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Passenger’s video shows moments after Amtrak train derailment in Missouri
MENDON, Mo. — As is often the case, the first look at a tragic scene comes via social media from those involved.
One man’s pictures were some of the first we saw from the train wreckage Monday near Mendon, Missouri, as he emerged from his Amtrak car.
“Hang in there, hun.” Those comforting words can be heard in Robert Nightingale’s video.
He’s a passenger that recorded the moments right after the Amtrak train derailed and eight cars tipped over.
The train sat on its side and passengers were forced to use the wall and glass windows as the floor.
Safety upgrades proposed at railroad crossing months before deadly Amtrak crash“I was afraid that the glass was going to break, and all the debris would fly into my room,” Nightingale said.
Before the train started rolling, Nightingale said it started rocking. The lights flickered and he knew the train went off the tracks.
“There was like a big jolt. just a big, tremendous jolt,” Nightingale said.
From there, he said it was slow motion.
“I was worried about fire, but there was a sense of calm,” Nightingale said. “Then, I heard little girls crying next door and that’s when I decided to open my door and climb into the hallway.”
He followed the family out of the train’s side window, which was now the top.
‘We were standing on the windows’: Passenger recounts Amtrak train derailing in MissouriSeveral passengers sat there until help arrived.
“I was, I didn’t know what to do,” Nightingale said. “I was in a state of shock.”
Nightingale said two Boy Scout troops were on the train. They pulled a lot of passengers to safety and administered first aid.
“They did a great job in helping, assisting people,” Nightingale said.
On one of the worst days of his life, Nightingale is grateful they landed in a cornfield in this small town.
“The locals came out and they brought pizza, chicken, water, and sodas,” Nightingale said.” “They were just, all over the place, can we help you are you okay, are you okay.”
Nightingale made it to Chicago Tuesday morning. Happy to be alive, he plans to take the train to see family in Michigan in a few days.
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MAUI (KITV4) - Maui police are increasing ATV and vehicle patrols along Maui Veterans Highway after a 66-year-old man was shot Wednesday in Kihei.
MPD said this comes amid reports of ongoing trespassing, poaching, and night hunting in the area.
Police say the shooting happened on Maui Veterans Highway, near Mile Marker five.
Officers saw a bullet hole on the drivers side window, and discovered the man in the driver's seat had a gunshot wound to his head.
Police say the man's wife, and three teenagers were also in the car.
So far no arrests have been made, but police believe there's no threat to the public at this time.
"The reason why we felt that it was safe to open the highway was we didn't have any other evidence at that time or at this time, to say that there's an individual at large or that risk is still posing a threat to the community. Because of that we made the determination." explained Maui Police Chief John Pelletier.
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Meteoric Rise of Salima ‘Ferrari’ Tete
Salima Tete is undoubtedly one of the most improved players in the Indian women’s hockey team. The 21-year-old Jharkhand girl has been delivering standout performances be it at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, 2022 Asia Cup and the 2022 FIH Pro League. The fact that she is showing maturity beyond her age of 21 is not lost on anyone – no wonder, she was entrusted with captaincy responsiblities for the Junior World Cup in South Africa, where the team made everyone proud with a fourth-place finish. | http://www.fieldhockey.com/index.php/comments/60204-meteoric-rise-of-salima-ferrari-tete | 2022-07-02T10:37:47Z | http://www.fieldhockey.com/index.php/comments/60204-meteoric-rise-of-salima-ferrari-tete | true | null |
The Fourth of July is a holiday with a lot of sensory experiences.
For some, that means going for a swim at the beach or pool, hosting a barbecue and enjoying a burger, or perhaps, most importantly, sitting under the night sky and watching celebratory fireworks crackle and boom overhead.
This year's celebrations might look and sound a bit different for many Americans, though. That's because there's a nationwide shortage of pyrotechnicians, otherwise known as the people who are qualified to safely coordinate and oversee fireworks shows.
For some, that means rescheduling fireworks shows, something that had to be done in Ocean City and College Park, in Maryland.
For others, it means having to cancel the show entirely, which was the case at Lake Meredith, in Texas.
"Obviously July 4th is the number one major event of the year," said Cathy Salgado, the director of parks and recreation for the city of Fairfax, Virginia. "Everybody wants to do their fireworks show on July 4th."
She only found out a few weeks ago that her fireworks supplier wasn't able to secure a technician, and that they would have to cancel the fireworks show she had originally planned. Now, Fairfax's show is scheduled for July 5, instead.
The demand for licensed professionals on the Fourth of July is not anything new in the fireworks industry. But making a comeback after the pandemic has affected the ability to fulfill demand.
"The firework industry was completely crippled in 2020," said Julie Heckman, the American Pyrotechnic Association's executive director. Heckman said the industry lost 90% of their revenues.
Now, people are able to go out and celebrate once more, and as a result, the industry is beginning to bounce back.
But until capacity is back to normal, fans of those signature explosive lights may have to settle with some compromises until then, like shifted dates or fewer shows.
Salgado sees an opportunity in these growing pains. "I guess on the bright side, we're celebrating July fourth for two days," she said.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When the Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner kneels before Pope Francis on August 27, the Brazilian clergyman will make history as the first cardinal to come from the Amazon region.
“The communities feel that the distance between Rome and the Amazon is now smaller,” Steiner told The Associated Press in a written interview. “Perhaps this is the reason for the Amazonian people’s joy with Pope Francis’ move.”
Steiner attributed his selection to four priorities of the pope: the desire to do more missionary work in the Amazon and to be attentive to the poor; to care for the Amazon “as our common home” and to be a Church that “knows how to contribute to the autonomy of Indigenous people.”
Sprawling across nine countries, the Amazon region is larger than the European Union. It is home to 34 million people, of whom more than three million are Indigenous, belonging to around 400 ethnic groups, according to the Catholic Church.
There is a religious lens through which to see the acute environmental struggles playing out in the region as well: The Catholic Church’s socio-environmental agenda is a contentious issue with numerous Brazilian Pentecostal churches. These have a powerful caucus in Brazil’s parliament and have embraced the pro-agrobusiness beef caucus in Congress. Both Pentecostals and cattle industry advocates belong to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s political base.
Cardinals are the most senior clergy below the pope. Often called “red hats” because of the color of their skullcaps, they serve as papal advisors. More important, together they select each pope, the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics.
For observers of the church, it will come as no surprise that Francis has finally named an Amazonian cardinal, given the importance the region has had for his papacy and the attention he has shown it.
POPE FRANCIS’ ENVIRONMENTAL AWAKENING
Francis was first moved by the plight of the vast Amazon basin in 2007, during the Episcopal Council of Latin American Bishops Conference, according to the Brazilian priest and historian José Oscar Beozzo. Francis was at that time the archbishop of Buenos Aires, and helped write the official account of the conference. The final text advocates for the preservation of both the Amazon and Antarctica.
Francis then dedicated an entire synod, or meeting, of bishops from the region in 2019. In his environmental awakening, crystallized in his 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” he advocates for the preservation of the region’s biodiversity and portrays Indigenous peoples as forest guardians. In 2018, he also visited Madre de Dios, a region in the Peruvian Amazon devastated by illegal mining and logging.
The pope made Steiner archbishop of Manaus just after the Amazon synod ended, tapping a Franciscan who clearly shares the same ethos and ideology as the pope’s namesake, St. Francis. The pope may have noticed Steiner because he had a prominent position in the Brazilian bishops’ conference and was acting as its secretary-general from 2011-2019. He also has serious Roman credentials, having served as the secretary general of the Franciscans’ Pontifical Antonianum University in Rome, one of the major pontifical universities.
CATHOLIC BISHOPS FROM AMAZON REGION MEET IN ROME
The Amazon synod was also notable for the theft of three Indigenous statues featuring a naked pregnant woman, that were part of a procession in the Vatican at the start of the meeting. Conservative critics had blasted the synod’s “pagan” prayers and idolatry, and early one morning, thieves entered a Vatican-area church where the statues were displayed and tossed them into the Tiber River.
Francis publicly apologized to the Indigenous leaders present for the theft, and the statues were dredged from the river in time for the end of the meeting. One was placed prominently on display in the synod hall as the synod fathers voted on the final recommendations.
The main thief, an Austrian far-right activist Alexander Tschugguel, went on to become something of a celebrity within the traditionalist opposition to Francis because of the stunt. In the years since, the stunt itself has come to crystalize the loathing that conservatives and traditionalists have for this pope, where even crimes are justified to save the faithful from his “heresy.”
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
The Catholic Church’s relationship with the Amazon began in 1617 when Franciscan missionaries arrived in the coastal region of Belem. Their opposition to the enslavement of Indigenous peoples strained the relationship with Portuguese authorities, who expelled Catholic missionaries from the region on three occasions, last in 1759.
In the beginning, Catholic denominations required missionaries to learn Indigenous languages to work in the Amazon and spread Christianity. Jesuit priests went as far as creating Nheengatu, a language based on the Tupi Indigenous language adapted with Portuguese words and grammar. For a time it became the most common language in the Amazon and remains spoken in some regions.
For Beozzo, the historian, Pope Francis is promoting a kind of “patriarchy” in the Amazon, similar to the five patriarchies in places such as Jerusalem and Constantinople during the early Middle Ages, an effort to elevate the status of the Amazon within the Catholic structure.
The synod, the creation in 2020 of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon Region and now Steiner’s elevation are all part of Francis’ goal of placing the world’s largest rainforest center stage, Beozzo said.
“His choice begins a very important moment of considering the Amazon as a region with its own church dynamics, one which welcomes the prominence of the region’s Indigenous peoples.”
Steiner, 71, is one of 21 new Cardinals announced by Pope Francis in late May. They include Giorgio Marengo, who has been the apostolic prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego and Peter Okpaleke, bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria.
Winfield reported from Rome.
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Chicago’s Dylan Cease and San Francisco’s Logan Webb hope to follow the same script as two other right-handers from a night earlier when the visiting Chicago White Sox go for two in a row over the San Francisco Giants in interleague play on Saturday.
Lance Lynn and three relievers combined to limit San Francisco to three hits in a 1-0 win in the series opener, barely getting the better of Alex Cobb and the four Giants who followed him to the mound.
Leury Garcia was the game’s offensive hero with a two-out single off Giants closer Camilo Doval that produced the game’s only run in the top of the ninth.
Neither the Cease (6-3, 2.56 ERA) nor Webb (7-2, 3.04) has ever faced Saturday’s opponent as the White Sox and Giants are meeting for the first time since 2017.
In fact, Cease has only faced one current Giant and Webb has opposed just two current members of the White Sox in their careers.
Giants leadoff man LaMonte Wade Jr. went 1-for-2 with a double for the Minnesota Twins in a 2020 head-to-head with Cease. The White Sox’s AJ Pollock went 1-for-5 as a Los Angeles Dodger and Josh Harrison 0-for-3 for the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics in earlier dealings with Webb.
Pollock had two of Chicago’s six hits on Friday.
The White Sox earned the victory on the heels of a disappointing ending (losing two of three in on the road to the Los Angeles Angels) to a disappointing month. Chicago went 12-15 in June.
“This is a very critical stretch for us,” White Sox veteran Liam Hendriks said before watching Kendall Graveman step into his closer role and complete Friday’s shutout.
“It’s definitely make-or-break (time) to help the front office clarify what we’re doing this year — whether it’s a good year, whether it’s a sit-and-wait year, whatever it is. But we need to, in this clubhouse, figure it out and take care of some business.”
Cease enters the game on a season-best run, having gone 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA in his past three starts. He struck out 32 and walked four over 18 innings in those outings.
In the Giants, Cease will see a team struggling to produce runs on a homestand that began with two losses in three games against the Cincinnati Reds and a two-game split with the Detroit Tigers. San Francisco has been limited to four or fewer runs in five of the six games.
Giants manager Gabe Kapler repeated a familiar refrain when lamenting a wasted opportunity provided by Cobb in the series opener.
“I thought we had a real good plan and approach in the first (inning),” he said of loading the bases on two walks and a Brandon Belt single before Tommy La Stella struck out. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to put a ball in the gap that would have changed the outcome of the game.
“That one more big at-bat of an inning or a game (has been lacking). The big inning has been so important for us for so long. We’re just not having that right now.”
Like Cease, Webb will be riding the momentum of a hot streak, having gone 2-0 with a 0.45 ERA in his past three starts. He struck out 22 and walked five over 20 innings in those contests.
–Field Level Media | https://sportsnaut.com/hot-pitchers-square-off-as-white-sox-face-giants/ | 2022-07-02T10:55:23Z | https://sportsnaut.com/hot-pitchers-square-off-as-white-sox-face-giants/ | false | 14 |
Indonesia’s president ended a trip to Ukraine and Russia saying he hoped for progress reintegrating global food and fertilizer supply lines disrupted by the conflict, and he offered to be a diplomatic bridge between the two nations.
President Joko Widodo, who is the G-20 president this year, was speaking at a news conference alongside his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after a bilateral meeting in Moscow on Thursday.
His trip followed a visit to Kyiv on Wednesday where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“I really appreciate President Putin who said earlier that he will provide security guarantee for food and fertilizer supplies from both Russia and Ukraine. This is good news,” said the Indonesian president, who is widely known as Jokowi.
“For the sake of humanity, I also support the United Nations’ efforts to reintegrate Russian food and fertilizer commodities and Ukrainian food commodities to reenter the world supply chain,” he said.
Jokowi said he had urged leaders of the G-7 during a meeting he attended in Germany this week to ensure sanctions on Russia did not affect food and fertilizer supplies.
The war in Ukraine has caused major disruptions to global trade, with the prices of grain and wheat soaring amid a blockade of Ukrainian seaports and sanctions on Russian commodities such as oil, gas and fertilizer.
Speaking alongside Jokowi in Moscow, Putin denied Russia was blocking Ukrainian grain exports.
“The Ukrainian military has mined the approaches to their ports,” he said, “No one prevents them from clearing those mines and we guarantee the safety of shipping grain out of there.”
As G-20 president this year, Jokowi has sought to patch up divisions in the group exposed by the war in Ukraine and threats to boycott the summit if Russia attended, as well as leveraging his country’s non-aligned position to push for peace.
On Thursday, he said he had conveyed a message from Zelenskyy to Putin, and said Indonesia remained willing to be a “communication bridge” between the two leaders. He did not say what was in the message.
Separately, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said she had held phone calls with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, among others, about the food crisis and possible ways to re-integrate Ukraine and Russia into the global food chain.
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When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp overwhelmingly won the Republican primary in Georgia on May 24, his chief opponent former Sen. David Perdue was quick to admit it was over.
"Everything I said about Brian Kemp was true, but here's the other thing I said was true: he is a much better choice than Stacey Abrams," he said shortly after polls closed, referring to the matchup this fall between Kemp and Democrat Abrams. "And so we are going to get behind our governor."
But another one of his opponents felt something was off.
"I want y'all to know that I do not concede," Kandiss Taylor said in a video posted to social media. "I do not. And if the people who did this and cheated are watching, I do not concede."
Kemp won Georgia's primary with about 74% of the vote. Perdue, who had the backing of former President Donald Trump, earned about 22% of the vote.
And Taylor? Just 3.4%.
Taylor is a fringe, far-right figure in Georgia with a history of making false claims about the 2020 election, voting machines and how elections are run. In the days following her defeat, Taylor has asked followers to sign affidavits stating they voted for her to prove she won the election — despite no evidence the vote totals are incorrect and with the deadline to challenge an election already passed.
Taylor is not an outlier, but rather an indicator of a new crop of candidates who insist they won their elections, facts be damned.
Election denialism is far-reaching in the midterm elections
While Trump has most notably spent the last 18 months denying his 2020 election defeat, despite clear evidence he lost, he's not the only one. During this election cycle, candidates across the country have refused to concede – even in races that are not remotely close.
This week, a Colorado county clerk indicted on charges including election tampering finished last in the GOP Secretary of State race, refused to acknowledge her loss and accused officials of cheating.
"We didn't lose. We just found more fraud," Mesa County clerk Tina Peters told supporters at an Election Night party."
In South Carolina, a pair of Republican primary challengers said their blowout losses were tainted by serious problems. Both gubernatorial candidate Harrison Musselwhite and attorney general candidate Lauren Martel lost by double digits against popular incumbents, but sent nearly-identical letters to state officials claiming a plethora of concerns with the election.
The South Carolina Republican Party's executive committee rejected the claims.
And in Nevada, GOP gubernatorial primary runner-up Joey Gilbert told supporters in a video message he could not have been defeated.
It's not based on any facts, it's only based on my gut feeling and my own intuition, and that's all I need."
"It is impossible for me to concede under these circumstances," Gilbert said. "I owe it to my supporters. I owe it to all Nevadans of all parties to ensure that every legal vote is counted legitimately."
Gilbert, who was outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 though he denies it was for the insurrection, has paid close to $200,000 for all 17 counties to recount the governor's race that saw him lose by about 11 percentage points. State and local officials reject Gilbert's claims.
In all of these cases, there is no evidence to back up claims of fraud that could reverse defeats, and most of these elections were not remotely close. But Matthew Weil with the Bipartisan Policy Center said, unfortunately, that doesn't matter to those who push the narrative of fraud.
"There is a very strong segment of the electorate that believes strongly if their candidate had lost, and they were doing well in the polls – even if they weren't doing well in the polls – it was the election machinery that caused their loss," he said.
The real world impact of false fraud claims
The vast majority of elections end uneventfully, even in close races, but a recent incident in New Mexico shows how election denialism is impacting local election procedures.
Commissioners in rural Otero County gained national attention for initially refusing to certify the results in the Republican-heavy area. After pressure and threat of legal action, only Couy Griffin voted no.
"My vote to just remain a no isn't based on any evidence," he said at a June 17 emergency meeting. "It's not based on any facts, it's only based on my gut feeling and my own intuition, and that's all I need."
Griffin called into the meeting from Washington, D.C., where he was sentenced for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
It's not just fringe candidates making these claims, either. An NPR investigation tracked four election conspiracy influencers across hundreds of local events in 45 states and the District of Columbia, including meetings with at least 78 elected officials across all levels of government.
These sitting lawmakers can have power to shape legislation that alter voting laws and can make it harder for people to vote and easier to subvert results.
Weill, with the Bipartisan Policy Center, said you also don't have to look far to see why losing candidates could benefit from ignoring electoral reality.
"There are clearly now perverse incentives for losing candidates to keep up the fight long after the certification is complete and they've lost," he said. "And those incentives are that they can raise money for these challenges [that] often don't cost much because there's nothing to them, and they can use that money in future cycles."
The biggest example of fundraising off of a message of fraud might come from Trump himself. He raised more than $250 million to cover legal fees during his attempts to overturn the 2020 election for an election legal defense fund, according to the House committee investigating Jan. 6.
But that money, the committee said, didn't go to covering legal fees. Instead, it went to people and organizations aligned with Trump.
Voting experts and elections officials are worried this behavior will only increase in future elections, especially in battleground states where some elections aren't decided by such wide margins.
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There comes a phase in almost any large-scale, controversial project on public or private land when the questions arise and the lawsuits begin. The proposed Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) is no different.
Everything about the venture is large-scale, from its nationwide scope to potential global impacts. Although the UBR, at 88 miles, is considered a “short line,” it would create a new link in the oil supply chain connecting the vast, fracked-oil fields in northeast Utah’s Uinta Basin to the national rail network, passing through Glenwood Canyon on its way to the refineries on the Gulf Coast. The UBR, approved by the Federal Surface Transportation Board (FSTB) in late 2021, would provide enough transportation capacity to increase oil production in the Uinta Basin from between 80,000 and 90,000 barrels per day (B/D) currently to 350,000 B/D — essentially quadrupling output.
The increase in CO2 from expanding Uinta Basin production would come at a time when scientists around the world are sounding an alarm. In 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025, drop by half by 2030 with net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 to avoid catastrophic and possibly irreversible climate changes.
Combined CO2 emissions from the estimated fracked-oil operations in the Uinta Basin as result of the UBR and end-product combustion range from about 20 to 55 megatons per year, which, at the high end, is equal to about 1% of the U.S. or 17.5% of the United Kingdom CO2 output in 2020.
Salt Lake City refineries at capacity
The type of oil found in the Uinta Basin is tricky to transport and difficult to refine. Called “waxy crude” because of its high paraffin content, it solidifies at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality states that it must be “heated in the field and transported in insulated trucks.”
As explained by Adam Sayres, president of Axia Energy II, which operates in the Uinta Basin, Uinta crude is like Chapstick. He gave a detailed presentation to the Board of Trustees of Utah’s School & Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) in May 2018, stating that the crude is liquid underground at about 225 degrees, but once it hits the surface, it has to be kept in heated tanks at 180 degrees. Then, it’s loaded onto insulated trucks that head for Salt Lake City refineries, about 150 miles away.
According to Matt Sands, host of the Mineral Rights Podcast, in 2019, those refineries had a total production capacity for 189,000 B/D but only about 88,000 B/D for Uinta Basin waxy crude. Salt Lake City was declared a nonattainment area by the Environmental Protection Agency for air-quality standards twice in one decade — in 2009 for fine particulate matter and in 2015 for ozone — which proved problematic for those wanting to increase Uinta Basin waxy-crude production. “Production has had to mirror the refining capacity,” Sayres told the SITLA board.
Bryce Bird, director of the Utah Division of Air Quality, told Aspen Journalism that ozone levels have not improved and emissions from all refining operations are capped due to air-quality concerns. “Without getting permit changes or offsetting emissions, the refineries cannot increase production,” he said.
Wendy Park, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, a conservation group opposed to the UBR, said Uinta Basin oil producers are locked into the Salt Lake City refinery market, which gives the refineries a distinct advantage. “The Salt Lake City refineries can ask for a discount because there isn’t much competition for this waxy crude oil, [since companies] can’t get it to other customers,” she said. “The increase in markets for Uinta Basin crude would allow oil producers to charge higher prices, which would spur increased drilling.”
The only way to increase production in the Uinta Basin is to refine the waxy crude somewhere else. Proponents of the UBR say the best way to do that is to link the Uinta Basin by rail to the national rail network, near Price, Utah, and take that crude to Gulf Coast refineries that can handle it.
Oil trains would go through Colorado
The UBR promises to add from three to 10 oil trains daily to the national railway running through Colorado. The trains would share the tracks with Amtrak and freight haulers, winding through Glenwood Canyon and up through the Moffat Tunnel before descending to Denver and then east and south. The waxy crude would be shipped in heated unit cars — approximately 110 cars per train with the capacity to carry about 642 barrels in each car.
Communities along the Colorado route, including the city of Glenwood Springs, have written to U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John HIckenlooper against the UBR, citing concerns about air quality, wildlife, water and public safety. Glenwood Springs Mayor Jonathan Godes told Aspen Journalism that an accident or spill in Glenwood Canyon would be disastrous all the way to the Sea of Cortez. “To say it’s a far-fetched possibility, I think, is to ignore reality,” he said. “If that waxy crude that’s heated in order to stay viscous spills into our watershed and into the Colorado River, it would be a massive cleanup where they would have to remove tons of soil and debris.”
Eagle County officials, who are party to a lawsuit challenging the FSTB’s December approval of the UBR, have also voiced concerns that the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line would be revived as an alternate route for the oil trains should the national rail network through Colorado — particularly the Moffat Tunnel — become crowded.
Texas-based Rio Grande Pacific Corp (RGPC), which plans to build and operate the UBR, also owns Colorado, Midland & Pacific Railway (CMP), which, in late 2020, attempted to lease a portion of the Tennessee Pass line from UP for possible commuter/passenger service and freight options, and applied for fast-track approval from the FSTB. RGPC made a point of stating that it “has no plan to operate oil trains over Tennessee Pass.” RGPC even went so far as to amend its plan a week before the FSTB made its decision, requesting restriction from hauling crude oil, coal and hazardous materials in the proposed lease.
But Eagle County Commissioner Matt Scherr is not convinced. “There is no way they can commit to that,” he told Aspen Journalism. “They are not allowed to officially make a promise that [they] will not do some sort of activity on a line that has a general practice of moving freight.”
The FSTB denied the application — and, by extension, RGPC’s proposed amendment — on March 25, 2021, for a variety of reasons, including public opposition and RGPC’s apparent rush to get it done. But the decision left the door open for CMP to reapply with a more comprehensive impact review and a full application process. “So, the proposal could come back,” said Park.
Lawsuit alleges misuse of public funds
The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, which spearheaded this iteration of the UBR, was created in 2014, initially with only six rural eastern Utah counties — Uintah, Duchesne, Carbon, Daggett, Emery and San Juan counties. The coalition’s mission, according to its website, is to allow “members to build essential regional infrastructure elements that span across county lines” for the economic benefit of the area. In 2017, the coalition expanded to include Sevier County.
According to a timeline provided in a Utah judge’s order issued in a pending lawsuit, the SCIC first applied for a $30 million grant for the UBR project from Utah’s Permanent Community Impact Fund Board (CIB) on Feb. 1, 2018. The CIB oversees the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund, which holds federal mineral lease (FML) money allocated to the state from oil and natural gas royalties.
Those funds are mandated by state and federal law to go to counties and municipalities on the front lines of mineral extraction, and the operable federal statute charges state legislatures to direct funds toward the “planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities, and provision of public service.”
Typically, those communities are rural, and many depend on FML money to weather the boom-and-bust cycles of the industry. “During a boom, they need more police, hospitals, emergency services, schools and teachers,” Park said. “And after the workers leave, communities experience a dip in their tax revenue. So this is a way to help them.”
The SCIC wanted the money to “complete preconstruction design and permitting for a rail line from northeastern Utah into northwestern Colorado” that would connect the UBR to the national rail network. (An early proposal for the UBR had tracks running east toward Craig, Colorado.) The CIB rejected the application because it was incomplete and did not include an important feasibility study. The SCIC submitted a new application for $27.9 million on Sept. 13, 2018. At an SCIC meeting on Oct. 11, 2018, the group’s lawyer said the railroad was, based on two feasibility studies, “viable but not at the rate of return that would entice private industry” and recommended that it be funded by a “public body.”
The CIB did not grant the full $27 million, however, due to questions from the Utah attorney general’s office regarding the legality of using CIB funds for the railway.
An exchange between SCIC’s attorney and then-Assistant Attorney General Alison Garner began with an Oct. 17, 2018, letter from Garner, questioning how the railway project would fit with federal and state laws governing the use of public funds. Those concerns included “whether the proposed project is truly a public project as defined under federal and state law, whether expending restricted mineral lease funds outside of Utah is consistent with federal and state law, and whether the proposed project constitutes improper economic development.” In a response letter, dated Oct. 23, 2018, the SCIC argued that the law grants local jurisdictions wide latitude in determining how to best invest mineral lease funds, and that the UBR application met applicable criteria.
“Through the [SCIC], local Utah officials have selected rail as the best solution, and the political preferences of California environmentalists should not be allowed to prevail,” says the letter, which asked the attorney general’s office to withdraw its letter and “invited” officials instead to write another letter in support of the CIB application.
Garner responded a week later with similar concerns, including the legality of using public funds for “mere economic development.” She specifically cited part of the SCIC application that stated “the ultimate goal of the [Uinta Rail Line] is to provide prospective Uinta Basin rail shippers with the lowest cost transportation option between the Uinta Basin and national markets” and “the winners would be the producers, royalty recipients … and taxing authorities.”
At a Nov. 8, 2018, CIB meeting, the AG’s office reiterated its concerns, prompting the CIB to grant only $6.5 million for “engineering and other technical studies.” Then, between November 2018 and June 2019, the SCIC chose Drexel Hamilton Infrastructure Partners (DHIP), now known as the DHIP Group, an asset management firm, for a “public-private partnership to finance and develop the railway.” DHIP signed a memorandum of understanding with Texas-based Rio Grande Pacific Corporation (RGPC) to “operate and maintain” the UBR.
In June 2019, the CIB approved SCIC’s application for the remaining $21.4 million for Phase II of the project despite concerns from a CIB member about “the SCIC’s rush to fund and complete the project given its size and complexity, the lack of a robust procurement process to ensure the project‘s success, the speculative nature of the return on investment, and the potentially risky use of public funds,” as described in the judge’s order.
In August 2020, the Center for Biological Diversity and Living Rivers filed suit in Utah’s 3rd District Court in Salt Lake County, against the SCIC, the CIB, and the Utah Department of Workforce Services’ Housing and Community Development Division for possible illegal misuse of public funds. Park represents the plaintiffs.
“Our claim is that it violated the state legislature’s and Congress’ intent for those funds to be used to alleviate the impacts of mineral development in communities that have mining and drilling on public lands,” she said. “Instead, the funds are being used to promote and increase fossil fuel development with the goal of building the Uinta Basin Railroad.”
In early December 2020, Uintah County, Duchesne County and the Uintah Transportation Special Service District filed motions to intervene on behalf of the defendants. Officials representing these jurisdictions oppose the suit on the argument that the railway falls under their responsibilities for the safety and welfare of their citizens. The counties have stated that oil production will increase in the basin with or without the railroad, and argue that moving oil by train is safer and cleaner than using tanker trucks.
Uintah County was defiant, stating that it is the county’s responsibility — not the petitioners’ — to determine whether the UBR is an appropriate way to spend mineral lease funds.
The Uintah Transportation Special Service District (UTSSD), almost entirely dependent on CIB funds, accused the petitioners of false concerns for oil-and-gas-impacted communities. The UTSSD stated that the environmental groups suing to block the use of CIB funds exist primarily to stop extraction of oil and gas. The“intent and purpose” of the litigation, UTSSD argues, is to “deprive local communities of the very resources needed to provide vital services to residents.”
By the time of a hearing in the case last August, a representative of the Utah’s attorney general’s office provided a more favorable assessment of the UBR funding’s legal prospects. According to a Salt Lake Tribune article on the hearing, Assistant Attorney General Daniel Widdison said that investing in the UBR aligns with the Mineral Leasing Act by making oil extraction safer and helping other area industries.
“If this project can get trucks off the road, if it can create a higher viability or sustainability for other industries in the area or, frankly, if it can make extraction of the oil safer, any of those would constitute alleviation of mineral extraction,” Widdison said, according to the Tribune. “Recognizing … that mineral extraction is an inevitability.”
By the time the suit was filed, the SCIC had spent about $12.5 million on “preconstruction planning,” according to the judge’s timeline. By January 2021, total spending of the CIB funds reached about $21 million.
Prior to March 2021, Utah law regarding use of CIB funds required that the money go to front-line communities in need and included multiple provisions stating that the funds be used to alleviate the impacts of resource development. But between the time the suit was filed and the initial evidentiary hearing, state legislators changed the law.
2021’s Senate Bill 176, titled Mineral Lease Fund Amendments, replaced language stating that the funds shall be used “for the alleviation of social, economic and public finance impacts resulting from the development of natural resources in this state” with “planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities, and provision of public service.” Lawmakers also added a subsection, defining the word and intention of “planning,” to include studies, analyses, plans and surveys among other changes.
The amendment applies retroactively and includes the SCIC’s grant application. The plaintiffs have accused the respondents of “gamesmanship.”
In September, 3rd District Court Judge Adam Mow ruled against the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, finding that sufficient evidence had been presented to establish “a genuine issue of material fact” as to whether the railway would mitigate the burden on local communities caused by resource extraction.
Mow also ruled for more discovery, pertaining to one of the plaintiffs’ concerns having to do with what the impacts would be if the UBR was allowed to continue. Park puts it this way: “Essentially, the court said there was little evidence showing what harms would result from funding the railway, so it ordered that discovery continue on that issue,” she said. “But, by that time, discovery was already closed, so there was no real opportunity to develop evidence on that point.”
The most recent hearing occurred May 25. Park said if the judge rules in favor of the plaintiffs, remedies include returning the money to the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund. The judge plans to have a decision by late July.
FSTB decision prompts second lawsuit
SCIC filed a petition for UBR approval from the FSTB in May 2020, and the CIB funds paid for ICF, an environmental consulting firm, to write the environmental impact statement upon which the FSTB relied to make its decision.
The FSTB gave the green light to the UBR in December. FSTB Board Chair Martin Oberman cast the sole dissenting vote, stating that the “environmental impacts outweigh the transportation merits.” Oberman’s lengthy opinion questions the board’s evaluation of the downstream impacts and the overall contribution to climate change. He also cited the financial viability of the UBR given volatile oil prices and the shifting fossil fuel industry.
The same conservation groups that sued in Utah district court filed a second lawsuit on Feb. 11, 2022, in federal court in Washington, D.C., challenging the FTSB’s environmental review and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s biological assessment.
Eagle County had already filed suit against the FTSB on Feb. 10, asking the court to vacate the decision. The county stated that, among other reasons, the decision “exceeded the [FSTB’s] statutory authority” and violated several federal laws.
Nathanial Hunt, outside counsel for Eagle County, told Aspen Journalism in an email that the board “failed to adequately review the environmental impacts of the project, failed to adequately determine whether the project is needed, financially viable, and in the public interest.” The court combined the cases, due to similarities, on Feb. 14.
Park told Aspen Journalism in an email that the case is in its early stages. “We are now reviewing the administrative record and the parties will propose a briefing schedule to the court toward the end of [June],” she said.
Catch-22
The proposed cost of the preferred Whitmore Park route for the UBR is $1.5 billion for 88 miles of track. DHIP, as part of the public-private partnership including SCIC and RGPC, has agreed to finance the project with a $1.5 billion commitment.
Construction of the rail line also hinges on commitments from shippers and refineries before it can move forward, and those commitments depend on increased production at a time when the ability to transport significant amounts of the basin’s waxy crude to markets outside Salt Lake City is limited. Mark Hemphill, senior vice president of RGPC, told ENR Mountain States in October 2019, that the UBR needs customers. “A billion-and-a-half-dollar railroad cannot be built on an ‘If you build it, they will come’ basis,” he said. (Hemphill did not respond to Aspen Journalism’s requests for comment.)
But refineries are reluctant to climb aboard the UBR until there is more oil coming out of the basin. Jim Finley of Finley Resources, the largest crude oil producer in the basin at 28,000 B/D, told the SCIC at its Oct. 22 meeting that it’s a catch-22. “In order to increase the volume, we have to have transportation, and in order to have improved transportation, we have to have the volume,” Finley said, according to the meeting’s minutes.
It is difficult to say whether railroad proponents have secured the necessary commitments; Finley did not respond to Aspen Journalism’s requests for comment. In fact, he failed to show up for two scheduled telephone interviews. DHIP representatives also did not respond to requests for comment.
Tom Shaw, a Houston-based independent energy consultant, told Aspen Journalism that the UBR and similar projects are caught between the high price of oil and the urgent need to reduce fossil fuel extraction and use due to climate change. “That’s the whole issue with oil and gas right now,” he said. “Oil prices are at a historic level, but there is very little investment in the sector because of climate change.” That means higher prices at the pump. “If you can’t drill for it, you can’t produce it,” he said. “And if you can’t produce it, you can’t sell it.”
In order to proceed, UBR still needs final authorization from Utah’s Ashley National Forest for the 12 miles of tracks that would run through an inventoried roadless area. Those tracks would closely follow U.S. Highway 191, but approving the railroad through the roadless area could prompt an additional legal challenge. Look for more on that facet of the proposal in an Aspen Journalism article later this summer.
Amy Hadden Marsh is a freelance journalist and longtime resident of the Roaring Fork Valley. This story ran in the July 2 edition of the Vail Daily. | https://aspenjournalism.org/uinta-basin-railway-faces-obstacles/ | 2022-07-02T11:09:35Z | https://aspenjournalism.org/uinta-basin-railway-faces-obstacles/ | true | 4 |
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Abortion, guns and religion — a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term. In its first full term together, the court's conservative majority ruled in all three and issued other significant decisions limiting the government's regulatory powers.
And it has signaled no plans to slow down.
With three appointees of former President Donald Trump in their 50s, the six-justice conservative majority seems poised to keep control of the court for years to come, if not decades.
“This has been a revolutionary term in so many respects,” said Tara Leigh Grove, a law professor at the University of Texas. “The court has massively changed constitutional law in really big ways.”
Its remaining opinions issued, the court began its summer recess Thursday, and the justices will next return to the courtroom in October.
Overturning Roe v. Wade and ending a nearly half-century guarantee of abortion rights had the most immediate impact, shutting down or severely restricting abortions in roughly a dozen states within days of the decision.
In expanding gun rights and finding religious discrimination in two cases, the justices also made it harder to sustain gun control laws and lowered barriers to religion in public life.
Setting important new limits on regulatory authority, they reined in the government's ability to fight climate change and blocked a Biden administration effort to get workers at large companies vaccinated against COVID-19.
The remarkable week at the end of June in which the guns, abortion, religion and environmental cases were decided at least partially obscured other notable events, some of them troubling.
New Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as the first Black woman on the court. She replaced the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, who served nearly 28 years, a switch that won't change the balance between liberals and conservatives on the court.
In early May, the court had to deal with the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion in the abortion case. Chief Justice John Roberts almost immediately ordered an investigation, about which the court has been mum ever since. Soon after, workers encircled the court with 8-foot-high fencing in response to security concerns. In June, police made a late-night arrest of an armed man near Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home, and charged him with attempted murder of the justice.
Kavanaugh is one of three Trump appointees along with Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett who fortified the right side of the court. Greg Garre, who served as former President George W. Bush's top Supreme Court lawyer, said when the court began its term in October “the biggest question was not so much which direction the court was headed in, but how fast it was going. The term answers that question pretty resoundingly, which is fast.”
The speed also revealed that the chief justice no longer has the control over the court he held when he was one of five, not six, conservatives, Garre said.
Roberts, who favors a more incremental approach that might bolster perceptions of the court as a nonpolitical institution, broke most notably with the other conservatives in the abortion case, writing that it was unnecessary to overturn Roe, which he called a “serious jolt” to the legal system. On the other hand, he was part of every other ideologically divided majority.
If the past year revealed limits on the chief justice's influence, it also showcased the sway of Justice Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving member of the court. He wrote the decision expanding gun rights and the abortion case marked the culmination of his 30-year effort on the Supreme Court to get rid of Roe, which had stood since 1973.
Abortion is just one of several areas in which Thomas is prepared to jettison court precedents. The justices interred a second of their decisions, Lemon v. Kurtzman, in ruling for a high school football coach's right pray on the 50-yard line following games. It's not clear, though, that other justices are as comfortable as Thomas in overturning past decisions.
The abortion and guns cases also seemed contradictory to some critics in that the court handed states authority over the most personal decisions, but limited state power in regulating guns. One distinction the majorities in those cases drew, though, is that the Constitution explicitly mentions guns, but not abortion.
Those decisions do not seem especially popular with the public, according to opinion polls. Polls show a sharp drop in the court’s approval rating and in people’s confidence in the court as an institution.
Justices on courts past have acknowledged a concern about public perception. As recently as last September, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said, “My goal today is to convince you that this court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks." Barrett spoke in at a center named for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who engineered her rapid confirmation in 2020 and was sitting on the stage near the justice.
But the conservatives, minus Roberts, rejected any concern about perception in the abortion case, said Grove, the University of Texas professor.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his majority opinion that “not only are we not going to focus on that, we should not focus on that,” she said. “I'm sympathetic as an academic, but I was surprised to see that coming from that many real-world justices.”
The liberal justices, though, wrote repeatedly that the court's aggressiveness in this epic term was doing damage to the institution. Justice Sonia Sotomayor described her fellow justices as “a restless and newly constituted Court.” Justice Elena Kagan, in her abortion dissent, wrote: “The Court reverses course today for one reason and one reason only: because the composition of this Court has changed.”
In 18 decisions, at least five conservative justices joined to form a majority and all three liberals were in dissent, roughly 30% of all the cases the court heard in its term that began last October.
Among these, the court also:
— Made it harder for people to sue state and federal authorities for violations of constitutional rights.
— Raised the bar for defendants asserting their rights were violated, ruling against a Michigan man who was shackled at trial.
— Limited how some death row inmates and others sentenced to lengthy prison terms can pursue claims that their lawyers did a poor job representing them.
In emergency appeals, also called the court's “shadow” docket because the justices often provide little or no explanation for their actions, the conservatives ordered the use of congressional districts for this year's elections in Alabama and Louisiana even though lower federal courts have found they likely violated the federal Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters.
The justices will hear arguments in the Alabama case in October, among several high-profile cases involving race or elections, or both.
Also when the justices resume hearing arguments the use of race as a factor in college admissions is on the table, just six years after the court reaffirmed its permissibility. And the court will consider a controversial Republican-led appeal that would vastly increase the power of state lawmakers over federal elections, at the expense of state courts.
These and cases on the intersection of LGBTQ and religious rights and another major environmental case involving development and water pollution also are likely to result in ideologically split decisions.
Khiara Bridges, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, law school, drew a link between the voting rights and abortion cases. In the latter, Alito wrote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that abortion should be decided by elected officials, not judges.
“I find it to be incredibly disingenuous for Alito to suggest that all that Dobbs is doing is returning this question to the states and that people can battle in the state about whether to protect fetal life or the interest of the pregnant person,” Bridges said. “But that same court is actively involved in insuring that states can disenfranchise people."
Bridges also said the outcomes aligned almost perfectly with the political aims of Republicans. “Whatever the Republican party wants, the Republican party is going to get out of the currently constituted court,” she said.
Defenders of the court's decisions said the criticism misses the mark because it confuses policy with law. “Supreme Court decisions are often not about what the policy should be, but rather about who (or which level of government, or which institution) should make the policy,” Princeton University political scientist Robert George wrote on Twitter.
For now, there is no sign that either the justices or Republican and conservative interests that have brought so many of the high-profile cases to the court intend to trim their sails, Grove said.
That's in part because there's no realistic prospect of court reforms that would limit the cases the justices could hear, impose term limits or increase the size of the Supreme Court, said Grove, who served on President Joe Biden's bipartisan Supreme Court commission on court reforms. | https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/revolutionary-high-court-term-on-abortion-guns-and-more/2929784/ | 2022-07-02T11:32:03Z | https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/revolutionary-high-court-term-on-abortion-guns-and-more/2929784/ | false | 33 |
Shehnaaz Gill credits herself for 'attracting the water' at the beach and enjoys the waves; Watch
Shehnaaz Gill enjoys herself at the beach as splashes of water touch her feet.
Shehnaaz Gill is one of the leading actresses in the entertainment industry. Shehnaaz Gill rose to fame from the reality show, Bigg Boss 13, hosted by Salman Khan. The Punjabi singer-actor may not have won the show but she surely won several hearts and is enjoying them to date. She has massive social media followers and keeps trending on Twitter every alternate day. Her fans mostly include the young audience but Shehnaaz is certain that fame is always temporary and one shouldn't cling to it or let it go in its head. The actress is fond of beaches and whenever she gets time, she spends time there.
In the recent post shared by the actress, she is seen enjoying the water splashes on her at the beach. She is seen standing barefoot in the sand and jumping with delight as she said that it is daytime still the tides are so high. She adds that she had heard that high tides are due to the moon’s pull but its water is still coming toward her. She added, “I think the water is getting attracted because of me”. Shehnaaz looked beautiful in the green cartoon print sweatshirt and white pants. She captioned, “Moon attracts water, but now see…Shehnaaz attracts water!! #ShehnaazGill”
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Rumours about Shehnaaz Gill making her Bollywood debut with Salman Khan's upcoming film Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali have been doing the rounds. Shehnaaz had earlier shared a fun video on her Instagram story along with her speculated co-stars Siddharth Nigam and Raghav Juyal. Shehnaaz will be seen romancing popular actor-singer Jassie Gill in the film. Reportedly, Raghav Juyal will romance Malvika Sharma in Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. Along with Siddharth Nigam, it is also reported that Palak Tiwari has also been roped in to play an important role.
Also read-Shehnaaz Gill opens on being grounded & not letting initial success get the better of her | https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/shehnaaz-gill-credits-herself-attracting-water-beach-and-enjoys-waves-watch-1154401 | 2022-07-02T11:49:40Z | https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/shehnaaz-gill-credits-herself-attracting-water-beach-and-enjoys-waves-watch-1154401 | true | 1 |
Ship sinks in storm off Hong Kong, dozens of crew in danger
HONG KONG (AP) — An industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday.
Authorities dispatched planes and helicopters to aid in the rescue, with at least three people from the crew of 30 brought to safety as of 5:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) Saturday.
Photos released by the Hong Kong Government Flying Service showed one crew member being winched up to a rescue helicopter as big waves lashed the sinking vessels, which had broken up in two parts.
The accident occurred about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Hong Kong.
The Flying Service did not give the name or origin of the vessel. It said in a statement that crew members were negotiating difficulties brought on by Severe Tropical Storm Chaba, which was packing maximum winds of 110 kilometers (68 miles) per hour.
The storm made landfall in the western part of the coastal province of Guangdong later Saturday.
The Hong Kong service sent two fixed-wing aircraft and four helicopters for the rescue effort. | https://news.yahoo.com/ship-sinks-storm-off-hong-102741415.html | 2022-07-02T12:05:51Z | https://news.yahoo.com/ship-sinks-storm-off-hong-102741415.html | false | 23 |
As we continue to look ahead to a near-term rebound in the stock markets, the key task for investors will be to find declining stocks whose YTD losses have dislocated them from their fundamentals. Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA), in my view, fits the bill perfectly. This little-known software stock is actually a hidden giant in the CRM and platform software markets, which is capitalizing on its legacy customer base to build a more enduring subscription-software business.
Year to date, shares of Pegasystems have shed 30% of their value, and it's down roughly ~50% from all-time highs. The most recent catalyst for Pegasystems was its mid-February release of Q4 earnings, where the company missed growth expectations. However, this needs to be read with some context: for a company that is in the midst of a subscription transition, a revenue miss is actually a side symptom of really strong subscription deals.
I remain solidly bullish on Pegasystems. I think this is a company that has become a known quantity in very attractive end-markets, while building up a foundation for a highly profitable business.
For investors who are newer to this stock, here is a refresher on the key bullish drivers for Pegasystems:
From a valuation perspective: at current share prices near $78, Pegasystems has a market cap of $6.35 billion. After we net off the $362.8 million of cash and $590.7 million of debt on Pegasystems' most recent balance sheet, the company's resulting enterprise value is $6.58 billion.
Meanwhile, for the upcoming fiscal year FY22, Pegasystems has guided to $1.46-$1.49 billion in revenue, representing 21-23% y/y revenue growth. This is roughly in line with ACV growth of 20-22% y/y. Note that Pegasystems seems to be hinting that it's reaching the "maturity" point of its cloud transition, where its ACV growth and revenue growth will be more at par; whereas currently, ACV growth is far outstripping revenue growth as Pegasystems hews off its term license contracts which were a far bigger revenue contributor in FY20.
At the midpoint of this guidance range, Pegasystems trades at just 4.5 EV/FY22 revenue - which is quite a bargain for a company that is projected to achieve ~20% y/y baseline growth while also generating positive pro forma EPS, which is a rarity in the software sector.
The bottom line here: don't let this stock's relative obscurity, and the fact that its growth rates are a little depressed right now due to its cloud transition, prevent you from seeing this stock's merits, especially at a very modest multiple of revenue.
Let's now go through Pegasystems' latest Q4 results in greater detail. The Q4 earnings summary is shown below:
Pegasystems' total revenue grew 6% y/y to $316.2 million, missing Wall Street's total expectations of $342.9 million (+15% y/y) by a nine-point margin. While this sounds rather severe, note that revenue is hard to call for a company in the midst of a subscription transition - where a license customer renewing into a subscription contract can represent a huge headwind to current-quarter revenue growth, even though it's a positive factor for the business in the long run.
Pegasystems' CFO Kenneth Stillwell also cautioned against reading only into revenue growth during the Q4 earnings call:
Revenue would have been even higher if not for significant growth of 45% in our term license backlog. As many of you know, the timing of the revenue under our client cloud model is not -- it can have some lumpiness between quarters and it's not as predictable as our Pega Cloud revenue recognition. So it's important to look at revenue and backlog because it tells a complete story."
More representative of Pegasystems' underlying growth, meanwhile, is its progress in ACV. Pegasystems' total ACV grew 20% y/y to $1.00 billion in Q4, the first time the company's ACV has ever crossed the >$1 billion mark. Note as well that the $1 billion in ACV it has "locked down" already covers 67% of the company's high end guidance for next year. As previously mentioned, the company is expecting revenue growth and ACV growth to track more closely in line in FY22.
Here's some further commentary from Stillwell on how the subscription transition has played out since it began in 2017:
The first step was to change the way we sold software moving away from selling perpetual licenses. Before we started the transition back in late 2017, over 50% of our new client commitments were perpetual arrangements.
And for the last couple of years, almost 100% of our new client commitments are now subscription arrangements. Our sales team and our clients have clearly moved from a perpetual to a subscription buying and selling model, which is a very dramatic change in just a few years. It's also great to see that our revenue growth rate and our ACV growth rate have really converged closely.
When we started the subscription transition, I talked about our revenue growth rate declining in the early years of the transition, which is exactly what happened. And as we moved away from selling perpetual licenses where the license is largely recognized upfront, and as you move to a ratable subscription model, the revenue begins to reverse and normalize as you get closer to the exit of the transition.
Pega's annual growth -- annual revenue growth was flat in 2018, for example, and only grew 2% in 2019, but ACV was growing by over 20% in both of those years. Now when you fast forward to 2021, Pega's revenue grew 19% in 2021. Our subscription revenue grew 24% in 2021, and ACV grew just over 20%. So largely as we envision this playing out."
From a profitability perspective, note that Pegasystems is starting to come out of the hole here as well. The company generated $18.8 million in positive pro forma net income in FY21 ($0.22 in pro forma EPS), versus a larger magnitude loss in the prior year.
Profitability will continue scaling next year, with the company projecting 3-4x pro forma net income growth to $65-$86 million in pro forma net income ($0.75-$1.00 in pro forma EPS) in FY22.
Pegasystems may not be the most exciting stock in the software sector, but this is a solid company building substantial recurring revenue bases in two large markets, CRM and BPM. With the stock down ~30% YTD, and with Pegasystems projecting revenue acceleration as well as earnings expansion in FY22, it's a good time to buy in.
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A family restaurant chain is in talks over the removal of self-service salad after outcry from customers
Harvester is believed to be talks after it stopped the popular buffet part of its catering service.
It allowed diners help pile their plates high with vegetables, pasta and bread rolls at the self-service feature.
But since the Coronavirus pandemic, restaurant-goers have been asked to queue before being served by a staff member from the chain.
Harvester, which was founded in 1983 and has over 220 eateries in the UK, is considering re-think over its salad bar policy after a negative social media response.
The Sun reports a source at the restaurant who said: "Talks are under way between customer focus groups and the heads of the company and it is looking like the salad bar will go back to self-service.
"Customers were clearly upset after the news and that is something Harvester want to rectify."
Simon Harris had earlier taken to Twitter to object to Harvester's salad bar removal.
He posted on Twitter: 'Harvester are scrapping the self-serve salad bar in all of their restaurants and members of staff will now be doing the bowl-filling instead.
"If this is a direct result of me consuming 154 mini gherkins in one sitting back in August 2018, I would like to apologise to Britain."
Another customer who responded called Lea, wrote: "Harvester changing how they operate the salad bar is a travesty."
Viscount Gavin, also took the the social media platform to praise the salad bar when it was operational.
He wrote: "That's a shame. Was always fun piling random salad together."
Harvester serves more than 30million meals a year according to its website.
The Mirror told last month how the chain had come under fire for requiring customers to queue at its famous all you can eat salad bar.
The restaurant chain has more than 230 branches across the country and serves a broad menu including grilled meat, chips, salads and more.
One of Harvester fans' favourite perks of the restaurant was that if they ordered a meal they could help themselves to several different salads.
But since the Covid-19 pandemic customers have had to queue to be served by staff.
Harvester fans took to social media recently to pipe up about the change. One said: "I'm boycotting Harvester until I can serve my own salad.
"Far too much for my anxiety having to ask someone to do it for me!"
Another said: "I miss the days when you could serve yourself at a Harvester salad cart. Now I'm shamed into only having a quarter of the penne pasta and potato salad that I'd have previously gone for."
At the time a Harvester spokesperson said: "We're currently researching how to give our guests the best version of the unlimited salad bar in 2022 and beyond.
"We're looking at consumer feedback and hope to update Harvester's salad bar fans with any changes in the coming weeks."
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And a decision on their Blues futures will be made on Sunday night, before Danny Cowley and his squad fly out to Spain for a week-long training camp on Monday morning.
At least five triallists will be on show today and tomorrow as Pompey kick-start their friendly schedule with games against the Hawks and Gosport Borough respectively (both 3pm kick-offs).
Former Liverpool and Derby defender Andre Wisdom is in that group hoping to impress, along with Bournemouth striker Christian Saydee.
Meanwhile, the trio of as-yet-unnamed triallists who reported for duty on the first day of pre-season training – a goalkeeper and two outfit players – will also take part in the weekend double-header as they remain at Fratton Park.
Cowley is keen to add to his ranks, with Marlon Pack the Blues’ sole signing of the transfer window to date.
A lack of senior first-team strikers is a glaring deficiency of his squad at present.
But with other areas in need of strengthening, he’s prepared to hand his current batch of triallists a plane ticket to the warm-weather training camp in Murcia and a Fratton Park career– if they prove they’re good enough against this weekend’s non-league opponents.
Speaking to The News ahead of today’s trip to Westleigh Park, Cowley said: ‘The plan for all of our triallists is that they’re going to play Saturday and Sunday.
‘We’ll have a good luck and make a decision on them all, if possible, on Sunday.
‘If any of them are a yes and it’s a positive, the plan will be for them, within 48 hours, to come and join us in Spain.’ | https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/danny-cowleys-blunt-message-to-portsmouth-triallists-including-ex-derby-and-west-brom-defender-andre-wisdom-bournemouth-striker-christian-saydee-3754041 | 2022-07-02T12:39:48Z | https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/danny-cowleys-blunt-message-to-portsmouth-triallists-including-ex-derby-and-west-brom-defender-andre-wisdom-bournemouth-striker-christian-saydee-3754041 | false | 1 |
(NEXSTAR) – A new territory of the Burger Kingdom was recently unearthed at a mall in Delaware.
Delaware resident Jonathan Pruitt first shared a photo of the discovery — a seemingly intact albeit hidden-from-view Burger King restaurant, sealed off from the rest of Wilmington’s Concord Mall — on Facebook in April.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Pruitt’s picture of the so-called “vintage” Burger King has since been widely shared across Twitter and Reddit by folks hungry for a bite of nostalgia.
“It’s unbelievable how a random photo I posted 2 months ago on a local Facebook page goes viral all over the internet,” Pruitt remarked on his Facebook page.
Pruitt, an HVAC technician, explained to Nexstar that he was actually working in the mall the day he took the photo.
“I was walking through the mall, the door was opened,” Pruitt said of the unmarked entrance to the former restaurant. “The owners told me about it, but they would never let anybody in there.”
The restaurant, which is hidden behind a wall at the Concord Mall, had actually been operational until 2009, the mall’s general manager tells Nexstar. But the dining room’s aesthetic gives ‘80s and ‘90s vibes, with its parquet flooring, angular wall adornments and pastel-topped tables and chairs.
Even a representative for Burger King called it “gloriously retro.”
“Though we aren’t able to confirm details regarding this location, we have verified that the gloriously retro design and décor lines up closely with Burger King restaurants operating in the 1980s and 1990s and this is in fact a former Burger King restaurant,” a representative for the chain wrote in a statement shared with Nexstar.
Tom Dahlke, the current general manager of the Concord Mall, told Nexstar that his company was aware of the space prior to purchasing the mall in 2020. But it’s been sealed off — somewhat — for over a decade.
“We have a wall built up, as most common malls do, and there’s a door to it and everything else. It’s not like it’s buried,” Dahlke said.
The space, however, is clearly off-limits to mall guests. Video shared by the local government shows the outer wall currently displays a promotional mural for the mall. Beside it is an unmarked door.
“We’re hoping to lease it,” Dahlke told Nexstar.
In the meantime, social-media users are having a whopper of a time sharing their thoughts on the discovery. One even claims she used to work in the mall in 2019, at which time the Burger King was used as a storage space for other, functioning businesses.
“This place is f—ing terrifying,” the Twitter user, who goes by @loserskwaddd, remarked in a 2019 video she recorded while inside the space.
Pruitt, however, told Nexstar he thought the space was pretty “cool,” but admitted he didn’t step any further into the dining area.
“I was actually worried [the mall owners] wouldn’t like it, you know?” he said.
After the picture went viral, Pruitt got a phone call from the general manager, who “couldn’t thank me enough” for posting the image.
“Obviously, the reaction to all of this going viral is a great opportunity for Concord Mall to get recognition,” general manager Dahlke told Nexstar. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/see-it-vintage-burger-king-restaurant-found-behind-wall-at-delaware-mall/ | 2022-07-02T12:41:13Z | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/see-it-vintage-burger-king-restaurant-found-behind-wall-at-delaware-mall/ | true | 18 |
England collapsed to a fourth successive defeat as their magic touch against Australia finally deserted them in a 30-28 loss in the series opener at Optus Stadium.
The Wallabies had second row Darcy Swain sent off for a headbutt in the 34th minute but Eddie Jones’ tourists were still unable to secure a ninth successive victory in the fixture.
It is the second match in a row that they have been unable to finish off 14-man opposition after being routed by the Barbarians at Twickenham in their most recent outing.
The story of the first half was the Wallabies’ dwindling body count as they lost Quade Cooper, Tom Banks and Allan Alaalatoa to injury before Swain was sent off for his strike on Jonny Hill.
Losing veteran fly-half Cooper to a calf injury during the warm-up was unfortunate, but Swain’s removal from play was entirely self-inflicted as he clearly struck Hill off the ball in the 34th minute, forcing referee James Doleman to act.
Hill was sin-binned for provoking his fellow lock, mainly by pulling his hair as the two tussled during and after a maul, and the Exeter man had been lucky to escape punishment for a shove in his rival’s face earlier in the half.
Perth was hosting the world’s fifth and sixth-ranked nations and both performed like the middling teams their positions suggested in a scrappy and chaotic match played out in front of a crowd of 47,668.
Ellis Genge crossed for England in the third quarter but Australia hit back through Jordan Petaia and when Cooper’s replacement Noah Lolesio nailed a tricky conversion, the hosts were in front.
Prop Folau Fainga’a delivered the fatal blow in the 69th minute and there was no way back for England who by now were coming apart at the seams, at least until London Irish’s teenage sensation Henry Arundell came on to tear the home defence to pieces.
In a worrying pattern, Jones’ men grew worse as the match went on because they started by showing several pleasing flourishes in attack with Joe Cokanasiga prominent.
Tom Curry – who failed to reappear for the second half because of a failed HIA – was sent charging into space and his long pass found Joe Marchant but the centre was brilliantly tackled by Marika Koroibete, whose defence had saved a certain try.
England’s lead built through Owen Farrell’s boot and while still reeling from the loss of Cooper, Australia saw Banks leave the field on the medical cart after breaking his arm when falling awkwardly.
Alaalatoa was the next to exit as he rose unsteadily from the bottom of a ruck and the penalty count continued to rise, enabling Lolesio to land three points.
And in the most dramatic departure yet, Swain was sent off after losing his cool amid ongoing provocation by Hill.
For all the setbacks, the Wallabies were clinging on and they entered half-time level through a second Lolesio penalty before taking the lead for the first time shortly after the interval.
It did not last long as Genge finished a line-out maul in the right corner and England pressed again in the same area of the field, but the Wallabies were rescued close to their line by the breakdown excellence of captain Michael Hooper.
Farrell had missed his last two shots at goal but he was on target in the 61st minute, although the Wallabies were back in front when Petaia dived over in the left corner to round off some smart build-up, with Samu Kerevi heavily involved.
Billy Vunipola was shown a yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Hooper and Australia’s tails were up as prop Fainga’a found a path through the middle of a maul.
Pete Samu completed the Wallabies’ scoring before replacements Arundell and Jack van Poortvliet touched down in the closing stages to give England something to celebrate. | https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/uk-sports/2022/07/02/england-beaten-by-14-man-australia-in-opening-test/ | 2022-07-02T12:42:20Z | https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/uk-sports/2022/07/02/england-beaten-by-14-man-australia-in-opening-test/ | false | 12 |
100 Youths To Get N1m Each As Philanthropist Balarabe Empowers Small Businesses In Yobe
A businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Balarabe Abdullahi Nguru, will on Saturday (today) disburse N1 million each to 100 youths in Nguru, Yobe State, to enable them to start and expand their businesses.
The generous gesture is in furtherance of Balarabe’s empowerment drive aimed at poverty reduction in the state.
At the Emir of Nguru’s Palace, the youths are expected to present their business plans for examination and guidance after which the money would be disbursed to beneficiaries.
Governor Mai Mala Buni, alongside some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is also expected to lead a delegation to the event in recognition of the sustained philanthropic works of Balarebe’s Foundation in the state.
Balarabe’s past humanitarian works include the award of scholarships to students, the building of houses, and the provision of food, clothing, and other alms to the less privileged citizens of Nguru,
“My dream Insha Allah is to create many influential and notable indigenes from Nguru,” Balarabe said of the N100 million empowerment, adding “We want to encourage hard work, entrepreneurial and trading skills among the youths especially. We won’t be here forever and so empowering the younger generation with the right attitude is the way forward. My hope is that they succeed so that they also can grow to empower others and gradually our town will become one with lots of privileged persons who can be the pride of our town and also reach out to others in the near future.
“The State and Federal Governments are doing their part at providing amenities. But these amenities, given the sporadic rise in our population across the country with limited earnings will not be sufficient. This means that such interventions and assistance where possible are necessary. And so it is for this reason and as far as my resources permit me, that to the best of my ability, I try to provide for my people no matter how little. And Insha Allah we will continue to try our best,” the Yobe-born philanthropist stated. | https://thewhistler.ng/100-youths-to-get-n1m-each-as-philanthropist-balarabe-empowers-small-businesses-in-yobe/ | 2022-07-02T12:47:45Z | https://thewhistler.ng/100-youths-to-get-n1m-each-as-philanthropist-balarabe-empowers-small-businesses-in-yobe/ | false | 1 |
Shares of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BXC – Get Rating) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.25.
Several equities analysts recently commented on BXC shares. StockNews.com initiated coverage on BlueLinx in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. TheStreet raised BlueLinx from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 4th.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BlueLinx in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of BlueLinx in the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. Covestor Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of BlueLinx in the 1st quarter valued at about $50,000. Sandy Cove Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BlueLinx in the 4th quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of BlueLinx in the 4th quarter valued at about $77,000. 81.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC – Get Rating) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 3rd. The construction company reported $13.19 earnings per share for the quarter. BlueLinx had a net margin of 8.07% and a return on equity of 107.29%. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter.
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Beat the Prime Day Rush and Snag on Comfy Bras While They're Up to 74% Off at Amazon Right Now
Bras are an essential part of some people's everyday wardrobe, and it's no secret that they can cost upward of $50 apiece, which is less than ideal. With early Prime Day deals already starting, we found 15 comfy bras that are on sale ahead of the two-day shopping event at Amazon.
Prime day is less than a week away and runs from July 12 to July 13 for Amazon Prime members. If you aren't already a member, you can still sign up or do a one-week trial for just $2 that will last through the parade of deals. Luckily, you don't have to wait if you'd rather beat the rush and start shopping early. Below is a list of several comfy bras that are already up to 74 percent off with prices starting at just $10.
Early Prime Day Bra Deals
- Bali Comfort Revolution Wireless Bra, $20.99 (orig. $48)
- Warner's No Side Effects Comfort Wireless Lift T-Shirt Bra, $20.99 (orig. $42)
- Jockey EcoSeamfree Rib Molded Cup Plunge Bralette, $14.99 (orig. $28)
- Ubfen Longline Crop Tank Top, $9.99 (orig. $29.99)
- Maidenform Pure Comfort Lace Bralette, $19.99 (orig. $40)
- Hanes Ultimate ComfortBlend T-Shirt Natural Lift Underwire Bra, $17.99 (orig. $40)
- Under Armour High Crossback Zip Bra, $37.47 (orig. $55)
- Playtex 18-Hour Silky Soft Smoothing Wireless Bra, $16.99 (orig. $36)
Whether you're participating in a high-impact exercise, a relaxing yoga class, or just simply looking for something a bit more supportive, there's a bra on this list of deals that appeases everyone. The best part is you don't have to spend a ton of money, and the sale includes popular brands like Under Armour, Champion, and Hanes.
For high-intensity workouts you'll need something with extra support, and we're talking more than just padding. The Champion Motion Control Underwire Sports Bra has an underwire and thick waistband that provides ample support in addition to its side panels and removable padded cups. Other notable features include the bra's moisture-wicking material to help keep you dry and its adjustable straps to ensure the perfect fit.
Not only is he sports bra 45 percent off right now, but it's also backed by rave reviews and one shopper who was in the market for high-impact bra said they "finally found a sports bra worth the money."
Buy It! Champion Women's Motion Control Underwire Sports Bra, $24.67 (orig. $45); amazon.com
Not all of us need a ton of support, especially if you're lounging at home or doing daily activities, and that's where a wireless bra comes in handy. The Bali Comfort Revolution Wireless Bra is made with a soft blend of nylon and spandex that's stretchy and has flat seams, so it can't be seen underneath clothing. It offers light support with thin, foam cups instead of wires and super-tight bands, and is ultimately meant to feel like you're not wearing anything at all.
The bra is backed by more than 24,700 five-star ratings and is considered the "best bra on the market for those who want a soft, comfortable, supportive, and wireless fit," according to one satisfied customer.
Buy It! Bali Comfort Revolution Wireless Bra, $20.99 (orig. $48); amazon.com
You seriously can't go wrong with a ribbed bralette — it's a closet staple thanks to its comfy and versatile design. This Jockey Plunge Bralette takes things to a whole new level with a deep-V neckline, adjustable straps, and thick band that provides extra support. The pullover style is easy to slip on and off with minimal effort and can be worn under shirts or on its own with high-waisted leggings or bike shorts.
We can't forget to mention that it's a whopping 46 percent off ahead of Prime Day, so make sure to add one (or two) to your cart before the rush.
Buy It! Jockey EcoSeamfree Rib Molded Cup Plunge Bralette, $14.99 (orig. $28); amazon.com
Speaking of a bra that can be worn on its own, consider this longline crop tank top that has built-in removable pads and double-layer fabric making it great for yoga and light exercise. The bra is made of a lightweight, breathable material that's quick-drying, so if you're working up a sweat or hanging out in the heat, you don't have to worry about looking and feeling drenched. It's on sale for just $10 right now so it's practically a no-brainer, especially during summer since you can wear it as a top, too.
Buy It! Ubfen Longline Crop Tank Top, $9.99 (orig. $29.99); amazon.com
No matter your budget or the type of bra you need, Amazon has come through with 15 incredible deals that are too good to pass up. You might even walk away with more than what you came for, but when things are marked down up to 74 percent off, it's hard to resist these deals.
Below are several more bras that are totally worth having on your radar ahead of the massive Prime Day sale.
Buy It! Warner's No Side Effects Comfort Wireless Lift T-Shirt Bra, $20.99 (orig. $42); amazon.com
Buy It! Hanes Ultimate ComfortBlend T-Shirt Natural Lift Underwire Bra, $17.99 (orig. $40); amazon.com
Buy It! Playtex 18-Hour Silky Soft Smoothing Wireless Bra, $16.99 (orig. $36); amazon.com
Buy It! Warner's Cloud 9 Wireless Lightly Lined Comfort Bra, $19.99 (orig. $38); amazon.com
Buy It! Warner's No Side Effects Comfort Wireless Lightly Lined T-Shirt Bra, $17.99 (orig. $40); amazon.com
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Belvedere Trading LLC lessened its holdings in Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. (NASDAQ:ENLV – Get Rating) by 13.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,473 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,327 shares during the quarter. Belvedere Trading LLC owned 0.08% of Enlivex Therapeutics worth $101,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Separately, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its stake in shares of Enlivex Therapeutics by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 43,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. 3.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Separately, HC Wainwright reduced their target price on shares of Enlivex Therapeutics from $33.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Monday, May 2nd.
Enlivex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ENLV – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Friday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.26) EPS for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts predict that Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. will post -1.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a clinical-stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company. It is developing Allocetra, a cell-based therapy to treat organ dysfunction and failure associated with sepsis that is in phase II clinical trial, as well as in preclinical trial to treat solid tumors.
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NPR's Melissa Block speak with Houston Chronicle reporter Elizabeth Trovall about how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on immigration policy and how the death of 53 migrants this week is related.
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NPR's Melissa Block speak with Houston Chronicle reporter Elizabeth Trovall about how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on immigration policy and how the death of 53 migrants this week is related.
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If you're an Elliot Page fan, you'll no doubt be proud of the journey he has been on from his Oscar-nominated breakout role in Juno to blockbuster parts in X-Men to, now, living his most authentic life after coming out as trans in December 202o. Since then, he's continued to advocate for LGTBQIA+ rights and returned to his starring role in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, where his character's plotline for season 3 was rewritten to involve a coming out story that mirrored Elliot's own.
Sadly, however, his three-year-long marriage to choreographer Emma Portner came to an end in early 2021 and, since then, despite his busy career, there has been little news from Elliot's love life. Now the 35-year-old actor and producer seems to have broken his silence, signalling that he is ready to get back on the dating market with an Instagram Story.
As first spotted by Entertainment Tonight, Elliot Page gave an update on his love life to his six million followers – and one of his The Umbrella Academy co-stars seems to be involved in an unexpected way.
Specifically, he shared a picture of him and actress Ritu Arya, who plays Lila Pitts in the series, reclining on a bed together with their backs to the camera. The two friends seem to be huddled over something, presumably Elliot's phone, and a caption reads "@ritaaryu guiding me on my first dating app ever".
It definitely seems like Elliot is ready to move on and find a new love in his life, congrats to him! We're struggling to believe he's never been on a dating app ever before though...we thought all celebs automatically had a Raya account?! Now that he's finally taken the plunge, it's hard not to wonder what his dating app of choice is: Bumble? Tinder? Thursday?
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Days after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) collapsed following the revolt of Shiv Sena leaders, party MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday claimed that he was "given the offer" to go to Guwahati and join Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs.
However, Raut said he turned down the offer as he follows the Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.
The rebel MLAs staged their rebellion against the MVA government from Assam's Guwahati. Following this, Uddhav Thackeray resigned from the chief minister's post and then Eknath Shinde took over as the Maharashtra Chief Minister.
The new government has been asked to prove its majority in the State Assembly on Monday.
Speaking to the media, the Shiv Sena leader said, "I also got an offer for Guwahati but I follow Balasaheb Thackeray and so I didn't go there. When the truth is on your side, why fear?"
Raut further said that it is 'difficult' to associate former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as Deputy Chief Minister.
"Fadnavis won't get CM seat from Central. Deputy CM word from my mouth did not suit him but it was their internal matter I won't speak on this," he said.
"BJP wants to destroy shiv Sena from Mumbai and Maharashtra. But it did not happen," he added.
Talking about the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, the Shiv Sena leader said, "As a responsible citizen and MP, it's my duty to appear if an investigative agency (ED) summons me. The problem is with timing- amid Maharashtra political crisis but they had doubts. Their officials behaved well with me; told them that I can come again if need be."
Raut was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for about 10 hours on Friday in connection with a money-laundering probe.
Raut is being probed in connection with the re-development of Mumbai's Patra Chawl.
Raut arrived at the ED office located in south Mumbai around 11.30 am on Friday and left around 9.30 pm. The Shiv Sena leader, while leaving the ED office, said he would cooperate with the central agency.
Raut appeared before the central agency on Friday after it issued the second summons in the case to appear before July 1, after the leader failed to appear in his first summon on Monday due to the then political crisis in Maharashtra.
The Rajya Sabha MP was scheduled to appear for questioning on Tuesday. However, his lawyer had sought 13-14 days time to present the documents in front of the probe agency but the request was declined by the Agency.
In April this year, the ED had attached immovable properties worth Rs 11.15 crore, including a flat at Dadar, held by Sanjay Raut's wife Varsha and eight land parcels at Kihim near Alibag, jointly held by the latter with Swapna Patkar, in connection with the redevelopment scam.Swapna is the wife of Sujit Patkar, a close associate of the Sena leader.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Last July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first lawsuit to go to trial over the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic.
With an avalanche of documents from the three-month trial, Judge David Faber didn’t indicate when he would make a ruling on the multibillion-dollar lawsuit filed by Cabell County and the city of Huntington against three major drug distributors, and his decision wasn’t expected right away.
Now, nearly a year later, there’s still no verdict, and a landmark case remains a book without a final chapter — even as the full dimensions of addiction, desperation, broken families and death continue to deepen the scope of the tragedy unfolding in one corner of West Virginia.
“It is pretty unusual, but maybe this is an unusual trial,” said Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond law professor.
Some 81 million pain pills were sent to Cabell County from 2006 to 2014. The lawsuit accused distributors AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp. of creating a public nuisance with the onslaught and ignoring the signs that the area was being ravaged by addiction.
Tobias noted that most other similar trials involving the opioid epidemic have been before juries, not handled by judges alone.
“It’s mystifying, I think, at this point,” Tobias said.
Until recently, there hadn’t been any activity for two months on the case’s docket. On Monday, Faber addressed what he called a “renewed” motion by the defendants, issuing a 24-page order to exclude some testimony from an expert witness for the plaintiffs.
West Virginia University law professor Patrick McGinley said that while he isn’t surprised by the months that have gone by since closing arguments, “I would think it’s time, really,” for a decision.
Still, “it’s clear that the judge is being meticulous and careful,” said McGinley, who teaches a seminar in prescription opioid litigation and was instrumental in forcing the Drug Enforcement Administration to release a database of distributor pain pill shipments across the U.S.
“What no one wants is for the case to be decided for the drug companies or for the plaintiffs and have it go on appeal and have it reversed and have to do the trial over,” he said. “There’s been an enormous amount of expenditure of funds on both sides, expert witnesses. The whole nine yards. And nobody wants a do-over.”
The plaintiffs are seeking more than $2.5 billion that would go toward abatement efforts. The goal of the 15-year abatement plan would be to reduce overdoses, overdose deaths and the number of people with opioid use disorder.
With every passing month, potential help is pushed back for people addicted to drugs in the worst-hit county in a state with the nation’s highest fatal opioid overdose rate.
“Any delay is concerning because this is affecting us right now,” said Dr. Matthew Christiansen, director of the state Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Drug Control Policy.
Last year in Cabell County, an Ohio River county of 93,000 residents, there were 1,067 emergency responses to suspected overdoses — significantly higher than each of the previous three years — with at least 158 deaths. So far this year, suspected overdoses have prompted at least 358 responses and 465 emergency room visits, according to preliminary data from the state Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Drug Control Policy.
In 78% of the Cabell County cases handled this year by emergency medical services workers, suspected overdose victims were administered an opioid-reversing drug.
Due to runaway inflation, dollar figures sought by the plaintiffs when the trial opened a year ago won’t buy as many services in today’s economy.
“The longer we wait, the greater the cost to the individuals that are suffering, to their families, to the support systems that are responsible for intervening, like the child protective services system, like the health care system, the prison and jail system, which is so disproportionately affected by addiction,” Christiansen said. “The longer we go, the more costly these problems become if they’re not addressed.”
The U.S. addiction crisis was inflamed by the COVID-19 pandemic with drug overdose deaths surpassing 100,000 in the 12-month period ending in April 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a year.
The Cabell-Huntington lawsuit is the first time allegations involving opioid distribution ended up at federal trial. The result could have huge effects on similar lawsuits. Some have resulted in multimillion-dollar settlements, including a tentative $161.5 million settlement reached in May by the state of West Virginia with Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., AbbVie’s Allergan and their family of companies.
In all, more than 3,000 lawsuits have been filed by state and local governments, Native American tribes, unions, hospitals and other entities in state and federal courts over the toll of opioids. Most allege that either drugmakers, distribution companies or pharmacies created a public nuisance in a crisis that’s been linked to the deaths of 500,000 Americans over the past two decades.
In separate, similar lawsuits, the state of West Virginia reached a $37 million settlement with McKesson in 2019, and $20 million with Cardinal Health and $16 million with AmerisourceBergen in 2017. | https://www.yourerie.com/health/ap-health/wva-opioid-trial-verdict-still-pending-nearly-a-year-later/ | 2022-07-02T13:42:46Z | https://www.yourerie.com/health/ap-health/wva-opioid-trial-verdict-still-pending-nearly-a-year-later/ | true | 32 |
H.B. Fuller Announced Quarterly Dividend
H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on July 28, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 14, 2022.
H.B. Fuller has paid quarterly cash dividends on its common stock for 54 consecutive years, demonstrating the Company’s financial strength and resilient cash flow through more than five decades of different economic conditions and cycles.
About H.B. Fuller Company:
Since 1887, H.B. Fuller has been a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to improve products and lives. With fiscal 2021 net revenue of $3.3 billion, H.B. Fuller’s commitment to innovation and sustainable adhesive solutions brings together people, products and processes that answer and solve some of the world's biggest challenges. Our reliable, responsive service creates lasting, rewarding connections with customers in electronics, disposable hygiene, medical, transportation, aerospace, clean energy, packaging, construction, woodworking, general industries and other consumer businesses. And, our promise to our people connects them with opportunities to innovate and thrive. For more information, visit us at https://www.hbfuller.com/.
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Which padlock necklace is best?
The padlock necklace is a dynamic symbol, and it can be as edgy or as sentimental as you’d like. With roots in the punk movement, the padlock necklace remains a well-worn accessory of the counterculture, but it also has found a place in the contemporary fashion scene. These days, a padlock necklace can represent security, protection and even love. The Caitlyn Minimalist Boho Padlock Necklace is a customizable, travel-inspired addition to any wardrobe.
What to know before you buy a padlock necklace
Pendant vs. necklace
A padlock pendant can be taken off a chain and placed on a new one at any time. A necklace with a built-in padlock design is a little different. Here, the padlock is connected directly to the chain links. Tools are required to alter the chain and any change to the length of the necklace could result in the padlock no longer resting centered at the neckline.
Metals
When it comes to padlock jewelry, stainless steel is popular This can mean solid stainless steel or stainless steel plated in a more expensive metal, such as gold or silver. If you’re looking for something a little fancier, sterling silver is more high-end but still affordable and has a great shine to it. Silver tarnishes though, so you’ll want to keep a good silver cleaner on hand. Platinum and gold are the most expensive with durable platinum becoming more valuable these days than gold.
Chain style
There are dozens of chain styles, but a few in particular are most commonly associated with the padlock necklace.
- Paper clip: This chain is made from elongated oval or rectangular links that resemble the shape of a paper clip. The links can be thick and chunky or thin and delicate.
- Curb: This is a flat linked chain known for its thick appearance. It is designed to look heavy and is very durable.
- Cable: This classic chain features connected oval or round links. It’s one of the more standard chain styles across all types of jewelry.
- Box: This one uses square links for a sleek design with little room for gaps in between each link.
- Layered: This is when a necklace has multiple strands — sometimes mixing strands from different styles — to create the look of wearing more than one chain. A layered padlock necklace sometimes comes with additional charms, such as a key on one of the other strands.
What to look for in a quality padlock necklace
Keyhole
Even if a padlock necklace doesn’t come with a functional key, the keyhole detail adds authenticity and provides visual interest. The keyhole can be on the bottom of the lock or incorporated into the design on the front. Faux keyholes are either heart-shaped or key-shaped.
Can it be engraved?
An engraving imbued with special meaning customizes any necklace and makes it feel special. Popular padlock engravings include a first initial, full initials or a word of your choosing. Others feature fun or meaningful symbol engravings, such as hearts, the sun, the moon, stars or the evil eye.
Fade-resistant
A good padlock won’t fade in color or turn green in the shower. Gold, platinum and titanium are usually safe to get wet. Silver can get wet but might tarnish faster if it does. Metals like copper, brass or bronze should be taken off before showering and are the most likely to discolor over time.
How much you can expect to spend on a padlock necklace
A silver- or gold-plated padlock necklace costs about $10-$50. A sterling silver padlock necklace costs $20-$60, and a solid gold padlock necklace costs $100-$800.
Padlock necklace FAQ
Does the padlock open?
A. Small padlock pendants usually don’t open. A larger padlock can be decorative or work as a functional lock. Check to see if the padlock necklace you want comes with a separate key — that will let you know if the lock works.
How long is a choker necklace?
A. A choker is a short necklace worn against the throat and is very popular with padlock necklaces. A choker chain measures about 15 to 17 inches long, and many are adjustable.
What’s the best padlock necklace to buy?
Top padlock necklace
Caitlyn Minimalist Boho Padlock Necklace
What you need to know: This small sterling silver padlock is engraved with a wanderlust-inspired symbol and is attached directly to the links of a matching chain.
What you’ll love: The pendant is made from sterling silver but can be finished in 18-karat gold or rose gold. There are 18 symbols to choose from for an engraving, including suns, moons and compasses. The chain comes in 11 sizes ranging from 14 to 24 inches.
What you should consider: The padlock cannot be removed from the chain.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
Top padlock necklace for the money
Los Angeles Minimalist 18-Karat-Gold-Filled Padlock Necklace
What you need to know: This small 18-karat padlock is gold-filled and finished in gold-tone stainless steel. It’s attached directly to the links of a matching 15.7-inch paper clip chain.
What you’ll love: It can be left plain or engraved with a letter or symbol for a few dollars more. There are several fonts from which to choose. The paper clip chain is bold while still looking delicate, and the chain is adjustable up to 2 inches.
What you should consider: The padlock cannot be removed from the chain.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
Worth checking out
Beneath My Veil Designs Engraved Padlock Necklace with Key
What you need to know: This large, stainless steel padlock really works and comes directly attached to a matching chain made from tarnish-resistant aluminum. A key is included, but it is not featured as part of the necklace.
What you’ll love: The lock comes in silver, gold, rose gold and gun metal tones. There are two chain styles and 14 chain lengths ranging between 15 and 28 inches. You can choose from eight fonts for an engraving. The chain and lock are very durable.
What you should consider: If the chain doesn’t fit over your head, then the key will be required to put the necklace on and take it off.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
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A Detroit-based apparel boutique opened its fifth metro Detroit location in downtown Detroit on Friday, with its sights set on growing nationally.
Girl Boss Fashions expands with downtown Detroit storefront
Girl Boss Fashions started with a six-month pop-up lease at 1232 Library St. with Bedrock LLC, which grew into a permanent brick-and-mortar store a year later. Now owner Tenisia Evans is leasing 2,200 square feet at 111 Monroe St., also from Bedrock. The pop-up was extended to 15 months and after seeing steady success, so the store transitioned to a permanent space on Monroe Street.
"I'm excited to be here. I'm excited to expand and empower women of all walks of life," 51-year-old boutique owner Evans said.
This is Evans' fifth permanent location of the Girl Boss line. She opened her first store, Girl Boss Beauty Bar and Boutique, in 2017 at 18927 Kelley Rd. in Detroit, which is still operating. Girl Boss Fashions also has permanent storefronts in Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights, The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township and Macomb Mall in Roseville.
Girl Boss Fashions sells clothing from sizes XS-3X.
"I just wanted to be an encouragement, because I know what it's like to be a little curvy," Evans said.
Evans struggled with weight fluctuations in the past due to autoimmune complications, and seeing the lack of stylish choices for curvier women was disheartening, Evans said, but it also inspired her to create an inclusive size range in her own store.
Along with various sizes, the boutique owner said Girl Boss Fashions can style women from all walks of life, from law offices to a night on the town.
"Style is a way to speak without saying anything," Evans said.
Along with its own designs, Girl Boss Fashions carries major brands such as New York-based luxury footwear label Donald Pliner and Canadian fashion brands Frank Lyman and Tricotto.
Evans said she sees the store growing nationally.
"My future envisioned for Girl Boss Fashions is to be in another space, preferably in the West Coast or Florida," she said.
But Detroit will always be the business' home base, she said.
During her last few years in business, Evans said she has found her key to success: "My secret is simple: I pray."
Evans said she has found in her years as a business owner that good work eventually pays off, and business without passion is impossible.
She is looking to share her knowledge through her side business, Girl Go Get it, where she coaches women on entrepreneurship.
"I wanted to teach them a skill that no one can steal from them," Evans said.
Evans also said she will "forever be a student" and is pursuing a master's degree in digital marketing at Florida-based Full Sail University.
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Jasprit Bumrah Overtakes Brian Lara, Records Most Runs in 1 Over in Test History
Jasprit Bumrah scored 29 runs in a single over - the most runs scored by a batsman in one over in Test history, overtaking Brian Lara's record.
35 runs off the Stuart Broad over. And of all people, it's Jasprit Bumrah who was the batsman 🤯😵💫
Ball 1: FOUR
Ball 2: Five wides
Ball 2: no ball + SIX
Ball 2: FOUR
Ball 3: FOUR
Ball 4: FOUR
Ball 5: SIX
Ball 6: 1 runTHE MOST EXPENSIVE OVER IN TEST CRICKET, EVER! #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/4Ix5btsdg7
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Brian Lara had hit South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson for 28 runs in a Test match in 2003-04, which included four fours and two sixes off six legal deliveries. Former Australia player George Bailey had also scored 28 in an over but he was behind Lara in terms of boundary count.
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Quest Analytics Introduces New Features to Improve Compliance with Federal Regulations
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Analytics, the leader in provider network management solutions and services, today introduced three new features for Quest Enterprise Services (QES) designed to improve their client's ability to address the No Surprises Act (NSA) and the evolving provider network regulations. The new offerings include:
- Accuracy API & Daily Refresh: With the No Surprises Act mandate that employer-sponsored, Marketplace and individual plans need to update their provider directories within two business days of receiving a provider notification that information has changed, the new Daily Refresh & API add-on option for QES Accuracy ensures that clients receive timely updates for their network providers daily, instead of weekly.
- Volume Targeting: Building on the workflow efficiencies created by Volume Terminations last year in QES Adequacy, Quest Analytics introduces Volume Targeting, allowing clients to quickly and efficiently evaluate the impact that adding a health system or large provider group would have on network adequacy requirements across lines of business.
- CCIIO QHP Template: The CCIIO Qualified Health Plans (QHP) Template in QES is pre-built based on the new PY 2023 CCIIO federally facilitated exchanges (FFEs) QHP Network Adequacy requirements and enables health plans to monitor provider network compliance easily, identify deficiencies in provider networks and streamline provider recruitment.
"At Quest Analytics, we have a legacy of innovation and are proud of the work we do to ensure that our clients meet the complex and rapidly evolving state and federal regulations," said Linda Borths, Chief Client Officer, Quest Analytics. "These new enhancements address the need to continuously monitor the accuracy of provider network data and the impact on network adequacy, as well as offer more efficient ways to measure and model networks while ensuring compliance."
As part of Quest Analytics' commitment to educating health plans on these regulations, Quest Analytics will host a webinar with AHIP entitled, "Understanding the network adequacy changes in the Medicare Advantage final rule," on August 9. Quest Analytics' Scott Westover, SVP Network and Regulatory Strategy, will be joined by Michael Adelberg, Principal – Healthcare Providers & Plans Practice Lead at Faegre Drinker Consulting, to discuss the proposed requirements of the CMS Final Rule for CY 2023, provide strategies for meeting the regulation, and discuss the influence this rule could have on future oversight. To join the discussion and learn more, visit the AHIP registration page.
About Quest AnalyticsQuest Analytics' software platform and services are trusted by more than 400 clients, including all eight of the nation's largest health plans, regulators, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and multiple state regulatory agencies, and many of the nation's leading health systems and provider groups to manage, measure and monitor health plan network performance. The company helps 90% of all healthcare networks deliver differentiated member experiences, thereby impacting 90% of Americans' ability to access quality healthcare. For more information, please visit www.questanalytics.com.
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Hochschild Mining plc (OTCMKTS:HCHDF – Get Rating) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $1.14 and last traded at $1.15, with a volume of 44421 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $1.23.
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on HCHDF. Berenberg Bank raised Hochschild Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 6th. Peel Hunt raised Hochschild Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Hochschild Mining from GBX 210 ($2.58) to GBX 205 ($2.52) in a research report on Wednesday, April 27th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Hochschild Mining from GBX 250 ($3.07) to GBX 200 ($2.45) in a research report on Wednesday, April 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $226.50.
The business has a 50 day moving average of $1.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1.54.
Hochschild Mining plc, a precious metals company, engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and sale of gold and silver in the Americas. It holds 100% interests in the Inmaculada gold/silver underground operation and Pallancata silver/gold property, which are located in the Department of Ayacucho in southern Peru.
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'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Soundtrack: All the Songs in Animated Film
"Minions: The Rise of Gru" features a stellar soundtrack that reimagines several 70s classics and also includes original songs sung by Diana Ross and...
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Two Ukrainian fighters describe the current state of the frontlines against Russia By Frank Langfitt Published July 2, 2022 at 9:19 AM EDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:06 Two Ukrainian fighters — one a volunteer solider, the other, a commander — describe what they're seeing on the frontlines of the war against Russia. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.wemu.org/2022-07-02/two-ukrainian-fighters-describe-the-current-state-of-the-frontlines-against-russia | 2022-07-02T14:06:29Z | https://www.wemu.org/2022-07-02/two-ukrainian-fighters-describe-the-current-state-of-the-frontlines-against-russia | true | null |
iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:USIG – Get Rating) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, June 30th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 5th will be paid a dividend of 0.129 per share on Friday, July 8th. This represents a $1.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 1st. This is an increase from iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.13.
Shares of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stock opened at $51.35 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $51.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $54.89. iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has a 12-month low of $49.85 and a 12-month high of $61.51.
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in USIG. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 17.4% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 82,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,560,000 after purchasing an additional 12,290 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2,420.7% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 12,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $691,000 after purchasing an additional 12,055 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in shares of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $619,000. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 26,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,486,000 after acquiring an additional 542 shares during the period.
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Arsenal have reportedly made inquiries over Benfica left-back Alex Grimaldo, with Mikel Arteta looking to strengthen his defense this summer.
Portuguese newspaper Record reports that the Gunners have tracked Grimaldo. They have made enquiries to the 26-year-old defender's intermediaries with regard to his availability.
Benfica are reportedly demanding €7-8 million for the former Barcelona youth product. The player doesn't has a good relationship with the Portuguese outfit.
The left-back also has just a year left on his current deal with the Primera Liga side. Benfica could look to cash-in on him this summer so he doesn't exit the Estádio da Luz for free next summer.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta reportedly wants to add another left-back to his side and the duo are both represented by the same agency, Wasserman.
Arsenal signed left-back Nuno Tavares from Benfica last summer, although the 22-year-old encountered a difficult debut season at the Emirates. The Portuguese full-back made 28 appearances for the Gunners, but was criticized for some questionable performances.
Meanwhile, first-choice left-back Kieran Tierney, 25, continues to run into injury issues that also plagued him last season. The Scot made 25 appearances last season but missed 13 games through knee and ankle injuries.
Arsenal's rebuild is taking shape
Arsenal took their time in planning their transfer business but are now in the midst of negotiations for their targets.
FC Porto midfielder Fabio Vieira has already joined Mikel Arteta's side in a £31.5 million deal, signing a five-year contract.
Vieira, 22, impressed for Porto last season, scoring seven goals and creating 16 assists in 39 appearances across competitions. He was the leading assist provider in Liga Portugal with 14 assists.
Arsenal have also signed winger Marquinhos from Sao Paulo and goalkeeper Matt Turner from New England Revolution.
The Gunners are also reportedly on the brink of confirming Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus as their latest signing. The 25-year-old has been Arteta's prime centre-forward target, with Alexandre Lacazette having joined Olympique Lyon as a free agent.
Jesus finished last season with a record of 13 goals and 12 assists in 41 appearances in all competitions.
The arrival of Erling Haaland at the Eithad Stadium has thrown his place in Pep Guardiola's side into doubt. He now looks set to become an Arsenal player.
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the north London club are also in the race for Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez. However, the competition from Erik ten Hag's Manchester United is proving difficult.
It now seems Arteta is looking at adding a left-back to his squad and could be set to pursue Grimaldo.
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Supreme Court Ruling on Firearms on Montana University Property
The Montana Supreme court ruled on Wednesday that the Montana Board of Regents has the sole authority to set policy regarding the possession of firearms on the Montana University System property.
The unanimous Court held that the Montana Constitution specifically provides that government and control of the university system are vested in the Board of Regents, who shall have “full power, responsibility and authority to supervise, manage, and control” Montana’s universities and colleges.
This case was started due to House Bill 102, enacted in 2021, which generally revised gun laws to respect open and concealed carry of firearms. HB102 nullified a board policy limiting the use of and access to firearms on MUS campuses.
The Board of Regents sought a declaration from the District Court that HB 102 was unconstitutional as applied to the Board, the MUS, and the campuses of the MUS because the Board was constitutionally vested with full responsibility to manage and control the MUS and its properties.
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By Bryan Wish
Gautam Mukunda is an internationally recognized expert in leadership and innovation. He has been everything from an Ivy-League professor to a podcast host. Gautam received his PhD from MIT in political science and an AB in Government from Harvard, and since then has followed his many interests wherever they will take him. He has served on numerous councils in the worlds of politics, biotechnology, art, and economics, including the Council of Foreign Relations, The Chief of Naval Operation’s Executive Advisory Panel, the New England Regional Selection Committee for the White House Fellowship, the Museum Council of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, and World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, among many others. He is on the board of directors and chair of the Mentorship Committee of The Upakar Foundation, a non-profit providing scholarships to underprivileged students of South Asian descent. He has been a research fellow at Harvard and the American Assembly, as well as a Principal Investigator on the National Science Foundation’s Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center grant. With far-reaching passions and areas of expertise, it should come as no surprise that Gautam has also been a Jeopardy Champion.
Gautam is the author of two books: Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter and the forthcoming Picking Presidents. He has published articles on everything from leadership to politics and beyond in Harvard Business Review, Slate, Fast Company, Politics and the Life Sciences, and many more. His work has been profiled in the New York Times, Atlantic, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and many more distinguished publications. He also advises a variety of companies and organizations on leadership and strategy. Gautam often jokes that his life’s ambition is to have the world’s most confusing resume and that he’s most of the way there.
Transcript:
Bryan Wish:
Gautam, Welcome to the One Away Show.
Gautam Mukunda:
Bryan, it’s a pleasure to be here with you.
Bryan Wish:
I appreciate you responding randomly to my reach out to say, you’d joined me for this, but we are here. What is the one away moment that you want to share with us today?
Gautam Mukunda:
So, I think anyone’s probably got a bunch of different ones, but the one that leaps to mind more than any other was the first time I met professor Clayton Christensen, he was a professor at Harvard Business School and he wrote The Innovator’s Dilemma. I’m sure almost any of your listeners will be familiar with his work. And so, when I met Clay, I was, I think a first year student in a political science PhD program at MIT. And so, I was 25. I left McKenzie after two years to go do a PhD. And, I have to say, probably makes anyone hears that question my decision making pretty profoundly. And so, I was there and Clay’s work obviously had this incredible impact in the business world, but I was studying national security matter, where I was studying in the military and national security decision making.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, I was trying to understand if you could use his ideas to try and explain what happens with militaries in situations where a stronger, better equipped military can be defeated by seemingly weaker, less capable one. And this was 2004, it wasn’t that long after 9/11, we had troops in the Afghanistan in Iraq. So, obviously the contemporary relevance of that idea was pretty profound. And so, I started thinking about his ideas and how to apply them. And as I was working on them, started to modify and build on them a little bit. And it turned out we had a mutual friend, actually a friend of mine who was working for a company Clay founded. And he said, you should go meet Clay. And in those days it was professor Christensen, it took him like two years to get me to call him clay.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, I said, okay, I should meet the most famous business school professor in the world. Yeah, that happens every day. And so, I go, and there are two things you got to know about Clay. So, the first one is, there’s no doubt in my mind as a first year graduate student, that I was the least important person he met that month. Right? He was on the board of Intel. The stratosphere in which he had earned his way into, by being this incredibly brilliant thinker. And the second thing you got to know is, he was 6’9.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, I am, I would say, not a small man, but I was more than a foot shorter than he was. I felt like a hobbit. And so, I walk into his office and look up and then keep looking up and realize just then my friend had neglected to inform me of this particular fact about him. And we start chatting and I somewhat nervously start taking him through not just the set of ideas of how I’d applied his theories, but how I started to push them a little bit and modify, build on them in a way to get them to apply to the militaries, which are incredibly different from businesses. And so, the third thing you got to know about Clay to understand this meeting is that most senior faculty who are introduced to a random grad student who tells them, “I’ve been playing with your life’s work and adapting it and changing it,” would not be big fans of this idea.
Gautam Mukunda:
Like, hat’s not a, that’s not a trivial thing to say to someone who has just spent the last year of his life building this idea, but had demonstrated that it was the most important idea in business thinking in a generation. But that’s not Clay Christensen, the third thing that made, made Clay special is he started to listen and he sat down and I started to talk through some of the ideas, especially about how you define what it meant to be a disruptive innovation and different concepts of his theories. And he said, “Let’s talk about that some more.” And then we started to engage and we ended up spending an hour going back and forth and pushing back and forth on his ideas and how to think about them and things like that.
Gautam Mukunda:
And by the end of the hour, I’d realized that this wasn’t just an incredibly accomplished human being. He was an incredibly wise human being. He was the sort of person who you want to go to, you want their advice. Even after an hour meeting him, this is the sort of person whose guidance any person should seek out in life. And so, I had been in the private sector and now I was in grad school, but I didn’t really ever plan on being a professor. I was doing a PhD because I really liked exploring ideas and assumed that after my PhDs, something would work itself out. And so I said, professor Christen, I would love your advice, if you have any thoughts as to what you think I should do next, after I finish my PhD, it’s a long way away. I’m only a first year, but whenever I do finish, if you have any ideas, I’d love to hear them.
Gautam Mukunda:
And he looks down at me literally and says, “I think you should come teach at Harvard Business School.” And I went, “What?” He says, “No, I think, I think you should be a professor at Harvard Business School. I think we should talk about that.” And I said, “Okay,” I was a political scientist. I didn’t even know that business schools hired political scientists. And I just said, “Sure, let’s talk about that.” And he said, “Yeah, stay in touch,” and I left. And I turned to the turn to my friend who introduced this afterwards and I said, “Did that just happen?” And he said, “Yeah, you should probably take him up on that.” I said, “Yeah, yeah, I think I will.” And so, that started the process, by which six years later, I ended up on the Harvard Business School faculty.
Bryan Wish:
Wow.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, my first published paper came out of that meeting. One of my best friends in the world, he actually spoke at my wedding is Clay’s oldest son now, just literally my entire life went on a completely different and completely unpredictable course because of that one encounter.
Bryan Wish:
Oh, chills. Amazing.
Gautam Mukunda:
I was very lucky and I would say, he was a person of towering stature, even greater intellect and more impressive than either of those was the greatness of his soul. He passed away, just by coincidence, I think two years ago today that he passed away. At least I know two years, two years ago today was when I heard. So, yeah, he was, as I said to my friend, his son, he was both the greatest and the best person I’ve ever had to honor of knowing. And he became my friend and mentor for the last 15 years of his life, after that meeting.
Bryan Wish:
Well, one, what a special way to honor him today. And two, the weird time, we didn’t know we were going to talk about 15 minutes ago and it might be a two year anniversary, [crosstalk 00:07:13] happens. Well, one, I appreciate you sharing just the journey and maybe … one, I think two things I was hearing, it was your openness and bravery, to go in and share and go back and forth on his work. But then also his ability to see you and say, “My ideas might be good, but why can’t they be challenged or why can’t someone else make them better?” And that curiosity was a part of what made him so great in that relationship with the dynamic you guys shared, made each other better. What was a special relationship it sounds like you guys built.
Gautam Mukunda:
It really was. He was unique. He kept a sign up in his office that said, “Anomalies wanted,” and what he meant was, and he was very rare in this, and there are a handful of other people I know who are like this and all, and uniformly, if you are like this, you are one of the most impressive people you will ever meet. What he wanted more, what he loved was when someone told him, “I think you’re wrong. And I think I found a mistake,” because that’s when he was starting to learn something and he loved learning things. And so, if you just sat there and said, “Well, you must be right about everything,” then, well, you already knew that. He’s not going to get anything from that. He didn’t need his ego stroked. What he wanted to do was get better. And that was what he’s like. And you don’t meet a lot of people like that. You really don’t meet a lot of people like that of his stature. And when you do, you know they’re unique. You know someone else who’s like that is Stan McChrystal.
Bryan Wish:
Yeah. [crosstalk 00:08:57] I’ve heard great, great things about him.
Gautam Mukunda:
He is like that too. He cultivates that, he wants someone to come in and tell him, “I think you’re wrong.”
Bryan Wish:
So, one of the first people I had on this podcast was two years ago, her name was Jesse Craig. And before running content, first run reviews, she worked on his book launch. And she talked about like coming into a arena that she’d never worked in, giving an opportunity and a platform to go do really good work. And it sounds like kind of the leadership and open mindedness. And also I want to build on something you just said, I’m almost through with the book called The Psychology of Money, have you read it?
Gautam Mukunda:
I don’t know that one.
Bryan Wish:
Really good, it’s written by my Morgan Housel, who was an investor. But he talked to this chapter in the book and it says, people are optimists, that’s great, being positive about situations, but good leaders and people listen when actually they’re pushed against the critic, because that’s where like the most learning can come from. And it sounds like Clay really valued that. And it’s cool that seems like you were able to do that for him. So, a question I want to ask you is to set the stage even more is, you read his book and then you’re inspired to go talk to him and you did it. I’m sure scary as heck, obviously led to something super meaningful, but two things. One, what led you to your interest in national security and the poly sci realm? And then what led you to the book where you had the synapse connection that said, wow, I need to go do this? Give us more backstory.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, the interest in national security, I wish I had a better answer for you than it always fascinated me. I always, I loved history, I loved military history, I always loved politics. I grew up outside Washington DC. And something about it just spoke to me. And I didn’t realize that this was something a person could study except I thought it was a hobby until I was in college and took a class on political science called Warren Politics and that was my fun class for the semester. And I just went, wait, there are people who do this all the time? And that was fascinating and enlightening. And suddenly I went, wait, I could do this all the time too, let me start studying that.
Gautam Mukunda:
And then I got to know more and more people in the military. And I just liked them. Something about the personality type of people who decided they wanted to serve their country just clicked with me. And so, some of my oldest and best friends in the world were the military officers, when I was in college, they would spend a year studying there as well. And somehow they would always end up adopting me. I always said, the two great things, they always bought the beer and they were always the most interesting people you would meet. And in fact, the idea that eventually became the core of my first and second books, was the product of a conversation with an army Colonel in a bar in Harvard Square. I still remember that, when he and I were chatting about stuff in the army and the way officers were selected, and that planted a seed in my head that became literally my first two books. Probably, goodness, that conversation would’ve been 2001, so 11 years is when the book came out.
Bryan Wish:
Wow.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, the interest, I don’t have a more coherent answer for where the interest comes from other than it just spoke to something pretty deep inside me, that I always found fascinating. And so, Bryan, you had a second question, what was that? Well, [crosstalk 00:12:58] the books, why his ideas? Yes.
Bryan Wish:
So, just to interpret too, it sounds like you were always just extremely curious around innovation or things of that nature in the army or national security, given the complexities and the global ramifications of doing it right or wrong, it seems like you really dove into that with a lot of driving, a lot of insight.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, the two things I’d say that have always fascinated me, I grew up thinking I was going to be a physicist and ended up not doing that, but I think what really intrigued me about it was science and technology side. So, the two things that have fascinated me pretty much the thread through almost everything in my professional life are innovation and leadership. Trying to understand those two things. And sometimes it’s trying to understand how they relate, quite often actually, but those two things were the big, driving passion for me. I would say that thinking about innovation is the one thing in the world where reading science fiction actually becomes a professionally relevant hobby. And I read a lot of science fiction.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, it took my fun time and made it productive, but more seriously, innovation is what makes the world work. So, when you look at economics research, there a wonderful book by David Warsh called Knowledge and the Wealth Of Nations, where one of the things he demonstrates is that economics has not until very recently grappled with the fact that almost all economic growth comes from something that economists barely studied at all, innovation. Just to give you a sense of this, the standard model for economic growth for a very long time was called the solo growth factor model. And it had different inputs that would go into it, and they were supposed to predict economic growth. So, land and labor and capital, and they all go in. And so, the thing that wasn’t input into the model was the economists would call the residual, the stuff of the model doesn’t predict, that’s the residual.
Gautam Mukunda:
And the assumption was always that the residual was innovation. The residual is more than 90% of economic growth. So, the model explained less than 10%. It was the residual that was the other 90. So, if you want to understand the world, really anything about the world, you have to start with innovation. It is the dominant, underlying force, I would argue, for all of human history. And if you don’t handle all that, you don’t have a handle on anything. But innovation is not an impersonal force. It is a product, we forget over and over again, of choices. Innovation didn’t have to go the way that we remember it historically, that was not ordained by nature.
Gautam Mukunda:
People chose that, people made those choices and they could have made different ones. But the Chinese invented gun powder hundreds of years before it was used, before it was militarily significant. There’s a wonderful book called Japan Gives Up The Gun about how the Japanese government and the Japanese social structure managed to keep firearms off Japan for centuries and maintained the social structure that would have been disrupted if if firearms had been widely distributed through Japanese society. Technology is a product not just of the underlying science, but of choices that people make. And that’s where leadership comes into it too. And probably a big part of why I’ve been fascinated by leadership. And of course, if you’re looking at the intersection of innovation and science, technology and leadership, you can’t do better than looking at militaries, which are literally the cutting edge of both things.
Gautam Mukunda:
I’ve spent a lot of time working with people of West Point, and I’ve spent a big chunk of my career teaching at Harvard Business School. And one of my former students is the head of the leadership department at West Point, he’s a PhD of HBS with me, and he always says that, those are America’s two preeminent leadership institutions, one military and one civilian. I would say that’s probably a little too flattering to Harvard Business School, but he’s not entirely wrong either. And so, they’re the two places that I’ve been lucky enough to have some extended contact with in various shapes and guises.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, those two things are incredibly powerful forces in the world, and I think often determine much of what happens in the world. So, to circle back, Bryan, to your original question is, where did Clay’s stuff come from? Well, at the time, the military was itself was very interested in trying to apply Clay’s ideas to its strategic performance. Because obviously people in the military understood that they were a much more powerful, much more technically sophisticated force fighting against a much less powerful, much less technologically sophisticated enemy that somehow was doing very well. So, you would not think in a battle between the United States military and Taliban or Al-Qaeda that it would … that’s a very lopsided correlation of forces, but we were still struggling. And there was a feeling in the military that Clay’s theories might be able to explain.
Gautam Mukunda:
And if it could explain it, might be able to help us solve the problem. In fact, if you know, every four years, the military does a quadrennial defense review, that’s called the QDR, where they lay out what American military strategy is and what are the big challenges we’ll face and things like that. So, in the QDR that came out about that time, there actually was a two by two threat matrix that described four different types of threats the United States was likely to face. And one of those was disruptive. And so, I actually asked the person who wrote it, was that a reference to Clay’s theories? And he said explicitly, yes, it was. Now, if you work with the military a lot, and I would say that this is something I do out of patriotism and affection.
Gautam Mukunda:
I think it’s important that we have a strong military and I also do because I just like these guys and women. We just, we get along for whatever reason. And so, I want to help. You know that somewhat unfortunately, the United States Military has a tendency to swallow every management fad whole that comes across its desk, not always with analyzing it very well. And so, my initial concern was that this was a fad that they had swallowed whole and I needed to figure out what was the problem here. But as I got into it, I discovered that Clay’s theories, unlike a lot of stuff that makes its way through the management world, was incredibly well thought out and incredibly well founded, was grounded in really deep research, was thought through. It was at the standard of really good work, not the standard of the 10,000 hour rule that you might get in a book from an airport bookstore.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, that meant that it might actually have something pretty important to say about the problems the military was facing. But militaries and businesses are different. My shorthand for this is always that, if your military is turning a profit, you have a problem, not a signature strength. Your military is not supposed to be a profitable institution. That is a concern. And so, you can’t just take the theory and apply it blindly. You really have to get down to the nuts and bolts and understand how it works. And only by doing that, can you do the hard work of porting over and trying to get, okay, does this really speak to the challenges the military faces?
Gautam Mukunda:
And I’ll tell you as an example, in that QDR, in that two by two matrix, one of the four boxes was labeled disrupted. They had labeled the wrong box. The things they were describing as disruptive were not disruptive in the sense that Clayton Christensen would use that word. And that’s the big problem, because if you think that a threat is a Christensen type disruption, and it isn’t, your response to it will be exactly wrong. It is profoundly different types of responses to one type of threat and another as his theory dictates. And if you misidentify it, you will fail.
Bryan Wish:
Wow. Okay. One, as you said, profound, the word profound in my head was running. And it makes so much sense about just the analyzing of the situation. And I appreciate you tying the interest together in the work and how it led to one another. But then also the important note, I loved what you said, it’s, what’s the application of the theory? And if it’s done wrong, it might have catastrophic consequences versus getting to the nuts and bolts and really analyzing it. And it’s cool that you’ve been able to play this maybe intermediary … give this view to help maybe drive important decisions. I don’t want to project, but it sounds like you’ve really been at the forefront of some of these incredible opportunities with the military, using your business background.
Bryan Wish:
Something that came to mind, and then I want to eventually skip forward from that conversation, but one thing I want ask and I don’t want to assume, but do you think that it seems like you really take work and you chew it up and you just learn at a granular level. And someone like Clay, a lot of great theories in the book, big concepts, do you think part of the reason that you and him were maybe able to hit it off so well off that first meeting is because you were able to take a body of work and maybe challenge it to the application on the ground floor of how this applied? What do you think it was about that meeting with him that really can create the connective tissue for future relationship?
Gautam Mukunda:
So, I would hate to speak for him, but my guess is there were two things. So, one is what I really like to do, and I think this is a product of both having grown up, wanting to be a physicist and then training in political science theory, which really drives you towards abstraction is, what I like to do is take a theory, take a set of ideas and make them as abstract as possible, by which I mean, make them as general as possible. Clay had a bunch of theories about businesses and he said, would businesses have customer segments and what happens and a disruption essentially is when your competitor comes in and goes after a low end customer segment and wins that customer segment and the incumbent, the rich, successful, technologically advanced company doesn’t even bother to fight back.
Gautam Mukunda:
Because they say, “We don’t care about that customer segment. That customer segment is not valuable to us. We’re actually better off not selling stuff to them than selling stuff to them.” And so, in his theory, the way disruptors win is they went from the bar [inaudible 00:24:02]. They take these customer segments and go upwards and upwards and upwards, and eventually they take over the whole market. And so, it turns out that pattern recurs in industry after industry, time and time again. And so, something that he identified originally in the disc drive industry, turns out to happen all over the place. It happens in construction equipment and in steel and in cars and just you name it, it’s everywhere. And so, taking a theory from disc drives to many different types of industries is making the theory more abstract and making it more generalizable.
Gautam Mukunda:
Because you’re stripping out from disc drive speed and disc drive density to something a little bit broader about customer segments, things like that. So, what I was saying is, okay, militaries don’t have customer segments, so you can’t think about [inaudible 00:24:53]. So, you’re not all the way there yet. What I needed to do was understand what is the theory actually? What is a customer segment at a more abstract level, on a more general level? And to me, what that answer was, that’s a priority. If businesses have customer segments, organizations have priorities. They have a hierarchy of things that they care about. And so there’s the thing they care about most, and then second most, and third most on the things they don’t care about at all.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, if in a business you were saying they were going up to the low value customer segments, from a more abstract model, from an organizational model, what was happening, what you were saying is, the competitors were going after low priority tasks. That’s what was going on. And so, for me, I think the first thing that Clay saw was someone who was taking what he had already done, taking his theory, his brilliant insight and making it more general so that it went from one industry to many industries. That was what he had already done, and was just taking the next step, which, he was a business school professor. He was a genius, if he had reason to do that, he would’ve done it.
Gautam Mukunda:
But that was not as a business school professor something, I think he, he was going to be thinking about it that moment in time. And he saw someone who was like, well, yeah, but you can take your ideas. And if you strip them down a little, you strip them down. Even further, you find out that they are even more powerful than we knew already. Right. So that’s, I mean, that’s, that’s interesting. The second thing I think is I say is that this is something I would tell my students when they were, when, when, when they were in their PhD. And so what I like to do is these things are many different fields, right? So I was a, I was a political scientist who spent seven years in an organizational behavior department at a business school. And as far as I know, I was the only political scientist in the country who was in the organizational behavior department.
Gautam Mukunda:
And that had its difficulties, but was also really interesting because, okay, there’s a concept in … and this is an example of what I’m describing. There’s a concept in paleontology, where if you see the fossils of two or organisms, two types of animals and they have organs that are very similar. So, say fish. Sharks have fins and dolphins have fins. And the fins for sharks and the fins for dolphins look exactly at the same. So, what’s going on here? There are two things that can happen. One is, those fins can be a product of common descent. So, the reason they have the same structure is because they’re related to one another. And so, every type of shark has fins that look very similar because all sharks are related to one another.
Gautam Mukunda:
That makes sense. But sharks and dolphins are not related to one another. Dolphins are mammals and sharks are not. In fact, dolphins are the descendant of land animals. Whereas sharks have had fins, going back, sharks never left the oceans. Dolphins are the descendant animals that were in the oceans, went on the land, evolved legs and then went back into the water and revolved fins. So, that’s cool, that’s just a cool thing to know about the world. That whales and dolphins, the reason they breathe air is because they’re the descendants of land animals. But they still have fins that look like sharks’ fins. And so, the reason for that, they say, this is the second idea, is that when you have organs from two animals that are not from a common line of descent, but that nonetheless have the same structure, it is in response to similar circumstances.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, sharks and dolphins both have fins because fins are the right answer to get around in the water. It’s not common descent, it is because the particular dynamics of being in the ocean or in a lake mean you should evolve fins. So, what that means is, if you see two structures that are the same, and they’re not from a common descent, you know that they exist in similar environments. So, you can learn a lot about the environment for the animal from its structure, by looking at it that way.
Bryan Wish:
Wow.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, what does that mean for me? I’m looking at Clay’s theories and I’m seeing, they apply in a business world, and I think they also apply in a military world. And I tested that and I showed a way that they do apply in the military world. So, what that tells me is that the dynamics that drive his theory must be only the things that the military and business have in common.
Bryan Wish:
Wow.
Gautam Mukunda:
Because if it’s something that’s in one or the other, it can’t be part of the theory because you’re still getting the same outcome. And so, I study lots of things because I’m interested in everything. I was on Jeopardy, I’m just interested in everything. There’s almost no topic on Earth that you couldn’t get me to be like, oh, I’d read a book on that. Sure. But if you’re like that, it can either a problem or an advantage. And the way you turn it into advantages, you got to be able to bridge lots of different areas and put them together. And so, if you’re an academic, if you’re a social scientist, the way I am, what you are is, you’re a theory building with machine. A mathematician was once to finds a machine for turning coffee into theorems. And so, if you’re a social scientist, what you do is you try and create theories. And that sounds very academic, but actually as Nitin Nohria, the deal of the Harvard business school when I was there would always say correctly, there’s nothing more practical than a good theory.
Gautam Mukunda:
Because good theories are how you understand the world, and they’re what gives you leverage to try and shape the world in your direction. If you are the United States Military, and somebody gives you a theory that explains why you are struggling to deal with this kind of asymmetric threat and how you should change to do it, that theory might sound very academic, but it’s also very practical.
Bryan Wish:
Yeah. For sure.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, that’s what I was trying to do is, you could learn about the theory by seeing how it applied in lots of different areas.
Bryan Wish:
Totally. What a beautiful explanation, that you’ve tied together so many things. And I wrote down something and you actually hinted on it, which was, I’m sure you’ve Range by David Epstein?
Gautam Mukunda:
Yeah. He was on my podcast, he’s fantastic.
Bryan Wish:
I didn’t see that, but not shocked after everything you said. But then I also wrote down simplifier. And then, to synthesize, if I’m doing it correctly, is you’re a wide range of experiences and learnings and insights across many topics allows you to maybe look at something and take out the heart of it and simplify it in a way that creates application into other areas. And so, actually, like you said, it might be an advantage or a disadvantage, you’re taking these wide range of interests in your dynamic nature to simplify complex things into ways that are applicable for everyday people to use them and what a gift.
Gautam Mukunda:
I hope so. That’s certainly my ambition, is what I try to do. So, both my books, for example, the one I wrote a few years ago and the one that’s coming out in [crosstalk 00:32:19]-
Bryan Wish:
While we’re at it, just share the books, because I’m going to get to them, but just feel free to name drop them.
Gautam Mukunda:
Oh, sure. No. So, my first book came out in 2012. It was called Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter. I was trying to understand when is it that an ind individual leader has a impact on an organization for better or for worse. So, where do the best and worst leaders come from, the first book. And my second book was trying to apply those theories specifically to presence of the United States and try and give people a set of tools, basically, that would say, allow us to analyze a presidential candidate and say, regardless of party, whether or not I agree with this person or am I Republican or Democrat, it doesn’t matter, just can I say with some confidence, this person could do the job. I feel comfortable with the idea of this person in the White House, even if they’re not my candidate.
Gautam Mukunda:
That’s what the second book was about. And both books are peer review, so they go through that whole academic process of review, blind review and credits and things like that. But my goal in writing them was to say that, okay, they were researched at a standard that could stand up to the highest level of peer review, just like an academic journal or an academic press, which is what they were, but anyone could read them, not just read them, could enjoy reading them. That they had to be both. That was what I wanted. That was the task I set myself for both books. Because I was not interested in writing something that would only be read by 10 people. That did not seem worth anybody’s time to me. And so, that was what I was trying to do with both of those is take the ideas and make them something that anyone could understand, even if they didn’t read political science or organizational behavior literature.
Bryan Wish:
Yeah. Got it. And so, essentially, you applied that as a wide range of interests and simplification to things and brought that into your books to them be enjoyed by the everyday reader on two topics with similar but different areas of reading. Beautiful. Definitely want to get more into the books and how you’ve developed that. So, I think this conversation’s just been fascinating all around because understanding your preceding interest and then how you showed up and then maybe challenged or showed Clay about how his work could be applied. And then, he said to you at the end, “Hey, six years, five years from now, when you’re done, you should consider being an HBS faculty.” Take us to graduation and what happened after. You said, okay, maybe I should be a faculty and I should go on this journey. Where were you in life then and how did everything unfold for you after that graduation moment once the seed was planted in your head?
Gautam Mukunda:
So, in academia, you apply for jobs before you graduate. So, a few years later, probably you could say five years later, I applied for a position in his department at the business school. And I interviewed for it and the interview went very well. And he and I both thought it was definitely going to happen. And then this was right after the financial crisis. And it turned out that even Harvard was affected by the financial crisis and it didn’t happen. I was like, this is quite upsetting. Like, we’ve been planning on this for a long time. And so, I did a postdoc at MIT for a year. So, I just stayed at MIT for another year as, except I graduated and I did it as a postdoc.
Gautam Mukunda:
And, I took that time to turn my dissertation into a book. And so, I then applied to lots of other schools and I stayed in touch with Clay and we both really hoped this would work and we thought it would, but it didn’t. But I said, why not? So I applied. Clay’s department, was the technology and operations management department. And so, they focused on innovation. And about half the work I had done was on innovation. But the other half of the work I did was on leadership. And there was a different department at the business school called the organizational behavior department that focused a lot on leadership. And so, I was like, you know what, let me apply there. Why not?
Gautam Mukunda:
Let’s see how that goes. And so, I did. And so, I didn’t hear anything from them for months and months, so I’d completely forgotten all about it. And then just when I had decided, well, I guess I was going to be a professor after all, which was okay, because I never really planned on being one and I was actually about to call McKinsey [inaudible 00:36:32] and go back. Say, ” Hey, can I go back?” I get a phone call from that second department, the organizational behavior department and pick up the phone and this wonderful professor named Robin Ely says, I’m Robin William I’m from the Harvard Business School’s department. Would you like to interview for a job in our department? And instead of her answering, I started laughing and I think she was a little offended.
Gautam Mukunda:
She said, “Why are you laughing?” And I finally stopped laughing. I said, “So, does anyone ever say no? And then she started laughing too. She said, “Okay. Yeah, probably no one ever says no when I ask that question.” So, then I interviewed with that department and so I did my job talk and Clay, that’s how you interview it in a university, you do what’s called a job talk, where you present on your research. And Clay shows up at my job talkings, in the back of the room and everybody sees him and recognizes him and, “What’s Clay doing? Clay never comes to our doc to our talks, why is he here?” And then it became clear. And a few weeks after that, they called me to say, “Hey, actually would like you to join the faculty after all.” So, a very circuitous route, but it worked out for the best.
Bryan Wish:
Wow. Yeah, it’s funny how life happens when you’re going on a course and you get thrown off and things come back probably better than you would’ve expected before, but it took up some sidetrack to get there. Did you know Clay was going to up? Or was that a surprise to you?
Gautam Mukunda:
I had told him I was going to be speaking, but I did not expect him to come, because I knew how busy he was and I was just, “Clay, just so you know, I’m going to be on campus,” it would never even have occurred to me to ask him to come. The demands on his time were for too great, but he made the time.
Bryan Wish:
Yeah. But it shows clearly how much she cared and how much he wanted to be there for you. How special. And you got to give yourself some test to your own hard work and journey as well.
Gautam Mukunda:
I hope so. I still miss him a great deal. He was a great man.
Bryan Wish:
Yeah, no, it sounds like what a tremendous influence. What I’m curious about is, asa professor, as someone who teaches and as a faculty, tell us a little bit more about what you’re sharing knowledge on, but what do you find the most rewarding part of your job and are you looking for other Gautams, so to speak, in trying to be that model of Clay that he was for you? I mean, I’m just curious how you show up in and day out, on this journey.
Gautam Mukunda:
I would hope to be, you can only aspire to be someone like him, I don’t know if anyone gets to live up to his example. But for me, what I always say is that, teaching is the best thing in the world.It is the thing that when you’re an academic, most academics go into academia because they like research and I like research too., I love writing. And I never want to stop writing books or thinking about trying to solve problems that way. But the teaching is fulfilling in a way that nothing else is. So, I would say that what I kept more than anything else was the note … and when you become a good teacher, you start to get a few of these, every year, the, “You changed my life notes.” Yeah. That my career path changed because of this or I would teach on leadership and teaching on leadership it’s indistinguishable from teaching about ethics. You got to do both.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, I changed my career path, or I applied this in my family, there was something in my family life that we talked about because of that. And so, to this day, I still get … once a week or so I’ll say, I’ll get a phone call from a former student saying, “Hey, I just want to talk about X. Do you have time?” And those are the calls for which I will always make time. No matter what’s going on in my life, if you were a former student and you want to talk, I will find a way to make that happen. And I always tell them that if you don’t hear back from me in 48 hours, you need to message me again. [crosstalk 00:40:56] I’m not ignoring you. It just means something happened. I need you to make sure I’m number one in your inbox. So, if any of my students are listening to this, if you don’t hear from me two days, call me, message me again.
Bryan Wish:
Sure, and that-
Gautam Mukunda:
Go ahead.
Bryan Wish:
Oh, go ahead. Sorry.
Gautam Mukunda:
No, I was just saying, is that when you’re a teacher, being a teacher is a privilege, because your students are trusting you to influence them in some way, shape or form. And for my first few years in the faculty, almost all my students were older than I was. So, it felt a little weird. And the PhD student I worked most closely with was not just older than I am, I’d say he and Clay are the two human beings I most admire of anyone I’ve ever met. And so, I was like looking my quote, unquote student as someone who I wanted to learn from, instead of the other way around.
Gautam Mukunda:
But that experience is something that it’s twofold, one is you get a chance to look at people. And I’ve been very lucky to have this sort of students who I know are going to go off and do amazing things. So, you can shape their course a little bit, that’s leaving a legacy and something that’s pretty powerful. And the second is thing is, you learn on about yourself. Teaching is a reflection, teaching is always a reflection of who you are. And so, what I focus on with them often tells me what I care about at that moment in my life as well.
Bryan Wish:
Yeah. Dive deeper on that. What do you think [crosstalk 00:42:30] … Go ahead.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, for example, as I said, that lead and ethics thing, that’s a big thing there. So, I am a political scientist by training, I teach leadership by vocation. And for me core class almost always become … not almost always, often becomes a discussion about what is the right thing to do. Not meaning what’s going to make your career succeed, but what is the thing that you would be proud of? What is the thing that actually is the right thing to do that is morally and ethically the right thing to do? So, if you were in somebody else’s class, and this is not a criticism of them, my colleges have other things that we care about, they are probably not going to get the same focus of, how do we think about the ethics and the responsibility?
Gautam Mukunda:
I say that, as a political scientist, what political science is more than anything else is, it is the study of power. So, you don’t go into political science unless what you’re in the business of is thinking about power and what it means, and hopefully how to use it responsibly, and how it changes you. So, if you are going to become a leader, you’re going to be a person who has power. And so you better think about what that power means. And what it means for you and how you want to use it. Because if you only start thinking about that after you’ve gotten, it will be too late.
Bryan Wish:
Yeah. For sure. Because, one, I loved your answer. I read a book called Power For All, [crosstalk 00:44:07]-
Gautam Mukunda:
Julie Battilana, she’s a dear, dear, dear friend. She is wonderful. [crosstalk 00:44:11] You should have her on the show, actually. Yeah.
Bryan Wish:
Well, her co-author came on last week. [crosstalk 00:44:16]
Gautam Mukunda:
Tiziana, yeah, sure.
Bryan Wish:
Anyways, we’ve become super close the last three months for a lot of personal things. But anyways, I think you’re right, when you’re in a leader, you’re in a position of power and influence and you get to shape the minds. And you’re shaping the minds of some of the brightest, young individuals globally. So, the impact of your work today could change the course of their lives for decades to come. And it comes with great responsibility, I think, as you said. One more question and I want to ask you the last thing around your future and some books stuff. When you compare your yourself as a student, when you were going through MIT and working with Clay and applying, when you think about yourself as a student versus the students that you are teaching today, what would you say the biggest differences or similarity in what you’re noticing, being a part of the country that is attracting some of the brightest young minds.
Gautam Mukunda:
So, the similarity is easier, it’s this … you don’t do a PhD … if you’re talking about PhD students, unless you’re passionately concerned about ideas, like you care about ideas, you care about trying to understand the truth about the world, using the tools of science. That is what attracted me to doing a PhD. And nobody does a PhD for the money. One of my students once asked me, why did you do a PhD? I said, “Well, I hated money. And I never wanted to see it again.” You do PhD because it matters to you, that kind of thing. So, that’s similar. And when I look at the MBA students … I don’t teach MBAs at the moment, but I did for seven years.
Gautam Mukunda:
What you see is, there’s what I hope that I had at that age, the drive, the ambition. To not just do things that are big, but to do things that matter. And I’m always touched by how much my students, despite all the stereotypes, unfair ones, I think mostly, of Harvard MBAs, how much they really, really … they wanted to do big things, but they wanted to do big, good things that mattered to them, that they were in that place. That meant a lot to me. The difference, I think, is, if you most of my students, not all, but most of my students are Americans, and the 10 years in age that separates us now have not, on the whole, been good years in the United States.
Gautam Mukunda:
Lots of bad things have happened, from 9/11, the wars Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Trump years, to the COVID. Like, a chain of catastrophes and horrors. And they look at the future and in the world of climate change, with climate change and I’ll say, one of my podcast episodes was on climate change, say that if you are a leader, you need to be thinking about climate, climate change. Because you are deeply immersed in that field. Your estimate of its impact is low by multiple orders of magnitude. I want to emphasize that statement. Unless you are deeply immersed in what climate change means for the world, and probably even if you are, however important you think climate change will be over the next 10 or 15 or 20 years, you are off by orders of magnitude. You probably don’t even have 1% of the real impact. That’s how enormous the scale of what the challenge [inaudible 00:47:49]. So, but my students quite often do understand that.
Bryan Wish:
Wow.
Gautam Mukunda:
And what sort of worries me and where I feel concerned is, I had a sense and an optimistic sense, not seeing all of these various things coming down the pipe, that when I was 25 or even when I was 30, or probably even 32, 30, 3, 34, that the world was on a good trajectory. That whatever happened to me person personally, I had this sense that things were going to get better on the whole. And a rising tide lifts all boats, right? Even if things going went badly for me, they weren’t going to go that badly because things on the whole were good and getting better.
Gautam Mukunda:
And I think too many of my students fear, not wrongly, that the world is not getting better. That things are getting worse. That the range of possibilities of what people aspire to be is narrowed. And those fears, they’re not ill-founded. The global financial crisis happened in 2008. And it was the greatest economic downturn since the great depression. And in the United States, the people who did it were rewarded and the people and everyone else suffered. But that should appall you. You should feel questioning the future when you see something like that happen. And that’s just one example among many. And so the only thing where I hope to leave them, when I say this is the difference is, if I was naively optimistic, where I think as they are too, they are in a sense, naively pessimistic. It’s true that all these things have happened and that’s bad. But if that becomes an excuse for cynicism, I would say, cynicism is lazy. Cynicism is the believing the worst of the world and in other people. And it is a default. It’s a way to seem sophisticated without actually being sophisticated.
Gautam Mukunda:
And so, and at the end of the day, what it is, it is not empowering. It is disempowering. It is saying that because everything, everyone is bad and the world will always turn at the worst. It is a way of saying, therefore, I do not need to do anything. So, if we want to circle back to where we started at the beginning, I teach leadership. If I don’t think leaders have an ability to change the world, I have wasted most of my life. So, I do think that. So, it is true that, I would say, that things have not gone as well as I would’ve hoped 10 or 15 years ago. But it does not not mean that our fate is set in stone. If you teach leaders, then you have to believe that they have the chance to change trajectory. And so, that is not a message of fear, that’s not a message of despair. That’s a message of hope. If you do not like what the world looks like today, we’ll get out there and change it. You have that power.
Bryan Wish:
Wow. I think it’s so interesting that you compared you being cautiously optimistic that you look at the last couple of decades, and you say, oh, these aren’t the best. And so, students today are more pessimistic, hopefully rightfully so, that maybe they make them want to solve bigger world problems. Cynicism, like you said, though, is clearly another piece that isn’t sophisticated. So, Gautam, this has been amazing, unfortunately it’s top of the hour. I feel like we could go another two hours. I wish we could have talked more about your books. Where can people find your books where can they find your podcast? Tell us where to connect with you and we’ll make sure we do this episode justice.
Gautam Mukunda:
Well, thank you. So, I am @GMukunda, G-M-U-K-U-N-D-A, on Twitter. My first book indispensable When Leaders Really Matter is on Amazon. You can find it. My second book, Picking Presidents: How To Make The Most Important Decision In The World, will be coming out in October from the University of California, press. You can’t fight on Amazon yet, but you will be able to soon. And my podcast is World Reimagined with Gautam Mukunda, it’s Nasdaq’s [inaudible 00:52:09] . It is hosted by and created by Nasdaq. And I do the guests and interview all of them. And you can find that pretty much in any podcasting service in the world, at Spotify or Stitcher, you name it. We are there. You’ll even see us in time in Nasdaq’s 40 foot tall billboard on Times Square occasionally. They’ll even have us up there.
Bryan Wish:
Amazing. Wow.
Gautam Mukunda:
Som please check us out. If you like this, you will enjoy the podcast.
Bryan Wish:
Well, this was, it’s only Monday, but by far th best hour of spend today, hopefully for the next week. So, thank you for your insights and knowledge. What a great conversation, excited to get your voice out there and your work. Thanks for all you do.
Gautam Mukunda:
Well, thank you, Bryan. Really appreciate this.
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NPR News Climate change is threatening thousands of years of winemaking in Turkey By Peter Kenyon Published July 2, 2022 at 8:26 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:47 Climate change is posing challenges to vintners in Turkey, endangering the future of an ancient industry. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.kuaf.com/npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-02/climate-change-is-threatening-thousands-of-years-of-winemaking-in-turkey | 2022-07-02T14:14:33Z | https://www.kuaf.com/npr-news/npr-news/2022-07-02/climate-change-is-threatening-thousands-of-years-of-winemaking-in-turkey | true | null |
Nottingham Forest have reportedly made a major breakthrough in their bid to sign Moussa Niakhate.
The Reds had been in talks over a move for the centre-back, as head coach Steve Cooper looks to strengthen his defensive ranks. A fee upwards of £10m has been mooted, after a difference in valuation had been a stumbling block. However, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano says a fee has now been agreed and Nottinghamshire Live understands the player was already keen to come to the City Ground.
He said: "Nottingham Forest are getting closer to signing Moussa Niakhaté, deal at final stages. Agreement in principle with Mainz on the fee - some details to be sorted out.
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"Niakhaté, expected to become the next signing after Awoniyi, Dean Henderson and Giulian Biancone."
Forest have already concluded the signings Taiwo Awoniyi and Dean Henderson. Troyes defender Biancone is understood to be undergoing a medical of his move today. The 22-year-old will join for a reported fee of £5m.
Niakhate has been a key figure for Mainz, making 33 appearances and scoring four goals last season. With 12 months left on his contract, he was linked with Everton, Newcastle United and West Ham United earlier in the year.
Mainz manager Svensson says the Bundesliga outfit’s position “in the food chain” means they are always at risk of losing players who impress. And he adds they try to make sure they are prepared for losing the likes of team captain Niakhate.
"That's the downside of performing and performing well," he told Goal. "We know that we have clubs that have more money than us and will look at players that were doing well at Mainz because that's just natural.
"That's where we are in the food chain, so what we can do about it is we can prepare ourselves as well as possible, keep an eye out on players who could be interesting to replace Moussa or replace some of the other players just to strengthen our own team and be as well as prepared as we as we possibly can. It's too bad that we cannot go on with the same players year after year, but we're not the only team who have this challenge and it's also the normal way of things that you have to be able to adjust and think ahead, so we've been well prepared for things that would happen this summer."
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Vanessa Hudgens looked stunning in a two-piece blue bikini while on vacation
Vanessa Hudgens In Swimsuit, Shades, And A Gorgeous Sky View
Vanessa Catches The Rays In Style!
Vanessa Hudgens, 33, never hesitates to celebrate life, her blessings, and her fans! While rocking in a navy blue two-piece bikini near the sea, the High School Musical star seemed to have a good time on the beach during her vacation and wanted her followers across her social media networks to get a peek at what she was up to.
The star looked stunning, complementing her bikini with sunglasses, a flower pinned to her hair, and white sandals. She shared the snap with her 46.2 million Instagram followers, and they were excited, commenting with others leaving emojis.
Even with her busy schedule, Vanessa takes time to appreciate the precious moments in life, and she is a big supporter of maintaining a good balance between work and relaxation.
Vanessa Is Known For Her Roles Showcasing Her Musical Prowess
The 'tick, tick... BOOM!' actress gained fame after her role in the High School Musical film series (2006-2008), playing Gabriella Montez. The part was one of the most important of her career, propelling the then relatively unknown star to worldwide fame.
Soon, a slew of other roles came her way. She had her first debut film in 2003 and has since featured in movies like Spring Breakers, Bad Boys for Life, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, and the hit film The Princess Switch.
Vanessa Is A SoulCycle Enthusiast
Hudgens has a strict routine that she follows and also documents through her Instagram page. Vanessa does SoulCycle, yoga, and pilates to keep fit and slimy. The exercises are working, and she has incorporated them into her life for a few years now to great results.
She also performs high-energy choreography, hiking, mini band exercises, long jumps, and lateral slides. Her workouts work perfectly, and they keep her ready to take on a number of the stunts that she often has to perform in movie roles.
Vanessa Is Ready For The 'Big Rig'
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Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday laid the foundation stone of BVR Mohan Reddy School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (BVRSCIENT) at IIT Hyderabad, which, he said, would play a major role in building brand India globally.
Pradhan said that India is going to play a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution. "IIT Hyderabad will play a major role in building the brand India globally and in carving out a better and prosperous future, especially during the AmritKaal. We have to fulfil the Prime Minister's vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat," said Pradhan.
On this occasion, IITH has also exchanged an MoU with English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) to get support. It will help prepare students for upcoming global opportunities on the way via various UG and PG programs at IITH with eminent global academic and industrial partners.
The Minister further said that India cannot be just a consuming nation.
"We have to innovate and establish our own models for achieving self-sufficiency as well as for furthering global welfare," he added.
He urged IIT Hyderabad to redefine its role to fulfil societal needs and also provide affordable global solutions.
The Minister stated that National Education Policy 2020 (NEP2020) is a roadmap to situate India among the top in the new emerging world order.
He suggested that IIT Hyderabad must endeavour to provide education and skilling in frontier areas, encourage risk-taking, transform job-seekers into job-creators and establish new parameters of excellence.
He said that skilling is a lifelong process and NEP 2020 emphasises integrating skill development into the education system.
Minister suggested IIT Hyderabad and experts from the industry to establish a world-class skill development centre at IITH for harnessing IR 4.0 and 21st-century job markets.
He expressed his confidence that IITH with its thrust on research and innovation will be a role model for emerging and global economies.
The Minister thanked BVR Mohan Reddy from Cyient and Anil Chalamasetty from Greenko for taking responsibility and donating generously for strengthening research activities at IITH and also for placing the institute at the forefront of innovation and entrepreneurship.
He also witnessed a landmark MoU for the first-of-its-kind Greenko School of Sustainable Science and Technology at IIT Hyderabad.
The infrastructure inaugurated today is a part of the campus development project under the broader India-Japan collaboration through the JICA. (ANI)
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REED POINT — Losing a child is a tragedy that no family ever wants to experience. But Audrey Ott in Reed Point has turned the tragedy into joy for others while keeping the memory of her son alive.
On Febbruary 27, 2021, the lives of the Ott family turned upside down - that's the day they lost their two-year-old son Sawyer.
"It was a Saturday morning after we went to the dump, and we were just going on with our day and an unfortunate thing happened that you don’t ever think would happen to you," said Ott.
They accidently backed over their son in their driveway, just 10 days after his second birthday.
That tragedy gave rise to the Sawyer Ott Memorial Park in Reed Point.
Sawyer loved parks and to be able to give joy to other families is what the Otts want more than anything.
"All those family memories, that’s all I have left. So if my park can bring a memory to a family that they can treasure forever, that’s the best thing for me and what keeps this playground growing, honestly," said Audrey.
Several fundraisers helped pay for the park. And while it’s now complete, the Otts aren’t done.
They plan to add a new piece of playground equipment for Sawyer on his birthday every year until what would be his sixth birthday.
"Our playground is made for memorials and peace and love.... I feel like this is the closest park to heaven that you can get here in Reed Point," said Audrey.
Click here to visit the Sawyer Ott Memorial Foundation page on Facebook.
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Sledzik wins junior national golf title
Jackson Sledzik, the grandson of former Indiana residents Herm and June Sledzik, won the Under Armour Junior Tour Summer National Championship golf tournament at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., earlier this week.
Sledzik, 13, who resides in Needville, Texas, won the boys 12- to 14-year-old division, which consisted of 126 players. He shot a 7-under-par 137 over two rounds, carding a 5-under 67 in the first round and 2-under 70 in the second on the Palmer Course.
He topped Davis Petty, of South Carolina, by one stroke and Aidan Tudor, of Maryland by four strokes.
Sledzik and Petty were tied going to No. 18 in the final round. Sledzik reached the par-5 hole in two shots and two-putted for a birdie, and Petty settled for a par after laying up and needing three shots to reach the green.
Sledzik, who enters the eighth grade in the fall, is the son of Jim and Shelly Sledzik.
For more on the tour, visit uagolftour.com.
Swimmers named to all-star team
Four swimmers from Marion Center High School and four from Northern Cambria were selected to the Central Western Alleghenies Aqua Conference all-star teams.
Marion Center’s Nicole Scott and Alek Vaglia made the first team, and Lilly Ryer and Paul Smith made the second team.
Northern Cambria’s Morgan Hassen and Ethan Miller made the first team, and Katelyn Feighner and Tim Bassett made the second team.
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On June 30, Resorts World Las Vegas unveiled its underground station, connecting it to The Boring Company’s (TBC) Las Vegas Convention Center Loop (LVCC). Hours for the Resorts World station will vary depending on the events scheduled at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
“Today marks a monumental moment not only for our resort, but for Las Vegas,” said Scott Sibella, president of Resorts World Las Vegas.
“Our passenger station will make a visit to our resort from the Las Vegas Convention Center easier than ever, and eventually connect us to key destinations throughout the city. Resorts World Las Vegas strives to transform the way people experience Las Vegas, and this offering does just that. We are proud to partner with The Boring Company on what we believe to be the future of travel,” Sibella said.
Steven Hill, the President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), noted that the Resorts World station connecting to the LVCC Loop marked a significant step towards a “game-changing transportation solution in Las Vegas.” Hill was referring to The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop, which will connect the most popular destination spots in Sin City through one transportation system.
The Resorts World station is just one of more than 50 stops along the Vegas Loop. According to Resorts World, its TBC station will be connected to the expanded Vegas Loop system soon.
The Vegas Loop is expected to transport nearly 2,000 passengers per hour between the Resorts World station and the Las Vegas Convention Center, where the LVCC Loop operates. In May, a Resorts World representative told Teslarati that the opening date and details about the Vegas Loop station would be coming soon.
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John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY – Get Rating) updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.40-$3.75 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.33. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.10 billion-$2.14 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.19 billion.
John Wiley & Sons stock opened at $48.07 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.35 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $50.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.57 and a quick ratio of 0.53. John Wiley & Sons has a twelve month low of $45.64 and a twelve month high of $60.77.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.347 per share. This represents a $1.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.89%. This is a positive change from John Wiley & Sons’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 5th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.67%.
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James Bond bosses tried to replace Roger Moore behind his back with future 007 star
JAMES BOND fans will forever treasure Roger Moore's contribution to the ever-expanding 007 mythos - but the bosses behind the scenes wanted a change of pace during his tenure. They started auditioning new, up-and-coming actors to replace him, and Moore didn't know anything about it.
Roger Moore stars in James Bond thriller, A View to a Kill
Today, at 8pm on ITV, one of Roger Moore's best James Bond films is hitting the small screen: For Your Eyes Only.
The film was released in 1981 and was the British actor's fifth 007 movie. Before that, he had starred in 1973's Live and Let Die, 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun, 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me and 1979's Moonraker. But after playing 007 for almost ten years, Bond boss Cubby Broccoli wanted to change things up.
Director of For Your Eyes Only, John Glen, recalled that Broccoli's plans didn't exactly go as expected, however.
He recalled: "We searched high and low. I tested no end of people." They even found a future James Bond star to take his spot. Glen and Broccoli tested out a young man named Timothy Dalton for the role of Bond.
This wasn't the first time Dalton had been considered, however. He was also auditioned shortly after Sean Connery stepped down from the role (the first time) in 1967.
But in 1981 Moore had the advantage of already being hired by Eon.
Glen remembered: "Roger was in the background with a smile on his face, waiting to be called."
Moore himself remembered: "I understand that Eon had been holding casting sessions where would-be James Bonds were tested with a view to replacing me." He added with a smile: "It didn’t bother me, as I knew Cubby would never find anyone who would work as cheaply as I did."
The masterminds behind the Bond franchise were looking to replace Moore because he was reported "fed up" with playing the superspy.
However, the actor later revealed that was not true.
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"To be honest, I did want to do another film," Moore recalled. "But this was all part of the bargaining ploy on Eon’s side."
Moore felt as if the company behind Bond - Eon - were testing new actors as a way of pressuring him into accepting a contract for another movie.
"Fair enough," he laughed. "We all enjoy a game of poker!"
Whatever game Eon was playing, they won. They rehired Moore to star in For Your Eyes Only just after pre-production started, and it is one of the star's best pictures as Bond.
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Director Glen later looked back happily on the hiring mess on the Blu-ray extras for the movie. He said: "As it happened, I was very pleased that Roger did [the film]. It helped me enormously in the fact that he was an established James Bond."
He mused: "If I had to take someone new and establish them in the role, it would have been quite difficult for me, I think."
Dalton missed out on the role of 007, of course. But he had his day in the years to follow.
Moore starred in two more Bond movies after For Your Eyes Only (1983's Octopussy and 1985's A View to a Kill) before he was replaced.
Dalton joined the Bond family in 1987 with The Living Daylights.
It was the first of his two 007 pictures, which was followed up by 1989's Licence to Kill.
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Operation Lioness was set up in 2021 in response to the nationwide call for police forces to crack down on VAWG.
For the first time from July 1 2022, each district in Greater Manchester will see the presence of a dedicated team of officers in local town centres on the look out for anyone committing predatory behaviour.
They will also be engaging with local bars and partner agencies, in an effort to spread the word about the aims of the operation and what licensed premises can do to help us achieve our goal of making the region a safer place for women and girls to live and visit.
Chief supt, Nicky Porter, force lead for VAWG, said: “Op Lioness was initially launched as a pilot operation but is now ready to go force wide and I am feeling really positive that we will be able to make a big difference.
"Predatory behaviour such as sexual harassment and assault is completely unacceptable and we want women to be able to enjoy an evening out without being nervous about walking home or having drinks spiked.
“The operation will take place every Friday and Saturday night, moving forward, and we will be covering not only local licensed premises and high streets, but transport links such as the trams and buses which will be monitored by our officers.
“As well as officers on the ground, we will also have staff in our control rooms monitoring CCTV in hotspot areas so patrols can be sent directly to any suspicious or dangerous situations which may be unfolding.
“We have had some great results from other gender-based violence operations including, Operation Hideaway, in Manchester city centre where our officers have intervened and prevented potentially serious crimes from being committed against women.
“Gender-based violence is a force priority and we are fully committed to doing everything we can to make sure offenders face the consequences of their actions.
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The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations.
COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of Americans each day, but is not nearly as dangerous as it was last fall and winter.
“It’s going to be a good summer and we deserve this break,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.
With more Americans shielded from severe illness through vaccination and infection, COVID-19 has transformed — for now at least — into an unpleasant, inconvenient nuisance for many.
“It feels cautiously good right now,” said Dr. Dan Kaul, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. “For the first time that I can remember, pretty much since it started, we don’t have any (COVID-19) patients in the ICU.”
As the nation marks July Fourth, the average number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in the United States is hovering around 360. Last year, during a similar summer lull, it was around 228 in early July. That remains the lowest threshold in U.S. daily deaths since March 2020, when the virus first began its U.S. spread.
But there were far fewer reported cases at this time last year — fewer than 20,000 a day. Now, it’s about 109,000 — and likely an undercount as home tests aren’t routinely reported.
Today, in the third year of the pandemic, it’s easy to feel confused by the mixed picture: Repeat infections are increasingly likely, and a sizeable share of those infected will face the lingering symptoms of long COVID-19.
Yet, the stark danger of death has diminished for many people.
“And that’s because we’re now at a point that everyone’s immune system has seen either the virus or the vaccine two or three times by now,” said Dr. David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Over time, the body learns not to overreact when it sees this virus.”
“What we’re seeing is that people are getting less and less ill on average,” Dowdy said.
As many as 8 out of 10 people in the U.S. have been infected at least once, according to one influential model.
The death rate for COVID-19 has been a moving target, but recently has fallen to within the range of an average flu season, according to data analyzed by Arizona State University health industry researcher Mara Aspinall.
At first, some people said coronavirus was no more deadly than the flu, “and for a long period of time, that wasn’t true,” Aspinall said. Back then, people had no immunity. Treatments were experimental. Vaccines didn’t exist.
Now, Aspinall said, the built-up immunity has driven down the death rate to solidly in the range of a typical flu season. Over the past decade, the death rate for flu was about 5% to 13% of those hospitalized.
Big differences separate flu from COVID-19: The behavior of the coronavirus continues to surprise health experts and it’s still unclear whether it will settle into a flu-like seasonal pattern.
Last summer — when vaccinations first became widely available in the U.S. — was followed by the delta surge and then the arrival of omicron, which killed 2,600 Americans a day at its peak last February.
Experts agree a new variant might arise capable of escaping the population’s built-up immunity. And the fast-spreading omicron subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 might also contribute to a change in the death numbers.
“We thought we understood it until these new subvariants emerged,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious disease specialist at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.
It would be wise, he said, to assume that a new variant will come along and hit the nation later this summer.
“And then another late fall-winter wave,” Hotez said.
In the next weeks, deaths could edge up in many states, but the U.S. as a whole is likely to see deaths decline slightly, said Nicholas Reich, who aggregates coronavirus projections for the COVID-19 Forecast Hub in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“We’ve seen COVID hospitalizations increase to around 5,000 new admissions each day from just over 1,000 in early April. But deaths due to COVID have only increased slightly over the same time period,” said Reich, a professor of biostatistics at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Unvaccinated people have a six times higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared with people with at least a primary series of shots, the CDC estimated based on available data from April.
This summer, consider your own vulnerability and that of those around you, especially in large gatherings since the virus is spreading so rapidly, Dowdy said.
“There are still people who are very much at risk,” he said.
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One of the most urgent challenges we face, as a nation, is to confront the mounting costs and existential dangers of climate change. It’s a daunting task the Supreme Court just made harder.
In a ruling Thursday, the Court set new constraints on what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may do to cut the carbon pollution that’s driving the climate crisis. As a result, the agency has fewer options for curbing those emissions from the nation’s largest industrial source—power plants that burn coal and gas.
This is hardly the time to hamstring the nation’s environmental guardian in the environmental fight of our lives, but that’s what the Court’s conservative majority has done.
The decision, though, does far more damage than that.
After striking down a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion and making it harder to protect our communities from gun violence, the Court’s conservative majority has issued yet another ruling that reaches deep into the everyday lives of ordinary Americans in ways that will have profound and lasting impacts.
This time, in West Virginia v. the EPA, the Court erected a new barrier to limit the agency’s ability to cut carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants.
The Court did not dispute that the EPA can set standards that require power companies to install pollution controls on individual coal plants to cut those emissions. But the Court’s decision did block the agency from writing rules that directly mandate a shift to cleaner forms of power, such as wind and solar.
Congress expressly assigned the EPA, in the Clean Air Act, both the authority and the duty to limit carbon pollution and other greenhouse gases that are driving the climate crisis.
The science is clear: we must cut these emissions in half by 2030, and stop adding them to the atmosphere altogether, by 2050, to avert a climate catastrophe. It’s part of the EPA’s core mission to help make sure we get there.
Read more: What the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the ‘Clean Air Act’ Means for Carbon Emissions
The real-world problem is that power plants that burn coal and gas account for about a third of the nation’s carbon footprint. We’ve got to clean up these dirty plants to confront the widening climate crisis. Effective EPA standards must be part of the fix. The agency should gather consumer groups, power company executives, frontline communities and other stakeholders immediately, propose rules by year’s end, and finalize them in early 2023. The climate clock is ticking.
The impact of the Court’s decision is likely to extend far beyond environmental protections, raising potential challenges to the ability of all federal agencies, not just the EPA, to write the rules and standards we’ve depended on for more than a century to protect the public safety, health, and general welfare.
That’s because the Court drew on a legal theory called “major questions.” Under this doctrine, the Court held that the EPA cannot write a rule that would force a national transition away from the use of coal that would have economic and political significance too vast for agency rulemaking, without clear and explicit language from Congress.
But, as we and others argued in a brief we filed in support of EPA’s authority, Congress did provide the agency clear directions, in the Clean Air Act, giving “EPA tools to address climate-altering air pollution,” in the expectation that the agency would do just that.
That’s exactly how the process is designed to work.
Under the Constitution, Congress passes federal laws and the executive branch implements them, through the work of federal agencies. These agencies, not Congress, and not the Supreme Court, house and curate the expertise—legal, scientific, technical, and other—required to write the detailed rules and standards necessary to carry out the laws as Congress directs. If an agency oversteps its bounds, Congress is the first to know and it is fully empowered to respond.
Read more: How the Biden Administration Is Responding to the SCOTUS Climate Setback
The “major questions” doctrine is a construct made up by interests that seek to cripple the government’s ability to protect the public from emerging and existing risks. Or, as Justice Elena Kagan put it in her dissenting opinion, “Prevent agencies from doing important work, even though that is what Congress directed.”
Kagan added that the “Court appoints itself – instead of Congress or the expert agency – the decision-maker on climate policy. I cannot think of many things more frightening.”
Thursday’s ruling throws up for grabs, not only EPA’s ability to protect the environment, but potentially many other standards and rules the public relies on to ensure access to safe homes and workplaces; keep dangerous food and harmful drugs off the counter; provide secure financial markets; protect our savings; and much more.
The Court’s majority isn’t protecting the separation of powers: it is arrogating power the Constitution expressly assigns to the legislative and executive branches. The result isn’t more clarity, but more of the kind of confusion that can invite endless legal challenges and paralyze the government’s ability to protect the public from emerging threats.
Defending the public from hazard and harm is a vital function of good governance in a modern society. This ruling strikes at the heart of our ability to provide it.
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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Roads in the area of Gilgunn Way in South Sacramento are closed Saturday morning as officers are investigating an officer-involved shooting.
It is unclear what the status of the victim is, but no officers have been injured, according to a police spokesperson.
The shooting happened in the 5600 block of Gillgun Way where detectives remain on scene.
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Sioux Falls to Light Fuse on ‘5K Fun Run/Walk’ on Independence Day
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James Tarkowski has revealed that Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell has finally got his man after originally trying to sign the Blues’ latest recruit back when he was playing for his first club Oldham Athletic.
The Latics became the first former Premier League outfit to drop out of the Football League this year when they suffered relegation to the National League some 28 seasons after they last turned out in the top flight under Joe Royle – going down on the day of Everton’s ‘Great Escape’ against Wimbledon – but it was while playing for them almost a decade ago that a young Tarkowski first caught Thelwell’s eye while playing in League One.
He told evertontv : “I’m excited to be here. I’m really looking forward to the years ahead and I’m just thankful for the opportunity that I’ve been given.
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“There’s a few [reasons why I chose Everton]… Speaking to the manager, first of all, which is very important – seeing what he wants from his players and from his team, what he saw in me and why he wanted to sign me.
“He also spoke about leadership and that was something that was just brought out of me at Burnley. I was made captain a few times, and then being the position I’m in and the qualities that I have, I feel it’s a real strength in my game. I hope I can bring that to this group.
“Speaking to Kevin Thelwell was also important to my decision. He tried to sign me when he was at Wolves and I was at Oldham so he’s known about me for a long time. It’s gone full circle and he’s managed to sign me in the end.
“And then also the Everton fans, seeing the way the team struggled last season but how the fanbase were behind them and the way they supported them right until the end to get the lads over the line. I thought it was incredible, to be honest.
“You don’t often see it from any fanbase so to see it from a team that was struggling at the time is just incredible. Fair play to the fans, I think it’s a massive factor about this club. Hopefully successful times are ahead and the fans can get something that they really enjoy.”
While he's the older of the pair by just 54 days, Tarkowksi follows in the footsteps of former Clarets team-mate Michael Keane, who was his centre-back partner at Turf Moor for almost one-and-a-half seasons, in moving from Burnley to Everton some five years on, but he didn’t sound him out for any advice. He said: “It’s always nice to have someone you know you can go to when you’re settling into a new group.
“Keano’s a great lad and someone I’ve always kept in touch with ever since he left Burnley. I didn’t actually speak to him before joining, just because I didn’t want to open my mouth too early.
“But, speaking to him through the years, I know how much he loves this club and know how big the club is just from speaking to him.
“I know what I’ve got here and I look forward to it. It’s nice to join up with him again and I look forward to seeing him.
“Of course, there’s some very good players here. I’ve played with Keano, I know how good he is, and I’ve played against other lads here.
“Competition is important, it pushes you on and makes you want to play better, so I look forward to getting out there and training with the lads. It’s a squad game so everyone is in it together for a successful season.”
Although the boyhood Manchester United fan grew up down the other end of the East Lancs Road, after spending the entirety of his career to date as an opponent, he’s finally looking forward to playing at Goodison Park in a royal blue jersey and showing Everton’s fans what he can do.
Tarkowski said: “That’s really important for me – to feel the ambition [from Lampard and Thelwell]. I’m an ambitious person, I want to achieve, I want to win things so I’ve not just come here for a nice time.
“I’ve come here to be successful. As I said before, you saw during a difficult season last year how big this fanbase is.
“A lot of fans could have turned against their team in a situation of struggle but Everton fans got behind their team more than ever. Growing up down the road, I also saw a lot of successful times for Everton, how good there were then, and hopefully we can bring back the good times.
“I’ve enjoyed every minute of playing at Goodison Park in the past, seeing the fanbase and the atmosphere. I just can’t wait to get out there and play there myself.
“Last year was difficult as a club but hopefully there is a successful season ahead. There’s a talented squad here and I know that because I’ve played against them. Hopefully I can bring some qualities to that and, with a few more additions, I’m sure we’re in for a good season.”
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Uproar in Odisha Assembly over Nupur Sharma issue
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly witnessed an uproar over suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad on Saturday, the first day of the monsoon session.
The issue was raised by Congress legislature party leader Narasingha Mishra during the zero hour, which was strongly protested by BJP members. The House was adjourned till 4 p.m.
Citing Supreme Court’s scathing criticism of Nupur Sharma, Mishra said the court had observed that the statement might have been made with ‘political intention’. It means the apex court has indirectly slammed the BJP and union government, he said.
“The Prime Minister and Home Minister have no right to continue in power. So, they should tender resignation,” Mishra told reporters outside the House.
As the SC has said that the entire country is on fire over Sharma’s remark, such incidents may occur in Odisha too. Therefore, the Chief Minister should come up with a statement to put forth his stand on this issue, demanded the Congress leader.
In a quick retort to Mishra, BJP deputy leader Bishnu Sethi said the Congress government in Rajasthan has not resigned following murder of a tailor in Udaipur.
“Congress is in power in the state where the barbaric killing of a tailor took place recently. Did the CM resign after the incident?” asked Sethi.
Moreover, Nupur Sharma is not a member of the House, so, why would there be a debate on her controversial remarks?, he questioned.
Sethi also informed the House that BJP has already suspended her and she has also apologised for the same. He targetted the Congress over the issue of Kashmir Pandit exodus.
Speaker B.K. Arukha said the person concerned (Nupur Sharma) is not a member of the House, so no discussion should be held in this regard. As the opposition members continued to create an uproar on the floor, he adjourned the proceedings for 10 minutes twice and then, till 4 p.m.
Earlier in the day, the House paid tribute to former MLA Late Surendra Nath Kanhar.
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Gonzalez was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right intercostal strain Saturday, retroactive to June 30.
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“What In The Peacock Is Going On?” – Netizens Mock Anele Mdoda’s Durban July Feather Outfit
“What In The Peacock Is Going On?” – Netizens Mock Anele Mdoda’s Durban July Feather Outfit
Media personality Anele Mdoda has found herself at the mercy of netizens who went all out to mock her Durban July outfit.
Anele Mdoda attended this year’s Durban July event adorned in a beautiful two-piece yellow outfit with bird feathers at the bottom.
What attracted the attention of the fashion police is how some of the feathers from the dress were falling off from her outfit. Some of the feathers were spotted on the couch and on the floor where she had been seated before she stood up to take a picture.
Tweeps argued that by the time the Durban July event is over, all the feathers would have fallen off from her outfit.
While some likened her to a peacock, some likened her to the Sesame Street character ‘Big Bird.’ They argued that her outfit was giving Big Bird vibes.
Here are some of the reactions;
It’s giving banana tree
by the time she leaves the dress will be featherless
Her friends: Aibo guys where is Anele?One of them: look for the feathers
kyophela usuku esegcwele yonke indawo lama feathers njengoba ephuma kusa early kanje
not the feathers coming off and scattering behind her okare ke maskot wa a chicken franchise or the Phoenix that couldn’t rise, like the make up and flower thing on her head though, retlareng Mara go fela mafofa a foforegile
@Anele dress after the event #durbanjuly2022 pic.twitter.com/unCfwIRmEK
— Cosbee 🇿🇦 (@Msawuti) July 2, 2022
It’s seriously and accurately giving Big Bird pic.twitter.com/qChAIIdray
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Vecna gets a lot less scary now that ‘Stranger Things’ fans are comparing him to the Grinch
One of the most terrifying aspects about the action-packed fourth season of Stranger Things is the new monstrous antagonist Vecna. And while Vecna terrorizes his victims’ minds and turns once-happy memories into blood-soaked flashbacks, perhaps the scariest part about him is his physical appearance, which showcased decaying skin and vine extensions all over his body. Although, one specific shot during Volume Two has fans questioning their fear — seeing as the aforementioned shot is seeing Vecna compared to the Grinch.
The entertaining conversation occurred over on Stranger Things Reddit, where user u/CastLake posted a side-by-side image of both antagonists from their respective media. On the left hand side is the Grinch — portrayed by Jim Carrey in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas — and on the right hand side is Vecna — portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower. The comparison clearly makes sense, considering both characters have sinister intentions at heart, and the similar stances in each scene is scary accurate.
Unsurprisingly, the comparison immediately prompted a slew of responses from fans, who definitely found the entertainment value of the comparison and took the ball and ran with it. “The Grinch who stole Hawkins,” wrote one user — and folks absolutely eat that up.
Another user compared the Grinch screaming at his dog Max to Vecna’s infamous targeting of fan-favorite Max Mayfield.
Another fan didn’t hesitate for one second by thirsting over Vecna and referring to him as “Thiccna.”
Despite the similarities between the two creatures, the Grinch memorably has a change of heart by the end of the movie and improves his image. Vecna, on the other hand, is obsessed with defeating Eleven and taking over the whole of Hawkins – but hey who knows what the Duffers have in store for us in Season 5.
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British Airways apologises after 'IT glitch' on its website stopped female doctor booking flights because 'title and gender do not match'
- Dr Juliana Kling's tweet showing the 'glitch' has gone viral on social media
- She wrote: 'Apparently 'Dr' and 'woman' do not match on British Airways'
- The airline says its system is 'automated' and issues are not to do with gender
- BA has apologized to Dr Kling and said it is investigating a 'technical issue'
UK flagship airline British Airways has been forced to apologise after a doctor was unable to book flights with her title 'Dr', due to it 'not matching' with her female gender.
Dr Juliana (Jewel) Kling, who is a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, shared a screenshot from her computer on Twitter which showed a 'glitch' with the airline's website.
After entering her passenger details which includes a mandatory title entry, Dr Kling received an error message which read: 'We have found some problems with the details you have provided.
'Title and gender do not match. Please try again.'
Dr Juliana King, a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, shared a screenshot from her computer on Twitter which showed the 'glitch'
Dr Juliana Kling (pictured) is not the only person who has reported issues with British Airways' booking system based on their gender
She wrote: 'Apparently 'Dr' and 'woman' do not match on British Airways. Looking forward to their reply.'
The tweet quickly went viral on social media as people accused the airline of sexism for only allowing men to select the title of Dr.
But Dr Kling was not the only person who has had trouble with British Airways' booking system.
Another passenger faced a similar problem with their title not matching their biological gender.
They asked for British Airways to help online, pointing out that 'titles are not even legally recognised parts of our identity and have nothing to do with gender.'
Another social media user responded to this message, pointing out that the airline had changed its logo to feature the pride flag for Pride month.
British Airway responded to the passenger, saying it was investigating as to whether the system could be changed to better reflect how customers identify.
But this caused some further backlash as social media users pointed out positions such as Dr are not how someone identifies, instead titles that they earn.
Speaking to MailOnline, a spokesperson for British Airways said the error messages are not related to the passengers' gender and instead arise out of issues with drop down boxes, for example if a passenger has booked through a third-party website and then enter a different title when checking in.
However, this is not immediately clear from the error message, which simply says: 'Title and gender do not match.'
Multiple other women reported faults with the website which they say mean their booking defaulted to addressing a male in the party - even if a woman has booked it and the male is underage.
One Twitter user, who responded to Dr Kling's tweet, wrote: 'Ridiculous! My friend also had an issue with British Airways where her flight for herself, her wife and her child was put into her *2 year old son's name* because he was the only male on the booking.
'She was receiving emails in his name because the system defaulted to male first.'
Another British Airways passenger added she had booked flights for her family using her contact details, only to receive all correspondence addressed to her husband.
She said: 'It was so inappropriate.'
Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, who spends time in both Dublin and London, also shared her experience of what she called British Airways' 'sexist algorithm.'
She said she had booked a surprise trip for her husband's birthday - but it backfired after the website automatically assigned him as the lead traveller.
She added: 'I couldn’t change details without his permission…I complained about it but didn’t get a response.'
And writer and director Saran McDougall was left fuming after a similar incident.
'I have this with BA too. My account, my email address, my credit card but all correspondence is addressed to my male partner on the booking. Infuriating!!'
And another passenger had problems when the airline assigned one of her sons a 'Mr' title, and the other 'Master', with no option to change - even though they were both under 10 the first time it happened.
British Airlines told MailOnline that despite how it appears, these issues are not related to gender.
A spokesperson said their booking system automatically lists passengers in alphabetical order, regardless of gender, and the correspondence is then sent to the name which appears first alphabetically.
When asked whether this is also applied regardless of the age of the passenger, the airline confirmed that was the case - meaning the airline can even address correspondence to a toddler.
In June 2020 British Airways responded to a passenger on social media who asked why, despite his wife booking and paying for the tickets, and being listed as the first and primary traveler, all correspondence for her family trip was addressed to her husband.
When the passenger continued to queried why all correspondence had his name on it, BA replied: 'We're sorry for any inconvenience this caused, Mikk.
'However, any email sent will be addressed to the lead passenger on the booking and not to each individual.
'This is a automatic system, so can't be changed. Please be assured your comments have been fed back.'
Two years later in 2022, no action has been taken to change this system - although BA said it is something they are looking into.
Other social media users shared their outrage with responses including 'what century is this?', 'You're joking right?!', and even a gif from the televised series of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale tagged 'under his eye'.
A BA spokesman said of Dr Kling's issue: 'We're sorry for a technical issue that has occurred in one drop down box on our website and we're urgently investigating.'
It reassured passengers once more the issues are not related to the booking passenger's gender. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10975871/British-Airways-apologises-female-doctor-told-website-title-gender-not-match.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-02T15:11:27Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10975871/British-Airways-apologises-female-doctor-told-website-title-gender-not-match.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false | 3 |
Post-spring college football bowl projections ahead of 2022 season
The 2022 college football season will kick off Aug. 27 with Week 0.
Week 1 is set to kick off Sept. 1.
The Vols will host Ball State at Neyland Stadium in Week 1. Tennessee announced its season opener will be played Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. EDT. SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup at Neyland Stadium.
Josh Heupel enters his second season as the Vols’ head coach in 2022. Heupel guided Tennessee to a 7-6 record and an appearance in the Music City Bowl in the 2021 season.
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Following spring practices and ahead of the 2022 season, College Football News released bowl projections. Bowl projections are listed below.
Bahamas Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Kent State
🚨 2022 BOWL DATE RELEASED🚨
The Bahamas Bowl will kickoff the 2022 Bowl Season in Nassau, Bahamas on Friday, Dec. 16th
More-https://t.co/kHuvTK0gmt#BowlGamesAreBetterInTheBahamas pic.twitter.com/L0de0lJoPD
— Bahamas Bowl (@TheBahamasBowl) May 26, 2022
Cure Bowl: East Carolina vs. Marshall
We welcome @DuluthTradingCo as the title sponsor of the @CureBowl! The 2022 Duluth Trading Cure Bowl will be played on opening day of @BowlSeason
Press release ⬇️https://t.co/jWCRQcCvjc pic.twitter.com/325ZbsAEPZ
— ESPN Events (@ESPNEvents) June 29, 2022
Fenway Bowl: Boston College vs. Cincinnati
December is heating up 🔥
🏈: @theACC vs @american_conf
📅: 12.17.22
⏰: 11AM EST
📍: @fenwaypark
📺: @espn pic.twitter.com/wp6vZDVZkn— Wasabi Fenway Bowl (@FenwayBowl) May 26, 2022
Celebration Bowl: South Carolina State vs. Jackson State
Mark your calendars! The 2022 Cricket Celebration Bowl will be played at Noon ET on Saturday, December 17. The game will once again be televised nationally on ABC.
Looking forward to seeing you at @MBStadium in Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/KWsZItSgMY
— Cricket Celebration Bowl (@CelebrationBowl) May 26, 2022
New Mexico Bowl: Air Force vs. UTSA
The 17th Annual New Mexico Bowl is scheduled for Saturday, December 17 at 12:15pm MT / 2:15pm ET at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM. The game will air live on ESPN and ESPN Radio. #ESPN #newmexicobowl #collegefootball #bowlseason @ESPNEvents @BowlSeason pic.twitter.com/FBg6RmHwHg
— PUBG MOBILE New Mexico Bowl (@NMBowl) May 26, 2022
LA Bowl: Boise State vs. UCLA
🚨JUST ANNOUNCED 🚨The 2022 #JimmyKimmelLABowl Presented By Stifel will be taking place at @SoFiStadium on Saturday, December 17th. Kickoff on ABC at 12:30PM PST. #ComeWriteYourStory @pac12 @MountainWest pic.twitter.com/W1gQJH2qB8
— Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl (@LABowlGame) May 26, 2022
LendingTree Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Georgia State
GAME DATE IS SET for the 2022 LendingTree Bowl Game!! For more information and a full list of Bowl Games visit https://t.co/XmtcveZ2le pic.twitter.com/IhyGPxJbc9
— LendingTree Bowl (@LT_Bowl) May 26, 2022
Las Vegas Bowl: Washington vs. Arkansas
🚨 Breaking News! 🚨
The 2022 @SRSDistribution Las Vegas Bowl to Feature Its First-Ever @SEC vs. @pac12 Matchup. 🏈
🗓 December 17th
⏰ 4:30 PM/PT
📺 ABC
📍@AllegiantStadm #LVBowl | #BowlSeason | #MeanwhileinVegas pic.twitter.com/VqPEpDJ2f7— SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (@LasVegasBowl) May 26, 2022
Frisco Bowl: Tulsa vs. Utah State
SAVE THE DATE!
The 2022 Frisco Bowl is set!
Want the first shot at tickets? Join our VIP Presale today!
🗓️: Saturday, December 17th
⏰: 8:15pm CT
📺: @espn
📍: @ToyotaStadiumTX @FriscoChamber | @visitfriscotx #BowlSeason #ESPNEvents pic.twitter.com/GkQHqo1Xj1— Frisco Bowl (@FriscoBowlGame) May 26, 2022
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Appalachian State vs. BYU
⚠️2022 BOWL DATE RELEASED⚠️ The 3rd Annual Myrtle Beach Bowl returns to Brooks Stadium Monday, Dec. 19!
📆: Monday, Dec. 19
📍: Brooks Stadium
⏰: 2:30pm ET
📺: @espn#ESPN #BowlSeason #MBBowlGame pic.twitter.com/v9dntVGwBp— Myrtle Beach Bowl Game (@MBBowlGame) May 26, 2022
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Colorado State vs. Miami University
Celebrating the 25th year as a bowl, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is back on The Blue!
📆: Tuesday, Dec. 20th
📍: Boise, Idaho
⏰: 1:30pm MT
📺: @espn
📄: https://t.co/rKz8vtfvNz#ESPNEvents #BowlSeason #PotatoBowl @IdahoPotato @BowlSeason pic.twitter.com/bheFh2dfiS— FamousID Potato Bowl (@IDPotatoBowl) May 26, 2022
Boca Raton Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty
2022 BOWL DATE IS LOCKED IN 🔒 The 9th Annual https://t.co/KioALf4BIF Boca Raton Bowl returns to FAU Stadium Tuesday, Dec. 20!
📆: Tuesday, Dec. 20
📍: @FAUstadium
⏰: 7:30 PM
📺: @espn #ESPN #BowlSeason #RCBRB pic.twitter.com/d9pPpyRddl— RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl (@BocaBowl) May 26, 2022
New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana vs. UAB
The countdown to the 2022 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl begins now! #RLBOWL
🗓 Wednesday, Dec. 21
⏰ 8 PM CT/9 PM ET
📺 ESPN pic.twitter.com/dGVayqV0Bk— R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (@NewOrleansBowl) May 26, 2022
Armed Forces Bowl: UCF vs. Western Kentucky
The 20th Annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is scheduled for Thursday, December 22 at TCU’s Amon G Carter Stadium. The game will air live on ESPN.#ESPNEvents | #BowlSeason | #LockheedMartin | #BowlForTheBrave pic.twitter.com/SpeiOIztMV
— LM Armed Forces Bowl (@ArmedForcesBowl) May 26, 2022
Independence Bowl: Army vs. SMU
𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 ‼️🏈
The 46th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl will kickoff on the Friday before Christmas weekend!
📅 Friday, December 23, 2022
📺 @ESPN
📻 @BowlSeasonRadio📰 https://t.co/mheZpSthyC#BowlSeason | @BowlSeason pic.twitter.com/V3ocTPDxf7
— Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (@IndyBowl) May 26, 2022
Gasparilla Bowl: Maryland vs. Mississippi State
🏴☠️ The hunt for the treasured Gasparilla Bowl trophy begins! @ESPNEvents and @UnionHomeMtg ARRGH are proud to announce the 14th edition of the #GasparillaBowl will be played at @RJStadium on Friday, December 23. So tag your mates and get ready for game day! pic.twitter.com/enDl1DnyXW
— Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (@GasparillaBowl) May 26, 2022
Hawaii Bowl: FAU vs. Fresno State
This December, Hawaii's Christmas Eve tradition will be at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. See you in Manoa!
🏈🌴#EasyPost #HawaiiBowl #EasyPostHawaiiBowl#CFB #CollegeFootball #BowlSeason #ESPNEvents pic.twitter.com/3RqLM7Ia9H— EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl (@HawaiiBowl) May 26, 2022
Quick Lane Bowl: Purdue vs. Central Michigan
Mark your calendars for the 2022 Quick Lane Bowl!
📅 December 26, 2022
⏰ 2:30 p.m. ET
📺 @espn
🏟️ @fordfield pic.twitter.com/FopOBunfTr— Quick Lane Bowl (@quicklanebowl) May 26, 2022
Camellia Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Troy
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹
📅 Dec. 27
⏰ 11:00am CST
🏟 The Historic Cramton Bowl#HistoryHappensHere pic.twitter.com/c9SBRWlz30— Camellia Bowl (@CamelliaBowl) May 26, 2022
First Responder Bowl: Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
Everyday Heroes! #SFRB is back at SMU’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium on Tuesday, Dec 27th. The game will air live on ESPN.#ESPNEvents | #BowlSeason | #SERVPRO | #EverydayHeroes pic.twitter.com/0jVWI6pBBe
— First Responder Bowl (@FRBowl) May 26, 2022
Birmingham Bowl: Louisville vs. South Carolina
ICYDK…We’ve got our 16th TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl date.
12-27-22
Mark it on the calendars! It'll be here before you know it! 🏈
Tickets on sale 10-1! pic.twitter.com/h3UHEXXZUh— TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl (@Birmingham_Bowl) June 22, 2022
Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Nebraska vs. Kansas State
We can’t wait for Bowl Season! 🙌 https://t.co/jkdeJy58Js
— Guaranteed Rate Bowl (@RateBowl) May 26, 2022
Military Bowl: North Carolina vs. Memphis
🔔SAVE THE DATE!🔔
2022 #MilitaryBowl presented by @PeratonCorp, benefiting @the_USO will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium!
Kickoff is at 2 p.m. ET and will be televised on @espn!
🔗https://t.co/bHREwG3EN7 pic.twitter.com/iiTztIDCh2
— Military Bowl (@MilitaryBowl) May 26, 2022
Liberty Bowl: Iowa State vs. LSU
BREAKING: The 64th @AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played on December 28, 2022 and televised on @ESPN.
Full Press Release – https://t.co/ICyjRAlKh2
🎟Tickets – https://t.co/JT2MMiVbXi pic.twitter.com/in4l8Ta4ff— AutoZone Liberty Bowl (@AZOLibertyBowl) May 26, 2022
Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. Auburn
🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 🚨
The @TaxAct #TexasBowl is back in primetime!
📆: Wednesday, Dec. 28
📍: NRG Stadium
⏰: 8:00 pm
📺: @espn— TaxAct Texas Bowl (@TexasBowl) May 26, 2022
Pinstripe Bowl: Virginia vs. Minnesota
THE GRIDIRON RETURNS
🚨The 2022 game date for the
Pinstripe Bowl is official🚨🏈 @ACCFootball vs. @B1Gfootball
📆 Thursday, December 29
🕑 2:00 PM
📍@yankeestadium
📺 @espn#PinstripeBowl22 #BowlSeason#YankeeStadium pic.twitter.com/cVbcfEES9u— Pinstripe Bowl (@PinstripeBowl) May 26, 2022
Cheez-It Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Texas
"Hey Siri, when is the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl?"https://t.co/HST3lVY7EA pic.twitter.com/8UkRpgaUCP
— Cheez-It Bowl (@CheezItBowl) May 26, 2022
Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Utah
Missing football. Can everyone send pictures of themselves having fun at a game?
— 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹 (@valeroalamobowl) June 22, 2022
Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Miami vs. Penn State
You see college football realignment chaos…
We see more teams to dump mayo on.
— Duke’s Mayo (Aggie-Eagle) Classic (@DukesMayoBowl) June 30, 2022
Sun Bowl: Wake Forest vs. California
ICYMI: https://t.co/PVJ0lLXenK
Via @CBS4Local #CollegeFootball #BowlSeason
— Sun Bowl Association (@TonyTheTigerSB) June 2, 2022
Gator Bowl: Florida State vs. Tennessee
SAVE THE DATE: This year’s TaxSlayer Gator Bowl will be played on December 30th at 3:30 PM on Bill Gay Grounds at @TIAABankField !
The @theACC & @SEC will face-off right here in Jacksonville!
The countdown to college football is on! 🏈 pic.twitter.com/UobZZmoaJN
— TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (@taxslayerbowl) May 26, 2022
Arizona Bowl: Toledo vs. San Diego State
The Arizona Bowl*** is live https://t.co/jO1StgH4DN
— The Barstool Arizona Bowl (@BarstoolBowlAZ) December 31, 2021
Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. Ole Miss
🚨 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨 🚨
it’s definitely gonna be a nashville party this new year’s eve!
📰: https://t.co/huYZ4EnYMF pic.twitter.com/PzDiFRBjFl
— TransPerfect Music City Bowl (@MusicCityBowl) May 26, 2022
Tampa Bay Bowl: Michigan State vs. Kentucky
#TeamTampaBay is officially ON THE CLOCK! Together, we are embarking on a movement that will take us FORWARD. FOREVER. #TampaBayLV // Forward. Forever. pic.twitter.com/rOp8bSxgKZ
— Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee (@TampaBayLV) February 3, 2020
Citrus Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Florida
𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓: The 2023 @vrbo Citrus Bowl will kick off on Monday, January 2 this upcoming season. #CitrusBowl
MORE » https://t.co/NHCsjuDoF9 pic.twitter.com/BxbzZalJis
— Vrbo Citrus Bowl (@CitrusBowl) May 26, 2022
Holiday Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Washington State
The countdown begins! The 2022 SDCCU Holiday Bowl will take place at @PetcoPark on Wednesday, December 28th with kickoff at 5 pm! Sign up on our website for ticket info https://t.co/rArz2rar3V 🏈#SDCCUHolidayBowl #ACC #Pac12 #PetcoPark pic.twitter.com/66mazyvlNt
— SDCCU Holiday Bowl (@HolidayBowl) June 30, 2022
Orange Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Notre Dame
Mark it 🗓️🍊
The 89th Capital One Orange Bowl will kick off in primetime on Friday, December 30! pic.twitter.com/bA1UOMjIC3
— Capital One Orange Bowl (@OrangeBowl) May 26, 2022
Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Georgia
🚨 Dec. 31st @ 11 a.m. CT in NOLA ➡️ @SEC vs @Big12Conference at the @CaesarsDome 🏈 https://t.co/0qOrwTBM0A
— Allstate Sugar Bowl (@SugarBowlNola) May 26, 2022
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Houston
Game 🕛 Set!
The 87th #GoodyearCottonBowl Classic is set for Noon CT on January 2, 2023 at @ATTStadium.#LikeNoOther https://t.co/9jLpk7jrhF
— Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (@CottonBowlGame) May 26, 2022
Rose Bowl: Michigan vs. Oregon
Who or what moment first comes to mind when you see this photo?🌹 pic.twitter.com/x5OQKVt9y7
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) June 20, 2022
College Football Playoff Semifinal Peach Bowl: Alabama vs. USC
See ya New Year's Eve 🎉 #CFBPlayoff x #CFAPeachBowl https://t.co/1hJdTcyNYU
— Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (@CFAPeachBowl) May 26, 2022
College Football Playoff Semifinal Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Clemson
The @CFBPlayoff semifinal returns to the #FiestaBowl on New Year's Eve! https://t.co/zYA1bx0e39
— Fiesta Bowl (@Fiesta_Bowl) May 26, 2022
College Football Playoff National Championship: Alabama vs. Ohio State
It’s never too early to start planning for the postseason! 📆
The slate is officially set for the 2022-23 New Year's Six and Playoff Semifinals.
It all leads to the 2023 #CFBPlayoff #NationalChampionship on Monday, January 9 at @SoFiStadium!
— College Football Playoff (@CFBPlayoff) May 26, 2022
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Talented 2023 RB from Florida includes Alabama in top six
2023 running back Christopher Johnson recently announced that he was down to six schools. One of the programs listed was Alabama. The other five programs were Texas A&M, Clemson, Florida State, Ole Miss and Miami.
Johnson is regarded as a three-star according to 247Sports’ recruiting rankings. He is listed at 5-foot-11 and 178 pounds. The Florida native is one of the best sprinters in the state. His raw speed and athleticism personify his playing style. Johnson’s abilities led to him receiving an offer at one of Alabama’s camps back in June. The Tide have been in contact ever since then and appear to have a good chance of landing him.
Thus far, he has taken just one official visit and that was to Rutgers. Along with making the trip to New Jersey, he also took an unofficial visit to Miami.
It is unclear which school may be the favorite to land Johnson. However, the Tide appears to be firmly in the mix to earn a commitment. We will have to wait and see how his recruitment unfolds over the coming months. The goal is likely to sign two running backs in the class with one of them being five-star Richard Young.
Top 6 🙏🏽 @Andrew_Ivins @Dillard_DHS @305Sportss @TEAM_TATE_FLA @247Sports @RivalsRichie @RWrightRivals @BlairRIVALS pic.twitter.com/g3p3rUBMhm
— ripkym4l (@christopherj6_) July 1, 2022
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Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC lessened its stake in shares of Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT – Get Rating) by 2.4% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 6,026 shares of the retailer’s stock after selling 149 shares during the period. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC’s holdings in Walmart were worth $939,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New Hampshire grew its stake in shares of Walmart by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 15,806 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $2,354,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. RB Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. RB Capital Management LLC now owns 8,655 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,289,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Aldebaran Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Aldebaran Financial Inc. now owns 10,671 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $1,589,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Stokes Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Stokes Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,714 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $537,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, Somerset Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Walmart by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Somerset Trust Co now owns 27,231 shares of the retailer’s stock worth $4,055,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. 30.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Shares of NYSE:WMT opened at $122.63 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $132.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $139.61. Walmart Inc. has a 12 month low of $117.27 and a 12 month high of $160.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $336.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.37, a P/E/G ratio of 3.51 and a beta of 0.50.
A number of research firms recently weighed in on WMT. Telsey Advisory Group lowered their price objective on shares of Walmart from $175.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 18th. Gordon Haskett lowered their price objective on shares of Walmart from $140.00 to $135.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 18th. Evercore ISI decreased their price target on shares of Walmart from $140.00 to $135.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 18th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Walmart from $175.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 18th. Finally, Stephens decreased their price target on shares of Walmart to $160.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $156.74.
In other Walmart news, CEO C Douglas Mcmillon sold 9,708 shares of Walmart stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.61, for a total value of $1,219,421.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,526,864 shares in the company, valued at $191,789,387.04. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 29,124 shares of company stock worth $3,904,072. 48.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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Walmart Inc engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, and other units worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com, walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, and samsclub.com; and mobile commerce applications.
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Iowa Sweet Corn Harvest expected to be a little late
RADCLIFFE, Iowa (KCCI) - One local farmer says sweet corn will be just as tasty as always, but it won’t be available for a week to 10 days later than usual KCCI’s Marcus McIntosh reports.
“It was so wet this spring that it got put in late. So it’s going to be later for us,” said Scott Neubauer, a Radcliffe farmer.
However, Neubauer also says there are signs the sweet corn crop is headed for a good yield.
“The tassel right there at the very top of the plant is just starting to poke out. It will create pollen — pollen that will get on the ear and make that ear fill out,” Neubauer said.
Neubauer is hoping to harvest his sweet corn by mid-August, but he says the harvest is still dependent on Mother Nature.
Even though the corn might be later than normal, he likes the looks of his 100 acres of sweet corn.
“It is going to be just as good. It is going to be big,” Neubauer said.
He cautions that with the price of everything on the farming side on the rise, the price of sweet corn will also go up this year.
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Birmingham have parted company with Lee Bowyer amid uncertainty regarding a proposed takeover at St Andrew’s.
Bowyer held the head coach role for 16 months, steering the club to safety after his appointment in March 2021 and then guiding them to 20th place in the Championship last term. But with pre-season preparations already under way, Bowyer’s contract has been terminated.
The decision comes with the club’s owners looking to sell up. Laurence Bassini, the former Watford owner, had been in talks over a deal, but his period of exclusivity has expired after he missed a number of deadlines. Bassini had made clear he intended to replace Bowyer if he took over the club.
The club’s ownership status was not mentioned in Saturday’s statement confirming the 45-year-old’s exit, with last season’s results cited as the reason for the decision. “The board of directors believe this to be the necessary course of action and have acted swiftly ahead of the 2022-23 campaign,” the statement said. “Bowyer leaves the club after almost 16 months in charge, having helped secure Blues’ Championship status following his appointment in March 2021.
“Four victories in his first six games in charge helped lift the club away from the relegation zone, with survival officially achieved following victory over Derby County two games before the season’s conclusion. In his first full campaign at the helm, Bowyer oversaw a 20th-placed finish including an opening day victory at Sheffield United and a 5-0 away win over Luton Town.
“Despite a promising start to the campaign, results fell below expectations as the season progressed and the board feel that a change in management is in the best interests of the football club at this pivotal stage. The board would like to place on record their sincere thanks to Lee for all of his efforts during his time at the club. As a player and as a head coach, Lee’s commitment and dedication was never in question and we will always be thankful for his contribution both on the pitch and in the dugout.
“He will always be welcomed back to St Andrew’s … a replacement head coach and support staff will be confirmed in due course.”
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French player who beat Serena reaches 4th round at Wimbledon
French player who beat Serena reaches 4th round at Wimbledon
Wimbledon: Whether her opponents are tournament favorites or crowd favorites, Harmony Tan keeps knocking them out of Wimbledon. First there was Serena Williams, a seven-time champion at the All England Club. Then came 32nd-seeded Sara Sorribes Tormo. On Saturday, it was British player Katie Boulter.
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I think I like grass, said Tan, who won three straight matches at a tournament for the first time in her career. I really like to play with some slice, volley, everything with my game. The unseeded Frenchwoman is making her debut at the All England Club. She has played at the French Open four times, reaching the second round once. She also played at this year's Australian Open and again reached the second round. At the U.S. Open, she lost in the first round in 2018 in her only appearance at Flushing Meadows.
On Saturday, Tan beat Boulter 6-1, 6-1 on No. 2 Court. She never faced a break point in the match and converted five of the 10 she earned. Tan's debut at Wimbledon came on Day 2 of the tournament on Centre Court, the biggest stadium on the grounds. That's where she eliminated Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, in three sets.
It was really emotional for the first round against Serena, and after it was just play match for match, Tan said on court. Today was really good tennis. I don't know why, but ... it depends (on) the day. Tan will next face either Coco Gauff or Amanda Anisimova. The two Americans will face each other in Saturday's first match on Centre Court.
French Open champion Iga Swiatek was scheduled to face Alize Cornet on No. 1 Court. Swiatek is the top-seeded player at Wimbledon and has won 37 straight matches. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was scheduled to follow Gauff and Anisimova on Centre Court. Then Rafael Nadal, another two-time champion at the All England Club, was to play Lorenzo Sonego in the main stadium after that.
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Joan and I are vacationing in France, specifically in the Normandy region. Because we are with some of our kids and grandkids, we thought we ought to spend time in the Caen-Normandy Memorial and pay our respects at the Normandy American Cemetery. And of course we visited Omaha Beach. All very interesting, worth spending a day. It gives you a better look at what the Europeans experienced before, during, and right after the war, especially World War II.
One thing that struck me at the Normandy Memorial was the story of Britain’s prime minister signing a peace treaty in Munich with Adolf Hitler AFTER Germany had taken the western part of Czechoslovakia. The thought was that we needed to appease Hitler. We all know what happened to that. A year later Germany attacked Poland and World War II had begun. We in the U.S. didn’t do much better, wasting lots of precious time convincing ourselves that Hitler was indeed a monster and that our intervention was necessary to restore democracy. Who does indeed not want peace? “Imagine,” John Lennon sings, “all the people livin’ life in peace.” No wonder that song is consistently rated at the top. But, unfortunately, peace does not come free. We’re not “all people sharing all the world.” Not yet at least.
So letting Bashar al-Assad use chemical warfare on his own people and letting Vladimir Putin take the Crimea were clearly grave errors of judgement. It gave brutal rulers the green light to continue their behavior.
“Only fools and idiots want war,” Carl Sandburg once said (in the early 1940s), but sometimes the issue comes before a nation: Will you fight a war now or would you deliberately choose another later inevitable war — against an antagonist that may have become stronger and more confident of victory because of the refusal to fight earlier?
Are we never learning lessons from our history?
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Cwm LLC boosted its stake in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (BATS:JPST – Get Rating) by 152.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 317,897 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 192,181 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF were worth $15,981,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of JPST. HB Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $248,192,000. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 4,054,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,685,000 after purchasing an additional 106,240 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF by 3.9% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,906,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,072,000 after purchasing an additional 109,954 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,182,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,735,000 after purchasing an additional 6,423 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Tennessee Treasury Department bought a new stake in JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $108,941,000.
JPST stock opened at $50.00 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.29.
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TOKYO (AP) — Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman’s long search came to an end Friday when he was reunited in Tokyo with a cherished guitar 45 years after it was stolen from a Toronto hotel.
“My girlfriend is right there,” said Bachman, 78, a former member of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, as the Gretsch guitar on which he wrote “American Woman” and other hits was handed to him by a Japanese musician who had bought it at a Tokyo store in 2014 without knowing its history.
He said all guitars are special, but the orange 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins he bought as a teenager was exceptional. He worked at multiple jobs to save money to buy the $400 guitar, his first purchase of an expensive instrument, he said.
“It made my whole life. It was my hammer and a tool to write songs, make music and make money,” Bachman told The Associated Press before the handover at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo.
When it was stolen from the Toronto hotel in 1977, “I cried for three days. It was part of me,” he said. “It was very, very upsetting.” He ended up buying about 300 guitars in unsuccessful attempts to replace it, he said.
Bachman talked frequently about the missing guitar in interviews and on radio shows, and more recently on YouTube programs on which he performed with his son, Tal.
In 2020, a Canadian fan who heard the story of the guitar launched an internet search and successfully located it in Tokyo within two weeks.
The fan, William Long, used a small spot in the guitar’s wood grain visible in old images as a “digital fingerprint” and tracked the instrument down to a vintage guitar shop site in Tokyo. A further search led him to a YouTube video showing the instrument being played by a Japanese musician, TAKESHI, in December 2019.
After receiving the news from Long, Bachman contacted TAKESHI immediately, and recognized the guitar in a video chat they had.
“I was crying,” Bachman said. “The guitar almost spoke to me over the video, like, ’Hey, I’m coming home.’”
TAKESHI agreed to give it to Bachman in exchange for one that was very similar. So Bachman searched and found the guitar’s “sister” — made during the same week, with a close serial number, no modifications and no repairs.
“To find my guitar again was a miracle, to find its twin sister was another miracle,” Bachman said.
TAKESHI said he decided to return the guitar because as a guitar player he could imagine how much Bachman missed it.
“I owned it and played it for only eight years and I’m extremely sad to return it now. But he has been feeling sad for 46 years, and it’s time for someone else to be sad,” TAKESHI said. “I felt sorry for this legend.”
He said he felt good after returning the guitar to its rightful owner, but it may take time for him to love his new Gretsch as much as that one.
“It’s a guitar, and it has a soul. So even if it has the same shape, I cannot say for sure if I can love a replacement the same way I loved this one,” he said. “There is no doubt Randy thought of me and searched hard (for the replacement), so I will gradually develop an affection for it, but it may take time.”
Bachman said he and TAKESHI are now like brothers who own guitars that are “twin sisters.” They are participating in a documentary about the guitar on which they plan to perform a song, “Lost and Found,” together.
They also performed several songs at Friday’s handover, including “American Woman.”
Bachman said he will lock the guitar up in his home so he will never lose it again. “I am never ever going to take it out of my house again,” he said. | https://www.wlns.com/entertainment-news/rock-star-randy-bachman-reunited-with-beloved-stolen-guitar/ | 2022-07-02T15:42:58Z | https://www.wlns.com/entertainment-news/rock-star-randy-bachman-reunited-with-beloved-stolen-guitar/ | false | 70 |
Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BDTX – Get Rating) insider Fang Ni purchased 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 29th. The stock was bought at an average price of $2.44 per share, for a total transaction of $61,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 69,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $168,423.44. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.
Black Diamond Therapeutics stock opened at $2.62 on Friday. Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.46 and a 12-month high of $12.48. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $2.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.20. The stock has a market cap of $95.08 million, a PE ratio of -0.79 and a beta of 1.44.
Black Diamond Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BDTX – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 11th. The company reported ($0.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.75) by $0.05. Research analysts forecast that Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. will post -2.92 earnings per share for the current year.
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Black Diamond Therapeutics by 54.7% during the first quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,963 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 8,828 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Black Diamond Therapeutics during the fourth quarter worth about $59,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Black Diamond Therapeutics by 8.9% during the third quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 137,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,163,000 after purchasing an additional 11,184 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of Black Diamond Therapeutics during the third quarter worth about $170,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Black Diamond Therapeutics by 63.8% during the first quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 88,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 34,630 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.98% of the company’s stock.
Black Diamond Therapeutics Company Profile (Get Rating)
Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc, a biotechnology company, discover, develops, and commercializes medicines for patient with genetically defined tumors. It develops BDTX-189, an irreversible small molecule inhibitor that is designed to targets oncogenic proteins defined by the non-canonical epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 driver mutations.
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Wood Haven Health Care is bringing back the Elite Senior Club for area seniors in Wood County.
This used to be a huge group with over a hundred members, said Community Relations Manager Heather Bishop.
“Then COVID struck and we unfortunately had to stop allowing visitors into the community. We are still trying to be cautious and keep our residents safe so we had to come up with something new that would allow us to get the group together again,” Bishop said.
Previous members of the group were served lunch at Wood Haven Health Care followed by bingo.
Due to COVID precautions the meetings will be changed to a drive-up lunch monthly and games and prizes to those who come through and pick up lunch.
Reservations are needed by Monday by calling Bishop at 419-353-8411, ext. 8839.
“We do hope that things will open up fully again and we can resume lunch back in the dining area and bring back bingo,” Bishop said.
Among the perks offered with the “elite” membership above the free monthly lunch and prizes include free enrollment in Prehab for future preplanned surgeries and if there is a waiting list for admissions into the facility’s deluxe private rehab suites, members will go to the top of the waiting list. Membership is free to all seniors.
For more information on the program call Bishop or email [email protected]. | https://www.sent-trib.com/community/elite-senior-club-resumes-at-wood-haven/article_cee167d4-fa0c-11ec-8273-f7de1400d79a.html | 2022-07-02T15:57:23Z | https://www.sent-trib.com/community/elite-senior-club-resumes-at-wood-haven/article_cee167d4-fa0c-11ec-8273-f7de1400d79a.html | false | 2 |
The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations.
COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of Americans each day, but is not nearly as dangerous as it was last fall and winter.
“It’s going to be a good summer and we deserve this break,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.
With more Americans shielded from severe illness through vaccination and infection, COVID-19 has transformed — for now at least — into an unpleasant, inconvenient nuisance for many.
“It feels cautiously good right now,” said Dr. Dan Kaul, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. “For the first time that I can remember, pretty much since it started, we don’t have any (COVID-19) patients in the ICU.”
As the nation marks July Fourth, the average number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in the United States is hovering around 360. Last year, during a similar summer lull, it was around 228 in early July. That remains the lowest threshold in U.S. daily deaths since March 2020, when the virus first began its U.S. spread.
But there were far fewer reported cases at this time last year — fewer than 20,000 a day. Now, it’s about 109,000 — and likely an undercount as home tests aren’t routinely reported.
Today, in the third year of the pandemic, it’s easy to feel confused by the mixed picture: Repeat infections are increasingly likely, and a sizeable share of those infected will face the lingering symptoms of long COVID-19.
Yet, the stark danger of death has diminished for many people.
“And that’s because we’re now at a point that everyone’s immune system has seen either the virus or the vaccine two or three times by now,” said Dr. David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Over time, the body learns not to overreact when it sees this virus.”
“What we’re seeing is that people are getting less and less ill on average,” Dowdy said.
As many as 8 out of 10 people in the U.S. have been infected at least once, according to one influential model.
The death rate for COVID-19 has been a moving target, but recently has fallen to within the range of an average flu season, according to data analyzed by Arizona State University health industry researcher Mara Aspinall.
At first, some people said coronavirus was no more deadly than the flu, “and for a long period of time, that wasn’t true,” Aspinall said. Back then, people had no immunity. Treatments were experimental. Vaccines didn’t exist.
Now, Aspinall said, the built-up immunity has driven down the death rate to solidly in the range of a typical flu season. Over the past decade, the death rate for flu was about 5% to 13% of those hospitalized.
Big differences separate flu from COVID-19: The behavior of the coronavirus continues to surprise health experts and it’s still unclear whether it will settle into a flu-like seasonal pattern.
Last summer — when vaccinations first became widely available in the U.S. — was followed by the delta surge and then the arrival of omicron, which killed 2,600 Americans a day at its peak last February.
Experts agree a new variant might arise capable of escaping the population’s built-up immunity. And the fast-spreading omicron subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 might also contribute to a change in the death numbers.
“We thought we understood it until these new subvariants emerged,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious disease specialist at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.
It would be wise, he said, to assume that a new variant will come along and hit the nation later this summer.
“And then another late fall-winter wave,” Hotez said.
In the next weeks, deaths could edge up in many states, but the U.S. as a whole is likely to see deaths decline slightly, said Nicholas Reich, who aggregates coronavirus projections for the COVID-19 Forecast Hub in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“We’ve seen COVID hospitalizations increase to around 5,000 new admissions each day from just over 1,000 in early April. But deaths due to COVID have only increased slightly over the same time period,” said Reich, a professor of biostatistics at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Unvaccinated people have a six times higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared with people with at least a primary series of shots, the CDC estimated based on available data from April.
This summer, consider your own vulnerability and that of those around you, especially in large gatherings since the virus is spreading so rapidly, Dowdy said.
“There are still people who are very much at risk,” he said. | https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/02/for-now-wary-us-treads-water-with-transformed-covid-19/ | 2022-07-02T15:58:51Z | https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/02/for-now-wary-us-treads-water-with-transformed-covid-19/ | false | 40 |
Cuteness: Zoo welcomes baby porcupine to family
Published: Jul. 2, 2022 at 9:44 AM MDT|Updated: 18 minutes ago
(CNN) - A Massachusetts zoo has welcomed a baby porcupine.
Stone Zoo says the baby, believed to be male, came in at just one pound but is gaining weight and appears healthy.
The new family addition is the third porcupette for 9-year-old mom Prickles and 10-year-old dad Shadow.
Prehensile-tailed porcupines are born with soft quills that harden over time.
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After 90 years of serving up savory hot dogs and fresh tropical fruit drinks, the Big Apple’s last Papaya King is now facing a permanent exile.
Developer Extell – which built Central Park Tower in “Billionaire’s Row” and other apartment and office complexes throughout the Big Apple – wants to raze a low-rise Upper East Side building that Papaya King has called its flagship home since opening in 1932.
An Extell subsidiary purchased the property last December for $21 million, records show.
The company’s filed paperwork to demolish Papaya King, and the rest of the building at East 86th St. and 3rd Ave, with the city’s Buildings Department Tuesday.
Extell declined to reveal its plans for the site, but Papaya King customers said they felt sick to their stomachs after learning their beloved fast-food chain’s days might be numbered.
“It’d be sad to see it go,” said Jeannette Salano, 63, of the Bronx, whose been eating at Papaya King since she was child.
“People love this place. It’s better than Nathan’s, and definitely better than a street dog.”
Newlywed couple Arnela and Christoph Ridder of Germany were in town on their honeymoon, when they also stopped by for a bite Friday and were shocked to hear the news.
“We heard about this place on a bunch of different blogs and YouTube videos, and the hotdogs are really good,” Arnela, 28, said. “It’s an interesting combination with the sweet and savory.”
“It shouldn’t be shut down. It’s a real experience,” said Christoph, 32.
Papaya King was founded and operated for many years by the late Greek immigrant Constantine “Gus” Poulus.
It initially served fruit drinks only but soon expanded to hot dogs and other eats. The business prospered despite facing an onslaught of competition from similarly-named companies like Gray’s Papaya or Papaya Kingdom.
Papaya King opened other outposts – including Hollywood, the East Village, Downtown Brooklyn and on Long Island – but all have since closed. The Poulus family sold Papaya King in 1997.
Papaya King’s manager Mohamed Alam said the fast-food chain was hit hard by the pandemic and hopes he won’t have to find a new gig after working for the company 20 years.
“We had other places, but they closed because of the pandemic,” he said. “We have only this one left. If this closes down, I have no choice, and I’m going to have to look for another job. What can I do?”
Papaya King is already in the midst of a nasty legal dispute over the right to stay in their flagship location.
Their previous landlord, Imperial Sterling Ltd., filed a lawsuit in 2020 alleging Papaya King’s lease was terminated and that the chain’s management company Grab & Go broke into the site and continued to operate Papaya King without authorization, records show.
Extell, as new owner of the property, is actively pursuing the case, and wants a judge to shutter Papaya King. The latest twist for the wiener seller was first reported Patch.com.
However, lawyers for Grab & Go allege in court filings that Imperial Sterling never had the power to sell the building because it only had a 50% ownership stake. | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/us/developer-files-plan-to-demolish-papaya-king-flagship/245781/ | 2022-07-02T16:06:36Z | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/us/developer-files-plan-to-demolish-papaya-king-flagship/245781/ | false | 2 |
Cocaine trafficking ringleader sentenced to 360 months in prison
The ringleader of a Houston-based cocaine trafficking operation has been sentenced in the Southern District of Illinois to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, bringing to a successful close an investigation and prosecution that spanned several states and more than five years.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois reported in a news release that on Tuesday, June 21, Samuel Ruben Caraway, 46, was sentenced to 360 months in prison and five years of supervised release for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that resulted in the seizure of $1.2 million dollars in cash, $72,000 in jewelry and several kilos of cocaine.
Caraway was captured in Texas in July 2021, after being a fugitive for more than three and a half years.
An indictment filed on Jan. 4, 2018, charged that Caraway was the leader of a Houston-based group responsible for distributing more than $4 million dollars’ worth of cocaine throughout Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Georgia.
Caraway and eight co-defendants were named in the indictment.
The United States also seized $1,212,934 in U.S. currency, along with jewelry appraised at $72,000.
All the other defendants previously pleaded guilty, and Caraway was the last member of the group to be sentenced.
Each of his co-defendants also received significant prison sentences – Victor Johnson (188 months), Sammy Monroe (168 months), Rodney Smith (147 months), Dana Bell (87 months), Nahum Shibeshi (48 months), Astin Allison (151 months), Terrance Miles (121 months) and Jamie Green (262 months) – after it was determined that they were responsible for trafficking approximately 120 kilos of cocaine into Southern Illinois.
The investigation was conducted as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, OCDETF.
The OCDETF initiative brings federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and resources together to identify, target and dismantle large national and international drug trafficking organizations.
The investigation was conducted by agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Steven D. Weinhoeft and David D. Dean. | http://www.annanews.com/news/cocaine-trafficking-ringleader-sentenced-360-months-prison | 2022-07-02T16:16:36Z | http://www.annanews.com/news/cocaine-trafficking-ringleader-sentenced-360-months-prison | true | 1 |
Army Men: Turf Wars on GBA flew under the radar because the Army Men series was over saturated in the market at the time. Two years later, this exact same game engine, right down to the menu interface, was reused to create A Sound Of Thunder, a licensed movie tie-in that really should have never been released (see the link below for my A Sound Of Thunder coverage). In other words, A Sound Of Thunder is the sequel to Army Men Turf Wars as it is more of the same.
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TCW Group Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Chevron Co. (NYSE:CVX – Get Rating) by 10.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 334,947 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 40,549 shares during the period. TCW Group Inc.’s holdings in Chevron were worth $54,540,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Chevron during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,111,594,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Chevron during the fourth quarter worth approximately $119,040,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Chevron by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,400,260 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,689,870,000 after buying an additional 917,773 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its position in Chevron by 534.8% during the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 946,854 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $111,113,000 after buying an additional 797,701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in Chevron by 28.9% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,253,895 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $381,845,000 after buying an additional 730,170 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.89% of the company’s stock.
Shares of CVX opened at $146.51 on Friday. Chevron Co. has a 52 week low of $92.86 and a 52 week high of $182.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $287.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.77, a PEG ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.43. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $164.13 and a 200-day moving average of $150.85.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 19th were paid a $1.42 dividend. This represents a $5.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 18th. Chevron’s payout ratio is 53.38%.
In related news, Director Wanda M. Austin sold 12,039 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.29, for a total value of $2,134,394.31. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 3,543 shares in the company, valued at $628,138.47. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Enrique Hernandez, Jr. sold 5,805 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $928,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 22,978 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,676,480. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 561,726 shares of company stock valued at $94,057,396 over the last quarter. 0.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Several equities analysts have recently commented on CVX shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Chevron from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $169.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, March 11th. Citigroup upped their target price on Chevron from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 19th. UBS Group upped their target price on Chevron from $150.00 to $192.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Chevron from $150.00 to $184.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 11th. Finally, Cowen reduced their price target on Chevron from $179.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $167.24.
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Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in integrated energy and chemicals operations worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; and transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas, as well as operates a gas-to-liquids plant.
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(The Conversation) – Several Texas abortion funds – which are charities that help people who can’t afford to get an abortion pay for their travel, lodging and medical bills – paused disbursements on June 24, 2022, after the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have no constitutional right to the procedure.
The Lilith, Equal Access, Frontera and other funds said they were taking this step to assess the legal consequences of the court’s ruling in Texas, which already had some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws. Abortion funds in some other states, including Oklahoma, were also reportedly halting their work.
Some funds active in Texas made this decision based on concerns that their financial assistance to women seeking abortions may now be illegal in that state, as well as fears that their donors could also be sued for violating Texas law.
But as an expert on reproductive rights and First Amendment law who has argued before the Supreme Court, I believe that donating to abortion funds – even in places where helping people get abortions is illegal – is protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Precedent in Schaumburg, Illinois
The Supreme Court has ruled on several occasions that fundraising, whether it’s by charitable organizations or political candidates, is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment.
The court handed down the first relevant ruling in 1980, with its Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment decision. The court struck down an Illinois city ordinance that had prohibited charitable organizations from soliciting contributions unless 75% or more of their revenue was used directly for charitable purposes, rather than for salaries, administration and overhead costs.
The city of Schaumburg had defended that ordinance by contending it regulated conduct involving commercial transactions and was necessary to prevent fundraising for fraudulent causes. The Supreme Court rejected this characterization, asserting that fundraising is a form of protected speech because it is “intertwined with informative and perhaps persuasive speech seeking support for particular causes or for particular views on economic, political, or social issues.”
The court further noted that without the right to seek and receive donations, “the flow of information and advocacy would likely cease.”
Campaign contributions as free speech
Several campaign finance rulings have reinforced the Schaumberg ruling.
The best-known among them is Citizen’s United v. Federal Election Commission. Two other key rulings are Buckley v. Valeo, which preceded the Schaumberg case, and McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. All three established that contributions to political candidates, and spending by those candidates, is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment.
In the eyes of the law, seeking donations and making contributions are two sides of the same coin. The Supreme Court has said that both are important ways to show support for political preferences, advance ideas and advocate for policy changes.
The First Amendment right to solicit or give funds is not limited to charitable organizations or candidates. Simply panhandling on the street, the most basic form of soliciting funds, is entitled to First Amendment protection, according to several lower federal courts.
The right to donate – to controversial causes
The Supreme Court has also held that the freedom of association principle embodied in the First Amendment protects the right to support a cause by making donations or paying dues.
Based on the freedom of association, which includes the right to join together with others for social or political purposes, the court has been very protective of the right of donors to remain anonymous. That has especially been the case for donors who support controversial causes and when revealing their identity might subject them to harassment, threats, public hostility or other forms of reprisal.
In 1958, the Supreme Court ruled in NAACP v. Alabama that the First Amendment barred Alabama from forcing the NAACP to disclose the names of its members or donors who resided in the state. The court pragmatically recognized that compelling disclosure of supporters of a civil rights group in Alabama in the 1950s could endanger the donors.
Protecting both sides
This First Amendment principle of protecting the speech and the rights of donors to fund charitable causes guards both sides of the political spectrum.
In July 2021, for example, the Supreme Court decided a case brought by two organizations considered to be conservative: the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Thomas More Law Center. The two organizations challenged a California law that required them to disclose the names of their donors who gave more than $5,000.
California tried to justify this law as necessary to prevent fraud by registered charities – the same “preventing fraud” rationale that Schaumburg had unsuccessfully asserted as the reason it needed to restrict charitable solicitation.
Relying on the NAACP case among others, the Court held in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta that the compelled disclosure requirement violated the donors’ right to freedom of association.
Based on this body of law, the First Amendment protects the right of abortion funds to seek contributions and to make contributions to individuals in Texas and other states where abortion is illegal to support their activities. The First Amendment also protects the right of people to make donations to abortion funds.
Restricting financial help for abortions in Texas
A 2021 Texas law known as Senate Bill 8 prohibits “aiding and abetting” an abortion after six weeks into pregnancy. The measure specifically mentions providing financial assistance as a form of aiding and abetting.
The law authorizes any person in the world to bring a civil damages lawsuit against anyone who “aids and abets” an abortion, and to recover attorneys’ fees in addition to at least $10,000.
One reason why abortion funds might be leery right now is that Texas law permits someone to seek a court order to force others to hand over information that might provide a basis for suing them.
Two individuals have already sought such an order to require the Lilith Fund to disclose information about its funding and donors in order to determine if they violated the 2021 restriction on “aiding and abetting” an abortion by giving money.
The Thomas More Law Society – the same organization that successfully asked the Supreme Court to protect it from having to disclose its donors – is representing the people seeking donor information from the Lilith Fund, and tweeted that Lilith Fund donors could face legal action for violating the Texas abortion law’s aiding and abetting prohibition.
A Texas trial court judge has found that the provisions authorizing anyone to sue someone who provides or “aids and abets” an abortion likely violate the Texas Constitution, and has temporarily enjoined the law, meaning that it is on hold pending appeal.
The case is likely to go to the Texas Supreme Court. How that court rules will have a great impact on the liability risk faced by the Lilith Fund for providing financial assistance to women to help them get an abortion. While the legal process is playing out, the Lilith Fund is trying to minimize its legal risk by suspending the distribution of money to women.
If the Texas appellate courts eventually uphold S.B.8, the ban on providing financial assistance to Texas women could be enforced. In that event, the Lilith Fund would be able to make a strong case that they don’t need to reveal any information because of First Amendment protections.
The right to disburse money
If states try to punish abortion funds – or individuals – for providing a woman with financial assistance to get an abortion in another state where it remains legal, including the money required to travel there, that would likely violate the Constitution.
Giving money to people who want to obtain a legal abortion would not be “aiding and abetting” a crime. Moreover, the Constitution protects the right to interstate travel. The freedom to cross state lines is a right deeply embedded in U.S. history dating to the Articles of Confederation, prior to the Bill of Rights.
Assisting someone with obtaining a legal abortion by giving them money also could be protected as a form of free speech because it can be one aspect of advocating for and supporting the right to legal abortion. Disbursing these funds could also be protected under the Constitution as an aspect of the freedom to associate with women who seek legal abortions – by giving them financial support. | https://www.abc27.com/national/donating-to-help-women-get-abortions-is-a-first-amendment-right-protected-by-supreme-court-precedents/ | 2022-07-02T16:24:28Z | https://www.abc27.com/national/donating-to-help-women-get-abortions-is-a-first-amendment-right-protected-by-supreme-court-precedents/ | false | 32 |
(The Conversation) – Several Texas abortion funds – which are charities that help people who can’t afford to get an abortion pay for their travel, lodging and medical bills – paused disbursements on June 24, 2022, after the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have no constitutional right to the procedure.
The Lilith, Equal Access, Frontera and other funds said they were taking this step to assess the legal consequences of the court’s ruling in Texas, which already had some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws. Abortion funds in some other states, including Oklahoma, were also reportedly halting their work.
Some funds active in Texas made this decision based on concerns that their financial assistance to women seeking abortions may now be illegal in that state, as well as fears that their donors could also be sued for violating Texas law.
But as an expert on reproductive rights and First Amendment law who has argued before the Supreme Court, I believe that donating to abortion funds – even in places where helping people get abortions is illegal – is protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Precedent in Schaumburg, Illinois
The Supreme Court has ruled on several occasions that fundraising, whether it’s by charitable organizations or political candidates, is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment.
The court handed down the first relevant ruling in 1980, with its Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment decision. The court struck down an Illinois city ordinance that had prohibited charitable organizations from soliciting contributions unless 75% or more of their revenue was used directly for charitable purposes, rather than for salaries, administration and overhead costs.
The city of Schaumburg had defended that ordinance by contending it regulated conduct involving commercial transactions and was necessary to prevent fundraising for fraudulent causes. The Supreme Court rejected this characterization, asserting that fundraising is a form of protected speech because it is “intertwined with informative and perhaps persuasive speech seeking support for particular causes or for particular views on economic, political, or social issues.”
The court further noted that without the right to seek and receive donations, “the flow of information and advocacy would likely cease.”
Campaign contributions as free speech
Several campaign finance rulings have reinforced the Schaumberg ruling.
The best-known among them is Citizen’s United v. Federal Election Commission. Two other key rulings are Buckley v. Valeo, which preceded the Schaumberg case, and McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. All three established that contributions to political candidates, and spending by those candidates, is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment.
In the eyes of the law, seeking donations and making contributions are two sides of the same coin. The Supreme Court has said that both are important ways to show support for political preferences, advance ideas and advocate for policy changes.
The First Amendment right to solicit or give funds is not limited to charitable organizations or candidates. Simply panhandling on the street, the most basic form of soliciting funds, is entitled to First Amendment protection, according to several lower federal courts.
The right to donate – to controversial causes
The Supreme Court has also held that the freedom of association principle embodied in the First Amendment protects the right to support a cause by making donations or paying dues.
Based on the freedom of association, which includes the right to join together with others for social or political purposes, the court has been very protective of the right of donors to remain anonymous. That has especially been the case for donors who support controversial causes and when revealing their identity might subject them to harassment, threats, public hostility or other forms of reprisal.
In 1958, the Supreme Court ruled in NAACP v. Alabama that the First Amendment barred Alabama from forcing the NAACP to disclose the names of its members or donors who resided in the state. The court pragmatically recognized that compelling disclosure of supporters of a civil rights group in Alabama in the 1950s could endanger the donors.
Protecting both sides
This First Amendment principle of protecting the speech and the rights of donors to fund charitable causes guards both sides of the political spectrum.
In July 2021, for example, the Supreme Court decided a case brought by two organizations considered to be conservative: the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Thomas More Law Center. The two organizations challenged a California law that required them to disclose the names of their donors who gave more than $5,000.
California tried to justify this law as necessary to prevent fraud by registered charities – the same “preventing fraud” rationale that Schaumburg had unsuccessfully asserted as the reason it needed to restrict charitable solicitation.
Relying on the NAACP case among others, the Court held in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta that the compelled disclosure requirement violated the donors’ right to freedom of association.
Based on this body of law, the First Amendment protects the right of abortion funds to seek contributions and to make contributions to individuals in Texas and other states where abortion is illegal to support their activities. The First Amendment also protects the right of people to make donations to abortion funds.
Restricting financial help for abortions in Texas
A 2021 Texas law known as Senate Bill 8 prohibits “aiding and abetting” an abortion after six weeks into pregnancy. The measure specifically mentions providing financial assistance as a form of aiding and abetting.
The law authorizes any person in the world to bring a civil damages lawsuit against anyone who “aids and abets” an abortion, and to recover attorneys’ fees in addition to at least $10,000.
One reason why abortion funds might be leery right now is that Texas law permits someone to seek a court order to force others to hand over information that might provide a basis for suing them.
Two individuals have already sought such an order to require the Lilith Fund to disclose information about its funding and donors in order to determine if they violated the 2021 restriction on “aiding and abetting” an abortion by giving money.
The Thomas More Law Society – the same organization that successfully asked the Supreme Court to protect it from having to disclose its donors – is representing the people seeking donor information from the Lilith Fund, and tweeted that Lilith Fund donors could face legal action for violating the Texas abortion law’s aiding and abetting prohibition.
A Texas trial court judge has found that the provisions authorizing anyone to sue someone who provides or “aids and abets” an abortion likely violate the Texas Constitution, and has temporarily enjoined the law, meaning that it is on hold pending appeal.
The case is likely to go to the Texas Supreme Court. How that court rules will have a great impact on the liability risk faced by the Lilith Fund for providing financial assistance to women to help them get an abortion. While the legal process is playing out, the Lilith Fund is trying to minimize its legal risk by suspending the distribution of money to women.
If the Texas appellate courts eventually uphold S.B.8, the ban on providing financial assistance to Texas women could be enforced. In that event, the Lilith Fund would be able to make a strong case that they don’t need to reveal any information because of First Amendment protections.
The right to disburse money
If states try to punish abortion funds – or individuals – for providing a woman with financial assistance to get an abortion in another state where it remains legal, including the money required to travel there, that would likely violate the Constitution.
Giving money to people who want to obtain a legal abortion would not be “aiding and abetting” a crime. Moreover, the Constitution protects the right to interstate travel. The freedom to cross state lines is a right deeply embedded in U.S. history dating to the Articles of Confederation, prior to the Bill of Rights.
Assisting someone with obtaining a legal abortion by giving them money also could be protected as a form of free speech because it can be one aspect of advocating for and supporting the right to legal abortion. Disbursing these funds could also be protected under the Constitution as an aspect of the freedom to associate with women who seek legal abortions – by giving them financial support. | https://wreg.com/news/nation-and-world/donating-to-help-women-get-abortions-is-a-first-amendment-right-protected-by-supreme-court-precedents/ | 2022-07-02T16:24:52Z | https://wreg.com/news/nation-and-world/donating-to-help-women-get-abortions-is-a-first-amendment-right-protected-by-supreme-court-precedents/ | true | 32 |
ISLAMABAD — A three-day assembly of Islamic clerics and tribal elders in the Afghan capital concluded Saturday with pledges of support for the Taliban and calls on the international community to recognize the country’s Taliban-led government.
The meeting in Kabul was tailored along the lines of Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirgas - regular councils of elders, leaders and prominent figures meant to deliberate Afghan policy issues.
But it appeared that the overwhelming majority of attendees were Taliban officials and supporters, mostly Islamic clerics. Women were not allowed to attend, unlike Loya Jirgas held under a U.S.-backed government in the past.
The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum to hear a range of voices on issues facing Afghanistan.
According to Mujib-ul Rahman Ansari, a cleric who attended the gathering, an 11-point statement released at the end urges countries in the region and the world, the United Nations, Islamic organizations and others to recognize a Taliban-led Afghanistan, remove all sanctions imposed since the Taliban takeover and unfreeze Afghan assets abroad.
Ansari said that more than 4,500 Islamic clerics and elders who attended renewed their allegiance and loyalty to the Taliban’s supreme leader and spiritual chief, Haibatullah Akhundzada.
In a surprise development, the reclusive Akhundzada came to Kabul from his base in southern Kandahar province and addressed the gathering on Friday. It was believed to be his first visit to the Afghan capital since the Taliban seized power.
In his hour-long speech carried by state radio, Akhundzada called the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a “victory for the Muslim world.”
His appearance added symbolic heft to the gathering. The Taliban are under international pressure to be more inclusive as they struggle with Afghanistan’s humanitarian crises.
The international community has been wary of any recognition or cooperation with the Taliban, especially after they restricted the rights of women and minorities - measures that hark back to their harsh rule when they were last in power in the last 1990s.
Saturday’s 11-point resolution called on the Taliban government to pay “special attention and to ensure justice, religious and modern education, health, agriculture, industry, the rights of minorities, children, women and the entire nation, according to Islamic holy law.”
The Taliban adhere to their own strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia.
Akhundzada, who rose from a low-profile member of the Islamic insurgents to the leader of the Taliban in a swift transition of power after a 2016 U.S. drone strike killed his predecessor, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, also offered prayers Friday for earthquake victims.
The powerful quake in June killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan, igniting yet another crisis for the struggling country. Overstretched aid groups already keeping millions of Afghans alive rushed supplies to the quake victims, but most countries responded tepidly to Taliban calls for international help.
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LOS ANGELES (AP)Tony Gonsolin continued a bid for his first All-Star Game appearance, pitching into the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night.
Max Muncy and Cody Bellinger hit home runs to help the Dodgers win their third consecutive game and improve to 2-0 on a season-high 11-game homestand. Los Angeles has won four of five against San Diego this year and leads the Padres by 3 1/2 games atop the NL West.
Gonsolin (10-0) became the first 10-game winner in the National League while lowering his major league-leading ERA to 1.54.
”I’m just trying to stay in the (strike) zone and let them hit it,” Gonsolin said. ”We have the best defense behind me so let those guys play.”
Gonsolin gave up one run and four hits over 7 2/3 innings, with no walks and eight strikeouts. He ended the outing by fanning pinch-hitter Manny Machado and C.J. Abrams.
While Gonsolin has shown spurts of being a quality pitcher in the past, emerging as a top starter on an staff that is dealing with injuries has been key for the first-place Dodgers.
”I think the difference is probably his command with all of pitches,” catcher Austin Barnes said. ”Sometimes he would be scattered in the zone and that would get him in trouble, make him a little bit inefficient. But he’s going after hitters, he knows what he’s doing and he has a lot of conviction behind each throw.”
Trent Grisham hit a home run for the Padres, who have lost five of their last six.
San Diego left-hander Blake Snell struck out a season-high 12, but lasted just five innings on 107 pitches. Every Dodgers hitter in the starting lineup struck out by the sixth inning.
”The stuff is as good as we’ve seen it all year,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said of Snell. ”He was good last time and seems to be getting better every time. He has something really to hang his hat on this time.”
The Dodgers still managed to put together enough offense to take a 1-0 lead in the second inning with Muncy’s seventh home run of the season on a drive to right field.
Muncy was 0 for 13 with five strikeouts in his career against Snell before connecting.
The Padres tied it in the fifth on Grisham homer just inside the right field foul pole, his seventh.
Bellinger homered in the sixth against Craig Stammen (1-1). Freddie Freeman hit an RBI double in seventh.
”Craig was kind of our length (out of the bullpen) and we had to go to him a little early today because of five innings out of Blake,” Melvin said.
Bellinger added a sacrifice fly for a run in the eighth and Barnes followed with an RBI groundout.
WELCOME BACK
Nearly two weeks after he was reacquired in a trade from Detroit, Los Angeles right fielder Trayce Thompson hit a pair of doubles off the center-field wall in his first home start as a member of the Dodgers since July 2017.
”It was pretty surreal, but it’s pretty easy when a lot of my close friends are on this team, people I spent a lot of time with” Thompson said. ”I’m just excited for the opportunity and trying to make the most of it each day.”
Thompson had bounced around seven organizations before returning, including the Padres earlier this season.
Thompson’s days figured to be numbered with Mookie Betts close to returning from the injured list, but he has helped his cause with elite defense in right and four extra-base hits with five RBIs in the 10 games since his arrival.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: Machado didn’t start one day after returning from a nine-game absence because of sprained left ankle. He is expected to return to the lineup Saturday, with manager Bob Melvin hinting it could be as the designated hitter.
Dodgers: Betts (ribs) hit against a pitching machine Friday and is scheduled to hit against left-hander Caleb Ferguson on Saturday. Manager Dave Roberts said that hitting against live pitching is the final step before Betts can return. … Ferguson (forearm) is on track to return by the middle of next week, according to Roberts. … INF/OF Zach McKinstry (neck) could be headed for a minor league rehab assignment by the end of the weekend.
UP NEXT
Padres: RHP Yu Darvish (7-3, 3.26 ERA) is set to face his former team Saturday.
Dodgers: LHP Tyler Anderson (8-1) will take the mound following his first loss of the season.
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In the few months since his Mark Ormrod painting first went up on the side of a house in Peverell, the artist behind the painting has remained wholly at the heart of Plymouth’s art scene. Though Kevin Preston still gets his hands covered in paint from time to time, his latest project focuses more on helping others overcome the barriers that halted his career for so long.
Kevin is now an ambassador for Outside In, exhibits artwork across Plymouth, works with the Kintsugi Project at Leadworks to platform disabled artists, and will be designing a new Christmas card to be revealed later this year. But his breakthrough into the art-world was hardly conventional.
Growing up in Devonport, Kevin had been painting since he was old enough to pick up a paintbrush. As a child, he’d won art competitions at school and one with WHSmith, and had been featured on Blue Peter for his creations.
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“Back in those days, I didn’t have all the qualifications - to be in the art world, you needed a university degree, you needed an MA and all the rest of it,” he said. “So I gave up - well, I didn’t give up on it, I just couldn’t afford to do it, my mum couldn’t afford to do it, so I joined up in the army.”
The 58-year-old served in the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards. Kevin initially received a serious back injury whilst stationed in Northern Ireland, resulting in four spinal operations and a stroke.
“I was very lucky to be walking, to be honest, because I had to have an emergency operation. During that time, because I was bed bound, I wanted to get back into my art," he added.
“So what I did was, I started doing portraits of soldiers in Afghanistan who had died in the war. And I sent them to the families as presents.”
This carried on a tradition from Kevin’s army days, where he would paint the soldiers stationed with him in Northern Ireland, for them to send home to their families. One of the men stationed with Kevin even offered him a job as a result of his artistry.
“We had an assault pioneer with us, an engineer of the battalion, and he asked me if I wanted a job when I got back to England as a sign writer, which I gladly took, and trained as the battalion sign writer.”
Only a short while later, Kevin completed his final tour and came out of the army. It wasn’t until his spinal operations that he took up painting again, instead looking for jobs in manual labour - which only worsened his injury.
“When I realised what was happening, and I had that operation, it changed the game. That’s when I went back to when Afghanistan was on and I started doing these portraits for the families of soldiers who died in Afghanistan - mainly of Coldstream Guards, who were in my regiment at first. Then I was doing prints for their wives and children, and I joined Help for Heroes, who helped me a lot, and then Outside In.”
Outside In were established in 2006 and are a national charity providing a platform for artists facing significant barriers to the art world as a result of their health, disability, social circumstance or isolation.
“I had plenty of barriers,” Kevin said: “So I jumped at the chance. I was under confident as well because I was bed-bound, and not able to get out of the house - it was just me and Jo at the time.”
Jo is Kevin’s wife and ‘his rock’, and helped him through much of Kevin’s difficult recovery process after his operations. And while Kevin’s family and Help for Heroes gave him the necessary support through his injuries, Outside In encouraged Kevin’s artistic pursuits.
“When I joined these societies, things started to happen again - people started to like my work and I ended up becoming an ambassador for them, and we’ve just won an award for voluntary service.”
The equivalent to an MBE, the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive. The ambassadors of Outside In are one of 244 charities, social enterprises, and volunteer groups to be awarded this honour as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations at the beginning of June.
The Plymothian has also had works exhibited in the national news, and has had three exhibitions with Help for Heroes, whom he now works for as a t-shirt designer. Gaining confidence, Kevin then went on to join the more prestigious Armed Forces Art Society.
“I exhibited twice in the Menier Gallery, in London - it’s inside an old chocolate factory, right next to the Tate Modern. Two of my paintings got refused - my two best ones and the other one I did, sort of a silhouette, that went in.
“This is why I do work with charities like Outside In, because of all the disabled artists that don’t stand a chance of getting into these big societies or exhibiting in big places. Joining that society made me think about how difficult it is for artists to get in.”
Having experienced barriers and inaccessibility breaking into the art world himself, Kevin knows first hand how difficult it can be when work is rejected.
“I don’t know what it was, why they wouldn’t accept my paintings, but all it did to me was to make me work harder. Every time that happened, I didn’t give up.”
“That’s what I’d say to a lot of artists - don’t give up. Keep going and keep going, and the more you do it, the more you will improve.”
To help break down barriers faced by disabled artists, Kevin helped organise Hidden Disabilities earlier in June, an exhibition ran through The Kintsugi Project. Kintsugi is a Japanese idea where something that was once broken is mended using gold, ‘making it even more beautiful than it was before’.
The exhibition featured artwork from Plymouth locals with a range of disabilities, including people with autism and bipolar disorder, and, in a first for some of the artists, were able to showcase and sell some of their work.
“It was a brilliant experience. Even though I’ve exhibited before, I just wanted to help out and get involved with everybody as part of the team.”
“People got really good recognition for their work and they were so chuffed that they were exhibiting for the first time, as well. We had something like over 200 guests there!”
This is just the tip of the iceberg for Kevin's future hopes. Already, they have secured space exhibiting work in London, offering a fantastic chance for some of the "first-timers" to submit and potentially exhibit their work in the country's capital. He's also hoping to bring Kintsugi and Outside In together to pool funding and resources for disabled artists, in an effort to give them as much support as possible.
"I want to teach them what [Outside In] taught me. I've been asked to teach down there - which I'd love to be able to do. I'll be able to talk about how to create an exhibition, how to price artwork, and give them all the knowledge I didn't have earlier. I mean, I did the odd painting here and there, but this last decade it's gone really well for me, as an artist."
"I get people asking me to do commissions, but I prefer to do the charity work and put it back into society."
There are so many projects in the works that Kevin isn't allowed to talk about yet - as well as enabling and empowering Plymouth's disabled artists, we can certainly expect to see more of Kevin's works brightening up our city in the future.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona.
The Higgins landing craft that has long been 185 feet (56 meters) below the surface is now nearly halfway out of the water at Lake Mead.
The boat lies less than a mile from Lake Mead Marina and Hemingway Harbor.
It was used to survey the Colorado River decades ago, sold to the marina and then sunk, according to dive tours company Las Vegas Scuba.
Higgins Industries in New Orleans built several thousand landing craft between 1942 and 1945, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Around 1,500 “Higgins boats” were deployed at Normandy on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day.
The boat is just the latest in a series of objects unearthed by declining water levels in Lake Mead, the largest human-made reservoir in the U.S., held back by the Hoover Dam. In May, two sets of human remains were found in the span of a week.
Experts say climate change and drought have led to the lake dropping to its lowest level since it was full about 20 years ago.
As water levels drop at both Lake Mead and Lake Powell upstream on the Arizona-Utah line, states in the U.S. West increasingly face deeper cuts to their supply from the Colorado River. The lower levels also impact hydropower produced at Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back Lake Powell.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton said last month that the agency would take action to protect the system if the seven states in the Colorado River basin don’t quickly come up with a way to cut the use of up to 4 million acre-feet of water — more than Arizona and Nevada’s share combined.
An acre-foot is about 325,850 gallons (about 1.23 million liters). An average household uses one-half to one acre-foot of water a year.
The two states, California and Mexico already have enacted voluntary and mandatory cuts. Water from some reservoirs in the upper basin — Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah — has been released to prop up Lake Powell.
Farmers use a majority of the river’s supply.
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Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Ford Motor (NYSE:F – Get Rating) by 4.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 21,781 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,015 shares during the quarter. Octavia Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $368,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 167,772,396 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $3,484,633,000 after purchasing an additional 3,739,938 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 66,975,441 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $1,387,115,000 after buying an additional 1,749,513 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Ford Motor in the 4th quarter valued at about $780,129,000. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 36.3% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 16,429,261 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $341,236,000 after buying an additional 4,377,787 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC increased its position in Ford Motor by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC now owns 14,237,338 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $295,710,000 after buying an additional 938,454 shares in the last quarter. 52.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
In related news, insider Ashwani Kumar Galhotra sold 25,892 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.41, for a total value of $321,319.72. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 511,605 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,349,018.05. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Motor Co Ford sold 7,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.88, for a total value of $188,160,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 86,947,494 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,337,148,638.72. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 15,025,892 shares of company stock worth $402,881,320 in the last quarter. 0.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
NYSE:F opened at $11.32 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $45.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $13.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.69. Ford Motor has a 1 year low of $10.90 and a 1 year high of $25.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.01.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 27th. The auto manufacturer reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $32.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.39 billion. Ford Motor had a return on equity of 12.46% and a net margin of 8.57%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.89 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Ford Motor will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 26th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.53%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.08%.
About Ford Motor (Get Rating)
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, markets, and services a range of Ford trucks, cars, sport utility vehicles, electrified vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through three segments: Automotive, Mobility, and Ford Credit. The Automotive segment sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments.
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