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GLOBAL X MANAGEMENT CO. LLC bought a fresh place in Asana Inc. (NYSE:ASAN). Money CNN data shows that the institutional investor bought 21.8 thousand shares of the stock in a transaction took place on 6/30/2022. In another most recent transaction, which held on 6/30/2022, ACORN FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICE bought approximately 20.6 thousand shares of Asana Inc. In a separate transaction which took place on 6/30/2022, the institutional investor, HARTFORD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT C bought 20.1 thousand shares of the company’s stock. The total Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.80% of the company’s stock.
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In the most recent purchasing and selling session, Asana Inc. (ASAN)’s share price increased by 1.42 percent to ratify at $19.32. A sum of 2510456 shares traded at recent session and its average exchanging volume remained at 4.11M shares. The 52-week price high and low points are important variables to concentrate on when assessing the current and prospective worth of a stock. Asana Inc. (ASAN) shares are taking a pay cut of -86.75% from the high point of 52 weeks and flying high of 19.33% from the low figure of 52 weeks.
Asana Inc. (ASAN) shares reached a high of $19.34 and dropped to a low of $18.295 until finishing in the latest session at $18.90. Traders and investors may also choose to study the ATR or Average True Range when concentrating on technical inventory assessment. Currently at 1.54 is the 14-day ATR for Asana Inc. (ASAN). The highest level of 52-weeks price has $145.79 and $16.19 for 52 weeks lowest level. The liquidity ratios which the firm has won as a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00.
Having a look at past record, we’re going to look at various forwards or backwards shifting developments regarding ASAN. The firm’s shares rose 9.40 percent in the past five business days and grew 2.71 percent in the past thirty business days. In the previous quarter, the stock fell -32.85 percent at some point. The company’s performance is now negative at -74.08% from the beginning of the calendar year.
According to WSJ, Asana Inc. (ASAN) obtained an estimated Overweight proposal from the 12 brokerage firms currently keeping a deep eye on the stock performance as compares to its rivals. 2 equity research analysts rated the shares with a selling strategy, 3 gave a hold approach, 6 gave a purchase tip, 1 gave the firm a overweight advice and 0 put the stock under the underweight category. The average price goal of one year between several banks and credit unions that last year discussed the stock is $34.82.
Shell plc (SHEL) shares on Friday’s trading session, jumped 3.67 percent to see the stock exchange hands at $53.38 per unit. Lets a quick look at company’s past reported and future predictions of growth using the EPS Growth. EPS growth is a percentage change in standardized earnings per share over the trailing-twelve-month period to the current year-end. The company posted a value of $9.50 as earning-per-share over the last full year, while a chance, will post $9.62 for the coming year. The current EPS Growth rate for the company during the year is 192.60% and predicted to reach at -7.39% for the coming year. In-depth, if we analyze for the long-term EPS Growth, the out-come was 34.70% for the past five years and the scenario is totally different as the current prediction is 1.00% for the next five year.
The last trading period has seen Shell plc (SHEL) move -13.45% and 40.60% from the stock’s 52-week high and 52-week low prices respectively. The daily trading volume for Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) over the last session is 6.1 million shares. SHEL has attracted considerable attention from traders and investors, a scenario that has seen its volume jump 16.35% compared to the previous one.
Investors focus on the profitability proportions of the company that how the company performs at profitability side. Return on equity ratio or ROE is a significant indicator for prospective investors as they would like to see just how effectively a business is using their cash to produce net earnings. As a return on equity, Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) produces 20.60%. Because it would be easy and highly flexible, ROI measurement is among the most popular investment ratios. Executives could use it to evaluate the levels of performance on acquisitions of capital equipment whereas investors can determine that how the stock investment is better. The ROI entry for SHEL’s scenario is at 7.10%. Another main metric of a profitability ratio is the return on assets ratio or ROA that analyses how effectively a business can handle its assets to generate earnings over a duration of time. Shell plc (SHEL) generated 8.60% ROA for the trading twelve-month.
Volatility is just a proportion of the anticipated day by day value extend—the range where an informal investor works. Greater instability implies more noteworthy benefit or misfortune. After an ongoing check, Shell plc (SHEL) stock is found to be 2.58% volatile for the week, while 2.49% volatility is recorded for the month. The outstanding shares have been calculated 3.73B. Based on a recent bid, its distance from 20 days simple moving average is 8.44%, and its distance from 50 days simple moving average is -0.64% while it has a distance of 4.76% from the 200 days simple moving average.
The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is a well-known specialized pointer made by Larry Williams to help recognize overbought and oversold circumstances. Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL)’s Williams Percent Range or Williams %R at the time of writing to be seated at 2.09% for 9-Day. It is also calculated for different time spans. Currently for this organization, Williams %R is stood at 1.40% for 14-Day, 1.40% for 20-Day, 49.45% for 50-Day and to be seated 49.45% for 100-Day. Relative Strength Index, or RSI(14), which is a technical analysis gauge, also used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100 for overbought and oversold. In the case of Shell plc, the RSI reading has hit 60.69 for 14-Day. | https://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/01/revealing-the-truly-crowded-trades-asana-inc-asan-shell-plc-shel/ | 2022-08-01T21:40:48Z | https://www.bovnews.com/2022/08/01/revealing-the-truly-crowded-trades-asana-inc-asan-shell-plc-shel/ | true | 19813 |
(The Hill) — Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) were among the GOP figures who joined former President Donald Trump at the LIV Golf event at his Bedminster Golf Club in New Jersey this weekend.
At one point, the crowd gathered near where the trio were watching the action, in a tent just off a tee box, and broke out in a “Let’s Go Brandon” chant, an online joke turned political slogan popularized on the right by critics of President Joe Biden.
Carlson, Greene and Trump are all seen smiling on the video, with the former president giving the crowd several fist bumps and egging them on.
Trump has praised the Saudi-backed league, which has come under scrutiny given the country’s human rights abuses and reported ties to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
“I think LIV has been a great thing for Saudi Arabia, for the image of Saudi Arabia,” Trump said of the new league last week. “I think it’s going to be an incredible investment from that standpoint, and that’s more valuable than lots of other things because you can’t buy that — even with billions of dollars.”
Dozens of PGA Tour golfers have defected to the Saudi-backed league, which is paying millions of dollars in guaranteed money to participants.
Swedish golfer Henrik Stenson won the Bedminster tournament, taking home $4 million in prize money. | https://fox4kc.com/news/national/liv-golf-crowd-shouts-lets-go-brandon-to-trump-greene-carlson/ | 2022-08-01T21:47:13Z | https://fox4kc.com/news/national/liv-golf-crowd-shouts-lets-go-brandon-to-trump-greene-carlson/ | true | 17 |
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N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases for 4th day: state media
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained at zero for the fourth consecutive day, according to its state media Tuesday.
No new fever cases were reported over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing data from the state emergency anti-epidemic headquarters.
It did not provide information on whether additional deaths have been reported.
The total number of fever cases from late April to 6 p.m. Monday stood at 4.77 million, of which 99.99 percent had recovered and 95 are being treated, it added.
The North's daily fever tally has been on a downward trend after peaking at over 392,920 on May 15, three days after it announced a coronavirus outbreak.
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(LEAD) Opposition growing among teachers, parents to gov't plan to lower school entry age to 5 | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220802000300325 | 2022-08-01T21:53:45Z | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220802000300325 | false | 1 |
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) _ Viper Energy Partners LP (VNOM) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $34 million.
On a per-share basis, the Midland, Texas-based company said it had net income of 44 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 43 cents per share.
The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 43 cents per share.
The oil and gas company posted revenue of $239.3 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $220 million.
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Dear editor,
It was a joy to read “Digging Up a piece of Hyde Park History.” I grew up at the Neighborhood Club and University Church, and John and Carol Ramey were mentors. There was such broad community support for the Club in those days, as reflected in the Herald's coverage of The Pied Piper fundraiser in March of 1959. I recall as well the strong community support for other HPNC fundraisers, such as Pancake Day, the Ice Cream Social and the Christmas Tree Sale. And it was not just the Club that enjoyed such support. At the height of the settlement house era, neighborhoods all across Chicago and in most other cities had a community facility such as the Neighborhood Club that featured educational, recreational and social programs for all ages, with the surrounding neighborhood providing substantial financial and volunteer support. Many factors contributed to the end of this era. Ironically, one of those factors was the development of government and foundation grants. Receiving such grants is great as long as the money is flowing, but agencies that become too dependent on this source of revenue are out of luck when government and foundation priorities change and the revenue stream dries up. In the meantime, the agency has spent less time developing financial and other support in the neighborhood. Thus, when the grants are hard to come by, the agency sometimes dies, and the neighborhood that it once served is much the poorer because of the agency's demise. Who taught me this? Well, John Ramey; drawing, I'm sure, upon his experience with the demise (noted in your article) of the Greater Cincinnati Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers in 1969. The lesson here is that it behooves HPNC and those neighborhood centers that remain to constantly nurture their community ties in regard to fundraising, seeking volunteers, public relations and, most importantly, serving the community in a multitude of ways. I continue to support the Neighborhood Club financially, even though I moved out of Hyde Park 50 years ago. I encourage all of the Herald's readers to do likewise. Thanks again for the piece on Mr. Ramey and his treasure trove of Hyde Park Heralds.
Ervin Bruce
Garden City, Idaho | https://www.hpherald.com/opinion/the-neighborhood-club-a-hyde-park-treasure/article_cdb8a42e-11b0-11ed-b671-ef5f099f5659.html | 2022-08-01T21:57:25Z | https://www.hpherald.com/opinion/the-neighborhood-club-a-hyde-park-treasure/article_cdb8a42e-11b0-11ed-b671-ef5f099f5659.html | false | 1 |
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Boise Cascade L.L.C. (BCC) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $218.1 million.
The Boise, Idaho-based company said it had profit of $5.49 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.64 per share.
The engineered wood products and plywood company posted revenue of $2.28 billion in the period.
Boise Cascade shares have decreased slightly since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $71.01, an increase of 39% in the last 12 months.
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CLEMMONS — West Forsyth hit the field Monday for the first day of official practice. The Titans are coming off a season in which they went 5-5 and reached the NCHSAA Class 4-A playoffs.
Here's what coach Adrian Snow and the Titans' Kian Bailey and J.D. LeGrant had to say:
ADRIAN SNOW
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J.D. LeGRANT | https://journalnow.com/sports/high-school/watch-now-report-from-first-football-practice-at-west-forsyth/article_f31cb442-11d5-11ed-abb6-47905b0a16cf.html | 2022-08-01T22:00:25Z | https://journalnow.com/sports/high-school/watch-now-report-from-first-football-practice-at-west-forsyth/article_f31cb442-11d5-11ed-abb6-47905b0a16cf.html | false | null |
SALEM, Mass. — Deep in the pages of Massachusetts' $53 billion state budget, you'll find the name of a woman many considered a witch.
Well, on Thursday, after Governor Charlie Baker signed the $53 billion state budget, the New York Times reported that Elizabeth Johnson, the last remaining state resident to be legally classified as a witch, was exonerated.
And it was all thanks to a tenacious eight-grade civic's class.
According to the newspaper, Johnson confessed during the Salem Witch Trials that she practiced witchcraft.
During the trials, 19 people were hanged, and one man was crushed to death by rocks, the Associated Press reported.
According to the news outlet, Johnson was sentenced to be hanged, but then-Gov. William Phips threw out her punishment.
The New York Times reported Johnson lived to be 77 before dying in 1747.
For more than 300 years, dozens of suspects were exonerated except for Johnson, the news outlets reported.
That's when North Andover civics teacher Carrie LaPierre comes in.
For three years, LaPierre and her students led a campaign to clear Johnson's name by drafting legislation and lobbying state officials, the newspaper reported.
Well, their hard work paid off this year with lawmakers formally exonerating her in May and Gov. Baker clearing her name for good after signing the budget Thursday. | https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/last-massachusetts-resident-classified-as-witch-exonerated-329-years-later | 2022-08-01T22:03:41Z | https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/last-massachusetts-resident-classified-as-witch-exonerated-329-years-later | true | 19 |
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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Sunday, officials from the Don Harrington Discovery Center (DHDC) presented “Beyond: Unity in Community,” a new immersive cultural exhibit.
According to a DHDC press release, “Beyond: Unity in Community” now opens a cultural exhibit at DHDC that will highlight different refugee communities in Amarillo, and honor the unique lifestyles and contributions of members of our community.
DHDC said the exhibit will feature the Karen Community of Amarillo and the Karen lifestyle, food, environment, and scientific contributions in Myanmar.
Officials from DHDC said according to U.S. Department of State data, Amarillo has the largest refugee population per capita of any city in Texas and is home to two refugee resettlement agencies that resettled nearly 7,000 refugees in the area between 2007-2017.
Officials from the Beyond exhibit Karen installation will feature a traditional stilted rice field hut and rice processing area (one of the main agricultural products of the area), a rice field and 32
mural of Kwekabaw Mountain, a wardrobe area with traditional clothing, Karen games, native animals, indigenous foods, traditional Karen instruments, and music.
DHDC also said that beyond provides culturally learning opportunities to engage refugee youth more effectively with STEM concepts and potential careers in STEM.
The Beyond exhibit is now open, in time for the Karen Martyrs Day and Traditional Wrist Tying ceremony in August. | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/don-harrington-discovery-center-presents-a-new-exhibit-beyond-unity-in-community/ | 2022-08-01T22:04:37Z | https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/don-harrington-discovery-center-presents-a-new-exhibit-beyond-unity-in-community/ | false | 2 |
34-year-old Louisville woman found dead in Scott County; police investigating
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An investigation is underway after a Louisville woman was found dead in southern Indiana.It happened on Sunday, July 31, according to the Scott County Sheriff's Office. Scott County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a location on South Underwood Road in reference to a body found. They said when they arrived, they found 34-year-old Ashley Deaton-Hedge, of Louisville. Detective Lt. John Hartman and Detective 1st Sgt. Jacklyn Shofner of the sheriff's office responded to the location and are conducting the death investigation.An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Scott County sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a location on South Underwood Road in reference to a body found.
They said when they arrived, they found 34-year-old Ashley Deaton-Hedge, of Louisville.
Detective Lt. John Hartman and Detective 1st Sgt. Jacklyn Shofner of the sheriff's office responded to the location and are conducting the death investigation.
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. | https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-woman-found-dead-in-scott-county-police-investigating/40774485 | 2022-08-01T22:05:25Z | https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-woman-found-dead-in-scott-county-police-investigating/40774485 | false | null |
After nearly a decade of shifting the music industry with surprise drops and arresting visual albums, Beyoncé's seventh full-length album, Renaissance, emerged into the world on Friday in a way that almost felt traditional. There was a lead single, a properly announced release date and even a highly publicized leak, but the retro-leaning familiarity of Beyoncé's approach hasn't lessened the impact of an album that demands a deep decoding. Thick with references to dance music past and present and the Black artists who've built the genre, there's much to dig into on the overwhelming, energetic and well-studied Renaissance.
Can Queen Bey command the legions of listeners who follow her back to those sweaty, communal, utopian spaces that span decades of history and memory? NPR Music convened three critics — Ann Powers, Jason King and LaTesha Harris — to linger over the build and release of Renaissance and see how deep the dance floor ecstasy goes.
Jason King: The first thing that strikes me about Renaissance, Beyoncé's ultra-anticipated seventh solo album, is that it's her first full-length release I've listened to rather than watched since 2011's 4. Every other Bey event of the past nine years — 2013's surprise visual album Beyoncé, 2016's HBO-delivered musical film Lemonade, 2019's Netflix-assisted Homecoming, 2020's Disney+ tie-in Black is King — has been an immersive feast for the eyes as much as, or even more than, the ears. This time around, Renaissance's retro-'90s lead single "Break My Soul" climbed the pop charts without an official narrative feature music video. Beyoncé's no fool: she promoted Renaissance by way of a high-end fashion spread in British Vogue, and the tantalizing, slickly-rendered album art and photography. But I'm struck that she seems to want us to mostly hear her first—and all that implies.
Renaissance is a maximalist opus of 16 tracks that summon six decades of innovation across the sprawling multiverse of post-1970s Black dance music. It's Beyoncé, so naturally it's shrewdly calculated: There's Nile Rodgers' iconic chucking '70s disco guitar on "Cuff It;" the pioneering Chicago house of Green Velvet on "Cozy" (along with house music DJ Honey Dijon, who also contributes to "Alien Superstar"); the buckwild hip-hop banger "Church Girl" featuring a Twinkie Clark gospel sample served up by co-producers No I.D. and The-Dream; not to mention West African Afrobeats and South African gqom, trap and a whole lot more.
Songs start one way and then somehow morph into something else: "Pure/Honey" serves up 1990s underground New York voguing music (thanks to its sample of Kevin Aviance's "Cunty") before transforming into breezy Prince-esque '80s boogie. Samples and interpolations of the funk music past, paying homage to legends from James Brown to Teena Marie, abound in Beyoncé's expansive, quasi-chaotic musical Cuisinart. Even in the absence of Beyoncé's customary immersive visuals, Renaissance is such a barreling head rush of creative musical, sonic and lyrical ideas that the work of deconstructing and making sense of it is inherent to the album's coded power. Whether the results successfully cohere and do what Beyoncé seems to hope they will do — inspire escapist fun and transcendence in these grim times — is something to ponder.
LaTesha Harris: With a multitude of mirrors for light to reflect off, a disco ball is a space of infinite possibilities. Every glance offers a new perspective, a new world to disappear into. In late 2020, I predicted that Beyoncé planned to pivot to disco for her long-awaited solo seventh studio album based solely on the fact that her IG updates featured more power clashing fits. True to the clues, Beyoncé's sonorous new release is a power clash. Ambitious and experimental, disparate elements merge together with tracks starting in one era and ending in a different one.
As Jason described, Renaissance, the first of what she has called a three-part project, turns disco's infinite potential into a showcase of the sonic Black diaspora. In every refraction of light, a different genre is transformed and beamed down to the dance floor with the sole purpose of getting listeners out of their heads and into their bodies. What you said about this being the first Beyoncé project in nearly a decade we could only listen to start is so poignant. If Renaissance is the theme of the ball, Beyoncé is the house mother fussin' on the balcony, the queen on the floor serving face, the spectator snapping in time and omnipotent judge all at once. We're not meant to watch the renaissance, we're meant to go out and create it.
Ann Powers: Thank you both for setting up the question that's been haunting me ever since Beyoncé began the Renaissance rollout with the imperiously ecstatic "Break My Soul" and an image of her astride a glass horse, embodying disco decadence: Can Beyoncé actually have fun? Is that what this project is all about? She highlights that word in "Cuff It," the joyful Chic tribute that's one of the album's most instantly memorable tracks. "Have you ever had fun like this?" she sings with a softness that glows up the next line, the song's lyrical hook — "We gon' f*** up the night." Fun is what f**** up the night, what sets the established order on its head.
I'm distinguishing "fun" from "pleasure" here, and also from the work (it, girl) of providing fun to others. Fun is unpredictable and does not have a goal, even the bodily fulfillment pleasure offers: In queer spaces, the scholar Ben Walters writes, it is the sparkle dust that unites individuals: "Queer fun builds queer worlds." Beyoncé has long been a master and outspoken advocate of sexual pleasure, but even at her most sensual — think of "Rocket," which includes the line "I do it like it's my profession" — she's about business more than fun. Her command of the erotic is yet another product of her perfectionism, and if she gets mind-blowing orgasms out of it, that's her due.
Fun refutes the kind of perfectionism by which she lives, which is why I doubted her when she implied in her initial announcement that this project would be her entryway into it. Within her career, this child performer turned mother-mogul has embodied many virtues. Her impeccable work ethic complemented by her skill at maintaining an enviable work-life balance; her claims to power coupled with a steadfast commitment to mentorship and building Black-centered community; her visionary capabilities grounded in a dedication to craft — all of these qualities have made Beyoncé the formidable leader of an ever-more aspirational pop world. Yet for all the pleasure and catharsis she's offered her fans, Beyoncé has rarely presented herself as buoyantly free within her music. She works so we can enjoy her. So, accepting that she did feel as free as she claims while making this music, I am compelled to ask — what is the functionality of her fun?
Jason King: On first listen, Renaissance seems to sidestep emotional confessionalism. There's no deep dive into protest politics, despite the loaded title of album cut "America Has a Problem." By any definition, that's a hard left turn for an artist whose 2016 Lemonade became one of the most politically trenchant and emotionally compelling works of art to emerge during a decade defined by #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo concerns. But Renaissance may be activist in another way: The album's driving focus on rhythm drove me — desperately — to hear these songs on a crowded dance floor in the IRL company of other dancers. I ventured Saturday night to a handful of New York queer bars and clubs to hear DJs spin selected album tracks (and in one club, the DJ just played the entire album in sequence). The electrifying beats and grooves did what they were intended to do: They summoned me to the nearest clubs, compelling me to shake off the isolation and silos I've become accustomed to over the past couple of years of pandemic Hell. Is Renaissance's mission of dance floor togetherness and social aggregation right on time? Or is it too early in its attempt to engineer the Roaring 2020s, given that we're still slogging our way through an exhaustive third summer of a global pandemic (and emerging viral outbreaks like monkeypox) and we're not out of it yet, no matter how hard some of us wish we were?
However you look at it, Renaissance is Beyoncé's Funkadelic moment, her Clintonian offer of a chance to dance your way out of your constrictions, to free your ass so your mind can follow — musical motivation to release your wiggle. It's telling that Renaissance wraps up with "Summer Renaissance," a key-shifting, deconstructed interpolation of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" — the pivotal 1977 track that helped inaugurate modern electronica and the current neo-disco craze. It's a brazen mic drop moment, a potent reminder that Black women — like Summer and Beyoncé herself — have always already been at the center, not on the periphery, of the past 50 years of electronic and dance music innovation.
LaTesha Harris: Beyoncé is generous to the girls who tore up the dance floor before her. Lead single "Break My Soul" shows love to Robin S. and Big Freedia, a New Orleans rapper whose work reflects a direct evolution of disco to hip-hop to bounce, and she snagged a feature from Studio-54 staple Grace Jones on the Tems-assisted "Move." She also doesn't shy away from the soulful aspects of house, rooting the genre in its Black origins as she replatforms it for the masses. The most notable stop in this extensive tour de flowers is Beyoncé's sampling of Moi Renee, a centerpiece of New York's underground ball culture in the '90s. The multi-layered "Pure/Honey'' is a masterclass, a nod to Mr. Fingers, and it even features a shoutout to Janet Jackson's 1986 funk hit, "Nasty" before returning back to the ball with Renee's "Miss Honey" — often considered the first bitch track. The drag legend's inclusion and replatforming on Renaissance makes the album Beyoncé's most explicit embrace of the support she's recieved from her longstanding queer audience. Shortly before the album's release, Beyoncé posted a statement on her website, thanking her Uncle Jonny who died of HIV-related complications in the early '90s: "He was my Godmother and the first person to expose me to a lot of the music and culture that serve as inspiration for this album. Thank you to all the pioneers who originate culture, to all of the fallen angels whose contributions have gone unrecognized for far too long. This is a celebration for you."
As much as Renaissance is Beyoncé's first electronic dance record, it's also her first solo rap record. Album opener, "I'm That Girl," arguably one of its more confessional tracks, delivers an homage to Princess Loko, an underground pioneer of Southern gangsta rap in the '90s. In returning to her roots as a teenaged music lover who grew up on Southern hip-hop, she has reinvented her approach to sound. Bey weaves trap elements, notably her signature rap-sing cadence as she delivers jaw-dropping bars, with synth beats akin to the bitch tracks '90s drag queens vogued to in gay underground ballroom scenes. True to her intention to honor hip-hop's legacy within the space of disco, on "Heated," a pop-trap masterclass that features the Queen at her most braggadocious, she brags, "Fan me off, I'm hot, hot, hot. Like stolen Chanel, lock me up in jail. Fingertips go tap, tap, tap on my MPC, makin' disco trap."
Ann Powers: Rap-mode Beyonce has long been her most playful manifestation, even as she matches any rival for wit and dexterity. That's extra true on Renaissance – I particularly love "Pure/Honey," LaTesha, not just for its nod to queens past but because her bratty, snappy delivery invokes Moi Renee's sharp, chaotic energy. By foregrounding voices like Renee's and Big Freedia's, who've been marginalized within a hip-hop pantheon grounded in traditionally masculine notions of virtuosity and strength, Beyonce also claims a safe space for herself. Like Madonna, who's returned to her dance floor roots many times to relax and rejuvenate, Beyonce is now over 40 in a pop field that barely tolerates women, and in this space she finds sustenance and affirmation.
When I first heard "Break My Soul," I honestly felt her voice was a bit lost in its swirling blare; but now I think that's the point. The internet chatter about Big Freedia's command to "release your wiggle" (and Beyonce's girlish echo, "I just quit my job and fell in love") being part of the mythical Great Resignation is off-base, in my opinion. This is about finding freedom wholly in the moment, in the provisional utopia a club can provide, and being rejuvenated so you can work — and fight — another day. It's instructive to recall the previous time Beyonce sampled Freedia, on "Formation," which along with its Katrina-themed video formed one of her most overtly political statements. A call to arms and to raised consciousness, "Formation" highlighted a Freedia line that reinforced that message: "I came to slay, bitch." Now, we're going on a decade of queer and BIPOC activism in the face of brutal challenge after brutal challenge. As the ACT-UP and Queer Nation activists who danced by night and raged by day knew, resilience requires not only fierceness but flexibility. Today's influencers call it self-care. "Break My Soul" resonated differently days after its release, after Roe v. Wade was overturned and new threats to LGBTQIA+ rights loomed. The wiggle it released in people was a soul adjustment needed to survive the battering.
Beyoncé herself does get loose, or at least looser, on Renaissance, in ways that differ greatly from her liberatory confessions on Lemonade or the highly strategic expressions of pride and empowerment that made Homecoming great and Black Is King and Everything Is Love more than just a soundtrack and a side project suggest. There are moments in the album's groovier songs in which she really unlocks her voice — I'm thinking about the dizzy soprano she accesses during "Virgo's Groove," the sensuality she favors over her usual big-swing balladry on "Plastic Off the Sofa," and that crazy melding with Summer's genre-shaking moans on "Summer Renaissance." It's key that the Summer sample jumping out of this grand finale centers on the phrase, "It's so good," the most scintillating utterance the elder diva makes in that song, an engulfment in orgasmic self-possession that's also open to another's touch. I like Beyoncé in this space. It feels good.
Jason King: For an album that's so focused on timing and rhythm, Renaissance is a late arriver to the Top 40 disco and deep house revival party. Beyoncé's stated mission to gift us with "a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world" isn't all that far removed than the language artists like Jessie Ware and Dua Lipa were using just a couple of years ago to talk about their lockdown era retro-disco albums. And Renaissance enters the pop music mainstream just two weeks after Lizzo's Special: Her fastball disco-throwback single "About Damn Time" climbed to No. 1 last week. Given Beyoncé's conspicuous absence from the Top 10 for the past six years, Renaissance's club music approach also feels a bit like catch-up. But Renaissance distinguishes itself from the pack because it seems committed to disco (and the later styles it spawned) as politics, not just as sound. Despite the disco and house influenced pop delivered by black artists like Doja Cat, Victoria Monet, Drake and The Weeknd, much of the recent disco and deep house resurgence has been commandeered by white folks. Renaissance finds Beyoncé explicitly naming and claiming Blackness and racial identity in the context of the club music revival.
Renaissance, as Ann notes, feels invested in the politics of queer pleasure and fun. It's Beyoncé romanticizing LGBTQ+ worldmaking and the idea of the club as an immersive utopia of power and possibility. On songs like "Break My Soul" and "I'm That Girl" she draws on club music's claims to inspirational optimism (think of the hook of disco classic "Ain'' No Stoppin' Us Now" or the lyric to '80s deep house chestnut "Can You Feel It" by Mr. Fingers) and matches them with hip-hop and her brand of new-age self-sufficiency (" motherf****** ain't stopping me" is the album's first lyric). "I didn't want this power," Beyoncé confesses — but she's putting her celebrity influence (and money) to work anyway. It matters that she's doing so at a fraught political moment when queer-phobic U.S. legislators are introducing so-called "don't say gay" bills and misplacing their energy on canceling drag queen story-time programs at public libraries.
As LaTesha noted, Beyoncé is positioning herself as a student of club history and LGBTQ+ culture. Renaissance is the outcome of that educational crash course, as she gives dap to a whole array of club music founders and pioneers. Some might cynically call Renaissance virtue-signaling opportunism — but Beyoncé is wisely continuing to align herself with marginalized, vulnerable communities in a way that can only empower them. Renaissance, I think, could only have happened in a burn-down-your-closet pop music world that Lil Nas X helped build.
Ann Powers: Jason, I want to return to that question you asked at the start of this conversation — what does it mean to release music that compels people to gather, dance and breathe all over each other while the world remains stuck in not one but two viral health crises, one particularly affecting (and unjustly stigmatizing) LGBTQIA+ communities? Problematic, right? Except maybe not, because as you also wrote about Dua Lipa's breakthrough record in 2020, Renaissance is also a dance record that can be enjoyed in solitude. Or rather, in the strange communal solitude the collision of the pandemic and social media has made common.
With the historic surprise drop of her 2013 self-titled album, Beyoncé entered the supergiant phase of her career by rejecting standard industry practices, but these boss moves hurt her in one significant way: sales. As a thorough New York Times piece on the Renaissance rollout noted, she's found many other ways to make bank while also securing her status as a genius – "one of one," as she raps in the cybernetically fierce "Alien Superstar." But her chart numbers have dropped as her status as a groundbreaking artist has risen. With this album drop she's clearly aiming for old-fashioned chart dominance.
This plan could have been foiled when Renaissance leaked Wednesday afternoon, but the Beyhive's devotion or, perhaps, lack of access to pirated material had fans waiting to experience the album together at its scheduled arrival time. Midnight EST felt like 2 a.m. with your favorite DJ on the decks, for sure — social media platforms lit up like Saturday Night Fever's dance floor as fans let the album, which plays as one continuous DJ set, wash over them. Responses were predictably hyperbolic, with special attention being paid to the album's satisfying sequencing and fanciful transitions between songs; the veneration-through-sampling-and-collaboration of LGBTQIA+ icons and innovators; and dense layering of sounds within each track, which critic Jenna Wortham dubbed a "sensory abundance tank."
Some faves from my Twitter feed, mostly posted by other writers: Wynter Mitchell calling the album "impressively horny, as a 40+ woman very reflective of sexuality over 40"; Gerrick Kennedy hearing echoes of his youthful days seeking club-kid community in New Orleans; Akilah Hughes declaring, "All Up In Your Mind's bass is the Afrofuturism I dream of"; many, many people making cocaine jokes. (Vintage club culture loved white powder, in case anyone's forgotten.) The platform had become a Brooklyn roller disco circa 1978, pulsating with energy. "If this is what Beyoncé was doing up in the house all quarantine, LOCK US BACK UP!!" wrote the photographer/videographer and dancer Rhon Cameron.
Such a love avalanche may be expected when an artist with a huge, passionate fan base debuts a new project. Harry Styles, for example, caused a similar stan riot when his Harry's House first leaked and then was officially released back in May. But the instant embrace of Renaissance felt more like a watershed moment, a true melding of the real and the virtual. In this way, it reminded me of a similar event that took place just days before — venerated singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's return to performing after many years, last month at the Newport Folk Festival. That surprise set, which showed Mitchell to be stronger in voice and spirit than many had assumed a 78-year-old still recovering from a 2015 aneurysm could be, was certainly bucket-list stuff for the crowd gathered in Rhode Island to hear her. But it resonated immediately with a worldwide audience through the videos fans and festival organizers posted of her singing and playing guitar. Countless fans posted accounts of weeping as they watched these videos, their outpouring of feeling as powerful as any account from the Fort Adams field itself. Though not designed as a hybrid event, Mitchell's return to the stage revealed just how central virtual experience has become within popular culture. Renaissance did the same, and more intentionally.
Jason King: One night several years ago I was at a dinner with the late great cultural critic Greg Tate, and he riffed about how Beyoncé has never necessarily been a genius in terms of her originality — but rather, she's a curatorial genius whose magic is to bring together collaborators and other people's intellectual property into a unique artistic vision that is a sum often greater than its parts. Beyoncé's curatorial genius is part of the explanation for Renaissance's aesthetic sprawl and the sheer number of contributors involved (just reading through the credit list is a task unto itself). She knows how to solicit excellence out of her collaborators: That's why "Heated," her Drake collab on Renaissance, sounds like a better Drake track than most of what ended up on Honestly, Nevermind, Drake's mediocre bid for dance-music relevancy this year. Renaissance deserves to be considered in relation to other important culture-hopping, curated dance music albums like the ingenious 1997 Masters at Work-produced Nuyorican Soul. I'm even prepared to think of Renaissance as a document of historical black music research in the spirit of Quincy Jones' Grammy-winning 1989 Back on the Block.
Beyoncé's mercenary approach to curation can also rub some people the wrong way. Last week, R&B artist Kelis spoke out forcefully about her dismay in learning that "Milkshake," one of her 2003 hits with writing fully credited to The Neptunes — a song for which she claims she never received credit or compensation — was allegedly interpolated by Beyoncé on the track "Energy" without her advance notice or permission. While Kelis likened the sample to "theft," I suspect that Beyoncé did nothing wrong by the letter of the law: Kelis does not appear to be a copyright owner of the composition or the master recording. If the usage was legally cleared, and all copyright owners were contacted and compensated, there is no legal obligation to give the performer a heads up that their work is being used. However, sampling and interpolating — due to the still-troubling politics of music business and the extractive nature of recording contracts — continues to bring up ethical questions of who gets to shine and who remains uninvited to the party.
There's plenty to celebrate in witnessing Beyoncé use her curatorial superpower to give flowers and credit to the often overlooked OG pioneers of club music like Green Velvet and Kevin Aviance and her recruitment of current queer, non-binary and trans contributors like Honey Dijon. But what of other intrepid and alternative black artists of the recent past who've been serving as the default custodians of the same left-curve disco, house, techno and electronica Beyoncé is now putting forth? I'm not just thinking of Kelis, but also independent musicians like Ultra Naté, Aluna, Jayda G, Dawn Richard and Azealia Banks — none of whom get much credit for doing the musical and sonic R&D from which the club music revival mainstream is currently drawing its power. It's certainly not Beyoncé's responsibility in any way to include any of those artists in her vision of her own renaissance. But with great power comes great responsibility — and sometimes in using our power to illuminate and bring the distant past into the disco ball's infinite light, we inadvertently obscure what's right in front of us.
LaTesha Harris: I believe that in an alternate, less fortunate universe, Beyoncé never makes Renaissance. The first splinter from that world is the moment at the 2015 Grammy awards ceremony when her industry-changing and world-stopping self-titled visual album lost album of the year to Beck, and then again when her magnum opus Lemonade lost the same prize to Adele. It's no secret the Recording Academy has a race problem. At the same time, it's a truth universally acknowledged that Beyoncé and Lemonade are bodies of works unmatched in their cultural and political impact, sonic genius and ability to innovate the music industry. The question of course becomes, when a Black woman creates and releases two of the best albums ever made and the highest court in the land ignores her contributions, what is left to be done in a musical career?
Enter "I'm That Girl," the opening track of Renaissance. Beyoncé reminds listeners of her superior ability to create sonic magic before claiming in a low register, almost blase, "It's not the diamonds, it's not the pearls, it's not my man, it's not my stance, it's just that I'm that girl." Here, Beyoncé discusses her inherent radiant light — she's secure in herself without material adornments. Her apparent denouncement of wealth continues with the complex line "I be beatin' down the block, knockin' Basquiats off the wall-all." The line transitions into "cleanse me of my sins," perhaps a suggestion that Beyoncé is at least reflecting on her decades-long obsession with wealth and materialism. She even states, as Jason mentioned, that she never wanted the power she accumulated in the past 25 years. "I'm That Girl'' finds B shrugging off the burden of reputation that the world has assigned to her and she found herself mythologized in. It's self confidence in the fact that even without the glamor and recognition, she's still that girl.
This is all to say, I think that after experiencing two of the most egregious snubs back to back, Beyoncé decided to switch it up. It didn't matter how perfectly she curated her image, it didn't matter how meticulous she was with her work ethic, it didn't matter how much blood, sweat and tears she shed, someone could always deny her flowers. The way I see things, Beyoncé announced her retirement as Beyoncé the careerist with Homecoming (she did indeed "quit her job" as she claimed on "Break My Soul") and evolved into Beyonce the executive producer and sonic curator. The live performance, studio album and documentary three-punch combo delivered the final word on her status as the world's greatest living entertainer. In the 2019 Netflix documentary, she discussed the toll she put her body through after a difficult pregnancy with her twins. Reflecting on her return to the stage, she remarked that she pushed herself more than she knew she could and learned the valuable lesson: "I will never never push myself that far again." With that promise to herself, she ascended to the experimental space of executive producer. And now she's blessed us with a maximalist dance-electronic album, and Beyoncé the music enthusiast samples everything from Chicago house, Jamaican dancehall, riddim, classic '70s disco, EDM, '80s synth-pop and related Detroit techno to create a pastiche of Black contributions. Even better, Beyoncé not only pays homage but reaches forward to collaborate with a variety of Black, and often queer, voices. It's a complete deconstruction of Beyoncé as we've come to know her; a liberation from perfection and expectation welcomes a refreshing jumpstart to her already wildly exciting career.
Ann Powers: LaTesha, your imagined post-Grammy snubs trajectory for our tireless self-made sovereign intrigues. I don't see any evidence, though, that Beyonce has abandoned her old self. If anything, she's doubled down on certain tropes that by now are starting to feel a bit worn. "It should cost a billion to look this good, but she make it easy like she got it," from "Pure/Honey," is basically "I woke up like this" from "Flawless"; "comfortable in my skin" from "Cozy" has her yet again "feelin' myself." If she really wanted to release her job, she wouldn't have made a solo album at all, much less three, and certainly not one steeped like tea in references to her unquenchable hunger for wealth and luxury. The diversification of her portfolio benefits her as a veteran artist who can't necessarily count on the love of the kids who've always made hit singles huge; the artwork for Renaissance proves that she's also willing to work like hell to preserve her youthful form. She is a mom now, in reality and in the pop imaginary – as you say, the mother of the dream House of Deréon this album constructs. But the power she projects remains grounded in ideas of both sexuality and music games that require top-flight training and an athlete's body to begin with.
That body costs money. The hottest debates I'm seeing now that Renaissance is in the world involve Beyonce's relationship to capitalism: Does she have the right to align herself with underground cultures when her family empire remains firmly in the one percent? That question echoes another in the news, about the exorbitant ticket prices for working man's hero Bruce Springsteen's current tour. My view of this is, pop stars are gonna pop star. They're never really like us. Like Springsteen, the Carters are more like the post-presidency Obamas with their the major book and streaming network deals; like all wealthy people they've been elevated and transformed by a system that inevitably affects whatever progressive values they had coming into the game. In my view, the pendulum swings between stan worship of these people and straw-person arguments against them narrows our understanding of them, and of the cultures they help shape.
Jason King: I keep returning to Beyoncé's mission statement in which she says she made this album during the pandemic and she made it as a place to be "free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom." I can't speak to Beyoncé's creative process during the making of the album. But I don't hear any moments of mistake, failure, imperfection or anything else even failure-adjacent. Just the opposite: Renaissance sounds bold, confident, precise, and immaculate. It slays!
I can appreciate that the album's focus on bodily freedom and transcendent release on a dance floor is where Beyoncé's revitalized creative freedom reveals itself. I'm just not sure I hear the freedom from perfection in the way you two might be hearing it. Renaissance's highly creative, intentional sequencing is an example of peak Beyoncé flawlessness. She wants us to listen to the album in a linear way, and that's been perfectly designed/engineered into the song sequence itself. The original intent of seamless sequencing and beatmatching in disco — one of the genre's great innovations, by the way — was that dancers would never have a reason to stop moving.
Renaissance is Beyoncé at her loca-motion best: The kinetic album seems to rarely let up or stop, or take a break. It's bursting over with musical and sonic and lyrical details and ideas. (Palette cleanser "Plastic on the Sofa" is the closest the album comes to dulcet Quiet Storm vibes, though the bass line is bustling and the outro vamp trades calmness for showy melismatic runs). On repeat listens, and after hearing it this weekend blasting out of nightclub speakers, the one thing Renaissance may be missing is attention to varied musical dynamics (much, though not all, of the album is pitched at a kind of unrelenting fortissimo) and negative space. Though Renaissance references classic disco and house, it doesn't have much use for those genres' tried-and-true toolboxes: There's no tension-releasing four on the floor breakdowns on this album, no suspense-generating instrumental stretches and few exhale-delivering pianissimo colors or diminuendo moments. (The metaphor of Beyoncé refusing to have a breakdown during her pandemic album is not lost on me).
For all its wondrous immersive power, Renaissance is not an album that breathes all that much. I've often thought that lack of negative space in music production can sometimes be a sign of perfectionism and anxiety — not relief from it. Teena Marie — who is interpolated not once but twice on Renaissance — is one of my favorite musicians, and she made some of the most indelible disco and R&B. She didn't always leave room for "down time" in her full-throttle arrangements to hit songs like "It Must Be Magic" or "Square Biz." I think of them as classics for sure, but busy classics. Excess may be Renaissance's core power: "more is more" is one of the ways that Beyoncé continues to superserve her ultraloyal fans. But the album might have benefitted from more diversity in its musical dynamics and approach to tempo intensity or just a few more strategic moments of pause, rest or relief. It is an album that wants you to know how hard it is working.
LaTesha Harris: I want to push back on what Jason said earlier, that this album avoids politics. The first reason being that, in America, to be loud, Black and queer is always an act of defiance and Renaissance immerses itself in disparate Black sounds and bridges them for an enriching, joyful community experience. On "ALIEN SUPERSTAR," Beyoncé speaks through social visionary Barbara Ann Teer to celebrate the uniqueness and connectivity of Black art: "We dress a certain way. We walk a certain way. We talk a certain way. We paint a certain way. We make love a certain way. All of these things we do in a different, unique specific way that is personally ours." The second reason being that dance music always resurfaces in mainstream conversations during times of cultural and political devastation; there was jazz and swing during The Great Depression, disco during throughout the antiwar era and the EDM craze during the 2008 recession. As Jason mentioned, when revealing the album artwork for Renaissance, Beyoncé took to Instagram to write her intention was to create a "place to scream, release, feel freedom." What better place to scream, release and feel freedom than the ballroom?
The thing is, the ballroom — a space where much of Renaissance pulls inspiration in visuals, ambience and sonic cues from — is where you go when you're alone, when you're lost and want to be found. Specifically, the culture began as a safe space for Black and brown queer and transgender youth to express themselves and provide for themselves. Often homeless after being rejected from their biological family, queens could seek asylum in the arms of a house mother, perform for their meals and keep and rejoice in community. After nearly three "scary" — a severe understatement — years of disconnection and isolated solitude, it makes sense that the most prolific producer of pop music would take her fans to a glittery, liberatory dance floor. Regardless of era, the difference between the queen voguing on the runway and Queen B herself is, of course, multitudinous. The pandemic was the first time everyone felt flattened by the same institutional failures and Beyonce's response to that equalization is to engineer a homage to a culture and people that is still around and actively struggling to create space in the music industry.
To further complicate the mix, Beyoncé declares that her life is an un-American one in "I'm That Girl." When we consider Beyoncé, the billionaire who earlier this year crossed a picket line to attend her husband's annual Oscars Gold party at the Chateau Marmont, I can't think of anything more American than capitalism. When we consider Beyoncé the newfound drag king, camouflaged under the disco lights and ever changing throughout her homage to '90s ball culture, she ushers in a renaissance of club hedonism as it directly opposes America's capitalist ideals of productivity — those who spend sundown to sunup getting their life under neon lights are defective cogs, who are shunned and discarded examples of what not to be. "We don't need the world's acceptance," B claims in "Plastic Off the Sofa." Even though she's most likely alluding to her high-profile relationship with Jay-Z, the line echoes the thematic driving force of Renaissance: personal satisfaction. While Beyoncé's indulgence in personal satisfaction is a siren song seducing us to the dance floor for our own, it's imperative we keep the future of our collective wellbeing in mind. The album can lift us to do the work, carry us through the hardships as Black liberatory music always has, but the task requires consciousness and focus.
That task exists within the context of being permanently plugged in to bad news — we're in a recession, the Roe v. Wade decision dampens the fun of "actin' hella thotty," two pandemics prevent people from sweating their ass off in the clubs and gas costs way too much to be leaving the house like that anyways. There are also record-breaking heat waves, an average of 11 mass shootings per week since the beginning of the year and little girls have to travel across state lines for abortions as war rages on in Ukraine and Palestine. Renaissance is a dance masterpiece, but its release in this moment is futile. Yes, our zombified corpses have been given an electrical shock to their infinitely eroding systems: It is not a sustainable one. Beyoncé has released an ideal escapism record based on individual pleasure in a time when it's more beneficial for us to be present, critical and demanding. In an offline conversation, Jason mentioned that Renaissance is a romanticization of the club, and I can't agree more. More myth than reality, Beyoncé's club is a place of escapism that no one can ethically reach.
Ann Powers: At a certain point Beyonce became the kind of star who mines her personal experiences for lyrical and other kinds of inspiration. On Renaissance, however, personal expression seems secondary — the most potent lyrical lines echo the archetypal fierceness of those ballroom house mothers and disco divas she means to celebrate or the women rappers, like Megan Thee Stallion, with whom she now feels aligned. Women in dance music have struggled against being turned into essences floating across the soundscape, sometimes not even receiving name acknowledgment on the tracks powered by their voices. That would never happen to Beyoncé, but in celebrating the dance floor realm of glitz and glamor, she definitely leans into the archetypal here, and away from the no-makeup Beyoncé that woke up on Beyoncé and changed pop.
We now know that this album is part of a trilogy, and it's likely that the other two entries in the series will enter different worlds that she seeks to both honor and conquer. Hints about a country collection have been dropped, and I'd welcome a whole set of "Daddy Lessons" to support and further the cause championed by current Nashville change-makers like Mickey Guyton and the Black Opry crew, to restore the African-American foundations of that most unnaturally segregated music genre. Maybe she'll even offer some protest songs; while I hear you, LaTesha, on the framing of this album as political, I'd still like for Beyoncé to use her enormous symbolic power to intervene more directly, if only inspirationally, during this desperate political time. As for release number three — LaTesha, when we were texting back and forth you playfully proposed that she might go classical. Why not? Beyoncé loves nothing more than a ridiculously difficult challenge, and following in the footsteps Aretha Franklin laid down connecting R&B queendom to operatic divatude would not be out of character.
One of Beyoncé's greatest accomplishments has been to prove that the white supremacist notion that genius resides most authentically in the individual brains and voices of mostly male authors — the Shakespeare standard, the Dylan paradigm — is false. On Renaissance, the spirit of great American music is really grounded in the African diasporic legacies that put collaboration first, consider interpolation and sampling primary aspects of composition, valuing the supposedly frivolous goal of making people feel good and get loose above any puffed-up idea of "serious art." And that our bodies, free and feeling themselves, are the treasure houses of our souls. As I listened to Renaissance this weekend, my partner, enjoying it on headphones nearby, noted that another era-defining musician also made sweeping song suites like this one. He was talking about Duke Ellington. That genius once famously argued that musicians who don't dance can't really understand music, because they can't feel the beat in their bodies. "I used to be a pretty fine dancer myself, at one time," he said.
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- I'm an entertainment reporter who attended San Diego Comic-Con for the first time in 2022.
- The experience was marred by unfortunate circumstances, but I enjoyed SDCC overall.
- I would go back, but I'd definitely change my approach and be more prepared.
My first time attending San Diego Comic-Con came with a myriad of frustrating circumstances, but I'd go back for another round.
Arguably the biggest and most well-known entertainment convention returned to the San Diego Convention Center for a full-scale, four-day event from July 21 to 24. It's a mecca for thousands of fans flocking to be immersed in the world of comic books, movies, shows, and pop culture.
After years of consuming SDCC as a fan, from videos and photos shared by others, I was elated to travel from New York City and cover the con on behalf of Insider.
Since I've attended other conventions as a fan and as a reporter on past occasions, I felt relatively prepared for SDCC. The con hadn't been entirely in-person since 2019, before the pandemic, so I had some reservations.
My overall enjoyable experience was tainted by unexpected issues, the top one being the surprising amount of vicious mosquitoes.
Unbeknownst to us, San Diego has 27 known species of mosquitoes and there was a surge in a particularly invasive kind of mosquito last year. Me and my colleague, Kirsten Acuna, detailed how physically uncomfortable our collective 40+ bites made us.
From the feedback I've received from readers, this was an unusual circumstance and complaint to have. But it happened to me and it put a real damper on the trip.
Whether I was inside the hotel or outside exploring the Con, I constantly felt vulnerable, with no way to evade the bright-red, itchy welts.
Being outdoors in the peak sunlight hours, waiting in lines for more than two hours to enter activations, was also brutal. Temperatures in San Diego ranged from the mid-70s to high-80s Fahrenheit during the hottest hours of the day, plus 70% or more humidity.
I'm accustomed to lengthy queues, having attended an abundance of cons, concerts, meet-and-greets, pop-up shops, and other events over the years. But it's difficult to keep a positive attitude when you're out in the open, fully exposed to the sun.
Spending time waiting in lines also meant that I couldn't check out every single activation or booth that I originally intended to see. In fact, there were a lot of plans left on the cutting-room floor.
Despite its downsides, though, I would return to SDCC.
Attending SDCC had been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember being aware of the event. Getting to witness the unparalleled energy of the famous Hall H, first-hand, was truly one of the highlights.
Even though the lines for activations were long and tiring, I appreciated the attention to detail that went into all of them. The actors, the set designs, the props, the activities, and, of course, the free swag, made the waiting worth it.
When I stepped into a castle in support of the upcoming "Game of Thrones" spin-off "House of the Dragon," I truly felt like I was transported to Westeros to select my own dragon egg and hatch it.
Upon entering the immersive experience for Apple TV+'s thriller series "Severance," I was impressed by how closely the eerily white hallways and office rooms resembled the ones seen in the Emmy-nominated show. Getting to participate in our own Music Dance Experience in the room with the cubicles was a personal highlight.
And when I finally got into the "Abbott Elementary" activation after waiting for two-and-a-half hours, I felt like I was actually walking through the school's hallways, principal's office, and classrooms.
At events of this caliber, the people that you're surrounded with can also make or break your experience.
I was especially thankful that SDCC staff were diligent about adhering to COVID safety protocols and that the employees throughout the con were friendly. The fellow attendees, whether they were cosplaying or dressed in casual attire, seemed genuinely excited to be at SDCC.
My SDCC experience was filled with plenty of hardships, but not enough to dissuade me from staying clear of the event.
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On Saturday, FC Dallas won 1-0 against the LA Galaxy as they relied on their defensive closeout last game against Real Salt Lake to protect and see out another 1-0 victory. This win moved Dallas up into the fourth position in the Western Conference.
Maarten Paes (GK) - 7.2
While Paes once again struggled to influence the game through his passing, the Dutch goalkeeper had one of his best shot-stopping performances of the year. In addition to saving a penalty, Paes ranked around the 80th percentile for three different measurements of expected conceded goals. Moreover, according to American Soccer Analysis, Paes’ goalkeeping prevented nearly one goal (.75), which is massive for a goalkeeper in one match.
Ema Twumasi (RB) - 5.7
Twumasi had a slightly below-average performance but his contribution to the clean sheet along with some influential actions in the final third landed him an above-average rating. The Ghanian ranked above the 50th percentile in just his total actions and passing and struggled to have a consistent effect in his playmaking (41st percentile), defensive (31st percentile), and dribbling (44th percentile) grades. Hopefully, in future games, Twumasi can provide more of a balance across his major categories rather than ranking above-average in only one or two.
Jose Martinez (CB) - 5.7
Martinez had a very up and down performance as he ranked considerably above-average in some categories and considerably below-average in others. Specifically, the Spaniard ranked in the 58th percentile for his total actions and 63rd percentile for his passing, yet he also ranked in the 34th percentile for his defensive grade and just the 33rd percentile for his carrying grade. Additionally, it’s worth mentioning that Martinez had basically no aerial presence, as he ranked in just the fifth percentile for that category.
Matt Hedges (CB) - 5.9
Hedges didn’t have that great of an overall performance; however, like Martinez, the American did enough to ensure Dallas kept a clean sheet and the lead. While Hedges also did a good job with most of his total actions (52nd percentile) and passing the ball (66th percentile), the American struggled in pretty much every other category as he ranked in the 40th percentile for his aerials, 37th percentile for his defensive grade, and 34th percentile for his carrying grade. Despite the fact that Hedges was below-average for most of his grades, Dallas were still able to keep a clean sheet, which shows the defensive upside that this team has if everyone is playing well.
Marco Farfan (LB) - 8.2
Farfan had a solid overall performance as he ranked at or above average for all of his major categories. Specifically, the American ranked in the 56th percentile for his passing, 48th percentile for his playmaking, 53rd percentile for his defense, and 54th percentile for his dribbling. Not to mention the beautiful through ball that Farfan played which led to the lone goal of the match. Therefore, I think it’s safe to say that Farfan had an important role in the outcome of this game.
Edwin Cerrillo (CDM) - 4.8
Cerrillo’s overall performance wasn’t that great, but once again, he did enough to ensure that Dallas maintained their clean sheet. The American ranked below-average across the board, which includes his total actions (37th percentile), passing (46th percentile), defense (41st percentile), and offensive (46th percentile) grades. As you can see, Cerrillo wasn’t too far below average but if he wants to take away this position from Facundo Quignon, he will need to perform better in this position.
Paxton Pomykal (CM) - 7.2
Pomykal had a very solid all-around performance as he ranked around or above the 50th percentile for all of his statistics and made some key contributions for Dallas in the final third. The American landed in the 69th percentile for his total actions, 58th percentile for his passing, 47th percentile for his defending, and the 71st percentile for his offensive grade. One thing that I’ve noticed from Pomykal over his last couple of appearances is his number of pressures. Pomykal often pressures defenders but he rarely succeeds in getting the ball back for his team off of these pressures. I think this is a tactical setup from Nico Estevez but if Pomykal can be more effective at recovering the ball off these pressures, then his defensive grade will surely increase.
Paul Arriola (Winger) - 4.1
Like Ferreira, Arriola was also absent for much of this match as none of his major categories eclipsed the 50th percentile. Specifically, Arriola ranked in the 48th percentile for his passing, 44th percentile for his playmaking and 28th percentile for his dribbling. These low grades could also be due to the fact that Arriola didn’t receive the ball much in the final third, as the American landed in the 39th percentile for his total actions and 24th percentile for his offensive grade.
Jesus Ferreira (ST) - 5.0
Playing out of position as an attacking midfielder in this match, Ferreira pretty much struggled across the board. While the American landed three of his five shots on target and nearly beat Galaxy goalkeeper Jonathan Bond, the American ranked below-average for all of his major categories, apart from his offensive grade where Ferreira ranked in the 53rd percentile. This is partially due to the fact that he didn’t receive many touches, as indicated through his total actions rating in the 25th percentile, but even when Ferreira got on the ball, he wasn’t that great, ranking in just the 25th percentile for his passing, 45th percentile for his dribbling, and 21st percentile for his playmaking.
Franco Jara (ST) - 7.6
In only his fourth start this season, Jara certainly influenced the outcome of this game through his calm finish through the legs of opposing goalkeeper Jonathan Bond. While this contributed to Jara’s above-average shooting grade in the 52nd percentile, the Argentine also influenced the game in many other areas, which include his passing (59th percentile) and dribbling (65th percentile). In future games, I would like to see Jara become more active in the air and press a bit better, but this still shouldn’t take anything away from his performance against the Galaxy.
Alan Velasco (Winger) - 7.6
Velasco had a very well-rounded performance against the Galaxy as he ranked above the 60th percentile for all of his major categories. The Argentine had no problems getting on the ball as he ranked in the 72nd percentile for total actions and when he received the ball, he was also productive, ranking in the 65th percentile for his passing, 69th percentile for his playmaking, and 64th percentile for his dribbling.
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Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a telephone conversation with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, with whom he reportedly discussed the need for the speedy release of Armenian prisoners of war being held captive by Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry reported.
The “security environment” of the region, as well as issues related to efforts to normalize relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict were discussed, per the foreign ministry readout.
This was the second telephone conversations between Mirzoyan and Donfried in the past two weeks. The latter phoned Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov after the two met in Tbilisi on July 16.
The United States has taken a keen interest of late in Armenia. Last month CIA Director William Burns visited Yerevan and held talks with Armenia’s leadership about the normalization processes between Yerevan and Baku and Yerevan and Ankara.
Last week, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy reiterated an earlier sentiment expressed by Donfried that the United States was ready to work with Russia on a Karabakh settlement. Also, Secretary of State Antony Blinken also phoned Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan last week to voice American support for the ongoing peace negotiations between Yerevan and Baku.
All of this is being viewed by Russia as an effort by the West to impede on its zone of influence. For months, Russia has blamed the European Union and U.S. on the evident collapse of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs process to mediate a settlement to the Karabakh conflict.
Last week the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Ivan Nachaev warned that Russia will not stand for “secret games” in the South Caucasus, emphasizing that any resolution of regional issues must be based on agreements headed and brokered by Moscow—referring mainly to the November 9, 2020 agreement brought forth by President Vladimir Putin of Russia and agreed to by Pashinyan and Aliyev, as well as subsequent agreements on the processes of opening the transit routes and the delimitation and demarcation of borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan. | https://asbarez.com/mirzoyan-top-u-s-official-discuss-armenian-pows/ | 2022-08-01T22:16:17Z | https://asbarez.com/mirzoyan-top-u-s-official-discuss-armenian-pows/ | true | 1 |
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Woman arrested after stabbing man to death during sex, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – A woman in Tennessee was arrested for fatally stabbing a man while they were having sex, according to police.
The Nashville Metropolitan Police Department said Christina Walker, 32, was taken into custody without incident Saturday night.
Police responded to the HomeTowne Studios motel in Murfreesboro Pike early Saturday morning and found a 44-year-old man inside a room, dead from multiple stab wounds.
According to an affidavit obtained by WSMV, a female witness told police the victim came to the motel room to “hang out” and possibly solicit sex from herself and from Walker. The witness said she declined sex from the victim, but that Walker agreed.
The affidavit said that during intercourse, Walker become enraged, grabbed a knife, and fatally stabbed the victim. The other woman said she attempted to stop Walker, but Walker turned the knife on her and cut her, so she fled the room.
Another witness who saw Walker flee the scene described her as having a “demonic look” on her face following the stabbing.
Multiple people on the property identified Walker as the suspect. Police found Walker later that night and took her into custody.
Police are still working to notify the victim’s next of kin, who lives out of state.
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 1, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
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Riverside County in southern California...
San Bernardino County in southern California...
* Until 830 PM PDT.
* At 236 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Park Boulevard, Indian Cove and Fried Liver Wash in Joshua Tree
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
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Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today announced it has accepted the resignation of its Chief Financial Officer, Kenneth Krause, effective August 26, 2022. Mr. Krause, who was elected CFO in December 2015, is leaving to accept the position of CFO at another public company located outside of Pennsylvania.
Nish Vartanian, MSA Safety Chairman, President and CEO, said the company has initiated a comprehensive external search for a new CFO. In addition, MSA Chief Accounting Officer Jonathan Buck has been appointed interim CFO.
"On behalf of our Board of Directors and the entire MSA organization, we want to thank Ken for his many contributions to MSA during his 15 years with the company," Mr. Vartanian said. "Ken helped MSA achieve meaningful improvements in profitability and cash flow, resulting in top quartile performance with regard to stock price and total shareholder return," he said.
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Boris Johnson missing ‘open goal’ of Lioness victory to boost women’s sport, says Labour
Prime minister rejecting calls for celebratory bank holiday
Labour has accused the government of missing an “open goal” opportunity to build a legacy of women’s sporting achievement on the back of the England Lionesses’ historic Euros victory.
The accusation came as Boris Johnson ruled out a bank holiday to celebrate the female footballers’ success in beating Germany 2-1 to claim their first major trophy at Wembley on Sunday.
Labour’s sports spokeswoman Lucy Powell urged Mr Johnson to change his mind, arguing that a bank holiday would give clubs the chance for clubs to promote the game to women and girls.
And she said that all the Lionness squad should be recognised in the New Year’s Honours.
Downing Street signalled that the PM backs gongs for the Euro squad, stating that he “would definitely want to see the team receive the recognition they rightly deserve for their historic victory”.
But Mr Johnson’s official spokesperson batted away calls for a bank holiday, saying there were “no plans” to add a celebratory day off to the current roster.
The PM raised eyebrows by failing to attend the Euro final on Sunday, having joined fans in the stands at Wembley dressed in an England shirt when Gareth Southgate’s team reached the equivalent men’s fixture last year.
The game came a day after Mr Johnson and wife Carrie hosted friends and family for a belated wedding celebration at the country house home of Tory donor Lord Bamford.
While German chancellor Olaf Scholz came to London for the match and congratulated the losing team in the changing room for their efforts, the UK government was represented by women’s minister Liz Truss – favourite to take Mr Johnson’s place in September – and culture secretary Nadine Dorries.
And no plans have been announced for Sarina Wiegman and her team to visit 10 Downing Street, as the men’s rugby World Cup winners did in 2003 and the Ashes-winning cricketers in 2005.
Mr Johnson was unable to meet the players when they joined fans for a celebration party in Trafalgar Square on Monday as he was in Northern Ireland for the funeral of former Ulster Unionist Party leader Lord Trimble. And he sets off for a five-day family holiday on Wednesday.
Asked whether the PM’s absence from Wembley reflected badly on his attitude to the women’s game, his spokesperson said: “I think the public will judge the government on the support it has given to women’s football.
“This is a government that has stood steadfastly in terms of supporting the women’s game and investing in it.
“The prime minister has been supporting the team throughout and was watching the game with his family at home.”
But Ms Powell said that the government should recognise that the Euro triumph represents a “key moment” to inspire the next generation of female players.
“The country is rightly proud of our winning Lionesses, who have shown the best of British,” she said.
“The Conservatives have a terrible record of building on our sports stars’ success with a real and lasting legacy. Ministers must ensure we do not miss the open goal opportunity their success provides in cementing the women’s game.
“This is a potential game-changing moment to capitalise on the momentum behind women’s football and ensure young girls who are inspired to pick up a ball today can be the next Lionesses.”
Labour has called on the government to press ahead with the review of women’s football promised in the 2021 Crouch review, starting by appointing a chair to take its work forward.
And the party said ministers should build on programmes such as the FA’s Girls Football School Partnerships so all girls can play football at school, as well backing Labour’s commitment to afterschool activities for all children, including expanded access to sports clubs.
Ms Powell pointed to a recent National Audit Office report finding that the proportion of adults taking part in sports at least once a week declined in the three years following the 2012 London Olympics, despite the government making increased grassroots participation a key part of its bid for the tournament.
And she said that since coming to power in 2010, Tory governments ended Labour’s school sports partnerships, cut funding for free swimming and ditched a target of increasing participation by 2 million.
Labour is also calling on UEFA to make prize money fairer in future Euro tournaments, with men’s teams currently receiving 23 times more winnings than the women’s teams.
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EL RENO, Okla. (KFOR) – A daughter’s wedding can be one of the happiest moments in a mother’s life. But an Oklahoma mom still reeling from her daughter’s untimely death is now embroiled in a dispute with the operators of the venue where her daughter was to be married.
Michaela Grundy’s wedding plans were well underway, and the bride-to-be was bursting with joy.
“She wanted it to be comfortable,” explained her mother, Lisa Busch. “She wanted it to be everybody that was celebrating them.”
She and her husband-to-be, Josh Smith, were to be wed in El Reno, Oklahoma, at the Palace Event Center in October.
But in May, Grundy started feeling ill.
“She said, ‘Mom, I’m not feeling so good.’ And then Tuesday they went to urgent care,'” Busch said.
Grundy’s condition changed throughout the week.
Early Monday morning, Busch received a phone call she won’t forget.
“Josh called us at 4 a.m. Monday morning,” she said. “I heard my husband say, ‘What do you mean she hasn’t breathed in 10 minutes?’ And so as soon as I heard that, we started getting ready and drove to the hospital. By the time I got there, they couldn’t revive her and she was gone.”
Grundy was 28, and it’s still unclear exactly what happened. The family says she tested positive for COVID-19 after passing.
Her family was left to grieve and cancel the wedding. They called vendors one by one, and they say they received immediate refunds from all, except one – The Palace, which was to be the main venue.
Grundy had paid The Palace around $4,000 before her death. Busch said, after losing her daughter, she called The Palace, but the venue only offered to reimburse half the amount.
“All that’s been done was her name’s been put on the date. So, I didn’t think half was really fair,” said Lisa. “So, I said, ‘Can you have the owner call me so that I can talk to him?'”
Lisa says her conversations with the owner grew heated on both sides. Palace management claimed they were unable to just give the money back as Michaela was the only person who signed the contract.
But Grundy used a card, and Busch says the card is linked to a joint bank account with Smith.
That account is still active, and Busch says everyone agrees it should be Smith who receives the funds.
“[Josh is] having to pick up and start his life and relocate his home,” said Lisa. “You know, we haven’t shut anything down yet because that was per the bank’s recommendation. So, it could just go back to the original form payment.”
In the nearly three months that have passed, no resolution has been reached.
Before long, a slew of bad reviews were left against the venue online. The Palace responded to most of these with a uniform statement that reads:
“The management of The Palace Event Center would like to offer our sincere condolences to Michaela’s family during this difficult time. We can’t imagine the sadness they are experiencing from this loss. The request for a refund has not been denied: our attorney has advised us that the refund must be paid to her legal heir, so we have asked for information regarding Michaela’s estate. We look forward to working with the family to resolve this.”
But at 28, with no will, how does one find Grundy’s heir?
Nexstar’s KFOR met with Edmonds, Oklahoma-based estate attorney David McBride, of McBride & Associates, to learn more.
“Typically, [families] present their documents to the court,” he explained. “They initiate a court proceeding called a probate, stating that they have a right to step up and be the person to receive distribution from the estate.”
But without a will or trust, these proceedings can be costly. Keep in mind the refund would be for just under $4,000.
McBride says even the most straightforward, no-hassle probate proceedings can cost $2,500 to $5,000.
“[Sometimes] you’re going to spend more in attorney fees and court costs and all those other expenditures than they’re going to ultimately recover,” He said. “It sadly happens far too often.”
But there could be a resolution in sight. The Palace responded to KFOR’s request for comment, with a lengthy statement.
Management said they were “very sorry to hear of Michaela’s passing” and that their attorney had advised them to receive an “affidavit of heirship.”
But they later said their attorney was in the process of drawing up this document to help resolve the matter.
They also asked that the bad reviews be removed from Facebook, adding, “It pains us greatly to see the negative and libelous posts. We have been unfairly defamed and we are not able to defend ourselves.”
However, it’s been more than a week since KFOR received that statement, and Busch says she’s heard nothing from Palace management and hasn’t received the affidavit.
She’s now hoping others will heed her family’s advice when it comes to such contracts.
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Encompass Health reports results for second quarter 2022
Published: Aug. 1, 2022 at 5:02 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC), the largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the United States, today reported its results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and affirmed its 2022 guidance.
"Our second quarter results are further evidence of the strong demand for our inpatient rehabilitation services," said President and Chief Executive Officer of Encompass Health Mark Tarr. "Second quarter discharge growth was 4.9%, on top of 18.7% discharge growth in the second quarter of 2021. While we continue to face near-term staffing challenges, we remain confident in the long-term prospects for our business."
On July 1, 2022, Encompass Health completed the spin off of Enhabit Home Health & Hospice ("Enhabit"), which is now an independent, publicly traded company. Enhabit's second quarter results are required to be in this earnings release, but no commentary on those results is included herein. Beginning with the third quarter of 2022, Enhabit's historical results will be reported in Encompass Health's discontinued operations.
Consolidated results
See attached supplemental information for calculations of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to their most comparable GAAP measure.
General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased as a percent of consolidated revenue due to improved operating leverage, a decline in the mark-to-market value of the Company's nonqualified 401(k) plan, and lower incentive compensation in Q2 2022.
General and administrative expenses in the above table exclude $22.9 million and $4.1 million in costs associated with the strategic alternatives review of the Company's home health and hospice business for the second quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2021, respectively.
Inpatient rehabilitation segment results
Revenue – Inpatient revenue growth resulted from increased volumes and pricing. Total discharge growth for the second quarter of 2022 was 4.9% with same-store growth of 1.6%. Revenue reserves related to bad debt as a percent of revenue increased 50 basis points, primarily attributable to a shift in payor mix toward non-Medicare payors.
Growth in net patient revenue per discharge of 1.3% primarily resulted from an increase in reimbursement rates, partially offset by the resumption of sequestration.
Outpatient and other revenue was unchanged.
Adjusted EBITDA – The 11.4% decrease in Adjusted EBITDA primarily resulted from increased utilization and pricing of agency staffing and sign-on and shift bonuses.
The Company is affirming its guidance for its ongoing inpatient rehabilitation business for full-year 2022.
For considerations regarding the Company's 2022 guidance ranges, see the supplemental information posted on the Company's website at http://investor.encompasshealth.com. See also the "Other information" section below for an explanation of why the Company does not provide guidance for comparable GAAP measures for Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share.
Earnings conference call and webcast
The Company will host an investor conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 to discuss its results for the second quarter of 2022. For reference during the call, the Company will post certain supplemental information at http://investor.encompasshealth.com.
The conference call may be accessed by dialing 866 342-8591 and giving the pass code EHCQ222. International callers should dial 203 518-9713 and give the same pass code. Please call approximately ten minutes before the start of the call to ensure you are connected. The conference call will also be webcast live and will be available for on-line replay at http://investor.encompasshealth.com by clicking on an available link.
About Encompass Health
Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) is the largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the United States. With a national footprint that includes 150 hospitals in 35 states and Puerto Rico, the Company provides high-quality, compassionate rehabilitative care for patients recovering from a major injury or illness, using advanced technology and innovative treatments to maximize recovery. Encompass Health is ranked as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For. For more information, visit encompasshealth.com, or follow us on our newsroom, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Other information
The information in this press release is summarized and should be read in conjunction with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 (the "June 2022 Form 10-Q"), when filed, as well as the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2022 (the "Q2 Earnings Form 8-K"), to which this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. In addition, the Company will post supplemental information today on its website at http://investor.encompasshealth.com for reference during its August 2, 2022 earnings call.
The financial data contained in the press release and supplemental information include non-GAAP financial measures, including the Company's adjusted earnings per share, leverage ratio, Adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted free cash flow. Reconciliations to their most comparable GAAP measure, except with regard to non-GAAP guidance, are included below or in the Q2 Earnings Form 8-K. Readers are encouraged to review the "Note Regarding Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included in the Q2 Earnings Form 8-K which provides further explanation and disclosure regarding the Company's use of these non-GAAP financial measures.
Excluding net operating revenues, the Company does not provide guidance on a GAAP basis because it is unable to predict, with reasonable certainty, the future impact of items that are deemed to be outside the control of the Company or otherwise not indicative of its ongoing operating performance. Such items include government, class action, and related settlements; professional fees—accounting, tax, and legal; mark-to-market adjustments for stock appreciation rights; gains or losses related to hedging instruments; loss on early extinguishment of debt; adjustments to its income tax provision (such as valuation allowance adjustments and settlements of income tax claims); items related to corporate and facility restructurings; and certain other items the Company believes to be not indicative of its ongoing operations. These items cannot be reasonably predicted and will depend on several factors, including industry and market conditions, and could be material to the Company's results computed in accordance with GAAP.
However, the following reasonably estimable GAAP measures for 2022 would be included in a reconciliation for Adjusted EBITDA if the other reconciling GAAP measures could be reasonably predicted:
Interest expense and amortization of debt discounts and fees - estimate of $160 million to $170 million
Amortization of debt-related items - approximately $10 million
The Q2 Earnings Form 8-K and, when filed, the June 2022 Form 10-Q can be found on the Company's website at http://investor.encompasshealth.com and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $123.2 million and resulted primarily from capital expenditures. Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $19.3 million and resulted primarily from cash dividends paid on common stock and distributions to noncontrolling interests of consolidated affiliates.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $226.0 million and primarily resulted from capital expenditures and the acquisition of assets from Frontier Home Health and Hospice. Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $186.4 million and primarily resulted from net debt payments, cash dividends paid on common stock, and distributions to noncontrolling interests of consolidated affiliates.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $246.3 million and primarily resulted from capital expenditures. Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $80.2 million and primarily resulted from cash dividends paid on common stock and distributions to noncontrolling interests of consolidated affiliates.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $321.6 million and primarily resulted from capital expenditures and the acquisition of assets from Frontier Home Health and Hospice. Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $263.9 million and primarily resulted from net debt payments, cash dividends paid on common stock and distributions to noncontrolling interests of consolidated affiliates.
Encompass Health Corporation and Subsidiaries Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release and the supplemental information which are not historical facts, such as those relating to the spin off of the home health and hospice business and its impact on the business model, outlook and guidance, the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Encompass Health's business and financial assumptions, legislative and regulatory developments, financial guidance, development projects, balance sheet and cash flow plans, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, Encompass Health, through its senior management, may from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning the matters described herein. All such estimates, projections, and forward-looking information speak only as of the date hereof, and Encompass Health undertakes no duty to publicly update or revise such forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates based upon current information, involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and relate to, among other things, future events, Encompass Health's plan to repurchase its debt or equity securities, dividend strategies, effective income tax rates, its business strategy, its financial plans, its future financial performance, its projected business results or model, its ability to return value to shareholders, its projected capital expenditures, its leverage ratio, its acquisition opportunities, and the impact of future legislation or regulation. Actual events or results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those estimated by Encompass Health include, but are not limited to, the continued spread of COVID-19, including the speed, depth, geographic reach and duration of the spread, which could decrease our patient volumes and revenues and lead to staffing and supply shortages and associated cost increases; actions to be taken by the Company in response to the pandemic; the legal, regulatory and administrative developments that occur at the federal, state and local levels; Encompass Health's infectious disease prevention and control efforts; the demand for Encompass Health's services, including based on any downturns in the economy, consumer confidence, or the capital markets and unemployment among family members; the price of Encompass Health's common stock as it affects Encompass Health's willingness and ability to repurchase shares and the financial and accounting effects of any repurchases; any adverse outcome of various lawsuits, claims, and legal or regulatory proceedings involving Encompass Health, including any matters related to yet undiscovered issues, if any, in acquired operations; Encompass Health's ability to attract and retain key management personnel; any adverse effects on Encompass Health's stock price resulting from the integration of acquired operations; potential disruptions, breaches, or other incidents affecting the proper operation, availability, or security of Encompass Health's or its vendors' information systems, including unauthorized access to or theft of patient, business associate, or other sensitive information or inability to provide patient care because of system unavailability as well as unforeseen issues, if any, related to integration of acquired systems; the ability to successfully integrate acquired operations, including realization of anticipated tax benefits, revenues, and cost savings, minimizing the negative impact on margins arising from the changes in staffing and other operating practices, and avoidance of unforeseen exposure to liabilities; Encompass Health's ability to successfully complete and integrate de novo developments, acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures consistent with its growth strategy; increases in Medicare audit activity, including increased use of sampling and extrapolation, resulting in additional unpaid reimbursement claims and an increase in the backlog of appealed claims denials; changes, delays in (including in connection with resolution of Medicare payment reviews or appeals), or suspension of reimbursement for Encompass Health's services by governmental or private payors; changes in the regulation of the healthcare industry at either or both of the federal and state levels, including as part of national healthcare reform and deficit reduction and Encompass Health's ability to adapt operations to those changes; competitive pressures in the healthcare industry and Encompass Health's response thereto; Encompass Health's ability to obtain and retain favorable arrangements with third-party payors; Encompass Health's ability to control costs, particularly labor and employee benefit costs, including group medical expenses; adverse effects resulting from coverage determinations made by Medicare Administrative Contractors regarding its Medicare reimbursement claims and lengthening delays in Encompass Health's ability to recover improperly denied claims through the administrative appeals process on a timely basis; Encompass Health's ability to adapt to changes in the healthcare delivery system, including value-based purchasing and involvement in coordinated care initiatives or programs that may arise with its referral sources; Encompass Health's ability to attract and retain nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals in a highly competitive environment with often severe staffing shortages, which may be worsened by the pandemic, and the impact on Encompass Health's labor expenses from potential union activity, staffing shortages, and competitive compensation practices; general conditions in the economy and capital markets, including any instability or uncertainty related to armed conflict or an act of terrorism, governmental impasse over approval of the United States federal budget, an increase in the debt ceiling, or an international sovereign debt crisis; the increase in the costs of defending and insuring against alleged professional liability claims, including claims associated with patient and employee exposures to COVID-19, and Encompass Health's ability to predict the estimated costs related to such claims; and other factors which may be identified from time to time in Encompass Health's SEC filings and other public announcements, including Encompass Health's Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, when filed.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league outfielder Germán Tapia.
The Rays said Monday that Cleavinger, who spent parts of the past three seasons in the majors with the Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, will report to Triple-A Durham. To make room on the 40-man roster, right-hander Luke Bard was designated for assignment.
Cleavinger, obtained by Los Angeles from Philadelphia in a three-way trade that also involved the Rays in December 2020, made four appearances for the Dodgers this season. He was 0-1 with a 10.38 ERA over 4 1/3 innings.
The 28-year-old lefty is 2-5 with a 4.70 ERA in 27 career games with the Phillies and Dodgers.
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Shares of DuPont de Nemours Inc.
DD,
-1.68%
shed 1.68% to $60.20 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.28%
falling 0.28% to 4,118.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.14%
falling 0.14% to 32,798.40. The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak. DuPont de Nemours Inc. closed $24.96 short of its 52-week high ($85.16), which the company reached on January 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Linde PLC
LIN,
-0.64%
fell 0.64% to $300.07, Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
APD,
-0.39%
fell 0.39% to $247.25, and Dow Inc.
DOW,
-1.41%
fell 1.41% to $52.46. Trading volume (3.0 M) remained 90,580 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.
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Shares of Everest Re Group Ltd.
RE,
-3.44%
slid 3.44% to $252.36 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.28%
falling 0.28% to 4,118.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.14%
falling 0.14% to 32,798.40. Everest Re Group Ltd. closed $55.84 short of its 52-week high ($308.20), which the company reached on March 31st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Arch Capital Group Ltd.
ACGL,
-2.05%
fell 2.05% to $43.49, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
RNR,
-2.52%
fell 2.52% to $126.05, and Maiden Holdings Ltd.
MHLD,
-2.43%
fell 2.43% to $2.01. Trading volume (472,308) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 244,452.
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A stretch of Highway 38 that was closed Sunday, July 31, in the San Bernardino Mountains due to mudslides and flash flooding remained closed on Monday as more rain and flooding hampered clean-up efforts, officials said.
The closure remained in place in both directions between Jenks Lake Road to Valley of the Falls Drive near Angelus Oaks as of Monday afternoon, said Eric Sherwin, spokesman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
The area affected was in the burn scar of the El Dorado fire of 2020.
The highway was “most likely” expected to remain closed overnight to allow for further clean up on Tuesday, Aug. 2, said Emily Leinen, spokeswoman for Caltrans. On Monday, crews with Caltrans removed 2,000 cubic yards of material from the highway, Leinen said.
Crews were also working to do slope assessments in the burn scar, but were unable to finish them Monday due to impending storms, Leinen said. Residents still have access to the area, but may have to take local roads to their homes, she said.
“We are asking that individuals who do not have immediate business in the area to please stay away at this time so crews can continue to work and make progress,” Leinen said.
While much of the flooding and debris flows took place in the burn scar area Sunday, flash floods impacted areas around Big Bear Lake on Monday, Sherwin said. Around 12 p.m., fire crews had to rescue a pair trapped inside of a car in a flooded roadway on the north shore of Big Bear Lake, Sherwin said. No injuries were reported in the incident, he said.
“We can expect more rainfall and slides (today),” Sherwin said. “Caltrans is working to re-open those roads, but it will be hampered by additional storms today.”
.@NWSSanDiego advising Flood Watch in effect for the #SanBernardinoCounty Mountains, Apple and Lucerne Valleys; including #ElDoradoFire burn scar area through this evening. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall expected.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit that accused Bob Dylan of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in the 1960s
A federal judge in New York City has thrown out a lawsuit that accused Bob Dylan of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in 1965.
The plaintiff voluntarily dropped the case on Thursday, according to court documents. Manhattan Federal Judge Katherine Polk Failla officially dismissed the filing "with prejudice," meaning the case cannot be refiled.
Dylan's lawyers on Wednesday claimed the plaintiff failed to present court-ordered documents, including text messages and emails. Dylan's lawyers said the plaintiff, now a woman aged in her 60s identified in the lawsuit by the initials "J.C.", "destroyed evidence directly relevant to the central factual allegations in this litigation."
Orin Snyder, lead counsel for Dylan, said, "This case is over. It is outrageous that it was ever brought in the first place." He added that the case was a "lawyer-driven sham" and he is pleased about its dismissal.
The 2021 lawsuit accused Dylan of befriending the plaintiff, "to lower her inhibitions with the object of sexually abusing her, which he did, coupled with the provision of drugs, alcohol and threats of physical violence, leaving her emotionally scarred and psychologically damaged to this day."
The lawsuit alleged the abuse occurred at Dylan's apartment at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City when the plaintiff was age 12.
In a statement after the filing last year, a spokesperson for Dylan said "the 56-year-old claim is untrue and will be vigorously defended."
CNN has reached out to the plaintiff's lawyers for comment.
Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1940.
He has sold more than 125 million records during his career. Some of his most famous songs include "The Times They Are a-Changin'," "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Blowin' in the Wind."
In 2008, Dylan won a Pulitzer Prize special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." In 2016, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." | https://www.kcci.com/article/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-accusing-bob-dylan-of-sexual-abuse/40774982 | 2022-08-01T22:32:34Z | https://www.kcci.com/article/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-accusing-bob-dylan-of-sexual-abuse/40774982 | false | 22 |
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A CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to five people familiar with the matter.
Current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information until his death could be confirmed, according to one person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.
White House officials declined to confirm al-Zawahri was killed but noted in a statement that the United States conducted a “successful” counterterrorism operation against a significant al-Qaida target, adding that "there were no civilian casualties.”
President Joe Biden is expected to discuss further details of the operation in a 7:30 p.m. EDT address to the nation.
An American ground team was present in Afghanistan to support the strike and has since pulled out, a senior intelligence official said.
Al-Zawahri’s loss eliminates the figure who more than anyone shaped al-Qaida, first as Osama bin Laden’s deputy since 1998, then as his successor. Together, he and bin Laden turned the jihadi movement’s guns to target the United States, carrying out the deadliest attack ever on American soil — the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings.
The attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon made bin Laden America’s Enemy No. 1. But he likely could never have carried it out without his deputy. Bin Laden provided al-Qaida with charisma and money, but al-Zawahri brought tactics and organizational skills needed to forge militants into a network of cells in countries around the world.
Their bond was forged in the late 1980s when al-Zawahri reportedly treated the Saudi millionaire bin Laden in the caves of Afghanistan as Soviet bombardment shook the mountains around them.
Biden planned to speak from the balcony of the White House Blue Room as he remains in isolation in the residence while he continues to test positive for COVID-19.
Speaking on Aug. 31, 2021, after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, Biden said the U.S. would not let up on its fight against terrorism in that country or elsewhere.
“We will maintain the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and other countries,” he said. “We just don’t need to fight a ground war to do it.” Previewing the strike that would occur 11 months later, Biden said at the time, “We have what’s called over-the-horizon capabilities, which means we can strike terrorists and targets without American boots on the ground — or very few if needed.”
There have been rumors of al-Zawahri’s death on and off for several years. But a video surfaced in April of the al-Qaida leader praising an Indian Muslim woman who had defied a ban on wearing a hijab, or headscarf. That footage was the first proof in months that he was still alive.
A statement from Afghanistan’s Taliban government confirmed the airstrike but did not mention al-Zawahri or any other casualties.
It said it “strongly condemns this attack and calls it a clear violation of international principles and the Doha Agreement,” the 2020 U.S. pact with the Taliban that led to the withdrawal of American forces.
“Such actions are a repetition of the failed experiences of the past 20 years and are against the interests of the United States of America, Afghanistan, and the region,” the statement said.
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Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor, James LaPorta, Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani in Washington and Rahim Faiez in Islamabad contributed reporting. | https://www.kcci.com/article/president-biden-to-speak-on-operation-against-al-qaida-in-afghanistan/40775473 | 2022-08-01T22:32:56Z | https://www.kcci.com/article/president-biden-to-speak-on-operation-against-al-qaida-in-afghanistan/40775473 | false | 10 |
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan, CNN is reporting.
Zawahiri, who had just turned 71 years old, had previously acted as Osama bin Laden's personal physician.
The US State Department had offered a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the capture of Zawahiri.
The US government has yet to confirm the death, but President Joe Biden is set to address the nation following what the White House says was a "successful" counter-terrorism operation on an al-Qaeda target in Afghanistan over the weekend.
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How did we arrive in August so soon? Last time I looked it was March and I was about to go on holiday. We’re well into the second half of the year now.
There are plenty of books out this month - here are just 10 that have caught my eye - and I hope you enjoy them.
Next month, new books by a host of big name authors will start appearing as publishers and bookshops gear up for the always crucial Christmas season.
The Booklist is a weekly newsletter for book lovers from books editor Jason Steger. Get it delivered every Friday.
Nimblefoot, Robert Drewe
Hamish Hamilton, $32.99, August 2
He was 10 years old, just over 1.2 metres tall and weighed about 25 kilograms. And he was Australia’s first international sporting champion. Johnny Day was a master at pedestrianism, the sport of competitive long-distance walking that was popular in the 19th century. Day won a huge amount of money and then turned to horses, winning the Melbourne Cup when he was 14 on a horse called - what else could it be? – Nimblefoot. And then? That’s what we’ll find out in the latest novel by Robert Drewe, author of Our Sunshine, Whip Bird and many others.
The Last Days of Roger Federer and Other Endings, Geoff Dyer
Canongate, $39.99, August 16
On the cover, British poet laureate Simon Armitage describes Geoff Dyer as a “clever clogs but he’s one of us”. His latest book – he hasn’t written a novel for eight years – is a series of musings, essays and recollections on “things coming to an end, artists’ last works, time running out” written “while life as we know it came to an end”. It is full of Dyer’s characteristic erudition, wit and style. Oh, there’s also a bit about the man he calls Roger “always and only Roger”.
Salt and Skin, Eliza Henry-Jones
Ultimo, $32.99, August 3
A mother and her two children come to live on one of those Scottish islands that is full of myth and mystery. Luda is a photojournalist who immediately gets herself offside with the locals after she takes a picture of a tragic accident. Gradually she becomes intrigued by the stories of women executed as witches on the island, while her children, Darcy and Min, find unusual friendships, notably with Theo, the foundling washed up on the islands as a child. It’s an intriguing and unusual novel.
So You Want To Live Younger Longer?, Dr Norman Swan
Hachette, $34.99, July 27
Don’t we all want to live longer, if we’re in reasonable shape that is? The amiable host of the ABC’s Health Report and Coronacast podcast has got plenty to say on the subject and does so in his characteristic gentle, informed and accessible fashion. The idea of the book is to give you the information that counts and to deter you from the quacks and horse medicines that seem to be everywhere. This is the follow-up to Swan’s So You Think You Know What’s Good For You?
The Whitewash, Siang Lu
UQP, $32.99, August 2
You won’t have heard of Brood Empire, but it was a big-budget blockbuster spy film targeting “Western markets and starring, for the first time, an Asian man in the lead role”. Okay, it wasn’t really, but it’s the focal point of Siang Lu’s delicious satire of the film industry and its racism, dressed up as an oral history of the project. Lu brings in everyone involved, including star JK Jr, his girlfriend Angela Mu, Lebron Chew, editor of Click Bae, and Baby Bao, maker of Enter the Hoya Celata, starring Bruce Leigh, a chubby London-born accountant. It’s a blast.
August in Kabul, Andrew Quilty
MUP, $34.99, August 2
The Australian photojournalist, who won a Gold Walkley for his confronting picture of the aftermath of a US airstrike in 2016, first went to Afghanistan in 2013 and stayed until the Taliban returned to power with undue haste last year. This book is an on-the-ground account of the final days of the American-backed government, the rapid exodus of American forces and the chaos and bloodshed that ensued. It’s a time that the Western powers involved in Afghanistan can hardly look on with pride, one that left the people of the country living under a radical theocracy.
Provocations: New and Selected Writing, Jeff Sparrow
NewSouth, $32.99, August 1
As a political writer of the left, Jeff Sparrow says he “is forced to argue each point almost from first principles, like a mountaineer hacking steps into a summit”. Over the years, as demonstrated in this collection of essays, he’s hacked a lot of steps with tremendous diversity. His subjects range from consideration of falcons nesting in central Melbourne to mash-ups of classic literature to a new and blistering piece on “blackbirding” in Queensland. Sparrow’s is a powerful voice.
Motherlands: In Search of Our Inherited Cities, Amaryllis Gacioppo
Bloomsbury, $29.99, August 2
Amaryllis Gacioppo’s book is about the idea of home: homes that have been left, the experience of migration and the changes wrought on a psyche in the process. In a sense this is a family history as Gacioppo returns to the cities where her mother, grandmother and great grandmother lived. Perhaps, too, the book is a sort of psychogeography, possibly a travel memoir. However it’s defined, its use of pictures, memories and family stories makes for an absorbing creation.
Faithless, Alice Nelson
Vintage, $32.99
Alice Nelson’s last novel, The Children’s House, was described by our reviewer “as a meditation on the ways in which our lives are made richer by those we let in … a beautiful work”. Here, Cressida lets in an older professor of literature and writer of stories, Max, whom she meets at her mother’s home in India. Max is perhaps loosely inspired by W.G. “Max” Sebald, but the novel is not about him. Rather, it is about the “complicated geometry” Max creates in Cressida’s life and the lives of others.
Life Ceremony, Sayaka Murata
Granta, $34.99, August 2
You may not know Sayaka Murata, but millions do. She’s the author of Convenience Store Woman, the 10th of her novels, but the first to be translated from Japanese into English, and one that has sold millions. The stories in Life Ceremony are written in her crystal prose and feature decidedly odd encounters or scenarios. In A Clean Marriage, for example, Mr and Mrs Takahashi have “a completely sexless and sex-free marriage, but somewhat inconveniently we both wanted children”. There is a solution, sort of.
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For Dwight Dunsworth, the Oregon Trail Rodeo has been a big part of both his personal and business life.
The Juniata man has volunteered at the pro rodeo, held in Hastings, since about 2005. He and business partner Tom Pavelka’s business, Pavelka Truck and Trailer Repair, began sponsoring the rodeo five years prior to that.
Every year during the Oregon Trail Rodeo, this year Aug. 19-21, Dunsworth is on hand during each night of the rodeo, providing help with the cattle, sorting them and loading the chutes during the tie-down, team roping and steer wrestling.
For about 10 years, Dunsworth’s volunteer involvement included heading up the parade committee. He recruited Jim and Laurie Smidt of Trumbull to pull the Oregon Trail Rodeo covered wagon, the “mascot” of the rodeo. He also recruited the outriders who rode with the wagon.
Dunsworth even went so far as to buy a diesel pickup and four-horse trailer to haul the horses and wagon to rodeos. The group of volunteers drove the wagon in parades across the area, including NebraskalandDays in North Platte, the Burwell and Phillipsburg rodeos, the Adams County Fairfest parade, and even the River City Roundup in Omaha. The group was selected one year as the Best Riding Club entrant at the Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell.
As a business owner, Dunsworth, as part of Pavelka Truck and Trailer Repair, has sponsored the pro rodeo for the past two decades. He feels the rodeo sponsorship is a good investment for the business.
As a sponsor, he likes providing a community event “that attracts good American values, and is a family venue that you can bring your kids to,” he said. Rodeo is “entertainment that’s good clean fun and keeps alive our western heritage.”
Dunsworth rode horses on his Grandpa Blackledge’s farm and ranch in Oklahoma as a kid. He and his family moved to Nebraska when he was in grade school. He never competed in rodeo, but has a horse and rides.
He loves being part of the rodeo.
“We like supporting community events that bring people together and give them things to do in the community,” Dunsworth said.
He also volunteered with the Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo when it was held in Hastings. Beginning in 2023, that event is moving to Burwell.
The Oregon Trail Rodeo takes place on the Adams County Fairgrounds, 947 S. Baltimore Ave., Aug. 19-21, with performances at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19 and 20 and at 6 p.m. on Aug. 21. That’s the same weekend as Kool-Aid Days, which also has many of its events on the fairgounds.
Rodeo tickets range in price from $10-$20 and are on sale online at AdamsCountyFairgrounds.com, at the fair office in advance, and at the gate.
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Our long-anticipated Disneyland Paris vacation begins, rather ominously, at the security checkpoint in front of Disney's Newport Bay Club Hotel.
Security is paramount here in Europe's most popular theme park, which reportedly welcomed close to 15 million visitors in 2019, before the pandemic hit.
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Here are all the movies and TV shows coming to Tubi in August
Chicago - Need something new to watch this month? Tubi has you covered. The free streaming platform celebrates the waning days of summer with all kinds of blockbuster spectacle this August — from the trippy visuals of Christopher Nolan’s "Inception" to the steamy romance of "Fifty Shades of Grey." Plus it’s also Shark Month: Bitefest — a month-long programming event filled to the brim with shark-themed movies like "Jaws," "Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait" and "Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda."
So whether you want to travel to the "Shark Side of the Moon," live the "Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" or dance"Center Stage," there’s something for everyone on Tubi this month. Check out a preview of Tubi’s five new originals below and then find a full list of new arrivals, broken down by genre.
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Tubi Originals
Shark Bait (streaming Aug. 1): "A group of friends enjoying a weekend steal a couple of jet skis, race them out to sea and end up in a horrific head-on collision. They struggle to find a way home with a badly injured friend, while from the waters below, predators lurk."
Shark Side of the Moon (streaming Aug. 12): This sci-fi thriller "travels back in time to the Cold War, when the USSR developed hyper-aggressive humanoid sharks. Unable to kill them, USSR military scientists launched the sharks at the moon. Flash-forward to present day and the first team of American astronauts on the moon in decades must repair a module found on the dark side of the moon, where the astronauts encounter the unkillable Russian moon sharks and endure an epic fight for their lives."
Destination Love (streaming Aug. 17): "Madison has the chance to pursue her love of event management when her two best friends announce their engagement. Finding a pre-planned wedding package on a remote island vineyard in New Zealand, Madison teams up with David, the handsome vineyard owner, to re-imagine the event for her friends. Working closely together, they soon discover a potential pairing of their own."
Requiem for a Scream (streaming Aug. 26): "A sadistic killer sets his sights on a group of friends partying in an abandoned lake house, determined to make their murders his symphony."
Killing Diana (streaming Aug. 21): "On the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s tragic passing, we're going behind castle walls to look at the extraordinary life and legacy of "The People's Princess," how destiny took her from the world too soon that tragic night in Paris, and how she not only reshaped the Monarchy but continues reshaping it today."
See the complete roster of Tubi Originals.
Action
SPOTLIGHT: Gerard Butler leads the Spartans in Zack Snyder’s "300," while Karl Urban dispatches justice in "Dredd."
"300"
"Clash of the Titans"
"Cradle 2 the Grave"
"Dredd"
"Empire State" (2013)
"Enter the Warriors Gate" - starting 8/5
"Fortress: Sniper’s Eye"
"Murder at 1600"
"Passenger 57"
"Rogue Warfare: The Hunt"
"Tango & Cash"
More action, streaming free on Tubi.
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Black Cinema
SPOTLIGHT: Tyler Perry’s Madea takes center stage in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea Goes to Jail."
"Devil in a Blue Dress"
"Diary of a Mad Black Woman"
"I Can Do Bad All By Myself"
"Lottery Ticket"
"Madea Goes to Jail"
"Michael Jackson’s This is It"
"Money Talks" (1997)
"School Daze"
"The Color Purple"
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
More Black cinema, streaming free on Tubi.
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Comedy
SPOTLIGHT Bill Murray gets stuck in a time loop in "Groundhog Day," while Kathleen Turner travels back in time in "Peggy Sue Got Married."
"Groundhog Day"
"Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay"
"Holmes and Watson"
"Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou"
"Lottery Ticket"
"Peggy Sue Got Married"
"Role Models"
"The Whole Ten Yards"
More comedy, streaming free on Tubi.
Drama
SPOTLIGHT: Samuel L. Jackson produces and stars in the acclaimed Southern Gothic drama "Eve’s Bayou."
"Center Stage"
"Detroit"
"Erin Brockovich"
"Eve’s Bayou"
"Finding Forrester"
"Focus"
"I Can Only Imagine"
"Maps to the Stars"
"Stand by Me"
"The Peanut Butter Falcon"
"The Place Beyond the Pines"
"White Boy Rick"
More drama, streaming free on Tubi.
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Horror
SPOTLIGHT: Jason Voorhees returns in the 2009 reboot "Friday the 13th."
"Amusement"
"Bait"
"Dark Skies" - starting 8/23
"Evil Dead" (1981)
"Evil Dead II"
"Friday the 13th" (2009)
"Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Geo"
"Insidious"
"The Blob" (1988)
"The Cabin in the Woods" (Español)
"The Wolfman"
More horror, streaming free on Tubi.
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Kids & Family
SPOTLIGHT: Make it an "Annie" double feature with Aileen Quinn in the 1982 version and Quvenzhané Wallisin the 2014 update.
"Annie" (2014)
"Annie" (1982)
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005)
"Hachi: A Dog’s Tale"
"Labyrinth" (1986)
"Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return"
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop"
"Secondhand Lions"
"The Spy Next Door"
"Sushi Sumo"
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2"
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3"
"TMNT"
More kids and family entertainment, streaming free on Tubi.
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Romance
SPOTLIGHT: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan share a steamy courtship across "Fifty Shades of Grey," "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed."
"Booty Call"
"Dog Days"
"Fifty Shades of Grey"
"Fifty Shades Darker"
"Fifty Shades Freed"
"Out of Africa"
"Roxanne"
"The Bodyguard"
"The Bounty Hunter" (2010)
More romance, streaming free on Tubi.
Sci-Fi & Thriller
SPOTLIGHT: John Cho tries to find his missing daughter in the inventive thriller "Searching," which unfolds entirely on computer screens and smartphones.
"2001: A Space Odyssey"
"A Clockwork Orange"
"Contact"
"Criminal"
"Dead Zone"
"Future World"
"Inception"
"Knockaround Guys"
"Lila & Eve" - starting 8/6
"Searching"
"The Call"
"The Condemned" (franchise)
"The Fifth Element"
"The Whole Truth"
"Timecop"
More sci-fi & thriller titles, streaming free on Tubi.
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Westerns
SPOTLIGHT: For some so-bad-it’s-good fun try the infamous Will Smith/Kevin Kline/Salma Hayek flop "Wild Wild West."
"Appaloosa"
"Buffalo Bill and the Indians"
"Legends of the Fall"
"Man of the West"
"Silverado"
"The Scalphunters"
"Wild Wild West"
More Westerns, streaming free on Tubi.
TV Series
SPOTLIGHT: Tune into "The Nanny" for a catchy theme song and some great comedy.
"Diff’rent Strokes"
"The Nanny"
"Maude"
More TV shows, streaming free on Tubi.
RELATED: 10 of the best streaming shows of the year (so far)
Kickstart your Tubi binge with "The Freak Brothers"
The Freak Brothers (2021): Smoke 'em if you got 'em! Pete Davidson, Woody Harrelson and John Goodman lead the voice cast of this adult animated stoner comedy based on Gilbert Shelton’s cult classic comic, "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers." The series follows three 1960s hippie stoners who smoke a magical strain of weed, only to fall into a 50-year slumber and wake up in the 2020s. While time (and weed culture) may have changed, the Freak Brothers are just as mellow as ever. "The Freak Brothers" is a Tubi Original. Rated TV-MA. One season, 8 episodes. Also featuring the voices of Tiffany Haddish, La La Anthony, Adam Devine, Blake Anderson.
The first season of "The Freak Brothers" is streaming for free on Tubi — get the app
About Tubi: Tubi has more than 40,000 movies and television series from over 250 content partners, including every major studio, in addition to the largest offering of free live local and national news channels in streaming. The platform gives fans of entertainment, news and sports an easy way to discover new content that is available completely free.
Tubi is available on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, Cox Contour, and on OTT devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and soon on Hisense TVs globally. Consumers can also watch Tubi content on the web at http://www.tubi.tv/.
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Shares of Nike Inc. Cl B
NKE,
-0.54%
dropped 0.54% to $114.30 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.28%
falling 0.28% to 4,118.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.14%
falling 0.14% to 32,798.40. The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak. Nike Inc. Cl B closed $64.80 short of its 52-week high ($179.10), which the company achieved on November 5th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as adidas AG ADR
ADDYY,
+2.16%
rose 2.16% to $88.00, Deckers Outdoor Corp.
DECK,
+0.26%
rose 0.26% to $314.01, and Skechers USA Inc. Cl A
SKX,
+0.87%
rose 0.87% to $38.29. Trading volume (4.8 M) remained 2.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.6 M.
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Paternity Dispute Preceded Shots At Cops
A 20-year-old Fair Haven Heights resident allegedly drove to Beaver Hills to shoot at the car of a paternity rival.
While fleeing the scene, his associate “Nugget” then allegedly turned his gun on a car that was following them.
Unknown to them, that unmarked vehicle was occupied by two city police officers — who were investigating the initial shooting, and who suddenly found bullets flying their way.
That incident is described in detail in a five-page arrest warrant affidavit written by Officer Gregory Dash on July 12.
Assistant Police Chief Bertram Ettienne and city Police Chief Karl Jacobson also described that incident Thursday morning during a press conference on the third floor of headquarters at 1 Union Ave.
Ettienne brought the case up in the context of a number of recent gun-related arrests made by the New Haven Police Department (NHPD).
In this particular case, Ettienne said that Officers Matthew Borges and Brendan Way were patrolling Diamond Street in Beaver Hills on June 21 while on a “proactive patrol.”
They heard gunshots fired nearby. Then they identified the vehicle they believed the shots had come from.
Ettienne said “they attempted to pursue” that vehicle while in an unmarked car of their own. During that pursuit, Ettienne said, the officers were shot at twice.
Neither officer was hit by those bullets. Neither officer returned fire.
The alleged shooter fled the scene, Ettienne said. But the cops were ultimately able to track down the car and arrest a 20-year-old man who they believed was involved in those shootings — first on Diamond Street, and then at the two officers in the unmarked car.
Online state criminal court records show that that suspect has been charged with one felony count of conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, one felony count of carrying a pistol without a permit, one felony count of illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, one misdemeanor count of illegal discharge of a firearm, and one misdemeanor count of second-degree reckless endangerment.
According to state court records, the suspect has pleaded not guilty to all five of those charges. He’s currently being held on a $250,000 bond.
Ettienne and Jacobson said that city police don’t believe that the alleged shooter knew that he was firing at police officers when he fired those two shots at Officers Borges and Way.
“That vehicle fired shots first,” Jacobson said. “They were fleeing the area.”
The officers responded to those shots in an unmarked car. And the shooter likely felt “like they’re being followed,” and so they fired at the following car. “We don’t believe that they knew” there were officers in the car, he said.
Ettienne said that neither of the two officers was injured. He said they’re both now doing OK.
This is “an example of how so many New Haven police officers do their job and keep their cool under difficult situations,” Mayor Justin Elicker said. The mayor said he spoke with both officers after the shooting incident, and both told him: “I’m just doing my job.”
Affidavit: Shots Fired At Rival's Car, Pursuing Police Officers
After Monday morning’s press conference, the Independent obtained a copy of Dash’s arrest warrant affidavit in this case.
That affidavit provides a wealth of details about what allegedly happened during the June 21 shootings and why the suspect allegedly fired.
The affidavit also includes the side of the arrestee, a 20-year-old Fair Haven Heights resident named Alexis Vazquez. Although Vazquez has pleaded not guilty to all of these charges, he told cops during a June 29 interview that he did fire shots at the empty car of a Diamond Street resident. He then told cops that it was his associate “Nugget,” not he, who fired at the cops in the unmarked car.
Here’s what happened, according to Dash’s affidavit:
On June 21, Officers Way and Borges were patrolling the area of Diamond Street in an unmarked undercover police car. The officers heard “numerous gunshots coming from their immediate area,” and then they saw a vehicle fleeing the area after those shots were fired.
The officers followed the suspect car as it traveled south on Diamond Street toward Ruby Street. “As the Honda turned left onto Ruby Street, headed east bound, the front seat passenger held a handgun out of the window and discharged two rounds toward [Shooting Task Force Officers] Way and Borges,” Dash wrote.
After the car turned left onto Osborn Avenue, the front seat passenger then “fired another gunshot” toward the officers as they followed in their unmarked police vehicle. The officers then lost sight of the suspect vehicle as it continued on Osborne.
After receiving a 911 call about the shootings, patrol officers then responded to Diamond Street, where they found 10 .45 caliber fired cartridge casings and eight .40 caliber fired cartridge casings. A white Honda Accord that was parked in front of a Diamond Street house had been struck twice by gunfire.
“It was later determined the Honda Accord struck by gunfire belonged to the intended target’s mother.”
Officers then found two .40 caliber fired cartridge casings located in the area of Diamond and Ruby Streets, and then another .40 caliber fired cartridge casing in the area of Osborne and Pelham Streets.
Sgt. Chris Cameron then interviewed the owner of the bullet-struck car as well as her son, a 19-year-old man.
The owner of the car believed her son was the target of the initial shots fired in front of their residence. The 19-year-old told Sgt. Cameron that “he was involved in an ongoing dispute with a female … regarding custody of her child. The dispute stemmed from a disagreement as to who is the biological father” of the woman’s baby. The woman claimed another individual was the biological father, while the 19-year-old believed he was the father.
Cameron then reviewed text message and Facebook message disputes between the 19-year-old and the 20-year-old man, Vazquez, who was ultimately arrested.
City police officers were able to find out where in Fair Haven Heights that Vazquez lived. At his home, officers found and seized two high-capacity magazines. They also found one .40 caliber live round in Vazquez’s car.
On June 29, officers arrested Vazquez on Whalley Avenue “without incident.” He was transported to police headquarters at 1 Union Ave., where officers then interviewed him.
Vazquez told the officers during that interview that, on June 21, the 19-year-old from Diamond Street had been texting and arguing with the woman who he believed had borne his child. The 19-year-old allegedly told that woman that he hoped her child would die while receiving care in the neo natal intensive care unit at the hospital.
That woman then allegedly told Vazquez about those text messages.
So Vazquez then arranged to meet with a man he knew as “Nugget” who had access to firearms. Vazquez left his home and picked up “Nugget” in a Honda Accord. He said he and Nugget then drove to Diamond Street.
As they got closer to the 19-year-old’s family’s house, Vazquez said, Nugget “removed two black handguns from his bag. ‘Nugget’ handed a .45 caliber handgun to Vazquez. Vazquez parked his vehicle in front of [the Diamond Street house] and both Vazquez and Nugget exited the car.
“Both Vazquez and ‘Nugget’ fired gunshots toward the residence. Vazquez stated he fired the handgun at a parked vehicle which he believed belonged to the family” of the 19-year-old rival. “Vazquez got back into the driver’s seat, and ‘Nugget’ the front passenger seat. As Vazquez drove away, they noticed a vehicle following them. Vazquez and ‘Nugget’ believed Juvenile #1 and his friends were following them. Vazquez stated ‘Nugget’ then fired the .40 caliber handgun toward the vehicle that was following them. Vazquez added at one point ‘Nugget’s’ handgun ‘jammed,’ at which point he had to eject a round from the chamber, which was the one [Shooting Task Force] members located when serving the search warrant on his Honda Accord.”
Vazquez said he then dropped Nugget off at his Fair Haven home after the shooting.
Dash wrote that Vazquez did not possess a state pistol permit, nor did he have any firearms registered in his name. He was not listed as a convicted felon and did not have any misdemeanor handgun disqualifications.
He concluded the affidavit by writing that he believed police had probable cause to arrest Vazquez on three felony and two misdemeanor charges. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2683986154679/paternity-dispute-preceded-shots-at-cops | 2022-08-01T22:49:09Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2683986154679/paternity-dispute-preceded-shots-at-cops | false | 1 |
How do I avoid having bowel issues before my period?
JUST trying to go about daily life can feel difficult when you have a health problem that is always rearing its head — even if you are relatively prepared for it.
That’s what is facing our readers this week — flare-ups of pain and tummy troubles that happen every month without fail.
Fortunately, these relatively common problems can be alleviated — by knowing what to do, and how to work with your body to ease discomfort.
Which is what I’m here to help you do.
So here are my answers — and remember, if you’re struggling with pain, no matter how minor you may think it is, don’t be hesitant, ask for support!
Q) I HAVE serious osteoarthritis in my knees – how can I ease the pain?
A) THE knees are among the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. Symptoms of knee osteoarthritis include stiffness, swelling and pain, which can impact on a person’s ability to do certain things and their quality of life.
It may sound counterintuitive but in addition to pain-relieving medication, the main treatment for osteoarthritis of the knees is exercise.
And for some, knee replacement surgery is advised.
Non-impact exercise, such as stationary cycling or body-weight squats, can strengthen the muscles that support the knee joint and studies show this can lead to improvements in pain and function.
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It’s important to build up the exercise gradually, and be aware that there may be a temporary increase in pain initially while your knees get used to it, so be prepared to increase your pain medication to help you get through this.
There are some helpful videos on the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists’ website. Search csp.org.uk and also “knee pain exercises”.
Q) HOW do I avoid having bowel issues before my period?
A) BOWEL issues in the pre-menstrual period are very common. Some people experience constipation and others have loose stools or even diarrhoea.
It’s most likely due to the elevated levels of progesterone hormone at this time, which are responsible for the plethora of symptoms that can come with premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
The most common symptoms include: mood swings; feeling upset, anxious or irritable; tiredness or trouble sleeping; bloating or tummy pain; breast tenderness; headaches; spotty skin; greasy hair; changes in appetite; changes in sex drive.
Much like preparing for your period, I’d advise knowing that your bowel symptoms are coming and preparing for them, whether that be taking measures to avoid constipation or having loperamide to help alleviate diarrhoea.
There is also the option to take hormonal contraceptive pills to alleviate PMS symptoms. Speak to your GP about these.
Q) I AM at my wits’ end, I don’t know what to do. I suffer from vascular disease in both legs and I’m having a combination of knee (arthritis) and intermittent claudication pain (calf pain), and to make matters worse I can hardly walk due to tenderness and feel sore and burning feelings on the sole of my foot.
I have been to a podiatry specialist but my soles are so sore it made me cry.
My doctor prescribed Flexitol and Arjun cream but they were no help. What should I try?
A) Intermittent claudication is caused by narrowing or blockage of the femoral artery, the main artery taking blood to your leg.
This is usually due to hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
It results in reduced blood supply in the leg, and cramp-like pain is usually experienced when walking up a hill, for example, because the muscles of the leg need additional blood at that time.
This pain usually eases after a couple of minutes of rest.
The risk factors are the same as those for heart disease and stroke, such as age over 50, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Unfortunately, the blockage that causes the claudication will not clear itself, but exercise can help.
Exercise has been shown to more than double the distance someone can walk without getting pain.
Severe cases require a referral to the vascular surgeon who may consider procedures such as angioplasty, which stretches the artery, or bypass surgery, where a blood vessel from somewhere else in the body replaces a blocked portion of artery.
If you’re willing to give exercise a go, aim to walk at a brisk pace for ten minutes daily (or whatever you can manage).
The Active 10 app can help with this.
Over time, aim to increase either the pace or the amount of time you walk.
A good aim would be 30 minutes of continuous walking three to four times a week.
The “burning” pain in your feet could be due to nerve damage and if so, it is more likely to respond well to medication that can calm the nerves, such as gabapentin, amitriptyline or pregabalin.
I’d advise going back to see your GP about this as it could hinder your ability to get walking.
Q) I THINK I suffer from hyperventilating attacks. Should I tell my GP about it?
A) Yes, 100 per cent, you should tell your GP about it.
It might be worth keeping a diary of when you get the episodes of hyperventilation too, or you may already be aware of what some of the triggers are.
When we breathe, we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. When we hyperventilate, which means that we breathe too rapidly, we actually get rid of too much carbon dioxide, which can cause unpleasant symptoms such as light-headedness or tingling in the fingers.
This is the reason why breathing into a paper bag can help, as it means you inhale some of the carbon dioxide back in.
You can also breathe into cupped hands or through pursed lips.
You can also try alternate nostril breathing.
This involves covering your mouth and alternating breathing through each nostril.
With your mouth covered, close the right nostril and breathe in through the left. Then alternate by closing the left nostril and breathing in through the right.
Repeat this pattern until your breathing has returned to normal.
Hyperventilation most commonly results from anxiety, panic, nervousness, or stress, and your GP would be a great person to advise you on how you could get some support for these.
You can also self-refer if you prefer, by going to the NHS talking therapies webpage.
Covid’s impact on our periods
Q) IS it possible for Covid to affect your menstrual cycle?
A) One of the interesting things about Covid is how it affects us all differently and seems to be able to affect just about any system in the body.
So it is completely plausible and fair to say that it could temporarily affect our hormones too, and therefore our menstrual cycles. There have been many reported cases of menstrual cycles being affected by Covid infection and changes in menstrual cycle have also been reported following Covid vaccinations.
It is not known for certain whether the infection, or the immune response to the vaccine, is the actual cause of the changes, or whether these changes would have happened anyway and they coincided, timing-wise, with either the infection or the vaccination.
Menstrual cycle changes are common. It’s something we see in general practice all the time, and this was also the case long before the pandemic.
These changes can cause disturbance and distress, especially in people who are monitoring their periods for contraceptive or fertility purposes.
But the good news is that periods tend to return to normal, for most, after one or two cycles and there is no medical evidence of any impact on a woman’s fertility. | https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/19390898/dr-zoe-bowel-issues-period/ | 2022-08-01T22:49:16Z | https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/19390898/dr-zoe-bowel-issues-period/ | true | 3 |
ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Danaos Corp. (DAC) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $8.2 million.
The Athens, Greece-based company said it had profit of 40 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $7.59 per share.
The shipping company posted revenue of $250.9 million in the period.
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STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland (AP) _ Transocean Ltd. (RIG) on Monday reported a loss of $68 million in its second quarter.
The Steinhausen, Switzerland-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 11 cents per share.
The offshore oil and gas drilling contractor posted revenue of $692 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $722 million.
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Trade unions are moving for change, reports Mary Southcott
Labour is incrementally making its way towards taking electoral reform into government. The 2021 Unite policy conference dropped its support for the current voting system, emulated by the Communication Workers. And at the end of its national delegate conference, Unison, the public sector union, not only abandoned first-past-the-post, but endorsed a proportional voting system. Aileen McGoughlin, who wrote for the Chartist‘s trade union supplement, moved the resolution: “Under our system, so many people’s votes, so many of our members’ votes, do not count. Millions of people do not get an MP that they voted for. People often cannot vote for who they agree with but have to vote tactically to avoid getting the worst option.” She went on to the TUC demonstration, ‘We Demand Better’. We assert the same about a 19th century voting system which magics a Tory minority vote into an unassailable rubber stamp.
Looking back to Annual Conference 2021, of 11 Labour unions, four supported electoral reform: Musicians, ASLEF, TSSA and the Fire Brigades. Nine months later, Unite has moved from ‘opposed’ to ‘support’/’abstain’, the CWU has voted against the current voting system, and Unison has moved to outright support. In number terms we are there. We need the debate. Prioritisation depends on constituency delegates.
Those supporting the status quo are GMB, USDAW, Community and NUM. What now? Ideally, Labour would speak with one voice. We are not quite there, but even an arithmetical victory allows the Labour leadership to support the necessary commitment in Labour’s manifesto.
We need more conversations with and among trade unionists. Labour representatives need openly to support change: prospective parliamentary candidates, NEC and National Policy Forum representatives, and MPs.
We need awareness that red and blue walls are artificial constructs which disengage the majority from effective influence in general elections. Enfranchisement, fought for by trade unions, Chartists and suffragettes, has one more step to take. Votes need to count. They don’t, which is one reason for Labour losses, first in Scotland, then in other Labour areas once taken for granted.
Labour can only legislate after the election, but it can up its chances of winning by gaining Lib Dem and Green tactical votes in Conservative-Labour marginals, as the Cook-Maclennan agreement did in 1997. Now, Labour needs to make a better offer – not a referendum, but the announcement of PR legislation in the first Queen’s Speech. That could unite the centre and left voters in the way Brexit united the right in 2019.
Roadblocks still exist. Trade unions need to hear from other parties about workers’ human rights. They want a system. Consensus could emerge on retaining the MP-constituency link within a proportional system. We gave an additional member system to West Germany after World War 2 and agreed it for Scotland, Wales and Greater London. New Zealand’s has elected two women prime ministers.
Things change! Will Hutton foresees the unwinding of Thatcherism. It was Margaret Thatcher who told David Frost in 1995 that going into opposition would be disastrous. “They might change the voting system.” Labour didn’t, but we can now. The next general election may be more 1992 than 1997, but Labour can win if it adopts electoral reform and voters decide on informed tactical voting, just as they did in both Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton. | https://www.chartist.org.uk/on-the-road-to-electoral-reform/ | 2022-08-01T22:53:30Z | https://www.chartist.org.uk/on-the-road-to-electoral-reform/ | false | 2 |
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Researchers reveal latest findings in Powder Valley Nature Center Copperhead Study during in-person and virtual presentation Aug. 5
KIRKWOOD, Mo.—Copperheads conjure up curiosity, mystery, and even fear. In truth they are one of Missouri’s most intriguing and often least understood venomous snakes. Researchers have been conducting a study of copperheads at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Nature Center for the past several years. They’ve been probing the mysteries of copperheads and uncovering some interesting facts.
The public can learn about these discoveries directly from the research team at a special Powder Valley Copperhead Study Update presentation, Friday, Aug. 5 from 6-8 p.m. This is a free program with both in-person and virtual options. The in-person program will take place in the Powder Valley Nature Center auditorium, and an opportunity to join via WebEx will be provided for those who can’t make it to the nature center.
Dr. Ben Jellen and his research assistant, Brittany Neier, will reveal the secret life of copperheads, one of the area's most common, yet misunderstood venomous snakes. The team has employed radio telemetry technology to track the movements of copperheads on the nature center grounds and property immediately surrounding it for the past several years.
How far do these snakes move? Where do they go? What type of habitat do they prefer? How cold do they get over the winter? What do baby copperheads do? What is the greatest danger a copperhead faces in the wild? Visitors will discover these answers and more as Jellen and Neier share information garnered from a long-term study currently underway at Powder Valley Nature Center.
The Powder Valley Copperhead Study Update program is free, however attend the in person or WebEx presentation will require advanced online registration at the following links:
The presentation is open to all ages. Those opting to participate virtually will receive an email invitation with the program link approximately 24 hours prior to the event. Please check junk mail/spam folders if you do not receive the invitation.
Powder Valley Nature Center is located at 11715 Cragwold Road in Kirkwood, near the intersection of I-270 and I-44.
Another way to learn more about the study is to join MDC’s Wild Webcast, “The Secrets of Snakes” Wednesday, Aug. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. Dr. Jellen will also share his ongoing research findings on copperheads live during the podcast with host Joe Jerek. To watch the webcast, go to https://short.mdc.mo.gov/4Tx.
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Shares of Unum Group
UNM,
-0.84%
sank 0.84% to $31.92 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.28%
falling 0.28% to 4,118.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.14%
falling 0.14% to 32,798.40. Unum Group closed $5.57 short of its 52-week high ($37.49), which the company achieved on June 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as AFLAC Inc.
AFL,
-1.03%
fell 1.03% to $56.71, Principal Financial Group Inc.
PFG,
+0.27%
rose 0.27% to $67.12, and Assurant Inc.
AIZ,
-0.67%
fell 0.67% to $174.61. Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M. | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/unum-group-stock-outperforms-competitors-despite-losses-on-the-day-01659389175-529fe4cbb0ae | 2022-08-01T22:58:25Z | https://www.marketwatch.com/story/unum-group-stock-outperforms-competitors-despite-losses-on-the-day-01659389175-529fe4cbb0ae | true | null |
Industry-leading parcel and shipping carrier, FirstMile, is purchased by founding CEO, Devin Johnson
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Devin Johnson, a leader in the eCommerce parcel and shipping industry, today announced the purchase of FirstMile. Johnson, the company's founder and CEO will continue to lead the company.
"With the purchase of FirstMile and its sister company, our clients will benefit by our reclaiming original ownership of FirstMile and continuing its growth and optimization as a domestic and international carrier" explained Devin Johnson, Chief Executive Officer and owner of FirstMile and ShipNetwork. "This acquisition is a reinvestment in our commitment to support small, medium and large eCommerce companies in today's challenging supply chain climate."
FirstMile provides a one-stop-shop for eCommerce shipping; clients have access to multiple delivery networks through one, simple interface and one-point of pick-up. Using its proprietary technology—Xparcel—FirstMile provides clients with a unique combination of best price and service for every shipped package.
The acquisition of FirstMile and ShipNetwork will help facilitate a strong partnership between two national logistics leaders that will prove invaluable for clients of both companies.
"For all of our clients, our goal remains the same: provide speedy deliveries at affordable rates to eCommerce customers," Johnson explained. "In our business, the ability to scale is extremely important, and as a result of this acquisition, the addition of this shipping volume will benefit all of our 3PL partners and eCommerce clients."
"FirstMile will gain added density and volume as a result of our expanded reach through ShipNetwork," said Johnson. "Our clients will benefit from our increased ability to reach deeper into regional and postal carrier networks. End of the day, that translates into both improved service and a reduction in costs to all our clients."
As witnessed during the recent pandemic, eCommerce businesses and the logistics firms supporting them, play critical roles in the nation's supply chain. FirstMile allows eCommerce merchants to remain focused on building a prosperous business, secure in the knowledge that clients may expect delivery of their products in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
"As national leaders in eCommerce logistics, FirstMile and ShipNetwork assume responsibility for warehousing, warehouse technology, fulfillment, and shipping expertise," Johnson said. "For our clients, both our 3PL partners and eCommerce merchants, that means their entire focus can be on ensuring their companies continue to grow and prosper."
For more information on FirstMile visit www.firstmile.com
FirstMile is an eCommerce parcel carrier providing solutions for eCommerce retailers. FirstMile's unique approach allows small, medium, and large eCommerce shippers to get the best combination of price and service across a wide network international, national, regional, local and micro delivery solutions. We do this with one API connection, one pick-up via our FirstMile-owned and operated vehicles, and one invoice. Our patented Xparcel algorithm solution drives the right label to you for each and every package, every day, across multiple networks.
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Jefferies Expects $80 Million Fine in Wall Street Texting Probe
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Shares of Welltower Inc.
WELL,
-0.42%
slid 0.42% to $85.98 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.28%
falling 0.28% to 4,118.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.14%
falling 0.14% to 32,798.40. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Welltower Inc. closed $13.45 below its 52-week high ($99.43), which the company achieved on April 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Ventas Inc.
VTR,
-0.91%
fell 0.91% to $53.29, Healthpeak Properties Inc.
PEAK,
-0.29%
fell 0.29% to $27.55, and Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.
HTA,
-0.11%
fell 0.11% to $26.22. Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 972,148 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
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The LEGO Star Wars galaxy keeps expanding and the latest edition features two AT-model walkers that passionate fans (both young and old) will adore.
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LEGO 75337 Star Wars AT-TE Walker – Entertainment Earth
- The set includes 5x LEGO mini-figures:
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- 212th Clone Gunner
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LEGO 75332 Star Wars AT-ST – Entertainment Earth
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- 87 pieces
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FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) _ MVB Financial Corp. (MVBF) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $3 million.
On a per-share basis, the Fairmont, West Virginia-based company said it had profit of 23 cents.
The company posted revenue of $40 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $38.6 million.
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The global Polyurethane Wheels market was valued at xx million in 2020 and is projected to reach US$ xx million by 2027, at a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period.
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PTMEG Polyurethane Wheels
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North America
US
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Nordic Countries
Benelux
Rest of Europe
Asia
China
Japan
South Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Rest of Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Rest of South America
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Rest of Middle East & Africa
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The report also provides analysis of leading market participants including:
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Wicke
Albion Casters
Uremet
Elesa
Hamilton
Stellana
Sunray
Revvo
Kastalon
Gallagher Corp
Colson Caster
Mr Roller
Trew Wheels
Durable
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1.1 Polyurethane Wheels Market Definition
1.2 Market Segments
1.2.1 Market by Type
1.2.2 Market by Application
1.3 Global Polyurethane Wheels Market Overview
1.4 Features & Benefits of This Report
1.5 Methodology & Sources of Information
1.5.1 Research Methodology
1.5.2 Research Process
1.5.3 Base Year
1.5.4 Report Assumptions & Caveats
2 Global Polyurethane Wheels Overall Market Size
2.1 Global Polyurethane Wheels Market Size: 2021 VS 2027
2.2 Global Polyurethane Wheels Revenue, Prospects & Forecasts: 2016-2027
2.3 Global Polyurethane Wheels Sales (Consumption): 2016-2027
3 Company Landscape
3.1 Top Polyurethane Wheels Players in Global Market
3.2 Top Global Polyurethane Wheels Companies Ranked by Revenue
3.3 Global Polyurethane Wheels Revenue by Companies
3.4 Global Polyurethane Wheels Sales by Companies
3.5 Global Polyurethane Wheels Price by Manufacturer (2016-2021)
3.6 Top 3 and Top 5 Polyurethane Wheels Companies in Global Market, by Revenue in 2020
3.7 Global Manufacturers Polyurethane Wheels Product Type
3.8 Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Polyurethane Wheels Players in Global Market
3.8.1 List of Global Tier 1 Polyurethane Wheels Companies
3.8.2 List of Global Tier 2 and Tier 3 Polyurethane Wheels Companies
4 Sights by Product
4.1 Overview
4.1.1 By Type – Global
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BIG RAPIDS — Officers with the Big Rapids Department of Public Safety responded to the following calls. All calls may not be reported. All suspects are assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Tuesday, July 26
• A Newaygo County deputy dropped off a Big Rapids Public Schools computer that was recovered in a stolen vehicle in Newaygo County. The computer was not reported stolen, so it was given back to BRPS.
• Officers responded to a three-vehicle personal injury accident near Perry Avenue and Clark Street. One vehicle was hit crossing Perry Avenue from Ferris State University to Clark Street by another vehicle heading east on Perry Avenue. The vehicle crossing Perry Avenue flipped and rolled onto another vehicle stopped at the Clark Street stop sign. Minor injuries, no transport.
• A civil dispute was reported in the 100 block of North Michigan Avenue. Officers spoke with complainant who said a male allegedly was calling her bad names at the farmer’s market. Police report a previous history of this behavior between them.
• A warrant arrest was executed in the 1100 block of Fuller Avenue. Officers had been dispatched for a report of a couple arguing. Upon investigation of the complaint, one party was found to have a warrant for child neglect/support. He was arrested for his warrant.
• A larceny was reported in the 400 block of South Michigan. Caller reported hearing a noise outside his apartment. Caller looked out to see two juveniles; one allegedly had taken a shovel off the porch of that residence but returned it when confronted by caller. Contact was made with the juveniles who both denied taking item. Report completed will be forwarded for review.
• A traffic stop near State and Ferris led to driver being cited for driving while license suspended, second, and unregistered vehicle.
Wednesday, July 27
• Officers executed a warrant arrest in the 300 block of Morrison Avenue. A male was arrested and transported to meet with Reed City.
• A suspicious situation was reported in the 600 block of Finley. A yard was reportedly teepeed by unknown suspects.
• Officers executed a warrant arrest. They met Reed City at dispatch.
Thursday, July 28
• Officers responded to the 500 block of North Warren Avenue for a report of a brown and white dog who had approached a man fishing. The owner never showed up, and the dog was taken to the Animal Rescue Coalition.
• Officers responded to the 1100 block of Catherine for a check wellbeing request. A male reportedly was yelling at his son after he misplaced his bike. A neighbor was concerned as she heard him tell his son he was going to hit him in the face. Police reported the male was calm and his son found his bike.
• A suspicious situation was reported in the 900 block of Rose. A 10-year-old male allegedly was chatting on Discord, being sexually explicit. Unknown how old the other person was.
• Officers responded to the 800 block of North Fourth for a report of two disorderly females who allegedly got into an argument. Both claimed they allegedly were assaulted by the other. Case was sent to the city attorney for review.
• Officers responded to the 500 block of South Michigan for a report of breaking and entering. The tenants reportedly left items in the garage since last August. They opened the garage to find the boxes had been gone through and items allegedly taken and destroyed. Unknown when the incident exactly happened. Case is under investigation.
• A smart phone was found behind the middle school by the river.
• While completing lockups, an officer found someone had broken the latch on the bathroom stall at a property in the 100 block of East Pine. Cameras were reviewed, but nothing shows the entry point of the bathroom. The Department of Public Works was notified.
Friday, July 29
• Officers responded to the 1100 block of Catherine for a report of littering. The owner said the current renter allowed two other individuals to move into the trailer, then the renter was kicked out by them. The unknown male and female living at the trailer allegedly are dumping trash in a neighboring lot and behind the trailer. Attempt was made at the trailer with no response.
• Officers responded to the 800 block of Water Tower. Police said a male allegedly was paranoid that the apartment complex is putting things in the air and water in his apartment.
• A suspicious situation was reported in the 1800 block of Milton. A female reported finding a note on her door saying, “I found you.” She had believed the note was from an ex that had stalked her previously. Turns out the note was from neighbor kids doing a TikTok prank.
• A civil dispute was reported in the 300 block of West Bridge. A window was found broken from what appeared to be a rock. Upon reviewing camera footage, it was found the neighbor was mowing his lawn and kicked a rock up damaging the window
• Officers responded to the 600 block of Birch. A male reported he wasn’t feeling well and needed to talk to someone at the ER. Officers walked with him from his house to the ER at his request.
Saturday, July 30
• Officers responded to the 400 block of Second Avenue for a report of a barking dog. Police report the issue is an ongoing neighbor dispute. The dog owners agreed to keep the dog inside while they are not home as it barks nonstop.
• Officers responded to the 100 block of West Madison. Caller reported that all her items allegedly had been thrown out in a dumpster by a previous roommate.
• A noise warning was issued in the 600 block of Chestnut.
• Officers responded to the 200 block of Baldwin. Partygoers from the noise complaint were causing issues. One was escorted out after paying his tab. | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/POLICE-BLOTTER-Note-saying-I-found-you-turns-17343427.php | 2022-08-01T23:20:52Z | https://www.bigrapidsnews.com/news/article/POLICE-BLOTTER-Note-saying-I-found-you-turns-17343427.php | true | 1 |
A decision on discipline for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson following accusations of sexual misconduct is coming Monday.
Two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that retired judge Sue L. Robinson has informed the NFL and the NFL Players' Association she's ready to issue a ruling on Watson’s disciplinary hearing that concluded a month ago. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the discussions are private.
Watson was accused of sexual harassment and assault by 24 massage therapists in Texas and has settled 20 of the civil lawsuits filed against him. Four lawsuits remain pending and the attorney representing the women has said he hopes to take them to trial sometime next spring.
Two separate Texas grand juries declined to indict Watson on criminal complaints stemming from the allegations.
Watson, who played for four seasons with Houston before being traded to Cleveland in March, has been practicing with the Browns while Robinson has spent weeks trying to determine whether the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline.
The NFL argued for an indefinite suspension of at least one year during a three-day hearing in Delaware last month. The league also wants to fine Watson $5 million, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The union pushed for no punishment, though a person familiar with Watson’s defense told the AP in June that a suspension is expected and the goal is to have Watson play this season.
Settlement negotiations didn't progress.
If Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the players’ union, imposes any punishment, either side can appeal. In that case, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or his designee “will issue a written decision that will constitute full, final and complete disposition of the dispute,” per terms of Article 46 in the collective bargaining agreement.
The NFLPA already made it clear it won’t appeal.
“In advance of Judge Robinson’s decision, we wanted to reiterate the facts of this proceeding,” the union said in a statement. “First, we have fully cooperated with every NFL inquiry and provided the NFL with the most comprehensive set of information for any personal conduct policy investigation. A former Federal Judge — appointed jointly by the NFLPA and NFL — held a full and fair hearing, has read thousands of pages of investigative documents and reviewed arguments from both sides impartially. Every player, owner, business partner and stakeholder deserves to know that our process is legitimate and will not be tarnished based on the whims of the League office. This is why, regardless of her decision, Deshaun and the NFLPA will stand by her ruling and we call on the NFL to do the same.”
The union negotiated the right for either side to appeal a disciplinary officer’s ruling in the CBA signed in March 2020 because Goodell previously had the authority to impose punishment for personal conduct violations.
Watson took the majority of first-team reps with Cleveland’s starting offense during the first four days of camp.
On Saturday, the 26-year-old quarterback practiced in front of Browns fans for the first time since signing a fully guaranteed, five-year $230 million contract with the team in March. He stayed after practice to sign autographs and pose for photos with fans. He even signed and gave away his cleats after losing a game of rock, paper, scissors to a young fan.
Cleveland traded three first-round draft picks to Houston for Watson, a player the team believes can make it a Super Bowl contender.
If Watson is suspended, coach Kevin Stefanski reiterated last week that backup Jacoby Brissett will be the team’s starter. The Browns also recently signed veteran Josh Rosen as more insurance and Josh Dobbs is also on the roster.
Watson has not yet spoken to reporters during camp, presumably waiting until there is a resolution in his case.
“I know there is that uncertainty, but we can only control what we can control,” Stefanski said. “I think that is what he has done a very nice job of. So much of that is football is there is a lot of volume to what we are doing right now when it comes to football So there are a lot of meetings, there is a lot of install and there is a lot of workout, walkthrough and practice. He has really thrown himself into that.” | https://www.sharonherald.com/ap-sources-decision-in-watson-discipline-case-coming-monday/article_34d8e876-113e-11ed-8f2f-43b7c892ad5a.html | 2022-08-01T23:26:06Z | https://www.sharonherald.com/ap-sources-decision-in-watson-discipline-case-coming-monday/article_34d8e876-113e-11ed-8f2f-43b7c892ad5a.html | true | 40 |
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading tech bankers and advisors David Handler and David Neequaye have today launched Tidal Partners, a next-generation M&A and strategic advisory boutique. The new firm's mission is to drive long-term value creation for its clients against the backdrop of accelerating digital transformation.
"The tech landscape is more dynamic and evolving faster than ever. We see an opportunity for a trusted strategic partner who will help clients connect dots and move with greater agility and creativity," said David Handler, Partner and Co-Founder of Tidal Partners. "In Tidal Partners, we're combining best-in-class M&A expertise and a powerful ecosystem of partners - all in service of enabling our clients to move boldly in today's market. The relationships and trust we've built over the last two decades and our proven track record of industry-defining transactions serve to differentiate the value Tidal will bring to our clients."
"We are thrilled to be able to build a firm that will service our clients with not only the highest level of support, partnership, and discretion, but a firm that attacks business problems differently. Our unique structure allows us to be differentiated and creative in our solutions – solutions that we believe will drive extraordinary value for our clients," says David Neequaye, Partner and Co-Founder of Tidal Partners.
Tidal Partners also announced today that it has secured minority investments from 25madison, a leading tech venture platform and Consello, a strategic investing and specialized financial services advisory platform.
In addition, Tidal and Consello have formed an exclusive commercial partnership whereby they will work jointly on M&A and strategic financial advisory assignments, going to market as partners on select assignments.
Handler and Neequaye bring with them 25 years of proven, best-in-class strategic advisory and M&A transaction experience, together with a reputation for out-of-the-box thinking and creative problem solving on industry-defining transactions. They were both previously Partners at Centerview Partners, where they joined the firm during its formation to build and run the tech practice and open the Silicon Valley office.
To learn more about Tidal Partners, visit tidalpartners.com.
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Litchfield Area Christian Women will have a Something Special coffee and rolls meeting from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at First Lutheran Church, 702 Sibley Ave. S., Litchfield.
To reserve a spot at the meeting, contact Barb Werner at 320-693-2504 by noon Monday, Aug. 8.
The meeting will include a presentation by Donna Whitcomb of Grove City, who will share a story of "Sensational Seniors" from her work with the Meeker County Council on Aging. Joy Berg of Maple Lake will provide music as the "Serenading Singer."
Nancy Brydges of White Bear Lake will talk about the "Challenge of Change," and how to use change as a challenge to create a better life.
LACW Prayer Connection and board meeting will be Friday, Aug. 5, at Shady's in Litchfield. | https://www.crowrivermedia.com/independentreview/news/local/news_brief/christian-women-meet-aug-12/article_bd709e32-1188-11ed-a513-cfad62059bfd.html | 2022-08-01T23:27:38Z | https://www.crowrivermedia.com/independentreview/news/local/news_brief/christian-women-meet-aug-12/article_bd709e32-1188-11ed-a513-cfad62059bfd.html | true | null |
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday interrogated former minister and now suspended senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Partha Chatterjee and his associate Arpita Mukherjee for hours in connection with the school staff recruitment scam.
Sources said the agency is trying to ascertain the source of money amounting to crores deposited in Arpita’s bank accounts. Cash, gold and other valuables worth more than Rs 50 crore had already been seized from her two flats earlier.
Also, the family members and relatives of the two, particularly Partha’s son-in-law, are under the ED’s scanner.
An official said, “Both of them will be taken for medical examination tomorrow (Tuesday) again. On Wednesday, they will be produced in court. So far, Arpita has been cooperating in the probe while Partha Chatterjee continues to be evasive.”
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The agency is likely to seek extension of their custody, it is learnt.
According to the ED, Arpita was director of three companies — Symbiosis Merchants Private Limited, Sentry Engineering Private Limited, and Arpita Echhay Entertainment Private Limited — which are being investigated. She became director of two of the companies in 2011 and third in 2014.
Sources said Chatterjee got to know Arpita since he became minister for the first time.
Arpita used the address of Diamond City, Tollygunj, as a director of Sentry Engineering. Her flat in Club Town Heights in Belgharia was used as the registered address of the other two companies. The officials have already sought CCTV footages of her flat to check who used to visit her. On Saturday, Partha Chatterjee had claimed that the money recovered did not belong to him.
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She lived long and prospered. Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols passed away at the age of 89.
Nichelle Nichols, best known for her groundbreaking role as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, passed away on Saturday night (Jul.30). Her son, Kyle Johnson, revealed the iconic actress died of natural causes in an Instagram post shared on Nichol’s official IG page.
Friends, Fans, Colleagues, World
I regret to inform you that a great light in the firmament no longer shines for us as it has for so many years.
Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration.
Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all.
I, and the rest of our family, would appreciate your patience and forbearance as we grieve her loss until we can recover sufficiently to speak further. Her services will be for family members and the closest of her friends and we request that her and our privacy be respected.
Live Long and Prosper,
Kyle Johnson.
She Was A Trailblazer
As Lieutenant Uhura, Nichelle Nichols broke many barriers for Black women on television, being one of the first Black actresses to be featured in a major television series. She received praise from Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King and also inspired Black actresses and astronauts to pursue careers in both fields.
Nichelle Nichols starred in the original Star Trek series from 1966 to 1969, reprising her role in several Star Trek movies and the 2020’s Star Trek First Frontier.
Nichols even worked for NASA as a recruiter in the 1970s after publicly criticizing the agency for failing to consider women and other minorities for jobs in the agency.
“At the end of the recruitment, NASA had so many highly qualified people. They took six women. They took three African-American men … it was a very fulfilling accomplishment for me,” Nichols said.
Her legendary on-screen kiss with Captain Kirk (William Shatner) in a 1966 episode of Star Trek is regarded by some to be the first interracial kiss on television.
Speaking on the historic kiss in her 1994 book Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories, she wrote:
“Finally, the guys in charge relented: “To hell with it. Let’s go with the kiss”.
“I guess they figured we were going to be canceled in a few months anyway. And so the kiss stayed.”
Rest in power, Nichelle Nichols.
Photo: Michael Tran / Getty
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Campus Lake is temporarily closed because of algal blooms which could be harmful to people and pets.
Signs announcing the closure have appeared around the lake prohibiting boating, fishing and swimming as well as cautioning against human and animal contact with the water.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, contact with cyanobacteria – a blue-green, fast-growing microscopic organism, which naturally occur in lakes and other bodies of water – can cause everything from rashes and hives to coughing and vomiting. The cyanobacteria is part of algal blooms which are a natural occurrence in times of high water temperatures and relatively stagnant water, such as during periods with little rain.
Nolan Stojentin, environmental health and safety technician with the SIU Center for Environmental Health and Safety routinely monitors the lake for potentially harmful levels of cyanobacteria.
“This is the same issue we’ve had in previous years,” he explained. “We’ve had some pretty high temperatures this summer with numerous days over 100 degrees. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen an algal bloom and the tests have reached above the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s advisory level of10 parts-per-billion of the cyanobacteria-produced toxins.”
He said the university is working to remediate some of the nutrients and phosphates in the lake and have seen some positive signs, but large rainfall episodes bump up the level of phosphates in the water. Those rains have been followed by dry, hot weather – perfect for algal blooms.
Algae is present in most bodies of water, he said, with problems only occurring when large concentrations of phosphates and nutrients mix.
“A lot of people get confused, but you have to remember it is a lake, so you are going to see things like seaweed and algae,” he said.
The presence of algae itself does not mean toxins are present, he added.
“This sort of thing has been around for many, many years,” he explained. “When the water temperature approaches 90 degrees Fahrenheit or more, what you have is a perfect environment for these algae to grow.”
The blooms may be present in water that looks like spilled green or blue-green paint, has surface scums, mats or films, is discolored, has greenish gobs suspended in the water below the surface or has green-color streaks. Those who suspect a cyanobacterial bloom, may report the incident on the Illinois EPA website.
Stojentin said SIU’s Campus Lake is not the only body of water in the region where algal blooms are present. He said he has heard from owners of private ponds and other lakes with similar conditions.
He said he expects the closure to last just a short time, especially if cooler weather allows for lower water temperatures.
“We wanted it to be as useful for scientists as anglers and naturalists, people just generally interested in nature. There is a lot of scientific information, but if you’re just curious about what you caught, this will help you identify it." | https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/algal-blooms-close-siu-campus-lake-again/article_f23efe85-8c60-5adc-95e1-caf56876fd94.html | 2022-08-01T23:39:44Z | https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/algal-blooms-close-siu-campus-lake-again/article_f23efe85-8c60-5adc-95e1-caf56876fd94.html | false | 1 |
Watch Angelina Jolie Attempt to Dance the Electric Slide at Daughter Zahara's Spelman College Send-Off
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Angelina Jolie is getting down on the dance floor. The 47-year-old actress joined her daughter, Zahara, at her college send-off.
Morehouse College shared a video of the moment on Instagram Sunday, which shows Jolie smiling and laughing as others at the bash try to help get the actress do the Electric Slide. Angelina eventually departs the dance floor, and goes over to Zahara, 17, to give her a hug.
The Los Angeles event, called SpelHouse SendOff, allows incoming freshman at Morehouse and Spelman College to meet alumni and give them "a glimpse of the family they are joining," Morehouse said in its post. The colleges are both Atlanta-based HBCUs, with the former being a men's school, and the latter a women's.
"We love to see it!" the college captioned the clip. "Angelina Jolie and daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt, incoming Spelmanite freshman, dances with Morehouse and Spelman alumni at the Los Angeles send off for incoming freshman students."
The sweet moment came the same day that Jolie, who shares Zahara with her ex, Brad Pitt, announced her daughter's college of choice.
"Zahara with her Spelman sisters!" Jolie wrote alongside a photo of a group of girls. "Congratulations to all new students starting this year. A very special place and an honor to have a family member as a new Spelman girl."
Jolie, who also shares Vivienne and Knox, 14, Shiloh, 16, Pax, 18, and Maddox, 20, with Pitt, has spent much of this year with Zahara by her side. The pair was most recently spotted shopping and visiting the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy.
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The James Newton “Jim” Langford family will meet for lunch on August 7 at the Holly Springs Methodist Fellowship Hall, Pendergrass. This will be the 99th reunion and orders will be taken for a 2023 100th reunion commemorative T-shirt.
For more information, contact Guy Dean Benson at guybenson@aol.com or phone 706-367-8492. | https://www.mainstreetnews.com/jackson/features/langford-family-reunions-planned-aug-7-28/article_387895aa-1363-5a25-ac76-308ac9909ecb.html | 2022-08-01T23:44:48Z | https://www.mainstreetnews.com/jackson/features/langford-family-reunions-planned-aug-7-28/article_387895aa-1363-5a25-ac76-308ac9909ecb.html | false | null |
Ozark Empire Fair’s opening day
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Ozark Empire Fair begins at 4:00 p.m. July 28, and will continue until August 6.
The fair offers a variety of family-friendly fun, ranging from the carnival midway to six fully air-conditioned restaurants on the grounds.
What to know about the Ozark Empire FairTickets cost $10 for general admission, ages 12 and up, and $5 for child general admission, ages 6 to 11.
Parking on-site will cost $5.
The fair will have several performers set to hit the stage starting with Lou Gramm, the original voice of the rock band Foreigner starting at 7:30 p.m. today.
Vanilla Ice and the Ying Yang Twins will be performing Friday, July 29.
The fair will also host a monster truck show, a demolition derby, figure-8 racing and bullfighting.
Tickets can be purchased online through the Ozarks Empire Fair website.
Here are some rules that the fair has asked everyone to follow:
- No alcohol may be brought into or taken out of the fairgrounds
- No conceal and carry, no weapons
- No bicycles, skates, scooters, or Skateboards
- No solicitation, handouts, petitions (except in authorized booth space) or protesting. No posting of signage
- No smoking—including e-cigarettes—outside of designated areas
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Updated August 1, 2022 at 6:52 PM ET
Top al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a drone strike carried out by the U.S. on July 30, according to President Joe Biden.
At Biden's direction, an unmanned U.S drone fired two hellfire missiles at a safehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing al-Zawahiri at 9:48 p.m. ET, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on Monday.
The official said through various intelligence sources, the U.S. has "high confidence" that no one else was killed in the strike, including al-Zawahiri's family who were elsewhere in a safehouse.
The official said al-Zawahiri was an active threat to U.S. national security and that his death is a "hugely significant blow" to al-Qaida.
For several years the U.S. was aware of a network that protected al-Zawahiri, according to the official.
Zawahiri, an Egyptian eye doctor, had served as Osama bin Laden's deputy and took over al-Qaida after the U.S. killed bin Laden in May 2011. But al-Qaida members had complained that he was comparatively uninspiring. The two men fought had together in the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan.
Zawahiri helped found Islamic Jihad, the group that assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1981. Al-Qaida was never able to regain its status as the pre-eminent terrorist organization after bin Laden's death, and faced newer, more brutal, rivals, such as the Islamic State.
On July 1, Biden was briefed on a proposed operation, and he convened a meeting on July 25 with key cabinet members and top officials for a final briefing on the intelligence assessment, the official said. There was unanimous support to strike the target and Biden authorized a "tailored" airstrike to minimize civilian casualties.
This story will be updated.
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What is F1's summer break, why does it happen and how long is it?
Formula 1 takes a summer break after the Hungarian Grand Prix but what is the summer break, why do they happen and what do teams do during them? Click here to find out.
After a gruelling run of 13 races in 20 weeks, the Formula 1 paddock heads into a summer break in August immediately after the Hungarian GP.
There will be no official F1 track action for an entire month, with the teams reconvening at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on the 26-28 August.
That means over three weeks off from the grind of the F1 circus and travelling the world, and while all involved will get to enjoy some well-deserved time off, it doesn’t mean everything shuts down for the entire period.
Paddock atmosphere
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What is Formula 1’s summer break?
The F1 summer break is so vital to each season that it is written into the sporting regulations, with penalties for teams who do not adhere to the rules.
In an overarching sense, the F1 summer break is the period between the final race in July – for 2022 this is the Hungarian GP on 29-31 July – until the first race back in late August or early September. This year that’s the Belgian GP on 26-28 August.
For the teams, when they have no races or official tests to attend or prepare for until the F1 summer break ends, there is also a mandatory team factory shutdown where work is severally restricted to just the basic functions to ensure the team ticks over.
This rule is implemented by Article 21.8 of the FIA F1 sporting regulations: "All competitors must observe a shutdown period of fourteen (14) consecutive days during the months of July and / or August."
In this period teams cannot work on car design, development or parts production, including planning or hold meetings.
Windtunnels or machining parts are also not allowed to be run at any time during the 14-day period, but essential work like service and maintenance is permitted.
Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR22, makes a pit stop during FP2
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F1 teams can repair damaged cars but need to gain FIA permission to operate, while any tasks that are not related to the F1 team are permitted.
F1 teams are allowed to activate its 14-day shutdown period at any time within the summer break, with the majority of teams opting for a middle two weeks to provide time to unpack from the previous race and prepare for the next race after the shutdown.
But F1 teams don’t need to run the 14-day shutdown at the same time, so some teams may start or finish the period earlier than others.
The summer break was still used during the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, when it was pushed forward into March and April to allow the season to start and run concurrently from July.
While the rules in the sporting regulations applies to all teams, it generally also comes into play for the FIA, race officials, suppliers, the media and other stakeholders involved in the series that ensure F1 can go racing.
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari F1-75, Mick Schumacher, Haas VF-22
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Why does Formula 1 have a summer break?
Since the F1 calendar ballooned to over 20 races across each season, the summer break has been implemented to ensure time off is provided, with rules set in place to stop teams exploiting it to gain a competitive advantage.
It is also a way to keep costs in check, having been installed long before the F1 team cost cap, because it means each F1 team has to pause development and research work.
It also allows team personnel to spend time away from F1 and work, to relax and recover with family and friends, before the action resumes in the frantic run of races to the end of the season.
Given F1 teams are hard at work as soon as the Christmas break ends, it is the first genuine period to stop work for many departments in each squad. It also acts as a timely breather before the work ramps up again for the end of the season and then the focus switch to the following campaign.
Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren MCL36
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What happens during the F1 summer break?
What happens during the summer break varies depending on each department of an F1 team, but for the vast majority all work stops during the 14 days of shutdown. This covers any area that works specifically on performance or the running of the F1 team and cars from top to bottom.
Only a few departments are permitted to keep working, which are those that don’t have a direct impact on car performance: mainly marketing, finance and legal.
Outside of the mandatory 14-day shutdown period, all areas of an F1 team are allowed to operate as normal and within the usual rules and allowances of the regular season.
F1 drivers are also given the break and usually only debrief with the team on the day after the last race before the summer break and fulfil any media or marketing engagements. Then the drivers are free to go on holiday and usually return to the team factory during the week before the next race to work in the simulator.
Nicholas Latifi, Williams FW44
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When does Formula 1 return?
The 2022 F1 season resumes after the summer break with the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps on the 26-28 August, which kicks off the final nine races held over the next 12 weeks.
The season concludes with the Abu Dhabi GP on 18-20 November.
2022 F1 race calendar post-summer break
- Belgian GP - 26-28 August
- Dutch GP - 2-4 September
- Italian GP - 9-11 September
- Singapore GP - 30 September-2 October
- Japanese GP - 7-9 October
- United States GP - 21-23 October
- Mexico City GP - 28-30 October
- Sao Paulo GP - 11-13 November
- Abu Dhabi GP - 18-20 November
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By Ochuko Akuopha,UGHELLI
FOUR persons were, yesterday, burnt beyond recognition as a vehicle conveying diesel rammed into a stationary truck at Ekuigbo junction axis of the East/West Road, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State.
Commander, RS524, Ughelli Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Ikechukwu Okwo, who confirmed the incident, stated that the vehicle, a Toyota Picnic, conveying the petroleum product and the front part of the truck burst into flames after the collision.
While disclosing that the vehicle was driving from the Warri direction, he said: “On the way, because of speed violation, he hit the parked truck and got inflamed.
“As a result of that, four people were consumed by the inferno beyond recognition at that point.”
Okwo explained that “The people that died were inside the truck because the front part of the truck got burnt and that was what killed the people.” | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/4-burnt-to-death-in-delta-as-vehicle-conveying-diesel-rams-into-truck/ | 2022-08-02T00:13:44Z | https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/4-burnt-to-death-in-delta-as-vehicle-conveying-diesel-rams-into-truck/ | false | null |
RENTAL REMORSE: Woman experiences “creepy” living conditions at Airbnb
MESA, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) – A woman needing some temporary housing was using a popular website to look for homes to rent when she came across a house she thought was just right.
But when she arrived, she says the home was nothing like the photos she viewed online and claims it was downright creepy.
Krista Luciano just needed a place to stay for about a month before she left out of state for a job transfer. She went online and found a house on Airbnb with a room to rent.
“The room looked nice in the pictures,” she said. “You know, it looks clean. The floor looks clean.”
Luciano paid almost $1,200 in advance for a month’s stay. However, when she arrived at the house in Mesa, Arizona, she found the lock on the front door broken, and she was able to walk right in.
She thought she might be sharing the house with a family or maybe some roommates. It turned out that was not the case at all.
Once inside, she found the entire home was converted to bedrooms, all available for rent. There was no living room, no kitchen, a green pool and only one bathroom that all renters in the house had to share.
When AZFamily visited the house, the bathtub was filthy and had pink mold.
“So, I sat down, and I almost started crying,” Luciano said. “It just felt … It felt dirty and just bizarre in a way like I didn’t feel safe at all.”
Luciano said there was no way she was sharing the bathroom and the rest of the house with strangers and immediately contacted Airbnb along with the hosts. She told them she wanted her $1,200 returned because the house didn’t feel safe.
“And they responded very shortly after and said ‘Of course it’s safe,’” she said.
Luciano said she never stayed in the house and kept waiting for Airbnb to change its mind regarding her refund.
“I didn’t cancel my reservation because I didn’t want to forfeit my money,” she said.
Luciano then contacted AZFamily, who discovered that Mesa police have responded to the home nearly 20 times over the last year and a half, including calls for sexual assault, burglary, threats and suspicious activity while that list goes on.
“There’s a lot of illegal stuff that happens in places like that hurt people,” Luciano said.
In addition, the house’s owner was cited by the City of Mesa several times this year for using a single-family home as a multi-family rental. City of Mesa records show they are trying to collect $1,600 in fines, but the homeowner hasn’t paid up.
Since the room was still rented to Luciano, she agreed to take AZFamily crew back to the house.
“As we walked in the room, it’s not the way it was when I left it and I’m still renting it.,” she said. “So, someone has been in here. They’ve slept here.”
The bedding was different; a lamp was moved, and a bath towel was hanging to dry in the closet.
AZFamily contacted Airbnb and sent pictures of the broken door lock, the dirty towel hanging in the closet, the filthy tub, and that green pool. They also attached a police document detailing the disturbing calls for service.
After reviewing the information, Airbnb decided to refund nearly $1,200 back to Luciano.
The company is also launching an investigation into the hosts, who rent other properties on Airbnb’s site.
“They need to do better, and they need to verify that the homes that are being listed are to code,” Luciano said. “If they would have done that alone, that would have avoided all of this.”
In the meantime, Luciano is renting a hotel room. It’s more money than she wants to spend, but she said it’s worth it. She said she feels comfortable and safe.
Luciano said the ordeal was a real eye-opener and she credits AZFamily for getting involved, saying that she might not have gotten her money back if not for the media’s involvement.
“I’m very grateful,” she said.
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City of Chenoa considers development of Route 66 section
CHENOA — A facelift could be coming to a stretch of an old abandoned highway along the railroad tracks in Chenoa.
Parks Commissioner Chad Daiker told members of the Chenoa City Council Tuesday evening that funds for tourism or economic development could be used for rehabbing the old section of Route 66, which has been closed for decades. The area could serve as a photo opportunity for visitors and even include a picnic table and bench.
“We’ll see what we can get working,” said Daiker. “We are looking for something more permanent.”
The area near the railroad tracks would be cleaned-up and a small billboard could be placed there to get the attention of passing train passengers.
Daiker said he has spoken with Finance and Insurance Commissioner Kyle Buchanan and area resident Sarah Michaels reached out about the stretch of road. Daiker encourages anyone with ideas for projects at the site to bring the information before the city council with cost estimates included.
Changes to water disconnection dates were discussed by Water and Sewer Commissioner Joe Moreland, who proposed notices on the first Tuesday of each month and shutoffs on the third Tuesday — instead of Friday currently.
“If we shut them off on Tuesday, everybody knows the date,” explained Moreland.
“This will, in my opinion, make it easier on everyone in the end,” said Mayor Chris Wilder, who added that he had no problem with these changes.
Council members also discussed future options for a garbage truck. The city has still not received an estimate to fully repair the current truck, which is a 1996 model that is mechanically decent but “not the greatest,” according to the mayor. Wilder told the group the Village of Forrest is selling a 2009 Freightliner truck for $65,000.
“It currently does not have a wench for our four or six-yard dumpsters,” he said.
Wilder hopes to make a decision within the next couple of meetings.
In another matter, City Attorney Steve Mann will be working on changes to zoning regarding what constitutes lot coverage. Zoning Board recommendations include gravel and rock for driveways and landscaping should not be counted in lot coverage but cement, asphalt and a deck would be coverage.
The Zoning Board has also amended its recommendation for lot coverage from 35 up to 50 percent since more items are now included such as driveways, sidewalks and pools. Another recommendation includes having a building permit printed so it can be displayed at the building site for the public to see.
“Any building is considered coverage,” Wilder said.
During the public comment portion of the meeting, Melissa Cooper of the Chenoa Shop-n-Go group listed several planned fundraisers, including a car wash the group would like to do at the park using the city’s water.
“They can drive in off of Division Street,” Cooper stated.
“I don’t see any problem with it. You might want to talk to the new owner of (the former) library,” Wilder replied.
Shop-n-Go also wants to have donation buckets at the corner of Routes 24 and 66 on Aug. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cooper said the workers will wear yellow vests. The group also announced plans for a ninja course for kids and a drone contest.
“It will be kids up to 17 years old,” Cooper said.
This year’s Shop-n-Go fall festival will be a two-day event Oct. 1 and 2 at the park. Cooper was told it would not be a problem to use Christ Community Church’s bounce house for this. She is asking for overnight security at the park but Wilder said it would depend on police staffing since they just lost another officer.
Resident Sally Decker expressed concerns over crop dusting near her home on the edge of town. She said they end up with chemicals in the yard and garden and her dog’s feet are yellow. Wilder believes this is something he can check into and it can be discussed at a later date.
“I know El Paso has an ordinance on that,” Decker said. “I have a garden and I don’t want my dog sick from it.”
Streets Commissioner Dwayne Price said workers have been busy with the storms that came through Saturday and the community came together for cleanup.
“Thank you for coming and helping us out,” Price said.
Cleaning of debris is not going to happen overnight so the process continues. Price reminded everyone the city is not picking up brush and debris in a can due to workman’s compensation issues.
“Dump it on the ground and we’ll pick it up,” Price explained. He also urges residents to only take yard waste to the city dump.
Wilder reported he received an e-mail from the treasurer and things look well for the city. He talked with the county last week about Division Street and as long as everything goes through, they have agreed to a joint effort to replace and repair drainage on Division between Lincoln and Owsley.
If the agreements proceed, they will pave from Route 24 to Owsley all the way out to the sidewalks.
“They’re willing to work with us,” Wilder said.
At the end of the meeting, Wilder expressed his appreciation for members of the audience being polite throughout the evening. He reminded residents the meetings have public comment periods which is when they can address the council.
“We have rules in place for a reason,” Wilder said.
Wilder said language used at the last meeting will not be tolerated.
“When we discuss an item, that is our time,” Wilder noted.
Before adjourning the meeting, Wilder announced his plans to run again as mayor for another four years. Petitions for the upcoming municipal election cycle will be available later this year with the election in 2023. | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2683871046692/city-of-chenoa-considers-development-of-route-66-section | 2022-08-02T00:18:37Z | https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2683871046692/city-of-chenoa-considers-development-of-route-66-section | false | 2 |
Alex Rodriguez has another poor night at plate in Yankees win
Given the opportunity he wanted, a chance to prove himself against right-handed pitchers after being benched against righties for consistently lousy streaks, Alex Rodriguez did not deliver.
Rodriguez got the start at designated hitter Wednesday night against Texas after Carlos Beltran, the Yankees’ best slugger as of late, had to sit out a day after suffering a hamstring injury. A-Rod went 0-5, grounding into a double play in the first and later grounding out to a chorus of boos from the crowd in the eighth inning.
Rodriguez maintains he’s okay with his work. “I’m very encouraged,” he said. “I’m working hard before and after games, I’m watching video here, I’m watching video at home. I’m excited, I feel like I’m getting close. I thought tonight overall was a solid night, swinging at strikes.”
The Yanks rallied for a 9-7 win over the Texas Rangers on a walk-off home run by Didi Gregorius in the bottom of the ninth, but it was a same-old, same-old showing for Rodriguez, a player fighting for his job and hoping to make a case to be a regular in the lineup regardless of the opposing pitcher.
“That’s why we continue to play him because we know he’s capable of doing that,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before the game. “We know he’s capable of hitting the ball out of the ballpark. He’s used to hitting in the middle of the order and driving in runs and that’s why I put him where I put him.”
Rodriguez has been a much different hitter depending on the nature of the opposing pitcher. He is batting .200 with 17 RBIs and five home runs in 41 games and 115 at-bats against right-handers while hitting .259 with 10 RBIs and three homers in 23 games and 54 at-bats against lefties.
His chances to prove himself at the plate are increasingly fewer, especially as Rodriguez, who doesn’t play the field, and the Yankees travel to face the San Diego Padres Friday. There will be no DH against the host Padres.
“For me, I’m just thinking about each game, each at-bat,” said A-Rod. “I was excited about my last at bat, good opportunity there, and the result was not so good [a solid shot lineout.]” | https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/alex-rodriguez-has-another-poor-night-at-plate-in-yankees-win-o89050 | 2022-08-02T00:22:12Z | https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/alex-rodriguez-has-another-poor-night-at-plate-in-yankees-win-o89050 | true | 1 |
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ATLANTA (AP) — All-Star third baseman Austin Riley and the Atlanta Braves agreed Monday to a $212 million, 10-year contract that starts in 2023, the most lucrative deal in team history and a surprise given he had three additional seasons under club control.
The deal with the 25-year-old is Major League Baseball's 25th for $200 million or more. It includes a $20 million club option for 2033 with no buyout, which could make the agreement worth $232 million over 11 seasons.
Riley hit .423 with 11 homers, 25 RBIs and 21 runs in July. His 26 extra-base hits in July were the most by a Braves player in any month, passing Hall of Famer Hank Aaron's previous record set in July 1961.
The big month left Riley leading the majors with 61 extra-base hits.
Riley capped the memorable month by delivering the winning double in the ninth inning of Sunday's 1-0 win over Arizona, driving in Matt Olson to cap a three-game sweep.
Riley is earning $3.95 million this year after losing in arbitration. He would have been eligible for arbitration ahead of the 2023, ‘24 and ’25 seasons, then could have become a free agent.
He will make $15 million in 2023, $21 million in 2024, and $22 million in each remaining year of the deal. Riley will donate 1% of his salary annually to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.
Riley is hitting .301, began Monday fourth in the majors with 29 home runs, and has 68 RBIs and a .964 OPS in 101 games.
The deal provides long-term security for Riley while giving the Braves the ability to count on the slugger remaining a fixture in the middle of their lineup for at least a decade.
The defending World Series champion Braves were unable to re-sign first baseman Freddie Freeman after the 2021 season and could lose shortstop Dansby Swanson to free agency after this season. After failing to re-sign Freeman, the Braves acquired Olson from Oakland and signed him to a $168 million deal for eight years.
Outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is in the second year of a $100 million, eight-year deal.
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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas students could see drastic changes in social studies curriculum for the next 10 years, hinging upon a once-a-decade rewrite from the Texas State Board of Education.
Those conversations are underway in the board’s Monday special meeting to kick off August, as students are weeks away from heading back to the classroom for the 2022-23 school year.
Recent Fort Worth high school graduate Olivia Castillo said her world history class missed the mark.
“Learning the truth has been incredibly transformative in how I see the world today,” Castillo said. “It’s just as important for students to understand the diversity of human experience.”
She is one of 126 people who signed up to speak publicly during Monday’s board meeting, where interested parties filled just about every seat in the boardroom. Twenty-one registered in favor of the curriculum changes as currently written;, 34 registered opposed and the remainder of the group are listed to only comment on the matter. Some argued the history of indigenous people and other groups aren’t taught fairly and accurately, while others said topics like race and religion are too complex for certain grades.
The proposal comes from a work committee of chosen content advisors and volunteer work groups. They were tasked with reviewing social studies standards and floating potential curriculum changes to the board. You can read the drafted proposed changes here.
A few lawmakers and the Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht testified at the beginning of the board meeting.
In a rare appearance, the chief justice implored board members to strengthen civic curriculum, so students will better understand the nation’s judicial system. He said there is widespread concern in the legal community about lapses in civics education and how it is affecting the nation’s health.
“Answers to these fundamental questions about the justice system are not easy. All must be taught. The first thing the public needs to trust the justice system is this — an educated understanding of how the system works, and how the three branches check and balance each other,” he said.
This discussion comes after Senate Bill 3 took effect, which state lawmakers passed during the 2021 session amidst a national debate over what can be taught in public schools and how — adding provisions to Texas’ Education Code, which change how certain topics like race and racism are explored and discussed in the classroom. These conversations in school boards across the country were part of backlash of America’s reckoning racism, sparked after the 2020 death of George Floyd, a Black man, who was killed by a police officer.
Respective committee members are giving a summary of their takeaways to board members. The Board is not making a decision on these curriculum changes tonight, ad members will meet again for a regular meeting at the end of the month. The agenda for this meeting has not been published yet. You can watch Monday’s board meeting here.
This is a developing story; check back for updates. Monica Madden will have a full report on KXAN at 5 p.m. | https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/texas-politics/texas-board-of-education-could-overhaul-social-studies-curriculum/ | 2022-08-02T00:25:08Z | https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/texas-politics/texas-board-of-education-could-overhaul-social-studies-curriculum/ | true | 4 |
After the first week of the 47th Parliament, it feels as though it is indeed time for a national reset.
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During the past six months, a taskforce we have led - bringing together leaders from business, the union movement, civil society and academia - have been investigating the prospects for such national rebuilding.
Drawing upon the consultations we have had with Australians from different walks of life, we believe the country now requires what we call "the Great Australian Renovation".
By this we mean that policy directions can no longer be based on market-based economic principles to the exclusion of almost everything else.
Instead, alongside economics, proper weight needs to be given to social cohesion, trust and wellbeing. Things cannot go back to the way they were prior to COVID-19. We need a different approach. One that repairs the social disruption caused by aggressive containment responses the pandemic, and that restores public trust in science, leadership and our public institutions.
We could start by doing more to protect and promote the best interests of children and young people.
The vast majority of children and young people, fortunately, have not been made seriously ill by COVID-19.
This picture, though, becomes far less positive when social, emotional and other physical health measures are considered. According to one survey, a quarter of 16 to 24-year-old Australians polled thought about suicide in the past two years, 82 per cent reported experiencing mental health issues, and 15 percent attempted self-harm.
The young have also suffered disproportionately in less easily quantified ways. Primary, secondary and tertiary students alike were denied the benefits of face-to-face teaching; many fell behind as teachers were unable to recognise and address critical learning challenges.
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Children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds were most heavily affected.
The pandemic's effects on the wellbeing of the young have been profound. Yet they have not received the attention they should have.
Children and young people have been the forgotten heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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They made enormous sacrifices to keep their parents, grandparents and other older Australians out of harm. However, their lack of a public voice meant their needs were often placed second to those of adults. They have been robbed of life experiences and development opportunities - with potentially long-term costs to their welfare.
This must not be allowed to happen again. The sacrifices of our young people must be repaid - by giving them a louder public voice, including them in our nation's deliberations, and directing greater investment and resources towards their needs. Australia cannot be renovated to create a better future without the active involvement of the young. It is time for generational justice.
Which is why our taskforce has recommended a number of steps government can take to set things right.
Australia should create a Youth Fund, similar to the Future Fund, which will have the aim of investing strategically in our children and young people. The fund should not replace but rather supplement existing children and youth programs. It could also support the implementation of the National Children's Mental Health Strategy.
Society should give children and young people a stronger say. To prevent the interests of children and young people being placed second to those of adults, Australia should create an independent national youth body as a source of advice to our national leaders.
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We note the new government's election platform included a similar commitment and we urge the government to make it a national priority.
In addition, the experience of Australia's schools during the pandemic is particularly important to consider.
A full examination of the epidemiological evidence is required to determine whether the policy of school closures was effective or necessary to contain the pandemic. Because schools play such a vital role in children and young people's lives and in our society generally, we should operate on the principle that they should be the last institutions to close and the first to re-open.
These are some of the issues that should be part of a renewed national conversation.
It has often been said that in the past, children and the young should be seen and not heard. Well, for the past two-and-a-half years, they have perhaps been both unseen and unheard. But if our society is to be rebuilt, that must now change.
- Mark Rigotti is CEO-designate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
- Tim Soutphommasane is a political theorist and professor at the University of Sydney. They co-chaired the Open Society, Common Purpose taskforce, which recently released their report, The Great Australian Renovation.
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Male cyclist critically injured in crash in Oshawa, Ont.
Police in Durham Region are investigating a serious collision involving a cyclist in Oshawa, Ont.
The crash happened shortly before 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 at King Street East and Central Park Boulevard South.
In a tweet, Durham Regional Police Service said a middle-aged man was transported to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries.
Collision investigators have been notified.
Drivers should expect road closures in the immediate area and find an alternate route.
Officers are investigating a serious collision involving a cyclist at King St E and Central Park Blvd S. Middle-aged male transported to a trauma center with life threatening injuries. Collision investigators have been advised. Expect closures in area.
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While variants continue to plague Alabama, at least one part of the Covid-19 pandemic is over – mostly.
The Alabama Department of Public Health announced Monday it is ending daily updates to the Covid-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard.
Now, weekly updates will be posted at 11 a.m. Thursdays. Prior to Monday's announcement, the data was updated each weekday morning.
“As Alabama moves to the next chapter, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is shifting strategies from emergency response to one that minimizes daily disruptions to our lives,” a statement posted to the dashboard Monday includes.
As of July 29 (the most recent data released), ADPH classified all 10 North Alabama counties as HIGH when it comes to risk of Covid-19 transmission. The majority of the state is in that classification.
Read more about the state’s decision HERE, and see the dashboard HERE
Here are the number of Covid-19 cases and the number of Covid-19 deaths so far in 2022 for North Alabama’s 10 counties. (Data as of Aug. 1)
Colbert County: 7,761 cases; 46 deaths
DeKalb County: 6,157 cases; 48 deaths
Franklin County: 3,691 cases; 25 deaths
Jackson County: 5,233 cases; 40 deaths
Lauderdale County: 9,877 cases; 79 deaths
Lawrence County: 2,972 cases; 23 deaths
Limestone County: 9,910 cases; 67 deaths
Madison County: 39,733 cases; 202 deaths
Marshall County: 9.018 cases; 64 deaths
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Let’s meet the 2022 Arab Knights.
Arab is looking to learn from past mistakes and prove it out on the field. This year, head coach Lee Ozmint has the team is heading into the fall with a new motto.
“Be the cause, not the effect. We've got to take it upon ourselves to be the cause. When we do get ahead 17-0, we've got to finish,” he said. “You get ahead, it doesn't mean you stop. It means you keep going."
The Knights went 8-3 last season, making it to November for the second straight year. The squad was close to capturing its first region title in nearly 30 years but fell just a few plays short. This time, the chip on their shoulder is real.
"We know what happened last year, and our teammates ... we come together and we work and we work and we work, all offseason, every day. We come in two times a day," said quarterback Aiden Cox. "We are just there working together, building everybody up, and we put a chip on our shoulder and we are ready to get after it this season.”
Both Ozmint and Cox feel the players have bought in and are ready to make some noise this year.
"I think that we really have a chance to be historic this year,” Cox said.
"They know the level of effort that's expected, and really, it's saved me,” Ozmint said. “My voice is usually cracking at this point, and I haven't had to yell, because these guys know what's expected, and they go out there and they do it every day."
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – When the Artemis rocket launches for the first time ever, there will be 10 small satellites on board called CubeSats. News 19 sat down with a member of each CubeSat team to find out more about these tiny spacecraft being launched into history.
For over a decade NASA has been developing a rocket to take humans back to the moon with the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Artemis program. A launch date has been set for the uncrewed Artemis I mission which will leave Cape Canaveral to spend six weeks in space. The Orion spacecraft will orbit the moon for several days before returning to Earth.
These tiny 6U CubeSats are about the size of a boot box (1U is 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm), weighing about 30 pounds and each has a different scientific mission.
BioSentinel’s mission is to study space radiation over a six-month period and the impact it has on “model organisms” in this case, yeast. The same yeast that we use to bake bread or brew beer.
Sergio Santa Maria is the principal investigator for BioSentinel. From Lima, Peru, Santa Maria studied in both Texas and New York before finding his home at the Ames Research Center in California. He explained to News 19 that this mission will be the first to test what space radiation can do to cells outside of the protection of the Earth’s magnetic field in almost 50 years.
“We want to know what happens to astronauts in space. So we hope that some of that information from the biology that we’re using help countermeasures potentially for future missions… Especially going to the moon and towards Mars,” Santa Maria said.
That is why BioSentinel was chosen by NASA to fly on the first launch of the SLS. It was chosen in 2016 as part of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate to help understand the risks of radiation on humans in long-duration deep space missions.
“I believe the sexiness of our type of experiment is that it includes biology,” Santa Maria said. “None of the others do.”
Yeast has been used in other space missions before BioSentinel, it has a long spaceflight heritage. Yeast DNA cells are ideal because they are so similar to human DNA cells in the ways they are damaged and repaired.
Also, dry yeast is ideal because it can survive for long periods of time before being rehydrated and grown.
After being deployed from the Orion stage adapter the experiment will use yeast as a “living radiation detector” inside a device called a microfluidics card. Each card has 16 wells to see how two different strains of yeast, one of which is radiation sensitized, grow in deep space.
The card injects a small amount of liquid that will sustain the yeast throughout the mission.
Recently, Santa Maria and his team have had samples aboard the International Space Station to see how microgravity and the radiation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) affect the DNA.
“The uniqueness of this one, of course, is the deep space. That’s what attracted me to this project,” Santa Maria explained, “The whole idea of this comparison is the radiation variable. You don’t have cosmic radiation inside the International Space Station that you do in a heliocentric orbit. We can compare the behavior of the common denominator, which of course, is microgravity. “
When asked how it feels to finally have a launch date in sight, Santa Maria said there was this huge feeling of satisfaction to have an actual date.
“It’s an amazing feeling…We’re finally launching this guy but I would say nervous, at least in my case, flying this biology mission to its own orbit for the first time,” Santa Maria said with a chuckle.
He added that the team still has a lot of work to do to get everything ready to receive data and perform mission operations that will start soon after launch. BioSentinel is scheduled to be one of the first CubeSats to be deployed about 3 hours and 40 minutes into launch.
“I’m from Peru, there are guinea pigs all over the place,” Santa Maria said. “We’re a guinea pig. This is the first of its kind of experiment that will open doors for new missions…We hope that this opens doors not just for NASA teams but teams around the country and around the globe.”
After BioSentinel, Santa Maria said he is in the works to lead a similar mission on the surface of the moon.
“This is the beginning for biological exploration in space. For sure this is my future,” Santa Maria told News 19.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli government investigation into the use of powerful eavesdropping technology by the police found that they only used it after securing a judicial warrant but that the flood of information exceeded the limits of their authority.
The probe was launched after Calcalist, a local business daily, published an explosive report that the police had used Pegasus, a controversial technology developed by Israel’s NSO Group, to spy on public figures. The Justice Ministry rejected those claims in February, saying there was no evidence police had illegally hacked the mobile phones of those mentioned in the report.
The investigative team, led by Deputy Attorney General Amit Marari, released additional findings on Monday. It said there was “no indication” that police had used sophisticated technology to penetrate personal phones without a judicial order. But it said that when the technology was used, police received excess information not covered by the warrants.
It said that while there was no sign that the excess information was used, its acquisition was a “violation of authority.” The statement did not identify the technology.
The Calcalist report had prompted a public uproar, with then-prime minister Naftali Bennett calling the allegations “very serious.” The Justice Ministry launched its investigation shortly after the report came out in January.
The police welcomed Monday’s findings, saying they proved that “no deliberate activity was carried out in violation of the law.”
“Serious allegations against the conduct of the police turned out to be wrong, but unfortunately they caused great damage to the public’s trust in the police,” a police statement said.
Pegasus is a powerful tool that allows its operator to infiltrate a target’s phone and sweep up its contents, including messages, photos, contacts and location history — without the target being aware or taking any action.
NSO has been linked to snooping on human rights activists, journalists and politicians in several countries. In November, the U.S. blacklisted the company, saying its tools had been used to “conduct transnational repression.”
NSO says it sells the product only to government entities to fight crime and terrorism, with all sales regulated by the Israeli government. The company does not identify its clients and says it has no knowledge of who is targeted. Although it says it has safeguards in place to prevent abuse, it says it ultimately does not control how its clients use the software.
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel said the latest findings show “major failures” that raise concerns about privacy and the rights of suspects. It called on authorities to bar police from employing such technology until detailed legislation is implemented to govern its use.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 2 ― The US manufacturing sector continued to grow in July, but the pace was impacted by dimming demand while price increases have slowed dramatically, according to an industry survey released yesterday.
And amid a tight American job market, hiring slowed for the third straight month, but firms are reporting less trouble filling open positions and no signs of layoffs, the Institute for Supply Management's latest report showed.
But firms continue to have trouble filling orders due to ongoing problems getting materials.
ISM's manufacturing index dipped to 52.8 per cent, just two-tenths below the prior month, but the lowest level since June 2020 during the pandemic downturn.
However, that level was still above the 50-per cent threshold indicating expansion for the 26th consecutive month.
“The US manufacturing sector continues expanding ― though slightly less so in July ― as new order rates continue to contract, supplier deliveries improve and prices soften to acceptable levels,” ISM manufacturing survey chair Timothy Fiore said.
The new orders index fell 1.2 points, to 48 per cent, signalling a slowdown, and production fell by slightly more but continues to grow.
“Lead times remain at elevated levels, and fundamental raw material prices continue to persuade buyers to remain on the sidelines,” Fiore said.
The prices index fell a whopping 18.5 points ― the fourth biggest decline on record ― to 60 per cent, with a much higher share of firms reporting falling prices, the survey showed. The index has been above 60 per cent for nearly two years.
Covid-19 lockdowns in China and Russia's war in Ukraine have been exacerbating shortages experienced, fuelling the global inflation surge, especially for energy, and prompted the Federal Reserve to raise borrowing costs aggressively.
Survey respondents noted ongoing supply issues and the impact of rising prices, and several expressed concern about the future.
“Our markets are still holding up; however, I believe a slowdown is coming,” one said. “I believe the general market is in the beginnings of a recession.” Oren Klachkin of Oxford Economics said challenges are mounting for firms.
“Manufacturers will face many of the same challenges in the second half of 2022 that they did in H1,” he said in an analysis.
“The confluence of hot inflation, higher interest rates, ongoing supply chain issues and normalizing spending patterns will make demand more fragile.” ― AFP | https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2022/08/02/survey-us-manufacturing-growth-slows-further-in-july/20533 | 2022-08-02T00:42:16Z | https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2022/08/02/survey-us-manufacturing-growth-slows-further-in-july/20533 | true | 7 |
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Houses, shares, companies: unveiled (according to the Ansa agency) the division of the assets of Leonardo Del Vecchio, patron of Luxottica, who passed away on June 27th. A testament (actually there are 4) that he shares “the treasure” of the entrepreneur between his last wife, children and even two managers.
Leonardo Del Vecchio has left to his last wife, Nicoletta Zampillothe four houses where he lived. In the will of the entrepreneur who passed away on June 27, opened in front of the notary on July 1, the widow is assigned – again as reported by Ansa – the maxi apartments in Milan and Romethe beloved Villa La Leonina in Beaulieu Sur-Mer, near Nice on the French Riviera, e the house of good retirement di Antigua, ai Caraibi.
In Leonardo Del Vecchio’s will the names appear among the heirs by Francesco Milleri, president and CEO of EssilorLuxottica as well as president of dolphine di Romolo Bardin, CEO of the Luxembourg safe. The former entrepreneur left behind 2.15 million EssilorLuxottica shares (almost 0.5% of the capital) which are worth approximately 340 million euros at current stock market values, per second 22,000 shares, equal to 3.5 million euros. The documents then confirm the assignment in eight equal shares of Delfin’s capital to Del Vecchio’s children and wife, Nicoletta Zampillo.
The will confirms the distributiontion in shares equal to 12.5% each of the capital of Delfinthe Luxembourg holding company which owns over 32% of EssilorLuxottica, to the children Claudio, Marisa, Paola, Leonardo Maria, Luca and Clemente, to the widow Del Vecchio and to the son of her first marriage, Rocco Basilico.
Tale the decision was announced on 1 July at the opening of the will in the presence of the notary Mario Notari in the Milanese firm ZNR Notai.
As for the novelty of the two managers among the heirswhich emerges from holographic will, that is written by hand by Leonardo Del Vecchio, in addition to the one drawn up by the notary, in detail to his right arm Milleri, the entrepreneur left 2,148,148 shares of EssilorLuxottica and to Bardin 22,222 shares. The founder of Luxottica who died last June 27 seems to have wanted to put it black on white the gratitude towards the two managers for the role played by his side in the games of recent years, from the realization of the dream of creating a European champion of lenses and eyewear, EssilorLuxottica, up to the recent acquisition of the Dutch GrandVision. In this way, the bequest indirectly expresses the desire to tie Milleri and Bardin hand in glove with the future of the company that Del Vecchio created from scratch and made it grow in over sixty years. In Milleri already in 2017 – according to what always emerges from the papers – Del Vecchio had decided to leave his stake in the company Acqua Mundi Srl, established in 2016 with the manager to start a redevelopment project and relaunch of the park of the Terme di Fontecchio in Città di Castello (PG), the birthplace of Milleri.
They consist of a public will, drawn up by the notary on 10 October 2017, and of three short holographic wills, written in his own hand by Leonardo Del Vecchio, the last wishes read by the notary to the heirs on 1 July last and for which registration was requested on the same day. | https://www.breakinglatest.news/sports/leonardo-del-vecchio-the-will-this-is-who-the-inheritance-of-the-owner-of-luxottica-goes-to/ | 2022-08-02T00:59:54Z | https://www.breakinglatest.news/sports/leonardo-del-vecchio-the-will-this-is-who-the-inheritance-of-the-owner-of-luxottica-goes-to/ | true | 1 |
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The Frankie Montas Trade Pushes the Yankees Closer to the World Series
For a team in such an enviable position—first in the division, best record in the American League, on track to surpass 100 wins—the Yankees’ front office still entered deadline season with obvious work to do before Aug. 2. They needed a left-handed hitter. They also could use a starter and one more reliever, too.
And now they’ve taken care of all of it.
After crossing off the lefty hitter by getting Andrew Benintendi from the Royals on Wednesday, they made a much bigger splash on Monday, striking a deal with the A’s for starter Frankie Montas and reliever Lou Trivino. Montas represents the best starter available now that Luis Castillo is off the market with the Mariners. Trivino, meanwhile, offers more upside than you might expect given his 6.47 ERA. (More on that later.) The asking price was four young players—pitchers Ken Waldichuk, JP Sears and Luis Medina, and second baseman Cooper Bowman—who offer real promise but, other than Waldichuk, do not represent any of the club’s top minor leaguers.
In other words, New York filled all its needs while holding onto all its best position player prospects.
The motivation for the Yankees here was straightforward: It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a team in possession of a playoff spot must be in want of more pitching depth. Their staff enjoyed good health for much of this year. But a few injuries have cropped up recently—starter Luis Severino is out with shoulder tightness and reliever Michael King will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his elbow—and the team had its worst month yet in July. It was only wise to seek reinforcements, and in a market that’s not exactly flush with pitching talent, Montas and Trivino are a pairing that made sense to grab.
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In getting Montas, the Yankees have picked up the best rotation boost available. (By a fairly considerable margin: Castillo and Montas led the starters’ market, followed by Tyler Mahle of the Reds, but there’s a rather pronounced gap between them and everyone else available.) The 29-year-old Montas is under team control through the end of next season. His 2021 looked like a breakthrough: It was the first time that he pitched more than 100 innings in a season, after dealing with a variety of injuries earlier in his career, and he finished as a down-ballot Cy Young candidate with a 3.37 ERA (122 ERA+). He’s kept that kind of performance going so far this year. A big part of that has been sticking with a change he made to his pitch mix last season: He’s stopped depending so much on his sinker, previously his most frequent pitch, and has begun to use his four-seamer and splitter more. Though he missed two starts last month with a shoulder issue, Montas managed to avoid the IL, and he currently has a 3.18 ERA (118 ERA+). He’ll slot in near the top of the Yankees’ rotation—behind Gerrit Cole—and should be a considerable help down the stretch.
The 30-year-old Trivino, on the other hand, has scuffled through much of this year. (See: that 6.47 ERA.) But it’s not hard to guess at what the Yankees found appealing here. Even as he’s struggled this season, he’s still posted a career-high strikeout percentage (28.7%) and career-low walk percentage (8.9%), while introducing a new slider that has been quite effective. He’s also had unusually bad luck with batted balls—Trivino’s .451 BABIP is higher than any reliever in baseball—in a way that does not look particularly sustainable. Under the Yankees’ coaching staff, Trivino seems like a decent bet to turn things around, and he has two additional seasons under team control after this one. And it helps that he wasn’t the only bullpen addition the Yankees made on Monday: They picked up some further depth in righthander Scott Effross from the Cubs.
As for the A’s? They’re simply continuing the sell-off they began this winter. There was never any doubt they would trade Montas. (If anything, it was only a bit surprising that they moved him now, rather than four months ago alongside Matt Chapman, Chris Bassitt, Matt Olson and Sean Manaea.) There wasn’t much of a question about Trivino, either. And the return they picked up here looks very similar to what they chased in those other trades this winter—pitchers who are fairly close to playing in the majors. The big name here is 24-year-old Waldichuk, a lefty in Triple A who was No. 5 in the Yankees’ system per MLB Pipeline and No. 3 per FanGraphs. There’s a bit more of a discrepancy with the prospect rankings for Medina, 23. Pipeline ranked him New York’s 10th-best prospect, while FanGraphs had him fourth. He has an electric arm, but he struggles a bit with his command and could end up as a late-inning reliever instead of the rotation. Sears, 26, has already made his big-league debut. It’s fair to wonder if the A’s could have gotten a splashier return either by making this deal in spring training or by being willing to consider talent that isn’t quite so close to the majors. But they have an obvious focus here—pitchers who can make an impact soon—and they certainly kept with that.
And for the Yankees, there’s an obvious focus here, too: the World Series. They got one step closer on Monday.
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A man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner's electorate office and attempting to steal photos of the retiring politician.
Police were called to the Parap shopping centre in Darwin about 4am on Tuesday after reports a man had broken into the member for Fannie Bay's office and caused extensive damage.
Officers took a 47-year-old man into custody and he was expected to be charged later on Tuesday, a police spokesman said.
Mr Gunner confirmed his office had been targeted in a social media post several hours later.
"My electorate office was broken into at 4am this morning," he said on Facebook.
"It was a very personal break-in targeting photos of me and items of personal importance to me.
"My staff are OK, my family are OK ...We'll take advice from police on what our next steps may need to be to keep my family safe."
Mr Gunner announced he was quitting NT politics on Wednesday, forcing a by-election that is scheduled for August 20.
The 46-year-old had been on the back bench since May when he resigned from the top job, saying his head and heart were no longer in the role.
Anti-COVID-19 vaccination protesters allegedly made several death threats against Mr Gunner and his family late in 2021 after the government announced vaccine mandates for workers.
Mr Gunner remained a target after he resigned from the chief minister's role, with protesters confronting him and his family on several occasions in social settings around Darwin.
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The No.1 British ranked heptathlete on Birmingham 2022, going for gold and using London 2012 as motivation
The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be special for a lot of home nation athletes who take to the track, field and roads but success for Holly Mills would taste extra sweet.
The 22-year-old is the No.1 ranked British heptathlete and will make her senior outdoor championship debut in front of a 30,000 expected sell-out at the Alexander Stadium, when she opens up her heptathlon in the 100m hurdles on Tuesday (August 2).
The prospect of such a partisan home crowd was one of the reasons why Mills made the bold decision to miss the entire World Championships, in which she had the qualifying standard, to focus on Birmingham.
“It’s been a difficult decision to make because it’s the world championships, says Mills, who didn’t regret the decision. “If you asked me two years ago I would’ve thought that was absolutely ridiculous but at this point in my career I think that this was the right decision for me.
“I could’ve gone to Oregon, nailed it and got a medal but for my first senior outdoor championships to be a home Commonwealth Games, I need to put myself in the best position possible to win a gold medal.
“I’m definitely going for gold medals. To say that I’d be going for silver or bronze, I’d be slightly disappointed with that. We are aiming for golds this summer.”
Instead of making the nine hour plane journey to and back from Oregon, she took part in individual disciplines in the weeks after finishing sixth at the prestigious Hypo-Meeting in Götzis with a personal best of 6260 points.
That put Mills sixth on the UK all-time list behind Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Jess Ennis-Hill, Denise Lewis, Judy Simpson, Kelly Sotherton and Holly Mills.
Sotherton is coincidentally Team England’s Track and Field Team Leader for Birmingham 2022, while Johnson-Thompson is the reigning Commonwealth champion but hasn’t rediscovered the form that saw her win world heptathlon gold in Doha three years ago.
It’s quite the turnaround for Mills after she missed out on the Tokyo Olympics by a couple of places. However, it’s not surprising given the 22-year-old was just seven points from pentathlon bronze at the World Indoors back in March, her debut international championships. The rise in performance has been quick to say the least.
“It’s a different experience for me [being ranked number one],” adds Mills. “Over the past year I’ve been number two behind KJT and that’s definitely made me very hungry to finally get on top. After several disappointments, winning a medal would just put all of the effort that people have put into me so worthwhile. People have put their lives on hold to help me achieve my goals.
“I think with the strength of the field going in, especially with the English team, we’re aiming for around 6400 points and above. I think that will definitely put me in the mix and it’s well within my capabilities.
“Where I look at where I’m ranked on the all-time list for the country, the names above me make me think wow. The next time I go up the ranking I’m overtaking one of those names. Having those calibre of athletes that have gone before me and now thinking that it’s my time to carry on the British legacy of heptathletes is a really nice feeling to have.”
Mills grew up in Andover, Hampshire, a mere two hour drive directly south from Birmingham. The prospect of a home championships is not something that many athletes get in an entire lifetime and the atmosphere and energy from London 2012 – the last time that England hosted such a big multi-sports championships – is now motivation for Mills.
The fact that it is a decade since the Olympics is extra special.
“My parents messaged everyone when the tickets were released, thinking that they weren’t going to get that many, but it was the case that everyone got tickets on all four sessions for all four days,” recalls the heptathlete.
“The pandemic has definitely given me more perspective going into the Commonwealth Games. Whereas I think before I took all the major championships for granted. Now that they’re back on it’s going to be incredible doing it in front of crowds and I’m really looking forward to all of that.”
“Knowing that the majority of the crowd will be cheering me on as an English athlete is a whole different experience. I’m used to crowds but not that intensity.”
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SHERIDAN, WYOMING, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The latest research study “Security Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027” by IMARC Group, finds that the global security market reached a value of US$ 112.07 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach a value of US$ 200.07 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 9.60% during 2022-2027.
Security refers to a system of protection against unauthorized access to organizational assets, such as computers, networks, and data. It plays a pivotal role in the modern business strategy, where a loophole can result in undesirable outcomes like theft and losing customer trust and loyalty. As a result, security helps preserve the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information by blocking access for hackers.
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Songwriter Diane Warren came under fire on Monday (August 1) after seemingly calling out Beyoncé for her latest album, Renaissance, of which each song has a number of writing credits due to her use of throwback samples and interpolations.
“How can there be 24 writers on a song? [eye roll emoji],” Warren — who has written songs for stars like Cher, Celine Dion and Bey herself — tweeted, before adding, “This isn’t meant as shade, I’m just curious.”
This isn't meant as shade, I'm just curious
— Diane Warren (@Diane_Warren) August 1, 2022
While Beyoncé wasn’t directly mentioned, fans widely believed that the jab was directed towards the 28-time Grammy winner, whose new track “Alien Superstar,” for example, is credited to more than 20 writers.
Singer-songwriter The-Dream chimed in on the heated discussion that ensued in the original tweet’s replies, writing, “You mean how’s does our (Black) culture have so many writers, well it started because we couldn’t afford certain things starting out, so we started sampling and it became an Artform, a major part of the Black Culture (hip hop) in America. Had that era not happen who knows. U good?”
In response, Warren wrote, “I didn’t mean that as an attack or as disrespect. I didn’t know this, thank U for making me aware of it. No need to be mean about it.”
I didn't mean that as an attack or as disrespect. I didn't know this, thank U for making me aware of it. No need to be mean about it.
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Soon after the backlash, Warren had a change of heart, tweeting out, “Ok, it’s prob samples that add up the ammount of writerrs [sic],” before referring to Bey directly. “Ok, I meant no disrespect to @Beyonce, who I’ve worked with and admire. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.”
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Ok, it’s prob samples that add up the ammount of writerrs
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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation engages in steelmaking and steel fabrication businesses worldwide. It operates in five segments: Steelmaking and Steel Fabrication, Engineering and Construction, Chemicals, New materials, and System Solutions. The company offers steel plates; hot- and cold-rolled steel sheets and coils, coated steel sheets, color coated steel sheets, electrolytic tin plates, and electrical steel sheets; bar and rod materials; and structural steel products.
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DALLAS, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highland Income Fund (NYSE: HFRO) ("HFRO" or the "Fund") today announced its regular monthly distribution on its common stock of $0.0770 per share. The distribution will be payable on August 31, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business August 24, 2022.
The Fund is a closed-end fund managed by Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P. (the "Manager"). The Fund will pursue its investment objective by investing primarily in the following categories of securities and instruments: (i) floating-rate loans and other securities deemed to be floating-rate investments; (ii) investments in securities or other instruments directly or indirectly secured by real estate (including real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), preferred equity, securities convertible into equity securities and mezzanine debt); and (iii) other instruments, including but not limited to secured and unsecured fixed-rate loans and corporate bonds, distressed securities, mezzanine securities, structured products (including but not limited to mortgage-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations and asset-backed securities), convertible and preferred securities, equities (public and private), and futures and options. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with the preservation of capital in a registered fund format. The Fund declares and pays distributions of investment income monthly.
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Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment adviser. It is the adviser to a suite of registered funds, including open-end mutual funds, closed-end funds, and an exchange-traded fund. For more information visit www.highlandfunds.com.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Highland Income Fund carefully before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund's prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-357-9167 or visiting www.highlandfunds.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
Effective shortly after close of business on November 3, 2017, Highland Floating Rate Fund converted from an open-end fund to a closed-end fund, and began trading on the NYSE under the symbol HFRO on November 6, 2017. The performance data presented above for periods prior to November 3, 2017 reflects that of Class Z shares of the Fund when it was an open-end fund, HFRZX. The closed-end Fund pursues the same investment objective and strategy as it did before its conversion. The expense ratio is that of Class Z shares of the Fund prior to its conversion.
The distribution may include a return of capital. Please refer to the 19(a)-1 Source of Distribution Notice on the Highland Funds website for Section 19 notices that provide estimated amounts and sources of the fund's distributions, which should not be relied upon for tax reporting purposes.
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Half the world of international cinema seemed to be at the New Sheridan, too -- Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux, Canadian filmmaking prodigy Xavier Dolan and Telluride co-director Julie Huntsinger also drifted over to the table to congratulate the trio, who were discussing the reception of "Wild" over omelets and iced tea.
"I think people don't know what to expect yet," Witherspoon said of the film's opening scene, a shot of her character flinging a hiking boot over a precipice, followed by several rapid cuts of sexual images. "When you have that flash montage, it's really quick, but it's, like, 'Oh, wait, this isn't a white girl problems movie.'"
Performance praised
"Wild" -- which opens Wednesday in Manhattan -- is an adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's bestselling memoir about her life-changing, 1,100-mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Oregon.
For actors and filmmakers, a festival premiere is an especially vulnerable moment, a time when critics, peers and audiences might laugh in the wrong places or cry in the right ones, or anoint a movie or demolish it.
(As it turned out, critics at Telluride embraced Witherspoon's performance, with Variety's Justin Chang saying the film's "blend of grit, vulnerability, physical bravery and emotional immediacy" easily represented the actress' "most affecting and substantial work in the nine years since 'Walk the Line.'")
The process of sharing "Wild" with audiences is a particularly charged one for Witherspoon, who is playing against the cheerful, girl-next-door persona she established in comedies such as "Legally Blonde" and "Sweet Home Alabama" in a role featuring hard drug use, casual sex and a character confronting a profound sense of loss. Witherspoon optioned "Wild" with her own money, produced its adaptation by novelist-screenwriter Nick Hornby and got so physically and emotionally naked for the role, she said, that she enlisted a hypnotist to overcome her anxiety.
Now she was letting that deeply personal project out into the world.
"Movies have all this potential in your mind," Witherspoon said in an interview. "Then you make them and it could be anything. It could be the greatest movie ever made or ... you just don't know. It's kind of precious and sacred."
Witherspoon, 38, plays Strayed on her journey to self-discovery, a trip undertaken with a giant pack full of hurt on her back after a divorce and the death of her mother, Bobbi. Dern plays Bobbi, an ethereal figure whom Strayed considers the love of her life.
At 47, Dern is near Witherspoon's age. Though much of the story unfolds in flashback, they do share many scenes as mother and daughter, with Witherspoon acting as a 20-something.
"After we did it, we went to dinner with a mutual girlfriend who's an actor, too," Dern said, adding that the friend asked whether, in age-conscious Hollywood, Dern was nervous about playing a character who was a generation older than Witherspoon. "I was, like, 'Wait, wha?' It didn't give me pause before, but after, I felt maybe vulnerable that somebody else pointed it out."
Shooting the movie took endurance and pluck: To get to the location of the boot-flinging shot, a mountain beside Oregon's 11,239-foot Mount Hood, cast and crew had to take two ski lifts and hike half an hour with their gear and a live fox, which appears in the scene. A camera crew was harnessed and suspended off the side of the mountain with belay ropes.
Weighty realism
A recurring motif in "Wild" is Strayed's massive, overstuffed backpack, nicknamed Monster by other hikers on the trail.
Concerned with realism, Vallée kept loading down the dainty, 5-foot-1 Witherspoon with weight.
But it was the emotional gravity of the story that both enticed and panicked Witherspoon. She had sought out Vallée as a director after seeing his raw 2013 drama "Dallas Buyers Club," which earned Oscars for Matthew McConaughey as an HIV-
positive electrician and Jared Leto as a drug-addicted transgender woman.
"I didn't want this to just be a movie where a girl lost herself on a hike," Witherspoon said. "Jean-Marc doesn't turn the camera away. We got to set and he said, 'Let's talk about the sexuality. I think we need to push it a little bit more,' and I was, like, 'Don't make me do it! Can't we make Laura do it?'"
One day on set, an extremely thin actor cast as a heroin addict passed out, and a replacement had to be recast in a matter of hours for a particularly intense scene.
"It was, like, 'Oh, hi, I'm Reese Witherspoon. Nice to meet you. I'm going to take off my clothes now -- here's my leg,'" Witherspoon said. "'You need to be totally naked, I need to be totally naked, and we're going to pretend to do drugs together. By the way, we're four hours behind. So let's go.'"
Except for establishing shots of the wilderness, Vallée said, the idea was to tell the story entirely through Strayed's eyes.
"Most of the film is told from her point of view. What she sees is what we see; what she hears is what we hear," Vallée said. "The sex scenes were the same. It's not soft, poetic and sensual."
Adds Witherspoon: "It's just a unique thing to see it from a woman's perspective. I said to my producer, 'If we can pull this movie off, it'll be the first movie that ends with a woman with no man, no mother, no father, no job, no opportunity, and it's a happy ending. If we can end the movie and she's just OK, that's the greatest victory -- for a human being to realize I'm all alone in the world, and that's OK.'" | https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/wild-a-charged-experience-for-reese-witherspoon-p40419 | 2022-08-02T01:39:06Z | https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/wild-a-charged-experience-for-reese-witherspoon-p40419 | true | 1 |
NEW YORK, USA – Wall Street ended a three-day winning streak and crude prices plunged on Monday, August 1, as economic data from the United States, Europe, and China showed demand weakening under inflation pressures, while the looming possibility of recession curbed risk appetite.
All three major US indexes ended the choppy session modestly lower on the first day of August, on the heels of the S&P 500’s and the Nasdaq’s largest monthly percentage gains since 2020.
“It’s a consolidation,” said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. “Investors are waiting to see if we get follow through or continue it’s downward trend.”
The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed US factory activity decelerated in July to its lowest level since August 2020, but remained in expansion territory and long-running supply restraints appeared to be easing.
The report follows a swath of data from Europe and Asia that showed factory activity slowing or contracting in the face of dampened global demand and persistent inflation.
“There seems to be a comfort level that economy is slowing but demand isn’t going to collapse,” Carlson said. “Is the Fed going to take its foot off the gas pedal and stop raising rates? That would appear to be what the market is watching.”
“It’s a tug-of-war between those that think the market has already fully discounted the economic slowdown and those that feel it hasn’t,” Carlson added.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.73 points, or 0.14%, to 32,798.4, the S&P 500 lost 11.68 points, or 0.28%, to 4,118.61, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 21.71 points, or 0.18%, to 12,368.98.
The energy sector pulled European stocks lower after disappointing data from the eurozone and China fueled fears of weakening demand and economic contraction.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index lost 0.19% and MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.06%.
Emerging market stocks lost 0.06%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan closed 0.11% higher, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.69%.
Crude prices headed lower as global factory data weighed on the demand outlook, and as market participants braced for this week’s meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil producers concerning world crude supply.
US crude fell 4.73% to settle at $93.89 per barrel, and Brent settled at $100.03 per barrel, down 3.94% on the day.
US Treasury yields slid in choppy trading as economic data continued to hint at an impending slowdown which could prompt the Federal Reserve to slow the pace of interest rate increases.
Benchmark 10-year notes last rose 15/32 in price to yield 2.5893%, from 2.642% late on Friday, July 29.
The 30-year bond last rose 35/32 in price to yield 2.9206%, from 2.977% late on Friday.
The dollar touched its lowest level against the Japanese yen since June and the dollar index, which measures its performance against a basket of world currencies, was volatile in the wake of the PMI data.
The dollar index fell 0.47%, with the euro up 0.38% to $1.0257.
The Japanese yen strengthened 1.20% against the dollar to 131.64, while sterling was last trading at $1.2255, up 0.73% on the day.
Gold prices edged higher as the dollar softened, as investors looked to economic data for clues regarding the pace of interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve.
Spot gold added 0.4% to $1,771.89 an ounce. – Rappler.com
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Cocoa Market Growing at 4.3% CAGR to Hit USD $15.5 billion by 2027 | Europe is projected to reach $1,63 billion by 2027
POTLAND, OREGON, UNITED STATES , August 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global cocoa market generated $12.8 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $15.5 billion by 2027, witnessing a CAGR of 4.3% from 2021 to 2027. The report provides a detailed analysis of changing market dynamics, top segments, value chain, key investment pockets, regional scenario, and competitive landscape.
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According to the opinions of numerous CXOs of top corporations, the players in the cocoa industry are placing a strong emphasis on storytelling as a strategy for marketing. The backstories of the things that customers and consumers purchase and consume hold their attention intensely. The product's backstory may have a significant impact on the customer's choice to purchase. When developing their branding strategy, the producers and processors of chocolate and cocoa goods give storytelling their full focus. Customers are curious in the origins of products, which presents a chance for cocoa producers and traders to highlight the origin of the cocoa, particularly in the case of specialty cocoa. Mostly, the storytelling strategy is used by the chocolate manufacturing companies showing cocoa beans and cacao tress in their advertising. Nestle Kit-Kat and Cadbury Bournville are the examples of chocolate brands that use storytelling strategies.
Additionally, the CXOs added that the market for specialty cocoa and exquisite flavor cocoa is being driven by Europe's appetite for premium chocolates. Although they are less common, these two cocoas are incredibly well-liked for their flavor and quality. As a result, it is anticipated that in the years to come, demand for speciality and fine flavor cocoa would increase significantly. The development of the global cocoa market is also being aided by the expanding use of cocoa in sectors including confectionery, food and beverage, cosmetics, and medicines.
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Cocoa liquor segment is expected to grow at highest CAGR of 4.4% during the forecast period
Dutch process segment is expected to grow at highest CAGR of 4.3% during the forecast period.
Organic segment is expected to grow at highest CAGR of 5.0% during the forecast period.
Specialty segment is expected to grow at highest CAGR of 4.6% during the forecast period.
Animal Feed segment is expected to grow at highest CAGR of 6.1% during the forecast period.
Asia-Pacific dominates the market and is expected to grow at highest CAGR of 4.6% during the forecast period.
The report offers detailed segmentation of the global cocoa market based on product type, process, nature, quality, application, and region.
According to the cocoa market forecast, on the basis of product type, the cocoa liquor segment was the highest contributor to the market, with $4,837.1 million in 2019, and is expected to sustain its significance during the forecast period. The cocoa liquor, also known as chocolate liquor is the essential item required to produce raw chocolate. Cocoa butter and cocoa powder are also produced from cocoa liquor.
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Therefore, rise in demand for chocolates, and growth in use of cocoa liquor in confectionery, food & beverages, bakery, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical sector will boost the demand for the cocoa liquor.
Based on nature, the conventional segment held the highest market share in 2020, holding 91% of the total market share, and is expected to continue its leadership status during the forecast period. Moreover, the organic segment is estimated to register the highest CAGR of 5.0% from 2021 to 2027.
Based on application, the confectionary segment held the largest market share in 2020, holding more than two-fifths of the total market share, and is expected to continue its leadership status during the forecast period. Moreover, the animal feed segment is projected to register the highest CAGR of 6.1% from 2021 to 2027.
Based on region, Europe contributed to the highest share in terms of revenue in 2020, holding more than two-fifths of the total market share, and is estimated to continue its dominant share by 2027. However, the Asia-Pacific region is projected to manifest the fastest CAGR of 4.6% during the forecast period.
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Leading players of the global cocoa market analyzed in the research include Cargill, Inc., Olam International Ltd., Toutan S.A., Barry Callebaut AG, The Hershey Company, Guan Chong Cocoa Manufacturer SDN. BHD, Ciranda, Inc., United Cocoa Processor, Inc., Bloomer Chocolate Company, and VJ Jindal Cocoa Private Limited.
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India continues to be fastest growing economy despite pandemic, says Nirmala Sitharaman
3 min read . 07:10 AM ISTFinance Minister quoted IMF and other international agencies to show India continues to be the fastest-growing economy in the world
Finance Minister quoted IMF and other international agencies to show India continues to be the fastest-growing economy in the world
India continues to be the fastest growing economy in the assessment of international agencies despite numerous challenges Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday emphasizing the role played by her government to battle the numerous challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia - Ukraine War and supply chain disruptions.
India continues to be the fastest growing economy in the assessment of international agencies despite numerous challenges Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday emphasizing the role played by her government to battle the numerous challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia - Ukraine War and supply chain disruptions.
"Pandemic, second wave, Omicron, Russia-Ukraine (war), even today largest supply components in China are under lockdown. In spite of that, we have held inflation well within 7 per cent or below. That has to be recognised," She says in Lok Sabha
"Pandemic, second wave, Omicron, Russia-Ukraine (war), even today largest supply components in China are under lockdown. In spite of that, we have held inflation well within 7 per cent or below. That has to be recognised," She says in Lok Sabha
She further adds, "4,000 banks in China are reported to be going bankrupt. In India, the gross NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) of scheduled commercial banks is at a 5-years low of 5.9 per cent in 2022. So our NPAs are improving. The government debt to GDP Ratio of many countries is in triple digits including Japan, Greece, Bhutan, Singapore, the US, Portugal, Spain, France, Sri Lanka and Canada. But the central government very consciously controlled its debt and it is at 56.29 per cent of the GDP at the end of 2021-22 compared to the 59.9 per cent revised estimate that year."
"Repeatedly in the assessment of global agencies, India remains the fastest growing economy. This House irrespective of the party should feel proud of the country and its people. State governments have helped.", She said speaking on the debate on price rise at the Lok Sabha
FM emphasized the efforts taken by the Indian government to deal with these challenges while recognizing the efforts of everyone including MPs and State governments to tide over the pandemic and stand together in the face of adversity.
She says, "We have never seen a pandemic of this kind. All of us were trying to make sure that people in our constituencies are given extra help. I recognise that everybody -MPs and state governments have played their role. Otherwise, India would not be where it is compared to the rest of the world. So, I fully credit the people of India for this. Even against adversity, we are able to stand up and be recognised as the fastest growing economy,"
On the issue of forex reserves and state of the economy, She says India's economic fundamentals are perfect, it has sufficient forex reserves and the price of consumer items like edible oils has also corrected sharply corrected due to measures taken by the government.
She says there is no possibility of India getting into stagflation or recession like other major economies of the world.
' There is no question of India getting into recession'
Highlighting India's robust economic health despite the COVID pandemic and geo-political situation, Sitharaman said there is no question of India getting into stagflation or recession like other major economies of the world.
She says just because the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) of the US fell by 0.9 per cent does not mean that there is an 'unofficial recession'. She added, " There is no question of India getting into recession or stagflation,"
Sitharam said, quoting IMF data, India's general debt to GDP ratio is 86.9 per cent including the Centre and the state.
She also highlighted the strong GST numbers, saying they are at the second highest level since the introduction of the GST at ₹1.49 lakh crore.
She quoted former Reserve Bank of India(RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan's statement on the good health of the Indian economy to make her point. She says "On Saturday, Raghuram Rajan said that 'RBI has done a good job in increasing foreign exchange reserves in India, insulating India from problems being faced by neighboring countries such as Pakistan and Sri Lanka."
Amid Sitharaman's reply to the debate on price rise, Congress members walked out from Lok Sabha.
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Tree falls on two cars during Perth’s peak hour
A tree has fallen on two cars in Ballajura on Tuesday morning, blocking the eastbound lane on a main road and causing peak hour chaos, as a storm continues to cause damage across Perth.
Firefighters and Western Power were called to the scene on Hepburn Avenue just after Marangaroo Drive around 6.30am.
No one received any serious injuries during the incident and those in the cars were removed safety by emergency crews.
Main Roads WA has since announced the scene has been cleared, and traffic is flowing again.
The storm has resulted in multiple reports of damage, and thousands of homes have reported losing power.
Bureau of Meteorology reported wind gusts of 137 kilometres per hour at Cape Leeuwin overnight.
Swells reached eight metres at Cape Naturaliste and Rottnest Island.
The strong winds are expected to continue until Wednesday night, alongside heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and large waves.
The Bureau has said this type of weather event only happens on average once per year. | https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/western-australia/tree-falls-on-two-cars-during-perth-s-peak-hour-20220802-p5b6im.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | 2022-08-02T01:54:41Z | https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/western-australia/tree-falls-on-two-cars-during-perth-s-peak-hour-20220802-p5b6im.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed | false | 9 |
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