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THE rapidly spreading monkeypox can be stopped if countries, communities, and individuals take the risks seriously and take needed steps to stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups.
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
During the opening remarks at a media briefing, Tedros said that more than 18,000 monkeypox cases have been reported globally, with more than 70 per cent from Europe, and 25 per cent from the Americas.
So far, there have been five deaths reported, and about 10 per cent of cases are admitted to the hospital for pain management caused by the disease.
The WHO declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) last Saturday.
A PHEIC is the highest level of alert that the United Nations health body can give.
At the moment the outbreak was mostly concentrated in groups of men who have sex with men, but that is not the case everywhere, WHO Technical Lead on Monkeypox Rosamund Lewis said.
According to the WHO, monkeypox could cause a range of signs and symptoms, including painful sores.
Some people developed serious symptoms that need care in a health facility.
Those at higher risk of infection include pregnant women, children, and immunocompromised persons.
The best way to avoid getting infected is to reduce the risk of exposure.
The WHO is working with member states and the EU on releasing vaccines and with partners to determine a global coordination mechanism.
It also recommends targeted vaccination for those exposed to someone with monkeypox, and for those at high risk of exposure.
Lewis said that some 16.4 million vaccines were currently available in bulk, but needed to be finished.
The countries currently producing vaccines are Denmark, Japan, and the United States. The WHO currently doesn’t recommend mass vaccination against monkeypox. (Xinhua/NAN)
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The 2022 "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40" Spotlights 40 Young Lawyers Winning for Clients and Impacting the Legal Profession
ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced the honorees for the second annual edition of "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40," the company's award recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding young lawyers nationwide. A full list of honorees, along with a Q&A with each attorney and a deep dive into this year's class by the numbers, is available at http://onb-law.com/ZAha50K6han.
"Our 40 honorees, a talented group, and a diverse one—in every sense of the word—represent the best of the future of the legal profession," said Lisa Helem, executive editor at Bloomberg Industry Group. "From litigators to deal makers to intellectual property innovators and beyond, this class consistently solves issues for clients and anticipates the curves in the roads ahead. Leading by example, they're also working to make the legal profession a better reflection of our world."
Following last year's launch, law firms and companies across the country seized the opportunity to nominate their best and brightest for the second year of Bloomberg Law's special report. A robust field of contenders was evaluated based on criteria including their records of success for clients; how they're executing in the leadership roles they've undertaken; how they balance their legal practice work with pro bono service and more.
After the inaugural "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40" in 2021, Helem led the publication of the special report for the second year, working with Kibby Araya, special projects assistant editor, and a team of Bloomberg Law editors and reporters who reviewed nominee submissions.
The stellar young attorneys recognized by Bloomberg Law this year represent a wide range of practice areas, including antitrust, appellate, banking & finance, government contracts, intellectual property, labor & employment, litigation, M&A, products liability, public finance, real estate, securities, tax, white collar & government investigations.
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The accused invited the minor girl to come to his apartment at Hejamadi and allegedly sexually assaulted her on the terrace of the house, the police said
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A 19-year-old man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a girl at an apartment in Padubidri of Karnataka's Udupi district, police said on Thursday. The accused is a resident of Hejamadi Alade area and has been charged with sections under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, police said.
The accused invited the minor girl to come to his apartment at Hejamadi and allegedly sexually assaulted her on the terrace of the house.
As locals suspected some foul play, they informed the police and a team reached the house and took him into custody.
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A case has been registered based on a complaint from the girl's father. The accused was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, police further said.
A minor boy, who helped the accused to commit the crime, was also taken into custody and sent to a juvenile home.
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Tazreena Sajjad, American University School of International Service
(THE CONVERSATION) The U.K. government was due to begin its first deportation flight to remove asylum-seekers to the East African country of Rwanda on June 14, 2022, exactly two months after signing the U.K.-Rwanda agreement. The asylum-seekers were from several war-torn and politically unstable countries, including Syria, Sudan and Iran.
Each year, thousands of people – many fleeing repressive governments or poverty – attempt to cross the English Channel in fragile boats in the hope of starting a new life in the U.K.
Boris Johnson, the U.K. prime minister, defended the U.K.-Rwanda deal in June 2022, saying it would “remove the illegal cross-Channel trafficking of people whose lives are being put at risk.”
In exchange for Rwanda receiving the deportees, the U.K. has paid the country about US$142 million to cover the initial costs of operating the program as well as economic development projects in Rwanda.
The U.K. deportees were expected to integrate their lives into Rwandan social communities.
But the first Rwanda deportation flight did not take off as planned.
Deterring refugees and asylum-seekers
The European Court of Human Rights, the regional judicial human rights body in Europe, issued what are called interim urgent measures to stop the scheduled flights.
Such measures are most often issued in cases where there is imminent risk of death or torture.
Member states are bound by the decisions of the Court, and its rulings are enforced by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe – Europe’s leading human rights organization.
But instead of abiding by the decision, the U.K. government not only stressed its commitment to deportation flights, it also signaled its intention to pull out of the European Court of Human Rights.
As a scholar of refugees and postwar reconstruction, I see the deportation flights to Rwanda as part of a growing list of what are euphemistically known as migrant deterrence practices. These practices are used by Western countries to deter future migration of mainly people of color from countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Oceania, collectively known as the Global South.
In exchange for money paid to the receiving country, asylum-seekers are sent to those poorer countries to enable wealthier nations to circumvent international legal obligations to those seeking asylum.
Beyond Rwanda
The use of countries like Rwanda by Western states is on the rise.
The recent U.S.-Mexico Migrant Protection Protocol and the U.S.-Guatemala “third country safe” agreement follow a similar principle.
Since 1992, Australia has had a mandatory detention policy for “unauthorized” arrivals, which have included asylum-seekers.
Since 2001, it has also been removing asylum-seekers to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea and Nauru – a poor island country in the Pacific Ocean – for processing.
This has been the case even if arrivals applied for asylum in mainland Australia immediately upon arrival.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, “externalization of Australia’s asylum obligations has undermined the rights of those seeking safety and protection and significantly harmed their physical and mental health.”
European countries have also been pursuing similar programs with Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and West African nations such as Nigeria.
They each provide financial aid packages to the respective low-income countries in exchange for preventing migrant mobility and absorbing deported asylum-seekers.
Thus far, Austria, Denmark and the Flemish far-right in Belgium have welcomed the U.K.-Rwanda agreement with the hope that more European states will seek partnerships with countries outside the continent to address irregular immigration.
Johnson’s resignation on July 7, 2022, is not expected to halt the U.K. government’s plans to continue deportations to Rwanda. But in a new turn of events, Rwanda said on July 22 that it can only accommodate 200 deported asylum-seekers and will not be able to stop their efforts to cross the English Channel again.
The 2022 Nationality and Borders Act
Deportations to Rwanda are part of the U.K.‘s 2022 Nationality and Borders Act, a law that drastically changed citizenship and asylum rules in the U.K.
In addition to deportations, the act allows the government to strip citizenship from British people without notice for reasons related to, among other things, national security or counterterrorism.
In the U.K., the reasons to strip citizenship can be defined broadly and may affect about 6 million Britons from immigrant backgrounds.
The 2022 Nationality and Borders Act also allows for the criminal prosecution of those who cross the English Channel on small boats to seek asylum.
The U.N. Refugee Agency has criticized the legislation on which the act is based for being at “odds with the United Kingdom’s international obligations under the Refugee Convention.” These obligations include “not expelling refugees who are lawfully in the territory except on grounds of national security or public order.”
Back into chaos
Deportations under such conditions are controversial because they are violations of the principle of non-refoulement in international refugee law.
The goal of the principle is to prevent individuals from being returned to countries where they have fled and may still be in danger of torture, persecution or death.
Despite this, the U.K. and other European countries have continued to deport asylum-seekers to such places.
Between 2007 and 2016, the U.K. deported 2,748 young people to war-torn and unstable countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Syria.
At least 605 of them were Afghans who had arrived unaccompanied as asylum-seeking children from their war-ravaged country.
According to Amnesty International, many of the deportees face arbitrary detention, kidnapping, torture and even death in the the countries where they’re sent.
In addition, studies have shown deportations like the kind that have taken place in Europe have caused long-term damage.
These include undue burdens on family members, such as loss of family income to meet basic needs, family separation that causes psychological damage including depression and trauma, especially in children.
Rwanda’s acceptance of asylum-seekers
In recent years, Rwanda has become a host country for approximately 130,000 refugees from around East Africa, particularly from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi.
In addition, between 2013 and 2018, Israel paid $5,000 for every African migrant deported to Rwanda under a “voluntary” migration agreement.
Israel made a similar arrangement with Uganda. Under the terms of the controversial arrangement, several thousand Sudanese and Eritrean asylum-seekers had to choose between immigration detention in Israel or to “voluntarily” agree to be deported to Rwanda and Uganda.
Many of those deported to Rwanda have consistently struggled with lack of documentation and poverty, and have mostly fled the country and attempted to return to Europe.
Facing international and national criticism, the Israeli program was later abandoned.
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) _ TowneBank (TOWN) on Thursday reported net income of $46.5 million in its second quarter.
The bank, based in Portsmouth, Virginia, said it had earnings of 64 cents per share.
The community bank posted revenue of $177.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $167 million, topping Street forecasts.
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Some people play golf on the weekends. I hunt con artists.
But it wasn’t always that way.
I used to think I could never get scammed. I’m way too smart for that. I’ve got a degree from journalism school. And I read tons of newspapers and books. I know what’s going on in the world. There’s just no way a scammer could outsmart me, right?
Wrong.
Because con artists don’t outsmart you. They “out-feel” you. They use your emotions to gain entry into your life so they can rob you.
In 2017, I became the victim of a professional con artist, a woman named “Mair Smyth,” who very quickly burrowed deep into my psyche and systematically scammed me out of almost $100,000 using a sophisticated series of confidence tricks.
I’m a gay man, so she couldn’t use sex to ensnare me. Her lures were much more creative and sinister.
I would end up falling for one of the oldest cons in the book: the inheritance scam.
But this scheme wasn’t cooked up by some Nigerian prince soliciting my help through an email. I was actually charmed into submission by a charismatic, exciting woman who injected herself into my life and became my best friend for four years. But in reality, she was an international con artist on the run from the authorities and hiding out in my apartment building.
After I realized she scammed me, I spent the ensuing two and a half years bringing my con artist ― kicking and screaming ― to justice, while uncovering 45 of her other victims all over the world who she tricked out of more than a combined $1 million.
My story got tons of international press coverage.
I even produced a podcast about it for iHeartRadio called “Queen of the Con: The Irish Heiress.”
Soon, hundreds of victims of other con artists ― inspired by my tale of triumph and vindication ― began contacting me through my website asking for help bringing their con artists to justice.
So I started helping them. It’s become a hobby of mine ― kind of a pastime.
Really ... an obsession.
I’m now investigating a few dozen cases circling the globe, involving some of the most despicable con women and con men “working” today. And at this point, the most important thing I’ve learned is: Professional con artists are all pretty much the same. They all use the same playbook. The same age-old set of scams. The same architecture of lies and manipulations. Only the names and places change. But if you know what the signs are early on, you can avoid falling into their trap.
And if you don’t, you won’t.
Con artists are everywhere. They’re living among us. Cleverly and convincingly masquerading themselves as a new boyfriend or girlfriend in your life. A new neighbor or co-worker. A new best friend.
They look just like regular people. But they’re not.
Below is a list of red flags common in every con I’m currently investigating. These were also the red flags that my con artist waved at me with reckless abandon ― and that I completely missed.
1. Too Kind, Too Quick
Someone new in your life is insanely kind and giving. They always offer to pay for things. They give you gifts. They always try to help you for no apparent reason other than they’re just really nice. Sound too good to be true? It might be. A con artist’s first mission is to become your friend so they can gain your trust. That way, one day, you’ll do things for them that you wouldn’t do for a stranger. Getting into your good graces ― and your life ― establishes trust, which is exactly what they need to move forward with their con.
2. I’m Better Than You
Professional con artists are narcissists. They’re always telling you how great they are. How much they’ve accomplished in their amazing life. How they’ve triumphed in the face of adversity. My con artist, who worked for a luxury travel agency in Los Angeles, used to tell me that she was the No. 1 seller in the United States of vacations to the Pacific Islands. She claimed that the president of French Polynesia would fly her out every couple months to inspect all their five-star hotels to make sure they were up to snuff. None of that was true. And my con artist was eventually arrested and convicted of scamming $200,000 from that very travel agency.
One of the things present in every con case I’m working on today is bravado. In order to engender confidence, they need their marks to think highly of them and be impressed by them. The quickest way to speed that end is to brag about themselves. To tell you how incredible they are ― and how fortunate you are to know them.
3. Drama, Drama, Drama
Look, bad things happen to everyone. People get cancer. People have children who suddenly die. People have crazy family members who are out to “get them.” But all those bad things rarely happen to the same person at the same time ... unless they’re a con artist making up all this drama in their lives to manipulate and prey on your emotions. They use them to suck you into their craziness and exploit your kindness and good nature. If there’s a new person in your life broadcasting a steady stream of soap opera-esque drama, change the channel.
4. Legitimate Day Jobs
Most professional con artists have, or had at some point, a legitimate day job. And they use the reputation of those jobs to give them the patina of legitimacy in their scams. They’re mortgage brokers. They work in the mayor’s office. They’re investment analysts. They’re foreign exchange traders. They’re travel agents (mine was). They work for a giant cell phone company. You think, There’s no way they’re con artists. They have amazing jobs. But that is their plan. They want you to think that, let your guard down and believe their lies. Don’t. Their day jobs are just a cover, a side hustle. Their real job is conning you. So the next time you think, “They could never be scamming me, they have an amazing job,” think again.
5. Isolation
For a con artist to successfully scam you, they need to be able to lure you away from people who might talk you out of going along with their con. Unfortunately, it’s remarkably easy to do. My con artist tricked me into believing my neighbor was a criminal on the run from authorities in Canada. So I avoided her like the plague. She then convinced my neighbor that I was mentally ill. So my neighbor avoided me. My con artist scammed us both using different stories and we were none the wiser until well after the money exchanged hands. So if someone new in your life doesn’t want you talking to this person or that person... don’t go along with it. Being told not to talk to someone is about the biggest red flag there is and it’s a very effective tool for a “working” con artist to isolate you and keep you in the con.
6. Technology
The next time someone shows you a text or an email and claims it’s from so-and-so, be suspicious. Con artists scamming in the digital age create Google Voice accounts and email accounts in other people’s names to text and email themselves, so they can show you those texts and emails to get you to believe whatever story they’re laying out. My con artist tricked some of her victims into believing she was best friends with Jennifer Aniston using this technique. I’m a TV producer in Los Angeles so it’s very possible that someone in my circle is actually friends with Jennifer Aniston. My con artist cleverly made it appear that Jennifer Aniston was always texting her. And she’d show the victims those texts in a “look what Jen is texting me now” kind of way. Sometimes she’d even appear to be annoyed by it and all of her victims bought it. By using this digital spoof, a working con artist can convince a victim they’re friends with anyone and construct a believable ― but completely false ― story around it.
7. Wires
My con artist tricked a couple of real estate investors into wiring her $60,000 because her daughter supposedly needed life-saving surgery after a late-stage cancer diagnosis. In another case I’m working on, the victim wired her new boyfriend hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him out of a jam when a foreign government was holding his property hostage. Long story short: Never. Send. Wires. Period. If someone asks you to wire them money, there’s a good chance it’s a scam.
8. Beak Wetting
In a lot of investment scams and a lot of love scams, the con artist will actually give you a little money upfront. They’ll let you “wet your beak.” My con artist paid me back the first $4,200 I ever loaned her the very next day. That move gave me the confidence to loan her more. That was her plan. The term “con artist” is short for “confidence artist” because these individuals gain the complete and utter confidence of their victims ― and then weaponize it against them.
If I knew then what I know now, I would have never gotten scammed. I would have seen all the red flags waving wildly from a mile away and I would have crossed the street when I saw my con artist coming.
The problem was, I never really believed con artists existed. I mean, yes, I knew there were tons of email scams and phone scams where people try to trick you into sending them money. But real people in my life who could be con artists? I didn’t believe that could ever happen. But I was wrong. Don’t make the same mistake I did.
Johnathan Walton is host of the hit podcast, “Queen of the Con: The Irish Heiress.” He’s also a Reality TV producer by day and a justice-seeking vigilante in his off hours. His experience putting his own con artist in jail has awoken him to a new calling in life: helping other victims hunt down their con artists in the name of justice and closure and healing. He can be reached through his website, JohnathanWalton.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), the world’s fastest global edge cloud platform, today announced a reseller partnership with HUMAN Security, Inc. The Fastly-HUMAN partnership will offer customers industry-leading bot protection as well as fraud and account abuse prevention to keep cybercriminals out of their online applications and services.
Fastly’s award-winning Next-Gen WAF – the first and only unified WAF solution – provides a high-efficacy solution with the widest range of deployment options on the market with unmatched flexibility, rapid deployment, and tooling integrations. Now, customers have access to all the benefits of Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF – paired with HUMAN’s exceptional bot protection and remediation capabilities.
Automated online attacks, also known as bot attacks, can wreak havoc on a business’s bottom line and disrupt digital experiences. Three out of four online attacks today are by bots, including events like account takeover, payment fraud, content manipulation, and more. Bad bots also consume resources and overwhelm organizations, accounting for at least a quarter of all internet traffic. To combat this threat, HUMAN leverages modern defense to verify the humanity of more than 15 trillion interactions per week for some of the largest companies and internet platforms.
“In response to the rapid growth of bot-based cyberattacks, it was imperative for Fastly to offer our customers a world-class bot detection solution to complement our Signal Sciences-powered Next-Gen WAF,” said Fastly Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Lakshmi Sharma. “HUMAN will not only help safeguard Fastly customers from bot attacks and fraud, but also help increase ROI while decreasing data contamination and cybersecurity exposure. Together with HUMAN, we’re helping our valued customers protect what matters most: their users and their assets.”
“Now more than ever, it’s important for businesses to protect their customers, revenue, and operational efficiencies by safeguarding against cybercriminal organizations that use sophisticated bots as their weapon of choice,” said HUMAN Co-Founder and CEO Tamer Hassan. “As an example of the cyber risks businesses face, a global e-commerce company had implemented a bot management solution to protect its digital purchasing experience, but bots were still getting through – taking over customer accounts. With the implementation of HUMAN’s the Human Defense Platform and Fastly’s Next-Gen WAF, these attacks were stopped, the cybercriminal organization was disrupted, and the customer experience and company’s brand reputation were protected. We look forward to deploying our modern defenses – including internet observability, collective protection, and actionable threat intelligence – to complement Fastly’s sophisticated security suite, resulting in fully protected customers.”
HUMAN, which recently announced a merger with PerimeterX, has been recognized as a “strong performer” in The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management, Q2 2022, and was cited as a strong choice for customers wanting “white glove service and deep expertise in both marketing and security bot attacks.” HUMAN’s capabilities have resulted in several high-profile takedowns, including PARETO – the most sophisticated Connected TV botnet ever found – in cooperation with Roku and Google.
Fastly is a partner-first global programmable edge cloud, offering first- and third-party products in security, edge compute, network services, and observability to solve customers’ problems with their choice of tools.
Customers can now purchase both Fastly and HUMAN bot and fraud solutions through a streamlined procurement process. To learn more about Fastly’s partnership with HUMAN Security or to request a 30-day demo and proof of value, reach out to partners@fastly.com. Additionally, both companies will be at Black Hat on August 10-11, 2022, where attendees can stop by Fastly’s Booth 1474 and visit HUMAN at Booth 2334.
About HUMAN
HUMAN is a cybersecurity company that safeguards 500+ customers from sophisticated bot attacks, fraud and account abuse. We leverage modern defense—internet visibility, network effect powered by collective protection, and disruptions—to enable our customers to increase ROI and trust while decreasing end-user friction, data contamination, and cybersecurity exposure. Today we verify the humanity of more than 15 trillion interactions per week across advertising, marketing, e-commerce and enterprise security, putting us in a position to win against cybercriminals. Protect your digital business with HUMAN. To Know Who’s Real, visit www.humansecurity.com.
About Fastly
Fastly’s powerful and programmable edge cloud platform helps the world’s top brands deliver the fastest online experiences possible, while improving site performance, enhancing security, and empowering innovation at global scale. With world-class support that consistently achieves 95%+ customer satisfaction ratings,* Fastly’s beloved suite of edge compute, delivery, and security offerings has been recognized as a leader by industry analysts such as IDC, Forrester and Gartner. Compared to legacy providers, Fastly’s powerful and modern network architecture is the fastest on the planet, empowering developers to deliver secure websites and apps at global scale with rapid time-to-market and industry-leading cost savings. Thousands of the world’s most prominent organizations trust Fastly to help them upgrade the internet experience, including Reddit, Stripe, Neiman Marcus, The New York Times, Epic Games, and GitHub. Learn more about Fastly at https://www.fastly.com/, and follow us @fastly.
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The Back to School Resource Fair (BTSF) is returning to SeaTac on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Valley Ridge Park.
This one-day event is designed to help kids start off the school year successfully.
In previous years it was attended by almost 3,000 community members.
As we all know the last two years have been difficult due to the pandemic. For hard-working parents in SeaTac, the past few years have made it even more stressful trying to stretch their paycheck to meet all of the needs of their families. As rent and the cost of food and transportation continue to increase, it is even more difficult for families to have extra money in the budget to cover school supplies. We all know that these supplies are essential to students’ success and want kids in our community to be successful.
That is why Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) created the Back to School Resource Fair (BTSF), with:
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- Provided backpacks filled with school supplies to low-income students.
- Connected families in need with community resources that helped them throughout the school year and beyond.
- Helped multi-generations of community members get connected and share a meal.
This year organizers are again presenting their Back to School Resource Fair – this year marks our 14th year! We are inviting the SeaTac community to join us on Thursday, August 18 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Valley Ridge Park (4644 S 188th St, SeaTac, WA 98188; map below).
Through generous donations from local community sponsors we are able to gift local SeaTac students with backpacks that are school grade appropriate. There will be many local businesses at the fair offering free dental checks, haircuts, resources and more!
Volunteers are still needed to assist at the event. For more information please contact Wendy at [email protected] or sign up at https://forms.gle/4Lv7vM8hTYm6tXvz8.
About Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Founded in 1921, LCSNW is a non-profit organization, partnering with individuals and families to provide health, justice, and hope in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. LCSNW helps more than 40,000 people each year by ensuring they have access to behavioral health, crime victim advocacy, child, youth and family, refugee, and immigrant supportive services, and aging and independent living services. For more information about LCSNW, go to https://lcsnw.org.
Valley Ridge Park is located at 4644 S. 188th Street: | https://seatacblog.com/2022/07/27/back-to-school-fair-will-return-to-seatac-on-thursday-aug-18/ | 2022-07-28T14:01:17Z | https://seatacblog.com/2022/07/27/back-to-school-fair-will-return-to-seatac-on-thursday-aug-18/ | false | 1 |
Grab some takeout or eat at a local restaurant and join BAT Theatre for a FREE performance of the comedy The Play’s the Thing, which will be performed in SeaTac this Friday, July 29, at 7 p.m.
The play will also be performed in Burien next Friday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m., following the Burien Art Walk, then in Normandy Park on Aug. 14 and Des Moines on Aug. 21.
The story revolves around Albert, a young composer of a new show, and the playwright, Sandy. When Albert unexpectedly arrives to see his fiancée, Ilona, he heartbreakingly overhears her sharing her affection with another man, Almady.
Sandy begins to rewrite reality to save Albert from heartbreak and thus save his new show. Through clever misdirection, Sandy tries to make it seem this incident was just dialogue in a play and begins to prep his ‘actors’ to take the stage – but will Albert fall for it?
This ‘play-within-a-play’ technique will leave you laughing out loud as the lines between reality and mere ‘acting’ blur. The clever use of this technique leads you down twists and turns that set up the hilarious finale.
Performances run approximately 90 minutes, and they are full of laughs. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
For all of the details, check out this page https://battheatre.org/shows/current-season/the-play-s-the-thing.
Sponsored by the cities of SeaTac, Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, and 4Culture through the King County Lodging Tax. Special thanks to Transform Burien and the Highline School District. | https://seatacblog.com/2022/07/27/bat-theater-will-perform-the-plays-the-thing-free-this-friday-night-at-angle-lake-park/ | 2022-07-28T14:01:23Z | https://seatacblog.com/2022/07/27/bat-theater-will-perform-the-plays-the-thing-free-this-friday-night-at-angle-lake-park/ | false | 3 |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Halie Kutscher and her family moved to Morgantown, West Virginia, from Bridgeport on May 21.
As the moving trucks were being loaded, the family’s cat, Oliver, who originally came from the Humane Society of Harrison County, accidentally got outside and started playing with the family’s dog in the front yard.
“Last time I saw Oliver, Sasha had chased him up into a tree. We were just kind of finalizing the U-Haul, getting it filled up, and then we closed it,” Kutscher said. “That was the last time I saw Oliver.”
That would be the last time the family saw Oliver for several weeks. However, the family didn’t lose hope of finding him.
“We still had ownership of the house. We listed it vacant, so until it was under contract, we would continually go back and check up every week. My husband kept food out for the first week, would constantly go out and call for him. He was always pretty good about responding to being called,” Kutscher said.
After the house was sold in July, the family let the new owners know of the situation in case Oliver had shown up, and they agreed to help them.
“We were still kind of hopeful that maybe he would turn up,” Kutscher said.
Well, Oliver did turn up on Sunday, but not in Bridgeport.
“My husband looks over the railing. In our neighbor’s yard, there’s little steps that kind of go up, and there’s an orange cat sitting on it. He said, ‘oh my god, that looks like Oliver,'” Kutscher said. “I run in the house, run to the basement, run out the back door, down into the grass. He sees me coming, and he starts running to me. We’re running to each other like a slow-motion-movie scene, and he lets me scoop him right up.”
That means Oliver made the trek from Bridgeport to Morgantown; a span of nearly 40 miles.
“It was him. He was wearing the same flea collar I put on him, and I remember cutting it at an angle, and that same angle cut was on that flea collar,” Kutscher recalled.
Kutscher plans to take the cat to the vet on Thursday to get checked out and verify the microchip to confirm that it is Oliver. Until then, the family is happy to be back together. | https://cw39.com/news/nationworld/lost-cat-makes-40-mile-journey-alone-to-new-owners-home/ | 2022-07-28T14:01:26Z | https://cw39.com/news/nationworld/lost-cat-makes-40-mile-journey-alone-to-new-owners-home/ | true | 26 |
- Initial tranche supports the exclusive license of EO-3021 (SYSA1801) outside of Greater China from CSPC Pharmaceutical Group and execution of Company's pipeline
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevation Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELEV), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of precision oncology products for patients with genomically defined cancers, today announced that it has secured a $50 million senior secured loan facility from funds managed by K2 HealthVentures, a leading healthcare-focused investment firm. The initial proceeds from the facility will primarily support the exclusive license of EO-3021 (SYSA1801) outside of Greater China from CSPC Pharmaceutical Group and the execution of the Company's pipeline.
"This financing supports the expansion of our clinical oncology pipeline with an exciting new opportunity in precision oncology, furthering our mission to bring important new medicines to patients in need," said Joseph Ferra, Chief Financial Officer of Elevation Oncology. "We are pleased to partner with K2 HealthVentures, a premier partner known for its strategic investments in promising healthcare companies and assets, and we believe this transaction speaks to the significant potential of both seribantumab and EO-3021."
Austin Sherwindt, Managing Director at K2 HealthVentures, stated: "We are excited to partner with Elevation Oncology, and provide the company with enhanced financial flexibility to expand and diversify its portfolio, expand its commercial potential and address significant unmet needs in oncology. We believe in the power of precision oncology and the long-term potential of Elevation Oncology's pipeline development approach, and we look forward to continuing to partner with the company as it advances its clinical stage assets and further expands its precision-based portfolio of medicines."
The facility provides Elevation Oncology with up to $50 million in borrowing capacity in two tranches, with an initial tranche of $30 million available immediately. A second tranche, consisting of up to $20 million, will be available to Elevation Oncology in the future, subject to mutual agreement by Elevation Oncology and K2 HealthVentures.
Elevation Oncology plans to use the initial proceeds from the facility primarily to fund a one-time, upfront payment of $27 million to license EO-3021 (SYSA1801) from CSPC Pharmaceutical Group. Elevation Oncology expects to use any future proceeds from the facility to support the continued development of EO-3021 and seribantumab, for additional pipeline expansion, and for general corporate purposes. Following the licensing of EO-3021 and the initial tranche of the loan facility, Elevation Oncology expects its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to fund current operations into 2024.
About Elevation Oncology, Inc.
Elevation Oncology is founded on the belief that every patient living with cancer deserves to know what is driving the growth of their disease and have access to therapeutics that can stop it. We aim to make genomic tests actionable by selectively developing drugs to inhibit the specific alterations that have been identified as drivers of tumor growth. Together with our peers, we work towards a future in which each tumor's unique genomic test result can be matched with a purpose-built precision medicine to enable an individualized treatment plan for each patient. Our most advanced candidate, seribantumab, is intended to inhibit tumor growth driven by NRG1 fusions and is currently being evaluated in the Phase 2 CRESTONE study for patients with solid tumors of any origin that have an NRG1 gene fusion. Details on CRESTONE are available at www.NRG1fusion.com. Our other product candidate, EO-3021, is a differentiated, clinical stage antibody drug conjugate that targets Claudin18.2 and is currently being developed for the treatment of genomically defined solid tumors. For more information, visit www.ElevationOncology.com.
About K2 HealthVentures
K2 HealthVentures is an alternative investment firm focused on providing flexible, long-term financing solutions to innovative private and public companies in the life sciences and healthcare industries. The investment team comprises collaborative, experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds in finance and operations, as well as deep domain knowledge across various healthcare sectors. A uniquely flexible, permanent capital structure enables the firm to provide creative, adaptive financing solutions and meet the evolving capital needs of its portfolio companies as they grow. K2HV is driven by dual goals of Profit and Purpose—aiming to fuel the growth of innovative companies that will ultimately improve the lives of patients and giving a percentage of investment profits back to underserved areas in healthcare. For more information, visit www.k2hv.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, expectations relating to Elevation Oncology's use of proceeds from the loan facility, Elevation Oncology's anticipated preclinical and clinical development activities, potential benefits of Elevation Oncology's product candidates, and Elevation Oncology's expectations about its cash runway. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be accompanied by such words as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "goal," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "possible," "will," "would," and other words and terms of similar meaning. Although Elevation Oncology believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, Elevation Oncology cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and the timing and results of biotechnology development and potential regulatory approval is inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause Elevation Oncology's actual activities or results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, including risks and uncertainties related to Elevation Oncology's ability to advance its product candidates, the timing and results of preclinical studies and clinical trials, approvals and commercialization of product candidates, the receipt and timing of potential regulatory designations, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Elevation Oncology's business, Elevation Oncology's ability to fund development activities and achieve development goals, Elevation Oncology's ability to protect intellectual property, Elevation Oncology's ability to establish and maintain collaborations with third parties and other risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" in documents Elevation Oncology files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Elevation Oncology undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
Elevation Oncology Investor and Media Contact
Candice Masse, 978-879-7273
Senior Director, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
cmasse@elevationoncology.com
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Apimanim — A weigh bridge constructed to weigh bauxite and manganese at Apimanim in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region has been inaugurated by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor.
Bauxite and manganese over the years had been transported by rail, but due to the downward trend of the Ghana Railways Company's capacity to provide the required services, the option for relying on haulage vehicles to transport the minerals was accepted.
Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday, Mr Jinapor said since the discovery of manganese and bauxite at Nsuta and Awaso in the Western and Western North Regions respectively, these minerals had contributed immensely to development of the Ghanaian economy.
He said the Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) and Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) involved in the exploitation of these minerals relied on rail for the transportation of the minerals to the Port of Takoradi for export to other countries.
Mr Jinapor said apart from the long distances and the cost involved, transportation of these minerals by road had other consequences, such as road traffic, safety challenges to communities along the haulage corridor and rapid deterioration of the road network due to a mismatch between the road's capacity and haulage vehicle axle loads.
He said other challenges and allegations of inaccurate report of figures were as a result of lack of enforcement and poor monitoring of bulk hauling activities.
Consequently, the Minister said his ministry and the Minerals Commission jointly engaged stakeholders, and came to the conclusion that the country lacked mechanism to track and audit actual volumes of bauxite and manganese produced and exported.
The Minister said in the absence of a functioning refinery to add value to these minerals, the tracking of these exports was crucial as well as the main source of revenue generated from production, adding, "the ministry will collaborate with all relevant agencies including the Ghana Highway Authority to ensure accurate reportage of minerals transported and exported.
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, indicated the contribution of minerals to the development of the country was so great that all must be done to protect the proper haulage and export of the minerals.
He said the weighing of minerals from the mining sites before exportation would ensure proper handling of resources for better economic gains, and it would also make the mining companies do the right thing expected of them.
The Chairman for the occasion, Obrempon Hima Dekyi XIV, said the construction of the weigh bridges by the Minerals Commission was to allow fair play and government would get real value for her minerals. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202207280408.html | 2022-07-28T14:05:43Z | https://allafrica.com/stories/202207280408.html | true | 1 |
Consuming fast food diet, such as burgers, fries and fizzy drinks, before pregnancy can negatively affect the mother's breast milk and baby's health, reveals a new study.
The new study using lab mice has found that even relatively short-term consumption of a fast food diet impacts women's health, reducing their ability to produce nutritional breast milk after giving birth. This can affect the newborn's wellbeing, as well as increase the risk of both mother and child developing potentially fatal conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in later life.
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‘Mothers who follow a good quality diet can give good quality breast milk to the babies.’
Even mothers who appear to be a healthy weight can be suffering from hidden issues such as a fatty liver - which may be seen in people who are overweight or obese - from eating a diet heavy in processed foods, which tend to be high in fat and sugar. This can lead to advanced scarring (cirrhosis) and liver failure.
The new findings involved scientists from the Sferruzzi-Perri Lab at the Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge, and The Department for the Woman and Newborn Health Promotion at the University of Chile in Santiago, and are published by the journal Acta Physiologica.
Co-lead author Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, Professor in Fetal and Placental Physiology and a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, said: "Women eating diets that tend to have high sugar and high-fat content may not realize what impact that might be having on their health, especially if there's not an obvious change in their body weight.
"They might have greater adiposity - higher levels of fat mass - which we know is a predictor of many health problems. That may not overtly impact on their ability to become pregnant but could have consequences for the growth of the baby before birth, and the health and wellbeing of the baby after birth."
It is already recognized that a 'Western style' diet high in fat and sugar is contributing to a pandemic of raised body mass index (BMI) and obesity not only in developed countries but also in developing nations undergoing urbanization, including Chile. As a result, just over half of women (52.7%) in many populations around the world are overweight or obese when they conceive, leading to problems in both achieving and maintaining a healthy pregnancy.
Obesity has been recreated in mice before, but most studies focus on the effects of chronic, long-term high fat, high sugar diets. In this new study, a group of mice was fed a diet of processed high-fat pellets with sweetened condensed milk for just three weeks before pregnancy, during the three-week pregnancy itself, and the following birth. This diet was designed to mimic the nutritional content of a fast food burger, fries and sugary soft drink. The aim was to determine the impacts on fertility, fetus growth and neonatal outcomes.
The researchers discovered that even a short-term high fat, high sugar diet impacted on the survival of the mice pups in the early period after birth, with an increased loss during the time the mother was feeding her offspring. Milk proteins are hugely important for newborn development but the quality was found to be poor in mouse mothers eating the high fat, high sugar diet.
"We wanted to know what was going on, because the mothers looked okay, they weren't large in terms of their size. But what we found was that although the mice seemed to have okay rates of getting pregnant, they did have greater amounts of adipose - fat tissue - in their body in and at the start of pregnancy," said Professor Sferruzzi-Perri.
"They ended up with fatty livers, which is really dangerous for the mum, and there was altered formation of the placenta. The weight of the fetus itself wasn't affected. They seemed lighter, but it wasn't significant. But what was also apparent was that the nutrition to the fetus was changed in pregnancy. Then when we looked at how the mum may be supporting the baby after pregnancy, we found that her mammary gland development and her milk protein composition was altered, and that may have been the explanation for the greater health problems of the newborn pups."
When a woman of larger size is pregnant, clinicians are often most concerned about the risk of diabetes and abnormal baby growth. But in mums-to-be who look healthy, regardless of their food intake, subtle, but potentially dangerous changes in pregnancy may slip under the radar.
"The striking part is that a short exposure to a diet from just before pregnancy that may not be noticeably changing a woman's body size or body weight may still be having implications for the mother's health, the unborn child and her ability to support the newborn later," said Professor Sferruzzi-Perri.
"We're getting more and more information that a mother's diet is so important. What you're eating for many years before or just before pregnancy can have quite an impact on the baby's development."
Professor Sferruzzi-Perri said it is important for women to be educated about eating a healthy, balanced diet before trying to get pregnant, as well as during the pregnancy and afterward. She would also like to see more pregnancy support tailored to individual mothers, even if they look outwardly healthy. "It's about having a good quality diet for the mum to have good quality milk so the baby can thrive."
With fast, processed foods often cheaper to buy, Professor Sferruzzi-Perri fears that poverty and inequality may be barriers to adopting a healthy and active lifestyle. She said: "It costs a lot of money to buy healthy food, to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, to buy lean meat. Often, the easiest and cheapest option is to have processed foods, which tend to be high in sugar and fat. With the cost of living going up, those families that are already deprived are more likely to be eating foods that are nutritionally low value, because they have less money in their pocket.
"That can have implications not just on their health and wellbeing, but also the health and wellbeing of their child. We also know that this is not only in the immediate period after birth, as unhealthy diets can lead to a lifelong risk of diabetes and heart disease for the child in the longer term. So these diets can really create a continuum of negative health impacts, with implications for subsequent generations."
Source: Eurekalert
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Co-lead author Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, Professor in Fetal and Placental Physiology and a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, said: "Women eating diets that tend to have high sugar and high-fat content may not realize what impact that might be having on their health, especially if there's not an obvious change in their body weight.
"They might have greater adiposity - higher levels of fat mass - which we know is a predictor of many health problems. That may not overtly impact on their ability to become pregnant but could have consequences for the growth of the baby before birth, and the health and wellbeing of the baby after birth."
It is already recognized that a 'Western style' diet high in fat and sugar is contributing to a pandemic of raised body mass index (BMI) and obesity not only in developed countries but also in developing nations undergoing urbanization, including Chile. As a result, just over half of women (52.7%) in many populations around the world are overweight or obese when they conceive, leading to problems in both achieving and maintaining a healthy pregnancy.
Obesity has been recreated in mice before, but most studies focus on the effects of chronic, long-term high fat, high sugar diets. In this new study, a group of mice was fed a diet of processed high-fat pellets with sweetened condensed milk for just three weeks before pregnancy, during the three-week pregnancy itself, and the following birth. This diet was designed to mimic the nutritional content of a fast food burger, fries and sugary soft drink. The aim was to determine the impacts on fertility, fetus growth and neonatal outcomes.
The researchers discovered that even a short-term high fat, high sugar diet impacted on the survival of the mice pups in the early period after birth, with an increased loss during the time the mother was feeding her offspring. Milk proteins are hugely important for newborn development but the quality was found to be poor in mouse mothers eating the high fat, high sugar diet.
"We wanted to know what was going on, because the mothers looked okay, they weren't large in terms of their size. But what we found was that although the mice seemed to have okay rates of getting pregnant, they did have greater amounts of adipose - fat tissue - in their body in and at the start of pregnancy," said Professor Sferruzzi-Perri.
"They ended up with fatty livers, which is really dangerous for the mum, and there was altered formation of the placenta. The weight of the fetus itself wasn't affected. They seemed lighter, but it wasn't significant. But what was also apparent was that the nutrition to the fetus was changed in pregnancy. Then when we looked at how the mum may be supporting the baby after pregnancy, we found that her mammary gland development and her milk protein composition was altered, and that may have been the explanation for the greater health problems of the newborn pups."
When a woman of larger size is pregnant, clinicians are often most concerned about the risk of diabetes and abnormal baby growth. But in mums-to-be who look healthy, regardless of their food intake, subtle, but potentially dangerous changes in pregnancy may slip under the radar.
"The striking part is that a short exposure to a diet from just before pregnancy that may not be noticeably changing a woman's body size or body weight may still be having implications for the mother's health, the unborn child and her ability to support the newborn later," said Professor Sferruzzi-Perri.
"We're getting more and more information that a mother's diet is so important. What you're eating for many years before or just before pregnancy can have quite an impact on the baby's development."
Professor Sferruzzi-Perri said it is important for women to be educated about eating a healthy, balanced diet before trying to get pregnant, as well as during the pregnancy and afterward. She would also like to see more pregnancy support tailored to individual mothers, even if they look outwardly healthy. "It's about having a good quality diet for the mum to have good quality milk so the baby can thrive."
With fast, processed foods often cheaper to buy, Professor Sferruzzi-Perri fears that poverty and inequality may be barriers to adopting a healthy and active lifestyle. She said: "It costs a lot of money to buy healthy food, to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, to buy lean meat. Often, the easiest and cheapest option is to have processed foods, which tend to be high in sugar and fat. With the cost of living going up, those families that are already deprived are more likely to be eating foods that are nutritionally low value, because they have less money in their pocket.
"That can have implications not just on their health and wellbeing, but also the health and wellbeing of their child. We also know that this is not only in the immediate period after birth, as unhealthy diets can lead to a lifelong risk of diabetes and heart disease for the child in the longer term. So these diets can really create a continuum of negative health impacts, with implications for subsequent generations."
Source: Eurekalert
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany's annual inflation rate has declined slightly for the second consecutive month, official data showed Thursday, but July's pace of 7.5% was still within sight of the nearly half-century high it reached in May.
Inflation in Europe's biggest economy rose 7.9% in May from a year earlier, the highest level since the early 1970s, before slipping to 7.6% last month. The preliminary monthly figure for July, reported Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office, is usually confirmed in a final report about two weeks later.
Energy prices spiked 35.7% this month from a year earlier and food prices rose 14.8%.
Germany temporarily lowered taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline at the start of June and introduced an ultra-cheap ticket that allows people to use all local and regional public transportation for 9 euros ($9.15) a month. The measures are due to last for three months. The statistics office said it wasn't yet clear to what extent they dampened inflation.
As in other countries around the world, inflation in Germany has been stoked by Russia's war in Ukraine, which has led to a rise in energy costs and food prices.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to work with unions and employers to find ways to address the impact of rising prices while preventing an inflationary spiral.
The July inflation rate for all 19 countries that use the euro will be released by the European Union's statistics office Friday after consecutive months of record highs. It reached 8.6% in June. | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/German-inflation-rate-slips-again-in-July-from-17334722.php | 2022-07-28T14:06:15Z | https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/German-inflation-rate-slips-again-in-July-from-17334722.php | true | 38 |
DJ NORILSK NICKEL ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION RESULTS FOR 1H 2022
MMC Norilsk Nickel (MNOD) NORILSK NICKEL ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION RESULTS FOR 1H 2022 28-Jul-2022 / 13:01 MSK Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Public Joint Stock Company «Mining and Metallurgical Company «NORILSK NICKEL»
(PJSC "MMC "Norilsk Nickel", "Nornickel" or the "Company")
NORILSK NICKEL ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION RESULTS FOR 1H 2022
Moscow, 28 July 2022 - Nornickel, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, announces preliminary consolidated production results for the second quarter and the first half of 2022 and production outlook for the full year 2022.
Senior Vice-President - Operational Director, Sergey Stepanov commented on the 1H2022 production results,
«In 1H2022, we increased the output of all key metals compared to the same period last year. The company successfully passed the inter-navigation season owing to duly accumulated stocks of raw materials.
We continued to implement the modernization program at Norilsk Concentrator in order to improve the reliability and safety of operations and to stabilize the processing of raw materials to ensure reaching its design capacity. In the second quarter, Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta carried out an annual scheduled repair of equipment and in June the enterprise has fully resumed its operations.
One of the key risks that might affect our production plans remain the supply disruption of high-performance equipment and spare parts. To manage these risks Nornickel held First Arctic Region's import substitution forum. During the two-day event we explored capabilities of domestic business to meet the needs of Norilsk Nickel and Russia's other largest companies for materials and equipment.
About 200 forum attendees from more than 100 largest industrial companies from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, as well as federal, regional and municipal government representatives visited Norilsk during the forum.
Taking into account the ongoing measures to minimize the negative implications from the geopolitical situation, we reiterate previously announced production guidance from own Russian feed for FY2022».
NORILSK NICKEL GROUP
Nickel
In 2Q22, consolidated nickel output decreased 6% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) to 48 kt, all of which was produced from the Company's own Russian feed. The decrease in production was attributed to the annual scheduled repairs at Harjavalta refinery.
In 1H2022, total nickel output increased 26% year-on-year (y-o-y) to almost 100 kt, most of which were produced from own Russian feed (99,8 kt, up 30% y-o-y). The increase in production was attributed to the low base of the first half 2021, when Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines were suspended due to the inflow of underground water as well as the Norilsk Concentrator following an accident.
Copper
In 2Q22, consolidated copper production increased 23% q-o-q to 113 kt. The entire volumes of metal in the reporting periods were produced from our own raw materials. The increase in production was attributed to the low base of the previous quarter due to the planned furnace maintenance at Copper Plant in Norilsk division.
In 1H2022, total copper output increased 18% y-o-y to 204 kt. The entire volumes of metal in the reporting periods were produced from our own raw materials. The reasons for the decline in copper production in the reporting periods are similar to those for nickel and are described above. Copper production increased in the reported period due to the same causes as described above for nickel.
Bystrinsky Project continued to ramp up on schedule, having increased production of copper in concentrate by 3% y-o-y to 34 kt in 1H2022.
Platinum Group Metals
In 2Q22, palladium production remained largely unchanged q-o-q at 709 koz, while platinum production decreased 3% q-o-q to 158 koz. All PGMs were produced from the Company's own Russian feed. The decline of platinum output in the reported quarter owed to the high base of the 1Q22, when the accumulated inventory of work-in-progress in transit materials was processed.
In 1H2022, palladium and platinum output amounted to 1,416 koz (up 8% y-o-y) and 321 koz (up 1% y-o-y), respectively. PGMs production increased in the reported period due to the same causes as described above for nickel.
Norilsk Nickel Group Saleable Metals Production
Saleable metals production 2Q 1Q Q-o-Q 1H 1H Y-o-Y 2022 2022 2022 2021 Total nickel t 48,472 51,479 -6% 99,951 79,283 26% including from own Russian feed t 48,472 51,374 -6% 99,846 77,015 30% Total copper t 112,531 91,398 23% 203,930 172,692 18% including from own Russian feed t 112,531 91,397 23% 203,929 172,692 18% Total palladium koz 709 706 0% 1,416 1,314 8% including from own Russian feed koz 709 706 0% 1,416 1,314 8% Total platinum koz 158 163 -3% 321 319 1% including from own Russian feed koz 158 163 -3% 321 319 1% Zabaykalsky Division (Russia) 2 Copper (in copper concentrate) t 16,930 16,687 1% 33,618 32,746 3% Gold (in copper & gold concentrates) koz 66 67 -1% 133 122 9% Iron ore concentrate kt 633 609 4% 1,242 1,269 -2%
Production Guidance from the Company's Russian Feedstock for 2022
Metal Volume Norilsk Nickel Group (excluding Chita Copper Project, Trans-Baikal Division) Ni, kt 205 - 215 Cu, kt 365 - 385 Pd, koz 2,451 - 2,708 Pt, koz 604 - 667 Bystrinsky (Chita) Copper Project 1 Cu, kt 64 - 68 Au, koz 225 - 245
Note: 1. Norilsk Nickel Group owns 50.01% of Bystrinsky GOK (Chita Copper Project) in Trans-Baikal Division. Production results are shown metal in concentrate for sale on 100% basis and fully consolidated in total operational results. The concentrator at the Bystrinsky project was launched 2019.
This announcement contains inside information in accordance with Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 of 16 April 2014.
Full name and position of person making the announcement - Vladimir Zhukov, Vice president for investor relations and sustainable development.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper. The company also produces cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium and other products.
The production units of Norilsk Nickel Group are located at the Norilsk Industrial District, on the Kola Peninsula and Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia as well as in Finland.
MMC Norilsk Nickel shares are listed on the Moscow and on the Saint-Petersburg Stock Exchanges, ADRs are accepted for trading on the Saint-Petersburg Stock Exchange.
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After the meetings, all the Senators and members of the House of Representatives are expected to harmonise positions before making public their resolutions.
Recall that the aggrieved Senators had on Wednesday staged a walk-out from the plenary to protest against the unabated security challenges facing the country.
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Turn 11 showcases redwood's warmth and beauty
SONOMA, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestled in the heart of California's world-famous wine country is Sonoma Raceway, a world-class motorsports facility. To better cater to corporate clientele, Sonoma Raceway built a luxurious hospitality facility featuring clear redwood pattern stock and S4S material from Humboldt Sawmill Company.
Home to one of six road courses on the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series race schedule, the Sonoma Raceway property encompasses 1,600 acres in total. The track itself is a 2.52-mile, twelve-turn road course (1.999-mile, 10-turn for NASCAR and ARCA), and a 1/4-mile modern dragstrip that hosts a stop on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule.
Beyond the two major event races, Sonoma Raceway features an expansive industrial park housing more than 70 motor sports-based businesses. The facility is also home to the Sears Point Racing Experience -- the official racing school of Sonoma Raceway -- as well as the Sonoma Raceway Karting Center. In total, the track hosts year-round racing events, as well as thriving venue and track rental programs.
Recognizing a need for upgraded spectator amenities, in particular shade on hot summer days during major event race weekends, Sonoma Raceway invited Humboldt Sawmill Company to become a corporate partner. The partnership blossomed over the years centering around extensive use of redwood lumber and timbers throughout the property, most notably on the 135-foot Real. Strong. Humboldt Sawmill Deck at Turn 2, as well as on numerous redwood pergolas throughout the track.
In June 2021, Sonoma Raceway announced it had broken ground on a 19,000 square foot upgraded hospitality facility overlooking the hairpin Turn 11 on the road course. Completed in time for the 2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series weekend, the Turn 11 facility offers a luxury indoor/outdoor hospitality and viewing experience on major event race weekends and is available as an exclusive venue rental for corporate outings, community events, tradeshows, meetings, and parties.
Designed by Perkins Eastman's Charlotte studio and built by Tilton Pacific Construction, the Turn 11 facility incorporates extensive use of Humboldt Sawmill clear redwood pattern stock and S4S material on the exterior eaves and interior paneling. The redwood material also wraps large steel beams spanning the interior ceilings. The front entrance barn doors and additional pergolas on the front lawn complete the use of Humboldt Sawmill redwood on the Turn 11 project.
"We worked closely with Speedway Motorsports (owner and operator of Sonoma Raceway), Perkins Eastman, and Tilton Pacific Construction to specify and deliver the redwood for this impressive project. We couldn't be happier with how the project turned out, and more importantly, how happy the client is," said Sam Patti, VP, Sales for Humboldt Sawmill Company.
Patti continues, "The building is pretty simple with an open, modern aesthetic and lots of glass for optimal views of the track. The beauty and warmth of the redwood give the space an intimate feel and carry through the redwood theme evident throughout the Sonoma Raceway property."
Commercial and hospitality businesses interested in upgrading their facilities with the beauty and warmth of redwood are encouraged to contact Humboldt Sawmill for additional information.
The Mendocino Family of Companies include Allweather Wood, Humboldt Redwood Company, Humboldt Sawmill Company, Mendocino Forest Products, Mendocino Redwood Company.
In aggregate Mendocino Companies owns 440,000 acres of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C013133) certificated timberland, constitutes the largest waterborne wood treater in the Western USA, and is the largest producer of redwood lumber in the world. Collectively providing 900 employees and their families with excellent wages and benefits in rural communities of the Western USA. Additionally, Mendocino Companies owns and operates a 25-megaWatt biomass Cogen plant and largest wood pellet plant in California.
For more information, please visit www.MendoCo.com.
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Lauren Pearl is giving new meaning to the term high-flying soprano.
Sure, her latest venture calls for her to sing up to a high C, but plenty of operatic heroines have to do that. What’s different in Pearl’s case is that she will be singing while scaling a 60-foot brick wall.
Pearl is performing the role of Louise in “Gould’s Wall,” a work that is receiving its world premiere at Toronto’s adventuresome Tapestry Opera beginning Aug. 4.
The opera is the brainchild of composer Brian Current, who regularly passes the wall on his way to work with students at the Glenn Gould School, which is housed in Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. The brick facade is a remnant of a building that dates back to 1881, and it was preserved when the conservatory got a new, modern facility.
“That vertical space was just crying out for something to happen,” Current said. “With singers climbing on the walls, and the audience in the atrium looking up.”
He enlisted Liza Balkan, a performer, director and writer, who created a libretto that, as she said, tells “the story of a young artist, a woman, climbing the wall as a journey toward finding her own voice, the readiness to fly and soar.”
Along the way she encounters numerous characters who are harnessed to windows on the wall. Singing from below is Gould himself — the legendary pianist known for perfectionism who remains one of Canada’s most revered classical music figures nearly 40 years after his death.
“He is a presence in the building always,” Balkan said, and in the opera “he is there to support and also interrogate” the artist on her journey.
To play Louise, the company engaged Pearl, who was not a climber but had been training as an aerialist after, as she explained, “I fell in love with a circus performer.”
“I felt the story was very resonant and uplifting and inspiring,” Pearl said. “I thought immediately, I want to do that. But yeah, it’s daunting. It’s a high space.”
She has been practicing on the wall with the help of DangerBoy, a company whose website says it specializes in “stunts, rigging and special effects.” For the performances, Pearl will be securely fastened to a harness with a carabiner for extra protection.
Pearl said she found that singing while suspended from ropes and scaling a wall requires some adjustment in her vocal technique. ”There needs to be a line of energy through my entire body,” she said. “A greater awareness of tension and support.”
Current’s score, which runs about an hour, will be played by an orchestra consisting of five pianos along with an ensemble of brass, winds, strings and percussion.
The audience of just over 100 will be divided into sections, with prime seating on the atrium floor in reclining chairs angled to provide an easy view of the ascent.
“We thought at first of having people lie on mats,” Current said. “But our audience is largely people who aren’t 20.”
Other spectators will be on a balcony of the new building across from the wall. “Then you’re almost at the same level of the singers and also looking down and you can see the orchestra down below,” Current said.
Tom Comet, head rigger for DangerBoy, said the technical aspect of supporting Pearl’s climb is “pretty simple stuff. We’re pulling on a rope, we’re pulling some ropes through some pulleys, we’re redirecting that line.
“That said,” Comet added, “anytime we have human life in our hands … we need to be 100,000% sure that everything’s going to work as we anticipate.
“For me,” Comet said, “the coolest thing is that Lauren is actually belting out opera fearlessly while she’s suspended in the air, 40-50 feet up. It’s gonna be pretty incredible to experience.”
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Mike Silverman writes frequently about opera for The AP. He can be reached at mkslvrmn@gmail.com. | https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/New-opera-has-soprano-scaling-the-heights-17334718.php | 2022-07-28T14:17:21Z | https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/New-opera-has-soprano-scaling-the-heights-17334718.php | false | 52 |
SAN ANTONIO – Experts say the Bureau of Labor Statistics is falling short in accurately reporting the veteran unemployment rate for several reasons, but an issue many vets are facing right now is they’re not landing the jobs they are qualified for.
Recent data from the Veterans Metrics Initiative shows that a combined under-employment and unemployment rate for transitioning service members and veterans is at a staggering 61 percent.
But what does under-employment mean?
“We mean people working beneath their objective skill set and experience. So, they are getting paid less than they should for the experience they have and for the education they have,” Dan Goldenberg, executive director of the Call of Duty Endowment Program said.
Goldenberg said underemployment is a growing societal problem that is hitting veterans especially hard.
“We noticed that we’re hearing anecdotally from veterans, ‘hey, I got a job, I’ve got two jobs, but I can’t pay the rent because I can’t get enough hours.’ So, you know, on the one hand, they’re employed, but on the other hand, they’re not employed in a quality manner such that they can, you know, pay the rent,” Goldenberg said.
One of the most requested services from transitioning service members and veterans is employment support. And to make matters worse, employment is the lowest funded of any veteran program area.
“So, if you take what the entire U.S. Governments spends, which is about $300 billion, less than 1/10 of 1% of that spending, less than 1/10 of 1% goes to employment, which is kind of crazy for a lot of reasons,” Goldenberg said.
So, according to Goldenberg, if we can get veterans into high quality jobs, their need for other high-cost services requiring government funding support goes way down.
“So, it’s a force multiplier if we can, you know, spend a little bit of money, if we doubled it to 2/10 of 1% of the federal veteran’s fund, we would double the amount of support we could give veterans in landing those high-quality jobs,” Goldenberg said.
For Air Force veteran Esteban Soto Jr. leaving behind the ranks of the Air Force came with a crippling sense of anxiety.
“When you are getting out, not only are you having a wave of emotions that you’re not going to be putting on your uniform anymore, but you also have to find a job,” Soto said.
And to land a good job you need a pretty stand-out resume.
“That right there is probably the biggest hurdle, and that’s the one that causes for me at least the most anxiety,” said Soto.
So, he found some assistance through a nonprofit vetted by the Call of Duty Endowment Program, and asked one simple question and the rest was history.
“My resume hasn’t been touched in several years, and I know it needs help. If I provide you with what I have, can you help me?” Soto asked.
And that is what Goldenberg says is the start to making a dent in that 61% of under and unemployment among veterans... individual transition support.
“And we can help these veterans find their customized solution if they take the time to understand what they really want to do and how to present their experience and training and education, they’re going to land the high-quality job, that high fat job. They’re going to be happy. They’re going to be well-paid. They’re going to stay,” said Goldenberg.
At last check there are about 45,000 nonprofits with the word veteran in it who are well intentioned but not necessarily well-equipped. With all those options there’s a chance for choice overload, resulting in no action taken.
The Call of Duty Endowment Program is truly a one-stop-shop for all transitioning service members and veterans.
DAV and ‘Recruitmilitary’ are hosting a free hiring event for all transitioning members of the military, veterans, military spouses, and dependents.
The job fair will take place at the Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/07/28/underemployment-is-growing-trend-among-veterans-labor-experts-say/ | 2022-07-28T14:20:14Z | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/07/28/underemployment-is-growing-trend-among-veterans-labor-experts-say/ | false | 1 |
BIRMINGHAM: India cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said they will be taking one game at a time in Commonwealth Games 2022 with the aim to win the whole tournament.
The Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 is being held from July 28 to August 8. The Indian women's cricket team arrived in Birmingham on Monday.
"We will take one game at a time. Have plans for every team but we're focusing on the first game as of now," said Harmanpreet Kaur in the pre-match press conference. India's campaign in CWG will start with a game against Australia which will be followed by a match against arch-rivals Pakistan.
"All the things are important, winning all the games are important in a tournament like this especially. The first game will set the nerve for the whole tournament," she added.
The team will also be playing on Edgbaston for the first time which has been a happy hunting ground for the Indian team all this time. It will be interesting to see if the women's team can replicate the same performance.
Talking about the pitch at the ground, the captain said, "Couldn't practice on pitch, only on nets. It has very nice batting tracks. Good for both batters and bowlers,"
Two of the Indian players suffered COVID and could not fly to Birmingham for practice with the rest of the team. The team management is waiting on the update of the players before bringing in the reserves for the games. The two players are Pooja and Meghna.
"We still have a balanced side if we shuffle it we can have a good combination of batting and bowling," said Harampreet.
"Things are looking well, had 3 practice sessions ahead of the game. Everyone is looking in great form and looking for the match. Everyone is in great shape," she continued.
The first matchup between India and Australia will be very important for both teams as a win can always set the team up for a good campaign. With the second match against Pakistan, which will be very exciting for the fans.
"India-Pakistan matchups are always exciting but as a player matchups does not excite you the only thing that matters is your performance and how you execute on the play," the captain said.
The Indian team will be getting special attention during this time because it will be the first time they'll be appearing in a multi-sport event like CWG.
Women's T20I cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, with the top eight teams competing for the gold medal.
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India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has awarded a contract to Honeywell to manufacture and deliver 88 TPE331-12B Turboprop engines/kits.
The contract is estimated to exceed $100m and will also include maintenance and support services.
The engines/kits will power HAL’s Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) aircraft.
The deal was signed between Honeywell Defense & Space OE Sales senior director Eric Walters and HAL executive director (E & IMGT) B Krishna Kumar, in presence of HAL chairman and managing director (CMD) R Madhavan.
The latest signing marks a significant milestone in the execution of HAL’s existing contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to provide 70 HTT-40 aircraft.
The company received a request for proposal (RFP) from the IAF in February last year.
Madhavan said: “HAL has successfully developed HTT-40 to address basic training requirements of IAF.
“There is potential requirement of 70 aircraft. The contract for the same with IAF is under advanced stage of approval.”
Honeywell’s TPE331-12B is a single-shaft turboprop engine, which comprises two power turbines, an integral inlet and gearbox, a stage centrifugal compressor, a three-stage axial turbine, and a turbine exhaust diffuser.
It also offers electronic engine control (EEC) for reliable power and operational characteristics.
According to HAL, the TPE331-12B engines have been supporting the HTT-40 prototypes since 2014 and the two companies are now working closely to support the export potential of the HTT-40.
Walters said: “The TPE331-12 family of engines has proven itself in operations all over the world, and we have committed to support and deliver engines as well as kits within stipulated schedule to meet requirements of IAF.
“Honeywell is committed to supporting the export of HTT-40 aircraft in coming years along with other engine programmes which are currently on radar.” | https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/honeywell-engines-hals-turbo-trainer40/ | 2022-07-28T14:21:30Z | https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/honeywell-engines-hals-turbo-trainer40/ | false | 1 |
CLEVELAND, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkpoint Surgical announced today the launch of the Checkpoint Edge™ Nerve Cutting Kit, extending the breadth of the company's intraoperative nerve care portfolio. The Checkpoint Edge Nerve Cutting Kit is the first offering in Checkpoint Surgical's planned portfolio of nerve-specific instruments, with further expansion planned in the coming months.
"Checkpoint Edge complements our market-leading stimulator and implant products and is designed to provide the surgeon with the ability to protect and preserve nerve tissue during nerve transection. We are committed to expanding our product portfolio to address the continuum of intraoperative peripheral nerve care, and the Checkpoint Edge products will form a key part of our strategy," said Derek Lewis, President and CEO of Checkpoint Surgical.
Brandon Smetana, MD, FAAOS, Associate Fellowship Program Director at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, worked with Checkpoint Surgical as a partner in development of the device.
"Performing neurorrhaphy begins with nerve end preparation to healthy fascicular tissue. Preserving nerve integrity while generating a cut nerve face that optimizes both repair and regeneration is of utmost importance. Utilizing circumferential constraint while performing nerve end preparation has the potential, through continued investigation, to minimize variability while maximizing regenerative potential through preservation of nerve ultrastructure," said Dr. Smetana.
Traditional nerve cutting techniques may flatten and crush nerve tissue, leaving nerve ends misshapen and difficult to align during coaptation. Checkpoint Edge employs circumferential constraint to maintain the nerve's natural shape during transection. Constraining the nerve in this manner can prevent sliding, flattening and nerve edge malformation, helping to preserve fascicular group alignment and tissue integrity.
Non-circumferential methods may require another set of hands to help grasp and tension the nerve while the surgeon performs the transection. By contrast, the innovative cutting head design of the Checkpoint Edge permits a secure, single-handed hold that grasps and tensions the sacrificial nerve segment while gently constraining the part of the nerve to be preserved. The head's cutting slot, which accommodates standard blades, facilitates a right-angle cut with the surgeon's other hand. In this way, Checkpoint Edge puts the surgeon in control of placement, tension and transection, facilitating reliable, consistent nerve tissue preparation for aligned coaptation.
About Checkpoint Surgical, Inc.
Checkpoint Surgical was established in 2009 to market the Checkpoint® Nerve Stimulator, a device designed to help surgeons locate, protect and assess nerves during surgical exposure. Today, Checkpoint is the established standard of care for intraoperative peripheral nerve stimulation. The company continues to expand its product portfolio toward fulfillment of its vision to become the preeminent nerve care company. Checkpoint Surgical launched its next-generation stimulator, the Checkpoint Guardian™, in 2021. In the same year, the company acquired the NeuroShield® Chitosan Membrane from Swiss-based Monarch BioImplants, adding nerve implants to its portfolio. In 2022, the company's product line grew again with the launch of the Checkpoint Edge™ Nerve Cutting Kit. With its broader product offering, Checkpoint supports the entire continuum of intraoperative nerve care — from protection and assessment, to preparation and repair, to healing and restoration. Checkpoint Surgical is a privately held company based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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HomeStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:HMST – Get Rating) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush increased their Q4 2022 EPS estimates for HomeStreet in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 26th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.14. The consensus estimate for HomeStreet’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for HomeStreet’s Q1 2023 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q2 2023 earnings at $1.16 EPS and FY2023 earnings at $4.75 EPS.
HomeStreet (NASDAQ:HMST – Get Rating) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.99 by ($0.05). HomeStreet had a net margin of 28.50% and a return on equity of 13.95%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.37 earnings per share.
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Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HMST. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in HomeStreet in the fourth quarter worth $3,867,000. Yousif Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of HomeStreet in the fourth quarter valued at $1,100,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in shares of HomeStreet in the fourth quarter valued at $362,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of HomeStreet by 1,093.5% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 181,885 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,458,000 after purchasing an additional 166,645 shares during the period. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in shares of HomeStreet by 164.2% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 3,007 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $156,000 after purchasing an additional 1,869 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.87% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at HomeStreet
In related news, CFO John Michel acquired 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $39.80 per share, for a total transaction of $119,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 40,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,592,000. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, CFO John Michel acquired 3,000 shares of HomeStreet stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $39.80 per share, with a total value of $119,400.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 40,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,592,000. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark Robert Patterson acquired 7,000 shares of HomeStreet stock in a transaction on Monday, May 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $38.58 per share, with a total value of $270,060.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 192,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,407,360. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 51,000 shares of company stock worth $1,913,660 over the last ninety days. 4.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.
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HomeStreet, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeStreet Bank that provides commercial, mortgage, and consumer/retail banking services primarily in the Western United States. The company offers personal and business checking, savings accounts, interest-bearing negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, and time certificates of deposit; credit cards; insurance; and treasury management products and services.
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A trilateral memorandum recently signed at a NATO summit between Türkiye, Sweden and Finland is "not an end, but a good start," Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday.
"We expect them to fulfill their commitments," Akar said at a news conference with his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks in the capital of Riga where they discussed defense issues and NATO cooperation.
During the NATO summit in Madrid late last month, the leaders of three countries agreed on a trilateral memorandum to address Türkiye's legitimate security concerns, paving the way for Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids.
The deal stipulates that Stockholm and Helsinki will not provide support to the YPG/PYD, the PKK's Syrian offshoot, nor to FETO, the group behind a 2016 defeated coup.
Türkiye, a member of NATO for more than 70 years, has pushed Sweden and Finland to meet their obligations.
The PKK is listed as a terror organization by Türkiye, the European Union and the US and is responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.
Regarding the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul to oversee Ukrainian grain exports, Akar said: "The center is operational. Officials from Türkiye, the UN, Ukraine and Russia are working day and night for the ships waiting at the Ukrainian ports to start transporting grain in the coming hours and days."
He said Türkiye continues its efforts to achieve a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The Center was officially opened Wednesday, comprising representatives of Türkiye, the UN, Russia and Ukraine to enable the safe transportation, by merchant ships, of commercial foodstuffs and fertilizers from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea.
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COVID-19 AND MONKEYPOX: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES Posted on July 28, 2022 by John Bailey Hits: 22 WPCNR YOUR LOCAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST . By Dr. Katelyn Jetelina Reprinted from Your Local EpidemIologist July 28, 2022:In two short months, more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox (MPV) and five deaths have been reported across the globe. This is a rapidly evolving situation, but clearly a public health crisis.While one takes hold (MPV) we concurrently fight another pandemic (COVID-19), so it’s tempting to compare the diseases and our responses. There are certainly similarities, but there are key differences, too. DifferencesMPV can be contained, but the window is closing. SARS-CoV-2 was (almost) impossible to contain because it was novel, mainly spread through the air, was very contagious, and spread asymptomatically. MPV doesn’t have these features, which means it can be contained and even eradicated. It’s not clear whether this window has already closed, though. We need to act fast.Response efforts seem to be effective in some countries, like the U.K. and Germany, as acceleration of reported cases has slowed, as shown in the log graph below. Acceleration in the U.S. continues. It’s hard to know whether this is because of increased testing capacity (which would be good) or because this is getting out of hand. It’s likely a combination of both, but we desperately need real time test positivity rate numbers to know.This is not a novel virus. SARS-CoV-2 popped up out of nowhere, so we had to build everything from scratch: our knowledge base, tests, vaccines, and treatments. MPV has been around since the 1970s, and we already have all these tools. The frustrating part is that we need access to them, and this is moving slowly.Not everyone is at risk for infection. For now. A virus that primarily spreads through the air (COVID-19) means everyone is at risk for infection. A virus primarily spread through close contact (MPV) means there is a social network phenomenon; some people are at higher risk for infection than others.Using WHO demographic data, 98% of cases are men who have sex with men (MSM). Sexual contact is the main mode of transmission (91%). Weekly European reports continue to confirm this: Cases are almost exclusively male, aged 18-50 years old, and 43% MSM (56% of sexual orientation data is unknown or missing). U.K. data shows that this is not due to biased testing either—men have a high test positivity rate while women and children have a very low rate.(UK Health Security Agency)But this could change. There is already a clear (but rare) spillover into other populations. For example, two children in the U.S. got MPV. (Note both cases were from in-home transmission, so maybe contact with infected sheets or clothes but not door handles.) A pregnant woman and her baby were also just infected (the story of how she got it is not public yet). We need to stop MPV from taking hold in high-risk groups or new animal hosts.Similarities Public health infrastructure. The U.S. is somewhere in the middle between being prepared and unprepared. Just like with COVID-19, the MPV outbreak is highlighting our neglected, under-funded, fragmented public health system in the U.S. that desperately needs fixing:Data infrastructure Contact tracing capacity Community engagement Communication Bureaucratic coordination, Trust Fixing This is complicated, expensive, and takes time. It is certainly not fixed overnight, and it’s not fair to assume that we already had the time to fix it. Regardless, it’s hard to watch.But it’s important to acknowledge that we are also not starting from scratch. We’ve spent the last 30 months creating systems, building capacity, activating leaders, building scientific and communication teams, engaging stakeholders, and understanding faulty data. Unfortunately, much of this work started to unravel because funding was chipped away. We need to reactivate and/or adapt these efforts. We need to allow for local cross-funding too—we can use COVID-19 dollars for MPV. We also need a more aggressive, or at least faster, federal response: No more “wait and see”, declare an emergency (so we can get funding), and appoint a leader, a point person, someone to coordinate and communicate.Communication. In the beginning of COVID-19, I would argue we had close to zero communication. It’s still not great. With MPV, we have another added layer of complexity. Different groups need different messages. Everyone should be aware of how it’s transmitted and what to do if there’s an unexplained rash. But resources, vaccine messaging, and education need to be laser focused on the MSM (Males Sex with Males) network. However, we cannot pigeonhole ourselves to this group, because we need to prevent stigma and because the situation may change. That’s challenging to communicate.Misinformation gaining speed. Just as it did with COVID-19, MPV misinformation is starting to spread.No, you cannot spread the virus with the new vaccine. (You could with the old vaccine, but that’s not being distributed right now.)Yes, the vaccine is safe. No, we don’t have effectiveness data among humans for MPV. We have 22 clinical trials showing that it works great with smallpox and primate studies for MPV.There’s a lot we don’t know. Despite their warnings about MPV, scientists were not heard and MPV remained a neglected tropical disease. Because of this, there are still a lot of things we don’t know:What are the right doses and dosing intervals for vaccines?How effective is smallpox vaccination from the 1970s?What is the safety and effectiveness of the smallpox treatment TPOXX for MPV?Is the virus viable in wastewater?Is this a sexually transmitted infection? (We have preliminary evidence of live virus in semen, but need more data.)The NIH is starting clinical trials to answer these questions. We also need to get data systems in place yesterday to track real-world data. (Are we using V-safe for MPV vaccines?) But, like with COVID-19, we have to make decisions now with limited information. For example, NY moved to delay second MPV doses to get more coverage while we wait for more vaccines (the right call). We are, once again, building the ship as we drive.Bottom lineMPV is very different from COVID-19, but it certainly continues to highlight our vulnerabilities. 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New mortgage brokerage franchise provides homebuyers and refinancers competitive rates and access to local professionals that understand the South Carolina market
GREENWOOD, S.C., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motto Mortgage, the first and only national mortgage brokerage in the United States focused on transparency and compliance, has a new office in Greenwood, SC. Motto Mortgage Action is honored to open its doors to the thriving Greenwood community and will serve all markets throughout the Palmetto State.
Motto Mortgage Action is a full-service mortgage brokerage established by Jennifer Meredith Johnston and Thomas H. "Bubba" Harvin, Jr. Bubba has been a realtor for 44 years and is the Broker Owner of RE/MAX Action Realty. Bubba will remain focused on RE/MAX Action Realty while Jennifer will manage and operate Motto Mortgage Action. Jennifer and Bubba are both lifelong residents of Greenwood County and proud graduates of The University of Georgia.
"Motto Mortgage Action offers an excellent alternative to the traditional mortgage bankers currently operating in Greenwood," said Jennifer Johnston. "We provide the scope, scale and support of a large retail lender, while offering the flexibility, autonomy and exceptional service of a local mortgage broker that knows how to navigate the intricacies of the home buying process."
Jennifer will also serve as a mortgage loan originator for Motto Mortgage Action. Jennifer previously served as Vice President/Mortgage Banker with Countybank Mortgage. Jennifer brings her 25+ years of mortgage knowledge, experience, and stellar reputation to Motto Mortgage Action, and has consistently been a top producer in the Greenwood market. She prides herself on delivering the best customer experience and takes great satisfaction from helping her neighbors and community achieve their dreams of home ownership.
Loan originators in the Motto Mortgage network have access to competitive loans from various wholesale lenders and work hard to give homebuyers choices – because no loan is one-size-fits-all. A digital mortgage experience is available for borrowers who would prefer to conduct business remotely.
Each Motto Mortgage franchise is independently owned, operated and licensed.
Motto Mortgage Action Office NMLS # 2353147 is a locally owned and operated full-service mortgage brokerage serving all of SC located at 500 C Montague Ave, Greenwood SC 29649. To learn more, please visit www.mottomortgageaction.com or call 864-854-9494. Jennifer Meredith Johnston NMLS 475833
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GLENS FALLS, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Arrow Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS® - AROW) on July 27, 2022, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share payable September 15, 2022, to shareholders of record on September 1, 2022.
This represents an increase of 7% over the cash dividend paid to shareholders in the second quarter of 2021 as a result of the $.01 per share increase and a 3% stock dividend distributed on September 24, 2021.
Arrow Financial Corporation (NasdaqGS® - AROW) is a multi-bank holding company headquartered in Glens Falls, New York, serving the financial needs of northeastern New York. The Company is the parent of Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Other subsidiaries include North Country Investment Advisers, Inc., and Upstate Agency, LLC, specializing in property and casualty insurance and group health and employee benefits.
The information in this document may contain statements based on management's beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections about the future. Such "forward-looking statements," as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, involve a degree of uncertainty and attendant risk. Actual outcomes and results may differ, explicitly or by implication. We are not obliged to revise or update these statements to reflect unanticipated events. This document should be read in conjunction with Arrow's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Singapore has shared update with Delhi government: MEA on Arvind Kejriwal's visit row
The development comes after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had rejected the proposal regarding Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s Singapore visit.
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New Delhi: Amid Arvind Kejriwal’s request for political clearance to attend World Cities Summit in Singapore, the Ministry of External Affairs Thursday (July 28) said that the host government has shared updates and changes in its invitation with the Delhi government. "Singapore government has shared an update with the Delhi govt on the invitation extended to it. You can reach out to the Delhi govt for more on it,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was quoted as saying by ANI. Bagchi also said that they had received a request for Delhi chief minister's political clearance on July 21.
The development comes after Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had rejected the proposal regarding the Delhi CM’s Singapore visit after which Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said the Kejriwal government will approach the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). "The LG has advised Kejriwal to not attend the conference since it is a conference of mayors. The chief ministers of other states have attended this conference in the past. Even the prime minister goes for state-related issues. This is mean politics at work. We will now approach the Ministry of External Affairs directly for political clearance and hope that they will accept our request," Sisodia had said.
Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the pending clearance for his foreign visit. In June, the Delhi CM was invited by High Commissioner of Singapore Simon Wong to the World Cities Summit to be held in the first week of August.
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In recent years, the global TV landscape has been shaken up by some of the most talented, British female auteurs to have braced this planet.
The likes of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Michaela Coel have wowed audiences around the world, lending new credence to the term “authenticity” and forging disruptive shows that have little influence from outside forces.
Perhaps a less obvious candidate to fit within this bracket is BAFTA-winning This Country creator and star Daisy May Cooper, but with the BBC/HBO’s Rain Dogs, BBC One’s Am I Being Unreasonable? heading to Mipcom and a second season of Fox’s This Country remake Welcome to Flatch hitting screens soon, Cooper’s U.S star is on the rise and the Coel/Waller-Bridge comparisons are percolating.
The 35-year-old is as down-to-earth as they come. Hailing from the small British town of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, she speaks to seemingly everybody as she would to a friend in the pub but her talent comes across from the first second.
“From the moment you meet her it’s obvious she has something different,” says lauded His Dark Materials writer Jack Thorne, who is exec producing Am I Being Unreasonable? and whose wife Rachel Mason is Cooper’s agent.
He recalls first being impressed by Cooper when she rocked up to the 2018 BAFTAs wearing a Swindon Town (her local soccer team) dress, before duly scooping gongs for Best Scripted Comedy and Best Female Comedy Performance.
“I looked at her [at the BAFTAs] and just thought to myself ‘Oh yeah that’s Daisy,’ says Thorne. “Breath-of-fresh-air comic talents don’t come along very often.”
But to say Cooper’s career has been plain sailing to date would be understatement of the century, and she speaks candidly about her time on the breadline in the years prior to This Country launch.
As a teen, she made it into prestigious London acting school RADA on the fifth attempt but “hated it,” as she explains to The Hamden Journal from her Soho Hotel room earlier this month.
“We did weird Jacobean plays and no comedy,” Cooper says. “When we left, the teacher said 70% of us wouldn’t make it but I always thought my career would go from strength-to-strength.”
The opposite happened.
Bar a one-line part in ITV drama Doc Martin, Cooper found herself living in a box room, working as a cleaner with brother Charlie Cooper and resorting to binding her shoes together with parcel tape.
“It was just so f*cking bleak,” she says matter-of-factly.
With destitution came inspiration and Cooper developed a newfound determination to succeed.
The eventual result was This Country, a love letter to Cooper and brother Charlie’s upbringing and a side-splittingly funny, authentic examination of rural British life, in which Cooper played lead Kerry Mucklowe and Charlie, who had never acted before, was her cousin Kurtan. If you were brought up in a poor UK town, you could relate, and the show’s outsized impact arguably places it in the same ballpark as Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag and Coel’s I May Destroy You.
Did Cooper always think it would be a success?
“Well it made us laugh and it made mum laugh and we just thought ‘Well fuck it if mum’s laughing then we must be onto something.’,” she says.
Cooper goes on: “We didn’t even have a laptop – most of it was written on a small Argos pad and then typed up in the library. But we sent it to literally every production company in Britain and when [Starstruck and Catastrophe] producer Avalon showed interest we thought ‘There must be something in this.’.”
The confidence was there but getting to screen was anything but plain sailing, involving a legal dispute, huge rows with production company Lucky Giant over the show’s direction and a failed ITV pilot that featured established actors (not the Coopers) and was widely panned.
Cooper used her 2021 autobiography Don’t Laugh, It’ll Only Encourage Her to lambast some of those involved with these mega teething problems for obstructing her vision, calling out one exec for “having all the creative genius of a fucking PowerPoint presentation” and saying she would “have had a massive party that would have lasted for days” if another had “dropped dead.”
Cooper doesn’t regret these barbs and says she made them in part to help younger writers, many of whom have reached out since the book’s publication to share similar experiences.
“Scripts can fall into the wrong hands and that’s what destroyed the initial pilot for us,” she adds. “Writing about that [in my autobiography] was therapeutic for me. I wanted to let those people [who worked on the pilot] know how hard it was for us to feel like we were at rock-bottom and be treated like that.”
The debacle is all in the past and This Country achieved wild critical and commercial success, undoubtedly one of BBC Three’s flagship shows that was re-made by Fox and recently re-commissioned for a second season.
Welcome to Flatch, which stars up-and-comers Holmes and Sam Straley in the lead roles, along with American Pie cult hero Sean William Scott as the Vicar, is exec produced by Cooper, an experience she has thoroughly enjoyed while taking a hands-off approach.
“If someone had told me when I was a teenager that Stifler would be in a show I’d created, I wouldn’t have believed it,” she adds. “It’s been amazing. Figuring out who was going to play us was so exciting and, given that it’s a lot more cut-throat in the U.S., we are just so relieved to get a second season.”
Rain Dogs
Next up for Cooper is a highly personal project in the BBC/HBO’s Rain Dogs, the adaptation of British writer Cash Carraway’s powerful memoir Skint Estate that is currently filming in Bristol.
Described as a “wild and punky tale of a mother’s love for her daughter,” Cooper plays Costello Jones, a writer and single mother trying to get by and bringing up her daughter to try and avoid the mistakes she made when she was younger.
The book made a splash and Carraway’s adapted script took Cooper’s mind back to that time spent on the poverty line. She agreed to star almost immediately.
“It was moving,” she says of first reading Carraway’s script.
“There’s a scene where Costello has no money and buys a scratch card with two quid [pounds] in the hope she can get 40 quid for a B ‘n’ B and that really resonated with me.
“It’s that feeling of not being able to live life like a normal person because money makes you feel fucking normal. Being poor is really fucking hard and Cash portrays that so beautifully.”
She heaps praise on Carraway, who she says has penned Rain Dogs in a “completely un-mawkish way,” eschewing a “poverty porn” approach that has beset previous shows about working class people in Britain.
Meanwhile, comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable? from former BBC comedy bosses Shane Allen and Kate Daughton’s Boffola Pictures was both written by and stars Cooper alongside childhood friend and Deadwater Fell star Selin Hizli, who Cooper met at RADA and describes as her soulmate.
The six-parter, which was forged during those boring lockdown months and also stars Jessica Hynes (Years and Years) and Dustin Demri-Burns (Stath Lets Flats), is inspired by the pair’s friendship and sees Cooper play Nic, grieving a loss that she can’t share with anyone whilst stuck in a depressing marriage.
With the mighty Thorne helping her and Hizli connect the dramatic dots, Cooper wanted to challenge herself by taking a Curb Your Enthusiasm-esque approach to scene improvisation, although she concedes it didn’t quite turn out like that.
“We started off with a Curb-like layout and the BBC were like ‘We don’t trust you, you have to actually write this’,” she explains in typically candid style.
But Allen, Am I Being Unreasonable? exec and the former BBC comedy boss who took a chance on This Country, says the show will “cement [Daisy’s] reputation as one of the most tantalizing and visionary comedic voices of her generation,” while singling out that innovative style for praise.
Moving forwards, Cooper expects even more shows to blur the line between comedy and drama in a similar vein to her new creation.
“You’re not being truthful if you don’t put both elements in,” she says. “I’ve always thought to myself when watching serious cop dramas: ‘What if the policeman needs to fart in the car?’. That’s why [Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-winning feature] Promising Young Woman was just so good. Shit like that really does happen.”
Both Am I Being Unreasonable? and Rain Dogs could see Cooper hit the big time in the U.S. and Cooper harbors particular hope for Rain Dogs, which, just like I May Destroy You, has already secured the quality-hallmarked HBO as co-producer.
Kelly Miller, BBC Studios’ SVP of Scripted Strategy, is one of the people tasked with selling Cooper’s shows abroad including Am I Being Unreasonable? and thinks her versatility will be key to worldwide success.
“She’s not doing the same thing but is making strategic choices as an actor and as a multi-faceted piece of talent,” Miller says. “There is a specificity in what she’s doing and that has a deep resonance.”
So does Cooper feel she’s nearing the same league as the Coel’s and Waller Bridge’s of this brave new TV world?
She pauses for a while before positing: “I don’t think so, but I aspire to be them so much.”
“They are just really strong, new voices and you can tell they’ve just bloody lived,” she adds, adopting that trademark Cirencester style. “They go from strength to strength. I am just so happy that America is recognizing these brilliant, British women.”
The multi-hyphenate has come a long way since her and brother Charlie were excitedly scribbling This Country scenes on an Argos pad.
She may not consider herself part of the big leagues yet but, over the coming months, audiences across the pond will be the judge. | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/world/daisy-may-cooper-on-life-pre-this-country-bbc-hbos-rain-dogs-the-hamden-journal/277853/ | 2022-07-28T14:37:47Z | https://www.thehamdenjournal.com/world/daisy-may-cooper-on-life-pre-this-country-bbc-hbos-rain-dogs-the-hamden-journal/277853/ | true | 2 |
Major League Baseball introduced PitchCom this year, a system that allows catchers to call signs for their pitcher electronically, sending the call directly to their ear rather than doing it the traditional way by putting down fingers for everybody to see.
One of their best pitchers ever is not a fan.
“Here’s what I’ll say about PitchCom,” Max Scherzer said after twirling seven sparkling innings in the Mets’ win over the Yankees on Wednesday. “It works, yeah, does it help? Yes. I also think it should be illegal. I don’t think it should be in the game.”
Scherzer was using the technology for the first time on Wednesday, something he said he did at the behest of catcher Tomas Nido. His reasoning for not liking it wasn’t because the electronic communication can be hard to hear, or because the wearable technology is uncomfortable, but rather because it takes away an old school element of baseball.
“Stealing signs is part of the game,” he said. “For me, I’ve always taken pride in having a complex system of signs and having that advantage over other pitchers. The fact that we’re taking this out of the game and putting in technology, now you can’t steal signs on something, the pitcher can’t have an advantage of having a complex system. It’s part of baseball, trying to crack somebody’s signs.”
PitchCom was instituted in the first place to improve pace of play. The thinking from the league office is that instead of the catcher running through a series of signs, pressing a button is way quicker. It also eliminates the process of a pitcher shaking off pitch after pitch, or stepping off the mound because they think a base runner has picked up on the signs. That typically led to a conference between pitcher and catcher, another thing that added to the time of game.
“Does it have its desired intent of speeding up the game a little bit? Yes,” Scherzer acknowledged. “I also think it takes away part of the game.”
Birthdays always seem to have a way of providing clarity in life. This whole spiel came on Scherzer’s 38th birthday, and it doesn’t sound like his 39th trip around the sun will include very much PitchCom. When asked if he’ll go back to it in the future, he was extremely non-committal.
“I don’t know,” he said. “I’ll continue to think about it. I might.”
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When pianist Jamie Cullum came to NPR's studios earlier this year, his love and appreciation for great music was electrifying. Cullum, the U.K.'s best-selling contemporary jazz artist, also hosts his own jazz show on BBC Radio 2.
Cullum recently joined NPR's Scott Simon to share some of the music that's caught his attention. His picks — London singer ESKA, English group Polar Bear and Belgian vocalist Melanie De Biasio — all embrace both classic jazz sounds and contemporary electronic elements. Hear the conversation at the audio link above, or listen to each song in its entirety below.
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Former Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser meets with PM Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Former Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser meets with Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
Ayub Afridi was also present on this occasion.
They discussed matters of mutual interest and political situation.
Asad Qaiser and Ayub Afridi congratulated Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on assuming the post of Chief Minister.
Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said people of Punjab are standing with Imran Khan.
Re-government of Tehreek-e-Insaf in Punjab is a victory of Imran Khan’s narrative.
Imran Khan’s narrative is based on love of country and supremacy of institutions.
Tehreek-e-Insaf government will once again deliver to the people in Punjab.
Health card, Ehsaas program and other public projects will be moved forward rapidly. | https://nation.com.pk/2022/07/28/former-speaker-national-assembly-asad-qaiser-meets-with-pm-chaudhry-pervaiz-elahi/ | 2022-07-28T14:44:16Z | https://nation.com.pk/2022/07/28/former-speaker-national-assembly-asad-qaiser-meets-with-pm-chaudhry-pervaiz-elahi/ | false | null |
‘DC League of Super-Pets’ goes to the dogs in more ways than one
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN
Who’s a good movie? Not “DC League of Super-Pets,” a big colorful idea that proves promising in theory — tailor-made for a two-minute trailer — but a rather tedious slog as a full-length animated film. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart’s “Jumanji” reunion as the central voices and an intriguing start to serve up a few bones fun-wise, but not nearly as much as there should be.
Director/co-writer Jared Stern and script partner John Whittington have both worked on the Lego movies, and that history shows in the rat-a-rat barrage of gags that fly by, some clearly aimed at adults steeped in comic-book lore and others simply loud, goofy and designed for kids.
Yet after a visually impressive introduction that playfully rewrites the 1978 movie “Superman” — having a puppy-sized Krypto (Johnson) stow away on baby Kal-El’s ship to Earth — the movie yields diminishing returns, with the cleverest gags too heavily outnumbered by those that fall flat.
Poor Krypto has grown up with an enviable canine existence, enjoying regular walks (OK, dazzling flights over Metropolis) with his master and even helping him fight crime. He’s thus stricken and jealous when he realizes that Superman (John Krasinski) is spending way more time with Lois Lane (Olivia Wilde), feeling like the odd mutt out.
The pity party can’t last too long, because a guinea pig who once belonged to Lex Luthor, Lulu (Kate McKinnon, completely unleashed), acquires orange kryptonite, giving her extraordinary powers. That event also bestows lesser skills upon the ignored shelter pets with her, including Ace (Hart), a dog with a “Toy Story 2”-worthy back story; PB (Vanessa Bayer, adding to the “SNL” connection), an emotionally needy pot-bellied pig; a daffy squirrel named Chip (Diego Luna); and Merton (Natasha Lyonne), a near-sighted turtle suddenly imbued with — what else? — super speed.
At first blush, Krypto’s exposure to a more grounded pet’s-eye-view of the world seems filled with possibilities, and there’s a long track record of major franchises built around anthropomorphic animals. In addition, the producers pepper the movie with knowing references and nifty little flourishes, such as having Keanu Reeves provide the voice of an especially tortured Batman, who stresses that his only experience with pets is being swarmed by feral bats.
Despite the brawny action sequences, the movie suffers from an arid stretch in the middle when many of the jokes fall flat, and the common miscue of a climactic sequence that drags on. The main problem, though, might be the way the movie oscillates between insider-ish humor and the broadest kind of dog-related gags, until you begin to wonder precisely for whom it’s intended.
Obviously, silliness has found a receptive animated home with the latest iteration of the “Minions” franchise, but combining that sensibility with the DC brand — which regularly churns out more adult-oriented animated movies straight to Blu-ray — requires a balance that “League of Super-Pets” doesn’t consistently achieve.
Then again, the main “super-pets” here were introduced in the mid-1950s, generally considered a sort-of low point for this quadrant of the comics industry, so expectations should have perhaps been tempered accordingly.
Whatever the cause, “DC League of Super-Pets” plays like a super-team underachiever, if one where there won’t be many howls to release the director’s cut.
“DC League of Super-Pets” premieres July 29 in US theaters and is rated PG. It’s being released by Warner Bros., like CNN, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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NYS Department of Health Grant Brings More Resources and Training Throughout the Region
YONKERS, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Department of Health has continued Montefiore Health System's designation as a Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease (CEAD) with a $2.3 million grant over five years to provide comprehensive screening and care planning for individuals with memory impairments and their caregivers in the Hudson Valley.
The population of the seven counties in the Hudson Valley is 2.3 million, according to the 2019 American Community Survey. More than 388,000 of these individuals (16.7%) are 65 or older, slightly higher than the state rate of 16.4%. By 2030, that number is expected to grow by 19%, meaning that by the end of the decade there will be more than 400,000 residents in the region who are 65 or older, significantly increasing the likely incidence of Alzheimer's disease.
The Montefiore CEAD, one of 10 in the state, promotes early diagnosis and assessment by a team of neurologists, geriatricians, neuropsychologists and social workers to determine if an individual's memory issues are caused by Alzheimer's disease, another form of dementia, or are the result of an unrelated medical issue.
"Early and accurate diagnosis offers benefits to both patients and caregivers, including education and advance financial, legal, medical and caregiving planning; access to new treatment modalities and to community-based support services," said Jessica Zwerling, M.D., a neurologist and director of the Montefiore CEAD who is also a professor in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "The funds from NYS Department of Health will help us expand specialized dementia training to more clinicians, psychologists, residents, nurses and social workers throughout the region. We'll also be bolstering education in this area for students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, ensuring the workforce is best positioned to assist people with memory impairments. Focus will include why care plans must address medical, social and caregiving needs, accounting for each person's native language, level of education, vocation and cultural background. Additionally, it'll note the role of clinical trials in identifying new treatments."
The CEAD is based at Montefiore's Center for the Aging Brain in Yonkers, which partners with multi-specialty practices in the Hudson Valley, resulting in more than 1,200 new diagnostic assessments in the region (plus another 1,000 in the Bronx) in the past year alone.
In addition to training other healthcare providers and creating personalized treatment plans, Montefiore partners with community organizations like the Alzheimer's Association, Westchester Jewish Community Services, the Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA) and CaringKind to help families get non-medical support.
About Montefiore Health System
Montefiore Health System is one of New York's premier academic health systems and is a recognized leader in providing exceptional quality and personalized, accountable care to approximately three million people in communities across the Bronx, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley. It is comprised of 10 hospitals, including the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and more than 200 outpatient ambulatory care sites. The advanced clinical and translational research at its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, directly informs patient care and improves outcomes. From the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer, cardiology and vascular care, pediatrics, and transplantation, to its preeminent school-based health program, Montefiore is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system providing coordinated, comprehensive care to patients and their families. For more information, please visit www.montefiore.org. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and LinkedIn, or view us on Facebook and YouTube.
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Which Victor dog food is best?
Determining what food to feed your dog is one of the most important decisions to make as an owner. Recipes should provide holistic support, from enhancing their immune system to supplying energy to enjoy the day. Food should also cater to the dog’s specific needs, including allergies or metabolic issues.
Victor Super Premium Pet Food features over a dozen different formulas with both general recipes and ones targeting specific lifestyles. A top pick, the Victor Select Lamb Meal and Brown Rice formula gives a boost to all dogs, especially those with common sensitivities.
What to know before you buy Victor dog food
About Victor dog food
Based in Texas, Victor prepares dog food formulas for dogs of all ages, breeds and lifestyles. However, most formulas are high in protein and intended for dogs with medium to high energy levels who lead active lives. In particular, Victor dog food formulas suit working and hunting dogs as well as those who go on long hikes and other adventures.
Dry vs. wet dog food
Victor offers both dry and wet dog food, though most owners prefer to feed dry food. It’s easy to serve and clean, aids in teeth cleaning and lasts a long time under proper storage conditions.
Some dogs, however, may prefer or need wet food, which is gentler on teeth and gums. It is more aromatic, which helps encourage picky eaters to dine, and assists in hydration. Wet food, though, will deplete more quickly than dry and tends to cost much more over time, especially if feeding larger dogs. In some cases, wet and dry can be combined to soften kibble and make mealtime more enticing.
Size
Each bag of dry dog food may come in two, three or four sizes depending on the formula. Small bags are around 5 pounds, while medium bags are typically 15 to 30 pounds. Most recipes are offered in large 40-pound bags, and some even come in the biggest size at 50 pounds.
The size of the bag should match the general size of your dog. However, sizing up can be cost-effective, as the per-pound price goes down in bigger bags. To preserve kibble, keep the bag sealed and stored in a container free from moisture, heat, sunlight and humidity.
Wet food comes in 13.2-ounce cans and may be sold six or 12 to a pack.
What to look for in quality Victor dog food
Product lines
Victor dog food has three product lines for their dry dog food formula.
- Classic: The five formulas in this line feature balanced diets for dogs of all ages and lifestyles. Recipes incorporate meats, vegetables, fruits and grains along with vitamins and minerals. The main source of protein is beef, pork or chicken.
- Select: Focused on eliminating common allergens, this group of recipes is ideal for dogs with digestive sensitivities. Several formulas are grain-free, while others are free from gluten, chicken and soy.
- Purpose: This line is designed to support dogs in need, whether they should improve their skin and coat, lose weight or ease pressure on their joints. These recipes are specific to ages, lifestyles or conditions and likely won’t be used continuously throughout a dog’s life.
Ingredients
Every dog food bag lists ingredients in order of prevalence. The first few listed comprise a majority of the formula, and the initial listing should be a protein source. There are certain helpful ingredients to look out for.
- Selenium yeast helps with stress and immune function.
- Prebiotics and probiotics aid in digestion and immune response.
- The mineral complex in Victor food comprises iron, magnesium and zinc for healthy coats, paw pads and bones.
RealTree formulas
In partnership with RealTree, an outdoors apparel and hunting company, Victor offers a pair of formulas designed for working and hunting dogs. Both recipes feature beef, fish and duck backed by added glucosamine and chondroitin designed to keep hips and joints healthy.
How much you can expect to spend on Victor dog food
A medium bag of dry dog food costs around $30-$40. A can of wet food costs around $3 or $4 each.
Victor dog food FAQ
How should I introduce the new formula to my dog?
A. Anytime you are switching over to a new formula, or even a new bag of dog food, you should transition your pet slowly to ease any potential digestive upset. This transition is done across 10 to 14 days. Start by mixing in about 75% old food with 25% of the new formula. Every few days, mix in more of the new recipe until the transition is complete.
What is blood meal?
A. Certain formulas include the ingredient blood meal. It is essentially dried blood that’s a byproduct of the slaughter process ground up into a powder. It is high in protein, low in fat and boosts calcium levels in the formula. Blood meal is included as part of a growing belief that dogs should adhere to an ancestral diet in which they enjoyed high protein and consumed most parts of any animal they killed.
What’s the best Victor dog food to buy?
Top Victor dog food
Victor Select Lamb Meal and Brown Rice
What you need to know: Lamb meal and whole grain brown rice are the top two ingredients in this formula suited for all ages and sizes.
What you’ll love: As part of the Select series focused on growth and maintenance, this balanced diet features gluten-free grains and a mix of vitamins and supplements. As the main ingredient, lamb is ideal for dogs with allergies to beef and chicken.
What you should consider: This formula is among the more expensive options.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Top Victor dog food for the money
Victor Classic Multi-Pro Dog Food
What you need to know: A popular formula, this balanced recipe is ideal for most dogs of all ages who lead an active lifestyle.
What you’ll love: From the Classic line, this inexpensive formula features a mix of beef, pork and chicken ingredients. It is suitable for puppies, adults and seniors of all sizes.
What you should consider: Grain sorghum is the first ingredient; meat would be preferred.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Worth checking out
Victor Purpose Senior Healthy Weight
What you need to know: This diet is formulated to assist elderly dogs manage their weight, stay mobile and feel comfortable.
What you’ll love: Featuring beef, chicken and fish, this appealing recipe helps weight management for older, less active dogs. Glucosamine and chondroitin target hips and joints, while probiotics aid in digestion and immune response.
What you should consider: Beef, chicken and blood meal may not be suitable for dogs with allergies or sensitivities.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
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SAN DIEGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Effecto just launched a new evidence-based Effecto Symptom & Mood Tracker for health and chronic illnesses that helps people stay on top of their health and manage chronic illnesses. Not only it does do that, but also brings healthcare closer to every person and improves overall health & wellbeing. It's an altogether unified tool for chronic illnesses and all health concerns and it was recently acknowledged as the No. 1 chronic illnesses and health tracker in a systematic review of a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
What makes Effecto App stand out in the market, is its capability of personalizing an app to fit individual needs and its adaptivity to track any factor or symptom you need. We tend to organize our daily activities and prioritize the routine in a way it fits us the most. With Effecto, you can easily adapt and customize the tracking to fit your individual schedule. We listen to different types of music, play different video games, and read different e-news depending on how we feel and what mood we're in. What we don't know is how these different, but very specific factors influence our sleep, energy levels, and next day's bliss. You choose what and when you want to track, and with just a few seconds dedicated to logging your different health aspects and the activities you do every day, can benefit you for all the years to come.
With its wide range of adaptation possibilities, Effecto Tracker can bring beneficial health & lifestyle changes for many of us, whether we're talking about mental health issues like depression, anxiety, stress, ADHD, etc. or chronic conditions, such as migraine, headaches, chronic pain, autoimmune diseases, or even regular health aspects like mood, sleep, productivity, focus, or procrastination. In addition to that, Effecto is able to assist both the patient and the doctor, providing deep and actionable insights on every health matter and chronic condition by providing summarized reports that assist in the prevention, diagnostic, and treatment pathways. The implementation of state-of-the-art technology and Effecto's correlations feature allows understanding what effect different factors you do on a daily basis have on your health, helping to identify the triggers, relief methods, or improvement strategies that are specific to every individual. You can find the success stories of Effecto's users here.
Effecto is changing and improving the current principles of self-tracking of health and chronic illnesses. Visit www.effecto.app for more information.
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With the completion of the 5 Pilot Training Events as of July 2022, the EVPro+ program is officially launched as the first comprehensive training standards based - commercialized International EV training program.
MIDLOTHIAN, Texas, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today FutureTech, the leading automotive aftermarket distributor of Electrified Vehicle Systems and Technologies training, software driven diagnostic tools, and support products has announced the release of EVPro+ training program.
EVPRO+ provides technicians, service advisors, instructors, students, engineers, managers, and other Automotive - Transportation Service Professionals with a comprehensive blended learning training program and resources supporting Electric, Hybrid (HEV), Plug-In, and other Electrified Vehicle Technology systems.
Below are a EVPro+ program highlights and available resources:
- Four Training Levels:
- On-Demand Training Courses with progress assessment quizzes
- Adaptive Learning component supplied by collaborative partner: Today's Class Technician
- Hands-on component delivered by Technology Partner: Quarto Technical Services
- "OPTIONAL" certification component for individuals seeking to earn this next level of EV Certification
- Resources Available to build or complement your in-house EV training program(s) include:
About FutureTech: A leading supplier of Vehicle Electrification technology solutions to automotive and transportation markets working with electrified vehicles. Services include scalable Hybrid & Electric Vehicle diagnostic tools-equipment and support systems, hands-on training, On-Demand virtual training, and aligning clients with experienced EV professionals for consulting and supporting special projects.
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ST. LOUIS, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caravus, the largest locally owned employee benefits firm based in St. Louis, MO, is expanding service offerings to self-insured clients by enhancing their Pharmacy Benefits Consulting to offset prescription drug costs.
CaravusRx provides clients with a comprehensive, transparent approach to mitigating pharmacy costs through a process that includes pharmacy benefit manager contract review, current pharmacy benefits audit, price sourcing, new PBM contract writing, plan implementation, and spend performance monitoring.
"It's no secret that prescription drug costs are rising. While we can't change the sticker price for any specific medication, our team can uncover and source adjustments to PBM contracts, eliminating wasteful spend." – J.J. Flotken, RHU, CPBS, Managing Partner at Caravus
CaravusRx is led by six Certified Pharmacy Benefits Specialists and two pharmacists. The team is dedicated to reducing clients' bottom-line pharmacy benefits spend while both maintaining existing coverage levels and causing as little disruption to plan members and their families as possible.
"That's what the CaravusRx team aims to accomplish – uncover savings at the contract level, limit disruption, and provide guidance after implementation to ensure our clients see positive impact on their bottom line, while maintaining the current level of benefits offered to employees." – Phil Frischer, CEBS, CPBS, Practice Lead at Caravus
To learn more about CaravusRx, visit www.caravus.com/pharmacy-benefits-consulting.
At Caravus, we believe life is meant to be lived to the fullest and health is a key ingredient in a life well lived. Our mission is to simplify the complex choice of health coverage so that individuals and businesses can navigate their health plan in a way that they feel secure, comfortable, and free to focus on what matters to them. As an independent employee benefits firm, Caravus leverages industry-leading analytics, proven cost-cutting strategies and best in class technology to deliver smart, interconnected healthcare benefits to insure a healthier tomorrow.
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RICE LAKE, Wis. , July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Repeating Arms, one of the country's leading firearm manufacturers, is donating a limited-edition series of 50 "Danica Strong" rifles to raise funds for the family of Danica Brianne Mulholland after a battle with pediatric brain cancer took her life at just twelve years old. All proceeds from the Guns For Great Causes campaign will be presented to the Mulholland family of Levittown, Pennsylvania, in memory of Danica to assist with any remaining medical and funeral expenses.
When most children would be opening presents on Christmas Day 2018, Danica was undergoing a CAT scan at her local hospital due to a worsening headache and nausea that alerted her parents about something being wrong. The results would change their lives forever when a 3cm lesion was found on Danica's brain, leading to the official diagnosis of a grade IV medulloblastoma. Danica then underwent surgeries and a full course of treatment at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) over the following three years.
Tragically, as Henry Repeating Arms began developing the "Danica Strong" rifles to help with the medical expenses associated with pediatric brain cancer, Danica succumbed to her illness. Even through her treatments, Danica's kindness prevailed. In 2020, she made and donated thousands of homemade ear savers for healthcare professionals and fellow cancer patients in the Philadelphia area. Danica had an artistic, creative eye and wanted to be a makeup artist when she grew up. She was also a natural at archery and loved spending time at the shooting range.
"It brings tears of joy to us that Henry is honoring the memory of our precious Danica with such a beautiful rifle. The detail in the artwork capturing Danica's bumblebee pillow pet is astonishing," says Danica's father, John Mulholland. "Those close to her know that bumblebee brought great comfort during her difficult journey. We are sure Danica is smiling ear to ear, looking down at all this."
Henry Repeating Arms CEO & Founder Anthony Imperato says, "My heart is broken for Danica's parents and sister. We knew we needed to proceed with this special edition despite the tragic news of her passing, so my hope is the funds raised will give the family one less thing to worry about." He continues, "Danica's memory is going to live on through these rifles, and while she never got to see the final design, I hope that she is looking down on all of us with that big smile of hers."
The Henry "Danica Strong" Golden Boy .22 S/L/LR lever action rifle features a design that is intricately engraved and painted by hand, depicting the "Danica Strong" tagline and a stuffed bumblebee companion that followed her throughout her battle. The flower petals on the wind represent the freedom and relief she now has from her ailments. The gray and gold ribbon recognizes the symbol of childhood brain cancer awareness. Baron Engraving of Trumbull, Connecticut, donated each rifle's artwork, engraving, and hand painting. The rest of the rifle follows suit with Henry's award-winning Golden Boy platform, including a polished blued steel octagon barrel, genuine American walnut furniture, and fully adjustable sights.
To learn more about the Danica Strong Guns For Great Causes campaign or to purchase one of the limited-edition rifles, visit henryusa.com/danicastrong. In addition, the first and last rifles of the series are up for auction on Gunbroker.com, item #941051379 and item #941054771. The online auctions close on August 10th at 9:00 PM Eastern.
All firearm purchases must ship to a federally licensed firearms dealer. For more information about Henry Repeating Arms and its products, visit henryusa.com or call 866-200-2354.
About Henry Repeating Arms:
Henry Repeating Arms is one of the leading rifle and shotgun manufacturers in the United States and a world leader in the lever action category. The company motto is "Made in America, or not made at all," and its firearms come with a lifetime guarantee backed by award-winning customer service. The company is also known for its Guns For Great Causes charitable program, which focuses on assisting the families of sick children, children's hospitals, military veteran organizations, Second Amendment advocacy groups, and wildlife conservation organizations. The company currently employs over 550 people and has over 330,000sf of manufacturing space in its Wisconsin and New Jersey facilities. The company is named in honor of Benjamin Tyler Henry, who invented and patented the Henry lever action rifle in 1860 – the first practical repeating rifle and America's unique contribution to the international stage of firearms design. Visit Henry Repeating Arms online at henryusa.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/HenryRepeating, and @henry_rifles on Instagram.
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Smith.ai, the legal industry's leader in virtual receptionist services, will help Filevine customers accelerate business growth and free up time with dependable call, chat and messaging support
SALT LAKE CITY, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Filevine, a leading legal work platform, today announced a new partnership with Smith.ai, a leading 24/7 customer engagement platform known for its bilingual virtual receptionist and intake services. Filevine will refer customers to Smith.ai and transition users of Ringbird, Filevine's in-house receptionist service, to Smith.ai as well. The partnership with Smith.ai and sunsetting of Ringbird enable Filevine to offer the industry's best virtual receptionist service to its clients while focusing its resources on product innovation and customer success.
"Filevine strives to offer the tools that legal teams need to thrive in their industry," said Ryan Anderson, CEO of Filevine. "As Filevine grows and evolves, we want to invest in differentiating our core technology while partnering with providers who are the best in their respective fields. Smith.ai is the top virtual receptionist service and can scale with Filevine as we and our customers grow."
Founded in 2015 in Palo Alto, CA, Smith.ai operates a remote team of highly skilled agents across North America. Founders Aaron Lee and Justin Maxwell leveraged their superlative leadership experiences at The Home Depot, Apple and Google to develop a smarter, more effective and technology-centered solution for small businesses to engage leads and clients — without sacrificing the human touch.
Thanks to answering, intake and scheduling support from Smith.ai's live agents and artificial intelligence (AI), law firm owners and staff experience more time for productive work, with the peace of mind that new and existing customers are never kept waiting. Smith.ai has helped to boost revenue and free up time for billable work for thousands of law firms including Colorado Lawyer Team, whose CEO, Justie Nicol, credits Smith.ai as her "secret to business growth and client happiness."
Smith.ai integrates with Filevine, ensuring that calls are automatically logged in the platform. Virtual receptionists cover inbound and outbound communication over phone, chat and SMS, and can perform appointment scheduling, lead screening, client intake and more.
"Over many years, Smith.ai has had the privilege to serve top law firms including numerous Filevine customers. We understand the level of professionalism required in the legal industry and go above and beyond to achieve it," said Jon Diller, Chief Services Officer at Smith.ai. "We're excited to begin this partnership with Filevine and look forward to serving its customers."
About Filevine
Filevine is changing the way legal work gets done for law practitioners and their clients. As the leading legal work platform, Filevine is dedicated to empowering all organizations with tools to simplify and elevate complex, high-stakes legal work. Powering everything from document management and client communication to legal drafting and deadline and task management, over 25,000 legal professionals use Filevine daily to deliver excellence in every contract, deadline, and result. Filevine is the top legal software company on the Inc. 5000 list, has been named one of the Utah Business Fast 50 and is among the top 50 fastest-growing privately-owned software companies according to the 2021 Inc. 5000 list.
About Smith.ai
Smith.ai is a superior customer engagement service for small to medium-sized businesses, many of which are law firms and other service-based operations. Our live, North America-based receptionists answer calls, texts, and website chats; engage leads through sales outreach campaigns; qualify and intake new clients; book appointments; and accept payments. Through a combination of exceptional human talent and AI technology, Smith.ai works seamlessly with in-house teams to dramatically improve responsiveness, client happiness, productivity, and marketing results, 24/7. To learn more, visit https://smith.ai.
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The product spots feature a full cast of La Colombe employees and takes a shot at the leading ready to drink coffee brand claiming 60% less sugar
PHILADELPHIA, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in July, La Colombe Coffee Roasters, a premium, specialty coffee roaster with 32 cafes nationwide and the iconic Latte on-the-go beverages, will unveil its integrated summer marketing campaign, For the Love of Real, to celebrate increased national distribution of its beloved ready-to-drink, Cold Brew products and continued commitment to real taste, real ingredients, and real impact that La Colombe delivers.
The integrated summer campaign features a cast of six and a voice-over sourced from the brand's employee network, which underpins the platform of realness and authenticism.
La Colombe's real taste is helping them to outpace category growth and serve as sweet relief from the traditional ready to drink brands' overly sugared offerings. Their first national ad campaign highlights the 60% less sugar that La Colombe lattes have vs. the leading flavored coffee drink, one of the key insights that help drive the 'real' tone of the creative campaign.
The media will target the coffee curious nationwide, working to build brand and product awareness through video (streaming + mobile), social, display, search, affiliate, OOH and audio, as well as experiential, field, and influencer marketing.
La Colombe worked with New York City-based media agency, big, on integrated strategy and cross channel media activation and award-winning branding and advertising agency, Circus Maximus, on the creative. They are also working on an event and experience plan to roll out in late August.
"I am so excited to launch the first national brand campaign this summer. "For the Love of Real" reflects our brand from many angles - from the heritage of our cafes to the craft of our cold brews," said Kathryn O'Connor, SVP of Brand, Marketing, and eComm for La Colombe. "We pride ourselves on leaning into the craft of making coffee and doing everything from sourcing to roasting to cold brewing. Having all of our folks featured in the spot and shooting it at our flagship cafe illustrates what matters most to us perfectly."
The commercial highlights the process of making coffee, from bean to cup, and showcases some of La Colombe's beloved products like its roasted blends and iconic canned lattes. The talent and voice-over were done by La Colombe employees - from baristas to managers to marketing team members - and offer a unique aspect to the realness of the spots.
The tagline, For the Love of Real, speaks to the real ingredients used to make their coffee, real taste with less sugar, real roots founded in Philadelphia, and real impact within their communities.
The For the Love of Real coffee tour will surprise and delight people in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas with local collaborations, flavors and merch drops in August and September.
This campaign comes during a time of continued successful growth for La Colombe and at the height of cold brew season. The total ready-to-drink coffee category is over $5.1 billion in annual sales and growing. La Colombe is driving category growth with a 15% year over year vs. the ready to drink category which is growing at just 7%. [i] *Source - IRI - Total US Mulo+C - Latest 52 Weeks Ending 07.10.2022
This campaign is positioned to continue the successful trajectory of La Colombe's super premium ready to drink coffee products, which are the number one ready to drink coffee brand at Whole Foods and number two brand at Target and a top 5 brand in Food, Drug, and Mulo channels.
For more information on the campaign, the products, or the summer activations, visit www.lacolombe.com or follow our summer adventures using #FortheLoveofReal.
ABOUT LA COLOMBE
La Colombe (www.lacolombe.com ) is a leading coffee roaster known for ethical, long-term trade practices with growers. Considered one of the pioneers of the third wave of coffee, it provides signature classic blends and exceptional single-origin coffees to cafés, hotels, restaurants, and retailers around the world. In addition, the company owns and operates 32 cafés in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Austin – with additional locations and new markets scheduled to open in 2022-2023. The company has also made headlines in the ready-to-drink business with its ready-to-drink (RTD) LATTE – the world's first-ever textured cold latte.
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OAK RIDGE and TULLAHOMA, Tenn., July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CPP (Community Preservation Partners), a mission-driven affordable housing preservation developer, today announced the closing of two affordable housing projects in Oak Ridge and Tullahoma, Tennessee. The properties include McKenzie Acres, comprised of 12 two-story walk-up buildings containing a total of 100 one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are all designated at 50% of area median income (AMI). Tullahoma Village also comprises 12 two-story walk-up and townhome buildings containing a total of 88 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. All Tullahoma Village units are designated at 60% AMI.
“CPP is excited to expand our portfolio in Tennessee and help ensure these properties are safe for residents and the communities are prepared to grow in partnership with the thriving neighboring communities of Knoxville and Nashville,” said Seth Gellis, senior vice president at CPP. “The investment in these properties and communities demonstrates our commitment to affordable housing preservation across the country.”
McKenzie Acres, located in Oak Ridge, is CPP’s first property in the Knoxville MSA. The property was built in 1979 and has not had any capital investment and will require significant upgrades. The project has a total development cost of $20 million, which includes a planned total renovation cost of $6.2 million, $62,000 per unit. Construction is underway and is expected to be completed in June 2023. The purchase price was $6 million.
The planned renovations include new roofing, flooring, AC units, bathroom and kitchen appliances, windows, as well as the addition of a community room, basketball court, dog run, playground and security cameras. Rainbow Housing will provide supportive services to the residents.
Tullahoma Village was constructed in 1980 and has not received any meaningful updates since. It is one of very few affordable housing projects in the area, making it extremely important to the surrounding community. CPP’s total development investment is expected to be approximately $16 million, with a purchase price of $4 million and a $5.3 million total investment in renovations, or $60,000 per unit. Construction has started and is anticipated to finish in May 2023.
The renovations will include new roofs, flooring, kitchen and bathroom appliances, a new community room, outdoor fitness area, playground, dog run, picnic area and upgraded security including security cameras. Rainbow Housing will offer online supportive services for all tenants, and CPP will provide free wi-fi access so that residents can access these services.
“The City of Tullahoma has benefited from the economic boom in Nashville, but the affordable housing in the area has not kept pace,” said Scott Fink, development manager at CPP. “This project will strengthen the Tullahoma community by providing safe, affordable housing to the residents who need it.”
Project funding for both properties leveraged Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), as well as tax-exempt bonds and loans.
About Community Preservation Partners
In 2004, Community Preservation Partners was established by our parent company, WNC & Associates, a national investor in affordable housing and community renewal initiatives. Since then, CPP has successfully acquired, developed, and rehabilitated more than 11,000 affordable multi-family and senior housing units nationwide. From the very beginning, they’ve done things differently. As more than a consultant or an investor, CPP is a true partner in every sense. By joining with leading nonprofits and strategic partners, they can provide essential social services to residents, support neighborhood initiatives and transform multi-family affordable housing communities. Creativity, Performance, and Purpose are their core values and embody everything they do. Together they define A Different Way to Home for their excellent employees, partners, and communities. Visit https://www.cpp-housing.com/. | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/07/28/2488027/0/en/CPP-Closes-Two-Affordable-Housing-Projects-in-Tennessee.html | 2022-07-28T14:54:05Z | https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/07/28/2488027/0/en/CPP-Closes-Two-Affordable-Housing-Projects-in-Tennessee.html | false | 1 |
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Hollywood star Jason Momoa is reportedly shaken up after his terrifying head-on crash with a motorcycle over the weekend.
According to Us Weekly, a source revealed he's ‘recovering well’ following the near-death incident.
‘He’s still extremely shaken up by the trauma of it all,’ adding that the Game of Thrones star, 42, ‘knows he’s lucky to be alive.’
Momoa is ‘grateful he got away relatively unscathed and that the other driver is OK too,’ the source further told the outlet.
The Aquaman actor was involved in a crash on Sunday, in Los Angeles that left him unharmed, according to the incident report.
Momoa was driving on Old Topanga Road when another motorist crossed over the double yellow lines and ran into his 1970 Oldsmobile.
The 21-year-old driver was ejected from the bike during the collision. He was treated for minor injuries at nearby Northridge Hospital, per the California Highway Patrol.
The accident is currently under investigation. | https://www.geo.tv/latest/430319-extremely-shaken-jason-momoa-recovers-from-head-on-motorcycle-crash | 2022-07-28T14:54:55Z | https://www.geo.tv/latest/430319-extremely-shaken-jason-momoa-recovers-from-head-on-motorcycle-crash | false | 2 |
SALEM, N.H., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share which is payable August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record on August 11, 2022.
The dividend is the Company's 232nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Standex has paid dividends each quarter since it became a public corporation in November 1964.
About Standex
Standex International Corporation is a global multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies and Specialty Solutions with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, India and China. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.standex.com.
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Playing with the economy for power very depressing
Karachi, July 28, 2022 (PPI-OT):Former Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Muhammad Ali Sheikh on Thursday said playing with the country’s economy for power is very damaging. He said that national assets should not be sold in haste to raise funds and fulfil the demand of international lender. Every government had envisioned short-term plans to suffice their own political agenda and compromised national economic interests resulting in a default-like situation, he said.
Although the IMF has agreed to revive a bailout package of US 6.0 billion, it will provide temporary relief to cash-strapped Pakistan which is on the brink of a payment crisis, he added. Muhammad Ali Sheikh said that an IMF loan is needed in urgent situations but it is considered a solution to the economic challenges in Pakistan which is wrong.
Presently, inflation in Pakistan is the highest in the region after defaulted Sri Lanka which has made life difficult for the man on the street while exchange rate erosion is threatening the entire economic system, he observed. The rise of the dollar has added almost Rs7000 billion to the debt and liabilities but politicians seem unconcerned at this critical juncture, he lamented.
He urged the Government to adopt an apolitical approach and revisit policies based on solid economic grounds that could help attain sustainable development rather than short-term measures to safeguard the political agenda. The business leader expressed apprehensions about the harsh conditions imposed by the IMF, which compelled the Government to revise energy tariffs, introduce super tax and make other tough decisions, which would consequently slow down economic growth.
Muhammad Ali Sheikh said that the government may withdraw rebates and subsidies and could review the fixed energy cost for export-oriented industries under the IMF conditions, which would not only make export products uncompetitive in the international market but also negatively affect the export targets.
Withdrawals of rebates and subsidies would save almost a billion dollars but it would hit industrial and agricultural production, jobs and revenue, therefore, it will not be a wise decision. He further added that such initiatives would further widen the trade deficit, compelling the Government to borrow more from international financial institutes. The Government should boost industry-led growth based on science and technology. If the subsidies and rebates for the Greenfield Industry are withdrawn and the tax on the IT industry continues, there would be scarce chances for achieving the export target, he warned.
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U.S. Department of Transportation awards airline three new direct flights between Washington Dulles and Cape Town
Tickets on sale now – United's inaugural flight scheduled for November 17
United offers more flights to South Africa than any other North American airline
CHICAGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced new direct flights between Washington Dulles Airport and Cape Town, becoming the first airline to provide nonstop roundtrip service from our nation's capital to South Africa. The U.S. Department of Transportation granted the airline three weekly direct flights, which will commence on November 17, 2022 (subject to approval by the South Africa Government). Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online or through the United app. United started seasonal service from New York/Newark to Cape Town in 2019 and expanded to year-round service in 2022. United has more flights to South Africa than any other North American airline.
"We are thrilled to further expand our Africa offering with this first-ever direct link between Washington DC and Cape Town," said Patrick Quayle, United's Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances. "These new flights build upon our existing year-round New York/Newark to Cape Town service – together they'll provide a near-daily pattern from the U.S. to Cape Town along with connectivity to the broader region through our Airlink partnership."
United will soon offer a total of 19 weekly flights to Africa - in addition to these new flights to Cape Town, the airline launched nonstop flights from New York/Newark to Johannesburg and Washington D.C. to Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria in 2021.
Prior to the new United flight, Washington, D.C. to Cape Town was the largest route between the U.S. and Cape Town without nonstop service, and D.C. is also home to the fifth largest South-African-born population. United's new flights will connect Cape Town to 55 U.S. cities, representing more than 92% of the U.S. travel demand. The new flights will also allow customers to connect in Cape Town to other points in South Africa, and to other countries in the southern region of the African continent with United's South African based partner Airlink and their Cape Town hub.
United will fly a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on this new route, which features 48 lie-flat, United Polaris® business class seats, 21 United Premium Plus® seats and 188 economy seats. All seats are equipped with seatback on-demand entertainment to help customers pass the time and relax during their travels.
United maintains a close relationship with the Mandela Foundation and BPESA (Business Processing Enabling South Africa) a not-for-profit company that serves as the industry body and trade association for Global Business Services in South Africa. The airline recently announced a collaboration with travel company Certified Africa, whose mission is to make travel to African countries easy, immersive, and life changing for millions of the African Diaspora across the United States.
For more information and to book flights, please visit united.com.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the World." From our U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most comprehensive global route network among North American carriers. United is bringing back our customers' favorite destinations and adding new ones on its way to becoming the world's best airline. For more about how to join the United team, please visit www.united.com/careers and more information about the company is at www.united.com. United Airlines Holdings, Inc., the parent company of United Airlines, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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This Day in Braves History: Anibal Sanchez snaps Atlanta’s homer streak
1926 - Braves coach Art Devlin and Reds third baseman Babe Pinelli brawl between innings. Police restore order but Boston outfielder Frank Wilson is arrested and taken to jail for hitting a police officer. In the fourth inning, a collision at the plate between Boston outfielder Jimmy Welsh and Reds catcher...
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Nothing Phone 1 Puts Its Defining Feature on the Back, but Is It Useful?
For years, phone manufacturers have focused on their devices' screens -- boosting resolutions while amping up refresh rates and screen brightness. But Nothing, the consumer tech startup helmed by OnePlus founder Carl Pei, is playing up the other side. It might sound counterintuitive, but the Phone 1, launched to...
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An outspoken Irish MEP has hit out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for posing for Vogue magazine with his wife while his people are being killed during the Russian invasion.
MEP Mick Wallace said there have been "reports of Ukraine losing 1,000 soldiers a day".
However, he said the Ukrainian President "seems safe" as he "sends the less privileged to war to facilitate the US/Nato agenda".
This was going on, he said, while an "inept and compromised EU dances to [the] US tune, at the expense of their citizens with self-defeating sanctions".
The reaction to Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska’s cover story has provoked a mixed reaction with some questioning their appearance while the war rages, while others praised their bravery.
They're reports of Ukraine losing a 1000 soldiers a day, but seems #Zelinsky is safe, as he sends the less privileged to War to facilitate the #US #NATO agenda, while an inept and compromised #EU dances to US tune, at the expense of their citizens with self Defeating Sanctions... https://t.co/qCifIy8XSn
— Mick Wallace (@wallacemick) July 27, 2022
The couple spoke to Vogue in Kyiv in an in-person interview.
Mick Wallace is a controversial figure, having been disqualified in 2017 for six years from involvement in companies after admitting he knowingly underdeclared his company's VAT returns.
He is an outspoken member of the European Parliament. It recently emerged that his close ally, Clare Daly has been placed on a list by Ukrainian secret service, having been accused of promoting 'Russian propaganda'
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Gather (GTH) traded up 5.1% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 10:00 AM Eastern on July 28th. Gather has a total market capitalization of $1.38 million and approximately $345,204.00 worth of Gather was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Gather has traded up 4.9% against the US dollar. One Gather coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0137 or 0.00000060 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:
- BITCOIN ADDITIONAL (BTCA) traded 7.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $22,939.29 or 1.00000000 BTC.
- Binance USD (BUSD) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004364 BTC.
- Crypto.com Coin (CRO) traded 5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00001075 BTC.
- Mammoth (MMT) traded 3.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.26 or 0.00005480 BTC.
- Dai (DAI) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004359 BTC.
- Polygon (MATIC) traded 7.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.87 or 0.00003806 BTC.
- yOUcash (YOUC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002229 BTC.
- FTX Token (FTT) traded up 6.1% against the dollar and now trades at $29.09 or 0.00126819 BTC.
- Chainlink (LINK) traded up 6.9% against the dollar and now trades at $6.78 or 0.00029567 BTC.
- Magic Internet Money (MIM) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004356 BTC.
Gather Profile
Gather (GTH) is a coin. Its launch date was December 22nd, 2018. Gather’s total supply is 400,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 100,724,607 coins. Gather’s official website is www.gather.network. The Reddit community for Gather is https://reddit.com/r/GatherNetwork. Gather’s official message board is medium.com/@GatherNetwork. Gather’s official Twitter account is @Gath3r_io and its Facebook page is accessible here.
Buying and Selling Gather
It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Gather directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire Gather should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, Gemini or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Gather using one of the exchanges listed above.
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Merck’s second-quarter sales and profit easily beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, boosted by sales growth of some of its key drugs.
Merck & Co. posted profit of $3.94 billion, or $1.87 per adjusted share, easily beating the $1.70 that analysts surveyed by data firm FactSet expected. Sales of $14.6 billion, 28% higher than a year ago, also topped expectations. Analysts expected sales of $13.9 billion.
As expected, sales of Merck’s COVID-19 treatment Lageverio treatment fell to about $1.2 billion from $3.25 billion in the first quarter when it became Merck’s second-biggest selling drug behind the cancer blockbuster Keytruda.
The treatment Paxlovid from rival drugmaker Pfizer was shown to be more effective in clinical trials than Lagevrio, which is not authorized for patients under age 18 because it might interfere with bone growth. The drug, which inserts tiny errors into the coronavirus’ genetic code, also isn’t recommended for pregnant women because of the potential for birth defects.
Excluding the drop in Lagevrio revenue, Merck reported sales growth of 18%, helped by sales of Keytruda, which grew 26% to $5.3 billion, and Gardisil, which saw sales growth of 36% to $1.7 billion.
The drugmaker, based in Kenilworth, New Jersey, raised its full year sales outlook to between $57.5 billion and $58.5 billion. | https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/merck-beats-expectations-helped-by-keytruda-sales/ | 2022-07-28T15:08:57Z | https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/merck-beats-expectations-helped-by-keytruda-sales/ | false | 30 |
BARRE, Mass. (AP) — One by one, items purportedly taken from Native Americans massacred at Wounded Knee Creek emerged from the dark, cluttered display cases where they’ve sat for more than a century in a museum in rural Massachusetts.
Moccasins, necklaces, clothing, ceremonial pipes, tools and other objects were carefully laid out on white backgrounds as a photographer dutifully snapped pictures under bright studio lights.
It was a key step in returning scores of items displayed at the Founders Museum in Barre to tribes in South Dakota that have sought them since the 1990s.
“This is real personal,” said Leola One Feather, of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, as she observed the process as part of a two-person tribal delegation last week. “It may be sad for them to lose these items, but it’s even sadder for us because we’ve been looking for them for so long.”
Recent efforts to repatriate human remains and other culturally significant items such as those at the Founders Museum represent significant and solemn moments for tribes. But they also underscore the slow pace and the monumental task at hand.
Some 870,000 Native American artifacts — including nearly 110,000 human remains — that should be returned to tribes under federal law are still in the possession of colleges, museums and other institutions across the country, according to an Associated Press review of data maintained by the National Park Service.
The University of California, Berkeley tops the list, followed closely by the Ohio History Connection, the state’s historical society. State museums and universities in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Alabama, Illinois and Kansas as well as Harvard University round out the other top institutions.
And that’s not even counting items held by private institutions such as the Founders Museum, which maintains it does not receive federal funds and therefore doesn’t fall under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or NAGPRA, the 1990 law governing the return of tribal objects by institutions receiving federal money.
“They’ve had more than three decades,” says Shannon O’Loughlin, chief executive of the Association on American Indian Affairs, a national group that assists tribes with repatriations. “The time for talk is over. Enough reports and studying. It’s time to repatriate.”
Museum officials say they’ve stepped up efforts with added funding and staff, but continue to struggle with identifying artifacts collected during archaeology’s early years. They also say federal regulations governing repatriations remain time-consuming and cumbersome.
Dan Mogulof, an assistant vice chancellor at UC Berkeley, says the university is committed to repatriating the entire 123,000 artifacts in question “in the coming years at a pace that works for tribes.”
In January, the university repatriated the remains of at least 20 victims of the Indian Island Massacre of 1860 to the Wiyot Tribe in Humboldt County, California. But its Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology still holds more than 9,000 sets of ancestral remains, mainly from Bay-area tribes.
“We acknowledge the great harm and pain we have caused Native American people,” Mogulof said. “Our work will not be complete until all of the ancestors are home.”
At the Ohio History Connection, officials are working to create an inter-tribal burial ground to help bury ancestral remains for tribes forced to move from Ohio as the nation expanded, says Alex Wesaw, the organization’s director of American Indian relations.
The institution took similar steps in 2016 when it established a cemetery in northeast Ohio for the Delaware tribes of Oklahoma to re-bury nearly 90 ancestors who had been stored for centuries in museums in Pennsylvania.
Complicating matters, some of its more than 7,000 ancestral remains and 110,000 objects are thousands of years old, making it difficult to determine which modern-day tribe or tribes they should be returned to, Wesaw said.
At the Founders Museum, some 70 miles (112 kilometers) west of Boston, among the challenges has been determining what’s truly from the Wounded Knee Massacre, says Ann Meilus, the museum’s board president.
Some tribe members maintain as many as 200 items are from massacre victims, but Meilus said museum officials believe its less than a dozen, based on discussions with a tribe member more than a decade ago.
The collection was donated by Barre native Frank Root, a 19th century traveling showman who claimed he’d acquired the objects from a man tasked with digging mass graves following the massacre.
Among the macabre collection was a lock of hair reportedly cut from the scalp of Chief Spotted Elk, which the museum returned to one of the Lakota Sioux leader’s descendants in 1999. It also includes a “ghost shirt,” a sacred garment that some tribe members tragically believed could make them bulletproof.
“He sort of exaggerated things,” Meilus said of Root. “In reality, we’re not sure if any of the items were from Wounded Knee.”
More than 200 men, women, children and elderly people were killed on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1890 in one of the country’s worst massacres of Native Americans. The killings marked a seminal moment in the frontier battles the U.S. Army waged against tribes.
The U.S. Department of Interior recently proposed changes to the federal repatriation process that lay out more precise deadlines, clearer definitions and heftier penalties for noncompliance.
Tribe leaders say those steps are long overdue, but don’t address other fundamental problems, such as inadequate federal funding for tribes to do repatriation work.
Many tribes also still object to requirements that they explain the cultural significance of an item sought for repatriation, including how they’re used in tribal ceremonies, says Brian Vallo, a former governor of the Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico who was involved in the 2020 repatriation of 20 ancestors from the National Museum of Finland and their re-burial at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
“That knowledge is only for us,” he said. “It’s not ever shared.”
Stacy Laravie, the historic preservation officer for the Ponca Tribe in Nebraska, is optimistic museum leaders are sincere in seeking to rectify the past, in the wake of the national reckoning on racism that’s reverberated through the country in recent years.
Last month, she traveled with a tribal delegation to Harvard to receive the tomahawk of her ancestor, the Native American civil rights leader Chief Standing Bear. She’s also working with the university’s Peabody Museum to potentially repatriate other items significant to her tribe.
“We’re playing catch up from decades of things getting thrown under the rug,” Laravie said. “But I do believe their hearts are in the right place.”
Back at the Founders Museum, Jeffrey Not Help Him, an Oglala Sioux member whose family survived the Wounded Knee Massacre, hopes the items could return home this fall, as the museum has suggested.
“We look forward to putting them in a good place,” Not Help Him said. “A place of honor.” | https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/wounded-knee-artifacts-highlight-slow-pace-of-repatriations/ | 2022-07-28T15:09:31Z | https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/wounded-knee-artifacts-highlight-slow-pace-of-repatriations/ | true | 42 |
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s first practice of training camp with the Browns was unusual: indoors, helmetless and brief. He did take snaps with the starters.
It’s unclear if it will stay that way.
Cleveland’s controversial quarterback practiced Wednesday as the Browns began preparing for the upcoming season still not knowing if Watson will be suspended by the NFL for violating its personal conduct policy.
Watson has been accused by two dozen massage therapists in Texas of sexual misconduct, and the three-time Pro Bowler faces possible punishment from league disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, who has been weighing his case for weeks.
There had been an expectation that Robinson, a retired judge who was jointly appointed by the league and NFL Players Association to handle player penalties, would render her decision before camp, but that didn’t happen.
The 26-year-old Watson did not speak to the media on Day 1, when the Browns were forced to practice inside their field house because of rain.
Amid the uncertainty surrounding Watson’s future, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said the team has a plan in place for its quarterbacks and is ready to adapt depending on the length of any ban.
Stefanski reiterated that veteran backup Jacoby Brissett will be Cleveland’s starting QB if Watson is suspended. For now, all four quarterbacks — Watson, Brissett, Josh Rosen and Josh Dobbs — will get work.
“Guys will rotate in there like we always do,” he said. “If you saw in spring, we rotated Deshaun and Jacoby as well, so that really doesn’t change. The truth is we have to get all of those guys ready to play.”
Stefanski conceded a suspension will force the Browns to adapt.
“We have a plan and we’ll see what information becomes available, but certainly more information may adjust what we’re doing,” he said.
While Browns fans may be anxious for a decision and frustrated it’s taking so long, Stefanski said dealing with unpredictability is part of the job.
“We just deal with it. That’s kind of our mentality,” he said. “We’re going to deal with July 27th and then we’ll get to tomorrow and we’ll deal with tomorrow. That’s kind of how we operate.”
As Robinson’s decision looms, the Browns, who are coming off a disappointing 8-9 season, are preparing for a 17-game stretch that will be altered dramatically if Watson can’t play.
All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett said expectations — for himself and the Browns — will stay intact whether Watson is eligible or not.
“It doesn’t change regardless how that situation works itself out, and we’re going to hold ourselves to a higher standard no matter what happens,” said Garrett, who set a team record with 16 sacks last season. “Our defense is going to do what we do. Last time I heard, they can’t win if they don’t score points.”
Even if he’s suspended, Watson will be allowed to practice with the Browns, and Garrett said his presence should allow the team to build better chemistry than it had a year ago when close losses and receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s messy release played a part in the team not being united.
“We move as if he will be or won’t be (on the field),” Garrett said ahead of practice. “You don’t really keep it in your mind like that. I mean he’s on the field with us right now. He will be on the field with us this season training and working out.
“He’s going to be in the weight room and he’s going to be interacting with us. He’s going to be with us for all intents and purposes.”
The Browns have dealt with uncertainty surrounding Watson almost since trading for him and signing him to a $230 million contract in March.
Second-year cornerback Greg Newsome II said Watson hasn’t let his situation become a distraction or affect his new teammates.
“I feel like when we get in the building, he doesn’t carry himself like that anyway,” Newsome said. “When he gets in this building, he’s worried about football and football only, so we’re going to worry about football and football only.
“We’ll let legal stuff pan out the way it’s supposed to pan out. We’ve kind of just got to focus on us getting ready for the season. Obviously, we hope D-Wat’s there Week 1, but if he’s not, we’ve got guys that are going to be able to step in and play right away.”
NOTES: Stefanski remains confident that starting RT Jack Conklin, still recovering from knee surgery in December, will be activated during camp. “He’s doing a really nice job. I want to highlight Jack,” Stefanski said. “He lived here all spring, all summer. He may have had a cot set up somewhere in the building and has been working so hard. I notice it. His teammates notice it. He’s progressing.” … Stefanski also believes Pro Bowl CB Denzel Ward (foot) will be back sooner rather than later.
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2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Darrion Carrington, WR, Monmouth University
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An all-star roster of singers, songwriters, rockers, pop singers and jazz greats have come together for the Blue Note Leonard Cohen covers album Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen. The 12-track album due out on Oct. 14 will feature original takes on some of the late songwriter’s most beloved tunes from the likes of Iggy Pop, Norah Jones, Peter Gabriel, Mavis Staples, David Gray, Sarah McLachlan and James Taylor, whose hushed version of Cohen’s 1984 track “Coming Back to You” is out now.
“When Larry Klein invited me to participate in a Leonard Cohen tribute album, I accepted immediately,” said Taylor in a statement in reference to the album’s producer. “Both because Larry is a great producer of excellent recordings and a good friend, and because, like almost everyone in my generation, I venerate Leonard Cohen. As soon as I began seeking out my own musical preferences, Cohen’s songs were among my few favorites and had a major influence on my own progression as a songwriter. For the project, I was drawn to a relatively obscure piece that was new to me, ‘Coming Back To You.’ Larry opted to cut the song in Cohen’s original key, which was certainly at the bottom of my own range. But somehow moving me out of my comfort zone helped me find my own approach to the song. Like so much of Leonard Cohen’s writing, this lyric resonates deeply with his forlorn and hopeless take on the bleak landscape of love and attachment. So, breathe a deep sigh and, drink up…”
Grammy-winner Klein, a longtime friend of Cohen’s, explained the genesis of the project in the album announcement released on Thursday (July 28).“Leonard Cohen had been a friend since 1982 or so, and in the last 15 years of his life, he became a close friend,” said Klein. “He was possibly the wisest and funniest friend that I had, and someone that I enjoyed, immensely, in every way. After he passed away, I found myself frequently covering his songs with other artists that I was working with. One reason, of course, is that the songs are so good—in a certain way, Leonard is the best pop songwriter ever—but the other reason was that it helped keep him in the air around me.”
Klein assembled a killer band of jazz-based musicians to back up the all-star roster, including acclaimed guitarist Bill Frisell, saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Nate Smith, with producer Greg Leisz sitting in on pedal steel guitar and Larry Goldings playing the organ. McLachlan takes on Cohen’s most beloved, oft-covered track, the haunting meditation “Hallelujah,” which, like Taylor’s cover, comes from 1984’s beloved Various Positions album. Pop, meanwhile, holds down the other end of the career spectrum with his take on the coal-black title track to Cohen’s final album, “You Want It Darker.”
The songs cover the waterfront of contemplative crooner Cohen’s romantically fraught tone poems about love, death and everything in between, reaching all the way back to the singer’s 1967 debut album, Songs of Leonard Cohen, through to his final effort, the supremely sublime You Want It Darker, released just days before his death in 2016 at age 82.
“It was an immensely gratifying experience to recontextualize these poems, and shine a different light on them,” said Klein of the songs that range from fan favorites to deep cuts. “I hope that this musical language that we developed together, the context that we put these things in, makes the songs connect with people in a new way.” Klein said that the result is similar to the concept behind the 2007 Grammy-winning Herbie Hancock Joni Mitchell tribute album, River: the Joni Letters, which featured a song with Cohen.
Listen to Taylor’s “Coming Back to You” and see the track listing below.
Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen track list:
- “Steer Your Way” – Norah Jones
- “Here It Is” – Peter Gabriel
- “Suzanne” – Gregory Porter
- “Hallelujah” – Sarah McLachlan
- “Avalanche” – Immanuel Wilkins
- “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye” – Luciana Souza
- “Coming Back to You” – James Taylor
- “You Want It Darker” – Iggy Pop
- “If It Be Your Will” – Mavis Staples
- “Seems So Long Ago, Nancy” – David Gray
- “Famous Blue Raincoat” – Nathaniel Rateliff
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CINCINNATI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the FHLB) today released unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Operating Results
- For the second quarter, net income was $41 million and return on average equity (ROE) was 3.38 percent. This compares to net income of $0.3 million and ROE of 0.03 percent for the same period of 2021. For the first six months of 2022, net income was $57 million and ROE was 2.48 percent, compared to net income of $19 million and ROE of 0.97 percent for the same period of 2021.
- Net income increased in both comparison periods primarily because of lower premium amortization and higher average Advance balances. Premium amortization declined because of lower volumes of mortgage refinance activity given the rise in mortgage rates. The increase in profitability in the year-to-date comparison period was partially offset by unrealized losses on certain derivatives and other financial instruments carried at fair value.
Balance Sheet Highlights
- Total assets at June 30, 2022 were $103.1 billion, an increase of $42.4 billion (70 percent) from year-end 2021.
- Mission Assets and Activities – comprising major activities with members including Advances, Letters of Credit (off-balance sheet), and the Mortgage Purchase Program – were $100.3 billion at June 30, 2022, an increase of $35.1 billion (54 percent) from year-end 2021. The growth in Mission Assets and Activities was driven by a $33.0 billion increase in Advance balances. The increase in Advances was primarily due to members' higher demand for liquidity, especially short-term Advances, in light of the increasing interest rate environment and uncertainties in the financial markets.
- Total investments at June 30, 2022 were $36.5 billion, an increase of $7.1 billion (24 percent) from year-end 2021, which was primarily driven by higher liquidity investments. Total investments included $13.4 billion of mortgage-backed securities and $23.1 billion of liquidity investments. A higher amount of liquidity investments were held in the first six months of 2022 in light of the increased Advance demand. The FHLB uses its liquidity portfolio to ensure it can meet the borrowing needs of members and to meet all current and anticipated financial commitments.
- The FHLB exceeded all minimum regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. On June 30, 2022, GAAP capital was $5.7 billion, an increase of $1.9 billion (50 percent) from year-end 2021, which was driven by purchases of capital stock by members to support Advance growth. The GAAP and regulatory capital-to-assets ratios were 5.53 percent and 5.58 percent, respectively, at June 30, 2022. Retained earnings were $1.3 billion at June 30, 2022, an increase of two percent from year-end 2021.
Dividend
- The FHLB paid its stockholders a cash dividend on June 16, 2022 at a 3.00 percent annualized rate, which is 2.26 percentage points above second quarter average overnight interest rates. The FHLB computes average overnight interest rates as a blend of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and Federal funds effective rate.
Housing and Community Investment
- The FHLB annually sets aside a portion of its profits for grants supporting affordable housing. These funds assist members in serving very low-, low-, and moderate-income households and community economic development. The FHLB's net income for the first six months of 2022 resulted in an accrual of $6 million to the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) pool of funds available to members. Since the inception of the AHP in 1990, the FHLB has awarded over $829 million in subsidies towards the creation of more than 103,000 units of affordable housing.
- In addition to the required AHP assessment, the FHLB disbursed nearly $1.6 million in the first six months of 2022 through two voluntary housing programs. These programs provide grants to cover accessibility rehabilitation and emergency repairs for special needs and elderly homeowners, and for the replacement or repair of homes damaged or destroyed by natural disasters within the Fifth District.
The FHLB expects to file its second quarter 2022 Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 9, 2022.
About the FHLB
The FHLB is a AA+ rated wholesale cooperative bank owned by 617 member financial institutions, including commercial banks, thrifts, credit unions, insurance companies and community development financial institutions in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The FHLB provides members access to products and services (primarily Advances, which are a readily available, low-cost source of funds, purchases of certain mortgage loans from members, and issuance of Letters of Credit to members) and a competitive return through quarterly dividends on their capital investment in the FHLB. The FHLB funds these products and services by raising private-sector capital from member-stockholders and, with the other Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) in the FHLBank System, issuing high-quality debt in the global capital markets. The FHLB also funds community investment programs that help its members create affordable housing and promote community economic development.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could affect the FHLB's financial condition and results of operations. These include, but are not limited to: the effects of economic, financial, and market conditions, including the discontinuation of the London InterBank Offered Rate; legislative or regulatory developments concerning the FHLBank System; financial pressures affecting other FHLBanks; the current COVID-19 global pandemic; competitive forces; and other risks detailed from time to time in the FHLB's annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak as of the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results or developments could differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and the FHLB undertakes no obligation to update any such statements.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and Greece plan to consult with other European Union members on how to respond if Turkey tries again to drill for oil and gas inside waters that Cyprus claims as its exclusive economic zone, the Cypriot foreign minister said Thursday.
Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said earlier this week that the country’s newest drill ship, the Abdullhamid Han, would set sail Aug. 9 for a drilling operation “in the Mediterranean.” The exact location has not been announced.
“We have discussed some actions in the hope that they can avert the creation of such tensions in our exclusive economic zone," Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said after talks with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias.
Turkey, which doesn’t recognize Cyprus as a sovereign state, claims much of the ethnically split island’s offshore economic zone as its own. Turkish Cypriots in the breakaway north claim their waters overlap many of the 13 blocks off the country's southern coast that make up the zone.
Kasoulides said Cypriot authorities believe there “more than six” potential areas where the Turkish drill ship could start work, and not all may be inside the area claimed by Cyprus.
The government of Cyprus has granted drilling and exploration rights in nine of the blocks to ExxonMobil and its partner Qatar Petroleum, Chevron and partners Dutch Shell and Israel NewMed, as well as a consortium made up of Italy’s Eni and France's TotalEnergies
Turkey previously dispatched warship-escorted drill ships and survey vessels inside Cypriot-claimed waters. Similar excursions into waters claimed by Greece have ratcheted up military tensions. The EU has strongly condemned Turkey’s actions and imposed sanctions on two individuals involved in such drilling expeditions.
Cyprus split into ethnically Greek and ethnically Turkey sides in 1974, when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece. Only Turkey recognizes a Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence. Although Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, only the southern, Greek Cypriot part enjoys full membership benefits.
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The new investment will help Blackstock complete the purchase of a new assisted living complex in South Carolina
SPARTANBURG, S.C., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CapStone Holdings Inc. ("CapStone"), a self-funded family office business incubator and investment group, today announces a $5 million investment with Blackstock Development LLC, a privately held commercial real estate owner and developer. The investment is part of the Restoration at Westgate purchase in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
"Blackstock Development is an accomplished entity, and we are happy to work with their team. This investment helps CapStone expand its real estate portfolio and explore other related opportunities," says CapStone's chairman and founder, Keith J. Stone.
The Restoration at Westgate is a 62,000-square-foot assisted living community designed exclusively for those who need continuous care. The development includes 82 units which will accommodate 100 residents. Blackstock Development is developing multiple sites across the southeast region of the United States. The company is led by experienced real estate developers and entrepreneurs who focus on creatively transforming under-utilized properties and land.
"CapStone's investment helps take the multi-million-dollar project through to the finish line," said Seth Henry, Principal at Blackstock Development. "We sought out investors that offered a partnership beyond just funding, but a relationship for future opportunities. We found that in the CapStone team."
CapStone continues to build a robust real estate investment portfolio and offers a unique diversified investment platform. In recent months, CapStone has continued its strategic partnership in real estate with Blaq Projects, an innovative property development, construction, and investment company in Australia. In addition, one of its significant real estate developments includes the fast-growing City Foundry STL in St. Louis.
To view a list of CapStone's investments, visit www.capstoneholdingsinc.com/portfolio.
CapStone Holdings, Inc. is a family office-structured holding company that keeps a balanced portfolio through investment strategies that maximize innovation and return with minimal risk. CapStone Holdings and its founders have invested across a wide range of industries for over 33 years and engage in focused philanthropic efforts. For more information about CapStone Holdings, visit www.capstoneholdingsinc.com.
Blackstock Development is a privately held commercial real estate owner and developer headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 2017, Blackstock Development is currently developing multiple sites across the Southeast. With over 50 years of experience as developers and entrepreneurs, they bring to their projects a unique focus on creatively transforming under-utilized properties to help them realize their full potential.
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SAN DIEGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Effecto just launched a new evidence-based Effecto Symptom & Mood Tracker for health and chronic illnesses that helps people stay on top of their health and manage chronic illnesses. Not only it does do that, but also brings healthcare closer to every person and improves overall health & wellbeing. It's an altogether unified tool for chronic illnesses and all health concerns and it was recently acknowledged as the No. 1 chronic illnesses and health tracker in a systematic review of a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
What makes Effecto App stand out in the market, is its capability of personalizing an app to fit individual needs and its adaptivity to track any factor or symptom you need. We tend to organize our daily activities and prioritize the routine in a way it fits us the most. With Effecto, you can easily adapt and customize the tracking to fit your individual schedule. We listen to different types of music, play different video games, and read different e-news depending on how we feel and what mood we're in. What we don't know is how these different, but very specific factors influence our sleep, energy levels, and next day's bliss. You choose what and when you want to track, and with just a few seconds dedicated to logging your different health aspects and the activities you do every day, can benefit you for all the years to come.
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What we know about Friday's $1.02 billion Mega Millions drawing
America's next billionaire could be named Friday night as Mega Millions will draw for a $1.02 billion jackpot.
Here's how to play.
Tickets to Mega Millions cost $2 per play. Adding the Megaplier is an extra.$1.
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Mega Millions:If you win the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, here's what you need to know
There are nine total ways to win a prize, from the jackpot to $2.
Pick five numbers from 1 to 70 and one Mega Ball number from 1 to 25.
Choose Easy Pick or Quick Pick to have the terminal randomly pick numbers for you. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing.
Here's what we know about Mega Millions and Friday's drawing.
When is the next Mega Millions drawing and what time is it?
The next drawing is at 10:45 p.m. Friday.
When is the last time you can buy tickets for the drawing?
You'll need to buy your tickets by 10:45 p.m. Friday to qualify for the next drawing at 11 p.m.
What's the Megaplier?
Most states offer the Megaplier feature, which increases non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four and five times.
It costs an additional $1 per play. Before each regular Mega Millions drawing, the Megaplier is drawn. From a pool of 15 balls, five are marked with "2X," three with "4X" and one with "5X."
Where to buy Mega Millions tickets
You can play Mega Millions in 47 localities: 45 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To find locations, search the Mega Millions website.
In Kentucky, residents can also purchase tickets online at www.KYLottery.com.
In Ohio, residents can use Lottery Card available in Kroger, Buehler’s Fresh Foods and Giant Eagle stores. It allows Ohio consumers to enter draw games on their phones and get notified and paid electronically if they win. You can also buy tickets online at www.OhioLottery.com.
What was the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever?
In 2018, one winning ticket in South Carolina sold for a $1.537 billion grand prize, which was the world's largest lottery prize ever won on a single ticket.
In January 2021, a winning ticket sold in Michigan for $1.05 billion.
What happens if I win Mega Millions?
Mega Millions offers two options.
If you win you can either claim your prize in a lump-sum amount immediately, which slashes the sum to $602.5 million or receive the jackpot incrementally, with annual payments over the next 29 years.
There's also the cash option, a one-time, lump-sum payment equal to all the cash in the Mega Millions jackpot prize pool.
How you can watch the Mega Millions drawing in Ohio?
- Cincinnati - WCPO
- Cleveland - WEWS
- Columbus - WTTE, WSYX
- Dayton - WHIO
- Huntington - WSAZ
- Lima- ELIO, EOHL, WOHL
- Steubenville - WTOV
- Toledo - WTVG
- Youngstown - WFMJ
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers rave about Techy's quick repairs and exceptional customer service, so it is befitting that Techy will open a new sector of its business that is all about catering to its customers. Techy Cafe has partnered with Walmart to elevate the customer service experience. Consider it the supercenter of Techy repair stores. Inside Walmart, customers can visit a Techy Cafe for a cup of coffee, espresso, snacks, and more while they inquire about electronic repair services.
Techy Cafe's new Walmart locations will expand the franchise's existing partnership with one of the largest corporations in the world. Now, The Techy franchise has Techy and Techy Cafe inside Walmart throughout the country. Although both locations will provide repair services for all electronics, Techy Cafe will include a sitting area so customers can feel comfortable getting their devices repaired while having the coffee shop experience.
Walmart across the United States gets millions of foot traffic to their stores daily, giving franchise owners an opportunity for new and current customers to walk into their repair store. A Techy Cafe is a great business model for franchisees who want a store known for providing their customers with top-tier service.
When a franchise owner opens a Techy Cafe, they will have access to resources to help them run a successful store location, such as coffee and espresso machines, furniture for customers sitting areas, and more. Franchise owners can also provide buyback services for those who want to get rid of their gently used electronic devices (computers, tablets, phones). Customers looking for affordable devices can visit Techy Cafe for certified pre-owned smartphones, laptops, and more.
A warm, friendly smile from a Techy technician and a cup of coffee can help customers feel at ease, especially when someone comes in with a broken device. Techy is all about giving customers options and keeping a positive environment. The purpose of Techy Cafe is to let customers know that Techy is there to meet their needs.
Techy By DrPhoneFix changed its name in June 2020 to show that it offers more than phone repairs. It has added electronic buybacks and smart home installations like mounting TV as part of its services. Since its establishment in 2006, the company has grown to 230+ locations and has a 24,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Contact: Nicole Cooper, franchise@techycompany.com, 877-752-0956
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 18, 2022, each of Ben Friedman and David Zolty resigned his position as a director of Cell Source, Inc. (the "Company"). Neither Mr. Friedman's nor Mr. Zolty's resignation was the result of any disagreement with the Company.
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- The new installation will give park visitors the chance to see America's most majestic bird in its natural habitat.
PLAINFIELD, Ind., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy is converting two electric transmission towers that have reached the end of their useful service life into nesting platforms for bald eagles at the Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area in West Terre Haute, Ind.
In early August, Duke Energy will deploy a specialty helicopter crew to begin stripping inactive electrical lines and equipment from 50-foot transmission towers that span approximately 1,000 feet in the floodplain along the Wabash River. Crews will then work to install two nesting platforms at the top of the towers. The platforms will each be 8 feet wide and 6 feet long and constructed with fiberglass grating and steel supports – strong and large enough to accommodate bald eagles' colossal nests, which are the largest of any North American bird. Eagle nests typically measure 5 to 6 feet wide and 2 feet deep and are lined with grass, moss and sometimes cattails.
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, more than 350 bald eagle nesting territories have been recorded in Indiana. The birds have periodically been spotted at Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area since it opened to the public in 2010. With the addition of these nesting platforms, park officials hope to attract even more of these once federal- and state-endangered species to the area.
"A lot of hard work has gone into restoring the bald eagle population in Indiana over the last 50 years, and their recovery is one of our state's great conservation success stories," said Adam Grossman, superintendent of the Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department. "The creation of nesting towers like these have been critical in supporting their survival here, and we're grateful for partners like Duke Energy that are finding creative ways to support these majestic birds and allow them to thrive right here in West Terre Haute."
The project will be completed in early September, long before eagles begin looking for nesting sites in January and February. Local residents can expect to see and hear helicopter activity in the area during daylight hours as the work progresses. Property owners near the impacted transmission line have been notified of this work by mail, and Duke Energy account holders are being notified through calls or text messages. The helicopter may cause wind disturbance at ground level. Homeowners have been advised to secure outdoor furniture or other items that could be moved by the wind.
"Conservation is an integral part of who we are as a company," said Rick Burger, government and community relations manager at Duke Energy. "We're proud to partner with the Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department to repurpose these transmission towers in an innovative and sustainable way to build a better future for the environment and the communities we serve."
The Wabashiki Fish & Wildlife Area's 2,600 acres of lush marshland along the west bank of the Wabash River make it an ideal natural habitat for bald eagles. As the water level of the river rises and falls, receding floodwaters trap large numbers of fish in the floodplain. Pools of water abundant with stranded fish remain and offer rich hunting grounds for eagles and other wildlife.
The Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department hopes to one day build a viewing platform at the Dewey Point trailhead for visitors to come and safely observe eagles that may eventually settle down at the nesting platforms.
Duke Energy Indiana
Duke Energy Indiana, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), provides about 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 870,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service area, making it Indiana's largest electric supplier.
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10 useless résumé words (and 10 eye-catching ones)
"Generic hyperbole belongs on cereal boxes, not on résumés," says Duncan Mathison, a career consultant and co-author of "Unlock the Hidden Job Market: 6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough." "If it does not pass the 'So what, anybody can make that claim' test, leave it off."
Instead of being another candidate professing to be a "hard worker," revitalize your application with a little seek-and-replace exercise. Scan your résumé for empty, overused words such as the following:
1. Outstanding
2. Effective
3. Strong
4. Exceptional
5. Good
6. Excellent
7. Driven
8. Motivated
9. Seasoned
10. Energetic
"Watch out for words that are unsupported claims of greatness," Mathison says. Adds David Couper, a career coach and author of "Outsiders on the Inside: How to Create a Winning Career ... Even When You Don't Fit In," "If you call yourself an 'excellent manager,' how do we know?"
The nouns following those subjective adjectives can be equally meaningless. Anyone who has ever had a co-worker can claim to be a "team player." "Do not say you're a 'good communicator' or have 'excellent communication skills.' Who doesn't have these?" says Susan Ach, a career counselor at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
A better route to take is describing accomplishments and letting the hirer make his own judgment. Give specific (preferably quantifiable) accounts of what you've done that makes you an "outstanding salesperson." Likewise, peruse performance reviews for quotable material from supervisors that demonstrates why they consider you a "strong leader." Listing awards or other forms of recognition also can be used as support.
Some words should be avoided because they convey traits that employers consider standard for anybody who wants to be hired. "You're motivated? Hope so. A good worker? So happy to hear that; I didn't want to hire a bad worker," Couper says. Don't take up precious résumé space with unnecessary items.
Also on the "don't" side: Words that seek to overcome what you might think are your shortcomings. "Using 'seasoned' for 'over 50' or 'energetic' for 'inexperienced' looks like spin and smells like spin," Mathison says. Keep the focus on what makes you right for the job.
On the flipside, certain words can make hiring managers do a double-take. Light up their eyes with these 10 words:
1. Created
2. Increased
3. Reduced
4. Improved
5. Developed
6. Researched
7. Accomplished
8. Won
9. On-time
10. Under-budget
"We suggest that résumé writers include action words to describe their jobs," Ach says. Verbs project the image of someone who has the background and initiative to get things done. Employers can clearly comprehend what you've accomplished in the past and can use that as a basis for envisioning future success with their company. Think about it: If you were hiring, would you rather take on someone who calls himself a "productive manager" or somebody who states that at his last job he "increased company profit by 3 percent," "reduced employee turnover in his department to the best level in five years," and "improved brand awareness by implementing a new social media strategy"?
Lastly, it can be beneficial to use verbs and nouns that are common to your specific industry. This shows your familiarity with the language of your field and optimizes the chances of getting past an automatic scan for keywords. But remember, too, that all companies tend to speak a universal language: money. "Terms such as 'on-time' and 'under-budget' are often good. Hiring managers want to know you can get things done with minimum fuss," Mathison says. Tell them what makes you the most profitable choice for the job and employers will tell you the best word of all -- "hired."
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TORONTO (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer and finished with three hits, passing Rogers Hornsby on St. Louis’ career list, and the Cardinals stopped Toronto’s seven-game win streak with a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night.
Adam Wainwright pitched seven sparkling innings to help St. Louis earn a split of the two-game set while playing without unvaccinated sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. Nolan Gorman homered, and Dylan Carlson and Lars Nootbaar each hit an RBI double.
Foreign nationals who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 are not allowed to enter Canada, save for limited exceptions that require a 14-day quarantine. Unvaccinated baseball players are placed on the restricted list, where they are not paid and do not accrue major league service time.
Goldschmidt, Arenado, and catcher Austin Romine, who all went on the restricted list Tuesday, will be eligible to return when the Cardinals begin a three-game series at Washington on Friday.
Facing Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman, Pujols singled in the second and doubled in the fourth. The hits were his 2,110th and 2,111th with the Cardinals, moving him past Hornsby for fourth-most in franchise history.
“That’s what you’re hoping for, is him to step up and be able to carry us at a time when we didn’t have Goldy and Nolan, and he did exactly that,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “He knew what was on the line and that we were going to have to depend on him.”
Gausman left after walking Tyler O’Neill in the fifth and Pujols greeted Trevor Richards with his seventh homer of the season and No. 686 for his career. Pujols ranks fifth on baseball’s homer list, 10 behind Alex Rodriguez.
“He’s unbelievable,” Wainwright said of Pujols. “He might be old but he can still hit.”
An 11-time All-Star and three-time NL MVP, Pujols flied out to center in his final at-bat in the seventh.
“I’m ready to hit wherever they put me in the lineup,” said Pujols, who batted fourth in both games against the Blue Jays.
Pitching in Toronto for the first time since June 24, 2010, Wainwright (7-8) allowed one run and five hits for his first victory since June 27 against Miami. He bounced back nicely after allowing a season-worst seven runs in his previous outing, a loss at Cincinnati.
“Just a great opportunity to go out and prove that I still had what it takes to be a great pitcher in this game,” Wainwright said. “I had a good curveball tonight, good cutter. Still got to work on fastball command a bit but my spin was good tonight.”
Bo Bichette’s two-out RBI single in the fourth brought home Toronto’s lone run.
Gausman (7-8) allowed five runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. He has won just once in his past four outings.
“Obviously, I was in the clubhouse a lot earlier than I wanted to be,” Gausman said.
Gorman hit an opposite-field homer off Gausman to begin the fifth, his 10th.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: C Yadier Molina (right knee) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis on Thursday and could be activated next week, Marmol said. … OF Harrison Bader will be shut down for several weeks because of plantar fasciitis in his right heel, Marmol said.
GEOGRAPHY CLASS
Wainwright, who has pitched in both Canada and Mexico, won a game outside the United States for the first time.
JUST A NUMBER
At 42 years, 192 days, Pujols is the oldest player to hit a home run at Rogers Centre/SkyDome, which opened in 1989.
MANIC MONTH
Toronto is 11-11 in July. The Blue Jays lost nine of their first 11 games this month.
RUNNING WILD
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. swiped second in the fourth for his first stolen base of the season.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Miles Mikolas (7-8, 2.87 ERA) will start Friday’s game at Washington. RHP Aníbal Sánchez (0-2, 6.30 ERA) goes for the Nationals.
Blue Jays: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (3-5, 5.12 ERA) is expected to be activated off the injured list to start Thursday against Detroit. Kikuchi has been out since July 6 because of a strained neck. LHP Tyler Alexander (2-3, 4.05 ERA) starts for the Tigers.
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Gatoor Bhai, who works as an agricultural labourer in Devgana village in Gujarat’s Botad district, is father of four children. Every day, he toils in the fields from 8 am to 5 pm and is paid Rs 200 for that. Raising his four children with that measly sum at the end of the day has been hard.
On 26 July, his life got harder, when the responsibility of his brother’s four children also fell on him. His brother, 40-year-old Kannu Bhai, is one of the 42 people who died after drinking spurious liquor in Gujarat’s Botad and Ahmedabad districts. In his village, at least 10 people have died so far.
“How will I feed eight children now?” he asked.
So far, at least 32 people from Botad have died due to this, while the other 10 are from Ahmedabad. It is important to note that Gujarat is a dry state.
On 28 July, the SP of Botad, Karan Raj Vaghela was transferred. A day before that, he told The Quint, “This is not a case of consumption of spurious liquor. These people died after drinking a chemical diluted in water. We have arrested multiple people involved in the manufacture and sale of this chemical. Currently, we are interrogating 12 people.”
The Quint visited two villages in Botad district – which is around 130 km away from Ahmedabad – and met families of those who died in this tragedy.
'Liqour Being Sold Openly in Our Village For 30 Years'
Raju Bhai, who is the up-sarpanch of Rojid village in Botad, claims that in February 2022, he submitted a written complaint to SP Botad about the “illegal sale of liquor” in his village.
Five months later, on 26 July, his 35-year-old nephew Dinesh died after consuming the contested drink. He is survived by his two-year-old child. Raju Bhai told The Quint, “My nephew’s wife also died a while back, so now that child will live with his grandmother. The government should help us.”
Raju Bhai said that like most men in the village, Dinesh too was a labourer, and earned a meagre wage at the end of the day. “He would return from work and then drink. We know that Gujarat is a dry state and consumption of alcohol is prohibited but I have been seeing sale of liquor in our village for over 30 years now.”
He claimed that even if the police came to the village on being informed about the sale of liquor, “the sale would resume in two days." Another relative of Dinesh’s claimed that the authorities “knew about the sale but didn’t do anything till these deaths occurred.”
A few hours after Dinesh consumed the contested drink, he complained of “blurry vision and vomiting” after which he was admitted to a hospital in Bhavnagar, around 90 km away from the village. He died there.
‘Who Will Take Care of The Children Now?’
Tragedy struck the Vaghela family in Botad’s Rojid village on 27 July when three members of their family died after drinking the contested spurious liquor.
The three men, part of the Valmiki community, were aged 25 years, 28 years and 60 years. “My brother-in-law Deepak was the sole breadwinner of the family comprising ageing parents and two little girls aged three and six years. After he drank, he complained of blindness and vomiting,” said Praveen, a relative who came to Rojid from Mumbai to attend the last rites.
The three men, part of the Valmiki community, were aged 25 years, 28 years and 60 years. “My brother-in-law Deepak was the sole breadwinner of the family comprising ageing parents and two little girls aged three and six years. After he drank, he complained of blindness and vomiting,” said Praveen, a relative who came to Rojid from Mumbai to attend the last rites.
He said that Deepak was a safai karamchari and earned Rs 100-200 a day. “Uska kaam kharab tha, who kabhi kabhi peeta tha. (His work was bad, he used to drink sometimes),” said Praveen.
The other two men who died were Deepak’s maternal uncle and his cousin, who he lived with. His family now demands that the government help take care and educate his daughters. “People sell liquor on the sly here even though it’s not allowed. Young people are dying, leaving behind such young children. Now such a serious incident has happened, the government should take it seriously and ensure that it’s not repeated,” said Praveen.
‘No Politician Has Told Me How They Will Stop This Menace’
Dhartika Thakur – one of 52-year-old Devji Bhai’s six children – recalls how her father complained of dizziness a morning after drinking, and how quickly it took a turn for the worse. “By evening, we had to take him to the Bhavnagar hospital, where he died,” she told The Quint.
A resident of Rojid village, where the first death was reported from, Dhartika said that it’s “common knowledge that alcohol is sold in the village. Everyone is responsible for this tragedy – the person who sold it, the person who drank it, and the government.” Her father, like her brother, was a labourer and earned a measly sum daily.
She said that since the incident, a lot of politicians have visited Rojid village but “none have promised me when and how they can stop this sale and manufacture of liquor.”
Her elder sister was recently engaged, and Dhartika demands that “the government take care of her sister’s wedding expenses now that their father is no more.”
‘Brother Drank and Complained of Fire in The Belly, Chest’
Last year, 40-year-old Kannu Bhai’s wife left him after she got sick of his drinking, said his brother Gatoor. “She left him because he used to drink daily. They have four children, and now even he is gone,” he said, as he fought back tears.
Gatoor, a resident of Devgana village, is now taking care of eight children. On 25 July evening, his brother complained of “stomach ache, chest pain, dizziness and vomiting.” “Kannu said it was like there was fire inside him. He was taken to the Bhavnagar hospital in an ambulance but his condition got worse. Hours later, he died,” said Gatoor.
He said that liquor was being sold in the village till a few years ago. “I don’t know where he got it from. He only earned Rs 150 a day,” said Gatoor.
For years, the two brothers argued over this habit, with Gatoor often reminding him that Kannu had children to take care of. “I would tell him that his health will suffer but he would ask me to mind my own business. He would say that he’s free to spend the money he earned his way. Now, he’s gone,” said Gatoor.
Kannu’s children are aged three years, four years, eight years and nine years. “I earn so little working on fields. I have debts on me. How will I live? I am requesting the government with folded hands to help us,” said Gatoor.
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FDI in India 2022: Karnataka, Maharashtra highest FDI states in India in FY 2021-22
FDI in India 2022: The highest FDI in India was from two countries Singapore and USA in FY 2021-22, with Singapore accounting for 27.01 percent of the FDI equity inflows in India and US for 17.94 percent.
FDI in India 2022: Karnataka and Maharashtra were the highest FDI states in India in Financial Year 2021-2022, as per recent statement from the union government. While Karnataka recieved 37.55 percent of the FDI equity inflows in India, Maharashtra received 26.26 percent of the FDI inflows in India in FY 2021-22.
The highest FDI in India was from two countries Singapore and USA in FY 2021-22, with Singapore accounting for 27.01 percent of the FDI equity inflows in India and US with 17.94 percent. These two countries emerged as top 2 sourcing nations in FDI equity flows into India in the financial year, followed by Mauritius with 15.98 percent FDI, Netherland with 7.86 percent FDI and Switzerland with 7.31 percent FDI in India.
India also improved its position by one place to jump to the 7th position among the top 20 host economies for 2021, as per the UNCTAD World Investment Report (WIR) 2022 after analysis of global FDI inflow trends.
India's manufacturing sector reported the highest FDI equity inflow with the investment increasing by almost 76 percent (USD 21.34 billion) in FY 2021-22 in comparison to previous FY 2020-21 (USD 12.09 billion).
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FDI inflow in India 2021-2022
India received the highest annual FDI worth USD 84,835 million in FY 21-22 despite the pandemic situation across the globe. The FDI inflow in India in 2021-22 overtook FDI by USD 2.87 billion.
The FDI inflows in India had increased earlier to USD 81,973 million in FY 20-21 from USD 74,391 million in FY 19-20.
Top 5 sectors with highest FDI Equity Inflow in FY 2021-22
1. Computer Software & Hardware -24.60%
2. Services Sector (Insurance, Banking, Non Fin/Business, Outsourcing, R&D, Courier, Tech. Testing and Analysis) -12.13%
3. Automobile Industry -11.89%
4. Trading-7.72%
5. Construction (Infrastructure) Activities -5.52%
Top 5 states with highest FDI Inflow during FY 2021-22
1. Karnataka -37.55%
2. Maharashtra -26.26%
3. Delhi -13.93%
4. Tamil Nadu - 5.10%
5. Haryana- 4.76%
Background
The Indian government has implemented several transformative reforms under its FDI policy across several sectors including manufacturing, defence, civil aviation, retail, telecom, retail trading, insurance, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and construction & development.
India reported FDI from 101 countries during FY 2021-22, while in FY 2020-21 FDI was reported from 97 countries.
India has now allowed 100 percent FDI in non-critical sectors through automatic route, which does not require security clearance from the Home Ministry. The prior-government approval is required only in sensitive sectors including defence, telecom, media, private security agencies, civil aviation, mining and satellites.
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Edgbaston Birmingham pitch report: The SportsRush brings you the pitch report of the Commonwealth Games match between Australia W and India W.
Australia Women will take on India Women in the inaugural match of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. This match will have a lot of eyeballs as two of the most popular teams are up against each other.
Australia Women won the ICC World Cup recently, and they are certainly the strongest team in the competition. They have some world-class players in their ranks, and they would want to start with a win. The Indian team also have brilliant T20 players and Harmanpreet Kaur would want to lead her troops well.
Edgbaston Birmingham pitch report
Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium is one of the best tracks to bat out there in England. The pitch at the Edgbaston stadium is a flat one, and the batters can easily play their shots by trusting the bounce of the wicket. This ground’s outfield is one of the best out there and once placed in the gap, the ball races away to the boundary.
The last Men’s T20I was played between England and India this month only, where team India won the match easily in the end. It has been seen that the new set of the white Kookaburra balls is swinging too much in the initial overs, and the Indian bowlers took full advantage of the same as well.
💬 💬 The Indian team is eyeing a Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games: @YastikaBhatia #B2022 | #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/PBxm5TX4U1
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 28, 2022
A total of 6 Men’s T20Is have been played here on this ground and all the games have been won by the teams batting first. The average 1st innings score has been 170 runs, which suggests that it is a very good batting wicket. The smaller boundaries at this stadium will also make the job of the batters easier.
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Explorers have written about this desert, perhaps the most notorious was Thesiger, that crossed it a few times with Bedouin parties. In his books he writes about the challenges and sufferings he faced in this harsh land, but he was fascinated by its beauty and uniqueness.
I had the good fortune of spending some time in this desert, and of course in these modern times, it is possible to access the region in the comfort of an air-conditioned 4WD vehicle; very different from walking and riding dromedaries, like Thesiger did. The constantly shifting sands, molded by the wind, display colors that vary from deep reds and ochres to luminous oranges and yellows.
This photo was made just after sunrise in February, as the winter months are the best to visit this place, thanks to the molder temperatures. The wind may be blowing during the day, but there is a lull just before sunrise, as if the landscape holds its breath to watch the sun cresting the dunes. From the top of this dune, I framed its crest leading the eye into the salty plain, using the shadows to trace the shape of the ripples in the foreground. Then it as a simple case of setting the camera and lens on my tripod and tripping the shutter.
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The company's mobile app has celebrated one-year since its launch and has been recognized by winning numerous awards
LAS VEGAS, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitcoin IRA, the world's first and most trusted platform for cryptocurrency IRAs, has received the Mobile Web & App of the Year award for the 2022 Globee American Best in Business Awards. The winners were celebrated yesterday at a virtual awards ceremony.
The Globee Awards are a set of business competitions organized annually. They were created in 2003 to recognize accomplishments and contributions of companies and business executives and professionals worldwide. Bitcoin IRA was crowned Mobile Web & App of the Year in the Financial Services and Banking category. To date, the Bitcoin IRA mobile app was installed over 90,000 times.
"This is another exciting award our team is proud to receive as we revolutionize the way Americans think about retirement," said Bitcoin IRA Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer, Chris Kline. "As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our mobile app, we continue to see record signups and enthusiasm from consumers who are interested in gaining exposure to this emerging asset class. Crypto is quickly embedding itself into the very fabric of our everyday lives and we stand committed to delivering an entry point for people looking to capitalize on this exciting market."
Available on both Apple and Android devices, Bitcoin IRA's mobile app is the first cryptocurrency retirement app of its kind, allowing users to easily buy, sell and swap cryptocurrencies inside their self-directed retirement accounts. Earlier this year, the company announced that they had increased their offering to more than 60 types of cryptocurrencies, including Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), and Polkadot (DOT). The platform provides a wide array of offerings, including live customer support and world-class security1 with up to $700 million in custody insurance.2
Bitcoin IRA supports many retirement account types, including traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP, SIMPLE and Solo 401(k). Investors can conveniently use the mobile app to self-trade within their retirement accounts anytime with secure multi-factor authentication. Features include the ability to create custom price alerts to track digital assets, live pricing, market statistics, and advanced charts.
For more information, visit www.bitcoinIRA.com or speak with an IRA specialist at 866-333-4307.
Bitcoin IRA is the world's first and most trusted platform for cryptocurrency IRAs. The self-trading platform allows users buy, sell, and swap digital assets in their self-directed retirement accounts. Users can set up a qualified digital asset IRA, transfer funds from an existing IRA custodian, execute self-trades in real-time 24/7 through a US-based exchange, and store funds in industry-leading multi-signature digital wallets.
Bitcoin IRA has processed billions of US dollars in transactions and has over 150,000 users with more than 3,500 5-star user reviews. The platform has been featured extensively in the media, with coverage in Forbes, CNBC, CoinDesk, and The Wall Street Journal, among other leading publications.
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CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said he tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 and was in quarantine with what he described as minor symptoms.
The No. 2 Senate Democrat, who said in a statement he was vaccinated and had received two coronavirus booster shots, planned to continue to work remotely.
The 77-year-old Durbin's announcement comes after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said last week he tested positive following travel to the White House, Maine and Florida. Earlier this week, Pritzker said on Twitter that he'd tested negative for the virus.
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New Link in Bio App Gives Creators a Dedicated Space to Share Status Updates
SAN DIEGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koji, the world's most powerful Link in Bio platform and the leading app store for social media, today announced the launch of Personal Status 2.0, a new app that lets creators share their thoughts and feelings with their followers right at the top of their profile.
Personal Status 2.0 offers a singular location where creators can connect and build deeper, more meaningful relationships with their fanbase through multimedia personal updates. With the app, creators can share their latest mood and vibes by posting photos, text, audio, or video updates directly to their Link in Bio while sharing links to outside content. Several customizable options are available, including background options like pictures/GIFs, video, solid colors, and gradients, and over a dozen font choices.
The new app is free to use and available today on the Koji App Store.
Koji is the world's most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize. Koji launched in March 2021 and has raised $36 million in venture capital.
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Health insurance and retirement plans are also critical to long term retention
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, explores the challenge of employee retention and the key drivers motivating employees when making choices about their career paths. With 4.3 million people quitting their jobs as recently as May 2022, the survey of more than 600 U.S. workers provides insight employers can use when developing strategies for increasing retention.
The study—which was conducted in partnership with Future Workplace, an Executive Networks member company—revealed a gap between the employer perceptions and employee sentiments related to retention. When asked about factors (other than compensation and benefits) that contribute to their decisions to stay in with their company, 30% of respondents indicated that perceived job stability is their most important motivator and 60% ranked it in their top three. Feeling that the work was meaningful (45%) and having a passion for their field (33%) were the second- and third-most-popular answers, respectively. Reasons related to employers' brands (19%), corporate culture (19%), and products (13%) are the least important to employees, despite many companies' focus on these elements in their recruiting and retention efforts.
"Research shows that almost half of employees say they do not want to change companies within the next 12 months, but that is never a guarantee that those employees will stick around long-term," said Alison Stevens, director of HR Services at Paychex. "The Great Resignation may be slowing, but that doesn't mean companies can take a passive approach. Rather, they should use this opportunity to offer programs, perks, and benefits that meet employees' diverse needs."
Generation Influences Why Employees Work at Their Companies
While job stability and performing meaningful work ranked among the top two reasons respondents stayed at their companies, Baby Boomers (32%), Gen X (35%), and Millennials (31%) were significantly more likely to cite job stability as the most important reason than Gen Z (14%). Instead, Gen Z (18%) prioritizes meaningful work over job stability.
In addition, Baby Boomers (41%) said that passion for their field and industry are among the most important reasons to work at their company. Gen X (30%) focused on close relationships with coworkers, and Millennials (39%) cited opportunities for career growth. Gen Z (27%) said company growth and success were especially important to them.
Flexibility Reigns as Top Priority for Employee Retention
When asked what would make employees more likely to stay in their roles, respondents noted a desire for more flexible scheduling. Over one-third (35%) of all respondents ranked flexibility in work hours and schedule as the number one reason they'd be more likely to stay at their organization long-term, and 70% ranked it among their top three. It was significantly more likely for Baby Boomers (46%) to say that flexibility would make them more likely to stay at their organizations long-term than Gen X (38%), Millennials (31%), and Gen Z (24%).
Opportunities for career advancement, skills development, and internal job mobility, and increased commitment to work/life balance ranked second and third overall with 50% of employees putting each in their top three most-desired perks. A promise of better work/life balance was particularly compelling to financial services workers (29%) compared to those in leisure/hospitality (10%), manufacturing (11%), education/health services (14%), retail/trade/transportation/utilities (13%), and other professions (11%).
Keeping Employees Long-Term
Health insurance (64%) and retirement plans (62%) are the top two benefits shown to keep employees long-term. However, the research shows that the importance of mental health benefits is on the rise among younger generations. Gen Z (23%) is significantly more likely to say that mental health benefits would make them more likely to stay at their organization long-term than Millennials (14%), Gen X (5%), or Baby Boomers (3%).
Financial wellness benefits (41%), such as tuition reimbursement, professional development stipends, student loan repayment, and child-care support, ranked third among benefits most important for employee retention.
"Perhaps the most compelling takeaway from this study is the confluence of factors that affect employees' decisions to say with a company," said Jeanne Meister, the founder of Future Workplace and executive vice president at Executive Networks. "Each employee presents a different intersection of the demographics outlined in the study, and the only way to really know what will keep them in their position for the long haul is to ask. Even so, employers rarely do it. We found that only 29% of employees have had what we call a 'stay interview.' These open conversations with employees can give HR staff insights into the unique values of their employee populations to increase retention, even in a difficult labor market."
For more insights from this survey, please view the full research report.
About the Research
The research findings are based on a survey conducted across the United States between May 4, 2022, and May 11, 2022. For this survey, 604 full and part-time employees at small to mid-size businesses (20-500 employees) were asked general questions to understand employees' thoughts around retention. The study targeted employees who are between the ages of 18 years to 75 years old. This is a survey in a series of research reports administered by Future Workplace that will focus on the employee point of view and pinpoint top concerns, priorities, and trends facing the modern workforce.
About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq:PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services. By combining innovative software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers business owners to focus on the growth and management of their business. Backed by 50 years of industry expertise, Paychex serves more than 730,000 payroll clients as of May 31, 2022 in the U.S. and Europe, and pays one out of every 12 American private sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting www.paychex.com and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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WYALUSING, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Ltd. (OTC: PPLL). Anthony J. Gabello, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peoples Ltd., holding company for PS Bank, has announced results for the second quarter 2022. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was $1,665,000 or $2.26 per share. Net income for the second quarter of 2022 represents a decrease of 6.09% from the second quarter 2021 net income of $1,773,000, primarily driven by an 89.92% decrease in gross mortgage sales and servicing rights income from $605,000 for second quarter 2021 to $61,000 for second quarter 2022, which was partially offset by improved net interest income levels.
Consolidated net income year-to-date was $3,206,000 or $4.35 earnings per share, a decrease of 5.43% from consolidated year-to-date income of $3,390,000 or $4.60 earnings per share for the first six months of 2021. This was primarily driven by an 80.46% decrease in gross mortgage sales and servicing rights income from $1,351,000 for first six months of 2021 to $264,000 for first six months of 2022. Reduced mortgage revenue was attributable to the sharp rise in mortgage interest rates in the first six months of 2022, experienced throughout the banking industry. Additionally, the bank recognized approximately $304,000 less in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fees year-to-date in 2022 versus same year-to-date 2021, and has substantially concluded its PPP program at this time.
Year-to-date return on assets was 1.30% as of June 30, 2022 compared to 1.47% for the same period in 2021. Year-to-date return on average equity was 14.55% as of June 30, 2022 compared to the prior year-to-date of 15.64%.
Total assets increased 6.19% to $506,820,000 from $477,295,000 as of December 31, 2021. Deposits increased 8.37% to $455,193,000 compared to $420,024,000 as of December 31, 2021. Loans increased 4.85% from $280,587,000 year-end 2021 to $294,197,000 as of June 30, 2022.
"During the second quarter of 2022, we were pleased to cross the threshold of $500 million in total assets for the first time, as we continued to grow both loans and deposits, experiencing solid balance sheet growth throughout the quarter.
We continued to perform well through the first six months of 2022, realizing significant core earnings growth due to the rising interest rate environment. Decreased net income for year-to-date 2022 is primarily attributable to our reduced mortgage sales and servicing rights of $1,087,000 and decrease in PPP fees recognized. The reduction in mortgage sales income and PPP fee income was anticipated, given the slowdown in the mortgage loan environment and our bank's historic mortgage loan performance in the prior two years, as well as the conclusion of the PPP program. Despite these reductions, growth in net interest income and cost control offset a large portion of these decreases. Our ROA and ROAE, although lower in 2022, remain above historic levels pre-pandemic. Our bank remains well positioned to benefit from a period of rising interest rates.
We are nearing completion of our PS Bank Business Center in South Abington Township in the third quarter and look forward to the opportunities for further growth and success it will provide for us moving forward", stated Gabello.
Note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors. These factors include operating, legal and regulatory risks; changing economic and competitive conditions and other risks and uncertainties.
Peoples Ltd. is the holding company for PS Bank. PS Bank is an independent community bank, established 1914, with locations throughout Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, and Susquehanna counties. Peoples Ltd. is traded in the Over-the-Counter market under the symbol PPLL. Learn more about PS Bank at PSBanking.com.
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Storable, the leading technology company for self-storage operators, announced today that it has struck a deal with Columbia, MO-based StorageMart to provide facility management software and payment processing services.
StorageMart will use Storable's storEDGE management software across its entire portfolio, which currently spans 267 facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The company was previously using a custom-built software solution to manage its facilities.
"Our proprietary operating software has served us well over these past decades, but the time to upgrade our system is overdue," said Cris Burnam, CEO of StorageMart. "We set out to find a solution that would allow for our own customizations yet retain the expertise of a tech company that will keep technical debt low and innovations high."
StorageMart will also use Storable Payments as its payment processor. Storable Payments comes standard with Storable management software and is fully integrated within the FMS.
The deal builds upon the company's existing client relationship with StorageMart, which has been a valued customer of Storable's online marketplace and web development services for many years prior. Chuck Gordon, CEO of Storable, said the deal represents a major milestone for both companies.
"StorageMart is one of the most sophisticated storage operators in the world and Storable is very excited to partner with them on their software journey. Our innovative storEDGE platform will give Cris and his team a rock-solid technology foundation to take them into the next chapter of innovation for our industry," Gordon said.
StorageMart is the world's largest privately-owned self storage company, operating in the United Kingdom and Canada, and in the United States under StorageMart and Manhattan Mini Storage brands. The company is led by the Burnam family, which has been in the storage industry for four generations. The StorageMart company also owns and operates Manhattan Mini Storage properties in New York City. Through the "Store it Forward'' charitable giving program, StorageMart and Manhattan Mini Storage give back to the many communities it calls home. In recent years, the company donated more than half a million dollars to charities, in addition to donating storage space to charitable organizations throughout the US, UK, and Canada. Find out more at https://www.storage-mart.com.
Based in Austin, Texas, Storable is the world's leading provider of self-storage technology. The business exists to help storage operators do more using their fully integrated suite of products. Offering management software, websites, access control, insurance, payment processing and the internet's largest marketplace for renting self-storage units, Storable products power the storage industry. Backed by decades of experience leading innovation, the Storable family of companies includes SiteLink, storEDGE and Easy Storage Solutions among others. With a fully distributed workforce, Storable is proud to serve more than 37,00 facilities with at least one of their products and more than 27,000 facilities with their system of record software. To learn more visit www.storable.com.
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Amber Alert issued in Florida for missing 11-year-old
Published: Jul. 28, 2022 at 11:07 AM EDT|Updated: 45 minutes ago
WALNUT HILL, Fla. (Gray News) - An Amber Alert in Florida was sent out Thursday for a missing 11-year-old girl.
Banesa Fernandez-Santis was last seen Wednesday in the area of the 5600th block of Arthur Brown Road in Walnut Hill, located in the northwest part of the Panhandle. Banesa is described as 5-foot-2 and 120 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and scars on her face.
The child may be in the company of Brijido Manriquez-Ortis, officials said. He is 42 years old and described as 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at 850-436-9620 or call 911.
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LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Verrica" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VRCA).
Class Period: May 28, 2021 – May 24, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 5, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Verrica lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/verrica-pharmaceuticals-inc-1/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that there were manufacturing deficiencies at the facility where Verrica's contract manufacturer produced bulk solution for VP-102; (2) that these deficiencies were not remediated when Verrica resubmitted its NDA for VP-102 for molluscum; (3) that the foregoing presented significant risks to Verrica obtaining regulatory approval of VP-102 for molluscum; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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MEXICO CITY — The killing of a young doctor in Mexico has led recent medical school graduates to demand changes to a system that often leaves them exposed to danger in remote outposts during the first year of their careers as part of the country's medical training system.
Dozens of medical school graduates in white coats marched in Mexico City Wednesday to protest the violence their colleagues face.
On July 15, 24-year-old Erick David Andrade, was shot to death in the northern state of Durango as he was treating a patient. He was days away from finishing the mandatory term of barely paid "social service" required of Mexican med school graduates before starting an internship or residency.
"I am a medical school graduate. Why are you going to kill me?" read a sign held by one of the marchers. "A dead doctor can't save lives," read another.
Mexico has long had problems attracting medical workers to remote areas and rising gang violence has made that worse — for established as well as beginning doctors. On July 11, an anesthesiologist for a rural government hospital was shot to death at her home in the neighboring state of Chihuahua.
In July 2021, a doctor was killed on a highway near Jerez, Zacatecas, after she apparently failed to stop at a drug gang's checkpoint. That same month two paramedics were murdered while transporting a patient in the same violence-plagued northern state.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has cited that reluctance to serve in such areas as justification for importing doctors from Cuba, the first of whom arrived last week.
"Violence gets bad and there are regions where people are in danger," he said earlier this year. "The professionals, the doctors, don't want to go there, even though there are jobs open."
Monica Armas, a recent med school graduate who is finishing up her social service — a program instituted in the 1930s that gives young doctors a stipend of about $150 per month — was one of those demonstrating in Mexico City.
The Cubans "are not the solution we need," she said. "We need a reform of the whole structure, the social service, the whole infrastructure at rural health centers."
Andrade was staffing the lone clinic in Pueblo Nuevo, a small town near the Sinaloa resort of Mazatlan in an area dominated by the Sinaloa cartel. Armed men entered the clinic, an argument ensued and two of the men opened fire on Andrade, killing him.
The motive was unclear, though in other cases doctors have been attacked by gunmen angry that physicians were unable to save injured gangsters or by hit men intent on finishing off a patient they were treating.
Durango state authorities later promised to install emergency call buttons and security cameras at the lonely clinic and have occasional police patrols, but area doctors say it clearly is not enough.
"Over the last few years, it has become a regular occurrence for doctors and nursing staff to risk their lives when they accept, usually out of necessity, a job in one of the outlying towns in the state," the Durango Medical Association said.
Eva Pizzolato, a member of the Mexican Association of Medical Graduates in Social Service, said the current system isn't helping new doctors, or their patients.
"All of the country's rural clinics are staffed by at least one recent graduate doctor doing social service, a doctor who doesn't have a degree yet, who doesn't have the supervision of a fully trained doctor, and doesn't have the equipment and supplies need to provide care," said Pizzolato.
The new doctors "suffer threats from organized crime," Pizzolato said, and "there is a constant fear that the doctors could suffer because of threats from within the communities" they serve.
Mexican medical associations have complained that bringing in Cuban doctors just masks a problem of safe, decently paid jobs in rural areas .
Brian González, a fourth-year medical student at Mexico's Polytechnical University who joined the demonstration, said the Cuban doctors "unfortunately are also in danger. It doesn't matter whether they are foreigners, Cubans, or Mexicans."
Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer has refused to consider changes.
"This is an academic necessity that, on principle, cannot be cancelled," Alcocer said days after the killing of Andrade. "It is not advisable, it isn't appropriate to suspend such an important training process for young doctors at the point of graduating, but security conditions can be reviewed."
He implied that doctors will just have to put up with the danger.
"We cannot, whether it be with doctors or specialists, leave unstaffed areas that ... are more remote or don't have entirely safe conditions," Alcocer said.
Armas urged deeper changes.
"This is a structural problem that demands a structural solution — not sending medical school graduates as sacrificial lambs," she said. "The graduates are suffering from a lack of safety, and the people they are serving aren't getting quality care." | https://www.startribune.com/in-mexico-killing-of-young-doctor-leads-to-protest/600193747/ | 2022-07-28T15:54:46Z | https://www.startribune.com/in-mexico-killing-of-young-doctor-leads-to-protest/600193747/ | false | 10 |
Build-A-Bear Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment film nominated in five categories and features music from Grammy Award winning team and girl-empowerment message
ST. LOUIS, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Build-A-Bear Entertainment is pleased to announce that Honey Girls, a music-driven live action film, received three 2022 LEO Awards from the British Columbia Film Industry. Nominated in five Television Movie categories, Honey Girls took home wins for Picture Editing, Costume Design, and Choreography. The film was also nominated for Cinematography and Production Design.
"We are delighted to learn that Honey Girls won three LEO awards after being nominated in five categories. We are so proud of this film and the inspiring and uplifting message it delivers on the importance of friendship, being true to yourself, and how we are better together," said Sharon Price John, Build-A-Bear Workshop President and Chief Executive Officer. "The movie also features exciting dances and trendy fashion that has added to the positive reviews from fans. We want to thank all of our partners and the collaboration from so many to help us bring this special story and inspiring message to movie audiences around the world. This is a win for all of us."
The LEO Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry and founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia. Through a system of peer judges, the 2022 LEO Awards Nominees were chosen from over 1,300 eligible entries in 16 different categories.
Build-A-Bear extends a heart-filled congratulations to Charles Robichaud for Best Picture Editing, Barbara Gregusova for Best Costume Design, and to Paul Becker, Tori Caro and Mark Samuels for Best Choreography. The screenplay was written by acclaimed writer, producer and director Mike Mariano and Cindy McCreery and produced in conjunction with Foundation Media Partners.
The feel-good family film, now available to stream on Netflix, follows the story of three young musicians from different backgrounds who enter a competition searching for the "next big thing", hosted by superstar Fancy G. However, these three competitors quickly discover they are "better together." To avoid detection and elimination from the contest, they form a secret band and perform wearing masks, calling themselves the "HONEY GIRLS." Their first song becomes an immediate viral mega hit creating a close call with Fancy G and requires them to ultimately decide what is more important – fame or friendship.
The film's multi-generational appeal is enhanced by Grammy Award® winning, multi-platinum singer/songwriter and actor Ashanti, as superstar Fancy G, and digital star Tessa Brooks as her executive assistant, and marks the feature film directorial debut of multi-award-winning music video director Trey Fanjoy. The upbeat soundtrack features five original songs written by frequent Lady Gaga collaborator, Mark Nilan, Jr., and music supervisor Julia Michels, best known for projects like A Star is Born and the Pitch Perfect franchise, the upbeat soundtrack is one the whole family will love! The three "HONEY GIRLS" are played by young talents, Ava Grace as Charlie (disguised as Risa), Frankie McNellis as Alex (disguised as Teegan) and Aliyah Mastin as Maya (disguised as Viv).
The film is based on the popular Build-A-Bear intellectual property and product line of the same name and fans of the Honey Girls can purchase new versions of the original plush characters, Risa (bunny), Teegan (tiger) and Viv (bear), at Build-A-Bear Workshop locations, at buildabear.com or via the Bear Builder 3D Workshop, Build-A-Bear's new interactive, experiential ecommerce site. In store and online purchases of the Honey Girls plush also include a Honey Girls movie download for fans to use across streaming platforms including AppleTV, Amazon Prime, Vudu, and Google Play.
Check out the trailer and stills from the movie!
Build-A-Bear is a multi-generational global brand focused on its mission to "add a little more heart to life" appealing to a wide array of consumer groups who enjoy the personal expression in making their own "furry friends" to celebrate and commemorate life moments. Nearly 500 interactive brick-and-mortar retail locations operated through a variety of formats provide guests of all ages a hands-on entertaining experience, which often fosters a lasting and emotional brand connection. The company also offers engaging e-commerce/digital purchasing experiences on https://www.buildabear.com/ including its online "Bear-Builder", the animated "Bear Builder 3D Workshop" and its age-gated adult-focused "Bear Cave". In addition, extending its brand power beyond retail, Build-A-Bear Entertainment, a subsidiary of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., is dedicated to creating engaging content for kids and adults that fulfills the company's mission, while the company also offers products at wholesale and in non-plush consumer categories via licensing agreements with leading manufacturers. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) posted total revenue of $411.5 million in fiscal 2021. For more information, visit the Investor Relations section of buildabear.com.
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Hampshire has many beautiful parks that contain picturesque scenery and plenty of wildlife that is waiting to be seen.
MORE: 9 picturesque towns and villages in Hampshire , 8 most desirable areas to live in Portsmouth - according to readers
If you're looking for somewhere new to take a summer stroll or you're wanting to explore what Hampshire has to offer during the summer holidays, we have put together a list of some of the best parks in the county according to Google reviews.
Make sure to check out the entire gallery to see what Hampshire parks made the cut.
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A bill that passed with strong bipartisan support earlier last month is now back in limbo.
The bill intends to provide health care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The PACT Act, which initially passed the Senate 84-14, returned to the chamber on Wednesday after technical changes were made. The legislation, however, failed to garner nearly as much bipartisan support.
This time, only eight Republicans voted in favor, causing a cloture vote to fail to reach the 60-vote threshold needed for consideration.
In addition to funding health care for veterans, the bill would fund federal research on toxic exposure.
Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, blamed Democrats for stalling the bill. He said the bill will eventually pass.
“This bill will ultimately pass, but it will be more fiscally responsible. Sen. Toomey, who led that effort, is negotiating with the leadership for things that should have been done last June but which were reneged upon,” he said.
Sen. Jerry Moran, a Republican who worked with Democrat Sen. Jon Tester on the legislation, was among the eight Republicans who voted in favor. | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/burn-pit-legislation-in-limbo-after-gop-rejects-changes | 2022-07-28T16:11:34Z | https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/burn-pit-legislation-in-limbo-after-gop-rejects-changes | false | 11 |
NEW YORK (AP) — A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease — long thought to be confined to tropical climates — has been found in soil and water in the continental United States, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
The bacteria was found on the property of a Mississippi man who had come down with the disease, melioidosis. Officials don’t know how long it had been there, but they say it likely is occurring in other areas along the Gulf Coast.
U.S. physicians should consider melioidosis even in patients who haven’t traveled to other countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health alert.
“Once it’s in the soil, it can be a health threat for people in the area,” said the CDC’s Julia Petras, who oversaw the investigation.
The illness can start with a wide range of symptoms like fever, joint pain and headaches. It’s treatable with the right antibiotics if it’s caught early, but it can lead to pneumonia, blood infections and even death if not properly treated.
About 12 cases are reported annually in the U.S. The vast majority have been in people who traveled to places where the bacteria is endemic, including certain regions of Australia, Thailand, and Central and South America.
People can get the illness through direct contact with contaminated soil and water, especially if they have a cut on their hand or foot. It is also possible to inhale the bacteria.
The bacteria may not bother healthy people. But it can be dangerous to those with diabetes, chronic kidney or lung disease and weakened immune systems.
Last year, four people came down with the disease even though none had traveled internationally. Officials blamed their illnesses on a contaminated aromatherapy spray imported from India.
The new findings explain two Mississippi cases in men who hadn’t traveled internationally, officials said. One got melioidosis in 2020 and the other, who lives about 10 miles away, got it this year. Both have recovered.
Health officials didn’t say exactly where in Mississippi the men live, but investigators took 109 soil and water samples from the area. The bacteria was found in three spots — two in soil and one in a puddle — on the property of the man who was sickened two years ago.
Finding the bacteria in U.S. soil is significant, but not surprising. Investigators have long believed that local soil contamination was behind infections in Texas’s Atascosa County in 2004 and 2018, CDC officials said. | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/bacteria-that-causes-a-rare-tropical-disease-found-in-us-soil-for-the-first-time/ | 2022-07-28T16:14:32Z | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/bacteria-that-causes-a-rare-tropical-disease-found-in-us-soil-for-the-first-time/ | true | 72 |
A Florida man suspected of inhaling nitrous oxide from a whipped cream dispenser before causing a fatal crash has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.
Tucker Hoopengarner, 29, also admitted Wednesday to a charge of unlawful distribution of nitrous oxide, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The July 1, 2020, crash killed Jill Lawniczak, 53.
Investigators said Hoopengarner was speeding in rush hour traffic near Tampa when he veered into an oncoming lane and crashed into Lawniczak's Kia.
On the passenger-side floorboard of his SUV, investigators found a black commercial-grade whipped cream dispenser, which uses nitrous oxide cannisters as propellant, several spent cannisters and a box marked “XXX Platinum - 50 Triple Refined Cream Chargers."
None of the law enforcement officers working the crash said Hoopengarner appeared to be under the influence of a substance. But he did appear “spaced out,” according to a search warrant application.
A blood test taken after the crash detected marijuana, but yielded no other substances.
Though the evidence was thin, investigators alleged that Hoopengarner inhaled the gas and possibly went unconscious just before the crash. Nitrous oxide leaves the body within minutes, unlike alcohol and many drugs.
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His defense attorney, Christopher Klemawesch, had argued the case should be dismissed, the Times reported.
But on Wednesday, Hoopengarner took a plea deal.
“I know he took it extremely seriously,” Klemawesch said. “I know it had a profound effect on him. I know he certainly wishes it had never happened.”
Prosecutors cited “reckless driving at a high rate of speed” in bringing the vehicular homicide charge.
“His sentence is consistent with the law as well as the wishes of the victim’s family, and we are proud to achieve the justice they deserve,” Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren said in a statement.
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Libraries embrace self-checkout
As libraries work to keep up technologically and financially, the days of circulation desks and book-jacket bar codes might be limited.
The Middle Country Public Library branch in Centereach last month finished installing six radio frequency identification stations that allow patrons to self-check materials. The huge circulation desk is gone. And, while clerks still offer assistance, they are focusing on self-check and self-return.
"Kids love it -- they want to check things out for Mom," said library executive director Sandra Feinberg, adding that three RFID stations are in place in the Selden branch, too.
The process goes like this: A patron places a stack of materials on the scanning pad at a self-check station and slides his or her library card. The scanning pad reads the ID tags fixed to each item and checks them out to the user in one step. Unscanned materials will set off security-gate alarms. At Middle Country, materials can be returned via a covered drive-through attached to the building or in the library, where the circulation desk used to be.
It's quick and easy, Feinberg said, and eventually will save the library money. As users adjust to self-check, staff will be free to work on other projects like programming, a fast-growing facet of the library.
"I would say 85 percent really love it," Feinberg said of the library's patrons. "And I'd say probably 5 to 10 percent say, 'I don't like it, I don't like technology, I don't want people to lose their jobs.' "
Feinberg said there won't be layoffs because libraries have lots of natural attrition -- many employees are part-time, close to retiring, or college students. Eventually, staff departures will be sufficient to keep costs low, she said.
Feinberg estimated the cost of the $1.6 million project will be recouped in three years.
Sachem, Sayville, South Huntington, Merrick, Gold Coast and Manhasset public libraries are among those that have adopted RFID self-check, and another half-dozen libraries in Nassau now are installing the system. Only Middle Country has removed its circulation desks. And it's the only library system with a sorter, an assembly line-like machine that reads tags and sorts returned items based on library section.
It's not new technology but it's new to libraries, which are quickly picking up on it, said Ruth Westfall, administrator for technology services at the Suffolk Cooperative Library System.
"It's a good device for saving time and saving staffing, and it's easier on the staff because they don't get repeated stress injuries like carpal tunnel," Westfall said. "People can set up a self-service center with almost no staff, which is why it starts paying off."
At Middle Country's Centereach branch one recent morning, Sharon Cesa of Lake Grove rolled her double-stroller up to the self-check station armed with two potty-training books for her 2-year-old twins, Jason and Jocelyn.
"It's easy -- with the kids and my bags, it definitely makes it easier to maneuver," Cesa said. At first, she said, she was intimidated, "but then one of the librarians showed me how to use it, and it's a good thing." | https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/libraries-embrace-self-checkout-k15004 | 2022-07-28T16:17:00Z | https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/libraries-embrace-self-checkout-k15004 | false | 1 |
PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrero Group, a global sweet-packaged foods leader, today announced the appointment of Alanna Cotton as President and Chief Business Officer of Ferrero North America. Cotton will be responsible for Ferrero's business in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean, building upon its growing footprint and capabilities for iconic brands like Kinder, Butterfinger, Nutella and Tic Tac, and cookie favorites such as Keebler, Famous Amos, and Mother's. She takes on the role effective September 1, 2022.
Cotton, who will report directly to Lapo Civiletti, CEO of Ferrero Group, joins the company to support Ferrero's global business strategy of strengthening its position in the sweet packaged food category. Ferrero North America, an important growth driver for the company, is the fastest growing confectionery company in the market, experiencing double digit growth and guiding multiple brand turnarounds over the years. The company is also expanding its capabilities in North America, with a new Innovation Center with R&D Lab in the U.S. and a chocolate processing plant and Kinder Bueno line in Bloomington, Illinois. In addition, with support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, Ferrero is creating new jobs and automation at its Brantford, Ontario plant.
Cotton joins Ferrero most recently from The Coca-Cola Company where she was President of Operations for Central & Eastern Europe, serving as general manager for 26 diverse countries and over 150 brands. Prior to that, Cotton served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Samsung Electronics America, where she led the high growth segments of the consumer technology markets, including personal computing, virtual reality, wearables, and mobile audio. She has also held executive positions at PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble where she can be credited with leading large-scale businesses and driving innovation and digital transformation across the organizations.
In addition, Cotton holds an MBA from Stanford University and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University.
Cotton replaces Todd Siwak, who has decided to return to private equity and is stepping down from his role as President and Chief Business Officer of Ferrero North America.
"I'm excited to join Ferrero North America and lead this incredible team and portfolio of beloved brands on its continued growth trajectory," said Cotton. "The company's global presence and rapid expansion on the continent is impressive and I'm thrilled to help move the business forward in this new chapter."
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About Ferrero
The Ferrero Group brings joy to people around the world with beloved treats including Kinder, Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and Tic Tac. Ferrero Group is one of the world's largest sweet-packaged food companies, with over 35 iconic brands sold in more than 170 countries. More than 35,000 "Ferrerians" are committed to helping people celebrate life's special moments with high-quality products. Commitment to the planet and communities in which we operate are at the heart of Ferrero Group's family culture. Our programs and partnerships ensure our work is environmentally sustainable and beneficial to local communities.
Ferrero entered the North American market in 1969 and has grown to 5,100 employees in eight offices and 12 plants and warehouses across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It has expanded its presence and portfolio with the addition of iconic brands such as Butterfinger®, CRUNCH®, Keebler®, Famous Amos®, Mother's Cookies, and other distinctive cookie and chocolate brands. Follow @FerreroNACorp on Twitter and Instagram. www.ferreronorthamerica.com
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Chinese President Xi Jinping held on Thursday a telephone conversation with his US counterpart, Joe Biden.
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Marseille ‘in advanced talks to sign Alexis Sanchez in shock transfer but Man Utd flop must first RIP UP Inter contract’
MARSEILLE have entered advanced talks to complete a shock transfer for Alexis Sanchez, according to reports.
Man Utd flop Sanchez is currently contracted to Inter Milan, but finds himself down the pecking order for minutes.
The 33-year-old is approaching the twilight of his career, but wants to carry on playing football for a Champions League team.
Ligue 1 side Marseille have entered the fold in this regard, able to offer significant minutes to a player of Sanchez's quality and provide Champions League football courtesy of a top four finish in Ligue 1.
Talks between the two parties are said to be at an 'advanced' stage but a deal will ultimately only be possible if Sanchez RIPS UP his contract with Inter Milan, according to La Provence.
The Chilean international played 1,273 minutes at Inter last season, contributing with 14 goals with a high proportion of his games starting from the bench.
While these minutes indicate he is far from forgotten at the club, it also confirms his playing time has been reduced by almost 300 minutes from the season prior.
Marseille finished second in Ligue 1 last season, and have brought in nine new players in a bid to strengthen ahead of the new season.
Among them, former Arsenal star Matteo Guendouzi joined for £9million while Man Utd and Chelsea target Jonathan Clauss also joined for a reported fee of £6.8m.
The career of Sanchez started to take a downturn in the 2017/18 season while still with Arsenal, as his desire to force a move away seemed to impact his performances.
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However, January 2018 saw Man Utd and Arsenal strike an agreement to swap Sanchez with then United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
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ST-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRÉ, Quebec (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Thursday at Canada’s national shrine and came face-to-face with a long-standing demand from Indigenous peoples: to formally rescind the papal decrees underpinning the so-called “Doctrine of Discovery” that seemingly legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and resources.
Right before Mass began, protesters displayed a banner at the altar of the National Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré that read: “Rescind the Doctrine” in bright red and black letters. Security officers escorted the protesters away and the Mass proceeded without incident, though the banner was later draped outside the basilica.
The brief protest underscored one of the outstanding issues facing the Holy See following Francis’ historic apology for the Catholic Church’s involvement in Canada’s notorious residential schools, where generations of Indigenous peoples were forcibly removed from their families and cultures to assimilate them into Christian, Canadian society. Francis has spent the week in Canada seeking to atone for the trauma and suffering of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples.
Beyond the apology, Indigenous peoples have called on Francis to formally rescind the 15th century papal decrees, or bulls, that provided European kingdoms the religious backing to expand their territories for the sake of spreading Christianity. Those decrees have been seen as underpinning the Doctrine of Discovery, a legal doctrine coined in a 1823 U.S. Supreme Court decision that has come to be understood as meaning that ownership and sovereignty over land passed to Europeans because they “discovered” it.
Murray Sinclair, the First Nations chairman of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, cited the doctrine in a statement this week welcoming Francis’ apology but calling on him to take responsibility for the full role of the church in the Canadian residential school system.
“Driven by the Doctrine of Discovery and other church beliefs and doctrines, Catholic leaders not only enabled the government of Canada, but pushed it even further in its work to commit cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples,” Sinclair said. “It was more than the work of a few bad actors — this was a concerted institutional effort to remove children from their families and cultures, all in the name of Christian supremacy,” he said in a statement this week.
Church officials have insisted those papal decrees have long since been rescinded or superseded by other ones fully recognizing the rights of Indigenous peoples to live on their lands, and say the original bulls have no legal or moral bearing today.
And Francis during the trip has reasserted repeatedly those rights and rejected the policies of assimilation that drove the residential school system, without referring though to his predecessors’ previous decrees legitimizing colonialism. But the issue remains a sore spot for Indigenous peoples who are seeking a current repudiation as part of the Holy See’s atonement for the role of Catholic religious orders in the residential school abuses.
Both the Vatican and Canadian trip organizers have confirmed that a new statement is being prepared, though it is not expected to be released during Francis’ visit.
“The Vatican has clarified that the papal bulls associated with the Doctrine of Discovery have no legal or moral authority in the Church,” Neil MacCarthy, in charge of communications for the papal visit, told The Associated Press in an email. “However, we understand the desire to name these texts, acknowledge their impact and renounce the concepts associated with them.”
Asked about the protest, MacCarthy said: “We recognize that there are very passionate feelings about a number of issues including the Doctrine of Discovery. The brief peaceful protest did not disrupt the service and the group had a chance to express their concerns.”
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin warned Thursday that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. A person familiar with the matter said the U.S. government proposed trading convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner.
Asked about the U.S. offer, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov replied that prisoner swaps were typically negotiated discreetly behind the scenes.
“We know that such issues are discussed without any such release of information,” Peskov told reporters during a conference call. “Normally, the public learns about it when the agreements are already implemented.”
He emphasized that “no agreements have been finalized” and refused to provide further details.
In a separate statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russian and U.S. officials have conducted negotiations about possible prisoner exchanges and “there has been no concrete result yet.”
“We proceed from the assumption that interests of both parties should be taken into account during the negotiations,” Zakharova said.
Blinken’s comments marked the first time the U.S. government publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure Griner’s release. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and player for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury was arrested at a Moscow airport in mid-February when inspectors found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken said he expects to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the proposed prisoner deal and other matters. It would be their first phone call since before Russia sent its troops into Ukraine.
Russia has for years expressed interest in the release of Bout, a Russian arms dealer once labeled the “Merchant of Death.” He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 on charges that he schemed to illegally sell millions of dollars in weapons.
Griner’s trial on drug charges started in a court outside Moscow this month, and she testified Wednesday that she didn’t know how the cartridges ended up in her bag but that she had a doctor’s recommendation to use cannabis to treat career-related pain.
The 31-year-old has pleaded guilty but said she had no criminal intent in bringing the cartridges to Russia and packed in haste for her return to play in a Russian basketball league during the WNBA’s offseason. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of transporting drugs.
On Wednesday, Griner testified that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was being said while she was detained at Moscow’s airport and that officials told her to sign documents, but “no one explained any of it to me.”
Griner also said that besides the poor translation, she received no explanation of her rights or access to a lawyer during the initial hours of her detention. She said she used a translation app on her phone to communicate with a customs officer.
Her arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of Russia sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Griner’s five months of detention have raised strong criticism among teammates and supporters in the United States.
The Biden administration has faced political pressure to free Griner and other Americans whom the U.S. has declared to be “wrongfully detained” — a designation sharply rejected by Russian officials.
Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges in 2020. He and his family have vigorously asserted his innocence. The U.S. government has denounced the charges as false.
Washington has long resisted prisoner swaps out of concern that they could encourage additional hostage-taking and promote false equivalency between a wrongfully detained American and a foreign national regarded as justly convicted.
In April, however, the government struck a deal to trade U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed for jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.
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Ethiopia says ready for talks with Tigray forces ‘anytime’
A senior Ethiopian official says the government is ready for talks with rival forces from the country’s northern Tigray region “anytime, anywhere” and without preconditions, in a notable break from the past.
The announcement on Thursday by Redwan Hussein, security adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, came amid hopes for dialogue to resolve the East African nation’s deadly war that erupted in November 2020.
Redwan tweeted after meeting with special envoys from the United Nations, the European Union and the United States, adding that the African Union continental body “leads the process and can solicit logistical support from any source.”
In June, after a cease-fire and the increasing delivery of desperately needed aid to long-blockaded Tigray, both sides in the conflict agreed to sit down for talks. Ethiopia’s federal government has assigned a team of seven negotiators led by the foreign minister, but Tigray leaders have said some preconditions should be met.
On Tuesday, the president of Tigray’s regional government, Debretsion Gebremichael, said that “if the federal government was really ready to make peace, it would have resumed basic public services in the region,” referring to long-severed banking, electricity and telecom services.
Critics of the Tigray leaders have argued that they should be removed, and their forces disarmed, before talks begin. Others have said it would be illegal to enter talks with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front while it remains on the federal government’s list of designated terror groups.
Ethiopia’s government has been under international pressure to negotiate with Tigray leaders to end the war that is estimated to have killed tens of thousands of people in the Tigray and neighboring Amhara and Afar regions.
Concerns remain that the conflict could flare up again amid friction between the rival sides over conditions for the talks.
“Their disagreement over whether African Union envoy (Olusegun) Obasanjo or a top Kenyan official will lead mediation efforts to end the civil war is a dangerous obstacle to negotiations beginning,” William Davison with the International Crisis Group tweeted on Thursday. “While the truce is holding, and there’s no reason to think renewed federal-Tigray conflict is imminent, this impasse raises the risks of that.”
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You never entirely know what you're going to get when you ask listeners to rank their favorite albums of the year. But the results of All Songs Considered's 2015 listener poll may be the most diverse we've seen in ten years of doing these lists. From Kendrick Lamar's hip-hop masterpiece To Pimp A Butterfly and the dense harp-poetry of Joanna Newsom, to the effervescent pop of Carly Rae Jepsen, soul singer Leon Bridges and the immense jazz album The Epic from Kamasi Washington, listeners showed a lot of love for a broad range of sounds.
The battle for the most popular album came down to a neck-and-neck race between Sufjan Stevens and Kendrick Lamar, with everyone else in the pack trying to keep up. In the end, Stevens just edged Lamar out for our listeners' number one album. The two were followed, in order, by Courtney Barnett, Tame Impala and Father John Misty.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is the weak showing by much beloved legacy bands. Death Cab For Cutie and The Decemberists have repeatedly dominated best-of lists in past years, but in 2015 their albums didn't crack the Top 25. My Morning Jacket, another longtime favorite, just made it in at number 22.
Below, you'll find a playlist with songs from each of the Top 25 albums listeners chose as their favorites. If you want to hear us count down those 25 albums, click the audio link at the top of the page. And if you scroll down, you can also see a full list of your Top 100 albums below.
Thanks for tuning in with us this for another year and for being the greatest listeners in the world!
The Top 100 Listener Picks For 2015
Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & Lowell
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly
Courtney Barnett, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Tame Impala, Currents
Father John Misty, I Love You, Honeybear
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Grimes, Art Angels
Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free
Jamie xx, In Colour
Adele, 25
Sleater-Kinney, No Cities To Love
Leon Bridges, Coming Home
Joanna Newsom, Divers
Wilco, Star Wars
Beach House, Depression Cherry
Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton
Kamasi Washington, The Epic
Florence & The Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Chvrches, Every Open Eye
Björk, Vulnicura
Lord Huron, Strange Trails
My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall
Hop Along, Painted Shut
Josh Ritter, Sermon On The Rocks
Carly Rae Jepsen, E•MO•TION
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Ryan Adams, 1989
Torres, Sprinter
Kurt Vile, B'lieve I'm Goin Down
Kacey Musgraves, Pageant Material
Dawes, All Your Favorite Bands
Vince Staples, Summertime '06
The Front Bottoms, Back On Top
Deafheaven, New Bermuda
Julia Holter, Have You In My Wilderness
D'Angelo and The Vanguard, Black Messiah
Waxahatchee, Ivy Tripp
The Decemberists, What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World
Joe Jackson, Fast Forward
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, Surf
Brandi Carlile, The Firewatcher's Daughter
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Multi-Love
Drake, If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
El Vy, Return To The Moon
Deerhunter, Fading Frontier
Death Cab For Cutie, Kintsugi
Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
Titus Andronicus, The Most Lamentable Tragedy
Beach House, Thank Your Lucky Stars
Girlpool, Before The World Was Big
The Mountain Goats, Beat The Champ
The Arcs, Yours, Dreamily
Viet Cong, Viet Cong
Laura Marling, Short Movies
Modest Mouse, Strangers To Ourselves
Low, Ones And Sixes
Ibeyi, Ibeyi
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness
The Tallest Man On Earth, Dark Bird Is Home
Julieta Venegas, Algo Sucede
Mumford & Sons, Wilder Mind
Foals, What Went Down
Houndmouth, Little Neon Limelight
Blur, The Magic Whip
Panda Bear, Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper
Rhiannon Giddens, Tomorrow Is My Turn
Purity Ring, Another Eternity
Punch Brothers, The Phosphorescent Blues
Beirut, No No No
Lana Del Rey, Honeymoon
San Fermin, Jackrabbit
Bully, Feels Like
Eskimeaux, O.K.
Wolf Alice, My Love Is Cool
Hiatus Kaiyote, Choose Your Weapon
Miguel, Wildheart
The Lone Bellow, Then Came The Morning
Tobias Jesso Jr., Goon
Of Monsters And Men, Beneath The Skin
Pugwash, Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)
Natalie Prass, Natalie Prass
Lianne La Havas, Blood
Veruca Salt, Ghost Notes
Neon Indian, Vega INTL. Night School
Mac DeMarco, Another One
Earl Sweatshirt, I Don't Like S***, I Don't Go Outside
Built To Spill, Untethered Moon
James McMurtry, Complicated Game
Public Service Broadcasting, The Race For Space
Destroyer, Poison Season
Death Grips, The Powers That B
Hasley, Badlands
One Direction, Made In The A.M.
Justin Bieber, Purpose
Monsieur Periné, Caja De Música
Belle & Sebastian, Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
Frank Turner, Positive Songs For Negative People
The Hillbenders, Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry
The Internet, Ego Death
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Wedding Season is the upcoming Disney+ series that sounds as wild as it does action-packed. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
During these warm summer evenings, it can be hard to figure out exactly what we feel like watching. One genre that’s fitting of our sunny mood and positively booming at the moment is the romcom. A 90s favourite, the romantic comedy has had a bit of a resurgence of late and we, quite frankly, couldn’t be happier.
We’ve had Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, we’re patiently awaiting the release of Neil Patrick Harris’s Uncoupled and Julia Roberts’ return to the genre in Ticket To Paradise couldn’t come soon enough.
But with the slew of new content turning the genre on its head (for the better, may we add), there’s one new series that’s taking all the classic beloved themes and blending them with action and thriller elements to make one hell of an unmissable series.
Wedding Season is set to be Disney+’s first UK original series and will follow two lovers on the run accused of a murder they didn’t commit. Who said a criminal investigation couldn’t lead to a bit of action-packed romance?
If it sounds genre-bending, it’s because it is and we can’t wait for it to land on the platform this September. With that, here’s everything you need to know about Wedding Season.
What is the plot of Wedding Season?
As previously mentioned, this series is not just a romcom but an action series and thriller wrapped up in one.
According to the synopsis: “The genre-busting series tells the story of Katie and Stefan who fall for each other at a wedding and begin an affair, despite Katie already having a fiancé. Two months later at Katie’s wedding, her new husband and his entire family are murdered. The police think Stefan did it. Stefan thinks Katie did it. And no one knows for sure what the truth is.
“The series is an action-packed romp across the UK and the US as Katie and Stefan go on the run, all while trying to prove their innocence.”
Who will star in Wedding Season?
Wedding Season stars Rosa Salazar and Gavin Drea as Katie and Stefan respectively. The cast also includes Jade Harrison (The Capture), Jamie Michie (Game Of Thrones), Callie Cooke (Cheaters), Bhav Joshi (The Baby), Ioanna Kimbook (Inside No 9) and Omar Baroud (Baptiste).
The series is also penned by screenwriting talent Oliver Lyttelton, who brought us the taboo yet raucous Cheaters on BBC. The series is also directed by George Kane (Crashing).
Is there a trailer for Wedding Season?
There currently isn’t a trailer for Wedding Season but there are some first look images that have just been released.
In them, we can already get a sense of the action of the series, with the duo either running from (what we’re guessing to be) trouble or gambling in a casino…
…to gun-wielding, fast cars and wedding dresses.
What a whirlwind this series is shaping up to be, right?
When and where will Wedding Season be available to stream?
The new series will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on Thursday 8 September, which is Disney+ day when a slate of other new content across their marquee brands (Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Star) will also be announced.
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THRōW Social® Delray Announces Monthly Revenues Exceed $1 Million at new Delray Beach Location;
More South Florida Expansion, More Innovative Concepts Underway
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering high school math teacher turned entrepreneur Ginger Flesher-Sonnier, founder of The Ginger Companies, whose portfolio includes several of her vastly successful concepts such as country-renowned Escape Room Live® locations, Kick Axe Throwing® venues, and THRōW Social®, announces "more expansion is underway" for her company in South Florida. THRōW Social® Delray Beach, which opened in January 2022 to wild success with revenues exceeding $1 million monthly, is scouting additional locations throughout the Sunshine State.
"South Florida has spoken and has really responded extremely positively to our unique brand of fun. We've been thrilled with the positive reception to THRōW Social® Delray Beach and are already in the process of scouting several new locations as well as developing new concepts to introduce to market", explains Sonnier, who relocated to Lighthouse Point during pandemic times and became a permanent South Florida resident because of more lenient restaurant regulation classifications during COVID-19.
With many of her facilities having in-person activities (i.e., live music, shuffleboard, axe throwing, escape rooms) as an entertainment component to their service offerings, THRōW Social® Washington DC and several of her Kick Axe locations in N.Y.C., Philadelphia and Washington, DC endured government shut-down due to meeting local criteria for both restaurant and entertainment venues, yet not qualifying for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund nor the Shuttered Venues Grant. "We were stuck in a situation that led to our having to close most of our facilities for what we felt were unnecessarily extended periods of time, waiting for these policies to change. There is no denying that Florida has been so much more receptive to our needs as hospitality operators and we will continue to expand our footprint in this market indefinitely," adds Sonnier.
THRōW Social® is a competitive socializing venue, featuring an abundance of social games, chef-driven cuisine, a mixologist-led beverage program and weekly live entertainment. With locations in Washington, DC and Delray, Florida, THRōW Social® is the newest creative endeavor from the Ginger Companies, a northeastern experiential location based entertainment company. THRōW Social® Delray Beach is open to families with children by day and adults 21+ beginning at 9pm nighty. The 12,000 square foot indoor-outdoor venue features VIP cabanas in addition to DJs and live bands, axe -throwing, LED ping pong, darts and more, all in an elevated tropical chic setting that has become popular for dog-friendly dining and brunch, serving a multitude of generations. Hybrid corporate functions and Game Day events are made possible by the 22' video wall. For more information on THRōW Social® Delray Beach, visit throwsocial.com or follow them on Instagram and Facebook, @throwsocialdelray.
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(The Hill) — The Federal Reserve is showing no signs of letting up in its aggressive fight to combat rising prices, tightening wallets as it hikes interest rates at the fastest pace in decades to get a handle on red-hot inflation.
The central bank bumped its baseline interest rate range on Wednesday by another 75 basis points. The Fed raised rates by the same amount last month in a bid to counter soaring costs, marking its first rate hike of that magnitude in nearly thirty years.
Raising rates is the Fed’s primary tool to combat rising inflation as it seeks to tamp down demand by making it harder for consumers to borrow. But the actions taken by the Fed in recent months has fueled concern among some economists of a looming recession.
Here are five ways the rising rates will impact Americans.
Higher mortgages rates
Americans are already seeing higher mortgage rates as financial markets have tried to anticipate the Fed’s response to rising inflation.
“The effect of a 0.75% rate increase on mortgage and credit card interest rates is probably already baked in – both have risen in recent months and it’s the most-obvious way rate increases affect households,” Josh Bivens, research director at the Economic Policy Institute, said.
U.S. mortgage rates have sharply increased in recent months, adding more hurdles for prospective homebuyers struggling to break into a housing market in which prices soared during the pandemic.
Michael Neal, principal research associate for the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute, said mortgage rates have been “rising since the end of last year,” partly reflecting the actions taken by the central bank.
Neal said higher mortgage rates could discourage people from buying homes, as well as homeowners from refinancing.
“You refinance to lower your mortgage rate or you refinance to take out your equity. So, refinancing to lower your mortgage rate is basically off the table if, because of federal monetary policy, mortgage rates are rising,” Neal said.
“In addition, you may still want to take out equity,” he added. “But taking out equity could become more expensive if interest rates are higher.”
More bang for your savings
Rate hikes often mean higher credit card rates as the Fed tries to cool off demand by making it more expensive for Americans to borrow money.
Consumer price data released by the Labor Department showed inflation surged last month, rising to 1.3 percent in June and 9.1 percent annually, the highest year-on-year increase since 1981.
Experts are hopeful the recent hikes will ease pressure on prices by making Americans spend less. But, in turn, they say Americans also will see an incentive to save money.
“If you have money in a money market fund, those rates kind of go up automatically,” said David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.
“Some banks have raised their rates that they pay on savings accounts and [certificates of deposit, or CDs], some haven’t. But over time, the rates that people get on their savings will go up,” Wessel added.
Car loans cost more
Experts named auto loans among the list of debts consumers are likely to pay more on following the Fed’s interest rate hike.
“The most immediate effect of short term moves like this is on the rates that people pay on their car loans, which are up about a percentage point over the last seven months,” Wessel said.
“A big increase means they pay more,” he added. “Of course, if you have a small loan, it doesn’t matter, if you have a big loan that matters a lot.”
Data released by Cox Automotive and Moody’s Analytics’ Vehicle Affordability Index (VAI) in June showed that the estimated typical monthly payment rose to $712 the month before.
The figure was a high watermark, the report found, which also noted new-vehicle affordability has been taking a hit, as “increases in interest rates and vehicle prices outpacing income growth.”
Unemployment could rise
Higher interest rates could lead to rising unemployment in the months ahead, experts say, underlining one of the most difficult challenges the Fed faces in its effort to tackle climbing inflation.
“If higher interest rates lead to less spending by both households and businesses, this could reduce the pace of economic growth and soften the labor market – maybe even putting some upward pressure on the unemployment rate,” Bivens said.
The labor market has so far remained strong, adding over 370,000 jobs last month, with a low unemployment rate of just 3.6 percent. However, as the Fed kicks up interest rates to lower inflation, layoffs have also been on the rise.
“The Fed knows basically, they’re not saying this, but basically, they think unemployment is too low,” Wessel said. “And that’s causing prices, wages to go up too much.”
“So, they’re trying to raise unemployment a little bit, and the reason people worry about a recession is that it’s really hard to do something a little bit. Chances are you overdo it or underdo it,” he added.
Ask for that raise soon
With the Fed expected to keep its foot on the gas pedal in the coming months, now could be the best time to ask for a pay boost.
“Right now, there is a lot of demand for workers and there are a lot of unfilled jobs. So, it’s a good time to ask for a raise,” Wessel said. “If the Fed succeeds in slowing demand in the economy and employers start worrying about a recession, then that could change.”
Biven also warned of potential consequences if the Fed is too aggressive in raising rates.
“If this happens, some people will lose jobs, others will lose hours of work, and millions will find it harder to wring wage increases out of their employers,” Bivens said.
“This is the big potential macroeconomic effect, and it is by far the largest potential damage that higher rates could cause typical households.”
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