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HOUSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motiva Enterprises LLC ("Motiva") announced today that it has priced the previously announced cash tender offer (the "Offer") for any and all of its outstanding 6.85% senior notes due January 15, 2040 (the "Notes"). The Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 6, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery attached to the Offer to Purchase (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery"). The Offer to Purchase and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are referred to herein collectively as the "Offer Documents."
Certain information regarding the Notes and the pricing for the Offer is set forth in the table below.
The Offer will expire today at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, unless extended (such time and date, as may be extended, the "Expiration Date") or earlier terminated, as described in the Offer Documents.
The "Tender Offer Consideration" listed in the table above for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered, not validly withdrawn and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, was determined in the manner described in the Offer Documents by reference to the fixed spread for the Notes specified in the table above plus the yield based on the bid-side price of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security specified in the table above at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 12, 2022.
Holders must validly tender (and not validly withdraw) or deliver a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for their Notes at or before the Expiration Date in order to be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration. In addition, holders whose Notes are purchased in the Offer will receive accrued and unpaid interest on the purchased Notes from the last interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). Motiva expects the Settlement Date to occur on September 14, 2022. Notes tendered by Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and accepted for purchase will be purchased on September 16, 2022, but payment of accrued interest on such Notes will only be made to, but not including, the Settlement Date.
The consummation of the Offer is neither conditioned upon any minimum amount of Notes being tendered nor is it subject to a financing condition. However, it is subject to, and conditioned upon, the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions described in the Offer to Purchase.
Motiva has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. ("D.F. King") as the tender agent and information agent for the Offer. Motiva has retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as the dealer manager for the Offer.
Holders who would like additional copies of the Offer Documents may call or email the information agent, D.F. King, toll-free at (800) 488-8075, collect at (212) 269-5550 or motiva@dfking.com. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery are also available at the following website: http:www/dfking.com/motiva. Questions regarding the terms of the Offer should be directed to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-3554 (collect).
None of Motiva, its board of directors, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, D.F. King or the trustee for the Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether holders of the Notes should tender their Notes pursuant to the Offer. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender.
This press release does not constitute an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any Notes. The Offer is being made solely pursuant to the Offer Documents. The Offer is not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of Motiva by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
About Motiva
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Motiva refines, distributes, and markets petroleum products throughout the Americas. The company's Port Arthur Manufacturing Complex is comprised of North America's largest refinery (with a crude capacity of 630,000 barrels a day), the country's largest base oil plant, and an adjacent chemical plant. Under exclusive, long-term brand licenses with Shell and Phillips 66 (for the 76® brand), Motiva's marketing operations support more than 5,000 retail gasoline stations. Motiva, a Delaware limited liability company, is wholly owned by Aramco.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements herein or in the Offer Documents are "forward-looking statements," which are generally identifiable by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "likely," "may," "plan," "position," "possible," "potential," "probable," "project," "should," "strategy," "will," or similar language. Forward-looking statements reflect Motiva's views based on historical results, current information and assumptions related to future developments. Except as may be required by law, Motiva undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made herein or in the Offer Documents. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" sections in the Offer to Purchase for a description of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact:
Joan Wu, Treasurer
e-mail: motiva-debt@motiva.com, or
Reginald Hart, Treasury Manager (713) 427-3202
e-mail: motiva-debt@motiva.com
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Offset wasn't going to miss his son's first football game.
Offset has his hands full these days. He's currently revving up to drop new solo music following the release of the Baby Keem-produced "54321" and the Moneybagg Yo-assisted, "CODE." And while there might be some tension between himself and Quality Control, he isn't allowing these headaches to prevent him from tending to his fatherly duties.
Offset of Migos attends the premiere of Netflix's "Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly" at Barker Hangar on August 27, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Over the weekend, Offset made his way to his son Kody's first football game, which ultimately cost him upwards of $50K. The Migos rapper revealed that he dropped a hefty bag on a PJ in order to make sure he can be present for his son's big moment.
"Spent 50k on jet to make Kody first football game ……can’t miss these moments," he wrote on Twitter.
Even with a career that's as demanding as Offset's, he explained to People that it's imperative that he's present in his children's lives. "For instance, there's a big party on Saturday, right? In Los Angeles. And my son Kody's first football game is on Sunday. There's no way I'm missing either event, so I'm going to have to make it work. It's a priority to me," he said.
'Set said that he understood that having wealth and fame is something that might seem cool to his kids now. However, he's working towards providing them with "structure" to understand how to navigate the world when they're older.
"I don't play when it comes to that because I know they're growing up and it's cool to be the dad that's an artist and all that, but when you get older and you start thinking about things, all my kids are [going to be] like, 'Dang, my daddy balanced all of that and he was able to take care of me, teach me things, help me walk, help me say my first words [and was] still was on tour," he said. "That's my biggest thing, I don't want my kids to have everything in the world and then not have structure coming up because I was never around to give them the structure."
Check his tweet below.
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Why Traditional Mediation Methods Do Not Work
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you attending the 2022 AAML/BVR Divorce Conference in Las Vegas? TALG is! And they are bringing Tenny Amin, LL.M. Tenny is the Co-Owner and Partner at TALG's Irvine, California office. TALG is a multi-jurisdictional law firm with offices in five states: Nevada, California, Arizona, Texas, and North Carolina. TALG's practice areas include business litigation and transactions, intellectual property & life sciences, biotechnology, real estate, and family law litigation and mediation services. Check out TALG at https://talglaw.com/.
After practicing exclusively as a family law litigator for over fifteen years, in 2020 Tenny earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University School of Law. Pepperdine's dispute resolution program is currently ranked as #1 in the nation.
"Splitting the pie" is a traditional mediation approach that should be rethought! Tenny published an article about why she has focused her practice on utilizing skilled negotiation techniques, assessing and considering plausible alternative options, and carefully navigating the zone of possible agreement. You can read her article here: https://talglaw.com/traditional-mediation-methods-fail/.
Stop by the TALG booth at The Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino, September 18-20, 2022, and meet Tenny. The National Divorce Conference brings together the leading matrimonial attorneys and financial experts to gain critical insights from nationally recognized presenters and a unique opportunity to network with other professionals that will help you expand your own skill set to offer clients a broader solution to complex issues. Here is the link to the Divorce Conference: https://www.bvresources.com/events/2022-aaml-bvr-divorce-conference/home. Get registered and let's meet!
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In a relief to Indian crypto exchange WazirX, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) unfroze its bank accounts.
WazirX communicated in a blog post on Monday that it is now in a position to continue banking operations as usual, over a month after the ED froze its bank accounts to inspect money laundering cases. WazirX said it has cooperated with investigators by providing all necessary details, information, and documents of the accused companies who used its platform.
The ED is investigating 16 fintech companies and instant loan apps, including WazirX.
The Binance-linked company’s assets worth Rs 64.7 crore were frozen after the central agency suspected that the crypto exchange assisted instant loan app companies in laundering the proceeds of crime by converting them into cryptocurrencies on its platform. A number of fintech companies were involved in illegal lending practices that were backed by Chinese funds, the ED had said. FE
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Sophie Jarvis Explores The Rot Beneath The Beauty In Until Branches Bend [TIFF Interview]
Early into "Until Branches Bend," the finely wrought first feature from writer/director Sophie Jarvis, Laney (Alexandra Roberts) says to her sister Robin (Grace Glowicki), "There's more to life than Montague," the small town where they work as line inspectors on a peach farm. "I know that," Robin quickly retorts, not realizing how big and how complicated life is about to become.
Robin leads a quiet, dutiful existence in the pastoral Okanagan region of British Columbia. She drives herself and Laney to the cannery each day in her beat-up truck, politely socializes with the other inspectors and pickers while she performs her mechanical labor, and goes home at the end of each long day to take care of her black standard poodle, Rupert. But a rotten wormhole spotted within a peach on one day's off hours throws the entire community into upheaval. Robin becomes a reluctant whistleblower when her boss, Dennis (Lochlyn Munro), refuses to take action about the potentially invasive insect found inside. Unwanted pregnancies, fractious local politics, and the murky ethics of agribusiness swirl together, threatening to tear Robin asunder.
"Until Branches Bend" is a superbly mounted effort from Sophie Jarvis, whose shorts range from the serious to the slapstick, from animation to a kind of kitchen sink realism, and so on. With this first feature, she's found a preternaturally assured voice with which to tell a story of haunting allegorical power — what feels like an elder passing down the wisdom of the generations. I sat down with Jarvis ahead of the World Premiere of "Until Branches Bend" at TIFF to talk all things monoculture, transitioning from production design to directing, and shooting in the Okanagan.
'She's just a terrific clown'
Congratulations on having your first film selected for premiere at TIFF. You must be so excited.
Oh god, I am. And so nervous. Thank you so much. We finished the film just before we had to deliver everything for TIFF, which was great because we had a lot of momentum coming out of post. And knowing we had a world premiere secured was nice, knowing we didn't have to hit the ground running.
This is your first feature as a director, but you made several short films before this.
Yeah, I've made a lot of short films since I finished film school 10 years ago, which is actually nuts, because my first short film, "The Worst Day Ever," actually premiered at TIFF in 2012. So I feel like there's a real full circle moment happening here, 10 years later. I've made a lot of stuff that's driven by, basically, my own curiosity. I like to learn a lot. So a lot of these shorts were made because I wanted to try something new, either it was a storytelling thing or a materials thing. For example, I also just finished this stop motion animation short this year, which has nothing to do with this film. I feel like short films have been like a really great play area for me to mess around in while trying to get my features off the ground.
It makes sense that you saw your shorts as opportunities to explore different ideas and media, because this film has this surprising tonal complexity to it. The images are naturalistic, but the score is kind of surreal, and there's also a good deal of humor.
You just made my day by saying that you found it humorous because I think that on the page the script could have been interpreted as fairly dramatic, edging even on melodramatic. And I'm just not really that type of person. I find a lot of comedy comes from subverting what people are expecting. I wouldn't say I intentionally go out trying to subvert people's expectations — it's more just seeing those opportunities for reversal and digging into them in whatever way feels right.
So for example, the lead, Grace Glowicki, I mean, she's just one of my favorite actors, but I think that she's just a terrific clown, if you know what I mean. She's in complete control over her own physicality, and her way of working is very in the body. She's also a very funny person. So she was able to play this character who is pretty intense and lacking in humor in a way that to me is very funny. But she also plays Robin with a lot of empathy and compassion. It makes me happy to hear you saw the humor. I think that every choice I make has this subtle edge of absurdism that I feel very comfortable in. That's in the score, and also sometimes in how we frame things, and also in the interactions that happen around the characters.
'A natural place for something to go wrong'
The landscape also felt prominent in the film, the location. Could you discuss the role of the Okanagan region where you set the film?
Well, it's funny, my grandfather, who was Swiss, actually moved from Switzerland to a town called Summerland in the Okanagan in 1965. Growing up we went to Summerland all the time. It's a place that just really feels like home, but I'm an outsider. Do you know what I mean? I grew up in Vancouver, which is technically just a drive away, but it's a world apart. Going to Summerland was always a big event. This is a place that has four seasons in the summertime and is an orchard town, stone fruit is such a big thing there. My grandpa wasn't a farmer, but he had a lot of fruit trees, so I'll never eat a peach and not think of my childhood growing up there. To me, it's a place where even from my mom's stories, nothing bad ever seemed to happen. So in my own sick, twisted way I thought, this place that to me feels so idyllic and also looks so idyllic seems like the perfect setting to poke a few holes in it and see — what could happen in a community like this and a landscape like this to make things go awry?
My mom actually worked in the cannery in Summerland when she was a teenager. She told me a bit about it and how it was just like this great place where teenagers, housewives, so many different generations and cultures of people were working there together. I was inspired by her telling me those stories and thinking, okay, there's the farmers, but there's also the factories. And there are so many people who are intricately linked to farming here and to fruit. That seems like a natural place for something to go wrong.
You depict in the film how the community in that area really is so dependent on the crop, on the harvest. How if one thing were to turn the entire community would be in jeopardy.
Yes, and it's not unlikely. We did so much research for this film, years of research. The beetle actually was inspired by a bug called the coddling moth, which was a huge problem for over a decade in the Okanagan. There's a research station in Summerland called the Summerland Research Station where the scientists are kind of heroes in the community because they were the ones who developed a very simple, but also extremely effective eradication program. A lot of farmers lost their farms, a lot of people went bankrupt because of this moth that attacks the apple trees. But because of the sterilization program that the scientists came up with, it was this very simple way of just breeding moths in the lab as a way of rendering them sterile, and sending them out into the world to mate with wild moths.
The way they tracked the spread of infertility, which I totally stole for the film, is they fed the moths an all-pink diet at the lab. So when you squish the moths and see that they're pink inside, you'd know that they're sterilized. It's a really a kind of incredible system. You'd think it would be very complicated, but in the end they just fed them pink and sent them on their way. And you know their funding is garbage, scientists don't get any money. So they have to make do with stuff they can find at Home Depot. It's the most amazing thing.
Anyway, there was a lot of research done about that, a lot of research talking to orchardists and farmers, the local first nations as well as white settler families, and also immigrant farmers, you know there's a lot of people who came from the Punjabi region in the seventies. We made sure to really get our understanding of that region and its complexity right, because everybody there is part of the community, and it's a small community.
'What humans and the society we've created have done to the land'
On the note of that complexity, the film builds to the revelation of these awful irreconcilable oppositions. In order for the farm to provide jobs for the entire town, they have to overwater, practice monoculture, and spray pesticides. But the pesticides are causing cancer in Okanagans, and monoculture is destroying the local biodiversity. So then you get these bugs that come, but if you point one out everyone loses their jobs, and if you don't, the people you're shipping the fruit to could get sick. It's like no matter what choice is made someone loses.
Well, first of all, as a filmmaker from Vancouver, I'm extremely qualified to speak about a farming community like Summerland [laughs]. But seriously, I grew up visiting Summerland as an outsider. So like I said, I had to do a ton of research to make the central scenario in the film accurate and believable, and one of the things I discovered from all the research is just, there's no one person to blame. You see that in the film. The closest thing you get to a "bad guy" is Dennis, Lochlyn Munro's character. But Dennis points out in the town hall meeting that the farm is a cooperative, and he is really just fighting to have people keep their jobs, even if that does mean lying about Robin. Like the workers, he's also just doing his job, which he sees as a service to the greater community.
Ultimately it roots down to what humans and the society we've created have done to the land. And I would say that that comes with colonization, because the issues that we're seeing in the Okanagan these days are directly due to human interference. Monoculture farming in particular is a huge part of that. You know, we have these wildfires every year now, too. It's brutal in the summer, there are so many issues every year. It's the decisions of a few humans along the way and now everyone's just caught up in it.
And Robin herself, as much as Lochyln Munro's character isn't the villain, Robin isn't a typical protagonist. It's not like she's Erin Brockovich, crusading for what's right. Throughout the film, people are like, "Why are you doing this?" And she doesn't really know, she even wants to take back what she did.
She wants to retract her choice immediately.
Right. Her character feels so realistic, was it a matter of working through a number of drafts to make sure Robin wasn't a flat character?
If you can believe it, she was actually way more ambiguous in my early drafts. When you make a first feature that actually has a budget, you get a lot of people weighing in on the script before they will give you the money. And a lot of the notes I got were to make Robin, for lack of a better word, more cliche. I was able to take many of those notes and find other solutions, ultimately, even notes that you don't like are rooted in something that needs to be addressed. I would say that her character came to the place where you see her now because I resisted the encouragement to make her more conventional.
Even with her pregnancy, I had her be a bit more on the fence. In the back story we developed for Robin, she's basically always been a caretaker for Laney. She's been taking care of her since she was 18, so she's been a kind of parent her whole adult life. In very early drafts of the script, I saw her as being kind of on the fence about getting an abortion because in one way, she's used to being a parent. So it would be kind of the safe thing to do. In another way, I think her heart doesn't want to continue doing that. That was a really important change that I made to the script. There was stuff I thought was stronger that I wanted to focus on that ended up having more parallels to things that are going on in our world. Writing is just a process of finding out who your characters are and figuring out what they're like. The Robin from the early drafts would be a total stranger to the Robin in the film.
'Those dead bugs — all real'
There is a scene toward the end of the film where Robin is riding down a dirt road in a truck, and the camera is mounted on the hood shooting through the windshield, which is just covered in splattered dead bugs. When I read after the film that your training is as a production designer, it made total sense. Is this the first film where you've ceded production design to a team you're not on?
Well, I would love to take credit for that detail but actually, that was just the truck of our set decorator Courtenay Mayes. She had just been driving it around the Okanagan, and by the time we shot that scene it happened to be completely splattered by bugs, which felt perfect. So those dead bugs — all real.
But yeah, the production design team is almost all people who I have worked with before. This was my first time working with Courtenay actually, but the production designer was Charlie Hannah, our art director was Kara Hornland, who I've worked with on so many projects. The props were done by Mona Fani, and all of them are also artists in their own right. They're all people who are photographers or they're stylists, Kara is also a movement director, so she did the movement direction for this film as well.
I think what I love about production design is it brings in so many talented people, and there's a place for everybody. Even with a project like this, which was an independent film, you can bring together this great group of people who all have different skills. I was lucky because as a production designer, I'd worked with all of them. So they all knew me really, really well and understood my taste. So I felt like I was in very good hands because you know, it can be a bit hard to step away from what you know best when it's your own project.
"Until Branches Bend" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2022.
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A recent campaign succeeded in diminishing the reach of a website that is notorious for harassing autistic and transgender people, and which has been linked to at least three suicides.
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A recent campaign succeeded in diminishing the reach of a website that is notorious for harassing autistic and transgender people, and which has been linked to at least three suicides.
Copyright 2022 NPR
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The Egyptian railway sector has been at the epicenter of the current Administration's development plans for a more connected and more fluid trade and urban activity across the Egyptian territory. The Egyptian National Railway ("ENR"), acting as the national railway operator, has been significantly involved in the overall improvement of the national railway network and the implementation of new mega-projects. There is presently enormous traction in the sector and ENR is seeking a closer-than-ever cooperation with the private sector to realize the ambitious vision of the State.
New ENR-Specific Procurement Rules
In April 2021, the Egyptian Ministry of Transport ("MoT") issued Decree 191 for 2021 which sets forth the procurement rules applicable to ENR ("Decree"). The Decree is, to a large extent, modelled on the more general public procurement rules enacted under Law 182 for 2018. The Decree, however, has precedence over the latter.
The purpose of the Decree was to stimulate the procurement process by developing a separate set of rules that would allow ENR to operate in a more efficient and autonomous fashion. It acknowledges the typical competitive tendering process as well as direct contracting (subject, however, to certain conditions).
The Decree permits ENR to offer assets for long-term lease, enter into a transaction involving a related/compound network of agreements, or BOT arrangements including variants thereof.
Separately, law 152 for 1980, the legal text establishing ENR, was amended in 2018 to reverse the State monopoly over the railway sector and pave the way for more investments by the private sector through partnerships with ENR and a concession model.
Recent Landmark Deal with the Private Sector
Last July, the MoT announced through its official website that ENR has penned what is a first-of-a-kind public private partnership with the Austrian company voestalpine Railway Systems, the market leader for railway infrastructure system solutions, for the management and operation of existing turnout production facilities of ENR.
The project reflects the ambitious agenda of MoT to move ahead with a comprehensive plan to modernize the Egyptian railway industry with the aid of the private sector and localize foreign expertise in the process.
AMERELLER law firm is proud to have advised voestalpine Railway Systems on all aspects of the project, including the drafting and negotiation of the project documents.
This could be the catalyst for a greater cooperation with the private sector in the near future for what is a critical public utility that is in dire need of investment.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
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This evening's outlook for Racine: Overcast with showers at times. Low 59F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Racine will see warm temperatures this Tuesday. It looks to reach a moderate 75 degrees. 57 degrees is tomorrow's low. We'll see sunshine tomorrow, but also cloud cover at times. The area will see gentle winds tomorrow, with forecast showing winds from northwest, clocking in at 12 mph. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Keep an eye on journaltimes.com for forecast information and severe weather updates.
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Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes in setback for space tourism
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An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff from Texas on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth.
The incident marked a setback for Amazon chief Jeff Bezos' company as well as the space tourism sector, though observers were encouraged by the fact that had people been aboard, they would have likely survived.
Blue Origin tweeted a short video clip showing the moment when the capsule fired emergency thrusters to separate itself from its booster rocket early, around a minute after launching from the company's base in west Texas.
"Booster failure on today's uncrewed flight. Escape system performed as designed," Blue said on its website, noting the rocket "impacted the ground" instead of landing upright as it normally does.
The New Shepard suborbital rockets have been grounded pending an investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, which is standard procedure.
"The capsule landed safely and the booster impacted within the designated hazard area. No injuries or public property damage have been reported," the FAA added.
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It was the 23rd mission for the New Shepard rocket program, named after the first American in space, and the first to end in failure.
NS-23, which had 36 experiments on board, was first set to launch in late August, but was delayed due to inclement weather.
The anomaly occurred as the rocket was climbing at 700 miles per hour (1,126 kilometers per hour) at an altitude of about 28,000 feet (8,500 meters). The rocket appeared to stall as it experienced the technical issue.
The capsule then initiated its escape sequence and outsped the booster, which it engulfed in bright yellow flames.
The incident marks a setback for both Blue Origin and the nascent space tourism industry.
'Escape system worked well'
But billionaire entrepreneur Jareed Isaacman, who chartered a private space mission with SpaceX last year, tweeted "looks like the launch escape system worked well."
"With so many launches, so many vehicles, engines and boosters in development across the industry, it should not be that surprising to see events like this," Isaacman added.
Blue Origin began flying humans to space on 10-minute there and back rides last year for an unspecified ticket price.
In all it has flown 32 people -- some as paying customers and others as guests. Notable passengers include founder Bezos and Star Trek icon William Shatner.
Passengers experience a few minutes' weightlessness and observe the curve of the Earth before the capsule re-enters the atmosphere and floats down for a gentle desert landing.
Other companies offering tourism experiences include Virgin Galactic, which hasn't flown since carrying its founder Richard Branson to the edge of space in July 2021.
While Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin offer short jaunts to the cosmos, Elon Musk's SpaceX works with another company called Axiom Space to offer longer missions to the International Space Station.
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Retired Detective Andrew Joseph Spano, 94 years old, passed away on Monday September 5, 2022, peacefully at his home in Bloomfield, NJ.
Born in Newark , NJ, Mr. Spano a life long resident of Bloomfield, NJ. Graduated St Francis Grammar School and went on to Saint Benedicts High School.
A Master Sergeant in the United States Army. Serving our county during the Korean Conflict and receiving the Silver Star. He went on to be sworn in to the Bloomfield Police department on August 16, 1955 and retired as a detective on July 1, 1993. Very Loved and Respected, he served his town for 38yrs. He was a very proud family man and loved his summer home at Monmouth Beach.
Mr. Spano was the husband of the late Elizabeth F. Spano nee: Carollo. He is survived by his Children Gina Giordano, Andrea Burgess, And Andrew Spano Jr. Also survived by his 5 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Relatives and friends were invited to attend the visitation on Thursday at the O’Boyle Funeral Home 309 Broad St Bloomfield. the funeral was on Friday and the funeral mass was offered at St.Francis Xavier church. Interment Glendale Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Bloomfield PBA local 32, 1 municipal Plaza PO Box 265 Bloomfield, NJ 07003 in his memory. Express condolences at www.oboylefuneralhome.com
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MILAN (AP) — Three Americans were among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize, announced Monday, for their work in the fields of moral philosophy, musicology and biotechnology.
Martha Nussbaum, a philosopher and scholar at the University of Chicago, won for “her transformative reconception of the goals of social justice, both globally and locally,” the Balzan Foundation said in its citation.
Nussbaum, author of more than 20 books, frequently examines emotions and the role they play in moral and political judgments. Her latest book, “Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility,” is scheduled for publication in December.
Another University of Chicago faculty member, ethnomusicologist Philip Bohlman, was recognized for his work focusing primarily on European and Jewish music. He was cited by the foundation for his exploration of “the interstices between music and religion (and) Jewish music in modernity” as well as for his performance of Jewish urban music.
Bohlman performs both as artistic director of the New Budapest Orpheum Society, and with his wife Christine Wilkie Bohlman presenting works for piano and dramatic speaker written during the Holocaust.
Robert Langer, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, won the biotechnology prize for what the Milan-based Balzan Foundation called pioneering research and advances in mRNA vaccines and tissue engineering, paving the way “for breakthroughs in the controlled release of macromolecules with many medical applications.”
The final prize was shared by Danish palaeoclimatology professor Dorthe Dahl-Jensen of the University of Copenhagen and Dutch climatologist Johannes Oerlemans of the University of Utrecht for glaciation and ice-sheet dynamics. The Balzan citation noted their joint and complementary work on the dynamics of glaciation and ice sheets which has helped to create “more reliable projections of ice sheet behavior related to changes in sea level.”
The Balzan Foundation awards two prizes in the sciences and two in the humanities each year, rotating specialties to highlight new or emerging areas of research and sustain fields that might be overlooked elsewhere. Recipients receive 750,000 Swiss francs ($785,000), half of which must be used for research, preferably by young scholars or scientists.
The prizes will be awarded by Italian President Sergio Mattarella in November in Rome.
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Photo Release
Stop workers abuses: Sen. Raffy T. Tulfo, during the organizational meeting of the Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development Monday, September 12, 2022, urges the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to immediately address the abuses against the Filipino workers. “I always give suggestions, I always talk to the DOLE people, they just say yes but they still don't find a way. Until now many people are still not paid correctly, not given the right wages. You, who are new in office, what is your plan to address this that has been oppressing Filipino workers? They are not given proper wages, they are underpaid, there are no benefits, they are not given overtime pay, they are not given 13th month pay, what is your plan?” Tulfo said in Filipino. In response, Labor Secretary Bienvenido “Benny” E. Laguesma said the department has regular inspection program and technical assistance but asked for ample time to address the issue in the labor sector. (Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB)
Giving back to Filipino workers
On rising underemployment
PH enjoying a moment in sports
Disenteng trabaho; sahod na makatao
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Hikvision introduces new Pro series PTZ cameras with ColorVu
The integrated ColorVu technology and varifocal lens within the camera guarantees that image brightness and full color always remain consistent as the camera zooms in and out
HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hikvision today announces new additions to its Pro series PTZ cameras, including the integration of ColorVu technology for the first time in this range. With ColorVu, Hikvision’s new Pro series cameras can provide consistent image brightness and full color imaging as the camera zooms in and out. This ensures crystal-clear details and vivid color for distant objects at all times and in all conditions.
Revolutionary “ColorVu + Varifocal” integration
Traditional PTZ cameras often struggle to ensure that images remain bright and clear when they zoom in, especially in low light conditions. This is because the lens aperture gets smaller when operators increase the focal length, reducing the light entering the lens and thereby impacting the clarity of images.
One way to solve this issue is to adjust the size of the aperture as the focal length changes , so that a consistent amount of light can enter the lens . With Hikvision ColorVu technology, a very large fixed aperture is used in the Pro series varifocal PTZ cameras, enabling consistent light and color for imaging as the camera zooms in or out at night.
The new PTZ cameras’ fixed F1.2 lens aperture allows as much as 14x more light to enter the lens compared to conventional PTZ units. This same capability also ensures vivid and full-color imaging in light conditions as low as 0.0005 lux: or nearly total darkness. The result is bright and colored images, even in extremely low light conditions or at night.
The camera also has a warm supplemental LED light that further illuminates the field of vision, allowing objects and events to be captured in full color within 100-meter range.
Further increasing security capabilities with AcuSense
In addition to ColorVu, Hikvision Pro series cameras have also been equipped with AcuSense technology, which distinguishes between real security threats and harmless moving objects such as animals, falling leaves, and changing lights.
This smart classification capability means that alarms are only triggered in the event of real security threats. In such cases, the PTZ lens follows the detected threats and sends automated alerts to home or business owners, security teams, or Alarm Receiving Centers (ARCs).
The ability to detect real security threats in real time, and to reduce false alarms, means that security end users and teams can respond to security incidents quickly and effectively and minimize negative impacts. This is especially vital for protecting site perimeters, key entrances and exits, and other restricted areas.
Find out more
Hikvision’s new Pro series PTZ cameras are available in 2 / 4/ 8 MP resolutions for a wide range of security needs and budgets. Specifically, the 2 MP models support 20x optical zoom, while 4 / 8 MP models support up to 12x optical zoom. They are ideal for security applications in industrial parks, factories, warehouses, schools and a wide range of other indoor and outdoor locations.
For more information about the new PTZ cameras, please visit the website or contact us today!
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Across the country, dentists are having a hard time scheduling all their patients because they don't have enough help from dental hygienists. Many hygienists left the field over the last few years.
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Across the country, dentists are having a hard time scheduling all their patients because they don't have enough help from dental hygienists. Many hygienists left the field over the last few years.
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Top House Democrats requested an investigation into airline companies use of pandemic funds on Thursday, following weeks of thousands of flights across the getting canceled and delayed.
In a letter to Deputy Inspector General of the Treasury Richard Delmar, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said that they were “concerned” that federal funds may have been used to pay for buyouts and early retirement packages for pilots.
“We are concerned that some airlines have used federal funds obtained during the pandemic to provide buyouts and early retirement packages for pilots, which may be exacerbating a shortage of commercial pilots,” the pair wrote.
The airline industry received more than $60 billion in pandemic-related funds from the CARES Act signed into law by former President Trump in 2020, according to the lawmakers. The funding was meant to keep workers on the payroll while COVID-19 mitigation efforts, such as lockdowns, curfews and travel bans remained in place.
But several airlines cut a large portion of their workforce and urged employees to retire early, they said. “At the same time, the airlines “benefitted from record high revenues,” they continued.
“American taxpayers supported the airline industry during its darkest days at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Americans deserve transparency into how airlines have used the federal funds they have received.”
Maloney and Clyburn contended that these reported buyouts and early retirements have contributed to a pilot shortage, thus exacerbating flight issues for travelers.
“These early retirement programs exacerbated an existing pilot shortage within the airline industry, since by law pilots must retire at age 65,” they said.
“Millions of travelers have been impacted by widespread flight delays and cancellations, with the pilot shortage being a major contributing factor”
Maloney and Clyburn also pointed to earlier reports from the Treasury’s Office of the Inspector General which found issues with the airlines’ payroll calculations used to determine how much pandemic-related funding they received.
“Under the Trump Administration, Treasury allowed aviation contractors to layoff thousands of workers while still receiving full payroll support based on pre-pandemic workforce numbers,” the Democratic lawmakers noted.
Struggling with staffing shortages, particularly among pilots, airlines have canceled and delayed thousands of flights on major travel weekends, frustrating passengers and leading to a rise in complaints.
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Psychologist: School shooter suffered fetal alcohol damage
By TERRY SPENCER
Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A neuropsychologist says Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered brain damage when his birth mother drank during pregnancy. Paul Connor testified Monday that people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder often have problems with hyperactivity, outbursts, motor control and socializing from a young age. Teachers and friends have previously testified Cruz had all of those problems. He said Cruz had slightly below normal intelligence, which is typical for those with fetal alcohol problems. The 23-year-old Cruz had pleaded guilty to murdering 17 students and staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. His trial is only to determine whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole,
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UPLAND, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nature's Miracle Inc. ("Nature's Miracle"), announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Vermillion Growers, Inc. to develop a 60-acre vegetable greenhouse in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The project will be completed in two phases with a total size of 60 acres (first phase of 20 acres and second phase of 40 acres). Nature's Miracle will provide turnkey solution including earthworks, foundations, structures (warehouses and greenhouses), machinery, irrigation, lighting in order to complete the construction of the greenhouse. The first and the second phases are expected to generate US$30 million and US$84 million in revenue, respectively, for Nature's Miracle during the next two years. The greenhouse will primarily produce tomatos which will be supplied to the Canadian and the U.S. market.
Management Comments
"We are excited to be engaged to develop a world class greenhouse with Vermillion Growers in Manitoba, Canada. The greenhouse will produce high-quality tomatos for consumers in Manitoba, the neighboring provinces and the U.S. market on a year-around basis," said Tie "James" Li, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nature's Miracle. "This facility will take advantage of the favorable electricity rate being supplied by renewable power sources, including a hydroelectric project. The greenhouse will also utilize carbon dioxide to expedite the growth of the plants. Therefore, the project will be eligible for carbon credits and will contribute to carbon reduction."
"By partnering with Nature's Miracle, a leading Controlled Environment Agriculture company, we will be able to build a high quality greenhouse in an efficient way," said Maria Deschauer, Managing Director of Vermillion Growers. "We are looking forward to working with Nature's Miracle on what we believe will be the largest vegetable greenhouse for the Province of Manitoba."
About Nature's Miracle Inc.
Nature's Miracle (www.Nature-Miracle.com) is a fast-growing agriculture technology company providing services to growers in the Controlled Environment Agriculture ("CEA") industry which also include vertical farming in North America. Nature's Miracle offers integrated solutions which include hardware as well as software to design, build and operate various indoor growing settings including greenhouse and indoor-growing spaces. Nature's Miracle, through its two wholly-owned subsidiaries (Visiontech Group, Inc. and Hydroman, Inc.), provides grow lights as well as other hydroponic products to hundreds of indoor growers in North America. Nature's Miracle has also developed a robust pipeline to build commercial-scale greenhouse in the U.S. and Canada to meet the growing needs of fresh and local vegetable products. Nature's Miracle offers turnkey solutions to its operating partners by providing the design, construction and hardware installment services; Nature's Miracle has established its first manufacturing footprint in North America with its grow-light assembly plant in Manitoba, Canada and is expected to set up additional manufacturing/assembly facilities in North America.
Nature's Miracle Inc. and Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. ("together with its successors, Lakeshore") ( Nasdaq: LBBB) previously announced that they entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the "Merger Agreement"). Upon closing, the combined company is expected to change its name to Nature's Miracle Holding Inc. and its common stock is expected to be traded on the Nasdaq Global Market.
About Vermillion Growers Inc.
Vermillion Growers (www.vermilliongrowers.com) is a Canadian private company currently developing a 70 acres vegetable greenhouse in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The first phase, 10 acres, is currently under construction. The second phase will add 20 acres and the third phase will add 40 acres. Once completed, Vermillion Growers will be Manitoba's first large scale vegetable greenhouse to address key issues in commercial agriculture, sustainable food production, nutrition and safety.
About Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.
Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
Important Information About the Proposed Business Combination and Where to Find It
This press release includes information about a proposed business combination between Lakeshore and Nature's Miracle. A full description of the terms of the business combination will be provided in a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement to be filed with the SEC by Lakeshore. The proxy statement will be mailed to Lakeshore's shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting at the shareholders' meeting relating to the proposed transactions. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed business combination. Lakeshore's shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement and the amendments thereto and other documents filed in connection with the proposed business combination, as these materials will contain important information about Nature's Miracle, Lakeshore and the proposed business combination. The Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC, once available, may be obtained without charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a written request to Lakeshore, 667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065.
Participants in the Solicitation
Lakeshore, certain shareholders of Lakeshore, and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Lakeshore's shareholders with respect to the proposed business combination. A list of the names of Lakeshore's directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Lakeshore is contained in Lakeshore's registration statement on Form S-1, which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a written request to Lakeshore, 667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement for the proposed business combination when available.
Nature's Miracle and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Lakeshore in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination will be included in the proxy statement for the proposed business combination when available.
Forward-looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal U.S. securities laws with respect to the proposed business combination between Lakeshore and Nature's Miracle, the benefits of the transaction, the amount of cash the transaction will provide Nature's Miracle, the anticipated timing of the transaction, the services and markets of Nature's Miracle, our expectations regarding future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures, competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities, future plans and intentions, results, level of activities, performance, goals or achievements or other future events. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "may," "could," "will," "potential," "intend," "estimate," "should," "plan," "predict," or the negative or other variations of such statements, reflect our management's current beliefs and assumptions and are based on the information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Lakeshore's securities; (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by Lakeshore's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Lakeshore; (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval of the business combination agreement by the stockholders of Lakeshore, the satisfaction of the minimum cash amount following any redemptions by Lakeshore's public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (iv) the lack of a third-party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Nature's Miracle's business relationships, operating results and business generally; (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Nature's Miracle; (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Nature's Miracle or Lakeshore related to the business combination agreement or the proposed transaction; (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of Lakeshore's securities on a national securities exchange; (x) changes in the competitive industries in which Nature's Miracle operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Nature's Miracle's business and changes in the combined capital structure; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (xii) the risk of downturns in the market and Nature's Miracle's industry including, but not limited to, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; (xiii) costs related to the transaction and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions; (xiv) risks and uncertainties related to Nature's Miracle's business, including, but not limited to risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Nature's Miracle; risks related to Nature's Miracle's limited operating history, the roll-out of Nature's Miracle's business and the timing of expected business milestones; Nature's Miracle's ability to implement its business plan and scale its business; Nature's Miracle's ability to develop products and technologies that are more effective or commercially attractive than competitors' products; Nature's Miracle's ability to maintain accelerate rate of growth recently due to lifestyle changes in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic; risks of increased costs as a result of being a public company; risks relating to Nature's Miracle's being unable to renew the leases of their facilities and warehouses; Nature's Miracle's ability to grow the size of its organization and management in response of the increase of sales and marketing infrastructure; risks relating to potential tariffs or a global trade war that could increase the cost of Nature's Miracle's products; risks relating to product liability lawsuits that could be brought against Nature's Miracle;; Nature's Miracle's ability to formulate, implement and modify as necessary effective sales, marketing, and strategic initiatives to drive revenue growth; Nature's Miracle's ability to expand internationally; acceptance by the marketplace of the products and services that Nature's Miracle markets; and government regulations and Nature's Miracle's ability to obtain applicable regulatory approvals and comply with government regulations. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of proxy statement, when available, and other documents filed by Lakeshore from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and neither Nature's Miracle nor Lakeshore assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Neither Lakeshore nor Nature's Miracle gives any assurance that either Lakeshore or Nature's Miracle, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.
Non-solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential business combination or any other matter and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of Lakeshore, Nature's Miracle or the combined company, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 12th time
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow/Gray News) - Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon, has been denied release.
The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said an interview with the Board of Parole was held Aug. 31.
The board’s decision to deny parole with “a hold of 18 months” was announced Monday.
Chapman’s next appearance date is scheduled for February 2024.
Over 40 years ago, Chapman was convicted of killing the famed Beatles member as he walked inside of his luxury New York apartment on Dec. 8, 1980.
Chapman was an out-of-work security guard with a history of mental illness.
He was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison and has been denied parole 12 times.
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- OpGen OPGN shares rose 20.6% to $0.52 during Monday's after-market session. This security traded at a volume of 927.4K shares come close, making up 324.6% of its average volume over the last 100 days. The company's market cap stands at $25.0 million.
- Comera Life Sciences CMRA shares moved upwards by 19.79% to $2.3. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $43.9 million.
- Entrada Therapeutics TRDA shares moved upwards by 12.09% to $13.35. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $418.7 million.
- CNS Pharmaceuticals CNSP shares rose 10.59% to $0.26. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $10.4 million.
- ASLAN Pharma ASLN shares rose 8.74% to $0.87. The company's market cap stands at $60.6 million.
- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals CPRX stock rose 8.64% to $16.46. This security traded at a volume of 287.2K shares come close, making up 13.2% of its average volume over the last 100 days. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $1.6 billion.
Losers
- Cardiff Oncology CRDF shares declined by 17.4% to $2.65 during Monday's after-market session. Cardiff Oncology's trading volume hit 139.7K shares by close, accounting for 15.4% of its average volume over the last 100 days. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $114.8 million.
- Revance Therapeutics RVNC stock fell 6.73% to $26.2. Trading volume for this security closed at 149.2K, accounting for 16.1% of its average full-day volume over the last 100 days. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $1.9 billion.
- Aditxt ADTX stock fell 5.09% to $0.16. At the close, Aditxt's trading volume reached 6.4 million shares. This is 91.3% of its average volume over the last 100 days. The company's market cap stands at $9.3 million.
- 180 Life Sciences ATNF stock declined by 5.0% to $0.84. The company's market cap stands at $31.6 million.
- ProKidney PROK shares decreased by 4.94% to $9.24. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $568.6 million.
- Vivani Medical VANI stock decreased by 4.35% to $3.08. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $156.2 million. See Also: www.benzinga.com/money/best-healthcare-stocks/
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One of William Klein's early mentors, artist Fernand Leger, told him: "Get out of the galleries. Look at buildings; go out onto the street." That is exactly what Klein did — and he went on to become one of the most influential photographers of his generation, channeling the kineticism of cities including New York, Paris, Tokyo and Moscow in his work.
Klein died Saturday at age 96 in his adopted city of Paris, his son Pierre Klein announced. His death came during the last few days of a major retrospective show at the International Center of Photography in New York, which was scheduled to close Monday.
Born in 1926 in New York, Klein attended the City College of New York before joining the army in 1946. He won his first camera in a poker game while stationed in Germany. Two years later, he relocated to Paris, and studied abstract painting and sculpture at the Sorbonne thanks to the G.I. Bill; it was there that he met and studied with Leger.
In the mid-1950s, Vogue magazine first published some of Klein's acerbic and even satirical photographs, which led to a long-lasting and deep connection with the fashion world.
His first photography book, Life is Good and Good for You, was published in 1956; he was soon hailed as a major new force, and a stream of other books followed. Although he was primarily known as a still photographer, Klein also made a number of films, including 1969's Muhammad Ali, The Greatest.
Some of Klein's work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; the Centre Pompidou in Paris; and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. In 1989, he was appointed a Commander of Arts and Letters by the French government.
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In Cancer Cell, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and other centers describe a role for the natural killer- and CD8-positive T cell-inhibitory signal mediator NKG2A in bladder cancer response to PD-L1-targeting immune checkpoint blockade treatment. Starting with expression data spanning several cancer types profiled for the Cancer Genome Atlas project, the team saw ties between NKG2A expression and overall survival in individuals with bladder cancer, prompting additional analyses. Using a combination of published data, single-cell RNA sequencing on cells isolated from eight fresh bladder tumor samples, immune cell profiling, and other analyses, the authors teased out relationships between NKG2A-expressing CD8-positive T cells and tumors expressing varying levels and forms of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA). "Notably, NKG2A-positive CD8-positive T cells are inhibited when HLA-E is expressed by tumors and partly restored upon NKG2A blockade in an HLA-E-dependent manner," they report, adding that "our study provides a framework for subsequent clinical trials combining NKG2A blockade with other T cell-targeted immunotherapies, where tumors express higher levels of HLA-E."
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Johnny Pinchback spent 27 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.
"It was hell, right here on Earth," he said. "Pure hell."
Pinchback was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to 99 years in prison.
"Man, it is very hurtful, very painful," he continued. "A whole bunch of guys that were sent there for rape crimes and child molestation, that couldn't defend themselves — they were raped themselves, beat up and raped themselves, and so many of them killed themselves."
Thanks to DNA evidence and the Texas Innocence Project, Pinchback has been a free man for 11 years but says his readjustment into society has been its own challenge.
"After I got out, you know, I was lost, man," Pinchback said. "When I got out, it was a shock, man. It was a cultural shock."
Despite how tough his experience has been on his psyche, Pinchback says formal therapy didn't work for him.
"They sent a few of us to it," he said. "We were like, 'Man, we do counseling and do therapy for each other.' And that's what we did."
Chantal Fahmy is a University of Texas San Antonio professor and has spent her career studying the formerly incarcerated.
She says reentry into society is its own punishment and takes a toll mentally.
"Their education really hasn't changed all that much. So, it's not like they're attaining these jobs that they weren't able to get prior," she said. "They're ineligible for a lot of forms of public assistance, like welfare. They're alienated from mainstream life, period."
A study from the University of Chicago compares the mental toll of being wrongfully imprisoned to the anguish suffered by military veterans and torture survivors.
Researchers say common effects among the exonerated include severe PTSD, persistent personality changes, depression and complex feelings of loss.
Fahmy says the resources specifically for exonerees are very limited, but for anyone leaving prison, family support can have a positive impact.
"When you have a solid support system in both of those ways, whether it's from family or whether it's from friends, your mental health is better," she said.
Anna Vasquez spent 13 years behind bars for a crime that never happened.
She and three other women were charged with gang raping two children, and their story was featured in the documentary "Southwest of Salem."
Ultimately, their conviction was thrown out due to inaccurate scientific testimony and an admission by the accuser that her father forced her to make false allegations.
Vasquez now serves as the director of outreach for the Innocence Project of Texas and says she hopes she can be that resource for people in her position.
"I think it brings them some comfort," she said. "You know, when I speak to them, it's not coming from an attorney, or a paralegal, you know, it is somebody that has actually been there, going through what they're going through. … It's just hard to relate to somebody that has never been in prison."
As technology has advanced, exonerations have become more common.
According to the National Registry of Exonerations, more than 3,000 people have been wrongly convicted and exonerated since 1989, amounting to 25,000 years lost behind bars.
"I'm still a work in progress, you know?" Vasquez said. "Actually, yesterday, it was my brother's, I guess, death anniversary. I don't know how I should say that, but it makes me mad when I think about [the fact] I only had two years with him. It's anger, frustration. Unbelievable that something like this could happen."
Those 3,000 people who have now been exonerated are also reintegrating into society while dealing with unimaginable trauma and potential mental health challenges.
"Talking about your feelings or your emotions in prison was not to be done, you know?" Vasquez said. "You hid under a cover and you cried. So, the way that I coped with it was, I was hopeful. But I will not tell you that I didn't have my bad days. And you know, I was depressed, but I always seem to pick myself up."
Pinchback says the time he spends with other people who have been wrongfully convicted is his own kind of therapy.
"I've got another friend about 10 minutes from here," he said. "He did 31 years wrongfully convicted, and sometimes we'll joke around and stuff like that about prison we'll be joking and stuff like, 'Hey man, I'm going to the commissary today. Would you bring me three soups?' … Then we'll say, 'Hey man, it is a blessing for that to be behind us.'"
Pinchback and Vasquez regularly speak to law students and tell their stories to make that story less common.
"That's my job," Pinchback said. "It's my job until I die, man, until I can't do it no more. It's my job."
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Attila (ATT) traded 1.4% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 16:00 PM ET on September 12th. Attila has a market cap of $1.77 million and approximately $2,248.00 worth of Attila was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Attila coin can currently be purchased for about $0.0039 or 0.00000018 BTC on popular exchanges. In the last seven days, Attila has traded 1.1% higher against the U.S. dollar.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- Tarality (TARAL) traded 8.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0009 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded 213.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004466 BTC.
- USD Coin (USDC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004465 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded 600.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded up 44.1% against the dollar and now trades at $82.99 or 0.00388801 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded 1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002257 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $166.20 or 0.00742124 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded up 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $3.24 or 0.00014447 BTC.
Attila Coin Profile
Attila was first traded on February 8th, 2018. Attila’s total supply is 3,000,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 450,382,736 coins. Attila’s official Twitter account is @AeternumICO and its Facebook page is accessible here. Attila’s official website is www.attnetwork.org.
Buying and Selling Attila
It is usually not possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as Attila directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to trade Attila should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Changelly, Coinbase or Gemini. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase Attila using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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BlackHat (BLKC) traded down 1.2% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on September 12th. One BlackHat coin can currently be bought for $0.0669 or 0.00000299 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, BlackHat has traded up 10% against the dollar. BlackHat has a total market cap of $508,636.61 and $60,219.00 worth of BlackHat was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- Tarality (TARAL) traded down 8.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0009 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded 213.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded 0% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004466 BTC.
- USD Coin (USDC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00004465 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded 600.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded up 44.1% against the dollar and now trades at $82.99 or 0.00388801 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.51 or 0.00002257 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded down 1% against the dollar and now trades at $166.20 or 0.00742124 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Gateway Protocol (GWP) traded 2.6% higher against the dollar and now trades at $3.24 or 0.00014447 BTC.
BlackHat Profile
BlackHat’s total supply is 8,470,571 coins and its circulating supply is 7,604,715 coins. BlackHat’s official Twitter account is @blkcoin.
Buying and Selling BlackHat
It is usually not presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as BlackHat directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire BlackHat should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as GDAX, Gemini or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy BlackHat using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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Trump visits Washington in surprise and unleashes speculation
Former United States President Donald Trump (2017-2021) visits Washington on Monday, on his second trip to the capital since leaving the White House, which has triggered speculation about the reasons for his stay, which had not been previously announced.
In a message on his social network, Truth Social, Trump indicated this Monday that he was working at his golf club in Washington DC, next to the Potomac River, to immediately affirm “What an amazing site!”
The president arrived on Sunday afternoon at the Dulles airport in Virginia, on the outskirts of the capital.
Currently, the former president has numerous open lawsuits against him in various courts in the country and it is unknown if, beyond the visit to his golf club, he will carry out any activity related to his legal defense.
This Monday, his lawyers demanded that the judge in charge of the lawsuit filed by Trump for the FBI search of his mansion in Florida not accept a request from the Government to continue reviewing the seized material.
The FBI searched Trump’s mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, for taking classified documents from the White House.
On the former president, he also plans a possible accusation for his alleged link to the assault on the Capitol in January 2021, which resulted in 5 deaths.
The last time Trump set foot in Washington was at the end of last July, when he gave a speech before the America First Policy Institute think tank, where he left the door open to the possibility of running for president in 2024.
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Women's Premiership: Cliftonville Ladies beat Mid Ulster Ladies 6-0 to keep 100% record intact
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Cliftonville Ladies' relentless pursuit of a first ever top-flight title in the women's game continued with a 6-0 victory over Mid Ulster Ladies.
That marked their eleventh straight win and kept their 100% record intact.
Caitlin McGuiness continued her fine run of form, with the Premiership's leading scorer bagging two goals to take her total to 16 for the campaign.
Marissa Callaghan also scored two, and Megan Moran and Louise McDaniel one apiece, for the north Belfast club.
Glentoran earned maximum points against a resilient Sion Swifts Ladies at Ashfield High School in a tightly fought encounter to remain eight points behind the leaders.
The reigning champions took the lead through Kerry Beattie but her goal was cancelled out later in the first half by Swifts midfielder Kerry Brown.
Caragh Hamilton broke down a stubborn Sion defence on 76 minutes, and following that breakthrough, Imogen Lancaster scored her first goal for the club five minutes later to seal a 3-1 win for the Glens.
Elsewhere, another high-scoring encounter at the Bluebell saw Crusaders Strikers in third claim a 5-0 victory over Lisburn Ladies.
Megan Ingram opened the scoring, before Morganne Beggs made it two and late in the first half Emily Wilson hit a quick-fire double to make it 4-0.
It was a quieter second half but Abigail Redmond scored a late fifth to give the final scoreline an even more comfortable look.
There was no shortage of goals in the other game of the night at Midgley Park as Linfield Ladies put seven past Derry City Women to keep their hopes of a place in the top half of the split alive.
Ebony Leckey opened the scoring after just three minutes in a quiet first half, but the game burst into life straightaway in the second period as Carla Devine scored straight from the restart.
Further goals from Louise McFrederick and then a double from Sienna Leckey made it five, before teenage forward Keri Halliday completed the scoring with two late goals to cap off a memorable night for the Blues.
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Wilmington man pleads guilty to drug charges days before trial, sentenced to 10 years
Published: Sep. 12, 2022 at 3:36 PM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) -- A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 10 years stemming from incidents in Horry County and Myrtle Beach in 2020.
Scott Crocker, 44, of Wilmington, N.C., pleaded guilty to first-offense distribution of heroin and first-offense trafficking in methamphetamines days before the start of his trial.
Honorable Circuit Court Judge Paul Burch sentenced Crocker to 10 years in prison, according to Assistant Solicitor Adam Harrelson who prosecuted the case.
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It was on the tip of the tounges of many Penn State fans - “Nick Singleton is so close to breaking one.” He showed his explosive burst on his first carry as a Nittany Lion, ripping his way through the line for a 10-yard carry against Purdue. He showed other glimpses, and you could see the game begining to slow down for him with each carry.
It didn’t take long at all for Singelton to prove this to the Penn State faithful in week two. The first carry of the second series went to Singleton, who was stuffed for a one-yard loss. The play resulted in a first down anyways thanks to a personal foul on the Bobcats, setting up a 1st and 10 from the Penn State 30. Then it happened - Singleton bounced to the right where he saw an opening. However, what would have been about a 10-15 yard gained turned to something different. With three Ohio defenders closing in on him with a clear angle to the sideline, Singelton used that explosiveness to run past all three, leaving them well behind as he raced into the end zone. It was his first touchdown as a Nittany Lion, putting Penn State up 14-0.
(Video embedding isn’t cooperating at the moment, but check out Singleton’s highlights.)
He nearly reached the end zone again on the first play of the second half, racing for 48 yards before finally being caught. Unfortunately, the drive ended a few plays later on a missed 42 yard field goal.
Singleton wouldn’t leave it to chance the next time. As the third quarter was winding down, he took a handoff and was nearly brough down in the backfield. He was able to shake off the defender and find some room along the sideline. However, this time about half of the Bobcats defense had an angle on him. Once again, Singleton was able to blow past them all for his second touchdown of the day. The score put Penn State up 40-7, as the Nittany Lioms cruised to victory in their home opener.
Singleton was the first Nittany Lion since week six of the 2020 season to have 100 or more yards rushing in a single game. With him and Kaytron Allen joining the backfield, those streaks should quickly become a thing of the past.
Singleton finished the day with 179 yards on just 10 carries with two scores.
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DE Chop Robinson - Robinson’s stat line doesn’t jump out at you - two tackles, a TFL and one pass batted down. However, it’s become clear that he is quickly becoming the Nittany Lions most disruptive defenive lineman, and we’ll be seeing some game-changing plays from #44 as the air turns cooler.
The QBs - Three Penn State quarterbacks saw action, with each having a standout performance. Sean Clifford led the way, connecting on 19 of 27 passes for 213 yards and a score. He also had 14 yards and a score with his legs, including a nifty scramble to get the ball at the one-yard line to set up the first score of the day. Drew Allar had the first two touchdowns of his Penn State career, showing an unbelieveable amount of pocket presence and ability to fit the ball in tight windows for a true freshman. Christian Veilleux closed out the day, and had just one incompletion out of his seven pass attempts. The overall stat line for all three was 31/42 for 338 yards, three touchdowns and not a single interception.
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Hillary Clinton on Sunday said there are “lessons still to be learned” from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, noting the country’s unity following the terrorist attacks.
“We have also, I think, been reminded about how important it is to try to deal with extremism of any kind, especially when it uses violence to try to achieve political and ideological goals,” Clinton said during an interview with co-anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” on the 21st anniversary of the attacks.
“So I’m one who thinks that there are lessons still to be learned from what happened to us on 9/11 that we should be very aware of, during this time in our country and the world’s history.”
President Biden, Vice President Harris and other senior officials traveled to remembrance ceremonies at the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sunday morning.
Clinton at the time of the attacks served as a U.S. senator from New York and years later served as secretary of State during the Obama administration, managing the country’s foreign policy during U.S. interventions in the Middle East spurred by the attacks.
The ex-first lady reflected on the country’s response to the attacks on CNN, lauding former President George W. Bush’s commitment to helping rebuild New York after the collapse of the Twin Towers.
“I feel grateful that we were able to come together as a country at that really terrible time,” Clinton said. “We put aside differences. I wish we could find ways of doing that again.”
She added that she hopes the country could unite again, touting Biden’s legislative record on issues like climate change, health care and gun violence.
“We are in a funny position, Dana, because there’s a small but very vocal, very powerful, very determined minority who wants to impose their views on all the rest of us,” Clinton told Bash.
“And it’s time for everybody regardless of party to say, no, that’s not who we are as America,” Clinton added.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officials said Monday
Mark David Chapman, 67, appeared before a parole board at the end of August, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Chapman shot and killed Lennon on the night of Dec. 8, 1980, as Lennon and Yoko Ono were returning to their Upper West Side apartment. Lennon had signed an autograph for Chapman on a copy of his recently released album, “Double Fantasy,” earlier that day.
State officials have yet to make transcripts of Chapman’s latest board interview available, but he has repeatedly expressed remorse in previous parole hearings. Chapman called his actions “despicable” during his hearing in 2020, and said he would have “no complaint whatsoever” if they chose to leave him in prison for the rest of his life.
“I assassinated him ... because he was very, very, very famous and that’s the only reason and I was very, very, very, very much seeking self-glory. Very selfish,” Chapman said then.
Chapman is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Green Haven Correctional Facility, north of New York City, according to online state corrections records.
He is next due to appear before the parole board in February 2024.
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Shares of Constellation Brands Inc. Cl A
STZ,
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inched 0.54% higher to $248.04 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+1.06%
rising 1.06% to 4,110.41 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.71%
rising 0.71% to 32,381.34. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Constellation Brands Inc. Cl A closed $13.49 below its 52-week high ($261.53), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Diageo PLC ADR
DEO,
+1.60%
rose 1.60% to $181.07, Brown-Forman Corp. Cl B
BF.B,
+0.01%
rose 0.01% to $73.49, and Boston Beer Co. Cl A
SAM,
+1.19%
rose 1.19% to $346.52. Trading volume (966,613) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 948,374.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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Shriver Hall Concert Series Continues 22-23 Season With Return Of Cellist Steven Isserlis
The performance is on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 5:30pm.
Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) - Baltimore's premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists - continues its 2022-23 season with the highly anticipated return of acclaimed cellist Steven Isserlis on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 5:30pm. Award-winning Canadian pianist Connie Shih joins Isserlis for his fifth appearance with SHCS. A pre-concert talk takes place at 4:30pm and is open to all ticket holders.
This unforgettable evening of gorgeous works for cello and piano include Schumann's Adagio and Allegro, a work of arduous technical demands; Fauré's Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, full of lush Romantic harmonies and muscular lyricism; Adès' Lieux retrouvés, which the composer and Isserlis premiered at the 2009 Aldeburgh Festival in England, where Adès served as music director from 1999 to 2008; Hahn's Variations chantantes sur un air ancien ("Singing variations on an ancient air"), a lovely, rare piece that is a small nod to Proust in his centenary death year - Isserlis has focused on the writer before in other ways, including an album, Cello Music from Proust's Salons, released last year; and Brahms' Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, produced on a summer holiday at a rented villa in the Swiss Alps and dedicated to Robert Hausmann, the cellist of the famous string quartet led by Brahms's old friend Joseph Joachim.
One of classical music's most respected and distinguished artists, Isserlis "fathoms the range of emotions so perfectly, with both elegant and raw playing" (The Strad) and is "at his ravishing best...this is what nourishes the soul...gorgeously arresting...life-enhancing" (The Times, London).
For the 22-23 season, SHCS offers a concert streaming option as an exclusive subscription benefit for mainstage concerts taking place at Shriver Hall.
SHCS' 22-23 season additionally includes performances by flutist Emi Ferguson and early music band Ruckus in their Baltimore debuts on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 5:30pm; the Baltimore debuts of bass-baritone Davóne Tines and pianist Adam Nielsen on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:30pm; Grammy-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 5:30pm; the Dover Quartet and double-bassist Joseph Conyers, in his Baltimore debut, on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 5:30pm; violinist Christian Tetzlaff and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5:30pm; pianist Piotr Anderszewski on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 5:30pm; and Grammy-nominated quintet Imani Winds on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 5:30pm.
Shriver's 2022-23 free Discovery Series features 2022 Yale Gordon Concerto Competition-winner tubist Jasmine Piggot on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 3:00pm at the Baltimore Museum of Art; 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and youngest ever winner of the National Sphinx Competition cellist Sterling Elliott, who makes his Baltimore debut, and pianist Elliot Wuu on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 3:00pm at UMBC's Linehan Concert Hall; and the Thalea String Quartet on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 3:00pm also at UMBC's Linehan Concert Hall.
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Sept. 3, 2022
Isaac Joel "Ike" Buboltz, 29, of Fort Meyers, Florida, passed away Sept. 3 in Fort Meyers. Funeral was Saturday at Riverside Church in Hutchinson, with interment in Swedlanda Lutheran Cemetery in Palmyra Township. Clergy officiating was the Rev. Arnold Allison and the Rev. Dale Baker. Musicians were, Jonah Dalbec, Julie Puder, Joel Schwarze, Ryan Schwarze, Jasleyn Utecht, Jesse Utecht. Hymns were, “Son of Suffering,” “Oh, Come to the Altar,” “Firm Foundation” and “The Blessing.” Casket bearers were, Samuel Buboltz, Justin Buboltz, Maxwell McGlade, Owen Mickschl, Connor Buboltz, Ben Albrecht, Josh Mellies.
He was born June 2, 1993, in Willmar, the son of Randy and Sara Buboltz, and was the youngest of three brothers. Isaac grew up on his family’s farm in rural Buffalo Lake, where he enjoyed farming and the outdoors. Isaac graduated from Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Schools in 2012. As a young boy, Isaac the entrepreneur raised chickens and rabbits. He was active in football, basketball and golf. He loved family time at Green Lake, golfing, and hunting "quack quacks.”
Flying was in Isaac’s blood. He earned his private pilot license at the age of 15. His father, Randy, uncles, Douglas and Michael, and great-uncle Eugene, also shared his love of flying. After high school, Isaac furthered his education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, to pursue his dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot. After obtaining all of his ratings, Isaac moved to Atwater, California, to train Chinese pilots. He was one of the youngest pilots hired at PSA and he soon advanced to captain. He excelled at this, and had flowed into working at American Airlines.
Through this passion, he met the love of his life, Jennifer Herrington. They were united in marriage on June 23, 2018, at Stonewell Farms in Willmar. Together they welcomed two beautiful and amazing children, Leyla and Beckham. Isaac and Jennifer loved their children with all that they are. Isaac loved smoking and barbecuing meat for his little family. As a family, they lived in Minnesota, Livermore, California, and most recently had moved to Fort Myers, Florida.
Isaac’s faith was extremely important to him. He had a deep connection with the Lord Jesus Christ. Isaac chose to be baptized as a young teen at Riverside AG. His heart was full of love for God, family, and friends. Isaac loved big and smiled with his eyes. His junior year, Isaac went on a mission trip with his mom to Nicaragua where he was able to share his love for the Lord with others. Isaac had God's heart for the broken, the needy and the underdog. Isaac especially enjoyed spending time with his wife, children, family, and friends.
Isaac unexpectedly and tragically lost his life Sept. 3 in Fort Meyers, Florida.
Blessed be his memory.
Isaac is survived by his wife Jennifer Buboltz of Fort Meyers, Florida; children Leyla and Beckham Buboltz; parents, Randy and Sara Buboltz of Hutchinson; brothers, Justin Buboltz of Hector, Samuel (Lacy) Buboltz of Hector; sisters-in-law, Rachel (Daniel Burkhart) Herrington of Issaqueh, Washington, Laurie Herrington of Livermore, California, Julia Herrington of Portland, Oregon; father and mother-in-law, Brian and Lisa Herrington of Livermore, California; grandparents, Jerome and Gail Johnson of Spicer, Judith Buboltz of Hutchinson; many other relatives and friends.
Isaac was preceded in death by his grandfather Virgil Buboltz; uncle Stephen Buboltz; and many grand and great-grandparents.
Arrangements by Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson. Online obituaries and guest book available at www.hantge.com.
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Diana Huey & More to Star in THE LITTLE MERSISTERS at 54 Below
Featuring songs from the original animated film, as well as its sequel, prequel, television series and stage adaptation, this fin-tastic evening is a must-sea!
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Diana Huey & More in "The Little Mersisters" on September 20th at 9:30pm. 54 Below welcomes not one-not two-but SEVEN former Ariels to the stage in celebration of our favorite mermaid princess! Featuring songs from the original animated film, as well as its sequel, prequel, television series and stage adaptation, this fin-tastic evening is a must-sea! Directed and produced by the team that brought you 54 Sings Barbie and 54 Sings 2000s TV Tunes (Jillian Michelle Smith, Kate Coffey and Jenna San Antonio), The Little Mersisters invite you to be part of their world.
"The Little Mersisters" features many notable performers, including Diana Huey (Ariel-The Little Mermaid, 1st National Tour), Cara Rose DiPietro, Emily Grace Tucker (Ariel-Tuacahn Ampitheatre, The Gateway, etc.), Emma Dahlin (Ariel-The Walt Disney Company/WDW/Disney Cruise Line), Teah M. Renzi(Ariel-Lexington Theatre Company), Jillian Michelle Smith (Ariel-Noel S. Ruiz Theatre), Lauren Echausse (Ariel-The Palace Theatre), and MANY exciting special guests from Broadway, touring and regional companies. The show is produced by Jillian Michelle Smith, with music direction by Bryson Baumgartel.
"The Little Mersisters" plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on September 20th at 9:30pm. There is a $30-$65 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.
MORE ABOUT "THE LITTLE MERSISTERS" CAST
The cast of "The Little Mersisters" features seven former Ariels, as well as many exciting guest performers from several major companies of The Little Mermaid. Most have significant Broadway, touring, and/or regional credits. Get to know the cast!
Diana Huey (Ariel)
Diana is so happy to join her fellow mersisters for this night celebrating The Little Mermaid! She is a Helen Hayes and Gregory Award Winning New York based actor best known for her portrayal of Kim in Miss Saigon (Signature Theatre) and Ariel in the National Tour productions of Disney's The Little Mermaid, where she made international headlines for combatting racism over her casting as an Asian American actor. She has been a featured singer around the world, worked regionally across the country and has been a part of several world and US premiers of new musicals and plays including Anchuli Felicia King's White Pearl, Pasek and Paul's James And The Giant Peach (Spider), and Michael Arden's production of Maybe Happy Ending. On screen she has been featured in "Pokémon", "Yu-Gi-Oh", Netflix's "It's Bruno", TNT's "Leverage" and "The Glee Project". Visit www.DianaHuey.com for more info and say "hi" on all social media platforms @DianaHuey.
Bryson Baumgartel (Music Director)
Bryson Baumgartel is a music director, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and arranger based in New York City. In the last year, Bryson has music directed productions of Disney's Beauty & the Beast, Disney's Mary Poppins, and School of Rock at Tuacahn Center for the Arts in Utah, as well as Elf the Musical at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Other MD credits include Shrek, Hairspray, Songs For A New World, Fun Home. Bryson's affinity for Disney and Alan Menken runs deep as he's had the good fortune of working directly with Mr. Menken and his long-time music director/arranger Michael Kosarin over the past 10 years on projects that include Aladdin, the Beauty & the Beast live-action film featuring Emma Watson, and the stage adaptation of Hercules that is getting set to make its debut at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2023.
Emma Dahlin (Ariel)
Emma Dahlin is a goofball in a ballgown hailing from central Virginia and is thrilled to be making her 54 Below debut. Most recognized for her performances with Disney entertainment, she has appeared as Rapunzel in Tangled: The Musical, Ariel in Voyage of the Little Mermaid, and Anna in Frozen Singalong, among a slew of other branded Disney characters. Emma released her debut pop album titled "NOW" with 13 original songs available on all streaming platforms. When not performing, Emma can be found writing original music, fangirling over Twilight, and making TikToks (@emmadahlinmusic).
Cara Rose DiPietro (Ariel)
Cara Rose DiPietro is a NYC based actor, singer, dancer, and content creator who is SO excited to be returning to 54 Below! A recent graduate of Elon University's Music Theatre Program, Cara is best known for her work at various regional theatres across the country such as Arena Stage, New London Barn Playhouse, Quintessence Theatre Group, and many more. You can also find Cara on TikTok (@cararosedipietro) where she enjoys creating content about her journey as an actor, life in NYC, and so much more!
Lauren Echausse (Ariel)
Lauren Echausse is so excited to be returning to the 54 Below stage! A brand new addition to the Ariel (mer)sisterhood, Lauren is currently playing Ariel at the Palace Theater in Manchester, New Hampshire. If you find yourself in the area, come check us out! Some of Lauren's other favorite roles include Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Sandy in Grease, and Hope Caldwell in Urinetown. Thanks so much to Jillian for the incredible opportunity! Instagram: @lauren_echausse
Teah M. Renzi (Ariel)
Teah M. Renzi is so excited to be making her 54 Below debut! In July, Teah was performing in her dream role as Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid in Lexington, Kentucky with The Lexington Theatre Company. Past credits include Belinda Understudy in Noises Off (WCSU), Donkey in Shrek (Richter's Outdoor Theatre), and Èponine in Les Miserables for which she won Best Actress in a Musical at the Stephen Sondheim Awards in 2018. She then made her NYC debut when she was nominated for Best Actress in the Jimmy Awards in 2018. Teah thanks her family and friends for supporting her this past year and she thanks God for this opportunity.
Jillian Michelle Smith (Ariel, Producer)
Jillian Michelle Smith is thrilled to bring this mer-mazing celebration to Broadway's Basement! Jillian is best known for her turn as Ariel in in The Little Mermaid, in the very first regional theatre production to open in New York post-pandemic. Jillian is currently a senior at Marymount Manhattan College, earning her BFA in Musical Theatre. She is also a proud graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy. Other past credits include Broadway Princess Party, 54 Sings Barbie. Founder of Jillian Michelle Entertainment LLC. Shoutout to my Merm family! For Grandma and Benji. @jillianmichellesmith, www.jillianmichellesmith.com
Emily Grace Tucker (Ariel)
Emily Grace Tucker is thrilled to return to one of her favorite roles once again after just finishing her run as ARIEL at Gateway playhouse this summer. Favorite credits include: The Little Mermaid (Ariel: Tuacahn Amphitheater & The Gateway), Elf the Musical (Jovie: National Tour/MSG, AC Coastal Carolina, Beef and Boards), Tangled the Musical (Rapunzel: Disney Theatrical), Shrek the Musical (Princess Fiona), The Sound of Music (Liesl: Tuacahn Amphitheater), Crazy for You (Polly Baker: Dutch Apple & Broadway Palm), La Cage Aux Folles (Goodspeed) and many more. Emily is also the creator and owner of EGTCreative Sheet Music Art. For Mom. @emilygracetucker www.emilygracetucker.com
MORE ABOUT 54 BELOW
54 Below was founded as a place for the Broadway community to celebrate Broadway performers, both established and new, who sing not only the music of Broadway and the Great American Songbook, but also new material intended for Broadway and off-Broadway stages. The club features fine dining and superb scenic, lighting, and sound designs entirely imagined by Broadway designers. For performers, writers, musicians, and more, 54 Below gives opportunities to advance their craft, expand their repertoires, and develop their voices in a way that is more personal, making them stronger as artists. It gives Broadway fans an opportunity to see their favorite artists in a different way, deepening their relationship and understanding of their talent.
A recipient of the 2022 TONY AWARDS® Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. It is also a place for innovation in musical songwriting and performance. Collaborations born at 54 Below give rise to and help develop new theatrical projects and new musicals. In addition, its popular streaming video activities and audio recordings support these activities, helping to build a new Broadway audience worldwide, both in age and geography.
54 Below is one of the most in-demand performance venues in the city, presenting over 700 shows each year. Unique in its mission, it has become an indispensable member of the Broadway ecosystem, providing a place for seasoned and emerging artists to hone their craft, try out new work, grow their fanbases, and gather as a community. The management team includes Proprietors and nine-time Tony Award winning Broadway producers Steve Baruch, Richard Frankel, and Tom Viertel, Creative and Programming Director Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and restaurant General Manager Mandisa Boxill.
Located at 254 West 54th Street, the club presents live shows at 7pm and 9:30pm. Late night programming will resume in the coming months. Tickets and information at 54below.com.
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CARTERVILLE (WSIL) -- It's feeling a bit more like fall this afternoon. It's the perfect day to get outside, with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s and low 80s.
The nice weather will stick around overnight with clear skies. By Tuesday morning low temperatures will be chilly, dipping into the upper 40s and low 50s. You may need a jacket to start the day.
Abundant sunshine and seasonable temperatures are expected through the middle of the week, with highs topping out in the low 80s.
The extended forecast is dry and hot. Enjoy the cooler weather, a warming trend returns by the end of the week.
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The 3100 and 3200 blocks of West Center Street in Milwaukee’s central city were once of a bustling hive of business activity. A place where Master Lock Co. grew into an industry leader and Briggs & Stratton once operated a substantial, multi-building manufacturing complex.
When Briggs & Stratton left the corridor in the 1970s, after nearly 40 years, it left a hollow in the neighborhood and in people’s lives. New owners and tenants managed to make use of some of the former Briggs & Stratton buildings over the years, but none of them had much of an impact on the community.
That is, until now.
With the help of trusted partners and the backing of Minneapolis-area real estate development firm Roers Cos., Milwaukee developer Que El-Amin and his development company, Scott Crawford Inc., is transforming the 380,000-square-foot campus on the edge of the Sherman Park neighborhood into a $68.5 million development, dubbed Community Within the Corridor.
Standing in the middle of North 32nd Street as construction equipment buzzed in the background and accordion-like ventilation hoses hung from the windows of future apartments, El-Amin marked the outline of the development with an outstretched finger.
“It’s Center (Street) from the train tracks, which is about 31st Street, to 33rd Street,” he said. “It’s two square blocks, so it is a massive space.”
Spread across nine interconnected buildings on either side of the street, the development will include 197 affordable housing units (available at below-market rents to tenants that meet income criteria) including two bedroom, three bedroom and four bedroom apartments; and 60,000 square feet of commercial and community space including a 35,000-square-foot warehouse that will be turned into a home for artists, dancers, musicians, filmmakers, nonprofits and small businesses; and a 25,000-square-foot warehouse, that will serve as a recreation center for both youth and adults.
A vision
Situated in the middle of an aging, low-income and historically high-crime area, Community Within the Corridor is far removed from the city’s development hot spots like the East Side, Historic Third Ward and Walker’s Point. On a good day, the drive there from downtown is about 15 minutes, and the closest freeway on-ramp is about two miles away.
But El-Amin’s ambitious vision for the development is less concerned with proximity to other places than it is with placemaking.
El-Amin was best known in Milwaukee for his work with young entrepreneurs when he first set his eyes on the largely forgotten Center Street structures in 2016. Just 31 years old at the time, El-Amin saw something in the buildings that others didn’t – at least not initially.
“I thought it was amazing. Probably a lot of people didn’t see that because it is just vacant buildings,” he said.
El-Amin worked on a vision for the development with the help of longtime friends and collaborators Mikal Wesley, president of Urbane Communities; entrepreneur and rapper Rayhainio “Ray Nitti” Boynes; and Jennifer Green, broker and owner of Green Commercial Realty Advisors. He then began shopping the project around to local developers and investors.
“We did a lot of walk throughs … with just about everyone who was relevant (in Milwaukee) at the time,” he said.
What they heard back was: “It’s risky.” “Why there?” “It’s too big.”
Making it happen
A series of lucky connections ended up paying off for El-Amin and his team. Falamak Nourzad, a principal at Milwaukee-based Continuum Architects + Planners S.C. and project architect for Community Within the Corridor, not only helped with the complicated process of applying for historical designation for the property, but also connected El-Amin with Brian Roers, owner and co-founder of Roers Cos.
Another connection, Nadine Wiencek, referred the developers to the project’s construction manager, Milwaukee-based Greenfire Management Services, which had worked with Continuum on other projects.
“I think Roers really accepted, for one, because they wanted to get into the Milwaukee market, and two, because they had no preconceived notions of what 32nd and Center was. They really looked at it based upon the project itself,” El-Amin said.
Roers agreed, noting that with a development like that, “It’s all about the space.” In this case, it was a historic building worthy of historical tax credits that could also net affordable housing tax credits.
But the company also put a lot of faith in El-Amin and his team.
“He is young in age, but old in passion, heart and dedication,” Roers said. “I mean on this thing, man, any one of us could have quit because we ran into one barrier after another. And he just stuck with it and kept going toward the vision and the dream.”
It was that persistence that prompted Green to reach out to El-Amin in the first place. Green had taught both Wesley and El-Amin in Marquette University’s Associates in Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) program, so when the owner of the buildings – Gerald Jonas, owner of Jonas Builders – called to see about selling, her first thought was to call El-Amin.
“What I do for a living, you think it’s mostly just selling buildings. But I work off of gut instinct, and I read people,” said Green. “I had seen Que go through some buildings I had listed before he took ACRE. Then when he was in my class, I saw he was very persistent. I just thought: This is the guy. He was my first call.”
For El-Amin, who founded Scott Crawford Inc. while still in his early 20s – forming the moniker from the last names of his grandfathers John H. Scott and Jeff Crawford – it was the redevelopment work that he saw happening in other challenged communities that inspired him to swing for the fences on Center Street.
“If you look at the momentum at the time, it was small, but you had Wyman Winston and (the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority), who were doing the Transform Milwaukee initiative. So, all the other areas of the city were being redeveloped. You had the Harbor District, you had the Aerotropolis (neighborhood vision for the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport area), you had Riverworks (in the Harambee neighborhood),” he said. “Center Street was an area that hadn’t been realized yet, but you did have small pockets, like Century City and Century City Tower to the north and Near West Side Partners to the south. I just looked at this as a potential (development) that could connect those areas.”
Financial gymnastics
But getting the project to come together – or rather, making the financing work – took more than just a little bit of doing.
“We were denied competitive affordable tax credits on this project four times. We kept having to extend and extend the contract. But we did secure historic tax credits in the midst of that,” El-Amin said, recalling earlier phases of the development process.
All told, it took more than five years to get enough funding to commence construction in March of 2021.
El-Amin credits Roers Cos., with getting the project “over that hump” and to a place where WHEDA would take the development seriously and provide the much-needed affordable housing tax credits.
The current financing mix, or “capital stack,” for the project includes a $16 million first mortgage on the property; $26 million in Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity; $9.73 million in Federal Historic Tax Credit equity; $9.73 million in State Historic Tax Credit equity; $3.15 million in tax incremental financing from the City of Milwaukee; $1 million in HOME funds from the city; $250,000 from Milwaukee County and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.; another $500,000 grant from WEDC for environmental remediation; a $50,000 grant from Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District; and $2.15 million in developer equity.
“To do affordable housing takes a lot of capital,” said Roers, pointing to the multitude of funding sources for the project.
It’s especially cumbersome when mixed uses are involved.
“We always want those mixed uses as part of the project because they support each other, but it is really a gymnastics event trying to secure the financing for the mixed uses,” Roers said. “In fact, in this scenario our bank made us step up and guarantee the commercial revenue. … I would say that this is probably one of the most complex (affordable housing projects) we have ever done,” he said.
Once complete, CWC will be Roers Cos.’ fourth project in Wisconsin. The firm developed a 128-unit senior housing development in La Crosse that opened in 2020. And it partnered with Continuum and Greenfire on a 116-unit market-rate historic rehab of Maxwell Lofts in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood that was completed in 2019. It also has projects planned in Sun Prairie.
Historical flair
On a recent weekday, interior construction was humming in most of the residential portions of the Community Within the Corridor development as El-Amin and his team gave a tour of the now-completed, west-side apartment buildings.
Spread across three connected structures, the west block contains 67 of the development’s 197 total apartment units. All of those 67 units have now been completed, and at least 15 have already been leased. The 130 units on the east block remain under construction but are expected to be ready for tenants by November and will have underground parking.
Constructed during the turn of the 20th century as a space for various manufacturers, including Briggs & Stratton, the buildings on both sides of the development site were essentially open spaces before they were turned into apartments.
Courtyards with leaded glass walls that once served to let light into factory floors give some larger loft-like units a gritty and simultaneously sophisticated urban air – like an artist’s workshop in Paris or Brooklyn – and bathe long hallways in light.
When the developers purchased the buildings, the courtyards had been covered by tin roofs. Now that they have been removed, grass has grown and tenants can see the base of one of the factory’s former smokestacks.
“All of the wood you see in here is original floors,” said Tia Cannon, construction manager of Scott Crawford Inc. and manager of the North Avenue/ Fond Du Lac Marketplace Business Improvement District. “They had to take up each floor plank by plank, bundle it, remove each nail by hand and then replace them one by one.”
Other vestiges of the buildings’ industrial past can be seen throughout the development. Enormous, sliding factory doors separate entryways from hallways and round blade signs protrude from the doorways in the courtyards. The most historically notable building – a three-story cream city brick building on the northeast corner of 32nd and Center streets, was designed by architect Alexander C. Eschweiler, who designed several now historic buildings in Milwaukee and other parts of the state.
But there are plenty of modern touches at Community Within the Corridor, including computerized lockers for package deliveries and an underground gutter system that will drain into an underground cistern.
The combination door locks on the units are also state-of-the-art and were made by the development’s neighbor, Master Lock, which has a manufacturing plant directly across the street.
Commenting about the collaboration, David Youn, president of Master Lock, said the company is thrilled to welcome Community Within the Corridor to the neighborhood and “honored that they chose Master Lock door hardware to help them secure everything worth protecting.”
Service and enrichment
But El-Amin and his collaborators have bigger plans than just providing a safe, beautiful place for families to live; they also want to enrich lives.
To Boynes, who will direct activities within the Creative Academy within the complex’s Creative Corridor building, a key goal for Community Within the Corridor will be erasing the narrative that you have to leave Milwaukee if you are a Black creative looking to grow in your field.
An arts incubator of sorts, the Creative Corridor will have two recording studios for music and four podcasting recording rooms. There will also be an arts wing with a gallery, classroom and programming, including youth and adult art therapy sessions provided by local artist Latasha Smith. A separate media and film wing will be led by Jeff Cannady of Pwr Fwd Media and will include a sound stage, theater, white box and green room.
A dance studio will be run by local choreographer Jade Charon, and El-Amin and his brother, Khalif El-Amin, plan to host a variety of youth programs and camps in the STEM and technology wing, operated by their Young Enterprising Society organization.
Boynes, a rapper and founder of Sharp Creative, will operate the music and podcasting wing with the help of former Milwaukee Bucks player Larry Sanders and producer Andre “Bizness Boi” Robinson, a music producer who has worked with the likes of Dr. Dre and Rihanna.
“I have always been looking to foster creative spaces for homegrown talent. I have seen the struggle and heard the complaints, so I just started to focus on building bridges,” said Boynes.
Across the street at the recreation center, known as the C.O.R.E. Sports Complex, Khalif El-Amin – who was a three-year starter and two-year captain for the men’s basketball team at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point during the early 2000s – will oversee a variety of sports activities. The complex is expected to include courts for basketball, futsal (indoor soccer), volleyball and tennis. There will also be a putting green, skate park, batting cages, a fitness center as well as women’s and men’s spas.
Both the Creative Corridor and sports complex projects are slated to be complete by the end of March 2023.
Making an impact
Community Within the Corridor will also serve as the new or second home to several local businesses, including three hair salons/barber shops, a daycare and a laundromat. It will be the first brick and mortar home in years for the Center Street Marketplace BID.
For Patricia Mann, who plans to open Neighborhood Wash ‘n Dry in a building adjacent to the Creative Corridor space, Community Within the Corridor is providing a chance to realize a longtime dream.
“I always wanted a laundromat as a little kid. Growing up I remember going to the laundromat was always a family thing that we used to do together,” said Mann, who grew up around 45th and Center.
While there will be some communal washers and dryers inside Community Within the Corridor’s apartment buildings, Mann said many families will need a place where they can get a lot of laundry done all at once.
Jennifer Potts, who runs the Center Street Marketplace BID 39 and owns a nail technology school at 38th and Center, hopes the development will provide much-needed support to the area while also helping to raise its profile in a positive way.
“Now you and I both know that we hear things about the Center Street area from things that happened just a few days ago – an 82-year-old woman was shot (and died), a house burned up, people were shot, and all of this kind of mayhem – but there are also so many positive things happening on Center Street, and it’s absolutely amazing,” Potts said.
Born in 1965 off of 18th and Locust streets and raised at 25th and Burleigh Streets in the Amani neighborhood, Potts remembers what Center Street was like before Briggs & Stratton and other longtime businesses left the neighborhood.
“Half of my family, and my husband’s family, worked at the Briggs & Stratton plant. I remember the shopkeepers down here. I remember Miss Lottie’s cleaners. I remember Mr. Blake, he used to do my military uniforms. I remember the Ritz (Tavern),” she said.
And while Potts is encouraged by some of the Black-owned shops that have been popping up in the district, she notes that many of those are turnkey businesses, like hair salons and convenience stores, that are easy to get into and just as easy to get out of.
Her hope is that Community Within the Corridor will spur a greater variety of commercial investment. More investment would mean more money for the BID.
The Community Within the Corridor already seems to be making an impact. Potts said her phone is “ringing off the hook” and notes that one of her nail tech students managed to get herself and her children out of substandard housing and into one of the new units at the development.
The future
As the remaining 130 units of the development are built out and mixed-use spaces are readied for future tenants and community use, El-Amin and Falamak said there are plans to expand the development and conversations are happening with potential partners interested in serving residents who will call the community home.
El-Amin said he is working with the city on plans to use the remainder of the Matco building at 32nd and Hadley on the west block as well as the building just north of the larger apartment building on the east block. The second phase would also include making use of the red brick, former Romadka Brothers building at 3100 W. Center St.
Future development would include some commercial space, a pocket park and town homes for families, said El-Amin.
Falamak added that the developers have also been approached by local nonprofit groups and health care providers that are interested in being near the new community. Other possibilities for future phases of the development include senior housing, she said.
“It just snowballs little by little. It is not like we are going to have a 45,000-square-foot office space in a year, but it is really bringing services to people who are already living here and then, little by little, seeing if we can push this growth eastbound all along Center Street,” she said.
For now, however, it’s enough to see something finally happening with the empty factory sitting in the middle of a residential neighborhood.
“Tia (Cannon) was talking to one of the ladies across the street the other day, and she said, ‘I was waiting for someone to do something with that building,’” El-Amin said. “It was vacant for like 30 years, so just to see new life in there is a good start for the neighborhood.”
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Ukrainian military entered the city of Svyatohirsk, Donetsk region. On the evening of September 12, the National Guard published a corresponding video with Vitaly Markiv, who is standing under the city council building.
"Units of the National Guard of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Territorial Defense entered the city of Sviatohirsk. Step by step, meter by meter, we are liberating our land from the occupiers," said Markiv.
- In the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, the liberation of settlements continues. Thus, during the day of September 11, the Ukrainian Armed Forces knocked out the Russians from more than 20 settlements, in some places the Ukrainian military reached the state border with the Russian Federation.
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Jacob Elordi reportedly cast as Elvis in upcoming film ‘Priscilla’
Published: Sep. 12, 2022 at 5:25 PM CDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Fans of 2022′s Elvis may not have to wait long to see the King of Rock n’ Roll back on the big screen.
Deadline reports that Jacob Elordi is set to play Elvis Presley in an upcoming film titled Priscilla.
Elordi, 25, is best known for starring roles in all three The Kissing Booth movies, as well as 2022′s Deep Water.
Cailee Spaeny is reportedly set to play Priscilla. She has previously appeared in Mare of Easttown and Vice.
The movie is based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir Elvis and Me, published in 1985. Sofia Coppola is on tap to direct the film.
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Sir Maurice Gwyer, the legendary VC of Delhi University, had a vague idea that Chandni Chowk was the source of all things evil from petty thievery to nautch girls to crime and murder. When the loveliest members of D University Drama club, the Kaul sisters were introduced to Sir Maurice as residents of Chandni Chowk he very nearly had an apoplectic fit. “You don’t say so, you don’t say so”, he spluttered staring at Miss Mistry in utter dismay. “Indeed I do say so, Sir Maurice, I do say so,” giggled Miss Mistry.
“You know Pandit Nehru’s wife Kamala Devi hails from the famed Sitaram Bazaar in Chandni Chowk. Chandni Chowk, Sir, is a world in itself, big business houses standing cheek by jowl with small traders, temples and havelis and mosques all choc a block with eateries, not to forget Ghalib’s dilapidated house with the blue walls. A never-ending cacophony resounds in the air throughout the day and part of the night too. A centuries old cornucopia of cultures is alive and kicking here, Sir.”
Sir Maurice was not amused.
My own introduction to Chandni Chowk was much after Sir Maurice Gwyer’s era but I daresay not much had changed from the fabulous pile of legends it was once. I do recollect my first visit to the famous paratha gully, the main attraction in this mohalla of gullies. We were on a sightseeing tour which included the Jama Masjid and the adjoining Jain Temple. From tinkers to tailors, a distracting universe of centuries old human activity unfolded before our eyes. One had no time to stand and stare; we had to hurry for our lunch date.
The whole experience was an adventure to me, fresh from the sober south. Sitting at a rough bench, I faced the narrow street which overflowed with a constant stream of people, from Jain acolytes to women in colourful veils perched in rolling cycle rickshaws.
The parathas came sizzling hot with a slew of chutneys and sauces. Need I say that the ambience of the place had me hooked and the following week I visited Chandni Chowk with a friend. Of course, she complained of the dirt and the noise, warning me never to come to the place again for one could never say what might happen in the crowded streets. She shuddered at the streaks of paan juice on the walls.
As for me the romance of the place only blossomed over the years I was in Delhi. I discovered newer and newer attractions every time I went there. One afternoon, I went to get my bead necklace strung. I learnt the life story of the youth who took joy in sitting by the roadside stringing coloured beads every day of his life. “This is lapis,” he said, showing me some blue beads. “Ha, this is just cut glass, no lapis,” I retorted. “Madam,” he swore, “you can cut my throat, if it is cut glass. This is genuine lapis, from Persia.” Could I trust him? How much? He quoted some amount but there is no fun in shopping unless you bargain. The encounter ended with my returning home with the lapis. Going over the whole transaction I realised I had been gypped into shelling out twice the amount of what he had originally quoted!
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LoRene Marie (Straub) Wille, age 91, died September 7, 2022, surrounded by family and loved ones, at the Good Samaritan Society -Valley Vista Care Home in Wamego,
She was born August 30, 1931, in Wamego, Kansas, the oldest of eleven children born to Otto J. and Arleen K, (Immenschuh) Straub.
LoRene was a member of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Seven Dolors Altar Society, VFW Post 1786 Ladies Auxiliary, United Commercial Travelers, the Riley County Homemakers Extension, along with serving as leader for the VFW Junior Girls Unit, and supporting Boy Scout Troop #72, and the Girl Scouts of the Manhattan area.
LoRene had an in-home Day Care Center for over 45 years. She truly considered the families she cared for to be her extended family and her door was always open.
Her love for God and her faith was unwavering. LoRene felt her greatest accomplishment was her family. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
She was married to Emery L. Wille on December 26, 1950, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Flush, Kansas. They lived in Wamego for several years before moving to Manhattan. Survivors include three sons: Brad Wille and his wife Teresa of Manhattan, KS, Jeffery Wille and his wife Karen of Wamego, KS and Joseph Wille of Manhattan, KS; five daughters BeLinda Cutright of Wamego, KS, Jennifer Eickhoff and her husband Bob of Kansas City, KS, Cristina Mabe of Lubbock, TX, Mary Lynn Dooley and her husband Chris of Manhattan, KS, and Marlene Phillips and her husband Robert of Green City, MO; one brother, Otto Straub and his wife Jan of Clay Center, KS; 33 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
LoRene was preceded in death by her husband Emery on November 13, 2015, two sons: Michael Wille in 1951, and David Wille in 2006: two great granddaughters, Aiyanna Lindsay in 2009 and Serenity Nichole Reich in 2016, five brothers Arthur, Rapheal, Delafield, Albinus and Anthony Straub; and four sisters Philomena Straub, Barbara Straub, Louise Hoffett, and Dorothy Lyons.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, September 19th, at Seven Dolors Catholic Church with Father Ryan McCandless and Father Kerry Ninemire as Celebrants. Interment will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery in Manhattan.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 5:30 P.M. Sunday, September 18th at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home. A Parish Vigil will follow at 5:30 P.M. Sunday in the funeral home chapel.
Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to Manhattan Catholic Schools Scholarship for tuition. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.
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Vikette volleyball looked to bounce back from last week’s conference loss to Center Point-Urbana with a home triangular on Thursday, defeating Oelwein and falling to ranked Solon in a nail-biting three sets.
“We did not play our tempo at all,” VS coach Devin Kearns said. “I felt like we were still at the tempo that we had against CPU. It wasn’t the fast pace we wanted to play at.”
The Vikettes experienced some difficulty shaking an improved Oelwein team to start play on Thursday. Both squads finished with 14 kills apieces, but the difference came in 16 kill errors for the Huskies and half for the Vikettes. Senior Ashlie Meyer finished with four kills and three digs, junior Julia Johnson with 10 digs.
“We started to turn on the pace at times, but we gotta get better at being consistent and turning it on right away,” Kearns said.
Pace continued to play a factor into the Vikettes’ match with 3A ninth-ranked Solon next, falling to the Spartans in the first set 21-16. But there’s not quit in these Vikettes, and they rallied back to take the second set 21-14 as they adjusted past Solon’s effective blocking. VS took a 7-3 lead in the decisive third set, but struggled to maintain their lead out of a Solon timeout as the Spartans went on a 12-5 run to win 15-12. Junior Ashlyn Murray led the Vikttes with five kills and six assists. Senior Brylee Bruce had 10 assists and four kills.
“I just wish it would have clicked in quicker and we wouldn’t have lost that first set to them,” Kearns said. “They have to want it. I can do my part in practice when it’s not that fast pace, throwing in some conditioning.”
The Vikettes (15-8) will host Clear Creek-Amana on Tuesday and travel to West Delaware on Saturday for a tournament.
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- Diverse safety initiatives toward "Zero Traffic Collision Fatalities"
- Electrification solutions toward Carbon Neutrality
TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will showcase its latest initiatives to realize carbon neutrality, as well as developments in next-generation driver assist technology, information-communication and control technologies, at the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) World Congress 2022 in Los Angeles, California, September 18-22.
The ITS World Congress is an international conference where participants present and discuss achievements made in the research, development and practical application of ITS technologies for resolving various traffic / transport-related challenges.
- Honda SENSING 360
Featuring omnidirectional sensing which removes blind spots around the vehicle, Honda SENSING 360 contributes to the avoidance of collisions with other vehicles and pedestrians as well as a reduction of the driving burden. The knowledge and know-how amassed through the research and development of Level 3 automated driving technologies have been utilized in the development of Honda SENSING 360. - Honda Drive Data Service
Utilizing driving / vehicle behavior data and location information, the system analyzes and evaluates the traffic environment including locations where brakes are used frequently. Honda Drive Data Service is designed to reduce the risk of traffic collisions by identifying potentially dangerous spots on the road which may cause traffic collisions and enabling the user to improve the traffic infrastructure. - Road Hazard Condition Monitoring System
Honda is piloting a prototype, in-vehicle system that uses ADAS (advanced driver-assistance system) cameras to detect hazardous road conditions such as potholes and construction zones, and provides relevant alerts to drivers and motorcyclists in the vicinity. The system is designed to enhance the safety of everyone sharing the road by calling attention to potential road hazards before vehicles pass through the area. Watch a demonstration of Honda's prototype road hazard condition monitoring system at https://youtu.be/d17_rVID1fE.
- Technology to Understand People
Honda aims to reduce human error that causes traffic collisions to zero by revealing the true factors behind human error through causal analysis of brain activities and risk-taking behavior while driving. - Driver Augmentation HMI (human-machine interface)
This technology helps give peace of mind suited to the driving behavior and respective traffic situation of each individual by providing driver-assistive support. Honda's goal is to reduce the occurrence of human error while driving. - Pedestrian Dart-out Prevention System (Warning System for Pedestrian Terminals)
This system enables cooperation between cars and pedestrians by sending alerts to pedestrians in a potentially dangerous position and enabling them to refrain from darting out in traffic. Moreover, the system notifies vehicles in the vicinity of pedestrians who cannot be seen from the moving vehicle due to obstacles such as parked cars along the roadside. - Safe and Sound Network Technology
Honda will strive for the realization of a "collision-free" mobility society by connecting everyone sharing the road through telecommunications, making it possible to predict potential risks and help people avoid such risks before collisions occur.
- Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPP e:)
As part of Honda's pursuit of carbon neutrality, Honda will expand the use of renewable energy through further utilization of Honda's portable and swappable batteries. These batteries can be shared among various products and other electrified products, which take advantage of unique characteristics of MPP e:. - Honda Fuel Cell Systems
A new fuel cell system jointly developed with GM achieves lower cost and long lasting durability. Having the capability to connect multiple units to increase output, the system can expand the application from mobility to power generation for various industries. With this fuel cell system, Honda is striving to popularize the use of hydrogen.
ITS 2022 Honda booth website
Release date and time: Monday, September 19, 2022 at 11:00AM (GMT-7)
URL: https://global.honda/innovation/ITS2022.html
About the 28th ITS World Congress 2022 in Los Angeles, California
- Theme: "Transformation by Transportation"
- Host Organizations: The Intelligent Transportation Society of America - ITS America
- Dates: Sunday, September 18 – Thursday, September 22, 2022
- Host Country: Los Angeles, USA
- Venue: LA Convention Center
- ITS World Congress 2022 official website:
https://www.itsamericaevents.com/world-congress/en-us.html
About Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) is responsible for the development, production and sales of automobiles, motorcycles, power products and aviation products worldwide. Honda now delivers over 30 million products annually through its three product lines. Honda and its partners build products in more than 60 manufacturing plants in 27 countries, employing about 220,000 associates globally. On a global basis by 2050, Honda is striving to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities, as well as zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda automobiles and motorcycles.
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Voters will be heading to the polls in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware next Tuesday to weigh in on some of the last primaries this year before turning their attention to November.
While the spotlight will be on New Hampshire’s Republican Senate primary, which will determine who takes on Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) in November, next week’s primaries will prove consequential in several gubernatorial and House races as well.
Those primaries will determine whether Govs. Dan McKee (D) of Rhode Island and Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire prevail in their reelection bids, while several races in New Hampshire will determine who will take on two vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the House.
Here’s a look at the races we’re watching next week.
New Hampshire GOP Senate primary
Next week’s primary will be closely watched as Republicans determine which candidate they want to see go head to head with Hassan, who is vying for a second term in one of the year’s most competitive Senate races. She won her first term in 2016 by about a tenth of a percentage point, and Republicans are eager to see the seat flip.
While the field has attracted close to a dozen GOP candidates, retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc and state Senate President Chuck Morse are seen as the leading candidates.
Bolduc has garnered controversy for previously supporting former President Trump’s claims that he won the 2020 election — claims from which Bolduc has recently backtracked — and for calling Sununu a “communist sympathizer.” He ran for Senate in 2020, losing the GOP nomination to Republican candidate Corky Messner. Messner later lost to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) by a 15-percentage point margin.
Morse, considered the more establishment Republican, has focused on school choice, completing the wall at the southern border and reforming supply chain regulations. In a last-minute boost, Sununu announced on Thursday that he would be endorsing Morse.
Both Republicans and Democrats have poured money into the race. Republicans have spent money airing ads criticizing Bolduc, whom some in the GOP worry would be a weak candidate against Hassan, while Democrats have aired ads targeting Morse.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the seat as “lean Democrat.”
New Hampshire GOP gubernatorial primary
Sununu is seeking his fourth run for office after dashing hopes held among some Republicans that he would run for Senate. While he’s competing against a handful of candidates in the GOP primary, recent polling shows he’s likely to prevail.
Among some of the candidates vying for the chance to take on Sununu include U.S. Marine Corps veteran Julian Acciard, “biker” candidate Jay Lewis, professional logger Richard McMenamon II, small business owner Thad Riley and Karen Testerman, who served in Franklin, N.H., as a former city councilor.
Despite Republican candidates targeting him over his criticism of Trump and how he’s dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, a University of New Hampshire Survey Center Granite State Poll released earlier this month shows Sununu on a likely easy reelection path.
The poll found that Sununu received 72 percent support among likely Republican primary voters compared to Riley, who placed second at 7 percent.
New Hampshire 1st Congressional District GOP primary
The GOP primary to take on Rep. Chris Pappas (D.), who represents the state’s 1st Congressional District, has attracted a crowded field of candidates in a race that the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates as a “toss up.”
A University of New Hampshire Survey Center Granite State Poll released late last month showed two former Trump administration officials — former State Department official Matt Mowers (26 percent) and former White House assistant press secretary Karoline Leavitt (24 percent) — as the leading contenders among likely GOP primary voters.
Other candidates running in the race include journalist Gail Huff Brown — the wife of former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) — former state Sen. Russell Prescott and state Rep. Tim Baxter, among others. If Mowers wins reelection, it would set up a rematch with Pappas. The two went head to head in 2020, with Pappas prevailing by a 5-percentage point margin.
If Leavitt notches the GOP primary and wins the seat in November, she could be among the first Gen Z candidates to win office.
New Hampshire 2nd Congressional District GOP primary
Voters will weigh in on seven Republican candidates next Tuesday eager to take on Rep. Ann Kuster (D) in November for the state’s 2nd Congressional District.
Among those vying for the Republican nomination include bar manager and bartender Scott Black; Bob Burns, a former deputy state director for Newt Gingrich’s 2012 presidential campaign; stone craft artist Michael Callis; Keene, N.H., Mayor George Hansel; Jay Mercer, a department head at New Hampshire Technical Institute and Rivier University; Army veteran Dean Poirier and Lily Tang Williams, who serves as supervisor of the checklist in Weare, N.H.
A University of New Hampshire Survey Center Granite State Poll released late last month showed Burns leading his Republican contenders with 32 percent among likely Republican primary voters, followed by Hansel with 18 percent. Williams placed third at 10 percent.
The Cook Political Report rates the seat a “toss up.”
Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial primary
Gov. Dan McKee (D) is looking to win his first full term as governor after he was elevated to the post in 2021 after then-Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) left office to serve as Commerce secretary under the Biden administration.
McKee, who prior to his governorship served as the state’s lieutenant governor between 2015 and 2021, is facing four other challengers for the state’s top post: state Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, former state Secretary of State Matt Brown, former CVS executive Helena Foulkes and physician Luis Daniel Muñoz.
A 12 News-Roger Williams University Poll released in August showed McKee leading his Democratic contenders with 28 percent of support among Democratic primary voters in the state. Gorbea followed in second with 25 percent while Foulkes received 14 percent. Brown and Muñoz both received less than 10 percent.
The Cook Political Report rates the seat as “solid Democrat,” meaning whoever wins on Tuesday will be the heavy favorite in November.
Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary
Rep. Jim Langevin (D) announced earlier this year that he would not be seeking reelection after serving for two decades in Congress, leaving the seat open in a race that Cook Political Reports rates as a “toss up.”
While only one Republican is running on the GOP side, five candidates are looking to secure the Democratic nomination. Those include state General Treasurer Seth Magaziner; former state lawmaker David Segal; former Commerce Department official Sarah Morgenthau; small business owner Joy Fox; and Refugee Dream Center founder Omar Bah.
Another Democratic candidate, Spencer Dickinson, suspended “the active part of his campaign,” The Providence Journal reported.
A 12 News-Roger Williams University Poll released in August shows Magaziner leading the pack by double digits with 37 percent support among Democratic primary voters in the state, followed by Segal and Morgenthau both with 8 percent. Fox, Bah and Dickinson both received less than 5 percent.
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BOSTON — Shortly after Air Force One touched down on the Logan International Airport tarmac late Monday morning, President Joe Biden declared that the federal infrastructure law his administration is implementing will be "the most significant investment" since President Dwight D. Eisenhower's plan for the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s and will kick off "an infrastructure decade" from coast to coast.
The president spoke at Logan's Terminal E, where a major renovation and sustainability project is underway, after a parade of local elected officials celebrated the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure law that Biden signed in November, a law that is poised to deliver about $9.5 billion to Massachusetts over five years.
"Most of the last century we led the world by significant margin because we invested in our people and we invested in our infrastructure. We invested in ourselves, but along the way we stopped. We used to be ranked number one in the world in the investment of research and development as part of our GDP, number one in the world. Now we rank number eight. China used to be ranked number ... nine, excuse me, and now they rank number two in the world," Biden said. "We risk losing our edge as a nation to China and to the rest of the world is catching up. That stops now, with investments like we're celebrating here today."
Before Biden took the stage a bit after noon, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker expressed his "gratitude and appreciation for his leadership and the work done by those who crossed party lines to vote for the bipartisan infrastructure law." The governor said the law and the unanimous votes on Beacon Hill to put matching funds and state authorizations in place to take advantage of federal funds was "a wonderful example of what can happen when we work together on a shared set of goals and opportunities and put purpose behind our efforts."
As he thanked people once he took the stage, the Democratic president seemed to give his endorsement to Baker's style of politics and his emphasis on policy rather than politics or personality.
"Governor Baker, thank you for your partnership over the years. I said to the guv, I hope it doesn't hurt your reputation, guv, but, you know, when I got started, we all used to be like you and I; actually get along, care for each other, treat each other decently," the president said. "We may disagree, but just straight up. We gotta return to that kind of politics."
Logan's Terminal E, the international terminal, was chosen as the location for Biden's remarks, in part, because the upgrade work being done at the airport is supported by $50 million from the federal infrastructure law, the White House said. The project — a roughly 320,000-square-foot addition, renovations to an existing building and the creation of four new aircraft gates — is creating an estimated 5,900 jobs, the White House said.
"This is an investment that will preserve Boston's legacy as a gateway to and for the world," Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said. "So as we tackle climate change, cure cancer and demonstrate what it means to be a city for everyone here in Boston, infrastructure remains the foundation of all that we do. It's the surfaces we travel on, the systems that deliver our power and water, the spaces we work, live and play in. We have to start investing in and planning for the future without the false choices of growth or health, companies or workers, jobs or our planet. We can and must reach for all of that because that's what our families and communities deserve."
In addition to the billions of dollars that the federal law will steer to Massachusetts in the coming years, even more will be made available via competitive grants. Massachusetts is hoping to leverage the new federal funding opportunities with its own $11.4 billion infrastructure bond package that Baker signed into law last month.
In addition to the $11.4 billion state investments, Baker said when he signed the bond bill, the state's effort "will also advance major projects in cities and towns across the state by providing matching funds that will allow Massachusetts to compete for funding" through the federal law.
"To put it in a nutshell, the bipartisan infrastructure law basically doubles the annual level of federal funding that we had anticipated to receive over the course of the next five years. And that increased spending on existing competitive grant programs also creates opportunities to invest in new programs that were part of this legislation as well," Baker said at Logan on Monday.
The state's infrastructure bond bill included $400 million for immediate safety improvements at the T, and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton on Monday morning pointed out the differences between the nearly $700 million Terminal E project at Logan and the work being done during the monthlong shutdown of the MBTA's Orange Line.
"Let's put this investment today in perspective. Terminal E reconstruction is a $700 million dollar project that we need for the five and a half million passengers who use this terminal every year. That's an investment of $140 per passenger. Meanwhile, across town, the entire Orange Line is shut down for 30 days under reconstruction for a project that cost $198 million. That's an investment in the annual passengers on that orange line of $3.15," Moulton said. "So $140 for the international travelers at Logan and $3.15 for all the workers who are building this terminal ... the fact of the matter is we need to do more."
Others who spoke at Logan before Biden included Senate President Karen Spilka, Sen. Lydia Edwards, and U.S. Reps. Jake Auchincloss, Lori Trahan, Bill Keating, Stephen Lynch, Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley, MassPort CEO Lisa Wieland, and U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren.
Massachusetts has received a lot of attention from the Biden administration in recent weeks. Biden visited Somerset in July to highlight the environmental and economic promise of offshore wind, Vice President Kamala Harris called the Bay State a "model" on reproductive rights protection during an August visit to Dorchester and then returned on Labor Day for a union breakfast.
Some of that attention could be thanks to the state's Congressional delegation, a group of all Democrats which Biden singled out for praise Monday.
"What a Congressional delegation, holy God. I can't do anything without checking in on the delegation, you know what I mean? It's the most powerful and most talented delegation, I think, in the country," he said.
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Des Moines teen sex trafficking victim who killed alleged rapist returns to court Tuesday
A sentencing hearing for Pieper Lewis, the teenage sex trafficking victim from Des Moines convicted of killing her alleged rapist, will resume Tuesday morning at the Polk County Courthouse.
Pieper Lewis, now 17, stabbed Zachary Brooks to death in the early hours of June 1, 2020. Brooks, 37, of Des Moines raped Lewis, then 15, five times in the weeks before Lewis killed him after another alleged sexual assault, according to a plea agreement.
A sentencing hearing on Sept. 7 ended before Lewis could give her statement of allocution and before witnesses called by prosecutors finished testifying.
Polk County Judge David M. Porter presided over the hearing and will determine Lewis' sentence. He could rule from the bench or issue his ruling before her 18th birthday on Sept. 28.
What to know about the case
Lewis admitted to stabbing Brooks 30 times with a knife she found on a nightstand near his bed at his apartment after he assaulted her, but wrote in a plea agreement that she did not plan his killing.
Her attorneys argued that Lewis, who was homeless after running away from what she said was an abusive relationship with her adoptive parents, was a sex trafficking victim who was sent to Brooks' apartment by a 28-year-old man she was staying with at the time.
Lewis was arrested on June 2, 2020, the day after the killing, and charged with first-degree murder. She pleaded guilty in June 2021 to charges of voluntary manslaughter and willful injury, both felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison. For the past two years she has been held at the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center.
Prosecutors never disputed claims that Lewis was sexually assaulted or trafficked. The Register is not naming the 28-year-old man who allegedly trafficked Lewis because he has not been charged with a crime. Polk County Attorney John Sarcone declined to comment in August when asked if other charges could be filed, other than, "Law enforcement continues to actively investigate all aspects of this matter."
More on Pieper Lewis' childhood
Billy and Leslie Lewis adopted Lewis out of foster care when she was 3.
Until eighth grade Lewis had a typical childhood, neurologist Dr. Robert Kinscherff said in juvenile court last summer after evaluating her. That's when Lewis' parents divorced, and when her mother became "mentally and emotionally abusive," Lewis told the Register in response to written questions.
Leslie Lewis and her attorney have not responded to multiple requests for comment by the Des Moines Register. Attempts to reach Billy Lewis were unsuccessful before his death in October 2021.
In January 2020, Lewis was caught with marijuana at Lincoln High School, and her mom was called to school, according to court papers. Des Moines police officer Dusty Chapline later said Leslie Lewis said "terrible" things to her daughter, according to court records.
“She kept telling her that she was going to be a criminal,” Chapline said, according to the records. “She was never going to amount to anything. Just giving her no hope. ... I would never speak to my children like that.”
Chapline declined to comment when reached by the Register.
Lewis said her treatment at home caused her to run away three times from January through March 2020, according to her plea. Lewis was sexually assaulted at the Youth Emergency Services Shelter the second time she ran away, in January 2020, her attorneys wrote. When she returned and told her parents about the assault, Leslie Lewis accused her of being promiscuous, said Matthew Sheeley, one of her attorneys. That reaction prompted her to run away again, her attorneys said.
Lewis lived briefly with an older sister of one of her Lincoln High classmates at the Oakview Terrace Apartment Complex, but after an argument, she moved out in April 2020, according to her attorneys. At this point, Lewis was still 15, homeless and sleeping on stairs at the complex.
A 40-year-old man took Lewis in, but beat her, gave her cocaine and tried to make her into sexual situations, her attorneys wrote. So she returned to sleeping in Oakview hallways, where she met a 28-year-old man who is a small-time musician.
Lewis and the musician told the Register and investigators vastly different accounts of about their interactions. He told detectives after Lewis' arrest that he saw her living in the hallway, took pity on her and allowed her to stay with him, according to a police transcript.
Report:Most states treat young people ensnared by sex trafficking as criminals instead of victims
What led up to Lewis killing Brooks?
Lewis initially met Brooks at a party she attended at a house near Weeks Middle School, she told Des Moines police.
Brooks grew up in Des Moines and attended Des Moines Public Schools before getting his GED. The father of three worked as a bus driver in Ankeny, moved to Fort Dodge and worked for a transit company, then moved back to Des Moines about six weeks before his death. His brother, Deondre Calaway, described Brooks as a loving father and proud dog owner. Calaway told the Register he saw Lewis at Brooks' apartment once; Brooks said she was over age 18, he said.
Sometime in May 2020, the musician first made Lewis stay with Brooks, according to her plea agreement. Brooks gave her alcohol and marijuana, she became intoxicated, and then he had sex with her multiple times while she was unconscious over the weekend, she wrote in her plea.
Iowa's age for sexual consent is 16 years old. Teens ages 14 and 15 can consent with people within 48 months of their age, according to Iowa law.
"I did not want to have sex with Mr. Brooks," Lewis wrote in her plea. "I did not want to go to Mr. Brooks' apartment, but I had no other place to go."
The day before the killing, on May 31, 2020, the musician said he wanted her to go to Brooks' apartment again and held a knife to her throat to compel her to go, according to her plea. At 10 p.m. Brooks picked Lewis up at the musician's apartment.
Brooks planned to pay the musician $50 worth of marijuana in exchange for Lewis going to Brooks' apartment and performing sex acts, her attorneys wrote.
Once Lewis got to Brooks' apartment, she was ordered to disrobe, according to her plea. Brooks and two other people pressured her into drinking vodka and smoking marijuana while they watched a movie, according to a search warrant.
“My initial thought was that Mr. Brooks was drunk and would likely fall asleep while watching the movie,” Lewis wrote in her plea. “I thought that this was the only way to stop him from having sex with me.”
But Lewis fell asleep first. When she woke up, Brooks was raping her; she screamed for him to get off of her, but couldn't stop him, she said in court documents.
Afterward, she gathered her clothes while Brooks slept, she said in the plea. That's when she saw the knife on the nearby nightstand and snapped.
“I suddenly realized that Mr. Brooks had raped me yet again and (I) was overcome with rage,” Lewis wrote in her plea.
Lewis fled from Brooks' apartment in his Dodge Charger and ended up back at the musician's apartment. A maintenance man found Brooks’ body that evening. Police arrested Lewis at the musician's apartment the next day.
Lewis' case is 'perfect example' of the control used by human traffickers
The relationship Lewis described with the musician is a "perfect example" of human trafficking, Patrick Waymire, the Iowa Department of Public Safety intelligence director, said in an interview. Waymire was not involved in Lewis' investigation.
"It's a perfect example of control," Waymire said. "That's a way people control somebody else."
Lewis considered the musician her "boyfriend," according to her plea. Traffickers make victims feel like they're part of their family so they will never leave, Waymire said.
Victims often do not realize they are victims, said Gretchen Brown-Waech, victim rights and human trafficking coordinator in the Office of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.
Matty Tate-Smith, a spokesperson for the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said Lewis was treated like a “throwaway child” whose support systems repeatedly failed her and made her a targeted victim of sex trafficking.
“There was very clearly a power dynamic between her and (the musician) where he used her to get what he wanted,” Tate-Smith said.
Many people stereotype human trafficking as cases when a person is kidnapped, held in chains and smuggled across state lines, Waymire said. But usually trafficking happens in more manipulative ways that coerce victims into having sex with abusers and staying with them, said Waymire, Tate-Smith and Brown-Waech.
Lewis needed shelter, food and love; the musician, Brooks and others allegedly preyed on that and coerced her into sex and drug abuse, Tate-Smith said.
"Force is what people think of. That's not very common," Brown-Waech said. "Fraud is slightly more common and easier to prove. Coercion is the one that's most common, least understood and least proven."
Under federal and state law, anyone under age 18 who commits a commercial sex act is a trafficking victim, Brown-Waech said.
“It does not require proof of force, fraud or coercion,” Brown-Waech said.
Yet there are cases where charges aren't pursued against an alleged trafficker even when underage women are killed or otherwise harmed by others, she said.
Recapping Day 1 of Lewis' sentencing hearing
Seven witnesses testified during the first part of the hearing Sept. 7. Lewis' defense team of lawyers Sheeley, Paul White and Magdalena Reese questioned six witnesses who mostly spoke highly of Lewis.
If Lewis is sent to prison she would likely be sent to the Iowa Correctional Institute for Women in Mitchellville. Dan Larson is the program administrator at the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center and previously worked at the prison in Mitchellville. Larson recommended Lewis not be sent to prison.
"There's a lot of freedom of the inmates in Mitchellville that could be a very bad influence to Pieper," Larson said. "I don't know if that's going to be helpful for her at all."
Jana Rhoads, a Des Moines service area manager with the Iowa Department of Human Services, said Lewis could re-enroll in foster care when she turns age 18 Sept. 28. Under Iowa law people can stay in foster care until they are 23 years old.
Lewis struggled at times with the freedom given to her at the Highland House youth home program in Des Moines, however the program was not the structured environment she needs, according to Rhoads and her attorneys.
Prosecutors honed in on rules violations Lewis committed during the three weeks in February that she was at Highland House. Lewis contacted her sister and peers, which broke the rules of her placement there. This peer contact eventually led to the 28-year-old man who allegedly trafficked her from finding her location, according to Kinscherff's testimony.
During her stay there Lewis was enrolled in Des Moines Public Schools' Virtual Campus. In court exhibits posted Thursday, Lewis wrote that she did not realize that she could not talk to classmates on Microsoft Teams.
Previously:Des Moines teen sex trafficking victim who killed alleged rapist to be sentenced Wednesday
"I'm willing to take accountability for my actions," Lewis wrote in the document.
“Pieper made mistakes while she was there. It didn’t provide her all the support and services she needed," Rhoads testified.
Wednesday Westerhold, Lewis' Iowa Department of Human Services case manager, said she is extremely artistic. Through the non-profit ArtForce Iowa Lewis designed jerseys for the Iowa Wolves, Des Moines' NBA G-League team.
Lewis graduated from high school in July and wants to go to college, create a business, advocate for other girls in her situation and create clothing, Westerhold said.
"She’s expressed consistently that she doesn’t want those relationships (with the people who exploited her) and that she wants to distance herself from them so that she can be successful," Westerhold testified.
Philip Joens covers public safety, city government and RAGBRAI for the Des Moines Register. He can be reached at 515-443-3347 at pjoens@registermedia.com or on Twitter @Philip_Joens.
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JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Stacey Lennox describes in detail how and why Republicans must give Democrats large doses of their own rancid political medicine in order to have any hope of restoring regular order in Congress. I would only add that if the GOP doesn’t, it’s future viability as an effective tool for saving the republic will be all but gone.
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LAS ANGELES, CA – While I have celebrated the success of “Squid Game” in my journalism as an example of commercial and artistic exceptional excellence, I wasn’t prepared for the liberal Democrats’ next move. For years, I had complained about Asians being shut out of entertainment in America but in 2018, the floodgates opened seemingly as major players who were actively excluding Asians, like Harvey Weinstein, were brought down by the #MeToo movement.
In typical shallow virtue signaling action, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles recently declared September 17th as official “Squid Game Day”. Exactly why?
My first reaction was confusion. Are we advocating for murder now? Squid Game details a sick twisted game, Saw-style, where participants are killed off one by one and put into spirit-testing situations where they would choose between their own life and a fellow participant’s, usually someone they had bonded with through the trauma and became friends during the course of the series. This may not be too much of a stretch, considering the Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon no longer prosecutes low level crimes, has gotten rid of gang enhancements in sentencing and advocated for zero bail, increasing lawlessness and incidents of crime.
However, that was not the reason. I then explored the possibility that this was to celebrate Asian American accomplishments in film and television. If that were the case, attaching this specific torture-porn series as the headlining name is more distracting than helpful. Why not a more general title?
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In fact, the official reason was “The proclamation is part of AAPI LA, a city initiative intended to amplify AAPI community voices”, according to Fox11.
How exactly is this an amplification of AAPI community voices when this specific piece of work is honoring a Korean director from overseas (not a local Asian American community voice)? How exactly are we amplifying AAPI voices when Korean is merely one of so many different ethnic groups under that banner? How about the Filipinos, Chinese, Pacific Islanders, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indians, Pakistanis, etc?
Tone deaf, awkward and cringeworthy are words that come to mind when Democrat politicians like Garcetti show how out of touch they are. Another thing to consider is that Hollywood and entertainment are not all that dominate in Los Angeles. We have so many other industries here where Asians are most involved with: banking, textile industries, to name a few.
I won’t belabor the next point but today is the day after 9/11 and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, an Indian American congresswoman known for her far left views tweeted, “Today we remember the 2,996 people who were killed on 9/11 and all those who lost their lives while serving our country in the forever wars that followed.”
She took her tweet down after getting major backlash, when users held her accountable for including the terrorists in the death toll. The fact that it would even cross her mind to honor murderers and terrorists is quite frankly shocking, but not entirely surprising coming from tone-deaf Democrats.
My bottom line conclusion: Democrats and the liberal woke left truly have no connections with normal Asian people and have reduced us to caricatures in their limited exposure to us over entertainment. Time and again, it is proven Democrat interaction with minorities is surface level, skin deep and creates for cringeworthy moments like Garcetti’s and even among Asian liberal politicians like Jayapal’s.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city.
During a search of a San Francisco Police Department crime lab database, the woman's DNA was tied to a burglary in late 2021. Her DNA had been collected and stored in the system as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case, then-District Attorney Chesa Boudin said in February in a shocking revelation that raised privacy concerns.
The revelation prompted a national outcry from advocates, law enforcement, legal experts and lawmakers. Advocates said the practice could affect victims' willingness to come forward to law enforcement authorities.
Federal law already prohibits the inclusion of victims' DNA in the national Combined DNA Index System. There is no corresponding law in California to prohibit local law enforcement databases from retaining victims' profiles and searching them years later for entirely different purposes.
California lawmakers last month approved a bill that would prohibit using the DNA profiles collected by police from sexual assault survivors and other victims for any purpose other than aiding in identifying the perpetrator. Local law enforcement agencies would also be prohibited from retaining and then searching victim DNA to incriminate them in unrelated crimes under the legislation, which is pending before Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Boudin said the report was found among hundreds of pages of evidence against a woman who had been recently charged with a felony property crime. After learning the source of the DNA evidence, Boudin dropped the felony property crime charges against the woman.
The police department's crime lab stopped the practice shortly after receiving a complaint from the district attorney's office and formally changed its operating procedure to prevent the misuse of DNA collected from sexual assault victims, Police Chief Bill Scott said.
Scott said at a police commission meeting in March that he had discovered 17 crime victim profiles, 11 of them from rape kits, that were matched as potential suspects using a crime victims database during unrelated investigations. Scott said he believes the only person arrested was the woman who filed the lawsuit Monday.
The woman filed the lawsuit under the alias of Jane Doe to protect her privacy, her attorney, Adante Pointer, said in a statement. The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they choose to be named.
California allows local law enforcement crime labs to operate their own forensic databases that are separate from federal and state databases. The law also lets municipal labs perform forensic analysis, including DNA profiling, and use those databases — without regulation by the state or others.
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Larkins MC, Khanchandani A, Tumin D, Greene E, Ledoux M, Longshore S. J. Rural Health 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2022, National Rural Health Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)
DOI
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PMID
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Pediatric farm-related injuries are rare but tend to be severe relative to other types of pediatric injury and may result in worse clinical outcomes. However, the comparison of farm and nonfarm injuries is confounded by different injury mechanisms, patient characteristics, and treating facilities. Therefore, we used propensity score matching to compare outcomes of pediatric farm and nonfarm injuries in the United States. METHODS: Data were obtained from the 2017-2019 Trauma Quality Program database. Farm as compared to nonfarm injury was defined as the location of an injury and served as the independent variable analyzed in this study. The outcome variables analyzed were in-hospital mortality, hospital length of stay (LOS), and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). RESULTS: We identified 2,040 farm injuries and 201,865 nonfarm injuries meeting inclusion criteria. In this cohort, the mortality rate was 1%, median LOS was 2 days, and 14% of patients were admitted to the ICU. In the propensity-matched analysis (including 2,039 farm cases matched to 2,039 nonfarm controls), farm as compared to nonfarm injuries were associated with 5% longer LOS (95% CI: 1%, 8%; P =.01), but not mortality or ICU admission. CONCLUSIONS: In a propensity-matched analysis, pediatric farm injuries resulted in prolonged hospital stay compared to nonfarm injuries. Identifying patient- and health care system-level factors contributing to prolonged LOS may help optimize the care of children injured on farms.
Language: en
Keywords
emergency department; farm injuries; nonfarm injuries
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SAN ANTONIO – H-E-B has launched a debit card that gives 5% cash back on qualifying items and offers a spending and savings account.
The San Antonio-based grocery giant said customers can sign up for the debit account program starting Monday, Sept. 12.
Customers who use their H-E-B debit card in-store or online for curbside and delivery can get 5% cash back on H-E-B-branded products, according to a news release.
Those brands include H-E-B, Hill Country Fare, Meal Simple, Field & Future by H-E-B, Home by H-E-B, Kodi, Cocinaware, H-E-B Kitchen & Table and GTC.
The release states that the cashback amount will be added to the customer’s debit account after the transaction is completed.
“At H-E-B, we’re always looking to provide Texans more ways to save,” Ashwin Nathan, the H-E-B Group vice president of marketing, said in the release. “With the H-E-B debit card, customers can have a more rewarding shopping experience that allows them to keep more money in their pockets while enjoying valuable benefits and perks.”
The H-E-B debit card can be used as a spending card – anywhere Mastercard is accepted – with an optional savings account, the release states.
Customers can add money to the card by linking it to another debit card or bank account, enrolling in direct deposit, or adding cash at a store.
“Customers can set up direct deposit to get paid up to 2 days faster from paychecks, income tax returns, Social Security, and other government payments,” the release states.
Other perks include no monthly fees and free withdrawals from H-E-B-branded ATMs.
For more information, click here. Customers can only sign up for the card online.
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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s 13th Floor Haunted House will debut three new terrifying attractions at its grand opening this weekend, according to a news release.
On Saturday, Sept. 17, guests can experience the new attractions, including All Hallows Eve, Outcast Carnival and the Asylum.
The All Hallows Eve attraction includes a group of undead trick-or-treaters on the prowl for guts. Outcast Carnival showcases a group of failed carnival performers who dwell in the sewers. The final addition, Asylum, takes guests on a journey through the home of deranged patients living in twisted realities, according to a news release.
“We are beyond excited to be kicking off our 13th year of fear at the 13th Floor Haunted House San Antonio,” said 13th Floor San Antonio Casting Manager Bree Castro.
“Our new attractions bring best-in-class costumes, makeup, and special effects to our guests. We are excited to bring terror back in 2022!”
The haunted house, located at 1203 E. Commerce St., will be open weekends through September and will extend its hours through Oct. 31.
Tickets start at $20 per person and vary depending on the time and date.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city.
During a search of a San Francisco Police Department crime lab database, the woman's DNA was tied to a burglary in late 2021. Her DNA had been collected and stored in the system as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case, then-District Attorney Chesa Boudin said in February in a shocking revelation that raised privacy concerns.
The revelation prompted a national outcry from advocates, law enforcement, legal experts and lawmakers. Advocates said the practice could affect victims’ willingness to come forward to law enforcement authorities.
Federal law already prohibits the inclusion of victims’ DNA in the national Combined DNA Index System. There is no corresponding law in California to prohibit local law enforcement databases from retaining victims’ profiles and searching them years later for entirely different purposes.
California lawmakers last month approved a bill that would prohibit using the DNA profiles collected by police from sexual assault survivors and other victims for any purpose other than aiding in identifying the perpetrator. Local law enforcement agencies would also be prohibited from retaining and then searching victim DNA to incriminate them in unrelated crimes under the legislation, which is pending before Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Boudin said the report was found among hundreds of pages of evidence against a woman who had been recently charged with a felony property crime. After learning the source of the DNA evidence, Boudin dropped the felony property crime charges against the woman.
The police department's crime lab stopped the practice shortly after receiving a complaint from the district attorney’s office and formally changed its operating procedure to prevent the misuse of DNA collected from sexual assault victims, Police Chief Bill Scott said.
Scott said at a police commission meeting in March that he had discovered 17 crime victim profiles, 11 of them from rape kits, that were matched as potential suspects using a crime victims database during unrelated investigations. Scott said he believes the only person arrested was the woman who filed the lawsuit Monday.
The woman filed the lawsuit under the alias of Jane Doe to protect her privacy, her attorney, Adante Pointer, said in a statement. The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they choose to be named.
California allows local law enforcement crime labs to operate their own forensic databases that are separate from federal and state databases. The law also lets municipal labs perform forensic analysis, including DNA profiling, and use those databases — without regulation by the state or others.
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WEXFORD CAPITAL LP recently filed their 13F report for the second quarter of 2022, which ended on 2022-06-30.
The 13F report details which stocks were in a guru’s equity portfolio at the end of the quarter, though investors should note that these filings are limited in scope, containing only a snapshot of long positions in U.S.-listed stocks and American depository receipts as of the quarter’s end. They are not required to include international holdings, short positions or other types of investments. Still, even this limited filing can provide valuable information.
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As of the latest 13F report, the guru’s equity portfolio contained 169 stocks valued at a total of $1.75Bil. The top holdings were TUSK(29.01%), VNOM(24.82%), and SPY(11.19%).
According to GuruFocus data, these were WEXFORD CAPITAL LP’s top five trades of the quarter.
S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF
During the quarter, WEXFORD CAPITAL LP bought 476,955 shares of ARCA:SPY for a total holding of 519,580. The trade had a 10.27% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $408.8.
On 09/12/2022, S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF traded for a price of $410.97 per share and a market cap of $372.78Bil. The stock has returned -6.43% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the ETF a financial strength rating of 5 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 8 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF has a price-earnings ratio of 19.80, a price-book ratio of 3.75, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 2.39, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 14.92 and a price-sales ratio of 2.94.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.00, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 6.
INVESCO QQQ Trust
The guru established a new position worth 90,906 shares in NAS:QQQ, giving the stock a 1.46% weight in the equity portfolio. Shares traded for an average price of $310.63 during the quarter.
On 09/12/2022, INVESCO QQQ Trust traded for a price of $310.74 per share and a market cap of $169.35Bil. The stock has returned -17.03% over the past year.
There is insufficient data to calculate the stock’s financial strength and profitability ratings.
In terms of valuation, INVESCO QQQ Trust has a price-earnings ratio of 24.29 and a price-book ratio of 6.36.
iShares MSCI China ETF
The guru established a new position worth 393,490 shares in NAS:MCHI, giving the stock a 1.25% weight in the equity portfolio. Shares traded for an average price of $51.14 during the quarter.
On 09/12/2022, iShares MSCI China ETF traded for a price of $49.06 per share and a market cap of $7.72Bil. The stock has returned -30.87% over the past year.
There is insufficient data to calculate the stock’s financial strength and profitability ratings.
In terms of valuation, iShares MSCI China ETF has a price-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a price-book ratio of 1.43.
AT&T Inc
The guru sold out of their 997,525-share investment in NYSE:T. Previously, the stock had a 1.03% weight in the equity portfolio. Shares traded for an average price of $19.91 during the quarter.
On 09/12/2022, AT&T Inc traded for a price of $17.38 per share and a market cap of $123.85Bil. The stock has returned -7.50% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 4 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 7 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, AT&T Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 6.37, a price-book ratio of 1.05, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 4.76 and a price-sales ratio of 0.85.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 1.00, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 5.
Lennar Corp
WEXFORD CAPITAL LP reduced their investment in NYSE:LEN by 241,597 shares. The trade had a 0.99% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $75.78.
On 09/12/2022, Lennar Corp traded for a price of $80.61 per share and a market cap of $22.88Bil. The stock has returned -17.80% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 6 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Lennar Corp has a price-earnings ratio of 5.52, a price-book ratio of 1.09, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.25, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 4.40 and a price-sales ratio of 0.80.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.74, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 10.
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Father and son team ‘Team Mason’ preps for Hartford Marathon
(WFSB) - The Hartford Marathon is a little under a month away, but runners are already preparing for the race.
The marathon is expected to host thousands of runners, but one team has a special mission for their run.
Meet Team Mason, a father and son team from Hartford.
Jim Joyce, Mason’s father, has run over 60 races, several of them with his son Mason.
“I wanted to give him the best, the best life I could give him. The journey with Mason is an amazing one. We go on different races, we do different events,” says Joyce.
Mason has significant disabilities. Joyce has dedicated his life to taking care of him and making him happy.
“If he’s having a good day and he’s doing good, that means I am doing what I am supposed to be doing. I am taking care of my son and he’s taking care of me,” says Joyce.
Running has become a big part of what makes Mason and Joyce happy.
“The Hartford Marathon is our Super Bowl. It is our Daytona, we love that race,” says Joyce.
Mason was born with cerebral palsy. He’s never walked, but he has traveled many miles with his dad.
“Mason is like the unofficial mayor of Hartford. They scream his name, they have cowbells, and everyone in the race is tapping my shoulder saying keep it up,” says Joyce.
Joyce says he started running to get in better shape so he could take better care of Mason.
“I am truly blessed that he’s with me and I am with him,” says Joyce.
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School board in Alaska bans trans students from using bathroom of gender they identify with
PALMER, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A school board in Alaska voted to suspend a policy that previously allowed transgender students to use the gendered bathroom which corresponded to the gender they identified with.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District School Board’s vote was 5-1, KTUU reports.
The lone member of the board who voted no was Dwight Probasco, while the members who voted to suspend the policy were Jim Hart, Ole Larson, Tom Bergey, Jeff Taylor and Jubilee Underwood, according to KTUU. The board’s president was not present at the meeting.
The school district’s superintendent, Randy Trani, said in a letter to parents the agenda item was proposed by the school board’s policy committee. The policy committee provided a statement saying that a decision by the federal judge triggered the policy revision.
The removal of the policy means any transgender students within the school district must use bathrooms that correspond with the gender they were assigned at birth. However, KTUU reports the schools will “continue offering those students use of school bathrooms that provide individual locked access and privacy.”
Vincent Feuilles, president of LGBTQ+ and allies nonprofit organization The Queen’s Guard, said the suspension of the policy could potentially harm transitioning students who haven’t come out yet.
“You now have someone who looks, sounds, walks, appears to be a person who is a cisgender — or a person who was born male — going into women’s spaces,” Feuilles said. “You have taken them out of the spaces that match their gender identity and moved them over here, so now you have just outed this kid.”
Feuilles attended Wednesday’s meeting but was unable to testify due to the signup sheet being full. He said he heard a lot of misinformation coming out of various testimonies and hopes that the policy committee will invite his organization into the conversation when the guidelines are rewritten.
“One or two of the board members had said that they were going to reach out to the trans community because they wanted input and information on how to, hopefully, create a positive interaction,” Feuilles stated. “As the president of The Queen’s Guard, we’re willing to offer and extend that out to the school board.”
Trani stated in his letter that he was enacting the policy revision as directed by the school board’s 5-1 vote. KTUU reports the policy went into effect district-wide the next day.
“Pending a permanent resolution to this issue, I am suspending the use of bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with student gender identity in compliance with the Board’s directive,” Trani said. “Transgender students will still be offered the use of bathrooms and locker rooms which are individually locked. All students will have access to communal bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex assigned at birth.”
In June, the board voted to approve a ban on trans athletes competing in girls’ extracurricular and co-curricular activities sponsored by the district. Probasco was also the lone no vote in the 6-1 decision to pass Board Policy 6145.
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said the threats facing the U.S. in the 21 years since the Sept. 11 attacks have shifted from worries about foreign terrorists to growing concerns about domestic extremism.
“The threat landscape has evolved considerably over the last 20 years,” Mayorkas said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.”
“Back when 9/11 occurred, in those years we were very focused on the foreign terrorist, the individual who sought to do a severe harm to enter the United States and and do us harm,” Mayorkas continued, speaking at the site of the World Trade Center.
But now, Mayorkas said officials are becoming “more and more” concerned about U.S. residents radicalized by foreign terrorist ideologies.
“We are seeing an emerging threat, of course, over the last several years of the domestic violent extremist,” Mayorkas said. “The individual here in the United States radicalized to violence by a foreign terrorist ideology, but also an ideology of hate, anti-government sentiment, false narratives propagated on online platforms, even personal grievances.”
Mayorkas has previously called domestic extremism the country’s greatest terror-related threat, comments that came less than three months after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Mayorkas is one of many Democrats who have sounded alarm bells about domestic extremist threats.
Vice President Harris in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” which also aired on Sunday, called domestic terrorism “very dangerous,” saying it makes the country “weaker.”
Asked if domestic threats are equal or greater than those the U.S. faced after 9/11 from foreign terrorists, Harris said “we don’t compare the two in the oath” to protect the country.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, said on Sunday that he worries about domestic threats while the threat of terror in his view had “diminished.”
“The stunning thing to me is here we are 20 years later, and the attack on the symbol of our democracy was not coming from terrorists, but it came from literally insurgents attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6,” he said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
The House in May passed a bill nearly along party lines that would create domestic terrorism offices throughout the federal government. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) was the sole House Republican to vote in favor of the legislation, while others in his conference argued the bill would unfairly target Americans.
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Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance and other plaintiffs sued Sedgwick Claims Management Services Monday in North Carolina Western District Court. The case, filed by Allen, Chesson & Grimes, accuses Sedgwick of mishandling an underlying product liability claim. Lawyers have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 3:22-cv-00472, Charleston Automotive Company et al v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
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Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant by Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker Micron in its hometown is a step in protecting the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized market made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Granholm took part Monday in a ceremonial groundbreaking for what is expected to be the largest chipmaking cleanroom in the United States by the end of the decade, covering 600,000 square feet and creating 17,000 American jobs. It’s the largest ever private investment in the state, made possible by last month’s CHIPS and Science Act setting aside $52 billion for the industry.
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Australia will mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with a public holiday on September 22.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the national day of mourning as the Queen’s coffin began its sad final journey across Britain.
Buckingham Palace confirmed Her Majesty’s state funeral would be held in the hallowed* space of Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19, with several stops along the way to give millions of members of the public the chance to pay their private respects to the oldest and longest-reigning monarch in British history.
Speaking to the ABC, Mr Albanese confirmed Australian state and territory leaders agreed to a one-off national day of mourning.
In a quirk of timing, Victorians, who already have a public holiday for the AFL Grand Final on the Friday, can now look forward to a four-day weekend.
“It will be a one-off national public holiday,” the Prime Minister said. “That’s to allow people to pay their respects for the passing of Queen Elizabeth.
“I spoke to all Premiers and chief ministers yesterday and … they have all agreed that it’s appropriate.”
But several commentators disagreed, including Harmony Alliance chair Nyadol Nyoun.
“We are reminded of the urgency of Treaty with First Nations, justice and reparations* for British colonies* and becoming a republic,” Ms Nyoun said on Twitter.
On Monday afternoon, the Queen’s oak coffin, draped in the royal standard*, travelled along the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral, accompanied by King Charles III and members of the royal family.
On Tuesday, the Queen’s coffin will be conveyed to Buckingham Palace to rest in the Bow Room.
On Wednesday afternoon, a procession on a Gun Carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will take the Queen from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster, where the monarch will lie in state for four days.
Members of the public will have the chance to visit Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the Queen across those four days.
The Queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on September 19 at 11am. Schools across the UK will close on the day – giving thousands of youngsters the chance to watch the televised service and pay their respects.
Thousands of Australians meanwhile gathered on Sunday to witness historic proclamation* ceremonies across the country to usher in the reign of King Charles III.
Queensland’s Governor Jeannette Young stood on the steps at Government House and proclaimed King Charles III the state’s new monarch, in a protocol* not undertaken since Lieutenant General Sir John Lavarack in 1952.
In Canberra, Parliament House was brimming with royal fans as Australian Defence Force personnel marched across the forecourt to welcome a new era.
Traditional owners conducted a smoking ceremony and a Welcome to Country read by Ngunnawal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan ahead of the proclamation of the new monarch.
“No matter what your views, Queen Elizabeth lived a life of service, and she also was also a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, ” Aunty Sheridan said. “King Charles III takes over from his mother and we know he will be thoughtful in his rule.”
Governor-General David Hurley described the late Queen as “blessed and glorious” before welcoming King Charles III to “reign over” Australia and the other Commonwealth nations.
“The Crown has solely and rightfully come to Prince Charles Philip Arthur George,” General Hurley said.
“We therefore … do now proclaim Prince Charles Philip Arthur George to be King Charles III by grace of God, King of Australia and his realms and territories, head of the Commonwealth.
“With hearty and humble affection, we promise him faith and obedience. May King Charles III have long and happy years to reign over us … God Save the King.”
The proclamation was countersigned by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The leader along with politicians from both sides of politics watched on as the Australian Federation Guard played God Save the King for the first time in 70 years.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said in a statement that the Queen’s last visit was in the wake of the state’s 2011 devastating floods.
“(The visit) was a great comfort to Queenslanders who had been through a significant ordeal and she was genuinely interested in our recovery,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
In Sydney, NSW Governor Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley spoke in front of dignitaries including NSW Premier Dom Perrottet and Chief Justice Andrew Bell.
“We now proclaim Prince Charles Phillip Arthur George to be King Charles III by the grace of God, King of Australia and his Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth,” Ms Beazley said.
Victoria held its own ceremony about 11am, while about 8000 South Australians turned out to watch that state proclaim the new King about 2pm.
GLOSSARY
- hallowed: very respected and praised because of great importance or great age
- reparations: payment for harm, loss, or damage that has been caused to a person or organisation
- colonies: countries or areas controlled politically by a different country that is often far away
- royal standard: flag bearing the arms of the British sovereign
- proclamation: official announcement or declaration made in public
- protocol: formal system of rules for correct behaviour on official occasions
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QUICK QUIZ
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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
1. End of an era
After the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth, what changes need to be made to make way for the new head of the Commonwealth, King Charles?
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Curriculum Links: English; History; Critical and Creative Thinking
2. Extension
What would you like to see the new King do differently to Queen Elizabeth?
What do you think the main roles of the King are?
Time: allow 15 minutes to complete this activity
Curriculum Links: English; History; Personal and Social; Critical and Creative Thinking
VCOP ACTIVITY
1. News: condensed
Identify the most important pieces of information in this article and write a condensed version of it using 50 words or less.
Draw a picture or diagram to support your condensed news story.
Time: allow 25 minutes to complete this activity
Curriculum Links: English; Science
2. Extension
Compare your condensed news story with a classmate. Did you both include the same information or are your stories quite different? Discuss your choices and then work together to create a final condensed version of the story that you both agree tells the important parts that a reader would need or want to know.
Time: allow 20 minutes to complete this activity
Curriculum Links: English
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Jan Darasz, historian and TVPworld.com’s editor, talked about the momentous battle of Vienna, which took place in 1683 and changed the course of Europe.
As Mr Darasz explains, the battle of Vienna was the high watermark of the Turkish expansion in Eastern Europe. The Ottomans had their eyes on controlling the region in order to dominate trade routes.
Poland, which has been struggling against the Turks itself, especially for the control of the Ukrainian lands, decided to come to the rescue of Emperor Leopold and together with other allied armies came to relieve Vienna, which was on the verge of falling into the Ottoman’s hands.
Paradoxically for Poland, while the rout at Vienna began the long period of the decline of the Ottoman Empire, it also was also the beginning of the decline of the Commonwealth. Poland-Lithuania would never be as powerful as it was in 1683, and its power declined while Austria’s power grew. And less than a hundred years later, Austria was one of the powers that participated in the Partitions of Poland.
Other issues discussed by Mr Darasz: what determined the Polish and allied victory in the battle; what was the role of the famed winged hussars on the battlefield; is Europe capable of uniting against danger like that of the Ottoman Turks again; and why the Austrians were reluctant to honour the saviour of their capital with a monument?
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“Career advice as a genre is almost fatally flawed,” says The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson. But Thompson is asking you to trust him this time. He points out that your career is only “one-eighth” of your life and uses some surprisingly effective economics, psychology, and a little bit of existential math, to offer guidance on how to navigate your working life.
Thompson joins Here & Now‘s Anthony Brooks to share his advice.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Frontier check-in counter will temporarily move as DIA continues remodel
The Frontier Airlines ticket counter will temporarily move on Wednesday as major renovations continue at DIA's Great Hall.
Frontier will move check-in operations from Pod 0 on the northeast side of Level 6 to Pod 2 in the middle of the east side of Level 6. The closure will happen at 1:00 a.m. and check-in will resume at the new location starting at 3:30 a.m.
Pod numbers are noted on yellow signs hanging overhead.
Allegiant Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Sun Country Airlines, and all remaining international carriers will also move through October.
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The Mets are getting whole again.
Luis Guillorme is back with the Mets for Monday’s game and was added to the active roster again, though he was not in the starting lineup. Guillorme missed nearly a month with a moderate strain in his left groin, which he sustained on Aug. 14.
“We had some guys do a good job in his absence, but there’s a lot of things he brings,” Buck Showalter said of Guillorme. “One of the things you talk about with players when they’re on your club, or you’re trying to acquire them, is do they make their teammates better? Having Luis here kind of gives us a nice safety net in a lot of places.”
Guillorme has played every infield position this season except for first base. His absence led the team to call up infielders Brett Baty and Deven Marrero in mid-August. Baty dazzled in his first game but then fell into predictable rookie struggles before hurting his thumb. Marrero, always more of a “just in case” player than an actual part of the team’s long term plans, made just six plate appearances for the Mets this year. He did not record a hit. As part of the roster moves to welcome Guillorme back, Marrero was designated for assignment.
In his 86 games pre-injury, Guillorme was putting together the best season of his career. He hit .283 with a .355 on-base percentage. Guillorme is also the only Met (minimum 250 plate appearances) to draw a walk in at least 10% of their plate appearances.
“We’ve missed him, so we’re excited about having him back,” Showalter said.
Headed into the crunchiest part of crunch time, the Mets will now once again have the services of one of their most patient hitters and arguably their best defensive infielder as well. Though Eduardo Escobar has been swinging a magic wand for the last two weeks, he still struggles mightily against right-handed pitching, a group that Guillorme is hitting .304 against. Should the Mets lock up their playoff positioning early, having Guillorme back also allows them to rest Francisco Lindor or Jeff McNeil if they so choose.
“One thing Billy [Eppler] and the front office have been adamant about is making sure that we keep the versatility and people being able to move around if there’s a need,” Showalter said.
In Monday’s other roster move, Trevor May was reinstated from the injured list. The late-inning reliever was stricken with COVID-19, which sent him to the IL on Sept. 3. Bryce Montes de Oca, the rookie pitcher whose sinking fastball comes with extra mustard on it, was placed on the injured list with left hamstring tightness.
May told reporters on Monday that he stayed in shape by turning his couch over, covering it with blankets, and using it as a pitching net. He joked that he’d have to throw 160 miles per hour to put a hole in this apparently indestructible piece of furniture. Showalter was asked what the plan is for using May, whose last game was on Sept. 1.
“You’d like to give him time to ease in but the game doesn’t always cooperate,” Showalter said.
EVERYBODY LOVES EDUARDO
There are players who are beloved by their teammates, then there’s Escobar.
“He has a way of energizing the dugout,” Showalter said lovingly.
The player with perhaps the highest approval rating in the Mets’ clubhouse, unfortunately, has also been one of their biggest liabilities. Not counting the 60-game shortened season in 2020, Escobar has his lowest batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage since 2016. But entering Monday, he had a .452 batting average in his last 12 games, going 19-for-42 with five homers and nine RBI. His manager thinks that’s a sign of a player naturally getting right, even though in Escobar’s case it took him nearly the entire season.
The Pinstripe Express
“I’ve said many times, sooner or later guys kind of seek their level,” Showalter explained. “Unfortunately, sometimes that comes in spurts. It’s a hard game to be real consistent in.”
This current hot streak came directly on the heels of an 0-for-10 slump that was also interrupted by a finicky oblique.
“He’s making up some ground,” said Showalter, who suggested that the clubhouse has been a safe haven for Escobar amid his personal struggles. “He’s trying to make some people feel the pain he felt during the first half of the season.”
TALES FROM THE SKIPPER
In 1977, with his Yankees in a funk, manager Billy Martin famously made his batting order by drawing names out of a hat. Showalter hasn’t had to do that yet, but he did tell a story about a different method of lineup construction that he’s been forced into a few times.
“I’ve been in situations where I’ve had to make the batting order from nine up,” he said. “‘Well I know he’s hitting ninth. He’s gonna hit eighth.’ Then you see what you’ve got left over.”
With Starling Marte on the mend, Showalter has had to play around with the top of his lineup for the first time as Mets’ manager.
“This is kind of the other way around,” Showalter said thankfully. “Francisco’s lack of ego where he hits, and his versatility to bring what a lot of spots need, has made it easy on me and us.”
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SPOKANE, Wash. - At least two people were injured in a shooting Sunday night on the South Hill, according to Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO). A third person, possibly a juvenile, may have also been injured, though they have not been identified at this time.
Around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, SCSO deputies responded to reports of gunshots near the intersection of S. Magnolia and 58th Ave. Once on scene, deputies found spent ammo casing sin the roadway. Several witnesses in the area were interviewed as well.
Soon after, deputies and Spokane Police Department (SPD) officers responded to a hospital after staff advised two people with gunshot wounds had arrived. At the hospital, an adult man was being treated by medical personnel. The second gunshot victim, a woman, had left the area but was contacted and returned to the hospital for treatment.
Both the man and woman are expected to recover.
As part of their initial investigation Major Crimes Unit detectives processed the scene for evidence and interviewed witnesses. Initial information suggests the man and woman were possibly involved in some type of clandestine deal which turned sour, with the pair being shot while sitting in their vehicle. They purportedly fled the area in their car before seeking medical treatment.
The third person involved has not been identified, and SCSO states it is unknown whether they were injured. He was described as a black male, possibly mid-teens to early 20s, wearing a dark hoodie and pants, possibly a track suit, and dark shoes. Witnesses observed him fleeing the area on foot prior to law enforcement arriving.
No one has been charged at this time, and investigation remains ongoing.
Detectives ask anyone with information regarding the incident who has not spoken with investigators yet, including potential video footage, or anyone who can help identify the third person involved is asked to call Crime Check at 509-456-2233 and reference case #10120797.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles-based law boutique Sklar Kirsh LLP announced that Partner Robbin Itkin has been recognized as a "Top Bankruptcy Lawyer" by the Daily Journal.
"Robbin is an outstanding lawyer who consistently provides our clients with the highest degree of strategy and service," says firm Co-Chairman Jeffrey Sklar. "We are thrilled that she has received this recognition and honored to have her represent our firm alongside such highly regarded professionals."
Itkin is a Partner and leader in Sklar Kirsh's Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring practice group. Her experience restructuring billions of dollars of debt includes insolvency resolutions in chapter 11 cases and numerous restructurings outside the courtroom. As a mediator, Itkin uses her problem-solving strength to advise both healthy companies and those in distress, leading them to negotiate effectively with their own creditors and counterparties who are in fragile economic straits.
The publication states that Itkin believes "what sets her apart is her compassion in dealing with clients and her desire to understand their business and specific issues, pressures, and objectives." The feature continues, "Everyone knows the law… but truly understanding the client is what leads to good work."
Recently named a "Legal Visionary" by the Los Angeles Times, Itkin's excellence in complex matters has earned her recognition as a Chambers USA-ranked attorney in restructuring. Super Lawyers has featured her since 2005 and has named her among Southern California's Top 50 Women lawyers and Top 100 lawyers. She also is recognized by Best Lawyers in Southern California and Martindale Hubbell. Itkin was the recipient in 2013 of the Century City Bar Association's "Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year" award and was featured on the inaugural list of LawDragon's 2020 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers.
Sklar Kirsh LLP is a boutique law firm that provides sophisticated and expert advice in the areas of corporate, real estate, bankruptcy, and entertainment law as well as commercial, real estate and entertainment litigation. For more information, visit www.SklarKirsh.com.
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Women’s Golf Completes First Round of 2022
LAKE ELMO, min. – Sun Devil Women’s Golf completed their first round of the 2022-23 season at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Monday.
Arizona State (+12/300) has a pair of individuals in the Top-25 after the first day at Royal Golf Club, with Ashley Menne (T-15) and Calynne Rosholt (T-25) in contention. The much-anticipated debuts of Paula Schulz-Hanssen and Beth Coulter were the highlights of the day, as the freshman duo donned the Maroon & Gold for the first time. The Sun Devils are in ninth place as a team in a field with 11 Top-25 foes after the first of three days in Minnesota. Track the second round at the following link as the team returns to action tomorrow morning at 6:50 AM MST.
FRONT NINE
Ashley Menne and Grace Summerhays led the way on the front nine, each finishing even and starting their seasons off on the right foot. Summerhays was consistent through the first nine, with her birdie on seven pushing her to even. Menne paced the team with two birdies (2 & 6) on the front nine. Beth Coulter recorded her first career birdie on the ninth hole.
BACK NINE
Calynne Rosholt found her groove on the back nine, going one-under over her final nine holes. She avoided a bogey and drained her second birdie of the day on the 17th hole, helping her finish with a 74 (+2). Beth Coulter Flipped around her day after making the turn, cutting five strokes off her total on the back nine. She finished even over the final nine holes, highlighted by a birdie on 11. Menne enjoyed her best stretch of golf when she birdied two of four holes (10 & 13) immediately after making the turn.
TEAM STANDINGS
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
QUOTABLES
“Although we did not start our season off the way we wanted to, there’s a lot of really good takeaways from today and things that this team can learn,” Head Coach Missy Farr-Kaye remarked. “We’re young, hungry and talented. I know they got a lot in them. The next couple of days it will be great to watch them as they continue to learn and grow, as the fine players they are. This is a really good golf course and it’s a tremendous field. We’re excited to get back out there for two more days and learn a lot and looking forward to it.”
UP NEXT
Arizona State will begin the second round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate Tomorrow morning at 6:55 AM MST.
HOW TO FOLLOW
For the latest updates and information on the Sun Devil Women’s Golf program, follow our Twitter/Instagram accounts (@SunDevilWGolf), like our Facebook page (facebook.com/sundevilwgolf/), and visit our website (thesundevils.com). Follow @ANNIKA_Fdn, @RoyalGolfClubMN, and @3M for additional behind-the-scenes content.
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JAMMU, Sept 12: The employees and daily rated workers of Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) held a strong protest demonstration today at their Jammu and Srinagar offices and demanded release of their four-month salary.
A large number of JKPCC employees under the banner of JKPCC Workers’ Association assembled in the office complex of JKPCC near Panama Chowk, Rail Head Complex, Jammu and started protest demonstration. They were raising loud slogans against the management of JKPCC and also in support of their demand of releasing their four-month salary.
The protesting employees alleged that they are protesting for last two weeks but the concerned Managing Director and other higher officials are least bothered about the release of salary of the employees. They said that due to non-release of salaries their families were facing starvation. “We are unable to pay school fee of our children and even facing hardships to procure medicines of our daily need,” they added.
They pointed out that there are about 700 permanent and 1194 daily wage workers in JKPCC. “The MD and other senior officers paid the bills of the contractors and even exhausted the salary budget of the employees. Now, they are claiming that there is financial crunch while the fact is that there is financial mismanagement in the Corporation. This so called financial crunch has been self created by the people at the helm of affairs,” the protesting employees alleged.
The employees also demanded increase in the wages of the daily rated workers as per UT/Central Government norms. They said that their protest will continue till their wages are cleared.
Similar protest was held at Srinagar office of JKPCC at Haftchinar. The employees and workers were demanding release of their salary of four months.
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FRISCO, TX (Silver Star Nation) – Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had surgery on Monday afternoon to repair a broken bone in his throwing hand.
Sources close to the team say the surgery went well after Prescott told reporters that the break was “very clean.”
No word on how long Dak Prescott’s recovery will be, but even Dak suggested that he will miss several weeks of the new NFL season.
Head Coach Mike McCarthy said Prescott will be a key part of daily activities for the Cowboys, advising backup quarterback Cooper Rush to start with.
In his news conference Monday afternoon, McCarthy said Cowboys ownership is considering adding a veteran quarterback to help fill the void while Prescott recovers from the hand injury.
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HOUSTON — A Houston woman is in federal custody after allegedly threatening the life of the judge who ruled in favor of former President Donald Trump in his legal battle over documents seized at his Florida estate.
Judge Aileen Cannon's controversial ruling that a special master should be appointed in the case has been criticized by legal experts and the Justice Department.
The woman, who we are not naming because she has a history of mental illness, left a series of threatening, profanity-laced voicemails for Cannon, according to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court in Texas. She used the name "Evelyn Salt" from a 2010 movie, according to the feds.
They say the woman confessed after she was arrested last week. A federal judge in Houston later agreed that she should be evaluated for competency by a federal forensic psychologist.
According to court documents, the first call to Judge Cannon came in at 1:45 p.m. EST on Sept. 1.
"I’m in charge of nuclear for the United States Government. Again, Donald Trump has been disqualified long ago, and he’s marked for assassination, you’re helping him ma’am. So, here’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to let you disarm f------ live nukes off your coffee table . . . . how about you sit on an electric chair a couple times over . . . you think you’ve got the magical ability to pop up from the dead . .. pretending that you’re on the team of justice. Again, I told you he's [Donald Trump] disqualified, he’s marked for assassination and so are you, you stupid b----, stand the f--- down or get shot . . . and guess what, I’m also Trump’s hitman, so consider it a bullet to your head from Donald Trump himself."
In a second call at 4:55 p.m. EST, the caller made similar threats and also blamed Trump for 9/11.
In the third call at 5:17 p.m. EST, the woman identified herself as "a federal f------ agent" and threatened to travel to Florida to shoot the judge in front of her children, the FBI stated in a motion for a competency hearing.
The defendant also sent an email to the CIA in mid-August and threatened to kill Trump, the affidavit said. She identified herself as "Evelyn Salt" on recent Facebook posts where she claimed Trump stole her nukes and used them on 9/11, the FBI said.
The motion said she has a history of "delusional conduct" and has also threatened former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At various times, they said she's claimed to be a CIA agent who was trained as a spy at the age of 4, a Navy Seal and an Army Ranger.
The woman's mother, who lives in Colorado, told agents her daughter has serious mental health issues. The mother said she's scared of her and won't see her in person.
The feds said the defendant has had "several run-ins with local law enforcement" in Houston including a 2020 charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
A public defender listed as her attorney did not return calls from the Associated Press.
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BEIRUT — They literally run the country.
In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops, private generators are ubiquitous in parts of the Middle East, spewing hazardous fumes into homes and businesses 24 hours a day.
As the world looks for renewable energy to tackle climate change, millions of people around the region depend almost completely on diesel-powered private generators to keep the lights on because war or mismanagement have gutted electricity infrastructure.
Experts call it national suicide from an environmental and health perspective.
"Air pollution from diesel generators contains more than 40 toxic air contaminants, including many known or suspected cancer-causing substances," said Samy Kayed, managing director and co-founder of the Environment Academy at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
Greater exposure to these pollutants likely increases respiratory illnesses and cardiovascular disease, he said. It also causes acid rain that harms plant growth and increases eutrophication — the excess build-up of nutrients in water that ultimately kills aquatic plants.
Since they usually use diesel, generators also produce far more climate change-inducing emissions than, for example, a natural gas power plant does, he said.
The pollutants caused by massive generators add to the many environmental woes of the Middle East, which is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact of climate change. The region already has high temperatures and limited water resources even without the growing impact of global warming.
The reliance on generators results from state failure. In Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere, governments can't maintain a functioning central power network, whether because of war, conflict or mismanagement and corruption.
Lebanon, for example, has not built a new power plant in decades. Multiple plans for new ones have run aground on politicians' factionalism and conflicting patronage interests. The country's few aging, heavy-fuel oil plants long ago became unable to meet demand.
Iraq, meanwhile, sits on some of the world's biggest oil reserves. Yet scorching summer-time heat is always accompanied by the roar of neighborhood generators, as residents blast ACs around the clock to keep cool.
Repeated wars over the decades have wrecked Iraq's electricity networks. Corruption has siphoned away billions of dollars meant to repair and upgrade it. Some 17 billion cubic meters of gas from Iraq's wells are burned every year as waste, because it hasn't built the infrastructure to capture it and convert it to electricity to power Iraqi homes.
In Libya, a country prized for its light and sweet crude oil, electricity networks have buckled under years of civil war and the lack of a central government.
"The power cuts last the greater part of the day, when electricity is mostly needed," said Muataz Shobaik, the owner of a butcher shop in the city of Benghazi, in Libya's east, who uses a noisy generator to keep his coolers running.
"Every business has to have a backup off-grid solution now," he said. Diesel fumes from his and neighboring shops' machines hung thick in the air amid the oppressive heat.
The Gaza Strip's 2.3 million people rely on around 700 neighborhood generators across the territory for their homes. Thousands of private generators keep businesses, government institutions, universities and health centers running. Running on diesel, they churn black smoke in the air, tarring walls around them.
Since Israel bombed the only power plant in the Hamas-ruled territory in 2014, the station has never reached full capacity. Gaza only gets about half the power it needs from the plant and directly from Israel. Cutoffs can last up to 16 hours a day.
WAY OF LIFE
Perhaps nowhere do generators rule people's lives as much as in Lebanon, where the system is so entrenched and institutionalized that private generator owners have their own business association.
They are crammed into tight streets, parking lots, on roofs and balconies and in garages. Some are as large as storage containers, others small and blaring noise.
Lebanon's 5 million people have long depended on them. The word "moteur," French for generator, is one of the most often spoken words among Lebanese.
Reliance has only increased since Lebanon's economy unraveled in late 2019 and central power cutoffs began lasting longer. At the same time, generator owners have had to ration use because of soaring diesel prices and high temperatures, turning them off several times a day for breaks.
So residents plan their lives around the gaps in electricity.
Those who can't start the day without coffee set an alarm to make a cup before the generator turns off. The frail or elderly in apartment towers wait for the generator to switch on before leaving home so they don't have to climb stairs. Hospitals must keep generators humming so life-saving machines can operate without disruption.
"We understand people's frustration, but if it wasn't for us, people would be living in darkness," said Ihab, the Egyptian operator of a generator station north of Beirut.
"They say we are more powerful than the state, but it is the absence of the state that led us to exist," he said, giving only his first name to avoid trouble with the authorities.
Siham Hanna, a 58-year-old translator in Beirut, said generator fumes exacerbate her elderly father's lung condition. She wipes soot off her balcony and other surfaces several times a day.
"It's the 21st century, but we live like in the stone ages. Who lives like this?" said Hanna, who does not recall her country ever having stable electricity in her life.
Some in Lebanon and elsewhere have begun to install solar power systems in their homes. But most use it only to fill in when the generator is off. Cost and space issues in urban areas have also limited solar use.
In Iraq, the typical middle-income household uses generator power for 10 hours a day on average and pays $240 per Megawatt/hour, among the highest rates in the region, according to a report by the International Energy Agency.
The need for generators has become engrained in people's minds. At a recent concert in the capital, famed singer Umm Ali al-Malla made sure to thank not only the audience but also the venue's technical director "for keeping the generator going" while her admirers danced.
TOXIC CONTAMINANTS
As opposed to power plants outside urban areas, generators are in the heart of neighborhoods, pumping toxins directly to residents.
This is catastrophic, said Najat Saliba, a chemist at the American University of Beirut who recently won a seat in Parliament.
"This is extremely taxing on the environment, especially the amount of black carbon and particles that they emit," she said. There are almost no regulations and no filtering of particles, she added.
Researchers at AUB found that the level of toxic emissions may have quadrupled since Lebanon's financial crisis began because of increased reliance on generators.
In Iraq's northern city of Mosul, miles of wires crisscross streets connecting thousands of private generators. Each produces 600 kilograms of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases per 8 hours working time, according to Mohammed al Hazem, an environmental activist.
Similarly, a 2020 study on the environmental impact of using large generators in the University of Technology in Baghdad found very high concentrations of pollutants exceeding limits set by the United States' Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization.
That was particularly because Iraqi diesel fuel has a high sulphur content — "one of the worst in the world," the study said. The emissions include "sulphate, nitrate materials, atoms of soot carbon, ash" and pollutants that are considered carcinogens, it warned.
"The pollutants emitted from these generators exert a remarkable impact on the overall health of students and university staff, it said.
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Join us at Rum Runner Lounge to watch the game. We will cheer on the Badgers against the Aggies!
Wisconsin vs. New Mexico State – Las Vegas Game Watch
September 17, 2022
WHEN
September 17, 2022
12:30-3 p.m. PDT
WHERE
Rum Runner Lounge
1801 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV
View Map and Event Details1801 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV
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WAA: Las Vegas Chapter
September 17, 2022
WHEN
September 17, 2022
12:30-3 p.m. PDT
WHERE
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1801 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV
View Map and Event Details1801 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV
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WAA: Las Vegas Chapter
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How to Move Past Student Debt — and Into a Home
By Bob Walsmith Jr.
2022 President
Santa Barbara Association of Realtors
You want to buy a house. But you’re worried you won’t qualify for a mortgage because of your student loan debt. You’re not alone. Half of non-homeowners (51%) say student loan debt is delaying them from buying a home, according to a survey from the National Association of REALTORS®. That number jumps to 60% for millennials.
Student debt is no longer just a first-time home buyer problem People in their 40s and 50s who are still paying off student loans. They went back for a master’s degree, or they are parents who cosigned their children’s student loans.
President Biden provided some relief (not reflected in the previous numbers) when he announced in late August 2022 that he would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those earning less than $125,000 per year. The relief includes an additional $10,000 for those who received Pell grants for low-income students.
Student loan payments have been paused since March 2020, but are scheduled to resume in January 2023.
Despite uncertainty about debt cancellation timing and impact, you can get a mortgage while you have student debt. Here are a few tips for making it happen.
#1 Lower Your Debt-to-Income Ratio.
Your debt-to-income ratio, is one of the most impactful numbers on your life since your ACT score. It measures the percentage of your monthly income that goes to pay your debts. You calculate it by adding all your monthly debts – credit card minimums, rent or mortgage, car payments, and, yes, student loan payments. Then, you divide the total by your monthly gross income (take-home pay before taxes and other monthly deductions).
You can improve your debt-to-income ratio three ways: Make more money, spend less money, and pay down your debt.
#2 Increase Your Credit Score.
Your credit score is the other number that profoundly affects your financial fortune. It’s basically a grade for what kind of a job you do paying your bills. The simplest ways to boost your credit score include paying your bills on time, using less than 30% of the credit limit on your credit cards, and paying off debts.
#3 Get a Co-Borrower.
Want to instantly improve your chances of getting a mortgage? Put a co-borrower on your mortgage. Their income counts toward the debt-to-income ratio, and their credit history bolsters yours. Your combining forces to strengthen your financial qualifications, and that can offset the dead weight of your student loan debt.
Co-borrowers are not uncommon. It’s a good way to go for a buyer who just doesn’t have enough money from their monthly income to qualify for a mortgage. Most co-borrowers he sees are usually parents, siblings, or grandparents. Most co-borrowers are family members or someone with whom the homeowner has a personal relationship. Remember, a co-borrower will share title on the home. If that’s not your cup of joint ownership, consider a co-signer. Their income will boost your financial profile, but they won’t be a co-owner of the house.
#4 Look into Student Loan Protection Programs.
You could be eligible for loan forgiveness if you’re a teacher, attended a for-profit school that went out of business, or have a total and permanent disability.
#5 Get Help from Your Employer to Repay Student Debt.
Some companies are offering student loan repayment assistance as a benefit. Employer-sponsored student loan repayment may become more common.
#6 Lower Your Student Loan Payments.
You can do this in one of two ways:
• Opt for an income-based repayment plan for federal student loans. You can apply for loan repayment plans that will lower your monthly payment on a federal student loan based on your income and family size. The basic income-based repayment plan caps your payments at 10% of your discretionary income. It also forgives your remaining loan balance after 20 years of payments. That can go a long way toward lowering monthly debt payments and your debt-to-income ratio.
• Refinance your private student loans. This is a good idea if you have private student loans that aren’t eligible for federal loan forgiveness or have variable rates. If you can get a lower interest rate, you can change your life. For example, if you have $30,000 in private student loans with an 8% interest rate, you’ll pay $364 for 10 years. Refinance that to a 15-year loan at 4% interest, and your payment drops by $142 a month. You’ll also save around $3,735 in interest over the life of the loan.
#7 Get a Mortgage Broker Who Will Coach You.
Look for someone who is experienced at working with borrowers who have more student debt than they’d like. Get a broker who will work with you to find DPA programs; steer you through the ins and outs of FHA conventional, and VA loans, and help you get your finances in order so you become a better mortgage candidate.
The Bottom Line
There’s no quick fix to buying a house when you have student loans. The good news is there’s more public support for student debt forgiveness. Many economists say forgiving student loans, such as the Biden plan for debt cancellation, would put money back into Americans’ pockets. That would boost the economy and encourage the formation of more businesses and households. More businesses means more jobs, and more households means more spending. And spending fuels the U.S. economy.
Bob Walsmith Jr. is a native to Southern California and a Realtor® with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties in Santa Barbara. During his work with the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors, Bob has served on the CORE Committee, Education Committee, been Chair of the Budget & Finance Committee, and the Multiple Listing Service Committee. He also is on the Board of Directors of the Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara. Bob lives in Goleta with his beautiful wife Julie. When not working, Bob enjoys playing golf, fine wine, fine dining, and walking our beautiful coastline. Bob can be reached at 805.720.5362 and/or bob@bobwalsmithjr.com
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, September 12, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Riverside County in southern California...
* Until 700 PM PDT.
* At 351 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Southern Corona, western Lake Elsinore, Perris, Lake Mathews,
Temescal Valley, Woodcrest and March Afb.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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A Bronze Age food vessel unearthed during a high street demolition 42 years ago has gone on display at a nearby museum
A 5,000-year-old container, discovered behind a butcher's shop, is being exhibited at Kirkcaldy Galleries having been recently conserved by experts. Conservation has been completed as part of a wider project to find out more about the human remains and objects found on Kirkcaldy High Street in June 1980.
Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow, who are leading the study, will use a range of scientific techniques not available to their predecessors who carried out the dig.
Work to flatten the shop and a hotel 42 years ago was dramatically halted when a bulldozer driver caught sight of some partially buried bones. Three burial cists—or ancient coffins—emerged in the subsequent dig. Two held human remains that showed traces of burning and the other contained the vessel, a flint arrowhead and a flint knife.
The find is one of several 5,000-year-old discoveries to have been made in Kirkcaldy, suggesting that the area was an Early Bronze Age stronghold.
The patterned clay vessel was found in several pieces and reconstructed by University of Glasgow archaeologists at the time. All of the finds were added to the collection at Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery—now known as Kirkcaldy Galleries—where they have been cared for by curators ever since.
Curators recently noticed the vessel had become unstable and, following analysis by the Glasgow archaeology team, conservation work began. Specialists at the Scottish Conservation Studio in Edinburgh have preserved and safeguarded the vessel using a reversible adhesive that allows the pot to be dismantled again, if need be.
The pot has been partially filled as only 75 percent of the original vessel survives. The adhesive used to fill it is slightly darker than the clay so visitors can tell where additions have been made. A grant from the Historic Environment Support Fund means post-excavation analysis of the other objects found at the site, as well as the human remains, can now go ahead. Following an initial appraisal in April, the artifacts have been transferred to a laboratory at the University of Glasgow where analysis will take place.
The study is one of several being undertaken by University of Glasgow archaeologists that will bring to a conclusion uncompleted projects begun by their predecessors
Jane Freel, a curator with the cultural charity OnFife, which manages the Kirkcaldy collections on behalf of Fife Council, says, "We're thrilled that visitors can now see this magnificent object for themselves as it offers a fascinating glimpse into Kirkcaldy's distant past."
Dr. Marta Innes, who is part of the University of Glasgow archaeology team, says that "it's a rare privilege to re-analyze an ancient object so many years after its discovery. We're hopeful it will help us better understand the prehistoric life of the local area."
Dr. Nyree Finlay, a senior lecturer in Archaeology at The University of Glasgow and project lead of the "Digging Up Kirkcaldy's Bronze Age Stories" project behind the new analysis says that "it is fantastic to see the newly-restored pot on public display. We look forward to sharing more untold stories about this discovery in a series of public events throughout the coming year as the research continues."
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Police believe 3 children drowned by mother at NYC beach
NEW YORK -- Three children were found dead in the surf off Brooklyn's famed Coney Island boardwalk early Monday and police believe they may have been drowned by their mother.
The bodies of the 7-year-old boy, 4-year-old girl and 3-month-old girl were found after a nearly three-hour search that began at 1:40 a.m. when a relative called police, worried the woman intended to harm her children.
The mother was found 90 minutes later, barefoot and soaking wet, 2 miles (3 kilometers) down the boardwalk from the section of Coney Island where she lived.
Detectives were trying to question the woman at the local police precinct house.
'So far, she's not said anything,' said NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey.
The search for the children intensified after the mother was found alone. Police sent in a helicopter and marine units. The children were found at the water's edge shortly after 4:30 a.m. on a quiet section of beach about 13 blocks from the stadium where the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball team plays its games.
Efforts to revive the children at a nearby hospital failed, Corey said.
Police didn't immediately identify the children or the 30-year-old mother. A decision hadn't been made about what criminal charges she might face.
The children's bodies were found just three blocks from the woman's apartment building, where police had first gone when the search began. Corey said officers had canvassed the beach and the boardwalk, searched neighborhood streets and checked the local hospital in the hunt for the children before the mother was found on the boardwalk.
As they continued to search the area, police found a shoe in the water and bagged it as evidence.
A security supervisor for the building where the mother and children lived said the family had moved in less than a year ago. Corey said the mother had not been reported to authorities previously for abusing or neglecting her children
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GB News: Queen’s final journey from Scotland praised as a ‘powerful' and 'unifying' symbol
HER MAJESTY'S final journey beginning in Scotland has been praised by Neil Oliver on GB News as a "powerful" and "unifying" symbol.
Queen's four children surround her coffin at Edinburgh vigil
On Monday, thousands of Scottish people lined the streets of Edinburgh to pay their respects to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. The ever-growing crowd was mainly silent as the coffin made its way up the Royal Mile with the odd shout of ‘God save the King’ as the Queen’s children walked behind the hearse, led by the new King Charles III.
A service of remembrance was held at St Giles’ Cathedral where the Queen will lie in state until Tuesday afternoon.
It is estimated that approximately 20,000 people are waiting in a mile-long queue to file past the coffin to pay their respects to the late Monarch.
Speaking to GB News host Dan Wooton, historian and television presenter Neil Oliver addressed the rumours that the Queen was the “glue” holding the United Kingdom together amid calls for an independent Scotland.
However, for Mr Oliver, the historic reaction of the crowds in Edinburgh and across the UK proved that there is something higher than politics at work here and for him that is history and a “common bond” shared by the people of the UK.
He said: “My own reaction is that I think there is 300 years of shared history that come together as the glue.
“I think what we’re seeing in Scotland, it’s not politics.
“It’s people reacting in a human way without any prompting to the loss of someone. Some people feel and felt a connection and whose death they want to mark, and I think that in and of itself is unifying.”
Mr Oliver noted how the reaction of the public in Scotland has been powerful and a strong response which has been “spontaneous” and entirely leading to how the rest of the nation will continue to pay their respects as the Queen travels to London.
He noted: “It underlines what I’ve always felt that the majority of people all over the country are responding to what has happened in that spirit of something shared.
“The response that you see in Scotland has not been planned, it’s not choreographed or forced in any way. It’s an instinctive reaction.”
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For the GB News guest, the symbol of the Monarch passing in Scotland reiterates the royal ties to the area in a symbol that will go “much deeper than politics”.
For Mr Oliver, the people of Scotland and the rest of the UK will remember the Queen’s last journey throughout her Kingdom and that her last days were spent in her beloved Scotland.
He said: “The Queen has died in Scotland, and her first procession through a part of the realm has been through Scotland.
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“The sequence of events simply underlines the fact that Scotland and the realm of the United Kingdom and the Royal Family, they are woven together in a very complicated gordian knot that reaches back hundreds and the better part of a thousand years and its powerful, potent stuff.”
He added: “No matter what any political party or what some here today gone tomorrow political movement might want to make of it, the deep ties of history matter.
“It will matter deeply and profoundly to a lot of people north of the border that Her Majesty’s last journey was here. It began in Scotland.”
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The value of Qatar's private sector export grew 21% to QAR 8.92 billion ($2.45 billion), on an annual basis compared to QAR 7,73 billion in Q2-2021, led mainly by fuel exports.
On a quarterly basis, it also surged 15.4% compared to QAR 7.73 billion in Q1-2022.
The chamber's report showed that this surge is attributed to the increase in exports of four out of 10 four commodities during Q2.
Fuel exports jumped to QAR 2.5 billion compared to QAR 657 billion in Q1-2021, while aluminum exports grew 70% on a yearly basis.
Lotrene (low density polyethylene) exports reached QAR 388.5 million compared to QAR 334.9 million last year. Chemical fertilizers exports increased sharply to QAR 355.5 million, while its value during Q2-2021 was only QAR 6.18 million.
Asian countries (excluding GCC and Arab countries) received most exports (43% of total) from the private sector during Q2, amounting to QAR3.87 billion.
GCC states followed with exports amounting to QAR 2.56 billion or a share of 29% of the total value.
(Writing by Brinda Darasha; editing by Seban Scaria)
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News Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Linked to Higher Risk of Developing Long Covid, Study Shows New study shows connection between pre-existing mental health conditions and developing long COVID. By Cathy Cassata Cathy Cassata Instagram Twitter Website Cathy Cassata writes with empathy and accuracy and has a knack for connecting with readers in an insightful and engaging way. As a freelance health and wellness writer, she specializes in stories around health, mental health, medical news, and inspirational people. She has interviewed hundreds of experts from a wide range of backgrounds, including physicians, psychologists, sociologists, researchers, and scientists, as well as everyday people about their personal health journeys. With an aptitude for listening to others and asking thought-provoking questions, Cathy crafts stories worth reading. She writes regularly for Healthline, Verywell, Psych Central, and Chicago Health magazine, and has been published in HuffPost. When Cathy's not writing or spending time with her children, you might find her coaching youth basketball, dancing with her friends, or laughing at a comedy club with her husband. health's editorial guidelines Published on September 12, 2022 Fact checked by Marley Hall Fact checked by Marley Hall Marley Hall is a writer and fact-checker specializing in medical and health information. She uses her experience in medical research to ensure content is accurate across multiple Dotdash Meredith brands. health's fact checking process Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Mario Arango/Getty Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Linked to Higher Risk of Developing Long Covid, Study Shows People who felt stressed, anxious, lonely, depressed or worried about COVID-19 before getting infected were at higher risk of developing long-term symptoms from their illness, according to a new study. "We were surprised by how strongly psychological distress before COVID infection was associated with increased risk of long COVID," said Dr. Siwen Wang, MD, an author of the study and research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "Distress was more strongly associated than physical health risk factors such as obesity, asthma, and hypertension." Link Between Psychological Distress and Long COVID The study found that people who reported psychological distress before they got infected had a 32% to 46% increased risk of long COVID, compared to people who did not report such distress. They also experienced an increased risk of daily life impairment related to post–COVID-19 conditions. Researcher's drew participants from three ongoing longitudinal studies: Nurses' Health Study II (NHSII), Nurses' Health Study 3 (NHS3), and the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS). They analyzed questionnaire responses from 54,960 participants who responded from April 2020 to September 1, 2020. After that, respondents were given monthly surveys. Participants who actively worked at healthcare facilities were given additional weekly questionnaires, and in August 2020, the surveys were administered quarterly. Although some of the participants were healthcare workers, Wang says only 1 in 3 were actively working in a healthcare setting by the start of the pandemic. "Second, if we are talking about responses to the questionnaires, they have higher accuracy in self-reporting health-related information compared to the general public," she said. However, Wang noted that because the study participants were not a random sample of the U.S. population, more studies are needed to confirm the findings. Symptoms Are Real, Not Imagined The findings indicate that mental health can have an effect on physical COVID symptoms. However, the researchers stressed that long COVID symptoms among the people studied were real and arose as a result of their infection. In fact, in their analysis, they separated overlapping symptoms, such as fatigue, brain fog, and memory issues to look at symptoms like persistent cough, shortness of breath, or trouble smelling or tasting "because we want to address that we are not simply measuring distress symptoms among those who were already distressed," said Wang. In other words, the researchers note that the results should not be misinterpreted to mean that post–COVID-19 conditions are psychosomatic. To support this notion, in their results, researchers pointed out the following: Among respondents who developed post–COVID-19 conditions, more than 40% had no distress at baseline.Symptoms of post–COVID-19 conditions differ substantially from symptoms of mental illness. Although fatigue and brain fog may occur with depression, smell and taste problems, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, and cough are not common symptoms of mental illness.More than 50% of patients with post-COVID-19 conditions report relapses triggered by physical activity. In contrast, physical activity is protective against relapse of mental illness.Results were similar when excluding participants reporting only psychiatric, cognitive, or neurological symptoms. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, said infectious disease doctors are increasingly appreciating the number and variety of impairments and symptoms that continue after COVID, including the psychological and mental aspects. "We've heard a lot about fuzzy thinking, but this is different. This is people feeling low, depressed, not as in touch with their world, not as energetic, or withdrawn and it might indeed add onto those senses of depression and withdrawal that already exist," Schaffner said. He said the study findings are not surprising, but are important to note so that healthcare providers can better care for patients with mental health conditions. "They can be particularly attentive to patients who were struggling with anxiety or depression before getting COVID, and be aware that they may be more predisposed to long-term psychological effects of the virus," Schaffner said. Can Stress and Distress Make You Prone to Illness? Wang pointed out that previous research showed mental health conditions are associated with greater severity and longer duration of acute respiratory tract infections, such as flu or the common cold. "Depression and other mental illness have been associated with greater risk of more severe COVID-19, including risk of hospitalization," she said. "Previous studies have suggested that distress is associated with chronic symptoms following Lyme disease and in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, which have symptoms similar to those of long COVID (such as fatigue, headache, and muscle pain)." However, her current study did not investigate the potential biological pathways. She said based on prior research, psychological distress is associated with chronic systemic inflammation and immune dysregulation, and both have been associated with increased risk of persistent COVID-19 symptoms. "There is also evidence showing that some people with mental health conditions sometimes develop autoantibodies that have also been associated with increased risk of long COVID. In addition, depression affects the brain in ways that may explain certain cognitive symptoms in long COVID. More studies are needed to understand how psychological distress increases the risk of long COVID," Wang said. It's important to note that viruses don't seek people out and don't have an advantage in making people ill who happen to be in psychological distress, explained Schaffner. "But if you happen to be in that low state and you get the viral infection, it's more difficult for you to recover to get back to where you were," he said. Additionally, many people adhere to the recommendations to isolate themselves when they have COVID, and if they are fatigued may even avoid interacting on social media or via email or the telephone. "Doing that would accentuate the whole sense of loneliness that already was there in some people," said Schaffner. "So, it's not just the virus, it's what we do when we get sick." A Call for Mental Health Awareness Wang said the findings suggest the need to consider psychological health in addition to physical health as risk factors of long COVID-19 and points to the World Health Organization statistic that 75% of people with depression in low or middle income countries do not receive adequate treatment. "We need to increase public awareness of the importance of mental health and focus on getting mental health care for people who need it, increasing the supply of mental health clinicians and improving access to care," said Wang. Schaffner agreed. "Depression, anxiety, feelings of loneliness and remoteness, and not being connected, those are real things and we're way beyond the notion that mental illness is somehow fake or not real unless you're psychotic. Mental illness is illness," he said. For those with mental health conditions, he added that this study shouldn't make them more fearful of COVID, but rather empower them to advocate for themselves. "If you have these feelings after getting COVID, reach out to the healthcare professional with whom you were working with before and let them know you might need some additional help," said Schaffner. The information in this story is accurate as of press time. However, as the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, it's possible that some data have changed since publication. While Health is trying to keep our stories as up-to-date as possible, we also encourage readers to stay informed on news and recommendations for their own communities by using the CDC, WHO, and their local public health department as resources. To get our top stories delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Healthy Living newsletter Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit
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Deputies sweep notorious homeless encampment in Parkland
PARKLAND, Wash. - Pierce County deputies swept a notorious homeless encampment in Parkland and made several arrests last week.
On Wednesday Sep. 7, deputies cleared out an encampment along 149th St S, on a private lot between Pacific Ave S and C St S. Authorities say they received frequent calls about the encampment, including shootings, assaults, stolen vehicles and drug overdoses.
The sheriff’s office said several thefts from nearby homes and businesses have been connected to the encampment, as well.
During the sweep, authorities said they contacted 60 people living at the site and issued trespass notifications, then told them to pack up and leave. People were offered drug treatment services and housing assistance, according to the sheriff’s office.
Eight residents had arrest warrants and were taken into custody. Two other people suffered medical emergencies and were transported to the hospital.
Deputies returned Thursday to make sure the lot was empty, then conducted a walkthrough with the property owner and a contractor.
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On Friday, the contractor removed all garbage, which authorities say included junk vehicles, trailers and human waste.
The sheriff’s office said they are working with the property owner on ways to keep trespassers out.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
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UPLAND, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nature's Miracle Inc. ("Nature's Miracle"), announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Vermillion Growers, Inc. to develop a 60-acre vegetable greenhouse in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The project will be completed in two phases with a total size of 60 acres (first phase of 20 acres and second phase of 40 acres). Nature's Miracle will provide turnkey solution including earthworks, foundations, structures (warehouses and greenhouses), machinery, irrigation, lighting in order to complete the construction of the greenhouse. The first and the second phases are expected to generate US$30 million and US$84 million in revenue, respectively, for Nature's Miracle during the next two years. The greenhouse will primarily produce tomatos which will be supplied to the Canadian and the U.S. market.
Management Comments
"We are excited to be engaged to develop a world class greenhouse with Vermillion Growers in Manitoba, Canada. The greenhouse will produce high-quality tomatos for consumers in Manitoba, the neighboring provinces and the U.S. market on a year-around basis," said Tie "James" Li, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nature's Miracle. "This facility will take advantage of the favorable electricity rate being supplied by renewable power sources, including a hydroelectric project. The greenhouse will also utilize carbon dioxide to expedite the growth of the plants. Therefore, the project will be eligible for carbon credits and will contribute to carbon reduction."
"By partnering with Nature's Miracle, a leading Controlled Environment Agriculture company, we will be able to build a high quality greenhouse in an efficient way," said Maria Deschauer, Managing Director of Vermillion Growers. "We are looking forward to working with Nature's Miracle on what we believe will be the largest vegetable greenhouse for the Province of Manitoba."
About Nature's Miracle Inc.
Nature's Miracle (www.Nature-Miracle.com) is a fast-growing agriculture technology company providing services to growers in the Controlled Environment Agriculture ("CEA") industry which also include vertical farming in North America. Nature's Miracle offers integrated solutions which include hardware as well as software to design, build and operate various indoor growing settings including greenhouse and indoor-growing spaces. Nature's Miracle, through its two wholly-owned subsidiaries (Visiontech Group, Inc. and Hydroman, Inc.), provides grow lights as well as other hydroponic products to hundreds of indoor growers in North America. Nature's Miracle has also developed a robust pipeline to build commercial-scale greenhouse in the U.S. and Canada to meet the growing needs of fresh and local vegetable products. Nature's Miracle offers turnkey solutions to its operating partners by providing the design, construction and hardware installment services; Nature's Miracle has established its first manufacturing footprint in North America with its grow-light assembly plant in Manitoba, Canada and is expected to set up additional manufacturing/assembly facilities in North America.
Nature's Miracle Inc. and Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. ("together with its successors, Lakeshore") ( Nasdaq: LBBB) previously announced that they entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the "Merger Agreement"). Upon closing, the combined company is expected to change its name to Nature's Miracle Holding Inc. and its common stock is expected to be traded on the Nasdaq Global Market.
About Vermillion Growers Inc.
Vermillion Growers (www.vermilliongrowers.com) is a Canadian private company currently developing a 70 acres vegetable greenhouse in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The first phase, 10 acres, is currently under construction. The second phase will add 20 acres and the third phase will add 40 acres. Once completed, Vermillion Growers will be Manitoba's first large scale vegetable greenhouse to address key issues in commercial agriculture, sustainable food production, nutrition and safety.
About Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp.
Lakeshore Acquisition II Corp. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
Important Information About the Proposed Business Combination and Where to Find It
This press release includes information about a proposed business combination between Lakeshore and Nature's Miracle. A full description of the terms of the business combination will be provided in a Registration Statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement to be filed with the SEC by Lakeshore. The proxy statement will be mailed to Lakeshore's shareholders as of a record date to be established for voting at the shareholders' meeting relating to the proposed transactions. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed business combination. Lakeshore's shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement and the amendments thereto and other documents filed in connection with the proposed business combination, as these materials will contain important information about Nature's Miracle, Lakeshore and the proposed business combination. The Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the proxy statement and other documents filed with the SEC, once available, may be obtained without charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a written request to Lakeshore, 667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065.
Participants in the Solicitation
Lakeshore, certain shareholders of Lakeshore, and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Lakeshore's shareholders with respect to the proposed business combination. A list of the names of Lakeshore's directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Lakeshore is contained in Lakeshore's registration statement on Form S-1, which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a written request to Lakeshore, 667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement for the proposed business combination when available.
Nature's Miracle and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Lakeshore in connection with the proposed business combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination will be included in the proxy statement for the proposed business combination when available.
Forward-looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal U.S. securities laws with respect to the proposed business combination between Lakeshore and Nature's Miracle, the benefits of the transaction, the amount of cash the transaction will provide Nature's Miracle, the anticipated timing of the transaction, the services and markets of Nature's Miracle, our expectations regarding future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures, competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities, future plans and intentions, results, level of activities, performance, goals or achievements or other future events. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "may," "could," "will," "potential," "intend," "estimate," "should," "plan," "predict," or the negative or other variations of such statements, reflect our management's current beliefs and assumptions and are based on the information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of Lakeshore's securities; (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by Lakeshore's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by Lakeshore; (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval of the business combination agreement by the stockholders of Lakeshore, the satisfaction of the minimum cash amount following any redemptions by Lakeshore's public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (iv) the lack of a third-party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Nature's Miracle's business relationships, operating results and business generally; (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Nature's Miracle; (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Nature's Miracle or Lakeshore related to the business combination agreement or the proposed transaction; (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of Lakeshore's securities on a national securities exchange; (x) changes in the competitive industries in which Nature's Miracle operates, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Nature's Miracle's business and changes in the combined capital structure; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (xii) the risk of downturns in the market and Nature's Miracle's industry including, but not limited to, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; (xiii) costs related to the transaction and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the transaction or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated stockholder redemptions; (xiv) risks and uncertainties related to Nature's Miracle's business, including, but not limited to risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial information with respect to Nature's Miracle; risks related to Nature's Miracle's limited operating history, the roll-out of Nature's Miracle's business and the timing of expected business milestones; Nature's Miracle's ability to implement its business plan and scale its business; Nature's Miracle's ability to develop products and technologies that are more effective or commercially attractive than competitors' products; Nature's Miracle's ability to maintain accelerate rate of growth recently due to lifestyle changes in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic; risks of increased costs as a result of being a public company; risks relating to Nature's Miracle's being unable to renew the leases of their facilities and warehouses; Nature's Miracle's ability to grow the size of its organization and management in response of the increase of sales and marketing infrastructure; risks relating to potential tariffs or a global trade war that could increase the cost of Nature's Miracle's products; risks relating to product liability lawsuits that could be brought against Nature's Miracle;; Nature's Miracle's ability to formulate, implement and modify as necessary effective sales, marketing, and strategic initiatives to drive revenue growth; Nature's Miracle's ability to expand internationally; acceptance by the marketplace of the products and services that Nature's Miracle markets; and government regulations and Nature's Miracle's ability to obtain applicable regulatory approvals and comply with government regulations. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of proxy statement, when available, and other documents filed by Lakeshore from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and neither Nature's Miracle nor Lakeshore assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Neither Lakeshore nor Nature's Miracle gives any assurance that either Lakeshore or Nature's Miracle, or the combined company, will achieve its expectations.
Non-solicitation
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential business combination or any other matter and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of Lakeshore, Nature's Miracle or the combined company, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Today, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) issued the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin (QSB) for the second quarter of 2022. Through this bulletin, the CMA aims to provide several statistical information and data about the Saudi Capital Market that is important for investors, market analysts, and academic and student researchers. Also, the CMA aims to raise the level of transparency and disclosure and stimulates and develop investment in the capital market.
The quarterly bulletin data showed that the Key Market Indicators recorded a 5% increase at 11,523.25 points compared to 10,984.15 points in the same period of 2021.
The number of portfolios under management increased at a rate of about 56% to reach 3689 portfolios by the end of Q2 of the current year, compared to 2360 portfolios by the same period of 2021. The local equity represented about 56% of the total assets of the portfolios under management in Q2 of 2022, as the local equity in the portfolios raised at about 36% reaching to SAR 128.36 billion compared to the same period of 2021.
The listed companies on the main market (TASI) reached to 215 companies, with an increase of 6% compared to the same period of 2021. While the listed companies on the parallel market “Nomu” reached to 31 companies, inched higher slightly by 6 companies on a quarterly basis or a surge of 24 companies at a rate of 24% compared to the same period of 2021, representing a 343% increase, as the companies number was then 7 only.
The CMA approved the offering of about three companies in the main market and ten companies in “Nomu” during Q2 of the current year. Six offers and listing requests in the main market, in addition to other 70 in “Nomu”, are still under study during the same period.
As for the value of ownership in the main market, the value of the qualified foreign investors’ (QFIs) ownership surged to 31% compared to the same period of 2021.
As for the investor’s classification, according to the investment behavior; the value of the funding investors’ ownership amounted to about 97% in Q2 of 2022, compared to about 96% by the same period of 2021.
The number of investment funds increased to 839 funds, the highest in history, after an increase of 19% compared to Q2 of 2021 of 705 funds, and an increase of 6% compared to Q1 of 2022, including 254 public funds and 585 private funds at the end of Q2 of 2022.
The number of the public investment funds subscribers amounted to 66% to reach 666,000 by the end of Q2 of 2022, compared to 402,000 by the same period of 2021. The subscribers of the real estate investment traded funds represented 45% of the total subscribers in Q2 of 2022 at a number of 297,000 subscribers .
The asset values of private investment funds increased by 22% by the end of Q2 of 2022 to reach SAR 334 billion , compared to SAR 274 billion by the the same period of 2021. The shares represented about 51% of the public investment funds in Q2 of 2022, and the shares, as one of the private investment funds assets, climbed about 12% to reach SAR 170 billion compared to the same period of 2021.
As for the Corporate Governance; 86 general assemblies, attended by 18,382 shareholders, were held in Q2 of 2022. The number of the non-executive board chairmen reached to 222, 188 non-executive vice chairmen, 1,162 non-executive board members, and 132 executive board members.
Concerning the financial technology; the number of Equity Crowd Funding companies platforms amounted to 9, and the funds of crowdfunding platforms reached to SAR 28.6 million. A number of 849 institutional client, 319 qualified client, and 16,965 retail client benefited from the services of the financial technology companies.
The rate of Saudization of the workforce of financial technology companies has increased from 74% in Q1 to 80% in Q2 of 2022.
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- The award-winning women-owned small businesses in Egypt will each receive a US$10,000 grant and one year of business coaching from IFundWomen.
- Winners were selected by an independent committee from more than 150 applicants operating in a variety of sectors, from textiles to education, food and beverage to professional services, beauty and wellness in Egypt.
Cairo, Egypt: Visa, the world's leader in digital payments, today announced the winners of its She's Next grant program in Egypt at an award ceremony in partnership with Commercial International Bank (CIB) and USAID. Under the initiative, five Egyptian women-led businesses in Egypt received a US$10,000 grant and a year of business coaching from IFundWomen to help their businesses grow and expand, as well as media exposure and networking opportunities.
The five winners were selected from more than 150 applications submitted by Egyptian women entrepreneurs from a wide range of sectors, from textiles to education, food and beverage to professional services, beauty and wellness. Winners were selected based on the evolution of their entrepreneurial journey, the strength of their business metrics, their digital presence and their problem-solving skills.
The jury consisted of Malak El Baba, Visa's Country Manager for Egypt, Hany El-Dieb, Head of Business Banking at CIB, Amr El-Khouly, Head of Business Banking Product Development at CIB, Leslie Reed, Egypt Mission Director at USAID, and Abeer Shakweer, Assistant Resident Representative for Inclusive Growth and Innovation at UNDP.
By participating in the program, all women entrepreneurs gained access to practical insights from female leaders in the public and private sectors, as well as valuable tools and educational resources – including Visa’s Practical Business Skills program - they need to grow and develop their businesses.
"In a world where businesses in general are struggling with the lingering effects of the pandemic and inflation, women-owned small businesses continue to prove their resilience and show great optimism about the future of their businesses," said Leila Serhan, Senior Vice President & Group Country Manager - North Africa Levant Pakistan, Visa. "Visa recognizes these women entrepreneurs, their dedication and continued contributions to our communities, and is proud to support and spotlight them through our She's Next initiative, which we are pleased to have brought to Egypt for the first time. These women have not only broken many stereotypes about the type of businesses women run but have also clearly demonstrated their ability to grow and scale. We would like to congratulate the five recipients and look forward to supporting them through these grants and the mentorship program so they can continue to work and thrive in these uncertain times.”
Underscoring the importance of She’s Next initiatives, USAID Egypt Mission Director Leslie Reed said that “Despite progress, women’s salaries and career advancement opportunities continue to lag behind, when they are compared to male counterparts In a male dominated world, being a female entrepreneur is both tough and admirable, and as we heard earlier, courageous.” She added that “In Egypt, [the] numbers are even more challenging. Women’s participation rate for early-stage entrepreneurship is only 24%, and it drops to 15% when it comes to actually running an established business. Therefore it’s so important to support women entrepreneurs and work together through initiatives like She’s Next to change these statistics.”, reaffirming that “We believe that women’s empowerment is about human rights and economic opportunity.”
Meanwhile, Sherif Samy, CIB Chairman, said that “In CIB, the largest private sector bank in Egypt, we frequently touch on many of the issues that are simply summarized in She’s Next, which is small and medium enterprise - recognizing the challenge for small businesses in particular. For which, CIB has a subsidiary focused on startups and more importantly empowering women as a key pillar of the work force of the entrepreneurial set up of Egypt.”
He added that “Banks are now encouraged to take steps in ESG and sustainable banking. Part of it is what we provide for women, which CIB electively chose to start this journey three or five years ago. As an initiative we signed UN declaration for responsible banking and other commitments. This tells us that our management are taking it seriously.”
THE 5 WINNERS OF THE 2022 EDITION OF THE SHE’S NEXT INITIATIVE
- Egypt, Cairo: Maryam El Masry, Greenhouse
- Egypt, Cairo: Heba Abou El Eid, The Mommy Club
- Egypt, Cairo: Rania Salah, GebRaa
- Egypt, Cairo: Samira Negm, Raye7
- Egypt, Cairo: Mariam Nezar & Laila Hasaballah, Surname, Bellies En Route
Two of the five winners will also go on to participate in a virtual event, "She's next: Spotlighting Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East," organized by Forbes Middle East and Visa. The event will feature female business leaders from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco, who will share their strategies for promoting gender equality and women's empowerment.
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Are you curious about the process of what happens once someone is arrested, the interim time before their trial, and the trial process of cases in the criminal justice system? Trinity Valley Community College’s continuing education, under the direction of Instructor Donna Bennett, is hosting just the class to peak your curiosity called What Happens from Arrest to Trial.
Students will learn the basics of what happens when a person gets arrested with or without a warrant and probable cause. There will also be information given on the prosecutor’s office such as what occurs during the grand jury, trial, voir dire – a preliminary examination of a witness, jury charge, and appeal. There will also be visits to the jail and to a courtroom.
Bennett has been teaching government, criminal justice, and legal assistant classes at TVCC since 2009 and for most of her career she was a prosecutor.
There are two opportunities to participate in the class. The first will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday starting Sept. 12 through Oct. 3. The second option begins Nov. 17 and runs through Nov. 28.
The minimum age to enroll in the non-credit course is 17 and for more information contact 903-675-6212 or email conted@tvcc.edu.
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More Rugged and Capable 2023 Telluride X-Pro Shows Off Elevated Styling and Enhanced Technology
- "Clouds" spot highlights new X-Pro model for Kia's flagship SUV
- The new Telluride will be showcased during a 105-second integration mirroring EMMY AWARD categories and celebrated television genres including comedy, drama, action thriller, and reality
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia's most-awarded vehicle ever, the Telluride SUV, is the star of a new creative campaign and in-show video integration making their debut tonight during the live primetime broadcast of the 74TH EMMY® AWARDS on NBC. For 2023, Kia's flagship SUV introduces a new X-Pro model built for adventures in the wild, and Kia will take things to new heights through an in-show video montage highlighting the new Telluride.
"The Kia Telluride took the Kia brand to new heights both literally and figuratively and now we're showcasing just how rugged, capable and refined the new Telluride X-Pro is and how far off the beaten path it is ready to go," said Russell Wager, vice president, marketing, Kia America. "Telluride is Kia's most capable SUV ever and we wanted to show how it can adapt to a variety of situations, no matter what 'genre' of lifestyle people lead. Kia is proud to return as the Official Automotive Sponsor of the Television Academy and the 74th EMMY Awards for the third consecutive year and we have created video vignettes that play off the various award categories and celebrated television genres to highlight the versatility of Telluride with our 60-second spot displaying the SUV's rugged capabilities."
During the live broadcast of "The 74TH PRIMETIME EMMYS" airing Monday, September 12th (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on NBC, and available to stream live on Peacock for the first time – Kia will debut a 60-second spot, "Clouds."
Created by David & Goliath, Kia's creative agency of record and filmed on the Imogene Pass near Telluride, Colorado at an elevation of 13,114 feet, the spot follows a couple as they drive a 2023 Kia Telluride X-Pro along a winding path which takes them higher and higher up the side of a desolate mountain. The Telluride comes to a clearing near the mountain's summit and slowly rolls to a stop before a three-story painter's scaffold where two painters in white jumpsuits on the top landing are expertly yielding long-handled rollers and casually painting the sky itself. The painters look down at the Telluride and then at each other with curious and bemused looks on their faces as the driver leans forward and states, "Huh! I think we went too high!"
"Kia is a brand that is reaching new heights and much of that is thanks to the Telluride SUV," continued Wager. "We wanted to highlight just how high the Telluride can take those that drive it, and also show how high the Kia brand is aiming because there's no limit to how high this brand can – and will – go."
In addition to the 60-second spot, Telluride X-Pro will be featured as part of a unique in-show integration covering a variety of acting/television genres to highlight how one scene with the same dialogue and actors can be construed differently based on the approach. The 1:45 piece was created by Creative Partnerships @ NBCU and will cover the comedy, drama, action thriller, and reality categories with the dialogue in each scene – and the presence of a Kia Telluride X-Pro SUV remaining the same. The only thing that changes in each is how the scenario plays out based on the specific genre and the actors' approach to the situation.
Three years after bursting onto the scene as one of the most in-demand and award-winning three-row eight-passenger SUVs in the U.S., the Kia Telluride returns for 2023 with an array of enhancements that build upon the success of the original. The Telluride has not only attracted over 75 percent of its buyers as new to the Kia family, but because of high customer satisfaction, Telluride owners have the most brand loyalty of any midsize SUV when returning to market for another vehicle. Big, capable, and powerful, the Telluride is as ready as ever for adventures of all kinds, from family road trips across the country to off-road excursions bound by few limits.
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Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electrified vehicles sold through a network of more than 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America.
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The yen may be near 24-year lows, but Japan's central bank is not even close to trying to support it with higher interest rates.
That is the message from three sources familiar with the thinking of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and it was strongly implied by the country's top foreign exchange diplomat last week and indeed by central bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda in July.
The government - especially the Ministry of Finance (MOF) - has repeatedly and strongly expressed dissatisfaction with this year's falls in the yen, which on Sept. 7 dropped as far as 144.990 per dollar, down 30% since the end of 2021.
But the central bank is independent and by law obliged to attend to inflation and the state of the economy, not the exchange rate.
Its support for the weak economy with ultra-low interest rates is the main factor behind the yen's weakness, since other central banks, notably the U.S. Federal Reserve, are briskly tightening monetary policy, making their currencies more attractive as destinations for capital.
The BOJ has no intention of raising interest rates or tweaking its dovish policy guidance to prop up the yen, the sources said.
"The BOJ won't directly target currency rates in guiding policy," said one of them. "It looks at yen moves in the context of how they affect the economy and prices."
"Current economic conditions don't justify tweaking ultra-loose policy," that person said, expressing a view echoed by the other two sources.
Official statements are in fact consistent with that.
The BOJ has joined the finance ministry in warning against sharp falls in the currency. But Kuroda said in July, "It's hard to believe that just by raising rates somewhat, you can stop the yen's decline."
That view is still widely shared in the central bank, the sources said.
When the MOF expresses its displeasure with the yen's falls, it is said to be jawboning - dropping a hint that it may intervene in the market to support the currency. This is intended to make traders cautious in selling the yen.
Last week's comments by Masato Kanda, a MOF official who serves as Japan's top currency diplomat, emphasized the divergence between the government and central bank.
Both were "extremely worried" about recent rapid yen moves, Kanda said.
But he declined to comment on BOJ policy and said "the government" - instead of "government and the BOJ" - was ready to use all available tools to battle excessive yen declines.
"Each of us has our own mandate. That's why I carefully used 'government' as the subject at times and 'government and BOJ' at other times," Kanda told reporters.
He was speaking after a meeting between the ministry and central bank.
DOVISH POLICY GUIDANCE
Japan's economic weakness gives the BOJ little reason to withdraw the monetary stimulus that is undermining the yen. The central bank is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates and dovish policy guidance at its Sept. 21 and 22 meeting.
As for the currency, the most it can do is to maintain, or perhaps strengthen, a warning it inserted in its policy statement in June. It said then that it would "closely watch financial and currency market developments, as well as the impact on Japan's economy and prices."
That leaves possible MOF market intervention as the main concern for investors betting against the yen. Yet even that looks improbable, considering that Tokyo would have difficulty getting the necessary consent from other members of the G7 group of large economies.
"The BOJ's dovish policy stance will come under the spotlight as European and U.S. central banks hike rates," said Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management. "The weak-yen trend will continue."
But the BOJ's focus on inflation and the economy does not mean it would never act in response to currency moves, the sources said.
It could feel compelled to respond in the event of a freefall that became so extreme that the economy and price stability were threatened, they said.
That, however, is not the current situation. (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Bradley Perrett)
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Corona residents are invited to bring artifacts and memorabilia from the city’s past to a Saturday, Sept. 24, event.
Sponsored by the Corona Historic Preservation Society, the free session will be at 10 a.m. in the Community Room of the Corona Civic Center, 815 W 6th St.
Though the group is calling the event its annual third-quarter meeting, it will be a showcase for members and the public to display memorabilia and recorded histories of the city.
Residents may bring anything history-related about Corona. Items could include artifacts, photos, newspaper articles or trinkets that have survived to the present day in homes, offices or garages.
Information: 951-371-5291.
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BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new "national purpose" — his administration's effort to end cancer "as we know it."
At the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Biden channeled JFK's famed moonshot speech 60 years ago, likening the space race to his own effort and hoping it, too, would galvanize Americans.
“He established a national purpose that could rally the American people and a common cause,” Biden said of Kennedy's space effort, adding that “we can usher in the same unwillingness to postpone.”
Biden hopes to move the U.S. closer to the goal he set in February of cutting U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years and dramatically improving the lives of caregivers and those suffering from cancer. Experts say the objective is attainable — with adequate investments.
The president called his goal of developing treatments and therapeutics for cancers "bold, ambitious, and I might add, completely doable.”
In his speech, Biden called on the private sector to make drugs more affordable, and data more regularly available. He ticked off medical advancements possible with focused research, funding and data.
And he spoke of a new federally backed study that seeks evidence for using blood tests to screen against multiple cancers — a potential game-changer in diagnostic testing to dramatically improve early detection of cancers.
Danielle Carnival, the White House coordinator for the effort, told The Associated Press that the administration sees huge potential in the commencement of the blood diagnostic study on identifying cancers.
“One of the most promising technologies has been the development of blood tests that offer the promise of detecting multiple cancers in a single blood test and really imagining the impact that could have on our ability to detect cancer early and in a more equitable way,” Carnival said. “We think the best way to get us to the place where those are realized is to really test out the technologies we have today and see what works and what really has an impact on extending lives.”
In 2022, the American Cancer Society estimates, 1.9 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed and 609,360 people will die of cancer diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rank cancer as the second-highest killer of people in the U.S. after heart disease.
The issue is personal to Biden, who lost his adult son Beau in 2015 to brain cancer. After Beau's death, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which dedicated $1.8 billion over seven years for cancer research and was signed into law in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
Obama designated Biden, then vice president, to run "mission control" on directing the cancer funds as a recognition of Biden's grief as a parent and desire to do something about it. Biden wrote in his memoir "Promise Me, Dad" that he chose not to run for president in 2016 primarily because of Beau's death.
Despite Biden’s attempts to hark back to Kennedy and his space program, the current initiative lacks that same level of budgetary support. The Apollo program garnered massive public investment — more than $20 billion, or more than $220 billion in 2022 dollars adjusted for inflation. Biden’s effort is far more modest and reliant on private sector investment.
Still, he’s tried to maintain momentum for investments in public health research, including championing the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, modeled after similar research and development initiatives benefiting the Pentagon and intelligence community.
On Monday, Biden announced Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of ARPA-H, which has been given the task of studying treatments and potential cures for cancers, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and other diseases. He also announced a new National Cancer Institute scholars’ program to provide funding to early-career scientists studying treatments and cures for cancer, with a focus on underrepresented groups and those from diverse backgrounds.
The president was joined by Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of JFK who is now the U.S. ambassador to Australia. He reiterated his administration's efforts later Monday at a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.
Experts agree it’s far too early to say whether these new blood tests for finding cancer in healthy people will have any effect on cancer deaths. There have been no studies to show they reduce the risk of dying from cancer. Still, they say setting an ambitious goal is important.
Carnival said the National Cancer Institute study was designed so that any promising diagnostic results could be swiftly put into widespread practice while the longer-term study — expected to last up to a decade — progresses. She said the goal was to move closer to a future where cancers could be detected through routine bloodwork, potentially reducing the need for more invasive and burdensome procedures like colonoscopies, and therefore saving lives.
Scientists now understand that cancer is not a single disease, but hundreds of diseases that respond differently to different treatments. Some cancers have biomarkers that can be targeted by existing drugs that will slow a tumor’s growth. Many more targets await discovery.
“How do we learn what therapies are effective in which subtypes of disease? That to me is oceanic,” said Donald A. Berry, a biostatistician at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. “The possibilities are enormous. The challenges are enormous.”
Despite the challenges, he’s optimistic about cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.
“We can get to that 50% goal by slowing the disease sufficiently across the various cancers without curing anybody,” Berry said. “If I were to bet on whether we will achieve this 50% reduction, I would bet yes.”
Even without new breakthroughs, progress can be made by making care more equitable, said Dr. Crystal Denlinger, chief scientific officer for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a group of elite cancer centers.
And any effort to reduce the cancer death rate will need to focus on the biggest cancer killer, which is lung cancer. Mostly attributable to smoking, lung cancer now causes more cancer deaths than any other cancer. Of the 1,670 daily cancer deaths in the United States, more than 350 are from lung cancer.
Lung cancer screening is helping. The American Cancer Society says such screening helped drive down the cancer death rate 32% from its peak in 1991 to 2019, the most recent year for which numbers are available.
But only 5% of eligible patients are being screened for lung cancer.
In his speech, Biden highlighted provisions in the Democrats’ healthcare and climate change bill that the administration believes will lower out-of-pocket drug prices for some widely used cancer treatments. And he celebrated new guarantees for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, that cover their potential cancer diagnoses.
Dr. Michael Hassett of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, said Biden's goal to reduce cancer deaths could be met by following two parallel paths: one of discovery and the other making sure as many people as possible are reaping the advantages of existing therapies and preventive approaches.
“If we can address both aspects, both challenges, major advances are possible,” Hassett said.
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Could one of the longest-running entertainment TV programs be the latest casualty of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger?
Multiple sources confirmed to Confider that roughly 15 people were recently laid off from Extra, and staffers are concerned this could be the final year of the Hollywood tabloid show’s existence.
A broadcast fixture since 1994, Extra has been roiled by some recent drama: Longtime executive producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey called it quits this summer, just months after The Daily Beast reported about a “toxic” workplace culture at the show, which staffers said she ran like the “mafia.”
While employees told Confider that the staff is “hopeful” under current executive producers Theresa Coffino and Jeremy Spiegel, they also fear the show’s fate may have already been decided.
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“It’s no big secret this could be the final renewal year,” one current staffer said. “It’s the fact they put Theresa and Jeremy just to replace [Gregorisch-Dempsey]. There’s no new leadership.”
This source added that the layoffs, which cut about 10 percent of the show’s workforce, has “less to do with Lisa” and “more to do with the merger”—which has featured a bevy of high-profile cost-cutting measures as Warner Bros. Discovery higher-ups look to find $3 billion in savings.
Budget restrictions were the official explanation for the layoffs, another source familiar with the cuts noted before adding: “There is a belief the show will not be renewed.” Additionally, staffers told Confider the show’s energy is now “flat” and full of “melancholy.”
A Warner Bros. spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment but a WB source insisted the cuts were not related to Lisa G’s retirement and Warner Bros. Television Group fully expects to pick up Extra for more seasons.
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