens’ three-day mandatory minicamp last week before suffering what coach John Harbaugh called a sprained ankle. He was set to report to training camp in late July.
Baltimore Police said Northern District officers responded Tuesday night to reports of a questionable death at a home in the 400 block of Ilchester Avenue in Baltimore’s Harwood neighborhood. There, police found Ferguson unresponsive and receiving treatment from medics.
“Ferguson never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead on the scene by medics,” Baltimore Police spokeswoman Niki Fennoy said in a statement.
Police said there were no signs of trauma or foul play. They said the medical examiner will determine a cause of death.
On social media, Ravens teammates mourned Ferguson’s passing.
“The last person I talked to leaving the facility,” Ravens inside linebacker Patrick Queen, a fellow Louisiana native, said of Ferguson on Twitter. “Spent almost everyday in the sauna together tryna see who gone last longer. Said it was our turn this year man. Ima miss you bro.”
“I can’t believe this,” fullback Patrick Ricard tweeted. “Just absolutely tragic.”
“Joked together, laughed together, prayed together, fought on the field together!!” inside linebacker Josh Bynes tweeted. “Just a genuine spirit. Love this man! Will miss you bro.”
Ferguson is survived by his fiancee, Doni Smith, and their three young children, Jrea, Jyce and Demi.
This story will be updated. Baltimore Sun reporter Lea Skene contributed to this article.
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When you think of summer you might think of holidays.
You might think of ice cream, beer gardens, sitting in the park and banishing seasonal affective disorder and replenishing vitamin D levels.
Fair enough, but when we think of summer, we think of one thing only - Love Island.
Yes, it is time to ignore rising temperatures and pub gardens to stay inside, transfixed to screens to watch as people ‘do bits’ ‘crack on’ and inform disinterested women on sun loungers that they are their ‘type on paper’.
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But if you are a newbie to the island, some of the above may make little to no sense.
This is because some people speak the language of love and others speak the language of Love Island and if you want to watch the show, you need to get clued up on the latter as a matter of urgency. So, gather around the fire pit and allow us to help you out.
Beauty salon
Every year, the islanders seem to have a word to describe their bedroom antics.
As Paige and Jacques got closer after sharing their first kiss, fellow contestants were desperate to know if anything went down.
Ekin-Su asked: “What was going on, did you have a manicure or something?”
Meanwhile, Indiyah chimed in: “Was that the beauty salon?”
Paige responded: “No absolutely not, no beauty salon treatments last night girls. Come on, keeping it classy."
Of course, the girls weren't speaking about actual beauty treatments.
This isn't the first time 'beauty salon' has been used in a questionable way, after Tasha said she had a 'manicure' following a night in the hideaway with Andrew.
To do bits
Anyone else missing the do bits society☹️🤣 #loveisland https://t.co/vAuOxEztP0— Bonnie (@Bonnie) 1560286495
Love Island is a show about dating and to be successful on the island, islanders must date. But that doesn’t mean the contestants are crude.
Indeed, when they engage in any sexual activity they refer to it with all the candour of a politician resigning due to an affair...
To do bits, basically, means to hook up. In 2018, former islander Wes Nelson famously made a Do Bits Society (DBS) with other male contestants in which they reminisced about their night-time escapades over orange juice in the morning.
Over the years, its definition has expanded and now “doing bits” also means a couple is doing well.
NVQ
Then in 2021, Faye Winter introduced a new set of euphemisms based on National Vocational Qualifications. They were like the base system leading to NVQ3 meaning sex.
“It is what it is”
“It is what it is” is basically English for c’est la vie.
On countless occasions, islanders are brutally rejected or ditched for new arrivals with one more ab, with neither tact nor diplomacy. Those spurned could cry, they could get angry, they could pine. They don’t, and with a rueful smile they simply shrug and say: “It is what it is”.
“It is what it is” is the siren call of stoicism. It is a symbol of consent. It is, as they say, what it is.
Laying it on thick. See also: Factor 50
Those who go on Love Island rarely approach flirting with subtlety. There is no time to waste exchanging glances or liking each other’s Instagrams until someone cracks. There is no long game in Love Island, no ‘talking stage’.
After all, it is a competition with winners and losers. And so, the islanders “lay it on thick” meaning they show their hand completely to the party of their interest and flirt in a smothering way in the hope that they fancy them back.
In Love Island, this usually involves a man taking a woman to one side and listing all the physical characteristics he finds appealing about her. “Obviously you are a beautiful girl, you’ve got great teeth, your hair is nice and your body isn’t too bad either,” someone might say to a person they’ve met 20 minutes ago over a glass of warm prosecco served in a plastic cup.
Hannibal Lecter vibes, yes. Effective? Unfortunately so.
If they really want to amp things up, factor 50 thick denotes turning up the dial. If someone is laying it on factor 50, they might go in for a kiss. Lucky islanders.
To crack on/ To graft/ To stick it on
More romantic terms, meaning “to flirt”.
To shoot your shot
Yoh, shoot your shot before your crush ends up on love island 😭😭💔— The Son of Someone (@The Son of Someone) 1614522172
Similar, but with a chance that it might backfire. Most islanders are pretty confident that when they “crack on”, their advances will be reciprocated. But, if you shoot your shot, there is an awareness that it might be a bit of a shot in the dark.
To be mugged off
To be insulted. Behaviour can also be “muggy”.
My type on paper
i can’t wait to hear “my type on paper”— miss chanandler bong (@miss chanandler bong) 1624357485
“You are my type on paper” is meant to be a compliment in the Love Island world. For some reason, telling someone that they are desirable purely theoretically has taken hold and the phrase is batted back and forth throughout the series as an emotional currency. Why? Why!
To pie off
To reject unceremoniously.
Sauce
Your personality or sex appeal. “Trust in your sauce”, the islanders say to their friends to amp them up before they shoot their shot with someone.
My head’s been turned/ Where’s your head at?
Where's your hat? > Where's your head at? #LoveIsland https://t.co/OAPC7CAf3L— Love Island (@Love Island) 1580766975
Islanders are constantly trying to locate the whereabouts of their heads. Not an episode goes by in which someone asks someone where their head is, or someone else is shocked to discover that their head has been turned.
What does this mean? Well, when someone says their head has been turned it means that they are no longer interested in the person they have been dating as they have been usurped by someone else.
And asking someone where their head is doesn’t happen in the changing room when someone is stuck in their tight Boohoo Man polo, but it is said to enquire after someone's emotional state.
Psychologists across the land, take note.
A Chat
You might reasonably think a chat means a conversation. Wrong. If someone wants A Chat you can almost hear the film crew run to the scene. No one wants a chat about the weather or to discuss something mundane. When someone says “Can I pull you for a chat?” you know drama is around the corner.
A sort/ a bit of me
The object of one’s affections. Someone attractive. Someone who might be your type on paper who you would wish to pull for A Chat.
Love Island returns to our screens on Monday 6 June on ITV2. We can’t wait to crack on.
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Josh Leggett told the Keokuk City Council during its work session of the regular meeting last Thursday, that he thought the discussion about the monument he built for his father’s grave in Oakland Cemetery was over. He has a letter from the city stating the monument could stay.
He also questioned why he was not notified the council was holding the discussion. He said he would not have known, if he had not read it in the newspaper.
Leggett was one of several to speak at the work session Thursday about the monument. The council discussed the issue in March, about a month after the 14-foot-tall replica of an oil drilling rig was installed on the grave.
He reiterated the story of how the monument came to be. He said he first asked Gary Stepp with public works and then also asked then Public Works Director Mark Bousselot and Cemetery Department Manager Bob Weis about it and it was his understanding he had permission.
After it was installed Public Works Director Robert Helenthal and City Administrator Cole O’Donnell said they knew nothing about the structure and got conflicting information between Leggett and Bousselot, so they took no action to ask for it to be removed. The council in March also took a hands-off approach because of the conflicting info and took no action.
That’s when Helenthal sent the letter to Leggett saying the monument was able to stay.
Council Member Steve Andrews asked to have last Thursday’s discussion. He said at the time of the March discussion on the monument, there were only supporters of it at the meeting, because it had not been widely known the council was going to talk about it.
“I don’t think it was handled right,” he said.
David Whitebread was one resident who would like to see the monument removed. He said he’s in favor of honoring all of our ancestors, but since the Leggett Memorial has been put up, he does not go to the cemetery to visit his father’s grave nearly as much as he used to. He said that section, 41, used to have a serene view and now that is gone.
At a meeting several weeks ago, Whitebread also questioned the council on the monument during the citizen request portion, saying he was going to request to be able to put a very tall church steeple replica on his father’s grave, if this memorial was acceptable to the city council.
Council Member Dan Winn asked Leggett if it were possible to compromise. Leggett had a flat out “no” for that.
“Why should I have to compromise,” he asked.
Mayor Kathie Mahoney said where she sees the problem is the city has no paperwork from the time Leggett was given permission for the monument
Helenthal said he spoke to everyone involved and one reason Weis had not been at the meetings where this situation was discussed is Helenthal did not feel he or other cemetery employees have the authority to authorize something like this monument. He said the city administrator should have been involved before Stepp make the approval.
O’Donnell said the rules and regulations at the cemetery have not been equitably enforced or properly enforced for years. It appears that Leggett followed the same procedure he did for the previous monument he had built next to the oil rig, that of a large cross.
Council Member Roger Bryant asked Helenthal if this was the tallest monument in the cemetery. Helenthal said it is not. He said it is in the allotted footprint for monuments as well, so it should not cause a mowing problem. Bryant looked over some of the rules for the cemetery, with one being a monument can’t mar the general beauty of the facility.
“Beauty is kind of in the eye of the beholder,” he said.
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, June 25, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
734 AM PDT Wed Jun 22 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river in
Washington...Idaho...
Pend Oreille River below Albeni Falls affecting Pend Oreille and
Bonner Counties.
For the Pend Oreille River...including Hope, Albeni Falls, Albeni
Falls...Minor flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 745 PM PDT.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pend Oreille River below Albeni Falls.
* WHEN...Until late Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 100,000 cfs, Beehive Lane and Bear Paw Dr will be
flooded at low spots. Water will be up to several homes on Yergens
Rd, Riverbend Loop Road, and on Highway 20 near Deeter Road. Water
will be up to the south end of Riverbend Loop Road. Many yards,
outbuildings, and recreational sites along the river between
Newport and Ione will be flooded. This flow corresponds
approximately to 2042.5 feet (river rising 5/16/1997) to 2045 feet
(river receding 6/24/1997) at the Cusick gage, based on 1997
records.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 AM PDT Wednesday the flow was 100,900 cfs.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river flow in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 AM PDT Wednesday was 101,700 cfs.
- Forecast...The river will remain steady into Thursday, and
then decreased flows are expected Friday into Saturday
morning.
- Flood flow is 95,000 cfs.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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By Anna Ellis • 22 June 2022 • 17:26
EU: Restore nature by 2050 and halve pesticide use by 2030. CC/Philiproyds
The Commission also proposes to reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 50 per cent by 2030.
These are the flagship legislative proposals to follow the Biodiversity and Farm to Fork Strategies and will help ensure the resilience and security of food supply in the EU and across the world.
The proposal for a Nature Restoration Law is a key step in avoiding ecosystem collapse and preventing the worst impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Restoring EU wetlands, rivers, forests, grasslands, marine ecosystems, urban environments and the species they host is a crucial and cost-effective investment: into our food security, climate resilience, health, and well-being.
In the same vein, the new rules on chemical pesticides will reduce the environmental footprint of the EU’s food system, protect the health and well-being of citizens and agricultural workers, and help mitigate the economic losses that we are already incurring due to declining soil health and pesticide-induced pollinator loss.
Nature restoration law to repair the damage done to Europe’s nature by 2050
The Commission is today proposing the first-ever legislation that explicitly targets the restoration of Europe’s nature, to repair the 80 per cent of European habitats that are in poor condition, and to bring back nature to all ecosystems, from forest and agricultural land to marine, freshwater and urban ecosystems.
Under this proposal for a Nature Restoration Law, legally binding targets for nature restoration in different ecosystems will apply to every Member State, complementing existing laws.
The aim is to cover at least 20 per cent of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 with nature restoration measures, and eventually extend these to all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.
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Marietta Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT – Get Rating) by 2.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 25,889 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 516 shares during the period. Marietta Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Trane Technologies were worth $3,953,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group boosted its holdings in shares of Trane Technologies by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 1,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Trane Technologies by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 4,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $889,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora boosted its holdings in shares of Trane Technologies by 15.4% during the 4th quarter. OLD Second National Bank of Aurora now owns 450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Trane Technologies by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $777,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ARGI Investment Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Trane Technologies by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. ARGI Investment Services LLC now owns 2,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. 80.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Several analysts have recently issued reports on TT shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Trane Technologies from $153.00 to $131.00 in a research report on Monday, May 9th. Credit Suisse Group decreased their target price on shares of Trane Technologies from $194.00 to $178.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Trane Technologies from $180.00 to $157.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 7th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Trane Technologies from $205.00 to $190.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Trane Technologies from $171.00 to $162.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $178.71.
Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 4th. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.12. Trane Technologies had a net margin of 10.01% and a return on equity of 23.67%. The firm had revenue of $3.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.01 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Trane Technologies plc will post 7.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.16%. Trane Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.59%.
Trane Technologies Profile (Get Rating)
Trane Technologies plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the designing, manufacturing, selling, and servicing of solutions for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and transport refrigeration. It offers air conditioners, exchangers, and handlers; airside and terminal devices; auxiliary power units; chillers; coils and condensers; gensets; furnaces; heat pumps; home automation products; humidifiers; hybrid and non-diesel transport refrigeration, and ice energy storage solutions; indoor air quality assessments and related products; large and light commercial unitary products; motor replacements; refrigerant reclamation products; thermostats/controls; transport heater products; variable refrigerant flow products; and water source heat pumps.
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Airport chaos: UK travellers TRAPPED in boiling hot Italian corridor without water
HUNDREDS of UK travellers were trapped in a boiling Italian corridor without access to water or toilets.
Britons in Pisa were yesterday hoping to travel back to Manchester but faced major disruption. After waiting for some time in what has been described as a stuffy, unventilated room, they found that their flight had been cancelled. The easyJet plane was set to depart at 11.30am on Tuesday.
Confirmation of the flight’s cancellation was only communicated after long delays.
Some passengers had to wait at the airport for around eight hours and had to book hotels and taxis for themselves, according to MailOnline.
One hopeful traveller, @KLymphology, described the unsatisfactory circumstances they and others were left in while waiting for the plane.
In a post on Twitter, they wrote: “Bloody madness at gate 22 at Pisa airport.
“11:30 flight to Manchester delayed; passengers hot; no water, no toilets; no security and airside open to us all!”
Demanding help, they added that “kids and the elderly [are] suffering and tempers rising”.
Another, Neil Rylance, said his group would now be stuck in the country for an extra two days.
His father, Joe, 83, struggled to sit on the hard airport floor.
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Mr Rylance today told MailOnline: “It was chaos. There were three easyJet flights all thrown together with nobody organising where we meant to be going. Every single person who was meant to be on the Manchester flight was locked in this corridor – locked at both ends.
“Within 10 minutes it was getting hotter and hotter and hotter. There were babies that were stripped off because they were absolutely sweating and there was no air.
“We tried to kick down a fire exit just to get some air for people. There was no representative from easyJet seen in the whole of this experience.
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“My dad just wants to get home. It's taken a lot out of him, which is really upsetting.
“My daughter is a care worker, my partner is a police officer and we were meant to be out here relaxing after years of not having a holiday. Now we're all so stressed.”
He added that the disruption could add a further £2,000 to the trip for the family.
Natalie Yates also said online that “people are fainting” because of the conditions.
She added there was “no communication and no way out”.
An easyJet spokesperson told Express.co.uk travellers were held up for no more than 30 minutes while waiting to board a bus to the aircraft and that the company has received no reports of passengers fainting, but apologies for the delay nonetheless.
They said: “We are very sorry that flight EZY1848 from Pisa to Manchester on June 22 was delayed and subsequently cancelled. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is our highest priority and our team did all possible to minimise the impact of the delay for our customers. While no issues were raised to our team, we are sorry for any discomfort any customers experienced while initially waiting to board and our team escorted customers back to the terminal and provided refreshments. Once the flight was cancelled, customers were offered the option to rebook, or receive a refund, and we are also providing hotel accommodation and meals in Pisa.
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San Antonio's first Chicken Salad Chick is hatching. The national chain of southern-style chicken salad restaurants is opening the Alamo City's first installment in the Stone Oak area by the end of 2022.
Last October, the Alabama-based business announced a deal to bring eight units to San Antonio, but site addresses were not revealed. According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, San Antonio will get its introduction to the chain at 22831 Highway 281.
A company news release published on Wednesday, June 22, says a second local Chicken Salad Chick will open by the 2nd quarter of 2023. An address for that location has not been revealed. Information submitted to TDLR shows the interior build out on the 3,000-square-foot Stone Oak suite will start in August.
Once open, San Antonio customers will find fruity, savory, spicy, and traditional chicken salad mixes. The menu also includes side salads, mac and cheese, signatures sandwiches, and a "little chicks" menu for kids.
Stacy Brown started Chicken Salad Chick in 2008. The fast-casual restaurant chain now has more than 205 restaurants across 17 states. The chain is also planning an Austin expansion. Chicken Salad Chick says the Texas growth is supported by the traction the brand has made in other cities in the state like Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston.
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Moody National Bank Trust Division cut its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG – Get Rating) by 32.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,525 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,017 shares during the period. Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings in Intuitive Surgical were worth $2,572,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Intuitive Surgical by 200.0% during the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 69 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd purchased a new position in Intuitive Surgical during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. lifted its position in Intuitive Surgical by 200.0% during the fourth quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. now owns 72 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Standard Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Intuitive Surgical during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Wolff Wiese Magana LLC raised its holdings in Intuitive Surgical by 1,000.0% during the fourth quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 77 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 83.69% of the company’s stock.
In other Intuitive Surgical news, EVP Myriam Curet sold 6,000 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.51, for a total value of $1,515,060.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 361 shares in the company, valued at $91,156.11. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 21st. The medical equipment provider reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.43 billion. Intuitive Surgical had a return on equity of 14.16% and a net margin of 27.84%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 4.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. TheStreet cut Intuitive Surgical from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Thursday, May 19th. Piper Sandler reissued a “buy” rating and set a $316.00 price target on shares of Intuitive Surgical in a report on Friday, June 3rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Intuitive Surgical from $325.00 to $300.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 25th. Raymond James reduced their target price on Intuitive Surgical from $334.00 to $330.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Intuitive Surgical from $294.00 to $280.00 in a report on Friday, April 22nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Intuitive Surgical presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $323.24.
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable physicians and healthcare providers to enhance the quality of and access to minimally invasive care in the United States and internationally. The company offers the da Vinci Surgical System to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach; and Ion endoluminal system, which extends its commercial offerings beyond surgery into diagnostic procedures enabling minimally invasive biopsies in the lung.
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The construction of a giant Ferris wheel has heralded the start of North East Lincolnshire's Armed Forces weekend.
Rides will be available from Friday afternoon (June 24). Stalls along the seafront will open from midday with a Grand Cleethorpes Armed Forces parade starting at 6pm in Grant Street.
The parade will go from the car park onto Alexandra Road and include around 40 floats. A Carnival Princess will be at the head of the parade, with Millie Alice Sayers, seven, in a BMW convertible. The carnival will also include a carousel and The Big Wheel will offer the best views of the resort. It is under construction next to Cleethorpes Leisure Centre.
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Phillips66, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, marching bands and local dance and drama groups, and an open-top bus that once served Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham will be on show. It is nearly three years since visitors enjoyed the Armed Forces weekend spectacular, due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
This year the event held in honour of our Armed Forces is expected to attract up to 200,000 visitors. Councillor Philip Jackson, Leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, said: "We have a proud tradition of supporting our Armed Forces past and present in North East Lincolnshire and the Armed Forces weekend has become a firm favourite in the borough’s calendar. I’m really pleased to see the plans coming together for what promises to be another fantastic weekend."
Organisers said times are subject to change and some elements can be affected by weather and mechanical reliability. Flying displays are in the planned order of appearance.
The schedule is expected to include:
Friday:
12 noon: stalls open along Cleethorpes Prom, with Giant Wheel rides in the afternoon
6pm: Cleethorpes Armed Forces Carnival parade from Grant Street to Boating Lake
Saturday:
10.00 – All Trade stalls open for business along the seafront
11.50 – Motorcycle Parade of Veterans
12.00 – Armed Forces Parade
13.00 -1700 – Flying Displays (specific timings are flexible)
- Typhoon
- BBMF – Lancaster, Spitfire Hurricane
- Miles Gemini Display
- Aircraft (TBC)
- Starling Display
- The Red Arrows
14.00 – Cavalry Display (Pier Gardens)
15.00 – All for One Choir (Memorial Gate Stage)
15.30 – RAF Waddington Pipe Band (Memorial Gate)
15.30 – Cavalry Display (Pier Gardens)
17.00 – Grimsby & District Pipe Band (Memorial Gate)
17.30 – Armed Forces Thank-you Concert Pt 1 (Memorial Gate Stage)
18.30 – Beat the Retreat – Sea Cadet Band (Memorial Gate Stage)
19.15 -22.15 – Armed Forces Thank-you Concert Pt 2 (Memorial Gate Stage)
22.30 – Firework Display to Music (Promenade)
Sunday:
10.00 – All Trade stalls open for business along the seafront
12.00 – Cavalry Display (Pier Gardens)
12.00 – Grimsby & District Pipe Band (Memorial Gate)
12.30 – Pauline Quirk Academy (Memorial Gate Stage)
13.00 -16.30 – Flying Displays (specific timings are flexible)
- Starling Display
- Royal Navy Black Cats Helicopter Display Team
- Hurricane
- Miles Gemini Display
- Aircraft (TBC)
- Typhoon
13.20 – ‘Lost by Eleven’ Band (Memorial Gate Stage)
14.15 – ‘Lost by Eleven’ Band (Memorial Gate Stage)
14.30 – Cavalry Display (Pier Gardens)
15.30 – Cavalry Display (Pier Gardens)
16.00 – Grimsby & District Pipe Band (Memorial Gate)
16.45 – Closing Messages (Memorial Gate Stage)
The following car parking will be available: –
- Grant St
- Sussex Rec (Bowling Green Side)
- Boating Lake
- St Peters Ave
- High St
- Central Prom
- Wardall St
- Wonderland
- North Prom
The Armed Forces Flag was raised at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery at Killingholme for hundreds of people to see. Groups of employees gathered including veterans and reservists to show their support. In recognition of the importance the refinery has donated £10,000 to the Armed Forces weekend.
Alex Baxter, Managing Director, AFMET received the cheque and said: “I am absolutely delighted to attend the flag-raising for Armed Forces Week at the Humber Refinery. The team at Phillips 66 support our armed forces community with enthusiasm. Raising the flag to say thank you to the men and women of the Armed Forces who work so hard protecting us and through humanitarian work.
With over 100 veterans, reservists and families of those serving directly employed by Phillips 66 at the Humber Refinery and many more onsite contractors, the firm said it recognises the wealth of skills and experience that our Armed Forces community brings to the workplace.
Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, are proud holders of the Silver Armed Forces Covenant since 2021, demonstrating our commitment to supporting Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, and their families, and aligning our values with those of the covenant.
Darren Cunningham, Lead Executive UK & General Manager Humber Refinery, added, “As an employer of reservists and veterans we wanted to say thank you for the vital work that all the armed forces family do for us. The Cleethorpes Armed Forces weekend is a fantastic event, and we are happy that our donation has helped a little towards delivering this year’s event.”
More information on the Armed Forces Covenant can be found at www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk and Phillips 66 are happy to talk to any other companies interested in the covenant - contact Nina Stobart on 01469 555044
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PALMA, Spain (AP) — Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Mallorca Championships on Wednesday because of an abdominal injury, saying he didn’t want to aggravate the problem ahead of Wimbledon.
The 45th-ranked Australian made the announcement before his round-of-16 match against Roberto Bautista Agut.
“I have been playing a lot of great matches lately and unfortunately I woke up with a pain in my abs. I went to see the tournament doctor right away and he...
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PALMA, Spain (AP) — Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Mallorca Championships on Wednesday because of an abdominal injury, saying he didn’t want to aggravate the problem ahead of Wimbledon.
The 45th-ranked Australian made the announcement before his round-of-16 match against Roberto Bautista Agut.
“I have been playing a lot of great matches lately and unfortunately I woke up with a pain in my abs. I went to see the tournament doctor right away and he advised that I don’t play tonight,” Kyrgios said. “I really value the Mallorca Championships but I will follow his advice as I don’t want to risk Wimbledon next week.”
Kyrgios needed more than two hours to defeat Laslo Djere 5-7, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (1) in the previous round of the grass-court tournament that serves as preparation for Wimbledon.
The Australian was one of the biggest attractions in Mallorca, along with top-ranked Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas opened with a 6-4, 6-4 win over 40th-ranked Ilya Ivashka on Wednesday without facing a break point.
“I felt like after my first serve, I was really able to get behind the ball and pick the right spots,” Tsitsipas said. “It was I guess very difficult for the opponent to be able to adjust to this. I was doing it very well. I was very dedicated to that. It was really good for me from start to finish.”
The sixth-ranked Tsitsipas will next face American Marcos Giron, who defeated countryman Mackenzie McDonald 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Medvedev will debut against Aslan Karatsev later Wednesday.
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Global investment firm selects FLX to complement its omnichannel engagement strategy
BERNARDSVILLE, N.J., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FLX Networks, the innovative network revolutionizing the engagement experience between asset and wealth managers, proudly announces the addition of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) to its platform. The global independent investment management firm will leverage FLX's Community Page & Data Vault – additive measures to the existing efforts of a firm known for being at the forefront of modern advisor engagement.
"Invesco's membership underscores that our modern yet simple sales enablement tool resonates with managers of all sizes," said Brian Moran, FLX Networks Founder & CEO. "We're honored to welcome one of the world's largest and most respected firms as we passionately pursue a modernized engagement experience between asset managers and investment gatekeepers and advisors."
Since its founding in December 2019, FLX has partnered with asset managers, wealth management firms, and numerous strategic partners to provide a modernized network focused on smart solutions and efficiencies that streamline and improve the engagement experience between these entities. With nearly 60 managers on the platform and representing over $2T in combined AUM, the company has been recognized as a pioneer by both the industry and peers.
FLX Networks revolutionizes engagement for asset and wealth management firms and financial advisors. FLX community members access thought leadership, investment ideas, business resources, and industry connectivity in one centralized destination, delivering productivity, savings, and growth.
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OpenSpace provides site documentation that reduces risk and improves the insurance claims process with Casualty Pro
SAN FRANCISCO , June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenSpace, the global leader in 360° jobsite capture and AI-powered analytics, today announced a new partnership with Shepherd, a commercial insurance provider for the construction industry. OpenSpace customers will have access to the Casualty Pro excess liability insurance offering, which provides qualified contractors with underwriting credits and improved coverage on their Shepherd insurance policies, based on their OpenSpace usage. OpenSpace's easy-to-use Capture product completely documents the site, helping to resolve disputes and speed claims processing. OpenSpace customers also typically have a lower risk profile as a result of their ability to catch potential safety issues and costly mistakes before they happen.
"We view the application of jobsite capture as one of the most exciting frontiers in construction risk management, and OpenSpace is the clear category leader," said Shepherd's CEO and co-founder Justin Levine. "Our partnership allows customers to benefit from their OpenSpace usage by introducing data from the platform as a new category in our underwriting approach. Our fundamental belief is that contractors who leverage technology to be safer deserve to be rewarded by their insurance providers."
With OpenSpace Capture, builders attach an off-the-shelf, consumer 360° camera to their hardhat and walk the site as they normally would. Once the video from the walk is uploaded to the cloud, OpenSpace's computer vision technology stitches images together and pins all the images to the floor plan, creating a trusted visual record of site status. Powered by the company's Vision Engine, the site image map is typically ready to view in about 15 minutes after upload. Better site documentation leads to stronger collaboration among stakeholders, reduces the need for project managers to travel to site, provides a historical record of progress—and now—can reduce insurance premiums.
"Over the past few years, we have been thrilled to see how the data OpenSpace helps capture and organize is being used in surprising new ways that impact our customers' business," said OpenSpace CEO and co-founder Jeevan Kalanithi. "We're excited to see how that data can help simplify and improve insurance coverage for builders. The industry needs better, smarter, and more cost-effective ways to manage risk and we're proud to partner with Shepherd to make that change a reality."
For more information on this partnership and how, as an OpenSpace customer, you can take advantage, visit www.openspace.ai/os/shepherd-insurance.
About OpenSpace
Founded in 2017, OpenSpace is an AI technology company on a mission to bring new levels of transparency and efficiency to construction and real estate. With our platform, builders automatically capture a complete visual record of the jobsite, providing visual data that increases coordination, drives accountability, and simplifies dispute resolution. To date, our customers have used OpenSpace to capture more than eight billion square feet of imagery from active construction projects across thousands of sites in over seventy-six countries.
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Founded in 2021, Shepherd is a tech-enabled managing general underwriter providing casualty insurance for middle market commercial construction. Their mission is to make construction safe and sustainable through innovative insurance products. To learn more about Shepherd, visit their website at www.withshepherd.com.
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KYIV/KHARKIV, June 22 (Reuters) – Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv and surrounding countryside with rockets, killing at least 15 people, in what Kyiv called a bid to force it to pull resources from the main battlefield to protect civilians from attack.
Inside Russia, a fire tore through an oil refinery just 8 km (5 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Russia’s TASS news agency quoted a local official as saying it had been struck by a drone.
The Russian strikes on Kharkiv, throughout Tuesday and continuing on Wednesday morning, were the worst for weeks in the area where normal life had been returning since Ukraine pushed Russian forces back in a major counter-offensive last month.
“It was shelling by Russian troops. It was probably multiple rocket launchers. And it’s the missile impact, it’s all the missile impact,” Kharkiv prosecutor Mikhailo Martosh told Reuters amid the ruins of cottages struck on Tuesday in a rural area on the city’s outskirts.
Medical workers carried the body of an elderly woman out of the rubble of a burnt-out garage and into a nearby van.
“She was 85 years old. A child of the war (World War Two). She survived one war, but didn’t make it through this one,” said her grandson Mykyta. “There is nowhere to flee to. Especially grandmother herself, she didn’t want to go anywhere from here.”
Ukrainian authorities said 15 people were killed and 16 wounded on Tuesday in shelling in the Kharkiv region, with reports of more casualties from strikes overnight and on Wednesday morning.
“Russian forces are now hitting the city of Kharkiv in the same way that they previously were hitting Mariupol – with the aim of terrorising the population,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said in a video address.
“And if they keep doing that we will have to react — and that is one way to make us move our artillery,” he said. “The idea is to create one big problem to distract us and force us to divert troops. I think there will be an escalation.”
Kharkiv suffered punishing Russian shelling for the first three months of the war, but had largely been spared since the Ukrainian counter-offensive more than a month ago.
The main battlefield is now to the south in the Donbas region, which Moscow has been trying to seize on behalf of its separatist proxies.
Ukrainian forces in the Donbas have largely been withstanding the Russian assault so far, with Moscow making only slow progress despite deploying overwhelming artillery in some of the heaviest ground fighting in Europe since World War Two.
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There was no immediate Ukrainian comment about the blaze that tore through Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, located on the Russian side of the frontier with Donbas territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
Video footage posted on social media appeared to show a drone flying towards the refinery, before a large ball of flame and black smoke billowed up into the summer sky. The local emergency service, cited by Interfax, said no one was hurt and the blaze was put out.
Ukraine generally does not comment on reports of attacks on Russian infrastructure near the border. In the past it has called such incidents “karma” for Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Wednesday is marked in both Russia and Ukraine as the “Day of Remembrance and Sorrow”, anniversary of the day when Hitler’s Germany attacked the Soviet Union. An estimated 27 million Soviet citizens died in World War Two.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin was expected to lay flowers at a memorial flame for the dead. World War Two plays a prominent role in Russian propaganda over the Ukraine invasion, which Putin calls a “special operation” to root out “Nazis”.
Kyiv and the West view that as a baseless justification for a war to restore Moscow’s rule over its neighbour and wipe out Ukraine’s identity as a separate nation.
“Bombed at 4:30 am. Banned the word ‘war’. Blamed other countries for aggression. Psychiatrists of the future will examine: how after building the WWII cult for years, Russia began to recreate bloody pages of the history and Nazis’ each step,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — In a 10-year political career, Israel’s Yair Lapid has transformed himself from an upstart political novice to a feisty opposition leader to the savvy operator who toppled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Next week, he is expected to assume his biggest role yet — as the new prime minister.
Following the government’s decision to dissolve parliament, Lapid, now foreign minister, is set to take office as caretaker prime minister until elections in the fall. It will be a critical test for Lapid, 58, who will try to convince Israelis he is worthy of the top office as he takes on a resurgent Netanyahu.
“A year ago, we started the process of rebuilding, and now: we’re carrying it on, and carrying it on together,” Lapid declared late Monday as he stood alongside his main coalition partner, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Officially, the two men were announcing the end of their year-old government — an alliance of eight diverse parties that was severely weakened by months of infighting and rebellion. But in many ways, Lapid sounded like he was beginning his next campaign.
“Even if we are going to elections in a few months, the challenges we face will not wait,” he said, pointing to Israel’s high cost of living and security challenges in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
In a swipe at Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, he vowed to “stand against the forces threatening to turn Israel into a nondemocratic country.” Netanyahu, believing he is the victim of a political witch hunt, has made clear he intends to take on the country’s legal and law-enforcement establishment if he returns to power.
A former author, columnist, news anchor, bank pitchman and amateur boxer, Lapid left a successful career as a media personality to enter politics in 2012 as head of a new centrist party popular with middle-class Israelis.
He promised economic relief, an end to controversial draft exemptions for seminary students and a more moderate approach to the Palestinians.
Unlike the right-wing parties that dominate Israel’s political system, Lapid favors peace talks leading to an eventual two-state solution with the Palestinians, although it’s unclear if he will ever have the kind of mandate needed to engage in such a process.
In 2013, he led his new Yesh Atid party to a surprisingly strong showing in parliamentary elections. Yesh Atid finished as the second-largest party, with 19 seats in the 120-member parliament.
Lapid became finance minister, a difficult and often thankless task. While marking some successes, his key promises of lowering the cost of living and bringing down housing prices failed to materialize. Netanyahu eventually fired him for insubordination.
Yesh Atid dropped to 11 seats in the 2015 elections. Lapid found himself in the opposition and appeared to be on the way to becoming the latest in a long line of centrist politicians to flame out after early success.
But Lapid managed to reinvent himself. He formed an alliance with former military chief Benny Gantz that came close to toppling Likud in three consecutive elections.
Those elections, focused on Netanyahu’s divisive personality and fitness to rule, all ended inconclusively. Moving to end the deadlock, Gantz briefly joined forces with Netanyahu in 2020 — leaving Lapid as opposition leader and a vocal government critic.
When the country went back to the polls in early 2021, Yesh Atid once again surged and emerged as the second-largest party in parliament. In a stroke of creative diplomacy and political savvy, Lapid cobbled together a new coalition that pushed Netanyahu into the opposition for the first time in 12 years.
Although Lapid was the mastermind of the alliance, he cemented the deal by agreeing to rotate the job of prime minister with Bennett — a move that was seen by many as selfless and statesmanlike. Lapid took on the post of foreign minister.
The coalition members spanned the Israeli political spectrum, with little binding them together beyond opposition to Netanyahu. The government made history by being the first to include an Arab party.
The coalition got off to a strong start — passing the first national budget in several years, navigating a pair of coronavirus waves and improving relations with the U.S. and Arab allies.
Ultimately, ideological differences caused it to unravel. Parliament is expected to dissolve itself in a series of votes over the coming days. Once that happens, Lapid takes over as caretaker prime minister until elections in October or November.
The coming months present great risk — and great opportunity. Once again, Netanyahu’s Likud party appears to be the front-runner. And once again, Netanyahu’s leadership style and legal woes are likely to be high on voters’ minds.
While Lapid is sure to face relentless attacks from Netanyahu, who has tried to portray him as a lightweight who betrayed Israel’s security by allying with an Arab faction, he will do so from the perch of the prime minister’s office.
After serving as foreign minister for the past year, he will have even more opportunities to strengthen his international standing. He is set to host President Joe Biden on a visit next month and will have the opportunity to speak at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Lapid spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday to prepare for Biden’s visit, the Foreign Ministry said.
“The visit will have significant implications for the region and the fight against Iran, as well as immense potential to significantly improve regional stability and security,” it said.
As caretaker prime minister, he is unlikely to launch any major military operations or bold peace initiatives with the Palestinians. If Lapid can keep things quiet and avoid controversy, he could be well-positioned for the next election.
“Lapid has to work now at looking prime ministerial,” wrote Anshel Pfeffer, a columnist at the Haaretz daily. “His new post, from next week on, as interim prime minister is his greatest asset going into the election.” | https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/international-news/lapid-set-to-be-israels-next-premier-faces-critical-test/ | 2022-06-22T15:58:59Z | https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/international-news/lapid-set-to-be-israels-next-premier-faces-critical-test/ | true | 33 |
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Lots of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland are breaking up for the summer this week.
Pupils in England and Wales will start their holidays later in July.
So whenever you are off school we want to know what you are planning this year.
Maybe you are going away abroad, staying with family or holidaying in the UK.
Or perhaps you are going to a holiday club or activity camp.
Let us know what you are looking forward to doing this summer in the comments below.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glassdoor, the worldwide leader on insights about jobs and companies, today announced Aaron Terrazas has joined the company as chief economist, effective immediately. As chief economist, Terrazas leads Glassdoor Economic Research, an international team of economists and data scientists who leverage Glassdoor's unique data to provide real-time insights on the evolving employee experience amid today's fast-changing labor market.
Terrazas brings robust experience and knowledge across dynamic industries including transportation logistics, real estate, and more. He joins Glassdoor from trucking startup Convoy, where he spent the past three years as director of economic research. Prior to that, he served as director of economic research at Zillow and as an economist with the United States Treasury Department's Office of Economic Policy. Terrazas holds a master's degree in applied economics from The Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor's of sciences degree in foreign affairs from Georgetown University.
"I'm thrilled to join Glassdoor and a team that is innovating the next frontier of applied workplace research at such a critical juncture for the labor market. What attracted me to Glassdoor is this talented team whose unique data and research has informed how economists, employers and decision-makers understand the workplace, one of the most central institutions of our lives," said Terrazas. "It's an exciting time to have such a window into the new age of work, with its changing norms and a generation whose formative career years will be starkly different from its predecessors."
Since 2015, Glassdoor Economic Research has provided more data and analytics-driven transparency into the full spectrum of topics critical to the workplace experience, ranging from prevalent gaps in gender pay to diversity, equity and inclusion to company culture investments' impact on the bottom line.
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Eidelman Virant Capital trimmed its position in shares of Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ:WMG – Get Rating) by 63.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 66,410 shares of the company’s stock after selling 113,240 shares during the period. Warner Music Group accounts for 1.4% of Eidelman Virant Capital’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Eidelman Virant Capital’s holdings in Warner Music Group were worth $2,513,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Westpac Banking Corp purchased a new position in shares of Warner Music Group during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Stephens Inc. AR grew its holdings in shares of Warner Music Group by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 5,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,000 after acquiring an additional 432 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Warner Music Group during the 4th quarter valued at $305,000. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Warner Music Group by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 7,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,000 after purchasing an additional 496 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Warner Music Group in the 4th quarter valued at $437,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 22.29% of the company’s stock.
Shares of WMG traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $25.16. 832 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 882,506. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $29.39 and its 200 day moving average is $35.48. The stock has a market cap of $12.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 22.13, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.61. Warner Music Group Corp. has a 1-year low of $24.19 and a 1-year high of $50.23.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 23rd were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 20th. Warner Music Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 84.51%.
Several research firms recently issued reports on WMG. Redburn Partners reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Warner Music Group in a research note on Monday, April 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Warner Music Group in a research note on Friday, March 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $42.00 price objective for the company. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Warner Music Group from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 3rd. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Warner Music Group from $45.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Monday, May 9th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Warner Music Group from $49.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.58.
In related news, Director Lincoln E. Benet sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.25, for a total value of $382,500.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 76.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Warner Music Group Company Profile (Get Rating)
Warner Music Group Corp. operates as a music entertainment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through Recorded Music and Music Publishing segments. The Recorded Music segment is involved in the discovery and development of recording artists, as well as related marketing, promotion, distribution, sale, and licensing of music created by such recording artists; markets its music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as previously unreleased materials; and conducts its operation primarily through a collection of record labels, such as Warner Records and Atlantic Records, as well as Asylum, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Erato, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin' Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville.
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$3.2M settlement reached in police killing of Daunte Wright
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser. Attorneys for Wright’s family said Tuesday the tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops like the one that resulted in Wright’s death. Brooklyn Center Officer Kimberly Potter, who is white, shot Wright after the 20-year-old was stopped for expired registration tags in April 2021. The former officer was subsequently convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in prison. | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/22/3-2m-settlement-reached-in-police-killing-of-daunte-wright/ | 2022-06-22T16:06:19Z | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/22/3-2m-settlement-reached-in-police-killing-of-daunte-wright/ | false | null |
EXPLAINER: Why is Israel always holding elections?
By JOSEPH KRAUSS
Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — The leaders of Israel’s broad-based but severely weakened coalition government have thrown in the towel this week, after barely 12 months in office. They plan to dissolve parliament and set the stage for elections — the fifth in 3 1/2 years. Why does this keep happening? The simplest answer is that Israel is deeply — and almost evenly — divided over whether Benjamin Netanyahu should be prime minister. But it’s also because Israel’s political system consists of an ideologically diverse array of parties that have to form alliances — and sometimes break them — to get what they want. | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/22/explainer-why-is-israel-always-holding-elections/ | 2022-06-22T16:06:43Z | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/22/explainer-why-is-israel-always-holding-elections/ | true | null |
Emirates steps up frequencies to Mexico
Emirates has announced that it will increase frequencies and start daily services to Mexico City via Barcelona this week.
Boosting its frequency from six times weekly to daily flights, Emirates will now increase its average capacity and offer around 2000 seats per week to and from the Mexican capital. The service will provide customers worldwide with more connectivity, flexibility and choice while planning their travel. With the raise in frequencies, travellers from Mexico will have ample choice to connect safely and seamlessly to Dubai, and through Dubai to Emirates’ global network of over 130 destinations.
Emirates flight EK255 will depart Dubai at 03:25hrs, arriving in Barcelona at 08:35hrs before departing again at 10:50hrs and arriving into Mexico City at 16:05 the same day. On its return leg, Emirates flight EK 256 will depart Mexico City at 19:40 hrs, arriving in Barcelona at 13:45hrs the next day. EK256 will depart once again from Barcelona the same day at 15:30hrs bound for Dubai where it will arrive at 00:15 hrs the next day (all times are local).
Emirates’ high-quality, daily international air service supports business and leisure traffic into Mexico and onwards to destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean region. For Mexico, the UAE is a gateway to the Middle East. Citizens from Mexico, Spain and the UAE only need their passports to enjoy visa-free travel to each country. Emirates’ Mexico City flight is a linked service with Barcelona, meaning that customers can cover three destinations in one trip in unprecedented style and comfort.
Dubai also continues to attract leisure travellers from South and Latin America with its ever-expanding list of experiences. Known for its eclectic mix of offerings, Dubai offers stays at some of the world’s best hotels, sightseeing at the newest landmarks the city has to offer, among an abundance of other activities.
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The Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico route is operated with a two-class Emirates Boeing 777-200LR offering 38 Business Class seats in a 2-2-2 configuration and 264 seats in Economy Class. Travellers flying between Dubai, Barcelona and Mexico can look forward to Emirates’ signature hospitality and spacious and comfortable seats. Emirates also offers its customers an unmatched culinary experience in the skies with regionally inspired multi-course menus developed by a team of award winning chefs complemented by a wide selection of premium beverages. Customers can sit back and relax with more than 4,500 channels of carefully curated global entertainment content featuring movies, shows, music, podcasts, including channels in Spanish and more with ice, Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment system.
Emirates has been building up connectivity in response to growing customer demand on the back of rising travel confidence and the easing of international travel protocols. Returning to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro on November 2, and launching into Tel Aviv on 23 June provides leisure and business travellers more choice as they return to the skies. | https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emirates-steps-up-frequencies-to-mexico/ | 2022-06-22T16:07:40Z | https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/emirates-steps-up-frequencies-to-mexico/ | true | 3 |
Source: 186 000 arrested for bribery, smuggling | Herald (Crime)
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MORE than 186 600 people have been arrested countrywide on the three targeted crackdowns against cross-border crimes, bribing police and operating in machete gangs.
The suspects have been arrested in separate incidents and most of them have either been fined or are appearing in court facing various charges.
In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said police will continue conducting these targeted operations countrywide.
“On Sunday, police arrested 239 people countrywide under the operation “No to cross border crimes”. So far 160 616 people have been arrested since that operation began. Also on Sunday, police throughout the country arrested another 130 people under the ongoing operation, “No to machete gangs”. Cumulative arrests since January 1, 2022 now stand at 26 675,” he said.
Asst Comm Nyathi said on Saturday, members of the National Taskforce deployed in Beitbridge under operation “No to cross border crimes,” arrested Loreen Moyo (30) for bribery.
Moyo is alleged to have offered a R250 bribe to members of the taskforce to facilitate the release of her friend who had been arrested for entry by evasion at Old Bridge, Beitbridge Border Post.
Similarly, last Friday, members of the taskforce arrested a motorist, Emmanuel Muhloza (36), for alleged bribery at Bubi roadblock along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Road.
The suspect offered a R100 bribe to evade arrest for driving without a licence.
At least four people, including a conductor, were recently arrested in separate incidents in Bulawayo and Plumtree on allegations of offering bribes to police officers at roadblocks.
These people offered the bribes in an attempt to induce the officers to release them after they had been arrested for traffic offences.
On Thursday last week police in Plumtree arrested three people in connection with bribery at a roadblock at the 98km peg along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Road. | https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/186-000-arrested-for-bribery-smuggling/ | 2022-06-22T16:11:38Z | https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/186-000-arrested-for-bribery-smuggling/ | false | 2 |
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey handily leads in the race for governor, according to a new poll from the University of Massachusetts Lowell that affirms her overwhelming sustained lead over three fellow gubernatorial hopefuls.
About 61% of likely voters say they would vote for Healey, a Democrat from Boston’s South End, compared to 30% for Geoff Diehl, a Republican candidate endorsed by former President Donald Tump, according to poll findings released Wednesday morning by UMass Lowell’s Center for Public Opinion. The poll queried more than 1,100 Massachusetts voters from June 7-15.
In the match-up between Healey and Diehl, just 8% of voters are undecided and 1% would cast their ballots for another candidate, according to the poll.
Healey’s performance dipped slightly when the poll pitted her against Republican Chris Doughty, a Wrentham business owner — with 58% of poll respondents favoring Healey, compared to 30% for Doughty. Meanwhile, 10% of voters are undecided in this match-up and 2% favor another candidate.
“This election isn’t over, but Democrats have the high ground,” John Cluverius, a UMass Lowell associate professor and associate director of the Center for Public Opinion, said in a statement. “If they’re going to try it, Republicans seeking the corner office on Beacon Hill need to tie themselves to [retiring] Gov. Charlie Baker, who remains popular among voters across the Commonwealth.”
State Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz, the underdog in the Democratic race for governor, also notched a considerable advantage over her GOP rivals.
Some 54% of poll respondents would vote for Chang-Díaz, a Jamaica Plain Democrat, compared to 29% for Diehl. In this question, 15% of voters were undecided and 3% favored another candidate.
Meanwhile, half of voters say they would cast their ballot for Chang-Díaz, compared to 30% for Doughty. This match-up leaves 16% of voters undecided and 4% leaning toward another candidate.
In a separate question, the poll found that 33% of Bay Staters strongly approved and 39% somewhat approved of Baker’s job performance as governor. Another 17% of poll responded somewhat disapproved and 11% strongly disapproved of Baker.
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A Place In The Sun left a couple and viewers stunned after showing a strange feature in a property's bedroom.
On Tuesday night's episode, host Jasmine Harman was in Charente in southwestern France to show married couple Debbie and Guy a few holiday home options.
The couple had a budget of £135,000 and were hoping to find the perfect property to start their holiday rental business.
Unfortunately, Debbie and Guy weren't impressed with the first viewing as the two-bedroom home was too small for their liking.
Debbie said they'd have to 'knock through walls' to make it work.
The second home, which consisted of three bedrooms, seemed to make Debbie and Guy a lot happier.
For £121,000, the couple would have the main house as well as an attached barn and huge kitchen.
Everything seemed perfect until they went upstairs to have a look at the bedroom.
Although it had gorgeous wooden beams and endless space, they couldn't get over the giant red bathtub casually sitting to the side of the room.
"What do you think of this arrangement?" Jasmine asked the couple.
Guy jokingly said: "I love that you put a swimming pool in there for me. Off the bed, into the pool. Amazing."
"I just can't imagine me being in the bed while Guy's in the bath," Debbie added while Jasmine laughed.
Viewers were equally as confused about the tub and took to social media to question the decoration.
"I was sold until the bath next to the bed. NEXT," one user said while another added: "Stop. Putting. Baths. In. Bedrooms. This is a house, not a love hotel".
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One viewer posted: " Really find having the bath in the bedroom annoying! Why do that?!"
Having a bathtub in the bedroom doesn't have too many historical explanations and has more to do with preference and luxury.
The couple didn't think the property was their dream home but insisted it was a strong contender.
Guy and Debbie wanted a home that didn't require much, or any, renovation.
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Nothing US fans waiting for the company's first phone will get nothing
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's new company Nothing will not be bringing its first phone — the phone (1) — to the US. The firm said that at the moment "a limited number of our private community investors in the US" will get the device through a closed beta program.
The development comes a day after the company showed off the phone's backlight trickery for notifications and calls through a YouTube video on the MKBHD channel. Notably, the channel's US-based creator, Marques Brownlee, didn't say anything about the North American availability of the device.
The development was first noticed by leaker Evan Blass, who noted that it's hard for new phone companies to get good carrier deals.
Sounds like Nothing is skipping the US with respect to Phone (1) availability and network compatibility. Disappointing, but understandable. Hard for young brands to achieve carrier adoption here, and without those deals, not really worth negotiating retail channels at all...
— Ev (@evleaks) June 21, 2022
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In a statement to PCMag, the company said its phone is not tuned for US cellular bands, so it will have unpredictable or no coverage on major carriers like AT&T and Verizon. It also noted that while it wants to bring a future device to the North American market, it wants to concentrate on its home markets of Europe and the UK.
"While we’d love to bring the phone (1) to the entire community around the world, we're focusing on home markets, including the UK and Europe, where we have strong partnerships with leading local carriers. It takes a lot to launch a smartphone as you know, from ensuring the handset is supported by the country’s cellular technologies to carrier partnerships and local regulation, and as we're still a young brand we need to be strategic about it." the company said.
Earlier this month, Nothing's India general manager and VP, Manu Sharma, said that the firm plans to manufacture all phones sold in India locally.
We are thrilled to announce that every @Nothing phone (1) sold in India will be manufactured locally.
This is the real start of our journey and we cannot think of a better way to establish ourselves in India, which is a key market for us.https://t.co/6c2RdTWOer
— Manu Sharma (@buildingnothing) June 13, 2022
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However, the company hasn't said anything about where it plans to manufacture devices sold in Europe. We've asked Nothing for a comment, and we'll update the story if we hear back.
The Phone (1) is the company's second product after it launched Earbuds (1) truly wireless buds last year. In a recent interview with Financial Times, Pei said that the firm sold more than 530,000 units of earbuds.
Nothing will officially launch the phone on July 12. The device will have a translucent back and will run a custom version of Android called Nothing OS. | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nothing-us-fans-waiting-companys-142327368.html | 2022-06-22T16:17:44Z | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nothing-us-fans-waiting-companys-142327368.html | true | 1 |
Great Race Rally cruises through Binghamton for first time since 2011
Published: Jun. 22, 2022 at 11:23 AM EDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- Over the weekend, the Great Race Rally made its way through downtown Binghamton Sunday afternoon for the first time since 2011.
Crowds of people gathered to watch more than 100 vintage cars cross the finish line in front of the Broome County Courthouse. The rally began its journey from Rhode Island to its final destination in Fargo, ND.
Jay Reinan, a participant at the race, told 12 News the race is a blast.
“This is our ninth Great Race so we’ve crisscrossed the country,” Reinan said. “We’ve hit 48 states. You get to see rural America, you get to see mid-sized or small towns, Binghamton is a great stop and we just love doing it.”
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Center of Hebron filled with song on Make Music Day
By Melanie Savage
Hartford Courant
Hebron — Make Music Hebron Day took place in various locations along Hebron’s main drag on June 21. Overall there were 28 different performances listed on this year’s schedule, some solo performs, others larger groups. There was also a kazoo parade that allowed folks to participate in the music-making themselves.
Make Music Hebron Day was sponsored by the Town Center Project, and was part of a worldwide movement traditionally scheduled during the summer solstice.
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According to the event website, Make Music Day “Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique,” and “is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries.”
Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. “Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion — pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers,” reads the web site. | https://www.courant.com/community/hebron/hc-hc-hebron-make-music-2022-07-07-20220622-5tsd7rrz45dd3kf67xyxmoixoa-story.html | 2022-06-22T16:19:29Z | https://www.courant.com/community/hebron/hc-hc-hebron-make-music-2022-07-07-20220622-5tsd7rrz45dd3kf67xyxmoixoa-story.html | true | 1 |
BYU Football Media Day is underway on Tuesday, and with that means an updated roster and depth chart.
A couple notable omissions on the depth chart are Offensive Lineman Keanu Saleapaga and Cornerback Isaiah Herron. Saleapaga wasn’t on the roster the last two seasons but was back for spring ball. Herron is not on the roster for his final season. BYU is currently hosting JUCO DB Mory Bamba for an official visit, signaling Herron may not be on the roster. BYU added redshirt sophomore grad transfer Gabe Jeudy-Lally from Vanderbilt, return Micah Harper from injury (who could also play safetfy), and add some freshman newcomers.
Other Roster Notes:
- WR Kyson Hall — Jaren’s brother and member of the 2021 recruiting class — in on the roster.
- Linebackers Tate Romeny and Bodie Schoonover — both top members of the 2020 recruiting class — are back from their missions and on the roster. Tate is Baylor’s and Gunner’s younger brother.
- BYU’s offensive line is extremely deep. In addition to returning proven experience, they add Oregon transfer Kingsley Suamataia, Arizona State transfer Sione Veikoso, Idaho State transfer Sam Dawe, Snow College transfer Lisala Tai, and multiple incoming freshman.
- Linebackers Josh and Micah Wilson are younger brothers of Zach Wilson.
Depth Chart Notes:
- Jacob Conover is listed as the backup QB
- Chris Brooks is the starting running back
- Every Offensive Line position except Left Guard has “or” designations | https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2022/6/22/23178497/byu-football-releases-2022-fall-camp-roster-and-depth-chart-newcomers | 2022-06-22T16:20:44Z | https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2022/6/22/23178497/byu-football-releases-2022-fall-camp-roster-and-depth-chart-newcomers | true | 1 |
Smithfield named a top U.S. consumer goods company
SMITHFIELD, Va., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein producers, was today named to LinkedIn's Top Companies: Industry Edition list ranking top workplaces for professionals to grow their careers in nine U.S. industries: financial services, health care, media & entertainment, marketing & advertising, retail, consumer goods, real estate, travel & hospitality and technology & information.
"We take pride in being an industry leader at Smithfield and are honored that LinkedIn has recognized our ongoing efforts to be an employer of choice," said Keira Lombardo, chief administrative officer for Smithfield Foods. "Our people are our greatest asset; supporting our team members and their career growth continues to be a top priority for our company."
LinkedIn's methodology assesses data driving insight into company attributes including professionals' ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and educational background. The platform's Top Companies: Industry Edition list is designed to celebrate people and companies with more than 500 employees making an impact in the professional world.
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The CUET will be held from 15 July, UGC Chairperson Kumar stated.
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The National Testing Agency will conduct the Common University Entrance Test CUET (UG)- 2022 at centres in 554 cities across India and in 13 cities abroad, University Grants Commission Chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said on Wednesday, 22 June.
The UGC chairperson added that over 9.5 lakh candidates have registered for admission to 86 universities, of which 43 are central universities, 13 are state universities, and 12 are deemed.
Kumar added that the CUET will be held between 15 July and 10 August through a computer-based test.
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Kids in China's capital now must show negative COVID test to go to a park
Beijing — While much of the world tries to get back to something resembling normal, the draconian coronavirus control measures imposed under China's so-called "dynamic zero-COVID" policy seem only to extend more broadly across every aspect of daily life. Now, even kids looking to play outside in Beijing have to prove they're virus-free.
An announcement posted online Tuesday by the government agency that operates Beijing's public parks said children over three years of age would henceforth need to provide negative PCR test results from within the past 72 hours to use playgrounds. Adults have long had to cope with similar requirements to use parks, but especially with kindergartens across Beijing shuttered since late April, the new restriction will be a headache for many parents.
In mainland China's major cities, like Beijing and Shanghai, regular COVID tests have become a part of daily life. The "72-hour negative test result" is required not just to enter parks, but to use any closed, shared space — everything from movie theaters to supermarkets and office buildings. Nobody can even go to work without a fresh test.
Nationally-recognized COVID test results are stored on an official smartphone app to be displayed to security officials. Senior citizens and others without access to modern smartphones must show a valid national identity card and then face additional verification measures before entering parks, or pretty much anything else.
Global financial services group Nomura has estimated that 814 million people in China — more than double the entire U.S. population — need to be tested regularly just to go about their daily lives.
Frequent, localized mass-testing campaigns have been rolled out as soon as outbreaks crop up to identify and isolate cases, but the government is now grappling with the sustainability of this tactic.
The regulator for the national medical insurance fund has asked local governments to fund their own "normalized mass screening," instead of spending money that is meant to be reserved for other purposes.
With thousands of mobile testing sites now dotting China's cities, there are also mounting concerns over the environmental impact of the mass-testing approach.
"The sheer amount of medical waste that is being generated on a routine basis [is] at a scale that is practically unseen in human history," Li Yifei, an environmental expert at New York University Shanghai, recently told France's AFP news agency.
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Interested persons who meet the eligibility criteria have until July 8 to apply for funding under the ‘Creative Caribbean: An Ecosystem of Play for Growth and Development project’.
The project targets culture and creative industries (CCIs) actors, artists and entrepreneurs; registered CCI professional organisations, associations, civil society and secondary and tertiary academic institutions, students and researchers.
Speaking recently at a business development information session for small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs), hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Creative Caribbean Project Coordinator, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Olayinka Jacobs-Bonnick, encouraged SMTEs to take advantage of the opportunity, as they, too, can benefit from the grants.
“If you feel that you cannot meet the eligibility criteria, you are not excluded. You simply need to collaborate with an organisation, a business, an entity or individual who does meet all the eligibility criteria,” she urged.
Mrs. Jacobs-Bonnick, who is also Associate National Project Officer for Culture, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, added that the criteria include the provision of up-to-date and audited financial documents.
Others include being registered as a “legal person” with the Companies Office of Jamaica, established three years from the date of application, and have directly implemented during the last two years at least one project in the cultural and creative sector for at least 50 per cent of the grant amount requested.
Mrs. Jacobs-Bonnick further pointed out that the project consists of three grant schemes with several categories; however, only the Enabling Environment and Industry schemes are open during this round of grant calls.
Grants available under the Enabling Environment scheme are National Artist Registries; Visual Literacy/Performing Arts; Cultural Policy, Legislation, National Implementation Plan, Institutional Strengthening; and Creative City Sub-Sector and Accelerators, while the Industry Grant Scheme includes Festival Development and Marketplace; Work Placement & Knowledge Transfer; Artist Mobility – artist residencies; Product Development and Content Production; Small Grants for Professional Associations, Emerging Creative Content Originator; and Scaling Grants for Export-Ready Creatives and CCI Festival Business Exchange Networks and Fora.
Successful applicants will be notified within eight to 10 weeks after the application date closes.
Meanwhile, Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean, Yuri Peshkov, said that the objective of the project is “quite straightforward”.
“We are supporting economic, human and social development of the Caribbean region by stimulating inclusive, diverse and sustainable growth of the cultural economy. We are creating jobs, we are supporting the creation, production and distribution of cultural and creative goods and services,” said Mr. Peshkov.
He added that the project is also improving market access and supporting regional and national policies and measures.
Creative Caribbean is a joint project by UNESCO, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), supported by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) programme with the financial contribution of the European Union and the support of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States.
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Jarosław Kaczyński, the eminence grise of Polish politics, has said he is stepping down from his roles as deputy-prime minister and national security chief, in order to prepare his ruling Law and Justice party for elections next year. "The party must regain vigour, because the most important time for any political party in the world is drawing closer," he told the Polish news agency PAP Tuesday. | https://euobserver.com/tickers/155295 | 2022-06-22T16:37:25Z | https://euobserver.com/tickers/155295 | false | null |
COLLINSVILLE — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, is partnering with ImpactLife for a blood drive 3-6 p.m. June 28 at American Legion Post 365, 1022 Vandalia St. in Collinsville.
“Donated blood is a critical component of our healthcare system’s ability to care for those in need,” Stuart said. “Giving blood is an easy way to have a positive impact on your community, especially in summer when we typically see a drop in the rate of donations. I’m proud to partner with ImpactLife to help save lives and I encourage anyone thinking of donating blood to do it—you never know whose life you may be saving.”
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INTRODUCTION
Initial Officer Training Programme (IOTP) provides basic military officer training to Officer Cadets (OCdts) and their equivalents from law enforcement and uniformed services. The programme falls within the tactical level of the Professional Military Education (PME) framework of armed forces and is modelled from the Royal Military Academy Sandhursts’ (RMAS) Commissioning Course. It was designed with the direct support and guidance of RMAS Instructing and Support Staff.
Rationale
Traditionally, the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) longstanding partnerships with militaries across the world has seen its OCdts being trained in academies in the following countries: United States, England, Canada, China and India. Upon the return of OCdts to the JDF, there is a requirement for doctrine and operating procedure standardization due to the varying concepts and differing contents of the training they had undergone. This is normally done at the Unit level and later, through a Young Officers’ Course. The advent of COVID-19 added a new level of complexity to travel, thus negatively affecting the process of sending OCdts overseas. Additionally, the ongoing expansion and restructuring of the Force to cauterize the ballooning threats to national security has caused an increased demand for newly commissioned Second Lieutenants.
Due to the carefully adapted military and academic curricula, IOTP serves as the course to treat with the aforementioned considerations. The methodology used addresses each issue directly and the course, through the delivery of a bespoke training syllabus, is fit for the JDF and is also relevant to the militaries and organizations within the Caribbean region and in other parts of the world.
Concept
Having the RMAS approach to training at its core, IOTP is designed with a syllabus that sees male and female integration throughout training. The course focusses on developing military skills and command with a leadership ‘golden thread’. The course structure allows the Instructing Staff to educate, build, develop and scrutinize an OCdt’s ability to decide and communicate accurately and ethically while under pressure and or stress. The expectation is that on commissioning, an OCdt will be fully cognizant of the responsibilities and personal conditions that being an Officer imposes upon them. The product of the IOTP will be an ethical and robust Officer who has the knowledge, skills, attitudes and intellectual agility to adapt their decision-making process and approach to any environment.
Location
The home of IOTP is the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) Newcastle, which is located at the Newcastle Hill Station, St Andrew, Jamaica.
Nestled in the cool hills of upper St Andrew and amidst beautiful trees, ferns, ground orchids, delicate wild flowers and a profusion of ginger lilies, is the Newcastle
Training Depot founded in 1841 by Major General Sir William Maynard Gomm (later Field Marshall). Gomm, a veteran of the wars against revolutionary France and Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica from 1840 to 1841, relentlessly badgered the War Office in London to establish a mountain station for British soldiers in Jamaica soon after taking up his post.
The idea of the hill station was first raised by Gomm in a letter dated April 7, 1840 to Governor Sir Charles Metcalfe. Gomm pointed out that while Up Park Camp was an ideal location for a barracks, it was subject to the ravages of yellow fever. In Jamaica the
British garrison was stationed on the plain at Up Park Camp, Stony Hill, Fort Augusta and Port Royal. Here, on the average, 1 soldier died every 2½ days. According to Russell, the year 1838 was considered a ‘good’ year: only 91 men died. In 1839, 110 men perished and in the following year 121. Initially, the British government was conservative in approving a hill station for the troops in Jamaica. They were concerned about the expense of the venture.
In May 1841, London finally sanctioned Gomm’s efforts to build what is thought to be the first permanent mountain station in the British West Indies at Newcastle. The site selected was a coffee plantation protruding from the southern face of the grand ridge of the Blue Mountains. The British government paid £4,230 for the Newcastle site.
At the outbreak of World War II (1939-1945), life at Newcastle changed a little. The British regiment was replaced by Canadian regiments which remained at Newcastle for the duration of the war. With hostilities over in 1945, the Canadians left and once again a British battalion was stationed there.
In 1958, the West Indies Federation was founded and the infantry regiments of the various Caribbean islands were disbanded and reorganized into the West India Regiment. Newcastle became a training depot, training recruits from all over the West Indies as part of the
newly formed West Indies Federation. In 1962 when Federation was disbanded, the West India Regiment was also disbanded. Jamaica simultaneously sought her independence, which was achieved on August 6, 1962. With independence, Newcastle was given to the Jamaican government as part of a general settlement of all military lands in Jamaica. | https://jis.gov.jm/tourism-minister-suggests-single-visa-regime-for-caricom/ | 2022-06-22T16:39:03Z | https://jis.gov.jm/tourism-minister-suggests-single-visa-regime-for-caricom/ | false | 1001 |
Most training camp battles are about new players trying to make the roster. Much of the focus is on UDFAs and late-round picks. Established veterans are secure. For most teams, so are the high-dollar free agents they acquired during the offseason. Things are a bit different with the Dallas Cowboys. They have only signed three outside free agents, and all were on low-cost contracts that make releasing them palatable. We have seen players like that never make it out of training camp with Dallas before, the most recent being Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. This looks like another year that could happen to at least one. It might even happen to all three. Here are the reasons.
Ryan Nall
Quick, how many of you had forgotten he was even signed? Don’t be ashamed if you are one. He is a fullback, and that is his biggest problem. There is no assurance that the team will even carry a FB on the roster. If they do, Nall will have to then beat out Nick Ralston for the job.
Frankly, it is very unlikely that the staff will elect to use a roster spot on a fullback. More probable is that they would use the RB3 to fill that role in the rare occasions they want one. Or they can motion the tight end over to lead Ezekiel Elliott into the hole. With the promised increase in using Tony Pollard, that is how most two RB sets are going to happen. For a long time Dallas had bucked the trend of the disappearing fullback role. They managed nicely last year without one, only using Ralston in four games as a special teams contributor. Most of the season they were content to only have three running backs active. There just does not seem to be a viable role for Nall. He only had 83 yards from scrimmage during his three seasons with the Chicago Bears. There is not a lot he can offer the offense, barring a move to go with more old style I formation looks. Hearkening back to the past is not the way we hope to see this offense go under Kellen Moore. None of Nall’s one-year contract was guaranteed, so releasing him would be a freebie. I expect the staff to take that one.
Dante Fowler
With the unsuccessful attempt to re-sign Randy Gregory, Fowler made a lot of sense as an insurance signing that paid off - pending the draft. But the team then got Sam Williams in the second round. While evidence from OTAs and the one-day minicamp is scant, he has flashed signs of being a very good pick to fill in the RDE spot. Further, the team re-signed Dorance Armstrong to a two-year deal. Armstrong had a good year for Dallas in 2021, notching five sacks. That was third on the team behind unicorn Micah Parsons and Gregory, who just had one more. Armstrong also had 37 tackles, 12 QB hits, and returned a fumble 37 yards for a TD. Further, Chauncey Golston, a third-round pick in ‘21, was starting to turn up as the season progressed. He only had one sack, but contributed 32 tackles. The Cowboys are nearly certain to keep him given what they spent in the way of draft capital. Tarell Basham is also back after getting 3.5 sacks and 39 tackles.
Fowler’s 2021 stat line with the Atlanta Falcons was 4.5 sacks and 36 tackles. While Dan Quinn may have hopes of recreating his best performance in 2019, that happened while Fowler was with the Los Angeles Rams before joining the Falcons. Quinn may be the an advocate for Fowler, but he is going to have to beat out someone unless the team elects to go very deep at the position. With Parsons serving as a pass rusher on many plays, with devastating effect, that is questionable. His contract is no protection, since the $1 million dead cap is more than offset by almost $2 million in savings if he is released. This one may come down to the wire in camp.
James Washington
He seems the most likely to make it out of camp in light of Michael Gallup’s injury status. Depending on how you view rookie Jalen Tolbert, Washington should be penciled in as WR2 or WR3 to start things in Oxnard.
What remains to be seen is how much of his decline the past couple of years with the Pittsburgh Steelers was due to the deterioration of Ben Roethlisberger. Washington only had one good season, 2019. Last year he only caught 24 passes for 285 yards.
We all know that the Cowboys like their own guys, which means Noah Brown and Simi Fehoko are clearly competition. That would only be five WRs, which would appear to make Washington safe even if he is passed on the depth chart. The threat he has to worry about is the annual summer romance we have with UDFA wideouts. Dallas has four on the current roster, and Ty Fryfogle is already getting a bit of buzz. Another player who garnered some attention during the OTAs was T.J. Vasher, a 2021 UDFA who missed all season on the NFI and COVID 19 lists.
Washington has a target on his back, with a bunch taking aim. His one-year deal was fully guaranteed, but the dead money hit for releasing him is only a tick over $1 million. If a couple of the challengers rise up in camp and preseason games, that is not too much to stomach. With Amari Cooper gone, the staff is going to looking hard for the best weapons to put on the field with Dak Prescott. Washington has to avoid stumbles to stick.
Given that free agency has to date been even more an afterthought than usual for Dallas this year, it should not be surprising that all of their signings have to look over their shoulder. They all will need to overcome challengers or just the construction of the roster to make it to the fall. | https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2022/6/22/23177488/dallas-cowboys-2022-outside-free-agent-signings-are-on-the-bubble-james-washington-nall-dante-fowler | 2022-06-22T16:39:09Z | https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2022/6/22/23177488/dallas-cowboys-2022-outside-free-agent-signings-are-on-the-bubble-james-washington-nall-dante-fowler | false | 1 |
Caroline Westrup’s journey into coaching was almost ordained from the beginning. After all, her father Charlie made a career out of it, heading up the Norwegian Golf Association from the time she was 11, moving the family from Sweden.
“I just see what he’s done with players and how thankful they are to him and dedicate their careers to him,” Westrup said. “That’s just been very inspiring to see what he’s done.”
Now, Westrup is tasked with leading Missouri’s women’s golf team as its new head coach. She takes over following her predecessor Stephanie Priesmeyer moving to a development role in MU athletics after leading the program since the 2000-01 season.
Westrup spent last season as an assistant at Georgia, where she went after beginning her coaching career at the IMG Academy in Florida. She started coaching after ending her professional career in 2018.
Now, she said she is ready to try and move the Tigers forward in the SEC, and has some traits she inherited from her father to help.
“Just being a leader, a vocal leader,” Westrup said. “And creating relationships, making sure that you know your student-athletes on a personal level, not just a golf level, is very important.”
Still, Westrup said expectations will be high for the Tigers.
“Being a tough coach, kind of with tough love,” Westrup said of her coaching style. “Still care for the student-athletes, but then not try to sugarcoat them. I’m going to be very straightforward and say how it is.”
Westrup has big goals for the program. The Tigers have never finished better than eighth in the SEC tournament and ran 14th last year.
Within five years, Westrup said she wants to see the program take a step into national prominence.
“I hope that we are up there and really competitive within the SEC, we’re playing in nationals every year and are up there in contention to be able to win a national championship,” Westrup said.
She has the support of athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois, who issued a statement praising Westrup when the hire was announced.
“Coach Westrup’s determination, tactical expertise and recruiting abilities stood out from an impressive field,” Reed-Francois said. “Her extensive experience and success as an amateur and professional golfer along with her methodical approach, focus on her student-athletes and ability to build community were difference makers as we moved through the search process.”
Westrup said she will emphasize recruiting international players as part of her strategy to boost the program. She has experience in the area, having come to the U.S. herself to attend Florida State from 2005 to 2009.
She found success in Tallahassee, being named an all-American four times and earning induction into the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2019. She leveraged the amateur success into a professional career, competing in the LPGA among other pro tours.
“I know what it takes to make it to the highest level,” Westrup said. “I’m very, very competitive. I just want to change the culture a little bit for the women’s program.” | https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/06/22/missouri-womens-golf-caroline-westrup-elevate-program/ | 2022-06-22T16:39:39Z | https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/06/22/missouri-womens-golf-caroline-westrup-elevate-program/ | false | 2 |
16 dogs rescued in KCK from ‘horrific conditions’
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KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Sixteen rescued dogs are recovering at KCK Animal Services. Rescuers say the dogs were freed from horrific conditions after they were left to live alone in the woods.
KCK Animal Services Director Ashley Scott says the dogs are adjusting incredibly well and will soon be available for adoption.
“All these guys were on heavy thick chains,” Scott said. “They do have wounds from those heavy chains and collars because they were on so tight.”
While executing a search warrant, investigators discovered the 16 dogs. KCK Animal Services responded to bring the dogs to the shelter to be assessed and treated.
“We knew that we could not leave these guys behind. There is no way these animals were getting adequate shelter,” Scott said. “The dog houses were falling apart. They were standing in several inches of mud and water. They had no food and no water.”
Rescuers hiked and used ATVs to bring the dogs out of the woods safely.
“We had to hike the rest of the way by foot. It was too muddy for a military grade ATV to get to,” Scott said. “I would say it was about a quarter mile into the woods. We were able to take one dog at a time.”
Scott says once the dogs are spayed or neutered, they will be ready to find new homes.
“They were so happy to be out of that environment. They’ve given nothing but love to us so far,” Scott said. “They are all very sweet and very gentle even with other animals.”
Friends of KCK Animal Services are collecting donations for medical care for the rescued dogs.
“This is why I do what I do. We can take an animal living in those conditions with no love, and they are resilient and forgiving even when they shouldn’t be,” Scott said. “We can try to give them the best life that they should have always had.”
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Communities in California and Nevada were recognized in the independent living, assisted living and memory care categories
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearwater Living®, a real estate and property management company dedicated to the ownership, operation and development of high-quality senior living communities, announced today that all four of their eligible senior living communities have received "Best of" recognitions from U.S. News & World Report as part of their inaugural Best Senior Living ratings.
"Clearwater Living is humbled and honored to be recognized as a "best" in the independent living, memory and assisted care categories," said Danielle Morgan, president and chief operating officer of Clearwater Living. "Our team's sole focus is to provide the best care and lasting connections that foster pride and independence within our senior residents, and we are pleased that families now have a valuable resource to review as they navigate the important decision-making process of selecting senior living for themselves or a loved one."
U.S. News badges are widely recognized symbols of excellence and are awarded by an unbiased trust agent. U.S. News recently expanded their rankings to include the edition of Best Senior Living. The new rankings include Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care and Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC). These ratings offer comprehensive and transparent data to families trying to decide which senior living community would best fit their loved ones.
In order to participate in these rankings, residents of the senior living community, their family members or an appointed representative must participate in consumer satisfaction surveys. Components of the survey included evaluating the community, activities, food and dining, caregiving, management and staff.
Clearwater at Riverpark earned Best Independent Living for dedicating their time and effort into helping their senior residents live active and fulfilling lifestyles. The community in Oxnard offers 136 one- and two-bedroom apartment homes with resort-style community amenities such as a full-service restaurant and pub, on-site spa, fitness center, outdoor pool, theater, putting green, salon and concierge services. Riverpark's Savor Culinary program, which promotes unique culinary experiences to their residents, also recently earned the title of Showcase Community from Sodexo, making it one of two communities in California to receive this prestigious award.
Clearwater at Rancharrah earned both Best Assisted Living and Best Memory Care. The assisted living and memory care community in Reno, Nevada provides senior residents with top-notch care services in a beautiful and comfortable setting. The luxury community offers 129 apartment homes, diverse programs, amenities and events to help encourage physical, mental and social wellness. Residents and their guests are able to enjoy plentiful indoor and outdoor common areas including multiple culinary spaces, beautiful courtyards, a theater and learning center, fitness center and a poker den.
Clearwater at South Bay earned the Best Memory Care rating. The assisted living and memory care community in Torrance has made a lifelong commitment to making sure their senior residents live well. By offering services and resort-inspired amenities, seniors of varying needs can live engaged lifestyles with access to the care they need, including assisted living and memory care services. The beautifully landscaped campus offers a private courtyard, gardens, walkways and a putting green. The community's ideal location near the heart of Torrance provides an array of restaurants, shopping and additional medical services nearby.
Clearwater at Sonoma Hills earned the Best Assisted Living rating. The 3.5-acre community offers 90 assisted living and memory care apartment homes. The community's ideal location in the heart of Sonoma allows residents to obtain a balance of independence and support, helped along by Clearwater Living's personalized care plans for each resident. The beautifully landscaped community offers amenities such as walking paths, beautiful gardens, a dog park, outdoor sitting areas, a bocce ball court and a putting green. Additional social and learning activities can be found inside of their spacious common areas featuring multiple dining venues, a theater, art studio, poker den and fitness center.
Clearwater assisted living and memory care communities provide residents with personalized care plans that offer services such as medication coordination, wellness visits with a licensed nurse, assistance with daily living activities, onsite therapy services, complimentary transportation and 24-hour security. The Clearbrook Memory Support neighborhood has been specially designed for seniors with Alzheimer's or other memory impairments and provides easily navigated spaces and an adaptive atmosphere that helps residents keep their sense of independence.
About Clearwater Living
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But for the American parvenu Wallis Simpson, the dream is about to become a nightmare because the old king has died, her lover is the new monarch, and now she feels trapped in a world she never wanted to be permanent.
The story of the scandalous relationship between the mercurial heir to the throne and his married Stateside mistress gets a new and compelling twist in the second book of bestselling author Wendy Holden’s historical fiction series about ‘difficult women’ in the House of Windsor.
The first book of this fascinating series, The Governess, fictionalised the long-buried story of Marion ‘Crawfie’ Crawford, childhood governess to the Queen, and the third, The Princess, will feature the lesser-known early years of Diana, Princess of Wales.
But here, Holden paints an intriguing portrait of the spirited, stylish woman who has been blamed for the abdication of King Edward VIII… and, daringly, imagines Wallis as an unwitting victim of a man who never wanted to be king and deliberately used their affair as an escape route from his royal destiny.
Set against the gilded backdrop of the aristocratic social scene in pre-war London – a place of wealth, wild parties, dining on foie gras, and drinking Pol Roger champagne at the Ritz – Holden’s enthralling story weaves between the early Thirties and the funeral of Edward, Duke of Windsor, in 1972 to bring this history-changing chapter of British royal history to vivid life.
When 34-year-old Wallis Simpson arrives in London with her new husband, Ernest, from New York, she is eager to start a new life after a tricky few years, including a divorce from her abusive first husband.
But to the lively American, eager for fun, London seems cold, dull and unfriendly, and although Ernest is a kind and honourable man who adores her, his family shipping firm is in trouble and money is tight.
Wallis longs for parties, the theatre, and glamorous, interesting friends, but the British have social codes that can’t be cracked and an impenetrable class system, and to them, she is just a middle-aged foreigner without looks, money or connections. Soon she is so lonely and miserable that she almost gives up and goes home.
By chance, on a ‘cultural’ visit into the city, she catches an unexpected glimpse of the Prince of Wales leaving St James’s Palace in a black limousine and is struck by the look of absolute ‘misery on the face of the idol of the Empire.’ Republican or not, her heart goes out to him.
And as Wallis inveigles herself into high society – thanks chiefly to eccentric design and fashion guru Cecil Beaton who recognises her as ‘a kindred soul’ – she finally gets to meet David, as the Prince of Wales is known to his friends and family, and he is captivated by her high spirits, lack of sycophancy and her encouragement of his efforts to modernise the monarchy.
As friendship becomes love, Wallis enters a glittering world of luxury and privilege. It’s all a glamorous dream but she knows it won’t last. None of the Prince’s affairs do and once it’s over, she will return to the understanding Ernest.
But when King George V dies suddenly and David succeeds to the throne, everything changes. Far from tiring of her, the new King Edward VIII becomes determined to marry her… and to make her his queen.
Caught in a dizzying sequence of events, which eventually threatens the Crown itself, Wallis realises too late that she is trapped and facing disaster. But has this been Edward’s intention all along?
Holden’s ‘what-if’ account of Edward and Mrs Simpson – with its uncanny parallels to a more contemporary American Duchess – is superbly researched and written, and brings with it a fresh and more sympathetic perspective on a scandal that is now over 90 years old.
In this richly detailed and page-turning drama, we see a very different woman to the ambitious schemer who was reputed by some to have entrapped the future king. Instead, Holden has her as a victim of a miserable childhood and a first husband who abused and beat her.
Forever seeking love, protection and safety, whether through a reliable, loving husband or through the cushion of wealth, this Wallis is naïve, impressionable, insecure and yet still sensitive to the suffering of others, constantly seeking refuge in furthering her prospects in a brittle and alien society about which she knows very little.
And the prince proves to be the weak, needy and vacillating character of repute… drawn to Wallis’ American candour and wit, in love with her lack of aristocratic wiles, and clinging to her as his safety net from the arduous royal responsibilities that he inherited at birth, his love for her becomes increasingly obsessive.
Intimate in its portrayal of a notorious love affair, and plausible in its imaginative power, The Duchess is biographical fiction at its entertaining best.
(Welbeck, paperback, £8.99) | https://www.wigantoday.net/arts-and-culture/books/the-duchess-by-wendy-holden-richly-detailed-and-page-turning-drama-book-review-3740206 | 2022-06-22T16:47:52Z | https://www.wigantoday.net/arts-and-culture/books/the-duchess-by-wendy-holden-richly-detailed-and-page-turning-drama-book-review-3740206 | false | 5 |
PUTRAJAYA: President of the Association of Malaysian Poets (Penyair) Datuk Rahman Shaari has been named the 15th national laureate.
Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin in a press conference here today, said nine panel members who were involved in the selection of the 15th national laureate, met since September 2021 to decide on the 12 nominations, where three were shortlisted and Rahman was finally selected.
Radzi said the 15th National Laureate Award Ceremony would be officiated by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on a date to be announced later.
The award from the Malaysian government is presented to literary figures who write in the Malay language and make outstanding contributions continuously to the country’s literary development through their high quality creative works, thinking and literary activities.
Rahman will receive the Warkah Penghormatan Negara, a cash prize of RM60,000, in addition to sponsorship of RM500,000 to publish 50,000 copies of his works which will be bought by the government for distribution to schools, libraries, government departments and agencies.
He will also receive a living allowance of RM5,000 per month and be entitled to free medical service in the first-class ward in any government hospital and facilities to write and publish literary works as well as translate suitable works into foreign languages.
Rahman, currently a freelance writer, was born in Kampung Gial, Mata Ayer, Perlis on Sept 5, 1949 and was previously a teacher, language officer and lecturer at a public institute of higher learning.
He has also written 16 academic books, 10 novels, and had been involved in the production of dictionaries, book compilations as well as script writing for stage and television dramas.
Rahman had won first prize in an essay and critical writing competition organised by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka in 1977, the Malaysian Literary Prize in the poetry category in 1976, 1982 and 1986 and the Federation of National Writers Association of Malaysia (Gapena) Poet Award in 2013. - Bernama | https://www.thesundaily.my/local/rahman-shaari-named-15th-national-laureate-KX9365158 | 2022-06-22T16:48:28Z | https://www.thesundaily.my/local/rahman-shaari-named-15th-national-laureate-KX9365158 | true | 1 |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Houston dredging company has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when a subcontractor cut through an oil pipeline during barrier island restoration work off Louisiana in 2016.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, which describes itself as the nation's largest dredging company, was sentenced last Thursday for violating the Clean Water Act, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Orleans.
Great Lakes “recklessly violated regulations designed to protect the environment and then tried to hide their actions,” Kimberly Bahney, special agent in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency's criminal enforcement program in Louisiana, said Friday in that news release.
The spill occurred when a marsh buggy hit a pipeline while digging and moving sediment to create part of the island's new outline, releasing an estimated 5,300 gallons (20,000 liters) of crude oil and oiling about 200 birds.
The restoration at Chenier Ronquille, a barrier island east of Grand Isle, was paid for by money from the 2010 BP oil spill.
Great Lakes, which was headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, in 2016 but has since moved to Houston, pleaded guilty in June 2021. As part of the plea, it said it violated state and federal laws by failing to tell companies about continuing work near their pipelines. A statement filed with the guilty plea also said Great Lakes' failure to properly supervise James Tassin, whose marsh buggy punctured the pipeline on Sept. 5, 2016, was a cause of the spill.
Tassin, a Shallow Water Equipment LLC employee, pleaded guilty in March 2021 to violating the Clean Water Act. His sentencing is scheduled Aug. 16, according to online court documents.
A Great Lakes employee told him to dig near pipelines even though that area wasn't in the plan approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to the news release.
It said Great Lakes had not gotten pipeline companies' word that it was safe to dig, and Tassin said a Great Lakes employee told him "not to tell anyone that Tassin had been digging near the site of the spill.” The two Houston companies that owned the pipeline, Harvest Pipeline Company and Arrowhead Gulf Coast Pipeline, LLC, sued for damages including cleanup costs. Prosecutors said Great Lakes agreed to pay nearly $3.2 million and Tassin’s employer agreed to pay it nearly $1.7 million.
U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry last week rejected prosecutors' request to make Great Lakes pay a total of at least $6 million in restitution for the spill, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
The investigation would be too unwieldly, “while unnecessarily stalling an end to the Chenier Ronquille incident,” he wrote. Besides, he said, the figure probably wouldn't be far from the figure settled on for the damage suit.
Money to pay the fine is already in a court account. Great Lakes deposited $2 million for possible restitution when it pleaded guilty, and will get the rest back, according to court documents. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Dredging-company-to-pay-1M-for-restoration-work-17258130.php | 2022-06-22T16:48:40Z | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Dredging-company-to-pay-1M-for-restoration-work-17258130.php | true | 35 |
NJEA donates $750,000 to another political dark money group tied to Phil Murphy
The state's largest teachers union donated $750,000 to a nonprofit tied to Gov. Phil Murphy called Stronger Fairer Forward, a dark money group that recently launched a $2 million ad campaign boosting the governor's platform.
The New Jersey Education Association wrote the check — which has not been previously reported by the media — on March 29 through its affiliated political committee, Garden State Forward, to Murphy's nonprofit, according to a filing with IRS.
Close allies of the governor launched a pair of political groups in February, both called Stronger Fairer Forward and chaired by first lady Tammy Murphy and headed by Dan Bryan, a former senior advisor to Murphy. Mahen Gunaratna, Murphy's former communications director, is a board member.
Murphy's 501c4 nonprofit Stronger Fairer Forward is the latest dark money group serving as a public cheerleader for the governor, and is not legally required to publicly disclose its donors. The NJEA, the most politically powerful teachers union in New Jersey, has been the biggest benefactor of Murphy's causes and was the first major union to endorse Murphy when he launched his first campaign for governor in 2016.
The NJEA, however, did not donate to Murphy's other group with the same name, a political action committee which files reports with the Federal Election Commission about the money it raises and spends. The PAC had not raised or spent any money through March 31, according to its latest FEC report.
The latest donation supports new ads touting Murphy's self-described middle-class agenda. But they've also led to speculation that the second-term governor is making a broader appeal as national Democrats openly question whether President Joe Biden should run for a second term in 2024. Murphy has said he has no intention of running for president.
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Murphy's voiceover appears over his childhood snapshots in one ad titled "The Dream": “Growing up, my family struggled to make ends meet. But if you worked hard, you could do better than your parents. That’s the American Dream, but now that dream is out of reach for too many. That’s why we’re cutting taxes and making New Jersey more affordable. Opportunity plus affordability equals a stronger middle class.”
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This is not the first time the NJEA has boosted opaque political groups tied to Murphy. Between 2018 and 2020, the union gave $9.5 million to New Direction New Jersey, a nonprofit formed by Murphy's former aides that set off a political fight in Trenton to pass a dark money law, which was later struck down by a federal judge.
Steve Baker, an NJEA spokesman, said the donation to Stronger Fairer Forward is a continuation of the union's support of Murphy.
"NJEA has supported Gov. Murphy’s pro-education, pro-working family agenda since he became a candidate in 2016 and we continue to support it today," he said. "It has made our schools and our communities stronger and we are committed to helping the Murphy Administration continue its success."
The NJEA did not answer questions about whether the union donated more than $750,000, and why it gave to the dark money nonprofit instead of the PAC.
Bryan, the executive director of Stronger Fairer Forward, did not immediately comment on the union's donation.
When Murphy's former aides formed New Direction New Jersey, they said the group would tell the public where it received its money, but then went back on the pledge, citing a toxic political environment. Close to two years later the organizers released a list of donors, after NorthJersey.com and Politico New Jersey uncovered millions of dollars of donations through other disclosure reports filed with the U.S. Department of Labor and IRS.
Other New Direction backers included unions such as the Communications Workers of America and Greater PA Carpenters, and politically-connected law firms that held public contracts such as Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin LLP and McManimon, Scotland & Bauman LLC.
The newest dark money nonprofit, Stronger Fairer Forward, filed an incorporation document with the New Jersey Department of Treasury on Jan. 3, 2022, and listed as its board of trustees Tammy Murphy, Mollie Binotto — Murphy's 2021 campaign manager — and Kristen McMahon, a friend of the Murphys and COO of Purple Strategies, a reputation management firm. The group's incorporator is Jonathan Berkon, a partner at the Washington-based firm Elias Law Group.
It's unclear whether Stronger Fairer Forward staff will similarly voluntarily report its donors. Politico New Jersey publishes a daily tracker in its newsletter, most recently writing it has been 126 days since "Murphy refused to say whether his wife's nonprofit should disclose donors."
Asked about possible future donor disclosures, Dan Bryan, the group's executive director, said, "I would say right now that we're complying with any and all financial regulations."
Ashley Balcerzak is a reporter covering affordable housing and its intersection of how we live in New Jersey. For unlimited access to her work, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.
Email: balcerzaka@northjersey.com
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Refugees recount living hell of detention centres in Libya
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The NGO Doctors without Borders is calling for humanitarian corridors to be created for asylum seekers stuck in Libya, who often face torture and abuse in Libyan detention centres. Now safely in Niger, two former detainees spoke to our correspondents about their harrowing ordeal. They were able to leave Libya thanks to the Emergency Transfer Mechanism, a programme set up by the UNHCR to evacuate migrants to Niger. Nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from Libya through this mechanism since 2018. | https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20220622-refugees-recount-living-hell-of-detention-centres-in-libya | 2022-06-22T16:49:15Z | https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20220622-refugees-recount-living-hell-of-detention-centres-in-libya | true | null |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Social media companies would have to make public their policies for removing problem content and give detailed accounts of how and when they remove it, under a proposal being considered by California legislators who blame online chatter for encouraging violence and undermining democracy.
The bipartisan measure stalled last year over free speech concerns, but Democratic Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel said Tuesday he hopes to revive his bill by adding amendments he said will make it clear that lawmakers don't intend to censor or regulate content.
But his bill would require companies to say how they regulate their own content under their social media terms of service.
“We think we've found a way to thread that needle,” Gabriel said during a news conference promoting what he said is first-of-its-kind legislation. “We’re not telling you what to do — but tell policymakers and tell the public what you are doing.”
“There's nothing in this bill that requires companies to censor speech," he added. "There's nothing that requires them to silence certain voices or to amplify other content. It simply requires them to be honest and transparent about when they are amplifying certain voices and when they are silencing others."
The digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit promoting free expression online, was among those opposing the bill on free speech grounds. But the group said it can't say if Gabriel addressed those concerns until he amends his bill.
The proposal sailed through the state Assembly more than a year ago on a 64-1 vote, then ground to a halt in the Senate Judiciary Committee. It faces a crucial hearing in that committee next week, days before its deadline for moving bills to the full Senate.
The California Chamber of Commerce opposed the bill along with trade groups including the Consumer Technology Association, Internet Association, Internet Coalition, Netchoice and TechNet.
The bill requires such complete disclosure that it would provide “bad actors with roadmaps to get around our protections,” a coalition of the opponents told lawmakers. Its requirement of detailed quarterly reports to the state attorney general is “unworkable and unreasonable,” even with proposed amendments, the coalition said.
And the enforcement allowed under the bill is “onerous and problematic,” subjecting companies to possible civil penalties and investigation over the filing of a report. The potential for lawsuits would be counterproductive, the groups said, and could “suppress ongoing efforts to protect users from harmful content online.”
Companies would be required say if their policies cover various categories of online content and if so, how they enforce those policies in each category, how quickly and how often, all broken down by how it was shared — for instance by text, video or images.
Categories would include hate or racist speech; extremism or radicalization; disinformation or misinformation; harassment; and foreign political interference. They would have to say how many items were flagged, how many resulted in some action, and how often those items were viewed and shared.
“Consumers — all of us as we're looking at our social media feeds — deserve to know how social media is amplifying and spreading hate and misinformation and disinformation, and unfortunately even fomenting violence in our society,” said Democratic Sen. Richard Pan, who heads the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus that has seen harassment grow during the coronavirus pandemic.
“They know what their algorithms do. We don't know,” Pan added. “We need to know what's going on inside that black box. We need to know what those billions of dollars they've invested in researching how we think actually drives the decisions they make."
Gabriel said that as the home to many social media companies, “California has a special obligation and a special opportunity to lead" at a time when federal politicians “can't even agree on what day of the week it is.”
Advocates and the companies themselves agree that whatever California does will become a model for the rest of the nation, as have many of its other policies, Gabriel said.
The bill is one of several addressing social media that are moving through the Legislature this year. Among them is one that would allow parents to sue social media platforms alleging harm to children who have become addicted to online content. Another would require online companies to meet certain standards if they market to children.
Another would allow Californians targeted in violent social media posts to seek a court order to have the posts removed. | https://www.10news.com/news/california-may-make-social-media-firms-report-enforcement | 2022-06-22T16:50:01Z | https://www.10news.com/news/california-may-make-social-media-firms-report-enforcement | true | 18 |
Story by Matthew Giffin | News Editor
Middle Tennessee State University’s tuition and program services fees will not increase in the upcoming academic year, the school’s board of trustees unanimously determined last Tuesday. Both in-state and out-of-state tuition rates will remain flat.
“A full-time, in-state undergraduate student taking 15 credit hours this fall will continue to pay $3,852 in tuition and $944 in program services fees each semester, for a total of $4,796,” an MTSU press release said. “An out-of-state full-time undergraduate student will continue to pay this fall $14,792 each semester in tuition and program services fees.”
The decision, chair of the board’s Finance and Personnel Committee Joey A. Jacobs said, is aligned with Gov. Bill Lee’s state budget for the coming fiscal year that provides more support for higher education, according to the press release.
In additional benefits for students, awarded amounts for the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship will be increased this fall. MTSU freshmen and sophomores will receive $1,000 more per year while juniors and seniors will receive $1,200 more per year.
However, the board will increase rates for on-campus residences and apartments by 3%. Students who live on campus will have to pay an extra $96.20 per semester on average.
The board also approved the creation of a Bachelor in Cybersecurity degree, some increased salaries and benefits for full- and part-time employees, and a new student trustee member. Graduate student Andrew Carpenter will replace outgoing Gabriela James for a one-year term on the board.
Furthermore, the board has recommended 28 faculty members for tenure and 49 for promotions, which will go into effect Aug. 1.
To contact News Editor Matthew Giffin, email newseditor@mtsusidelines.com.
For more news, visit www.mtsusidelines.com, or follow us on Facebook at MTSU Sidelines or on Twitter at @Sidelines_News. | https://mtsusidelines.com/2022/06/19/mtsu-trustees-board-flattens-tuition/ | 2022-06-22T16:50:34Z | https://mtsusidelines.com/2022/06/19/mtsu-trustees-board-flattens-tuition/ | false | 1 |
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