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Authorities in Italy say that nearly 30 pounds of cocaine were found inside a motorized wheelchair at Milan airport after a police dog sniffed it out.
According to the Italian Financial Police, the Associated Press reported that the drugs were found inside the upholstery of a motorized wheelchair at Malpensa airport on Friday.
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In a press release, police said the drug-sniffing dog checks arriving luggage and passengers from the Dominican Republic since that route had previously been used by drug couriers, the Associated Press reported.
Authorities said the specialized canine led them to a passenger, who was in a motorized wheelchair, the news outlet reported.
Police said at first, they searched the Spaniard's luggage, which didn't yield anything. But when they slashed the upholstery of the wheelchair, they found the cocaine, the news outlet reported.
According to police, when the drugs were discovered, the man in the wheelchair stood up, walked around with no assistance, and was arrested, the Associated Press reported. | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/drug-sniffing-dog-finds-cocaine-hidden-in-wheelchair-at-milan-airport | 2022-09-02T22:56:08Z | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/drug-sniffing-dog-finds-cocaine-hidden-in-wheelchair-at-milan-airport | true | 12 |
Victories in six of eight events helped propel the Stillwater girls swimming and diving team to a victory in the Suburban East Conference Relays on Thursday, Aug. 25 at Stillwater Middle School.
It was the season opener for the Ponies, who racked up 152 pounds to outdistance runner-up Cretin-Derham Hall (132) and third-place Mounds View (128) in the five-team event. The conference’s other five teams competed in a similar meet at Oltman Middle School.
“I thought we did fine,” Ponies coach Brian Luke said. “We were competitive, I like that.”
Among the highlights for Stillwater was a meet record set while winning the 4x100 individual medley relay. Norah Naatjes, Anika Wright, Jayla Petersen and Maddie Reed were clocked in a winning time of 4:12.17, well ahead of the existing standard of 4:12.89 set by Stillwater’s Summer Olson, Mady Gockowski, Kaela Anderson and Jordan Bowen in 2008.
Maddie closed out the victory and secured the record with a 1:00.76 final leg.
“Those are four good IMers on there,” Luke said. “Maddie was the anchor and she had to have a 1:01 or 1:02 low and that’s what broke it. They were right on the cusp the whole way and it was fun to take a record down that had been there a long time.”
Stillwater also notched victories in the 400 medley relay, the 200 butterfly relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 breastroke relay and the 400 freestyle relay to close out the meet.
“We have some holes to fill, but every team has holes to fill now,” Luke said. “I thought the girls stepped up quite well. The breastrokers are coming along there. We need to keep working on our freestyle, because when you get to True Team you have to go four deep in those relays.
“I thought they paid attention and are starting to get the idea of what we’re trying to accomplish. Looks like it should be a pretty good group here.”
Team standings
1. Stillwater 152; 2. Cretin-Derham Hall 132; 3. Mounds View 128; 4. Forest Lake 126; 5. White Bear Lake 82.
Individual results
400 medley relay — 1. Stillwater A (Sophia Chau, Maddie Reed, Sydney Dettmann and Lucy Paczosa) 4:05.00; 5. Stillwater B (Sarah Doeksen, Jayla Petersen, Hailey Schmit and Rhiannon Fay) 4:21.70; 8. Stillwater C (Grace Ganser, Gaby Miller, Shaeffer Watson and Isabel Koch) 4:36.96.
200 freestyle relay — 1. Cretin-Derham Hall, 1:49.09; 4. Stillwater A (Rhiannon Fay, Katelyn Stack, Annie Gritters and Alison Poole) 1:52.17; 5. Stillwater B (Reese Bilot, Olivia Nelson, Lily Kidwell and Kennedy Tope) 1:57.13; 10. Stillwater C (Sofia Omann, Zoe Dorgan, Heidi Stoffregen and Samantha Betts) 2:10.50.
4x100 individual medley relay — *1. Stillwater A (Norah Naatjes, Anika Wright, Jayla Petersen and Maddie Reed) 4:12.17; 4. Stillwater B (Audrey Serres, Shaeffer Watson, Grace Ganser and Kaelynn Grecian) 4:39.54; 5. Stillwater C (Julia Petersen, Leah Cody, Reese Bilot and Hannah Drexel) 4:47.56.
Diving — 1. Forest Lake, 197.35; 2. Stillwater A (Maya Kelly and Kaia Bjork) 189.85; Stillwater B (NA) 128.25.
200 butterfly relay — 1. Stillwater A (Margaret Reed, Lucy Paczoso, Hailey Schmit and Sydney Dettmann) 1:54.50; 4. Stillwater B (Shaeffer Watson, Elaina Lokken, Olivia Nelson and Hannah Drexel) 2:07.07; 6. Stillwater C (Maysen Puhrmann, Kaelynn Grecian, Emily Dicks and Avery Coles) 2:14.32.
800 freestyle relay — 1. Stillwater A (Anika Wright, Sydney Dettmann, Sophia Chau and Margaret Reed) 8:11.05; 4. Stillwater B (Alison Poole, Leah Cody, Audrey Serres and Lydia Beck) 8:59.33; 9. Stillwater C (Paige Schmit, Reese Bilot, Ava Fox and Lucy Sorensen) 9:48.83.
200 backstroke relay — 1. Cretin-Derham Hall, 2:00.18; 2. Stillwater A (Sophia Chau, Grace Ganser, Lily Kidwell and Sarah Doeksen) 2:02.67; 5. Stillwater B (Gabbi Chau, Hannah Wiese, Isabel Koch and Annika Beck) 2:11.92; 6. Stillwater C (Audrey Serres, Kaelynn Grecian, Emily Kirchoff and Annie Gritters) 2:15.11.
200 breastroke relay — 1. Stillwater A (Maddie Reed, Sofia Omann, Jayla Petersen and Norah Naatjes) 2:10.58; 4. Stillwater B (Julia Petersen, Paige Schmit, Katelyn Stack and Gaby Miller) 2:29.61; 9. Stillwater C (Maysen Puhrmann, Jillian Kulzer, Lauren Kissinger and Ada Burns) 2:47.17.
400 freestyle relay — 1. Stillwater A (Margaret Reed, Anika Wright, Lucy Paczosa and Norah Naatjes) 3:42.62; 6. Stillwater B (Isabel Koch, Zoe Dorgan, Elaina Lokken and Ava Fox) 4:16.51; 13. Stillwater C (Lydia Beck, Adelaide Bielke, MacKenzie Kroma and Lucy Dwinells) 5:11.24.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday brought back John Podesta, a behind-the-scenes veteran at getting things done on climate in past Democratic administrations, to put into place an ambitious U.S. climate program newly revived by $375 billion from Congress.
Biden named Podesta as a senior adviser, charged with implementing the landmark clean-energy and climate spending under the huge health care and climate bill passed by Congress in August. Podesta will also lead the administration’s climate task force.
Further reshaping the White House’s climate team for a significantly more hopeful phase, Biden also announced the departure of his current climate adviser, Gina McCarthy. A former Environmental Protection Agency chief, McCarthy had led Biden’s domestic climate program during Democrats’ two years of struggle — often seeming all but doomed — to get the climate financing through Congress. McCarthy was trusted on Capitol Hill and delayed her departure until Biden could sign the new climate measures into law last month.
McCarthy had been expected to serve only the opening half of Biden’s term. Ali Zaidi, McCarthy’s deputy, will succeed her as national climate adviser, the White House said.
Zaidi said in an interview that the key will be implementing the law and working with federal agencies to achieve Biden’s goal of slashing carbon emissions over the next decade and beyond.
“We are in a paradigm shift, where we finally have the resources we need to accelerate climate action in a way we have never been able to before,” Zaidi said. ”The law gives us the hammers, the nails and the plywood — but we’ve got to build the clean energy future that we seek.”
A surprise administration-backed deal struck last month with two Democratic holdout senators salvaged a pared-down version of Biden’s domestic spending program. That includes funding for the biggest U.S. effort ever at slowing down the fossil-fuel-driven warming of the Earth.
Podesta’s “deep roots in climate and clean energy policy and his experience at senior levels of government mean we can truly hit the ground running to take advantage of the massive clean energy opportunity in front of us,” Biden said in a statement.
The pick of Podesta, a veteran of Democratic White Houses dating back to Bill Clinton’s in the early 1990s, is in line with a Biden trend of picking tested, familiar figures from past administrations, passing over potentially more exciting and younger figures from the progressive movement. The more experienced figures include John Kerry, the former secretary of state charged with U.S. climate diplomacy abroad.
Podesta’s jobs for Democratic presidents include acting chief of staff for Clinton and helping push through some early landmark climate efforts by Barack Obama. The subsequent election of Donald Trump saw his administration reverse Obama’s legacy efforts to cut climate-damaging fossil fuel emissions, as well as appoint conservative judges who have since blocked some key climate initiatives.
Podesta has been serving as head of the Center for American Progress think tank, and in that role he has been closely following the U.S. efforts to step up climate action after the setbacks of the Trump administration.
Podesta is perhaps best-known to the public for his 2016 role as the unwitting victim of hacking of his email account, an attack that U.S. intelligence said had Russian involvement. The email theft and leak were credited with helping Trump win the presidency over Hillary Clinton. Podesta was then Clinton’s campaign manager.
The legislation that passed last month, called the “Inflation Reduction Act,” is meant to infuse nearly $375 billion over the decade in climate change-fighting strategies that Democrats believe could put the country on a path to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030.
That includes tax rebates for electric vehicles, a 10-year consumer tax credit for renewable energy investments in wind and solar and other tax breaks for consumers to go green.
For businesses, the bill has $60 billion for a clean energy manufacturing tax credit and $30 billion for a production tax credit for wind and solar, seen as ways to boost and support the industries that can help curb the country’s dependence on fossil fuels.
The bill also gives tax credits for nuclear power and carbon-capture technology that oil companies such as Exxon Mobil have invested millions of dollars to advance.
The bill would impose a new fee on excess methane emissions from oil and gas drilling while giving fossil fuel companies access to more leases on federal lands and waters. | https://www.khon2.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-picks-white-house-veteran-to-run-revived-climate-drive/ | 2022-09-02T22:58:33Z | https://www.khon2.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-picks-white-house-veteran-to-run-revived-climate-drive/ | true | 28 |
The fresh Untold Specifics away from Steve Nash’s Spouse – Lilla Frederick
Lilla Frederick was created with the step 3 July 1990, into the Tangerine County, California, Usa, and that is an old professional volleyball pro, however, most likely best-known for being the fresh new partner away from previous professional basketball user Steve Nash. The girl partner before played in the Federal Basketball Relationship (NBA) to own a total of 18 season, with groups including the Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, and you may La Lakers.
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She including most likely advantages of the prosperity of her spouse, because the Steve Nash possess an internet well worth estimated are more than $95 million. High caliber elite basketball members such Nash while in the their best received huge agreements.
Very early Lifetime, Training, and you may Profession
Lilla spent my youth having five sisters inside California. From the a young age, she became very wanting sporting events, such as for example swimming and you can volleyball. She attended Cornelia Connelly High-school, and during this lady time discover part of the latest school’s volleyball class for a few decades.
Shortly after matriculating away from highschool, she enrolled on Pepperdine College, continued the lady volleyball having fun with the latest school’s team. The non-public school was affiliated with the fresh new Churches off Christ, and that is situated in Malibu, California. They likewise have globally campuses in metropolitan areas including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and. Their date having fun with the institution led their to-be entitled as an element of new WCC Most of the-Freshman cluster, along with 2009, she are called with the All-WCC earliest cluster.
She competed with her cluster regarding Pepperdine-South carolina Contest, additionally the Condition Asics Vintage. Following the her graduation, she registered brand new TCA Volleyball Pub, noted for profitable three National Championships given that the the start into the 2000. She along with played into United states into the volleyball.
Spouse – Steve Nash
His dad is an old professional soccer user, hence lead to him to play the game as well. He and additionally enjoyed frost hockey, nevertheless when he had been 12 years of age, is delivered to help you baseball. Shortly after studying the activity, the guy aligned being a part of the new NBA. Their success during the high school helped your rating a scholarship during the California’s Santa Clara College. The guy played with the college party brand new Broncos and helped them get to the NCAA Contest 3 times. During the their time to the college, he was known south west Coastline Appointment Player of Seasons 2 times. Steve Nash
Shortly after graduating regarding the college, the guy inserted the brand new 1996 NBA Write, and you can are selected once the fifteenth complete pick of the Phoenix Suns. During his first lifetime, the guy produced little or no effect and Suns in the future destroyed attention, trade him towards Dallas Mavericks within the 1998.
Steve Nash’s Go up so you’re able to Basketball Stardom
Nash slowly improved throughout the his amount of time in Dallas, and you can while in the their last year had the makings away from a superstar, top him in order to his first NBA All of the-Star Online game choices. That have Dirk Nowitzki, he helped Dallas get to the West Appointment Finals for the 2002.
Within his first 12 months right back to the Suns, the guy assisted the www.datingranking.net/pl/babel-recenzja/ team get to the Western Conference finals once more, and you will is known one particular Worthwhile Member of one’s entire league. He repeated that achievement next seasons, and was even sensed for a third focus on at title during the 2006-2007, however, destroyed off to previous teammate Nowitzki. The guy made their last three-year run in new league that have the fresh new Los angeles Lakers.
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At the end of his NBA industry, he’d starred a maximum of 18 seasons, as a nearly all-NBA choices seven minutes and you will are chosen on NBA Every-Star video game seven times. Throughout the his to tackle profession, the guy never acquired an enthusiastic NBA title. Numerous communities produced even offers to possess your to return to playing, but he e a representative to your Fantastic Condition Warriors during the their number-breaking 73-nine 2016 year, and you will helped the Warriors profit the fresh 2017 NBA Finals. Which pionship and you may ring.
Private Life
Lilla wasn’t Steve’s very first arilla. He’d around three college students off 1st relationship, and therefore finished shortly after the new delivery regarding his third guy. Immediately following matchmaking for a time, the guy turned interested so you’re able to Frederick in 2016 and a couple of had been married from inside the . He’s recently been in past times regarding artist Nelly Furtado owed so you’re able to a mention of your when you look at the a tune called “Promiscuous”, not, Nash rejected that they had been ever connected by any means.
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WATSONTOWN — Leaders of the Watsontown Historical Association said the former Santander Bank on Main Street is the "perfect location" to establish their new headquarters.
Association Vice President Erica Frey and Acquisitions Manager Kathi Wertman said the association finalized the $120,000 purchase of the 164-year-old historic building at 109 Main St. in June. State officials earlier this month presented the association with a $150,000 grant through the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to assist with the costs of renovating the space for its headquarters and museum.
"It's historic and it's huge," said Frey. "It will house the community here. We can take kids on field trips. It will be awesome."
The association was formerly located at 200 Main St. at the intersection with East Brimmer Avenue. The new space provides at least five times as much room plus a second floor for offices.
The former bank building was constructed between 1858 and 1860 as Hogue Hardware. It became the Farmers National Bank in 1886, has had additions throughout the next 100-plus years and has housed a tavern, hardware and grocery stores, railroad offices and homes in addition to being a bank until 2008, according to records from the Watsontown Historical Association.
The Farmers Bank in 1982 was purchased by the Commonwealth Bank, whose headquarters were in Williamsport. Since that time, the financial institution went through numerous mergers and buyouts, including Corp State, First Union, Sovereign Bank and Santander in 2008, according to records from the Watsontown Historical Association.
Santander closed in 2017. Watsontown borough purchased the building in 2018, but it has been vacant for the last five years, according to records from the Watsontown Historical Association.
Frey and Wertman said the team of volunteers from the association have been working to tear up the floors to expose the original flooring, painting, moving the collection of historic pieces from their former location, and deciding the purpose of each room and space.
Each area will have a specific theme, including areas for Old Watsontown, military, music, churches and religion, schools and bank memorabilia. It will also have a community room for civic organizations and nonprofits as well as research rooms with computers.
Wertman said the association's most prized piece will be displayed in the religion area — a Bible printed in 1656 in Germany and donated by the Follmer family in 2019. Wertman said it has survived Native American raids in 1778, being lost in Limestone Run and one of its owners was with George Washington at Valley Forge.
"It has massive history," said Wertman. "If that Bible could talk."
State Sen. John Gordner, R-27, and Rep. Lynda Schlegel-Culver, R-108, on Aug. 16 presented a check to the Association. Frey and Wertman said they are happy an emphasis is being placed on historic buildings because local history is not often taught in schools nor do citizens know what happened around them.
"Every generation that passes, we lose some of that history, and we want to keep it," said Wertman.
The Watsontown Historical Association was incorporated in 2016. | https://www.dailyitem.com/news/watsontown-historical-association-renovating-164-year-old-building-for-headquarters/article_54c2aa8e-2af5-11ed-8e75-e766eaefc515.html | 2022-09-02T23:02:35Z | https://www.dailyitem.com/news/watsontown-historical-association-renovating-164-year-old-building-for-headquarters/article_54c2aa8e-2af5-11ed-8e75-e766eaefc515.html | true | 1 |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Longtime actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a post on Instagram.
Fonda said she has begun chemotherapy to treat the cancer, but it won’t slow her down.
“I’m doing chemo for 6 months and am handling the treatments quite well and, believe me, I will not let any of this interfere with my climate activism,” Fonda wrote.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that spreads through the lymphatic system in “a non-orderly manner,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cancer becomes more common among older patients.
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the overall five-year survival rate for American adults is 73%.
Despite her diagnosis, Fonda said she is lucky to have the resources to fight the disease the best way possible.
“I realize, and it’s painful, that I am privileged in this,” she said. “Almost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don’t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right. We also need to be talking much more not just about cures but about causes so we can eliminate them.”
The 84-year-old actress also said the diagnosis has taught her the importance of community.
“Of growing and deepening one’s community so that we are not alone,” she said. “And the cancer, along with my age — almost 85 — definitely teaches the importance of adapting to new realities.”
Fonda is one of Hollywood’s long-working actors, with her first role dating back to 1960’s “Tall Story.” Since then, Fonda has received numerous acting honors, including two Academy Awards for Best Actress. Her first win was for 1971’s “Klute,” followed by her second in 1978 for “Coming Home.” Altogether, Fonda has been Oscar-nominated seven times.
Until April, the political activist (and former exercise video mogul) starred in Netflix’s sitcom “Grace and Frankie,” opposite fellow Hollywood veteran Lily Tomlin.
Fonda’s Friday statement also came with a political message, with the actor writing: “The midterms are looming, and they are beyond consequential so you can count on me to be right there together with you as we grow our army of climate champions.” | https://www.wate.com/entertainment/jane-fonda-says-she-has-cancer-is-undergoing-chemo/ | 2022-09-02T23:03:53Z | https://www.wate.com/entertainment/jane-fonda-says-she-has-cancer-is-undergoing-chemo/ | true | 15 |
America’s Coming National Debt Crisis
“The country got super rich and still managed to blow all its cash. That’s right America. We’re Nicolas Cage!”
That unique take on the growing problem of the U.S. government’s debt is contained in a YouTube video produced by Kite & Key Media. It’s entertaining. It’s educational. Enjoy!
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America is trillions of dollars in debt. And the problem is projected to get much worse. So, what are the consequences when the bill comes due? As of 2021, the federal government was in the hole by $23 trillion dollars. If all that government debt got called in tomorrow, every household in America would get a bill for more than $175,000. So, why do we have so much debt? The biggest culprits are benefit programs like Social Security and Medicare. In recent years, the amount of money the federal government has taken in through taxes has been eaten up entirely by mandatory spending on these kinds of programs. Every other thing the government does – from NASA to the Pentagon to scientific research—went right on the credit card. What are the consequences if we keep doing this? Well, it could play out a lot of ways ... but none of them are good: higher taxes, painful spending cuts, more inflation. No one’s enthusiastic about this future, but here’s the key: If we make tough decisions now, we can spare ourselves even worse pain later.
Keep in mind the video was produced before President Biden announced his student loan cancellation scheme. All the scary numbers that were presented in the video have all gotten scarier in the two months since it was made. | https://blog.independent.org/2022/09/02/americas-coming-national-debt-crisis/ | 2022-09-02T23:03:53Z | https://blog.independent.org/2022/09/02/americas-coming-national-debt-crisis/ | false | 2 |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Democratic nominee for a key North Carolina legislative seat this fall remains a candidate, the State Board of Elections ruled on Friday, rejecting a local decision that found evidence she didn't live in the district where she's running.
Along party lines, the Democrat-majority board voted 3-2 to reverse the findings of the Currituck County Board of Elections, which last week declared there was “substantial evidence” that Valerie Jordan didn't meet the residency requirement to run for the 3rd Senate District seat.
Jordan's Republican rival, current Sen. Bobby Hanig, had filed the candidate protest against Jordan, contending that she actually resided in Raleigh, instead of Warren County, which is one of the 3rd District's 10 counties. The state constitution requires legislative candidates to have lived in the district for which they are running at least one year before Election Day.
“Our job is to look at the documents before us, see if there was substantial evidence under the law,” board Chair Damon Circosta, a Democrat, said before voting yes to reverse. “And I just don’t find (Hanig's) protest to meet that burden.”
Hanig said late Friday that he was weighing whether to appeal to Superior Court. The protest result affects a race that could decide whether Senate Republicans gain a veto-proof majority in the November elections. Such a margin would make it easier for the GOP to override bills that Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes.
Ballot printing in the 10 northeastern counties has been delayed in case Jordan was removed as a candidate and Democrats had to pick a replacement. State election officials said the counties must order printing by Wednesday morning so ballots are ready to send to absentee voting applicants.
Jordan, a state Board of Transportation member and consultant who grew up in Warren County, had bought a house in Raleigh in the late 1990s and worked there. Hanig's protest in part included photos of vehicles at Jordan’s house in Raleigh that suggested she stayed there 23 consecutive nights in July and August.
During remote arguments Friday, Jordan's attorney John Wallace acknowledged that she stayed there during that period to spend time with her daughter and grandson, but said that wasn't relevant to the issue at hand. Wallace pointed to several pieces of evidence that he said showed Jordan had moved to Warrenton in December 2020 — well before the constitutional deadline.
Hanig's attorney Craig Schauer argued there were inconsistencies in testimony before the Currituck board and actions that showed Jordan never abandoned Raleigh as her home. Regardless, he said, it wasn't the state board's job to substitute its analysis of the evidence for that of the Currituck board.
“We did not get to see or hear any of the actual witnesses, observe their demeanor, hear the inflection in their voices, or consider that as a practical matter," said state board member Stacy “Four” Eggers, a Republican who voted no. He wanted to return the case to the Currituck board to provide more detailed findings.
Jordan said she was grateful for the board's decision Friday.
“As I have said before, Warren County is my home,” she said in a statement.
Hanig, meanwhile, said the decision was motivated by partisanship: "The Democratic majority on the board decided politics was more important than the rule of law,” he said.
The governor appoints all five state board members, following recommendations from the two major parties. The Aug. 23 Currituck board vote was 3-2, with the Democratic chair siding with the two GOP members.
Hanig was a House member sworn in earlier this week to serve out the rest of the term of GOP Sen. Bill Steinburg, who resigned in late July. | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/NC-board-says-Democratic-legislative-candidate-17416441.php | 2022-09-02T23:05:07Z | https://www.thehour.com/news/article/NC-board-says-Democratic-legislative-candidate-17416441.php | true | 12 |
Three partners from White Plains, New York-based law firm Yankwitt LLP have been named to the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Managing Partner Russell Yankwitt, who was first selected for this ranking in 2020, was honored in both commercial litigation and labor and employment litigation. Dina Hamerman, partner and executive director and Benjamin Allee, partner,… | https://westfaironline.com/152367/three-partners-named-to-2023-best-lawyers-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-partners-named-to-2023-best-lawyers-in-america | 2022-09-02T23:05:15Z | https://westfaironline.com/152367/three-partners-named-to-2023-best-lawyers-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-partners-named-to-2023-best-lawyers-in-america | true | null |
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is now taking submissions for the 20th Annual 2023 Adopt-A-Highway Roadsides in Bloom calendar contest.
The deadline for entries is Sept. 15.
The following rules for the contest apply: Photos must be taken in West Virginia. The photo must contain flowers growing along the road and the road must be visible in the frame. Entries must be in electronic format and can be submitted online or to dep.aah@wv.gov as email attachments. Entries can also be submitted using CD or USB drive and mailed to: WVDEP REAP, Adopt-A-Highway Program, 601 57th Street S.E., Charleston, WV 25304.
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Photo entries must be submitted in landscape orientation and dimensions capable of an 8-inches-by-10-inches, printed in high resolution. Print quality demands the photos have a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or better. Low resolution images may be inadequate and not considered.
Name, address, phone number, e-mail address, a short description of the most prominent flower depicted, and location and county where the photo was taken must be included with each photo entry. Photos become the property of the state and will not be returned.
No more than three entries may be submitted per person and no more than one entry per person will be selected.
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LIVE AFL Finals: Magpies hoping for more magic against minor premiers Geelong
The best team in the competition Geelong takes on the year’s Cinderella story Collingwood in a blockbuster qualifying final in front of a packed MCG.
The Cats’ (18-4, 144.2%) incredible longevity continued emphatically this year as they claimed their second minor premiership in four years. Having endured more than a decade full of near-misses since their last flag in 2011, their road to redemption begins this weekend as they aim to finally clinch that elusive 10th premiership.
Under first-year coach Craig McRae, the Magpies (16-6, 104.3%) have been the biggest surprise packet of 2022, catapulting themselves from 17th spot to the top four in the space of 12 months. Their success has been largely built on their incredible record in close games which has seen them win 11 of 12 games decided by 11 points or fewer.
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The loser of this game hosts the winner of Fremantle v Western Bulldogs in the First Semi Final next week.
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Judge tosses manslaughter charge in boat fire that killed 34 on anniversary of tragedy
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles federal judge threw out an indictment Friday charging a dive boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people in a 2019 fire aboard a vessel anchored off the Ventura County coast.
The ruling came on the third anniversary of one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history as the Conception went down in flames Sept. 2, 2019, near an island off the coast of Santa Barbara.
All 33 passengers and a crew member who were trapped in a bunk room below deck died; among the dead were five members of the same family from Stockton.
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Captain Jerry Boylan, 68, failed to follow safety rules, federal prosecutors said. He was accused of “misconduct, negligence and inattention” by failing to train his crew, conduct fire drills and have a roving night watchman on the boat when the fire ignited.
But the indictment failed to specify that Boylan acted with gross negligence, which U.S. District Judge George Wu said was a required element to prove the crime of seaman’s manslaughter and must be listed in the indictment.
Prosecutors will seek approval from the Department of Justice to appeal the ruling, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles. They can also seek a new indictment alleging gross negligence.
Boylan and four other crew members, who had all been sleeping on an upper deck, escaped from the burning boat after the captain made a panicked mayday call.
Surviving crew members said the blaze prevented them from trying to reach those trapped in the bunk room. Flames blocked a stairwell and a small hatch that were the only exits from below deck, officials said. All 34 perished from smoke inhalation.
The ruling is the second recent blow to prosecutors in the case.
Boylan originally was indicted on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter with each carrying a possible prison term of 10 years if he was convicted. Defense lawyers sought to dismiss those charges because they argued the deaths were all the result of a single incident and were not separate crimes.
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Before that issue could be argued in court, prosecutors got a superseding indictment in July charging Boylan only with one count of seaman’s manslaughter that alleged his negligence caused all 34 deaths. If convicted, he would have faced a maximum of 10 years in prison.
The defense also argued that the single-count indictment should be thrown out because it did not allege Boylan acted with gross negligence, which they said was a required element of the crime.
Related:Bill would change maritime liability rules after the Conception boat fire
Federal prosecutors countered that under the pre-Civil War statute, designed to hold steamboat captains and crew responsible for maritime disasters, they only needed to show Boylan acted with simple negligence, a unique standard for a felony.
Prosecutors cited the language of the statute that says captains and other boat employees can face up to 10 years in prison for “misconduct, negligence, or inattention to his duties on such vessel the life of any person is destroyed.”
Wu said the case law on seaman’s manslaughter was inconsistent in appellate courts. Only a New Orleans appeals court had upheld the requirement that only simple negligence needed to be proven to win a conviction.
Robert Weisberg, a criminal law professor at Stanford University, blamed Congress in part for writing the law in an “ad hoc and inconsistent” manner.
The judge’s ruling was sensible for relying on other appellate opinions that found gross negligence was a required element for the similar crime of involuntary manslaughter cases, Weisberg said. California and many other state courts also require proof of gross negligence for involuntary manslaughter.
Heroic actions:Ventura towboat captain honored by Coast Guard for 'selfless' response to Conception fire
The difference between the two types of negligence is often viewed as whether someone should be slapped with civil damages or criminally punished for their behavior.
Simple negligence would be if someone caused harm without ever considering the risks they took. It would be gross negligence if they considered the possible consequences but acted anyway. Gross negligence often incorporates an element of recklessness.
“Defendant has presented persuasive reasons for why the statute should be read to require gross negligence as an element necessary for conviction (and indictment), and the government’s reasons to the contrary do not convince the court otherwise,” Wu wrote.
As a homicide case with a possible 10-year sentence, Wu noted that the Supreme Court has been reluctant to allow prosecutors to show negligence instead of the more difficult standard of showing a defendant acted with criminal intent.
Federal safety investigators blamed the owners of the vessel, Truth Aquatics Inc., for a lack of oversight, though they have not been charged with a crime.
Truth Aquatics sued in federal court under a provision in maritime law to avoid payouts to the families of the victims. Family members of the dead have filed claims against boat owners Glen and Dana Fritzler and the company. | https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/02/judge-tosses-manslaughter-indictment-in-horrific-conception-boat-fire/7975420001/ | 2022-09-02T23:14:30Z | https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/02/judge-tosses-manslaughter-indictment-in-horrific-conception-boat-fire/7975420001/ | true | 25 |
The first part of the Region 7-5A softball schedule is over.
And after one round — with two more still to go — the Calhoun girls are tied for first place with Cartersville as both teams are 4-1 in the league following the Purple Hurricanes’ 7-3 victory over the Yellow Jackets Tuesday in Bartow County.
Head coach Diane Smith’s team is now enjoying the Labor Day weekend off before they, and everyone else, gets back into the Region schedule on Tuesday when the Yellow Jackets travel to Woodland.
The schedule has slowed down the past couple of weeks with just four games, starting a week ago Monday when they finally got to play Sonoraville and defeated the Phoenix, 2-1, on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh.
After that, they went back to league play and no-hit Dalton, 3-0 and then clipped Hiram, 9-1, before losing to Cartersville, giving them a solid 8-3 record overall.
Smith’s young team (just two seniors on the roster) has done well through the first month of the year as she has used a lot of girls and her three-armed pitching staff has shut down clubs. Everyone in Region 7-5A starts Round Two on Tuesday as the teams play 15 league games each and everyone has now played five of them.
Calhoun is back at it Tuesday when they host Woodland, which went 3-2 to start the Region, and the Yellow Jackets can put a little more separation between them and the Warriors in the standings with a win.
They wrap up the week the next day on Wednesday, when they visit Cass. They beat both of those teams in their first meetings.
The Yellow Jackets’ latest hot streak started with their thrilling 2-1 win over neighboring Sonoraville when senior Aryian Berner delivered a game-winning RBI to pick up junior pitcher Avery Greeson, who gave up just one unearned run and in seven stellar innings of work.
Besides Berner’s late-game heroics, Layla Baker also lifted the offense with a pair of hits in three at-bats.
The Yellow Jackets scored the game’s first run in the top of the first inning and then were kept off the scoreboard until the seventh. The Phoenix tied the game with its’ lone run in the top of the fourth.
Lily Holton started in the circle for Sonoraville and went the first four innings, allowing one unearned run and striking out two. Lila Mullinax pitched the rest of the game, allowing just one hit and also striking out two.
Kelly Green led the Phoenix offense with a double while Erin Garland, Emma Springfield and Harley Brown each had a hit.
Annslee Defoor scored their only run on an Ava Lambert fielder’s choice.
After that win, pitchers Athen Hudson to start and Ansley Hall out of the bullpen combined to no-hit Dalton, giving them their third consecutive Region victory.
Hudson went the first four innings and struck out three while Hall went the final three and she struck out four hitters.
Junior Layla Baker led the offense with two hits, including an RBI double and she stole two bases and scored a run.
Maggie Abernathy also had a double and a stolen base while Berner and sophomore Lyla West each had a hit and a stolen base and West drove in a run. Elizabeth Wilkey had the Lady Jackets’ third RBI with Sydney Bullard hammering out a double and Avery Eury adding another hit.
Calhoun scored its first run in the bottom of the second inning and they held that 1-0 advantage until they pushed another run across in the fifth. They tacked on their final run in the bottom of the sixth.
In the win over Hiram, the Yellow Jackets had the offense going with Abernathy, Bullard, Berner, and West all having two hits each. Abernathy, Berner and West all had doubles with Bullard scoring three times and West and Abernathy twice each touched home plate.
Berner and West, along with senior Alexis Speer, aided the win by driving in two runs apiece.
The Jackets scored three runs in three different innings to provide their offense. They put up a 3-spot to start the game before Hiram got on the board with its only run.
They built the lead to 6-1 with three runs in the third and then added three runs in the top of the fifth to end the game by mercy rule.
Hall got the start in the circle and the Calhoun fresh(wo)man went the distance for the win, going five innings and striking out three while allowing just two hits.
But their hopes of finishing the first-round of the Region schedule unbeaten came to an end on Wednesday with their setback to Cartersville. | https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/calhoun_times/lady-jackets-tied-for-first-in-region/article_65d5a5c0-2978-11ed-9bdb-eff4aedf5da6.html | 2022-09-02T23:14:35Z | https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/calhoun_times/lady-jackets-tied-for-first-in-region/article_65d5a5c0-2978-11ed-9bdb-eff4aedf5da6.html | false | 2 |
Puerto Rico Fiscal Board Sues To Stop New Labor Law
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Woman, 23, pleads not guilty to DUI, manslaughter charges in wrong-way fatal on SR-52
Maricela Elizabeth Diaz is accused of driving under the influence when she crashed head on with Roberto Mendez Sanchez early on Aug. 26
A woman suspected of driving under the influence last week when she went the wrong way on a Kearny Mesa freeway and caused a deadly head-on crash pleaded not guilty Friday to several felony charges.
Maricela Elizabeth Diaz, 23, was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other DUI-related charges in connection with the Aug. 26 crash on state Route 52 near Interstate 805.
The California Highway Patrol said Diaz’s eastbound Chevrolet pickup crashed into the victim’s westbound Honda just after 2:30 a.m.
Deputy District Attorney Cally Bright alleged Diaz had a blood-alcohol content of 0.2 percent after the crash, which is more than twice the legal limit for driving.
Bright identified the victim as Roberto Mendez Sanchez, a 49-year-old El Cajon resident.
Diaz was taken to a hospital with minor injuries after the collision and later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Jail records indicate she was booked into county jail Thursday.
She was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail following Friday morning’s arraignment.
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Biden revamps White House climate team with Podesta, Zaidi in top roles
By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici
Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden revamped his climate change team on Friday, announcing that longtime political operative and climate advocate John Podesta would join the White House and Ali Zaidi would take over for Gina McCarthy as domestic climate adviser.
Podesta, a former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and counselor to President Barack Obama, will take on a role implementing the energy and climate parts of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act.
Zaidi, who served as deputy to McCarthy, a former Environmental Protection Agency administrator, was promoted to become Biden's top national climate aide. McCarthy steps down on Sept. 16.
"Under Gina McCarthy and Ali Zaidi’s leadership, my administration has taken the most aggressive action ever, from historic legislation to bold executive actions, to confront the climate crisis head-on," Biden said in a statement.
Podesta's climate and government background, Biden said, "mean we can truly hit the ground running to take advantage of the massive clean energy opportunity in front of us."
Biden, a Democrat, campaigned on making climate change a top policy priority. The issue is especially important to young voters in his politically left-leaning base.
McCarthy, 68, led the charge in implementing Biden's pledge throughout the federal government.
Her departure comes just weeks after Congress passed a $430 billion package of policies aimed at combating climate change that Biden signed into law in August after months of uncertainty and roller-coaster negotiations. Securing the legislation was a key victory for the president ahead of congressional elections in November.
Zaidi said even with the law in place there was work to be done to meet Biden's goal of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 50-52% from 2005 levels by 2030.
"We're not going to get there on autopilot, it's going to take real sweat and pushing," he told Reuters, noting the law had created certainty for business. "This is the first time that we have certainty around ... the investment environment for clean energy technologies, manufacturing and employment over the next decade."
Zaidi worked in the Obama administration for years and later served as deputy secretary for energy and environment and chair of climate policy and finance for New York state. He has been a key player, with McCarthy, in formulating and advancing Biden's climate goals.
Under McCarthy's leadership as Obama's EPA administrator, the agency devised the Clean Power Plan aimed at slashing emissions from power plants, which was later struck down by courts.
She briefly served as the head of the Natural Resources Defense Council environmental group before being tapped to join Biden's White House.
McCarthy has been the U.S.-focused counterpart to former Secretary of State John Kerry, who Biden appointed as his special international envoy on climate change.
The New York Times first reported that McCarthy's last day would be Sept. 16. Reuters was first to report in April that she planned to step down.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Josie Kao)
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We rode to Ahmednagar astride the Yamaha FZ-X to see if it fits the bill as a touring machine.
Story: Joshua Varghese
Photography: Sanjay Raikar
A one-motorcycle garage is an exacting order because that one motorcycle must be capable of doing everything that the rider needs. Join me as I slip into the boots of a touring enthusiast, who not only finds solace on the open road but also seeks excitement in exploring a new place and experiencing something outside the everyday routine. My companion for this trip was the Yamaha FZ-X and Ahmednagar was the destination. With a motorcycle like this, a lot of planning is not required because it is more than ready to just roll out of the garage and hit the road. So, that is exactly what I did.
Early morning is the best time to ride for the urban dweller, because traffic is at the bare minimum and the morning air is as crisp as it is refreshing. Astride the FZ-X, there was not much to worry about, because it inspires a lot of confidence in the rider with its composed and agile handling. Thus, when faced with a twisty ribbon of tarmac that snaked up a hill, I was eager to oblige. This Yamaha’s engine is a reliable unit that sings with an engaging, throaty exhaust note and that was music to my ears as I rode up the hill. With the satisfaction of dismissing corners with gusto, I joined the highway to settle down for a nice cruise all the way to Ahmednagar.
The road from Pune to Ahmednagar is mostly good, barring a few bad patches every now and then. Apart from that, traffic in small towns is the only unavoidable obstacle. The 12.4 hp with 13.3 Nm of torque meant, there was ample firepower to keep up with the highway speeds. And with just one stop for breakfast, we reached Ahmednagar in good time. The weight of this motorcycle is distributed well and that offers great handling, which is why I was able to sneak through traffic with ease and arrive at my first destination, the Ahmednagar Fort.
Once, the most significant structure in Ahmednagar, it is now under Army control, and they informed me that the fort would remain closed until Independence Day. That was a little disappointing because I was looking forward to exploring it. To top it off, there was this particularly bad road that I had to ride over to reach the next destination. Thankfully, the FZ-X had that covered. The suspension at either end of this motorcycle is tuned rather well for Indian conditions or, maybe, it is simpler to say that it was built like a tank because it took the beating admirably. Of course, my next destination ‘Cavalry Tank Museum’ would allow me to validate that statement to some extent.
This Museum in Ahmednagar is one of its kind and also Asia’s first one. Many tanks from different eras and countries were on display over a sprawling area. Each one had lived out its life on the battlefield and stands proudly behind a plaque that details its exploits. These machines of war were built to withstand all kinds of abuse and yet execute an attack when necessary. The more time I spent at the museum, the more I was convinced that the FZ-X also shares some core traits with these immortal machines. Of course, the motorcycle is more contemporary. Particularly because it also has its own smartphone Y-Connect app that offers a plethora of useful features. Even when I was on the move, I was constantly updated about the status of my phone’s charge and notifications via the instrument console. Furthermore, the app itself keeps track of useful data, including real time and monthly fuel consumption, maintenance updates, malfunction indicator, and even an accurate pin of the motorcycle’s last parked location.
No travel experience is complete without indulging in some culinary delight and after relishing a nice meal, I headed towards our next stop, Salabat Khan the second’s tomb. This massive structure is located atop a hill nearly 13 kilometres away from Ahmednagar and I was told that it offers smashing views of the city, along with an epic sunset. The road leading up to the tomb was in a poor condition, but it was hardly a problem for the FZ-X, thanks to the block pattern tyres that offered immense grip throughout. At the top, I spent some time marvelling the tomb and its architecture. However, its maintenance does not do any justice to the monument. The sunset was certainly worth the ride and as the orange light blended with the FZ’s fuel-tank, I found myself mulling over the day’s events.
What had begun as a ride from Pune to Ahmednagar was transformed into a memorable experience thanks to the trusty Yamaha FZ-X. The motorcycle handled every bit of road I introduced it to, with the same diligence. It remained unfazed and composed even when the going got tough. In addition to having enough power to cruise on the highway, it also returned a commendable fuel-efficiency figure. I did not have to refuel throughout the ride and still had fuel to spare when I reached home. Special mention must also be made of the headlamp that did a splendid job of illuminating the road ahead when I returned to Pune. As a touring enthusiast, I was quite satisfied with how the ride turned out and I strongly believe that a lot of that credit goes to the FZ-X.
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A ceremony held on Aug. 31 marked the official restoration of the ancestral name of Daajing Giids village on Haida Gwaii.
Daajing Giids, formerly known as the Village of Queen Charlotte, is the first municipality in B.C. to have its name officially reinstated.
The ceremony was co-hosted by the Haida Nation and Village of Daajing Giids and took place in front of the community hall which is built on the site where the old village used to be. The ceremony opened with a food offering for the ancestors on the village site and ended with a feast for all who attended.
Several Haida chiefs, matriarchs, the president of the Haida council P kil tlaats ‘gaa (Peter Lantin) and vice president Ginn wadluu un uula isdaa ayaagang (Trevor Russ) attended.
In attendance were also B.C.’s premier John Horgan and several senior cabinet ministers including, Attorney General and the minister responsible for Indigenous Relations Murray Rankin, Municipal Affairs minister Nathan Cullen, North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice and Skeena–Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach.
The B.C. government announced the approval for the name change on July 13, however, the mayor of Daajing Giids, Kris Olsen said they waited until this week to host the ceremony since they wanted to do it the “right way.”
“That was a colonial act that was passed through the cabinet, so what we did [on Aug. 31] was work with Haida protocols and making sure that we did it properly with our First Nation neighbours, the Haida, through their process and their worldview,” Olsen said.
Olsen called the reinstating of the ancestral name a “historic event ” and said he is very proud of the community and the residents of Daajing Giids.
READ ALSO: Province announces historic decision to restore ancestral name in Haida Gwaii | https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/ceremony-held-on-haida-gwaii-to-reinstate-the-ancestral-name-of-village-of-daajing-giids/ | 2022-09-02T23:35:26Z | https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/ceremony-held-on-haida-gwaii-to-reinstate-the-ancestral-name-of-village-of-daajing-giids/ | false | 10 |
September already?
Labour Day weekend is here, the kids are back in school next week, and despite the hot weather, fall is just around the corner.
But don’t worry – there’s plenty of opportunities in Kelowna to take advantage of the last long weekend of the summer.
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Denim on the Diamond is back for another two-day festival over at King Stadium from Sept. 2-3, boasting headline music acts like The Reklaws, Matt Maeson, and JJ Wilde. Tickets can be found denimonthediamond.com.
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The Kelowna Fringe Festival continues until Sept. 4, with a diverse range of acts chosen through a lottery system, playing throughout venues across the city. Find the schedule here.
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The GolfBC Championship is heating up for the final rounds! Head over to Gallagher’s Canyon to watch some quality golf from the best on PGA Tour Canada. It’s free.
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Want to take a stroll through pop art history? There’s still time to check out the ‘From Warhol to Banksy’ exhibit at the Kelowna Art Gallery, showcasing 75 works from those that made the medium famous.
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There is still time to get your summer-fresh veggies! The Kelowna Farmers’ Market, located at the corner of Dilworth and Springfield, is open until October.
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Fiddling in Rutland! Fiddlefest 2022 is going down at Rutland Centennial Hall on Sept. 2 and 3, featuring everything from dancing, to concerts, and even workshops.
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The future of the privately owned Preston Market is becoming a centrepiece of the state election campaign in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, with candidates declaring their support for its retention.
The Andrews government views the redevelopment of the market as key to providing much-needed housing on well-connected land, but has made significant concessions, including reducing the number of planned apartments, after the planning authority was flooded with angry submissions.
Most of the stalls would be moved under the draft plan, except for the existing fruit and vegetable shed, which is being retained to protect local heritage.
Gaetano Greco, a well-known independent Darebin councillor who has been at the forefront of the local campaign to keep the market as it is, has announced that he will run for state parliament. Greco’s election campaign has one main focus – he wants the Victorian government to compulsorily acquire and refurbish the stalls, which he describes as Preston’s “beating heart”.
Joint owners Salta Properties and Medich Corporation want to revitalise the 50-year-old market through profit they would make by allowing room for more apartments than the government currently supports.
The well-organised “Save the Preston Market Action Group” say they are not against the addition of housing, but not for private benefit, and want the land compulsorily acquired.
Group member George Kanjere hopes to force the site onto the election agenda for the safe Labor seat of Preston and noted candidates were already keen to state their support.
But he wants concrete policies, rather than generic statements, and will send all candidates a questionnaire in the lead up to the November election.
Greens candidate Patchouli Paterson publicly supports retaining the market in a profile on the party website, and told The Age in was an important institution for Preston residents.
“I’ll be strongly advocating for its protection,” she said in a statement.
Greens leader Samantha Ratnam said the party wanted the market to remain where it was, with the addition of more open space and affordable housing.
Labor candidate Nathan Lambert, the party’s former assistant national secretary, has inherited a handsome 20 per cent margin from outgoing MP Robin Scott.
Lambert was not available to respond to questions by deadline.
Planning Minister Lizzie Blandthorn said: “We know how important Preston Market is to the community – so we’re making sure any development will ensure the market space is equal to or greater than it is now, and any changes won’t disturb its valued characteristics.”
The Liberal Party has endorsed Amanda Paliouras to contest the seat.
Greco believes the recent federal election proved voters will support independents, and argues local views on the market would be given more weight if the seat of Preston was marginal.
“I am not beholden to a political party machine or big corporate donors,” said Greco, a former Labor member who will take leave from Darebin Council once his nomination has been formally submitted.
He also contested the 2018 election, and received a modest 6.88 per cent of first preference votes. In the 2020 Darebin City Council election, he attracted almost 40 per cent of first preferences in the north-west ward.
Stakeholders are finalising submissions before the draft planning provisions go to a planning advisory committee next month.
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Britney Spears has posted an open letter to her sons.
The Grammy winner took to Instagram on Thursday and responded to an interview her son, Jayden Federline, 15, gave for an upcoming British ITV documentary about the Federline family.
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Britney Spears has posted an open letter to her sons.
The Grammy winner took to Instagram on Thursday and responded to an interview her son, Jayden Federline, 15, gave for an upcoming British ITV documentary about the Federline family.
The documentary has been previewed by the British newspaper the DailyMail, and an article about the interview was written by the filmmaker, Daphne Barak for the tabloid. Photos of the Federline family, including with their father, Kevin, and other family members are shown, including Spears' other son, Sean Preston, 16.
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In the article, Barak writes,"They are both handsome, creative and curious about what life might offer them."
Jayden Federline reportedly said that despite choosing to not see his mother for several months, he hopes time will heal their family.
"I love you a lot," Jayden Federline said of his mother. "I hope for the best for you. Maybe one day we can sit down like this and talk again."
In Spears' post, she wrote, "I say to my son Jayden that I send all the love in the world to you every day for the rest of my life !!!! My love for my children has no boundaries."
Federline reportedly addressed the challenges both he and his older brother, who did not do an on-camera interview for the documentary, have felt in recent years.
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"We've both been through so much pressure in the past that this is our safe place now, to process all the emotional trauma we've been through to heal, heal our mental state," Federline reportedly said in the documentary.
Spears seemed to respond to those specific comments in her post, writing, "It deeply saddens me to know his outcry of saying I wasn't up to his expectations of a mother."
Spears also took issue with her son defending their father, Kevin Federline, and her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears.
Spears' Instagram post comes days after the star posted and then made private a 22-minute audio clip on YouTube in which she addressed her conservatorship and the alleged abuse she says she was put through by her family.
CNN has reached out to Spears' representatives for further comment.
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, September 3. /TASS/. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveyev extended the GStM-2 boom from the Zarya module to the Poisk module of the International Space Station (ISS) during their recent spacewalk, according to a live broadcast.
Artemyev and Matveyev began their spacewalk at 16:27 Moscow time on Friday and completed it about seven and a half hours later, at around midnight.
Their extravehicular activities included installing a payload adapter on the Nauka module, adjusting the Torque Rigidizing Mechanism (TRM) on KR-1 effector of the ERA robotic arm and testing ERA controls using the EMMI panel. | https://tass.com/science/1501983 | 2022-09-03T00:09:52Z | https://tass.com/science/1501983 | false | null |
Portugal will exhibit its tourist offer and traditional products, including cork and wines, at the China International Fair for Trade in Services, which takes place in Beijing between the 1st and 5th of September.
The Portuguese stand is located at Liu Gong Hui Shopping Center, located in the west of Beijing, in the former Shougang Steel Plant, which was an important industrial area of the city and has been converted into a diverse leisure and shopping community.
According to a statement from ACTEP-Chinese Tourism Association in Portugal, sent to the Lusa agency, Portugal also brings Portuguese-Chinese art pieces to Beijing, including oil paintings and porcelain, as a result of the exchange between the two countries.
This exhibition serves to further promote tourism in Portugal, which is very important for resuming the large flow of Chinese tourism to Portugal as well as for the development of trade between the two countries, noted ACTEP president Yong Liang on the same note. | https://www.forumchinaplp.org.mo/portugal-participates-in-the-china-international-fair-for-trade-in-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-participates-in-the-china-international-fair-for-trade-in-services | 2022-09-03T00:10:41Z | https://www.forumchinaplp.org.mo/portugal-participates-in-the-china-international-fair-for-trade-in-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-participates-in-the-china-international-fair-for-trade-in-services | true | 1 |
JANET STREET-PORTER: Give Lusty Leo DiCaprio a break – who wouldn’t want to date a younger partner?
Leo DiCaprio is one of the most affordable movie stars in the world.
He’s never played a comic book superhero, because his extraordinary talent means he doesn’t have to.
His name alone guarantees that a film will become a commercial success – from the worldwide hit Titanic (1997) to Inception (2010), Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and the Revenant (2015) for which it eventually won an Academy Award, after years of nominations and disappointments.
Unlike George Clooney, who, despite his undeniable charm and charisma, is increasingly appearing in clunkers, DiCaprio has never traded in his looks, regularly racking up the pounds and turning into Mr. Blobby when he’s off, only to hit the gym and check the weather. to lose when necessary.
This multimillionaire’s choice of casual wear is unspeakably dull – shapeless t-shirts, hideous shorts and filthy baseball caps. At 47, you could never say that Leo has the style or glamor of his rival George Clooney. He just looks like an overgrown baby.
Amazingly, Leo never seems to miss a glamorous model or anything, usually photographed late at night stepping at least six feet behind him as he boarded a luxury yacht somewhere in the sun.
Amazingly, Leo never seems to miss a glamorous model or anything, usually photographed late at night strides at least six feet behind him while boarding a luxury yacht somewhere in the sun.
These partners have come and gone over the years, but as Leo has gotten older and grown a bit around the middle, his troupe of wonder women seems to have stayed astonishingly similar.
They are always beautiful. They are always incredibly leggy and beautifully dressed. Unlike Leo.
They seem to have been recruited from a very small audience – most have been very successful models and many have appeared on the catwalk modeling Victoria’s Secret Underwear.
Gisele Bündchen, Bar Refaeli, Erin Heatherton, Toni Garrn, Kelly Rohrbach, just to name a few.
You or I may turn to Tinder in hopes of finding a partner, but Leo is just dropping by at an underwear show.
Now it’s speculated that the star has a secret cut-off point, after which each partner is traded in for a younger replacement.
After intensive research stretching back three decades, experts have concluded that none of Leo DiCaprio’s girlfriends managed to occupy their favored position after age 25, and – more shockingly – he has never dated anyone his own age, even not in his twenties.
Photos emerged this week of Leo’s latest girlfriend, Maria Beregova, a glamorous 22-year-old Ukrainian-born model. His previous girlfriend – actress Camila Morrone – was 20 when they met in 2017. . Ironically, Camila was born at age 25 the same year Titanic appeared on our cinema screens.
His previous girlfriend – actress Camila Morrone – was 20 when they met in 2017. That relationship would have ended in the summer. Ironically, Camila was born at age 25 the same year Titanic appeared on our cinema screens.
Since playing romantic protagonists in Titanic and Romeo and Juliet, DiCaprio decided to move away from typecasting and chose to play crooks, crazy anti-heroes and violent mobsters, collaborating with acclaimed directors such as Martin Scorsese.
None of them have proven to be a barrier to dating some of the most glamorous women in the world.
Does it matter that he is addicted to youth even if he will never see 45 again?
Critics say his attitude towards the female sex is patronizing, that he treats women no better than cars, always looking for the latest and most up-to-date version of perfection.
Nonsense. Leo can date whoever he wants. And let’s not assume it’s him doing the dumping just because he’s the rich person in the relationship.
Many of his partners are very successful at what they do and have built lucrative careers.
Photos of Leo’s newest girlfriend, Maria Beregova, a glamorous 22-year-old Ukrainian-born model emerged this week
Leo in 2022 is very different from the beautiful boy who starred in TV sitcoms as a teenager. Obsessed with climate change and environmental destruction, he spends his time attending conferences and conventions to protest global warming, traveling by private jet and vacationing on fuel-guzzling superyachts. But why whine and complain about these obvious inconsistencies? Leo could do nothing, but he donates to environmental causes and produces documentaries where he rams the message home.
As for the age of his partners – who wouldn’t want to share their bed with a younger person if they could seduce one? Look at 77-year-old Rod Stewart – another man who has never dated anyone his own age, whose wives and girlfriends all seem to have been recruited from the same gene pool.
Penny Lancaster, his current wife, is 26 years younger than him, a previous incumbent – Rachel Hunter – when they met in 1991.
Rachel was 21 and later confessed “by the time I was 29 I had spent 8 years with someone else’s friends.”
I’m not insinuating that Penny and Rod have such a marriage. But Rachel has given us a valuable insight into living with a rich and famous older person. When you’re in your twenties – like Leo’s Ladies, it must get unbearably bleak to have to listen to a group of middle-aged guys (the Man Gang) that movie stars like to surround themselves with. Drunk about engines and which private plane to buy.
Even George Clooney never has his friends like Matt Damon far from his side during downtime.
Does it matter that he is addicted to youth even if he will never see 45 again?
Has it not occurred to the Leo watchers that his girlfriends might have had enough of the circus and would rather hang out with people born within a decade of themselves? Friends who like the same music, don’t whine about penguins, glaciers and rainforests or fly to shake hands with the Pope or Bono?
I must confess that (except once) I have NEVER been in a serious relationship with anyone my own age. At 50, I even married someone 20 years younger. It was a disaster – but that had nothing to do with the age difference, just a simple incompatibility.
Being in a relationship with a big age difference means that the elder (even Leo DiCaprio) has to put in a lot of work to maintain a conversation, let alone put up with horrible music, incessant phone calls and texts.
It’s all a big trade-off – you’re famous, but they’ve got youth and beautiful skin on their side and that makes up for a lot.
Do we categorize Leo DiCaprio as an immature adolescent, a man-child who can’t get along with women who might challenge him professionally and intellectually? That’s the kind of mess I once had to deal with.
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Pop-punk legends Blink-182 are one of the most iconic bands of the post-Cold War era. Currently comprised of vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker, with the status of frontman/guitarist Matt Skiba uncertain, it looks like there’s still life left in the band, but in what configuration, fans are waiting to find out.
Although the band might have maintained a large following in Skiba’s tenure, no one can deny that they’re not the same outfit without original vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge. The man with the high-pitched whine and catchy riffs, who famously left all the glory he had in music to go on a hunt for extra-terrestrials, is a missing piece of the crown jewels.
The lineup that included DeLonge was their most impactful, and between him, Hoppus and Barker; they instilled real energy into modern rock with their dynamic and incredibly infectious tracks. Drawing on the works of alternative legends such as Descendents, Dinosaur Jr., Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and Depeche Mode, the band established an instantly recognisable sound, a testament to their talents.
This wide assortment of influences infused the band with a substance many of their pop-punk peers could only dream of. This allowed them to flirt with styles outside their immediate realm, meaning they retained an authenticity that remains so influential to this day, 17 years after the classic lineup first decided to call it a day.
The band formed in the halcyon days of summer 1992, and things moved quickly. In 1994 they released their debut album Buddha, which resulted in them embarking on non-stop tours of the country.
They continued to develop and hone their craft, however, the personal tensions caused by almost constant touring and the success of their second effort, 1997’s Dude Ranch, caused Raynor to be relieved of his duties by Hoppus and DeLonge in 1998. They enlisted Barker as a replacement, who was then playing in The Aquabats, and he learnt their 20-song set in just 45 minutes before the show, and the rest, as they say, was history. They went on to become one of the most significant outfits of their generation.
The band released a string of classic records ranging from 1999’s Enema of the State to 2003’s Untitled, but for the three members of Blink’s classic lineup, choosing a favourite is an almost impossible task. In 2021, when DeLonge appeared on Hoppus’ Apple Music 1 show After School Radio, the duo discussed their favourite Blink-182 albums.
At one point, Hoppus asked DeLonge to name his favourite record they released, to which he replied: “That’s a really good question. God, there’s so many great things about all of them”.
DeLonge explained: “I really like, obviously the Untitled album in the sense of the exploration musically that we did there. But I also got to say, when we did Enema, it was like, I knew that we were doing something in the moment that hasn’t been done before.”
“But I also feel like, you go back to when you wrote ‘Dammit’ I remember I felt I went through a college course on songwriting. I never really thought of a song as such a simple structure, and it really informed a lot of decisions made later”, he concluded.
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Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh has received a threatening email from gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on his official ID. Following this, the family informed the Mansa police, which have started a probe into the matter.
SSP Gaurav Toora said the police have contacted Google to probe whether the email was real or fake. He said the security of Moosewala’s parents had been increased since the day of the singer’s murder.
The threat has been sent by shooter Ajay Lawrence, telling Moosewala’s father not to say anything about the security of Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria.
The email reads, “Listen Moosewala’s father, you will not be able to know, we will kill you if you talk to the media about the security of Bishnoi.”
It further read: “The fake encounter of shooters Jagroop Roopa and Manpreet Manu Kussa happened only because of the pressure of Moosewala’s father. You are not the owner of India that only those persons will get security who you want.” Further, the email claimed that “if you speak, we will kill you more brutally than your son”.
Meanwhile, the singer’s parents have gone abroad this morning and there is no word yet on the reason for their visit and their return.
However, the confirmation about their foreign tour has been given by Chamkaur Singh Sidhu, the maternal uncle of the singer.
A few days ago, Balkaur had said that he may have to travel abroad to look after his son’s business. Reportedly, Moosewala had a business in Canada and he had also gone to Dubai a week before his murder. | https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sidhu-moosewalas-father-receives-death-threat-email-from-lawrence-bishnoi-gang-parents-go-abroad-427949 | 2022-09-03T00:17:10Z | https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/sidhu-moosewalas-father-receives-death-threat-email-from-lawrence-bishnoi-gang-parents-go-abroad-427949 | true | 1 |
President Biden’s prime-time speech on Thursday evening is being met with scorn by some pundits on cable news over its tone and the staging that accompanied it.
The speech, during which Biden framed the wing of the Republican Party loyal to former President Trump as a threat to democracy, served as a scathing rebuke of the ongoing political influence of his predecessor, which Democrats hope will energize voters ahead of this fall’s midterm elections.
Made against a dark-red backdrop in Philadelphia with a pair of Marines standing behind the president as he spoke, the speech also portrayed Republicans who are loyal to Trump over the GOP establishment as aiming to take the country “backward.”
“Not every Republican, not even a majority of Republicans, are MAGA Republicans. Not every Republican embraces their extreme ideology,” Biden said during his remarks. “But there’s no question that the Republican Party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans. And that is a threat to this country.”
Immediately after the speech and during the day Friday, cable news and Twitter was buzzing with critics hammering the president for what they said was the political tone of his remarks and the staging used in Philadelphia.
“This was an inappropriate speech,” said Ari Fleischer, a former aide to President George W. Bush and now a Fox News contributor. “This was a campaign speech, and the U.S. Marine Corps has some explaining to do. How did they get used? Why were two Marines used in the background of that shot?”
On CNN’s morning program, “New Day,” host Brianna Keilar spoke with veteran Allison Jaslow, who argued Democrats politicized two Marines staged in the background of Biden’s televised address.
“Somebody made the decision to put those Marines in the shot,” Jaslow said. “And the reality is those Marines didn’t have a choice.”
On Friday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the administration’s decision to use the Marines in the shot.
“The presence of the Marines at the speech was intended to demonstrate the deep and abiding respect the president has for these service members to these ideals and the unique role our independent military plays in defending our democracy no matter which party is in power. Again, no matter which party is in power,” Jean-Pierre said.
In terms of the substance of the speech, some on the political left felt Biden’s speech did not go far enough in calling out Republicans who have backed Trump’s false claims of election fraud and other statements and policies on race, immigration and other cultural issues.
“I don’t know who the ‘It’s not all Republicans, just MAGA Republicans’ [is] for,” said liberal pundit Elie Mystal during an appearance Thursday night on MSNBC. “I’m sure there are some white supremacists who will vote with white supremacists, who don’t think they are white supremacists who are happy Biden didn’t call them a white supremacist.”
Biden attempted to clarify his comments about Republicans more generally again on Friday.
“I don’t consider any Trump supporter to be a threat to the country,” Biden said. “I do think anyone who calls for the use of violence, fails to condemn violence when it’s used, refuses to acknowledge an election has been won, insists upon changing the way in which we rule and count votes, that is a threat to democracy.” | https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/how-cable-news-is-reacting-to-bidens-prime-time-speech/ | 2022-09-03T00:18:03Z | https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/how-cable-news-is-reacting-to-bidens-prime-time-speech/ | false | 16 |
Are filters causing you to be obsessed with facial symmetry and perfection?
A slew of filters on social media allows users to evaluate their features, reigniting age-old obsessions with perfection and beauty.
Mirrors lie. They reverse things. That face you see in the bathroom every morning, in your makeup compact: That is “opposite you” – the inverse of the face everyone else sees. We all know this, in theory.
And yet, for the past two years or so, this simple fact has riveted and sometimes deeply upset many people (especially young ones) trying out the facial-symmetry filters on social media.
Some of these filters invert the mirror’s reflection, revealing images of one’s face as others perceive it, unnerving many users by casting new light on all the imperfections to which our familiar mirrored reflections inure, or even blind us: The uneven hairline, the crooked mouth, the not perfectly level eyes.
These all spring sharply into focus when reversed. For these reasons, confronting one’s “flipped” face can feel a bit alienating (not unlike hearing your own voice on tape).
Other filters startle in a different way, by creating symmetry, aligning features and smoothing irregularities, or presenting perfected yet deeply unfamiliar images via a kind of real-time Photoshop or virtual plastic surgery.
The filters have become enormously popular. Every few months, a new face-symmetry-focused trend seems to take hold on TikTok, set to audio from music (like Olivia Rodrigo’s Deja Vu) or movies.
Scroll through the pages and pages of users trying these filters, and you’ll find a range of reactions: Some people laugh at what looks like a warped fun house reflection; others appear to feel real shock and despair at the unfamiliar face on their phone screen.
One commonly used symmetry effect, listed on the app as one of TikTok’s own Creative Effects, is Inverted. According to TikTok’s public view counts, the Inverted effect has been used in nearly 10 million videos. On the hashtag page for #Inverted, a description asks users: “Are you #Inverted? Use our Creative Effect and find out”.
The algorithm may favour symmetry filter use as well. Whether it’s algorithmic, pure human interest or some mixture of the two, videos tagged #Inverted have netted a whopping 23 billion views on the app.
What propels this craze in this moment? The strangeness of pandemic times may be partly responsible. In the past two years, we’ve had both way too much virtual “face time” and way too little normal time with people face to face.
In private, we’ve stared for hours at our own and other people’s faces, with all our flaws, on videoconferencing screens. (The rise in pandemic-era plastic surgery has been called the “Zoom boom.”)
And in public, masks have deprived us of the healthy human experience of interacting with the faces all around us. This alone may explain a heightened interest in face-scrutinising apps.
But motivations well beyond the pandemic also drive this trend. There’s the modern amusement of going viral on social media; the ancient and eternal fascination with beauty and how to assess it; the lighthearted, carnivalesque fun of playing around with mirror images; and the deep desire to see ourselves as others see us.
Leslie Lizette Cartier, a 20-year-old student in Colorado, struck social media gold with her facial-symmetry TikTok, which has about 11 million views. Her choice for musical accompaniment? Quasimodo’s theme song from Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
The song had been paired with the symmetry filters before and Cartier latched on to the trend. Its lyrics include: “You are deformed/And you are ugly/And these are the crimes for which the world shows little pity”. Despite the song’s message, Cartier said she was untroubled by the unevenness the filter revealed in her face.
“Growing up,” she said, “I’ve always kind of poked fun at the fact that one side of my face is just very strongly defined and the other side is a little softer. When I tried the symmetry filter, I was pretty much expecting it to be that way. I made the video with the intention of making the joke.”
Still, when her video went viral, many viewers were upset, by both the visuals and the audio, suggesting it encouraged mockery of those with disfigurements. “They were saying this filter, this entire trend, is very harmful,” she said. “They were saying: ‘You’re making fun. Imagine people who actually do look bad, like, this could hurt them’.”
Journalists have been documenting this phenomenon, addressing the deleterious mental health effects of seeing yourself as others see you and offering ways to cope with the new self-knowledge. Many articles treat the issue as a kind of trauma, another example of the bodily insecurity the Internet provokes, which some call “filter dysmorphia”.
That said, the current obsession with symmetry may emerge from something older and deeper than any of these triggers. The human fascination with symmetry is an ancient phenomenon, with vast cultural and biological implications, which helps explain the strong emotions being expressed on social media.
Beauty has always invited quantification and assessment. Aristotle believed that “the chief forms of beauty are order and symmetry”. Vitruvius, architect of the ancient Roman world, compared the beauty of a symmetrical temple to the beauty of a symmetrical person.
Leonardo da Vinci created his famous “Vitruvian Man” drawing in 1490, representing a nude human figure of ideal and symmetric proportions, demonstrating the mathematical constraints posited by Vitruvius, known as the “golden ratio”.
The concept of symmetry helps us see connections between the design of our human lives and the entire rest of creation, a link between human beauty and the intricate workings of nature, biology, mathematics, physics. Scientists have found that animals seek out symmetry in potential mates. Birds need symmetrical wings to fly. Symmetrical legs help human beings walk.
Symmetry is even critical to modern physics. As Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, chair of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History, explained in an email: “Even Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity rely on symmetry, with respect to relative velocity or to the very bending of space-time”.
And so, some of the social media obsession with symmetry may actually be surging up from an ancient imperative that once privileged symmetry (and maybe still does).
Some scientists who study beauty have long maintained this. In her 1999 book, Survival Of The Prettiest, Harvard psychology professor Nancy Etcoff argues that regardless of culture or ethnicity, all human beings love and are drawn to beauty.
“The more symmetry a body has, the more attractive it is,” she said in an interview. “We find something ‘wrong’ with even slight asymmetries.” While styles of beauty change over time, she said, many people “want to look at something close to perfect or without obvious flaws”.
Is it unfair or wrong to dissect beauty in this way? Is it un-feminist (given how much more time and energy women tend to devote to their appearance)? Maybe. But for Prof Etcoff, cultural interpretations are beside the point. “Some things,” she said, are instinctual. “We’re capable of rising above our instinct, but it’s part of human nature.” DNA, she noted, was “the original symmetry producer.”
Given this, it’s unsurprising that those who work in beauty culture are often as interested in symmetry as Aristotle and Vitruvius ever were. According to Dr Stafford Broumand, a plastic surgeon in New York City: “Most people are asymmetric. There are some models who have incredible facial symmetry, and when you see them, it takes your breath away. Why are they so strikingly beautiful? That’s part of it, that striking symmetry.” (Which models in particular? Broumand demurred. “They might even be my patients.”)
But isn’t it rather soulless to reduce our singular, precious faces to equations and ratios? What about the charm of imperfection? Drew Barrymore’s adorably crooked smile? Ellen Barkin’s sexy off-kilter features? Cindy Crawford’s mole?
“All things are literally better, lovelier, and more beloved for the imperfections which have been divinely appointed,” 19th-century British thinker John Ruskin wrote in The Stones Of Venice. As Prof Etcoff acknowledged, “the oddity, the rarity, the uniqueness of a person can be extremely attractive”.
We can find corroboration for this in an art form dating to 15th-century Japan. The Greeks may have prized perfection, but the ancient Japanese tradition of kintsugi (meaning “joining with gold”) pursued quite different ideals. Kintsugi, which grew in popularity in the 17th century, is the craft of repairing broken ceramics by filling a crack with lacquer and then highlighting the “scar” with powdered gold, platinum or silver.
“Kintsugi is an aesthetic principle that celebrates breakage and imperfection rather than concealing or rejecting it,” said Petya Andreeva, a professor of Asian art history at Parsons School of Design.
“It’s derived from the Buddhist doctrine of wabi-sabi, which emphasises the impermanence of the material world, as well as the transience of the human experience. The wabi-sabi aesthetic advocates for rough or uneven finishes, and asymmetry.”
Contemplating kintsugi may not offer immediate comfort to the distressed young people on social media, or to any of us who are weary of our own faces on video chats. But it does offer valuable perspective, especially considered in light of philosophies that claim we have “natural” or instinctual needs for symmetry. At heart, these are not so much divergent views as they are two ways of looking at one phenomenon.
Whether you love and seek symmetry (let’s call this the Vitruvian side) or revere and celebrate its absence (the kintsugi side), you are seeking some kind of harmony in the face of rupture or conflict. And seeking to make sense of the world and its images is, in fact, a noble quest with a long history.
By Rhonda Garelick © 2022 The New York Times
This article originally appeared in The New York Times. | https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/facial-symmetry-obsession-filters-tiktok-326761 | 2022-09-03T00:18:10Z | https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/facial-symmetry-obsession-filters-tiktok-326761 | true | 2 |
Black Pantera was the first band to perform at Rock in Rio 2022, and opened the metal day with protests against racism and prejudice.
The show began with a quote from Victoria Santa Cruz’s poem “Me screamoron negra”, which reads: “And I’m going to laugh at those people who, out of politeness and to avoid us, call blacks ‘people of color’. And what color is this one? BLACK! And how beautiful it sounds! BLACK! And what rhythm it has, BLACK, BLACK, BLACK!”
During the show, singer Charles Gama spoke about the band’s presence at the festival: “It’s a dream come true, we’re thrilled because this place is incredible. to have an underground band, to be a fucking nigga playing metal in this f*ck, is f*cking”.
“Black representation matters, live diversity in every way”, added bassist Chaene da Gama.
The show was also met with protests from the public. A banner against President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) was seen on the stage grid.
Black Pantera shared the stage with Devotos, another representative band of Brazilian black metal. In an interview with Multishow, drummer Rodrigo “Pancho” Augusto stated: “I covered Devotos when I was a kid in my city, Uberaba. For us, it’s been a great honor. Two bands, two different generations that talk about the same agenda, important in the year we are living”.
“Full awareness, election year. Call the black candidates to the debates”, added the bassist on stage.
Together on stage, the two bands sang “A Carne”, by Elza Soares, and paid tribute to the singer: “Elza Soares, godmother and owner of all shit. The greatest form of resistance is the smile of a black woman.” | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/09/03/first-show-has-protest-and-tribute-to-elza-soares/ | 2022-09-03T00:18:51Z | https://playcrazygame.com/2022/09/03/first-show-has-protest-and-tribute-to-elza-soares/ | true | 1 |
Coco Gauff was simply too much for Madison Keys on Friday, eliminating her countrywoman from the 2022 US Open 6-2, 6-3.
For all of the accomplishments in the 18-year-old’s young career, this is the first time ever that Coco Gauff has reached the second week of the U.S. Open. It’s an achievement that she almost felt was destined not to happen.
“It means a lot to me,” she said on the court after the match. “I thought am I cursed. I missed my alarm, so I was late. Kudos to my team as I wasn’t in the best spirits this morning.”
Perhaps she took that anger out on the court. After beating Keys in just an hour and 11 minutes, Gauff has not lost a set at the open and hasn’t spent longer than an hour and a half on the court in a singles match yet. In fact, only one set in her three matches has been closer than 6-3.
While so much attention has been paid to Serena Williams this year, many have missed Coco Gauff taking her game to another level. Well, with the exception of her 128-mile-per-hour serve.
She was all over Keys from the start on Friday and never really relented. While Gauff had only two aces and seven winners, she made the most of her chances, getting in 68% of her first serves and winning 69% of her first serve points.
During rallies, she pressured Keys the entire match, forcing 22 unforced errors. She also did a phenomenal job handling Keys’ serve, winning 53% of her receiving points and breaking Keys five times. Keys was only able to win 49% of points on her first serve, which had been a key element in her comeback win over Carla Giorgi on Wednesday, when she came back from down 5-2 in the third set.
There was no such comeback on Friday.
Heading into today, there were seven American women who made the final 32 of this year’s draw. Unfortunately, Gauff and Keys were forced to meet in the third round, and after Shelby Rogers couldn’t complete her comeback bid earlier today, we’re now down to five remaining before Serena plays tonight.
However, Gauff looks primed to make the most of her opportunity this year. She’ll now advance to the fourth round to take on 36th-ranked Shuai Zhang of China.
“It’s just crazy being on this court,” said Gauff. “Five years ago I had courtside seats and now I’m on the court.” | https://www.amny.com/sports/coco-gauff-handles-madison-keys-at-us-open/ | 2022-09-03T00:19:02Z | https://www.amny.com/sports/coco-gauff-handles-madison-keys-at-us-open/ | false | 1 |
In China, the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China ('CSL') effective on 11 June 2017 sets the legal foundations for networks and information handling. Under CSL, the principle legal basis is established to regulate digital security and guide relevant bodies to adopt rules and regulations. Today, the legal framework for cyber, data and personal information security reflects the comprehensive and mature digital ecosystem in China and cross-border exchanges.
The following table below shows the three main laws regulating cyber, data, and personal information security and its primary associated rules and regulations.
Cyber, data, and personal information security legislation is regularly enforced, and criminal liabilities can be pursued if the violation constitutes a crime. For companies, implementing the correct control mechanisms and reporting systems is extremely important to reduce legal liabilities. We provide a Q&A summarising what is deemed as cyber, data, and personal information security in China and best compliance practices.
Cybersecurity
Q: Which companies are subject to CSL?
A: CSL applies to all network operators in China and is defined as owners, administrators of the network, and network service providers. In other words, companies that establish and utilise an internal network such as an IT system to manage the company is regarded as network operator.
Q: What are the security obligations for network operators?
A: Under Article 21 of CSL, network operators shall fulfill the following obligations of security protection according to the requirements of the classified protection system and ensure that the network is free from interference, damage, or unauthorised access, and prevent network data from being divulged, stolen or falsified.
In practice, companies should determine the security level of their network and establish corresponding measures to protect the network. Such obligations are further fleshed out in the Guiding Opinions on Implementing the Cybersecurity Multi-Level Protection System and Critical Information Infrastructure Security Protection System ('Opinions'). Under the Opinions, network operators shall conduct a self-assessment and set out a defined corresponding multi-level protection scheme ('MLPS'). Self-assessment shall first determine the MLPS level and assess whether the current measures meet the requirements of the determined MLPS level.
There are 5 MLPS levels and the higher levels require stricter protection measures. The MLPS level is determined by the following two factors:
- the importance of the network system concerning national security and social and economic development; and
- in the case the network is damaged, the corresponding degree of damage may be caused to national security, social, and economic development, and legitimate rights and interests of other individuals or organisations.
Usually, critical information infrastructure ('CII') networks that may affect social order and public interest are classified as level 2 or above and level 5 is utilised for state-owned military systems.
MLPS levels above 1 require an authorised third-party assessment and such assessment shall be filed at the public security for review. Once approved, the MLPS certification shall be issued. It is important to note that MLPS certification for MLPS levels above 1 is mandatory.
Q: What network operators are deemed as CII?
A: CII is defined under CSL network infrastructure and information systems operated and managed, which will result in serious damage to national security, national economy and people's livelihoods, and the public interest if they are sabotaged, broken down, or suffering from information leakage.
Currently, the industries provisioned in Article 31 of CSL are as follows:
- public communications and informationservice,
- energy, transport;
- water conservancy;
- finance;
- public services;
- e-government affairs and
- other important industries and fields and other critical information
Q: What are the security obligations for CII?
A: Under CSL, CII shall fulfill the following obligations of security protection,
- Set up independent security management institutions and designate persons responsible for security management, and review the security background of the said responsible persons and personnel in key positions;
- Periodically conduct cybersecurity education, technical training, and skill assessment for practitioners;
- Make disaster recovery backups of important systems and databases;
- Formulate contingency plans for cybersecurity incidents, carry out drills periodically; and
- Other obligations stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
In practice, a Chief Operator Officer ('COO')shall be established as the key person responsible for CII security protection and duties shall include establishing, refining, and implementing the cyber security accountability system. The COO is fully responsible for CII security protection and subject to penalties and liabilities, as stipulated in the legal liabilities of CSL, the person directly in charge can be punished for violations.
Additionally, CII are required to store data related to personal information and important data in the territory of China and a security assessment is required to export such data. Therefore, relevant personal information and general data cannot be collected in China and exported to data centres outside China without meeting specific criteria. Under DSL and PIPL, the cross-border transfer shall proceed through a graded data system.
Data Security
Q: What is defined as data under the Data Security Law ('DSL')?
A: The DSL defines the scope of data to encompass both electronic and non-electronic forms. Companies that handle data including collection, storage, use, processing, transmission, provision, and disclosure of data, shall be subject to DSL.
Q: What are the security obligations for companies handling data?
A: Obligations are dependent on the type of data handled. For all companies conducting data handling activities, the DSL stipulates the following obligations:
- establish and perfect a data security management system across the entire workflow;
- adopt lawful and proper methods in collecting data and obtaining data by illegal means is forbidden;
- organise and conduct data security education and training;
- adopt the corresponding technical measures and other necessary measures to ensure data security; and
- take immediate disposal measures, notify users as required and report the matter to the relevant competent department.
For companies handling data classified as important data, the following obligations are provisioned:
- specifying responsible personnel and management bodies for data security;
- designating a data security officer and establishing a data security management body.
The data security management body is led by the data security officer and shall perform the following responsibilities:
- studying and making recommendations for major decisions related to data security;
- developing and implementing data security protection plans and data security incident emergency response plans;
- conducting data security risk monitoring, and disposing of data security risks and incidents promptly;
- organising activities such as data security awareness, education and training, risk assessment, and emergency drills to be conducted regularly;
- receiving and disposing of data security-related complaints and reports;
- reporting data security situations to cyberspace authorities and other competent or regulatory authorities promptly as required.
The data security officer is a significant role and shall hold relevant data security expertise and management experience. Additionally, the personnel shall be a member of the data processor's decision-making level and be authorised to directly report data security situations to cyberspace authorities and other competent or regulatory authorities.
Q: What data is classified as important data?
A: DSL identifies two types of data subject to stricter data management and legal liabilities. Firstly, core data is defined as related to national security, the lifelines of the national economy, important aspects of people's livelihood, and major public interests shall be subject to stricter management.
Secondly, a specific important data catalogue shall be formulated by each region and department according to their varying needs. Though formulations of regional and industry standards shall be guided by the national mechanism, to ensure uniformity. Competent industry departments are entrusted to define the scope and permit the scope to adjust according to industry developments.
Currently, there are two regulations drafts for comment which specify general definitions of data grading.
- The Draft Administration Regulations on Network Data Security outlines data to be classified into ordinary, important data, and core data.
- Practice Guidelines for Cybersecurity Standards – Guidelines for Network Data Classification and Grading outline the Data levels according to the damage level.
- Level One Data: if data is leaked and misused there are no damages to the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organisations
- Level Two Data: if data is leaked and misused there are minor damages to the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organisations
- Level Three Data: if data is leaked and misused there are ordinary damages to the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organisations
- Level Four Data: if data is leaked and misused there are severe damages to the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organisations
Personal Information Protection
Q: What is deemed as personal information under Personal Information Protection Law ('PIPL')
A: Personal information includes both electronic and non-electronic records, however, excludes information processed anonymously. In other words, information that does not identify a natural person – for example, the address of Joe X.
Companies outside of China are not exempted from PIPL. Any company outside of China that processes the personal information data of individuals in China can be subject to PIPL.
Specifically, PIPL outlines the following circumstances for companies outside of China:
- Where the purpose of the activity is to provide a product or service to an individual located within China;
- Where the purpose of the activity is to analyze or assess the behavior of an individual within China; or
- Any other circumstance as provided by law or administrative regulations.
Practically, companies outside of China should conduct a risk assessment of their information database.
Q: What are the security obligations for companies handling personal data?
A: PIPL provisions the following obligations for companies processing personal information ('Processors').
Disclosure
Processors are required to inform the individual of the following matters in a conspicuous way, in clear and easy-to-understand language, and in a truthful, accurate, and complete manner:
- The organisational or personal name and contact informationof the personal information processor;
- The purpose and method of processing personal information, the type of personal information to be processed, and its retention period;
- The way and procedure for the individual to exercise his/her rights provided for by this Law; and
- Any other matter is to be informed as required by law or administrative regulations.
Consent
Processors may only collect personal information when the individual's consent is obtained. Companies shall note the following when obtaining consent:
- The consentshall be voluntary, and the individual shall be explicitly informed.
- Individuals can request how their personal information is collected, stored, and require such information to be corrected and deleted.
- An individual shall have the option to decline.
- When users withdraw their consent, the processors shall halt the collection or promptly delete the collected personal information.
Though consent is waived under the following circumstances:
- Where it is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract to which the individual is a contracting party, or where it is necessary for carrying out human resources management under an employment policy legally established or a collective contract legally concluded;
- Where it is necessary for performing a statutory responsibility or statutory obligation;
- Where it is necessary for responding to a public health emergency, or for protecting the life, health, or property safety of a natural person in the case of an emergency;
- Where the personal informationis processed within a reasonable scope to carry out any news reporting, supervision by public opinions, or any other activity for public interest purposes;
- Where the personal information, which has already been disclosed by the individual or otherwise legally disclosed
Sensitive Data
Sensitive personal information may only be processed for a specified purpose and includes:
- Religious beliefs;
- Biometrics;
- Specific identities, medical and health;
- Financial accounts, whereabouts, and other informationof a natural person;
- Personal informationof minors under the age of fourteen
For such data, companies are required to adopt strict measures. protect such data obtain specific consent, and inform the individual of the necessity and the impact on their rights and interests. For personal information of a minor under the age of fourteen, processors shall obtain the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor.
Practically, the department highlighted below will be substantially affected by sensitive data obligations.
Q: Which type of personal information can be transferred overseas?
A: Companies may only transfer personal information outside of mainland China by meeting one of the following conditions:
- Where a security assessment organised by the national cyberspace authority has been passed;
- Where certification of personal information protection has been provided by a professional institution, under the regulations of the national cyberspace authority;
- Where a contract in compliance with the standard contract provided by the national cyberspace authority has been concluded with the overseas recipient, establishing the rights and obligations of both parties; or
- Where any other condition prescribed by law, administrative regulations, or the national cyberspace authority is met.
For companies, especially multinationals working with the personal information of employees and suppliers located in China, implementing the provisions to transfer personal information is essential to avoid penalties.
Under the Measures for the Security Assessment of Outbound Data Transfers effective from 1 September ('Measures'), companies handling the personal information of more than 1 million individuals shall perform a security assessment prior to an overseas transform. Namely, companies processing the following volume of personal data are subject to the Measures.
- Transferring personal information of more than 100,000 individuals in accumulative from 1 January of the preceding year
- Transferring sensitive personal information of more than 100,000 individuals in accumulative from 1 January of the preceding year
- Other situations stipulated by the State Internet Information Department that require security assessment
Practically, companies outside the scope should be aware of the legal obligations since the Measures include a catch-all clause in the application scope.
Conclusion
Legislation concerning cyber, data, and personal information security in China are rapidly rolled out and enforcement is increasing. For companies in China, it is critical to implement a compliance mechanism and train employees on the changing legislation. Primarily, companies working with technology and handling data should take practical steps to understand and monitor the landscape. At Horizons, we advise clients to evaluate the following points:
- Do we process high data volumes and export such data overseas? Companies should evaluate whether data is shared with politically sensitive countries and whether such transfers will be politicised.
- Does the collected and processed data hold a high damage risk to national security? Specifically, the degree of damage in the case the data is leaked or tampered.
- Which industries are subject to higher scrutiny and enforcement? Monitoring enforcement allows companies to understand the practical application of such laws, rules, and regulations. Additionally, the company can gain insight into what regulators prioritise.
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The Tax Court in Brief – August 29th – September 2nd, 2022
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Tax Litigation: The Week of August 29th, 2022, through September 2nd, 2022
- Sparta Pink Property, LLC v. Comm'r, T.C. Memo. 2022-88 | August 29, 2022 | Lauber, J. | Dkt. No. 12114-20
- Pressman v. Comm'r, T.C. Summ. Op. 2022-15 | August 29, 2022 | Panuthos, S.T.J. | Dkt. No. 16084-19S
- Domdom v. Comm'r, T.C. Summary Opinion 2022-17 | August 30, 2022 | Carluzzo, J. | Dkt. No. 18270-17S
- Dern v. Comm'r, T.C. Memo. 2022-90| August 30, 2022 | Vasquez, J. | Dkt. No. 7595-20
George Anton Remisovsky and Ellen Jones-Remisovsky v. Comm'r, T.C. Memo. 2022-89| August 30, 2022 | Lauber, A. | Dkt. No. 11945-20L
Short Summary: Petitioners sought a hearing in response to CDP notices issued with respect to tax reported on their late-filed 2013 tax return and additions to tax under I.R.C. §§ 6651(a)(1) and (a)(2). At the time the 2013 return was due, the husband was a practicing physician and the wife a retail manager. During the hearing, Petitioners expressed interest in a collection alternative and challenged their liability for the additions to tax based on reasonable cause. They pointed to the husband's history of functional alcoholism and depression (corroborated by a psychiatrist's letter), which they argued diminished his ability to comply with his financial and tax obligations. The settlement officer (SO) considered petitioners' reasonable cause claims and applicability of the government's “first time” penalty abatement policy but determined that petitioners did not meet the requirements for relief. She offered them an installment plan (IA) but it was rejected. Because petitioners were not eligible for penalty abatement, declined the IA and sought no other collection alternative, the SO closed the case, sustaining the collection actions. Petitioners timely petitioned. At trial, petitioners contended that alcoholism and depression are recognized as “diseases” but they offered no evidence concerning the severity of the husband's conditions or his inability to timely file or pay at relevant times. They also failed to show that the wife was unable to do so.
Key Issues and Primary Holdings:
Should the disputed additions to tax under sections 6651(a)(1) and (2) be abated on the basis of reasonable cause?
No. Petitioners did not meet their burden of proof. The record contained no evidence that the husband's illness, if any, incapacitated him during 2013 or 2014, during which time he continued to practice medicine. Nor did it contain evidence the wife, employed as a retail manager, was unable to discharge her tax obligations.
Did the SO abuse her discretion by failing to grant petitioners an installment agreement for 2013.
No. Petitioners failed to make a counterproposal to the SO's rejected installment plan. As the Court observed, a settlement officer is not obligated to pursue a collection alternative where no such proposal is made. McLaine v. Commissioner, 138 T.C. 228, 243 (2012).
Key Points of Law:
Standard of Review Unless the liability of a taxpayer's underlying liability is properly at issue, the Court reviews IRS determinations in a CDP hearing for abuse of discretion. Jones v. Commissioner, 338 F.3d 463, 466 (5th Cir. 2003); Goza v. Commissioner, 114 T.C. 176, 182 (2000). Abuse of discretion exists when a determination is arbitrary, capricious, or without sound basis in fact or law. See Murphy v. Commissioner, 125 T.C. 301, 320 (2005), aff'd, 469 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2006). If underlying liability is at issue, the standard of judicial review is de novo. Goza, 114 T.C. at 181-82.
A taxpayer's underlying liability includes penalties and additions to tax that are part of the unpaid tax that the Commissioner seeks to collect. Dykstra v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2017-156.
Additions to Tax — Reasonable Cause Exception A taxpayer can challenge his or her underlying liability, including additions to tax under sections 6651(a)(1) and (2), if the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to dispute the underlying liability. I.R.C. § 6330(c)(2)(B); Montgomery v. Commissioner, 122 T.C. 1, 9 (2004).
A delay in filing a tax return is due to reasonable cause if the taxpayer “exercised ordinary business care and prudence and was nevertheless unable to file the return within the prescribed time.” Treas. Reg. § 301.6651-1(c)(1). Financial hardship generally does not affect a person's ability to file. IRM 20.1.1.3.3.3(1)(a) (Aug. 5, 2014).
To prove reasonable cause for failure to timely pay a tax due, the taxpayer must show that he “exercised ordinary business care and prudence in providing for payment of his tax liability and nevertheless was either unable to pay the tax or would suffer economic hardship if he paid the tax on the due date.” Hardin v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2012-162 (citing Treas. Reg. § 301.6651-1(c)(1).
Petitioners bear the burden of proving “reasonable cause.” See Higbee v. Commissioner, 116 T.C. 438, 446 (2001).
Where a taxpayer's disability is raised as part of a reasonable cause defense, the Court looks to “the severity of the disability and the impact it had on the taxpayer's life.” Jones v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2006-176. For illness or incapacity to constitute reasonable cause, the taxpayer must show that he or she is “incapacitated to such a degree” that he or she could not file his or her return(s). Thomas v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2005-258.
Illness or incapacity “generally does not prevent a taxpayer from filing returns where the taxpayer is able to continue his business affairs despite the illness or incapacity.” Hazel v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2008-134; Watts v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1999-416 (taxpayer's “selective inability to perform his or her tax obligations, while performing his or her regular business, does not excuse failure to file.”).
Insights: This case is a useful roadmap for how to prove up “reasonable cause” based on illness or incapacity. Also, it clearly illustrates that evidence ‘rules' — particularly in a tax case. Here, other than the husband's self serving testimony and a letter from his psychiatrist, petitioners offered no evidence to support their reasonable cause defense. For example, Petitioners did not call the psychiatrist to opine on why the husband was able to practice law but not able to satisfy his tax obligations when the return and payment were due and the wife did not testify or produce documentation to explain why she was unable to file the return and pay the tax or engage a tax preparer to do so.
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In the wake of the 2022 Australia Short Course Swimming Championships, Swimming Australia has released its roster for the 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships. Australia will send 36 swimmers to the meet, which is occurring on home soil in Melbourne from December 13 – 18, 2022.
The majority of Australia’s heavy hitters will be in on the action at Short Course Worlds later this year including Olympic gold medalists Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, and Kyle Chalmers.
Of this team, Swimming Australia CEO Eugénie Buckley offered the following comments:
You only have to look at the reception our Dolphins received in Sydney last week, and the subsequent boost that passion and engagement from the fans gave them, to know how special it is to compete here in Australia,” Buckley said.
“These opportunities are few and far between in an athlete’s career and we are delighted to see this group, via their performances, take that chance with both hands. I have no doubt they will represent themselves, and our country, with pride.”
“This is a world class team set to face some of international swimming’s premier short course athletes right here in our own backyard, and I can’t think of a better way for our swimming family, and sporting fans more broadly, to finish the year than to be pool side in Melbourne cheering our Dolphins on.”
The 2022 edition will be a return for Swimming Australia to this meet after the nation opted out in 2021. While the federation didn’t send an official contingent to the meet, Holly Barratt entered and raced for the country in Abu Dhabi. In 2018, the last time Australia sent a team to Short Course Worlds, they finished 7th overall on the medal table with 2 gold, 2 silver, and 8 bronze medals.
It will be interesting to see how Australia fares in 2022 considering that the four years since 2018 has featured the rise of many of its current stars. Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Brendon Smith, Meg Harris, Mollie O’Callaghan, Se-Bom Lee, and Leah Neale are some of those swimmers who have risen in the international ranks over that time period and will be looking to disrupt the Short Course World scene.
Other Australian stars who will be in on the action include 2018 medalist Minna Atherton, 2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers, and 2016 gold medalist Mack Horton.
This team will also introduce 9 new swimmers to Australia’s senior international roster in Brittany Castelluzzo, Shaun Champion, Alexander Grant, Kayla Hardy, Ty Hartwell, Emilie Muir, Jamie Perkins, Mikayla Smith, and Stuart Swinburn.
Australian Roster – 2022 World Short Course Swimming Championships
* Australian Dolphins Rookie
Notably, the majority of Australia’s individual medalists from the 2018 meet, including Alexander Graham, Mitch Larkin, Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Ariarne Titmus, Holly Barratt, Emily Seebohm, and Jessica Hansen won’t be back to race four years later.
One of the biggest names who is absent from the roster is double Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus who opted out of the qualifying meet. Titmus was also absent from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest. She made her sole high-level appearance at the Commonwealth Games where she won gold in the 200, 400, and 800 freestyle, as well as the 4×200 freestyle in world record-breaking time.
Other Olympic medalists who won’t race include Cate and Bronte Campbell, Jack McLoughlin, who recently announced his retirement from the sport, 200 breaststroke gold medalist Zac Stubblety-Cook, Alexander Graham, Emily Seebohm, and Tamsin Cook.
One other interesting omission is Cody Simpson who recently made his senior international debut at the Commonwealth Games. He followed that up with a victory at the 2022 Australia Short Course Swimming Championships in the 100 IM (American Grant House was the fastest but Simpson was the top Australian) with a 52.67. That time was under the “A” cut for the meet of 52.98 but Simpson won’t race for the Dolphins in Melbourne. | https://swimswam.com/swimming-australia-announces-36-strong-roster-for-2022-short-course-worlds/ | 2022-09-03T00:27:31Z | https://swimswam.com/swimming-australia-announces-36-strong-roster-for-2022-short-course-worlds/ | true | 1 |
The Tennessee Titans made a pair of roster moves on Friday, one of which included the placement of outside linebacker Harold Landry on IR.
Landry reportedly suffered a torn ACL in practice on Wednesday, which will end his 2022 season before it begins. It’s a devastating blow to a Titans defense that will now be without its sack leader from 2021.
Buy Titans TicketsTaking Landry’s spot on the roster is former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Derrek Tuszka, who was claimed off waivers, per the league’s transactions wire.
A former seventh-round pick in 2020, Tuszka has spent one year apiece with the Broncos and Steelers, appearing in 24 games (no starts) and tallying two sacks, 24 combined tackles and one forced fumble.
He played in 15 games with the Steelers in 2021, where he totaled the aforementioned two sacks and 18 combined tackles. Tuszka also saw 194 special teams snaps.
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Jersey Mike’s Subs will open its first location in the state of Vermont on Wednesday, September 7. The new restaurant will be located at 69 Market Street, next to L.L.Bean, in Williston.
Franchise owner Thomas King will hold a grand opening and fundraiser from Wednesday, September 7 to Sunday, September 11 to support Essex High School. Customers who receive a special fundraising coupon distributed through a grassroots effort prior to the opening can make a minimum $3 contribution to Essex High School in exchange for a regular sub. Customers must have a coupon to be eligible.
“We can’t wait to bring Jersey Mike’s fresh sliced/fresh grilled sub sandwiches to the state of Vermont,” said King. “I’m especially thrilled that the first location in the state will be in Williston. I feel like I’m coming home.”
Although King grew up in New Jersey (a frequent summer visitor of Jersey Mike’s original store in Point Pleasant), he spent winters in Waitsfield, Vermont, where his family has owned a house for more than 50 years. He graduated from the University of Vermont and spent summers in the area during that time.
After a career in finance and environmental work out in Colorado, King started working in the restaurant industry, most recently for Jersey Mike’s.
“My wife and I moved back to Vermont six months ago to open our own Jersey Mike’s,” King said. “We knew we needed to be back here. Jersey Mike’s brought us back.”
King said Jersey Mike’s philosophy, “Giving…making a difference in someone’s life” really resonated with him from the beginning and looks forward to helping Essex High School and other local charities and schools.
“We look forward to making a difference one sub at a time,” King said.
Guests can place orders in-store or for pickup through the website or through the Jersey Mike’s app. Additionally, delivery is available in most areas through the Jersey Mike’s app or through third-party delivery partners. Curbside pickup is available for orders placed in Jersey Mike’s app.
The restaurant’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. The location can be contacted directly at 802-304-4155.
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Avalaunch (XAVA) traded 5% higher against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on September 2nd. Avalaunch has a total market capitalization of $5.17 million and $592,459.00 worth of Avalaunch was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Avalaunch coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.36 or 0.00001782 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last seven days, Avalaunch has traded 3.6% lower against the dollar.
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Inflation appears to have peaked but it’s still running hot and a supersized rate hike from the Bank of Canada next week is widely expected.
Some economists think Wednesday’s hike could be the last for a while.
“We think that by the time October comes around, we might be in a good enough position for the bank to take a pause and look at how the economy is reacting,” said Karyne Charbonneau, CIBC’s executive director of economics.
The September rate call comes at a crucial time for Canada’s economy.
As gas prices fell, the year-over-year inflation rate sat at 7.6 per cent in July, down from 8.1 per cent in June. Second-quarter GDP grew compared with the first three months of the year, though that slowed toward the end of the period and a preliminary estimate suggests a contraction in July. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is holding at a historic low.
Despite the drop in the inflation rate, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said in an Aug. 16 op-ed that nearly 40-year high inflation was still a major concern.
“Inflation in Canada has come down a little, but it remains far too high,” Macklem wrote. “We know our job is not done yet — it won’t be done until inflation gets back to the two per cent target.”
Some of Canada’s major banks are forecasting the central bank will the key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, bringing it to 3.25 per cent.
In a closely watched speech last week, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message on its own rate hike cycle, saying the Fed will likely impose more large interest rate hikes in coming months. His message that the U.S. central bank will stay aggressive on interest rates had some observers speculating that the Bank of Canada hike on Sept. 7 could even be a full percentage point.
The bank hiked its key rate in July by a full percentage point – the largest single rate increase since August 1998 after a series of hikes that began in March. Previously, the rate had been at 0.25 per cent where it sat since it was slashed to near-zero early in the pandemic.
Higher interest rates feed into higher lending rates across the economy, making it more expensive for Canadians and businesses to borrow money. The central bank is hoping that by making the cost of debt more expensive, spending in the economy will slow and inflation will cool.
However, senior economist David Macdonald at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns the rapid pace of the hikes could have serious repercussions because of the high level of business and household debt in the economy.
In his latest analysis, Macdonald said private sector debt amounts to 225 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product. By comparison, the last time the bank raised interest rates this rapidly was in 1995, when private sector debt stood at 142 per cent of GDP.
That higher level of debt, he says, will make it harder to achieve the bank’s desired “soft landing,” where interest rate hikes bring inflation down without triggering a recession.
“What I really wanted to bring out in this analysis was the fact that private sector debt is much higher today than it was in the 1980s [and] 1990s and previous times that we’ve seen this kind of rapid rate increase,” said Macdonald. “And why this matters, of course, is that it’s not just the interest rate that matters, the interest rate is charged on something. It’s charged on private sector debt.”
Macdonald has been calling for alternative solutions to cool inflation using federal government rather than central bank policy.
Some of his recommendations include changing mortgage underwriting rules for investors to cool housing prices and expanding the new excess corporate profits tax beyond financial institutions.
However, Christopher Ragan, McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy, said the central bank is best-suited to take on the responsibility of maintaining low interest rates.
“There’s very, very good reasons why we have operationally independent central bank trying to target inflation rather than governments, because governments in the past have done a very poor job at that,” he said.
Ragan said the independence of the Bank of Canada allows it to act forcefully in the face of inflation, while any government intervention would be highly political. Nevertheless, Ragan says bringing inflation down with interest rate hikes is painful.
“That’s actually why it’s so important to never let inflation get high in the first place,” said Ragan. “Because it’s not just that high inflation is bad, it’s that reducing high inflation back down to low inflation hurts a lot.”
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Father, daughter facing felony charges for setting raccoon on fire, sheriff says
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - A father and daughter in Florida are facing felony charges for allegedly burning a young raccoon.
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Alicia Kincheloe, 30, recorded a video of a raccoon being burned in a dumpster on Aug. 11. Investigators said the incident involved Alicia Kincheloe and her father, 63-year-old Roddy Kincheloe.
WWSB reports Roddy Kincheloe stabbed the raccoon with a pitchfork. After lunch, the two returned to the dumpster to find the animal still alive. Roddy Kincheloe reportedly told his daughter to get a gasoline can from his truck before the animal was set on fire.
Deputies said Alicia Kincheloe admitted to pouring gasoline on the raccoon and setting it on fire. According to the sheriff’s office, a second video obtained by investigators showed the charred remains of the raccoon.
“They will be held accountable,” Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman said. “This is the wrong place to do a crime like this.”
Hoffman called the act “a sick and terrible thing to do” at a Friday news conference. The sheriff also said the father and daughter would face the “full force” of the law.
Authorities said Alicia and Roddy Kincheloe are facing felony charges, including aggravated animal cruelty. Alicia Kincheloe is also charged with tampering with evidence for trying to dispose of the animal’s body.
According to Hoffman, Alicia Kincheloe didn’t have a prior criminal record, but Roddy Kincheloe has an extensive criminal history.
The sheriff said his office had been criticized for taking weeks to arrest the suspects, but it took time for his deputies to compile evidence and obtain signatures on warrants before the arrests were made.
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TENNECO SHOWCASES ADVANCED RAIL SOLUTIONS AT THE 2022 INNOTRANS
- Braking: New Jurid® 847 LL brake block, homologated by Union of Railways (UIC), helps reduce noise, lower lifecycle cost and improve operating security
- Systems Protection: New ROUNDIT® EMI DW combines shielding and grounding requirements in one product for higher efficiency levels in interference protection as well as ease of installing and retrofit
- Deva® brand: New Deva.tex®544 and Deva.ThrustSealTMND541 specialized multi-layer materials for high performance, maintenance-free, self-lubricating bearings
SKOKIE, Ill., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) will be exhibiting new products and advanced solutions for rail customers at the 2022 InnoTrans in Berlin, Germany (September 20 – 23, 2022), one of the world's leading trade fairs for transport technology. Tenneco will be represented by three of its broad portfolio of OE businesses and product offerings – Braking, Systems Protection and Deva® branded self-lubricating bearings – with stands located in three different halls to meet respective customer special needs and fields of interests.
Tenneco´s Braking business will showcase its new Jurid® 847 LL brake block for rail freight in hall 1.2 (stand 430). In hall 18 (stand 620) the company´s Systems Protection unit is going to present the new ROUNDIT® EMI DW solution, which combines shielding against electromagnetic interference (EMI) and grounding requirements in one product. Tenneco´s Deva brand will be exhibiting two new product highlights for rail systems in hall 23 (stand 880): Deva.tex®544 and Deva.ThrustSealTMND541 specialized multi-layer materials, designed for application in high performance, maintenance-free and self-lubricating sliding bearings.
In addition to the new product offerings the three Tenneco businesses will have a selection of their respective product ranges for rail applications on display at this year's InnoTrans show.
New Jurid 847® LL brake block helps reduce traffic noise, lower service cost, improve operation security
The advanced Jurid® 847 LL brake block has been homologated by the International Union of Railways (UIC) and represents Tenneco´s second generation of LL blocks for Europe. Optimized to reduce the rate of wheel wear and likelihood of costly wheel damage, the new Jurid® 847 helps reduce total Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and helps improve operational security of freight wagons.
Jurid® 847 has been specifically developed to satisfy increasing demands to reduce noise emission caused by railway traffic. It uses an optimized contact surface shape, advanced friction material manufacturing techniques, and is expected to sustain the high thermal loads seen on Alpine routes, enabling usage across a broad range of rail tracks and with no limitations for s-classification wagons. The product formulation was derived from Tenneco's UIC-certified organic brake block products which are known to improve in-service wheel life. In addition to in-house simulation and dynamometer development, the new Jurid® 847 LL brake block was extensively evaluated during the UIC in-service tests as part of the homologation process.
Strict new freight noise legislation is being phased in throughout Europe, with non-compliant freight wagons expected to be refused entry to certain countries or routes. The new Jurid® 847 LL brake block fulfils the requirements of the UIC for 2xBg and 2xBgu wagons and is fully exchangeable with cast iron blocks P10 and/or the first-generation LL blocks. It provides operators with cost benefits through improved wagon LCC and reduced noise emissions.
For more information visit www.tenneco.com/Braking.
New ROUNDIT® EMI DW combines shielding and grounding requirements in one product
ROUNDIT® EMI DW is a new wrap-around sleeving designed for high performance EMI shielding of wire and cable bundles. It is manufactured from UL 94 V0 rated PPS monofilaments and nickel-plated copper wires according to ASTM B-355 standards and conveniently marries the complementary functions of shielding and grounding in one product.
The self-wrapping feature of ROUNDIT EMI DW enables quick and easy installation and removal of products for assembly, inspection and maintenance. The textile pattern incorporates drain wires which can be pulled out by a simple manual operation and then be crimped to a nearby grounding point. The advanced design also offers innovative solutions regarding the protection of breakout areas and allows the rework of components without the need to disconnect these. The robust design of ROUNDIT EMI DW enables the same high level of EMI shielding regardless the diameter on which it is installed within the recommended application range. Therefore, customers can cover a wide range of cable and wire diameters with only a stock of limited size ranges required, thus benefitting from a smaller set of part numbers, less complexity and reduced storage cost.
Besides its use in the railway segment, ROUNDIT EMI DW is also suitable for many applications in the marine sector and electronics industries. The patented ROUNDIT® tool is specifically designed to install ROUNDIT® products on cable and wire configurations and enables further reduction of installation time.
For more information visit https://www.tennecosp.com/
New Deva.tex®544 and Deva.ThrustSealTMND541 multi-layer materials for maintenance-free, self-lubricating bearings
Tenneco´s Deva® brand is globally renowned among OE customers for its high performance, maintenance-free bearing technology, including lead-free products, meeting the toughest demands in non-lubricated applications across a wide range of industries. Further enhancing its broad portfolio, Deva will be presenting at the 2022 InnoTrans two new advanced multi-layer bearing material formulations, especially suitable for use in the rail sector.
Deva.ThrustSealTMND541 represents a two-layer-combination featuring a composite sliding material and an elastic layer. The sliding layer is based on an epoxy resin with solid lubricant inserts and provides excellent tribological properties. The second layer features an elastic PolyUrethan (PU) material and offers excellent damping characteristics, very good shock resistance as well as high wear resistance even under micro movement.
Deva.tex®544 is a fiber-reinforced sliding material made of epoxy resin with a sliding layer and support layer. The sliding layer contains a special synthetic fabric and solid lubricants. Due to the solid lubricant finely distributed in the resin matrix, deva.tex®544 is suitable for dry running especially in railway and other transportation applications. The support layer consists of a glass fiber fabric. Deva.tex®544 is classified according to DIN EN 45545-2:2016-02: hazard class HL1 & HL2 requirement set R23.
For more information visit https://www.deva-bearings.com/.
About TennecoTenneco (NYSE: TEN) is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Visit www.tenneco.com to learn more.
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BOZEMAN — The one thing that athletes and coaches could all agree on Friday afternoon is that the unrelenting heat played a factor.
With the temperature soaring into the 90s for the Belgrade Invitational at Gallatin Regional Park, runners not only had to battle stiff competition but an unseasonably hot day as well.
“I think it was challenging like it was for everybody, but we all have to run in it,” first-year Manhattan head coach Sarah Jambor said. “It’ll be the hottest meet of the year, so got to get through today.”
While it certainly presented an extra challenge, for the most part athletes were able to overcome the heat. In fact, Manhattan Christian’s Jadyn VanDyken didn’t consider it a big deal.
“I wish it were a little cooler, but it was fine,” she said. “It wasn’t as bad as (other events) I’ve been to.”
VanDyken, who was making her season debut, earned a fourth place finish with a time of 20:25. The junior helped the Eagles win a second consecutive Class C title a year ago as a first time runner and is also competing in volleyball this fall.
VanDyken spent much of the race with the lead group before Taylee Chirrick and Katie Combs, of Billings West, pulled away within the final half mile to place first and second, respectively, with times of 20:08 and 20:16. Billings Skyview’s Alexis Brauer was third with a time of 20:19.
Having met Chirrick and Brauer while participating in other sports, VanDyken was excited about the challenge of competing against them.
“I knew both their times since I know them,” she said. “So I kind of wanted to stick with them. I was up there with them close.”
Led by Chirrick and Brauer, Billings West won the team title with 50 points, while Bozeman was second with 52. Belgrade was fifth with 103 and Manhattan sixth with 155. Christian did not field a full team.
Ava Bellach was the second Christian runner across the finish line with a time of 23:36 to place 29th.
Belgrade’s Hannah Giese earned a seventh place finish with a time of 20:55, while Manhattan’s Ella Miller was 14th in 22:15. Grace Stewart, of Belgrade, also placed in the top 20 with at time of 22:36.
On the boys’ side, Christian’s Oren Arthun placed seventh with a time of 17:07. The junior, who is last year’s individual State C champion, noted the heat was worse than he expected.
“Last year I ran my PR here, but I’m honestly happy. This is just a really good training opportunity,” Arthun said. “There’s going to be a lot better and flatter courses at the end of the year. I just think this is something I can grow off of and the team grow off too.”
Led by Arthun, the Eagles placed fifth with 125 points. Bozeman won with a score of 39, while Gallatin was second with 61. Belgrade took fourth (99) and Manhattan was eighth (239).
Christian had three top 20 finishers with Shaphan Hubner placing 11th in 17:31 and Nathan Adams 19th in 18:13.
Freshman Wilson Schmidt led Belgrade for a second consecutive meet and placed 8th in 17:16, while Brodie Tirrell was 14th in 17:53. Teammate Aidan Brown added a top 25 finish after taking 23rd in 18:21.
“Such strong and gritty racing today,” Belgrade head coach Matt Hommel said of his entire team. “Heat was a factor for varsity, but I thought they powered through it really well.”
Manhattan’s top runner was Gus Stewart, who posted a time of 18:59 to place 42nd.
Manhattan was one of the few teams not to start the season the previous week, thus Jambor said team goals were simple for their season opener.
“Today we just wanted to see consistency and not coming out too fast and working together. That’s kind of the biggest thing and the thing we’ve been working on,” she said. “This last three weeks, since we didn’t open up last week, was running and working together. Did pretty well, a couple loose ends that we’ll clean up, but again a strong variable today (with the heat).”
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Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon is now trending on the internet and for every right reason! In the recent Karan Johar’s Koffee With Karan episode, Kriti Sanon and her Adipurush co-actor Prabhas’ small glimpse of camaraderie left their fans in awe. Why? Well, check below!
Koffee With Karan as we all know is a place where we get to witness and listen to all the saucy gossip of Tinseltown. While Karan Johar offered to match make Kriti Sanon with Aditya Roy Kapur, fans have some other desires!
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In the last segment of the show, Kriti Sanon called her Adipurush co-star Prabhas who picked up the call within seconds to say, “Hey, Karan it’s me”. When he said that, Kriti responded with “You’re amazing, I’ll call you back after the show”, and that broke the internet as the netizens loved their dynamics and started lauding the next onscreen couple. They declared it to be the best moment of that episode.
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While one wrote, “Super magestar like my darling #Prabhas lifting kriti call with in seconds that show how humble he is n he respect her n also care about eachother I can’t wait for #Adipursh movie gonaaa b blockbuster n can’t wait see their bond offscreen during promotion”, another penned, “Yohoooo my Barbie #KritiSanon called my favourite darling #Prabhas He lifted her call with in seconds My day made only good thing happend in #KoffeewithKaranSeason7”.
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I can’t wait for #Adipursh movie gonaaa b blockbuster n can’t wait see their bond offscreen during promotion https://t.co/D3oS25OwSQ— SANGEETHA (@mithun_dharmik) September 1, 2022
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The Biden administration has announced a more than USD1 billion arms sale to Taiwan as US-China tensions escalate over the status of the island.
The USD1.09 billion sale includes USD355 million for Harpoon air-to-sea missiles and USD85 million for Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, the State Department said.
The largest portion of the sale, however, is a USD655 million logistics support package for Taiwan's surveillance radar program, which provides air defence warnings. Early warning air defense systems have become more important as China has stepped up military drills near Taiwan, which it regards as a renegade province.
The State Department said the equipment is necessary for Taiwan to “maintain a sufficient self-defense capability.” The administration notified Congress of the sale after close of business on Friday.
The administration said the deals comply with the US one-China policy. It also urged Beijing ”to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan." The acrimony and strident rhetoric between the U.S. and China over Taiwan have increased sharply since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island last month. Since Pelosi's trip to Taipei there have been at least two other congressional visits and several by governors of US states, all of which China has condemned.
On Thursday, Taiwan's military said it shot down a drone hovering over one of its island outposts just off the Chinese coast in an incident that underscored the heightened tensions. A day earlier, Taiwan said it had warned off drones hovering over three of the islands it occupies off the coast of the Chinese port city of Xiamen.
China claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. The sides split after a civil war in 1949 and have no official relations, with China cutting off even informal contacts following the election of independence-leaning Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in 2016.
Tsai's administration has pushed for a strengthening of anti-drone defenses as part of a 12.9 per cent increase in its Defense Ministry's annual budget next year. That would boost defense spending by an additional 47.5 billion New Taiwan dollars (USD1.6 billion), for a total of 415.1 billion NTD (USD13.8 billion).
The US described Chinese drills last month as a severe overreaction and responded by sailing two guided missile cruisers through the Taiwan Strait, which China has declared to be its sovereign waters.
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Last week at Dickinson College featured its share of minifridges, “Dickinson Dad” T-shirts and lanyards, the necessary staples for new and transfer student move-in day.
After two years of managing college life through the coronavirus pandemic, Dickinson President John Jones III said the campus is “very close to business as usual this year.”
Associate Director of Media Relations Craig Layne echoed Jones, saying the “vast majority of the college’s work today looks like it did in the pre-pandemic era.”
That doesn’t mean the institution remains unchanged by the two-plus-years-long pandemic, but Layne said the college is emerging from the pandemic as a “stronger institution.”
“Like colleges and universities across the country and around the world, Dickinson quickly pivoted to remote learning in the spring of 2020,” he said. “The health and safety of our community was — and continues to be — the top priority of the college.
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“As our understanding of the virus improved and vaccines became available, we were able to welcome students back to campus. Our students, faculty and staff displayed immense creativity and flexibility throughout the pandemic, adapting to online learning, hybrid learning and following health and safety measures.”
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Layne said the pandemic led to a smaller-than-normal Class of 2021. It consisted of 486 students as opposed to the typical 520 to 530.
Enrollment dipped from 2,133 students in the fall of 2019 to 1,932 students in 2020. Layne attributed that to students dealing with the pandemic and making personal enrollment decisions, such as deferring to the following year.
That decline in enrollment did not seem to impact Dickinson’s financial health. Layne said the college budgeted for economic challenges and drew from reserve funds when needed. Alumni and friends of the institution also made contributions throughout COVID-19 that helped Dickinson to emerge “even stronger,” he said.
“In 2021, enrollment rebounded to a level higher than 2019,” Layne said. “Interest in college has surged.”
Dickinson officials said on the college’s website that a record 8,230 prospective students applied this year, shattering the college’s previous record of 6,426 applications in 2019 from the Class of 2023.
“Students have told us they are excited for in-person learning from an excellent faculty that’s excited to be here, especially in the wake of COVID-related lockdowns and remote learning,” Layne said. “Additionally, there is excitement at Dickinson around our superb academic programs, President Jones (who officially became the college’s 30th president in February) and an engaged alumni community that’s ready to network with students to create career opportunities.”
First-year student Anisha Choughury said the college’s student population and the town of Carlisle drew her to the school.
“It’s a small liberal arts college, so I could connect more with my professors, and a lot of my family lives here, so I decided to apply here,” she said after signing in at move-in day.
The college said the record number of applications resulted in a record-low acceptance rate of 35%.
Dickinson’s tuition has also changed over the past few years.
The institution froze tuition for the 2020-21 school year at the previous year’s rate of $55,948. Last year, tuition stood at $58,158 and this year it’s set at $60,776, Layne said.
To offset this rise, Dickinson awarded an additional $60.9 million to students in the form of scholarships and institutional grants for the 2020 to 2021 school year and launched a fundraising campaign last year with the goal of raising $75 million to provide sufficient aid to students in need of a scholarship money, an article on Dickinson’s website said.
Challenges and adaptations
Numbers aside, the pandemic also brought an onslaught of challenges to students and faculty that impacted college life and learning. One of these challenges came in the form of online learning.
Layne described Dickinson as a “residential college” that focuses on in-person instruction through small classes. When the pandemic broke out in the United States in March 2020, he said the institution “lacked experience in online instruction.” That meant faculty and technology staff had to work quickly over a weeklong period to transition all material online.
“Students, faculty and staff worked tirelessly to make online learning the best it could be, setting up a rigorous and personalized approach to online classes,” Layne said.
College officials said faculty spent the summer of 2020 engaging in a program that taught them to apply Dickinson’s education online for their students. The program, called Ready For Fall, demonstrated how to connect with students and collaborate with other professors to enrich course materials.
Sophomore Nora Stocovaz said she completed the entirety of her first year of college in person, though there were certain school traditions she’s only heard about “through the grape vine.”
“A lot of the stuff I don’t even know that I’m missing,” she said.
Stocovaz said she anticipates those traditions returning this year as the college emerges from COVID-19.
“Already stuff feels different on campus, a lot livelier,” she said as she helped out at move-in day Aug. 24.
Jones said Dickinson adjusted its onboarding process as the college welcomes first-year students who are coming out of COVID-19-riddled high school years.
“I think we just have to dial it up a little bit this year, recognizing ... that these students, the incoming first-years have had their academic careers in high school interrupted by COVID,” he said. “But COVID has impacted people in different ways, you just have to be prepared for it.”
Jones outlined what he called a “high-touch operation” that involves Dickinson staff communicating with students from the time that they apply to when they’re accepted, to when they enroll to the day they move in.
“I think that the first year seminar and sort of our first year advisers were really helpful,” Stocovaz said of her experience last year. “We met with them before we even got on campus to talk about classes and our schedule, which was really helpful. And you start having your first year seminar class before the rest of your classes, so you sort of get to sit in a college class when you only have one at a time, which is really helpful to transition.”
Restrictions
Another change Dickinson applied throughout the pandemic emerged because of a COVID-19 buzz-word: restrictions.
While Dickinson’s previous restrictions began to ease at the end of last year, Jones said this is the first semester since the pandemic began that masks will be optional on campus. Vaccinations, however, are required unless students seek a waiver to be exempt. Jones said booster shots aren’t mandatory.
“On campus, you can look around … today I think there’s a really positive vibe,” Jones said. “I’ve been interacting not just with the parents of our first year students and the incoming students, but also with our students. And I think you can feel how excited they are to get the semester started free of a lot of the COVID restrictions.”
While a few students opted to mask-up during move-in morning on Aug. 24, the majority went mask-free.
“I think vaccines are very important and once everyone has been vaccinated and they have made sure, then I think masks can be optional, because it’s been like two years … so I think now it is slowly time to get things back to normal and adapt to the new situations,” Choughury.
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WEST ASHLEY, S.C. (WCBD) – Heavy rain this week led to a sewage overflow in a West Ashley neighborhood.
A concerned resident, who wished to remain anonymous, reached out to News 2, hoping the problem would get fixed.
According to Mike Saia with the Charleston Water System, it is believed the overflow was caused by a sewer main break on Lyttelton Avenue.
“We believe that that main filled up with silt and dirt lead to wastewater overflowing from nearby manholes,” explained Saia.
On Friday, Charleston Water System crews came to the neighborhood to secure and sanitize the area. They used enzymes to kill the bacteria and cleaned up the residue.
Saia said once water levels in the ground subside, crews will get into the ground and repair the main. He said it could take a week because of how saturated the ground is.
Saia said this is not a system-wide problem. He also reassured residents that there is no safety concern, as long as they stay away from the hole.
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Proceeds from the sale of Above The Fold, brewed by Working Draft Beer Company, benefit Isthmus Community Media.
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Nearly two weeks days after North Korea acknowledged the COVID-19 outbreak, the country said that the situation was now ''under control''. According to a report by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the country has shown a downward trend in the "unconfirmed fever" cases and recorded less than two lakh cases on Tuesday. The media report said that country reported 1,67,650 cases of fever in the past 24 hours.
"In a few days after the maximum emergency epidemic prevention system was activated, the nation-wide morbidity and mortality rates have drastically decreased and the number of recovered persons increased, resulting in effectively curbing and controlling the spread of the pandemic disease and maintaining the clearly stable situation," it said in the report.
The major revelation of the outbreak came after an unspecified number of people who were suffering from fevers in the national capital, Pyongyang, was tested for the COVID-19 virus. Pyongyang's health ministry confirmed that the infected were suffering from the deadly Omicron variant. In response, the country's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un called a Politburo meeting and announced a nationwide lockdown, starting from Thursday, May 12.
According to the lockdown norms, workplaces should be isolated by units to block the virus from spreading. Also, the supreme leader urged health workers to step up disinfection efforts at workplaces and homes. It is worth mentioning that the Supreme leader on several occasions had bolstered the country's strict measures in dealing with the COVID virus.
According to an earlier statement of the country's boss, he had managed to weed out the deadly pandemic from the country. However, the 'philosophy' of the leader changed last week as he insisted that the arrest of the virus is crucial and vowed his confidence in overcoming the outbreak. The leader said he believes his government and people are “united as one.” He called the health workers to disinfect marketplaces as soon as possible while maintaining paramount importance to inconveniences to the public.
It is worth mentioning that this was the first time when North Korea acknowledged the scale of virus transmission in the country since COVID-19 engulfed the planet. However, the actual figures were not immediately known. Also, it is believed that the leader has not implemented the proper vaccination module in the country, resulting in fear among the international health agencies. Despite this, the leader has rejected jabs offered by the World Health Organization. | https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/north-korea-says-unknown-fever-now-under-control-after-countrys-first-covid-outbreak-articleshow.html | 2022-09-03T01:09:13Z | https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/north-korea-says-unknown-fever-now-under-control-after-countrys-first-covid-outbreak-articleshow.html | true | 1 |
Police arrest 2 suspects in connection with murder of 7-year-old girl
Islamabd-The Homicide Investigation Unit (HIU) of Police Station (PS) Kirpa had arrested two suspects including a lady allegedly involved in murdering a seven-year-old girl and charring her body in Kohsar Town, informed a police spokesman on Friday.
The detained murder suspects have been identified as Raaya Bibi and Muhammad Naveed, he said. The investigators also obtained physical remand of the duo for further investigation, he said.
According to him, a citizen namely Rehman Ali lodged a complaint with PS Kirpa on 22.08.2022 that his seven-year-old daughter along with her mother went to the house of Arif, a neighbour. He said thick clouds of black smoke started emitting from the rooftop of Arif’s house and there was a smell of burning of flesh.
He said he rushed to the rooftop where he saw that his daughter’s charred body was lying in the pond in the under-construction house. He appealed the police to register case against the accused and to arrest him.
The spokesman said police registered a case against unknown killers and started investigation.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, taking notice of this incident, issued instructions to DIG Operations Sohail Zafar Chatha to arrest the accused. A police team under the supervision of SP Rural Zone arrested the accused Raaya Bibi and Muhammad Naveed while further investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, police also arrested 15 criminals and recovered wine, hashish and ammunition from their possession. He said that Islamabad police had categorically started a crackdown against criminal elements in order to save the precious life and property of citizens.
According to the details, Bani Gala police arrested accused Ehtsham and recovered one 9mm pistol from his possession.
Tarnol police arrested the accused namely Latif Khan and recovered one 30 bore pistol from his possession.
Shalimar police arrested accused Sarit and recovered one 9mm pistol from his possession.
Sihala police arrested a drug peddlers namely Yasir Zaman and recovered 3540 gram hashish, wine and one 30 bore pistols along with ammunition from his possession.
Khanna police arrested accused Hamad, Irfan, Bilal, Sohaib, Waheed, Jamal, and Wazeer and recovered two pistols, one SMG, two air guns.
, 4160 gram hashish, and 20 litres wine from their possession. Koral police arrested two accused Ehsan Ullah and Yaqoob Messiah and recovered 60 litres of alcohol, 25 wine bottles, and browning items from their possession. Noon police arrested two Afghan National accused Faisal and Pervez living in Pakistan illegally.
Cases have been registered against the nabbed accused and further investigation is underway.
DIG (Operations) Sohail Zafar Chatha directed all zonal officers to intensify the crackdown against the criminal elements. “Safety and security of the citizens is our foremost priority and no laxity will be tolerated in this regard,” he added. | https://nation.com.pk/2022/09/03/police-arrest-2-suspects-in-connection-with-murder-of-7-year-old-girl-2/ | 2022-09-03T01:14:27Z | https://nation.com.pk/2022/09/03/police-arrest-2-suspects-in-connection-with-murder-of-7-year-old-girl-2/ | false | 2 |
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Surface Book 2 and Surface Laptop 3 were released in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Despite them being more than three years old, firmware updates are still being rolled out when required. Both the devices are getting the August 2022 firmware update, adding fixes for security vulnerabilities and other improvements. As you would expect, the latest firmware versions do not come with new features.
Surface Laptop 3 (Intel variant) is getting Surface Dock 2 stability improvements, fixes for the Wi-Fi issues besides fixes for security fixes through the latest firmware update. The latest firmware version for Surface Book 2, meanwhile, does not include anything other than security fixes. It is worth noting that Surface Book 2 devices running Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Version 20H1, or greater will receive the update. The Surface Laptop 3, on the other hand, will need to run Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Version 20H1, or greater to receive the latest firmware.
You can read the complete official changelog below to learn more about these changes.
Surface Laptop 3 September 2022 firmware
Surface Book 2 August 2022 firmware
It is important to note that these firmware updates are rolled out in stages, which means not all Laptop 3 devices will be upgraded at the same time. However, the latest version of the firmware will eventually be delivered to all Surface devices. But before you go ahead and download it, here are three things that you should be careful about:
- Firmware updates can’t be uninstalled or reverted to an earlier version.
- When you install the latest update, you’ll also get all the previous updates if your Surface doesn’t have them already. Only updates that apply to Surface will be downloaded and installed.
- After the updates are installed, restart your device to complete the installation process. To restart your device, select the Start button, and then select Power > Restart.
The latest versions of the firmware will take a few more days to reach your Laptop 3 or Book 2 devices. You can go to Settings>Update and Security>Windows Update to download and install the latest August 2022 firmware. | https://mspoweruser.com/surface-laptop-3-and-surface-book-2-get-updated-with-security-fixes-and-more/ | 2022-09-03T01:34:25Z | https://mspoweruser.com/surface-laptop-3-and-surface-book-2-get-updated-with-security-fixes-and-more/ | true | 1 |
The days are getting shorter and fall is in the near future. This means the assault of deafening gasoline-powered leaf blowers and string trimmers that spew pollutants — carbon monoxide (CO), smog-forming nitrous oxides, carcinogenic hydrocarbons — into the atmosphere at a literally breathtaking rate.
This environmental catastrophe is not news. In 2011, Edmunds InsideLine.com found in tests that a consumer-grade gasoline leaf blower emits more pollutants than a 6,200-pound 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. The tests compared the emissions for one-half hour of leaf blower yardwork to a 3,900 mile drive from Texas to Alaska in a Raptor. Jason Kavanagh, engineering editor at Edmunds.com, said, “As ridiculous as it may sound, it is more ‘green’ to ditch your yard equipment and find a way to blow leaves using a Raptor.”
The tests found that an Echo 2-stroke gas leaf blower generated 23 times the CO and nearly 300 times more non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) than the Raptor. Edmunds also tested a Ryobi 4-stroke leaf blower that kicked out seven times the oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 13.5 times more CO than the Raptor.
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The two-stroke engine found in most gas-powered leaf blowers is an outmoded technology. Unlike larger, heavier engines, a two-stroke engine combines oil and gas in a single chamber, which gives the machine more power while remaining light enough to carry. That also means that it is very loud, and that as much as a third of the fuel is spewed into the air as unburned aerosol.
James Fallows, a contributor to The Atlantic, summarized in his fall 2021 newsletter the emissions problem: “Using a two-stroke engine is like heating your house with an open fire pit in the living room — and chopping down your trees to keep it going, and trying to woosh away the fetid black smoke before your children are poisoned by it.”
According to the California Air Resources Board, two-stroke leaf blowers and similar equipment in the state of California produce more ozone pollution than all of the state’s tens of millions of cars combined.
The use of damaging lawn equipment is an environmental justice issue. By tolerating it, householders are saying: “It’s not really my problem if these workers are deafened and exposed to dangerous chemicals. At least my lawn looks neat! And the bills are low. Plus, I can be away from the house when the noisiest blowing is going on.”
The EPA stated in a paper on the topic of two-stroke engines that they are a potential source for air toxic exposure to operators. Laborers in the landscape industry frequently operate these devices for extended periods, exposing themselves to high concentrations of exhaust gases for a prolonged period of time. Since the exhaust gases consist of large fractions of unburned gasoline, there is a likelihood that workers are being adversely exposed to benzene, 1,3 Butadiene and other possible toxic compounds.
The noise produced by two-stroke engines really is different from other sounds. New acoustic research shows that its distinctive low-frequency noise penetrates vastly further than other machine-generated soundwaves. It goes through solid walls. Testing performed for the District of Columbia Council Committee hearing on leaf blowers in 2018 found that the noise given off by gasoline leaf blowers peaks at 100 to 125 Hertz. This energy is quite distinctly different for the gas blowers than the battery-powered blowers. The battery-powered blowers measured 66 at decibels, but with dramatically different acoustic qualities and audibility at 50 feet and greater distances. The gas leaf blowers were audible at an 800-foot distance, while the battery-powered blowers were not distinguishable above the community sound levels at that distance.
Gas-powered leaf blowers seem like a niche concern, but they represent a significant public health challenge. These machines persist in American landscaping because they are cheap. And because the people paying the greatest price in much of suburban America are the hired lawn-crew workers.
Now that battery-powered leaf blowers are available from many companies, the city of Winston-Salem should commence a phase-out program for gas-powered leaf blowers and other two-stroke gas-powered lawn equipment.
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BBC One is the biggest individual news source in the UK, reaching 62% of online adults last year according to Ofcom.
The broadcast regulator also reported a growth in audiences of all ages using BBC TV news services last year.
Here we have a rundown of the presenters of BBC Breakfast, BBC News at One, News at Six and News at Ten as of 31 August 2022.
Who are the BBC Breakfast presenters?
BBC Breakfast broadcasts on BBC One daily, and covers topics from sports to weather, from news to business. The programme has a major impact on the daily news agenda, as interviews with cabinet ministers and other high-profile politicians frequently make headlines.
A lot has changed since the first BBC Breakfast show in 1983, such as presenters, schedule and even the name. It used to be called Breakfast Time, and it lasted 150 minutes. Today, it goes on from 6am to 9am, divided into sections for each field, from sports to weather.
Here is the list of all BBC Breakfast news presenters:
Naga Munchetty
Naga Munchetty is one of the most prominent figures on BBC Breakfast. She started in 2014, usually covering the slots from Thursday through to Saturday. As the BBC’s website describes: “She enjoys asking questions that the audience would like to ask.”
She started her TV career at Reuters Financial Television, going on to work at CNBC Europe, Channel 4 News and Bloomberg Television, before joining the BBC Working Lunch team in 2008.
Munchetty was at the centre of controversy regarding former US President Donald Trump’s tweets in 2020. During a Breakfast programme, Munchetty and co-host Dan Walker discussed a tweet by Trump in which he had stated that some US congresswomen of colour should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came”. In response, Munchetty said that this kind of comment was “embedded in racism”.
The BBC’s executive complaints unit believed that her comment went against the BBC’s guidelines on impartiality after a viewer sent a complaint. However BBC director general Lord Hall overturned the ruling after more than 40 prominent black media figures wrote an open letter about it to the broadcaster. “Racism is racism and the BBC is not impartial on the topic,” he said.
Munchetty’s career includes many big name interviews such as Sir David Attenborough and Mick Jagger.
Sally Nugent
Sally Nugent has been part of the BBC Breakfast team for almost ten years as a sports presenter, but she started her journalism career more than 25 years ago. She is now one of the main presenters on the show.
As a sports journalist, she covered major stories like the Grand National in 1997, the UEFA Cup campaign in 2001 and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
In 2003, she became a sports reporter for BBC News, before moving to the BBC News Channel (then BBC News 24). Her CV also includes being a news correspondent on TV for outlets like Sportsday.
Nugent joined BBC Breakfast in 2011 as a freelance reporter, presenting bulletins on the programme. A decade later in October 2021, she became a core presenter, replacing Louise Minchin.
Charlie Stayt
Born in Gloucester, Charlie Stayt started working on the radio hosting Capital Radio’s news show The Way It Is, as well as working for LBC and BBC Radio 5 Live later on.
He started his television career at ITN in 1995, working on Five News, where he covered the tragic events of 9/11. After working at ITN for almost a decade, Stayt also worked for Sky News and hosted two live reality shows: Jailbreak and Are You Telepathic.
In 2006, Stayt joined BBC Breakfast as a relief presenter. A year later, he got promoted as its Friday-Sunday presenter. Today, he covers the Thursday-Saturday slot with Naga Munchetty.
Carol Kirkwood
Carol Kirkwood was born in Morar, and after her graduation from Edinburgh Napier University in 1984 she joined the BBC’s secretarial reserve in London.
Kirkwood then started working for the BBC’s Religious Broadcasting department on Radio Scotland, Radio 4 and Radio 2. After more career moves in 1993, such as producing and hosting a bi-monthly show called Talking Issues, and after completing meteorological training, Kirkwood joined the BBC Weather Centre in 1998.
The presenter was also named best TV Weather Presenter at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards nine times.
She is now the main BBC Breakfast weather presenter and has been since 2013.
Nina Warhurst
Journalist, newsreader, television presenter and actress Nina Warhurst is currently a business and consumer presenter on BBC Breakfast.
She was born in Manchester and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in History and Politics, then pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Westminster.
The year 1997 saw the start of her television career, on the Christmas special of Casualty, Heartbeat in 1998 and Butterfly Collectors in 1999. Her broadcasting career, on the other hand, started in Moscow in 2005.
Warhurst became part of The Guardian’s Manchester regional television channel Channel M, presenting its breakfast programme in 2007. Three years later she started working at the BBC, specifically, BBC East Midlands, hosting the show East Midlands Today.
In 2016 she became a political editor at BBC North West, after covering the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for BBC Sport.
Now acting as a business presenter, Warhurst began working at BBC Breakfast in 2018 on a freelance basis until 2020 when she was promoted to one of BBC Breakfast’s main presenters.
Jon Kay
Hull-born Jon Kay grew up in Cheshire before moving to California for a year. The three years he spent in Devon studying politics at Exeter University gave him the chance to join its radio programmes, which inspired him to start a career in broadcast journalism.
The presenter joined the BBC in 1993 as a trainee reporter and then got a full-time position at BBC Bristol. He decided to move to London shortly after, pursuing a career as a political reporter and news correspondent.
Kay embarked on a one-year-long journey around the world with his wife, going through China, Central America, Australasia and South East Asia. During their stay in Mexico, however, they were caught in a hurricane but were both able to return safely to the UK.
On his return, Kay became a correspondent for national TV and radio for the BBC. Today, he is a regular presenter on BBC Breakfast, from Monday to Wednesday every week.
Mike Bushell
Mike Bushell is one of the main sports presenters on BBC Breakfast. During his time covering sports on Saturday mornings, he has been able to try out over 400 different sports.
In his early life, he played football, cricket and hockey at school, but his other passion was acting, leading him to pursue a degree in theatre and television. He actually stumbled upon journalism by chance, as he was trying to make ends meet and got a job at a local newspaper in Winchester.
He started his Saturday morning show in 2006 and, since then, he has been trying to venture into discourse about less popular or known sports, alongside the most common ones. A few examples are cage cricket and nurdling.
Bushell also covered the Olympics and the Winter Games, as well as other major sports events.
Who are the News at One presenters?
The BBC’s flagship afternoon news show is a staple for audiences at home, with audiences reaching as many as 4.2 million viewers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
These are the regular faces that make up the show’s roster:
Victoria Derbyshire
Lancashire-born Victoria Derbyshire studied English Literature and Language at the University of Liverpool and achieved a postgraduate diploma in Radio and TV Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, before beginning her career at BBC Radio 5 in 1998.
During her time at Radio 5, Derbyshire covered major historical events like 9/11 and the Paris Concorde Crash. She worked in radio until 2014, but began her transition to television in 2011. Her first appearance on television was on the show Have I Got News For You.
The broadcaster has become a household name despite overcoming a difficult and traumatic childhood. She has publicly discussed her father’s physical abuse of her family and her subsequent estrangement from him.
In 2015, the journalist announced that she was fighting breast cancer, but she never lost her motivation to work.
Since her show Victoria Derbyshire – which first aired in 2015 – was cancelled in 2020, Derbyshire has worked on BBC News at 9 on BBC Two, BBC World News and BBC News at One. From September 2022, Derbyshire will become one of the main presenters of BBC Newsnight.
Reeta Chakrabarti
Reeta Chakrabarti is known for presenting BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten and BBC Weekend News, as well as appearing occasionally on BBC World News.
Chakrabarti was born in London but was raised in Birmingham in her early youth. She moved to India when she was a teenager, where she attended the Calcutta International School and then King Edward VI High School for Girls in the UK. Chakrabarti graduated in English and French from Exeter College, Oxford in 1988.
Chakrabarti started out in radio working as a producer on BBC Radio 4 and working on the Today Programme, before becoming a reporter on 5 Live Breakfast. In 1992, she switched to BBC Radio 1.
In 1997, she joined television by becoming the BBC Community Affairs Correspondent and then Political Correspondent. Chakrabarti reported across multiple platforms: BBC1, BBC2, BBC News Channel, BBC Radio 4, and BBC Radio 5 Live. She covered mostly political news such as three General Elections but, when she became Education Correspondent in 2010, she started covering more social affairs.
Before starting her career, Chakrabarti had her mind set on a different kind of journalism: “I thought I wanted to go into print journalism, but a very nice woman at BBC Radio in Birmingham took me under her wing and said ‘look, come and work with me’. That is how I became a broadcaster and I love it.”
Ben Brown
Ben Brown is currently a presenter on BBC News at One, BBC Weekend News, BBC News at Ten and BBC World News.
He is the son of the ITN newscaster Antony Brown, and he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Keble College, Oxford, under an Open Scholarship. Brown also graduated from the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies with a postgraduate diploma.
His career started as a reporter for Radio Clyde in Glasgow, and later as a reporter for Radio City in Liverpool. In 1986, Brown joined Independent Radio News and two years later he joined BBC TV News as a Foreign Affairs Correspondent.
Reporting events like the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the civil war in Chechnya in 1992, he was awarded many international prizes, including the Bayeux War Correspondent of the Year Award and the Golden Nymph Award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the same year, 1994.
Jane Hill
Born in Sussex, Jane Amanda Hill is one of the main presenters at BBC News, covering BBC News at One, at Six, and at Ten.
She studied Politics at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, in 1991. In the same year, she joined the BBC full-time. Hill completed the BBC journalism training programme and then joined BBC Radio 5 Live, where she worked for 18 months.
Hill was then hired at the BBC News 24-hour channel in 1997, where she not only covered the 9/11 attack, but also the first anniversary commemorations at Ground Zero. She also covered the Iraq war and the disappearance of Madeline McCann.
Who are the News at Six presenters?
BBC News at Six is one of the most watched TV programmes in the UK, with five episodes in the top 20 of all shows in the week of 15 August 2022.
The current main presenters are:
George Alagiah
George Alagiah has been one of the main BBC News at Six presenters since 2007.
Alagiah received his primary education in Ghana, West Africa; his secondary education took place in Portsmouth. He then went to university at Van Mildert College, Durham University, where he read politics.
He joined the BBC in 1989, after seven years of journalism with South Magazine. Before becoming a presenter, he acted as a correspondent in South Africa, and he reported on events such as the genocide in Rwanda and the civil wars in Sierra Leone.
Alagiah joined BBC News at Six in 2003 as a relief presenter and became the main presenter in 2007.
Throughout his career, he was able to interview personalities such as Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
Alagiah was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, and he told a podcast this year: “Probably… it will get me in the end. I’m hoping it’s a long time from now, but I am very lucky.”
Alagiah announced he was taking a break from presenting in October 2021 for treatment but was able to come back in April this year.
Sophie Raworth
Sophie Raworth is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of BBC News, BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten.
Raworth grew up in Middlesex and got a degree in French and German at the University of Manchester, later obtaining a Master’s in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London.
In 1992, the journalist first joined the BBC as a news reporter. She then moved to national television in 1997, to co-host BBC’s Breakfast News on BBC One, alongside first Justin Webb and then John Nicolson.
After joining BBC’s early morning news show Breakfast in 2000, Raworth moved to BBC News at Six in 2003. She has presented various shows since then, such as Watchdog Daily and Crimewatch.
She has been the main relief presenter on BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten since 2009.
Clive Myrie
Clive Myrie was born in Bolton, Lancashire to Jamaican immigrant parents. He graduated from the University of Sussex with a BA in Law.
In 1987, Myrie joined the BBC as a trainee local radio reporter. Nine years later, he became a foreign correspondent for the BBC and has reported from over 80 countries since then. Being the BBC’s Tokyo, Los Angeles and Paris correspondent, the broadcaster had the chance to encompass major stories throughout the years, such as the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and the Iraq War.
Myrie has also presented on BBC World News covering events like the 2016 US Election as well as appearing on World News Today. In 2019, he began presenting on BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten and covered the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine as a BBC anchor.
Of going to a warzone, Myrie told Headlines Network’s Behind the Headlines podcast: “…we’re not trying to be heroes. We’re just doing our job… [going to a war zone] is a free choice and it’s vital that you are not compelled to work in a hostile environment, because if you are not feeling comfortable in yourself in that kind of stressful situation then that’s when you start, potentially, making mistakes.”
Who are the News at Ten presenters?
Formerly known as the BBC Ten O’Clock News, it is the evening news programme for the BBC News channel and BBC One. It airs every day at 10pm.
The main presenters are Huw Edwards, Clive Myrie, Sophie Raworth and Reeta Chakrabarti. The weekend editions also see Mishal Husain at the helm as well as Myrie.
Huw Edwards
Huw Edwards is a Welsh journalist, presenter and newsreader. He mainly presents BBC News at Ten, however, he is also occasionally a relief presenter for BBC News at Six, BBC News at One, BBC Weekend News and Daily Politics.
Edwards is very proud of his Welsh heritage. After his first degree in French at the University College, Cardiff, Edwards started a postgraduate course at Cardiff University in Medieval French, before becoming a reporter for Swansea Sound and then joining the BBC in 1984.
In 2003, the journalist became the main presenter of BBC News at Ten on BBC One, while still presenting other shows like the Festival of Remembrance and Trooping the Colour. Edwards was in charge of the commentary of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, and 2014 Commonwealth Games. He also covered the 2008 election of US President Barack Obama.
Recently, Edwards was made to remove a tweet regarding the Welsh flag after a controversy during an interview with the housing minister Robert Jenrick on BBC Breakfast. Presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty said, jokingly, that the British flag that constituted the minister’s backdrop was not quite large enough. Edwards retaliated by posting a picture on Twitter of his face photoshopped onto the Welsh dragon flag, captioning it “Flags are not mandatory – very pleased with my new backdrop for @BBCNews at Ten”.
More recently, Edwards presented around the news of the death of Prince Philip on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC News Channel, and BBC World News.
Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain, born in Northampton to Pakistani parents, is the main Sunday presenter on BBC News at Ten on Sundays and BBC Weekend News – as well as one of the regular presenters on BBC Radio 4’s Today.
She studied in Abu Dhabi until the age of 12 when she returned to England to continue her education at Cobham Hall School, an independent school in Kent. The journalist got her bachelor’s degree at Cambridge and then achieved a Master’s in Comparative Law in Florence, Italy.
Husain started her journalism career by spending three months as a city reporter in Pakistan at the age of 18 in 1991, as well as doing some work experience during her university years. Her first job was at Bloomberg Television in London, as a producer and presenter. Two years later, in 1998, she joined the BBC on the News 24 channel as a junior producer.
She has been a foreign correspondent several times, including in Singapore, Iraq and Washington.
Husain is the author of an autobiographical essay in The Independent in 2010 about her trips to the UAE. In 2011, the reporter directed and made a documentary about the Arab Spring, as well as being part of the BBC’s Olympic Presenting team.
After continuing to work with the BBC and covering events like The Commonwealth Games in 2013, Husain won the Broadcaster of the Year Award at the London Press Club Awards in 2015.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Silver Golub & Teitell LLP (SGT)—a plaintiffs' law firm headquartered in Connecticut—is investigating claims against Nelnet Servicing, LLC (Nelnet) in connection with the theft of the social security numbers other sensitive personal information of over 2.5 million individuals whose loans Nelnet services.
Nelnet is a Nebraska-based student loan servicing company that serves as a student loan servicer and web portal provider for EdFinancial and the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority (OSLA). On August 26, 2022, EdFinancial and OSLA began notifying over 2.5 million of their customers that that their sensitive personal information—including social security numbers, full names, physical addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers—had been exposed as a result of unauthorized access to Nelnet's computer systems. According to a letter filed with the Maine Attorney General, Nelnet "discovered a vulnerability [Nelnet] believes led to . . .certain student loan account registration information [being] accessible by an unknown party beginning in June 2022 and ending on July 22, 2022."
SGT believes victims of the Nelnet data breach may have claims against Nelnet as they likely face increased odds of identity theft or other identity fraud-type crimes. If you received notice from Nelnet that your information has been exposed and wish to learn more about your rights, visit SGT's contact SGT Partner Ian W. Sloss at isloss@sgtlaw.com at (203) 325-4491.
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Safety roles among the most diverse in trucking
Bibi Croce had no experience in trucking when she started her career nine years ago, but she worked her way through the ranks. Jobs in customer service led to operations and customs — and for the last three years the role of safety, compliance, and recruiting (SCR) at Pride Group Logistics’ Fort Erie Niagara Terminal.
Croce says she never has a dull moment at work. The adrenaline rush from multitasking keeps her going. “I absolutely love a challenge. I hate being bored.”
While women are still underrepresented among drivers, a Women in Trucking Association (WIT) study on gender diversity shows they represent 40% of safety professionals in Canada and the U.S. After HR and dispatching jobs, safety is the third most attractive role for women in trucking – outpacing the percentage of those working as executives, directors, and drivers. They represent just 3.7% of technicians.
So why do women choose safety over other roles in trucking?
“Well, they are just better at it, and it comes naturally,” says WIT president and CEO Ellen Voie, citing an association study for a recruiting guide that revealed women tend to prioritize safety, while men mostly care about the pay. The study also revealed that women are reportedly better at completing paperwork and connecting with customers, and more eager to learn.
And working in safety, in a nutshell, is all about keeping accurate records, tracking data, and interacting with drivers.
Voie also says women transitioning from driving to safety is not a rarity.
A career path
This is exactly Helen Thorpe’s case.
Transportation became a second career for her 15 years ago, when she took advantage of a federal program and trained as a commercial AZ driver. However, it did not take long for Thorpe to realize safety was what she really wanted to do.
In her first days in the industry as a driver, her safety director asked her where she saw herself in five years. Thorpe said she would have an answer for him in six months, once she got her feet wet in the business. Six months later Thorpe told him that she wanted his job in five years.
“During that time, I saw that he was well-respected by the office team, the drivers, and the maintenance shop for his knowledge and experience. As the company specialized in dangerous goods transportation, safety was even more of a top priority and I found myself fascinated by the whole field, and spent more and more time studying it, and learning the ropes.”
She came off the road in 2012 and started a journey in safety that culminated in joining FedEx Ground as a safety and fleet maintenance specialist in 2020.
A challenging role
Thorpe agrees with Croce, saying the best part of the job is the challenge and variety of the safety field.
Whether she is dealing with accident investigations, industrial health and safety, training staff on safety protocols and procedures, or speaking with service providers about safety programs and technologies, Thorpe learns more than she teaches on most days.
“And just when you think you have it all figured out, the regulations change, or new technology becomes available.” However, safety isn’t a 9-5, Monday-to-Friday job, Thorpe continues. “When something goes wrong, we get the call. I think this can make anyone think twice about a career in safety. Those who succeed in safety are those who see safety as a way of life, rather than a job.”
But working in safety is often life-changing for some women in the industry, Voie says.
Women who begin a family, have a health issue, or care for someone at home will definitely benefit from a predictable schedule and life off the road, she says. “Unless it is an emergency safety department and there’s an accident. It depends on how big the company is and who gets called to deal with it.”
Recruiting barriers
However, some women might still hesitate to join safety roles within the industry.
Voie says the job’s image can be one of the issues. Croce agrees, adding that the obstacle has roots in job postings and job requirements.
“I think it’s all in the wording. I think when we’re posting for jobs, trying to encourage women to come out of whatever field they’re in, they feel, ‘Oh, I can’t go into there. It’s more male-dominated. It’s about trucking, I will never be able to do it,’” Croce says.
She believes the wording in recruitment ads pushes women out of the industry, including safety positions. “You don’t need to drive to work in safety. Because it has nothing to do with that, there are so many different components,” says Croce. She references a female colleague who handles insurance needs. “She is so well-rounded in her department. Drivers call her for advice all the time. They have so much mutual respect. But is she in-depth with the truck, the parts of it, the maintenance of it? No, she’s not.”
Meanwhile, Thorpe points out that oftentimes women do not even know the transportation industry is an option. She says these opportunities should be presented to girls in schools.
“Transportation isn’t just a boys’ game, but it wasn’t ever presented as a career option when I went to school. The industry needs to reach out to schools and colleges, and not wait for students to come to us.”
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Michigan State football's Darius Snow, Xavier Henderson banged up in first half vs. WMU
EAST LANSING — Michigan State football suffered three key injuries late in the first half against Western Michigan on Friday.
Linebacker Darius Snow needed to be helped off the field with an apparent right leg injury after teammate Chester Kimbrough ran into him on a turnover with 2:17 left before halftime. He was later carted off the field and into the tunnel.
Then 43 seconds later, wide receiver Jayden Reed took a hard fall while making a leaping 26-yard catch on a throw from Payton Thorne. The senior landed on his left hip and left elbow, which already sported a tape job down the back of his arm, and limped to the sideline. Reed also held his left arm close to his body before joining Snow in the injury tent.
Two plays later, Thorne scrambled and threw an interception deep in WMU territory, and the 14th-ranked Spartans went to halftime leading, 21-3, after a slow start and strong midpart of the first half.
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Starting safety Xavier Henderson also left the game late in the first half, replaced by Kendell Brooks. He was spotted on the sideline with a crutch and his right leg in a brace in the second half.
Reed returned after halftime and fielded the WMU punt after the first possession of the second half. Neither Snow nor Henderson did, with Brooks starting the second half at safety with Angelo Grose.
Thorne was equally exciting and erratic with his throws, going 9-for-17 for 154 yards and touchdown throws of 44 yards to freshman receiver Germie Bernard, 13 yards to tight end Daniel Barker and 41 yards to wideout Keon Coleman. A number of the junior quarterback's throws also missed his intended targets, and he missed an open receiver and threw the end-of-half interception despite having room to run for a first down.
Reed had two catches for 31 yards, while Snow had two first-half tackles.
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The one-year-old boy who suffered an illicit drug overdose in Kelowna, B.C., last Wednesday has made a full recovery.
The child is now in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), and the Kelowna RCMP say they are continuing to investigate what happened.
Read more: Kelowna 1-year-old recovering from a ‘possible drug overdose’: RCMP
Police arrived at the boy’s home to find his grandfather performing CPR on him on the hood of a vehicle, and first responders used naloxone before rushing him to hospital.
The incident, while shocking, is an example of a problem becoming worryingly more common according to the union that represents B.C. paramedics.
Ambulance Paramedics of B.C. president Troy Clifford said while crews are not seeing “a lot,” overdoses involving children under the age of 10 are becoming more prevalent.
“It’s your worst fear when you’re responding to a call like that,” he said.
“You know what’s happened, and when you have a child or an infant that is involved in an opiate overdose, it’s not a large call volume that we see. But when we’re talking 10,000 (fatal) overdoses since 2016 when it was declared a public health emergency, there’s going to be a significant portion of that that’s under 18 years old or even children or young infants.”
According to the BC Coroners Service, at least two children under the age of 10 have died from suspected illicit drug overdoses in the past two years.
No B.C. agency was able to tell Global News how many children had overdoses and survived in the same period.
With the supply of illicit drugs in the province growing increasingly more toxic, B.C. child and youth representative Jennifer Charlesworth says parents and caregivers need to know the risk and have a safety plan.
“Given the toxicity of the drug supply we’re very mindful that there are significant risks, and really encouraging families to make sure they are very, very attentive, if they are using, to ensure their children are not exposed, because even a tiny amount can have an impact,” she said in an interview last week.
Clifford said drugs like fentanyl and carfentanil, which are powerful enough to seriously harm or kill an adult in the wrong dosage, are especially dangerous to children.
A tiny amount left out on a surface like a coffee table and consumed by a child could prove deadly, he said.
Read more: More than 10,000 have died from illicit drug use since B.C. declared public health emergency
“That’s a reality they could accidentally overdose really quickly, and the impacts on a small body is amplified incredibly, because they don’t have the size or the capacity, plus they don’t have any immunity built up,” he said.
Since last week, Global News has made multiple requests for on-camera interviews with B.C.’s chief coroner and an expert from B.C. Children’s Hospital, but they have so far refused.
With the reality that thousands of British Columbian parents and caregivers are using illicit drugs, paramedics are urging people to ensure they’re always locked up safely and out of reach of children, that surfaces have been properly cleaned and that naloxone is always on hand.
— with files from Rumina Daya | https://globalnews.ca/news/9103151/child-overdose-increase-warning/ | 2022-09-03T02:20:30Z | https://globalnews.ca/news/9103151/child-overdose-increase-warning/ | true | 1 |
BODY & SOUL
Primary school stress: how to keep your children calm and happy
Your kids need good mental health habits way before they enter their teenage years, says Dr Alex George. Here’s how to help them
The Times
When Alex George was ten, he was gripped by a debilitating conviction that all his teachers hated him. The fact it was baseless — George was the sort of hardworking, polite boy that any teacher would be relieved to find in their classroom — made no difference. He told no one, but couldn’t shake the anxiety.
It is hard to imagine that anxious, self-doubting little boy going on to embrace a career as an A&E doctor, where life and death can rest on his decisions alone. Or becoming an influencer with almost two million Instagram followers, and even going to the one place more stressful than A&E when he became a contestant on Love Island in 2018.
“I look back and think it’s quite sad | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/primary-school-stress-how-to-help-your-children-wspfdqg3n | 2022-09-03T02:24:10Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/primary-school-stress-how-to-help-your-children-wspfdqg3n | true | 1 |
Border Patrol: 8 migrants found dead in Rio Grande at Texas
(AP) - At least eight migrants were found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials made the discovery Thursday while responding to a large group of people crossing the river following days of heavy rains that had resulted in particularly swift currents. U.S. officials recovered six bodies, while Mexican teams recovered two others, according to a CBP statement.
The agency said U.S. crews rescued 37 others from the river and detained 16 more, while Mexican officials took 39 migrants into custody. Officials on both sides of the border continue searching for any possible victims, the CBP said.
CPD did not say what country or countries the migrants were from and did not provide any additional information on the rescue or search. Local agencies in Texas that were involved did not immediately respond to requests for additional information.
The Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector, which includes Eagle Pass, is fast becoming the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. Agents stopped migrants nearly 50,000 times in the sector in July, with Rio Grande Valley a distant second at about 35,000.
The area draws migrants from dozens of countries, many of them in families with young children. About 6 of 10 stops in the Del Rio sector were migrants from Venezuela, Cuba or Nicaragua.
The sector, which extends 245 miles (395 kilometers) along the Río Grande, has been especially dangerous because river currents can be deceptively fast and change quickly. Crossing the river can be challenging even for strong swimmers.
In a news release last month, CPD said it had discovered bodies of more than 200 dead migrants in the sector from October through July.
Surveys by the U.N. International Organization for Migration and others point to rising fatalities as the number of crossing attempts have soared. In the last three decades, thousands have died attempting to enter the United States from Mexico, often from dehydration or drowning.
In June, 53 migrants were found dead or dying in a tractor-trailer on a back road in San Antonio in the deadliest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico.
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Associated Press writer Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.
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Provisional sums
Provisional sumsWhat are provisional sums?There is no precise standard definition of provisional sum but it is generally understood to refer to an amount inserted in a bill of quantities, or contract sum analysis, to cover certain items of work that cannot be accurately defined, detailed or valued | https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/news/comment-eu-lawmakers-set-to-battle-over-basel-rulebook-details-this-autumn | 2022-09-03T02:25:19Z | https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/news/comment-eu-lawmakers-set-to-battle-over-basel-rulebook-details-this-autumn | false | null |
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‘This is just the beginning’ – England ready to take their next step
Only 33 days ago England players danced and sang long into the night at a sold-out Wembley Stadium, after winning the European Championship trophy. This afternoon they will play in a 2,700-seater stadium in an industrial estate in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
The Austrian FA said “a late change [in venue] wouldn’t have been possible because you need to lock the stadium in 60 days in advance”, something the Austria manager, Irene Fuhrmann, described as a pity given their own impressive showing to reach the Euros quarter-finals.
This unglamorous venue provides the backdrop for England’s first match after that heady summer in which new ground was broken and a first major trophy won. Now they must refocus and tick the first box on the road to | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/this-is-just-the-beginning-england-ready-to-take-their-next-step-mk755hx8p | 2022-09-03T02:28:26Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/this-is-just-the-beginning-england-ready-to-take-their-next-step-mk755hx8p | true | 1 |
Blue jays fourth. Matt Chapman doubles to left field. Cavan Biggio singles to shallow center field. Matt Chapman to third. Santiago Espinal doubles to left field. Cavan Biggio scores. Matt Chapman scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. strikes out swinging. George Springer grounds out to shortstop, Oneil Cruz to Michael Chavis. Santiago Espinal to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernandez grounds out to shortstop, Oneil Cruz to Michael Chavis.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Blue jays 2, Pirates 0.
Blue jays ninth. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Alejandro Kirk walks. Bo Bichette homers to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Matt Chapman grounds out to second base, Kevin Newman to Michael Chavis.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Blue jays 4, Pirates 0. | https://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/Toronto-Pittsburgh-Runs-17416728.php | 2022-09-03T02:29:54Z | https://www.greenwichtime.com/sports/article/Toronto-Pittsburgh-Runs-17416728.php | true | null |
Poodl Token (POODL) traded 14.8% lower against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on September 2nd. Poodl Token has a market capitalization of $1.22 million and $10,995.00 worth of Poodl Token was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Poodl Token coin can currently be purchased for $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Poodl Token has traded up 5.3% against the US dollar.
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Over 8,000 visitors attend Countess of Warwick show
- Credit: William Farrugia
The Countess of Warwick Country Show was held over Bank Holiday weekend, and attracted more than 8,000 visitors.
The show took place in Little Easton on Sunday, August 28 and Monday, August 29, and included craft stalls, vintage tractor ploughing, a dog show and more.
The horticultural tent attracted a record number of entries, and there were also shire horses and an art show hosted by the church, which featured work by local artists.
P&A Wood car dealership put on a classic car show in the gardens of Little Easton Manor. There was also a wide variety of food stalls, a Pimm's bar and live music by the lake.
More than 8,000 people attended the event, the proceeds from which will go towards the cost of maintaining the local churches known as the five parishes.
Tim Turner, chairman of the show committee, said he was "delighted that the 33rd annual show was probably the best ever". | https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/countess-of-warwick-country-show-9249938 | 2022-09-03T02:36:18Z | https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/countess-of-warwick-country-show-9249938 | true | 1 |
Rockies third. Michael Toglia lines out to shallow infield to Luis Cessa. Elias Diaz singles to right field. Sean Bouchard homers to left field. Elias Diaz scores. Ryan McMahon singles to right field. Brendan Rodgers flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Charlie Blackmon doubles to shallow right field. Ryan McMahon to third. C.J. Cron strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 2, Reds 0.
Reds fifth. Spencer Steer homers to center field. Jose Barrero singles to shallow center field. Chuckie Robinson grounds out to shallow infield. Jose Barrero out at second. Jonathan India singles to left field. Nick Senzel lines out to center field to Randal Grichuk.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 2, Reds 1.
Reds seventh. Jake Fraley pinch-hitting for Chuckie Robinson. Jake Fraley homers to right field. Jonathan India strikes out swinging. Nick Senzel strikes out swinging. Kyle Farmer grounds out to shallow infield, Brendan Rodgers to C.J. Cron.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rockies 2, Reds 2.
Reds ninth. Spencer Steer doubles to deep right field. Jose Barrero strikes out swinging. Jake Fraley is intentionally walked. Jonathan India singles to second base. Jake Fraley to third. Spencer Steer scores.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 3, Rockies 2. | https://www.myplainview.com/sports/article/Colorado-Cincinnati-Runs-17416707.php | 2022-09-03T02:40:48Z | https://www.myplainview.com/sports/article/Colorado-Cincinnati-Runs-17416707.php | true | null |
Serena Williams loses to Ajla Tomljanović in US Open originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
After yet another night match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Serena Williams’ bid for a 24th Grand Slam title in singles has officially come to a close.
The tennis legend lost to No. 46 Ajla Tomljanović 5-7, 7-6 (4),1-6 on Friday night in a game that surpassed the three-hour mark.
Williams dominated the match from the get-go, taking a 5-3 lead in the opening set. However, Tomljanović rattled off four straight games in a Herculean effort to claim the first set 7-5.
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Fatigue started to kick in early on in the second set. Both Williams and Tomljanović suffered through some errors, but they each managed to bounce back with jaw-dropping plays to stay neck-and-neck. Williams went up 5-3 again, but Tomljanović made another comeback and forced a second-set tiebreaker. Williams, though, eventually broke through to win it 7-6 (4).
Tomljanović proceeded to control the third and final set with ease, taking a 5-1 lead. The sixth game saw Tomljanović come back down 30-0 to win en route to the 6-1 finish.
Williams has 366 career major match wins, 102 of which have come on Ashe, the most of all time. Williams announced her impending retirement from the sport last month. Rafael Nadal, who plays in the men’s third round on Saturday, now has the opportunity to match Williams’ Open-era record of 23 Grand Slams.
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Tomljanović is a 29-year-old Croatian-Australian professional tennis player with a win-loss record of 363-273. This is the second straight year she made it to the third round of the U.S. Open.
The Australian right-hander advances to the Round of 16 of the 2022 U.S. Open, where she will face world No. 35 Ludmilla Samsonova. | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/serena-williams-loses-to-ajla-tomljanovic-in-us-open/2850202/ | 2022-09-03T02:46:12Z | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/sports/serena-williams-loses-to-ajla-tomljanovic-in-us-open/2850202/ | true | 11 |
By Sonnet Swire | CNN
Former Attorney General William Barr appeared on Fox News on Friday to say there is no “legitimate reason” for classified documents to have been at Mar-a-Lago and cast doubt in the idea that they had somehow been declassified.
“No. I can’t think of a legitimate reason why they should have been — could be taken out of government, away from the government if they are classified,” Barr said of the documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Florida resort.
“I, frankly, am skeptical of the claim that [Trump] declassified everything,” Barr added.
“Because frankly, I think it’s highly improbable, and second, if in fact he sort of stood over scores of boxes, not really knowing what was in them and said ‘I hereby declassify everything in here,’ that would be such an abuse and that shows such recklessness, it’s almost worse than taking the documents,” he said.
Barr also rejected criticism that the FBI search was in the wrong because it was “unprecedented.”
“Let me just say, I think the driver on this from the beginning was loads of classified information sitting in Mar-a-Lago. People say this [raid] was unprecedented — well, it’s also unprecedented for a president to take all this classified information and put them in a country club, okay,” Barr said.
“And how long is the government going to try to get that back? They jawboned for a year, they were deceived on the voluntary actions taken, they went and got a subpoena, they were deceived on that they feel, and the facts are starting to show that they were being jerked around,” he added. “And so how long, you know, how long do they wait?”
Asked about his stance on Trump’s request for a special master to review documents pertaining to the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago, Barr called the idea a “red herring” and “waste of time.”
“Well, I think the whole idea of a special master is a bit of a red herring,” Barr said, adding, “at this stage, since they have already gone through the documents, I think it’s a waste of time.”
Barr said there’s a “legitimate concern” about protecting documents that could be related to Trump’s private lawyer communications, but it does not “appear to be much of it,” and noted he’s “not sure you need a special master to identify it.”
“What people are missing is that all the other documents taken, even if they claim to be executive privilege, either belong to the government because they are government records — even if they are classified, even if they are subject to executive privilege — they still belong to the government and go to the Archives,” he added.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson’s five-year, $245 million extension includes a $50 million signing bonus, $77 million in the first eight months and a whopping $165 million in guarantees — all before he takes his first snap for the Denver Broncos.
Wilson left money on the table, however, declining to reset the NFL’s stratospheric quarterback market.
“For me, it wasn’t really about how much, necessarily,” Wilson said Thursday. “It was about how many — how many Super Bowls we win. And that was really the focus.”
The extension keeps Wilson, 33, under contract in Denver through the 2028 season for $296 million. It’s the biggest contract in Broncos history and one of the largest ever in the NFL.
Wilson didn’t want to handicap general manager George Paton as he builds his roster around him. So, he took $49 million on average in new money, $1 million less than Aaron Rodgers did with his four-year, $200 million deal earlier this year to stay in Green Bay.
In terms of the all-important guaranteed portion of his contract, Wilson comes in with the third-most lucrative deal in the NFL, behind Deshaun Watson’s fully guaranteed $230 million deal with Cleveland and the $189.5 million in guarantees that Kyler Murray received in his five-year, $230.5 million deal with Arizona.
Wilson’s decision to take less will presumably affect Lamar Jackson’s negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens on a contract extension and could have ripple effects when rising stars Justin Herbert and Joe Burrow come up for new deals in the years ahead.
“I had such an amazing first decade of my career, and the next decade I’m really excited about,” Wilson said. “To me, what it was really about was being able to win championships and being able to have enough space in the salary cap so George can make his magic …
“We want to make this a destination location. We have an amazing tradition, amazing football team, we have a lot of amazing new faces” in the owner’s suites and front office. “These are world class visionaries and world class executors and winners. At the end of the day, you want to be surrounded by that. And what’s important, too, is making sure you surround yourself with amazing players.”
Wilson’s new deal comes three weeks after the league approved the $4.65 billion sale of the team to the Walton-Penner ownership group that represented the largest amount ever paid for a professional sports franchise anywhere in the world.
Led by Walmart heir Rob Walton, his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and son-in-law Greg Penner, it’s by far the wealthiest ownership group in the NFL.
“I’ve worked closely on this over the last three weeks,” Paton said. “And Greg rolled up his sleeves and he was a big help: his support, his communication, his responsiveness and, of course, the resources were instrumental into us getting this deal done.”
Penner called Wilson “a dynamic leader whose positive impact is felt throughout our entire team and community. Our organization is fully committed to winning and competing for Super Bowls with Russell as a Bronco for many years to come.”
Wilson had two years and $51 million left on his deal when the Broncos acquired him from Seattle for five draft picks and three players in a franchise-changing trade six months ago. That $51 million has been restructured.
Penner said last month that Paton’s trade for Wilson in the spring made the Broncos an even more attractive asset.
“It’s critical to have a great quarterback in this league and coming in this organization with Russell in place is a tremendous benefit for us,” Penner said.
“On our first diligence trip in May here, one of the first people we ran into the hallway when Rob, Carrie and I were here was Russell,” Penner added. “Right away, we got a sense of how positive he is as a leader. He is just such a dynamic individual. I can’t wait to see him on the field.”
Wilson will make his Denver debut on Sept. 12 when the Broncos open the season at Seattle, where Wilson played for a decade, leading the Seahawks to two Super Bowl appearances and one championship.
Wilson’s 113 victories, including one in Super Bowl 48 over the Broncos, are the most for a quarterback in his first 10 NFL seasons. He’s made the Pro Bowl eight times and he missed the playoffs just twice in his first decade in the league.
Star safety Justin Simmons said when he heard of Wilson’s new deal, “the first thing I thought of was: well deserved. He’s a proven quarterback in this league, a Hall of Famer, and I’m happy for him — he’ll have to take me to dinner or something, a very expensive one.” | https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/sports/108730/russell-wilson-gets-5-year-245m-extension-from-broncos | 2022-09-03T02:55:17Z | https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/sports/108730/russell-wilson-gets-5-year-245m-extension-from-broncos | true | 25 |
Mets second. Jeff McNeil singles to center field. Mark Canha strikes out swinging. Eduardo Escobar homers to center field. Jeff McNeil scores. Tomas Nido flies out to center field to Victor Robles. Brandon Nimmo pops out to shortstop to Ildemaro Vargas.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 2, Nationals 0.
Nationals third. Victor Robles triples to right center field. CJ Abrams grounds out to shallow infield to Pete Alonso. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging. Victor Robles scores. Throwing error by Tomas Nido. Joey Meneses walks. Lane Thomas to second. Luke Voit singles to shallow left field. Joey Meneses to second. Lane Thomas to third. Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. Keibert Ruiz grounds out to shortstop, Francisco Lindor to Pete Alonso.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on. Mets 2, Nationals 1.
Mets fourth. Daniel Vogelbach walks. Jeff McNeil doubles to deep left field. Daniel Vogelbach to third. Mark Canha grounds out to shallow infield, Ildemaro Vargas to Luke Voit. Eduardo Escobar is intentionally walked. Tomas Nido out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Victor Robles. Jeff McNeil out at third. Daniel Vogelbach scores.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 3, Nationals 1.
Nationals fifth. Lane Thomas grounds out to shortstop, Francisco Lindor to Pete Alonso. Joey Meneses singles to left field. Luke Voit grounds out to shallow infield, Eduardo Escobar to Pete Alonso. Joey Meneses to second. Alex Call pinch-hitting for Nelson Cruz. Alex Call singles to shallow right field. Joey Meneses scores.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 3, Nationals 2.
Nationals sixth. Keibert Ruiz pops out to shallow right field to Pete Alonso. Luis Garcia singles to center field. Ildemaro Vargas doubles to center field. Luis Garcia scores. Victor Robles grounds out to first base, Pete Alonso to Mychal Givens. Ildemaro Vargas to third. CJ Abrams grounds out to shallow infield, Jeff McNeil to Pete Alonso.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Nationals 3, Mets 3.
Mets sixth. Pete Alonso homers to center field. Daniel Vogelbach walks. Jeff McNeil singles to left center field. Daniel Vogelbach to second. Mark Canha singles to left field. Jeff McNeil to second. Daniel Vogelbach to third. Eduardo Escobar out on a sacrifice fly to right field to Joey Meneses. Mark Canha out at second. Jeff McNeil to third. Tyler Naquin scores. Tomas Nido singles to shallow right field. Jeff McNeil scores. Brandon Nimmo triples to deep center field. Tomas Nido scores. Starling Marte grounds out to shortstop, CJ Abrams to Luke Voit.
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 7, Nationals 3. | https://www.middletownpress.com/sports/article/Washington-N-Y-Mets-Runs-17416756.php | 2022-09-03T03:04:27Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/sports/article/Washington-N-Y-Mets-Runs-17416756.php | false | 41 |
Be slow to judge, quick to research - Okoe Boye hits back at Edem Agbana over NHIA sponsorship of GPL clubs
Bernard Okoe Boye, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NIHS), has hit back at Edem Agbana, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication member after the latter questioned the NIHS sponsorship deal signed with some Ghana Premier League clubs.
Okoe Boye advised Agbana to conduct research before criticising, and clarified at the contract was signed with four newly promoted clubs not only Nsoatreman.
He continued that the objective of the deal is to increase NHIS membership in the areas where the teams are based.
He explained on Asempa FM that the objective is to use the operational money to facilitate registrations in the regions.
The clubs that have partnered with NHIS include Nsoatreman FC, Samartex, Tamale City, and Kotoku Royals.
"Agbana is a young man like myself. I'm not 60 years to act like I'm old enough to advise him but I'd like to let him know that it helps a lot to be slow to judge and be very quick to get the details," he said.
"Yesterday's sponsorship is a partnership between National Health Insurance and four football clubs. The new entrants. What we did was that we looked at the operational monies we send to districts and said instead of the general of going to the market, focus on the area these teams are in and drive up membership. Cover all footballers on the team, all technical team, their wives, their children, minimum of ten thousand of their supporters. This time instead of paying allowance for our workers and feeding and fuel, we are handling the processing fees for the ten thousand," he added.
The NHIS have signed a five-year deal with each club.
Edem Agbana implied in a Facebook post that the newly promoted side earned the sponsorship because the team owner, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, and other board members are parliamentarians on the ruling government's ticket.
"It appears every member of this government wants to leave a legacy of scandals. The latest is Dr Oko Boye. How can a scheme suffocating financially give sponsorship to a privately owned football club? Is it because Nsoatreman FC is owned by Ignatius Baffuor Awuah, NPP MP for Sunyani West, and Employment Minister? The board chairman is Majority leader and Suame MP, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu. On what merit did the team qualify for such support if not for its owner? Shameless folks in government, always looking for the opportunity to USE state resources for their private benefits? I'm highly disappointed in OKO BOYE!!"
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Late last month, Gov. Doug Ducey touted the completion of the Yuma Border Barrier Mission. The state initiative filled gaps in the state’s western border wall using industrial-sized shipping containers.
On Thursday morning, workers were transporting and stacking similar containers at the National Guard Armory on Western Avenue in Nogales.
CJ Karamargin, a spokesperson for Ducey’s office, acknowledged that the containers in Nogales could be used to plug gaps in the border wall.
But, he said, nothing has been determined yet.
“They could be used any place along the border if we determine that there are gaps that need to be filled,” Karamargin added.
The metallic crimson, yellow, green and blue containers closely resembled those near Yuma. And currently, gaps in the border fence exist both east and west of Nogales.
But Nogales’ hilly landscape strongly contrasts with Yuma’s flat topography, throwing into question whether shipping containers could even be transported to the border in this area.
“You got me curious,” Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway said when reached by the NI on Thursday.
Hathaway said neither he, nor Commander Gerardo Castillo, had received any information regarding a gap-filling project. Neither had County Supervisor Manny Ruiz.
“Nobody reached out to us,” Ruiz said.
“It would be nice if they would call us,” he added. “‘Hey, we need to set up a meeting … what are your ideas?’”
Both Hathaway and Ruiz described a lack of communication from state or federal officials in regard to border policy. Hathaway, who rejected an offer from Ducey to bring National Guard troops to the border last year, suggested the governor’s silence might be a backlash.
And while Ducey’s office has regarded the Yuma Border Barrier Mission as a success story, Hathaway had a different outlook.
“I think it’s ridiculous,” Hathaway said of Ducey’s initiative.
Ruiz was also skeptical of the material’s integrity, noting that some shipping containers in Yuma had already fallen over.
“If you’re going to finish the fence, finish the fence,” he said. “Don’t put a temporary Band-Aid on there.”
Yuma project
On Aug. 12, Ducey issued an executive order, directing the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to fill border wall gaps in the Yuma sector. In a statement at the time, Ducey lambasted President Joe Biden’s immigration policy and described the Yuma project as a necessary step for security.
“For the last two years, Arizona has made every attempt to work with Washington to address the crisis on our border,” he said. “Time and time again we’ve stepped in to clean up their mess.”
For his part, though, Biden had already approved a plan to fill gaps in the Yuma sector. On July 18, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would begin constructing barriers in the area, though DHS did not provide a timeline.
Ducey, in his August announcement, said his project would roll out “immediately.”
“We can’t wait any longer,” he added.
Ducey’s project, Karamargin said, was completed in 11 days. Workers filled five gaps, totaling 3,820 linear feet – about 0.72 miles.
“It can be done. And it can be done quickly,” Karamargin said. “Unfortunately the federal government has yet to realize that.”
But Ducey’s state-led project has garnered skepticism among some. In mid-August, journalist Claudia Ramos tweeted a photograph of two shipping containers placed along the Yuma border: the structures had fallen to the ground.
Speaking Thursday, Ruiz, the Santa Cruz County supervisor, described the shipping containers as a public safety concern – not only for migrants, but for Border Patrol agents in the area.
“God forbid, somebody dies because of it,” he added.
And, Ruiz wondered aloud: “Is it going to deter anything? I don’t know.”
Recent federal data shows that crossings are continuing in the Yuma area, even with the added presence of the shipping containers. Between Aug. 21 and 27, Border Patrol agents encountered more than 5,800 migrants within the Yuma Sector, according to Chief Patrol Agent Chris Clem.
While Hathaway said he hasn’t been keeping close track of the Yuma project, he added: “It’s not a good precedent for the future.”
Immigration enforcement is historically considered a federal issue, Hathaway pointed out. With a project like Ducey’s, he added, “it’s just kind of the state fighting the feds.”
A dormant border wall
A contractor hired by the Trump administration to build 23 miles of border wall west of Nogales managed to complete about 17 miles of barrier before Biden took office in January 2021 and put the work on pause.
At that point, several gaps remained in the new stretch of fencing in Santa Cruz County.
Then in December 2021, the Department of Homeland Security announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection had been authorized to take over the unfinished projects and close any remaining gaps.
As of Thursday morning, there was no sign of construction or prep work underway immediately west of Nogales. As the new border wall stretched from the Mariposa Port of Entry to a mountainside area, several gaps remained open.
The open areas along that stretch of barrier coincide mostly with water-crossing points. The largest gap stretches more than 100 feet wide and stands upon an active floodplain. Crews had been preparing to install floodgates when Biden pulled the plug on the wall-building project.
Another notable gap in the wall sits several miles east of Nogales. There, the north-flowing Santa Cruz River crosses the border from Mexico.
Those gaps could be impractical spots for the shipping containers, due to their proximity to waterways.
Rushing water has wreaked havoc on the border wall in the past, even when the barrier was constructed with steel bollards spaced four inches apart. In July 2014, runoff from a monsoon downpour toppled a section of fence west of the Mariposa Port of Entry after debris built up on the south side. At the time, the Border Patrol had neglected to open ground-level flood gates.
Still, the gaps at the water-crossings do offer easy passage for migrants, as evidenced by the large number of plastic bottles scattered around a spot a few yards south of the opening two miles west of town on Thursday.
For now, there are no firm plans for the shipping containers arriving in Nogales, though Karamargin described the Yuma project as “the first step.”
“And it was a successful one,” he added. “We are currently evaluating the entire southern border (to) identify the best next steps in this mission.”
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Blackmail accused says he cut off electronic tag because of ‘bad blood circulation’
A man on bail for allegedly threatening an ex-pat in Dubai that his dad in Ballymena, Co Antrim, would “get a bullet” if money was not paid over, has admitted cutting off an electronic monitoring tag.
Gavin Thompson, who pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to the tag, claimed he had “bad circulation”.
The 45-year-old appeared in court on Tuesday via video-link from prison — where he is on remand in connection with the Ballymena incident.
A defence barrister said Thompson had been living with a relative in the Portrush area after being granted bail in the alleged blackmail case.
The court was told Thompson said the tag was “bothering him”, but he had not left the property and was in bed when police arrived.
Thompson has been charged with blackmail and burglary of a house in Ballymena in June this year.
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It is alleged he left a note at the house naming the woman who lived there — and referenced her son living in Dubai, writing “he needs to ring me, he owes me a lot of money. If not,I will be back”.
A previous hearing was told the woman’s son was contacted by police and he claimed he received text messages from Thompson which included a picture of a broken window and the door of his parent’s address.
One text is alleged to have read: "Next time you won’t be so lucky unless you pay up. Your choice. Your father is going to get a bullet. The clock is ticking. I want my money.”
That money mentioned was in reference to a loan Thompson claimed he gave the man in Dubai, who was a friend, to help set up a personal trainer business, but hadn’t received any money back.
A previous court was told Thompson alleged it was £20,000 while the other party said it was £16,000.
Wanting the cash back, a defence lawyer said Thompson, with alcohol taken, had “obviously gone about this in the wrong way”.
He was arrested in Antrim over the alleged threats and when interviewed, said he had gone to the house in Ballymena looking to speak to the man’s parents. Thompson told police he smashed the window and turned a key on the inside of the door and went in briefly and said he did not take anything from the property.
In relation to damaging the electronic tag, Thompson, who has links to Northern Ireland but has an address in St Helen’s in England, was fined £200 and has to pay £550 for the tag.
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Across Puget Sound, cities and counties are coming together this September to celebrate Puget Sound Starts Here Month. Puget Sound is our economic powerhouse, provides endless recreational opportunities, and is home to incredible, iconic and irreplaceable animals. It’s also in trouble.
We say Puget Sound Starts Here because every single day, pollutants from our neighborhoods flow through storm drains to nearby creeks, streams and lakes, which flow into Puget Sound. We rely on clean water for our wellbeing and so do salmon, orcas and other wildlife that live in our shared habitat.
What we do here has an impact on our local waterways and, eventually, on Puget Sound. Join us this month and help raise awareness and by committing to at least one action that will protect our water quality. By making small changes to our daily activities, we can keep this pollution out of our Puget Sound.
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Deutsche Bank raised the price target for the Livent Corporation (NYSE:LTHM) stock to “a Hold”. The rating was released on May 17, 2022, according to finviz. We previously noted in another research note published on May 04, 2022 by Cowen that upgraded the stock from a Market perform to an Outperform with a price target of $33 for LTHM stock. The stock was upgraded by Vertical Research, who disclosed in a research note on January 04, 2022, from Hold to Buy and set the price objective to $30. In their research brief published December 15, 2021, Goldman analysts downgraded the Livent Corporation stock from Neutral to Sell with a price target of $23.
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The latest trade, Performances and Moving Averages give us the following Picture
The share price of Livent Corporation (NYSE:LTHM) dipped -4.75% to close Thursday’s market session at $30.65, lower as compared to yesterday’s close. The stock price fluctuated between $29.78 and $31.3812 throughout the trading session with the volume trading being 4162853 shares, which represented a significant variation when compared to the three months average volume of 3.74 million shares. The firm’s stock price fluctuated -8.21% within the last five trades and 26.65% within the last 30 trades, which was a significant change from the beginning of this year. Despite the fact that the share price increased 45.26% in the last 6 months and 5.00% was added to its value over the previous 3 months. LTHM stock is trading at a margin of 3.33%, 20.09% and 21.33% apart from the 20-Day, 50-Day and 200-Day Simple Moving Average prices.
As of the close of trading, LTHM deals in the Basic Materials domain. The stock is trading -11.44 percent below its 52-week high and 58.40 percent above its 52-week low. For example, looking both at the price and the high and low measurements of 52 weeks will give you a clearer picture of the direction the price is heading. The firm’s Weighted Alpha is 11.4. A positive weighted alpha indicates the firm has done well over the course of the year, whereas one below 0 indicates that the firm has done poorly.
What Does Livent Corporation’s Profitability and Valuation Ratios Tell Us About the Stock?
With regard to the profitability of the company, the operating margin is currently at 26.10 percent and the profit margin is 18.40 percent, and the company has reported a gross margin of 37.60 percent. The profit margin, also known as the revenue ratio or gross profit ratio, is an efficiency figure used to estimate the business’s profitability by comparing net income and sales. The higher the number, the more profits are generated for the company and vice versa.
The stock’s market cap achieved a total value of $5.58 billion as of the last trading session. Market capitalization is the total value of all outstanding shares of a corporation and it is used to measure a company’s market value. The price-to-earnings ratio for Livent Corporation (NYSE:LTHM) is 57.61. The price-to-earnings ratio is a method of assessing corporate values by comparing them to their per-share profit. Forward P/E stands at 16.57. Forward price-to-earnings is calculated using predicted earnings for the next financial year’s P/E determination. The stock has achieved an effective Price-to-Sales Ratio of 9.48 that mirrors the cost to be found for sales by the market. The firm managed a Price-to-Book ratio of 3.99, which equates the market value of a stock with its book value.
Is Insider Trading a Real Thing?
Almost all investors and traders prefer to invest in shares controlled by the management of a corporation as a management company will be more likely to run the business itself and to never conduct things against the management’s desires and will always try to do what is best for their shareholders. Currently, 0.50 percent of Livent Corporation shares are owned by insiders, and 91.10 percent are held by financial institutions. Antoniazzi Gilberto, the Vice President and CFO at Livent Corporation (LTHM) has sold 4,300 shares of firm on Oct 11 at a price of $23.32 against the total amount of $0.1 million. | http://www.bovnews.com/2022/09/02/livent-corporation-lthm-stock-experiences-incredible-growth/ | 2022-09-03T03:24:56Z | http://www.bovnews.com/2022/09/02/livent-corporation-lthm-stock-experiences-incredible-growth/ | true | 16544 |
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until October 24, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (NYSE: DDL), if they purchased or acquired the Company's American Depository Shares ("ADS") pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's June 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
If you purchased or acquired ADS of Dingdong as above and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-ddl/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by October 24, 2022.
Dingdong and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company was disregarding food safety responsibilities, failing to deliver on its stated commitment to provide "fresh" groceries to customers; (ii) the Company's quality control measures were inadequate, exposing it to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's Registration Statement was materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
The case is Mccormack v. Dingdong (Cayman) Ltd., et al, No. 22-cv-7273.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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Eight dead, 37 rescued after attempt to cross Rio Grande to US
The International Organization for Migration points to rising fatalities as more people attempt to enter US from Mexico.
At least eight people were found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing to enter the United State from Mexico near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said.
US officials recovered six bodies, while Mexican teams recovered two others, US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement on Friday.
US and Mexican officials made the grim discovery on Thursday while responding to a large group of people crossing the river following days of heavy rains that had resulted in particularly swift currents.
The US border agency said US crews rescued 37 others from the river and detained 16 more, while Mexican officials took 39 into custody.
Officials on both sides of the border are continuing to search for other possible victims, the US customs and border force said.
Details were not provided as to what country or countries the people were from and no additional information on the rescue or search was given.
The US Border Patrol’s Del Rio sector, which includes Eagle Pass, is fast becoming the busiest corridor for people attempting to cross into the US.
The sector may soon surpass Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, which has been the focus for the last decade.
People from dozens of countries, many of them in families with young children, attempt to cross the US border and crossing the Rio Grande has been especially dangerous because river currents can be deceptively fast and change quickly.
Crossing the river can be challenging even for strong swimmers.
US authorities said in August that the bodies of more than 200 people who attempted to cross the border were discovered from October through July.
Surveys by the International Organization for Migration and others point to rising fatalities as the number of people attempting to cross the border has soared.
US Border Patrol made a record 1.8 million detentions at the southwest border from October 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The numbers include people who have made multiple attempts to cross the border with each attempt counted separately.
In the last three decades, thousands have also died attempting to cross into the US from Mexico – often from dehydration or drowning.
In June, 53 people were found dead or dying in a tractor-trailer on a back road in San Antonio in the deadliest tragedy to claim the lives of people smuggled across the border from Mexico. | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/3/8-dead-scores-rescued-after-attempted-rio-grande-crossing-to-us | 2022-09-03T03:29:29Z | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/3/8-dead-scores-rescued-after-attempted-rio-grande-crossing-to-us | false | 12 |
Mikhail Gorbachev’s Late Career as a New Age Toastmaster
The former Soviet leader clung to a vision of globalization that let corporate power run amok.
G. Pascal Zachary
This story originally ran in the December 11, 1995 issue of In These Times. Mikhail Gorbachev passed away on August 30, 2022 at the age of 91.
To consider the peculiar and sadly anticlimactic career of Mikhail Gorbachev is to marvel at one man’s will to carry on. Having almost single-handedly dissolved the Soviet Union and ended the Cold War, Gorbachev is now a pariah in his own country.
But even if Gorbachev does not despair of his earthly trials, he must have been sorely tempted in late September, when he was subjected to the plaintive whine of pop singer John Denver. Invited to open the four-day “State of the World Forum” sponsored by the San Francisco-based Gorbachev Foundation, the normally chirpy Denver summoned the appropriate gravitas to eulogize Gorbachev with a chorus of: “All this joy, all this sorrow, all this promise, all this pain/ Such is life, such is being, such is spirit, such is love.”
Denver wisely left Gorbachev’s summit straight away, flying to Japan for a first-class gig. Gorbachev wasn’t so lucky.
Ostensibly a convocation of a “global braintrust” that might chart a “third way” between the excesses of capitalist and communist economic models, the forum more likely left its participants fearing there was no way out. The forum’s list of speakers, while it sported a few worthies, was top-heavy with washed-up politicians, seminar-circuit charlatans and best-selling blowhards. And, unfortunately, Denver’s bland existentialism set the tone. Gorbachev himself, bemused, rambling and absurdly out of place as the figurehead of a small foundation, was left only to wonder at his personal eclipse, both in Russian politics and the New World Order.
If the conclave lacked cohesion, it was not for lack of ambition. In fact, in their zeal to be inclusive, organizers ended up being scattershot. Among those invited were renowned scientists Jane Goodall and Richard Leakey, but also popularizers Carl Sagan and John Naisbitt; Nobel Peace laureates Oscar Arias Sanchez and Rigoberta Menchu were joined by arch-feminist Susan Griffin and men’s movement leader Sam Keen. An Onondoga Indian chief from New York, a best-selling Zen Buddhist author from Vietnam and the spiritual head of India’s Sikhs added color to the proceedings but were largely ignored when they opened their mouths. And there was never any doubt as to who called the shots. “I doubt any big thinkers of the next century are here,” groused social critic Jeremy Rifkin. “We’re just window-dressing for a few big names espousing Establishment views.”
Theodore Roszak, author of The Making of the CounterCulture, chose to withdraw from the gathering at the last moment, calling the pomposity of the assembled notables “an invitation to satire.” In that respect, if in no other, the forum did not fail to satisfy. Few of the big names seemed equal to Gorbachev’s open-ended challenge to come up with fresh ideas about globalization and development. Seasoned Cold Warrior Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser under President Jimmy Carter, perhaps rueing his own redundancy, shot down the prospect of post-Cold war optimism. “We have to face the fact that global philosophical emptiness will become pervasive,” he announced, pausing a moment for effect before adding a grim non sequitur. “Does anyone in this room,” he asked, “know a poor person who has had cosmetic surgery?” No one raised a hand.
If Brzezinski disseminated his world-weary wisdom in inscrutable riddles, media mogul Ted Turner chose the more accessible style of the high school football coach to convey his kinder, gentler brand of social Darwinism. “There’s no excuse for us to be doing the dumb things any more,” Turner reasoned. “It’s just a simple matter of doing smart things and continuing to live, or to keep on doing dumb things and die.”
Carl Sagan picked up on the theme of the planet’s possible doom. Ignoring terrestrial sideshows such as the growing gulf between haves and have-nots, the rising tide of ethnic violence and the prospects of environmental calamity, Sagan warned of a more insidious threat to human existence: asteroids. “This is a problem for the whole species,” he intoned, adding darkly that global leaders might just as well forget about enlisting the succor of space aliens to avoid astral bombardment. “Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark,” he concluded. “The prospect of help coming from the outside is very small.”
The only enveloping darkness in evidence, however, was surrounding Gorbachev’s mind. He talked vaguely of forging a grand “fusion” between socialism and free-market economics, without so much as a hint of how he might tame the capitalist juggernaut. Instead, he repeatedly launched into tendentious discourses that left some listeners thinking he had slipped back into an all-night Politburo meeting. Of Gorbachev’s penchant for verbal excess, Vladimir Nadeine, a U.S. correspondent for Izvestia, quipped, “He uses a dozen words when one will do.”
Despite his high talk of globalism during the conference, Gorbachev’s heart seemed to be in Russia. Avowing feelings of “moral responsibility for the future of reform and democracy in Russia,” he even held out the possibility that he might run in next year’s Russian presidential election — a prospect he knows is absurd, because he remains deeply unpopular among ordinary Russians. Communist Party members feel betrayed by him, while critics of the party identify him with the discredited regime. “He’s one of the most controversial figures in Russia,” said Nadeine of Izvestia. “While everyone knows his contribution to the end of Communism, he lost our country’s great heritage in a few years.”
Of course, he is hardly the first political leader to have given birth to a new world in which he had no place. Yet he is unwilling to go quietly; he remains deeply disturbed by Russia’s uncertain future. Describing the December 17 parliamentary elections as “indispensable,” he said, “People in the West should know we are working very hard to ensure that the elections take place and that they are fair, honest and democratic.”
Gorbachev’s sharpest criticisms were reserved for the government of Boris Yeltsin, whom he accuses of “conducting reforms recklessly.” He compared the zeal with which Yeltsin’s government privatized the Soviet economy to that of the Bolsheviks. “This is similar to the forced industrialization and collectivization [of the ’20s and ’30s], which took place without regard for the people,” he said.
In such moments, Gorbachev seemed a bit hypocritical. Beyond mouthing liberal democratic pieties and fretting about the spiritual crisis dogging civilization, he showed little grasp of how a truly democratic political culture might arise. Ever cautious, he spoke as if he had just discovered such familiar notions as rule by law and civil society, observing with great enthusiasm, for instance, that “a strong government is only possible where there’s a strong executive, a strong parliament, an effective judiciary and a free press.”
Similarly, when he railed against the global havoc wreaked by unchecked science and technology, he conveniently overlooked his own role in the Chernobyl disaster and the Soviet Union’s awful record of industrial pollution.
Still, Gorbachev could be taken at his word when he said: “We should not try to build a new Utopia; that would be too dangerous. But we must have a new vision, a new politics.” What isn’t clear, however, is how Gorbachev’s “new” politics will address what is probably the world’s central issue: the rising influence of multinational corporations and their growing capacity to undermine national sovereignty.
Strangely, Gorbachev’s gab-fest was subsidized almost entirely by big corporations and wealthy executives. Notorious influence-peddler Archer Daniels Midland, currently facing messy charges of price-fixing, donated $250,000, making it the biggest patron. HarperCollins, which has published a book of Gorbachev’s imponderable statements on world affairs, chipped in $50,000. United Airlines, Prodigy and billionaire industrialist David Packard kicked in $25,000 each. Gorbachev’s corporate patrons have promised to pay for four more summits before the end of the century, which perhaps explains Gorbachev’s reticence on the subject of global corporate rule.
The general lack of specifics, however, left many participants uncomfortable. Richard Leakey, who traveled from Nairobi to attend the meeting despite losing both legs in a recent airplane crash, worried that the whole notion of a Gorbachev braintrust was “too ambitious.” As a practical matter, “What does this beast we’ve created do?” he asked.
There was only one possible answer: to launch Gorbachev’s new career as a global pundit. Bereft of political influence in the new Russia, going global is Gorbachev’s only option. Among the prospects mentioned for Gorbachev was a role in the United Nations. “In the West, he is still a hero for many of us who never thought they’d see the Berlin Wall come down,” gushed Jane Goodall.
Despite his failings, Gorbachev deserves better. More than any other Russian politician, he has shown generosity, sacrifice, compassion and a sense of justice. But as he admitted in an interview, he had a big hand in his own political demise. He was too cautious, too “evolutionary” in his move away from Marxism-Leninism, Gorbachev said. “We acted too slowly in reforming the Communist Party. And those who act late, they lose in politics.” | https://inthesetimes.com/article/mikhail-gorbachev-russia-soviet-union-globalization | 2022-09-03T03:31:18Z | https://inthesetimes.com/article/mikhail-gorbachev-russia-soviet-union-globalization | true | 1 |
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Sports News of Saturday, 3 September 2022
Source: footballghana.com
Ghanaian international, Godson Kyeremeh climbed off the bench to score for SM Caen in the narrow defeat to Le Havre in the French Ligue 2.
The talented attacker has displayed good form for his club since the start of the 2022/23 football season but is yet to command a regular place in the starting eleven.
Today he was included in the SM Caen matchday squad that travelled take on Le Havre on matchday seven of the ongoing French Ligue 2 season.
Following a slow start to the match, Le Havre took the lead after seven minutes into the first half when Victor Lekhal equalized with a fine strike.
At halftime when his team was still trailing, Godson Kyeremeh was introduced into the game. In the end he scored late in the match.
Unfortunately, it was not enough as a strike from Jamal Thiare earlier in the second half ensured that Le Havre grabbed the three points at full time.
With his goal today, Godson Kyeremeh now has two goals aftet making five appearances in the French Ligue 2. | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Godson-Kyeremeh-nets-consolation-goal-for-SM-Caen-in-narrow-defeat-to-Le-Havre-1615910 | 2022-09-03T03:31:49Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Godson-Kyeremeh-nets-consolation-goal-for-SM-Caen-in-narrow-defeat-to-Le-Havre-1615910 | false | 2 |
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Business News of Friday, 2 September 2022
Source: Richard Aniagyei, ISD, Contributor
Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has launched the 2022 Ghana Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) report which seeks to support the design, implementation, and monitoring of international and national policies.
The first and second quarter reports, which were launched in Accra on Thursday aim to provide nationally and regionally representative disaggregated data on the expenditure income and living conditions of the households in Ghana to support decision-making for development.
The 2022 AHIES is the first of a series of reports that will regularly provide representative panel data at the national and regional levels on expenditure, income, and living conditions of households and individuals in the country.
Speaking at the launch, the Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, noted that the primary rationale of the AHIES is to improve the measurement of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
“The pathways of using AHIES to improve the measurement of GDP include the use of near-real-time data to capture Household Final Consumption Expenditure (HFCE) instead of using estimates and to generate quarterly and sub-national estimates for GDP,” he added.
He stressed that the AHIES would also measure monetary and non-monetary poverty, compute food security and estimate labour statistics.
“The report also seeks to identify labour transitions and identify households and individuals burdened with multiple socio-economic challenges,” he added.
Prof. Annim announced that the AHIES report responds to 10 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs 1 to 10] and will generate disaggregated data for reporting on 23 targets under the goals, stating that “the primary objective aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Decent works and Economic Growth).
He disclosed that data collection for the AHIES report is quarterly and would be conducted over three years (January 2022 to December 2024), with the sample for the second year (2023) nested in the conduct of the Ghana Living Standards Survey Eight (GLSS-8).
On his part, the Director for Monitoring and Evaluation and Public Enterprises at the Vice President’s secretariat, Office of the President, Prof. Kwaku Appiah-Adu, commended the GSS for conducting the AHIES which is generating timely and relevant data for policy planning.
“The comprehensive quarterly labour force, food insecurity, and multi-dimensional poverty report obtained will support the government in evidence-based decision making and policy design of its programmes and projects for development and a more robust outlook of the Ghanaian economy,” he emphasised. | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/GSS-launches-2022-Annual-Household-Income-and-Expenditure-Survey-Report-1615616 | 2022-09-03T03:35:48Z | https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/GSS-launches-2022-Annual-Household-Income-and-Expenditure-Survey-Report-1615616 | false | 3 |
Music
DC Jazz Festival’s Sunny Sumter on Passing the Jazz Baton
September 2, 2022 @ 11:00am
Sunny Sumter is a singer, an advocate, a 30-year veteran of the D.C. jazz scene, a Jazz Journalist Association “Jazz Hero” and the President, CEO and long-time Executive Director of the DC Jazz Festival. Since joining the festival as executive director in 2008, Sumter has been instrumental into shaping the annual event into its modern incarnation of “Capital Sounds, Global Reach.” The festival, now in its 18th year, was held annually in June until 2021 when it moved to Labor Day Weekend.
After two years and six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival is going strong and offering a great plethora of jazz music over the next few days. District Fray called up Ms. Sumter last week to get her perspective on the highs of this year’s festival and why it is truly a unique, D.C.-centric event.
District Fray: Has the festival’s programming changed as a result of the pandemic? Are there things that you want the festival to bring to D.C. and focus on that it hasn’t previously?
Sunny Sumter: I think we’ve always had a pulse on making sure everybody is represented under the umbrella of “jazz,” and that’s been from [D.C. Jazz Festival founder] Charlie Fishman on. …Jazz is really an international art form. No matter where you are in the world, you put your own folk element into the mix. The music that we all call “jazz” is so inclusive and so international that I think it has given us a springboard, particularly now.
We are much more thoughtful in our approach to the festival…When we program 80% of it, we then go back and say, “What’s missing?” One of the things we thought we knew was missing [this year] was the Mambo Legends Orchestra.
DF: I mean, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra went off so well last year.
SS: Oh, my goodness! Didn’t I see you dancing? That was so much fun and we actually have a salsa class this year that will happen on the same day on Recreation Pier. Then people can take the class and then show what they learn on the dance floor while Mambo is doing their thing!
[But] We wanted to make sure that Ron Carter, his trio – that you traditionally will hear at an indoor venue, because there’s so much intimacy with his playing – was outside.
DF: How does being at The Wharf, now, change the way you program?
SS: I wish we had a couple more million dollars so we could go back to 10 days and do it city-wide and really be able to put the funding into this big, 10 day offering. We’re five days, of which the tent-poll weekend is The Wharf – and we’ve always had a tent pole weekend, when we were at Navy Yard or on the National Mall. But I think that as The Wharf has now expanded, we can have more outdoor stages; which means more talent we can present outdoors, which gives our patrons more of an opportunity to really see it. We’ve got over 50 acts between the performances and the conversations, which I think are just as important.
DF: There are thousands of jazz festivals in the world; how do you try to make the DC Jazz Festival to stand out and have its own curatorial, artistic statement?
SS: I think the uniqueness is that it is in D.C., in the nation’s capital. We have Embassy Row; we have access to our embassy partners so we can tap into the international talent. To have a relationship with the Ministry of Taiwan, which we do, to bring Chien Chien Lu on vibraphone – I’ve seen her live, she is so special – and then to partner with the Canadian Embassy to bring Larnell Lewis, a Canadian jazz drummer we know from Snarky Puppy…and his wife, who is a steel-pan player from Trinidad; to partner with the Embassy of France to bring Patrick Zimmerli. That is unique about D.C., that we have such a front row opportunity to partner with the embassies. …Then I think I’m going to just brag and say that D.C. has some of the best musicians in the world, that live right here!
And I think that is unique. You don’t find that in most major cities, but we’ve created it in this town. I’m glad I got to drink the water of jazz while I was at Howard as a student in the 90s. I remember just feeling so blessed that there was so much jazz around me all the time. …There’s this lineage and this great respect for the elders. I’ve been in the music now for 30 years and I’ve watched it and it’s beautiful with the passing of the baton to each generation involved, makes this city such a thriving jazz town.
The 18th Annual DC Jazz Festival runs through September 4 at multiple venues on The Wharf. | https://districtfray.com/articles/dc-jazz-festival-sunny-sumter/ | 2022-09-03T03:36:23Z | https://districtfray.com/articles/dc-jazz-festival-sunny-sumter/ | true | 1 |
Norman Park Colquitt County offered a menacingly balanced approach while handling Tifton Tift County during this 41-13 victory in a Georgia high school football matchup on September 2.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unintentionally posted some private individuals’ tax information on its website last week before taking it down, officials said in a letter to Congress on Friday that was obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
Anna Canfield Roth, the acting assistant secretary for management in the Treasury Department, said in the letter to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, that the IRS determined that some machine-readable Form 990-T data was made available for bulk download last Friday, Aug. 26.
The Journal, which first reported the news, stated that the letter also went to other key members of Congress.
The IRS did not immediately return a request from The Hill for comment.
Tax-exempt businesses use the Form 990-T to report and pay income tax on income from certain investments or income that is unrelated to their exempt purpose.
The letter states that the IRS took immediate action to address the issue once it was noticed.
The agency said it has removed the files from the website and will replace them with updated files in the coming weeks. It will also work with groups that routinely use the files to remove the erroneous files and replace them with correct versions as they become available.
The IRS plans to contact all filers who were impacted in the coming weeks.
The agency determined that “limited” information for about 120,000 people was posted, but the data did not include Social Security numbers, individual income information, detailed financial account data or other “sensitive” information that could impact their credit.
The data did include some individual names or business contact information in some cases.
The letter states that the agency is continuing to review the situation, and the Treasury Department directed the IRS to conduct a “prompt review” of its practices to ensure necessary guards are in place to prevent future unauthorized disclosures.
Officials will provide additional information, including summaries of the detection, response and remediation activities within 30 days, according to the letter. | https://www.myhighplains.com/hill-politics/irs-unintentionally-posted-some-private-taxpayer-information-to-its-website/ | 2022-09-03T03:44:14Z | https://www.myhighplains.com/hill-politics/irs-unintentionally-posted-some-private-taxpayer-information-to-its-website/ | true | 15 |
Cheerleaders sexually abused by coaches in SC, lawsuit says
A “coven of sexual predators” surrounded Rockstar Cheer for more than a decade, according to one of the lawyers for the alleged victims.
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — Multiple cheerleading coaches in South Carolina — including a coach who recently killed himself — sexually abused at least six boys and girls and provided them with drugs and alcohol, a federal lawsuit alleges.
A “coven of sexual predators” surrounded Rockstar Cheer of Greenville for more than a decade, according to one of the lawyers for the alleged victims.
Attorney Bakari Sellers contends that what happened is a result of the same kind of institutional failure seen in the case of Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor who is serving a minimum of 40 years in prison after admitting that he molested some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday by four girls and two boys who said they were abused by Scott Foster and others affiliated with Rockstar gyms. It suggests there could be up to 100 more survivors of the abuse.
“Scott Foster and his allies did their best to intimidate and isolate their targets, making these young people feel alone and somehow responsible. Well, they’re not alone anymore,” attorney Jessica Fickling said in a statement announcing the suit.
Foster, 49, was found dead in his car at a state park on Aug. 22. He shot himself in the head, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled.
“He knew this was going to be a moment when the light was going to be shined on what I think will turn out to be a coven of sexual predators surrounding Rockstar,” said attorney James Bannister.
A number of people either knew Foster was abusing his cheer students and ignored it or did not have rules and procedures in place to stop the abuse, the lawsuit says.
Foster and other coaches not named in the lawsuit had sex with cheer students, sent and asked for explicit photos over social media, gave them alcohol and marijuana at their homes and in hotel rooms at cheer competitions and warned them to not tell anyone about it, according to the lawsuit.
“We have video of Scott Foster on Snapchat with beer bongs drinking with his underage cheerleaders,” Sellers said at a news conference this week.
The suit also names Varsity Brands, which runs cheerleading competitions; the U.S. All Star Federation, which is an organizing and governing body for competitive cheerleading across the country; Bain Capital, which bought Varsity in 2018, and others.
State and federal police are investigating Foster’s Rockstar Cheer and other cheerleading outlets, seizing computers, cellphones and other evidence, Bannister said. He said the investigating agencies asked lawyers not to identify them.
Several state and federal agencies have refused to tell news outlets whether they are involved.
Foster’s wife, Kathy, promised to cooperate with “all involved” to make sure athletes can safely learn and grow.
“I am heartbroken by the recent allegations made by current and former athletes from Rockstar Cheer and other cheer gyms across our community,” she said in a statement released this week. “I hope the survivors are seeking and receive the support they need. I am sympathetic to their stories.”
Varsity Brands President Bill Seely called the accusations devastating.
“Our hearts are broken right alongside yours,” he tweeted Thursday. “The alleged conduct runs counter to everything the cheer and dance community is intended to represent.”
Bain Capital didn’t return an email seeking comment.
Rockstar Cheer’s name is on more than a dozen gyms in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Arizona.
Ten of the gyms said in a statement this week that they had no connection with Foster and would be dropping the Rockstar brand name.
Foster opened his Greenville gym in 2007, according to his website. | https://www.wwaytv3.com/cheerleaders-sexually-abused-by-coaches-in-sc-lawsuit-says-2/ | 2022-09-03T03:44:40Z | https://www.wwaytv3.com/cheerleaders-sexually-abused-by-coaches-in-sc-lawsuit-says-2/ | false | 35 |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
8-4-5
(eight, four, five)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
8-4-5
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NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams lost what is expected to be the last match of her transcendent tennis career Friday night, eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 before an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Unwilling to go quietly, Williams staved off five match points to prolong the three-hours-plus proceedings, as some spectators stood to watch, camera phones at the ready. No one — save, of course, Tomljanovic — wanted this to end.
It did on Tomljanovic’s sixth chance, when Williams netted a shot.
Williams turns 41 this month and recently told the world that she is ready to start “evolving” away from her playing days — she expressed distaste for the word “retirement” — and while she has remained purposely vague about whether this appearance at Flushing Meadows definitely would represent her final tournament, everyone assumes it will be.
If this was, indeed, the last hurrah, she took her fans on a thrill-a-minute throwback ride at the hard-court tournament that was the site of a half-dozen of her 23 Grand Slam championships. The first came in 1999 in New York, when Williams was just 17.
But she faltered against Tomljanovic, a 29-year-old Australian who is ranked 46th. Williams gave away leads in each set, including the last, in which she was up 1-0 before dropping the final six games. | https://www.fox46.com/nexstar-media-wire/serena-loses-at-us-open-could-be-last-match/ | 2022-09-03T03:50:47Z | https://www.fox46.com/nexstar-media-wire/serena-loses-at-us-open-could-be-last-match/ | false | 22 |
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