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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked.
“We had fire in all three directions,” Fitzgerald recalled. “I thought, ‘Oh gosh, this is serious. We need to get these people out.’”
Fitzgerald helped with the evacuation of 122 patients from Kaiser Permanente’s Santa Rosa Medical Center on that night nearly five years ago, as the blaze gobbled up homes and buildings across Northern California. The hospital, which had filled with smoke, closed for 17 days.
Medical centers around the country say that fires, flooding, heat waves and other extreme weather are jeopardizing medical services, damaging health care facilities and forcing patients to flee their hospital beds, according to a report released Thursday by the House Ways and Means Committee.
At a hearing, Dr. Parinda Khatri, the CEO of Cherokee Health Systems, told the committee that a pediatric clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, was forced to close for 10 days this summer during a heatwave after the air conditioning system broke down.
Nearby wildfires forced evacuations at facilities in Oregon during 2020, Elizabeth Schneck of Providence Health told the committee.
A majority of the 63 hospital systems and community health centers that responded to the committee's questionnaire say they have experienced at least one extreme weather event at some point in the last five years, with many of those saying they had experienced more than one.
The health centers reported a wide range of economic impact from the weather events, with the emergencies they experienced costing between $28,000 to $22 million to cover building damages, closures, evacuations, overtime for employees or deferred elective procedures, for example.
The organizations are not necessarily representative of hospital systems nationwide and may overrepresent both “large health systems with more resources to implement high-cost interventions and small community-based providers on the frontline with limited supports," according to the report.
The report indicated that medical facilities are investing more resources, staff and planning to prepare for emergency weather-related events.
Fitzgerald said officials at the Kaiser Permanente facility took a hard look at its plans after the 2017 wildfire evacuation and developed new policies, including a new information tag staff attaches to patients with details about their condition and needs during an evacuation.
“It made for a much more orderly response,” Fitzgerald said.
Paul Biddinger, the chief preparedness and continuity officer for the Mass General Brigham health care system in New England, said they had hired climate scientists and engineers to examine its 30 buildings after watching hurricanes and floods devastate hospitals in New Orleans, New York City and Kentucky over the last two decades.
“Our health care system is clearly vulnerable,” said Biddinger. “But many people, including leaders of the health care entities themselves, often do not appreciate the degree of vulnerability.”
Many of the facilities included in the report indicated that they’ve put together working groups or have staff dedicated to climate change issues.
New York’s Northwell health, the state’s largest health care provider, has an emergency command room where staff monitors the news across televisions. Two of the screens are always turned to the weather.
From flooding that’s made it difficult for ambulances navigating roads to gusty winds and snow that have threatened power, the health care system has had to deal with more than 20 weather events in the last five years, said Donna Drummond, Northwell’s chief expense and chief sustainability officer.
Extreme weather is also a consideration when Northwell constructs a new facility or hospital, she said.
“Climate change is here, it’s happening, it’s impacting us,” Drummond said. “We need to be resilient. Our facilities need to be able to withstand storms and that were prepared for these events.”
The health care system itself is a driver of climate change, accounting for an estimated 10% of the carbon dioxide emitted annually in the U.S. President Joe Biden has set a goal of cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2030.
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to release guidelines for health care centers to track and report those emissions.
“It’s clear more climate-related weather events and rising emissions will continue to worsen health care outcomes, and the time for action is now,” he said.
Roughly half of the facilities responding to the committee said they are tracking their carbon footprint or using programs to reduce their carbon footprint.
But many health care organizations are not doing enough to reduce pollution, Jodi Sherman, an associate professor at Yale School of Medicine told the House Ways and Means Committee.
“Voluntary measures are insufficient to transform the health care sector,” Sherman said.
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President Joe Biden, with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, left, speaks about a tentative railway labor agreement in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden meets with people in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Washington. Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) President Joe Biden speaks about a tentative railway labor agreement in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Washington. From left, Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Biden, Celeste Drake, Made in America Director at the Office of Management and Budget, and National Economic Council director Brian Deese. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was quick to hail Thursday's strike-averting rail agreement as a win for America, it was also a big win for him politically, allowing Democrats to sidestep what could have been an economic debacle before November’s midterm elections.
Pressured to choose between labor and business, the president pushed hard for them to work together.
Prodded by a strategic late-night phone call from Biden — and fortified with Italian takeout — corporate and union negotiators spent 20 hours in intense talks at the Labor Department. They reached wee-hours common ground following an appeal to act in the shared interests of the nation, avoiding a strike that would have shut down railroads across the country.
By keeping the trains running, Biden overcame a major economic threat that doubled as a political risk. His fellow Democrats already face a difficult fight to maintain their narrow hold on power in Congress amid soaring inflation. Biden's own approval rating, though improving, is still underwater.
The tentative deal, which still requires approval from a dozen unions, would raise members' pay 24% over five years and improve work schedules and health care in a way that Biden said recognizes “the dignity of their work.” Railroad companies could continue vital operations and avoid a costly shutdown, while being in a better place to recruit and retain employees.
“This agreement allows us to continue to rebuild a better America with an economy that truly works for working people and their families,” Biden said Thursday in celebratory remarks in the Rose Garden. “Today is a win, I mean it sincerely, a win for America.”
Members of one union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19, voted to reject the tentative agreement, but the IAM agreed to delay any strike by its members to allow more time for possible additional negotiations and for other unions to vote.
White House officials had worried that a rail shutdown, no matter how long, would have perilous economic consequences just as voters make up their minds ahead of the November elections. The settlement, instead, now provides Biden an opportunity to show his administration is delivering for voters, as dire news coverage yields to relief at the cost of only a few canceled Amtrak trains.
Through the talks, Biden managed to avoid the disruption without offending either labor or corporate constituencies. Biden, his advisers and Democrats across the country know the broadest possible coalition is needed to help candidates compete in midterms that have historically favored the party out of political power.
Biden intentionally chose not to dictate the terms of the agreement to either side, said Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.
“The president’s focus was making sure that a contract was done that is satisfactory to everybody — and also prevented a major disruption to our economy,” said Walsh, who moved the last six hours of negotiations into his office.
What initially appeared to be a worst-case scenario ultimately turned into a collective sigh of relief.
“This is the best outcome the Biden administration could have hoped for,” said Jake Rosenfeld, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis who has researched the labor movement. He noted that the unions' requests for sick leave and reliable scheduling aligned with Biden's own values.
“Unlike in past labor disputes involving the railroads, the administration never had to put real pressure on the unions, but instead could act like an honest broker looking for a compromise between management and union positions," Rosenfeld said. "That keeps the administration in good graces with labor more broadly."
Business interests also praised the administration's efforts. John Drake, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce vice president of transportation policy, said Walsh came to the table with a level of expertise and the trust of stakeholders. That made it easier to finalize a deal.
“The ramifications of a rail strike were so catastrophic that we couldn’t even begin to catalog it," Drake said. "This is 100% a win.”
Not everyone celebrated. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell had proposed a measure on Wednesday that would have forced the unions to accept a contract. He criticized Senate Democrats for blocking his proposal, only to have aides stay silent on Thursday when asked whether the agreement was good for the economy.
Biden has gone out of his way to champion organized labor, often having members of local unions introduce him for speeches across the country.
UAW Local 598's Ryan Buchalski, introduced Biden on Wednesday at the Detroit auto show as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to pivotal sitdown strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.
In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the IBEW electrical workers, saying that autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”
About 16% of voters in the 2020 election came from union households, which backed Biden 56% to 42% in the narrowly decided race, according to AP VoteCast.
The president's approval took a major hit starting last year because of inflation worsened by supply chain disruptions for autos, furniture and other basic goods coming out of the pandemic recession. The problems intensified this year with a baby formula shortage and diminished supplies worldwide of food, oil and natural gas after Russia's February invasion of Ukraine. Consumer inflation hit a 40-year high in June, only to start drifting down in the two months since.
Biden's popularity has been regaining ground as gasoline costs have declined. A new poll by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows his approval improving from a low of 36% in July to 45% in the most recent survey.
Estimates put the daily cost of a railroad shutdown at $2 billion. A stoppage would have left stranded raw materials for factories, fuel and even the chemicals needed to treat wastewater. That would have been a potentially debilitating blow just eight weeks before Election Day, which could determine control of the House, Senate and state governments.
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said the deal will ultimately have an impact on the midterm elections because workers want officials who will stand up for them. The mix of the pandemic, high prices and economic inequality has left many workers at the breaking point and they want a different social contract, she said.
“That’s what this election is all about — rewriting the rules of the economy,” Shuler said.
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AP Writer Christopher Rugaber contributed to this report.
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So hungry she licked paint off the walls! Tola Grossman was just five when she was sent to Auschwitz - and escaped certain death by hiding under a corpse
- Tola Grossman, aged 6, a Polish Jew, was in a Nazi extermination camp in 1945
- Now 84-years-old and widowed she writes a memoir about the experience
- She describes how her malnourished mother helped her to survive death
BOOK OF THE WEEK
The Daughter of Auschwitz
by Tova Friedman and Malcolm Brabant (Quercus £20, 352pp)
On January 25, 1945, panicky shots rang out across the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Six-year-old Tola Grossman — a Polish Jew — could already identify types of gun by their sounds.
She noted chaotic bursts of machine gun fire, pistol pops and rifle cracks as she cowered in her barracks with around 50 other children.
Tola heard her German captors shouting and their dogs growling as — unbeknownst to the children — they prepared to flee the approaching Russian army.
In a memoir that bears witness to the full horror of the Holocaust, the 84-year-old widow (now called Tova Friedman, who changed her first name to Tova when she moved to America and her surname when she married) recalls the moment the barracks door burst open.
Tola Grossman, aged 6, a Polish Jew, was in a Nazi extermination camp in 1945. Survivors: Children, including Tola (far left), reveal the identification numbers tattooed on their arms
‘We all jumped,’ she says. ‘In walked a woman I didn’t recognise. She looked terrible. Her features were distorted by malnutrition. Her face was little more than a skull covered in parchment-thin skin. Her eyes had retreated into their sockets. But her body was puffy. Starvation did that to a person. It made their flesh swell. Tufts of dark brown hair sprouted from beneath a piece of cloth fashioned into a scarf in a futile attempt to seal in some warmth.’
‘Tola, it’s me. Mama,’ said the woman, crouching down to take her child’s face in her hands. ‘I was incredulous,’ remembers her daughter. ‘I hadn’t seen Mama’s face for so long that I had forgotten what she looked like.’
Tola felt a wave of relief sweep through her. But she was not safe yet.
In a memoir that bears witness to the full horror of the Holocaust, the 84-year-old widow (pictured -now called Tova Friedman, who changed her first name to Tova when she moved to America and her surname when she married) recalls the moment the barracks door burst open
Her mother pulled her out of the barracks and told her the Nazis were rounding up their prisoners for a long march into Germany, hundreds of miles away. She pointed down at her red raw ankles and her feet, wrapped in sodden rags.
‘I can’t walk,’ she explained. ‘I’m going to be shot. Maybe you will make it. You might survive the march. But this is not a world for children. I don’t want you to survive alone. So let’s try to hide. There’s a chance we can survive together. And if we die, we’ll die here together. Will you come with me?’ Tola’s mother led her to the camp infirmary, where scores of beds were occupied by the dead and dying.
She went from bed to bed, until she found the warm corpse of a young woman who had just died. Then she told her daughter to climb into the bed and hide beneath the blanket. ‘I was extraordinarily calm,’ she says. She cleaved to the cadaver as the Germans searched the room, tipping patients to the floor. She didn’t move until the sound of their jackboots had faded and her mother — who had hidden somewhere else — came back for her.
Survivor children in the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau after the liberation. 1945. Poland
Two days later the Russian soldiers arrived and ‘hugged the frail stick people in rags’. They handed out rations from their own packs and filled the camp with laughter. One tall Russian lifted the emaciated Tola into the air with a huge grin on his face. Friedman says that from then on she would always regard January 27 as an alternative birthday, because this was the date on which she began to live freely for the first time.
Born in September 1938, all of Tola’s early childhood was spent in the terrifying shadow of the Nazi regime. Her family were among 15,000 Jews cramped into six four-storey buildings in the ghetto of Tomaszow Mazowiecki. A psychopathic Austrian policeman prowled the streets at night, to hunt and ‘cull’ Jewish children. Friedman learned that after the war he was hanged as a war criminal: ‘What a pity he only died once,’ she says. ‘He deserved to be killed a thousand times over.’
Until Tola was four, she slept and ate under a kitchen table as the Nazis rapidly reduced the community’s access to food. She was so hungry she licked the paint from the walls. The electricity supply was cut along with the sewage system. Disease was rife.
When she was three, her maternal grandmother was shot in the street.
‘The Nazis had no use for old people,’ she reminds us, ‘I never saw a person with white hair until I came to America.’
In an attempt to protect his family, her father — a tailor — enlisted as a policeman carrying out Nazi orders which he attempted to mitigate.
This role gave him access to the information that would help save her life. But he left records that remind Tova that ‘every day presented him with new insoluble dilemmas’.
Born in September 1938, all of Tola’s early childhood was spent in the terrifying shadow of the Nazi regime. Her family were among 15,000 Jews cramped into six four-storey buildings in the ghetto of Tomaszow Mazowiecki
He was ordered to place his own parents on the truck that took them to the extermination camp at Treblinka.
‘I saw the look in their eyes,’ he said. ‘They knew where they were going. There was nothing I could do.’
The Grossmans were kept alive to clean up after the Nazi killings and dig graves for his friends and neighbours. Regular Nazi ‘selektions’ saw the rest of the family (including Tola’s four and five-year-old cousins) loaded onto trucks also headed for Treblinka.
Once the Tomaszow Mazowiecki community had been obliterated, the Grossmans were sent to Starachowice, where Tola’s parents worked at an ammunition factory while the children roamed the streets careful not to get shot by the armed soldiers in the towns surrounding the camp.
When she was fiveand-a-half, Tola — an only child — and her mother were packed off to Auschwitz and her father to Dachau.
Friedman’s account of her time at Auschwitz makes almost unbearable reading. But she asks that we do read it, because people are forgetting the depths to which superficially ‘civilised’ humans sank.
A 2020 survey revealed that twothirds of young Americans have no idea how many Jews died in the Holocaust and almost half couldn’t name a single concentration camp.
Twenty-three per cent believed the holocaust to be a myth or exaggerated. A similar survey in Europe in 2018 suggested a third of Europeans knew just as little.
Her father survived Dachau and the family moved to America in 1950. But her mother never recovered from her emotional and physical trauma and died — probably of a bleed on the brain as a result of being hit on the skull by a Nazi rifle — when Tola was 18; her father moved to Israel and remarried.
Tola went on to earn a degree in psychology and worked as a therapist. She married Maier Friedman and they had four children; her husband died two years ago.
While helping survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, she began talking about her own history. During her first talk at a school near her home in New Jersey, Friedman described how her mother had protected her in Auschwitz.
‘Suddenly I started crying. Me. The girl who couldn’t and wouldn’t cry in Auschwitz.’
Today she continues to speak across the U.S. She says audiences often come to her seeking answers to life’s fundamental questions. ‘They’ve asked if I believe in God, if I could trust people or whether I could forgive.’ She tries to answer as honestly as she can.
‘I do believe in God but not necessarily the biblical one. Trust is essential and I never lost my faith in humanity, despite my experiences. As for forgiveness — in Judaism only the living can forgive. I have no authority to forgive on behalf of those who have been slaughtered.’
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The Buffalo Bills opened the season with a signature win over the defending champion Los Angeles Rams and now look to take down another 2021 playoff squad when they face the Tennessee Titans on Monday night at Orchard Park, N.Y.
Buffalo (1-0) scored 21 unanswered second-half points while notching a 31-10 road win over the Rams. Next up is a Tennessee squad it has lost to in back-to-back seasons.
The Titans (0-1) know the Bills are gunning for them and are ready for a wild and crazy atmosphere in Buffalo.
“I think it is going to be electric,” Tennessee safety Kevin Byard told reporters. “I think it’s going to have a big-time college football game feel. The whole city is going to be shut down for this game on Monday night. It is going to be incredible.
“I definitely think Buffalo fans are going to be super intense. They are going to let us hear it for sure.”
The Titans weren’t so strong in their opener as they let a 13-point halftime lead slip away en route to a 21-20 loss to the New York Giants.
But last week’s result doesn’t matter in the eyes of Buffalo star quarterback Josh Allen.
“They’re guys that are just taught the right things in football and coach (Mike) Vrabel can motivate those guys to really play at a higher level,” Allen said. “And I’m assuming that’s what it’s going to be Monday night. Again, it’s Monday night and coming off the game that they just had, they’re going to be ticked off.”
Tennessee whipped the Bills 42-16 in Week 5 of the 2020 season and rallied for a 34-31 victory in Week 6 on the Monday night stage last season. Both those games were in Nashville.
Buffalo led 31-24 entering the final stanza last season before the Titans scored 10 fourth-quarter points. Derrick Henry rushed for the decisive 13-yard score with 3:05 left as part of a 143-yard, three-touchdown effort.
Allen tossed three touchdown passes but he wasn’t pleased with his overall effort while throwing for 353 yards and being intercepted once.
“Going back and looking at the film from last year, too many times my eyes were in the wrong spots,” Allen said. “And I can help clean that up, again just with eyes and ball placement, allowing our guys to catch and go.”
Allen opened the season by passing for 297 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 56 yards and one score against the Rams. It marked the seventh time he has thrown for at least three scores and rushed for one in the same game.
Eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker Von Miller stood out in his first game with Buffalo by accumulating two sacks and three tackles for loss against the Rams. It was the 21st time Miller has recorded at least two sacks in a game.
Vrabel broke down the Bills’ personnel and he’s stumped to find a weakness.
“This is an excellent defense. They put a lot of pressure on the (Rams), very sound, they’re good tacklers,” Vrabel said. “You just watch that game and they tackled very well.
“Offensively, they were able to break tackles. The quarterback is very good. I have a lot of respect for Josh and what he does, the command that he has, his toughness, his physicality and not only that but just his arm talent. It’s a huge challenge on the road.”
Standout Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver (ankle) didn’t practice Thursday and was seen walking gingerly while observing the workout. Cornerback Dane Jackson (knee) and defensive tackle Tim Settle (calf) also didn’t practice.
Three players missed practice for the Titans: cornerback Kristian Fulton (hamstring), running back Dontrell Hilliard (hamstring) and receiver Kyle Philips (shoulder).
–Field Level Media
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CES ENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND
CALGARY, AB, Sept. 15, 2022 /CNW/ - CES Energy Solutions Corp. ("CES" or the "Company") (TSX: CEU) (OTC: CESDF) is pleased to announce today that it will pay a cash dividend of $0.016 per common share on October 14, 2022 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2022.
About CES Energy Solutions Corp.
CES is a leading provider of technically advanced consumable chemical solutions throughout the lifecycle of the oilfield. This includes solutions at the drill-bit, at the point of completion and stimulation, at the wellhead and pump-jack, and finally through to the pipeline and midstream market. CES' business model is relatively asset light and requires limited re-investment capital to grow. As a result, CES has been able to capitalize on the growing market demand for drilling fluids and production and specialty chemicals in North America while generating free cash flow.
Additional information about CES is available at www.sedar.com or on the Company's website at www.cesenergysolutions.com.
THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE HAS NOT REVIEWED AND DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
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When a water crisis forced schools back online in Jackson, Mississippi, fifth-grade teacher Ryan Johnson saw reminders everywhere of pandemic times.
Two and a half years after schools switched to remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes.
This time, Johnson also had to assist his young daughter, who was stuck at home trying to keep up with second grade. She asked repeatedly when she could go back to school.
The stint in remote learning was short-lived for the 20,000-student school system in Jackson. But it highlighted an alarming reality: Schools are relying on online classes when communities face their most trying times — disasters like wildfires, storms or a lack of water. And experts say it’s not a sustainable solution.
When Jackson’s troubled water system left the city with dry taps and unflushable toilets for several days, school went online for a week. Enough water pressure was restored last week for children to go back in person, and the boil-water notice was lifted Thursday after nearly seven weeks.
Still, online learning compounded the disruption for children and teachers. Families waited in lines for hours to get water to drink or wash. Back at home, children slogged through internet classes, often with the whole family in the house once again.
Johnson said he did his best to juggle it all and keep his students engaged, drawing on his extended experience from the pandemic, but it was far from perfect.
“You try to look at the glass half full as much as possible,” he said.
There was a time, early in the pandemic, when hopes were high for remote learning. It made snow days obsolete, and some schools experimented with online learning in place of substitute teachers. The potential seemed endless.
But remote learning’s shortcomings have become more clear. The shift to remote learning for COVID-19 left many students behind where they should be academically and added to strains on their mental health.
At the same time, it led to increased access to technology and skills that make remote instruction doable on a large scale — an impossibility just four years ago.
In 2018, two hurricanes — Florence and Michael — struck the same regions in North Carolina, causing schools to close. Some students were out of school for weeks. There were attempts at remote learning, but many lacked access to laptops and other technology. Most schools tried to redistribute students to other in-person facilities, said Gary Henry, dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, who has been part of a long-term research effort studying the impact.
Now, Henry thinks districts will reach first for remote learning. In the short term — a few weeks, perhaps — he thinks it could be a way to keep students on track, but the pandemic showed it’s not a sustainable model.
“I think it will be an automatic response in most places to short-term disruptions in schooling,” he said. “It’s going to be the first reaction, whereas, back during the hurricanes, it was: Where can we get these students in another physical location where they can resume their school experience? Now I think it’s going to be: How can we get organized to provide remote learning?”
Schools in Mora, New Mexico, switched to remote learning last April when the town was evacuated due to a wildfire.
It was a rocky start, Superintendent Marvin MacAuley said. Some of the displaced students and teachers were in evacuation centers, without access to their technology. As time went on, people were able to access computers or tablets and the internet.
In mid-August, students went back to school, in person, for the first time since the fire. The year started with an emphasis on social-emotional learning, to address the difficulties students have faced. Even with social workers reaching out, MacAuley said it was difficult gauging how students were doing during remote learning.
“When there’s a lot of stuff that has happened, it’s better to have the kids in person so you can see how they are, take note of their behaviors and provide the support to them,” he said.
In Cresskill, New Jersey, after Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, the building housing the high school and middle school was left underwater. The school system had no choice but to start the school year virtually.
“That’s rough,” Superintendent Michael Burke said. “That’s rough for kids for mental health issues. It’s rough for kids for socialization. And it’s hard for parents who have to arrange for someone to be home. You know, and that’s the most frustrating part, is that it came on the heels of COVID. And people were at a breaking point.”
Eventually, Cresskill offered hybrid learning, working with a local church, utilizing its 14 classrooms. Later, in February, the school moved into a neighboring town’s church building, which allowed students to go back every day.
Sarah Barrs’ daughter, who is now a seventh grader, was scheduled to go to orientation the week the storm decimated the school. She said some considered remote learning an adequate solution because they had done it before out of necessity.
“It’s not school,” she said. “It’s a last resort and it shouldn’t be a crutch that we rely on for school.”
In Jackson, Johnson used his experience from the pandemic to help new teachers at his school when the district moved online during the water crisis. For one, he tried to ensure students had their laptop cameras on, in hopes of keeping them focused. Teachers worked hard last year to help students catch up, he said, and he worried about the potential effects of another extended closure.
As the water pressure came back, the school system bused some students and teachers to alternate sites to bring them back to in-person instruction as quickly as possible.
“It’s certainly not our first option,” said Sherwin Johnson, a spokesman for Jackson Public Schools. “Having them not learning at all, which would be the other option, is unacceptable.”
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Associated Press writer Jeff Amy contributed to this report from Atlanta.
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Brooke Schultz is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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TRUMBULL CO., Ohio (WKBN) – Health experts are expecting the number of influenza cases this year to reach pre-pandemic levels and they’re encouraging folks to protect themselves.
Before the pandemic, Selina Hightower, of Niles, said she didn’t get the flu shot. Her doctor insisted she take it last year, so she did, and this year she’ll do the same.
“With my age and it seems to be harder on the older people, on the elderly. So I like being able to walk around and do for myself, so I want to keep myself as healthy as possible,” she said.
Dr. Munir Shah, an infectious disease doctor for Trumbull Regional Medical Center, expects to see a surge in influenza A and B cases this flu season.
Dr. Shah believes the number of flu cases this year could be higher than the number of cases in the past two years.
“Since the restriction has calmed down from COVID-19, we are no longer wearing masks. I think we will go back to pre-pandemic time when influenza A and B will pick up starting October,” Dr. Shah said.
As we prepare for a change in seasons, health experts recommend you consider getting your flu shot sooner rather than later.
“This is the right time, you know, just to receive it prior to the flu season starting. You should take the vaccine because once you take the vaccine, it takes about 14 days for your antibody levels to pick up for your full immunity against it,” Dr. Shah said.
Hightower says she plans to get this year’s flu shot soon.
“Since I talked to you, maybe I’ll go this weekend,” she said.
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ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 15, 2022--
The Board of Directors of Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INDB), parent of Rockland Trust Company, today announced a $0.51 per share dividend. The dividend will be payable on October 7, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 26, 2022.
Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: INDB) is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. Rockland Trust was named to The Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work" 2021 list, an honor earned for the 13th consecutive year. *In 2022, Rockland Trust was ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in New England. Rockland Trust has a longstanding commitment to equity and inclusion. This commitment is underscored by initiatives such as Diversity and Inclusion leadership training, a colleague Allyship mentoring program, and numerous Employee Resource Groups focused on providing colleague support and education, reinforcing a culture of mutual respect and advancing professional development, and Rockland Trust's sponsorship of diverse community organizations through charitable giving and employee-based volunteerism. In addition, Rockland Trust is deeply committed to the communities it serves, as reflected in the overall "Outstanding" rating in its most recent Community Reinvestment Act performance evaluation. Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services. The Bank serves businesses and individuals through over 120 retail branches, commercial and residential lending centers, and investment management offices in eastern Massachusetts, including Greater Boston, South Shore, North Shore, Cape Cod and Islands, Worcester County, and Rhode Island. Rockland Trust also offers a full suite of mobile, online, and telephone banking services. Rockland Trust is an FDIC member and an Equal Housing Lender. To find out why Rockland Trust is the bank "Where Each Relationship Matters®," please visit RocklandTrust.com.
*Rockland Trust received the highest score in a tie in the New England Region of the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study of customers’ satisfaction with their primary bank. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
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In the Spotlight with Terra Brantley (Fort Wayne Ballet Studio A Series)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA21) - Happening next weekend: the Fort Wayne Ballet’s Studio A Series — and it’s “in the Spotlight” with WBOI’s Terra Brantley. The event is the first installment of performances in the Fort Wayne Ballet’s studio on the 2nd floor of the Auer Center. “This is our workspace. This is where we work everyday, and play as well,” artistic director Karen Gibbons-Brown shared. “Our audience has a little more interaction with our dancers, and the same with our dancers with the audience.”
“Our audience can actually ask questions of the dancers,” she continued. “What they liked, what the process was to prepare for it — and our audiences will get a sneak peak of what’s to come, and perhaps a few things they might have missed during the pandemic.” Tickets cost $20, and include appetizers and drinks from the bar. Performances are September 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. All ages are invited to attend. “We’ll have at least two of these this season, and hopefully it will find success and continue on after that.” The Fort Wayne Ballet will soon begin its 66th season.
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A groom on Married At First Sight was left gobsmacked by his bride's x-rated comments at their wedding - and in front of her mum. Mum-of-two Gemma, a hair salon owner, was paired up with Matt, a barber, as the E4 show aired its last weddings on Thursday night (September 15).
And things seemed to get off to a particularly good start as the pair bonded at the aisle over their love of tattoos and similar careers. But during the wedding party, things took a turn for the worse as Gemma unleashed some very x-rated comments at the top table.
One comment included her telling her new husband he "better get used to the taste of fish" as they tucked into their wedding dinner. It was all a bit much for new husband Matt.
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He said "it can get a bit tiring" when sexual innuendo is at "the forefront of your humour".
He added to the cameras: "I've made some observation, she's definitely very sexually driven. It's nice to know that the attraction is there, but let's just tone it down a little bit for now."
Viewers were taken aback by the comments. @ThisMissPenny said: "Eeeeww. In front of her mum too #MAFSUK #MAFS #MarriedAtFirstSightuk." @diananicholls3 wrote: "Ah NA NA NA NA NA too much sexual cringe. Stop it girl. Or am i just a prude?? #MAFS #mafsuk #MarriedAtFirstSight."
@slackjawsally commented: "Gemma is ruining this with her sex talk tbh #MAFS #mafsuk #MarriedAtFirstSightuk." @MrsMJR6914 echoed: "Oh Gemma TMI #MAFS #mafsuk."
@vamplacey said: "Eeeewwwww!!! "Better get used to the taste of fish" nah that's just narsty #mafsuk," adding sick emojis.
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Ryan Reynolds gets a colonoscopy on camera for PSA
(CNN) - Ryan Reynolds is used to being on camera, but this is a little different.
The actor allowed a video crew to film his colonoscopy screening.
“It’s not every day that you can raise awareness about something that will most definitely save lives,” Reynolds said.
And he’s right; more people under 50 are getting diagnosed with colorectal cancer now than they were a decade ago.
In fact, there are new guidelines lowering the age of colon screening from 50 to 45.
A colonoscopy involves using a tiny camera to look through the colon for small growths called polyps that can turn cancerous.
The doctor found a small one during Reynolds’ procedure. When he gave the actor the news, he said: “This was potentially life-saving for you. This is exactly why you do this.”
The American Cancer Society estimates more than 150,000 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year.
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Free of charge resource My Special Aflac Duck® helps comfort 50 pediatric cancer and sickle cell patients in Louisiana
COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products in the U.S.1 and proud supporter of families dealing with childhood cancer and blood disorders like sickle cell, delivered 50 of their award winning My Special Aflac Ducks for children with cancer and sickle cell disease at Children's Hospital New Orleans. The duck delivery event occurred during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, an annual effort Aflac participates in to raise awareness and funding for these two important causes.
"The My Special Aflac Duck program has done an incredible job providing comfort to children with cancer and to kids with sickle cell disease during a time they need it the most," said Aflac Louisiana Market Director Eddie Martina II. "At Aflac's core, we are committed to helping children and their families impacted by these diseases and are grateful to work with our partners in Louisiana to provide this resource free of charge, helping make a difference in the lives of these families."
The award-winning, social robot uses medical play, lifelike movement and mimics emotions to engage and help comfort kids during their cancer or sickle cell disease journey. It was developed after more than 18 months of research with children, families and health care providers to help children cope with their treatments. Features of My Special Aflac Duck include an interactive mobile app that allows children to virtually bathe and feed their duck, customizable soundscapes that provide soothing visuals and sounds, smart sensors that enable touch and awareness of light and sounds, and a calming heartbeat and breathing vibrations. To help children express themselves, the duck also comes with seven feelings emoji discs that, when tapped to a sensor on the duck's chest, prompt My Special Aflac Duck to emulate each emotion.
"Care plans for children with cancer or blood disorders, such as sickle cell disease, can involve frequent procedures, clinic or infusion visits, and hospitalizations, which can lead to stress and anxiety for these patients," said Dr. Dana LeBlanc, hematologist/oncologist at Children's Hospital New Orleans' Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. "We are grateful for the potential positive impact that this innovative resource offers for our children with sickle cell."
Aflac, along with Sproutel, debuted My Special Aflac Duck in 2018 as part of its 27-year, $161-plus million commitment to childhood cancer and blood disorders, including sickle cell disease. Since the program's inception, Aflac has delivered more than 17,000 My Special Aflac Ducks in 450 hospitals and disease-focused organizations, free of charge to patients ages 3 and above.
"We are grateful to Aflac for not only tailoring My Special Aflac Duck to help meet the specific needs of sickle cell patients, but also delivering them to our clients in south Louisiana," said Erin Fullbright, executive director of Sickle Cell Association of South Louisiana. "Sickle cell patients are often forgotten and not given the same resources as other chronic diseases. Knowing our patients suffer just as much and seeing Aflac's support for the sickle cell community firsthand means everything. Going to the hospital for a pain crisis or even for their monthly visit can be a lot for children. Having their own duck during these tough times will be comforting for the families."
Recipients at the Louisiana event participated in a My Special Aflac Duck demonstration before beginning an exciting scavenger hunt to meet their very own robotic companion. Following the hunt, patients and their families celebrated the new friendship through various activities like creating a birth certificate and beaded necklace for their duck, coloring and more.
Health care providers, support organizations and families can order My Special Aflac Duck for their children or patients 3 years or older who have been diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease at https://myduck.sproutel.com/family/request.
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., paying cash fast when policyholders get sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the U.S., Aflac is the number one provider of supplemental health insurance products.1 Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance in Japan, where it insures 1 in 4 households. In 2021, Aflac Incorporated was proud to be included as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 16th consecutive year. Also in 2021, the company was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). In 2022, Aflac Incorporated was included on Fortune's list of World's Most Admired Companies for the 21st time and Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the third consecutive year. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/español. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to ESG and social responsibility at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability."
Children's Hospital is a 257-bed, non-profit academic pediatric medical center that offers comprehensive healthcare services, including over 40 pediatric specialties, delivered just for children. With more than 600 pediatric providers, Children's offers a comprehensive array of pediatric healthcare services in Louisiana and the Gulf South. In addition to its main campus located in New Orleans, the hospital operates a network of specialty clinics across Louisiana, including in Covington, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lafayette, and Bay St. Louis, MS. Children's offers primary care services at 12 convenient locations and remotely via its Virtual Care for Kids program. Children's is a proud member of LCMC Health, a Louisiana-based, not-for-profit hospital system which also includes New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, West Jefferson Medical Center, and East Jefferson General Hospital. Learn more at chnola.org.
Sickle Cell is a painful genetic blood disorder impacting more than 100,000 people in the United States. With 2.5 million carrying the trait, it is the most commonly inherited blood disorder in the country. Newborns can be tested at birth, but others can be tested through a blood test. Last year marked 45 YEARS of the Association's service in several parishes in the state of Louisiana. SCASL is the only organization whose mission is to provide supportive medical and social services to people living with sickle cell disease in these areas.
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HOODOO GURUS/THE DANDY WARHOLS ★★★★
Hordern Pavilion, September 15
With this being Hoodoo Gurus’ 40th-anniversary tour – well, 41st anniversary now, due to COVID-related delays shifting the gig from last year to this year – you’d be forgiven for thinking the band might be a little creaky and possibly content to coast on past glories.
From opener World of Pain, off new album Chariot of the Gods, through to final song Leilani from 1982 (that last one with a little help from support acts the Dandy Warhols and the Buoys), the Hoodoos prove there’s a good reason why they can sell out such a sizeable venue four decades into their career, the tight four-piece playing with an explosive energy that puts bands half their age to shame.
There is, of course, a deep pool of past hits to pull from – Come Anytime, Death Defying, I Want You Back, The Right Time and Bittersweet just a few of them – which means the newer material has to fight an uphill battle against tunes that are already ingrained in Australia’s collective music psyche.
The fresher songs are thankfully peppered throughout the night judiciously, with the fact that none of them sound jarring or out of place a high compliment, considering what they’re competing with.
Lead singer and guitarist Dave Faulkner complains of a croaky voice midway through the show, but it’s something only noticeable to his ears: the frontman confidently tears through a diverse catalogue stretching from kitsch classics such as Miss Freelove ’69 to genuine heartstring-tuggers like 1000 Miles Away.
When it comes to gig hierarchy, support acts are typically a few rungs below the headliner on the popularity ladder, so the choice to have US alt-rock vets the Dandy Warhols precede the Hoodoos seems like a particularly generous, more-bang-for-your-buck move, especially since they usually headline their own shows.
Anyone’s who’s seen the Dandies play knows it can be a frustrating experience, with lengthy, feedback-drenched guitar freak-outs often dragging on between succinct bursts of rocking pop perfection.
Tonight’s truncated set, however, works in the band’s favour, with the deafening dirges kept to a pleasant minimum and the tasty favourites – Get Off, Boys Better, We Used to Be Friends and, naturally, Bohemian Like You – shining all the brighter because of it.
And talking of tasty favourites, as the Hoodoo Gurus come towards the end of their set with the crowd belting out a hearty singalong to What’s My Scene, it becomes abundantly clear that being out of place and a little left-of-centre has served them well over the decades – ironically making them one of Australia’s most widely loved bands.
Hoodoo Gurus and the Dandy Warhols play at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, on September 16.
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Back-to-school season can get pretty pricey. In the 2022 school year, families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average of $864 on school supplies, up $167 from 2019, according to a National Retail Federation report.
But there are many classroom supplies beyond the basics that are not covered by parents or provided by the school. The burden of purchasing those items often falls on teachers, according to several posts on social media. Many of the posts claim that 94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies.
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Do 94% of teachers report paying for school supplies out of pocket?
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Yes, at least 94% of teachers report paying for school supplies out of pocket.
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A 2015 Department of Education study that was revised in 2021 found that 94% of public school teachers use their own money to purchase school supplies. More recent studies show that the actual number may be higher.
AdoptAClassroom.org, a crowdsourcing classroom-funding website, found in a 2018 survey of 4,400 teachers that 96% of teachers purchase basic school supplies for their classrooms and for students whose families are unable to afford them. A survey of teachers registered on DonorsChoose, another crowdsourcing classroom-funding site, showed that on average, teachers spend $750 per year on those supplies, a spokesperson told VERIFY.
Dominique Foster is a pre-kindergarten teacher at Friendship Blow-Pearce Elementary School in Washington D.C. and 2022 D.C. Teacher of the Year recipient. Foster sat down with VERIFY to talk about her experience paying for classroom supplies.
“I've never known a teacher who didn't spend money,” Foster said. “It absolutely is the norm. And sometimes, it is the expectation.”
Foster’s classroom includes stations for sensory play, science and discovery, creativity and imagination, and cooking.
Throughout her 20 years of teaching, Foster says she has spent tens of thousands of dollars of her own money making sure her students have the supplies they need to succeed. She prefers to call it an “investment” — one that she says is all too common in her profession.
“I used to somewhat be embarrassed by how much money I would spend for my classroom, because I've just always just been so passionate about creating a wonderful space and making the classroom really that third teacher,” Foster said.
Spokespeople for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, Houston Independent School District in Texas, and the Washington state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) told VERIFY that their school districts and state education departments fund basic supplies within the limitations of their budgets, which are often dictated by enrollment.
"The district gives teachers the necessary equipment/supplies for their classrooms. However, some teachers supplement supplies to enhance their lessons. They acquire these through personal purchases and donations,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spokesperson said.
Houston Independent School District, which is the largest public school district in Texas, told VERIFY “if teachers want or need other supplies that [the school's] budget does not support they often use options like Amazon's Wish List."
Foster says many teachers feel enormous pressure to teach at high levels while being underpaid and under-resourced. And that pressure usually pushes teachers to go out and find it or buy it themselves, she said.
In addition to the money Foster has spent out of pocket, she told VERIFY she has also received thousands in donations from both AdoptAClassroom.org and DonorsChoose. Investments that she hopes will leave a lasting impression on her students.
“If they take pride in their space, in their school, in their creations, in their work; if they see how much their families and their parents love where they go to school, love how they learn, I think that makes an impact and changes the trajectory of the rest of their lives,” Foster said.
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Russia lashes out at ‘profoundly immoral & blasphemous’ snub after Putin & dignitaries not invited to Queen’s funeral
RUSSIA has branded the decision not to invite its representatives to the Queen's funeral as "profoundly immoral" and "blasphemous".
Presidents, prime ministers and royalty from around the world will gather on Monday for the state funeral - but Vladimir Putin has been snubbed.
The Russian dictator has not been invited as ties between the UK and Russia remain strained over the Ukraine war.
Britain has been one of the strongest opponents of Russia’s barbaric invasion of the country - and one of the biggest providers of money, weapons and aid.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the snub as an "attempt to use the national tragedy for geopolitical purposes".
She said: "We see this British attempt to use the national tragedy, which has touched the hearts of millions of people around the world, for geopolitical purposes to settle scores with our country... as deeply immoral.
"This is particularly blasphemous towards Elizabeth II's memory."
She added: "The unifying image of Queen Elizabeth II, who has not interfered with politics as a matter of principle during her reign, has not become an obstacle to London's dissenting attacks, which are subject to accomplishing their own conjectural objectives.
"For our part, we express our profound condolences to the British people for the great loss that befell them."
Invitations were sent out to heads of state of nearly every country in the world - apart from Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Russia, Belarus, and Myanmar.
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Syria and Venezuela are not invited as the UK does not currently have diplomatic relations with those states, while Afghanistan was not invited due to the current political situation, sources said.
Global leaders are set to arrive in London this weekend and expected to pay their own respects to Queen Elizabeth with visits to Westminster Hall where she is lying in state.
The deadline to accept the invitations passes tonight - after which officials will finalise the seating plan.
First Lady Olena Zelenska is among the 500 heads of state and dignitaries invited to the service and a VIP reception hosted by King Charles the day before.
A source said: “Olena Zelenska’s presence is yet another sign of the global support for Ukraine while Russia is isolated.
“Britain is one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies. Her presence at the funeral is a sign of that friendship and mutual respect."
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are among the most high-profile guests who have confirmed they will be attending.
It comes as...
- Prince William says the Queen’s procession brought back heartbreaking memories of walking behind mum Diana’s coffin
- Kate and Wills reveal how kids George, Charlotte and Louis are coping after their great-grandmother's tragic death
- Sophie Wessex shares an emotional hug with a well-wisher at a memorial for Her Majesty
- Mourning Brits queue for hours to visit the late monarch's coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall
- Prince Harry faces a lonely 38th birthday without children Archie and Lilibet
- Details of the Queen's state funeral are revealed - from where William and Harry will stand to how Meghan will travel
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Turkish President Recep Erdogan, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, and the President of India Droupadi Murmu will also attend.
Dozens of members of foreign royal families — including Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain and King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium — will also be among the 2,000 mourners at Westminster Abbey.
Meanwhile, China's Xi Jinping will skip the funeral and send his deputy instead.
But the move to roll out the red carpet for Vice-President Wang Qishan sparked fury among Tory MPs who said he should be banned over the nation's human rights abuses.
MP Tim Loughton told the BBC: "Britain can't possibly have official representatives of the Chinese government attending such an important occasion."
The world leaders will join nearly 200 key workers and volunteers recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
The evening before the funeral, King Charles and his Queen Consort Camilla will host foreign VIPs at a Buckingham Palace reception.
It is set to be the largest gathering of world leaders in modern history and the first state occasion at the palace — which is undergoing a £360million refit — since then President Donald Trump’s visit more than three years ago.
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- #15 Yoku's Island Express
- #14 Cube Life: Island Survival
- #13 Island Farmer
- #12 Islanders
- #11 Solo: Islands of the Heart
- #10 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dragonborn
- #9 Ark: Survival Evolved
- #8 Oxenfree
- #7 Crysis Remastered
- #6 The Survivalists
- #5 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- #4 Yoshi’s Crafted World
- #3 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- #2 The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- #1 Animal Crossing New Horizons
Everyone dreams of an island paradise, at least to be there alone for a short period of time. But some video games take those dreams to new heights! As these Nintendo Switch games will show you.
#15 Yoku’s Island Express
Yoku’s Island Express is definitely a unique island game to go and start off with. Mainly because it’s a pinball game that is set within a story-mode adventure that is indeed based on an island.
You see, on the island you’re on is a god, and that god is restless, so you’ll need to use a variety of unique gameplay mechanics in order to get to it and help those who are in need! As you traverse the island you’ll get new abilities and behold a very deep story.
So give Yoku’s Island Express a shot if you’re looking for something really different.
#14 Cube Life: Island Survival
Cube Life: Island Survival is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a survival title on a set of islands that has the looks of a Minecraft game just with slightly better textures. It’s a clone, but it’s a worthwhile clone if you’re willing to give it a shot.
For example, there are multiple islands to go to in order to survive. You will need to craft various things in order to live, and the islands you go to won’t always be empty. So get what you need block by block so that when you survive, you know you’ll have earned it.
#13 Island Farmer
This game may sound like a certain thing due to its title, but it’s actually not what you would expect.
Because in this game, you’ll actually be memorizing the looks of islands in an archipelago, and then you’ll “shuffle” those islands so that you can try and recreate them block by block. Don’t worry though, this isn’t a game that is pressuring you to get each one done. You’ll have plenty of time to examine the islands and then try to recreate them.
So take your time, do it right, and see how grand the archipelago can be when you’re done.
#12 Islanders
If you wish for an island game that is more of a relaxing affair and something you just want to gaze upon with awe and wonder, then Islanders might be one that fits the bill.
This game was made by a small dev team with a very simple goal: to go and create a fun yet atmospheric experience of building on an island.
You’ll be given a randomly generated island and then asked to build upon it. Once you’re done with that island, you can move to the next one and build upon it however you desire. The fun is simply in the making of the islands to what you want them to be. So sit back and enjoy it!
#11 Solo: Islands of the Heart
How about a title that is just as much about emotional growth as it is about the islands themselves? Solo: Islands of the Heart is a game that will push you not just to solve physical puzzles, but puzzles about who you are and how you love certain things.
Throughout the archipelagos that you’ll be on, you’ll get to go and enjoy a series of puzzles with no unique ways to finish them. You’ll get totems that will ask you questions to help you learn about yourself, and that will guide your path through the other islands and to more totems!
Your journey of self-discovery awaits!
#10 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dragonborn
The Elder Scrolls series has taken fans of the franchise all over its world. But with the Dragonborn DLC, which is the final DLC of the franchise, you’ll get to go to the island where things started for your kin, and not only meet new dragons and learn new shouts. But you’ll also get to meet your greatest foe in the ORIGINAL Dragonborn!
So learn the true history of the Dragonborn, gain even more power, and send off the Skyrim sga in style with this DLC. Just be sure to enjoy the island you’re on while you’re there, alright?
#9 Ark: Survival Evolved
How’s this for a way to start a game? Ark: Survival Evolved puts you on an island of great mystery with literally nothing on you. Not even your clothes!
This massive place is home to many things, including other people. As such, you must forage for supplies, and build yourself up to be someone who can survive in such a place. Oh, and did we mention there are dinosaurs here? Because there are dinosaurs here, and you can ride them while wielding futuristic weapons.
If nothing else, Ark: Survival Evolved is a game that will leave you surprised quite a bit.
#8 Oxenfree
In Oxenfree, you play as Alex, who along with her stepbrother and friends head to an old military island in order to have fun.
But the fun is going to stop really quick. Because you all accidentally open a rift to another world! Which opens up a can of worms that now only you can solve.
Oxenfree makes it clear though that how you and the others handle the situation is very much up to you. Will you play it safe and work together at all times to help solve the crisis? Or will you do things on your own and let the consequences fall where they may? You decide.
#7 Crysis Remastered
One of the classic titles in terms of fighting off creatures on an island, Crysis Remastered gives you the definitive experience by upping the graphically quality while still maintaining all the action and adventure of the original game.
In this case, you’re a soldier with a specialized suit on an island being invaded by aliens! No big deal, right? Especially since you get to upgrade your suit in order to play the way you want to. Be an unstoppable tank of a fighter, or a stealthy assassin that no one can track. Get in the game and play it your way!
#6 The Survivalists
If you want another title where you can get your island survival on, you need to try The Survivalists!
In this game, you’re on an island (obviously) that is as alive as you are. Which is actually a bad thing in your case because that means there are things out there that want to get you!
So, you’ll need to work the island for resources, craft items to survive, fight for food, and make this island your home! Plus, you can do it all with friends if you want! But whether you’re alone or in a group, you still need to survive all that the island throws at you!
#5 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
If you’re wanting a classic title to be reborn, we got three of them for you in just one spot. Yes, we’re talking about the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Where you’ll once again play as Crash Bandicoot and have him go up against all sorts of enemies and bad guys in order to save the day, his girl, his brother, his tiki mask father and so on and so forth.
Each game is a platforming classic, but revamped for the modern day in terms of visuals, camera and more. So whether you’re a long-time Crash fan, or you want to give this a try for the first time, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on Switch is the perfect way to go.
#4 Yoshi’s Crafted World
Yoshi’s Crafted World is the latest in a long line of Yoshi titles in which Yoshi goes on his own adventures…and thankfully doesn’t have a crying Baby Mario with him. We can all be grateful for that.
This time around, you’ll be going after the fragments of a lost item that both Bowser Jr. and Kamek Koopa want, and no good can come from that!
The beauty here is that the world of Yoshi’s Crafted World is one that is made from cardboard in its various properties. You’ll get to explore the world in different ways and different directions to get all the collectibles and ensure that the day is saved!
#3 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Never forget that Donkey Island is on an island, and pretty much every game of his is based on his island, ok?
Anyway, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was the Wii U title turned Switch Port where you’ll play as DK, Diddy, Dixie and even Kranky Kong in order to defeat a Viking horde that has come to your island and literally frozen it over! Not cool.
This difficult platformer will test you in various ways, and you’ll need to make sure you can fight the leaders of the Viking group. But for the sake of your island, and the bananas, you will find a way!
#2 The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
More often than not, a Legend of Zelda game is going to find its way to the top of a list, and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is following that trend because the whole point of this game is Link being stuck on an island.
Specifically, he is on the Isle of the Wind Fish, and the only way for him to get off of it is to wake the mighty being from its slumber…within a Yoshi Egg. No, the Wind Fish is not Yoshi.
Anyway, this remake of the Game Boy title is a grand adventure, and you’ll want to see how it all ends, even if it is yet another heartbreaking Zelda ending.
#1 Animal Crossing New Horizons
Considering that this is a game about literally making an island your perfect home, we’re pretty sure Animal Crossing New Horizons deserves to be the top game on this list. Just saying.
Through Tom Nook, you’ll get your very own island! Then, it’s up to you to shape it and design it to your heart’s desire. Seriously, you’ll have complete freedom with what to do. You can mold the island to your will over time, then decorate it however you want. Including bringing in images from the outside world to make your island look a certain way.
So go make your own island, then fly to other players islands’ and see what they have made!
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USOPC Chair Says Pathway Back In Competition For Russian Athletes Being Considered
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published September 16, 2022 | 04:00 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th September, 2022) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering the pathway back in competition for Russian athletes as individual athletes should not be punished for governments' actions, Susanne Lyons, the chair of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), said on Thursday.
On Thursday, the head of the Commission of Athletes of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), fencer Sofya Velikaya, said that IOC President Thomas Bach, during a conference call with athletes, called the decision to suspend Russian athletes a dilemma and said that in the future the organization would decide how to resolve it.
"We know that the IOC is beginning to think about whether there is a pathway back for the Russian athletes. They are beginning to reach out to all of their stakeholders, including the NOCs (National Olympic Committees), the international federations, to get input on that topic.
So, I don't think there any decisions have been made yet. But I think all of us feel it at some point in time the individual athletes should not be the victims of whatever their individual governments' political or other tensions are around the world. So, I think, inevitably, there will be a desire to see athletes who happen to reside in Russia come back and be part of competitions but the timing and what that pathway looks like is to be determined," Lyons told the USOPC's leadership press briefing following the board meeting via teleconference.
At the end of February, the IOC recommended that international sports federations not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. A number of federations have followed this recommendation.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly will vote Friday on whether to make an exception to its in-person meeting of world leaders next week and allow Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver a pre-recorded address.
The proposed document to be voted on would have the 193-member world body express concern that leaders of “peace-loving“ U.N. sovereign nations can’t participate in person “for reasons beyond their control owing to ongoing foreign invasion, aggression, military hostilities that do not allow safe departure from and return to their countries, or the need to discharge their national defense and security duties and functions.”
The document, which has about 50 co-sponsors, would then permit Zelenskyy to submit a pre-recorded statement to be played in the General Assembly hall, stressing that this would not set a precedent for future high-level assembly meetings.
The draft document refers to the General Assembly resolution adopted at an emergency special session on March 2 — six days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine — demanding an immediate halt to Moscow’s offensive and withdrawal of all Russian troops. The vote on the resolution, titled “Aggression against Ukraine,” was 141 to 5 with 35 abstentions.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly was all virtual in 2020 and hybrid in 2021. But this year the assembly decided that all speeches must be in person.
The proposal to let Zelenskyy pre-record his statement requires a majority vote in the assembly and diplomats say it is virtually certain to be approved. If so, his address will be delivered on the afternoon of Sept. 21, according to the latest schedule.
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PHOENIX (AP)Sergio Alcantara used a translator for most of his postgame interview following his three-run homer in the 10th inning that lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Wednesday night.
The questions would come in English. Alcantara responded in Spanish.
That is, until he was asked if he was looking for a fastball during his clutch at-bat. No translator needed for that one.
”Yeah,” he said, grinning. ”I was looking fastball.”
The slim infielder, listed at a mere 5-foot-9 and 151 pounds, got the pitch he wanted with two outs and hit his surprising long ball way over the right field fence off closer Craig Kimbrel. The D-backs snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Dodgers and avoided a three-game sweep.
The Dodgers took a 3-2 lead earlier in the 10th when Austin Barnes scored on a wild pitch by Reyes Moronta (1-0).
Kimbrel (4-6) blew his fifth save of the season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was still confident Kimbrel would be the team’s closer as the team prepares for postseason play. The right-hander had thrown 9 1/3 scoreless innings before Wednesday’s blown save.
”No one feels worse than Craig right now,” Roberts said.
Los Angeles started several bench players one day after clinching the NL West title. Stars like Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Justin Turner were all out of the starting lineup.
”Everybody’s talking that it wasn’t their starters,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. ”I don’t care. We won a baseball game and it’ll push us to the next day. I want us to feel good about it.”
Dodgers right-hander Michael Grove threw a career-high five innings in a spot start after being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City. He gave up two hits – both solo homers – but was otherwise very good, walking one and striking out four.
The D-backs scored their first run in three games in the first inning when Daulton Varsho smoked a homer over the right field fence for a 1-0 lead. It was Varsho’s 25th homer of the season.
Arizona rookie Corbin Carroll added a solo shot in the second that pushed the advantage to 2-0.
The Dodgers tied it 2-all in the fourth on back-to-back homers from Will Smith and Trayce Thompson. Smith’s was particularly impressive, flying 465 feet to center. It was his 22nd long ball of the year.
D-backs right-hander Zach Davies gave up two runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out four.
MAJOR PAYNE
Phoenix Suns backup guard Cameron Payne was in the crowd and joined in the postgame celebration following Alcantara’s homer.
Payne was wearing a jersey with D-backs outfielder Jake McCarthy’s name on the back. Under the jersey, he was wearing a T-shirt with he and McCarthy as teammates in the old school video game NBA Jam.
OUT AT HOME
McCarthy nearly won the game in the bottom of the ninth by trying to steal home.
McCarthy took off from third on a lazy throw from Barnes back to pitcher Evan Phillips, who then fired back to Barnes. The catcher was able to make the tag for the out. Arizona challenged the ruling on the grounds that Barnes blocked the plate, but the out call was confirmed.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: Roberts told reporters that David Price (left wrist inflammation), Yency Almonte (right elbow tightness), Brusdar Graterol (right elbow inflammation) and Tony Gonsolin (right forearm strain) all threw bullpen sessions at Chase Field. Almonte threw live BP to 2B Gavin Lux (neck), who could return to the team soon.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: Travel to face the San Francisco Giants for a three-game series starting Friday night. The Dodgers will throw RHP Dustin May (1-2, 4.29 ERA) against Giants RHP Logan Webb (13-8, 2.88).
Diamondbacks: Host the San Diego Padres for a four-game series starting Thursday night. The Padres will start LHP Sean Manaea (7-8, 5.23). Arizona RHP Drey Jameson will make his big league debut.
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This story is part of a project called Democracy Day, in which newsrooms across the country are shining a light on threats to democracy.
You can’t just walk into the El Paso County clerk’s office.
Not anymore.
“It used to be you could come in our front door and talk to our receptionist,” Chuck Broerman, the Republican El Paso clerk, said during an interview in his second floor office in Colorado Springs. “But we had to put two-way cameras up, we had to create an electronic latch there so that we could control the ingress and egress into our area. So, yeah, we’ve had to put measures into place to try to create a buffer for someone wanting to come in and either do harm or threat. We just felt that that was necessary.”
What made it necessary was the emergence of conspiracy theories after the 2020 election, when former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the vote was rigged. The “big lie” and lingering stop-the-steal passions persist among MAGA activists around the country, including Colorado counties like El Paso.
Broerman and his staff were reminded of this during a recount of the June 28 Colorado primary. Several losing GOP candidates demanded and paid for a recount in the county, and during the tabulation process the staff experienced “a lot of vitriol” from a group of the candidates’ supporters.
“We had a lot of people observing from outside our tabulation area, and some of them were chanting and tapping and banging on the glass, they would put notes on the window making some nonspecific claims and accusations,” Broerman said. “To have people out in the hallway, praying for evil to descend on myself and our election team is quite disconcerting and troubling.”
The office provided escorts for election judges leaving the building. And for the first time, it hired security personnel to be present for the process.
“Never had to do something like that before. Never felt the reason to do so,” Broerman said.
Such measures are becoming all too familiar in election offices throughout Colorado. County clerks and other election officials and staff have found it necessary to take their physical security into their own hands. To protect themselves against the threats from election deniers and other MAGA opponents who jeopardize the safe conduct of free and fair elections, officials since 2020 have adopted security measures that are typically more associated with law enforcement than clerks’ offices.
“We really are in uncharted territory here,” Matt Crane, executive director of the Colorado County Clerks Association, said.
Crane, a Republican, said threats against election officials and staff often increase after election-related events — there were upticks after election-denying Republican Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was accused last year of facilitating a security breach in her own election office and when in June she lost her primary election for secretary of state and demanded a recount.
Upticks also follow major election denial events hosted by Trump ally Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, such as his “Moment of Truth Summit” last month.
Crane, who has been vocal in denouncing election deniers, receives threats himself. In August 2021 a man from Texas left him a voicemail that said, “Hey Crane, you better lay off Mesa County, because they’re going to come after you if you don’t. They don’t like you out there in Colorado, you stupid motherf, dirty, crooked motherf.”
{div class=”fullwidth”}“I get the sense that people don’t think that this is real, that it’s been hyped up or overblown, and I can just assure people that it’s not,” Crane said. “Threats against the election officials and against election facilities are very real.”{/div}
Multiple clerks told Newsline that they regularly alter their travel routines so they can’t be easily tracked. More than one election official alluded to Second Amendment rights in relation to their work regime.
“We have clerks that are, if they have concealed carry, they’re making sure that they are exercising their Second Amendment right much more frequently,” Crane said.
Josh Zygielbaum, the Democratic Adams County clerk, regularly wears a bulletproof vest at work, where election staff have experienced “a continual flow of really just nastiness from those who don’t believe in the election process,” he said.
“We have people that have invited us onto the battlefield before,” Zygielbaum said. “One recently, a couple days ago, said that if we didn’t acknowledge his grievance, he was going to come to our office.”
Other protective measures the Adams County elections department has adopted include a remodel of the office, so that members of the public no longer can simply walk in. The staff starting in 2020 has undergone active shooter training with the Adams County Sheriff’s SWAT team. A former Marine, Zygielbaum has drawn on his military training to maintain personal security.
“I personally do take altering routes to and from work every single day,” he said. “I take different routes when I go places in general, just for increased security, and that’s something that I learned while in the Marines. So that training is certainly carried forward.”
Carly Koppes, the Republican clerk for Weld County, said her upbringing with a father who was a sheriff’s deputy taught her to be aware of her surroundings, a practice that has been valuable in light of the recent dangers faced by election workers.
“I have kind of a little bit of a random schedule, as far as work goes, not always coming in at the same time or consistent time and leaving the office, not a consistent time as well,” she said. “So it’s more difficult for anybody to get a pattern from myself.”
Koppes has continued to be the target of harassing and threatening communication, largely emails, since 2020, and she doesn’t expect the pattern to abate. In one recent email, the writer said the military would be coming for her, she’ll be thrown in Guantanamo Bay, and “if I have a husband, I should let him read it because I’m going to be indicted for war crimes and he’ll not be able to save me.”
She has referred several harassers to the FBI.
The election official in Colorado who almost certainly faces the most troubling threats is Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat who because of her position at the pinnacle of Colorado election administration and her outspoken rejection of election conspiracy theories is a frequent target. In February, the insurrectionist and influential election denier Shawn Smith said during a public gathering, referring to Griswold, that people who are involved in election fraud “deserve to hang.”
In the following days, on social media and in emails, Griswold became the target of a raft of execution threats. Her office during this year’s legislative session was able to secure additional state funds to hire private security, though it was less money than the office requested. The office has contracted private security at $85,000 in the fiscal year that ended at the end of June and $32,400 so far during the current fiscal year, according to a spokesperson.
Larger counties, like El Paso and Adams, have the resources to make substantial election office security improvements. But smaller counties often do not.
“I’ve heard from multiple folks who have said, ‘You know, we got these physical security assessments that are fantastic, I just can’t afford to do most of it,’” Crane said. “So funding is a huge issue. Especially for those small and medium-sized counties.”
Local, state and federal governments all have responsibility to ensure such security, Crane said. The need is bigger than ever, and he doesn’t expect the threat level to ease any time soon.
“We fully expect that, if certain people lose races in 2022 in the general election, that we’ll see an uptick in it again,” Crane said. “Unfortunately, it seems to be almost the status quo at this point.”
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Billy Corgan and Longtime Girlfriend Chloe Mendel Just Got Engaged
Congrats are in order for Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and his longtime partner Chloe Mendel as the couple are now engaged.
Mendel revealed the news of Corgan popping the question rather matter-of-factly in a posting about her 30th birthday party.
‘Tis true, I turned 30 yesterday. Thank you all for the kind messages. I spent the day unplugged with my whole family (5 brothers, sister, parents, cousins, niece, nephew, kids and close friends..) which was so special," stated Mendel. "If you know me, family is and has always been the most important thing to me. And getting all 7 siblings in one house hasn’t happened in over a decade. Was a day full of emotions. We lost a pet, ate great food, Augustus lost a tooth, and we enjoyed great company. The day finished with a wedding proposal. Of course I said yes."
She added video of her and Corgan with their two kids as she prepared to blow out the candles on her birthday cake.
The couple met while Mendel was managing Corgan's Madame Zuzu's tea shop in Highland Park, Illinois. Their first child, son Augustus, was born in 2015, while a daughter, Philomena, followed in 2018.
Earlier this summer, Corgan and Mendel hosted a benefit concert and livestream after a mass shooting took place in their Highland Park neighborhood at the Fourth of July parade.
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Snohomish County Solid Waste transfer stations and drop boxes will close during the upcoming two Sundays due to ongoing regional railway transportation issues, Snohomish County Public Works officials said.
The scheduled closures will allow staff to remove excess garbage, which is reaching hazard levels, officials said in a news release. The sites will also not accept green waste and wood debris.
“Even though on the national level a tentative agreement has been reached to avoid a railway workers strike, we continue to have railway transportation issues from our county facilities to regional landfills. The railway slowdown is causing the garbage to pile up at our transfer stations,” Snohomish County Public Works Director Kelly Snyder said. “Safety remains our No. 1 concern and we have to take action.”
The excess garbage is prompting health, safety and environmental concerns for customers and staff similar to the challenges experienced earlier this year when the county closed transfer stations May 7-8 to clear out excess garbage. Piles of refuse pose a risk of fire and other dangers to staff and customers.
“These two Sunday closures will allow our crews to relieve the system stress by clearing some of the backlog that is building up,” Solid Waste Director Dave Schonhard said. “By closing on two Sundays, we hope to minimize the impact on commercial curbside pickup for county residents.”
The regionwide issue has prompted similar closures in Island and Skagit counties during the past six months, including on Camano Island at times.
Adding to the uncertainty is a possible nationwide strike by more than 100,000 railway workers. However, earlier this week, rail worker unions reached a tentative agreement with railroad companies. The unions must still vote and ratify these agreements.
A strike would mean a complete closure of waste transfer stations and likely impacting weekly curbside garbage pick-up services, county officials said.
Public Works officials said local garbage amounts have remained at sustainable levels throughout the summer, but recently began to build up due to railway staffing issues along with a lack of container shortages.
In January, Solid Waste transfer stations began experiencing the lack of needed containers via rail from BNSF, and during the next five months, garbage was piling up at the facilities. In April, the Snohomish County Council approved an emergency contract with Waste Management Inc. to aid Snohomish County Solid Waste in the removal of excess refuse at local transfer stations. The $2 million short-term waste transportation and disposal agreement gives county Solid Waste workers the ability to transport more garbage out of county facilities through the end of October, officials said.
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Researchers are exploring possible effects on the brain.
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’sAlzheimer's disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that worsens over time. It is the most common form of dementia and accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. There is no current cure for Alzheimer's disease, but there are medications that can help ease the symptoms.” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{“attribute”:”data-cmtooltip”, “format”:”html”}]”>Alzheimer’s are among the most puzzling in medical research. The underlying causes of these conditions might be anything from dietary influences and lifestyle decisions to genetic factors and general cardiovascular health.
Various environmental pollutants have also been linked to the development or progression of neurological illness. Among them is glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide. Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide that is used on agricultural crops all over the globe.
Joanna Winstone, Ramon Velazquez, and their colleagues at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) investigate the consequences of glyphosate exposure on the brains of mice in a new study. For the first time, the study shows that glyphosate can successfully cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain. Once there, it raises levels of a key factor known as TNF-α (for tumor necrosis factor alpha).
TNF-α is a molecule with two faces. This pro-inflammatory cytokine is essential in the neuroimmune system, functioning to boost immune response and protect the brain. (Cytokines are a broad category of small proteins that are essential for proper cell signaling.)
When levels of TNF-α are dysregulated, however, a host of diseases linked with neuroinflammation can result. Among these is Alzheimer’s disease.
The study further demonstrates in cell culture studies that glyphosate exposure appears to increase the production of soluble beta-amyloid (Aβ) and reduce the viability of neurons. The accumulation of Aβ, the sticky protein responsible for the formation of Aβ plaques, is one of the central diagnostic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
Further evidence suggestive of potential hazards to neurological health was observed when the researchers examined changes in gene expression via RNARibonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule similar to DNA that is essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes. Both are nucleic acids, but unlike DNA, RNA is single-stranded. An RNA strand has a backbone made of alternating sugar (ribose) and phosphate groups. Attached to each sugar is one of four bases—adenine (A), uracil (U), cytosine (C), or guanine (G). Different types of RNA exist in the cell: messenger RNA (mRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and transfer RNA (tRNA).” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{“attribute”:”data-cmtooltip”, “format”:”html”}]”>RNA sequencing in the brains of mice following glyphosate exposure.
These RNA transcripts hinted at disruptions in the expression of genes related to neurodegenerative disease, including dysregulation of a class of brain cells responsible for producing the myelin sheath critical for proper neuronal communication. These cells, known as oligodendrocytes, are affected by elevated levels of TNF-α.
“We find increases in TNF-α in the brain, following glyphosate exposure,” Velazquez says. “While we examined AD pathology, this might have implications for many neurodegenerative diseases, given that neuroinflammation is seen in a variety of brain disorders.”
An enigmatic disease. A path of destruction.
A hundred years have passed since the first diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Despite vast investments in research and drug development, the affliction remains without effective treatment. A suite of therapies, developed over many decades at extravagant cost, have one by one failed to alleviate the symptoms of the disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. The progression of the disease usually begins with mild memory loss. As the disease develops, increasing confusion and a breakdown in communication abilities often result, as the affliction attacks brain pathways involved in memory, language, and thought.
Some 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, as of 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Research. Unlike heart disease or cancer, the death toll for Alzheimer’s disease is on a frightening upward trajectory. By 2040, the costs of the disease are projected to rise dramatically to between $379 and more than $500 billion annually. The staggering toll of the illness is currently projected to nearly triple to 14 million people by 2050.
The onset of symptoms typically occurs after age 60 and the risk to individuals doubles every 5 years after age 65. Although genetics are believed to play a role in some cases of Alzheimer’s disease, and a family history of the disorder is considered a significant risk factor, environmental factors are believed to play a significant role in the disease.
Researchers are trying to learn how genetic correlates may subtly interact with environmental and other factors to decrease or enhance the likelihood of developing the affliction. Some recent research suggests that lifestyle changes, including proper physical activity, nutritious food, limited alcohol consumption, and not smoking may help prevent or slow cognitive decline, noting that brain and cardiovascular health are closely linked.
Toxic effects: the jury is out
The new study examines the neurological effects of glyphosate, the most ubiquitous herbicide in global use. Each year, around 250 million pounds of glyphosate are applied to agricultural crops in the U.S. alone. Although the chemical is regarded as generally safe for humans by the Environmental Protection Agency and the European Food Safety Authority, researchers are taking a second look.
Studies of acute herbicide use suggest they are non-harmful, but little is known about possible long-term effects from prolonged exposure. One issue of considerable concern is that glyphosate can cross the blood-brain barrier, a layer of endothelial cells preventing dissolved substances in the circulating bloodstream from readily passing into the extracellular fluid of the central nervous system, where the brain’s neurons reside.
Potential risks to brain health posed by glyphosate should be critically evaluated, particularly for those consistently exposed to the herbicide. “The Alzheimer’s connection is that there’s a much higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in agricultural communities that are using this chemical,” Winstone says. “We’re trying to establish a more molecular-science-based link between the two.”
The study exposed mice to high doses of glyphosate, then detected elevated levels of TNF-α in their brains. The researchers then exposed extracted mouse neurons in Petri dishes to the same levels of glyphosate detected in the brains of mice, observing elevated amyloid beta and cell death in cortical neurons. Dysregulated oligodendrocyte RNA transcripts, which could indicate disruption of myelination, were detected in brain tissue.
Taken together, the results demonstrate a correlation between glyphosate exposure and classic symptoms of AD, though the authors stress that much more work will be required before a causative link can be established.
Nevertheless, the widespread use of the chemical and the disturbing correlates highlighted in the current study underscore the need for intensified investigation. Among the pressing questions to be answered: how does prolonged, low-dose exposure to glyphosate affect the brain; does glyphosate act synergistically with other chemicals present in common herbicides; and can glyphosate be detected post-mortem in patients who died of Alzheimer’s disease?
On the horizon, new drugs designed to reduce TNF-α in the brain are being explored, offering renewed hope for those with Alzheimer’s disease as well as other neurodegenerative ailments.
Reference: “Glyphosate infiltrates the brain and increases pro-inflammatory cytokine TNFα: implications for neurodegenerative disorders” by Joanna K. Winstone, Khyatiben V. Pathak, Wendy Winslow, Ignazio S. Piras, Jennifer White, Ritin Sharma, Matthew J. Huentelman, Patrick Pirrotte and Ramon Velazquez, 28 July 2022, Journal of Inflammation.
DOI: 10.1186/s12974-022-02544-5
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Black Alabama woman who lost her eye but survived KKK's infamous 1963 church bombing - which killed four black girls - demands state pay her millions in compensation after previous governor 'stoked racism'
- Sara Collins Rudolph, 71, lost an eye and still has glass in her body from the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church by the KKK
- Her sister and three other adolescent black girls were killed in the blast that left her maimed
- Then-Gov. George Wallace, a strict segregationist, stoked the flames of racism with his rhetoric
- Current Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey apologized to Rudolph for the blast, calling it an 'egregious' injustice'
- She refused to pay restitution to Rudolph without legislative involvement
- She gets a $90 medical bill every few months for work on her prosthetic eye
- Rudolph says she's due millions of dollars for the pain and suffering that she's endured because of the bombing
'Fifth Little Girl' Sarah Collins Rudolph, who was permanently maimed in the 1963 KKK bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama church, says the state should pay her millions after former Governor George Wallace stoked the flames of racism with his segregation speeches.
Rudolph, 71, lost an eye and still has pieces of glass inside her body from the Klan attack on the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church that killed her sister and three other Black girls 59 years ago.
She was 10 years old when the attack occurred and she's still waiting on the state to compensate her for those injuries.
Governor Kay Ivey sidestepped the question of financial compensation two years ago in apologizing to Rudolph for her 'untold pain and suffering,' saying legislative involvement was needed.
But nothing has been done despite the efforts of attorneys representing Rudolph, leaving unresolved the question of payment even though victims of other attacks, including 9/11, were compensated.
Sarah Collins Rudolph, pictured here, survived the 1963 KKK bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. She believes the state owes her million after then-Gov. George Wallace stoked racism with his segregationist speeches
Most of the churchgoers that day were able to evacuate the building as it filled with smoke, but the bodies of the four young girls were found beneath the rubble in a basement restroom. Sarah Collins Rudolph (pictured), 10, who was in the restroom, lost her right eye
Birmingham police and firefighters seen here responding to the 1963 KKK attack on the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Sara Collins Rudolph, who survived the blast, wants the state of Alabama to pay her millions in compensation for her injuries
The 1963 KKK church bombing in Birmingham killed Denise McNair, 11, and three 14-year-olds: Carole Robertson, Cynthia Morris, also referred to as Cynthia Wesley, and Addie Mae Collins, who was Rudolph's sister
Rudolph, known as the 'Fifth Little Girl' for surviving the infamous attack on 16th Street Baptist Church, which was depicted in Spike Lee's 1997 documentary '4 Little Girls,' has been rankled by the state's inaction.
Speaking in an interview with The Associated Press, Rudolph said Wallace helped lay the groundwork for the Klan attack with his segregationist rhetoric, and the state bears some responsibility for the bombing, which wasn't prosecuted for years.
'If they hadn't stirred up all that racist hate that was going on at the time I don't believe that church would have been bombed,' said Rudolph.
Denise (left), 11, was one of four girls killed when the bomb went off outside the church on September 15, 1963. It also killed Addie Collins ( Sarah Collins Rudolph's sister, second from right), 14, Carole Robertson (second from left), 14, and Cynthia Wesley (right), 14
Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr (left) was the second of three people convicted in the bombing. Robert Chambliss (right) was convicted in 1977, and Bobby Frank Cherry (center), convicted in 2002. All three died in prison
Rudolph attended a White House summit about combatting hate-fueled violence on Thursday, the anniversary of the bombing, and was recognized by President Joe Biden.
'I visited the church on this day in 2019, and I'll visit with you and always remember what happened,' Biden told Rudolph.
Sarah Collins Rudolph believes that the state of Alabama is responsible for her injuries after then-governor George Wallace stoked racism with his segregationist rhetoric
In Birmingham, hundreds gathered at the church for a commemorative service and wreath-laying at the spot where the bomb went off.
Rudolph said she still incurs medical expenses from the explosion, including a $90 bill she gets every few months for work on the prosthetic she wears in place of the right eye that was destroyed by shrapnel on Sept. 15, 1963.
Anything would help, but Rudolph believes she's due millions.
Ishan Bhabha, an attorney representing Rudolph, said the state's apology — made at Rudolph's request along with a plea for restitution — was only meant as a first step.
'She deserves justice in the form of compensation for the grievous injuries, and costs, she has had to bear for almost 60 years,' he said. 'We will continue to pursue any available avenues to get Sarah the assistance she needs and deserves.'
Five girls were gathered in a downstairs bathroom at 16th Street Baptist Church when a bomb planted by KKK members went off outside, blowing a huge hole in the thick, brick wall.
The blast killed Denise McNair, 11, and three 14-year-olds: Carole Robertson, Cynthia Morris, also referred to as Cynthia Wesley, and Addie Mae Collins, who was Rudolph's sister.
Three Klan members, Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr, Frank Cherry and Robert Chambliss, who were convicted of murder in the bombing years later died in prison. A fourth suspect died without ever being charged.
The bombing occurred eight months after Wallace proclaimed 'segregation forever' in his inaugural speech and during the time when Birmingham schools were being racially integrated for the first time.
The church itself has gotten government money for renovations, as has the surrounding Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, formed by President Barack Obama in 2017 in one of his last acts in office. 'But not me,' Rudolph said.
Ivey, at the time of the apology, said in a letter to Rudolph's lawyer that any possible compensation would require legislative approval, said press secretary Gina Maiola.
'Additionally, in attorney-to-attorney conversations that ensued soon after, that same point was reiterated,' she said.
No bill has been introduced to compensate Rudolph, legislative records show, and it's unclear whether such legislation could win passage anyway since conservative Republicans hold an overwhelming majority and have made an issue of reeling in history lessons that could make white people feel bad about the past.
While the Alabama Crime Victims' Compensation Commission helps victims and families with expenses linked to a crime, state law doesn't allow it to address offenses that occurred before the agency was created in 1984.
Rudolph has spent a lifetime dealing with physical and mental pain from the bombing.
Despite her injuries and lingering stress disorders, Rudolph provided testimony that helped lead to the convictions of the men accused of planting the bomb, and she's written a book about her life, titled 'The 5th Little Girl.'
Rudolph's husband, George Rudolph, said he's frustrated and mad over the way his wife has been treated. Victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks were compensated, he said, as were victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
'Why can't they do something for Sarah?' he said.
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CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Garden State's largest manufacturing networking event of the year is on October 7th. Manufacturers, legislators, educators, and the entire 'MADE in New Jersey' manufacturing community will be gathering for the 10th Annual 'MADE in New Jersey' Manufacturing Day on October 7 at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ. This annual celebration hosted by New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) is more than a networking event, it includes educational discussions, works to change the public's perception of manufacturing, and celebrates the Manufacturer of the Year award winners.
"MADE in New Jersey Manufacturing Day has grown into a cornerstone event for the industry. Some are even calling it the largest manufacturing event of its kind on the east coast." John W. Kennedy, CEO, NJMEP stated. "The day is a content-driven celebration of the industry to help businesses network, learn, and grow. This is a special year for a couple of reasons. It is the 10th annual 'MADE in New Jersey' Manufacturing Day and it is the first time the celebration focuses on the women in the industry that play a key role in its success. The 'Year of Women in Manufacturing' was developed to emphasize women manufacturing leaders and give them a platform to inspire the next generation," he continued.
The event offers the opportunity to experience industry-critical breakout sessions which are designed to present solutions to the greatest challenges facing the domestic manufacturing industry. Panel discussions on topics including; the latest Cybersecurity threats, Supply Chain disruptions and mitigation strategies, improving cashflow and increasing market penetration, government relations, and workforce will be taking place throughout the day. 50 exhibit booths will be on display featuring 'MADE in New Jersey' manufacturers and businesses that support the industry. High-school robotics teams from all over New Jersey will be having an exhibition competition in the sponsor hall. Attendees will have the ability to get hands-on with the latest workforce training technology. This year two new awards have been added to the Manufacturer of the Year line up; Life Science Leader award which honors the most innovative life science company in New Jersey and the Rising Stars award which will celebrate a stand-out woman in manufacturing.
The 2022 'MADE in New Jersey' Manufacturing Day award finalists have been announced: The Manufacturer of the Year finalists in each category are: Small-Size Manufacturers – ModTek, Hickory Industries, Inc., and Prince Sterilization Services; Medium-Size Manufacturers – IPAK, MAINGEAR, and Worldwide Glass Resources; and Large-Size Manufacturers – Sanofi, Stryker, and Marotta Controls. For the new Rising Stars Award finalists: Catherine Nkoutche, Micaela Alvarez, Cari August, Devon Winter, and Ellen Pietrowitz-Phillips. The Life Science Leaders Award finalists: CorePharma LLC, Case Medical, and Celularity. Innovator of the Year Award finalists: Sanofi, Intelligent Material Solutions, Inc. (IMS), and MAINGEAR.
The 'Year of Women in Manufacturing' is the biggest theme that will be celebrated during 'MADE in New Jersey' Manufacturing Day. NJMEP is highlighting these overlooked leaders by hosting a 'Year of Women in Manufacturing' – Collaborating to Drive Forward Progress breakout session and presenting the first-ever Rising Stars Award given to a standout woman leader in the industry.
'MADE in New Jersey' Manufacturing Day is made possible by the following sponsors:
- Crowe LLP
- Grassi Advisors & Accountants
- HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ)
- NJBIA (New Jersey Business & Industry Association)
- Provident Bank
- RSM
- Withum
- NJ Advance Media
- Alan Zakin Associates
About NJMEP: NJMEP is a private, not-for-profit organization that improves the profitability and competitiveness of New Jersey's manufacturers. Backed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NJMEP enables organizations to enhance their productivity and efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve employee performance. For more than 20 years, NJMEP has used its extensive network of connections and proven track record of success to help manufacturers adapt to the latest innovative technologies and best practices to realize more than $6.03 billion in value. Our services are categorized into the following three areas: Operational Excellence, Innovation and Growth, and Workforce Development.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today announced the launch of LaSaludMental.org, a website dedicated to hosting Spanish-language information and resources on mental health and substance use disorders that are culturally competent and evidence-based.
The new site features resources on five of the most commonly searched conditions related to mental health: depression, domestic violence, stigma, substance use disorders and suicide. LaSaludMental.org will also develop and host information on additional mental health conditions over time.
"The impetus behind this effort was to address the overwhelming need for reliable, evidence-based information on mental health and substance use disorders available in Spanish," said APA President Rebecca Brendel, M.D., J.D. "Our goal was not to simply translate information we already had in English into Spanish, but rather to collaborate with our member psychiatrists who are part of the Spanish-speaking community in the United States to develop information and resources that are culturally competent, relevant, and easily understood by a broad section of the Hispanic and Latino community."
The content hosted on LaSaludMental.org includes informational text, quizzes, expert Q&A in both print and video formats, infographics, printable handouts, animated explainer videos and more. While tailored to a Spanish-speaking audience, LaSaludMental.org is a bilingual site, with content available in both Spanish and English. The site will be updated with new content on a rolling basis.
The site and its content were developed by APA and its Spanish Language Communications Working Group, comprised of Hispanic & Latino APA member psychiatrists, most of whom are native Spanish-speakers. The Working Group, which will continue to guide the development of content for the website, is co-chaired by APA member psychiatrists Hector Colon-Rivera, M.D. and Amalia Londoño Tobón, M.D.
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The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 37,000 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses. APA's vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. For more information, please visit www.psychiatry.org.
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Hispanic Republicans say DeSantis migrant flights expose border issues
Hispanic House Republicans are not necessarily cheering on the move from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to fly a group of 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., but they say that the stunt exposes problems with the Biden administration’s border and immigration policies.
“It’s cute on the surface. But what worries me is the normalcy of what is happening on the border. There’s nothing normal about it – busing people, flying people, nothing normal about that,” said Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas). “We have to be careful about turning politics into policy. And that’s what I see. I see it’s so close to the midterms, and it’s just dangerous.”
The Martha’s Vineyard move from DeSantis on Wednesday follows Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) using a similar tactic to send migrants on buses from Texas to liberal cities like New York and Washington, D.C. Two buses of migrants arrived outside Vice President Harris’s residence in Washington on Thursday.
Democrats say that DeSantis and Abbott are using the migrants as political pawns, accusing the governors of racism and cruelty.
Those concerns are not landing with Republicans, who point to Biden administration programs to fly unaccompanied adolescent minors who crossed the border to be with relatives or vetted sponsors.
“He’s flying and he’s busing people to some of the states. So it’s the same thing,” said Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.).
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.) suggested that those who are upset by the migrant arrivals in sanctuary jurisdictions and Democratic strongholds are showing hypocrisy.
“What is the problem?” he told reporters. “If this is good, and then – and these communities should be welcoming – should be welcoming this from happening.”
Pressed on the fact that some of the communities were not equipped to handle the migrants, Díaz-Balart said that is the point.
“Here’s the problem: That none of the communities where this is happening are equipped,” Díaz-Balart said.
“What it needs to demonstrate is that the Biden administration needs to get control of the border, and I think that’s what the governor is trying to do,” said Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.). “The Biden administration is failing America by not controlling the border. That’s – I think that’s the point that the governor is trying to make.”
Some said that the migrant flights and buses make the point that immigration reform is needed.
“Why don’t we fix the immigration problem? Dignity is the answer,” said Salazar, referencing the name of her immigration reform legislation that would boost border security while providing certain migrants legal status.
The last serious attempt at bipartisan immigration reform in 2013 failed.
“It seems like it seems like everybody wants to bus or fly people all over the country instead of going – instead of going, ‘Hey, our immigration system is broken. We have to fix it,’” Gonzales said, adding that he thinks the answer is to secure the border.
Rebecca Beitsch contributed.
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Mankato Salvation Army hosting first rummage sale
Published: Sep. 15, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Mankato Salvation Army is hosting its first rummage sale Saturday.
All the money will go to world services and religious and social services programs conducted around the world by the Salvation Army.
Community members can find miscellaneous articles such as books, toys, furniture and more.
“All proceeds go to World Services. The Salvation Army is present in 133 countries around the world, so this is something that it’s a cash-only event,” Mankato Salvation Army Captain Andy Wheeler said. “So you come, you see what you want, you make an offer, and then you take it away.”
The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 700 S. Riverfront Dr.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mike LaFleur glanced at the final stats from the New York Jets' season opener and one number really made him uneasy.
Joe Flacco threw the ball a whopping 59 times in the 24-9 loss to Baltimore last Sunday.
Not exactly the way the offensive coordinator drew it up.
“It sucked for me looking at that at the end of game,” LaFleur said Thursday. "When you get that stats sheet, which you look at for about 10 seconds, and then you put it down because you know how it kind of unfolded.
“When you look at it from before it got to 24-3, I want to say we were 16 runs to 23 passes or something like that; 22 passes, not counting third down, which is semi-balanced. But still not balanced enough.”
The Jets finished with 17 rushing plays for 83 yards. Playing from behind certainly played a role in the focus on all the passing, especially late in the game.
“In the fourth quarter, you’ve got to fight the urge to try to get it all back in one,” LaFleur said.
Better balance was the theme this week. But so was cutting down on the mistakes that helped put the Jets in such dire straits.
Flacco threw an interception when intended receiver Lawrence Cager slipped on the wet MetLife Stadium turf in the middle of his route.
Rookie running back Breece Hall fumbled after a 7-yard catch that would’ve been a first down, but the Ravens recovered. Flacco found a wide-open Michael Carter on fourth-and-goal late in the game, but Carter dropped the pass in the end zone. Elijah Moore appeared to have a touchdown with just over a minute left, but was called for offensive pass interference.
Oh, and New York went just 2 of 14 in third-down situations, getting its first conversion with 9 minutes left in the game after failing to make its first eight chances.
“When you go 0 for 8 on third down basically throughout the first three quarters when it was still a game, it’s hard to win football games,” LaFleur said. "We had two times inside the 27-yard line there in the first half and came away with only three points. And both times in the 20-yard line, we had a third-and-4 and third-and-5 — those are both on-schedule third-down opportunities that we have to make.
“We had opportunities to make those plays and we didn’t and we've got to get that fixed. That starts with me in terms of getting them the right play call where it makes their life even easier.”
LaFleur has taken lots of criticism this week with fans and media frustrated about the ineptitude of the Jets' offense in the opener.
Sure, it was a 37-year-old Flacco filling in at quarterback for the injured Zach Wilson. And the offensive line had to do some late shuffling because of injuries. But more was expected with the additions of young playmakers to make the offense much more dynamic.
The Jets' lone touchdown came with 1 minute left in the game on Tyler Conklin's 3-yard catch.
“Not good,” LaFleur said of his assessment. "Any time you only score nine points — obviously six of it being in the last minute — it’s just not good enough. I mean, this is a results-based business. Results on offense usually means points. The more points you score, the better chance you have of winning football games, especially the way our defense played.
“They absolutely performed at such a high level, it stinks that we didn’t get it done on our side.”
LaFleur and the offense will get a chance to do just that Sunday at Cleveland. But it'll come against a defense that likes to get after the quarterback.
“They make you earn it, so our guys have got to be ready to do it every single play,” LaFleur said. “Because the moment we have a hiccup, a lot of times against a defense like this, that’s when a drive ends. So our guys have got to be ready to play for 60 minutes and I believe they will.”
NOTES: TE C.J. Uzomah was an addition to the injury report with a hamstring injury that limited him at practice. ... Also limited were QB Zach Wilson (knee), LT George Fant (knee), DE John Franklin-Myers (toe), S Jordan Whitehead (ankle) and P Braden Mann (back). Fant, Franklin-Myers and Whitehead were upgrades after not practicing Wednesday. ... WR Braxton Berrios (heel) was a full participant after being limited Wednesday.
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Pharmac Says It Can’t Progress Trikafta
Yet again, Pharmac has raised the hopes of Kiwis with cystic fibrosis only to shatter them.
After months of what appeared to be encouraging progress, Cystic Fibrosis NZ (CFNZ) has been advised by Pharmac that, following its September medicines’ ranking process, Trikafta has not moved up the Options for Investment (OFI) List.
The outcome of this is that Pharmac is not in a position to move forward with funding Trikafta at this time, and that funding is unlikely to occur without changes to the information at hand.
Lisa Burns, Chief Executive for CFNZ says “We are shocked and outraged at this decision from Pharmac. This highlights our significant concerns about what is going on within Pharmac, their processes, decision criteria, and how these decisions are being communicated. We have been left confused and don’t have the words to convey our deep disappointment for our CF community.”
In August 2022, Pharmac released the record of advice from its Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) and published a summary of its Technology Assessment Report (TAR) containing its assessment of the cost-effectiveness of Trikafta.
As part of that release, Pharmac acknowledged the major benefits that Trikafta offers, not just to the health system but an extension to life expectancy and quality of life, estimating that Trikafta would provide benefits equivalent to 27 more years at full health when compared to current treatments.
Pharmac also stated that it had already re-ranked Trikafta on its Options for Investment (OFI) List and was continuing commercial discussions with Trikafta’s supplier, Vertex, to try and reach an agreement that would enable funding.
However, Pharmac has now advised CFNZ that Trikafta was re-ranked again in September, but it has not moved high enough up the OFI List for it to progress to funding at this time. Pharmac has advised CFNZ that changes would be needed to one or more of the factors for consideration before Trikafta could be re-ranked again and have the chance to move further up the OFI List.
These have been outlined as:
- More information that could change Pharmac’s Factors for Consideration
- A change in the price offered by Vertex
- Additional budget uplift.
Lisa said “The failure of Trikafta to move up the OFI List to progress funding makes it very clear that the Pharmac process does not work for modern medicines. Despite all available evidence, assessments and reassessments, validation by their Clinical Experts, we’re going round in circles with unnecessary delays due to poor process, and decision making.”
“We are utterly thrown by Pharmac’s decision not to prioritise funding Trikafta. It defies logic that a medicine with such positive impact doesn’t make it up the ranking list for funding. The current average life-expectancy in New Zealand is 31 yet Trikafta could give Kiwis with CF an additional 27 years, and quality of life. It doesn’t make any sense.”
Pharmac stated in its August release that they don’t just look at how much, in dollar terms a medicine costs, that they also consider the health benefits to the person taking the medicine and what the benefits would be to the healthcare system. This is inconsistent with the decision advised to CFNZ where cost appears to be a barrier in moving the application forward.
“Trikafta is now available in more than 30 countries around the world. Pharmac has had access to the same information and evidence, in fact they’ve had the benefit of all the additional worldwide clinical data provided by Vertex, so are they implying that all those countries got it wrong?” said Lisa.
Trikafta would be a highly cost-effective investment. Independent work commissioned by CFNZ for 2019/20, calculated the approximate annual social, economic, and financial cost of CF to be $116m which was shared with Pharmac. The estimated annual cost to fund Trikafta would be significantly less than $60m.
Pharmac has advised CFNZ that “the door is not closed” and that “Trikafta is a medicine we want to fund”. But, even if changes can be made to enable Trikafta to move up the OFI List, Pharmac has advised that this will not happen before December 2022.
“In the meantime, those who can will make the decision to leave NZ, their home, families, education, and careers to access Trikafta or another CFTR modulator overseas. Others will desperately seek access to Trikafta by any means they can or try to access unregulated alternatives, potentially putting their health at further risk while simply trying to stay alive,” said Lisa.
New Zealand’s current medicines funding system is out of step with the rest of the world, cost focused and obsessed with procuring cheap drugs at the expense of health outcomes. The perception that the Pharmac model is the envy of other countries, is simply not true, it’s an example of what not to do and their model hasn’t been adopted anywhere else in the world.
“This game of chance, playing with the lives of our CF community is unacceptable. We need a medicines framework that recognises funding medicines like Trikafta is an investment in the people of New Zealand and our health system. Until we do, thousands of sick and vulnerable Kiwis will continue to experience needless suffering and early death.”
“CFNZ and our CF community remains relentless in our determination to get Trikafta funded in New Zealand. Kiwis deserve better than this, HOPE shouldn’t be our only option for a medicine’s strategy.”
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office said it will appeal a judge’s decision to downgrade charges – from homicide to manslaughter – against a trucker who allegedly crashed into roadside food stands last week, killing 10 people in Villa Ahumada, Mexico.
The trucker, identified by authorities only as Saul A.D., allegedly was under the influence of drugs and speeding when his semi veered off the road, struck a vehicle and overturned on top of the food stands and the patio of a restaurant on Sept. 7. Five food vendors in the bus-stop town known for its burritos and asadero quesadillas died from injuries, as did a self-employed vendor, a window washer and three bystanders.
The crash shocked residents and travelers who usually stop at the town 90 miles south of Juarez, Mexico. It also prompted calls from the food vendors’ cooperative to authorities to rein in speeding truckers and install speed bumps on the portion of Mexico Highway 45 that runs through the town.
Chihuahua state authorities said they will strictly enforce speed limits in the town and require truck drivers passing through Mexico’s largest state to rest every five hours or periodically switch places with a “co-pilot.”
The judge ruled that Saul A.D. will stand trial on the 10 manslaughter charges plus causing injuries and damages to private property. The judge determined the driver will remain in jail for the next 30 months or until the trial is concluded, the Attorney General’s Office said in a statement.
The judge decides guilt or innocence in most trials in Mexico.
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A former Florida Atlantic University student could spend decades in prison after he pleaded guilty to producing child pornography, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Shawn Anthony Jackson Outler, 23, was arrested in March after an investigation found he messaged several minor girls over a period of three years and coerced them into creating and sending him videos of child pornography, court records say.
He could spend between 15 and 30 years in prison, according to prosecutors, followed by a lifetime of supervised release. He also would have to register as a sex offender once he is released, court records say.
Between July 2018 and August 2021, Outler, who lived in St. Lucie and Palm Beach County, befriended minor girls using social media platforms Snapchat and Instagram. Court records show there were at least 10 girls between ages 12 and 17 who were victimized over the years-long period, while he was between ages 19 and 22.
“During the friendship stage, [Outler] encouraged some of the minors to discuss issues they were having in their lives and would offer them advice,” court records say. “After befriending them, [Outler’s] communications became sexual in nature,” and he “enticed” them to send videos and photos of child pornography.
In communicating with one victim, Outler pretended to be 16 years old but was 19 at the time, court records say. The girl repeatedly told him she was 13 and did not want to send him sexual content online.
Investigators found several screenshots of the child pornography saved in Outler’s cell phone, according to court records. He was a student at FAU and lived in student apartments in Boca Raton during some of the communications.
Outler will be sentenced on Dec. 16, prosecutors said.
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On Aug. 22, Tennessee State Representative John Ragan sent a letter to multiple Tennessee universities in which he advised them to remove any policies stating that LGBTQIA+ students are a protected class under Title IX.
The most notable recipient of the letter was East Tennessee State University President Brian Noland. In a public statement on Sept. 2, the university claimed that its Title IX protections would remain in effect.
This decision came in response to a document the U.S. Department of Education released which outlined new regulations to protect LGBTQIA+ students, specifically against discrimination stemming from a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The directive follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. The court case, decided in 2020, expanded on Title IX protections and stated that “an individual’s homosexuality or transgender status is not relevant to employment decisions.”
Following this court case, the Biden administration moved forward to issue the document which reinterpreted Title IX by saying sex discrimination includes discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the directive. According to this lawsuit, which was filed in a coalition of 20 states, the order usurped “authority that properly belongs to Congress, the States, and the people.”
The defendants, including the U.S. Department of Education, filed to dismiss the lawsuit. The dismissal was denied and Eastern District of Tennessee Judge Charles Atchley ruled in favor of Slatery.
According to the court document, “Plaintiffs have identified a conflict between Defendants’ guidance and what their state laws require.” The state laws referenced refer specifically to two laws regarding transgender students and their rights to self identify.
One Tennessee bill restricts “students of the male sex” from being involved in college sports designated for women. Another one puts schools at risk of being sued if they allow transgender people in bathrooms or locker rooms.
The University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd provided a response to Ragan stating no policies had been changed in response to the letter from the Department of Education, and he does not believe the university’s Title IX policies break either state or federal law.
Donna Braquet, a librarian at UT, is currently teaching a First Year Studies seminar on queer history. She thought this move set a bad precedent for other rights to be restricted or removed.
“I think the fact that we have a member of our state legislature calling for the undoing of a federal protection - how can that not make the university unsafe?" Braquet said.
Along with this directive, UT has also had to face being ranked as “the most unfriendly university to LGBTQIA+ students in the country.” This title comes from The Princeton Review and is based around surveys given to students.
Braquet has been an advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights on the UT campus for over a decade and was a founding member of the Pride Center. The Pride Center provides resources for students who identify as LGBTQIA+, and has a rocky history on campus. It has been vandalized and was defunded in 2016.
Greer Henry, a junior at the UT and a Resident Assistant on campus, identifies as trans non-binary. They have dedicated time to fighting for LGBTQIA+ protections and queer housing. However, their experience as a queer student on campus has left them vulnerable.
"Aside from being literally deadnamed in class and on Canvas… I've experienced a couple of instances of being like on the Strip or in a POD market and somebody calling me the ‘F’ slur. That's happened to me like three times now," Henry said.
Henry did not take any of the matters further or report the incidents.
“I don't really feel like the university would care very much,” Henry said.
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A movie based on the life of late pop icon Whitney Houston is bound for the big screen this winter.
Directed by Kasi Lemmons and due out Dec. 21, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” is billed as “an emotional, energetic journey through Houston’s career and music.” The six-time Grammy winner is portrayed by Naomi Ackie, whose credits include “Star Wars: Episode IX ― The Rise of Skywalker” and Netflix’s “Master of None.”
Sony Pictures gave fans a first look at “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Thursday via a new trailer. In it, Ackie can be seen re-creating some of Houston’s most memorable career triumphs, like her 1991 Super Bowl performance and the music video for 1999’s “It’s Not Right But It’s OK.”
The movie also stars Stanley Tucci, who is virtually unrecognizable in the trailer. The actor plays Clive Davis, the Arista Records founder credited with discovering Houston at a New York nightclub in the early 1980s.
Catch the trailer for “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” below.
Actors Tamara Tunie and Ashton Sanders co-star as Houston’s mother Cissy and ex-husband Bobby Brown, respectively.
Houston died in 2012 at age 48. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning with the “effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use” as contributing factors, according to the coroner’s report.
Early responses to the movie trailer have been mixed. Though many viewers have praised Ackie’s performance, others have expressed doubts over screenwriter Anthony McCarten.
A two-time Academy Award nominee, McCarten wrote the screenplay for 2018’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” about legendary rock band Queen. Though actor Rami Malek won an Oscar for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, the movie was criticized for glossing over the singer’s sexuality and Parsi background.
Like Mercury, Houston had struggles with drug and alcohol addiction during her lifetime. According to Brown and other sources, she was also bisexual. In 2019, Houston’s longtime confidante Robyn Crawford confirmed that she and the singer had been in a romantic relationship in the ’80s.
Whether “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” will touch on any of that remains to be seen. Speaking to People this week, however, Ackie said the movie examines “parts of her life that we know about but through the scope of her own internal world.”
“Fans can expect to see her life like we see are our own,” she explained. “Ups and downs, triumphs and disappointments, all of it mixing together to make up a life.”
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The festival will take place one day after Gunna Day in College Park, Georgia, while the rapper is still incarcerated.
The incarceration of Gunna, Young Thug, and other YSL members has been a huge blow to the hip-hop community, not only because it's halted their careers but for the conversation it's spurred around rap's legal troubles. Countless fans and artists alike have poured out their support for the rap crew and Gunna in particular, and this Saturday, the "Drip Too Hard" star's home state of Georgia will have the chance to celebrate him at Gunna Fest.
Gunna Fest will follow the second annual celebration of Gunna Day this Friday, September 16th, a holiday instated by South Fulton Mayor William "Bill" Edwards last year in honor of the rapper's success and philanthropic efforts. The following day, the city of College Park will host the festival in Gunna's honor and will include free rides, food, and merchandise. Last year's Gunna Day celebration was similarly community-based. The rapper's team opened Gunna's Drip Closet and Good Grocery Store, a place where students from Gunna's old middle school were able to get free clothes and food.
Gunna (right) performing with Lil Baby at Coachella 2022 - Kevin Winter/Getty Images
It's heartening to see the 29-year-old rapper still give back, even beyond bars. It's been a while since Gunna was arrested on RICO charges in connection to YSL, as he now awaits a January trial and could face up to 20 years in prison. He and Thugger have been denied bond twice over concerns that they might intimidate witnesses if conditionally released.
Still, some recent news and appearances have seen Gunna with his head up. His hit with Lil Baby, "Drip Too Hard," was just certified diamond, while his album DS4EVER just reached platinum status. He also recently posted on Instagram that he'll "be home soon."
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Butcher Sells 'King Charles III' Sausages, Making Fun of King's Swollen Fingers - Doctor Speculates the Cause
A New Zealand butchery announced Wednesday that it is selling a new line of sausages. But if you want them and don’t mind the long flight, “King Charles sausage fingers” will be available for a limited time only.
The butchery made the new product announcement over multiple social media posts, according to the U.K. Daily Mail.
Avon’s Butchery in Auckland, New Zealand, released a new line of links after his majesty’s recent ascension to the thrown.
The shop originally posted a photo of the king but with sausages in place of his digits.
This butcher in NZ made the most classic ad ever, King Charles Sausage Fingers YOU’RE DONE 😩😩🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/HQupfCodu8
— Teriyucky (@trash_teriyaki) September 15, 2022
Since becoming king, social media has become rife with content mocking King Charles’ swollen fingers. Apparently, they resemble sausages.
Giving the throne to whoever can pull this ring outta my finger pic.twitter.com/BwQ1GjvF2l
— Not King Charles (@kingcharles_lll) September 11, 2022
My knee popping out of my jeans looking like King Charles’ fingers. Time to lose weight (jk I’m incapable) pic.twitter.com/SlkT5Zlj4Y
— Discount🍋Emma🍋Stone (@Buffalojilll) September 11, 2022
A U.K. doctor has speculated on the possible cause for the 73-year-old’s puffy fingers. He believes it could be a condition called oedema.
“Oedema is a condition where the body starts to retain fluids in the limbs, normally the legs and ankles but also in the fingers, which causes them to swell,” Dr. Gareth Nye, senior lecturer at the University of Chester, told the Daily Star.
“Oedema is a common condition and mostly affects people over the age of 65 as the ability for fluid control is restricted.”
Nye also speculated that it could be arthritis.
“Arthritis — another common condition in the over 60s. It often affects three main areas in the hand — the thumb joint or either joints in the fingers,” Nye said.
“Fingers usually become stiff, painful and swollen, and although medication can help with the pain, the swelling can remain.”
Nye offered other possible causes as well.
“Uncommon causes may include high salt diet leading to fluid retention. Certain medications can rarely lead to swelling as a side effect such as with blood pressure medications or steroid medications.”
Nye told the Daily Star that the king’s swollen fingers did not indicate anything serious or life-threatening and “is most likely a sign of his age.”
King Charles III officially took the thrown on Saturday, after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last Thursday. She was 96 years old.
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DOJ unveils more ‘carrots’ to ramp up corporate crime probes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a decline in the number of corporate criminal prosecutions over the last decade, a top Justice Department official on Thursday unveiled new sweeteners for companies that cooperate with the government and a $250 million Congressional budget request to expand its work.
Every division that prosecutes corporate crime must now develop programs to incentivize companies to report misconduct, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a speech at New York University Law School. In some cases, no one will have to plead guilty to criminal charges if the violation was self-reported and the company fixed it.
The Justice Department’s top priority is prosecuting individuals who commit corporate crime, she said. She pointed to companies like Theranos, whose disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on felony counts earlier this year.
“We will hold those who break the law accountable, regardless of their position, status, or seniority,” Monaco said.
Companies will also be required to come forward more quickly with evidence of suspected misdeeds to get leniency, and could eventually be rewarded for clawing back money from executives that break the law.
The new policies include alluring carrots for companies, but if they’re not accompanied by the stick of increased enforcement they may not have a big impact, so the $250 million request is a key piece, said Julian Andre, a former federal prosecutor who is now in private practice with the Los Angeles-based firm McDermott Will and Emery.
“Corporate prosecutions are still declining,” he said. “Until the DOJ devotes substantial additional resources to pursuing these time-intensive and complex investigations … many companies may still decide that voluntary disclosures are not in its best interests.”
By LINDSAY WHITEHRSUT
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BILLINGS, Mont. -- Montana defies judge who said officials can't stop transgender people from changing their gender on birth certificates.
Montana defies judge who said officials can't stop transgender people from changing their gender on birth certificates
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Montana defies judge who said officials can't stop transgender people from changing their gender on birth certificates.
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(NEXSTAR) — Jimmy Kimmel has apologized to “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson following criticism of a comedy bit he staged during her acceptance speech at the Emmy Awards earlier this week.
Kimmel’s show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” had been nominated for Outstanding Variety Talk Series at the ceremony, but it lost to HBO’s “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” earlier in the evening.
Kimmel and actor Will Arnett later took the stage to present the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, with Arnett literally dragging Kimmel’s body over to their mark. Arnett explained that Kimmel, after having lost, had gotten drunk on “skinny margaritas” and passed out.
When Arnett announced Brunson as the winner, she took the stage with Kimmel’s motionless body next to the microphone.
“Jimmy, wake up. I won,” said Brunson, prompting laughter from the audience. She went on to deliver a heartfelt speech with Kimmel still on the ground beside her.
A number of viewers have since accused Kimmel of stealing Brunson’s spotlight, with one calling it a “dumb unfunny bit” that took away from her moment.
“Super disrespectful and inappropriate and completely on the nose for the antics Black women have to put up with,” the viewer wrote on YouTube.
“Abbott Elementary” actor Sherly Lee Ralph, who won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress, also said at a press engagement for the Television Critics Association that she was initially taken aback by Kimmel’s “disrespect.”
“I told him, too! To his face! And he understood,” said Ralph, as reported by Variety.
During Wednesday’s taping of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Kimmel apologized to Brunson, but not before she interrupted his monologue for a pre-planned bit.
“You know how when you win an Emmy, you only have 45 seconds to do an acceptance speech, which is not that much time?” she asked Kimmel while holding her Emmy. “And then … you get less time because someone does a dumb comedy bit that goes on too long?”
“You know, I have heard of that happening,” Kimmel responded.
Brunson followed up by jokingly demanding to finish her speech in front of Kimmel’s audience.
Later in the night, Kimmel formally apologized to Brunson.
“People got upset. They said I stole your moment. And maybe I did, and I’m very sorry if I did do that. I’m sorry I did do that, actually. And also, the last thing I would ever want to do is upset you, because I think so much of you,” Kimmel said. “And I think you know that. I hope you know that.”
Brunson told Kimmel she wasn’t personally upset by his actions at the Emmys, as she was “wrapped up in the moment.”
“Thank you,” she said. “That’s kind. But honestly, I had a good night.”
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UBC In The News
Sep 10: Our Summer in the Field special
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries adjunct professor Alyssa Gehman discussed her work surveying sea star populations along the coast to investigate what might be behind a mysterious wasting disease affecting the animal.
CBC Quirks and Quarks (1:27 mark)
UBC researcher rides bicycle around Vancouver to study how city affects bats
Julia Craig, a graduate student in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, discussed her research riding her bike around Vancouver mapping the location of different species of bats.
Postmedia via Vancouver Sun, The Province
Researchers in Kelowna trying to find climate-change-resilient kokanee salmon
Dr. Scott Hinch, professor in the UBC department of forest and conservation sciences, and Dr. Michael Russello, professor in the UBCO department of biology, discussed a collaborative project which aims to identify the hardiest kokanee for future hatchery stocks.
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Just how bad will Pierre Poilievre be for the climate?
Political science professor Kathy Harrison commented on Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s potential impact on climate policy.
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Mother and calf doing well: maternity unit gives Canada’s caribou a boost
Dr. Rob Serrouya, adjunct professor in UBCO department of biology, discussed penning, saying while it is an effective bridging measure, habitat loss is the biggest driver of the decline of caribou herds.
The Guardian
B.C. care homes need cultural shift from 'default' use of antipsychotics, seniors' advocate says
Dr. Rita McCracken, professor in the departments of family practice andpharmacology and therapeutics, commented on alternatives to antipsychotics for dementia behaviours.
CBC
Your questions about the Queen's funeral answered
English language and literature lecturer Sarika Bose commented on the likelihood of a delay in the public release of the cause of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
CBC
Alberta government to intervene in constitutional challenge against federal plastics ban
UBCO engineering professor Dr. Mohammad Arjmand discussed the heath and environmental impacts of plastic.
Global News
Rate of COVID-19 vaccination among B.C. kids 'a concern' for health officials
UBCO nursing professor Dr. Marie Tarrant discussed ways to improve COVID-19 vaccination for children and the possible effects of returning to school and the lifting of mandates.
CTV News
What trainers get wrong about teaching dogs
Faculty of land and food systems professor Dr. Alexandra Protopopova commented on the ineffectiveness of aversive dog training.
Undark via Popular Science
We can steer politicians away from hyper-partisanship
Dr. Maxwell Cameron, professor in the department of political science and school of public policy and global affairs, discussed how to encourage moderate, balanced partisanship in politics.
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
It’s time for us as Canadians to have a conversation about ageism
UBC nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt wrote about ageism and how it affects everyone.
Postmedia via Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen
Harm reduction program at UBCO expands into Okanagan region
Lauren Airth, the UBCO harm reduction team (HaRT) lead and a doctoral student in the school of nursing, commented on a student-run program that provides free and confidential drug checking on campus launched by the team last fall.
University Affairs
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Oil Painting Material Market Insights, Forecast to 2028
Oil Painting Material market is segmented by players, region (country), by Type and by Application. Players, stakeholders, and other participants in the global Oil Painting Material market will be able to gain the upper hand as they use the report as a powerful resource. The segmental analysis focuses on revenue and forecast by Type and by Application for the period 2017-2028.
Segment by Type
Artist Canvas
Drawing Paper
Brush
Other Auxiliary Materials
Segment by Application
Artist
Art Student
Art Lovers
Other
By Company
Winsor & Newton
Schmincke
Old Holland
Daniel Smith
Shanghai SIIC Marie Painting Materials
Hebei Chinjoo Art Materials
PEBEO
Daler-Rowney
Madisi
Anhui Zhongsheng
Phoenix Arts Group
YINYING SPORT & STATIONERY
Langer
CONDA Group
Jiangsu High Hope International Group
Talens
Faber-Castell
Staedtler
SAKURA
By Region
North America
United States
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Nordic Countries
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Rest of Asia
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Rest of Latin America
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Rest of MEA
Table of content
1 Report Business Overview
1.1 Study Scope
1.2 Market Analysis by Type
1.2.1 Global Oil Painting Material Market Size Growth Rate by Type, 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
1.2.2 Artist Canvas
1.2.3 Drawing Paper
1.2.4 Brush
1.2.5 Other Auxiliary Materials
1.3 Market by Application
1.3.1 Global Oil Painting Material Market Size Growth Rate by Application, 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
1.3.2 Artist
1.3.3 Art Student
1.3.4 Art Lovers
1.3.5 Other
1.4 Study Objectives
1.5 Years Considered
2 Global Growth Trends
2.1 Global Oil Painting Material Market Perspective (2017-2028)
2.2 Oil Painting Material Growth Trends by Region
2.2.1 Oil Painting Material Market Size by Region: 2017 VS 2021 VS 2028
2.2.2 Oil Painting Material Historic Market Size by Region (2017-2022)
2.2.3 Oil Painting Material Forecasted Market Size by Region (2023-2028)
2.3 Oil Painting Material Market Dynamics
2.3.1 Oil Painting Material Industry Trends
2.3.2 Oil Painting Material Market Drivers
2.3.3 Oil Painting Material Market Challenges
2.3.4 Oil Painting Material Market Restraints
3 Competition Landscape by Key Players
3.1 Global Top Oil Painting Material Players by Revenue
3.1.1 Global Top Oil Painting Material Players by Revenue (2017-2022)
3.1.2 Global Oil Painting Material Revenue Market Share by Players (2017-20
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HENDERSON, Nev. - Connor McDavid has answered the call to wear Canada’s red Maple Leaf throughout his career.
The same goes for Nathan MacKinnon.
And like the rest of the country, the two stars watched from afar as a scandal-filled summer unfolded for Hockey Canada — the sport’s national governing body — after news broke of an alleged sexual assault involving members of the 2018 world junior team.
“I’m very proud to be Canadian, very proud to represent Hockey Canada,” McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers captain, said Thursday at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour just outside Las Vegas.
“A situation that is terrible for everybody.”
Hockey Canada has been under intense scrutiny since the alleged sexual assault following a 2018 gala in London, Ont., involving eight unidentified players — including members of that year’s world junior team — and subsequent hushed settlement were revealed in May.
Allegations of gang sexual assault involving the 2003 world junior team then emerged in July.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
“It’s sad,” said MacKinnon, who won the Stanley Cup with his Colorado Avalanche in June. “There’s no place for that.
“I don’t know all the investigation stuff, but whatever happened wasn’t OK — that’s the main thing.”
It also came to light that Hockey Canada kept a so-called National Equity Fund maintained by player registrations from across the country to, in part, pay out uninsured liabilities, including sexual abuse claims, since the 1990s.
The organization has said it will no longer use the fund for that purpose.
Hockey Canada had federal funding cut off in the wake of its handling of the 2018 case and settlement, a number of corporations paused sponsorship dollars, and politicians have called for regime change, including the firing of president and CEO Scott Smith.
In response to the firestorm, the organization released an action plan aimed at addressing systemic issues in hockey and has reopened its third-party investigation into the 2018 incident, as have police in London. The NHL is also investigating.
Colorado defenceman Cale Makar, who was a member of the 2018 world junior team, but previously stated he wasn’t involved in the alleged incident, spoke with investigators in its immediate aftermath, and will do so again.
“I’m completely open-book,” Makar said. “I’ll be ready for whatever. Whatever they need, basically, I’ll be there.”
The reigning Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s top blue-liner said he spoke with his parents over the summer about the Hockey Canada situation, including its National Equity Fund.
“You think about even myself coming up through minor hockey,” said the 23-year-old, who also won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after helping Colorado to its second title. “My parents talk about all the fees that they paid Hockey Canada and yada yada for me to be able to play, and then for all this stuff to come out, I can only imagine the amount of parents that were thinking, ‘Oh, this is where my fees are going.’
“It’s obviously a very tough look. The identity and the culture definitely needs to be changed. It’s just that time.”
OILERS READY TO RUN IT BACK
Edmonton took a big step last spring by making the Western Conference final for the first time since 2006 before bowing out to MacKinnon, Makar and the Avalanche in a resounding four-game sweep.
“There’s another step,” McDavid said. “There’s a whole other level to get to.”
Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft, a mid-season hire to replace Dave Tippett, will get a full training camp with a group looking to take that next step.
“He did a great job coming in,” McDavid said of the rookie bench boss. “That’s never easy on a coach. I’m sure there’s things that he wanted to touch on that he wasn’t able to in the middle of the year.
“He’ll be able to touch on all of it this year … looking forward to a camp with him.”
Edmonton signed Jack Campbell in free agency from the Toronto Maple Leafs in hopes of solidifying the goaltending position and brought back winger Evander Kane after a successful audition last season.
The Oilers, however, also lost two key veteran pieces in the locker room with the retirement of Duncan Keith and goaltender Mike Smith set to land on long-term injured reserve this season.
“We’re certainly going to miss them and their leadership,” McDavid said. “(But) there’s a lot more leaders in that room than people realize.
“We’ve got a solid room.”
MACKINNON, AVS CLOSE ON CONTRACT
MacKinnon, who’s heading into the final season of arguably the league’s most-team friendly deal, said he’s optimistic about getting a contract extension signed soon.
“We’re pretty close,” MacKinnon said. “There’s no other place I want to be.”
The centre signed an eight-year, US$44.1-million contract with Colorado ahead of the 2016 season, and has been viewed as the NHL’s most underpaid star for quite sometime.
“It’s not what you want, that’s for sure,” MacKinnon said with a smile of the title. “It’s not the title you’re looking for.
“I’m glad we won a Cup though.”
He would also consider taking less again to do his part to keep the Avalanche’s core intact.
“The deal I sign will be fair,” MacKinnon said. “It’s not going to be a single digit (salary cap hit) or anything, but it’ll be good, I think, for both sides.
“Denver’s the only place I want to be.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 15, 2022.
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Florida, Texas escalate flights, buses to move migrants
By RODRIQUE NGOWI
Associated Press
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Republican governors are escalating their partisan tactic of sending migrants to Democratic strongholds without advance warning, including a wealthy summer enclave in Massachusetts and the home of Vice President Kamala Harris, to taunt leaders of immigrant-friendly “sanctuary” cities and stoke opposition to Biden administration border policies.
The governors of Texas and Arizona have sent thousands of migrants on buses to New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., in recent months. But the latest surprise moves — which included two flights to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday paid for by Florida — reached a new level of political theater that critics derided as inhumane.
Upon arrival in Martha’s Vineyard, where former President Barack Obama has a home, the migrants who are predominantly from Venezuela were provided with meals, shelter, health care and information about where to find work.
The vacation island south of Boston, whose year-round residents include many blue-collar workers, appeared to absorb the dozens of arrivals without a major hitch.
Elizabeth Folcarelli, chief executive of the nonprofit Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, was wrapping up work when she saw 48 Venezuelans with luggage and backpacks approach her office. They carried red folders with brochures for her organization.
“They were told that they would have a job. and they would have housing,” said Folcarelli, who described the scramble for shelter as a “huge challenge.”
Migrants played soccer and hung out in small groups on the porch of their temporary shelter Thursday while meeting visiting attorneys who gave free advice and other service providers.
Well-wishers dropped off donations, and volunteers signed up to provide whatever help the could offer. There were no signs of protest.
The president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, Domingo Garcia, said that some of the migrants sent on buses from Texas to Washington, D.C. were “tricked” — an allegation that The Associated Press has not confirmed and that officials in Texas and Arizona have denied.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the flights to Martha’s Vineyard were part of an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.” The Florida Legislature has earmarked $12 million to transport “unauthorized aliens” out of state.
DeSantis’ office didn’t answer questions about where migrants boarded planes and how they were coaxed into making the trip.
Massachusetts state Sen. Julian Cyr told The Vineyard Gazette that one plane originated in San Antonio, raising questions about whether migrants ever set foot in Florida. Flight tracking data shows a flight originated in San Antonio, stopped in Crestview, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, before landing in Martha’s Vineyard.
The two buses of migrants from Texas that arrived early Thursday outside Harris’ residence at the United States Naval Observatory carried more than 100 migrants from Colombia, Cuba, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela.
“The Biden-Harris administration continues ignoring and denying the historic crisis at our southern border, which has endangered and overwhelmed Texas communities for almost two years,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has poured billions of taxpayer dollars into making border security a signature issue.
After migrants seeking asylum cross the U.S.-Mexico border, they spend time in a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility along the border until they are generally released into the U.S. to wait out their cases. Republicans say Biden’s policies encourage migrants to vanish into the U.S.; Democrats argue the Trump-era policy of forcing migrants to wait out their asylum cases in Mexico was inhumane.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that federal officials were not told in advance by the Republican governors who sent the migrants to Massachusetts and Washington.
“We’re talking about children, we’re talking about families who were promised a home, promised a job, put on a bus and driven to a place that they do not know,” said Jean-Pierre, who called the governors’ actions a “cruel, premeditated political stunt.”
Abbott has bused 7,900 migrants to Washington since April, later sending 2,200 to New York and 300 to Chicago. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has bused more than 1,800 migrants to Washington since May. Passengers must sign waivers that the free trips are voluntary.
DeSantis appears to be taking the strategy to a new level by using planes and choosing Martha’s Vineyard, whose harbor towns that are home to about 15,000 people are far less prepared than New York or Washington for large influxes of migrants.
Texas and Florida have infuriated officials in destination cities by failing to provide passenger rosters, estimated times of arrival and other information that would make it easier to prepare. In contrast, Arizona has coordinated with officials in other cities.
President Joe Biden is facing the same challenges that dogged his predecessor, former President Donald Trump: a dysfunctional asylum system in the United States, and economic and social conditions that are prompting people from dozens of countries to flee.
U.S. authorities stopped migrants crossing from Mexico about 2 million times from October through July, up nearly 50% from the same period a year earlier. Many are released in the United States to pursue their immigration cases because U.S. authorities have struggled to expel them to their countries under a pandemic-era rule that denies them a chance to seek asylum.
Some Republicans celebrated the latest delivery of migrants from border states.
“Welcome to being a state on the Southern border, Massachusetts,” tweeted DeSantis spokesman Jeremy Redfern.
Stephen Miller, a chief architect of Trump’s immigration policies, said bringing “a few million” migrants to Martha’s Vineyard should transform the island of about 15,000 people into “a modern Eden.”
Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist said DeSantis is treating the migrants inhumanely. “It’s amazing to me what he’s willing to do for sheer political gain,” Crist said.
Talia Inlender, deputy director of UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, said the flights to Martha’s Vineyard appear to violate Florida law that they be limited to “unauthorized aliens.”
“These folks are not unauthorized,” she said. “They aren’t flying under the radar in any way.”
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Associated Press writers Steve LeBlanc in Boston, Seung Min Kim in Washington, Brendan Farrington in Tallahassee, Florida, Gisela Salomon in Miami, Anita Snow in Phoenix and Paul Weber in Austin, Texas, contributed.
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The Writers Guild of America East announced the results Thursday of its first council election since members approved a leadership restructuring that would keep thousands of online news media writers under the union’s umbrella.
The online media sector elected Sara David as its vice president, while Kathy McGee will serve as vice president for the broadcast news sector.
As part of its restructuring, the WGA East Council now consists of 20 members: 12 writers who work in film, television and streaming; five writers from online media, and three from broadcast and cable news media. In addition, each of these three sectors will have a vice president representing them in leadership.
Guild president Michael Winship and secretary-treasurer Chris Kyle will finish their two-year terms after running unopposed, as well as vice president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, who will represent the film/TV/streaming sector.
Incumbents Monica Lee Bellais, Kaitlin Fontana, Gina Gionfriddo, Tian Jun Gu, A.M. Homes, and Erica Saleh were all re-elected to their council seats for the film/TV division. Susan Rinkunas and Jessica Schulberg were elected to represent online media, and Justin Raffael DiLauro, Elizabeth Godvik and incumbent Gail Lee were elected to represent broadcast news.
This past June, WGAE members overwhelmingly approved the council restructuring, resolving a yearlong debate over the future of online media organizing within the guild. Since 2015, the WGA East has organized thousands of media writers at sites like Gizmodo and Vox, so much so that concerns arose among some film and TV writers that the number of digital media members of WGAE would soon outnumber those for scripted programming.
Winship praised the restructuring as a compromise between online media members and traditional WGAE members, ensuring that the needs of members of all branches of the guild would be answered as it continues to unionize online media outlets.
“I’m proud of the union and the way in which our officers and Council representatives have worked together, facing what often seemed to be intractable issues, yet reaching consensus,” Winship said in June. “We now stand united and determined just as we confront the big fights ahead, from next year’s MBA negotiations with the studios and networks to building and enforcing strong contracts for our new shops.”
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Amber Heard’s ability to land a contract for Aquaman reportedly surprised Hollywood executives who couldn’t believe she ‘hacked it as the worst actor’.
Inside sources from the inner circle of Hollywood’s elite issued these revelations against the Aquaman star during an interview with The Pop Topic.
The source began by admitting, “A lot of us were actually pretty shocked when we found out that Amber Heard had been cast as Mera in the Aquaman movies — not because of the Johnny Depp situation but because she’s not a great actress. I would hesitate to even call her b-list.”
“Being one of the leads in the film and only banking approximately USD$2 million for the part, that just doesn’t seem right. ”
“A lot of us are starting to wonder whether she slept with James Wan and that’s how she secured this role, especially after seeing in a intimate setting with him and Elon Musk. We know what kind of wild things the two of them got up to.”
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Pensionfund Sabic lowered its stake in Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX – Get Rating) by 9.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,500 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after selling 800 shares during the quarter. Pensionfund Sabic’s holdings in Becton, Dickinson and were worth $1,849,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BDX. Icapital Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Becton, Dickinson and in the first quarter worth $31,000. Disciplined Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Becton, Dickinson and in the first quarter worth $32,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton lifted its position in shares of Becton, Dickinson and by 61.5% in the first quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 126 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Core Alternative Capital lifted its position in shares of Becton, Dickinson and by 688.2% in the first quarter. Core Alternative Capital now owns 134 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Becton, Dickinson and in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Institutional investors own 86.74% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
BDX has been the topic of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Becton, Dickinson and from $278.00 to $319.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 16th. Citigroup downgraded shares of Becton, Dickinson and from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $265.00 to $235.00 in a report on Monday, July 11th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Becton, Dickinson and from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $275.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Becton, Dickinson and from $290.00 to $280.00 in a report on Monday, July 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Becton, Dickinson and from $282.00 to $272.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $277.63.
Insider Buying and Selling
Becton, Dickinson and Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:BDX traded down $1.11 on Thursday, hitting $257.84. The company had a trading volume of 23,706 shares, compared to its average volume of 829,108. Becton, Dickinson and Company has a 1-year low of $231.46 and a 1-year high of $280.62. The stock has a market cap of $73.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.57. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $251.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $255.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.
Becton, Dickinson and (NYSE:BDX – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 4th. The medical instruments supplier reported $2.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.16. Becton, Dickinson and had a net margin of 8.88% and a return on equity of 14.55%. The business had revenue of $4.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.47 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.74 earnings per share. Becton, Dickinson and’s revenue was down 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Becton, Dickinson and Company will post 11.31 EPS for the current year.
Becton, Dickinson and Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 9th will be given a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 8th. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.35%. Becton, Dickinson and’s dividend payout ratio is 60.00%.
About Becton, Dickinson and
Becton, Dickinson and Company develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products for healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, and the general public worldwide. The company's BD Medical segment offers peripheral intravenous (IV) and advanced peripheral catheters, central lines, acute dialysis catheters, vascular care and preparation products, needle-free IV connectors and extensions sets, closed-system drug transfer devices, hazardous drug detections, hypodermic syringes and needles, anesthesia needles and trays, enteral syringes, and sharps disposal systems; IV medication and infusion therapy delivery systems, medication compounding workflow systems, automated medication dispensing and supply management systems, and medication inventory optimization and tracking systems; syringes, pen needles, and other products for diabetes; and prefillable drug delivery systems.
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PFAS chemicals found in ENC river directly linked to cancer
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The Environmental Protection Agency says chemicals such as PFAS, which can be found in the Cape Fear River and the New River in New Hanover and Onslow counties, have been linked to various forms of cancer.
WITN joined groups Thursday as they went out to collect water samples in Onslow County in an effort to find a solution to the problem.
Waterways along the coast are essential for marine wildlife and for the communities around them.
However, environmentalists worry that the New River could do more harm than good if left untreated.
“We’re working with a network of water keepers,” Lisa Rider of Coastal Carolina Riverwatch said. “There will be 130 sample locations being done across the nation. The New River is one of those.”
Members of Coastal Carolina Riverwatch and the Sturgeon City Environmental Education Center are collecting water samples for PFAS, a series of chemicals found in a number of commercial and industrial products that the National Cancer Institute says are directly connected to kidney and testicular cancer.
“I moved to Wilmington kind of on a spur-of-the-moment decision and went to UNCW without ever hearing about PFAS or Gen X or any of that sort of contaminant,” Raley Lewis of Coastal Carolina Riverwatch said.
Lewis has a personal attachment to the research, receiving a crash course about the issues in water quality in the Wilmington waterways.
“My peers told me pretty much right away, ‘hey, don’t drink the tap water,’ and so right from pretty much day one, I learned about these chemicals and the severity of them.”
Experts explained that the sample kits from the river testing filter the surface water for the concentration.
The hope is that none will be found, as the fight continues against an enemy we can’t see.
“We’re looking at the concentrations if they’re higher, but also the potential for an avenue of removal of PFAS because if we can create foam using some type of infrastructure, that may be a method to remove PFAS from the water,” Rider said.
Environmentalists also discourage the use of non-stick frying pans and encourage businesses and restaurants to use more biofriendly wrapping papers, as these are some of the more common products containing the chemicals.
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KamPay (KAMPAY) traded up 13.7% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on September 15th. During the last seven days, KamPay has traded 9.8% lower against the U.S. dollar. KamPay has a total market capitalization of $610,296.78 and approximately $127,379.00 worth of KamPay was traded on exchanges in the last day. One KamPay coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.0019 or 0.00000010 BTC on exchanges.
Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded up 496.5% against the dollar and now trades at $2,509.91 or 0.12738094 BTC.
- Tarality (TARAL) traded down 3.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 or 0.00000004 BTC.
- The Web3 Project (WEB3) traded up 213.7% against the dollar and now trades at $517.71 or 0.02213862 BTC.
- Tether (USDT) traded down 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005075 BTC.
- USD Coin (USDC) traded 0% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005076 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded up 600.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.47 or 0.00002356 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $165.79 or 0.00841413 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Hidigital btc (HDBTC) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $4.16 or 0.00021113 BTC.
KamPay Profile
KamPay’s total supply is 1,000,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 322,224,746 coins. The Reddit community for KamPay is https://reddit.com/r/Kamari_Coin. KamPay’s official Twitter account is @coingecko and its Facebook page is accessible here.
KamPay Coin Trading
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Lions RB D'Andre Swift Misses 2nd Straight Practice Thursday
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Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift (ankle) was held out of a second-consecutive practice on Thursday, per Jeremy Reisman of SB Nation’s Pride of Detroit.
Not practicing Thursday for Lions – LG Jonah Jackson – C Frank Ragnow – RB D’Andre Swift – CB Amani Oruwariye (was doing stretches with a trainer after warmups then went to locker room)
Returned to practice: – LT Taylor Decker – DT Michael Brockers
Although Swift said earlier in the week that his ankle is fine, this is slightly concerning for Lions fans and Swift fantasy owners. Two days of DNP is never a good sign, but Swift will have Friday to post at least a limited designation to show that he’s at least making an attempt to play on Sunday.
In Week 1, Swift attempted 15 rushes for 144 yards and a touchdown along with three receptions for 31 yards. He led the league with a blazing 9.6 yards per rushing attempt. If he is unable to play on Sunday against the Commanders, expect backup Jamaal Williams to take on a hefty part of the workload.
Washington Commanders vs. Detroit Lions Odds
The Detroit Lions are currently 1.5-point favorites on Sunday against the Washington Commanders with the total set at 48.5, per the FanDuel Sportsbook.
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Rate of sea level rise around New Zealand doubles in past 60 years
Sea levels around New Zealand rose twice as fast in the past 60 years as they did in the first half of last century, with climate change flagged as the primary culprit.
Stats NZ’s recently updated coastal sea level rise indicator shows the rate doubled between 1961 and 2020, compared with the mean rate from 1901-1960, at three of the four sites monitored – Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin.
The capital city, Wellington, experienced the largest increase over the past 60 years, of 2.84mm a year, while Lyttelton, near Christchurch, had the highest overall trend over the past 120 years, at 2.24mm a year.
The measure took into account any local changes in vertical land movement, which can be caused by geological processes or human activity that causes subsidence.
Climate change was cited as one of the main causes of the sea level rise. As greenhouse gas emissions warm the Earth’s atmosphere, heat is absorbed by the ocean, Stats NZ said, adding that the expansion of sea water as it warms, combined with increased sea volume caused by the melting of glaciers and ice sheets, all contribute to sea level rise.
Related: New Zealand reports warmest and wettest winter on record
“Future climate change projections indicate that sea levels will continue to rise,” said Michele Lloyd, Stats NZ’s environmental and agricultural spokesperson. “Rising sea levels affect coastal communities, infrastructure, coastal habitats, and biodiversity.”
New Zealand’s coastline is vast and many houses are built near the shore – one in seven residents, or 675,000 people, live in areas prone to flooding, while another 72,065 live in areas projected to be subject to extreme sea level rise.
A 2020 government-funded report by Deep South Challenge – a national science collaboration – found at least 10,000 homes in New Zealand’s biggest cities would be in effect uninsurable by 2050, while Local Government New Zealand estimates the amount of local infrastructure exposed to sea level rise to be about $14bn.
The question of “managed retreat” – who foots the bill when sea level rise or flooding renders a community unsafe or uninsurable – has become increasingly pressing in New Zealand. The government has committed to legislation on managed retreat by the end of 2023. Meanwhile, last month, it released the country’s first national plan to prepare for climate driven disasters, including rising seas.
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CorionX (CORX) traded down 45.4% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on September 15th. CorionX has a total market capitalization of $22,464.15 and approximately $45,270.00 worth of CorionX was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, CorionX has traded 57% lower against the US dollar. One CorionX coin can currently be bought for about $0.0002 or 0.00000001 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Here’s how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:
- Bitsubishi (BITSU) traded 616.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $2,521.95 or 0.12792013 BTC.
- Tarality (TARAL) traded 3.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0008 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 0.00005072 BTC.
- USD Coin (USDC) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00005073 BTC.
- Sweet SOL (SSOL) traded up 600.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Wrapped Cardano (WADA) traded up 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.47 or 0.00002356 BTC.
- Enegra (EGX) (EGX) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $165.75 or 0.00840747 BTC.
- Lido stETH (STETH) traded 0.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2,947.45 or 0.07417648 BTC.
- Hidigital btc (HDBTC) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $4.16 or 0.00021100 BTC.
CorionX Coin Profile
CorionX’s total supply is 400,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 129,910,129 coins. CorionX’s official Twitter account is @CorionPlatform and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for CorionX is https://reddit.com/r/Corionx and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. CorionX’s official website is corion.io/corionx.
Buying and Selling CorionX
It is usually not currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as CorionX directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade CorionX should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Gemini, Coinbase or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Bitcoin or Ethereum to purchase CorionX using one of the exchanges listed above.
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Georgia woman shares multiple letters from the Royal Family
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - Georgia woman Elizabeth K. Emerson has pulled out some of her most prized possessions, multiple letters she says, are from the royal family.
“Meghan Markle wrote me a handwritten message in her famous handwriting,” said Emerson. “This one is from Kensington Palace.”
For years, she says she has kept these letters to herself.
“Dear Liz, thank you for your very kind letter. I am touched by your kindness as well as your thoughtfulness to write,” said Emerson, while reading a handwritten letter from Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
COMPLETE COVERAGE: QUEEN ELIZABETH II: The death and funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
When Queen Elizabeth died, Emerson says the letters took on a new significance.
“I am a native of Kenya in East Africa. I am part of the Commonwealth,” said Emerson.
She sees the Queen’s death as the end of an era and believes the letters she has received through the years, are a glimpse into the future.
“She didn’t have to write back when I sent gifts for Lilibet Diana, but she chose to write back to me. I think it says a lot about the future of the Royal Family,” said Emerson.
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CUTE: Curious otter goes ‘ape’ over new friend
(CNN) – An otter was caught on camera going ape over a gibbon at a Chicago-area zoo.
Is it the beginning of a beautiful interspecies relationship?
The otters were being introduced to their new habitat at the Brookfield Zoo. It’s a habitat that’s home to small apes called gibbons. The gibbons live above in the treetops, while the otters are below in the water.
A 10-month-old pup went right up to Neubo, an 8-year-old male gibbon, and began sniffing his underarm area. He seemed especially intrigued by Neubo’s feet.
The curators of primates said this intermingling of species probably wouldn’t happen in the wild where other species represent a threat.
Otters are known as curious, intelligent and gregarious animals.
Tim Sullivan, the curator of primates at the Brookfield Zoo, witnessed the meeting.
“He was just kind of watching cautiously but was very comfortable with the otter kind of investigating him, smelling the hair on his chest,” Sullivan said.
Otters are tactile creatures. A different video showing them holding hands at the Vancouver Aquarium became a hit on the internet.
A couple of aquariums even put holes in their plexiglass so that otters and humans can do some interspecies handholding of their own.
For the otter and gibbon, it was a series of pecks, resembling kisses, that finally caused the gibbon to swing away. Apparently, he’s not that kind of swinger.
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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis is studying a possible visit to Bahrain in November and said Thursday he is looking to reschedule his trip to South Sudan and Congo for February.
Francis told reporters en route home from Kazakhstan that his strained knee ligaments still hadn’t healed and that travelling was “difficult.” But the 85-year-old pontiff said he would undertake a next trip — a reference to a three-day visit to Bahrain in early November that is currently under study by the Vatican, spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
Francis had to cancel a planned July trip to South Sudan and Congo after his doctors said he needed more time to undergo therapy on his right knee. Francis has been using a wheelchair and cane for months since he strained the ligaments, and he was in visible pain during the three-day trip to Kazakhstan to participate in an interfaith conference.
Francis has declined to undergo surgery, saying he had a bad reaction to anesthesia when he had a chunk of his large intestine removed in July 2021.
The South Sudan leg of the Africa trip was supposed to have included the Archbishop of Canterbury as well as the moderator for the Church of Scotland. Francis said Thursday he had recently spoken with Archbishop Justin Welby “and we saw a possibility of going to South Sudan in February. And if I go to South Sudan, I’d go to Congo.”
Other papal trips expected in 2023 are closing out World Youth Day, scheduled for August in Lisbon, Portugal.
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — At least nine people died and some 20 were injured in a stampede in Guatemala early Thursday as the country celebrated its independence, according to firefighters.
The concert was sponsored by a beer maker and held on a field often used for such events. While the Guatemalan rock band Bohemia Suburbana closed the show, some concertgoers were crushed as some tried to leave as others were entering the same place.
Nancy Quemé, who was at the concert, said there had been thousands of people there. “Because of the rain there was a lot of mud,” she said. “I think because of this the people couldn’t move and they fell.”
The lineup of bands had started playing Wednesday afternoon. She said that even in the early hours of Thursday there were still families with children there.
“They closed off the whole area and only left two access (points),” Quemé said. “The entrances seemed really small to me. I stayed pretty far back and decided to leave minutes before the end of the concert.”
Video circulating on social media platforms shows dozens of people smashing into others. Shouts can be heard called for people to stop pushing and to move to one side so those who fell could be rescued.
Amilcar Rivas, Quetzaltenango city manager, said that event organizers did not have a grip on security and crowd control. He said the event did have a permit.
Quetzaltenango, which holds Guatemala’s second largest independence celebration, is about 125 miles (200 kms) west of Guatemala City.
Guatemala is celebrating Thursday 201 years of independence from Spain.
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SAN DIEGO – Major League Baseball history will happen in April as the San Diego Padres embark on a two-game series against the San Francisco Giants in Mexico City — the MLB’s first regular season series ever played there.
“To be able to bring the sport down there and play a major league game in that city, it’s a tremendous opportunity and we’re honored to be a part of it,” said Padres CEO Erik Greupner.
The Padres are familiar with games across the border. The team will embark on their fourth series in Mexico with the previous three in Monterey, most recently happening in 2018.
“It’s critical for Major League Baseball to continue to hold games in Mexico,” continued Greupner. “It’s such a passionate and loyal fanbase, really a great country for baseball and the sport of baseball.”
The NL West rivals will face off at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, a ballpark built by and named after a Padres’ minority owner.
According to an article published by Newsweek at the beginning of this season, Hispanic and Latino players make up nearly 30% of Major League Baseball.
“It’s always fun to play internationally,” said Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar. “Since I was young, I played a lot of baseball internationally and it’s going to be great for MLB. I think we should do it a lot more.”
“It’s been awesome, the way they’ve been doing it in London and Mexico. I hope someday in the future they will do it in Columbia,” added Padres right-handed pitcher Nabil Crismatt, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia.
The Padres had originally scheduled to make MLB’s Mexico City debut in 2020, with a series scheduled against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the Giants’ first series ever across the Mexican border.
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Roger Federer says he is retiring from professional tennis
Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles.
This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, which is expected to be the last tournament of 23-time major champion Serena Williams’ career, and signals the real end of an era in tennis.
Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021 — he has had a series of knee operations — and so in that sense, the news is not surprising.
But he had appeared at an event marking the 100-year anniversary of Centre Court at the All England Club this July and said he hoped to come back to play there “one more time.”
He also had said he would return to tournament action at the Swiss Indoors in October.
Federer posted his news on Twitter, saying his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management company.
Federer’s last match anywhere came on July 7, 2021, when he lost at Centre Court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals to Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0.
Soon after, Federer had surgery to repair damage to his meniscus and cartilage in his right knee — his third operation on that knee in a span of 1 1/2 years.
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Big Brother 24: Where is Alyssa Snider, Julie Chen interview?
After tonight’s Big Brother 24 episode, are you looking for the extended interview with Alyssa Snider and Julie Chen Moonves? There are a few things that could be interesting coming out of it.
First and foremost, let’s dissect Alyssa’s game for a moment, shall we? Her biggest issue really throughout was that she was far too dependent on other people for a sense of belonging. In the early part of the game, that person was Paloma. Then, briefly it felt like it was Ameerah, Jasmine, or Indy. Then, it was Kyle for a long stretch. After that, it was even Turner briefly. It was only after Alyssa stood on her own the past couple of days that she started to emerge as an actual player and someone who could make some moves.
Honestly, we hope that she comes out of this experience having learned a good bit about herself and what she needs/doesn’t need from other people. We don’t think she was a particularly good player, and she was absolutely terrible in most of the challenges. We do think she could be in consideration for The Challenge mostly because a
If you want to be up-to-date on all of our Big Brother 24 live feed updates, go ahead and visit the link here. We’ll be here through the end of the season.
The extended interview with Julie will be up tomorrow on the official Big Brother Instagram page, and we would expect it to surface at some point around the middle of the day. We’re doing our best to remember here that Michael’s interview took a while to post and we imagine something similar will happen here.
In general, we don’t know how much self-reflection Alyssa is going to have the time to do here. More than likely, the bulk of it is going to come months after the game is over and she has time to decompress a little.
What do you think was Alyssa Snider’s biggest mistake in Big Brother 24?
Be sure to share right now in the attached comments! Once you do just that, remember to come back around for some other updates. (Photo: CBS.)
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Samarkand [Uzbekistan], September 16 (ANI): The 22nd Summit of the Council of Heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States (SCO-CoHS) is set to commence on Friday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Samarkand on Thursday evening to take part in the SCO Summit. During the summit, the leaders are expected to review the activities of SCO and discuss prospects for future cooperation.
Uzbekistan is the current chair of SCO 2022 and India will assume the rotational annual presidency of the SCO at the end of the Samarkand Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of the SCO summit and is likely to have some other bilateral meetings.
This is the first in-person SCO Summit after the Covid pandemic hit the world. The last in-person SCO Heads of State Summit was held in Bishkek in June 2019.
The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), four Observer States interested in acceding to full membership (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia) and six "Dialogue Partners" (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey).
The Shanghai Five, formed in 1996, became the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2001 with the inclusion of Uzbekistan. With India and Pakistan entering the grouping in 2017 and the decision to admit Tehran as a full member in 2021, SCO became one of the largest multilateral organisations, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the global GDP and 40 per cent of the world's population.
SCO has potential in various new sectors, wherein all the member-states could find converging interests. India has already pushed hard for cooperation in Startups and Innovation, Science and Technology and Traditional Medicine.
India, from the time of its full membership, made sincere efforts to encourage peace, prosperity, and stability of the whole Eurasian region in general and SCO member countries in particular. (ANI)
SCO Summit set to commence in Samarkand today
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J INTS BIO's Novel Oral 4th Generation EGFR-TKI 'JIN-A02' effective against both cis and trans isomers of C797S mutations - ESMO 2022
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the poster presentation of its novel, orally administered 4th generation EGFR-TKI 'JIN-A02' at the ESMO 2022, that showed high potency of JIN-A02 against both cis and trans isomers of C797S mutation. This year's edition of the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO 2022) was held in Paris, France from 9th to 13th September.
Even though EGFR-TKI have improved treatment outcomes of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC, resistance inevitably emerges with disease progression and often with CNS metastasis. C797S mutation is one of the most common on-target resistance mutation after the use of 3rd generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. 'JIN-A02' is a novel 4th generation EGFR-TKI, which is highly selective and potent against C797S double and triple mutations, with high BBB penetrance and intracranial efficacy.
The allelic context in which this C797S mutation is acquired, cis or trans isomers, have significant implications for treatment outcomes. This is especially so when C797S positive tumor are in cis form together with T790M mutation. In such situations, there are no available treatments.
J INTS BIO believes that JIN-A02 will be pivotal in the treatment of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC harboring C797S double or triple mutations, regardless of allelic context. And the company is expecting the Phase I/IIa clinical study for JIN-A02 to start recruitment before the end of this year.
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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Dharmendra Pradhan launches Ramakrishna Mission's new programme, ‘Awakening’
The Minister calls for a framework for value-based education in all schools and how the philosophy of NEP will take the country forward
On Thursday, September 15, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Programme for students of Classes I to V. He did this at an occasion where Swami Shantatmanada, Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission, Delhi; Nidhi Chibber, Chairperson, CBSE and other officials of KVS (Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan), NVS (Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti) and the Education Ministry were present.
The Education Minister said that Swami Vivekananda’s philosophy has deeply inspired the NEP 2020 and the education system envisioned by Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Mahatma Gandhi and so on will take the country forward. He added that the goal of education in our country is social transformation and imparting those values and wisdom is more important than material wealth. He also stated that it is important to build a value-based education that will make this generation of students future-ready and a socially-conscious generation.
During the launch, the Education Minister said that Ramakrishna Mission has a legacy of imparting applied education and, in addition to creating programmes for Classes I to VIII, it must also give emphasis on educational programmes for Classes IX to XII. "This unique initiative is a step towards making it certain that the personality development of a child should be aligned with the philosophy of the NEP 2020," Pradhan said, as per a report by PTI.
He also emphasised, in his speech, that the education system in India should be aligned with national priorities and create citizens of the 21st century capable of taking on global responsibilities. The NEP 2020 will focus on a teacher-led holistic education system for students, he added. Additionally, he said that the CBSE should institute an advisory framework for encouraging value-based education in all the schools from Bal Vatika to create a talent pool ready for all the challenges of life.
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Chelan PUD Handles Numerous Outages In Same Area
The electricity is back on for more than 3,000 Chelan PUD customers who lost power in the string of outages this week.
The outages all occurred in an area between Peshastin and Plain between Tuesday and Thursday.
PUD spokesperson Neil Neroutsos says the outage in Peshastin involved wildlife.
"We had a bird that was dropping some brush from their nest onto one of our lines, and we had a small fire on a pole, and we were able to restore power," said Neroutsos.
The three outages were not related, although they all took place within a 15-mile radius in a relatively short period of time.
Neroutsos says wildlife can be responsible for outages even though the PUD has safeguards in place.
"In terms of animals, we put guards on certain pieces of equipment so they don't get into some of the equipment that is sensitive," Neroutsos said. "We also put what we call line diversions on some of our lines so birds have better visibility of seeing lines, so they don't fly into them"
The three outages:
- Tuesday - 2,800 customers in the areas of Leavenworth and Plain.
- Late Wednesday - 400 customers in the area of Peshastin.
- Overnight Thursday morning - 830 customers in the area of the Chumstick Hwy. to Plain
Chelan County PUD customers can track power outages by accessing a special map online at outages.chelanpud.org.
Separately, the PUD is warning customers about a phone scam
Scammers typically claim that the customer's bill is past due and their power will be cut off if they don’t make an immediate payment. Chelan PUD advises customers to hang up when such a call is received, and report it to (509) 663-8121
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:
02-03-25-43-57, Cash Ball: 1
(two, three, twenty-five, forty-three, fifty-seven; Cash Ball: one)
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Cowherd on How Miami Handles Tua & Lamar Jackson to Miami Rumors Posted by Mike Oliva | Sep 15, 2022 | Dolphins News | 0 Colin Cowherd talks about Tua heading into Week 2 vs the Ravens and why he has been so successful and won so many games vs Super Bowl winning head coaches. Plus, Colin talks about the Lamar Jackson to Miami Rumors.
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Everyone has an idol, some of them end up disappointing their fans a few times over their career, but it is hard to be perfect when you are constantly under the public eye. However, some celebrities had been constantly so unamusing that they have earned the honorary title of one of Hollywood's most hated stars.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts might be known for having one of the most famous and beautiful smiles to date, but apparently, Hollywood also knows her as a nightmare. The rumors started back in 1991 when she portrayed Tinkerbell in Steven Spielberg's Hook, and her co-stars and the crew had a rough time working with the actress. In the following years, Roberts was involved in several controversies, including her shady actions against her current husband's ex Vera Steimberg.
Guy Fieri
The famous Food Network personality Guy Fieri has often been described as obnoxious despite his comedic outcomes on TV. People hate many things about Fieri, starting with the fact that he might be a famous chef, but he never went to culinary school and lacks certain knowledge that should make up for his ego, which not even his employees can stand.
Fieri is known for constantly objectifying women and making inappropriate jokes, along with several accusations of homophobia he has received in the past.
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell, one of the original supermodels of the 90s, is an inspiration for millions of people worldwide, but that doesn't mean she has her fair number of haters. Campbell has a long history of losing her temper, especially with her assistants and housemaids, who have accused her of attacking and verbally abusing them.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth's haters can't stand her at all; her luxurious lifestyle has received a lot of hate on the Internet over every comment she makes and everything she posts. Her eccentricity has always made her stand out in Hollywood, but she can take it very far with her brand Goop, just like when she was selling her infamous 'This Smells Like My Vagina' candle.
Tom Cruise
It is not a secret Tom Cruise is a very active member of The Church of Scientology, so much so that it resulted in the breakdown of his marriage with Katie Holmes and cutting off with his daughter, Suri. Though his movies are a worldwide hit, his productions come with a price, since he's been known for being a control freak on set and creating tension among co-workers.
Zooey Deschanel
New Girl's star Zooey Deschanel may be an expert in portraying the girl next door; still, her quirkiness has reached a limit among people who are tired of seeing her do the same role. Ironically, fans who had met her had said she is far from being the adorable girl she plays, but she's rather rude and hard to work with.
James Corden
James Corden is a close friend of many celebrities, and his bubbly personality has increased his ratings on The Late Late Show over the last few years, but Corden is far from being as nice as he acts. His employees had talked about the downturns of working with the host since there has been a lot of mistreatment in the past borderline degrading. Fans had also exposed Corden's attitude, who often relys on his popularity to be rude to anyone who doesn't do what he wants when he wants.
Jennifer Lopez
The diva Jennifer Lopez makes justice to her reputation. Apparently, she is very hard to work with and has a problem with everything, including talking to other people who aren't part of her team. She recently received some backlash after speaking about how much she hated to share the Super Bowl stage with Shakira during the 2020 halftime show.
Charlie Sheen
The actor is such a troublemaker that he is 'blacklisted' across Hollywood. Charlie Sheen's problematic behaviors cost him to lose his starring role in the sitcom Two And A Half Men since it became challenging to keep up with his constant lateness to set and violent reactions. He has also been involved in several scandals due to his sex addiction, drug abuse, credit card fraud, and his feud with Chuck Lorre, who fired him from the role that made him one of the highest-paid actors.
Amy Schumer
Though Amy Schumer's career is extensive, it is a little questionable. She is friends with many celebrities, such as Kim Kardashian, whom she helped write her 2021 SNL monologue. Still, other comedians would prefer to stay away from her because she has a reputation for stealing material. On the other hand, her humor tends to be inappropriate and badly taken by the public, like her routine at the 2022 Oscars Ceremony.
Steven Seagal
His career was so successful that there wasn't a person who didn't enjoy watching a movie starring Steven Seagal; however, his name started to be a synonym for 'bully.' Seagal has fame for complaining about everything, which turned him into one of the worst Saturday Night Live hosts to date, and he was sued by one of his assistants for sexual harassment.
Spike Lee
The biggest issue with Spike Lee is that he can't take criticism very well, but he's not afraid of giving his piece of mind when something doesn't sit right for him. While others find his college speeches about racism inspiring, some find it unmotivated and disappointing, especially when he leaves the students with countless questions.
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron isn't very popular among other celebrities, especially those who had had the opportunity to work with her in the past. People constantly struggle listening to her opinions and find it challenging to make her change her mind when things aren't how she wants them. Theron has also been tagged as unempathetic and cold after she dragged some of her co-workers, such as calling Tom Hardy insecure during the filming of Mad Max: Fury Road.
Mike Myers
You might remember Mike Myers from his iconic roles in Austin Powers, Shrek, or The Cat in The Hat, yet he stopped being cast in Hollywood due to his diva behavior. Everyone who worked in a set with Myers said it was a total nightmare, and he was brazenly unfair in firing people because he wasn't treated as he wanted. It all went downhill after he released The Love Guru, and the public wasn't amused with his humor anymore.
Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler has been out of the acting world for several years. Some people believe her reputation caused her to stop being cast since sometimes her fame got a little over her head, and she has had some unpleasing encounters with fans. Though she doesn't seem to have any issues with other celebrities, the public disliked her role as Arwen in the Lord of The Ring movies.
Jennifer Lawrence
Even though Jennifer Lawrence is a beloved and awarded actress, she isn't thrilled meeting fans. She doesn't enjoy being in the public eye, so she tends to act rudely to avoid unpleasant encounters; while some of her followers respect her behavior, others find it hateful. On the other hand, many of her haters come from when she gave her opinion on politics and the wage gap between female and male actors.
Johnny Depp
There are many reasons why people hate Johnny Depp, the once-beloved actor was officially 'blacklisted' in Hollywood after the domestic violence allegations from his ex-partner Amber Heard, but he's got a bad reputation for way more time. His struggle with drugs and alcohol made him difficult to work with whenever he showed to set.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones haters dislike her because of the luxurious life that she proudly brags about. Though she used to have a successful career that even got her an Oscar for her role in Chicago, she now prefers to stay in her dreamy home with her kids and appear alongside her husband, Michael Douglas.
Michael Jordan
He might be one of the greatest basketball players of this time, but Michael Jordan isn't as excellent as a person. His arrogant personality has caused him to be banned from country clubs and be hated by restaurant employees that had to bear his mistreatments without even receiving a tip. He also has a lot of issues with other celebrities, such as Steve Kerr, who he punched in the face, and Charles Barkley and Bill Cartwright.
Ellen DeGeneres
Harsh is one of the words people often use to describe Ellen DeGeneres. Her employees had many rough encounters with the TV host over the tiniest issues confirming her reputation. Meanwhile, she has received backlash over her interviews with many celebrities because they can be perceived as rude or inappropriate.
Katie Couric
Couric is one of the most famous broadcast personalities in America, but her thoughts on women described in her memoir let it be very clear that she wasn't a female ally. This could be intuited since her relationship with Ann Curry wasn't the best, as she often ridiculed her to tear down her confidence.
Tobey Maguire
Spiderman's starring star, Tobey Maguire, has a reputation of being a 'bad loser.' This rumor started in 2014 after he played poker with Molly Bloom, where he allegedly behaved poorly, and that is why people think he inspires Michael's Cera character in Molly's Game. Maguire is also disliked because of his former partying lifestyle along with his long-time friend Leonardo DiCaprio and because his fame got to his head like many other celebrities.
Mariah Carey
The pop diva has had countless occasions where her personality hasn't been the highlight of the moment. Mariah Carey has had decades of hits, but through all of those years, she has been involved in many controversies due to her selfish behavior.
Gordon Ramsay
By watching a Hell's Kitchen episode, you could immediately tell that Gordon Ramsay might not be such a good person. He constantly verbally abuses his pupils, pushing them over the edge, and most of the people who had worked with him, like his assistant, had rough encounters with the famous British chef.
Reese Witherspoon
When talking about hated actresses, Reese Witherspoon might be the last one to come to your mind; however, she has used her privileged status a few times in the past, saying the infamous phrase 'do you know who I am?', a behavior people online find rather obnoxious.
Rihanna
The singer and entrepreneur has disappointed her fans a few times because she can be a bit cruel. While some might find her comments on others part of her sassy personality, others think she is rude without any apparent reason, just like when she mocked a fan who proudly wore a dress inspired by her.
M. Night Shyamalan
Though working in a Shyamalan movie might be great for many inspiring actors, extras from his previous productions have let the Internet know that he is not a pleasure to work with. The director likes to focus his attention only on females and expects a particular treatment that is not compatible with his manners towards others.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart rose to the top after her role as Bella Swan in the Twilight saga; she became half of the most beloved couples until she cheated on her co-star Robert Pattinson. This scandal resulted in much hate from the Internet, which also attacked her personality and acting.
Shaun White
People have a rough time standing Shaun White; not only has he hovered around ski resorts to avoid other people, but he promised to spend a whole day with kids from the Make-A-Wish foundation who looked forward to skiing with him just to leave them hanging. Even fellow snowboarders aren't happy to coexist with him due to his extreme competitiveness.
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson's career has only gone downhill each time he finds himself in a scandal regarding racism, misogyny, and homophobia. He has been arrested several times for his violent behavior, especially against the Jewish community, but he always finds an excuse for his attitude.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has a solid fan base who always comes to her defense whenever she is involved in controversies. She has had issues with many celebrities, like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who tore down her reputation worldwide, but she always manages to return, sometimes with a new drama.
DJ Khaled
He is good at producing hit songs, but not for talking about women. DJ Khaled has been criticized several times since 2018 and has had some sexist comments about his wife and the role of women in marriage. The backlash continues to follow him to this day.
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones' fans might want to stay away from him, since he can be very rude to them as well as interviewers who cross him with a question he doesn't like. But the other reason why people dislike him so much is because how unashamedly he told Jim Carrey how much he hated to act with him in Batman Forever.
Cameron Diaz
Diaz is starting to make a comeback to her acting career, but she won't be meeting any fans in the process, at least not happily. She has explained hundreds of times why people shouldn't ask her for an autograph, but fans can't help it and end up with a rude response from the actress.
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller is one of the most famous comedy actors in the world. Still, ironically, his real personality is far from being as light as his characters as his attitude on sets has made very clear. He recently received some repercussions because of his comments on nepotism in Hollywood since he comes from a famous household.
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Paris Hilton stepped in to publicly support her long-time friend Britney Spears, after the singer uploaded a video of herself in tears to Instagram.
Britney, 40, is known for being bold with the content she posts on social media, with many photos and videos displaying her vulnerability.
In a recent post, the songstress could be seen dancing before she started to cry.
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She was quick to point out that she wasn't upset and that it wasn't a "breakdown", but the "release that I've needed for a very long time".
In the video, Britney could be seen spinning around and smiling as she danced, wearing a pair of tiny black shorts and a white tie-front crop top.
She appeared joyful and energised for the most part, before holding her hands before her eyes and starting to cry at the end.
She explained to her 42million followers that she was ok and it was just a "spiritual experience".
She typed out a caption that read: "It’s been a while since I’ve cried on camera !!! It’s not a breakdown a**holes, it’s a release that I’ve needed for a very long time now !!! Spiritual experience for sure !!!
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"I think I need to do that way more !!! Psss… bawling !!! End pssss …"
Her fans praised her for being open, with one writing: "Awww babe. There are so many of us here that support you in whatever you need to do for your journey! We can’t even fathom what it must feel like to be trapped for over 13 years. you have come leaps and bounds! We adore you."
Another typed: "Vulnerability is the strongest act of kindness."
Her good friend Paris Hilton also shared her support for the singer, leaving the love heart eye emoji in the comment section.
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South Korean stocks opened lower Friday, as the latest US economic data made it more certain that the Federal Reserve will deliver another steep interest rate hike in next week's policy meeting.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 17.31 points, or 0.72 percent, to 2,384.52 in the first 15 minutes of trading.
US retail sales posted a higher-than-expected gain in August in the latest government release Thursday (local time), supporting the view that the Fed will push ahead with a rate hike by at least 0.75 percentage point at the end of the two-day monetary policy meeting starting Tuesday.
Major blue chip stocks in Seoul declined across the board.
Market heavyweight Samsung Electronics slid about 0.9 percent, and chip giant SK hynix dipped more than 2 percent. Leading chemicals producer LG Chem retreated about 1.7 percent.
Auto stocks, in contrast, gained ground. Top player Hyundai Motor rose 1 percent, and its smaller affiliate Kia added 0.6 percent.
Telecom shares also rose. Industry leader SK Telecom and its rival KT were both up around 0.3 percent.
The Korean won was trading at 1,398.60 won against the US dollar as of 9:15 a.m., down 4.9 won from Thursday's close. (Yonhap)
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
1-9-4-5
(one, nine, four, five)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
1-9-4-5
(one, nine, four, five)
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The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Thursday:
6-7-3
(six, seven, three)
3-2-7
(three, two, seven)
8-2-0-8
(eight, two, zero, eight)
6-2-1-7
(six, two, one, seven)
02-08-18-22-30
(two, eight, eighteen, twenty-two, thirty)
Estimated jackpot: $75,000
7-1-5
(seven, one, five)
2-3-9
(two, three, nine)
5-1-3-6
(five, one, three, six)
1st:3 Hot Shot-2nd:1 Gold Rush-3rd:9 Winning Spirit, Race Time: 1:43.35
(1st: 3 Hot Shot, 2nd: 1 Gold Rush, 3rd: 9 Winning Spirit; Race Time: one: 43.35)
01-04-13-17-38
(one, four, thirteen, seventeen, thirty-eight)
13-14-17-19-25
(thirteen, fourteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty-five)
8-8-5
(eight, eight, five)
2-7-4
(two, seven, four)
9-1-2, WB:
(nine, one, two; WB: zero)
3-8-3-5, WB: 1
(three, eight, three, five; WB: one)
5-4-4
(five, four, four)
9-2-8
(nine, two, eight)
6-6-8-9
(six, six, eight, nine)
4-4-7-5
(four, four, seven, five)
4-9
(four, nine)
2-8
(two, eight)
5-5-0
(five, five, zero)
9-0-1
(nine, zero, one)
9-3-1-9
(nine, three, one, nine)
6-4-1-4
(six, four, one, four)
9-7-8-5-8
(nine, seven, eight, five, eight)
4-9-2-9-6
(four, nine, two, nine, six)
3-5, FB: 9
(three, five; FB: nine)
4-0, FB: 6
(four, zero; FB: six)
0-7-2, FB: 9
(zero, seven, two; FB: nine)
0-8-8, FB: 6
(zero, eight, eight; FB: six)
3-8-7-0, FB: 9
(three, eight, seven, zero; FB: nine)
0-1-4-9, FB: 6
(zero, one, four, nine; FB: six)
8-5-2-8-0, FB: 9
(eight, five, two, eight, zero; FB: nine)
3-5-6-7-2, FB: 6
(three, five, six, seven, two; FB: six)
1-1-7
(one, one, seven)
4-0-7
(four, zero, seven)
7-2-6-0
(seven, two, six, zero)
1-7-9-6
(one, seven, nine, six)
7-4-7-2-4
(seven, four, seven, two, four)
8-4-0-6-9
(eight, four, zero, six, nine)
3-9-5
(three, nine, five)
3-2-8
(three, two, eight)
2-0-5-9
(two, zero, five, nine)
7-1-0-5
(seven, one, zero, five)
04-10-19-20-27
(four, ten, nineteen, twenty, twenty-seven)
17-24-25-39-44
(seventeen, twenty-four, twenty-five, thirty-nine, forty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $250,000
03-06-09-13-28-35-37-42-47-53-56-58-59-63-67-68-70-74-78-79, BE: 67
(three, six, nine, thirteen, twenty-eight, thirty-five, thirty-seven, forty-two, forty-seven, fifty-three, fifty-six, fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty-three, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, seventy, seventy-four, seventy-eight, seventy-nine; BE: sixty-seven)
1-1-0, SB: 6
(one, one, zero; SB: six)
1-3-6-5, SB: 6
(one, three, six, five; SB: six)
1-1-0
(one, one, zero)
1-3-6-5
(one, three, six, five)
4-9-3
(four, nine, three)
8-8-3
(eight, eight, three)
1-5-3
(one, five, three)
3-2-4-0
(three, two, four, zero)
10C-2D-9D-2S-5S
(10C, 2D, 9D, 2S, 5S)
06-08-09-13-34, Bonus: 14
(six, eight, nine, thirteen, thirty-four; Bonus: fourteen)
5-6-7
(five, six, seven)
8-0-6
(eight, zero, six)
4-6-7-5
(four, six, seven, five)
3-0-1-9
(three, zero, one, nine)
2-1-5-7-8
(two, one, five, seven, eight)
9-3-8-0-7
(nine, three, eight, zero, seven)
02-23-31-32-35
(two, twenty-three, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-five)
1-9-4-5
(one, nine, four, five)
2-7-9-3
(two, seven, nine, three)
11-25-27-31-33
(eleven, twenty-five, twenty-seven, thirty-one, thirty-three)
QS-9D-6H-2S-7S
(QS, 9D, 6H, 2S, 7S)
0-7-4
(zero, seven, four)
1-6-6-0
(one, six, six, zero)
0-7-4
(zero, seven, four)
2-7-4-0
(two, seven, four, zero)
01-10-18-28-38
(one, ten, eighteen, twenty-eight, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $105,000
01-08-15-17-19-20-22-30-39-41-42-44-46-52-54-57-61-62-66-69-72-79
(one, eight, fifteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-two, thirty, thirty-nine, forty-one, forty-two, forty-four, forty-six, fifty-two, fifty-four, fifty-seven, sixty-one, sixty-two, sixty-six, sixty-nine, seventy-two, seventy-nine)
03-17-21-24-31
(three, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-four, thirty-one)
Estimated jackpot: $26,000
7-9-1
(seven, nine, one)
5-8-9
(five, eight, nine)
6-2-2
(six, two, two)
5-2-1-6
(five, two, one, six)
9-6-8-5
(nine, six, eight, five)
03-10-21-30-34
(three, ten, twenty-one, thirty, thirty-four)
14-22-25-27, Bonus: 9
(fourteen, twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-seven; Bonus: nine)
Month: 8, Day: 27, Year: 14
(Month: eight; Day: twenty-seven; Year: fourteen)
5-6-7, Fireball: 3
(five, six, seven; Fireball: three)
0-2-8-2, Fireball: 3
(zero, two, eight, two; Fireball: three)
8-4-0
(eight, four, zero)
8-1-3-0
(eight, one, three, zero)
08-26-30-31-35
(eight, twenty-six, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-five)
0-4-2
(zero, four, two)
2-4-2-8
(two, four, two, eight)
10-14-19-23-29-30-31-32-33-36-41-51-52-55-62-66-67-73-76-80
(ten, fourteen, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-six, forty-one, fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-five, sixty-two, sixty-six, sixty-seven, seventy-three, seventy-six, eighty)
2-0-7, Lucky Sum: 9
(two, zero, seven; Lucky Sum: nine)
8-8-9-4, Lucky Sum: 29
(eight, eight, nine, four; Lucky Sum: twenty-nine)
3-7-4
(three, seven, four)
7-9-2
(seven, nine, two)
4-0-2-8
(four, zero, two, eight)
0-6-3-5
(zero, six, three, five)
7-8-6-0-1
(seven, eight, six, zero, one)
6-4-3-0-7
(six, four, three, zero, seven)
01-09-16-18-25
(one, nine, sixteen, eighteen, twenty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $258,000
06-11-17-25-30
(six, eleven, seventeen, twenty-five, thirty)
2-0-8
(two, zero, eight)
02-05-09-16-20-24-27-29
(two, five, nine, sixteen, twenty, twenty-four, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $45,000
7-2-6-1
(seven, two, six, one)
8-5-0-6
(eight, five, zero, six)
4-6-4-0
(four, six, four, zero)
09-16-26-39-41
(nine, sixteen, twenty-six, thirty-nine, forty-one)
Estimated jackpot: $200,000
04-23-31-40-46-49
(four, twenty-three, thirty-one, forty, forty-six, forty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $740,000
9-0, Wild: 6
(nine, zero; Wild: six)
6-0, Wild: 4
(six, zero; Wild: four)
9-5-7, Wild: 6
(nine, five, seven; Wild: six)
0-5-6, Wild: 4
(zero, five, six; Wild: four)
5-5-3-1, Wild: 6
(five, five, three, one; Wild: six)
2-8-7-7, Wild: 4
(two, eight, seven, seven; Wild: four)
7-0-6-3-7, Wild: 6
(seven, zero, six, three, seven; Wild: six)
1-2-0-4-9, Wild: 4
(one, two, zero, four, nine; Wild: four)
08-10-14-21-24
(eight, ten, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $30,000
8-2-6-5
(eight, two, six, five)
5-7-3-9
(five, seven, three, nine)
06-21-23-27-29, Extra: 31
(six, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-seven, twenty-nine; Extra: thirty-one)
Estimated jackpot: $323,000
02-03-10-23-28, Power-Up: 3
(two, three, ten, twenty-three, twenty-eight; Power, Up: three)
7-0-1, FB: 9
(seven, zero, one; FB: nine)
7-2-3, FB: 5
(seven, two, three; FB: five)
7-4-2-5, FB: 9
(seven, four, two, five; FB: nine)
3-6-4-7, FB: 5
(three, six, four, seven; FB: five)
7-5-7, Wild: 4
(seven, five, seven; Wild: four)
0-7-2, Wild: 2
(zero, seven, two; Wild: two)
9-5-4, Wild: 2
(nine, five, four; Wild: two)
3-4-0-7, Wild: 4
(three, four, zero, seven; Wild: four)
1-4-2-7, Wild: 1
(one, four, two, seven; Wild: one)
6-1-2-9, Wild: 8
(six, one, two, nine; Wild: eight)
03-04-05-06-08-09-10-11-13-14-20-21
(three, four, five, six, eight, nine, ten, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, twenty, twenty-one)
02-05-08-09-11-13-14-16-18-19-20-22
(two, five, eight, nine, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-two)
02-03-05-08-09-10-15-16-18-22-23-24
(two, three, five, eight, nine, ten, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four)
8-2-4-0, FIREBALL: 8
(eight, two, four, zero; FIREBALL: eight)
7-0-0-1, FIREBALL: 5
(seven, zero, zero, one; FIREBALL: five)
9-9-4-2, FIREBALL: 6
(nine, nine, four, two; FIREBALL: six)
7-8-5, FIREBALL:
(seven, eight, five; FIREBALL: zero)
8-8-5, FIREBALL: 2
(eight, eight, five; FIREBALL: two)
2-2-9, FIREBALL: 4
(two, two, nine; FIREBALL: four)
5-7-2, FB: 1
(five, seven, two; FB: one)
6-7-1-6, FB: 2
(six, seven, one, six; FB: two)
02-03-06-08-13-15
(two, three, six, eight, thirteen, fifteen)
3-9-4
(three, nine, four)
3-3-1-2
(three, three, one, two)
01-06-07-09-11-13-15-16-18-19-22
(one, six, seven, nine, eleven, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-two)
5-1-2
(five, one, two)
7-9-3-0
(seven, nine, three, zero)
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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MRAAY – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 18,000 shares, a drop of 89.4% from the August 15th total of 169,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 453,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.
Murata Manufacturing Trading Down 1.9 %
Shares of OTCMKTS:MRAAY traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $12.86. The company had a trading volume of 233,755 shares, compared to its average volume of 343,020. Murata Manufacturing has a 12 month low of $12.57 and a 12 month high of $23.60. The company has a current ratio of 4.60, a quick ratio of 3.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock has a market cap of $34.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.37 and a beta of 0.78. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.01.
Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 28th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter. Murata Manufacturing had a return on equity of 14.29% and a net margin of 17.28%. The business had revenue of $3.37 billion during the quarter.
About Murata Manufacturing
Murata Manufacturing Co, Ltd. designs, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions in Japan and internationally. It operates through Components, Modules, and Others segments. The company offers capacitors, inductors, noise suppression products/EMI suppression filters/ESD protection devices, resistors, thermistors, sensors, timing devices, quartz devices, sound components, power products, batteries, micro mechatronics, RFID devices, matching devices, baluns, couplers, filters, phase shifters, RF switches, front-end modules, SAW components, connectors, antennas, connectivity modules, wireless connectivity platforms, ionizers/active oxygen modules, and transformers.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, September 15, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
902 PM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
The Flood Advisory has expired for a portion of Deep South Texas,
including the following county, Zapata.
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
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Erleen Leinsteiner passed away on July 6, 2022 in San Rafael, Calif. She was 85 years old.
Erleen was born on Sept. 16, 1936 to Thomas Earl Ward and Evelyn Buchmiller Ward in National City, Calif. Named Teresa Erleen Ward so that her initials matched her father’s; she went by her middle name. Her sister, Marilyn, was 13 years older.
She graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1954. She married Michael F. Leinsteiner that summer and they started their family of two girls in National City, California. She attended San Diego State prior to moving to Lindsay, Calif. in 1965 and finished her college education at Fresno State in 1974 with a degree in English. She taught English at Lindsay High School for 20 years. After moving to Oceano, Calif. in 1995, she was a substitute teacher in the Lucia Mar School District. Erleen had resided in San Rafael for the last 2 ½ years. She was intelligent, creative, tenacious and quick witted.
Although she had moved away from the San Diego area, Erleen kept in close touch with her high school friends through round robin letters, then emails and high school reunions. They referred to themselves as “The Girls.” As time progressed and the group gathered annually near someone’s home, they became “The Girls with the Granny Faces.”
A fiber artist, Erleen sewed clothes, made dolls and doll clothes, quilts, wall hangings and other needle work. She enjoyed singing and was in the church choir at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, National City, St. James, Lindsay and St. Barnabas, Arroyo Grande. She was a staunch supporter of Lindsay High School Athletics and was a member of Rainbow Girls, Eastern Star, Central Coast Quilters, Santa Maria Quilt Guild, Mt. Tam Quilt Guild, and the Cuesta Doll and Study Club.
Erleen was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Mike; her parents; and her sister.
She is survived by her daughters Terri (Jim) and Mary (Paul); grandchildren Mike, Susan and Erica (Mat), William, Emma, and Tessa; great granddaughter, Catherine; and Chela, her exchange student daughter. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2022 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Arroyo Grande, Calif.
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Twins first. Kyle Garlick grounds out to third base, Bobby Witt Jr. to Nick Pratto. Carlos Correa homers to left field. Jose Miranda strikes out swinging. Gio Urshela singles to shortstop. Gary Sanchez grounds out to shallow infield, Daniel Lynch to Nick Pratto.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Royals second. Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. Michael Massey doubles to deep right center field. Michael A. Taylor singles to left field. Michael Massey scores. Nick Pratto flies out to deep right field to Jake Cave. Kyle Isbel lines out to center field to Gilberto Celestino.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 1, Twins 1.
Twins second. Gilberto Celestino doubles to deep right center field. Nick Gordon homers to center field. Gilberto Celestino scores. Jermaine Palacios strikes out swinging. Jake Cave grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Nick Pratto. Kyle Garlick strikes out on a foul tip.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 3, Royals 1.
Royals fourth. Salvador Perez homers to center field. Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to right field to Jake Cave. Michael Massey singles to center field. Michael A. Taylor pops out to shallow infield to Gio Urshela. Nick Pratto flies out to center field to Gilberto Celestino.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Twins 3, Royals 2.
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The Quality and Safeguarding team within our Quality and Practice
directorate is seeking a Lead Project
Officer to join their team.
The Lead Project Officer is responsible for:
- Leading and managing the development
and implementation of projects to achieve quality outcomes for the Department using
endorsed project management standards
- Providing
high level service, consultation and engagement with a wide range of internal
and external key stakeholders to meet their business needs
- Conducting high
level of research to support provision of advice to inform development,
implementation and continuous improvement of policies, programs and projects
- Coordinating the
implementation processes for sensitive, innovative and complex strategies that
impact on service wide operation
About You
We are
looking for an individual who has the ability to work effectively as a member
of a team in a high profile, complex and sensitive environment. You will be
able to work under limited direction within this context and exercise judgement
in determining priorities.
If you have
exceptional interpersonal skills that enable you to communicate effectively
with a range of key stakeholders and the ability to identify and deliver on strategic
and operational outcomes, then this may be the role for you.
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The single mother-of-four Sandy Smith is still in the dark about how her robodebt came to be. But she believes it was part of two Centrelink debts she accrued while mourning the death of her husband in 2017.
The first of the debts was legally calculated and Smith paid it back during the toughest of times.
However, she understands the second debt – worth about $3,000 – was not legal and it has since been wiped from her record.
She had already been made to pay back $170 in instalments – money she never owed the government.
One of hundreds of thousands of members of the robodebt class action brought by Gordon Legal, Smith is now entitled to compensation through a settlement approved by the federal court last year.
She learned this week she will receive 96 cents. “It’s a bit of a joke, but what am I going to do about it?” Smith says.
Under the terms of the settlement, compensation payments reflect the interest owed, not damages.
Data released by Services Australia shows about 45% of all victims will get less than $100. About 25% will receive less than $50 and around 5% will get less than $10.
Smith says she has been traumatised by the experience. She no longer receives parenting payments despite being eligible because she is fearful of getting another debt in future.
“This is how much it has scarred me,” she says.
The majority of the $1.8bn settlement covered the wiping of existing unlawful debts and about $750m the government paid back to victims.
It also included $111m in compensation, of which $10.3m went to Gordon Legal for costs.
“People who paid back more, and were without their money for longer, will get larger settlement payments,” Centrelink said in a letter to victims.
The compensation pool is now being distributed between the victims like Smith and Lindsey Green, who was in her mid-20s when she was told she owed Centrelink about $700.
What followed was a nearly two-year ordeal in which she compiled 72 individual payslips – including gathering some from past employers – and provided them to Centrelink.
“I made this Google Sheet tracking literally every single week or fortnight within that financial year,” Green says.
Centrelink compliance workers previously gathered such evidence but under the robodebt scheme the former Coalition government “reversed the onus of proof”, forcing welfare recipients to show they did not owe the money.
After being told she would hear back from Centrelink in 14 days, Green says she was told nine months later she now owed the agency about $1,000.
When Green queried the outcome and told Centrelink she had submitted reams of paperwork many months ago, she learned the agency had “lost” her payslips.
She was made to return to a Centrelink office to submit the forms by hand, and ended up paying the agency $713 in 2019.
She later learned she never owed $116 of that debt, which had been calculated unlawfully.
Green was informed this week that she would receive an extra $2.73 from the settlement.
“The whole experience has made me more frustrated at how people who have a lot less advantages than I have [were treated],” she says.
Some have criticised Gordon Legal’s decision to settle the case, but the court heard there were slim prospects the claims for damages would have been successful. Taking the case to trial would have also added to the cost of running the case.
The former government did not accept legal liability in settling the case, but the Albanese government has called a royal commission that will commence this year.
Centrelink’s debt recovery during the robodebt period has been linked to at least three suicides, according to loved ones, while others have reported experiencing significant mental health trauma, financial distress, shame and stigma.
But Dr Darren O’Donovan, an administrative law expert at La Trobe University, says the settlement did “not purport to compensate people for any harms caused”.
This is because it was generally accepted by legal experts that Services Australia did not owe people “any duty of reasonable care when exercising its powers under the social security law”.
“These settlement amounts will themselves revive the trauma and suffering,” O’Donovan says. “It is the narrow response of a legal system, not the moral response of a community.”
O’Donovan says the case included a court-appointed independent contradictor who “provided a neutral appraisal of the prospects of success in the case and effectively represented victims’ interests in the calculation of cost”.
The Gordon Legal senior partner Peter Gordon welcomed the royal commission last month, saying the class action’s aim had been “to recover the money unlawfully taken from those Australians”, and that had been achieved.
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The defence for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins will push to be given a document outlining what is says are “discrepancies” in her account ahead of an October trial.
The ACT Supreme Court has listed a trial of up to seven weeks to begin on 4 October after the case was delayed in June due to concerns public commentary could prejudice potential jurors.
Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting former Liberal staffer Higgins at Parliament House in Canberra in 2019.
On Friday, Lehrmann’s counsel, Andrew Berger, revealed in a pre-trial hearing that the defence was seeking a document outlining Higgins’ version of events to police from 2019 onwards and “subsequent discrepancies”.
The document was originally described as available on request from the director of public prosecutions (DPP) but, when Lehrmann’s defence asked for it, the DPP objected on the grounds it was privileged material that related to communications between lawyer and client.
The DPP said the document was “inadvertently” not marked as privileged, but Berger submitted it “doesn’t properly attract privilege” because the reason the Australian federal police supplied it to the DPP was different to the “dominant purpose for its creation”.
Berger indicated Lehrmann’s team would subpoena the AFP for the document, giving the police an opportunity to claim privilege over it.
Chief justice Lucy McCallum warned she didn’t want the pre-trial issues to “kybosh the hearing date”, approving a plan to “flush out the claim for privilege” to be considered at a further hearing on Wednesday.
The court also heard on Friday that Lehrmann’s team would consult with a barrister appointed by the DPP about what material from a Cellebrite report on the content of Higgins’ phone might be disclosable.
McCallum observed that the purported relevance of the material in the report appeared to signal the defence was “chasing cross-examination points” relating to witness credibility. She said some of these appeared minor and this could signal “a very long trial”.
McCallum said this was a “concern” to her, likening the breadth of material sought to chasing rabbits down holes.
“There are a lot of rabbits in the middle of London Circuit,” she quipped, evoking the Canberra roundabout that sits within view of the court.
“My primary function is to ensure Mr Lehrmann and the crown have a fair trial. But secondarily – I’m not going to let cross examination go up hill and down dale for weeks and weeks.”
Lehrmann’s counsel, Steve Whybrow, assured the court it was not the defendant’s intention to pursue every potential credit point but submitted “there is a body of material we need to examine the complainant about”.
Whybrow also assured the court the material would not lead to a further application to delay the trial, submitting this was “not something we seek to do at all”.
The case returns for a further pre-trial mention on Wednesday 21 September.
In June McCallum ruled “regrettably and with gritted teeth” to vacate the trial, which was set to begin in late June, due to comments by journalist Lisa Wilkinson and broadcasters Amanda Keller and Brendan Jones.
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PART of West Belfast history was restored to the Falls Road on Thursday as the Broadway Bell was sounded 130 years to the day when the first ever meeting of the Broadway Presbyterian community was held.
This celebratory event concluded the year-long celebration of custodianship hosted by Forbairt Feirste and Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich.
Helen McKelvey, who is the daughter of the Reverend Wilbur Gillespie, the last minister of Broadway Presbyterian Church on the Falls Road, sounded the bell. The bell was donated to Forbairt Feirste by the Belvoir Presbyterian community.
The first sounding of the bell in four decades was broadcast worldwide on Raidió Fáilte at 1:30pm. Students from Gaelscoil na bhFál joined to sing songs before the bell was rung and musicians from Coláiste Feirste played afterwards.
Speaking at the event, Helen McKelvey said “I am honoured to have been asked to ring the Broadway Bell now restored to the building in which it tolled for many years.
“On behalf of my late father, the last minister of Broadway, and all the Presbyterians who lived round and worshipped in the church over ninety years, I commend the vision and work of Cultúrlann in honouring the past and building bridges in the present to secure a future for us all in peace and mutual respect and freedom. It gives me great pleasure to ring this bell.”
Piarais Mac Alastair, Project Officer at Forbairt Feirste, said: “It’s great to have it back in the centre of the community again, open to the public in the Cultúrlann to come and see that history.
“It’s important for the Cultúrlann and to keep that connection. It’s important for the people who were here at the time in the '80s that they can come here and see it as An Chultúrlann.”
Ballykeel Presbyterian Church Minister Reverend Marty McNeely has been involved in helping to track the bell down. Speaking at the event he said: “Presbyterians have long been associated with the Gaeilge language. My own surname and background is Scottish Gaelic, my mother, her sisters and all my cousins grew up in Donegal as Presbyterians learning Irish and my mother herself was a staff sister in the 1960s in the Royal Victoria Hospital down the street and occasionally she worshipped in this church as it was in the 1960s.
“I’m also here on behalf of the Presbyterian Church as a member of the celebrating custodianship committee set up by Jake Mac Siacais.
“As part of this year’s event we endeavoured to find the original bell which was part of Broadway church. The truth was nobody exactly knew what happened to the bell, where it was after the closure of Broadway. Rumour had it that it was donated to Belvoir Presbyterian Church in South Belfast.
“We found an original piece of Belfast’s physical history from the Falls Road. Jake has had it refurbished and it looks fantastic.”
Tráthnóna ghalánta caite ag céiliúradh caomhnóireachta idir seanchairde agus nuachairde#léchéilesateanga#oidhreachtbhéalfeirste pic.twitter.com/2hTwUdEH8o
— An Chultúrlann (@Culturlann) September 15, 2022
Former Lord Mayor and local historian Tom Hartley spoke of the significance of the Presbyterian Heritage in the Gaeltacht Quarter.
“In ringing out the bell it is a sound of hope, it is a sound of connection that we hear, it is a sound of history and what formed us and what shaped us sometimes positive, sometimes negative but we are shaped by the Presbyterians of Belfast and all of us we need to hang on to that. We need to get Presbyterians back onto the Falls Road, because they are such a part of us.”
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