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SuperViz offers PureWeb customers the ability to introduce real-time audiovisual meeting features into streamed immersive 3D experiences.
CALGARY, AB, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PureWeb, the leading enterprise platform for streaming interactive, web-based 3D content has partnered with SuperViz, the leading telepresence platform for meeting inside virtual spaces. This partnership will now enable people to easily see and speak with others in real time with a sense of presence–all within a streamed 3D environment as if they were there together.
With the SuperViz and PureWeb integration, brands and businesses can now host immersive 3D experiences built using Unreal Engine or Unity, stream it to any device using the PureWeb platform, and invite participants into a real-time meeting or guided tour within the experience using SuperViz's audiovisual integration - no downloads or special equipment needed.
"There's so much buzz around all the cool, immersive experiences that are possible in the metaverse," says Kevin Viggers, Head of R&D at PureWeb. "But the thing that will really make the metaverse a persistent part of our lives is the ability to fulfill one of our core human needs: to connect with others. This new Superviz integration allows PureWeb Reality applications to connect with anyone while enjoying a metaverse experience."
"SuperViz's mission to improve global access to remote collaboration and connection where a location is the subject, aligns perfectly with PureWeb's mission to make the metaverse accessible," says Russ Rive, SuperViz CEO and Cofounder. "With this new integration, anyone, anywhere can not only distribute their immersive 3D experiences but use them to connect, conduct business, and collaborate inside the projects as if they were there together."
This PureWeb x SuperViz integration can be used to deliver real-time meetings, guided tours, and remote collaboration for any 3D experience, for any industry, at a global scale.
How we work, play, and connect remotely is evolving at a rapid pace, and PureWeb is excited to partner with SuperViz to take metaverse experiences to the next level.
Learn more about PureWeb x SuperViz here
PureWeb is the enterprise solution for cloud distribution of immersive 3D metaverse applications. These applications, built in Unreal Engine or Unity, support architectural visualizations, digital twins, internal collaboration, customer engagement, and the next generation of commercial metaverse experiences.
PureWeb simplifies and accelerates the development and deployment of such applications, enabling users to access each experience through any web browser on any device.
Our platform efficiently manages cloud infrastructure and global usage, while minimizing latency and cost.
SuperViz is a telepresence platform for immersive collaboration inside spatial content. A combination of video conferencing and avatars inside virtual spaces creates a sense of presence directly in browsers. People can virtually teleport together to any location by simply clicking a meeting web link. SuperViz serves industries where remote spaces and 3D models are integral to their operations. Industries include manufacturing, AEC, BIM, construction management, real estate, property management, insurance, retail, and B2B metaverse applications.
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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) _ Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (KRUS) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $477,000.
The Irvine, California-based company said it had net income of 5 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $38 million in the period.
Kura Sushi expects full-year revenue in the range of $137 million to $142 million.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Sandra Lindsay is still in shock, after a recent phone call.
“The President of the United States wants to speak to me? That has to be a prank call,” Lindsay said.
But it was no joke, and Thursday she was one of 17 recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom.
President Joe Biden says she was selected for her work as a Long Island Jewish Medical Center critical care nurse, and for being the first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials.
“She poured her heart into helping patients fight for their lives and to keep their fellow nurses safe…today, she receives our nation’s highest civilian honor,” the President said.
“Never in my wildest dreams would I think that I would hold this place in history, but I am honored and humbled,” Lindsay said.
In addition to saving lives, Lindsay says the vaccines also relieved some of the burden on healthcare workers.
“My colleagues and I in healthcare, in the medical community, have worked tirelessly to get to this point,” Lindsay said.
She continues to advocate for vaccines and mental health for health care workers and says this Medal of Freedom is not just for her.
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While most cultivations are cutting costs and quality, Coastal Cultivars makes no compromises to deliver the best cannabis in Massachusetts
BOSTON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coastal Cultivars (www.number9collection.com), an all-natural, sustainable, sun-grown cannabis farm in Massachusetts, announced it will be using a new, all-natural, ultra-premium soil developed by Coast of Maine. The soil will be used as the primary growth medium for Coastal Cultivars' No.9 Sunflower Collection brand of cannabis products.
In an increasingly competitive cannabis market, most cultivations look to cut costs and sacrifice quality by relying solely on artificial growing mediums, synthetic nutrient inputs, and power-consuming grow lights.
In contrast to industry trends, Coastal Cultivars has partnered with Coast of Maine and will begin utilizing its all-natural, nutrient-rich soils to grow craft-quality cannabis with extremely rich terpenes and robust flowers.
Specifically, Coastal Cultivars will use Coast of Maine's "Stonington Blend Organic & Natural Grower's Mix" for the cultivation of its No.9 Sunflower Collection of finished cannabis products.
This ultra-premium soil contains mycorrhizal fungi, kelp, and alfalfa meal, as well as peat, coconut fiber and compost.
"I wanted to bring my father's experience as a tenth-generation banana farmer in Gujarat, India, to our cultivation here on Buzzards Bay," said Krishna Gandhi, Owner of Coastal Cultivars. "Like bananas, cannabis is a heavy feeder, and investing in healthy soil is the best way to produce an exceptional craft crop."
Coastal Cultivars is based in the agriculture-rich community of Wareham, MA, along Buzzards Bay. The bay's unique microclimate provides a longer growing season and the perfect setting for the cultivation of high-quality, sun-grown crops. The company is committed to environmentally-friendly farming methods including the use of on-site artesian well water, custom blended amendments, and traditional farming practices. This results in ultra-clean plants with unique characteristics.
For more information on Coastal Cultivars, visit: www.coastalcultivars.com
For more information on the No.9 Collection, visit: www.number9collection.com
For more information on Coast of Maine, visit: www.coastofmaine.com
Cannabis may only be purchased legally through a licensed dispensary by adults at least 21 years of age.
The Coastal Cultivars portfolio of businesses includes local cultivation, craft cannabis products, and retail store operations. With decades of experience in the licensed cannabis industry and both local and national expertise, the Coastal Cultivars team strives to give its customers best-in-class products and a superb retail experience. The team is proud to be part of a progressive movement working to ensure safe cannabis access for consumers, and supports sustainable cannabis cultivation through the Sun and Soil initiative.
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It’s been a remarkably slow start to the wildfire season for B.C., but warmer weather through July and August will likely bring increased fire activity.
At a news briefing on Thursday (July 7), B.C. Wildfire Service lead forecaster, Matt MacDonald said that as of July 4, there have only been 217 fire starts — about half of normal. There have been 2,748 hectares burned, which is less than 10 per cent of the 20 year average. The slow start was largely due to colder and wetter weather through June in the southern half of the province.
The Northwest fire centre is currently the biggest area of concern for fire activity, as it has been the driest region of the province. MacDonald said the wildfire service is focusing on the area north of Prince George around Castlegar, Liard and Fort Nelson. The situation has been exacerbated by lightning strikes — 11 new fires were sparked by lightning in the Northwest fire centre recently.
READ MORE: Lightning storms spark dozens of wildfires in Yukon, heat warning issued
B.C. experienced 60,427 lightning strikes, which is slightly above the 20-year average of 59,000. MacDonald said a persistent snowpack covering ridgetops helped reduce lightning ignitions. The average number of lightning-caused fires in June is 111, but this year there were 30.
Fire conditions can change quickly. It only takes three to five days of warm, dry, windy weather for fuel to build up and lead to more aggressive fire behaviour.
Warmer summer weather will come to B.C. in July and last throughout August. Long-range forecasts call for a return to seasonal temperatures come September.
“As we move forward through the latter half of July our success is estimated to continue to be high in the southern portions of the province simply owing to the slow fire behaviour,” MacDonald said. “In the north, really it will depend on a quick response time and successful initial attack.”
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RE/MAX, LLC Launches Teams Initiative, Formally Introduces Brokerage Mergers-and-Conversions Program and Announces Next Steps in Its Technology Evolution
RE/MAX Holdings Increases Sales and Marketing Investment in Mortgage Segment to Accelerate Progress Toward $100 Million Annual Revenue Goal
Company Initiatives to be Funded Through the Reallocation of Existing Resources
DENVER, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: RMAX), parent company of RE/MAX, one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage services, and of Motto Mortgage, the first and only national mortgage brokerage franchise brand in the U.S., today provided an update on its strategic initiatives – centered on reinvigorating its U.S. RE/MAX agent count growth and accelerating the expansion of its growing mortgage business. The Company also announced the next steps in the technological evolution of RE/MAX and reported key operating metrics as of June 30, 2022.
"RE/MAX Holdings continues to focus on increasing our near- and long-term profitable growth," said Steve Joyce, RE/MAX Holdings Chief Executive Officer. "After a thoughtful and thorough review, we are moving forward with these strategic endeavors, each of which is expected to contribute to our growth objectives.
"As part of our efforts to increase our U.S. agent count, RE/MAX is launching a tailored program designed to attract, retain and grow medium and large teams. This will supplement our previously announced effort to convert independent and other real estate brokerages to RE/MAX or help them merge with an existing RE/MAX franchise."
Continued Joyce: "Within our mortgage segment, we are investing in sales and marketing resources for both our Motto Mortgage and wemlo brands, with a plan to double our related personnel over time. We believe this investment can measurably accelerate our ability to achieve our goal of $100 million in annual mortgage-related revenue, perhaps achieving this milestone as early as 2028.
"We have two fantastic franchise brands, and we believe we can make a difference in driving their growth through smart, strategic moves. All of our planned initiatives are closely aligned with our current strategy and we plan to fund them through the reallocation of existing resources."
This pilot program for eligible teams features expanded education, improved technology and enhanced economics that further support the growth and profitability of teams and RE/MAX offices.
"For years, RE/MAX has been an industry leader and the preferred destination for many of the most productive teams in real estate," said Nick Bailey, President and CEO, RE/MAX, LLC. "Today I am proud to announce we are taking our best-in-class value proposition to the next level with the introduction of this carefully curated teams-focused initiative. We have upped our game through this compelling offering of education, technology and attractive economics which can help mid-to-large-sized teams optimize their productivity and maximize their earnings."
The Company formally launched this initiative to help interested brokerages convert to the RE/MAX network or combine forces with an existing RE/MAX franchise.
"Many independent brokerages and other offices want to join RE/MAX, given our leading agent productivity, unsurpassed brand name awareness, global scale, marketing power and a host of other business-building elements that most local or regional operations simply can't match," said Bailey.
"Our data shows that U.S. and Canadian agents who join RE/MAX and stick with the brand typically increase their sales over time. These statistics address a chief concern about agent productivity that tends to hold many of these potential mergers or conversions back. And that's an important message for us to continue to reiterate across the industry, especially now as the market is fluctuating and we see many experienced, successful brokers looking to transition their businesses."
Continued Bailey: "We've empowered and equipped our franchise sales team to generate more activity on this front after having recently completed a successful targeted effort that proved out the concept. Consequently, we are expanding the effort and plan to share more successes in the future."
Aiming to accelerate revenue growth in its mortgage segment, RE/MAX Holdings has committed to investments in additional sales and marketing resources and is now requiring, in most instances, the use of wemlo's processing services for future Motto Mortgage franchises. Given Motto Mortgage's increased presence, RE/MAX Holdings leadership believes that these initiatives will position the Company to best capitalize on the rising number of incoming inquiries Motto Mortgage is receiving.
"Motto has sold over 300 franchises to date and we have 200 open offices," said Motto Franchising, LLC and wemlo President and CEO Ward Morrison. "We believe we can eventually grow that number to more than 1,000 open franchises. Motto has a unique and attractive value proposition, and we would like to get to 1,000 open offices much sooner than our current growth trajectory suggests."
Morrison continued: "We have been evaluating how we can accelerate Motto franchise sales growth for a while now. Given our current momentum, we believe this is the right time to invest in additional sales and marketing resources. Each sales professional on our team currently covers a large territory, and we think more personnel will increase our ability to capitalize on incremental opportunities.
"A big part of Motto's appeal is that many of its franchisees and loan originators work closely with productive real estate agents who have an ongoing purchase transaction pipeline. As a result, Motto has a higher percentage of purchase volume than the industry average, which is increasingly important in a rising interest-rate environment."
RE/MAX is entering into an enterprise-wide relationship with Inside Real Estate, the developers of kvCORE, an industry-leading cloud-based, all-in-one real estate platform designed to provide agents with the technology tools they need to optimize their businesses. Through a phased rollout beginning later in 2022 and continuing into next year, RE/MAX affiliates in company-owned regions across the U.S. and Canada will get access to the state-of-the-art kvCORE platform at no additional cost along with several add-ons – including a module specifically for teams – and, eventually, proprietary RE/MAX technology integrations.
This evolutionary step will advance the best elements of RE/MAX technology – including many developed via acquisitions in the past several years. Current offerings such as the First app and others will continue in their current form and eventually be integrated into or aligned with the kvCORE platform. Because the kvCORE platform includes an AI-powered smart CRM and customizable agent/team/office IDX websites, the booj products developed in-house the past few years are expected to sunset in mid-2023. As a result of this shift in strategy, the Company expects to reduce the size of its workforce by approximately 17% by the end of the year, with impacted positions primarily in technology. The majority of the expected savings from the reduction in workforce is anticipated to be reinvested back in the business.
"Agents remain at the center of the real estate transaction and the best agents are enabled by powerful technology," said Bailey. "RE/MAX is known as being the home of top producers. Technology has been and will continue to be foundational to our one-of-a-kind value proposition, which helps drive our industry-leading productivity. But technology is not a destination; it's a journey. We are always striving to bolster our offerings and help our brokers, agents and teams reach their full potential.
"In today's highly competitive market, much of the agent-facing technology – CRM, websites, etc. – has become table stakes. That's why I am thrilled to announce the next step in the RE/MAX technological evolution. Partnering with a leading real estate software firm like Inside Real Estate – which has the size, scale and expertise to develop world-class agent tech tools – gives us a lot more firepower to deliver to affiliates. Providing our network with RE/MAX technology powered by kvCORE, including our proprietary tech and branding integrations, alongside an ongoing commitment to invest in and enhance the www.remax.com website with internal resources will enable us to focus on what we do best: help small business owners build their businesses."
Operating Statistics as of June 30, 2022
(Compared to June 30, 2021)
- Total agent count increased 2.7% to 143,939 agents
- U.S. and Canada combined agent count increased 185 agents to 85,679 agents
- Total open Motto Mortgage franchises increased 22.0% to 200 offices
RE/MAX Holdings will provide further details on these initiatives, including updated financial guidance, during the Company's second quarter earnings conference call to be held on Friday, August 5, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested parties can register for the conference call in advance using this link:
Interested parties will also be able to access a live webcast through the Company's investor Relations website at https://investors.remaxholdings.com.
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RMAX) is one of the world's leading franchisors in the real estate industry, franchising real estate brokerages globally under the RE/MAX® brand, and mortgage brokerages within the U.S. under the Motto® Mortgage brand. RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture affording its agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate their businesses with great independence. Now with more than 140,000 agents in almost 9,000 offices and a presence in more than 110 countries and territories, nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX, as measured by total residential transaction sides. Dedicated to innovation and change in the real estate industry, RE/MAX launched Motto Franchising, LLC, a ground-breaking mortgage brokerage franchisor, in 2016. Motto Mortgage has grown to over 175 offices across almost 40 states.
This Press Release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as "believe," "intend," "expect," "estimate," "plan," "outlook," "project," "anticipate," "may," "will," "would" and other similar words and expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements include statements related to: the Company's strategic endeavors, the Company's short- and long-term growth, RE/MAX agent count, revenue, the RE/MAX program aimed at recruiting and growing teams, the RE/MAX brokerage conversion and mergers program, its investment in its mortgage segment, including statements about personnel and number of Motto offices, the Company's expectations related to its technology initiatives, including the kvCORE platform, and the anticipated reduction in force. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily accurately indicate the times at which such performance or results may be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, (1) the global COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to pose significant and widespread risks to the Company's business, including the Company's agents, loan originators, franchisees and employees, as well as home buyers and sellers, (2) changes in the real estate market or interest rates and availability of financing, (3) changes in business and economic activity in general, (4) the Company's ability to attract and retain quality franchisees and the Company's franchisees' ability to recruit and retain real estate agents and mortgage loan originators, (5) changes in laws and regulations, (6) the Company's ability to enhance, market, and protect its brands, including the RE/MAX and Motto Mortgage brands, (7) the Company's ability to implement its strategic initiatives, including technology initiatives, (8) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and (9) those risks and uncertainties described in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and similar disclosures in subsequent periodic and current reports filed with the SEC, which are available on the investor relations page of the Company's website at www.remaxholdings.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Except as required by law, the Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adaptation Financial launched its first official internship program in June of 2022. The program kicked off June 6th, 2022, with Sarah Hall joining the firm. The program then grew on June 27th, 2022, when the team welcomed Rosella "Jojo" Roberson back from a trip to Greece, Italy, and Paris. Adaptation's goal for the program is to provide our interns with hands-on experience and to help them expand their knowledge of sales and the financial sector.
Sarah Hall will be an Oklahoma State University Fall 2023 graduate as a Psychology major with a Business Emphasis and a Minor in Spanish - while also pursuing a Professional Certification in Sales and Service Excellence.
"I chose to work at Adaptation because of the people and the values. Strong values in the workplace are very important to me. They are vital in everything from the big decisions of the company to the attitude someone has when they come in to work each day. Often, companies say they have core values, but they are nothing more than pleasant words used for recruiting. However, at Adaptation it is quite the opposite. When I came home from the intern mixer the first thing I told my family was how impressed I was by the character and honesty of everyone I met. Adaptation truly lives its values, and it is apparent in the day-to-day environment. They made me feel welcome and wanted on my first day, and they continue to do so every day. Each person here is so kind and supportive and will not hesitate to help with anything. They have created an environment to help me excel and continue to provide me with new and exciting opportunities, and I am excited to see what the future has in store!" – Sarah Hall
Rosella "Jojo" Roberson will be an Oklahoma State University Spring 2023 graduate as a Finance major and a member of the Equestrian team.
"I chose Adaptation because of several reasons, but most importantly, their opportunities for growth along with their core values. Adaptation is unlike many other companies in that they truly want to set you up for success in your career. When I joined their open house intern mixer in May, Alan Niemann, the Founder and CEO, explained the training and hands on experience we would have as their interns. Not only that, but he talked about how important work-life balance was to Adaptation. Simply observing everyone interact and tell stories during the mixer, I could see their care and concern for one another was genuine. I knew after meeting some of the employees that this was a company I would love the opportunity to work for. During the short time I have been here, it has been everything I thought and hoped it would be." – Jojo Roberson
About Adaptation Financial
Adaptation Financial, Inc is a Hybrid Independent Registered Investment Advisory firm with over $750MM of client assets under management. The firm currently has 6 office locations across 3 states and caters to individual investors. Securities are offered through Registered Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research Inc., a broker-dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services are through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. Financial planning services are through Adaptation Financial Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. Cambridge and Adaptation Financial Advisors are not affiliated.
Visit www.adaptfa.com or call 800-522-8727 to connect with an advisor in your area.
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Stocks rallied again on Wall Street Thursday, and the S&P 500 is closing out a fourth straight gain.
The benchmark S&P 500 is now on its longest winning streak since March. Most of the market climbed, and energy-producing companies led the way after oil prices recovered a chunk of their sharp losses from earlier in the week.
The bond market is still showing signs of worry about a possible recession, though. A report on Thursday showed more workers filed for unemployment benefits last week than expected. A report on Friday will show more broadly how the jobs market is doing.
On Thursday:
The S&P 500 rose 57.54 points, or 1.5%, to 3,902.62.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 346.87 points, or 1.1%, to 31,384.55.
The Nasdaq rose 259.49 points, or 2.3%, to 11,621.35.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 42.06 points, or 2.4%, to 1,769.60.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 77.29 points, or 2%.
The Dow is up 287.29 points, or 0.9%.
The Nasdaq is up 493.50 points, or 4.4%.
The Russell 2000 is up 41.85 points, or 2.4%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 863.56 points, or 18.1%.
The Dow is down 4,953.75 points, or 13.6%.
The Nasdaq is down 4,023.62 points, or 25.7%.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.”
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sharply criticized Chauvin for his actions on May 25, 2020, when he pinned Floyd to the pavement outside a Minneapolis corner store for more than 9 minutes as he lay dying.
“I really don’t know why you did what you did,” Magnuson said. “To put your knee on a person’s neck until they expired is simply wrong. … Your conduct is wrong and it is offensive.”
Magnuson, who presided over the federal trial and convictions of three other officers at the scene earlier this year, blamed Chauvin alone for what happened. Chauvin was by far the senior officer on the scene, and rebuffed questions from one of the officers about whether Floyd should be turned on his side.
“You absolutely destroyed the lives of three young officers by taking command of the scene,” he said.
Even so, Magnuson’s sentence was at the low end of the 20 to 25 years called for in a plea agreement in which he will serve the federal sentence at the same time he serves his 22 1/2-year sentence on state charges of murder and manslaughter.
Because of differences in parole eligibility in the state and federal systems, it means that Chauvin will serve slightly more time behind bars than he would have on the state sentence alone. He will also do his time in the federal system, where he may be safer and may be held under fewer restrictions than in the state system.
Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson had asked for 20 years, arguing that Chauvin was remorseful and would make that clear to the court. But Chauvin, in brief remarks, made no direct apology or expression of remorse to Floyd’s family.
Instead, he told the family that he wishes Floyd’s children “all the best in their life” and that they have “excellent guidance in becoming good adults.” | https://www.dailynews.com/2022/07/07/chauvin-sentenced-to-21-years-for-violating-floyds-civil-rights/ | 2022-07-07T21:59:04Z | https://www.dailynews.com/2022/07/07/chauvin-sentenced-to-21-years-for-violating-floyds-civil-rights/ | true | 21 |
We have more information about the 2022 Reignmakers Football Collection! It’s time to break down all of the new details that were released about Field Pass and Player Card utility.
2022 Field Pass Utility - Airdrop Info
On July 11th at 1 p.m. ET, 2022 Field Pass owners will have the snapshot taken to receive a free airdrop pack from the Field Pass Promo set. These airdrops will contain a random top NFL Player Card NFT.
Airdrops will land in accounts by the end of the day on July 11, and you will be able to open them on July 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Users will receive an unopened pack containing a single card with the same rarity tier as their Field Pass for the airdrop.
The pack will contain a card from a big-name player from the approved list. This is important to help solidify your collection since the airdropped card can allow you to potentially field a stronger lineup in the game at minimal cost with a pass that has future utility.
Unopened packs will also be available to buy and sell on the DraftKings Marketplace.
The airdrop will also allow you to collect cards with low serial numbers, which will also be beneficial in the game to help break ties in a matchup.
2022 Field Pass Utility - Preferred Access
The 2022 Reignmakers Football Field Pass holders will receive early access to a variety of drops, starting with the GENESIS Set releasing in early August. They will also earn guaranteed access to purchase at least one pack from this set.
Full details about the GENESIS Set are coming soon, but here’s what we know so far:
- There will be 3 tiers of packs in the GENESIS drop - RARE, ELITE and LEGENDARY
- The higher tier Field Pass you hold, the better access you will have to purchase GENESIS packs during the presale period
- 1/3 of the total packs available will be allocated to the pre-sale exclusive to Field Pass holders
Field Pass holders will enjoy similar presale benefits to Reignmakers Football drops throughout the 2022 season.
2022 Field Pass Utility - New Announcements
A bunch of new benefits for 2022 Reignmakers Football Field Pass holders was announced recently! Let’s run through all of them:
Franchise Score Boost up to 5%:
- Various prizes and awards will be given based on your Franchise score throughout the season
- Field Pass holders will receive a boost based on the highest single tier of Field Pass that they hold
Marketplace Crowns Accrual Boost up to 100%:
- Field Pass holders will receive an accelerated Crowns accrual for all Reignmakers Football purchases in the DraftKings Marketplace
- Crowns will help users achieve higher loyalty status on DraftKings and can also be redeemed for site credits or other rewards
Week 1 Field Pass Holder Only Contest
- Field Pass holders will be invited to an exclusive Week 1 Reignmaker Football contest
Exclusive Swag Drops
- Field Pass holders will receive a free Reignmakers Football swag drop with contents based on the tier of Field Pass held, along with other exclusive swag offerings
Week 1 NFL Daily Fantasy Football Freeroll with $10,000 in prizing per tier
- Each of the five tiers will have its own $10,000 freeroll. Users will receive one entry per field pass that they hold in that tier
Weekly DraftKings Sportsbook Free Bet, up to $100 per week
- Users will receive a Free Bet on DraftKings Sportsbook each week of the 2022 NFL season, with the size of the Free Bet based on the tier of Field Pass that they hold
Field Pass Holders will also receive a right to renew their Field Pass for the 2023 season prior to the 2023 Field Passes being made available to the public.
2022 Reignmaker Football Player Card NFT - Future Year Utility
We know quite a bit about the 2022 Reignmakers Football Player Card NFT collection, but what happens after the season ends?
DraftKings is already looking ahead. Each future season of Reignmakers Football will be built to support and provide utility for prior-season Player Card NFTs.
- Contests will be offered where Player Card NFTs from prior seasons can be used to compete for various prizes
- Prior season Player Card NFTs will give some level of benefit towards your current season’s Franchise Score
- Missions and Achievements will become available that reward prior-season Player Card holders
- Holders of prior-season NFTs will be able to elect to surrender, or “burn”, prior year Player Card NFTs in order to receive specific upgrades
- Prior season Player Card NFTs will continue to be supported in the DraftKings Marketplace for buying and selling
That’s everything we know from the latest news about the DraftKings 2022 Reignmakers Football season! Stay tuned for more updates as details are revealed.
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BAODING, China, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSE American: ITP) ("IT Tech Packaging" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, announced today that, its 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split"), which the Company previously disclosed was approved by the Board of Directors on June 27, 2022 is effective as of 5:00PM EST today on July 7, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), and will be reflected in the marketplace at market open on July 8, 2022.
The Reverse Stock Split, under applicable Nevada law (Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") Section 78.207), proportionately adjusted both the Company's (a) authorized shares of common stock; and (b) issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Reverse Stock Split was effected by the Company filing a Certificate of Change (the "Certificate") pursuant to NRS Section 78.209 with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on the Effective Date. As a result of the filing of the Certificate, the number of shares of the Company's authorized common stock was reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares and the issued and outstanding number of shares of the Company's common stock was correspondingly decreased.
On the Effective Date, the total number of shares of common stock held by each stockholder of the Company will be converted automatically into the number of shares of common stock equal to (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each such stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, divided by (ii) 10, with such resulting number of shares rounded up to the nearest whole share. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split.
Stockholders who are holding their shares in electronic form at brokerage firms do not need to take any action, as the effect of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be reflected in their brokerage accounts. Stockholders holding paper certificates may (but are not required to) send the certificates to the Company's transfer agent and registrar, Empire Stock Transfer. Empire Stock Transfer, at the address set forth below, will issue a new stock certificate reflecting the Reverse Stock Split to each requesting stockholder.
Empire Stock Transfer
1859 Whitney Mesa Dr,
Henderson, NV 89014
About IT Tech Packaging, Inc.
Founded in 1996, IT Tech Packaging, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products and single-use face masks in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its tissue paper products), ITP produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, ITP is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country. ITP has been listed on the NYSE American since December 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.itpackaging.cn/.
Forward-looking Statement
This release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinion, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including "will," "may," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "estimate," "should," and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform to actual results or changes in expectations, except as required by law..
For more information, please contact:
At the Company
Email: ir@itpackaging.cn
Tel: +86 312 8698215
Investor Relations
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MIAMI, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Black is Beautiful, an NFT project by House of First and The Painted House, today announced that Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat Center, NBA All-Star, and Philanthropist) will be joining the project as a Founding Collaborator with a focus on uplifting creators of color across the Web3 space and beyond.
This collection of 1,000 one-of-one masterpiece NFTs was created by Florida-based artist Nick Davis and portrays a stunning depiction of the raw emotions of Black Americans navigating both the joys and struggles of everyday life in America.
"I'm struck by the historic nature of this new collection, providing an incredible opportunity to feature black art and black life in new ways while ensuring opportunities to support greater diversity and increased representation," shared NBA All-Star and Philanthropist, Bam Adebayo.
As a five-star recruit, Adebayo was considered one of the best high school prospects of the 2016 class and committed to the University of Kentucky where he was subsequently selected 14th overall by the Miami Heat in the 2017 draft. A young but versatile big man on a storied team, an All-Star, and now, an Olympic champion, Bam signed a max contract extension with the Miami Heat in 2020. In the house that Bam bought his mother Marilyn in 2020, a sign reads, "Never forget where you came from, and never lose sight of where you are going."
Bam joins an exclusive group of current Founding Collaborators including: Ja Rule (Rapper, Actor & Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of the Painted House), Ashanti (Grammy Award Winning Singer / Songwriter); Shira Lazar (Emmy Nominated Host, Actress, Writer & Blogger); Nely Galan (Latina Media Dynamo, Best-Selling Author & Women's Empowerment Advocate), Deion Sanders (Former NFL and MLB Player, Head Coach at Jackson State) and more. Representing a diverse group of leaders, the Founding Collaborators have come together to provide their time, brands, insights, and relationships to support the mission and advance the project.
True to Bam's principles, Black is Beautiful is focused on philanthropic purpose by partnering with a variety of HBCUs along with Black organizations and institutions - to receive philanthropic grants along with education, access, and engagement opportunities. Additionally, Bam will be collaborating with the project to enhance holder privileges, including exclusive access to live events during Art Basel Miami, CES, SXSW & NFT.NYC, community engagement, unique merchandise, web3 education, and more.
Black is Beautiful will be minting on July 14th and is excited to collaborate with new artists and collectors entering the Web3 space. For more information about the collection and minting details, visit: https://houseoffirst.com/collections/blackisbeautiful
ABOUT BAM ADEBAYO
Bam Adebayo is the dynamic starting center for the Miami Heat. The 2020 NBA All-Star, who also took home the Skills Challenge trophy on All-Star Saturday Night, has become an essential piece of the Heat's core since being drafted 14th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. In 2019, Bam was named one of the Top 100 NBA Players by Sports Illustrated and has successfully positioned himself to join some elite company in NBA history books. His story to stardom was detailed by Sports Illustrated in 2017 and he is also known for having a very special relationship with his mother who raised him from humble beginnings and continues to play a very vital role in his life today. He founded the BAM Foundation in 2017 to provide support and expand opportunities for single mothers and their children and was named a 2019 Rising Star Honoree by Champions for Philanthropy. Prior to the NBA, Bam was named North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year (2016), North Carolina Mr. Basketball (2016) and a McDonald's All-American (2016).
ABOUT HOUSE OF FIRST
House of First is a launchpad for the new, novel, and noteworthy in the world of NFTs. The ultimate partner to collectors and creators, it serves as a connection between art, blockchain, and culture. Whether it's an artist's debut NFT collection, or an established creator's next brilliant masterpiece, House of First is a platform for cultivating and uplifting compelling art and extraordinary talent. The platform provides collections with exclusive, early access to remarkable art, unique metaverse experiences, strategic collaborations, real-world meetups, and an inclusive and vibrant global community.
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MONTEREY, Calif., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa announces the Bark by the Bay Pet Package for pups and their people. Bark by the Bay includes a one-night stay, an exclusive BarkBox prepared for the four-legged friends, a 20% off voucher at Estéban Restaurant for two-legged guests and a one-time pet cleaning fee per stay of $50. Pooches and their owners are welcome to dine on Estéban's outdoor terrace where pups are served a Tail-Waggin' Menu that features wholesome, tasty treats, created by Executive Chef Garcia. The Bark by the Bay Pet Package starts as low as $296 per night on select days. Bark by the Bay is based on space available.
The clever coastal-themed BarkBox, features two original toys, and two bags of all-natural treats. BarkBox is created by BARK, the world's most dog-obsessed company. From products to packaging, BARK's in-house team designs every piece of the Box to create insane joy for dogs and smiles for their people. BarkBox subscription and product are available at BarkBox.com or BarkShop.com.
Casa Munras is the ideal home base for exploring downtown Monterey, Cannery Row, and area attractions, including The Monterey Bay Aquarium and doggone gorgeous San Carlos Beach and the popular Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail. Guest rooms at Casa Munras feature fetching décor and tail-wagging amenities such as in-room fireplaces, on-site parking and lovely gardens surrounding the hacienda-style hotel.
Estéban Restaurant is at the heart of authentic Monterey dining. Serving traditional Spanish cuisine with California flair, Executive Chef Mario Garcia sources the finest and freshest local ingredients. The restaurant features shared plates and classic selections complimented by their extensive wine list and hand-crafted cocktails. Executive Chef's special menu for dogs is gluten-free with vegan options, chilled bone marrow, pupsicle, and a pooch patty. All meals are made to order; no salt or sugar is added.
Founded in 2012, BARK is devoted to making dogs happy with the best products, services and content. Having loyally served over 2 million happy dog homes nationwide, BARK will continue to create dog-first experiences that foster canine health and happiness until every dog reaches its full tail- wagging potential.
To make reservations or get information, contact: Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa, 700 Munras Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940, toll free number: 1-800-222-2446, https://www.hotelcasamunras.com, email reservations@innsofmonterey.com
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Sorry, You'll Have to Find the Code to the Secret Door on Your Own in 'Fortnite'
Jul. 7 2022, Published 4:26 p.m. ET
Famed fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones is taking on Fortnite with a series of challenges for players to navigate. To complete all of the challenges and earn the special items inspired by the franchise, players will have to locate the Ruins and the Temple to get the Durrrburger Relics, as well as find a secret door hidden on the map.
There are multiple pages of challenges for players to complete if you want all of the themed items, and opening the secret door is part of the second round of challenges. If you've located it, you're probably wondering what the code is to get in — or if you haven't even found it yet, you may need some guidance. Here's a quick guide to help you out.
What is the code to open the secret door?
Unfortunately, while it would be nice to simply give you the code to this secret door, it's not that easy. The code actually changes every match. Instead, you'll have to look around the Shuffled Shrines to find which four runes make up the code to unlock the door.
Thankfully, the runes appear in about the same location each match, even if the specific runes change. All you have to do is look for them and insert them into the door to gain access.
You'll want to take note of the runes in a clockwise orientation, starting with the one in the southwest corner of the Shuffled Shrines. This first one should be in the lower area of the runes, requiring you to go down a level to find it.
The second one is north of that to the northwest corner of the Shuffled Shrines. Because the features of the area change each round, you'll want to look for two perpendicular stone walls that may or may not be in shambles.
Head east from here to the north point of the Shuffled Shrines to find the third rune. Walk past the reboot van that is near the second rune to find the next rune on the ground near a red wall structure.
Lastly, travel east again and drop down into the wooden pens. Here you should find the last rune you need to unlock the door.
Where to find the secret door in 'Fortnite.'
The secret door is actually incredibly simple to find — it's just getting inside of it that's difficult.
The door is located in the center of the Shuffled Shrines on the area's lower level. You'll know you've found it when you locate a door with four stone structures perched in front of it.
Once you've found all of the runes, navigate back to the secret door and input the runes in order to get in. Be careful, though, as the area is riddled with booby traps that could kill you.
There's also a secret area within the room. Travel to the right of the gold relic, busting through the plants that make a barrier next to a crumbled wall. Behind this wall is two rare chests where you can collect the Indy's Dustoff emote. If you've already obtained the emote, you can return to collect rare items instead. | https://www.distractify.com/p/what-is-the-code-for-the-secret-door-in-fortnite | 2022-07-07T22:03:36Z | https://www.distractify.com/p/what-is-the-code-for-the-secret-door-in-fortnite | true | 1 |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the U.S., today announced that it publicly filed an automatically effective registration statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on July 7, 2022 to register a base shelf prospectus and to register for resale select Subordinate Voting Shares of the Company.
The Company became eligible to file the S-3 registration statement following one year of reporting under the previously filed registration statement and associated amendments on Form S-1. The S-3 filing provides a shelf registration which may provide the Company with additional flexibility in its future financing opportunities. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement. The resale prospectus covers the resale registration by Selling Shareholders of up to 72,288,199 subordinate voting shares. Selling Shareholders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of their Subordinate Voting Shares publicly or through private transactions at prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. However, the registration of the securities covered by the Registration Statement does not necessarily indicate that the Company and/or Selling Shareholders will offer or sell any Subordinate Voting Shares in connection with such registration or within any specific timeframe.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
About Trulieve
Trulieve is an industry leading, vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S. operating in 11 states, with leading market positions in Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Trulieve is poised for accelerated growth and expansion, building scale in retail and distribution in new and existing markets through its hub strategy. By providing innovative, high-quality products across its brand portfolio, Trulieve delivers optimal customer experiences and increases access to cannabis, helping patients and customers to live without limits. Trulieve is listed on the CSE under the symbol TRUL and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol TCNNF. For more information, please visit Trulieve.com.
Facebook: @Trulieve
Instagram: @Trulieve_
Twitter: @Trulieve
Investor Contact
Christine Hersey, Executive Director of Investor Relations
+1 (424) 202-0210
Christine.Hersey@Trulieve.com
Media Contact
Rob Kremer, Executive Director of Corporate Communications
+1 (404) 218-3077
Robert.Kremer@Trulieve.com
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Secret Service Director Murray to retire at the end of July
By Whitney Wild, CNN
US Secret Service Director James Murray, who has served in the role under President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, will retire July 30, according to the agency.
Murray spent 27 years with the Secret Service and ascended to the director position in April 2019. He will join a technology company as the head of global security after his retirement, a source told CNN.
Biden and first lady Jill Biden thanked Murray for his service in a statement on Thursday, saying he “has led a long and distinguished career in federal and military service for three decades.”
“Jim embodies the meaning of service over self, and protected the families of U.S. Presidents like they were part of his own. We are incredibly grateful for his service to our country and our family,” the Bidens said.
The move comes as the agency has been abruptly thrust into the spotlight over an alleged incident between a Secret Service agent and Trump on January 6, 2021, and the role of Tony Ornato, who had temporarily assumed a detail at the White House at the time as Trump’s deputy chief of staff for operations.
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, testified before the House select committee last month that Ornato, now assistant director of training at the agency, told her that Trump became irate when he learned his detail leader, Bobby Engel, would not take him to the US Capitol. Instead, they returned to the White House following Trump’s speech at the Ellipse that preceded the Capitol riot.
Neither Engel nor Ornato have commented publicly on Hutchinson’s testimony. A Secret Service official previously told CNN that Engel denied that Trump grabbed at the steering wheel or lunged toward an agent, and that Ornato denied telling Hutchinson the same. The official did not dispute that Trump directed his agents to take him to the Capitol.
A source tells CNN that Murray’s retirement has been in the works for several months and is not related to the recent testimony or House committee’s investigation.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical hires new chief
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The new Chief of the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department hails from Washington.
Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens announced announced the hiring of Richard Llewellyn.
Llewellyn was born in Montana. He was raised in Washington, where he also worked his way up through the ranks of the Spokane Valley Fire Department.
“We felt fortunate to have such a strong pool of applicants,” Owens said. “Through an extensive process, we found that Rich’s career progression and his leadership approach in the field of fire and emergency medical response is just the right fit for where we are today and what we see ahead in our community.”
Fireworks suspected in 2 late night fires in Kansas City metroLlewellyn said he is up to the challenge of leading a new department.
“Expectations of the fire service are evolving, which creates many challenges and opportunities as we seek ways to both improve our performance during emergency responses and to reduce the frequency or severity of those emergencies,” Llewellyn said. “I’m excited to join a team and community that is future-focused and open to developing, adapting, and deploying innovative approaches to safety, health, and emergency response.”
The chief oversees 156 LDCFM employees who work out of seven facilities.
Llewellyn is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 15.
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Did ‘RHOBH’ Star Dorit Kemsley Get Plastic Surgery? Everything She’s Said About Getting Work Done
Snatched. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley has undergone a complete transformation since joining the cast during the show’s seventh season in 2016. While she’s looked more fabulous than ever, fans have questioned if her changing face is a simple glow-up or if she’s had plastic surgery.
It seems like the designer upped her glam and hair game during the COVID lockdown, and Bravo viewers noticed her new look, especially during season 10 of the show. People have accused the reality star of getting a nose job and other cosmetic procedures, and she has set the record straight … on multiple occasions.
The Connecticut native-turned-international gal addressed the rumors during a Q & A on her Instagram Stories, after a fan asked if she’s ever had any work done. “The only plastic surgery I’ve had done is my boobs,” she said in January 2021. “It drives me crazy when people say I’ve had plastic surgery on my face. I’ve done filler and Botox, and I work with masterful makeup artists who can transform your face,” she continued before claiming that she’d “happily share” if and when she gets plastic surgery.
Dorit’s bestie and costar Kyle Richards has also defended her over accusations that she got a nose job. The Halloween Kills star — who has admitted to fixing her nose twice — asked plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Talei his professional opinion on whether or not the Beverly Beach founder got a little nose tune-up.
“Zero f–king chance,” the Los Angeles-based surgeon said in a June 2021 Instagram Stories posted by RHOBH alum Teddi Mellencamp. “First of all, there’s a vein on top — If that vein were ever touched, it would be engorged to hell,” he continued before adding that Dorit’s nose is a tad asymmetric.
However, the fashionista did undergo cosmetic surgery in July 2020, but it isn’t what most people suspect. Like most celebrities, she gained a brand new blinding smile with a fresh pair of veneers. During her Instagram reveal, she explained that she naturally had straight teeth, however, she was a heavy night grinder, leading her to undergo dental work.
“Thank you @drsamsaleh and the team @drsamsaleh_aesthetics for making me feel so comfortable every step of the way and for giving me back my smile that I’ve missed for a while,” her caption read.
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By Staff
The City of Rochester brings classical culture to a park near you.
The City’s Around the Town Neighborhood ensemble concert series is free to the community and scheduled to take place every Tuesday of this month at 6:30pm, at various parks around the city.
“RPO Around the Town concerts are an opportunity for families to get outside, meet their neighbors, and experience the joy of world-class, classical music right in their backyards,” said Mayor Evans. “I’m proud to continue the City’s longstanding support of the RPO to provide these free, family-friendly, outdoor concerts for city residents.”
Each quadrant of the city will host a different ensemble, each with a different combination of instruments.
Here is a full list of dates:
• Tuesday, July 5: Southwest Quadrant: RPO Jazz Trio – Susan B. Anthony Square, 31 Madison St.
• Tuesday, July 12: Southeast Quadrant: RPO Wind Quintet – Barrington Park “Park Avenue Green,” on the corner of Barrington Street and Park Avenue.
• Tuesday, July 19: Northeast Quadrant: RPO String Quartet – Northeast Quadrant Neighborhood Service Center lawn, 500 Norton St.
• Tuesday, July 26: Northwest Quadrant: RPO Brass Quintet – Maplewood Rose Garden Pavilion, 24 Driving Park Ave.
“We always look forward to our free July Around the Town performances,” said Curt Long, President and CEO of the RPO. “It’s a great chance for Rochester audiences to hear the talented musicians of the RPO performing fun and diverting programs in our parks and in our neighborhoods. We are also eagerly anticipating Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik leading the RPO in our inaugural free concert at Parcel 5 on July 8. Thank you to the City of Rochester for this continuing partnership that brings the sounds of the RPO out into the community.”
Visitors are encouraged to bring a blanket or folding chairs to sit on.
The Around the Town concert series is sponsored by Mayor Malik Evans and the City of Rochester and produced in partnership with the Maplewood Neighborhood Association, the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association, the Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance and the Park Avenue Neighborhood Association.
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ST. PAUL, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP) — Juez federal sentencia a Derek Chauvin a 21 años de prisión por violar derechos civiles de George Floyd.
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IRS chief asks Treasury watchdog to probe audits of ex-FBI officials
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WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig asked the Treasury Department's internal watchdog to investigate how two former FBI officials vilified by former President Donald Trump were selected for intensive tax audits, the IRS said on Thursday.
The announcement came after the New York Times reported that former FBI director James Comey, who was fired in 2017 by Trump, was selected for an extremely rare type of tax audit for his 2017 taxes, and that former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe was selected for an audit of his 2019 taxes.
Both men were frequent targets of criticism by Trump over their roles in the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged connections with Russia in 2016. Comey was fired in 2017, while McCabe was dismissed in 2018, and later wrote a memoir decrying Trump's "relentless attacks" on the agency.
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Rettig, who was appointed by Trump in 2018 and retained by President Joe Biden, referred the matter to Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration "after receiving a press inquiry," the IRS said in an emailed statement.
The New York Times report included redacted images of letters received by Comey and McCabe stating that their returns were selected "at random for a compliance research examination." Comey was informed of his 2017 tax year audit in 2019, while McCabe was notified of his audit in 2021.
Some tax professionals refer to such National Research Program examinations as "audits from Hell" because they require complete documentation of every line of income, business expenses, deductions and credits. Only a few thousand self-employed and small business taxpayers are selected each year from more than 150 million individual returns to collect information on compliance.
"Audits are handled by career civil servants, and the IRS has strong safeguards in place to protect the exam process – and against politically motivated audits," the IRS said. "It’s ludicrous and untrue to suggest that senior IRS officials somehow targeted specific individuals for National Research Program audits."
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Climate economists and major energy firms believe that the price of carbon should be raised to incentivize greater investment in carbon capture technology and renewable energy innovation. As, without setting a minimum carbon pricing scheme at the international level or introducing carbon taxes, companies are not being incentivized enough to pledge or meet net-zero carbon goals by 2050.
The CEO of Exxon Mobil, Darren Woods, stated in an interview that he thinks direct air capture, through the incorporation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in oil and gas operations is “the holy grail.” He added, “if you can overcome some of those technology hurdles, get your cost down, you’ve got a technology then that can address this in a very cost-efficient way.” Exxon estimates the CCS market could be worth as much as $4 trillion by 2050.
At present, the price of captured and stored carbon currently stands at $50 per tonne, but Woods believes this figure should be at least $100 per tonne. He believes an increase in the price of carbon would help to incentivize clean energy innovations, encouraging companies to invest more heavily in CCS technologies.
Similarly, the OECD and other international organizations have been urging governments to increase the cost of carbon for several years. A carbon tax could drive companies to reduce their carbon emissions through investment in CCS technologies and renewable energy operations.
In 2015, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría stated “We need an effective price on carbon emissions if we want to tackle climate change. Unfortunately, implementation of the polluter pays principle is woefully lacking”. He added, "While lower-end estimates put the damage from emitting 1 tonne of CO2 at EUR 30, 90 percent of all emissions from energy use are priced at less than that when we look at 41 countries representing 80 percent of world energy use. Moreover, 60 percent of emissions are not subject to any price whatsoever. We cannot continue like this if reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective manner is a true policy objective.”
And despite big promises following the COP26 climate summit, the price of carbon has increased minimally in many places, with many governments avoiding carbon taxes, particularly in the face of global oil and gas shortages. At a time when a green transition seems more necessary than ever, as countries around the globe fight to secure their energy security, the global reliance on fossil fuels is becoming increasingly evident. Governments could spur the development of renewables through a carbon tax, but they are also asking companies to boost oil and gas production to fill the gap that occurred following international sanctions imposed on Russian energy.
In addition, governments fear a loss of international competitiveness should they raise the price of carbon, as high-value industries such as steel and chemicals would be hit hard.
In 2021, the IMF recommended the introduction of an international carbon price floor (ICPF) agreement, where the world’s biggest carbon emitters would have to pay a floor price of between $25 and $75 per tonne of carbon depending on their level of economic development. The agreement would have to consider existing carbon pricing regulations in member countries and adjust the tax accordingly.
Some governments have taken steps toward increasing carbon prices, but some of the world’s biggest emitters have yet to do so, demonstrating how effective the introduction of an ICPF agreement could be. In Europe, there is a carbon market under the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), where a regulated market was established to encourage member states to act on climate policies. In April, the trading price of carbon dioxide emissions stood at $87 per metric tonne, increasing significantly from just over $15 a tonne in 2020 during the pandemic. However, there is no such system in the U.S. and several other high carbon-emitting countries.
A Reuters poll of climate economists in 2021 found that many experts believe the average global price of carbon per tonne should be set at $100 to incentivize companies and countries to achieve net-zero carbon emissions goals by 2050. This would also help meet the Paris Agreement target of less than 1.5-2 degrees Celsius of warming. Higher carbon prices are viewed by many as essential for a successful transition away from fossil fuels to renewable alternatives, as such, the IMF has suggested an average carbon price of $75 per tonne by 2030. Although climate economists believe this target to be too low to achieve the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the COP26 climate summit.
Both oil majors and climate economists seem to agree that the only way to incentivize carbon-cutting and drive the transition toward green energy is to introduce an international carbon pricing scheme or carbon taxes, particularly for the highest carbon-emitting countries. While this has already been seen in some parts of the world, such as in the European Union region, many powers are failing to act on something that might make the difference between meeting or failing to achieve Paris Agreement targets.
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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — The husband of “One Tree Hill” actress Bevin Prince was killed Sunday in a lightning strike off the North Carolina coast, according to officials.
William Friend, 33, was killed in the lightning strike, Lt. Jerry Brewer with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office tells Nexstar’s WBTW.
Deputies responded Sunday afternoon and found Friend on his boat. He was transferred to a sheriff’s office boat where he was given CPR and taken to an ambulance at Bradley Creek Marina, officials said.
Bisnow, where Friend was CEO, released a statement Wednesday about his death.
“What made Will special was his innate ability to inspire and motivate people — to raise people higher than they thought possible,” Gregg Mayer, Bisnow Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, said in the statement. “That is the culture he fostered at Bisnow and, ultimately, that will be his lasting legacy.”
Friend was hired at Bisnow in 2010 and became CEO in 2015 at the age of 27, according to the company.
Friend and Prince, who married in 2016, moved to Wrightsville Beach when the pandemic hit to be closer to family, where the two created a fitness business, the company said.
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Johnny Depp’s return to acting following his defamation trial against Amber Heard is not being backed by Netflix. Bloomberg reported that the Depp-starring French movie “La Favorite” is receiving “financial backing” from Netflix, but a source close to the streaming giant told Variety this reporting is not true. Netflix is not financing the movie but has licensed the film to stream in France only after it completes the country’s 15-month theatrical window. The film is not a Netflix original.
“La Favorite” is set to star Depp as French king Louis XV. “Mon Roi” filmmaker Maiwenn is directing the movie, which Variety reported earlier this year is filming this summer for three months at locations that include the Versailles Palace. Maiwenn is also starring in the movie as Jeanne du Barry, a countess who was Louis XV’s last mistress.
The project is produced by Pascal Caucheteux and Gregoire Sorlat’s Paris-based Why Not Productions (“A Prophet”). Wild Bunch International (“Titane”) is handling world sales. “La Favorite” will mark Depp’s first major acting role since Andrew Levitas’s 2020 film “Minamata,” a film about war photographer W. Eugene Smith.
Depp won his defamation trial against Heard on June 1. The “Aquaman” actor is now ordered to pay $10.35 million in damages to Depp ($10 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages) after the jury ruled that she defamed Depp when she wrote a 2018 Washington Post op-ed alluding to her past claims of domestic violence.
“From the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome,” Depp wrote in a statement following the verdict. “Speaking the truth was something that I owed to my children and to all those who have remained steadfast in their support of me. I feel at peace knowing I have finally accomplished that.” | https://variety.com/2022/film/news/johnny-depp-new-film-netflix-1235311415/ | 2022-07-07T22:20:43Z | https://variety.com/2022/film/news/johnny-depp-new-film-netflix-1235311415/ | false | 2 |
It’s all about controlling the controllables for Boise State right now, and there’s a lot that’s out of the Broncos’ control on the realignment carousel. With Dennis Dodd’s report Tuesday that the Big 12 “is in deep discussions to add up to six Pac-12 teams,” the Pac-12 would have four teams left and would probably fold before adding, say, six Mountain West teams. In this worst-case scenario, you could see Oregon State and Washington State moving to the Mountain West (if their state legislatures allow it) and the door closing on any more Group of 5 teams getting into the Power 5. Who knows what Cal and Stanford would do. Boise State would have to look at the bright side in what could be a 14-team Mountain West: the Beavers and the Cougars as conference rivals. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2657312816695/boise-state-coach-former-teammates-mourn-death-of-greg-grimes | 2022-07-07T22:21:20Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2657312816695/boise-state-coach-former-teammates-mourn-death-of-greg-grimes | true | null |
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They arrested an Argentine in the US who stole $10,000 and credit cards during a trip to Miami
Argentine tourist arrested in the United States Accused of stealing cash and credit cards from two passengers on a direct flight from Buenos Aires to Miami on American Airlines. The arrest was made thanks to a crew alert that denounced the strange behavior of the man identified as Radio Diego Sebastian Radio during flight.
The suspect has already been arrested US Customs and Border Patrol Upon landing on Flight 900, which departed from Ezeiza last Tuesday, July 5th. Security searched her clothes and bags until they found the money inside a handbag. And the radio confirmed, during the investigation, that all the money was taken during the trip, according to the media. Daily Mayto.
the man. He is 29 years old. He stole $10,732 and $14,320 and two credit cards in the name of two different passengers.. The crew on board commented that he “was walking and sometimes sat in a seat that was not carrying what appeared to be a women’s handbag”. This was “suspicious behaviour” for a flight from that distance.
The accused will face trial in Florida.Although the event took place in international waters.
“Coffee fanatic. Gamer. Award-winning zombie lover. Student. Hardcore internet advocate. Twitter guru. Subtly charming bacon nerd. Thinker.” | https://www.sundayvision.co.ug/they-arrested-an-argentine-in-the-us-who-stole-10000-and-credit-cards-during-a-trip-to-miami/ | 2022-07-07T22:22:16Z | https://www.sundayvision.co.ug/they-arrested-an-argentine-in-the-us-who-stole-10000-and-credit-cards-during-a-trip-to-miami/ | false | 1 |
BAODING, China, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSE American: ITP) ("IT Tech Packaging" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, announced today that, its 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split"), which the Company previously disclosed was approved by the Board of Directors on June 27, 2022 is effective as of 5:00PM EST today on July 7, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), and will be reflected in the marketplace at market open on July 8, 2022.
The Reverse Stock Split, under applicable Nevada law (Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") Section 78.207), proportionately adjusted both the Company's (a) authorized shares of common stock; and (b) issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Reverse Stock Split was effected by the Company filing a Certificate of Change (the "Certificate") pursuant to NRS Section 78.209 with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on the Effective Date. As a result of the filing of the Certificate, the number of shares of the Company's authorized common stock was reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares and the issued and outstanding number of shares of the Company's common stock was correspondingly decreased.
On the Effective Date, the total number of shares of common stock held by each stockholder of the Company will be converted automatically into the number of shares of common stock equal to (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each such stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, divided by (ii) 10, with such resulting number of shares rounded up to the nearest whole share. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split.
Stockholders who are holding their shares in electronic form at brokerage firms do not need to take any action, as the effect of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be reflected in their brokerage accounts. Stockholders holding paper certificates may (but are not required to) send the certificates to the Company's transfer agent and registrar, Empire Stock Transfer. Empire Stock Transfer, at the address set forth below, will issue a new stock certificate reflecting the Reverse Stock Split to each requesting stockholder.
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About IT Tech Packaging, Inc.
Founded in 1996, IT Tech Packaging, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products and single-use face masks in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its tissue paper products), ITP produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, ITP is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country. ITP has been listed on the NYSE American since December 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.itpackaging.cn/.
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This release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinion, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including "will," "may," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "estimate," "should," and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform to actual results or changes in expectations, except as required by law..
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The Classic Car That Stole The Show In Elvis
Baz Luhrmann's new "Elvis" movie is storming the box office, and the wave of popularity it has generated is having a knock-on effect in other industries. Luhrmann's rock 'n' roll biopic passed the $75 million mark at the box office within 12 days. The King's music is rocketing up the charts once again, and interest in one particular brand of classic cars has skyrocketed.
Austin Butler stars as Presley in the movie, which chronicles the singer's life and career, from his early successes to his Las Vegas residency. The film also touches on Presley's acting career, as his musical triumphs led to starring roles in movies like "G.I. Blues," "Kid Galahad," and "King Creole." Elvis had roles in at least 31 movies throughout his life (via IMDb).
Presley was born into poverty in 1935, with his father Vernon working a string of odd jobs to get by. The family lost their house when Vernon was caught altering a check from one of his employers and jailed for eight months. Elvis always had an interest in music but had to take a number of odd jobs before his career got started. This included spells as a theater usher, and a stint driving trucks for the Crown Electric Company. The rock pioneer eventually made a breakthrough with the 1954 single "That's All Right," and his skyrocketing career meant he had plenty of cash to spend on motor vehicles (via Graceland).
The King's connection with Caddies
Rock 'n' roll's founding father loved his cars and had a soft spot for Cadillacs in particular. The big American cars served as an inspiration for Elvis before he struck it big, with the musician telling one interviewer, "When I was driving a truck, every time a big shiny car would drive by it would start me sort of daydreaming. I always felt that someday, somehow, something would happen to change everything for me."
Some sources claim The King may have owned upwards of 200 Caddies in his tragically short lifetime, but an actual number is almost impossible to settle on. Even Elvis' most detail-conscious biographers can't give a firm estimate on the number of Cadillacs Elvis purchased because he wasn't just leaving the vehicles parked in his garage or lined up on the Graceland lawn (via Elvis). Instead, they were regularly given away to friends, family, and even people Elvis just vaguely knew. One person close to Elvis who received a Cadillac was his mother, who was gifted the second Caddie Elvis ever bought: a pink 1955 Fleetwood Series 60. Elvis' mother's car is on permanent display at the Graceland Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and an exact replica can often be spotted at breast cancer awareness events.
Standing out amongst Elvis' personal collection was a custom solid gold 1960 Cadillac Series 75 Fleetwood limo. The golden car's features included a number of notable elements, among them being a turntable stereo and TV, a full bar, and a few dozen coats of diamond dust Pearl paint, according to Sarant Cadillac. Adjusted for inflation, the custom caddy would have set Elvis back around half a million dollars in today's money. It, too, is now a museum piece and can be seen at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee.
The new movie has revived interest in classic Cadillacs
It isn't just Elvis Presley's music that is experiencing somewhat of a renaissance following the movie's release. According to Sky News Australia, classic cars are also experiencing a surge in popularity down under (via Motorious). The 1959 Cadillac Coupe Deville, which was one of the rock 'n' roll star's favorite models, has a particularly strong association with Elvis and seems to be receiving extra attention from fans.
Prices vary on the classic. Autotrader currently has several listed, with one that looks like it needs plenty of work on offer for around $16,000. If you're not interested in getting your hands dirty, a display-ready classic Caddy could set you back well into six figures. RM Sotheby's recently sold another classic caddy from Elvis' era for close to a quarter of a million dollars. Back in March, a pink 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible closed for $236,500 in Fort Lauderdale.
If you want to get your hands on a Cadillac that was once owned by The King himself, you'll more than likely be spending more than a million dollars. According to Mecum Auctions, a 1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille station wagon that General Motors custom-built for Elvis was put up for auction at Kissimmee in 2011. The station wagon then reappeared on eBay in 2015 for a staggering $1.5 million (via GM Authority). GM only produced two of the custom wagons, with the other example being given to another prolific 1950s musician, Dean Martin. | https://www.slashgear.com/920582/the-classic-car-that-stole-the-show-in-elvis/ | 2022-07-07T22:25:47Z | https://www.slashgear.com/920582/the-classic-car-that-stole-the-show-in-elvis/ | false | 1 |
In September of 2021, Steve Lauletta was named president of 23XI Racing after serving in an interim role. A former key decision maker at Chip Ganassi Racing for over a decade, Lauletta was intrigued by what the startup NASCAR outfit had going on, and showed up to throw his wisdom and experience into the mix.
“When they came looking for me, I told Denny [Hamlin, co-owner] and I told everyone in the [co-owner Michael] Jordan camp, ‘I ran a race team for 10 and a half years, why would I do that again?'” he recalls. “And when I thought about it, I was like, ‘Well, I’d do it again because this is entirely different. This is a new opportunity, it’s a clean sheet of paper. Absolutely everything was new to us. That’s what makes it fun.’”
So with the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series now at the halfway mark, Kurt Busch and Bubba Wallace are 15th and 25th respectively in the Cup Series points ahead of this weekend’s visit to Atlanta. RACER caught up with Lauletta to get his thoughts on how the year is playing out.
Q: I wanted to start by getting a 23XI status report from you?
STEVE LAULETTA: Sure. I think all of us feel that getting the win in Kansas was a big step forward for another new team. We were all pretty happy about that win. Obviously, we are still working hard to get Bubba that win this year like we did last year. Overall, I think we’ve had good speed in our cars. We’ve just got to execute at every race and we haven’t quite done that.
Q: You and I spoke a ways back and you said to me of the team: “We are building a brand that happens to be a race team, not a race team brand.” How has all that been going for both you and the team?
SL: I think we’ve made a lot of progress in a year and 19 races, or a season and 19 races. To grow to a second car and to get both cars to win and to continue to have partners that are really excited to be a part of the team and who work with us on and off the track has all been very good. We’re working on the future and what does that look like in terms of a potential new shop. Again, it is another step in our growth. We’ve got to do a lot of things still. This is a long-term business and a long-term project to become a consistent race-winning team battling for championships and delivering value to our partners off the track. It’s a journey, not a destination, that’s for sure.
Q And everything you guys do or are about to do is still relatively new for the organization, isn’t it?
SL: Yes, it sure is. We are still hiring people, both on the competition side and the business side. So with all of those new positions with new people joining the organization, it’s new thinking, allowing us to do more than we could the day before. I believe we are finally catching up from just the rush of what it was like just to get ready and execute last year. And then obviously throw in the second car and Kurt into the mix.
We had a little bit more time to do that and we feel like we incorporated that team and that growth better than we did when we were getting the team started, but it is still a lot of people coming together for the first time and building a culture and learning how to work together and then racing week-in and week-out. It has been challenging, it has been rewarding, it has been fun, but there is a lot of work to do.
Q: Right from the start you wanted to have your partners heavily involved with the team and its collective vision. You’ve spoken quite a bit about the team being a brand. How has all of that gone? Are you guys hitting your marks?
SL: I think the programs we’ve done, learning each of our partners and them learning 23XI so that we can collectively build our brands in a way that impacts their business and helps more people understand what 23XI is all about, has been great. We’ve got point-of-sale at retail with Monster Energy. We’ve got scholarships that we’re giving away with Dr. Pepper. We’ve got great content and programs and contests with MoneyLion and Columbia and with DoorDash and with McDonald’s. Every one of our partners is as active as I’ve seen a group of partners be in many, many years in this sport.
Even having Bubba Wallace in a Super Bowl commercial has been a great thing. You know, those are the kind of things that really help brand the team and show that this a platform that can be used in a lot of different ways and that allows us to keep growing the partners we have, and see if there are additional opportunities to bring new ones into the mix.
If you come to the racetrack and you stand around our hauler and you stand around our car on the grid, there is just a different vibe around 23XI. And it is not just me saying this. It’s people who have been in the industry a long time. There is kind of this excitement and there are other influencers and celebrities and fans that are new to the sport want to be around what we are trying to do, and that’s a great feeling and something that we want to keep building on.
Like I said earlier, we’re still just scratching the surface and just getting started, but the stuff that we have done so far has seemed to bring attention to us from new fans and more casual sports fans and not just that core NASCAR fan. We love them, too. Kurt Busch was a big step for us for bringing that core fan to us with his following and his history in the sport. We’re trying to do it all, and to do it all you have got to give yourself a little bit of time to make sure you don’t force things and try to do it all too quickly.
Q: How does Denny feel about his race team this far in?
SL: I think he’s pretty happy. He sees the fact that over the last six, seven weeks we’ve been really, really strong on the track with speed. Yes, we’ve had our challenges in the pits. Everybody has seen that with the 23. We’re working hard with Joe Gibbs Racing to fix those. It’s not just our team. We’ve just had more of our share with issues there and we’ve got to execute. A lot of different things have to go well to win one of these races and we’ve got to continue to focus on doing all of those things, not just some of them.
Q: Kurt is 15th in Cup points while Bubba is in 25th. Onward and upwards to Atlanta Motor Speedway?
SL: Yes, I think having the win with Kurt and hopefully having at least one 23XI team is the playoffs for the first time is going to be an interesting thing to watch, because you know if you give him a fast car, he’s dangerous. We want him to continue on the path he and the 45 team have been on. All of us will now help the 23 and try to get that win and get them in the playoffs. We get our pit stops cleaned up and we’ll be rocking and rolling. | https://racer.com/2022/07/07/interview-23xis-steve-lauletta/ | 2022-07-07T22:30:28Z | https://racer.com/2022/07/07/interview-23xis-steve-lauletta/ | false | 1 |
Senior Israeli government official said today that he petitioned Saudi Arabia’s government to allow direct flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport in Israel to Jeddah for Muslim pilgrims to perform the Hajj.
“I took this matter up with Saudi Arabia and I really hope that day will come,” Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frei said in a radio interview.
The minister said he was hopeful for a possible new arrangement with Saudi Arabia ahead of the visit by US President Joe Biden next week, and that the Jewish state has been working to bring what he considered as “under-the-radar” communications between Jerusalem and Riyadh – based mostly on business interests and mutual concerns about Iran – more into the open.
“I want to see the day when I can depart from Ben-Gurion [airport] to Jeddah to fulfil my religious obligation” of annual pilgrimage to Mecca, said Minister Freij, who is a member of the Jewish state’s 18% Muslim minority.
Israeli officials are also interested in expanded permission for Israeli air carriers to fly through Saudi airspace to destinations in Asia.
When the UAE and Bahrain established diplomatic ties with Israel in 2020, Saudi Arabia signaled its acceptance by providing an air corridor thorough its airspace for Israeli planes flying to those Gulf states.
Even though Saudi Arabia does not officially recognize Israel, Muslim pilgrims from the Jewish state have been welcomed by Saudi Arabia for a long time now.
However, the Israeli pilgrims have travel to Mecca through third countries to perform the annual Hajj, with the week-long trip ending up costing them about $11,500. The pilgrimage cost for the devotees from the Arab countries is about half of that amount.
Saudi Arabia has said nothing of possible Saudi-Israeli developments during US President’s visit, but according to some sources in Washington, new aviation deals sought by Israel could be announced around the time of Biden’s visit.
The details of those potential bilateral deals still needed to be worked out though, and may not be finished in time, the source added. | https://eturbonews.com/israel-wants-saudi-arabia-to-allow-direct-hajj-flights-from-tel-aviv/ | 2022-07-07T22:31:29Z | https://eturbonews.com/israel-wants-saudi-arabia-to-allow-direct-hajj-flights-from-tel-aviv/ | false | 1 |
The familiar quiet of a suburban Bergen County neighborhood was broken by the screams of a resident whose new luxury SUV had just been stolen with her dog still inside.
The 42-year-old victim told Englewood Cliffs police that she'd left her dog in the 2022 BMW X7 for a moment when a thief got in and sped from outside her and her husband's home on Castle Drive shortly before 1:30 p.m. July 4th.
The vehicle "had been left running with the keys inside" when "a black male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt" took it, Detective Lt. Ronald F Waldt said.
Police were still at the victim's home when she got a call that her dog was found safe and sound in Belleville.The vehicle was recovered less than 24 hours later in Newark, Waldt said.
The lieutenant reminded owners to always lock their vehicles and to hold onto their keys or fobs no matter where or for however long they park.
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Bette Midler called transphobic after saying women being ‘erased’
(NEXSTAR) — Veteran actor and singer Bette Midler is facing backlash Tuesday after a July 4 tweet in support of women’s rights was criticized as being transphobic.
Midler’s tweet read: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! They don’t call us “women” anymore; they call us “birthing people” or “menstruators”, and even “people with vaginas”! Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!”
Kinzinger shares compilation of vulgar and threatening callsSome of the phrases Midler refers to are typically used to include trans or non-binary individuals in conversations about pregnancy and abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union recently explained: “The more expansive and more accurate answer is anyone who can become pregnant needs to be able to get an abortion if they need or want one, including many cisgender women, some non-binary people, some intersex people, some Two Spirit people, and some trans men.”
Midler, 76, is a vocal critic of conservative politicians, particularly former Pres. Donald Trump. Recently, the Tony Award winner has advocated for increased firearm regulation. The “Hocus Pocus 2” star’s current Twitter bio reads, sarcastically: “WE LOVE OUR GUNS MORE THAN OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES, OUR FRIENDS, OUR NATION AND OUR WORLD. WITHOUT OUR GUNS WE ARE NOTHING.”
Writer Roxane Gay , author of “Bad Feminist,” responded to Midler, saying: “No one is trying to erase women with inclusive language about people who need abortion care. No one is calling you anything but what you prefer. You should extend that courtesy in return.”
Midler’s comments came as a surprise for some, as the star has been a fervent supporter of the gay community, particularly gay men. Some of Midler’s earliest performance days were inside New York City gay bathhouses and through her decadeslong career has been widely regarded as a “ gay icon .”
As of Tuesday afternoon, Midler had not followed up the controversial tweet.
Meanwhile, Midler isn’t the only musician facing flak on Tuesday. On Monday, Grammy-winning R&B/soul singer Macy Gray , best known for her 1999 hit “I Try,” appeared on Fox Nation’s “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” and the topic of trans athletes arose.
These are the victims of the Highland Park parade shooting“I will say this and everyone’s gonna hate me but as a woman, just because you go change your (body) parts, doesn’t make you a woman, sorry,” Gray told Morgan. “… Being a little girl is a whole epic book, you know? And you can’t have that just because you want to be a woman… I don’t think you should be labeled transphobic just because you don’t agree.”
Both Midler and Gray have been accused of being “TERFs,” an acronym meaning “trans-exclusionary radical feminist” — or a woman who doesn’t consider trans women women.
Gray’s comments were applauded by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, whose controversial views on transgender rights have their own Wikipedia subsection . On Tuesday, Rowling tweeted : “Today feels like a good day to ensure I’ve bought @MacyGraysLife’s entire back catalogue.”
Conversations over transgender issues have intensified over the past year, as several state governments enacted laws affecting LGBTQ+ rights , including Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law , which makes it a crime to refer to or discuss gender identity or sexual orientation in kindergarten through third grade classrooms.
The bill went into affect on July 1.
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MONTREAL (AP) — NHL player moves are happening fast and furious leading up to the start of the draft, with many being made by teams that have won the Stanley Cup over the past decade.
The Chicago Blackhawks became the latest to make a big splash when they traded winger Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators for the seventh and 39th picks this year and a third-rounder in 2024. Long since winning championships in 2010, 2013 and 2015, the rebuilding Blackhawks were expected to move on from DeBrincat, who has one year left on his contract at a salary cap hit of $6.4 million.
DeBrincat, 24, who set career highs with 41 goals, 37 assists and 78 points, goes to Ottawa to join a team on the rise and could soon sign a new deal to keep him there long term.
“Alex’s acquisition brings immediate and additional firepower to our forward group,” Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said. “He’s a dynamic forward who’s a scoring threat to the opponent when in the attacking zone. He maintains great vision, has exceptional skill and a quality shot which helps him score from virtually any part of the ice. He’s a consistent performer and an underrated playmaker.”
The reigning champion Colorado Avalanche also made a trade to shore up their goaltending situation and ensure Cup-winning Darcy Kuemper won’t be returning and will instead hit the open market when free agency opens. They acquired goaltender Alexandar Georgiev from the New York Rangers for third- and fifth-round picks this year and a third-rounder next year.
The Avalanche can now pair Georgiev, who needs a new contract as a restricted free agent, with Pavel Francouz as they try to defend their third title in franchise history.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who won it all back to back in 2016 and ’17, re-signed veteran defenseman Kris Letang to a $36.6 million, six-year contract that carries a $6.1 million annual salary cap hit.
Pittsburgh may not be able to keep the entire band together, given center Evgeni Malkin is also set to be an unrestricted free agent, but general manager Ron Hextall prioritized locking up the 36-year-old Letang long term.
“The role he plays on our team is irreplaceable, he is a leader in our locker room and has made countless contributions to the organization over the last 15-plus years,” Hextall said in a statement.
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While most cultivations are cutting costs and quality, Coastal Cultivars makes no compromises to deliver the best cannabis in Massachusetts
BOSTON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coastal Cultivars (www.number9collection.com), an all-natural, sustainable, sun-grown cannabis farm in Massachusetts, announced it will be using a new, all-natural, ultra-premium soil developed by Coast of Maine. The soil will be used as the primary growth medium for Coastal Cultivars' No.9 Sunflower Collection brand of cannabis products.
In an increasingly competitive cannabis market, most cultivations look to cut costs and sacrifice quality by relying solely on artificial growing mediums, synthetic nutrient inputs, and power-consuming grow lights.
In contrast to industry trends, Coastal Cultivars has partnered with Coast of Maine and will begin utilizing its all-natural, nutrient-rich soils to grow craft-quality cannabis with extremely rich terpenes and robust flowers.
Specifically, Coastal Cultivars will use Coast of Maine's "Stonington Blend Organic & Natural Grower's Mix" for the cultivation of its No.9 Sunflower Collection of finished cannabis products.
This ultra-premium soil contains mycorrhizal fungi, kelp, and alfalfa meal, as well as peat, coconut fiber and compost.
"I wanted to bring my father's experience as a tenth-generation banana farmer in Gujarat, India, to our cultivation here on Buzzards Bay," said Krishna Gandhi, Owner of Coastal Cultivars. "Like bananas, cannabis is a heavy feeder, and investing in healthy soil is the best way to produce an exceptional craft crop."
Coastal Cultivars is based in the agriculture-rich community of Wareham, MA, along Buzzards Bay. The bay's unique microclimate provides a longer growing season and the perfect setting for the cultivation of high-quality, sun-grown crops. The company is committed to environmentally-friendly farming methods including the use of on-site artesian well water, custom blended amendments, and traditional farming practices. This results in ultra-clean plants with unique characteristics.
For more information on Coastal Cultivars, visit: www.coastalcultivars.com
For more information on the No.9 Collection, visit: www.number9collection.com
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Cannabis may only be purchased legally through a licensed dispensary by adults at least 21 years of age.
The Coastal Cultivars portfolio of businesses includes local cultivation, craft cannabis products, and retail store operations. With decades of experience in the licensed cannabis industry and both local and national expertise, the Coastal Cultivars team strives to give its customers best-in-class products and a superb retail experience. The team is proud to be part of a progressive movement working to ensure safe cannabis access for consumers, and supports sustainable cannabis cultivation through the Sun and Soil initiative.
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Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand paid a visit to London, Ont., on Thursday to personally express her gratitude to the more than 1,800 employees at General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS).
The east London military manufacturer is supplying a shipment of 39 armoured combat support vehicles (ACSVs) which Canada will deliver to Ukraine in light of Russia’s ongoing invasion.
“I was pleased to stand with the Prime Minister at the NATO Leaders Summit last week, where he announced that Canada is in the process of finalizing negotiations with GDLS to supply up to 39 combat support vehicles to Ukraine,” Anand said.
“Some of which I had the opportunity to see today and all of which will make a meaningful impact on the ground.”
Anand also thanked GDLS for the 360 armoured vehicles it will provide to the Canadian Armed Forces.
An intent to buy those vehicles was first announced in 2019 by then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan, which led to a $3-billion contract with GDLS.
“The 39 vehicles that we are providing to Ukraine is on top of the 360 (being provided to the Canadian Armed Forces),” said Anand on Thursday.
“Those 39 vehicles will begin to ship this summer and the remaining 360 will continue to be delivered over the next number of months as well.”
Along with supplying 39 ACSVs to Ukraine, and spare parts to support their maintenance, Canada is also providing six new drone cameras as part of its latest round of military aid for Ukraine.
The delivery of vehicles, spare parts and drone cameras will cost the balance of the $500 million in military aid the Trudeau government promised in the 2022 federal budget.
“As our friends in Ukraine continue to fight Putin’s illegal, unjustified and full-scale invasion of their country, our government continues to provide comprehensive military aid,” Anand said.
“To help them fight and win this war.”
— with files from Global’s David Akin. | https://globalnews.ca/news/8974261/defence-minister-london-gdls-ukraine-contributions/ | 2022-07-07T22:45:20Z | https://globalnews.ca/news/8974261/defence-minister-london-gdls-ukraine-contributions/ | true | 1 |
BAODING, China, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSE American: ITP) ("IT Tech Packaging" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, announced today that, its 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split"), which the Company previously disclosed was approved by the Board of Directors on June 27, 2022 is effective as of 5:00PM EST today on July 7, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), and will be reflected in the marketplace at market open on July 8, 2022.
The Reverse Stock Split, under applicable Nevada law (Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") Section 78.207), proportionately adjusted both the Company's (a) authorized shares of common stock; and (b) issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The Reverse Stock Split was effected by the Company filing a Certificate of Change (the "Certificate") pursuant to NRS Section 78.209 with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on the Effective Date. As a result of the filing of the Certificate, the number of shares of the Company's authorized common stock was reduced from 500,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares and the issued and outstanding number of shares of the Company's common stock was correspondingly decreased.
On the Effective Date, the total number of shares of common stock held by each stockholder of the Company will be converted automatically into the number of shares of common stock equal to (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each such stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, divided by (ii) 10, with such resulting number of shares rounded up to the nearest whole share. No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration will be paid in connection with any fractional shares that would otherwise have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split.
Stockholders who are holding their shares in electronic form at brokerage firms do not need to take any action, as the effect of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically be reflected in their brokerage accounts. Stockholders holding paper certificates may (but are not required to) send the certificates to the Company's transfer agent and registrar, Empire Stock Transfer. Empire Stock Transfer, at the address set forth below, will issue a new stock certificate reflecting the Reverse Stock Split to each requesting stockholder.
Empire Stock Transfer
1859 Whitney Mesa Dr,
Henderson, NV 89014
About IT Tech Packaging, Inc.
Founded in 1996, IT Tech Packaging, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products and single-use face masks in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its tissue paper products), ITP produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, ITP is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country. ITP has been listed on the NYSE American since December 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.itpackaging.cn/.
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HOPE (D) was founded in 2003
The Newbridge-based charity HOPE (D) has announced that it is closing at the end of August after nearly 20 years in operation.
The organisation, which supports people struggling with mental health and those bereaved by suicide, said that the rising cost of overheads and the lack of fundraising opportunities due to Covid-19 has forced it to make the decision to wind up its services.
Speculation that HOPE (D), which was founded in 2003, may be closing had emerged on social media in recent days.
A statement on behalf of HOPE (D) said:
It is with profound sadness and deep regret that we have come to the conclusion that we must close down the Charity from the end of August. Hope(D) was a place for people to find support in times of crisis and a community hub for our volunteers and anyone wishing to drop in for a quick chat or a cup of tea.
This is not a decision we have made lightly and not a decision that we ever wanted to make. Still, unfortunately, it is a decision we have had to make.
We want to assure the public that every effort has been made to maintain the service and access funding from all possible sources.
However, with COVID over the last two years preventing us from being able to fundraise properly and the rising cost of our overheads, it has become clear that our service is unfortunately unsustainable.
We understand that the fact we are closing is already out in the public domain, and this is something we never wanted until we were ready. As an organisation, we have a duty of care to those accessing our service before anyone else. So we needed to ensure that that news came from us and their counsellors to provide the best possible outcome for them.
Since beginning the process of closure, we have engaged with other services to take over our waiting list and are working to remain open long enough to finish out with those clients already accessing our service so that no one will be left behind. We have also worked with other organisations to ensure the best possible outcome for those that need it most.
As an organisation, we would like to thank everyone that has helped along the way; our fundraisers, our volunteers, our board members past and present and those who have fought alongside us to stay open for as long as we have.
Hope(D) would particularly like to thank all the counsellors who have worked with the organisation, both past and present. Their dedication, passion and support to those in crisis has been the back bone of the organisation.
Lives have been saved and families have been supported through times of extreme crisis. Hope(D) acknowledges the tremendous work they have done in our community to date and will continue to do in different ways in the future.
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CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Clearfield man and his mother are facing charges after police say she caught her son raping a child and didn’t report it.
A 13-year-old girl reportedly spoke with authorities at a Children’s Advocacy Center in February where she claimed Travis Quackenbush, 24, forcibly raped her at a home along Quarry Avenue when she was 7, according to court documents. She said Quackenbush followed her to a bedroom in 2016 where he locked the door and zip tied her hands and feet behind her back.
The girl claimed Quackenbush then removed her clothing and began sexually assaulting her. She said Quackenbush continued to assault her until his mother Jacqueline Quackenbush entered the room and started yelling at him and removed the zip ties.
Jacqueline allegedly told both Travis and the child to not tell anyone what happened. The girl also claimed Travis threatened to “slice her throat” if she told anyone what he did.
DuBois City police questioned Travis in August 2018 where he admitted to police he had inappropriately touched the child saying he “got off on it.” Police also noted in court documents that Jacqueline never reported the assault or sought any medical treatment for the then 7-year-old which put the child at potential risk of further assaults.
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Travis Quackenbush faces a slew of charges including rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, sexual assault and terroristic threats. He was placed in Clearfield County Prison on $25,000 bail.
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Check out these mock-ups of official Samsung cases for the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4
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So you've already decided to purchase the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 or the Galaxy Z Flip 4. But that doesn't mean that there still aren't tough decisions ahead. What about buying a case? You aren't going to want to risk damaging your expensive foldable handset for the lack of a case. U.K. online mobile accessory provider Mobile Fun produced some mock-ups of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 donning Official Samsung cases for the two devices which are expected to be released sometime next month.
One mock-up is of the Samsung Bora Purple Silicone Ring Case for the Galaxy Z Flip 4. Mobile Fun says that this will replace the Lavender case for the Galaxy Z Flip 3 which was one of the accessory retailer's most popular cases. The soft silicone case has a ring attached allowing users to get a more secure grip on the phone. You can pre-order the case (which is priced at £33.99, equivalent to $40.86) or be notified when it arrives by clicking on Mobile Fun's link here.
Bora Purple Silicone Ring Case for the Galaxy Z Flip 4
Another Official Samsung case for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is the Black Silicone Case With Strap. This case can also be pre-ordered and is also priced at £33.99, equivalent to $40.86. Like the ring, the strap is used to help users have a more secure hold on their phones.
Black Silicone Case With Strap for the Galaxy Z Flip 4
As for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, the first official case shown off by Mobile Fun is the Official Samsung Black Case With S Pen. As Mobile Fun points out, the fact that this case contains an S-Pen holder pretty much guarantees that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will not be equipped with a silo for the digital writing instrument. Priced at £68.99, equivalent to $82.94, this case can bepre-ordered right now from Mobile Fun.
Samsung Black Case with S Pen for the Galaxy Z Fold 4
Besides securing a case for your Galaxy Z Fold 4, available now to pre-order from Mobile Fun is a screen protector for the foldable. This could be the same screen protector that comes pre-installed with the device and you'll probably want to have an extra one at your disposal. According to Mobile Fun, there were some complaints last year that dust and dirt were able to get underneath the screen protector when it was peeling away from the screen, so keep that in mind. The price for the screen protector is £14.99 ($18.02) and it can be pre-ordered by clicking on this link.
Before you know it, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will be shipping and it is never too early to start making decisions about the accessories you are going to need in order to protect your new foldable handset from drops, bumps, and scratches.
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Apple has announced a new Lockdown Mode for its upcoming iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura software. Apple typically reveals most features of its device software at the WWDC conference, which took place in June this year, but this is a rare announcement where a key upcoming feature has been announced a month later. ‘Lockdown mode’ is aimed at protecting users from “highly targeted mercenary spyware,” according to Apple’s newsroom post.
According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple’s latest iOS 16 developer beta 3 includes the Lockdown Mode. While Apple has attached screenshots of how this will look on iOS 16, it is not clear how the mode will appear on other devices. But presumably, the functions offered will be same across the range of devices.
The announcement comes in wake of increasing spyware attacks against iPhones and Android devices. The latest spyware incidents were reported around the use of Hermit against iPhones and Android devices in Italy and Kazakhstan. Previously, the NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has targeted iPhones and Android devices as well. Apple has already sued the Israel-based NSO Group.
“Lockdown Mode is a groundbreaking capability that reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting users from even the rarest, most sophisticated attacks,” Ivan Krstić, Apple’s head of Security Engineering and Architecture said in the press announcement. “While the vast majority of users will never be the victims of highly targeted cyberattacks, we will work tirelessly to protect the small number of users who are. That includes continuing to design defenses specifically for these users, as well as supporting researchers and organisations around the world doing critically important work in exposing mercenary companies that create these digital attacks,” he added.
Apple has also made it clear this is not meant for every single user. But rather for a “very small number of users who face grave, targeted threats to their digital security,” according to its press statement. Keep in mind when activated, Lockdown Mode will disable many common features on the iPhone, which will cause more inconvenience to users. But then this might be a price to pay for enhanced security. Apple is also offering a $10 million grant to the Dignity and Justice Fund to bolster research exposing such threats further.
What happens in Lockdown Mode is that certain functions get limited– typically those which have been used by bad actors in the past to deploy the spyware. According to Apple, when turn on Lockdown mode is turned on, most attachments in the Messages app will be blocked. Only images will be allowed. Features like link previews, etc will get disabled.
When browsing the web, some “complex web technologies, like just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled.” Only if a user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown mode, will it be allowed.
Further, Apple will block all incoming invites, service requests, including FaceTime calls from strangers. FaceTime calls will be blocked if the user has not previously sent the initiator a call or request, notes the statement. Wired connections with a computer or accessory are blocked when iPhone is locked.
Further, any configuration profiles for work or school cannot be installed. The device cannot enrol into mobile device management (MDM)– often deployed by enterprises on employee devices— when the Lockdown Mode is turned on.
Apple has said it will add new protections to Lockdown Mode over the months. It is also inviting feedback from the security research community.
It has added a new category to its Apple Security Bounty program. This will reward researchers who find Lockdown Mode bypasses and help improve its protections, adds the statement. Apple is offering up to a maximum of $2,000,000 as part of this program.
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CLEVELAND, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, intends to release its second quarter 2022 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The company will then host a webcast with a slide presentation at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
The webcast can be viewed live at avient.com/investors, or by clicking on the webcast link here. Conference call participants in the question and answer session should pre-register using the link at avient.com/investors, or here, to receive the dial-in numbers and a personal PIN, which are required to access the conference call. The question and answer session will follow the company's presentation and prepared remarks.
A recording of the webcast and the slide presentation will be available at avient.com/investors/events-presentations immediately following the conference call and will be accessible for one year.
About Avient
Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 8,800 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
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SYCAMORE – This spring, the DeKalb County Community Foundation awarded $127,506 in Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund grants to support music education. Funding benefited 28 nonprofit and public sector organizations in DeKalb County and throughout the greater Chicago area.
“The impact of this grant funding is extremely significant. Without this support, Cor Cantiamo could not achieve our educational outreach mission,” Cor Cantiamo founder Eric Johnson said in a news release.
The Wurlitzer Co. was one of the largest musical instrument companies in the U.S., with a primary manufacturing location in DeKalb. The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation was established in the 1940s and became a fund of the community foundation in 2012. Today, the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund grant is one of several grant-making programs the foundation offers.
DeKalb County recipients:
• Cor Cantiamo – $4,500
• DeKalb High School Band – $16,386
• Hinckley Historical Society – $5,000
• Just Make It Happen – $7,500
• Northern Illinois University – College of Visual and Performing Arts – $1,500
• Northern Illinois University – School of Music – $4,800
• Northern Public Radio – $5,000
• Sandwich Opera House (ARCH) – $5,000
• Sycamore Library – $2,000
• Sycamore Music Boosters – $5,820
• Sycamore Park District – $1,000
Greater Chicago-area recipients:
• Bravo Waukegan – $2,500
• Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education – $7,500
• Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras – $5,000
• Child’s Voice – $1,500
• Wheaton College – Community School of the Arts – $5,000
• Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc. – $3,000
• Holy Family Ministries – $3,000
• Lawrence Hall Youth Services – $6,000
• Little Kids Rock – $2,500
• Murphy Roche Irish Music Club and School of Irish Music – $4,000
• Music of the Baroque – $4,000
• Orion Ensemble – $5,000
• Special Gifts Theater – $2,500
• Suzuki-Orff School of Music – $5,000
• The People’s Music School – $5,000
• VanderCook College – $5,000
• Youth Crossroads Inc. – $2,500
Donations to any fund at the Community Foundation can be made online at dekalbccf.org/donate or by mail to the DeKalb County Community Foundation, 475 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.
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Surgical Care Coalition urges Congress to address systemic challenges to stop the annual reductions that harm patient care
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2023 (CY2023) released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) once again jeopardizes seniors' access to critical treatments and procedures, according to the Surgical Care Coalition.
CMS is proposing to cut the Medicare conversion factor—the basic starting point for calculating Medicare payments—by 4.42% for CY2023. As surgical care faces another round of proposed cuts, it's clear that these cuts on top of the sequester cuts threaten patient care and are unsustainable for the long term. Congress must take action to stop another round of cuts, while also stabilizing the system, to protect patients and the care they need.
Surgical leaders across specialties are concerned about the cuts:
"Year after year, CMS proposes cuts which put access to critical procedures at risk for millions of patients—often the very patients who are most in need of care," said Patricia Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, American College of Surgeons Executive Director. "Today's proposed rule underscores the continued disinvestment in patient care, and the Surgical Care Coalition urges Congress to immediately stop these cuts to protect patients and work toward finding a long-term solution that promotes quality care and investment."
"Once again, we are facing another year of devastating cuts to a Medicare system that is already ill-equipped to meet the needs of millions of Americans," said John Ratliff, MD, American Association of Neurological Surgeon/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Washington Committee Chair. "The Surgical Care Coalition stands ready to urge Congress to not only stabilize payment levels in the short-term but also transform the system into one that is stable and reliable in the long-term."
"The current Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is broken. It fails to incentivize collaboration and pits doctor against doctor every year," said Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD, Chair of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Council on Health Policy and Relationships. "It's crucial that Congress work to address these cuts and create a more sustainable payment system. Failure to do so presents a serious risk to patients during a time of declining access to surgical care and rising prices for services and treatments."
"The cost of running a medical practice has increased 39% in the past twenty years. When adjusted for inflation, the impact is a decline in value of Medicare physician payments of 28%," said George Williams, MD, American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Secretary for Advocacy. "On top of jeopardizing patients' access to care, the proposed cuts further exacerbate the difficult operating environment surgical practices already face and the people that are affected most are our patients."
"The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule fails to support patients in need of life saving surgeries that remove and substantially reduce the risk of breast cancer," said Nathalie Johnson, MD, FACS, American Society of Breast Surgeons President. "As rates of breast cancer unfortunately continue to steadily rise and impact more women every year, further cuts will reduce surgeons' ability to provide patients with the care they need."
"Annual cuts to reimbursement for surgical care imperils access for seniors to medically necessary and sight-saving and sight-restoring therapies," said Doug Rhee, MD, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery President. "2.3 million Americans last year alone depended on Medicare to receive cataract surgery. Unfortunately, CMS's proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 poses an even greater risk than in years past to patient access to these and other life-altering interventions."
"The past two years have demonstrated that patients need a more durable health care system that ensures they have access to the care they need, when they need it," said Christopher Reeder, DO, American College of Osteopathic Surgeons President. "CMS's proposed policies are emblematic of the need for long-term reform to the broader Medicare payments system.
"Anesthesiologists, who play a critical and unique role on surgical teams, are facing an unacceptable cut under the proposed fee schedule," said Randall M. Clark, MD, FASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) President. "The need for a more sustainable payments system has never been more evident, and ASA is ready to fight alongside the Surgical Care Coalition to prevent these cuts from taking effect."
About the Surgical Care Coalition
The Surgical Care Coalition advocates for access to quality surgical care for all Americans. The Surgical Care Coalition is comprised of 14 surgical professional associations that proudly represent the more than 180,000 surgeons working across the country with a common goal of improving the quality of care, and quality of life, for all patients.
Members of the Surgical Care Coalition
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- The American Society of Breast Surgeons
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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LUGANO, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday the reconstruction of his war-battered country is the “common task of the entire democratic world,” as his prime minister laid out a $750 billion recovery plan once the guns of Russia’s invaders fall silent one day.
As Russian forces continued their crushing advance in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Zelenskyy spoke by video message to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Switzerland about the needs of the country that has been on an up-and-down march toward democracy since the end of the Cold War and now faces widespread devastation.
“The reconstruction of Ukraine is not a local project, is not a project of one nation, but a common task of the entire democratic world — all countries, all countries who can say they are civilized,” Zelenskyy told hundreds of attendees in Lugano. ”Restoring Ukraine means restoring the principles of life, restoring the space of life, restoring everything that makes humans humans.”
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said such a recovery would require a sort of “Marshall Plan” for Ukraine to help it rebuild.
Such ambitions, Zelenskyy said, will require wide-scale construction, funding and security “in all of our country which will be forced to continue living beside Russia.”
The task, which is already under way in some areas that were liberated from Russian forces, aims to leverage outside expertise, government funds and work of Ukrainians to rebuild hospitals, schools, government buildings, homes and apartments — but also water pipes, gas lines and other battered infrastructure.
“Today, we’re all united in our defense. Tomorrow in our reconstruction,” said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, who attended in person. He presented a recovery plan that meets immediate needs — even as the war continues — followed by a “fast recovery” when it’s over, and then longer-term requirements.
Shmyhal said the cost of the recovery plan is estimated at $750 billion, and insisted a key source of funding “should be the confiscated assets of Russia and Russian oligarchs.” He cited unspecified estimates that such sums total $300 billion to $500 billion now.
“The Russian authorities unleash this bloody war. They caused this massive destruction and they should be held accountable for it,” Shmyhal said.
Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Union’s executive branch, said using such confiscated Russian assets would involve criminal law, so the “legal obstacles” weren’t resolved, “but we think it’s important that according to the principle of ‘aggressor pays’ it’s also Russia’s assets which are directed to the reconstruction of Ukraine.”
Earlier Monday, a leading Swiss nongovernmental group called out Switzerland as a “safe haven” for Russian oligarchs and as a trading hub for Russian oil, grain and coal.
Public Eye urged the Swiss executive branch to “use all levers at its disposal to stop the financing of this inhuman aggression,” a reference to Russia’s war that has killed thousands of people, driven millions from their homes, and rippled through world economy by driving up food and fuel prices.
It said Switzerland has been over the years a “popular refuge” for Russian business magnates to park their assets. The group said firms use Switzerland as an “unregulated commodity trading hub” and exploit a lack of transparency about financial dealings in the country.
There was no immediate response from the Swiss government.
The group welcomed Switzerland’s “humanitarian engagement” for Ukraine through the conference but called on the government to strictly implement international sanctions on Russian elites and their government, and better regulate its trading hub.
Switzerland is a major international financial center and its government has traditionally touted Swiss “neutrality” — which is enshrined into law — and Switzerland’s role as an intermediary between hostile countries and as a host of many international and U.N. institutions.
The Swiss Bankers Association has estimated that the assets of Russian clients deposited in Switzerland’s banks total 150-200 billion Swiss francs (about $155-$210 billion), making the country a key repository of Russian money abroad.
Switzerland, which is not a member of the EU, has largely joined the bloc’s sanctions against Russia. The website of the Swiss federal economics department says that as of May 12, a total of 6.3 billion francs have been frozen in Switzerland in connection with Russia’s war in Ukraine.
In its call for transparency and better regulation in Switzerland, Public Eye said that “as a safe haven for oligarchs close to the Kremlin and as a trading hub for Russian oil, grain and coal, Switzerland bears a big political responsibility.”
The conference in lakeside Lugano brings together hundreds of representatives from government, advocacy groups, the private sector, academia and U.N. organizations — and scores of Ukrainian ministers, lawmakers, diplomats and others. It builds upon a multi-year, multi-country discussion about reform in Ukraine — even before the war began — but this time the focus is “recovery” from the war.
Environmental groups want to help Ukraine build back better. Lobby groups Solar Power Europe and Wind Europe, together with their Ukrainian counterparts, urged Ukraine to set a target of producing at least 40% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, bringing it in line with European Union targets.
According to the International Energy Agency, Ukraine generated less than 10% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2019, the last year for which data was published. Most of Ukraine’s electricity comes from nuclear power and burning coal.
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AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) — A local business is speaking out about a proposed revitalization effort in Aiken.
“it’s just amazing that art will take you from having a bad day, you’re feeling a little bit despairing, and then you come in, and you’re like, I’m in Hawaii,” Stacy O’Sullivan told Aiken Bureau Chief Shawn Cabbagestalk laughing. Art and Soul is one of the small businesses in The Alley that could be displaced if Project Pascalis—the plan to renovate and revitalize downtown Aiken — becomes a reality. The business was created as a platform for local artists to display their work. “We don’t take salaries from this particular project,” she said. “That allows the artist to take all of the proceeds from their art sales and reinvest that into their creative business, keeps it very sustainable for the local artists,” she added.
O’Sullivan saw a rendering of the plans. “I don’t think that it takes into consideration the individuals that have invested quite a bit in the downtown infrastructure already on their own, just by being here and conducting business,” she said.
The view from Newberry St. shows The Alley with a glass bridge connector to the apartment building and parking garage. “How am I gonna maintain my business while you are building multiple stories on my, on my building,” she asked. “Especially when I know that there are maintenance issues that have not been attended to,” she said.
O’Sullivan says the building suffers from numerous issues — roof leaks and wood rot among them. “I think that they would like to see us go. We were invited to leave,” she recalled. “I believe that’s why there were construction problems and water problems from the beginning. I believe that that’s why the repairs have not been satisfactorily done to keep the water out of our building. I think they would prefer for us not to be here because they would prefer to make three times the rent and they’ve made that very clear to us in the beginning,” she said.
She also says there’s a lack of transparency in the project. “Why is there so much surprise now a year and a half later? Why is everyone so up in arms? I don’t understand that transparency is what you create so that you can eliminate that shock and awe later in now it’s happening. I don’t think anyone realized that it was going to impact the downtown alley businesses, but it absolutely will,” she said.
She added that the lack of communication from the city is disheartening. “I feel cut off. I feel unsupported, period. You know there has not been communication with us nor the business owners in my building,” O’Sullivan said.”
The project leaves an uncertain future for Art and Soul and other businesses downtown. “After a global pandemic and after an economic downturn and now to be really unsure about what the future holds for our business, I don’t know that we’ll be able to survive this last blow,” she said.
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Ontario Hospital Staff Report 'Surge' Of Violence In New Poll & Ottawa Is Really Struggling
59% of racialized Ottawa respondents said they have experienced racism.
A new survey reveals that Ottawa's frontline health care workers are experiencing a staggering increase in violence and racism this year.
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According to Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) findings shared on July 6, 71% of nurses, PSWs and other hospital staff surveyed in Ottawa said they have experienced physical violence at work. That's roughly 8% higher than the provincial average from all respondents across Ontario, of whom 63% reported experiencing physical violence.
Workers also reported gender-based violence against those who identify as women, racist attacks, and incidents involving guns and knives. The rise in these kinds of incidents appears to be a trend that CUPE is reporting increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Pandemic tensions and unprecedented hospital staffing shortages are fueling already high rates of violence," CUPE said.
The survey, carried out by Oracle Research from May 17 to 24, found that just under 60% of racialized survey respondents in Ottawa said they are "subject to harassment or abuse because of their race or appearance."
Of the 2,300 Ontarians surveyed, 550 workers were from Ottawa and eastern Ontario, making up roughly 24% of the poll.
Half of Ottawa health care workers said they endured sexual harassment, while 36% said they had experienced sexual assault at work. According to the survey findings, the use of guns and knives against staff is on the rise too, with 19% reporting an increase.
CUPE pointed out that if this sample were representative of the entire staff population in Ottawa hospitals, it would mean that over 17,750 local hospital workers were physically assaulted at work during the pandemic.
"The grimmest of all projections is that more than 9,504 hospital staff in Ottawa would be sexually assaulted in the workplace," added Sharon Richer, secretary-treasurer of CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions.
CUPE estimates the data disproportionately affects women, who the organization says make up almost 90% of Ottawa's health care workers.
In order to curb the troubling trend, CUPE is suggesting a zero-tolerance policy toward violence against staff, as well as provincial funding to address staffing shortages.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual assault, call the Assaulted Women's Helpline at 1-866-863-0511. You can also contact the Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault at 1-866-887-0015.
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MARTIN, Tenn. and MARION, Ill., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grind Mac and Cheese Burger Bar, a Tennessee restaurant known for huge, awe inspiring milkshakes, innovative burger creations and playful food infusions, announced today that it will be partnering with Pepsi Mid America to launch a "Mountain Dew-themed" milkshake to help raise funds for St Jude's Children's hospital. Proceeds from this delicious Mountain Dew-themed milkshake will be donated to St Jude's Children's hospital.
"The St Jude's organization helps children and their affected families deal with tragic illness everyday and it is such a worthy charity," said Mark Laderman, Co-founder of The Grind Mac and Cheese Burger Bar. "We are proud to have the opportunity to contribute, if only in a small way, to the St Jude's foundation," said Alan Laderman, the other Co-founder of The Grind Mac and Cheese Burger Bar.
The Grind will be showcasing the delicious Mountain Dew infused milkshake all July long with a portion of the proceeds of the shake and of all Pepsi product sales being donated to help St Jude's. "We cannot think of a better charity than St Jude's, a better partner than Pepsi Mid America or better milkshake theme than the iconic Tennessee original, Mountain Dew. Not only is it our favorite soft drink but it was created right here in Tennessee," says Mark Laderman.
In addition Pepsi Mid America will be releasing millions of limited edition Mountain Dew/Grind cans over Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, Arkansas and West Tennessee which can be redeemed at the Grind for a free Mt Dew Milkshake! Fans of The Grind and Mountain Dew are encouraged to stop by to check out The Grind's latest offerings, drink a massive and tasty milkshake and help the Grind in Martin, Tennessee and Pepsi Mid America help Children through St. Jude's.
About The Grind Mac and Cheese Burger Bar, Llc.
The Grind Mac and Cheese Burger Bar opened in Martin TN in 2017. Located at 112 Lovelace street Martin, Tennessee. It has served tens of thousands of huge, awe-inspiring milkshakes, and innovative burger creations to hundreds of thousands of people. It was also named as one of the top destinations for Mac and Cheese in the state of Tennessee.
Recent over the top milkshakes by The Grind include The Strawberry Short Shake, the Chocolate Freak and the Peanut Butter and Marshmallow-inspired Fluffernutter Milkshake. To learn more please visit them on social media at https://www.facebook.com/eatthegrind
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Hugh Grant encouraged British demonstrators to blast ‘Benny Hill’ theme song — and they did
By Megan Thomas, CNN
Actor Hugh Grant sought a little humor in response to British Prime Minister Borris Johnson’s announcement Thursday that he will resign and found it in the most brilliant way.
Grant posted a tweet, tagging protestor and activist Steve Bray on Thursday, subtly suggesting he play the theme song to the British comedy TV series “The Benny Hill Show” outside of Parliament.
“Morning @snb19692 Glad you have your speakers back,” Grant wrote. “Do you by any chance have the Benny Hill music to hand?”
Bray, as it happened, did.
“Just for @HackedOffHugh as requested here today at the media circus… College Green. The Benny Hill theme tune,” he wrote in response.
The comical song, officially titled “Yackety Sax,” could then be heard in the background of news reports about Johnson’s resignation.
CNN has reached out to a representative of Grant for comment.
“The Benny Hill Show,” which starred the late comedian Benny Hill and featured slapstick sketches, originally aired on the BBC for eight seasons beginning in 1955.
Grant most recently starred in the HBO miniseries “The Undoing” but one of his most memorable roles was in the romantic comedy “Love, Actually,” where he played a newly elected British Prime Minister.
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LARGO, Md. and WASHINGTON, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB), in partnership with the Prince George's County Workforce Development Board and Employ Prince George's (EPG), is proud to unveil a Workforce Development Program Training guide outlining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) policies, definitions, and procedures for the state of Maryland.
The ARPA authorized the creation of a new $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) program, which in turn reserved significant budgetary and regulatory authority with states. Though contracted specifically to provide guidance to eleven local workforce boards in the state of Maryland, this guide is an adaptable framework for every state's workforce development context.
"This product demonstrates the depth of the work happening at NAWB, and the value of that work to the local workforce development boards which make up the public workforce system," said NAWB President and CEO Ronald Painter. "This guide will allow local boards across the country to confidently deploy ARPA funds badly needed for workforce development programs in their regions. I'm thrilled that NAWB was able to step in and enhance the existing frameworks around the SLFRF dollars, and I thank Prince George's County, the Maryland Workforce Association, EPG, and Walter Simmons for undertaking this project."
"Covid-19 is a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic with devastating economic impacts. Prince George's County's leadership and the Maryland General Assembly acted fast, invested, and trusted Maryland's local workforce development boards to put our residents back to. We couldn't risk anything and procured the best in the business to guide us with these funds, the National Association of Workforce Boards. Prince George's County has already utilized these funds to place 1,000 job seekers back to work, we are looking forward to putting thousands more back to work, and hopefully, states across the United States will invest in their local workforce development boards.", said Waler Simmons.
Along with an overview of important SLFRF dates and obligations, the training guide reviews, interprets, and expands guidance on the use and purpose of funds; eligible beneficiaries; use limitations; and reporting requirements. It provides concrete examples for the demonstration of these programmatic and regulatory concepts. Finally, the guide includes novel tools developed by NAWB to aid LWDBs in determining permissible uses and recipients for SLFRF funds, including a first-of-its-kind interactive mapping of Qualified Census Tracks in the state of Maryland.
For more information on the ARPA Guide, contact Kyle Marinelli at MarinelliK@NAWB.org
Employ Prince George's (EPG) provides workforce intelligence and solutions for the job seeker and business. EPG's mission is to contribute to the economic vitality of Prince George's County by providing a demand driven system that delivers qualified workers to business and provides job seekers with opportunities for careers in high demand/high growth industries.
For more information, please visit www.Employpg.org.
The National Association of Workforce Boards represents over 500 Workforce Development Boards that collaborate with education and economic development stakeholders within their local communities, to administer workforce development and job training programs which meet the needs of workers, industry, and local regions. For more information on NAWB's latest work and new initiatives, please visit www.nawb.org.
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Sysco accuses 4 largest beef processors of price fixing
The nation’s largest food distributor has joined the other businesses accusing the four largest meat processors of working together to inflate beef prices.
Sysco recently filed a federal lawsuit in Texas accusing Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill and National Beef of price fixing. The lawsuit said those companies have conspired to suppress the number of cattle being slaughtered at least since 2015 to help drive up the price of beef. The allegations are similar to ones in lawsuits filed by grocery stores, ranchers, restaurants and other wholesalers that have been pending in Minnesota federal court since 2020.
Similar price-fixing lawsuits are also pending in the pork and chicken processing businesses.
The Sysco Corp. lawsuit said the companies’ coordinated efforts to limit the number of cattle slaughtered drove down the price meat processors paid ranchers while propping up beef prices, boosting profits for the meat producers, who control more than 80% of the U.S. beef market.
The lawsuit said the companies “exploited their market power in this highly concentrated market by conspiring to limit the supply, and fix the prices, of beef sold.” And the lawsuit cited an unnamed witnesses who used to work in the meat industry who confirmed there was a conspiracy between the meat companies.
Most of the companies didn’t immediately respond to questions about the Sysco lawsuit Thursday, but they have defended their actions in the other price-fixing lawsuits even though JBS did agree to a $52.5 million settlement in one of the lawsuits earlier this year. JBS didn’t admit any wrongdoing as part of that deal.
Cargill spokesman Daniel Sullivan said his company “is confident in our efforts to maintain market integrity and conduct ethical business. We believe the claims lack merit and intend to vigorously defend our position.”
In general, the meat processing industry has maintained that supply and demand factors, not anticompetitive behavior, drive beef and cattle prices. The industry has also long struggled with worker shortages that have limited production at times. Those workforce issues became particularly acute during the pandemic when COVID-19 spread widely through processing plants and forced companies to slow or idle production.
The Justice Department has been looking into allegations of price fixing in the industry at least since 2020, but it hasn’t provided updates on its investigation.
President Joe Biden has suggested that increasing competition in the meat industry would help reduce food prices, so his administration has offered $1 billion to help build and expand independent meat processing plants.
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UGA peanut agronomist gives update on this year’s crop season
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Thursday, WALB’s Jim Wallace caught up with the University of Georgia’s State Extension Peanut Agronomist, Scott Monfort for an update on this year’s crop season.
“We’re about halfway through the peanut season right now. How does it stand for the farmers?” asked Wallace.
“For the most part, the crop still looks very good. As you know, we are coming off one of the weeks of hottest weather in June we have ever seen, seems like. At least in my short career. It’s one of the hottest ones I have ever seen. And it’s one of the driest ones too for a lot of those areas, throughout the state. Right now, we’ve been receiving rain. Like I said the crop is perking back up and looks okay but we got a long road ahead of us. We still need a lot more rain throughout the state in order to push this crop forward and to continue on the right road to make a good crop,” Monfort said.
“With the war in Europe right now, will the demand for Georgia peanuts be stronger or about the same?”
“We’re seeing in the marketplace, we’re still exporting a tremendous amount of peanuts or at least on the same level that we have done over the last couple of years. To a lot of different countries now, there is no doubt that this war has caused some problems with exporting peanuts or just the export market overall. As you can tell it has impacted other crops and caused prices, commodity prices of other crops to go up. That has also caused our acres to go down a little bit. Because people planted more of those other crops. Now I think overall our demand for our product, whether that’s peanuts in the shell or whether that’s peanut oil, whether that’s peanut butter product or any candies. I think we are still doing ok with our usage so far. Maybe down some, but not tremendous,” said Monfort.
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By Cam Lucadou-Wells
Neighbours have successfully taken legal action to strike down a four-townhouse proposal in Eumemmerring.
The double-storey townhouses built one behind the other on an 864-square metre vacant lot at 3 Theyer Street had been approved by Casey Council in July.
On an appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, two neighbours argued that the project did not suit the predominantly single-storey area.
VCAT member Tracy Watson agreed on 30 June, finding the design was “not a comfortable fit” in Theyer Street or the “broader neighbourhood”.
Ms Watson noted the “minimal” 2-metre spaces between the homes’ upper storeys. Several upper storey walls were visible to neighbours and Theyer Street.
“I do not take issue with the proposed landscaping response of the proposal, and I also support the provision of the proposed single crossover and the one-behind-the-other layout,” Ms Watson stated.
“Rather, it is the intensity of the built form outcome relative to the existing character of the area which I find unacceptable.”
She said other four-dwelling developments in the area were not as intensive. For example, they were single-storey dwellings or hid a double-storey dwelling behind single storey homes.
Ms Watson stated the site was suitable for “some form of increased housing”.
It was in an ‘incremental change’ General Residential Zone 1 – which was the next level up from ‘minimal change’.
The proponent Dayananda Liyanaarachchige and Casey Council argued that the project was an acceptable design response.
The council stated the proposal fit the area’s preferred character of “generous front setbacks, low-scale diverse form and generous landscaping”. | https://dandenong.starcommunity.com.au/news/2022-07-08/neighbours-defeat-townhouse-project/ | 2022-07-07T23:17:55Z | https://dandenong.starcommunity.com.au/news/2022-07-08/neighbours-defeat-townhouse-project/ | false | 1 |
James Caan, ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Misery’ Star, Dies at 82
One of Hollywood’s greatest leading men has died. James Caan, the star of movies as varied as Rollerball, A Bridge Too Far, and Honeymoon in Vegas has died. He was 82 years old.
Caan’s family announced the news on Caan’s own Twitter account, writing that he passed away “on the evening of July 6. They added “The family appreciates the outpouring of live and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.”
They concluded the announcement with an “End of tweet” - the same line Caan himself had used to end everything he sent on Twitter through the years. Like this, just a few weeks ago.
That of course was Caan on the set of his most famous movie, The Godfather, where he played the fiery Sonny Corleone opposite Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and Robert Duvall. As the first-born son of Don Vito, Sonny becomes the leader of the family after the Godfather is attacked by some of his rivals. For his work in the film, Caan was nominated for an Academy Award. Caan also made a brief cameo in The Godfather Part II.
Born in the Bronx in 1940, Caan took an interest in acting in college and started working off-Broadway around New York City. After some TV roles he got his first major film part in Howard Hawks’ Red Line 7000, the teamed with Hawks again on El Dorado, where he played opposite John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. Around the same time he also appeared in The Rain People, an early film from an up-and-coming director named Francis Ford Coppola.
His first major breakthrough came in a TV film, when he played the famous real-life football star Brian Piccolo in Brian’s Song. The tragic true-life story became a massive hit, and is widely regarded as one of the best TV movies ever.
The Godfather cemented Caan’s status as one of the brightest stars of his generation and he worked steadily for decades after that. Some of his best work came in 1981’s Thief, playing a career burglar who wants to do one last score so he can quit his life of crime.
About a decade later, he hit another career highpoint in Misery, the adaptation of Stephen King’s novel about an author (Caan) who is kidnapped by a deranged fan (Kathy Bates).
These highlights barely scratch the surface of Caan‘s long and varied career, which also included movies like The Gambler, Freebie and the Bean, Alien Nation, Dick Tracy, Bottle Rocket, Eraser, and The Yards. He also had numerous TV guest appearances, and a starring role on the 2000s NBC series Las Vegas. Caan stayed busy right up to the end of his life; appeared last year in the romantic comedy Queen Bees opposite Ellen Burstyn.
All in all it was an incredible life and career. (One of his five children, Scott Caan, is a successful actor in his own right.) He will be dearly missed, but thanks to movies like The Godfather and Misery, he won’t be forgotten.
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Walmart, Target, Amazon May Pay New York Customers To Keep Items
A number of popular stores in New York may start paying Empire State customers.
Imagine getting paid to keep an item you want to return. This may soon be happening at your favorite store.
Stores like Target, Walmart, Gap and American Eagle all reported in each company's most recent earnings call about having too much inventory. It's costing each company money to store inventory and costing each company money when you go to return an item your purchased.
Target, Walmart, Gap and American Eagle May Pay New York Customers To Keep Items
So what's the solution? Well, these companies are considering giving customers back the money they would get for a returned item but allowing the customer to keep the item they just returned.
"It would be a smart strategic initiative," Retail Expert and Managing Director of Retail Consultancy Strategic Resource Group Burt Flickinger told CNN. "Retailers are stuck with excess inventory of unprecedented levels. They can't afford to take back even more of it. For every dollar in sales, a retailer's net profit is between a cent to five cents. With returns, for every dollar in returned merchandise, it costs a retailer between 15 cents to 30 cents to handle it."
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Amazon, Lowes May Pay New York Customers To Keep Items
Steve Rop the COO of a firm that processes over 100 million return items for Amazon, Lowe's and Walmart told CNN his clients are "100 percent considering offering the 'keep it' options for returns this year."
Rop adds Amazon started occasionally allowing customers to keep items they returned a few years ago. The Wall Street Journal reports Target, Walmart and Chewy also offer return-less refunds on a case-by-case basis.
WARNING
Just a warning. Nothing is official at this time. The companies mentioned above are considering the return-less return, but nothing has been officially announced. So it's not advised to buy something in hopes of being able to return it for cash and keep the item. Even if some companies do start to offer a return-less refund it may only be temporary. | https://wpdh.com/walmart-target-amazon-may-pay-new-york-customers-to-keep-items/ | 2022-07-07T23:19:21Z | https://wpdh.com/walmart-target-amazon-may-pay-new-york-customers-to-keep-items/ | false | 3 |
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Early voting is off to a slow start in the City of Fayetteville.
Officials are even expecting a low turnout for the mayoral and city council election.
Normally this city election would have been last fall, but it was postponed due to the U.S. Census.
Angela Amaro is the Interim Director for Cumberland County Board of Elections. Based off 2019 Fayetteville mayoral and council election numbers, she expects around 16 percent voter turnout.
“I guess they are just more interested in the presidential race,” Amaro said.
According to the Cumberland County Board of Elections, there are nearly 127,000 registered voters in Fayetteville.
In 2019’s mayoral election, less than 12,000 voters actually participated.
“You definitely want more than 10,000 people picking the leaders making the policies that impact the 200,000s,” Incumbent Mayor Mitch Colvin said.
He said it’s up to candidates to engage voters.
“Local elections have the most impact and the greatest impact. You can have the greatest influence on your local politics and policies,” Mayor Colvin said.
“I’ve been knocking on doors, talking to people. I’ve been going to the mall,” Freddie de la Cruz, Fayetteville Mayoral Candidate said.
Colvin’s opponent said he’s been trying to come up with creative ways to engage voters.
“I suspect we are going to have a higher turnout rate of voters this coming election on the 26 of July than the last election,” de la Cruz said.
Early voting runs through July 23 and can only be done at the Cumberland County Board of Elections Office.
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Boss praises employee's cool-headed response to armed robbery
Boss praises employee's cool-headed response to armed robbery
It has been a long time coming for the Newfoundland Growlers, but they finally earned their first victory in the CEBL defeating the Saskatchewan Rattlers 83-60 on Sunday in St. John's, N.L. Coming into the game, the expansion team (1-10) had suffered a 51-point loss to the Edmonton Stingers on Thursday in a season that has consisted of both blow outs and tightly-contested losses. The Rattlers (7-5) on the other hand, had their 4-game win streak snapped, which included a 19-point victory over the
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have hired former star goaltender Manon Rheaume to a front-office position, furthering the recent trend of women landing high-profile jobs with NHL teams. The Kings said in a release Thursday that Rheaume will join the team as a hockey operations adviser with a focus on prospect development. She will report to the Kings' director of player personnel, Nelson Emerson. Rheaume, who will be based in Michigan, will also be involved with "designated assignments with
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Chase Elliott won the pole at Road America and will lead the field to green Sunday in his title defense on the Wisconsin road course. NASCAR’s most popular driver is coming off a win last weekend at Nashville and put himself in position to make it two straight Cup victories with a strong qualifying run on the 4.048-mile road course. The Hendrick Motorsports driver edged Chase Briscoe by 0.038 seconds in Saturday qualifying. That marks a major change from his starting po
After being held to six goals in six games this year, the Canadian women's soccer team is looking to kick its offence into higher gear at the CONCACAF W Championship. And there's plenty on the line as Canada, the defending Olympic champion currently ranked sixth in the world, open Tuesday night against No. 76 Trinidad and Tobago in Monterrrey, Mexico. The eight-team tournament, which runs through July 18, serves as the qualifier in North and Central America and the Caribbean for both the 2023 Wo
MONTREAL — Pierre Dorion saw a familiar face at dinner. Less than 24 hours later, the Senators general manager added a big piece to his young, skilled roster. Ottawa acquired winger Alex DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks for three draft picks Thursday, including the No. 7 selection at the 2022 NHL draft. Chicago also gets the 39th pick this year and a third-round selection in 2024. Dorion and Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson were at the same restaurant Wednesday night in Montreal. The pair had di
Mike Grier’s hiring as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks is a giant step forward for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sport of hockey.
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Matthew Savoie and Conor Geekie knew they were in the midst of something special. The star centres for the Winnipeg Ice — one an elusive offensive threat, the other a hulking force — spent the Western Hockey League season battling for their team. The pair was also competing against one another. Savoie sits as NHL Central Scouting's fourth-ranked North American skater heading into Thursday's first round of the 2022 draft, while Geekie is slotted in at No. 5. It was a unique situation both players
Canada Soccer says it has made a new compensation offer to its men's and women's national teams. "While we will continue to negotiate confidentially with our men's national team — as a willing and respectful partner — we are happy to inform the public that a revised proposal was sent on 23 June 2022," Canada Soccer said in a statement Monday. "We remain confident that an agreement will be made in due course." The governing body also said an offer was made the same day to the women's team, saying
HOUSTON (AP) — Mike Trout watched as a low sinker grazed the outside corner of the strike zone in the third inning Sunday, rung up once again in a weekend filled with strikeouts. Before trudging back to the dugout he made a face that seemed to scream: Yikes! The Angels star went 0 for 11 with nine strikeouts in a three-game series and Los Angeles hitters fanned 20 times overall Sunday as the Houston Astros won 4-2 for a sweep. “Mike Trout is an he is a future Hall of Famer. He’s going to come ar
WINNIPEG — Rick Bowness doesn't mind being the second choice. The new Winnipeg Jets head coach took part in his first press conference Monday, a little more than a week after first target Barry Trotz declined the team's offer because the veteran wanted to spend more time with his family. "If I'm in his chair, I'm going after Trotzy, too. I am. It's that simple," Bowness said with a laugh, referring to Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff sitting beside him. "Trotzy is the perfect guy for this
Since Durant reportedly requested a trade out of Brooklyn three years after his experiment to create a superteam failed, the Toronto Raptors have come up as a natural landing spot for the Slim Reaper.
For the first time in 16 years, Newfoundland and Labrador hosted the national championships in karate over the long weekend. The event brought between 500 and 600 athletes from across the country as well as over 2,000 spectators and officials to the Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's. The event was a success for Karate Newfoundland and Labrador, says president and coach Nathaniel Besso. Besso believes hosting a championship is an important step for the province to instill the passion for the spor
Tyler Brennan knows a thing or two about being in the middle of pressure-packed situations. The top-ranked North American goaltender ahead of the upcoming NHL draft saw plenty of rubber in his first full Western Hockey League campaign. It was a nice change after both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons were cut short or stunted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Brennan's understanding of stressful moments, however, goes beyond battling through screens or facing shooters one-on-one. His father, Jarrod, works
TORONTO — A month before the world track and field championships, Canada's fastest man was winded just walking up the stairs in his home in Jacksonville, Fla. Andre De Grasse recently returned to full practices after his second bout of COVID-19 interrupted a season that was finally looking up. He said he suffered symptoms such as shortness of breath. The timing was frustrating, coming just as he was finding his form after an early-season foot injury. "I was sleeping on the second floor, so I had
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alexander Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time Saturday night, defending his featherweight title by unanimous decision with a dominant striking performance at UFC 276. Volkanovski (25-1) extended his winning streak to 22 fights with a commanding display against Holloway (23-7), the former champion at 145 pounds. Volkanovski executed a sharp boxing game plan against one of the UFC's best punchers, bloodying Holloway's face early on and steadily increasing the puni
Montreal has never fancied itself as much of a specialist on the road. Last season, the club only managed to win 15 of a possible 42 points away from home, significantly hurting their Major League Soccer playoff fight -- a bid they ultimately lost. However, the club has seemingly turned that around, becoming one of the best away teams in MLS and winning invaluable points in the process. "I don’t know if you can pinpoint one specific thing, I think we just acknowledged that road points are huge i
GUADALUPE, Mexico — A slow start turned into a goal rush Tuesday night as Canada blanked Trinidad and Tobago 6-0 to open play at the CONCACAF W Championship. Canada, the defending Olympic champion, is ranked sixth in the world compared to No. 76 for Trinidad. Despite dominating play, Canada held a slim 1-0 lead two-thirds of the way through the match on captain Christine Sinclair's 190th international goal. Determined Trinidad defending and some errant finishing made for Canadian frustration. Bu
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Kikuchi was placed on the 15-day injured list due to a neck strain Thursday.
Kikuchi struggled in his start Tuesday at Oakland, allowing four earned runs across 2.1 innings. There was no indication that he dealt with an injury during the game, though he'll now be sidelined until at least late July. The team has not announced a replacement in the rotation, but Thomas Hatch recently made an unsuccessful spot start for the big-league club and Max Castillo was recalled to fill Kikuchi's spot on the roster.
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Russian prosecutors on Thursday called for prison sentences for a prominent opposition activist and for a Moscow city council member who opposes the invasion of Ukraine, in a sign the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent continues to gather pace.
Prosecutors asked that Andrei Pivovarov, former head of the Open Russia organization, be given a five-year sentence for “directing an undesirable organization,” a criminal offense under a 2015 law, according to his lawyer, Sergei Badamshin.
Pivovarov rejected the charges and pointed out during the court hearing that the criminal case was opened two days after Open Russia shut down. The group disbanded in an attempt to shield members from prosecution after it was designated an “undesirable” organization.
Pivovarov was pulled off a Warsaw-bound plane at St. Petersburg’s airport just before takeoff in May 2021. He was taken to the southern city of Krasnodar, where he was accused of supporting a local candidate on behalf of an “undesirable” organization. The criminal charge is based on a his social media posts supporting independent candidates in Krasnodar's municipal elections.
Badamshin, the lawyer, said prosecutors also requested that his client be barred from holding office for eight years.
Also on Thursday, a Russian prosecutor asked for a seven-year sentence for a Moscow city council member who spoke up against Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
Alexei Gorinov, who was detained in April, is the first Russian elected representative to face prison for spreading “knowingly false information” about the Russian army, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
Gorinov criticized Moscow’s military actions in Ukraine at a city council meeting in March, a recording of which is now available on YouTube. The video shows him voicing skepticism over a planned children’s art competition in his constituency while “every day children are dying” in Ukraine.
At a court hearing last month, Gorinov was photographed holding up a sign saying “I am against the war” as he sat in the defendant’s cage.
Moscow effectively outlawed independent discussion of its Ukraine operation, including all references to it as a “war” or “invasion," weeks after its troops rolled into Ukraine.
In another development Thursday, Russia issued an arrest warrant for Ilya Krasilshchik, an outspoken tech executive and former publisher of a leading independent Russian news site, Meduza.
Russian media have linked the charges against Krasilshchik, who left Russia in early March, to an Instagram post in which he voiced shock and outrage over the mass executions of civilians in Kyiv suburbs that were occupied by Russian troops in early spring. | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Russia-wants-to-jail-opposition-activist-17291206.php | 2022-07-07T23:41:56Z | https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Russia-wants-to-jail-opposition-activist-17291206.php | true | 13 |
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Co-owners Janeine Sali and Ryan Brown have opened the Roman and Co. Pet Spa at 221 Brock St. in downtown Peterborough.
The pet spa offers grooming (including nail trimming and de-shedding), cleaning and bathing for dogs only.
Cat services will become available at some point in the future, according to the couple.
The spa sells gourmet dog cookies from Douro-based business HappyNess Cookies along with products from Pip & Penny Co., a small business that makes pet bandanas.
The spa is open five days a week by appointment only and is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
New clients are being accepted by appointment only by calling 705-740-2227 or emailing romancopetspa@gmail.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department's internal watchdog to immediately review the circumstances surrounding intensive tax audits that targeted ex-FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, frequent targets of Donald Trump's ire during his presidency.
IRS spokesperson Jodie Reynolds said Thursday the agency has officially referred the matter to the inspector general for tax administration after Commissioner Charles Rettig, who was nominated to the job by Trump and is a close ally of the former president, personally reached out.
Reynolds insisted it is "ludicrous and untrue to suggest that senior IRS officials somehow targeted specific individuals" for such audits.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that the former FBI leaders were subjected to rare IRS audits of their tax returns. The newspaper said Comey was informed of the audit in 2019 and McCabe learned he was under scrutiny in 2021. Rettig, who term is set to expire in November, faced blistering criticism from Democrats for helping to shield Trump's tax returns from the public.
Trump repeatedly attacked Comey and McCabe over the FBI's Russia investigation that shadowed his presidency for years. Trump fired Comey in 2017 in the midst of that investigation, which ultimately was taken over by special counsel Robert Mueller, named to that job by Trump's Justice Department.
The FBI inquiry began in the summer of 2016, months before Trump was elected. The bureau had learned that a former Trump campaign aide had been saying, before it was publicly known, that Russia had dirt on Trump's Democratic rival for the White House, Hillary Clinton, in the form of stolen emails.
Those emails were hacked from Democratic email accounts by Russian intelligence. They were released by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks before the election in what U.S. officials have said was an effort to harm Clinton's campaign and help Trump's. Trump repeatedly called the investigation a "witch hunt."
A 2019 review by the Justice Department's inspector general knocked down multiple lines of attack against the Russia investigation, finding that officials properly opened the inquiry and that law enforcement leaders were not motivated by political bias. The watchdog did identify a number of problems in the investigation, leading the FBI to take steps aimed at fixing some fundamental operations, such as applying for surveillance warrants and interacting with confidential sources.
McCabe was fired in March 2018 after the Justice Department's inspector general concluded he had authorized the release of information to a newspaper reporter and then misled internal investigators about his role in the leak. The termination by Jeff Sessions, Trump's attorney general at the time, came hours before McCabe was due to retire.
McCabe won back his full pension as part of a settlement of his lawsuit arising from his firing. The settlement agreement vacated that decision, expunged from his personnel folder references to the firing and entitled McCabe, who joined the FBI in 1996, to his full pension.
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Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base
Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov, who reportedly was picked up by law enforcement in Russia last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S., is now at a remote military base in northern Russia, his agent said Tuesday.
The agent, J.P. Barry, spoke with The Associated Press amid speculation about Fedotov's well-being. The situation raised fresh concerns over whether Russian players will be willing or able to join National Hockey League teams that draft them this week as the war in Ukraine continues.
The 25-year-old Fedotov is considered one the top goaltenders in the world outside the NHL, and the Flyers expected him to compete for a spot on their roster next season. He won the silver medal as the Russians’ starting goalie at the Beijing Olympics in February and led CSKA Moscow to the Gagarin Cup as KHL champion.
He was a seventh-round pick of the Flyers in 2015 but has since played in Russia, with CSKA retaining his rights. The NHL and KHL do not have a transfer agreement for players and Fedotov was eligible to sign with Philadelphia in May only because he did not have an existing contract in Russia for next season.
CSKA, whose name translates to “Central Sports Club of the Army,” was founded as the Soviet army’s hockey team in 1946 and still has traditional ties to the military.
The first sign something had gone wrong for Fedotov came Friday. Russian media said he was picked up by law enforcement outside a hockey rink in his home city of St. Petersburg, where he'd been filming a documentary with a TV crew, and taken to a military enlistment center. Local news site Fontanka reported he was suspected of evading compulsory military service required of Russian men.
Alexei Ponomaryov, a lawyer representing Fedotov, told Russian news agency RIA Novosti on Saturday that Fedotov had been taken to a military hospital with apparent stress-induced gastritis. Ponomaryov said he and Fedotov's relatives had not been allowed to visit.
The Russian Defense Ministry hasn’t commented on Fedotov’s location. Russian newspaper Sport Express published Monday what it said were photographs showing Fedotov at a military base in Severodvinsk, a naval city with shipyards on Russia’s north coast, though there have been conflicting reports about exactly where he is.
“We have a draft in line with the law, so any emotional commentaries would be utterly inappropriate," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday when asked about Fedotov's case. “There are certain reasons for deferments and various ways of undergoing military service for athletes.”
Russia was aiming to conscript more than 130,000 men for a year of military service this spring. The law allows for 21-month alternative civil service in facilities like hospitals for those who object to military service, but requests can often be ignored. In theory, Russian men can be conscripted between the ages of 18 and 27, though some never serve at all.
Russians often seek to avoid or delay being drafted with medical or educational exemptions, and athletes are no different. Some arrange to be signed up with universities on years-long programs of distance learning while they continue their sports careers.
The military also has special units for elite-level athletes who can keep competing while they serve. The defense ministry boasted of numerous athletes with military ranks competing at recent Olympics in sports ranging from judo to skiing.
The NHL and Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher have said the team is aware and investigating. As recently as last week, Fletcher said he expected Fedotov to compete for a spot on the roster next season.
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O.P.A.L., the brainchild of Puerto Rican ‘non-musician’ Jose E. Roman Garcia, celebrates its 20th anniversary…
O.P.A.L., the brainchild of Puerto Rican ‘non-musician’ Jose E. Roman Garcia, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with the release of “Pacific” and “Beatless”, two albums that celebrate the different sides of this project: ambient, dream pop, electronic, experimental, shoegaze, soundtrack, and other musical idioms. You might remember the band from its contribution to our free charity compilation “Face The Beat 6” with the track “Christin’s Song”.
“Pacific” was inspired by the ocean, several locations on the west coast of the United States, and several phenomena. It builds upon the dream pop and shoegaze sound started on the earlier “Seu Et Fang” and “Sleep Demon” EP’s, “Sleepless”, and “Insomniac” albums spread across 10 tracks.
“Beatless” is a return to O.P.A.L.’s sonic origins. A more experimental album that ventures into the ambient and soundtrack territories among five tracks averaging 8 or more minutes per track. In “Beatless”, tracks names are just numbers, placeholders for each piece. Finally “Sedative” is the project’s most recent release. Four songs showcasing the further explorations into dream pop, post-rock, and shoegaze.
Both albums and the EP are available for listening and purchase at Bandcamp as well as Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services.
Jose E Roman Garcia hails from Puerto Rico has not been doing music since 1991 on his label Rojo y Negro Records under his bands D35C0JóN UR84N0 (Industrial Rock), Antártica (techno), Música Casual (experimental), and O.P.A.L (ambient, dreampop, experimental, shoegaze). He recently collaborated with fellow Puerto Rican Federico Balducci for the project BR35.
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Commercially Owned Mission Supports Human Return to the Moon with Microwave-sized Spacecraft
WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, announced today that CAPSTONE – the spacecraft heading to the Moon for NASA - is healthy after successfully performing its first trajectory correction maneuver. This maneuver is a significant milestone for the mission as it represents the first of many maneuvers the spacecraft will conduct during the mission. The propulsion system is specifically optimized for precise maneuvers such as this. This maneuver is similar in size to the critical Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) Insertion Maneuver which will be conducted at the Moon on November 13th and thus serves as a test from which the team will learn to improve future operations. At time of execution, the spacecraft was approximately 465,000 km from the Earth (~13 times further than the GEO belt and ~81,000 km further than the Moon). The spacecraft had lost communications a couple of days ago, but the operations teams effectively and efficiently worked to resolve the issue and communication was restored approximately 43 hours after it was unexpectedly interrupted. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment or CAPSTONE, began its solo journey to the Moon on July 4th as the first launch supporting Artemis missions. Advanced Space leads the CAPSTONE mission for NASA and is the first commercial and privately-owned spacecraft mission to the Moon. The microwave-sized CubeSat will verify and demonstrate operations within a unique and groundbreaking cislunar orbit that will support NASA's Moon missions under Artemis. Further, the mission will demonstrate a novel spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation technology service called the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS) developed and implemented by Advanced Space.
The operations of the spacecraft are being conducted by the teams of Advanced Space and Terran Orbital in conjunction with NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN). Advanced Space is presently navigating the spacecraft – a combination of determining what trajectory the spacecraft is on and designing the maneuvers it will take to guide the spacecraft to the Moon.
"We are proud to lead CAPSTONE and the collaboration it represents with NASA and our industry partners," said Bradley Cheetham, Advanced Space chief executive officer and CAPSTONE principal investigator. "The work of the Advanced Space team is informing Gateway and future technology maturation efforts. Our team leverages these uniquely demonstrated capabilities and lessons learned to quickly and efficiently support other programs and priorities in cislunar space and throughout the solar system," Cheetham added.
CAPSTONE will be utilizing a highly efficient ballistic lunar transfer (BLT), which harnesses the gravity of the Sun to transfer to the Moon instead of fuel. It will take four months to reach the target orbit at the Moon, a NRHO.
"We have studied BLTs and innovative navigation technologies for over a decade. Now we are watching how these advancements have enabled a small spacecraft to push space exploration forward. It is so exciting to see all of the hard work pay off," said Dr. Jeffrey Parker, co-founder of Advanced Space, chief technology officer. "We are ready to pave the way for NASA's Gateway and to open new doors for future space exploration," added Parker.
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It can’t happen here.
The last words said, before something happens.
Many Canadians dart nervous glances towards the border following the once-unthinkable overturning of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling – the one ensuring the rights of women to reproductive freedom – executed recently by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Over the past six years, we’ve experienced a migration of damaging ideas brewed in America – escalating racial intolerance, misplaced nationalism and an aggression towards once-trusted media sources.
In Canada, abortion is legal simply because it isn’t illegal.
Our own Supreme Court struck down the abortion law in 1988, based on the fact it infringes on a woman’s right to life, liberty and security of person, as guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Yet access to abortion varies among the provinces and disadvantages women who live in rural areas.
In Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island and the Yukon there are no rural abortion providers.
In B.C there is just one.
Women living outside of a city confront significant costs and related barriers in order to seek the procedure.
Access to abortion in Canada is determined by how provincial governments direct dollars, and again there are differences.
Some provinces fund abortion only up to a 12-week gestation, while others like B.C. extend that to 24 weeks plus six days.
There are at least 84 anti-abortion groups operating in Canada, and a significant political will supporting them.
Since 1987, there have been 47 private members bills introduced in Parliament to restrict or ban abortion.
The most recent was about nine months ago, when a bill was proposed to forbid abortion based on sex selection. Two-thirds of the Conservative caucus voted in its favour. Still it was defeated 248-82.
Fourteen of B.C.’s 17 Conservative MPs supported the bill, with Dan Albas (Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola), Cathy McLeod (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo) and Rob Morrison (Kootenay-Columbia) saying ‘Nay.’
Meanwhile, abortion rates have steadily declined in the past 15 years.
According to the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, in 2020 74,155 women had abortions, compared to 2012 when there were 100,958.
The majority of these procedures take place in clinics, as opposed to hospitals. For the most part the numbers do not include medical, as opposed to surgical, abortions.
Medical abortions are accomplished with Mifegymiso, which is a combination of drugs that block progesterone. It is available in Canada by prescription and can only be used in the first nine weeks of a pregnancy.
There is anecdotal evidence suggesting there are doctors and other qualified health-care workers who will not write those prescriptions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to enshrine abortion rights into law so they could not easily be rescinded by future governments. That has yet to happen.
The leadership race underway in the Conservative Party also reflects the mood of the nation.
Forerunner Pierre Poilievre declares his ease with the current situation and says he has no plans to change it. Contender Leslyn Lewis is transparent in her goal to ban abortions in this country.
Some of the other hopefuls talk about respecting women, while conceding there is room for interfering legislation and votes of conscience.
This discussion is not about conscience or cradles, babies or booties.
It’s about a woman’s right to life, liberty and security of person, as guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Owners of 60 acres in Jersey Township seek annexation agreement with New Albany
A dozen property owners in Jersey Township are seeking to control the destiny of their land by banding together for possible annexation into New Albany .
The property owners representing 16 parcels for a total of 60 acres are seeking an annexation agreement with New Albany, which would set up the framework for moving from the township to entirely within city limits.
New Albany City Council voted 7-0 on July 5 to approve the agreement. Jersey Township trustees and the Licking County commissioners also must approve it, and the issue was on the trustees' July 6 agenda.
The trustees heard from New Albany City Manager Joe Stefanov and a real estate agent representing the property owners. But because trustee Jeff Fry was absent, they opted not to vote on the agreement. A special meeting is expected later in July.
The area is at the southwest corner of Jug Street and Harrison Road, north of Innovation Campus Way and east of Smith's Mill Road.
More: Intel spends $111 million on 750 acres of land for its New Albany factories
Stefanov told ThisWeek it’s an unusual step for owners of small properties to take this legislative route.
The agreement is an intergovernmental accord negotiated with the township that spells out the way the annexation would take place and address a number of issues, such as revenue sharing, road maintenance and other matters concerning Jersey Township and the Johnstown-Monroe Local School District.
“Basically, what happens under typical circumstances is a developer goes out and acquires the ground and have it annexed,” Stevanov said. “What’s different about this is having different property owners and have a Realtor market their property to others and approaching the city to annex the acreage.”
More: Intel's Arizona operations offer clues about what chip maker will do in Ohio
An “Expedited Type 1 annexation process will be utilized by the property owner,” the legislation stated. “The Expedited Type 1 annexation process is preferred because it requires less time than a traditional annexation; however, it requires an annexation agreement.”
According to the legislation, the annexation agreement “stipulates the manner in which the annexation will occur; establishes commitments to the township for fire and EMS revenue should the city offer economic-development incentives; and provides for the compensation of the township should the city ever choose to conform its boundaries.
More: New Albany City Council approves 30-year, 100% tax abatement for Intel plant
Once an agreement is reached, it's up to owners to file an annexation petition with the county commissioners. With commissioners' approval, the annexation petition would go to City Council for final consideration.
The parcels are not part of the annexation agreement – followed by an annexation – involving the original 3,190 acres that included the Intel property .
Jersey Township trustee Dan Wetzel told ThisWeek the area to be annexed would "clean up some problem areas" that have been created as a result of other annexations.
"Some islands have been created in the past, and this is one of them that needed to be addressed," he said. "We are happy for the residents in this purchase area."
Wetzel told the Newark Advocate he doesn't believe this sets a precedent for other township residents to initiate further annexations on their own.
"We've been talking about this for quite some time, trying to help those folks out over there. This has probably been ongoing talks for two years, trying to figure out what to do for them, how to make their property sellable, so to speak."
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ATLANTA —Teachers were heading for the exits long before the COVID pandemic spurred the Great Resignation across all sectors of the workforce. And a new report provides further evidence that educators still have one eye on the exit.
State and local education officials say they are focused on slowing the continued exodus.
“It has always been a top priority of my administration to support those who directly support students – Georgia's hardworking teachers," State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. Woods first ran for office in 2014 on a platform of recruiting and retaining teachers.
“Unfortunately, we are going to lose many of those highly-qualified educators if we do not address the issues leading to burnout in the profession,” he said.
Evidence of a statewide teacher burnout epidemic first appeared in a 2015 a study from the Georgia Department of Education which found that nearly half of all new teachers hired since 2008 had left the profession. Teachers cited “burnout” as the greatest factor in their decision to leave the classroom, according to findings in the Georgia’s Teacher Dropout Crisis study.
Further troubling was that nearly a third of the 53,000 teachers surveyed in 2015 said they would likely quit teaching within five years. A majority said they would not encourage their students to go into teaching.
“Unfortunately, we are at risk of losing many highly qualified educators if we do not take a careful look at the factors contributing to burnout in the profession,” Woods said.
Three factors cited
The 2015 study pinpointed three areas that led to burnout: number of and emphasis on mandated tests, the teacher evaluation method, and teacher participation in decisions related to their jobs.
Since the release of the 2015 report, state officials have responded by reducing the number of state-mandated tests, providing a $5,000 pay raise for teachers and adding the Georgia Teacher of the Year to the State Board of Education.
Last month, the GDOE released a follow-up report to the 2015 study, titled “Teacher Burnout in Georgia…Voices from the Classroom.” A team of teachers from across the state was tasked with identifying root causes of teacher burnout.
Cherie Goldman, the 2022 Georgia Teacher of the Year from Savannah, served on the task force and said burnout exists across all grade levels.
“The data is clear, and I have seen it personally,” Goldman stated. “Every year Georgia is losing talented teachers to burnout.”
The group convened in 2021 and surveyed nearly 5,000 Georgia teachers. Based on the data collected, the task force presented recommendations for education policymakers on ways to mitigate teacher dissatisfaction.
The concerns are clustered around five areas: assessments, preserving and protecting time, pressures and unrealistic expectations, teacher voice and professional growth and mental health and wellness.
The reality behind the burnout
Treating teachers as valued partners with the best view of the classroom emerged as a key factor in stemming burnout.
“So many decisions are made [by people] who are no longer in a classroom, have been out for a long time, or who have never been in a classroom,” one 10-year elementary school teacher noted in the report.
The 35-page study includes recommendations teachers are hoping will help stem the tide of resignations.
A Georgia Department of Education spokeswoman said the department is working to develop ways to address the issues teachers cited in the survey.
“Some of our initial areas of focus will be classroom supply support for teachers, statewide mental health support, addressing the teacher evaluation system, and measures to address excessive local testing,” said Meghan Frick, GDOE communications director.
The fixes cannot come quick enough for one Fulton County teacher with more than two decades of classroom experience. Otherwise good teachers will continue to leave the profession, she said.
“It happens over time with teachers who are overworked, disrespected, and under-supported,” said the middle school teacher who asked not to be identified. “It shows in the form of stress, anxiety, lack of motivation, personality changes and other health issues.”
Though she is still in the classroom with no immediate thoughts of leaving, she says many teachers continually ask themselves, “Is this job worth it? Is this that for which I really signed up? Or am I ready to quit?”
While pay is important, the focus on money alone is not enough to keep teachers motivated to keep teaching, she added.
In Fulton County Schools, teachers are among the top paid in the district, thanks to regular salary increases and bonuses. Yet, the district began the last school year with 143 vacancies, despite hiring 568 new teachers. The district ended the 2021-22 school year with more than 200 teacher vacancies.
During a presentation at the start of the last school year, Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones noted teacher hiring is a year-round process to address persistent vacancies.
One recommendation from the Teacher Burnout Task Force is to provide annual pay raises along with step raises based at stages of a teacher’s career. In many districts, including Fulton, step raises based on years of teaching experience are more focused on the early and later years, with fewer increases in the middle years. | https://www.appenmedia.com/schools/statewide-study-probes-deeper-into-teacher-burnout/article_d1993b74-fe3e-11ec-9cba-7b4fc6d5f46f.html | 2022-07-08T00:12:10Z | https://www.appenmedia.com/schools/statewide-study-probes-deeper-into-teacher-burnout/article_d1993b74-fe3e-11ec-9cba-7b4fc6d5f46f.html | true | 1 |
Which red dot sights are best?
One of the most accurate sights available for any given rifle, pistol or shotgun is the red dot sight, thanks to their significantly increased levels of simplicity and durability. They are so easy to use and accurate that some handguns even include a red dot sight built-in. However, it can be tricky to find the perfect red dot sight due to a few minor complicating factors.
For most firearms, the best red dot sight is the Bushnell Red Dot Sight. The Bushnell brand is well known for its high-quality gear, and this high accuracy and strong durability red dot sight handily continues that trend.
What to know before you buy a red dot sight
Types of red dot sights
The two types of red dot sight are tubeless and tubed.
Tubeless: Also known as open red dot sights. They are smaller and usually less expensive while offering a larger field of view. However, they are more exposed to damage. Pistols generally use tubeless red dot sights.
Tubed: Also known as closed red dot sights. They are more protected and typically have a better quality optic but are prone to condensation. Selecting a nitrogen-purged and O-ring sealed model will eliminate that issue by making the sight waterproof and fog proof.
Lens coatings
Red dot sights apply many different lens coatings, with some of the more common coatings being:
Coated/multicoated: Coated and multicoated lenses apply either one or several layers of coatings to at least one lens, though they will not coat all the lenses used in a particular red dot sight.
Fully coated/multicoated: Fully coated lenses apply a single layer of coating to every external lens. In contrast, fully multicoated lenses have two or more layers of coatings applied to each external lens and internal lens.
What to look for in a quality red dot sight
Mounting
Red dot sights can be attached to almost any firearm though certain red dot sights will only natively attach to matching firearms. For example, most red dot sights mount to your existing rear iron sight or Picatinny or Weaver rails. If your firearm and prospective red dot sight are incompatible natively, plenty of adapters are available to attach them eventually.
Adjustments
Two of the main adjustable features of a red dot sight are brightness and parallax.
Brightness: The red dot can sometimes be an imperfect brightness level, especially as the exterior lighting conditions change. Variable brightness allows you to match the intensity of the red dot with your exterior conditions.
Parallax: Parallax is the optical illusion where the object and the red dot can appear offset should you move your head slightly to the left or right, and it becomes greater the further away your target is. Red dot sights will either have parallax correction or include a range in which you shouldn’t experience the illusion.
How much you can expect to spend on a red dot sight
Entry-level red dot sights are surprisingly low in cost as one of the cheapest available is only $25, give or take, though you do sacrifice some quality which may or may not be a deal-breaker based on your needs. At least the mid-range red dot sights typically run from $50-$150, meaning it should be reasonably easy to find an option that fits you perfectly. Should you need the absolute best-of-the-best for any reason, you can find yourself spending anywhere from $200-$1,000 or more.
Red dot sight FAQ
Why does red dot sight sometimes include a green dot sight option?
A. The color red can have several complicating factors for people with various specialized considerations. One of the most common issues is that for some with a certain kind of color blindness, red can be seen as a light orange which makes the sight challenging to see. The color red also becomes more difficult to focus on as the eyes age. Even without these factors, the color green is easier to see in low light than red.
What’s the difference between a laser sight and a red dot sight?
A. Firstly, laser sights aren’t technically a sight but a projector. They project the laser outward to an exterior point that you use a scope to see and are illegal for hunting some types of game in a few states. A red dot sight uses an LED light to illuminate the center of an optical device, and they currently have no legal restrictions.
What’s the best red dot sight to buy?
Top red dot sight
What you need to know: Bushnell is one of the best brands available for red dot sights, and this offering is no exception.
What you’ll love: The battery can last for several months, and the reticle is easy to adjust for accuracy.
What you should consider: High-powered rifles can cause the sight to loosen after enough firings.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top red dot sight for the money
Dagger Defense DDHB Red Dot Reflex Sight
What you need to know: This is a surprisingly low-cost red dot sight of high quality.
What you’ll love: The reticle is bright, especially at night, and you can set it to either red or green.
What you should consider: This red dot sight uses screws of several different sizes and won’t fit all rifles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Ozark Armament Rhino Tactical Green 7 Red Dot Sight for Rifles & Shotguns
What you need to know: This is one of the lowest cost red dot sights with a few issues but remains a good option for the price.
What you’ll love: The optics are clearer than most, and you can easily see the red dot in any level of brightness.
What you should consider: The red dot can sometimes be out of shape, and the lens caps aren’t the highest quality.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Tonight's question time was filmed in the heart of Barnsley where the South Yorkshire audience shared their take on Boris Johnson's resignation.
Strong views were raised about Boris Johnson party gate as many defended him, but others branded him "despicable", "ego soaking", and said he has the "morals of a pole cat". One Twitter user branded the South Yorkshire audience "on fire" and throwing out "lots of truth bombs" as gasps and stares appeared on screen.
While it was positive news for Barnsley getting a voice on the BBC show, many noted the lack of representation on Thursday's (July 7) show. A number of watchers took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
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@pete_heath said: "Where are all the South Yorks Barnsley accents??????" While @snellyc added: "Representative audience for Barnsley, plenty of ageing Brexit racists but very few ethnic minorities represented??"
@ paul43471534 said: " @bbcquestiontime is Barnsley a lefty area?" Speaking about lack of northern people on the panel @Cr7Heather added: "I'm from Barnsley and don't recognise any of them!"
@SteveB4music wrote: " @bbcquestiontime Barnsley a socialist key stone not the best forum for an equitable debate. As for @alistaircampbel can you tell him its not all about him."
And Lib Dems councillor Barnsley Council said: " It's preposterous that @bbcquestiontime doesn't want a single local representative (local govt) in the audience, nor do they ever seem to have any LDs, even in LD areas (not saying Barnsley is a LD area)!"
One individual with username @Deanneferguson posted a picture of presenter Fiona and said: "Are there any conservative voters in here?" Other than the Tory plant, not here in Barnsley Fiona!"
Another said she should be fired after tonight's show. They said: " @bbcquestiontime @DehennaDavison Fiona Bruce should be the next person forced to resign!Far too biased as a Tory voter to be host #questiontime #BBCQuestionTime #bbcqt."
And some were displeased with how Alistair Campbell spoke about Barnsley. @CatWoman_59 said: "Now he’s poking fun at Barnsley @campbellclaret #questiontime." @Blacksheepmash said: "And we’re in Barnsley, Brexit central."
Tonight's show follows on from an avalanche of political pressure applied to Boris Johnson on Wednesday (July 7). Pressure was put on by members of his own government following the scandal of Chris Pincher, Deputy Chief Whip, who is accused of drunkenly groping two men at the private members' Conservative's Carlton Club.
This led to Mr Johnson being forced to resign, with the Prime Minister's integrity called into question after the truth of what he knew about the allegations was pulled out of him piece by piece.
Question Time in on BBC One airs on Thursdays at 10.55pm on BBC One.
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Despite vicious assault, former Atlantic Beach officer tells attacker 'I do forgive you'
July 16, 2020, is a day former Atlantic Beach police officer Tim Stafford said he can’t remember, but also a day he will never forget.
That is how he eloquently began his victim's statement for the sentencing of Jaden Domani Perkins, the young man who randomly beat him to near death in front of a Panera Bread restaurant.
"I cannot change the attack that occurred ... or the profound effect it has had on both of our lives," his statement said in closing. "I do however refuse to live with hate on my mind or in my heart. One of God's greatest gifts to us is forgiveness. .... Jaden Perkins, I do forgive you and hope God blesses you and your family."
Despite taking away his ability to do things that brought enjoyment in life, Stafford supported a plea agreement of 10 years in prison for the 21-year-old. Perkins could have faced a possible life sentence for attempted second-degree murder of a police officer.
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As he stood in his orange jail jumpsuit, Perkins responded before Circuit Court Judge London Kite handed down the sentence.
"I just want to say thank you for giving me an opportunity to improve myself and to become a better man," he told her, then referred to his conversation with Stafford before the veteran officer supported the agreement.
"I will always remember our conversation and I want you to know my words mean something," he said. "I will work from this day to become a better man and to help whoever I can along the way. And I hope you can still find some sort of joy."
The assault
Employees at the Panera in the 800 block of Atlantic Boulevard began calling police about 5 a.m. that morning two years ago because of a man causing a disturbance in the parking lot, the Atlantic Beach Police Department said.
Stafford was the first arriving officer and was immediately attacked and knocked unconscious, then beaten on the cement, police said at the time.
Perkins was still stomping the officer’s head when a second officer arrived and told him to get on the ground, Chief Victor Gualillo said at the time. Perkins did so, then stood back up and refused commands to halt. Instead, he yelled back at the second officer.
"You're going to have to kill me," Gualillo said, adding that the suspect tried to grab the officer's gun.
The officer fired one shot, hitting Perkins, who continued to fight him, the chief said.
Stafford was hospitalized with severe head and facial injuries, while Perkins also was in serious condition, the chief said.
The aftermath
The post-arrest investigation discovered Perkins had taken hallucinogenic drugs prior to the attack, the State Attorney's Office said. He told news partner First Coast News he had taken acid with friends for the first time the night before and remembers nothing of the early morning attack.
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The viciousness of the beating left Stafford facing facial reconstruction surgery and other problems afterward, as he related in his victim impact statement read in court Thursday. That included a traumatic brain injury, plus neurological and spinal cord issues, and made a profound impact on "every facet of my life."
"I awoke in the hospital without any knowledge or understanding as to what had occurred or why I was there," his victim statement said. "Investigators explained to me that someone had tried to kill me. ... I could not understand why anyone would try to kill me."
As he spoke of prayers for all involved, Stafford also wrote of the losses he, Perkins and others face from what happened.
"I pray daily for everyone that this incident has affected, including you, Jaden Perkins," his statement said. "I pray for my family and friends as they have lost a lot of the person I used to be. I pray for you [Perkins] and your family, as I know they have lost a lot of the person that you used to be."
Grace and forgiveness
Gualillo said although there's closure from Thursday's sentencing hearing, no one is celebrating the outcome.
In a statement from the chief and his department after the sentencing, he said the plea agreement allows Stafford, Perkins and their families "to begin moving forward with their lives," all forever changed.
"The grace and forgiveness exemplified by Officer Stafford in his statement to the court and Jaden are to be highly commended and it is only overshadowed by his 30 years of selfless professional service as a police officer to the good citizens of Jacksonville and the city of Atlantic Beach," the statement read.
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"We wish Jaden success in his promise to a life of self-improvement. We hope his journey will lead him to help other young people and that he will help make our community a better place to live," it continued. "For Tim, we pray for a continued and speedy recovery from the injuries sustained in the attack. We admire him for his exceptional display of grace and forgiveness while still maintaining respect for the rule of law."
Perkins also pleaded guilty to resisting an officer with violence. Kite ordered Perkins to undergo 10 years of drug offender probation after his prison release in 2032.
"You are getting ready to serve a prison sentence," the judge said. "You can either use that time to become worse, or you can use that time to become better. I hope your words do mean something."
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Palestinian president, Israeli defense minister meet ahead of Biden's visit
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met Thursday in the occupied West Bank to discuss security coordination ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to the region next week.
The peace process collapsed more than a decade ago. High-level meetings between Israeli and Palestinian leaders are rare and tend to focus on day-to-day economic and security coordination.
An Israeli statement said the meeting in Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered, was conducted in “positive terms.” It said the two sides agreed to “continue security coordination and to avoid activities that may cause instability.”
Gantz wished Abbas and the Palestinian people a happy Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday beginning this weekend, the statement said.
Abbas “stressed the importance of creating a political horizon, respecting the signed agreements and stopping the actions and measures that lead to the deterioration of the situation,” Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior aide, tweeted.
Abbas also stressed the importance of having a "calm atmosphere before President Biden’s visit, which we welcome,” the tweet said.
Gantz met with Abbas a couple of times last year and announced measures to improve economic conditions in the occupied West Bank. He remains defense minister in a caretaker government ahead of elections planned for Nov. 1.
Abbas leads the Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the occupied West Bank. Polls say nearly 80% of Palestinians want him to resign, in part because of his close cooperation with Israel. Last year he called off the first Palestinian elections in 15 years.
Biden is expected to meet with top Israeli and Palestinian leaders next week.
The Palestinians seek a state in the occupied West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, territories Israel captured in the 1967 war.
Israel annexed east Jerusalem in a move not recognized internationally and views the entire city as its capital. It withdrew soldiers and settlers from Gaza in 2005 but imposed a crippling blockade when the Islamic militant group Hamas seized power from Abbas' forces two years later, limiting his authority to parts of the West Bank.
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A look at what's happening around the majors Friday:
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CONNECT FOUR
The last time Philadelphia right-hander Kyle Gibson faced the St. Louis Cardinals, they hit four consecutive home runs off him in the first inning.
Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carson went deep in succession Saturday, the first time in major league history a team homered four straight times in the first inning.
The Cardinals tied the MLB record for any inning with those four in a row. It was the first time they had done it, and the 11th time overall in big league history.
Arenado also hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning of that game to power the Cardinals to a 7-6 win — one day after he hit for the cycle in a loss at Philadelphia.
Gibson (4-3, 4.91 ERA) will try to turn the tables in St. Louis when he faces Adam Wainwright (6-6, 3.26). The Phillies have a slugger of their own who has been on a home run tear lately in Kyle Schwarber. He leads the NL with 27 longballs.
YOUTH NOT WASTED
Two of baseball's most talented young hitters are on display in Seattle when rookie phenom Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners host Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 21-year-old Rodríguez was the AL rookie of the month for May and June, and the AL player of the week last week. He's the first player in major league history to have 15 homers, 15 doubles and 20 stolen bases in the first 81 games of his career.
The 23-year-old Guerrero is enjoying another outstanding season at the plate after finishing runner-up for AL MVP last year when he led the league in homers, runs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS.
TESTS QUESTIONED
New York Mets right-hander Chris Bassitt felt sluggish for one day and ended up on the COVID-19 list for a week — and now he has regrets about how he handled the situation.
Bassitt said Thursday he “probably won’t” inform team and Major League Baseball officials if he feels COVID-19 symptoms in the future and that MLB should “just stop testing.”
He said he was fine the day after he informed the team about feeling a little run down but still had to miss a start.
“I guess the answer is I never should have said anything,” he said.
FIFTY SHADES
It's a same-name matchup in Texas, where the pitcher's mound will be a Gray area, so to speak. Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.47 ERA) starts for the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins against Jon Gray (4-4, 3.96) and the Rangers, who have lost four straight.
Both teams were off Thursday. Texas, which is 4-17 in one-run games, just got swept in Baltimore — the first three-game sweep this season for the last-place Orioles.
NEXT STEP
Mets ace Jacob deGrom is scheduled to make his second minor league rehab start after an encouraging performance in the first one.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner struck out five of his six batters and threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes Sunday night with Class A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads. He hit 100 mph on the radar gun several times.
The right-hander hasn’t pitched in the majors since July 7 last year and isn’t expected back in the Mets’ rotation until after the All-Star break. He missed the second half of 2021 with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow, then has been sidelined this season by a stress reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation.
RAY MATTER
Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan (9-3, 1.74 ERA) looks to build on his excellent first half when he faces the last-place Reds in Cincinnati. Tampa Bay was off Thursday after winning two of three against AL East rival Boston at Fenway Park. Luis Castillo (3-4, 3.09), a prime trade candidate ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline, starts for Cincinnati.
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In the Supreme Court's majority opinion in West Virginia v. EPA, it was argued that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not adopt rules that transform the economy without Congress' authorization, including rules surrounding climate change. Additionally, a handful of Republican-led states filed a lawsuit requesting review of the National Highway Traffic Safety's corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. In California, Governor Newsom signed a law to phase out single-use plastic and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a plan that estimated approximately one-third of emission reductions would come from carbon capturing to ultimately meet 2045 climate goals.
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MESA, Ariz., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WillowWood Global LLC ("WillowWood," or the "Company"), a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of prosthetic products, today announced that it has acquired MAKstride Prosthetics ("MAKstride"). The highly complementary transaction represents WillowWood's first strategic acquisition since partnering with growth-oriented private equity firm Blue Sea Capital LLC ("Blue Sea") in December 2021.
Based in Mesa, Arizona, MAKstride develops, designs, and manufactures prosthetic devices and componentry, including prosthetic feet, foot shells, and high-precision machined components. Founded in 2006, MAKstride is noteworthy among prosthetic partners for its exceptional R&D function, precision machining capabilities, and manufacturing expertise across diverse metals, fiberglass, carbon fiber and plastics.
"The MAKstride acquisition marks the culmination of a multi-year, collaborative partnership with Monty and his team to co-develop cutting-edge innovation for the prosthetics industry, including the recent launch of our groundbreaking META® Shock X product within the broader META® foot platform," said Daniel Rubin, COO of WillowWood. "We are excited and fortunate to have them as part of the WillowWood family."
Said Dr. Monty Moshier, Founder and CEO of MAKstride, "As an aeronautical engineer and the son of a lower limb amputee, I founded MAKstride 16 years ago to apply my engineering expertise to my passion for prosthetics. Since then, we have grown to become a world-class prosthetics partner serving amputees globally. We intentionally selected WillowWood as our preferred partner and, after many years of collaborative innovation, look forward to joining the organization."
As a critical member of WillowWood's leadership, Dr. Moshier will continue to lead MAKstride as Managing Director and will serve as a research fellow for WillowWood's R&D efforts, including several upcoming META® product launches.
Added Erin Lansky, Principal at Blue Sea, "We partnered with WillowWood's management to strategically transform the prosthetics industry, and the MAKstride acquisition represents an exciting start toward accomplishing that vision. The deal underscores our excitement to acquire or partner with other prosthetic device manufacturers and their talented leaders who share our core value of securing great patient outcomes."
McDermott Will & Emery provided legal counsel to the Company.
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The Presidency wishes to use this opportunity to react to mounting criticism of the trip to Dakar, Senegal by the President, and to stress that Governments don’t stop working because nations face terrorist threats.
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Nearly one-third of Utahns say limiting access to school campuses is the best way to improve school safety, though nearly one-quarter point to enforcement of stricter gun control laws, according to results of a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll.
The survey of 808 registered voters in Utah was conducted June 16-29, weeks after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 21 people — 19 of them third and fourth grade students and two teachers — and wounded 17 others, among them three officers.
Among Utahns who responded to the poll, 15% said stationing armed security guards at every school would be the best way to improve safety. Another 13% said schools should arm teachers, while 15% said other, without specifying their answer.
Utah Education Association President Heidi Matthews said the poll results reflect an urgency to do something. She noted that just 2% of respondents said “nothing needs to be done.”
Reducing or halting school shootings require a multiprong approach, she said.
“What’s the best way? Well, there is no one best way. We’ve learned that if there was a best way this just wouldn’t continue to be happening. We wouldn’t have children being murdered in our schools and at our Fourth of July parades, you know, people just being senselessly murdered,” Matthews said.
Beyond that, mass shootings occur in other settings besides schools, evidenced by the recent attack during the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that killed seven people
or the mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store on May 14, where 10 people perished.
“It’s a community issue, too. It’s not just a school issue. Community safety is school safety,” Matthews said.
As for arming teachers, Matthews said it is “outside the purview of what any educator is trained to do.”
“I have a hard time being told that lives would be saved,” said Matthews, who has been an educator for 30 years.
“If we have the unthinkable happen in our schools in Utah, we want our adults in the schools to be 100% focusing on the protection of kids. To do that simultaneously with potentially being asked to interact with a perpetrator is simply asking too much. There’s too much possibility for an error and for more lives to be jeopardized,” she said.
Just 11% of women polled chose arming teachers as the best way to improve school safety while 15% of male respondents preferred that option. The highest support for arming teachers was among respondents who identified as “very conservative” or “conservative” at 20% and 19%, respectively, and those identifying as Republicans at 17%.
After securing schools, the poll response with the second-highest level of support was enforcing stricter gun control laws.
The recently passed federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act aims to improve school and public safety. It provides billions of dollars for innovative programs to help stop tragedies before they occur, including through investments in mental health, school safety and state-led crisis intervention programs.
Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, said there is little appetite in the Utah Legislature for gun control measures. Handy has thrice introduced red flag legislation that would enable a family member or someone from law enforcement to request a court remove firearms from a person in crisis who is a danger to themselves or others.
After pushback from the gun rights lobby and Second Amendment enthusiasts, the measures have never come up for a vote.
“I don’t have any intent to pursue it. It was an idea that was never even voted on. I could never get any support or traction. I was out there on my own on it. I got beat up pretty badly and I shouldn’t have been,” said Handy, who lost the nomination for his Utah House seat at the Republican Party convention earlier this year.
Ardent gun rights supporters called the legislation “a gun grab,” Handy said.
“It’s not a gun grab because then the guns are never fully ever removed. It’s just a pause button to let the person get the mental health help that everyone in society knows is necessary,” he said.
Sadly, mass shootings occur frequently and statistically speaking, there is no reason to believe Utah is immune, he said.
Handy, a gun owner who says he respects the Second Amendment, said he doesn’t want the government to take away his guns, either. He introduced the proposal in the wake of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2018, when a teen gunman killed 17 people and wounded 17 others.
“One of those things that people have failed to understand is, this isn’t just police running and taking someone’s guns. This is a temporary halt by a judge based upon a standard. In my attempts at this, we could never get to a comfortable place of due process. I don’t know in Utah if we, in the foreseeable future, ever will,” he said.
Even though 23% of those who responded to the Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll said enforcing stricter gun control laws is the best way to improve school safety, Handy said he has no intention of bringing back a red flag proposal.
“I don’t see the political will in the Utah Legislature to pursue it,” he said. “I just don’t think there’s traction.” | https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/7/7/23196931/improve-school-safety-mass-shooting-gun-law-arm-teacher-new-poll-reveals-what-utahns-think | 2022-07-08T00:46:13Z | https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/7/7/23196931/improve-school-safety-mass-shooting-gun-law-arm-teacher-new-poll-reveals-what-utahns-think | false | 1 |
Md. troopers charge almost 100 people during DUI patrols over holiday weekend
PIKESVILLE, Md. (WBFF) — Maryland State Police said they arrested nearly 100 people over the Fourth of July weekend accused of driving under the influence...
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LEAD, S.D. (AP) — In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter.
Scientists are pretty sure the invisible stuff makes up most of the universe’s mass and say we wouldn’t be here without it — but they don’t know what it is. The race to solve this enormous mystery has brought one team to the depths under Lead, South Dakota.
The question for scientists is basic, says Kevin Lesko, a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “What is this great place I live in? Right now, 95% of it is a mystery.”
The idea is that a mile of dirt and rock, a giant tank, a second tank and the purest titanium in the world will block nearly all the cosmic rays and particles that zip around — and through — all of us every day. But dark matter particles, scientists think, can avoid all those obstacles. They hope one will fly into the vat of liquid xenon in the inner tank and smash into a xenon nucleus like two balls in a game of pool, revealing its existence in a flash of light seen by a device called “the time projection chamber.”
Scientists announced Thursday that the five-year, $60 million search finally got underway two months ago after a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. So far the device has found … nothing. At least no dark matter.
That’s OK, they say. The equipment appears to be working to filter out most of the background radiation they hoped to block. “To search for this very rare type of interaction, job number one is to first get rid of all of the ordinary sources of radiation, which would overwhelm the experiment,” said University of Maryland physicist Carter Hall.
And if all their calculations and theories are right, they figure they’ll see only a couple fleeting signs of dark matter a year. The team of 250 scientists estimates they’ll get 20 times more data over the next couple of years.
By the time the experiment finishes, the chance of finding dark matter with this device is “probably less than 50% but more than 10%,” said Hugh Lippincott, a physicist and spokesman for the experiment in a Thursday news conference.
While that’s far from a sure thing, “you need a little enthusiasm,” Lawrence Berkeley’s Lesko said. “You don’t go into rare search physics without some hope of finding something.”
Two hulking Depression-era hoists run an elevator that brings scientists to what’s called the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment in the Sanford Underground Research Facility. A 10-minute descent ends in a tunnel with cool-to-the-touch walls lined with netting. But the old, musty mine soon leads to a high-tech lab where dirt and contamination is the enemy. Helmets are exchanged for new cleaner ones and a double layer of baby blue booties go over steel-toed safety boots.
The heart of the experiment is the giant tank called the cryostat, lead engineer Jeff Cherwinka said in a December 2019 tour before the device was closed and filled. He described it as “like a thermos” made of “perhaps the purest titanium in the world” designed to keep the liquid xenon cold and keep background radiation at a minimum.
Xenon is special, explained experiment physics coordinator Aaron Manalaysay, because it allows researchers to see if a collision is with one of its electrons or with its nucleus. If something hits the nucleus, it is more likely to be the dark matter that everyone is looking for, he said.
These scientists tried a similar, smaller experiment here years ago. After coming up empty, they figured they had to go much bigger. Another large-scale experiment is underway in Italy run by a rival team, but no results have been announced so far.
The scientists are trying to understand why the universe is not what it seems.
One part of the mystery is dark matter, which has by far most of the mass in the cosmos. Astronomers know it’s there because when they measure the stars and other regular matter in galaxies, they find that there is not nearly enough gravity to hold these clusters together. If nothing else was out there, galaxies would be “quickly flying apart,” Manalaysay said.
“It is essentially impossible to understand our observation of history, of the evolutionary cosmos without dark matter,” Manalaysay said.
Lippincott, a University of California, Santa Barbara, physicist, said “we would not be here without dark matter.”
So while there’s little doubt that dark matter exists, there’s lots of doubt about what it is. The leading theory is that it involves things called WIMPs — weakly interacting massive particles.
If that’s the case, LUX-ZEPLIN could be able to detect them. We want to find “where the wimps can be hiding,” Lippincott said.
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Inflation hobbles retail sales growth, BDO high street sales tracker shows
Retail sales have grown at their lowest rate since February last year as high inflation and the deepening cost of living crisis deter consumers.
Total like-for-like sales increased by 8.4 per cent last month compared with a year ago, with an 8.8 per cent drop in homeware sales suggesting that consumers were postponing big purchases, the BDO high street sales tracker said.
However, the fashion sector continued to outperform the lifestyle and homeware sectors, recording total sales growth of 15.2 per cent, the 16th consecutive month of positive figures.
In contrast, lifestyle sales through online channels fell for the eighth consecutive month, leading to concerns that consumers were reducing their discretionary spending in the sector.
Sophie Michael, head of retail and wholesale at BDO, said: | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inflation-hobbles-retail-sales-growth-bdo-high-street-sales-tracker-shows-7j582pnc2 | 2022-07-08T00:58:27Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inflation-hobbles-retail-sales-growth-bdo-high-street-sales-tracker-shows-7j582pnc2 | true | null |
Shares of Altria Group Inc.
MO,
+1.58%
rallied 1.58% to $41.81 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.50%
rising 1.50% to 3,902.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.12%
rising 1.12% to 31,384.55. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Altria Group Inc. closed $15.24 below its 52-week high ($57.05), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Philip Morris International Inc.
PM,
-0.01%
fell 0.01% to $94.99, British American Tobacco PLC ADR
BTI,
-0.42%
fell 0.42% to $40.55, and Imperial Brands PLC ADR
IMBBY,
+0.92%
rose 0.92% to $21.86. Trading volume (8.7 M) remained 4.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 13.3 M.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors Friday:
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CONNECT FOUR
The last time Philadelphia right-hander Kyle Gibson faced the St. Louis Cardinals, they hit four consecutive home runs off him in the first inning.
Nolan Arenado, Nolan Gorman, Juan Yepez and Dylan Carson went deep in succession Saturday, the first time in major league history a team homered four straight times in the first inning.
The Cardinals tied the MLB record for any inning with those four in a row. It was the first time they had done it, and the 11th time overall in big league history.
Arenado also hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning of that game to power the Cardinals to a 7-6 win — one day after he hit for the cycle in a loss at Philadelphia.
Gibson (4-3, 4.91 ERA) will try to turn the tables in St. Louis when he faces Adam Wainwright (6-6, 3.26). The Phillies have a slugger of their own who has been on a home run tear lately in Kyle Schwarber. He leads the NL with 27 longballs.
YOUTH NOT WASTED
Two of baseball’s most talented young hitters are on display in Seattle when rookie phenom Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners host Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 21-year-old Rodríguez was the AL rookie of the month for May and June, and the AL player of the week last week. He’s the first player in major league history to have 15 homers, 15 doubles and 20 stolen bases in the first 81 games of his career.
The 23-year-old Guerrero is enjoying another outstanding season at the plate after finishing runner-up for AL MVP last year when he led the league in homers, runs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS.
TESTS QUESTIONED
New York Mets right-hander Chris Bassitt felt sluggish for one day and ended up on the COVID-19 list for a week — and now he has regrets about how he handled the situation.
Bassitt said Thursday he “probably won’t” inform team and Major League Baseball officials if he feels COVID-19 symptoms in the future and that MLB should “just stop testing.”
He said he was fine the day after he informed the team about feeling a little run down but still had to miss a start.
“I guess the answer is I never should have said anything,” he said.
FIFTY SHADES
It’s a same-name matchup in Texas, where the pitcher’s mound will be a Gray area, so to speak. Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.47 ERA) starts for the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins against Jon Gray (4-4, 3.96) and the Rangers, who have lost four straight.
Both teams were off Thursday. Texas, which is 4-17 in one-run games, just got swept in Baltimore — the first three-game sweep this season for the last-place Orioles.
NEXT STEP
Mets ace Jacob deGrom is scheduled to make his second minor league rehab start after an encouraging performance in the first one.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner struck out five of his six batters and threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes Sunday night with Class A St. Lucie against the Jupiter Hammerheads. He hit 100 mph on the radar gun several times.
The right-hander hasn’t pitched in the majors since July 7 last year and isn’t expected back in the Mets’ rotation until after the All-Star break. He missed the second half of 2021 with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow, then has been sidelined this season by a stress reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation.
RAY MATTER
Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan (9-3, 1.74 ERA) looks to build on his excellent first half when he faces the last-place Reds in Cincinnati. Tampa Bay was off Thursday after winning two of three against AL East rival Boston at Fenway Park. Luis Castillo (3-4, 3.09), a prime trade candidate ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline, starts for Cincinnati.
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Man arrested in deadly stabbing in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police arrested a man following a deadly stabbing near north 27th and Dudley Streets on Friday. Police said the stabbing happened in an alley near A’s Stop & Shop convenience store on north 27th and Dudley Streets. A person called 911 shortly before 9 p.m. after...
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Taiwan Stock Market Poised For Continued Support On Friday
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in two of three trading days since the end of the five-day losing streak in which it had plummeted more than 1,300 points or 8.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just beneath the 14,340-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Friday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat, with support expected from the oil and technology sectors. The European and U.S. markets were firmly higher and the Asian bourses are expected to open in similar fashion.
The TSE finished sharply higher on Thursday following huge gains among the technology stocks and mixed performances from the financials and cement companies.
For the day, the index surged 350.76 points or 2.51 percent to finish at 14,336.27 after trading between 13,951.81 and 14,355.15.
Among the actives, Cathay Financial rose 0.22 percent, while Mega Financial eased 0.14 percent, CTBC Financial collected 0.85 percent, Fubon Financial jumped 1.72 percent, First Financial dipped 0.20 percent, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company strengthened 5.05 percent, United Microelectronics Corporation surged 7.27 percent, Hon Hai Precision climbed 2.99 percent, Largan Precision skyrocketed 9.94 percent, Catcher Technology added 0.95 percent, MediaTek soared 5.12 percent, Delta Electronics spiked 4.99 percent, Novatek Microelectronics increased 0.54 percent, AU Optronics accelerated 1.67 percent, Formosa Plastics plunged 2.76 percent, Nan Ya Plastics plummeted 2.99 percent, Asia Cement shed 0.57 percent, Taiwan Cement rallied 2.25 percent and E Sun Financial was unchanged.
The lead from Wall Street is broadly positive as the major averages opened solidly higher on Thursday and stayed that way throughout the session.
The Dow spiked 346.87 points or 1.12 percent to finish at 31,384.55, while the NASDAQ surged 259.49 points or 2.28 percent to end at 11,621.35 and the S&P 500 jumped 57.54 points or 1.50 percent to close at 3,902.62.
The higher open on Wall Street came as traders continued to digest the minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting, which all but assured another significant rate hike in the Fed's bid to bring down inflation.
In economic news, the Commerce Department said the U.S. trade deficit narrowed less than expected in May, while the Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims rose more than expected.
The closely watched non-farm payroll report for June is due out from the Labor Department later today.
Crude oil futures settled higher on Thursday, regaining ground after two days of losses. Data showing a decline in gasoline supply last week, and the dollar's weakness supported oil prices. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for August ended higher by $4.20 or 4.3 percent at $102.73 a barrel.
Closer to home, Taiwan will provide June figures for imports, exports and trade balance later today. Imports are expected to surge 24.0 percent on year, easing from 26.7 percent in May. Exports are called higher by an annual 13.55 percent, up from 12.5 percent in the previous month. The trade surplus is pegged at $3.26 billion, up from $2.41 billion a month prior.
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Take-Two has built up quite the reputation for being hostile towards the GTA and Red Dead Redemption fanbase. Quite unsurprisingly, they have outraged the community yet again by issuing DMCA notices to a modder known for his VR adaptations of major open-world Take-Two Interactive titles.
Due to the widespread use of modding among the community, fans of Rockstar Games (and GTA) in particular have had a rocky relationship with the producers. This latest action is very likely to enrage them even more.
VR mod for GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Mafia Definitive Edition taken down by DMCA notice
Luke Ross is a well-known modder among the GTA and the Red Dead Redemption community. He has developed VR (virtual reality) mods for GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Mafia: Definitive Edition called Flat 2 VR. These mods are being subjected to bans from Take-Two Interactive, since they're the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K Games.
Luke made a comment on his Patreon page about the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) warning sent to him by Take-Two Interactive. Apparently, Luke was approached by Patreon with the Take-Two DMCA takedown request, giving him 48 hours to comply.
However, he received no chance to negotiate nor any information regarding what needed to be deleted.
Take-Two's history against modding
Take-Two's aggressive stance against game modding started back in 2017 when they started issuing notices to modders. Since then, Rockstar and Take-Two have had a rocky relationship with the fanbase.
The incident has crippled relations between the producers and the community. The makers of GTA United have decided to take the game offline for fear of getting into legal trouble with Take-Two Interactive.
The majority of modders are tiny, independent developers or enthusiasts who lack the financial means or legal expertise to go against a major company like Take-Two. Some modders have consequently ceased creating any modifications for games categorized as Take-Two's intellectual property.
How legal are these mods?
According to Take-Two, Rockstar's PC games can be safely used in third-party projects as long as they are single-player, non-commercial, and respect the intellectual property (IP) rights of other IPs. Luke does not use any Take-Two Interactive-owned software or resources in the creation of any of his modifications.
He stated that neither his modifications nor any other property owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. are meant to replace the company's games. Before using any of his mods, users must purchase and own the corresponding games. Thus, the VR mods do not in any way violate the rules that Take-Two has established regarding the legality of modding.
Numerous users downloaded them in order to play the games differently, which only helped in sales. The mods aren't free, though, and this might be a major factor in their removal. Paid mods always straddle the line between legal and illegal, and this might have been one of the justifications given by Take-Two in its takedown request. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/gta/take-two-hits-gta-modders-yet-dmca-notices | 2022-07-08T01:15:57Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/gta/take-two-hits-gta-modders-yet-dmca-notices | false | 1 |
Certified Fraud Examiner, Professor at Governors State University, and fraud expert Bill Kresse joins Jon Hansen to talk about summer scams that you should know. The Marriott hotel confirms another data breach and the professor explains how information was compromised. Plus, Amazon Prime Day is ahead and scammers are ready to steal your credit card information. Jon and Bill also talk about romance scams and how Google image search can come in handy to avoid getting scammed. | https://wgnradio.com/your-money-matters/marriott-hotel-data-breach-summer-romance-scams-with-professor-fraud/ | 2022-07-08T01:19:18Z | https://wgnradio.com/your-money-matters/marriott-hotel-data-breach-summer-romance-scams-with-professor-fraud/ | true | null |
Google Cloud's API security is getting a facelift with a new Advanced API Security framework. This will help users identify potential threats, weed out bot traffic and identify data breaches caused by API misconfigurations or attacks.
Advanced API Security is an outgrowth of the company's 2016 acquisition of Apigee, which became part of Google Cloud in a US$625 million deal.
According to Google Cloud, the new system allows users to dig more deeply into API traffic to detect unusual patterns, which may be signs of an exploit in progress.
API abuse is one of the major vectors for attacks against web applications, and the company cited a Gartner study as predicting that API breaches will become the top attack method used against those targets as of this year.
The system regularly checks all APIs managed by a given system and automatically flags up issues to the IT department if potential problems are detected. Users can also designate standard security policies to which APIs must conform, which, again, the system will flag automatically if violated.
The system also uses preset rules to identify bot traffic within information being sent or received via API — unusual traffic patterns caused by bots will throw an alert and report the incident to the IT team. Even bots that successfully receive an HTTP 200 OK response code can be identified by the system, which Google says will help identify data breaches after the fact.
API attacks hits healthcare, financial services
Google Cloud cited financial services and medicine as two industries particularly susceptible to API-based threats.
The healthcare system uses a wide range of interconnected APIs to allow providers to safely share information with insurance companies, and provide automated treatment recommendations, creating a vulnerable attack surface for bad actors looking to access patient data.
Similarly, the financial services sector handles large amounts of highly valuable transactional data, and open banking standards require extensive API support in order to function. Again, this creates a tempting target for malicious hackers.
"API security has become an important battleground over business risk," said Google Cloud head of product Vikas Anand in an official blog post announcing the new security features. "This increasing shift to digital experiences has grown API usage and traffic volumes."
The new system is a preview version only, and Google didn't provide a target date for general availability. | https://www.channelasia.tech/article/699519/google-cloud-previews-advanced-new-api-security-features/ | 2022-07-08T01:19:29Z | https://www.channelasia.tech/article/699519/google-cloud-previews-advanced-new-api-security-features/ | false | 4 |
Which golf practice net is best?
Honing a golf swing takes a lot of practice. However, not everyone has the time and money to visit the local driving range to log their practice swings. Golf practice nets offer a convenient alternative for driving or chipping balls at home or in your yard. The top choice for easy set-up, stability and overall quality is the Net Return Pro Series V2 Multi-Golf Net.
What to know before you buy a golf practice net
Ease of use
Not everyone who buys a golf practice net plans to leave it permanently installed. If you frequently will be putting up and taking down the net, look for a lightweight aluminum or fiberglass frame for easy transportation. Some golf practice nets come with a convenient carry bag so all the parts remain together. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and be patient the first time you assemble the net. It will get easier each successive time.
Durability
Golf practice nets take a beating, so get a net made of durable material that won’t easily fray. Strong polyester is best. The frame should be rust resistant and strong enough to withstand the occasional collision with a club or ball. Some nets are for outdoor use only, while some are only for indoor use. For more information, check out the complete golf practice net guide from Best Reviews.
Stability
Even the sturdiest golf practice nets need a little help to keep from moving around due to wind or the force of a driven golf ball. Some outdoor nets come with ground stakes that securely hold the base in place. Indoor nets can have non-skid rubber padding that makes it harder to slide on inside surfaces.
What to look for in a quality golf practice net
Turf mat
Some golf practice nets include an artificial turf mat typically made from nylon. This is especially helpful indoors to mimic hitting off grass. Turf mats should be durable, so if you see a breakdown in the material, it may be time to look for a higher-quality turf mat.
Ball return
Most golf practice nets have some form of collecting the balls once they hit the net. Some use a slanted design in the center that funnels the balls to the middle then rolls them back to the golfer’s feet.
Bull’s-eye decal
Some golf practice nets have a bright circular decal that gives the golfer a visual to aim for. This can help with aim and follow-through during an actual round of golf.
How much you can expect to spend on a golf practice net
Golf practice nets start around $30 for chipping and less-sturdy nets. Driving nets cost $80-$150 or more based on frame material, overall features and if the net is being used for other sports in addition to golf.
Golf Practice Net FAQ
Can you use a golf practice net for other sports?
A. Some golf practice nets may be multipurpose for soccer, football, lacrosse and other sports. Many are specific for golf balls only. Check with the manufacturer.
How far apart does the net and turf mat need to be?
A. Bigger nets allow for a longer distance between the net and turf mat. Read the manufacturer’s instructions and start off by being as close to the net as possible without impeding your swing. This is especially important with indoor nets since errant golf balls could cause damage.
What’s the best golf practice net to buy?
Top golf practice net
The Net Return Pro Series V2 Multi-Sport Golf Net
What you need to know: This net is solidly constructed and is for indoor and outside use with multiple types of balls.
What you’ll love: There is a patented ball return for convenience. The net easily sets up and comes with a carrying bag.
What you should consider: No turf mat is included. This net is relatively expensive but realistic for the quality, convenience and long-term durability it provides.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top golf practice net for the money
JEF World of Golf Collapsible Chipping Net
What you need to know: For anyone focused on improving their short game, this chipping net has it all.
What you’ll love: This net is easy to set up. It comes with a three-ring bull’s-eye for practicing various chip shots and is affordably priced.
What you should consider: Hook-and-loop straps hold the net in place, so there is the potential for tearing over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: For the big hitters who want to let loose outside, this net brings the driving range to you.
What you’ll love: This sturdy net assembles easily. It comes with a turf mat and carry bag. A durable three-piece construction stands up to bad weather conditions.
What you should consider: Moving the net might be difficult without a helper. The netting may tear over time with more powerful hitters.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Man arrested in deadly stabbing in Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Police arrested a man following a deadly stabbing near north 27th and Dudley Streets on Friday. Police said the stabbing happened in an alley near A’s Stop & Shop convenience store on north 27th and Dudley Streets. A person called 911 shortly before 9 p.m. after...
www.1011now.com | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2657377500531/man-arrested-in-deadly-stabbing-in-lincoln | 2022-07-08T01:26:55Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2657377500531/man-arrested-in-deadly-stabbing-in-lincoln | false | null |
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Man set on fire outside Arizona convenience store
GLENDALE, Ariz. (3TV/CBS 5/Gray News) - A man is recovering at a hospital burn unit after being set on fire with gasoline outside of a Circle K convenience store in Arizona.
Glendale police told Arizona’s Family early Sunday morning that officers responded to reports of a man on fire at the Circle K at 59th and Olive avenues around 4:30 a.m. Police say officers arrived and found Blake Angerer fully engulfed in flames.
When authorities arrived, witnesses were trying to put out the fire by pouring water over Angerer.
After speaking with witnesses, officers learned that the suspect, Luciano Simmons, had walked into the Circle K moments before the incident and bought gasoline. The clerk confirmed to detectives that Simmons was in the store and bought the gas.
Police say Simmons reportedly filled up a water bottle with gasoline and then walked to the nearby bus stop, which is just northwest of the gas pumps. A witness at the bus stop with Simmons and Angerer said Simmons poured gasoline on Angerer and then used a blue butane torch to light Angerer on fire.
Surveillance video shows the moments Angerer and the witness run toward the nearby Circle K while the witness tried to put out the fire. Police say the witness, Angerer, and the Circle K clerk were pouring water over Angerer until first responders arrived on the scene.
In the 911 call, the clerk is heard telling the dispatcher to quickly send firefighters and police as Angerer wailed in the background. “A person came into my store in flames!” he shouted. He then tells Angerer, “Someone’s coming, dude, hold on. You’re OK; you’re alive. Don’t worry dude; we got you, we got you.”
The clerk then continued to try to reassure Angerer and told him he was not on fire after they doused him with water. “You’re not on fire, it’s just your skin,” he said. “Don’t move! You’re going to make it worse.”
Angerer continued to cry and scream in the background.
“Where are the burns?” the dispatcher asked. “All over his body! Everywhere! On his leg, his back,” replied the clerk.
Angerer then tried to take his clothes off before the clerk stopped him.
“Don’t take your clothes off! If you take your clothes off, you’ll peel more skin off! Don’t do anything, let EMS handle it!” he shouted. The dispatcher then told the clerk to continue putting cold water on Angerer until police arrived.
About 30 minutes after the incident, the clerk spotted Simmons across the street and identified him to officers as the man who bought gasoline just before Angerer was set on fire.
Investigators found a water bottle at the bus stop that smelled strongly of gasoline. They also found the pump where the clerk saw Simmons fill up a water bottle with $1 worth of gas. Detectives reviewed the surveillance video, stating it was consistent with statements provided by the clerk.
During an interview with Simmons, he admitted to detectives he was at the Circle K and purchased a small amount of gasoline for his gas-powered bicycle.
Simmons was shown an image of a person inside the Circle K moments before Angerer was set on fire. He confirmed he was the man spotted in the store surveillance video but denied being the person who set Angerer on fire.
Simmons was arrested and faces an aggravated assault charge that resulted in serious physical injury. Police say it’s unknown if Angerer will survive his injuries.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. via KTVK/KPHO. All rights reserved. | https://www.nbc11news.com/2022/07/08/graphic-video-man-set-fire-outside-arizona-convenience-store/ | 2022-07-08T01:28:12Z | https://www.nbc11news.com/2022/07/08/graphic-video-man-set-fire-outside-arizona-convenience-store/ | false | 12 |
Echo Energy PLC said Thursday that production of its Santa Cruz Sur assets, onshore Argentina, remained strong over the first half of the year. Here's what the London-listed oil-and-gas company had to say:
On Production
"Production over the period from Jan. 1 to June 30 has continued to remain strong and reached an aggregate of 261,290 boe net to Echo during the period, including 48,600 bbls of oil and condensate and 1,280 MMscf of gas."
"Net liquids production in Q2 2022 averaged 272 bopd, an increase over Q1 levels (Q1 2022: 265bopd) despite, as previously announced, a 35-day maintenance and upgrade program on the Oceano field during the quarter, when oil and gas production from the field was temporarily brought offline."
"Net gas production averaged 6.8 MMscf/d during Q2 2022 (Q1 2022: 7.4 MMscf/d), with Q2 2022 production again impacted as a result of the Oceano field production being brought temporarily offline for maintenance and upgrades to the compressor and associated infrastructure."
On Production Increase Plan:
"Over a six month period, anticipated to commence in Q3 2022, the Santa Cruz Sur partners intend to seek to increase production by approximately 40% from the levels previously achieved over H1 2022. If achieved, the enhancement plan would increase total daily production from Santa Cruz Sur to around 2,000 boepd, net to Echo's 70% interest in Santa Cruz Sur."
Shares at 0812 GMT were up 0.02 pence, or 5%, at 0.32 pence.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/echo-energy-says-1h-production-from-santa-cruz-sur-assets-was-strong-energy-comment-271657181995 | 2022-07-08T01:28:26Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/echo-energy-says-1h-production-from-santa-cruz-sur-assets-was-strong-energy-comment-271657181995 | false | 1 |
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