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Breakfast Briefing: 5 things for PR pros to know on Wednesday morning
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TULSA, Okla., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J. Darren Wallis has joined ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE) as senior vice president, communications and community relations reporting to Pierce H. Norton II, president and chief executive officer of ONEOK.
Before joining ONEOK, Wallis was vice president of communications for the North American region of Crop Science, a division of Bayer, the largest division and region within the company. In this role, he led all internal and external corporate communications activities including corporate reputation, media relations, employee communications, digital communications and issues management for the region.
With more than 27 years of communications expertise, Wallis has specialized in creating strategic communications campaigns in various organizations and industries, including serving clients at two large international public relations firms.
"We're excited to have Darren on the ONEOK team," said Norton. "His experience and expertise in communications will be key in developing and driving our strategic business and reputation initiatives that align with ONEOK's Mission, Vision and Core Values."
Wallis is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri in Columbia and is a native of southeast Missouri.
ONEOK, Inc. (pronounced ONE-OAK) (NYSE: OKE) is a leading midstream service provider and owner of one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent and Permian regions with key market centers and an extensive network of natural gas gathering, processing, storage and transportation assets.
ONEOK is a FORTUNE 500 company and is included in the S&P 500.
For the latest news about ONEOK, find us at www.oneok.com or on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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LINCOLN – Project F.I.S.H. is looking for volunteers to teach youth about fishing.
Anyone with an interest in fishing is welcome to join the two-day, hands-on training course Sept. 9 and 10, at the Lost Lake Woods Club Pavilion, in Lincoln. Program will start Friday afternoon and pick back up on Saturday. Participants will learn angling skills, people and fish management, aquatic ecology, and tackle crafting.
Attendees receive curriculum activities, equipment, and access to supplies and resources. With these tools participants will be ready to begin their own successful fishing program or club with youth in the classroom, or in an after-school setting.
With contributions from Lost Lake Woods Club and the Alcona 4-H Advisory Council to offset costs, this two-day session is reduced to $50 per person and includes lunch. Overnight lodging for Friday night is available at additional cost. Register online at www.bit.ly/ProjectFishSept22 by Sept. 2.
If you have any questions about the training contact Mark Stephens, MSU and Project F.I.S.H. staff, at 517-432-2700 or by email at steph143@msu.edu or Les Thomas, Alcona 4-H program coordinator at 989-724-6478 or by email at thoma322@msu.edu
This opportunity is supported by MSU Extension, Alcona 4-H, Michigan Sea Grant, Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative network as well as the NOAA B-WET supported “Our Fisheries, Our Future” project.
Accommodations for persons with disabilities may also be requested by contacting Les Thomas MSU Extension Alcona County 989-724-6478 by Sept 2. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible. | https://www.iosconews.com/outdoors/article_c8e07820-1429-11ed-82cc-5f2d1d39018a.html | 2022-08-10T14:16:57Z | https://www.iosconews.com/outdoors/article_c8e07820-1429-11ed-82cc-5f2d1d39018a.html | false | 2 |
Community Edition, the first of multiple Tidal offerings, enables security analysts to gain advanced knowledge of adversary behaviors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tidal Cyber, a leader in threat-informed defense, has today announced the general availability of the Community Edition of their SaaS threat-informed defense platform. It is freely available at: www.tidalcyber.com/communityedition
The Tidal Platform enables businesses to assess, organize and optimize their cyber defenses based on a deep understanding of the threats and adversaries that are most relevant to them. Tidal's Community Edition is available free of charge and enables security analysts to more easily and efficiently apply the advanced knowledge of adversary behaviors, as defined by the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base and additional open-source threat intelligence sources, to their unique environment. Beyond this, the platform also enables analysts to make this threat information actionable by showing how specific security products address adversary behaviors to better defend against those threats.
"Threat-informed cyber defense is based on understanding how adversaries are likely to attack your organization and using that knowledge to ensure you have the optimal security solutions in place," said Richard Struse, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Tidal Cyber. "Our goal is to enable security teams to maintain a 'single source of truth' for all data regarding relevant threats and countermeasures. With the availability of Community Edition, organizations can now not only explore the extensive knowledge base of adversarial behaviors more efficiently, but also quickly research solutions available to defend against those threats."
Specific features and highlights of Tidal's Community Edition include:
- Advanced Adversary Behavior Search that enables security analysts to rapidly investigate relevant ATT&CK objects (e.g., tactics, techniques, sub-techniques, groups, software, data sources, references), as well as information on how to defend against those behaviors.
- Tidal's Product Registry, a curated repository of vendor-provided security product capabilities mapped to specific adversary behaviors. The registry describes how each product protects, detects, responds or tests ATT&CK techniques, as well as the data each product generates to map to ATT&CK Data Components. This allows defenders to see how their current security stack stands up to the adversary behaviors they care about and evaluate options to fill any gaps.
- Knowledge Base Labels which enable users to explore the relationships between the threat objects that are most relevant to their organization.
- Custom Technique Sets that allow defenders to group specific techniques and sub-techniques with custom labels, making it easy to track and communicate emulation plans and new threat research.
Solution providers whose product capabilities are available in Tidal's Community Edition at launch include Atomic Red Team, AttackIQ, BreachBits, BluVector, Picus, Remediant, SCYTHE, Sysmon Modular, and Trinity Cyber. A number of other solution providers, including Check Point, Cybereason, and SentinelOne, have also committed to joining the Product Registry, and their data will be integrated into the Community Edition shortly. Tidal will also be releasing frequent updates to the platform in which additional solution providers and new product features will be added.
"With the Tidal platform, my team will be much better equipped to understand the threats we face and answer questions such as: 'which threats are most relevant to our business?', 'where are our gaps and redundancies?' and 'is a particular security solution going to improve our protection against those relevant threats?'," said Patricia Titus, Chief Information Security Officer at Markel Corporation.
"Vulnerability management is important in cyber security. However, a defensive strategy driven primarily by vulnerability management doesn't do enough to prioritize threats relative to the severity of risk posed to a specific organization, its unique threat surface, and its unique security stack," said Patrick Donegan, Principal Analyst at HardenStance. "By enabling a threat-informed defense, Tidal Cyber makes it a lot easier for users to assess their specific cyber risk relative to the latest threat intel flagged up by the ATT&CK framework, identify capabilities and gaps in their own security controls for defending against the highest risk threats, and then configure those controls optimally for the most effective defense."
The Community Edition is the first of multiple offerings of the Tidal Platform. Subsequent platform editions will be announced later this year and will feature expanded functionality such as the ability to overlay threat models against the security solutions in your environment to identify areas of coverage, gaps, and redundancy.
To stay up to date on all of the latest news surrounding Tidal Cyber, please visit: www.tidalcyber.com.
Founded in January 2022 by a team of threat intelligence veterans with experience at MITRE, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and a wide range of innovative security providers, Tidal Cyber enables businesses to implement a threat-informed defense more easily and efficiently. The Tidal Platform helps our customers map the security capabilities of their unique environment against the industry's most complete knowledgebase of adversary tactics and techniques including the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base, additional open-source threat intelligence sources, and a Tidal-curated registry of security product capabilities mapped to specific adversary techniques. The result is actionable insight to track and improve their defensive coverage, gaps, and overlaps. For more information, please visit: www.tidalcyber.com.
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5 Instead of 15 Is Foundational To Chizik's Approach
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CHAPEL HILL – Directive: Be really good at five things instead of okay at 15.
That was one of the first messages Gene Chizik told his defense at North Carolina last January after arriving for a second tour of duty with the Tar Heels.
Succinct, clear, and to the point. Chizik doesn’t want any over-thinking on the field, he wants highly talented and skilled athletes to be smart in pre-snap and reactive upon the ball being snapped. There is no method to the madness with him, unlike under previous defensive coordinator Jay Bateman. Chizik wants everything as simple as possible, provided it’s also effective.
“What he likes to do is simple, and we’re going to get after it,” said senior jack Chris Collins, who is now playing for his third coordinator at UNC. He was under John Papuchis in 2018.
Collins and his teammates on that side of the ball have embraced Chizik’s words and mandates. They were stressed under the previous approach. They lost belief in the scheme and method to which Bateman directed. So, with the coming season kicking off August 27, Collins says the entire mood of the defense has dramatically changed. And it begins with confidence in the approach.
“Chiz is big on us having a simple defense but us having a lot of answers,” he said. “When we get into the season, there’s going to be a lot of different checks offenses will try to do with us, but we have a simple defense, so we’ll be able to get to the sideline and correct the problem right away.
“I feel like sometimes last year, we’d run into a problem and wouldn’t have an answer. This year, we definitely have an answer.”
The method is quite simple: Chizik wants his guys excellent at five things on the field instead of being so-so at fifteen. With Carolina’s volume of talent on that side of the ball, Chizik and his assistants can insert players situationally given their strengths, but they can also unleash them geared toward what they do best.
Chizik doesn’t believe trying to out-wit and out-scheme modern offenses is the best approach to slowing them down. Instead, staying basic, winning individual battles, and being strong fundamentally are the keys. So, getting guys to play efficiently at five things will carry a ton of weight onto the field.
“That’s what creates good defense, right,” Chizik rhetorically asked. “Indecision creates bad defense. Bad communication because you’re not sure what’s going on because you have too much in there, that creates bad defense. And it doesn’t allow you to be in positions to tackle and make plays.”
Furthermore, players will succeed more if they truly know who they are on the field. A thinking he can do fifteen things is more apt to make mistakes because he doesn’t fully understand his personal range of effectiveness. But a player knowing he is borderline exceptional at five elements of his position isn’t going to stray from his base.
This allows for more confidence across the board, because teammates know others will stay in their lanes, so to speak, thus the possibility of catastrophic plays are diminished. Long drives, too.
UNC allowed 32 drives of 75 or more yards last season, 31 of which ended with opponents scoring touchdowns. Knowing roles and main responsibilities equates to fewer pre-snap and on-the-snap mistakes. If football is a game of inches, it isn’t difficult to recognize how Chizik’s mandate can make a discernable difference in the scoreboard.
“We talk about searching for inches all around us,” he said. “When you see a guy miss a tackle because he has only one arm out, if he were to change that by moving over this far (hands gestured several feet) because he understood where he needed to be, then that tackle might be a four-yard gain instead of a 40-yard gain.
“So, there’s inches all around us that we’re trying to find, and that’s a daily challenge.”
The simplicity in Chizik’s approach requires his guys develop new football habits, which is an on-going part of the process. They are elementary, however, relieving players their gameday duties are somewhat minimized.
The entire scaling-down approach by Chizik can be found in many realms with what the Tar Heels are doing on that side of the ball. Being really good at five things instead of so-so at fifteen is absolutely a mandate, a mission, and part of the new culture. | https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/5-instead-of-15-is-foundational-to-chizik-s-approach | 2022-08-10T14:22:55Z | https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/5-instead-of-15-is-foundational-to-chizik-s-approach | true | 1 |
BOBIGNY: Police officers shot and killed a man who brandished a knife at the Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris on Wednesday, police and airport sources said.
“Officers neutralised a threatening individual in possession of a knife at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport,“ the Paris police department said on its Twitter account.
An airport source said the incident occurred at the busy Terminal 2F at around 8:20 am (0620 GMT), when “a homeless man started bothering security agents and border police were called in to remove him”.
Initially the man left while yelling curses but he soon returned and brought out a knife, when one of the officers fired his weapon.
An AFP photographer who witnessed the scene said “a large person of colour brandished something that looked like a knife at the police”.
“He was ordered to stop but kept advancing toward them, and an officer fired a single shot.”
The man was quickly put on a stretcher and evacuated, the photographer said.
Security forces have been on high alert for terrorist attacks since a wave of jihadist killings that have killed more than 250 people since 2015, often by so-called “lone wolves” who often target police. - AFP | https://www.thesundaily.my/world/police-kill-knife-wielding-man-at-paris-charles-de-gaulle-airport-NI9569917 | 2022-08-10T14:23:10Z | https://www.thesundaily.my/world/police-kill-knife-wielding-man-at-paris-charles-de-gaulle-airport-NI9569917 | true | 4 |
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The Pancakeswap team has urged its community members to vote on a new CAKE emission reduction proposal. According to the team, this is the first time they are proposing to adjust the emissions of the CAKE Syrup Pool.
The team added that the end goal of reducing emissions is to make CAKE “emission neutral” or “deflationary”. That means, on average, the amount of CAKE burnt per block will be more than the amount of CAKE minted.
PancakeSwap is a BNB Chain-based decentralized exchange (DEX) with an automated market maker (AMM) model for swapping BEP-20 tokens. CAKE is down by 4.2% today and is currently trading at $4.438.
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N.B. tourism traffic hasn't returned to 2019 levels
'It has been a very strong season so far,' says Tourism Minister Tammy Scott Wallace
While some New Brunswick businesses are seeing higher-than-usual traffic, tourism activity hasn't returned to 2019 levels.
Tourism operators in remote rural areas are being hit the hardest, while the labour shortage and inflation is making it hard for other businesses to operate.
"In terms of the return of tourists, we have not recovered to the 2019 level, but it has been a very strong season so far," said Tammy Scott Wallace, Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture.
"And I'm quite thrilled with it."
Wallace said the strongest rebound of visitors are those travelling from Ontario, but the number of international visitors has decreased.
Howard Heans, owner of Hardings Point Campground near Saint John, said his business is seeing a lot fewer travellers from the U.S.
"I'm close to the Calais border… I'm in American books and what not and that traffic is non-existent," said Heans.
He said the campground is mainly seeing weekend visitors.
Heans said more people are renting sites for tenting, instead of for motorhomes, which is likely due to the rising cost of gas.
More millennial tourists
Wallace said visitor demographics have changed.
"We've seen a kind of a new visitor emerge, which is more of the millennial crowd, which is something that we never really identified as a strong tourism group," said Wallace.
She said this new crowd of tourists seems to be more interested in urban cities, nightlife and craft beer.
"We've targeted a lot of our marketing to them really for the first time, so that's a fun demographic to see come to New Brunswick," she said.
Wallace said areas including the Bay of Fundy and the Acadian Peninsula are seeing large numbers of tourists.
Wallace said the department is looking into incentives to help attract tourists to remote areas, including loan programs for tourism operators and buses for transporting tourists.
Inflation takes toll
Karen Mersereau, co-owner of Hotel Paulin in Caraquet, said rising operating costs have made it hard to catch up from the financial burden the COVID-19 pandemic already had on her business.
"The cost of operations have gone up 20 to 40 per cent," she said.
"My hotel is heated by oil and I think anyone out there that knows about the oil crisis knows what's been going on with that."
Mersereau said her hotel was built in 1891 and requires ongoing maintenance.
"I have to restore, fix, patch up, paint… I can't do any of that because soon I'll be faced to pay back those COVID loans and I have to have a cash flow to do that."
She said even if she could afford it, she can't find any additional workers due to the labour shortage.
Looming COVID loans
The federal government offered businesses up to $60,000 in loans through the Canada emergency business account program between April 2020 and June 2021.
The loans are interest-free until December of 2023, when a fixed interest rate of five per cent will take effect.
Businesses have added pressure to pay off their loans before December 2023. That's because the government will forgive up to 33 per cent of the outstanding loan if it's paid in full on or before Dec. 31, 2023.
Sébastien Després, the owner of Le Moque-Tortue Bistro in Shediac, said one good season won't be enough to pay back his debts from the last few years.
"We indebted ourselves by a lot during the pandemic because we weren't eligible for most of the [grant] programs, we were only eligible for the loans," he said.
Wallace said the Department of Tourism has been lobbying for tourism operators and hopes to see some solutions to loan repayments.
Staffing shortage
Widespread staffing shortages are impacting the amount of hours businesses can stay open and the services they're able to offer.
Després said staffing costs are 40 per cent more than last year.
"Even at that we still can't find enough people to satisfy the demand," he said.
Després said he is one of the only restaurants in the coastal town able to stay open for normal hours because he's been able to grow a large enough team.
"Even though I'm open normal summer hours I'm still not taking in all of the clients we can handle because I don't have the team required to do that," he said.
With files from CBC's Shift and Lars Schwarz | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/tourism-operators-staff-shortage-inflation-1.6546613?cmp=rss | 2022-08-10T14:23:38Z | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/tourism-operators-staff-shortage-inflation-1.6546613?cmp=rss | false | 1 |
Vienna, a city known for its Christmas markets and its New Year concert, is cutting back on public lighting in the face of soaring energy prices.
"There will be no Christmas illuminations this year on the Ring," the famous boulevard that encircles the center of the Austrian capital, city spokeswoman Roberta Kraft told AFP.
And the lights at the Christmas market in the square in front of the city hall would only be switched on at night and not at dusk, as in previous years, "which is to say about an hour later, on average, every day," she said.
The city authorities said they had not calculated exactly how much they would save, but the move comes after energy prices have skyrocketed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its response to Western sanctions.
Last Friday, the Austrian Energy Agency announced that its electricity price index for September rose by more than 256 percent year-on-year.
Austria, with its population of nine million, is very dependent on tourism and its end-of-year celebrations are a major motor of the economy.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down much international travel, more than four million people visited Vienna's famous Christmas markets in 2019.
In 2021, around 30 of Vienna's shopping streets were lit up for seven hours a day, from November 12 until early January. | https://www.voanews.com/a/vienna-dims-street-lighting-as-energy-prices-soar/6695777.html | 2022-08-10T14:25:38Z | https://www.voanews.com/a/vienna-dims-street-lighting-as-energy-prices-soar/6695777.html | false | 4 |
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s budget watchdog announced Wednesday that it is winding up years of surveillance of Greek government spending. The move marks a formal end to a major crisis that threatened to see Greece ejected from the euro single currency group, imposed severe hardship on its citizens and roiled global financial markets.
The European Commission, which supervises the budgets of the 27 EU member countries, said it will end its “enhanced surveillance” program on Aug. 20, noting that “Greece has delivered on the bulk of the policy commitments” made to its partners in the 19-country euro area.
Greece was granted billions of euros in three successive bailouts after 2010, when Athens lost access to international bond markets after admitting it had misreported key financial data. Greece’s debt ballooned to about 180% of Gross Domestic Product.
Two of the financial bailouts ultimately failed to improve things enough, although creditors in the euro group demanded — and received — deep economic reforms that hammered citizens with austerity policies, including repeated tax hikes and pension cuts. Poverty and unemployment skyrocketed, and at one point about a quarter of the workforce was jobless.
In 2015, the leftist prime minister at the time, Alexis Tsipras, put his country's membership of the euro area and, ultimately, the EU on the line by calling a referendum on whether Athens should accept the terms imposed on it by creditors, led by Germany. Voters rejected the terms, but the government then proceeded to impose draconian creditor-demanded conditions anyway.
But on Wednesday, the EU commission said that now “as a result of Greece’s efforts, the resilience of the Greek economy has substantially improved and the risks of spill-over effects on the Euro area economy have diminished significantly.”
“Maintaining Greece under enhanced surveillance is no longer justified,” it said.
The Greek financial crisis was a major test for the EU and provided proof, if any were needed, that bailing out a bigger economy, like debt-ridden Italy, would probably exceed the means that even a united Europe can muster.
“With this development, along with the premature repayment of the International Monetary Fund loans and the lifting of capital restrictions, a difficult chapter for our nation ends after 12 years,” Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said in response to a Commission letter confirming the enhanced surveillance would end.
“Greece is returning to European normality and stops being an exception in the eurozone,” Staikouras said. “This achievement is the fruit and the recognition of the great sacrifices of Greek society, of the government’s fiscal policies but also of its broader reforms,” he added.
Staikouras said that ending the enhanced surveillance the economy was under reinforces Greece’s position in international markets, boosts the country’s development and ability to attract investments and grants greater freedom in the management of fiscal policy, within the regulations applying to all EU members.
“Until today, despite unprecedented, multi-level crises and the new — Europe-wide and international — challenges, we have proven, both citizens and the state, that we can do it,” Staikouras said. “We set targets and with a plan, unity, determination, trust in our abilities and hard work, we achieve them.”
Although Greece has returned to international bond markets, its credit rating remains below investment grade, which raises its borrowing costs and precludes many potential investors from buying Greek bonds. The government in Athens says it hopes to regain investment grade by next year. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/EU-to-stop-Greek-budget-watch-in-formal-end-to-17364042.php | 2022-08-10T14:32:10Z | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/EU-to-stop-Greek-budget-watch-in-formal-end-to-17364042.php | true | 17 |
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Under the scheme, individuals, private companies, NGOs, political parties, elected representatives and various institutions will be allowed to adopt a TB patient or patients and become their ‘Nikshay Mitra’ or good friend.
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The scheme will set an indicative list of nutrition for the TB patient, comprising eggs, fruits, vegetables, 3.5 kg cereals, 1 litre of cooking oil, 1.5 kg pulses and milk powder. These will be given to the donors every month who will pass it on to the TB patients.
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FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bertram Capital ("Bertram") announced today its investment in Hartford, CT based NEFCO Holding Company LLC ("NEFCO" or the "Company"), a family-owned value-added distributor providing a broad range of specialty construction products to professional contractors. NEFCO represents the ninth investment completed in Bertram's fourth fund. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"NEFCO has established itself as a leader in the SHARP® (Strut, Hardware, Anchors, Rod and Pipe Hangers) product category. They are a valued partner to customers and suppliers providing expert level service, deep product knowledge, breadth of offering, and unique delivery capabilities," said Kevin Yamashita, Partner at Bertram Capital. "We are thrilled to partner with the NEFCO team, which includes Founder & Executive Chairman David Gelles, CEO Matt Gelles, COO Ron Cipriano, and CFO David Putt. The Company's continued success and growth across multiple decades is a testament to the capabilities of the team and their position in the industry. To be trusted as NEFCO's first institutional partner is an honor."
NEFCO is a leader in construction supply distribution, focusing on SHARP® products, and is the consolidator of choice in the industry based on the Company's proven history of acquisitions, excellent reputation for employee culture, and customer service. NEFCO has 19 distribution facilities across the East Coast and Midwest, allowing the Company to serve the evolving needs of a market driven by technical sales and service relationships with its customers. NEFCO will utilize Bertram's established buy and build value creation strategy and leverage the Bertram Labs technology enablement team as a tool to drive continued growth.
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Bertram would like to recognize the investment banking team at Raymond James, led by Carl Gatenio and Gareth Hughes for their efforts in closing this transaction and making this partnership possible.
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YouTube videos are enjoyed best on a fullscreen mode. But, due to several reasons, you may be stuck in a mini-player mode.
Generally, you may be facing the issue because the browser is not updated to the latest version. You are also likely to face the issue if the cache data gets corrupted. The browser’s themes and extensions can also create the issue.
In the article, we will check out the various potential solutions to resolve the YourTube fullscreen not working problem.
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Why is YouTube Full Screen Not Working?
YouTube Fullscreen not working problem can occur because of the following reasons:
- The browser is running on an older version.
- Corrupted cache data.
- Hardware acceleration is turned on.
- Obstructions due to themes.
- Defective browser extension.
How to Fix YouTube Full Screen Not Working on Desktop?
You can try various solutions to resolve the issue. One of the easiest solutions to try would be to refresh the webpage and restart the browser. Using YouTube in the Incognito mode is another probable solution.
Some other fixes with a detailed description are presented below to help you resolve the issue.
Refresh the Webpage
If the YouTube videos are not playing in full-screen mode on your computer, one of the first things to try is to refresh the webpage. You can simply press the F5 button on the keyboard or click the refresh icon near the address bar. After that, try again switching the video to the full-screen mode.
For Mac users, you need to hover the cursor to the address bar, and the refresh icon will be visible. Click on it. Or, you can press the Command + R keys on the keyboard.
Restart the Browser
Another probable solution for the problem would be to close the browser and re-launch it. For that, you can use the combination of Ctrl + W keys to close the browser. If the browser has multiple tabs, repeat this numerous times until the browser closes down. Likely, you can press the exit button on the top-right side of the screen.
You can press the Command and Q keys together to close down the browser on Mac.
After that, reopen the browser.
Use the Incognito Mode
It is possible that your normal browsing may be causing the problem. So, you may consider opening the browser in Incognito mode and playing the YouTube video.
On Windows, if you use Chrome, press Ctrl + Shift + N keys, and on Firefox, you need to click Ctrl + Shift + P keys to open the Incognito mode.
Likely, Mac users need to press Command in place of Ctrl along with other keys.
Log out of the YouTube Account and Log in Again
Another possible measure you can try is logging out of the YouTube account and logging in again. Some users have reported that doing so has helped them resolve the issue.
To do so,
- First, open the YouTube site on the browser.
- Then, click the Profile photo on the upper-right end of the screen.
- A list of menu options will emerge; select the Sign out option.
- After logging out, wait for some time and then choose the Sign In option. Enter your account details.
Clear the Browsing Data
If the issue at hand is occurring due to corrupted cache data, you need to clear it and try reloading the webpage.
On Chrome
- Press the Alt + E keys on your keyboard to see the menu list.
- Then, select the Settings option.
- Choose Privacy and security from the left sidebar.
- Now, under the Privacy and security section, you need to click Clear browsing data.
- Next, select all the available options and hit the Clear data button. You need to set the Time Range to All time.
- After that, you can reboot the PC and open the browser again.
On Firefox
- Open the Firefox browser.
- Then, click on the three Horizontal lines from the top-right end of the screen.
- Now, choose History.
- Next, click the Clear recent history option.
- Here, you need to select all the available options and set the Time range to clear to Everything. After that, click OK.
Disable the Hardware Acceleration Options
Sometimes the issue can also occur when the hardware acceleration is turned on. So, we recommend you toggle off the browser’s hardware acceleration and try re-launching the YouTube page.
On Chrome
- First, open Google Chrome.
- Then, select the three Vertical dots on the top-right screen and choose Settings.
- Now, click System from the left pane.
- Under the System section, toggle off the Use hardware acceleration when available option.
On Firefox
- From the Settings menu, scroll to the Performance section under the General menu.
- Then, un-tick Use recommended performance settings.
- It will make the Use hardware acceleration when available option appears. Un-tick that as well.
Remove or Disable the Extensions
At times the extension on the browser can also be the likely culprit for the issue. Thus, disabling or removing them can help get out of mini-player mode.
On Chrome
- On the Chrome browser, choose the Extensions icon on the top panel right in front of the Show side panel icon.
- Then, click Manage extensions.
- A list of extensions installed will appear on the screen.
- You can either choose to turn off the button or select the Remove option.
On Firefox
- From the list of the settings menu, select the Add-ons and themes option.
- Then, choose Extensions.
- Next, a list of installed extensions will appear. It will display under the Manage Your Extension section.
- Turn off the button beside the extension name. You will see disabled next to the extension name. Also, the extension will be greyed out.
- If you wish to remove the extension, click Three dots > Remove.
- Upon seeing the confirmation notification, select the Remove option.
Disabling/Removing the Browser’s Themes
Similarly, the installed themes on the browser can also hamper the fullscreen mode on YouTube. You can disable/remove the browser’s theme and see whether the problem vanishes or not.
On Chrome
- Select the Appearance options from the left sidebar on Chrome’s settings menu.
- Now, choose Reset to default to disable and remove the current theme.
On Firefox
- From the menu list, choose the Add-ons and Themes option.
- Then, select Themes.
- Here, you will see the Enabled and Disabled themes.
- Now, click the Disable button next to the theme name.
- Likely, you can select the three dots next to Disable/Enable button. Next, choose Remove.
Update the Browser
With the computer running on an outdated browser, it is likely that the system runs into bugs and disrupts the operation of various sites. Likely, the problem of YouTube fullscreen not working can also emerge. So, to cancel out this probability and enhance the overall user experience, you should update the browser.
On Chrome
- On Chrome, select the three Vertical dots.
- Then, choose the Help option.
- Next, select the About Google Chrome option.
- After that, you can select Update Google Chrome. If your browser is running on the latest version, you won’t see this option.
- Now, you can choose the Relaunch button.
- A confirmation message will pop up on the screen. Select the Relaunch option.
On Firefox
- Open Firefox and go to the menu list.
- Then, select Help.
- Next, choose About Firefox. On Mac, to access this option, you need to select the Firefox option from the menu bar on the top of the screen.
- The browser will scan for any accessible updates. If the system detects an update, it will take some time to complete the update.
Reinstall the Browser
If none of the fixes worked for you, reinstalling the browser can work as the trump card. Doing so will remove the browser’s glitch, and you will get a fresh version of the browser.
On Windows
- Open the PC’s Settings menu by pressing Windows and I keys.
- Then, select Apps.
- Under the Apps & features section, navigate to the browser name.
- Now, click the browser and choose Uninstall.
- You will again need to select Uninstall.
- To download the browser, visit the browser’s official website and download the latest version of the browser.
On Mac
- First, right-click the browser and choose Quit.
- Then, locate the browser by opening the Finder app and searching the browser under the Applications section. And drag it to Trash.
- Now, right-click Trash and select the Empty Trash option.
- You can visit the official site of the browser to download it again. | https://www.technewstoday.com/youtube-full-screen-not-working/ | 2022-08-10T14:40:11Z | https://www.technewstoday.com/youtube-full-screen-not-working/ | true | 1 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn’t answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings, the former president said in a statement Wednesday.
Trump arrived at state Attorney General Letitia James’ offices in a motorcade shortly before 9 a.m., announcing more than an hour later that he “declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to every citizen under the United States Constitution.”
“I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’ Now I know the answer to that question,” the statement said. “When your family, your company, and all the people in your orbit have become the targets of an unfounded politically motivated Witch Hunt supported by lawyers, prosecutors and the Fake News Media, you have no choice.”
As vociferous as Trump has been in defending himself in written statements and on the rally stage, legal experts say the same strategy could have backfired in a deposition setting because anything he says could potentially be used in the criminal investigation.
His decision comes just days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as part of an unrelated federal probe into whether he took classified records when he left the White House.
The civil investigation, led by state Attorney General Letitia James, involves allegations that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers, misleading lenders and tax authorities.
“My great company, and myself, are being attacked from all sides,” Trump wrote beforehand on Truth Social, the social media platform he founded. “Banana Republic!”
Messages seeking comment were left with James’ office and with Trump’s lawyer.
In May, James’ office said that it was nearing the end of its probe and that investigators had amassed substantial evidence that could support legal action against Trump, his company or both. The Republican’s deposition — a legal term for sworn testimony that’s not given in court — was one of the few remaining missing pieces, the attorney general’s office said.
Two of Trump’s adult children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, testified in recent days, two people familiar with the matter said. The people were not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
The three Trumps’ testimony had initially been planned for last month but was delayed after the July 14 death of the former president’s ex-wife, Ivana Trump, the mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr. and another son, Eric Trump, who sat for a deposition in James’ investigation in 2020.
On Friday, the Trump Organization and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, will be in court seeking dismissal of tax fraud charges brought against them last year in the Manhattan district attorney’s parallel criminal probe — spurred by evidence uncovered by James’ office. Weisselberg and the company have pleaded not guilty.
James, a Democrat, has said in court filings that her office has uncovered “significant” evidence that Trump’s company “used fraudulent or misleading asset valuations to obtain a host of economic benefits, including loans, insurance coverage, and tax deductions.”
James alleges the Trump Organization exaggerated the value of its holdings to impress lenders or misstated what land was worth to slash its tax burden, pointing to annual financial statements given to banks to secure favorable loan terms and to financial magazines to justify Trump’s place among the world’s billionaires.
The company even exaggerated the size of Trump’s Manhattan penthouse, saying it was nearly three times its actual size — a difference in value of about $200 million, James’ office said.
Trump has denied the allegations, explaining that seeking the best valuations is a common practice in the real estate industry. He says James’ investigation is politically motivated and that her office is “doing everything within their corrupt discretion to interfere with my business relationships, and with the political process.” He’s also accused James, who is Black, of racism in pursuing the investigation.
“THERE IS NO CASE!” Trump said in a February statement, after Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that James’ office had “the clear right” to question Trump and other principals in his company.
Once her investigation wraps up, James could decide to bring a lawsuit and seek financial penalties against Trump or his company, or even a ban on them being involved in certain types of businesses.
Meanwhile, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has long pursued a parallel criminal investigation. No former president has even been charged with a crime.
That probe had appeared to be progressing toward a possible criminal indictment of Trump himself, but slowed after a new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, took office in January: A grand jury that had been hearing evidence disbanded. The top prosecutor who had been handling the probe resigned after Bragg raised questions internally about the viability of the case.
Bragg has said his investigation is continuing, which means that Trump could invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and decline to answer questions from James’ investigators during the deposition in a Manhattan office tower that has doubled as the headquarters of the fictional conglomerate Waystar Royco — run by a character inspired partly by Trump — on HBO’s “Succession.”
In fighting to block the subpoenas, lawyers for the Trumps argued New York authorities were using the civil investigation to get information for the criminal probe and that the depositions were a ploy to avoid calling them before a criminal grand jury, where state law requires they be given immunity.
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In addition to recognizing the industry's best multicultural campaigns, HPRA recognizes exceptional leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement of Hispanic Americans in public relations and journalism. This year, the HPRA ¡BRAVO! Awards will honor Emmy-winning journalist and author Maria Elena Salinas; Charter Communications Vice President of Multicultural Marketing Marisol Martinez; University of Florida Professional in Residence Patrick Ford, and Edelman Global Chief DEI Officer Trisch Smith.
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While Centrica share price has soared off the back of robust profits, it has attracted criticism for benefitting as consumers struggle to pay energy bills. Geopolitical uncertainty lies ahead, but investments in nuclear energy and liquid natural gas may help the British Gas owner ride out future storms.
Energy bills are soaring for consumers as the cost of living crisis deepens. At the same time, energy firms such as Centrica [CNA.L], which owns British Gas, are reaping the benefits, announcing record profits in 2022.
The company’s profits increased fourfold in its half-year earnings report, which was published in late July, helping the Berkshire-headquartered company to reinstate its dividend for the first time since 2020. It intends to pay 1p a share, handing out a total £59m to shareholders.
Centrica’s operating profits climbed to £1.3bn during the first six months of 2022 to the end of June, up 396% from £262m during last year’s equivalent period. This was thanks to higher revenues from the company’s assets in gas, oil and nuclear energy. The firm reported adjusted earnings per share up to 11p from 1.7p, a jump of 547%.
However, the company has requested the UK government support struggling households. Chris O’Shea, Centrica’s CEO, said the country faced “a difficult winter”, amid predictions annual bills could reach £4,000 in 2023. “I know it’s difficult to see the words ‘dividend’ or ‘profits’ when people are suffering,” he admitted. The company has been criticised for putting profit ahead of people, with Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, saying it was “an insult to the millions of working people struggling to get by because of soaring energy bills”, reported The Guardian.
The new windfall tax on energy groups meant Centrica is likely to give more than £600m back to the government, O’Shea claimed. However, recent unprecedented profits for oil majors may trigger calls for further levies. In July, Shell [SHEL.L], Europe’s biggest oil firm, posted adjusted earnings of $11.5bn for Q2 2022, topping the record $9.1bn it reported in Q1.
Centrica share price: ‘A standout winner’
Year-to-date, Centrica’s share price is up 17.6% at the close on 9 August. Since a year high of 90.98p on 27 July — the day before H1 results were announced — it has slumped by 7.5%. However, over the past year the stock has climbed by more than 70.7%.
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has been a key factor pushing up gas and oil prices this year. O’Shea said recent profit hikes were not due to consumers paying higher prices, but instead caused by rising wholesale electricity prices, reported the Financial Times.
Not all parts of Centrica’s business saw record profits. For the first half of the year, operating profits in the British Gas Energy segment tumbled 43% to £98m, as the firm purchased gas and electricity for new customers, with no hedging in place.
The earnings report also included the company’s sale of its Spirit Energy Norway business and the Statfjord field in May, “resulting in a £0.8bn reduction in gross decommissioning liabilities”.
However, Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, underlined “commodity players” such as Centrica have been “standout winners” during an “otherwise challenging year for equities”, adding that geopolitical events acted as a “tailwind” for the stock.
Rough gas storage could reopen for winter
Centrica has plans in place to weather the harsh winter ahead. In July, it announced it was reopening its Rough gas storage facility in Yorkshire, which would help secure reserves if Russia cuts off gas supplies to Europe. Centrica also has a 20% stake in the UK’s nuclear power plants, and its 2013 contract to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from US company Cheniere Energy may offer future rewards.
However, with ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, there could be potential challenges for energy firms like Centrica. Citi downgraded Centrica stock from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’ on 3 August, citing concerns surrounding “political sensitivities ahead of record winter energy bills”. Citi added that Centrica’s core Services business could be impacted by broader economic difficulties ahead. Its 12-month price target of 97p would represent an upside of 15.3% from its closing price of 84.12p on 9 August.
Centrica may yet survive tough times, though. In the past 18 months, it has added 750,000 customers from bankrupt rival suppliers, the Financial Times reported. According to regulator Ofgem, at the end of 2021 it held around 20% of the UK market for electricity and 28% for gas.
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Work underway to add new elevator and rebuild escalator at station's busiest entrance
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak has started work on an accessibility improvement project to the 7th Avenue and 32nd Street entrance at New York Penn Station, taking advantage of adjacent private investments to improve the customer experience in this critical station entrance. The project will add an elevator to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and ease the path of travel for passengers who have wheeled luggage, strollers, and other heavy items. Work is also being done to widen this entrance and replace the stairs and the two existing escalators with three transit-grade escalators. Renderings of the new entranceway can be via the Amtrak Media Center.
"New York Penn Station is the front door to New York City, and by making the entrance more modern and accessible, customers can feel confident knowing Amtrak is rolling out the welcome mat," said Amtrak Vice President of Stations, Facilities, Properties and Accessibility Dr. David Handera. "The work on the 7th Avenue and 32nd Street Entrance reflects Amtrak's commitment to accessibility for all, the customer experience, and continuous improvement at the station."
This new entrance design is only possible because of a public-private partnership with Vornado Realty Trust who is building a the new skylit canopy above the entrance and integrating it with a renovated 7th Avenue Plaza and Penn 2 office building expansion above. Work is expected to take place over the next 18 months.
Travelers wishing to access the station from the 7th Avenue side during this construction period have access via the escalators and elevator at the NJ TRANSIT entrance on 31st Street and 7th Avenue. This project comes on the heels of recent milestones for the Station's expansion and reconstruction, continuing the momentum of improving the world's busiest train station and its surrounding area. Both projects will ensure all entrances to the station are fully accessible.
Over the last five years, Amtrak has made more than $300 million in capital improvement investments at New York Penn Station, in addition to its investment in Moynihan Train Hall. This includes the "Art at Amtrak" public art program, a new ticketed waiting area for NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak passengers, new wayfinding and signage throughout the facility, improved accessibility, and State-of-Good-Repair improvements throughout to enhance the reliability of service.
Amtrak has also completed 177 ADA station-related projects throughout its national network as part of the ADA Stations Program, including dedicating $82 million to bring 20 stations to full ADA compliance in the last fiscal year. The program is also advancing 120 station designs and 40 station construction projects as part of its ongoing commitment to providing accessibility for all of Amtrak's customers. Since 2011, Amtrak has invested more than $489 million in accessibility upgrades throughout the country and intends to utilize newly-announced federal funding programs to continue this essential work.
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ROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of Sept. 25 parliamentary elections, insists she won’t be a danger to democracy if she becomes premier, contending that the Italian political right has “unambiguously” condemned the legacy of fascism.
She also dismissed as “nonsense” concerns that if her Brothers of Italy party comes to power, making her Italy's first far-right premier, there would be a risk of an “anti-democratic drift” or “authoritarian turn," or that the country might exit the group of European nations using the euro currency.
Meloni made the comments in a message recorded in English, French and Spanish, and distributed Wednesday by her campaign.
Meloni has railed against European Union bureaucracy for years as infringing on national sovereignty. But she blasted Wednesday as an “absurd narrative” that a center-right government — with her campaign allies League leader Matteo Salvini and former Premier Silvio Berlusconi — would jeopardize implementation of reforms needed to receive all of the 200 billion euros (dollars) earmarked for Italy in EU pandemic recovery funds.
"For days, I have been reading articles in the international press about the upcoming elections that will give Italy a new government, in which I am described as a danger to democracy, to Italian, European and international stability,'' Meloni said, sitting at a desk and reading the message with a stern, no-nonsense tone.
She also referred to media accounts depicting any victory by Brothers of Italy as “a disaster, leading to an authoritarian turn, Italy's departure from the euro and other nonsense of this sort.”
"None of this is true,'' she declared.
Fast-growing in popularity, her party uses a symbol featuring a tri-colored flame that had been an icon of an Italian neo-fascist party whose members included some open admirers of the rule of Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator in the decades leading up to World War II and during the conflict. Mussolini's regime brought about a 1938 law targeting Italy's small Jewish population, excluding them from public life, including in education and business.
Meloni has been dogged by criticism that she has been ambiguous about denouncing Italy’s fascist past.
In Wednesday's message, she summarily dismissed such contentions.
"The Italian right has handed fascism over to history for decades now, unambiguously condemning the suppression of democracy and the ignominious anti-Jewish laws,'' Meloni said.
Her contention ignored attempts, including by her allies, to minimize some of Mussolini's legacy. For example, Berlusconi, referring to internal exile for Italian opponents of fascism, once said that the dictator sent them on “vacation” to Italian islands.
Recent opinion polls have indicated Meloni's support among eligible voters slightly ahead of her main rival in the election, Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta, a former premier.
Under Italy's complex electoral rules, victors need extensive campaign alliances with other parties to control Parliament. But the Democrats have struggled to match the reach of the center-right's campaign alliance, especially when they refused to ally with the populist 5-Stars, who triggered a crisis that eventually collapsed Premier Mario Draghi's broad pandemic unity coalition last month.
Still, the dynamics between the center-right and center-left bloc could shift. Letta announced on Wednesday that coming on board as a Democratic Party candidate for a Parliamentary seat will be Carlo Cottarelli, a widely-respected economist who held positions in Italy's central bank and with the International Monetary Fund.
“The next election is probably the most important we have had and likely to be in the years to come,'' Cottarelli said. The vote essentially comes down to ”progressives vs. conservatives. Italy has to decide" its future, he said. | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Italy-s-far-right-Meloni-on-vote-I-m-no-danger-17363922.php | 2022-08-10T14:47:11Z | https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Italy-s-far-right-Meloni-on-vote-I-m-no-danger-17363922.php | false | 32 |
Martin Lewis warns lives are at risk amid energy bill crisis
Consumer champion Martin Lewis has warned that soaring energy bills are turning into a “national crisis” on the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic and will put lives at risk.
The founder of MoneySavingExpert called on the two Conservative leadership candidates to set out how they will tackle the energy crisis as households face a “cataclysmic” rise in energy bills.
He told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that Government figures are acting like “zombies” over the mounting problem and need to act now.
That is a cataclysmic rise for households; millions of households will simply not be able to afford it
“For every £100 direct debit you currently pay, in October you will be paying £181, and in January you will be paying £215, and that’s on top of the rises we had in April,” he said.
“That is a cataclysmic rise for households; millions of households will simply not be able to afford it.”
He said a typical bill will be £4,266 a year from January – 45% of the full new state pension and a bigger proportion of the old state pension.
Mr Lewis added: “What we’re facing here is a financial emergency that risks lives.
“I accept the point that Boris Johnson is running a zombie Government and can’t do much, but the two candidates – one of them will be our prime minister – they need to get together in the national interest to tell us the bare minimum of what they will do.
“If they can’t agree… what we need to hear now, because the mental health damage for millions of people who are panicked about this is manifest, is we need to hear accurate plans.”
A survey released on Wednesday by Uswitch suggested households are already getting in mounting debt with energy suppliers, even before the energy price cap is lifted.
It estimates that six million homes across the UK collectively owe around £1.3 billion to energy firms – three times higher than a year ago.
Derek Lickorish, chairman of energy firm Utilita and former head of the Committee on Fuel Poverty, has called for “unity of purpose” between Boris Johnson and the two prime ministerial candidates to tackle the threat to the poorest people posed by rising energy costs.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: “We have to do something very profound, we have to do it quickly because all the time we’re sitting here the clock is ticking and the price of gas keeps on increasing.”
He called for a social tariff which would need to offer around £800 to £1,000 of help to those struggling the most.
But Greg Jackson, founder of supplier Octopus Energy, looked to calm nerves over fears of blackouts this winter.
He told the Today programme: “I think the reality is that domestic supply is safe and that industry, from time to time – sometimes driven by prices, by the way – voluntarily reduce their energy usage.
“So we have a terrible price crisis, but I think the UK is more fortunate than many of our European neighbours that we’ve got more resilient supply.”
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One of the traits that varies massively between breeds is stubborness – some dogs are happy to do what they are told, while others will only listen to their owner when it suits them.
A huge number of us decided to welcome new puppies into our homes in the last couple of years – Kennel Club figures show dog ownership soared by nearly 8 percent when the pandemic hit and post-lockdown demand for four-legged friends remains high.
There are a whopping 221 different breeds of pedigree dog to choose from, alongside numerous crossbreeds, so there’s plenty of thinking to do before you select your family’s latest addition. So, here are the 10 most stubborn breeds of dog.
1. Afghan Hound
The gorgeous Afghan Hound is the supermodel of the dog world - and just as aloof as a millionaire catwalk star. In short, they think they own their human.
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2. Akita
The Akita was bred as a hunting dog in its native Japan. It's an intelligent breed but notoriously beligerent - they will simply walk away if they don't fancy doing what they are told.
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3. Bulldog
Some Bulldogs can actually be fairly well behaved and respond to commands well. If you don't get their training right early in life though they can be incredibly stubborn and show their owner little in the way of respect.
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4. Basset Hound
The Basset Hound is an incredibly lazy and easy going breed of dog. Unfortunately, this means they are also likely to ignore you when you want them to do something. Good luck getting a sleepy Basset Hound off your bed.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Oil shipments from Russia through a critical pipeline to several European countries should resume soon after a problem over payments for transit was resolved, Slovakia’s Economy Minister Richard Sulik said on Wednesday.
“I expect the oil shipments to resume in hours,” Sulik said.
Russian state pipeline operator Transneft said Tuesday it halted shipments through the southern branch of the Druzhba, or Friendship, pipeline, which runs through Ukraine to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The northern leg of the Druzhba pipeline, which runs through Belarus to Poland and Germany, was unaffected, Transneft said.
Transneft cited complications due to European Union sanctions for its action on Aug. 4, saying its payment to the company’s Ukrainian counterpart was refused.
Sulik said the payments would be made Wednesday by Slovak refiner Slovnaft after both the Russian and Ukrainian sides agreed to the solution. Slovnaft is owned by Hungary’s MOL energy group.
MOL confirmed the money has been transferred.
Slovakia receives practically all its oil through the Druzhba pipeline. Sulik said the payment is worth some 9–10 million euros (up to $10.2 million).
He said his country would work on a long-term solution to the problem which he said was caused by the refusal of an unnamed bank in Western Europe to transfer the money due to the sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia for its war against Ukraine.
“I wouldn’t look for a political context behind it, there’s none,” Sulik said.
However, Simone Tagliapietra, an energy expert at the Bruegel think tank in Brussels, said Russia has weaponized natural gas heading to Europe by claiming technical issues, and “this opens questions on whether it might now do the same with oil.”
Russia has blamed equipment repairs for its decision to slash flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany, whose government has called it a political move to sow uncertainty and push up prices amid the war in Ukraine.
EU leaders agreed in May to embargo most Russian oil imports by the end of the year as part of the bloc’s sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, but allowed temporary Druzhba pipeline shipments to Hungary and certain other landlocked countries in central Europe, such as Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
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Donald Trump was being questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings as a flurry of legal activity surrounds the former president.
Trump’s testimony comes just days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as part of an unrelated federal probe into whether he took classified records when he left the White House.
He arrived at the New York attorney general’s office shortly before 9 a.m. in a multivehicle motorcade. As he left Trump Tower in New York City for the short ride downtown, he waved to reporters assembled outside but did not comment.
The civil investigation, led by state Attorney General Letitia James, involves allegations that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers, misleading lenders and tax authorities.
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A change to plans for a development in South Cambridgeshire to include more homes has been approved. Proposals to redesign a section of a 220 home development in Barrington will see the previously planned flats removed, with more houses built instead.
Outline approval for the development at the former Barrington Cement Works, off Haslingfield Road, was approved by South Cambridgeshire District Council in 2016. A reserved matters application for more detailed plans for the site was approved through appeal in 2019. The latest application proposed redesigning a south east section of the site, increasing the number of homes there from 33 to 38.
Under the plans the blocks of flats would be removed and houses built instead, but an area of informal open space would also be built on to make room for the additional houses. Two of the three new homes were also proposed to be designated as affordable housing.
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At a meeting of the district council’s Planning Committee earlier today (Wednesday, August 10), councillors were told that work had already started on the first phase of the development.
They were also told that another application to redesign another part of the development had been submitted, but was in the early stages of the planning process. A representative of the applicant, Redrow, said the new design presented an opportunity to move from a “flat development” to a scheme that made “much more efficient use of the land”.
Councillor Richard Stobart asked the representative why the developer was asking to change the plans at this stage, including losing the previously planned green space. They explained that the open space would need to be “dug up anyway” due to sewage tanks underneath the ground. They also said they understood there was a sales aspect as a greater demand had been shown for houses than the previously planned flats.
Councillors said they were happy with the plans to lose the blocks of flats and that the number of ‘affordable homes’ would be increased, but raised concerns with some aspects of the proposals.
Councillor Dr Tumi Hawkins picked up that the proposed garages were not being counted as parking spaces in the application. The representative said they did not meet the space standards, but could still be used for parking.
Cllr Hawkins questioned why garages were being built that were not the right size and said people would be prevented from using them if they could only drive in and not have enough space to get out of their car.
Councillor Dr Richard Williams said that while the number of houses would only be going up by three, he said the change in the types of homes on offer was more “significant”. He highlighted in particular the decrease in the number of two-bedroom homes planned to be put up for market sale to only four.
He said: “Underneath the surface of what looks like a small change, there is actually a significant change because this is moving to a development of larger and therefore more expensive housing. What it does mean is that we are providing significantly fewer starter homes on the open market, so that concerns me and I don’t really like it.”
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CHANGSHA, China, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Brother Limited (the "Company," "we" or "Bit Brother") (NASDAQ: BTB), through its subsidiary in New York, Bit Brother New York Inc., entered into a lease agreement with Petawatt Properties LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company ("Petawatt"), which marks the initial step for the parties to jointly develop the cryptocurrency and blockchain business in North America.
On August 2, 2022, Bit Brother New York and Petawatt entered into a lease agreement for a 22-acre plant in Carthage New York. Bit Brother New York agreed to pay Petawatt an annual rent of $1 million for a term of ten years which could be deducted from the purchase price if Bit Brother acquires majority equity interest of Petawatt. Petawatt agreed to secure power supply agreements for 62.5MW of green power by September 1, 2022. Otherwise, Bit Brother New York may terminate the lease and Petawatt shall return the $100,000 deposit it received If fully operational with 62.5 MWs of power supply, the plant is expected to host 17,800 mining rigs with the hash rate of 110TH assuming average hash power of 3.5kw/h per miner.
Mr. Ralph Jones, the CEO of Bit Brother New York, commented, "This partnership with Petawatt is a significant step for Bit Brother's advancement in the blockchain industry. As a vertically integrated energy, facilities and service provider with access to significant green power resources in North America, Petawatt's choice to partner with Bit Brother also proves its confidence in Bit Brother. Securing the property in North America is a key milestone in our globalization strategy. We are committed to moving forward with our plan to launch blockchain operations in the US and create value for our investors in the cryptocurrency and blockchain field gradually." In addition, Mr. Jones emphasized that Bit Brother's future global blockchain presence is expected to be as green as possible, thus contributing to the development of a low-carbon economy.
About Petawatt Properties LLC
Petawatt, incorporated in the State of Wyoming and headquartered at Watertown, New York, is a vertically integrated energy, facilities and service provider to high demand energy consumers, such as blockchain crypto-miners, hydroponic operators and data centers.
About Bit Brother Limited
Bit Brother Limited (formerly known as Urban Tea, Inc.) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as a company with limited liability on November 28, 2011. Our business currently consists of the distribution and retail of specialty tea products. We have conducted research and planning of our blockchain technology and cryptocurrency mining business since 2021. For more information, please visit: http://www.bitbrother.com/
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, our expectations for future financial performance, business strategies or expectations for our business. These statements constitute projections, forecasts and forward-looking statements, and are not guarantees of performance. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Words such as "may," "can," "should," "will," "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek," "target," "look" or similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include statements relating to the Company's:
- ability to have the plant fully operational as a crypto hosting center;
- ability to secure the 62.5 MW green power supply at terms acceptable to the Company;
- expected hash rate for the mining rigs to be hosted at the plant;
- ability to execute its business plan; and
- expansion plans and opportunities.
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release and our management's current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but not are limited to, the risk factors described by Bit Brother in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which are available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). These risk factors and those identified elsewhere in this press release, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from historical performance and include, but are not limited to:
- Bit Brother's blockchain technology and cryptocurrency mining business are still under development, with many uncertainties in the execution of its business plan;
- failure to access a large quantity of power at reasonable costs could significantly increase the Company's operating expenses;
- federal and state government's policies and regulatory oversight of crypto currency mining operation;
- other risks and uncertainties indicated in Bit Brother's SEC reports or documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Bit Brother.
Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements in deciding whether to invest in our securities. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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Double Dream is a sativa dominant hybrid strain with a 10:90 indica/sativa ratio and is quite popular amongst the cannabis community. The strain is produced by crossing Dream Star and Blue Dream. Upon closer inspection, you will realize each bud is incredibly dense and light green in color. The nuggets are mostly covered with brown hairs with an adequate amount of trichomes. Double Dream is a treat nonetheless with a floral scent that will keep you coming back for more. As for the flavor, it is far more complex. The strain offers a perfect blend of spicy, sweet and berry flavors, which is quite rare to come across in a sativa strain, such as this. As soon as you smoke the strain, you will feel the high set in at the back of your head. From thereon in, the high makes its way throughout the rest of your body. The effects are rather calming and will energize you in no time. You do not have to worry about being knocked out by the strain. It allows you to keep a clear head and is actually perfect for daytime use. That being said, the strain is also perfect for treating medical conditions like pain, anxiety, inflammation and headaches as well.
The sativa-dominant hybrid Double Dream puts a unique spin on the famed Blue Dream by crossing it with Dream Star. With a complex flavor profile that synchronizes sweetfloral notes with berries and spice, Double Dream is a soothing and mentally invigorating strain that still allows clear-headed functionality. Its dreamy, euphoric buzz is anchored by a deep, physical relaxation that mutes pain, anxiety, stress, and inflammation. Patients also turn to this uplifting strain for daytime release from PTSD, headaches, and nausea.
This info is sourced from our readers and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Seek the advice of a health professional before using cannabis for a medical condition.
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61% of people report feeling uplifted
Focused
46% of people report feeling focused
Dry mouth
28% of people report feeling dry mouth
Dry eyes
13% of people report feeling dry eyes
Anxious
6% of people report feeling anxious
Stress
35% of people say it helps with stress
Depression
31% of people say it helps with depression
Pain
31% of people say it helps with pain
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21% | high
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Earthshaker OG, also known as P.O. #3, is a variety of OG Kush from Progressive Options Genetics. The powerful sativa-dominant effects are known to sneak up on you with a smooth and lengthy buzz. The buds express themselves in deep shades of green and smell like a mix of skunk and sharp cheese. The flavors produced by Earthshaker OG are earthy and hashy with sweet notes of citrusand lemongrass.
Earthshaker OG, also known as P.O. #3, is a variety of OG Kush from Progressive Options Genetics. The powerful sativa-dominant effects are known to sneak up on you with a smooth and lengthy buzz. The buds express themselves in deep shades of green and smell like a mix of skunk and sharp cheese. The flavors produced by Earthshaker OG are earthy and hashy with sweet notes of citrus and lemongrass.
This info is sourced from our readers and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Seek the advice of a health professional before using cannabis for a medical condition.
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28% of people report feeling dry mouth
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14% of people report feeling dizzy
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28% of people say it helps with insomnia
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28% of people say it helps with pain
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28% of people say it helps with stress
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Wooden Planks Fall From Far East Plaza Ceiling On 10 Aug Morning
Nobody expects something to fall on them when going shopping, or anywhere, for that matter.
Shoppers at Far East Plaza had a rude shock this morning (10 Aug) when wooden planks reportedly fell from the ceiling, narrowly missing an unsuspected woman on the 2nd floor.
Despite some screams of fright, no one was injured.
Reports stated that the mall’s staff arrived soon after and carried the wooden planks away.
Wooden plank falls from Far East Plaza second-floor ceiling
According to Shin Min Daily News, the incident occurred at 9.45am on Wednesday (10 Aug) in an open space near Far East Plaza’s second-floor escalator.
Eyewitnesses said they saw several wooden boards falling from the ceiling, leaving debris around the open space.
A business owner setting up shop for the day said he heard a few screams and quickly turned around. He saw a woman covering her head while walking to the side of the crash site.
He assumed that she had narrowly avoided the wooden plank. “Luckily, she wasn’t hit.”
Staff cleaned up mess after sealing off area
Shin Min Daily News reports other shopkeepers said staff promptly arrived to cordon off the area and clean up the mess.
They were seen carrying the wooden planks away from the site.
MS News has reached out to Far East Plaza’s management for comment.
Hope mall will rectify issue
Having wooden planks fall on the ground from such a height is dangerous. Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident.
Hopefully, the mall will look into fixing this issue to prevent similar mishaps from recurring.
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EU to stop Greek budget watch in formal end to major crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission says it’s winding up years of surveillance of Greek government spending. The move, on Aug. 20, will mark a formal end to a major crisis that threatened to see Greece ejected from the euro single currency group. It also imposed severe hardship imposed on Greek citizens and created a deep rift between them and the EU’s institutions. But the commission said Wednesday that “Greece has delivered on the bulk of the policy commitments” made to its partners in the 19-country euro area. Greece was granted billions of euros in three bailout funds after 2010 when Athens lost access to international bond markets after admitting it had misreported key financial data. | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/08/10/eu-to-stop-greek-budget-watch-in-formal-end-to-major-crisis-2/ | 2022-08-10T15:00:48Z | https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/08/10/eu-to-stop-greek-budget-watch-in-formal-end-to-major-crisis-2/ | true | null |
Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming Will Bolster the Largest Regional Council in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters from Border to Border
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC) has added Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming to the Council. This brings the SWRCC to ten states total and will grow the SWRCC from the Canadian to the Mexican border. The Council's membership is now at more than 63,000.
Due to the expansion, four new Locals have been added to Southwest Carpenters' brotherhood: Local 59 in Spokane, WA, Local 635 in Meridian, ID, Local 808 in Idaho Falls, ID, and Local 82 in Great Falls, MT. Five new Training Centers have also been added to the SWRCC: Spokane and Kennewick, WA, Meridian and Idaho Falls, MT and Helena, MT.
"We look forward to welcoming the brother and sisters of Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming to the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters", says Pete Rodriguez, Executive Secretary-Treasurer/CEO of the SWRCC. "We've had a lot of success with securing solid Union jobs, wages, and benefits in the southwest. We will be bringing that same success to the Mountain States. There is a lot of work coming to the region because of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will put a lot of Union Carpenters to work."
The Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters works with contractors, developers, and elected leaders to raise the standard of building and living for all workers. As an affiliate of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, SWRCC is the largest council in the Brotherhood.
The SWRCC represents more than 63,000 Union Carpenters in ten states. The Union is dedicated to raising the safety and standards for all skilled carpenters and advocating for the rights of workers, their families, and their communities. The SWRCC is proud to be affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
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Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has taken a tour of Northern Ireland’s industrial past as well as learning about a current leading sector during a one-day visit.
Mr Zahawi flew in to meet with the Utility Regulator and Stormont ministers in Belfast to discuss delivering an energy bill discount to households in the region.
His day of engagements also included a trip to the Titanic Belfast attraction which chronicles the story of the ill-fated liner as well as the city’s historical strength for ship building.
Earlier in the day, he learned more about how cybersecurity has become one of the region’s strongest sectors in current times.
He met with the Queen’s University vice-chancellor Professor Ian Greer and Professor Máire O’Neill, director of the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), as well as viewing the Cyber Range and Anechoic Chamber.
Mr Greer said Queen’s has helped to put Northern Ireland on the map for digital innovation.
“The cybersecurity sector in Northern Ireland continues to grow from strength to strength and the University has ambitious plans for the future,” he said.
“We are on course to open our Global Innovation Institute in 2025 as part of the Belfast Region City Deal. This will be an expansion of ECIT and is a huge opportunity for the people of Northern Ireland and all of our industry partners.
“Through cutting-edge research, experts at Queen’s are continuing to develop solutions to real world problems on our doorstop, which has a positive impact right across the globe.”
Ms O’Neill added: “The expansion of ECIT through the new £58 million Global Innovation Institute will see more than 550 multi-disciplinary experts on site, building on our core expertise across cyber security, advanced wireless technologies, data science/analytics.” | https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2022/08/10/chancellor-tours-northern-irelands-industrial-past-and-cybersecurity-future/ | 2022-08-10T15:02:41Z | https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2022/08/10/chancellor-tours-northern-irelands-industrial-past-and-cybersecurity-future/ | false | 6 |
Initiative now accepting applications as CHS Foundation celebrates 75 years of developing ag talent nationwide
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For 75 years, the CHS Foundation has helped develop the next generation of ag leaders for lifelong success. In honor of this milestone, the foundation is awarding $75,000 in grants for K-12 teachers to implement a project at their school that will engage students in experiential agricultural education.
"Throughout the years, it's the people who have transformed our contributions into life-changing impact for young leaders in agriculture, and teachers have played a major role," says Nanci Lilja, president of the CHS Foundation. "We are proud of the teachers who put many of these contributions to work, and we're thrilled that these grants will continue to support their efforts."
Funds will be awarded for projects that have a strong tie to agriculture and clearly demonstrate how they will engage students in agricultural topics. Teachers are encouraged to dream big, but ideas include implementing a new ag class or pathway or purchasing agriculture equipment for hands-on learning.
Written and video submissions will be accepted until Oct. 1, 2022. First place will be awarded $20,000, second place will receive $15,000 and third place will receive $10,000. An additional 12 finalists will be selected and each receive $2,500. The top three teacher finalists will travel all expenses paid to the CHS Annual Meeting, held in Minneapolis from Dec. 1-2, 2022, to present their idea to a live audience. First, second and third place winners will be decided during live voting by the annual meeting's attendees.
Additional details:
- The initiative is open to any K-12 educators in a CHS trade territory (Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming).
- Applications must be submitted by a teacher, and applicants must have school administration approval for the project.
"Over the span of 75 years, the CHS Foundation has contributed nearly $84 million to help build a strong agriculture talent pipeline for the future," says Lilja. "The last 75 years of giving would be nothing without strong educators and students involved in agriculture, and together the next 75 years will be just as bright."
For more information about the program, visit https://www.chsfoundation.org/teacher-grants. To apply for a grant, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TN6B7K6.
About the CHS Foundation
The CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., is focused on developing a new generation of agriculture leaders for life-long success. Together, with our partners, we are igniting innovation and driving excellence in agriculture education, cultivating high-impact programs for rural youth and accelerating potential for careers in agriculture. Learn more at chsfoundation.org.
CONTACT: Patrick Stumpf, marketing communications, CHS, 651-600-2069, patrick.stumpf@chsinc.com
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Russian oil stops flowing to Hungary
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Russian oil flows via the Druzhba pipeline through Ukraine to the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia stopped last Thursday, the countries said Tuesday. Russian firm Transneft blamed Ukraine and EU sanctions for the outage, saying Ukraine had returned its July gas transit-fee citing European restrictions. The EU is phasing out Russian oil purchases by the end of the year, but Hungary, an EU sanctions-critic, had a derogation from the ban. | https://euobserver.com/tickers/155741?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss | 2022-08-10T15:04:16Z | https://euobserver.com/tickers/155741?utm_source=euobs&utm_medium=rss | false | null |
WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden rattled off policy proposals in this year's State of the Union address, he hit an emotional note when talking about veterans who suffer from cancer after serving on military bases where toxic smoke billowed from burning trash.
“One of those soldiers was my son Maj. Beau Biden,” he said.
The president was careful to avoid drawing a direct line between the burn pits and his son's fatal cancer, but he left no doubt that he believes there's a connection. The tragic death from seven years ago makes Wednesday's ceremony, when Biden signed legislation expanding federal health care for veterans, among the most personal moments for him since taking office.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who chairs the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, said Biden was a driving force behind the measure, which passed last week.
“He was continually pushing because whether Beau died of this or not, I think Joe thinks that it had some impact, and so he wanted this fixed,” Tester said. "And because he thinks it was the right thing to do. So different president, different set of priorities, this would have probably never happened.”
Burn pits were used in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of chemicals, cans, tires, plastics, medical equipment and human waste. However, 70% of disability claims involving exposure to the pits were denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The legislation will direct officials to assume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, helping veterans get disability payments without having to prove the illness was the result of their service.
“Veterans who have been sickened to the point of being unable to work, unable to take care of their families, won’t have to spend that time fighting the government to get the healthcare they earned," said Jeremy Butler, head of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. "This is monumental.”
Biden was introduced by Danielle and Brielle Robinson, the wife and daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, who died of cancer two years ago. The legislation is named for Heath, and Danielle attended Biden’s State of the Union address as a guest of first lady Jill Biden.
Although the provision involving burn pits has garnered the most attention, other health care services will be expanded as well.
Veterans who have served since the Sept. 11 attacks will have a decade to sign up for VA health care, double the current five years.
And there's more help for veterans from the Vietnam War. The legislation adds hypertension to list of ailments that are presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange, a herbicide used by the U.S. military to clear vegetation.
In addition, veterans who served during the war in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam, American Samoa and Johnston Atoll will also be considered to have been exposed to the chemical.
The legislation is considered to be the largest expansion of veterans health care in more than three decades, but it became an unlikely political football shortly before it passed.
On the day that the Senate was expected to grant it final approval, Republicans unexpectedly blocked it. Veterans who had traveled to Washington for a moment of triumph were devastated.
“All the veterans were down there because they were expecting to celebrate," Butler said. “And then they were absolutely stabbed in the back.”
Republicans said they were concerned about technical changes to how the legislation was funded. Democrats accused them of throwing a fit because they were unhappy about a separate deal to advance Biden's domestic agenda on climate change, taxes and prescription drugs.
Instead of going home, some veterans began holding what they called a “fire watch” outside the Capitol, an impromptu vigil to keep public pressure on the Senate.
They stayed around the clock, despite the stifling summer heat and torrential thunderstorms. Jon Stewart, the comedian who has advocated for veterans, joined them as well. Biden wanted to go but couldn't because he was isolating with a coronavirus infection, so he spoke to the demonstrators in a video call when VA Secretary Denis McDonough dropped off pizza.
Days after the demonstration began, the Senate held another vote, and the measure passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Veterans were in the gallery watching the vote take place.
“Every single person I was with was bawling. Just bawling," said Matt Zeller, a former Army captain who was among the demonstrators. "I cried for a solid five minutes.”
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Silver Elephant Mining Corp. Announces Management Appointments
Vancouver, August 10, 2022 - Silver Elephant Mining Corp. (TSX: ELEF) (OTCQX: SILEF) (FSE: 1P2) ("Silver Elephant" or the "Company") announces the following management appointments:
Qualified Person: Joaqiun Merino, P.Geo who was previously the Company's Vice-President of South America Operations, replacing Daniel Oosterman who tendered his resignation as the Company's Vice-President of Exploration
Corporate Secretary: Nadia Traversa, replacing Cindy Waterman.
Corporate Solicitor: MLT Aikins. Ryan Coombes tendered his resignation as Chief Legal Officer.
About Silver Elephant
Silver Elephant Mining Corp. is a premier silver mining and exploration company which also owns 100% of Mega Coal and 39% of Battery Metals Royalties Corp.
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani had been ordered to appear to testify Tuesday before Fulton County’s special grand jury investigating Donald Trump. Prosecutors claim he tried to overturn the election in a phone call.
Donald Trump can’t get a fair trial in Fulton County and they plan to put him on trial for a phone call with Secretary of State Raffensperger.
On Monday, he filed an emergency application to postpone his appearance. His lawyers cited a doctor who said Giuliani is unfit for air travel following a heart stent operation earlier this summer.
Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney, who is overseeing the special grand jury, held a hearing on the request Tuesday and ordered Giuliani to appear for grand jury testimony on Aug. 17.
“The very limited information I have from a doctor, from a very fancy hospital, is that air travel is not compatible with Mr. Giuliani’s condition right now. And so that’s why I’m saying is don’t do it by air. That’s plenty of time to make the trip — 13 hour drive,” McBurney said during the hearing.
Giuliani was among Trump’s closest advisers as he attempted to fight the sketchy results of the 2020 presidential election. His work for Trump included a December 2020 appearance before the Georgia State Senate in which he made unfounded claims of fraud and misconduct among state officials.
“John Madden drove all over the country in his big bus from stadium to stadium,” McBurney said, referring to the football legend who famously avoided air travel. “So one thing we need to explore is whether Mr. Giuliani could get here without jeopardizing his recovery and his health, on train or a bus or Uber, whatever it would be.”
The investigation stems from a Jan. 2, 2021 phone call between Trump and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which Trump said, “All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have. Because we won the state.”
Fulton County, which a district of far left voters and leaders, is trying to say that he wanted Raffensperber to alter voters. Trump didn’t say that and many were listening in on the call.
Giuliani is described in court documents as a material witness to the investigation, but his attorney said Tuesday that the district attorney has not responded to questions about whether Giuliani is also a target.
“That inquiry that I have not yet received a response to will dictate certainly how counsel addresses this matter with my client. It will dictate how things go here,” said William Thomas, Giuiliani’s attorney. | https://www.independentsentinel.com/judge-orders-rudy-to-georgia-take-a-bus-train-uber-whatever/ | 2022-08-10T15:08:03Z | https://www.independentsentinel.com/judge-orders-rudy-to-georgia-take-a-bus-train-uber-whatever/ | false | 2 |
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Market sees first positive close this week as Dangote Cement leads advancers
Nigeria’s stock market on Wednesday recorded its first gain this week as Dangote Cement Plc led the advancers league on the Bourse amid bargain hunting activities.
The share price of the largest cement maker moved up most by N24 or 9.96percent, from N241 to close at N265, helping to drive the record N391billion gain or 1.47percent increase.
Meanwhile, the share price of Lafarge Africa decreased most on Wednesday by N2.25 or 8.84percent, from N25.45 to N23.20. The sell pressure seen on Lafarge came despite its half-year scorecards that shows growth across top-to-bottom line figures.
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The stock market’s record positive return year-to-date (YtD) increased to 17.23percent. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) and Market Capitalisation increased from preceding day lows of 49,350.71 points and N26.618trillion respectively to 50,075.47 points and N27.009 trillion.
Also, NEM Insurance followed on the top advancers list after its share price increased from N3.74 to N4.11, adding 37kobo or 9.89percent, followed by Ellah Lakes which increased from N3.93 to N4.30, adding 37kobo or 9.41percent.
May & Baker share price increased also from N3.57 to N3.88, adding 31kobo or 8.68percent while Japaul Gold followed after rising from 34kobo to 37kobo, adding 3kobo or 8.82percent.
In 3,576 deals, investors exchanged 279,221,149 shares valued at N2.082billion. Jaiz Bank, FBN Holdings, UBA, AIICO and Japaul Gold were top-5 traded stocks on the Exchange. | https://businessday.ng/markets/article/market-sees-first-positive-close-this-week-as-dangote-cement-leads-advancers/ | 2022-08-10T15:10:25Z | https://businessday.ng/markets/article/market-sees-first-positive-close-this-week-as-dangote-cement-leads-advancers/ | false | 1 |
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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Officials in Germany said Wednesday that water levels on the Rhine could reach a critically low point in coming days, making the transport of goods along the river — including coal and gasoline — increasingly difficult.
Weeks of dry weather have turned several of Europe's major waterways into trickles, posing a headache for German factories and power plants that rely on deliveries by ship.
“This is particularly the case for the Rhine, whose nautical bottleneck at Kaub has very low water levels but which remains navigable for ships with small drafts,” said Tim Alexandrin, a spokesman for Germany's Transport Ministry.
Authorities predict that water levels at Kaub will dip below the mark of 40 centimeters (16 inches) early Friday and keep falling over the weekend. While this is still higher than the record low of 27 cm seen in October 2018, many large ships could struggle to safely pass the river at that spot, located roughly mid-way along the Rhine between Koblenz and Mainz.
“The situation is quite dramatic, but not as dramatic yet as in 2018,” said Christian Lorenz, a spokesman for the German logistics company HGK.
Due to the lack of water ships bringing salt down the river from Heilbronn to Cologne that would normally carry 2,200 metric tons (2,425 U.S. tons) of cargo are currently only able to transport about 600 tons, he said.
“Of course we hope that shipping won't be halted, but we saw in 2018 that when water levels got very low the gas stations suddenly had no more fuel because ships couldn't get through,” said Lorenz.
Authorities are taking steps to shift more goods traffic onto the rail network and, if necessary, give it priority, said Alexandrin, the Transport Ministry spokesman.
Meanwhile HGK and other shipping companies are preparing for a ‘new normal’ in which low levels such as those seen this year become more common as global warming makes droughts more severe, sapping water along the length of the Rhine from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea.
“There's no denying climate change and the industry is adjusting to it,” said Lorenz.
All new ships being ordered by the company will be built with a view to making them suitable for low water levels on the Rhine, he said.
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Jordans reported from Berlin. | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Fears-water-levels-in-Rhine-could-fall-below-17364198.php | 2022-08-10T15:13:05Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Fears-water-levels-in-Rhine-could-fall-below-17364198.php | true | 56 |
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.
Musk disclosed in series of regulatory filings that he unloaded about 8 million shares of his company Tesla Inc. in recent days.
“In the (hopefully unlikely) event that Twitter forces this deal to close and some equity partners don’t come through, it is important to avoid an emergency sale of Tesla stock,” Musk tweeted late Tuesday.
Musk is by far the largest individual shareholder in both Tesla and Twitter.
Shares of Tesla rose almost 2% before the opening bell Wednesday. Shares of Twitter Inc., up 16% in the past month with most believing Musk faces long-shot odds of success in court, jumped another 3%.
Musk countersued Twitter last week, accusing the company of fraud over his aborted $44 billion acquisition. He claimed that Twitter held back critical information and misled his team about the size of its user base.
Musk alleges that Twitter committed fraud, breach of contract and violation of a securities law in Texas, where Musk lives.
Musk offered to buy Twitter earlier this year, then tried to back out of the deal claiming the social platform was infested with a larger numbers of “spam bots” and fake accounts than Twitter had disclosed.
Musk said in the spring that he planned no major sales of his stake in Tesla after lining up financing to acquire Twitter, but Dan Ives, an industry analysts with Wedbush, said Wednesday that “the situation has dramatically changed.”
Wedbush raised it’s target price for shares of Twitter, “With the chances of a Twitter deal now more likely in our opinion and the Street seeing through this poker move by Musk,” Ives wrote to clients.
“We can also see Musk trying to resolve this powder keg situation before the Twitter deal officially heads to court in October,” Ives wrote. “At a minimum, we see Twitter getting a massive settlement from Musk in the $5 billion to $10 billion range that is starting to be factored into the stock.” | https://ktla.com/business/ap-business/elon-musk-sells-7b-in-tesla-shares-ahead-of-twitter-fight/ | 2022-08-10T15:14:49Z | https://ktla.com/business/ap-business/elon-musk-sells-7b-in-tesla-shares-ahead-of-twitter-fight/ | false | 50 |
Fashion
Dress for success with MS
Before multiple sclerosis (MS), I had never been a sharp dresser. I had the kind of jobs and women in my life who didn’t think my clothes were too important (or at least they didn’t). But after 30 years with MS, I find that wearing the right clothes can make a big difference in my life in many ways.
Not too hot or cold
Like about 80% of people with MS, I am heat sensitive. If my body temperature rises even a little bit, I wilt like cooked spaghetti. Some people with MS are sensitive to cold; they get muscle stiffness and sometimes pain. I don’t have that, but I catch colds very easily when I’m cold.
I’ll start sneezing when it’s cold, until I put on a warm beanie and a sweater or something to keep me warm. Hot or cold, I can’t win, and a lot of people with MS are in that situation. My solution is to always go out with at least three layers.
Dress in layers is normal in San Francisco, as the weather can change quickly from neighborhood to neighborhood or hour to hour as the fog drifts in and out. But I take the layered look more seriously.
I could have a T-shirt, warmer shirt and sweater, and a hat and gloves in a bag if needed. I learned not to wait too long to take the layers off. If I even start to feel like I might be hot, I take off a layer or two. If I’m home, I could take them all off.
Many people with MS carry cooling jackets or ice-lined or crystal-filled vests that you can soak in water to stay cool. I’ve tried all of these, and they work pretty well, but they’re heavy to wear, they don’t look good, and I found them a bit uncomfortable.
On occasions where I waited too long to take diapers off, I found myself unable to take my sweater off and kept warming up until I collapsed. So don’t wait! Although to be fair, I have also imposed myself on these occasions by wearing clothes that are not so easy to put on and take off.
Easy to carry
Ordinary clothes can be difficult to handle if our hands or legs don’t work so well. It can be difficult to get your legs into narrow-legged pants and difficult to button up a shirt or jacket. Luckily, easy to put on clothes are available from some companies which I will share later. Even without special clothing, there are some strategies that might help.
Sweaters are generally easier than button-up shirts. T-shirts and sweatshirts are my go-to picks, but they’re not all the same. Looser is better than tighter, but you don’t want them too big or baggy, or you might sit on them.
Even easier than sweaters are garments that wrap around, like a kimono or something you can tie with a belt or has a large buckle. Some companies make shawls or capes that are easy to wrap and look pretty good.
For pants, everyone seems to agree that sweatpants or anything with an elastic band is easier than a button or hook to fasten. But they make us look old. There are other ideas, like pants that zip up the side so you don’t have to squeeze your legs together. Get wide leg pants.
If you can handle buttons and zippers with ease, you’re less limited and some buttons are easier to use than others, so look for large flat buttons or Velcro fasteners before you buy. Ask an occupational therapist for tips or tools that might help with your pimples.
Look good enough for the job
As a nurse I’ve always worn white nursing clothes and as a writer I can wear whatever I want, but some jobs require you to look good, especially women. Workout clothes usually don’t cut it in an office environment.
Studies have shown that people with disabilities report that the lack of well-designed clothing has left them feeling left out in the workplace. Clothing choices limited their participation in work. Most disabled clothing looks more functional than stylish.
I read an article on MS Wire by retired TV reporter with MS Ed Tobias, in which he suggests several sources of better looking clothes to wear. British society Able2 Porter has pants that appear to be held up by a belt but are actually elastic. They have shirts that look buttoned up but are actually held closed with velcro.
Other companies, like Adaptations of Adrian and Easy access, make all kinds of business casual and workwear, although as Tobias says, all of the clothes listed on these sites seem to be at least a cut below what I would consider business casual. So there is that to consider. From what I could see, Able2Wear clothes for men looked pretty casual, but I don’t live in that world, so you’ll have to decide for yourself.
Tools for dressing well
Where MS has suppressed the movements needed to dress and undress, occupational therapy has tools and tricks for that. WebMD lists suggestions including hooks for buttoning clothes, a bandage stick to help put on and take off coats or shirts, or a zipper pull, a leather buckle to close pants and jackets. Feet have their own devices to help put on and take off socks and shoes. You can read more of their suggestions here.
So for me, its safety (temperature) first, then its accessibility, then its appearance. I think if you want nice clothes and you’re good enough to wear them, go for it! I will watch and applaud.
To connect with others living with multiple sclerosis, join our MS Facebook Support Group.
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What Are The Main Benefits Of Comparing Car Insurance Quotes Online
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020, / Compare-autoinsurance.Org has launched a new blog post that presents the main benefits of comparing multiple car insurance quotes. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. One important advantage is the speed at which information is sent and received. With the help of the internet, the shopping habits of many persons have drastically changed. The car insurance industry hasn't remained untouched by these changes. On the internet, drivers can compare insurance prices and find out which sellers have the best offers. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Unlike physical insurance agencies, websites don't have a specific schedule and they are available at any time. Drivers that have busy working schedules, can compare quotes from anywhere and at any time, even at midnight. Multiple choices. Almost all insurance providers, no matter if they are well-known brands or just local insurers, have an online presence. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. Drivers are no longer required to get quotes from just a few known insurance companies. Also, local and regional insurers can provide lower insurance rates for the same services. Accurate insurance estimates. Online quotes can only be accurate if the customers provide accurate and real info about their car models and driving history. Lying about past driving incidents can make the price estimates to be lower, but when dealing with an insurance company lying to them is useless. Usually, insurance companies will do research about a potential customer before granting him coverage. Online quotes can be sorted easily. Although drivers are recommended to not choose a policy just based on its price, drivers can easily sort quotes by insurance price. Using brokerage websites will allow drivers to get quotes from multiple insurers, thus making the comparison faster and easier. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc. "Online quotes can easily help drivers obtain better car insurance deals. All they have to do is to complete an online form with accurate and real info, then compare prices", said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company. CONTACT: Company Name: Internet Marketing CompanyPerson for contact Name: Gurgu CPhone Number: (818) 359-3898Email: [email protected]: https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ SOURCE: Compare-autoinsurance.Org View source version on accesswire.Com:https://www.Accesswire.Com/595055/What-Are-The-Main-Benefits-Of-Comparing-Car-Insurance-Quotes-Online View photos
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The beauty of running a cult in Cult of the Lamb is that you get full autonomy over the foundations and the members of your cult, much like a real cult leader would. In the latest release from Devolver Digital and Massive Monster, you play a possessed lamb tasked with recruiting woodland creatures to your startup cult and improving its standing.
No cult is complete without its cult members, and during the indoctrination, you are given full control over the name and looks of each potential member, including their follower form. A member’s follower form is simply what animal/creature form the member takes, and you can unlock multiple forms during your playthrough.
Here’s how to unlock more follower forms in Cult of the Lamb.
How to unlock more follower forms in Cult of the Lamb
There are multiple ways to unlock more than 40 different follower forms. Many of the forms are specific to the four regions where the Crusades (dungeons) are. To unlock forms from each region, you either have to save followers from enemy forces and indoctrinate them into your cult, or you can collect a follower form care from a vendor located in the dungeon. You can also unlock forms by defeating boss creatures at the end of dungeons.
The cards from dungeon vendors don’t cost anything, you just have to reach the vendor by following the right path during a dungeon run.
Additionally, you can also acquire a random follower form card from the statue located on Pilgrim’s Passage for a price. There’s a hard cap on the amount you can acquire from the statue, however.
There are a handful of other follower forms that require specific actions to unlock:
- The Cthulhu form is unlocked by pre-ordering Cult of the Lamb. The Cultist Pack DLC. which costs $5, also includes five exclusive follower forms.
- The fish form is unlocked by delivering one of each to the fisherman at Pilgrim’s Passage: squid, octopus, lobster, crab.
- A bear form is unlocked by finding the giant snail seller and attacking it. Defeat the mini-boss that spawns and you’ll be rewarded with a decoration. Build the decoration and you’ll be rewarded with the follower form.
- A follower form is also unlocked by delivering crystals to the lighthouse at Pilgrim’s Passage. | https://dotesports.com/indies/news/how-to-unlock-more-follower-forms-in-cult-of-the-lamb | 2022-08-10T15:19:24Z | https://dotesports.com/indies/news/how-to-unlock-more-follower-forms-in-cult-of-the-lamb | true | 1 |
GETTING into the nooks and crannies of your home when sprucing it up is essential for a good deep clean.
Professional cleaner Danielle has shared how she gets hard-to-reach areas like the ceiling tidied using one essential item.
"You might want to look at using your mop to clean your walls, ceilings, baseboards, trim, etcetera," Danielle advised in a video uploaded to her 2.4 million TikTok followers.
The two mops that she finds work best for this purpose are the O-Cedar EasyWring Spin Mop and the Easy Squeeze Mop.
She said that both mops are pretty comparable.
The key to properly using this method is to make sure there's not a lot of water on your mop.
If you're getting streaks on your walls when mopping them, you're probably using too much product and not wringing the mop dry.
Be sure to dust your walls before going in with your mop as well, since not dusting may spread wet dust all over the walls.
Using a mop will efficiently help you tackle those hard-to-reach areas that are often overlooked.
It will leave them sparkling clean as well.
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Viewers in the comments section of Danielle's video shared their mopping experiences.
"I got the O-Cedar mop after watching your videos and I LOVE IT! I used to hate mopping but now I mop every other week," wrote one.
"I mopped my bedroom walls a few days ago, I had to change the water 3 times for the whole room, they look amazing now!" added a second. | https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/9231792/cleaning-hard-to-reach-areas-hack/ | 2022-08-10T15:24:06Z | https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/9231792/cleaning-hard-to-reach-areas-hack/ | false | 4 |
Words on an Ess.Worthy\nYou Can’t Beat Love &\nThe Cure – Push – HYPNOTISTS WAS – 牠が好たことに (あおみくじ・鮟 ・こぶすくえりょ＜ごいちめかす）-\n1st April Funniness: Day Theme-Rogel ℗ KY\n11 Feb, New Hampshire is suffering from a housing crisis, as the rental vacancy rate slides down to 0.5%.
In an effort to address the housing shortage in Manchester, Families in Transition, an organization that provides services to people experiencing homelessness, is exploring the possibility of expanding its affordable housing footprint.
They are asking Manchester’s Board of Mayor and Alderman to consider a proposal to develop new housing units on two parcels of land they own, on Massabesic Street and Spruce Street.
The proposal is still in its early stages and waiting for approval. If it moves forward, Families in Transition Communications Director Kyle Chumas said the new housing would target people of lower and middle income backgrounds. In a memo from the Planning and Community Development Department, the city says the beneficiaries would have to earn up to 120% of the median income area.
Chumas says the organization already runs about 200 affordable housing units. Their goal is to continue adding new projects, like the 11-unit apartment building they opened earlier this May on Union Street.
The city acquired the land now being considered for development in 2012 with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Manchester received money to demolish dilapidated buildings and fix environmental hazards.
In 2016, the land was transferred to Families in Transition to build a community garden and a family learning center. Other public improvements, including a pond and walkways, were also planned.
The organization maintained the garden beds under a part-time garden manager's supervision, but after the COVID pandemic hit, those plans slowly dissolved.
Chumas says financial barriers have made it hard to continue to fund and support the original plans for those two parcels of land.
“We have had a lot of staffing problems,” he said. | https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2022-08-10/housing-group-proposes-the-construction-of-affordable-units-in-manchester | 2022-08-10T15:24:09Z | https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2022-08-10/housing-group-proposes-the-construction-of-affordable-units-in-manchester | false | 1 |
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/12/22, Timken Co. (Symbol: TKR), Jabil Inc (Symbol: JBL), and Cintas Corporation (Symbol: CTAS) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Timken Co. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.31 on 9/2/22, Jabil Inc will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.08 on 9/2/22, and Cintas Corporation will pay its quarterly dividend of $1.15 on 9/15/22. As a percentage of TKR's recent stock price of $65.89, this dividend works out to approximately 0.47%, so look for shares of Timken Co. to trade 0.47% lower — all else being equal — when TKR shares open for trading on 8/12/22. Similarly, investors should look for JBL to open 0.13% lower in price and for CTAS to open 0.27% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for TKR, JBL, and CTAS, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Timken Co. (Symbol: TKR):
Jabil Inc (Symbol: JBL):
Cintas Corporation (Symbol: CTAS):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.88% for Timken Co., 0.53% for Jabil Inc, and 1.07% for Cintas Corporation.
In Wednesday trading, Timken Co. shares are currently up about 2.3%, Jabil Inc shares are up about 2.5%, and Cintas Corporation shares are up about 1.5% on the day.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ex-dividend-reminder%3A-timken-jabil-and-cintas | 2022-08-10T15:26:11Z | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ex-dividend-reminder%3A-timken-jabil-and-cintas | true | 159 |
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors calls for more study of revised well rules
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors put off adopting changes to the county’s well regulations on Tuesday, citing the need for additional analysis and more public outreach.
County planning staff presented supervisors with revisions aimed at bringing the county’s well ordinance in line with California’s Public Trust Doctrine, a legal policy mandating local government protect certain waterways for public uses, including commerce, recreation, navigation and habitat.
Those waterways — rivers and their tributaries — are referred to as “public trust resources.” The Russian River, Petaluma River and Sonoma Creek are considered main, navigable waterways in the region that fall under the public trust definition.
In a meeting beset with technical troubles, county staff on Tuesday proposed the board approve regulations that would require applicants for commercial, agricultural and domestic wells to undergo a review of potential impacts to any nearby public trust resources, and require meters for new non-domestic wells.
The public trust review process would require applicants to provide information including water-use estimates, construction details and hydrogeology reports, according to a staff report.
Applicants seeking a permit for a replacement well that takes in less than 2 acre-feet of water annually would not have to go through the public trust review. An acre-foot is equal to 325,851 gallons, or about the amount of water used by up to two average California households in a year.
The proposals follow a lawsuit the California Coastkeeper Alliance filed against the county in July 2021 seeking compliance with the Public Trust Doctrine. That case is still ongoing.
There are approximately 45,000 to 50,000 wells in Sonoma County, said Tennis Wick, director of Permit Sonoma, the county planning agency.
Wick could not immediately confirm the number of permitted wells.
Several sticking points emerged as supervisors weighed the proposals.
Supervisor Susan Gorin was concerned that wells on the same property would be reviewed individually. She questioned why a hypothetical estate with multiple domestic wells drawing under 2 acre-feet of water would not be reviewed based on the property’s overall water consumption.
Several board members including, Supervisor Chris Coursey, also expressed interest in requiring metering for all wells, not just non-domestic wells, or creating an incentive program for permit holders to install meters.
There was similar strong support for the collection of more data and analysis to study the proposed ordinance’s impact.
“Really, we need to have a holistic, comprehensive approach. We have a scattered approach,” Supervisor David Rabbitt said. “I think we’re not quite honestly serving the public. We’re leaving a lot of questions out there.”
Gorin and other supervisors stressed the need for that analysis to include a look at the collective footprint of wells.
“I think we need to get a handle on the cumulative impact of all of the wells,” Gorin said.
Those concerns were buoyed by requests from the public for the board to delay the changes, for a variety of reasons based on different interest groups.
Drev Hunt, legal director for California Coastkeeper Alliance, the group behind the lawsuit, also asked the board to wait in order to develop an ordinance that solidly complies with the doctrine.
“The ordinance is the start in the right direction but it’s not going to ensure that everything that needs to get done is done,” Hunt said.
He called for the county to require metering and monitoring of all wells, not just new wells.
Peter Kiel, a local environmental attorney, said he had agricultural, industrial and rural clients who would be negatively impacted if the ordinance changes were adopted as written.
Kiel said the county needed to develop more specific criteria that applicants could reasonably meet.
“Applicants bear the burden of bringing forward proof to (Permit Sonoma’s) satisfaction,” Kiel said.
Kiel and several others also complained of a lack of community outreach done in advance of Tuesday’s meeting.
The ongoing Coastkeeper Alliance lawsuit adds urgency to the county’s need to adopt changes complying with the Public Trust Doctrine. In light of that, County Administrator Sheryl Bratton advised the board to address well permitting issues on two separate tracks: the public trust obligations, and the other areas of interest including a well best-practices program.
“I get it this is a big issue and there’s a lot of interconnected parts,” Bratton said. “But I think we need to unfortunately separate them and take the public trust doctrine and deal with it.” | https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/sonoma-county-board-of-supervisors-calls-for-more-study-of-revised-well-rul/ | 2022-08-10T15:27:50Z | https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/sonoma-county-board-of-supervisors-calls-for-more-study-of-revised-well-rul/ | true | 3 |
How to avoid soft tissue injuries, according to experts
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN
Soft tissue injuries are the bane of any physically active person. They are the most common injuries in sport, can be difficult to heal and often reoccur, according to Sports Medicine Australia. Knowing how to help prevent them is key to staying healthy and active.
Your soft tissues support, connect and surround your bones and internal organs, and include muscles, tendons, ligaments, fat, skin and blood vessels. The most common soft tissue injuries occur in the muscles, tendons and ligaments. Think injuries such as hamstring strains, tennis elbow or ankle sprains. These afflictions often happen while exercising or playing sports, although sometimes they occur from unknown incidents.
Soft tissue injuries are generally traumatic or repetitive. That is, they can occur suddenly — rolling your ankle when you step off a curb, for example — or from overuse. While traumatic injuries are the most dramatic, repetitive injuries are more common, said Mike Matthews, a personal trainer in Ocala, Florida, and host of “Muscle for Life,” a popular fitness podcast.
“Repetitive soft tissue injuries occur when a tissue undergoes more damage than it can heal from over a period of time,” Matthews said. “The ultimate cause of all repetitive soft tissue injuries is simply doing too much, too soon.”
To prevent a repetitive injury then, you need to take a measured approach to exercise and sports. Nix the weekend warrior approach in which you’re inactive all week, then run 15 miles (24 kilometers) on the weekend.
“Moderation is key,” said orthopedic physical therapist Scott Cheatham, a professor of kinesiology at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
It’s also important to acclimate your body slowly to a given activity. “The only proven way to reduce your risk of repetitive soft tissue injury is to gradually increase your workout volume and intensity over time,” Matthews said.
A good rule of thumb: Don’t increase your workout volume more than 10% per week. And every four to eight weeks, give your body a rest by significantly reducing the volume and intensity of your workouts. “This ‘three steps forward, one step back’ approach requires discipline and isn’t always fun,” Matthews said, “but it’s the best way to make your body more resilient and durable.”
Cross-training is another good idea, which the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons endorses. Since your body’s soft tissues are working in different ways or even resting when you bike versus swim or play tennis, it’s an easy preventive measure.
Diet, stress, sleep may increase risk, too
Avoiding soft tissue injuries isn’t necessarily all about training, however. Research suggests major changes in your environment may affect your risk of injury, too, Cheatham said, such as poor nutrition, stress and lack of sleep. If you get less than seven hours of sleep at night for more than two weeks, your risk of musculoskeletal injury rises 1.7 times, found a 2021 study published in the journal Current Sports Medicine Reports. So eat well, get plenty of sleep and perhaps skip tough workouts when your stress levels are high.
And what about stretching? Stretching, warm-ups, a post-workout meal and other practices have long been touted to help avoid injury, yet there is no evidence to support these moves, Matthews said. Still, developing a strong core is always helpful, said physical therapist Aime Maranan, owner of Skillz Physical Therapy in Evanston, Illinois.
“If the muscles in your core aren’t strong enough to withstand hours of training, their strength will go down, then the stability of the spine will go down, and then your nerves and soft tissues will be irritated,” she said. “It’s a domino effect.”
Core exercises such as the plank are good, she said, or holding the tabletop position, where you lie on your back with your hips and knees at a 90-degree angle. The quadruped is valuable, too. This exercise involves getting onto your hands and knees, contracting your core, then alternating an extension of your right arm and left leg with an extension of your left arm and right leg.
Yet these exercises have to be performed properly, or ironically, they could cause a soft issue injury. So consult with a professional before doing them on your own to ensure proper form. This could be your physical therapist, chiropractor, personal trainer or fitness instructor.
Take any injuries seriously
If you do get injured despite your best precautions, take it seriously. “Even when people realize they have a soft tissue injury, they often carry on with their program and whistle past the graveyard, hoping it gets better with time,” Matthews said. “More often than not, it just gets worse and worse until it hurts badly enough that the person simply can’t train due to the pain.”
Instead of ignoring that muscle or ligament strain, see a qualified health care provider and expect to spend a few weeks to a month or more recovering, depending on the severity of the injury, your age and other factors. Most importantly, complete your entire rehabilitation process so another injury doesn’t occur, Cheatham said. No stopping the minute you start feeling a little better.
A positive mindset is also key to a speedy recovery. “If you think you will not get any better, you will not get any better. If you think you will get injured again, you will get injured again,” Maranan said. “It starts with your mindset, then religiously doing your home exercises and your post-exercise recovery routine.” And remember, stay mindful to stay true to form.
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Sharad Pawar hails Nitish Kumar's move, says BJP 'finishing off' allies
Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday hailed the move by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to dump his ally Bharatiya Janata Party to form a new government with other opposition parties.
Pune/Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday hailed the move by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to dump his ally Bharatiya Janata Party to form a new government with other opposition parties.
The NCP supremo also accused the BJP of "finishing off its regional allies" after tying up with them to grab power, referring to the recent developments concerning the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, earlier with the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and now the latest with the Janata Dal (U) in Bihar.
"The BJP's speciality is to join hands with a regional party during elections, but ensure that the local ally wins fewer seats. We have witnessed this with the SAD in Punjab and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra," said Pawar.
He referred to BJP President J. P. Nadda's recent assertion that regional or family-led parties have no future and they would cease to exist, with only the ideology-driven BJP surviving in the country.
"From this (Nadda's statement), it's clear that the BJP eliminates its allies gradually. This was even Nitish Kumar's complaint," pointed out Pawar, adding that SAD leader Prakash Singh Badal had allied with the BJP but today his party (SAD) is almost annihilated in Punjab.
"Now, the BJP is planning how to weaken the Shiv Sena by creating a rift in the party -- Eknath Shinde (who rebelled in June) became the CM, and others (BJP) helped him," Pawar said.
The NCP, Shiv Sena and the Congress were allies in the 31-month old MVA government, which crashed on June 29 after the Shinde-led revolt, which now some BJP leaders are claiming credit for.
In an apparently pre-emptive decision, Nitish Kumar on Tuesday walked out of the JD(U)'s alliance with the BJP in Bihar, resigned and formed a new government with the support of the Opposition Grand Alliance comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress. | https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/sharad-pawar-hails-nitish-kumars-move-says-bjp-finishing-off-allies-757198 | 2022-08-10T15:30:05Z | https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/sharad-pawar-hails-nitish-kumars-move-says-bjp-finishing-off-allies-757198 | false | 1 |
Surveillance Pic Shows Tahoe Teen Hours Before She Vanished From Grad Party
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Placer County investigators have identified surveillance footage that identifies what Kiely Rodni, 16, was wearing the day she went missing. The image, taken from a local business in Truckee, California, shows Rodni wearing a black spaghetti strap bodysuit, green Dickies pants, a black grommet belt and black Vans. Rodni went missing at an Aug. 6 end-of-high-school party at the Prosser Family Campground where there were 200-300 teens and young adults. She was last seen at about 12:30 a.m., and her phone has been out of service since. Her car, which also went missing, is a silver 2013 Honda CRV with California license plates that read “8YUR127.” “We just want her home, we’re so scared and we miss her so much,” said Lindsey Rodni-Nieman, the girl’s mother, in a recorded plea to the community. “We’re not looking to bust anybody else or get anybody in trouble, we just want to see our daughter home.” Anyone with information about Rodni’s disappearance can call the Placer County Sheriff's tip line anonymously at 530-581-6320, option 7. | https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-surveillance-photo-shows-lake-tahoe-teen-kiely-rodni-hours-before-she-vanished | 2022-08-10T15:30:20Z | https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-surveillance-photo-shows-lake-tahoe-teen-kiely-rodni-hours-before-she-vanished | true | 1 |
Advanced Fiber Optics Network to Reach Over 40,000 Potential Customers in Arkansas by End of 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug, 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed today outlined its planned fiber network build for the state of Arkansas. By the end of 2023, Brightspeed will complete the first phase of construction and deliver over 40,000 fiber passings across 10 counties in the state. In subsequent years of its network initiative, the company plans to add 60,000 fiber passings for a total of over 100,000 new fiber-enabled locations in its Arkansas footprint.
"We look forward to beginning our network deployment in Arkansas and participating in the state's continued growth and development," said Chris Creager, chief administration officer of Brightspeed. "Households and businesses, especially in our rural communities, need high-quality internet connectivity they can rely on, whether for working, learning, accessing healthcare, or growing their businesses. Customers will be delighted with our simple, intuitive user experience and state-of-the-art internet services achievable only through an all-fiber network."
Brightspeed's 2022-23 build plan for Arkansas will bring faster, more reliable internet and Wi-Fi solutions to over 40,000 residential and business locations in markets within Arkansas, Benton, Desha, Lonoke, Monroe, Poinsett, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, and Yell counties.
"In addition to our initial build scope, we are thrilled about the opportunity to work with stakeholders at state, county, and city levels to further expand fiber-based broadband availability through participation in the Arkansas Rural Connect program and other broadband infrastructure initiatives," added Creager.
Arkansas State Representative Brian Evans said, "I certainly appreciate this initiative as we have worked tirelessly these last few years to increase broadband access—especially in those rural areas where it is needed the most. This will move Arkansas not only from a business perspective, but from an educational perspective as well. This will be especially important for our students whose education and curriculum require a great deal of computer work at home. I appreciate Brightspeed for their commitment to come into Arkansas and invest."
The Arkansas fiber build is part of Brightspeed's comprehensive plan to invest at least $2 billion in its fiber optics transformation, which is expected to reach up to 3 million homes and businesses over the next five years, including in many locations where fiber and advanced technology have not historically been deployed.
Brightspeed is pioneering the latest technology innovations as part of its large-scale network deployment, including the implementation of XGS-PON, a next generation architecture capable of symmetrical internet speeds exceeding 1Gbps, and Wi-Fi 6, the latest wireless networking standard for superior reach and performance within today's device-dense homes and offices.
Brightspeed will initially be comprised of incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated operations of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), which are the subject of a pending acquisition by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE: APO). The company has secured all necessary state-required regulatory approvals in the 20 states in its operating footprint. The parties expect to obtain final FCC approval in the third quarter, and to close the transaction early in the fourth quarter.
Brightspeed plans to announce additional state-specific network build plans over the next several weeks.
For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
About Brightspeed
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. and expected to have assets and associated operations in 20 states, Brightspeed will provide broadband and telecommunications services through a network platform capable of serving more than 6 million homes and businesses. The company aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying a state-of-the-art fiber network and a customer experience that makes staying connected simple and seamless. For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. and OLD BRIDGE, N.J., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FTP, Inc., a leading insurance wholesaler providing services to independent insurance agents, announced it has chosen Input 1's software, the Premium Billing System (PBS), to expand the footprint of its premium finance business, Preferred Payment Plan, Inc.
FTP began its search for a technology partner with two goals: finding an experienced partner who delivered a platform that could grow with their needs and improve operational efficiencies and the customer experience. "We selected Input 1's Premium Billing System because we were impressed by its robust and intuitive capabilities. PBS will create greater efficiency in our back-office operations and make it easier for our retail agents and insureds to utilize our financing option," said Frank Powell, FTP President. "It is clear that Input 1's platform was built with deep knowledge of the premium finance business, and the straightforward integration into our existing agency management system saves us valuable time and resources."
FTP is now well-positioned to grow its business well into the future with the Premium Billing System. "We are excited to be the technology platform FTP chose to build and expand their premium finance business," said Chris Farfaras, EVP & CSMO of Input 1. "They did their research and knew what functionality they needed to succeed. We take pride that our PBS platform is industry-leading, with clear and strong advantages across the board."
FTP Inc. is an insurance wholesaler with its home base in Old Bridge, NJ. The Agency was established in 1957 and originally traded under "Powell Insurance Agency." FTP's business is generated through its network of licensed insurance brokers and offers over 100 insurance programs, including property and casualty, commercial and personal lines. The Agency represents both admitted and non-admitted insurance companies.
Since 1984, Input 1 has provided digital billing and payment solutions to insurance carriers, MGAs, banks, agencies, and premium finance companies throughout North America. The company's insurance software, cloud billing, and payment solutions provide online access to more than one million agents, brokers, and policyholders annually.
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A man was in fear for his life after a shocking accident saw him become stuck in an oily pit for a night.
The 32-year-old fell in the pit when he was returning home from work in the Russian oil region of Tatarstan and was unable to get out.
The man had to be rescued after becoming stuck for around seven hours in a pit full of bitumen. Remarkable footage showed the man up to his neck in oil, with only his head and hands exposed.
It wasn't until dawn that a person heard his calls for help and the emergency services used a rope and hook to pull him out of the murky black swamp.
NTV reported: "When the victim realised that he would not be able to get out on his own, he began to call for help."
The incident occurred in the town of Bugulma, which has a population of around 90,000.
Tartarstan is an area rich in oil reserves and estimates in 2019 said around 3.4 billion tonnes, or 24.9 billion barrels, have been pulled from the region.
"A 32-year-old man got stuck up to his neck in a pit with bitumen,” said the Russian emergencies ministry. "Employees of the Fire and Rescue Unit No. 64 arrived at the scene and helped him get out.
"Hospitalisation was not required and the man himself refused medical assistance."
The incident was an unhappy accident, but similar to when another Russian man, 33, tumbled into a huge pool of toxic tar. People passing by managed to pull him out and he was taken to hospital by emergency services.
Medics had to use razors to remove the tar after he fell in the city of Pavlovsk, Western Russia.
Despite the shock of the incident, the victim was reported as fine and recovered.
In 2020 a 25-year-old man became trapped in oil in Ghana after attempting to steal it.
Emmanuel Gyimah was alleged to have attempted stealing from his employer at the ENH Emotion Company.
When attempting to steal the substance, with an accomplice, Emmanuel fell into the barrel and the Ghana National Fire Service had to be called to get him out.
He was later taken to hospital while his friend went on the run from the authorities.
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WHITESTOWN, Ind. — A local Little League team is preparing to play in the Midwest Regional Tournament, here’s how you can watch.
Webb City Little League Baseball is gearing up to take on Davenport IA at 10 AM, Wednesday in Indiana. If they win the regional tournament they will be going to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
On the team’s Facebook page, WCLL encouraged fans to cheer their team on through ESPN or at any of the local watch parties in the area:
- Wildfire Pizza and Pub
- Jefferson’s Joplin, MO
- HuHot Mongolian Grill
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A wanted man was caught by police at Manchester Airport after getting off a flight from Tenerife.
Merseyside Police rushed to Manchester Airport at around 8.40pm on Tuesday, August 10 before stopping and arresting a 36-year-old man from Birkenhead. The man, who Merseyside Police confirmed was wanted, was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to supply class A & B drugs, and attempting to acquire a firearm as he arrived at the airport on a flight from Tenerife.
He was taken to a police station in Merseyside where he remains in custody.
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Officers raided a home in Birkenhead and found three swords, a knuckle duster and suspected cannabis, which were all seized at the address. The arrest was made as part of Operation Aquarium which forms another part of the Merseyside Police response to Operation Venetic: a national investigation into the use of encrypted mobile devices, commonly referred to as Encrochat.
Detective Sergeant James Boardman said: “I hope this arrest shows that there is no hiding place for anyone who may be involved in serious and organised criminality. Thanks to the work of our officers several dangerous weapons and drugs have been removed from our streets that could have caused serious harm to families and residents in our community.
“These actions are about stopping the supply of illegal drugs and the storage of dangerous weapons that could harm others therefore I would urge anyone who may have information about those involved to contact police.”
If you have any information on the possession of, storage or use of drugs and weapons in your community, contact @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’.
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EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) — A man went into a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida and fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her friend before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday.
Quinton Hunter brandished the gun shortly after entering the Monday night meeting, Edgewater police Chief Joseph Mahoney said during a news conference Tuesday. About 20 other participants safely fled and called police, he said.
Erica Hoffman and Ian Greenfield were already dead when officers arrived, the chief said. At some point after the shooting, Hunter began recording a Facebook Live which showed him wearing goggles and breathing heavily.
“It appears from the timeline we have that he had already shot Mr. Greenfield and had fired several other shots before he went live,” the chief said. “But he didn’t make any comments, he didn’t communicate with us. Just heavy breathing. It was very strange.”
Officers sought to make contact with the suspect to negotiate before a SWAT team breached the building and found the gunman and the two others dead inside, the post said.
Hunter had a violent criminal history, the chief said. He also said investigators are still trying to figure out the relationship between Greenfield and Hoffman, and that Hunter may have been motivated by jealousy.
The meeting was held in the offices of Be The Bridge, a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless and others get a fresh start in life. | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/3-dead-in-shooting-at-florida-narcotics-anonymous-meeting/ | 2022-08-10T15:38:52Z | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/3-dead-in-shooting-at-florida-narcotics-anonymous-meeting/ | false | 30 |
William Saliba was sensational in his Premier League game for Arsenal against Crystal Palace in the opening match of the Premier League. His performance also earned him the man of the match award.
The Frenchman has bought a sense of calmness and assertiveness to Mikel Arteta’s defence which was evidently lacking last season. More interestingly, he has also added speed to the backline, which is also crucial to playing a high-line.
After his excellent displays recently, Saliba continues to dominate the Arsenal statistics and plaudits. He is also beginning to show that he has the best qualities compared to other defenders in England’s top division.
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Over the weekend, Saliba recorded the fifth fastest speed compared to any other player in the Premier League. Darwin Nunez toped the list, with former Gunner Danny Welbeck in second place.
Saliba is one of two defenders in the top five alongside Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo. The fact that the Frenchman is on this list highlights his importance to Arteta's side as it allows the Spaniard to adopt a high-line with less risk of getting caught out.
The 21-year-old was pivotal in helping Arsenal to maintain their first clean sheet of the season at a tricky ground in Selhurst Park. The Gunners had lost 3-0 in the previous campaign. His performance was so good that Jamie Carragher awarded the Frenchman with the man of the match award.
"I thought he was very good. He didn't have too much to do in terms of the first half, but there was one moment where Arsenal were pushing out a lot. Anderson kept putting balls over the top, but there was one ball that went in behind Ben White but the way he dealt with it," Carragher said on Sky Sports when speaking about Saliba.
Before you see him play, he looks the part, for such a young age, helping Ben White, Arsenal fans have been excited to see him. You can argue was it right to put him out, but he is 21 playing centre-back in the Premier League - do you do that when you're 19-20? It's not easy. He looked the real deal.
"We looked at Zinchenko and Jesus before the game, but he adds something. We always felt they were weak. Brentford, they got bullied. Here his physical stature will certainly help them in tough area games."
Saliba has been excellent since his return from a season-long loan at Marseille. His impressive statistics continue to prove why he is a crucial asset for the Gunners.
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Authorities investigating car-to-car shooting in Sylmar
Authorities were investigating a car-to-car shooting in Sylmar early Wednesday morning.
The shooting was reported a little before 5:45 a.m. near Maclay Street.
Los Angeles Police Department officers investigating the incident learned that the suspect, driving a black sedan, fired four shots at the victim's vehicle before fleeing from the scene.
No one was injured in the shooting.
Authorities were unable to provide additional information on the suspect.
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Wealthspire Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Diageo plc (NYSE:DEO – Get Rating) by 35.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,126 shares of the company’s stock after selling 620 shares during the quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC’s holdings in Diageo were worth $229,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Diageo by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Diageo by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 28,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,922,000 after acquiring an additional 2,528 shares in the last quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC lifted its position in Diageo by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $604,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC lifted its position in Diageo by 150.9% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 2,660 shares of the company’s stock worth $540,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC lifted its position in Diageo by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC now owns 35,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,183,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 9.23% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms recently commented on DEO. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Diageo from GBX 2,800 ($33.83) to GBX 3,000 ($36.25) in a research report on Friday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Diageo from GBX 3,230 ($39.03) to GBX 3,300 ($39.87) in a research report on Friday, July 29th. Barclays upped their target price on Diageo from GBX 5,040 ($60.90) to GBX 5,430 ($65.61) in a research report on Friday, July 29th. Credit Suisse Group upped their target price on Diageo from GBX 4,400 ($53.17) to GBX 4,550 ($54.98) in a research report on Friday, July 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank upped their target price on Diageo from GBX 3,900 ($47.12) to GBX 4,160 ($50.27) in a research report on Tuesday, August 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4,192.50.
Diageo Price Performance
Diageo Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 25th. Investors of record on Friday, August 26th will be paid a dividend of $2.2775 per share. This is an increase from Diageo’s previous semi-annual dividend of $1.57. This represents a yield of 2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 25th.
About Diageo
Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and sells alcoholic beverages worldwide. The company offers scotch, whisky, gin, vodka, rum, ready to drink products, Irish cream liqueur, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Canadian whisky, American whiskey, cachaca, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and non-alcoholic products.
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County Arrests
The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests Tuesday.
• Jordan Adams, 1000 block Sandlin Cemetery Road, Athens, fradulent use of credit/debit card
• Kevin Barbour, 200 block Oak Street, Athens, public intoxication- appears in public place
• Cassius Brown, 20000 block Narrow Lane, Tanner, disorderly conduct- disturbing peace/affray, resisting arrest
• Carl Clinard, 15000 block Reid Road, Athens, two counts first-degree theft- miscellaneous theft- $2,500 or more
• Shanna Davis, 1400 bock Malone Street, Athens, third-degree theft of lost property- $500 to $1,499
• Ashley Fadell, 18000 block Oakdale Road, Athens, second-degree possession of marijuana, drug trafficking, drug trafficking- two counts, possession of controlled substance, first-degree possession of drug paraphernalia
• David Johnson, 1800 block Levert Circle, Athens, two counts drug trafficking, possession of controlled substance, second-degree possession of marijuana, first-degree possession of marijuana, third-degree criminal possession of forged instrument
• Alice Kingston, 25000 block Narrow Lane, Tanner, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct- disturbing peace/affray
• Anthony Lewis, 1500 block Old Railroad Bed Road, Madison, destruction of property by prisoner, possession of controlled substance, public intoxication- appears in public place
• Thomas Little, 25000 block Narrow Lane, Tanner, disorderly conduct- disturbing peace/affray
• Jeremy Patterson, 300 block Elm Street, Athens, possession of controlled substance
• Almontraez Provens, 16000 block American Way, Athens, third-degree assault- simple assault
County Thefts
The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office reported the following thefts Tuesday.
• Athens- 10 Kirkland frames, hand truck, miscellaneous clothes, August 8, $720, 14000 block Grubbs Road
City Arrests
The Athens Police Department reported the following arrests Tuesday.
• Almontraez Sayveonne Provens, 22, possession of a concealed weapon without a permit, driving while suspended, failure to register vehicle
• Landon Scott Wooldridge, 27, grand jury indictment- possesses forged instrument
• Kevin Deshawn Tolliver, 27, failure to appear- first-degree criminal trespass
• Christopher Daniel Draper, 37, fourth-degree theft of property
• Ashley Nicole Taymon, 35, fourth-degree theft of property
• Vince Allan Griffin, 29, second-degree criminal trespass
• Amber Mae Nicole Bush, 38, giving false identification to law enforcement officer
City Thefts
The Athens Police Department reported the following thefts Tuesday.
• Athens- Briggs & Stratton 8250 Storm Responder generator, Ancel FX6000 computer hardware/software, Chicago Electric mig welder, National Freon 134 A freon, $2,371.99, 1700 block Pine Street
• Athens- Chrysler Town & Country, $6,000, 1700 block Pine Street
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit, the banking-as-a-service platform that empowers companies to embed financial services into their products, today announced a strategic partnership with Thread Bank, a leading digital-first bank based in Rogersville, Tennessee. Companies will now be able to easily embed a complete set of banking services into their products—including accounts, cards, payments, and lending—using a single platform, in a matter of weeks.
"In collaboration with Thread, Unit will be able to empower more companies to offer unique banking solutions based on industry-leading technology and partners," said Unit CEO and co-founder Itai Damti.
Chris Black, Thread CEO and President, said, "We believe the future of banking is digital, connected, contextual, and customer-first. Through meticulously-selected partnerships and technology, our unique and differentiated banking strategy will vastly improve the way individuals and small business customers manage everyday banking tasks. Unit's technology platform is not only proven and secure—it's also a nimble, evolving solution that continues to provide customers better products and services over time. We're thrilled to have Unit as a partner in our journey for engaging more customers in very new and exciting ways."
Together Unit and Thread Bank are well-positioned to offer customers seamless banking experiences by combining best-in-class finance and technology capabilities. The partnership has already been successful with several companies poised to launch banking and credit products in the coming weeks.
Thread Bank is one of four bank partners powering Unit's Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform. While most BaaS providers rely on a single bank partner, Unit maintains multiple bank relationships to support the widest range of financial products and expand capacity for clients.
Unit has become a market leader in embedded finance by serving customers including AngelList, HoneyBook, Homebase, Veryable, Roofstock, Hearth, and Benepass.
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As the unsavoury events of Netflix's new documentary on Woodstock's catastrophic 1999 instalment filters its way through the conversations of aghast music fans, similarly disastrous occasions are called to mind. One such instance was Black Sabbath's chaotic concert in Milwaukee in 1980.
Although it was less apocalyptic overall, it certainly held its own in terms of riots, violence and dangerous behaviour.
On October 9, 1980, a Dio-fronted Black Sabbath played Milwaukee Mecca Arena with Blue Öyster Cult, as part of the bands' co-headline US trek, titled the Black And Blue Tour. The show included an almost one hour change-over time between Cult and Sabbath, allegedly caused by both bands demanding their own PAs and stage equipment, including separate lighting rigs.
Following Blue Öyster Cult's set that night, tensions seemed to grow within a crowd apparently unhappy at waiting an hour to see the Brummie metal heavyweights. Then, when Sabbath finally took to the stage, disaster struck.
Just two songs in, as newly instated frontman Ronnie James Dio began to introduce N.I.B., one person present took it upon themselves to lob a glass bottle at the stage, hitting Geezer Butler in the head, drawing blood and knocking him unconscious. Due to the bass player's inability to continue, the concert was immediately called off.
The shocking moment can be heard in bootlegged footage recorded from the night, which also reveals Dio's immediate reaction to Geezer falling to the ground (recognisable via the sound of a 'thump' in the audio).
"I just wanted to say one thing, perhaps the last thing I say" he begins. "The stage is not a trash can. We don't appreciate things being thrown at us.
"You've thrown something for the last time," he continues. "You hit Geezer on the head. We don't appreciate that either. We wanted to give a lot for you, but not our blood. If you don't want to enjoy it, then tough shit!".
Soon after, as Geezer is carted off to Mount Sinai Hospital (now Aurora Sinai Medical Center) for treatment, Black Sabbath's production manager, Hew Price, takes to the stage, stating: "Good evening! I am Black Sabbath's Production Manager of this crew. And I'd like to tell you that all that Black Sabbath really wants to play here in Milwaukee tonight. Black Sabbath wanted to rock and roll!".
At this point, Hew appears angry at the crowd, and shouts: "Black Sabbath do not appreciate being hit by flying objects!". As the audience starts to boo, he continues, "Please, please. 1776 was a long while ago!" (likely referencing the period in time which saw 13 American colonies separating their ties to Great Britain)). "Let's cool out and have a good time, okay?".
Then, sharing the news that Geezer and the band won't be returning to the stage as "he's really badly injured", he continues, "Whoever the arsehole was that threw their glass at him, you fucked it all up completely, so screw you".
At 11:15pm, the lights on the stage returned, and as the crowd erupted into an angry chant, demanding that they "want Sabbath", the beginnings of a riot began to unfold, which allegedly saw the venue doors knocked right off its hinges and the entire space trashed. Chairs from the arena were thrown around, windows were smashed, fights broke out, rails were thrown at the stage, and payphones were even ripped off the walls. The resulting damage to the venue was estimated to be around $40,000.
The damage didn't stop there, either. Reportedly, the riot continued onto the streets. "Windows were broken out of several of the Milwaukee police and county sheriff's squad cars ringing the Arena," the Milwaukee Sentinel reported (opens in new tab) at the time in a front-page story. "Scuffles continued on the streets outside the Arena for at least a half-hour after trouble was quelled inside the building …Police were seen dragging youths by the hair and throwing them into patrol wagons."
Police had arrived on the scene in riot gear and wielding batons, resulting in numerous fans spending that night behind bars. In fact, according to the Milwaukee Record, more than 160 people were arrested, half of which were for riot-related charges and the other for pre-show drug charges.
Years later, in 2007, Geezer recalled the incident in an interview with Maximum Ink, revealing that he didn't actually think the bottle throwing was meant to cause any harm.
“It’s all a big misunderstanding, really" he explains. "The lights were down, first of all, so unless the fellow was some sort of incredible quarterback, I don’t know how he could have hit me on purpose.
"But I was knocked out, and the band was busy getting me off the stage and to a hospital. When the lights came back up, there was no band on stage. And of course, the crowd freaked out. Someone should have gone out and explained - the promoter or someone.
"I mean, the band was worrying about getting me to the hospital, you know? So the crowd freaked out because there was suddenly no band on stage, and things got worse from there.”
In the day following the concert, Police Chief Harold Breier ordered a ban on heavy music and beer at the venue, although neither restriction lasted all that long. The next show to play at the arena was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on October 14 that same year, and although it was carried out without any mishaps (or riots), the MECCA board sustained the ban on beer only until the end of the year. Heavy acts also made a quick return, with AC/DC and Van Halen playing at the venue in 1981.
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The recently concluded 5G spectrum auction is viewed as a reflection of India’s determination to be a leader in the adoption of the so-called Industry 4.0. But is the Big-Tech pushed Industry 4.0 narrative blindfolding India into being a forex draining ‘digital consumer economy’ rather than a leader?
It is reckoned that production is increasingly moving into an era of automated processes and controls among connected devices, machinery and infrastructure, which are also ‘smart’ because of being aided by data-driven insights or digital intelligence. The resultant cyber-physical systems is being popularly referred to as Industry 4.0.
But the narrative of Industry 4.0 — as if we were in an era of radically new technologies with a total break from existing technologies — is dangerously misleading. All the major digital technology systems enabling these cyber-physical systems have built on the earlier technology systems under the ongoing information and communication technology (ICT) revolution.
The latter had erupted in the early 1970s around microprocessors and other semiconductors, and their early applications across various electronics sectors. It is the further advancement in microprocessors and related technology systems around computers, consumer/space/military electronics, telecom and the Internet, software, internet-based services, etc., which has led to the emergence of strongly inter-related new ICT/digital technology systems since the 2010s.
The latter include cloud computing, digital platforms, telecom and network technologies like 4G/5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), etc.
The ‘cyber-physical’ or networked, automated and intelligent production systems are nothing but the transformation of production and value chains through the deployment of these new ICT/digital technology systems.
Networking is achieved through telecom and network products and other software-embedded devices/machinery connected as IoT, along with cloud-based software architecture. Automation is also enabled through software-embedded products such as computers, laptops, smart phones and other software-embedded equipment and machinery, including robots.
Intelligence is based on data analytics-driven insights derived from real-time data collected through connected entities and other domains. Once again, IT hardware and software are deployed for data analytics. However, this inalienable link between cyber-physical production systems (for digital transformation of industry) and electronics industry inclusive of ICT products, involves drastically closer intertwining between software and ‘hardware’ than in the earlier ICT/digital technology systems, especially for the generation and deployment of digital intelligence derived from data.
Data-based insights
All kinds of personal and non-personal data are increasingly being used for analytics-based product innovations. This is why digital business models focus on collecting client/consumer and public data of all kinds, and monetising the extracted data in different ways.
But revenue generation through sale of the extracted data for marketing is only one part of unfolding digital transformations. Across industries and activities, possibilities for improving performance and undertaking product innovations based on intelligence derived through data analytics have increased manifold.
Currently, without a national data regulatory framework that prescribes rights and access to data, data is largely entrapped in the IP-protected algorithms/software of foreign digital infrastructure providers of cloud, platforms, etc. These digital corporations are able to continuously improve their software by exploiting their unilateral access to data extracted over service provision for generating digital intelligence. This also enables them to offer new value added services.
Apart from the cloud layer and sectoral platforms in e-commerce/financial payments/mobility, etc., there is significant domination of global tech companies in India’s other critical digital infrastructural layers such as telecom/network equipment and other digital value chain segments of ICT devices and electronics products. There are also foreign acquisitions not only of Indian start-ups, but also of older companies across different spheres.
In the absence of a national data regulatory framework to enable data protection and more equitable data sharing, foreign firms obtain de facto control over the data in whichever activity they move into. Given that product design and development increasingly come on top of data analytics-based digital intelligence, this provides enormous first-movers’ advantages to these foreign firms in developing new goods and services with more intelligent functions.
In any value chain, those owing product design patents extract the maximum revenue share. This huge economic value to be derived from data for current and future revenue generation is why India’s policy success in regulating data will be a critical determinant of how inclusive our digital industrialisation will be. Expanding public digital infrastructure provision is a second pillar needed for inclusive digitalisation.
Data governance and public digital infrastructure provision are not sufficient to increase the national value addition share of the productivity gains expected through digital industrialisation. If India does not promote indigenous technologies in old and new smart products, the former may only serve to subsidise foreign digital corporations’ innovations and end up increasing their market power across product segments.
As digitalisation spreads across sectors, there will be increased demand not only for electronics products, but also for new smart devices and machinery in different industries; for instance, smart energy products, smart health devices, etc.
Given the increased embeddedness of software in digital devices, machinery, etc. intelligentisation will worsen the adverse consequences of India’s existing structural issue — the dichotomised existence of our software product industry from the electronics ‘hardware’ industry.
Increased risk of further waves of foreign exchange outflows from the manufacturing sector — which was already significant in the pre-intelligentised era — will not only be on account of growing import of new software-embedded smart devices, equipment and machinery, but also increased forex outflows on the services account for technology payments for embedded AI and other proprietary technologies across foreign-owned digital value chain segments.
If the benefits from catalysing accelerated digitalisation through Digital India initiatives and high shares of value addition from even ‘domestically produced’ digital devices/machinery have to accrue to the national economy, India must promote domestically owned-software-embedded products across industries.
This is a critical reason why the revenue-based incentives in the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes for various industries must be re-oriented towards design-oriented incentives.
Equally critically, government procurement of ‘national’ products that incorporate nationally-owned designs/patents also has a foundational role within a strategic digital transformation policy needed for increasing India’s technological sovereignty.
The writer is an Economist based in Delhi
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Is now the best time to buy a back-to-school laptop?
When it comes to school shopping, laptops are just as important as pencils these days. Still, choosing the right one for your kid can be challenging. You’ll want to consider the device’s size, parental controls and computing power. Additionally, it’s essential to consider how your child will use it. We sat down with our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to better understand why now is the best time to buy a school laptop and what you need to know before buying.
What to consider before purchasing a back-to-school laptop
Why is now the best time to buy a back-to-school laptop?
In general, there isn’t a wrong time to buy a computer. You can find great deals throughout the year. Still, there are numerous reasons to consider buying one sooner rather than later.
According to Vazquez, “The supply chain is opening up, and the economy’s future is uncertain. Right now, we have a solid number of high-end machines that people have been waiting for, resulting in solid discounts.”
Chromebooks vs. laptops
Chromebooks are similar to traditional laptops but run on Google’s ChromeOS, an operating system that’s essentially a browser with local file storage. They’re often affordable, and there is a vast selection of Chromebooks available from numerous brands.
The biggest drawback to using a Chromebook is the lack of application capabilities. If you’re buying a device for a college student who needs to run video- or-photo-editing programs, a Chromebook isn’t the best choice.
When asked which is better for students, Vazquez said, “People used to think Chromebooks were underperformers because the initial hardware was underpowered. If you’re a parent who thinks of Chromebooks as a level above a speak-and-spell, think again. They’ve taken a huge leap in speed and power. Still, there is a subset of people who Chromebooks aren’t right for; the litmus test is, ‘can you do everything in a browser?’ If so, a Chromebook is an excellent choice.”
Parental controls
When buying a laptop for a child, you may want to consider parental controls. These controls often let you monitor your child’s online behavior and restrict certain websites. In many cases, parental controls have features for limiting screen time.
Thanks to Google’s Family Link feature, Chromebooks tend to have better parental controls than traditional laptops. Family Link lets you view your child’s activity, restrict private browsing and automatically block a wide range of explicit sites.
When considering parental controls, adding a network filter to your Wi-Fi router is essential. Additionally, you’ll want to read the manual for your device to understand its parental-control features.
Laptops vs. tablets
In most cases, laptops are the best choice for students. They make it easier to take notes, tend to have more storage and integrate with schools’ tech environments more efficiently. Still, there are situations where a tablet is an ideal back-to-school device. For example, if you’re buying a device for an art major, tablets may provide the best experience.
Still, it’s essential to consider your child’s preferences as well. Some students prefer writing over typing, and tablets often have apps that allow them to take notes with a stylus.
Screen size
Typically, 13-inch laptops provide the most value and durability. Still, larger laptops take up more backpack space and can be heavier. 11-inch models sacrifice screen real estate to save space; many can comfortably fit in a small backpack.
According to Vazquez, “The student’s needs and preferences should be the guiding factor. The age of the student and durability needs of the laptop should be considered. You can always change the screen resolution, but most users will prefer 13-inch models.”
Back-to-school laptops and Chromebooks our expert recommends
This features a lightweight design that makes it easy to carry around campus. Its performance is ideal for most tasks, and its battery life is impressive. It features a 14-inch screen, 4 GB of random access memory and 64 GB of storage.
The 360-degree hinge allows you to use this as a laptop or tablet. Although it is relatively expensive compared to other Chromebooks, it has a good central-processing unit and touchscreen capabilities. It has 8 GB of RAM, making it ideal for multitasking.
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The Macbook Air is an excellent device for college students. It has top-notch multitasking and media capabilities. This option features a powerful processor and a vivid display. It’s slim and lightweight. The battery lasts up to 18 hours on a single charge.
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This features an HD display with touchscreen capabilities. You can use this option as a tablet or laptop. It has up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge. The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 has two USB-C ports, one USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A port and an audio jack.
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This affordable device has an impressive screen and a backlit keyboard. The processor is top-notch, and it features 8 GB of RAM. It has USB, USB-C and HDMI ports. The battery lasts around 11 hours when fully charged.
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Back-to-school laptop accessories recommended by our expert
Vaschy Leather Laptop Backpack
When buying a pricey device for your kid, it’s essential to make it easy for them to protect it. This bag features a canvas exterior with leather accents. It fits most laptops up to 15 inches and has a stylish design.
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This router is easy to set up and has built-in network-level parental controls you can manage with your phone. It works as a standalone router but can be combined with other Eero routers to form a mesh Wi-Fi system. It has a sleek, compact design.
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Laptop screens get dirty quickly, especially those with touchscreen capabilities. This kit features everything you need to keep screens clean without scratches.
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The FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort has already turned up some gold, of the comedy variety.
Late-night comics Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Trevor Noah took their turns poking fun at the twice-impeached former president, finding common ground in the sheer number of Trump-related investigations. Said Noah on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, “This raid has nothing to do with January 6th or tax fraud or giving the White House plumber PTSD.” Referencing a ubiquitous comedian, Noah continued, “I’m amazed that Trump has time for all of these crimes….He’s like the Steve Harvey of crime.”
Over on NBC’s The Tonight Show, Fallon took a similar approach: “You know that you’ve done some shady stuff when the FBI shows up and you’re like ‘And which investigation is this regarding? Oh, right this way, right this way.’” He followed that with a joke about Trump supporters and their outrage over the raid, noting, “To put it in context, the green M&M not being sexy anymore also enraged his base.”
On CBS’ Late Show, Colbert devoted a segment to a mock game show titled Which Crime Is it?, in which players had to choose among a long roster of possible reasons for the raid. A sample: Ukraine blackmail, Obstruction, Sexual Assault, Campaign Finance, Bank Fraud and Porn Star Hush Money.
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COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Water levels on the Rhine River could reach a critically low point in the coming days, German officials said Wednesday, making it increasingly difficult to transport goods — including coal and gasoline — as drought and an energy crisis grip Europe.
Weeks of dry weather have turned several of Europe's major waterways into trickles, posing a headache for German factories and power plants that rely on deliveries by ship and making an economic slowdown ever more likely. Transporting goods by inland waterways is more important in Germany than in many other Western European countries, according to Capital Economics.
“This is particularly the case for the Rhine, whose nautical bottleneck at Kaub has very low water levels but which remains navigable for ships with small drafts,” said Tim Alexandrin, a spokesman for Germany's Transport Ministry.
Authorities predict that water levels at Kaub will dip below the mark of 40 centimeters (16 inches) early Friday and keep falling over the weekend. While this is still higher than the record low of 27 centimeters seen in October 2018, many large ships could struggle to safely pass the river at that spot, located roughly mid-way along the Rhine between Koblenz and Mainz.
“The situation is quite dramatic, but not as dramatic yet as in 2018,” said Christian Lorenz, a spokesman for the German logistics company HGK.
From France and Italy, Europe is struggling with dry spells, shrinking waterways and heat waves that are becoming more severe and frequent because of climate change. Low water levels are another blow for industry in Germany, which is struggling with shrinking flows of natural gas that have sent prices surging.
Due to the lack of water, ships bringing salt down the Rhine River from Heilbronn to Cologne that would normally carry 2,200 metric tons (2,425 U.S. tons) of cargo are only able to transport about 600 tons, he said.
“Of course, we hope that shipping won't be halted, but we saw in 2018 that when water levels got very low the gas stations suddenly had no more fuel because ships couldn't get through,” Lorenz said.
Authorities are taking steps to shift more goods traffic onto the rail network and, if necessary, give it priority, said Alexandrin, the Transport Ministry spokesman.
Those other options will be more expensive and take longer, with the higher cost making it impossible in some cases, said Andrew Cunningham, chief Europe economist for Capital Economics.
The river transportation issues are not problematic for German industry as shrinking flows and rising prices for natural gas, he said, with Russia having reduced deliveries to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 20% of capacity. But the woes on the Rhine could still take a small bite out of economic growth if they last until December, add a bit to already-high inflation and lead industrial production to drop slightly, the economist said.
But with Capital Economics already expecting flat economic growth in Germany in the third quarter and a contraction in the last three months of the year, “the low water level in the Rhine simply makes a recession even more likely," Cunningham said.
HGK and other shipping companies are preparing for a “new normal" in which low water levels become more common as global warming makes droughts more severe, sapping water along the length of the Rhine from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea.
“There's no denying climate change and the industry is adjusting to it,” said Lorenz.
All new ships being ordered by the company will be built with a view to making them suitable for low water levels on the Rhine, he said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BondExchange (https://bondexchange.com) adds another capability to its industry leading surety bond technology, introducing the BX Command Center for its agent partners.
Earlier this year, BondExchange brought a new level of automation to the industry, advancing the surety capabilities of thousands of insurance agents who utilize the BondExchange platform. Now its agent partners have additional tools at their disposal with the BX Command Center. This update empowers agents to:
- Embed the BX underwriting and quoting engine on their agency's website
- Instantly issue riders online, including changes that affect premium
- Manage upcoming renewals and pending quotes
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Two days after protesters held a rally to voice concerns about having a portion of Miami's homeless population setting up camp on Virginia Key, City of Miami officials reversed course Monday afternoon and pulled the plug -- for now, at least -- on an idea that opponents say was "rushed" and perhaps never fully thought through.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo, who had voted in favor of the concept at the July 28 Commission meeting, announced that the city will hold off pursuing a "transition zone" for the city's "chronically homeless" for at least six months.
The decision to begin a pilot program that would entail, at first, some 50-100 "tiny homes" at the North Point Trail area of Virginia Key came unexpectedly during a rare second resolution vote in the late evening hours of that 13-hour long Miami Commission meeting. Earlier in the meeting, the resolution had been rejected.
The move to reverse course and move forward with the homeless camp elicited plenty of outcry, not only from residents and park users, but city and county officials as well.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado, who represents the Key Biscayne area in her district, hosted a one-hour Town Hall meeting on Thursday evening in which she and other county officials -- including County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava -- pointed to a litany of reasons why bringing in the tiny homes project to an environmentally sensitive, "historically significant area" would have adverse impacts.
After hearing the news Monday afternoon that the City was holding off on the project, Key Biscayne leaders and residents, and those with close ties to the Virginia Key area -- which some consider the "heart and soul" of Miami's environmental treasures -- were relieved.
They were also concerned about how many of Miami's homeless persons could be further assisted.
"I am glad to hear that the City of Miami is going to further analyze finding the right approach and right location to support the homeless population," Village Manager Steve Williamson said. "There is no doubt the homeless need a place to go for much needed services and programs. For a large metropolitan area, the City had done a good job to help our homeless. Finding a way to support those remaining on the streets is hard.
"I am glad they are going to step back, work with others and assess all options to find the best solutions."
Miami commissioners had intended all along to get City Manager Art Noriega to work with officials representing the homeless camp idea to bring back some viable, possibly permanent, sites to complement the pilot program on Virginia Key at their second meeting in September.
Mayor Cava's memo last week to public officials criticized the Virginia Key proposal, saying it would be too costly to not only purchase the tiny homes and maintain 24-hour security, but also could harm an already fragile environment. She also noted that social services, including transportation, would be too far from the homeless site, one that was described as an unlocked fenced-in site.
Other problems arising from that site, officials explained Thursday, included: the possibility of bringing in septic tanks (the opposite goal of county leaders); the need for closer fire-rescue protection; and the lack of transportation availability.
In addition, other issues included: screenings would be needed for convicted sexual predators and/or felons; the proximity to MAST Academy; the impacts of being in a high-risk emergency evacuation and potential flooding zone; and an endangerment to a $41 million partnership between the county's Homeless Trust program and the U.S. Housing and Development organization.
Regalado told more than 200 people tuned in to the Zoom Town Hall meeting last week that she wanted to be on record as casting a "Hell, No!" vote when it came to the Virginia Key site, but would help go through a similar screening process with her staff when it came time to look at other viable locations.
Just seven days earlier, Miami commissioners voted 3-2 to accept a motion by City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who had second thoughts after his first "no" vote had wiped out the first non-agenda resolution, apparently ending the idea at that point. But, within a couple of hours, he asked commissioners to reconsider a proposal to bring back alternative sites along with the North Point area of Virginia Key as a pilot program. Carollo and Chair Christine King, voted in favor of the proposal as they had done earlier.
"We know it’s been a rushed issue," Regalado said, reflecting the fact the public only was made aware of the plan just 48 hours prior to that Commission meeting.
Passion to preserve that stretch of land has been rampant. Nearly 15,000 signatures have been collected on the change.org petition, making it one of the most popular items on the global site.
In addition to Saturday's rally, rowers with the South Florida Paddlers group also staged a "paddle-out" in support of the area. | https://www.islandernews.com/news/keybiscayne/after-community-backlash-miami-puts-the-brakes-on-virginia-key-homeless-encampment-proposal/article_32956bc8-1767-11ed-8eec-4baa9fb1c75f.html | 2022-08-10T16:15:16Z | https://www.islandernews.com/news/keybiscayne/after-community-backlash-miami-puts-the-brakes-on-virginia-key-homeless-encampment-proposal/article_32956bc8-1767-11ed-8eec-4baa9fb1c75f.html | true | 1 |
Tipperary rents have risen more than 12% since this time last year
Tipperary rents have increased by 12.3% in a year.
This is according to the Daft.ie Rental Price Report for quarter two of 2022.
Rents this quarter rose 4.3% in Tipperary.
The average rent in Tipperary now stands at €1,089.
Reaction
Following the report’s publication, Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne said the Government has ‘lost control of the housing market’.
He called the numbers’ deeply troubling’ and said they were putting a strain on workers and families already struggling with rising living costs.
“Rents were already far too high, and too many people here in Tipperary are trapped by the housing crisis and locked out of owning their own home. This is a very worrying crisis, and people cannot afford to continue paying these spiralling costs,” said Mr Browne.
Mr Browne said he hears from many people needing help, and the cost of rent keeps young people in expensive flats or in the family home.
“Every day, people are contacting me looking for help with this crisis, including young families stuck in cramped flats that they’re paying through the nose for, and young people living at home with their families while they anxiously watch house prices creep further and further out of their reach,” said Mr Browne.
Rent or Buy
The Daft.ie report also compares average mortgage payments to rental as well as accounting for a 2% increase in mortgage repayments.
Based on a 3.25% variable mortgage for a 30-year term with 85% LTV, the report compares average rents to mortgages in a one-bed apartment and three, four and five-bed houses.
A one-bedroom apartment in Tipperary would cost €344 a month to buy and €732 to rent.
Adjusting for a 2% increase, the mortgage repayment comes to €436.
A three-bedroom house would cost €581 per month to buy and €984 to rent.
Adjusting for a 2% increase in mortgage repayments, that’s still only €737.
Nationally
Nationally, rents rose by 12.6% to €1,618.
In the second quarter of this year, rents were up 3.3%,
The quarterly figure is the highest in five years and one of the highest on record, according to the report.
Associate Professor in Economics in Trinity College Dublin, Ronan Lyons wrote the introduction for the report said:
Rents in the second quarter of 2022 were, on average across the country, 12% higher than a year previously, the strongest year-on-year increase in the market rents since the Daft report launched in 2005.”
‘Out of touch’
Mr Browne criticises the Minister for Housing and calls the Government’ out of touch’.
“It is clear that Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien and the Government have lost control of the housing market. After two years in office and almost a year into his housing plan, Darragh O’Brien is presiding over record highs in rents, house prices and homelessness. Meanwhile, social and affordable housing is well behind target, and the private rental sector is shrinking. This out-of-touch Government simply doesn’t get how serious this crisis is,” said Mr Browne.
He said next month’s budget announcement would be the Government’s last chance to act on the crisis.
Mr Browne is calling on the Government to increase funding to build 20,000 social and affordable houses every year for the next ten years.
He is also asking the Government to bring in emergency measures to reduce homelessness and ‘slow down’ the decrease in landlords.
“The Government’s failure to fix the housing crisis is devastating the lives of renters in Tipperary who are forced to pay the price for their inaction. Sinn Féin in Government would tackle the housing crisis,” concluded Mr Browne.
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The Country's Only Beef Producer-Owned Processor Awarded $12.232 Million From The Texas Enterprise Fund
AMARILLO, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the State of Texas, through the Texas Enterprise Fund, intends to support the creation of Producer Owned Beef's state-of-the-art beef processing facility in Amarillo –– the only such facility in the nation to be owned by cattle producers and operated by beef processing industry veterans. Abbott's office presented the award at a launch event in Amarillo today with the support of Texas Economic Development Fund representatives, Amarillo Mayor, Ginger Nelson and Amarillo Economic Development Corporation CEO, Kevin Carter.
The Governor's Enterprise Fund $12.232 million announcement complements the Amarillo City Council's unanimous decision to authorize Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) incentives for Producer Owned Beef, LLC to build its new headquarters in Amarillo. Along with infrastructure improvements, the AEDC and City of Amarillo approved incentives of up to $11.1 million to establish the state-of-the-art facility –– a $670 million capital investment. The facility, designed to process 3,000-plus head of cattle per day, aims to employ nearly 1,600 people from the High Plains region.
"The importance of Texas Enterprise Fund along with Amarillo EDC backing for this project cannot be overstated" said Casey Cameron, CEO of Producer Owned Beef. "Public-Private Partnerships are proven to attract additional investors and create a virtuous cycle of commerce, employment and tax revenue for our communities and state. Our commitment is to build and operate a beef processing facility that stands out from the rest of the industry in animal well-being, environmental protections, team member safety and ergonomics, and the highest quality beef products."
Both Enterprise Fund and AEDC investments are performance-based having been designed for companies whose projects involve significant capital investment and the creation of jobs in Texas.
Producer Owned Beef's innovative business model restores balance in the beef industry by reversing compensation disparities cattle producers currently face. As owners of the company, producers will receive a percentage of wholesale beef prices for the cattle they supply and a share of the profits from the plant.
"Many of our ranchers and feeders are third-, fourth- or even fifth-generation producers who have invested their lives in feeding Americans," said Monte Cluck, a Producer Owned Beef Board Member. "With this model, where producers are also owners, we're creating economic sustainability for small and medium-sized producers by ensuring they receive a greater share of the financial upside for the hard work they do."
- $670 million state-of-the-art processing facility
- 3,000-plus head per day processing capacity
- Expected employment of up to 1,600 at full capacity
- Expected payroll: $121 million annually
- Expected groundbreaking: Q1 2023
- Expected operating date: Q4 2025
- Locations: 1,108 acres on Jack Rabbit Road (Spur 228) between I-40 and Hwy 287
- Please find Producer Owned Beef's economic impact study created by the Perryman Group at the company's website: www.producerownedbeef.com.
- Please find bios for Producer Owned Beef's senior management team at the company's website: www.producerownedbeef.com
Producer Owned Beef is a business cooperative purpose-built to imagine, capitalize and operate a state-of-the-art beef packing facility in Amarillo, Texas. The company's majority equity owners are cattle ranchers and feeders, making it unique in the beef processing industry. High-quality beef products sourced primarily from the High Plains region are expected to be available to consumers in 2025. Learn more at www.producerownedbeef.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for CLWT, TTOO, BBBY, SOFI, and RDBX.
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BENI, Congo (AP) — At least five people, including two policemen, were killed in an attack on a prison in which about 750 inmates escaped in Congo’s eastern Butembo town, local officials said Wednesday.
Rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces attacked the Kakwangura prison early Wednesday during a transfer of prisoners, said Capt. Anthony Mwalushay, spokesman for the Congolese army in Beni. Three ADF attackers burned to death in the assault, he said.
The rebels launched the attack based on information that women prisoners associated with their group would be transferred from Beni to Butembo, he said.
“We call on the population to remain calm,” he said.
Butembo mayor Mowa Baeki-Telly told The Associated Press that the prison held more than 800 prisoners and that only about 50 remain.
“We are tracking the ADF rebels and detaining them in town,” he said, adding that they will have a more official count by the end of the day.
In October 2020, another rebel attack on the Kangbayi prison, caused about 1,300 detainees to escape in Beni in the North Kivu province.
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LE MARS, Iowa — A Le Mars hardware store was chosen from among 24 competitors statewide for the top prize in the annual "Open 4 Business" pitch contest organized by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Finance Authority.
Hardware Hank & Flooring, a hardware and flooring store, won $20,000 in a pitch contest held in Pella, Iowa, on Aug. 1. Last month, the store won $8,000 in an earlier, regional round of the business pitch competition.
Scott Pageler, who has owned Hardware Hank & Flooring for 12 years, pitched a high-tech "mobile flooring showroom" to demonstrate how the flooring would look inside a customer's home or business.
"Instead of coming down to the store, looking samples over, taking samples out to the car, taking them into your house, looking them over, back to the car, back to the store -- I bring the flooring showroom to you," Pageler said.
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Pageler began bringing samples to the customer in recent years, but he doesn't yet have the equipment to bring them the mobile showroom experience he has in mind. Thus, the grant.
The enclosed trailer was ordered Wednesday, Pageler said.
Inside the trailer-showroom will be samples of flooring, a big-screen television, a mobile wi-fi hotspot, and a tablet-computer. The technology allows the customer to see how their flooring choice would look.
"So, what happens is, we go inside, we take pictures of their home, of the flooring, and then we can go back out to the trailer and upload those pictures to manufacturers' websites, where they have -- it's like a flooring visualizer tool -- and so we can plug different flooring options right on top of their existing floor," he said.
The mobile showroom would be especially attractive for older residents, busy parents and businesses considering a new floor, Pageler said.
"Elderly people hesitated taking any samples because they were cumbersome, moms that are busy with kids running around the store -- it's hard for them to stay focused," he said. "So we started delivering samples to peoples' houses. But there's always a better way to do something."
In addition to the trailer, Pageler said he's planning to expand the store's flooring displays.
The IEDA grant is expected to cover about 75 percent of the cost of the mobile showroom, which Pageler said will be completely sourced from local firms. The other 25 percent will be paid for by Pageler.
Initially, Pageler had forecast 10 percent growth in demand for flooring jobs during the first year the mobile showroom is up and running, but the publicity generated by his winning the IEDA contest has already begun fueling demand, well before the trailer is ready.
"We don't even have a trailer yet, and our foot-traffic for flooring has increased -- so I would say probably more along the lines of 15 to 20 percent in the first year, we're projecting," he said.
The other finalists in the contest at Pella didn't go home empty-handed. The first runner-up in the competition, Candle Ready Cakes in Dubuque, won $10,000; the second runner-up, The Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery in Burlington, won $7,500; and two honorable mentions, The Hangry Lady in Cedar Rapids and The Corner restaurant, won $5,000 each, according to an IEDA announcement. "All of the participants actually ended up getting something," Pageler said.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans living with pulmonary fibrosis, a life-threatening lung disease, have gained access to specialized care through the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's (PFF) Care Center Network (CCN). The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) has announced that six new sites have joined the CCN to help diagnose, treat, and provide support for the more than 250,000 Americans living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
"Our new PFF Care Center Network sites offer much-needed comprehensive care for patients living with PF and interstitial lung disease (ILD). The new centers are located in California, Florida, Illinois, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin," said Jessica Shore, PhD, RN, Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Quality for the PFF. "In addition to providing expert care, our centers participate in ILD research and offer educational events for the community to help patients and their loved ones."
The newest medical centers to receive the Care Center Network designation are:
- Center for Advanced Lung Disease at Keck Medicine of University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) Coordinator: Debbie Benitez RN, MSN, ACNP-BC
- Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.) Coordinator: Kelsey Cramer
- Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Ill.) Coordinator: Sarah Lynne, NP
- OU Health (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Coordinator: Suzy Yandell
- University of South Florida-Tampa General Hospital (Tampa, Fla.) Coordinator: Nicole Davis, RN
- VCU Health (Richmond, Va.) Coordinator: Shana Marannano
Medical centers in the CCN have met criteria developed with both pulmonary fibrosis medical experts and patient input. All sites offer teams with expertise in pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, radiology, pathology, and dedicated clinical staff.
Care centers collaborate with the PFF to actively engage their local PF communities with resources including support groups, educational activities and materials for patients, caregivers and their loved ones.
The 74 sites now operating in the PFF Care Center Network are:
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham)
Arizona
St. Joseph's Hospital (Phoenix)
Banner University Medical Center (Phoenix)
University of Arizona (Tucson)
California
Center for Advanced Lung Disease at Keck Medicine of USC (Los Angeles) NEW
Stanford Health Center (Palo Alto)
University of California at Davis Interstitial Lung Disease Program (Sacramento)
University of California at Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
University of California at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Colorado
National Jewish Health (Denver)
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora)
Connecticut
Yale School of Medicine (New Haven)
Florida
Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston)
University of Florida (Gainesville)
University of Miami (Miami)
University of South Florida – Tampa General Hospital (Tampa) NEW
Georgia
Emory University Hospital (Atlanta)
Piedmont Healthcare (Atlanta)
Illinois
Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago)
Rush University Medical Center (Chicago) NEW
University of Chicago (Chicago)
Indiana
Indiana University (Bloomington)
Iowa
University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Kansas
The University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City)
Kentucky
University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington)
University of Louisville School of Medicine (Louisville)
Louisiana
Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans)
Maryland
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore)
Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston)
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston)
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Boston)
Michigan
Henry Ford Health System (Detroit)
Spectrum Heath System (Grand Rapids)
University of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor)
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Medical Center (Minneapolis)
Mayo Clinic (Rochester)
Missouri
St. Luke's Hospital (Chesterfield)
Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis)
Nebraska
Creighton University (Omaha)
New York
Columbia University Medical Center (New York)
New York University School of Medicine (New York)
Stony Brook University Hospital (Stony Brook)
University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester)
Weill-Cornell Medical Center (New York)
North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center (Durham)
LeBauer Health Care at Cone Health (Greensboro)
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland)
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus)
University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Cincinnati)
Oklahoma
OU Health (Oklahoma City) NEW
Oregon
The Oregon Clinic (Portland)
Pennsylvania
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey)
Temple Health (Philadelphia)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia)
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital (Providence)
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina, (Charleston)
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville)
Texas
Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas)
Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
University of Texas Health Science Center (Houston)
The University of Texas Health Science Center (San Antonio)
Utah
University of Utah Health Care (Salt Lake City)
Vermont
The University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington)
Virginia
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (Falls Church)
University of Virginia Health Systems (Charlottesville)
VCU Health (Richmond) NEW
Washington
University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle)
Wisconsin
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee) NEW
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
About the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
The mission of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is to accelerate the development of new treatments and ultimately a cure for pulmonary fibrosis. Until this goal is achieved, the PFF is committed to advancing improved care of patients with PF and providing unequaled support and education resources for patients, caregivers, family members, and health care providers. The PFF has a three-star rating from Charity Navigator and is an accredited charity by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance. The Foundation has met all of the requirements of the National Health Council Standards of Excellence Certification Program® and has earned the Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency. For more information, visit pulmonaryfibrosis.org or call 844.TalkPFF (844.825.5733).
Contact:
Dorothy Coyle
773-332-6201
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Megan Buchholz groggily read the notification from her smartwatch. Its vibration had roused her out of a deep sleep.
At 3 a.m. on a Monday this past March, she read an alert that said the device identified an irregular rhythm suggestive of atrial fibrillation, or AFib, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.
"That's weird," Buchholz thought. "I don't feel bad, and I'm sure I'm not in AFib."
She went back to sleep.
The watch buzzed her awake again at 6 a.m. with another AFib warning. More awake this time, she realized she'd missed another alert that arrived prior to the 3 a.m. warning.
She measured her pulse. It was high, around 180.
Buchholz, who lives in Chesapeake, Virginia, remained more perplexed than worried because she felt fine. But with a background in nursing and nursing administration, she didn't want to ignore the numbers.
She tried some deep breathing exercises to relax. Her heart rate remained high.
Buchholz was scheduled to visit a respiratory equipment supplier to pick up a CPAP machine prescribed by her doctor to help with her sleep apnea, a sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. The condition may have put her at increased risk for AFib. She was supposed to have gotten the machine five months before, but it was on back order. Now it was finally available.
The sleep apnea was related to long COVID, which Buchholz was diagnosed with last year, months after a relatively mild case of COVID-19.
That hadn't been her only COVID-19 complication.
Last summer, doctors detected several small blood clots in her lungs. She was prescribed blood thinners.
She also experienced severe fatigue, hypersensitivity to touch, extreme back and hip pain, and brain fog. Those problems had dissipated with acupuncture treatment, therapy and stress reduction.
So, on this Monday morning, she faced a decision: Pick up the machine that could help keep her out of AFib. Or, go to the hospital in case she was in AFib.
Still feeling normal, she decided to pick up her CPAP machine, then go to the hospital.
When she pulled into the parking lot, she again checked her pulse. Still high.
Inside, she explained the situation to the respiratory attendant, saying she didn't want to cancel the long-awaited appointment. The attendant insisted Buchholz go to the hospital immediately.
"I'm going to put the machine aside and not give it away to anyone else," Buchholz recalled the attendant telling her. "I think you're going to need it."
Buchholz headed for the same hospital where she'd once been the director of women's health. On the way, she called one of her former colleagues and said that although she felt normal, "I'm coming in to be checked out."
An electrocardiogram showed Buchholz was in fact in AFib and also had atrial flutter. Atrial flutter occurs when rapidly firing electrical signals cause the muscles in the heart's upper chambers to contract quickly. This leads to a steady but overly fast heartbeat.
Doctors told her she was lucky to be on blood thinners, as they had greatly reduced her risk of having a stroke.
Buchholz was discharged the next afternoon with a prescription for medication to suppress abnormally fast heart rhythms. On the way home, she stopped to pick up the CPAP machine.
"The watch caused me to seek medical attention just in case something was wrong," she said. "I'm glad I did."
So is Dr. Jennifer Ryal, Buchholz's primary care physician.
"She absolutely did the right thing by going to the ER," Ryal said. "She paid attention to what the watch was saying."
Ryal said Buchholz's case of long COVID is the worst she has seen among her patients.
"Here is this 44-year-old previously healthy woman with all these new problems," Ryal said. "My first thought was that the AFib was coming out of the blue. But in retrospect, the (clots in her lungs) and sleep apnea increased her risk for it."
Buchholz had already been working to become healthier. Once her AFib and sleep apnea were under control, she was able to exercise more vigorously.
She's changed her diet, cutting out sweets and focusing on lean proteins and vegetables. She's started to hike again and walks her two dogs every day. The combination has helped her lose 30 pounds and counting.
"I'm learning to focus on taking care of me and setting boundaries around my life," Buchholz said. "I really think gratitude completely changes an attitude. I'm paying attention to the small things – the birds singing, the sun shining on my face. If we stop for just a second, it really can de-stress us."
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Mindy Kaling has never publicly revealed the father of her two children, but she's not troubled by speculation that their other parent is former beau and "The Office" star B.J. Novak, she said in a new interview.
"It doesn't bother me," Kaling told Marie Claire in an interview published Tuesday. While she didn't confirm the identity of the biological father of her daughter and son, she said Novak is a major part of her children's lives.
"(Noval is) the godparent to both my kids -- and they have such a great relationship -- and so far (the rumors haven't) affected my happiness at all, it hasn't affected my kids or B.J.," she told Marie Claire. "If that's what is going to be titillating to people, I'll take it."
Kaling and Novak have been friends since their days as writers and actors on NBC's hit cringe-comedy "The Office." And like their characters Kelly and Ryan, the pair were an off-again, on-again couple throughout their period working on the series.
Today, the pair maintain a strong personal and professional relationship: The two attended the Oscars together, and just last week, Novak shared a behind-the-scenes photo from his directorial debut, "Vengeance," of Kaling visiting him on set.
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We’re somehow supposed to believe this is what all the cool kids want right now.
That’s according to a guest essay in the New York Times by Julia Yost, editor of the conservative journal First Things. Yost claims that Catholicism is in fashion among a group of “young, educated Americans” who are associated with a part of Manhattan called Dimes Square… but, really, the article mostly centers around a handful of quirky podcasters who defend Catholic traditions.
The Stefon-referencing headline about the Catholic Church being the “hottest club” is getting all the attention online, which is probably for the best, since the piece itself is nothing but an act of self-stimulation by someone attempting to sound intellectual in defense of beliefs that, if explained honestly and bluntly, would be rightly treated as outrageous. (As one commenter noted, “I’ve been out of grad school for so long that I forgot that people actually write like this.”) Here’s just one example:
Today, Catholicism again stands athwart political progress and norms governing sex and gender. It violates a liberal-progressive dispensation that many young Americans find both malign and banal. By disparaging traditional gender roles and defining human flourishing in meritocratic terms, progressive moralism militates against young people’s attainment of basic goods: marriage and procreation. Ms. Levy has remarked that she was raised to “get a job.” But her more profound desire was to start a family, a desire that conflicts with the imperatives of meritocracy.
Let me translate since none of that was meant to be readable: Catholicism promotes conservative politics, traditional “values” that are out of date for good reason, and outright bigotry against certain groups of people. But it also wants you to have a family and babies, unlike evil liberals. And I know a young woman who wants a family and babies. Therefore, Catholicism must be onto something.
It’s unbelievable what some people will say if they’re willing to straw man progressive positions and look the other way when it comes to the Church’s myriad problems. For what it’s worth, there’s nothing anti-progressive about choosing to have a family and kids. What appalling is that many conservatives want to make it harder for women to have those things and a career, or to have any choice in the matter at all.
In the case of Yost, she marks her own journey into Catholicism in a couple of sentences tucked into the middle of the piece:
… My own embrace of Catholic moral teaching came about in college, when I saw how it had shaped the imagination of a great apostate, James Joyce. By comparison, my liberal moral formation offered nothing either to daunt or to inspire.
The fact that she wasn’t inspired by liberal moral values, but captivated by one man’s philosophical journey, isn’t a convincing argument to join her team. I’m constantly inspired by progressive activists who speak out in favor of social justice and against corruption. But if your idea of inspiration is listening to a podcast where someone says, “There’s not a problem in the world that three Hail Marys can’t fix,” which I swear to you is an actual thing an actual human said, congratulations on having very few real-world problems.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen pieces like this, where younger conservatives act like their embrace of traditional faith is somehow an act of rebellion. They’ll call themselves “weird Christians” or whatever phrase they want to use to whitewash their support of an institution that’s harmed—and continues to harm—countless people. Yost herself has written in defense of Cardinal George Pell, who was the highest ranking Catholic leader to be found guilty for child sex abuse—or, as his lawyer callously called it, nothing more than a “plain vanilla sexual penetration case where the child is not actively participating.” (Pell’s conviction was, controversially, overturned despite “compelling” evidence from the victim.)
The point is: If you like traditions, say you like traditions. If you find personal value in supernatural beliefs for which there’s no evidence, just say that. Not every desperate desire to find meaning in something most decent people discarded a long time ago deserves an essay in the Times.
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Without any delay, Thangam reported the incident to the Kovilpatti East Police Station. The police then initiated an inquiry under the direction of East Police Station inspector Sujith Anand after reviewing the shop’s CCTV footage and identifying the vehicle used for the kidnapping. The inspection was done under the supervision of Kovilpatti DSP Venkatesh.
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In a tweet posted on Aug. 9, Angela wrote that “The breakfast club as you know it is officially over." This tweet initially left many confused, but eventually, she followed it up with the news that she would be hosting her own syndicated show, and would be leaving The Breakfast Club as a result. The news is obviously exciting for Angela, even if it also prompted some mixed emotions among fans of her current radio program.
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"You know, I have my podcast Lip Service and I was thinking I would be able to get something like a weekend situation," she continued.
“They approached me at iHeart … and told me that they are gonna give me my very own show,” she concluded.
She'll be leaving The Breakfast Club, although she confirmed on Twitter that she'll still be with the show for at least another month. DJ Envy and Charlamagne tha God are planning to continue on with The Breakfast Club in Angela's absence.
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"Congrats to @angelayee on her syndicated new show, we are happy and proud of you Queen, and we thank you for your time on @breakfastclubam," one person wrote on Twitter.
"Congratulations @angelayee !!! Black Girl magic. Ima miss the balance she brings to the show," another wrote.
"I am soooo happy for @angelayee getting her own nationally syndicated show. This is HUGE," a third person added.
While there may be some online who are resentful of Angela for leaving the show, it's hard to deny that this is a highly exciting career opportunity for her.
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Unfortunately, the reasoning behind why Denise is making headlines currently has nothing to do with an upcoming acting role. With that being said, what happened to Denise? Let's unpack all of the known details.
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“The world as it is right now is depressing,” Parke told KLAS. “We get bad news every day, so why not throw something up that’s going to make people either chuckle, let them think about something, or what I thought would happen is no one would even bother to read it, but I guess I was wrong. People do read billboards. “
Parke, who has been a practicing attorney for about 12 years, admitted that not all feedback has been positive. But he claims the billboard “is dripping with irony,” and attempts to play on “the idea of the greedy attorney mixed with the person who doesn’t want to accept any responsibility for anything they’ve done … which is very timely today.”
Parke also said he’s been compared to the character of Saul Goodman from AMC’s “Better Call Saul” — who is shown to do just about anything to get clients and win cases — because of his new billboards. But Parke feels those critics are missing the point.
“Some people did see it and [it] confirms every suspicion they have about attorneys, which is, ‘Look at this guy, he’s going after the last shred of dignity here, he’s chasing every buck he can, he’s the Saul Goodman of Las Vegas,'” Parke said. “And the joke is kind of on them because that was kind of the point.”
When asked if there’s truth behind the new billboard — could someone demand compensation if “injured while searching for dead bodies at Lake Mead”? — Parke said it was possible. “But as any attorney would tell you, it depends,” Parke added. “I hope you don’t go out searching for a dead body, but if you do, I guess you’re taking your chances.”
Parke’s new Lake Mead-themed billboard is also not the first time he’s opted for humor over accolades when it comes to advertising. He’s already had billboards with quotes from Mike Tyson (“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”) and rapper Vanilla Ice (“If you have a problem, yo, I’ll solve it”).
Another simply said, “Fellas, I gotta have more cowbell!” — a reference to a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that has nothing to do with law.
But none of Parke’s billboards have caught the public’s attention like his most recent one mentioning Lake Mead.
Parke said only two bodies had been discovered by the time the billboards were created. Now, authorities have been alerted to four sets of human remains since May as the lake’s water level recedes. | https://www.wate.com/news/watercooler/dead-bodies-at-lake-mead-las-vegas-law-firm-turning-heads-with-new-billboard/ | 2022-08-10T16:44:17Z | https://www.wate.com/news/watercooler/dead-bodies-at-lake-mead-las-vegas-law-firm-turning-heads-with-new-billboard/ | false | 22 |
Cape Town - Advocate Dali Mpofu confirmed on Tuesday that his legal team was asking that President Cyril Ramaphosa be subpoenaed to testify in the inquiry into the fitness of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office.
Mpofu said this when he made his opening remarks at the start of cross-examination of a former investigator in the Office of Public Protector, Advocate Livhuwani Tshiwalule.
This comes after media reports surfaced that Mkhwebane’s legal team has written to the Section 194 Committee asking that Ramaphosa be subpoenaed.
“By now you would have received a letter from us on the 8th, a day before the public holiday, pertaining to the request we make to you to take the necessary steps to subpoena or summon President Cyril Ramaphosa given the report that we last gave that he had declined the invitation to appear voluntarily,” Mpofu said.
He said the letter has either reached the committee chairperson or that it was still in the pipeline.
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“There have been enquiries but we didn't want to release it to the public domain before we place it on record here,” he said.
Last month, Mpofu indicated that Mkhwebane intended to call Ramaphosa to testify in the inquiry before he cross-examined former Sars executive Johann van Loggerenberg a few weeks ago.
“We are going to call the president. We are to write to him today or tomorrow to ask him, in line with the directives, if he is willing to come voluntarily. If not, we will initiate the process for him to be summoned,” he had said.
He had made the initial announcement a day after Ramaphosa shot down a request by UDM leader Bantu Holomisa that he should appear before the inquiry.
Mpofu said the planned appearance of Ramaphosa would not be dealing with the suspension of Mkhwebane, but “the fact that he made certain accusation against the Public Protector saying she is guilty of perjury and all sorts of things, which will be impeachable if they are true”.
He also indicated that the testimony will be in connection with the CR17 campaign and Bosasa, among others.
Mpofu told the committee that there was another letter coming its way on witnesses who have already testified before the committee.
“That separate letter is regarding the recall of witnesses that still have outstanding cross-examination we did not finish, Mr van Loggerenberg and Mr Pillay,” he said.
Van Loggerenberg was among the witnesses that testified in the first week of the inquiry's hearings.
Pillay, a former deputy commissioner of Sars, testified before the committee last Friday. | https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/advocate-mpofu-requests-section-194-committee-to-subpoena-ramaphosa-5ac5b9ed-d136-4109-8a1f-896ad67c7f36 | 2022-08-10T16:44:17Z | https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/advocate-mpofu-requests-section-194-committee-to-subpoena-ramaphosa-5ac5b9ed-d136-4109-8a1f-896ad67c7f36 | true | 1 |
New England's Largest Indoor Fun Venue Holds Charity Race to Benefit the New England Center for Children and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apex Entertainment®, a family entertainment destination for people of all ages, will hold a 5k charity event on Saturday, September 17th at Apex Entertainment in Marlborough, Mass. Racers will arrive between 8 and 9 am ET and the race begins on Apex Drive at 10 am ET. With a $40 regular entry fee that provides access to race and attend the after-party, the event is focused on raising funds for Autism education and research, and families in need. Specifically, the road race supports the New England Center for Children and the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Registration is open now on the Apex Fun Run 5k site.
"Apex is all about fun and our charity race is a great excuse to come out, have a blast and do some good for the community," said Rob Luzzi, director of marketing, RAVentures ® Hospitality Group. "We're especially appreciative to our sponsors who help make this amazing day possible."
Everyone, all ages and all experience levels, are welcome to participate in the Apex Fun Run 5k charity road race. Runners and walkers will navigate the chip-timed 5k course that is professionally managed around the roads of the Apex Marlborough facility. Regular entry registration is open until September 10, 2022 and final entry is allowed on race day for an additional $10.
Before, during and after the race both attendees and participants will have a chance for more family fun. Family and friends are welcome to come and cheer on runners as they show their support for the causes. There will be giveaways, post-race refreshments, music and snacks at the event. In addition, there will be an after-party to celebrate finishing the race and raising funds for the charities supported. Standard race ticket holders and their families will be treated with access to an after-party that includes free attractions such as bowling, laser tag, mini golf and more! Post-race discounts will be offered to all who choose to spend the remainder of their day at Apex Entertainment enjoying almost 100,000 square feet of attractions.
Under the Apex Cares Program, Apex Entertainment has supported The New England Center for Children Inc. (NECC) and individuals with Autism since 2017 as well as The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. NECC helps children with autism to live full, productive lives through education, technology and research. Apex fulfills NECC's mission by offering sensory-friendly hours of operation the first Sunday of every month as well as birthday parties. The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp works to heal and bring joy to more than 20,000 children and families who are seriously ill through year-round programs. Apex Entertainment has raised more than $10,000 for these causes over the years.
Apex Entertainment® is a family entertainment destination for people of all ages. With four locations in Massachusetts, New York and Virginia, Apex Entertainment is the largest local space for indoor family fun with world class attractions all under one roof. Headquartered in Westford, MA and established in 2017, Apex Entertainment is part of RAVentures, which owns and operates hospitality brands and real estate and development companies. https://www.apexentertainment.com/.
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Kayden Lyles out for season
Florida State center Kayden Lyles will miss the season with an injury, coach Mike Norvell announced after Wednesday morning's practice.
Lyles transferred from Wisconsin and took part in spring practices. He had slimmed down to 315 pounds ahead of the fall and was expected to compete for the starting job with Maurice Smith. Lyles started 16 games at Wisconsin.
Norvell said FSU would explore options for Lyles, who is a super senior in 2022. There is some precedent for a seventh year as soccer standout Clara Robbins earned an added year due to injury.
Smith is the Seminoles' best option going into the season, but the Seminoles have also done a considerable amount of cross training. After practice on Wednesday, Norvell mentioned that five or six centers could be in the mix. Among those are Thomas Shrader and Dillan Gibbons could slide over from guard.
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President Biden on Wednesday signed into law new health care benefits for veterans exposed to hazardous toxins in the line of duty, calling it “the most significant law our nation has ever passed.”
Mr. Biden, who called on Congress to pass the legislation during his first State of the Union Address, said the issue was personal.
“Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan not only faced dangers in battle,” he said. “They were breathing toxic smoke from burn pits. When they came home, many of the fittest and best warriors that we sent to war were not the same. Headaches, numbness, dizziness, cancer.”
“My son Beau was one of them,” he said.
The president’s eldest son died from brain cancer in 2015 at age 46. Mr. Biden has linked his son’s death to burn pits and Beau Biden worked in the military near burn pits, but the link is unproven.
The new law expands access to health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for millions who served near burn pits. It also directs the VA to presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service.
Roughly 70% of disability claims related to burn-pit exposure are denied by the VA due to a lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.
The military used burn pits to dispose of things such as chemicals, cans, tires, plastics, and medical and human waste.
Hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War-era veterans and survivors also stand to benefit from the legislation. The bill adds hypertension, or high blood pressure, as a presumptive disease associated with Agent Orange exposure.
The Congressional Budget Office projected that about 600,000 of 1.6 million living Vietnam vets would be eligible for increased compensation, though only about half would have severe enough diagnoses to warrant more compensation.
Mr. Biden said the U.S. is taking “one step closer” toward fulfilling “its truly sacred obligation to equip those we send into harm’s way and to care for them and their families when they come home.”
The president was joined at the signing ceremony by the surviving wife and daughter of the bill’s namesake, Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson.
Robinson died in 2020 after a battle with lung cancer believed to be tied to burn-pit exposure during his deployment to Iraq.
The Senate gave final approval to the bill in a 86-11 vote after a brief stalemate when several GOP lawmakers switched their vote at the last minute over concerns that the bill, as written, included a “budget gimmick” that would allow spending under the bill to be moved from discretionary to mandatory spending.
The enraged supporters of the legislation, including powerful veterans organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and the Wounded Warrior Project,
Veterans and advocates who fought for the legislation stood an around-the-clock “fire watch” outside of the U.S. Capitol until the lawmakers relented and the bill finally passed nearly a week later.
Several of those who championed the bill were present at Wednesday’s signing, including comedian and veterans advocate Jon Stewart who rallied alongside the veterans on Capitol Hill last week.
“We owe you big,” Mr. Biden said.
• This story includes wire service reports. | https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/10/joe-biden-signs-sweeping-burn-pit-law-help-ailing-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS | 2022-08-10T16:47:11Z | https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/10/joe-biden-signs-sweeping-burn-pit-law-help-ailing-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS | false | 1 |
FORT POLK, La. — When it comes to programs for children, there can be a uniformity that doesn’t always take into consideration the distinctive needs of a Family dynamic, not to mention a military-specific lifestyle.
The idea for a new program combining those features grew from the fact raising children in the military can be different, what some of those differences look like and how they impact children and parents.
“We (chapel staff and parents) started a conversation a few months ago, and from those discussions came the idea for a program called Parents of Little Kids at Polk or P.O.L.K. @ Polk,” Chrissa Gross, Fort Polk’s Main Post Chapel religious education director, said.
The P.O.L.K. @ Polk leadership team was formed and began building a free, grassroots program that is military and Polk-centric.
The program has three goals:
Provide spiritual relevance with a Christian foundation.
Provide military relevance by focusing on military-specific conversations and topics.
Provide military parents with tools to help them learn to improve their situation at home.
The discussion began with a list of all of the things that are distinct about military life.
“Once we are in it (the military lifestyle), we don’t even realize the difference because it becomes normal to us. We just automatically do it — it’s like autopilot,” Gross said.
One example of things parents outside the military might not have to deal with is single-handedly traveling long distances.
“It’s really common for a spouse to load up a truck and move long distances by themself. It’s something that probably every military spouse has done at least once and will probably do again,” Gross said. “People who aren’t in the military don’t regularly pile everything they own and their children in a vehicle and drive across the country alone.”
Having conversations about how military Families lives are different, and how they can celebrate those differences and build community around the military is what the P.O.L.K. @ Polk program is about.
“We want to offer people something different,” Gross said. “The program is open to any parent with a child under 5 years old and is Christian based, though not overtly religious. What really ties everyone together is the military. If it weren’t for that, we wouldn’t be here.”
The P.O.L.K. @ Polk leadership team has designed things to include the entire Family.
Some meetings will be held on weekdays, but the team will also be implementing evening meetings, so both parents can attend.
“We plan to have four meetings per month,” Gross said.
•The first meeting is called the village meeting and will introduce the topic for the month. It sets the stage for the meetings and activities that follow.
•The second meeting will be a playdate for Families. Everyone is invited.
•The third meeting is about being social. In September, participants will play
play a “Family Feud” game with military topics.
•The last meeting is a date night for parents.
“It’s been really rewarding for the leadership team to think about these things and customize the program to our community,” Gross said.
The Sept. 8 meeting discussion topic is separation in the military due to temporary duty, deployment or training in the “box” (the training area at Fort Polk).
“We plan to talk about the cycle of emotions that comes along with that separation, not just for couples, but also for their kids,” Gross said. “We will incorporate some scripture and give them spiritual tools.”
The leadership team is made up of women who know the military lifestyle — they live it as spouses and some have grown up with it as kids.
“They have a unique perspective and are making this curriculum with military parents in mind,” Gross said. “It’s been a beautiful thing, almost therapeutic, to sit and hash out upcoming topics.”
Currently, the Main Post Chapel is hosting summer playdates to invite Families to stop by and have some fun before the program launches. The next playdate is Aug. 27.
“We put the bouncy houses up and fill wading pools at the chapel and have some fun,” Gross said. “Parents can come here and just be who they are. There is no test they have to take to walk through our doors. We want people to know they are welcome. Whether it’s the playdates or P.O.L.K. @ Polk, this is their chapel and they’re part of this community. People are looking for a safe place to belong. We want to offer it to them,” Gross said.
Rachel Markee, spouse and P.O.L.K. @ Polk leadership team co-coordinator, said she is excited about the new program.
“Raising kids in the military is hard. We are usually far away from our family and normal support systems. I think Polk @ Polk is the perfect way for Families to find their tribe at Fort Polk,” Markee said.
The program isn’t just about dependents.
“The fact that we hold one of the meetings at night provides an opportunity for Soldiers, spouses and single parents that have to work during the day to take part in the program,” Markee said. “My spouse has friends at work, but he loves being a dad. It can be hard for him to find friends that are Family oriented. P.O.L.K. @ Polk is a great opportunity for him to do that, not to mention he gets to spend quality time with our Family.”
Tara Reece attended a Main Post Chapel playdate event July 14 and said she is looking forward to taking part in the new program.
“I think it’s beneficial and will help create a community. It’s an additional resource because being a member of the military can be lonely,” she said. “I hope people come and join us. It sounds great.”
The September P.O.L.K. @ Polk meeting scheduled is Sept. 8, 15 and 22 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and Sept. 29 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Main Post Chapel.
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People.com Entertainment TV Jennette McCurdy Explains Why She Loves Miranda Cosgrove 'to Pieces': 'She Helped Me Heal' Jennette McCurdy and Miranda Cosgrove starred on iCarly from 2007 to 2012, though McCurdy was struggling with family abuse behind the scenes By Kelly Wynne Kelly Wynne Digital News Writer, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Published on August 10, 2022 11:48 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Brian Kimsley; Karwai Tang/WireImage There's a lot of love in the iCarly family. Jennette McCurdy explained why she still adores Miranda Cosgrove 10 years after the show ended on Nickelodeon. "I love Miranda to pieces. I always will," McCurdy, 30, told Entertainment Tonight. "She has such a special place in my heart. She helped me grow as a person and heal as a person, and I hope I did the same for her. And I just love her so much." These days, she noted, "We totally still keep in touch — not as often as we used to. We used to be attached at the hip. So it was very much that kind of relationship throughout, honestly, probably until our mid-20s. But now ... we're all 'growed up' in our different directions. But I'm always rooting for her." Jennette McCurdy Says Hollywood 'Exploited' Her 'Whole Childhood': 'They Knew Exactly What They Were Doing' McCurdy's reflection on Cosgrove, 29, comes as the former child star shares her thoughts on the industry and her abusive upbringing in her memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died. In it, McCurdy details her mother's controlling nature — which resulted in an eating disorder for McCurdy — as well as some of the darker behind the scenes events at Nickelodeon. iCarly's Jennette McCurdy on Healing from 'Intense' Physical and Emotional Abuse by Her Mom In the book, McCurdy praises Cosgrove for being a kind friend during the most difficult years of McCurdy's life. "The last I heard from her she said she was so excited to read it and sent a very supportive text about reading the book," McCurdy said of Cosgrove. She added, "I can't wait for her to read the book. I think she'll laugh a lot. I think she'll relate a lot." Everett McCurdy previously told PEOPLE about a time she showed up at Cosgrove's home drunk — and ended up in an emergency situation when she tried to purge as a result of her eating disorder. "I got to her place and she let me in and puts on a show and I go in her bathroom and I wake up three hours later and she had been pounding on the door asking if I was okay and there was no response," McCurdy said. "She couldn't get in, I locked the door and she was sitting there terrified, couldn't sleep because she was worried about me." She added, "[Miranda] was an angel. I could not have gotten through my late teens and early 20s without her friendship. It moves me to think of how much she was there for me." Miranda Cosgrove Shocked by Jennette McCurdy's 'Exploited' Childhood Claims: 'You Can't Imagine That' iCarly aired on Nickelodeon between 2007 at 2012. A reboot for the show aired on Paramount+ in 2021 without McCurdy's involvement. McCurdy also spent one season on the Nick spin-off Sam & Cat and shared bits of her feud with costar Ariana Grande in the memoir. McCurdy has formally quit acting and turns her attention now to writing, comedy and her podcast Empty Inside. Cosgrove has spoken about McCurdy's recent revelations, telling The New York Times: "You don't expect things like that from the person in the room who's making everyone laugh." | https://people.com/tv/jennette-mccurdy-explains-love-for-miranda-cosgrove-she-helped-me-heal/ | 2022-08-10T16:51:00Z | https://people.com/tv/jennette-mccurdy-explains-love-for-miranda-cosgrove-she-helped-me-heal/ | true | 1 |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR) provides farmers with a Guide of best agricultural practices for climate change, in order to face the challenges in the context of the intensification of the severe drought phenomenon, informs the ministry in a press release sent to AGERPRES on Wednesday.
"Climate change is a reality, not a fiction, and that is why we must use all the means at our disposal in such a way that the level of production and their superior capitalisation positively influence Romania's economic sector. We must be economical with the resources we have to be able to successfully overcome the difficulties of the moment," said the Minister of Agriculture, Petre Daea.
He specified that the drought is a phenomenon that persists and cannot be controlled only with water, but also with technologies that involve appropriate earthworks, as well as the cultivation of drought-resistant varieties. The Minister wishes that through this best practice guide, farmers, especially the young ones, will have a conservative behavior and rationally use the ground water.
According to the cited source, the development of the guide came as a response to the challenges faced by farmers in the context of the intensification of the the severe drought phenomenon frequency that is increasingly affecting the Romanian agricultural sector. Drought is an extreme phenomenon with multiple effects, on various levels, such as agricultural production and, implicitly, food and energy security, but also river transports as a result of significant hydrological changes, with a direct impact on the distribution of underground and surface water resources, Agerpres.
The guide was created by a team made up of specialists from MADR and the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences "Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisesti" (ASAS), coordinated by the Secretary of State Dragos-Costin Telehuz, at the initiative of Minister Petre Daea.
The guide can be consulted by accessing the following link: https://www.madr.ro/ghid-de-bune-practici-agricole.html. | https://www.stiripesurse.ro/guide-of-best-agricultural-practices-for-climate-change-vailable-to-farmers-madr_2508430.html | 2022-08-10T16:51:14Z | https://www.stiripesurse.ro/guide-of-best-agricultural-practices-for-climate-change-vailable-to-farmers-madr_2508430.html | false | 1 |
Peter Siddle: Somerset fast bowler to miss 'next few fixtures'
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Somerset will be without fast-bowler Peter Siddle for the "next few fixtures" due to a back injury.
The former Australia international joined Somerset at the start of the season on a deal until the end of August as an overseas player.
The 37-year-old right-arm seamer won the last of his 67 Test caps in September 2019.
He has played in eight out of 10 of Somerset's County Championship matches, taking 27 wickets.
Siddle took another 17 wickets during their T20 Blast campaign and last played in the One-Day Cup defeat by Gloucestershire on Sunday.
"Peter has been managing a lower back complaint over the past few weeks with no significant improvement," said Somerset's head of science and medicine, Jamie Thorpe.
"We now feel that it is appropriate for him to undertake a scan in order for us to obtain complete clarity of the complaint and to ensure that we can put in place an appropriate management plan." | https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/62496535 | 2022-08-10T16:54:07Z | https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/62496535 | false | 2 |
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Sierra Leone clashed with police in the streets of the capital on Wednesday, as tensions over the rising cost of living turned deadly in the West African nation.
In a national broadcast, Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh said that “lives of both policemen and civilians were lost,” without giving further details. He announced a nationwide curfew from 3 p.m. local time in a bid to stem the violence.
The protesters on Wednesday were calling for the departure of President Julius Maada Bio, who was elected in 2018 and still has 10 months left in his term. The demonstrators chanted “Bio must go" as they made their way through the capital, Freetown.
The government has criticized the unidentified organizers of the protest, warning that the country already has suffered enough through more than a decade of civil war that ended in 2002.
“Sierra Leone has gone through a lot so let us change the trajectory and not allow people to divide us,” Abdul Karim Will, spokesman for the Office of National Security, told the national radio broadcaster earlier in the day. | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Deadly-anti-government-protests-erupt-in-Sierra-17364319.php | 2022-08-10T16:54:12Z | https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Deadly-anti-government-protests-erupt-in-Sierra-17364319.php | true | 23 |
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