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(The Hill) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has maintained a 7-point lead over Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke in the Lone Star State’s governor’s race, new polling shows.
The Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll showed Abbott’s 46 percent to 39 percent lead over O’Rourke remained steady since May.
Abbott pulled the bulk of his support from the state’s Republican constituents in the new survey, with more than three-quarters saying they “approve” or “strongly approve” of his handling of the governorship — compared to just 22 percent of Democrats.
Eighty-five percent of Republicans say they’d vote for Abbott in the race for governor, while 81 percent of Democrats say they’d vote for O’Rourke.
A slightly higher percentage of Democrats reported they’d cross party lines to back Abbott than Republicans who said they’d do the same for O’Rourke — 12 percent and 8 percent, respectively.
Higher percentages of respondents said Abbott would do a better job than O’Rourke at handling crime reduction, border security, electrical grid management and the economy, though more respondents said O’Rourke would be better at “bringing people together” than Abbott.
In all, 47 percent of respondents said they approved of Abbott’s job performance and 49 percent disapproved. More than half of voters surveyed also said they thought Texas was “headed off on the wrong track” under its current leadership, at 56 percent, while 43 percent said it’s “headed in the right direction.”
At the same time, slightly more than half of respondents — 53 percent — said they approved of Abbott’s management of the state’s economy
Fifty-one percent, meanwhile, said they approved of Abbott’s handling of immigration at the southern border. The Texas governor has made recent headlines for reportedly sending buses of migrants north from the U.S.-Mexico border to New York City and Washington, D.C., in protest of President Biden’s immigration policies.
Republicans in the new survey were most likely to attribute inflation and a higher cost of living in Texas to Biden and Congress, while Democrats evenly attributed the issue to Washington and to Abbott and Texas legislators and attributed it mostly to “supply problems.”
O’Rourke won the Texas Democratic primary in March and will face Abbott in the general election in November.
Conducted Aug. 1 to Aug. 7, the poll surveyed 1,384 registered voters, of which 33 percent reported being Democrats and 40 percent reported being Republics. Twenty-seven percent said they were affiliated with neither party. The margin of error was 2.8 percentage points. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/abbott-lead-over-orourke-steady-in-new-texas-poll/ | 2022-08-15T10:00:16Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/abbott-lead-over-orourke-steady-in-new-texas-poll/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) sent a warning threatening mass violence against anyone roaming the streets this weekend in cities throughout Northern Baja California.
The message in Spanish read: “Be warned. As of Friday at 10 p.m. through Sunday at 3 a.m. we’re going to create mayhem so the (expletive) government frees our people. We’re the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, we don’t want to hurt good people but it’s best they don’t go outside, we’re going to attack anyone we see on the streets on these days.”
By 9 p.m. on Friday, more than a dozen vehicles had been set on fire at key intersections around Tijuana and on the highway leading to the beach community of Rosarito to the south.
One of the cars burnt was parked at the city’s stadium as a soccer game was going on.
Many businesses and restaurants throughout Tijuana shut down and streets were noticeably empty and devoid of any traffic.
The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana sent out a tweet saying it was aware of reports of multiple vehicle fires, roadblocks, and heavy police activity in Tijuana, Rosarito, Ensenada and Tecate.
“U.S. Government employees have been instructed to shelter in place until further notice,” the consulate said.
A second notice sent out via social media said, “People should avoid the area, seek secure shelter if in the area, monitor local media for updates, be aware of your surroundings and to notify friends and family of your safety.”
Tijuana’s mayor and chief of police asked people to remain calm and that “the situation was being handled.”
Baja California Gov. Marina de Pilar Avila Olmeda condemned the violent acts happening around the state, saying she “won’t spare any efforts and resources to keep citizens safe to recover peace.”
Fernando del Monte, a highly respected television commentator in Tijuana told citizens during his nightly newscast on XEWT Channel 12 that this threat was “simply meant to strike fear into people.”
According to Baja California officials Saturday morning, 24 incidents had been confirmed across the state.
Twenty eight vehicles were damaged including 17 in Tijuana, three in Rosarito, two in Tecate, four in Ensenada, two in Mexicali.
Reports indicate 13 people were arrested in connection with the arson events and other acts of vandalism.
The cartel that issued the warning is seeking the release of some of its members that are in custody in Mexico.
Similar threats and acts of violence have taken place during the last few days in other Mexican cities such as Juarez, Celaya and Guadalajara. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/cartel-threatens-weekend-of-mass-violence-in-all-of-northern-baja/ | 2022-08-15T10:00:22Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/cartel-threatens-weekend-of-mass-violence-in-all-of-northern-baja/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Families are getting ready for the start of the school year and in Holyoke, there’s a way you can ensure your child’s health before they head back to the classroom.
Later Monday, families will be able to come get a COVID-19 vaccination or booster shot. Shots are available between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
The clinic will be open during those same hours each day this week at different locations.
Anyone older than six-months is eligible for a shot and anyone over five years old can get a booster dose.
No appointment is necessary and vaccination is free. No ID or health insurance is required.
The first day of school for Holyoke students is set for two weeks from today on August 29. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/holyoke-back-to-school-vaccine-clinic-set-for-the-week/ | 2022-08-15T10:00:40Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/holyoke-back-to-school-vaccine-clinic-set-for-the-week/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
220717-N-XH769-1420 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 17, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Nicholas Van Alstine, top, and Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Mike Song ascend a rescue hoist from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, during a search and rescue exercise with the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) July 17, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Clark)
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(WWLP) – Younger adults can’t afford to buy homes, even with lower than usual interest rates. Most of the time, they just don’t have the savings necessary.
Right now, the median sale price for a home in the Pioneer Valley is over $400,000. Down payments can be as low as three-point-five percent for Federal Housing Authority loans.
Even that will cost you $14,000 down for the median home, while non-federally assisted mortgages may require 10 to 20 percent down.
To save faster, experts recommend, starting early, setting clear goals, and using a high yield savings account or a CD, which grow your money at faster rates than traditional accounts. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/saving-for-first-home-young-adults-struggling-to-enter-housing-market/ | 2022-08-15T10:01:22Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/saving-for-first-home-young-adults-struggling-to-enter-housing-market/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NEXSTAR) – Many people would move for a job, but would you consider changing states to have a baby?
Personal finance site WalletHub weighed all 50 states and the District of Columbia to find the best – and worst – states to give birth and raise a young child.
New England dominated the list of best states, with Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island taking the top three spots, and New Hampshire and Connecticut in fifth and sixth places, respectively.
The study’s authors assigned an overall score to each state based on the following criteria: cost, health care quality, baby-friendliness and family-friendliness.
The worst state to have a baby in, the study found, was Alabama, followed by Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Arkansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Nevada and Florida.
So does it make sense to move to a top-ranked state to start a family? Not necessarily, experts say.
“Parents’ jobs are not always in the same part of the country as extended family, but that extended family can be a really important resource and support if you have young kids,” said Dr. Jennifer D. Sciubba, author of “8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape Our World.” “That is something prospective parents should consider when weighing job opportunities and a potential move.”
Amid skyrocketing rent and home prices, along with inflationary pressure, the financial burden of raising a family can feel crushing for some.
“If you have two kids two years apart and they cannot start public school until they are five, you are looking at paying for 7 years of very expensive childcare, not to mention summers and breaks,” Sciubba said. “That feels impossible for many Americans with working parents.”
Others are putting off or deciding against having children, driving the birth rate down.
For years, the birth rate has been declining in the U.S., with the drop in the first year of the pandemic marking the largest single-year fall in almost half a century. Last year saw an increase in births, but the number was still fewer than in 2019.
Fluctuations in the birth rate are often tied to economic conditions, according to Matthew Weinshenker, associate professor and chair of sociology & anthropology at Fordham University.
“First, in an advanced economy like ours, birthrates tend to track economic conditions,” Weinshenker said. “When things are going well, young couples judge that they can afford a child (or another child). That is why the birthrate went down rather sharply when the Great Recession hit.”
Weinshenker adds that many women in the second half of the 20th century are combining work and family with the goal of having a richer life – but doing so in the U.S. is much harder than in other countries.
“We are the only advanced economy in the world that does not have a national paid parental leave benefit, our childcare system is private and costly, and only about half the states guarantee paid sick leave,” Weinshenker said. “Absent these supports, while people still want children, they tend to have fewer, and have them later in life, compared to the past.”
Planning to bring a new child into the world comes with endless decisions, but if you’re leaning toward starting a new life in a different state like so many during the pandemic, this study might just help you tick off one major box. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/these-are-the-best-states-to-have-a-baby-study-finds-where-does-yours-rank/ | 2022-08-15T10:01:47Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/these-are-the-best-states-to-have-a-baby-study-finds-where-does-yours-rank/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. Tune in to get updated about the major news stories of the day.
Hello, this is your daily dose of news from Onmanorama. I'm your host, Vishnu, and these are the major news stories of the day:
1. KT Jaleel defends Azad Kashmir reference
2. Writers, world leaders appalled by attack on Salman Rushdie
3. Congress president Sonia Gandhi tests COVID positive again
4. CBI court sends 3 to jail over 2002 question paper printing scam in Kerala
5. Rookie ministers in Pinarayi Govt blamed for lacklustre show
Let's get into the details:
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1. Controversial Kerala legislator K T Jaleel, who is on a North India tour, has defended his use of the term 'Indian-occupied Kashmir' and 'Azad Kashmir' in a social media post on his trips.
The former State Minister had triggered a row on Friday by terming Jammu and Kashmir as 'India-occupied Jammu and Kashmir’ and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir as 'Azad Kashmir'.
Defending himself, Jaleel said he had written Azad Kashmir in double inverted commas, implying it was not his view.
Taking to social media, Jaleel said he pitied those who did not understand what double inverted commas meant.
Meanwhile, the CPM-backed legislator didn't clarify on his usage ‘Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir’.
Jaleel's controversial references came in a relatively long post elaborating on the socio-political and historical aspects of Jammu and Kashmir. Many, including Union Minister for State V Muraleedharan and BJP state president K Surendran, came out against Jaleel’s remarks in the post.
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2. Eminent personalities across the world took to Twitter to express their outrage at the stabbing of Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, who had been facing death threats from radical Islamists for years.
'The Satanic Verses' writer was stabbed in the neck and torso on Friday at an event in New York by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident Hadi Matar.
Rushdie, who underwent surgery, is now on ventilator support. He was taking part in an event organised by a not-for-profit community when the incident occurred.
Writer-politician Shashi Tharoor said that he is utterly horrified and shocked by the incident and wished the Booker prize winner a speedy recovery.
French President Emmanuel Macron noted that Rushdie has embodied freedom and the fight against obscurantism.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Rushdie was exercising a right we should never cease to defend, alongside saying that his thoughts are with Rushdie's loved ones.
According to media reports, Hadi Matar is sympathetic to 'Shia extremism' and the causes of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Though there are no direct links between Matar and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, law enforcement officers reportedly found images of slain commander Qassem Solemani and an Iraqi extremist sympathetic to the Iranian regime in a cell phone messaging app belonging to Matar, according to NBC News.
Soleimani was a senior Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from 1998 until his assassination in 2020.
Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it offensive to Islam.
The author spent about 10 years under police protection in the United Kingdom, living in hiding after Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for Rushdie's execution.
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3. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in June, and recuperated after hospitalisation, is reportedly positive again.
The party’s general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh tweeted the 75-year-old will remain in isolation as per government protocol.
A few days ago, Sonia's daughter and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi had also tested positive.
In June, Sonia had spent quite a few days in hospital due to post-COVID issues. Around the time, she was also supposed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate over the money-laundering case pertaining to transactions of the Associated Journals Limited and had pushed the dates of the same owing to ill-health.
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4. A Court of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday sentenced three people, including two former education department officials, to rigorous imprisonment over the question paper printing scam that took place in Kerala in 2002.
The three sentenced are former Deputy Director of Education Department V Sanu, Pareeksha Bhavan former Secretary S Ravindran and printing press employee Annamma Chacko.
While second accused Annamma was sentenced to five years imprisonment, fourth accused Ravindran and sixth accused Sanu were sentenced to four years imprisonment each.
All three have to pay an amount of Rs 12.5 lakh as fine as well.
As per the case, the accused caused a loss of Rs 1.33 crore to the State exchequer by aiding a private printing press to get out-of-turn contracts for printing question papers for academic examinations, including that for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate, from the year 2002.
There were a total of nine accused in the printing scam. But the first accused and General Manager of Vishwanathan Press Rajan Chacko, third accused and owner of the press Subramaniyan, fifth accused and Pareeksha Bhavan former Superintendent C P Vijayan Nair and seventh accused and Pareeksha Bhavan former clerk Ajith Kumar died before the completion of the trial.
The CBI, in its chargesheet, had said that the accused cheated the State Government by conniving with the private parties by granting an out-of-turn contract for a benami company, which was jointly formed by various companies which got the question paper printing work in previous years.
The CBI took over the investigation of the case from the State Crime Branch when the SSLC question paper leak rocked the State in 2005.
In 2007, the CBI submitted separate chargesheets in the court with regard to the question paper leak case and the question paper printing scam case.
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5. A report prepared by the CPM State Secretariat criticised the style of functioning of several ministers in the Second Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet. No names were mentioned in particular, but according to party sources, there were enough hints for the individuals concerned about the corrective measures.
The party leadership made it clear that the final judgment of the ministers won't be done based on their one-year performance.
The ministers have been served a warning and urged to improve their functioning. There is no move for a Cabinet reshuffle at the moment, but the leaders don’t rule out such a possibility later.
Participants at the top party meet realised that the capability of the government was affected by the post-pandemic situation and the inexperience of new ministers.
Seventeen out of the 21 ministers in the Cabinet are new faces.
Meanwhile, CM Pinarayi Vijayan, accepting the suggestions, urged the ministers to rise to the expectations of the party in terms of their performance.
There is not as much of a problem as being talked about. Despite the lack of experience, the ministers have to live up to expectations and perform well in their respective portfolios, the CM said while speaking at the CPM State Committee meeting.
Pinarayi also urged ministers to give special attention to the functioning of their offices. He directed the ministers to behave well towards those who approach them with different needs.
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That brings us to the end of this episode. Be sure to come back tomorrow. As always, thanks for listening to Daily News Dose. | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/08/13/daily-news-dose-august-13-jaleel-defends-azad-kashmir-remark.html | 2022-08-15T10:04:04Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/podcast/categories/news/2022/08/13/daily-news-dose-august-13-jaleel-defends-azad-kashmir-remark.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Stationed on a picturesque island with an active volcano offers ample opportunities to hike a variety of unique trails and for Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 2nd Kelly Williams, from Bend, Oregon, the chance to hike with his dog and explore some of the best hiking spots across Sicily and Europe is his favorite reason for being stationed here at Naval Air Station Sigonella.
Williams has been onboard for three years and is assigned to the Emergency Management department in the Emergency Operations Center.
“He was a key player during emergency operation center activations during Operation Allies Refuge, the 2021 base flooding, multiple scheduled protests and several unexplored ordinance transportation and disposal events,” remarked Logistics Specialist 1st Class Acey Mateo, leading petty officer for emergency management.
When asked about his proudest accomplishment while in the Navy, Williams said Operation Allies Refuge and assisting all the people that came through Sigonella during it.
While emergency management doesn’t directly correlate to his rate as an ABH, it does tie in directly to Williams’s motivation to serve in the U.S. Navy, “to help those that are unable or unwilling to help themselves.”
Williams’s main responsibilities are updating and coordinating the mission essential listings and emergency action plans for all of NAS Sigonella and its tenant commands, updating different aspects of the installation’s emergency management plan, conducting emergency management related trainings for command duty officers and incident management team members, and talking to new base personnel at command indoctrination regarding emergency preparedness.
“His leadership and attention to detail in the EOC and as part of the Installation Training Team contributed to an overall score of 93% during the 2022 NAS Sigonella’s command assessment of readiness training,” added Mateo.
In addition to his normal tasks, Williams also holds several collateral duties such as the departmental career counselor, systems admin, Non-Combatant Evacuation Tracking System site manager and Installation Training Team member.
Despite how busy and the many responsibilities Williams has taken on at work, he has still been to find time to complete his associate’s degree in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle and is now working on his bachelor’s degree.
Williams’s favorite quote from “The Odyssey” by Homer is “Even his griefs are a joy long after one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.”
This quote is a just a reflection of Williams’s work ethic and beliefs, as for Williams it is all just part of life in Navy and what being a Sailor is about.
He explains what most people don’t know about the Navy is “the amount of humanitarian work and community outreach the Navy, and the other branches as well, do to help not just their local community around the base but in communities across the world.”
His stewardship, dedication and leadership are the qualities that drew his command to nominating him as NAS Sigonella’s “In the Spotlight” selection.
“His leadership and experience has a made him a strong influence throughout the department and greatly relied upon for all critical tasks,” concluded Mateo. “He consistently performs high above his paygrade.”
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As we all try to battle inflation and figure out new ways to save, the easiest place to start is your grocery list. The best way to save on groceries, many experts say, is by meal planning.
Two women who own a meal service say you can save a fortune by carefully planning your dinners for the week.
Alison Crowdus and Jen Eisenstein run a meal delivery service called Dinner to Doorbells.
"I'm making a white chicken lasagna," Crowdus said.
The two entrepreneurs are careful to buy only what they know they will use that week.
"There are a lot of people who just go to the grocery store and buy lots of things," Eisenstein said. "We buy items to make a very deliberate meal for this day."
One of the big advantages of meal planning, they explained, is you don't end up overbuying or purchasing too many of some ingredients and having to throw them all away a few months later.
"If you know your budget, you know your grocery budget, then you can plan within that budget," Crowdus said
They say planning each meal in advance can save a hundred dollars or more on groceries each month.
"Coupon Mom" offers tips for shopping
The founder of Coupon Mom.com, Stephanie Nelson, agrees, saying "when people look at their total spending, all of their spending, the category that always surprises them is grocery spending."
Nelson offered us her shopping tips for saving. First, she said, it is essential to shop with a list.
But don't be locked into one brand of one store. She says to compare prices of common items and grab them on sale.
"You shop selectively," she said. ."You pick two to three stores a week, and cherry pick the best deals at each store."
Also, she says, cut back on impulse purchases by limiting how often you shop.
Think about it: If you run in for just milk and cereal, you will probably leave with four more things and a quick $30 bill.
"If you're going four times a week to the grocery store," she said, "you could cut that down to once or twice."
Nelson also says many of us buy too much food that we then have to toss. According to the USDA, the average family wastes $1,500 yearly on uneaten food.
So what can you do? Nelson suggests:
- Buying only the items you need for that week.
- Making smart substitutions for less expensive items.
- Avoiding "quick runs" to the grocery store, where you always spend more than you had planned.
- Swapping at least one restaurant meal for an extra meal at home, can replace a $60 dinner out with a $10 dinner at home.
Jen Eisenstein and Alison Crowdus say planning the week's meals on Sunday can save you money and time Monday through Friday.
And by making more than one item at once, Crowdus says (such as two meals using rice or lasagna noodles), you can have a second dinner for a day or two later.
"We just dump it onto a pan, throw it in the oven and you are ready to go," Crowdus said.
By planning ahead, and buying ingredients for three or four meals at once, you don't overspend on groceries, and you don't waste your money.
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Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up cash, promote business endeavors and boost social media profiles.
A Nevada man jailed on riot charges asked his mother to contact publishers for a book he was writing about “the Capitol incident.” A rioter from Washington state helped his father hawk clothes and other merchandise bearing slogans such as “Our House” and images of the Capitol building. A Virginia man released a rap album with riot-themed songs and a cover photograph of him sitting on a police vehicle outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Those actions are sometimes complicating matters for defendants when they face judges at sentencing as prosecutors point to the profit-chasing activities in seeking tougher punishments. The Justice Department, in some instances, is trying to claw back money that rioters have made off the insurrection.
In one case, federal authorities have seized tens of thousands of dollars from a defendant who sold his footage from Jan. 6. In another case, a Florida man's plea deal allows the U.S. government to collect profits from any book he gets published over the next five years. And prosecutors want a Maine man who raised more than $20,000 from supporters to surrender some of the money because a taxpayer-funded public defender is representing him.
Many rioters have paid a steep personal price for their actions on Jan. 6. At sentencing, rioters often ask for leniency on the grounds that they already have experienced severe consequences for their crimes.
They lost jobs or entire careers. Marriages fell apart. Friends and relatives shunned them or even reported them to the FBI. Strangers have sent them hate mail and online threats. And they have racked up expensive legal bills to defend themselves against federal charges ranging from misdemeanors to serious felonies.
Websites and crowdfunding platforms set up to collect donations for Capitol riot defendants try to portray them as mistreated patriots or even political prisoners.
An anti-vaccine medical doctor who pleaded guilty to illegally entering the Capitol founded a nonprofit that raised more than $430,000 for her legal expenses. The fundraising appeal by Dr. Simone Gold’s group, America’s Frontline Doctors, didn’t mention her guilty plea, prosecutors noted.
Before sentencing Gold to two months behind bars, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper called it “unseemly” that her nonprofit invoked the Capitol riot to raise money that also paid for her salary. Prosecutors said in court papers that it “beggars belief” that she incurred anywhere close to $430,000 in legal costs for her misdemeanor case.
Another rioter, a New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the siege, raised more than $30,000 in online donations for a “Patriot Relief Fund” to cover his mortgage payments and other monthly bills. Prosecutors cited the fund in recommending a fine for Scott Fairlamb, who is serving a prison sentence of more than three years.
“Fairlamb should not be able to ‘capitalize’ on his participation in the Capitol breach in this way,” Justice Department lawyers wrote.
Robert Palmer, a Florida man who attacked police officers at the Capitol, asked a friend to create a crowdfunding campaign for him online after he pleaded guilty. After seeing the campaign to “Help Patriot Rob,” a probation officer calculating a sentencing recommendation for Palmer didn’t give him credit for accepting responsibility for his conduct. Palmer conceded that a post for the campaign falsely portrayed his conduct on Jan. 6. Acceptance of responsibility can help shave months or even years off a sentence.
“When you threw the fire extinguisher and the plank at the police officers, were you acting in self-defense?” asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.
“No, ma’am, I was not,” Palmer said before the judge sentenced him to more than five years in prison.
A group calling itself the Patriot Freedom Project says it has raised more than $1 million in contributions and paid more than $665,000 in grants and legal fees for families of Capitol riot defendants.
In April, a New Jersey-based foundation associated with the group filed an IRS application for tax-exempt status. As of early August, an IRS database doesn’t list the foundation as a tax-exempt organization. The Hughes Foundation’s IRS application says its funds “principally” will benefit families of Jan. 6 defendants, with about 60% of the donated money going to foundation activities. The rest will cover management and fundraising expenses, including salaries, it adds.
Rioters have found other ways to enrich or promote themselves.
Jeremy Grace, who was sentenced to three weeks in jail for entering the Capitol, tried to profit off his participation by helping his dad sell T-shirts, baseball caps, water bottles, decals and other gear with phrases such as “Our House” and “Back the Blue” and images of the Capitol, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Grace's “audacity” to sell “Back the Blue" paraphernalia is “especially disturbing” because he watched other rioters confront police officers on Jan. 6. A defense lawyer, however, said Grace didn’t break any laws or earn any profits by helping his father sell the merchandise.
Federal authorities seized more than $62,000 from a bank account belonging to riot defendant John Earle Sullivan, a Utah man who earned more than $90,000 from selling his Jan. 6 video footage to at least six companies. Sullivan's lawyer argued authorities had no right to seize the money.
Richard “Bigo” Barnett, an Arkansas man photographed propping his feet up on a desk in the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has charged donors $100 for photos of him with his feet on a desk while under house arrest. Defense lawyer Joseph McBride said prosecutors have “zero grounds” to prevent Barnett from raising money for his defense before a December trial date.
"Unlike the government, Mr. Barnett does not have the American Taxpayer footing the bill for his legal case," McBride wrote in a court filing.
Texas real estate agent Jennifer Leigh Ryan promoted her business on social media during and after the riot, boasting that she was “becoming famous.” In messages sent after Jan. 6, Ryan “contemplated the business she needed to prepare for as a result of the publicity she received from joining the mob at the Capitol,” prosecutors said in court documents.
Prosecutors cited the social media activity of Treniss Evans III in recommending a two-month jail term for the Texas man, who drank a shot of whiskey in a congressional conference room on Jan. 6. Evans has “aggressively exploited” his presence at the Capitol to expand his social media following on Gettr, a social media site founded by a former Trump adviser, prosecutors wrote before Evans' sentencing, scheduled for this coming Tuesday,
A few rioters are writing books about the mob’s attack or have marketed videos that they shot during the riot.
A unique provision in Adam Johnson’s plea agreement allows the U.S. government to collect profits from any book he gets published over the next five years. Images of Johnson posing for photographs with Pelosi’s podium went viral after the riot. Prosecutors said they insisted on the provision after learning that Johnson intends to write a memoir “of some sort.”
Ronald Sandlin, a Nevada man charged with assaulting officers near doors to the Senate gallery, posted on Facebook that he was “working out a Netflix deal” to sell riot video footage. Later, in a call from jail, Sandlin told his mother that he had met with right-wing author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza and was in contact with podcaster Joe Rogan. He also asked his mom to contact publishers for the book he was writing about the "Capitol incident," prosecutors said.
“I hope to turn it into movie,” Sandlin wrote in a March 2021 text message. “I plan on having Leonardo DiCaprio play me,” he wrote, adding a smiley face emoji. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/some-capitol-rioters-try-to-profit-from-their-jan-6-crimes | 2022-08-15T10:06:37Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national-news/some-capitol-rioters-try-to-profit-from-their-jan-6-crimes | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Top news and notes from around Northern Virginia and beyond.
5. Campaign cash
The development industry has pumped more than $118,000 into the local campaign committees for seven members of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors and contributed at least $333,000 to two of their congressional campaigns.
4. Winery for sale
Dream of ditching it all and owning a winery? Here's your chance. Dry Mill Vineyards & Winery outside Leesburg is still for sale on Realtor.com with a $1.65 million price tag. Take a look.
3. Fall, is that you?
Today's high is expected to be only around 71 degrees with showers and thunderstorms , mainly after 5 p.m. Click here for a detailed forecast by ZIP code.
2. Fatal crash
A 56-year-old Oakton woman died in a Saturday afternoon motorcycle crash on Joplin Road in Triangle.
1. Cash on the doorstep?
If you owed income taxes to the state of Virginia for 2021, some of that money might be coming back this fall.
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The annual Discover Occoquan celebration, including a scavenger hunt, Taste of Occoquan and and the Duck Splash, began Saturday and continues through Sunday, Aug. 21. Click here for more information.
will begin Saturday, Aug. 13, and run through Aug. 21. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/infive-campaign-cash-winery-for-sale-and-a-cool-day/article_5644edba-1c70-11ed-a255-7f5c46010d8d.html | 2022-08-15T10:16:37Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/infive-campaign-cash-winery-for-sale-and-a-cool-day/article_5644edba-1c70-11ed-a255-7f5c46010d8d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
With the highest point total of any female diver in the competition, Overlee pool’s Michayla Eisenberg won the girls senior division at the recent Northern Virginia Swimming League’s all-star competition.
Eisenberg finished first in the 1-meter diving event at Fairfax Station pool with a 214.3 total score, ahead of runner-up Jocelyn Brooks of Kent Gardens and McLean High School with 203.45.
Eisenberg was one of two winners from Arlington pools at the meet. The other was her Overlee teammate, Stella Barclay, in intermediate girls with a score of 153.55.
There were a number of other top finishers from Arlington pools at the event, led by fifth-place finishes by Overlee’s Kenly McAlister in freshman girls and Donaldson Run’s William Parish in senior boys.
Sixth in the meet was Overlee’s Sophie Dean in intermediate girls. Placing seventh was Donaldson Run’s Lily Klein in freshman girls.
Eighth were Dominion Hills’ Charles Morrison in junior boys and Toby Chen in freshman boys and Donaldson Run’s Sophie Frost in intermediate girls. A ninth was turned in by Overlee’s Elizabeth Deegan in freshman girls. Finishing 10th was Overlee’s Thomas Kouhestani in freshman boys. Taking 11th were Arlington Forest’s Ava Smialowicz in senior girls and Matthew Petruccelli in junior boys and Dominion Hill’s Luke Di Benigno in senior boys.
The individual all-star meet ended the 2022 summer dive season in the NVSL. Of the four Arlington pools in the dive league, Dominion Hills had the highest regular-season finish with a second, thanks to a 3-2 record, in Division IV. Donaldson Run also was 3-2 and finished third in Division III.
Overlee tied for fourth in Division I at 2-3 and Arlington Forest was 0-5 in Division V.
NOTES: Some other top divers from Arlington pools did not participate in the NVSL all-star meet, like Ellie Joyce of Dominion Hills pool. They were competing at the junior national competition instead . . . During the winter high-school girls diving season, Eisenberg won the Independent School League championship for the Flint Hill Huskies team, finished second in the private-school state meet and she was third in the Washington Metropolitan Prep School Swim & Dive League Championships. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/divers-enjoy-strong-showing-at-all-star-meet/article_927e578a-1c16-11ed-b914-57c93d26eb9c.html | 2022-08-15T10:16:43Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/divers-enjoy-strong-showing-at-all-star-meet/article_927e578a-1c16-11ed-b914-57c93d26eb9c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia's dream run in Toronto with a hard-fought 6-3 2-6 6-3 victory to claim her third Canadian Open title on Sunday.
Halep's serving woes from her semifinal win carried over at the outset of the final as she produced four double faults and was broken in the opening game before quickly falling 3-0 behind.
But the Romanian responded by changing her tactics, drawing the Brazilian into longer rallies to reel off six straight games and she sealed the opening set when she blasted a forehand winner, pumping her fist as the supportive crowd roared their approval.
Haddad Maia dominated the second set but got tight in the decider, badly missing a forehand wide to hand Halep a 4-1 lead she would not relinquish.
The two-time Grand Slam champion sealed her ninth WTA 1000 title when Haddad Maia's service return found the net on match point under sunny skies in the Canadian city.
"At the start it was really tough," Halep told reporters.
"She's lefty, so it's coming different, the spin. She's very powerful. She's solid. And it's never easy to play against her."
With the win, the former world number one will re-enter the top 10 next week at number six.
"I've been many years there but now I feel like it's a big deal to be back in top 10. I'm really happy with this performance," she said.
"When I started the year I was not very confident and I set the goal to be, at the end of the year, top 10. And here I am. So it's very special moment. I will enjoy it. I will give myself credit. I'm just dreaming for more."
The loss ended an impressive run at the tournament for Haddad Maia, who toppled local favourite Leylah Fernandez, world number one Iga Swiatek and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic en route to the final.
"I think I'm getting more competitive every week and we are working the right way," Haddad Maia said.
"The results are here because we are focused on the process."
Haddad Maia will debut in the top 20 for the first time next week and her success caught the attention of Brazilian soccer hero Pele.
"How good is it to see Brazilians conquering more and more in the sport," Pele posted on social media ahead of the match.
"I want to congratulate Bia for reaching the Toronto WTA 1000 final, but above that, for the beautiful journey so far." | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/08/15/simona-halep-wta-tennis-canadian-open-title.amp.html | 2022-08-15T10:16:59Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2022/08/15/simona-halep-wta-tennis-canadian-open-title.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Good Morning Britain fans were excited today to see host Richard Madeley replaced with Judge Robert Rinder, after Madeley announced a break from the show. Many viewers especially praised Rinder for his harsh handling of Labour leader, Keir Starmer, over a debate on picket lines.
The celebrity barrister took over hosting duties this morning with Charlotte Hawkins after Madeley said he "won't be on the show for a while." This came shortly after Madeley received large amounts of criticism online for his "inappropriate comments" about Olivia Newton-John, The Express reports.
Rinder announced his return with a snap showing him and Charlotte together. With the caption "I'm back @GMB" featuring a winky face, the 44-year-old seemed very pleased to be back on the show.
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Viewers flocked to social media to share their delight at Rinder's appearance.
One user, Eureka UK, wrote: " @GMB I rarely feel the need to Tweet but I wanted to say how much I LOVE @RobbieRinder in the hot seat. Intelligent, funny & considerate - please can he stay?"
Sarah Lambkin tweeted: " Great to see @RobbieRinder back on @GMB he needs to be on far more often" and Nicola Codd wrote: " Brilliant to see you back. Control, empathy, intelligence. GMB is much better when you are in the seat."
Many were also quick to draw comparisons between the judge and Richard Madeley, with Misha Moller sharing: " S o refreshing to switch back to #GMB again, well done @GMB please DO NOT bring that #richardmadeley again."
While another user commented: " Thank the lord, finally a decent presenter who knows how to present! Welcome back @RobbieRinder "
Clare Maynard tweeted: "Yaaay you’re a fantastic breath of fresh air for GMB. Looking sunny with Charlotte."
The temporary host also gained much attention for his harsh interview with head of the opposition Keir Starmer. While discussing the latest bout of railway strikes, Rinder asked the leader if he supported the railway strikes.
Starmer replied that he supported the right to strike but said that Labour's intention was to get everyone "round the table" to negotiate. He said: "Any responsible government has a role in these negotiations, and that role is to get people round the table and to resolve the issues that arrive, I'm single-mindedly focused on that."
Rinder then cut in telling the Labour leader that "wasn't the question" he asked, before sharply ending the interview. He said: "I'll take that as a yes, no, maybe, thank you very much."
His approach garnered a large reaction on Twitter with several users praising the swift cut-off. One commenter, Paul, wrote: "Rob Rinder just politely and very eloquently told Sir Keir to shut up then cut the interview."
While Toni responded: " Well done Mr Rinder. At least you didn’t pander to Keir. He looked like a rabbit in the headlights."
As another simply put it: " Rinder doesn't mess about."
Another user, however, argued that the host was too harsh and showed disrespect to the politician. JM wrote: " The level of disrespect at the end here @RobbieRinder was abhorrent. At the very least thanking him for turning up should have been standard. Considering the opposition hide in fridges or fail to answer anything. Really appalling from you."
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Paul O'Grady said farewell to listeners on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday afternoon after it was announced earlier in the week that he would be departing. As his final show drew to a close, Paul reflected on his 14-year long stint hosting his popular show alongside producer Malcom Prince.
"This is one of the longest jobs I’ve ever held down - I only came in to do a few hours for Elaine Page," Paul joked as he began bidding farewell to his beloved listeners, The Mirror reports. He went on to joke: "I used to say I was running from the building but there was a great big bubble that would catch me on Oxford Street and bring me back, like the prisoner, but it's not today and I can run free.
"I'm hanging up my headphones," he continued. "Thank you very, very much for listening - it wouldn't have been the same without you," he added, before he signed off playing his final song, Friends by Bette Midler.
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Paul's final show had started with Kylie Minogue's single, All The Lovers, before he caught up with producer Malcolm Prince. He posted a message on Instagram saying he'd quit as he "wasn't really happy" about sharing his Sunday slot.
He said: "I just want to say that tonight is my very last show on Radio 2 after 14 years! I have never had a job for that long. So I want to say thank you very much for listening and for all your emails and all your messages and all the fun I've had over the years.
"And also a huge special mention to Malcolm Prince, my producer. And I've been really lucky in my time to have worked with some smashing producers, and Malcolm is way up there, believe you me."
He goes on to address the reason he decided to bid farewell to Radio 2, saying: "And the reason I'm leaving because everybody's asked me this. It's because I wasn't really happy with the 13 weeks on/13 weeks off business. So, I did the honorable thing and I honoured my contract, gave my notice and now I'm off.
"Anyway, thanks very much and good luck to everyone on Radio 2 and long may you continue!"
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The Department for Work and Pensions have confirmed that the August payment date will change, affecting millions of Brits. Personal Independence Payments (PIP) alone affects more than two million people, living with a disability or health condition that affects their day-to-day life.
DWP's decision to change the payment date is not unusual as the department often changes the date due to bank holidays. The August bank holiday on Monday 29.
Those who rely on Universal Credit, PIP, Pension Credit and tax credits should all be aware of the change, especially if they rely on the money to make ends meet. As The Express writes, this time around, it's good news as most will be paid early.
Those who receive their money on a Monday will instead receive it on Friday 26 instead. DWP have also recently confirmed when the next instalment for the Cost of Living payment will be received.
Eligible claimants should receive the £324 payment no later than October 31, 2022. The Cost of Living payment was devised to help people pay their bills as the cost of energy has gone through the roof while inflation is also rampant.
More than 7.2 million households received the first payment for £326 last month but others are still waiting. The latest guidance highlights that DWP is using a computer program to identify eligible claimants for the cost of living payments.
It says: “There is no claims process for persons to follow to claim the additional payments. The payments will be paid into the bank account where claimants normally receive benefits or by the claimant’s preferred alternative arrangements where applicable.”
Those who will receive the first cost of living payment in September can expect the next payment in winter. The date for this hasn't been confirmed yet.
People can qualify for the payment if they receive any of the following benefits:
- Universal credit
- Income-based jobseeker’s allowance
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Income support
- Working tax credit
- Child tax credit
- Pension credit
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Kent is set for some thunder and rainfall today (August 15), a welcome change from the intense heatwaves over the last month. Temperatures are still expected to remain high across the region but there will be a break from the recent record-breaking highs.
A storm is expected early afternoon at around 1pm until 3pm - rain has been forecast as 50% likely during this two hour period. A drought was officially declared in Kent in recent days, so the rain will be welcome to many.
The county is currently under a yellow weather warning for "torrential downpours" and thunderstorms. There are three warnings in place - for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Today's warning is in place from 10am today (August 15) until 11.59pm. The second warning is in place all day Tuesday (midnight to midnight) and the third is from 9am on Wednesday until 11.59pm.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Cloudier than recently, although still some warm sunshine. Likely feeling hot again by the afternoon, especially where drier, brighter weather persists. Many parts staying dry, although slow-moving and heavy showers may develop later in the day, perhaps thundery with hail. Maximum temperature 32°C."
Despite cloudy conditions being expected across Kent, temperatures will remain high, with 23C conditions in Dover today and 25C in Tunbridge Wells. The high temperatures are also forecast for overnight too, with many places across the county expecting night time temperatures of around 18C.
A Met Office spokesperson commenting on the overnight weather across Kent said: "Staying rather cloudy, with any showers continuing through the evening and only gradually easing overnight. Warm again, and feeling rather humid."
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Southeastern has confirmed that a very limited number of services will run on two dates this week and passengers have been urged not to travel on these days. Strike action will impact travel on Thursday, August 18, and Saturday, August 20.
These two days of industrial action are being carried out by the RMT & TSSA unions, just days after strike action from the ASLEF union impacted weekend travel. The operator has strongly urged passengers not to travel by train on these days and to seek out alternative means of transportation instead.
In Kent, a very limited number of services are to operate from three stations on both days. Southeastern has confirmed that on Thursday, just 44 out of their 180 stations will be open, with only 43 then open on Saturday.
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No rail replacement buses will serve stations that are closed on these dates. Passengers have been warned to expect severe disruption and to plan their journeys ahead.
The first and last train times for the Southeastern services that will operate from Kent are as follows:
Thursday, August 18
Ashford - London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
First train from Ashford: 07:48, last train: 16:37
First train from Ebbsfleet International: 08:07, last train 17:05
First train from London St Pancras: 08:35 (to Ebbsfleet), 08:49 (to Ashford), last train: 17:33 (to Ashford)
Dartford - London Bridge via Woolwich
First train from Dartford: 07:46, last train: 17:16
First train from London Bridge: 08:04, last train: 18:04
Dartford - London Bridge via Bexleyheath
First train from Dartford: 07:35, last train: 17:05
First train from London Bridge: 08:24, last train:17:54
Dartford - London Bridge via Sidcup
First train from Dartford: 07:23, last train: 16:53
First train from London Bridge: 08:14, last train: 17:44
Orpington / Sevenoaks - London Bridge via Grove Park
First train from Orpington: 07:16, last train: 17:16
First train from Sevenoaks: 08:21, last train: 16:51
First train from London Bridge: 07:56 (to Orpington), 08:16 (to Sevenoaks), last train: 17:16 (to Sevenoaks), 18:06 (to Orpington)
Saturday, August 20
Ashford - London St Pancras via Ebbsfleet International
First train from Ashford: 07:48, last train: 16:37
First train from Ebbsfleet International: 08:07, last train 17:05
First train from London St Pancras: 08:35 (to Ebbsfleet), 08:49 (to Ashford), last train: 17:33 (to Ashford)
Dartford - London Bridge via Woolwich
First train from Dartford: 07:46, last train: 17:16
First train from London Bridge: 08:08, last train: 18:04
Dartford - London Victoria via Bexleyheath
First train from Dartford: 07:37, last train: 17:37
First train from London Victoria: 07:54, last train:17:24
Dartford - London Victoria via Sidcup
First train from Dartford: 07:23, last train: 16:53
First train from London Victoria: 08:09, last train: 17:39
Orpington / Sevenoaks - London Victoria
First train from Orpington: 07:31, last train: 17:30
First train from Sevenoaks: 07:45, last train: 17:15
First train from London Victoria: 08:06 (to Orpington and Sevenoaks), last train: 17:06 (to Sevenoaks), 18:06 (to Orpington)
On the days following strike action, customers have been advised to expect severe disruption in the morning, with first trains expected to be very busy. Services will not begin until Network Rail staff begin their shifts.
Tickets and refunds
Passengers who have already bought a ticket can apply for a refund if you do not travel. Daily ticket holders will be able to claim a full refund with no admin fee, while advance ticket holders can either apply for a full refund with no admin fee or return to the original retailer for an eVoucher.
Season ticket holders can use Delay Repay to claim a day travel back if they do not travel, while Flexi ticket holders can receive Delay Repay by ensuring their pass is activated for the day they're claiming.
With many ticket offices to be closed on these dates, tickets can be purchased online or from ticket vending machines at stations. For further details about the strike action and services that will be running, click here .
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UberBoat by Thames Clippers boss Sean Collins has confirmed riverbuses running from Kent to London are at a "development stage". Trial services have operated on Saturdays and have frequently been oversubscribed - now plans are underway to give the route a regular timetable by the new year.
As previously reported by KentLive, the route gives passengers the option to travel to the capital in style. In the trial runs, the boat departed from Gravesend Town Pier at 9.45am, before stopping at Tilbury Pier at 10am and later arriving in London at around 11am.
With an All Day ticket, passengers can also make unlimited use of the full Uber Boat by Thames Clippers’ services for the day, where you can join the regular service which serves several piers throughout the city. Short journeys can be made to places like the London Eye Pier to check out the Sea Life Aquarium, or to Battersea Power Station Pier for activities such as sailing on the lake in Battersea Park.
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However, UberBoat by Thames Clippers boss Sean Collins has told MyLondon of plans to make the Kent-to-London route a permanent one. "Ultimately, it will be a regular route - an 'RB' - we just need a little bit more of residential development to take place and we're there," he said.
In other cities around the world, where waterways create a natural border between different parts of a large city, such as New York, Hamburg or Amsterdam, water-based transit such as riverbuses and ferries have provided a popular, greener and cheaper alternative to tunnel or bridge solutions because they are more flexible and encourage the use of public transport, walking and cycling instead of private transportation.
However there is one big caveat - here, UberBoat by Thames Clippers is a commercial, for-profit business. Although TfL issues it a licence and it accepts Oyster, it runs independently day-to-day. Mr Collins is the boss, not Sadiq Khan. In other cities, the successful river bus crossings are all subsidised. amNY reports that in New York a $2.75 passenger fare is generally subsidised $9 from the city authorities, and hence the taxpayer.
Regardless, the development of Thames Clippers providing 23 years of river crossings has progressed, with its boss explaining partnerships could provide a solution. "I have always been extremely focused on partnerships," he added. "When I first started the service, it was built on relationships with Canary Wharf Group, property groups etc[...] then what I looked at was future developments along the river.
"It was the foresight of Berkeley [housing developers] at Woolwich Royal Arsenal who wanted a service there back in 2002 and since then we have built up partnerships which allow developments to get riverbus access from an early stage and it works - St George's Wharf and Battersea Power Station for example."
There are a number of piers and jetties along the Thames in Kent where riverbus services could operate, but don't. Erith, Dartford, Greenhithe and Ebbsfleet have all been earmarked as potential sites, with Sean saying he's all ears should an approach be made to Thames Clippers from a developer or third party.
Speaking in July last year when UberBoat announced its Kent-to-London trial route, he said: "We remain committed to growing the River Bus network in London and further east. We want as many residents as possible to realise the benefits of travelling by river in and out of London, in terms of speed, comfort and frequency.
"We are optimistic about the volume of passengers opting to use this special leisure service, and we hope soon to be able to offer this additional transport link permanently to Gravesend and Tilbury."
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Brittney Griner's legal team has filed an appeal against a Russian court's verdict sentencing the WNBA star to nine years in prison for smuggling drugs into Russia, Griner's lawyer Maria Blagovolina told CNN on Monday.
The US State Department maintains Griner is wrongfully detained, and her case has raised concerns she is being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine. US officials have offered a potential prisoner swap with Russia to try to bring her home safely.
Griner, 31, was detained in February for carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist pleaded guilty to drug charges and said she accidentally packed the drugs while in a hurry.
The nine-year sentence, along with a fine of about $16,400, was issued August 4 by Khimki city court Judge Anna Sotnikova, who said the court took into account Griner's partial admission of guilt, remorse for the deed, state of health and charitable activities.
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The FBI's stunning search of ex-President Donald Trump's home triggered a legal and political earthquake whose aftershocks are only widening a week on, with key questions that will shape the nation's future still clouded in mystery.
Trump responded to the search by reviving the chaos and acrimony that defined his administration. Ahead of a likely 2024 run, he showed undimmed zeal in challenging US checks and balances and inciting his political movement against them.
Two major developments in the furor stood out over the weekend. New reports showed that a Trump lawyer told the Justice Department in June that there was no more classified information at Mar-a-Lago. But from what emerged on Friday, FBI agents took classified material, including some bearing the high-level designation "Top Secret/SCI," from Trump's home last Monday. The contradiction could suggest a broadening footprint of possible legal exposure inside Trump's inner circle if there was an attempt to mislead the Justice Department.
Then on Sunday, several senior Republicans pioneered a new defense of the ex-President, questioning whether the material at Mar-a-Lago was actually highly sensitive, citing a President's powers to declassify top secret information.
"One (question) is whether or not the search itself was justified. We have this list from the FBI, but we don't have conclusive (proof) as to whether or not this actually is classified material and whether or not it rises to the level of the highest classified material," Ohio Rep. Mike Turner, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said on CNN's "State of the Union."
Turner's gambit continued to raise the question of whether the Justice Department overreached in the extraordinary move of obtaining a search warrant to enter a former President's property. But it was also just the latest GOP attempt to defend Trump, still a massively powerful force in the party, that ignored key issues that include why a former President needed to hold on to highly sensitive documents.
The new GOP approach followed increasingly desperate and baseless claims from Trump, conservative lawmakers and media pundits that the FBI was nothing but a weaponized political enforcement arm for President Joe Biden, that the bureau may have planted documents during the search to discredit Trump or all they had to do was ask to get material back. Each of those attacks appeared aimed at distracting Americans from yet more evidence of Trump's aberrant behavior.
The Republican counter-attack also fails to take into account the fact a federal judge had to agree there was a probable cause a crime had been committed before he authorized the warrant to search Trump's home.
Previously sealed court documents released Friday indicated prosecutors were probing possible violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records.
'I don't understand what the purpose was'
In his appearance on CNN, Turner sought to straddle his responsibility to show gravitas as one of the members of Congress charged with critical responsibilities in overseeing the intelligence community with political imperatives in the GOP to defend Trump.
He did not repeat the wild claims about politicization of the FBI that were fired from the hip by Republicans who had little knowledge of the material at Trump's residence. But Turner also sought to increase pressure on Attorney General Merrick Garland, who last week vowed the Justice Department wouldn't be deterred in ensuring the rule of law applied to everyone, even ex-presidents.
"Attorney General Garland needs to provide these materials ... Let us see them," Turner told CNN's Brianna Keilar of the evidence the Department of Justice used to justify a search on Trump's home. "And then we can tell you what our answer is and what our discernment is of whether or not this is a true national security threat or whether or not this is an abuse of discretion by Attorney General Garland."
Turner questioned whether documents taken from Mar-a-Lago were really still classified, despite their descriptions on a receipt left with Trump by the FBI that suggested that they were.
"The receipt shows is that this material was marked as such. It doesn't mean that it currently is," Turner said.
Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota also suggested the Justice Department could clear up some questions about the search by releasing an affidavit used to justify the search, which remains under seal.
"I think it would be good for the Justice Department to release some of the information about the extraordinary steps, or the steps they did take to try to cooperate with the former President," Rounds said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"I also think this will bring into question one constitutional issue that has not been talked about, and that is whether or not a president can declassify or classify certain items," Rounds said.
Presidents do have substantial powers to declassify information. But ex-presidents do not. And there is so far no clear evidence of any process undertaken by Trump to officially declassify the documents when he was in office. And even if the material was declassified, possible lax storage arrangements at his residence could still have posed a national security threat. Furthermore, none of the three laws cited in the criminal warrant solely hinge on whether information was deemed to be unclassified, which may make the declassification point somewhat irrelevant anyway.
It is also unclear why an ex-President needed such information.
"What was the motivation for accumulating them, moving them to Mar-a-Lago?" James Clapper, a former director of national intelligence, said on CNN's "Newsroom" on Saturday. "I don't understand what the purpose was. I mean, you know, the imagination can run wild here as to what the potential purpose or motivations might have been."
New potential legal exposure for Trump's team
The question of why the Justice Department thought it was justified in sending the FBI into Mar-a-Lago is perhaps the most important outstanding issue -- and could be clarified by fresh reporting about Trump's legal team.
Two sources familiar with the matter said that one of Trump's lawyers asserted in June that there was no more classified information stored at the residence. The National Archives, which has responsibility for collecting and sorting presidential material, has previously said at least 15 boxes of White House records were recovered from Mar-a-Lago, including some that were classified, before the batch that was removed last week.
The letter signed by the attorney raised the question of how many people could be facing legal exposure if the information taken from the resort last week was indeed classified. And it could help explain why obstruction of justice is one of the possible criminal offenses mentioned in the search warrant.
"I don't know whether the individual who sent that letter had personal knowledge of what the actual scenario was," said Carrie Cordero, a former senior Justice Department official who is now a CNN legal and national security analyst.
"But I do think it indicates that there are more individuals besides just the former President who potentially have legal exposure here."
Political impact of the search grows
A week on from the FBI operation, the political reverberations are only growing. The outburst of fury from Republicans and wild claims that Biden was operating a police state reaffirmed that the horror of the US Capitol insurrection did nothing to restrain Trump's supporters -- including some mainstream GOP leaders. The conservative backlash led to threats against the judge in the case and FBI agents, suggesting that violence still simmers below the surface of a country that is deeply and dangerously divided.
The last week also showed Trump's trademark capacity to tarnish the institutions of government designed to bolster the rule of law and counter the power of presidents (and ex-presidents) who chafe at following the rules. His conduct is often so unconstrained that attempts by centers of power like the Justice Department to hold him to account lead them into treacherous political waters that cause Trump to make wild claims of a conspiracy against him. That sense of victimization is one of the key ingredients of his hold over the Republican Party and is sure to become central to his widening showdown with the Justice Department.
And the events of the last week -- and the willingness of much of the Republican Party to jump to Trump's defense, even at the risk of inciting violence -- have previewed the national trauma that could be in store if Trump is indicted in this investigation or in other criminal probes over his conduct. This includes several investigations linked to his attempt to overthrow the 2020 election and interrupt the peaceful transfer of power based on his falsehoods about voter fraud, which were thrown out by multiple courts.
As the legal questions widen, the political impact of the search on Trump's residence is also deepening. In the immediate aftermath of what was an unprecedented move against an ex-President, Trump incited a backlash that supercharged his likely 2024 presidential effort. And the wave of Republican outrage convinced possible rivals for the GOP nomination, like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and ex-Vice President Mike Pence, to stand by him and criticize the FBI search.
Still, the return of Trump to the headlines has reminded many Americans of the angst and polarization that alienated the broader national electorate and cost him the 2020 election. The search also put the focus on the extraordinary clutch of criminal, civil and congressional probes hanging over the former President's head that would spell disaster for any normal political candidate.
The controversy over Trump also had another political effect: it overshadowed Biden's best week as president so far, which was crowned by the passage of his landmark climate and health care package.
But Biden's success will not be judged on last week alone. The true test of his momentum will come in midterm elections in November that Democrats have dreaded. But the juxtaposition between Biden's progress -- which has now given vulnerable Democrats more to campaign on this August recess -- and Trump's deepening legal woes promises to become an early point of comparison in their possible 2024 White House rematch.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Carvana Co. ("Carvana") (NYSE: CVNA) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between May 6, 2020 and June 24, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Carvana, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Carvana includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' statements about Carvana's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: October 3, 2022
Aggrieved Carvana investors only have until October 3, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
CONTACT:
Vincent Wong, Esq.
39 East Broadway
Suite 304
New York, NY 10002
Tel. 212.425.1140
E-Mail: vw@wongesq.com
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monday: NAHB Housing Market Index.
Tuesday: US Building Permits/Housing Starts.
Wednesday: RBNZ Policy Announcement, US Retail Sales, FOMC Minutes.
Thursday: Fed’s George and Kashkari.
Following the strong labour market report, the US CPI last week missed expectations across the board. The biggest contributor to the decline was energy prices. The supply side of energy didn’t change much, so it’s the demand side that is weighing on prices. This just means that the Fed (which can adjust only the demand side) needs to keep on tightening and depress demand if it wants to achieve its goal. Naturally, this leads to a worse growth outlook, which is as of now the only way to fix the current inflation problem. In fact, although the energy part fell, the other stickier components like services increased or remained high.
The reaction to the CPI report was a rally in risk assets as a less aggressive Fed coupled with unchanged or lower inflation expectations depresses real yields, and that ultimately leads to higher propensity towards risk assets. We saw the US Dollar being offered across the board, the stock market rallying, US yields falling, commodities rising and cryptocurrencies following the risk party. This is not something the Fed wants to see after just one good CPI report. If financial conditions ease too much, the Fed may even be forced to surprise with out of consensus hikes just to reimpose its will and determination. For now, the market prices a higher probability of a 50 bps hike at the September meeting.
This reaction in my opinion is wrong-footed, I think the safe assets are still the better choice and wouldn’t chase risk here as the global growth outlook will keep on weakening. Especially the USD weakening against the other major currencies like EUR, GBP, AUD and so on looks misplaced and the market in fact reversed some of the rallies out of the CPI report. The EUR/USD (chart below), which is basically the DXY (Dollar Index) upside down, points technically to further downside. The price got rejected from the top of the channel and a previous swing level. A break of the counter trendline would add even more conviction to further downside for the pair with an ultimate break of the 0.9956 low very likely.
Looking at this week upcoming data, on Monday and Tuesday we will see get the latest reports for the US Housing Market which are expected to show further declines amid tighter monetary conditions and slowing growth. The NAHB index on Monday is expected to decline to 54 from the prior 55 reading and the US Building Permits to decline 3.30% compared to the prior decline of 0.60%.
On Wednesday, the RBNZ is expected to hike rates by 50 bps bringing the OCR to 3.00%. They’re expected to maintain their hawkish stance and resolute in their commitment in bringing inflation back to their target in the 1-3% range. Note that the recent New Zealand CPI for Q2 report came out hot at 7.3% vs. 7.1% expected and 6.9% prior. Next, US Retail Sales are expected to be lower on the headline figure since it’s a nominal dollar report and prices eased in July. Later in the day we will also get the latest FOMC Minutes which is not expected to show anything market moving as it’s a three-week-old stuff and doesn’t incorporate the latest labour market and inflation reports.
On Thursday we will hear from Fed’s George and Kashkari but they’re unlikely to deviate from the current estimates of 50 or 75 bps hike at the next meeting and year-end Fed Funds at 3.50%/4.00%, waiting for the other set of reports in September.
This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/fx-majors-weekly-outlook-15-19-august-20220815/ | 2022-08-15T10:43:48Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/fx-majors-weekly-outlook-15-19-august-20220815/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The recent fall in oil was somewhat defended around $88, near the 61.8 Fib retracement level at $88.04 and we are seeing that be called into question again today. Oil is being taken to the dumps after the recent bounce at the end of last week failed to get above $95 and its 200-day moving average (blue line).
Recession worries are a key headwind for oil at the moment and the latest headlines from China today will provide very little comfort on that front. All of this just adds to the recent controversy over the data that is also helping to drive sentiment in the oil market. Adam had a good post on that at the start of this month here.
Anyway, the technicals are now doing the talking for oil and if we do see a firm break below $88 then that will open up room to roam to the downside towards $80 next. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/oil-suffers-another-beating-again-down-over-4-on-the-day-20220815/ | 2022-08-15T10:43:55Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/oil-suffers-another-beating-again-down-over-4-on-the-day-20220815/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Yext, Inc. ("Yext") (NYSE: YEXT) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between March 4, 2021 and March 8, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Yext, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Yext includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Yext's revenue and earnings were significantly deteriorating because of, among other things, poor sales execution and performance, as well as COVID-19 related disruptions; (ii) accordingly, Yext was unlikely to meet consensus estimates for its full year fiscal 2022 financial results and fiscal 2023 outlook; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 16, 2022
Aggrieved Yext investors only have until August 16, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
CONTACT:
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39 East Broadway
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SOURCE The Law Offices of Vincent Wong | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/08/15/class-action-alert-law-offices-vincent-wong-remind-yext-investors-lead-plaintiff-deadline-august-16-2022/ | 2022-08-15T10:44:51Z | witn.com | control | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/08/15/class-action-alert-law-offices-vincent-wong-remind-yext-investors-lead-plaintiff-deadline-august-16-2022/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Typical “grassroots” campaign.
The wave of book reviews and removals that swept across Texas in the last year was driven more by politicians than parents, a Houston Chronicle analysis found, contradicting claims that recent book bans were the result of a nationwide parental rights movement to have more control over learning materials.
The findings, drawn from public information act requests sent to nearly 600 Texas school districts that teach more than 90 percent of the state’s 5.4 million public school students, show there were at least 2,080 book reviews of more than 880 unique titles since the 2018-19 school year. Of those, at least 1,740 reviews occurred during the 2021-22 school year.
Nearly two thirds of those reviews — 1,057 — occurred after state Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, asked districts last fall to check their shelves for books on a list he circulated. The books on Krause’s list of roughly 850 titles, predominantly feature LGBTQ+ characters and people of color in main character roles, as well as mentions of racism, the Holocaust, sexual violence, sexuality and abortion.
About a dozen districts account for more than 1,500 of the book reviews, the Chronicle found. Most of the reviewed works remained on shelves, with 269 books removed entirely and 174 instances in which access to titles was made available only to older students. In some cases, districts removed books they deemed out of date but replaced them with more recent titles on similar subjects.
Most districts in the Houston region largely ignored the Krause list or did not conduct reviews because of it.
Krause did not respond to emails requesting an interview, and has refused to reveal whether he and his office created the list or if it came from a third party. In an interview with the Dallas Morning News last November, he called his letter and the list “an inquiry used for fact gathering to see if anything needs to be done,” and said he did not anticipate they would be leaked to the news media.
“We could decide there’s nothing here, let’s move on. And nobody even knows about it. Or it could be we’ve got a pervasive problem,” he said. “It certainly raised the consciousness of parents needing to be involved in their schools. We’ve had some school districts thank us and say, ‘We don’t want inappropriate materials for our kids.’ We wanted to give schools an idea of what books they had in their library so they don’t get caught off guard.”
The Chronicle’s findings, likely an under-count of book reviews because 292 districts did not respond, represent one of the clearest assessments to date of the extent of an escalating, national assault — mostly led by politicians, elected officials and conservative activists — on literature that explores race, LGBTQ+ issues and sexuality.
“It’s a malign campaign to create a moral panic around information young people want and need,” said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. “It’s resulted in really tragic consequences, not only for young people being denied access to information, but also for people who are made to understand they don’t belong in their communities, at least in the eyes of the individuals who raise these claims.”
The library association registered challenges or removals of 1,597 individuals books across the country in 2021, a record number since the nonprofit began keeping a tally 20 years ago.
See here, here, and here for some background. I would bet that Krause had help from one or more under-the-radar billionaire-funded right wing groups. Why do the work when it’s so easily outsourced? To be fair, some of the book-banning energy does come from deeply committed bigots from the private sector. There’s never an escape from those people. Sadly, it’s the school librarians who are on the sharp end of the stick here. I don’t know what we can do about that. Read the rest of the story and get involved with your neighborhood schools to help them deal with this crap. | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106566 | 2022-08-15T10:49:48Z | offthekuff.com | control | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106566 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
They tried this in 2020 with no success, but might be better positioned this year.
Texas Republicans have filed a petition to knock 23 Libertarian candidates off the November ballot for not paying their filing fees.
On August 8, 23 Texas Republicans filed a petition of mandamus with the Supreme Court of Texas to remove their Libertarian Party of Texas (LPT) competitors from the November general election ballot.
Some high-profile Republicans on the petition include Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick, U.S. Reps. Pat Fallon (R-TX-4) and Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22), and candidate for U.S. House District 15 Monica de la Cruz. The four face opposition from Libertarians Shanna Steele, John Simmons, Ross Lynn Leone, Jr., and Joseph Leblanc, respectively.
“In addition to filing an application for nomination by convention,” the petition reads, “Texas law requires a candidate for public office to either pay a filing fee or submit a signature petition in lieu of a filing fee.”
“Despite their knowledge of these requirements, candidates seeking public office as members of the Libertarian Party of Texas in the upcoming 2022 General Election deliberately refused to pay their required filing fees and also failed to file their required signature petitions in lieu of payment of their required filing fees.”
Before filing the petition, the Republicans confirmed with the Texas Secretary of State that the Libertarians had not paid their filing fees. The Libertarians had not done so, prompting the Republicans to petition the Supreme Court “to issue an emergency writ of mandamus” to force the Libertarians “to comply with their legal and ministerial obligation.”
Texas Republicans filed a similar suit against the LPT in August 2020 for failing to meet their certification requirements, which the state Supreme Court rejected for missing the deadline. But this year, the petition was filed before August 26, “the deadline of the 74th day before the November 8th election” to file such a complaint.
Also in August 2020, three Democratic campaigns won restraining orders against three Green Party candidates who failed to pay their filing fees and were subsequently removed from the ballot.
In the Republicans’ suit two years ago, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the code has different rules for parties that choose candidates through conventions, like the Libertarian Party, and those that use primaries, like the Republican and Democratic Parties.
In 2019, House Bill 2504 was filed to require parties that nominate candidates with conventions to pay a filing fee to appear on the ballot. The fee ranges from $300 for a State Board of Education candidate to $3,750 for statewide office.
“Parties holding primary elections are subject to one set of rules, and other parties are subject to other sets of rules,” the court wrote. “These differences may seem to benefit or burden one class of parties or another, depending on the circumstances.”
See here for some background on the Republicans’ attempt in 2020 to knock Libertarians off the ballot. The Dems did succeed in getting a few Green Party candidates off the ballot that year, but others were later reinstated with a little help from Ken Paxton. Never were there stranger bedfellows.
There is also a lawsuit that is as far as I know still active over that bill requiring third parties to pay a primary fee. There was an appellate court ruling in September of 2020, right in the middle of all the candidate-booting efforts, that sort of lifted a restraining order that prevented the Secretary of State from enforcing that law, but the ruling was far more complex than just that. I honestly have no idea if the restraining order is still in place or not, but I suppose the Supreme Court will address that when it rules on the mandamus. I also have no idea if Dems are going to try similar action against Greens this year; if they are, time is running short for them. This is one of those rare times when you can expect a ruling in short order, because the ballots need to be finalized soon. Chuck Lindell has more. | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106588 | 2022-08-15T10:49:55Z | offthekuff.com | control | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106588 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Here we go again with the DMN/UT-Tyler poll, which if nothing else always provides something to talk about. The unreadable DMN story is here. The Chron has a story with a semi-ridiculous headline about how Abbott has slightly increased his lead in the race. This is semi-ridiculous because the topline result is 46-39 in his favor, exactly what it was in the DMN/UT-Tyler poll from May. The comparison they are making is to polls from July, so if you want to go there it’s up from a five point lead in the UH Hobby Center poll, up from a six point lead in the UT Politics Project poll, but down from an eight point lead in the CBS News poll. This is why I prefer to compare between polls of the same type, and why I specify when comparing to other polls. It’s also why I preferred to stay away from “Beto is gaining” narratives in July, because as I said all it takes is one poll that shows a slightly bigger lead for Abbott and it all gets blown up.
Anyway. The poll data is here and I’ll give you the highlights with a few comments.
Abbott 46
Beto 39
Other 13
DK 1
Patrick 36
Collier 28
Other 15
DK 21
Paxton 34
Garza 32
Other 15
DK 18
Dem 48
GOP 50
“Other” is the sum of named Libertarian and Green candidates (one of each in the Governor’s race, just one in the other two) plus the “Other” response. For obvious historic reasons, I don’t expect any of these numbers to be that high in November; this is mostly people not committing to an answer at this time for whatever the reason. The fourth listing is for the generic “which party are you voting for in the US House race” question. Note that this was 49-48 for Republicans in May, and 52-45 for Republicans in February.
The main thing I’ll say about these individual results is that Beto gets only 81-12 support among Dems, with Abbott getting 85-8 among Republicans. Somehow, this poll reports 21% of Black voters supporting Abbott, which at least would explain the overall Dem numbers. Let’s just say I don’t find that particularly credible and move on. Beto has taken the lead among independents in this poll at 34-31; it was 36-29 among indies for Abbott in February and a bizarre 16-6 for Abbott in May – as I noted in the earlier post, that reporting seemed to be screwed up. Both Mike Collier (20-19) and Rochelle Garza (24-19) lead among indies as well. Neither was tested in May as they were still in primary runoffs.
Next is the approvals questions:
Name Approve Disap None
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Biden 41 56 3
Abbott 47 49 4
Beto 43 43 13
Patrick 41 39 20
Paxton 41 40 19
For Beto, the question is asked as whether you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him. President Biden was at 39-58 in May, so this is an improvement. Abbott was at 46-50 in May, Beto was 42-44, Paxton basically the same at 42-41. Dan Patrick had a strange 50-41 approval result in May – this is more in line with other results and overall expectations.
Two issue questions about abortion:
Do you approve or disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to decide abortion policy?
Strong approve 31
Somewhat approve 11
Somewhat disapprove 10
Strong disapprove 39
Should abortion be illegal in all cases, illegal in most cases, legal in most cases, or legal in all cases?
All illegal 31
Mostly illegal 13
Mostly legal 30
All legal 25
I’ve copied the exact wording. Abortion polling is complex and highly dependent on how questions are worded. The one thing that is totally clear is that there is little support for the current law, which basically allows for no exceptions.
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Developing Strategic Thinking Skills in Grad School
Recognizing and capitalizing on opportunities to hone those skills will allow students to elevate their value as they enter the workforce, writes Dinuka Gunaratne.
As a graduate student, you develop distinct skills, knowledge and connections throughout your research program that set you apart as a highly skilled professional. As you develop those skills, you become more marketable and valuable to employers and the workforce. However, many graduate students have told me that, even with such practical skills, they still struggle to find employment.
As we move into the post-pandemic world, organizations are going to look for candidates with complex sets of both technical and transferable skills. One such skill that is universally valued is strategic thinking.
Strategic thinking is often defined as the ability to see the big picture, plan ahead and be action-oriented in achieving one’s own or an organization’s goals. It is showcased through curiosity and connecting the dots across different domains while, at the same time anticipating and mitigating challenges to crafting a path forward in achieving goals. This highly sought-after skill is valued across many sectors and employers. As a graduate student, you can find many opportunities to think strategically and hone this skill throughout your training. Recognizing and capitalizing on those opportunities will allow you to elevate your value as you enter the workforce.
Developing Strategic Thinking Skills
Graduate training across many different disciplinary areas provides students opportunities to dive deep into specific topics and gain significant knowledge and expertise. But that knowledge-gaining process alone will not provide you with the necessary strategic thinking space and capacity. To actively cultivate strategic thinking, you should focus on the big picture, taking action and calculating risks to support long-term goals.
As a graduate student, the first opportunity to practice and develop such skills presents itself as you consider your research projects and next steps. How are you thinking about your long-term goals as you plan your projects for graduate school? Are those goals focused on immediate outcomes, or are they connected to future processes? Can you clearly articulate how today’s actions will impact your future in three, five or 10 years? The answers to those questions can provide the insight needed to further develop your strategic thinking skills. Below are some examples of how you can improve your capabilities as a strategic thinker.
- When planning your projects and activities, think about the outcomes you want to achieve. Take time to move away from your regular tasks and routines to self-reflect. As you reflect on your project outcomes and consider future next steps, you are exercising your strategic thinking muscles.
- Time is one of the most precious resources we have. If you find yourself too busy to think about the future, it is a clear sign that you are not as strategic as you could be. For example, if you are doing repetitive tasks in the lab even after you have developed the necessary skills, maybe look at the resources that would allow you to delegate tasks. Perhaps you can identify an opportunity to hire undergrad students who could help you with the routine work that will free your time for more thoughtful and longer-term planning.
- Prioritization is a critical skill that many of us struggle with when overwhelmed by our workloads. Knowing what is essential and what is not important is vital, as that connects to our longer-term goals. Choose carefully where you invest your time. If such tasks and activities add value to your longer-term goals, then you can choose to prioritize them. As author Karen Maten says in her book The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence, “If everything is a priority, then nothing is a priority.”
Demonstrating Strategic Thinking
As you develop your strategic thinking skills, it is equally important to demonstrate those skills in your daily engagements. Engagement requires you to bring your ideas and thoughts forward to challenge your own and other people’s thinking and proactively communicate such efforts with those in positions of influence. This positioning is essential in developing confidence and trust among others in authority that you are capable of contributing to work, the enterprise or the organization in a positive and strategic way in achieving goals.
If you are part of a team of researchers, make sure you actively contribute to discussions and dialogue. Sharing your thoughts and ideas is an essential building block in this process. Many graduate students stay silent due to the fear of criticism. If we can reframe fear as an opportunity to practice this valuable skill, it may be easier to put forth yourself and your ideas.
Strategic thinkers challenge their assumptions and look at challenges from several perspectives before deciding on the best path forward. If you are working on projects with multiple team members, you can ask good questions that will demonstrate to the group that you are engaging in thinking strategically. One great way to do this is with Edward De Bono’s classic six thinking hats methods:
- White Hat: With this thinking hat, you focus on what you can learn from the available data as well as current and past trends.
- Red Hat: You look at problems through the lens of feelings (yours and others), using your intuition and emotion.
- Black Hat: This is the hat of caution. Look for weak points and think about how to create contingency plans to counter them.
- Yellow Hat: This hat helps you look at the bright side. What is the most optimistic viewpoint?
- Green Hat: When you are creative and lean into freewheeling, out-of-the-box ideas, you are using the Green Hat.
- Blue Hat: This hat represents processes and prompts you to bring order and structure to your thoughts.
Another way to go about showcasing your skills is to initiate innovative change. There are many tried and tested methods of operating in academe, but have you identified opportunities to improve our processes and systems for the better? Would taking an innovative approach and lens improve a current circumstance? You can bring about meaningful change in many great ways. It could be as simple as improving a process that helps your teammates participate in campus committees and groups of strategic importance to the institution.
In short, graduate education is full of opportunities for developing strategic thinking skills that you can leverage when looking for your next move. You could identify and pursue those opportunities in the space of your career or the next step in achieving your other future goals.
Dinuka Gunaratne (he/him) has worked with graduate student career and professional development over the last six years across several universities across Canada. He was the inaugural director of the center for graduate professional development at the University of Toronto. He is passionate about supporting students and is an active member of the Graduate Career Consortium.
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Confessions of a Community College Dean
In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.
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Simplicity and Trust
Asterisks lead to cynicism.
Which of the following inspires more trust?
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Free education
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Free* education (*if you meet certain criteria and can prove it)
From a student perspective, the answer is obviously a. From the perspective of a tax-phobic legislator, the answer is probably b. And therein lies the issue.
I’ve read a few thoughtful pieces recently about why “Gen Z’ adults are frustrated with current policies, and don’t trust existing institutions to look out for their interests. There’s no shortage of likely contributing factors; Annie Lowrey’s piece in the Atlantic is particularly good on this. Costs of starting out in adult life – first car, first home, college degree — have escalated much more quickly than salaries have. Elections are tilted through gerrymandering, private funding, and the electoral college, among other things. Basic rights on which people have counted in planning their lives can be revoked whenever a half-dozen people feel like it, precedent be damned.
Yes to all of those, but I’d add one that often goes undiscussed: pernicious complexity.
Compare “free high school” to “free college.” In most cases, students of a given age qualify for free high school by living in its district. Yes, there are “magnet” schools and specialized schools, but there’s almost always a general-purpose school available separate from those. Some of those schools are more respected than others, for a series of reasons that any competent sociologist could rattle off at a moment’s notice, but they’re free. They’re free to the rich and they’re free to the poor.
This past academic year, school lunches at The Girl’s high school were free to all students. That meant nobody had to produce documentation to show that they needed it. Simply being a student in the school was enough to allow you to pick up a sandwich, an apple, and some milk at the cafeteria. Because it was simple, students took the school up on it. And the students who would have qualified for “free lunch” under the old program, and had to live with the stigma around it, were suddenly spared the stigma. If everyone has lunch provided, then you’re no different than anybody else.
Free college, by contrast, comes with asterisks. Depending on the program, those asterisks may include income caps, need for documentation, specific enrollment status (i.e.full-time), field of study, or town of residence, among other things. Run afoul of any of those, or find yourself unable to prove that you don’t, and you don’t get the benefit.
That kind of complexity has its defenders. They argue that resources are limited, and in order to keep costs down, we should address help only to those who need it the most. In a vacuum, that sounds like a reasonable argument.
But if you’ve found yourself excluded from a benefit that would have really helped, your first thought isn’t usually “oh, well, I guess I was wrong.” It’s usually somewhat saltier than that. Often, political resentment is channeled toward the program itself. (“Must be nice…”) Worse, demands for proof are often insurmountable even for people who do fall within the parameters. As a result, too little help is given, and people develop a certain cynicism about the programs.
Gen Z has encountered a bumper crop of asterisks, whether in the form of cell phone deals, student financial aid, or political outcomes. To the extent they’re wary, they’ve learned to be wary. Wariness is a rational response to half-truths.
My plea to policymakers is to remember the virtue of simplicity. I don’t mind if some kid attends public school who could have afforded a private one. Heck, I wouldn’t mind if Bill Gates had a library card. These are not problems to be solved. If anything, keeping folks with resources present in public institutions helps ensure that those institutions are maintained well. As the adage goes, programs for the poor become poor programs. Universalism is a feature, not a bug. If we get cross-class interaction in our public institutions, that seems like a good way to cultivate democracy.
Asterisks in cell phone contracts may be a fact of life. But asterisks in access to education shouldn’t be.
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New Programs: Public Health, Dance, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Spatial Data
August 15, 2022
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‘Trash Fire’
Now-removed paper on masturbation sets social media ablaze and triggers inquiries, not necessarily because it’s shocking but because it raises ethical and quality concerns.
The journal Qualitative Research and the University of Manchester, in Britain, said last week that they’re investigating the publication of an article on masturbation as research method.
Following its announcement about an inquiry, Qualitative Research, published by Sage Journals, removed the paper altogether. An updated notice on the paper’s webpage says, “Due to ethical concerns surrounding this article and the social harm being caused by the publication of this work, the publishers have now agreed with the journal editors and have decided to remove the article while this investigation is ongoing in accordance with [Committee on Publication Ethics] guidelines.”
The article, first published earlier this year, has elicited public expressions of disbelief, eye rolls and jokes about taking so-called intellectual masturbation to the extreme. Some readers also have wondered if the paper is a hoax, similar to a set of phony articles on gender from several years ago (the authors of those papers said their project was designed to root out political bias in publishing).
Yet the new masturbation article, written by Karl Andersson, a Ph.D. candidate in Japanese studies at Manchester—who did not respond to requests for comment—appears to be genuine.
His dissertation adviser, Sharon Kinsella of Manchester, whom Andersson includes in his acknowledgments, also did not respond to a request for comment.
Beyond just shock, the paper has been denounced as bad scholarship, in part because Andersson effectively presents himself as an autoethnographer, incorporating his own experiences into his research, without discussing his positionality—his various identities in relation to the subculture he’s exploring. Crucially, Andersson doesn’t mention that he is a white European man, even though he says he’s using masturbation to better understand readers of a specific genre of sexually explicit Japanese comics.
Andersson’s paper has raised even graver concerns about publishing standards and ethics, as the comics in which Andersson is interested feature underage characters. And in one case, per Andersson’s retelling, the material features a sexual encounter between two characters during which one of the two repeatedly verbally objects.
While Andersson is a Ph.D. student, he didn’t stumble into complex ethical terrain. He’s pursued these topics—albeit outside academe—for over a decade.
According to Vice and other sources, Andersson published Destroyer—Journal of Apollonian Beauty and Dionysian Sexuality, which he later wrote a book about, from 2006 to 2010. Both Destroyer and a website Andersson ran included sexually suggestive depictions of boys and were controversial in Andersson’s native Sweden and elsewhere. (Andersson has argued that no one under 18 was pictured nude.)
Andersson told Vice in 2012 that he also was publishing sexually explicit Japanese comics with two artists, saying that “Shotacon manga are comics where boys have sex, either with each other or with older boys or men. What I like about shotacon manga is that it’s an extreme fantasy.” He said in that interview that he’d been denounced for sexualizing children, but that “teenage boys aren’t children, but are in fact sexual—something I enhanced in my magazine, which was a tribute to the teenage boy. What is it anyways, to ‘sexualize children’ and what’s bad about it? It’s not a real argument.”
This history isn’t mentioned in Andersson’s new paper, his first academic publication, called “I Am Not Alone—We Are All Alone: Using Masturbation as an Ethnographic Method in Research on Shota Subculture in Japan.”
An Experimental Method?
“I wanted to understand how my research participants experience sexual pleasure when reading shota, a Japanese genre of self-published erotic comics that features young boy characters,” Andersson wrote in the abstract to the new paper. “I therefore started reading the comics in the same way as my research participants had told me that they did it: while masturbating.”
Andersson goes on to frame masturbating to shota comics as an experimental method, saying his “participant observation of my own desire not only gave me a more embodied understanding of the topic for my research but also made me think about loneliness and ways to combat it as driving forces of the culture of self-published erotic comics.”
Quoting the late Audre Lorde—“The erotic cannot be felt secondhand”—Andersson makes one of several sexual puns: “I realized that my body was equipped with a research tool of its own that could give me, quite literally, a first-hand understanding of shota” (emphasis Andersson’s).
Social scientists have long studied sex and even masturbation, though rarely their own experiences. There are exceptions, including a 2012 article by Kristen C. Blinne, called “Auto(erotic)ethnography.” Yet Andersson says in his paper that Blinne’s own “poetic style ironically reinforces the idea that masturbation is a sensitive enough subject to warrant special linguistic treatment.”
Andersson’s approach is more straightforward: “I would masturbate in the same way that my research participants did it. After each masturbation session I would write down my thoughts and feelings—a kind of critical self-reflection—in a notebook, as well as details about which material I had used, where I had done it, at what time, and for how long. I would not be allowed to have any other sexual relief during this ‘fieldwork’ in my own sexuality: no regular porn, no sex with another person, no fantasies or memories—it had to be shota every time. I happened to live alone during this experiment, and I had newly become single after a long relationship—these factors probably contributed to my willingness and eagerness to explore this method.”
Findings—and Questions
Following three months of this “fieldwork,” Andersson wrote that “Thinking more critically about my own masturbation also made me wonder if all sex is masturbation, in the sense that people are focused on their own pleasure and use other people as ‘masturbation material.’”
At the same time, he concludes, “we are not alone. When we masturbate, someone else is always there. During this fieldwork, others were there with me, both in the form of the characters that populated the d’’ojinshi [comics], but also in the form of the invisible creator of these characters and the other readers who were enjoying them. In addition, my head was visited by people from my past, people I had seen on the street, my ex-partner.”
Andersson shares two entries from his diaries. One of them describes material that appears to involve consensual activity between boys. But the other example involves material depicting a sexual encounter between two characters, in which one of them is repeatedly verbally objecting, saying, “I’m not homo!”
Andersson does not address the issue of consent, saying only, “as I stroked myself to orgasm, Shigeru’s story mixed with my own, tweaking my past and providing me ‘a happier version’, as one of my research participants had put it. This is not to say that things like those in the d’’ojinshi necessarily should have happened when I grew up. But to enjoy this alternative version for half an hour in the comfort of my bed felt good.”
Nor does Andersson address the issue of adults reading explicit material about underage characters, beyond this: “Several of my research participants had used the word ‘nostalgia’ to describe the allure of shota. This too looks back at the past and the period of puberty that is captured by the term ‘growth’, which is a common theme in shota.”
The editors of Qualitative Research released an initial statement last week announcing their investigation of the paper. Asked for more details about the scope of the inquiry, Editor in Chief Kate Moles, senior lecturer in sociology at Cardiff University in Wales, forwarded the same statement: “We are continuing with our investigations and will consider closely all guidance from the Committee of Publication Ethics and ensure that any actions taken comply with COPE standards.”
The University of Manchester said in its own statement, “The recent publication in Qualitative Research of the work of a student, now registered for a Ph.D., has raised significant concerns and complaints which we are taking very seriously. We are currently undertaking a detailed investigation into all aspects of their work, the processes around it and other questions raised. It is very important that we look at the issues in-depth. While that investigation is ongoing, it would not be appropriate for us to comment further at this time.”
Ethics Landscape
Manchester’s guidance on university ethical approval lists five possible routes for review, starting with a division- or school-level review for “low-risk” student projects only. Among other reasons, ethical approval is said to be required for projects involving “social sensitive topics.”
Sometimes university institutional review boards, which oversee research involving human subjects, require approval for research on oneself. It’s unclear what, if any, kind of approval Andersson sought or obtained for his new paper. However, he said in a June YouTube video that a separate fieldwork project he proposed—presumably one involving human subjects—failed ethical review.
“This means that there will be a big delay in my fieldwork, which is sad, but ethics are of course paramount to any research,” he says in the recording, which does not include details about the fieldwork.
Asked about ethical issues that might be relevant to the pending reviews, Deborah Poff, past chair and trustee of COPE, said via email that the international publications committee “has a subcommittee right now looking at editorial responsibility with respect to topics or issues which people might consider offensive, discriminatory, etc. Unfortunately we haven’t drafted any guidelines on this yet. There have been a few well known cases where articles published were challenged as requiring retractions by editors because they were sexist, racist, sexually offensive, etc.”
Erica Chin, professor of media design practices and at ArtCenter College of Design in California and editor in chief of American Anthropologist, said there are “all sorts of great and rigorous reasons” to use ethnography or autoethnography to study sexuality, gender, fetishism and, yes, masturbation.
Even so, she said, Andersson’s paper is a “trash fire.”
“The topic is not the point,” Chin said. “In my very quick read, the argumentation and methodology do not rise to the level of publishability.” (Chin said she never would have sent the paper out for review in her capacity as a journal editor.)
More specifically, Chin said the “lack of critically engaged conversation about the author’s own sexuality, race and subject position is a huge problem, especially for an autoethnography, and then even more so for a white guy doing work among Japanese.”
“There seems to be some added problematics from the author’s past,” Chin added, arguing that Andersson should have disclosed his own views on pederasty, including whether they’ve changed since his Destroyer days.
Regarding Andersson’s whiteness, Chin said there’s “no dearth of research on the ways in which Asian sexualities have been constructed as subordinate, consumable, et cetera, by whiteness writ large.” (She argued that Andersson could have drawn on scholarship on the construction of Asian masculinities in particular.) Instead, Chin continued, “The piece reads as if he went out and found one easy-to-grab reference for this point or that one, rather than having a well-honed argument that engages ongoing disciplinary discussions of importance in a given area or field.”
Per this point, Erica Kanesaka, an assistant professor of English at Emory University who studies race, sex and gender in Japan and the U.S., and one of many scholars to tweet critically about Andersson’s paper, told Inside Higher Ed, “The article reflects longstanding Orientalist attitudes related to Japan’s infantilization and hypersexualization in the Western imagination.”
While Chin called herself a committed autoethnographer, she also bristled at the “sort of substitution of self for the research subject” in Andersson’s paper (a highly unusual approach), especially as he reveals so little about his identity.
Ultimately, Chin said, “there is no compelling theoretical proposition or argument, and the takeaway is pretty nonexistent. Seems designed pretty much for shock value.”
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IUPUI to Split Into 2 Universities
After 52 years as a shared operation, Indiana University and Purdue are breaking apart Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Collaborative efforts will continue.
After five-plus decades as a joint venture, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis is taking on a new form, one that will not continue the collaborative effort between its namesake partners. IUPUI will soon have a new name and structure as Indiana University and Purdue University split IUPUI into two institutions.
The two universities announced the decision at their respective Board of Trustees meetings Friday morning, significantly reshaping a partnership that was minted in 1969 when the two institutions merged a number of programs to create the research institution in Indianapolis.
Now, in a world of higher education where mergers are becoming increasingly common, Indiana and Purdue will break programs apart at IUPUI, with each institution operating independently.
The expected completion for the realignment is fall 2024, according to joint statements.
The Announcement
The Board of Trustees for each institution approved a new memorandum of understanding Friday that will fundamentally reshape the current order, essentially converting IUPUI into two different institutions on shared grounds. Indiana University will continue to own and manage the shared campus even as IUPUI breaks apart, with Indiana providing certain administrative services for both institutions and housing the college’s Division I athletics program.
Going forward, the IUPUI campus will be known as Indiana University Indianapolis. The Purdue portion of the campus will serve as an academic extension of its home base in West Lafayette, though Purdue officials have not yet decided on a new name for its extension in Indianapolis. Exactly how facilities will be divided between the two institutions has not yet been finalized.
Whether tuition will differ between home campuses and the Indianapolis location has yet to be determined. Purdue has famously frozen tuition for years, and President Mitch Daniels said Friday that students in West Lafayette will pay the same rate, though fees may differ.
“We see this not as a new regional campus, but it’s fully part and parcel of our flagship at West Lafayette—a new set of options for students, a new set of options for faculty, and certainly some new options for the employers of Indiana to engage with top talent,” Daniels said.
University leaders say the decoupling will allow each institution to play to its strengths.
“This bold move will allow us to more effectively provide the world-class higher education and research capabilities needed by the state at a time when economic and technological forces are driving enormous change. So the new framework calls for a more energized role in Indianapolis for both universities with an even greater number of graduates who are ready to participate in our modern economy,” Pamela Whitten, president of Indiana University, said Friday.
According to details in university statements, “Purdue will assume responsibility for engineering, computer science and technology as a fully integrated expansion of Purdue West Lafayette.” Purdue aims to grow engineering, technology and computer science enrollments on the Indianapolis campus and also sees opportunities to create internships or cooperative work arrangements, connecting current students in West Lafayette with employers in Indianapolis.
Purdue aims to open a branch of its Applied Research Institute and possibly a residence hall.
Indiana will assume operations of the IUPUI School of Science—minus the computer science portion, which will go to Purdue—which aims to expand such offerings in Indianapolis. Indiana will also look to build out more science programs around its School of Medicine in the new structure.
Though the decision lacked faculty input, officials say the professoriate will be involved now.
“The vision of this new path was set forth by the presidents and the board of trustees. Several constituents across both universities, including faculty, will be heavily involved in the tactical planning to execute this vision by fall 2024,” IU spokesperson Amber Denney said by email.
Whitten said a number of task forces will be convened to help guide the transition.
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Friday’s move caught many by surprise, including most faculty members at IUPUI.
Philip Goff, professor of American studies and president of the IUPUI Faculty Council, said that while “there has been talk of changing the structure here for decades,” he first learned about the new memorandum of understanding between Purdue and Indiana about two weeks ago in a meeting with Whitten.
“While there was no input from faculty on the MOU, there will be considerable input on what IUI looks like over the coming two years. I always want more faculty input on the front side of these decisions. That said, the task forces that will figure out what IUI will look like, done in conjunction with an IU-wide strategic plan, will consist of faculty with deep knowledge about each task area. The faculty council is already working behind the scenes to be sure that many of our faculty on standing committees that overlap with these task areas are invited to serve,” Goff said by email.
Goff added that faculty have been assured that no jobs will be lost amid the transition and that employees who transition from one university to the other will retain their ranks and salaries.
Local officials at various levels of government heaped praise on the decision to split up IUPUI.
“As a university, a research institution, and a frequent civic partner, IUPUI has become a foundational Indianapolis resource. Today, as it evolves to meet the needs of a rapidly approaching future, I am confident that reputation will only deepen for residents,” tweeted Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsett.
Eric Holcomb, governor of Indiana, said the realignment will be transformational.
“As Purdue and Indiana University—two of our state’s globally competitive universities—continue to focus on their individual strengths, they will also now create an epicenter for research and a training ground for future focused innovative fields to ensure students are ready for the modern-day economy. This bold move will ensure Indiana is a leader in developing the workforce of tomorrow and attracting more companies to Indiana that are on the brink of cutting-edge discovery,” Holcomb wrote in a joint statement released by both universities.
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Sara Goldrick-Rab Resigns
She quits following an investigation into her leadership of a center at Temple University.
Sara Goldrick-Rab resigned Friday as founding president of the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University, and from her professorship at Temple, following an investigation into her leadership of the center.
Temple put Goldrick-Rab on paid administrative leave earlier this year after it hired an outside investigator to look into employee complaints about the center. By that time, more than a dozen current and past Hope Center employees—all of whom wished to remain anonymous, citing fears of retaliation—had described to Inside Higher Ed a toxic climate of overwork under Goldrick-Rab. This included an overpromising of deliverables to funders based on staff capacity, unusually high employee turnover that was delaying progress on grants and possible commingling of funds and labor between the Hope Center and a separate nonprofit called Believe in Students, sources said. The Hope Center previously ran a workplace culture study via the consultancy Just Strategies, but that effort resulted in no real changes, multiple employees said.
Stephen Orbanek, Temple spokesperson, said over the weekend that Goldrick-Rab had “chosen to resign” and that the university “continues to fully support the work of the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice and its mission as an action research center committed to making college more accessible and equitable for all.” Regarding the investigation, Orbanek declined to share any findings, but said “no disciplinary action was initiated or taken against Goldrick-Rab as a result."
On Saturday, Goldrick-Rab posted a statement on Medium, saying, “This wasn’t an easy decision. I’ve earned tenure multiple times and walking away from a tenured faculty role and the leadership of a center I founded isn’t something I’m taking lightly.” She referred to her time with Temple students, in particular, as “life changing. My undergraduate and graduate students were extraordinary, insightful, and inspiring. I enjoyed every second I spent learning alongside them.”
“However,” she continued, “other experiences during the last six years—and particularly the last four months—caused me to realize that Temple is not the right home for me and my work advancing affordability and basic needs security for college students.”
Goldrick-Rab said in April that she supported Temple’s outside inquiry in the interest of the Hope Center’s future and her own growth as a leader. She denied any financial mismanagement, saying there existed a cost-sharing agreement between the Hope Center and Believe in Students, but she did not share the agreement when asked, referring questions about it to a former employee who did not respond to a request for comment. Temple attorney Cameron Etezady rejected Inside Higher Ed’s requests for financial and other documents related to the center, saying via email that Temple isn’t subject to Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law: “‘State-related institutions,’ of which Temple University is one, are subject to certain reporting requirements and disclosures, but is not an ‘agency’ for the purposes of Right to Know Requests for specific documents.” Temple also rejected a records request based on federal open records law.
Goldrick-Rab moved to Temple from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 2016, after criticizing changes to Wisconsin’s tenure law and additional controversy surrounding her Twitter activity.
Her Medium statement says she will remain involved with the #RealCollege movement to support students’ basic needs security, “and where the movement needs to go next. My kids are now teenagers and for the first time in my career I plan to devote significant time in my weekdays, nights, and weekends for them. I’m also excited about several new partnerships that will broaden and deepen the movement—and I’m open to additional ones.”
The Hope Center laid off eight employees in June, after Goldrick-Rab was already on leave. Several employees, including one of those affected, said they’d been told that the layoffs were a result of Temple’s ongoing audit of the center, which had revealed a funding deficit incurred under Goldrick-Rab. Goldrick-Rab said at the time that the affected employees had been hired under the financial leadership of someone else at the center, who had since left, while Goldrick-Rab was the active center president.
Anne Lundquist will continue as interim director, according to Temple.
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21,000 Fish Die in UC Davis Facility
The University of California, Davis, announced the deaths of 21,000 fish at its Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture.
The deaths appear to be due to chlorine exposure, to which fish are especially sensitive. The fish were green and white sturgeon, as well as endangered Chinook salmon. Davis is studying ways to help the fish.
“There are many other facilities where UC Davis conducts aquatic research that were not impacted by this situation. While many of these facilities do not have similar potential for chlorine exposure, there are some that do, and we are going to evaluate risk at those facilities,” said a statement by the university. “We know that many researchers, regulatory agencies, Native American tribes and other partners trust us to care for their aquatic species. We will work hard to earn that trust by conducting a thorough review of our facilities, holding ourselves accountable for what happened, and taking steps to prevent it from happening ever again. We share the grief of the faculty, staff and students who worked to care for, study and conserve these animals.”
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6 USC Fraternities Disaffiliate From University
August 15, 2022
Six fraternities have disaffiliated from the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Times reported.
“We are disappointed that some USC fraternities are following an unfortunate national trend by disaffiliating from the university—against our strong recommendations,” USC said in an Instagram statement. “This decision seems to be driven by the desire to eliminate university oversight of their operations … and goes against 130 years of tradition.”
The fraternities have protested rules on rushing and drinking that aim to create safer environments, particularly for women.
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Conservative Students Sue Clovis Community College
Students from a campus chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative student organization, sued campus officials at Clovis Community College in California last week for allegedly requiring them to take down fliers expressing conservative viewpoints. The students are being represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), an organization that promotes academic freedom, free speech and due process rights.
According to the lawsuit, in November 2021, three students hung fliers on bulletin boards in academic buildings, including one that listed the death tolls of Communist regimes and warned against the dangers of “leftist ideas.” Clovis Community College president Lori Bennett ordered the fliers be taken down after administrators received complaints. The suit alleges she cited a rule that wasn’t previously in place that campus fliers are intended for club announcements.
“Clovis tried to put up barriers against our ideas because administrators didn’t like them,” Alejandro Flores, founder of the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Clovis and one of the suit’s plaintiffs, said in a press release from FIRE. “But that’s the opposite of what a college should do. Our college should encourage us to discuss and sharpen our ideas, not shut down the conversation.”
Administrators reportedly used the same justification to prevent the group from putting up antiabortion posters in academic buildings the following month, though the posters were allowed on a “free speech kiosk” on campus. The lawsuit claims the kiosk is in a part of the campus infrequently trafficked by students.
“By relegating the flyers to a tiny kiosk, Clovis administrators tried to ensure that YAF’s opinions would never reach the rest of campus,” FIRE attorney Jeff Zeman said in the release.
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Male Fertility: Academic Minute
August 15, 2022
Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Week: Ranjith Ramasamy, associate professor and director of reproductive urology, examines whether COVID-19 vaccines harm male fertility. Learn more about the Academic Minute here.
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A Fake University Confused Houstonians
August 15, 2022
The Houston University of Science and Technology sounds like a great university—but it’s a fake, KHOU 11 reported.
The website for the university was taken down amid an investigation by the network.
The “university” charged $399 to sign up.
The faculty members were not real. They were “models posing for stock photos that anyone can purchase and use.”
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Kentucky Judge Rules University Foundation a Public Agency
The foundation for Kentucky State University is not exempt from state open records law, a circuit court judge recently ruled, according to the State Journal.
The State Journal in Frankfort had sued the Kentucky State University Foundation after the foundation denied requests in May 2021 for records, claiming it was not a public agency.
The newspaper wanted records related to payments to former Kentucky State president M. Christopher Brown II and payments for his travel and birthday parties. Brown resigned in July 2021 and later sued the university to collect a $270,000 severance payment.
“While the KSU Foundation may be a separate legal entity, it is affiliated with KSU in such significant ways that it is clear that its relationship to KSU is that of agent to principal,” Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd wrote in the opinion issued Aug. 11. “It exists to further the mission of KSU, and to implement policies that support KSU, its students and programs. It has no other reason for existence.”
Shepherd ordered the foundation to turn over the requested records within 10 days.
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Man Arrested Over Fake Tuition Waivers in California
Authorities arrested Don Azul last week for counterfeiting tuition waivers for families of veterans, duping University of California and California State University campuses out of half a million dollars in the process, state attorney general Rob Bonta announced, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Azul lied to more than 40 ineligible military families and charged them hundreds of dollars for counterfeited letters purporting to approve them for the program, the Times said. The scheme also fooled the universities, with the state losing $500,000.
“It is nothing short of despicable to prey on veterans’ family members and take advantage of their college dreams,” Bonta said.
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St. John’s Will Close Staten Island Campus
August 15, 2022
St. John’s University will close its Staten Island campus in the spring of 2024, Spectrum News 1 reported.
Freshmen will not be admitted in the fall of 2023. Juniors, seniors and graduate students will be able to complete their degrees on Staten Island.
In the fall of 2000, there were 2,309 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the Staten Island campus. In fall 2021, there were only 861 enrolled undergraduate and graduate students.
St. John’s is also establishing a scholarship fund to support future Staten Island residents who enroll at its main campus, in Queens.
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UCLA Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
August 15, 2022
The University of California, Los Angeles has lifted its indoor mask mandate, but still "strongly encouraged" people to wear a mask when indoors at UCLA.
A statement from UCLA said, "the severity of illness seems to be waning" so "we are adjusting our campus protocols to better align with current public health conditions in line with the transitions that have already occurred at other academic institutions, and within the county and state."
Masks are still required in health care setting and on public transportation.
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Make Title IX Policies More Student-Friendly
New research finds students aren’t able to comprehend typical Title IX policies. Here’s why that’s a problem, Laura Beth Nielsen and Kat Albrecht write.
Imagine it is 1 a.m. on any college campus about six weeks into the fall semester. A first-year student believes they have been sexually assaulted. Just a few weeks in, they are still getting to know their roommate, the campus and the university bureaucracies. Alone, ashamed and hurting, they want to know what to do and how to get help. They turn to the campus website and search for “sexual assault on campus” or “rape resources.”
A number of things come up: campus police, local police, anonymous reporting options, LGBTQ+ resource centers, campus mental health services. And, of course, they find the Title IX policy itself.
But will this Title IX policy—the object of so much research and debate—help the student handle this traumatic event? Probably not, our research suggests.
To comply with Title IX, universities do what institutions so often do: hire consulting firms and legally trained professionals to interpret, frame and implement the law in the institution. But those firms and professionals are paid by and looking out for the university, plugging any holes that might lead to liability. The student audience is, at most, an afterthought. The student can’t make heads or tails of the technical, bureaucratic language.
When we ran a study, we found that even students who haven’t just been assaulted can neither find nor understand the information they most need.
Here’s how we did our research. We asked 200 current college undergraduates to analyze one of five typical Title IX policies to determine, first, if regular undergraduate students could even find specific information in the policy and, second, whether they could comprehend key aspects of the policy. Students were able, for the most part, to locate things they might need—for instance, the toll-free 24-hour crisis hotline. But they were largely unable to comprehend various critical terms and concepts in the policy—including the definition of sexual assault and the university’s standard of proof in disciplinary hearings about sexual assault.
We also computationally analyzed the actual text of 160 typical Title IX policies using a numerical score to calculate readability. Scores closer to zero are harder to read. We found that the average Title IX policy has a Flesch Reading-Ease score of 30.80. For comparison, Time magazine has an average of around 57, The New York Times an average of around 47 and the Harvard Law Review an average of around 34. In short, these Title IX policies are harder to read than all of those publications and can’t be comprehended by the undergraduates for whom they’re supposedly written.
That leaves a lot of students in the dark. Reliable ongoing research continues to find that one in four female undergraduates will be sexually assaulted during their college years, while one in 15 male students will be as well. LGBTQ+ and gender-nonconforming students are at an increased risk compared to their heterosexual, gender-conforming classmates.
And for the Class of 2026, these risks may only increase. As we know, the college years are a time when many young people explore alcohol, drugs and sexual intimacy. Because so many students were socially isolated during the pandemic, members of the Class of 2026 are at increased risk of mistakes and missteps. Many didn’t have the chance to experiment during high school, as did many previous generations of college kids. They have had less time than other cohorts to learn to practice navigating in-person social cues. What’s more, many college freshmen have come from states with abstinence-only sex education; others have endured family and social pressure to identify as straight and cisgender. While first exploring sexual and gender identity, college students are at particular risk of everything from forced sexual assault to serious misunderstandings and misreadings about sexual consent.
With the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the stakes could not be higher. Colleges need to create student-focused policies and materials. Title IX officers and campus general counsels’ offices need to understand that the documents they produce to show compliance for federal audits or for a legal defense if the institution is sued are just the beginning. Our institutions need to go further and create a simple and clear, step-by-step, Lexile-tested, streamlined place for a traumatized student to land when they undertake this 1 a.m. search—with links for more information if needed. Assaulted students’ first point of contact should be with a confidential “concierge” of sorts who will help the student navigate the overwhelming sets of resources available.
College administrators, faculty and staff must be having conversations about how these policies function from the students’ points of view. As universities prepare to welcome the Class of 2026, we should think carefully about reducing sexual assault, training students in consent and better dealing with the repeated victimization on college campuses.
Laura Beth Nielsen is professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University, research professor at the American Bar Foundation and president of the Law and Society Association. Kat Albrecht is assistant professor at Georgia State University in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Together, they study Title IX and sexual assault on campus. An article on their research into the readability and students’ comprehension of Title IX policies is forthcoming in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
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CAMDEN, Del. (AP) - An idea that started more than a decade ago to help preserve centuries of Kent County history is a million steps closer to reality in Camden.
The county has received a $500,000 federal grant for a proposed museum at the historic farmhouse at Brecknock Park – and has committed another $500,000.
County Commissioner Jody Sweeney said the idea for the museum started more than 10 years ago with Lucreatia Wilson, curator of the Star Hill African Methodist Episcopal Church and Museum near Camden.
The county was already working to stabilize and weatherproof the house at the park, “and Lucreatia picked up on that and said it would be the perfect vehicle to showcase the county’s history.”
Wilson has gathered hundreds of artifacts and books at the church museum, mostly focusing on the life of freed and enslaved African Americans, the Underground Railroad in Kent County and inventions by African Americans.
She started the museum with friends at the church 34 years ago, but the other members of the group have all died. Wilson said it’s been difficult to find new volunteers who have time to learn about all the artifacts and give tours.
Now 81, she wants to ensure the history is preserved in the area because she’d like to move to be closer to her son’s family in another state.
“I’d love to see this museum created while I’m still alive,” Wilson said.
In addition to displays in the historic home, she would like the county to use another building at the park to illustrate how slaves lived.
Sweeney has also been working with the Friends of Historic Camden on museum ideas.
“The final plans aren’t set in stone,” he said. “We still have some negotiating to do on Levy Court. We want to show the area’s role in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Underground Railroad and what Harriet Tubman did here, along with how agriculture and industry shaped the county.”
The Camden area has several ties to the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom in the north.
Star Hill AME Church started as Star of the East Church in the 1860s.
“Members of the church are believed to have participated in the activities of the Underground Railroad, and the church’s name is attributed to the symbol of the star as a guide for escaping slaves,” according to the Delaware State Archives’ historic marker.
The Camden Friends Meeting House built in 1805 was “a hub of anti-slavery minded individuals who assisted countless slaves in their quest for freedom,” according to the Visit Delaware website.
Wilson said “station masters” harbored escaped slaves and guided them north to other safe stops.
One of the station masters was John Hunn, according to the National Park Service. He was an abolitionist and Quaker who lost his farm in his effort to help fugitives from slavery. Years later, his son of the same name would become governor of Delaware.
Both are buried at the Camden Friends Meeting site.
Sweeney said the finished museum is probably a few years away, but obtaining the funding was the biggest hurdle.
The $500,000 federal grant came from the National Park Service’s Saving America’s Treasures program. The application was written by Jeremy Sheppard, director of community services for Kent County Parks, Recreation and Library.
Sheppard said the county has been working to preserve the house since 1994 after taking over ownership of the property, a gift from Elizabeth Howell Goggin in her will. She donated her family’s home and 86-acre farm just west of Route 13 on Old Camden Road with instructions to use them for “recreational, educational, conservation, and wildlife and historic preservation purposes.”
Sheppard said Brecknock Park is already “the jewel of Kent County,” with the park, programs about nature and the mill that once operated at the site.
But the historic home has rarely been open to the public.
On the National Historic Register, the house dates back to the mid-1700s but has had three additions.
The county plans to hire an architect to assess restoration priorities for the house.
Sweeney said the museum will be shaped in part by Wilson.
“She has gathered many artifacts and it was her vision to house the site here to promote Kent County history,” he said. | https://www.wboc.com/news/new-museum-to-preserve-delaware-underground-railroad-history/article_97a7b218-1c68-11ed-bf58-2b7ee9ffcb92.html | 2022-08-15T11:06:42Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/new-museum-to-preserve-delaware-underground-railroad-history/article_97a7b218-1c68-11ed-bf58-2b7ee9ffcb92.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Forecast Updated on Monday, August 15, 2022, at 4:00am by WBOC Meteorologist Mike Lichniak
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers possible throughout the day. Highs: 75-83. Winds: E-NE 5-15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a few spotty showers possible. Lows: 63-72. Winds: NE 5-20+ mph.
Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy with a few spotty showers possible. Breezy. Highs: 75-82. Winds: NE 10-25+ mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows: 63-72. Winds: NE 5-20+ mph.
Wednesday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Highs: 75-82. Winds: NE 5-15 mph.
Thursday: Turning partly to mostly sunny. Highs: 80-85. Winds: N-NW 5-15 mph.
An unsettled weather pattern is going to set up across the area for the next few days as an area of low pressure is going to start to develop just to our south along the Carolina coastline. The word Nor’easter has been thrown around with this storm and it will fit the definition of what a Nor’easter is according to the AMS.
The actual definition of a Nor’easter: A Nor'easter is a storm along the East Coast of North America, so called because the winds over the coastal area are typically from the northeast.
And yes, we will have a storm forming to our south that will provide us a northeast wind for the next few days with some scattered showers at times, especially during the day on Monday. I think today is our best chance of a few showers here or there. I don’t think everyone sees rain the next couple of days, in fact, I think the majority of us will be dry through most of the workweek. With the wind off the Atlantic and the clouds lingering around the region, our temperatures will be cooler than average in the 70s and low 80s most days. It will be much cooler at our beach towns the next 3 days with the sustained northeast wind with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s.
The storm departs and breaks apart on Wednesday leading to a nicer day on Thursday and Friday with highs back into the mid to upper 80s. By Friday and the weekend, another similar pattern is going to set up overhead with shower chances being in the forecast on Saturday and the forecast will remain unsettled with shower and storm chances lingering into Sunday and Monday of next week. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-summary/unsettled-pattern-keeps-clouds-and-a-shower-chance-in-early-week-forecast/article_f0a45bb2-1c6f-11ed-a4fa-8356e01c2a55.html | 2022-08-15T11:06:48Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-summary/unsettled-pattern-keeps-clouds-and-a-shower-chance-in-early-week-forecast/article_f0a45bb2-1c6f-11ed-a4fa-8356e01c2a55.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Atlantic Ocean:
Monday: NE 5-10 knots. Seas: 2-3 feet.
Tuesday: Small Craft Advisory Possible. NE 10-20 knots. Seas: 3-5 feet.
Chesapeake Bay:
Monday: NE 5-10 knots. Waves: 1 foot.
Tuesday: NE 5-10 knots. Waves: 1 foot.
Delaware Bay:
Monday: NE 5-10 knots. Seas: 1-2 feet.
Tuesday: NE 10-20 knots. Seas: 1-3 feet. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/on-the-waters/marine-forecast-for-monday-august-15-2022/article_121ce48a-1c70-11ed-961d-f3b329f074ae.html | 2022-08-15T11:06:54Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/on-the-waters/marine-forecast-for-monday-august-15-2022/article_121ce48a-1c70-11ed-961d-f3b329f074ae.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Doug Ford, the provincial premier, was talking with reporters when he swallowed the bee. He promised to go straight to the hospital, and predicted that the incident would be funny later.
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Doug Ford, the provincial premier, was talking with reporters when he swallowed the bee. He promised to go straight to the hospital, and predicted that the incident would be funny later.
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It's tough to escape the feeling that Hulu's docuseries Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers, is the answer to a bunch of questions asked in an entirely different venue.
That's due, at least in part, to the seismic impact earlier this year of HBO's scripted series hit Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, which dramatizes some of the same events featured in Hulu's Legacy — charting the emergence of the Lakers as a championship basketball team and pop culture powerhouse during the "Showtime" era of the 1980s.
Though HBO's series drew viewers and attention, it also sparked a lot of criticism — as everyone from former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to former coach Jerry West complained about the unflattering license taken by the producers in depicting their lives.
In particular, Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss came off in HBO's show as a hard-partying doofus, played by star John C. Reilly as a womanizing glad-hander who parlayed a real estate fortune into an unlikely purchase of an NBA team, back when the league was less glamorous and the team wasn't winning championships.
Legacy features lots of excerpts from interviews with Buss, who died in 2013 after a long battle with cancer. Instead of Reilly's disorganized impulsivity, the real-life Buss comes across as a savvy, driven businessman with a doctorate in chemistry and a facility with numbers — whose love for sports and a good time led him to reinvent the Lakers, and by extension the NBA.
Similarly, West is shown in interviews conducted for the docuseries earnestly admitting he was tough on the Lakers' players as a coach — offering a much more low-key demeanor than the volatile, trophy-throwing portrayal by Australian actor Jason Clarke in HBO's series. And Abdul-Jabbar, who often came across as distant and a bit of a jerk on Winning Time, is measured and insightful while answering questions in interviews for Legacy.
A docuseries produced by the Lakers organization
Jeanie Buss, Jerry Buss's daughter and the current Lakers CEO, is an executive producer on Legacy alongside director Antoine Fuqua, whose credits include scripted films like Training Day and the Equalizer films. So it's no surprise that the docuseries features interviews with most every notable figure from the team's history who is still alive, including players like Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Boston Celtics superstar Larry Bird. Interviewees also include former coach Pat Riley, celebrity fans like actor Rob Lowe and musician Flea and all six of Jerry Buss' children, who were working at various positions in the Lakers organization when he died.
It's also no surprise that the docuseries sometimes tiptoes around unflattering controversies, excepting the drama surrounding the Buss family and the children's jockeying for jobs inside his empire. So Legacy doesn't explore Johnson's womanizing – a subject covered extensively in HBO's Winning Time — or offer any insight on how he contracted the HIV virus, which led to his first retirement from basketball.
Still, the segment of Legacy at the end of the fourth episode detailing how Johnson told the team that he had the virus — at a time when such diagnoses were considered a virtual death sentence — is moving. Johnson said he broke down crying with Jerry Buss, who had become a father figure to him, the day they held the press conference to announce his departure from the team in 1991.
"I've only seen my dad cry twice," said Jeanie Buss, who herself cried during her interview recalling when they retired Johnson's jersey after his first departure. "Once when his mother, my grandmother, passed away. And that day."
Moments that move beyond sports trivia
Legacy soars when it tells the kinds of stories that would interest more than hardcore Lakers fans. Riley admits how he let fame and acclaim as the Lakers' coach go to his head. Jeanie Buss details how her father's reputation as a playboy who dated a string of young girlfriends helped torpedo his efforts to buy the Dallas Cowboys football team. Player Byron Scott, raised in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles, talked about coping with his mother going into rehab for drug addiction during his time on the team.
And there's lots of detail on how Jerry Buss developed the business of basketball, raising ticket prices in prestigious seats to boost revenue, developing the Laker Girls dance squad to add sex appeal to halftime shows while developing a cadre of celebrity fans to turn home games into star-studded events. Paired with the team's fast-paced playing style, Jerry Buss' innovations created an exciting presentation that justified the "Showtime" nickname.
Still Legacy tells its story in the style of most sports documentaries, especially in its early episodes, mixing archival interviews and game footage with contemporary talks filmed specifically for the project. And the decision to make conflict between the Buss siblings a major thread running through the docuseries sometimes results in a lot of time spent telling viewers about people they may not know or care much about.
In the end, Legacy offers some unique insights and emotional stories while exploring how the Buss family turned the risky purchase of a basketball team into a $5 billion empire. It's also a pretty solid retort to some of the excesses in HBO's series.
But given the control the family exerted over the project, you can't help wondering what else got left on the cutting room floor. And how much better this docuseries might be if they had left that stuff in.
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MOSCOW — Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday.
Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on Aug. 4. She was arrested in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.
Griner played for a women's basketball team in Yekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason.
Lawyer Maria Blagovolina was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal weren't immediately clear.
Blagovolina and co-counsel Alexander Boykov said after the conviction that the sentence was excessive and that in similar cases defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them granted parole.
Griner admitted that she had the canisters in her luggage, but said she had inadvertently packed them in haste and that she had no criminal intent. Her defense team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain.
Before her conviction, the U.S. State Department declared Griner to be "wrongfully detained."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the unusual step of revealing publicly in July that the U.S. had made a "substantial proposal" to get Griner home home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage.
Blinken didn't elaborate, but NPR, The Associated Press and other news organizations have reported that Washington has offered to free Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. and once earned the nickname the "Merchant of Death."
On Sunday, a senior Russian diplomat said exchange talks have been conducted.
"This quite sensitive issue of the swap of convicted Russian and U.S. citizens is being discussed through the channels defined by our presidents," Alexander Darchiev, head of the Foreign Ministry's North America department, told state news agency Tass. "These individuals are, indeed, being discussed. The Russian side has long been seeking the release of Viktor Bout. The details should be left to professionals, proceeding from the 'do not harm' principle.'"
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R. Kelly, the convicted sex-offender and disgraced singer, is on trial — again.
Jury selection begins Monday for the 55-year-old's federal trial in Chicago.
Kelly is charged with 13 counts that include creating and receiving child pornography, enticing minors into illegal sexual activity and obstruction of justice.
Kelly's obstruction of justice charge ties back to a 2008 child pornography case in which he was acquitted. The jurors found Kelly not guilty on all counts, which hinged on the fact that an alleged victim did not testify.
Federal prosecutors say that witnesses and their families were threatened and paid off by Kelly and his associates before the previous trial.
Now, the alleged victim from the 2008 case is set to testify.
Kelly isn't the only defendant and will be tried alongside his former manager, Derrel McDavid, and his former employee, Milton Brown. All three defendants have pleaded not guilty.
Kelly was already convicted in a federal trial in New York
Kelly was already found guilty in another federal trial last year.
A federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced Kelly to 30 years in prison in June. A jury found him guilty last September on nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering.
Eight of those counts found that Kelly violated the Mann Act, a federal law that prohibits people from transporting others across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.
Federal prosecutors were able to prove that Kelly led a criminal enterprise that sought to lure women, boys and girls to him for his own sexual gratification.
Part of the charges stemmed from Kelly's marriage to the late singer Aaliyah, who was 15 when Kelly was 27. Kelly was convicted of bribing an official to grant Aaliyah a fake ID.
Several alleged victims of Kelly's sexual abuse shared their stories in the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, which debuted in 2019 and helped bring more legal attention to the accusations.
Kelly also faces state charges in Illinois and Minnesota
Kelly, who has also faced multiple lawsuits, is also dealing with criminal state charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
Kelly was charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse in Illinois' Cook County in February 2019. That case involves four alleged victims — three of them are minors.
In May 2019, Kelly faced 11 more felony charges of sexual assault and sexual abuse filed by Cook County prosecutors.
Then in August 2019, Kelly was charged with two criminal offenses surrounding prostitution and solicitation in Minnesota's Hennepin County.
The Minnesota allegations stem from a 2001 incident following one of Kelly's promotional appearances in Minneapolis.
After a teenage girl purportedly asked Kelly for an autograph, the singer included his phone number with the autograph. The girl was allegedly told to go to his hotel after she called the number.
She was offered $200 to dance for him naked, prosecutors say. Kelly had sexual contact with the teenage girl and took off his clothes, according to prosecutors.
A trial date has not been set yet for either of those cases, according to CBS Minnesota.
Kelly's federal convictions, trials and state criminal charges don't cover all of the allegations he has faced since the 1990s. A more detailed history can be found here.
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How does spider silk collect water?
Why do spider webs sparkle like diamonds on a dewy morning? It’s all down to their intriguing structure...
Many water-hoarding materials exist in nature, such as the leaves of certain plants and the backs of desert beetles. Incredibly, spider silk also has a structure that is perfectly adapted to water collection.
In 2010, a team of Chinese researchers published a paper in the journal Nature revealing important details of this structure. The scientists showed that when spider silk gets wet, rough-textured bumps start to form along the otherwise smooth fibre of the silk. The difference in the texture of the silk creates differences in pressure and energy that drive water towards the bumps, enhancing the silk’s water-collecting ability.
This is why we see water clinging to a spider’s web in distinct droplets, with the bumps – or what the scientists called ‘spindle knots’ – acting as collection sites.
The challenge now is to create cheap, bio-inspired materials that mimic the structure of natural spider silk to harvest moisture from fog in dry regions. The materials, which are designed by Prof Yongmei Zheng and her team at Beihang University, are made by dip-coating a smooth artificial fibre in a polymer fluid that breaks up and dries to form the bumps, that are so crucial to the structure.
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Penny stocks generally refer to the ones that trade for $10 or less. While their low price and potential to deliver high returns (a slight movement in absolute value translates into significant gains in percentage returns) attract many, they are relatively a risky bet as they are quite speculative. However, TipRanks’ valuable tools like the Smart Score can significantly reduce the guesswork and identify the ones more likely to beat the broader markets.
Which Penny Stocks to Buy?
Using the TipRanks penny stock screener, we have identified two penny stocks that have earned a “Perfect 10” Smart Score rating on TipRanks, implying they are more likely to outpace the broader market averages. Let’s begin.
Superior Industries International (NYSE:SUP)
Superior Industries is a leading aluminum wheel supplier. The ongoing momentum in its business, its focus on capturing the demand for premium wheels, and increased revenue from existing and new customers continue to support its growth. Also, its ability to pass through costs to its customers, expense control, and favorable product mix are positives.
Barrington analyst Gary Prestopino is bullish about SUP stock. His price target of $12.50 implies 131% upside potential. Prestopino expects the company’s “portfolio of leading premium wheel technologies” to “generate consistent growth through 2025.” The analyst has a price target range of $10-15 on SUP stock.
SUP stock also has positive indicators from hedge funds, insiders, and retail investors, who have increased their holdings in the recent past. Hedge funds bought 88K SUP stock in the last quarter. Meanwhile, insiders added SUP stock worth $1.7 million during the same period. Further, in one month, 12.4% of TipRanks’ investors increased their exposure to SUP stock.
Overall, according to our data-driven stock score, SUP stock sports a maximum Smart Score of 10.
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings (NASDAQ:LVLU)
Lulu’s Fashion is an online retailer of women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories. Despite macro concerns, LVLU continues to grow its top line in double-digits.
LVLU recently announced the preliminary results for Q2. It expects to deliver net revenue of about $131.0 million to $132.0 million, representing year-over-year growth of 26.5% to 27.5%. LVLU CEO, David McCreight, stated, “Despite macroeconomic headwinds, we delivered double-digit year-over-year and sequential revenue growth in Q2.”
However, LVLU is not immune to macro headwinds, leading management to lower full-year revenue growth guidance. LVLU expects to deliver net revenue of $440 million to $480 million, down from its previous forecast of $490 million to $500 million. Despite the guidance cut, LVLU’s forecast implies a year-over-year growth rate of 17.1% to 27.8%.
In response to the guidance cut, Jefferies analyst Randal Konik stated, “Macro headwinds are elevated and volatility is increasing, so we take down our numbers in line with mgmt’s revised guidance. With the company nicely profitable, opportunity to grow long-term compelling, and valuation extremely compressed, we would buy shares on today’s pullback.”
LVLU stock has received six Buy and two Hold recommendations for a Strong Buy rating consensus. Meanwhile, analysts’ average price target of $14.38 implies 97.8% upside potential.
LVLU stock also has positive signals from insiders and retail investors. Insiders bought LVLU stock worth 23.9K in the last quarter. Meanwhile, 74.9% of TipRanks’ investors increased their exposure to LVLU stock. Overall, LVLU has a maximum Smart Score of 10 on TipRanks.
Bottom Line
Superior Industries and Lulu’s Fashion have well-established businesses and are benefitting from the continued momentum in their businesses. Further, with positive signals from analysts, hedge funds, insiders, and retail investors, these stocks have a maximum Smart Score, implying they are more likely to outperform other penny stocks. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/2-perfect-10-penny-stocks-with-substantial-upside-potential | 2022-08-15T11:13:32Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/2-perfect-10-penny-stocks-with-substantial-upside-potential | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pre-Market Update
U.S. stock futures traded lower in Monday’s pre-market trading hours ahead of key retail earnings this week. Major U.S. indexes posted strong gains last week on better-than-feared inflation data.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S&P 500 (SPX) were down 0.42% and 0.47%, respectively, as of 4.12 a.m. EST, Monday. Furthermore, futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NDX) fell 0.47%.
Favorable Inflation Date Drove Last Week’s Gains
Last week, the S&P 500 advanced 3.25%, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive trends. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones rose 2.71% and 2.92%, respectively. The major indexes gained as inflation cooled down in July, thanks to a decline in gas prices.
The July Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 8.5% year-over-year but was flat compared to June. The figure was not only lower than the 9.1% rise noted in June but also came below economists’ consensus expectation of 8.7%. Further, the Producer Price Index (PPI) for July came in at 9.8%, compared to June’s reading of 11.3%.
The better-than-feared inflation numbers triggered hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease its aggressive rate-hike plans to tame inflation. However, several economists believe that the Fed might not change its stance so soon based on favorable data for just one month.
All Eyes on Retail Earnings
This week, major retailers, including Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD), Lowe’s (LOW), and TJX Companies (TJX), will be reporting their fiscal second-quarter results. Investors will be keenly watching the numbers reported by these retailers, as well as their guidance, to understand the extent to which inflation and supply chain pressures are impacting their businesses.
Last month, retail giant Walmart spooked investors when it cut its quarterly and full-year earnings outlook due to inflation concerns.
Key Economic Releases
This week, key housing data will be released, including the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home Market Index for August on Monday, Building Permits as well as Housing Starts for July on Tuesday, and Existing Home Sales for July on Thursday.
On Wednesday, minutes from the Fed’s July 26-27 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will be released. It will likely give additional cues about the Fed’s approach to bringing inflation under control.
One of the key economic releases this week is the U.S. Census Bureau’s July retail sales data, scheduled for Wednesday. The report is crucial to assess the direction of consumer spending amid high inflation.
Other Major News
In other interesting news, billionaire investor George Soros’ firm, Soros Fund Management LLC bought 29,883 shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA) for $20.1 million in the second quarter, as disclosed in an August 12 SEC filing. Soros’ firm also bought additional shares in legacy automaker Ford (F), but trimmed its position in Rivian Automotive (RIVN) to just over 17.8 million shares, down from 19.8 million shares in Q1.
Soros also built up his positions in some big tech stocks. The list includes Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Qualcomm (QCOM), Salesforce (CRM), and Snowflake (SNOW). | https://www.tipranks.com/news/stock-market-today-monday-aug-15-what-you-need-to-know | 2022-08-15T11:13:38Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/stock-market-today-monday-aug-15-what-you-need-to-know | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Last week, one of the major owners of Radius Health (RDUS), Rubric Capital Management LP, bought 1.68 million RDUS shares at $10.07 per share for a total value of over $16.95 million.
The hefty buying comes right after the company’s out-licensed drug Elacestrant received priority review status by the FDA for patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
According to Form 4 recently filed by the major owner with more than 10% holding, Rubric Capital Management LP bought the shares on August 11 and 12th.
TipRanks’ Insider Trading Tool shows Insiders at Radius Health are clearly optimistic about the stock’s near-term prospects and have bought RDUS stock worth a whopping $19.6 million in the last three months.
The tool also shows that Insider Confidence Signal is currently Positive for Radius Health, with corporate insiders buying RDUS stock recently.
Interestingly, TipRanks also provides a list of hot stocks that boast either a Very Positive or Positive insider confidence signal.
What Does Radius Health Company Do?
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Radius Health, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, that focuses on the development and commercialization of endocrine therapeutics in osteoporosis and oncology.
Now, let us delve deeper into the company’s recent events that could have further sparked insider interest in the stock.
Last week, the company announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. granted Priority Review to the Italian pharmaceutical company, Menarini’s, new drug application (NDA) for Elacestrant. Elacestrant is meant for the treatment of patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Under the priority review, the FDA is expected to make a decision within the next six months by Feb. 17, 2023.
Notably, in July 2020, Radius gave global licensing rights to Menarini for elacestrant. Radius Health had conducted a Phase 3 trial known as Emerald in relation to the NDA for Elacestrant.
The study showed statistically significant efficacy versus current standard-of-care medications for both the overall study population and patients whose tumors have an ESR1 mutation.
What was the 52-week high for Radius Health stock?
Radius Health shares have been very volatile over the past year. The stock reached its 52-week high in October 2021 at $23 price levels. Even after making a recovery of 45% year-to-date, it is still far away from its 52-week high.
According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, RDUS is a Hold based on five Hold ratings. The average Radius Health price target is $9.40, which implies 6.75% downside potential from current levels.
On the positive side, RDUS scores an 8 out of 10 on TipRanks’ Smart Score rating system, indicating that the stock has strong potential to outperform market expectations.
Markedly, earlier in June, Radius Health agreed to be acquired by Gurnet Point Capital and Patient Square Capital for $890 million. The value implies $10.00 that will be paid in cash as well as a contingent value right of $1.00 per share, based on a sales target for its osteoporosis drug TYMLOS (abaloparatide).
Therefore, Radius Health will cease to exist upon completion of the acquisition, expected to close in the third quarter of FY2022.
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Thiruvananthapuram: A bid to assess the ramifications of the recent Supreme Court order envisaging one kilometre of Eco-Sensitivity Zone (ESZ) or buffer zone around all protected forests is delayed in Kerala. Even as the three-month period allowed by the apex court to file the report in this regard is set to expire in another 19 days, the study has been completed only in nine of the 23 wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala.
The Kerala Forest Department commenced a study to assess the impact on human settlements, but the process has not even reached halfway through, even after two-and-a-half months.
The Supreme Court directed on June 3 that there should be a 1 km buffer zone around all wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. The SC ordered the States to submit a report within three months after studying how the ESZ would impact the inhabited areas around these regions.
Although the study should have started with immediate effect considering the gravity of the directive, there has been a delay in the proceedings on the part of the Kerala Government.
A month went in vain
The Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSREC) under the Planning and Economic Affairs department of the State Government was entrusted with carrying out the study in 23 protected forest regions in Kerala. However, the Forest Department and the KSREC entered an agreement on this only on July 11, almost a month after the SC directive.
It is doubtful whether the report can be filed after completing the study in the rest of the 14 sanctuaries within the next 19 days. If not, it may badly affect the proceedings in the apex court.
"Hope the Central Government allowed more time to complete the study and comes up with a favourable decision. Kerala had conducted a study before the SC order and had submitted the report to the Central Government. In the wake of the court's direction, sittings were already conducted in three regions. The survey would be completed as soon as possible," stated Kerala Forests Minister A K Saseendran. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/15/buffer-zone-assessment-delayed-despite-near-sc-deadline.amp.html | 2022-08-15T11:17:49Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/15/buffer-zone-assessment-delayed-despite-near-sc-deadline.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kottayam: During the heydays of the India's Freedom Struggle Mahatma Gandhi had visited several parts of the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom.
A car owned by freedom fighter Changanassery Parameswaran Pillai came in handy for the Mahatma to criss-cross the kingdom in order to attend Congress programmes and other events of the Indian National Movement.
When Gandhi visited Travancore in 1925, 1943 and 1937, he travelled in Pillai's car, a Rolls-Royce, while visiting Kottayam and Vaikom areas. Gandhi went by boat to other places from Vaikom.
Gandhi reached Vaikom by boat on March 10, 1925. Later, he went to Alappuzha and from there to Thiruvananthapuram by boat. Gandhi travelled in Pillai's car from Thiruvananthapuram to the southernmost parts of Travancore.
Pillai accompanied Gandhi in his trip beginning from Thiruvananthapuram on March 15, 1925 to Kottayam via Kazhakkoottam, Attingal, Kundara, Kottarakkara, Adoor, Pandalam, Chengannur, Thiruvalla and Changanassery.
Along with Gandhi and Nair Service Society (NSS) founder Mannathu Padmanabhan Pillai also took part in the Vaikom Satyagraha, which lasted for 603 days from March 30, 1924.
The same car was used during Gandhi's tour in 1934. After the inauguration of Aanandasramam in Changanassery on January 19, 1934, Gandhiji visited places like Panmana and Adoor in the same car.
Pillai's driver always drove the car.
Pillai was the NSS president from 1917 to 1928. He also served as the Thiruvananthapuram regional president of the Indian National Congress in 1937.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. ("17EdTech") (NASDAQ: YQ) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in 17EdTech, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against 17EdTech includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: September 19, 2022
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How the Boston area is weaning off fossil fuels
Massachusetts cities and towns are prioritizing bus lanes, offering EV chargers and installing solar panels. These and other steps are being taken to reduce their carbon footprints, according to an annual report on how local communities are going green.
What's happening: The Environment Massachusetts Research & Policy Center highlighted a handful of Boston-area communities that are leading the way to transition to clean energy in its "Renewable Communities" report, released last week.
Why it matters: Massachusetts has until 2050 to reduce its carbon emissions by 100% of its 1990 levels.
Here's what stood out.
Melrose: EV chargers on poles
City officials, working with National Grid, are adding 16 electric vehicle chargers to utility poles for curbside use this year.
- It's the first project on the East Coast to install chargers on utility poles, which is less expensive than in-ground installations.
- The new stations make EV charging accessible to motorists who live in apartments or condos, and thus might not have a driveway or garage where they could install a home charging system.
How it works: The chargers tap into the power lines overhead.
- Drivers use the AmpUp smartphone app to check in and pay for the charging.
- The average session costs $2.78, according to National Grid, though vehicles tend to cost $6 to fully charge.
Context: The chargers come as a new climate law, which the governor signed last week, offers rebates for EV purchases.
Price tag: City officials and National Grid did not disclose the cost, except to say that National Grid is helping cover it as part of its Electric Vehicle Charging Station program.
Boston: Center-running bus lanes
The MBTA and city officials introduced center-running bus lanes last October on Columbus Avenue — the first of their kind in New England.
- The lanes give MBTA buses more room to travel, reducing traffic-related delays, in hopes that riders will opt for public transit instead of ridesharing or driving.
- The red-coated bus lanes run between Walnut Street and Jackson Square, along part of the 22, 29 and 44 bus routes.
Price tag: $14 million (Boston paid $1 million and the MBTA paid the rest).
Yes, and: The city is looking into creating center-running bus lanes on Blue Hill Avenue.
Boston: Solar in Eastie
City officials in May announced a pilot program with the nonprofit Green Roots to increase rooftop solar energy and battery storage in East Boston, a majority-immigrant and working-class neighborhood.
- Under the program, homeowners can get a 15% discount on installation costs, and certain homeowners can get subsidies.
Why it matters: Using rooftop solar panels reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and can reduce energy costs.
- The panels can also produce extra electricity that can be used to help meet demand during peak energy hours.
So far, 38 households have expressed interest in solar panels as of early August, according to a presentation from Kate England, the city's director of green infrastructure. But most haven't signed contracts to move forward with installation.
Price tag: Neither the report nor city officials disclosed the cost of the pilot program.
Brookline: Geothermal pumps
Brookline updated the plans for its new District School, which is set to open in 2023, to include a geothermal pump system for heating and cooling.
- Unlike air-source heat pumps, which use air from outside to heat or cool a building, geothermal pumps rely on groundwater and underground air.
- Proponents say air temperatures underground tend to be more stable than outside air temperatures — especially during severe winter weather or heat waves — and need less energy to heat or cool a building.
Price tag: Town meeting members agreed to borrow $4.9 million last October to install the heating system.
- The heat pump project is expected to pay for itself in 21 years, per the Brookline School Committee.
Fun fact: The town estimates the heat pumps will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 188,000 kilograms a year.
- That's the equivalent of 36.6 homes' electricity use for a year, per the EPA's greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator.
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Most Central Ohio districts won't arm teachers
School employees can carry guns with minimal training when a new state law takes effect next month, though Columbus and most Central Ohio districts tell Axios they won't allow it.
Details: In the past, school resource officers were typically the only employees who carried weapons — after completing 700 hours of required training.
- Now districts can authorize any staff member to carry after 24 hours of training, just a few of which involve hands-on weapons exercises.
- A school board must notify families "by whatever means it regularly communicates with the public" if it allows for armed employees, per the law.
Between the lines: This district-by-district approach could make it difficult to track which ones are allowing weapons in schools.
- The Ohio Department of Public Safety will keep a private list of armed staff members, but is not committing to reporting even a redacted list of participating school districts.
- "Should a list exist in the future, DPS will evaluate record requests at that time," department spokesperson Jay Carey told us.
Other school-related legislation
State of play: Arming teachers is not the only change coming to Ohio schools this year. Other changes enacted by state lawmakers include:
- Incoming high school students are now required to take a financial literacy course and are no longer required to take a college admission test (ACT or SAT).
- New anti-hazing policies are in place.
- A new scholarship program offers one-time grants to students returning to finish their college degree.
- Schools and athletic conferences can no longer obstruct a student who wears religious apparel during competition.
What we're watching: These proposed bills remain pending in the Ohio Statehouse:
- A transgender athlete ban, enforceable by required genital inspections of disputed students.
- Prohibit kindergarten through third grade classrooms from referencing "sexual orientation or gender identity."
- Require all schools to post curriculum and instruction materials online.
- Reduce school board members' terms from four years to two.
- Prohibit school face mask and vaccine mandates.
- A student loan forgiveness program for those who stay and work in Ohio after graduating.
- Require students be provided daily moments of silence for "prayer, reflection, or meditation."
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention TG Therapeutics, Inc. ("TG Therapeutics") (NASDAQ: TGTX) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in TG Therapeutics, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against TG Therapeutics includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: September 16, 2022
Aggrieved TG Therapeutics investors only have until September 16, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Meet Denver’s first chief urban designer
Eugenia Di Girolamo has only been in Denver for two weeks, but she’s already starting to get a feel for the city’s architectural character.
Driving the news: Di Girolamo, who most recently worked as deputy director for urban design in New York City’s planning office, was hired this summer as Denver’s first chief urban designer.
Why it matters: As Denver continues to grow, Di Girolamo will be tasked with creating a longterm plan for how the city will develop for its residents.
- The vision will need to take into account new, existing and sometimes historic properties and places, while looking to create new designs that can help improve quality of life across the city.
- "What I'm trying to do, and how I am trying to set up this position for success, is listening, and really talking to people first," Di Girolamo told Axios Denver. "I don't believe in coming in with a vision already, I believe in building that vision together."
Big picture: Di Girolamo told Axios that she wants to meet with the public, elected officials, developers and local architects to figure out her priorities and goals. She said she’s especially excited about speaking to the public.
- She's looking forward to speaking to the community about "what good design means in Denver and for Denver."
- She worked at a private architectural firm for two years before returning to a municipal job.
Yes, but: Unlike some major cities, Denver doesn’t necessarily have a distinct architectural style.
- There are some noteworthy characteristics. "The tradition of the city is masonry," Dick Farley, an architect and urban designer, told Denverite in 2018, referring to brick buildings.
- The Denver FUGLY Facebook page regularly lambasts what many people see as unsightly new buildings in the city.
- So-called slot homes — multi-unit properties arranged side by side in narrow spaces, usually facing away from the street — were banned by the City Council in 2018.
- Council member Paul López criticized the style, saying it "robbed our neighborhoods of character."
What they’re saying: "As somebody who teaches urban design, this is something that's very important to me and something that Denver needs," Ken Schroeppel, the director of urban design at CU Denver's College of Architecture and Planning, told Westword in June.
- Schroeppel said the city needs to find "a way to continue to densify and accommodate" the thousands of people moving in, especially in non-downtown areas.
By the numbers: The 2020 State of the Downtown Denver report from the Downtown Denver Partnership said there are 14 projects under construction downtown alone, including renovations to the 16th Street Mall and the Colorado Convention Center expansion.
- The report notes that 41 projects have been completed downtown over the past four years, bringing in more than $3.2 billion in investment between 2018 and May 2022.
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More record-breaking heat could be on the way in Seattle
Brace yourself for what could be another week of record-breaking temps.
What's happening: A ridge of high pressure likely to persist over the Pacific Northwest for the next two weeks has meteorologists expecting rising heat this week.
What they're saying: "We'll probably be above 90, maybe mid-90s, for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday," National Weather Service meteorologist Mike McFarland told Axios.
Why it matters: Seattle is on track this year to break the record for most 90-degree days, set in 2015 when there were 12 days of 90-degree heat. So far there've been 10 in 2022.
- "There's still half of August left, so why not? I think that's a pretty easy (record) to fall," McFarland said.
The intrigue: Multiple 90-degree days are becoming more common each year.
- Since 2015, six different years have recorded at least seven days with 90+-degree heat, per the NWS.
- That's compared to just four years that recorded the same from 1950 to 2014.
Background: A deadly heatwave in Seattle last month set a city record with six straight days of 90-degree heat.
- Health officials attributed at least three deaths to the heat and said another three people drowned during the hot stretch.
- The potential for serious health problems soars during heat waves — with elevated risks for heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure — especially in a city like Seattle where most homes don't have air conditioning.
Of note: The city of Seattle and King County have offered safety tips for hot days and opened cooling centers throughout summer.
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Here's what to do if your car is towed in Seattle
No one wants to be the person who returns to a parking spot and finds their car missing.
- But it happens — especially in Seattle, where many streets that allow parking midday become scary tow-away zones at rush hour.
If you come back and find an empty piece of pavement (or, perhaps, another car that swooped in and took your illegal spot after you were towed) don't panic. A few tips:
1. If your car was towed from a public street, you'll want to check vehicles impounded by Lincoln Towing, which contracts with the city to make your life miserable.
- You can search impounded vehicles online or call 206-364-2000.
2. If you got towed from a private lot, find the signs showing which towing company the property owner uses, and call the number on the sign. You can also contact the property owner directly.
3. If that fails — or, hey, you don't remember where you left your now-missing car — call the Seattle Police Department's non-emergency number at 206-625-5011.
- Ask them "Dude, where's my car?" and see how they react.
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Florida Python Challenge lessons: Snakes are good at hiding
Well, friends, we didn't catch any snakes.
Why it matters: The 2022 Florida Python Challenge ended Sunday, and while the winners and total haul will be announced soon, rest assured Axios Tampa Bay's Ben Montgomery and Selene San Felice came in last place.
But, but, but: In trying, we learned a ton.
Be prepared: We got our "snake hooks" at Walmart's garden section and found ourselves doing a lot of Googling in the gun section. Ben forgot a screwdriver and planned to pith the snake's brain with a pencil.
Think like a snake: Ben was so excited when we got to the swamp that he pulled the car over and dove into some brush on the side of the Tamiami Trail, then had to quickly retreat after being attacked by fire ants.
- We found a very snakey-looking spot near Burns Lake in the Big Cypress National Preserve, strapped on our gaiters and waded through shin-deep water for about an hour.
- Selene eventually overcame her fear of every single thing, and even started poking around for snakes. She relaxed once she stopped wondering what animals would seek revenge on her for entering their home.
- She even admitted the swamp was beautiful. Alas, we didn't see any pythons.
The other side: We met trapper Kenne Helm turning in an 8-foot-3-inch python at a challenge checkpoint.
His advice: "Get a fortune teller."
- Successful snake hunters drive around at night, looking for the blue hue that will emanate from a snake when passed over by a flashlight. Your best bet is actually waiting for them to slither around the side of the road as you drive.
- But even the pros strike out often, he said. He recalled hunting for hours in the same spot some "kids" found the record-breaking 18-foot python and even coming across them before calling it quits for the night.
The bottom line: Maybe the real reward was the friends we made along the way?
What's next: We promised you snakes, and we will deliver. Ssssstay tuned.
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Menu-priced pizzas ordered online are half off this week
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world, knows that Americans are feeling the pinch from higher prices everywhere. One great way to stretch your budget this week is with Domino's 50% off deal, with half off all menu-priced pizzas ordered online, today through Aug. 21.
"Domino's has always been focused on value that can feed a family at a reasonable price," said Frank Garrido, Domino's executive vice president of U.S. operations and support. "Domino's stores nationwide are ready to bring pizzas and smiles to customers who are looking to make their money go further this week."
Domino's 50% off deal is available on menu-priced pizzas ordered through the following online ordering channels:
- Domino's website (dominos.com)
- Domino's ordering apps for iPad®, iPhone® and Android™
- Domino's AnyWare ordering platforms, including through Google Home, Alexa, Slack and Facebook Messenger
Customers can order any size pizza and crust, including hand tossed, handmade pan, Brooklyn style, or crunchy thin crust with Domino's 50% off deal. Specialty pizzas, such as the Cali Chicken Bacon Ranch, Memphis BBQ Chicken, Pacific Veggie and more, are also included in the deal.
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world, with a significant business in both delivery and carryout pizza. It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of more than 19,200 stores in over 90 markets. Domino's had global retail sales of nearly $17.8 billion in 2021, with over $8.6 billion in the U.S. and over $9.1 billion internationally. In the second quarter of 2022, Domino's had global retail sales of over $4.0 billion, with over $2.0 billion in the U.S. and nearly $2.0 billion internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for 98% of Domino's stores as of the end of the second quarter of 2022. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino's achieve more than half of all global retail sales in 2021 from digital channels. In the U.S., Domino's generated more than 75% of U.S. retail sales in 2021 via digital channels and has developed several innovative ordering platforms, including those for Google Home, Facebook Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Twitter and more. In 2019, Domino's announced a partnership with Nuro to further its exploration and testing of autonomous pizza delivery. In mid-2020, Domino's launched a new way to order contactless carryout nationwide – via Domino's Carside Delivery®, which customers can choose when placing a prepaid online order.
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Florida swing voters view Ron DeSantis as too extreme
Some Florida swing voters who former President Donald Trump won over in 2016 say Gov. Ron DeSantis' agenda is too extreme for them.
Driving the news: Axios partner Engagious/Schlesinger conducted two online focus groups last week with 12 Floridians who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, then Joe Biden in 2020.
- One is registered as a Republican, four as independents, and seven as Democrats.
Of note: While a focus group is not a statistically significant sample like a poll, the responses show how some voters are thinking and talking about current events.
The big picture: Some regretted voting for Biden — citing what they called a lack of action and unkept promises— and several said he makes them feel bored, hopeless and apathetic, but none would take Trump back.
- No one in the group wanted DeSantis as president, saying he was more extreme than Trump.
Some called his actions, like ending Disney's self-governing status and removing Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren from office, power plays to appeal to Trump voters.
What they're saying: "He's trying to be like, like the God of Florida instead of being the governor of Florida," one respondent said.
Zoom in: None of the respondents supported Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed by critics as "Don't Say Gay," or the Stop WOKE Act.
- But they all agreed with the governor's resistance to transgender health care for minors, Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming healthcare for trans adults and transgender women and girls in sports.
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Leading window treatment franchise to provide premium window treatments, consultation services to Huntsville residents
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gotcha Covered, a leader in custom window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada, has increased its presence in Alabama with the opening of Gotcha Covered of Huntsville. With the opening of the new center, the franchise has two locations in the state.
The new center is owned and operated by Greg and Bethany Smith. With an emphasis on end-to-end consultations, this business will provide the best in soft and hard window treatments to homeowners in Madison County and the surrounding areas while offering a variety of blinds, draperies, smart solutions and much more.
"Quality is what defines our brand at Gotcha Covered," said Paul Linenberg, president of Gotcha Covered. "We pride ourselves in being able to deliver the best customer experience. That's what the residents of Huntsville are getting with this new location. Window treatments can transform the ambiance of a home. Greg and Bethany are a great asset to the community and will provide community with high-quality window treatment solutions."
Greg and Bethany bring diverse backgrounds to the Gotcha Covered brand. With a bachelor's in liberal studies, Greg started his career in the U.S. Navy. He has previously served as a business owner as well. Bethany is a nurse by trade but has also worked in project management and yacht repair.
While searching for business opportunities, Greg came across Gotcha Covered with the help of his entrepreneurial coach. After learning more about the franchise, he knew it was the right one for him and Bethany.
"Gotcha Covered was perfect for our long-term goals," said Smith. "Plus, the leadership team and other franchisees help create a very positive atmosphere. Everyone has been super helpful, professional and responsive. There is always a helping hand available when you need it. That's part of the culture."
In addition to providing premium window treatments to the Huntsville community, Smith said the duo has aspirations of opening multiple storefronts to service northern and central Alabama.
Adding 27 new franchise locations in 2021, Gotcha Covered currently has over 130 total franchises across the U.S. and Canada. The franchise has been operating under the Gotcha Covered name since 2009.
To schedule an appointment with Gotcha Covered of Huntsville, visit https://www.gotchacovered.com/huntsville/.
About Gotcha Covered
Gotcha Covered is a leader in custom soft and hard window treatment consultation in the U.S. and Canada. Flying under their Gotcha Covered flag since 2009, they offer custom window treatments including blinds, draperies, shutters and much more. They offer end-to-end consultation with the customer's specific needs and goals in mind. The company currently has over 130 total franchises across the U.S. and Canada.
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As we all try to battle inflation and figure out new ways to save, the easiest place to start is your grocery list. The best way to save on groceries, many experts say, is by meal planning.
Two women who own a meal service say you can save a fortune by carefully planning your dinners for the week.
Alison Crowdus and Jen Eisenstein run a meal delivery service called Dinner to Doorbells.
"I'm making a white chicken lasagna," Crowdus said.
The two entrepreneurs are careful to buy only what they know they will use that week.
"There are a lot of people who just go to the grocery store and buy lots of things," Eisenstein said. "We buy items to make a very deliberate meal for this day."
One of the big advantages of meal planning, they explained, is you don't end up overbuying or purchasing too many of some ingredients and having to throw them all away a few months later.
"If you know your budget, you know your grocery budget, then you can plan within that budget," Crowdus said
They say planning each meal in advance can save a hundred dollars or more on groceries each month.
"Coupon Mom" offers tips for shopping
The founder of CouponMom.com, Stephanie Nelson, agrees, saying "when people look at their total spending, all of their spending, the category that always surprises them is grocery spending."
Nelson offered us her shopping tips for saving. First, she said, it is essential to shop with a list.
But don't be locked into one brand at one store. She says to compare prices of common items and grab them on sale.
"You shop selectively," she said. "You pick two to three stores a week, and cherry pick the best deals at each store."
Also, she says, cut back on impulse purchases by limiting how often you shop.
Think about it: If you run in for just milk and cereal, you will probably leave with four more things and a quick $30 bill.
"If you're going four times a week to the grocery store," she said, "you could cut that down to once."
Nelson also says many of us buy too much food that we then have to toss. According to the USDA, the average family wastes $1,500 yearly on uneaten food.
So what can you do? Nelson suggests:
- Buying only the items you need for that week.
- Making smart substitutions for less expensive items.
- Avoiding "quick runs" to the grocery store, where you always spend more than you had planned.
- Swapping at least one restaurant meal for an extra meal at home, can replace a $60 dinner out with a $10 dinner at home.
Jen Eisenstein and Alison Crowdus say planning the week's meals on Sunday can save you money and time Monday through Friday.
And by making more than one item at once, Crowdus says (such as two meals using rice or lasagna noodles), you can have a second dinner for a day or two later.
"We just dump it onto a pan, throw it in the oven and you are ready to go," Crowdus said.
By planning ahead, and buying ingredients for three or four meals at once, you don't overspend on groceries, and you don't waste your money.
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Cloud-Based Solution Provider's Deal Pipeline Management App Meets Industry Demand For All-In-One Platform That Tracks, Manages M&A Activity
CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Practifi, a performance optimization platform for the wealth management industry, today announced the rollout of its latest application for business development ("BD app"). The new application, designed to address an industry need for managing multiple growth activities while tracking pipeline performance, features tools for comprehensive life cycle management through mergers and acquisitions, using the power of Practifi's award-winning platform.
Adrian Johnstone, President and Co-founder of Practifi, said, "The frenetic pace of M&A activity in the wealth management industry makes it important for RIAs, broker-dealers and network firms to manage their pipeline capably. After carefully listening to our clients, we created a new business development app so key decision-makers and their teams no longer have to rely on inefficient tools, such as CRMs that are not industry-specific, to operate with excellence and scale. For firms seeking to increase the efficiency of the acquisition process, our BD app will provide the best return on their investment."
The newly developed app makes it easy to manage the full acquisition life cycle within a single, unified platform. From deal prospecting and pipeline management to onboarding and integrating new firms and advisors, the Business Development app provides an end-to-end transition management experience for RIAs, IBDs and networks that are actively acquiring.
Ensuring a smooth and repeatable transition process, the BD app's comprehensive acquisition lifecycle ensures all deals progress through the same stages. Whether the firm or advisor is in consideration, contention, due diligence, onboarding or acquired, each acquisition target receives a standardized and consistent experience.
Tom Westhoff, Vice President of Sales at Practifi, concluded, "We've captured the best of Practifi's core capabilities and brought them into the M&A space, making it effortless for fast-growing firms to qualify and quantify the deals in their pipelines while managing back-office activity with flawless precision. From the first step of a transaction to successful acquisition, firms seeking to be the buyer of choice in the M&A market understand that they need to be seen as capable of seamless full integration. Our new app places wealth management's acquisition activity at the center of everything and will reap dividends for firms on the hunt for the best solution available."
Practifi is the performance optimization platform purpose-built for the wealth management industry. Practifi empowers teams to automate workflows, create rich client records, and access advanced analytics in a unified experience. With comprehensive APIs, a range of specialist wealth industry integrations, and an ecosystem of hundreds of integrated apps, our platform centralizes data and gives greater visibility across organizations. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Sydney, Australia, Practifi enables organizations across the globe to deepen loyalty with their clients and pioneer the future of wealth management. To learn more, visit practifi.com.
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TALLAHASSEE — If you enjoy your outdoor time in the afternoons, Monday is the day to go out and enjoy some sunshine and drier weather!
Highs Monday top out in the low 90s, but only a very spotty shower will be around our area.
Upper air gets saturated on Tuesday.
Highs stay in the mid to low 90s, but storm activity increases for all of us on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
A cold front approaches from the north Thursday, but instead of moving through and bringing drier air, the front will become stationary over the Big Bend and South Georgia.
Coverage of rain increases, and there will be ample moisture to soak us Thursday and Friday.
During these late-week days, keep in mind flooding will be a concern.
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London: Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel said he was "the happiest manager in the world" despite earning a red card at the end of a stormy 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday.
Tuchel went through mixed emotions on a sweltering afternoon at Stamford Bridge -- anger at both of Tottenham's goals, the second scored by Harry Kane in the sixth minute of stoppage time, and joy when Reece James initially restored Chelsea's lead.
Former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was also shown a red card after the second clash of the day with Tuchel, this time after the final whistle.
It was easy to have some sympathy with Tuchel whose impressive side dominated after a home-debut goal for Kalidou Koulibaly in the 19th minute.
"I'm not disappointed I'm the happiest manager in the world," the German told Sky Sports.
"We were absolutely brilliant. Only one side deserved to win and that was us. Both their goals cannot stand."
Tuchel felt that Kai Havertz had been fouled in the build-up to Tottenham's equaliser, scored by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the 68th minute, and that Richarlison was offside and blocking the view of keeper Edouard Mendy.
Then, shortly before Kane's dramatic leveller, Tuchel said new signing Marc Cucurella had had his hair pulled by Tottenham centre back Cristian Romero.
"There was a clear foul on Kai Havertz and the situation goes on and on. Richarlison was offside and when can you pull hair on a football field?" Tuchel said.
"We were hungry, it was a top performance. I'm sorry for all my players that we didn't get the result we deserved."
Tuchel played down the bad blood between him and Conte during and immediately after the game.
"It was hot from the temperature and hot between the benches and hot on the field and hot between the spectators -- everything that you want and what you hope in a match like this early in the season," he told the BBC's Match of the Day.
"There's no hard feelings (with Conte) -- I feel like it was a fair tackle from him and a fair tackle from me. We did not insult each other, we did not hit each other, we were fighting for our teams and from my side there's absolutely no hard feelings. I'm surprised that we both got a red card for that."
Tottenham were delighted to earn a point at a ground where they have won only once in their last 38 visits, even if they were fortunate to avoid defeat.
"My opinion is it's better to talk about the game," Italian Conte said of his clashes with Tuchel.
"Chelsea showed they are a really good team. Compared to last season we did better but if we want to create problems for Chelsea (in the table) we have to be better." | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/08/15/tuchel-vs-conte-premier-league-football.amp.html | 2022-08-15T11:31:12Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/08/15/tuchel-vs-conte-premier-league-football.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
London: Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel said he was "the happiest manager in the world" despite earning a red card at the end of a stormy 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday.
Tuchel went through mixed emotions on a sweltering afternoon at Stamford Bridge -- anger at both of Tottenham's goals, the second scored by Harry Kane in the sixth minute of stoppage time, and joy when Reece James initially restored Chelsea's lead.
Former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was also shown a red card after the second clash of the day with Tuchel, this time after the final whistle.
It was easy to have some sympathy with Tuchel whose impressive side dominated after a home-debut goal for Kalidou Koulibaly in the 19th minute.
"I'm not disappointed I'm the happiest manager in the world," the German told Sky Sports.
"We were absolutely brilliant. Only one side deserved to win and that was us. Both their goals cannot stand."
Tuchel felt that Kai Havertz had been fouled in the build-up to Tottenham's equaliser, scored by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the 68th minute, and that Richarlison was offside and blocking the view of keeper Edouard Mendy.
Then, shortly before Kane's dramatic leveller, Tuchel said new signing Marc Cucurella had had his hair pulled by Tottenham centre back Cristian Romero.
"There was a clear foul on Kai Havertz and the situation goes on and on. Richarlison was offside and when can you pull hair on a football field?" Tuchel said.
"We were hungry, it was a top performance. I'm sorry for all my players that we didn't get the result we deserved."
Tuchel played down the bad blood between him and Conte during and immediately after the game.
"It was hot from the temperature and hot between the benches and hot on the field and hot between the spectators -- everything that you want and what you hope in a match like this early in the season," he told the BBC's Match of the Day.
"There's no hard feelings (with Conte) -- I feel like it was a fair tackle from him and a fair tackle from me. We did not insult each other, we did not hit each other, we were fighting for our teams and from my side there's absolutely no hard feelings. I'm surprised that we both got a red card for that."
Tottenham were delighted to earn a point at a ground where they have won only once in their last 38 visits, even if they were fortunate to avoid defeat.
"My opinion is it's better to talk about the game," Italian Conte said of his clashes with Tuchel.
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COLRAIN, Mass. (WWLP) – On Sunday at 2:01 p.m., Heath firefighters were called to Heath Rd. for a reported brush fire in a field.
Heath Fire requested a brush truck as well due to dry conditions and exceptional fire weather.
A fire in the field was contained to about 1/3 of an acre, according to the Colrain Firefighters Association. Smoking materials are most likely to cause fires when they are carelessly disposed of. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/field-brush-fire-on-heath-rd-put-out-by-heath-fire-crew-sunday/ | 2022-08-15T11:31:25Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/field-brush-fire-on-heath-rd-put-out-by-heath-fire-crew-sunday/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – A 2004 black Cadillac DeVille was stopped for a civil motor vehicle infraction by the Hadley Police Department on Friday, August 12, 2022 at about 1:31 AM.
To avoid towing the vehicle, officers attempted to identify the passenger after determining the operator did not have a valid license.
Officers were given a false name and date of birth by the passenger. Further investigation revealed Van Schryver to be the identified passenger.
As a result of a probation violation, Schryver had an active warrant out of Connecticut. Schryver was placed under arrest without incident.
When officers searched the vehicle, they found a loaded Sig Sauer P938 handgun, 99 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 22 grams of uncut carfentanil, 12 grams of cocaine, 4 grams of crack cocaine, and packaging for narcotics inside the glove box.
40-year-old Schryver is being charged with:
- Carrying a firearm without an LTC
- Posses ammunition without FID
- Posses firearm during a felony
- Trafficking carfentanil
- Possession with intent to distribute class B
- Possession with intent to distribute class A
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Branch: From Home Depot to a home with 49ers? Ebullient McCrary-Ball making a push (paywall)
“McCrary-Ball, who has a 3-year-old daughter, has a unique backstory. He was a redshirt who spent six seasons at Indiana because he was granted an extra year of eligibility after tearing his ACL before the 2020 season. And before he fielded a call from general manager John Lynch to join the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in May, he was working at Home Depot.”
“With no fans in attendance, head coach Kyle Shanahan dug into his bag during the team period and started utilizing wide receiver Deebo Samuel more in the running back role he took on late last season.”
49ers rookie DE Drake Jackson practices after shoulder injury
“The ailment didn’t hinder Jackson in the team’s Sunday session, which is good news and the club managed escape their first preseason contest without any major injuries.”
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“Overall, Lance played well in the red zone. His biggest issue right now is throwing the deep out. He attempted one today and it sailed way over Aiyuk’s head and landed out of bounds. Lance seems to drop his elbow and throw this pass with a low three-quarters release, which causes the ball to sail. I doubt the 49ers coach him to throw this pass with such a low arm slot. He needs to fix this.”
Trey Lance off target in light 49ers practice; Charlie Woerner activated from PUP (paywall)
“Speaking of cornerbacks, one particularly interesting play call from Friday’s preseason opener was their usage of Thomas on a blitz from his outside cornerback position. The 49ers have only rarely run outside cornerback blitzes in recent years under both of their two most recent defensive coordinators, Ryans and Robert Saleh.”
“Shanahan on Saturday indicated he could conceivably come back right away, but the team isn’t in a rush to get such an important player back for the preseason. If he practices again it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the team wait until after their joint practices with the Vikings.”
Branch: 49ers’ game review: Drake Jackson’s loose ankles and Trey Lance’s new move (paywall)
“Jackson erased his mistake by immediately braking and fluidly cutting back left, his upper body semi-horizontal to the ground. Love responded by stopping his rollout and planting to throw. Jackson’s answer: He braked again and straightened up, mirroring Love’s move, and he leaped, with both arms fully outstretched, and batted away Love’s pass.
That three-second sequence was easy to miss. But it captured the qualities that prompted the 49ers to make Jackson the No. 61 pick.” | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/15/23305970/49ers-news-drake-jackson-ankle-loose-flexibility-speed-nick-bosa-preseason-shoulder-stinger-healthy | 2022-08-15T11:32:32Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/15/23305970/49ers-news-drake-jackson-ankle-loose-flexibility-speed-nick-bosa-preseason-shoulder-stinger-healthy | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago police seek driver in fatal hit-and-run on West Side
CHICAGO - Police are seeking to identify the driver responsible for killing a pedestrian earlier this August in a hit-and-run in the Lawndale neighborhood.
A 58-year-old man was crossing the street around 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 3 in the 4000 block of West 5th Avenue when he was struck by a silver 2007-2012 Toyota Camry, police said.
The Camry fled the scene, traveling southbound on Pulaski Road with visible damage on the right front side of the vehicle, including extensive damage to the passenger side of the windshield, police said.
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The man was run over by a second vehicle being driven by a 20-year-old man. He stayed at the scene as police and emergency personnel responded.
The 58-year-old was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the man was not on the crosswalk when he was struck.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Major Accident Investigation Unit at (312) 745-4521. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-deadly-hit-and-run-crash | 2022-08-15T11:39:30Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-deadly-hit-and-run-crash | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Florida preschool teacher caught repeatedly punching 4-year-old charged with felony abuse, police say
DUNEDIN, Fla. - A former preschool teacher in Florida was charged with felony child abuse after deputies said she was seen repeatedly punching a 4-year-old child in the head earlier this week.
Ashley Richards, 32, was arrested Wednesday at the Kindercare Learning Center in Dunedin, Florida after she was allegedly caught punching the child in the head more than once, authorities said.
A witness told the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office that she heard screams coming from the playground when she looked over and saw Richards punching with "both an open hand and a closed fist in the back of the head and side of the head," an arrest affidavit said.
The unidentified witness also told deputies that she saw Richards push the child to the ground, prompting the witness to pull out her cell phone and begin filming the remainder of the interaction, authorities said.
"Do you want me to hit you?" Richards can be heard asking the 4-year-old in the recording, the affidavit said.
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived at the scene and questioned both Richards as well as the 4-year-old.
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Richards denied ever hitting or striking the child, though she did admit to putting her hand over his mouth to stop him from laughing, the sheriff’s office said.
The 4-year-old offered a different description of events.
The child told deputies that Richards struck him "as a form of punishment," hitting his head and eye after he was fighting with his brother, according to the arrest affidavit.
Kindercare Learning Center told WFTS the teacher was placed on administrative leave "until further notice" before saying the teacher had been fired amid an ongoing investigation.
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"Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the children in our care," Kindercare Learning Companies said in the statement. "The teacher’s alleged actions do not reflect who we are or the training we provide our teachers. We are working with the police to determine what may or may not have happened."
Richards was initially booked into the Pinellas County Jail before she was released on a $5,000 bond, jail records indicate.
She was first hired as a preschool teacher at Kindercare Learning Center in March 2021.
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Lawyers for Brittney Griner appeal Russian prison sentence
Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession, Russian news agencies reported Monday.
Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on Aug. 4. She was arrested in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.
Griner played for a women's basketball team in Yekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason.
Lawyer Maria Blagovolina was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal weren't immediately clear.
Blagovolina and co-counsel Alexander Boykov said after the conviction that the sentence was excessive and that in similar cases defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them granted parole.
Griner admitted that she had the canisters in her luggage, but said she had inadvertently packed them in haste and that she had no criminal intent. Her defense team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain.
Before her conviction, the U.S. State Department declared Griner to be "wrongfully detained."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the unusual step of revealing publicly in July that the U.S. had made a "substantial proposal" to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage.
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Blinken didn't elaborate, but The Associated Press and other news organizations have reported that Washington has offered to free Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. and once earned the nickname the "Merchant of Death."
On Sunday, a senior Russian diplomat said exchange talks have been conducted.
"This quite sensitive issue of the swap of convicted Russian and U.S. citizens is being discussed through the channels defined by our presidents," Alexander Darchiev, head of the Foreign Ministry’s North America department, told state news agency Tass. "These individuals are, indeed, being discussed. The Russian side has long been seeking the release of Viktor Bout. The details should be left to professionals, proceeding from the ‘do not harm’ principle.'"
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Mild weather expected across Chicago this week
CHICAGO - There are some spotty light showers sneaking in off the lake early this morning and that’s going to be it for rainfall this work week.
Today will end up mostly cloudy with upper 70s.
Tomorrow will be sunnier with temps in the 80s.
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Low 80s are likely through Friday with plenty of sunshine.
The weekend could feature a few showers. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mild-weather-expected-across-chicago-this-week | 2022-08-15T11:39:49Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mild-weather-expected-across-chicago-this-week | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Mohammad Aman Wak slices away thin strips of fat from a chunk of beef he’s trimming with a sharp blade. Barrel-chested with thick forearms, the 64-year-old banters good naturedly with two other aproned Afghan refugees, all tending the butcher shop at Pak Halal International Grocery in Lenexa, Kansas.
Aman Wak arrived here in late 2021. A former colonel in Afghanistan's army, he joined the first wave of refugees fleeing the country after the United States withdrew its military last year.
“Living in a new country with a different culture and a different people, everything that we do here, everything is new for us,” he says through an interpreter. “We are starting a new life. It is not easy now, but we are getting used to everything slowly.”
Monday, Aug. 15 marks one year since the Taliban began its takeover of Kabul. Since then, 760 Afghan refugees have made their way to Kansas City, attempting to find jobs, learn English and navigate a new way of life.
Aman Wak says everything is going well so far — he was able to bring all of his family with him to Kansas City.
“I’m not going back,” he says. “Our country faced a lot of destruction, crisis, everything. We grew up under those conditions. Being here, we’re not experiencing those things anymore.”
Like most Afghans refugees who’ve arrived in the United States, Aman Wak holds only temporary humanitarian status. Aman Wak and others can only gain permanent legal status through the asylum system or a Special Immigrant Visa process.
However, both of those avenues are backlogged, and the approval process is complicated.
Hillary Singer, executive director of Jewish Vocational Services (JVS), says that Afghan resettlement had been her agency’s central focus for the past year. They've found either permanent or temporary living arrangements for 383 Afghans.
“Most of them, in about a six-week period,” she says. “It has been a flurry of activities to ramp up our systems.”
Singer says these new Kansas Citians are trying to leave the chaos and fear from the Taliban takeover behind them.
“Folks are in their homes, they’re working. Their kids are going to school, dealing with whatever issues they are having,” Singer says. “Our focus has really shifted to, ‘How do we continue to support folks to integrate more fully into life in the United States?’”
Singer says the first step for new residents is learning English and digital literacy. She’s seeing people get jobs, but because of the language barrier, it’s not necessarily the work they did when they were in Afghanistan.
Sabawoon Faqiry, who’s studied English since 5th grade, had it easier than most. The 22-year-old arrived in Kansas City in November 2021, and found a job first as a resettlement case manager at JVS, and then as a career pathways case manager.
“New community. New people. New language. New county,” he says. “At first I thought it will be very difficult for me to arrange myself in such a situation in life here.”
Faqiry credits the agencies like JVS and Della Lamb with helping his fellow Afghans integrate into the country.
“When they came from Afghanistan, their hopes were like dry soil,” Faqiry says. “In the USA, they put water in this dry soil and their hopes are growing up.”
Faqiry’s parents, sisters and his wife remain in Afghanistan – they were not permitted to board an aircraft out of the country. Faqiry says his family left Kabul, and are struggling to survive.
“For now I have to deal with this situation,” he says. “Even a small opportunity. I want my family here with me.”
Faqiry says he is pinning their future on the Afghan Adjustment Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt and five other senators that would create a path for Afghan refugees to apply for permanent legal residency.
Nearly a year ago, thousands of our Afghan allies fled their homes as their country fell to the Taliban. These evacuees are people who stood by our service members, risking their safety and the safety of their loved ones, in support of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
— Senator Roy Blunt (@RoyBlunt) August 9, 2022
But that legislation still has to pass through both branches of Congress.
Still, Faqiry remains optimistic about his future in the Midwest.
“Now my hopes are tied to here, to Kansas City,” Faqiry says. “I feel I can achieve my dreams here in Kansas City." | https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-08-15/a-year-since-the-taliban-takeover-kansas-city-has-become-home-to-760-afghan-refugees | 2022-08-15T11:49:01Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-08-15/a-year-since-the-taliban-takeover-kansas-city-has-become-home-to-760-afghan-refugees | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
As Kansas City continues to grapple with high rates of homicides and gun violence, a new city program aims to intervene — and interrupt — incidents of violence before they happen.
Called Violence Interrupters, the program draws in leaders from City Hall, the Kansas City Police Department, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, the Department of Corrections, local hospitals and more than 30 social service organizations in the Kansas City area.
Violence Interrupters uses a “focused deterrence” model for crime prevention: identifying individuals who are victims and perpetrators of violent crime, or have a history of involvement with violent crime, and connecting them with social services, in the hopes of interrupting the cycle of violence.
“How do you get to the root causes of crime? You don't lock people up because we know that doesn't work. You don't oversaturate the urban core in the inner city with police officers, because we know that doesn't work,” said Melesa Johnson, deputy chief of staff to Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and a member of the Violence Interrupters program. “You provide social services, like job training, education, child care classes, parenting classes, conflict resolution classes, behavioral health management, mental health management.”
The initiative is the brainchild of a group of city leaders, including the mayor’s office, the KCPD, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and local advocacy groups like the Urban League of Greater Kansas City. The group developed the idea through a program between Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University that focuses on how city leaders can solve local problems.
The new program follows years of rising homicide numbers in Kansas City. Already, the city is on track to surpass its number of homicides last year: 99 compared with 97 at the same time in 2021.
The common response to rising crime has been to shovel more money to police departments. But Johnson said that has not solved the problem.
That’s the reason Violence Interrupters involves more than just local law enforcement and brings social service organizations into the fold.
“We know that every non-fatal shooting is just simply a failed homicide and that kind of creates space for there to be potential retaliation,” Johnson said.
How will it work?
To identify individuals eligible for the program, Violence Interrupters will secure referrals from five sources through weekly meetings.
One of them is the KCPD’s weekly shoot review, which analyzes recent homicides and nonfatal shootings. Another is a custom notification system established by the KCPD and the prosecutor’s office to visit the homes of people engaged in criminal activity and give them the option to connect with social services. Yet others include trauma hospitals that treat shooting victims, probation and parole programs, and the corrections department.
Interim KCPD Chief Joseph Mabin has been conducting one-on-one visits with the prosecutor on a weekly basis.
“We might get a concerned family member — a mom, uncle, whoever — and we'll deliver the message to them and say, ‘Hey, your son, your nephew, whoever, is on our radar, please deliver this message to them that we have resources, but the community's not going to stand for violence anymore,’” Mabin said at a recent meeting of the Violence Interrupters governing board.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker echoed what Mabin said.
“If we can stop a bad event from occurring, that's the real prize if we can do that,” she said at the meeting.
People referred to Violence Interrupters must agree to participate and to identify their needs, whether it’s access to a job or mental health services. Some of the participating organizations include groups that work with unhoused people such as reStart, and city organizations such as Aim 4 Peace, which takes a public health approach to reducing gun violence.
“We have all of these different organizations coming together and we're literally going to go line by line: ‘Okay, this person was brought up during shoot review. They have reported that they need education and job training. Who has the capacity to meet that need?’” Johnson said.
As the program gears up, Johnson said the group will track how many people participate in the program and their recidivism rates.
NoVa lessons
Violence Interrupters is not the city’s first crime prevention program. In 2013, the No Violence Alliance, or NoVa, was established to curb violent crime through a similar focused deterrence model of conducting “call-ins,” whereby law enforcement identified a total of about 1,100 violent offenders and their associates. Law enforcement then held meetings with offenders in a public space like a church.
NoVa combined focused deterrence and discipline. At call-ins, law enforcement would threaten prosecution if attendees continued to engage in violence. But if they stopped, NoVa would connect them with services to help them.
Johnson, who was working in the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office at the time, said that aspect of the program caused concern among community members.
“It cast a very, very wide net and essentially threatened people with criminal charges if they did not engage in social services,” she said. “And so you were threatening people that may not have even really been involved in violence.”
Still, NoVa appeared to be successful in its goal of reducing crime: In 2014, Kansas City saw a historic drop in homicides, to 86, that it had not witnessed in decades. But homicides spiked again in 2015 and by 2019, the KCPD, under former Chief Rick Smith, stopped referring people to the program, opting instead for different crime fighting strategies. | https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-08-15/kansas-city-hopes-violence-interrupters-can-cut-crime-with-job-training-and-child-care | 2022-08-15T11:49:07Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-08-15/kansas-city-hopes-violence-interrupters-can-cut-crime-with-job-training-and-child-care | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Missouri voters will have the chance to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older in November. If the constitutional amendment, called Legal Missouri (Amendment 3 on the ballot), is approved, Missouri will become the 20th state to legalize recreational marijuana.
Legal Missouri projects that the state will earn annual revenue of more than $40 million through a 6% sales tax. An optional 3% local sales tax could generate at least another $13.8 million.
Rob Sullivan, co-owner of Fresh.green dispensary in Waldo and Lee’s Summit, worked on the campaign, which is backed by members of and lobbyists for the medical marijuana industry, and helped draft the amendment. He said Legal Missouri used the 2018 medical marijuana legislation to draft the ballot initiative.
“With some experience of having the medical market going when we were doing this, we basically redrafted it,” Sullivan said. “It’s pretty close to the medical one. There’s just some differences and things that we learned.”
Those differences include expungement of nonviolent convictions involving three pounds or less of marijuana and adding micro-licenses for smaller growers.
Revenue from the sales tax would cover some of the cost of processing expungements. Veterans, drug addiction treatment and the state’s public defender system will also get funds from the taxes generated by recreational marijuana.
Concerns over licensing
Critics of Legal Missouri are alarmed that the amendment was based on the 2018 medical marijuana legislation. The Department of Health and Senior Services, which runs the state’s medical marijuana program, has been accused of running a vague application process with irregularities in scoring.
Missouri capped licenses for those processing, growing and selling cannabis on the medical market at 338. Many critics say that contributed to inequalities in the market, shutting out minorities and encouraging monopolies.
Under Amendment 3, medical license holders would be first in line for recreational licenses. New licenses would be distributed through a lottery process.
Ryan Chorice, general manager of The Hub Smoke Shops, said the chain put in five applications to sell medical marijuana. All of them were denied, even though it’s an established business with locations across the metro. He worries that Legal Missouri will shut out most applicants again.
“In this industry, the No. 1 thing we all like is a nice selection,” Chorice said. “A lot of what we’ve seen with the current medical model, and kind of what it looks like they've been pushing with the one they currently have up to bill, seems like they’re just more restrictive than what you would want to see for the state to prosper or flourish.”
Christina Thompson, co-founder of ShowMe Canna-Freedom, said the licensing structure will cause artificial scarcity, driving up prices. She’s also wary of the microbusiness licenses, which restrict licensees to no more than 250 marijuana plants and allow them to compete only with other microbusinesses.
Regular licensees can own up to 10% of the total number of licenses available, which concerns Thompson.
“Microbusinesses are basically going to be segregated into their own little sphere of existence where their supply and demand is microscopic,” Thompson said. “That's not fair — there's no room for expansion. It means that they're never going to become competitive. They're not allowed to sell any strains that they come up with on the large commercial market.”
But Sullivan said the microbusiness licenses are intended to make the market more equitable, reducing the barrier for entry that would exist for a full size dispensary.
“The only restriction in the micro licenses is that they buy and deal with each other, which is, I think, necessary to protect them from being pushed out by big business,” Sullivan said. “A micro business is going to find it hard to compete with [a multi-million dollar dispensary] in terms of pricing and cost.”
Expungement restrictions
Amendment 3 allows for expungement of convictions for possessing three pounds or less of marijuana. Those convicted of violent offenses, dealing to a minor or driving while under the influence are not eligible.
Mark Powell, co-founder of ShowMe Canna-Freedom, said he was alarmed that Legal Missouri allows a judge to prevent an expungement with “good cause for denial.”
“Expungement is great,” Powell said. “We're for expungement, but Legal Missouri doesn't explain what ‘cause’ means in their initiative. If the judge doesn't like you, the way you're presenting yourself, whatever reason, the judge can deny you.”
Public use of cannabis and driving under the influence is still against the law in Missouri; depending on the amount, it could amount to a felony.
“If you are caught in public smoking a joint or blunt, you can still be fined and it goes on your record,” Powell said. “If you are in possession of three ounces or more it becomes an automatic felony. So yeah, expungement is not automatically guaranteed.”
Leveling the market
Chorice said many customers have asked him and his staff about Legal Missouri. He tells customers to be wary of voting “yes” just because they support recreational use.
Legal Missouri “didn't seem like there was a lot of extra restrictions being let down. It seemed like it was kind of like the same – just more money and more resources going to the ones that are already winning. That's kind of what we've seen out of the past couple years.”
He pointed to states like Oklahoma, which started its medical marijuana program at the same time as Missouri but has more licenses – with more shops and better price points. If Missouri’s recreational bill resembles its medical one, Chorice is convinced illegal sales will continue.
“If people still feel like there's too many hoops to jump through to get their product, it's going to keep a gray and a black market open,” Chorice said. “We just want fair accessibility. With that you're going to get more people using it, more people wanting to get involved in the program and more taxable revenue to the state.”
Chorice encouraged voters to read the entirety of the amendment before deciding how to vote. He said leveling the playing field and creating a safe market are his most important considerations — and he doesn’t see those in Amendment 3.
“People are very excited to get this through,” he said. “So they're willing to sign things that they're not specifically reading like they should be. We still stress being patient to get the right foundation built for it.”
Sullivan, however, said people should take a shot at recreational usage now while it’s up for a vote. He said any details or mistakes can be worked out after Legal Missouri passes.
“If you think that marijuana should be legalized, then you should vote 'yes' on the initiative because it's the only choice to legalize adult use,” he said.
Powell and Thompson disagree. For them, further legalization only matters if it makes the market open to everybody.
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The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri gained some traction in 2021, and last week Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft announced that an initiative to put the question before voters had received 203,551 valid signatures across six Congressional districts — just enough to qualify. Now it will appear on the November ballot as Amendment 3.
Jason Hancock, editor of the Missouri Independent, explains how we got here and what the amendment would mean.
Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news.
Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love, Trevor Grandin, and KCUR Studios and edited by Gabe Rosenberg and Lisa Rodriguez.
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Carlos Pelley has a ready answer to the wide range of questions he gets in his new role with Yakima Valley Libraries.
“We have a book here,” Pelley says before heading into the Northwest Reading Room stacks and emerging with something helpful.
Many reading room visitors will likely hear that from Pelley, who started on June 29 as the archivist for the library system. As archivist, he oversees and maintains its special collections, which are housed in the reading room at the Yakima Central Library.
Special collections materials focus on local and regional history from the territorial period through the mid-20th century and include historical manuscripts, books, private papers, ephemera, maps and atlases, high school and college yearbooks, photo prints and negatives, newspaper articles, bound newspapers and more. Most don’t circulate, and Pelley’s role also involves assisting people who visit the reading room for research.
That could be anyone from noted regional historian and author Jo Miles and other historians and authors, to people checking property lines or looking for old photos of favorite restaurants. Pelley stressed that materials housed in the reading room are available to anyone who might find them useful.
The reading room is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays but the door is always closed, with a doorbell to alert Pelley, whose desk sits just inside the door. Though access to the reading room materials and research assistance by appointment is encouraged, he’s fine with people visiting without an appointment if his schedule allows.
“Sometimes folks just want to have a look around,” Pelley said.
Yakima Valley native
Pelley lives in Ellensburg and grew up in the Cowiche area, graduating from Highland High School in 2006. He attended Central Washington University, earning a bachelor’s degree in history in 2012 and a master’s degree with an emphasis on 20th century Pacific Northwest history in 2014.
“That was something I wanted to explore, Pacific Northwest history,” said Pelley, who has written about spotted owls and logging, resource extraction and identity.
An avid student of karate and martial arts, Pelley has also written about beloved Yakima karate instructor Morris Mack, who died in 2017. He’s keenly interested in East Asian-American history and the historic and current Filipino, Japanese and Latino communities of the Yakima Valley.
Pelley worked in special collections and rare books at the Brooks Library at Central as a graduate student and joined the academic library’s staff full time in October 2015. He worked there until just days before he began his new job for the library system.
“That was something I was really excited about. I processed and preserved dozens of collections while working there,” said Pelley, who’s also involved with the Cascade Association of Museums, Arts & History, which gives him more insight into such collections.
He was chosen to be the library system’s archivist based on factors including a well-rounded knowledge base that’s needed to manage the diverse archival collections housed in the Northwest Reading Room, said Sherrie Prentice, technical services and outreach manager. She supervises the reading room.
Because he grew up in the area, Pelley already has some familiarity with its history and the people who live here, Prentice said. And he wants to learn more.
“He showed exceptional enthusiasm for learning more about the history of the Yakima Valley and its libraries, and a desire to showcase collections that display the diversity of cultures throughout the Valley,” she said.
Pelley follows in the footsteps of archive librarian Terry Walker, herself an enthusiastic scholar and teacher of Yakima Valley history. Walker retired June 30 after 20 years with Yakima Valley Libraries, said John Slaughter, the finances and operations director who also heads up human resources. Walker wanted to spend more time with her family, Slaughter said.
Walker was originally hired in 1995 as a part-time library assistant at the Terrace Heights Library. She left the library system in 2000 to earn her Master of Library and Information Science, Slaughter said, and returned to the library system in 2007.
After roles as district circulation coordinator and IT manager, Walker became archive librarian in 2011. Among her biggest projects in that job was moving archives and special collections up from their decadeslong home in the central library’s basement.
Walker wanted to make them more visible and accessible to the public. Construction on the reading room began in November 2019 and a low-key grand opening happened in February.
A little different
The closed door and doorbell are an indication of the reading room’s special purpose. Its materials are unique and fragile, and most don’t circulate. To ensure their preservation, the room temperature is closely monitored and Pelley must watch for and quickly respond to any insect infestation or mold.
Visitors can’t bring in food or drinks, are limited to pencils and use small lockers for their belongings. They must wear white gloves when handling photographs, though that isn’t required for paper documents.
A large special collection that attracts attention is the Relander Collection, which includes historical manuscripts, books, private papers, ephemera, maps, audiotapes, microfilm, periodicals, early newspapers and photographs. It’s named for Clifford C. “Click” Relander (1908-69), a native of Indiana who lived in Yakima from 1945-69. His collection includes approximately 60,000 pages.
The library received another large historic collection in May 2018 from the estate of longtime Yakima businessman William Luebke. An accountant and auditor, Luebke managed the Yakima Meadows horse track for years. He also was an avid student of Pacific Northwest history.
His namesake collection includes more than 5,000 books about Washington and Oregon histories, Lewis and Clark, the Civil War, railroad and transportation histories and early exploration on the Pacific Coast. Some books from the Luebke collection can be checked out, Pelley said.
“It has some fantastic resources,” he said.
In 2019, the library accepted the collection of Robert Lazelle “Bob” Tuck, who died that October. Tuck worked for more than 30 years on salmon management and restoration, according to his obituary. He spent two decades defending treaty rights for Native Americans with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission in Portland and the Yakama Nation in Toppenish.
Pelley has already started surveying that collection and buying items to better preserve and store some materials in other collections, such as acid-free boxes. He wants to make the Tuck Collection, and the others, more accessible to the public. He will accomplish that through digitization, improving findability and showcasing jewels from the collection through library programs and exhibitions, Prentice said.
Enthusiastic and happy to help, Pelley is eager to spread the word about the library system’s special collections. No question is undeserving of his attention, no document too obscure for him to seek. A simple question or an obscure document could solve a mystery, or settle a property issue, or connect a researcher with relatives.
“Somebody may find these materials, these papers, important,” he said. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/new-yakima-valley-libraries-archivist-carlos-pelley-eager-to-help-answer-questions-about-local-history/article_42306b6a-1810-11ed-a217-27900c003308.html | 2022-08-15T11:50:09Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/new-yakima-valley-libraries-archivist-carlos-pelley-eager-to-help-answer-questions-about-local-history/article_42306b6a-1810-11ed-a217-27900c003308.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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220812-N-BP862-1097 ADRIATIC SEA (Aug. 12, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 12, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas Boatright)
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220813-N-TO573-1079 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2022) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Caycee Pannal, from Savannah, Georgia, directorizes mail in the post office aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 13, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Charles Blaine)
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Vehicles have evolved over the years, but one thing that hasn’t changed is that nothing beats a clean car --and Killer Queen Detailing was voted by you as one of the Best Of Hawaii!
Owner, Joshua George shared, “Killer Queen Detailing is a locally-owned company that is trying to restore true aloha back into our customers and clients.” They provide, “Detailing services --including interior, exterior detailing, we do ceramic coating-- and just a couple months ago, we launched our tinting side...,” added owner, Lindsey George.
They strive to provide quality service. “We give our customers 120%, we’re accountable for all of our actions. We want to make sure that our customers have the best service, the best experience...,” shared Lindsey.
To book an appointment, customers can make an appointment right over the phone and book directly online. Joshua explained, “We are one of the very few companies that have the same day turnaround included in our full detailing packages as well as our ceramic coating packages.”
Joshua has found that, “A lot of the times, customers are more amazed at just the service that we provide in person versus having it done...through a mainland company.” Lindsey added, “We want to make sure that our customers are always happy. We try to do our best to make sure that we provide everything they expect and more. “
As Miss Hawaii 2019 & 2020, Nikki was a representative for the Aloha State and was highly involved with the community as she promoted the importance of service. Nikki is the host of KITV's entertainment and culture platform, ISLAND LIFE. | https://www.kitv.com/island-life/business/best-of-hawaii-killer-queen-detailing/article_4a51201a-150d-11ed-8268-ab312e6b4a29.html | 2022-08-15T12:05:38Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/island-life/business/best-of-hawaii-killer-queen-detailing/article_4a51201a-150d-11ed-8268-ab312e6b4a29.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Former EastEnders star Melissa Suffield swapped her dramatic scenes in Walford for an inspiring campaign of body positivity from the Isle of Sheppey. Melissa, who famously played Lucy Beale, is now better known as being iconic Instagram influencer 'the.confidentmama'.
Melissa starred in the BBC 2 series as played Lucy Beale for 317 episodes until she left her role in 2004. After leaving the show, she moved to the town of Queensborough on the Isle of Sheppey with her cruise director husband Robert Brendan.
Since having her son River in March 2020, the 29-year-old has gained a huge following on social media for her positive posts embracing her postpartum body. On her popular Instagram page, which has over 44,000 followers, Melissa shares beautiful motivating and inspiring posts about "real" motherhood issues and body positivity.
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Her followers often praise her honest posts, which regularly show her "wobbly bits", as "brilliant" and say she inspires them to be less self-conscious and more confident. One fan said her motivational messages have "changed her life".
In a recent post which encapsulates her body-positive message, Melissa had the perfect response to trolls who say she "let herself go". She writes: "From what?
"A body that YOU deem acceptable, healthy, or attractive enough to place worth upon. Maybe she's actually healthier now. Maybe she's accepted herself and she doesn't need *your* acceptance anymore to feel worthy. Maybe this is the most attractive she's ever felt. And maybe, just maybe, you should shut your damn mouth."
"You answer to nobody but yourself when it comes to your body. Simple as. Go forth and exist for yourself."
Her motivational message got great approval from fans. One, Hsebuck, wrote: "Inspiration. How I long to have your absolute confidence and sheer 'not giving a f*** attitude'!!!"
Another, Hannah, wrote: "I absolutely love your confidence when I tell you that watching your videos has helped me be more confident in myself and actually changed my life....can't thank u enough keep being you xxx"
Kate says: "Yes yes yes changing standard, who's rules are they anyway! We make our own rules!!!"
The recent post is the latest in a series of regular posts Lucy makes about accepting her body. She previously shared a video with the caption: "You’ll always be postpartum.
"So it’s ok if you look like it! Give yourself permission to feel ok about the belly, or the boobs, or the legs, arms, whatever else you feel has been ‘ruined’ by pregnancy. That part of you that if it was ‘fixed’, you’d be happy. You’re allowed to feel happy, regardless of what you look like or how tired you feel. You DESERVE it and you owe it to YOU. Who else is rocking a lil ‘is it a baby/is it a big meal’ belly?"
In an introduction to her new followers, she wrote: "I’m Melissa, 29, mum to a 2 year old with limitless energy, the sunshine kid that is River (The Riv). My partner Robert works at sea, so I’m a part time solo mum (currently at the start of a 3.5month stint).
"I love salted popcorn, Jimi Hendrix, the moment just before you walk on stage, and when people find confidence. I hate cheese, tories, bigots (same diff), and bull********.
"I used to be on your telly once upon a time. I’m an extrovert ESFP. My mission is to help you choose joy whenever you can, get you in a decent bra, and to discover a version of you that you can find peace with and who isn’t just ‘mum’."
As well as being an influencer, the Eastenders actress runs a clothes company and blog called River & Six. Her said own frustration inspired her opening the shop after trying to find clothes that were not "heavily gendered, babyish, or fussy" for her son, River.
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