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Although many of us would probably prefer if our favorite movies remained untouched, the sad truth is that we live in a generation where you’re more than likely to see [Enter Favorite ’90s TV Show Or Movie Here] remade with a Gen-Z twist way before you get an original adaptation. Deal with it!
Of course, not all hope is lost when it comes to sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots. It was recently announced that Triple Crown actress Viola Davis will soon help reintroduce moviegoers to the lucrative world of The Hunger Games in an upcoming prequel titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
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As announced a few days ago on social media (seen above), Davis will play Dr. Volumnia Gaul in a role that’s described as “the games’ most commanding figure.” The film will follow an 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem we know him as in the OG Hunger Games trilogy. His shift from antagonist to protagonist may explain the depths to how he becomes so evil, and the Oscar-winning actress will play a key role in that character shift. It’s the type of story that makes for a consummate prequel, and obviously anything that Davis touches is sure to turn into Hollywood gold.
More on casting for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes below, via Variety:
“Davis, who is playing Volumnia Gaul, the mastermind of the diabolical teen death-match, will star opposite Tom Blyth as young Coriolanus Snow, Rachel Zegler as tribute Lucy Gray Baird, Hunter Schafer as Snow’s cousin and confidante Tigris Snow and Peter Dinklage as Academy dean Casca Highbottom.
‘The Hunger Games films have always been elevated by their exceptional casting, and we are thrilled to be continuing that tradition with Viola Davis as Volumnia Gaul. Her formidable and powerful presence will add layers of complexity and menace to this story,’ said Nathan Kahane, president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.”
We’re very excited to see how this one turns out! The news also got us thinking about a handful of prequel ideas for classic films made for our culture that could definitely take off if given the green light.
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While Hunger Games is far from being considered a Black movie, Davis’ role in the upcoming prequel did help inspire the seven real-life films we chose worth being revisited. A film about young Black Panther? Who wouldn’t want that!
Take a look at the 7 Black movies we chose to get prequels, and let us know if we’re on the money — sound off with a few ideas of your own too:
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1. HOUSE PARTY (1990)
Source:GettyWorking title: Pre-Party
Who doesn’t remember a good ol’ chaperoned kickback! This could make for a great Black coming-of-age story.
2. JUICE (1992)
Source:GettyWorking title: Juicebox
Seeing how these guys grew up would make a lot of their teenage troubles make sense. Especially when it comes to Bishop.
3. WAITING TO EXHALE (1995)
Source:GettyWorking Title: Waiting To Grow
A timeless classic for Black women everywhere could make for an equally great movie about Black girlhood, given the right cast and script.
4. THE WOOD (1999)
Source:GettyWorking title: The Playground
With so much time jumping back and forth between time in the first film, one focused primarily on their upbringing could give a great look into Black adolescent brotherhood.
5. DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN (2005)
Source:GettyWorking title: Diary Of A Mad Black Girl
After all these sequels and reboots Tyler Perry has made, it’s about time we all see film about Madea as a teenager and where she got her vivacious spirit from!
6. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009)
Source:GettyWorking Title: The Princess To Be
Given its existing Disney imprint, a story about Tiana’s childhood could make for an inspiring tale for growing girls everywhere.
7. BLACK PANTHER (2018)
Source:Marvel/DisneyWorking title: Young Panther
Although we have Wakanda Forever to look forward to later this year, seeing the young king rising, learning how to be a kid while also facing his destiny, could be a powerful message and amazing tribute to Chadwick Boseman. | https://mymajicdc.com/playlist/7-black-movie-prequels-wed-love-to-see-get-made/ | 2022-08-25T18:12:43Z | https://mymajicdc.com/playlist/7-black-movie-prequels-wed-love-to-see-get-made/ | false | 26 |
Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE:NAT) marked $2.71 per share on Tuesday, down from a previous closing price of $2.78. While Nordic American Tankers Limited has underperformed by -2.52%, investors are advised to look at stock chart patterns for technical insight. Within its last year performance, NAT rose by 18.86%, with highs and lows ranging from $3.35 to $1.40, whereas the simple moving average jumped by 28.23% in the last 200 days.
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On July 21, 2022, Jefferies started tracking Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE: NAT) recommending Hold. H.C. Wainwright Initiated an Neutral rating on March 29, 2021, and assigned a price target of $3.75. Evercore ISI May 04, 2020d its ‘In-line’ rating to ‘Underperform’ for NAT, as published in its report on May 04, 2020. Evercore ISI’s report from October 18, 2019 suggests a price prediction of $4 for NAT shares, giving the stock a ‘In-line’ rating. BTIG Research also rated the stock as ‘Buy’.
Analysis of Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT)
NAT currently pays a dividend of $0.05 per share, which means investors will get a return regardless of the company’s performance over the next few months. Further, the quarter-over-quarter decrease in sales is -67.70%, showing a negative trend in the upcoming months.
In order to gain a clear picture of Nordic American Tankers Limited’s future performance, a variety of well-rounded analysis and research techniques can be applied, with equity being the most critical. Taking into account the quick ratio of the company, currently set at 1.20, you can see that the company can cover any debts it may have, which can easily be seen in the annual report of the company.
An average volume of 5.23M can be a very valuable indicator of volatility for NAT stock. On a monthly basis, the volatility of the stock is set at 5.59%, whereas on a weekly basis, it is put at 5.16%, with a loss of -0.73% over the past seven days. Furthermore, long-term investors anticipate a median target price of $3.23, showing growth from the present price of $2.71, which can serve as yet another indication of whether NAT is worth investing in or should be passed over.
How Do You Analyze Nordic American Tankers Limited Shares?
In addition to the fundamentals, you should also consider how many employees own shares in the company. This is because the values should be in line with investors’ expectations. As such, the current holdings of company stock inside the company are set at 1.90%. This can enable you to see the extent to which executives own the company’s stock. As opposed to executive stock, institutional ownership accounts for 31.70% of the company’s shares, contributing to an indication of company value, since large shareholders may signify strength within the organization.
Are institutional investors increasing their holdings in NAT shares?
The recent increase in stakes in NAT appears to be a result of several institutional investors and hedge funds increasing their positions. BlackRock Fund Advisors’s position in NAT has increased by 8.76% in the first quarter. The company now owns 8,924,664 shares of the stock, with a value of $21.42 million, following the purchase of 718,670 additional shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments LLC made another increased to its shares in NAT during the first quarter, upping its stake by 2.79%. During the last quarter, the company dropped down 141,801 additional shares for a total stake of worth $12.52 million, bringing number of shares owned by the company to 5,217,696.
During the first quarter, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC subtracted a -473,862 position in NAT. SSgA Funds Management, Inc. purchased an additional 9194.0 shares in the last quarter, increasing its holdings by 0.27%, now holding 3.37 million shares worth $8.09 million. At the end of the first quarter, Millennium Management LLC decreased its NAT holdings by -24.58% and now holds 2.73 million NAT shares valued at $6.55 million with the lessened -0.89 million shares during the period. NAT shares are owned by institutional investors to the tune of 31.70% at present. | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/24/do-investors-need-to-be-concerned-about-nordic-american-tankers-limited-nat/ | 2022-08-25T18:15:34Z | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/24/do-investors-need-to-be-concerned-about-nordic-american-tankers-limited-nat/ | true | 237 |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip earlier this month sharply raised tensions with China.
Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, landed in Taipei late Thursday after visiting the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
Pelosi was the highest-level member of the U.S. government to visit Taiwan in 25 years. China responded to her trip with large-scale military exercises that included firing missiles over the island and sending ships across the midline of the Taiwan Strait, seen as a buffer between the two sides. Some of the missiles fired landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone.
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, to be taken by force if necessary, and sees high-level foreign visits to the island as interference in its affairs and de facto recognition of Taiwanese sovereignty.
Following Pelosi’s trip, a delegation of House and Senate members visited. This week, Indiana's governor made a visit focused on business and academic cooperation. U.S politicians have called their visits a show of support for the island.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 after a civil war and have no official relations but are bound by billions of dollars of trade and investment.
China has increased its pressure on Taiwan since it elected independence-leaning Tsai Ing-wen as its president. When Tsai refused to endorse the concept of a single Chinese nation, China cut off contact with the Taiwanese government.
U.S. congressional visits to the island have stepped up in frequency in the past year.
On Thursday, the executive branch of Taiwan's government laid out plans for a 12.9% increase in the Defense Ministry's annual budget next year. The government is planning to spend an additional 47.5 billion New Taiwan dollars ($1.6 billion), for a total of 415.1 billion NTD ($13.8 billion) for the year.
The Defense Ministry said the increase is due to the “Chinese Communists continued expansion of targeted military activities in recent years, the normalization of their harassment of Taiwan's nearby waters and airspace with warships and war planes.”
Also Thursday, the Defense Ministry said it tracked four Chinese naval ships and 15 warplanes in the region surrounding the island. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/US-senator-visits-Taiwan-amid-high-tensions-with-17397919.php | 2022-08-25T18:17:04Z | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/US-senator-visits-Taiwan-amid-high-tensions-with-17397919.php | false | 16 |
Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) closed Tuesday at $6.61 per share, up from $6.57 a day earlier. While Himax Technologies Inc. has overperformed by 0.61%, investors are advised to look at stock chart patterns for technical insight. Within its last year performance, HIMX fell by -47.71%, with highs and lows ranging from $16.50 to $6.18, whereas the simple moving average fell by -33.10% in the last 200 days.
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On July 14, 2022, Credit Suisse Downgraded Himax Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) to Neutral. A report published by Nomura on April 07, 2022, Downgraded its rating to ‘Neutral’ for HIMX. Robert W. Baird initiated its ‘Outperform’ rating for HIMX, as published in its report on March 25, 2020. Lake Street’s report from January 31, 2020 suggests a price prediction of $5 for HIMX shares, giving the stock a ‘Buy’ rating. Credit Suisse also rated the stock as ‘Neutral’.
Analysis of Himax Technologies Inc. (HIMX)
The current dividend for HIMX investors is set at $1.25 per share, indicating investors will get a return regardless of how the company performs over the next quarter. Further, the quarter-over-quarter decrease in sales is -14.40%, showing a negative trend in the upcoming months.
There are several well-rounded types of analysis and research techniques that can be used to gain a clear view of Himax Technologies Inc.’s future performance, with equity being one of the most critical indicators. The goal here is to ensure that your current return on equity of 52.30% is sufficient for you to turn a profit off your investment. Taking into account the quick ratio of the company, currently set at 1.40, you can see that the company can cover any debts it may have, which can easily be seen in the annual report of the company.
As an indicator of volatility for any stock, average volume can also be very valuable, and HIMX is recording an average volume of 2.55M. On a monthly basis, the volatility of the stock is set at 4.67%, whereas on a weekly basis, it is put at 3.45%, with a loss of -6.11% over the past seven days. Furthermore, long-term investors anticipate a median target price of $8.65, showing growth from the present price of $6.61, which can serve as yet another indication of whether HIMX is worth investing in or should be passed over.
How Do You Analyze Himax Technologies Inc. Shares?
Himax Technologies Inc. (HIMX) is based in the Taiwan and is one of the most prominent companies operating in the Semiconductors market. When comparing Himax Technologies Inc. shares with other companies under Technology, the P/E value is an influential factor to note. This is because it represents an indication of the future growth of the company in terms of investors’ expectations. Ultimately, the value of the latter should demonstrate steady, rapid growth, which is an accurate measure of the company’s progress. In addition to the value of 2.23, there is a growth in quarterly earnings of 29.70%.
Apart from looking at the fundamentals, you should also pay attention to the number of company employees who own shares. This is because the values should be in line with investors’ expectations. As such, the current holdings of company stock inside the company are set at 12.30%. This can enable you to see the extent to which executives own the company’s stock. As opposed to executive stock, institutional ownership accounts for 19.60% of the company’s shares, contributing to an indication of company value, since large shareholders may signify strength within the organization.
Are institutional investors increasing their holdings in HIMX shares?
The recent increase in stakes in HIMX appears to be a result of several institutional investors and hedge funds increasing their positions. Yiheng Capital Management LP’s position in HIMX has decreased by -17.00% in the first quarter. The company now owns 6,423,445 shares of the stock, with a value of $45.99 million, following the sale of -1,315,627 additional shares during the last quarter. AllianceBernstein LP made another increased to its shares in HIMX during the first quarter, upping its stake by 4.28%. During the last quarter, the company dropped down 159,825 additional shares for a total stake of worth $27.86 million, bringing number of shares owned by the company to 3,890,673.
During the first quarter, Lazard Asset Management LLC subtracted a -423,160 position in HIMX. State of Wisconsin Investment Boa sold an additional 78126.0 shares in the last quarter, decreasing its holdings by -3.87%, now holding 1.94 million shares worth $13.9 million. At the end of the first quarter, Marshall Wace LLP increased its HIMX holdings by 2,552.19% and now holds 1.43 million HIMX shares valued at $10.26 million with the added 1.38 million shares during the period. HIMX shares are owned by institutional investors to the tune of 19.60% at present. | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/24/have-you-been-able-to-find-a-good-deal-on-himax-technologies-inc-s-shares/ | 2022-08-25T18:17:50Z | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/24/have-you-been-able-to-find-a-good-deal-on-himax-technologies-inc-s-shares/ | false | 237 |
Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) closed Tuesday at $30.20 per share, up from $28.67 a day earlier. While Lithium Americas Corp. has overperformed by 5.34%, investors are advised to look at stock chart patterns for technical insight. Within its last year performance, LAC rose by 71.01%, with highs and lows ranging from $41.56 to $17.22, whereas the simple moving average jumped by 8.73% in the last 200 days.
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On February 25, 2022, Stifel started tracking Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC) recommending Buy. A report published by HSBC Securities on January 27, 2022, Initiated its previous ‘Buy’ rating for LAC. Cowen also Upgraded LAC shares as ‘Outperform’, setting a target price of $40 on the company’s shares in a report dated January 12, 2022. Deutsche Bank January 11, 2022d its ‘Hold’ rating to ‘Buy’ for LAC, as published in its report on January 11, 2022. Deutsche Bank’s report from November 16, 2021 suggests a price prediction of $31 for LAC shares, giving the stock a ‘Hold’ rating. TD Securities also rated the stock as ‘Hold’.
Analysis of Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC)
There are several well-rounded types of analysis and research techniques that can be used to gain a clear view of Lithium Americas Corp.’s future performance, with equity being one of the most critical indicators. The goal here is to ensure that your current return on equity of -10.60% is sufficient for you to turn a profit off your investment. Taking into account the quick ratio of the company, currently set at 44.10, you can see that the company can cover any debts it may have, which can easily be seen in the annual report of the company.
As an indicator of volatility for any stock, average volume can also be very valuable, and LAC is recording an average volume of 2.57M. On a monthly basis, the volatility of the stock is set at 5.37%, whereas on a weekly basis, it is put at 5.32%, with a gain of 0.17% over the past seven days. Furthermore, long-term investors anticipate a median target price of $37.75, showing growth from the present price of $30.20, which can serve as yet another indication of whether LAC is worth investing in or should be passed over.
How Do You Analyze Lithium Americas Corp. Shares?
Apart from looking at the fundamentals, you should also pay attention to the number of company employees who own shares. This is because the values should be in line with investors’ expectations. As such, the current holdings of company stock inside the company are set at 16.82%. This can enable you to see the extent to which executives own the company’s stock. As opposed to executive stock, institutional ownership accounts for 25.53% of the company’s shares, contributing to an indication of company value, since large shareholders may signify strength within the organization.
LAC shares are owned by institutional investors to the tune of 25.53% at present. | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/24/how-did-lithium-americas-corp-lac-fare-last-session/ | 2022-08-25T18:18:49Z | https://www.uspostnews.com/2022/08/24/how-did-lithium-americas-corp-lac-fare-last-session/ | false | 25 |
HOUSTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifth Corner (www.fifthcorner.com), founded by industry veterans Tenel Tayar, Chad Braun and Kerr Taylor, announces that it, through an affiliate, has acquired Ella West in a strategic assemblage to its Ella Oaks Shopping Center.
Fifth Corner continues to execute its time-tested investment strategy with the strategic assemblage of Ella West. Ella West is a 3.77-acre site that contains a two-story 40,000 square foot building occupied by National Dentex and two future development pad sites. Ella West is located on 34th street adjacent to Ella Oaks and in the heart of the GOOF (Garden Oaks/Oak Forest) and Greater Heights submarket of Houston Texas. Because of the assemblage of these two properties, Ella West will increase access, both to W. 34th Street and to Ella Boulevard through Fifth Corner's Ella Oaks Shopping Center. The location enjoys an average household income within a 1-mile radius of $131,000 with 126,000 people in a 3-mile radius.
"The Garden Oaks/Oak Forest and the Greater Heights area is one of the most dynamic and increasingly desirable areas of Houston," says Tenel Tayar, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Corner. "The strategic assemblage of Ella West with Ella Oaks will provide improved access and development opportunities that should enhance the value of both properties and better serve this wonderful community."
Fifth Corner focuses on creating value on community focused Irreplaceable Corner™ properties' within the major markets of Texas.
"The opportunities we see with Ella West touch on virtually all of our value creation objectives: assemblage, re-development, merchandizing mix and even potentially a covered land play," said Chad Braun, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Corner. "The ability to curate multiple free standing pad sites with exciting retail concepts along 34th Street and the potential for an enclave of boutique multi-family integrated into this mixed-use project epitomizes our mission of creating value on community focused Irreplaceable Corner properties."
Fifth Corner is a Houston-based real estate company investing in and creating value on community-focused Irreplaceable Corners™ located in the fastest growing metros. The real estate strategy and culture are time-tested and refined over 30 years to create value for the properties, investors, and communities.
For more information, please visit their website at www.fifthcorner.com or contact Chad Braun at chad@fifthcorner.com.
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Chick-fil-A grilled nuggets contain dairy allergen due to supplier error
Published: Aug. 25, 2022 at 12:16 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - People with dairy allergies should avoid certain Chick-fil-A products for the moment.
The fast-food giant says some of its grilled nuggets and grilled filets contain a dairy allergen.
Officials say their supplier accidentally added the ingredient to the Chick-fil-A recipe.
This mistake is affecting locations nationwide.
The dairy item may not matter to most customers, but it poses a threat to people with related allergies.
Chick-fil-A says it is taking actions toward preventing a mistake like this from happening again.
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For the readers interested in the stock health of GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS). It is currently valued at $63.35. When the transactions were called off in the previous session, Stock hit the highs of $61.335, after setting-off with the price of $59.54. Company’s stock value dipped to $59.4115 during the trading on the day. When the trading was stopped its value was $60.40.Recently in News on August 11, 2022, GlobalFoundries Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences. GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ: GFS) today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences. You can read further details here
Price records that include history of low and high prices in the period of 52 weeks can tell a lot about the stock’s existing status and the future performance. Presently, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. shares are logging -20.30% during the 52-week period from high price, and 72.10% higher than the lowest price point for the same timeframe. The stock’s price range for the 52-week period managed to maintain the performance between $36.81 and $79.49.
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The company’s shares, operating in the sector of Technology managed to top a trading volume set approximately around 1444792 for the day, which was evidently lower, when compared to the average daily volumes of the shares.
When it comes to the year-to-date metrics, the GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS) recorded performance in the market was -7.03%, having the revenues showcasing 8.87% on a quarterly basis in comparison with the same period year before. At the time of this writing, the total market value of the company is set at 34.17B, as it employees total of 14600 workers.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS) in the eye of market guru’s
During the last month, 0 analysts gave the GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. a BUY rating, 0 of the polled analysts branded the stock as an OVERWEIGHT, 0 analysts were recommending to HOLD this stock, 0 of them gave the stock UNDERWEIGHT rating, and 0 of the polled analysts provided SELL rating.
According to the data provided on Barchart.com, the moving average of the company in the 100-day period was set at 52.37, with a change in the price was noted +2.32. In a similar fashion, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. posted a movement of +3.82% for the period of last 100 days, recording 2,266,597 in trading volumes.
Total Debt to Equity Ratio (D/E) can also provide valuable insight into the company’s financial health and market status. The debt to equity ratio can be calculated by dividing the present total liabilities of a company by shareholders’ equity. Debt to Equity thus makes a valuable metrics that describes the debt, company is using in order to support assets, correlating with the value of shareholders’ equity The total Debt to Equity ratio for GFS is recording 0.25 at the time of this writing. In addition, long term Debt to Equity ratio is set at 0.22.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GFS): Stocks Technical analysis and Trends
Raw Stochastic average of GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. in the period of last 50 days is set at 90.05%. The result represents improvement in oppose to Raw Stochastic average for the period of the last 20 days, recording 84.74%. In the last 20 days, the company’s Stochastic %K was 75.43% and its Stochastic %D was recorded 72.03%.
If we look into the earlier routines of GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., multiple moving trends are noted. Year-to-date Price performance of the company’s stock appears to be encouraging, given the fact the metric is recording -7.03%. The shares increased approximately by -1.74% in the 7-day charts and went down by 30.93% in the period of the last 30 days. Common stock shares were driven by 8.87% during last recorded quarter. | https://investchronicle.com/2022/08/25/roll-up-the-sleeves-when-the-bell-rang-at-previous-close-globalfoundries-inc-gfs-was-up-4-88/ | 2022-08-25T18:28:58Z | https://investchronicle.com/2022/08/25/roll-up-the-sleeves-when-the-bell-rang-at-previous-close-globalfoundries-inc-gfs-was-up-4-88/ | false | 19675 |
China will “seed clouds” to try to protect its harvest from drought
China will try to protect its grain harvest from a unprecedented drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest could close for another week due to water shortages to generate hydroelectric power, it was reported on Sunday.
The hottest and driest summer since records began in China 61 years ago has withered crops and left reservoirs at half their normal level. Factories in Sichuan province closed last week to save energy in homes as demand for air conditioning surged, with temperatures reaching as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).
The next 10 days is a “key period of damage resistance” for the rice crop of southern China, Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian said, according to the Global Times newspaper.
Authorities will take emergency measures to “guarantee the autumn grain harvest,” which accounts for 75% of China’s annual total, Tang said on Friday, according to the report.
Authorities will “try to increase the rain” by seeding clouds with chemicals and spraying crops with a “water retention agent” to limit evaporation, the Ministry of Agriculture said on its website. He did not give details of where that would be done.
This adds to challenges from the ruling Communist Party, which is seeking to shore up economic growth ahead of a meeting in October or November, when President Xi Jinping is expected to seek a third five-year term as leader.
a harvest of Reduced Chinese grains would have potential global impact. It would boost demand for imports, adding to inflationary pressure in the United States and Europe, which is at its highest in decades.
Also on Sunday, thousands of factories in Sichuan province that make solar panels, processor chips and other industrial products awaited word on whether last week’s six-day lockdown would be extended.
The governments of Sichuan and neighboring Hubei province say thousands of hectares of crops have been lost.
The Hubei government declared a drought emergency on Saturday and said it would provide disaster aid. The Sichuan government said 819,000 people face a shortage of drinking water.
Sichuan has been the most affected by the drought because obtains 80% of its energy from hydroelectric dams. The provincial government says reservoirs are at half normal levels.
Offices and shopping malls in Sichuan were ordered to turn off lights and air conditioning. The subway in Chengdu, the provincial capital, turned off thousands of lights at stations.
In the meantime, other areas have experienced flooding sudden deaths.
Floods in the northwestern province of Qinghai have killed at least 25 people and left eight missing, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities.
mud slides and overflowing rivers affected on Thursday to six villages in Qinghai’s Datong county, according to the report. Some 1,500 people were forced to flee their homes. | https://d1softballnews.com/china-will-seed-clouds-to-try-to-protect-its-harvest-from-drought-2/ | 2022-08-25T18:31:41Z | https://d1softballnews.com/china-will-seed-clouds-to-try-to-protect-its-harvest-from-drought-2/ | true | 2 |
The New York Yankees placed All-Star left-hander Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a groin strain.
In a corresponding move, the Yanks called up Triple-A closer Greg Weissert.
Cortes, 27, last pitched Sunday, allowing one run on three hits in six innings of New York’s 4-2 win against Toronto.
Cortes made his first All-Star team this season and is 9-4 with a 2.68 ERA in 23 starts. He has 133 strikeouts in 131 innings.
Weissert, 27, has yet to appear in a major league game. He’s 2-1 with a 1.76 ERA and 18 saves in 40 appearances this season at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Yankees haven’t announced who will replace Cortes in the rotation, though it’s possible they will go with right-hander Clarke Schmidt (5-2, 2.18 ERA). He has one start for the Yanks this season though he’s mostly been used in long relief. He has made eight starts this season at Triple-A.
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After 25 years, we still don't see bicycle kicks at the RoboCup
This year’s RoboCup symposium held in Bangkok, Thailand marks the 25th anniversary of the event, an international competition dedicated to the advancement of robotic and artificial intelligence technologies. The original goal of the event was to get the state of robotics in robust enough shape that one might field a team of robotic soccer players capable of beating a World Cup champion (human) team by 2050 – but a lot has changed since 1997.
Both the event and its mechanical entrants have evolved by leaps and bounds in the intervening years. The number of teams participating has ballooned tenfold since the inaugural event, from 38 to more than 300, with competitors now coming from more than 40 nations worldwide. And rather than fall down stairs, today’s cutting-edge humanoid constructs are backflipping off them.
“We think of [the competition] as a grand challenge akin to the Apollo missions that sought to land a person on the moon,” Dr. Peter Stone, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin and Executive Director of Sony AI America, told Engadget via email. “In both cases, one might reasonably ask, why is it worthwhile to try to achieve such a goal? What do we gain by landing a person on the moon? What do we gain by creating superhuman soccer playing robots?”
“In the case of the Apollo mission, there were several spin-off technologies in areas such as remote telemetry, body monitoring, breathing apparatuses, fabric structures, communications, and food packaging,” he continued. ”In the case of RoboCup, there have been several start-up companies founded by RoboCup participants using RoboCup technologies, most prominently Kiva Systems which became Amazon Robotics.”
“This vision inspired my early research on AI planning and machine learning in multiagent systems,” Stone wrote in a 2021 Sony AI blog, “and has continued to inspire my research and that of my students on these areas and robot learning throughout the years.”
The ideas that led to the RoboCup — can you use a soccer competition to promote robotics and AI research — had been percolating in the academic space since the early 1990s, according to RoboCup, though it wasn't until 1995’s International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence that the official groundwork for a RoboCup competition was laid. Following a requisite two-year gap for teams to sort funding and training, Nagoya, Japan hosted the first event with more than 5,000 spectators in attendance.
Today, teams can compete in both simulated and physical soccer matches using an array of humanoid robots — sorted into divisions by size, capability, and pedalness — as well as pit their robotic first responders against the Cup’s hazard-strewn disaster courses, best one another at robo-buttling in the @Home competition, and devise the most efficient warehouse floor operation in Industry. There’s even a dedicated league for junior roboticists that spans the fields of soccer, search and rescue, and on-stage performance.
“One of the most important scientific contributions of RoboCup has been to demonstrate how competitions can drive research and also provide a way of objectively benchmarking different technologies,” Dr. Claude Sammut, Head of the Artificial Intelligence Research Group at the University of New South Wales and Deputy Director of the iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research, told Engadget.
Sammut notes RoboCup Rescue as one valuable benchmarking example. The competition is supported, in part, by the US National Institute for Standard and Technology (NIST). “The arena uses the test methods developed by NIST to measure the performance of robots for disaster recovery and ordnance disposal. Each year, the test methods are updated to reflect real-world experience, so teams are encouraged to extend the capabilities of their robots to handle increasingly complex tasks.”
Training robots to play soccer “is a great problem to work on because it needs progress across most areas of AI and robotics (and it’s fun and motivating for students),” Sammut said, but learning that game won’t teach robots all they need to know about navigating in the wider world. The Cup’s Rescue course requires the robot to overcome unknown terrain to extract victims while @Home demands robust human-robot interaction and planning skills. “Humans working with robots is an important goal, so introducing domestic service robots pushes us in that direction,” he said.
That skill development has kept apace with the field’s steady stream of hardware advancements. Sammut points to “the massive increases in performance of low cost, low power CPUs and GPUs” to handle a greater degree of processing onboard, as well as the precipitous price drop of sensory equipment. “The first depth camera we bought for our rescue robots in 2006 cost €10,000. Now you can buy much better ones for a few hundred dollars and your iPhone and iPad have them built in.”
That said, even with a quarter century of technological advancements, today’s RoboCup competitors more closely resemble old Asimo than they do Sonny. Matches aren’t so much fast moving spectacles of mechanical might and sport prowess as they are watching a pair of toddering automatons shuffle after a ball while their developers trail behind them, ready to intervene in the event of a misstep or stumble.
“Motors and batteries have improved somewhat but they need further development to be able to get better speed, agility and lifetime,” Sammut conceded. “Soft, light but strong materials would also make the robots safer to be around. I wouldn't want to be on the field with the current large humanoid robots because a tackle would really hurt!” | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/after-25-years-we-still-dont-see-bicycle-kicks-at-the-robo-cup-173050505.html | 2022-08-25T18:33:02Z | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/after-25-years-we-still-dont-see-bicycle-kicks-at-the-robo-cup-173050505.html | false | 2 |
High school student killed at school bus stop in Indiana
Published: Aug. 25, 2022 at 1:55 PM EDT|Updated: 40 minutes ago
GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) - A 16-year-old was shot and killed Thursday morning while he was waiting for his school bus.
He was just a sophomore in high school.
The student’s name hasn’t been released yet, but police said he was targeted, though that’s all they’ve said at this point as they work to find the shooter.
Several schools in the area were put on lockdown.
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Citation
Sufrate-Sorzano T, Perez J, Juárez-Vela R, Garrote-Cámara ME, de Viñaspre RR, Molina-Luque F, Santolalla-Arnedo I. Int. J. Nurs. Knowl. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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(Copyright © 2022, John Wiley and Sons)
DOI
10.1111/2047-3095.12392
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35997164
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this umbrella review was to determine the most effective nursing interventions for the prevention and management of suicidal behavior. In order to do so, the review identifies interventions from the Nursing Interventions Classifications taxonomy with evidence to this end. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted for systematic reviews included in the PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, and Joanna Briggs Institute databases between January 1, 2011 and May 1, 2020. FINDINGS: The review is made up of 21 systematic reviews. In order to carefully analyze the interventions described, these were coded into categories, grouping the interventions into those based on psychological therapy, interventions related to pharmacotherapy, interventions related to the professional relationship between health professional and patient, and interventions aimed at the general public. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing interventions for suicide risk management are prevalent in the scientific literature and are shown to be effective for patients with suicidal ideation or suicide attempts. Prevention and treatment of suicidal behavior require the provision of coping tools, behavioral interventions that directly address suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and support through therapeutic partnerships, among others. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: This paper synthesizes the most current evidence on the most effective Nursing Interventions Classifications interventions for the treatment and prevention of suicidal behavior. It provides nursing practitioners with a comprehensive review of the therapeutic interventions with the best evidence and is useful for the development of clinical guidelines and protocols, as well as for the development of health policies and plans.
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Kagiso Rabada was the leader of the Proteas with both bat and ball, his manful efforts keeping them in the game after they were bundled out for just 151 on the first day of the second Test against England at Old Trafford on Thursday.
That South Africa, who had won the toss and chosen to bat first, got as far as 151 was largely thanks to Rabada’s doughty innings of 36. He then once again led with the ball as he claimed the key wicket of Joe Root for just 9 as South Africa fought hard with the ball to restrict England to 111/3 at stumps.
Also read: England in charge of second Test in Manchester
As he has done previously, Proteas skipper Dean Elgar backed his batsmen to get through tough early conditions batting first under heavily overcast skies, wanting to bowl last because they have included a second frontline spinner in their XI in Simon Harmer and the pitch does look dry.
But with James Anderson (15-4-32-3) and Stuart Broad (11-1-37-3) leading the way with some wonderfully skilful bowling on a pitch that seamed extravagantly, the Proteas batting failed dismally, and they had crashed to 108/8 before Rabada top-scored and gave the innings the thinnest veneer of respectability.
Also read: Proteas stick with top six despite poor middle-order showing
The gutsy Anrich Nortje provided him with valuable support, scoring 10 in 51 minutes as they added 35 for the ninth wicket, the biggest partnership of the innings.
England ill-placed, pace like myrrh
England were soon ill-placed themselves with the bat as they slipped to 43/3.
The skill and discipline in asking questions just outside off stump of Lungi Ngidi and Rabada took care of Alex Lees (4) and Root, Erwee this time hanging on to a juggling catch in the slips unlike at Lord’s off the same bowler, while Nortje proved again that sheer pace is as valuable as myrrh as he blasted through Ollie Pope’s defences for 23 well-made runs.
Also read: From godfather Donald to sensational Rabada, Proteas pace rules
But as happened in South Africa’s innings, once the ball lost its shine and became softer, so the movement off the pitch eased. The Proteas bowling also became a bit irregular, conceding 20 extras, and Jonny Bairstow played some marvellous strokes to reach 38 not out off just 45 balls at the close and position himself as the biggest threat on the second day.
Zak Crawley helped him add an unbeaten 68 for the fourth wicket, but the embattled opener was scratchy in scoring just 17 not out off 77 deliveries. | https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/3180975/rabada-leader-manful-efforts-bat-ball/ | 2022-08-25T18:51:43Z | https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/3180975/rabada-leader-manful-efforts-bat-ball/ | false | 1 |
BOSTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) today announced a collaboration with VillageMD, which is a fast growing national provider of value-based primary care services through its subsidiary, Village Medical. This engagement allows VillageMD to expand its innovative primary care offering in Massachusetts.
VillageMD is building a network of convenient, accessible primary care practices in the Commonwealth that provides patients with a seamless and differentiated experience focused on disease prevention, chronic condition management, and healthy lifestyles.
"VillageMD's commitment to value-based care aligns with our vision to promote quality health care that's accessible, equitable, and affordable," said Dr. Sandhya Rao, chief medical officer and senior vice president at Blue Cross. "Like Blue Cross, VillageMD is dedicated to meeting the needs of Massachusetts' diverse patient population with primary care doctors and advanced practice providers who are focused on coordinated care that improves health outcomes."
Under the arrangement, Blue Cross and VillageMD will work together to develop innovations in primary care that advance their shared commitment to improving the quality and affordability of care as well as the patient experience. Additionally, VillageMD will ensure Blue Cross members have timely access to primary care appointments at its practices.
"At VillageMD, we know that solving America's health care crisis cannot be done alone. Relationships like this are critical to the success of transforming health care for the future, and Blue Cross allows us to reach more patients with high quality, coordinated primary care," said David Hatfield, D.O., president of Village Medical.
Dr. Hatfield noted that Village Medical physicians and advanced practice providers are focused on developing a deep and empathetic relationship with each patient while providing a coordinated and connected care offering to Massachusetts residents.
Through a unique collaboration, VillageMD and Walgreens are providing coordinated primary care and pharmacy services through Village Medical at Walgreens practices. Village Medical physicians and Walgreens pharmacy team members work together to coordinate care for patients including chronic conditions, as well as everyday illnesses and injuries.
VillageMD operates in 22 markets with more than 300 practices managing the health care of more than 1.6 million patients. The primary care provider accepts most insurance including Medicare.
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (bluecrossma.org) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered in Boston. We are committed to the relentless pursuit of quality, affordable and equitable health care with an unparalleled consumer experience. Consistent with our promise to always put our members first, we are rated among the nation's best health plans for member satisfaction and quality. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
About VillageMD
VillageMD, through its subsidiary Village Medical, is a leading, national provider of value-based primary care services. VillageMD partners with physicians to provide the tools, technology, operations, staffing support and industry relationships to deliver high-quality clinical care and better patient outcomes, while reducing the total cost of care. The Village Medical brand provides primary care for patients at traditional free-standing practices, Village Medical at Walgreens practices, at home and via virtual visits. VillageMD and Village Medical have grown to 22 markets and are responsible for more than 1.6 million patients. VillageMD is a leading participant in CMS innovation programs and will apply to participate in the upcoming ACO REACH model, which helps providers deliver better outcomes for patients and create healthier communities through value-based care. To learn more, please visit www.villageMD.com.
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NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Sweden striker Alexander Isak arrived at Newcastle on Thursday and appeared close to completing a move from Real Sociedad to the Saudi-owned Premier League team for a reported club-record fee of 70 million euros ($70 million).
Newcastle's signing of Isak would take the spending of the richest club owners in world soccer to more than $130 million in the summer transfer window.
Netherlands defender Sven Botman, England goalkeeper Nick Pope and left back Matt Targett have already joined Newcastle in this transfer window.
British broadcaster Sky Sports reported that Isak has completed his medical examination.
The 22-year-old Isak burst into global consciousness through some impressive displays for Sweden at the European Championship last year. He is widely regarded as a potential star of the future thanks to his pace and dribbling ability but has a modest scoring record, having netted 44 goals in 132 appearances for Sociedad and nine in 37 for Sweden.
Isak joined Borussia Dortmund at the age of 17 and was sold two years later in 2019 after failing to break into the team.
Joelinton was Newcastle's previous record signing after joining for 35 million pounds (then $44 million) in 2019.
That was two years before the buyout by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund that has moved the club from northeast England into a different realm.
Isak would be competing with Callum Wilson and Chris Wood for a place up front. Wilson is facing time out of the team after getting hurt in the 3-3 draw against Manchester City on Sunday.
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RIGHT WING EXTREMISM
Watch: Lara Trump Thinks the President Is Supposed to Tell the Attorney General What to Do
Lara Trump, a former TV producer who is married to Eric Trump, thinks presidents tell attorneys general what to do. After both the Kennedy and Nixon administrations the America people demanded a firm wall between the White House and the Dept. of Justice, one her father-in-law repeatedly violated.
On Thursday morning Lara Trump appeared uninformed of that very basic tenet, telling Fox News, “It’s ridiculous to assume that the current president did not know about an FBI raid from his own Department of Justice on the last president – and a person that he may be running against in the upcoming 2024 election.”
As The Daily Mail reports, Trump was responding to President Joe Biden’s remarks one day earlier, when Fox News’ Peter Doocy shouted a question at the President after he had concluded his new conference announcing his new student loan debt forgiveness plan.
Asking if he had been informed the FBI was going to execute a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago, President Trump replied, “I didn’t have any advance notice.”
“None, zero, not one single bit,” added Biden, who as has been repeatedly reported has built a very strong wall between the Oval Office and DOJ.
“I don’t think anyone believes Joe Biden,” Lara Trump told Fox & Friends. “We know it’s a lie.”
There is nothing to indicate the President was not telling the truth.
“I don’t think anyone believes that,” Trump continued.
“And, if you do believe that, then who is in charge at the White House?” she aded, exposing her lack of knowledge that the U.S. Attorney General is expected to operate independently of the President and the White House. There are very strict rules about who in the White House can even speak with anyone at DOJ.
In July of 2021 Attorney General Merrick Garland published a 5-page memo address to all DOJ personnel strengthening that wall.
Politico at the time called it a directive “seeking to limit political influence on law enforcement matters by strictly limiting contacts between Justice Department personnel and the White House.”
“The memo follows through on campaign pledges by then-candidate Joe Biden to reestablish the department’s independence after a series of episodes where President Donald Trump publicly and privately complained about prosecutors’ decisions, urging them to lay off his friends and target his political enemies.”
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Lara Trump, who is married to Eric Trump, thinks it is the job of the sitting President to direct the actions of the Attorney General.
That goes against decades of very strict policies in *every* administration – except the one her father-in-law ran.pic.twitter.com/M9tBt0J1F7— David Badash (@davidbadash) August 25, 2022
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Ireland Baldwin wants to make clear that she’s busy and productive.
In a post on TikTok, the 26-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger responded to fans who have questioned whether she actually has a job.
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“I am a business owner,” she said.
Baldwin also added that she and her boyfriend RAC are getting into business together.
“We are opening up a café, wine bar and a boutique,” she said. “And we are starting a brand together.”
The model continued, “Another big part of my life is that I’m a foster rescue dog mom. I work in adoption, I work with a lot of fosters and a lot of rescuers.”
On top of all that, Baldwin talked about her recent efforts to launch a screenwriting career.
“We pitch TV shows and we write movie scripts, we work on commercial stuff,” she said. “Things are just kind of getting started for us. Everyone has to start somewhere.”
READ MORE: Ireland Baldwin Shares Her Abortion Story And Reveals She Was Raped While Unconscious As A Teenager
Not everyone was buying it, though, with one person commenting, “Rich people passing off their hobbies as work. Why can’t they just say ‘I was fortunate to have been born rich and now I dedicate my time to….'”
Another person added, “So, no she doesn’t have a job,” and Baldwin herself responded, “Not sure which of those don’t qualify as a job but sounds good, brother.”
She did receive some support, though, with one fan writing, “Even if you did no work at all, you’d still be valid and worthy of respect & love & I wouldn’t think any less of you.”
“It’s very true… Everyone is worthy of respect,” Baldwin responded. | https://etcanada.com/news/923554/ireland-baldwin-responds-to-fans-who-think-she-doesnt-have-a-job/ | 2022-08-25T18:59:02Z | https://etcanada.com/news/923554/ireland-baldwin-responds-to-fans-who-think-she-doesnt-have-a-job/ | false | 1 |
Phillip Schofield, 60, returns to hospital after ‘pioneering and expensive’ surgery
PHILLIP SCHOFIELD has revealed he's been back into hospital for surgery on his eye after suffering for years with a "debilitating" condition.
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This Morning host Phillip Schofield has updated fans after returning to hospital for surgery. Phil has now undergone operations on both of his eyes after battling “debilitating floaters” which disrupt his vision.
In view of his three million followers, he posted a photo on Instagram of himself surrounded by a team of doctors.
Phil could be seen in the medical chair, beaming while wearing an eye patch.
“Now my right eye is done!” he wrote.
“Thank you Prof Stanga & his amazing team.
“If the success of my summer is to be ‘floater’ free, that’s good enough for me,” he added, alongside some smiling emojis.
He had previously explained that he was undergoing elective limited pars plana vitrectomy surgery at the Retina Clinic in London.
In July, he explained: “These floaters have literally blighted my otherwise brilliant eyesight.
“For the first time in many years, right now, I’m looking at a clear blue sky, it is mood/mind and life changing for me.
“People who don’t have terrible floaters won’t understand what they do to your head and until now they really haven’t been taken seriously.
“Today I have a blood shot eye that will last 2 weeks and an intense regime of eye drops for a month… but my floaters are 100% gone.”
Phil added that the treatment was “pioneering and expensive”, and that he paid full price for it.
The star had also gone into detail about the effects of his condition, and how it could be rectified, during a discussion on This Morning.
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“I have debilitating eye floaters, and funnily enough, I had a person who is on the TV contact me the other day and said, 'I heard you've got floaters, what do you do?'” he began, during a segment back in 2020.
"I am at the cutting edge of all this, let me tell you, because the only way to treat them is a vitrectomy, where they suck the jelly out of your eye,” he continued.
"Within twelve months you get a cataract, so they are trying to pioneer a half vitrectomy, which started in America - see I know a lot about this!
"You have half the vitrectomy, take the floaters out, but you don't get a cataract.
"And I am hoping I might be the first person in the country to get this.”
His co-host Holly Willoughby looked unsure as she asked: "Would you want to be the first?"
Phil replied: "Yes I would, because they drive me insane!
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Shoppers are making fewer purchases and fewer trips to stores. But when they do check out at the register, they often spend more, revealing the impact of inflation. Many lower-income shoppers are cutting back on non-essentials like home decor and spending big at discount dollar stores.
These are some of the takeaways from a spate of mid-year financial report cards released by America's leading retailers, including Walmart, Macy's and Dollar Tree. They reflect a deep uncertainty that has set into the U.S. economy, with inflation running at the highest rate in decades.
Department store chains Macy's and Nordstrom, as well as Victoria's Secret this week joined a growing list of retailers cutting their forecasts for the rest of year. Companies are flagging fewer visits from shoppers compared to a year ago, though some retailers, including home goods seller Williams-Sonoma on Wednesday and Home Depot last week, continued to report growing sales despite slower store traffic.
At Dollar General and Dollar Tree, inflation had the result of boosting sales, the companies reported Thursday, as shoppers sought cheaper groceries, smaller packages and more deals on essentials.
Some retailers seeing a dip in sales have blamed their race to discount and sell off unwanted inventory: an unexpected glut of things like pajamas and kitchen appliances that were hot in the pandemic until suddenly shoppers became more interested in travel and outings to restaurants.
People are still shopping
All this comes against a backdrop of a massive, record-blasting shopping spree that marked 2020 and 2021. This year, as pandemic restrictions lifted, people turned back toward experiences rather than things. And then, as prices for gas and food boosted inflation, more shoppers began to switch to private brands or skip discretionary items.
In surveys, people say they feel extremely anxious about finances. Still, in July, retail sales, when adjusted for inflation, edged up both compared to June and to July 2021 as prices somewhat eased.
"Every metric I see is that the economy is pretty resilient," said Sucharita Kodali, an analyst with Forrester, pointing to higher wages, low unemployment, decent savings levels and retail spending remaining above pre-pandemic levels. "Retail spend, even in spite of inflation, is at a record high."
Shoppers are "under pressure"
This week, Macy's, the largest U.S. department store chain, scaled back its forecast for the full year. The company said its shoppers are not switching to less expensive brands, as other retailers have seen, but rather seeking out discounts and prioritizing purchases such as office clothes as more people return to the workplace in person.
The consumer "is actually still healthy, but they're under pressure. Wage rate is not keeping up with the pace of inflation," CEO Jeff Gennette told Bloomberg on Tuesday, suggesting that upscale shoppers were less affected and luxury goods were selling well.
Kodali points out that many retailers – particularly department stores – had wobbled long before the pandemic, particularly as many malls declined and big brands raced to sell directly to shoppers online.
Economists at Wells Fargo are warning that back-to-school shopping was a major factor boosting retail spending in recent months.
"Once the kids return to school and the bills come due, households will begin to tighten their belts," the company wrote in a report last week. "Even as inflation is showing signs of moderating, it will do so only slowly."
Meanwhile, Walmart – whose vast footprint and low prices make it much more of an economic bellwether – has done an about-face from warnings about the rest of the year to signal better times ahead.
In July, the company alerted Wall Street to slumping profits, as people's high grocery bills made products in other aisles less appealing. But last week, Walmart improved its forecast, noting that its stores were drawing more middle-income and higher-income shoppers.
Walmart's biggest rival Amazon, for its part, last month said it had seen no inflation impact on demand at all, with the company's shoppers continuing to spend more.
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I. DAUGHTER OF ZION, fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? what name have they given to you? Today, this month, God will perform another naming ceremony for you. JEHOVAH-ADONAI says, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." YOUR MOMENT TO A EXPERIENCE CHANGE OF NAME FROM JACOB TO ISRAEL HAS COME.
II. SON OF MAN, you must travail a little longer for the manifestation of your change. A change of name is associated with good news and great joy. Good news shall knock at your door. For that is your portion. Even if the news sounds not too pleasant at the beginning, beloved within and through the spirit of God, it shall be good news in the end. WITHIN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE YOUR TRANSFORMATION SHALL COME.
III. MY BELOVED SISTER AND MY DEAR BROTHER, God has removed that JACOB GARMENT AND ADORN YOU WITH ISRAEL GARMENT. Our El-Shaddai, God Almighty says YOU SHALL be fruitful and multiply. YOU WILL become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants which is the manifestation of a change of name. That is the power of God, He speaks to establish it and so shall it be unto you. FOR WE HAVE A HERITAGE IN CHRIST JESUS.
IV. BELOVED believe in God, for JEHOVAH-RAAH says you are no longer JACOB, you are from this day forth called ISRAEL, there is power in a name. WHAT NAME WILL YOU RESPOND TO? JACOB OR ISRAEL? This is DIVINE MANNA prepared through the Authority and Power of Christ Jesus and served to you through God's Vessel Francis Ameyibor, Yes! God shall remove that slave clothes and adorn you in royal attire.
V. 2022 MY EMPOWERED SEASON TO DETHRONE AND ENTHRONED - Change of names comes through praying without ceasing. To dethrone and enthroned you got to fight in the throne room of prayer.
PRAYER: LORD I surrender therefore let it be according to your word, LORD I cannot fight this battle on my own to dethrone those forces occupying my throne. LORD through your power dethrone them and enthroned me on my rightful royal stool through Christ Jesus name I PRAY AMEN
REF: Luke 2:10
Genesis 35:10&11
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- Getty Images Holdings Inc GETY said it had set aside an additional $25 million of balance sheet cash for the previously announced $275 million of deal proceeds towards debt repayment.
- The Company’s subsidiary, Getty Images Inc, made a voluntary prepayment of $300 million of its senior secured term loan.
- Following the voluntary prepayment, the Company has approximately $692.6 million outstanding under its USD Term Loan, and $438.9 million outstanding under its EUR Term Loan converted using the currency exchange rate as of June 30, 2022.
- Getty Images merged with a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, CC Neuberger Principal Holdings, and started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 25, 2022.
- The Company held $213.8 million in cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2022.
- Price Action: GETY shares are trading higher by 7.27% at $29.53 on the last check Wednesday.
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A judge has warned the State it will have to “start explaining” unless there is progress in the court case against two men accused of being found with almost €8.5m of cocaine after it was flown into the country.
Tim Gilchrist Jr (54) of Mavis Bank, Newrath, Waterford. and Michal Luczak (41), with an address at Primrose Avenue, Jigginstown Naas, Co Kildare, are both charged with possessing cocaine for sale or supply on August 4, 2022.
Polish national Mr Luczak, who gardaí believe flew a Cessna single-engine aircraft into Abbeyshrule Aerodrome, Co Longford, is also charged with the unlawful possession of cocaine under Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Co-accused Mr Gilchrist Jr is charged with the same alleged offence at Lough Owel, Irishtown, Co Westmeath.
They were arrested and later charged after gardaí intercepted two vehicles in the Lough Owel area in Co Westmeath, recovering 120kg of cocaine from one car.
The court was previously told how the haul was a “massive loss” to an organised crime group.
Both men have remained in custody since the incident and appeared before Judge Alan Mitchell via videolink at a sitting of Mullingar District Court today where it was revealed Mr Luczak would be pleading not guilty to the alleged charges.
Niall Flynn, defending Mr Luczak, said his client was keen to accelerate the case and was intent on tendering a High Court bail application next week.
Mr Flynn said there was a certain sense of inevitability that the case would not be heard at District Court level and asked the court to consider refusing jurisdiction to allow for the service of a book of evidence.
“Mr Luczak is maintaining his innocence and is anxious for it to be expedited to come before the Circuit Court in the November sessions where he will be much more likely to get a trial if he is in custody,” he said.
Mr Flynn said he was making that submission in order to ensure there was no chance of his client “missing the window” of a trial later this year.
Judge Mitchell said one way of preventing that was if Mr Luczak went forward to the Circuit Court on a signed plea, an option Mr Flynn quickly dismissed as he repeated his client’s insistence on maintaining his innocence.
“Mr Luczak is in custody and it's inevitable this matter is heading in another direction unless the certificate of analysis suggests the materials found were not drugs,” he said.
In seeking an update as to the status of the investigation and the classification of drugs found, Judge Mitchell asked Detective Garda Ivor Scully: “It’s not flour, I presume?”
The officer from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau said: “No, it’s not flour.”
Maurice Regan, defending Mr Gilchrist Jnr, said his client would be consenting to no more than a two-week adjournment, prompting Judge Mitchell to advise the prosecution of its obligations in advancing the case.
“I would expect progress and certainly the defendant that is in custody is entitled to know there is going to be some progress,” he said.
In remanding both men in custody until a sitting of Mullingar District Court on September 8 for DPP directions, Judge Mitchell said: “At that stage the State will have to start explaining why they are not in a position to give directions.” | https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/judge-warns-of-need-for-progress-in-court-case-against-men-accused-over-85m-of-cocaine-flown-into-longford-41937655.html | 2022-08-25T19:05:19Z | https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/judge-warns-of-need-for-progress-in-court-case-against-men-accused-over-85m-of-cocaine-flown-into-longford-41937655.html | true | 1 |
Legendary Players Will Headline Two Upcoming WNBA Top Shot Pack Drops Featuring The Most Memorable Moments From Past & Present Seasons
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WNBA Top Shot today announced that 4x WNBA Champion and 5x Olympic Gold Medalist, Sue Bird; and 2x WNBA Champion, 2x WNBA Finals MVP and 4x Olympic Gold Medalist, Sylvia Fowles will highlight two upcoming limited-edition pack drops as a homage to their storied careers.
Sylvia Fowles will serve as the face of the upcoming Metallic Gold Limited Edition set, the Premier Rare Set for both WNBA and NBA Top Shot products. This pack features some of the best plays from the top players from the 2022 WNBA season. As a tribute to Sylvia, one of the 25 Moments in this set will include a bucket from the final home game of her career, a feature that only Top Shot can bring to life. Each Moment will be minted to 499 and will drop in a Premium Pack on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
Soon after, WNBA Top Shot will release Sue Bird's Game Recognize Game pack, a first of its kind collection for WNBA Top Shot. The Rare set will feature nine contemporary and historical plays curated by Sue. Each Moment will include narration and commentary from Sue providing her reasoning for selecting each. The theme of the pack highlights players Sue has personally looked up to, players she has grown with, won with, and players she is passing the torch to as she retires from one of the best basketball careers of all-time.
As part of this announcement, Dapper Labs is also donating a percentage of their revenue from the sales of Moments featuring Sue and Syl – up to $50,000 per player for a total of $100,000 – to the National Women's Law Center in support of gender justice across issues central to the lives of women and girls.
"Throughout my career in the W, advocating for and empowering women in sports has been my mission," said Sue Bird, "I'm thrilled to partner with WNBA Top Shot to help increase the representation of women's sports in the collectibles space. This is monumental for our game and this new generation of players. It's amazing to know that fans will now be able to truly connect to the greatness of the Women in our sport."
It's incredible that WNBA Top Shot is helping bring our league and players to the forefront in a new space," said Sylvia Fowles. "It's an honor to partner with WNBA Top Shot to immortalize my career in this space. Representation matters and I hope this breaks barriers for girls interested in sports while inspiring the next generation of women athletes and fans."
Fans can collect Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles' Moments from this season as a part of the W's 26th season WNBA Top Shot collection, which will feature the league's leading players, and the emerging stars and rookies Sue and Sylvia helped to pave the way for. To commemorate two of the best to do it, WNBA Top Shot will be releasing two packs highlighting Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird.
"Since debuting WNBA Top Shot, we've seen demand for the league increase significantly due to the passionate growing fanbase and admiration of the league," said Jayne Peressini, GM of WNBA Top Shot. "To honor their remarkable careers as they say farewell to the court, we're proud to partner with Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles to give fans a special way to celebrate these WNBA legends by collecting and owning some of their greatest moments."
For more information or to purchase, visit wnba.nbatopshot.com.
About Dapper Labs:
Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs is the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain. Dapper Labs uses blockchain technology to bring new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world by bringing fans closer to the brands they love, giving people a real stake in the communities they contribute to, and creating new ways for consumers to become creators themselves. Dapper Labs' studio partners include the NBA and NBPA, Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, and UFC. Notable investors in Dapper Labs include Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Google Ventures, Samsung, and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others. For more information, please visit www.dapperlabs.com.
About the WNBA:
Currently in its 25th season in 2021, the WNBA is a bold, progressive basketball league that stands for the power of women. Featuring 12 teams, the W is a unique sports property that combines competition and entertainment with a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and social responsibility. Through its world-class athletes, the in-game fan experience, TV and digital broadcasts, digital and social content and community outreach programs, the league celebrates and elevates the game of basketball and the culture around it.
In 2020, the WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) signed a groundbreaking eight-year CBA that charts a new course for women's basketball—and women's sports overall—with a focus on increased player compensation, improvements to the player experience, expanded career development opportunities, and resources specifically tailored to the female professional athlete. Key elements of the agreement are supported through the league's new platform, WNBA Changemakers, with AT&T, the WNBA's Marquee Partner and inaugural Changemaker, as well as fellow inaugural Changemakers Deloitte and Nike, and the recent addition of Google. During the 2020 season, the WNBA and WNBPA launched the WNBA Justice Movement forming the Social Justice Council with the mission of being a driving force of necessary change and continuing conversations about race and voting rights, among other important societal issues.
About the WNBPA:
The Women's National Basketball Players Association is the union for current women's professional basketball players in the WNBA. The WNBPA is the first labor union for professional women athletes. It was created in 1998 to protect the rights of players and assist them in achieving their full potential on and off the court. The WNBPA handles the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, filing grievances on their behalf, and counseling players on benefits and post-WNBA career opportunities. The WNBPA also serves as a resource for current players, while they are competing internationally during the offseason. The WNBPA encourages players to participate in union activities – including executive leadership roles, team representative positions, and global community outreach initiatives.
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Hygiene standards at Northumberland businesses rated above national average
Northumberland’s food businesses are above the national average when it comes to hygiene, with 98.3% rated three or above.
The Food Hygiene Standards Agency rates businesses on a scale of one to five, with any rating below three meaning that hygiene levels are unsatisfactory.
Every year it produces a report detailing standards across the county, and this year an impressive 3186 businesses across the county are rated level three or above, 2790 of which, or 87.5%, were rated level five.
To determine hygiene levels, inspections are carried out each year which look at how food is handled, the physical condition of the business, how it manages ways of keeping food safe and processes, training and systems.
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These inspections aim to help residents and visitors choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving clear information about a venue’s hygiene standards.
Anywhere which supplies, sells or provides food is subject to a food hygiene inspection.
Welcoming the news, councillor Colin Horncastle, cabinet member with responsibility for community services, said: “To be above the national average is great for Northumberland. It shows that our food businesses are working extremely hard to have the very best hygiene standards.
“Our officers work closely with our local businesses to ensure they are supported in achieving good hygiene standards and we are confident that we can continue on this upward trend in the future.”
He added: “Local authority officers rate food businesses based on the standards of food hygiene found at the time of inspection.
"It is extremely important that this is carried out so our residents and visitors are well informed and can make their own decisions on where they eat and shop.“However, it is still the responsibility of the business to comply with food hygiene law at all times and maintain good hygiene standards, and as we can see here through our high standards the majority of Northumberland’s businesses are choosing to do so.”
Rankings for the county are as follows:
5 – 2790
4 – 298
3 – 98
2 – 18
1 – 25
0 - 3
A total of 3,232 premises have been rated.
While businesses are not required to display food hygiene ratings, many choose to do so in their windows and online.
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Stephen Thompson isn’t interested in fighting Shavkat Rakhmonov next.
Thompson hasn’t fought since last December when he lost by decision to Belal Muhammad. It was his second straight defeat, and in both losses, he was out grappled and outwrestled.
Since those setbacks, Thompson has been healing up a collarbone injury but is now ready to return at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. However, the UFC has offered him Shvakat Rakhmonov and wants to make that fight but ‘Wonderboy’ says he has no interest in it and won’t accept the fight.
“The UFC was talking about maybe Shavkat, he just beat Neil Magny. I was like look, ‘UFC, give me someone that is going to want to strike with me.’ I haven’t turned down the last two guys who are grapplers, one of the top grapplers in the welterweight division, didn’t turn him down,” Thompson said to BJPENN.com on Thursday. “I was like ‘give me a striker.’ We were looking at Li Jingliang but he’s got a fight coming up, Kevin Holland, we were going to take that one but I wanted the Madison Square Garden card and he wanted to fight a little sooner.”
Stephen Thompson says he has made it known to the UFC that he wants to face a striker next. For ‘Wonderboy,’ he says that is a big reason as to why he won’t take the Rakhmonov fight as he doesn’t want to fight another grappler for the third straight fight.
“Not at all. It doesn’t make sense for me to face another heavy grappler. Let me work on my craft a little more, especially when it comes to wrestling,” Thompson added. “They were pushing it, but it just doesn’t make sense, the fans didn’t want to see it either. They are like ‘dude, give Stephen a striker, someone who is going to strike with him.’ It is what it is, that is not a fight that interests me at this point.”
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus Property is ranked among the top multifamily companies for online reputation in the 2022 Division ORA® Power Ranking, published by Multifamily Executive. The company ranks 4th place in Division II.
The Divisions include Division II – companies that manage between 20,000 to 34,402 units, Division III – companies that manage between 10,000 to 19,999 units, and Division IV – companies that manage between 2,000 to 9,999 units. The unit cut-off for each Division was determined based on the portfolio data obtained from Smart Apartment Data in June 2022.
"The Division ranking reflects multifamily companies' attention to customer service and online reputation. Research has shown that a positive online presence is critical to boosting marketing and leasing efforts. The companies awarded in this Division ranking have singularly focused on winning over their residents in person, as evident in their high ORA scores," said Joseph Batdorf, president of J Turner Research.
J Turner Research introduced the Division ORA® Power Ranking in 2019 to recognize management companies of all sizes for excellence in online reputation management. The companies are ranked based on their Online Reputation Assessment (ORA®) score—the multifamily industry standard to measure and benchmark a property/company's online reputation. The Division I list—Top 25 of the NMHC Top 50 companies—was announced earlier in May 2022.
"We are proud of all our team members who consistently provide our residents an unparalleled living experience. Our people and the pride they have for their work is what makes Olympus such a special place to live and work," notes Wade Madden, Chief Operating Officer at Olympus Property.
Developed by J Turner Research, the ORA® Power Ranking is based on monthly online reputation research of over 128,000 properties' lifetime reviews across multiple review sites and Internet Listing Services (ILSs). Using a statistical model, J Turner assigns an independent ORA® Score to each property on a scale of 0–100. The ORA® Score was developed to simplify how online reputation is measured, and it serves as the multifamily industry standard to measure a property's online reputation.
Each month, Multifamily Executive publishes a ranking of properties and/or management companies based on their ORA® scores. A property or a management company does not have to be a J Turner Research client to qualify for this ranking. To learn more about ORA®, please visit https://jturner.us/ora.
About Olympus Property
Established in 1992, Olympus Property is a highly experienced full-service multifamily owner and operator headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The company's portfolio is currently valued at over $5 billion and representing approximately 22,700 units under ownership and management. Olympus is consistently focused on high-growth markets and adding value across the portfolio. The company is currently invested in fourteen states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming and Kentucky.
About J Turner Research
J Turner Research is an independent research company focused exclusively on the multifamily industry for almost two decades. It is the only company to monitor the online reviews and ratings of 128,000+ properties nationwide. J Turner pioneered the Online Reputation Assessment (ORA®) score, which serves as the multifamily industry standard to measure, benchmark, and compare a property/company's online reputation. The company is the national leader in enhancing resident satisfaction through intelligent resident and prospect survey programs, quantifiable action plans, customized training, and review response service. For more information, visit www.jturnerresearch.com.
To learn more about Olympus Property or for media inquiries, please contact Jeff Evans at 325-829-8844 or Jeff.Evans@OlympusProperty.com, or Braden Barr at 415-686-0232 or Braden.Barr@OlympusProperty.com.
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Sunday Night Football is back! Throughout the 20 game NFL season KSNF TV-16 and the Joplin Humane Society will feature a puppy or dog each week that’s in need of a loving forever home. Find the perfect fur baby for your family!
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First published in The Sydney Morning Herald on August 27, 1962
CANBERRA, Sunday—Undaunted by blustering winds and leaden skies, more than 25,000 people today gave King Phumiphon and Queen Sirikit of Thailand an enthusiastic and colourful welcome to Australia.
Thousands of cars jammed, the roads to Fairbairn R.A.A.F. Base, and lined the 11-mile route of the Royal Progress to Government House, causing the biggest traffic jam ever seen in Canberra.
The waves and cheers of hundreds of Thai nationals crowding vantage points at the airport greeted the 34-year-old King and his beautiful Queen as they stepped from the chartered Qantas Electra which brought them from New Zealand.
As they landed at 3.25 p.m. the sun appeared suddenly from behind thick clouds, glint big on the silver columns and gold canopy of the red-carpeted official dab and on red, white and blue paper flags brandished by more than 100 excited Thai children.
The King and Queen, who will spend 17 days in Australia, were greeted first by the Administrator of the Commonwealth, Sir Dallas Brooks, and Lady Brooks, then by the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, and Dame Pattie Menzies.
The King stepped from his plane resplendent in the blue -grey, gold-braided uniform of an Air Marshal of the Royal Thai Air Force.
Every policeman in Canberra was on duty to control the crowds.
Officials estimated that 5,000 people, including official guests, waited at the airport and more than 20,000 along the route of the Royal progress.
With cold gusty northwest winds sweeping the city, about 2,000 Canberra residents began parking cars on the approaches to the airport soon after noon.
Gusts of wind reaching 38 miles an hour flapped the grey topcoats of homburged diplomats, ruffled scarves, blew away the numbers attached to official seats, and fluttered the flags in the hands of Thai children.
Golden Standard Broken Out
At 3.25 p.m. the King and Queen’s red and silver Electra touched down smoothly and roared away out of sight behind a row of hangars.
Tension mounted while the plane taxied to the front of the dais, and a hush fell when the engines stopped and airmen quickly brought the silver-painted steps to the door of the aircraft.
After a minute’s pause, the door of the plane slid tip. Immediately the King stepped on to the ramp, his hand already raised in salute, at hit golden standard of Thailand’s Royal house broke into the still wind.
A 21-gun salute cracked from 25-pounders of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, the wind sweeping the little clouds of brown smoke swiftly across the airfield.
The King stepped on to the tarmac first. The Queen followed him, and when the first handshakes from Sir Dallas and Mr Menzies were over. Lady Brooks presented her with a small bouquet of flowers.
Crowds greater than for Queen Elizabeth
Crowds Police said that the crowds which greeted the King and Queen of Thailand were larger than those for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth or the Queen Mother.
They said the crowds had been far greater than they expected, but cooperation of motorists had helped to ease traffic troubles.
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Even when it still had Lionel Messi, Barcelona took an epic 8-2 beating from Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals two years ago.
And Bayern won 3-0 home and away against Barcelona in the group stage last season as the Spanish giant without Messi had its worse European season since before the Argentina great’s 17-year run in the team.
On Thursday, Barcelona landed with Bayern yet again in a tough Champions League draw as coach Xavi Hernández’s team tries to avoid a second straight group-stage exit since losing Messi to Paris Saint-Germain.
Still, Barcelona has since recruited former Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski — the two-time FIFA player of the year who will now face his recent teammates — despite financial turmoil that has affected its ability to register and retain players.
“What a terrific story that we’re going to meet Barcelona with Robert Lewandowski,” said Bayern forward Thomas Müller, who played alongside the Poland international for eight years.
Inter Milan is another former champion in a group that boasts a combined 14 European Cup or Champions League titles. Viktoria Plzeň of the Czech Republic is the fourth team in Group C where only the top two advance to the round of 16.
Real Madrid has 14 titles of its own and will defend the trophy in a group with Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic.
Shakhtar hosted Madrid in Kyiv last October — and lost 5-0 — but now cannot play in Ukraine during the Russian military invasion. Shakhtar will play “home” games in Warsaw in neighboring Poland. UEFA has banned all Russian teams from its competitions.
Messi will try for a second year to bring a first European title to Paris Saint-Germain, which landed in a group with a pair of two-time champions — Juventus and Benfica — plus Maccabi Haifa.
Another reunion after a blockbuster offseason move will see Manchester City’s star signing Erling Haaland going back to his old club Borussia Dortmund. That group also includes Sevilla and Copenhagen.
Coach Pep Guardiola’s team shapes as the early favorite for a first Champions League title in his seventh season and beat Dortmund — when it still had Haaland — 2-1 in both legs in the quarterfinals of the 2020-21 edition.
Liverpool and Rangers will have a rare England-Scotland clash in the Champions League. Their Group A that also includes Ajax and Napoli and promises a pulsating atmosphere in each stadium.
“This is a proper challenge,” Liverpol coach Jürgen Klopp said. “All of the clubs have quality, they all have pedigree and I would say they all have a chance.”
UEFA will announce a fixture schedule by Saturday. The Champions League starts early this season on Sept. 6 and end five weeks sooner than usual on Nov. 2. That is because of the World Cup in Qatar, which starts Nov. 20.
After six rounds of games spanning just eight full weeks, a three-month pause is taken before the round of 16 starts in February.
Fixture congestion caused by the first World Cup played in the European winter means the Champions League final is on June 10 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, the city that hosted the draw ceremony Thursday..
It’s the latest scheduled final since the inaugural European Cup title match in 1956.
The 32 teams will share about 2 billion euros ($1.99 billion) in UEFA prize money.
Each team gets a basic fee of 15.6 million euros ($15.5 million), plus 2.8 million euros ($2.78 million) per win and 930,000 euros ($924,000) for each draw in the group stage. Payments increase for advancing through each knockout round.
It all adds up to the eventual champion getting around 125 million euros ($124 million) in UEFA prize money.
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US media reported that those seven workers were fired following an in-store media interview about the store's organising. Starbucks Workers United claimed that this was all in retaliation for the union drive
As per the workers' group Starbucks Workers United, more than 85 workers at Starbucks have been fired over the past several months, The Guardian reported. What's alarming is that the report mentioned that these workers were heavily involved in union organising efforts at the giant coffee chain.
Multiple unfair labour practice charges have been filed, the report mentioned. It also says that seven workers in Memphis and Tennessee were reinstated after a federal judge recently ordered. Reportedly, those workers were fired in February.
US media reported that those seven workers were fired following an in-store media interview about the store's organising. Starbucks Workers United claimed that this was all in retaliation for the union drive.
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On the contrary, Starbucks said the incident violated company policy.
NPR report published on August 18 stated US District Judge Sheryl Lipman said that Starbucks failed to prove that it enforced similar company policies elsewhere and in similar situations.
The Guardian quoted a worker who worked at Starbucks in Augusta, Georgia. Jaysin Saxton, who was fired on August 16, described the treatment.
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As quoted by the report, Saxton said that workers received intense scrutiny and disciplinary measures after a new manager was brought into the store a couple of months ago.
"That's when everything went downhill. They started writing people up a lot, ranging from documented coachings and final written warnings so workers couldn’t transfer or be promoted," said Saxton as quoted by the report.
“They surveil us. It's insane. They just created this intense culture of fear in the store and are trying to push us all out. I expressed to my district manager that I was being treated as the stereotypical angry black man,” said Saxton over how he was treated by managers for trying to address issues and grievances workers were experiencing in the store," he added.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP) announced today development of a novel immunotherapy for treatment of solid tumors. Current cellular approaches to kill cancer involve administration of a specific type of modified T cell called "chimeric antigen receptor" (CAR) T cell. Despite significant progress being made in using CAR-T cells to treat leukemia, little progress has been made in solid tumors such as those found in lung, brain, breast, prostate and colon. It is believed that solid tumors possess an abnormal "microenvironment" which physically prevents T cells from entering the tumor, as well as inactivating T cells that do manage to enter. The microenvironment consists of surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, fibroblasts, signaling molecules and an extracellular matrix. The solid tumor is surrounded by its microenvironment and constantly interacts with it.
The current approach developed by the Company, for which a provisional patent application has been submitted, involves initial treatment of the tumor microenvironment with cells of the innate immune system called CAR-M and CAR-NK cells. These cells, which also begin to attack the tumor, are able to "normalize" the tumor microenvironment, thus allowing CAR-T cells to enter and attack the tumor.
"The company believes that taking this two-step approach – first softening up the target with CAR-M and CAR-NK cells and then bringing in the heavy artillery (CAR-T cells) will allow solid tumors to be successfully targeted by these cell therapies, thus greatly expanding the CAR-T market and ultimately saving people's lives," said Dr. David Koos, CEO and Chairman of the Company.
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Officials at a North Texas school named after a Black man who learned to read and write when he was 98 years old has ruled that a portion of his memoir describing his best friend getting lynched is not appropriate for some students.
The Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, started evaluating the content of the book "Life is So Good" by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman this summer after a 7th grade teacher intended to add the title as a required reading, Lane Ledbetter, the district's superintendent said in a statement.
Ledbetter said on Wednesday that school officials determined one chapter of Dawson's book was not appropriate for the students' age group and ruled the book can only be used with "teacher-led instruction."
A spokesman for the school district told CNN the teacher works at George Dawson Middle School. The school was named after Dawson when it opened in 2002. He earned national recognition around 2000 for championing literacy by learning to read at 98 years old.
In his book, Dawson recounts his life experiences, the interactions he had with people in the rural South as a Black man and how he eventually learned to read after joining a literacy program.
The district's spokesman said school officials were concerned about the first chapter of Dawson's book, which includes numerous racial epithets and references Dawson witnessing the lynching of a friend. CNN has confirmed the chapter was set in 1908 and describes Dawson, then a 10-year-old in Marshall, Texas, at a general store when he heard a commotion outside. One of his friends was accused of rape by a group of White men and Dawson witnessed him getting lynched. In the book, Dawson was adamant about his friend's innocence.
"I cried for me. I cried for Pete. I cried for the little ones and for Mama and Papa. I cried for all the pain that there was in this world. Papa had his own tears and he just held me," Dawson wrote in the book about his reaction following the lynching.
Ledbetter, the district's superintendent, said the school's principal is working with the teacher to find a way to "to ensure that sensitive content is delivered in the most age-appropriate manner, while maintaining the integrity of the content of the book, the author's intended message, and certainly honoring the legacy of Mr. Dawson."
The district's review of the book has drawn criticism from community members, Dawson's relatives and his co-author.
Glaubman, who co-wrote the book, told CNN that he was saddened to hear there were discussions over whether "Life is So Good" should be censored. He said viewing the lynching was a defining and painful moment in Dawson's life that he carried until the day he died.
"The pain and injustice that he saw, the pain and injustice that he endured in his own life, drove him to live the best life that he could," Glaubman said.
Glaubman said he believes the "students of George Dawson Middle School would continue to benefit from Dawson's full story, even the parts that may make us feel deeply uncomfortable."
For years, the school has hosted public readings of "Life is So Good" at the campus library and has offered opportunities for students to learn about Dawson's life.
Chris Irvin, Dawson's great-grandson, told CNN affiliate WFAA that he and his family were confused by the district's review of the book considering they have visited the school for several years to attend cover-to-cover readings of the memoir.
"That's hurtful. You take away the bad and the ugly and you only talk about the good. That doesn't add up," Irvin told WFAA. "Black history is American history. You can't have one without the other. I can't go to your history and tell you, 'Hey x that out of your life, that didn't happen.'"
Anya Kushwaha, one of the founders of Southlake Anti-Racism Coalition, an advocacy group of current and former students fighting for change in the district, said the review of the book signals the impact of the "ultra conservative school board and administration" currently leading the school district and how far they are from recognizing "our own history, which is Black history and the history of people of color."
Carroll ISD, which serves the Dallas and Fort Worth suburb of Southlake, has been the center of several controversies in recent years. Since last year, the Department of Education's office for civil rights has launched at least two investigations into allegations of discrimination.
Last fall, a local school administrator told teachers that if they have books about the Holocaust in their classroom libraries, they should also include books that present "opposing" views.
While the book's review and other controversies may be discouraging for students, Kushwaha says her group continues to encourage students to voice their opinions at school board meetings and contact administrators.
"At the end of the day, this is about the students who are on the inside and experiencing this firsthand," Kushwaha said.
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Chelsea are preparing to increase their offer for Leicester centre-back Wesley Fofana and have moved closer to agreeing a deal with Barcelona for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to return to the Premier League.
Fofana will miss his team’s fixture on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, where he wants to move before the summer transfer window closes next week. Todd Boehly, the Chelsea chairman, is understood to have his sights on the French centre-back, 21, despite seeing a bid worth £70million rejected earlier this week.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — JC Tretter's days blocking defensive linemen are over. He's not through going up against the NFL.
The former Cleveland Browns center and current NFLPA president announced his retirement on Thursday, saying on Twitter that he ended a playing career that started in Green Bay and spanned nine seasons “on my own terms.”
However, Tretter said in an interview that he believes his work with the union played a role in him not being re-signed after the Browns released him in March.
“There are teams right now that I would say are desperate for a center based off how camp’s going,” Tretter told Sports Illustrated. “Still no calls.”
Tretter, who plans to stay on and serve his second term leading the union, missed only one game for Cleveland over the past five seasons despite playing on bad knees. He rarely practiced so he could get treatment but always managed to be ready for games.
The 31-year-old didn’t miss a snap until last season, when he tested positive for COVID-19 before a Christmas game in Green Bay.
“Incredible how he was able to fight through injuries and all of those type of things,” Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. "Just think about some of the injuries he dealt with in Green Bay and then came here and did not miss much time — I don't even know if he missed any time.
"Never wanted to come out of the game. An impressive example for the young guys about how to make it to Sunday.”
The Browns released Tretter — days after he was elected to a second term as president — in a salary-cap move. There had been speculation Cleveland might bring him back after starter Nick Harris suffered a season-ending knee injury in the exhibition opener.
However, the Browns elevated Ethan Pocic to the starting lineup and Tretter remained unsigned before deciding to retire.
Tretter was instrumental in setting up team COVID-19 protocols and helping the league navigate pandemic-related challenges during the 2020 season. He was also a strong advocate for player safety and believes some of that work resulted in him being shunned as a free agent.
While he was still playing, Tretter thought his efforts off the field would have an impact on his future.
“Guys would be like, ‘Oh, like how are your knees doing?’” Tretter told SI. "And I always said, ‘My NFLPA job is gonna end my career well before my knees end my career.’”
Green Bay drafted Tretter in the fourth round in 2013 out of Cornell. He broke his ankle during the offseason and didn't play his first year. In 2014, he played in eight games, missing time with a knee injury.
He spent three seasons with the Packers before the Browns signed him as a free agent in 2017.
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Digital real estate closing platform Qualia has released a new application programming interface (API) aimed at helping real estate companies and proptechs scale their digital title operations.
The Qualia API provides a flexible set of “pull and push” API capabilities allowing companies to securely access their data from Qualia’s Core and Connect title, escrow and closing solutions and create custom reporting and integrations with other in-house systems.
Users can automatically place and track title orders and access order, accounting and contact data to build custom notifications and performance dashboards. For businesses without internal title operations, the API provides direct access to a national network of technology-enabled independent title agents.
“We think about Qualia as an extension of the Redfin ecosystem and that’s not possible without the Qualia API,” said Redfin’s Mary Pappas in a statement. “With the Qualia API, we don’t have to spend tens of millions of dollars in R&D to build out ways to streamline our title and escrow experience.”
Last month, Qualia announced the release of a new mortgage lender edition of Qualia Connect, aimed at providing lenders with “complete control” over collaborations with title, settlement or escrow partners. With integration directly into the mortgage lender’s loan origination system (LOS), Connect can provide “more efficient, predictable and transparent closing experiences for lenders and their borrowers,” eliminating the need to rekey information, chase down the title and dig through emails, the company said.
“Collaboration between everyone in the closing process remains very manual, inefficient, and unpredictable today,” said Qualia CEO and co-founder Nate Baker in a statement. “We are building products that go beyond just digitizing old processes. Products like Connect work alongside the LOS to reengineer how teams work together in a way that fundamentally transforms how homes are bought and sold.”
Launched in 2015, Qualia claims its digital closing platform is used by over half a million title, escrow, real estate and mortgage professionals. A $65 million Series D raise that valued the company at more than $1 billion in 2020 helped Qualia accelerate its growth by acquiring Adeptive Software, the Colorado-based provider of title and escrow workflow automation platform ResWare.
Qualia kicked off 2021 by announcing a partnership with Realtor.com to give agents who participate in the listing portal’s ReadyConnect Concierge network access to Qualia’s digital title and notarization services. Last summer, the company rolled out a new suite of automated technology to help users automate and secure their work.
While Qualia’s been moving quickly, it has plenty of competition from other companies that offer to help lenders streamline their processes.
Maxwell, a technology startup that’s focused on helping small-to-midsize mortgage lenders streamline their processes, raised $52.5 million in additional Series B funding last year and launched a new solution in December, designed to help lenders employ machine learning to accelerate the document review process.
Mortgage tech provider Blend Labs Inc. says its $422 million acquisition of national title insurance and settlement services provider Title365 is enabling the company to deliver vertically-integrated mortgage and home equity solutions.
Digital title insurance, escrow and closing provider Doma is adapting “instant underwriting” technology it pioneered for mortgage refinancings and applying it to purchase loans taken out by homebuyers as part of the company’s goal to “completely reimagine the residential real estate closing process” using its machine learning platform, Doma Intelligence.
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Artist-photographer-filmmaker Jaina Cipriano works from a studio in Lowell’s Western Avenue Studios, creating emotive portraits and set designs that wrestle with the themes of trauma, grief and self-discovery.
In early September, she brings her dramatic work to a wider audience with “Dreamscapes: Finding the Light Through Immersive Design.” Her solo show of installations and photographs runs Sept. 6-Oct. 13 at Boston University’s 808 Gallery, in BU’s Peter Fuller Building, 808 Commonwealth Ave., Brookline. It marks the return of art to the gallery space which had served as a Covid-19 testing site for the BU community.
Occasionally unnerving, but always innovative and enlightening, Cipriano has created a series of illusionistic set designs that are devoid of any digital manipulation. The Bedford resident includes herself and others within her immersive illustrations, capturing photos of raw, intimate moments that represent the themes of her work.
The exhibition considers the contrast between light and darkness and how they can exist together as a person discovers one’s own resiliency. Cipriano explores this through elements of play, theatricality, adornment, façade and expression.
The photos and additional installations reflect many of her most recent projects, all focusing on Cipriano’s continuing interest in female identity, as connected to past struggles and future growth.
Cipriano studied photography at New England School of Photography, which no longer exists. She is otherwise self-taught, teaching herself design, fabrication and film.
Her BU gig started when she met Lissa Cramer, a gallery rep, at a portfolio review she did with the Cambridge Art Association.
“She was excited because she wants to bring more interactive art to the gallery,” said Cipriano. “She came for a studio visit with the news that the 808 Gallery was opening for the first time since the start of the pandemic and she wanted me to be the first show!”
And the show is indeed meant to be interactive.
The press release encourages attendees to touch, inhabit and photograph the installations.
“Make this your own playground; engage with the sets and curate your own photographs. Explore the worlds — the dreamscapes — that this artist creates and become a part of the narrative she envisions,” notes the release.
The opening reception is 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday-Monday and holidays. Free and open to all. For info., visit www.bu.edu/art.
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BRUSH BASH: It was a great turn-out for the Brush Art Gallery and Studio’s 40th birthday bash at the Gallagher and Cavanaugh law offices on Shattuck Street in Lowell. Founded by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission at around the same time as Lowell National Historical Park, the thriving art venue is located in Market Mills across the courtyard from the LNHP Visitor’s Center and is supported by the park. Executive director Jim Dyment welcomed all and thanked them for coming. Board president Joanne Bergamini offered thanks to all for their support through the years and board vice president Michael Lally sang a selection from “Les Misérables.” Anna Jabar-Omoyeni and her CTI YouthBuild culinary proteges provided delicious hors d’oeuvres and Greg Descoteaux entertained before the birthday cake was cut and served. Over 50 artists, business people and Brush supporters were on hand to wish the Brush well.
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Are your plants dying in drought? You might need to pour them a martini
By Hafsa Khalil
Many people in the northern hemisphere have spent the summer reaching for a boozy drink at the end of the day to take the edge off the scorching, dry heat. It turns out that a tipple may be just what plants need too.
A peer-reviewed study published Thursday in the journal Plant and Cell Physiology suggests that ethanol — or alcohol — can help plants survive in times of drought, even for as long as two weeks without water.
When plants are deprived of water, they naturally produce ethanol. Although the reasons for its production are unknown, it led researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan to theorize that giving alcohol to plants may protect them from dying in a drought.
“The discovery came from the process of searching for compounds that make plants resistant to stress,” Motoaki Seki, the study’s lead author told CNN.
The findings are not just useful for the world’s gardens, but also for farms growing vital crops like rice and wheat. Drought-proofing staple crops could help alleviate food insecurity, which is an issue affecting many parts of the world right now, exacerbated by heat waves, Russia’s war in Ukraine and supply chain issues.
The researchers said that ethanol was a “useful and simple” way to increase food production all over the world in times of drought or water scarcity.
To come up with their findings, the researchers grew wheat and rice plants, regularly watering them, and then added ethanol to the soil in one group of plants over three days. They then deprived both groups of water for two weeks and found that drunk plants fared better than sober ones. Around 75% of the ethanol-treated wheat and rice plants survived after rewatering, while less than 5% of the untreated plants did.
“[The] external application of ethanol to plants would be a useful, simple and less expensive agricultural method to enhance drought tolerance in various plants,” Seki said, as genetic modification of plants would not be needed.
But, he warned that the ethanol needed to be used sparingly, as “higher concentration of ethanol inhibits plant growth.” In other words, don’t try this at home.
The study also looked at how ethanol protects a plant. Using arabidopsis, a small plant commonly used in experiments, the researchers discovered that when ethanol-treated specimens were deprived of water, tiny openings on the leaves surface called stomata, closed up, retaining water and heat.
Seki and his colleagues studied arabidopsis‘ gene expression and found that the ethanol-treated plants started behaving as if they were experiencing drought, even before they were actually deprived of water.
This gene expression gives the plants a head start in preparing for a drought, Seki explained, adding that the ethanol is also used by plants to make the sugars needed to produce energy.
Seki told CNN that he and his team will soon begin testing ethanol on plants in real fields.
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I’m married to an NFL star and crazy lifestyle is NOT as glamorous as TV would have you believe
BEING married to a football star might sound like a dream for some - but one NFL spouse has revealed the true reality.
Allison Rochell, 27, is wife of Cleveland Browns DE Isaac Rochell and took to TikTok after watching an episode of 'WAGs' on E Network.
Allison - who wed the Browns star last year - opened up on why being the partner of an NFL star is not as glamourous as the show suggests.
The couple uprooted this summer after Rochell, 27, was traded from the Indianapolis Colts to Cleveland.
Standing 6ft4 and tipping the scales at 260lbs, the imposing former Notre Dame star was taken by the LA Chargers in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Rochell has amassed impressive career earnings of $5.1m and will bag a guaranteed $1.18m this season at his new team.
Despite the riches coming into the household right now, Alisson took to social media to dispel the "lie" that Wag life is all parties and holidays.
Alisson told her TikTok fans: "When my husband got drafted to the NFL, I thought to myself, ‘Wow, this is going to be so glamorous.’
"That show ‘WAGs’ on E! Network had just came out and I just got a glimpse at NFL life.
"That glimpse was a lie."
'A WEEK IN, HE LOST HIS JOB'
And job security is right at the top of the list as to why the glamour lifestyle is a myth.
She continued: "Changes happen throughout the entire football season. You could have a two-year contract and still lose your job.
"You could have a three-year contract and still get traded.
"You could have guaranteed money and still lose your job. This lifestyle is kind of crazy.
"However, I am the type of person that I like to have a plan and stick to that plan until something changes the direction of that.
"Issac is going into his sixth season in the NFL, so over the past five years we’ve learned a lot.
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"A week into his first season, he lost his job.
"The next day, he was put on [the] practice squad, and almost five months later, he was put back on the main roster."
While Alisson also revealed she had to make the 36-hour road trip to Cleveland solo - because Isaac was "too busy and had a game".
Rochell impressed for the Browns as he made his debut against Jacksonville Jaguars in pre-season.
He recorded a sack in the 24-13 victory - but Alisson knows it would be foolish to get too comfortable.
She continued: "There is a chance we could move all the way to Cleveland, and, a week later, find out we’re moving to a different city.
"But there’s also a chance we could move there and stay there for the next seven months or the next three football seasons.
"While it might be a crazy type of lifestyle, it’s also fun and I am just along for the ride."
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Peterborough County OPP are investigating a single-vehicle crash along Highway 115 south of Peterborough on Wednesday evening
Around 7:45 p.m., emergency crews were called to the scene on the southbound on-ramp to Highway 115 near Airport following reports of a van that went off the road with its airbags deployed.
Read more: Driver dead, passenger injured after crash in Douro-Dummer Township, Peterborough County OPP say
It’s not known if there are any injuries or how many occupants were in the vehicle.
Officers could be seen driving around the area after the crash, appearing to search in nearby fields.
OPP also closed the on-ramp to traffic for the investigation.
As of 2:20 p.m. Thursday, OPP have yet to comment on the incident. Global News Peterborough has inquired several times for more details.
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The Final Installment of 'The Decarceration Trilogy' by Flyaway Productions
October 6 – 8, 2022
OSSINING, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bethany Arts Community is proud to announce the presentation of Apparatus of Repair, the culmination of Flyaway Productions' Decarceration Trilogy, a series of site-specific aerial dance and public art events addressing the devastating effects of mass incarceration in the United States.
With a cast of five female dancers, Apparatus of Repair engages ideas of restorative justice as an alternative to the prison system.
Apparatus of Repair was developed in part at Bethany Arts Community in April of 2022, when Jo Kreiter, composer Maddy "MADlines" Clifford," and four dancers met with a group of 5 men currently incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. In community circle shaped by the principles of accountability and healing, each participant shared personal stories and reflections.
Apparatus of Repair was choreographed by Kreiter in collaboration with dancers: Alayna Stroud Duarte, MaryStarr Hope, Jhia Jackson, Megan Lowe and Saharla Vetch. Additional collaborators include composer Maddy "MADlines" Clifford, set designer Sean Riley, lighting designer Jack Beuttler, costume designer Jamielyn Duggan and technical director Dave Freitag.
Performances at Bethany Arts Community in Ossining, NY, October 6 - 8, Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Attendance is free with advance reservations strongly encouraged as space is limited.
Performances of Apparatus of Repair are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts/National Dance Project, Association of Performing Arts Professionals - Arts Forward, New York State Council on the Arts, ArtsWestchester, Humanities NY, Hudson Link for Higher Education, Sing Sing Prison Museum, and numerous individual donors.
From Love
Exhibition At Bethany Arts Community
October 8 – November 5, 2022
From Love* is an exhibition focused on human relationships through the lens of incarceration. Anchored in family portraiture (photographs, drawings, paintings, and text/audio), created by currently/formerly incarcerated artists and their families, as well as several guest collaborators, the work tells a story about the power of human connection; revealing love as the key component to our survival and collective liberation.
From Love is curated by currently incarcerated musician, composer, and Sing Sing Family Collective Co-founder Joseph Wilson, in collaboration with Collective member, artist, and curator, Anna Adler.
October 8 - November 5, 2022
Gallery Hours: M-F 10am-4pm, Wed 10am-7:30pm, Saturday hours TBA
Free admission.
Bethany Arts Community
40 Somerstown Road
Ossining, NY 10562
Contact: David Lyons
dlyons@bethanyarts.org
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RightOfTheDot, LLC (ROTD.com) the leading Internet domain name sales, brokerage, auction, consulting and advisement firm in the domain industry, led by world renown serial entrepreneur Monte Cahn is pleased to announce the first live in person and online digital asset auction in over 2 years, featuring some of the most desirable premium domain names and NFTs available anywhere.
RightOfTheDot and Monte Cahn have a long history producing record-breaking domain name sales and auctions in live and online venues all over the world. With over $560 million in sales since 1997.
On September 1, 2022, beginning at 3:00 PM CDT, RightOfTheDot will host a live in person and online digital asset auction as part of the NamesCon Global Digital Asset Conference taking place at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin, Texas. Hundreds of premium domain names as well as select NFTs will be available. Some of the premium domain names being offered in auction include: Arbitration.com - Late.com - T-Shirts.com - 5GWireless.com - NFC.com - Investor.org - Bourbons.com - Virus.com - AutoLoans.com - Comicbooks.com - Couriers.com - Likes.com - X.de - Pete.com - 1978.com - Toys.io - EV-xyz - Wines.us, and hundreds more. World Champion auctioneer Wayne Wheat will be calling the live auction.
Live in person bidding will take place at the Omni Hotel and will be available to NamesCon conference attendees that register for bidding paddles. Online biding has already started. To view the catalog and register to bid online, go to rotd.hibid.com.
"We're so excited to be able to resume our world-class live and in person premium digital asset auctions." said Monte Cahn, President/Director RightOfTheDot, LLC. "These auctions present a unique opportunity for business owners, end users, and investors to obtain some of the very best, one-of-a-kind digital assets available anywhere! Our auctions help the entire industry by raising the value of all domain names and digital assets through sales and appreciation of these assets over time. And with our recent new venture DOT HIP HOP, LLC / Get.HipHop which operates the top level domain extension .HipHop, you will also see some premium .HipHop domain names like Rapper.HipHop, VIP.HipHop, and Club.HipHop, as well as some other premium TLDs. DOT HIP HOP, LLC will also be featured prominently at NamesCon." Monte added, "We've also signed a new partnership with BitPay.com, the world's leading crypto currency processor, allowing us to send and receive funds in the most popular crypto currencies."
Led by Domain Industry Pioneer Monte Cahn, RightOfTheDot is an accredited and licensed business & digital asset auction company, Internet consulting and advisement firm specializing in premium domain names, digital assets and NFT auctions, sales, brokerage in new and existing Top Level Domains and digital real estate. RightOfTheDot also specializes in Contention Resolution Services involving same or similar digital assets, board advisement, premium domain market positioning, sales and services. Monte is also Founding Member / Managing Partner of Dot Hip Hop, LLC, was Founder and former CEO of Moniker.com, former President of SnapNames.com
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The former CEO of Granite Construction, Dale Swanberg, was hit with a securities lawsuit Thursday in California Northern District Court over alleged accounting fraud. The court action, filed by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, contends that Swanberg concealed the poor performance of subdivision Heavy Civil Group by failing to record certain costs stemming from civil engineering projects. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 5:22-cv-04859, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Swanberg.
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Creator Jessica Gao recently stated that the MCU has moved on from “The Blip.” At the end of Avengers: Infinity Wars, Thanos achieved his goal and wiped out half of life in the universe. In Avengers: Endgame the remaining Avengers banded together five years later and pulled a time heist to acquire all six Infinity Stones. They succeeded, and with a snap of his fingers, Smart Hulk brought back everyone they lost. Thanos’ snap and the five years half the population was gone is referred to in the MCU as “The Blip”.
The Blip has been a driving force of Marvel Studios Phase 4. The Blip has been mentioned in almost every series and movie since Avengers Endgame happened. It has become an obligatory plot point that has to get mentioned for continuity. It helps fans know when each movie or series falls within the timeline. From Hawkeye to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Blip and its lingering effects have been explored. It’s an interesting plot point for sure, but it’s becoming old news. The multiverse is the next major unexplored territory in the MCU and we’ve only scratched the surface of what it could mean for the characters and the larger universe they inhabit.
Lifehacker Australia recently interviewed She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Creator Jessica Gao who said that The Blip is more or less old news. Gao explains that they made a conscious effort not to explore The Blip in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law because so many shows and movies have already covered it. She goes on to state that she feels like everyone in the MCU has moved on from the blip. You can see her full quote below:
“[We made a] conscious and specific decision [not to explore The Blip.] So many shows and movies in the MCU have already kind of covered that and, you know, it’s been talked about a lot that it just felt like, OK, so many people have already covered that territory that we’ve accepted it… We live in a world where that’s already happened and people have already moved on.”
Jessica Gao is spot on with her comments. Thanos did his thing, the Avengers undid it and we’ve thoroughly explored what it means for the MCU. It’s old news at this point. It does feel like everyone has moved on from The Blip in the MCU and it’s good to hear that the people running the projects think so too. It’s time to move on to bigger and better things. Thanos was a Phase 1-3 threat. We’re at the end of Phase 4 now and it feels like we should be shifting gears and moving towards the next big threat. The MCU has already introduced the idea of Kang the Conqueror and the multiverse, two ideas I’m very excited to explore as a comic book fan. Whatever the future holds, at least we know the MCU is moving forward and leaving the past where it belongs.
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Fans all saying the same thing and claim Champions League draw was ‘fixed’ over Yaya Toure giving Tottenham easy group
FOOTY fans are all saying the same thing after jokingly claiming Yaya Toure “fixed” the Champions League group stage draw in Tottenham’s favour.
The iconic former Premier League midfielder, 39, was on hand to dish out the balls at Thursday’s Uefa event in Istanbul.
The former Barcelona and Man City star is now a youth coach with Antonio Conte’s Spurs.
And the Londoners ended up with arguably the best group of the lot, drawing Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting Lisbon and Marseille.
Meanwhile, rivals Chelsea were paired with Italian champions AC Milan.
Man City got Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund, while Liverpool were given Napoli and Ajax - as well as a Battle of Britain against Rangers.
This prompted footy fans to flood Twitter with hilarious claims that Toure somehow wiggled the draw in Spurs’ favour - with even Tottenham fans revelling in their group.
One said: “Yaya Toure staff employee of Tottenham drawing us the easiest possible group for Harry Kane to win his first Champions League trophy.”
Another declared: “Yaya Toure already a Tottenham legend in my book.”
One joked: “Didn’t Tottenham’s Yaya Toure do a superb job?”
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Another boomed: “Toure just rigged the UCL in front of the entire world. A Europa League group in the UCL.”
One added: “Tottenham with Frankfurt, so so lucky. Yaya rigging the draw.”
Toure certainly didn’t hold back from declaring his support for Tottenham before making the draw.
Speaking on stage, the three-time Premier League winner said: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Tottenham.
“They are fantastic at the club. I feel like I belong in a family.
“It is immense what they have done for me." | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/9360697/champions-league-draw-yaya-toure-tottenham-fixed/ | 2022-08-25T20:08:29Z | https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/9360697/champions-league-draw-yaya-toure-tottenham-fixed/ | true | 4 |
Ontario's fall forecast just dropped and temperatures are going to be higher than usual
The fall weather forecast has just been released for Ontario and it seems the province is on track to have an unusually warm and dry fall.
AccuWeather's meteorologists forecast states "drier and warmer falls are expected across all of eastern Canada" including Quebec and southern and central Ontario.
This isn't exactly good news.
Toronto and other large parts of the province have witnessed abnormally "dry to severe drought conditions" and it seems these state of affairs will continue into September and October.
If you've happened to see fall colours across the city recently, there's a good chance these trees and plants are suffering from dry conditions.
"Although the largest population centres in southern Ontario are rather urbanized, a lack of wet weather this fall will continue to dry out any ground and may raise the wildfire risk across the rest of the province," according to AccuWeather.
There is a still a chance for nighttimes to quickly transition to colder temperatures thanks to drier ground.
According to the Canadian Drought Monitor, which was last updated as of July 31, Toronto is experiencing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions.
"Limited rainfall from late-June into the first two weeks of July as well as the last week of July led to an overall deficit in moisture this month as much of southern Ontario reported 60 per cent of normal precipitin, with a small pocket west of Toronto recording less than 40 per cent of normal precipitation," read the July 2022 Drough Assessment for Ontario.
Toronto YYZ has recorded just 18.2mm rain so far this month with most of it falling August 4th. The average August rainfall is just over 78mm. Below is the Drought Monitor Map for southern Ontario https://t.co/RAIsjXUDR2 for more info pic.twitter.com/RC6zgNTntH
— Jill Taylor (@JillTaylorCity) August 16, 2022
AccuWeather states this above-average warm weather will help to extend the length of fall foliage.
As climate change continues to impact our daily lives, above average temperatures will become more and more frequent in Toronto
Predictions for Toronto's winter month states a "very cold" and "snow-filled" season.
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Putin orders Russian military to increase troops amid Ukraine losses
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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country’s military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine.
The move to increase the number of troops by 137,000, or 13%, to 1.15 million by the end of the year came amid chilling developments on the ground in Ukraine:
— Fueling fears of a nuclear catastrophe, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in southern Ukraine was cut off from the electrical grid after fires damaged the last working transmission line, causing a blackout across the region, according to Ukrainian authorities. The plant was later reconnected to the grid, a local Russian-installed official said.
— The death toll from a Russian rocket attack on a train station and the surrounding area on Ukraine’s Independence Day climbed to 25, Ukrainian authorities said. Russia said it targeted a military train and claimed to have killed more than 200 Ukrainian reservists in the attack Wednesday.
Putin’s decree did not specify whether the expansion would be accomplished by widening the draft, recruiting more volunteers, or both. But some Russian military analysts predicted heavier reliance on volunteers because of the Kremlin’s concerns about a potential domestic backlash from an expanded draft.
The move will boost Russia’s armed forces overall to 2.04 million, including the 1.15 million troops.
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Western estimates of Russian dead in the Ukraine war have ranged from more than 15,000 to over 20,000 — more than the Soviet Union lost during its 10-year war in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said last week that as many as 80,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded, eroding Moscow’s ability to conduct big offensives.
The Kremlin has said that only volunteer contract soldiers take part in the Ukraine war. But it may be difficult to find more willing soldiers, and military analysts said the planned troop levels may still be insufficient to sustain operations.
Retired Russian Col. Retired Viktor Murakhovsky said in comments carried by the Moscow-based RBC online news outlet that the Kremlin will probably try to keep relying on volunteers, and he predicted that will account for the bulk of the increase.
Another Russian military expert, Alexei Leonkov, noted that training on complex modern weapons normally takes three years. And draftees serve only one year.
“A draft won’t help that, so there will be no increase in the number of draftees,” the state RIA Novosti news agency quoted Leonkov as saying.
Fears of a Chernobyl-like disaster have been mounting in Ukraine because of fighting around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant. Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling the site.
The damaged line in Thursday’s incident apparently carried outgoing electricity, not affecting a separate line used to power vital cooling systems for the plant’s reactors.
Zaporizhzhia’s Russian-installed regional governor, Yevgeny Balitsky, claimed on the Telegram messaging app that Ukrainian forces had attacked, causing the fire that damaged the transmission lines. Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency, Energoatom, blamed “actions of the invaders.”
While the incident apparently didn’t affect the reactors’ cooling systems — whose loss could lead to a meltdown — it stoked fears of disaster.
US weapons package for Ukraine stresses long-haul commitment
Elsewhere on the battle front, the deadly strike on the train station in Chaplyne, a town of about 3,500 in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, came as Ukraine was bracing for attacks tied to the national holiday and the war’s six-month mark, both of which fell on Wednesday.
The deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, did not say whether all of the 25 people killed were civilians. If they were, it would amount to one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in weeks. Thirty-one people were reported wounded.
Witnesses said some of the victims, including at least one child, burned to death in train cars or passing automobiles.
“Everything sank into dust,” said Olena Budnyk, a 65-year-old Chaplyne resident. “There was a dust storm. We couldn’t see anything. We didn’t know where to run.”
The dead included an 11-year-old boy found under the rubble of a house and a 6-year-old killed in a car fire near the train station, authorities said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces used an Iskander missile to strike a military train carrying Ukrainian troops and equipment to the front line in eastern Ukraine. The ministry claimed more than 200 reservists “were destroyed on their way to the combat zone.”
The attack served as a painful reminder of Russia’s continued ability to inflict large-scale suffering. Wednesday’s national holiday celebrated Ukraine’s 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
Tetyana Kvitnytska, deputy head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional health department, said those hurt in the train station attack suffered head injuries, broken limbs, burns and shrapnel wounds.
Following attacks in which civilians have died, the Russian government has repeatedly claimed that its forces aim only at legitimate military targets. Hours before the bloodshed at the train station, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu insisted the military was doing its best to spare civilians, even at the cost of slowing down its offensive in Ukraine.
In April, a Russian missile attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed more than 50 people as crowds of mostly women and children sought to flee the fighting. The attack was denounced as a war crime.
In Moscow on Thursday, Dmitry Medvedev, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said Western hopes for a Ukrainian victory are futile and emphasized that the Kremlin will press home what it calls the “special military operation,” leaving just two possible outcomes.
“One is reaching all goals of the special military operation and Kyiv’s recognition of this outcome,” Medvedev said on his messaging app channel. “The second is a military coup in Ukraine followed by the recognition of results of the special operation.” | https://news.yahoo.com/putin-orders-russian-military-increase-183649890.html | 2022-08-25T20:08:57Z | https://news.yahoo.com/putin-orders-russian-military-increase-183649890.html | false | 29 |
A jury in Oregon has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a Black man who filed a lawsuit saying he was racially profiled and harassed by an employee while shopping.
In a lawsuit filed against the retail giant last year, Michael Mangum alleges that he was followed around a Walmart in Wood Village, Ore., back in March 2020 by one of the store's asset protection associates.
"Mr. Mangum was not acting violently, did not seem drunk or high, and told the [911] operator, 'he just keeps checking me out,' " according to the criminal complaint.
Mangum, in the amended complaint obtained by NPR, says he was asked to leave once he confronted the security associate — identified in the complaint as Joe Williams. During the altercation, Williams threatened to call authorities if Mangum did not leave the store.
Mangum, who works as a counselor for at-risk youth in the Portland area, refused to leave.
Mangum's lawyer Greg Kafoury told NPR Walmart should use the verdict to assess its security practices and who is hired to carry out those duties.
"They don't have a role in their community. They don't care about the rights of their customers," he said.
Randy Hargrove, Walmart's senior director for national media relations told NPR in a statement, that the company believes the verdict is "excessive" and is "not supported by the evidence."
"We do not tolerate discrimination. We believe the verdict is excessive and is not supported by the evidence," Randy Hargrove said.
"Mr. Mangum was never stopped by Walmart's Asset Protection. He interfered with our associates as they were surveilling and then stopped confirmed shoplifters, and then refused to leave despite being asked to repeatedly by our staff and Multnomah County, Ore., deputies," he added.
Hargrove said the retail giant is reviewing its options, including post-trial motions.
Williams no longer works for Walmart, Hargrove said. The company did not go into detail as to why or when Williams left his position.
According to The Associated Press, the store and Walmart corporate officials kept Williams employed for several more months following the incident — eventually terminating him in July 2020 for "mishandling $35 of Walmart property."
Kafoury said the company's reaction over the lawsuit is disappointing, and it should have taken more responsibility for Williams.
"Walmart's response to this verdict shows that they have no policy — or at least no policy they're willing to enforce — to ensure the honesty and integrity of their loss prevention [associates]," Kafoury said. "They don't learn. They don't listen."
The retail giant has found itself facing similar accusations of racial discrimination from customers.
Last year, two Black men in Texas filed a lawsuit against Walmart alleging they were wrongfully accused of shoplifting when they tried to return a TV. The men, Dennis Stewart and Terence Richardson, are asking for a jury trial in addition to compensatory and punitive damages, according to NBC News.
Earlier this year, a Black man in Georgia also filed a lawsuit after being handcuffed and accused of shoplifting by a loss prevention officer at a Walmart in Fayetteville, according to The Washington Post.
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California is taking a big step toward a goal of ending new internal-combustion vehicle sales by enshrining the planned 2035 end date as policy.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in September 2020 calling for a ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2035. On Thursday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the powerful regulatory agency that sets the state’s emissions standards, is expected to vote to implement the ban, as part of its standards for 2026 and beyond.
The number of zero-emission vehicles sold in California is expected to gradually ratchet up until it reaches 100% by 2035. But even that could leave room for plug-in hybrids with substantial electric range and minimal tailpipe emissions (if drivers do plug in daily).
In some respects, California is heading in the right direction. It leads the nation in home EV charger installation, according to a recent study, and reached a cumulative one million plug-in vehicle sales earlier this year.
But California’s electrical grid will have to shift to use of renewable energy on a more consistent basis to minimize emissions, and top California utilities have also said the grid will need massive upgrades to be fit for shifting entirely away from the sale of gasoline vehicles by 2035. In April, the grid was powered entirely—or nearly so—by renewable energy, but use of more carbon-intensive sources was expected to increase over the summer due to droughts that limit hydropower generating capacity. Last year’s heat waves prompted alerts about EV charging habits.
California is able to implement the internal-combustion sales ban because the Biden administration restored the state’s Clean Air Act waiver, which allows California to set its own, stricter emissions rules, after the Trump administration moved to revoke it.
Several automakers, including General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis), and Toyota supported the effort to limit California’s emissions authority. Toyota was the last holdout, only this week acknowledging California’s authority and ending the fight.
This is going to extend well beyond California, and it will be a catalyst for EV adoption in ways that can’t fully be assessed quite yet. States that have decided to follow California’s emissions rules represent about a third of the U.S. auto market, and they each may also adopt the new targets.
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- Barca & Bayern drawn in Group C
- Lewandowski to reunite with Muller
- Bayern star looking forward to challenge
WHAT HAPPENED? Barcelona and Bayern have been drawn in the same Champions League group for the second straight year, with Inter and Viktoria Plzen completing the lineup in pool C.
WHAT THEY SAID: Muller took to Instagram after the draw to send his former team-mate a personal message, stating: "What a nice draw for all football fans! Mr. Lewan-goal-ski, see you soon in Munich. Let's go, let's rock the Champions League season." Lewan-goal-ski is the nickname Muller gave Lewandowski when they were team-mates.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The contest will see Lewandowski face Bayern for the first time since his big-money move from Allianz Arena to Camp Nou this summer. He helped the German side record two 3-0 victories over Barca in 2022-23, but the Spanish giants will be expected to put up a better fight this time around.
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WATCH: Bald eagle seen going through airport security
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Gray News/TMX) – Transportation Security Administration agents saw a non-traditional traveler go through airport security Monday - an apparent bald eagle.
Elijah Burke shared a video on Twitter of a traveler in Charlotte Douglas International Airport holding the large bird of prey.
The raptor is perched on the arm of a man wearing what looks like a falconry glove or gauntlet and flaps its wings.
“It was my girlfriend, Karleen, who pointed the eagle out to me,” Burke said.
TSA allows small pets, including birds, through security checkpoints, but their travel accommodations are set by each airline.
Some airlines allow small pets to accompany their owners in the cabin of the plane if their travel carrier meets size requirements, while other animals must travel in the cargo hold.
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Amazon’s green drive clips venture capital coupons
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - A promise by Amazon.com to roll out a new technology in its warehouses is valuable. Just look at the $730 million pop in the market value of Plug Power on Thursday morning after it announced an agreement to supply green hydrogen https://www.ir.plugpower.com/press-releases/news-details/2022/Plug-and-Amazon-Sign-Green-Hydrogen-Agreement/default.aspx to the internet retailer starting in 2025. Amazon is also a clever shopper.
Plug Power granted warrants to buy up to 16 million shares to Amazon as part of the deal, which fully vest when the buyer has spent $2.1 billion on its supplier’s products. Nine million of those are already well in the money, helped by the 5% jump in Plug Power’s share price. If hydrogen made with renewable power proves economical, Amazon could enjoy lower costs while buffing its environmental reputation. Plug Power, meanwhile, can scale production and potentially attract others.
A similar 2017 agreement shows that both can benefit. Plug Power’s stock is up 10-fold since then. Yet Plug Power’s revenue from Amazon equalled negative $310 million in 2020, due to the way it accounts for the accompanying warrants. Besides, analysts expect Plug Power to burn over $1 billion of cash this year, according to Refiniv. Amazon’s endorsement has not yet delivered a viable business. (By Robert Cyran)
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Gulbarga Mystics defeated Mysore Warriors by six wickets in the qualifier 2 of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 League today in Bangalore. They will now face Bengaluru Blasters in the showdown match of the tournament. Batting first, Mysore Warriors posted 157/5. The Mystics chased down the winning target in 19.4 overs, losing four wickets. Devdutt Padikkal was the highest scorer for Mystics as he remained not out with 96 runs.
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The podcast from the smart irrigation pioneer aims to demystify water conservation issues and enlighten listeners as to how they are being tackled
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the midst of the 'megadrought' affecting the Western United States and beyond, a newly-launched podcast from smart irrigation innovator Calsense is bringing clarity to the challenges and proposed solutions related to responsible use of our water resources.
Each episode of the H2OMICS podcast features an interview with an expert in the fields of irrigation and water conservation or sustainablity, highlighting vital topics which might otherwise not be on the radar of listeners.
"Water conservation is absolutely critical to the health of the planet," podcast host Carolina Alban-Stoughton says. "But sometimes it seems like it's only when summertime water restrictions are introduced that we think about the ways in which we are using water.
"H2OMICS is a forum for discussion of the water issues which affect us all every day. So we look at technology like smart irrigation, which uses weather and soil sensors to ensure landscapes are not over- or under-watered. We talk about the ways individuals, public entities and companies can be more efficient in their water usage. We look at radical solutions to water supply issues, including potable reuse – cleaning and reusing our drinking water. And we even drill down into how these initiatives can be financed."
The newest episode of H2OMICS features a conversation with Noel Harryman, Director of Site Maintenance at Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado.
"With kids going back to school, there's a lot of preparation and maintenance that takes place in order to have sports fields in optimal and safe condition for young athletes," Alban-Stoughton says. "A big part of that includes proper irrigation for the activity level of specific fields. They can be incredibly busy, with hundreds or thousands of students using them each day. We talked about the challenges Noel and his team face in keeping those fields in playable condition, how they use technology to do so, and the way they are preparing for a future where the climate crisis will have an increasing impact on landscape management."
To listen to the H2OMICS podcast, visit calsense.com/podcast or search for H2OMICS on your favorite podcast platform.
Calsense is an innovator in the field of smart irrigation; it was established in Carlsbad, California, in response to drought conditions decades ago. The company's vision is to contribute to a sustainable future by saving the world's most precious resource: water. It creates sophisticated smart irrigation solutions built on a foundation of technology, education, and partnership.
Calsense is a partner with the Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense® program in promoting water efficient products and services. For 35 years, the company has contributed to providing a sustainable future by developing water resource management tools and strategies, directly incorporating input from its customers. Calsense helps its customers conserve water, manage labor and ultimately save money through smart irrigation. The company's industry-leading technology and support bridge the gap between irrigation designer, installer, landscape maintainer and water manager to provide the support needed at each phase of a project. Customers partner with Calsense for a reliable system that provides long-term value. For more information, visit www.calsense.com.
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Lancaster County is able to take the next step in building a new prison after commissioners on Wednesday approved the final land purchase that will create an access drive to connect the facility to the highway.
The county will pay $265,000 for a 5-acre parcel owned by the Fraternal Order of Police Red Rose Lodge #16. The property is “sandwiched” between land the county has already purchased for the project, Rettew Chairman and CEO Emeritus Mark Lauriello said. Rettew is the engineering firm that conducted a feasibility study showing no major obstacles to construction along the Conestoga River.
The access drive will connect the prison site to Route 222, something that wasn’t possible on the 78-acre farm where the facility will go because there isn’t enough room, said Claudia Shank, a private attorney with McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC who represents the county in its prison land purchases.
“We own the land on either side of this 5-acre property, so it makes sense for us to acquire this to fill in the donut hole there,” Shank said.
The county can also decide to use a portion of the FOP land for recreational purposes, like a trail, Shank said.
Lauriello said the prison’s utility infrastructure, including connections to water, electricity and sewage, will be placed on the newly purchased parcel.
Part of the property is a steep slope that leads to the river and is located in a floodplain, meaning it could be subject to flooding, though Lauriello said the access drive will be located where the land levels off above the floodline. The land has already been rezoned and is ready to be used to connect the prison to the road, Shank said.
There aren’t finalized plans for a building that sits on the property that used to be the meeting site for the FOP, Commissioner John Trescot said. If the commissioners move forward with a trail he noted it could be used as a recreational facility, and the county intends to maintain it in the meantime.
Commissioner Josh Parsons called the purchase the “last piece of the puzzle” before the county officially gets to work designing the new facility. Parsons said the FOP has worked with the county since it began conversations with the Kreider family and Lancaster Township about purchasing the farmland for the facility.
“Like the Kreiders, they’ve been very cooperative. Like Lancaster Township, they’ve been great partners,” he said.
The next step in the process is the prison design, which commissioners agreed to wait on until the initial property was bought. In early July, Miami-based CGL Cos. was hired under a $2.4 million contract to guide the county in designing and building the facility over the next two years. The company began its work July 1.
CGL Cos. estimated the full cost of the prison at $163 million.
Commissioners approved the original purchase of the farmland for $3 million last year, which then had to be rezoned by Lancaster Township. The county went on to approve a $10,000 purchase of land that covers wooded banks of the Conestoga River adjoining the main prison site. That land lies in the floodplain, but commissioners anticipate using the land to create greenway trails that connect to Lancaster County Central Park.
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. ("KOF") (NYSE: KOF) announces that it has commenced an offer to purchase for cash KOF's notes of the series set forth in the table below (all such notes, the "Notes" and each such series, a "series" of Notes), for an aggregate purchase price, excluding Accrued Interest (as defined below) and Additional Amounts (as defined below), if any (the "Aggregate Purchase Price"), of up to US$250 million (the "Tender Cap"), subject to the acceptance priority procedures and proration described herein from each registered holder of the Notes (each a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders"). We refer to our offer to purchase each series of Notes as an "Offer" and collectively as the "Offers." We reserve the right to amend, extend or terminate any Offer, subject to applicable law. The Offers are being made pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 25, 2022 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer to Purchase").
The following table sets forth the series of Notes subject to the Offers:
The Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 22, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated with respect to an Offer (such time and date, as the same may be extended or earlier terminated with respect to an Offer, the "Expiration Time"). In order to be eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration (as defined below), Holders must validly tender (and not validly withdraw) their Notes on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 8, 2022, unless extended with respect to an Offer (such time and date, as the same may be extended with respect to an Offer, the "Early Tender Time").
Tenders of Notes may be withdrawn at any time on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 8, 2022, unless extended with respect to an Offer, but not thereafter.
The total consideration (the "Total Consideration") offered for each US$1,000 principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers is the price (calculated as described in Schedule I to the Offer to Purchase) equal to:
(i) the present value on the Initial Settlement Date (as defined below) of (x) US$1,000, the principal amount payable on the Notes on the scheduled maturity date or par call date of the relevant series of Notes, as applicable, and (y) all scheduled interest payments on the Notes from the Initial Settlement Date up to and including the scheduled maturity date or par call date of the relevant series of Notes, as applicable, in each case discounted on the basis of a yield equal to the sum of (a) the yield to maturity (the "Reference Yield") of the applicable reference security set forth in the table above in the column under the heading "Reference Security" (each, a "Reference Security"), as calculated by either HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in its capacity as Dealer Manager (as defined below) in accordance with standard market practice, based on the bid-side price of the Reference Security on the Price Determination Date as displayed on the applicable Bloomberg Reference Page specified in the above table in the column under the heading "Bloomberg Reference Page" or any recognized quotation source selected by the Dealer Managers in their sole discretion if such Bloomberg Reference Page is not available or is manifestly erroneous, plus (b) the applicable fixed spread specified in the above table in the column under the heading "Fixed Spread," minus
(ii) Accrued Interest (as defined below) to, but not including, the Initial Settlement Date,
such price being rounded to the nearest US$0.01 per US$1,000 principal amount of the Notes. The Total Consideration includes the Early Tender Premium.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offers, each Holder who validly tenders on or prior to the Early Tender Time and does not validly withdraw such Holder's Notes will be entitled to receive, if such Notes are accepted for purchase (the date of such purchase, the "Initial Settlement Date"), the applicable Total Consideration, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the purchased Notes from and including the last interest payment date to, but not including, the applicable Settlement Date (the "Accrued Interest") and additional amounts in respect of withholding taxes applicable to the Accrued Interest (including gains derived from the sale of the Notes in the Offers that are treated as interest), if any (the "Additional Amounts"). Holders who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Time but on or prior to the Expiration Time will be entitled to receive, if such Notes are accepted for purchase (the date of such purchase, the "Final Settlement Date" and each of the Initial Settlement Date and the Final Settlement Date, a "Settlement Date"), the applicable Total Consideration minus the Early Tender Premium, plus Accrued Interest to, but not including, the Final Settlement Date and Additional Amounts, if any. Assuming all conditions to the Offers have been satisfied or waived, the Initial Settlement Date is expected to occur on the third business day following the Early Tender Time, or September 13, 2022, and the Final Settlement Date is expected to occur on the second business day following the Expiration Time, or September 26, 2022.
The Offers are conditioned upon the consummation of customary conditions. Subject to applicable law, the Company reserves the right to (x) waive any and all conditions to an Offer, (y) extend an Offer or (z) if the conditions of an Offer are not satisfied or waived, otherwise amend or terminate such Offer in any respect.
If the purchase of all Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) on or prior to the Early Tender Time would cause the Company to purchase an aggregate principal amount of Notes that would result in an Aggregate Purchase Price in excess of the Tender Cap, then the Offers will be oversubscribed at the Early Tender Time, and we will not accept for purchase any Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time and the Company will (assuming satisfaction or, where applicable, the waiver of the conditions to the Offers) only accept for purchase on the Initial Settlement Date, the Notes tendered at or prior to the Early Tender Time resulting in the payment of an Aggregate Purchase Price not exceeding the Tender Cap pursuant to the Acceptance Priority Procedures (as defined below). If the Offers are not oversubscribed at the Early Tender Time and the purchase of all Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time would cause the Company to purchase an aggregate principal amount of Notes (resulting in a payment of an Aggregate Purchase Price not exceeding the Tender Cap, together with the Notes purchased in the Initial Settlement Date) that would result in an Aggregate Purchase Price in excess of the Tender Cap, then the Offers will be oversubscribed at the Expiration Time and we will (assuming satisfaction or, where applicable, the waiver of the conditions to the Offers) only accept for purchase all Notes validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Time and purchase any Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time resulting in a payment of an Aggregate Purchase Price not exceeding the Tender Cap pursuant to the Acceptance Priority Procedures.
In the Offers, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the Offers, the Company will accept for purchase validly tendered Notes in the order of the related acceptance priority level set forth in the above table in the column under the heading "Acceptance Priority Level" (the "Acceptance Priority Level"), beginning at the lowest numerical value first. Subject to the procedures described below for undersubscribed Offers by the Early Tender Time, if the aggregate principal amount of all validly tendered Notes corresponding to an Acceptance Priority Level, when added to the aggregate principal amount of all Notes accepted for purchase corresponding to each higher Acceptance Priority Level (lower numerical value), if any, would result in an Aggregate Purchase Price that does not exceed the Tender Cap, then the Company will accept for purchase all such tendered Notes of a series and will then apply the foregoing procedure to the next lower Acceptance Priority Level (next higher numerical value). If the condition described in the foregoing sentence is not met, the Company will accept for purchase on a pro rata basis the maximum aggregate principal amount of such tendered Notes of the lowest Acceptance Priority Level (higher numerical value) as the Company can while still satisfying that condition. No tendered Notes in Acceptance Priority Level 2 will be accepted for purchase, to the extent that the acceptance of tendered Notes in Acceptance Priority Level 1 results in the purchase of Notes with an Aggregate Purchase Price in excess of the Tender Cap (as may be increased by the Company in its sole discretion). If the Offers are not fully subscribed at the Early Tender Time, subject to the Tender Cap, Notes tendered at or before the Early Tender Time will be accepted for purchase in priority to other Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time, even if such Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time have a higher Acceptance Priority Level than Notes tendered prior to the Early Tender Time. The Company refers to the procedures described in this paragraph as the "Acceptance Priority Procedures."
If proration of a series of tendered Notes is required, the Company will determine the final proration factor as soon as practicable after the Early Tender Time or Expiration Time, as applicable, and will inform the Holders of such series of Notes of the results of the proration. In the event proration is required with respect to a series of Notes, the Company will multiply the principal amount of each valid tender of such series of Notes by the applicable proration rate and round the resulting amount down to the nearest US$2,000 with respect to the 5.250% Senior Notes due 2043 and US$1,000 with respect to the 2.750% Senior Notes due 2030. The excess principal amount of Notes not accepted from the tendering Holders will be promptly returned to such Holders.
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KOF has engaged HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as dealer managers in connection with the Offers (the "Dealer Managers" and each, a "Dealer Manager"). Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the tender and information agent for the Offers.
This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The Offers are not being made to Holders in any jurisdiction in which KOF is aware that the making of the Offers would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on KOF's behalf by the Dealer Managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. Any questions or requests for assistance regarding the Offers may be directed to HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. at (888) HSBC-4LM (toll-free) or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 846-2874 (toll-free). Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and related documents may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or (855) 654-2014 (toll-free).
Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any documents related to the Offers have been filed with, and have not been approved or reviewed by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any documents related to the Offers, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.
Forward-Looking Statements
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A long-awaited UN report on Xinjiang may be further delayed, stalling what’s seen as a critical chance to call China to account
By Simone McCarthy, CNN
It’s been four years since a committee of United Nations experts called attention to “credible reports” that more than 1 million Uyghur and other Muslim minority peoples were interned in extrajudicial camps in Xinjiang in northwestern China for “re-education” and indoctrination.
But since that moment in August 2018, the international community has done little on the basis of those reports within the UN: Countries in the UN’s main human rights body have not agreed to any formal call for a probe, while appeals from UN experts for China to allow for rights monitoring have been met with fierce denials of wrongdoing from Beijing and no invite for free access to come see for themselves.
Now, a report by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet could bolster the push for accountability and elevate the voices of survivors and their families in a way the UN system has not previously done — creating the potential for a turning point for how the international community, and top UN officials, have handled these accounts.
But the report itself appears to be bogged down in review, following what’s already been months of delay, with Bachelet on Thursday saying her office was “trying” to release it before the end of her term on August 31 as promised in June, but they were still reviewing “substantial input” from China, which she said was granted access to make “factual comments” as per standard procedure.
How impactful that report will be also depends on its contents, Bachelet has already been accused by human rights groups and academic experts of being soft on Beijing after a controversial visit to China earlier this year.
Releasing a strong report — and acting on it — would mean going up against China, which has amassed what multiple UN insiders and experts call significant power among countries within the UN system, built by leveraging its economic might and championing an alternative vision of human rights — as well as systematically pushing back on any effort, however small, to challenge its human rights record, including the High Commissioner’s report.
Earlier in her term, Bachelet said she sought “full access to carry out an independent assessment of the continuing reports pointing to wide patterns of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions,” but while she did not gain unfettered access in her eventual trip this past May, she has said the report was updated following that trip.
China’s Foreign Ministry has already publicly decried the report, with a spokesman late last month calling on the High Commissioner’s office to “respect the serious concern of the Chinese people and everyone speaking for justice in the world, stand on the right side of history and reject publishing an assessment on Xinjiang based on false information and false accusations.”
The spokesman did not confirm if Beijing had seen the forthcoming report at that time or elaborate on which parts he believed would be “false,” though China has patently denied all rights abuses. Bachelet on Thursday said the report “looks in depth” at allegations of “serious human rights violations.”
Battleground UN
For years, China has held significant sway over how the UN could approach allegations of major rights violations against Uyghurs and the country’s other Muslim minorities, wielding its economic and political clout to push back against a growing body of journalistic reporting, academic research and survivor testimony, people with knowledge of activities within the international body say.
At the Human Rights Council, the UN’s foremost rights body, Beijing rigorously works to counter efforts by countries to call it to account, using “incessant lobbying” and leverage such as access to vaccines, according to a Geneva-based Western diplomat.
“There are a lot of countries who are going to be worried by Chinese reactions or (fall) prey to Chinese lobbying,” the diplomat added, describing this as a key reason why a majority could not be reached in the council to establish a probe.
A rotating body of 47 nations elected from each of the world’s regions, the council can agree by consensus or majority vote on resolutions to establish investigative mechanisms like those launched to look into alleged violations in places like Myanmar, Libya and, more recently, Ukraine.
Instead, joint calls from dozens of countries presented at the human rights council for China to uphold its rights obligations and allow independent observers to enter Xinjiang have been countered by Beijing-aligned blocs of even more states with their own message: “Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet related issues are China’s internal affairs.”
The situation “clearly is an outlier,” said Stephen Rapp, a former war crimes prosecutor and US ambassador-at-large for global criminal justice. “And that is a reflection, not of the evidence, but of China’s political power.”
“There is far more than the necessary credible evidence to justify a human rights inquiry … and (the evidence) is stronger and more widespread, with a larger number of victims than multiple situations where there have been overwhelming votes to establish commissions of inquiry,” he added.
The allegations are that China has interned more than 1 million Uyghur and other Muslim minorities across all ages and walks of life in a network of heavily fortified detention centers and re-education camps, where there are reports of torture, sexual violence and forced sterilization.
While exact figures for how many in Xinjiang, home to 11.6 million Uyghurs, have been affected are difficult to assess, the “Uyghur Tribunal,” an international group of attorneys, academics, and NGO representatives, in 2021 said hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs — with some estimates well in excess of a million – have been detained, a finding that’s also been cited by the US State Department. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which reports to the UN, also stated a similar scale of impact on the population in their 2018 statement, citing “numerous reports.”
Multiple governmental bodies have condemned the alleged abuses in recent years, with the European Parliament in June saying evidence constitutes “a serious risk of genocide,” a term the US has also used.
China, which originally denied the existence of the camps, later said it had established “vocational education and training centers” as a way to counter “extremism” in a region where ethnic riots in 2009 resulted in the deaths of 197 people, according to officials, and there have long been Communist Party fears about terrorism and separatism.
Beijing has called allegations of rights violations, genocide and forced labor in the region “the lie of the century.” In May, during Bachelet’s official trip to China — the first by a top UN rights official in 17 years — the high commissioner said the government assured her the “vocational education and training center” system was “dismantled.”
But academics and advocates say the oppression goes on, though it is now being absorbed into the prison system and transformed into a forced labor apparatus and a culture of fear and surveillance.
A spokesperson for the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations in Geneva said in an emailed response to CNN that during her visit to China, Bachelet “observed with her own eyes China’s human rights path and achievements. She experienced in person what a real Xinjiang is like: a region that enjoys security, social stability and good development, and its people live and work in peace and happiness.”
“China firmly opposes the attempt to smear and attack China by fabricating disinformation. The just position of China has gained strong support of the international community. The attempt of a small number of countries to use Xinjiang-related issues to carry out political manipulation, tarnish China’s image and contain and suppress China is doomed to fail,” the spokesperson said.
Beijing has previously said “respecting and protecting freedom of religious belief is the basic policy of the (Chinese Communist Party) and the Chinese government” and that the religious believers and non-believers “enjoy the same political, economic, social and cultural rights.”
“The claims of ‘genocide,’ ‘forced labor’ and ‘religious oppression’ are sheer lies,” China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said to a Human Rights Council meeting in February. “Xinjiang’s door is open, and we welcome people from all over the world who harbor no bias to come to Xinjiang for visits and exchanges.”
China is far from alone in seeking to use its influence and diplomacy to block criticism and investigation of its rights record in the UN, and powerful countries can typically be difficult to hold to account, but it is among the more effective and singularly focused in its pushback, observers say.
It has also linked its efforts to a larger struggle over the purpose of the UN itself, as far as how countries should monitor and hold each other to account.
“Sure, there’s elements of coercion, diplomatic lobbying, alliances, et cetera, but there’s also, deep down, different conceptions of human rights,” Frédéric Mégret, co-director of the Center for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism at Canada’s McGill University.
“(China) will emphasize ‘constructive dialogue,’ (as in) states between themselves should engage in constructive dialogue and make polite suggestions, but they should not be finger-pointing, they should not be laying blame,” he said.
Imminent report
Even as different visions for the UN and its Geneva-based Human Rights Council play out within its halls, several UN insiders and legal experts CNN has spoken with say how the UN responds to these allegations is a test of its credibility as a rights protector.
“Our view, and the view of a number of countries that share our concern, is that when we look back a decade or more from now, if nothing happens (at the UN), we will see this as the largest unaddressed human rights catastrophe of the past 20 years,” a second Western diplomat in Geneva told CNN.
“The gap between the scale and the scope of what’s going on and the extent to which it has been publicly, officially and formally dealt with (at the UN) is truly remarkable. We are very conscious of this,” said the diplomat.
The deadlock between countries in the Human Rights Council over how to respond to the allegations is one reason why those who have sought to hold China to account — including the overseas family members of Uyghur people in Xinjiang — are closely watching the release of Bachelet’s report.
“My sense is that many diplomats are waiting for that report. Once it does come out I could see them rallying and pointing to the UN’s own report in order to say, ‘we cannot look away from this evidence from the very institutions that we are part of,'” said human rights lawyer Rayhan Asat, who is the sister of Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat who has been detained and then jailed in Xinjiang since 2016, according to Amnesty International.
In September 2021, Bachelet said her office was “finalizing its assessment,” while a spokesperson in December said they hoped to publish in the coming weeks.
When asked during a press conference Thursday why the report was delayed, Bachelet said she “wanted to prioritize” visiting the country and “convey directly those allegations” to officials — and her office in early March reached an agreement with Beijing for a visit.
The trip, which she described previously as “an opportunity to hold direct discussions,” not the investigatory mission she had long called for, was decried by advocates and leading scholars on Xinjiang at the time.
In the wake of that visit, more than two hundred Uyghur, human rights and interest groups jointly called for her resignation and several dozen leading scholars slammed her for “ignor[ing] and even contradict[ing]” academic consensus about violations in the region. A group of UN independent experts acknowledged dialogue with the Chinese government has merit, but stressed it could not “replace the urgent need for a complete assessment of the human rights situation in the country.”
Bachelet discussed the visit during a session of the Human Rights Council in June, when she said she was not able to speak to any Uyghurs currently detained or their families during the visit, and added there were “limitations” due to China’s Covid protocols.
“I have always emphasized the importance of dialogue in my engagement with all member states, even on the most difficult issues,” she said of her visit to China during a June 13 address, in which she also announced she would not seek a second term due to personal reasons.
Bachelet said she met with senior leaders and officials and “raised concerns regarding the human rights situation of the Uyghur and other predominately Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, including broad arbitrary detention and patterns of abuse both in the VETC (vocational education and training center) system and in other detention facilities.”
She also mentioned “frank exchanges” with survivors and civil society representatives “including outside the country” whose information and perspectives are “vital.”
When asked this week if she had been under pressure regarding the report’s publication, Bachelet said her office was “always under pressure, from various sides, from all sides I would say, in all situations … but our work is guided by human rights methodology and the facts on the ground, and objective legal analysis.”
“I have been under tremendous pressure to publish or not to publish, but I will not publish or withhold information due to any such pressure,” she said.
The Office of the High Commissioner did not reply to a request for comment from CNN.
Adrian Zenz, a leading researcher on Xinjiang who was involved in the publication of caches of leaked documents that have provided extensive detail about the operations of the detention systems, said he was contacted by Bachelet’s office regarding his research and that her research team appeared to be skilled and “highly informed.”
But how that translates into a report is another question. Experts say the standard for verification of specific claims is high for such reports, while key details like scale of atrocities may be difficult to corroborate — especially as China has blocked all meaningful access for investigators, and those with direct knowledge may fear retribution from Beijing for going on the record.
Many observers say that even a strong report from the High Commissioner would be unlikely to change the reality of China’s sway in the UN system, where Beijing’s emissaries have recently solicited support among countries for a letter calling on Bachelet not to release the document, according to a report from Reuters, who saw a letter from Chinese officials and confirmed by diplomats from three countries who received it.
What comes after the report remains uncertain. Even if a majority of countries were to vote to establish a formal probe, there’s no mechanism to compel China to comply — and a number of countries have denied UN access in other cases. Beijing has also ignored international decisions in the past, for example dismissing an international tribunal ruling against its claims in the South China Sea.
“But the point is that the UN plays an important role as a catalyst in other ways,” Philip Alston, a professor of law at New York University and former UN Special Rapporteur, said. “If the report is strong, it greatly helps the Uyghur campaigns in various places around the world, it should spur at least some key governments to take a stronger stand, and it would ideally persuade the Chinese that they need to further ameliorate their policies.”
For others, as the clock ticks down to its expected release, it’s also a reminder of how much time has already passed.
“It’s hard to reconcile the (the UN response) with the urgency that I feel as a direct member of the family,” Asat said.
“You start to question the integrity of the system as a whole, but you also must still try to find a way, ultimately, to work within the system,” she said. “Because whether we like it or not, this is the only body we have.”
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(NEXSTAR) – Up to 43 million Americans will soon see some or all of their federal student debt forgiven following a Wednesday announcement by the Biden administration. The widespread relief will be more impactful in some states than others, data suggests.
Under President Biden’s plan, borrowers making less than $125,000 (for individuals) or under $250,000 (for married couples or heads of households) will be eligible for up to $10,000 in relief, according to the Education Department. Borrowers under the same income caps who received a Pell Grant in college will be eligible for up to $20,000 in debt cancellation.
For roughly 20 million borrowers, this means all of their federal student loan debt will be forgiven, the White House says. For others, this forgiveness will give some relief but still leave them with a bit of debt.
According to the most recent data made available by the Department of Education, the average federal student loan borrower owes $35,889. That figure is even higher in some states, as seen in the interactive map below.
Not included in the map above is the District of Columbia, residents of which have an average of $55,508 in federal student loan debt. Nearby Maryland isn't far off, carrying an average debt of $43,619. Georgia is the only other state to have an average debt higher than $40,000.
Alternatively, North Dakota has the lowest debt average in the nation at $29,885. Iowa residents are nearly as low at $30,998, followed by Wyoming at $31,365 and South Dakota at $31,979.
It's currently unclear how soon the Biden administration will begin forgiving federal student loans.
Federal officials say nearly 8 million borrowers may qualify for relief automatically based on the income data the Education Department already has. If the Education Department doesn’t have your income data, or you’re unsure if the agency has it, there isn’t much to do right now.
Here's what you can do while waiting for more details to be announced.
In addition to student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration extended the payment pause on loans until the end of 2022, proposed a rule change to create a new income-driven repayment plan that will substantially reduce future monthly payments for lower- and middle-income borrowers and proposed long-term changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. | https://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/school-watch/heres-how-much-the-average-resident-in-your-state-owes-in-federal-student-loans/ | 2022-08-25T20:30:26Z | https://www.wnct.com/on-your-side/school-watch/heres-how-much-the-average-resident-in-your-state-owes-in-federal-student-loans/ | true | 22 |
Kumasi Asante Kotoko has yet again added another player to their ranks with the acquisition of former WAFA player John Tedeku.
"𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘖𝘏𝘕 𝘛𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘒𝘜, 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵-𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘞𝘈𝘍𝘈 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 +1 𝙒𝙀𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙅𝙊𝙃𝙉" the club wrote on their Twitter handle
The left-back will compete with Patrick Asmah for that position with the transfer of Ibrahim Imoro to Sudanese side Al Hilal.
Tedeku has in the past been on trials at the Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg but the deal fell through.
He has signed a two-year contract with an option for another year with the Ghana Premier League champions that could keep him at the club until 2025.
He had an impressive campaign for relegated WAFA last season playing 28 matches starting 24 of them.
The club had been in talks for the signature of the player on transfer deadline day on Monday, 22nd August 2022.
Tedeku will join his new teammates when they return from their trip to Sudan. | https://ghanaguardian.com/official-kotoko-confirms-signing-of-john-tedeku | 2022-08-25T20:32:10Z | https://ghanaguardian.com/official-kotoko-confirms-signing-of-john-tedeku | true | 1 |
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Any light-duty electric vehicle available in the United States for the 2022 model year will save drivers thousands of dollars over gasoline or diesel vehicles, the Department of Energy said last week in a blog post.
Every U.S.-market EV costs less than $1,000 to “fuel” (meaning charge with electricity) for a year, compared to $2,000 to $7,000 for most gasoline vehicles, according to the Energy Department. Hybrids and plug-in hybrids were in the middle, with estimated annual fueling costs of $1,000 to $2,000.
Those calculations are based on 15,000 miles of driving per year, with 55% city driving and 45% highway driving. They also assume fixed costs of $4.87 per gallon for regular gasoline, $5.76 per gallon for premium, $5.72 per gallon for diesel, and $0.13 per kwh for electricity.
The Energy Department also assumed an average price of $3.54 per gallon for E85, which doesn’t work out to any significant advantage in fueling costs. The availability of E85 is the result of a 2007 law requiring certain quantities of ethanol to be blended with the fuel supply, but demand hasn’t been meeting the targets.
While gas prices have been declining steadily for the past few weeks, recent spikes have made the advantages of EVs even more pronounced. An analysis from the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) advocacy group based on May’s much-higher gas prices found that internal-combustion cars were three times to five times more expensive to drive than EVs.
And for intenders thinking about jumping to an EV, the cost savings is a very compelling reason. A study published earlier this year by Plug-In America found that intenders were more interested in cost savings than the environmental benefits of owning an EV.
Lower operating costs should also be attractive to businesses—many of which may be able to electrify their fleets quite easily. Another recent study found that, on a fleet basis, nearly half of gasoline trucks could be replaced with electric ones—at an ownership-cost advantage.
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Vancouver-based Elektra Women’s Choir is preparing for a 36th season of concerts under the artistic direction of Morna Edmundson, who lives in Surrey.
A Guildford-area resident, Edmundson has planned four “diverse and engaging” concerts over the coming months, including another Christmas-themed performance in South Surrey.
At Vancouver’s Pacific Spirit United Church, the choir’s 2022-23 season launched Oct. 1-2 with the world premiere of “The Lost Words: A Spell Book,” billed as “a whimsical and evocative musical interpretation” of the bestselling book by author Robert Macfarlane and visual artist Jackie Morris.
“Their magical book’s ‘spells’ and watercolours were meant to conjure back into the lives of children 20 words about nature removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary,” an event advisory explains. “In Elektra’s concerts, readings from the book by actor Laara Sadiq will be followed by short, new compositions by ten Canadian composers, performed by Elektra and six instrumentalists. Jackie Morris’ wonderful paintings on screen complete the celebration of this literary ‘re-wilding of childhood.’”
The choir’s seasonal “Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra” concerts are Nov. 26-27, first at Pacific Spirit on the Saturday, followed by a Sunday-afternoon performance at Good Shepherd Church in South Surrey, featuring saxophonist Julia Nolan for traditional and newer works, “from the thoughtful to the playful.”
Back at Pacific Spirit, the choir will perform a “Humanity” concert March 10, 2023, “exploring despair, hope, love, solidarity, boldness, and more,” featuring music by Zanaida Robles, Claudio Monteverdi, Marie-Claire Saindon, Libby Larsen and more, with a focus on recent works by Canadian composer Laura Hawley.
The choir’s season concludes May 6, 2023, with “120 voices together in glorious harmony,” in a collaboration with The Women’s Chorus of Dallas under Melinda Imthurn, and Finland’s groundbreaking ensemble, Philomela, under Marjukka Riihimäki.
Season tickets are available on elektra.ca, along more concert details.
Back in 1987, Edmundson chatted with a fellow choral director at a Vancouver Chamber Choir concert — a conversation that gave birth to Elektra Women’s Choir.
“I was with Diane Loomer,” Edmundson said in a 2016, four years after Loomer’s death, in 2012. “I had just come back from studying in Sweden for a year, and we thought, ‘No one is singing the women’s choir repertoire – I wonder what the repertoire is?’”
Over its three-plus decades, Elektra has explored all the important music for women’s choir, spearheaded the creation of countless new scores and raised the profile of female choirs.
In 2020, the choir released “Fire Flowers,” its 17th collection of music, in both CD and digital formats.
More history about Elektra Women’s Choir is posted to elektra.ca/about/history-of-elektra.
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HOUSTON (CW39) — The Pearland Little League All-Stars rebounded in the Little League World Series by eliminating Davenport, Iowa from the tournament on Tuesday.
The Southwest Region champs used a solo home run and heads-up base-running to beat the Midwest champs, 4-0 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Pearland moves on in the double-elimination tournament to face Hollidaysburg, Pa. in a rematch Wednesday at 6 p.m. Pearland beat Hollidaysburg 8-3 on Thursday to open the tournament.
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On a recent summer day, President Joe Biden awarded the nation's highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom — to civil rights lawyer Fred Gray.
While Gray may not be as well known as other giants of the civil rights movement — names like John Lewis, Rosa Parks and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — his legacy is no less vital.
"One of the most important civil rights lawyers in our history, Fred's legal brilliance and strategy desegregated schools and secured the right to vote," Biden said during last month's Medal of Freedom ceremony. "An ordained minister, he imbued a righteous calling that touched the soul of our nation."
Fresh out of law school, Gray represented 15 year-old Claudette Colvin, who was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person — nine months before Parks did the same thing.
During the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala. that Gray helped organize, he defended Parks and the others who were arrested for participating — including King, who once called Gray the "chief counsel" of the protest movement.
If Gray's life had a motto, it would be, as he often says, "To destroy everything segregated I could find." But growing up in Montgomery in the 1930s and 40s, Gray says he wasn't thinking about presidential medals. "It just was a matter of a Black boy living in a Black community where everything was completely segregated."
Gray, now 91 and still practicing law, recently sat down to speak with NPR about his work. Here are excerpts from that conversation, edited in parts for clarity and length.
Interview Highlights
What drove him to a career in law
As I grew up basically there were two professions that a young African American could think about being and that would be a preacher or a teacher.
So I thought I would end up being a preacher ... My family was very religious. Youngest of four children. My father died when I was two. Mother only had a sixth-grade education, but we had a preacher who was from Tennessee and he knew about a church school that prepared boys in the Church of Christ to be preachers. They found a way to get me up to that school ... and I apparently was a pretty good little boy preacher.
But I finished high school ... I was going to go to and had been accepted at what was then Alabama State College for Negroes, which is now Alabama State University in Montgomery. On the buses traveling from the west side of Montgomery to the east side I realized these problems African Americans were having and I decided that I was going to be a lawyer.
They told me that lawyers helped people who had problems. And I thought that Black people in Montgomery had problems. So I was going to become a lawyer and help solve those problems. But I didn't just want to practice law, I wanted to practice law in Alabama and help to solve the problems in my hometown.
Meeting Rosa Parks
I had met Mrs. Rosa Parks when I was a student at Alabama State before I went to law school. And she was the secretary to the branch of the NAACP. She was chairman of the youth committee. And I would go to some of her youth meetings when I was in college. And I opened my law office, which was located a block and a half from the Montgomery Fair, which was the department store where she was working. And we had a meeting during her lunch hour where she would walk up to my office and we would sit down and have lunches and we talked about our problems.
We talked about, if a person decided that they were asked to get up to give their seat to a white person, if they didn't want to do it how should they conduct themselves? We talked about segregation. We talked about improving youth conditions. And we did that about four or five days a week. And our last conversation was on December the First, 1955. I told Mrs. Parks that I had an engagement out of the city and I wouldn't be in that afternoon. She went back to work. When I got back she had been arrested. I was surprised, but I understood it.
While she never said if the opportunity presented itself ... what she would do, I had a feeling that if that opportunity presented itself she was well prepared and knew what to do.
The Montgomery bus boycott
Jo Ann Robinson ... was a professor at Alabama State, [and] chairman of the Women's Political Council, an organization of Black educated women who was trying to help solve the problems that African Americans have. We sat in her living room and planned what developed into the Montgomery bus boycott.
I told her, "Well, I can handle the legal aspect, but it takes a long time for a case to ultimately decide that's going to destroy segregation." She said, "Well why don't we just get a leaflet out asking the community to stay off of the buses and then meet at a church and we'll decide where we go from there."
I said "That's fine. The only thing with it is if we are successful and if people stay off of the buses we have to have a plan as to how to keep them off of the bus until there's a non segregated basis." In order to do that we need to get a spokesman. Somebody who can speak, keep the people together, and be able to communicate whatever our request is to the community and to the power structure in Montgomery. And, of course, we also need to have a transportation system.
[Robinson] said, "Well Fred, I tell you who the spokesman needs to be. My pastor. Martin Luther King Jr. hasn't been in town long, only been here a year, hasn't been involved in any civil rights activities but one thing he can do, and that is he can move people with words."
I said, "That's who we need."
And it was the beginning of what developed into the civil rights movement.
"We haven't changed the attitudes"
We were fortunate enough to have a court during the early stages of my career that really, in my opinion, looked at the Constitution and it wasn't a political matter. While it may have been a political appointment, they realized that once they took an oath of office as a Justice on the Supreme Court, everything else is unimportant: who appointed them, who voted for them or who voted against them. It's unfortunate that we're having the difficulties that we're having now with the current position that the court is taking on some of these important issues.
And this is a serious matter. While we have gained some things, if we're not careful we can end up losing some of the gains we have. And that's the challenge before us today. And while we have many of our people now who have jobs and doing a lot better than when I was coming up, we still have these problems and those basic problems are the same: racism and inequality.
We have changed the laws but we haven't changed the attitudes behind the persons who are enforcing those laws.
I think today, it's going to take demonstrations, but we're going to still have to do whatever it takes to get the courts to rule properly. That's why registration and voting is so important, so we can elect the right people, so that the right persons can be appointed or elected to these judgeships, including when they are appointed to the Supreme Court. And we still have to have faith in the legal system because that's the system that has brought us so far. But we have to do all these other things to help that legal system work.
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TenX (PAY) traded up 1.8% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 15:00 PM ET on August 25th. One TenX coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0166 or 0.00000077 BTC on major exchanges. Over the last week, TenX has traded 5.6% lower against the dollar. TenX has a market capitalization of $3.40 million and $29,461.00 worth of TenX was traded on exchanges in the last day.
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SHERIDAN — One new team emerges, Big Horn High School, to compete against other teams around the state for the fall 2022 cross-country season. In previous years, head coach Tish Cooper’s team had not competed widely due to the lack of athletes, instead training in the shadows until others joined. This fall, however, the team has approximately six individuals, creating a whole new dynamic.
Cooper is looking forward to being able to bring the team to the state meet in Ethete.
“It is a great course,” Cooper explained. “They were outstanding hosts as well. We are definitely looking forward to that meet.”
Similar to the past few years, senior Ethan Alliot has been in a leadership role as the team captain. Cooper boasts about Alliot’s ability to lead, pushing the team to improve together. Alliot started competing in 2020, however, according to Cooper, he has learned fast for his individual benefit and the benefit of the team.
Other athletes, junior Chase Baker and senior Sander Mogue are making great improvements during training, according to Cooper.
“We did not have any seniors involved, so we lacked a little bit of leadership,” Cooper said of last year’s group. “The kids still were willing to work and build. It was a true building year.”
By the end of this season, Cooper hopes to bring the athletes to a point where they can run the 5K less than 20 minutes.
Unlike the small number of athletes at BHHS, Sheridan High School features around 50 cross-country athletes, with even numbers between the boys and girls.
“We have got a lot of experience coming back,” SHS cross-country head coach Art Baures said. “We have a lot of good athletes that know what training and racing is all about.”
One athlete in particular, senior Austin Akers, has been a part of cross-country for years. One of his favorite practices encompasses going up the mountain and training, then coming back down to Sheridan to recover.
“It is nice that we can use the mountain training to push our lungs without taxing muscles,” Akers said. “We can then recover at a lower altitude.”
Akers said he also looks forward to being able to work with the underclassmen to make sure they are included in all of the activities. The main goal for the season is unity, therefore, Akers wants to bring up the younger athletes, similar to his freshman experience, to continue the legacy.
For Baures, the key focus is keeping everyone healthy and free from injuries. Despite all of the potential issues that can occur, Baures wants to foster team unity, where underclassmen can learn from older individuals to allow for longevity in the program.
Right in the middle of BHHS and SHS in terms of numbers, Tongue River High School’s cross-country team entered the season with 16 individuals. Last year, most of the team was lost due to graduation; however, head coach Laine Parish still has high hopes for this year.
“We have a fairly talented crew this year,” Parish said.
Last year, the girls finished second and the boys finished third. Parish plans to keep up the high level of success, aiming to peak at the state championship.
Senior Al Spotted has set his sights on helping the team place at state and winning his own individual title.
“We have a good chance of getting top three at state,” Spotted said. “Maybe we can even take state.”
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Los Angeles FC on Thursday loaned defender Mamadou Fall to La Liga side Villarreal through June 2023.
The loan period begins immediately and LAFC retain the right to recall the 19-year-old Senegal native.
"This is an exciting opportunity for Mamadou, and one that we felt was right at this stage of his career," LAFC general manager John Thorrington said in a news release. "He is an incredible prospect with great potential who now has the chance to develop further at a top European club. We will be monitoring his progress closely and wish him all the best with Villareal."
Fall has one goal and one assist in 16 matches (13 starts) this season. He has five goals and one assist in 35 games (29 starts) since making his MLS debut with LAFC in 2021.
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Egypt’s ArabyAds, the leading ad-tech company in the MENA region, has raised US$30 million in Pre-Series B funding round to expand its footprint regionally and globally.
Founded in 2013 in Egypt, with headquarters in the UAE and tech hubs across Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan, ArabyAds helps advertisers in customer acquisition, retention, and monetisation by leveraging its technology platforms for influencer marketing (iConnect), coupon based advertising (Boostiny), retail media (Ritelo), live commerce (Dmenta), and on-device contextual advertising (Deviceboost).
The US$30 million pre-Series B funding comes from AfricInvest, a leading pan-African investment platform managing multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital and private credit. Provided via the AfricInvest Maghreb Private Equity Fund IV, the new financing will be used by ArabAds to expand its footprint and accelerate its technological advancement and talent acquisition.
“We are delighted to welcome AfricInvest as one of our long-term investors and thank them for placing their trust in our vision to build value for all stakeholders in the ecosystem,” said Mahmoud Fathy, CEO and co-founder of ArabyAds.
“ArabyAds is committed to transforming the digital advertising landscape with innovation and has been leading the way to deliver performance advertising with its platform offerings. Our fundamentals are strong, and as one of the fastest and profitably-growing companies in the MENA region, ArabyAds is now looking to expand its presence in newer markets where it can leverage its scalable, secure, and end-to-end platforms to help e-commerce businesses scale effortlessly across the globe.”
Skander Oueslati, chief investment officer at AfricInvest, said he was pleased to partner with ArabyAds at a time when it was looking to further disrupt the ad-tech industry through its transformative technology platforms.
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Around this time 17 years ago, Hurricane Katrina bore down on New Orleans, and permanently changed life for thousands of people across the country.
The hurricane caused billions of dollars of damage to the city, and killed thousands. Many thousands more were displaced, and forced to leave everything they had ever known behind.
For filmmaker Edward Buckles, Jr. this experience is still something that he is trying to heal from. Buckles Jr. experienced the tragedy firsthand when he was only 13 years old, and his new documentary Katrina Babies questions the response that many children, like himself, were left waiting for.
He joined All Things Considered to discuss the project, and how it is the first step towards healing for so many who have not gotten to share their stories.
This interview was lightly edited for length and clarity.
Interview Highlights
On how the storm impacted his own family and community
I've been speaking to my cousins way more now, and we've been gathering and planning family trips, and we've been in a group chat, just really rebuilding what we lost from Hurricane Katrina.
My cousin Quentin lost belief that his life mattered. At that moment, at 11 years old. And when he said that, I learned so much about my cousin and so much about how Katrina impacted what he was putting out into the world.
So, yes. At age 11 years old, he decided, "I would never fight for his country." And that speaks volumes, because, that doesn't just mean that he doesn't want to join the army or something. That means that he doesn't have trust in his country.
I have to say that that line, "I would never fight for his country" was followed by him saying, "We wasn't in here for a day. We was locked in our attics for three days." And that line was followed by his mom saying, "When everybody else in the world thought that New Orleans was good, we were still in our attics."
So what does that do to trust? What does that do to one's belief in their lives mattering? And just to be honest, I don't think that he's the only person that feels that way. They may not articulate it the exact same way, but a lot of us are dealing with trust issues when it comes to America.
On how to begin healing from trauma that is so compounded
I didn't go into this film trying to find healing, honestly, because I didn't know that it was possible. I didn't know that simply having conversations and starting to tell our stories would be healing.
Miesha is one of my best friends and she is a subject in the film. She is the first person that breaks down in this film and says, "No one ever asks me about my story." And I realized that we weren't just dealing with people telling their stories. We were dealing with people healing.
This film is not going to heal everybody. This film has not healed me. But it has opened up a door for me to figure out, "Okay, what does that journey to healing look like?" Because we are not just healing from Hurricane Katrina, we are healing from everything else that we have experienced before the storm and after the storm. And I just want us to know that we can start that journey.
On the lack of infrastructure and support for children impacted by Katrina
It's a question that I have been asking myself during this whole process. I don't know the answer, but I am only led to assume, and God, I hope that I'm wrong. But it is the lack of empathy. It is the lack of care. And it is the lack of respect for Black people in this country. Specifically speaking from experience, Black children in this country,
I proposed this idea in the film of the double-edged sword of Black resilience. Yes, we are resilient. Yes, we take pride in our strength. But on the other side of that, is us being viewed as not needing the same help that other people need, because of the fact that we are so strong and we are so resilient. I think that people will like to look at them, "Oh they're good, they're bouncing back. New Orleans is rebuilt. New Orleans is coming back. They don't need anything. Look at that."
And I think because of that way of thinking, we always miss out on our opportunity for wellness and healing and our opportunity for proper help and assistance once we experience something traumatic.
On what New Orleans was like before Katrina
At the end of the film, I say that New Orleans is not rebuilt. And some people will look at [New Orleans] like, "What do you mean? Businesses are thriving, y'all doing great down there?" And what I mean is that they are not the New Orleans that we knew. The real New Orleans.
The New Orleans that was filled with families, the New Orleans, where all you really saw was Black people. We were in our neighborhoods, and we owned our neighborhoods, and we took pride in our neighborhoods. I just want people to know that when they're coming through to New Orleans and when they are experiencing all of this great culture and all of this great magic and beauty, that it comes from us. It comes from all of the people who were here before the storm, some of us who are still there after the storm. That's what I want people to know, is that everything that you love about New Orleans comes from us.
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March Munch: Fans line up to nab a box of Marchand’s cereal, meet hockey star
Hockey fans had a chance to snag a photo -- and some cereal -- from Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand in the Halifax area Thursday.
Fans lined up at the Sobeys in Tantallon, N.S., for a chance to meet the Stanley Cup winner at a promotional event for his limited edition cereal “March Munch.”
“My husband’s tried and likes it,” said Cheryl Harnish as she waited in line, wrapped in a Bruins jersey. “I haven’t tried it yet.”
The Nova Scotia native partnered with PLB Sports and Entertainment to create the cinnamon-flavoured cereal.
According to the company’s website, a portion of sales go to Christopher’s Haven, a group that operates temporary housing and a community recreation area for families of children being treated for cancer in Boston hospitals.
Leanne Hayman brought her kids to meet Marchand.
“And get some cereal for my son to try out,” Hayman said. “We had a great time.”
“March Munch,” which launched in June, was initially only available online and in Boston-area grocery stores.
Now, hockey fans can pick up a box in person -- but only at the Sobeys in Tantallon, where Marchand bought groceries while growing up.
It’s not PLB’s first foray into sports-themed cereals. The company gained notoriety in the 90s with the launch of “Flutie Flakes” — a frosted cornflake cereal endorsed by CFL and NFL star Doug Flutie.
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Fuel price re-fixed for increase in int’l market: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the prices of diesel and kerosene have been re-fixed due to cost hike in international market and to stop smuggling of fuels.
“The prices of diesel and kerosene were re-fixed for the price hike in the international market and to cease fuel smuggling despite the government’s unwillingness,” he said at a press conference at his residence here.
Quader, also Awami League General Secretary, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now in London, is monitoring the overall situation regarding the price hike of fuel in Bangladesh.
He said the prime minister and her government always take into consideration the issue of ‘public interest’ with utmost sincerity and attaching great importance.
Quader said the fare re-fixation committee of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will hold a meeting tomorrow.
The committee in consultation with the stakeholders will try its level best to keep the pressure of extra travel cost on people at tolerable level through adjustment of transport fare based on realty, he added.
He reiterated his call to the transport owners and workers to withdraw strike considering the plight of students and general people.
The minister said everyone, including the concerned government agencies, should keep an eye so that no one can increase the cost of daily essentials and transport fares at an unfair way in excuse of price adjustment of fuel.
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith is expected to return at some point this season after sustaining a torn left hamstring that also injured the knee, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Thursday.
Jones said during an appearance on ESPN that he wasn’t sure if Smith’s injury would require surgery but that the eight-time Pro Bowler would return late in the season.
A person with knowledge of the injury, which happened in practice Wednesday night, said Smith had a torn hamstring with a knee fracture that resulted from the tendon pulling away from the bone. ESPN first reported the injury.
Speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement of the injury, the person said it appeared Smith would be sidelined until December.
Smith was injured during 11-on-11 drills when he went to engage linebacker Leighton Vander Esch about 5 yards downfield before crumpling to the turf. He walked off the field without help and later walked past reporters outside the locker room.
The 31-year-old Smith has been hampered mostly by back, neck and ankle injuries in recent years. Smith has missed at least three games each season since 2016. He played just two games in 2020 before season-ending neck surgery.
Rookie first-round pick Tyler Smith could replace him. Tyler Smith has been working at left guard but was the starting left tackle at Tulsa. He missed both practices this week with an ankle injury.
“We’ve played a lot of games without Tyron,” Jones said on ESPN. “Not as successfully as we do with him. But in the meantime we’ve got a guy named Tyler Smith who’s come on the scene.”
The injury is a major blow to an offensive line that was already in transition.
The Cowboys were counting on Smith and five-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin as the anchors for a unit that is young and relatively inexperienced at the other three spots. Dallas probably just added a fourth spot to that concern.
Josh Ball, a fourth-round pick last year, has replaced Tyron Smith at times during training camp this year. Ball missed all of his rookie season with an ankle injury.
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Without Tyron Smith, quarterback Dak Prescott is missing the veteran blocker on his blind side and two other starters from last year’s line while moving on without top receiver Amari Cooper, who was traded to Cleveland in a cost-cutting move in the offseason. CeeDee Lamb is taking over the No. 1 receiving role from Cooper.
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“I like where we are relative to our skill positions and frankly, our challenge is in our offensive line,” Jones said. “The offensive talent has got to step up with the recognition that we can’t count on what you might have had up there.”
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6 things to watch in Chiefs’ preseason Week 3 game vs. Packers
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The Kansas City Chiefs are home at Arrowhead Stadium to face the Green Bay Packers in the preseason finale.
This is the final opportunity for players to make an impression on the coaching staff and front office staff ahead of 53-man roster cuts. With starting and depth jobs still up for grabs, the stakes have never been higher for the players on the roster. One right decision could help punch their ticket to the team’s active roster in 2022, while one wrong decision could be the final straw.
With all of that in mind, here are six of the things that fans should keep an eye on during the course of the game:
Do any of the starters play? If so, who?
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As of Tuesday, Chiefs HC Andy Reid hadn’t decided whether Patrick Mahomes or the starters on either side of the ball would play in the preseason finale. They played between 12-20 snaps last year in preseason Week 3, but that was because of poor performance the week prior. Through two preseason games this season, the starting offense has scored 21 points and the starting defense has allowed none.
It makes little sense to put Mahomes and others in harm’s way for what is ultimately a meaningless preseason game. Most, if not all of the starters, should sit this one out. At the same time, with a short week and long rest ahead, it’s possible that Reid wants guys getting some snaps in this game ahead of Week 1. It could be that just rookies who have received snaps with the starters, such as Trent McDuffie, Isiah Pacheco, Skyy Moore and Leo Chenal, are the ones to receive work in preseason Week 3.
Running back, tight end and offensive tackle opportunities
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With injuries to Blake Bell, Derrick Gore and Lucas Niang’s placement on the Reserve/PUP list, there could be some new opportunities for players at the running back, tight end and offensive tackle positions that weren’t previously available to players. That’s both in regards to the 53-man roster and the practice squad in Kansas City. I’m specifically looking forward to seeing what five different players accomplish.
At tight end, I’m curious about Jordan Franks, who has quietly been one of the team’s better blocking tight ends during the preseason. With Bell’s injury, he’s someone that could be kept around.
At running back, I’m paying attention to veteran RB Ronald Jones II and rookie RB Tayon Fleet-Davis. Neither has been particularly impressive this preseason because the run-blocking has been poor all-around. Fleet-Davis was able to impress with a touchdown run last week, but can Jones do anything at this point to earn himself a roster spot with the Chiefs? Stay tuned on that one.
At offensive tackle, Geron Christian and Prince Tega Wanogho look to be locked in a battle for reserve tackle spots on the 53-man roster. Wanogho has experience in Kansas City, serving as the team’s backup left tackle last season. Christian has been one of the team’s top performers so far, with a single pressure allowed during the preseason.
How prepared are the team's depth players
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Historically speaking, when the final week of the preseason rolls around, the coordinators and Andy Reid begin working on game preparations for Week 1. They leave the preseason Week 3 game preparations to select positions coaches and other coaching staff members. Game prep for the preseason is minimal in the first place, as they’re not really scripting plays in the same way they do for the regular season.
It’s still interesting to see how prepared the players are when they work with just the positions coaches. It gives you an idea of the ability of the position coaches, but also their future in the league. Some of these coaches could eventually be hired for coordinator jobs or even head-coaching positions with other teams down the line.
Depth at wide receiver given injuries
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JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), Mecole Hardman (groin) and potentially Marquez Valdes-Scantling (undisclosed absence on Tuesday) have dealt with injuries during the course of training camp and the preseason. With injuries to these players, it’s imperative that the Chiefs have some guys waiting in the wings who can step up and make big plays on offense. Both players who can land on the 53-man roster and the practice squad.
We’ve already seen Justin Watson step up to the plate and have some big games in the preseason, but what about other players? Can Skyy Moore break through and have a big game this week? What about Daurice Fountain or Cornell Powell? Perhaps former Baylor teammates Josh Gordon and Corey Coleman can recreate some of their glory days on Thursday?
Isiah Pacheco's patience
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Pacheco had an opportunity to make a big play in preseason Week 2 against the Commanders, but the play went for no gain. It was a rookie mistake and one that appeared to frustrate Patrick Mahomes, who saw the missed opportunity unfold.
Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy explained this week that Pacheco needs to work on his patience and “let the game come to him.”
“The thing he has to understand is that you got to rely on the o-line to work for you as well,” Bieniemy explained. “On top of that, you have to learn how to be in sync and in rhythm with the o-line on making sure you’re executing the proper footwork because your spacing has to equate to what they’re doing. . . that allows them to secure level 1 to level 2. If he’s just taking a ball and running, we’re not giving ourselves a chance to be great.”
Bieniemy is confident that the rookie can improve and break some of his bad habits, but it’s clear that he’s not quite there yet. Preseason Week 3 could be an opportunity for him to take some steps forward within the offense.
Special teams snaps
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Special teams play will likely determine several of the depth spots on the roster in Kansas City this season. Dave Toub has been working hard to evaluate players now that he has live repetitions during the preseason to work with. He said last week that there remains a lot of competition among the defensive players like linebackers and cornerbacks as it relates to special teams.
During this particular game, pay attention to the players who are working with which special teams unit. Who is excelling in punt and kick coverage? Who is working as a protector on field goals and PATs? Who is working on the field goal and PAT block teams? How players perform on each of those units could be the difference between making the roster, practice squad or being released come Tuesday. | https://sports.yahoo.com/6-things-watch-chiefs-preseason-194514792.html?src=rss | 2022-08-25T21:17:39Z | https://sports.yahoo.com/6-things-watch-chiefs-preseason-194514792.html?src=rss | true | 2 |
The premiere will be held at the legendary Hollywood Legion Theater on Wednesday, August 31st.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment outlet TheWrap is collaborating with award-winning writer, director, producer, and actress Nell Teare for the premiere of her directorial film debut, Bolivar. Nell also stars in the film alongside veteran actor (and father of Chris Pine) Robert Pine, and FOX's 9-1-1 star, Tracie Thoms.
The premiere will be held at the Hollywood Legion Theater at 2035 North Highland Avenue on Wednesday, August 31st. Red carpet begins at 6:15pm, with the screening at 7:15pm, followed by a Q&A at 9:30pm.
A breathtaking accomplishment, Bolivar is an emotional drama that follows a woman named Maggie, as she deals with the devastating blow caused by the death of her mother. When Maggie's addict brother shows up to wreak havoc on her life, she is forced to make sense of a new reality that may not be what it seems.
The new film keeps with a consistent thread in Nell's past work - the exploration of the human condition. Stunning cinematography blends with the depth that Nell brings to her character, the result being a truly achingly beautiful examination of grief.
Hoping to inspire change through her films, Nell says, "Stories create the space for action. Behavior is influenced by understanding. Understanding the culture (collected stories) of a group of people using a focused curiosity is how I imagine a shift can be made. If we understand the 'why' we can set a new course for the 'how'. I believe that telling new stories is the only way to ensure that life and evolution can continue."
As a quadruple threat, Nell has worked in a diverse variety of creative mediums ranging from short films, book trailers, music videos, web series, and theatre productions. Her résumé boasts over 120 projects, including more than one dozen foreign language debuts for Netflix.
A native Texan, Nell graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. While there, she was cast in the original Broadway production of Memphis, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Now based in Los Angeles, Nell also directs book trailers for Film 14.
View the trailer for Bolivar.
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Marine wife recognized for outstanding service
A Camp Pendleton Marine’s wife was picked for the Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Recognition Award
A Camp Pendleton Marine’s wife was recognized for going above and beyond in her service to the Marine Corps and the community.
Kyp Hughes received the 2022 Irene Ferguson Marine Wife Recognition Award from the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation. The annual award pays tribute to the wife of an active-duty Marine for her “outstanding service to the U.S. Marine Corps, community, nation and family.”
Hughes was selected from among Marine wives throughout the southwest region who were nominated by friends and family members this spring.
Hughes was honored for her significant efforts going the extra mile to support Marines and their families, especially during deployments. For several years, she served as a full-time Deployment Readiness Coordinator for both the 11th and 13th Marine Expeditionary Units based at Camp Pendleton.
She was recognized for her many efforts to look after the welfare of active-duty Marines and sailors and their families attached to the Marine Expeditionary Units, providing needed support, including during deployments, family challenges and holidays when they were far from home.
Hughes was instrumental in the city of Yorba Linda’s adoption of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2015. Through her support of the 11th MEU Adoption Committee, Hughes helped drive public awareness and community involvement in boosting the morale of personnel of the 11th MEU. She continues to be involved with the city and Adoption Committee.
Hughes’ husband, Master Gunnery Sgt. Shawn Hughes, is assigned to the 15th MEU based at Camp Pendleton and has been on nine deployments over his 26 years of service with the Marine Corps. The couple has two children and four grandchildren.
The award was created by the late Marine Maj. Glenn Ferguson (1921-2021) in memory of his wife of 64 years, Irene Ferguson, to honor the sacrifice made by Marine wives in support of their husbands. Ferguson, a World War II pilot and Korean War veteran, handled White House security for President Franklin Roosevelt and served as a medical-evacuation pilot in Korea and a Marine One co-pilot for President Dwight Eisenhower. Ferguson and his family were longtime residents of Vista and in his later years, he moved to Escondido.
Ferguson established the award after he had visited a number of military museums and parks and did not see tributes honoring the commitment and sacrifice of military wives in support of their husbands.
The Irene Ferguson Marine Wife awardee was selected by an all-female committee that included awardees from previous years and the granddaughter of Irene Ferguson, the award’s namesake.
Hughes was presented with a plaque at a ceremony Saturday at the Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation offices at 9400 Activity Road in Miramar.
The mission of the nonprofit Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation is largely to preserve Marine Corps history and honor those who served. The foundation supports the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum and is raising money for its move from San Diego to Great Park in Irvine.
The museum was closed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in April 2021 and is in the process of being re-established in Hangar 296 in Great Park. The public park sits on the grounds of the decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, which was the original home of the museum. The projected date to reopen to the public is next August.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police detective has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the city from firing him and other workers for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Lawyers for Detective Anthony Marciano asked the court Thursday for an emergency injunction that would block the city from enforcing a rule requiring all municipal employees to get vaccinated.
Marciano, a 10-year police veteran, was among a small percentage of civil servants who refused the shots and didn’t qualify for a medical or religious exemption.
More than 1,000 New York City employees have been fired for refusing the vaccines, and others are waiting to find out whether their requests for exemptions will be approved.
Legal challenges to the rules have largely failed, but Marciano’s case is still pending in a federal appeals court. In a petition to the Supreme Court, Marciano’s lawyer asked Justice Sonia Sotomayor to block the city from enforcing its rule until that appeal is resolved.
“Each day more and more municipal workers are being fired for refusing the EUA Covid 19 mandate in a City riddled with crime, and rapidly decaying, in need of more, not less, skilled municipal workers,” wrote the lawyer, Patricia Finn.
Marciano argues in his legal filing that he has “natural immunity” to COVID-19 and the vaccines against the virus have “simply too many adverse consequences that applicant is unwilling to risk.”
Health authorities say the COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States are safe, and they recommend vaccination even among people who have acquired some immunity from previous infections.
New York’s previous mayor, Bill de Blasio, mandated that all workplaces in the city — including private businesses — only admit vaccinated workers, with certain exemptions for professional athletes and entertainers.
A police department spokesperson said the department would not comment on pending litigation. A message seeking comment was sent to representatives for Mayor Eric Adams and the city law department.
Also on Thursday, leaders of the union representing city firefighters held a news conference to discuss the status of firefighters who face termination over their refusal to get vaccinated. A message seeking comment was sent to the Fire Department. | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/national-news/ap-nypd-detective-asks-supreme-court-to-block-vaccine-mandate/ | 2022-08-25T21:25:30Z | https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/national-news/ap-nypd-detective-asks-supreme-court-to-block-vaccine-mandate/ | false | 32 |
Cam Martinez staying flexible, looking for chance to make Buckeyes impact
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Coalition represents a commitment among CEOs to advance diversity and inclusion
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. By signing the commitment, Stephen is pledging to cultivate diverse perspectives and experiences at Amtrak.
"We recognize that we can't move this needle alone. As we look to improve diversity and inclusion initiatives, it truly takes a village," said Stephen Gardner, CEO at Amtrak. "As we continually make changes to move communities and the country forward, we are proud to be a signatory of the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion."
All signatories of this commitment are company leaders who agree to implement the pledge within their respective workplaces and support companies doing the same. Amtrak brought this commitment to life by continuing efforts to implement and sustain four key actions:
- Supporting an open dialogue on complex, and sometimes difficult, conversations about diversity and inclusion: Encouraging an ongoing dialogue and tolerating different values builds trust, encourages compassion, and reinforces a commitment to foster inclusivity.
- Expanding awareness of unconscious biases: Recognizing one's own unconscious bias which enables individuals to begin acknowledging and minimizing potential blind spots.
- Sharing best practices and unsuccessful actions: A commitment to help other companies evolve, enhance their diversity strategies, and encourage them to share their successes and challenges with us and other companies.
- Establishing accountability: Create and share strategic inclusion and diversity plans with the Board of Directors that enables concrete and strategic action to prioritize and drive accountability that cultivates an inclusive culture and talent.
Reflecting continued efforts to advance diversity and inclusion, Amtrak received the highest score possible on the 2022 Disability Equality Index (DEI®) and received a top score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) earlier this year. Amtrak also has eight Employee Resource Groups that aim to foster connections and create a sense of belonging for employees at Amtrak.
At Amtrak, employees, programs, and suppliers represent a diverse work environment. Providing employees with unique growth and development opportunities, Amtrak aims to empower employees to reach their potential. This includes a comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategy for recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and promotions.
Visit the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ website to learn more about the pledge, get involved, and watch for updates on future activity.
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The Los Angeles Angels’ postseason dream is virtually over for this season. That’s eight years now without a Mike Trout postseason appearance.
Trout, an all-time baseball great, has only three postseason games to his name. The Angels last made the playoffs in 2014, only to get swept by the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series.
It’s a travesty that a player of Trout’s caliber has made the playoffs in only one season. The Angels have been a trainwreck this year. They have been this way for the better part of a decade now.
At the time of writing, the Angels are losing their series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 after seven innings. That’s poised to be six defeats in a row and a 15-game deficit in the AL Wild Card race.
The Rays embarrassed the Angels 11-1 on Tuesday night, but Trout delivered and achieved yet another milestone. The 10-time All-Star notched his 25th homer of the season and in doing so, registered his 1,500th career hit. The next day, he registered his 26th homer in another defeat to the Rays, this time 4-3.
Mike Trout became only the fifth Angels player to reach the 1,500-hit milestone, joining Garret Anderson (2,368), Tim Salmon (1,674), Brian Downing (1,588), and Darin Erstad (1,505). Additionally, he has now scored 1,024 runs for the Angels, tying Anderson for the franchise record.
Trout has missed several games due to injuries in recent years. He was out of action from July 12 until last Friday with a costovertebral dysfunction in the T5 region of his spine.
Since the start of 2020, Mike Trout has played in 174 games. To put it into perspective, that’s about one full-length MLB season over a near 2 1/2-year stretch.
The Angels have Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani but lack serious quality in other areas
It doesn’t look like things will be drastically different for the Angels next year or anytime soon. If so, how long before generational talents like Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani consider turning to greener pastures? News also emerged in recent days that Angels owner Arte Moreno is exploring a potential sale of the team.
Trout won’t be a free agent until 2031, so he is not leaving soon. However, Ohtani wouldn’t need to wait as long. He has a little over 16 months left on his deal.
The Angels need to turn a corner, and they need to do it fast. If they are not in a position to challenge for the playoffs, they are going to lose their prized assets sooner rather than later.
The Angels seem safe in regard to Trout, at least for now. However, it looks increasingly likely with each passing week that Ohtani could be on his way out next year. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-mike-trout-best-player-sports-history-never-play-meaningful-game-angels-disgusting-franchise-mlb-fans-criticize-angels-wasting-mike-trout-s-phenomenal-potential-talent | 2022-08-25T21:27:25Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/news-mike-trout-best-player-sports-history-never-play-meaningful-game-angels-disgusting-franchise-mlb-fans-criticize-angels-wasting-mike-trout-s-phenomenal-potential-talent | false | 1 |
Genesis Shards (GS) traded 1% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 16:00 PM ET on August 25th. Genesis Shards has a market capitalization of $185,603.05 and $19,761.00 worth of Genesis Shards was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Genesis Shards has traded 7.7% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Genesis Shards coin can now be purchased for $0.0154 or 0.00000071 BTC on popular exchanges.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- JUMPN (JST) traded down 54% against the dollar and now trades at $5.46 or 0.00018651 BTC.
- Tarality (TARAL) traded 3.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0009 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded up 213.7% against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004632 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded 600.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded 37.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $98.34 or 0.00428675 BTC.
- XRP (XRP) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.35 or 0.00001614 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded up 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.46 or 0.00002149 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $165.74 or 0.00767585 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded 0.9% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3.47 or 0.00016070 BTC.
About Genesis Shards
Genesis Shards’ total supply is 208,911,248 coins and its circulating supply is 12,030,988 coins. Genesis Shards’ official Twitter account is @GenShards.
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California air regulators voted Thursday to approve stringent rules that would ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 and set interim targets to phase the cars out.
The measure is a historic one in the US, and would be one of the first such bans worldwide. It has major implications for the US car market, given how large California’s economy is and that several states are expected to implement similar rules.
“This is monumental,” California Air Resources Board member Daniel Sperling told CNN. “This is the most important thing that CARB has done in the last 30 years. It’s important not just for California, but it’s important for the country and the world.”
The board’s new rules would also set interim quotas for zero-emission vehicles, focusing on new models. Starting with 2026 models, 35% of new cars, SUVs and small pickups sold in California would be required to be zero-emission vehicles. That quota would increase each year and is expected to reach 51% of all new car sales in 2028, 68% in 2030 and 100% in 2035. The quotas also would allow 20% of zero-emission cars sold to be plug-in hybrids.
The rules would not impact used vehicles, allowing them to stay on the roads. The rules won’t be immediate, and will go into effect in 2026, Sperling said.
Multiple states are expected to follow suit. Already, 15 states including Colorado and Minnesota, as well as states on the Northeast and West Coast followed California’s previous zero-emission vehicle regulations.
California doesn’t have an exact count of how many of those states will adopt the 2035 ban on new gas vehicle sales but expects the “majority of the states to follow,” said Alex Stack, a spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom. New York, Oregon, Washington state and Rhode Island officials confirmed to CNN they plan to adopt California’s rule through their own rule-making process, while New Jersey and Maryland officials said they were reviewing California’s decision. Public comment in Washington state on a similar plan will start September 7.
“This is a critical milestone in our climate fight, which is why Washington is poised to institute these same requirements by the end of the year,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee told CNN in a statement. “We look forward to partnering with other states and the Biden Administration to rapidly reduce the country’s primary source of greenhouse gas emissions.”
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos told CNN in a statement that California’s Thursday vote “unlocks New York’s ability to adopt the same regulation.”
Sperling said that if most of these states follow California’s lead, it could transform the US auto industry.
“This is a big part of the US market,” Sperling said. “Even if the feds don’t move on a regulatory perspective, a big chunk of the country will be moving forward.”
Sperling added the process of drafting the rules had received “surprisingly little debate” and pushback from car companies, a signal that companies themselves are embracing the move to zero-emission vehicles. Several companies including Ford and GM have already announced ambitious plans to move toward zero-emission cars, trucks and SUVs.
“The car companies see what’s happening in China, in Europe,” Sperling said. “Many of them have already made announcements about how they’re converting totally to electric vehicles.”
Thursday’s vote is the culmination of years of work; in 2020, Newsom signed an executive order mandating that all vehicles sold in the state must be zero-emission by 2035.
“What these new standards do is set the roadmap to get there,” California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis told CNN’s Kate Bolduan on Thursday.
California also got a boost from the Biden administration, which reinstated California’s longtime ability to set its own vehicle emission standards earlier this year. The Trump administration rolled back the California waiver in 2019. | https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/us/california-ban-new-gas-cars-vote/index.html | 2022-08-25T21:28:53Z | https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/us/california-ban-new-gas-cars-vote/index.html | true | 13 |
No apparent gang ties in Wednesday night homicide in Surrey, B.C., authorities say
Homicide investigators say there's no indication a "suspicious death" in Surrey, B.C., this week is linked to the Lower Mainland's bloody gang conflict.
The victim was found in medical distress at his home in the 18800 block of 76 Avenue at around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, and later succumbed to his injuries despite the efforts of first responders.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said it was called to take conduct of the case because of "the nature of the injuries," but has not provided any further details about how the man died, or whether the incident appears to have been targeted.
Investigators have identified the victim as a 47-year-old man, but said they won't be releasing his name until they can notify his family.
"We are still in the early stages of this investigation," Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said in a news release.
"Officers have been working throughout the night to locate witnesses who could help shed light on this situation. At this time the motive is unknown."
IHIT said it is working in partnership with Surrey RCMP, the B.C. Coroners Service and the RCMP's Integrated Forensic Identification Section.
Authorities asked any potential witnesses, or anyone who was driving in the area of the homicide between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. and has dash cam video, to contact IHIT at 1-877-5551-4448.
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ProxyNode (PRX) traded down 46.8% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 17:00 PM Eastern on August 25th. One ProxyNode coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC on popular exchanges. Over the last seven days, ProxyNode has traded 26% lower against the US dollar. ProxyNode has a market cap of $16,728.25 and approximately $11.00 worth of ProxyNode was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here is how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Dash (DASH) traded 0.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $49.69 or 0.00229522 BTC.
- Immutable X (IMX) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.87 or 0.00004030 BTC.
- Secret (SIE) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0141 or 0.00000065 BTC.
- Boson Protocol (BOSON) traded down 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.33 or 0.00001515 BTC.
- MimbleWimbleCoin (MWC) traded 0.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.01 or 0.00009300 BTC.
- TOR (TOR) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004617 BTC.
- DigitalBits (XDB) traded down 3.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0109 or 0.00000050 BTC.
- Inverse Finance (INV) traded 0.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $98.22 or 0.00453674 BTC.
- Cryptostone (CPS) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0014 or 0.00000007 BTC.
- Rainmaker Games (RAIN) traded up 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0652 or 0.00000301 BTC.
About ProxyNode
ProxyNode (CRYPTO:PRX) is a PoW/PoS coin that uses the X11 hashing algorithm. ProxyNode’s total supply is 193,174,746 coins. ProxyNode’s official website is proxynode.network. The official message board for ProxyNode is bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5117769. ProxyNode’s official Twitter account is @prxnetwork and its Facebook page is accessible here.
ProxyNode Coin Trading
It is usually not possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as ProxyNode directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to acquire ProxyNode should first buy Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Gemini, Coinbase or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to buy ProxyNode using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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The Texas Rangers rank among the top 10 in the majors in runs and home runs, and they’ve shown a lot of thump over the past week while winning five of their last seven games.
It will be up to the Detroit pitching staff to cool down the Rangers’ bats, as the teams begin a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.
The Rangers began the streak by scoring 10 runs against Oakland. They put up seven runs while shutting out Minnesota on Sunday and then truly erupted on Wednesday — they clobbered Colorado 16-4 while pounding out 18 hits, including eight extra-base hits.
Texas had a seven-run, second-inning outburst and added seven runs in the final two innings.
“Good teams score late,” first baseman/designated hitter Nathaniel Lowe said. “It was nice for us to score and kind of put the nail in the coffin there.”
Lowe led the onslaught with three hits, including a home run and triple. He scored three and drove in a career-best five.
“He’s been pretty consistent all year, but as of late, he’s really got it going,” interim manager Tony Beasley said. “He made an adjustment against right-handed pitchers because he was hitting lefties better. He was kind of a reverse-split guy. … I think that’s the thing that’s really allowed him to take off. What he was doing against lefties, now he’s doing against lefties and righties.”
Lowe’s power has been on display in the last seven games. He’s hit four homers and driven in 13 runs.
Rangers teammate Marcus Semien carries a five-game hitting streak into the weekend series.
Right-hander Glenn Otto (5-8, 4.66 ERA), who will start on Friday, has only allowed five earned runs in four August starts despite control issues. He’s walked 14 batters, the same amount he’s struck out.
In his last outing, Otto gave up just an unearned run in 5 2/3 innings at Minnesota on Saturday. He’ll be facing the Tigers for the first time.
Left-hander Tyler Alexander (3-7, 4.03 ERA) will oppose Otto. Alexander snapped a personal four-game losing streak in his last outing, when he held the Los Angeles Angels to three runs in six innings on Saturday.
He’s 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in three career appearances (two starts) against the Rangers.
Victor Reyes, the Tigers’ hottest hitter, drove in two runs during a six-run, fifth-inning outburst against San Francisco on Wednesday. That’s all the runs Detroit would need in a 6-1 victory, its third in four games.
Reyes extended his hitting streak to nine games.
“I love the work he does,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “He’s a very even-keeled man — doesn’t get too high, doesn’t get too low. And the more he plays, the better he plays.”
The knock on Reyes is that he doesn’t provide much power. He has one homer this season and 14 in 367 career games.
The Tigers, who have scored the fewest runs in the majors, will take production any way they can get it.
“I always feel like good things are going to happen with him,” Hinch said. “He can move the ball forward. He puts it in play hard. He’s not really trying to lift the ball — I know that’s been a knock on him in the past. But he knows who he is and he generally stays around the strike zone, puts the ball in play and makes good things happen.”
–Field Level Media | https://sportsnaut.com/rangers-hope-hot-hitting-continues-in-opener-vs-tigers/ | 2022-08-25T21:35:08Z | https://sportsnaut.com/rangers-hope-hot-hitting-continues-in-opener-vs-tigers/ | true | 1 |
Manuel Margot had four hits to lead the host Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla., and complete a four-game sweep.
The Rays extended their winning streak to six in a row. The Angels have lost six straight.
The Rays had just seven hits in all but made the most of them. Margot laced a double and triple with two RBIs, Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer and Harold Ramirez drove in three runs with a two-run single and RBI fielder’s choice.
The Rays set the tone with a five-run third inning against Angels starter Patrick Sandoval, who was coming off a four-hit shutout in his previous start.
Sandoval was hurt by a throwing error by second baseman David Fletcher in the inning, and as a result only one of the five runs was earned. Margot got the scoring started with a two-run triple. Ramirez drove in the third run of the inning when he grounded into a fielder’s choice, and Paredes’ two-run homer capped the scoring.
Sandoval (4-9) stuck around and went six innings, allowing five runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk while striking out five.
Rays starter Drew Rasmussen (9-4) gave up a solo homer to Taylor Ward in the fourth inning and nothing else in 5 1/3 innings. In all, he gave up six hits and one walk while striking out nine.
The Rays added three runs in the seventh, with Yandy Diaz scoring on a wild pitch and Ramirez adding a two-run single.
The Angels scored two runs in the eighth inning, one on an RBI double by Shohei Ohtani and another on an RBI single by Jo Adell.
Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who had played six consecutive games following a 30-day absence because of a back injury, was given the day off.
–Field Level Media | https://sportsnaut.com/rays-complete-4-game-sweep-of-angels-8-3/ | 2022-08-25T21:35:14Z | https://sportsnaut.com/rays-complete-4-game-sweep-of-angels-8-3/ | false | 2 |
As Emerging Markets Volatility Dissipates, Reconsider Their Bonds
There's still a lot of market uncertainty in the current environment as the Federal Reserve decides how to deal with inflation. In the meantime, confidence is coming back to emerging markets (EM), which could give their bonds a boost.
Rising interest rates have been pushing the dollar higher and applying pressure on emerging market currencies. EM assets are typically tied to the performance of the local currency against the dollar, so as the Fed continues to tighten monetary policy, this puts a stranglehold on what EM currencies can purchase in dollars.
The inflation narrative is turning into recession fears. As such, the Fed could become less hawkish on rate hiking and thus, an easing dollar can pave the way for EM strength and reduce volatility in EM assets.
“For the year-to-date period, we’ve seen EM volatility lower than [it is in] developed markets,” said Melissa Brown, managing director of applied research at Qontigo, noting that the volatility in EM is now 25% lower versus developed markets, according to Qontigo data.
The first half of 2022 was indeed a volatile one for the U.S. as major stock market indexes felt the selling pressure. Prospective investors in EM assets must still consider the risks, especially with ongoing market uncertainty and the potential of a global growth slowdown.
What [investors] should be concerned about is the risk-return tradeoff,” Brown added. “Maybe you need a higher return expectation in the U.S. relative to EM to justify taking on a higher volatility.”
An EM Bond ETF Opportunity
One EM asset to consider is bonds, and rather than opting for various holdings, there are exchange traded funds (ETFs) that can offer core exposure in one position. One worth considering is the Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VWOB).
VWOB seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by governments and government-related issuers in emerging market countries. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays USD Emerging Markets Government RIC Capped Index.
All of the fund’s investments will be selected through the sampling process, and under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s assets will be invested in bonds included in the index. The fund comes with a low 0.20% expense ratio.
For more news, information, and strategy, visit the Fixed Income Channel. Read more on ETFtrends.com.
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/as-emerging-markets-volatility-dissipates-reconsider-their-bonds | 2022-08-25T21:36:16Z | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/as-emerging-markets-volatility-dissipates-reconsider-their-bonds | false | 2 |
DoorDash hit by data breach linked to Twilio hackers
Food delivery giant DoorDash has confirmed a data breach that exposed customers' personal information.
In a blog post shared with TechCrunch ahead of its publication at market close, DoorDash said malicious hackers stole credentials from employees of a third-party vendor that were then used to gain access to some of DoorDash's internal tools.
DoorDash said the attackers accessed names, email addresses, delivery addresses and phone numbers of DoorDash customers. For a “smaller subset” of users, hackers accessed partial payment card information, including card type and the last four digits of the card number.
For DoorDash delivery drivers, or Dashers, hackers accessed data that “primarily included name and phone number or email address.” Users of Wolt, the Helsinki-based online ordering and delivery company acquired by DoorDash last year, are unaffected.
DoorDash says that a "small percentage" of users were affected by the incident but declined to say how many users it currently has or provide an accurate number of affected users.
The company said it cut off the third-party vendor’s access to its systems after discovering “unusual and suspicious” activity.
DoorDash did not name the third-party vendor, which "provides services that require limited access to some internal tools," according to DoorDash spokesperson Justin Crowley, but confirmed to TechCrunch that the vendor breach is linked to the phishing campaign that compromised SMS and messaging giant Twilio on August 4. Researchers linked these attacks to a wider phishing campaign by the same hacking group, dubbed “0ktapus,” which has stolen close to 10,000 employee credentials from at least 130 organizations, including Twilio, Signal, internet companies and outsourced customer service providers, since March.
DoorDash would not say when it discovered it was compromised, but its spokesperson said that the company took time to “fully investigate what happened, what users were impacted and how they were impacted” before disclosing the data breach.
DoorDash says that since discovering the compromise the company hired an unnamed cybersecurity expert to help with its ongoing investigation and is taking action to “further enhance DoorDash's already robust security systems."
This isn’t the first time that hackers have stolen customer data from DoorDash's systems. In 2019, the company reported a data breach affecting 4.9 million customers, delivery workers and merchants who had their information stolen by hackers. It also blamed the breach on an unnamed third-party service provider.
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Caribou Coffee, a national premium coffeehouse and Panera Brands portfolio concept, is inviting pumpkin-loving guests and beyond to enjoy the highly anticipated return of its fall menu. Available starting today, August 25 at all Caribou coffeehouses, the seasonal offerings feature craveable guest favorites such as the Pumpkin White Mocha and the Pumpkin Latte, as well as Caribou's original Pumpkin Crafted Press. Caribou is also offering alternatives for non-pumpkin, harvest flavor fans including the Apple Blast and the upgraded Maple Waffle Breakfast Sandwich.
Caribou Coffee is committed to serving customers quality products that they can feel good about even when indulging in seasonal offerings. Like all handcrafted beverages at Caribou, each delicious drink on the fall menu lineup is made using only premium ingredients, with no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives.
“To welcome the new season and cooler months ahead, we are thrilled to launch our highly anticipated Caribou Coffee fall menu, filled with signature pumpkin and apple flavors our customers love,” says Matt Reiter, vice president of product at Caribou Coffee. “Our seasonal beverages, made with only real ingredients, pair perfectly with our unique, limited-time food menu items. Both will have guests delighting in the flavors of fall while feeling good about what they are consuming.”
Caribou Coffee’s fall menu includes:
Nitro Pumpkin Latte: The elevated pumpkin pick-me-up. Nitro cold press, milk and pumpkin, topped with espresso whipped cream.
Pumpkin Latte: A fall classic. Espresso and steamed milk, combined with real pumpkin; topped with ground nutmeg. Also available iced.
Pumpkin Crafted Press: For those looking for a hint of pumpkin. Smooth, slow-crafted, cold brewed coffee is steamed or blended with a splash of milk, real sugar, and real pumpkin. Caribou Coffee is known for its one-of-a-kind Crafted Press, a lighter, daily beverage that guests can enjoy hot, iced, or blended.
Pumpkin White Mocha: A seasonal guest favorite, crafted with real white chocolate melted into steamed milk and then combined with espresso and pumpkin. This classic option is topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with white chocolate chips. Caribou’s Pumpkin White Mocha is also available iced, blended, or with Nitro cold press.
Pumpkin Caribou Cooler: Coffee blended with real pumpkin topped with whipped cream and ground nutmeg.
Pumpkin Chai: A chai latte crafted with real pumpkin and topped with ground nutmeg. Also available iced or blended.
Apple Blast: Back for another fall season, the Apple Blast is a perfect combination of hot apple cider and caramel, topped with whipped cream and ground cinnamon and finished with a drizzle of caramel. You can also order the Apple Blast iced or blended.
Caribou BOUsted Apple Blast: This iced or blended caffeinated drink with crisp apple flavors is a perfect fit. Caribou BOUsted beverages are made with caffeine from coffee plus guarana and ginseng.
New Pumpkin Cake Pop: A festive new addition to the seasonal menu, crafted with pumpkin puree and fall spices like cinnamon and cloves.
Pumpkin Bread: Rich and moist, baked with real pumpkin and topped with pecans and pumpkin seeds.
Maple Waffle Breakfast Sandwich: This returning fan favorite is Caribou’s take on chicken and waffles. It is made with new and improved crispier maple waffles, chicken apple gouda sausage, melted gouda cheese and a cage-free egg.
The fall menu items are available at hundreds of Caribou Coffee locations nationwide throughout the season. Caribou Perks members have various options to order and pick up their favorite fall drinks, including ordering and paying ahead through the Caribou Coffee app to earn points for in-store, drive-thru or curbside pickup. Caribou will also refresh its award-winning loyalty program and mobile app. New app updates include the ability to save favorite customizable drinks and frequently visited stores, share rewards with friends, and redeem points or rewards online and in the coffeehouse. | https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/caribou-coffees-pumpkin-packed-fall-lineup-returns | 2022-08-25T21:42:02Z | https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/caribou-coffees-pumpkin-packed-fall-lineup-returns | true | 1 |
Orange County Register’s Angels beat writer Jeff Fletcher joined Southern California News Group assistant sports editor James H. Williams for a Twitter Spaces discussion about longtime Angels owner Arte Moreno’s decision to potentially sell the Angels.
Moreno purchased the Angels for $184 million in 2003, and the franchise’s value is now estimated at more than $2 billion.
Fletcher talks about Mike Trout’s comments following the announcement and what direction the team could go in next. He also answers baseball fans’ questions.
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ASSATEAGUE – Two rehabilitated sea turtles were sent back into the ocean from the beach at Assateague State Park, the first public release since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. The National Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Team last Thursday released two Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from the beach at Assateague in front of a large crowd…
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OCEAN CITY -- The second phase of a major Boardwalk re-decking project will go off as planned this fall after resort officials this week approved a recommendation for the low bid for the lumber for the project. The complete re-decking of the Boardwalk has been in the works for a number of years and the…
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OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Jeep Week gets underway Thursday and runs through Sunday. The 2022 highlight is what organizers are calling, “The Great Jeep Week Hangout,” when an aerial group photo of more than 1,500 participating Jeeps will take place. The photo op is happening at the West Ocean City Park & Ride on…
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