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(The Hill) – Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday pushed back on criticism that the Justice Department has not been aggressive enough in investigating whether former President Trump and his allies broke the law in trying to overturn the 2020 election.
In an interview with NBC News, Garland insisted the department was urgently investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and the events leading up to it, vowing to charge “everybody who was criminally responsible for interfering with the peaceful transfer of power.”
“It is inevitable in this kind of investigation that there’ll be speculation about what we are doing, who we are investigating, what our theories are,” he said. “The reason there is this speculation and uncertainty is that it’s a fundamental tenet of what we do as prosecutors and investigators is to do it outside of the public eye.”
The interview on Tuesday coincided with a Washington Post report that federal prosecutors have begun asking grand jury witnesses about Trump’s conduct and their contact with him, a sign that the former president could now be a subject of the probe.
Garland has been subject to mounting pressure throughout the summer as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has presented damning evidence in a series of public hearings aimed at convincing voters and the Justice Department of Trump’s criminal culpability.
When asked whether he had any concern about the political ramifications of indicting a former president, Garland gave no hint about whether it was under serious consideration within the department but insisted that prosecutors will only weigh the facts and the law when making such a decision.
“We pursue justice without fear or favor,” Garland said. “We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding January 6, or any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable, that’s what we do.” | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/garland-dismisses-criticism-of-jan-6-probe-vows-to-charge-everybody-who-was-criminally-responsible/ | 2022-07-27T01:01:20Z | https://kfor.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/garland-dismisses-criticism-of-jan-6-probe-vows-to-charge-everybody-who-was-criminally-responsible/ | false | 24 |
SUNBURY — The Reagan Street Project continues to progress as paving work is set to begin and the project will come to a close by Aug. 31, according to city officials.
City Councilman Jim Eister said the project is coming along and is set to be complete by the end of August.
"They are on schedule to be done," he said. "They will be getting ready to start paving by the beginning of August."
Reagan from Front Street to Fourth Street will all be brand new, Eister said.
The project began last year and Eister said he is happy with the results.
"Everything is going well," he said.
The city received a $1 million Community Development Block Grant to alleviate flooding near the Reagan Street Underpass.
The project, when complete, will replace a 15-inch combined stormwater sewer line, which backs up during severe rain events, with a 48-inch line that will become the new sewer line from Front Street to Fourth Street along Reagan.
Eister said the next phase will begin once Reagan Street is complete. That project is the Susquehanna Avenue project.
That project consists of new stormwater lines and upgraded lines "where necessary," Eister said.
Eister said the Reagan Street project also consisted of a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation project to install new curbing on corners and make them ADA compliant.
City Administrator Derrick Backer said he is also pleased with the progress.
"There is some little work here and there needed to finish Reagan Street, but the main thing is paving," he said. "The construction crew is ahead of schedule and barring any weather or material delays the project should be completed on time.
"We appreciate everyone's patience with this project as there has been nonstop work being done on this roadway for a year and a half. We are looking forward to the completion of Reagan Street and having it fully open to the public for use." | https://www.dailyitem.com/news/reagan-street-in-sunbury-almost-ready-to-open/article_e968b7f4-0d28-11ed-955c-97bccba6db9b.html | 2022-07-27T01:02:00Z | https://www.dailyitem.com/news/reagan-street-in-sunbury-almost-ready-to-open/article_e968b7f4-0d28-11ed-955c-97bccba6db9b.html | true | 1 |
Vancouver is filled with sweet summer sounds throughout August, and we’ve got the low down on performances you need to check out around the city!
From Ambleside Music Festival to The Weeknd and Doja Cat, here are our picks of 10 great concerts to add to your schedule!
And for more fun things happening around town be sure to visit our Listed section.
Ambleside Music Festival
What: The inaugural Ambleside Music Festival, presented by GSL Group, will take place from August 12 to 14 at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver and boasts two stages packed with international stars and local favourites.
Headliners for the seaside celebration of music include punk rock legends The Offspring, beloved BC indie rockers Mother Mother, JUNO Award-winning pop-rock band Marianas Trench, and JUNO Award-winning indie-pop group Walk Off The Earth.
When: August 12 to 14, 2022
Where: Ambleside Park — West Vancouver
Tickets: Available online
The Weeknd and Doja Cat
What: The Weeknd and Doja Cat are performing together in Canada this summer as part of their After Hours Til Dawn tour of North America.
The two artists have collaborated previously. In May of 2020, Doja Cat was featured on The Weeknd’s song “In Your Eyes” from the album After Hours. And now we’ll get to see them perform the number together live for the first time in Canada.
When: August 23, 2022
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: BC Place – 777 Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver
Cost: Various prices, purchase online
Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival 2022
What: Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival will be headlined by Grammy-award-winning rock group The War on Drugs. “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” the title track from their latest studio album, topped the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay charts for seven weeks.
There will be food vendors on site and beer and wine will also be available to those who are 19+ with two pieces of valid ID, including one photo ID. A family activity area will be open from 2 to 8 pm, though children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times.
When: August 6, 2022
Time: Gates at 12 pm
Where: Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
Tickets: Various prices, purchase online. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult
Granville Promenade 2022
What: Granville Promenade, presented by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, is happening every weekend in August in the Granville Entertainment District.
This year’s outdoor festival is free to the public thanks to the support of community sponsor Telus Mobility. Attendees of Granville Promenade will enjoy live music, street entertainment, patios, art, and markets. DVBIA will also give away prizes from local businesses.
Visitors will also want to check out Granville Promenade often as each day of the event will feature a different “theme” to discover.
When: Every Saturday and Sunday in August
Time: 1 to 7 pm
Where: Granville Entertainment District – Granville Street between Smithe Street and Helmcken Street
Cost: Free
Whistler Summer Concert Series
What: These free outdoor performances are worth the drive. The Whistler Summer Concert Series at Whistler Olympic Plaza showcases a wide variety of genres and talents, including Punjabi folk dancing, interactive choirs, PowWowStep, and more. Upcoming artists include:
- Thursday, July 28 – the della kit and Gurdeep Pandher
- Friday, July 29 – DJ Peacefrog and Choir! Choir! Choir!
- Thursday, August 4 – DJ PRAiZ and Ron Artis II & The Truth
- Thursday, August 18 – Native Thunder and DJ Shub presents “War Club Live”
- Thursday, August 25 – Vinyl Richie The J.B.’s
When: Various dates in July and August 2022
Time: 6:30 pm (live DJ sets) and 7:30 pm (headlining sets)
Where: Whistler Olympic Plaza – 4365 Blackcomb Way, Whistler
Cost: Free
Music on Main’s Summer Pop-Up Concerts
What: Music on Main’s free Summer Pop-Up Concerts ranges from classical string quartets to choirs and music from around the world. Pack a picnic and enjoy the outdoor performances by talented local musicians at Mount Pleasant Park.
When: August 9 to 12 and August 16 to 18, 2022
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: Mount Pleasant Park – West 16th Avenue at Ontario Street, Vancouver
Cost: Free
Truck Stop Concert Series
What: Red Truck Beer Company’s Truck Stop Concert Series will see the brewery located at 295 East 1st Avenue hosting a lineup of diverse local and international talent. On August 13, enjoy performances by headliner Sammy Rae & The Friends along with Rich Aucoin, Shawnee Kish, Alex Little & The Suspicious Minds, and Good Goin’.
When: August 13, 2022
Time: 4 to 10 pm
Where: Red Truck Beer Company, 295 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver
Tickets: Starting at $50 plus fees. Available online
The Killers
What: The Killers will be kicking off their Imploding the Mirage Tour at Rogers Arena. The band had planned on an earlier world tour to promote the album, but the pandemic forced them to change their plans.
Pressure Machine, the latest album from the band, who originated in Las Vegas, will be released six days before the Vancouver show.
When: August 19, 2022
Time: 7:30 pm
Where: Rogers Arena – 800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver
Cost: Various prices, purchase online
Music on the Mountain
What: Head to the Altitudes Sky Deck at Grouse Mountain every Sunday this summer to enjoy live music by local artists, plus drink specials
When: Every Sunday until September 4, 2022
Time: 6:30pm-9pm (Set 1: 6:30-7:30pm/Set 2: 8:00pm-9:00pm)
Where: Grouse Mountain (Altitudes Bistro) – 6400 Nancy Greene Way, North Vancouver
Tickets/Admissions: $25 Sunset Rate after 7 pm (online offer only); $69 for full-day Mountain Admission tickets; $59 for full-day Local Mountain Admission tickets. Purchase online
Fair at the PNE Concerts
What: PNE Fairgoers will enjoy sensational performances this year including Pop, Rock, Country, and R&B as well as throwback 80s and 90s concerts. The Summer Night Concerts will run every evening that the Fair is open, starting on Saturday, August 20 in the PNE Amphitheatre.
When: August 20 to September 5, 2022 (closed August 29)
Time: Nightly at 8:30 pm
Where: The Fair at the PNE – 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver
Admission: Reserved tickets for Summer Night Concerts start at $15. Attendees will also need to purchase a Fair Gate Admission separately for the date of the concert. | https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-concerts-august-2022 | 2022-07-27T01:03:27Z | https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-concerts-august-2022 | false | 1 |
Click here to read the full article. Boston-based sneaker retailer Bodega has a new sneaker collaboration on the way.
After joining forces with New Balance on a two-shoe 574 collab this month, the retailer has teamed up with the French sports equipment company Salomon to deliver a new iteration of its X-Mission 4 shoe before week’s end.
According to Bodega, the gray-based nylon ripstop upper of the shoe dons a “Stormy Sky” tie-dye treatment, which gives every pair an individualized look. Adding a touch of color to the collab is a bright yellow tongue with a red tag along with teal eyelets and a purple sock liner. Salomon... | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2675218900430/african-fashion-is-showcased-at-london-s-va | 2022-07-27T01:05:28Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2675218900430/african-fashion-is-showcased-at-london-s-va | true | null |
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Drop fantasy of staying, Boris Johnson told
Boris Johnson is risking a Donald Trump-style challenge to democracy by “encouraging” his supporters to campaign for him to stay in Downing Street, a Conservative MP has said.
Steve Baker, the senior backbencher who in April called for Johnson to resign, compared reported remarks by the outgoing prime minister to Trump’s refusal to accept defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election.
Baker told HuffPost UK: “The idea the prime minister can continue now he’s resigned after the collapse of his government is risible. It’s not going to happen. But the act of encouraging people to think it might really does risk the type of nonsense Trump fomented in the US.
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“It’s not responsible, it’s not right and Boris should abandon this fantasy | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drop-fantasy-of-staying-boris-johnson-told-lwtt5r205 | 2022-07-27T01:09:02Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drop-fantasy-of-staying-boris-johnson-told-lwtt5r205 | true | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The intensifying rivalry between former President Donald Trump and his once fiercely loyal vice president, Mike Pence, was put on stark display Tuesday as the two gave dueling speeches in Washington on the future of the Republican Party.
Trump, in his first return to Washington since Democrat Joe Biden ousted him from the White House, repeated the false election fraud claims that sparked the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, while Pence, in a separate address, implored the party to move on from Trump’s defeat.
Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the 2020 election was tainted. The former president’s allegations of fraud were also roundly rejected by courts, including by judges he appointed.
“It was a catastrophe, that election,” Trump nonetheless declared to an audience of cheering supporters at the America First Agenda Summit, about a mile from the White House he once called home.
Hours earlier, addressing a student conservative group, Pence said, “Some people may choose to focus on the past, but elections are about the future.”
The speeches highlighted the divisions within the party between Trump loyalists who still refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election and other Republicans who believe the party should instead focus on the future heading into this fall’s midterm elections and beyond.
And they come as both men have been laying the groundwork for expected presidential runs. Trump, in particular, has been teasing his intentions and said Tuesday that he “may just have to do it again" as he addressed a group of former White House officials and Cabinet members who have been crafting an agenda for a possible second Trump administration.
Pence, once Trump's loyal vice president, spoke about his own “Freedom Agenda” as he presented a different vision for the party at a conference nearby.
“I believe conservatives must focus on the future to win back America. We can’t afford to take our eyes off the road in front of us because what’s at stake is the very survival of our way of life," he said in an address to Young America’s Foundation, a student conservative group.
Trump, too, said America's survival was at stake. In a speech billed as focused on public safety, he painted a dark picture of a nation in decline and one in imminent danger from rising crime. Among his proposals, he called for executing drug dealers, sending the homeless to tent cities on the outskirts of cities, and expanding his Southern border wall.
Biden joined in — on Twitter — dismissing Trump's claim to have been a law-and-order president.
Referring to the Capitol riot, he tweeted: “I don’t think inciting a mob that attacks a police officer is ‘respect for the law.’ You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-cop – or pro-democracy, or pro-American.”
Trump, in his remarks, also spent plenty of time airing his usual grievances even as some advisers have urged him to move on.
“If I renounced my beliefs, if I agreed to stay silent, if I stayed home and just took it easy, the persecution of Donald Trump would stop immediately,” he said. “But that’s not what I will do.”
Despite Trump's reputation for harshly criticizing rivals, Pence and other potential GOP contenders have been increasingly brazen in their willingness to take on the man who remains a dominating force in the Republican Party, despite his actions on Jan. 6, when he stood by as a mob of his supporters ransacked the Capitol and tried to halt certification of Biden's win.
The former White House partners also campaigned for rival candidates in Arizona Friday, while Pence's former chief of staff, Marc Short, recently testified before a federal grand jury investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Short was at the building that day as Pence fled an angry mob of rioters who called for his hanging after Trump wrongly insisted Pence had the power to overturn the election results.
Pence has repeatedly defended his actions that day, even as his decision to stand up to his boss turned large swaths of Trump's loyal base against him. Polls show that Trump remains, by far, the top choice of GOP primary voters, with Pence far behind.
That contrast was on display Tuesday as Trump spoke before an audience of hundreds of cheering supporters gathered for the America First Policy Institute's two-day America First Agenda Summit. The group is widely seen as an “administration in waiting” that could quickly move to the West Wing if Trump should run again and win.
The event had the feel of a Trump White House reunion — but one without Pence.
Pence, meanwhile, received a friendly — but less exuberant — welcome from the students, who struggled to break into a “USA!" chant.
In his remarks, Pence repeatedly touted the “Trump-Pence administration." But the first question he received during a brief question-and-answer session that followed his speech was about his growing split with Trump, which is particularly stark given the years he spent as the former president's most loyal sidekick.
Pence denied the two “differ on issues,” but acknowledged, “we may differ on focus."
“I truly do believe that elections are about the future and that it’s absolutely essential, at a time when so many Americans are hurting and so many families are struggling, that we don’t give way to the temptation to look back,” he said.
Pence has spent recent months delivering policy speeches, traveling to early voting states and penning a book that Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday would be titled “So Help Me God" and published in November. The publisher said the book would, in part, chronicle “President Trump’s severing of their relationship on January 6, 2021, when Pence kept his oath to the Constitution.”
Trump, meanwhile, has spent much of his time since leaving office spreading lies about his loss to sow doubt about Biden's victory. Indeed, even as the House Jan. 6 committee has been laying bare his attempts to remain in power and his refusal to call off a violent mob of his supporters as they tried to halt the peaceful transition of power, Trump has continued to try to pressure officials to overturn Biden's win, despite there being no legal means to decertify it.
The America First Policy Institute is one of several Trump-allied organizations that have continued to advocate for his priorities in his absence. In addition to the summit, the group has been making preparations for another possible Trump administration, hoping to avoid the early chaos of Trump's first term by “making sure we have the policies, personnel and process nailed down for every key agency when we do take the White House back," said AFPI president Brooke Rollins, who previously served as head of Trump’s Domestic Policy Council.
While the organization was once dismissed as a landing zone for ex-Trump administration officials shut out of more lucrative jobs, it has grown into a behemoth, with an operating budget of around $25 million and 150 staff, including 17 former senior White House officials and nine former Cabinet members overseeing nearly two dozen policy centers. | https://www.eagletribune.com/region/trump-pence-speeches-put-stark-gop-divide-on-display/article_152116a7-7acb-531e-90ce-c552a4364bf1.html | 2022-07-27T01:12:54Z | https://www.eagletribune.com/region/trump-pence-speeches-put-stark-gop-divide-on-display/article_152116a7-7acb-531e-90ce-c552a4364bf1.html | true | 29 |
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Jan. 6 panel to show outtakes from Trump speech day after riot
( The Hill ) – The House select committee investigating the Jan 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol on Thursday plans to show outtakes of former President Trump’s speech a day after the riot in its prime-time hearing.
The Washington Post first reported on the clips of the outtakes, which were part of the production of the speech Trump gave after the night after the riot.
Sources told the newspaper that the outtakes show the former president struggling to condemn the rioters for their actions, attempting to refer to them as patriots, and resisting to say that the 2020 election was over.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Jan 6. committee, told CNN that the new outtake clips will present what the former president wanted to say about the actions on that day, noting that people urged him to do something to stop the violent attack on the Capitol.
“You’ll hear the terrible lack of a response from the President, and you’ll hear more about how he was ultimately prevailed upon to say something and what he was willing to say and what he wasn’t,” Schiff told the network on Wednesday.
Thursday’s prime-time hearing is expected to focus on Trump’s inaction at the White House during the Capitol insurrection, and include pressing details from prior hearings such as Trump spreading false theories on how he had actually won the 2020 election.
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), who is expected to co-lead Thursday’s hearing alongside fellow committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), said in an interview earlier this month that the panel plans to focus on the 187 minutes between Trump leaving the rally stage while the insurrection was in progress.
Former White House press secretary Sarah Matthews and former deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger are both expected to testify during Thursday’s hearing as well, giving detail of what they saw transpire during the day.
Both Matthews and Pottinger resigned from their positions following the Capitol insurrection.
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No égalité if male MPs wear a tie, say women
Women from France’s radical left party arrived in parliament in green ties yesterday to protest against sexism and conservative demands that they be compulsory for men in the assembly.
More than 20 of the 29 female members of France Unbowed, the party led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, demonstrated against a call from the Republicans party to Yaël Braun-Pivet, the new Speaker, to ban the casual dress favoured by many in the new parliamentary intake.
The radical left, which came third with 75 MPs in last month’s general election, has been the worst offender against a dress code requiring jackets for men and formal attire for women.
Clémentine Autain, 41, a prominent France Unbowed MP, said the demand for la cravate reflected “class hatred”. She added: “The | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-egalite-if-male-mps-wear-a-tie-say-women-99q5xvgxw | 2022-07-27T01:14:25Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-egalite-if-male-mps-wear-a-tie-say-women-99q5xvgxw | true | null |
Stephen Harper’s endorsement of Pierre Poilievre for the Conservative Party leadership is a boost for the Ottawa MP that will particularly sway party members who have been on the fence about supporting him, the Conservative Senate leader says.
“So far, this is the biggest and most important endorsement,” Don Plett said in an interview on Tuesday.
But he said it’s a complicated situation. “Conservatives are strong-minded people, and if I had been a supporter of somebody else, I don’t think an endorsement like this would sway my first ballot vote. If I was on the fence, it most certainly would.”
Conservatives are now mailing in ballots in the race set to end Sept. 10, choosing among five candidates: Ontario MPs Mr. Poilievre, Scott Aitchison and Leslyn Lewis, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, and Roman Baber, a former Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature.
Mr. Plett, who has endorsed Mr. Poilievre for the leadership, noted the leadership campaigns are focused on the Conservative membership, including tens of thousands of new members whom he suspects will have the highest regard for the former prime minister and his style of government.
Mr. Harper was the first leader of the current Conservative Party of Canada, formed in 2003 with the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance. He was prime minister from 2006 until Justin Trudeau led the Liberals to victory in 2015. Mr. Harper has been the only member of the new party to serve as prime minister.
“We are not speaking to the general electorate at this point. Clearly we will on Sept. 11. Right now, [Mr. Poilievre’s] job is to become the leader, and so he’s going after the membership, and I think the membership is supportive of Stephen Harper in large part,” Mr. Plett said. “I think he’s got a good base of support and I think Stephen Harper’s support will give them, definitely, an added boost.”
Conservative Party leadership race divides along Harper, Mulroney lines
Ben Harper scorches Jean Charest, while Pierre Poilievre’s team nurses a grudge
Mr. Poilievre’s campaign said it has signed up about 311,000 members in the leadership race prompted by the party’s ouster of Erin O’Toole as leader earlier this year.
The senator said he supported Mr. Poilievre from the start, but remained neutral because of his leadership position until he became exasperated with suggestions the party could not win an election under Mr. Poilievre.
Mr. Harper sat on the sidelines for two leadership races, looking on as Andrew Scheer and then Mr. O’Toole were chosen.
But that ended on Monday night, with the posting of a tweet with a brief video clip.
In it, Mr. Harper said the five candidates in the race constitute a “strong field,” but Mr. Poilievre, whom he described as a “strong minister” in his government, is the best prospect for leadership largely because of his policies, talents as a critic and his popularity among the caucus and existing and new members.
“I know, of course, that others, including some of my friends, may disagree with me, and I respect their views, but I thought you would like to know what my opinion actually is,” Mr. Harper said.
In his own tweet, Mr. Poilievre said he was proud to serve in Mr. Harper’s cabinet. “It’s a big honour to have his support in this leadership race,” his statement said.
A spokesperson for Ms. Lewis’s campaign declined comment. Representatives for Mr. Aitchison and Mr. Baber did not respond to requests for comment.
On Monday evening, Mr. Charest issued a statement calling Mr. Harper’s endorsement “a personal choice” and added he would unite the Conservative Party as Mr. Harper had done.
Former MP John Reynolds supported Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown for the leadership and shifted his support to Mr. Charest after Mr. Brown was disqualified.
He said Mr. Harper may see Mr. Poilievre as a devoted ally during his time as prime minister. “I believe he wants the next leader of the party to be one of the people on his side of the agenda when everything was happening, and I have no problem with that,” Mr. Reynolds said.
Pollster Nik Nanos said Mr. Harper’s endorsement sets the stage for the political showdown between the Liberals and Conservatives in the next federal election.
“The Harper endorsement is an acknowledgment that Poilievre is the likely leadership winner and Harper legacy inheritor,” Mr. Nanos, the chief data scientist at Nanos Research, said in a statement.
“An endorsement by Harper is a powerful signal within the Conservative movement. The same endorsement could very well fire up and mobilize progressives during the next election.”
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PORT ALLEN, La. (BRPROUD) — A Port Allen family of three and a pilot died in a sightseeing plane crash in Boulder County on July 18.
Ian, 17, Amanda, 13, and their mother, Sandra Kirby, were on a three-week vacation to Colorado and Utah.
“This is one of your nightmares,” said Jessica Major, principal of Port Allen Middle School.
Major said the community is hurting. She watched Amanda and Ian grow up.
“In a place like this where most of the community work in the local school system, we see our students out in the community, we might live by our students, they become part of who we are,” she said.
In two weeks Ian was to start his senior year of high school where he was well known in the Port Allen High band.
“Every year we have a homecoming parade and the high school passes our school and he would always be so proud playing his instrument and Amanda would be so excited to see her brother,” said Major.
Major described Amanda as outgoing, smart and a friend to everyone. Amanda was to start the eighth grade and aspired to play in the band, just like her big brother.
“Anytime she walked around campus she would talk to any faculty member there was even if it was an adult she did not know. She would tell them hello and introduce herself,” she said.
The plane was only in the air for 10 minutes before it crashed. Recovery efforts have taken days because of significant damage. According to the FAA, the plane was a Cessna P337, which is a dual-engine aircraft.
Major said the first day of school won’t be the same without Amanda but wants students to know help is here if needed.
“We will have counselors on staff and we can set up an appointment for them to come in. But we’re also going to work as a team to ensure that on the first day of school, we want to remember her and how she loved every part of school,” she said.
The plane crash will be investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
A GoFundMe has been created by a relative of the Kirby family to raise funds for a memorial service. | https://kdvr.com/news/local/siblings-mother-killed-in-boulder-county-plane-crash-remembered/ | 2022-07-27T01:26:18Z | https://kdvr.com/news/local/siblings-mother-killed-in-boulder-county-plane-crash-remembered/ | true | 2 |
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute Agenda Summit in Washington, DC Photograph:( AFP )
Although he stopped short of declaring his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election, Trump predicted Republicans would retake the Senate in his first speech in Washington since leaving office 18 months ago
Insisting that he won his second bid for the White House and would not allow his perceived enemies to bar a return, former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ignored pressure from some fellow Republicans to avoid repeating his false claims about a stolen 2020 election.
Although he stopped short of declaring his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election, Trump predicted Republicans would retake the Senate in his first speech in Washington since leaving office 18 months ago.
In a 93-minute speech to the conservative America First Policy Institute, Trump said "I ran the first time and I won. Then I ran a second time and I did much better ... and you know what? That's going to be the story for a long time, what a disgrace it was. But we may just have to do it again."
Predicting a future federal government controlled by Republicans, Trump used his speech to paint a picture of an America plagued by crime.
Highlighting that he would use the National Guard to stop violence in states and cities, Trump added that he will relocate the urban homeless to tent encampments on the outskirts of American cities.
It comes after the congressional committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot depicted Trump as ignoring pleas of family and aides to intervene as he watched his supporters on live TV target the seat of Congress for hours.
Dismissing the panel as ''hacks and thugs'', Trump said it wants to damage his reputation so that he won't be able to run in the presidential election in 2024.
Rendering him unfit to return to the White House, the committee is trying to build a case that Trump's efforts to overturn his defeat in November 2020 by Democrat Joe Biden constitutes dereliction of duty and illegal conduct.
With some 40 per cent of Republicans saying he is at least partly to blame for the Capitol riot, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that Trump's standing has weakened slightly even though he still remains the leading figure in the Republican Party.
Among those maneuvering for possible Republican primary challenges in 2024 is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who can take advantage of Trump's waning popularity.
(With inputs from agencies)
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The EU’s plan to rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels faces “significant” problems and practical challenges, including that it goes against member states’ environmental principles and it risks falling short in its funding aims, the guardians of the bloc’s finances have warned.
REPowerEU, MSR sale plans face “significant” problems, challenges, EU’s financial watchdog warns
The EU’s plan to rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels faces "significant" problems and practical challenges, including that it goes against member states' environmental principles and it risks falling short in its funding aims, the guardians of the bloc’s finances have warned.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife and Grammy-winning singer Ciara are bringing more to Denver than a promising football season. Their clothing brand, The House of LR&C, opened at the Park Meadows Mall with gender-neutral, fashion-forward looks that prioritize sustainability.
Last night’s grand opening party featured Wilson and Ciara themselves, dressed in looks from Lita, Ciara’s womenswear line, and Good Man Brand, Wilson’s menswear collection. The two welcomed an intimate crowd of VIP guests with the history behind the brand and how it came to fruition, alongside co-founder and CEO Christine Day.
“When you come into the store, we want it to feel like home for you,” Wilson said with the support of his teammates behind him.
The B Corp Certified store is a trailblazer in the retail industry with its recyclable hangers, compostable bags, sustainable materials and more. Rather than renovating the existing space, The House of LR&C opted to keep the interior features intact in an effort to acknowledge the carbon footprint that the fashion industry makes. As a result, The Wilsons are using their platform to not only uplift the community but to give back to the planet in the process.
That’s not all. The new store, which marks the fourth House of LR&C location, will partner with The Wilson’s nonprofit, Why Not You Foundation. A percentage of the store’s profits will go towards the foundation that provides educational resources for young people battling cancer, living in poverty or in need of support to be successful in life.
The House of LR&C stands for “Love Respect and Care” and Lita stands for “Love Is The Answer.” For The Wilsons, creating a brand with a mission to give back is within everything they do, even the name of the brand and its collections.
“Love is the way. The world is a better place when we love,” Ciara said. “Us women have an incredible gift that we possess – to love. And we can make things move with our love.”
To channel that love, she put her passion for fashion to use in creating a brand that is determined to give back.
“I want to be a one-stop shop for women,” Ciara added. “My goal with Lita by Ciara is to be your best friend in fashion.”
In addition to Good Man Brand and Lita by Ciara, The House of LR&C offers Human Nation, a Gen-Z-inspired streetwear line, as well as kids’ clothing. While the couple dominates the national sports and entertainment industry, they are also paving the way for what sustainable fashion can resemble for all genders, ages, sizes and styles. Specifically, Lita by Ciara carries XXS to XXL sizes and gender-neutral pieces meant for any occasion.
The event celebrated local offerings planned by Roz Event Planning with catering by Chef Cool Dre, desserts by Black Knife Bakery, photography by Cierra Ann Media, music by DJ Moby Ivory, drinks by CoCo Mobile Bar, florals by Blumenhaus and decorations by Colorado Party Rentals and Wallflower Rentals. Although The Wilsons are new to Denver, their mission to embrace the community was clear with the inclusion of local offerings and creatives.
As the store opens to the public, mall-goers can experience the sustainable mission behind The House of LR&C while sporting the fashion-forward pieces from each line within the brand. Even before football season has begun, The Wilsons are making their mark on Denver and will continue to elevate the Colorado fashion scene through their inspiring vision.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside.
Solo also was charged with misdemeanor child abuse and resisting a public officer in connection with the March 31 incident. Her attorney, Chris Clifton, said those two charges were voluntarily dismissed, the Winston-Salem Journal reported.
A news release from the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office said a judge gave Solo, 40, of Roaring Gap in Alleghany County, a suspended sentence of 24 months and an active sentence of 30 days. She was given 30 days’ credit for time she spent at an in-patient rehabilitation facility. The judge also ordered Solo to pay $2,500 in fines and a $600 fee for the cost of the lab tests. She also has to get a substance abuse assessment and complete all recommended treatment.
Roaring Gap is approximately 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Winston-Salem.
In a statement released after her guilty plea, Solo said that although she took pride in motherhood and how she and her husband handled her children during the pandemic, “it was incredibly hard and I made a huge mistake.”
“Easily the worst mistake of my life. I underestimated what a destructive part of my life alcohol had become,” she said. “The upside of making a mistake this big is that hard lessons are learned quickly. Learning these lessons has been difficult, and at times, very painful.”
A police report said Solo was arrested in a shopping center parking lot in Winston-Salem. According to an arrest warrant, a passerby noticed Solo passed out behind the steering wheel for more than an hour with the vehicle’s engine running and the two children in the backseat.
A responding officer could smell alcohol, and the warrant said Solo refused a field sobriety test.
Solo was taken to the magistrate’s office, where she refused to take an alcohol breath test, so police got a search warrant for a blood sample. Solo had a blood alcohol content of 0.24%, three times the legal limit. Tests also showed that Solo had THC in her system, according to a police report.
Solo was dismissed from the national team following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics after calling the Swedish team “cowards” for taking a defensive stance against the defending gold medalists, ending a laudable playing career that was also marred by controversy.
She was suspended for 30 days in early 2015 after she and husband Jerramy Stevens were pulled over in a U.S. Soccer-owned van and Stevens was charged with DUI. She was also benched after publicly questioning coach Greg Ryan’s decision to start Briana Scurry against Brazil during the 2007 World Cup, comments many saw as a slight against Scurry.
Solo also was involved in an altercation with family members in 2014 that resulted in Solo’s arrest, although charges in that case were eventually dropped.
Solo made 202 appearances with the national team, with 153 wins and an international-record 102 shutouts. She won a World Cup title and two Olympic gold medals with the team.
During the 2015 World Cup championship run, she allowed just three goals in seven games with five shutouts.
She was elected to the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in January. The induction ceremony was set for May 21, but the newspaper reported that Solo requested that the ceremony be delayed until next year.
Solo married Stevens, a former tight end for the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in 2012. The couple’s twins, Vittorio Genghis and Lozen Orianna Judith Stevens, were born on March 4, 2020.
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[Regarding “From CPP: Objections to Proposed Plan for WNC National Forests Delay Process,” June 20, and “Taking the Long View: Increased Logging Will Benefit Our National Forests,” June 8, both Xpress]:
It’s inspiring to see so many objections to the disappointing Pisgah-Nantahala forest plan, which wants to maximize logging and minimize protections for the forest.
Among the more than 850 objections to the plan are the city of Asheville and Buncombe County. Big thanks to Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for stepping up for our forests. They recognize the value that mature, intact forests provide for our air, water, climate, scenery, recreational opportunities, property values, regional economy and public health.
The largest and most populous city and the largest and most populous county in WNC both want stronger protections for Pisgah. So do 95% of the roughly 34,000 people who have commented on the plan.
What will it take for the Forest Service to finally listen?
Protecting Pisgah will benefit the health and well-being of everyone who lives here. Thank you to Asheville, Buncombe County, the hundreds of objectors and thousands of everyday folks who are fighting for the forest.
— Steven Koranda
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City council members will vote to settle the allegations for $1.5 million, according to the city attorney's office.
The Oakland Police Commission voted 7-0 on Feb. 20, 2020, in favor of terminating Kirkpatrick without cause, a decision Schaaf affirmed. Kirkpatrick then filed a wrongful termination suit against the city. She alleged the city violated her rights to free speech and that she was fired in retaliation for blowing the whistle on alleged misconduct by commissioners.
In May, a jury sided with Kirkpatrick over the whistleblower claim but sided with the city over the free speech claim.
Kirkpatrick sought more than $3 million in damages. The jury awarded her $337,635, which she was entitled to as severance when she was fired. The balance of the $1.5 million will cover the former chief's litigation costs of about $250,000 and a portion of her attorney's fees.
In a resolution to be voted on Tuesday, the city will deny any wrongdoing and liability and will not admit to any of Kirkpatrick's allegations.
The city council authorized the settlement with Kirkpatrick in closed session on last Thursday. Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan and Councilmembers Noel Gallo, Treva Reid, and Loren Taylor voted in favor of the compromise.
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An Inflight Coveral jacket worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin when he flew on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon's surface in 1969 was auctioned off to an anonymous bidder for almost $2.8 million.
The winning bidder did not immediately reveal their identity and participated in the auction by phone, which was facilitated by Sotheby's auction house.
The $2,772,500 paid for the jacket was “the most valuable American space-flown artifact ever sold at auction,” an auctioneer said, according to the New York Times.
The 92-year-old Aldrin put a list of other items from his career up for auction. Some of the items date back to his time as a student at the United States Military Academy. They include the Eagle lunar module's circuit breaker switch, which broke during the mission and could have caused Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to become stuck on the Moon.
Aldrin said, "I hope that this collection offers some insight into what it has been like to be Buzz Aldrin."
Sotheby's called the list of items "among the most significant and valuable space exploration artifacts ever offered at auction."
Aldrin said in a press statement, "After deep consideration, the time felt right to share these items with the world, which for many are symbols of a historical moment, but for me have always remained personal mementos of a life dedicated to science and exploration."
One of the items put up for auction is an old brushed aluminum black felt-tipped ink pen. It was flown to the Moon and used in that mission. It is credited with saving Aldrin and his fellow astronaut after that circuit breaker switch was broken.
When the accident happened, Aldrin is recorded as calling back to NASA to say, "Houston, Tranquility. Do you have a way of showing the configuration of the engine arm circuit breaker? Over. The reason I'm asking is because the end of it appears to be broken off. I think we can push it back in again. I'm not sure we could pull it out if we pushed it in, though. Over.”
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(WTNH) – News 8 hosted a debate between the three Republican candidates running for U.S. Senate. They are looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Senator Richard Blumenthal.
You can watch the entire debate in the video above.
The debate was divided into six topics: Economy, Education, Guns, Abortion, Politics, and Immigration. There was also a lightning round where the candidate could only have a one-word answer.
Below are the questions that the candidates were asked. You can watch the videos below the topic questions to see their answers.
TOPIC: ECONOMY
- Inflation and global demand are making the cost of goods & services more expensive, here and around the world. What kind of proposal could you as a US Senator promote to help CT residents? (0:04)
- Connecticut ranks very low in affordability, especially for minority families. What will you do to make homeownership more affordable for all residents, including people of color? (4:11)
TOPIC: EDUCATION
- Student loan debt may be as high as $1.7 trillion, with the average balance about $40,000, with as many as 500,000 borrowers in Connecticut. Do you support forgiving student loan debt?
TOPIC: GUNS
- Would you have voted in favor of the recent gun control bill passed in Congress? What will you do to reach across the aisle to address gun violence? (0:02)
- What do you think needs to be done to protect schools in our state? Would you arm teachers? (4:18)
TOPIC: ABORTION
- With the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court, how would you, as a U.S senator, vote if a federal law codifying the right to an abortion was put on the floor of the Senate for a vote? (0:18)
- In the wake of Roe, many are wondering about the precedent it sets for future cases, including access to birth control. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas condemned “Griswold vs Connecticut.” Which protects the right of married couples to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction. Justice Thomas wants the high court to review this case. Where do you stand on this issue of access to birth control? (5:12)
TOPIC: POLITICS
- Since Connecticut is historically a blue state, where the majority of voters are unaffiliated, how will you work to win the moderate vote? How can you convince unaffiliated voters to support you?
TOPIC: IMMIGRATION
- There is an uncertain future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has provided temporary legal status to thousands of immigrants brought to the United States as children. Should DACA be made permanent?
LIGHTNING ROUND:
- If former President Trump said he wanted to come to Connecticut tomorrow and campaign on your behalf, would you accept that invitation?
- President Trump may run in 2024. Would you support him?
- A recent News 8/ The Hill/ Emerson College Polling found that 6 in 10 voters support a maximum age limit for elected officials. Would you support this?
- A federal ban on assault weapons expired in 2004. Should it be reinstated?
- The I-91/I-84 interchange in Hartford will need to be replaced in the coming decades. Do you support the plan to bury portions of the highway?
- Did President Joe Biden win the 2020 election?
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Petition: Stop People From “Listing” Adopted and Fostered Children on Facebook
In an attempt to re-home their fostered or adopted kids, people across the country are posting listings on Facebook. These children are already going through one of the most difficult things imaginable, and these posts are dehumanizing and unregulated. One of the posts in the group read, “What is...
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Zimbabwe is allowing cannabis to be sold for the first time as part of complementary medicines given to patients.
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe has invited all licensed cannabis and hemp producers, manufacturers, importers, exporters and retail pharmacists to apply for approval to sell the products.
The regulator requested those interested to provide product samples and also allow its officials to inspect production sites. “Unlicensed sellers of cannabis will be prosecuted for selling unapproved” medicines, it said in a letter, dated July 18.
The southern African nation is seeking to boost income from cannabis as it gradually shifts away from tobacco, the main cash-crop. The approval will help spur an industry that the country’s Treasury estimates has the potential to reach $1.25 billion a year.
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Cannabis for medicinal purposes has “immense potential” to generate export receipts and tax revenues, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has said.
Medicinal cannabis is mostly used to manage pain as an alternative to regular pharmaceutical drugs. Medical research shows that it has the ability to reduce physical pain and can also be effective in helping ease neurological distress. | https://www.thezimbabwenewslive.com/zimbabwe-okays-cannabis-use-in-medicines-for-first-time/ | 2022-07-27T01:52:06Z | https://www.thezimbabwenewslive.com/zimbabwe-okays-cannabis-use-in-medicines-for-first-time/ | false | 1 |
By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services from a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after he was charged of assault with intent to rape.
The act was allegedly against a 23-year-old woman.
Jason Pinder, 44, appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans yesterday.
On July 22 in New Providence, Pinder is alleged to have assaulted a 23-year-old woman intending to have sexual intercourse with her against her will.
Due to the severity of the offence the accused was not required to enter a plea. However, he was informed that his case would proceed by way of a Voluntary Bill of Indictment (VBI).
The accused was further told that he could apply for bail through the Supreme Court, where his trial will ultimately be held.
While discussing the topic of his bail the accused informed the Magistrate that he had not had contact with his family since his arrest last week.
Although Pinder indicated that he doesn’t know any of his family members’ telephone numbers, Magistrate Vogt-Evans told him that the court would assist him in trying to contact them.
Until such time that bail is granted to Pinder he will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS).
Pinder is expected to return to court for service of his VBI on October 17.
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It's been a dreary, rainy week in D.C. On this episode of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are a little stir crazy after being stuck inside during the storms. But, with thunder rolling in the background, Robin kicks things off with an ethereal cut from the Berlin-based trip-hop artist Perera Elsewhere that perfectly captures the mood.
Meanwhile, Bob, who's still picking confetti out of his clothes following a recent Flaming Lips show, shares new music from his latest obsession: the mesmerizing, Boston-based duo Gem Club.
Later, Bob and Robin are joined by NPR Music's Saidah Blount and Otis Hart who introduce us to 21st century gospel doo-wop from Mapei and the Australian rapper Remi.
Also on the show: The psychedelic rock group Of Montreal channels vintage Rolling Stones on a new song called "Fugitive Air," and the sultry sounds of New York City-based singer Tati Ana.
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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
A new exhibition in East Los Angeles showcases the work of more than 30 Chicano artists and collectives who use sound in dynamic ways. This is the last week the exhibition is up at the Vincent Price Art Museum. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has details.
MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: Strewn on the floor of one gallery is what's left of a baby grand piano after Nuyorican artist Raphael Montanez Ortiz destroyed it for an art performance. There are splintered fragments of its wooden case and shattered piano keys.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
DEL BARCO: A video shows the time Ortiz took an ax to a piano in 1966.
(SOUNDBITE OF PIANO KEYS CLANGING)
DEL BARCO: He tells a news reporter about channeling aggressive instincts to create destructivist art.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
RAPHAEL MONTANEZ ORTIZ: Destructivist art exists because murder exists in society. And perhaps if destructivist art became an important movement in civilization, then perhaps wars would end, perhaps murders would end, perhaps suicides would end.
DEL BARCO: Ortiz founded El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem. At age 88, he's still a working artist whose use of sound inspired others in the Sonic Terrains of Latinx Artists exhibition at the Vincent Price Museum. Joseph Valencia is one of the curators.
JOSEPH VALENCIA: It's by no means a full historical overview of sound in Latinx art. But what emerges is this really interesting, polyphonic expression of sound in our culture.
DEL BARCO: That includes avant-garde visual artists, spoken-word performers and pop culture musicians.
VALENCIA: The art in this exhibition engages with history, engages with community, political activism, art for identity formation, cultural belonging, collective healing.
(SOUNDBITE OF METAL CLANGING)
DEL BARCO: Another video in the exhibition documents a sound ritual by an artist collective called AMBOS Project. In 2017, artist Jackie Amezquita read a list of 96 immigrants who died trying to cross into the Arizona desert from Mexico. Many of them could not be identified.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JACKIE AMEZQUITA: (Speaking Spanish).
(SOUNDBITE OF METAL CLANGING)
DEL BARCO: In memory of each, the other artists gong the metal border fence with a stick, says Amezquita.
AMEZQUITA: We're using the border as, like, an instrument to kind of re-embody people who lost their lives in the desert.
DEL BARCO: The exhibition also features Chicano spoken-word artist Ruben Guevara, using the sound of his voice as a call to action in 1992.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
RUBEN GUEVARA: Raza. Wake up.
DEL BARCO: In his performance piece "Aztlan, Babylon, Rhythm & Blues," Guevara referred to the 1970 anti-war protest in East LA that was marred by police violence.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
GUEVARA: Hey, fellas, have you heard? There's been a shootout at the Silver Dollar Cafe.
DEL BARCO: The 79-year-old artist told NPR he started out singing doo-wop, gospel and rock.
GUEVARA: Words are musical. They evolved into theater, poetry and song. So the poetry became my instrument.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SUENOS DE CALIFORNIA")
LOS TIJUANA FIVE: (Singing) California mia...
DEL BARCO: Another artist curated a display of novelty radios transmitting bilingual music on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. A sound piece called "Distant Lover" documents the impact of California radio DJ Art Laboe as callers ask for oldies to reach incarcerated loved ones.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JESSICA: Baby, I love you. I miss you. I can't wait to see you again.
ART LABOE: What are you going to play for him, Jessica (ph)?
JESSICA: I want to dedicate "You're All I Need" by Marvin Gaye.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "YOU'RE ALL I NEED")
MARVIN GAYE: (Singing) Like sweet morning dew, I took one look at you.
DEL BARCO: For the exhibition, LA artist Marcus Kuiland-Nazario created an interactive sound installation that's an homage to his late father, an audiophile. He invites visitors to relax inside a space wallpapered by images of reel-to-reel tape recorders.
MARCUS KUILAND-NAZARIO: I wanted you to feel, like, held or hugged by sound.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "A PAPA")
CELIA CRUZ: Bomba.
DEL BARCO: Visitors can play Nazario's collection of 1970s vinyl records on a vintage turntable and listen as cassettes play recordings in which he talks to men about their dads.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: I always had this idealized version of my father, you know, because I never really got to know him.
KUILAND-NAZARIO: When you listen to these interviews and you listen to this music and you're in this environment, it's like a big altar, really. It's a sonic altar.
DEL BARCO: In that sense, he says, sound can be used as a healing kind of magic.
Mandalit del Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "A PAPA")
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ESCAPED ALONE Concludes WAM Theatre's 2022 Fresh Takes Series
The play will be presented live (and live-streamed) on Sunday, August 7, at 2pm at The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home in Lenox.
WAM Theatre concludes their 2022 Fresh Takes Play Reading Season with Escaped Alone, written by one of the most prolific living playwrights, Caryl Churchill (Top Girls, Cloud 9, Far Away). The play is directed by WAM's Producing Artistic Director Kristen Van Ginhoven and will be presented live (and live-streamed) on Sunday, August 7, at 2pm at The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home in Lenox. Tickets are on sale now.
"While written before this pandemic, Escaped Alone provides a resonant opportunity to use humor and absurdity to look at what's going on in our world. If we can't laugh at all we are facing in our inner and outer worlds, then what do we have?" explains director Kristen Van Ginhoven. "I am excited to explore how one of our most esteemed contemporary female playwrights defies convention to explore how we navigate catastrophe."
Back by popular demand, Escaped Alone, by iconic feminist playwright Caryl Churchill, brings us to a backyard where three old friends and a neighbor spend a series of summer afternoons chatting, while visions of apocalyptic horror play out inside their minds. Deemed "the most dazzlingly inventive living dramatist in the English language" by The New York Times, Churchill entwines histories, laughter, and song over tea and catastrophe.
The play presents conversation between four women around the same age as the then-77 year old Caryl Churchill. Helmed by van Ginhoven, the WAM reading will feature an ensemble of celebrated regional actors: Mrs. J is played by Candace Barrett-Birk (Guthrie Theatre's Romeo and Juliet, To Kill A Mockingbird, Chester Theatre's recent Tiny Beautiful Things), who is making her WAM debut; Joan Coombs (Emilie, Tartuffe, Tale of the Allergist's Wife) returns to the WAM Stage to play Vi; Lena is played by Eileen Schyler (4000 Miles, Blithe Spirit), seen at WAM as Alyssa in The Old Mezzo, and the role of Sally is played by another local actor making her WAM debut, TAMIR (Solo performer of Now and In the Land of Israel, and the title role of Medea).
Candace Barrett-Birk, who is playing the role of Mrs. J, stated that she is: "drawn particularly to this scaffolding of a play because it speaks with such grace, ease, humor and urgency about so many things that are important right now... It is about the importance of community." Barrett-Birk, who has previously directed this play goes on to explain that: "Mostly, it is about the power of story-telling-and story-listening. It presents the very real notion that our conversations-our stories-affect not only us and the people around us, but also the future of the world."
WAM is excited to be once again collaborating with, and performing at The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home in Lenox, where WAM has previously presented events with their Intergenerational Ensemble.
WAM Theatre's Fresh Takes Play Reading Series presents ground-breaking stories that are imaginative and thoughtful explorations of complex issues affecting women and girls. Featuring local professional actors and directors, the Fresh Takes play readings continue WAM's commitment to connecting Berkshire audiences to female playwrights who are contributing to national and international theatre conversations. Each reading will be followed by a brief discussion with the artists.
Tickets are now on sale for Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Kristen Van Ginhoven at The Mount on August 7. For more information or to reserve your tickets today, visit WAM online at wamtheatre.com or call 413.274.8122.
For more information about the 2022 Season and ways you can participate with WAM Theatre, please visit wamtheatre.com. | https://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/article/ESCAPED-ALONE-Concludes-WAM-Theatres-2022-Fresh-Takes-Series-20220726 | 2022-07-27T02:07:50Z | https://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/article/ESCAPED-ALONE-Concludes-WAM-Theatres-2022-Fresh-Takes-Series-20220726 | true | 1 |
HANOVER, WV (WVNS)–The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Southern West Virginia on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Wyoming County residents are feeling the impact of that in parts of the county.
Over in Hanover, Misty Lee experienced some of the worst of it.
Lee lives two minutes down the road in Garden Gap and could not get to her house because the water was so high.
“I can’t get home. My husband said that he didn’t even know if the drainpipe is still there because there’s so much water. He got stranded at my neighbors because he went to check on my son’s place because it was right below the neighbors and there’s like mudslides and the water is covering the road, you don’t even know where the road is,” said Lee.
Another major point of concern is fallen trees, one of which sat on Route 97 in Baileysville on Route 97.
Lance Hatfield, Chief with the Brenton Volunteer Fire Department said his crew had to clean up multiple trees after the rain started falling.
He said people need to be careful if they are driving during storms.
“Trees and stuff they are surrounded. And don’t try and drive under one, that’s likely shaky because it can fall at any time. At least the wind will blow them down,” Hatfield said.
For those who are out on the road, if you can not see the road or do not think you can make it, follow the advice to turn around, and not drown.
Also, do not stand or play in flood waters because there could be hidden downed electrical lines and bacteria in the water. | https://www.wvnstv.com/top-stories/top-stories-beckley/flash-floods-in-wyoming-county-leaves-resident-stranded/ | 2022-07-27T02:08:10Z | https://www.wvnstv.com/top-stories/top-stories-beckley/flash-floods-in-wyoming-county-leaves-resident-stranded/ | false | 2 |
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RIYADH — A YouTube spokesperson in the Middle East has confirmed that protecting the values of society is considered as one of the platform's main priorities in Saudi Arabia and around the world.
The YouTube spokesperson made this clarification while speaking to Asharq Bloomberg news channel, after the rapid interaction that the YouTube platform made in responding to the demands of the Saudi authorities regarding the removal of the inappropriate ads.
The spokesperson confirmed that Youtube had removed the ads that appeared on the platform, which the concerned authorities in Saudi Arabia described as contradicting the values of the country.
The accounts of advertisers who violate the YouTube platform's policies have been closed, the spokesperson confirmed, describing the platform's policy as "strict".
The spokesperson commented on the Saudi demands, saying that protecting society is one of the platform’s main priorities in Saudi Arabia and around the world, noting that the YouTube, which owned by Google, has responded quickly to the warnings of the Saudi authorities regarding the infringing content.
He added that during the past year 2021, Google has removed more than 286 million ads globally through its platforms due to the promotion of content considered inappropriate to its policies, as well as 125.6 million other ads for inappropriate content.
It is noteworthy that the General Commission For Audiovisual Media (GCAM) and the Communications & Information Technology Commission (CITC) in Saudi Arabia have issued a joint statement on July 23, asking YouTube platform to remove the inappropriate ads that contradict Islamic and societal values and principles.
The Saudi joint statement warned YouTube that if they continue to broadcast these inappropriate content and ads, then they will take the necessary legal measures in accordance with the audio-visual communication and media regulations.
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EH216, developed by the EHang Holdings Limited, headquartered in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, completes its demo flight tour in Japan. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] EHang Holdings Limited, the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle technology platform company, has completed a demo flight tour in July for its EH216 AAV across four cities in Japan, after its demo flights in Okayama and Fukushima cities last year.
The unmanned vehicle made its appearance on the ceremonial day on July 18, which marked the 1,000-day countdown to the opening of the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
The demo flights in Japan included over-the-sea flights and point-to-point flights, both believed to be the firsts for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle in Japan.
The Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai looks to introduce the innovative eVTOL technology to the public and has plans to use eVTOL vehicles for visitor transportation at the Expo, according to the company sources.
«We will continue to develop situations for flying vehicles in logistics, tourism, emergency transportation and disaster response, and will continue to take on the challenges of airborne business, including takeoff and landing sites, in cooperation with the public and private sectors,» said Hiroshi Kirino, chairman of Okayama Kurashiki Mizushima Aero & Space Industry Cluster Study Group, a Japanese partner of EHang.
With EHang’s first mover advantages and leading expertise in AAV technologies, the company is expected to provide its EH216 flights for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, and implement its safe, autonomous and eco-friendly UAM solutions in Japan in the near future, according to Hu Huazhi, chairman and CEO of EHang.
«We are very pleased to complete the EH216 demo flight tour in four Japanese cities, which has set our footprint in up to six cities across Japan, and laid a solid foundation for our continuous expansion in the Japanese market,» he said.
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A new exhibition in East Los Angeles showcases the work of more than 30 Chicano artists and collectives who use sound in dynamic ways. This is the last week the exhibition is up at the Vincent Price Art Museum. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has details.
MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: Strewn on the floor of one gallery is what's left of a baby grand piano after Nuyorican artist Raphael Montanez Ortiz destroyed it for an art performance. There are splintered fragments of its wooden case and shattered piano keys.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
DEL BARCO: A video shows the time Ortiz took an ax to a piano in 1966.
(SOUNDBITE OF PIANO KEYS CLANGING)
DEL BARCO: He tells a news reporter about channeling aggressive instincts to create destructivist art.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
RAPHAEL MONTANEZ ORTIZ: Destructivist art exists because murder exists in society. And perhaps if destructivist art became an important movement in civilization, then perhaps wars would end, perhaps murders would end, perhaps suicides would end.
DEL BARCO: Ortiz founded El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem. At age 88, he's still a working artist whose use of sound inspired others in the Sonic Terrains of Latinx Artists exhibition at the Vincent Price Museum. Joseph Valencia is one of the curators.
JOSEPH VALENCIA: It's by no means a full historical overview of sound in Latinx art. But what emerges is this really interesting, polyphonic expression of sound in our culture.
DEL BARCO: That includes avant-garde visual artists, spoken-word performers and pop culture musicians.
VALENCIA: The art in this exhibition engages with history, engages with community, political activism, art for identity formation, cultural belonging, collective healing.
(SOUNDBITE OF METAL CLANGING)
DEL BARCO: Another video in the exhibition documents a sound ritual by an artist collective called AMBOS Project. In 2017, artist Jackie Amezquita read a list of 96 immigrants who died trying to cross into the Arizona desert from Mexico. Many of them could not be identified.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JACKIE AMEZQUITA: (Speaking Spanish).
(SOUNDBITE OF METAL CLANGING)
DEL BARCO: In memory of each, the other artists gong the metal border fence with a stick, says Amezquita.
AMEZQUITA: We're using the border as, like, an instrument to kind of re-embody people who lost their lives in the desert.
DEL BARCO: The exhibition also features Chicano spoken-word artist Ruben Guevara, using the sound of his voice as a call to action in 1992.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
RUBEN GUEVARA: Raza. Wake up.
DEL BARCO: In his performance piece "Aztlan, Babylon, Rhythm & Blues," Guevara referred to the 1970 anti-war protest in East LA that was marred by police violence.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
GUEVARA: Hey, fellas, have you heard? There's been a shootout at the Silver Dollar Cafe.
DEL BARCO: The 79-year-old artist told NPR he started out singing doo-wop, gospel and rock.
GUEVARA: Words are musical. They evolved into theater, poetry and song. So the poetry became my instrument.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SUENOS DE CALIFORNIA")
LOS TIJUANA FIVE: (Singing) California mia...
DEL BARCO: Another artist curated a display of novelty radios transmitting bilingual music on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. A sound piece called "Distant Lover" documents the impact of California radio DJ Art Laboe as callers ask for oldies to reach incarcerated loved ones.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JESSICA: Baby, I love you. I miss you. I can't wait to see you again.
ART LABOE: What are you going to play for him, Jessica (ph)?
JESSICA: I want to dedicate "You're All I Need" by Marvin Gaye.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "YOU'RE ALL I NEED")
MARVIN GAYE: (Singing) Like sweet morning dew, I took one look at you.
DEL BARCO: For the exhibition, LA artist Marcus Kuiland-Nazario created an interactive sound installation that's an homage to his late father, an audiophile. He invites visitors to relax inside a space wallpapered by images of reel-to-reel tape recorders.
MARCUS KUILAND-NAZARIO: I wanted you to feel, like, held or hugged by sound.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "A PAPA")
CELIA CRUZ: Bomba.
DEL BARCO: Visitors can play Nazario's collection of 1970s vinyl records on a vintage turntable and listen as cassettes play recordings in which he talks to men about their dads.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: I always had this idealized version of my father, you know, because I never really got to know him.
KUILAND-NAZARIO: When you listen to these interviews and you listen to this music and you're in this environment, it's like a big altar, really. It's a sonic altar.
DEL BARCO: In that sense, he says, sound can be used as a healing kind of magic.
Mandalit del Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "A PAPA")
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I have used the phrase “words matter.” I found out how much they matter recently after a City Council meeting. In a previous council meeting, I had described our community as being less diverse than some, making some of our policing challenges less pronounced than elsewhere. Based on comments during the citizen input portion of the regular council meeting, I realized some people hear the phrase “as diverse as some others” as referencing only — or primarily — race or skin color. I had no idea it would be so narrowly interpreted. For me, diversity is a much more layered, complex concept applicable in a wide variety of situations. I never thought my comment would be a focal point for expanding discussions on what diversity is and what levels of community investment are required to assure diversity develops.
Law Insider articulates my understanding of diversity as follows: "Culturally Diverse Communities means communities of different diversity dimensions including: race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation/identity, socio-economic status, age, religion, physical and/or mental/neurological abilities, language, geographical location (e.g. urban/rural), veteran and/or other pertinent characteristics."
I apologize for not anticipating how others might hear the word “diversity.” I wish those offended would have contacted me during the two weeks between my comment and the post-council meeting episode on July 21, so we could have talked. Instead, they assumed they understood my intentions and condemned me summarily. This is the type of situation in which the adage, “Seek first to understand” is highly applicable.
When diverse populations in a community increase — as with our former influx of Middle Eastern Muslim students — the potential for serious cultural misunderstandings and ensuing conflict increases significantly. When different cultures encounter each other, ensuring equity and safety for all often involves relying on laws and increased proactive, community policing.
This is not because one group or another is more crime-ridden. It is because we, as humans, tend to feel more comfortable with those we perceive to be “like us.” We, unfortunately, have an almost innate tendency to look at those who come from” the outside” or have different beliefs/philosophies as “the other” and therefore suspect. Often the majority tendency is to see “outsiders” as exploitable and be OK with that because, after all, they are not really “us.”
The confrontation this past Thursday was a classic example of what happens when emotion and shouting replace reason. It was exceedingly difficult to finish a sentence, much less a thought, without being cut off. Unfortunately, I was only able to partially respond to Mr. Lacey‘s questions before being interrupted. Had I been allowed to complete my answer, and tie it to my experiences with diversity-based conflict, I would have noted that it is frequently the majority group, not the minority group(s), that create diversity-based altercations.
I would have reminded Mr. Lacey that Chief Schei stated the ratio staffing concept is based on growth/decline of population. He did not mention increased need for specialized officers as community diversity increases — regardless of population headcount. A quick internet search reveals ratio staffing is not the only method for determining police department officer needs according to various professional law enforcement organizations. Significant population growth requires force expansion. However, so do significant diversity increases. I would also have pointed out that because Idaho State University has a higher percentage of local/close regional students than many universities, its student population does not increase our diversity as significantly as the more diverse student bodies of some higher education institutions.
The Pocatello Police Department’s 2020 federal COPS grant application requesting five additional federally funded police officers, relies on the concept that the influx of members of certain groups creates the need for more officers. It assumed the large number of transient construction workers needed for the much-touted rapid Northgate build-out would inherently increase the need for police officers. I quote the final grant application statement from Section 7: Need For Federal Assistance: "In the interim, the addition of additional land area due to annexation, construction buildup and influx of a population of transient construction personnel involved with the buildup has and will continue to place an ever (sic) increasing drain on our current resources."
Is our police department labeling transient construction workers as particularly prone to increase the drain on police resources?
The more diverse a community becomes, the more it relies on an equally diverse police force with a sophisticated understanding of diversity and how its many facets can play out in a community. For example, in cities with entire enclaves in which English is the second language — or rarely spoken at all — police forces need to engage multi-lingual officers fluent in the cultures of specific neighborhoods.
Our court system employs interpreters and signers for the hearing impaired for exactly the same reasons. It adds to the payroll, but it is necessary to ensure equity. The greater the number of groups trying to inter-relate, the greater the necessity for proactive intervention plans designed to prevent — or at least minimize — diversity-based misunderstandings escalating into altercations.
I have lived where diversity is far more pronounced than in Pocatello. Those communities had diversity issues that inform my current perceptions. The differences among residents were more pronounced, involved a greater variety of cultures, jobs, races, religions, education levels and languages encompassing a far greater number of people. Law enforcement (and all citizen services) were stretched thin being appropriately responsive to everyone.
While we would all like to believe Idaho and Pocatello are uniformly welcoming toward people of every sector, this is not true. A young woman came to my office recently. She was desperate to leave Idaho because her life was threatened based on her race. Just this year a female athlete left ISU because she was not culturally comfortable. Six years ago, a New York Times headline stated, “Muslim Students Report Burglaries and Hate Literature at Idaho State.” In the last 24 hours I learned of a bi-racial couple that left our town to live where they feel more secure and accepted.
Diversity enriches! But we also have to be prepared for the reactions of some. I struck up a conversation with a taxi driver from India recently. He shared his belief that Toronto is the fastest growing city in North America because it embraces diverse populations and immigrants; and, therefore, offers an enticing multi-cultural quality of life to city residents and tourists. However, he also said there are growing pains because locals do not always welcome newcomers for a variety of reasons.
This current situation needs to be a learning moment for all of us. I will listen to how I am perceived in our community. I hope others will strive for understanding and dialog rather than summary judgment and conflict.
I know who I am and have repeatedly demonstrated my commitment to underserved populations during my thirty years in Pocatello. If this situation serves as the catalyst to initiate the authentic, in-depth conversations about race, discrimination and othering this community needs to have, so be it. I am at peace.
Roger Bray is a longtime member of the Pocatello City Council who has lived in Pocatello for 30 years. | https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/the-gifts-and-dilemmas-of-true-diversity/article_c7d9cc2b-cec5-5195-ae4b-14f899992dbb.html | 2022-07-27T02:19:03Z | https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/the-gifts-and-dilemmas-of-true-diversity/article_c7d9cc2b-cec5-5195-ae4b-14f899992dbb.html | true | 1 |
Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.
The research, published online Tuesday by the journal Science, shows that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was likely the early epicenter of the scourge that has now killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world. Scientists conclude that the virus that causes Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, likely spilled from animals into people two separate times.
“All this evidence tells us the same thing: It points right to this particular market in the middle of Wuhan,” said Kristian Andersen, a professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research and coauthor of one of the studies. “I was quite convinced of the lab leak myself until we dove into this very carefully and looked at it much closer.”
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In one study, which incorporated data collected by Chinese scientists, University of Arizona evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey and his colleagues used mapping tools to estimate the locations of more than 150 of the earliest reported Covid-19 cases from December 2019. They also mapped cases from January and February 2020 using data from a social media app that had created a channel for people with Covid-19 to get help.
They asked, “Of all the locations that the early cases could have lived, where did they live? And it turned out when we were able to look at this, there was this extraordinary pattern where the highest density of cases was both extremely near to and very centered on this market,” Worobey said at a press briefing. “Crucially, this applies both to all cases in December and also to cases with no known link to the market And this is an indication that the virus started spreading in people who worked at the market but then started to spread into the local community.”
Andersen said they found case clusters inside the market, too, “and that clustering is very, very specifically in the parts of the market” where they now know people were selling wildlife, such as raccoon dogs, that are susceptible to infection with the coronavirus.
In the other study, scientists analyzed the genomic diversity of the virus inside and outside of China starting with the earliest sample genomes in December 2019 and extending through mid-February 2020. They found that two lineages A and B marked the pandemic’s beginning in Wuhan. Study coauthor Joel Wertheim, a viral evolution expert at the University of California, San Diego, pointed out that lineage A is more genetically similar to bat coronaviruses, but lineage B appears to have begun spreading earlier in humans, particularly at the market.
“Now I realize it sounds like I just said that a once-in-a-generation event happened twice in short succession,” Wertheim said. But certain conditions were in place — such as people and animals in close proximity and a virus that can spread from animals to people and from person to person. So “barriers to spillover have been lowered such that multiple introductions, we believe, should actually be expected,” he said.
Many scientists believe the virus jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another animal. But in June, the World Health Organization recommended a deeper probe into whether a lab accident may be to blame. Critics had said the WHO was too quick to dismiss the lab leak theory.
“Have we disproven the lab leak theory? No, we have not,” Andersen said. “But I think what’s really important here is there are possible scenarios and there are plausible scenarios and it’s really important to understand that possible does not mean equally likely.”
The pandemic’s origins remain controversial. Some scientists believe a lab leak is more likely and others remain open to both possibilities. But Matthew Aliota, a researcher in the college of veterinary medicine at the University of Minnesota, said in his mind the pair of studies “kind of puts to rest, hopefully, the lab leak hypothesis.”
“Both of these two studies really provide compelling evidence for the natural origin hypothesis,” said Aliota, who wasn’t involved in either study. Since sampling an animal that was at the market is impossible, “this is maybe as close to a smoking gun as you could get.” | https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/new-studies-theory-coronavirus-china-wuhan-market-1980368-2022-07-27 | 2022-07-27T02:21:13Z | https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/new-studies-theory-coronavirus-china-wuhan-market-1980368-2022-07-27 | false | 42 |
Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks are back with a new episode of Move the Sticks. To start off, the guys discuss the language in Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray's contract where it requires him to watch a certain amount of film during game weeks. Then, the pair break down Patriots head coach Bill Belichick praising his quarterback Mac Jones. Next, the duo look at Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' comments on having choices. After that, the guys react to the news of wide receiver Julio Jones signing with the Buccaneers. To wrap up the show, the pair talk over the 49ers going with Trey Lance as their quarterback.
Move the Sticks is a part of the NFL Podcasts Network. | https://www.nfl.com/news/move-the-sticks-kyler-murray-s-film-clause-julio-jones-to-the-bucs | 2022-07-27T02:21:12Z | https://www.nfl.com/news/move-the-sticks-kyler-murray-s-film-clause-julio-jones-to-the-bucs | true | null |
The Crypto Prophecies (TCP) traded up 5.9% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on July 26th. The Crypto Prophecies has a market capitalization of $928,467.44 and $255,625.00 worth of The Crypto Prophecies was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One The Crypto Prophecies coin can now be purchased for $0.0087 or 0.00000041 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, The Crypto Prophecies has traded 19% lower against the U.S. dollar.
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Rendon Texas fire spreads to ‘9 structures’ with propane tanks ablaze & power lines down as crews battle massive flames
A MASSIVE fire has spread to nearby structures as propane tanks are ablaze and power lines have gone down in the area.
As of 7.35pm local time, at least eight or nine structures were consumed by flames.
The Rendon Fire Department shared in a series of updates that the blaze reportedly started from a grass fire in the vicinity of Jessica Lane.
"Live power lines down and propane tanks on fire," another update tweet from the fire department reads.
As of 8.20pm, the fire department shared that progression of the fire had slowed.
Multiple additional units have responded to the scene, including personnel from the Fort Worth Fire Department.
No injuries have been reported.
It is unclear what may have caused the fire.
The types of structures involved have not yet been specified, but initial reports indicate that the fire may be near a trailer home.
Video footage from the scene shows giant plumes of black smoke coming from the flames.
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Bennett Lawson Road has been shut down in both directions as crews continue to battle the blaze.
The Rendon Fire Department shared that residents near the blaze have called 911 to alert authorities of structures along Bennett Lawson Road that have been "caught by embers."
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The fire department also reported a ruptured water supply line.
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Fort Stewart parents, students get ready to go back to school
FORT STEWART, Ga. (WTOC) - Fort Stewart is getting military parents ready for the new school year.
They hosted a back to school bash today at the Newman Fitness Center on Fort Stewart.
School representatives were on site to answer questions from parents.
Around 70 venders to help new families get familiar with the area.
“Even if you’ve been here for 10 years or even a year you don’t know what you don’t know. I know I’ve worked with the Army for 10 years and there’s some people here that I’ve never heard of. So it’s really great to know these services are offered and available and spouses don’t always get that memo passed down to them,” said MWR special events coordinator Kara Bates.
Fort Stewart students head back to school next week.
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San Francisco Giants left-hander Carlos Rodon will aim to keep his strong season going when he takes the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Phoenix.
Rodon made the National League All-Star team due to his strong first half. He will make his 20th start of the campaign and has struck out 138 in 110 innings.
By reaching 110 innings, Rodon (8-5, 2.95 ERA) activated an opt-out clause in his two-year, $44 million contract. He now will be able to test the free-agent market after the season if he desires.
“It’s not all I wanted to do. I still want to keep pitching. There’s a lot of season left,” Rodon told reporters. “There’s a lot more games to be won. That’s what I’m worried about.”
Rodon received a no-decision against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first start after the All-Star break. He gave up five runs and six hits over five innings last Thursday in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old lost to Arizona on July 4 when he gave up four runs and five hits over five innings in Phoenix. It is Rodon’s lone career start against the Diamondbacks.
Jordan Luplow is 3-for-14 against Rodon. He homered against him when both players were in the American League.
San Francisco will hope for a strong outing from Rodon after dropping to 0-5 since the All-Star break with Monday’s 7-0 loss to Arizona. The Giants had just three hits, two of them on bunts while being stymied for eight innings by Merrill Kelly.
The Giants have been outscored 32-13 during the dismal stretch and continued a recent pattern of sloppy baseball in the opener of the three-game series.
Austin Slater dropped a deep fly to center — the play was scored a double — and Luis Gonzalez was picked off first to end the eighth with San Francisco trailing by five.
Giants manager Gabe Kapler admonished Gonzalez after the contest.
“That can’t happen,” Gonzalez told reporters. “That’s on me. It’s something I’ve got to learn from. I’ve got to calm my nerves out there.”
Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks have won four of their past five games. They had 11 hits in Monday’s victory.
Arizona catcher Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with a two-run double to increase his hitting streak to 13 games. He is batting .422 (19-for-45) with three homers, six doubles, 11 runs and nine RBIs during the stretch.
“I’m continuing to work hard off the field and keeping my body healthy,” Kelly said afterward. “It’s been great to go out there and be at full strength and go out there and perform.”
Josh Rojas, Jake McCarthy and David Peralta also had two hits. Rojas stole a career-high three bases.
Left-hander Tyler Gilbert (0-3, 5.34 ERA) is slated to start for the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. He also was scheduled as the Monday starter but was pushed back in favor of Merrill Kelly a few hours before first pitch.
Gilbert, 28, received a no-decision against the San Diego Padres on July 16 in his last outing. He gave up three runs and five hits over five innings.
Gilbert received a no-decision against the Giants in a home start on July 5 when he gave up one run and four hits over 3 2/3 innings. Overall, Gilbert is 0-1 with a 1.69 ERA in three appearances (one start) against San Francisco.
San Francisco hopes infielder Tommy La Stella will be available Tuesday. He has been on the COVID-19 list since July 8.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford (left knee) is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list Tuesday but isn’t ready to be activated. Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski (left calf) lined into a double play as a pinch-hitter Monday and is expected to be available off the bench again.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Pablo López allowed two hits and tied his career high with 11 strikeouts over seven dominant innings and the Miami Marlins edged the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Tuesday night.
Joey Wendle hit a two-run single off Hunter Greene as Miami for the third time in nine games.
A day after Cincinnati piled up 11 runs in a romp, López turned in a stopper-like performance for the Marlins. He overcame Mike Moustakas’s solo homer to finish with a flourish, retiring his final nine batters and striking out the side in the sixth. He didn’t walk anybody while retiring 21 of his last 22 Cincinnati batters.
“That was really fun,” López said. “It has been a while since I felt that good. That's one of those starts I really needed. It's a good start to build on.”
The Reds had won nine of their previous 13 games.
“López had as good a stuff as we’ve seen all year," Reds manager David Bell said. "He had a good fastball. You didn’t know which way he was going to cut it. He had a good sinker and great changeup.”
López (7-5), the National League April Pitcher of the Month after going 3-0, allowed a single to the first batter he faced, Jonathan India, before retiring the next 12. Moustakas snapped that run, leading off the fifth with his sixth homer of the season.
López was happy to be able to shake off the homer.
“Giving up a homer is not ideal, but solo shots aren't going to hurt you that much,” he said. “I was able to turn the page.”
He was even prouder about issuing no walks.
“I wasn't shying away from the strike zone,” he pointed out.
López admitted to a bit of lobbying one more inning.
“You never want the ball taken out of your hand," he said. “Those are decisions that are out of my hands. I'll just be proud of the start.”
“He did a good job,” Miami manager Don Mattingly said. “We're going to need him in the second half. We're going to take care of him. We want him to stay on a good track.”
Anthony Bass kept the streak alive with a perfect eighth. Tanner Scott closed it out with a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save.
Greene almost matched López out-for-out, allowing three hits through the first four scoreless innings before the Marlins broke through in the fifth when Jesús Sánchez singled with one out and went to third on Luke Williams' single. Williams stole second while Jacob Stallings was striking out, but Wendle drove in both runners with a single to right – the first of his three straight hits.
The Marlins collected nine hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings against Greene (3-12), who struck out six and walked one. The rookie right-hander is 0-5 over his last eight starts since his last win on June 6 against Arizona.
“I just simply challenged them and kept going after them," Greene said. "If they got a little hit here or hit there, I kept going after them. I kept competing. That’s my biggest takeaway.”
HOT CORNERS
Marlins third baseman Luke Williams lunged to snare Brandon Drury’s sharp one-hopper and made a leaping throw that first baseman Lewin Díaz stretched to haul in on one hop for the first out of the first inning.
TOO GREEDY
Reds LF Tommy Pham hustled over to the line to scoop up Stallings’ leadoff single and threw the Marlins catcher out trying to stretch the hit into a double in the third.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: INF Garrett Cooper (right wrist contusion) was placed on the 10-day on Tuesday, retroactive to Sunday. Cooper was hit by a pitch on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Reds: CF Nick Senzel seemed to jar his right shoulder making a diving catch of Bryan De La Cruz’s sinking liner leading off the fifth. After a visit from a trainer, Senzel stayed in the game.
UP NEXT
RHP Luis Castillo (3-4, 2.77), the focus of trade rumors, may be making his last start for the Reds on Wednesday. He is due to be opposed by LHP Braxton Garrett (2-3, 3.42).
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LANGLEY, British Columbia - Three people including the suspected gunman were killed in a series of shootings early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia, police said.
Police said the shooting in the city of Langley, a suburb of Vancouver, started around midnight and that four people were shot by what was believed to be a lone male gunman. Two men were found dead and another man and a woman were injured. The woman is in critical condition in hospital.
Police said the shooter, who they identified as Jordan Daniel Goggin, 28, was wounded when they located him and he was shot dead at the scene by officers.
Goggin was from nearby Surrey and "was known to police but had non-criminal contact," police said in a statement.
"We're still investigating to determine if the gunman had acted alone. While the investigation is ongoing, all indications are that there was nobody else involved and there is no further ongoing threat to public safety," Chief Superintendent Ghalib Bhayani of the regional Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)force said at a news conference.
Shootings occurred in at least five different locations throughout the City of Langley and the Township of Langley. Police had asked the public to remain out of several areas, including the parking lot of a casino and a bus stop.
Authorities had issued an emergency alert for multiple shootings involving "transient victims", which led to suggestions the victims were homeless.
But Sergeant David Lee from the RCMP's homicide investigation team said he could not confirm the victims were homeless and officers were still trying to determine if they had any relationship to the gunman.
The victims have been identified but the police have not released that information.
A Reuters witness saw two black SUVs, similar to those used by police emergency response teams, in a ditch near one of the shooting sites. One vehicle had bullet holes in the windshield.
Multiple shootings are much less common in Canada than in the United States. Canada has stricter gun laws than its southern neighbor, though Canadians are allowed to own firearms as long as they have a license.
One of Canada's worst mass shootings took place in 2020, when a gunman driving a fake police car shot 13 people and killed another nine in a fire he set in Portapique, Nova Scotia.
While Canada's gun homicide rate is less than one-fifth the U.S. rate, it is higher than that of other rich countries and has been rising, according to Statistics Canada.
In May, Ottawa introduced legislation to implement a "national freeze" on the sale and purchase of handguns a week after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in their classroom in Uvalde, Texas.
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Official: Tree falls on Alabama home in storm, 2 dead
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The Batman Star Paul Dano Is Ready to Return as The Riddler in Sequel
DC Comics unveiled their new comic book based on the version of the Riddler that appeared in The Batman. The Riddler: Year One is written by the actor that played the character in The Batman, Paul Dano, and it gives us a look into the life of Edward Nashton before the events of the film. Director Matt Reeves appears to have some involvement in the comic, but is probably hard at work developing the sequel to the critically acclaimed film. During the final moments of the film Riddler becomes friends with the Joker (Barry Keoghan) with it leaving the door open for more appearances. Now, Dano appears to be up to retuning in the sequel. During a new interview, the actor revealed how amped he was to return.
"I've been spending the past year writing this comic [Riddler: Year One] because I loved so much our film, Gotham, Batman, all of it," Dano told IGN. "So you know, if they call me, I'll show up, yeah! It'd be pretty fun to get in there with another good actor like Barry."
Dano shared the screen with Robert Pattinson who played Batman in the film and his costar is well known for his social awkwardness within the press and it seems that it actually helped him while filming The Batman. Director Matt Reeves previously made an appearance on KCRW where he revealed exactly how Pattinson's physical awkwardness helped him portray the Dark Knight.
"Not only is it a facet, obviously, of who he is, because obviously that's partly him, but it's something he's in control of as well," Reeves said to the Podcast. "One of the things I found so fascinating about working with him is he works in a way that feels almost like a method actor. And yet, you can see that he has great access to his emotions, and he puts himself into a state. But he's also in incredible control of his instrument, the way he moves. It's all very technical, and it's very intentional. So I could say to him, I need this to be hotter, and he could access that very easily. [And I could say] but I also, because of this cowl and the way the light is hitting your eye, I need you to lean a little bit more to your left, because otherwise I won't see your eye. And he could do both those things at once."
"He had a tremendous ability to access his emotions, but also be in control of his movement, so all of that stuff is coming from a very internal place. But he has a tremendous facility with himself physically. He's just very able to access all of that stuff, but also weirdly at the same time, while he can be out of control, he can also be incredibly in control in terms of how to calibrate his voice, the way he's leaning, where he's standing. And so all of those choices I think he's making are on some level, very conscious, too, even though I know some of it has to be unconscious because it is coming from a very instinctual place." The Batman director added.
Directed by Matt Reves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as GCPD's James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gotham D.A. Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as mayoral candidate Bella Reál, Andy Serkis as Alfred, and Colin Farrell as Oswald "Penguin" Cobblepot. The film is streaming on HBO Max now!
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Former President Donald Trump called on NBA star LeBron James to identify as a woman and dominate women’s basketball Tuesday.
The former president lamented UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, for dominating and beating out the female competitors at the NCAA Women’s Championships in March. The topic of biological men competing in women’s sports led Trump to repeat his mockery of James.
“I’d be the greatest women’s basketball coach in history,” Trump said. “Because I don’t like LeBron James, I like Michael Jordan much better. I’d go up to LeBron James and say ‘LeBron, did you ever have any desire to be a woman? Because what I’d love you to do is star on my team that I’m building up. I will have the greatest team in history, they will never lose, nobody will come within 70 points of this team.”
“We have to change that and we have to make it okay to talk about it,” he said, referencing fairness in women’s sports. “The young lady I was talking about is afraid to talk about. She’s shunned and she’s canceled when she talks about it. This is crazy.”
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Trump’s mockery of James competing as a hypothetical transgender woman originated in July, 2021, at a “Protect Our Elections” rally in Arizona.
“Somebody said that if LeBron James ever decided to get the operation, how would he be on the court?” he said. “I’ll be honest though, look, we all like to win. If I were a coach, I tell you, I wouldn’t be talking to too many women as we know women, I’d be getting some of these people that … they’re women.” (RELATED: Trump Suggests LeBron James Should Go Dominate The WNBA At Rally)
The former president called on the NBA star to dominate the Women’s National Basketball Team (WNBA) during a May rally in Greenwood, Nebraska.
“I’ll say this to LeBron James, who I don’t like very much,” the former president said at a Greenwood, Nebraska, rally. “LeBron, did you ever have thoughts about going woman? Because, if you did, I’d love to have you on my basketball team.”
Eighteen states, including Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Utah, have passed statewide bans on biological men competing in women’s sports. FINA, the governing body for international swimming, banned nearly all biological males from a women’s competition, only permitting male athletes who have transitioned and experienced no puberty symptoms by age 12. | https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/26/trump-lebron-james-afpi-speech/ | 2022-07-27T02:52:03Z | https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/26/trump-lebron-james-afpi-speech/ | true | 1 |
INDIANAPOLIS — On the cusp of the 2022 college football season, Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith has some big goals.
“I think anything can happen,” Smith said. “The sky is the limit.”
Smith graduated from East Kentwood High School back in 2019, and a lot has changed since he left Grand Rapids for Ann Arbor. For one, Smith removed his signature goggles he wore in high school.
“I used to wear goggles strapped to my head,” Smith said. “Took that off. Slimmed down. Put on some muscle, man. Just got better a football and better at being a man.”
Smith came to Michigan as a 17-year-old kid, and now he's a 21-year-old man who has garnered a lot of respect.
“I want to hear what he says,” Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said. “I want to hear what he thinks about things. He’s real deep. He’s just a real cool guy, and he’s a great football player and everyone recognizes that.”
Smith’s teammates recognize the big man will play a huge role on the Wolverine defense in 2022
“[He’s] dominant,” Michigan cornerback DJ Turner said. “A monster. A wall.”
Smith has earned Big Ten Honorable Mention honors in 2021 with 2.5 tackles for loss. He hopes more is on the horizon for himself in 2022.
“I think some of it is up to God,” Smith said. “I think I held up my end of the bargain. I’m going to let Him take care of the rest.”
Smith also can’t thank Michigan enough for taking care of him.
“I’ve just really grown a lot in Michigan,” Smith said. “I’m not there yet, but I feel like when the time comes, I will be prepared for the real world. I’ll be prepared for the next level. Whatever life has in store for me.”
Smith and the Michigan Wolverines kick off the college football season at home on Sept. 3 against Colorado State.
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Fremantle Dockers big man Rory Lobb expected to be named to face Melbourne Demons in Friday night blockbuster
Fremantle big man Rory Lobb is shaping as a straight swap for injured captain Nat Fyfe for Friday night’s blockbuster meeting with Melbourne.
Lobb watched on at Wednesday’s morning’s short touch session but is expected to return to the side after completing Tuesday’s closed training session at Optus Stadium.
Coach Justin Longmuir said the Dockers were “pretty confident” Lobb, their leading goal kicker this season with 30 in 16 games, would take his place.
“He trained yesterday and got through enough in my eyes,” Longmuir said.
“There’s some guys that could do it, if we forced them to do it, but they just don’t back up. So I wouldn’t be reading too much into what he did out there today.”
Longmuir said Lobb would be ready to ruck against Max Gawn and Luke Jackson.
“That’s the role (forward-ruck) we’ve got for him, so he has to be fit to play that role,” he said.
Longmuir said key defender Alex Pearce would play following his latest ankle flare-up in the draw with Richmond.
Asked whether Lobb had already indicated to the club he wanted be traded at season’s end, Longmuir provided a cryptic response but didn’t deny it.
“It is where it is,” he said.
“We’ve commented on it plenty of times. I’ve stated my stance on it and that’s where it’s at.”
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Awe-inspiring 'mothership' storm cell is captured hovering over North Dakota as the state is hit with series 'golf ball sized' hail and braces for more inclement weather
- A massive storm cell filmed over the American Midwest this weekend saw citizens bombarded with howling winds and 'golf ball-sized' hail
- It comes as residents prepare for more forecasted inclement weather - which could yield tornadoes and more sizeable hail - putting 52million at risk
- The footage was captured near Lansford, North Dakota, just before 9 pm Friday
- It was recorded shortly after officials issued a severe thunderstorm alert for the area - warning of potential tornadoes and the sizeable hail
- The notice sent locals into a frenzy and spurred closures across the state - but did not deter Shelly Heinrichs from trying to snag a peak at the system
- The resulting video shows the storm cell in its full glory, taking up almost the entire frame of the clip, which has been viewed nearly 200,000 times
A massive storm cell filmed over the American Midwest this weekend saw citizens bombarded with howling winds and 'golf ball-sized' hail - as residents prepare for more inclement weather.
The footage, captured near Lansford, North Dakota, a little before 9 pm local time Friday, was recorded shortly after officials issued a severe thunderstorm alert for the area - warning of potential tornadoes and the sizeable hail.
The notice sent locals into a frenzy and spurred closures across the state - but did not deter storm chaser Shelly Heinrichs, who is based in the neighboring province of Manitoba, Canada, from trying to snag a peak at the breathtaking mass.
The resulting video shows the storm cell in its full, breathtaking glory, taking up almost the entire frame of the clip, which has been viewed nearly 200,000 times.
The Weather Channel compared the breathtaking group of clouds to 'a UFO about to land on Earth' - with thousands of others pointing out the otherworldly mass' likeness to a spacecraft.
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The footage, captured near Lansford, North Dakota, a little before 9 pm local time Friday, was recorded shortly after officials issued a severe thunderstorm alert for the area - warning of potential tornadoes and the sizeable hail
The video shows the storm cell - a line of east-moving storms - in its full Friday, breathtaking glory, taking up almost the entire frame of the clip, which has been viewed 200,000 times
As the footage spread online, meteorologists warned of the dangers of such supercells - a term for an unusually large storm system - saying they can produce strong winds, massive hail, and even tornadoes
As the footage spread online, meteorologists warned of the dangers of such supercells - a term for an unusually large storm system - saying they can produce strong winds, massive hail, and even tornadoes.
The National Weather Service subsequently issued a severe thunderstorm alert in the area - cautioning citizens that the storm a cyclone - as well wind gusts up to 70 mph and 'golf ball sized hail.'
Despite these warning, the storm ultimately did not yield a tornado - but did see several communities stricken with sizeable hail and high-speed winds, damaging homes and downing trees as the system moved eastward across the state.
Stormchaser Shelly Heinrichs - pictured here with her partner Dan in this undated image - captured the awe-inspiring event, which brought several storms to the state and saw tornado sirens aired as residents braced for inclement weather
Most at risk were communities in the northeast and central regions of the state, such as Grand Forks, Bismarck, and Pekin, where homes were pelted by hail nearly the size of a person's fist, damaging vehicles and structures almost indiscriminately.
Insurance adjusters in the area told local NBC and Fox affiliate KFYR-TV that they had received 'lots' of calls, mostly on the north and east sides of Bismarck, reporting damages, after the storm system dissipated late Saturday morning.
Homeowner Alex Weigel, who lives in north Bismarck, said that his home was one of several damaged, and said he’s planning to take out a claim.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm alert in the area - cautioning citizens that the storm is a cyclone - as well wind gusts up to 70 mph and 'golf ball sized hail'
'On the north side of our house we do have some damage to the siding and to the fascia, gutters, downspouts, stuff like that,' Weigel said, adding that he had a claim for both his house and pickup, which was also damaged.
Roughly 200 miles east in Grand Forks, where the storm hit full force overnight, residents saw similar conditions, with an overnight rainfall was 1.13 inches and winds that hit 70mph, downing several trees and powerlines.
The National Weather Service has yet to report any damaged structures in the region, where citizens awoke to tornado sirens at roughly 1 am warning of the approaching storms.
Trees, however, were down in the area, and in other towns to the south and west such as Crookston, Pekin, Webster and Edmore, according to the National Weather Service.
Most at risk of the storms were communities in the northeast and central regions of the state, such as Grand Forks, Bismarck, and Pekin, where homes were pelted by hail nearly the size of a person's fist, damaging vehicles and structures almost indiscriminately
Roughly 100 miles north, a portion of neighboring Cavalier County - just south of the Canada–US border - saw power outages that affected hundreds of residents overnight.
Jill Nelson, from the Grand Forks Park District, said no serious damage occurred at public places, and that it was a day of 'light debris for quick pickup.'
The line of storms would eventually dissipate - with less severe storms plaguing much of the state for the rest of the weekend into Monday.
Brad Hopkins, a meteorologist with the NWS, explained that the phenomenon had been 'basically a line of thunderstorms - a fast-moving line that developed in the west and worked its way across the state. Strong upper-level winds were pushing it forward.'
Storms will continue to move through central portions of the state Tuesday night, with winds to 40 mph and small hail possible with the strongest storms, set to hit the towns of Bottineau, Rugby, Garrison and Bismarck through 1am Tuesday
The area then saw more severe weather on Monday, with 60mph winds and slightly smaller, penny-sized hail in communities in the central part of the state, such as Beulah, Hazen, and New Salem.
The broken line storms will continue to move through central portions of the state Tuesday night, with winds to 40 mph and small hail possible with the strongest storms, set to hit the towns of Bottineau, Rugby, Garrison and Bismarck through 1am.
While overall severe weather is not expected, officials warned that wind gusts could reach 55 mph. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11050343/Mothership-storm-cell-captured-North-Dakota-state-hit-golf-ball-sized-hail.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-07-27T02:56:21Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11050343/Mothership-storm-cell-captured-North-Dakota-state-hit-golf-ball-sized-hail.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false | 6 |
- LG Energy Solution announces mid- to long-term corporate strategies aimed at reinforcing product and market portfolios, quality assurance, smart factory technology, value chain and new business opportunities
- The revised annual revenue target set around KRW 22 trillion, expecting a meaningful growth in the second-half year revenue
- The company posts quarterly revenue of KRW 5.071 trillion; operating profit at KRW 195.6 billion
SEOUL, South Korea, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Energy Solution (LGES; KRX: 373220) today announced its mid to long term corporate strategies, with the goal of more than tripling revenue in five years and achieving double-digit operating profit margin. The company also increased the annual revenue target to KRW 22 trillion.
At the second quarter earnings conference call, LGES said it would increase revenue over three times in five years, by expanding JVs with OEMs in North America, scaling up the supply of cylindrical batteries, developing the new form factor, and discovering new business opportunities.
The company also aims to achieve double-digit operating profit margin, by obtaining technological leadership with differentiated chemistries and processes. In addition, LGES will devote to stabilizing and localizing value chain based on strategic partnerships, and also to enhancing quality and manufacturing capability with smart factory.
"Our ultimate goal is to provide the world-best QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) to our customers, thereby becoming the number one company in terms of profitability, loved and trusted by our customers," said Youngsoo Kwon, CEO of LG Energy Solution. "Going forward, we will continue to secure technological leaderships and reinforce our product competitiveness."
- Reinforcing Portfolios through Selective Strategies
LGES plans to focus on the North American market where the fastest growth is expected. On pouch-type batteries, LGES plans to expand JV partnerships with its major partners, and on cylindrical batteries, it intends to supply to not only the existing strategic customers but also EV start-ups, thereby reinforcing its competitive edge in the market.
In addition, the company will add a new production footprint for cylindrical batteries in Europe to cope with increasing demand, and also secure a new production site in Asia, in addition to the existing production facilities in Korea and China
"The current production capacity is more heavily invested in Asia (59%) and Europe (34%), compared to North America (7%)," explained LG Energy Solution. "We aim to increase the production capacity in North America to 45 percent by 2025, thereby enabling a balanced global operation portfolio of 45 percent in North America, 35 percent in Asia, and 20 percent in Europe."
In terms of product portfolio, LGES plans to reinforce the dual form factor portfolio of pouch-type and cylindrical batteries, and at the same time, continue its R&D efforts for next-generation battery technology.
On premium pouch-type batteries, LGES will maintain its product competitiveness through applying single crystal NCMA cathode and silicon anode. On mainstream segment of pouch-type batteries, the company will secure enhanced cost-competitive technologies such as LFP and manganese-rich chemistries.
In terms of cylindrical batteries, LGES aims to lead the market by securing the mass-production capability for the new 4680 battery. In addition, the company will focus on developing next-generation battery technologies such as polymer-based solid-state battery and sulfide-based solid-state battery.
- Strengthening Competitiveness in Quality, Cost and Delivery
LGES also plans to offer the highest level of QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) to customers by concentrating on product quality, smart factory, value chain, and new businesses.
For product quality assurance, LGES will improve the product design and manufacturing processes, thereby minimizing the possibility of defects. The company will also establish full in-line inspection system, and upgrade safety diagnostic algorithm in Battery Management System (BMS) to detect abnormal cases pre-emptively.
Another key factor in enhancing product quality lies in establishing a smart factory, a system that carries out all decision making on machine-produced data, independent from human experience and capabilities. Through smart factory technology, LGES aims to increase yield, stabilize product quality, improve manufacturing processes and boost productivity, and enhance workforce efficiency.
LGES also plans to establish a stable supply chain by investing in upstream suppliers and expanding long term supply contracts. Also, the company will implement a closed-loop system of collecting used batteries and recycling them, through partnerships with leading material recycling companies.
In addition, LGES will reinforce the investment for the future and new businesses, such as BaaS (Battery as a Service) model based on battery data, as well as EaaS (Energy as a Service) model, while maintaining the conservative approach when it comes to expansions to increase the profitability of its investments.
- Annual Revenue Target Adjusted to KRW 22 trillion
LGES also made an upward adjustment to the annual revenue target to KRW 22 trillion, a KRW 2.8 trillion increase from the previous target (KRW 19.2 trillion) set early this year. Last year's annual consolidated revenue recorded KRW 17.9 trillion.
The company predicted the revenue for the second half of this year would reach KRW 12.6 trillion, a 48 percent increase on-year (KRW 8.5 trillion), and a 34 percent increase from the first half of 2022 (KRW 9.4 trillion).
"We expect a meaningful revenue growth in the second half of this year, capitalizing on increased demand from OEMs' new model launch, phase 1 production ramp-up of Ultium Cells (GM JV)' Ohio plant, and the price impact from cost pass-through mechanisms," explained LGES.
- Steady Growth in Q2 Revenue Despite Challenging Economic Conditions
LGES reported its second quarter financial results of KRW 5.071 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 195.6 billion in operating profit.
The second quarter revenue of 2022 increased by 16.8 percent and the operating profit decreased by 24.4 percent from the previous quarter. Compared to the same period last year, the revenue decreased by 1.2 percent and the operating profit by 73 percent. The second quarter operating profit of last year includes one-off factors such as provisions related to recalls and a lump-sum payment of license fee from another industry player. Taking these factors into account, this year's second quarter revenue recorded a modest decrease on-year.
"This quarter's profitability has shown moderate drop, mainly due the impacts from lock-down measures in China, global supply chain disruptions, and the time gap between the actual increase in material costs and applying them to selling prices," said Chang Sil Lee, CFO of LG Energy Solution at the conference call. "Nevertheless, steady growth in revenue was possible thanks to the strong sales of cylindrical cells for EV, as well as successfully passing through major metal price hikes to the battery prices."
About LG Energy Solution
LG Energy Solution (KRX: 373220), a split-off from LG Chem, is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, mobility, IT, and energy storage systems. With 30 years of experience in revolutionary battery technology and extensive research and development (R&D), the company is the top battery-related patent holder in the world with over 24,000 patents. Its robust global network, which spans North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, includes battery manufacturing facilities established through joint ventures with major automakers such as General Motors, Stellantis N.V. and Hyundai Motor Group. At the forefront of green business and sustainability, LG Energy Solution aims to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2050, while embodying the value of shared growth and promoting diverse and inclusive corporate culture. To learn more about LG Energy Solution's ideas and innovations, visit https://www.lgensol.com.
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Vinlandia Market features NVC wines
Vintagelandia Market will host a wine garden on Aug,20, serving wine flights and wine by the glass from the Napa Valley College Teaching Vineyard and Winery.
Held every third Saturday, the market features a mix vintage, antiques, arts, and crafts, with local music, food and wine from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wine garden and live music by singer-songwriter Lindsay Gang from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Napa Valley College, South Campus, Parking Lot D, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA 94558
2022 Dates: August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17
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Napa Valley College Teaching Vineyard and Winery will partner with Vintagelandia Market to offer a wine garden featuring wine tasting and wines by-the-glass from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, 2022.
Held in the parking lot next to the winery crush deck, the market offers a mix of vintage wares and craft merchants with food and live music. The winery will set up the wine garden and serve on the crush deck, near the food area with singer-songwriter Lindsay Gang as the featured musician.
Market founder Leah McNally says, “Partnering with the Napa Valley College Teaching Vineyard and Winery to sell their wines is an ideal opportunity for both us. I’m excited to help support the program and to give shoppers a great experience. We plan to make the wine garden a regular feature at the Market.”
Vintagelandia Market was founded by American Canyon resident Leah McNally as a place for artists, makers, vintage and antique sellers to showcase their wares to locals and visitors to Napa Valley, and as a place for the community to gather and shop. It features a curated mix of new and returning merchants and craftspeople with food and wine on the third Saturday of each month. Admission and parking are free. | https://napavalleyregister.com/the-wine-press/article_7c7b02b0-0d45-11ed-acf6-0bf7753c4b4a.html | 2022-07-27T02:59:59Z | https://napavalleyregister.com/the-wine-press/article_7c7b02b0-0d45-11ed-acf6-0bf7753c4b4a.html | false | 1 |
Syracuse, N.Y. — A man was shot in the lower body Tuesday in Syracuse’s Valley neighborhood, police said.
The shooting was reported at about 4:48 p.m. at 182 Thurlow Drive, said Sgt. Thomas Blake, a spokesman for the Syracuse Police Department.
The 32-year-old man was taken to Upstate University Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries, Blake said.
The man was not immediately identified by police Tuesday night.
The 32-year-old was shot while he was inside a Honda Accord, according to initial Onondaga County 911 Center dispatches.
The shooter fled in a gray Jeep Cherokee, dispatchers said.
Police could be seen Tuesday placing evidence markers around a black Honda Accord around the address where the shooting was reported.
The car appeared to have holes in its front passenger side door.
Syracuse police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call them at (315) 442-5222.
Staff writer Fernando Alba covers breaking news, crime and public safety. Have a tip, story idea, question or comment? Reach him at 315-690-6950, at falba@syracuse.com, or on Twitter at @byfernandoalba. | https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2022/07/32-year-old-man-shot-in-lower-body-in-syracuses-valley-neighborhood.html | 2022-07-27T03:01:58Z | https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2022/07/32-year-old-man-shot-in-lower-body-in-syracuses-valley-neighborhood.html | true | 1 |
Citation
Omana H, Madou E, Hunter SW. J. Alzheimers Dis. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2022, IOS Press)
DOI
10.3233/JAD-220331
PMID
35871341
Abstract
In people with dementia, provision of mobility aids is standard treatment for those with impaired gait. However, mobility aid use is independently associated with increased falls risk. In this short communication, gait velocity and stride time variability were recorded in eleven adults with Alzheimer's disease dementia. Three conditions were tested: single-task (no aid), walking with a walker, and dual-task (walker use and counting backwards) under both a straight path and Figure-of-8 walking configuration. Gait velocity increased when using a walker compared to no aid in the Figure-of-8 walking configuration. Walker use improved gait in simple walking, but benefits diminished upon dual-task.
Language: en
Keywords
Alzheimer’s disease; assistive devices; gait; multitasking behavior; walkers | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_724700_26 | 2022-07-27T03:08:17Z | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_724700_26 | false | null |
Show Some Bismarck Love For Chevelle Jochim
Here is your chance to support a little sweetheart and her family. Cheville Jochim was born prematurely and club-footed. Cheville spent a great deal of time dealing with a feeding tube. Cheville has had many issues with mobility. Cheville has undergone numerous surgeries and there are more planned. Chevelle's smile and...
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(NewsNation) — Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo took swipes at America’s divided “binary” media and pledged to “try very hard to be fair” on his new prime-time talk show on NewsNation that will premiere in the fall.
The announcement of the new show came during Cuomo’s interview with NewsNation’s Dan Abrams, his first media interview since being ousted from CNN in December. He said he saw a need for more down-the-middle political coverage during his break from national TV.
“We need this right now because this binary system is killing us. And the media is trapped in it very often. You can’t be criticizing the game that you are a part of,” he said.
Cuomo’s brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was accused last year by multiple women of sexual assault. The anchor was fired from his role at CNN after text messages released by the New York attorney general last year showed he had communicated with his brother’s advisers and relayed what he heard from sources regarding their coverage of the former governor.
In the months since being fired, Chris Cuomo launched “The Chris Cuomo Project,” a podcast intended to present his “signature take on today’s pressing current events — and explores how these stories are being covered by all sides of the media.”
After his ouster from CNN, he said he couldn’t go back to the major TV networks, “to what people see as the big game.”
“I don’t think I can make a difference there. I think we need insurgent media. I think we need outlets that aren’t fringe and just trying to fill their pockets,” he said. “I’m going to go where the news is, and I’m going to try very hard to be fair.”
Some of the topics he said he intends to cover on his new show include ranked choice voting, multi-party systems and pushing purple states, where Republicans and Democrats are competitive, to apportion their electors. He said he believes citizens “deserve to have people who present regular and reasonable opportunities” in the media.
“My schtick is having no schtick,” he said. “I love confrontation. I love friction. And I think that I can be helpful in those moments because I’m not here to hurt anybody. I’m not here to take anybody down.”
In the early months of the pandemic, Cuomo interviewed his brother, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on his show multiple times. He told Abrams that he felt he was subjected to a “purity test” by the rest of the media during an “emergency.”
“Everything I know about the situation tells me that of course there’s a conflict of interest but people got that,” he said. “Nobody thought I was interviewing my brother the way I was interviewing other people. That wasn’t the point or purpose of those things.”
When asked if he was going to be more transparent on his new show, he replied: “I’d like to say yes, because it’s a good sell. But I’ve always been that way. I really don’t fake the funk.” | https://wgnradio.com/news/we-need-insurgent-media-chris-cuomo-to-join-newsnation/ | 2022-07-27T03:09:09Z | https://wgnradio.com/news/we-need-insurgent-media-chris-cuomo-to-join-newsnation/ | true | 25 |
SINGAPORE, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stamford American International School students performed very well on externally evaluated International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement exams taken in May 2022. Recent results from the IBO and College Board showed Stamford students considerably outpacing their global counterparts in both exams.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)
On this year's IBDP exams, 98 percent of the school's 63 students passed the exam, with an average total score of 35.2. This mirrored last year's results, while the global average – 32 – declined one point from a year ago.
Twelve students scored a 40 or above and two students scored a 44. The maximum score on the test is 45. The average subject area score was 5.6 – well above the global average – and more than half of Stamford students scored 6 or higher on a scale of 1 to 7.
"The most significant improvement this year was in STEM subjects, where all scores were above the global average," said Dr. Amit Khanna, program coordinator. "We also saw marked improvement in students' extended essays, with 20 percent achieving the highest possible grade."
With the extended essay, each student has a faculty mentor who meets regularly to help guide the inquiry and support the research process. Students select a topic of interest within an IB discipline to do a deep dive. Spanish teacher David Diez serves as the extended essay coordinator.
Advanced Placement
In AP, 184 students took 358 exams – the largest number of AP exams written at Stamford. Stamford offers 19 AP classes, ranging from psychology and macro-economics to biology and computer science.
Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 as the top mark. Seventy-five percent of students scored a 3 or higher, and 80 students scored the maximum 5.
More than a quarter of the school's AP students achieved distinctions:
- 28 AP Scholars (scoring a 3 or higher in three or more exams)
- 15 AP Scholars with Honor (scoring an overall average of at least 3.25 and a 3 or higher on four exams)
- 16 AP Scholars with Distinction (scoring an overall average of at least 3.5 and a 3 or higher on five exams)
"As a school, we know that all students can benefit from taking academically challenging courses such as DP and AP," said Khanna. "Research shows these courses prepare students well for college-level work. Our goal is to maximize enrollment in these courses – and do everything possible to support students to achieve their best."
Superintendent Mark Wenzel said the multiple pathways at Stamford allow students to flex their academic muscles based on varied interests and future plans.
"It's exciting to see the long-term growth in both performance and participation in these programs, and I'm grateful to the teachers and coordinators for their excellent efforts," said Wenzel. "We regularly hear from our graduates attending competitive universities around the world that their Stamford IB and AP courses prepared them well and put them on the road to success. We're excited to hear similar accomplishments from the Class of 2022."
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Providence is host city for American Alliance for Theatre and Education first hybrid conference, July 28-31
RHODE ISLAND, July 26 - The RI State Council on the Arts is co-hosting the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) upcoming national and first hybrid, conference Arriba el Telón (Raise the Curtain), in Providence at the Rhode Island Convention Center, July 28-31.
The national organization has chosen to convene its membership in Providence to highlight the city's multi-lingual theaters and showcase statewide commitment to theater education.
"RISCA is proud to be playing a major role in amplifying theater education at AATE's first post-Covid national conference," RISCA's Executive Director Lynne McCormack said. "This conference will be convening a diverse group of arts educators from across the country. We are excited to showcase RI artists and culture groups and celebrate the breadth of multilingual performance and storytelling in our community."
"As the Creative Capital, Providence places tremendous value on the role that the arts play in developing a well-rounded citizenry and robust economy." Kristen Adamo, President and CEO of the Providence/Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau said, "We are pleased to welcome AATE to Rhode Island and are extremely grateful to RISCA for their efforts in bringing this event here, which will have a direct spend impact of $434,000 on the Rhode Island economy. As we continue to recover from the pandemic, we hope that more organizations will follow their lead and recommend Rhode Island for a meeting or sporting event."
The conference's highlights include keynote speaker Francis Parra of Teatro ECAS. In addition, on Thursday, July 28, at 7 p.m., at the State House lawn, Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA), in association with Trinity Rep, will present a production of La Mancha, translated and adapted by Brown/Trinity Rep alum Marcel Mascaró as part of their "Teatro en El Verano (Theater in the Summer)" program.
The following organizations will be highlighted during the conference — many as performers: • Teatro ECAS and its founder Francis Parra • Rhode Island Theatre Education Association • Southside Cultural Center • Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy • Nader Molina • The Cambodian Society of Rhode Island • India Association of Rhode Island
Throughout the conference, there will be a local artisan vendor market organized by SouthSide Cultural Center. The Providence Performing Arts Center will host the conference's closing party on Saturday evening at PPAC's historic lobby.
About AATE As a nonprofit organization, AATE works to ensure that every young person can experience quality theater arts in their lives provided by proficient, talented artists and educators. Based in Washington, D.C, AATE has made waves in sparking conversations throughout numerous specializations, especially artists, scholars and educators. Through this cross-fertilization of ideas, AATE has created a space for art to enhance education and vice versa. Rooted in social justice and youth agency, AATE works to emphasize how critical thinking/collaborative skills apply to all fields in the 21st century workforce. The AATE conference features workshops where people can learn alongside and from one another. From playwrights, applied theater artists, K-12 educators, social justice activists, actors, directors, social workers and more. | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/583165142/providence-is-host-city-for-american-alliance-for-theatre-and-education-first-hybrid-conference-july-28-31 | 2022-07-27T03:16:37Z | https://www.einpresswire.com/article/583165142/providence-is-host-city-for-american-alliance-for-theatre-and-education-first-hybrid-conference-july-28-31 | false | 2 |
Manly's rainbow jersey drama goes GLOBAL as a former footy star blasts players for their 'overreaction' and politician weighs in with cheeky tweet
- Manly's rainbow pride jersey saga has garnered interest in the US and UK
- The drama was featured in the BBC, CNN and Washington Post on Tuesday
- Seven Manly players have refused to wear the jersey citing religious beliefs
- The issue has sparked heated debate with even the NSW Treasurer weighing in
The NRL's rainbow striped pride jersey drama has gone global with some of the world's biggest news publications weighing in and Aussies continuing to give their two cents on the saga.
Former England and St Helens captain and Canterbury Bulldogs prop James Graham accused seven Manly Sea Eagles players of overreacting after deciding to boycott Thursday's NRL fixture with Sydney Roosters over the jersey, designed to support LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport.
Coach Des Hasler on Tuesday apologised after Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau'atu, Tolutau Koula and Toafofoa Sipley refused to take the field forcing him to name an experienced side for the clash.
'For me personally I think it is an overreaction from the players,' Graham said on Fox League's NRL 360 on Tuesday evening.
'It is just a few colours on a jersey. It is not worth missing a game over.
'You can have your beliefs, but really? This is your hill you are going to die on?
'It is just not worth it. Just accept it and just crack on. I don't think it is worth putting your flag in the ground on this one.'
Manly's pride jumper for Thursday night's clash against the Roosters features rainbow colours replacing the traditional white piping, but some stars have refused to don the jersey (Pictured left to right Manly players Sean Keppie, Kieran Foran and Reuben Garrick)
Former England and St Helens captain and Canterbury Bulldogs prop James Graham said the boycott was an 'overaction'
He said the controversy surrounding the jersey could create division within the team as the club tries to remain in the top eight and several players willing to risk the clubs premiership chances.
Though he did admit the players should have been consulted beforehand.
'It should have been floated... they might have been able to work through solutions that suited everyone because at the moment... they are scrambling trying to find a way out of a tough situation,' he said.
'There have been no winners and you feel sorry for every aspect that has been affected by this.'
The controversy spread to international news outlets by Tuesday with the BBC and The Times in the UK, along with CNN and the Washington Post in the US running the story.
The Manly saga has gone global, being covered by media outlets such as the Washington Post (pictured) and CNN
The Times story claimed Manly was facing a 'revolt' from players who 'refused to wear the wear the jersey celebrating inclusivity'.
The international coverage sparked a heated debate between thousands of readers.
'Good for those seven,' one person from Spain wrote.
'Why is sport so political these days. Why can't we just play and watch sport for enjoyment and relaxation. Everything doesn't need to link everything together,' another from the UK said.
'If your religious beliefs are offended by a rainbow shirt, then I strongly suggest your beliefs are pretty flimsy and fragile,' one Londoner, based in New Zealand, said.
'What makes this worse is that this is during Women in League round which celebrates women playing Rugby League and mothers taking their kids to games and cheering them on,' one American fan wrote.
NSW Treasurer Matt Kean gave his two cents when he tweeted on Tuesday afternoon and said more clubs should adopt the rainbow jersey.
The NRL generates millions a year for the NSW economy with Treasurer Matt Kean saying he hopes more clubs take up the rainbow jersey
Matt Kean (pictured) recently called for Liberal candidate at the last election Katherine Deves to be dis-endorsed over her views about not allowing trans people to compete in women's sport
'Can someone tell those seven Manly players the (rainbow) isn't contagious, but wearing it might make them better for showing pride and respect for different people,' he said.
'If there's an NRL pride round next year, I hope the mighty Dragons go red, white and rainbow!'
Despite support from many areas, Hasler admitted the introduction of the jerseys could have been handled better.
'We are here today to apologise for a significant mistake made by the Manly club,' he told reporters.
'The change to our traditional jersey was the application of the rainbow colours. The intent was to represent diversity and inclusion to embrace all groups who feel marginalised and face discrimination.
'Sadly, the execution of what was intended to be an extremely important initiative was poor.'
Manly Captain Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Des Hasler speak to media during a Manly Warringah Sea Eagles press conference after the drama exploded
Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys said he understood the players' choices, based on religious and cultural differences, but pushed for inclusion and acceptance in the sport.
'One thing I take pride in with rugby league is we treat everyone the same,' Mr V'landys said.
'It doesn't matter your colour, sexual orientation or race. We're all equal.
'We'll never take a backward step in having our sport inclusive. But at the same time we will not disrespect our players' freedoms.'
The NRL does not have a designated pride round, but Mr V'landys said it could be a consideration for future seasons.
ARLC chairman Peter V'landys has not ruled out the NRL introducing a Pride round in 2023
Andrew Purchas, co-founder of the Pride In Sport programme that supports Australian sports clubs in aspects of inclusion, acknowledged the apology from the Sea Eagles.
'Conversation, education and building understanding are key to respectfully moving forward on these important discussions in our communities,' Mr Purchas said in a statement.
'At its most basic, a pride jersey signals a fundamental value: everyone should feel safe to play.
'We strongly support the NRL in its endeavours to continue to uphold values associated with inclusivity, safety and belonging, and we would urge all people to think about these as non-controversial values we can unify around.'
The Sea Eagles are in ninth place in the NRL, one spot below the Roosters with the top eight teams making the premiership play-offs. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nrl/article-11051985/Manly-pride-jersey-drama-CNN-BBC-Washington-Post-cover-rainbow-stripe-saga.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-27T03:16:43Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nrl/article-11051985/Manly-pride-jersey-drama-CNN-BBC-Washington-Post-cover-rainbow-stripe-saga.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true | 3 |
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
1-0-4-2
(one, zero, four, two)
¶ Ticket-holders with all four winning numbers in the order given win the top prize. Lesser amounts are also awarded to ticket-holders with other varying combinations of the winning numbers. | https://www.darientimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17331193.php | 2022-07-27T03:22:26Z | https://www.darientimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17331193.php | false | null |
American Legion team from Redmond is crowned state champs
The state champion American Legion team is comprised of players from Redmond, with one player hailing from Bend. They go on to national competition in early August. Congrats, and good luck!
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Jhene Aiko And Big Sean Share An Image From Their Maternity Shoot, And It’s Adorable
Congratulations are in order to couple, Jhene Aiko and Big Sean. Rumors that two were expecting their first child together hit the streets last month. The Happiness Over Everything singer confirmed she is expecting her first child with Sean via a gorgeous maternity photo she posted to her Instagram page a few days ago. Now the soulful star is letting us in with more stunning images from the couple’s recent maternity shoot.
In a vintage-style photo , Aiko shared a warm embrace with her man, who she’s been dating since 2016. Their heads touched gently as Sean cradled her growing stomach. On Instagram, the dotting father-to-be left a comment that said, “Thankful For My family ”
This will be Sean’s first child and Aiko’s second. The singer has a 13-year-old daughter named Namiko Love Bronner, with O’Ryan Bronner, singer and younger brother to Omarion. Although Bronner has been making headlines lately for his watermelon “performance” during The Mario/Omarion Verzuz and his jumping jacks routine on OnlyFans, his antics aren’t strong enough to overshadow Aiko’s baby news.
Sean and Aiko have not released too many details about their child, but the rapper expressed his excitement in a now expired post on his Instagram stories.
“Whole new motivation foreal!” Sean wrote. “Very grateful God continues to bless us thank you.”
“Can’t wait to be a dad,” he continued on the next slide.
Congratulations to the beautiful couple!
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Even before remote working considerations emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, employers filing applications for Program Electronic Review Management ("PERM") were grappling with how to prepare Forms 9141 Application for Prevailing Wage Determination ("PWDS") and Form ETA-9089 Applications for Alien Labor Certification in the PERM context for employees who were telecommuting. The concern has grown more urgent post-pandemic, given that work-from-home arrangements appear to be here to stay. Many employees desire the flexibility of working remotely, and some employers have reduced office space with flexible hours. Indeed, some positions have become 100% remote work locations, raising concerns among Immigration Lawyers on how and where to properly conduct and document recruitment.
On July 20, 2022, the Department of Labor's ("DOL"), Office of Foreign Labor Certification ("OFLC") confirmed to the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA") that in situations where the employer permits telecommuting, recruitment should be conducted using the employer's headquarters as the job location even if the remote work location is in another state. Additionally, the USDOL confirmed that concerning applications for PWDs, the OFLC prefers that mention of the requirements to reside in any particular location or that telecommuting is permitted be listed in the job duties section of the PWD form. On Form ETA-9089, permission to work remotely or the requirement to reside in a particular state or location should be listed in the special requirements section of the ETA-9089 at item H.14. For example, if the employer's headquarters are in Illinois, but the employer requires that the worker resides in any part of Texas, the recruitment should be conducted in the State of Illinois, but the required telecommuting location should be listed on Form ETA-9089 at item H.14 and on PWD form in the job duties section.
For example, if an employer has headquarters in one state but requires that an employee work in another state or area, then that restriction should be listed in the job duties Section on the PWD form and at item H.14 on the ETA-9089. Suppose the employer is headquartered in one location, but permits telecommuting on certain days of the week or for 100% of the workweek. In that case, that information should be provided by the employer in the same locations on the PWD form and Form ETA-9089.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
0-2-9-3, WB: 5
(zero, two, nine, three; WB: five)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were:
0-2-9-3, WB: 5
(zero, two, nine, three; WB: five) | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17331302.php | 2022-07-27T03:41:39Z | https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play4-Night-game-17331302.php | false | null |
30 Best & Fun Things to Do in the Woodlands (TX)
Located 28 miles north of downtown Houston, the Woodlands has been serving as a bedroom community for Houston as far back as time. This city has several tourist attractions such as golf courses, shopping malls, restaurants, resorts, and other entertainment venues that are so engaging. These encourage the masses to visit...
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An accountability court on Tuesday sought arguments on applications, filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz, seeking permanent exemption from personal appearance in the trial proceedings of a reference, filed by the National Accountability Bureau. Accountability Court Judge Qamaruz Zaman conducted the proceedings. However, the prime minister and chief minister Punjab did not appear and their counsel filed applications for one-time exemption from personal appearance. The court was informed that the prime minister had to preside over an important meeting in Islamabad while the Punjab chief minister was also busy due to an important official meeting. Subsequently, the court allowed the applications for one-time exemption and directed the counsel to advance arguments on applications for permanent exemption on the next date of hearing, Sept 7. | https://dailytimes.com.pk/972920/court-seeks-arguments-on-permanent-exemption/ | 2022-07-27T03:42:23Z | https://dailytimes.com.pk/972920/court-seeks-arguments-on-permanent-exemption/ | true | null |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
05-07-16-38-44, Lucky Ball: 9
(five, seven, sixteen, thirty-eight, forty-four; Lucky Ball: nine)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
05-07-16-38-44, Lucky Ball: 9
(five, seven, sixteen, thirty-eight, forty-four; Lucky Ball: nine) | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-For-Life-game-17331284.php | 2022-07-27T03:49:33Z | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-For-Life-game-17331284.php | true | null |
Vengeance, in theaters Friday, is a biting satire of our social media, podcast-obsessed culture in which writer-director B.J. Novak applies his irreverent observations to a modern tale that still applies to real people with real heart.Ben (Novak) is a New York City journalist with dreams of hosting a podcast. He also hooks up with different women every night.When Ty Shaw (Boyd Holbrook) finds Ben's number in his sister's phone, he calls Ben with the tragic news that Abilene has died of a drug overdose. Ben attends the funeral in Texas out of guilt for not really remembering Abilene.There are some fish-out-of-water, mistaken identity comedy of errors as Ben meets the family (J. Smith-Cameron, Dove Cameron and Isabella Amara), but the plot kicks in when Ty suggests Abilene was murdered. Ben decides to record a podcast about the investigation and Ty's attempt to avenge his sister.Ben's whole premise is an overt satire of modern culture. Ben tells his editor, Eloise (Issa Rae), that he wants to pursue Americans' refusal to accept facts and create their own stories to make mundane facts more palatable.Less explicitly stated, but equally poignant, are Novak's observations about social media culture.Vengeance opens with Ben and his friend discussing their philosophy on relationships in what could be a sketch about noncommittal dudes that goes on long enough to reveal how they're trying to convince themselves of their own b.s.Ben replies to most people by saying, "100%." It's not long into act one before the viewer realizes Ben isn't confident about anything, and his hyperbolic need to commit total assent betrays that.The circumstances that lead the Shaw family to believe Ben was Abilene's boyfriend speak to the online interactions that substitute for real relationships. Ben is saved in Abilene's phone, they have documented interactions and he doesn't know anything about her.The Shaws' interactions with Ben also depict the difference between real-life interactions and online personas. The Shaws don't understand insincerity, so they take Ben's "100%"s and other sarcastic comments literally.Novak sets up a compelling mystery. Abilene's phone needs a password to unlock, and a link she sent him when they met no longer is online, so Ben must follow the clues.Ben actually gets close to the Shaws and learns to see the value in having permanent connections. Abilene becomes a real person, but that's also part of the commentary that he never bothered to get to know her when she was right in front of him.Vengeance also is full of random nonsequiturs that keep the laughs coming. A Liam Neeson joke in particular has a tasteful laugh at the dichotomy between his action hero and more acclaimed work.There are plenty of good old "city folk in the country" jokes. Novak captures all the awkwardness of cringe comedy, but still delivers laugh-out-loud punchlines.Hopefully, the people most in need of the message of Vengeance will receive it. Novak is popular among millennial social media users and podcast listeners, so that message is coming from inside the house, as it were.Fred Topel, who attended film school at Ithaca College, is a UPI entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. He has been a professional film critic since 1999, a Rotten Tomatoes critic since 2001 and a member of the Television Critics Association since 2012. Read more of his work in Entertainment. | https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/movie-review-vengeance-inspires-laughter-reflection-50209196.php | 2022-07-27T03:50:43Z | https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/movie-review-vengeance-inspires-laughter-reflection-50209196.php | false | 2 |
BOSTON (AP) — Nolan Jones hit a three-run homer, fellow rookie Steven Kwan had three hits and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Red Sox 8-3.
That spoiled Boston’s celebration for newly minted Hall of Famer David Ortiz. Minutes after the Cooperstown inductee proclaimed himself a good luck charm for his slumping former team, the Red Sox fell behind 5-0 on their way to a sixth loss in seven games.
They have lost 14 of their last 18 to fall into last place in the AL East.
Bryan Shaw made his first start after a record 732 relief appearances and Austin Hedges homered for Cleveland. The Guardians snapped a three-game losing streak. | https://www.wkbn.com/sports/jones-homers-for-guardians-to-spoil-papis-return-to-fenway/ | 2022-07-27T03:53:08Z | https://www.wkbn.com/sports/jones-homers-for-guardians-to-spoil-papis-return-to-fenway/ | false | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.
Rachel Robinson, who turned 100 on July 19, watched the half-hour outdoor celebration from a wheelchair in the 80-degree Fahrenheit (27-degree Celsius) heat, then cut a ribbon to cap a project launched in 2008.
Her 72-year-old daughter, Sharon, also looked on from a wheelchair and 70-year-old son David spoke to the crowd of about 200 sitting on folding chairs arrayed in a closed-off section of Varick Street, a major thoroughfare where the 19,380-square-foot museum is located. It opens to the public on Sept. 5
“The issues in baseball, the issues that Jackie Robinson challenged in 1947, they’re still with us,” David Robinson said. “The signs of white only have been taken down, but the complexity of equal opportunity still exists.”
Rachel Robinson announced the museum on April 15, 2008, the 61st anniversary of Jackie breaking the big league color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Robinson became NL Rookie of the Year, the 1949 NL batting champion and MVP, a seven-time All-Star and a World Series champion in 1955. He hit .313 with 141 homers and 200 stolen bases in 11 seasons and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962.
Robinson, who died in 1972, had an impact beyond baseball, galvanizing a significant slice of American public opinion and boosting the civil rights movement.
“There’s nowhere on the globe where dream is attached to our name — or our country’s name,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said. “There’s not a German dream. There’s not a French dream. There’s not a Polish dream. Darn it, there’s an American dream. And this man and wife took that dream and forced America and baseball to say you’re not going to be a dream on a piece of paper, you’re going to be a dream in life. We are greater because of No. 42 and because he had amazing wife that understood that dream and vision.”
A gala dinner was held Monday night to preview the museum, which contains 350 artifacts, including playing equipment and items such as Robinson’s 1946 minor league contract for $600 a month and his 1947 rookie contract for a $5,000 salary. The museum also holds a collection of 40,000 images and 450 hours of footage.
A 15-piece band played at the ceremony, attended by former pitcher CC Sabathia, former NL president Len Coleman and former Mets owner Fred Wilpon, along with players’ association head Tony Clark and Hall of Fame president Josh Rawitch.
“Without him, there would be no me,” Sabathia said. “I wouldn’t have been able to live out my dream of playing Major League Baseball.”
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, director Spike Lee (wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers cap) and former tennis star Billie Jean King also were on hand.
“It seems like we’re more divided than ever,” King said. “People like Jackie Robinson was a great reminder every single morning, every single evening that we have to do the right thing every day.”
Original projections had a 2010 opening and $25 million cost. The Great Recession caused a delay.
Ground finally was broken on April 27, 2017, when the Jackie Robinson Foundation said it had raised $23.5 million of a planned $42 million and the museum was intended to open in 2019. The pandemic caused more delays, and the total raised has risen to $38 million, of which $2.6 million was contributed by New York City.
Tickets will cost $18 for adults and $15 for students, seniors and children. The second floor includes an education center, part of a plan envisioned by Rachel Robinson.
“She wanted a fixed tribute to her husband, where people could come and learn about him, but also be inspired,” said foundation president Della Britton, who headed the project. “We want to be that place, as young people now say, a safe space, where people will talk about race and not worry about the initial backlash that happens when you say something on social media.”
David Robinson said his father would have been proud.
“He was a man who used the word ‘we,’” David said. “I think today Jackie Robinson would say I accept this honor, but I accept this honor on behalf of something far beyond my individual self, far beyond my family, far beyond even my race. Jackie Robinson would say don’t think of you standing on my shoulders, I think of myself as standing on the shoulders of my mother, who was a sharecropper in Georgia, my grandmother, who was born a slave.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Evening" game were:
09-21-24-26-29-33-34-35-38-41-44-46-48-54-67-68-69-73-76-77, BE: 76
(nine, twenty-one, twenty-four, twenty-six, twenty-nine, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-eight, forty-one, forty-four, forty-six, forty-eight, fifty-four, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seventy-three, seventy-six, seventy-seven; BE: seventy-six) | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17331320.php | 2022-07-27T04:02:37Z | https://www.ncadvertiser.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Quick-Draw-Evening-game-17331320.php | false | null |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 3" game were:
9-7-8
(nine, seven, eight)
¶ Maximum prize: $500
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 3" game were:
9-7-8
(nine, seven, eight)
¶ Maximum prize: $500 | https://www.registercitizen.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Pick-3-game-17331260.php | 2022-07-27T04:08:03Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Pick-3-game-17331260.php | true | null |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Escobar hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer that capped a four-run, first-inning rally, and the New York Mets beat the Yankees 6-3 Tuesday night in a rare Subway Series matchup of first-place teams.
Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo quieted many of the 42,364 fans at Citi Field in the first inning with opposite-field home runs on consecutive pitches from Taijuan Walker (8-2).
But the Mets stormed right back in the bottom half when Starling Marte homered with one out against Jordan Montgomery (3-3). Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso followed with back-to-back doubles, and Escobar’s two-run, two-out homer put the Mets ahead 4-2.
The Mets, who won four of six games against the Yankees last year, held on for a victory before just their third home sellout this year, what they hoped is a World Series rehearsal. Both teams had been in first place when they met in only one previous season, a three-game series from April 24-26, 2015, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
“If we’re playing against each other in November, that would be awesome,” Alonso said. “If that happens, the city will just be on fire.”
Two of baseball's big boppers went head to head. Judge’s major league-high 38th home run gave him 82 RBIs, tying for the big league lead. Alonso surged back ahead with his 83rd in the bottom half and went 3 for 3 with a walk.
The Yankees arrived a big league-best 66-31 with a 12 1/2-game AL East lead. The Mets had the second-best National League mark at 59-37 and a two-game NL East edge over Atlanta.
Former Met and Yankee Darryl Strawberry threw out a ceremonial first pitch. Chants of “Let’s Go Mets!” started 10 minutes before the first pitch and the Yankees were booed when their lineup was announced.
“This year, obviously, seems even bigger with both teams doing as well,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “During a 162-game season, the grind of it, these kind of series, especially as we enter the dog days of summer and things like that, are series that gives give guys a little shot in the arm, a little life.”
Walker improved to 5-0 in his last eight starts, allowing three runs and seven hits in six innings.
Adam Ottovino got five outs, and Edwin Díaz struck out four for his 22nd save in 25 chances.
The Yankees put two on with one out in the ninth when Jose Trevino reached on an infield hit and Díaz dropped the ball for an error while throwing to second on Judge's comebacker. Díaz struck out Rizzo and Gleyber Torres.
Montgomery, 0-2 in last seven starts, allowed five runs — four earned — and five hits, needing 71 pitches for seven outs. When Boone came to the mound to remove him, he stared at his manager and appeared to mouth: “Why?”
The Yankees went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position and hurt themselves with a pair of outs on the bases: Isiah Kiner-Falefa was picked off in the first and Rizzo was caught at second on an attempted double steal in the seventh.
Judge and Rizzo combined for the Yankees’ 14th back-to-back homers, tying the team record set in 2009. The drive into the right-field bullpens made Judge 10 for 20 with five homers in a span of 20 at-bats. Rizzo ended a 14-game homerless streak with his 23rd this season.
Walker had not previously allowed a home run at Citi Field this year
The Mets opened a 5-2 lead in the third when third baseman Josh Donaldson hit Francisco Lindor with a throw near first base, and the ball caromed into right field as Marte scored from second.
The Yankees got a run back on DJ LeMahieu’s RBI grounder in the fourth but left the bases loaded when Rizzo flied out to Brandon Nimmo a step in front of the center-field wall.
Jeff McNeil ended an 0-for-19 rut with a run-scoring single off Albert Abreu in the eighth.
DOUBLE REPLAY
The teams split video reviews in the seventh when Rizzo was given a hit by pitch on a overturned call and then was caught stealing on a call that was upheld.
CANHA — LIKE BANANA
Wearing an ESPN microphone during Sunday night’s game, Mets outfielder Mark Canha said his last name probably should be pronounced “Khan-ya” since it is of Portuguese origin. Not so, said his wife, Marci.
“Don’t get me wrong, if we moved to Lisbon tomorrow, then yes, we would pronounce it the way 'NH' is properly pronounced in Portuguese,” she tweeted. “Until then, it rhymes with banana.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: OF/DH Giancarlo Stanton was put on the 10-day IL because of left Achilles tendinitis, a move retroactive to Sunday.
UP NEXT
RHP Domingo Germán (0-1, 15.00 ERA) starts for the Yankees after allowing five runs over three innings at Houston in his season debut. RHP Max Scherzer (6-2, 2.28) is 1-1 with a 1.78 ERA since returning from a strained oblique muscle in his left side.
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Here’s the latest Nottingham Forest news on Wednesday, 27th July, 2022
Striker transfer hits stumbling block
Nottingham Forest transfer target Emmanuel Dennis' future remains "up in the air" as clubs circle the Watford star.
The £25m-valued front man was one of the Hornet's stand-out players in their Premier League relegation campaign last season. Since the club's return to the Championship, the 24-year-old has been subject of interest from a several clubs alongside Forest, including West Ham, Southampton and Everton.
The Express reports that those clubs have held discussions with Dennis' agent Drew Uyi over a potential deal. However, the club's valuation of the player has been deemed high, given the Nigeria international was signed for just £3m from Club Brugge last summer.
READ MORE: Steve Cooper sent Nottingham Forest transfer instruction after Notts County draw
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Joe Worrall sends Marinakis transfer message
Joe Worrall has hailed "fantastic" Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis and the transfer business done by the club this summer.
Forest are gearing up for their Premier League return after securing promotion through the play-off final against Huddersfield Town. Marinakis has since shown his backing in the transfer market, with around £70m spent on new signings so far.
To date, the Reds have welcomed 11 senior signings and a 12th is pending, with the expected arrival of VfB Stuttgard midfielder Orel Mangala. Captain Worrall has spoken about the high-profile signing of former Manchester United ace Jesse Lingard - and has been equally impressed with the recruitment as a whole.
Reds' 12th signing imminent
Nottingham Forest reportedly flew Orel Mangala out to Athens for a medical on Tuesday ahead of completing a transfer to the club.
Reports that an agreement had been reached between the Reds and Stuttgart emerged on Monday afternoon, and the midfielder now looks to have taken the next step towards making a move by heading out to the Greek capital. A fee of around £12.75 million has apparently been agreed.
The 24-year-old is being recruited by Forest's head of data and analytic recruitment George Syrianos for the second time after he played a part in taking Mangala to Germany in the first place, from Anderlecht back in 2017 while Stuttgart's head of analytics.
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DAVID GREENE, HOST:
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene. We are reporting this morning on an important meeting between Asian leaders. China's president, Xi Jinping, is in Seoul today where he's sitting down with his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye. The meeting is seen as a bit of a jab at North Korea. China has long been an important defender of North Korea, but the leaders of both China and South Korea reiterated their opposition to nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. This two-day trip also comes just after Japan made moves to increase the reach of its own military, and this comes at a time when the United States and China are openly jockeying for power in East Asia. To talk about all of this, we have NPR's Frank Langfitt on the line from Shanghai. Frank, good morning.
FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Hey, good morning, David.
GREENE: So frame this visit for us if you can. How significant is it?
LANGFITT: There's a lot of geopolitical action right now in East Asia. As you were mentioning, you have a rising assertive China. They're battling with Japan over islands, the U.S. warning China to kind the ease up. And analysts look at this trip right now as China finding a way to draw a bit closer to South Korea, which of course is a longtime, close American ally.
GREENE: Well, talk about that relationship. I mean, you know, as we said, China, the U.S., sort of seen as competing for influence and power in this region. The fact that China and South Korea have this meeting, seem to be growing closer, what does that mean for the United States?
LANGFITT: Well, you know, if you look at where South Korea is, it's kind of a microcosm for a dilemma that a lot of countries are beginning to face out here in East Asia. For South Korea, the relationship with the U.S. is primarily about security. The U.S. has more than 28,000 troops in South Korea protecting it from these sort of constant threats from North Korea. But South Korea of course has a much stronger economic relationship with China, with more than $270 billion in trade last year. So South Korea, like other countries out here, they rely on the U.S. for security, but China for economics. And so one of the questions that some countries are asking as they look, you know, way out into the horizon, is, how long is the U.S. military going to continue to dominate this region, and given some of the fiscal problems back in the U.S., what kind of staying power does the military have here?
GREENE: And we can't really talk about the presence of the United States in Asia without mentioning another close American ally, Japan. I mean, how do they fit into this equation we're talking about?
LANGFITT: Well, that's a part of what's going on in Seoul right now as well. You know, Xi's trip to South Korea was planned for some time, but this week, Japan's cabinet approved a change that would allow its military to help defend its allies. Now, when you hear that, it sounds more like a no-brainer, but concerns about Japanese militarism are still very much a live issue out here. It's been nearly 70 years since the end World War II, and, you know, China and South Korea were both occupied by the Japanese during the war. They suffered atrocities, so there's this shared distrust. So when Japan talks about expanding the role of its military, that draws China and South Korea a bit closer.
GREENE: You know, Frank, this visit by China's president to South Korea is seen as a jab at North Korea and its nuclear program. That makes this visit interesting. Where does China's president go next?
LANGFITT: Well, the next stop is North Korea, and the reason that's interesting is normally that's where Chinese presidents go first. Analysts see Xi Jinping as sending another message to North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un, who's really spent a lot of the last couple of years doing ballistic missile and nuclear tests. This has rattled the neighborhood, and it's really angered China. And this is away for Xi Jinping to show it.
GREENE: NPR's Frank Langfitt on the line from Shanghai, talking about some of the political maneuvering in East Asia. Frank, thanks a lot.
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LAHORE: Tehreek Minhaj-ul-Quran Patron-In-Chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri Tuesday said political wrestling of last four months had fully exposed real corrupt face of Pakistani politics.
Addressing a meeting, Dr Qadri said for the first time the secrets of ‘unseen powers’ had become public. He said such a kind of politics existed always in the country but came to fore for the first time. Referring to the book of Guinness World Records, Qadri said political incidents of last four months could become part of the book.
He said for the first time political injustices and sufferings were being felt collectively. He recalled that the PAT alone had been suffering the pains of the Model Town killings since the last eight years. Referring to the incumbent rulers’ worries, Dr Qadri said in societies where the weak, the oppressed and the innocent were subjected to injustices, sometimes due to turn of events the powerful people groan about justice.
About the demand of the ruling coalition for the formation of a Supreme Court’s larger bench, he said two or three judges were enough for justice in any big case.
He said a larger bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) had been hearing the case regarding stay orders of the JIT set up to investigate the Model Town tragedy for two years and the victims were seeking justice desperately.
Dr Qadri requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to feel the pains of the relatives of the martyrs of Model Town.
He said a PhD thesis could be written on the Pakistani political maneuvering and wrestling of the last few months.
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Battle lines are being drawn over the argument on the effects of ending cash bail in Illinois. No other measure as part of the controversial criminal justice reform SAFE-T Act has drawn more attention than the Pretrial Fairness Act, which abolished cash bail Jan. 1. State’s attorneys contend the provision will allow violent offenders to be released with a higher burden of proof required to hold them before trial. State Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, a driving force behind the SAFE-T Act, has accused Republicans opposed to measures of a “bad stench of racism.”
At a recent event, Will County State’s Attorney Jim Glasgow urged voters to support anyone who will throw out the SAFE-T Act.
“You as the electorate need to demand that anybody running for election in November is going to vote to repeal this bill,” said Glasgow. “It will destroy the state of Illinois. I have 640 people in the Will County jail. All their bonds will be extinguished on Jan. 1, and 60 are charged with murder.”
Prosecutors are required to submit a request for detention if the offender committed a crime that poses a significant threat to public safety of an individual or community. The state is also required to provide each suspect a hearing within 48 hours to determine if the suspect should be released. Glasgow said it’s nearly impossible to provide evidence needed within that time period since it takes time to review the evidence.
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As the sun sets on the summer 2022 season, a vision of the hotel industry’s new post-pandemic norm lies on the horizon. While virtually all aspects of life have changed, one certainty remains clear—the COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on the way the world perceives travel. Most notably, hoteliers will welcome guests that have emerged with renewed vigor and a fresh perspective that firmly positions sustainability as a business imperative.
This transitional period is the ideal time to assess current technologies and consider more energy-efficient models that will both appeal to an eco-friendly ethos and boost your bottom line. And, with nearly 40% of hotel energy costs and almost half of electricity consumption devoted to heating and cooling, HVAC systems are a smart place to start.
Today, sustainability is a higher priority than ever before among both leisure and business travelers, alike. In fact, sustainability initiatives will play an increasingly important role in the industry, according to the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report, concluding that hotels that make commitments to sustainable goals and programs are not just satisfying guests’ expectations, they are making changes that are good for business.
Guests have emphatically declared their intentions to pursue more eco-friendly travel-related choices. Nearly two-thirds (73 percent) of travelers would be more likely to choose accommodations if it has implemented sustainable practices, as reflected in a recent Booking.com Sustainable Travel Report. The vast majority of travelers, over 78 percent, even say they would pay more for a vacation to lower their carbon footprint, according to the Vacationer 2022 Sustainable Travel Survey.
The question remains, with hotel owners still feeling the pressure of a pandemic economy and the need to prioritize spending on the necessities of keeping their business afloat, is investing in sustainable HVAC an immediate priority? The good news is hoteliers don’t need to choose between eco-consciousness and cost-effectiveness. The goal is to align sustainable investments with a solid financial return. And, the latest heating and cooling systems offer the best of both worlds.
Case in point, one such new technology is the award-winning Split Terminal Heat Pump (STHP) Series recently launched by Fujitsu General, specifically addressing the needs of hotels, motels, and other types of lodging properties. The innovative inverter-driven heat pump offers a more energy-efficient, reliable, and quieter alternative to conventional Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC) and Packaged Terminal Heat Pump (PTHP) units—ideal for either replacements or new construction.
Keeping a Keen Eye on ROI and Guest Satisfaction
The 2022 Dealer Design Award-winning system offers an array of features and benefits to optimize overall return-on-investment and end-user guest experience. STHP units boast up to a 58 percent reduction in electricity costs because they reach the set temperature faster than their PTAC counterparts and maintain the desired temperature for a longer period of time. They provide up to a 21.3 SEER rating, well above the Energy Star minimum of 14.5 for air conditioners. Perfect for extreme weather, the systems are effective even with outdoor temperatures as low as 5 degrees. The systems are a solid long-term investment proving to have two-to-three times the lifespan of most PTACs and are supported by a 10-year warranty, representing a customer commitment that is twice as long as PTAC system warranties.
Guests will enjoy an ultimate experience and satisfaction. The new systems are up to 87 percent quieter than a standard PTAC system. Constant comfort levels are optimized with seven louver settings with auto-swing offering control that can be adjusted in multiple steps. This customization means there is better air mixing to eliminate stratification when heating and the user can direct cold air where needed when cooling a room. The indoor unit includes a handheld remote control for optimal guest convenience.
Hoteliers Remain in Total Control
Management is empowered with complete advanced system control by incorporating various potential options. Interlocking with external devices makes the system capable of being controlled through a field-supplied key card switch or other sensors. Compatible with Fujitsu’s BACnet and Modbus gateways, it can be easily integrated into most centralized building management systems. Various remote-control options are available including Fujitsu’s free FGLair app that enables remote operation via smartphone or tablet anytime or anywhere.
The forever-changed hotel and lodging landscape presents the sector with a unique opportunity to lead the way with a redoubled commitment to sustainability. And, executing a business plan that coincides with guests’ purpose-driven values by leveraging the latest energy-efficient technologies—including HVAC systems—is no longer the exception, but the golden rule. Thriving in our new world means placing the needs of the planet and people at the heart of your road to recovery.
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While it is unclear whether or not the concepts will be commercially available, they sure look good on the race track.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Free transportation to cooling centers and garbage pickup well before sunrise were among the steps being taken in the Pacific Northwest as the region hit the peak of a multiday heatwave.
Temperatures soared to 102 degrees Fahrenheit (38.9 Celsius) in Oregon’s largest city on Tuesday, which is expected to be the hottest day of a scorching spell that will be unusually long for this part of the United States. It was also a new daily record for the city for July 26, besting the previous mark set in 2020.
Seattle also reported a new all-time daily high of 94 F (34.4 C), breaking the previous record of 92 F (33.3 C) from 2018, according to the National Weather Service.
Elsewhere in Washington state, record daily temperatures were also registered in Bellingham and the capital, Olympia, which experienced 90 F (32.2 C) and 97 F (36.1 C) respectively.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency across much of the state, warning the extreme temperatures may cause utility outages and transportation disruptions. Temperatures aren’t expected to cool in western Oregon and Washington until the weekend.
Under the sweltering heat, Matthew Carr spent his lunch break in a fountain in downtown Portland, Oregon. The 57-year-old works outside picking up trash for the city and had to find a way to cool off.
“This is pretty hot,” Carr said. “I can just take my uniform off, jump in there with my shorts for my break, and hang out for a good 10 or 15 minutes.”
Oregon health officials say there has been an uptick in the number of people reporting heat-related illness in emergency departments, and the number of those calling emergency services numbers for similar symptoms.
“Heat-related illness daily visits are above expected levels statewide,” said Jonathan Modie, lead communications officer at the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division. He said there were 32 such visits to emergency rooms on Monday compared to three to five per day before the heat wave began.
Portland officials have opened cooling centers in public buildings and installed misting stations in parks. TriMet, which operates public transportation in the Portland metropolitan area, will allow passengers who cannot afford fares to ride for free when heading to cooling centers.
Most of Portland’s garbage companies began earlier pick-ups on Tuesday morning, starting as early as 4 a.m. to reduce drivers’ exposure to heat and health risks. The early rounds will likely continue through Friday morning.
Multnomah County, which includes Portland, planned to open four overnight emergency cooling shelters starting Tuesday night so people who can’t get cool on their own could spend the night. The locations can accommodate a total of 245 guests, said Multnomah County spokesperson Kate Yeiser.
“We’re going to find space for anybody who needs it,” Yeiser said, adding that the sites have a “no-turn-away policy.” She said the county may open an additional overnight center on Wednesday if there’s high demand.
Many libraries are extending their hours, staying open until 8 or 9 p.m. to allow people more time to cool off.
Residents and officials in the Northwest have been trying to adjust to the likely reality of longer, hotter heat waves following last summer’s deadly “heat dome” weather phenomenon that prompted record temperatures and deaths.
In response, Oregon passed a law requiring all new housing built after April 2024 to have air conditioning installed in at least one room. The law already prohibits landlords in most cases from restricting tenants from installing cooling devices in their rental units.
About 800 people died in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia during a 2021 heat wave that hit in late June and early July. The temperature at the time soared to an all-time high of 116 F (46.7 C) in Portland and smashed heat records in cities and towns across the region. Many of those who died were elderly and lived alone.
While temperatures this week are not expected to get that high, the anticipated number of consecutive hot days has raised concerns among officials.
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for large swaths of Oregon and Washington state.
Officials in Seattle and Portland have issued air quality advisories from Tuesday through Saturday, warning that smog may reach levels that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Cooling sites are open throughout Seattle, greater King County and throughout western Washington
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AP photographer Craig Mitchelldyer contributed.
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Former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who was known as the ‘Missile Man’ of India, was loved all over the world for being a great humanitarian and a visionary. Today, the country observes the 7th death anniversary of the 11th President of India.
Dr Kalam achieved milestones as a scientist and contributed to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. On July 27, 2015, Dr Kalam passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture to students at the IIM Shillong. He is fondly remembered as a source of inspiration for students and citizens of India.
On his 7th Death Anniversary, here’s a look at Dr Kalam’s greatest scientific contributions to India.
In 1960, Dr Kalam joined the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the DRDO and was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 1969.
At ISRO, he was the project director of India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle called the SLV-III. The SLV-III successfully deployed indigenously developed satellite Rohini in near-earth orbit in July 1980.
He was also part of the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), which was set up by Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
He worked at ISRO for 19 years, after which he returned to DRDO. Under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), he played a significant role in developing missiles like Agni and Prithvi
Dr Kalam also served as the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, during the Pokhran-II nuclear tests.
Dr Kalam was also the first Indian Head of State to fly a fighter plane. His first aeronautical project led him to designing India’s first indigenous hovercraft ‘Nandi”.
The former President also made a remarkable contribution in the health sector of the country. In the early 90s, he collaborated with cardiologist B. Soma Raju to develop the 'Kalam-Raju-Stent' for coronary heart disease. The stent released in 1999 and made healthcare accessible to all by reducing the market price of stents by 50 percent.
In 1997, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour for his contribution to scientific research and defence technology.
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New federal website aims to prevent deaths amid heat wave
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly heat of an ever-warming world.
Days after nearly half the country — 154.6 million people — sweated through a blistering heat wave, which for the West, hasn’t quite finished, the Biden Administration Tuesday unveiled heat.gov, which includes maps, forecasts and health advice. The government can’t lower temperatures in the short-term, but it can shrink heat’s death toll, officials said.
"July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth and summers are getting hotter and deadlier," said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Rick Spinrad. "The annual average temperature of the contiguous U.S. has already warmed over the past few decades and is projected to rise by 5 to 9 degrees Fahrenheit (2.8 to 5 degrees Celsius) by the end of this century."
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But officials said even though heat is the No. 1 weather killer, and warming is worsening, deaths can still be prevented. That’s the purpose of the website.
"We don’t have to accept" heat deaths, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Tuesday. "This doesn’t have to be this way."
The new website is aimed both at local planners to help them decide whether it is too hot for road work, at farmers for planting and harvesting advice, and even "a mom trying to decide this summer: Is it safe for your kids to play outside or to go to summer camp?" Raimondo said.
Pat Breysse, director of environmental health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the predictions the new website offers can help authorities plan for extreme heat in advance and protect people who are most at risk, by setting up cooling centers and providing water, for example.
"There’s a host of things that we can do with this advance warning from the data that NOAA provides us, particularly from a health standpoint," Breysse said. He pointed to earlier efforts by Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to change weather service heat warnings to make them more effective for New England residents.
RELATED: NYC heat wave: Sweltering temperatures continue, but relief in sight
The new website could be put to use immediately because record-breaking temperatures are forecast for Spokane, Washington, and Boise, Idaho — heat in the low to mid 100s, Spinrad said.
The website follows other Biden Administration action on heat, including financial aid to help on air conditioning for low-income residents, grants to build new cooling centers, upcoming rules for workers outside in the heat and help for cities to cool urban heat islands with more tree cover. Calling climate change "an emergency," but stopping short of invoking emergency measures, President Biden last week promised more action to fight global warming.
Outside experts said the multi-agency website and action are overdue.
"This is an important step for elevating the risks of heat," said University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd, past president of the American Meteorological Society. "For too long, heat has been one of the deadliest weather hazards, but has languished from an urgency standpoint," ignored by the public, media and decision-makers. Shepherd said people scamper inside at the threat of lightning or tornado, but exert themselves when the heat index is 100 or higher.
North Carolina state climatologist Kathie Dello said, "extreme heat is one of our greatest challenges as a county and I’m glad to see the interagency cooperation."
It’s important that the website shows that heat isn’t just a problem for today "but in the future," Dello said.
Given warming trends, this summer with its widespread heat waves "is likely to be one of the coolest summers of the rest of our lives," Raimondo said. "That’s a pretty scary thing."
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Asian Paints share price rose 1.5% on Wednesday morning, a day after the company reported its April-June quarter earnings. Asian paints reported a massive 80.4% rise in consolidated net profit of Rs 1,036 crore in the quarter under review. However, analysts are not too keen on buying the stock and are bearish in their views. “Even as Asian Paints is strengthening its dominance in decorative paints, rapidly scaling adjacencies and RM price outlook is turning favourable, it could go through a year or two of muted earnings growth starting FY2025E as Grasim’s aggressive foray would inevitably weigh on industry profitability,” said Kotak Securities while adding that risk-reward is not favourable. Asian Paints hit a high of Rs 3,156 per share.
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60% of breached businesses raised product prices post-breach; vast majority of critical infrastructure lagging in zero trust adoption; $550,000 in extra costs for insufficiently staffed businesses
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security today released the annual Cost of a Data Breach Report,1 revealing costlier and higher-impact data breaches than ever before, with the global average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time high of $4.35 million for studied organizations. With breach costs increasing nearly 13% over the last two years of the report, the findings suggest these incidents may also be contributing to rising costs of goods and services. In fact, 60% of studied organizations raised their product or services prices due to the breach, when the cost of goods is already soaring worldwide amid inflation and supply chain issues.
The perpetuality of cyberattacks is also shedding light on the "haunting effect" data breaches are having on businesses, with the IBM report finding 83% of studied organizations have experienced more than one data breach in their lifetime. Another factor rising over time is the after-effects of breaches on these organizations, which linger long after they occur, as nearly 50% of breach costs are incurred more than a year after the breach.
The 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report is based on in-depth analysis of real-world data breaches experienced by 550 organizations globally between March 2021 and March 2022. The research, which was sponsored and analyzed by IBM Security, was conducted by the Ponemon Institute.
Some of the key findings in the 2022 IBM report include:
- Critical Infrastructure Lags in Zero Trust – Almost 80% of critical infrastructure organizations studied don't adopt zero trust strategies, seeing average breach costs rise to $5.4 million – a $1.17 million increase compared to those that do. All while 28% of breaches amongst these organizations were ransomware or destructive attacks.
- It Doesn't Pay to Pay – Ransomware victims in the study that opted to pay threat actors' ransom demands saw only $610,000 less in average breach costs compared to those that chose not to pay – not including the cost of the ransom. Factoring in the high cost of ransom payments, the financial toll may rise even higher, suggesting that simply paying the ransom may not be an effective strategy.
- Security Immaturity in Clouds – Forty-three percent of studied organizations are in the early stages or have not started applying security practices across their cloud environments, observing over $660,000 on average in higher breach costs than studied organizations with mature security across their cloud environments.
- Security AI and Automation Leads as Multi-Million Dollar Cost Saver – Participating organizations fully deploying security AI and automation incurred $3.05 million less on average in breach costs compared to studied organizations that have not deployed the technology – the biggest cost saver observed in the study.
"Businesses need to put their security defenses on the offense and beat attackers to the punch. It's time to stop the adversary from achieving their objectives and start to minimize the impact of attacks. The more businesses try to perfect their perimeter instead of investing in detection and response, the more breaches can fuel cost of living increases." said Charles Henderson, Global Head of IBM Security X-Force. "This report shows that the right strategies coupled with the right technologies can help make all the difference when businesses are attacked."
Over-trusting Critical Infrastructure Organizations
Concerns over critical infrastructure targeting appear to be increasing globally over the past year, with many governments' cybersecurity agencies urging vigilance against disruptive attacks. In fact, IBM's report reveals that ransomware and destructive attacks represented 28% of breaches amongst critical infrastructure organizations studied, highlighting how threat actors are seeking to fracture the global supply chains that rely on these organizations. This includes financial services, industrial, transportation and healthcare companies amongst others.
Despite the call for caution, and a year after the Biden Administration issued a cybersecurity executive order that centers around the importance of adopting a zero trust approach to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity, only 21% of critical infrastructure organizations studied adopt a zero trust security model, according to the report. Add to that, 17% of breaches at critical infrastructure organizations were caused due to a business partner being initially compromised, highlighting the security risks that over-trusting environments pose.
Businesses that Pay the Ransom Aren't Getting a "Bargain"
According to the 2022 IBM report, businesses that paid threat actors' ransom demands saw $610,000 less in average breach costs compared to those that chose not to pay – not including the ransom amount paid. However, when accounting for the average ransom payment, which according to Sophos reached $812,000 in 2021, businesses that opt to pay the ransom could net higher total costs - all while inadvertently funding future ransomware attacks with capital that could be allocated to remediation and recovery efforts and looking at potential federal offenses.
The persistence of ransomware, despite significant global efforts to impede it, is fueled by the industrialization of cybercrime. IBM Security X-Force discovered the duration of studied enterprise ransomware attacks shows a drop of 94% over the past three years – from over two months to just under four days. These exponentially shorter attack lifecycles can prompt higher impact attacks, as cybersecurity incident responders are left with very short windows of opportunity to detect and contain attacks. With "time to ransom" dropping to a matter of hours, it's essential that businesses prioritize rigorous testing of incident response (IR) playbooks ahead of time. But the report states that as many as 37% of organizations studied that have incident response plans don't test them regularly.
Hybrid Cloud Advantage
The report also showcased hybrid cloud environments as the most prevalent (45%) infrastructure amongst organizations studied. Averaging $3.8 million in breach costs, businesses that adopted a hybrid cloud model observed lower breach costs compared to businesses with a solely public or private cloud model, which experienced $5.02 million and $4.24 million on average respectively. In fact, hybrid cloud adopters studied were able to identify and contain data breaches 15 days faster on average than the global average of 277 days for participants.
The report highlights that 45% of studied breaches occurred in the cloud, emphasizing the importance of cloud security. However, a significant 43% of reporting organizations stated they are just in the early stages or have not started implementing security practices to protect their cloud environments, observing higher breach costs2. Businesses studied that did not implement security practices across their cloud environments required an average 108 more days to identify and contain a data breach than those consistently applying security practices across all their domains.
Additional findings in the 2022 IBM report include:
- Phishing Becomes Costliest Breach Cause – While compromised credentials continued to reign as the most common cause of a breach (19%), phishing was the second (16%) and the costliest cause, leading to $4.91 million in average breach costs for responding organizations.
- Healthcare Breach Costs Hit Double Digits for First Time Ever– For the 12th year in a row, healthcare participants saw the costliest breaches amongst industries with average breach costs in healthcare increasing by nearly $1 million to reach a record high of $10.1 million.
- Insufficient Security Staffing – Sixty-two percent of studied organizations stated they are not sufficiently staffed to meet their security needs, averaging $550,000 more in breach costs than those that state they are sufficiently staffed.
Additional Sources
- To download a copy of the 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report, please visit: https://www.ibm.com/security/data-breach.
- Read more about the report's top findings in this IBM Security Intelligence blog.
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1 Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022, conducted by Ponemon Institute, sponsored, and analyzed by IBM
2 Average cost of $4.53M, compared to average cost $3.87 million at participating organizations with mature-stage cloud security practices
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RADNOR, Pa., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) is currently investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws on behalf of investors of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) ("Discover Financial").
On July 20, 2022, Discover Financial issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2022 which revealed that the company is suspending its existing share repurchase program because of an internal investigation relating to its student loan servicing practices and related compliance matters. On this news, Discover Financial's stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on July 21, 2022.
If you are a Discover Financial investor and would like to learn more about our investigation, please CLICK HERE to fill out our online form or contact Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP: James Maro, Esq. (484) 270-1453 or E-mail at info@ktmc.com. You can also click on the following link or paste it in your browser: https://www.ktmc.com/discover-financial-services-investigation?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=discover&mktm=r
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country involving securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of state and federal law. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP is a driving force behind corporate governance reform, and has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of institutional and individual investors from the United States and around the world. The firm represents investors, consumers and whistleblowers (private citizens who report fraudulent practices against the government and share in the recovery of government dollars). For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP, please visit www.ktmc.com.
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Harry Potter: this actress is a fan of reality TV The Kardashians!
Did you know that a key figure in the Harry Potter saga totally hooked on “The Kardashians” show? We will explain everything to you…
Surprise ! Emma Watson recently confessed that she watched countless episodes of “The Kardashians.” But the star of the Harry Potter saga clarified that it was above all to prepare her for a role. MCE TV reveals everything from A to Z.
Harry Potter: Emma Watson swings on the set
To this day who does not know Emma Watson? Renowned actress, she unleashed passions in Harry Potter fiction.
On the screen, the young woman played a witch of Muggle origin who continues her studies at Hogwarts school. Sensitive and intelligent, she will be a great help for the son of James and Lilly Potter!
If the Slytherins gave him a hard time several times…. It’s nothing compared to the Machiavellian plans of Lord Voldemord whom she countered with panache.
Thanks to the Harry Potter saga, Emma Watson saw her notoriety explode. However, she was happy to be able to move on!
The filming of the second part ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows had the merit of marking the star. ” There were days when I was in tears in front of David Yates (the director). Being cold and wet all the time consumes so much energy, it’s really exhausting (…)”, she revealed for Colinder.
But also : ” I would beg him some days and he would just say ‘it feels so much better when you look more vulnerable. And it’s so much more real’ (…). And he’s right, it looks great on screen. We look like those scruffy, unlikely heroes. So it works, but my God. There were days when I just wanted to kill him.”
The Kardashians inspired the actress
Since Harry Potter, Emma Watson has been filming to the delight of her admirers. At the same time, the actress also defends countless causes close to his heart.
But lately, Daniel Radcliffe’s sidekick unleashed passions with the comedy Bling Ring! The work honors a group of teenagers totally obsessed with fame.
On the Web, they track all the movements of celebrities. And in their absence, they shamelessly plunder their beautiful home!
This film by Sofia Coppola is also inspired by a true story. Working with this director was a godsend for Emma Watson who played Nicki.
Emma Watson has done everything to get this role. Eh yes ! To prepare for his audition, the artist also watched countless reality TV shows.
Notably Keeping Up With The Kardashians. So to play her character to perfection, the young woman had to change her voice!
Emma Watson also used self-tanning products galore for the cast. This is to say how determined she was in her approach.
” I have watched hours of The Kardashians and The Simple Life, and The Hills, then I also worked with a dialect coach », has also confessed Emma Watson for NPR . “That was part of what was so fun for me. Not only the accent, but also the way of speaking is so different. It’s much more nasal and much more pronounced”. In any case, his efforts ended up paying off… Well done! | https://d1softballnews.com/harry-potter-this-actress-is-a-fan-of-reality-tv-the-kardashians/ | 2022-07-27T04:41:04Z | https://d1softballnews.com/harry-potter-this-actress-is-a-fan-of-reality-tv-the-kardashians/ | true | 1 |
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US places former Paraguayan president on corruption list
MIAMI -- A former president of Paraguay who has been investigated for his alleged participation in money laundering operations was included on Friday on a U.S. corruption list.
The Department of State announced the designation of former President Horacio Manuel Cartes “for his involvement in significant corruption”.
Cartes served as president of Paraguay between August 2013 and August 2018. He owns a conglomerate of some 25 companies, including media and tobacco companies, and a supermarket chain. The former president has been investigated about alleged irregularities in his multimillion-dollar assets and for his alleged links with the leader of a money laundering network.
The former president “obstructed a major international investigation into transnational crime in order to protect himself and his criminal associate from potential prosecution and political damage,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
He added that his actions “undermined the stability of Paraguay’s democratic institutions” and enabled the involvement of Cartes with “foreign terrorist organizations” and other U.S.-designated entities. The statement did not provide details on the investigations or alleged involvement in terrorist activities.
The businessman, who is currently seeking to be the new president of his conservative political party Partido Colorado, said the allegations are unfounded.
“I deny and reject the content of the allegations,” Cartes said on Twitter. He added that the is “committed to offering all the support and primary-source information that the authorities need to clarify" anything.
The internal election for the new president of the official Partido Colorado is scheduled for December. Cartes is competing with the current president of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, to be the next president of this political party.
In addition to the former president, his adult children Juan Pablo Cartes Montaña, Sofía Cartes Montaña and María Sol Cartes Montaña were included on the corruption list.
In a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Asunción on Friday morning, Ambassador Marc Ostfield said more such designations are likely.
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Paper provides an overview of on-demand retail's open platform model for the first time.
A comprehensive practice guide with development path and successful cases, for retailers and brands who desire to grow in the China market.
SHENZHEN, China, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dada Group (Nasdaq: DADA)'s JDDJ and JD.com's Shop Now showed up at the "2022 China International Retail Innovation Summit". On-demand retail, as the megatrend in the retail industry as well as a new growth driver for retailers and brands, was the major topic and arose heated discussions among business leaders today.
At the summit, Dada Group released the "White Paper On Open On-Demand Retail Platform Model" in collaboration with China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA) and JD.com's Consumption and Industry Development Research Institute. The White Paper offers a panoramic display of the open platform model of on-demand retail for the first time in industry.
Seize the Digital Opportunity
Decision makers, digital business leaders and technology providers of the industry, joined the management teams of Dada Group and JD.com to give speeches at the summit to elaborate their insights and predictions of on-demand retail.
Dr. PEI Liang, President of China Chain Store & Franchise Association, demonstrated: "On-demand retail is an important part of omni-channel retail. Not only does it leverage online traffic, but also, through the integration of existing offline resources, it enables the cooperation between platforms and offline retailers to achieve a 1+1>2 effect. Offline stores serve as the terminal for order fulfillment and the terminal for product storage, and, when empowered by the of on-demand retail model, their value can be maximized."
Philip Jiaqi KUAI, Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Dada Group stated that from long-distance, and short distance to macro-distance, China's e-commerce has leapfrogged to set one new milestone after another. For offline stores, on-demand retail has greatly broadened the scope of their businesses; for brand owners, on-demand retail has built a digital marketing and operating ecosystem that connects online and offline channels; for consumers, on-demand retail services represent significant improvements in timing, efficiency and the shopping experience.
HE Huijian, Vice President of JD.com and Dada Group; Head of the Intra-City Business of JD.com believes that the core of retail is efficiency and experience. Emerged from both the supply side and the demand side, on-demand retail is expected to grow into a trillion-dollar market in 3 to 5 years. JDDJ and Shop Now will continue to open our capabilities to the industry to expand the model to various types of offline retailers and brands via digital upgrades, operation optimization and efficiency improvement, to bring consumers and partners a faster, better and more economical shopping experience.
Development path and successful cases
It can be seen from the discussions that the retailers and brand owners have similarities in terms of demands and challenges when adopting on-demand retail, which can be further categorized into two models – self-operated and open platform.
The White Paper finds out that players under the open platform model, are stronger in terms of breath of product categories offered, as well as technologies deployed to empower the offline retailer partners, and drive the digital transformation of the real economy.
The Report also discussed the development path under the open platform model and some successful cases. It was a valuable guide for merchants who strive to seize new growth opportunity in the Chinese market. For retailers, what is important to them is omni-channel connection and fulfillment; for brands, their focus is on interaction with the users and marketing.
Based on the number and growth rate of participating stores, the White Paper took Supermarkets, Fashion Styles and Home Appliances, and Consumer Electronics as three major examples to analyze their development paths from strive to thrive.
- The focuses for Supermarket are traffic, delivery capabilities and data integration from multiple channels. Traffic largely determines the potential size of the business, the delivery capabilities are correlated with order fulfillment, and integrate data and adopting automated management is the key to improve efficiency.
- As for Fashion Style and Home Appliance, besides traffic, the level of digitalization greatly determines how well the retailers and brands manage their stores and inventories.
- Turning to Consumer Electronics, the products are with high price tag, a long life cycle and low level of transparency, so that the consumers depend more on the shopping guide and after-sale service. Integrating marketing approaches and services on- and offline will be better satisfy customer's expectations and become the key brand differentiators in the industry.
As the pioneers and leaders in on-demand retail, JD.com and JDDJ cooperated with various well-known partners such as Walmart, vivio and Unilever, and accumulated experiences and insights from the past 8 years' practices. As the key driver for offline retailers and brands' omni-channel growth, the cooperation with JD.com and JDDJ in on-demand retail has been recognized by partners.
Xiaojing Christina ZHU, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart China, says: "China is one of the largest, fastest-growing and most competitive consumer markets in the world. We expect on-demand retail to remain hugely popular here in the foreseeable future because it enhances the shopping experience for customers and fits modern lifestyles. As a leading omni-channel retailer with a 'Customer First' mindset, Walmart China continues to innovate with our partners around digitalization and end-to-end efficiency. We look forward to offering more value and a seamless shopping experience so that our customers can save money and live better."
"Thanks to on-demand retail, the penetration rate and sales share in categories such as healthcare, maternal and infant, are continuing to grow," weighs in Katy CHEN, Managing Director of Kimberly-Clark China, "on-demand retail has become a channel that Kimberly-Clark attaches great importance to, we hope to further optimize and improve our performance through cooperation and innovation, to promote and lead the development of personal care and hygiene products in the on-demand retail market."
Based on the successful cases, the White Paper provides a methodological sum-up dubbed "On-demand ACE", suggesting a route to success in on-demand retail. ACE represents the ability, creativity and experiences required for merchant's development in early, evolving and breakthrough phases.
About Dada Group
Dada Group is a leading platform of local on-demand retail and delivery in China. It operates JDDJ, one of China's largest local on-demand retail platforms for retailers and brand owners, and Dada Now, a leading local on-demand delivery platform open to merchants and individual senders across various industries and product categories. The company's two platforms are inter-connected and mutually beneficial. The Dada Now platform enables improved delivery experience for participants on the JDDJ platform through its readily accessible fulfillment solutions and strong on-demand delivery infrastructure. Meanwhile, the vast volume of on-demand delivery orders from the JDDJ platform increases order volume and density for the Dada Now platform. In June 2020, Dada Group began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, under the ticker symbol "DADA".
About China Chain Store & Franchise Association
China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA) is the official representative of retailing & franchise industry in China. Currently, there are over 1200 enterprise members with over 460,000 outlets, including domestic & foreign-invested retailers, franchisers, suppliers, and relevant organizations. The total sale of CCFA retail members (franchise and food service not included) was 4.5 trillion CNY in 2020, accounting for 11.6% of the entire social consumables retail sales. CCFA functions include: participating in policy making and coordination, safeguarding the interests of industry and members, providing a series of professional trainings and industry information and data for members, and establishing platforms for exchange and cooperation.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 27. Inspections of ships that will transport Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea will be carried out by the Turkish authorities with the support of the Joint Coordinating Committee, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq said at a press conference at the UN Headquarters in New York, Trend reports.
"The Secretary General (Antonio Guterres) announced that, according to the agreement reached on July 22, with the support of the Joint Coordinating Committee, ship inspections will be carried out by the Turkish side, and the Ukrainians will ensure safe passage through the Black Sea," noted Haq.
According to him, ships will be checked for weapons on their way to and from Ukrainian ports.
"The joint coordinating center, which is engaged in tracking the transportation of grain, is located in the building of the National Defense University in Istanbul and consists of 4 branches: Türkiye, Russia, Ukraine and the UN. We hope that the Chairman of the Joint Coordinating Committee will be announced very soon," he added. | https://en.trend.az/world/3625739.html | 2022-07-27T04:57:01Z | https://en.trend.az/world/3625739.html | false | 3 |
The Nebraska Cornhuskers may not be facing off against old Big 8/12 foe the Oklahoma Sooners on Black Friday, but the game will be awfully close. The brace for the ESPN Events Invitational was released this afternoon and the opening round on Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day, had the Huskers playing the Sooners.
OU/NU.
— Nebraska Basketball (@HuskerHoops) July 26, 2022
Thanksgiving Day.
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Nebraska will face Oklahoma at 4 PM CT at the HP Fieldhouse on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex south of Disney World outside Orlando. The game, naturally, will be broadcast on ESPN.
The matchup between the Huskers and Sooners mens’ teams will be the first on the hardwood since February 2011. Oklahoma holds a 104-83 edge in the all-time series.
Memphis and Seton Hall are the other teams on UNL’s side of the eight-team bracket. Nebraska will play either Memphis or Seton Hall on Friday with the start time and TV information determined by the results of the Thursday games.
Oklahoma went 19-16 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. The Sooners return a pair of starters from that team in forwards Tannner Groves (11.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg) and Jalen Hill (9.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg).
Memphis went 22-11 and lost to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, while Seton Hall was 21-11 and lost to TCU in its opening-round matchup. The remainder of the eight-team field includes Florida State, Ole Miss, Siena, and Stanford.
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Can you improve your cardiovascular health using a herbal health supplement? This question could have troubled many of you for a long time. And finally, here is your answer. Check out the latest CardioDefend reviews to learn more about this herbal formula which creates a huge buzz over the internet over the past few weeks.
CardioDefend Reviews – Is A Single Scoop Of This Formula Sufficient To Boost Blood Circulation?
As you all know, cardiovascular diseases are increasing rapidly, mainly among youngsters. It might be because of their modern lifestyle and unhealthy food habits. This situation should be taken seriously and must be given proper consideration.
From this CardioDefend review, you will get to know more about this supplement, its ingredients, dosage, side effects, and a lot more. It will help you decide whether the supplement is worth purchasing or not. So without any further delay, let’s get started.
What Is CardioDefend Heart Health Supplement?
CardioDefend is a dietary formula that is an ideal solution for all those who are having issues with their cardiovascular health. This formula is a proprietary blend of 100% natural ingredients clinically studied to ensure their effectiveness in human intervention.
With the consistent use of the CardioDefend formula, you can improve your heart health, energy levels, blood circulation, etc.
CardioDefend proprietary blend is combined in the form of a powder, thus making it convenient for the customers to incorporate them into their daily lives. Each bottle of the CardioDefend includes 60 scoops worth a month’s use if used as recommended.
How Is CardioDefend Formulated?
All the CardioDefend ingredients used are 100% natural and clinically studied. Here are a few ingredients included in this CardioDefend powder.
- Pine Bark Extract
Pine Bark is known for its beneficial health properties and is used in many herbal health supplements. It has several compounds like vitamins, polyphenols, and other phytonutrients. It is effective in reducing inflammation and has antioxidant properties that are effective in treating chronic diseases.
- L-citrulline
L-citrulline is a naturally occurring amino acid produced within your body and can also be acquired from fruits like watermelon. It is effective in improving heart health, energy levels, bodybuilding, and improving athletic performance.
- Co-enzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 is an enzyme that generates energy in your cells. It is necessary for the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which plays a major role in energy transfer within cells. It has antioxidant properties that reduce oxidative stress and protects from attacks from free radicals. It improves heart health by increasing ATP production and reducing oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C
Vitamin C is an essential vitamin with impressive health benefits. It reduces the risk of chronic diseases with its powerful antioxidants. These help in strengthening your body’s natural immune system. The antioxidants improve your immune health and protect you from the attack of free radicals.
- Nattokinase
Nattokinase is a soy-bean-derived enzyme that treats cardiovascular diseases. It breaks down blood clots that impede circulation. It helps maintain good blood vessel structure, improves blood flow, and lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
- L-lysine
L-lysine is the building block of protein. This essential amino acid can be obtained from food. It reduces stress by blocking stress response receptors.
- Vitamin K
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a major role in blood clotting, bone metabolism, and regulating blood calcium levels. It lowers blood pressure by preventing mineralization when minerals build up in arteries. This increases the blood pumping throughout the body.
- Magnesium Citrate
Magnesium Citrate is an essential mineral required for the proper functioning of your body and brain. It improves exercise performance, reduces depression, supports healthy blood sugar levels, and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
How Does CardioDefend Dietary Formula Work?
As per my research & CardioDefend reviews, it has been verified that the supplement is a rich source of different kinds of nutrients. These nutrients are effective in providing antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and several other health-promoting properties.
Such properties work on improving overall health conditions and for this, you must consume the supplement consistently as recommended by the manufacturer.
The proprietary blend of CardioDefend powder supports a healthy cardiovascular system, improved blood circulation, strong arteries, enhanced energy levels, and fitness levels.
The CardioDefend herbal formula includes clinically studied ingredients that work synergistically for providing the maximum results from the supplement without causing any negative impact on your health.
The Science Behind The Formula
The potent formula of the CardioDefend is made from high-quality ingredients so that people get maximum benefits from the supplement.
They are combined at the perfect ratio to provide all the nutrients like vitamins, minerals, etc, as required for the proper functioning of your body.
Most CardioDefend ingredients are effective in improving blood circulation and pumping throughout the body.
As per the latest study published in the National Centre for Biotechnology Information(NCBI), it has been verified that Coenzyme Q10 supplements are used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases like heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and myocardial infarction.
They are even effective in reducing the risk factors such as hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemias, and obesity.
Is There Any Clinical Evidence?
As per the official product website, the CardioDefend manufacturer guarantees that the ingredients used in the formula have been clinically studied. This is to ensure their effectiveness and safety in human intervention.
All these ingredients are of the highest quality, purity, and potency so that the customers won’t have to fear the effectiveness of the supplement.
From the official product website, it is clear that the supplement has been manufactured in an FDA-approved manufacturing facility that follows strict and sterile GMP guidelines.
How To Consume CardioDefend Powder?
The CardioDefend heart health formula includes 100% natural plant-based compounds and extracts that have been scientifically proven in improving your overall heart health.
As mentioned earlier in this CardioDefend review, all ingredients used in the formula have been subjected to several clinical trials thus proving their safety and purity in human intervention.
Since the CardioDefend heart supplement includes natural ingredients and is free from any chemical preservatives, it comes with an expiry within which it must be consumed.
According to the manufacturer, it is highly recommended to consume the CardioDefend supplement within 2 years from the date of manufacturing.
This is to avoid any kind of adverse effects on your health. Also by checking this you can increase the shelf life of your supplement while purchasing a bulk pack.
Just like expiry, a customer must be aware of the dosage of a supplement in order to avoid the consequences that follow an overdose.
As per the manufacturer & CardioDefend reviews, it is advised to take the supplement twice a day. And in each serving, you must mix one scoop of the CardioDefend powder in a glass of water and consume them.
How Long Does CardioDefend Formula Take To Work?
The manufacturer of the CardioDefend heart health supplement guarantees that the supplement includes 100% natural ingredients. These ingredients take some time to get absorbed into the bloodstream and to show visible results.
As per the CardioDefend manufacturer, it’s highly advised to consume the supplement for about 2-3 months to achieve your desired results. Also, you can improve your results by incorporating a healthy lifestyle along with your supplement intake. By doing so, your results will be swift and last for about 1-2 years.
CardioDefend Pros & Cons
Before purchasing any supplement, make sure to check its pros and cons. It helps understand the supplement briefly and even helps decide whether or not to get the supplement on your own. Here are a few pros and cons of the supplement based on CardioDefend reviews
Pros
- Better heart health naturally.
- Support blood circulation.
- Clinically studied ingredients.
- Enhance energy and fitness levels.
- Proprietary blend of 100% natural ingredients.
- Enhance athletic performance.
Cons
- The original Cardio Defend is only available on their official product website.
- This potent formula includes powerful ingredients. Thus it is not desirable for children below the age of 18 and pregnant or lactating mothers.
Should You Buy CardioDefend Supplement?
Just as you know, nowadays the rate of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases is growing rapidly. It is because of unhealthy food habits and lack of regular exercise.
Also, it is youngsters who are getting affected more than adults. Thus it is necessary to find a perfect solution to stop this situation from getting worse.
With the help of the Cardio Defend cardio health formula, people can have better heart health. Most ingredients used in this formula have been proven effective in supporting heart health along with enhancing your energy levels.
The CardioDefend potent formula is safe as it is free from stimulants, additives, or any toxic compounds that cause adverse effects on human health.
CardioDefend Reviews From Real Customers
Customer testimonials play an integral role in a review as they help understand a supplement more from the perspective of the valid customers. Here are a few genuine CardioDefend customer testimonials as follows:
🔹 Evelyn
My husband had some heart issues and was not feeling well for a long time. He was not ready to consult a physician as he was afraid of doing surgeries and always feared what if something went wrong. A friend of mine suggested the CardioDefend supplement that had changed her life. With the consistent use of the supplement, my husband had great changes in his health and was happy with the results. Now he is more energetic than before.
🔹 Stephanie
I had used many heart health supplements by now, but nothing felt this good as it even kept me full of energy throughout the day. I even suggested it to my friends who had similar issues just like me. It supported better blood circulation and hasn’t caused any side effects till now.
🔹 Michelle
I started using the CardioDefend heart health supplement after suffering from heart problems. But since I couldn’t continue it consistently the results were also not very visible and it took some time. Trying to use the supplement consistently to achieve optimal results.
How Much Does CardioDefend Supplement Cost?
While planning on purchasing the supplement, always remember that the original supplement is only available on their official product website. All others available in some eCommerce stores and retail stores are just the imitation of the same.
These imitations are produced and sold by fake suppliers who manufacture them in an unclean environment using low-quality ingredients. Such replicas won’t bring you any benefit but instead would cause a negative impact on your health.
Thus while purchasing, make sure to get it from the official product website so that you won’t have to fear its authenticity.
Given below are the price ranges of the CardioDefend supplement as per the official website.
- 1 bottle – 1 month supply – $69.00 + $9.99 shipping.
- 3 bottles – 3-month supply – $59.00 per bottle.
- 6 bottles – 6-month supply – $49.00 per bottle.
According to the CardioDefend manufacturer, it is advised to purchase the bulk packs as they are of the best value and come with the benefit of a generous discount.
It helps you save your money and even offers the bonus offered by the manufacturer. While purchasing the bulk pack, you will never face a break in your consistency even if the website goes out of stock.
CardioDefend Bonuses
According to the official product website, the manufacturer offers a small bonus with the bulk packs. They provide an additional free bottle of Cardio Defend with both the 3 and 6 bottles pack.
All the offers provided by the manufacturer are only available to those who purchase the supplement from their official product website.
CardioDefend Shipping & Money-back Policy
The official product website says the manufacturer offers free shipping with bulk packs of 3 and 6 bottles. But the single bottle is charged a small shipping charge of $9.99.
The manufacturer even offers a 180-day money-back guarantee on the CardioDefend supplement for customers who haven’t received a satisfying result from their supplement intake.
They just have to return the CardioDefend supplement within 180 days of their purchase. It makes the investment in this supplement 100% risk-free.
Final Take On CardioDefend Reviews
Based on my ample research on the CardioDefend reviews, this dietary supplement appears to be an effective heart health support formula.
Since the prime ingredients of this supplement are plant compounds and extracts that are scientifically proven effective in supporting better health, it is safe for regular use.
The supplement is free from additives, stimulants, or toxic compounds and chemicals. The CardioDefend customer reviews show, that thousands of customers have received satisfying results from their consistent use.
They even recommend it to others who experience the same issues. It proves that the supplement is a safe and fruitful choice for people having problems with their heart health.
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Recommendations to spend a summer of cinema and law with John Grisham | Legal
We are already immersed in the summer season, and those of us who dedicate ourselves to the legal profession pull our last strength to finish matters and cross our fingers so that no last minute inconvenience prevents us from enjoying our summer break.
This summer of 2022, my recommendation for film and law fans is to get closer to the film versions of the novels of America’s best-selling writer, John Grisham. A perfect connoisseur of the American judicial system and a professed liberal, this author has managed, throughout his prolific career, to reach sales of 250 million copies of his novels throughout the world. Lawyer, professor, politician and finally writer, Grisham was resurrected with his books in the nineties, the so-called “legal thriller” and some of them were brought to the big screen by renowned directors.
First job
Among the films based on Grisham’s works, it is worth mentioning his first success, The Firm (The cover, Sidney Pollack, 1993). The story of the brilliant young lawyer Mitchell McDeere (Tom Cruise) who decides, after graduating from Harvard Law, to accept the offer of a small law firm in Memphis, discovering that some of the partners have died in strange circumstances and that they dedicate themselves to to deal with shady issues of the Chicago mob; It is a material that becomes a great thriller. Pollack hits the mark with a montage where, after a very descriptive first part, with the intention of placing the viewer in the story, he imprints a vibrant rhythm on the second part of the film –chases included–. This is also helped by the excellent soundtrack, with influences of jazz, composed by Dave Grusin.
Criticism of the American ideal of measuring success by the economic or professional status achieved, the cracks in the legal and tax system that allow mafias to launder money from their illicit activities, or the role of tax havens in planning prosecutor, are all topics for reflection that the film points out.
Also from the point of view of law, the film exposes very interesting themes that will be repeated in other works by Grisham: the partnership and mentoring system of Anglo-Saxon firms; the lawyer-client professional secrecy that obliges the lawyer not to reveal the information, even if it is criminal, of his client; the hourly billing system and the abuse that can result from it, or the struggle of legal firms to attract the best university talent.
Big enterprises
The Pelican Brief (Alan J. Pakula, 1993) was his second cinematographic success, and, in this case, he changes the gender of the protagonist, a brilliant law student, magnificently played by Julia Roberts, who uncovers a plot to assassinate judges. of the United States Supreme Court and favor the approval of some oil licenses that would violate the environmental doctrine that the chamber of the highest court had established.
A criticism, very present in other of his films, of large corporations and how they use the system for their interests, and a careful setting in New Orleans, where the plot unfolds, make the film a roller coaster with much more action than The cover and unexpected plot twists.
Right to defense
Time to kill (Joel Schumacher, 1996) is another great cinematographic success based on a work by Grisham, specifically, the first one that he tried to publish and that several publishers rejected him.
The defense of a black man (Samuel L. Jackson) who murders his daughter’s rapists allows the film to delve into the contradictions of the southern states of the United States, which the author knows well, and to explain the enormous work of preparation of the defense attorneys’ trial, played here by Sandra Bullock and Mathew McConaughey. Racist violence, the sense of justice and the right to defense in court fly over a film that 25 years later is still current.
court fight
The Jury (Gary Fleder, 2003) narrates the fight that the lawyers from both sides engage in the selection of a jury that will decide on a civil liability case against an arms company. The promotional phrase, “the trials are too important to be decided by juries”, already advances a very different approach to the film compared to other films, where the judicial fight is elucidated not in the oral trial, but in the prior selection of the jury.
Other very interesting films based on Grisham’s work are Conflict of Interest –a noir story directed by Robert Altman–, The Client or Self Defense.
Grisham’s other books
possible scripts. Although eight of his novels have made it to the big screen and have generally been successful movies, Grisham’s oeuvre spans more than 50 novels, including hits that may yet be adapted for film, such as The Associate . This book tells the story of the presumed death of a partner in a firm on the same dates that a millionaire sum disappears from the firm’s accounts. In The testament, an eccentric millionaire modifies his will in holographic form minutes before committing suicide and leaves all his assets to his illegitimate daughter. Other highly recommended reading novels by the author, which may one day arouse the interest of Hollywood studios, are Los litigantes, The Appeal or The Summons, as well as the series of youth novels about Theodore Boone, which have been translated into more than 30 languages and with which the author wanted to approach a younger audience. | https://d1softballnews.com/recommendations-to-spend-a-summer-of-cinema-and-law-with-john-grisham-legal/ | 2022-07-27T05:08:47Z | https://d1softballnews.com/recommendations-to-spend-a-summer-of-cinema-and-law-with-john-grisham-legal/ | true | 1 |
Hamden Board of Education votes down school time change proposal
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The Hamden school board called a special meeting tonight to discuss and vote on a new time schedule for schools and a new transportation plan.
The board passed in a 6 to 3 vote to continue the same system as the 2021/2022 school year with additional funds needed.
This conversation started because of the short funding of their budget for nearly $600,000.
“This is the second time that the Board of Ed has been level funded during a global pandemic when our needs have never been higher,” says Melissa Kaplan Board of Education Chairwoman.
In a survey that thousands of parents, staff, and students voted on 29% of them voted to keep the same 4-tier system and find additional funding to support the additional six buses.
Kaplan says the legislative council needs to pass this money so they can get those additional busses and won’t be forced to change school start times.
Many board members don’t agree with how the legislative council handled this situation.
“I just have a problem with the idea that they’re going to dictate to us what we have to do to get funding,” says Hamden Board of Education member Austin Cesare says.
Cesare says by state statute the legislative council can’t tell the board what they have to do with their money.
“We are only considering the changing of school times because the legislative council flat-funded us,” says Walter Morton a member of the Board of Education.
Kaplan encourages the board to reach out to everyone on the legislative council.
“My hope is that the legislative council will understand that they have an opportunity to make things right because there are devastating consequences for flat funding us,” says Kaplan.
Now it’s up to the board members to write to the legislative council to put $80,000 on the agenda for the August 1 meeting.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The week before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Missouri's Josh Hawley became the first Republican senator to announce he would object to the certification of the 2020 election.
Texas' Ted Cruz came next, dashing off his own plan on a flight from Houston to Washington days before the joint session of Congress to certify the election results.
In all, a dozen GOP senators initially planned to challenge Joe Biden's victory. But unlike their House GOP counterparts who have been subpoenaed for testimony before the Jan. 6 committee, the Republican senators have largely escaped the reach of the investigation.
While the committee did share highlights about the senators, including Hawley's raised-fist salute to the rioters that day — an image seared in history, and now on coffee mugs the senator sells — it has made the surprising, if pragmatic, decision not to call the senators for testimony. One dramatic video showed Hawley sprinting from the Senate chamber later that day as rioters swarmed.
Amid wider public scrutiny of Jan. 6, the senators have been left to explain their actions on their own terms, and have often done so defiantly.
“I do not regret it,” Hawley said to applause at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida, after he strode to the stage Friday to a standing ovation.
As the summer hearings of the Jan. 6 committee come to a close, Chairman Bennie Thompson has indicated that the panel is looking elsewhere. As work continues, the investigation is moving closer to the top ranks of the White House and the defeated president’s inner circle.
“We continue to receive new information every day,” Thompson, D-Miss., said last week, announcing the next round of hearings in September. “We are pursuing many additional witnesses for testimony.”
The House committee is investigating not only the grisly attack on the Capitol, but Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election by submitting “fake” slates of electors from the battleground states to vote for him, not Biden, when Congress convened Jan. 6 to tally the 2020 presidential election results.
The senators could provide information about the run-up to Jan. 6, including any conversations they may have had with Trump and his lawyers who were putting together the plan for the fake electors, said Norm Eisen, a senior fellow at Brookings and former top adviser to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.
In one dramatic screenshot of a text exchange, the committee told the story of how a top aide for GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin attempted to hand off a slate of false, pro-Trump electors to then-Vice President Mike Pence as he was presiding in his ceremonial role of certifying the election. Johnson has said he was not involved in that effort.
But having interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and having issued rare subpoenas to fellow House lawmakers, Eisen said the panel is trying to preserve its political capital by declining to compel senators to testify in what would be seen as an unusual House challenge to the upper chamber.
The Jan. 6 committee’s decision to issue subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Mo Brooks of Alabama was a show of force by the nine-member panel. And it came after much deliberation among the lawmakers, who for weeks considered whether taking the unprecedented step of subpoenaing members of their own chamber would be worth further inflaming partisan tensions over the 2021 attack.
“They only have so much committee time,” said Eisen.
Cruz declined to say Tuesday if he would have appeared had the Jan. 6 panel asked for his testimony. Hawley's office has similarly said he wouldn't want to address a hypothetical situation.
But in recent conversations, the Republicans have stood by their efforts to challenge Biden's victory.
“This country would have been much better off” if Congress had taken up his plan, Cruz recently told The Associated Press.
Cruz had proposed forming a commission to audit voter fraud in the disputed states, even though Trump's own Justice Department said there was no voter fraud on a scale that could have tipped the 2020 election. Dozens of court cases claiming fraud had been rejected or gone unheard.
Cruz said he did not recall conversations with Trump ally John Eastman, the conservative lawyer who was the architect of the alternative electors plan. Last month, federal authorities seized Eastman's phone and issued subpoenas to electors in states nationwide allegedly involved in the scheme.
“I wrestled for a long time with what was the best approach to take with regard to the certification on Jan. 6,” Cruz said. He said he alone drafted the statement he put out with 11 senators, which he said he dashed off on the flight back to Washington.
Hawley has brushed off questions about the committee's work, and declined last month to comment about Eastman's plans for the alternative electors.
One police officer testified to the committee that Hawley’s raised fist on Jan. 6 “riled up the crowd” that day, said Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. During last week's hearing, she played the video showing how Hawley “fled after those protesters he helped to rile up stormed the Capitol.”
Johnson has downplayed his aide's attempt to pass a fake slate of electors to Pence. The handoff never took place, but the moment showed how close the plan came to fruition. If it had been successful, the electoral votes for Michigan and Wisconsin could have gone to Trump, not Biden, the rightful winner in those states.
After police cleared the Capitol of rioters that night, seven Republican senators led by Cruz and Hawley stuck with the plan to challenge the election results. Several of the other GOP senators who had initially signed on backed out.
At least one Republican who voted to challenge the election results after the rioting, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, said Tuesday he would talk to the committee if they asked for his testimony,
“I'd go,” said Tuberville, who took a phone call from Trump as senators were being swept to safety. Tuberville was also among senators who had received a voicemail from Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani that night, the committee has said.
Tuberville said he hasn't been watching the hearings. “There’s nothing, anything, that I’ve seen that would change my mind on anything that I’ve voted on," he said.
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8330 Riverside Parkway, riverspirittulsa.com, 918-995-8235
Vince Gill, Aug. 11. 8 p.m. $74-$129.
Trevor Noah, Aug. 12. 8 p.m. $65-$75.
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Aug. 18. 8 p.m. $75-$85.
Roberto Tapia and Larry Hernandez, Aug. 20. 8 p.m. $40-$125.
Midland, Aug. 25. 8 p.m. $50-$60.
XFN 382, Aug. 26. 8 p.m.
Ronnie Milsap, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. $20-$30.
Darius Rucker, Sept. 9. 8 p.m. $95-$125.
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The Bellamy Brothers, Sept. 22, 8 p.m. $20-$30.
Chris Janson, Sept. 23. 8 p.m. $20-$55.
Kevin James, Sept. 29. 8 p.m. $40-$95.
John Mulaney, Oct. 6. 8 p.m. $70-$135.
Lady A, Oct. 20. 8 p.m. $75-$130.
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Oct. 21. 8 p.m. $70-$80.
Penn & Teller, Oct. 28. 8 p.m. $50-$60.
BOK Center
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Dodgebrawl, July 30.
Jason Aldean, Aug. 6. $49.75-up.
The Lumineers, Aug. 17. $39-$129.
Poison, Aug. 20. $49.50-$129.50.
Bill Burr, Sept. 8. 8 p.m.
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Iron Maiden, Sept. 15. $39.50-$114.50.
Scorpions/Whitesnake, Sept. 21. $35-$145.
Thomas Rhett, Sept. 24. $30-$109.75.
Dallas Stars vs. Arizona Coyotes, Sept. 27. 7 p.m. $15-$250.
OKC Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks, Oct. 5. 7 p.m. $12-$350.
Blue's Clues & You, Oct. 27, $31.50-$71.50.
Post Malone, Oct. 28. 8 p.m. $39.50-$229.50.
Carrie Underwood, Oct. 31. $39.50-$125.
Cody Johnson, Dec. 3. $47.50-$63.75.
Cirque Dreams Holidays, Dec. 18. $33-$103.
Bruce Springsteen, Feb. 21. 7:30 p.m.
Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock
777 W. Cherokee St., Catoosa, hardrockcasinotulsa.com, 918-384-7800
Rick Springfield/Men at Work, Aug. 10. 8 p.m. $59-$69.
Ann Wilson, Aug. 19. 8 p.m. $39.50-$49.50.
Top Rank Boxing, Aug. 27. 5:50 p.m. and 9 p.m. $49.50-up.
The Frontmen, Aug. 28. 6 p.m. $29.50.
Pam Tillis/Deana Carter, Sept. 8. $29.50-$39.50.
ZZ Top, Sept. 17. 8 p.m. $89.50-$109.50.
Staind, Sept. 22. 8 p.m. $69.50-$89.50.
Mark Chesnutt, Oct. 27. 8 p.m. $29.50.
38 Special, Nov. 16. 8 p.m. $38.
Tulsa Theater
105 W. Reconciliation Way, tulsatheater.com, 918-582-7239
Andrew McMahon, Aug. 27. Doors at 6 p.m. $29.50-$65.
Modest Mouse, Sept. 7. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $39.50-$180.
Nikki Glaser, Sept. 17. Doors at 6 p.m. $26.75-$136.75.
Leanne Morgan, Sept. 30. Doors at 6 p.m. $26.75-$56.75.
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Jo Koy, Oct. 22. Doors at 7 p.m. $45.50-$225.
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Puscifer, Nov. 19. Doors at 7 p.m. $39.50-up.
Little Feat, Nov. 29. Doors at 7 p.m. $49.50-$349.50.
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Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black, Dec. 2. Doors at 6:30 p.m. On sale soon.
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OMA Summer Jam, Aug. 2. 6 p.m. Free
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Murder By Death/Amigo the Devil, Aug. 7. 6:30 p.m. $26-$46.
Tulsa Time Travelers Vintage Expo, Aug. 14. 10 a.m. $5.
Shining The Light on Brain Injuries (benefit), Aug. 20. 7 p.m.
Jared Tyler (brunch show), Aug. 28. 10 a.m. Free.
School of Rock Summer Concert, Aug. 28. Noon. $15.
Granger Smith, Sept. 9. $26-$51.
The Queens Drag Show, Sept. 19. 7 p.m. $30-$40.
girl in red, Sept. 12. 6:30 p.m. SOLD OUT.
Toadies/Reverend Horton Heat, Sept. 13. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $27-$47.
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GWAR, Sept. 19. 6 p.m. $30-$60.
Dinosaur Jr., Sept. 21. 6:30 p.m. $25-$45.
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Judah & the Lion, Sept. 24. 6:30 p.m. $32.50-$109.
Whirligig (brunch show), Sept. 25. 10 a.m. Free.
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Muscatine Bloodline, Sept. 30. 7 p.m. $20-$40.
Cole Swindell, Oct. 1. 6:30 p.m. $45-$75.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Oct. 5. 7 p.m. $30-$55.
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Marcus Mumford, Oct. 17. 7 p.m. On sale soon.
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Monica Taylor/Travis Fite (brunch show), Oct. 23. Free.
Highly Suspect, Oct. 23. 7 p.m. $35-$60.
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AWOLNATION, Nov. 2. 6:30 p.m. $40-$65.
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K.C. & the Sunshine Band, Nov. 18. Doors at 7 p.m. $55.
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110 E. Second St., tulsapac.com, 918-596-7122
1964: The Tribute, Celebrity Attractions, July 29, $25-50.
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Pretty Woman, Celebrity Attractions, August 23-28, $25-65.
Driving Miss Daisy, Sept. 15-25.
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Gaither Music Homecoming, Aug. 19-20. $55-up.
We Are Messengers, Nov. 13. 7 p.m. $25-up.
Cox Business Convention Center
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Kurtis Conner, July 28. $40.50-$63.50.
Nurse Blake, Sept. 25. Two shows. $49.50-$69.50.
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Black Jacket Symphony presents Led Zeppelin IV, Nov. 17. $22-up.
Taylor Tomlinson, Dec. 10. $29.75-$69.75.
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Legendary singer Balwinder Safri passes away, Music industry mourns his demise
Veteran Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri passed away on Tuesday. He was 63.
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Veteran Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri passed away on Tuesday. He was 63. Confirming the news about Safri's demise, Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa took to Instagram and wrote, "We will cherish your music and contribution to Punjabi music forever sir. Rest in peace. Alvida sir Balwinder Safri."
Reportedly, the 'Tu Hoor Sonhiye' singer was admitted to the New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, UK in April 2022 owing to heart issues. After triple bypass surgeries, the singer went into coma after facing brain damage. After spending 86 days in the hospital, Safri was discharged and was on the road to recovery but couldn't survive and passed away on July 26. After learning about the unfortunate news, several artists from the Punjabi music industry paid their heartfelt condolences on social media.
Punjabi actor Neeru Bajwa remembered the 'Par Linghade' singer and wrote, "Menu yaad hai Balwinder ji nu asi window tho dekya si during #beautifulbillo shoot... we were so excited. He so graciously came up to meet us. Dont make them like that anymore.... Thank you Sir for giving Punjabi music industry so much. You will be forever live in our hearts #balwindersafri ji." Legendary singer Gurdaas Maan shared a picture of the late singer and wrote, "Safri Saab" followed by joined-hand emoticons.
Singer Jassie Gill shared a video on his Instagram story which features Gill, Babbal Rai along with the late singer Balwinder Safri. He captioned the video, "Eh Mulakaat Hmesha yaad rahugi. Waheguru apne charna vch niwas bandhan." After the sudden demise of actor Deep Sidhu and singer Sidhu Moose Wala, Balwinder Safri's death is another big loss to the Punjabi entertainment industry.
Known as the Bhangra star, Balwinder Safri was a UK-based Punjabi singer and was known for his popular tracks like 'O chan mere makhna', 'Pao Bhangra', 'Gal Sun Kuriye', 'Nachdinu'and many more. (ANI)
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CHICAGO (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 12 of her 24 points in the first quarter as the Las Vegas Aces raced to an early 23-point lead, then held on for a 93-83 victory over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night to win the second WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship.
Plum, who won the All-Star MVP in Chicago a few weeks ago, hit six of her nine 3-point attempts.
“We were moving the ball really well and I just happened to be the beneficiary of a lot of wide-open looks,” Plum said. “You know I came into the game telling myself to be really patient and just let it come, but it came really early.”
Chelsea Gray had 19 points — including nine pivotal ones in the third quarter — and earned MVP of the game.
“My team balled out today. We hooped,” Gray said. “I know I’m the MVP right now, this should go to them right there. Super proud of this team and everything we accomplished.”
A’ja Wilson had 17 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks as the Aces dominated early, then repelled several Sky runs in the second half. Jackie Young had 18 points.
Candace Parker led Chicago with 20 points and Kahleah Copper and Emma Meesseman each added 18. Defending WNBA champion Chicago closed to within seven points at the end of the third quarter, but lost a second straight game for the first time this season.
The Aces outscored the Sky 33-14 in the first quarter. That was the difference in this one.
“You know, early on, I feel we were very passive and credit to them,” Parker said. “They came out and threw the first punch. That’s not the way we wanted to come out and play.”
Added Sky coach James Wade: “I think Vegas is too good of a team to get behind like that.”
Chicago and Las Vegas finished as the top teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences with 9-1 records in the Commissioner’s Cup in-season tournament. The Sky (21-7) and Aces (20-8) also are 1-2 in the WNBA regular season standings and have secured playoff spots.
Seattle won the inaugural Commissioner’s Cup last year. The championship game doesn’t count towards regular season standings, but coaches and players of both teams said it’s a springboard for their stretch runs and a “measuring stick” against another top team with plenty on the line.
Members of the Aces earned in excess of $30,000 per player, while those on the Sky earned $10,000 per player. Gray won an extra $5,000 as MVP of the championship game
A new wrinkle this season, the WNBA is making $165,000 in donations to charitable and civic organizations during this year’s series. Teams selected one organization in their area, with each group getting $2,000 for a win and $500 for a loss in tournament play.
The Commissioner Cup winner’s organization will get a total of $28,500 and the championships game loser’s group will get $23,500.
The Aces selected ACLU of Nevada and are one of three WNBA teams to partner with a local ACLU chapter. The Sky chose My Block, My Hood. My City, a grassroots Chicago non-profit that mentors underprivileged youth through educational programs and “empowers communities,” primarily on the city’s South and West Sides.
The Aces blitzed the Sky early, racing ahead 13-0 just 1:55 in and building a 33-14 lead after one quarter and stretching the advantage to 23 points early in the second.
The Sky mounted a run late in the second quarter to close to within 12 points – and a crowd of 8,922 at Wintrust Arena crowd on its feet. Still Las Vegas lead 48-34 at the half on 52.6 % shooting largely dominant play.
The Sky tightened its coverage in the third quarter a closed the gap to 7 points before Plum hit a 3 in the final seconds to make it 70-60.
NOT THIS TIME
The Sky and Aces entered 1-1 against each other in regular league place. Chicago’s win, 104-95, came on June 21 at Las Vegas when it rallied from 28 points down for the biggest comeback in WNBA history.
Aces coach Becky Hammon didn’t want a repeat.
”(I told them) to just stay solid defensively, handle the pressure and continue to play defense,” Hammon said. “You know that game we had in Vegas. They’re the champs and aren’t going to go away easily.”
KID POWER
Hammon was joined by one of her young sons, Cayden, on the dais at the post-game press conference. When asked by a reporter if it was past his bedtime, Cayden replied, “No, I go to bed later than this.”
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