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Joe Buck Trended on Twitter During the All-Star Game Because Fans Missed Him
1. I’ve always said that all sports fans are … off. Some sports fans are way off and some are just a little off, but we are all off in some way.
I point this out because after years of Joe Buck getting unfairly maligned on Twitter, the veteran play-by-play guy was trending all night Tuesday because he was gone and … fans actually missed him!
Buck had called the past 22 All-Star Games for Fox, but Tuesday night, Joe Davis stepped into the role since Buck is now an ESPN employee.
And fans were feeling sentimental.
Talk about being fickle! Talk about a case of absence making the heart grow fonder! Talk about a 180!
Many intelligent people realized long ago that bashing Joe Buck on Twitter was just a thing that everybody did to enjoy a pile-on, and the hate for Buck has gone down considerably over the years. But there is still a contingency that refuses to acknowledge that Buck is a great play-by-play caller.
Funny enough, many of the fans who admitted to missing Buck did so reluctantly and added statements like, “I had to admit this …” to their confession.
A lot of fans also realized that despite their feelings for Buck, they associate his voice with big events.
If fans missed Buck calling a fake game, I look forward to seeing what they say when Buck is absent from the World Series this year for the first time since 1996.
2. Since this is a sloooooow time in sports, we dropped this week’s SI Media Podcast a day early, and it’s a good one. Peter Schrager from Fox Sports and Good Morning Football joins me for a conversation about a wide range of topics that include:
• The changes at Good Morning Football with Jamie Erdahl are set to take over for Kay Adams as host.
• How the pandemic affected the show and why August is such a big month for GMFB.
• How close Rams coach Sean McVay was to leaving the sidelines for a job with Amazon calling Thursday Night Football.
SI Recommends
• Behind-the-scenes stories about Schrager attending McVay’s recent wedding.
• Reaction to the Zach Wilson story.
• Current NFL players who would make good broadcasters.
• ESPN’s docuseries on Derek Jeter.
• The death of the comedy genre in movies.
• Succession.
You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.
3. Shaming someone on the internet is a dicey thing to do, so we’re glad Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman did it for us and called out this disgusting behavior exhibited by an overly aggressive autograph seeker.
4. If you like awkward interviews, you will love this moment between ESPN’s Marly Rivera and Yankee outfielder Aaron Judge.
5. Lane Kiffin makes $7.25 million a year as Ole Miss football coach, but he still isn’t a fan of his daughter going on a $700 shopping spree.
6. The LIV Tour is a hot topic, so WFAN morning host Gregg Giannotti gave us a taste of what it would sound like if former New York radio host Mike Francesa took the LIV money and did sports talk in Saudi Arabia.
7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: The ESPYS take place tonight so this is a good day to watch the memorable 1988 monologue from the late Norm MacDonald.
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This Celeb-Favorite Haircut Is The Modern Mullet You’ve Been Waiting For
It’s everywhere right now.
Like so many beauty trends, the hairstyles of yesteryear have a way of making their way back around again. The octopus haircut is just one example of this phenomenon. You may have seen the look on stars like Billie Eilish and Kaia Gerber, or otherwise floating around your Instagram feed. The cut, which is characterized by choppy, face-framing layers and lots of movement, is meant to mimic the silhouette of an octopus’ tentacles. It’s sort of a combination of a mullet and shag, two other nostalgic haircut trends that have made a massive resurgence as of late. Some are even calling the octopus the modern-day “Rachel” haircut, aka the style that Jennifer Aniston’s character on Friends made so popular in the ‘90s.
If you’re looking to spice up your hair look (and throwback trend fatigue still hasn’t hit you), the octopus is a worthy style to try out. It’s flattering on a wide range of hair types and textures and is relatively easy to style and maintain — you just might need a few handy tips along the way.
To get the full scoop on the octopus haircut trend, TZR spoke with celebrity hairstylist Michael Duenas (whose impressive roster of clients includes stars like Hilary Duff, Riz Ahmed, Shantel VanSanten, and Ilana Glazer) as well as hairstylist and BLONDME Ambassador Linh Phan.
What Exactly Is The Octopus Haircut?
“The octopus haircut is very short layers on top with a longer length towards the bottom,” Duenas tells TZR. “[It’s] essentially a modern shag.” While it has drawn numerous comparisons to “The Rachel”, the stylist notes that the octopus is a distinctly different cut.
“The Rachel can be cut with short round layers, the octopus cut is typically done with concave layers on the top,” Duenas notes. “This creates a shorter crown section, giving shorter layers on top and a more disconnected look. It is much lighter in terms of weight. The Rachael is somewhat heavy and bulky.”
“This cut is more disconnected,” Phan adds. “The top layers have an extreme disconnect from the length.”
What To Ask For At The Salon
If your stylist is not familiar with the term “octopus cut”, Duenas says asking for a modern shag is your best bet. He also suggests asking for concave layers on the top and disconnected length at the ends. “If you do not want the disconnection and you want your layers to somewhat blend, ask for round concave layers pivoting from your crown,” he says.
The octopus is also ideal for medium to thick hair and wavy or curly textures, but ask your stylist what they think is possible for your particular hair type.
Octopus Haircut Maintenance & Styling
If low-maintenance hairstyles are your thing, you’re in luck. According to Duenas, there’s almost no upkeep with an octopus cut — especially if you have thicker, textured hair. “The more texture you have, the more disheveled it is, the better it looks,” he says. “It also lasts a long time as you remove so much weight from your crown ensuring you keep volume.”
As for daily styling, Duenas recommends air drying for the best texture. If you don’t have a ton of natural curl or simply want to amp it up, he says, “I highly recommend becoming friends with your curling iron or waving iron, even your mermaid iron.”
Texturizing products such as House of Scuff Potion No. 1, Aloxxi Volumizing Whip, and Rene Furterer Style Air Dry Cream will also help you style our octopus cut, Duenas says.
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TEMPE, Ariz., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tempe-based Pivot Solar-Breeze (PSB), maker of the solar-powered pool skimming robot Ariel, is pleased to announce that it will donate up to $10,000 to Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (AFFCF) in support of swim lessons for Arizona children in foster care. For every Ariel unit purchased via arielpool.com in July and August, PSB will contribute $20 towards the fundraising goal.
AFFCF funds a variety of social, athletic and educational activities for children in foster care that are not otherwise funded by the state or other programs. In the last 12 months, AFFCF has invested over $114,000.00 in statewide swim lessons for children in foster care. AFFCF has eight preferred swim lesson partners which provide discounts on private and semi-private swim lessons to children in foster care from 16 Arizona locations.
"When you are a child in foster care, it seems like everybody around you knows it. When they get to put their little swimsuits on and hop in a pool with other kids at Hubbard Family Swim, they feel like a 'normal' kid for that amount of time during the week," said Kris Jacober, Executive Director of AFFCF. Through AFFCF, each child may only participate in one fully-funded activity at a time, but learning how to swim is the exception. If a child wants to participate in both basketball and swim lessons, AFFCF will fully cover both.
"Learning how to swim and behave safely around a pool is an important experience for all, and we are pleased to support those lessons for children who are living through difficult circumstances," said Paul Sim, Vice President of Pivot-Solar Breeze. "Every child deserves the opportunity to have fun in a swimming pool, and to learn how to do it safely." Drowning is the single leading cause of accidental death for children ages one to four years old and 3,500 will likely drown this year in the U.S. alone.
Ariel works around the clock skimming the surface of the pool, relieving pool owners and pool professionals of hand-skimming. The robot retails for $628.00 and customers may enjoy $100.00 off when using the code 'heyariel' at checkout. To learn more about Ariel by Solar-Breeze, visit www.solar-breeze.com. To learn more about Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, and to submit an application to have swim lessons funded, visit https://www.affcf.org/.
Tempe-based Pivot-Solar Breeze is the maker of Ariel, an autonomous pool skimming robot. Ariel produces clean pools by combining the force of solar-power and intelligent technology to elegantly travel a pool's surface collecting debris. After placing the Ariel unit in the pool and turning her on, she effortlessly operates around the clock to remove dirt, leaves, pollen, dust, hair, oil and more before the debris decays and sinks to the bottom. Ariel owners enjoy a net-free world, less bacteria and algae growth, less filtration and sanitization needs, and less pool pump runtime. Pivot-Solar Breeze is dedicated to introducing pool people to a board line of advanced and eco-friendly pool maintenance solutions. Leveraging patented technology in the solar-powered robotic pool accessories space, its market presence spans 48 states and 20 countries.
The Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (AFFCF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating positive childhood experiences for youth in foster care and preparing them for successful adulthoods through programming and scholarships. The AFFCF began in 1983 with a donation of less than $30, which allowed a young boy the opportunity to take flute lessons. Since that first act, the AFFCF has made more than 70,000 awards totaling more than $13 million to children in foster care in Arizona. Awards funded by AFFCF include athletic registration and equipment, lessons, summer camp, prom dresses, tutoring, apartment set ups and more. The AFFCF Keys to Success program provides career development services, education support and employment services for youth ages 16-24 who are transitioning out of foster care. The AFFCF post-secondary scholarship program funds scholarships for youth attending colleges, universities and vocational education programs. To support this important work for the more than 13,000 children currently in Arizona foster care, visit www.affcf.org.
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Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has grown into one of the largest social media platforms for sharing photos and videos.
Over 1 billion people across all demographics around the world use this platform every month.
In addition, it has become a powerful social media tool for both individuals and businesses.
With its focus on images and video, Instagram is great for creating brand awareness and building customer loyalty.
Over the years, brands have successfully used Instagram to connect with consumers through visual storytelling.
So, what are they doing right, and what features are they using?
In this guide, we’ll discuss Instagram’s newest tool, Instagram Reels.
We’ll also describe what it is, how to use Instagram analytics, and some best practices so you can start creating unique reels too.
What Are Instagram Reels?
Launched in 2020, Instagram Reels quickly became a sensation.
Instagram Reels are short videos people can post on their Instagram Stories or Instagram Live.
The good thing about Instagram Reels is that they won’t disappear after 24 hours. Instead, users can prominently feature them on their profiles.
Instagram Reels are great for those who want to create a video reel from their photos. The process is easy and fast, and you don’t need any experience.
All you need is a smartphone camera.
You can also create an Instagram reel using videos and add text, filters, and audio. There are different editing tools to play around with to help highlight a brand’s uniqueness.
The Instagram Reels algorithm is valuable and allows brands to reach new markets and increase engagement.
This high-performing content is another way to engage with followers and find new ones.
What Are Instagram Reels Insights?
Instagram Reels Insights is a great tool for measuring engagement metrics on Instagram. It shows you a breakdown of how well your Instagram account performs.
The tool allows you to analyze how much attention you receive from each Reel or post on your account.
The insights include the number of followers, engagement rate, and total impressions.
This information helps you understand what works for your business and what doesn’t work.
Instagram Reels Insights is an excellent feature for marketers who want to understand how their audiences interact with their Instagram accounts.
With these insights, advertisers can view which images perform best, what types of posts drive engagement, and where they should spend their ad budget.
How Do You View Instagram Reels Insights?
Accessing your Instagram Reels insights is pretty simple.
If you want to view these insights, you need to go to the Instagram app, click on the Reels tab, and select the reel you wish to view metrics for.
At the bottom of the reel, you’ll see View Insights.
You’ll be able to see the comments, likes, views, saves, and accounts reached for the post.
Now, let’s talk about how and when to use Instagram’s insights so you can maximize your content strategy.
When To Use Instagram Reels Insights
While you can look at various Instagram Reels insights, the best route is to use the overall Instagram insights to see how your reels, stories, IGTV videos, live videos, feed posts, and promoted posts are doing as a whole.
This will give you a better picture of your overall content approach so you can create more effective reels and build a stronger overall Instagram strategy.
You can look at your reach, interactions, profile visits, and audience to figure out the best time of day to reach your target audience.
Including time to analyze your Instagram insights and assess engagement over time is crucial to your social media strategy.
To make the most out of your insights, you can set KPIs (key performance indicators) based on your brand’s goals by selecting specific insights you want to monitor.
Then, at the end of each month, you can see how your content performed against those insights and adjust your strategy accordingly for the following month.
After each quarter, you’ll have tracked your KPIs and have more data to use for your social media marketing strategy.
As you incorporate new features such as Instagram Reels into your content strategy, you can analyze how each type of content performs compared to other types.
You can even opt to view the content performance from week to week to see a more granular breakdown of your Instagram content.
The great thing about Instagram insights is that you can easily view them anytime and see how your content is doing.
So, if one particular reel has outstanding engagement, you can learn from that and incorporate similar concepts into related promoted posts.
Instagram Reels Features
As we discussed, Instagram Reels allows users to create short individual posts from photos and videos, and add text, audio, and filters to their content.
A new feature of Instagram Reels is the new Remix capability.
Remixing a reel allows someone to record videos alongside another user’s public video or reel, allowing for more collaboration and interactions between accounts.
This creates more opportunities between brands and influencers to collaborate and highlight unique social media content.
Instagram Reels Best Practices
With a bit of time scrolling through Instagram Reels, brands can easily figure out what’s trending and replicate those videos to help capture their audience’s attention.
Try to see which reels have the most engagement and analyze why that reel garnered more views or comments.
Also, look at how your competitors are using Instagram Reels.
What angles or features are they using? And what topics are they covering in their reels?
When it comes to making reels, it’s crucial to focus on generating authentic content, so each reel doesn’t feel like you’re trying to sell something to your followers.
You don’t want your followers quickly scrolling past your reels.
Creating a balance between educating your followers and keeping them entertained is essential.
And remember: Instagram Reels aren’t generally long-form video content – so if you don’t use your limited time wisely, it’ll be hard to keep people interested.
Brands can capitalize on this tool by promoting upcoming events, sharing how to use new or bestselling products, and further engaging with their following.
Make sure to use high-quality images when creating a reel, and get creative when editing them together.
The best way to put together an Instagram Reel is to use a video editor app. You can try out FilmoraGo or InShot.
Once you have edited your footage, add music and transitions, and export your reel so you can upload it to Instagram.
Final Thoughts
Over the years, Instagram has become an incredibly influential tool for brands. Using it correctly can help brands reach and grow their target audience.
You can gain valuable information about your followers by leveraging insights from Instagram Reels.
Then, you can use that data to create content that resonates with them.
This means that instead of creating generic reels, you can focus on creating content that specifically appeals to your audience.
As a result, you can build stronger relationships with your followers and increase engagement across your entire account.
So, whether you’re looking to grow your following, or boost sales through paid advertising, Instagram Reels is an invaluable resource.
More resources:
- How To Use Instagram Reels: A Step-By-Step Guide
- How Instagram Ranks Search Results
- Social Media Marketing: A Complete Strategy Guide
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TORONTO, July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Automotive Finco Corp. (NEX: AFCC-H) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce a cash dividend of $0.0171/common share ($0.205/common share on an annual basis) to be paid on August 31, 2022 to the shareholders of record as of July 29, 2022. The dividend is an eligible dividend.
The declaration, amount and payment of future cash dividends are subject to the board of directors’ continuing determination that the payment of dividends are in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders and are in compliance with all laws and agreements of the Company applicable to the declaration and payment of cash dividends.
About Automotive Finco Corp.
Automotive Finco Corp. is a finance company focused exclusively on the auto retail sector. In addition to its interest in Automotive Finance LP, the Company may also pursue other direct investments and financing opportunities across the auto retail sector.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information please refer to the Company's website at www.autofincocorp.com or contact Shannon Penney, Chief Financial Officer, at shannon.penney@rogers.com or (905) 619-4996. | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/07/20/2483064/0/en/Automotive-Finco-Corp-Announces-August-2022-Cash-Dividend.html | 2022-07-20T17:21:04Z | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/07/20/2483064/0/en/Automotive-Finco-Corp-Announces-August-2022-Cash-Dividend.html | true | 10 |
NEW YORK CITY — The New York Fire Department recently came to the rescue of a dog that was thrown off a bridge into the Harlem River.
On social media, the department said Tuesday that members of its Marine unit responded to a report of the dog, who was in distress.
This afternoon, #FDNY #Marine4 responded to a report of a dog that was thrown off a bridge into the Harlem River and was in distress. Read more: https://t.co/gJubV3XRRN pic.twitter.com/rO8iglOppW
— FDNY (@FDNY) July 19, 2022
When Marine 4 arrived, they saw someone clinging to the dog from shore in an attempt to keep it afloat, the department said.
Officials said the unit, led by Lieutenant Salvatore Sodano, brought the dog on board the vessel and took him to shore so that he could receive the necessary care.
"Without the quick response from both the civilian and FDNY members, the outcome for this animal could have been very different," the department said.
ABC affiliate WABC reported that officials are investigating how the dog ended up in the water.
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BitBall (BTB) traded 0.3% lower against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 11:00 AM ET on July 20th. In the last seven days, BitBall has traded down 0.3% against the dollar. One BitBall coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.0011 or 0.00000004 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. BitBall has a market capitalization of $643,054.43 and approximately $7,232.00 worth of BitBall was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Unitech (UTC) traded 5.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.95 or 0.00004552 BTC.
- Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) traded up 5.8% against the dollar and now trades at $24,080.41 or 0.99536041 BTC.
- Cosmos (ATOM) traded up 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $10.32 or 0.00042671 BTC.
- dForce USD (USX) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004555 BTC.
- Function X (FX) traded up 1.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.28 or 0.00001140 BTC.
- Creditcoin (CTC) traded up 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.40 or 0.00001646 BTC.
- Venus (XVS) traded up 3.3% against the dollar and now trades at $5.67 or 0.00023429 BTC.
- mStable USD (MUSD) traded up 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004118 BTC.
- Redd (RDD) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.0011 or 0.00000008 BTC.
- Phantasma (SOUL) traded up 4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.27 or 0.00001121 BTC.
About BitBall
BitBall is a PoW/PoS coin that uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm. BitBall’s total supply is 999,999,999 coins and its circulating supply is 606,702,436 coins. BitBall’s official Twitter account is @BitBall_Erc20 and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official website for BitBall is www.bitball-btb.com. BitBall’s official message board is medium.com/p/bitball-4a607c33ea78. The Reddit community for BitBall is /u/Bitball and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here.
BitBall Coin Trading
It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as BitBall directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire BitBall should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Coinbase, Changelly or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy BitBall using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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By Anna Ellis • 20 July 2022 • 19:03
Benidorm, Alicante on the Costa Blanca, Spain. Image: Photographer in Spain/Shutterstock.com
Feijoo has said that he will expose the tourism policies of the PP against the tourist tax and “the botched job of the Institute of Migration and Social Services (IMERSO),” according to Europa Press on Wednesday, July 20.
Alberto Nunez Feijoo is the president of the Spanish People’s Party (Partido Popular PP).
The president of Alicante Provincial Council, Carlos Mazon, insists that taxing tourism is “a very serious mistake”.
Mazon has asked Francesc Colomer, the Regional Secretary of Tourism of the Generalitat Valenciana in Spain, “not to resign and continue fighting.”
Benidorm reacted with rage last month when discussions began regarding a potential new tourist tax. The tax would see holidaymakers pay about €14 per trip to the Spanish resort.
The proposed tax would see tourists charged about €14 (£12) to travel to the area’s resorts, including Benidorm.
Hoteliers have said they are unanimous in their opposition to the tax and are demanding it is withdrawn.
They said the new nightly charge is a “punishment” as well as being “irresponsible” and “reckless”.
HOSBEC, the Hoteliers Association in Benidorm and Costa Blanca, has forecast difficult times ahead in Benidorm due to rising costs for energy, food and staff.
Federico Fuster, vice president of HOSBEC, said: “For this reason, we strongly request the withdrawal of the bill that intends to implement the tourist tax in the Valencian community.”
Currently, the proposed tax would be introduced on a voluntary basis and local areas could choose to reject it.
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Around this time six years ago, on July 12, 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal at the Hague handed down its landmark ruling affirming the rules-based international order governing the South China Sea and upholding the country’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction in its exclusive economic zone.
China does not need to recognize The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on the West Philippine Sea for the Philippines to enforce sovereignty in the area, retired senior associate justice Antonio Carpio said.
“Hopefully, the new Marcos administration will find the courage to exercise the much-needed political will, otherwise Filipinos will be condemned to suffer even higher energy costs than what they are already experiencing today,” Retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said.
The Philippines should enlist the support and cooperation of its international allies in order to fully enforce the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration invalidating China’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Still refusing to honor The Hague’s ruling as “final” and “indisputable,” China has warned that it would respond to attempts to implement the ruling on the South China Sea arbitration. | https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/comics/2022/07/21/2196790/comics-july-21-2022 | 2022-07-20T17:28:33Z | https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/comics/2022/07/21/2196790/comics-july-21-2022 | true | 6 |
The Boys spin-off reveals new title in message from the cast
The Boys college spin-off series is officially titled Gen V. We've known about this project for almost a full two years now, so you could argue that the new Twitter video announcement was overdue. In it, cast members Jaz Sinclair, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Lizze Broadway, Chance Perdomo, London Thor, Asa...
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East High students take on international citizen diplomacy
CHEYENNE – Two students from Cheyenne’s East High School soon will take on international citizen diplomacy and immerse themselves in German culture for a year abroad.
Rising sophomore Alix Johnson and early graduate Jonathan Christensen were among 250 U.S. high school students awarded the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Scholarship for the 2022-23 school year. The bilateral program was established in 1983 to memorialize the 300th anniversary of German settlement in North America, and it is funded by the U.S. Congress and German Bundestag.
CIEE Grant Programs Manager Katie Pfohl is a part of the study-abroad nonprofit that organizes the trips, and she emphasized such people-to-people diplomacy plays an important role in maintaining relationships abroad, even as German and American friendship remains strong. She said Germany is a major European economy, and the U.S. is a big player on the world stage, so strengthening the relationship is vital.
“Both countries have their official diplomats who are doing the larger-scale diplomacy, but there’s something to be said for knowing someone personally from another country and developing those relationships,” she told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. “And oftentimes, their relationships are lifelong, so it’s a way to learn the truth about other countries and break down stereotypes.”
Students will live with a host family for a year, after a month-long language course that begins next month. Pfohl said having such a deep and close interaction with residents for an extended period can be lifechanging.
She took part in a study abroad program when she was a student, and considers her hosts in Germany to be members of her own family. “You learn so much more than you ever could as a tourist or a visitor,” she said.
Although more than 26,000 German and American students have taken part, the two East High students are a part of a small cohort who have come from Wyoming through the years. Thirteen students from the state have received the scholarship since 2013, and 23 families hosted a German participant.
Cultural immersion
Both of the local participants said in separate interviews this week they are thrilled to experience German cultural immersion.
Johnson is 15 years old, and this will be the first time she has left the U.S. She wants to dive into learning a new language and a way of life, which will likely happen as she lives in Regensburg and attends St. Mary’s Catholic School. She believes she will return home more open-minded.
“It’s just good for both Germans to come here and Americans to go there, so we can all experience each other’s culture and open people’s eyes,” she said.
This sentiment was echoed by U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange welcome home event last month in Washington, D.C. He spoke at a conference where students reflect after their experience abroad, which is where Johnson and Christensen will go in a year.
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Blinken said the work CBYX scholarship recipients take on in Germany is how the U.S. finds new partners to solve shared problems, and it helps them to gain skills and to see the world through the eyes of people with different histories and perspectives. He said cultivating this relationship is paramount because Germany is one of the nation’s closest allies.
“H{span}aving that trust is more critical than it’s ever been to the work that we’re trying to do around the world to support democracy, to try to protect peace, or make it, as necessary,” he said in his speech, “to try to advance the security of our own people, their prosperity, their opportunity, and shared progress around the world.”{/span}
Russia’s Ukraine war
Blinken noted the two allied countries are “standing together against the aggression that we’re seeing now by Russia in Ukraine.”
Christensen addressed his own concerns about the invasion in Ukraine and how it might impact his trip.
He said he is not worried his daily life will be interrupted, since the war in Ukraine is hundreds of miles away from where he is going in Germany. He does expect to see war refugees coming into Germany, however. He couldn’t imagine himself being displaced or dealing with the repercussions of a massive ground invasion.
“Every day, there’s still thousands of people that are getting displaced from their homes and might never have the opportunity to return,” he said. “I don’t think anybody in the U.S. even knows what that’s like, because we’ve never dealt with something like that on this scale.”
Christensen believes the program’s credo of serving as a diplomat is important in Germany, and, indeed, with any country. He said relationships developed when abroad can help to de-escalate volatile situations, such as in Ukraine. He said if you have a poor dialogue with another country, you cannot expect to prevent violence.
Since the world is becoming more connected, he said students can travel the world to break down cultural stereotypes by showcasing who they really are.
He finished his first year of German classes at East this past school year. He aims to be a world traveler who understands culture and nuances of his host countries. The full scholarship he gets gives him the privilege to not worry about the associated expenses.
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The wonderful world of Minecraft houses might be a lot less confusing than our world's real estate, but that doesn't mean you'll be an expert craftsperson overnight.
While you won't have to pay for lumber or negotiate building codes and zoning laws, your Minecraft house does have to protect you against the hordes of zombies, skeletons, creepers, and other nasties that show up when the sun dips below the horizon. But effective protection is only one part of the equation – showing off your personal style accounts for the rest. Putting your creativity on display can be hard work though, and utilizing Minecraft's palette to express yourself is no exception, whether it's with Minecraft skins or a new house.
Sometimes the wheels of invention get stuck, and the only acceptable grease to get them moving again is to seek out new inspirations for your next Minecraft build. For some people, inspiration can strike from nature, from experimentation, or from real-life architecture and art – but if you're like me, sometimes you need the extra helping hand of other Minecraft creators to jump-start you. Thankfully, there are options aplenty out there, with countless examples.
Minecraft houses
Minecraft house: how to build a starter house
Before you can jump into building a palace of your own, you'll have to focus on surviving your first nights in Minecraft's cubic landscape. Wandering the trees and fields of night without shelter is a surefire way to end up dead, so what's the fastest way to get yourself protected? The answer really depends on how much time you have, so let's take a look at the options:
Help, it's already dark!
- The quickest way to keep yourself alive is to find a wall – usually a hill or mountain – and dig yourself straight into it. Ideally, you want a 1 block wide x 2 block tall opening a few blocks deep.
- Once you're inside, you can turn around and seal the entrance with blocks to prevent any enemies that come around from getting to you.
- From there, you'll just have to wait out the night – which is about seven minutes – unless you've already got torches to light up your little hidey-hole.
But what about if there's a bit more daylight left?
It's still daytime, how do I prepare better?
- You have time to work, so find an open spot to build and then go and gather up some wood logs, cobblestone, and a bunch of dirt.
- You want at least a 3 block by 3 block footprint for the interior of the floor, so build a 5 block by 5 block outer wall for your house that is about 4 blocks tall and then seal the top in with a 3 block by 3 block roof, preferably you want to use dirt for the walls and roof to save wood and cobblestone.
- Pick a side for your entrance and then break a 1 block by 2 block entrance from your wall.
- Create and place a crafting table on the inside of your house, and then use the crafting table so that you can create and place a furnace inside too.
- Make a door using the crafting table and use the door to seal your entrance.
- If you still have time you can cook logs in the furnace to make charcoal which you can then use to craft torches to place inside and outside.
I've survived my first night, but what do I build to upgrade my house?
Once you've made it through that critical first night, there are a number of upgrades you can do to your house to make it function – and look – a whole lot better:
- Replace the dirt walls, roof, and floors with something nicer, like cobblestone or whatever woods are handy. You can even create patterns in the floor with different wood colors.
- Find some sheep so you can get wool for a bed – this way if you die you'll at least be able to spawn back at your house.
- Cook some sand in your furnace to get glass, and make some windows so you can see if there are any surprise enemies lurking outside.
- Add plenty of torches in the area around your house so enemies don't spawn nearby at night.
- Make a hoe and you can start planting any seeds you find next to your house to get some food growing.
- Dig out a lower floor beneath your house and you can spend your nights mining underground.
Minecraft houses: cool build ideas
Once you've got your basic survival taken care of, you can really get creative with things in Minecraft. These are a few of our favorite inspirations for building a Minecraft house:
A stunning japanese-inspired house
A house with a view is all about location, so why not go with a house that is the view instead? With their beautiful color palette picks, gently sloping roof, and gorgeous pond to reflect at, Zaypixel nails the look and feel of a quiet and contemplative open-plan.
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The coziest hobbit hole you can imagine
As part of PixlRiffs 'One Chunk' series (opens in new tab) it's hard to believe that so much detail can be packed into just one Minecraft chunk. If you've ever wanted to live the cozy hobbit life inside a gorgeously appointed and lushly decorated hole in the ground, this is the inspiration for you.
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An idyllic lifted lakehouse
Coexisting with nature sometimes means conquering it, and with this majestically soaring lakehouse, Folli shows off how something simple can really elevate your build. With perfectly detailed support buttresses and window framing, this Minecraft house is perfect to fish from after a long day mining.
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Not having high-speed internet could be risky for your health as Tufts University research shows people living in counties with broadband access are less likely to die from COVID-19.
“An important factor here is the quality of information that you get access to,” said Bhaskar Chakravorti, a Tufts University researcher. “Your ability to cross-check information increases when you have a lean forward wire line broadband connection."
Only 76% of the country has broadband access. Even fewer people actually use it.
People with broadband access can use Zoom on their computer and quickly research information, while people without broadband tend to rely on their phones for communication.
“If you are primarily getting information on the phone, you don't get good information as to is the vaccine in my neighborhood,” Chakravorti said. “ Is that a CVS nearby?”
The Biden administration has set aside $65 billion for internet access, much of it for rural areas.
“Money from the public sector is important, but I also believe that there is a role here for the private sector,” Chakravorti said. “What I would ask our public officials is to go out and form public-private partnerships to close the gap and not try to do this all on their own.” | https://www.10news.com/news/national/coronavirus/access-to-broadband-internet-improves-covid-19-outcomes-research-shows | 2022-07-20T17:35:25Z | https://www.10news.com/news/national/coronavirus/access-to-broadband-internet-improves-covid-19-outcomes-research-shows | true | 10 |
TEMPE, Ariz., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tempe-based Pivot Solar-Breeze (PSB), maker of the solar-powered pool skimming robot Ariel, is pleased to announce that it will donate up to $10,000 to Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (AFFCF) in support of swim lessons for Arizona children in foster care. For every Ariel unit purchased via arielpool.com in July and August, PSB will contribute $20 towards the fundraising goal.
AFFCF funds a variety of social, athletic and educational activities for children in foster care that are not otherwise funded by the state or other programs. In the last 12 months, AFFCF has invested over $114,000.00 in statewide swim lessons for children in foster care. AFFCF has eight preferred swim lesson partners which provide discounts on private and semi-private swim lessons to children in foster care from 16 Arizona locations.
"When you are a child in foster care, it seems like everybody around you knows it. When they get to put their little swimsuits on and hop in a pool with other kids at Hubbard Family Swim, they feel like a 'normal' kid for that amount of time during the week," said Kris Jacober, Executive Director of AFFCF. Through AFFCF, each child may only participate in one fully-funded activity at a time, but learning how to swim is the exception. If a child wants to participate in both basketball and swim lessons, AFFCF will fully cover both.
"Learning how to swim and behave safely around a pool is an important experience for all, and we are pleased to support those lessons for children who are living through difficult circumstances," said Paul Sim, Vice President of Pivot-Solar Breeze. "Every child deserves the opportunity to have fun in a swimming pool, and to learn how to do it safely." Drowning is the single leading cause of accidental death for children ages one to four years old and 3,500 will likely drown this year in the U.S. alone.
Ariel works around the clock skimming the surface of the pool, relieving pool owners and pool professionals of hand-skimming. The robot retails for $628.00 and customers may enjoy $100.00 off when using the code 'heyariel' at checkout. To learn more about Ariel by Solar-Breeze, visit www.solar-breeze.com. To learn more about Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, and to submit an application to have swim lessons funded, visit https://www.affcf.org/.
Tempe-based Pivot-Solar Breeze is the maker of Ariel, an autonomous pool skimming robot. Ariel produces clean pools by combining the force of solar-power and intelligent technology to elegantly travel a pool's surface collecting debris. After placing the Ariel unit in the pool and turning her on, she effortlessly operates around the clock to remove dirt, leaves, pollen, dust, hair, oil and more before the debris decays and sinks to the bottom. Ariel owners enjoy a net-free world, less bacteria and algae growth, less filtration and sanitization needs, and less pool pump runtime. Pivot-Solar Breeze is dedicated to introducing pool people to a board line of advanced and eco-friendly pool maintenance solutions. Leveraging patented technology in the solar-powered robotic pool accessories space, its market presence spans 48 states and 20 countries.
The Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (AFFCF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating positive childhood experiences for youth in foster care and preparing them for successful adulthoods through programming and scholarships. The AFFCF began in 1983 with a donation of less than $30, which allowed a young boy the opportunity to take flute lessons. Since that first act, the AFFCF has made more than 70,000 awards totaling more than $13 million to children in foster care in Arizona. Awards funded by AFFCF include athletic registration and equipment, lessons, summer camp, prom dresses, tutoring, apartment set ups and more. The AFFCF Keys to Success program provides career development services, education support and employment services for youth ages 16-24 who are transitioning out of foster care. The AFFCF post-secondary scholarship program funds scholarships for youth attending colleges, universities and vocational education programs. To support this important work for the more than 13,000 children currently in Arizona foster care, visit www.affcf.org.
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The man who shot himself during an hours-long standoff with police Tuesday on I-495 has died from his injuries.
State police said Antony Miele, 49, of Quincy died just before midnight at Lawrence General Hospital. Miele shot himself as law enforcement negotiators were attempting to get him to surrender peacefully, according to police.
The sequence of events that resulted in the standoff and shooting began just before 7 p.m. when police said a state trooper observed Miele in a 2018 BMW parked outside the Digital Federal Credit Union on Broadway in Methuen. The trooper reportedly recognized the the car as being in a BOLO (Be On The Look Out) alert distributed to police related to multiple bank robberies in southeastern Massachusetts.
When Miele began to drive away, the trooper, who was in an unmarked cruiser, followed, according to police. Later, when the trooper along with another state police colleague attempted to stop the BMW, Miele allegedly drove off.
Police kicked off a pursuit of the car in their cruisers, following as Miele allegedly fled south on Route 28 into Lawrence before getting on I-495 southbound.
Just after 7:10 p.m., police said Miele pulled onto the grass median after crossing into Andover, reversed direction, then stopped the car.
“Troopers pulled up to the vehicle and observed the suspect, Miele, holding a handgun to his head,” police said.
The law enforcement agency said troopers established a perimeter and state police negotiators spoke with the 49-year-old for almost two hours, attempting to persuade him to surrender “peacefully.”
“At one point, the suspect threw a ballistic vest and two firearm magazines out of the car, but maintained possession of the handgun inside the vehicle,” police said. “At approximately 9:10 p.m., Miele discharged a single round and inflicted massive injury to himself.”
The Quincy resident was taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:28 p.m.
“State Police detectives, Crime Scene Services personnel, and Ballistics Unit personnel responded to conduct the death investigation, which clearly establishes that the suspect committed suicide by gunshot,” police said. “No police officers discharged their weapons.”
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National Hot Dog Day: Here’s where to find the best deals
Holiday is celebrated on third Wednesday of July each year
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With National Hot Dog Day officially here, numerous food chains and franchises in the US are offering discounts on the beloved open-faced sandwiches to celebrate.
The annual summer holiday, which was created by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, is celebrated on the third Wednesday of July, and is part of a bigger month-long celebration of National Hot Dog month each July. This year, the celebration falls on 20 July.
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council first started the holiday in 1991 with an Annual Hot Dog lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Since then, it has continued to grow, with the organisation welcoming “more than 1,000 lawmakers, administration officials and Capitol Hill staff” for “one of the biggest hot dog picnics” in 2019, which saw companies from all over the country serve their frankfurters from “traditional hot dog carts”.
Ever since the holiday was created, food establishments all over the country have also chosen to participate, with companies offering major deals on the beloved American staple.
Here are a few restaurants offering discounts for America’s major hot dog celebration.
1. Nathan’s Famous
The beloved fast food chain has revealed customers who buy one hot dog for a regular price will receive a second one for only five cents, which was the original price of the frankfurter back in 1916. There is a limit of two hot dogs per order and chains that are participating in this deal vary based on location.
2. Sheetz
With every purchase made through the Sheetz app, customers will receive two free hot dogs in honour of the holiday, as reported by Fox 56. The deal will go from today through Friday 22 July.
3. Philly Pretzel Factory
The company will be offering its signature pretzel dogs for only $1 today at its stores and Walmart locations, according to Thrillist.
4. Wienerschnitzel
According to NBC, the fast food company’s chilli dogs will cost $4 today, in honour of the holiday.
5. Whole Foods hot dog discount
Aside from getting a hot dog already made at your local restaurant, Whole Foods is offering a 20 per cent discount on the packaged beef. As noted by Axios, the sale started on Wednesday and will go until 26 July. Members of the Whole Food Market and Amazon Prime will get an additional 10 per cent discount for the hot dogs.
6. Dog Haus
Individuals looking for free hot dogs can join Dog Haus’s Haus Hookup rewards program to receive a free Haus Dog, with the promotion requiring customers to show a mobile coupon when ordering. There are limits, however, as the promotion only allows one hot dog per person.
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Caroline Wynne to lead the continuous development of marketing strategies for the organization
IRVINE, Calif. , July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MIND Research Institute (MIND) has hired Caroline Wynne as Vice President of Engagement to lead marketing strategies and brand awareness. Wynne brings more than 17 years of marketing experience to the role.
At MIND, Wynne will be responsible for managing the organization's marketing plans and activities that promote and enhance the organization's initiatives, which include the visual instructional ST Math® program, the MathMINDs initiative, which brings math out of the classroom, as well as future research and development projects.
"We are excited to have Caroline join the MIND team," said Jim Kirchner, Chief Revenue Officer of MIND. "I appreciate her passion and look forward to the fresh perspective that her vast marketing experience will bring to our engagement efforts."
Wynne has spent most of her marketing career at edtech organizations working closely with K-12 school districts and state departments of education. Most recently, she built and led a successful marketing team at Lexia Learning. Previously, as a marketing leader at Voyager Sopris and Performance Matters, she launched new edtech products, acted as a brand steward, implemented impactful thought leadership programs, and managed customer communications.
"MIND has a unique opportunity to prepare all students to solve the world's most challenging problems," said Wynne. "I'm excited to be a part of the collaborative leadership team and I look forward to leading the engagement team as we scale our impact towards accomplishing the mission."
Wynne holds a Bachelor of Arts in business marketing from Queens University of Charlotte.
MIND Research Institute is a neuroscience and education social impact organization dedicated to ensuring that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world's most challenging problems. MIND is the creator of ST Math®, a PreK-8 visual instructional program that leverages the brain's innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems. ST Math's unique, patented approach provides students with equitable access to learning through challenging puzzles, non-routine problem solving, and informative feedback. Visit mindresearch.org.
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Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev will headline UFC 279 from Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, September 10th.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news earlier this week, stating that Diaz and Chimaev have verbally agreed, with both fighter’s agents, and UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell, confirming the report.
As per Okamoto via Diaz’s management, this is a fight that Diaz has been asking for since April, while Chimaev’s camp made a statement through his representatives which was translated from Swedish stating “I am going to handle Nate Diaz’s funeral with the UFC.”
Khamzat vs. Nate. UFC 279 on Sept. 10 at T-Mobile Arena. Main event. Five rounds. Verbally agreed, per UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell. It is the final fight on Nate Diaz’s current UFC contract. pic.twitter.com/p7lrcoroH0
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 19, 2022
Nate Diaz to Face Khamzat Chimaev in Last Fight on his UFC Contract
Diaz has been with the UFC since 2007 and was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 5. It is reported that this bout with Chimaev is the last fight on Diaz’s contract, and may in fact be the last fight for Diaz in the UFC entirely.
Diaz has only fought three times in the last six years. He returned from a three-year hiatus in 2019 with a dominant win over Anthony Pettis, which lined him up perfectly for a high-profile main event bout with Jorge Masvidal at Madison Square Garden later that year. Diaz would lose to Masvidal by way of a doctor stoppage due to an eye cut after just three rounds.
Diaz would not return to the UFC octagon until 2021. He was expected to face Leon Edwards in May of last year but was moved to June due to Diaz sustaining a minor injury. The two eventually met at UFC 263 in a five-round bout that Edwards won by decision.
What Are the Chances of Nate Diaz Defeating Khamzat Chimaev?
Based on the current betting odds, Nate Diaz has just a 5% chance of defeating Khmazat Chimaev at UFC 279 in September. In his most recent bout against Leon Edwards, Diaz was being dominated for the vast majority of the bout. However, Diaz hurt Edwards badly with a stiff combination late in the fifth round, with many observers noting that Diaz could have taken advantage of Edwards and won the fight had he chosen to close in on his opponent, rather than taunting him.
Khamzat Chimaev went the distance against former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 back in April, and while the Swedish MMA phenom pulled off the victory, he did so while facing adversity. For the first time in his UFC career, Chimaev took significant damage and was hurt numerous times during the fight.
While Chimaev faced a strong challenge that ultimately overcame against Burns, it is known that Nate Diaz is far past his prime, which is why most bookmakers are giving Diaz little to no chance of pulling off what would be one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history, should he manage to defeat Chimaev at UFC 279 in September. | https://thesportsdaily.com/news/naze-diaz-vs-khamzat-chimaev-agree-to-main-event-bout-for-ufc-279/ | 2022-07-20T17:51:41Z | https://thesportsdaily.com/news/naze-diaz-vs-khamzat-chimaev-agree-to-main-event-bout-for-ufc-279/ | true | 1 |
YACWA to host first ever Central Great Southern Youth Sector Forum at former Shire of Katanning offices
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(NewsNation) — Mega Millions, one of two multi-state lotteries played in the U.S., is the latest to spark jackpot fever in its players, with a drawing Friday for an estimated $630 million, with a cash option of $359.7 million.
There were no winners of the big prize in Tuesday night’s drawing. The numbers were 2, 31, 32, 37 and 70 with a Mega Ball of 25.
The last winner in the game came on April 15, making this 28 drawings without a winner. There were four tickets bought that matched the five regular numbers for a $1 million prize Tuesday bought in North Carolina, Arizona, California and New Hampshire.
In late January, California resident Kristine Wellenstein matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win $426 million. Her win concluded a sequence that began in October 2021, according to Mega Millions.
While $630 million is no small change, it’s nothing compared to the record Mega Millions jackpot of $1.537 billion won by one ticket in South Carolina in 2018.
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Members of Alabama's former Secretary of State file lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against Regions Financial Corp. alleges that bank holding company mismanaged a charitable trust named for a former Alabama secretary of state — charging exorbitant fees and steering scholarship money to children of the trust board members. The suit, dated July 7, was filed in Montgomery...
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Now Android developers can publicly show users they safeguard trust through standards-based independent security validation in their Google Play Data safety section
CHICAGO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NowSecure, the leading standards-based mobile app security and privacy software company, today announced that Google has selected NowSecure as an authorized lab to perform independent security reviews as part of the Google Play Data safety section. Google announced that Play developers must publish disclosures in their Play store listings about how their apps collect, share, and secure user data. Now, developers can independently assess their applications, with NowSecure, using the highest standard of mobile security and privacy, established by the App Defense Alliance (ADA) using the Mobile Application Security Assessment (MASA). Developers who receive the independent security validation can then utilize the Google Play Data safety section to inform users that their application meets this heightened standard.
ADA was founded with a core mission in mind – to protect app users across the broader app ecosystem by preventing threats from reaching their devices and improving app quality. With nearly 3.5 million Android mobile apps in the Google Play Store used by billions of users globally, consumers expect a high standard of data privacy and security. For a small fee, Android developers can partner directly with the experts at NowSecure to complete a security assessment and receive the independent security review for their app in Google Play. By partnering with the NowSecure dedicated analysts to achieve this expedited validation, Android developers are demonstrating to the world their commitment to safeguard user data privacy and security.
With more than 13 years of expertise in mobile app security, NowSecure is the only mobile-first, mobile-only ADA Authorized Lab to perform MASA independent security reviews for Android mobile applications in Google Play. The ADA MASA specification is built on the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Mobile Application Security Verification Standard (MASVS) – a community-driven project recognized by the world as the standard for mobile app security requirements and testing. The OWASP MASVS community recognizes NowSecure as an active contributor and an OWASP Mobile Security Testing Guide (MSTG) Advocate. NowSecure partnered with the ADA program to bring MASA requirements to life, leveraging the OWASP MASVS. In these standards-based projects, NowSecure leverages broad and deep experience pen testing over 11,000 mobile apps and analyzing millions of public mobile apps at scale across all major industries.
NowSecure partners with Android developers who purchase the service to quickly and efficiently achieve their independent security review. Leveraging test automation and analyst expertise to thoroughly assess the Android application, the NowSecure experts will work with developers to fix any issues to ensure that it meets the MASA framework requirements. Once these requirements are met, showing they have followed proper data security and privacy standards, the mobile app has the option to let its users know in the Google Play Data safety section that their app passed an independent security review. To date, NowSecure has completed dozens of independent security reviews including Android mobile apps for Google and AT&T that accounts for billions of installs on Android devices.
"The Google Play Data safety section requirement signals Android's commitment to user data safety and privacy," said Alan Snyder, CEO of NowSecure. "The MASA validation is a way for app developers to show the market that they take user data security and privacy seriously and differentiate their app from others. We are proud to partner with Google to establish a new milestone in mobile app security. Together, the Google Play Data safety program with an independent security review based on OWASP MASVS enables success for all."
The NowSecure ADA MASA Independent Security Review for Google Play joins a portfolio of the world's most comprehensive suite for mobile app security including NowSecure Platform for continuous security testing in the development pipeline for DevSecOps, NowSecure Workstation kit for pen tester productivity, NowSecure Supply Chain Risk Management, NowSecure Pen Testing Services, and NowSecure Academy training courseware for dev and security teams. Built on a foundation of standards and automation, NowSecure empowers organizations to deliver secure mobile apps faster and continuously monitor their mobile app supply chains for risk. Top mobile innovators, global businesses and agencies trust NowSecure to secure their mobile apps including AT&T, Caribou Coffee, Chime, iRobot and Uber.
Learn more about the NowSecure ADA Program and our independent security review in our blog post: What You Need to Know About Google Play Data Safety & MASA Independent Review. Android developers and security teams can register for a free "smoke test" review today or sign up for their full independent security review here.
As the standards-based mobile app security and privacy company, NowSecure protects the Mobile App Economy. The world's most demanding organizations, innovative mobile developers and advanced security teams entrust NowSecure to safeguard millions of mobile app users across banking, insurance, high tech, IoT, retail, hospitality, energy and government sectors. Only NowSecure delivers the full solution suite of continuous security testing for DevSecOps, mobile app supply-chain monitoring, expert mobile pen testing and training courseware with the depth, speed, accuracy, and efficiency to meet modern business demands. Dedicated to the open-source community and standards including OWASP, ioXt and NIAP, NowSecure is SOC 2 certified and recognized by IDC, Gartner, Deloitte Fast 500, and TAG Cyber. www.nowsecure.com
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That was the view expressed by well known Tobermore-based livestock farmer Robert Miller at last weekend’s Castlewellan Show.
He went on to claim that he is losing up to 40p/kg on every finished animal he sells at the present time, adding: “The market is offering an average of 430p/kg for clean cattle at the present time. But that is around 40p short of what I need to break even.
“Fertiliser prices have quadrupled over the past number of months with energy and feed prices doubling and trebling respectively during the same period.”
Miller believes that government must step in to help alleviate the pressure on input costs that all livestock farmers are facing up to at the present time.
“Cutting taxes on energy and fuel is one way of doing this,” he said.”
The Tobermore man also wants government to deliver more support to the beef sector, across the board.
He cut back his fertiliser usage earlier this year by almost a half.
“I had no option: it was just too expensive,” he stressed.
“And I had bought fertiliser early enough in the season at £600/t. I don’t know how those farmers are coping, who were confronted with prices of almost £1,000/t.”
Miller admits that he will not have enough home-grown forage to met his own needs over the coming winter months.
He is importing hay and straw from England at the present time.
“I normally do bring in straw and hay for other local farmers from this time of the year onwards,” Miller further explained.
“But this is the first time that I have been left with no option but to feed these forages to my own stock.
“And this is not a cheap option. Fodder prices are well up across England at the present time.
“But the cost of transporting the likes of hay and straw into Northern Ireland at the present time is absolutely horrendous.”
He concluded:“Cow prices are on a par with those for prime beef because of the growing demand for minced beef at the present time.
“I am losing in excess of £120 per head on every steer and heifer I finish right now.
“This is not sustainable. Government must act to support the beef sector. Consumers need the likes of milk and bread. These are staple food items.
“Beef is not. As a consequence, livestock farmers cannot rely on the general public to pay the commercial prices required to cover the production costs impacting on all beef enterprises at the present time. Government must step in now.” | https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/local-beef-is-fast-becoming-too-expensive-in-shops-3775283 | 2022-07-20T17:55:46Z | https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/local-beef-is-fast-becoming-too-expensive-in-shops-3775283 | false | 2 |
The car that once wore one of Australia’s most famous nameplates, Holden Commodore, will soon cease production.
Late last week a Stellantis spokesperson told Automobilwoche the Rüsselsheim plant in Germany will stop making the Opel Insignia by the end of 2022.
The factory just outside Frankfurt also produces the Opel Astra and DS 4. According to the spokesperson the facility is now running at full capacity, so cutting the Insignia’s lifecycle short will allow Opel to have a “faster ramp-up” for the Astra.
The second-generation Insignia was launched in 2017, and was widely expected to remain in production until 2024 as Opel had previously stated each of its model lines would have a plug-in hybrid or EV variant by 2024.
The Insignia was the last vehicle in Opel’s range to be developed during GM’s ownership, and its E2XX platform doesn’t support a PHEV and EV drivetrain without significant work.
An earlier report in Auto Express indicated the Insignia would be replaced in 2024 by an EV with an Outback-style raised wagon body as part of Opel’s plans to be an all-electric brand in Europe by 2028.
Available in Europe as a five-door liftback or wagon, Insignia sales have been on a downward trajectory. Indeed all traditional D-segment models, such as the Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mondeo, have been struggling for over a decade.
Once a common sight on European roads, these cars first came under attack by luxury marques, such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW, which moved down market with similarly priced, but smaller models. The knock-out blow, though, was the rise of the crossover, which generally offered similar interior space in a more compact footprint.
The first-generation Insignia was launched in 2008, and was sold as a sedan or wagon in Australia in 2012 and 2013 as part of Opel’s short-lived experiment Down Under.
Holden then brought the Insignia back in 2015 and 2016, albeit only in VXR trim with a 239kW/435kW turbocharged 2.8-litre V6 and all-wheel drive.
After Holden closed its manufacturing facilities in mid-2017, Insignias began arriving in local showrooms once again in 2018, but this time wearing the storied Commodore badge.
While Holden hoped the Commodore name would help long-term fans and previous buyers stick with the brand, the front- and all-wheel drive ZB liftback and wagon failed to match the sales of departed VF model or the segment-dominating Toyota Camry.
By the end of 2019, Holden confirmed it was curtains for the Commodore. A few months later GM decided it would stop manufacturing mainstream vehicles in right-hand drive, spelling the end for the Holden brand.
With the imminent demise of the Insignia, the last Commodore relation is the Buick Regal, which remains in production in China exclusively as a four-door sedan. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/opel-insignia-production-to-end-this-year-c-7591741 | 2022-07-20T17:56:03Z | https://www.perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/opel-insignia-production-to-end-this-year-c-7591741 | true | 1 |
The agency responsible for the country’s infrastructure is to be told that a number of urgent safety improvements must be carried out on one of the busiest roads in Co Cork, now that a major upgrade of the route has been shelved due to a lack of funding.
A proposed multi-million euro upgrade of the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton was mothballed some months ago when Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) announced it would not receive the funding promised by Government for the project. The news caused uproar at the time, and was heavily criticised by local business groups.
A meeting of Cork County Council’s Southern Division has now heard councillors call for remedial action to be undertaken to protect the large number of motorists using the road.
Fine Gael councillors Anthony Barry and Michael Hegarty said it is vital that some safety measures be put in place along the route as there is no indication of when the major upgrade will get funding.
Padraig Barrett, the council’s director of roads, said that he and his officials will soon be submitting proposals to TII for safety improvements along the road:
Mr Barrett said that the roads directorate is also preparing to send a file to TII and the Department of Transport on the need to make safety improvements on the Carrigtwohill-Cobh road.
He was responding to concerns raised by Green Party councillor Alan O’Connor who voiced concerns about the poor quality of the “twisty road” for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Mr O’Connor said he recently tried to walk the road, but when he got near Fota Wildlife Park he gave up because it was “very dangerous”.
Mr Barrett said the council is completing a major Great Island Transport Study to address such issues and is to forward it to the Department of Transport by the end of this month in the hope of getting funding approval to make the main road into Cobh safer.
“We need additional traffic and access solutions for Great Island, and it’s urgent,” said Mr Barrett.
Fianna Fáil councillor Sheila O’Callaghan was also concerned about safety on the road and said she hopes it can be addressed quickly.
Meanwhile, the council has also sent designs for the completion of the eastern part of Midleton’s northern bypass to TII, and is awaiting approval to start work.
In response to queries from Fine Gael councillors Michael Creed and Ted Lucey, Mr Barrett said the council is in discussions with the contractor working on the Macroom bypass to get a section of it open to traffic before the end of the year.
Mr Creed said a number of athletics and cycling clubs in the area are hoping to hold pre-opening fundraising events on it. Mr Barrett said he would talk to these clubs and see if the events can be safely accommodated.
Once the Macroom bypass — which runs from Ballincollig to Macroom — is opened, Mr Barrett said his staff would look at measures to make it safer along what will then become the former N22.
“I agree there’s a need for safety measures there,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Barrett told Fianna Fáil councillor Mary Linehan-Foley he would look at possible safety improvements on the N25 near the Burgess filling station, east of Killeagh, which she said was “lethal”. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40921517.html | 2022-07-20T17:56:37Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40921517.html | true | 1 |
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov pitched Western arms dealers Tuesday, asking them to let his troops try out their products against the Russians.
“We are interested in testing modern systems in the fight against the enemy,” Reznikov said during a conversation with former US Ambassador John Herbst as part of an online event hosted by the Atlantic Council think tank. “We are inviting arms manufacturers to test their products here.”
“Ukraine is now essentially a testing ground,” he continued. “Many weapons are now getting tested in the field in the real conditions of the battle against the Russian army — which has plenty of modern systems of its own.”
Ukraine has most recently been supplied with modern artillery and rocket systems from allies such as the US, the UK and Poland. Reznikov said the cutting-edge weaponry had given Ukrainian fighters an advantage in recent battles.
“These systems allowed us to destroy approximately 30 command stations and ammunition storages,” he said of the eight initial HIMARS rocket systems provided by the US.
“This has significantly slowed down the Russian advance and dramatically decreased the intensity of their artillery shelling. So it’s working,” he added.
More systems are expected to be sent to Ukraine in the coming weeks, but Reznikov said his forces would need a hundred such systems to mount a successful counteroffensive to retake the Donbas and occupied regions of southern Ukraine.
“Give us the tools, we will finish the job,” Reznikov said.
Meanwhile, Russian occupation authorities in the southern state of Kherson reported that Ukrainian rocket attacks had damaged a key bridge used to reinforce Russian positions in the region.
“The bridge wasn’t closed, traffic across it is still continuing, but the situation is serious,” Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the occupation government there, told Russian media outlet Interfax.
The Russians reported the bridge had been hit by a rocket launched from an American-made HIMARS launcher. | https://nypost.com/2022/07/20/ukraine-invites-arms-makers-to-test-weapons-against-russia/ | 2022-07-20T17:58:59Z | https://nypost.com/2022/07/20/ukraine-invites-arms-makers-to-test-weapons-against-russia/ | false | 1 |
CLEVELAND, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Freedonia Group analysis finds that the commercial market will account for the largest absolute gains of any industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning chemical market due to a rebound in foodservice applications, as revenues from restaurants and other foodservice establishments continue to grow following significant pandemic-related declines in 2020. In addition:
- The return of international tourism, which suffered significantly in 2020 and continued to be affected in 2021, will also spur cleaning chemical demand for hotels.
- Transportation, distribution, and storage applications will also see significant growth, as increased manufacturing of a variety of goods, coupled with rising e-commerce activity, spur demand for vehicle care and floor care products.
The commercial market will remain the leading segment of the global I&I cleaning chemicals market through 2026, supported by:
- an acceleration in global nonresidential building construction following weak, pandemic-related growth during the prior period
- rising food safety concerns following well-publicized cases of foodborne illness
- increasing worries among the public regarding environmental exposure to irritating or dangerous chemicals, prompting the use of safer cleaning chemicals that are either higher value or those that tend to be used in greater volumes
The institutional and government segment is expected to post healthy gains, driven by:
- aging populations in developed regions
- a healthy rate of increase in healthcare spending in developing economies
Demand in manufacturing applications will post similar growth, supported by increasing manufacturing output and rising demand from end users and the general public for more sustainable products with a smaller environmental footprint.
Global Industrial & Institutional (I&I) Cleaning Chemicals provides historical data for 2009, 2014, and 2021 and forecasts to 2026 in current US dollars (which are not adjusted to account for inflation) for global I&I cleaning chemicals demand by product, market, and major world region and country. Corporate trends among market leaders including market share are also analyzed.
Products:
- general purpose cleaners
- floor care products
- warewashing products
- disinfectants and sanitizers
- laundry care products
- vehicle care products
- other products such as furniture polishes, oven cleaners, drain cleaners, deodorizers, urinal cakes and bathroom cleaners
Markets:
- commercial
- manufacturing
- institutional and governmental
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Big Brother 2022 spoilers LIVE — Houseguests Pooch and Taylor sit on the eviction block as veto competition airs TONIGHT
POOCH and Taylor have both been nominated for eviction, and the Veto competition is set to air TONIGHT.
Although Taylor was HOH Jasmine's initial target in the house, her focus shifted on Pooch when he offered himself up as a pawn.
The HOH called Pooch "a huge threat," and revealed that she would tell both houseguests that they were just pawns.
"I'm telling Pooch he's my pawn, but I'm also telling Taylor she's my pawn, so neither of them know who my real target is," said Jasmine.
Big Brother will air tonight on CBS at 8pm EST.
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Head of Household, explained
The houseguest who wins this title is rewarded with their own bedroom, and is responsible for nominating two of the other houseguests for eviction.
The Head of Household (HoH) is safe from eviction that week and is not allowed to participate in the following week’s HoH competition, except for the final HoH competition of the season.
Effects of Paloma’s exit
Julie announced on Thursday’s episode that Paloma’s departure meant that instead of five players up for eviction, everything changed.
She revealed that the Backstage twist would have resulted in a battle between one of the backstage pass holders and someone chosen by the house – sending the loser of the competition home immediately.
“The backstage pass was planned to send one houseguest home tonight,” Julie says.
Alyssa, Brittany, Taylor, and Terrance were declared safe and no one went home during the live eviction episode.
Announcement about Paloma Aguilar’s departure
HOH Daniel gathered the cast into the living room to announce that Paloma has decided to leave the house in last night’s episode.
The contestants sobbed and were visibly shocked as Monte suggested that they pray.
The cast prayed that the world has grace on Paloma and that she heals.
Where to watch Big Brother 24
Big Brother is on every Sunday and Wednesday at 8pm ET.
The live eviction episodes air on Thursdays at 9pm ET.
The program is broadcast on CBS and streamed on YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, and FuboTV. | https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/19265420/big-brother-2022-spoilers-live-pooch-taylor-jasmine-tonight/ | 2022-07-20T18:02:46Z | https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/19265420/big-brother-2022-spoilers-live-pooch-taylor-jasmine-tonight/ | true | 2 |
The market clocked more than one percent gains on July 20, backed by positive global cues and a cut in windfall tax on fuel exports by the government, thereby continuing the uptrend for the fourth consecutive session.
The BSE Sensex jumped more than 600 points to 55,398, while the Nifty50 surged 180 points to 16,521 and formed a bearish candle on the daily charts as the closing was lower than opening levels.
"A small body of negative candle was formed on the daily chart with a gap up opening, which signals reluctance of the market to conquer further highs after the sharp positive opening. This market action could possibly bring further consolidation/minor downward correction for the short term before moving up further," said Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities.
Shetti further said a sustainable move above 16,550-16,600 levels could pull Nifty towards another hurdle of 16,800 levels in the short term. Any decline from here could find support around 16,300-16,250 levels in the near term, the analyst added.
The broader space also ended in green with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 indices rising 0.2 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively while the India VIX fell by 2.2 percent to 16.82 levels, making the bulls more comfortable.
We have collated 15 data points to help you spot profitable trades:
Note: The open interest (OI) and volume data of stocks given in this story are the aggregates of three-month data and not of the current month only.
Key support and resistance levels on the Nifty
As per the pivot charts, the key support level for the Nifty is placed at 16,478, followed by 16,436. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 16,576 and 16,630.
The Nifty Bank gained 252 points to close at 35,972 on Wednesday and formed a Spinning Top kind of pattern on the daily charts. The important pivot level, which will act as crucial support for the index, is placed at 35,838, followed by 35,704. On the upside, key resistance levels are placed at 36,144 and 36,317 levels.
Maximum Call open interest of 31.52 lakh contracts was seen at 17,000 strike, which will act as a crucial resistance level in the July series.
This is followed by 16,500 strike, which holds 24.07 lakh contracts, and 16,700 strike, which has accumulated 20.21 lakh contracts.
Call writing was seen at 17,300 strike, which added 4.52 lakh contracts, followed by 16,700 strike which added 4.19 lakh contracts and 17,100 strike which added 3.45 lakh contracts.
Call unwinding was seen at 16,400 strike, which shed 6.93 lakh contracts, followed by 16,300 strike which shed 6.76 lakh contracts and 16,200 strike which shed 6.18 lakh contracts.
Maximum Put open interest of 34.42 lakh contracts was seen at 16,000 strike, which will act as a crucial support level in the July series.
This is followed by 15,500 strike, which holds 24.26 lakh contracts, and 15,000 strike, which has accumulated 22.04 lakh contracts.
Put writing was seen at 16,500 strike, which added 11.8 lakh contracts, followed by 16,400 strike, which added 7.7 lakh contracts and 16,600 strike which added 4.09 lakh contracts.
Put unwinding was seen at 15,400 strike, which shed 5.73 lakh contracts, followed by 15,500 strike which shed 3.17 lakh contracts, and 15,300 strike which shed 1.78 lakh contracts.
Stocks with a high delivery percentage
A high delivery percentage suggests that investors are showing interest in these stocks. The highest delivery was seen in HDFC Bank, JK Cement, HDFC, Power Grid Corporation of India, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, among others.
An increase in open interest, along with an increase in price, mostly indicates a build-up of long positions. Based on the open interest future percentage, here are the top 10 stocks including Nifty Financial, Firstsource Solutions, Persistent Systems, Coforge, and Gujarat Gas, in which a long build-up was seen.
A decline in open interest, along with a decrease in price, mostly indicates a long unwinding. Based on the open interest future percentage, here are the top 10 stocks including Bajaj Finserv, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, REC, Escorts, and Eicher Motors, in which long unwinding was seen.
An increase in open interest, along with a decrease in price, mostly indicates a build-up of short positions. Based on the open interest future percentage, here are the top 10 stocks including Navin Fluorine International, Astral, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Indian Energy Exchange, and HDFC Life, in which a short build-up was seen.
59 stocks witnessed short-covering
A decrease in open interest, along with an increase in price, mostly indicates a short-covering. Based on the open interest future percentage, here are the top 10 stocks including SAIL, Nifty, TCS, NBCC, and Hindustan Unilever, in which short-covering was seen.
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CSB Bank, RBL Bank, IDBI Bank, Can Fin Homes, CRISIL, Cyient, Elecon Engineering, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals, Happiest Minds Technologies, Hindustan Zinc, Himadri Speciality Chemical, IndiaMART InterMESH, ICICI Securities, JSW Energy, Kajaria Ceramics, Meghmani Finechem, Mphasis, Orient Bell, Persistent Systems, Hitachi Energy India, PVR, Quick Heal Technologies, Ramkrishna Forgings, and SRF will be in focus ahead of quarterly earnings on July 21.
Stocks in News
Wipro: The software services exporter has reported a 21% YoY decline in consolidated profit at Rs 2,563.6 crore for the quarter ended June 2022, hit by lower operating margin. Gross revenues jumped 18% YoY to Rs 21,528.60 crore and the sequential growth was 3.2% in Q1FY23. IT services segment revenue increased 13.3% YoY to $2,735.5 million (up 0.5% QoQ) and growth in constant currency was 17.2% YoY (up 2.1% QoQ). IT services operating margin for the quarter was at 15%, a decrease of 200 bps QoQ and 380 bps YoY. The company expects revenue from IT services business to be in the range of $2,817-$2,872 million, a sequential growth of 3-5%.
IndusInd Bank: The private sector lender recorded a 61% year-on-year growth in profit at Rs 1,631 crore for the quarter ended June 2022 on significant drop in provisions. Net interest income grew by 16% YoY to Rs 4,125 crore during the quarter, and pre-provision operating profit increased by 10% YoY to Rs 3,431 crore. Net NPA dropped 3 bps QoQ to 0.67% in Q1.
AU Small Finance Bank: The bank reported a 32% year-on-year growth in profit at Rs 268 crore for the quarter ended June 2022, with trading losses of Rs 55 crore (MTM and realized) weighing on profitability. Disbursements (fund-based) for Q1FY23 grew by 345% YoY to Rs 8,445 crore due to low base, with assets under management growing 37% YoY to Rs 50,161 crore during the quarter.
Gland Pharma: The pharma company recorded a 35% year-on-year decline in profit at Rs 229.2 crore for the quarter ended June 2022 on lower topline growth and weak operating performance. Revenue declined by 26% YoY to Rs 856.9 crore during the quarter, and EBITDA fell by 31% to Rs 344.3 crore for the quarter, impacted by continuing supply disruptions in the midst of challenging macro environment.
Tata Communications: The company clocked a 83.5% YoY growth in consolidated profit at Rs 544.82 crore for the quarter ended June 2022, driven by other income. Revenue increased 5% YoY to Rs 4,310.52 crore during the same quarter.
Ador Welding: The company has received a Letter of Award (LOA), from ONGC, Uran. The order includes design, engineering, supply, erection in brief & commissioning of demountable flare stack project on LSTK basis at their ONGC's Uran plant. The order is worth Rs 145 crore and is going to be executed within 30 months.
Ceat: The tyre manufacturer reported a 62.3% year-on-year decline in consolidated profit at Rs 8.68 crore for the quarter ended June 2022, dented by higher input cost. Revenue jumped 48% YoY to Rs 2,818.4 crore during the same period.
Havells India: The electrical equipment maker reported a 4% year-on-year growth in profit at Rs 243 crore for Q1FY23 on muted EBITDA growth of 2% and margin contraction. Revenue grew by 63% YoY to Rs 4,230 crore in quarter ended June 2022.
McNally Bharat Engineering: Singareni Collieries Company is directed by Arbitral Tribunal to pay Rs 242.07 crore to McNally within one month from the date of the Award. The Arbitral Tribunal has delivered matter of arbitration between McNally Bharat Engineering Company, and Singareni Collieries Company, and as per the Award, the Claimant (Singareni Collieries) is awarded a total sum of Rs 242.07 crore.
Fund Flow
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have net purchased shares worth Rs 1,780.94 crore, continuing buying for third consecutive session, whereas domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 230.22 crore on July 20, as per provisional data available on the NSE.
Stocks under F&O ban on NSE
The National Stock Exchange continued to keep Delta Corp under its F&O ban list for July 21. Securities in the ban period under the F&O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95 percent of the market-wide position limit.
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Joey King Looks Like a Different Person With Her Pastel Pink Bob
Pink hair is taking over Hollywood.
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Dua Lipa, Brittany Spears, and Megan Fox have all made a *very* strong case for pink hair over the past few months. Hot pink, pastel pink, pink highlights—the variations are seemingly endless, surprisingly uber-flattering, and wildly fun for summer. By and large all the Hollywood transformations have had a bit of a girly flair, but leave it to Joey King (and hairstylist Dimitris Giannetos) to put an edgy, punk-rock spin on the hue.
For the Bullet Rain movie premiere in Berlin, King’s glam squad, which also included makeup artist Polly Osmond, overhauled her aesthetic. Instead of showing up to the red carpet with her typical copper-toned look, King arrived with a sleek, asymmetrical pink bob. Add dark brown shadow roots and an extremely deep side part to the mix, and the hairstyle made King look pretty unrecognizable.
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A quick scroll through the comments section on King’s Instagram post confirms that her 19 million followers love the look just as much as us. “BUBBLEGUM QUEEN,” one person said, while another wrote, “That hair is everything.” Celebs even got in on the action, with Awkwafina dropping a fire emoji, Julia Garner writing, “SMOKESHOW,” and Vanessa Hudgens saying, “Omg omg OBSESSED.”
As much as we love, love, love this look on King, it’s only temporary—a one premiere wonder. Giannetos used a wig to bring the drama. Less than 24 hours later, the actress was back to her shoulder-length copper hair and bangs. Still, the style was anything but boring. Giannetos gave the Kissing Booth star a Y2K-esque spiky bun complete with face-framing tendrils. While the Bullet Rain press tour is winding down, we can’t wait to see what other glam King has up her sleeve. Out with a bang, right?
Samantha Holender is the Beauty Editor at Marie Claire, where she reports on the best new launches, dives into the science behind skincare, and keeps up with the latest trends in the beauty space. She has previously written for Us Weekly, Popsugar, Makeup.com, Skincare.com, and Philadelphia Wedding. Follow her on Instagram @samholender.
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LOS ANGELES — Giancarlo Stanton homered into an especially sweet spot in his Dodger Stadium homecoming at the All-Star Game, putting his name alongside some of the sluggers he loved watching from the left field seats as a kid.
Byron Buxton followed with another drive and the American League won its ninth straight Midsummer Classic, beating the National League 3-2 on Tuesday night.
AL manager Dusty Baker reminded his team of the winning streak before the game.
“We had to hold it down for him and keep it going,” Stanton said.
Fans rooting for a tie score after nine innings so they could see a first-time home run derby decide the winner instead of extra innings didn’t get their wish.
Instead, the back-to-back homers in the fourth inning were the difference as the AL boosted its overall edge to 47-43-2.
Facing 11-game winner Tony Gonsolin of the Dodgers, Stanton’s impressive 457-foot, two-run shot landed in the left-field pavilion.
“He smokes them,” NL manager Brian Snitker said. “Big, strong kid.”
Stanton and his father, Mike, would sit out there after buying tickets off scalpers for whatever price they could afford.
“My Pops took me to my first Dodger game, showed me how to have love for this game and now we’re here,” the New York Yankees slugger said. “Look at us, it’s just incredible.”
Despite his love for the home team, Stanton thrilled at seeing the visiting sluggers.
“It was really the big boppers when they came into town,” he said. “I wanted to see (Mark) McGwire, (Sammy) Sosa and (Barry) Bonds, even if it was two at-bats. All that wraps around full circle.”
Stanton was chosen the game's MVP, receiving a glass bat engraved with his name from two-time MVP Steve Garvey and Billie Jean King, part of the Dodgers ownership.
“It hasn’t fully sank in,” he said. “It’s going to be an amazing memory for all of our lives.”
The homer ended Stanton's career 0 for 7 skid in the game and at 111.2 mph, it was the hardest-hit homer in an All-Star Game tracked by Statcast. Also scoring was José Ramírez, tying the game 2-all.
Four pitches later, Buxton went deep to give the AL a 3-2 lead against a clearly frustrated Gonsolin, who took the loss.
Nine-time All-Star Clayton Kershaw got the first start of his career for the NL in his home ballpark, with the Dodgers hosting for the first time since 1980. Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani got the game's first hit on Kershaw's first pitch.
Framber Valdez of Houston got the win, tossing a scoreless third inning.
AL starter Shane McClanahan of Tampa Bay gave up two runs and four hits. The first-time All-Star, who owns an MLB-leading 1.71 ERA, had allowed four hits or fewer in his last seven starts.
McClanahan combined with 10 other pitchers on the five-hitter. Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase put on quite a show, striking out the side in the ninth to earn the save.
Austin Riley’s single in the eighth was the NL’s only hit after the first inning.
Ohtani led off for the AL as the designated hitter. Interviewed moments before the start, the Japanese superstar said, in English, he was going to swing. He cracked a 91-mph fastball into center field on the first pitch.
“I was definitely swinging a hundred percent,” Ohtani later said through a translator. “Kershaw has really good command.”
His hit snapped an 0 for 8 streak as a hitter against Kershaw. Last year, Ohtani was the starting pitcher and led off as the DH in the AL’s 5-2 win at Denver. He didn’t pitch this year so he can start Friday in the Angels’ first game after the break at Atlanta.
“I mean, you can’t throw the first pitch of an All-Star Game as a breaking ball,” Kershaw said. “You kind of had to give him a heater there, I think just for everything. Had to do it.”
But the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner had the last word. Kershaw fired a pickoff throw to first that caught Ohtani off the bag.
“Honestly, I didn’t know quite know what to throw yet. Sometimes I throw over there for a second to be convicted with the pitch,” Kershaw said. “I wasn’t trying to pick him off. I was trying to delay the game for a bit, but it worked out.”
Then the Yankees' Aaron Judge, who leads the majors in home runs, went down swinging. After Rafael Devers walked, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounded into a fielder's choice, and Kershaw walked off to applause from the appreciative crowd.
“I tried to take a minute at the beginning to take it all in and look around, which I usually never do,” Kershaw said. “It kind of calmed everything down for me and then I had a lot of fun.”
The NL wasted no time in taking its first 2-0 lead in 10 years. Styling in yellow spikes and alternate yellow and red sleeves, Ronald Acuña Jr. led off the bottom of the first with a ground-rule double to left and scored on Mookie Betts' single. Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer with two outs.
In between runs, Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez made a defensive stop on Manny Machado and followed with a dazzling behind-the-back toss to shortstop Tim Anderson, who threw to first to complete the double play.
A sellout crowd of 52,518 filled Dodger Stadium two years after the third-oldest ballpark in the majors was supposed to host before the game was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HERE’S TO YOU, MS. ROBINSON
Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, with all of the other All-Stars bunched behind him, led the crowd in sending out 100th birthday wishes to Rachel Robinson. On his 1-2-3 count, the crowd and players shouted “Happy birthday, Rachel!” The widow of Jackie Robinson didn’t travel from her home in Connecticut. She visited Dodger Stadium in April on Jackie Robinson Day to mark the 75th anniversary of her husband breaking baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Jackie Robinson’s achievement was honored with on-field comments by Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington and a presentation on the video boards.
FIRST PITCH
Backed by a mariachi band, Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. Fittingly, first-time All-Star Alejandro Kirk of Toronto served as catcher. Kirk and Valenzuela were both born in Mexico. Fernandomania gripped the Dodgers in 1981, when the left-hander won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in helping LA win the World Series.
FASHION CRITICS
The reviews were mostly negative for the second straight year on the All-Star uniforms. The AL wore dark gray uniforms that blended into the plate umpire’s black shirt and dark gray pants. The NL wore all-white uniforms. Both had gold lettering. Fans were critical on social media, with “atrocious” a frequent critique. Last year, MLB went away from wearing traditional jerseys, which met with heavy online criticism.
MIC’ED UP MANOAH
Alek Manoah, Toronto’s expressive right-hander, wore a microphone and earpiece while pitching the second inning, engaging in an entertaining conversation with Fox analyst and Hall of Famer John Smoltz. “How hard am I throwing?” Manoah asked early. He also sought scouting reports on Joc Pederson and Acuña Jr. Manoah did fine, striking out three and also plunking Jeff McNeil with a pitch. A lot of players were mic’ed up. Fans heard Judge and Stanton talking back and forth while playing the outfield, and Yankees batterymates Nestor Cortes and Jose Trevino talking while working together.
THE SHIFT IS STILL ON
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman batted in the third to the now familiar chants of “Freddie! Freddie!” Even in the exhibition game, an extreme shift was on and he was thrown out from right field. Home Run Derby champion Juan Soto got thrown out by the third baseman playing much closer to second base to end the fifth. Next season, the shift is likely going away in the majors.
TAKING IT EASY
Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers for 67 years before retiring in 2016, watched the game from his Los Angeles home. The Bronx-born 94-year-old began calling games when the franchise was located in Brooklyn and followed the team out West ahead of the 1958 season.
UP NEXT
The regular season resumes with six games on Thursday, including Stanton, Judge and the Yankees playing a doubleheader at Houston. The Yankees own the best record in the majors at 64-28. Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Baker's Astros have the second-best mark in the AL at 59-32.
“I just regret that we have to play him a doubleheader on Thursday,” Baker said. “But for today, we’re on the same side.”
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ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Saban has been vocal about his issues with the status quo in name, image and likeness deals and their use in recruiting.
But it’s not like Alabama’s coach and his players haven’t benefited, too. Saban said Crimson Tide players have made more than $3 million in NIL money.
“The biggest concern is how does this impact and affect recruiting?” he said Tuesday at the Southeastern Conference Media Days. “On the recruiting trail right now, there’s a lot of people using this as inducements to go to their school by making promises they may or may not be able to keep in terms of what players are doing.
“I think that is what can create a competitive balance issue between the haves and have-nots. We’re one of the haves. Don’t think that what I’m saying is a concern that we have at Alabama because we’re one of the haves.”
The $3 million figure stands out for another reason: Very few schools have shared details about how much their athletes make on NIL deals, but the number is growing since it could be seen as a way to show recruits another benefit to signing. Earlier this year, Ohio State said its athletes had earned $2.98 million over the first six months of the NIL era.
The touchy topic boiled over in the offseason after Saban singled out Texas A&M and other schools for using the NIL deals in recruiting. Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher fired back at his former boss and denied any wrongdoing in his program, which landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.
“I think they both kind of illustrate the frustration of how things are right now,” Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said. “It’s not sustainable, so something’s going to change.”
Leach says as things stand “college athletes have more privileges than anybody at any other professional level.”
“Go up to your next favorite NFL guy, say: ‘Hey, I heard in the NFL they’re going to have unmitigated free agency, 365, 24/7. And, by the way, there’s not going to be any salary cap or draft, you’re just going to have bidding wars,’” Leach said. “Just watch the expression on their face. Don’t look at anything else or write down any notes because the expression on their face will be well worth it.”
YOUNG’S APPROACH
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young says he can’t afford to rest coming off his Heisman Trophy-winning season. That is, after all, old news.
“I don’t feel like I’m a finished product by any means,” Young said. “I have a lot of stuff I want to keep getting better at.
“The way I look at it, it’s an award that celebrates the past, which is an honor, but it doesn’t entitle me to anything in the future.”
Young is trying to join Archie Griffin (1964 and 1965) as the only two-time Heisman winner.
SHANE’S STYLE
Shane Beamer didn’t let any of his fellow SEC coaches upstage him at media days, not even Alabama’s Saban.
South Carolina released a hype video on social media of Beamer ahead of his appearance at the podium. It showed Beamer swaggering into a team meeting room to Soulja Boy’s “Turn My Swag On” earlier Tuesday in Columbia. Players wiped his brow, handed him a Gamecocks cap (which he placed on backward) and some shades.
Beamer showed off a few moves while players held up lights in the background.
“Walked in, changed clothes, knocked it out in three takes,” he said later in Atlanta. “Had a lot of fun doing it as well. I was a little bit taken aback because one of our players thought I needed to hear the song so I knew what the song was and I knew what the words were. I’m not that old. I know who Soulja Boy is. I know some of the words to that song. It was an easy ask.”
VANDY’S WRIGHT MOVE
Mike Wright enters preseason camp as Vanderbilt’s starting quarterback.
Coach Clark Lea said he informed Wright and former starter Ken Seals of that decision after spring practices.
“It’s all about moving the ball,” Lea said. “One way to do that is with a mobile quarterback. Mike Wright is one of the best in the country in that respect.
“We want him to develop as a total quarterback, which he is. He’s demonstrated leadership abilities, too. We’re excited for him to enter the fall as our starting quarterback. He knows that he has to earn that every day. That’s part of our covenant.”
Wright flashed his personality and sartorial style, enthusiastically discussing his suit purchased in Atlanta and sporting a red carnation.
“I’m a big fashion guy,” he said, giving a shout-out to his suit guy.
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Steve Wynn Wants ‘Chinese Agent’ Claim Dismissed
Posted on: July 20, 2022, 10:33h.
Last updated on: July 20, 2022, 11:06h.
Steve Wynn wants a DC federal court to toss a DOJ civil lawsuit that demands he register as a foreign agent.
The feds sued Wynn in May, accusing him of working as an agent for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The lawsuit claims Wynn, 80, tried to influence the Trump administration to deport a Chinese dissident to China.
Wynn denies the allegation. But according to the DOJ, the casino mogul held “multiple discussions with the then-president Trump and senior officials” in 2017 about the dissident, Guo Wengui. The DOJ says Wynn exhorted Trump to “cancel the visa or otherwise remove [Guo] from the United States.” At the time, Wynn was finance chair of the Republican National Committee.
Guo sought political asylum in the US after arriving from the PRC in 2014. He fled his homeland after learning he was about to be arrested on corruption charges. Guo claims the charges had been cooked up because he accused senior Chinese politicians of having corrupt ties to business leaders.
Political Tensions
The DOJ claims Wynn was persuaded to approach Trump about Guo by then-RNC deputy finance chairman Elliot Broidy and Sun Lijun, then-vice minister of the PRC’s Ministry of Public Security.
It also claims Wynn believed it would help safeguard his operations in Macau at a time of heightened political tensions between the US and China.
In their motion to dismiss the case, Wynn’s lawyers argue that, even if the allegations were true, the obligation to register under the Foreign Agents Registration would have ceased in October 2017. That’s when the DOJ says Wynn stopped lobbying the Trump administration.
Compelling him to register now would be a violation of his constitutional rights, according to the filing.
Don’t Shoot the Messenger
Wynn’s lawyers also argue that his conduct, as described in the DOJ complaint, does not meet the legal standards that would require him to register under FARA.
“The Complaint alleges only that Wynn was asked by Sun to deliver a message from the PRC to the Administration, and that Wynn did so while expressly disclosing that the message was coming from the PRC,” Wynn’s lawyers wrote.
“Merely delivering a message on behalf of a foreign government and checking on its status, without any accompanying efforts to influence on behalf of the foreign government, falls outside the scope of FARA,” they added.
Wynn resigned from his position as RNC chair in January 2018 after allegations of sexual misconduct against female employees were published in the Wall Street Journal. He denies those allegations.
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Housing Minister John Carey invites builders to apply for panel to help boost social housing supply in WA
The Minister for Housing is encouraging builders from across the State to submit an expression of interest to deliver new and refurbished social housing.
On July 15, Housing Minister John Carey said builders of all sizes were invited to apply, with successful proponents set to form a Statewide panel to help boost the supply of social housing in WA.
Mr Carey said the panel would primarily support the delivery of social housing but may be expanded to include other housing programs delivered by the Department of Communities.
“The establishment of a new Statewide building panel is an integral process to accelerate delivery of social housing in what is currently a heated construction market, as all participating companies have been pre-approved to deliver projects,” Mr Carey said.
“The panel will assist both large and small companies to build their capacity and benefit from the McGowan Government’s major pipeline of investments in social housing, which may enable them to grow their business, taking on additional staff and work.
“This is the latest in a number of significant reforms implemented by the McGowan Government to help boost the supply of social housing as fast as possible across WA.
“I encourage all registered builders, of all sizes, across the State to register their interest for this opportunity.”
REIWA South West representative and deputy president Joe White said the planning process for builders had become so difficult it was turning people away from things like smaller projects and government housing.
“With inflation and the cost of living going up, make no mistake, we do have an affordability problem with rentals, you can’t deny it, and there will be more people looking for social housing,” Mr White said.
“The way we can best deliver housing to that group of people is to increase the supply of housing in general so the least amount of people possible rely on it.
“I think getting these smaller builders reengaged, and making it easier for them to reengage is a vital step.”
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If anyone circled dates on calendars anymore — as opposed to making notes on their cell phones — Koby Brea would mark the date the Dayton Flyers play at Fordham next season. That’ll be a homecoming for him and teammate Malachi Smith, who are both from the Bronx.
Brea and Smith bring personal fan bases to many road games. They might fill half of Rose Hill Gym next winter.
“That’s going to be so fun,” Brea said. “I remember my first year going to Fordham but because of COVID we weren’t able to have anybody come to the game, and then last year, they came here to Dayton so it was harder for my people to come out. But this year, there’s no excuse for nobody, so it’s going to be super exciting just to see so many familiar faces. I know it’s going to be the same for Mali.”
The season will include a second trip to New York City because the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament will return to the Barclays Center. Packing the gyms in the Bronx and Brooklyn is just one goal for Brea, the reigning Atlantic 10 Conference Sixth Man of the Year. He wants to build on his breakout season with the type of team success that has eluded Dayton the last two seasons.
“We want to go undefeated, honestly, in the A-10,” Brea said, “and that’s something we feel we could do: just dominate the A-10, win the championship in my hometown. That’d be really fun. And then of course, making March Madness. That’s something since I’ve been here we haven’t been able to do, but I feel like this is the year.”
Dayton returns its entire starting lineup for the 2022-23 season and its top two reserves: Brea and Mustapha Amzil.
Brea shot 35.5% (11 of 31) in his freshman season while averaging 2.9 points in 14.1 minutes per game. His numbers improved across the board in his second season. He ranked fifth on the team in scoring (8.1 points per game). He led the team in 3-pointers made (63 of 149) and 3-point shooting percentage (42.3). His percentage ranked 76th in the country and third in the A-10.
Brea also played his best in the second half of the season. He shot 33% from 3-point range in November and December and then better than 45% in January, February and March. He also made one of the biggest shots of the season, a go-ahead 3-pointer with 43 seconds to play in an 82-76 victory against Davidson in the regular-season finale March 5 at UD Arena.
“I started off kind of shaky,” Brea said. “I was trying tocatch a rhythm, and my confidence was not as high as I wanted it to be. I was finding my role. That’s when the coaches thought it would be best for me to come off the bench and see things from a different perspective. I could see the game from the outside before I came in. As the year went on, I started to build my confidence more and more, and I started to understand my role more and what the coaches wanted me to be doing coming off the bench. I feel like I ended (the season) pretty well, but it’s all about next season now. I just wanted to carry that same momentum into next season.”
Brea’s improved shooting came down to confidence. His practice habits never changed.
“One thing about me is I’m going to get the reps in and shoot until my arms fall off,” Brea said. “Also people didn’t know but I was going through a shoulder injury the whole season. That made things a little harder. I had to change my shot up a little bit. But I think once I saw what I was capable of doing, what I’ve always known I could do, the sky was the limit after that.”
Brea hurt his shoulder in November during the victory against Kansas when he faked a shot, causing Remy Martin to knee his shoulder. It was never 100 percent the rest of the season but didn’t cost him any time. Brea was one of four players along with DaRon Holmes II, R.J. Blakney and Amzil to appear in all 35 games for a team that finished 24-11.
Brea is one of many players in the program who have transformed their bodies this spring. He weighed 168 pounds when he arrived at Dayton in the summer of 2020 and measured 174 on the roster as a freshman. Last season, he was listed at 195. He now weighs 205 pounds. He said he has put on 15 pounds since the season ended in March thanks to the help of strength and conditioning coach Casey Cathrall.
“It’s a whole lot of eating,” Brea said. “Casey does a good job of staying on top of us. For me, just like a whole lot of other guys, we’ve all gained weight that way, and it’s not just about gaining the weight but turning it into muscle. Casey does a good job of showing us what to do and teaching us how to understand what we’re doing, not just not doing it for whatever reason but really understanding it so you know the right things to put in your body and then the right workouts.”
Brea has a routine now and doesn’t have to watch his calorie intake as much as he did. He may add up to five pounds more but is at a comfortable place. He expects the added weight and strength to help on the court in many ways.
“Teams tried to be more physical with me, knowing I’m a shooter,” he said. “They want to hit your upper body a lot so when you do catch the ball you don’t have a lot of strength to shoot it. I feel I’ll be able to take that contact and still be able to come into my shot, and I’ll be able to come into the paint and finish with the big men. And, defensively, it’s never a bad thing to be too strong in my opinion.”
Brea lost his starting job in the third game of the season but averaged 21.7 minutes per game and adapted well to the sixth-man role.
“Of course, in the beginning, I was hurt because everybody wants to be a star,” Brea said. “That’s just an ego thing. That’s what you work for. But when you think about what’s really important, you realize it’s not always about me. It’s about the team as well. It’s what we need to do to win. I’m still able to be productive coming off the bench and the coaches still gave me tremendous confidence that when I did come into game, I had the green light. It wasn’t a problem for me.”
If Brea stays in the role of sixth man, that will be fine with him. In the era of the transfer portal when anyone not starting might consider leaving, the thought didn’t cross his mind.
“I love this place,” Brea said. “I love the university, and the basketball part was never an issue. I’m willing to do whatever the coaches want. I just want to play my role and win games. That’s all that matters.”
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'I didn't want to die,' accuser testifies at Victor Pena kidnapping and rape trial
BOSTON - The woman who said she was kidnapped and raped by Victor Pena after leaving a Boston bar in 2019 took the stand at his trial Wednesday.
The woman was 23 years old in January 2019 when she went missing after leaving Hennessy's bar near Quincy Market. Pena was seen on surveillance images from Congress Street with his arm around her a short time later. She was found alive in Pena's Charlestown apartment three days after she went missing.
On the stand in Suffolk Superior Court Wednesday, she recounted in graphic detail how she was allegedly kidnapped, raped and held hostage. Pena was not in court, but listened in on a live video feed remotely.
The alleged victim told jurors about the night she went missing, saying she had gone to a house party, then to Hennessey's bar. She described herself as "tipsy" at the time after having a few drinks. Her last memory of that night was dancing in the bar.
The next thing she said she remembered was waking up naked on a bed in a room she did not know the next morning.
"I tried to get up and get out," she told the court, but "a man's arm came over and stopped me."
She told jurors Pena threatened to kill her multiple times Then she said he raped her.
"I didn't want to die, so I just let him," she testified.
The woman said Pena told her he rescued her the night before, saved her from getting frostbite and talked about wanting to have a family together.
At one point, the alleged victim told jurors she tried to get into her bag and grab her keys, but Pena saw her, threatened her again, then raped her again.
A ping from her cell phone and surveillance video led police to Pena's apartment in Charlestown where they found her three days after she was reported missing.
Testimony will continue Wednesday afternoon.
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Mercury Insurance's 'My First Car' takes an intimate look at music artists' first rides
Train Headlines Show at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA Friday (7/29)
LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) and Live Nation have partnered up again to help connect music fans with the artists they love through the creation of Mercury's "My First Car" series, which provides an inside look at artists' fond memories and firsts behind the wheel.
"Most fans dream of learning more about their favorite artists," said Erik Thompson, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Mercury Insurance. "We built the 'My First Car' series with that dream in mind. There are so many memories and experiences associated with owning your first car and having that first sense of freedom. These are the memories we wanted to share with audiences everywhere, and we thought the best way to do this would be to ask artists about their first car experiences."
Train is among several artists participating in the My First Car series.
"I think my first vehicle was a 1978 Chevrolet Chevette," said Pat Monahan, lead singer of Train. "It was my mom's car and she let me drive it. It was pretty sweet! My finest memory of that Chevette was that I was allowed to do it all by myself. I was a 16 year old kid and being able to drive around and pick up [my] friends in Erie, Pennsylvania was a pretty big deal. I can't say I loved anything most about the actual vehicle, [but] the freedom of the vehicle was what I loved most."
For access to Mercury Insurance's 2022 concert series, visit https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/music/.
Watch the Train My First Car video now, at https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/myfirstcar/
See Train's headlining tour live at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, California Friday July 29, 2022. Other artists performing include Thunderstorm Artis, rock band Blues Traveler, and fellow Mercury concert series artist Jewel. Learn more about the show and buy tickets at Livenation.com
Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) is a multiple-line insurance carrier predominantly offering personal auto, homeowners, renters and commercial insurance through a network of independent agents in Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia, as well as auto insurance in Florida. Mercury writes other lines of insurance in various states, including business owners and business auto, landlord, home-sharing, ride-hailing and mechanical protection insurance.
Since 1962, Mercury has provided customers with tremendous value for their insurance dollar by pairing ultracompetitive rates with excellent customer service. Mercury has earned A ratings from A.M. Best and Fitch, as well as ranking highest in the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Insurance Digital Experience StudySM and four consecutive "Best Auto Insurance Company" awards from Insure.com. For more information visit www.MercuryInsurance.com or follow the company on Twitter or Facebook.
Train is an American rock band from San Francisco which was formed in 1993. As of 2022 the band consists of Pat Monahan, Taylor Locke, Hector Maldonado, Jerry Becker, Matt Musty, Sakai Smith, and Nikita Houston. The band achieved mainstream success with their debut album, Train. The album was released in 1998 with the hit "Meet Virginia". Train's 2001 album, Drops of Jupiter, contained the lead single "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)". The single won two Grammy Awards in 2002, and the album was certified double platinum. In late 2009, Train released the album, Save Me, San Francisco, that produced three singles—the RIAA six time platinum-certified international hit "Hey, Soul Sister", "If It's Love" and "Marry Me". The album was certified gold by both the RIAA and ARIA. For more information about Train, visit https://savemesanfrancisco.com/.
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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June as higher mortgage rates and rising prices kept many home hunters on the sidelines.
Existing home sales fell 5.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.
That’s lower than the 5.37 million home sales pace economists were expecting, according to FactSet. Sales fell 14.2% from June last year.
After climbing to a 6.49 million annual rate in January, sales have fallen to the slowest pace since June 2020, near the start of the pandemic, when they were running at an annualized rate of 4.77 million homes. Excluding the pandemic-related slowdown, sales in June were running at the slowest pace since January 2019.
Even as home sales slowed, home prices kept climbing in June. The national median home price jumped 13.4% in June from a year earlier to $416,000. That’s an all-time high according to data going back to 1999, NAR said. Despite the increase, home prices are not climbing as much as they were earlier this year.
“With each passing month it appears price appreciation is less strong than earlier months,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.
The June’s sales report is the late evidence that the housing market, a key driver of economic growth, is slowing as homebuyers grapple with sharply higher mortgage rates than a year ago.
“A combination of higher prices and higher mortgage rates clearly has shifted the dynamics in the housing market,” Yun said. "Home sales will only begin to stabilize once mortgage rates begin to stabilize.”
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan climbed to 5.51% last week, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. A year ago it averaged 2.88%.
Mortgage rates have been climbing in response to a sharp increase in 10-year Treasury yields, reflecting expectations of higher interest rates overall as the Federal Reserve raises its benchmark rate in a bid to quell the highest inflation in decades.
Even with higher mortgage rates straining affordability, homes that sold didn’t stay on the market for long. On average, homes sold in just 14 days of hitting the market last month, the fastest sales pace tracked by the NAR. It was 16 days in May. Before the pandemic, homes typically sold more than 30 days after being listed for sale.
House hunters able to navigate the impact of higher mortgage rates had a wider selection of homes to choose from last month, at least. The number of properties for sale jumped 9.6% from May to 1.26 million, and rose 2.4% from June last year — the first annual increase in three years, Yun said.
Still, at the current sales pace, the level of for-sale properties amounts to a 3-month supply, the NAR said. That’s up from 2.6 months in May, and 2.5 months a year ago. That’s still short of the 5- to 6-month supply that reflects a more balanced market between buyers and sellers.
Despite the still-tight supply of homes for sale, rising mortgage rates and prices, first-time buyers accounted for 30% of sales last month, NAR said. That's up from 27% in May, but still low by historical standards, when first-time buyers made up as much as 40% or more of transactions.
Real estate investors and other buyers able to buy a home with just cash, sidestepping the need to rely on financing, accounted for 25% of all sales last month, NAR said. | https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/nation-world/us-home-sales-fell-in-june/507-325b1dee-7050-483b-afa4-32db479ad790 | 2022-07-20T18:25:28Z | https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/nation-world/us-home-sales-fell-in-june/507-325b1dee-7050-483b-afa4-32db479ad790 | true | 57 |
A development that will deliver a new health centre and housing in Whitchurch has been shortlisted for a second national award.
Construction is underway at the Pauls Moss Housing and Health Hub, which feature 71 self-contained extra care apartments for the over 55s, and a new, modern, two-storey health centre for the wider Whitchurch community.
The new development will also feature a community space and café, as well as the integration of Pauls Moss House into the scheme. The Wrekin Housing Group, Shropshire Council, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and local GPs are working in partnership to deliver the £19.1m development.
Pauls Moss was shortlisted earlier this year for a Local Government Chronicle Award and has now been shortlisted for ‘Best Partnership’ at the Inside Housing Development Awards.
The nomination commended the project for its innovative approach, meeting both the housing and health needs of the local population, and incredible partnership working by multiple organisations.
Construction firm Vistry Partnerships North Midlands, responsible for the build, are providing employment and apprenticeship opportunities for local people
Wayne Gethings, Group Chief Executive at The Wrekin Housing Group said:
“It is fantastic news that our efforts to regenerate and transform the Pauls Moss site have been recognised. We are still in the early stages of the build, but the fact that the project has already been nominated for two national awards is testament to the hard work that is being undertaken by all partners.
“We hope that Pauls Moss will prove to be a template for housing and health services coming together for the benefit of all residents.”
Cllr Dean Carroll, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for physical infrastructure, said:
“We are delighted to see Pauls Moss shortlisted in this category. So many people have contributed down the years to getting us to this point where we are now in the construction phase.
“Once work is completed on site, I have no doubt that the Pauls Moss Housing & Health Hub will quickly establish itself as a valuable community asset.”
Claire Parker, Director of Partnerships and Place at NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin said:
“This recognition is certainly well deserved. It is an excellent example of partnership working and more widely highlights the incredible work of Churchmere Medical Group who have been doing so much to support people’s health and wellbeing.
“As Whitchurch’s population continues to grow, this new health centre will mean the practice can continue to meet the ever-increasing health and care needs of patients in what is going to be a fantastic new building for local people.”
James Warrington, Divisional Managing Director added:
“We are delighted to see our Pauls Moss development being shortlisted for Best Partnership award at the Insider Housing Awards. We take great pride in working collaboratively with our partners during every stage of a project to ensure we leave a lasting legacy that leads to repeat working.”
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fictiv, the operating system for custom manufacturing, announced today a significant enhancement to its online platform that enables users to easily receive, review, and respond to injection molding design for manufacturability (DFM) feedback.
To manufacture an injection molding tool, engineers traditionally endure weeks of back-and-forth cycles with manufacturers to communicate on complex design feedback using email and powerpoint. This new, digital experience from Fictiv substantially streamlines the feedback loops and adds traceability and visibility to the DFM process for injection molding, centralizing communication in one fit-for-purpose platform.
"The DFM process for injection molding is ripe for technology innovation because of how complex it is, how much time it takes, and how inconsistent it can be," said Chris Lippi, chief product officer at Fictiv. "Our new online DFM experience for injection molding guides our customers through a unique and interactive design dialogue with Fictiv. We are now one step closer to an automated DFM experience that is currently delivered as part of our CNC and 3D printing offerings, and this is just the beginning."
Different from other online offerings for injection molding, Fictiv accommodates complex designs and tight tolerances to meet customers specifications without sacrifice. This is possible because of Fictiv's highly vetted network of injection molding partners in the U.S. and overseas, managed by its best-in-class operations team with headquarters in both regions. Additionally, Fictiv offers DFM feedback for injection molding pre-sale, which is rare in the industry, in order to help customers optimize designs early on and accelerate the tooling process.
To watch a video featuring Fictiv's new DFM experience for injection molding, visit the company's website.
About Fictiv
Fictiv is the operating system (OS) for custom manufacturing that makes it faster, easier, and more efficient to source and supply mechanical parts. Its intelligent OS, supported by best-in-class operations talent, orchestrates a network of highly vetted and managed partners around the globe for fast, high-quality manufacturing, from quote to delivery. To date, Fictiv has manufactured more than 20 million parts for early-stage companies and large enterprises alike, helping them innovate with agility and get products to market faster.
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Season 4 of the sci-fi thriller horror web series Stranger Things dominated global headlines after it finally hit Netflix on May 27. The series earned its top spot with over 188 million total hours viewed breaking the view record of past seasons and other Netflix series having been placed in the Top 10 in 93 countries.
Season 4 is a deep dive into Eleven's life post-Hawkins, the gruesome Vecna, Max struggling to bring back her subconscious from upside down, Eddie Munson & Dustin Henderson's friendship, Hopper's battle to escape Soviet captors and of course multiple murders by season's monster Vecna, but as cops blame Munson for all the murders, the show also features him proving that he didn’t commit the aforementioned killings.
Stranger Things Season 4 has ended on an interesting note leaving fans curious about the fifth and final season of the popular web series. As all the characters finally reunited in Hawkins for one last fight against Vecna, Stranger Things Season 5 is touted to be one of the biggest seasons of the show. But as the show has spent weeks reigning on the Netflix Top 10 TV shows, it's been replaced by another Netflix production, The Resident Evil.
As per Den of Geek, Netflix's new show The Resident Evil has been placed on top in its first weekend in the US, which is definitely a strong start for the show that hit the streaming platform on July 14. The series stars an ensemble cast led by Lance Reddick as Albert Wesker, Ella Balinska and Adeline Rudolph as Wesker's adopted children while Tamara Smart and Siena Agudong portray their younger selves, and Paola Núñez as Evelyn Marcus, James Marcus's daughters.
As per the web series' official synopsis, The Resident Evil is set in 1998 and follows a group of people trying to survive a zombie outbreak in the small town of Raccoon City. The plot of the much-awaited series is spread out over two points in time – 2022 and 2036, with a gap of some 14 years. | https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/web-series/not-stranger-things-but-this-show-is-trending-at-no-1-on-netflix-here-are-details-articleshow.html | 2022-07-20T18:26:39Z | https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/web-series/not-stranger-things-but-this-show-is-trending-at-no-1-on-netflix-here-are-details-articleshow.html | false | 1 |
When officers saw a mama duck in distress, they quickly stepped in to help
When South Lake Minnetonka Police and Excelsior Fire were cleared from a Shorewood medical call on July 11, the last thing they expected was to immediately step back into action.
Officers Zachary Robertson and Jake Nelson noticed a mama duck in distress, quacking up a commotion and hovering anxiously around a drain. Both the officers and firefighters did not waste time going in to help her, discovering nearly 10 of her ducklings stuck in the drain once the grates were removed.
Nelson said they all really had to think about what they carried with them on the job in order to get the ducklings through the pipe and out to the other side.
“We were kind of laughing because we got a couple out and then they ran to the middle and then they come down and look out the pipe and see us, and then they’d run back to the middle. It was kind of comical that we’re trying all these different techniques to get them out. We were making noises, we were sticking shovels and pool noodles from the neighbors down this drain to kind of flush them out,” Robertson said.
According to Fire Marshall Kellie Murphy Ringate, they did their best to get the ducklings back to their mother and used whatever they could around them to try. Within the drain, there were various outlets that lead to other parts of the drains, which she said they had to try to block off to stop the ducklings from traveling elsewhere. Some members of the team even had to go into the drains themselves, getting muddy and needing to remove parts of their uniforms in the process.
All in all, the team of police and fire workers worked for about an hour to rescue the ducklings, with nearby Glen Road residents gathering to watch in “quite the spectacle,” Robertson said.
“We were persistent. They were trying their best to not get caught or get out of the drain. They were running back and forth between one drain to the other drain, which was making it very difficult,” Robertson said.
After the rescue was complete, he said the ducklings were shown to some of the children in the crowd and stickers were handed out.
“I just know we were counting them and when we did get the last duck out, we did a little bit of dancing and hip hip hooraying. We were like, and the football thing, ‘Score! We got them out.’ There was a little celebration. Even the crowd that gathered around us actually did a little bit of a celebration when we got them out,” Ringate said.
Nelson said it was a fun opportunity to work together with everyone and have the community there to see them rescue the ducklings.
“I remember at one point, we got one of the ducklings out and you don’t realize how fast a tiny duckling is until you see a firefighter chasing him around three pine trees and he’s getting outrun. It was a fun time, it was a laugh for everybody watching everything happen,” he said. | https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/community/excelsior_southlake/south-lake-minnetonka-police-and-excelsior-fire-team-up-to-rescue-ducklings/article_60aa1b44-0786-11ed-94d0-bbaf832ec070.html | 2022-07-20T18:27:05Z | https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_sailor/community/excelsior_southlake/south-lake-minnetonka-police-and-excelsior-fire-team-up-to-rescue-ducklings/article_60aa1b44-0786-11ed-94d0-bbaf832ec070.html | true | 1 |
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A motion seeking to block enforcement of a so-called trigger law that would shut down North Dakota's lone abortion clinic should be denied because the law was administered properly and the lawsuit on the constitutionality of the ban is unlikely to succeed, the state attorney general's office says.
A 20-page response filed Wednesday by the state argues that a judge should not grant a request by the Red River Women's Clinic in Fargo to delay the July 28 closing date that was certified by Attorney General Drew Wrigley a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The clinic said Wrigley was premature in starting the 30-day countdown under the trigger ban. Rather than ruling on the opinion, the clinic said, Wrigley should have waited until the official judgment was sent to lower courts, which is likely to happen in a few days.
The North Dakota Legislature passed its trigger law in 2007 that made abortion illegal in the state except in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother. The measure said the ban will go into effect 30 days after the “issuance of the judgment in any decision of the United States Supreme Court which, in whole or in part, restores to the states authority to prohibit abortion.”
The response written by state attorneys Matthew Sagsveen and Courtney Titus said the only condition to shutting down the clinic was whether the U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively reversed federal abortion protections was clear. Wrigley properly construed that case, as well as the trigger language, and properly issued the certification, the state's document said.
Attorneys for Red River Women's Clinic did not immediately respond Wednesday to requests for comment.
The motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction is part of the clinic's suit arguing that the state constitution protects a woman's right to abortion. The clinic said the ban violates rights to life, safety and happiness and infringes on the right to liberty because it “deprives patients of the ability to control decisions about their families and their health.”
The state's response filed Wednesday said the clinic “ignores the history of abortion regulations in North Dakota probably because a fair considering of that history is fatal” to its argument.
Clinic director Tammy Kromenaker has said the lawsuit should at least give more time to provide abortion care in North Dakota while she prepares for a possible relocation a few miles away to Moorhead, Minnesota, where abortion remains legal. Most of the clinic's patients come from North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.
A GoFundMe page established to help pay for the clinic’s transition has raised close to $1 million. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/North-Dakota-s-lawyers-say-July-28-abortion-ban-17317503.php | 2022-07-20T18:27:56Z | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/North-Dakota-s-lawyers-say-July-28-abortion-ban-17317503.php | true | 10 |
Cycling-Pogacar says team spirit is high despite setbacks
Today we saw that we are strong." Majka sustained a thigh strain after mechanical trouble on stage 16 when his chain broke, which led to a high-grade partial thickness tear of his right quadriceps muscle. Pogacar rued their bad luck following the injury to his key lieutenant in the mountains but said it was no surprise that his team were strong despite the setbacks.
Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar said the morale in the UAE Emirates camp was high despite the team being reduced to four riders due to injury and illness for the final days of the race. Pogacar's challenge suffered a blow earlier in the day when his team mate Rafal Majka pulled out of the race due to injury, leaving the Slovenian with only three team mates for the final days of the race.
The 23-year-old claimed a third win in this year's Tour and grabbed a 10-second time bonus but he trails Jumbo Visma's Jonas Vingegaard by two minutes and 18 seconds ahead of Thursday's final mountain stage. "The effect of today is that the mood is higher in the team. Even though we are now four guys, it's changed the dynamic now. We'll be really optimistic and motivated in tomorrow's stage," Pogacar told reporters, after winning the 17th stage.
"We can try really hard to try to take time back. Today we saw that we are strong." Majka sustained a thigh strain after mechanical trouble on stage 16 when his chain broke, which led to a high-grade partial thickness tear of his right quadriceps muscle.
Pogacar rued their bad luck following the injury to his key lieutenant in the mountains but said it was no surprise that his team were strong despite the setbacks. "Even if everything had been normal we would still have been the strongest team everyday, but these things happen in cycling and we are motivating each other," Pogacar said.
"Tomorrow we will give it our all."
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Hispanic Students Show Highest Obesity Rates
A study released this week found that childhood obesity rates in Hispanic children are more than twice as high as white students in San Diego County schools, with 23.1 percent of Hispanic students being overweight or obese, compared to only 8.9 percent of white students.
The report, released by the San Diego County Obesity Initiative (COI), reviewed physical fitness test results of over 99,000 students among the 42 school districts in our county. The tests measure body composition of fifth, seventh, and ninth grade students consistent with the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The districts with the five highest levels of childhood obesity, from first to fifth, are National School District in National City, Escondido, South Bay, Lemon Grove, and San Ysidro, with those schools also ranking among those with the highest levels of Hispanic students.
“These findings are important because Hispanic students represent approximately half of all public school students in San Diego County with respect to race/ethnicity and similarly, low-income students account for half of all public school students in San Diego County with respect to socioeconomic status,” the study states.
In reviewing the rankings among the County’s 42 school districts, the range of childhood obesity ranged from the lowest in Coronado at 15 percent to the highest at 50 percent for National School District. The report shows that the variation among obesity rates was tied to underlying economic, environmental, and social conditions of the districts.
The lowest levels of childhood obesity in the study were from school districts in more affluent areas; Coronado, Rancho Santa Fe, San Dieguito, Del Mar, and Julian High.
The results also showed that the highest rates of childhood obesity were found among students in households enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), commonly referred to as food stamps, with a full 30.2 percent being either overweight or obese.
“Highly disparate childhood obesity rates among children of differing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic populations demonstrate the existence of glaring health disparities among San Diego County children,” the report finds. “[S]uccess in preventing and reducing childhood obesity in the region will require an intentional and intensive health equity strategy.”
Among the various school districts in the county, some have implemented more advanced health nutrition and exercise programs, helping to account for some of the variations among obesity rates.
For example, 19 of the 42 school districts in the County maintain active wellness councils, on-site groups organized to plan and advocate for wellness policies and programs in their district. Of the 501,269 public school students in the County, approximately 72 percent attend districts with wellness councils.
The report also found that only 7 of the 42 districts had strong physical activity and physical education policies in place, including Chula Vista Elementary and San Ysidro School Districts, covering only 9 percent of the students in the County. Seven other districts had somewhat strong policies, but, 26 others did not have strong physical education policies.
“We need to do more to help our students eat better at school and to require more physical activities during the school day,” said Maria Cervantes, a mother of two Chula Vista elementary students. “And as parents, we need to watch what our kids eat, too.”
Another study released this week by the University of Surrey in England, concluded that childhood obesity raises the likelihood of suffering a heart attack or stroke as an adult. That study reviewed data from 300,000 young students and compared their health outcomes 25 years later.
The British study found that having childhood obesity was a strong predictor for arterial damage and impaired glucose tolerance, but less of a predictor of hypertension and stroke. One big concern was that the damage caused by childhood obesity still affected adults even if they had lost weight in the years after childhood.
“It is worrying that obesity is becoming endemic in our society,” said Martin Whyte, lead author of the study.
The issue of childhood obesity was highlighted in San Diego this week at the 9th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference, the nation’s largest collaboration of professionals dedicated to combating pediatric obesity. The conference is designed to share and discuss emerging research, best practices, community-based efforts, and effective policy strategies that promote and sustain healthy eating and physical activity practices for children and their families.
Started in 2001 and held every two years, the conference brings together academic researchers, community and business leaders, educators, health care professionals, local, state, and federal health department staff, and policymakers. This year, more than 2,000 people are expected to attend the conference.
At the federal level, this week the US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $6.6 million in grants to ten universities to conduct research to gain a better understanding of the factors behind childhood obesity, develop and expand effective intervention programs, and to train parents, caregivers, and educators to prevent and reduce obesity among children.
“Healthy habits start with families,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “With these NIFA investments, we are helping at-risk families make lifestyle changes that will add up to a lifetime of better health for their children.” | https://laprensa.org/hispanic-students-show-highest-obesity-rates | 2022-07-20T18:35:50Z | https://laprensa.org/hispanic-students-show-highest-obesity-rates | true | 1 |
CHICAGO — The city violated the civil rights of its residents by playing a “driving role” in the proposed relocation of a scrap metal facility with a history of pollution complaints from a mostly white neighborhood in Chicago’s North Side to a largely Latino and Black community in the Southeast Side, according to the results of a two-year-long federal investigation.
In a letter obtained by NBC News outlining its findings and delivered Tuesday to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said it found that the city had a “broader policy of shifting polluting activities from White neighborhoods to Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, despite the latter already experiencing a disproportionate burden of environmental harms.”
For the advocacy groups that spurred the federal government’s investigation, Tuesday’s findings came as a colossal victory.
“The tide of segregation and environmental racism in Chicago has been devastating Black and brown communities for far too long,” the groups said in a joint statement. “This federal investigation from HUD shows without a doubt that systemic racism in Chicago is creating sacrifice zones and putting the most vulnerable in harm’s way. All eyes are now on the Mayor’s office and City Council to take accountability and end the systems that allow the dirtiest industries to pile up in our communities.”
HUD is urging the city to voluntarily enter into an agreement and adopt an “enhanced fair housing planning process that includes planning for overcoming disparities in environmental impacts.” If it declines, Chicago may face losing hundreds of millions in federal housing funds and potential enforcement by the Department of Justice.
According to the letter, the city received $375 million in federal grant money that was distributed among 13 departments. Without action, further funding could be blocked.
Lightfoot’s office broadly denied the letter’s findings.
“Unfortunately, HUD leaked their letter, as they have done in the past,” the mayor’s office said in a statement. “We will respond given the opportunity but any allegations that we have done something to compromise the health and safety of our Black and Brown communities are absolutely absurd; we will demonstrate that and prove them wrong.”
The Southeast Environmental Task Force, the South East Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke and People for Community Recovery filed a complaint in 2020 alleging civil rights violations on the basis of race and national origin.
Southeast Side community members began to mobilize in 2019, when Reserve Management Group sought to vacate its metal shredding business, known as General Iron, from the affluent and majority-white North Side neighborhood of Lincoln Park to open a new site rebranded as Southside Recycling in a mostly Latino and Black working-class community about 20 miles away.
In Lincoln Park, General Iron had been cited at least 11 times for pollution and nuisance law violations between December 2019 and March 2020, and saw two explosions in May 2020.
The facility’s move to the Southeast Side was all but certain when Reserve Management Group agreed to a city-approved “exit plan” devised under the Lightfoot administration. In addition, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency also approved permits for the project in June 2020.
The Southeast Side, which includes an industrial corridor of trucking and cement companies, manufacturing plants and salvage yards, has been heavily polluted over the decades, affecting the air quality; residents in the area have higher rates of asthma and chronic health issues than the North Side, according to the city’s health data.
Community groups galvanized through protests and lawsuits to stop the Southside Recycling facility from opening, and in February, the city denied an operating permit to Reserve Management Group, noting how a “health impact assessment” and past complaints against the business were “too significant to ignore.”
The company has been in an appeals process and declined to comment on HUD’s investigatory findings. It previously accused city officials upon denial of its permit of being “cowed by persistent false narratives and misinformation aimed at demonizing our business.”
Despite the city’s decision to deny the permit, HUD said it was “a necessary action to address these harms and urges the City to affirm the denial to avoid further harm.”
HUD accused the city of discrimination because environmental harm would be brought against Black and Latino residents. “These consequences are particularly egregious given the longstanding and well-known disproportionate environmental burdens already borne by the Southeast Neighborhoods,” the letter noted.
In addition, HUD said, the initial negotiations between the city and Reserve Management Group were emblematic of a “historical pattern and broader policy of directing heavy industry to Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.”
“The events surrounding the public announcement and the Agreement reveal an unusually close collaboration between the City and the Companies,” the agency added. “Absent the City’s driving role, the relocation would not have occurred.”
City Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez, who participated in a monthlong hunger strike last year in protest against the shredder facility’s move, said the letter from HUD is an “urgent call” for Lightfoot’s administration to make immediate changes.
“I, unfortunately, don’t expect much from this administration,” Sigcho-Lopez, a vocal critic of Lightfoot, said.
In addition to addressing how the city vets building projects and ensuring operating permits are not awarded to the detriment of low-income residents and communities of color, Sigcho-Lopez said, the mayor must fulfill another campaign promise: restore the city’s department of environment, which then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel eliminated a decade ago because of budget cuts.
The issue is pressing in a city such as Chicago, which ranks among the worst metropolitan areas for air quality and has higher childhood asthma rates in Black and Latino communities.
“General Iron was a textbook example of environmental racism, but these violations aren’t unique to the South Side,” Sigcho-Lopez said. “The apathy and complicity at the city level must change.”
Safia Samee Ali reported from Chicago, and Erik Ortiz from New York. | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-violated-residents-civil-rights-relocating-polluting-business-rcna39097 | 2022-07-20T18:36:32Z | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-violated-residents-civil-rights-relocating-polluting-business-rcna39097 | true | 1 |
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia will hold a presidential election on Oct. 23 to choose a successor to centrist President Borut Pahor, who has been in office for 10 years, authorities said Wednesday.
If no candidate wins more than half of the ballots in the first round, a runoff between the top two will be held three weeks later.
Already, several people have said they would run for the presidency, including two female contenders who have been polling strongly — independent lawyer Natasa Pirc Musar and ruling liberal party candidate Marta Kos.
Also expected to run is former foreign minister Anze Logar, a candidate of right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party of former Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
If a woman wins she will become the first female president of the country since Slovenia became an independent nation in 1991 after splitting from the former Yugoslavia.
Pirc Musar has led the polls, with many in Slovenia feeling she could help bridge a divide between the right and left. She is also well known for representing Slovenia-born U.S. former first lady Melania Trump in some legal cases in her home country.
Marta Kos is from the liberal Freedom Movement, which runs the current Slovenian government after winning an election in April. The liberals ousted Jansa's government, which during his term pushed the traditionally moderate European Union nation toward right-wing populism.
Pahor, who also served previously as prime minister, has sought to stoke political unity. He is banned from running again after two full terms.
While the presidency is largely ceremonial in Slovenia, the president still is seen as a person of authority in the Alpine country of 2 million people. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Slovenia-to-hold-a-presidential-election-on-Oct-17317433.php | 2022-07-20T18:37:01Z | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Slovenia-to-hold-a-presidential-election-on-Oct-17317433.php | true | 24 |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice called on state lawmakers Wednesday to meet at the Capitol next week to consider a permanent 10% reduction in the state's income tax.
“Once we get the ball rolling, we can keep coming back and chipping away at our personal income tax until it’s completely eliminated,” the Republican said. West Virginia’s tax collections for 2021 totaled $5.89 billion.
Inflation and rising gas prices are taking a toll on residents’ budgets, and they need relief, so Justice asked lawmakers to convene a special session at noon on Monday.
“The most important thing to do is get started right away,” his statement said.
Justice said his proposal contains no increases on any other state taxes, and that personal tax brackets would remain the same. He said West Virginians at every income level would see their taxes drop.
The state of West Virginia ended the last fiscal year with a record $1.3 billion surplus.
A 10% reduction is the maximum cut allowed while remaining in compliance with funding stipulations in the American Rescue Plan Act, he said. Justice said the proposal would be retroactive to Jan. 1 and would put $254 million back into residents’ pockets when they file their 2022 taxes.
The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, however, said the governor’s proposed tax cut would be ineffective when it comes to helping families and working people because it would largely benefit the wealthy.
More effective ways of using the revenue surplus, the nonprofit said, include investing in the state’s public employee insurance program, providing subsidized care to an additional 10,000 children, enacting a paid family and medical leave program for all workers, investing in workforce development, and giving all families a one-time $250 tax credit for each child.
The governor's pitch is the third attempt to cut personal state income taxes in the past year.
Justice tried for a 60% cut last year to spur population growth in a state that lost a higher percentage of its residents than any other over the past decade. The proposal was unanimously rejected in the House.
A 10% tax cut was passed by the House of Delegates in March but never made it to a vote in the state Senate.
For the year, personal income tax collections of $2.5 billion were $461.5 million above estimates and 16.6% higher than a year earlier. Consumer sales tax collections of $1.66 billion were $181.7 million above estimates and 7.7% higher than fiscal 2021.
Corporate net income tax collections of $366.3 million were $206 million above estimates and 38.5% higher than a year earlier. Severance tax collections of $768.8 million were $438.9 million above estimates and 180% higher than a year ago.
Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy said 48% of severance taxes, which apply to the extraction of natural resources, were from natural gas, 35% was from coal and 17% were from other sources, including oil. Hardy said it’s a further indication that the state’s energy sector economy is diversifying. | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/West-Virginia-governor-calls-special-session-on-17317425.php | 2022-07-20T18:38:07Z | https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/West-Virginia-governor-calls-special-session-on-17317425.php | true | 12 |
CLEVELAND, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reducing use of virgin plastics is a key goal of packaging sustainability efforts, and leading US packaging suppliers including Amcor and Berry Global are showing dedication to these trends by participating in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and similar pledges.
While some companies are exploring ways to fulfill such pledges by making plastic more eco-friendly – such as by improving recyclability or increasing use of recycled content – others are looking to shift away from conventional plastics altogether, changes that benefit materials that are perceived as more sustainable, including paper, bioplastics, and molded fiber.
Though often higher cost and lower performance than plastics, these materials are increasingly the focus of product development efforts. A number of promising introductions have occurred in recent years, including Sonoco Products' Natrellis molded sugarcane, PABOCO's paper bottles, and Danimer Scientific's Nodax PHA bioplastic resin for use in packaging.
Reusable packaging programs are of increasing interest as a means to meet corporate source-reduction goals and provide consumers with further sustainable packaging options. Most reusable packaging is made from metal, glass, or other durable materials that do not quickly degrade under use and cleaning. Though generally higher in cost and heavier in weight (which makes shipping less energy efficient), metal and glass packaging are highly recyclable and reusable, boosting their environmental profile when they exit circulation in reusable packaging programs.
Sustainability in Packaging is focused on identifying key trends in sustainability in the packaging industry, including:
- shifts in material mix toward more sustainable alternatives to virgin plastics (e.g., paper, bioplastics, molded fiber, recycled materials, reusable packaging)
- packaging producer and end user sustainability efforts and target goals
- product innovation in compostable, biodegradable, recyclable, and lightweight packaging
- expansion of packaging reuse programs
- supply and demand for recycled content
- regulatory changes affecting demand for sustainable packaging
Sustainability trends are analyzed by leading packaging material (plastic, paper and paperboard, metal, glass, molded fiber) and in terms of packaging producer and end user sustainability goals. Additionally, profiles of select packaging products, markets, and materials are highlighted. Consumer survey data related to packaging sustainability collected by The Freedonia Group are also presented.
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Fun and unique games for tailgating
Are you looking to add some friendly competition to your tailgate this year? A new tailgate game is the way to go. Cornhole is always a popular option, but if you want something a little more unique, there are plenty of lesser-known games from which to choose. Games including bocce, lawn darts and Spikeball are enjoyable and allow for individuals or teams to compete.
When choosing which games to play, consider the age and number of participants. For tailgates with younger children, select simple games. Easy-to-handle equipment ensures the game is fun for everyone. Determine how many players each game needs; selecting a game in which different numbers of players can take part works best. If you’d like more tips on choosing a game for your group, check out the BestReviews guide on the yard games.
Best unique tailgate games
Bocce ball
Bocce is one of the oldest known games. It dates back to the days of ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. Today, the game is popular across the globe. It goes by several names, including the English name of lawn bowling. To play, you need between two and eight players split into two teams. The game begins with a player throwing the jack, or pallino, a small white ball, onto the court. Teams compete to see who can land their balls closest to the pallino.
This bocce set is regulation-size and has all the equipment you need to play. It includes a carrying case, eight balls, a pallino and a measuring string. The balls come in the traditional colors of red and green. Crafted from high-quality materials, the balls will last a long time.
Sold by Amazon
Spikeball
Spikeball is an active game that combines elements of volleyball and foursquare. To play the game, you need two teams, a single ball and a net. The teams take turns serving by bouncing the ball off the net. The opposite team has three touches to get the ball to bounce off the net again. Teams score points when the opposite team fails to return the ball to the net within the allowed number of touches.
Designed to be portable, this Spikeball game set has foldable legs so all parts fit nicely in a drawstring bag. The net is easy to set up and you can play on almost any flat surface. The game set includes a ball, net, instructions and carrying bag.
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Kubb
The game of kubb, thought to go back almost 1,000 years, became popular in the 1980s. You can play with between two and 10 players, although two teams of three is recommended. You play by throwing sticks at wooden blocks to knock them over. This game requires both throwing skills and strategy. You win the game by knocking over all the opposing team’s kubbs (the wooden blocks) and the final king kubb in the center of the playing field.
With pieces crafted of rubber and wood, you can use this kubb set indoors and outdoors. It comes in a convenient carrying bag that makes it easy to travel or store. The set includes one king kubb, 10 kubb blocks, six throwing dowels, four corner pegs, a carry bag and instructions.
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Ladder toss
Ladder toss is a game thought to have originated on campgrounds, although there are more colorful rumors of it starting with cowboys using live snakes and fence posts. You play by tossing bolas (two balls attached by a string) at a three-rung ladder. Each rung of the ladder is worth a different value, but there are several additional scoring options to make the game more interesting.
Amazon Basics Ladder Toss Outdoor Lawn Game Set
This ladder toss game set comes with two ladders, three red bolas, three blue bolas and a carrying case. Made from PVC piping, the ladders are lightweight and come apart to easily fit inside the storage bag. The ladders stand 48 inches tall.
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Dice
If you’re looking to get the best bang for your buck out of your gaming equipment, a set of dice is simple, fun and versatile. There are many games kids can participate in like sevens, farkle or pig. You can also play games such as craps or Klondike if you want to bet on the last drink in the cooler at your tailgate.
ApudArmis Giant Wooden Yard Dice Game
The game set includes six oversized dice, one dry-erase scoreboard, a marker and carrying bag. Crafted from solid New Zealand pine, these dice are chip-resistant and durable. With rounded corners to make them easily rollable, the dice are safe for children. The waterproof bag is convenient for storage and travel.
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Lawn darts
Reimagined from the game banned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the 1980s, the lawn darts of today are fun and safe. Most darts are made of hard or inflatable plastic and have rounded ends for safety purposes. You play the game much like traditional darts: players take turns throwing their darts at a target spread out on the ground. If you want something with simpler scoring, you can purchase a version of the game that comes with rings for targets.
This lawn dart set glows in the dark. To charge them for your next tailgate, use a headlight or flashlight. The set comes with two blue darts, two red darts, two target rings, a carrying bag and instructions. It’s best played on a soft surface like sand or grass, as the darts tend to bounce on a hard surface.
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Giant Jenga
Giant Jenga is exactly like regular Jenga, except bigger. Participants take turns pulling single blocks out of a stack and moving them to the top. The player who causes the stack to collapse loses. The trick is to strategically select blocks that won’t undermine the tower’s balance. Playing Jenga with larger blocks creates even more excitement when the tower falls.
This Jenga set starts at 22 inches and stacks to over 4 feet tall. The blocks are made from premium hardwood and come in a large carrying bag. This set can accommodate anywhere from one to many players, and it’s recommended for ages 8 and older.
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(The Hill) — A group of bipartisan senators led by Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have unveiled legislation clarifying that the vice president does not have the power to overturn the results of a presidential election and making it harder for lawmakers to object to the results of the Electoral College vote.
The introduction of legislation follows months of negotiations in which senators sought to respond to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when a mob of pro-Trump protesters tried to stop Congress’s certification of Joe Biden’s election victory.
It reforms the Electoral Count Act of 1887, which many senators thought was too vague and which former President Donald Trump tried to exploit to stop Joe Biden’s transition to power.
The bill would make it explicitly clear that a sitting vice president only has a “ministerial” role when Congress convenes to certify the results of a presidential election and has no authority to overturn the results.
The legislation would require at least one-fifth of the membership of each chamber of Congress to lodge an objection to any state’s slate of electors.
And it would identify state governors as responsible for submitting certificates identifying slates of electors unless state law specifies otherwise.
The legislation directly responds to former Trump’s claims that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the power not to recognize Biden’s victory in the Electoral College after winning the 2020 election by more than 7 million votes.
The senators who negotiated the proposal said they consulted with a wide variety of election experts and legal experts.
“We have developed legislation that establishes clear guidelines for our system of certifying and counting electoral votes for president and vice president. We urge our colleagues in both parties to support these simple, commonsense reforms,” they said in a joint statement.
Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Lisa Murkowksi (R-Alaska), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) participated in the negotiations and are expected to vote for the measure.
The legislation provides for expedited judicial review of disputes over a state’s slate of electors, authorizing a three-judge panel to resolve challenges and setting up a fast track for the Supreme Court to hear appeals.
The accelerated judicial review would be available only to presidential candidates.
The legislation clarifies that Congress would have to defer to the slates of electors submitted by state officials.
It would make clear that the vice president does not have the power to solely determine or adjudicate disputes over electors.
Sasse praised the legislation as “a good bill” and highlighted provisions “clarifying the vice president’s limited role and increasing the threshold for objections.”
“This bill cleans up some ambiguity in the ECA that was dishonestly exploited on Jan. 6,” he said. | https://fox4kc.com/news/national/senate-group-unveils-bill-to-avoid-repeat-of-jan-6/ | 2022-07-20T18:43:06Z | https://fox4kc.com/news/national/senate-group-unveils-bill-to-avoid-repeat-of-jan-6/ | true | 13 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton homered into an especially sweet spot in his Dodger Stadium homecoming at the All-Star Game, putting his name alongside some of the sluggers he loved watching from the left field seats as a kid.
Byron Buxton followed with another drive and the American League won its ninth straight Midsummer Classic, beating the National League 3-2 on Tuesday night.
AL manager Dusty Baker reminded his team of the winning streak before the game.
“We had to hold it down for him and keep it going,” Stanton said.
Fans rooting for a tie score after nine innings so they could see a first-time home run derby decide the winner instead of extra innings didn’t get their wish.
Instead, the back-to-back homers in the fourth inning were the difference as the AL boosted its overall edge to 47-43-2.
Facing 11-game winner Tony Gonsolin of the Dodgers, Stanton’s impressive 457-foot, two-run shot landed in the left-field pavilion.
“He smokes them,” NL manager Brian Snitker said. “Big, strong kid.”
Stanton and his father, Mike, would sit out there after buying tickets off scalpers for whatever price they could afford.
“My Pops took me to my first Dodger game, showed me how to have love for this game and now we’re here,” the New York Yankees slugger said. “Look at us, it’s just incredible.”
Despite his love for the home team, Stanton thrilled at seeing the visiting sluggers.
“It was really the big boppers when they came into town,” he said. “I wanted to see (Mark) McGwire, (Sammy) Sosa and (Barry) Bonds, even if it was two at-bats. All that wraps around full circle.”
Stanton was chosen the game’s MVP, receiving a glass bat engraved with his name from two-time MVP Steve Garvey and Billie Jean King, part of the Dodgers ownership.
“It hasn’t fully sank in,” he said. “It’s going to be an amazing memory for all of our lives.”
The homer ended Stanton’s career 0 for 7 skid in the game and at 111.2 mph, it was the hardest-hit homer in an All-Star Game tracked by Statcast. Also scoring was José Ramírez, tying the game 2-all.
Four pitches later, Buxton went deep to give the AL a 3-2 lead against a clearly frustrated Gonsolin, who took the loss.
Nine-time All-Star Clayton Kershaw got the first start of his career for the NL in his home ballpark, with the Dodgers hosting for the first time since 1980. Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani got the game’s first hit on Kershaw’s first pitch.
Framber Valdez of Houston got the win, tossing a scoreless third inning.
AL starter Shane McClanahan of Tampa Bay gave up two runs and four hits. The first-time All-Star, who owns an MLB-leading 1.71 ERA, had allowed four hits or fewer in his last seven starts.
McClanahan combined with 10 other pitchers on the five-hitter. Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase put on quite a show, striking out the side in the ninth to earn the save.
Austin Riley’s single in the eighth was the NL’s only hit after the first inning.
Ohtani led off for the AL as the designated hitter. Interviewed moments before the start, the Japanese superstar said, in English, he was going to swing. He cracked a 91-mph fastball into center field on the first pitch.
“I was definitely swinging a hundred percent,” Ohtani later said through a translator. “Kershaw has really good command.”
His hit snapped an 0 for 8 streak as a hitter against Kershaw. Last year, Ohtani was the starting pitcher and led off as the DH in the AL’s 5-2 win at Denver. He didn’t pitch this year so he can start Friday in the Angels’ first game after the break at Atlanta.
“I mean, you can’t throw the first pitch of an All-Star Game as a breaking ball,” Kershaw said. “You kind of had to give him a heater there, I think just for everything. Had to do it.”
But the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner had the last word. Kershaw fired a pickoff throw to first that caught Ohtani off the bag.
“Honestly, I didn’t know quite know what to throw yet. Sometimes I throw over there for a second to be convicted with the pitch,” Kershaw said. “I wasn’t trying to pick him off. I was trying to delay the game for a bit, but it worked out.”
Then the Yankees’ Aaron Judge, who leads the majors in home runs, went down swinging. After Rafael Devers walked, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounded into a fielder’s choice, and Kershaw walked off to applause from the appreciative crowd.
“I tried to take a minute at the beginning to take it all in and look around, which I usually never do,” Kershaw said. “It kind of calmed everything down for me and then I had a lot of fun.”
The NL wasted no time in taking its first 2-0 lead in 10 years. Styling in yellow spikes and alternate yellow and red sleeves, Ronald Acuña Jr. led off the bottom of the first with a ground-rule double to left and scored on Mookie Betts’ single. Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer with two outs.
In between runs, Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez made a defensive stop on Manny Machado and followed with a dazzling behind-the-back toss to shortstop Tim Anderson, who threw to first to complete the double play.
A sellout crowd of 52,518 filled Dodger Stadium two years after the third-oldest ballpark in the majors was supposed to host before the game was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HERE’S TO YOU, MS. ROBINSON
Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, with all of the other All-Stars bunched behind him, led the crowd in sending out 100th birthday wishes to Rachel Robinson. On his 1-2-3 count, the crowd and players shouted “Happy birthday, Rachel!” The widow of Jackie Robinson didn’t travel from her home in Connecticut. She visited Dodger Stadium in April on Jackie Robinson Day to mark the 75th anniversary of her husband breaking baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Jackie Robinson’s achievement was honored with on-field comments by Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington and a presentation on the video boards.
FIRST PITCH
Backed by a mariachi band, Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. Fittingly, first-time All-Star Alejandro Kirk of Toronto served as catcher. Kirk and Valenzuela were both born in Mexico. Fernandomania gripped the Dodgers in 1981, when the left-hander won Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in helping LA win the World Series.
FASHION CRITICS
The reviews were mostly negative for the second straight year on the All-Star uniforms. The AL wore dark gray uniforms that blended into the plate umpire’s black shirt and dark gray pants. The NL wore all-white uniforms. Both had gold lettering. Fans were critical on social media, with “atrocious” a frequent critique. Last year, MLB went away from wearing traditional jerseys, which met with heavy online criticism.
MIC’ED UP MANOAH
Alek Manoah, Toronto’s expressive right-hander, wore a microphone and earpiece while pitching the second inning, engaging in an entertaining conversation with Fox analyst and Hall of Famer John Smoltz. “How hard am I throwing?” Manoah asked early. He also sought scouting reports on Joc Pederson and Acuña Jr. Manoah did fine, striking out three and also plunking Jeff McNeil with a pitch. A lot of players were mic’ed up. Fans heard Judge and Stanton talking back and forth while playing the outfield, and Yankees batterymates Nestor Cortes and Jose Trevino talking while working together.
THE SHIFT IS STILL ON
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman batted in the third to the now familiar chants of “Freddie! Freddie!” Even in the exhibition game, an extreme shift was on and he was thrown out from right field. Home Run Derby champion Juan Soto got thrown out by the third baseman playing much closer to second base to end the fifth. Next season, the shift is likely going away in the majors.
TAKING IT EASY
Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers for 67 years before retiring in 2016, watched the game from his Los Angeles home. The Bronx-born 94-year-old began calling games when the franchise was located in Brooklyn and followed the team out West ahead of the 1958 season.
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The regular season resumes with six games on Thursday, including Stanton, Judge and the Yankees playing a doubleheader at Houston. The Yankees own the best record in the majors at 64-28. Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Baker’s Astros have the second-best mark in the AL at 59-32.
“I just regret that we have to play him a doubleheader on Thursday,” Baker said. “But for today, we’re on the same side.”
Also, it will be Freeman, Betts, Trea Turner and the Dodgers, topping the NL at 60-30, hosting the Giants.
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NFL Protest was About Race, Now It’s About Free Speech
By Arturo Castañares / Publisher and CEO
By now, just about everyone in the country has heard about NFL players kneeing during the National Anthem. What started as a quiet, peaceful protest by one player has become a national conversation about race, racism, and freedom of speech.
Then-San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick began sitting during the Anthem last season to protest police brutality against African-Americans, including several shootings deaths.
For the first few games, few people even noticed the single player sitting during the song. When he finally spoke about it, Kaepernick said he couldn’t stand for a flag that represents a country that oppresses blacks and other people of color.
Later, Kaepernick began taking a knee during the Anthem, and soon, some of his teammates joined him, and lately other teams’ players began kneeling, as well.
The young football players were not the first athletes to use their public exposure to draw attention to social injustices: track and field athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their clinched fists during the Anthem after winning medals at the 1968 Olympics (they were later banned from competing in the international games); NBA players, including LeBron James, wore hoodies during warm ups after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin; and NBA players wore shirts in support of the Black Lives Matter movement after Eric Garner died while in police custody.
These and many other smaller protests by other athletes, primarily African-Americans ones, have been peaceful, quiet, and impactful.
The protests seek to draw attention to the issues of racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system.
This year, as the number of NFL players taking a knee during the Anthem grew, so did the political responses to their protests.
A few weeks ago, Donald Trump spoke out against the protests when he said he thought team owners should “get that son of bitch off the field right now”, referring to any player that kneels during the Anthem.
Out of nowhere, as he usually does, Trump jumped on a topic and, as he usually does, turned it into a full on wedge issue that no longer resembles the original issue at hand.
Trump said team owners should force players to honor the flag and our military by standing during the Anthem. He thinks players should be fired if they don’t stand.
The NFL has rules that state players should stand during the song, but the rule does not describe a penalty. Owners could force players to stand and even cut them for it according to their contracts. And even sponsors could pressure athletes by cutting their lucrative endorsement deals.
But, the point of the protests was to expose racial biases against blacks, a populations of Americans that face disproportionately high incarceration rates, longer prison sentences, and higher rates of death by police shootings.
The NFL knows that squashing these peaceful protests would look like political censorship against the very group the protests seek to support. It also would make painfully obvious the fact that NFL owners are 97% white and control teams with a racial makeup of 68% black. Bad optics.
This past weekend, Vice-President Mike Pence took the issue to a new high, or low, when he attended a Colts games against the 49ers, only to leave when players from both teams knelt. Pence said he joined Trump in protesting the protest.
Both Trump and Pence have now turned the issue into disrespecting the flag and the military, instead of the stated focus of racial bias in America.
This week, Trump suggested that the NFL teams should lose tax breaks they receive because of the protests.
This new attack by Trump is starting to sound a lot more like government censorship, the exact sacred ground of the First Amendment’s freedom of speech and expression. Threats from the President of the United States to take punitive actions in response to a political protest is exactly what the freedom of speech and expression sought to protect us from Americans don’t enjoy absolute freedom of speech. We can’t unjustifiably yell “fire” in a crowd, we can’t slander others, and we can’t incite violence, just to name a few.
And NFL players could be forced to obey their contracts, rules, and conditions of employment, or face termination by their bosses. That’s all legal.
The protections of the First Amendment are designed to protect us from government censorship or suppression of ideas, speech, and protests, especially political ones.
The Supreme Court has twice struck down laws against burning an American flag as unconstitutional. In both cases, conservative Justices Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy voted to overturn the laws, citing flag burning as a protected form of symbolic expression.
So, you can burn a flag, wear a flag printed on your underwear, bikini, an even socks. That’s all legal.
But, for some reason, professional football players taking a knee during the playing of the National Anthem in silent protest against the real issue of racism in this country has become an insult to the flag, our military, and our President.
Our government is based on the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our freedoms are sacred, powerful, and, at times, may be uncomfortable for others. But that’s what freedom is all about.
Black athletes protesting at the start of games is a powerful political statement, and they should be allowed to continue without fear of retribution.
They could have decided to burn a flag; instead, they chose a peaceful gesture. In some ways, it was more powerful. Maybe that’s what’s bothering so many people.
Rosa Parks didn’t pick a fight, she just quietly refused to move from her seat on the bus. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t make threats, he led peaceful marches. The cause of civil rights in America has progressed through acts of peaceful and legal defiance, and we are all better for them.
In her 1903 book about the life of Voltaire, Evelyn Beatrice Hall summarized his Enlightenment thinking in one sentence: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Her statement perfectly illustrates the careful balance required in a truly free society.
We must defend others’ rights in order to preserve our own.
Our freedom depends on it. | https://laprensa.org/nfl-protest-was-about-race-now-its-about-free-speech | 2022-07-20T18:49:00Z | https://laprensa.org/nfl-protest-was-about-race-now-its-about-free-speech | true | 1 |
Courtenay-Comox MLA Ronna Rae Leonard is used to the spotlight in her lengthy political career, but a recent diagnosis initially found her pulling away from the public eye.
About 10 years ago, she noticed hair loss around her scalp line and her hair receding from her forehead. She was diagnosed with frontal fibrosing alopecia — a form of scarring hair loss, which means hair will not grow back.
“I lost my eyebrows and all the hair on my arms and legs … and it was not a good thing,” she says as the next guest on The Record’s Off The Page podcast, set to be released July 20.
“You start to ask why? And there was no particular reason — it’s a new kind of alopecia. So it’s not something that I inherited from somebody else. (My doctor) also told me that more and more women are starting to present with this pattern of baldness.”
Balancing public life and the loss of her hair, Leonard experienced a multitude of emotions from frustration, anger and grief.
She understood the social stigmas of women and hair and felt added pressure being a public figure. She worried about her wig falling off and exposing her scalp and what people would associate with her hair loss.
“(The) other piece of it is people will look at you and think that you’re not well — (but) I’m totally well; I couldn’t be healthier. Unfortunately, because of the role of hair in our society, it is more than just skin deep.”
In June at a meeting with the NDP caucus, Leonard made the decision to remove her wig for the first time in front of her colleagues. It was in front of what she refers to as a ‘safe audience’ and was nervous, but notes she knew there was a bigger picture to her decision — being in the public and reaching out to others in a similar situation to show support and solidarity.
“I thought that I might do it while I was in Victoria before the end of session, but I just didn’t have the courage to do it. And it really took that backing to know that these people would be there for me. And it really demonstrated to me what the word encouraged means: it’s people that give you courage.”
Once the wig came off, she received a kiss on the head from Premier John Horgan and posted a series of photos on Twitter showing her decision to remove her wig.
“I’ve heard from the opposition as well as my own colleagues and from strangers to applaud what I’ve done. And people who have alopecia have shared that information and talked about what their experiences are — it’s just so important.”
As for how the experience has changed her perspective on women’s hair and its role in society, you’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out.
To listen to the full episode, download Off The Page on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and everywhere podcasts are heard, or visit omny.fm/shows/off-the-page. New episodes of Off The Page drop every Wednesday.
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Victoria Park in Kitchener was probably my favourite place when I was a young child. There's a big bronze statue of Queen Victoria in this park, which attracts atop a grey (concrete, probably?) plinth; when I was little (pre-school aged) I'd never seen another statue and the closest things I *had* seen were cemetery monuments, so I thought the late Queen was buried there!
The area has changed a fair bit since I was a kid and we don't go there very often anymore, but we did stop by on the night of July 19 and I took some pictures of the park's clock tower. It is architectural salvage-- it used to be on top of the old city hall building, which was demolished in the early 1970s, and before that it topped the town's firehall.
This shot with the brickwork in the foreground was my favourite one from the evening. | https://365project.org/princessicajessica/365/2022-07-19 | 2022-07-20T18:59:55Z | https://365project.org/princessicajessica/365/2022-07-19 | true | 1 |
Amid row with ministry, Prasada visits capital
Uttar Pradesh public works department minister (PWD) Jitin Prasada left for Delhi on Wednesday for a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brass, amid the controversy in his ministry over transfers and the suspension of five department employees.
On Tuesday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath had ordered the suspension of five department employees in connection with the irregularities. On July 18, Prasada’s officer on special duty, Anil Kumar Pandey was removed in connection with the matter.
Quelling reports that he was taking up the matter with the BJP’s central leadership, Prasada said there was no question of being upset with the UP government.
“Everyone knows about the zero-tolerance policy of PM (Narendra Modi) and CM Adityanath. Under this, if there are irregularities in the department, the government will take concrete steps. There will be a fair probe. Action will be taken wherever there’s disorder,” he said.
“As far as meeting central leaders is concerned, can meet them whenever we get time. But I have no thoughts of meeting them as of now,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Engineers’ Association has put the onus of irregularities in the transfers on the minister. In a letter to Adityanath on Wednesday, the association said all the transfer orders of the engineers and officers in the department were issued with the consent of the PWD minister and the principal secretary, PWD. The role of the head of the department is limited, the association said.
Association president Suresh Singh Niranjan and general secretary Ashish Yadav said the transfer of some engineers was done without any departmental proposal. Fixing the fault of the high-ranking officers of the department is against the rules and injustice to the engineers, Niranjan and Yadav said.
The association also demanded that the suspensions of the five department employees be revoked and a fresh inquiry be instituted into the irregularities. | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amid-row-with-ministry-prasada-visits-capital-101658340609035-amp.html | 2022-07-20T19:00:44Z | https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amid-row-with-ministry-prasada-visits-capital-101658340609035-amp.html | false | 2 |
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Donald Trump and family attend Ivana Trump's funeral in NYC
Updated: 1:48 PM CDT Jul 20, 2022
Former President Donald Trump paid respects to his first wife, Ivana Trump, joining their three children Wednesday at a funeral Mass for the 1980s-style icon and businesswoman who helped him build an empire that launched him to the presidency.The former president and his current wife, Melania Trump, arrived at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Minutes earlier, Donald and Ivana Trump's three children — Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric — and their families followed Ivana's gold-colored coffin into the church.Tiffany Trump, the daughter of the former president and his second wife, Marla Maples, also attended the service, as did family friends including Jeanine Pirro, co-host of Fox News' "The Five," and Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner. Fashion designer Dennis Basso, a longtime friend of Ivana Trump's, was also among the mourners.Trump's family announced Thursday that the 73-year-old had died at her Manhattan home. Authorities said the death was an accident, with blunt impact injuries to her torso as the cause."We all want to remember Ivana as the vibrant, sociable person she was," longtime friend R. Couri Hay said before the service.Ivana and Donald Trump met in the 1970s and were married from 1977 to 1992. In the 1980s, they were a power couple, and she became well known in her own right, instantly recognizable with her blond hair in an updo and her glamorous look.Ivana Trump also took part in her husband's businesses, managing one of his Atlantic City casinos and picking out some of the design elements in New York City's Trump Tower.Their very public divorce was ugly, but in recent years they were friendly. Ivana Trump was an enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and said they spoke on a regular basis.
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump paid respects to his first wife, Ivana Trump, joining their three children Wednesday at a funeral Mass for the 1980s-style icon and businesswoman who helped him build an empire that launched him to the presidency.
The former president and his current wife, Melania Trump, arrived at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Minutes earlier, Donald and Ivana Trump's three children — Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric — and their families followed Ivana's gold-colored coffin into the church.
Tiffany Trump, the daughter of the former president and his second wife, Marla Maples, also attended the service, as did family friends including Jeanine Pirro, co-host of Fox News' "The Five," and Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner. Fashion designer Dennis Basso, a longtime friend of Ivana Trump's, was also among the mourners.
John Minchillo / AP Photo
Former President Donald Trump, center, waves as he arrives for the funeral for his ex-wife Ivana Trump, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in New York.
Trump's family announced Thursday that the 73-year-old had died at her Manhattan home. Authorities said the death was an accident, with blunt impact injuries to her torso as the cause.
"We all want to remember Ivana as the vibrant, sociable person she was," longtime friend R. Couri Hay said before the service.
Ivana and Donald Trump met in the 1970s and were married from 1977 to 1992. In the 1980s, they were a power couple, and she became well known in her own right, instantly recognizable with her blond hair in an updo and her glamorous look.
Ivana Trump also took part in her husband's businesses, managing one of his Atlantic City casinos and picking out some of the design elements in New York City's Trump Tower.
Their very public divorce was ugly, but in recent years they were friendly. Ivana Trump was an enthusiastic supporter of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and said they spoke on a regular basis. | https://www.kcci.com/article/ivana-trump-funeral/40668386 | 2022-07-20T19:01:24Z | https://www.kcci.com/article/ivana-trump-funeral/40668386 | false | 10 |
On Tuesday, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill that would effectively codify same-sex marriage in the United States. Isn't SSM already the law of the land? Yes. Following the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision in 2015, same-sex couples' ability to legally to marry was determined to be a constitutional right. It has been binding law ever since. But in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade being overturned, many progressives have warned that other rights -- like this one, or the ability to access contraception -- could be in jeopardy. I've written about why I believe those fears are hugely overblown, explaining my reasoning in detail. In short, I'm confident there are not five votes in favor of uprooting Obergefell on this Court, and I'm not convinced there would be four votes to even accept such a case. The majority opinion in Dobbs went out of its way to tamp down this concern, and SCOTUS recently expanded LGBT rights in a 6-3 opinion authored by Justice Gorsuch, a conservative.
In any case, what the Court has done in Dobbs (and other rulings, on other issues) is tell lawmakers to do their literal jobs and, well, make laws. The legislative branch increasingly seems eager to abdicate its responsibilities to the rapacious executive branch, or the courts. SCOTUS is exhorting legislators to legislate. And thus, as a 'back-up plan,' in the unlikely event of Obergefell falling, the House has passed a bill that enshrines same-sex marriage. As I noted after the vote, GOP leadership in the lower chamber did not whip the vote in either direction (it was a pure vote-your-conscience proposition), and nearly 50 House Republicans joined all Democrats to secure convincing, bipartisan passage:
GOP leadership did not whip this vote & dozens of House Republicans (47) just voted to codify same-sex marriage. Polls show a majority of R voters now favor SSM. While most of the conference still voted no, this is real progress — and a step in the direction of the electorate. https://t.co/WjbHH7aK1k
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 19, 2022
A member of GOP leadership, Elise Stefanik, voted in favor of the legislation, as did NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer. Of course, polling does not determine the righteousness or wisdom of any policy, but public opinion does matter in shaping our laws. And same-sex marriage has evolved from widely unpopular, to deeply polarizing, to widely supported in a matter of a few decades. The latest numbers from Gallup:
Seventy-one percent of Americans say they support legal same-sex marriage, which exceeds the previous high of 70% recorded in 2021 by one percentage point. When Gallup first polled about same-sex marriage in 1996, barely a quarter of the public (27%) supported legalizing such unions. It would take another 15 years, until 2011, for support to reach the majority level. Then in 2015, just one month before the U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, public support for legalizing gay marriage cracked the 60% level, and last year it reached the 70% mark for the first time.
In the 2021 survey, 55 percent of self-described Republicans signaled support for SSM, a majority. Only about one-fourth of the House GOP conference voted for this week's measure, representing an enduring gap between voter sentiment and lawmaker action, but 47 Republican votes is nevertheless a substantial, non-fringe number. Will this (welcome but redundant, in my view) bill make it to President Biden's desk? That depends on whether Senate Republicans will try to block it from consideration. An up-or-down upper chamber vote would result in majority passage, as several Republicans are on the record in favor of the legislation, along with all 50 Senate Democrats. But is there sufficient support to clear the crucial 60-vote Senate threshold? Maybe:
Thune told me he will take a “hard look” at bill
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 20, 2022
“But if and when (Schumer) brings a bill to the floor we’ll take a hard look at it. As you saw there was pretty good bipartisan support in the House yesterday and I expect there’d probably be the same thing you’d see” in Senate
I've been ticking through a mental list of Senate Republicans and came up with about a dozen names that could conceivably help achieve cloture (60 votes) and potentially also vote in favor of the bill itself. My guess is that if there are ten or more GOP votes in the offing, that roster would look similar to the coalition that advanced and passed the post-Uvalde bill on mental health, school safety, and guns. Approximately one-in-four House Republicans voted for the marriage bill. Only one-in-five Senate Republicans would need to do the same to hit the magic number. One important factor that has been largely overlooked is how reasonable and moderate this piece of legislation actually is. Here's a short, useful thread on what it does, and does not, propose:
This is a MODERATE bill and does not go so far as to require states to allow same-sex marriage in the unlikely event Obergefell is overturned. Republicans can support RFMA, respecting the Full Faith and Credit clause of the constitution, without endorsing same-sex marriage.
— Joshua Herr (@JoshuaHerr6) July 19, 2022
It's basically DOMA in reverse. In the (again, very unlikely) event that Obergefell goes away, not all states would be required to legalize same-sex marriage, but they would have to recognize same-sex marriages obtained in other states. This crafting strikes me as the best way to maximize the number of Congressional 'aye' votes. Credit is due to those who wrote it this way, eschewing temptations to load it up with poison pills on religious liberty and other possible red lines. This does not appear to have been drawn up as a partisan messaging or point-scoring bill; it looks like something actually designed to pass. Imagine that. Doing so could allow a number of Republicans to burnish their bipartisan credentials, while also defusing some of the overwrought panic in certain quarters about same-sex suddenly being at grave risk (a notion that has been the subject of much hyperventilation post-Dobbs). It could lower the temperature of our politics, even if fleetingly, and just by a hair. And these votes are rather low-stakes anyway because...same-sex is, and almost certainly will remain, the law of the land, under the standing Obergefell precedent. I'll leave you with two thoughts:
(1) I've often argued that it's wrong to consider abortion and LGBT rights to be a social issues 'package deal.' Events over the past few weeks underscore why that's the case. Close to 50 House GOP members voted to codify SSM, and an unknown number of Senate Republicans may do the same in the coming days. Contrast that with Democrats' so-called "codification of Roe" bill, which was so grotesque and extreme that every single Republican on Capitol Hill opposed it, including the pro-choice ones. Likewise, Public opinion on abortion is messy, complicated, and divided, as it has been for decades. Public opinion on same-sex marriage has shifted inexorably into super-majority territory. These issues are not alike.
(2) Is there really a chance that Senate Democratic leadership may not move on this bill? C'mon:
Durbin says it will be tough to schedule votes in the Senate on bills protecting gay marriage, contraception given the packed calendar.
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) July 19, 2022
"We have more priorities than we have time," he says
Mitch McConnell is being characteristically cagey, waiting to see that his counterparts are going to do with the Senate calendar. Chuck Schumer may be a weak leader and a poor strategist, with a bottomless appetite for cynicism -- but I'm not sure even he is sufficiently incompetent and cynical to blow this one. Especially if there are 60 votes. We'll see. | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2022/07/20/will-the-housepassed-codification-of-samesex-marriage-become-law-n2610508 | 2022-07-20T19:01:44Z | https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2022/07/20/will-the-housepassed-codification-of-samesex-marriage-become-law-n2610508 | false | 1 |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-0-8-0
(two, zero, eight, zero)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-0-8-0
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Although many fans recognize Sylvester Stallone from his Hollywood and film career, the actor is now making his way into television with “Tulsa King” on Paramount+.
“Tulsa King” debuts on November 13, the next chapter in the Taylor Sheridan universe following “Yellowstone” and the “1883” prequel. The show follows Stallone as a mobster getting out of jail, who’s tasked with starting a new crew out in Oklahoma.
While Stallone’s interest in the script inspired him to sign on, a hefty paycheck likely helped as well. Per Variety, the Hollywood star will make the same amount per episode as “Yellowstone” leading man Kevin Costner. A whopping $1 million per episode.
Variety reports that huge paychecks like these are more and more commonplace with streaming service originals. Paramount+, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Apple TV+ and more want to make their marks. And sometimes, to do that, they have to foot the bill.
But while Stallone might bag $1 million per episode, the chances of his “Tulsa King” co-stars earning the same are slim.
“There’s a much deeper and steeper sliding scale between No. 1 or 2 on the call sheet and 3, 4, and 5,” one TV talent agent told Variety. “I think that had to do a lot with the oversaturation of salaries on shows. I think a lot of places are realizing that you can pay the one big star, but you can’t pay seven of them.”
But for Paramount+, which is trying to boost up its collection and lure in subscribers, the one big star will be worth it. Many fans of Sheridan’s other work will likely flock to “Tulsa King,” and the rest will come due to Stallone’s star power.
Here’s What We Know About Sylvester Stallone’s Character on ‘Tulsa King’
You can watch the first two episodes of “Tulsa King” on the Paramount Network starting November 13. The episodes will air directly after “Yellowstone” Season 5, as fans of the Western show will likely enjoy the mob show as well. After the first two weeks, though, episodes will only be available on Paramount+.
Sylvester Stallone plays Dwight Manfredi, a capo who emerges from prison after 25 years to start a new crew in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Stallone opened up about his character in a recent interview with TV Insider.
“Dwight Manfredi has a dark side, but he’s also witty and a real tactician,” Stallone said. “He was at the top of his game until he took the fall for someone else. During 25 years in prison, he goes through a revival and finds his philosophical side. Dwight has regrets and remorse, but it’s the only life he knows. Upon his release he returns to that life, expecting a reward, but instead has been exiled to Tulsa, almost as a punishment, to start a mob.”
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Two Islanders are set to be dumped from the Love Island villa in tonight's episode, and Danica Taylor is up for elimination again.
The four Islanders with the lowest number of public votes are at risk; last night it was revealed that this was Billy Brown, Dami Hope, Summer Botwe, and Danica Taylor.
Now the rest of the Islanders will get to choose which boy and which girl they want to send home.
Her risky position comes at a bad time for Danica, as she's just faced her fifth rejection while on the show.
The 21-year-old dancer hasn't had much luck finding love in the villa so far.
Her most recent rejection came from Billy Brown, who revealed he didn't see a romantic spark with her despite getting intimate in bed days before.
Opening up to the girls about the situation, Danica said: "It's just p***ed me off that once again I'm literally back in the same situation.
"I don't wanna get upset but I'm really sick of it."
As she struggles to find love inside the villa, we've taken a look at Danica's love life outside the villa - here's everything you need to know.
Who did Danica date before Love Island?
Before she entered the villa, Danica had been single for a year, but before that she was in a long-term relationship.
Ahead of her bombshell Love Island entrance, she spoke about why she was joining the show.
She said: “My last relationship I was in for quite a long time, but he wasn’t meeting what I needed in a relationship.
“I need someone who can match my energy. I am an extrovert and in my previous relationship he was very introverted so we didn’t meet on a level.”
Her ex-boyfriend has been a bit of a mystery, but in 2019 Danica uploaded a YouTube video answering questions from her followers and revealed that her boyfriend's name was Kenny.
Talking about how she stays happy, she advised her subscribers to "have a best friend or a supportive boyfriend around you".
She opened up about her relationship with Kenny as she said: "Kenny always kind of brings me back down to earth and makes me realise actually no it's not worth getting upset over because it's not even happened yet."
She also said he'd become like "part of the family".
In 2019, Danica went on holiday to Ayia Napa with her boyfriend. Posting a bikini picture in the crystal blue water to her Instagram, she wrote: "Really rinsing the holiday pics now ( can I also add that my boyfriend did my hair, lucky or what)."
Kenny commented on the picture, saying: "I'm too lucky."
Who is Danica's type?
While she's not revealed very much about any other exes, Danica has been open about her type while in the villa.
When she made her entry she revealed to the girls that Luca Bish and Jacques O'Neill were her "type" because they both looked the most similar to people she'd dated in the past.
She's also said that she tends to date older men.
Danica ended up coupling up with Luca after entering the villa, but things didn't work out for the pair as he rejected her and chose to stay loyal to Gemma Owen.
Danica has also tried to spark romances with Jay, Davide, Andrew and Josh but hasn't had any luck with the boys. | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/love-island-danicas-love-life-27532816 | 2022-07-20T19:13:04Z | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/love-island-danicas-love-life-27532816 | false | 1 |
TEMPE, Ariz., July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Use Energy Solutions (NUE) announced today the launch of the SunTarp™ line of portable solar PV panels. Assembled at NUE's headquarters in Tempe, these ultra-durable solar PV panels contain no metal frames or glass, making them 30% lighter than traditional monocrystalline solar panels and easy to fold, carry and stow.
"All our mobile energy storage solutions start with solar so we needed to find an easy to handle, lightweight but powerful solar PV array. After lots of trials, we decided to assemble them ourselves to enable larger arrays," said Co-founder and CEO Paul Shmotolokha. "The SunTarp™ will make it easier for our customers to deploy kilowatts of solar power in tough environments when there's no access to grid power. They store easily even in the trunk of compact cars, and we can scale them into larger arrays."
The SunTarp™ product lineup includes the following models:
- The TriFold SunTarp™ features three flexible modules and offers 210 watts of power with a weight of 15 lbs. A comparable traditional panel weighs 24 lbs.
- The QuadFold SunTarp™ includes four flexible modules and provides 320 watts of power while weighing 24 lbs. A comparable traditional panel weighs 40 lbs.
- The HexFold SunTarp™ has six flexible modules and offers 420 watts of power with a weight of 30 lbs. A comparable traditional panel weighs 45 lbs.
"Transporting a traditional solar panel is like carrying a large glass window around. It doesn't lend itself to situations where you have to deploy rapidly in adverse conditions," said New Use Energy COO Lee Feliciano. "Additionally, having multiple solar panels on a single folding array provides the flexibility to configure the solar inputs for various types of systems."
Just like many of NUE's products, the SunTarp™ is built to be compatible with a variety of systems. This means a SunTarp™ can be used to provide solar power to any portable solar generator.
Visit our product page for more details and specs on the SunTarp™ line.
ABOUT NEW USE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
New Use Energy Solutions, Inc. (NUE) is an Arizona-based company whose mission is to provide affordable clean energy for anyone, anywhere. NUE engineers and manufactures affordable solar+battery systems which replace traditional fossil fuel alternatives such as portable generators. NUE emphasizes mobility as well as field serviceability to maximize the usable life of our products. Advantages of NUE's products include SPEED of deployment, SIMPLICITY of the technology and SUSTAINABILITY of the solution.
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Let’s start up with the current stock price of Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), which is $96.64 to be very precise. The Stock rose vividly during the last session to $101.45 after opening rate of $99.11 while the lowest price it went was recorded $99.03 before closing at $101.22.Recently in News on July 20, 2022, Northern Trust Survey: Asset Managers Take a Closer Look at New Ways of Operating to Create Efficiency and Control Costs. Global survey of 300 investment managers details how evolving operations models, changing investment strategies and emerging asset classes impact views on outsourcing. You can read further details here
Northern Trust Corporation had a pretty Dodgy run when it comes to the market performance. The 1-year high price for the company’s stock is recorded $135.15 on 01/13/22, with the lowest value was $89.68 for the same time period, recorded on 06/16/22.
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Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) full year performance was -6.24%
Price records that include history of low and high prices in the period of 52 weeks can tell a lot about the stock’s existing status and the future performance. Presently, Northern Trust Corporation shares are logging -28.49% during the 52-week period from high price, and 7.76% higher than the lowest price point for the same timeframe. The stock’s price range for the 52-week period managed to maintain the performance between $89.68 and $135.15.
The company’s shares, operating in the sector of Financial managed to top a trading volume set approximately around 937162 for the day, which was evidently higher, when compared to the average daily volumes of the shares.
When it comes to the year-to-date metrics, the Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS) recorded performance in the market was -15.37%, having the revenues showcasing -8.32% on a quarterly basis in comparison with the same period year before. At the time of this writing, the total market value of the company is set at 20.08B, as it employees total of 21100 workers.
Specialists analysis on Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS)
During the last month, 9 analysts gave the Northern Trust Corporation a BUY rating, 1 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 6 analysts were recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 2 of the polled analysts provided SELL rating.
According to the data provided on Barchart.com, the moving average of the company in the 100-day period was set at 106.34, with a change in the price was noted -16.28. In a similar fashion, Northern Trust Corporation posted a movement of -14.41% for the period of last 100 days, recording 921,679 in trading volumes.
Total Debt to Equity Ratio (D/E) can also provide valuable insight into the company’s financial health and market status. The debt to equity ratio can be calculated by dividing the present total liabilities of a company by shareholders’ equity. Debt to Equity thus makes a valuable metrics that describes the debt, company is using in order to support assets, correlating with the value of shareholders’ equity The total Debt to Equity ratio for NTRS is recording 14.91 at the time of this writing. In addition, long term Debt to Equity ratio is set at 0.33.
Trends and Technical analysis: Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS)
Raw Stochastic average of Northern Trust Corporation in the period of last 50 days is set at 29.82%. The result represents downgrade in oppose to Raw Stochastic average for the period of the last 20 days, recording 50.88%. In the last 20 days, the company’s Stochastic %K was 72.20% and its Stochastic %D was recorded 74.45%.
Now, considering the stocks previous presentation, multiple moving trends are noted. Year-to-date Price performance of the company’s stock appears to be encouraging, given the fact the metric is recording -15.37%. Additionally, trading for the stock in the period of the last six months notably deteriorated by -24.25%, alongside a downfall of -6.24% for the period of the last 12 months. The shares increased approximately by 5.15% in the 7-day charts and went down by 10.67% in the period of the last 30 days. Common stock shares were lifted by -8.32% during last recorded quarter. | https://investchronicle.com/2022/07/20/buying-a-northern-trust-corporation-ntrs-is-possibly-the-most-advantageous-right-now/ | 2022-07-20T19:16:07Z | https://investchronicle.com/2022/07/20/buying-a-northern-trust-corporation-ntrs-is-possibly-the-most-advantageous-right-now/ | false | 19675 |
An election worker examines a ballot at the Clackamas County Elections office on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Oregon City, Ore. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, elections…
An election worker examines a ballot at the Clackamas County Elections office on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Oregon City, Ore. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, elections officials from across the country meeting under heightened security in swing state Wisconsin were urged to prepare for supply chain issues that could lead to shortages in paper used for everything from ballots to “I voted” stickers for years to come. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus,File)
An election worker examines a ballot at the Clackamas County Elections office on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Oregon City, Ore. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, elections…
An election worker examines a ballot at the Clackamas County Elections office on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Oregon City, Ore. On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, elections officials from across the country meeting under heightened security in swing state Wisconsin were urged to prepare for supply chain issues that could lead to shortages in paper used for everything from ballots to “I voted” stickers for years to come. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus,File) | https://www.khon2.com/khon-2go/july-20-election-ballots-are-being-mailed/ | 2022-07-20T19:19:08Z | https://www.khon2.com/khon-2go/july-20-election-ballots-are-being-mailed/ | false | null |
SALISBURY -- Join East Parish United Methodist Church in Salisbury for its weekly 10 a.m. Sunday worship service with visiting pastor, Rev. Mary Jane O'Connor-Ropp. East Parish is located at 8 Lafayette Road (Route 1) in Salisbury.
Save the date: July 31st will celebrate the church's traditional fifth Sunday program with a Hymn Sing.
The July collection for Pettengill House is for meals in a can (chef-boy-r-dee, spaghetti-os, etc and laundry detergent.. If you would like to join us in donating these items, we will be collecting through the month. Items are delivered to Pettengill the first week of August. Many thanks for your continued support of this important community organization.
The church is currently open and celebrating in person, social distancing is in place and the use of masks are optional. The church looks forward to seeing patrons in person, however, one may still access the online service through the link below.
One can also join a "live" via broadcast on Facebook Live at: www.facebook.com/eastparishumcinsalisbury/
The church offices are open by appointment only.
For more information call 978-465-8940, or visit the church website: www.eastparishumc.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/eastparishumcinsalisbury. | https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/religion/religion-news-and-notes/article_33e7d46e-0850-11ed-a514-431886ab28a4.html | 2022-07-20T19:19:21Z | https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/religion/religion-news-and-notes/article_33e7d46e-0850-11ed-a514-431886ab28a4.html | false | 1 |
WASHINGTON, and LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 23,000 corporate board members, today announced that UCLA Anderson Executive Education has joined the NACD Education NetworkTM, an alliance of top-tier academic institutions offering reciprocal credit for directors who are NACD Directorship Certified®.
The education network was formed in 2020 to better prepare board directors for the rigors of the increasingly complex and challenging work of directorship. UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Education joins this growing alliance, which began with Stanford University's Rock Center for Corporate Governance, the founding member of the NACD Education Network, along with Columbia Business School Executive Education, Drexel University's Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute, and the Wharton School's Aresty Institute of Executive Education.
Building on NACD Directorship Certification®, which puts directors on the leading edge of governance issues and demonstrates their commitment to the profession of directorship, the NACD Education Network enables NACD Directorship Certified individuals to earn credits to maintain their certification through participation in leading director programs provided by world-class universities. NACD Directorship Certification requires recertification every two years through 32 hours of continuous learning at recognized programs.
"In order to meet the complex and challenging work in today's boardroom, it is vital that board directors are more enlightened and well-prepared," said Donna Sharp, associate dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management's Executive Education Programs. "We are delighted to join with NACD and its partners in providing directors and executives with research and action for board oversight and stewardship of the enterprise."
The goal of the NACD Education Network is to help certified directors to enhance their knowledge, skills, and their abilities to discharge their duties as effectively as possible, as their companies continue to face increasingly complex business markets.
"We are thrilled to add the prestigious UCLA Anderson School of Management to the growing NACD Education Network," said Peter Gleason, president and CEO of NACD. "Expanding the network of world-class providers of executive education to pair with NACD's cutting-edge education programming and certification will help directors succeed as they face the most challenging times of their directorships."
UCLA Anderson Executive Education's upcoming Corporate Governance Program, taking place September 27–29, 2022, is a powerful combination of foundational topics and advanced insight on the timely and pressing issues facing boards today. The program, running continuously since 1999, is taught by world-class UCLA Anderson faculty and distinguished speakers who represent some of the nation's most prestigious organizations. Learn more and apply here. NACD Directorship Certified individuals will earn credits toward their recertification through participation in this leading program.
Plans are underway to expand the NACD Education Network to include additional nationally and internationally recognized institutions. To learn more about the network, visit https://certification.nacdonline.org/educationnetwork.
For more than 40 years, NACD has been on the leading edge of corporate governance, setting standards of excellence that have elevated board performance. NACD arms today's directors with insights and education that drive their mission forward, while preparing a new generation of boardroom leaders to meet tomorrow's biggest challenges. NACD is a community of more than 23,000 directors driven by a common purpose: to be trusted catalysts of economic opportunity and positive change—in businesses and in the communities they serve. To learn more about NACD, visit nacdonline.org.
UCLA Anderson School of Management is among the leading business schools in the world, with faculty members globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Located in Los Angeles, gateway to the growing economies of Latin America and Asia and a city that personifies innovation in a diverse range of endeavors, UCLA Anderson's MBA, Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, Master of Science in Business Analytics, doctoral and executive education programs embody the school's Think in the Next ethos. Annually, some 1,800 students are trained to be global leaders seeking the business models and community solutions of tomorrow.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M receiver Ainias Smith was arrested early Wednesday on charges of driving while intoxicated, unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, according to Brazos County jail records.
Smith, 21, was arrested by Texas A&M police and was booked into the Brazos County jail. He posted $8,000 bond and was released later Wednesday, according to jail records. The records did not indicate if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Smith has been suspended from the football team per athletic department policy following his arrest, according to Alan Cannon, a spokesman for Texas A&M. Cannon added that coach Jimbo Fisher was aware of the situation and looking into it.
Smith was scheduled to attend SEC Media Days on Thursday in Atlanta with Fisher and two other players.
Smith is Texas A&M’s top returning receiver after grabbing 47 catches for 509 yards and six touchdowns last season. He has 1,321 yards receiving with 15 touchdowns in three seasons with the Aggies.
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Back from injury and illness, Rai Benjamin is second at worlds, beating favored Warholm
It was supposed to have been a redo of Tokyo, two giants of track and field battling down the backstretch for the finish line.
The only question heading into Tuesday night's men's 400-meter hurdles World Athletics Championships final at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field seemed to be whether Mount Vernon native Rai Benjamin, the reigning world championships and Olympic Games silver medalist, could finally beat Norway's Karsten Warholm, the man who'd captured gold in both those races.
Benjamin did just that.
But, again, the 24-year-old, who gained multiple All-American awards competing for UCLA and then the University of Southern California but whose 2022 season had been marred by illness and injury, won silver.
Instead of the anticipated backstretch showdown between Warholm and Benjamin, the race to the wire was between Benjamin and a man who should never have been an afterthought after his Olympic performance and stellar 2022 showings.
Brazil's Alison dos Santos, who, while capturing bronze at last year's Olympics, joined Benjamin and Warholm in breaking the world record, had entered the final having logged the top time in Sunday's semifinals at 47.85 seconds.
But dos Santos, who ran 46.72 for Olympic bronze, destroyed both those finishing marks, clocking a personal-best 46.29 for the win. His time was a record for the world championships.
Benjamin, who ran 46.17 in Tokyo and had won his semifinal heat in Oregon in 48.44, ran 46.89, his fastest time of 2022. It marked the 2015 Mount Vernon High School graduate's fourth time breaking 47 seconds. When he finished second at worlds in 2019 his time was 47.66.
Warholm, whose Tokyo time of 45.94 drew worldwide headlines, led the final early. He'd gone 48.0 to win his semifinals heat and seemed 100% recovered from a hamstring injury suffered last month. But Warholm faded to a seventh-place, 48.42 finish.
Benjamin, who was initially both stunned and disappointed with running so well and winning only silver at the Olympics, was clearly happy this time after battling tendonitis throughout his season and having lost three weeks of training to COVID in late spring.
"Fought for that one," he later tweeted.
One silver, one gold:Rai Benjamin reflects on Tokyo and his everything-and-more Olympic experience
Benjamin second at Olympics:Mount Vernon's Benjamin breaks U.S. and world 400 hurdles marks but takes silver
Haggerty column:After a huge win for Mount Vernon and Section 1, time to celebrate Rai Benjamin
Benjamin, the U.S. record-holder in the event, also reveled in the surprise performance by Trevor Bassitt, bear-hugging his American teammate, who won bronze in a personal-best 47.39.
With dos Santos now 22 years old, Benjamin and Bassett both 24 and Warholm 26, the stage appears set for years of anyone's-bet, world-watching 400-meter hurdles showdowns.
But Benjamin may be back on the track within days. The USC political science grad, who grinned post-race while wearing a "Rai Benjamin for President" T-shirt, anchored the U.S. gold medal-winning 4x400-meter relay squad in Tokyo and could be chosen to again compete for the U.S. in that event in Oregon. | https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/2022/07/20/rai-benjamin-mount-vernon-400-hurdles-2022-world-championships/65377822007/ | 2022-07-20T19:24:06Z | https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/2022/07/20/rai-benjamin-mount-vernon-400-hurdles-2022-world-championships/65377822007/ | false | 2 |
For the past couple weeks, NXT’s been teasing the debut of a new character, Axiom. The first video about this repackaging of NXT UK’s A-Kid focused on how he uses mathematics to prepare for matches. The second covered his love of comic book superhero stories, and revealed he’d wrestle in a mask.
Last night (July 19), he debuted with a win over Dante Chen. The Spanish Superstar got an entrance with what I believe was supposed to be “speed force”-esque production, and a decent three-minute showcase match.
.@Axiom_WWE has arrived on #WWENXT! pic.twitter.com/DcDpVEag22
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 20, 2022
Then the gimmick infringement claims started. First up was Chelsea Green, pointing out the act was very similar to something Deonna Purrazzo came up with during her brief time at the Performance Center:
It only took them 4 years to understand
— The Virtuosa (@DeonnaPurrazzo) July 20, 2022
Green’s coach and former WWE producer explained they don’t have grounds here, though:
Intellectual Property unfortunately means they own every idea you have while under contract. ♂️
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) July 20, 2022
But that wouldn’t apply to independent wrestler Razerwyng (fka Chikara’s Razerhawk), who joked about the similarities between his and Axiom’s mask & ring attire...
"Mom, can we get some Razerwyng?"
— RAZERWYNG •レザーヰング (@Razerwyng) July 20, 2022
"We have Razerwyng at home."#CawCaw pic.twitter.com/8RagyLtRdb
In this case, Razerwyng does seem to just be having fun with it. He explains A-Kid has no heat with him:
I harbor no ill-will toward whoever is under the mask, rest assured.
— RAZERWYNG •レザーヰング (@Razerwyng) July 20, 2022
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A pro-Democratic super PAC is accusing the Federal Election Commission of allowing former President Donald Trump “to continue violating the law" by dragging its feet over a complaint concerning Trump's teasing of a future White House bid.
In a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday and provided in advance to The Associated Press, American Bridge asks a federal judge to compel the commission to take action on its complaint that argues Trump should have been obligated to file a candidacy intent statement within 15 days of receiving contributions or making any expenditure over $5,000.
In March, the group accused Trump of violating federal campaign laws by raising and spending money for a run without officially filing his candidacy — on activities including “payments for events at Trump properties, rallies featuring Mr. Trump ... and digital advertising about Mr. Trump’s events and his presumptive 2024 opponent.”
American Bridge is a super political action committee, which means it can raise and spend money but cannot contribute directly to or coordinate with any particular candidate. This group wrote in the lawsuit, filed in Washington, that the commission’s delay is forcing it “to spend more money to level the playing field for a Democratic candidate who has fallen behind against a law-breaking Republican candidate.”
A commission spokesperson on Wednesday declined to comment on the complaint, citing federal law that “requires confidentiality” on enforcement matters until they are resolved.
The FEC has often been criticized as ineffective and slow in handling disputes. The six commissioners — three Democrats and three Republicans — frequently stalemate along party lines, resulting in dismissals of cases.
Last year, the deadlocked commission dropped its inquiry into whether Trump violated campaign finance laws by allegedly instructing his personal lawyer to pay porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 in hush money to stay quiet before the 2016 election about a sexual relationship they are alleged to have had. In February, the FEC opted not to hold Trump accountable for “soft money” violations that his campaign had previously acknowledged.
American Bridge, in alleging that Trump has already decided to mount a 2024 campaign, has argued the former president “has played footsie” with federal campaign laws, even citing them as reasons for his opaque statements about his intentions. In a recent interview, Trump told New York Magazine that he had already made up his mind about a run, and that the question he was now mulling was whether he’d pull the trigger before or after the November midterm elections.
“Do I go before or after? That will be my big decision,” he said.
Trump aides and allies widely expect him to mount a third presidential run and have been discussing preparations, but they remain divided about when he should make an announcement.
Representatives for Trump didn't immediately respond to an email message seeking comment Wednesday. Taylor Budowich, a Trump spokesperson, has previously said that American Bridge’s complaint was without merit and accused Democrats of resorting to “cheap gimmicks.”
Because the commission didn’t act on its complaint within 120 days, American Bridge argues that federal election law now permits the group to bring its own civil action against Trump. In addition to giving Trump “a competitive advantage” over potential opponents due to not having to disclose his expenditures, the group argues the commission’s inaction “will only encourage other candidates to evade the requirements of the campaign finance system.”
The process over alleged violations of the “testing the waters” law can take years to unfold. A judge could rule in American Bridge's favor and order the FEC to take up the complaint. If the commission still didn't act, American Bridge could sue again, asking a judge to decide the merits of its initial complaint. Similar cases from election cycles past are still winding their way through the courts.
Trump has been teasing the prospect of another run since even before he left office. He has alluded to his plans in nearly every appearance and interview of his post-presidency, telling conservative hosts and Trump-friendly audiences that he is waiting because officially announcing his run would trigger campaign finance laws.
“We may have to run again,” Trump said in South Carolina in March, as he campaigned for two Republican U.S. House candidates. “In 2024, we are going to take back that beautiful, beautiful White House. I wonder who will do that. I wonder. I wonder.”
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Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP.
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In the past few months, both Stripe and Instacart have seen their internal valuations updated in a 409A appraisal process. The startups saw their valuations being slashed by 28% and 38%, respectively, as a result of the appraisals.
What do these re-pricings signal to other late-stage, pandemic-spurred startups? And how seriously should we be taking them? We spoke to Carta, AngelList, EquityZen and others to better understand the 409A process, and why tech companies might actually want a lower valuation in this moment.
What is a 409A?
409A appraisals have become commonplace throughout the tech industry since the Enron scandal, which sparked their creation. In response to some of Enron executives’ misdeeds, Congress passed Section 409A of the IRS tax code to govern how companies issue stock options to their employees.
While it’s not mandatory for companies to receive 409A appraisals, the IRS has made them all but compulsory for private, venture-backed companies, Kevin Swan, co-head of global private markets within Morgan Stanley’s workplace solutions division, told TechCrunch. Swan’s team regularly conducts 409A valuations for companies, in addition to providing services such as cap table management and startup compensation data.
The IRS advises companies to use a fairly determined reference valuation to assess a strike price for the restricted stock units (RSU) and options they grant to employees, Swan said. Put simply, a company can point to a 409A valuation and tell the IRS that someone else has made an assessment of what the common stock of a company is worth. If they don’t do this, the onus is on the startups to determine their own fair market value in case the IRS comes knocking.
While most public companies can just issue RSUs and options at a strike price equivalent to their share price at the time of issuance, private companies obviously don’t have public share prices they can reference to ensure their valuations are fair.
That’s where third-party 409A providers come in, Phil Haslett, founder and chief strategy officer of EquityZen, told TechCrunch. He said that nearly every tech company that has raised more than $5 million and has more than 10 employees will go through the 409A valuation process at least once a year.
Companies are also expected to seek a new 409A valuation whenever they suspect a material event may affect their value, such as raising new funding round, making an acquisition, or (ahem) weathering a significant market downturn. The cost of a new 4019A figure can range from $1,000 if it’s a smaller startup, or up to $20,000 if it’s a late-stage company.
It’s important to note, though, that 409A valuations are both completely separate and often quite different from the implied valuations determined by investors in a funding round. Although a funding round can prompt a company to seek a 409A assessment, the 409A valuation itself is conducted by a third-party firm akin to an auditor.
These firms usually consider different factors than what VCs look at. Founders basically argue that since investors are buying a different kind of stock, they are also buying into a different kind of valuation.
“I think the thing that a lot of companies won’t say out loud, but it’s generally known, is that 409A valuations almost always come out lower than recent funding round valuations,” Haslett said. In other words, the 409A is a conservative valuation, while an external valuation chosen by investors can be a little more lofty.
One reason for this discrepancy is that investors in startups get preferred stock. So, they tend to ascribe higher valuations to their portfolio companies than a 409A provider would, because common equity is typically valued at a discount to preferred stock until a company goes public. 409A valuations usually only impact the value of common stock, as repricing preferred shares as well in a 409A process is tedious, and therefore, relatively rare.
The second difference lies in the valuation techniques and underlying projections used in a 409A process.
When conducting a 409A valuation, a third-party firm will typically use two methods to discern how much a company is worth. The first is the comparable companies method, which looks at other industry players to determine an appropriate valuation multiple to apply to the business being assessed. It’s almost formulaic: 409A assessors will tell a startup what public market companies they look like, and the more mature the startup is, the higher the impact public stock prices can have on the startup’s valuation.
In Stripe’s case, the 28% valuation haircut is significant, but is dwarfed by the declines some of its public peers have suffered. Block, formerly known as Square, is down nearly 80% from its 52-week high, while PayPal has seen its value retreat around the same amount in the period. Shopify’s stock price has declined around 82% compared to its 52-week high, and the list goes on.
“If you’re Stripe right now, I imagine a couple things happened,” Haslett said. “One thing is definitively true, which is that publicly traded fintech companies that are likely considered your peers or your competitors traded at much lower valuations than they used to. The second may be that you have revised your guidance upwards or downwards based on the new environment you’re in.”
The second method to determine a 409A is discounted cash flow valuation, Haslett explained. It’s a standard formula used by auditors and bankers to size up companies, but it isn’t always applicable to early stage startups because it relies on cash flow projections, and many of these startups aren’t profitable.
What’s more, companies often intentionally provide a more measured set of projections to 409A auditors than they do to their investors. They do this so they can get the benefits of having a low 409A valuation. Although sending auditors and investors two different sets of financials is common practice, Swan noted that companies still need to walk the “tightrope” of sending auditors projections that are high enough not to set off red flags.
So, is having a low 409A valuation a good thing?
Yes. Especially for employees.
When a company’s valuation drops and the public gets wind of it, it’s usually perceived in a negative light. A valuation cut typically signals that either the company itself is struggling or that investors are pessimistic about market conditions. While those concerns tend to hold true for companies that see their valuations being slashed in funding rounds, they’re not always applicable to 409A valuation cuts, Haslett said.
In fact, many founders and industry experts see a company receiving a 409A valuation that’s lower than its investor-assigned valuation as a boon. That’s because a low 409A valuation allows companies to grant their employees stock options at a lower price. Companies can also use the new, lower 409A valuation as a recruiting tool, luring prospective employees with cheap options and the promise of cashing out at a higher price when the company eventually exits.
Sumukh Sridhara, head of founder products at AngelList, says companies view 409As as an “internal equity granting authorization mechanism, and not them thinking we’re worth less.”
“If those companies would have their way, they would argue that they are worth 5% of what their public market comps are. But they won’t really get away with that,” he said.
AngelList launched AngelList Stack last year, which offers a suite of founder-focused products, including a 409A valuation tool. Sridhara says that since most startups on AngelList skew early stage, “their argument is that their stock is worthless” so they can grant options and equity more efficiently.
Since 409As potentially help startups with recruiting and retention, an updated internal valuation could mean that a company is trying to sweeten the deal for future employees and is making moves to hire.
Sridhara provided the following example: If an employee is granted 100,000 units of stock, it’s in the employer’s best interest to make that stock look — to a 409A analyst — like it’s worth $1 instead of the $10 per share price that venture capital investors may have paid to get into the same company. If you can make the case that the shares are only worth 50 cents a share, employees’ cost to exercise those shares is now $50,000 instead of $100,000, so “it’s more advantageous for the employee, and they get a little more upside to their capital gains,” he added.
Companies can also go back and revise the strike prices they had assigned to already-issued options, according to Swan. He noted that while the process of getting these options repriced can be quite tedious from a cap table perspective, many companies choose to do so because it helps them retain employees in addition to attracting new ones.
The price of employee stock options matters, especially in an environment riddled with inflation, a down market and employment volatility. A quarter of American startup employees can’t afford to exercise their stock options, both because of financial risk of exercising and paying taxes, or because they can’t front the cash, according to an EquityBee survey from earlier this year.
“Employees and new hire offers are extremely sensitive to what the 409A is, because it determines how many shares they get,” Sridhara said. “If you’re out there in the market, and your valuation is $100 billion, but you can’t credibly convince existing or new employees, you end up being a little less well-positioned.”
Stock options can also have particularly acute effects on employees who are laid off from tech companies, according to Haslett. Any vested options typically expire within 90 days of a person leaving a company, whether they leave voluntarily or not. If an employee is forced to exercise their options when the 409A valuation is high, they’ll likely be on the hook for substantial capital gains taxes.
That’s partly why some companies will request a 409A appraisal before conducting a large round of layoffs, according to Haslett.
“The least you could do is update your 409A valuation before you can let all these people go so that their tax burden is a lot lower, and it makes it a little bit less difficult for them,” Haslett said, though he also noted that there are also many other reasons why a company would ask for a new appraisal.
For later-stage companies, especially those with a lot of secondary activity, 409As can get updated on a more frequent clip, either quarterly or monthly, instead of annually.
We’ll note that getting a lower 409A valuation isn’t always the result of a company playing offense. Instacart cut its own valuation in March, but months later, one of the company’s investors cut its valuation of the company even further. Stripe’s internal valuation cut comes after Fidelity cut its valuation of the fintech by over 35% this year.
Ultimately, companies seeing their 409A valuations go down are still reacting to adverse factors that are negatively impacting their business. Often, they will get a reappraisal to prevent their employees’ options from going completely underwater rather than to actively lure new talent.
Are Instacart and Stripe kicking off a trend?
Now that we understand the basics of 409As, the next logical question is if we’ll see more companies seek a 409A valuation repricing amid the downturn. Sridhara said that he’s seeing more founders turn to AngelList for help with reimagining their equity compensation structure.
“Companies do refreshes, whether they like it or not, because they have so much secondary market activity that their legal team will make them,” he said. “You need to be informed about your grants.”
It can get really complicated, too. Data from Carta shows that the number of companies not updating their expired 409As has increased. Chad Wilbur, VP of valuations at Carta, told TechCrunch that in May 2022, the number of companies expected to update their 409A due to an expiration was 19% lower than expected. In June, that number rose to 24%.
While Wilbur declined to comment on why Stripe and Instacart updated their 409As, he did say that many companies aren’t updating their 409A valuations “likely because things are so uncertain right now.” Also, because these internal evaluations result directly from companies granting options to employees, this inactivity in seeking 409A assessments may mean that fewer companies are actively hiring at the moment.
Meanwhile, Carta is advising customers to consider updating their 409A if one or more of the following is applicable:
- If the company raised capital in late 2021 or early 2022 — in favorable conditions that have since passed. “If a company raised capital during this period, it may be eligible for an equity adjustment that could potentially lower its valuation,” Carta says.
- If the company has made significant changes to their forecasts due to the “prolonged downturn.”
- If the company is considering raising capital in the foreseeable future.
- If the company is slowing down cash burn given the funding market. “If a company has less available cash, it may need to be reassessed for the risk associated with limited funding,” Wilbur wrote in an email.
- If the company is planning an exit in the next 12 months. “The road from private to public is taking a lot longer as the IPO market has slowed due to market volatility,” Wilbur wrote. “Companies likely need to revisit any assumptions made about the expected time to exit — especially if they operate in an industry that’s seen a significant decline in the public stock market, like technology.”
In other words, most companies — unless they are completely heads-down, bootstrapped, or have raised in 2020 and have no desire to raise again soon — should be rethinking their 409A valuations, according to Carta.
While the data doesn’t yet support a trend, EquityZen’s Haslett thinks that more startups will request appraisals in the future, hoping to take advantage of today’s market prices to land lower valuations.
“I think there’ll be less stigma around it soon. Employees, in particular, [will say] “Oh, yeah, this is better for me,'” Haslett said. “I feel like investors, if at first they got some sticker shock by seeing [the lower valuation], they’re going to be like, ‘Oh yeah, if public markets are down 40% or 60% or whatever, it’s not that surprising that the privately held companies that have similar profiles are down that much as well.'” | https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/20/what-is-409a-valuation-stripe-instacart/ | 2022-07-20T19:27:30Z | https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/20/what-is-409a-valuation-stripe-instacart/ | false | 2 |
Back-to-school expenses can bring a lot of stress and this year even more so with costs rising. According to a survey from the Irish League of Credit Unions, (ILCU) parents are spending €1,518 on equipment and uniforms for secondary school children, which is up €27 from last year. At primary school level, parents are spending €1,195, up €9 from last year.
Worryingly, the survey found that 29% are getting into debt compared to 24% in 2021, with the average debt coming in at around €339.
Many school costs are unavoidable but there are some ways to manage the financial hit. Firstly, do an inventory of what you have at home. Try on the uniforms from last year and see how they fit before rushing to buy new ones. Check what you have in your drawers and cupboards. You could even make a game of it with the kids. See if they can find a highlighter or pen, and who can find them the fastest. These could be reused for the coming year.
The second tip is to wait for deals after the rush. You will often find that stores will discount the likes of lunchboxes and shoes after the initial back-to-school rush and if you can wait a few weeks you could bag yourself some good bargains.
Don’t be afraid to reuse what you already have too such as folders and copy covers. Also, give last year’s school bag a wash and it could come out looking like new, saving on the cost of buying a new bag.
Saving and planning ahead is also key to managing school costs. Putting a bit away every week of the month can help bring down costs. Even putting aside €10 a week for a year would amount to a €520 fund to help cover costs. Online savings plans like Revolut Vault are great for this.
Kevin Johnson, CEO of the Credit Union Development Association said that while it’s impossible to plan for the next 18 years of your child’s life, formulating and staying on top of long-term/short-term budgets is key.
“When it comes to paying for school costs, it is definitely a case of ‘you get out what you put in’. If possible, take your time and make a list of what you need in early August and spend a few weeks shopping around for the best value items. There are some really good bargains out there and while it may take you a little bit more time the savings you make could be well worth it.
“Also, remember that not everything has to be brand new. If your child has siblings, cousins or even friends who are a year or two ahead in school then it might be an idea to speak to their parents about maybe buying some second-hand items for a low price.”
The ILCU survey also found there has been a significant jump in the number of parents cutting back on extra-curricular activities this year, rising to 67% from 46% last year. It also revealed that 65% of schools are still seeking ‘voluntary contributions’ at €124 for primary schools and €146 for secondary, an overall average increase of €11 on last year.
There are supports available from the Department of Social Protection such as the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance which will be paid to 124,000 families. This support will remain open for applications until September 30 and can be used to meet the costs of uniforms, shoes, and school books. MABS also has a list of supports available on their website. | https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40921772.html | 2022-07-20T19:27:58Z | https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40921772.html | true | 1 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021, but wildlife officials cautioned Wednesday that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals.
Between Jan. 1 and July 15, about 631 manatee deaths have been confirmed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. That compares with 864 during the same period last year, when a record number of manatees died mainly from a lack of seagrass food, which was decimated by water pollution. The five-year average of manatee deaths in that time frame is 481.
Despite some glimmers of hope, wildlife officials said during a news conference Wednesday that manatees continue to face dwindling food options and many survivors have been severely weakened by malnutrition, which leaves them more vulnerable once cold weather sets in.
How manatees fare this summer when more food is available will determine how they survive in winter, said Martine de Wit, a veterinarian overseeing necropsies and coordinating rescues of ill manatees for the state wildlife commission.
"There is not enough high-quality food for the animals," de Wit said, showing slides of necropsied animals with severe internal damage from starvation. "It's going to be long lasting. It's going to be years before you can measure the real effect."
Manatees, the large, round-tailed mammals also known as sea cows, were already listed as a threatened species when the unprecedented die-off became apparent about a year ago. The main cause is pollution from agriculture, septic tanks, urban runoff and other sources that is killing the coastal seagrass on which the marine mammals rely.
That led to an experimental feeding program last year in which more than 202,000 pounds (91,600 kilograms) of lettuce funded mainly by donations was fed to manatees that traditionally gather during winter in the warm waters near a power plant on Florida's east coast. Officials say they are still studying the impact of that feeding program and weighing whether to do it again as temperatures drop this winter.
"Did it have an effect? I'd like to think that it did," said Tom Reinert, a regional director for the wildlife commission. "We're working day in and day out to make sure we're prepared for next winter."
There are about 7,500 manatees in the wild in Florida, according to wildlife commission figures. They have long struggled to coexist with humans. Seagrass-killing pollution and boat strikes are now the main threats facing the beloved creatures.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently agreed in a court settlement to publish a proposed manatee critical habitat revision by September 2024. The agreement came in a long-running court case involving the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and the Save the Manatee Club.
The rule would bring enhanced federal scrutiny to projects that might affect the manatee in waterways in which the marine mammals are known to concentrate, such as the Indian River Lagoon on Florida's east coast. In addition, the state is spending $8.5 million on a variety of manatee projects, such as restoration of seagrass and improvements in water quality.
Anyone who sees a sick or dead manatee should call the wildlife commission hotline at at 888-404-FWCC (888-404-3922). | https://m.startribune.com/officials-starvation-threat-not-over-for-florida-manatees/600191666/ | 2022-07-20T19:29:01Z | https://m.startribune.com/officials-starvation-threat-not-over-for-florida-manatees/600191666/ | true | 35 |
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- Kevin Costner earns $1.3 million per episode for Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone," according to Variety.
- Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, and Sylvester Stallone are all earning $1 million for other Sheridan series.
- "Yellowstone" is the biggest TV series on cable.
"Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan is one of the most high-profile TV creators in the industry today, and some of the biggest stars of his shows are reportedly raking in huge paydays.
"Yellowstone" star Kevin Costner is earning $1.3 million per episode for the Paramount Network series, the biggest show on cable, according to Variety.
The show's season-four finale on January 2 was watched by 9.3 million viewers the day it aired, the biggest cable telecast since 2017. Paramount Network has renewed the series for a fifth season.
Variety also reported on Wednesday that Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, the stars of Sheridan's upcoming Paramount+ "Yellowstone" prequel "1923," are both making $1 million per episode.
Sylvester Stallone, who's starring in Sheridan's "Tulsa King," is also making $1 million an episode (that series is also set to premiere on Paramount+ but isn't part of the "Yellowstone" franchise).
Representatives for Costner, Ford, Mirren, and Stallone did not immediately return requests for confirmation from Insider.
The paydays are of note because six figures is typically as high as any network or streaming service is willing to go; many are aiming to put the cap at $1 million today as they look to rein in costs, according to Variety.
Sheridan recently struck a deal with Paramount to create TV shows for the company, most of which will premiere on its streaming service Paramount+. The streaming rights to "Yellowstone," however, belong to rival NBCUniversal's Peacock.
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump and his family gather at New York church for the funeral of Ivana Trump, the former president's first wife.
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - After moving to the upside early in the session, treasuries came under pressure over the course of the trading day on Wednesday.
Bond prices pulled back well off their early highs, ending the day modestly lower. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, crept up by 1.7 basis points at 3.036 percent after hitting a low of 2.943 percent.
The downturn by treasuries came as stocks on Wall Street extended the rally seen in the previous session following upbeat earnings news from Netflix (NFLX).
Treasuries also moved to the downside ahead of tomorrow's monetary policy decision by the European Central Bank.
The ECB is widely expected to raise rates by 25 basis points, making the central bank's first rate hike in over a decade.
Meanwhile, traders largely shrugged off a report from the National Association of Realtors showing existing home sales tumbled by much more than expected in the month of June.
NAR said existing home sales plunged by 5.4 percent to an annual rate of 5.12 million in June after slumping by 3.4 percent to an annual rate of 5.41 million in May. Economists had expected existing home sales to decrease by 0.6 percent to a rate of 5.38 million.
Existing home sales declined for the fifth consecutive month, falling to their lowest level since June of 2020.
Traders also did not pay attention to the results of this month's auction of $14 billion worth of twenty-year bonds, which attracted above average demand.
The twenty-year bond auction drew a high yield of 3.420 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.65, while the ten previous twenty-year bond auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.51.
The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the amount of bids for each dollar worth of securities being sold.
Trading on Thursday may be impacted by reaction to reports on weekly jobless claims, Philadelphia-area manufacturing activity and leading U.S. economic indicators.
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Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Forecast 2022-2028
This report contains market size and forecasts of Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings in global, including the following market information:
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Revenue, 2017-2022, 2023-2028, ($ millions)
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Sales, 2017-2022, 2023-2028, (MT)
Global top five Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings companies in 2021 (%)
The global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings market was valued at million in 2021 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2028, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period.
The U.S. Market is Estimated at $ Million in 2021, While China is Forecast to Reach $ Million by 2028.
Water-Based Coatings Segment to Reach $ Million by 2028, with a % CAGR in next six years.
The global key manufacturers of Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings include 3M, AkzoNobel, BASF, Hempel, Kansai Paints, Nippon Paints, PPG Industries, The Sherwin-Williams and The Dow Chemical, etc. In 2021, the global top five players have a share approximately % in terms of revenue.
We surveyed the Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and industry experts on this industry, involving the sales, revenue, demand, price change, product type, recent development and plan, industry trends, drivers, challenges, obstacles, and potential risks.
Total Market by Segment:
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market, by Type, 2017-2022, 2023-2028 ($ Millions) & (MT)
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Segment Percentages, by Type, 2021 (%)
Water-Based Coatings
Solvent-Based Coatings
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market, by Application, 2017-2022, 2023-2028 ($ Millions) & (MT)
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Segment Percentages, by Application, 2021 (%)
Marine
Oil & Gas
Industrial
Construction
Energy
Automotive
Others
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market, By Region and Country, 2017-2022, 2023-2028 ($ Millions) & (MT)
Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Segment Percentages, By Region and Country, 2021 (%)
North America
US
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Nordic Countries
Benelux
Rest of Europe
Asia
China
Japan
South Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Rest of Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Rest of Middle East & Africa
Competitor Analysis
The report also provides analysis of leading market participants including:
Key companies Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings revenues in global market, 2017-2022 (Estimated), ($ millions)
Key companies Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings revenues share in global market, 2021 (%)
Key companies Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings sales in global market, 2017-2022 (Estimated), (MT)
Key companies Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings sales share in global market, 2021 (%)
Further, the report presents profiles of competitors in the market, key players include:
3M
AkzoNobel
BASF
Hempel
Kansai Paints
Nippon Paints
PPG Industries
The Sherwin-Williams
The Dow Chemical
Wacker Chemie
Ashland
Clariant International
Diamond Vogel Paints
Jotun
RPM International
Royal DSM
Solvay
Sono-Tek
Carpoly
DAW SE
Table of content
1 Introduction to Research & Analysis Reports
1.1 Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Definition
1.2 Market Segments
1.2.1 Market by Type
1.2.2 Market by Application
1.3 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Overview
1.4 Features & Benefits of This Report
1.5 Methodology & Sources of Information
1.5.1 Research Methodology
1.5.2 Research Process
1.5.3 Base Year
1.5.4 Report Assumptions & Caveats
2 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Overall Market Size
2.1 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Market Size: 2021 VS 2028
2.2 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Revenue, Prospects & Forecasts: 2017-2028
2.3 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Sales: 2017-2028
3 Company Landscape
3.1 Top Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Players in Global Market
3.2 Top Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Companies Ranked by Revenue
3.3 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Revenue by Companies
3.4 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Sales by Companies
3.5 Global Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Price by Manufacturer (2017-2022)
3.6 Top 3 and Top 5 Anti-corrosion and Corrosion Resistant Coatings Companies in Global Market, by Revenue in 2021
3.7 Global Manufacturers Anti-c
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DENVER, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, DispatchHealth is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience. This year 76% of team members at DispatchHealth say it is a great place to work compared to 59% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.
Company co-founder and CEO Dr. Mark Prather says, "We founded DispatchHealth to revolutionize the healthcare industry and expand access for patients by building the largest in-home care system. I'm happy our teams feel good about contributing to a healthier healthcare ecosystem and find their work environment fulfilling."
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation. "Great Place to Work Certification™ isn't something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience," said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. "It's the only official recognition determined by employees' real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that DispatchHealth is one of the country's best companies to work for."
Dr. Prather adds, "The great resignation has affected every industry. However, healthcare has been impacted particularly hard, with caregivers reporting frustration over working conditions, the stress of increased demands, and a perceived lack of respect, which leads to job dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, I am encouraged by our recertification because it says DispatchHealth is living up to its mission of delivering higher quality at a better cost with happier patients and employees alike.
According to Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work.
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World-renowned archaeologist and Egyptologist Zahi Hawass is returning to Bowling Green for a presentation showcasing his knowledge of Egyptian artifacts.
The program, sponsored by the Warren County Public Library, will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center.
Hawass is the former Egyptian minister of antiquities and director of excavations at Giza, Saqqara, Bahariya Oasis and the Valley of the Kings.
Jennifer Bailey, marketing and communications manager at the Warren County Public Library, said the program will include information about Egyptian artifacts, excavations and the discovery of new artifacts.
"He is so passionate about archaeology and the preservation of artifacts, ensuring that artifacts worldwide remain where their heritage is," she said.
She said he will also have some impactful visuals to go along with his presentation.
"He has also done some really cool things with forensics," she said. "I always love when he brings that up in his talks."
His use of modern forensics techniques and DNA analysis have answered questions about mummies and is used to start building science-based family trees.
Bailey said this is the fourth time the library has brought him in as a speaker.
"His talks are different each time he is here," she said.
She said that normally, the library's programs attract a regional crowd, but Hawass draws people from across the United States.
Anywhere from 700-800 are expected to attend, based on past attendance, and Bailey said that the audience numbers keep growing.
"We are super excited we are able to bring in this caliber of speaker to the community," she said.
Hawass received his Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied as a Fulbright Fellow, and has written numerous books and scholarly articles.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey from AARP Pennsylvania reveals that voters, and especially Pennsylvanians age 50 and older, consider issues like Social Security, Medicare, the cost of prescription drugs, and long-term care for seniors top of mind going into the 2022 Mid-Term Elections.
New data from the survey shows vast majorities of voters consider Social Security (76%), Medicare (69%), the cost of prescription drugs (68%) and long-term care for seniors (61%) either "Extremely Important" or "Very Important" this election year.
The numbers are even higher among 50+ voters, who often make up a majority of Pennsylvania voters. Eighty-six percent of Pennsylvania voters 50+ believe Social Security is either "Extremely" or "Very" important this year; 78% say the same about Medicare; 73% say so about the cost of prescription drugs; and 69% say long-term care for seniors is "Extremely" or "Very" important to them.
"There's a reason why, on behalf of our 1.8 million members, AARP Pennsylvania has continually advocated for lowering the costs of prescription drugs, protecting programs like Medicare and Social Security, and expanding access to quality, affordable long-term care," says Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP PA State Director. "They're vital programs that all Americans expect and deserve as they age. It's no surprise these issues showed up so prominently in our latest poll. Pennsylvania voters are always looking for leaders who vow to protect the benefits people have earned and paid into both now and for the long-term."
The survey found these issues are important among voters 50+ for both the Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races in Pennsylvania.
- 91% are more likely to vote for a U.S. Senate candidate who supports protecting Social Security from cuts to workers' earned benefits;
- 92% are more likely to vote for a U.S. Senate candidate who supports protecting Medicare from cuts and ensure America's seniors get the healthcare they need;
- 90% are more likely to vote for a U.S. Senate candidate who supports allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices;
- 87% are more likely to support a candidate for governor who will provide funding to allow seniors needing daily support to receive care at home rather than having to enter a costly nursing home; and
- 69% support fixing the nursing home and home care worker shortage by increasing the minimum wage for all working Pennsylvanians.
AARP commissioned Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research to conduct this survey. The firms interviewed 1,382 likely Pennsylvania voters, which includes a statewide representative sample of 500 likely voters, with an oversample of up to 550 likely voters age 50 and older, and an oversample of up to 332 African-American/Black likely voters age 50 and older. The survey was conducted between June 12-19 via landline, cellphone, and SMS-to-web. The margin of error for the 500 statewide sample is ±4.4%; for the 855 total sample of voters 50+ it is ±3.3%. View the full survey results.
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The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a crash on Wednesday morning, July 20, just outside Burlington was fatal.
The crash occurred in the Town of Spring Prairie at approximately 9 a.m. where Highway 11 meets Highway JS at the start of the Burlington bypass. It was initially called in as a two-vehicle crash.
Officials from the Lyons Township Fire Department were the first emergency responders on the scene. Fire department officials said CPR was in progress.
When representatives from the fire department arrived, they noticed two vehicles with extensive damage. Mutual aid was requested for the City of Lake Geneva paramedics, City of Burlington ambulance, Rochester ambulance and Flight for Life.
One accident victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and two other patients were transported to area hospitals.
Representatives from the Lyons Township Fire Department said they appreciate the mutual aid companies that assisted with the incident.
The Walworth County Sheriff’s Office was not able to immediately provide any additional information other than confirming there was one victim who died.
Based on recent information from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, this would be the ninth traffic-related fatality for 2022.
On Tuesday morning, July 19, a pedestrian was killed in Lake Geneva crossing George Street on the city’s Northside. The man was 81-years-old.
SALEM LAKES — A Kenosha-area man suffered serious injuries after he apparently lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a tree authorities said Monday night.
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Strictly Come Dancing 2022 WILL reportedly be returning to Blackpool this year, as it celebrates its 20th series.
The BBC are looking to be pulling out all the stops this year in preparation for what is expected to be a record-breaking series.
Strictly Come Dancing 2022 news
Strictly 2022 will be returning to Blackpool after three years away, it’s been reported.
It’s going to be a special year for Strictly, with the show hitting its 20th season later this year.
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“Strictly Come Dancing will again be bringing glitter, glamour and glorious dancing to homes across the nation,” the BBC has promised.
And to celebrate, the show will be returning to Blackpool, as Hello magazine has reported.
The show hasn’t been to Blackpool since 2019, with 2020 and 2021’s trips to the Tower having been cancelled due to Covid.
A rep for Strictly declined to comment when approached by ED!.
Strictly news
The news about a potential return to Blackpool comes just days after four new pro dancers joined the show.
On July 11, Strictly announced the arrival of four new dancers for the upcoming series.
Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Vito Coppola, and Michelle Tsiakkas will all be making their debut later this year.
Read more: Does Alex Scott have a partner? What happened with her Coronation Street ex?
The official Strictly Twitter account announced their arrival.
“Welcome Carlos, Lauren, Michelle, and Vito who join the show and become part of the biggest pro line-up in #Strictly history!”
“Welcome to the strictly famalam,” one viewer tweeted.
“This is brilliant news!” another said.
Strictly returns later this year to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Market Insights, Forecast to 2028
Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems market is segmented by Type and by Application. Players, stakeholders, and other participants in the global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems market will be able to gain the upper hand as they use the report as a powerful resource. The segmental analysis focuses on production capacity, revenue and forecast by Type and by Application for the period 2017-2028.
Segment by Type
Table of content
1 Study Coverage
1.1 Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Product Introduction
1.2 Market by Type
1.2.1 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Market Size by Type, 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
1.2.2 Detecting System
1.2.3 Alarm System
1.2.4 Other
1.3 Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Market Size by Application, 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
1.3.2 Aftermarket
1.3.3 OEMs
1.4 Study Objectives
1.5 Years Considered
2 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Production
2.1 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Production Capacity (2017-2028)
2.2 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Production by Region: 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
2.3 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Production by Region
2.3.1 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Historic Production by Region (2017-2022)
2.3.2 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Forecasted Production by Region (2023-2028)
2.4 North America
2.5 Europe
2.6 China
2.7 Japan
2.8 South Korea
2.9 India
3 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Sales in Volume & Value Estimates and Forecasts
3.1 Global Commercial Vehicle Tire Pressure Management Systems Sales Estimates and Forecasts 2017-20
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Why Williams wants nothing more than a boring F1 practice in France
Despite having run its revamped Formula 1 car for two race weekends, Williams is still well behind where it would like to be in understanding the extent of its progress.
A combination of mixed weather practice at the British Grand Prix, a start-line crash for Alex Albon, and then the sprint format in Austria, has left it unable to run through the normal baseline checks it would normally do for a such a major car change.
Two normal race weekends would have given it six free practice sessions to devote as much time as it wanted for those. As it heads to France, it hasn't been able to devote any time at all to what it needed to do.
That is why, as it finally has enough parts to run its new update on both Albon and Nicholas Latifi at this weekend's French GP, a dry standard Friday run of checks would be the best possible outcome.
As Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson explains: "There's definitely a bit of a reset.
"You've got to go through that phase where you've got to check that it's behaving like the wind tunnel and simulation say it should, in terms of where you want to pitch the ride heights or anything else that affects effects the airflow.
"Ideally, we would have done that quite methodically and objectively at FP1 at Silverstone, if it hadn't been wet.
"It would have been a pretty boring session, but we'd have collected the data, compared it to the simulations and then we would hopefully have been quite quickly up to speed with it. We didn't get a chance to do that.
"We then chose not to do it in P2 at Silverstone, as we chose just to suck it and see, and obviously in Austria we didn't do it in P1 because we had all the race prep work to do.
"We'll probably have to do some of that in France, and then hopefully we can make some more rapid progress."
While the upgraded Williams has shown decent flashes of speed when it has been unleashed, and Albon nearly got through to Q3 at the Austrian GP, the team still is unsure about just how much of an improvement the new package has delivered.
Alex Albon, Williams FW44
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"It's still hard to quantify," added Robson.
"Silverstone was difficult. In Austria, with just that one practice session and quite a lot of race preparation homework to get on with, we didn't do as much of the measurement work as we would have liked.
"There's signs of it showing promise and some good feedback from Alex. But I think we're not there yet in terms of understanding how to get the most out of it."
Albon said in Austria that he felt the new Williams was more 'peaky' - which in effect means it is producing its best performance in a quite narrow setup window.
While that does not seem an ideal characteristic, Robson is far from alarmed and reckons it is just a consequence of a better performing car not being fully tuned at the moment.
"I think, with the aerodynamics, the harder you push them that naturally happens. I'm hopeful that with a little bit more work on the mechanical side of things to complement the aero, we can dial some of that out.
"But I think some of it is just going to be inevitable, and it's just going to have to be absorbed into his driving style."
Ultimately what Williams is after from the new car is both a step forward in pace now, and a better platform on which to target its longer term ambitions in to 2023. Robson says there are three different improvements that the team is exploring.
"It is designed to be better balanced. And I think it's showing signs of that, but there probably is still a bit more work we need to do on the mechanical side of things to optimise what we've now got aerodynamically," he said.
"Then, I think it's a better aero package in terms of downforce and drag. And then the third thing is, which we are yet to prove, but this is where the work is going on in the tunnel, we think it is a much better platform for future development.
"So they are the kind of three things that we're aiming for. I think there's signs of all three, but quantifying them yet, we haven't been able to do."
And that's why a boring Friday at Paul Ricard, to get that proper baseline of understanding in place, is so important for Williams right now.
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