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A plane carrying Blaiselanded at 2 p.m. at an airbase in Ouagadougou on July 7, 2022 and was airlifted to an unknown destination. A few hundred of his supporters were at the Ouagadougou airport to see their leader return to the country after almost 8 years in exile.
"We are really happy. We are going to welcome our ex-president for all he has done for our country," said a supporter. "We are happy that Blaise Compaoré is coming to Burkina Faso," rejoiced another.
"For the people of Burkina Faso, especially for the youth, it is a strong message that President Damiba has sent. Frankly, we cannot achieve peace without all the leaders who were not there and who are returning", indicated another supporter.
"We are happy with the return of our brother, our dad and our uncle", noted supporter from Blaise Compaoré's stronghold Ziniaré.
On the other side of the city, Serge Bayala, a civil society activist for the Balai Citoyen movement, who participated in the protests that led to Compaoré's ouster in 2014, considers this an attack on democracy.
"For us who ousted Blaise Compaoré from power in 2014, we consider that it is an attack on democracy and on Burkina Faso's subscription to the international and universal charter of human rights. Bayala described it as a rape of the imagination of the martyrs of October 30 and 31. The place of the executioners is behind bars," said Bayala.
On July 15, 2022, former presidents Roch Kaboré, Michel Kafando, Isaac Zida and Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo and Blaise Compaoré are expected to attend a meeting with President Damiba. According to sources, Compaoré will return to Abidjan on July 16, 2022.
On April 6, 2022, a military tribunal in Burkina Faso found 11 men, including the former president, Blaise Compaoré, guilty of "attacks on state security, complicity in murder and concealment of a corpse," when on October 15, 1987, former president Thomas Sankara and 12 others were assassinated by a group of commandos while in the party leadership's compound. Compaoré who was one of the coup plotters, took power as a result of the coup.
Compaoré ruled Burkina Faso for 27 years. In his first years in charge, he quickly overturned Sankara's most progressive policies and cultivated relationships with leaders of militant networks operating in the Sahel.
Compaoré was found guilty in absentia, for plotting Sankara's death. The verdict was thought to show that nonviolent activism of groups like Balai Cityoen are making a difference. Similar groups across Africa were paying close attention to Burkina Faso and the results of the trial. These include Y'en a Marre (Enough is Enough) in Senegal and La LUCHA (Struggle for Change) and Filimbi (Blow of the Whistle) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Parts of this story was translated from VOA by Michael Tantoh from allAfrica | https://allafrica.com/stories/202207110279.html | 2022-07-11T14:35:25Z | https://allafrica.com/stories/202207110279.html | true | 1 |
First Mover Americas: BTC Struggles to Hold $20.5K and Twitter Shares Dip 6%
Good morning, and welcome to First Mover. I’m Lyllah Ledesma, here to take you through the latest in crypto markets, news and insights.
Price Point: Both bitcoin and Twitter shares are trading down Monday Morning. More news unfolds from 3AC's court documents and traders think BTC could push back further in the short-term.
Market Moves: Omkar Godbole reports an on-chain indicator is suggesting bitcoin could be undervalued. Similar readings have marked bear market bottoms in the past.
Price point
Bitcoin (BTC) was down 3.6% over the last 24-hours after trading in a range between $20,000-$21,000 over the weekend.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization began to show signs of resilience last week as it briefly traded above $22,000, registering its highest valuation since mid-June.
Bitcoin liquidations are showing longs to be substantially higher than shorts over the last 24-hours, data from Coinglass shows.
Shorts totaled to $5.79 million and longs to $40.62 million.
“This could trigger sell orders at any time of the day,” said Laurent Kssis, head of Europe at Hashdex.
“We could test $20,000 before pushing back,” added Kssis.
Ether (ETH) is down 3% on the day, at $1,142. The only altcoins trading in the green Monday morning were privacy token Monero and Tezos which were up by 5% and 3% respectively.
Meanwhile, Twitter (TWTR) shares slipped in pre-market trading after Elon Musk decided to scrap his planned $42 billion takeover of the social media platform with fears that legal action could ensue.
TWTR shares on the New York Stock Exchange were down 6.55% trading at 34.40 at the time of writing.
Following the Three Arrows Capital (3AC) debacle, the hedge fund recently got an emergency hearing as founders were failing to ‘cooperate’.
In court documents filed late Friday in New York, lawyers acting on behalf of the creditors said that the founders of the fund “have not yet begun to cooperate with the [proceeding] in any meaningful manner.”
Creditors said that the fund’s remaining assets could be “transferred or otherwise disposed of” before creditors get their share. But first, creditors are requesting the court to compel Three Arrows’ founders to list out the fund’s assets.
Terra developers migrate to Polygon
In other news, more than 48 projects previously on the Terra network have begun migrating to Polygon almost two months after the Terra ecosystem collapsed following the implosion of terraUSD (UST).
Over $20 million had been earmarked to help projects making the move.
Elsewhere, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that monitors financial systems and proposes rules with the goal of preventing financial crises, plans to present recommendations for regulating crypto in October, according to a Monday statement.
The FSB said it will propose recommendations for stablecoin regulation and submit a report on recommended rules for other crypto assets to the G-20.
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Bitcoin in 'Accumulation' Phase, Onchain Indicators Suggest
It's time to start stacking bitcoin again. That's the message from indicators tracking tokens sold by miners and comparing the cryptocurrency's market value to its fair value.
The Puell Multiple, calculated by dividing the daily issuance of bitcoins in U.S. dollar terms by the 365-day average of the value, has dropped into a "green zone" below 0.5, indicating the newly minted coins are undervalued relative to the yearly average.
In other words, the current profitability of those responsible for minting coins is relatively low. In the past, that's indicated a perfect opportunity to build long-term exposure to the cryptocurrency.
"Entering the green zone is a good time to average in, and for those more conservative, you can also wait for confirmation with a move out of the accumulation zone," analysts at Blockware Intelligence said in a newsletter published on Sunday.
The daily issuance refers to coins added to the ecosystem by miners, who receive them as rewards for verifying a new block of bitcoin transactions. Recently, many miners have reduced their crypto holdings to stay afloat as the value of the reward has fallen.
Undervalued readings on the Puell Multiple have marked previous bear market bottoms.
"The Puell Multiple has reached a territory consistent with market bottoms in the past (below 0.5 and even touching levels below 0.4 a few weeks ago)," said Julio Moreno, a senior analyst at South Korea-based blockchain data from CryptoQuant.
Read the full story here: Bitcoin in 'Accumulation' Phase, Onchain Indicators Suggest.
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KuCoin Denies Layoff Rumors, Says It's Hiring 300 Staff“We are continuing to do everything to increase the productivity and motivation of our employees,” CEO Johnny Lyu said.
ING Bank Spins Off Its Cryptocurrency Custody Platform to GMEX GroupCrypto platform Pyctor will continue to work with the bank and collaborate through ING’s digital assets team.
Celsius Pivots Toward Paying Off Aave, Compound Debt, With $950M Collateral as PrizeThe troubled crypto lender Celsius started to make good on the $258 million debt on the decentralized lending protocols Aave and Compound – possibly in an attempt to reclaim collateral it had posted as guarantees. The transactions come just a day after Celsius used a debt-paydown to reclaim collateral on Maker.
Global Financial Watchdog FSB to Propose Crypto Regulations in October.The Financial Stability Board said it will propose recommendations for stablecoin regulation and submit a report on recommended rules for other crypto assets to the G-20.
Bitcoin Will Make a Comeback, Rockefeller International Chairman Says“We need the excesses to get weeded out,” Ruchir Sharma told CoinDesk TV.
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Athletico is looking forward to continuing its quality of care throughout the state of Ohio
MAUMEE, Ohio, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Athletico Physical Therapy has opened a new location in Maumee, Ohio located at the intersection of W. Dussel Dr. and Toll Gate Dr. in the Dussel Shops mall. This location offers convenient hours, including early morning and late evening appointments, and does not require a referral or prescription to start treatment. To learn more, or to schedule a free assessment, visit www.athletico.com/MaumeeOH
Athletico is committed to keeping employees and patients safe during COVID-19 and has taken several measures, including additional screening procedures, enhanced cleaning practices and appropriate distancing of patients during treatment sessions. In addition to in-clinic treatment at Maumee, Athletico is also offering telehealth virtual treatment options where patients can connect with a physical therapist through a secure online video chat.
"I have always felt a strong calling to help others, and now as a physical therapist I'm able to do this every day," said Sydney Hooks, PT, DPT and Clinic Manager of Athletico Maumee. "To be a great physical therapist, you must always be willing to learn new treatments and techniques to best suit each individual person, and I love that about the profession. I am excited to open Athletico Maumee and look forward to caring for patients within our community."
- Physical therapy – Our physical therapists treat you to reduce pain, improve or restore mobility, and to help you remain at your optimal health without further risk of injury. We also offer joint replacement therapy, headache treatment, concussion therapy and more.
- Free assessments – If you have a strain, sprain or nagging pain, you can see one of our experts for a free, 30-minute assessment. We evaluate your injury and recommend treatment. If needed, we can begin treatment immediately, no referral necessary. Please note, restrictions apply.
- Work injuries – We are committed to helping everyone practice safety at work. Our workers' compensation specialists are trained to assess workplace environments and worker behaviors to provide customized intervention techniques and programs. In addition to treating injuries that occur on the job, our services include work conditioning, ergonomics, post-offer/pre-employment testing and more.
- Dry needling – If you are experiencing pain, you may benefit from dry needling. This technique involves placing ultra-thin needles into painful areas of the body to stimulate the pain-causing trigger points in the muscle and connective tissues.
- Hip rehabilitation – Whether you have pain or tightness in your hips or need rehabilitation before or after a hip surgery, our specialists can provide safe and effective treatment to keep you moving.
- Accepts all major insurance plans, so you don't need to worry about your visits not being covered.
- Offers convenient hours, including early mornings and late evenings.
- Does not require a physician referral or prescription to start treatment.
- Schedules each initial evaluation quickly, sometimes the same or next day, but always within 24-48 hours.
- Provides ongoing patient education on diagnosis, treatment plans and prescribed home-exercise programs.
- Practices clear, consistent communication between therapist, physician and patient regarding progress.
Athletico – Maumee
1651 Toll Gate Dr.
Maumee, OH 43537
Phone: 567-402-0222
www.athletico.com/MaumeeOH
Maumee@athletico.com
Athletico Physical Therapy provides the highest quality orthopedic rehabilitation services to communities, employers and athletes. With its recent acquisition of Pivot Health Solutions, the company has nearly 8,000 employees across more than 900 locations throughout 25 states and the District of Columbia. Athletico is committed to our patients and referring physicians through our patient-centric focus, positive work environment, attention to quality and high standard of care. Athletico measures patient outcomes and satisfaction and is dedicated to continuous improvement. Athletico was named #1 Workplace in Chicago, "Best Physical Therapy Practice in the Nation" by ADVANCE magazine, Top Workplace in the Nation and has been recognized as a leader in employee volunteering and charitable giving. Our services include physical and occupational/hand therapy, workers' compensation, women's health therapy, concussion management and athletic training. For more information, or to schedule a free assessment in clinic or now online with our virtual free assessments, visit http://www.athletico.com and follow us on Twitter at @athletico.
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Green light for new Taco Bell restaurant to open in town centre
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US giant Taco Bell looks set to open a restaurant in Lowestoft after plans were given the green light.
More than a year after McDonald's departed Lowestoft town centre, a new Taco Bell branch looks set to be unveiled on London Road North.
With "consent for the display of illuminated advertising" being given the go ahead by East Suffolk Council last month, a second application centring around an extraction system has now been approved.
Plans for "Installation of replacement plant and extraction system to ground floor commercial premises" were lodged with the council in April as part of a scheme for the former McDonald's restaurant at 35 London Road North, Lowestoft.
The popular restaurant on the main approach to Lowestoft town centre had been in town for more than 35 years when it closed in April last year.
Taco Bell is an American-based chain of fast food restaurants that specialises in Mexican-inspired cuisine.
With a full application and an associated express advertisement consent application lodged with the council by agents Beamish Planning Consultancy, on behalf of T Bello Group Limited, for the "currently vacant ground floor commercial premises", the extraction system plans were approved by East Suffolk Council under delegated powers two weeks ago.
A letter from the agents to the council said: "The premises are currently vacant, having until recently been occupied by McDonalds.
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"In association with their intended usage of the premises as a mixed restaurant and hot food takeaway, Taco Bell wish to install a replacement plant and extraction system."
A report from a delegated officer at the council said: "The application is considered to comply with local and national planning policy and as such it is recommended that planning permission be granted subject to conditions.
"The Town Council have recommended their support and no objections have been received from consultees or neighbours.
"It is recommended that planning permission be granted subject to conditions."
In recommending that "planning permission be granted" subject to conditions and in granting approval, a decision notice letter to the agents from the council stated: "Permission is hereby granted by East Suffolk Council." | https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/things-to-do/food-reviews/new-taco-bell-restaurant-to-open-lowestoft-9136198 | 2022-07-11T14:42:35Z | https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/things-to-do/food-reviews/new-taco-bell-restaurant-to-open-lowestoft-9136198 | false | 1 |
CULVER CITY, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Loomia Technologies is partnering with Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) to develop highly tactile, heated handwear that could be applicable to both commercial/recreational and military customers.
For this collaborative project, Loomia will provide technology to be used in a heated glove insert, while AFFOA will lead customer discovery, deliver system architecture designs, and produce an interface control unit. In addition to the heated glove insert, Loomia will also develop a heated sleeve. Both items will provide thermal comfort to users in harsh climates, or other areas where this protection is deemed necessary.
Loomia's patented e-textile technology is a soft, flexible circuit technology that can be embedded into a wide variety of fabrics and surfaces. The technology can provide lighting, heating, and sensing functionalities, and boasts customizable components and a lightweight integration. In the past, Loomia has worked with such companies as Hyundai and Analog Devices to create the foundational technology for soft goods products.
"Our soft, flexible circuits can give the users high dexterity while in cold environments," says Loomia's Founder, Madison Maxey. "Being able to use one's hands in subzero temperatures can be the difference between life or death, so we're excited to work with AFFOA on such an important application of electronic textiles."
AFFOA is a non-profit, public-private partnership with the mission to rekindle the textiles industry and enable revolutionary new system capabilities for commercial and defense applications. To catalyze the development of advanced functional fibers, AFFOA has assembled a Fabric Innovation Network (FIN) with 140+ members including startups, universities, manufacturers, commercial industry and defense partners.
"This project brings together members of AFFOA's Fabric Innovation Network to develop next generation product prototypes through an integrated systems approach," Said AFFOA CEO Alexander Stolyarov. "We hope that our collaboration results in a capability that can not only provide comfort to commercial and military users in cold climates but can also represent an opportunity to manufacture advanced textile products here in the US."
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Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen has been ruled out of South Africa’s Test series decider against Wales after breaking his hand.
Springboks assistant coach Deon Davids confirmed Esterhuizen’s injury, which happened during the 13-12 second Test defeat in Bloemfontein.
Esterhuizen is expected to be sidelined for four weeks, although South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber seemed set to recall Lukhanyo Am and Damian De Allende as his starting midfield combination for the Cape Town showdown next Saturday.
Nienaber names his team on Tuesday, and is expected to revert to the overwhelming majority of his first Test line-up after making 14 changes for Bloemfontein.
That should also see the likes of World Cup captain Siya Kolisi, wing Cheslin Kolbe and scrum-half Faf de Klerk returning as South Africa seek an immediate response.
Wales’ Bloemfontein triumph was their first victory over the Springboks in South Africa, and they are now chasing a series triumph that appeared way beyond them when they lost at home to Italy in March.
“It is always awful to lose a match in the Springbok jersey,” Davids told www.sarugby.co.za.
“This Saturday is a final for us, and we will select the best team that can achieve the results we would like this weekend.
“We made a number of changes last week to expose players to the demands of Test rugby, and we believe we got a lot of answers and learned several lessons.
“We know where we are now (in terms of our depth), and which players can play at this level.
“There are small margins and not a lot of opportunities in the opposition’s 22 in Test rugby, so decision-making in that area will be crucial and we have to make the most of the opportunities we create.
“They (Wales) are prepared to go to dark places to challenge you, and they present a massive challenge in stopping mauls and getting stuck into scrums.
“So, we will have to impose ourselves for the full 80 minutes.”
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It was a late Sunday afternoon on June 26, 2012, when a father and son were out hiking just a few miles north of Butte. As the two turned near the Moulton Reservoir Road, they came upon a plastic bag. Peering inside, the two made a gruesome discovery — a pair of human legs with pants, socks and boots intact.
Ten years have come and gone and the case of the severed legs is still shrouded in mystery. Who was the victim? Was he from Butte or nearby? Where was the rest of the body? Those questions remain unanswered.
“At this point, nothing is known — his identity or where he was from,” said Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff Ed Lester.
B-SB’s sheriff in 2012, John Walsh, called the discovery bizarre and disturbing. “In all my years I’ve never seen anything like this,” he told a Montana Standard reporter 10 years ago.
Even though a decade has passed, officials have about as many clues as they did back then. They only know with certainty that the legs, severed just below the groin, belonged to an adult white male. Because of the condition of the legs, investigators believed the victim had been killed sometime during that month.
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Shortly after the discovery, the legs were shipped to the Missoula Crime Lab for analysis. The hope was the victim’s DNA could, by some miracle, be matched to one already in a DNA database.
That hope would soon be dashed. At about the same time, three Montana men were listed as missing, including a 37-year-old Anaconda man, William Duncan. The DNA did not match and investigators had to go back to the drawing board.
In the days that followed the grisly discovery, B-SB law enforcement enlisted help from members of 15-90 Search and Rescue as they combed the area, looking for clues. Soon, search dogs were brought to the scene from Jefferson County in the hopes of finding more body parts. The extensive search netted zero results.
According to Lester, the case has been treated as a homicide from the very beginning and remains active. His detectives, along with officials from the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation continue to work every angle. Through the years, numerous examinations, DNA tests and interviews have been conducted.
Lester is thankful for all the help from the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, the Montana State Crime Lab and the other labs who have offered assistance. He remains hopeful and thinks DNA testing gives law enforcement a legitimate chance to solve this case.
“DNA research and the availability of additional databases have increased over the past 10 years,” said Lester. “The amount of work that has been done on the investigative side as well as the scientific side is impressive.”
At the state level, Division of Criminal Investigation Administrator Bryan Lockerby reported that the Montana Department of Justice does not give up on investigations, including this particular case.
“Even ten years later, this is an active case,” said Lockerby “and we continue to pursue new leads.”
Lockerby noted that the recent advancements in genetic genealogy have reinvigorated many cold cases in Montana and around the nation.
“This case is no different and we’re pursuing many options but are unable to comment further,” he said. | https://mtstandard.com/news/local/severed-legs-mystery-in-butte-remains-unsolved/article_a21243d9-ddb7-5951-866f-2673d42f9ece.html | 2022-07-11T14:45:49Z | https://mtstandard.com/news/local/severed-legs-mystery-in-butte-remains-unsolved/article_a21243d9-ddb7-5951-866f-2673d42f9ece.html | false | 1 |
The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) issued today (10) an alert of relative humidity ranging between 30% and 20% in much of the Midwest region of the country.
Mato Grosso, Goiás, Tocantins, Distrito Federal and areas of Mato Grosso do Sul, west of Bahia and Minas Gerais, south of Pará and east of Rondônia are regions where a continental mass of dry air predominates, which acts by blocking the arrival of systems of rain coming from the North, South or coast.
Although the relative humidity of the air is not extremely low at the moment, Inmet advises that people drink plenty of fluids and avoid physical strain and exposure to the sun in the hottest hours of the day.
“Winter started less than a month ago and goes until September, with this mass of dry air dominating most of the time. than 10%, which is already considered an emergency situation”, said Cleber Souza, meteorologist at Inmet. The dry weather and the very little presence of clouds at this time of year make the days hotter and the nights colder, especially in the south-central region of the country.
For the Southeast, there is also no forecast of rain in practically the entire region, except in areas of the coast of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro where accumulated low rainfall in isolated points may occur.
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The rains in the Northeast have been losing strength in recent days, after weeks of storms that left a scenario of floods, thousands of people homeless and hundreds of deaths in several states. The trend, according to the meteorologist, is that the intensity of the rains in the Northeast will be reduced next month.
As for the North Region, the alert issued by Inmet is for the occurrence of rains greater than 50 millimeters (mm) in a large part of Roraima, northwest of Amazonas and in the extreme north of Pará and Amapá. In the other areas, the predicted rainfall should not exceed 40 mm and, in areas in the south of the region and in the state of Tocantins, there is no forecast of rain during the week. According to Inmet, however, the risk of power outages, falling tree branches, flooding and electrical discharges is low.
In the South Region, accumulated low rainfall of around 20 mm is expected in most parts of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, in addition to southern Paraná. In areas of northeastern Rio Grande do Sul and eastern Santa Catarina, rainfall can exceed 30 mm.
The rain alert issued predicts precipitation between 20 and 30 mm/h or up to 50 mm/day in the entire southern strip of Rio Grande Sul, from east to west, with intense winds of 40 to 60 km/h, and there may be a drop of hail. There is a low risk of power cuts, damage to crops, falling tree branches and flooding, the National Institute of Meteorology reported.
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Subway has a new recipe for success: fewer stores and a bigger menu.
In early July, the 57-year-old sandwich chain introduced the Subway Series, a menu of 12 chef-developed sandwiches that can be ordered by name or number, like The Monster, which features steak, bacon, cheddar, green peppers and red onions on Italian bread with ranch sauce.
It’s a big change for Subway, which is known for letting customers build their own sandwiches. Trevor Haynes, Subway’s North America president, said the company saw the need to simplify after a growing amount of digital order data showed 50% of customers always build the same sandwich.
Haynes said the new sandwiches __ winnowed down from hundreds of options __ also highlight Subway’s upgraded ingredients, which arrived in U.S. stores last summer. That change helped Subway __ which is privately held __ achieve record sales in 2021.
It’s all part of a much-needed refresh for Milford, Connecticut-based Subway, which has been losing market share to fast-growing rivals like Panera and Firehouse Subs. Subway controlled 28% of the U.S. sandwich and deli market in 2021, down from 34% in 2017, according to Technomic.
Haynes, who joined Subway in 2006 in his native Australia, spoke with The Associated Press about changes at the chain. His answers have been edited for length.
Q. What was behind the adoption of the Subway Series menu?
A. We tested this extensively in several markets across the U.S. The franchisees just found it was a great way for guests to go through the restaurant without having all the questions. It was just easier for the guest and easier for the sandwich artist to make the sandwich. Now, of course, if you want to have a turkey sandwich and you want to load it up with whatever you want to load it up with, you can absolutely do that. We’re not taking customization away. It is still there. But the guest today has told us that they want us to change. They want us to make it easier for them.
Q. Subway had its best sales week since 2013 last year when it introduced its upgraded ingredients. How did the word get out so quickly?
A. The franchisees became very confident with it quickly. They started to see how their guests reacted to it when their friends and family came in and tried it. And that’s a big part of it. Within a franchised system, you need the franchisees to believe, engage and want it. This year, across May and June, we’ve broken that record two or three times since. And when we launched that program we put a lot of effort behind the media. We had Tom Brady, we had Serena Williams, we had Megan Rapinoe, Steph Curry, an all-star lineup. And that encouraged the franchisees to sit back and say, “Hey, we’re a big brand. These are big names. I better get behind this.”
Q. Subway has closed more than 5,100 U.S. stores since 2017, and yet the company is posting record sales. Why?
A. I think when you look at the portfolio, where we may have had locations for 30 or 40 years, retail precincts change. What was the best mall in town 30 years ago may not be the best mall in town today. The general U.S. retail landscape is changing dramatically, so we’ve been moving locations and reconfiguring markets. There could be markets where we had three restaurants and we’ve reconfigured into one or two, but that one or two has a drive-thru or bigger floor space. Before, we were very focused just on restaurant count. Today we’re very focused on the type of restaurant that we have and really working with franchisees to relocate from some of those older locations to newer, more vibrant retail areas.
Q. You worked for Subway in Australia and the U.K. before coming to the U.S. How do you think that overseas experience informs your work?
A. It does give you a different sense of, you know, just being more open to new ideas or different ways of thinking, having met with people from very different backgrounds. I think it’s been very helpful. You understand what works well in Subway and what may not work well in Subway. I think having that international experience just gives you a different way of looking and maybe a bit more of a broad perspective.
Q. What’s your favorite Subway Series sandwich?
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India's teenage Grandmaster P Iniyan finished second in the La Plagne International Open Chess Tournament 2022 in La Plagne in France.
The 19-year-old GM scored seven points from nine rounds to tie for the top spot with Ukraine GM Vitaly Sivuk early on Sunday.
The Ukrainian won the first prize based on a better tie-break score.
India's Sayantan Das, with 6.5 points, took third place.
Iniyan remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, winning five games and drawing four. One of the draws came against Sivuk in round six.
He started with a win and scored 4.5 after five rounds, but three straight draws in rounds six, seven and eight pegged him back.
A win over Austrian GM Andreas Diermair helped Iniyan reach seven points and gain 10 rating points.
Meanwhile, Das registered four wins and five draws, which included draws against Iniyan and Sivuk. He finished half a point behind the duo.
The field for the tournament comprised 95 players from 19 countries, including nine GMs and 18 International Masters. | https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/indian-gm-iniyan-finishes-second-in-chess-tournament-in-france/article65623305.ece | 2022-07-11T14:50:59Z | https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/indian-gm-iniyan-finishes-second-in-chess-tournament-in-france/article65623305.ece | true | 3 |
2022/07/11 | 17:22 - Source: Iraq Business News
(ThisDay | Iraq News Now)- By John Lee.
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has said that there is no justification for changing the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar relative to the US dollar.
CBI Deputy Governor, Ammar Khalaf, confirmed to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) that, "in our belief as a monetary authority, there is no justification […]
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has said that there is no justification for changing the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar relative to the US dollar.
CBI Deputy Governor, Ammar Khalaf, confirmed to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) that, "in our belief as a monetary authority, there is no justification […]
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Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms Market Merger and Acquisitions, Drivers and Industry Forecast By 2028
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The global business intelligence and analytics platforms market size is expected to reach USD 84.25 Billion at a revenue CAGR of 11.9% in 2028, according to latest analysis by Emergen Research. Steady market revenue growth of business intelligence and analytics platforms can be attributed to rising demand for rapid and precise analysis of business data. Business intelligence and analytics platforms allow businesses to use customized reports or templates to monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through several data sources, such as financial, sales & marketing, and operations data.
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In January 2021, Information Builders, Inc. was acquired by Tibco Software Inc., a leading market player. The acquisition was intended to add data management and analytics competences of Information Builders to the Connected Intelligence platform of Tibco software.
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Four years after retiring from playing CS:GO professionally, Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek is back on the esports scene as the latest addition to the Sentinels' Valorant roster.
The Sentinels announced his return on their Twitter with a short reveal video. Shroud hasn't played competitively since July 2017—his last tournament was as a member of Cloud9's CS:GO team, placing second during ESL One in Cologne. Prior to that, he led the team to victory four times across two years and is widely regarded as one of the most talented FPS players in the world. (opens in new tab) He stepped down from the main lineup in August 2017 before announcing his retirement from professional CS:GO and his departure from Cloud9 in April 2018.
The legend returns, and he's here to win@shroud joins the Sentinels Valorant roster pic.twitter.com/VaIYTeR2nqJuly 8, 2022
He's been streaming full-time since then, taking a deal with Mixer (ha, remember that?) before returning to Twitch (opens in new tab) in 2020 to half a million viewers. A large portion of that time has been spent with Valorant, a game he's been not-so-subtle in voicing his preference for over CS:GO. He called the game "the first tac shooter in a long time (opens in new tab) that has a company behind it that truly gives a damn" in 2021, adding that as long as Riot kept it fresh it "won't go anywhere."
The announcement video now has over six million views on Twitter, marking just what a big deal this is for the competitive FPS community. It even got a cheeky response from the CS:GO esports Twitter, simply saying "wrong game bro. (opens in new tab)" | https://www.pcgamer.com/shroud-makes-grand-return-to-esports-as-a-valorant-pro/ | 2022-07-11T14:58:29Z | https://www.pcgamer.com/shroud-makes-grand-return-to-esports-as-a-valorant-pro/ | true | 1 |
You probably remember the 1998 Adam Sandler movie “The Wedding Singer”. Now that movie is coming to live on stage in true 80’s fashion. The Hershey Area Playhouse is producing the musical based on the movie. It opens July 14th and two members of the cast joined us to share the details. | https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/the-wedding-singer-at-hershey-area-playhouse/ | 2022-07-11T14:58:35Z | https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/the-wedding-singer-at-hershey-area-playhouse/ | false | null |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three probable cases of monkeypox have been announced in Tennessee.
The first case was reported last week in a Nashville resident and two more cases in Davidson County have been identified since then, the Metro Nashville Public Health Department told news outlets. None of the patients are close contacts, health officials said.
Monkeypox belongs to the same virus family as smallpox, but its symptoms are milder. Most patients experience only fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. People usually recover within two to four weeks without needing to be hospitalized, but the disease occasionally is deadly.
People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body.
Monkeypox cases began emerging in Europe and the United States in May, according to the World Health Organization. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/3-probable-cases-of-monkeypox-reported-in-17296763.php | 2022-07-11T15:00:30Z | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/3-probable-cases-of-monkeypox-reported-in-17296763.php | false | 12 |
Challenge brings in £2,500 for DPJ Foundation
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Staff members from Menter a Busnes have raised almost £2,500 for charity after their long-distance walk and cycle challenge.
On 23 June, Menter a Busnes took on the challenge of walking and cycling up to 170km for farming mental health charity the DPJ Foundation.
The challenge saw staff walk or cycle one of six routes for the charity. The longest of these routes, from Cardiff to Aberystwyth, pushed staff to cycle a huge 173km. Iestyn Gruffudd was one of those who took on this mighty challenge
“I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and it was made all the better by being able to share that experience with colleagues while raising money for a good cause,” he said.
“Setting off from Cardiff just after 6am, we tackled the 108 miles at a leisurely pace, taking enough time for a few stops, food and the occasional ‘detour’ before missing the worst of the weather as we reached Aberystwyth at 4.30pm.
“While I’ve cycled the short distance to work regularly for several years, it’s just over a year since I upgraded to a better bike and got into long-distance cycling.
“Mid Wales in particular has a huge amount to offer for cyclists, with plenty of scenic countryside, rolling hills and low-traffic lanes.
“There really is no better way to familiarise with the spectacular scenery of Wales.”
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Cross TP, Chiu YL, Havig K, Lee L, Tran SP. Child. Youth Serv. Rev. 2021; 131: e106295.
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A new movement has developed to provide simulation training to child protection professionals to prepare them to work with families around child safety and well-being. This article reports on a survey of child protection investigators in Illinois that was conducted as part of a program evaluation of a prominent simulation training program, the Child Protection Training Academy. Simulation-trained investigators continued to value their simulation training months to years later, rated their certification training more highly than investigators without simulation training, and reported less difficulty developing the skills of evidence-based documentation and testifying in court.
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Prep boys soccer: Superior’s Kidd, Berti continue year of firsts by taking part in Wisconsin all-star game
SUPERIOR — Jake Kidd was just 3 years old when he told his father, Steve, that he wanted to play soccer. Steve Kidd was always into the more traditional American sports growing up in Superior, including football, basketball and baseball, so Steve told his son, “Sure, but you’re still going to...
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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Sparrow Health Systems has named physician Paul Entler as its new senior vice president and chief clinical officer.
Entler, who Sparrow said is a strong advocate for patient safety and improved quality, is the successor to the retired Karen Kent VanGorder.
His new responsibilities will see him leading Sparrow Health System’s medical staff and patient experience. Entler will continue his innovative work in improving patient safety and quality of care.
Entler served for four years as Sparrow’s vice president of quality and performance improvement, acting as a consistent advocate for safer medical care.
He has also been a statewide physician leader in the treatment of COVID-19 and promoting access to care for the community.
“As a leader at Sparrow and a community member for over 18 years, I am honored, energized, excited and passionate about driving change, building on our past successes and transforming care delivery models through cutting edge analytics,” Entler said. “In aligning with Sparrow’s values, my vision is to make Sparrow a destination center to work and receive medical care through reduction of friction and waste that is present in most healthcare systems.”
To learn more about Sparrow and its staff, visit Sparrow.org. | https://www.wlns.com/news/sparrow-health-systems-names-new-senior-vice-president/ | 2022-07-11T15:09:31Z | https://www.wlns.com/news/sparrow-health-systems-names-new-senior-vice-president/ | true | 2 |
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The Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) has released the timetable for its 27th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, which will be presented on Feb. 18 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Awards are presented in categories for motion pictures, television, commercials and music videos.
Over the past five years, the winner of the ADG’s period film category has gone on to win the Oscar for production design three times: The Shape of Water (2018), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2020) and Mank (2021). The production design Oscar went to the winner of the ADG fantasy film category in 2019 for Black Panther, and earlier this year, for Dune.
Here are key events leading up to the 2022-23 ADG Awards.
SEPTEMBER
Monday, Sept. 19: Submissions open for television and feature film online Monday, Sept. 19
OCTOBER
Monday, Oct. 24: Submissions for television close
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Monday, Dec. 5: Submissions for feature films close
Monday, Dec. 12: Online voting for television and feature film nominations begins
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Friday, Jan. 6 (5 p.m. PT): Online voting for all nominations ends
Monday, Jan. 9: Nominations announced
Thursday, Jan. 19: Final online voting begins
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Thursday, Feb. 16 (5 p.m. PT): Final online voting ends
Saturday, Feb. 18: 27th Annual ADG Awards
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A TENNIS fan who Nick Kyrgios demanded be thrown out of Centre Court after he accused her of having "700 drinks" says she actually had just one Pimm's and a rosé.
The 27-year-old Australian was furious at Polish lawyer Ania Palus, 32, when she started to talk just as he was about to serve.
Ania, who was ejected temporarily, said she'd only had two drinks and blamed the heat on Centre Court.
She said: "He always says the crowd is against him and I wanted to show we were for him, I wanted to encourage him.
"I only had one Pimm's and one rosé.
"It's the temperature for me, I had no hat. I'm really sorry."
Kyrgios lashed out at the umpire in the third set, pointing out Ania who he thought was too drunk.
He told the umpire: "Why is she still here?
"She's drunk out of her mind and speaking to me in the middle of a game."
When asked to point her out, he said: "The one who looks like she's had about 700 drinks."
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Ania was given a bottle of water and allowed back on court for the rest of the final.
Kyrgios repeatedly dropped the f-bomb during yesterday's final - with Prince George looking shocked in the stands as he watched his first-ever Wimbledon match.
A BBC commentator had to tell viewers after the incident yesterday afternoon: “Apologies for the language, it’s live sport, it’s tense”.
The foul language came after Kyrgios had lost a point on his serve before Djokovic went on to clinch his fourth Wimbledon title in a row.
He shouted up towards his girlfriend Costeen Hastzi and sister Halimah, complaining about their apparent lack of support and saying “Do you f****** care at all?”
Kyrgios, due in court in Oz for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, also yelled: “Just say something... is this not a big enough moment for you?” to his supporters.
He was later fined £3,325 for “audible obscenity”.
But he won £1,050,000 as runner-up, with Djokovic scooping £2million.
Asked if he needed to improve his behaviour, he said: “I think the other 126 players in the draw could improve their composure.”
In a sweet moment in the members’ area after the match, Prince George was given the trophy to hold by Djokovic.
His dad William joked: “Don't drop it."
George told Djokovic of the match: “It was great." | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/9139412/nick-kyrgios-700-drinks-woman-wimbledon-final-fan/ | 2022-07-11T15:13:09Z | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/9139412/nick-kyrgios-700-drinks-woman-wimbledon-final-fan/ | true | 5 |
The Vietnamese government is reportedly concerned about legal action from solar investors if its new power development plan does not prove ambitious enough.
Vietnam’s latest draft energy plan prepares for 8.7 GW of new solar between 2021 and 2030, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade is reportedly fearful of action by investors in another 2.4 GW of projects that have been built or approved.
VN Express International reported this week that 2,428 MW of solar capacity above what is set out in the nation’s draft power plan has been built or has secured planning consent. The news site reported that the draft version of Vietnam’s eighth power development plan, drawn up in March 2021, includes a target for 8.7 GW of new solar additions between 2021 and 2030.
According to the news outlet, some 11,164 MW of solar capacity is already in place or has been approved. And the Ministry of Industry and Trade is pushing for it all to be included in the masterplan, in order to avoid investors suing the government.
VN Express reported that the government has yet to approve the power plan, as it needs to be updated, including to reflect the net-zero-by-mid-century pledge made by Hanoi at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow last December. The news site said that thermal power, hydro, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are set to dominate the Vietnamese power mix under the draft plan.
International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank, recently noted that the 36 GW of clean energy generation envisaged by the October draft of the power plan would still be smaller than a planned 38 GW of coal power plants, up from 20 GW in 2020. The IFC said that Vietnam could use LNG as a bridge energy source for its power transition.
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Separately, Vietnam Plus reported last week that state-owned utility Vietnam Electricity is pushing Hanoi to introduce regulations for rooftop solar. The company reportedly wants to add 1.5 GW of solar by 2025, with a focus on the poorer northern part of the country.
A feed-in tariff for grid-connected solar drove expansion in the industry, with the 8 MW the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimated the country had at the end of 2017 rising to 105 MW a year later. The cumulative total hit 4.99 GW in 2019 and 16.7 GW in 2020.
The IFC has criticized the lack of an auction system to follow up the FIT program. Its assessment appears to be borne out by IRENA’s estimate that no new grid solar capacity was installed in 2021.
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In the 75th episode of her YouTube show Sasneham Sreelekha on July 10, retired IPS officer R Sreelekha speaks about the 2017 actor assault case of Kerala, presenting its alleged mastermind Dileep as innocent of the crime he is accused of. Sreelekha was not part of the investigation of the case, but she was the Director General of Prisons and Correctional Services at the time the main accused Pulsar Suni and others were held in various prisons. Arguing that the police were acting under the pressure exerted by the media, Sreelekha alleges that the evidence against Dileep seemed fabricated and the witness accounts false.
Primarily, she questions the availability of a mobile phone for Pulsar Suni to use in his cell. Sreelekha rubbishes the prosecution statements about him procuring the phone with the help of a fellow prisoner who had left the prison on bail and she claims that it could have been brought in with the help of a police official. However, the deposition statements of Pulsar Suni’s cell mates, Vishnu and Vipin Lal, mention in detail how the phone was secured, corroborating each other’s accounts.
In her video, Sreelekha says, “I saw in the media that a cell mate spoke of Suni sneaking the phone in after going to court one day. But it can’t be done, because police officers and jail officers handle the criminals returning from court and will be thoroughly examined. Another cell mate said that the phone was brought in a sandal, but sandals are not allowed in prison. Even otherwise, there are video cameras in all the cells.”
Contrary to what Sreelekha says, the prosecution's case was that one of the cell mates of Pulsar Suni who left the jail, sneaked in the phone through someone else, and it has no link to any court visits by any inmate. It is not clear why Sreelekha chose to speak about a media report that said it happened in court. She had earlier courted controversy by allowing facilities to Dileep when he was in jail for a few months. Sreelekha has justified it by saying that she does it to all prisoners found in poor condition.
Sreelekha then admits that visuals showed Suni lying down with his hands on his ears, and the reflection on a wall clearly showed that he used a phone. “We questioned them on how they got the phone or the number, but they wouldn’t say. Later, we realised that a policeman who took Suni to court and brought him back had forcefully come into the jail, whispered something to Suni and seemed to hand something over to him. So we assumed the phone came from the policeman,” Sreelekha says.
Though Sreelekha appears surprised that an inmate should be able to use a phone inside the prison, such incidents have happened in the past and Crime Branch inquiries made after several such cases came to light.
In his deposition before the Additional Special Sessions court of Judge Honey Varghese, Vishnu Aravind, who shared a cell with Suni for a few days in March 2017, says that a plan was hatched to smuggle a phone in through a sandal with heels. “We met Suni on March 10, 2017 when he was brought to our cell (in Kakkanad). He asked Vipin (the other cellmate) and me to help and I said he has to tell us the whole story first. He told us that it was a quotation from Dileep who wanted Suni and his gang to sexually assault the woman actor, record it on video and clearly shoot the ring she was wearing on her finger. Suni said that Dileep agreed to pay Rs 1.5 crore for it and that if it became a case, he would pay Rs 3 crore. Suni told us that he would pay good money to Vipin and me for helping him.”
Vishnu further states that he got out on bail on March 23, 2017, and bought a pair of sandals to hide the phone as Suni instructed. He got the help of another friend called Mahesh to take the sandal to Suni since he couldn’t visit the jail for a few months after getting out, Vishnu says. He adds that the two went to a cobbler, got the phone fixed by removing the heel and hiding it inside, and then Mahesh visited the jail, while he waited outside.
In Mahesh’s statement before the Additional Sessions Court, he talks about visiting the jail with a cover containing the sandals, meeting Vipin Lal and handing the cover over. Vipin corroborates all of it. He adds that the first idea was to get the phone by having someone throw it over the jail fence, and the next thought was to get a police official to bring it in, but Suni didn’t want anyone other than the three cell mates in on it. So it was decided that when Vishnu went out on bail, he could fix a phone inside the heel of a sandal and send it through someone else, Vipin says.
Both Vishnu and Vipin mention a spot in the prison cell not covered by the CCTV cameras as the one where Suni used the phone to make calls.
However, Sreelekha claims that Vipin tried to tell the public that the police had forced him to say all this. She also laughs off the letter written by Suni to Dileep while he was in jail. Vipin had stated that he wrote the letter since Suni’s writing was full of spelling mistakes. Vishnu said that he met Vipin Lal at the Maradu court and collected the letter, adding that Suni wanted it given directly to Dileep and not be shown to anyone else. Mahesh too corroborated seeing the letter but not reading it. “But why would a person, who was promised Rs 3 crore for a quotation, ask for a money order of Rs 300 in the letter?” Sreelekha says scornfully. She describes Pulsar Suni as someone who only speaks lies and adds that she has heard from other prominent women actors how he was involved in similar abductions and blackmail and extorted money from them to hush it up.
TB Mini, the advocate of the survivor actor, said that Sreelekha’s allegation that Pulsar Suni has committed such crimes before can put Dileep in further trouble, reports Mathrubhumi.
Another claim made by Sreelekha was that a photograph showing Dileep and Pulsar Suni was photoshopped. However, Bidil, who had taken the photograph at a film set to get a selfie with Dileep and in which Suni was in the background, said that he had not edited the image. He had given his statement before the court regarding this, and the original photo was recovered at the time, Bidil told Mathrubhumi News. | https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-kerala-cop-sreelekha-makes-tall-claims-dileep-pulsar-suni-why-she-s-wrong-165744 | 2022-07-11T15:16:03Z | https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-kerala-cop-sreelekha-makes-tall-claims-dileep-pulsar-suni-why-she-s-wrong-165744 | false | 1 |
The police in Uttar Pradesh stopped an autorickshaw for speeding but while it was a routine check what the officers weren't prepared for was the number of passengers that stepped out of it.
The vehicle was spotted near the Bindki Kotwali area of Fatehpur and when the police found that it was speeding, they chased down the auto began de-boarding the passengers--all 27 of them.
The video of the incident has now gone viral on social media.Miracle of Allah from #UttarPradesh
27 people in one auto, returning from Eid prayers, stopped by police.*Standing Ovation* #EidAdhaMubarak pic.twitter.com/my4v3dkPCy
— Zenral Sahab The Bazwa (@ZenralBazwa) July 10, 2022
In the video, police officers can be seen counting the passengers-- which included both children and adults--in disbelief as they stepped out of the vehicle .
Social media users too seemed to share the police's sentiments.
"With 27 people inside the auto was overspeeding? That is the real miracle! What power engine does it have?" commented Sajjana Vidheya (@DesisDumpTrump).
Shelar Mama (@luck_se_single) wrote, "They should be in Guinness World Records." Another user Radzzz (@RSU1979) said, "They wouldn’t stop coming out of that auto. Iske liye bhi skill aur talent chahiye (You need skill and talent to achieve this)."
Here are a few more reactions to the viral video:
Why this is still being called an Auto..This should be declared as a community or a Town https://t.co/s35U1M705E
— ParasjaincaV2 (@Parasjaincav2) July 11, 2022
Autowala to all questioning him. pic.twitter.com/8FMiLurjY8
— Taus Rizvi (@rizvitaus) July 11, 2022
Has the video left you with a loss of words too? Let us know in the comments below.Ek car mein itne log nahi aate, kaise bithaya tha re baba?
— Shining Star (@ShineHamesha) July 11, 2022 | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/viral-video-27-passengers-cramped-into-auto-in-uttar-pradesh-stumps-police-internet-8810741.html | 2022-07-11T15:16:39Z | https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/viral-video-27-passengers-cramped-into-auto-in-uttar-pradesh-stumps-police-internet-8810741.html | true | 1 |
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congresswoman has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the final member of the state's congressional delegation to contract the virus.
Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree said Monday that she is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive. The three other members of the delegation, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, independent Sen. Angus King and Republican Sen. Susan Collins, tested positive for the virus previously.
Pingree said in a statement that her positive test is “a good reminder that COVID is not done with us.” She encouraged Maine residents to get vaccinated if they haven't and stay home if they are experiencing symptoms.
Pingree, 67, said she is vaccinated and has received two booster shots. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/4th-member-of-Maine-delegation-tests-positive-for-17296784.php | 2022-07-11T15:18:00Z | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/4th-member-of-Maine-delegation-tests-positive-for-17296784.php | false | null |
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Monday morning, the Sewerage and Water Board issued a precautionary boil advisory for a limited portion of the Westbank of New Orleans.
The areas include the Norman Canal, Noland Canal, Donner Canal, and the entire Lower Coast of Algiers. Additionally, there is also a portion of a small industrial complex in Plaquemines Parish that is affected by the precautionary boil water advisory.
According to the Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans, water pressures in the area fell below 20 pounds per square inch (psi) due to a fire hydrant being hit in the area of Somerset Drive and General De Gaulle Drive.
Here is a map of the affected areas.
Residents in the affected area are advised to use bottled or boiled tap water to drink, cook, clean food, or brush their teeth until further notice. Residents with compromised immune systems should also use safe water to wash their hands, shower, or bathe.
SWBNO crews are onsite and have isolated the water main to make the full repair.
Healthy adults should take the following precautions:
- Washing hands: Use soap and tap water, dry hands, then apply hand sanitizer; the safest option is to wash with bottled or boiled water.
- Showering or bathing: Be careful not to swallow any water. Infants, young children, and disabled persons should be supervised to ensure water is not ingested. Residents with open wounds, chronic illness, or weakened immune systems should use boiled or bottled water to bathe until the advisory is lifted.
SWBNO will notify residents when the boil water advisory is canceled. If you have any questions, please call 52-WATER (504-529-2837).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOILING WATER
Bring water to a rolling boil in a clean container for a full minute. If the water has a flat taste afterward, shake it in a bottle or pour it from one container to another.
Please review general and LDH recommendations for managing a boil water advisory at ready.nola.gov/plan/boil-water | https://wgno.com/news/health/boil-advisory-issued-for-parts-of-new-orleans-westbank/ | 2022-07-11T15:20:02Z | https://wgno.com/news/health/boil-advisory-issued-for-parts-of-new-orleans-westbank/ | true | 1 |
SEATTLE, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The iconic Space Needle is partnering with local Seattle based designer Luly Yang Design Group for new team member uniforms. Working to innovate the uniform industry towards elevating style, performance and pride, Luly Yang brings her experience in design, architecture, and her understanding of the human form, creating a one-of-a-kind Space Needle uniform collection.
"We are so pleased to bring Luly Yang's beautiful and innovative designs to the Space Needle," says Chief Marketing Officer Karen Olson. "The shapes and colors of the uniforms were thought out perfectly to represent the iconic Space Needle reimagined in a uniform. The Luly Yang brand champions our values of: innovation, engineering, and sustainability."
The Space Needle uniform design was inspired by the iconic shape of the building's silhouette. The garment's seams, color blocks, textures, and reflective trims were designed to mirror architectural lines while also flattering the human body. The Space Needle's brand was referenced for the colors and logos, which were custom created for the collection, as well as the important functional requirements for different front line team members.
Seattle-based architecture firm Olson Kundig, was awarded the American Institute of Architect's 2022 National Architecture Honor Award for their work on the Space Needle's $100M Century Project, which served as inspiration for the custom print, creating a sporty texture that adds dimension to the garments.
"The Space Needle is an architectural landmark known across the globe, and I am honored to have been given the opportunity to create the new custom uniform program for its team," says Luly Yang, Creative Director of Luly Yang Design Group. "It is a dream come true to bring the beautiful, recognizable design details from the building into the garments themselves."
To view photos of the collection and video of the uniforms in action at the Space Needle, visit spaceneedle.com/lulyyang.
Space Needle and Luly Yang Design Group representatives are both available for interviews.
Built as the centerpiece and inspiration for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, the Space Needle has since become a part of the Seattle experience and the globally-recognized icon for the city. The Space Needle's recent $100 million renovation added more than 176 tons of glass to the structure offering unparalleled views of Seattle, and houses The Loupe—the world's first revolving glass floor. Open year- round, the Space Needle hosts more than a million visitors per year. For more information visit: www.spaceneedle.com/press.
Luly Yang is a couture fashion and product designer who seeks to elevate the human experience through innovative designs. This mission flows through a dynamic portfolio of multifaceted operations that include Luly Yang Couture, her award-winning fashion house founded in 2000, that specializes in couture red carpet evening wear, bridal, and bespoke suiting; the Luly Yang Design Group that designs and manufactures custom branded corporate uniforms; and specialty lines featuring limited edition Travel wear, ready-to-wear and accessories. LYC and LYDG are entirely operated by a diverse group of talented women from varying backgrounds and solely owned by Yang.
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Maren McKay, Public Relations
MarenM@spaceneedle.com
Desk: (206) 905-2184
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marketing@lulyyang.com
@LulyYangCouture
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LAS VEGAS, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GID Industrial announced today that it has acquired 4530 Calimesa, an infill warehouse totaling 27,309 square feet located in the North Las Vegas submarket. This acquisition marks the company's fourth investment in the region this year.
The building is 100 percent leased to a credit tenant and has a 3-year average lease term. The building has a single suite and four doors with an average clear height of 28 feet.
GID Industrial recently acquired two additional centers in the North Las Vegas area, Nellis Industrial Park and SunPoint Commerce Center. Offering a variety of suite sizes and locations, these assets allow GID to offer an array of leasing options to existing and potential tenants in the market.
To learn more about GID Industrial, visit gid.com/industrial.
GID is a privately held, vertically-integrated real estate company that owns and operates a portfolio of multifamily and industrial assets, as well as develops mixed-use projects. With corporate offices in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, New York, and San Francisco, GID is an experienced real estate private equity investor and manager supported by an integrated operating platform and has 60+ years of experience across multiple asset classes. GID's existing and under-development properties are valued at over $26.7 billion as of March 31, 2022.
The current portfolio includes over 46,000 residential units, more than 20 million square feet of industrial space, and one million square feet of retail and office space. More information is available at www.gid.com.
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GREAT NECK, N.Y., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharestates, a leading real estate financial technology (fintech) platform designed to accelerate the redevelopment and rehabilitation of communities, announced several promotions to strengthen its senior management team.
The promotions include:
- Stephan Leccese to President & Chief Operating Officer
- Billie Adams to SVP Sales & Marketing
- Stephanie Balducci to VP Lending Operations
- Jason Redding to Sr. Director Loan Origination
These recent promotions follow a strong history of recognizing internal talent for advancement and come after a broader expansion of the executive team and Board of Directors over the past year, which established oversight and added experienced leadership in key areas of the Company.
The recent additions included:
- Rayman Mathoda (former CEO of Xome, Co-Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Capital) as Independent Board Member
- Tina DelDonna as Chief Financial Officer
- Amy Doshi as General Counsel
- Jeremy Moretti as Chief Human Resource Officer
All of these actions were taken in support of Sharestates' next phase of growth and further the Company's commitment to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion in the private lending industry.
Since its founding in 2013 Sharestates has pioneered the private lending industry guided by Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Allen Shayanfekr. "The last two years of growth and rebuilding have been the most rewarding in the Company's history," said Allen.
Allen added, "When Radni, Ray, and I co-founded Sharestates, I was only 24 years old. As a young CEO, I didn't fully appreciate how an organization could benefit from having the right leadership team complemented by sound organizational design. At that time, I focused my attention on making sure we would establish Sharestates as a leader in the private lending market. Looking back, welcoming the advice, guidance, and experience of others could have put us on a path to even greater success, with fewer bumps along the way. I appreciate Stephan's ability to help the Company define and then navigate this new growth path. His ability to attract and develop a strong and competent leadership team has provided the needed structure for Sharestates to accomplish its long-term goals."
Raymond Y. Davoodi, Co-Founder & Chief Sales Officer, added, "As a co-founder and leader in the loan origination effort for Sharestates, I am incredibly pleased about the expansion of our leadership team and the new growth strategy. The Company's plan has its roots in a successful relationship-focused regional lending model and a family-focused culture. I am excited to not only see this expansion underway, but the respect for, and continuance of our family-focused culture as we expand nationally."
Stephan Leccese, President & Chief Operating Officer, expanded, "The past two years have been a whirlwind of activity and excitement. I am humbled to see so many competent and accomplished executives believing in and joining Sharestates to help execute our growth strategy. I am confident in their respective abilities and appreciate the continued support from the co-founders as the business continues to transition. I am excited about the next phase of growth. With our expanded line of credit and a renewed focus on operational excellence, I believe Sharestates is positioned to continue its success."
Sharestates doubled its loan origination volume in 2021 and continues to expect strong growth for 2022, despite recent market volatility. Sharestates loan performance continues to improve post-pandemic. These positive trends are complemented by a reorganized loan servicing and asset management team and improved credit review procedures executed within an expanded underwriting team. Despite these numerous changes, Sharestates continues to offer one of the broadest loan programs to help its developers grow as their respective businesses scale with a renewed focus on providing best-in-class service to both borrowers and note buyers.
Sharestates is one of the fastest-growing national private lenders focused on non-owner-occupied residential and commercial properties. The company creates customized lending solutions for real estate investors and developers. Sharestates has successfully funded over $3.3 billion in projects nationwide and has the broadest loan programs available in the market with competitive pricing.
Sharestates funds loans from $100k to $20mm on residential (SFR 1-4), multi-family, mixed-use, and commercial properties. Its loan programs include residential bridge, fix & flip, new construction, portfolio, and rental loans. As a partner to its developers, Sharestates manages the servicing of loans it originates through successful repayment to ensure the needs of its developers are met throughout the loan lifecycle.
Sharestates' proprietary technology platform allows the Company to more efficiently source and qualifies investment opportunities on real estate projects nationwide and create investment products that are resold to institutional and accredited retail investors. Sharestates' end-to-end approach to technology and vertical integration allows the Company to capture higher margins and leverage its expertise.
Real estate veterans founded Sharestates, and its success is attributed to a strong leadership team, ease of use, sensible underwriting practices, and a relationship-focused lending strategy. Sharestates partners with direct borrowers and brokers.
To learn more visit www.Sharestates.com.
Media Contact:
Justin Peterson
SVP of Marketing
212-201-0750
justin@sharestatesmail.com
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- You can no longer light other players smudge sticks
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MADISON, Wis., (AP) — A key Republican leader in the state Assembly has decided to resign early rather than wait until his term ends.
Majority Leader Jim Steineke announced in January he wouldn’t seek reelection. He announced Monday that he will resign on July 27 rather than serve out the remainder of his term.
He said the Legislature’s two-year session ended in March and lawmakers aren’t coming back to do anything before the new session starts in January so it makes sense to enter the private sector now.
The Kaukauna Republican was first elected to the Assembly in 2010 and just months later helped pass Act 10, then-Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to strip most public workers of their union rights. The GOP caucus made him assistant majority leader in 2013 and majority leader in 2015.
Republican Reps. Mike Kuglitsch and Tyler Vorpagel also resigned early after announcing they won’t seek reelection.
Michael Best Strategies announced it had hired Kuglitsch on June 14, about a month after Kuglitsch announced he wouldn't run again. Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin officials announced on June 6 that they had hired Vorpagel, just five days after he announced he wouldn't seek reelection.
Republican Rep. Samantha Kerkman resigned on June 7 after she won election as Kenosha County executive in April. | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Assembly-Republican-leader-resigns-months-early-17296851.php | 2022-07-11T15:29:41Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Assembly-Republican-leader-resigns-months-early-17296851.php | true | 17 |
Decelerating job growth expected in remainder of the year
NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in June to 119.38, up from a downwardly revised 118.88 in May 2022. The ETI is a leading composite index for employment. When the index increases, employment is likely to increase as well, and vice versa. Turning points in the index indicate that a turning point in the number of jobs is about to occur in the coming months.
"While the Employment Trends Index rebounded in June, it remains below the index readings from March and April 2022," said Frank Steemers, Senior Economist at The Conference Board. "Moreover, a range of other economic indicators beyond the Employment Trends Index point to an economy that is slowing. Usually, it takes a few months for hiring decisions to adjust to changes in economic activity. Therefore, we expect positive, but decelerating, job growth over the next months."
Steemers added: "Currently, the labor market is still strong and labor shortages are severe. However, this picture could change towards the end of 2022 and early 2023. With inflation still elevated and the Fed expected to continue to raise interest rates rapidly, the risk of a short and mild recession is growing. In such a scenario, employers may reduce hiring—and possibly implement furloughs and layoffs, depending on the severity of a potential economic contraction. By early 2023, there could possibly be monthly job losses—and in that case, the unemployment rate would tick up."
June's increase in the Employment Trends Index was driven by positive contributions from four of eight components. From the largest positive contributor to the smallest, these were: Ratio of Involuntarily Part-time to All Part-time Workers, the Percentage of Respondents Who Say They Find "Jobs Hard to Get", Job Openings, and the Number of Employees Hired by the Temporary-Help Industry.
The Employment Trends Index aggregates eight leading indicators of employment, each of which has proven accurate in its own area. Aggregating individual indicators into a composite index filters out "noise" to show underlying trends more clearly.
The eight leading indicators of employment aggregated into the Employment Trends Index include:
- Percentage of Respondents Who Say They Find "Jobs Hard to Get" (The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey®)
- Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Percentage of Firms With Positions Not Able to Fill Right Now (© National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation)
- Number of Employees Hired by the Temporary-Help Industry (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Ratio of Involuntarily Part-time to All Part-time Workers (BLS)
- Job Openings (BLS)*
- Industrial Production (Federal Reserve Board)*
- Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)**
*Statistical imputation for the recent month
**Statistical imputation for two most recent months
The Conference Board publishes the Employment Trends Index monthly, at 10 a.m. ET, on the Monday that follows each Friday release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation report. The technical notes to this series are available on The Conference Board website: http://www.conference-board.org/data/eti.cfm.
About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what's ahead. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. www.conference-board.org.
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Ayushmann Khurrana treated his fans to a shirtless pic of himself from his recent trip. The actor posed in nothing but a towel standing in front of a well-lit window. He posted two photos on Instagram. In the first one, the actor has his back to the camera, while the second one is a selfie with a side pose to the camera lens, as he shows his bare chest and gives fans a clear view of the background. Sharing the photo, the actor wrote, "Where am I? Wrong answers only."
As the Bollywood actor dropped a hot shirtless picture from an undisclosed location, fans compared the pic to Ranbir Kapoor's 'Saawariya' pose. Celebs too swamped the comment section with their hilarious reactions. Actor Arjun Kapoor commented, "Andheri" followed by a fire emoticon. Siddhant Chaturvedi commented on the photo writing, "Secs before the Saawariya drop." Kartik Aaryan, on the other hand, left a cheeky remark that reads, "Mere kamre mein (In my room)." "Umm.. some recreation of the Saawariya set?" a fan wrote. Another commented, "In a movie called - Saawariya". Take a look at the photos:
On the work front, after Anubhav Sinha's latest 'Anek', Ayushmann will be next seen in 'An Action Hero' directed by Anirudh Iyer. The film will mark Ayushmann's entry into the action genre. Also starring Jaideep Ahlawat which is slated to release on December 2. He also has Anubhuti Kashyap's 'Doctor G'.
Recently, speaking about 'Doctor G' and 'Action Hero', Ayushmann said, "My next Doctor G is a subject that will make people ponder about an important social issue told in the most entertaining manner. It's a brilliant subject with a message that will appeal to people's hearts. It is the brand of cinema which has become my identity in movies." | https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/ayushmann-khurrana-shirtless-photo-reminds-netizens-of-ranbir-kapoor-in-saawariya-kartik-aaryan-reaction-2022-07-11-791329 | 2022-07-11T15:30:52Z | https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/ayushmann-khurrana-shirtless-photo-reminds-netizens-of-ranbir-kapoor-in-saawariya-kartik-aaryan-reaction-2022-07-11-791329 | false | 1 |
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Awards Will Be Presented at a Gala in Boston in September
ANDOVER, Mass., July 11, 2022 The Invest in Others Charitable Foundation ("Invest in Others") has announced 15 finalists for the 2022 Invest in Others Awards, which will be held on September 29, 2022 at the Westin Boston Seaport District.
Now in its 16th year, the Invest in Others (IiO) Awards program recognizes financial advisors who lend their time and talents to support nonprofits helping to make a difference in people's lives. Through the five award categories -- Catalyst, Community Service, Emerging Impact, Lifetime Achievement and Volunteer of the Year -- the IiO Awards honor financial advisors who have contributed to their causes in significant ways. Finalists are selected based on their leadership, dedication, contribution, inspiration and impact on both the nonprofit and the community it serves.
In addition to receiving recognition for their work, IiO Awards finalists and winners will receive donations of up to $75,000 from Invest in Others for their designated nonprofit.
Top sponsors of the Invest in Others Awards include Private Advisor Group, Advisor Group, Apollo Management Holdings, Cetera Financial Group, Fidelity Investments, LPL Financial, Merrill, and Natixis Investment Managers. To learn more about the finalists and their charitable work, visit investinothers.org/awards and follow #IiOAwards on social media.
The 2022 Invest in Others Awards finalists are:
- Evan Deoul of Bernstein Private Wealth Management in West Palm Beach, Fla., for Philanthropy Tank
- Charles Dunn of Charles R. Dunn Investment Advisors in Tucson, Ariz., for St. Francis Community
- Alana Scott of Lattig Scott Wealth Management in Modesto, Calif., for the Women's Education and Leadership League
- Jason DiLauro of The Wealth Advisory Group of DiLauro Wracher & Thomas in Akron, Ohio, for Revere Schools Foundation
- Jason Ting of Ting & Associates at Merrill in San Mateo, Calif., for Samaritan House of San Mateo County
- Dave Weeks of Weeks Financial Group in Naperville, Ill., for Naperville Elderly Homes, Inc.
- Daniel Drabinski of Bluecrest Financial Alliances in Dallas, Tex., for YMCA of Dallas
- Ashley Waddington of UBS Financial Services, Inc. in Gainesville, Fla., for Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Central Florida
- Aron Weingard of Weingard Wealth Management of Raymond James in New York, N.Y., for Experience Camps for Grieving Children
- Frederick Hussey of Morgan Stanley in Norwell, Mass., for the American Cancer Society
- Gail Perry-Mason of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., for Detroit Impact, Inc.
- Elizabeth Shepard of Merrill in Washington, D.C., for Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University
- Lyn Adams of Adams Financial in Raleigh, N.C., for Carolina Elite Sports
- Rick Van Benschoten of Wealthspire Advisors in New York, N.Y., and MassMutual in New York, N.Y., for Covenant House New York
- Susan Youngsman of LPL Financial in Lynnwood, Wash., for Summer Search
"Through our flagship program, the Invest in Others Awards, we recognize this amazing group of financial advisors for the important work they are doing to uplift and support the most vulnerable among us," said Megan McAuley, Executive Director & President of Invest in Others. "These finalists set a standard for our industry and beyond. We're delighted both to recognize their important contributions and provide financial support to these important causes."
Since 2006, Invest in Others has partnered with more than 500 charities, shared hundreds of inspirational stories and donated over $4,000,000 to a wide array of causes, including health and wellness, education and youth programs, arts and culture, hunger and poverty prevention, military and veterans and more.
Invest in Others provides a platform for financial professionals to make an impact on the causes they care about. Our awards and grant programs recognize and amplify the philanthropic work of financial advisors, employees and firms who give their time, talents, and resources to support diverse nonprofits within their communities. Financial professionals can apply for grants and awards from Invest in Others that provide critical funding and visibility for nonprofits. For more information, visit investinothers.org or follow Invest in Others on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Joins Broncos' New Ownership Group
July 11, 2022Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joining the Denver Broncos' new Walton-Penner ownership group, the organization announced Monday.
Denver Broncos @BroncosThe Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group is pleased to welcome former Secretary of State <a href="https://twitter.com/CondoleezzaRice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CondoleezzaRice</a> to its ownership group.<br> <br>Statement » <a href="https://t.co/yqVHrPhC2M">pic.twitter.com/yqVHrPhC2M</a>
In June, an ownership group led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter Carrie Walton Penner and her husband Greg Penner agreed to purchase the Broncos for $4.65 billion from the Pat Bowlen Trust.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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An ultra-slim and lightweight design packed with a powerful battery & wide range of health features
CUPERTINO, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazfit, a leading global smart wearables brand of Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), has introduced the new compact and power-packed Amazfit GTS 4 Mini. Along with an ultra-slim and light design, and enhanced by the brand's easy-to-use health management features, the Amazfit GTS 4 Mini challenges the limits of size through its long 15-day battery life, and optimized Zepp OS operating system.
Ultra-slim & Light Design
The Amazfit GTS 4 Mini's ultra-slim 9.1mm watch body only weighs 19g without the strap, and integrates an elegant metallic middle frame - making it a perfect smartwatch to be worn with supreme comfort and style. Its enlarged 1.65" HD AMOLED display is crafted from carefully curved glass and devotes even more screen space to user data, with its 70.2% screen-to-body ratio. A variety of stylish watch faces with matching always-on displays are available to add an extra dose of personality, and the skin-friendly silicone strap rounds out a smart partner that combines beauty, comfort, and practicality.
Battery Life that Defies the Limits of Size
With a heavyweight battery capacity of 270 mAh, the lightweight Amazfit GTS 4 Mini can be used for up to 15 days with typical usage from a full-charge, and even up to 45 days while on battery saver mode. This compact smartwatch is packed with power, so users don't have to worry about constantly recharging.
Dynamic Sports Support
The Amazfit GTS 4 Mini is equipped with a selection of more than 120 sports modes, and can even automatically recognize seven sports movements. So not only can users track their activity data for a huge range of exercises, but leaping into action has never been so quick and easy. The brand's popular PeakBeats™ Workout Status Algorithm is also ready to help users review important performance data like VO₂ Max, Training Load and more, for a professional approach to progress.
5 Satellite Positioning Systems
This smartwatch also supports five satellite positioning systems, with performance and accuracy that's enhanced by Amazfit's new patented circularly-polarized antenna technology. Coupled with 5 ATM water-resistance, the Amazfit GTS 4 Mini makes for a versatile outdoor activity companion.
24-hour Health Monitoring
Featuring the brand's self-developed BioTracker™ 3.0 PPG biometric optical sensor, the Amazfit GTS 4 Mini allows users to monitor their blood-oxygen saturation, heart rate and stress level 24 hours a day, and even measure these three metrics simultaneously in one tap for results in as little as 45 seconds.
Holistic Health Management
This smartwatch also features the PAI Health Assessment System for a simplified overview of one's health status, along with menstrual cycle tracking that provides timely predictions and reminders of upcoming cycles. Users can even check their sleep data quickly, easily, and directly on the watch display, and receive helpful reminders for abnormally: high or low heart rates, low SpO₂ levels, and high stress levels – which will prompt the user to perform the smartwatch's built-in stress-reducing breathing exercise.
Intuitive Interaction, Advanced Assistance
The Amazfit GTS 4 Mini's intuitive Zepp OS features smooth animations and a tailored smartwatch UI that, together, allow seamless navigation while consuming less battery power. The rich mini app ecosystem includes over 10 mini apps and Amazon Alexa is also built-in for mighty assistance[1].
[1] Only available in selective regions.
Pricing and Availability
The Amazfit GTS 4 Mini features four stunning colors, including Midnight Black, Flamingo Pink, Mint Blue, and Moonlight White, that make this smartwatch a fashion statement that complements all outfits. The smartwatch is now available at the Amazfit US store for $119.99 and will roll out soon in other regions.
For more information, please visit https://www.amazfit.com/en/ and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
About Amazfit
Amazfit, a leading global smart wearables brand focused on health and fitness, is part of Zepp Health (NYSE: ZEPP), a health technology company. Offering a wide selection of smartwatches and bands, Amazfit's brand essence is "Up Your Game", encouraging users to live their passions and express their active spirits freely. Amazfit is powered by Zepp Health's proprietary health management platform that delivers cloud-based 24/7 actionable insights and guidance to help users attain their wellness goals. With outstanding craftsmanship, Amazfit smartwatches have won many design awards, including the iF Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award.
Launched in 2015, Amazfit is today embraced by millions of users. Its products are available in more than 90 countries across the Americas, and EMEA and APAC regions. For more information about Amazfit, please visit https://www.amazfit.com/.
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A risqué category calls for a risqué response.
On the new “Celebrity Family Feud”, Erika Christensen and her family face off against Kal Penn and his loved ones, and first up is quite the category.
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“Name something specific you hope people at a nude beach don’t do when they see you naked,” host Steve Harvey reads as Christensen and Penn go head-to-head to start things off.
“Laugh,” Christensen says, guessing the top answer, bringing the game back to her family.
Next up is her husband Cole Maness, who decides the NSFW category deserves an NSFW response, guessing, “Erection.”
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“Well, Cole didn’t waste no time,” Harvey remarks, before throwing to the board and coming up with a big red X.
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Samaritan Poster for Sylvester Stallone's Superhero Movie Released by Prime Video
Sylvester Stallone's rugged superhero returns from obscurity in a new poster for his Prime Video movie, Samaritan. Of course, Samaritan isn't the first time the former Rocky actor has appeared in a superhero movie, having starred in director James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and The Suicide Squad, where he voiced King Shark in the latter movie. However, Samaritan gives Stallone the leading role of a superhero who went missing after an epic battle 25 years ago. The new poster for the flick shows Sylvester Stallone in the present day, wearing street clothes with a puffer jacket and hood over his head, along with an image of him in his heroic costume.
"25 years ago the world's greatest hero vanished," the poster reads. It also has the Samaritan's release date on Prime Video, which is August 26th. The movie had a bumpy road to its release, going on a two-week hiatus in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film is directed by Overlord's Julius Avery on a screenplay from Escape Room's Bragi F. Schut with writing from Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), Zak Penn (Ready Player One), and Chuck MacLean (City on a Hill) based on a story by Schut.
"We didn't really have superheroes," Samaritan director Julius Avery explained of growing up in the 1980s. "We only had action heroes. And Sly was the closest thing we had to a superhero. So to put him in a superhero movie? That feels fresh and cool and something that people will get a kick out of."
While Avery says the concept of the film will be deeply rooted in humanity, it will include a lot of bombastic action and epic moments, especially on behalf of Stallone.
"This is a big event movie – we see our heroes kicking ass," Avery confirmed. "We're going to see Sly do things he hasn't done in a long time, and in a really inventive way. He's 73 years old! I'm amazed by how much he actually does. I'm telling you, most guys in their twenties wouldn't be able to do what Sly does in this movie."
Joining Stallone in Samaritan are Javon "Wanna" Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Martin Starr, Moises Arias, and Dascha Polanco. Walton plays a young boy who comes to the realization that a famed superhero (played by Stallone), who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty years ago, may in fact still be around.
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Be it with her outrageous fashion outings or her personal life — Kim Kardashian sure knows how to make headlines, in one way or another. The American model-socialite recently graced the cover of Allure magazine and opened up about being “at peace with not being perfect” and, of course, her much-talked-about Met Gala weight loss.
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She said, “I hate my hands — they’re wrinkly and gross. But I’ve lived life and I’ve changed so many diapers with these hands and I’ve snuggled my babies with these hands, so I’m okay with them. (Getting older) doesn’t mean that I won’t strive for perfection, but you get to a point where you’re like, ‘Okay, my health is more important than anything else.’”
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As much as Kim asserts she is “at peace”, she added that she “would still do anything to look and feel youthful”.
Addressing one of her previous interviews in which she told the New York Times that she would consider eating poop if it meant eternal youthfulness, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star said, “I was kind of joking, but now that I think about it, I would probably eat shit if someone told me, ‘If you eat this bowl of poop every single day, you’ll look younger.’”
While Kim appears to be a strong advocate of looking young and beautiful always, she revealed that she hasn’t used any face fillers yet. “No filler. Never filled either one (lips or cheeks). I’ve never had eyelash extensions. I’ve never done anything. I have a drop of mascara on today. I’ve never filled my cheeks. I’ve never filled my lips,” she said.
Kim was recently in news for slipping into Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress for the 2022 Met Gala by losing 16 pounds in three weeks, with many criticising her for setting unhealthy standards of beauty and fitness.
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In response to the backlash, she said, “If I was starving and doing it really unhealthy, I would say that, of course, that’s not a good message. But I had a nutritionist, I had a trainer. I have never drunk more water in my life. I don’t see the criticism for other people when they lost weight for roles — they are (considered) geniuses for their craft.”
“There are so many things out there that are so not accurate and not true,” she added.
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Allen chose Steelers over Nottingham Panthers, whom they meet in the first exhibition game of the 2022-23 season on August 27.
Cardiff Devils and the reigning champions Belfast Giants were also interested, the winger has confirmed.
The player ended three seasons at Freiburg in the German DEL2 to plump for Aaron Fox's outfit.
Asked about the other suitors, Allen said: "I had a decision to make and it was a tough one; I could have flipped a coin, potentially, but I am happy with the decision and there is no looking back, for sure.
"It was nothing personal against any of those teams, they all seem great organisations and great teams to be on.
"But at the end of the day, I had to pick one. I kept my options open for a while and took the decision with a clear head.
"Playing against teams that were interested in you is something you have to live with - but I kind of love it too!"
There were several factors influencing Allen's decision to pick Sheffield.
"I was attracted to the fan base, the crowds they get, the facilities in the rink and the apartments they set the team up with, also the surrounding area and how they treat families.
"Evan Mosey said really good things about the organisation and how they have an older group, a little bit more mature in terms of leadership.
"He mentioned the captain and assistant on the GB national team (Jonathan Phillips and Robert Dowd) were from Sheffield. I took that as a compliment to team and organisation, he said good things about the city as well.
"I weighed up everything, it was a big decision for me but I pulled the trigger on Sheffield."
He and his wife Sasha, who have a 10-month-old daughter Priya, decided to leave Germany in search of a "change of scenery."
The forward, who has some distant English heritage, said they had wanted to explore the UK and there was "no better team than Sheffield to have as an anchor point."
Allen took a puck in the face in 2016 as he played net-front, losing lost five teeth, but has been happy to continue in that role.
"Net-front is a gruelling position on the Power Play but I think I am pretty good at it.
"I practice a lot of tipping pucks from different positions, or walking from the goal line making plays around the goal line, but it comes at a price.
"If you are caught (from a crosscheck to the back) you can get whiplash and you will feel that - but call me crazy, I still enjoy doing it as long as I am rewarded with a goal every now and then."
Generally, he said: "I like to pride myself on work ethic and I play with speed.
"I am big body but I can move straight-ahead pretty quickly and use that speed on hard forecheck.
"A lot of my offence is on the rush or turning pucks over on forecheck, I like playing with really skilled players that I can create room for and can get me the puck in scoring areas so I can finish plays off.
"I have played centre before am good in the circle and can take some draws - I will play wherever the coach puts me," said Allen. | https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/new-signing-scott-allen-on-the-eihl-teams-he-turned-down-to-join-sheffield-steelers-3763834 | 2022-07-11T15:46:29Z | https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/new-signing-scott-allen-on-the-eihl-teams-he-turned-down-to-join-sheffield-steelers-3763834 | false | 1 |
On Sunday night, Hadshot HaMeitav reported on the social media platform Telegram the newly appointed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has agreed to meetings to renew talks with the Palestinians to create a “two-state solution.” The report cited Kan 11 News reporter Roy Kase who cited a report published by the Egyptian Presidential Office quoting a phone conversation between Lapid and Egyptian President al-Sisi:
“It was agreed to work to organize bilateral and multilateral meetings that would include Israel, Egypt, and the head of the Palestinian Authority in the near future to re-energize the peace negotiations process,” the report read.
The Egyptian announcement stands in contrast to the benign statement by the Israeli government:
“The two leaders discussed bilateral and regional matters and emphasized the importance of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, which laid the foundation for the countries’ strategic relations and is a central pillar of regional stability,” the Israeli statement read. “The two expressed their commitment to continuing to develop relations, including in the economic sphere.”
“President El-Sisi reiterated that Egypt will continue its efforts to achieve just and comprehensive peace, based on the two-state solution and references of international legitimacy, opening up prospects for cooperation and development for all the peoples of the region.”
As Foreign Minister under Bennett, Lapid assured the Israeli public that while Bennett was PM, the two-state solution was off the table, and there would be no negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. One year ago, an address to the European Union described the two-state solution as “unfeasible.”
“It is no secret that I support a two-state solution. Unfortunately, there is no current plan for this. However, there is one thing we all need to remember. If there is eventually a Palestinian state, it must be a peace-loving democracy,” Lapid said at a meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council, attended by 26 EU foreign ministers.
“We cannot be asked to participate in the building of another threat to our lives,” he said.
Lapid has opposed expanding or building Jewish communities “that will prevent the possibility of a future two-state solution.”
A two-state solution would create an unprecedented Palestinian state inside Israel’s borders that is ethnically cleansed of Jews, with its capital in Jerusalem. Even if the state is established with the Palestinian Authority in power, Hamas currently commands popular support and could take over as it did in Gaza.
The recent revelation comes on the eve of President Biden’s visit to the region. Biden’s administration had reestablished relations with the PA that were cut off under President Trump.
Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, was appointed the interim Prime Minister less than one month after Naftali Bennett’s coalition dissolved and will remain in the post until elections in November. His social agenda is anti-Haredi and anti-religious as he pushed for increased public transportation on Shabbat and instituting a civil marriage track in Israel.
He criticized Netanyahu for alienating American Democrats and is suspicious of American evangelical support of Israel.
“The fact that the [Israeli] government completely identifies with the conservative, evangelical faction of the Republican party is dangerous,” he was quoted as saying. | https://www.israel365news.com/271294/expose-new-israeli-pm-lapid-to-work-toward-two-state-solution/ | 2022-07-11T15:49:27Z | https://www.israel365news.com/271294/expose-new-israeli-pm-lapid-to-work-toward-two-state-solution/ | true | 1 |
Wherever you go in Los Angeles, I either worked there or got lost there.
That’s one of my running jokes.
But that’s also the truth.
Decades ago — when I first moved to L. A., I held many a waiter and hotel front desk position in various restaurants, hotels, and private country clubs in the local and surrounding counties. I was trained on how important it was to offer my service with a smile and enthusiasm. “The bigger the smile,” I was told by more than one supervisor, “…the bigger the tip.”
Today, at the other end of the spectrum, I find myself dining out a lot…entertaining clients, vendors, and business associates during various meetings for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I always try to pick up the tab, which means I’m also the one who leaves the tip, both because I always try to be a generous guy, whenever I can.
(Yeah, I believe in karma.)
Anyway, because I frequent certain establishments (specifically in the Cerritos and Burbank areas), I am familiar with a plethora of waiters and waitresses and vice versa. However, some, not all, but some of them only smile at me when they serve me or my given party. On certain days, if I am served by a colleague of theirs, those individuals do not smile at me. Apparently, because there is nothing in it for them.
When this happens, I think, “Geeze, I thought that waitress (or waiter) was a really nice person. But they were only smiling at me to get a good tip.”
I still always give a good tip, even if I am served in a less-worthy manner (or even without a smile from my own server)…and I do so, not only because of the karma thing but also because I’ve “been there,” and I get it.
And that leads me to consider this:
What if we all smiled and each other and did for one another in the highest regard on a daily basis? What if we treated each other as if we were going to “tip” one another for our kind demeanor?
What a different world it would be.
Everyone would be walking around smiling at each other and while there would not be any “tips,” per se, the result would be even more profitable:
If we all “pretended” that every smile we gave would be returned with a “monetary tip,” we would, in the process, be blessed if not financially, but physically, emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually…on so many levels. Because ultimately a smile can work more wonders in our lives…for the health….not only of our bodies…but for the health of our minds and our spirit.
In turn, as well, we would be more generous with others, and most likely end up “paying it forward” in countless additional ways that we would not even be able to measure; and then, in double return, we would reap the “benefits” of our generosity, ten-fold.
In other words, maybe one of the best ways to live your A-Life is to do for others when there is absolutely nothing in it for you?
That may sound too Pollyanna, but as the years go by, we apply, and, hopefully, learn from our life experiences. Naturally, we become more mature, and generous, as time goes on.
The key is to find moderation in all we do…to not let bitterness be the singular result of disappointments — and yet, also — to not become completely selfish when things may, for a time at least, continually go our way.
Whether or not we are on the giving or receiving end of a big tip.
It has to do with things like nobility and dignity. These are the traits of sincere and superior humanity. Add to those a sense of humor, a strong mind, and a loving-kind heart and you will have a combined true purpose whether you are being served or serving, at a restaurant or in any spectrum of life. In the process of it all, you become a super being, invincible to the cares of the world, and uh-huh — if it’s in line with any spiritual or religious beliefs you may have, you will be blessed in the eyes of heaven.
While others struggle, you will soar.
While others seek and pine, you will find.
It’s not rocket science. I mean, it really isn’t.
Our path is of the higher road, less traveled; paved with good preventions that protect us from the dark, in which we may find ourselves less and less when we behave in a kind and generous manner. It’s all about balance, being able to make mature decisions; being responsible, taking and being in charge of our lives at every turn. And along the way, utilizing the very special gift of kindness, ensuring in turn that we never lose the child’s heart and carefree spirit.
Because the alternative — being mean and selfish and stingy, whether we are the patron or the waiter, ain’t all that appealing either, irrespective of whether there is such a thing as karma.
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London police officer won't be charged: SIU
London police officer won't be charged: SIU
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says a London police officer will not be charged after an incident in March.
As previously reported by CTV News London, members of London police were called to an apartment building in the area of Balfour Place and Trafalgar Street.
According to the SIU investigation, officers gathered in the hallway outside an apartment unit where a man behind a locked door told the officers to “shoot him”.
After repeated police commands that he surrender and open the door, the SIU says the man did so before retreating a distance into his apartment where he had a knife in each hand.
The officers ordered the man to drop the knives and then one officer discharged a conducted energy weapon (CEW) as the man moved towards the officers, and another officer fired his BIP firearm.
The same officer fired his BIP firearm five more times as the man continued towards the officers.
Another officer then discharged his CEW, resulting in the man’s body locking up. After a struggle and additional use of force, the man was taken into custody.
Following his arrest, the man was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a fractured left arm. The injury happened before police got there and the SIU says it was caused another tenant of the building using a bat to ward off the man.
The SIU is a civilian law enforcement agency, independent of the police, that conducts criminal investigations into circumstances involving police and civilians that have resulted in serious injury, death or allegations of sexual assault.
The SIU’s mandate was invoked because an officer discharged a less-lethal firearm, which is classified as a firearm under the Special Investigations Act.
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Agency Behind Greatest Viral Ads in Internet History Including Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, Purple, and Lumē Goes Back in Time to Promote Sana Benefits' Innovative Approach to Health Insurance for Small Businesses
PROVO, Utah, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmon Brothers, the Provo-based social media ad agency behind the greatest viral ad in internet history, has earned national headlines and over 1.5 billion views for its social blockbuster ads such as Squatty Potty, Lumē, Chatbooks, Purple, among other hits. Today, the renowned social ad makers are announcing a new campaign called "Lewis & Clark Company" for Sana Benefits, a company changing health insurance for small businesses with affordable and easy to navigate health coverage for both employers and employees.
"Healthcare has been a hot topic from boardrooms to political campaigns for decades, but Sana isn't waiting for others to solve the problem. Forty percent of their customers are small businesses who couldn't previously provide healthcare to their employees because of the high costs." said Shane Rickard, Chief Creative Officer at Harmon Brothers.
"The goal of our partnership is to raise massive awareness of a better way to provide employee benefits—by using technology to reduce costs and even providing direct primary care to their members in select locations. Sana is exactly the kind of company the American healthcare system needs, and we fully expect that in a short time, Sana Benefits will become a universally-recognized brand for the way they're changing a typically bloated and inefficient industry. And we're excited to help them reach that goal."
Watch the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/kFPzzAoICeA
Harmon Brothers' "Lewis & Clark Company" ad campaign is a humorous imagining of what health coverage would have looked like for explorers Lewis and Clark and their team as they traveled through the wilderness of early America–including yoga classes for mountain men and counseling to help them find their inner mountain child.
AGENCY: Harmon Brothers
CLIENT: Sana Benefits
Chief Creative Officer - Shane Rickard
Creative Director - James Dayton
Co Creative Directors - Shawn Zumbrunnen, Christian Busath
Director - James Dayton
Dir. of Photography - Byron Kirkland
1st AC - Landon Hill
Producer - Travis Babcock
2nd AC - Ethan Wilson
Gaffer - John Raymer
Best Boy Electrical - Craig Katayama
Key Grip - Al Stoddard
1st AD - Mario DeAngelis
Grip - Shawn Lacy
2nd AD - Corey Cluff
Grip - Jason Walser
Art Director - Kristy Baltezore
Set Construction - Lee Roman
Costumes - Iffer Mitchell
Wardrobe - Rebecca Berry
Key Makeup - Shirele Nestlerode
HMU Assist - Brynn Shipley
Production Assistant - Bryan Bernardi
Production Assistant - Matthew Buckner
Sound Mixer - Josh Miller
Horse/Mule Wrangler - Mike Burns
Pigeon Wrangler - Dylan Tucker
Wolf - Thor
Crafty - Amy Bigler
Script Supervisor - Carolyn Harris, Shawn Zumbrunnen
Teleprompter - Crystal Myler
BTS - Keith Grover
Account Manager - Ben Anderson
DIT - Jake Hahn
Sickly - Shawn Zumbrunnen
Hawd - Christian Busath
Lewis - Trenton James
Clark - Ben Darby
Mental Health Provider - Isabelly Gonsales
Sidekick - Jason Wixom
Mountain Man - Jesse Parent
Mountain Women - Kate Whitaker
Ryan Powell
Shawn Zumbrunnen
Christian Busath
Shae McCombs
Editors: Jake Hansen & James Dayton
Coloring: James Dayton
SFX & Sound Design: Christian Busath
VFX: Ryan Flake, Taylor Davis, & James Dayton
Graphics: Blake Heywood
Motion Graphics: Hamza Ouaziz
Harmon Brothers is the Utah-based ad agency behind the most successful ads in internet history. Their videos have earned billions of views and driven hundreds of millions in sales. Harmon Brothers' award-winning work for brands such as Poo~Pourri, Squatty Potty, Chatbooks, Lumē Deodorant, Purple Mattress, Kodiak Cakes—and now for popular movies and TV shows such as The Chosen—has turned startups into household names, and established brands as industry leaders. For more information, visit www.harmonbrothers.com.
Austin-headquartered Sana provides small businesses with dependable health plans at affordable prices. Through value-based care, the Sana Care ecosystem of world-class providers, direct primary care and more, Sana is reducing the cost of high-quality care. Sana is making it easier than ever to administer benefits for employers and offers simplified health plans and top-notch customer service to employees. Sana provides healthcare to small businesses that drives down costs while simultaneously delivering an exceptional quality of care. For more information, visit www.sanabenefits.com.
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Millions of people in the UK are beset by insecurities and worries about the rising cost of living. Fuel and energy prices are escalating, variously blamed on Brexit, Covid, and the war in Ukraine. A recent survey reported that 67% of Britons are worried about paying food and fuel bills, and 56% believe their household finances have worsened in the past 12 months.
The NHS is experiencing huge pressures. Rachel Clarke, a palliative care doctor and the author of Breathtaking: Inside the NHS in a Time of Pandemic, said in March that the NHS:
‘is not coping much better now than it was at Covid’s peaks. We are drowning – in Covid patients, cancer patients, the patients on the waiting list backlogs, and the patients whose conditions have become infinitely more complex and harmful because they’ve been waiting so long. There are so few staff – and those left are so burned out and traumatised – that patients are inevitably being neglected.’
Too many people in this country are relying on food banks. Between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, the Trussell Trust network, the UK’s largest foodback organisation, distributed over 2.1 million emergency food parcels to people in crisis. This is an increase of 81% compared to the same period five years ago.
Hundreds of thousands of disabled and chronically ill people are having to wait an average of five months for disability benefits. Employees are working long hours on short-term and zero-hour contracts. There are persistent delays and poor services on public transport. And people have to wait inordinately long times to obtain driving licenses and passports.
All of this is taking place against the reality of industrial action and rising public dissatisfaction with what passes for ‘news’ or ‘politics’ in the Westminster bubble, or any of the other bubbles inhabited by Western elites.
Public trust in the ‘mainstream’ media has dropped dramatically in recent years. According to a recent analysis by Press Gazette, BBC News experienced the biggest drop in public confidence, along with the Times and the Telegraph. BBC News, regularly touted by its managers and senior journalists as the ‘gold standard’ in reliability and accuracy, has seen trust in its journalism drop from 75% four years ago to 55% now.
For what it’s worth, that still leaves it the most trusted newsbrand in the UK, along with ITV news, also at 55%. Channel 4 News was just behind on 54%. Sky News saw trust in its output decline from 62% to 45%. The Guardian could only manage 48% (remarkably high, given its record), down from 61%.
Press Gazette summed up the findings:
‘Major newsbrands have a crisis of trust’.
Former Guardian journalist Jonathan Cook observed:
‘Is the reason all establishment media are seeing huge drops in audience trust the fault of Russian disinformation? Or is it because they act as brazen mouthpieces for the establishment? Be sure all these outlets will tell you it’s down to Russia.’
Commenting on the low trust figures, Cook added:
‘half of audiences think our main news shows actually peddle fake news.’
Rossalyn Warren, Reuters audience editor, recently shared a headline finding from the Oxford-based Reuters Institute that:
‘46% of people (mostly women and young people) actively avoid the news because it has a negative impact on their mood. That’s up from 24% in 2017.’
The prevailing public mood was pithily summed up by writer Umair Haque as a ‘feeling of downward mobility’. This, he said, is how many people feel today:
‘They don’t feel good. Confident. Assured. Optimistic. They feel…worthless. Defeated. Helpless and hopeless. Traumatized and weary.’
Haque continued:
‘I can’t take it anymore. I can’t take it financially — how am I going to make ends meet? I can’t take it economically — no matter how hard you work, little seems to change. I can’t take it culturally — nothing, no one out there seems to help me, aid me, be there for me. I can’t take it socially — this whole society feels like it’s against me.’
There is, warned Haque, a ‘tsunami of demoralisation’ sweeping our societies:
‘And as people grow demoralized, they grow de-moralized. Their moral centers and cores stop working. Only the strong survive, and the weak perish? I had better become ruthless, cunning, cruel. I must learn how to be a knife. Not a lever, not an open hand. A closed fist. In the bitter battle for self-preservation, the great virtues — empathy, grace, truth, knowledge — all themselves become needless luxuries and unaffordable indulgences.’
To some extent, in this harsh depiction, Haque was playing devil’s advocate. But his point was clear. Many of us are struggling and perhaps tempted to protect and preserve what we have, in our own limited spheres; and woe betide anyone who gets in our way.
However, rather than feel despair or harden our hearts, an alternative approach is to admit that many of us sometimes feel demoralised, even overwhelmed, and to share that feeling with others. As Haque said:
‘You’re not alone, my friend.’
That may be a small step on a new journey that we all need to take. Because we have to accept that real change is not going to come from our ‘leaders’, but from ourselves.
Consider the rail strikes that have been taking place in the UK. The most overtly right-wing press – the likes of the ‘soaraway Sun’ – wailed about ‘a return to the 1970s’ driven by ‘Marxist thugs’. Such defamation is to be expected in the vitriolic pages of the billionaire-owned press.
But how different is this from the more subtle vilification by an ostensibly neutral BBC journalist? On the eve of recent industrial action, Nick Robinson, former BBC political editor and now a Radio 4 Today presenter, tweeted:
‘Who’s the man behind the strikes which are threatening a week of rail chaos? Is he a champion of workers who deserve a pay rise or a politically motivated dinosaur? You decide after listening to my half hour conversation with Mick Lynch @RMTunion’
This might appear a relatively minor example. But it is symptomatic of the insidious, endemic anti-working class, anti-trade union stance embedded in BBC News ‘impartiality’. Robinson would never say of a senior Tory leader:
‘Is he a public servant or an oligarchy-serving, greed-driven predator?’
Scale up Robinson’s attitudes, shared across leading BBC News presenters and editors, and you get what the BBC represents; indeed, what the BBC is: a state-affiliated broadcaster relentlessly pitching elite perspectives on domestic and international affairs. Challenges are routinely met with disdain, blanking or arrogance.
‘Once You See How The Super Rich Run Everything Solely For Their Own Benefit You Cannot Unsee It’
In his calm, articulate determination to get his points across in recent media interviews, many of them conducted risibly by highly-paid celebrity journalists, RMT union leader Mick Lynch has been a ray of hope for many people.
Speaking live on BBC News from a picket line in London last month, Lynch said:
‘The whole country is suffering. And we have got a membership and a trade union that is prepared to fight for what we’ve got. What the rest of the country suffers from is the lack of power.’
Lynch expanded:
‘The lack of the ability to organise and the lack of the wherewithal to take on these employers that are continually driving down wages, and making the working class in this country poorer, year on year on year, while the rich get richer and dividends are accelerated and the stock market is reasonably healthy. We’ve got full employment and falling wages, and that is a situation that has never happened before and it cannot be tolerated by working people or by the trade union movement.’
In a Sky News interview, the union leader highlighted the deceptive rhetoric of many businesses:
‘What we’re seeing here is a smokescreen caused by Covid, and many employers are taking this opportunity. They’re using what is a temporary phenomenon – Covid – and the temporary phenomenon of people being told not to go to work as a smokescreen to get rid of decent conditions, decent pay rates and decent agreements.’
Making the kind of rational, reasonable points that rarely get an airing on state-corporate ‘news’ outlets, Lynch added:
‘Everybody wants our cities, towns and villages to recover. The way we do that, and one of the most important aspects of that, is by having a decent public transport system that can be relied on, is safe and accessible. Cutting staff, cutting services and cutting funding is the opposite to that, and nobody in our community should tolerate that from this government of billionaires who tell everyone else they’ve got to tighten their belts while they’re raking it in.’
Lynch’s assured media performances, particularly when confronted with ludicrous questions, won him praise from many corners. A Guardian piece observed that the union boss had been ‘deft, scornful and effective.’
Political economist Matt Bishop noted:
‘What’s remarkable about the Mick Lynch coverage is just how rarely we hear straightforward, working-class lefty union people in mainstream debate. Our media is dominated by a privately educated professional pundit class, their MP and banker chums, and it’s all the poorer for it.’
Exactly. Although, of course, it is not ‘mainstream’ debate. It is a tightly-controlled ‘debate’ that exists within the severely skewed bias of a state-corporate media, owned and managed by elite interests.
Even Mark Solomons, a former industrial correspondent at the Sun noted in an article in the right-wing Spectator, that:
‘Lynch is currently dominating TV screens and social media, making mincemeat out of politicians and broadcast interviewers alike.’
Solomons added:
‘He has stuck to his guns, confounded his opponents, and used simple, plain-talking language. He comes across as a working-class man who has made it to the top of his profession without selling out his principles, someone who makes it quite clear why the union is doing what it is doing irrespective of whether or not we agree with him.’
There was understanding and support from members of the public. An anonymous 53-year-old manager of an NHS mental health team living in south London blamed the government for the rail strikes:
‘I wish the government would meaningfully and consistently fund public infrastructure and the key workers who keep our city and society running. I’m tired of services being cut to the bone, everything being done on the cheap and workers being told to simply work harder to fill the gaps.’
Giles Barret, a 38-year-old owner of a recording studio, said:
‘Collective action is the reason we have a weekend, among many other hard-won rights, and we must never stop fighting for them – capital certainly won’t.’
And David Ling, a 69-year-old pensioner, also pointed to the bigger picture behind the rail strikes:
‘There’s so many problems in this country that are caused by austerity, privatisation and cutbacks that in the end it’s gonna be a reaction. It’s not just the railway workers – it’s teachers and nurses and everything. In the end, something’s got to give. You can’t carry on cutting back and people scrimping and saving. It doesn’t work.’
Barnaby Raine of Novara Media commented approvingly of Mick Lynch’s media performances:
‘Our whole media debate is a surreal circus until someone bursts it open.’
An opinion poll showed that public opinion had shifted dramatically in support of rail strikes following Lynch’s media appearances. Previously, support for the strike was at 38%, while opposition to the strike was 43%. Afterwards, support for the strike had risen 7% to 45%, while opposition to the strike had dropped 6% to 37%.
On Twitter, political writer John Traynor provided a potent summary of why Lynch had been so effective at getting his points of view across to the public.
‘Lynch knows that what he is saying is both factually correct and consistent. This contrasts with conservative voices who know what they are spouting is [a] pack of lies and drivel, and comically inconsistent.’
‘Lynch understands fully what he is talking about. His knowledge allows him to counter any derisory interruption. This contrasts with conservative voices who know only a few mendacious soundbites with no in depth knowledge, and this causes them to fall.’
‘Lynch speaks sincerely; he believes in all the points he makes. This contrasts with conservative voices who believe in nothing and are just playing a part for money.’
Matthew Todd, author of the best-selling LGBT mental health book, Straight Jacket, said via Twitter that:
‘Ive worked in the media alongside politicians for 25 years. Once you see how the super rich run everything solely for their own benefit you cannot unsee it. If people understood what lies in store for us they wouldn’t be on strike, there would be a revolution #RailStrikes’
Despite this brief opening in permissible debate around the economy, if Lynch continues to be this effective, then the state-corporate media will revert to type and attempt to crush him, just as they did with Jeremy Corbyn.
The Guardian Is ‘A Tool Of The British Establishment’
Indeed, in a recent compelling interview with Matt Kennard of Declassified UK, Corbyn opened up about the experience he had gone through as Labour Party leader during which he had been the target of arguably the biggest ever propaganda blitz against a British political leader. He was particularly scathing of the Guardian which, long ago, may have been regarded by some as a reliable left-leaning newspaper:
‘I have absolutely no illusions in the Guardian, none whatsoever. My mum brought me up to read the Guardian. She said, “It’s a good paper you can trust”. You can’t. After their treatment of me, I do not trust the Guardian.”’
He continued:
‘There are good people who work in the Guardian, there are some brilliant writers in the Guardian, but as a paper, it’s a tool of the British establishment. It’s a mainstream establishment paper. So, as long as everybody on the left gets it clear: when you buy the Guardian, you’re buying an establishment paper.’
Indeed, the Guardian and BBC News were central to the establishment’s cynical exploitation of antisemitism allegations to kill Corbyn’s chances of becoming Prime Minister:
‘an analysis of the Guardian’s treatment of the time that I was leader of the party needs to be made because they and the BBC had more unsourced reporting of anti-semitic criticisms surrounding me than any other paper, including the Mail, The Telegraph and the Sun.’
As for the British media as a whole:
‘We have a supine media in this country. The British self-confidence of saying we’ve got the best media in the world, the best broadcasting in the world, the best democracy in the world. It’s nonsense, utter, complete nonsense. We have a media that’s supine, that self-censors, that accepts D-Notices, doesn’t challenge them, and the vast majority of the mainstream media haven’t lifted so much as a little finger in support or defence of Julian Assange.’
Today, Labour has a new ‘leader’ who is trying as hard as possible to stifle left policies and voices within the party, dragging it relentlessly towards the right; or what Sir Keir Starmer calls the ‘centre ground’. In an Observer opinion piece, ‘Labour has now claimed the centre ground – and has shown it can win’, this Blairite establishment stooge boasted:
‘Since the horror of the last general election, we have rolled up our sleeves and focused on listening to the public and changing our party. We’ve rooted out the poison of antisemitism, shown unshakeable support for Nato, forged a new relationship with business, shed unworkable or unaffordable policies and created an election machine capable of taking on the Conservatives. Being able to win again has taken more than two years of hard graft from all those who ache to see the transformation a Labour government would bring the country we love.’
As political writer Steve Topple noted, Starmer’s comments were largely ‘vacuous dross and detached from reality’. In particular:
‘Labour has “shed unworkable or unaffordable policies” but with no clear reference to what these are. Clearly, it’s those promises he made during the Labour leadership election. Remember those? The talk of nationalisation of industries and services? We can now categorically see that Starmer’s pledges were nothing short of manipulation of party members. This is despite the fact that with things like rail renationalisation, the public consistently supports it.’
A ’Bent’ System Of Government
Peter Oborne, former political editor at the Spectator and former Daily Telegraph chief political commentator, recently warned of the rising oligarchical nature of politics in the UK, whether Conservative or Labour:
‘You would hope that in a well-managed democracy the purpose of political power was to challenge the super-rich, make sure they didn’t get what they wanted. Under [Boris] Johnson, political power has been a vehicle for the super-rich to make sure that they do get what they want.’
Oborne offered this damning verdict on our supposed ‘free press’:
‘The second element of Johnson is that the media class and the political class have merged in Downing Street; they are the same thing. And so all the stuff which we as journalists get taught at journalism school – it’s the task of the press to hold government to account, and there is a sort of separation of powers – is no longer the case. There has been a merger.’
Oborne called Johnson ‘the billionaire’s bitch’. Why? First, because Johnson was, before he announced his resignation as Tory leader on 7 July, dependent on billionaire donors to the Tory party who saw him – until recently, at least – as the best option to represent their interests:
‘You can see what they want is access to power, it’s contracts – we saw this with Covid when Tory donors were rewarded endlessly.’
Second, because Johnson has curried favour with billionaire newspaper proprietors, such as the Barclay brothers, owners of the Telegraph, and Rupert Murdoch, owner of the Times and the Sun.
In an article titled, ‘Boris Johnson is finished. But will the rotten system that created him fall too?’, Oborne pointed out:
‘The Murdoch Press, Associated Newspapers and the Telegraph group control approximately three quarters of the newspaper reading market. These three groups have been central to Johnson’s success.
‘Every title in all these groups supported Johnson’s bid for the Tory leadership, his 2019 general election campaign, and through last month’s vote of confidence. Throughout all of this they played down the corruption, fabrication, scandal, cronyism, law-breaking and incompetence of the Johnson government.’
Oborne found some hope in democratic pressures at last having some effect:
‘Very late in the day the reputational damage of sticking with Johnson has struck home. The newspapers, finally scared of their readers, are running for cover. On Wednesday, Rupert Murdoch’s Times belatedly pulled the plug – “The prime minister has lost the confidence of his party and the country. He should quit now”.’
Faced with the prospect of crumbling support from even the right-wing press, together with multiple resignations across government, Johnson finally bowed to the inevitable and resigned as Tory leader, while remaining as Prime Minister until a new leader can be elected in the autumn.
What will happen next? Oborne warns that nothing much will change:
‘The global super-rich are looking for a British prime minister who will look after their interests without the reputational damage. Ex-chancellor Sunak, now the bookies’ favourite, looks like their choice.
‘A near-billionaire himself, he at least has no incentive to take bribes. But he’s been at the heart of the bent Johnson system of government for almost three years, repeating the prime minister’s lies and tolerating his incompetence, bigotry and incessant sleaze.’
Whether Sunak or someone else takes over, warned Osborne:
‘The next Tory leader will almost certainly pursue the same policies as Johnson.
‘On Brexit. On civil liberties. On the Human Rights Act. The same English nationalism and cheap, ugly, vicious populism.’
He added:
‘Remember that all the leading candidates in the leadership contest served in Johnson’s cabinet. They supported his policies, and in many cases repeated his lies.’
As for Keir Starmer, Knight Commander of the Order of Bath, Oborne is scathing, pointing out that the politician ‘dishonestly’ represented himself as coming from the left when bidding to become Corbyn’s successor. Since Starmer was elected Labour leader, he has been ‘trying to buy into the Blair model’ of relying on donors, appeasing newspaper proprietors, ‘ruthlessly’ excluding the trade unions, and indeed attacking the left, notably Stop the War and any Labour MPs critical of Nato:
‘He made a choice to define himself not against Boris Johnson, the billionaire’s person. He decided to define himself as not being Jeremy Corbyn. That was the classic Blairite pivot. Blair chose to win by sucking up to Rupert Murdoch, and sucking up to the billionaires, and Starmer appears to be doing just the same thing.’
Oborne predicts that, if Starmer ever becomes Prime Minister, all he would be is ‘maybe a more scrupulous version of Boris Johnson’; in other words, ‘a slightly softer version of oligarchical politics.’
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Preston North End eager to re-sign Republic of Ireland star Callum Robinson from West Brom
PRESTON NORTH END boss Ryan Lowe has confirmed he wants to bring Callum Robinson back to the club.
Robinson starred at Deepdale between 2016 and 2019 when he was snapped up by Sheffield United.
But he is out of favour at current club West Brom, where he is not part of Steve Bruce’s plans and is available for transfer.
Lowe told Lancs.live: "Callum Robinson, if he becomes available, who wouldn't look at Callum Robinson?
“He is a fantastic player and PNE fans love him, so why wouldn't anyone be interested in him?
“If he became available, of course we'd be interested in him, like everyone else would be.
"I'm not interested in Callum Robinson because of what he's done for the football club, I'm interested in Callum Robinson because he's a good footballer, ultimately. What he has done for the football club previously will obviously extend that for them.
"But again, it's tough, I don't want to disrespect Steve Bruce, who I have a lot of time for and is a fantastic bloke who has had a fantastic career.
“And West Brom as a club, what I don't want to do is talk about their player, so I have to be respectful of it in that way.
“If you name any other players we've been linked with, I'd say 'yeah of course you'd be interested in them because they are good footballers'."
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The chief executives of Canada’s major telecoms are scheduled to take part in a group conference call with the federal Industry Minister on Monday afternoon to discuss potential new measures aimed at enhancing network reliability after a widespread outage shut down Rogers Communications Inc.’s wireless and internet services on Friday.
Telecom executives expect that the minister will discuss a “mutual assistance” framework under which wireless carriers would be required to support one another during emergencies and natural disasters, according to three sources familiar with the coming meeting, which is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The Globe is not identifying the individuals because they are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Rogers, BCE Inc., Telus Corp., Shaw Communications Inc., Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron Ltd., SaskTel and Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink have all been invited to participate in the call, the sources said.
Recently, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission implemented an order aimed at improving co-ordination between wireless carriers during emergencies. Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, is expected to bring up the FCC order with the Canadian wireless carriers, according to the sources.
However, the sources said that such a framework would not have prevented or resolved the massive network outage that left Rogers customers across the country without internet, wireless and home phone service, because the service disruption was the result of a malfunction in Rogers’ core network. Canadian wireless carriers already co-operate with one another during emergencies, the sources added.
Friday’s outage, which took down the Interac debit system and affected 911 service and hospitals, highlighted Rogers’s prevalence in Canada just as the Toronto-based telecom is attempting to convince federal regulators that its proposed $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications won’t harm consumers by reducing competition in the sector. Mr. Champagne’s ministry is one of the regulatory bodies that has yet to sign off on the merger.
Canada’s Commissioner of Competition is attempting to block the merger, arguing that it will result in higher prices and poorer service, particularly for wireless customers.
Rogers president and chief executive Tony Staffieri said on Saturday that the service disruption followed a maintenance update to the company’s core network, which resulted in a network system failure and caused some of the telecom’s routers to malfunction.
Mr. Staffieri said the telecom will complete a root-cause analysis to determine what exactly went wrong and make changes to the telecom’s network to prevent a recurrence.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. , July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Champion Tray LP is proud to announce the appointment of Brian Hunt as President, effective July 1, 2022. Mr. Hunt follows John Zeiser, who has served as President since 1993 and recently celebrated 40 years with SCT. Southern Champion has operations in Chattanooga, TN, Mansfield, TX, Fairfield, OH, and a 300,000 sq. ft. expansion is underway in Chattanooga. John Zeiser will become Chairman of the Board, and his brother, Bruce Zeiser, will serve as Vice Chairman.
John Zeiser stated, "While our family will remain active and fully committed to SCT, we are confident in Brian's abilities to lead the company into its next chapter of growth. Brian is a proven leader who values people and has more than 30 years' experience in the paperboard industry. He has been an integral part of SCT's growth since 1999, serving in progressive leadership roles including General Manager, Vice President of Operations and most recently, Chief Operations Officer. Brian's strong technical skills and industry expertise will be critical to guide our growth."
Hunt is the first non-family President of Southern Champion and will be responsible for the overall strategic direction of the Company, leading over 850 associates in continuing the company's 95 year track record of growth and service along with its values-based culture and mission.
Hunt currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Paperboard Packaging Council, the industry association serving North American suppliers and converters of all forms of paperboard packaging. He is a past President of the Chattanooga Kiwanis Club and has served on the boards of multiple non-profits in the Chattanooga community including Goodwill Industries, Tennessee National Federation of Independent Businesses, and Chattanooga Area Red Cross. He and his wife, Judy reside in Chattanooga.
Hunt said, "I am grateful for the confidence the Zeiser family has placed in me to lead the company. I am blessed to work each day with an incredibly servant-hearted team and am inspired by their dedication and drive to succeed. I'm humbled to be given this opportunity, and look forward to continuing our 95 year history of serving the customers who place their trust in us for their packaging needs."
Established in 1927 and headquartered in Chattanooga, SCT is a third generation, family-owned company that serves customers in the bakery, food service, institutional, and retail packaging market segments, and distributes products throughout North America including Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean.
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Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) loaded 2.979 MT freight during the first quarter of the current financial year, registering an increase of 28 per cent against the corresponding period of last year.
NFR loaded 0.910 MT during the month of June, 2022. This is an increase of 7.9 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year, a spokesperson said on Monday.
In June, coal and other commodities such as stone chips and potatoes also increased by a good margin in comparison to the corresponding period last year, he said.
Cement loading increased by 68.3 percent, Petrol Oil Lubricant (POL) loading rose by 17.3 per cent, container loading grew by 27.8 percent and other commodities increased by 21.4 per cent, he added.
Improved terminal handling facility and improvement in mobility due to enhanced maintenance efforts and continuous monitoring at all levels resulted in increased loading, the spokesperson said.
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Tech entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and emerging startups collaborate on new brand aimed at attracting and retaining tech professionals in Chicago
CHICAGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- P33, a non-profit driving inclusive growth for Chicago's technology sector, in partnership with World Business Chicago, the city's economic development agency, today announces TechChicago, a brand and storytelling movement tag-lined, "Tech Redefined", to redefine success in the tech sector and showcase Chicago's diverse and thriving technology community.
Growth across Chicago's tech sector is at an all-time high – and showing no signs of slowdown. In 2021, Chicago minted 12 unicorns (6x growth from 2020), tech companies secured a whopping $7 billion in funding (2.5x growth from 2020), and local VC firms raised $5.6 billion in funds (more than double 2020). Yet despite this momentous growth, the fight for talent is fierce. Attracting and retaining tech workers and startups – not only in Chicago, but across the nation – remains a major challenge.
The launch of TechChicago kicks off the first-ever TechChicago Week, three days of events geared towards connecting Chicago's tech community. TechChicago Week runs from July 12th – 14th and includes keynote addresses and fireside chats with individuals such as Governor J.B. Pritzker, Mike Gamson, CEO of Relativity, and many more tech leaders in Chicago. TechChicago Week concludes with TechChicago Day on July 14th, a full day of events including networking opportunities and afterparties with leaders in Chicago's tech sector.
The campaign builds on the Come Back to Move Forward pilot campaign, which launched in 2021, and reached 1.2 million technology professionals across the nation in the first few weeks alone. 6.3 million tech professionals exist across North America and TechChicago aims to reach a large majority of them (CBRE's 2021 Tech Talent Report),
"What differentiates Chicago's tech identity is our commitment to building an inclusive ecosystem, our robust tech infrastructure and regional resources, and our Midwest pragmatism that focuses on building essential companies – not tech for tech's sake," said Kristi Ross, Co-Founder, tastytrade and first-ever female tech unicorn, city of Chicago. "Tech companies here lean into problems that will shape modern life in the next century, like how we feed the world sustainably, move global products despite a pandemic, use data for life-saving health and science research, and power the future of clean energy."
The brand launch includes more than a dozen entrepreneurs, VCs, and startup leaders who are working together to showcase different narratives and faces of Chicago's tech industry, including:
- Nature's Fynd – Future-of-food company nourishing people and nurturing the planet, inspired by NASA research in Yellowstone National Park
- Cyber Pop-up – Marketplace connecting high-demand businesses with the in-demand need for affordable cybersecurity to protect them
- Dream Hustle Code – Inspiring Black and Brown youth's confidence in computer science and coding
- Rheaply – Powering the circular economy and a more sustainable future with its resource exchange platform
- Bringg – Cloud-based software transforming the future of food delivery
- Sugar Gamers – Inclusivity-focused community for the gaming industry
- Ocient – Enabling rapid analysis and management of the world's largest datasets
"TechChicago was created by and for our tech community – and now it's time for our community to rally behind a common voice and identity for the entire world to see and understand," said Dr. Garry Cooper, CEO and Co-Founder of Rheaply and P33 board member. "By sharing authentic stories of the founders, innovators, tech workers, and changemakers in our city, we hope to welcome more founders and tech workers into our diverse, resourced, pragmatic, and thriving tech community."
The TechChicago brand launch will encompass digital marketing and social media strategies including:
- Launch of the new TechChicago website to serve as a community resource
- Targeted digital marketing running in national markets (including San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Austin, and other tech hubs) aimed at tech students and professionals in computer science, engineering, software, cloud, AI/ML, and more
- Social media storytelling on Twitter and LinkedIn
- Events and community activations to engage Chicago-based and national tech talent, venture capitalists, founders, and technology leaders
"Now more than ever, we need a new picture of what success looks like in tech; moving beyond an image of the solo celebrity tech entrepreneurs to the picture of diverse faces and purpose-driven companies providing an opportunity for everyone in tech," said Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Chief Innovation Officer at P33.
"The record-breaking growth we're seeing in venture capital funding – particularly among early-stage Black and Latin founders, as well as in our core industries like Food and Agriculture, Transportation and Logistics, and Manufacturing and Healthcare – solidifies our standing as a global tech hub distinct from coastal cities. It's time for the world to look to the heartland for the future of tech," Vargas Wrigley adds.
For more information about TechChicago and to get involved visit: www.gotechchicago.com.
TechChicago is a movement of Chicagoland's tech and business leaders to increase visibility around the region's innovation strengths. Launched in partnership with P33, World Business Chicago, and Chicago's most notable and emerging technology leaders, TechChicago aims to build a common identity and understanding of Chicago's tech community, while highlighting the region's significant growth and standing as a national and global technology hub and leader. To learn more about TechChicago or plug into the community, visit www.gotechchicago.com.
World Business Chicago serves a critical role in driving inclusive and equitable recovery throughout the city's 77 neighborhoods, focused on high growth sectors: transportation, distribution, & logistics; manufacturing; healthcare & life sciences, and our local innovation, startup, & venture ecosystem. As the City of Chicago's economic development agency, World Business Chicago leads corporate attraction & retention, workforce & talent, community impact, and promotion of Chicago as a leading global city. Supported by a council of 300+ local leaders, World Business Chicago's portfolio of innovation & venture programs include: the Chicago Venture Summit series, Startup Chicago, ThinkChicago, and Venture Engine with the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC). Follow World Business Chicago on LinkedIn for daily news and announcements on company relocation and expansion; industry and ecosystem growth, U.S. and world rankings, and more about Chicago's economic progress.
P33 is a privately funded non-profit focused on driving inclusive, global tech and innovation leadership in Chicago. P33's work is anchored in deep research and driven by a need to unlock the potential of the digital age to solve some of the toughest problems facing Chicago, such as equitable access to digital careers, talent retention, deep science commercialization, and gaps in our growth-stage startup ecosystem. Launched in 2019, P33 is co-chaired by Penny Pritzker, former Secretary of Commerce and founder and chairman of PSP Partners; Chris Gladwin, CEO and Cofounder of Ocient and Cleversafe; and Kelly Welsh, President of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. www.p33chicago.com
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The captive Ukrainian medic’s eyeglasses had long since been taken away, and the face of the Russian man walking past her was a blur.
Yuliia Paievska knew only that her life was being traded for his, and that she was leaving behind 21 women in a tiny three- by six-meter (10- by 20-foot) prison cell they had shared for what felt like an eternity. Her joy and relief was tempered by the sense that she was abandoning them to an uncertain fate.
Before she was captured, Paievska, better known throughout Ukraine as Taira, had recorded more than 256 gigabytes of harrowing bodycam footage showing her team’s efforts to save the wounded in the besieged city of Mariupol. She got the footage to Associated Press journalists, the last international team in Mariupol, on a tiny data card.
The journalists fled the city on March 15 with the card embedded inside a tampon, carrying it through 15 Russian checkpoints. The next day, Taira was taken by pro-Russia forces.
Three months passed before she emerged on June 17, thin and haggard, her athlete’s body more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds) lighter from lack of nourishment and activity. She said the AP report that showed her caring for Russian and Ukrainian soldiers alike, along with civilians of Mariupol, was critical to her release.
She chooses her words carefully when discussing the day she was taken captive, and is even more cautious when discussing the prison for fear of endangering the Ukrainians still there. But she is unequivocal about the impact of the video released by the AP.
“You got this flash drive out and I thank you,” she said in Kyiv to an AP team that included the journalists in Mariupol. “Because of you, I could leave this hell. Thanks to everyone involved in the exchange.”
She still feels guilty about those she left behind and said she will try her best to help free them.
“They are all I think about,” she said. “Every time I grab a cup of coffee or light a cigarette, my conscience pains me because they can’t.”
Taira, 53, is one of thousands of Ukrainians believed to have been taken prisoner by Russian forces. Mariupol’s mayor said recently that 10,000 people from his city alone have disappeared either by capture or while trying to flee. The Geneva Conventions single out medics, both military and civilian, for protection “in all circumstance. ”
Taira is an outsized personality in Ukraine, famed for her work training field medics and instantly recognizable by her shock of blond hair and the tattoos that circle both arms. Her release was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Despite the weight loss and all she has endured, she is still vibrant. She smokes constantly, lighting one cigarette after another as if trying to make up for the three months she had none. She speaks quietly, without malice, and her frequent smiles light her face deep into her brown eyes.
A demobilized military medic who suffered back and hip injuries long before the Russian invasion, Taira is also a member of the Ukraine’s Invictus Games team. She had planned to compete this April in archery and swimming, and her 19-year-old daughter was permitted to compete in her place instead.
Taira received the body camera in 2021 to film for a Netflix documentary series on inspirational figures being produced by Britain’s Prince Harry, who founded the Invictus Games. But when Russian forces invaded in February, she trained the lens on scenes of war.
The camera was on when she intervened to treat a wounded Russian soldier, whom she called “sunshine,” as she does nearly everyone who comes into her life. She chronicled the death of a boy and the successful effort to save his sister, who is now one of Mariupol’s many orphans. On that day, she collapsed against a wall and wept.
Reviewing the video, she said it was a rare loss of control.
“If I cried all the time, I wouldn’t have time to deal with the wounded. So during the war, of course, I became a little harder,” she said. “I shouldn’t have shown that I was breaking down. … We can mourn later.”
The children weren't the first or the last she treated, she said. But they were part of a larger loss for Ukraine.
“My heart bleeds when I think about it, when I remember how the city died. It died like a person — it was agonizing,” she said. “It feels like when a person is dying and you can’t do anything to help, the same way.”
Hours before Taira was captured, Russian airstrikes hit the Mariupol theater, the city’s main bomb shelter. Hundreds died. That same day, the Neptune pool, another bomb shelter, was also hit.
Taira gathered a group of 20 people hiding in her hospital’s basement, mostly children, into a small yellow bus to take them away from Mariupol. The city center was on the verge of falling, and Russian checkpoints blocked all the roads leading out.
That’s when the Russians saw her.
“They recognized me. They went away, made a call, came back,” she said. “As far as I can tell, they already had a plan.”
She believes the children made it to safety. She avoids disclosing details about that day for reasons she said she couldn’t fully explain.
But she appeared five days later on a Russian news broadcast that announced her capture, accusing her of trying to flee the city in disguise.
On the video, Taira looks groggy, and her face is bruised. As she reads a statement prepared for her, a voiceover derides her as a Nazi.
Inside the prison system, detainees were subjected to the same kind of propaganda, she said. They heard that Ukraine had fallen, that the Parliament and Cabinet had been dissolved, that the city of Kyiv was under Russian control, that everyone in the government had fled.
“And many people started to believe it. You’ve seen how this happens under the influence of propaganda? People start to despair,” Taira said. “I didn’t believe it, because I know it’s foolish to believe the enemy.”
Every day, they were forced to sing the Russian national anthem — twice, three times, sometimes 20 or 30 times if guards didn’t like their behavior. She hates the anthem even more now, but talks about it with a flash of humor and defiance.
“I found it a plus because I’ve always wanted to learn to sing — then suddenly I had the time and a reason to practice,” she said. “And it turns out that I can sing.”
Her jailers in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region pressured her to confess to killing men, women, children. Then they started on accusations of organ trafficking that she found insulting in their absurdity.
“Seized organs on the battlefield. Do you have any idea how complicated this operation is?” she asked, dismissing the allegation with a brief profanity. “It’s invented, a huge fabrication.”
She admitted nothing.
“I’m terribly stubborn by nature. And if I’m accused of something I haven’t done, I won’t confess for anything. You can shoot me, but I won’t confess,” she said.
After endless, repetitive putrid weeks broken only by salt-free porridge with bacon, packets of reconstituted mashed potatoes, cabbage soup and some canned fish, Taira found herself in the three- by six-meter (10- by 20-foot) cell with 21 other women, 10 cots and very little else. They were held in a maximum security prison with no trial and no conviction.
She won't go into details about how they were treated, but said they had no information about their families, no toothbrushes, few chances to wash. Her health started to fail.
“I’m not 20 years old anymore and this body can take less than it used to,” she said ruefully. “The treatment was very hard, very rough. … The women and I were all exhausted.”
Taira’s experience is consistent with Russia’s repeated violations of international humanitarian law on how to treat detained civilians and prisoners of war, said Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties.
“Before the large-scale invasion, Russia tried to hide this violation. They tried to pretend they are not involved in this violation,” she said. “Now, Russia doesn’t care.”
At one point, one of her jailers came to her and said he’d seen a video of her abusing a Russian soldier. She knew that wasn’t possible and demanded to see the video, but was refused.
Now, looking at the image of her tenderly wrapping a Russian soldier in a blanket, she knows it was yet another lie.
“This is the video, here it is. I really treated everyone this way, brought them in, we stabilized them, did everything that was necessary,” she said.
At another point near the end of her captivity, someone brought her out for what she assumed was yet another pointless interrogation. Instead, there was a camera.
“I was asked to record a video saying I was fine, the food is OK, the conditions are OK,” she said. It was a lie, she added, but she saw no harm in this one. “After this video, they told me, maybe you will be exchanged.”
Then she went back to her cell to wait. She had dreams of walking free that felt true. But she tried not to feel too much hope, so that she wouldn't be crushed if it didn’t happen.
More time passed until she was finally allowed out, blindly passing the Russian prisoner exchanged for her.
On a recent day in the Ukrainian capital, Taira headed to the Kyiv archery range deep in an abandoned Soviet-era factory. She embraced her coach and other athletes there, then settled into training for the first time since before the war.
Her shots were precisely aimed at the paper target, hitting the bullseye. But she had to lean on a support for her chronic injuries, and she tired quickly. She retreated to a cavernous workshop to chain smoke, tapping the ashes into a metal can and gazing out the window.
Her husband, Vadim Puzanov, said Taira remained fundamentally the same despite three months of captivity and is open about what she endured.
“Perhaps there will be long-term consequences, but she is full of plans,” he said. “She is moving on.”
Those plans are clear and prioritized: Recover her health, take part in next year’s Invictus Games, and write a book, a sort of self-help for people she hopes will never need the advice. She smiled calmly as she explained.
“I plan to put together information about life in captivity,” she said. “How should they behave? How to create conditions to make it easier to endure? What is the psychology?”
Asked if she had feared death in captivity, Taira said it was a question her jailers asked often, and she had a ready answer.
“I said no because I’m right with God,” she told them. “But you are definitely going to hell.”
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Associated Press writer Sarah El Deeb contributed from Beirut.
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Gyro Flat Sandwich brings another unique LTO to the Summertime Lineup
CHICAGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Potbelly (NASDAQ: PBPB) ("Potbelly" or the "Company") is bringing back the Gyro Flat! This fan favorite, simmering with flavors of traditional Greek street food, made its triumphant return Tuesday, July 5th for a limited time during the summer season.
The flavorful sandwich is filled with lamb and beef gyro meat, topped with tangy tzatziki sauce, crumbled feta, and fresh onion and tomato on flatbread – always served the Potbelly way, toasted at 500 degrees.
"Potbelly is committed to delivering the highest quality, craveable sandwiches that satisfy any consumer palette. We are excited to keep the good vibes going this summer with the return of this fan favorite," said David Daniels, CMO of Potbelly. "This delicious sandwich is a slight twist on the classic Gyro and yet another great addition to our stellar lineup of hot, oven-toasted sandwiches."
The tasty, toasty excitement doesn't stop there, on Tuesday, July 12, Potbelly Perks members who buy one Gyro Flat sandwich, get any Original-sized sandwich free. If you're not a member already, don't fret, it's not too late to sign up and take advantage of this offer.
To make the offer even sweeter, new fans downloading the app, and signing up for a Potbelly Perks reward account, earn another free sandwich after their first purchase.
For more information on Potbelly, visit www.potbelly.com.
Potbelly Corporation is a neighborhood sandwich concept that has been feeding customers' smiles with warm, toasty sandwiches, signature salads, hand-dipped shakes and other fresh menu items, customized just the way customers want them, for more than 40 years. Potbelly promises Fresh, Fast & Friendly service in an environment that reflects the local neighborhood. Since opening its first shop in Chicago in 1977, Potbelly has expanded to neighborhoods across the country, with more than 400 company-owned shops in the United States. Additionally, Potbelly franchisees operate over 40 shops in the United States. For more information, please visit our website at www.potbelly.com.
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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's president ordered the suspension Saturday of all dredging-related activities in the country until evidence-based studies are carried out on their on surrounding communities and the ecosystems they rely on.
Salva Kiir Mayardit's announcement, which was made during his address on the country's 11th independence anniversary, means the dredging project on the Bahr el Ghazal-Naam river, approved by the cabinet last year, and the century-old Jonglei canal project will now be halted.
In May, Unity State government received dredging equipment from Egypt for the project on the Naam river, claiming it would reduce the flooding that displaced thousands in the state. This was met with strong criticism from environmentalists, citizens and activists who said that the plan would result in environmental and economic catastrophe, drying up the country's White Nile river and the Sudd wetlands which farmers and local wildlife rely on.
But government officials, including South Sudan's vice presidents, have argued that the dredging process would help open up rivers for economic activity and help mitigate floods that have affected most of the country. South Sudan has been experiencing extreme flooding over the past three years, with 1.2 million people affected by flooding across the country.
“The contending sides have put forward legitimate arguments both for and against dredging,” said Kiir in his address, adding that feasibility studies for the projects are paramount.
On Friday environmental experts and academics at the University of Juba called on the government to carry out an environmental and social impact assessment before dredging the Nile tributaries. Tag Elkhazin, an expert on the Nile, equated South Sudanese support for the dredging project to treason.
"Stop dredging, its not in your interest, it is in the interest of a foreign country,” said Professor Elkhazin during a virtual presentation on the Jonglei Canal and water resources in South Sudan. Elkhazin said that other countries along the Nile, such as Egypt, would benefit from dredging projects which would divert more water upstream.
Elkhazin added that flooding is seasonal and should not be a reason to drain the Sudd tributaries, which would have an everlasting environmental impact. Academics and local water engineers also accused the government of allowing the dredging to go on without consulting with the general public.
President Kiir has set up a 40-member Public Consultation and Awareness Committee on the Sudd region and the White Nile river to discuss the best options for flood and water management. He said a decision on the projects, supported by citizens on both sides of the debate, will be made once the committee publishes its findings.
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Monday's Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Airlines, BP, Costco, Occidental Petroleum, PayPal, Six Flags, Toast and More
July 11, 2022 8:47 am
Last Updated: July 11, 2022 8:58 am
The futures were trading lower on this Monday, as investors get ready for a full week of action after the holiday-shortened week. The major indexes closed mixed on Friday, as the surprisingly strong nonfarm payrolls numbers for June came in much higher than expected. The key data will be this week’s consumer price index report on Wednesday. While some in the financial media and across Wall Street are starting to pitch a “peak inflation” narrative, unless the CPI number is drastically lower than expected, investors and consumers can count on another 75-basis-point increase in the federal funds rate at the end of the month.
Sellers returned to the Treasury markets on Friday, with yields once again up big across the curve. The inversion between the two-year and 10-year notes started to come back into play on Friday, and bond market participants will continue to keep a close on the two securities as the inversion (where the two-year yield is higher than the 10-year) is considered a harbinger of a recession. They both closed at a 3.10% yield Friday, with the two-year fractionally higher.
Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude both closed higher on Friday, up over 2%, while natural gas ended 4% lower after a massive rally on Thursday. Gold closed modestly higher, and Bitcoin tacked on a 1% gain.
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These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday, July 11, 2022.
Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM): Goldman Sachs started coverage with a Neutral rating and a $22 target price. The consensus target is higher at $38.12. The stock closed on Friday at $23.34 per share.
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL): Argus downgraded the shares to Hold from Buy. The legacy carrier has traded in a 52-week range of $11.93 to $22.35 and has a consensus price target of $18.93. The stock closed on Friday at $13.97.
Boyd Gaming Corp. (NYSE: BYD): Loop Capital initiated coverage of the popular casino operator with a Buy rating and an $86 target price. The consensus target is $77.90. The stock closed almost 3% lower on Friday at $49.62. The shares were almost 2% higher in Monday’s premarket.
BP PLC (NYSE: BP): Zacks selected this supermajor as its Bull of the Day stock, citing oil and gas prices have companies in the energy sector gushing profits. The shares last closed at $27.84 and have a consensus price target of $37.92, which would be a 52-week high.
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HHM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust (NYSE:BTT – Get Rating) by 33.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust were worth $189,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Key Financial Inc purchased a new position in shares of Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Laurel Wealth Planning LLC boosted its position in shares of Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Laurel Wealth Planning LLC now owns 3,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $117,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 6,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 739 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust in the 4th quarter valued at about $200,000.
Shares of NYSE BTT traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $22.65. The stock had a trading volume of 100 shares, compared to its average volume of 117,592. Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust has a fifty-two week low of $21.72 and a fifty-two week high of $27.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.53 and a 200-day moving average of $23.75.
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Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust is a closed end fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc The fund is managed by by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in investment grade municipal bonds that are exempt from regular federal income tax.
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Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT – Get Rating) had its target price decreased by equities researchers at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $21.00 to $14.00 in a report issued on Monday, The Fly reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 70.94% from the company’s previous close.
A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on OPRT. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $27.00 price objective on shares of Oportun Financial in a research note on Thursday, April 14th. Loop Capital began coverage on Oportun Financial in a research report on Monday, March 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Oportun Financial from $27.00 to $15.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Oportun Financial currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.17.
Shares of NASDAQ OPRT traded down $0.62 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $8.19. The stock had a trading volume of 1,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 182,228. The firm has a market cap of $268.75 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.50. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $10.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.15. Oportun Financial has a 52-week low of $8.11 and a 52-week high of $27.95.
In other news, Director Aida Alvarez sold 18,181 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.46, for a total transaction of $208,354.26. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 18,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $216,296.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 5.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of OPRT. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Oportun Financial by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after purchasing an additional 718 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in shares of Oportun Financial by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 23,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $334,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares during the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Oportun Financial by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 19,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,000 after purchasing an additional 1,346 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Oportun Financial by 46.3% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 1,448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP raised its position in shares of Oportun Financial by 113.3% during the 1st quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 3,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter. 70.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Oportun Financial (Get Rating)
Oportun Financial Corporation provides financial services. It offers personal loans, auto loans, and credit cards. The company serves customers online and over-the-phone, as well as through retail locations. It operates in 24 states in the United States, which include Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Virginia.
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Aamir Khan is known to be a ‘perfectionist’ in Bollywood, and probably rightly so. The man takes years to work on one movie and it usually ends up being a big success. So it’s safe to assume that sketching out his work and following a storyline which worked for him is a safe way of making movies. Here are 7 of his superhits which were later remade in various South Indian languages:
1. Sarfarosh- This action drama starring Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah in the lead roles was later remade in Kannada as Sathyameva Jayathe with Devaraj and then in Telugu as Astram (2006) with Vishnu Manchu and Anushka Shetty.
2. Ghulam- While this classic was already a remake of a Sanjay Dutt film, it was later again remade in Tamil as Sudhandhiram, starring Rambha and Arjun.
3. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak- Probably one of the earliest hits of Aamir’s career, his chemistry with Juhi Chawla and the music of this movie became an instant hit with that generation at that time. The plot was a modern day twist of the classical Heer Ranjha storyline and this hit was later remade in Telugu as Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi, and also marked the debut of superstar Pawan Kalyan.
4. Dil- This romantic drama starring Aaamir and Madhuri was later remade in Telugu as Tholi Mudhu and starred Prashant and Divya Bharti.
5. Raja Hindustani- Another iconic romantic drama from 1996 starring Aamir and Karisma was later remade in Kannada as Naanu Naane and in Oriya as Priya Mo Priya. | https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/111981-5-aamir-khan-films-which-were-remade-in-tollywood.html | 2022-07-11T16:16:41Z | https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/111981-5-aamir-khan-films-which-were-remade-in-tollywood.html | true | 1 |
TOKYO (AP) — Days after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination, his party vowed to use its victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals, including strengthening the military and revising the country’s pacifist, postwar constitution.
While the comfortable majority secured Sunday by the governing Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito could allow Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to rule uninterrupted until a scheduled election in 2025, the loss of Abe also opened up a period of uncertainly for his party. The promised constitutional amendment, for one, faced an uphill battle.
In a country where gun crime is vanishingly rare, Abe’s shooting shook the nation, and Japanese flocked to a Buddhist temple Monday to mourn their former leader, while police looked into a possible motive.
Kishida, meanwhile, welcomed his party’s victory but also acknowledged that it was entering a new era without the towering politician, who even after resigning as prime minister in 2020 remained a force in the party and national politics.
“Because we’ve lost a great leader, undeniably we could be affected in many ways,” Kishida said. “Our party must unite as we face difficult issues.”
Experts said Abe, a kingmaker and head of the largest wing in the party, had no clear successor and his absence could trigger a power struggle among members of that faction.
“The absence of Mr. Abe and his grip on power in the party could give Mr. Kishida more of a free hand to take his own initiative,” said Koichi Nakano, a professor of international politics at Tokyo-based Sophia University. Kishida has enjoyed relatively high approval ratings for his perceived effort to listen to the people. That suggested support could be growing for his more moderate stance — and lessening for Abe’s more conservative approach, Nakano said.
But he added any significant change in direction would be hard for Kishida and would take time. Much of Japan’s current diplomatic and security policies, such as the stronger Japan-U.S. alliance and pushing for a free and open Asia-Pacific region as a counter to China’s rise, were set by Abe and remained unchanged, he said.
Kishida said the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising prices would be his priorities. But he also vowed to push for reinforcing Japan’s national security and amending the constitution, which only allows the country’s military to act in self-defense.
Abe, along with some of the country’s ultraconservatives, considered the document written by the U.S. in the wake of World War II a humiliation and have long sought to give a greater international role to the country’s military, called the Self Defense Force. But many in the public are more supportive of the document and see addressing the pandemic and the soaring cost of food, fuel and childcare as more pressing.
“We will inherit his will and tackle the issues he had to leave unachieved,” Kishida said.
To propose a constitutional amendment, both houses of parliament need to support it by a two-thirds majority. Sunday’s vote gave the LDP-led coalition and two opposition parties open to a charter revision that margin in the upper chamber of parliament.
Experts suggested Abe’s assassination may have garnered his party some sympathy votes, and the governing coalition alone now has 146 of the house’s 248 seats. All four parties together control 179. That group of four parties also has the necessary seats in the more powerful lower house.
Still, it’s far from clear sailing: Komeito, the centrist party that forms part of the governing coalition, says changing the article in the constitution that puts constraints on the military is unnecessary. In addition, any amendment would need to secure a majority of support in a national referendum to pass.
Abe, who stepped down as prime minister two years ago, citing health reasons, said at the time he regretted leaving many of his goals unfinished, including revising the constitution.
On Monday evening, a wake was held for Abe at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo where Kishida and top former and current political leaders, as well as ordinary mourners, paid tribute. Some broke down in tears.
A funeral is planned at the temple Tuesday by his family. The government is expected to hold a separate memorial service at a later date.
Earlier in the day, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Kishida to offer condolences and deliver a letter from President Joe Biden to Abe’s family.
“We simply want them to know that we deeply feel the loss on the personal level as well,” Blinken told Kishida. “Mostly I’m here because the United States and Japan are more than allies — we are friends.”
Also Monday, Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-Te paid his respects at Abe’s Tokyo residence. Lai in his Facebook called Abe “a good friend who loves and supports Taiwan.” Abe was known as a staunch Taiwan supporter.
Japan’s longest-serving political leader, Abe was the grandson of another prime minister and became the country’s youngest leader in 2006, at age 52. That stint in office abruptly ended a year later, also because of his health.
He returned to the premiership in 2012, vowing to revitalize the nation and get its economy out of its deflationary doldrums with his “Abenomics” formula, which combines fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms. He won six national elections and built a rock-solid grip on power.
On Sunday, the suspect accused of his murder was transferred to a local prosecutors’ office for further investigation.
Police said the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators he acted because of Abe’s rumored connection to an organization that he resented. Some Japanese media identified the group as South Korea’s Unification Church, and reported that the suspect’s mother donated large amounts of money to the church. They suggested that the donations and her subsequent bankruptcy were a possible motive.
The Japan branch of the church acknowledged Monday that the suspect’s mother was a member, but denied that it demanded large donations from anyone.
Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the church, declined comment on the specifics of donations, saying a police investigation was ongoing. Speaking in generalities, he confirmed some people had made generous donations, but stressed none were forced.
Tanaka said Abe was not a member though he supported its global peace movement. | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/japans-kishida-gets-mandate-blinken-brings-us-condolences/ | 2022-07-11T16:19:40Z | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/japans-kishida-gets-mandate-blinken-brings-us-condolences/ | true | 26 |
Kelsey Bennett's run of form will see her come to the fore in Australian colours.
The Milton golfer will represent Australia in the 2022 World Amateur Teams Championship after a recent selection announcement was made.
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The World Amateur Teams Championship will be held in France from August 24-27.
Her selection confirms just how highly rated she is by many, including a respected high-performance manager.
"Kelsey's performance to make the quarter-finals of the recent British Amateur, and her runner's up finish in the 2021 women's Asia Pacific Am were outstanding, and proof that her game is up there with the best amateurs in the world," Golf NSW High-Performance Manager, Khan Pullen said.
She has been selected in previous Australian teams but is always "super excited" to represent her country.
Her form of late has been catching the eyes of local and international golf fans.
The Milton golfer is currently overseas and has turned out several impressive efforts.
Her latest eye-catching effort was in Georgia where she successfully qualified for the United States Women's Amateur Championship.
Kelsey, at the Georgia event, shot four under par to win the regional qualifying event which means she will be playing the 122nd US Women's Amateur Championship at the Chambers Bay Golf Club in Washington from August 9 to the 15.
Prior to this, she played in the Heritage Classic in Wichita, Kansas against the professionals on the Women's All Pro Tour.
Kelsey finished with a total of eight-under par 280 (72, 73, 69, 66) to finish runner-up.
Her run of form started last month when she finished in the top five in the Women's Amateur Championship in Norfolk, England.
Kelsey made a massive comeback from four down in the quarter-final match to eventually get beaten on the 20th hole.
The star Milton golfer is happy with the way she has been playing.
"It's really cool playing such a big event [Women's Amateur Championship] and to play against some of the European girls was amazing and I learned so much," she said
"I am super happy with the way I'm playing at the moment. All parts of my game are working pretty well and hopefully I can keep playing good for the rest of my trip."
She is aiming to return home in late August or early September.
Kelsey has some goals she wants to achieve.
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BOSTON (AP) — Signs around a construction site for what's been called the first LGBTQ-friendly senior affordable housing project in New England were vandalized with threatening graffiti over the weekend, drawing quick condemnation from civic leaders.
The messages in black spray paint were left on signs on the security fence around the former school in Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood, according to LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., the nonprofit behind the 74-unit complex known as The Pryde. The project that broke ground last month is expected to welcome its first residents in late 2023.
Gretchen Van Ness, executive director of LGBTQ Senior Housing Inc., doesn't live far from the construction site and said she started getting emails about the vandalism from neighbors out walking their dogs at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
“We've received such widespread support in the neighborhood and we've really been welcomed," she said. “This is not how the majority of people in Hyde Park feel.”
The vandalism was reported to Boston police just before 11 a.m. Sunday, a department spokesperson said Monday. The matter was referred to the department's civil rights unit, Officer Andre Watson said. There had been no arrests as of Monday morning.
In response to the graffiti, about 100 people, including Mayor Michelle Wu, attended an afternoon rally at which the vandalism was covered by signs of support, including one that read “Being Gay isn't a Choice. Hate is.”
Wu called the vandalism “pathetic."
“Hate & acts of vandalism will not be tolerated at the Pryde — or anywhere in Boston," she tweeted.
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden promised to hold the perpetrator accountable.
“This cannot stand. My office will prosecute threats to the LGBTQ+ community wherever and whenever they occur.”
Van Ness was heartened by the show of support.
“You have to stand up to bullies, and you have to stand up to these cowards," she said. “You cannot let them have the last word. We feel anger and we feel despair, but to have people stand with us and say they feel anger and they feel despair makes the burden so much lighter." | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/LGBTQ-friendly-senior-housing-project-targeted-by-17297010.php | 2022-07-11T16:23:18Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/LGBTQ-friendly-senior-housing-project-targeted-by-17297010.php | true | 14 |
Phishing scams soar around Amazon’s 'Prime Day'
During the first few days of July, Check Point Research (CPR) has witnessed a 37% increase in daily Amazon-related phishing attacks compared to the daily average last month.
On 12 July, the retail giant will kick off its annual shopping extravaganza 'Prime Day' which promises cash savings and special offers on goods. With online shoppers keeping their eyes on Amazon for upcoming surprises, cyber criminals are also gearing up to exploit the excitement.
Keeping a close eye
While Amazon-related phishing happens throughout the year, there is always an increase in activity around Prime Day. CPR is monitoring cyber threats related to the day, both in the weeks leading up to it and during the event itself.
Over and above the increase in phishing scams, CPR found around 1 900 new domains containing the term ‘amazon’ and 9.5% of these were found to be risky, either malicious or suspicious.
CPR says e-mails are the most common vehicle used by phishers to deliver malware or steal private information. “Bad actors use a wide range of techniques to make their malicious e-mails look legitimate but if you are aware of these techniques, you will be able to identify, and avoid phishing attacks," says CPR.
“Never do what a phisher wants. If there is a suspicious link, attachment, or request for a reply don’t click, open, or send it.”
Next, CPR says to report the e-mail to IT or the security team. “Phishing attacks are commonly part of distributed campaigns, and just because you caught the scam doesn’t mean that everyone did. Report the e-mail to the IT or security team so that they can start an investigation and perform damage control as quickly as possible.”
Finally, delete the suspicious e-mail from the inbox to reduce the chance of accidentally clicking on it in the future.
Effective, easy
- Fake domains
One of the most common techniques used in phishing e-mails are lookalike or fake domains that appear to be legitimate or trusted at a casual glance.
- Incorrect grammar or tone
Often, phishing e-mails are not written by people fluent in the language, and thus contain grammatical errors or spelling mistakes. Similarly, beware of e-mails with the wrong tone or voice, because companies, colleagues, and suchlike, talk and write in a certain way.
- Unusual attachments
A common goal of phishing e-mails is to trick the recipient into downloading and running attached malware on their computer. For this to work, the e-mail needs to carry a file that is capable of running executable code, which means phishing e-mails may have unusual or suspicious attachments such as ZIP files or a Microsoft Office document.
- Psychological tricks
Phishing e-mails are designed to convince the recipient to do something that is not in their best interests and to accomplish this, phishers commonly use psychological tricks in their campaigns, such as a sense of urgency, use of authority, or fear and blackmail.
- Suspicious requests
Phishing e-mails are designed to steal money, credentials or other sensitive information. If an e-mail makes a request or a demand that seems unusual or suspicious, then this might be evidence that it is part of a phishing attack. | https://www.itweb.co.za/content/KzQenMjy8VQ7Zd2r | 2022-07-11T16:30:20Z | https://www.itweb.co.za/content/KzQenMjy8VQ7Zd2r | true | 1 |
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa is reeling in shock from a spate of weekend bar shootings in which armed men burst into three taverns and opened fire indiscriminately, killing 21 people in total.
Regional and ethnic rivalries, an organized crime extortion ring, competition between bar owners and political enmities are all possible motivations for the shootings, say analysts. It's not known if the shootings are linked.
The worst was in Johannesburg's Soweto township in which 15 people were killed and several others seriously injured when several men charged into a bar and started shooting with AK-47 semi-automatic rifles late Saturday night, said police. More than 135 cartridges were found at the scene, indicating that the attackers were shooting to cause maximum casualties, police said.
A manhunt has been launched for 5 suspects in the Soweto shooting, Police Minister Bheki Cele said at a press conference Monday at the bar in the Nomzamo area where it took place. The suspects have been traced to Nongoma township in the coastal KwaZulu-Natal province, he said.
In the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal province, gunmen opened fire in a tavern in the Sweetwaters area late Saturday night, killing four people, before speeding away in a small vehicle, said police. Two suspects have been arrested for that shooting.
Two more people were killed at a tavern in Katlehong township, in the Ekurhuleni area south of Johannesburg, when two gunmen opened fire on patrons late Friday night.
Notably in all three shootings the attackers did not rob the victims, security analyst at Good Governance Africa, Stephen Buchanan-Clarke.
“It is difficult to say definitively at this stage what the nature of these attacks is. It is quite telling though that in all three situations nothing was stolen. It seems the patrons targeted were done so to send a wider sort of message," he told The Associated Press.
"So in that sense, it does resemble something similar to a political, organized terrorist attack than a purely criminal attack,” said Buchanan-Clarke.
“It is difficult to identify how these shootings should be characterized," he said. "We are not sure whether those responsible were driven perhaps by purely criminal intentions, perhaps a sort of a turf war between rival taverns or rival criminal syndicates.
“We are not sure whether it is driven by a wider political agenda, perhaps trying to foment ethnic cleavages or stir up some political anger ahead of the ANC (ruling party) conference later this year," he said.
Crime researcher, author and analyst Ziyanda Stuurman said the method of the shootings indicated possible involvement of organized crime. It could be an extortion gang “trying to squeeze a protection fee out of the tavern owners,” she told South Africa's News24 website.
Police have deployed a special tactical response unit known as amabherethe to Soweto's Nomzamo area where the shooting took place.
Amabherethe in township slang means berets, referring to the hats worn by the unit. The amabherethe forces, often criticized as heavy-handed, are to start patrolling the area on Monday afternoon, said Cele.
“Before you sleep tonight the “amabherethe” will be patrolling here, and we ask the community to cooperate with them," said Cele.
“We want the police to take over these streets, so that it is us (police) running them, not these criminals,” said Cele.
The Gauteng Liquor Forum which represents tavern owners in the province, said it is concerned about an increasing number of violent attacks at South African taverns.
“While tavern owners have worked hard to improve security, they are simply no match for this level of indiscriminate and violent criminal behavior. Tavern owners are following government laws and regulations, but it appears that they are being targeted,” the group’s chairman Fanny Mokoena said.
Soweto residents on Monday told Cele that there was a huge number of illegal firearms in the area and pleaded with the police to deal with this situation.
One resident told The Associated Press that it was normal to hear gunshots go off in the area at night. When she heard the gunshots late Saturday night, she did not go out to investigate until she was called by a neighbor to see what had happened, she said.
“I went there to go look for my brothers. I ran here and jumped over the police tape to go see what was happening. I (was) looking through the bodies and noticed another of my next-door neighbors and I saw another man that I know,” said resident Ntombikayise Meji.
Amnesty International South Africa has condemned the killings and called for a thorough investigation by police.
“It is now up to the South Africa Police Service to conduct thorough, efficient and transparent investigations into the shootings that took place over the weekend and ensure that the perpetrators are charged in accordance with the law," Amnesty International South Africa executive director Shenilla Mohamed said in a statement Monday. “We can no longer allow horrendous crimes in South Africa to continue with impunity.” | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/South-Africa-shocked-by-bar-shootings-police-17297007.php | 2022-07-11T16:33:43Z | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/South-Africa-shocked-by-bar-shootings-police-17297007.php | true | 47 |
The European Commission on Monday said it will again cut its growth forecast for this year and hike its expectations for inflation, but it signalled it saw no sign yet of recession in Europe.
“What we see is that economic growth is proving quite resilient this year. Still, one can expect some downward revision and even more so for the next year because of many uncertainties and risks,” EU executive vice president Valdis Dombrovskis told reporters in Brussels.
He was giving a sneak preview of the commission’s most up-to-date forecasts for the EU’s 27 member states that are due on Thursday.
The commission, the EU’s executive arm, in May already sharply cut expectations for growth in the EU to 2.7 percent in 2022 and 2.3 percent in 2023, down from a forecast of 4.0 percent and 2.8 percent just months earlier.
This followed the International Monetary Fund that also warned that the war in Ukraine will weigh heavily upon economic growth in Europe.
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LONDON (AP) — London’s Heathrow Airport apologized Monday to passengers whose travels were disrupted by staff shortages and warned it may ask airlines to cut more flights from their summer schedules to reduce the strain if the chaos persists.
Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, said service levels have been unacceptable at times in recent weeks, with long lines for security, delays helping passengers with reduced mobility, and luggage going missing or arriving late.
“We want to apologize to any passengers who have been affected by this,” the airport said in a monthly traffic update.
Booming demand for summer travel after two years of COVID-19 travel restrictions have swamped airlines and airports in Europe, which have been left shorthanded after laying off many pilots, cabin crew, check-in staff, ground crew and baggage handlers.
At Heathrow, unclaimed luggage has piled up in arrivals because of a technical glitch in the baggage system.
Compounding the problem, Heathrow said the punctuality of arriving flights is “very low” because of delays at other airports and airspace congestion across Europe.
Heathrow said it started recruiting in November in anticipation of this summer’s recovery in travel demand and expects security staffing will be back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of July. It also has reopened Terminal 4 to give passengers more space.
U.K. airlines have been slashing their summer flight schedules after authorities ordered them to ensure they can operate without disruption over the summer. British Airways has cut 11% of its flights between April and October to avoid canceling flights on the day of departure.
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said the airport will review the airlines’ proposed cuts “and will ask them to take further action if necessary.”
Underlining Heathrow’s woes, the airport said in a separate statement that it ordered airlines operating in Terminals 3 and 5 to cancel 61 flights Monday because it was expecting more passengers there than it has capacity to serve. | https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/business/londons-heathrow-airport-apologizes-for-travel-disruptions/ | 2022-07-11T16:35:33Z | https://www.arklatexhomepage.com/news/business/londons-heathrow-airport-apologizes-for-travel-disruptions/ | false | 26 |
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In the parking lot for the Aldi in DuBois, people loaded their cars with grocery bags from the discount supermarket. But most said their trunkful of food was lighter than usual because of rising food costs.
Mary-Ann Piccirillo lives in DuBois. She said she has especially noticed a steeper cost for “dairy products, eggs especially."
Soaring food prices have affected grocery shoppers across the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that in May, food prices were up more than 10% over the year before, and costs have continued to rise since then.
The USDA report said dairy products and meat are among the products with the highest price increases. The department predicts this year, the cost of meat, poultry and fish will increase by 8.5 to 9.5%. Dairy prices are projected to increase by a staggering 10.5 to 11.5% this year. The department said dairy prices are climbing due to many factors, including an increase in demand for dairy products, a “historically” low supply of frozen chicken and the avian flu.
The surge in food prices has changed shopping habits for DuBois resident Doug Brennan. He said the high prices have made him more conscious about what he adds to his grocery cart.
“Everything goes up and it’s like, you know, they nickel and dime you. You have to think about what you want to get. And what you can afford and what you can’t,” Brennan said.
Mary-Ellen McMahon said she stopped purchasing some foods because she can’t justify the price tags.
“I don’t buy meat anymore,” McMahon said.
McMahon lives in Philipsburg. She said she makes the trip to DuBois for Aldi’s lower prices.
“When you’re my age and you’re on Social Security and a small pension, you notice. This is why I drive 25 miles because I save money at an Aldi,” McMahon said.
But she says the prices are still noticeably steeper compared to last year. So she’s eating less. She said she’s lost about 30 pounds due to higher grocery prices.
“I’m just more careful what I get. I’ve been making my own detergent and some other things. And I have two cats and a puppy, so I watch what they eat. They probably eat better than I do. Cause I don’t scrimp on what they get,” McMahon said.
She said the high prices have changed the way she prepares her meals. She makes inexpensive entrees that yield multiple servings.
“I just don’t eat that much. I’m very careful. I make a lot of soups. So I can get several meals out of it,” McMahon said.
McMahon is not the only shopper who’s strategically preparing cheaper meals recently. DuBois resident John Sharrow said his family is planning to can a lot of fruits and vegetables.
“I think we’re probably gonna do more canning this year. We did a lot of canning last year, but we’re gonna try to do some more canning and try to stretch our food budget,” Sharrow said.
He said if food prices continue to increase, he might resort to alternative ways to put food on the table instead of solely relying on grocery stores.
“We might just see us going back to the way our older generations did, kind of raising your own food, gardening and we’ll see where it leads us to,” Sharrow said.
Sharrow said he hopes food prices, and living costs in general, will stop rising and “taking a pinch out of [his] everyday routine.”
“The prices are going up and I guess we just have to bear down and see where it goes or see if it comes back,” Sharrow said.
The USDA report said one of the contributing factors to the rising food costs is the war in Ukraine. It predicts food prices will increase by 7.5 to 8.5% this year. | https://radio.wpsu.org/2022-07-11/food-prices-up-10-inflation-dubois-grocery-shoppers-cutting-back | 2022-07-11T16:35:53Z | https://radio.wpsu.org/2022-07-11/food-prices-up-10-inflation-dubois-grocery-shoppers-cutting-back | true | 1 |
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSBK – Get Rating) by 58.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 131,930 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,740 shares during the period. Timberland Bancorp comprises about 1.6% of Kiley Juergens Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Kiley Juergens Wealth Management LLC owned 1.58% of Timberland Bancorp worth $3,563,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Separately, Cutler Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Timberland Bancorp by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Cutler Capital Management LLC now owns 279,393 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $7,739,000 after purchasing an additional 2,287 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.86% of the company’s stock.
Shares of NASDAQ TSBK traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $25.35. 95 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,913. Timberland Bancorp, Inc. has a 1 year low of $24.05 and a 1 year high of $29.99. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.83. The stock has a market cap of $210.56 million, a P/E ratio of 8.99 and a beta of 1.11.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 13th were issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 12th. Timberland Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.21%.
In other news, Director Jon C. Parker sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.38, for a total transaction of $25,380.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 38,952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $988,601.76. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 5.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on Timberland Bancorp in a report on Friday. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
About Timberland Bancorp (Get Rating)
Timberland Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Timberland Bank that provides various community banking services in Washington. It offers various deposit products, including money market deposit, checking, and regular savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides one-to four-family residential, multi-family, commercial real estate, construction, custom and owner/builder construction, speculative one- to four-family construction, commercial construction, multi-family construction, land development construction, and land development loans.
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EXCLUSIVE: Vikings, Raised By Wolves and Warcraft star Travis Fimmel has been set to lead new mystery-drama series Black Snow, which is underway in Australia for streamer Stan.
The six-part series follows the mystery of a small-town murder that rocked North Queensland’s Australian South Sea Islander community. The show is financed and produced in association with All3Media International, which is handling international sales. Sundance Now is releasing in U.S.
Also starring are newcomers Talijah Blackman-Corowa and Jemmason Power with Brooke Satchwell, Alexander England, Rob Carlton, Erik Thomson, Kym Gyngell, and Australian singer Ziggy Ramo making his screen debut.
The Stan Original is part coming-of-age drama and part whodunit. In 1995, seventeen-year-old Isabel Baker was murdered. The crime shocked the small town of Ashford and devastated Isabel’s Australian South Sea Islander community. The case was never solved, the killer never found. In 2020, the opening of a time capsule unearths a secret that puts cold-case detective James Cormack (Fimmel) on the trail of the killer.
The series, produced by Goalpost Television, is created by Lucas Taylor (Harrow), writing alongside Boyd Quakawoot (Black Comedy) and Beatrix Christian (Jindabyne). Directed by Sian Davies (Stan Original series The Gloaming) and Matthew Saville (Please Like Me) and shot by Murray Lui (Top End Wedding), the series is produced by Goalpost’s Rosemary Blight (The Invisible Man), alongside Lois Randall and Kaylene Butler.
According to producers, Black Snow “acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which the series is being produced, including the Ngaro Gia and Juru people of the BirraGubba Nation, and the Australian South Sea Islander community”.
The Stan Original Series Black Snow has received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Stan, and is financed with support from Screen Queensland, Screen NSW and AMC Networks’ Sundance Now.
Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie said: “Featuring a phenomenal cast led by Vikings star Travis Fimmel, Black Snow promises to be a landmark addition to our growing slate of homegrown Stan Originals. Our thanks to the extraordinary team at Goalpost Television and our partners at Screen Australia, Screen Queensland and Screen NSW, alongside the Australian South Sea Islander community of North Queensland, without whom this outstanding series would not be possible.”
Goalpost Television’s Rosemary Blight added: “It’s a privilege to be making this exceptionally crafted drama alongside the Australian South Sea Islander community of North Queensland. We have an incredibly talented creative team lead by creator Lucas Taylor and directors Sian Davies and Matthew Saville and a wonderful cast that combines the experience and stature of actors such as Travis Fimmel with exciting new discoveries such as Talijah Blackman-Corowa and Jemmason Power.”
Fimmel is repped by Paradigm, Management 360 and Sloan, Offer.
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Is Man Utd vs Liverpool on TV? Channel, live stream free, kick-off time, team news for pre-season friendly
ERIK TEN HAG is ready for his first game as Man Utd manager, and it could hardly be a more difficult one.
Champions League finalists Liverpool are the opponent, as the Reds of Manchester and Merseyside step up their preparations for the new season.
But there'll be no Cristiano Ronaldo as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has expressed his desire to leave the club.
Liverpool fans meanwhile will earn themselves a first glimpse of striker Darwin Nunez, who signed for £85m from Benfica.
What time does Man Utd vs Liverpool kick-off?
- Man Utd vs Liverpool takes place on Tuesday, July 12.
- The match kicks off at 2pm UK time.
- It will take place at the Rajamangala Stadium, in Bangkok, Thailand.
- The stadium has a capacity of 51,000.
- Last time the sides met, Liverpool ran out 4-0 winners at Anfield.
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Is Man Utd vs Liverpool on TV and can I live stream it free?
- Man Utd vs Liverpool will be free to watch on UK TV
- It can be streamed and watched on MUTV which requires a monthly subscription.
- It will also be free to watch on LFCTV which is on Sky channel 434 and the Virgin Media channel 544.
- Both can be streamed on the Club's websites.
Team news
Many key players may miss this match for both teams as they have just completed international duty and may not have completed their holiday before this match.
Man Utd fans will be hoping to see any news signings they are looking to buy like Frenkie De Jong.
It will also be an opportunity for young players like Mejbri, Garnacho, and Garner to try and stake a claim in Ten Hag's squad.
One player who won't be in action for United is Cristiano Ronaldo, who wants to leave the club and is yet to return to pre-season due to personal reasons.
Liverpool will be expecting to see new signing Darwin Nunez for the first time.
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LONDON (AP) — London’s Heathrow Airport apologized Monday to passengers whose travels were disrupted by staff shortages and warned it may ask airlines to cut more flights from their summer schedules to reduce the strain if the chaos persists.
Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, said service levels have been unacceptable at times in recent weeks, with long lines for security, delays helping passengers with reduced mobility, and luggage going missing or arriving late.
“We want to apologize to any passengers who have been affected by this,” the airport said in a monthly traffic update.
Booming demand for summer travel after two years of COVID-19 travel restrictions have swamped airlines and airports in Europe, which have been left shorthanded after laying off many pilots, cabin crew, check-in staff, ground crew and baggage handlers.
At Heathrow, unclaimed luggage has piled up in arrivals because of a technical glitch in the baggage system.
Compounding the problem, Heathrow said the punctuality of arriving flights is “very low” because of delays at other airports and airspace congestion across Europe.
Heathrow said it started recruiting in November in anticipation of this summer’s recovery in travel demand and expects security staffing will be back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of July. It also has reopened Terminal 4 to give passengers more space.
U.K. airlines have been slashing their summer flight schedules after authorities ordered them to ensure they can operate without disruption over the summer. British Airways has cut 11% of its flights between April and October to avoid canceling flights on the day of departure.
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said the airport will review the airlines’ proposed cuts “and will ask them to take further action if necessary.”
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Franchise with Contemporary, Fun and Easy Approach Eye Care Will Serve Optical Needs of the Community at New Location
COLUMBUS, Ala., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- My Eyelab, a leading optical retailer offering accessible and affordable eye care and eyewear, will open its newest location in Columbus area on July 11th. Located at 2105 Interstate Drive, Opelika, the new store marks My Eyelab's second location in Alabama.
These franchisees have been opening and successfully running My Eyelab franchise stores since 2017.
Franchise owners Zain Attawala and Sagar Panjawani are looking forward to their first opening in the state. "Moving into the Columbus area with this new location will help us our growth in the state and provide optical services in an untapped market here," says Attawala.
Under the leadership of founder and CEO Daniel Stanton, My Eyelab is a retail brand of Now Optics, which also includes Stanton Optical. My Eyelab has led the optical industry in ocular telehealth by leveraging proprietary innovative telehealth technology to provide patients with affordable quality eye exams. Tapping into its national network of affiliated doctors, to date the company has conducted more than 2 million telehealth eye exams, something no other optical retailer can offer in the Columbus area. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has not hindered My Eyelab's success, as its telehealth technology minimizes the risk without compromising quality eye care.
On top of that, an assortment of over 1,000 eyeglass frames and top contact lens brands to fit both style and budgets allows consumers the ultimate freedom to experiment with unique, stylish designs that fit their personal style. For convenience, My Eyelab in Columbus area accepts both same day appointments and walk-ins for your eye exams and eyewear needs.
Hours for the new Columbus store are Monday – Saturday from 9AM-7PM. Sundays - Closed. For more information or to schedule an appointment go to www.myeyelab.com or call 334-569-6466.
ABOUT NOW OPTICS:
Now Optics is a leader in the eye care industry. Its retail brands, My Eyelab and Stanton Optical, are among the nation's fastest growing, full-service retail optical centers. The company continues to expand its retail footprint with over 250 corporate and franchise locations in 28 states while delivering affordable eye health solutions. The company consistently ranks among the largest optical retailers in the country by Vision Monday and was ranked #11 on Entrepreneur's list of Top New Franchises in 2020. Visit myeyelab.com or stantonoptical.com for more information. Find details about franchise opportunities at myeyelabfranchise.com.
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Meet adoptable pets July 11-17 at adoption events at PetSmart locations across the U.S.
PHOENIX, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 5 million pets enter shelters each year and PetSmart Charities, the leading funder of animal welfare in the U.S., aims to create connections for animals in need of loving homes during its National Adoption Week July 11-17. These summer months are "kitten season," which means shelters are especially full of cats and kittens right now, making it the perfect time to adopt a new feline friend.
While it may sound cute, kitten season is the time following peak breeding activity for cats, and many animal rescue organizations are flooded with vulnerable kittens in need of caring homes. In fact, the need this year is especially high. Trap, spay/neuter-and-release programs went on hold during the pandemic, creating a large population of cats that have continued to have kittens in unprecedented numbers. Organizations sometimes take in more than five times their daily average of kittens during this season and space is at a premium.
During National Adoption Week, potential pet parents will have the chance to interact with adoptable pets from animal welfare organizations facilitated by PetSmart Charities at local PetSmart stores. Visitors will have the chance to spend time with animals, including cats, kittens, dogs, puppies and various small pets in a safe and spacious area. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to help potential adopters learn more about the pets they are interested in and ensure they feel confident in caring for them.
"This year, we achieved a milestone of 10 million pet adoptions thanks to our wide network of local animal welfare organization partners and individual donors who generously give funds to our organization as they checkout in PetSmart stores," said Aimee Gilbreath, president of PetSmart Charities. "We look forward to bringing this momentum into National Adoption Week to pair even more pets in need with loving homes."
While all rescue pets need loving homes, PetSmart Charities encourages potential adopters to consider adopting a cat or kitten during kitten season and recommend the following tips for determining which feline is right for you:
- Consider your home environment. A home with children, several roommates or one that tends to be busy may not be the best fit for a shy or quiet cat, but a playful cat or kitten may love all the activity.
- Be mindful of your schedule. For those who leave home to work or tend to travel a fair amount, an adult or senior cat that is more independent may be a better fit than a kitten. Those who are away from home could also consider adopting a bonded pair of cats that can keep each other company and are often overlooked.
- Think about their personality. When going to meet a potential companion, come with an idea in mind of what personality will fit best within the home. First impressions can provide a strong indicator of how a cat will interact once home, but some cats or kittens may require additional time to feel comfortable enough to show their true colors. Ask the adoption partner questions about the cat's personality and the behaviors they have seen being with the cat more closely.
- Be prepared for a slow introduction to other pets. Many cats and kittens get along with other felines, dogs or pets in the house, but new adopters should be prepared to make a slow introduction. Have a dedicated space where the new feline can unwind and acclimate to the new environment while slowly being introduced to other pets.
Those who aren't quite ready to expand their family can still make a big impact by donating to help pets in need at petsmartcharities.org. They also can find their match when the time is right by visiting petsmartcharities.org/adopt-a-pet for adoptable pets, adoption centers and events.
Thousands of animal welfare organizations will bring adoptable pets, including dogs, cats, kittens, puppies and various small pets into nearly every PetSmart store across North America.
Dates: July 11-17, 2022
Locations: Nearly every PetSmart store across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Visit petsmart.com to find a store near you.
PetSmart Charities is committed to making the world a better place for pets and all who love them. Through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart® stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities has helped 10 million pets connect with loving homes. PetSmart Charities also provides grant funding to support organizations that advocate and care for the well-being of all pets and their families. PetSmart Charities' grants and efforts connect pets with loving homes through adoption, improve access to affordable veterinary care and support families in times of crisis with access to food, shelter and disaster relief. Each year, millions of generous supporters help pets in need by donating to PetSmart Charities directly at PetSmartCharities.org, while shopping at PetSmart.com, and by using the PIN pads at checkout registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, granting more than $500 million since its inception in 1994. Independent from PetSmart LLC, PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for the past 18 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of rated charities. To learn more, visit www.PetSmartCharities.org.
PetSmart LLC is the leading pet retailer offering products, services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. At PetSmart, we love pets and we believe pets make us better people. Every day with every connection, PetSmart's passionate associates help bring pet parents closer to their pets so together they can live more fulfilled lives. This vision impacts everything we do for our customers, the way we support our associates and how we give back to our communities.
PetSmart operates approximately 1,660 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as more than 200 in-store PetSmart PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities. We provide a broad range of competitively priced pet food and products, as well as services such as dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart Doggie Day Camp™ and pet adoption.
PetSmart, PetSmart Charities® and PetSmart Charities® of Canada work with nearly 4,000 animal welfare organizations to bring adoptable pets into stores so they have the best chance possible of finding a forever home.
Through this in-store adoption program and other signature events, PetSmart has facilitated over 10 million adoptions, more than any other brick-and-mortar organization.
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Winners were selected for their community influence, reach and commitment to fostering financial literacy
NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Investopedia (www.investopedia.com) announced the winners of the 2022 Investopedia 100, the sixth-annual list of the most influential financial advisors in the United States. The Investopedia 100 spotlights independent financial advisors who not only demonstrate an industry-leading ability to reach large and diverse audiences, but who use their influence to foster financial literacy education in the communities that need it most.
To determine the list, Investopedia's data science and editorial teams measured the impact and quality of each advisor's published work, public appearances, peer-to-peer nominations, online following, and financial literacy initiatives. Final scores were tabulated according to weights designated for each of the three key categories: influence, reach, and impact on financial literacy.
"The past two years have demonstrated that financial advice and education is more important than ever," said Caleb Silver, Investopedia's Editor-in-Chief. "As millions of new investors navigate the current downturn in the capital markets and the economy, financial advisors will be relied upon even more to help educate and guide individuals through uncharted terrain. Our list of the most influential advisors represents those who are already using their platforms and their voice for the critical mission of spreading financial literacy among Americans of all communities and backgrounds."
The 2022 top 10 ranked Investopedia 100 financial advisors are:
Michael Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC
Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Reston, VA
Taylor Schulte, CFP
Define Financial, San Diego, CA
Lazetta Braxton, CFP, MBA
2050 Wealth Partners, New York, NY
Marguerita Cheng, CFP, RICP, CSRIC, CRPC, CDC
Blue Ocean Global Wealth, Gaithersburg, MD
Ron Carson, CFP, CFS, ChFC
Carson Group, Omaha, NE
Peter Lazaroff, CFP, CFA, Series 65
Plancorp, St. Louis, MO
Alex Chalekian, Series 65
Lake Avenue Financial, Pasadena, CA
Dasarte Yarnway, Series 65
Berknell Financial Group, Princeton, NJ
Mary Beth Storjohann, CFP
Abacus Wealth Partners, Santa Monica, CA
Lawrence Sprung, CFP
Mitlin Financial, Inc., Hauppauge, NY
The full list of winners can be found on Investopedia.com.
Investopedia helps more than 14 million monthly U.S. users (Comscore, May 2022) learn how to understand complex financial concepts, improve their investing skills, and learn how to manage their money. Whether in a classroom, a boardroom or a living room, Investopedia editors and its network of financial advisors and experts have answered questions and earned readers' trust since 1999. Investopedia is part of the Dotdash Meredith family of brands.
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To say I'm really into piano feels silly — I might as well say I'm really into speaking English.
That might sound dramatic, but then, I've been playing since I was 3, when my mom first sat me down for a lesson (and I will remember my first song perfectly on my deathbed: C-D-E, E-D-C, D-E-C).
Piano has always made intuitive sense to me. Once I learned how to read the black jumble of dots and lines on the paper, I got it. Any piece became a puzzle to assemble — figure out the keys you're supposed to hit and when you're supposed to hit them. Easy.
But then, after you figure out the puzzle, there are more levels. What happens when you play that piece fast? Quietly? Is this the one you play when you're sad? Bored?
There's also the practical level: Here is the short piece (Chopin – Minute Waltz) for when someone at the party insists that you play that grand piano over there, but you just want to stand in the corner and not draw any attention to yourself. Here is a grand-sounding, romantic piece to impress the boy you're dating (Liszt – Un Sospiro). And so on.
I'm into piano, but the piano is also my frenemy. When I get frustrated enough with something I'm trying to learn, my piano and I stop talking for months on end.
But then, in this relationship, I'm the obsessive, creepy friend. I think about piano anyway — I hear a pop song and my brain leaps to how I would play it, which embellishments to keep, which to emphasize.
Or I go to concerts. Watching a professional pianist perform is something like watching LeBron James or Serena Williams at their best — you sit back and trust that the genius is going to do genius things. It's both comforting and exhilarating.
And each pianist has their own way of doing it. Years ago, I saw a young woman perform a downright athletic version of a Rachmaninoff concerto. It was athletic by necessity — in one of my books, I have a piano piece by Rachmaninoff, across the top of which my high school-era piano teacher scrawled "SHOULDERS" in all caps. Rachmaninoff demands that your body participates. And so it was with this slight woman in her elegant evening gown, rising off the bench over and over to literally put her weight into it.
A few months ago, I saw a different concerto, from an older, slightly rotund pianist, in a full suit. He did not remove his jacket — just sat neatly down to the instrument, as if pulling himself up to a nice dinner.
And then he barreled his way through 40 minutes of some of the hardest piano music ever written. He didn't make it look easy, exactly — because who could? — but he did it with a practiced efficiency, a lifetime of expertise concentrated into one performance.
I find performing terrifying, even nauseating. It took my spouse half a year to get me to play for him when we were dating.
And yet, probably because of a childhood spent playing for countless church services and choirs, I can stomach playing in the background. (But only barely — I had to sit in the car and weep a few minutes of anxiety tears before accompanying my church choir a few weeks ago. The stage fright is real.)
One of my most joyful times in DC was playing at a sing-along piano bar in Georgetown. I had the crappy shift: happy hour, when people mostly just wanted me to pipe down because the Nats were on.
Maybe that's the best kind of hobby to have — one that makes you privately happy, but that you can also use to inject a little joy into the world.
But sometimes, it was great. A petite, barely-out-of-her-teens woman once shyly approached and asked if she could sing. You already can guess how this goes — when she took the mic, this outrageous, huge voice came out. I convinced her to do a few more numbers, and the bar patrons actually turned around to watch — high praise.
Or there was the joy of playing a song everyone knows. A room full of drunk people singing "Say It Ain't So" was fun at the time, but with the hindsight of a two-year pandemic, I now recognize that being in a room of people yelling maskless and off-key that your druuuug is a hearrrrrtbreakerrrrrrr was magical in its own way.
And maybe that's the best kind of hobby to have — one that makes you privately happy, but that you can also use to inject a little joy into the world ... whether via livening up a party, wowing a date, or getting strangers to yell Weezer lyrics.
Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A federal prison guard and alleged supporter of President Jair Bolsonaro killed a local official from the leftist Workers’ Party in the Brazilian state of Parana, according to state police. The shooting death comes ahead of a highly polarized presidential election in October.
On Saturday night, Jorge Jose da Rocha turned up uninvited at the birthday party of local Workers' Party official, Marcelo Arruda, and shot him, Parana state police said. Citing several witnesses, police said Da Rocha had shouted his support for Bolsonaro before firing at the victim.
During the assault, Arruda, also a municipal guard, fired back at the attacker, who is now in hospital, the state's public security secretary said.
Politicians condemned the attack.
“The Brazilian people are a people of peace. And we need to regain normalcy in our country,” former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wrote on Twitter on Monday. Da Silva is expected to run against Bolsonaro in October.
Gleisi Hoffmann, leader of the Workers’ Party, lamented “a tragedy resulting from the intolerance of those people,” and shared several photos of Arruda, a father of four, on his birthday party wearing a black T-shirt with an image of Da Silva.
Bolsonaro condemned the attack. “We are against any act of violence,” he said in a Monday interview at the presidential palace in Brasilia, according to newspaper O Globo. Bolsonaro reminded reporters that he was knifed and nearly died on the campaign trail in 2018.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Rebecca Blank, who was named last fall the first female president of Northwestern University, announced Monday she is stepping down after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.
In a news release, the school said that Blank, who concluded her eight-year tenure as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May, will return to the Madison area for cancer treatment.
“I do not have the words to express to you how disappointed and sad I am to be telling you this," Blank said in a statement. “I was excited to be joining you at Northwestern, a world-class institution that is near and dear to my heart.”
According the school, President Morton Schapiro will remain at Northwestern until a successor is named.
Being named as Northwestern's 17th president was to be a homecoming of sorts. An internationally known economist who served as deputy secretary and acting commerce secretary during the Obama administration, Blank was on the faculty in the economics department at the school in Evanston, Illinois, from 1989 until 1999 and as director of its Joint Center for Poverty Research.
At the time of her appointment, Blank said how excited she was to return to a university and community that was such a big part of the life of her family's life.
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American Well Corporation (NYSE:AMWL) went down by -3.86% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $12.32. The company’s stock price has collected 9.49% of gains in the last five trading sessions. The Wall Street Journal reported on 10/13/20 that Teladoc Sues Rival Over Hospital Robot Patents
Is It Worth Investing in American Well Corporation (NYSE :AMWL) Right Now?
Opinions of the stock are interesting as 4 analysts out of 15 who provided ratings for American Well Corporation declared the stock was a “buy,” while 0 rated the stock as “overweight,” 11 rated it as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The average price from analysts is $4.95, which is $0.22 above the current price. AMWL currently public float of 202.09M and currently shorts hold a 4.94% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of AMWL was 2.52M shares.
AMWL’s Market Performance
AMWL stocks went up by 9.49% for the week, with a monthly jump of 18.25% and a quarterly performance of 12.89%, while its annual performance rate touched -61.26%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 6.46% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 7.46% for American Well Corporation. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 5.95% for AMWL stocks with a simple moving average of -12.16% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMWL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMWL stocks, with Guggenheim repeating the rating for AMWL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AMWL in the upcoming period, according to Guggenheim is $6 based on the research report published on April 14th of the current year 2022.
Credit Suisse, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMWL reach a price target of $5. The rating they have provided for AMWL stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 01st, 2022.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to AMWL, setting the target price at $6 in the report published on February 11th of the current year.
AMWL Trading at 25.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMWL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -61.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.46%, as shares surge +16.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +36.31% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMWL rose by +9.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -54.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.50. In addition, American Well Corporation saw -21.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMWL starting from Schoenberg Ido, who sale 300,000 shares at the price of $4.39 back on Jul 01. After this action, Schoenberg Ido now owns 2,073,108 shares of American Well Corporation, valued at $1,317,930 using the latest closing price.
Gay Bradford, the Senior VP, General Counsel of American Well Corporation, sale 19,450 shares at $4.96 during a trade that took place back on Jun 27, which means that Gay Bradford is holding 839,737 shares at $96,477 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMWL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -71.47 for the present operating margin
- +34.90 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Well Corporation stands at -69.76. Equity return is now at value -17.00, with -14.80 for asset returns.
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New York Red Bulls forward Ashley Fletcher is returning to Watford FC with the conclusion of his six-month loan.
On the season, the 26-year-old Fletcher made seven appearances and played 250 minutes with New York.
“We want to thank Ashley for his time with the club, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” sporting director Denis Hamlett said.
Watford plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English soccer.
The Red Bulls next play Sunday at home against New York City FC in the New York Derby.
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Tokyo [Japan], July 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo to offer his condolences on the demise of former premier Shinzo Abe and praised his legacy.
Blinked offered his condolences on behalf of President Joe Biden and the American people on the assassination of Abe.
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Secretary Blinken reflected on Prime Minister Abe's legacy and recalled with the Prime Minister shared efforts, over the course of multiple Japanese and US administrations, to strengthen the US-Japan Alliance and reinforce the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, said US State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
Blinken reiterated the deep and abiding friendship between the United States and Japan and thanked the Prime Minister for the opportunity to visit and pay his respects.
On behalf of President Biden, the Secretary also delivered a letter of condolence to the Abe family, said Price.
As far as global leadership is concerned, Abe was ahead of his times. The Quad, the ASEAN-led forums, the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure all benefited from his contributions.
Abe was attacked on Friday morning in the city of Nara during his campaign speech. Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, approached the politician from behind and fired two shots from a distance of about 10 meters (33 feet).
Police said Abe was conscious immediately after being wounded, but then, during transportation, his condition became critical "with cardiac and pulmonary arrest." Later in the day, Nara Medical University hospital pronounced him dead.
On Saturday, the head of police in Nara Prefecture, Kazuo Ohashi, said the potential security issues in the case of the assassination of Shinzo Abe cannot be denied. "There is no denying that there was a security issue there," the official said in a press conference.
According to Ohashi, the assassination was an act of "inexcusable barbarism," and it is necessary to investigate the case "in the most thorough way."
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida earlier in his live address to the country yesterday said "this is not a forgivable act," and that authorities would "take appropriate measures to handle the situation." (ANI)
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The Reading Fightin Phils managed just four hits in falling 7-2 to the Richmond Flying Squirrels in an Eastern League game Sunday at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.
The Fightin Phils (7-5 second half, 36-45) had their three-game winning streak snapped and split the six-game series with the Flying Squirrels (4-8, 44-37).
Richmond right-hander Matt Frisbee (5-5) allowed two runs on four hits in 6.1 innings. He struck out five. Righty Trenton Toplikar walked two in 1.1 innings, and righty Solomon Bates walked one and struck out one in 1.1 innings.
The Flying Squirrels broke it open with five runs in the sixth to take a 7-0 lead. Armani Smith had a two-run double in the inning and Franklin Labour a three-run home run, his sixth homer of the season.
Reading scored twice in the seventh. Jhailyn Ortiz, who went 2-for-3, drove in a run with a double. The other run scored on an error on a groundball by Kevin Vicuna.
Right-hander Colton Eastman (1-2) started for Reading and took the loss. He allowed two earned runs on four hits and a walk in four innings. He struck out three.
Erik Miller, activated off the developmental list Sunday, made his first appearance since June 8. The left-hander, ranked as the Philadelphia Phillies’ No. 10 prospect by MLB Pipeline, struck out two in a perfect inning. | https://www.readingeagle.com/2022/07/10/reading-fightin-phils-fall-to-richmond-flying-squirrels-7-2/ | 2022-07-11T17:04:06Z | https://www.readingeagle.com/2022/07/10/reading-fightin-phils-fall-to-richmond-flying-squirrels-7-2/ | true | 1 |
By Kirk Maltais
U.S. grain export inspections are low again this week, as traders watch for indications of increasing shipments to China.
In its latest weekly grain export inspections report, the USDA said that corn inspections totaled 933,725 metric tons for the week ended July 7. That's up from 876,386 tons reported last week. Meanwhile, U.S. soybean inspections totaled 356,716 tons for the week, which is down from 437,318 tons the previous week - and wheat inspections totaled 309,802 tons, up from 272,940 tons last week.
China was a leading destination for both corn and soybeans for the week, while Korea was a leading destination for U.S. wheat.
Grain futures on the Chicago Board of Trade are mixed today - with corn up 2.6%, soybeans up 2%, and wheat down 1.9%.
To see related data, search "USDA Grain Inspections for Export in Metric Tons" in Dow Jones NewsPlus.
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WVSP schedule sobriety check in Randolph County
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 12:46 PM EDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) - The West Virginia State Police will conduct a sobriety check in Randolph County on Thursday.
It will be on Harrison Ave., WV Route 92, near Crystal Springs from 6 p.m. until midnight.
Officials say the checkpoint will be conducted to deter intoxicated driving in the area.
The intention of sobriety checks are to make the roadways safer, according to State Police.
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A committee of experts met more than a month ago and came to this conclusion “Philips’ overall testing strategy is not understood and the potential risks associated with its use cannot be identified” machines.
A message from the Dutch group about its test program at the end of June on its website “Don’t question the conclusions” Of these experts, select ANSM.
So you will ANSM “Requests Philips to clarify its risk assessment strategy, including testing.”
The Dutch group announced last summer that it would be called up worldwide Several models of devices that aim to help patients breathe better and are specifically used against sleep apnea.
These devices, which are used by 350,000 patients in France and 1.5 million patients across Europe, contain sound-absorbing foam. This is called into question: the group noted that the particles exited from certain devices and thus could be inhaled or swallowed by the patient.
This can cause irritation, such as a headache.
Possible long-term cancer risk reported in 2021
The group had also reported in June 2021 risk “Ability” Long-term cancers.
But Philips has ‘You’re probably confused’ Carcinogenic compound – dimethyldiazem – with another non-carcinogenic substance – acetone -, the danger associated with the carcinogenic compound “It has not been proven because there is no evidence of its existence.” At this point, according to experts.
The committee also recommended continuing epidemiological studies, particularly on the risks of cancer and obstructive lung disease, with patients exposed for more than 7 and 10 years.
The particles produced by the decomposition of the foam should be “more distinguished” To be able to infer a possible effect on health.
The French authorities have called for all devices to be replaced by the end of 2022
Since the recall was announced, Philips has been slow to replace faulty hardware. French health authorities have demanded that three-quarters of them be replaced or repaired by mid-2022, a rate that has not been reached, and then all of them by the end of the year.
Phillips said “As of June 30, I plan to ship 47% of our CPAP devices.” For replacement, according to ANSM.
In the face of this delay, the agency “Evaluation of possible consequences”.
As for patients, the agency emphasized that it is better to keep the faulty ventilator than to throw it away without replacing it ‘Verified short-term risks’ Discontinuation of treatment (accidental drowsiness, increased risk of cardiovascular disease, exacerbation of respiratory failure).
What’s more, since Philips confirmed that the risks associated with the carcinogenic compound mentioned a year ago are not “Perhaps more proof”, According to the agency.
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COLUMBIA, Md., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists have long held that star formation creates ionized carbon giving vital information for understanding our universe. But a new study, led by Universities Space Research Association's Robert Minchin, has shown that ionized carbon is also formed by galaxies moving through the hot gas of the Virgo cluster. The results were published in The Astronomical Journal.
Since the 1990's scientists have suspected that ionized carbon might be formed by galaxies plowing through the hot gas of clusters—a process known as "ram pressure." Observations from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have recently revealed that it can result from galactic jets hitting the gas in those galaxies and from interactions between galaxies. But a good sample of galaxies in clusters to study this process was lacking until USRA scientist Robert Minchin found the data available in the archive for ESA's Herschel Space Telescope.
Minchin noted that in preparing a SOFIA proposal in the Virgo cluster to look for this effect, he checked the Herschel archive to see what had been done previously and found observations from fourteen dwarf galaxies.
Armed with information from these dwarf galaxies, the team of scientists conducting the study searched for differences between the amount of ionized carbon relative to the infrared continuum in galaxies in the inner part of the cluster (where the hot cluster gas is densest and has the largest effect), and in the cluster outskirts. They also compared these to published results from another Herschel project looking at dwarf galaxies in the nearby universe to check that results were consistent. As the infrared continuum also reflects the star formation in galaxies, astronomers can compare these two quantities to see if the ionized carbon is coming from star formation or is due to other processes. The main finding of the study was that while the galaxies in the outskirts of the cluster had similar amounts of ionized carbon to the other dwarf galaxies in the nearby universe, the galaxies in the cluster center had a statistically significant excess of ionized carbon compared to both those in the outskirts and those in the nearby universe.
Minchin stated, "This showed us that something other than star formation was forming ionized carbon in the center of the cluster, with ram pressure being the obvious culprit. We had long suspected that this might be the case, but previous studies with ESA's Infrared Space Observatory satellite (which operated from 1995 to 1998) were inconclusive. Here, at last, was the evidence we were looking for."
The finding adds to growing evidence from SOFIA that ionized carbon is formed by a variety of different processes that affect galaxies in the local universe, calling into question the link between ionized carbon and star formation used to study galaxies at cosmological distances. The importance of finding out exactly what is happening to ionized carbon in different environments was recently called out in a major report on astronomy—the 2020 Decadal Survey—that stated: "An accurate calibration of this tracer … as a function of local environment in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies can be accomplished with SOFIA, building on the legacy of Herschel."
According to Minchin, "We had hoped to use SOFIA to further investigate this effect. We have the first evidence for its existence here, but this is only a tantalizing glimpse – we need to do a lot more work to fully understand what is going on and learn how to correctly interpret the results from high redshift galaxies (that can be seen with the ALMA telescope in Chile) in order to enhance our understanding of the early universe. Unfortunately, the decision to cease SOFIA operations means this will have to wait for a future far infrared mission."
Minchin R. et al., 2022, AJ, 164, 43 (or Minchin R., Fadda D., Taylor R., Deshev B. and Davies J., 2002, AJ, 164, 43
DOI 10.3847/1538-3881/ac746d
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LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global law firm Ropes & Gray opened its new Los Angeles office today in Century City. The office, the firm's third in California and 12th worldwide, is focused on the private equity, asset management, healthcare and life sciences, and technology, media & telecommunications industries—sectors in which Ropes & Gray is a leading player and trusted advisor to clients in California and around the world.
While Ropes & Gray's Los Angeles office is new, the firm has been working with clients throughout California for 30 years, establishing a strong reputation for its work on complex transactions, as well as on regulatory, litigation and enforcement issues.
"It's great to have a physical home base in Southern California, which will help us enhance our strong relationship with area clients and recruit terrific talent," said chair Julie Jones. "It's exciting to see what our Ropes & Gray lawyers in Los Angeles are accomplishing for market-leading clients, including steering one of the largest hospital mergers of the year, and numerous middle-market PE deals, with more to come."
"We have an all-star team in Los Angeles," said managing partner David Djaha. "Our focus on recruiting great lawyers with deep client relationships—and who fit the fabric of our firm—is already paying dividends for the clients in the industries we serve."
"Los Angeles is a hotbed of activity and opportunity," said Howard Glazer, managing partner of the firm's Los Angeles office. "It's home to established and new funds of all types and has strong healthcare, life sciences and tech industries—areas Ropes & Gray serves with deep experience."
A Market-Leading Healthcare Team
The firm's Los Angeles health care team expands Ropes & Gray's renowned health care practice, which is consistently ranked as among the best in Chambers USA. Led by health care partner Torrey McClary and health care counsel Ranee Adipat and Leslie Thornton, our team in Los Angeles is leading transformative and cutting edge healthcare transactions in California and across the country, including structuring and leading the largest hospital strategic combination announced thus far in 2022.
A Los Angeles Private Equity Powerhouse
Ropes & Gray's Los Angeles-based private equity team augments the firm's renowned private equity practice, which consistently ranks in the top three by deal count in Mergermarket's league tables. The team has already guided, signed or closed deals for Altamont Capital Management, Genstar Capital and GI Partners, led by private equity partners Howard Glazer and Brandon Howald. Complementing the firm's private equity practice, capital solutions & private credit partner Jennifer Harris joined the Los Angeles office in January 2022. She is a seasoned special situations finance attorney who is positioned to advise clients through increasingly turbulent markets and investments. Bianca Levin-Soler also recently joined the firm's private equity practice as a partner and will practice from Los Angeles.
An Experienced Litigation & Enforcement Team
The Los Angeles office also boasts strong litigation capabilities. Litigation & enforcement partner Amy Jane Longo joined the team after spending nine years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Los Angeles Regional Office, where she most recently headed the trial unit. She is already helping cryptocurrency funds understand SEC regulations and assess litigation risks associated with turbulent markets, and recently discussed insider trading enforcement a high-profile industry event. Additionally, litigation & enforcement partner Rocky Tsai, who has been advising global clients on complex commercial and securities litigation for two decades, will split his time between Ropes & Gray's Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Asset management counsel Glen Chen also recently joined the firm, bringing a strong understanding of fund formation and governance to Ropes & Gray's market-leading asset management practice.
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Union poll depicts ‘teachers under siege’ after Uvalde
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UNDER SIEGE — America’s teachers are worried.
— Significant portions of educators feared a mass shooting would target their workplace in the wake of May’s nightmare attack at Robb Elementary School in Texas, according to survey data released today by a top labor union.
— More than 40 percent of polled American Federation of Teachers workers worried about a mass shooting, according to results compiled in a union report, "Under Siege: The Outlook of AFT Members."
— More than 60 percent said their schools were unprepared to deal with a mass shooter, a trend the union’s pollster said was especially apparent among elementary and high school teachers in urban and suburban communities. That perception held even though seven in 10 pre-K-12 workers said their school trains for shooters and despite the rarity of such attacks.
— Teachers’ safety concerns played out atop a growing sense of frustration with the job, according to the union, after more than two years of virus-disrupted schooling. Nearly 80 percent of teachers said they were somewhat or very dissatisfied with their overall job conditions, marking a sharp rise from 2020. Most teachers wouldn’t recommend the profession.
— “AFT members were on the front line of the first wave of the pandemic, but in many ways the last year was even harder,” union President Randi Weingarten said in a statement.
— The national survey of close to 2,400 AFT members was conducted online from June 17 to 21 by Hart Research Associates. Its margin of error was plus-or-minus 2.9 percentage points.
IT’S MONDAY, JULY 11. WELCOME TO WEEKLY EDUCATION. Mark your calendars: First Lady Jill Biden will address AFT members in Boston on Friday during the labor group’s conference. The teachers union is also scheduled to hear this week from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Labor Department Secretary Marty Walsh and March for Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg.
Reach out with tips to today’s host at [email protected] and also my colleagues Michael Stratford ([email protected]) and Bianca Quilantan ([email protected]). And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter: @Morning_Edu and @POLITICOPro.
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Unions
WORST YEAR EVER? — According to AFT polling, roughly 70 percent of the surveyed teacher and classroom assistant workforce labeled the recently completed school year as “one of the worst” ever.
— Their concerns include a familiar list of complaints: Pay that doesn’t keep up with the cost of living, staff shortages and a perceived lack of respect for school workers were cited as serious problems by roughly 90 percent of the union’s elementary and high school workers.
— But the union’s pollster also looked into teachers’ feelings about the politics enveloping today’s education landscape. Eighty-eight percent said education becoming too politicized was a very or fairly serious problem. The survey found some interesting partisan breakdowns here. For example, 73 percent of Republican union members said overly politicized education was a problem in their workplace, compared with 65 percent of Democrats.
— For what it’s worth: Fifty-four percent of the AFT’s elementary and high school teachers said public schools don’t spend enough time teaching children about racial issues and the role of race in America. Opinions were more evenly split over lessons about gender and sexuality. Thirty-nine percent said schools don’t give the topic enough time, while roughly 30 percent either felt schools spend too much time — or the right amount — on the subject.
Children's Health
CLEARING THE AIR — Federal officials are urging schools to assess and improve campus air quality during summer break as Covid-19 levels remain elevated throughout the country.
— “Unfortunately, the pandemic is not over,” White House Covid-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said Friday during a briefing with school officials on indoor ventilation.
— “We have, yet again, another new subvariant that may cause some substantial challenges in terms of infections and hospitalizations in the days and weeks ahead,” Jha said. “We may get more infections and another wave of infections in the fall and winter.”
— “One of the absolutely critical things we can do to keep schools open and safe this fall and winter is to improve the quality of indoor air,” he said.
— Education Secretary Miguel Cardona noted an abundance of American schools has struggled to update costly building air-circulation systems. A 2020 Government Accountability Office report estimated that 41 percent of districts needed to update or replace heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in at least half of their schools.
— “Investing in good ventilation systems should be a part of how we view student supports — just as important as academics, just as important as connections to mental health services and just as important as access to college and career counseling,” Cardona said Friday.
Quotable
HELP WANTED — Your host spoke with Robert Balfanz, director of the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, to hear about the National Partnership for Student Success. The White House initiative, announced last week, aims to recruit 250,000 tutors, mentors and other schoolhouse volunteers during the next three years. The following is a snippet of our chat, edited for length and clarity:
Where are you going to find 250,000 people who can fill these roles and provide high-quality services?
One of them is colleges and universities with work-study programs. We’re going to try to work with a coalition of institutions to see how more of those kids can do community service in schools near their university for their college work-study. Another source is large employers like Starbucks and Target, places that have lots of employees in lots of places and ways to increase corporate volunteerism. The final big source are the millions of adults who currently volunteer to support schools, whether it’s through Boys and Girls Clubs or Big Brothers Big Sisters programs after school. We’re going to see if just a small fraction of those adults can be ‘skilled up’ to do these more evidence-based strategies.
How do you ensure this workforce actually supplements work teachers and counselors are already doing?
Central to our success is making sure these folks are working side-by-side with teachers and counselors and are integrated into the school. That’s a lesson that’s been learned the hard way over time. This time around, we’re really stressing that this has to be a partnership between the school, the principal, teachers, counselors and this support. They also have to ask for these services, and want them. We’re not knocking on school doors to say, “The president sent us; tell us what to do.” I really think it has to come from local demand and a local ask for support. We're trying to make the case proactively about why that’s important, but ultimately it’s their decision.
Let’s talk about timetables. How are you going to get this done in three years?
There’s three big activities that go together. One is getting people aware of both the need for these supports, and how the National Partnership for Student Success can help. We then have to work on getting more adults to serve in those roles because of the labor shortage. Many groups are saying, “We could do more if we had more people,” so there’s a whole recruitment effort built into this. The third part is connection work: bringing school districts together with local providers to get to know each other and build a joint plan that works for their community. Our basic timeline is to build momentum now, make progress in year one and then really accelerate in years two and three.
Security
A LOOK AT SCHOOL EMERGENCY AID — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District received an early rush of $1.5 million in emergency federal aid to help the community recover from May’s mass killing at Robb Elementary.
— The funds come from Project SERV, or School Emergency Response to Violence, and may be used to expand mental health services or cover overtime pay for teachers, counselors and security staff.
— Yet a data analysis by POLITICO’s Annette Choi found that many — but not all — schools that experience deadly shootings receive Project SERV grants.
IN THE STATES
LONE STAR EDUCATION — The Texas Republican Party formally released its 2022 platform on Wednesday, including demands that would seed urgent policy debates for conservative lawmakers during next year’s convening of the state legislature.
— The Texas platform garnered prior attention with language that promotes the state’s ability to secede from the United States and rejects the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election. But it also issues significant conservative marching orders to regulate how schools teach about sex, gender and other curriculum.
— “We demand the State Legislature pass a law prohibiting the teaching of sex education, sexual health, or sexual choice or identity in any public school in any grade whatsoever,” the GOP platform declares, while also calling for curriculum that “only utilize sexual risk avoidance programs and promote abstinence outside of marriage” until such a law is approved.
— The platform further calls for state legislators to prohibit reproductive healthcare services from being offered through public schools, including “counseling, referrals, and distribution of condoms and contraception.”
— Texas Republican activists also endorsed Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s campaign season call for a local version of a Florida measure critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
— “We support passage of a law more comprehensive than the Florida law that prohibits instruction in sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools,” the state GOP platform declares. “We advocate for those who violate any of the above to have their educator’s certification revoked and be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law where appropriate.”
— In a statement, state party Chair Matt Rinaldi said: “Our platform, taken as a whole, shows that the GOP is, above all, a party of parents, families, and working Americans dedicated to preserving the American dream for our children.”
Syllabus
— Incomplete grade? Columbia University loses ranking over dubious data: Associated Press
— “I felt trapped”: Sexual abuse of teens in the military’s J.R.O.T.C. program: New York Times
— People from elite backgrounds increasingly dominate academia, data shows: Washington Post
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Everton have been charged over the pitch invasions which marred their Premier League match against Crystal Palace on May 19.
Supporters came on to the field at Goodison Park after the 3-2 victory over the Eagles guaranteed the Toffees’ top-flight survival, and one became involved in an altercation with Palace manager Patrick Vieira.
The Football Association said on Monday that the Merseyside club had been charged with two breaches of its rules.
A statement from the governing body read: “It is alleged that in the 84th minute and then following completion of the fixture, Everton FC failed to ensure that its spectators, and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers, conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and refrained from using threatening and/or violent behaviour whilst encroaching onto the pitch area.”
The FA said Everton had until next Monday – July 18 – to respond to the charges.
Similar charges have been issued against Huddersfield and Bristol Rovers after end-of-season incidents.
Tougher penalties, including full or partial stadium closures, are set to be imposed for offences committed in this area from the start of the new season.
FA chair Debbie Hewitt said last month that the football authorities and clubs were united on the need for stricter sanctions to stamp out the problem of pitch invasions.
On the crowd trouble last season, Hewitt said: “It’s a worrying and ugly trend. The pitch is sacred and players, match officials and coaches have to be able to play in a safe environment.
“If you look at some of the footage that happens at the end of last season, it was disturbing and anything but safe for those players and indeed for some of those fans that invaded the pitch.
“It’s a huge concern and we are working in the FA to put in place the toughest possible sanctions that we can.”
A Nottingham Forest supporter was jailed for assaulting Sheffield United forward Billy Sharp after fans invaded the pitch at the end of the Championship play-off semi-final second leg at the City Ground. The supporter, Robert Biggs, was also given a 10-year football banning order.
Two Sheffield United players – Rhian Brewster and Oli McBurnie – were charged with common assault by Nottinghamshire Police in relation to incidents surrounding the same match.
Players were also confronted by spectators during matches at Manchester City, Northampton and Port Vale in the final month of the season.
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Mexico unveil Aztec-inspired home kit for World Cup 2022
Mexico is an early contender for one of the best kits for the impending World Cup 2022 in Qatar. The zig-zag design, made up of intricate lines, represents the feathered headdress of the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl. It's also a welcome return to the traditional green home kit after the team went with a black and pink palette for last year's design.
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The black collar features a signoff showing Quetzalcoatl's head to summon the team's spiritual strength on the pitch. Also featuring on the kit is the brand new team badge, alongside the new adidas 3-bar logo to cap off a fresh look.
Mexico World Cup 2022 away kit price and how to buy
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The Mexico World Cup 2022 away kit is available to buy right now from adidas. Here's a look at all the items available:
Authentic Mexico World Cup 2022 Home Shirt
Get it from adidas for £110.00 / $150.00 in the US
Men's Mexico World Cup 2022 Home Shirt
Get it from adidas for £70.00 / $90.00 in the US
Women's Mexico World Cup 2022 Home Shirt
Get it from the adidas for £70.00 / $80.00 in the US
Kids Mexico World Cup 2022 Home Shirt
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London flat could be yours for £1,000-a-month…but there’s a tiny catch
A LONDON flat with a £1,000 per month rent is causing a stir due to its small size.
The cramped flat is on the renter's market for a pretty standard rate for property in the capital, but prospective tenants should be prepared for a tiny catch.
The Kentish Town property is advertised as a furnished and modern studio flat with a private bathroom and 'kitchenette'.
However, step inside and you find that the flat is so small that the dining table is next to the bed.
The two-person table barely fits in the room alongside the bed and tiny set of bedside drawers.
In fact, the table has to sit behind the door to fit in the mini room.
It's so cramped that you could eat from the bed without much trouble.
Meanwhile, the supposed kitchenette consists of a small sink, washing machine, mini-fridge and microwave-sized oven constructed on a single shelf.
The bathroom is no better, with the sink, toilet and shower all within touching distance of one another.
There is also no garden/outdoor space or parking available.
All that for just £1,000 per month.
After all, it is located a convenient ten-minute walk from Kentish Town tube station.
The rent includes council tax, water and internet bills but still totals about the same as a monthly mortgage payment on a larger flat.
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