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Times EDT (March 13)
America East Conference
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First Round
Saturday, March 5
Maine 63, Hartford 49
Albany (NY) 49, New Hampshire 44
Vermont 71, Binghamton 63
NJIT 47, Mass.-Lowell 33
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 8
Albany (NY) 67, Vermont 54
Maine 72, NJIT 48
Championship
Friday, March 11
Albany (NY) 56, Maine 47
American Athletic Conference
At Dickies Arena
Fort Worth, Texas
First Round
Monday, March 7
Tulsa 88, Wichita St. 86
Memphis 59, East Carolina 48
Houston 67, Cincinnati 45
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 8
UCF 69, Tulsa 54
SMU 63, Temple 55
South Florida 63, Memphis 53
Houston 65, Tulane 57
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 9
UCF 61, SMU 28
South Florida 58, Houston 50
Championship
Thursday, March 10
UCF 53, South Florida 45
Atlantic 10 Conference
At Chase Fieldhouse
Wilmington, Del.
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
George Washington 54, St. Bonaventure 49
George Mason 65, Saint Louis 50
Second Round
Thursday, March 3
Davidson 66, Richmond 62
George Washington 64, La Salle 54
Saint Joseph’s 65, Duquesne 49
Fordham 66, George Mason 50
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
Dayton 60, Davidson 55
VCU 55, George Washington 47
Saint Joseph’s 51, Rhode Island 48
UMass 66, Fordham 63
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
Dayton 59, VCU 48
UMass 76, Saint Joseph’s 58
Championship
Sunday, March 6
UMass 62, Dayton 56
Atlantic Coast Conference
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
Clemson 88, Syracuse 69
Duke 55, Pittsburgh 52
Wake Forest 61, Virginia 53
Second Round
Thursday, March 3
Virginia Tech 82, Clemson 60
Florida St. 63, Boston College 58
Miami 61, Duke 55
Georgia Tech 45, Wake Forest 40
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
Virginia Tech 87, North Carolina 80
NC State 84, Florida St. 54
Miami 61, Louisville 59
Notre Dame 71, Georgia Tech 53
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
NC State 70, Virginia Tech 55
Miami 57, Notre Dame 54
Championship
Sunday, March 6
NC State 60, Miami 47
Atlantic Sun Conference
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
Stetson 81, Bellarmine Knights 53
E. Kentucky 71, Kennesaw St. 57
Jacksonville 65, Cent. Arkansas 55
North Florida 60, Lipscomb 42
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 6
Liberty 77, E. Kentucky 57
Florida Gulf Coast 71, North Florida 60
Jacksonville St. 70, Jacksonville 56
Stetson 64, North Alabama 53
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 9
Florida Gulf Coast 82, Stetson 67
Jacksonville St. 59, Liberty 57
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Florida Gulf Coast 69, Jacksonville St. 54
Big 12 Conference
At Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Mo.
First Round
Thursday, March 10
Oklahoma St. 73, Texas Tech 58
West Virginia 68, TCU 48
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
Oklahoma 80, Kansas 68
Baylor 76, Oklahoma St. 36
Iowa St. 66, West Virginia 60
Texas 72, Kansas St. 65
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Baylor 91, Oklahoma 76
Texas 82, Iowa St. 73
Championship
Sunday, March 13
Texas 67, Baylor 58
Big East Conference
At Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Conn.
First Round
Friday, March 4
Georgetown 68, Providence 55
St. John’s 76, Xavier 69
Seton Hall 58, Butler 39
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
UConn 84, Georgetown 38
Marquette 105, DePaul 85
Villanova 76, St. John’s 52
Seton Hall 66, Creighton 65
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
UConn 71, Marquette 51
Villanova 64, Seton Hall 55
Championship
Monday, March 7
UConn 70, Villanova 40
Big Sky Conference
At Idaho Central Arena
Boise, Idaho
First Round
Monday, March 7
N. Colorado 64, E. Washington 45
Weber St. 74, Sacramento St. 64
Idaho 75, Portland St. 52
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 8
N. Colorado 72, Idaho St. 54
N. Arizona 75, Montana 57
Montana St. 81, Weber St. 60
Idaho 77, S. Utah 64
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 9
N. Arizona 72, N. Colorado 67
Montana St. 73, Idaho 67
Championship
Friday, March 11
Montana St. 75, N. Arizona 64
Big South Conference
At Bojangles’ Coliseum
Charlotte, N.C.
First Round
Tuesday, March 1
Presbyterian 65, Winthrop 60
High Point 54, Charleston Southern 34
Hampton 55, Radford 49
UNC-Asheville 68, NC A&T 59
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
Campbell 59, Presbyterian 56
Gardner-Webb 55, High Point 53
Longwood 70, Hampton 61
UNC-Asheville 62, SC-Upstate 57
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
Campbell 51, Gardner-Webb 50
Longwood 81, UNC-Asheville 56
Championship
Sunday, March 6
Longwood 86, Campbell 47
Big Ten Conference
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
Rutgers 75, Penn St. 50
Illinois 75, Wisconsin 66
Second Round
Thursday, March 3
Michigan St. 73, Purdue 69
Indiana 66, Rutgers 54
Northwestern 65, Minnesota 60
Nebraska 92, Illinois 74
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
Ohio St. 74, Michigan St. 58
Indiana 62, Maryland 51
Iowa 72, Northwestern 59
Nebraska 76, Michigan 73
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
Indiana 70, Ohio St. 62
Iowa 83, Nebraska 66
Championship
Sunday, March 6
Iowa 74, Indiana 67
Big West Conference
At Dollar Loan Center
Henderson, Nev.
First Round
Tuesday, March 8
CS Bakersfield 63, CS Northridge 62
Cal St.-Fullerton 70, Cal Poly 64
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9
Hawaii 48, CS Bakersfield 47
UC Riverside 46, UC Santa Barbara 42
UC Irvine 80, Cal St.-Fullerton 68
UC Davis 55, Long Beach St. 45
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Hawaii 69, UC Riverside 55
UC Irvine 84, UC Davis 75
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Hawaii 59, UC Irvine 48
Colonial Athletic Conference
At Daskalakis Athletic Center
Philadelphia, Pa.
First Round
Thursday, March 10
Hofstra 46, UNC-Wilmington 45
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
Drexel 60, Hofstra 39
Coll. of Charleston 70, Elon 59
Delaware 61, William & Mary 35
Towson 58, Northeastern 49
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Drexel 71, Coll. of Charleston 65
Delaware 56, Towson 55
Championship
Sunday, March 13
Delaware 63, Drexel 59
Conference USA Conference
At Ford Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas
First Round
Tuesday, March 8
UTSA 58, UTEP 57
FIU 68, FAU 60
Second Round
Wednesday, March 9
Rice 80, Marshall 62
Old Dominion 65, UTSA 45
UAB 74, W. Kentucky 62
Southern Miss. 78, FIU 60
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Charlotte 59, Rice 53
North Texas 65, Old Dominion 58
Louisiana Tech 71, UAB 65
Middle Tennessee 70, Southern Miss. 50
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Charlotte 66, North Texas 63
Louisiana Tech 80, Middle Tennessee 72
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Charlotte 68, Louisiana Tech 63
Horizon League Conference
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First Round
Tuesday, March 1
Oakland 54, Wright St. 45
N. Kentucky 73, Detroit 50
Robert Morris 70, Fort Wayne 56
Milwaukee 55, UIC 46
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
Cleveland St. 59, N. Kentucky 51
IUPUI 72, Robert Morris 41
Oakland 63, Youngstown St. 52
Green Bay 57, Milwaukee 42
Semifinals
Monday, March 7
IUPUI 86, Oakland 63
Cleveland St. 69, Green Bay 42
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
IUPUI 61, Cleveland St. 54
Ivy League Conference
At Lavietes Pavilion
Allston, Mass.
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Princeton 0, Harvard 0
Columbia 67, Yale 38
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Princeton 77, Columbia 59
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
At Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, N.J.
First Round
Tuesday, March 8
Iona 74, Rider 58
St. Peter’s 49, Marist 29
Canisius 71, Monmouth (NJ) 65
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9
Fairfield 69, Iona 56
Quinnipiac 63, St. Peter’s 42
Thursday, March 10
Manhattan 61, Canisius 49
Niagara 60, Siena 59
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Fairfield 75, Niagara 38
Manhattan 72, Quinnipiac 59
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Fairfield 73, Manhattan 68
Mid-American Conference
At Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Cleveland, Ohio
First Round
Wednesday, March 9
Toledo 80, Ohio 67
Ball St. 60, N. Illinois 54
Buffalo 63, W. Michigan 49
Akron 81, Bowling Green 67
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Ball St. 71, Toledo 66
Buffalo 82, Akron 43
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Buffalo 79, Ball St. 75
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
At Norfolk Scope
Norfolk, Va.
First Round
Wednesday, March 9
Howard 87, Delaware St. 51
Norfolk St. 58, NC Central 52
Thursday, March 10
Md.-Eastern Shore 73, Coppin St. 65
Morgan St. 66, SC State 53
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Howard 68, Md.-Eastern Shore 54
Norfolk St. 53, Morgan St. 51
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Howard 61, Norfolk St. 44
Missouri Valley Conference
At TaxSlayer Center
Moline, Ill.
First Round
Thursday, March 10
Indiana St. 89, Evanvilee 75
Drake 71, Bradley 56
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
S. Illinois 77, Indiana St. 61
Illinois St. 68, Loyola Chicago 52
Missouri St. 63, Drake 49
N. Iowa 63, Valparaiso 39
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Illinois St. 50, S. Illinois 42
N. Iowa 63, Missouri St. 57
Championship
Sunday, March 13
Illinois St. 50, N. Iowa 48
Mountain West Conference
At Thomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nev.
First Round
Sunday, March 6
Utah St. 80, Fresno St. 75
San Diego St. 65, Boise St. 56
Colorado St. 82, San Jose St. 43
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 7
UNLV 82, Utah St. 69
Air Force 75, Nevada 60
New Mexico 63, San Diego St. 60
Colorado St. 51, Wyoming 38
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 8
UNLV 61, Air Force 50
Colorado St. 82, New Mexico 71
Championship
Wednesday, March 9
UNLV 75, Colorado St. 65
Northeast Conference
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First Round
Saturday, March 5
Sacred Heart 62, CCSU 58
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 7
Wagner 66, LIU Sharks 55
Mount St. Mary’s 69, St. Francis (Pa.) 53
Bryant 65, St. Francis (NY) 63
Fairleigh Dickinson 66, Sacred Heart 58
Semifinals
Thursday, March 10
Mount St. Mary’s 62, Wagner 50
Bryant 44, Fairleigh Dickinson 38
Championship
Sunday, March 13
Mount St. Mary’s 60, Bryant 42
Ohio Valley Conference
At Ford Center
Evansville, Ind.
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
Tennessee St. 72, E. Illinois 61
SIU-Edwardsville 86, UT Martin 84
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
Austin Peay 67, Tennessee St. 53
Murray St. 84, SIU-Edwardsville 76
Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Belmont 63, Austin Peay 51
Tennessee Tech 68, Murray St. 62
Championship
Saturday, March 5
Belmont 51, Tennessee Tech 29
Pac-12 Conference
At Michelob ULTRA Arena
Las Vegas, Nev.
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
Colorado 64, Washington 52
Oregon St. 59, Arizona St. 54
UCLA 73, Southern Cal 60
Utah 66, California 60
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
Colorado 45, Arizona 43
Stanford 57, Oregon St. 44
Oregon 63, UCLA 60
Utah 70, Washington St. 59
Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Stanford 71, Colorado 45
Utah 80, Oregon 73
Championship
Sunday, March 6
Stanford 73, Utah 48
Patriot League Conference
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First Round
Saturday, March 5
Navy 60, Colgate 55
Lafayette 58, Loyola (Md.) 49
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 7
Bucknell 56, Lehigh 53
Boston U. 80, Army 74
Navy 50, Holy Cross 49
American 54, Lafayette 48
Semifinals
Thursday, March 10
Bucknell 64, Navy 44
American 70, Boston U. 48
Championship
Sunday, March 13
American 65, Bucknell 54
Southeastern Conference
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
Vanderbilt 85, Texas A&M 69
Alabama 75, Auburn 68
Second Round
Thursday, March 3
Arkansas 61, Missouri 52
Florida 53, Vanderbilt 52
Kentucky 83, Mississippi St. 67
Alabama 74, Georgia 62
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
South Carolina 76, Arkansas 54
Mississippi 70, Florida 60
Kentucky 78, LSU 63
Tennessee 74, Alabama 59
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
South Carolina 61, Mississippi 51
Kentucky 83, Tennessee 74
Championship
Sunday, March 6
Kentucky 64, South Carolina 62
Southern Conference
At Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville
Asheville, N.C.
First Round
Thursday, March 3
Mercer 85, W. Carolina 46
Samford 59, UNC-Greensboro 40
Wofford 66, ETSU 54
Furman 70, Chattanooga 63
Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Mercer 65, Samford 35
Furman 64, Wofford 59
Championship
Sunday, March 6
Mercer 73, Furman 54
Southland Conference
At Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, Texas
First Round
Thursday, March 10
Incarnate Word 74, Nicholls 73
New Orleans 57, Northwestern St. 48
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
Incarnate Word 90, McNeese St. 63
SE Louisiana 80, New Orleans 66
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Incarnate Word 54, Houston Baptist 33
SE Louisiana 59, Texas A&M-CC Islanders 54
Championship
Sunday, March 13
Incarnate Word 56, SE Louisiana 52
Southwest Athletic Conference
At Bartow Arena
Birmingham, Ala.
First Round
Wednesday, March 9
Grambling St. 62, Alabama A&M 54
Jackson St. 78, Ark.-Pine Bluff 67
Thursday, March 10
Alabama St. 60, Prairie View 58
Southern U. 68, Texas Southern 67
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Alabama St. 74, Grambling St. 59
Jackson St. 59, Southern U. 46
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Jackson St. 101, Alabama St. 80
Summit League Conference
At Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, S.D.
First Round
Saturday, March 5
S. Dakota St. 86, Denver 59
South Dakota 75, W. Illinois 49
Sunday, March 6
Oral Roberts 61, North Dakota 54
UMKC 81, N. Dakota St. 74
Semifinals
Monday, March 7
S. Dakota St. 72, Oral Roberts 53
South Dakota 81, UMKC 67
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
South Dakota 56, S. Dakota St. 45
Sun Belt Conference
At Pensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, Fla.
First Round
Wednesday, March 2
Coastal Carolina 91, Arkansas St. 76
UALR 61, Louisiana-Monroe 56
Texas St. 80, South Alabama 66
Georgia Southern 88, Georgia St. 79
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
Troy 99, Coastal Carolina 77
UALR 70, Appalachian St. 58
Louisiana-Lafayette 71, Texas St. 46
Texas-Arlington 85, Georgia Southern 76
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
Troy 62, UALR 59
Texas-Arlington 75, Louisiana-Lafayette 65
Championship
Monday, March 7
Texas-Arlington 76, Troy 61
West Coast Conference
At Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, Nev.
First Round
Thursday, March 3
Loyola Marymount 64, Pepperdine 54
Santa Clara 93, Pacific 69
Second Round
Friday, March 4
Loyola Marymount 71, Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 64
Santa Clara 86, San Diego 79
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Portland 69, Loyola Marymount 44
San Francisco 72, Santa Clara 63
Semifinals
Monday, March 7
BYU 59, Portland 52
Gonzaga 69, San Francisco 55
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
Gonzaga 71, BYU 59
Western Athletic Conference
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First Round
Tuesday, March 8
Texas Rio Grande Valley 71, Seattle 61
Lamar 65, New Mexico St. 54
Second Round
Wednesday, March 9
Texas Rio Grande Valley 73, Abilene Christian 70
Sam Houston St. 73, Lamar 69
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Utah Valley St. 72, Texas Rio Grande Valley 57
Cal Baptist 85, Sam Houston St. 78
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Stephen F. Austin 68, Utah Valley St. 42
Grand Canyon 64, Cal Baptist 60
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Stephen F. Austin 74, Grand Canyon 57
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BAODING, China, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 5 Brazil time, Hamilton Mourão, the Vice President of Brazil, visited GWM's Brazil factory in Iracemápolis and spoke highly on L.E.M.O.N. Dedicated Hybrid Technology (DHT).
Nelita Michel, Mayor of Iracemápolis, also attended this visiting activity. On the site, technical experts introduced GWM's leading intelligent and new energy technologies to visitors, especially the unique L.E.M.O.N. DHT. Then, the GWM Brazil team gave a comprehensive introduction to the investment planning and overall layout of GWM in Brazil.
"We have entered the era of the knowledge economy. So, technological advancement is what will take the vogue in terms of increasing the GDP of any country, and Brazil needs to move in that direction. This will generate quality jobs and bring more innovation. Today I saw the future here," said Mourão.
That day, he also experienced the HAVAL H6 prototype equipped with L.E.M.O.N. DHT powertrain and provided positive comments on the car.
"The car is wonderful. But it's not just the electric issue. The point is that the technology embedded in it is cutting edge technology. There is much more than the engine there," said Mourão.
Before this activity, GWM held the first media salon on L.E.M.O.N. DHT via live streaming. Many Brazilian media showed great enthusiasm and attention to this technology.
"GWM is one of China's largest private car manufacturer with the world's best hybrid and electric vehicles," TAKATA Car Xperience, Brazilian professional auto review media, commented.
L.E.M.O.N. DHT is a highly integrated, high-efficiency, multi-mode petrol-electric hybrid system. Adopting dual-motor hybrid technology with an efficient hybrid engine, the technology keeps a optimum efficiency-performance balance at speeds and in scenarios.
The vehicle equipped with the technology, such as HAVAL H6 model launched in Thailand market, can perform scenario-based smart switching, which achieves not only low fuel consumption but also high performance. In urban operating conditions, the system can switch intelligently between EV mode and series mode, which could result in power efficiency. Also, in high-speed working conditions, the engine, driving motor and generator will work together at full load to efficiently power the vehicle.
Currently, the HAVAL H6 equipped with L.E.M.O.N. DHT has already celebrated remarkable sales volume in some markets. According to Ai iT, a Thai media outlet, the sales volume of HAVAL H6 HEV has ranked first in the NEV compact SUV category for six consecutive months in the first half of 2022 in the Thailand market.
In the near future, models equipped with this technology are expected to meet more global consumers in many markets, offering them a brand new driving experience brought by the futuristic L.E.M.O.N. DHT.
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“The Last Goodbye,” ODESZA (Ninja Tune)
EDM fans, hold on to your glow sticks and rave goggles – ODESZA is back and more experimental than ever. The duo of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight released an immersive album Friday after four quiet years of speculation that the electronic magic-makers had disbanded or were done for good.
Perhaps this album – “The Last Goodbye” – is ODESZA’s sneaky way of saying farewell, but there’s no sign of the pair stopping any time soon as they rev up for a nationwide tour following the release of the album.
“The Last Goodbye” is packed with songs that, believe it or not, are hard to describe, but that’s kind of ODESZA’s thing.
Some tracks feel nostalgic and at home at the same time, starting with “This Version of You (feat. Julianna Barwick),” a sort of guided meditation that shares a glimpse of the artists’ past few years of reflection that they say inspired the creation of this album.
Then there’s others that put the “dance” in “Electronic Dance Music,” such as “Forgive Me (feat. Izzy Bizu),” with its club-y chorus.
And an honorable mention to the uplifting “Better Now (feat. MARO),” where the bubbly melody and lyrics, “So what if I fall?/Better that I try instead of nothing at all,” will make you feel like a kid.
The album features a variety of vocal talents, ranging from Charlie Houston to The Knocks to Låpsley, whose voices echo over hypnotizing electronic loops. Bettye LaVette is featured on the album’s namesake, “The Last Goodbye,” resulting in a soulful connection of the past and present.
The range in the tracks, albeit a tad disconnected at times, makes for an indescribable, immersive listening experience that will surely not disappoint in the arena.
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Which girls’ softball cleats are best?
Softball is a terrific sport for young girls to develop their athleticism and communication skills, but they also need high-quality gear to play well. You don’t want your child sliding around all over the field, so a good pair of softball cleats is crucial.
The best girls’ softball cleats offer excellent traction and protection and are comfortable to wear all day. For example, the Nike Kids’ Hyperdiamond 4 Keystone Softball Cleats are a favorite among youth girls because of their stylish design, secure feel, and superior stability.
What to know before you buy girls’ softball cleats
Size
The size is nearly as important as the construction of shoes. Your kid’s shoes should fit comfortably with a little extra room in the toe box. You don’t want them to fit too tight, as they can feel awkward and cause soreness after extended periods. However, you must ensure they’re not too large either since it can cause your child to trip over themselves, possibly leading to injury.
Cleats
Adult softball players in more competitive leagues might use metal cleats, but most kids’ cleats are molded because of safety concerns. Metal cleats offer the best traction but aren’t as durable as molded cleats. Molded cleats have studs sculpted right onto the bottom plate and are usually made of hard plastic or rubber.
Turf cleats are what your child needs if they play on artificial surfaces. They have a pattern of rubber nubs and provide excellent traction on indoor fields. They’re also great for training and usually cheaper than molded cleats.
Ankle length
You won’t find many high-cut girls’ softball cleats, but there are several low-cut and mid-cut cleats. Low-cut cleats are ideal for younger children and fast players because of their lightweight build and sleek shape. However, mid-cut cleats can benefit taller children who need extra stability. Mid-cut cleats are bulkier than low-cut cleats, but they provide more ankle support and a more secure feel.
What to look for in quality girls’ softball cleats
Upper
The upper covers the top of the foot and must be durable and protective. However, it also needs to be breathable because you don’t want your child’s feet to get too hot or sweaty. Most softball cleats have mesh fabric overlays for increased airflow, making them breathable and more suitable for wearing for extended periods.
Midsole
The midsole should have a protective layer of cushioning. It’s a big part of what makes softball shoes comfortable enough to wear for extended periods since the studs would cause soreness without sufficient cushioning. Cushioning is usually made from ethyl vinyl acetate foam, a flexible material that allows for increased energy transfer, giving players an extra spring in their step.
Traction
Traction is the most crucial feature of a high-quality softball cleat. Without sufficient traction, your child might slip or slide unintentionally and might not be able to move as quickly. Cleats use spikes to dig into the ground and are great for running on dirt and muddy or wet grass. Longer studs are suitable for outfielders, while shorter ones are best for infielders.
How much you can expect to spend on girls’ softball cleats
Girls’ softball cleats are relatively inexpensive. You can get a high-quality pair for $30-$50. However, if your child is a beginner and you want to get them something basic and reliable, you can find a pair for $15-$30.
Girls softball cleats FAQ
How long do softball cleats last?
A. It depends on how often your child plays, but their cleats should be usable for 12 to 18 months unless they outgrow them.
Are soccer cleats suitable for playing softball?
A. Yes. However, soccer cleats aren’t as protective as softball cleats since they don’t have a toe cap. Also, they’re not designed to provide traction on hard dirt surfaces, so there’s a greater risk of sliding.
What are the best girls’ softball cleats to buy?
Top girls’ softball cleats
Nike Kids’ Hyperdiamond 4 Keystone Softball Cleats
What you need to know: These cleats are comfortable and have a flashy design, making them suitable for players of all skill levels.
What you’ll love: They have a leather upper with molded details for extra protection, and the padded tongue and collar create a secure fit. They have a thick heel for prolonged wear and tear, and the foam midsole provides excellent stability. Plus, they come in six colors.
What you should consider: They run small, and some customers complained about the upper not being durable enough.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top girls’ softball cleats for the money
Adidas Kids’ Purehustle 2 MD Softball Cleats
What you need to know: These cleats offer excellent support and have a classic design, making them ideal for beginners and intermediate players.
What you’ll love: They have a durable textile upper and a mesh fabric tongue for increased breathability. The Lightstrike midsole is packed with plenty of cushioning for stability and improved responsiveness during strides. The molded studs give players excellent grip, and the sockliner provides a secure feel.
What you should consider: They run small, so it’s best to buy a half size up for players who wear thick socks.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Under Armour Kids Glyde RM Softball Cleats
What you need to know: These mid-cut cleats have a bulky design, making them excellent for players looking for extra stability.
What you’ll love: They have a molded heel and a breathable mesh-covered toe box for increased airflow to help players keep their feet cool and dry for longer. The heel pocket provides superior comfort, and the midfoot offers a locked-down feel for improved support.
What you should consider: They’re not as durable as other softball cleats in the same price range.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Watch: Mourinho gives awkward cheer as Roma fan proposes to girlfriend in front of him
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Jose Mourinho was on hand to witness a dream moment for two Roma fans as he played spectator to a marriage proposal this week - even if the Portuguese's cheery reaction might have been needed to help make the most of a potentially awkward situation.
In a video posted to the club's official social media channels, the manager met with a pair of fans for photos at the club's training facilities - but even he and his flair for the dramatic likely did not anticipate one of them getting down on their knee.
But the veteran coach shrugged off the chance of unease to applaud the gesture as the duo were engaged, offering his congratulations to them both.
WATCH: Mourinho celebrates fan proposal in typical fashion
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Elliott waited years before he felt it was the right moment to leave the Clemson staff and become a head coach. The timing gave him plenty of company as he takes over at Virginia.
He’s one of four new coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference, joining Duke’s Mike Elko, Miami’s Mario Cristobal and Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry. Additionally, Elliott, Elko and Pry have never been head coaches before.
“I don’t know if it makes it any easier,” Elliott said Thursday during the ACC Kickoff preseason media days. “But it is comforting to know that I’m not by myself.”
This is the fourth time the conference has traded out as many as four coaches since expanding to 12 teams in 2005 on the way to 14 football-playing members. But this is the first time that all four are in one seven-team division, adding another variable into a Coastal Division race long known for its unpredictability.
“As much as the Coastal has been fluctuating and up and down, I think pretty much everyone has either turned over their quarterback or turned over their coach — one of the two,” Elko said. “When you do those two things, you’re creating a lot of variety in terms of how the season can play out.”
The rest of the league coaches will have to guess what schemes those coaches might keep and what new tricks they’ve picked up.
“The first year, it’s very unpredictable so we can’t sit and do gameplans,” said North Carolina coach Mack Brown, whose team faces Virginia Tech, Miami and Duke in consecutive midseason weeks. “And with the transfer portal, it’s hard to even tell depth charts until we watch a couple of games.”
Of the quartet, Cristobal and Pry are returning to previous stops in hopes of restoring former glory.
Cristobal won two national championships with the Hurricanes as an offensive lineman, and later returned to Miami to work under both Butch Davis and Larry Coker.
Cristobal spent the past five seasons as head coach at Oregon, as well as a stint leading Florida International. He replaces the fired Manny Diaz as the latest coach seeking to restore the Hurricanes to the elite status of the 1980s and again at the start of the 2000s.
“The brand is a real one,” Cristobal said. “But to be a real, real one, there has to be substance. And substance meaning legitimate high-level play.”
That would be a step for a program with one 10-win season in 18 years. Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke pointed to an emphasis on discipline among Cristobal’s changes to get there.
“We had a good team aspect and all that,” Van Dyke said. “But I don’t think we really had that mentality and discipline — people missing class, not doing the right things on and off the field. Now Coach Cristobal really emphasizes that because how you do anything is how you do everything.”
Pry spent three seasons as a graduate assistant under Frank Beamer in the late 1990s. The former Penn State defensive coordinator is trying to recharge a program that has gone from regular 10-win seasons under Beamer to league also-ran under Justin Fuente.
“You can go out and be a great ambassador and talk about all the things you want for your program,” said Pry, whose suit included old-school Hokies logos printed all over the jacket liner. “But the work has to be put in. We’re still trying to evaluate exactly where we’re at as a team.”
Elko and Elliott have their own ACC ties, though at other schools. Elko previously worked as a defensive coordinator at Wake Forest under current coach Dave Clawson before stops at Notre Dame and Texas A&M, while Elliott coached under current Clemson coach Dabo Swinney the past 11 seasons — including two national-title runs.
Their challenges differ. Elliott — who considered taking the Duke job before opting to replace Bronco Mendenhall after his surprise resignation — is leading a program that has four straight seasons of .500 records or better. But Elko faces a full rebuild with the Blue Devils after David Cutcliffe’s 14-year run fizzled in the past two seasons.
That’s a lot of change for one league, let alone a division that had recently had seven different winners in as many seasons. Fittingly, it comes as the league plays a final season with its two-division format before eliminating it in 2023.
That means this quartet could help deliver one last bit of so-called “Coastal Chaos.”
“For sure that,” Elko said, “and we might go out with a bang this year.”
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Record temperatures in parts of N.S. as heat warning extended to Cape Breton
Greenwood, Debert saw their highest temperatures on record Thursday
Environment Canada extended its heat warning to Cape Breton Friday morning after parts of mainland Nova Scotia saw record temperatures Thursday.
The national forecaster is warning of daytime temperatures between 29 and 32 C across the province throughout the weekend with cooler temperatures along the coast.
Humidity could make it feel as hot as 40 C parts of the province.
Both Debert and Greenwood reached record high temperatures Thursday.
The temperature in Debert was just under 33 C — the previous record, set in 1894, was 31.1 C — while Greenwood reached a daily maximum of 35 C, just over two degrees higher than its 1991 mark.
Marie Johnstone normally rides her bike once or twice a week from her home in Coldbrook to work in Greenwood, but not this week. She drove when she saw that the humidex would be 40 Thursday afternoon.
"I thought, 'No, I'm not taking it.' And I'm glad I didn't." she said. "You could almost see the heat coming off of the tarmac, it was so hot."
Johnstone said she's seen the weather change since moving to Nova Scotia 18 years ago. She said she didn't need an air conditioner then, but can't imagine living without one now.
Bermuda high
CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said the current heat and humidity is being kept going by a ridge of high pressure known as a Bermuda high, a typical summer pattern for Atlantic Canada.
"For Atlantic Canada, the Bermuda high being slightly east of Bermuda means an increase in moisture as measured by the dew-point temperatures," Simpkin said. "It means humid air and hot humidex values."
Environment Canada issues heat warnings when daytime maximum temperatures are expected to reach 29 C for two or more consecutive days or when two or more consecutive days of humidex values are expected to reach 36 or higher.
Temperatures are expected to turn cooler Sunday evening.
Nova Scotia Health gives the following advice to avoid heat-related illnesses:
- Drink plenty of water.
- Stay in shaded or cool areas.
- Take frequent breaks if you have to work outside.
- Wear lightweight, light-coloured clothing.
- Avoid leaving children, infants or pets unattended in vehicles.
- Check on older neighbours and others vulnerable to heat-related illness, and offer air-conditioned shelter and water if needed.
With files from CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/record-heat-nova-scotia-1.6528657?cmp=rss | 2022-07-22T16:02:17Z | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/record-heat-nova-scotia-1.6528657?cmp=rss | true | 1 |
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Noah Lyles crouched down, put his hands on his knees and glared at the clock. Not seeing what he’d hoped for, he waved his hand dismissively and walked back onto the track to celebrate what was still a long-awaited win in the 200 meters at the world championships.
Oh, but this night would just keep getting better.
The clock that, for a moment, read “19.32,” would adjust down a tick to “19.31.” That meant he broke Michael Johnson’s hallowed, 26-year-old American record — a mark that, for decades, seemed unapproachable.
“I was very self-concerned about whether that number was going to turn from a ‘2’ to a ‘1,” Lyles conceded after Thursday night’s history-making win.
It did.
Then, a few seconds later, the scoreboard that, at first, only had Lyles’ name on it, popped up with the names of the two finishers behind him: Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton of the U.S. The U.S. had swept the 200, just as it had the 100 four nights earlier.
Lyles pounded his hand on the track four times, stood up straight and ripped off his jersey. He grabbed his medal from the presenter, then went over and hugged his family and took hold of an American flag — one of many that have been needed at the first world championships to be held in the United States.
The sweep gave the U.S. 22 medals through seven days.
“America’s, like, scooping up medals left and right,” Lyles said. “This feels great because I’ve been waiting for America to come out and dominate since I got on the platform.”
Lyles’ 19.31 was the third-fastest time in history, behind only Usain Bolt’s 19.19 in 2009 and a 19.26 run two years later by another Jamaican, Yohan Blake, while he was briefly pushing Bolt for supremacy.
But Johnson and those gold shoes that crossed the line in 19.32 at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 hold a titanic place in track history, too. Johnson ran it 352 days before Lyles was born. The number “19.32,” stood there, teasing and taunting, for decades — an especially awe-inspiring mark for any fast kid with big dreams in the early 2000s.
“I didn’t want to see ‘32,’ I didn´t want to share a record,” Lyles said of his reaction immediately after the race. “Nobody wants to share a record. I think even Michael Johnson doesn’t want to share a record. So I was just begging it to change.”
Hours after the victory, Johnson was down on the track talking with Lyles while a few dozen fans soaked in the scene. Lyles said they had never met before. Johnson lifted Lyles’ arm in the air while the fans took pictures of the former and new American record-holders.
“He just said he had a great race,” Johnson told an Associated Press reporter when asked what they talked about. “He said he worked harder than he ever did. I thought he ran a great curve. And so, it was fantastic.”
Lyles’ victory came moments after Shericka Jackson gave the Jamaican women another gold in the sprints. She ran 21.45, the second-fastest time in history, to beat her teammate, 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, by 0.16.
Only defending champion Dina Asher-Smith of Britain, who won bronze, prevented a back-to-back Jamaican sweep.
Jackson’s time is shy only of the 21.34 run by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Jackson said her victory was fueled by a mistake at last year’s Olympics where she slowed down in the curve and finished fourth in her preliminary heat. She called it a silly mistake — one she hadn’t re-watched a single time.
“I never wanted to because I never wanted it to play on my mind and think, it could happen again,” she said.
While the Jamaican medalists were the same as four nights ago — Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, who won bronze in the 100, finished seventh in this one — the Americans put a completely different trio on the stand.
Fred Kerley, Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell dominated the 100. This time, it was Lyles, Bednarek — the Olympic silver medalist who broke his toe in December at home while installing a cabinet — and Knighton, who is now the youngest individual sprint medalist in worlds track history.
Knighton’s 19.49 earlier this year made him a slight favorite in this race and set up what has been touted as a rivalry with Lyles. It was the 25-year-old Lyles who beat Knighton last month at nationals and waved his finger as he crossed — a not-so-subtle message that he wasn’t giving in to his younger rival.
“Everybody put in the work to be great, and that’s what he did,” Knighton said. “I mean, he broke the American record.”
But Lyles would be the first to concede that his biggest competition over the past few years has been himself. Once, he was seen as track’s solution to its Bolt problem — namely, who to turn to capture eyeballs after the sport’s most outsized personality retired.
But the pandemic hit.
Lyles, who considers himself an entertainer at heart, suffered at traveling alone and competing in front of empty seats. He was unflinching about his mental-health struggles and how difficult it was to not be able to race alongside his brother, Josephus, who is on the U.S. relay pool this week.
“The mental health I had in that moment is what makes this moment also great,” Lyles said. “Because it shows that you can come through a dark storm and come out of it better.”
This week, the crowds were back, and the trip to Oregon was easy. Lyles said he felt more “me” than he had in a while.
Then, he came out and ran like it.
Though the time says it best, the race he ran was, indeed, a beauty.
Arms pumping, machine-like, his 5-foot-11 frame — two inches shorter than Johnson and a half foot shorter than Bolt — hugged the inside line of Lane 6 as he rounded the curve. It was over after that. When Lyles hit the straightaway, two body lengths separated him and Bednarek in Lane 5. When Lyles hit the finish line, the gap between him and second place was three full strides.
“That’s definitely the start of my life,” Lyles said of his first 100 meters.
The second 100 weren’t bad, either.
“And it’s only gonna get faster,” he said.
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BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — A park by a central Mississippi reservoir will be named for a longtime outdoors writer who promoted events there after he retired from journalism.
The governing board for the Ross Barnett Reservoir has voted unanimously that Lakeshore Park will become the Bobby Cleveland Park at Lakeshore, the Clarion Ledger reported.
“He was a very devoted champion of the reservoir," general manager John Sigman said of Cleveland.
The park is in Rankin County, a few miles northwest of Jackson.
Cleveland, 67, died after a traffic accident April 28 as he was leaving the park. His memorial service was held there days later.
The Hattiesburg native was well known in Mississippi for his decades as the outdoors writer for the Clarion Ledger.
Cleveland lived near the reservoir and fished in it often. After he left the newspaper in 2012, be became the spokesman for the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, the state agency that manages the reservoir.
Sigman said the request to rename the park was presented by the Barnett Reservoir Foundation, an organization for which Cleveland had been secretary.
Foundation member Susan Brashear said she isn’t sure when a sign will be placed at the park with Cleveland’s name on it. She said part of the cost will be paid by an anonymous donor.
Cleveland's wife, Pam, said her husband liked to schedule concerts and other events at Lakeshore Park so people could watch the sunset over the reservoir. | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Reservoir-park-renamed-for-outdoors-writer-Bobby-17322282.php | 2022-07-22T16:02:39Z | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Reservoir-park-renamed-for-outdoors-writer-Bobby-17322282.php | false | 21 |
Legacy’s Executive Director Melissa Grove with actor Leslie Jordan, a longtime Legacy supporter
(Photo courtesy of Melissa Grove)
As Melissa Grove exits Legacy Cares, she raises money to keep the organization financially sound
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
taffet@dallasvoice.com
Before Melissa Grove retires as executive director of Legacy Cares by the end of the summer, her staff wanted to surprised her with one last gift: Assuring her that she was leaving the agency on a solid financial footing. To achieve that, they’ve set a goal of raising $25,000 over the next few weeks.
For a number of years, raising that kind of money came easy to Legacy: Make a call to Leslie Jordan who would jump on a plane and fill a theater — cash raised. But Jordan’s become one of the hottest stars on TV. Currently, he’s starring in Call Me Kat and can’t get away.
So Legacy is raising money the old fashioned way — pleading with supporters one last time while Grove as executive director.
“I’m so honored they decided to do this in my honor,” Grove said. “The best gift they could give me is letting me leave knowing Legacy is in good shape.”
When Grove took over as executive director, the agency was expected to close before long. That was 25 years ago when the small organization that offered counseling to people with HIV and ran a hospice for those who would soon die of AIDS.
At that time, new medications had just come on the market and the need for hospice services would soon go away — or so everyone thought. Instead, Legacy Founders Cottage became a place where people with HIV came to recover after suffering serious illness.
Grove turned Legacy around financially as well. Rather than cut any services, she expanded funding and added programs.
Housing has become an important component of Legacy Cares with housing referrals and its Master Leasing program. The Grace Project is the largest conference in North America for women living with HIV.
In addition, Legacy offers a 24-hour hotline, counseling via telehealth services, a walk-in clinic, community education and outreach.
In honor of her 25 years of service, Legacy Cares has kicked off its 25K for 25Y Campaign. Any monetary donation given until September will support the campaign.
Levels of contribution include $1,000 to become a Milestone Sponsor in honor of one of the years of Grove’s service.
Legacy Counseling Center opened in 1989, and Grove became its second intern in 1990 while she pursued her master’s degree.
She said she chose Legacy because no one wanted to go there during the depths of the AIDS epidemic.
In 1992, Grove became a licensed therapist, and, four years later, she was hired to run the newly-opened Legacy Founders Cottage. In 1999, she was promoted to executive director.
That year, she started a substance abuse program, created the Grace Project and wrote a grant to the city of Dallas to expand the cottage from three to seven bedrooms.
But Grove was just getting started.
“It was a real gift seeing what the needs were in the community and being able to fill those needs,” Grove said.
In 2012, she created Homebase for Housing, a centralized place to meet the housing needs of people living with HIV. That same year, she established the Legacy Walk-in Clinic to meet the needs for essential, immediate mental health care.
With the success of Homebase for Housing, in 2013, she created the Master Leasing Program to house homeless people living with HIV and in 2016 added eight units.
There have been a number of awards and recognition during her 25 years. In 2007, Grove was selected grand marshal of the Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade. The National Association of Social Workers named her Public Citizen of the Year in 2014, and the next year she won Black Tie Dinner’s Raymond Kuchling Award. Dallas Voice Readers chose Grove as Best Straight Ally in the 2021 Reader’s Voice Awards.
In 2020, Grove hired Brooke Nickerson-Henderson as Legacy’s first associate executive director. Last summer Grove announced her upcoming retirement, and the board named Nickerson-Henderson as her replacement.
“I’m happy to be passing the torch to Brooke who’s so committed to treating everyone with respect and dignity,” Grove said.
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The national touring company of The Prom. (Photo by Deen van Meer)
Nonbinary lead takes audiences out to ‘Prom’
RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer
rich@dallasvoice.com
On paper, the musical The Prom may come off like a colorful, feel-good musical comedy that’s fit for any sweet tooth. And it’s just that — only unapologetically so. The show’s nonbinary lead, Kaden Kearney, finds that even with all its exuberance, there’s still a message to be found amid the frivolity.
“The show is just a wonderful experience and so joyous, but, also, everyone has a chance to learn about themselves,” they said by phone.
Kearney plays Emma who wants to take a girl to the high school prom – only her school’s PTA isn’t down for that. At the same time, four Broadway has-beens are trying to restart their careers and are in search of a cause — which turns out to be Emma’s prom ordeal.
The Prom opens Tuesday and runs through July 31 at the Winspear Opera House.
For Kearney, much of the show’s story sounds very topical.
“I believe the script was written in 2016, inspired by events at that time, and here we are in 2022, and it’s still relevant,” they said.
“I hate that we’re still talking about this stuff, but it provides, I hope, an opportunity for people to learn. Everyone can really see themselves in a character.”
Taking on the role of Emma, Kearney makes their national tour debut, which isn’t a bad start for someone who graduated from the University of California in Irvine with their MFA in 2019. After moving to New York City from California, Kearney did smaller shows and off-off-Broadway gigs, but then they found out it was time to go to The Prom.
“This was the first job I got after the pandemic hit. I had been doing theater for a while through school and other parts, but this is a unique situation, I feel, to arrive on the scene in New York and now on a national tour,” they said.
Kearney describes their character Emma has someone who knows what she wants and knows what she stands for. They related to her steadiness. Kearney admires that about Emma.
But the show also lets Kearney step back in time.
“What’s beautiful about it is that it’s healing,” they said. “I get to go back to my high school self, and I give them a big hug.”
Kearney came out in their senior year. As a queer person — and high school being what it is — they didn’t have that prom experience.
“I never got to go to my prom so being able to go to prom every night now is amazing and sweet,” Kearney said.
To add to that, Kearney expressed gratitude for the opportunity to tell a queer story onstage to audiences as a nonbinary actor. In short, this national tour is a dream of theirs in so many ways.
“I take the responsibility of it very seriously. I appreciate the chance to connect with young queer and trans people who might see themselves in these characters. You can’t underestimate the importance of feeling seen.”
It’s fortuitous for Kearney to find themselves in this role. As a performer, they want to see their own stories onstage as well as some queer representation. Theater has certainly has its gay contingent and has lately seen more trans actors in its ranks. To come to this show as its nonbinary lead is an added piece to the LGBTQ+ representation on the stage.
“I hope this continues more and more. Emma’s not written as nonbinary, but there is a gender journey she’s on,” Kearney said.
“Being able to represent the community, I hope, tells nonbinary people who want a career in theater that there is room for them.
That’s so special.”
They know audiences may not see that Kearney is nonbinary, but they also know that the ones who do know are seeing that inclusion happen onstage.
Beyond the story of the two girls and the Broadway actors, Kearney adds that this is a story about family, as well, and what that means for queer people.
“First, I think families would love the show. I also think Prom touches on both chosen families and relatives and how we navigate those by creating that support system. Even if your own family doesn’t accept you — like Emma’s — there are people out there who can be that family for you. There’s something special about that.”
Now Kearney’s got to get ready for their date, because they got a Prom to go to.
For tickets, visit ATTPAC.org. On July 29, the Dallas Voice will sponsor The After Prom Party with entertainment by Bleach, live DJ, photobooth and more. | https://dallasvoice.com/representing/ | 2022-07-22T16:04:34Z | https://dallasvoice.com/representing/ | true | 1 |
Perseverance, NASA’s Mars rover, discovered an object that has intrigued space observers and even provoked ironic comments that question the quality of this “spaghetti” on the surface of the red planet. The object has also been described as a “desert rolling plant” and “fishing line”.
However, beyond the “creative” assumptions of observers, the most plausible explanation is that it is the remains of a component used to land the robotic explorer on the surface of Mars in February 2021.
“We have been discussing where it came from, but it is speculated that it is a piece of rope from the parachute or the landing system that brings the robot to the ground,” a spokesman for a NASA laboratory told AFP.
“It must be borne in mind that it is not confirmed that it is one or the other,” he added.
The wreckage was first detected on July 12, through the hazard avoidance camera located on the front left of the rover. Four days later, when Perseverance returned to the same place, the objects were no longer there..
The wind probably dragged them along, as had already happened with a piece of thermal blanket spotted last month, which may have come out of the rocket-propelled landing system.
Perseverance’s accumulation of “junk” is considered a small price to pay for the robot’s scientific goals: seeking out biological signs of ancient microbial life forms. Furthermore, Someday these objects could become valuable artifacts for future Mars colonists..
“Within a hundred years or so, Martians will enthusiastically gather all this material to display in museums or turn them into ‘historical treasures,'” tweeted “amateur astronomer” Stuart Atkinson. | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/07/22/nasa-robot-discovers-mysterious-object-on-mars-science/ | 2022-07-22T16:05:04Z | https://thegoaspotlight.com/2022/07/22/nasa-robot-discovers-mysterious-object-on-mars-science/ | false | 3 |
First Alert Weather Day: Heat Advisory for temps near 100°
DENVER(CBS)- More summer sizzle will be baking our Friday Forecast. We have a First Alert Weather Day posted for the week-ending heat.
The National Weather Service has posted a Heat Advisory for the Denver metro area, the Front Range urban corridor, much of NE Colorado including the Grand Junction area on the western slope.
Heat will be turned on high for the entire state with triple digits for many lower elevations east and west. Mountains will see highs rise into the 80s in many areas.
There will be a few thunderstorms for Friday afternoon. But, they will be on an isolated basis as the day goes on.
Saturday will still be hot to start the weekend with late day storms.
Sunday will have a bigger change for the overall extended weather pattern.
As temperatures will cool and chances for rain will go up all the way into next week.
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Mass extinctions are evolutionary turning points — brief moments on a geologic time scale that drastically change the course of life on earth. One moment in particular stands out. The Permian-Triassic extinction, aka the Great Dying, eradicated more than 90 percent of earth’s marine species and 75 percent of terrestrial species 252 million years ago. It was the deadliest mass extinction event in the history of our planet, and its legacy lives on in the flora and fauna of the modern world.
The climactic and geochemical triggers for the Great Dying are unsettlingly similar to the effects of anthropogenic climate change. Global warming, ocean acidification and ozone layer-depletion caused ecological collapse.
The organisms that did recover from the extinction, did so slowly. Equatorial regions, which had been scorched beyond recognition, did not regain their characteristic biodiversity for five million years. Global ecosystems lacked both diversity and stability for at least eight million years following the event.
Survivors of the extinction event, though few, eventually repopulated the earth. These organisms are the ancestors of every living thing today. To paleontologists, the End-Permian Mass Extinction is the temporal boundary between the ancient paleozoic fauna and the modern fauna — a theoretical border between our world and a barely-recognizable predecessor.
Finding Precision
As recent as the late 2000s, the research community was significantly divided over what caused the Permian extinction. Some suggested that volcanism was at fault, while others suggested a meteor impact, like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, caused the extinction.
Those that preferred the volcanic explanation, suspected the Siberian Traps, an expansive region of volcanic rock in present-day Siberia. The formation developed during an unrivaled period of volcanic rock on the ancient supercontinent Pangea.
“It’s the largest continental volcanic event and the largest mass extinction that we’re aware of on earth ever,” says Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton, a planetary scientist and professor at Arizona State University. “At the time, we didn’t know what caused either one or if they were definitively related to each other.”
In 2014, Chinese and American researchers made a breakthrough. The team extracted ancient volcanic ash from the Global Stratotype Section and Point for the early Triassic period, a site in Meishan, China that contains sediment that dates to the crisis unambiguously. By analyzing the uranium and lead isotopes contained in the ash, they put a relatively precise date on the extinction: 251.9 million years ago, give or take 70,000 years.
The next step was to date the Siberian Traps. Using the same method, the scientists analyzed samples from the site. “The bulk of this diffusive and explosive volcanism led up to the extinction,” says Elkins-Tanton, who was a part of the research team.
From these two dates, a timeline began to emerge. Intense volcanic activity on the ancient supercontinent of Pangea spewed magma through layers of basalt, coal and organic material. The combustion of these layers produced an immense amount of CO2 as well as other greenhouse gasses and chlorofluorocarbons.
Victims and Survivors
On land, both plants and animals perished in equatorial regions. At further latitudes, mosses and other lycopods began to dominate ecosystems that were once forested with conifers. Our ancestors, the tetrapods, died en masse. Survivors fled from the tropics towards the poles.
Like the mass extinctions before it, the End-Permian had an outsized impact on marine organisms. As CO2 from the atmosphere leached into the water, the ocean became more and more acidic. Simultaneously, high temperatures and cyanobacteria blooms consumed dissolved oxygen until there was little left.
Many organisms that had evolved to construct exoskeletons from minerals, found in ambient seawater, did not survive these changes in marine chemistry. The engineers of Permian reef ecosystems, rugose and tabulate corals, went completely extinct. Vast groups of externally-shelled cephalopods, ancestors of the nautilus, succumbed to the same fate. The End-Permian extinguished the last species of Trilobites as well, a group that had been on the decline since the Ordovician Mass Extinction.
Read more: The First Mass Extinction Event Explained: End-Ordovician
As with any mass-extinction, there were survivors of the Great Dying. Before the event, clam-like brachiopods were plentiful and diverse, but the extinction extinguished them in favor of their cousins, the bivalve mollusks. To this day, bivalves are widespread, while only a few orders of brachiopods remain.
Many researchers have speculated that the End-Permian may have catalyzed diversification among tetrapods. Though the extinction wiped many out permanently, the Early Triassic saw the creatures diversify and expand their ranges rapidly. This “radiation” eventually gave rise to archosaurs and later dinosaurs.
Drawing Parallels
The same factors that have driven anthropogenic global warming today drove global ecological collapse at the end of the Permian. An over-abundance of greenhouse gasses made the planet unlivable for most living organisms. Actually, the warming that initiated the End-Permian may have occurred at a much slower rate than anthropogenic global warming.
“It was the same climate change caused by the same greenhouse gasses as what we’re seeing today,” Elkins-Tanton says. “And it was almost the end of multicellular life on earth.”
However, climate scientists project that, if we can lower our emissions quickly enough, we can keep global warming to levels far below the ones that scorched the earth during the earth’s largest extinction event. It’s not too late to avoid total and complete ecological collapse.
“The rate of change might not have been as fast as today, but it changed the temperature so much that it’s really the worst-case scenario of what might happen,” David Bottjer says, paleoecologist and University of Southern California professor of earth sciences. “That’s why we should study it. To understand future scenarios for our climate.”
The future scenario, most-analogous to the End-Permian, would see humans continue to burn fossil fuels until few surviving organisms remained. It’s a scenario that may not represent the end of life on earth, but a fundamental change that would take millions of years to rebound from. | https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-late-permian-mass-extinction-explained | 2022-07-22T16:08:04Z | https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-late-permian-mass-extinction-explained | true | 1 |
Minneapolis: Studies have demonstrated that engaging in both physical and mental activities can prevent dementia and maintain cognitive function. According to a recent study, these advantages can differ for men and women. The research has been published online in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The study examined the impact of physical and mental activities on cognitive reserve in the domains of thinking speed and memory, such as reading, attending classes, playing cards, or playing games.
Cognitive reserve is the protective mechanism that keeps people’s mental faculties sharp even when their brains exhibit the underlying abnormalities linked to dementia and cognitive impairment.
The author of the study Judy Pa, PhD, of the University of California, San Diego, stated that she and her team discovered that higher levels of physical activity were linked to higher levels of thinking speed reserve in women but not in men. More mental activity was linked to increased reserves of thinking speed in both men and women.
Both men and women who were more physically active did not have greater memory reserves.
The study’s 758 participants had an average age of 76. Some individuals had dementia while others had dementia with modest cognitive impairment. Along with taking memory and thinking-speed tests, the subjects had brain scans. The total volume of the hippocampus, a significant brain region affected by Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other alterations in the brain linked to dementia were compared to people’s performance on thinking tests to determine cognitive reserve.
A question about people’s typical weekly physical activity was also asked of them. They were questioned regarding their participation in three different sorts of mental activity over the previous 13 months, including reading magazines, newspapers, or books; attending classes; and playing cards, games, or bingo. For a total of three points, they might receive one point for each category of action.
Participants scored 1.4 points on average for mental activity. Participants engaged in vigorous physical exercises, such as brisk walking and riding, for at least 15 minutes every week on average.
According to Pa, every additional mental activity persons engaged in prevented their thinking and processing skills from ageing by 13 years, or 17 years for males and 10 years for women.
“Prevention is essential because there are debatably few to no viable treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.
Pa once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s quite thrilling to see that people may possibly increase their cognitive reserve by making small changes like attending community centre classes, playing bingo with friends, or spending more time walking or gardening.
According to Pa, a doubling of physical activity would be equivalent to an estimated 2.75 fewer years of ageing when it comes to women’s processing speed and reasoning skills, based on the effect sizes shown in the study.
Researchers also investigated if the APOE e4 gene, which has the highest risk for Alzheimer’s disease, had an impact on the connection between mental and physical exercise and cognitive reserve. They discovered that carrying the gene in women decreases the benefits of the connection between mental and physical exercise and cognitive reserve.
The study does not establish a link between increased cognitive reserve and physical or mental exercise.
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Police have revealed that a woman has died after they were called out to a quarry in the Huddersfield -area.
Residents spotted police vehicles in the yard at Appleton Quarry, Shepley, on Thursday morning and feared the worst. Today, (Fri), a West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Police were called to Appleton Quarry, Shepley, at about 7.45am on Thursday after the body of an adult woman was found in the quarry.
"Following an investigation, it has been determined there were no suspicious circumstances in the matter and a file will now be prepared for the coroner." O
ne man posted on Facebook regarding the tragedy saying: "Oh, no, that's tragic! My thoughts go out to the family. x."
Read more: Cruel Huddersfield mum's hideous lies to cover up torture and murder of own son
As is the usual procedure an inquest into the woman's death will be opened and adjourned at Bradford Coroner's Court over the next couple of weeks.
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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have filed charges against three more people in the case of a Pennsylvania 911 operator accused of failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding about a day later.
According to a criminal complaint, the three men were charged Monday with tampering with public records, tampering with or fabricating evidence and obstruction.
They are or were managers for Greene County’s emergency management. Prosecutors allege they failed to provide policy memo binders that detail standard operating procedures.
According to the criminal complaint, the three conspired to “knowingly and purposefully conceal, withhold, omit, obstruct or pervert the release of documents” to investigators.
Earlier this month, authorities charged 911 operator Leon “Lee” Price, 50, of Waynesburg, with involuntary manslaughter in the July 2020 death of Diania Kronk, 54, based on Price’s reluctance to dispatch help without getting more assurance that Kronk would actually go to the hospital.
“I believe she would be alive today if they would have sent an ambulance,” said Kronk’s daughter Kelly Titchenell, 38.
Price, who also was charged with reckless endangerment, official oppression and obstruction, questioned Titchenell repeatedly during the four-minute call about whether Kronk would agree to be taken for treatment. | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/regional-news/more-charged-after-911-operator-accused-of-not-sending-help/ | 2022-07-22T16:09:27Z | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/regional-news/more-charged-after-911-operator-accused-of-not-sending-help/ | true | 16 |
Milk is an extraordinary substance, packed with all the proteins, sugars, fats, minerals, and vitamins a young mammal needs to flourish until it can eat on its own. Co-opted by humans, cow milk—and to a lesser extent, sheep, goat, buffalo, and camel milk—is a founding food for much of the world, drunk straight, poured over cereal, used to lighten coffee, churned into butter, frozen into ice cream, and baked into desserts. Dosed with rennet—an enzyme produced in a calf’s stomach—it separates into the curds and whey beloved by Miss Muffet, ready to be drained, molded, and fermented into cheese.
Despite the fact that 68% of the world’s population has trouble digesting lactose, a naturally occurring milk sugar, global demand is surging. Nearly 998 million tons of cow milk (906 million metric tonnes) were produced in 2020, a 27% increase since 2010. But the world-wide herd of some 270 million dairy cows is taking a toll on the environment. Industrial-scale dairy farming contributes to deforestation, polluted waterways, and global warming. Cows belch methane, a potent greenhouse gas, as they digest their food, and their manure produces nitrous oxides—which have an even stronger planet-warming effect—when it decomposes. In 2015 (the most recent data available), the dairy industry emitted the equivalent of more than 1,700 million metric tons of CO2, 3.4% of global emissions and on par with aviation and shipping combined. Reducing humanity’s demand for cow milk would go a long way towards reaching the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and thus minimizing the impacts of a super-heated planet.
Read More: The Cow That Could Feed the Planet
Soybeans, peas, oats, rice, hemp, and almonds can also be “milked” into plant-based dairy alternatives with a lighter carbon impact, but they still contribute to deforestation, and often fail on both nutrition and performance. They are higher in sugar and lower in protein; they curdle in coffee, they don’t bake well, and they don’t have the right fats and proteins to make butter or cheese. If ever an industry were in need of disruption, it would be milk—both the kind from cows and the kind from plants.
That disruption is about to hit supermarket shelves, and it comes from an unexpected source: microbes. Or, more precisely, microbes with the help of Lizanne Falsetto, the woman who introduced high protein energy bars to the world in 1994. Falsetto’s Betterland Milk, which will be available via Amazon in late August and in grocery stores by the end of the year, is produced using precision fermentation, a process in which bacteria, yeast, or fungi are genetically manipulated into producing milk proteins that taste and perform like their dairy analogues, no cows required. “This milk will change the way people think about dairy,” she says. Milk proteins are only the tip of the iceberg. The technology, which essentially turns microbes into factories, has the potential to change the entire food industry, enabling the production of not just milk proteins, but also meat proteins, animal fats, and the growth factors used for cultivated meat.
In 2016, Falsetto sold her energy bar business, ThinkThin, for $217 million. Four years later and locked down at her California avocado ranch because of the pandemic, she started thinking about launching a new project. It had to be meaningful, and it had to have impact. “If I am going to come out of retirement, I want to disrupt something big,” she remembers thinking to herself. But other than a recipe book featuring avocados, she had few ideas. Suppliers from the energy bar and candy world were always sending her new ingredients to try, but little sparked her interest until a packet of powdered protein from a Berkeley-based food technology startup landed on her kitchen table one day. The company, Perfect Day, had figured out how to manipulate microbes into producing whey protein, modeled on decades-old technology used by the food industry to create synthetic rennet, and the pharmaceutical industry to produce insulin for diabetics. Perfect Day thought their new product might make a great nougat replacement for climate-conscious candy bars.
Out of curiosity more than anything else, Falsetto started playing with the powder, mixing it with peanut butter and chocolate for high protein power balls, then throwing it into her family’s morning smoothies. The texture was unlike anything she had ever seen before, lighter and fluffier than the soy powder she used in her protein bars, and creamier too. Soon she was simply blending it with coconut water. She ran it through her milk frother for decadently creamy lattes. Baked goods came out perfectly. That’s when she realized she was on to something. Milk had never agreed with her, but plant-based alternatives literally fell flat when it came to cooking and coffee. She called Perfect Day. Forget about candy bars, she said. “I think we can make milk.”
Perfect Day’s technology works like a higher-tech version of brewing beer. At its most basic, beer is produced when yeast consumes plant sugars and secretes alcohol through fermentation. With precision fermentation, scientists have figured out how to genetically modify microbes so they secrete custom molecules, kind of like changing a line of code in a computer program to produce a different result. Tim Geistlinger, Perfect Day’s chief scientific officer, describes the genetic modification process in terms of using the find and replace function in word processing software: “We knock out the gene responsible for secreting one thing”—alcohol, for example— “and insert another”— the cow gene for producing whey protein.
The modified microbes are mixed into a temperature-controlled vat full of liquified plant sugars and left to ferment for several days. Once the process is finished, the microbes and waste products are filtered out, as they are with beer, leaving only the protein behind. (While the microbes are genetically modified, the proteins they produce are considered GMO-free). The whole process takes two weeks, and the final whey product is identical to that found in cow’s milk, but with a much smaller environmental footprint—production of the protein emits up to 97% fewer greenhouse gasses and 99% less water than that made from traditional milk, according to an independent life cycle assessment.
Perfect Day’s whey protein is now being used as the key ingredient in vegan ice cream, sports nutrition products, and even Mars’ first cow-free milk chocolate bar. Betterland will be Perfect Day’s debut on the dairy aisle, delivering the same cooking, whipping, steaming, frothing, and baking functionality as conventional milk, with none of the lactose, cholesterol, or methane of the original. Slightly sweeter than cow milk, it is good enough to pour over cereal, and goes great with a chocolate chip cookie. It can even be used to make ricotta cheese (hard cheeses, which require another milk protein called casein, are in the pipeline).
While precision fermentation has been used by the pharmaceutical industry for decades, advances in machine learning and genetics are opening up new food possibilities. According to the Washington, D.C.-based Good Food Institute (GFI), a research organization promoting plant- and cell-based alternatives to animal products, there are more than 88 start-ups using precision fermentation to create a multitude of different products, from dairy proteins to chicken-free eggs, food dyes, vitamins, and even fungi-sourced fats that promise to bring the long elusive juiciness to plant-based burgers. Betterland Milk, which combines Perfect Day’s cow-free dairy proteins with plant-sourced oils, straddles the plant-based—precision fermentation divide in much the same way as Impossible’s plant-based burger, which ‘bleeds’ a deep red, umami-rich heme protein that is also produced by precision fermentation.
The nascent industry, which saw investments of more than $1.5 billion over the past two years, is the missing link when it comes to the widespread adoption of animal-free diets, says Liz Specht, GFI’s vice president of science and technology. “Precision fermentation proteins are the so-called ‘hero ingredients’ bringing plant-based products closer to what consumers are looking for—the appropriate mouthfeel and texture, the creaminess and emulsifying properties that plant-based alternatives have historically struggled with.” In a new study, the Boston Consulting Group estimated that with these kinds of technological advancements, alternative proteins will represent 11% of all protein consumption by 2035, leading to a reduction of 0.85 gigatons of CO2 equivalent worldwide by 2030—almost as much as decarbonising the aviation industry.
But doing good for the planet doesn’t come cheap, or at least not yet. Betterland Milk, which comes in low fat, whole, and creamy versions, will sell for $6.89 a quart, more than twice the price of organic milk, and nearly three times the cost of an almond alternative. Falsetto is betting that climate-aware consumers will be willing to pay the premium, especially since her milk addresses so many consumer concerns over health, functionality, and the environment. “Consumers are thinking about their families and are worried about the future of the planet,” she says. “They’re tired of the trade-offs between taste and health and sustainability.”
Specht, of GFI, says that so far, at least, consumers have been willing to pay two and even three times the cost per gallon and per pound when it comes to new plant-based products. Once companies scale up, prices drop. Falsetto envisions a similar trajectory for her milk and is already talking with sustainability-minded retailers about nation-wide distribution. It takes a gallon of water to grow one almond in drought-afflicted California, she points out, and 4.5 gallons of water to get a gallon of milk from a cow. “That’s just not sustainable,” she says. “If we’re going to do something for our great-great grandchildren, the mentality needs to change. And when I say we, I mean the industry.” Betterland Milk may be more expensive than its competitors, but that is only because conventional industry doesn’t include the environmental costs. She’s taking care of that upfront. “I’m not trying to make a profit now,” says Falsetto. “I’m investing in the future.”
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MALIBU, Calif., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landz.io and LootMogul have partnered to create a paradigm shift in everything Web3 and metaverse! The former comes with its luxurious, gravity-defying interoperable assets that can be deployed in various metaverses. While the latter comes with their multiverse blockchain gaming platform creating an engaging and immersive experience for sports influencers and fans.
Landz.io X LootMogul: What's in it for members?
With this recent collaboration between these two Metaverse giants, both Landz's and LootMogul's communities get to relish and enjoy several unparalleled benefits.
For starters, the members of the Landz club will get to use 100 land parcels around LootMogul's stadiums. To provide more context, any person who purchases a Landz NFT gets access to land owned by the club to deploy their assets! So, this would be the perfect icing on this futuristic cake! Moreover, at least 50 celebrities from the LootMogul community will get to be Landz owners.
Keep an eye out on Landz's and LootMogul's official Twitter handles to learn how to be one!
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Create and own sports metaverse with real-world professional athletes from NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, Soccer, etc.!
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Landz' Estates Collection by Landz Group LLC - Founders Benjamin Jarmon and Nathanael Cohen is an interoperable and customizable Premium Real Estate NFT Collection available in all major metaverses, whether you already own land or not.
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HAMILTON COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office identified a criminal enterprise in October 2019 operating within numerous Central Texas counties. Four people from within Hamilton County are among 22 who have been federally indicted.
The Central Texas counties include Erath, Hamilton, Comanche, Hill, Bosque, Tarrant, Dallas, Bexar and Hood.
Sheriff’s Office Investigators, along with Sheriff Justin Caraway, started conducting undercover purchases of methamphetamine from defendants to build a criminal case against them During the investigation, it was discovered that the meth being sold and transported within Hamilton County and surrounding counties was directly tied to a criminal organization spanning from Dallas, Texas and Mexico. Liquid meth was being smuggled into the U.S. and transported to the Dallas/Fort Worth areas of Texas. The meth was later converted to crystal meth and sold in kilogram quantities.
Sheriff Caraway and the Sheriff’s Office Investigators conducted over 200 hours of interviews and hundreds of hours of surveillance during the investigation. The Sheriff’s Office combed over 100,000 pages of social media transcripts of conversations between narcotics traffickers, dealers and users. Defendants were directly linked to Cartel Drug Trafficking Organizations within Mexico and the U.S. Affiliates of these organizations were directly responsible for delivering multi-kilogram qualities of meth to the Hamilton, Erath and Comanche County regions of Texas. One defendant admitted to possessing and distributing over 200 kilograms of meth from sources directly tied to Mexican Cartel Drug Traffickers. Other Defendants were directly tied to the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, Aryan Circle, Tango Blast and Bloods Criminal Street Gangs.
It was later discovered this case was connected with an ongoing DEA Eastern District criminal case. DEA Agents and the U.S. Federal Prosecutor traveled to Hamilton, Texas in the spring of 2022 to meet with Sheriff Caraway and Narcotics Investigators. After the meeting, it was agreed the Sheriff’s Office would provide information aiding in prosecuting other defendants in the Eastern District and further submit their criminal investigation for federal prosecution.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division returned an indictment for the following defendants:
- 35-year-old Ricky Castillo, of Irving
- 25-year-old Brandon Leon Kimberling, of Dallas
- 25-year-old Desiree Traxel, of Dallas
- 33-year-old Sandi Kristine Villicana, of Arlington
- 41-year-old Chad Anthony Hughes, of Dallas
- 33-year-old Kevin Priesley Srader, of Hamilton
- 33-year-old Kristin Nicole O’Dell, of Stephenville
- 35-year-old Justin Scott Allbright, of Stephenville
- Michael Brandon Downey, of Stephenville
- 33-year-old Sandra Fay Rhodes, of Hico
- 35-year-old Cathlene Cecile Callahan, of Hico
- 36-year-old Jeffrey Don Champion, of Stephenville
- 43-year-old James Edwin Smithof Stephenville
- 22-year-old Dustie Lee Been, of Stephenville
- 37-year-old Cassandra Bowerof Dallas
- 47-year-old Genna Ann Long, of Stephenville
- 42-year-old Lyndon Kale Coker, of Hico
- 30-year-old Jerry DeWayne Knight, of Stephenville
- 34-year-old Kendon “Keno” DaWayne Baker, of Stephenville
- 41-year-old Lois Ann Srader, of Stephenville
- 42-year-old Claud Thomas Taylor, of Stephenville
- 24-year-old Megan Diane Cameron, of Stephenville
Each defendant was indicted for knowingly and intentionally possessing with the intent to manufacture and distribute 500 grams or more or a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of meth and 50 grams of more of meth (actual).
When convicted, each defendant can be sentenced to not less than ten years and not more than life imprisonment – a fine not exceeding $10 million, or both – supervised release of at least five years.
Sheriff Justin Caraway stated, “This was a great effort to stop the flow of narcotics to our rural communities and sends a message to those who may try to deal meth in the future in Hamilton County. The investigation continues with more arrests still to come. We feel there are more Defendants still tied to this criminal enterprise and we will not stop until each one is brought to justice. It should be noted that five other Defendants were federally indicted directly linked to Operation Long Reach within other Agencies criminal investigations. Information from the HCSO’s investigation was used to help sentence those individuals as well. Operation Long Reach found the Defendants were responsible for the distribution of a minimum of 500 kilograms of methamphetamine (1,100 pounds) with a street dealer value in excess of 24 million dollars. This cell was tied directly to Mexican Drug Cartels.” | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/texas/operation-long-reach-lands-22-federally-indicted-on-meth-trafficking/ | 2022-07-22T16:14:20Z | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/texas/operation-long-reach-lands-22-federally-indicted-on-meth-trafficking/ | true | 5 |
This week, a first-of-its kind land reparation is happening in southern California.
A Black family robbed of their money-making land in the 1920s now stands to make millions off the land they should have owned all along.
"Today we are celebrating the final step in the return of Bruce's Beach to the legal heirs of two visionary entrepreneurs," Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said.
Charles and Willa Bruce bought the beachfront plot in Los Angeles' Manhattan Beach in the early 1900s for a little over $1,200. They turned it into a little paradise — a bath house, a dance hall, a cafe — as the first west coast resort for Black people.
It was a new target for the KKK in the 1920s, when Manhattan Beach took the land from the couple under eminent domain — ostensibly to build a park.
But they didn't do that.
Now, Charles and Willa Bruce's great and great-great-grandsons – blocked from the wealth that should have been theirs — own a plot estimated to be worth tens of millions.
"It's almost like being transported to the other side of the known universe," Anthony Bruce, great-great-grandson of Charles and Willa Bruce, said. "It's like going from [being] a middle-class American to, you know, a wealthy class American."
The family is now leasing the land to the county that owned it for the last 20-plus years for $400,000 a year. The county has the option to buy it from them for some $20 million.
"This is one win, but we deserve more wins," Kavon Ward, organizer of Justice for Bruce's Beach, said. "And I'm going to help all the Black families that I can try to reclaim the land that was stolen from them."
It's the beginning of a new chapter in the country’s racist history, returning wealth to families robbed of it. | https://www.newsy.com/stories/california-beachfront-taken-from-black-couple-given-to-heirs/ | 2022-07-22T16:18:01Z | https://www.newsy.com/stories/california-beachfront-taken-from-black-couple-given-to-heirs/ | false | 2 |
Police Say Up To 1,000 Hells Angels Members Will Gather In Ontario This Weekend
If you're going to be in Durham this upcoming weekend, don't panic if you see more bikers than usual – but police are advising residents to stay out of their way. Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is warning the public that around a thousand Hells Angels members are expected to gather...
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Shares of Broadcom Inc.
AVGO,
-1.57%
advanced 1.15% to $517.68 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.81%
rising 0.99% to 3,998.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.23%
rising 0.51% to 32,036.90. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Broadcom Inc. closed $160.08 short of its 52-week high ($677.76), which the company reached on December 28th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
TSM,
-1.35%
rose 1.42% to $87.79, NVIDIA Corp.
NVDA,
-4.17%
rose 1.36% to $180.50, and Intel Corp.
INTC,
-2.93%
rose 0.12% to $40.61. Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 1.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
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Western Europe is in the grips of a brutal heat wave that is breaking records and spreading further north than ever before. Britain registered its highest ever temperature at over 104 degrees in London. And wildfires have broken out across Portugal, Spain and France, killing hundreds. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports from Paris.
ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: I've just come out of my own apartment into the street. And I've lived here a pretty long time, and I think I've never felt such hot air. It's 8 o'clock at night. The sun is still baking, and there's a hot wind. It does not feel like Paris.
FRANCOIS JOBARD: I am Francois Jobard. I'm a weather forecaster in Meteo France in Paris.
BEARDSLEY: Jobard agrees it doesn't feel like Paris, where the average summer temperature is around 80. He switches to French to get more technical.
JOBARD: (Through interpreter) This afternoon was 105 degrees, the second hottest day registered in Paris in 150 years since the first weather station was put in the Central Park in 1873. From then until 2019, there was only one day where it got that hot, and that was in 1947.
BEARDSLEY: Jobard says the heatwaves will become more frequent and intense because greenhouse gases have undeniably caused global warming. He says the current heat dome is due to air from North Africa and the Sahara Desert that's stagnating over Europe. Sebastian Mernild is a professor of climate change and glaciology at the Climate Institute of the University of Southern Denmark. I reached him on the phone in Italy, where he's on vacation.
SEBASTIAN MERNILD: That's right. So I'm just walking on the street with my family here.
BEARDSLEY: Mernild says warm air from Africa is going farther north because the jet stream is weakening and becoming more unstable. And that's happening because arctic temperatures are rising faster than everywhere else.
MERNILD: The Arctic actually heats up, roughly speaking, on average, three times faster compared to the global mean temperature change.
BEARDSLEY: The Arctic is heating up three times faster than everywhere else. Mernild says it will all get worse until we reduce our greenhouse emissions. In Paris, most apartments don't have air conditioning. I wanted to see how Parisians are coping.
ADNAN ABADI: (Speaking French).
BEARDSLEY: I lower the shades to keep the sun out and close the windows all day. And when I get up in the morning very early, I open them and try to get some fresh air in. And I have the fans going, says Adnan Abadi.
(Speaking French).
Another woman tells me she has no time to talk because she's got a bag of ice that's melting. And her little son, who's holding her hand, is not well from the heat and sun. Many people say they haven't felt heat like this since the summer of 2003, when more than 30,000 mostly elderly people died across Europe with 14,000 deaths in France alone. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.nhpr.org/2022-07-19/the-european-heat-wave-is-spreading-northward-fueling-wildfire-and-drought-dangers | 2022-07-22T16:37:04Z | https://www.nhpr.org/2022-07-19/the-european-heat-wave-is-spreading-northward-fueling-wildfire-and-drought-dangers | false | 4 |
QUOTES-Reaction to Ukraine, Russia grain export deal
KITACK LIM, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION, THE U.N.'S SHIPPING AGENCY "I am very pleased that all parties have reached agreement on the way forward for ships to safely transport much-needed grain and other commodities through the Black Sea..." "The safety of ships and seafarers remains my top priority.
Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased. KITACK LIM, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION, THE U.N.'S SHIPPING AGENCY
"I am very pleased that all parties have reached agreement on the way forward for ships to safely transport much-needed grain and other commodities through the Black Sea..." "The safety of ships and seafarers remains my top priority. IMO instruments, including the International Ship and Port Facilities Security (ISPS) Code, underpin this agreement for safe and secure shipping through the Black Sea."
RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTER SERGEI SHOIGU "Russia has taken on the obligations that are clearly spelled out in this document. We will not take advantage of the fact that the ports will be cleared and opened. We have made this commitment."
GUY PLATTEN, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING (ICS) "This is a long-needed breakthrough for the millions of people who rely on the safe passage of grain to survive. But although this is an important step, lots of work remains to be done.
"Ensuring crew safety will be crucial if we are to get this agreement moving quickly. Questions remain over how ships will navigate heavily mined waters, and how we can effectively crew the ships in the region to meet the suggested deadline." U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES
"Today, there is a beacon on the Black Sea. A beacon of hope..., possibility...and relief in a world that needs it more than ever." CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
"The G7 is working closely with partners like Turkey and others to ensure that we can get that grain out of Ukraine and to places around the world where it's needed without putting at risk Ukraine's sovereignty and protection." (Editing by William Maclean)
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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WARNING: Spoilers for Anything’s Possible ahead!
Billy Porter’s much-anticipated directorial debut Anything’s Possible has finally hit streaming, and the wait was all worth it.
The story follows trans teen Kelsa (Eva Reign) and her budding crush on artistic classmate Khal (Abubakr Ali) that develops into so much more, as well as the trials and tribulations surrounding their high school courtship.
As touching as the romance driving the film is, another relationship runs even deeper throughout — that of Kelsa and her mother, played by the one and only Renée Elise Goldsberry.
Their sweet, easy relationship suddenly finds itself in choppy waters when she discovers the YouTube channel Kelsa has been using to document her transition journey and demands she take it down. On top of that, Kelsa’s situation at school has taken a turn for the worse, and her mother doesn’t feel it’s safe for her to be exposing that much of her life on the internet.
According to Porter and Reign, the scene was as divisive for those creating the movie as it was for the two characters. Porter found himself having to firmly contend that Kelsa’s mother’s decision was justified not only by her daughter’s transness, but by her age and Black culture.
“That was a bone of contention inside of the putting together of this film,” he reveals to Queerty. “This is a Black family, this is a Black mother, and this is how mad I had to get in the conversations about this.”
“I literally had to say in this fight, ‘Please, somebody look me in the face and say that if your child – your BLACK child – in this world right now, today, was posting her transition online without your knowledge, you wouldn’t lose your mind. PLEASE say that to me with a straight face.'”
Whereas Porter feels that Kelsa’s security needs to take precedence in that moment, 26-year-old Reign argues that her visibility and community are just as important.
“Growing up, me and my mom, we had that exact same fight 1000 times,” she explains. “And I get it, you’re scared for your child. On the flip side, Kelsa feels alone.”
“It’s hard when there are bullies out there who are saying that you’re a weirdo, that you’re a freak, all these things. Who do you turn to in those moments when there’s not anyone else like you that’s there for you to reach out and grab?”
She goes on to note that community outside of the internet is especially hard to come by for LGBTQ minors, as many queer-focused spaces are for people eighteen and up.
“The internet is the only thing that you really have when you’re a kid and you don’t have the freedom to go out and go to another space where there’s someone else like you,” she says.
This divide in attitudes behind the scenes reflects the community at large to an extent, with old-school fears and new-school optimism finding themselves at odds, especially amongst the most marginalized in the community.
Just as Kelsa’s stability at school is breaking down, so too is the stability of trans people in America, and many are left constantly walking that same tightrope between visibility and security.
While some viewers may not agree with Kelsa’s platform being taken away until she turns 18, Porter maintains that it was the right (or at the least, realistic) move for the pair’s situation and relationship.
“Like she says in the resolution, ‘I love you. You can’t put that thing back up, but I love you. You’re gonna be gone out of my house in three months, then you can do what you want.’ See, that’s the compromise,” Porter notes. “Turn eighteen, you can do what you want.”
If you haven’t already streamed it on Prime Video, check out this flirty new clip from the trans rom-com we all knew we needed, Anything’s Possible: | https://www.queerty.com/billy-porter-eva-reign-discuss-anythings-possible-scene-left-production-divided-20220722 | 2022-07-22T16:40:46Z | https://www.queerty.com/billy-porter-eva-reign-discuss-anythings-possible-scene-left-production-divided-20220722 | false | 2 |
Piper Sandler analyst Rob Owens cut his rating on DocuSign Inc.'s stock
DOCU,
-5.01%
to underweight from neutral overnight, citing the potential for elevated risk given a leadership transition, employee turnover, and economic uncertainty. "All of these factors contribute to a challenging backdrop for potential revenue reacceleration in the near-term, in our view," Owens wrote. "While we acknowledge an approximately 80% drop in shares from peak levels, we remain cautious and believe the primary upside driver would come only from a potential takeout." He discussed what he sees as a discrepancy between DocuSign's cautious commentary on the macro landscape and Adobe Systems Inc.'s
ADBE,
-1.63%
more upbeat tone in discussing its own e-singature business. "[W]orsening macro data including home / auto lending, job openings, layoffs and contracting budgets across a wide range of industries does tell us that fewer deals are getting done," Owens wrote. "Overall, commentary from ADBE combined with a rapidly deteriorating macro indicate to us that DOCU is likely facing both execution and market challenges, which add to the overall risk profile in our view." DocuSign shares have lost 22.6% over the past three months as the S&P 500
SPX,
-0.79%
has fallen 9.3%. | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/docusign-stock-downgraded-as-analyst-sees-minimal-room-for-upside-despite-80-drop-2022-07-21 | 2022-07-22T16:42:58Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/docusign-stock-downgraded-as-analyst-sees-minimal-room-for-upside-despite-80-drop-2022-07-21 | false | 1 |
LONDON (AP) — The ATP is teaming up with You Can Play, a group working to increase LGBTQ inclusion in sports, after 75% of players who participated in a survey by the men’s tennis tour said they had heard other players use homophobic slurs.
The tour announced Friday that it is launching a multiyear education partnership with You Can Play, which has worked with the NHL, MLS and NASCAR.
The ATP’s anonymous, online survey was distributed to hundreds of players last year; 65 responded. Some also agreed to be interviewed.
The ATP said its findings “indicated a strong fear of rejection, isolation from others on tour, and loneliness as being likely barriers to LGBTQ+ players publicly disclosing their sexuality to others.”
There are no openly gay athletes in men’s tennis currently.
The tour said a majority of participants “were supportive of ATP taking action to combat homophobia.”
___
More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/ATP-men-s-tennis-tour-hoping-to-increase-LGBTQ-17322362.php | 2022-07-22T16:43:24Z | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/ATP-men-s-tennis-tour-hoping-to-increase-LGBTQ-17322362.php | true | 35 |
Disney "In Discussions" with BBC for Doctor Who Stream Rights: Report
So it looks like "The Mouse" likes what it sees with BBC's Doctor Who. Maybe it has to do with a combination of how current Doctor Jodie Whittaker & showrunner Chris Chibnall's final farewells are being handled, with what returning/incoming showrunner Russell T Davies has planned with new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa for Series 14 & the upcoming 60th-anniversary special (with David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Neil Patrick Harris, and Yasmin Finney, so far). Whatever the reason, Bloomberg is reporting that The Walt Disney Co. is "in discussions" with the BBC about acquiring the streaming rights to the next series (though talks are reported as being "in the early stages" and that there was no guarantee of a deal). With streaming services looking to grow their franchise IPs, the deal would see the show streaming globally on Disney+ (with BBC still airing the show).
"There aren't quite the words to describe how I'm feeling. A mix of deeply honoured, beyond excited and of course a little bit scared. This role and show mean so much to so many around the world, including myself, and each one of my incredibly talented predecessors has handled that unique responsibility and privilege with the utmost care. I will endeavour my utmost to do the same. Russell T Davies is almost as iconic as the Doctor himself and being able to work with him is a dream come true," Gatwa said when the news of his casting as the 14th Doctor was first announced. "His writing is dynamic, exciting, incredibly intelligent and fizzing with danger. An actor's metaphorical playground. The entire team have been so welcoming and truly give their hearts to the show. And so as much as it's daunting, I'm aware I'm joining a really supportive family. Unlike the Doctor, I may only have one heart but I am giving it all to this show."
Davies added at the time, "The future is here and it's Ncuti! Sometimes talent walks through the door and it's so bright and bold and brilliant, I just stand back in awe and thank my lucky stars. Ncuti dazzled us, seized hold of the Doctor and owned those TARDIS keys in seconds. It's an honour to work with him, and a hoot, I can't wait to get started. I'm sure you're dying to know more, but we're rationing ourselves for now, with the wonderful Jodie's epic finale yet to come. But I promise you, 2023 will be spectacular!" BBC CCO Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer agreed, also adding at the time, "Ncuti has an incredible dynamism, he's a striking and fearless young actor whose talent and energy will set the world alight and take Doctor Who on extraordinary adventures under Russell T Davies' new era." Instead, it's far more likely that he's actually talking about little-known additions to the Doctor Who canon, Beep the Meep and the Wrarth Warriors. | https://bleedingcool.com/tv/disney-in-discussions-with-bbc-for-doctor-who-stream-rights-report/ | 2022-07-22T16:43:58Z | https://bleedingcool.com/tv/disney-in-discussions-with-bbc-for-doctor-who-stream-rights-report/ | false | 2 |
Seplat Energy, HEI equip young Nigerians with emergency skills
Seplat Energy plc, an indigenous energy company, has partnered with Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), to build the capacity of secondary school students on CPR and First Aid skills necessary to handle pre-hospital emergencies.
The initiative became imperative with the growing anxiety about the high incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as heart attack, cardiac arrest, and the attendant fatalities among Nigerians in recent years.
It is also to enable proper care in the event of an emergency arising from a road traffic accident (RTA) as well as other traumatic injuries.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that RTA is the biggest killer of young people, especially in Nigeria and third world countries.
During the flag-off of the four-day programme held in Lagos recently, Chioma Nwachukwu, director of external affairs and sustainability, Seplat Energy plc, said Seplat was committed to empowering the youths and touching lives, which is why it keyed into the life-saving initiative.
According to her, “CPR and First Aid skills are needed by all and critical to saving lives during pre-hospital emergencies”. She also urged other corporate organisations and individuals to adopt this laudable CSR initiative by sponsoring more students, pointing out that HEI has a proven track record in transparency, accountability, and project implementation.
Read also: Another 250,000 Lagosians to benefit from free health care services
She assured of increased collaboration with HEI towards expanding the footprint of its life-saving initiatives.
Ashaola Femi, the representative of the commissioner for education, Lagos State, also speaking at the event, applauded Seplat Energy for the investment in young talents. He believed the scheme could create systemic change from the current negative culture of taking pictures and videos at the scenes of emergencies instead of assisting the victims. He noted that this noble objective informed the approval of the programme by the ministry of education for HEI to train all senior secondary school students in Lagos earlier in the year.
Paschal Achunine, executive director of Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), on his part, expressed gratitude to Seplat Energy for the support. He lauded the company’s commitment to the sustainability of its operating environment in view of the fact that investment in young people would translate to business continuity.
While equally appreciating the goodwill of the Lagos State government, Achunine noted that a total of 83 students, across 30 secondary schools, from the six educational districts in Lagos, participated in the programme.
He added that First Responders Clubs would be set up in the schools, in line with the ‘train the trainer’ model of the scheme. Activities such as essay competitions, quizzes, and debates will be instituted in the schools, to foster a life-saving culture in the state. | https://businessday.ng/news/article/seplat-energy-hei-equip-young-nigerians-with-emergency-skills/ | 2022-07-22T16:48:52Z | https://businessday.ng/news/article/seplat-energy-hei-equip-young-nigerians-with-emergency-skills/ | true | 1 |
ASHLAND - The Rosebud County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of an ambulance from Ashland.
The sheriff's office said in a Facebook post on Friday morning that the Ashland QRU ambulance was stolen sometime early Friday between midnight and 4:15 a.m.
The post provided few additional details, and the sheriff's office said no one was available to provide more information until Friday afternoon.
Authorities asked that anyone with information call the sheriff's office at 406-346-2715. If anyone locates the stolen vehicle, the sheriff's office advised not to approach it but to call 911 or the sheriff's office. | https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/investigators-seek-help-locating-stolen-ambulance-in-ashland | 2022-07-22T16:48:57Z | https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/investigators-seek-help-locating-stolen-ambulance-in-ashland | true | null |
July 21, 2022, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) trading session started at the price of $258.08, that was 1.85% jump from the session before. During the day, the shares moved up to $262.83 and dropped to $256.74 before settling in for the closing price of $257.80. A 52-week range for EL has been $225.39 – $374.20.
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Consumer Defensive Sector giant saw their annual sales surged by 7.60% over the last five years. When this article was written, the company’s average yearly earnings per share was at 318.10%. With a float of $229.97 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $359.20 million.
The firm has a total of 62000 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is +76.51, operating margin of +19.28, and the pretax margin is +20.50.
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Insider Activity
Also, it is sometimes useful to examine the sentiment of large-scale investors toward The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. stocks. The insider ownership of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. is 0.10%, while institutional ownership is 90.70%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 03, was worth 144,606. In this transaction EVP Research Prod & Innovation of this company sold 548 shares at a rate of $263.88, taking the stock ownership to the 3,296 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 27, when Company’s EVP Research Prod & Innovation sold 671 for $253.55, making the entire transaction worth $170,132. This insider now owns 3,844 shares in total.
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) Earnings and Forecasts
Going through the last 3-months fiscal report unveiled on the 3/30/2022, it has been observed that the corporation posted $1.9 earnings per share (EPS) during the time that was better than consensus figure (set at $1.67) by $0.23. This company achieved a net margin of +17.66 while generating a return on equity of 57.45. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.96 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 318.10% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.40% during the next five years compared to 21.40% growth over the previous five years of trading.
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) Trading Performance Indicators
You can see what The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) is doing with its current performance indicators. In the most recent quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.20. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.15. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 84.91.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 9.15, a number that is poised to hit 0.34 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 8.09 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (EL)
Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., EL], we can find that recorded value of 1.0 million was lower than the volume posted last year of 1.62 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 91.03%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 7.85.
During the past 100 days, The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.’s (EL) raw stochastic average was set at 51.07%, which indicates a significant decrease from 98.93% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 25.88% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 42.64% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $248.57, while its 200-day Moving Average is $295.10. Now, the first resistance to watch is $264.69. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $266.80. The third major resistance level sits at $270.78. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $258.60, it is likely to go to the next support level at $254.62. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $252.51.
The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) Key Stats
There are 357,347K outstanding shares of the company, which has a market capitalization of 93.23 billion. As of now, sales total 16,215 M while income totals 2,870 M. Its latest quarter income was 4,245 M while its last quarter net income were 558,000 K. | https://newsdaemon.com/2022/07/22/the-estee-lauder-companies-inc-el-20-days-sma-touches-3-46-the-odds-favor-the-bear/ | 2022-07-22T16:51:06Z | https://newsdaemon.com/2022/07/22/the-estee-lauder-companies-inc-el-20-days-sma-touches-3-46-the-odds-favor-the-bear/ | false | 6580 |
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest raids the city has seen recently and one already bringing more criticism of police violence.
Rio authorities said 16 suspected criminals were killed in confrontations with police in Complexo do Alemao along with a police officer and an woman. A police spokesman said the raid targeted a criminal group that stole cars and robbed banks, and invaded nearby neighborhoods.
Videos circulating on social media showed intense shootouts between criminals as well as a police helicopter flying low over the small, brick houses. Rio’s police have used helicopters to shoot at targets, even in densely populated residential areas, and video showed shots being fired from the favela at the aircraft.
At the site of the raid, Associated Press reporters saw residents carrying about 10 bodies as bystanders shouted, “We want peace!” Residents said those who attempted to help the injured risked arrest.
“It’s a massacre inside, which police are calling an operation,” one woman told AP, speaking on the condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals from authorities. ”They’re not letting us help (victims),” she added, saying she saw one man arrested for attempting to do so.
A Rio’s police force spokesman said some of the criminals wore uniforms to disguise themselves as police officers.
“I would rather they (the suspects) had not reacted and then we could have arrested 15, 14 of them. But unfortunately they chose to fire at our policemen,” said Ronaldo Oliveira, an investigator of Rio’s police.
Rio state Gov. Cláudio Castro said on Twitter he lamented the police officer’s death.
“I will continue to fight crime with all my strength. We will not back down from the mission of guaranteeing peace and security to the people of our state,” Castro said.
But many disagree with the government’s strategy for tackling violence and organized crime, an approach that regularly sees deadly police operations. A raid in Rio’s Vila Cruzeiro favela in May killed more than 20 people.
Thursday’s operation was aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, some from other states, police said in an early statement.
“ENOUGH of this genocidal policy, governor!” Talíria Petrone, a federal lawmaker for Rio, said in response to the governor’s tweet. “This failed public security policy leaves residents and police on the ground, en masse. It’s no longer possible to keep piling up Black bodies and favela residents every day!”
Alemao is a complex of 13 favelas in northern Rio, home to about 70,000 people. Nearly three-quarters of them are Afro-Brazilians, according to a July 2020 study published by the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economical Analyses.
Earlier this year, Brazil’s Supreme Court established a series of conditions for police to conduct raids in Rio’s favelas as a means to reduce police killings and violations of human rights. The court ordered that lethal force be used only in situations in which all other means have been exhausted and when necessary to protect life.
The ruling came in response to a raid on the Jacarezinho favela in 2021 that resulted in 28 people being killed. As was the case Thursday, an officer died during that raid, which some speculated at the time was the cause for subsequent abuse and summary executions.
Thursday’s operation began before dawn and finished around 4 p.m. local time, police said. Nearly 400 police officers were involved, including Rio’s tactical police unit, backed up by four helicopters and 10 bullet-proofed vehicles, according to the police statement.
In a video shared by Voz da Comunidade, a community news outlet focused on Rio’s favelas, residents can be seen calling for peace and waving white cloths from their windows and rooftops.
Fabrício Oliveira, one of the coordinators of the police raid, said authorities fear that Friday could be another violent day at the Complexo do Alemao.
“Our experience has told us that after raids like these police are attacked in every way,” Oliveira said.
____ AP journalist Mauricio Savarese contributed to this report from Sao Paulo. | https://fox4kc.com/top-headlines/ap-top-headlines/rio-de-janeiro-police-conduct-deadly-raid-in-alemao-favelas/ | 2022-07-22T16:51:32Z | https://fox4kc.com/top-headlines/ap-top-headlines/rio-de-janeiro-police-conduct-deadly-raid-in-alemao-favelas/ | true | 39 |
Extreme heat continues to blanket much of Europe and North America, with some 55 million people across the U.S. facing either heat warnings or advisories as of early Friday and weekend temperatures predicted to reach triple digits in many regions.
"So far this week, 60 daily high-temperature records have been tied/broken as dangerous heat enveloped much of the nation," the National Weather Service Prediction Center tweeted Thursday. "More records are likely to be set over the next week."
So far this week, 60 daily high temperature records have been tied/broken as dangerous heat enveloped much of the Nation. Some notable records include all-time highs being tied in Salt Lake City, UT and Abilene, TX. More records are likely to be set over the next week. pic.twitter.com/uI1JeHIwcW
— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) July 21, 2022
That appears to fit with the larger trends, since climate change is making heat waves (as well as droughts and floods) more frequent and intense. And many American adults report that they have personally felt the effects of extreme heat — from health issues to higher electricity bills — in the last several years.
It's not too late for nations and industries to take action to stave off the climate crisis, as a U.N. report found earlier this year. In the meantime, on scorching summer days, it's especially important for people to take steps like these to keep cool, mitigate health risks and know what symptoms to watch for.
NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered spoke with experts in various fields about what you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones, from furry friends to younger kids.
Heat waves don't make for great dog-walking weather
You may not want to go outside when the temperatures are verging on 100 degrees. Frankly, your dog may not want to, either. But they still have to take walks and bathroom breaks.
So what can dog and cat owners do to keep their pets safe during bouts of extreme heat?
All Things Considered's Juana Summers posed that question to Sy Woon, the Florida representative for the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association.
Woon says it's important to choose the right time of day to venture out, and avoid doing so in the midday hours when the sun is at its highest and hottest point (its rays are typically strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.).
She also recommends feeling the pavement with the back of your hand to see whether it's too hot for your dog's paws to tolerate.
"We sometimes think that they can walk across any surface and fare well, but actually, they can be quite sensitive," she adds.
And what if Fido loves to partake in that classic, dog-days-of-summer activity of laying out in the sun?
Woon suggests bribing dogs inside the house with treats during those especially hot times of day, since they can be susceptible to sunburn and even skin cancer.
As for cats, Woon says the key is making sure they have options. That means ensuring there are different shady areas that they can retreat to as well as multiple available sources of water, since it can evaporate in extreme temperatures.
And while panting is a normal way for these animals to eliminate heat, Woon says to pay attention if it starts to seem excessive.
"When you notice that your dog is panting excessively, you really want to take that as a warning sign that they may be overheating," she says. "Even things like being somewhat disoriented or maybe their expression, their eyes are a bit glazed over, those can be signs that they're just not compensating with the heat conditions. And it's always important to just encourage them to remain inside during those really hot, sunny periods."
Heat can have lasting health effects — but time outdoors is also important
Extreme heat can affect the human body in several ways, explains Dr. Aaron Bernstein, a pediatrician and the interim director of The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
It makes people sweat more, which can lead to dehydration. Plus, rising body temperatures can threaten the heart, lungs, brain, kidneys and other organs.
"And so what we see as a consequence of those things is certainly people who have existing heart problems, lung problems, kidney problems, even mental health issues, they get sicker," Bernstein says. "And even for people who are in generally good health, the heat can be really dangerous if we don't pay attention."
Certain groups are disproportionately affected by extreme heat, including infants and children, adults over 65, outdoor workers, people with chronic conditions, athletes and people with low incomes.
Communities of color, particularly Black and Hispanic Americans, tend to live in parts of cities that are warmer than surrounding areas because they lack green space, Bernstein says, calling that a "direct consequence" of government redlining policies dating back nearly a century.
"It's no longer legal, of course, to do that, but the consequences in terms of heat exposure are real," he adds.
Bernstein also notes that all of these problems are exacerbated by the higher temperatures we see as the climate warms. A child born in the U.S. today is likely to experience four or five times as many dangerous heat waves as one who was born in 1960, he says.
Bernstein says that parents should try to do their best to keep their kids safe without keeping them indoors all summer.
"I think we need to balance what are immense benefits, particularly in summer, of children getting out, exercising, doing all those things, with being careful about temperatures that ... as this current moment in time makes abundantly clear, are much higher than they have been," he says.
Bernstein adds that action to reduce the greenhouse gases that are warming the climate is needed to protect children's health. And he's optimistic about possible solutions.
"Because the warming has been so much because of how we have built our communities, that means we can reverse it," he says. "That means we can make great strides to preventing harm and to advancing health equity when we are strategic in how we think about transforming urban environments."
Cities can (and should) adapt to climate change
There are also steps that builders and architects can take to help cities adapt to rising temperatures.
Brigitte Clements of the Architects Climate Action Network says the approach has two parts: reducing thermal absorption (or the rate at which something gets hot) and integrating natural cooling strategies.
She points to natural processes that have been in use for ages, like making sure there's cross-ventilation to move air through buildings or using only reflective or white roofs (since black absorbs more heat). For example, she says many buildings in Greece have white roofs, and parts of Australia have banned dark roofs completely.
But the biggest intervention Clements advocates for is also one of the most straightforward: evaporative cooling, aka plants.
Plants transpire, releasing water vapor into the air through their leaves, and that process has a cooling effect. So having more greenery in cities and on buildings — such as in the form of green roofs — can reduce temperatures significantly.
"Green roofs have, in summers, a benefit of reducing indoor temperatures by up to 5 degrees centigrade," or 9 degrees Fahrenheit, she says.
Clements points to Basel, Switzerland, where green roofs make up about 40% of roof surfaces as the result of a government initiative started about two decades ago.
"They basically asked the residents, what would you think about having a 5% levy on our energy bills to help subsidize green roofs in Basel for all new builds and retrofit of flat roofs?" she explains.
So what's preventing governments in places like the United Kingdom — which saw its hottest day ever this week, sparking dozens of fires and major infrastructure disruptions — from implementing similar measures?
Clements says that a cultural transformation and mindset shift is needed, and that this week's heat event could be getting people to take the threat more seriously.
"But ultimately, we can't rely on the goodwill of people," she says. "We need the government to have a strong leadership and create policy and legislation to help guide us through this and with very, very clear and quantifiable goals and targets."
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CAHORS (REUTERS) - Frenchman Christophe Laporte ended a lengthy home drought at the Tour de France, claiming the 19th stage with a perfectly timed effort on Friday (July 22) to give the local fans something to celebrate for the first time in more than a year.
Laporte, a domestique within the mighty Jumbo-Visma team of yellow jersey holder Jonas Vingegaard and points classification leader Wout van Aert, bridged a small gap with a leading trio in a nail-biting finale before moving clear 300 metres from the line.
Belgian Jasper Philipsen took second place and Italy's Alberto Dainese finished third, both one second behind Laporte.
Dane Vingegaard was on the wrong side of a late split but the race jury gave the chasing bunch the same time as Philipsen and Dainese, although they crossed the line five seconds off the pace.
Vingegaard still holds a comfortable lead of 3:26 going into Saturday's final time trial, a 40.7-km effort between Lacapelle-Marival and Rocamadour.
Laporte, a decent sprinter who had not had an opportunity for a stage victory this year, was given the green light by his sporting directors to go for it on Friday and he duly delivered, after French riders had gone 38 stages without a Tour win.
They had not won a stage since world champion Julian Alaphilippe, who is not in this year's race as he recovers from injury, prevailed on the opening day last year.
After Quinn Simmons, the last survivor of the first breakaway group, was reined in by the peloton with 34 kilometres to go, France's Alexis Gougeard jumped away from the pack.
Pogacar, in yet another attempt to catch Vingegaard off guard, attacked in the descent from the Cote de Daunes but he was brought back by Van Aert.
Gougeard was joined by Fred Wright and Jasper Stuyven and the trio opened a 30-second gap but the sprinters' teams had slashed it down to a handful of seconds with two kilometres to go.
Van Aert sacrificed his own chances to further reduce the deficit, allowing Laporte to make the jump to catch Wright and Stuyven.
He stayed on Stuyven's wheel for a short while before launching his sprint at the right moment, holding his head in disbelief as he crossed the line. | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cycling-laporte-breaks-french-jinx-with-victory-on-stage-19-of-tour | 2022-07-22T16:59:53Z | https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/cycling-laporte-breaks-french-jinx-with-victory-on-stage-19-of-tour | true | 1 |
Mobility Aid Devices Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2022-2031
Mobility Aid Devices Market – Scope of Report This report on the global mobility aid devices market studies the past as well as the current growth trends and opportunities to gain valuable insights of the indicators of the market during the forecast period from 2022 to 2031.
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The report has been prepared after an extensive research.Primary research involved bulk of the research efforts, wherein analysts carried out interviews with key opinion leaders, industry leaders, and opinion makers.
Secondary research involved referring to key players’ product literature, annual reports, press releases, and relevant documents to understand the mobility aid devices market.
Secondary research also included Internet sources, statistical data from government agencies, websites, and trade associations. Analysts employed a combination of top-down and bottom-up approaches to study various attributes of the global mobility aid devices market.
The report includes an elaborate executive summary, along with a snapshot of the growth behavior of various segments included in the scope of the study.Moreover, the report sheds light on the changing competitive dynamics in the global mobility aid devices market.
These serve as valuable tools for existing market players as well as for entities interested in participating in the global mobility aid devices market.
The report delves into the competitive landscape of the global mobility aid devices market.Key players operating in the global mobility aid devices market have been identified and each one of these has been profiled, in terms of various attributes.
Company overview, financial standings, recent developments, and SWOT are attributes of players in the global mobility aid devices market profiled in this report.
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The research methodology will be a combination of exhaustive primary and secondary research to analyze the market mobility aid devices.
Secondary Research
Secondary research includes a search of company literature, technical writing, patent data, Internet sources, and statistical data from government websites, trade associations, and agencies. This has proven to be the most reliable, effective, and successful approach for obtaining precise data, capturing industry participants’ insights, and recognizing business opportunities.
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Company websites, presentations, annual reports, white papers, technical paper, product brochure
Internal and external proprietary databases and relevant patents
National government documents, statistical databases, and market reports
News articles, press releases, and webcasts specific to companies operating in the market
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WorldWideScience.org
Elsevier, Inc.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
PubMed
NCBI
Department of Health Care Service
Trade Data Sources
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UN Comtrade
Trade Atlas
Company Information
OneSource Business Browser
Hoover’s
Factiva
Bloomberg
Mergers & Acquisitions
Thomson Mergers & Acquisitions
MergerStat
Profound
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We conduct primary interviews on the ongoing basis with industry participants and commentators to validate data and analysis. A typical research interview fulfills the following functions:
Provides first-hand information on market size, market trends, growth trends, competitive landscape, outlook, etc.
Helps in validating and strengthening secondary research findings
Further develops the analysis team’s expertise and market understanding
Primary research involves e-mail interactions, telephonic interviews, as well as face-to-face interviews for each market, category, segment, and sub-segment across geographies
Participants who typically take part in such a process include, but are not limited to:
Industry participants: Marketing/product managers, market intelligence managers, and regional sales managers
Purchasing/Sourcing managers, technical personnel, distributors
Outside experts: Investment bankers, valuation experts, and research analysts specializing in specific markets
Key opinion leaders specializing in different areas corresponding to different industry verticals
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Danfysik A/S
Hitachi, Ltd.
IBA Worldwide
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc.
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LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said Friday that the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox, as the outbreak of the once-rare disease continues to sicken people across the continent.
The European Union drug regulator said its recommendation was based on animal studies that suggest the vaccine protects non-human primates from monkeypox. It is up to the EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, to formally approve the vaccine based on the EMA’s recommendation.
“To confirm the effectiveness of the vaccine against monkeypox, the company will collect data from an observational study that will be carried out during the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in Europe,” the EMA said. It added that the vaccine’s safety profile was “favorable” and the benefits of its use during the ongoing monkeypox outbreak outweighed the risks, noting mostly mild to moderate side effects.
The vaccine, known as Imvanex in Europe but sold as Jynneos in the United States, was already cleared for use against monkeypox by American regulators.
Of the more than 15,000 monkeypox cases reported worldwide, nearly 70% are in Europe, with more than 30 countries across the continent affected.
Doses of the Bavarian Nordic vaccine are extremely limited. Most of the world’s supply has already been bought by countries and regions including Britain, Canada, the EU and the U.S. None have gone to Africa, where a more severe version of monkeypox has killed dozens of people. No monkeypox deaths have been reported in rich countries.
People who catch monkeypox often experience symptoms that include fever, body aches, a rash and lesions; most recover within weeks without needing medical attention.
Authorities in numerous countries, including Britain, Germany and the U.S., have offered the vaccine to health workers and those at high risk of being infected by monkeypox.
In the U.S., soaring demand for the monkeypox vaccine caused the appointment system to crash in New York City, one of many places where supplies have run out almost immediately after they arrived.
The World Health Organization is deciding whether or not to declare the outbreak to be a global emergency, after convening its experts for a meeting on Thursday. | https://www.mypanhandle.com/health/eu-drug-regulator-recommends-clearing-vaccine-for-monkeypox/ | 2022-07-22T17:00:14Z | https://www.mypanhandle.com/health/eu-drug-regulator-recommends-clearing-vaccine-for-monkeypox/ | true | 31 |
(The Hill) – President Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms have “improved” but he ran a 99.4 degree fever on Thursday evening, his physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memorandum on Friday.
O’Connor said that Biden’s temperature has returned to normal after treating the fever with Tylenol and that the president continues to experience a runny nose, fatigue, and an occasional cough.
“His voice is deeper this morning. His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation remain entirely normal, on room air,” O’Connor wrote.
The physician said that Biden is tolerating the antiviral Paxlovid “well” and that he would continue the course as planned.
The letter is the first update from Biden’s physician since Thursday morning when he wrote a letter detailing the president’s symptoms and treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Biden is up-to-date in his coronavirus vaccinations, having received his second booster in March, and began the Paxlovid treatment on Thursday.
Initially, O’Connor said that the president was experiencing fatigue, a runny nose, and a dry cough. White House officials said that the president began feeling tired on Wednesday night before testing positive on Thursday morning.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told CNN earlier Friday that he had checked in with Biden at 10 p.m. last night and that the president “was doing just fine.” Jha said that his symptoms were the same.
Jha and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre are scheduled to brief reporters on Friday afternoon. | https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/national-world/biden-ran-fever-but-covid-19-symptoms-have-improved-doctor-says/ | 2022-07-22T17:00:26Z | https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/national-world/biden-ran-fever-but-covid-19-symptoms-have-improved-doctor-says/ | false | 14 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in this year’s movie about Elvis Presley, was found dead, Thursday, in a bedroom at her home in Nashville, police said. She was 44.
Nashville police said there were no signs of foul play. Autopsy results are pending from the medical examiner.
Dukureh, a Fisk University graduate and Nashville singer, shared the apartment with her two young children, police said. One of the children found her unresponsive and went to the apartment of a neighbor, who called 911 shortly before 9:30 a.m., police said.
The actor, who also shared the stage at Coachella this year with Doja Cat, had a theater degree from Fisk and graduated from Trevecca Nazarene with an education degree, WPLN-FM reported.
In an interview with the station, last month, Dukureh said she taught second grade for a while and then worked with inner city youth through after-school and summer programs.
She said those students reached out after seeing her in “Elvis.” | https://www.avpress.com/news/newsline/dukureh-from-elvis-film-44-is-found-dead/article_e53e10b2-0967-11ed-bed0-af1547bb024a.html | 2022-07-22T17:00:32Z | https://www.avpress.com/news/newsline/dukureh-from-elvis-film-44-is-found-dead/article_e53e10b2-0967-11ed-bed0-af1547bb024a.html | true | 34 |
After the Swiss Premiere in July where the Ferrari 296 GTS has been unveiled to Swiss Ferraristi, now the new model from Maranello will be on show in the exclusive location of the Gstaad Palace Hotel in Gstaad.
An exciting chance to see closesly the latest evolution of Ferrari’s mid-rear-engined two-seater berlinetta spider, that will be displayed for the first time in one of the most suggestive and luxury locations in Switzerland from the 11th to the 21st of August.
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Emma Hibrand, also known as Emma Chergi and Emma Wahal, passed away peacefully in her home in Oakland, Oregon, on July 9, 2022, at the age of 99. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 12, 1923, to loving parents, Andrew Sr. and Anna Chergi, and leaves behind her loving son, Michael Wahal.
Emma is predeceased by her first husband, Michael (Husky) Wahal, and her second husband, Anthony Hibrand. She also had seven brothers before she was born. First, Andrew and Paul died as infants. Starting with the oldest was John Chergi and wife Sue, Andrew Chergi Jr. and wife Mary, Michael Chergi and wife Ann, William (Lutzy) Chergi and wife Mary and Steve Chergi.
She leaves behind her niece, Christine Chergi, and her nephews, John and William Chergi, as well as many more she loved and cared for; too numerous to mention.
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Port of Spain, July 22: Senior India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is going to miss the first two One-Day Internationals against the West Indies due to a knee injury.
The Saurashtra cricketer - who was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI squad - was on Friday (July 22) ruled out ahead of the opening ODI at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago. The BCCI gave the update on his fitness before the start of the first ODI.
"Team India all-rounder Mr. Ravindra Jadeja has sustained an injury to his right knee and has been ruled out of the first two ODIs against West Indies. "The BCCI Medical team is monitoring his progress and a decision on his participation in the third ODI will be taken accordingly," said BCCI in a statement.
KL Rahul Tests Positive For Covid-19, Likely To Miss T20I Series Against West Indies
Meanwhile, West Indies team also suffered a setback as their star all-rounder Jason Holder, who made a return to the West Indies squad, also missed the opening encounter after contracting COVID-19.
Earlier in the day, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and invited India skipper Shikhar Dhawan to bat first in the opener. After winning the toss, Windies captain Pooran, said: "We are gonna have a bowl first. There's the weather around and there will be help for the bowlers early on, hopefully, we will make use of it. It's a nice feeling, a better feeling to win the toss, very happy to be here in front of my home ground. We spoke about it, batting in partnerships, and gaining momentum, it's been tough for us, but we are up for the challenge. Every game we will try to improve. Unfortunately, Jason (Holder) has Covid so he misses out. It's pretty much the same guys who played in the series against Bangladesh."
India captain Dhawan after the toss said, "We were thinking of batting second, the weather looks like it will rain later on and the wicket is sticky but we are happy to bat first. I'm a very cool captain and like to guide the team, I will love to take the right decision but importantly make sure the process is right, we are focussing on the process and make sure we get the right result. It's complimentary, so much talent in the country due to our domestic cricket and the IPL. The boys got a lot of exposure, it's a great opportunity for all to showcase our talent. There's Surya, Shreyas, and Sanju all the boys are quite good - even myself (smiles). Lots of fans come from overseas to support us, we always like playing here in the Caribbean, the guys are really looking forward to it."
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(The Hill) – President Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms have “improved” but he ran a 99.4 degree fever on Thursday evening, his physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memorandum on Friday.
O’Connor said that Biden’s temperature has returned to normal after treating the fever with Tylenol and that the president continues to experience a runny nose, fatigue, and an occasional cough.
“His voice is deeper this morning. His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation remain entirely normal, on room air,” O’Connor wrote.
The physician said that Biden is tolerating the antiviral Paxlovid “well” and that he would continue the course as planned.
The letter is the first update from Biden’s physician since Thursday morning when he wrote a letter detailing the president’s symptoms and treatment after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Biden is up-to-date in his coronavirus vaccinations, having received his second booster in March, and began the Paxlovid treatment on Thursday.
Initially, O’Connor said that the president was experiencing fatigue, a runny nose, and a dry cough. White House officials said that the president began feeling tired on Wednesday night before testing positive on Thursday morning.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told CNN earlier Friday that he had checked in with Biden at 10 p.m. last night and that the president “was doing just fine.” Jha said that his symptoms were the same.
Jha and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre are scheduled to brief reporters on Friday afternoon. | https://www.yourerie.com/news/national-news/biden-ran-fever-but-covid-19-symptoms-have-improved-doctor-says/ | 2022-07-22T17:09:25Z | https://www.yourerie.com/news/national-news/biden-ran-fever-but-covid-19-symptoms-have-improved-doctor-says/ | false | 14 |
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Modern influencer culture is skewered in the smart new satire “Not Okay,” streaming on Hulu starting Friday, July 29. The film, written and directed by Quinn Shephard, stars Zoey Deutch as Danni, an aspiring writer in her 20s who is lacking for things to say until she embarks on a little social media lie (pictures of a “trip to Paris” taken from her Bushwick apartment). When the landmark she’s supposedly posing with explodes, Danni gets the trauma narrative she’s been craving. Dylan O’Brien (“The Maze Runner”) also co-stars alongside newcomer Mia Isaac of the recent father-daughter road trip pic “Don’t Make Me Go.”
— For a different kind of critique of influencer culture, just look to “Hatching,” the gruesome Finnish body horror about a 12-year-old Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) and her perfectionist mother (Sophia Heikkilä), who runs a popular blog called “Lovely Everyday Life.” Directed by Hanna Bergholm, in her debut, the film has shades of both “E.T.” and “Black Swan” making for an interesting creature feature. “Hatching” also arrives Hulu on Friday, July 29 and could make for a fun double feature with “Not Okay.”
— A high school senior (“Spider-Man’s” Angourie Rice) is desperate to get into Harvard and attempting to take down her competitors in the new comedy “Honor Society,” streaming on Paramount+ on July 29. Directed by Oran Zegman and written by David A. Goodman (“Family Guy”), “Honor Society” also stars “Stranger Things’” Gaten Matarazzo and “Superbad’s” Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
— Few artists want to compete against a Beyoncé release, but Maggie Rogers' new album also drops Friday, July 29. “Surrender” is the singer-songwriter’s first collection since her stunning major label debut “Heard It in a Past Life” in 2019. During the pandemic, Rogers relocated to the Maine coast, cutting herself off from the outside world to write what became the dozen tracks of “Surrender.” One single, “Want Want,” showcases an edgier, dancier side, while “That’s Where I Am” is a bolder, confident Rogers turning in something almost anthemic. She is rising and rising. One fan must be David Byrne — see if you can spot him in the video.
— Exploring the multiverse is all the rage these days and Wiz Khalifa is about to jump into his. The rapper releases “Multiverse” on Friday, July 29, and some of the producers are Hitmaka, Sledgren, ID Labs, RMB Justize, Big Jerm and IamSu! Khalifa tells Vibe: “The title comes from the unique world that I live in and experience. It’s one of my favorite projects to date and I’m so excited for the fans to come into my world and go crazy with it.” First single “Bad Ass Bitches” has the immortal line: “Chronic in the air/You don’t need underwear.”
— “Surround me with the girls/I love being a girl,” sings Hayley Kiyoko on her sophomore album “Panorama,” out Friday, July 29. The poppy, airy lead single “For the Girls” has a great video that’s a queer “Bachelorette” parody, complete with roses, snark and pool diving. Kiyoko achieved a level of viral fame in 2015 with the iconic queer bop “Girls Like Girls” and became known to her fans as “lesbian Jesus” because of her openness about who she loves. Other singles from the new album include the bubbly “Chance,” the dance-ready “Found My Friends” and lush pop anthem “Deep in the Woods.”
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— Cristin Milioti was caught in “Groundhog Day”-like recycled day in the film “Palm Springs.” In Peacock’s eight-episode dark comedy “The Resort,” time is again an issue for Milioti’s character, Emma, who’s vacationing with husband, Noah (William Jackson Harper), when a 15-year-old mystery intrudes. Andy Siara is the other link between “Palm Springs” and the series: He wrote the former and is a writer and showrunner for the latter. Siara has described “The Resort,” debuting with three episodes on Thursday, as focusing on people who long for a period in their lives “before the hard parts” took over.
— There’s a treat in store for young fans of Paula Danziger’s Amber Brown books and for grown-up admirers of Bonnie Hunt. “Amber Brown,” debuting Friday, July 29, on Apple TV+, is written and directed by Hunt (“Life with Bonnie”), who infuses the show with her trademark humor and warmth. The screen iteration of Amber (Carsyn Rose) is slightly older than the original 9-year-old and has an artistic streak that helps her cope with her parents’ split. Through Amber’s sketches and a video journal, viewers become privy to her hopes and dreams in the 10-part series co-starring Sarah Drew as Amber’s mom.
— Comedies about life after a breakup are common, but Netflix’s “Uncoupled” offers a new take. Neil Patrick Harris stars as Michael, who’s dumped by partner Colin (Tuc Watkins) after 17 years. Michael grapples with pain, anger and fretful acceptance as he takes on the challenge of being an unattached gay man in his 40s in New York City. His support system includes loyal friends and real estate sales partner Suzanne (Tisha Campbell). Creators Darren Star (“Sex and the City,” “Emily in Paris”) and Jeffrey Richman (“Modern Family”) combine heartache with laughs in the eight-episode series that debuts Friday, July 29.
— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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NC State quarterback Devin Leary addressed the media at the 2022 ACC Football Kickoff
NC State quarterback Devin Leary addressed the media at the 2022 ACC Football Kickoff.
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CHICAGO — A 42-year-old man is seriously injured after being attacked and stabbed by six people during an attempted robbery on a CTA Red Line train. Three suspects were also injured in the attack, according to police.
The incident happened around 2 a.m. Friday in the 1500 block of North Clybourn onboard a southbound Red Line train on the Near North Side.
Police said a man exited a train at the North/Clybourn station and switched to another train, when a group of six offenders followed him onboard. The group began attacking and battering the man with a knife and broken glass bottle, when the man also pulled out a knife, according to police.
The 42-year-old was stabbed several times and was transported to Northwestern Hospital in serious condition.
Police said all six offenders were placed into custody, including three who were injured during the attack. The offenders who were injured include: a 52-year-old man who was stabbed and transported to Stroger Hospital in serious condition; a 36-year-old man with lacerations to the forearm and transported to Stroger in fair condition and a 24-year-old who was stabbed in the back and transported to Northwestern Hospital in stable condition.
Area Three detectives are investigating the attack.
CTA released the following statement Friday morning following the incident:
This kind of violence is absolutely unacceptable, and we applaud the Chicago Police Department for its quick actions to arrest the suspects. CTA will continue to assist CPD in its investigation, including sharing any video from our security camera system.
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Travel chaos for train passengers as RMT confirms next week's rail strikes will go ahead
22 July 2022, 17:27 | Updated: 22 July 2022, 18:11
A strike by more than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 14 train operating companies will go ahead next Wednesday, the RMT union has announced.
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The union said there had been no breakthrough in talks.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out on Wednesday July 27, crippling rail services across the country.
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) has also announced a strike by its members at Avanti West Coast on the same day.
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RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said workers were "more determined than ever" to secure their demands, which include a pay rise, job security and improved working conditions.
He claimed Network Rail "have not made any improvement" on their previous pay offer and had "upped the ante" by threatening workers with compulsory redundancies.
He said the union would continue to negotiate but would not be "bullied or cajoled".
But Network Rail's chief negotiator Tim Shoveller said the RMT had "walked away from ongoing and constructive talks" and had made it "abundantly clear that their political campaign is taking precedence over representing their members' interests".
"Strike action will take place next Wednesday as planned and our members are more determined than ever to secure a decent pay rise, job security and good working conditions," said Mr Lynch.
"Network Rail have not made any improvement on their previous pay offer and the Train Companies have not offered us anything new.
"In fact Network Rail have upped the ante threatening to impose compulsory redundancies and unsafe 50 per cent cuts to maintenance work, if we did not withdraw our planned strike action.
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"The train operating companies have put driver only operations on the table along with ransacking our members terms and conditions.
"RMT will continue to negotiate in good faith but we will not be bullied or cajoled by anyone.
"The government need to stop their interference in this dispute so the rail employers can come to a negotiated settlement with us."
Transport for London (TfL) said while the industrial action does not involve its staff, varying degrees of disruption are expected on the District and Bakerloo Tube lines, London Overground, and the Elizabeth line, which all share some sections of track with Network Rail.
Passengers should also expect some disruption on the morning of July 28 with a later start to services as signalling staff return to work.
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On July 30, members of the drivers' union Aslef at eight train operators across the country will go on strike.
Andy Lord, TfL's chief operating officer, said: "The upcoming strike action will mean disruption for some of our customers, with the London Overground, Elizabeth line, and London Underground services being affected.
"I encourage customers to check before they travel as the levels of service will vary on different modes of transport and different days. Alternative travel, including buses and other Tube lines, is likely to be much busier than usual."
Mr Shoveller said: "Once again the RMT Executive has walked away from ongoing and constructive talks that could have avoided next week's strike and it's now abundantly clear that their political campaign is taking precedence over representing their members' interests.
"A two-year, 8% deal with a no-compulsory-redundancy guarantee and other benefits and extras was on the table and they have walked away without giving their members a voice or a choice.
"Our door remains open to try and avert this pointless action that will cost strikers dear. We will now consider how we will move forward with our reform plans despite the RMT obstinacy." | https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/travel-chaos-train-passengers-rail-strikes-confirmed/ | 2022-07-22T17:15:26Z | https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/travel-chaos-train-passengers-rail-strikes-confirmed/ | false | 1 |
Pat Benatar won't perform her 1980 classic "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" anymore.
Amid ongoing gun violence in America, the singer says she's come to view the song differently.
"I'm not going to sing it," Benatar told USA Today.
While the song's meaning is about strength and resiliency, Benatar said "you have to draw the line" and be aware of lyrics.
"I can't say those words out loud with a smile on my face, I just can't," Benatar said, adding that the decision is her "small contribution to protesting."
The US is on pace in 2022 to match or surpass its worst year ever for mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents across the country.
Benatar said she will continue perform "We Belong," "Heartbreaker" and other hits from early in her career. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the singer's first Top 10 hit.
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Shares of Otis Worldwide Corp.
OTIS,
-1.16%
inched 0.39% higher to $72.95 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-1.06%
rising 0.99% to 3,998.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.49%
rising 0.51% to 32,036.90. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Otis Worldwide Corp. closed $19.89 below its 52-week high ($92.84), which the company reached on August 30th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Parker Hannifin Corp.
PH,
-0.36%
rose 1.17% to $268.30, Dover Corp.
DOV,
+0.75%
rose 1.38% to $127.44, and Ingersoll Rand Inc.
IR,
-1.27%
rose 2.02% to $44.96. Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
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GMA’S Amy Robach and Gio Benitez shock fans with NSFW interaction as host talks about being ‘pushed in every way’
GMA's Amy Robach and Gio Benitez have left fans in shock with a recent NSFW interaction, days before she talked about being "pushed in every way."
Robach posted on her Instagram on Tuesday a side-by-side picture of her in the Good Morning America studio at her desk, preparing for the day.
The caption reads: "Working in the early mornings... earning the time to make this a chill Tuesday on a blazing hot day... aka no running #restday."
It would be the comments section on the post that raised fans' eyebrows, however, as fellow co-anchor Gio Benitez made a notable NSFW remark about Robach's calves.
"Those calves never chill 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼," said Benitez.
As detailed a while ago by Robach on social media, the GMA anchor has been preparing and training for a marathon for quite some time, and this particular day she noted her day off due to the extreme heat in New York City.
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This isn't the first time the heat has affected her training either, explaining in a more recent post on Instagram that the hot weather has left her "pushed in every way."
"This heat pushed me in every way... 12 miles on the treadmill... didn't think I could do it, but I did ... thanks to @strangerthingstv on my iPad and air conditioning #marathontraining," said Robach.
However, there has been no comment from Benitez this time around.
Benitez just began stepping into the co-anchor position after being GMA's transportation correspondent for some time.
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His appearance alongside Robach on July 14 raised a lot of questions, however, as fans have been speculating a shake-up of GMA hosts for some time.
Longtime GMA anchors Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan have been notably absent recently, prompting much speculation.
Strahan is said to be currently involved in promoting The $100,000 Pyramid, a new game show that he is hosting on ABC.
Roberts' situation is closer to the vest, as her partner Amber Laign was diagnosed with breast cancer at the end of last year.
However, fans remain curious, as Janai Norman also recently appeared as a news anchor on July 9 as part of the weekend desk.
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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court Thursday.
Katelyn McClure was also ordered to make restitution and serve three years’ supervised release. The 32-year-old Bordentown, New Jersey resident is scheduled to be sentenced on state charges next month and could receive more prison time.
A message was left Thursday with an attorney representing McClure.
McClure and her then-boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, fabricated the story about homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt Jr. giving McClure $20 when she ran out of gas on a Philadelphia highway in 2017.
In truth, state and federal prosecutors said, the group had met near a Philadelphia casino in October 2017 shortly before they told their story.
They publicized the story through local and national media interviews and created a GoFundMe account that more than 14,000 people donated to, thinking the money was to help Bobbitt, according to prosecutors. Law enforcement began investigating after Bobbitt sued the couple, accusing them of not giving him the money.
The federal criminal complaint alleged all of the money raised in the campaign was spent by March 2018, with large chunks spent by McClure and D’Amico on a recreational vehicle, a BMW and trips to casinos in Las Vegas and New Jersey.
D’Amico, described as the group’s ringleader, pleaded guilty to federal charges and was sentenced in April to 27 months in prison. He was also ordered to make restitution and is scheduled for sentencing on separate state charges next month.
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SHENZHEN, China, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GEM (stock code: 002340), a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, announced that on June 22, 2022, that the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) gave its approval for the company to issue global depository receipts (GDR) and to be listed on the Swiss Exchange (SIX). On July 20, 2022, SIX approved GEM to issue GDR and to be listed on the SIX. So far, the path of GEM issuing GDR and going public on the SIX have been unimpeded.
It is an achievement of capital opening-related cooperation between China and Switzerland, and also an achievement for promoting capital cooperation between the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Swiss stock exchange. It sets the precedent for Chinese enterprises to issue global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) for listing on the Swiss stock exchange. This undoubtedly opened a green channel for Chinese enterprises to enter European capital markets.
According to GEM's public release, its application to issue GDR and to be listed on the SIX was accepted by the CSRC on May 24, 2022 and approved on June 22, 2022. It took no more than 30 calendar days, which demonstrates the efficiency of the Chinese government and their support for Chinese enterprises to issue GDR and to be listed on the SIX.
Similarly, the application submitted by GEM to SIX on May 27 to issue GDR and to be listed on the SIX was accepted on July 20, highlighting the efficiency of cooperation between the exchanges of the two countries, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Swiss Stock Exchange.
Landing on the Swiss stock exchange, investing in overseas green projects, and serving the European new energy industry
As early as April 30, 2022, GEM announced that the company plan to issue GDR and to be listed on the SIX, which would be used to support their European power battery recycling and power battery material manufacturing projects, the development and operation of overseas nickel resource projects, to promote the company's international expansion, strengthen international financing channels, and further enhance its global brand influence.
In May 2022, GEM and the Hungarian Consulate General in Shanghai, through friendly discussions, signed an "MOU for Cooperation on Production of High-nickel Precursors for New Energy Vehicles and Recycling of Scrap Power Batteries." This MOU concerns investment in the production of high-nickel precursors for new energy vehicles and the recycling of end-of-life power batteries, based on the principles of cooperation, mutual trust and ESG value investment. GEM plans to build a Europe-leading, world-standard new energy circular economy industrial base in Hungary which meets the requirements of the EU's new energy industry development for the localization of material manufacturing, and to meet the implementation requirements of the EU's new battery laws. With this cooperation, GEM will build a full life-cycle value chain: "power battery recycling - material remanufacturing - cascade reuse of power battery" in Europe to meet the requirements of downstream customers for the localized supply of ternary precursor materials.
An important investment project for the global depository receipt (GDR) issued by GEM and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange is GEM's Indonesia Nickel Resources Project. According to the early public release, GEM established a joint venture entitled "PT.QMB NEW ENERGY MATERIALS" in Indonesia with CATL, the world-leading power battery company, and Tsingshan Holding Group Co., Ltd., the world's largest stainless-steel manufacturer. This joint venture will exploit nickel resources and produce nickel raw materials to generate new energy. The project is designed to produce 50,000 metal tonnes of nickel intermediaries and 4,000 metal tonnes of cobalt per year from laterite nickel ore, meeting the nickel resource demand of ternary power battery manufacturing. The project adopts green design technology by using low-grade laterite nickel ore (containing 0.8-1.2% nickel) and high-pressure leaching technology (HPAL), which are not currently used in pyrometallurgy. This technique achieves the new energy industry ideal of "putting laterite nickel ore in, refining new energy materials, and making batteries", reflecting the concepts of resource conservation and environmental protection. The first phase of the project (with a capacity of 30,000 tons of nickel metal) has been completed. The project is a groundbreaking move in Indonesian history, converting nickel resources into new energy materials. This work is highly valued by the Indonesian government and has become a representative project for global nickel resource capacities.
In the past two years, since nickel has become the key element of ternary power batteries for new energy vehicles, and with the rapid development of global new energy resources and the great market potential for the future, nickel has become a scarce resource worldwide. In March of this year, the price of nickel on the London Metals Exchange exceeded $100,000/ton, setting a new record for the price of nickel resources. Nickel was dubbed "demon nickel" for the sudden surge. According to Frost & Sullivan's latest Report, by 2030, the global new energy industry will increase usage of nickel resources by 3 million tonnes, almost more than twice the current total exploitation of global nickel resources. This will result in a shortage of global nickel resources over the next 10 years and keep nickel prices high.
Therefore, the Indonesian nickel resources project led by GEM is strategically forward-looking and will produce solid economic benefits. According to its public release, the project is expected to add RMB 5.36 billion yuan of sales and 1.06 billion yuan of profit every year once it is completed.
Landing on the Swiss stock exchange to connect Chinese enterprise with the green circular economy chain in Europe
Europe is the birthplace of circular economy legislation and industry. The first waste regulation was issued as early as 1975, and and EU member country, Germany, formulated the widely influential Circular Economy and Waste Treatment Law in 1994. In 2015, the first European Circular Economy Action Plan was released to stimulate the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy in Europe, while creating new jobs and ways to promote sustainable growth. In December 2019, the European Union issued the European Green Agreement to build a competitive modern economic system decoupling economic growth and resource consumption. At the same time, the European Green Deal was issued, vowing to lead the EU to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and "no one can be less". In March 2020, the European Union issued a new Circular Economy Action Plan, with the goal of "formulating a future-oriented agenda to make Europe cleaner and more competitive".
On the basis of policy guidance, the EU has also provided generous development funds for the development of circular economy, providing more than 10 billion euros of public funds between 2016 and 2020. Circular economy innovation funding stems from several EU projects, including Horizon 2020 and the Cohesion Policy. The implementation of a series of policies and regulations and the activation of the circular economy development fund have enabled Europe to achieve fruitful results on the road to reshape the economy and achieve a "carbon-neutral" circular economy, taking the lead for the world.
In July 2018, the EU and China signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Circular Economy Cooperation and decided to establish a high-level dialogue on circular economy. China and the EU agreed to take the transition to a circular economy as the focus of strengthened cooperation, and take China-EU circular economy cooperation to a new level.
In February 2022, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the revised "Regulations on the Supervision of the Interconnected Depository Receipt Business of Domestic and Overseas Stock Exchanges", which expanded the scope of overseas application to major European markets such as Switzerland and Germany/ It encouraged enterprises to expand two-way financing channels through the overseas issuance of GDR to serve their international business development needs.
Under this historical opportunity for policy and capital reaching new heights for China-EU circular economy cooperation, GEM, as an outstanding representative of Chinese green companies, has landed on the Swiss Stock Exchange. This not only makes China's advanced green recycling technology present at the global level, but also contributes to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, providing a reliable way for the global development of European green capital.
Exploring Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) practices, revenue increasing by nearly 4 times, and achieving a green and beautiful legend
GEM, headquartered in Shenzhen, China, was named some 20 years ago "Green-Eco-Manufacture" by Dr. Xu Kaihua, a professor at a Chinese university. GEM was the first in China to propose a green concept of "limited resources, unlimited recycling". The concept is of a low-carbon recycling industry, with the ideal of resolving the dual contradiction between environmental pollution and resource shortages by exploiting urban mines and developing new energy materials, and thus also leading to global greenhouse gas emission reduction.
Over the past 20 years, GEM has continuously explored the green development model of "exploiting urban mines + new energy materials", built an urban mines system centered on Chinese cities, and strived to achieve "Recycling for future!". The company started from recycling mobile phone batteries and nickel, cobalt and tungsten resources, to recycling electronic waste and end-of-life vehicles, to recycling waste power batteries and cascade utilization and remanufacturing of power batteries, and then to manufacturing ternary power batteries and 3C batteries,. 16 recycling industry factories have been built in 11 provinces and cities in China, and a recycling cooperation relationship has been established with nearly 500 million people in China, with a green footprint covering 9 million square kilometers. Over the past 10 years, the cumulative recycling and disposal of waste by GEM has exceeded 32 million tons. The total amount of scrapped home appliances recovered and processed by GEM is more than 75 million units, accounting for more than 10% of the total amount of scrap in China. The total amount of cobalt resources recovered exceeds 30,000 tons, which exceeds 200% of the original cobalt mining in China and accounts for 20% of global cobalt resource recovery. The total amount of nickel resource recovered exceeds 60,000 tons, accounting for 8% of China's primary nickel mining volume. The total recovery of tungsten resource exceeds 30,000 tons, accounting for 5% of China's original tungsten mining volume. GEM has reduced carbon emissions by more than 2 million tons for the world, planted more than 6,000 mu of trees, saved more than 3 million barrels of oil, reduced deforestation by 3,000 hectares, and reduced soil pollution by more than 20,000 square kilometers. GEM has built a set of world-leading power battery recycling bases in China, with annual waste batteries recycling accounting for about 10% of China's total. GEM has also built power battery recycling plants in South Korea and Indonesia, and established recycling cooperation with more than 500 battery plants and car factories in the world. The recycled ternary "core" materials are equipped on 15% of the world's ternary battery new energy vehicles, and transformed these vehicles from "green beginning to green end". It perfectly interprets the industrial concept of "limited resources, unlimited recycling", and proves to the world that "resources can be mainly generated by recycling".
GEM's circular economy industrial practices have also been widely recognized around the world. It has built a green supply chain relationship with world-renowned enterprises such as Glencore, Trafigura, BASF Shanshan, Umicore, Sandvik, Samsung SDI, CATL, and Foxconn. Moreover, GEM has been awarded distinctions such as the national circular economy educational demonstration base, the national "urban mine" demonstration base, the national technological innovation demonstration enterprise, the national green factory and other green honorary titles. Therefore, it has become an outstanding representative for promoting China's circular society and low-carbon development. GEM has won the "Global Circular Economy Multinational Corporation Award" in Davos in 2018 and the "Paulson Sustainable Development Award" in 2020. It has been listed in the world-renowned magazine "Nature" as a successful case of global waste recycling, and has been listed as a pollution reduction demonstration enterprise by the United Nations. Thus GEM has become an important geographical indication of China's circular economy going global.
In 2021, with the gradual release of the company's production capacity, and significant increase in operating efficiency, GEM's operating revenue reached 19.301 billion RMB, up 54.83% YOY; net profit was 923 million RMB, up 123.82% YOY. Since being listed in 2010, GEM has continued to achieve rapid growth and soaring performance. Its operating income grew by nearly 34 times, net profit by nearly 11 times, net assets by more than 13 times, successfully shaping a world low-carbon recycling industry legend.
Taking the high-speed rail of green development, the future performance of high growth can be expected
With the rapid development of global new energy resources, new energy vehicles are quickly replacing internal combustion vehicles. By 2026, the global sales of new energy vehicles will exceed more than 20 million units. Therefore, power batteries and battery materials will feed a huge emerging market.
With the upgrading of Chinese consumption and the development of industrial digitalization, China will usher in the peak of scrapped electronic products. By 2026, the value of scrapped cars, electronic products, power batteries and plastic products will reach more than RMB 2 trillion Yuan.
Over the next five years, the dual-track green strategy of "mining urban mines + developing new energy materials" will seize the once-in-a-century rapid development of new energy and the peak of China's waste scrap, stride on the high-growth development channel, and create good investment value for global investors. GEM announced 2022 sales revenues of 26 billion Yuan / profit 1.5 billion Yuan, 2023 sales 32.8 billion Yuan/ profit 2.1 billion Yuan, 2024 sales 41.8 billion Yuan/ profit 3.2 billion Yuan. For 2026, GEM sales revenues will strive to exceed 80 billion Yuan, with reduced carbon dioxide emissions of 1 million tons. This will result in an upgrade from "turning waste into treasure" to "turning waste into a carbon sink," breaking through the green value upgrading of the company from selling renewable resources to selling "carbon sinks", thus creating the world's leading enterprise group in green development!
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LONDON (AP) — The Big Four are forming quite a squad at the Laver Cup, with Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on Team Europe in September.
Event organizers announced Friday that Djokovic will participate.
He won Wimbledon this month for his 21st Grand Slam title. That puts him one ahead of Federer and one behind Nadal for the most by a man in tennis history. Murray owns three major championships.
That quartet has combined to win 66 of the past 76 Grand Slam trophies, and each has spent time at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
The fifth edition of the Laver Cup, which was founded by Federer’s management company, will be in London on Sept. 23-25. Team Europe is 4-0 so far.
Three members of Team World’s roster have been announced: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman.
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Updated July 21, 2022 at 8:05 AM ET
A transit station in the California Bay Area has turned to an unlikely hero to try to solve its pigeon problem: Pac-Man.
No, not the perpetually hungry video game character. This Pac-Man is a roughly 6-year-old, 1.5-pound, quail-loving Harris's hawk, a uniquely social bird of prey native to the American Southwest.
He and his handler work for a pest abatement company called Falcon Force, which BART hired in late May to help scatter pesky pigeons away from its El Cerrito del Norte station in the suburbs of San Francisco.
"Pretty much wherever you could perch, there was a pigeon," falconer Ricky Ortiz says of the scene when the duo first got started.
Like many other public transit hubs, the station's oasis of nesting ledges, signs, platforms and piping conduits makes it a perfect environment for pigeons to thrive, explains Falcon Force owner Vahe Alaverdian. And they can raise up to six clutches (with two babies each) per year, which adds up fast.
It's not just that the pigeons and their droppings are an eyesore — they're also health hazards, since they could be carrying bacteria or parasites.
BART says it has tried plenty of pigeon-removal tactics over the years, from installing bird-repellent spikes and netting to bringing in owl statues and experimenting with noise. BART spokesperson Chris Filippi explains that the station set out to explore yet another option in response to concerns raised by riders, many of whom were returning to trains for the first time since the pandemic.
And so far, Pac-Man appears to be acing the challenge with flying colors. The three eight-hour days that he and Ortiz spend at the largely open-air station each week have already made a noticeable difference.
Ortiz says after the first week or so he saw about half as many pigeons, and at this point, he and Pac-Man are mostly just making the rounds to deal with the few that still "like to come in and out."
"What we have here is a really new approach that's only been around for a couple of months now, and it's been highly effective," Filippi says. "We're really impressed with the impact it's having."
The name of the game is startling pigeons
So what exactly is Pac-Man doing, if not gobbling up row after row of pigeons?
The raptor's job is to prevent pigeons from nesting in that particular area — and because of nature's predator-prey relationship, that doesn't take much work.
Ortiz explains that because pigeons are innately fearful when they sense predators nearby, Pac-Man's mere presence is enough to scare them away in most cases. But he does sometimes chase after them, in which case "they learn really quick that it's not a safe place to hang out."
"It just becomes a hostile environment for the pigeons to exist there, coexist there, with a native hawk," Alaverdian says. "So they just basically go across the street into the other parking lot and find the docks and so on to continue life ... without getting harmed."
Alaverdian, a master falconer who's been in the business for years, explains that incidents do sometimes happen in this line of work. After all, a predator won't be motivated to chase a species if it knows it won't be able to eat its catch. But Falcon Force trains its birds to come back at the call of a whistle, in exchange for a tidbit of something like quail or rabbit.
This way, the falcons won't come into direct contact with potentially disease-borne pigeons, and the pests — who are considered an invasive species and not regulated — can live to see another day.
Not all hawks are qualified for the job
Pac-Man wears a GPS transmitter in case he wanders off, as required by state law, but Ortiz says he's never had to use it. That came as a bit of surprise, since he had expected Pac-Man might initially be a little thrown off by the sounds of trains coming and going.
Instead, Ortiz says, he was "real steady right off the bat."
Both he and Alaverdian attribute that to the nature of his species. Harris's hawks are the only social species of raptor, hunting and feeding together akin to wolves. That makes them great birds for this type of task.
"Because of their social nature, they are the perfect and most adaptable species to take on this kind of relationship that we have with these birds — in tight places, in public, with noises [and] trains coming and going and so on and so forth," Alaverdian adds.
And it's not just that they're not easily fazed by their environment. Ortiz also believes that the species' social nature makes for better relationships with their handlers.
"Some birds are kind of just aloof, but I haven't met a Harris's hawk yet that hasn't had some kind of bond with their falconer," he says.
Different species have different strengths, and Alaverdian says he acquires a lot of his birds secondhand as retired or dismissed falconry birds who didn't exactly suit their owners' needs. That was the case for Pac-Man, who was originally obtained by another falconer to hunt jackrabbits but wasn't equipped for the job because of his relatively small size.
So Pac-Man arrived at Falcon Force having been calmed down in captivity already, and designated a perfect bird to intimidate smaller avians. Alaverdian says that also means he's not interested in anything on the ground — so Chihuahua-toting BART riders don't need to worry (though owners, be warned: dogs freak Pac-Man out, so he might scream at them).
Pac-Man is becoming a household name
But commuters aren't exactly concerned about Pac-Man. In fact, as Ortiz puts it, he's become something of a local celebrity.
"A lot of people are excited because they don't get to see a bird of prey up close," he says. "They're usually pretty interested and have the usual questions."
Most people just want to get as close as they can and take a good look at the bird. But some fans are especially devoted.
Ortiz says he saw one person skip three consecutive trains in order to check Pac-Man out, and another made the trip all the way from the Monterrey area just to see him.
While Ortiz was chatting with NPR, a man came over to see whether the bird he had spotted on the platform was in fact a Harris's hawk. Tim Gibson explained that he loves birds and uses binoculars to study them in the wild.
"Beautiful, beautiful bird," he said. "I'm sorry to bother you guys, I just had to see him."
Gibson has noticed the area's pigeon problem, and thinks this is a promising solution. He adds: "We just have to stay out of the way."
This audio for this story was produced by Ben Abrams and edited by Raquel Maria Dillon.
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GameStop, Google Stock Splits: What to Know as Shares Become Easier to Buy
Google parent company Alphabet started trading at its split-adjusted price Monday, July 18, after completing its 20-for-1 stock split at market close Friday. Shares opened at $113.44 Monday morning and have continued to trade around $110. Meanwhile, GameStop (GME) is set to complete its stock split at market close on Thursday,...
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New this week: 'Not Okay,' 'Amber Brown' and 'Honor Society'
Here´s a collection curated by The Associated Press´ entertainment journalists of what´s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
- Modern influencer culture is skewered in the smart new satire "Not Okay," streaming on Hulu starting Friday, July 29. The film, written and directed by Quinn Shephard, stars Zoey Deutch as Danni, an aspiring writer in her 20s who is lacking for things to say until she embarks on a little social media lie (pictures of a "trip to Paris" taken from her Bushwick apartment). When the landmark she´s supposedly posing with explodes, Danni gets the trauma narrative she´s been craving. Dylan O´Brien ("The Maze Runner") also co-stars alongside newcomer Mia Isaac of the recent father-daughter road trip pic "Don´t Make Me Go."
- For a different kind of critique of influencer culture, just look to "Hatching," the gruesome Finnish body horror about a 12-year-old Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) and her perfectionist mother (Sophia Heikkilä), who runs a popular blog called "Lovely Everyday Life." Directed by Hanna Bergholm, in her debut, the film has shades of both "E.T." and "Black Swan" making for an interesting creature feature. "Hatching" also arrives Hulu on Friday, July 29 and could make for a fun double feature with "Not Okay."
- A high school senior ("Spider-Man´s" Angourie Rice) is desperate to get into Harvard and attempting to take down her competitors in the new comedy "Honor Society," streaming on Paramount+ on July 29. Directed by Oran Zegman and written by David A. Goodman ("Family Guy"), "Honor Society" also stars "Stranger Things´" Gaten Matarazzo and "Superbad´s" Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
- AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
This combination of images shows promotional art for "Honor "Society" a film premiering on Paramount+ on July 29, left, "Not "OKAY" a film premiering on Hulu on July 29 and "Amber Brown" a series premiering on Apple TV+ on July 29. (Paramount+/ Searchlight Pictures /Apple TV+ via AP)
MUSIC
- Few artists want to compete against a Beyoncé release, but Maggie Rogers' new album also drops Friday, July 29. "Surrender" is the singer-songwriter´s first collection since her stunning major label debut "Heard It in a Past Life" in 2019. During the pandemic, Rogers relocated to the Maine coast, cutting herself off from the outside world to write what became the dozen tracks of "Surrender." One single, "Want Want," showcases an edgier, dancier side, while "That´s Where I Am" is a bolder, confident Rogers turning in something almost anthemic. She is rising and rising. One fan must be David Byrne - see if you can spot him in the video.
- Exploring the multiverse is all the rage these days and Wiz Khalifa is about to jump into his. The rapper releases "Multiverse" on Friday, July 29, and some of the producers are Hitmaka, Sledgren, ID Labs, RMB Justize, Big Jerm and IamSu! Khalifa tells Vibe: "The title comes from the unique world that I live in and experience. It´s one of my favorite projects to date and I´m so excited for the fans to come into my world and go crazy with it." First single "Bad Ass Bitches" has the immortal line: "Chronic in the air/You don´t need underwear."
- "Surround me with the girls/I love being a girl," sings Hayley Kiyoko on her sophomore album "Panorama," out Friday, July 29. The poppy, airy lead single "For the Girls" has a great video that´s a queer "Bachelorette" parody, complete with roses, snark and pool diving. Kiyoko achieved a level of viral fame in 2015 with the iconic queer bop "Girls Like Girls" and became known to her fans as "lesbian Jesus" because of her openness about who she loves. Other singles from the new album include the bubbly "Chance," the dance-ready "Found My Friends" and lush pop anthem "Deep in the Woods."
- AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
- Cristin Milioti was caught in "Groundhog Day"-like recycled day in the film "Palm Springs." In Peacock´s eight-episode dark comedy "The Resort," time is again an issue for Milioti´s character, Emma, who´s vacationing with husband, Noah (William Jackson Harper), when a 15-year-old mystery intrudes. Andy Siara is the other link between "Palm Springs" and the series: He wrote the former and is a writer and showrunner for the latter. Siara has described "The Resort," debuting with three episodes on Thursday, as focusing on people who long for a period in their lives "before the hard parts" took over.
- There´s a treat in store for young fans of Paula Danziger´s Amber Brown books and for grown-up admirers of Bonnie Hunt. "Amber Brown," debuting Friday, July 29, on Apple TV+, is written and directed by Hunt ("Life with Bonnie"), who infuses the show with her trademark humor and warmth. The screen iteration of Amber (Carsyn Rose) is slightly older than the original 9-year-old and has an artistic streak that helps her cope with her parents´ split. Through Amber´s sketches and a video journal, viewers become privy to her hopes and dreams in the 10-part series co-starring Sarah Drew as Amber´s mom.
- Comedies about life after a breakup are common, but Netflix´s "Uncoupled" offers a new take. Neil Patrick Harris stars as Michael, who´s dumped by partner Colin (Tuc Watkins) after 17 years. Michael grapples with pain, anger and fretful acceptance as he takes on the challenge of being an unattached gay man in his 40s in New York City. His support system includes loyal friends and real estate sales partner Suzanne (Tisha Campbell). Creators Darren Star ("Sex and the City," "Emily in Paris") and Jeffrey Richman ("Modern Family") combine heartache with laughs in the eight-episode series that debuts Friday, July 29.
- AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Knauf Insulation, Inc. and Big Machine Music City Grand Prix are leading a glass recycling collection in Nashville's entertainment districts. The glass recycling initiative kicked off July 1 at participating establishments on Broadway and in Midtown and will culminate August 5-7 with the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix.
To date, more than 25,000 bottles have been collected, with the goal of 150,000 by the end of race weekend. Most major Broadway and Midtown establishments are participating, including:
- Big Machine Brewery & Distillery
- Honkey Tonk Central
- Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
- Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk and Steakhouse
- Luke's 32 Bridge
- Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Rooftop Bar
- Losers Bar & Grill on Broadway
- Losers in Midtown
- Winners Bar & Grill
Honkey Tonk Central is leading the pack with more than 5,000 bottles collected so far.
"We are very excited that Knauf and Music City Grand Prix has partnered with our bars on Broadway to recycle our glass bottles," said Jeanna Puskar, General Manager of Honkey Tonk Central. "Not only are we providing great entertainment for our guests, but we are helping the planet one bottle at a time."
Recycled glass is picked up throughout the week from each location and delivered to Knauf's local recycling partner, Strategic Materials, Inc.
"People forget that glass isn't trash, it is a very important raw material used in products like fiberglass insulation," said Chris Mahin, Vice President of Sustainability and HSE at Knauf Insulation.
Knauf is heavily invested in improving glass recycling rates given that the company uses 500 million pounds of recycled glass in its manufacturing process annually. In addition to diverting 50 tons of recycled glass from landfills every hour, the use of this type of recyclable has additional environmental benefits including lowering the amount of energy necessary for manufacturing and decreasing the amount of raw minerals needed to be mined.
"We know our hometown of Nashville appreciates Knauf putting its values into action through an impactful program that will take glass out of our landfills and transform them into environmentally-friendly building products," said Big Machine Music City Grand Prix CEO, Matt Crews.
For the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, that attracted more than 110,000 guests over three days in last year's inaugural event, Knauf Insulation will be recycling glass on the Nissan Stadium campus throughout race weekend.
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES will visit Nashville Aug. 5-7 for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Round 14 of the 17-race season. The three-day festival of racing and music also will include Indy Lights, GT America, Trans Am, Stadium SUPER Trucks and Vintage Indy. The musical entertainment is highlighted by nightly on-site concerts featuring prominent artists led by Tim McGraw on Saturday, Aug. 6, and Carly Pearce and Brantley Gilbert for the Grand Ole Prix show on Sunday, Aug. 7. For ticket and event information, please visit www.musiccitygp.com.
Knauf Insulation North American is part of Knauf Group, a family-owned global manufacturer of building materials based in Iphofen, Germany. Knauf leverages the expertise of over 35,000 employees across 250 production facilities in 86 countries to generate revenue of $12 Billion. In North America, Knauf Insulation is a leading manufacturer of thermal and acoustical fiberglass insulation for residential, commercial, industrial, OEM and metal building applications. Knauf's mission is to challenge conventional thinking and create innovative solutions that shape the way we live and build in the future, with care for the people who make them, the people who use them and the world we all depend on. For more information, visit www.knaufnorthamerica.com.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The National Association of Immigration Judges on Thursday asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the system’s chief judge resigned after two years on the job.
The two developments come at a critical time for the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the courts.
The judges’ backlog of immigration cases has tripled to 1.8 million since 2017. Cases for people who are not detained take several years to resolve.
Tracy Short, who was named chief immigration judge in June 2020 by then-Attorney General William Barr, said in a message to immigration judges that his decision to step down as of July 30 was “difficult and not one that I envisioned I would be making.”
Short, a longtime government attorney with extensive experience in immigration, did not explain why he was leaving in the message, which was obtained by The Associated Press. Kathryn Mattingly, a spokeswoman for the Executive Office for Immigration Review, confirmed that Short resigned.
Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Jim Jordan, top Republicans on the Senate and House Judiciary Committees, wrote Attorney General Merrick Garland last week about news reports that “multiple” judges appointed during the Trump administration were recently ousted.
They claimed some departures were due to“the result of a coordinated effort between the Biden-Harris Administration and far-left immigration advocates.” Mattingly did not immediately provide responses to questions about those allegations.
The National Association of Immigration Judges, which was founded in 1971 and has long sought more independence from the Justice Department, was a frequent target of Trump administration officials who said judges took too much time to decide cases.
His administration ordered each judge to complete 700 cases annually in return for satisfactory performance reviews, a target that was scrapped during the Biden administration.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority stripped the National Association of Immigration Judges of its official status, siding with the Trump administration that judges were akin to management employees without collective bargaining rights. But the union hopes for a reversal after the three-member panel shifted to Democratic control in May.
The union said a majority of the roughly 550 immigration judges have signed a petition in the last two months to restore the union’s recognition.
The Trump administration “went to extraordinary lengths to unjustly silence immigration judges,” said Mimi Tsankov, president of the union, which operates under the AFL-CIO.
Tsankov, who is also an immigration judge in New York, said lack of official status ended the union’s influence on collective bargaining agreements and diminished its say on court spending and other operations.
“We don’t have a way to make known what the concerns are,” she said. “We need someone to say this is what’s not working.”
Mattingly, the court spokeswoman, said the Justice Department “supports employees’ rights to organize but is bound by orders issued by agencies and courts.”
While immigration judges wear black robes and preside in courtroom settings, they are considered federal attorneys with the Justice Department and can be removed from their positions by the attorney general.
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Worcester’s iconic smiley face is at the center of a court battle between the creators of Worcester Monopoly and L.A. artist Slick OG.
The Worcester Monopoly game, which was released in November, features a photograph of Slick OG’s mural on the exterior of the Palladium. The mural depicts a Harvey Ball-style smiley face with three Mickey Mouse-like cartoon hands holding cans of spray paint.
The same month its game was released, Top Trumps USA Inc. said Slick OG contacted Hasbro, which it was licensing the game from, claiming that the photograph of his mural was an “unauthorized mechanical reproduction” of his original artwork, according to court documents. His attorney sent Hasbro a cease and desist letter.
Slick OG’s attorney claimed that Top Trumps USA was in violation of his copyright rights, trademark rights and right to publicity, Top Trumps USA attorney said.
The story was first reported by the016.com.
Top Trumps USA is arguing the use of the photo does not infringe on any of Slick OG’s rights because the photo of the mural is fair use, “given the history of the smiley face, the archival nature of the Game for the Worcester community, and the transformative nature of the use.”
The game producer is also arguing the Slick OG’s mural is not the focal point of the game because it is just one of 30 squares that make up the game.
After months of discussions between Slick OG’s attorney and Hasbro, Top Trumps USA said the attorney threatened to sue Hasbro in May if they couldn’t come to a resolution.
In its civil suit against Slick OG, which was first filed on May 25, Top Trumps USA is seeking a declaratory judgment that it made fair use of the mural in its game and did not infringe on Slick OG’s rights.
Top Trumps USA is also seeking relief from Slick OG in terms of the cost of the suit and “further relief as the Court deems just and proper.”
This isn’t the first time the Worcester Monopoly game has been at the center of a controversy.
When the game was first released, local businesses expressed their ire that businesses had to pay to be a part of the game.
When it was promoting the game, Top Trumps USA sent out a news release announcing an email address where residents could send the 34 locations they would like to see featured on the board. Ralph’s Tavern tried to rally its customers to vote for them, but was ultimately not included.
“Monopoly has always been known as a game the whole family can play, everyone can play Monopoly,” said Ralph’s Tavern owner Scot Bove in a press release in November. “However, we have learned that the Worcester Monopoly edition was a PAY TO PLAY situation — Monopoly did not give everyone the chance to play which seems very un-Monopoly.”
The court documents related to the case against OG Slick address this.
“TTUI does not pay a license fee for the inclusion of businesses, institutions or locations in these Community Editions; in fact, they are often paid a fee by such local businesses in order to be included in Community Edition,” court documents read.
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TEMCO (TEMCO) traded 3.8% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 13:00 PM Eastern on July 20th. TEMCO has a market cap of $9.70 million and approximately $180,816.00 worth of TEMCO was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, TEMCO has traded up 11.4% against the U.S. dollar. One TEMCO coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.0024 or 0.00000010 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- JUMPN (JST) traded down 54% against the dollar and now trades at $5.46 or 0.00018651 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004226 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded up 600.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded up 49.4% against the dollar and now trades at $128.75 or 0.00544044 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.37 or 0.00001560 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded 5.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002184 BTC.
- CV SHOTS (CVSHOT) traded down 17% against the dollar and now trades at $5.16 or 0.00021809 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded down 15.8% against the dollar and now trades at $3.71 or 0.00015692 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Qommodity (QAA) traded 1.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001751 BTC.
TEMCO Profile
TEMCO’s launch date was September 12th, 2018. TEMCO’s total supply is 6,000,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 3,973,256,413 coins. The official website for TEMCO is www.temco.io. TEMCO’s official Twitter account is @TEMCOLABS and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for TEMCO is /r/temcolabs and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. TEMCO’s official message board is medium.com/temcolabs.
Buying and Selling TEMCO
It is usually not currently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as TEMCO directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire TEMCO should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy TEMCO using one of the exchanges listed above.
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Tangled hair can make us scream — out of frustration and pain from brushes getting caught in knots. Using a good hair conditioner and a moisturizing detangler along with the best detangling brush you can find will help get you through most everyday struggles, but sometimes big knots and tangles require us to break out the big guns. In these cases, we’ve got a choice: buzz it all off or set aside some time (and patience!) to try to work it out on our own.
It’s possible to undo matted hair at home and take steps to reduce the possibility of it returning.
What Makes Hair So Matted To Begin With?
While everyday knots can be undone pretty easily, mats are more stubborn. They’re a combination of attached and shedded strands that wind together to form clumps. Interlocked strands can become fused together. People with drier or textured curly or coiled hair types are more prone to it happening, but really anyone with hair can fall victim to matting.
The main cause of hair matting is product buildup on the hair shaft from styling products, conditioner and hair masks left in longer than they need to be, and improperly shampooed hair. Over time, this buildup dulls hair because it coats the strands, setting the stage for increased friction.
How To Detangle Matted Hair
Grab your best detangling brush, wide-tooth comb, pin-curl or rat-tail comb, detangling primer, detangling spray, hair oil and conditioning treatment. To right your hair wrong, these tools will be your friends.
- Start by misting the matted section with detangler spray and use your fingers to work the product through your hair.
- Gently try to loosen the hair fibers with your fingers. Spray more product if the clump isn’t completely saturated.
- Add oil for additional lubrication and try to run your wide-tooth comb through your hair.
- Pull out any free strands and slowly work your detangling brush through the section, starting from the bottom and working your way up.
- Take turns using your wide-tooth comb, detangling brush and rat-tail comb to loosen the tangles.
- Condition strands as you free them for added moisture. This process might take a while, so be patient with yourself and take short breaks as needed.
Heads up: It’s normal to experience shedding during the process, so don’t be alarmed!
If you absolutely cannot get the mat out, you might need to consider cutting it.
How Do You Avoid Matted Hair In The First Place?
- Create a “blank canvas” by de-matting your hair using the suggestions above
- Practice proper scalp and hair care
- Use accessories designed to prevent snags
- Saturate ends of hair with a light serum or leave-in treatment a few times per week
- Schedule regular trims
- Comb through hair after each wash
- If you have long hair, protect hair with a silk pillowcase, scarf or bonnet while sleeping
- Be mindful about using hairspray or backcombing (both open the door to tangling and matting hair fibers)
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Matted hair happens — to us, and even to our dogs! So put down the buzzers and start trying these methods to see if they do the trick.
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California’s Social Media Bill Flies In The Face Of The First Amendment
From the you-can-protect-children-without-infringing-on-the-1st-amendment dept. California has officially joined the growing list of states attempting to regulate how social media companies run their platforms. The state’s proposed legislation, however, faces a major legal obstacle: the Constitution. California lawmakers are marching ahead with AB 2408, the Social Media Platform Duty...
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5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Vanuatu
By ANI | Published: July 22, 2022 08:26 PM2022-07-22T20:26:12+5:302022-07-22T21:46:15+5:30
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 54 km south of Isangel, Vanuatu at 11:31:47 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 54 km south of Isangel, Vanuatu at 11:31:47 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre of the earthquake was monitored at a depth of 82.5 km.
Initially, it was determined to be at 20.0275 degrees south latitude and 169.184 degrees east longitude, reported Xinhua.
No casualties have been reported so far. Further details are awaited.
( With inputs from ANI )
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SAN FRANCISCO: Lyft has hired Coolr as its brand marketing social AOR.
The ride-hailing app brought on the independent social media firm after a competitive pitch. Coolr will support Lyft’s social media activities on its Instagram and Twitter pages, according to a statement. Coolr will also focus on TikTok, where Lyft was the first rideshare brand to launch on the platform in early 2021.
The firm will work closely with the in-house team at Lyft to double down on its brand social activity with a scaled approach to content and influencer work, the statement said.
Coolr, headquartered in London, is expanding in the U.S. with Lyft as its founding client in the country.
The Coolr team working with Lyft will be based out of Los Angeles; it is hiring a team across the West Coast as part of its U.S. expansion.
Coolr clients include Burger King, PepsiCo, Samsung and Vodafone. The agency also led the social media and digital program for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant in the U.K.
Lyft, founded in 2012, is one of the largest transportation networks in the U.S. and Canada. Its network includes rideshare, bikes, scooters, car rentals and transit in its app. | https://www.prweek.com/article/1793916/coolr-expands-stateside-lyft-founding-us-client | 2022-07-22T17:44:50Z | https://www.prweek.com/article/1793916/coolr-expands-stateside-lyft-founding-us-client | false | 1 |
SHANGHAI, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 17, S'Young Group Co., Ltd. (S'Young, the Company) (300740.SZ) officially announced an equity acquisition agreement with EviDenS de Beauté, a French luxury skin care brand. EviDenS de Beauté retains independent operation of the brand and the team after the acquisition.
As a trusted and preferred China Partner for global beauty brands, S'Young is committed to building win-win partnerships with overseas brands and sharing a long-term value in connecting and growing in the Chinese market. With EviDenS de Beauté, S'Young leveraged the original "CP" (China Partner + Couple) cooperation model and empowered the French brand through an all-encompassing approach, providing all-dimensions and omni-channel support, thus helping the brand to go from 0 to 1 in the Chinese market and build up the unique luxury brand image. The acquisition marks a deepening of the CP cooperation model, and a higher level of cooperation in equity acquisition, investment, and strategic collaboration according to the wishes and needs of the overseas brand.
New Impetus of Long-term Success After the Acquisition
While the acquisition gives S'Young a controlling stake of the French company, Charles-Edouard Barthes, founder and chief executive officer of EviDenS de Beauté, will remain a shareholder and the company will retain its independence and current team.
Charles-Edouard Barthes, born in an ancient aristocratic family in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, founded the brand in 2007 and used the family crest with a history of more than 800 years as the brand logo. EviDenS de Beauté is a luxury skin care brand combining Japan's cutting-edge cosmetic expertise with world-renowned French elegance, loved by consumers worldwide for its anti-aging benefits developed specifically for sensitive skin. With a high-end positioning, the brand's main products range between RMB 1,000 and 3,000, offering various categories such as masks, lotions, creams, essences, sunscreens and anti-aging products. After being acquired by S'Young, EviDenS de Beauté is ready to enter a new strategic development stage in China while maintaining the independent operation, and inject a strong impetus for further success in the global beauty market.
Original CP Model for Overseas Brands to Grow Rapidly from 0 to 1 in China
Before collaborating with S'Young, EviDenS de Beauté had faced challenging situations in the Chinese market, including price disorder: a large number of individual merchants on e-commerce platforms bought samples of EviDenS de Beauté and sold them sporadically at low prices. To better develop in the Chinese market, EviDenS de Beauté chose S'Young as its partner, which has 16-year experience in beauty brand management. The "CP" model of S'Young not only acts as a sales agent for EviDenS de Beauté, but also reorganizes the brand positioning, image, and strategic development planning, empowering EviDenS de Beauté in all business elements and all sales channels.
With an accurate understanding of the Chinese beauty market, S'Young precisely positioned EviDenS de Beauté as a French anti-aging luxury brand for sensitive skin, engaged the famous well-preserved actress Li Ruotong for endorsement, and held a brand launch in the Rosewood Hotel, a SPA collaboration partner, to establish the brand image. After that, S'Young helped the brand cooperate with a series of Chinese hit TV shows and popular entertainment programs, covering the high-income female group in China through precise target group matching, which greatly enhanced the brand's reputation and influence. On social media, S'Young reached out to top KOLs committed to skin care to co-produce high-quality content around topics such as brand origins, user experience and product efficacy, creating a complete brand story and a distinctive brand image for EviDenS de Beauté, and establishing it as a popular luxury brand on Chinese social media. In addition to online promotion, EviDenS de Beauté has also been expanding its offline channels, including SKP, Galeries Lafayette, Joyce beauty, Sephora, and other high-end channels, which further enhances Chinese consumers' perception of EviDenS de Beauté's premium positioning.
With the help of S'Young, EviDenS de Beauté has been growing rapidly in the Chinese market, which now occupies a large proportion of its sales, and its hero product is ranked Top 2 in high-end facial masks by Tmall of Alibaba, the largest e-commerce platform in China. This is owing to S'Young breaking the traditional single-channel sales model of agents. The new model integrates all business elements, covers all sales channels, connects the whole business chain, and makes concerted efforts in all respects such as brand, product, market, channel, and supply chain, finally realizing the leapfrog development of EviDenS de Beauté in China.
A New Phase of Development for Overseas Beauty Brands in China
As a preferred Chinese partner for global beauty brands, S'Young has cooperated with more than 30 overseas brands, covering skin care, make-up, personal care, fragrance, health care, and men's grooming. The cooperative brands cover many countries and regions from North America, Europe, and the Middle East, including the French cutting-edge laboratory brand LIERAC, the Italian make-up brand KIKO MILANO, the Finnish national skin care brand LUMENE, and the prestige perfume brand AMOUAGE, etc., a testament to S'Young 's strength in diversification and international operation. In 2019, S'Young reached a strategic partnership with Johnson & Johnson to fully undertake the e-commerce business of 14 brands under Johnson & Johnson in the Chinese market, which turned out to be a great success for Dr. Ci:Labo, Listerine and many others.
The unique "CP" cooperation model created by S'Young has two layers of meaning. The first layer is China Partner. What S'Young provides for the brands is not a traditional online sales channel or operations service, but an empowerment with all-dimensions and omni-channel capabilities. Second, CP means couple, representing a marriage-like partnership. S'Young believes that only a long-term and win-win partnership will enable both parties share the value of market growth. This is how S'Young has helped overseas brands start and grow bigger and stronger in China. With respect for the partners and their value, S'Young empowers international niche beauty brands to develop and maximize their value in China. Now, S'Young is also ready to support equity acquisition, investment and strategic collaboration at the request of partner brands, offering diversified and flexible assistance to fully meet the needs of brands throughout their life cycle in China. | https://www.asiaone.com/business/chinese-beauty-giant-syoung-acquires-evidens-de-beaut-marking-new-height-cp-cooperation | 2022-07-22T17:46:11Z | https://www.asiaone.com/business/chinese-beauty-giant-syoung-acquires-evidens-de-beaut-marking-new-height-cp-cooperation | false | 11 |
Diablo 4 Beta Files Spotted Online
Those looking forward to trying out Diablo IV may be getting a chance to do so sooner than expected now that evidence of a beta for the game has been spotted online. Files for the beta version of Diablo IV are apparently present right now in Blizzard's Battle.net Launcher. Blizzard has not yet confirmed immediate plans for a Diablo IV beta, however – and the game itself doesn't even have a release date – so there's no telling when we'll hear something official about this.
The Blizzard-focused site Wowhead first reported on the appearance of the Diablo IV beta within the Battle.net Launcher's files. The outlet shared an image that showed the installation window for the Diablo IV beta which was referred to in the files as "Fenris," a name which Blizzard was said to have used as a codename for the game during its development. A lengthy file dump showed other references to the word "beta" and more, but the big takeaway here is that there is certainly work being done to get a beta in order for people to try.
When that'll be, however, remains to be seen. As mentioned previously, Diablo IV does not currently have a release date after it was pushed out of 2021 with a release expected for some time in 2023. A beta announcement happening soon could give players hope for a sooner-than-expected release date, but considering how Blizzard's Overwatch 2 is due out in October and just recently wrapped up a beta, it seems unlikely that we'll see Diablo IV releasing anytime around that.
Regardless, the beta info is on the launcher, and that's the first step towards actually playing the thing, so it's good news for those looking forward to that. Perhaps we will actually get a beta announcement in the next few weeks or month anyway seeing how Blizzard is coaxing people into getting Diablo tattoos with promises of beta access and a free copy of the game for their permanent tribute.
Diablo IV does not have a release date at this time. | https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/diablo-4-beta-pc-spotted-online/ | 2022-07-22T17:47:35Z | https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/diablo-4-beta-pc-spotted-online/ | true | 1 |
PARIS (AP) — Red Bull team principal Christian Horner thinks fans should be able to express themselves at Formula One races because rivalries are common in sport. But Horner called on a “zero tolerance” policy for the kind of abuse and bullying witnessed at the Austrian Grand Prix.
Fans used social media to make F1 aware of rampant harassment, sexism, racism, and homophobia in the grandstands of Spielberg two weeks ago. Red Bull's Sergio Perez called for abusers to face life bans from F1 races.
“I think there needs to be a zero tolerance for any form of abuse. I think that’s something the whole sport, the teams, are absolutely aligned on," Horner told The Associated Press in a Friday interview.
"We’re seeing unprecedented levels of interest and growth in our sport. Crowds are at a record level. But obviously what we don’t want is a small minority to in any way dampen that experience. Any form of abuse or bullying, there should be an absolutely zero tolerance policy towards.”
There has been boorish behavior from fans at several recent F1 races.
Hamilton was jeered when he crashed his Mercedes during a practice in Austria, and both Horner and Max Verstappen were booed in the previous race at Silverstone.
Last year, Hamilton was jeered in Hungary and the Netherlands, as tensions spilled over following a first-lap crash between Hamilton and Verstappen at Silverstone. Verstappen was taken to a local hospital for evaluation after the crash.
"People were cheering when Max went in the ambulance at Silverstone last year. Sport is polarizing in many respects. You see it in other forms of sport," Horner told The AP ahead of the French Grand Prix. "It’s not been prevalent in motor racing previously, but there’s a new fan base that are coming in and they are pretty vocal about the drivers and teams they support, and (those) that they don’t.
"People are free to express themselves, but what can’t be in any way accepted is any form of abuse.”
F1 is setting attendance records nearly every week but Austria spurred discussion on safety concerns and security measures that could be taken to discourage abusive behavior.
“We need to put on a great show, great racing, but it needs to be an environment that is absolutely safe and inclusive for the crowd," Horner said.
Last year's title race between Hamilton and Verstappen ended in controversy following then-race director Michael Masi's decision to change the restart procedure at the season-ending Abu Dhabi race.
Hamilton led until a crash brought out the safety car with five laps remaining. Verstappen stopped for fresh tires and Masi flipped his decision and let the five drivers separating Verstappen from Hamilton to pass the safety car under yellow.
Masi was let go after the fiasco after the FIA ruled he'd made a human error. He's since left the FIA, and Horner feels the level of criticism Masi received was extremely unfair.
“To me that was tantamount to bullying. He was hung out to dry by a couple of teams, and I think that’s absolutely not right," Horner said. “It’s unacceptable, the guy is getting threats towards his family and so on.”
Latifi, meanwhile, was so affected by online abuse and death threats that he even hired a bodyguard.
Horner agreed there is a need for stricter controls on social media to curb abuse.
“Look, where there’s a will there’s always a way and there’s a responsibility as well,” he said. “All for freedom of speech, but what you don’t want is trolling and abuse.”
Sunday's event is the penultimate race before the mid-season break. Verstappen has overcome two DNFs in the first three races — and a sizeable deficit to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc — to lead by 38 points.
Horner praised Verstappen's mental strength and a rare capacity for resilience.
“You can always tell with the great sportsmen, they deliver when they are under the most pressure. I think that Max has never shied away from delivering under pressure," Horner said. "Some of the pressure he was under last year and the performances he was able to deliver ... Incredible.”
It also freed up his ambition.
“I think having achieved that first title it removes an awful lot of pressure but at the same time it fuels a hunger," Horner said. "He's hungrier than ever and driving better than ever.”
The 24-year-old Verstappen already has 26 wins. Hamilton is F1's record holder with 103, a target feasibly within Verstappen's reach given he could have a decade or more ahead of him.
“What Lewis has achieved is incredible and it's difficult to envisage those records being broke. So much depends on the equipment that you have," Horner said. "Who knows what the future holds? What Max has achieved so far in his career is hugely impressive and I'm sure he's going to build on that.”
Verstappen has also built a tremendous partnership with his teammate Perez, with huge mutual respect between them.
“I was keen to bring Sergio in because I felt we needed a driver with experience alongside Max. He grabbed this opportunity with both hands and he played a key role last year," Horner said. “This year he’s more comfortable in the team, the car’s slightly more to his liking. He’s a key factor in the team and the dynamic between them is great.”
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Taking Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) at her word, CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza claimed on Friday morning that the Wyoming conservative left no doubt that Donald Trump should not expect the House committee investigating Jan. 6 riot to be resting on their laurels as Congress heads for summer recess.
With Cheney announcing on Thursday night, "Doors have opened. New subpoenas have been issued and the dam has begun to break," the CNN analyst interpreted that as, "The message to Trump was simple: We're coming for you."
With MSNBC reporting that the House select committee has plans for at least three more public hearings on the Jan 6th Capitol riot incited by the former president, Cillizza maintained that pressure on Trump "will ratchet up" as more witnesses come forward as the committee expands their investigation.
As evidence of Cheney's persistence, he noted that she was at the forefront of pressuring White House counsel Pat Cipollone to come forward which has paid off handsomely for the investigation.
IN OTHER NEWS: GOP's Josh Hawley suffered a 'complete and utter political emasculation' during Jan. 6 hearing: former RNC head
"Less than two weeks later, Cipollone testified in a closed-door meeting with the committee. His video testimony has been used extensively by the committee in its two most recent hearings," he wrote before adding, "Cheney used that same bully pulpit to get Trump's attention on Thursday night. And again, it worked," with Trump ranting on Truth Social late Thursday, "Liz Cheney is a sanctimonious loser. The Great State of Wyoming is wise to her. Why not show the tapes, or interview, those that, with evidence, challenge the election?"
According to the CNN analyst, Cheney's habit of dropping bombshells at the end of hearings -- including cliffhanger hints of witnesses to come -- is a calculated move.
"The more cornered Trump feels, the more likely he is to make a mistake. That's what Cheney is banking on," he explained. | https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-pressure/ | 2022-07-22T17:51:52Z | https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-pressure/ | false | 1 |
Explaining the 4 Different Types of YouTube Ads
Depending on the business goals, you should choose the appropriate advertising campaign type and ad format. Otherwise, the business will not get significant ROMI. Let's observe basic forms of commercials (In-Steam, In-Feed, Bumper Ads, let's take a look into Out-Stream), which we can run on YouTube and Google media network.
TrueView In-Stream video advertising
TrueView In-Stream commercials could appear at the beginning, middle or at the end of a video. After 5 seconds, the commercial could be skipped, or you can run the ad without the possibility of skipping. We'll cover it later.
Video advertising In-feed video ads
The classic In-Feed ads (that used to be Discovery) are product reviews, comparison reviews, tutorials. Actually, the duration of these videos is much longer than In-Stream: from 3 minutes to an hour. When a user enters a specific question in the search bar, he receives the answer, even if it is hidden in the video.
In-Feed video ads are displayed:
- on YouTube search pages;
- on youtube.com video viewing pages;
- on the main page of YouTube on mobile;
- on mobile search pages.
This is what In-Feed commercials look like:
Business
Video advertising Bumpers Ads
Short commercials (up to 6 seconds) that cannot be missed. They could appear at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the video. When you develop short videos, pay attention to brevity and unique offers that are in your business.
Out-Stream video advertising
These are special ads that could only appear on mobile devices on the display network.
The advertiser pays for display in the visible screen area only if at least 50% of the commercial is displayed on the screen for at least two seconds.
Why is ad format so important?
The type of ad directly affects the type of advertising campaign. So, it determines the available bidding strategies, placements, additional options in the ad, etc.
Let's observe video campaign formats in more detail.
Video campaigns with In-Stream ads
TrueView In-Stream ads appear on YouTube, as well as on sites/apps and the display network.
There are several formats with and without the ability to skip ads. In skippable TrueView In-Stream, the user can watch the video to the end, go to a site, or skip the view. The fee is charged if a person has watched the entire video or for 30 seconds. This allows the advertiser to pay for the attention of the interested audience.
In-Stream videos can be used in campaigns:
- Skippable TrueView In-Stream;
- TrueView In-Stream without skipping.
To create a campaign, you need to select the goal in the Google Ads interface: “Brand awareness and reach”, the campaign type “Video” and then the campaign subtype “Video campaign for outreach”, the path to achieving the “Effective Reach” or “Can't-skip In-stream Ads” goal.
Let's take a closer look into video campaign subtype “Influence on deliberation”.
Skippable TrueView In-Stream
A classic advertising campaign type that allows you to pay only for interested viwers.
Available bidding strategy: CPM or cost-per-thousand impressions.
Video ads within the framework of this campaign will be displayed in YouTube videos and Google media network (if necessary, this placement can be turned off).
When you create an ad, you must specify the final and displayed URL, add a call to action and a title. So the commercial will look more interesting and noticeable.
In-Stream ads components:
TrueView In-Stream: No skipping
Another video campaign type with In-Stream ads, the difference is that user cannot skip the video after 5 seconds. The video length recommended for this campaign is up to 15 seconds. Available bid strategy: Target CPM.
Visually, it differs from In-Stream video by the absence of a “Skip” button. Instead, a warning: “The video will start after the advertisement" or “Video will play after the ad”.
In general, the main campaign advantage is the ability to convey the necessary information to the audience in 15 seconds. In addition, the format allows for maximum audience coverage.
Video campaigns In-feed Video Ads
Discovery ads are now known as in-feed video ads. To create this video ad, you need to choose a goal “Product and brand consideration”.
Campaign subtype “Influence Consideration”.
And when creating an ad, you must select “In-Feed Video Ad”.
In-feed ads appear not only in videos, but also in YouTube search results. This is an analogue of a search campaign, only for YouTube. The user enters a search query in the search bar and sees advertising videos. Campaigns that qualify for In-Feed video ads now show commercials on both YouTube networks so you can reach more potential customers.
This is the main advantage of the format over ordinary In-Stream ads. Showing video on demand allows you to attract users interested in a product or brand. The format allows you to increase the brand loyalty and maintain contact with the audience.
To create a campaign, in the Google Ads interface, you must select an objective: “Product and brand consideration” or “Create a campaign without objective prompts”.
Bidding strategy: “Maximum cost per view”.
You are charged only if the user clicks on the video icon to view the ad.
When you create an ad, you must provide a title, two descriptions, and a final URL.
Out-Stream video advertising
Out-Stream ads can be used to extend commercials reach and attract more customers on mobile devices. These announcements are played without sound, you need to click on the video to listen and watch it. Out-Stream ads are shown only for mobile devices and in Google's partners apps. It is important that out-stream ads are not available on YouTube. You are charged per thousand viewable ad impressions (vCPM). This means you only pay when someone watches your video for at least 2 seconds.
Video campaigns with Bumper Ads
This format includes videos with a duration of no more than 6 seconds. Fees are charged per thousand impressions. Unlike one of the In-Stream ads’ subtypes, these videos cannot be skipped.
To create a video campaign with bumper ads (Bumper Ads), you should use the goal “Brand awareness and reach” or “Create a campaign without a goal's guidance”, and in the caption “Video” choose the way to achieve the goal “Effective reach”.
Short promotional messages are a great way to reach your target audience. They can be used for new product announcements or to remind users about the brand/products with remarketing campaigns. A Target CPM bidding strategy is available.
Important: usually 1,000 video impressions are cheaper than 1,000 In-Stream ad impressions.
Commercials could be displayed on YouTube videos and/or media network (by the way, you have the option to exclude partners).
When creating an ad, you must specify the final URL and add a call to action. Optionally, you can add a title and a banner that will be used only for display on computers.
Advantages: the user cannot miss the video ad, even in 6 seconds the advertiser is able to give audience the necessary message. It is worth working out the video well — use bright images, be concise and clear. In addition, users are so tired of 30- or even 15-second commercials that they simply press the skip button and do not take into account advertising information in long commercials. Therefore, take advantage without testing the patience of the audience.
One of the Bumper Ads interesting example is the Road Lodge advertising campaign: in 6 seconds they show that hotel is better for relaxing at home than for parties. The Road Lodge company made the advertisement concise and bright:
The second interesting hack for Bumper Ads is to make a how-to video and show how to solve the problem step by step.
A vivid example is shown in the KELLOGG'S commercial:
Conclusions
Advertising area changed in few years — and we describe only a small part of these changes. We remember that now video campaigns are suitable not only for increasing reach and brand recognition, but also for stimulating users to take targeted actions:
- TrueView In-Stream: skippable video campaign where the advertiser pays for views by interested users. Convenient format for branding and building loyalty. The duration of the video is up to 30 seconds.
- TrueView In-Stream: No skipping. The video contains a warning that the video will start after an ad. The main advantage of this campaign is the ability to convey the necessary information to the audience in 15 seconds. In addition, the format allows for maximum audience coverage.
- TrueView Bumpers Ads: Unmissable video campaigns with bumper ads. Duration up to 6 seconds, payment per thousand impressions. The campaign should be used to increase brand audience coverage, announce new products, or remind users about the brand and products with remarketing campaigns.
- In-feed Video Ads are an analogue of a YouTube search campaign. The user enters a search query and sees advertising videos that correspond to this query. The format allows you to form brand loyalty and maintain contact with the audience.
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The continued role TGH and USF have in national clinical research emphasizes steadfast commitment to protecting patients and the community.
TAMPA, Fla., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- University of South Florida's (USF) Morsani College of Medicine, in collaboration with Tampa General Hospital (TGH), is pleased to have contributed to the PREVENT-19 trial sponsored by Novavax and the COVID-19 Vaccine Prevention Network, which resulted in the fourth COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. This vaccine recently received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for individuals 18 years of age and older.
The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine was selected as a trial site in 2020 and began enrolling participants in early 2021. The EUA provides access in the U.S. to the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, expanding the options available to the public to include more traditional vaccine technologies.
In total, the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial enrolled approximately 30,000 participants age 18 and over from the U.S. and Mexico, and demonstrated 90.4% efficacy with a reassuring safety profile.
"We are proud of the collaborative effort between USF and TGH investigators, along with National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) investigators at other premier institutions in the U.S. and Mexico, which has brought cutting edge research to Tampa," said Carina Rodriguez, MD, professor and director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at USF Health and the principal investigator of the USF study. "The response of our community and the commitment of the study participants has been incredible and made this possible."
"From the start of the pandemic in 2020, our first priority was to keep our community and our health care workers safe," said Kami Kim, MD, professor and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine at USF Health, and Director of Research, TGH Global Emerging Diseases Institute (GEDI). "To be a part of this trial was an opportunity to continue to make a difference during a challenging time. We are proud to say we have participated in various national trials as new information and data has emerged around COVID-19, including the early monoclonal antibody trials, 3D-printed swabs, and several COVID-19 treatment clinical trials."
The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is administered as a two-dose series, three weeks apart. In addition, compared to mRNA vaccines, which must be shipped and stored frozen, protein-based vaccines like Novavax are refrigerated but not frozen.
"This could mean that the Novavax vaccine may be easier to administer in more rural sites or international sites that do not have the specialized freezers available that can contain specific vaccines at extremely cold temperatures," Dr. Kim said. "Developing effective and safe vaccines and treatments means we can save more lives."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that about 1 in 3 Americans has still not been vaccinated against COVID-19, which is more than 100 million people. In Florida, roughly 67.7% of residents are fully vaccinated, according to CDC statistics. Data from the CDC has found that the BA.5 variant has now surpassed other variants as the dominant cause of COVID-19 in the U.S. – causing almost two out of every three new COVID-19 infections in the U.S.
As the COVID-19 Omicron variant BA.5 spreads across the country, TGH's GEDI team emphasized that vaccines are critical in preventing severe COVID-19 illness, hospitalizations, and death due to infections with the newer variants. Announced in December 2020, Tampa General and USF Health Morsani College of Medicine established the GEDI, a specialized facility on the hospital's main campus that provides world-class care for patients with COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, conducts cutting-edge research and cultivates the next generation of infectious diseases physicians. Currently, the GEDI's efforts are focused on COVID-19 innovation and research to better serve patients and the population at-large.
"This study is another great example of the strength and national expertise in COVID-19 research that the TGH and USF Health partnership provides, and countless lives saved over the last two years thanks to it," said Clifton Gooch, MD, vice president of Clinical & Translational Research at Tampa General Hospital, and professor, chair of the Department of Neurology, and associate dean of Clinical Research at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. "TGH has proven it is a national leader in clinical research, especially during the pandemic, from vaccinations to antibody therapies, to anti-viral drugs and everything in between, our COVID-19 researchers and their teams have worked tirelessly to bring innovative treatment to the people of Tampa Bay in record time."
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Tampa General Hospital, a 1,041-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 Best Hospitals, and one of the top four hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious 2021 Forbes magazine rankings – America's Best Employers by State, third out of 100 Florida companies and first among health care and social organizations, and 13th nationally in America's Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the Taneja College of Pharmacy, the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, the Biomedical Sciences Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, and USF Health's multispecialty physicians group. The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report's national university rankings than USF. For more information, visit health.usf.edu.
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Riding on half-centuries from top-order batters India managed to post 308/7 in 50 overs against West Indies in the first ODI at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Friday. Captain Shikhar Dhawan led the team from the front but missed his century by three runs and was dismissed on 97. The West Indies bowlers bounced back in the middle overs and restricted India 15-20 run shorts after a solid start.
Asked to bat first, Dhawan and Shubman Gill shared a 119-run stand for the opening wicket which gave India an upper hand. Gill was preferred as Shikhar Dhawan’s opening partner over Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad for 1st ODI. The 22-year-old scored a solid 64 runs but failed to convert it into a three-digit score and got run out by Nicholas Pooran. The talented batter looked in sublime touch during his 53-ball stay in the middle as it was laced with six fours and two sixes.
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It was the 18th over of the match when Gill tapped the ball on mid-wicket and instantly ran for a quick single. He accelerated at the start but went casual in the middle of it as Pooran grabbed the ball and his direct throw ended Gill’s stay in the middle.
Meanwhile, Dhawan accelerated after Gill’s departure which allowed new batter Shreyas Iyer to get settled in the middle. However, the southpaw failed to score the century as he cut the ball on the point where Shamarh Brooks took a fine catch. He struck 10 fours and three sixes during his captain’s knock.
Iyer, who started slow, paced his innings well and scored 54 runs off 57 balls. He was dismissed by Gudakesh Motie. Suryakumar Yadav failed to score big and got castled by Akeal Hosein on 13. While Sanju Samson, who was picked over Ishan Kishan, failed to grab the opportunity and was dismissed cheaply on 12.
It was a tricky day for Deepak Hooda as he failed to manufacture big shots. The talented batter enjoyed decent success with the bat this year but on Friday he failed to hit big shots and was dismissed on 27 off 32 balls. He just managed to hit just one six.
For Windies, Gudakesh Motie and Alzarri Joseph were the pick of the bowlers as they shared two scalps each.
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Stand-Out Veteran Provider of FPGA Prototyping Solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 59th Design Automation Conference returned to San Francisco's Moscone Center this year to notch almost six decades of week-long immersion in EDA technology and market trends, combining keynote presentations by industry luminaries with the "DAC Engineering Track" technical presentations and the EDA tool-provider exhibits for in-person exchanges of EDA user-needs and the latest EDA solutions. Attendance by exhibitors, and EDA tool end-users alike, was noticeably improved from last year's conference but still below pre-COVID levels. The Moscone Center neighborhood provided a less than inviting convention venue as San Francisco recovers from COVID's decimation of the convention-generated commerce around the Center marred by heavily littered streets, a very noticeable presence of "street people", and the closure of many name-brand businesses that are normally sustained by the "collateral business" generated by convention attendees.
Despite the lower DAC attendance, S2C saw a marked improvement in the quantity and quality of visitors to the S2C booth. S2C highlighted its latest hardware and software and provided interactive demonstrations of its Prodigy MDM Pro multi-FPGA debug tools and its Prodigy ProtoBridge high-throughput channel for the transfer of large amounts of transaction-level data between the FPGA prototype and a host computer – both demonstrations running on S2C's Quad Logic System prototyping hardware featuring Intel's massive Stratix GX 10M FPGAs.
S2C took the opportunity at DAC to roll out its newest version of its prototyping software Prodigy Player Pro-7. The new software suite includes Player Pro-RunTime, for prototype platform control and hardware test; Player Pro-CompileTime, with enhanced automation of multi-FPGA partitioning and pre/post-partition timing analysis; and Player Pro-DebugTime, for multi-FPGA debug probing and trace viewing with S2C's class-leading MDM Pro debug tools.
With an emphasis on large-scale SoC design prototyping, Player Pro-7 offers enhanced support for multi-FPGA implementations, including:
- RTL Partitioning and Module Replication to support Parallel Design Compilation and reduce Time-to-Implementation
- Pre/Post-Partition System-Level Timing Analysis for Increased Prototyping Productivity
- SerDes TDM Mode for Optimal Multi-FPGA Partition Interconnect and Higher Prototype Performance
S2C displayed a number of its latest prototyping products in its DAC booth this year, including the Prodigy Logic System 10M based on the industry's largest FPGA, Intel's Stratix 10 GX 10M. Also on display were S2C's Xilinx-based prototyping hardware, the Prodigy S7-19P Logic System, and the S7-9P Logic System, both getting their fair share of DAC attendee attention.
The highlight of the S2C booth was the new Prodigy Logic Matrix LX2. Based on Xilinx's largest Virtex Ultrascale+ FPGA, the LX2 boasts eight VU19P；for expansion beyond eight FPGAs, up to eight LX2s can be housed in a single standard server rack, extending prototyping gate-capacity up to sixty-four VU19P FPGAs. For expansion beyond eight FPGAs, the LX2 architecture is designed for prototyping with up to eight LX2's in a single standard server rack, extending prototyping gate-capacity up to sixty-four VU19P FPGAs. At this level of FPGA prototyping density, hardware quality and reliability become first-order considerations, and S2C's 18+ year proven track record of delivering high-quality prototyping hardware sets a high bar for other prototyping solutions.
To enable users to configure prototyping platforms quickly and reliably, S2C displayed a sampling of its Prototype Ready IP in the booth. Prototype Ready IP are off-the-shelf daughter cards designed by S2C to plug-and-play with S2C prototyping hardware platforms. The daughter cards are designed to attach reliably to the FPGA prototype hardware and compose a rich collection of prototyping functions, including High-Speed GT Peripherals (Ethernet, PCIe, MIPI, SATA, high-performance cables, etc.), General Peripherals (GPIO, USB, mini-SAS, JTAG, RS232, etc.), Memory Modules (EMMC, DDR, SRAM, etc.), ARM Processor Interface Modules, Embedded and Multimedia modules (DVI, HDMI, MIPI, etc.), and Expansion and Accessories modules (FMC-HPC Converters, Level Shifters, I/O Test Modules, DDR Memory Modules for user-supplied external memory, Interconnect Cables, Clock Modules, etc.).
The Prodigy MDM Pro demonstrations at the booth showcased the implementation of S2C's multi-FPGA debug tools for prototyping with a combination of external hardware, soft IP implemented in the FPGA, high-speed FPGA I/O, and debug configuration software (Player Pro-DebugTime). MDM Pro was designed specifically to support multi-FPGA prototype implementations – with support for high probe-counts, deep-trace debug data storage, optimization of debugging reconfiguration compiles, and with the ability to choose debug configuration tradeoffs to optimize prototype performance. The Player Pro-DebugTime software supports user-friendly debug configuration, complex trace-data capture triggering, and single-window viewing on the user console of simultaneous streams of trace-data from multiple FPGAs. MDM Pro hardware supports high-performance deep-trace debug data storage without consuming internal FPGA storage resources.
S2C also demonstrated its Prodigy ProtoBridge in the DAC booth to showcase its off-the-shelf solution for a high-throughput channel (4GB/second) between the FPGA prototype and a host computer for the application of large amounts of transaction-level test data to the FPGA prototype – such as processor bus transactions, video data streams, communications channel transactions, etc. ProtoBridge uses a PCI-to-AXI interface implemented in the FPGA and connected to the user's RTL as an AXI-4 bus. ProtoBridge includes a set of C-API function calls to perform AXI bus transactions in the FPGA prototype, a PCIe3 driver for Linux or Windows operating systems to control Logic System operations, C-API reference operations with sample access to FPGA internal memory, and an integration guide on how to connect the user's RTL code to the ProtoBridge AXI-4 bus module.
Overall, DAC 2022 was a successful conference for S2C, firmly establishing S2C as the leading independent FPGA prototyping supplier, with the strongest track record of delivering complete prototyping solutions worldwide.
The FPGA prototyping hardware and software displayed at DAC are available now. For more information, please contact your local S2C sales representative, or visit www.s2cinc.com
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International Standard Book Numbers, or ISBNs — those ubiquitous barcodes responsible for making books one of the earliest online commodities (and gifting Amazon an auspicious beginning) — are also useful in quantifying how many books a particular country the publishing world releases each year.
Recent statistics indicate that that number was nearly 3.5 million in the United States alone, and about 3.3 million more than its nearest competitor, the United Kingdom, which issued less than 200,000 ISBNs during a comparable time frame.
However you page through that data, that’s a lot of books — and enough that you might have missed some of the best from the past few months.
From Alabamian nonfiction to North Carolinian poetry; from thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy and old-fashioned storytelling, the following is a curated and publication-dated list of 15 books — including a notable work from Athens — that might have missed your literary calendar. Now, as we move into high summer, it’s worth noting that any of these would be a welcome addition to your beach bag — ISBN, sand and all, which is timely, since a few have a next installment blooming this season, or as soon as fireplace weather begins to kick in.
‘When Light Waits For Us’ (Main Street Rag Publishing Company) by Hilda Downer, $14, softcover, 69 pages, May 6, 2021
Hilda Downer, a member of the Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative, completed her master’s work at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., and earned a MFA in poetry from Vermont College — all factors she weaves into deeply interior vignettes in “When Light Waits For Us.”
Like the best poetry, those scraps of life speak to each of us as individuals. “I know what it is / about the rain’s hard knuckles on the roof / before leaking down the chalky wall / that chills me more / than the risk of hypothermia: / It is the poverty of childhood,” she writes in “The Scamp.”
Accessible and touching, “When Light Waits For Us” began as a collaborative effort with a photographer — a relationship that fell into free verse. The aftermath, this solitary release, is better for that experience.
‘Miss Molly’s Final Mission,’ by Rick DeStefanis, $23.95, hardcover, 234 pages, Aug. 24, 2021
The subtitle of Rick DeStefanis’ most recent novel might read, “A Vietnam War veteran flies into Central American Revolution and finds love in the jungle” — and that puts it squarely in the writer's wheelhouse.
The author of three series — The Rawlins Trilogy, Southern Fiction Series and The Vietnam War Series — DeStefanis is a gifted storyteller who offers here a standalone military adventure, even as long-time readers will be rewarded with some familiar characters, such as Buddy Rider from the “Valley of the Purple Hearts.”
As always, the story is heavy on adventure and light on romance, as in this book, with echoes of DeStefanis’ “The Birdhouse Man.” As in that novel, Buddy is a lone Vietnam veteran and pilot who is pulled into a mercy mission to help save several Maryknoll Sister missionaries embroiled in revolution-torn El Salvador in the 1980s.
Meticulous research and credibility are hallmarks of "Miss Molly," and the author’s Vietnam series overall. A satisfying novel based on a war that reverberates through America today.
'Gated Prey (Eve Ronin Book 3)' (Thomas & Mercer) by Lee Goldberg, $9.99, paperback, 267 pages, Oct. 26, 2021
Lee Goldberg’s third Eve Ronin book almost didn’t make this list — but only because the fourth installment in the series, “Movie Land,” was recently released. Goldberg is a gifted television writer who knows how to keep the pages turning in his novels, and turn out bestsellers, which he does to myriad acclaims in his Eve Ronin series.
Ronin is a Los Angeles County sheriff’s detective who, in this third edition, is embroiled in high-dollar thefts and murder in gated communities with a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit hanging over her.
True to form, Goldberg neatly ties up multitudinous loose ends before setting up the next in the series. “Gated Prey” works as a series starter, but if you begin here, the recommendation is that you consume one and two before four. Continuity really isn’t the concern — Goldberg is fluent enough to drop enough details to make each a standalone — but series readers are rewarded with subtle Easter eggs as one novel builds into the next. "Movieland (Eve Ronin Book 4)," continues the suspense with a series of sniper attacks in California that echo real-life events from the past.
‘The Dangers of an Ordinary Night,’ (Crooked Lane Books) by Lynne Reeves, $17.49, hardcover, 288 pages, Nov. 9, 2021
Dark secrets propel the mystery of two 17-year-olds kidnapped and left to die. When one of the teens is found, dazed and disoriented, the story moves into a web of truth, half-truths and buried pasts that threaten family members and a detective scouring for clues in an affluent community. Personal redemption by that detective is possible, and needed on personally visceral levels, but only if all is revealed before the denouement.
Cinematic in scope, Reeves notes that “The Dangers of an Ordinary Night” is my love letter to the theater … (with a) setting central to both the way the story is conceived and in the dramatic themes the novel explores.” Those dramatic themes? Mental illness and addiction top the list — two dangers found in an “ordinary night.”
A self-assured novel, Reeves, a veteran school and family counselor, builds relationship upon relationship with a deft touch in constructing characters and story that will linger after the last page.
The author's next novel, “Dark Rivers to Cross” (Crooked Lane), is an origin story involving a mother and her two sheltered sons — and the past family connections she has sought to erase. “Dark Rivers” is scheduled to release Nov. 8, in plenty of time to first safeguard a bit of reading time for “Dangers.”
‘The Dark Hours: (A Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch novel, 4),’ (Little, Brown and Company) by Michael Connelly, $29, hardcover, 400 pages, Nov. 9, 2021
Another in a series on this list with a next installment in the works (“Desert Star,” Nov. 8), Connelly’s Ballard series are books that could be consumed alone, but most savored when read in order for the nuances of character development the author so ably constructs. Unlike his Bosch series, which runs now to more than two dozen books, now is a good time to get on the four-book and counting Ballard-Bosch bandwagon.
In “The Dark Hours,’ Connelly neatly twines a single bullet from a New Year’s Eve shooting-death case of LAPD Detective Ballard’s with an ancient case of Detective Harry Bosch’s. Tying in a pair of serial rapists, the Midnight Men, the story moves quickly toward plot connections only a master such as Connelly could devise. Set in near-real time, the global pandemic has altered the makeup and resources of the department, leaving Ballard and Bosch to recognize that the only way to solve both crimes is by again joining forces.
‘The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy (Book 2)’ (St. Martins Press) by Nora Roberts, $28.99, hardcover, 448 pages, Nov. 23, 2021
After eons, the worlds of man and magic have been split and divided, but some, including Breen Siobhan Kelly, can move between both. Reading the second offering in Nora Roberts’ fantasy series, “The Becoming: The Dragon Heart Legacy,” gives you just enough time to get caught up on the series (“The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy,” book three is due Nov. 22), and if you do, you’ll find why November’s cliff-hanger resolution (the publisher isn’t quiet about labeling the series both fantasy and suspense) is so highly anticipated.
Perhaps more known for her romance novels — Roberts has published more than 220 of those — the author’s talents for fantasy are well-recognized and deservedly earned with the Dragon Heart series, a world-building series destined for the big screen.
‘Struggles of the Soul: Where to Now, Lord?’ (Legaia Books) by Hollis Arban, $7.95, paperback, 181 pages, Jan. 11, 2022
This touching, coming-of-age story, ‘Struggles of the Soul,’ by Hollis Arban, formerly of Athens in North Alabama, will appeal to teens — especially as the author adds a note of realism by inserting himself both into the story as the middle-aged Hal, and into the lives of a young family he befriends during a friendly game in the park.
As Hal’s life is revealed through stories, meals and outings, bonds deepen, boys learn to become men and a special young girl learns the value of friendship. Written from personal experiences, this short novel takes us to simpler times when learned life lessons lasted a lifetime.
And also on the subject of those simpler times, look also for Arban’s most recent book, “Short Stories for my Students” ($9.95, paperback, 175 pages, July 15, 2022). Written with middle- and high schoolers in mind, the 10 stories in this volume similarly come from the experience and imagination of earlier times — such as the story told to the author by his father, narrating the tale of a panther roaming the family’s Alabama farm in the early 1900s.
‘The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections’ (Poisoned Pen Press) by Eva Jurczyk, $26.99, hardcover, 336 pages, Jan. 25, 2022
An accomplished debut, “The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections” by Eva Jurczyk takes us with an expert’s pen into the world of rare books in a large university. Part mystery — and, as the title promises, one which centers on an irreplaceable ancient tome — and part relationship storytelling, the tale of a priceless book and the curator who’s told to keep the theft quiet is much more than it appears on the surface.
Look beyond the cover, Jurczyk tells us, and we’ll find the substance of a woman struggling to move past the shadows of the powerful men who loom over her. A heartbreaking twist infiltrates this story in a novel that teaches us about the transformational power of books in our lives.
‘The Silent Sisters’ (Charles Jenkins Book 3)' (Thomas & Mercer) by Robert Dugoni, $24.95, hardcover, 400 pages, Feb. 22, 2022
Those who have read Robert Dugoni’s past books would purchase anything, sight unseen, with the author’s name on it. Were he to publish his grocery list we’d still press “buy” because readers know even that would be laced with suspense and story.
And so we come to the third book in Dugoni’s Charles Jenkins series — a story we desperately need today.
Set in Russia, Jenkins is a master spy who thinks he’s done with his craft until the final two of seven sleeping American assets, women under decades of deep cover and dubbed “the sisters,” drop all communications from their contacts.
By this point in the series (preceded by “The Eighth Sister” and “The Last Agent"), Jenkins is on a Russian kill list, leaving him what he believes no moral option other than infiltrating the country in disguise — made harder since Jenkins is a Black man in a sea of white — to either save the Russian counter spies or determine if they’ve been turned against America as double agents.
Layering Russian organized crime into the story, Dugoni weaves a Russian spy story where, beyond all odds, the underdogs might just have a chance to win. Begin with the first two books in the series to capture shades of story, or dive into No. 3 for a solid summer read.
‘Girl In Ice’ (Gallery/Scout) by Erica Ferencik, $27.99, hardcover, 304 pages, March 1, 2022
A most strange novel, the setting of Erica Ferencik’s “Girl In Ice,” the Arctic Circle, is beautifully drawn and rendered, painting with words what is perhaps the most rural and inhospitable place in the world — making it, of course, the idea setting for a thriller that is at once both physical and psychological.
Linguist Valerie Chesterfield is trained in dead languages, which is fortunate as she travels to a remote science station off the barren coast of Greenland in search for answers to what appeared to be her scientist twin brother’s suicide. At the station, the discovery of a young girl frozen in both ice and time — the reason why the small team there wanted Valerie to join them — is a seemingly medical impossibility: the girl has been unfrozen, thawed out alive and speaks a language no one understands. Strange indeed, but as Valerie gets closer to comprehending the language of the girl, in addition to unraveling the circumstances behind her brother’s death, the ending comes with answers that are just as unexpected.
Ferencik works hard to put a lot of moving pieces together in this novel, but too hard in places. There’s an awful lot going on in terms of text and subtext and those, mixed with the austere climate, at times trip over one another. Still, the author earns high points for crafting a credible world inside an incredible story. You won’t soon read another book such as this.
‘The New Neighbor’ (Poisoned Pen Press) by Carter Wilson, $16.99, paperback, 400 pages, April 12, 2022
Carter Wilson writes tough, muscular novels and his particular brand of psychological thrillers grab you by the throat from page 1. To wit, the opening of his latest, “The New Neighbor”:
“I thought I couldn’t handle another minute in the funeral home, but this church is worse.
“My wife doesn’t belong here.
“Thirty-four years old and and the count stops there. Her biological clock runs backward now, ticking decomposition. ...
“‘Daddy, your tie,’ … Maggie points at my neck, her fierce, blue eyes gift-wrapped with streaks of red. Easy to tell when she’s been crying.”
Tough indeed. And it gets worse, much worse, way before the story even hints at getting better.
On the day of his wife’s funeral, Aidan Marlowe learns he’s holding the winning Powerball numbers — he’s superstitious to a fault and his same weekly numbers are on autoplay — manufacturing phenomenal wealth and unbearable loss at the same time.
But while the loss is inconsolable, the wealth can buy Marlowe and his two children a fresh start, which they do by purchasing a mansion in Bury, N.H. (a crossover town from Wilson’s “The Dead Husband” in this standalone story).
Because he’s won in one of the few states that allows lottery winners to remain anonymous, Marlowe is hoping for a complete, fresh start. And this he has — until mysterious notes appear, letting him know that someone is watching his family, very, very carefully.
Building toward a denouement that is both solid and satisfying, “The New Neighbor” constructs collective consciousness fears made fresh under Wilson’s pen. The author has eight standalone thrillers in his canon to date, with each one a worthy successor.
’Strangers We Know’ (Thomas & Mercer) by Elle Marr, $15.95, paperback, 283 pages, May 1, 2022
Suspense and thrills in one package, Elle Marr’s “Strangers We Know” offers a fresh approach to the “FBI needs my help in tracking down a serial killer” motif.
Ivy Hon was adopted as an infant and so knows little of her family history. When a mysterious illness necessitates a genetic test, the results are unexpected. According the her DNA, she’s related to the Full Moon Killer, a serial murderer who has been stalking the Pacific Northwest for decades.
A fast, engaging read with well-drawn characters and credible story, Marr is showing herself to be a true working author, offering here a strong complement to her previous offerings, “Lies We Bury” (April 2021) and “The Missing Sister” (April 2020).
‘Our Little World’ (Dutton) by Karen Winn, $26, hardcover, 352 pages, May 3, 2022
Karen Winn’s “Our Little World” is poised to be the sleeper hit novel of 2022. To date, the attention it’s earned — despite strong critical reviews — pales with the depth of emotion and gravitas of the story.
Bee Kocsis has come of age. Encapsulating the story that is to unfold, she says as much in the first pages of this masterfully precise debut — a remembrance tale of two sisters growing up in Hammond, N.J., on the cusp of first love, loss and depths of turmoil that belie their young ages.
The remembrance year is 1985 and Bee’s sister, Audrina, is alive. It’s no secret that Audrina is dead when the novel opens — “My sister isn’t the only dead girl I’ve known, and not the first either,” Bee tells us — but it is a poignant set-up for secrets to come and the soul-crushing actions that will define not only the sisters, their friends and their families, but a community.
Bee and Audrina live in the type of upper middle-class block where moms take turns on summer days carpooling and chaperoning the neighborhood children from one activity to another. At Deer Chase Lake on one such outing, Sally, the preschool sister of a young, teen friend, Max, goes missing. Max unfairly takes responsibility after a community search proves futile, and so sets up one of the prominent parallels throughout the novel. Max’s misguided ownership of his sister’s disappearance will echo the responsibility Bee will ultimately feel for Audrina — although the sisters’ narrative is much more complicated.
Winn chronicles well the growing distance between the siblings even as Bee longs for a deeper relationship with the younger, but more socially adept Audrina: “Our fights were Cold War epic. When she hugged me, it was a Supreme Court ruling. We were hot and cold, and both at once. Sin and virtue, virtue and sin. An entire world occurred within our small, confined existence. Sisters were we.”
What comes of this wonderfully drawn period piece is this: the most self-assured kids can be the most self-tortured, teenage angst is not the sole privilege of teens and secrets will eventually out.
“Our Little World” is an encompassing look at small town American, circa mid-1980s, when the world felt different because it was. With a technological revolution still on the horizon — the first commercial mobile phone had launched two years earlier, but the iPhone and social media were a brief generation away — the pure unconnectedness of society parallels the impending unconnectedness of family relationships. Winn captures this beautifully.
‘The Local: A legal thriller’ (Doubleday) by Joey Hartstone, $28, hardcover, 320 pages, June 14, 2022
Joey Hartstone is a gifted screen- and television writer (“LBJ,” “Shock and Awe,” “The Good Fight,” “Your Honor”) and offers in “The Local” a fast-paced, well-executed legal thriller on par with anyone writing such fare today (looking at you, John Grisham).
James Euchre is a patent lawyer living in patent lawyer Mecca, the town of Marshall, Texas, when a beloved mentor and judge is murdered. The person accused of the crime turns out to be the man Euchre is already representing in a patent lawsuit. That the client is wealthy and arrogant adds to building a deep internal conflict over Euchre’s defense of a man who could be the killer of a man he considered a father. Second chances factor deeply into this narrative, but Hartstone tangles those well with grief and addiction before unraveling the final mystery.
‘The Force of Such Beauty’ (Dutton) by Barbara Borland, $27, hardcover, 383 pages, July 19, 2022
Barbara Borland has been more than once in serious contention for major writing awards — an Edgar best novel finalist, a peer contest, among those — and her most recent novel, “The Force of Such Beauty,” is a case in point. Her third novel, a “phantasmagorical fable of love and marriage,” tells the story of Caroline, a princess who longs to break the confines of royal isolation — and attempts to do so, more than once.
Turning upside down the typical girl-prince dichotomy, Caroline is certainly no passive princess in this thriller masquerading none-to-subtly as a deep introspective on our notions of privilege, station, womanhood and marriage. The messages are not lost, but enhanced in this haunting, smart satire. | https://www.cullmantimes.com/opinion/columns/books-in-review-15-picks-to-pack-your-beach-bag/article_31c49918-092e-11ed-a76b-6b9ca34d423b.html | 2022-07-22T18:04:34Z | https://www.cullmantimes.com/opinion/columns/books-in-review-15-picks-to-pack-your-beach-bag/article_31c49918-092e-11ed-a76b-6b9ca34d423b.html | false | 3 |
Photo triggered Amazon murders of journalist, guide: AG
The murders in June of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon were likely sparked when they sought to photograph a boat belonging to their killers, the Attorney General's office said Friday.
Pereira had asked Phillips to photograph the boat, according to a statement from the office that said this detail may count as an aggravating factor in sentencing.
The details were revealed after the filing Thursday of charges against the three men suspected of committing the double murder.
Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira and Jefferson da Silva Lima have both confessed to the crime, according to officials, while Oseney da Costa de Oliveira -- brother of Amarildo -- has not.
The trio stands accused of murder in the first degree and of hiding the bodies.
The United States on Friday slapped a travel ban on Paraguay's former president Horacio Cartes, accusing the businessman turned politician of corruption and links to "terrorist" groups.
"Bruno was killed by three bullets, one in the back without any possibility of defense," said the statement.
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"Dom was killed simply because he was with Bruno, in order to ensure impunity for the previous crime."
Phillips, 57, and Pereira, 41, were shot dead while returning from an expedition in a remote region of the rainforest that is plagued by drug trafficking, illegal gold mining and fishing.
Phillips, the author of dozens of articles on the Amazon and a long-time contributor to The Guardian newspaper and other major news organizations, was traveling to the Javari Valley as part of research for a book.
Pereira was serving as his guide, and had previously traveled with him to the area.
An outspoken defender of Indigenous rights, Pereira had received multiple death threats prior to his murder.
Police are investigating a possible link to illegal fishing on protected Indigenous lands -- an issue close to Pereira's heart -- as a motive for the killing.
Source: AFP | https://www.legit.ng/world/1481501-photo-triggered-amazon-murders-journalist-guide-ag/ | 2022-07-22T18:05:01Z | https://www.legit.ng/world/1481501-photo-triggered-amazon-murders-journalist-guide-ag/ | false | 1 |
WAWONA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have made significant progress against a wildfire that began in Yosemite National Park and burned into the Sierra National Forest.
The Washburn Fire was 79% contained Friday after burning about 7.5 square miles (19.4 square kilometers) of forest.
The fire broke out July 7 and forced the closure of the southern entrance to Yosemite and evacuation of the community of Wawona as it burned on the edge of Mariposa Grove, home to hundreds of giant sequoias.
Wawona Road is tentatively set to reopen on Saturday, according to the park website. | https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2022/07/22/yosemite-national-park-wildfire-79-contained-2/ | 2022-07-22T18:07:28Z | https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2022/07/22/yosemite-national-park-wildfire-79-contained-2/ | true | null |
Man accused of cutting kitten’s ears with scissors at vacant Rock Hill apartment, police say
ROCK HILL, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man is accused of using scissors to cut off half of a kitten’s ears at a vacant apartment in Rock Hill Monday night, according to the Rock Hill Police Department.
Police said officers responded to a complex on Heather Square around 11:30 p.m. where they were told that water was draining into an apartment from what was supposed to be a vacant unit upstairs.
Rock Hill Police said officers watched 35-year-old Calvin Aljernard Nabritt leave the vacant apartment holding a kitten and a pair of scissors.
Nikki Haley hints at 2024 White House bid: ‘Sometimes it takes a woman’When officers asked him why he was in the apartment, police said Nabritt told them he had heard the kitten inside crying out. Once he got inside, he decided to give the kitten a bath, he reportedly told police.
The officers said they observed fresh wounds on the animal where half of its ears had been cut off.
Police attempted to detain the man as they investigated when authorities said he resisted.
Officers and Nabritt struggled on the stairway, causing the railing to break free from the wall. He slipped from the officer’s grasp and fled on foot.
Report: Man used stolen U-Haul in theft from West Ashley storage facilityPolice said he was apprehended after he tripped and fell to the ground. He was taken to the hospital after complaining that his ankle was hurting.
After he was released, Nabritt was taken to the Rock Hill Jail where he was charged with Ill Treatment of Animals and a citation for resisting police.
Police did not provide information on the status of the kitten.
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A newly unveiled proposal aimed at reforming the Electoral Count Act, a widely criticized 135-year-old law governing the process of casting and counting Electoral College votes, has garnered widespread support among election experts.
The 1887 Electoral Count Act has long been lambasted by legal experts, who argue the law is poorly written, vague and antiquated.
"Imagine that there was a law on the books requiring you to travel by horse and buggy. That is literally what the Electoral Count Act is like," Rebecca Green, co-director of the election law program at the College of William & Mary, told Here & Now.
The proposed changes, mapped out Wednesday by a bipartisan group of senators, are aimed at ensuring a peaceful transition of power, a tradition that came under threat in 2021, when then-President Donald Trump led a pressure campaign on state and congressional lawmakers, and his own vice president, to overturn the election results.
The reforms would clarify that the vice president has a "solely ministerial" role in counting Electoral College votes as president of the Senate, and make it harder for lawmakers to challenge a state's electoral votes.
Lawmakers have warned that waiting to address the flaws in the existing law could lead to additional confusion and chaos in subsequent elections, as many fear a repeat of 2021.
"If you're not sleeping well at night about the 2024 election, I think you can sleep a lot better if this bill passes," Ned Foley, director of the election law program at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, told Here & Now.
Thus far, the proposed changes have received broad support — though some on the left say they don't go far enough.
Yuval Levin, a senior fellow at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute, praised the proposal as "constructive, balanced, and very promising."
"This is a very good set of reforms," Levin wrote in an op-ed in the National Review. "The bulk of them are directed to avoiding a repeat of the sorts of problems we saw in 2020 — a situation in which the states all did their jobs but members of Congress, at the behest of the defeated incumbent president, moved to sow doubt about the outcome by capitalizing on the vagueness and looseness of the ECA."
Similarly, Andy Craig of the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute wrote the existing law is a "ticking time bomb and an invitation to a constitutional crisis" and called the proposed reform a "major step forward in fixing that problem."
"Between concerns that this bill would be too narrow and only make cosmetic changes at the behest of Republicans, versus prior Democratic plans that went too far and were overcomplicated, this announcement strikes a happy medium," Craig wrote.
The proposal is also getting support from other corners.
The nonpartisan organization Business for America is mobilizing the business community with a sign-on letter to support the passage of the Electoral Count Reform Act.
"The future of our republic relies upon effective election administration, public trust in the results, and the peaceful transfer of power — and so do our markets and businesses," Sarah Bonk, the founder and CEO of Business for America, said in a statement. "Our country cannot afford a constitutional crisis."
Foley, of Ohio State, noted that the timing of passing the reformed legislation is critical.
"It's to each party's advantage now behind the veil of ignorance to lock in place these procedures, because as much as people are focusing on maybe one party trying to make mischief, you know, after the 2024 elections, either party could make mischief under the current system," he said. "And so that's why it's much better to have both parties now agree to eliminate all possibility of mischief."
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Is There An Opportunity With Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) 32% Undervaluation?
Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) as an investment opportunity by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today's value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.
We generally believe that a company's value is the present value of all of the cash it will generate in the future. However, a DCF is just one valuation metric among many, and it is not without flaws. Anyone interested in learning a bit more about intrinsic value should have a read of the Simply Wall St analysis model.
The calculation
We are going to use a two-stage DCF model, which, as the name states, takes into account two stages of growth. The first stage is generally a higher growth period which levels off heading towards the terminal value, captured in the second 'steady growth' period. To begin with, we have to get estimates of the next ten years of cash flows. Seeing as no analyst estimates of free cash flow are available to us, we have extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the company's last reported value. We assume companies with shrinking free cash flow will slow their rate of shrinkage, and that companies with growing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow, over this period. We do this to reflect that growth tends to slow more in the early years than it does in later years.
A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, so we need to discount the sum of these future cash flows to arrive at a present value estimate:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = US$223m
After calculating the present value of future cash flows in the initial 10-year period, we need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all future cash flows beyond the first stage. The Gordon Growth formula is used to calculate Terminal Value at a future annual growth rate equal to the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield of 1.9%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 8.6%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2032 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = US$38m× (1 + 1.9%) ÷ (8.6%– 1.9%) = US$582m
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= US$582m÷ ( 1 + 8.6%)10= US$255m
The total value is the sum of cash flows for the next ten years plus the discounted terminal value, which results in the Total Equity Value, which in this case is US$478m. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of US$5.6, the company appears quite undervalued at a 32% discount to where the stock price trades currently. The assumptions in any calculation have a big impact on the valuation, so it is better to view this as a rough estimate, not precise down to the last cent.
Important assumptions
We would point out that the most important inputs to a discounted cash flow are the discount rate and of course the actual cash flows. Part of investing is coming up with your own evaluation of a company's future performance, so try the calculation yourself and check your own assumptions. The DCF also does not consider the possible cyclicality of an industry, or a company's future capital requirements, so it does not give a full picture of a company's potential performance. Given that we are looking at Outbrain as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighted average cost of capital, WACC) which accounts for debt. In this calculation we've used 8.6%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.564. Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility, compared to the market as a whole. We get our beta from the industry average beta of globally comparable companies, with an imposed limit between 0.8 and 2.0, which is a reasonable range for a stable business.
Looking Ahead:
Whilst important, the DCF calculation shouldn't be the only metric you look at when researching a company. The DCF model is not a perfect stock valuation tool. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. For instance, if the terminal value growth rate is adjusted slightly, it can dramatically alter the overall result. Why is the intrinsic value higher than the current share price? For Outbrain, we've compiled three relevant aspects you should explore:
- Risks: For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Outbrain that you should be aware of before investing here.
- Future Earnings: How does OB's growth rate compare to its peers and the wider market? Dig deeper into the analyst consensus number for the upcoming years by interacting with our free analyst growth expectation chart.
- Other Solid Businesses: Low debt, high returns on equity and good past performance are fundamental to a strong business. Why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals to see if there are other companies you may not have considered!
PS. Simply Wall St updates its DCF calculation for every American stock every day, so if you want to find the intrinsic value of any other stock just search here.
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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.
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Automakers targeting average households with new crop of EVs
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — In their first rollouts of electric vehicles, America’s automakers targeted people who value short-range economy cars. Then came EVs for luxury buyers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans.
Now, the companies are zeroing in at the heart of the U.S. auto market: The compact SUV. In their drive to have EVs dominate vehicle sales in coming years, the automakers are promoting their new models as having the range, price and features to rival their gas-powered competitors.
Some are so far proving quite popular. Ford’s $45,000-plus Mustang Mach E is sold out for the model year. On Monday night, General Motors’ Chevrolet brand introduced an electric version of its Blazer, also starting around $45,000, when it goes on sale next summer.
Also coming next year: An electric Chevy Equinox, with a base price of about $30,000, whose price could give it particular appeal with modest-income households. There’s also the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Volkswagen’s ID.4 in the $40,000s and Nissan’s upcoming Ariya around $47,000 with a lower-priced version coming.
All start off considerably less expensive than Tesla’s Model Y small SUV, the current top EV seller, with a starting price well into the $60,000s.
The new models, which can get about 300 miles per electric charge, are aimed at the largest segment of the U.S. market: Modest-size SUVs, representing about 20% of new-vehicle sales. Industry experts say entering the smaller SUV segment, with its reach into a broader demographic of buyers, is sure to boost electric vehicle sales nationally.
“Going to the smaller utility segment gives you the opportunity to access the most customers in one (market) segment,” said Stephanie Brinley, principal analyst for S&P Global Mobility. “To make a transition from (internal combustion engines) to electric, you have to be in more space. You have to be in more price points. You have to be in more sizes.”
Brinley noted that the small and midsize SUV segments meet many people’s needs, something that previous electric vehicles did not.
“If it’s a price you can reach but it’s a product that you can’t put your kids and your dog in, you’re not going to buy it,” she said.
Chevrolet says the Blazer will get a minimum of 247 miles (398 kilometers) per charge. Pricier high-end versions could go up to 320 miles (515 kilometers). The Blazer will be available with Chevrolet’s SS performance package with a zero-to-60 mph (97 kilometers per hour) time of under four seconds. There will be a police version, too.
“Early on, the demographic composition of an EV buyer was certainly someone that perhaps had higher education, higher household income,” said Steve Majoros, Chevrolet’s marketing director. “That’s very indicative of early adopters. But as we move up that curve, the intention and where we’re pricing this product is to certainly make it more available for more mainstream buyers.”
To attract buyers of modest means, EVs need to be priced even lower, in the $30,000-to-$35,000 range, GM CEO Mary Barra said in an interview this week with The Associated Press. Electric vehicles, she said, also have to have the range and charging network so they can be the sole vehicle that some people own.
“Most electric vehicle owners today own multiple vehicles, so they have an internal combustion vehicle to jump into depending on their needs,” Barra said.
Automakers have been pushing to fully restore a $7,500 tax credit for people who buy EVs to jump-start sales. But the measure is stalled in Congress. It’s especially important for GM, Tesla and Toyota, which have maxxed out the number of credits they are allowed and can no longer offer them to buyers. Other automakers are approaching the limit, too.
Money for the credits, as well as funding for additional EV charging stations, was in President Joe Biden’s $1.8 trillion “Build Back Better” social and environment bill, which is all but dead because of the objections of Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat.
Last week, Manchin also rejected a slimmed-down version that included provisions to combat climate change. He indicated his support for just two items from Biden’s broader agenda: Reducing prescription drug costs and bolstering subsidies for families to buy health insurance. His vote in an evenly split Senate would be needed for anything to pass.
Even without the tax credit, the industry’s march toward electric vehicles is moving apace. Edmunds.com says electric vehicles now account for about 5% of U.S. new vehicle sales with 46 models on sale. S&P’s Brinley foresees the market share rising to 8% next year, 15% by 2025 and 37% by 2030.
“It seems like the number of choices are growing exponentially for electric vehicles as we move forward,” said Erich Merkle, Ford’s top U.S. sales analyst.
Demand for battery-powered vehicles and gas-electric hybrids has grown as gasoline prices skyrocketed this year. Dealers report that every vehicle delivered is typically already sold or gone soon after it arrives.
Jonathan Chariff, CEO of South Motors, an 11-dealer group in South Florida, said it’s impossible to assess just how big the demand for electric vehicles is. There’s huge interest, especially in electric SUVs, and vehicles are selling fast. But the supply is constrained because automakers don’t have enough computer chips to build as many vehicles as they want.
Given the enormous consumer interest in EVs, Chariff said he expects the vehicles to continue to sell even if their prices don’t fall.
“The real question,” he said, “is if and when the supply chain can meet the market demand, what is the true price point?” | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2672738131804/automakers-targeting-average-households-with-new-crop-of-evs | 2022-07-22T18:14:58Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2672738131804/automakers-targeting-average-households-with-new-crop-of-evs | true | 78 |
WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 22, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Norman OK
1250 PM CDT Fri Jul 22 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
The threat of flooding continues and a Flash Flood Warning is now in
effect. Please refer to that bulletin for more information.
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Knox County in northern Texas...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 1250 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of East Central Knox County
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Wyoming Hunger Initiative partners again with Frontier Days to bring awareness to food insecurity
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — There aren’t many occasions throughout the year when Wyomingites are brought together en masse into one place. So when Jennie Gordon, the First Lady of Wyoming and wife of Gov. Mark Gordon, wants to forge partnerships for the Wyoming Hunger Initiative — a statewide effort to end food...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Friday it is investigating illegal dumping in the city of Houston — including dead bodies — that officials said are left in Black and Latino neighborhoods in the nation's fourth largest city.
The investigation will be led by the department's civil rights division and will examine whether city police and other departments discriminate against Black and Latino residents in violation of federal civil rights laws. Besides bodies, items dumped in majority Black or Latino neighborhoods include appliances, furniture, tires, medical waste and vandalized ATM machines, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said at a news conference Friday.
“Illegal dumping is a longstanding environmental justice issue, and like many other environmental justice issues, it often disproportionately burdens Black and Latino communities,'' said Clarke, who heads the department's civil rights division.
The investigation is the first publicly announced environmental justice action since Attorney General Merrick Garland created an office of environmental justice within the agency in May. The new office is focused on “fenceline communities” in Houston, New Orleans, Chicago and other cities that have been exposed to air and water pollution from chemical plants, refineries and other industrial sites.
Illegal dumpsites not only attract rodents, mosquitos and other vermin that pose health risks, but they can also contaminate surface water and make neighborhoods more susceptible to flooding, Clarke said. They also can lower property values, harm quality of life and even reduce expected lifespans, Clarke and other officials said.
“No one in the United States should be exposed to risk of illness and other serious harm because of ineffective solid waste management or inadequate enforcement programs,'' she said.
The Houston investigation will focus on Trinity/Houston Gardens, a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in northeastern Houston. Residents frequently complain about illegal dumping there, Clarke said.
Mary Benton, a spokeswoman for Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, said Friday she was “not aware of” dead bodies being dumped anywhere in Houston. The city doubled its maximum fine for illegal dumping violations last year, she said.
The federal inquiry follows a complaint by Lone Star Legal Aid, a nonprofit advocacy group that helps low-income residents in Texas and Arkansas on a range of legal issues, including landlord-tenant disputes, foreclosures, disaster recovery and environmental justice.
A spokesperson for the Houston-based group could not be immediately reached for comment. | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Feds-Houston-s-illegal-dumpsites-may-violate-17322765.php | 2022-07-22T18:21:05Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Feds-Houston-s-illegal-dumpsites-may-violate-17322765.php | true | 12 |
Volkswagen CEO Forced Out After Clashes With Union Bosses
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess - who took over at the end of the company's "diselgate" scandal, before steering the German carmaker into a massive multibillion-euro foray into electric vehicles - is stepping down and will leave the company within weeks after being forced out by union bosses, the Financial Times reports.
Diess had made it his mission to catch up with Tesla and become the world’s largest electric car producer by the middle of the decade. He oversaw the launch of VW’s first all-electric cars and committed to spend €52bn on developing battery-powered models, while imposing big cost cuts. -FT
Replacing the 63-year-old will be Porsche boss and former VW manager, Oliver Blume, who will take over on September 1st.
Diess ran into trouble after crossing Volkswagen's powerful German works council, which represents some 300,000 workers, and controls half of VW's supervisory board. According to works council leader Daniela Cavallo, the group fought to ensure that "job security and profitability remain equally important corporate goals in the coming years."
"Our focus as an employee organisation is clear: all our colleagues must be involved. Today’s decisions pay tribute to this."
In late 2021, the VW works council issued a vote of no confidence in Diess, pointing to his suggestion that the company needed to cut 30,000 jobs, as well as his decision to cut Cavallo out of an investors' meeting in the US - one of many inflammatory actions they say Deiss committed against the union.
"Herbert Diess played a key role in driving forward the transformation of the company," said Hans Dieter Pötsch, chairman of the board, thanking Diess for pushing the company towards EVs.
Hours before the announcement was made late Friday afternoon in Germany, Mr. Diess, 63, posted on his social media channels thanking VW employees for their work in the first half of the year and wishing them a good vacation. He made no mention of his impending departure. -NYT
"After a really stressful first half of 2022 many of us are looking forward to a well-deserved summer break," he said. | https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/volkswagen-ceo-forced-out-after-clashes-union-bosses | 2022-07-22T18:22:13Z | https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/volkswagen-ceo-forced-out-after-clashes-union-bosses | true | 1 |
NOTE: Kansas State has elected to advance players’ classification even though the 2020 season did not affect eligibility. Those who wish to take advantage of this extra year will be listed as a (“super”) senior again after their original eligibility would have been exhausted.
#43 Jack Blumer
Redshirt Senior | 6-3 | 203 lbs. | Marysville, Kansas
- Position: Punter/Holder
- Previous College: None
- Projection: Second-String/Starter
- Status: Preferred Walk-On (NIL Scholarship)
Jack Thomas Blumer (b. Aug. 9, 1999) is a preferred walk-on punter from Marysville High School who obtained his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from K-State in May and now is currently working on his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction.
He redshirted in 2018 and did not see any game action in 2019, but he shared all punting duties with Ty Zentner throughout the entire 2020 season. (Both punters return in 2022.)
Blumer punted 24 times during the pandemic season for a 39-yard average, with three landing inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and two that traveled at least 50 yards.
He forced 14 fair catches on his 24 punts and had a career-high average of 44.5 yards against Arkansas State, which featured a season-long punt of 54 yards.
Blumer also had a 52-yarder at TCU, helped K-State to rank first in the Big 12 Conference in net punting (39.2 yards) and earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors.
He served as the primary holder for kicks in all 13 games in 2021 and only punted one time on the season, a 45-yarder in the Texas Bowl win over LSU.
Blumer received exciting news this offseason, as he was one of three walk-on players to be awarded full-ride scholarships from the Wildcat NIL collective.
He played both quarterback and punter at Marysville under head coach Dustin Heuer.
Blumer was named a first-team all-state performer as a senior in 2017 by The Topeka Capital-Journal and The Wichita Eagle, while he was named one of the top 11 players in the state of Kansas by the Kansas Football Coaches Association (KFBCA).
He also was named the Class 3A Sports in Kansas Player of the Year and was the 2018 Shrine Bowl East MVP after he led the Bulldogs to a 13-2 record in 2017, which included a trip to the state championship game.
Blumer threw for 3,165 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2017 to go along with 994 rushing yards and another 14 scores.
He earned second-team all-state accolades from both the Capital-Journal and the Eagle as a junior, and also was a two-year letter-winner in basketball, helping the Bulldogs to win a state championship in 2016. | https://www.bringonthecats.com/23185803/43-days-2022-kickoff-jack-blumer-kansas-state-football | 2022-07-22T18:24:52Z | https://www.bringonthecats.com/23185803/43-days-2022-kickoff-jack-blumer-kansas-state-football | false | 1 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities in Tennessee say an actress that appeared in this year's film "Elvis" was found dead inside her Nashville home on Thursday.
Nashville police said Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in the movie about Elvis Presley, was found in her bedroom of the apartment she shared with her two children.
Police said there were no signs of foul play.
She was 44.
BREAKING: No foul play is evident in today's death of actress Shonka Dukureh, 44, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton in this year's Elvis movie. Dukureh, a Fisk Univ graduate, was found dead in the bedroom of her Kothe Way apt that she shared with her 2 young children.
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) July 21, 2022
The Associated Press reported that autopsy results are pending from the medical examiner.
The news outlet reported that one of Dukureh's young children found her unresponsive and went to a neighbor's apartment for help.
The neighbor called 911 shortly before 9:30 a.m., the AP reported. | https://www.fox13now.com/entertainment/police-actress-from-elvis-film-found-dead-in-nashville-home | 2022-07-22T18:25:57Z | https://www.fox13now.com/entertainment/police-actress-from-elvis-film-found-dead-in-nashville-home | false | 11 |
HONOLULU (KHON2) – Hawaii Volcano National Park announced Mauna Loa Road has reopened to the public.
They made this announcement thanking the park firefighters and their partners at the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).
The Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park closed Mauna Loa Road July 11, 2022, from the gate at the Kipukapuaulu parking lot due to a wildfire.
According to the national park, the fire started on a power line road at approximately 4,800-ft elevation on the southeast flank of Mauna Loa and is burning through dry grasses, native shrubs and trees in the footprint of the 2018 Keauhou fire near Kapapala road.
Hawaii Volcano NP said they also received help from the U.S. Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area, and the County of Hawaii Fire Department.
Most of Hawaii is currently seeing dry conditions with little to no rain. Hawaii Volcano NP said Hawaii is seeing abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions.
They report most wildfires in Hawaii are started by people and the dry weather conditions do not help and can make a wildfire harder to control and contain.
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Last defendant pleads guilty in Mobile Chinese restaurant illegal worker case
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The last defendant has pleaded guilty in a case involving illegal immigrants working at a Chinese restaurant off of Airport Boulevard.
Zheng Guo Zheng pleaded guilty to concealing or harboring illegal aliens. U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer set sentencing for Oct. 27. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, although the actual punishment likely will be less under advisory guidelines.
The investigation dates to 2014, when Homeland Security Investigations began looking into the employment practices of China Super Buffet, which since has closed. Court records show that managers of the restaurant were paying illegal immigrants under the table and housing them at a pair of homes in Mobile owned by the owners, including an address on Newport Drive West that Zheng owned.
Around September 2019, according to court papers, Kong Mei Zheng transferred ownership of the restaurant to her brother, Zheng Guo Zheng. He ran it until federal agents raided it last year.
“Despite the new ownership, the Restaurant continued to employ unauthorized aliens,” his plea agreement states. “Furthermore, HSI agents observed the same pattern and practice of the Van transporting unauthorized aliens to the Restaurant for the workday.”
Prosecutors dropped charges alleging fraudulent applications for COVID-19 relief funds under the Paycheck Protection Program and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Nonetheless, Zheng agreed to pay back $445,307 that the restaurant received from the Small Business Administration.
Zheng’s wife, Yan Jiao Zhuo, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of continuing to employ illegal immigrants. A judge sentenced her to the time she already has served in jail.
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Real and sincere efforts necessary for lasting peace – Head of European Parliament delegation
YEREVAN, JULY 22, ARMENPRESS. Lasting peace in the South Caucasus region can only be established as a result of comprehensive solutions, which requires real and sincere efforts from both sides, ARMENPRESS reports after the meetings held in the National Assembly of Armenia, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament David McAlister said, whose delegation is in Yerevan on a regional visit.
"Discussions with our Armenian partners were very useful to better understand the concerns that Armenia has in the current situation regarding security and humanitarian issues. It is very clear that lasting peace can be achieved through comprehensive solutions. This requires real and sincere efforts from both sides. These efforts should be based on the political will and commitment to implement the agreements reached to date. Our visit is a very clear indication of the importance that we, as the European Union, attach to the entire South Caucasus," McAlister stated.
In this context, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament emphasized the active mediation efforts of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in the negotiations between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
"Within the framework of this initiative, Prime Minister Pashinyan met with the President of Azerbaijan Aliyev in Brussels in April and May," McAlister reminded, adding: "We hope that the contribution of the European Union will be useful in solving long-standing problems and paving the way for the establishment of lasting peace."
David McAllister reminded that the European Parliament has expressed its view on the issue with several resolutions adopted. In particular, in May, 2021 the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Armenian prisoners of war, demanding Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians without any preconditions. And on March 10, 2022, adopted a resolution condemning the destruction of the Armenian cultural heritage of Artsakh by Azerbaijan, under the title "Destruction of the cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh".
The delegation led by the Chairman of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister, came to Armenia on a regional visit. In Yerevan, the 6 members of the delegation had meetings with the Prime Minister, the President and Vice President of the Parliament, and the Chairman of the National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee, as well as the representatives of all three political parties represented in the National Assembly. Before that, the delegation was in Azerbaijan and Georgia. | https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1088841/ | 2022-07-22T18:29:17Z | https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1088841/ | true | 3 |
Magnus Carlsen said he will not defend his chess world title in 2023, telling the game’s sanctioning body, “I am not motivated to play another match.”
Carlsen announced his decision on his new podcast “The Magnus Effect.” He has held the crown as world champion since 2013.
He said he still will play in tournaments but has opted to skip championships.
The International Chess Federation had discussions with Carlsen but ultimately respected his decision. The organization’s President Arkady Dvorkovich is hopeful he might return someday.
“Many other great champions, in other sports, have experienced something similar: with the passing of the years, it is more difficult to find the motivation to train and compete at the highest level, while the reward for the victory never feels as intense as the first day,” Dvorkovich said in a statement. “We had hoped that after some deserved rest, Magnus would look at this differently.”
Carlsen is participating in this week’s Grand Chess Tour 2022 in Croatia. As of Friday, he was tied for second place out of 10 participants. | https://www.wtkr.com/news/national/world-champion-chess-player-says-he-wont-defend-title | 2022-07-22T18:32:10Z | https://www.wtkr.com/news/national/world-champion-chess-player-says-he-wont-defend-title | false | 10 |
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weedoo Greenboat, Inc, a leading manufacturer of environmental workboats, was recently featured in the news for their mechanical harvesters.
During the 2018 Red Tide Algae bloom that lasted more than a year, Manatee County officials hired private contractors operating Weedoo Workboats to help remove fish killed by red tide. Records show that Manatee County officials removed 450,000 pounds of dead fish from the shore. Beaches had to close, which greatly affected local businesses and tourism.
To prepare for future invasions, Manatee County has added a pair of Weedoo Workboats to their fleet of equipment. Weedoo Boats are compact, powerful and versatile machines designed to tackle the toughest jobs in the most extreme and challenging conditions. As stated by Weedoo owner and CEO Tara Lordi, "Our boat's mechanical harvesting capability successfully handles invasive vegetation such as red tide, in an eco-friendly manner and we're pleased to work with the Manatee County Public Works Department on this important project."
According to the latest data from state wildlife officials, there are no signs of toxic red tide algae blooms in Florida waters right now. But with their Weedoo Boats, when a bloom arrives again, Manatee County is now better prepared.
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PARSONS, Kans. — A Parsons man has been arrested in connection to an early morning stabbing.
It happened just before 4:30 in the 100 block of S. 31st Street where police found and rendered aid to a victim. Labette County EMS arrived shortly after and were able to take the victim to the Labette Health ER.
The family of the suspect told police their son, 21-year-old Ethan Evans suffers from mental illness and had not been taking his medication, and had also left the scene before PPD arrived.
Officers found him near 14th and Morton and took him into custody. The police department is requesting charges of domestic battery and attempted second-degree murder.
The victim’s condition is unknown at this time. | https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/crime/parsons-stabbing-leads-to-arrest/ | 2022-07-22T18:34:33Z | https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/crime/parsons-stabbing-leads-to-arrest/ | false | null |
GRAY - Mr. Harry Dean Shelton, age 87, Gray, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday July, 19, 2022 at the Johnson City Medical Center, after a head injury from a fall. Harry also battled dementia for about seven years.
Harry was born to Oscar and Violet Chapman Shelton in Shelton Laurel, Madison County, North Carolina on February 10, 1935. The family moved to Washington county, Sulphur Springs Community, in 1942. He graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1953. For the past 53 years he has resided in the Boones Creek Community.
Harry proudly served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1964. He retired from Eastman Chemical Company in 1996 after 30 years.
Harry was a faithful member of Marvin’s Chapel United Methodist Church for over 60 years. He worked on many Church Committees. He was the Chairman and a member of the trustees for several years. He loved working with the United Methodist Men, serving at the Melting Pot as long as he was able. Harry was a member of the Washington County Cattleman’s Association. He loved working on his farm and raising cattle. Harry was a 50-year member of the Rhea Lodge No. 47, Jonesborough, TN.
Harry is survived by his wife of 67 years, Bobbie Kindle Shelton, a son, Harry Dean Shelton, II and wife Rebecca, a daughter Beth Shelton Sedam and husband, Charlie; grandchildren, Noah Samuel Sedam, Chelsey Sedam and David Shelton. Step grandchildren, Max Johnson, Candas Wollen, Ronnie Bentley, and Todd Bentley. Several step great grandchildren also survive. Harry is survived by three special nieces, Linda Loyd, Rhonda Brodrick and Sally Johnson.
Harry was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Leonard Shelton, and Alan Shelton, and his sister-in-law Judy Shelton.
The family of Harry would like to express their thanks to all the wonderful care givers of the V.A. Medical Center Home Based Primary Care during the past two years. Thank You Deanna, Ruth, Lorie. Michael, Kristen, Dr. Hayel and Chaplain Holmes, for your wonderful care of Harry. You were always there to see that all his medical needs were met. Also, the family would like to thank the care givers of In Home Health, Daniel, Jackie, Barbara, Cindy and Jamie, who gave exceptional care to Harry and Bobbie.
A Celebration of life will take place at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home, Jonesborough, TN on Monday July 25, 2022 at 7:00PM. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 prior to the service. Graveside service will take place Tuesday July 26 at Monte Vista Cemetery, Garden of the Gospels at 12:00 noon.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Marvin’s Chapel United Methodist Church Melting Pot Fund. | https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/obituary/mr-harry-dean-shelton/article_24230bbe-09dd-11ed-9ed6-43cf804edcfe.html | 2022-07-22T18:34:36Z | https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/obituary/mr-harry-dean-shelton/article_24230bbe-09dd-11ed-9ed6-43cf804edcfe.html | false | 2 |
80 years ago in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, The German started mass deportations of Jews to the death camp in Treblinka, Eastern Poland. To honour the victims of these tragic events, the inhabitants of the Polish capital took part in the “March of Remembrance.”
“We want to highlight the fact that the operation which resulted in the deportation of some 300,000 people from Warsaw began exactly 80 years ago,” said Franciszek Bojańczyk from the Jewish Historical Institute.
Among the victims was Janusz Korczak, a Polish Jewish educator, children’s author and pedagogue known as Pan Doktor (“Mr. Doctor”) or Stary Doktor (“Old Doctor”).
Learn about more cultural events by watching the full episode.
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(The Hill) – Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said on Thursday at a conference that the legitimacy of the Supreme Court is tied to its conformity to public opinion, Reuters reported.
“I’m not talking about any particular decision or even any particular series of decisions, but if over time the court loses all connection with the public and with public sentiment, that’s a dangerous thing for a democracy,” Kagan said at a judicial conference in Montana.
Kagan, a liberal appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Obama, dissented in the court’s momentous Dobbs v. Jackson decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and sent the authority on abortion back to the states.
The recent Supreme Court term included many contentious decisions, including cases about gun rights and the Environmental Protection Agency, and Kagan was often on the dissenting side of majority decisions.
Kagan said at the conference that the court earns its legitimacy by remaining impartial and nonpartisan.
“Overall, the way the court retains its legitimacy and fosters public confidence is by acting like a court, is by doing the kinds of things that do not seem to people political or partisan,” she said.
Kagan referenced times in history when Supreme Court justices failed to discipline themselves and instead “attempted to basically enact their own policy or political or social preferences,” saying that this puts court legitimacy at risk. | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/trending/kagan-warns-that-supreme-court-legitimacy-at-risk-if-it-strays-too-far-from-public-sentiment/ | 2022-07-22T18:35:30Z | https://www.wearecentralpa.com/trending/kagan-warns-that-supreme-court-legitimacy-at-risk-if-it-strays-too-far-from-public-sentiment/ | false | 13 |
38% reduction in energy usage ranked #1 nationally among all "Energy Goal Achievers" participating in the DOE's Better Buildings Challenge
CHANHASSEN, Minn., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, for the company's energy efficiency improvements across nearly 160 athletic country clubs nationwide. DOE staff and Life Time leaders toured the company's Chanhassen, Minn. club to see firsthand the technologies and procedures that helped Life Time increase its energy efficiency by 38% across more than 16 million square feet of building space.
"At Life Time, we're committed to making a positive impact on the health and wellness of our members and team members — along with the communities in which we operate, said Bahram Akradi, founder, CEO, and Chairman. "For 30 years, we've prioritized designing and building athletic clubs with healthy communities and a healthy planet in mind. This will continue to be a significant focus for us as core component of our healthy way of life vision.
In 2017, Life Time became the first health club to join the DOE's Better Buildings Challenge.
"Life Time is leading the way, not only here in Minnesota, but for the rest of the country," said Maria T. Vargas, Director of the Better Buildings Challenge. "Other organizations are looking at the work you are doing and are seeking to follow in your footsteps. Life Time made and committed to, not only energy efficiency, but water goals as well - and you have surpassed those goals. So, on behalf of the Department of Energy, I want to thank you all for your leadership."
In addition to its architectural design and construction methods, Life Time retrofitted interior and exterior lighting to LED, retro commissioned more than 3,000 rooftop units, and installed advanced energy-management systems and controls to analyze and optimize HVAC and other energy demands.
In just the last five years, across nearly 160 clubs, Life Time has…
- Reduced electricity usage by 35%. That's enough to power 15,100 homes for a year.
- Reduced natural gas usage by 15%. That's enough to charge 1.8 billion smartphones.
- Reduced water consumption by 10%. That's 157 million gallons – enough to fill 16,000 swimming pools.
At the Life Time club in Chanhassen, Minn. for example, energy use intensity has been reduced by 35%, and water use intensity by nearly 60% - over the last 10 years.
Better Buildings' Life Time Showcase Project
For more information about Life Time's commitment to people, our communities, and our planet, click HERE.
Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of nearly 160 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. The company's healthy way of life communities and ecosystem address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging, and healthy entertainment for people 90 days to 90+ years old. Supported by a team of more than 30,000 dedicated professionals, Life Time is committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its clubs, iconic athletic events, and comprehensive digital platform.
The Better Buildings Challenge is one component of the Better Buildings Initiative, through which DOE partners with public and private sector organizations to make commercial, public, industrial, and residential buildings more efficient, thereby saving energy and money while reducing emissions and strengthening the economy. To date, more than 900 Better Buildings Partners have saved more than $15 billion in energy costs while sharing their innovative strategies. Discover more than 3,000 of these solutions in the Better Buildings Solution Center.
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HPD opens attempted murder investigation after man’s hand allegedly cut off with sword
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police have launched an attempted murder investigation after a man’s hand was allegedly cut off with a sword outside a Waikiki store.
Officials said the incident happened just past midnight at a 7-Eleven convenience store on Kalakaua Avenue.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said a man in his 40s was attacked with a sword and sustained multiple wounds. Paramedics treated and transported the victim to the hospital in critical condition.
A witness said there was an altercation between a 7-Eleven employee and another man inside the store. He said the incident escalated, ending with the employee allegedly cutting that man’s hand off outside of the store with what was described as a sword.
“The victim started to shout and to cry and then I look at him on the floor and I saw that half his hand was on the floor. The guy ran to the side of the door and he fell there on the floor,” said Michael Suissa, a witness to the scene who is visiting from Switzerland.
“I was shocked and I spoke with my friend in our language and I said, ‘Did you see what happened?’ and he said, ‘Yes, he just took a sword and cut his hand.’ I was shocked.”
Suissa said the suspect then ran off toward the Hilton where police said they later arrested a 46-year-old man.
Honolulu police initially responded to the scene for a report of an assault, but it was quickly reclassified as attempted murder.
While police have not confirmed the suspect is a 7-Eleven employee, Suissa said the man with the sword has served him before and was quite pleasant.
“He served me twice for the last two days. He was very nice. He was very kind... I was shocked that someone like that does something so horrible. In just one minute. He doesn’t control himself, he doesn’t think, he doesn’t take a breath. And even though this victim told him something, treating him or told him something bad, why to cut his hand was something that I can’t understand,” Suissa said.
A security guard said the victim and the suspect have had a past and was worried it was eventually going to get physical.
Meanwhile, residents who live nearby said they are not surprised something like this happened, adding that there are a lot of problems in the area.
An investigation remains ongoing.
This is developing story. Check back for updates.
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SmackDown Superstar Sami Zayn recently opened up about The Undertaker being impressed by one of his promos during his time on the NXT brand.
Zayn is currently one of the most despicable heels in the business today. He was once the biggest babyface in NXT, often dubbed the "heart and soul" of the brand. He successfully connected with the fans, who rooted for him throughout his journey until he captured the coveted NXT Championship.
Appearing on the Broken Skull Sessions podcast, hosted by Stone Cold Steve Austin, Sami Zayn spoke about one of his favorite memories from his time in NXT. Zayn recalled The Undertaker and Kevin Owens watching one of his and PAC's promos in the build-up to their match at TakeOver R Evolution.
The former Intercontinental Champion added that The Deadman was left so impressed with their work that he got up and praised them:
"So, he's watching this and sort of like the NXT gorilla, and he's watching the promo, and he's watching Undertaker loving it. So when I slap him in the face, Undertaker gets all fired up and pokes his head into gorilla and he goes, 'Yeah! They just sold some effing tickets!' But gorilla position's kind of busy, so nobody sold it since nobody could hear him," said Sami Zayn (From 1:59 - 2:25)
Check out the video below:
Zayn cried during The Undertaker's Hall of Fame speech
Sami Zayn confessed to having shed tears during The Undertaker's speech at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony earlier this year. The SmackDown Superstar was particularly touched by the WWE legend speaking about coming to terms with his physical limitations:
"Four out of the five (WWE Hall of Fame speeches), I was weeping. And it's because I know first-hand what that's gonna feel like. Because I even heard Undertaker say this in a different interview where he said something like 'My mind, I still have visions of what I want to do, how I want to do it, I still see it. But you come to a point where my body just won't let me do it anymore,'" said Sami Zayn. [15:49-16:10]
The Great Liberator is reportedly dealing with an injury. Fans noticed and pointed out during his appearance on last week's SmackDown that he was wearing an arm sling.
If you take any quotes from this article, please credit Broken Skull Sessions and provide transcription credit to Sportskeeda.
Who was that 1 WWE Superstar who could tell Vince McMahon to F- off? An ex-WWE writer tells us here. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-sami-zayn-the-undertaker-s-reaction-promo | 2022-07-22T18:43:57Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-sami-zayn-the-undertaker-s-reaction-promo | true | 1 |
Michigan parent's school fight results in dismissed charge, $20M lawsuit
Erin Jo Chaskey feels the looks she gets when she walks in the grocery store in her hometown of Onaway, where she is undergoing what she calls the fight of her life to make her school district accountable. Chaskey, a 38-year-old mother of two, has filed a federal civil...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa hired Lorenda Holston as assistant athletic director for diversity, equity and inclusion and Anthony Embry for the newly created position of athletics academic and diversity coordinator, the university announced Friday.
The moves come as the university faces a lawsuit by former football players who allege they faced discrimination and harassment from coaches and staff because they are Black.
“These additions to our staff enhance our overall campus and athletics department commitment to DEI, while working with our student-athletes and staff as we continue to move forward with increased staffing and resources in this critical area," said Liz Tovar, senior associate athletic director and the university's executive officer and associate vice president of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Holston previously worked in athletic department support positions at Purdue and Georgia Tech. Embry had worked in academic support in athletic departments at Coastal Carolina and the University of Portland.
The former players' lawsuit was filed in November 2020, naming head coach Kirk Ferentz and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, his son. They allege they were demeaned with racial slurs, forced to abandon Black hairstyles, fashion and culture to fit the “Iowa Way” promoted by Kirk Ferentz, held to different standards than white players and retaliated against for speaking out. Iowa linebackers coach Seth Wallace was added as a defendant in the lawsuit in April.
A trial is set for March 2023, with the former players seeking monetary damages and cultural changes inside the athletic department. Aaron Mends, Brandon Simon, Javon Foy, Akrum Wadley, Marcel Joly, Jonathan Parker and Darian Cooper are plaintiffs.
The university agreed to pay strength coach Chris Doyle $1.1 million as part of a resignation agreement in June 2020, after dozens of former players said on social media he had bullied and discriminated against them. Doyle has denied the allegations.
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