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Li Auto (LI) reported its unaudited Q2 financial results today. Its revenues disappointed: at $1.30 billion, they represented a decrease of 8.7% from its Q1 2022 earnings. Although revenue jumped 73.3% from Q2 2021, investors still responded by selling the stock, and the stock is down 5.1% in pre-market trading.
Nio, (NIO) also a Chinese EV company, is seeing selling action on its stock in pre-market trading as well. Investors seem concerned that Nio will show poor performance when it reports its Q2 earnings next month, so the stock is down 2.2%, at the time of writing.
Is NIO or LI a Better Buy?
Analysts have a similarly positive outlook on both NIO and LI stocks. However, LI might be a slightly better buy, with a Smart Score of 9 against NIO’s Smart Score of 8.
Analysts have been optimistic about LI stock, with all five analysts rating the stock in the past three months giving it a Buy. The stock has a Strong Buy analyst consensus, representing 57% upside potential. It remains to be seen how analysts will respond to the Q2 revenue results.
NIO stock is a Strong Buy as well, according to the 11 analysts who rated the stock in the past three months. Nio has a 57% upside potential as well. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/li-auto-stock-falling-on-disappointing-q2-revenues-nio-stock-falling-in-turn | 2022-08-15T14:12:52Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/li-auto-stock-falling-on-disappointing-q2-revenues-nio-stock-falling-in-turn | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Shipping service provider Clarkson (GB:CKN) posted its interim results for the period that ended on June 30, 2022 – and the firm is riding high as the war in Ukraine saw freight rates soar to new highs.
The company’s revenue increased by 40% to £266 million, mainly pushed by its broking division. The broking business, which contributes almost 80% of the revenues, grew by 48% to £211 million.
The stock has been shaky with just a 3.28% return in the last year – but it has grown by 68% in the last three years.
What does Clarkson do?
Clarkson operates a complete package of shipping services, including broking, research, finance, advisory, and more.
The shipping industry faces challenges, mainly due to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has disturbed the sea trade. However, increased traffic at ports and reduced supply led to stronger business for Clarkson internationally.
Amid all these challenges, Clarkson’s outlook remains fairly positive. The company says the second half of the year is already on a growth trajectory with similar trends.
Andi Case, the chief executive, said that the business would continue to benefit from its “international footprint, leading market position, diverse offering, and a deep understanding of the energy transition.”
The company’s positive results have allowed the management to continue its tradition of increasing its dividends every year. It has increased its interim dividend by 2p to 29p per share, marking the company’s entry into the 20th consecutive year of growing shareholders returns.
View from the City
According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, Clarkson’s stock is a Moderate Buy. It has a Buy rating from HSBC and a Hold rating from J.P. Morgan.
It has an average price target of 3,837.18p, which represents a 5.7% change in the price from the current level. The price has a high and a low forecast of 3,900p and 3,775p, respectively.
Conclusion
Investors should look at Clarksons’ growth-oriented performance, positive outlook, and dividend. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/smooth-sailing-for-shipping-giant-clarkson-amid-ukraine-turmoil | 2022-08-15T14:12:58Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/smooth-sailing-for-shipping-giant-clarkson-amid-ukraine-turmoil | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Summer in St. Mary's: Line Dancing Tuesday at the park
Line Dancing returns to St. Mary’s Park Tuesday.
The fourth of five summer Line Dances will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on the tennis court at the park, 111 W. Elm Ave.
More:Summer in St. Mary's: Killer Flamingos making long-awaited debut at park
Admission is free. Line Dancing is offered by the City of Monroe’s Parks and Recreation department.
“Line Dancing on Aug. 16 should be similar to the others, with new and experienced dancers welcome," Amy Mason, recreation programmer for the Parks and Recreation department, said.
Instructors Denise and Kathy will lead dances and add some new ones. Recorded music is played.
Mason is hoping for a reprieve from the heat.
"There have been very warm temperatures at every Line Dance night, so I image some are looking forward to a little cooler temperatures,” she said.
People of all ages are welcome. Attendees should bring water. Registration is not necessary.
The final Line Dance of this summer is Sept. 6. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/events/2022/08/15/line-dancing-tuesday-st-marys-park/10295312002/ | 2022-08-15T14:14:53Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/events/2022/08/15/line-dancing-tuesday-st-marys-park/10295312002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Summer in St. Mary's: Killer Flamingos making long-awaited debut at park
Killer Flamingos is making its long-awaited debut at St. Mary’s Park this week, in a performance that will include pink light tubes and smoking geysers.
The Detroit-based rock band was set to perform at the park in 2019, but the show didn’t happen.
“Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we were not able to perform at St. Mary’s Park in 2019,” Timothy Webber, drummer and vocalist, said. “That’s what makes this show on Aug. 18 that much more special.”
Killer Flamingos will play at 7 p.m. Thursday, as part of the Concert in the Park series sponsored by the City of Monroe’s Parks and Recreation department. Admission is free. Attendees should bring blankets or lawn chairs.
More:Summer in St. Mary's: Line Dancing Tuesday at the park
More:Tickets available for Aug. 18 Ducky Dash in Monroe
The Off the Rails Food Trolley will sell food. Other food trucks will in the downtown vicinity for the Ducky Dash. “Ducky Dash food trucks will be parked right over the footbridge, so the concert-goers could visit them,” Amy Mason, recreation programmer for the Parks and Recreation department, said.
This is the final Concert in the Park for this season. Killer Flamingos will send-off the series with a family-friendly rock show.
“We have a killer two-hour, high-energy concert planned with a wide range of material, featuring multiple singers, driving bass and drums, explosive guitar and keytar solos, pink light tubes and smoking geysers,” Webber said.
The band plays current hits with some ’80s, ’90s and early 2000s sprinkled in.
“We have always tried to stay current, but also perform songs that we love and we know our fans will too,” Webber said. “Our show has a little bit of everything for everyone. We would like to think people leave our show happier than when they came.”
Killer Flamingos will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2024. All the bandmembers have been together for years. They are Webber; Alyssa Simmons, vocalist; Darren Drake, keyboard and vocals; Todd Best, lead guitar, and David Gondoly, bass and vocals.
“Everyone has been in the band for at least 15-20 years,” Webber said. “The only fairly new face is Alyssa Simmons. We had the opportunity to bring her back in during the pandemic. Alyssa was living and performing down in Austin, Texas. We had worked with her about 10 years prior, and it just clicked.”
Killer Flamingos has performed a few times in Monroe. Members play about 200 shows a year and also perform at weddings and corporate events.
"We play all over Michigan and all over Ohio,” Webber said. “Once in a blue moon we’ll fly to Vail for a private gig or Key West to play at Sloppy Joe’s. This summer has felt almost back to pre-2020, so, I would say we are getting there. People are definitely enjoying this new renaissance.”
During the concert W. Elm Ave. will be closed to vehicle traffic from Borgess to N. Monroe St. from 6-10 p.m. Cars entering St. Mary’s Parking Lot after 6 p.m. must use the Monroe St. entrance and will exit on W. Elm Ave., turning right only. There also are parking lots on the south side of the river.
For more information, visit https://www.killerflamingos.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/killerflamingos. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/15/killer-flamingos-perform-thursday-st-marys-park/10306482002/ | 2022-08-15T14:14:59Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/15/killer-flamingos-perform-thursday-st-marys-park/10306482002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Motortown All-Stars performing Tuesday at RRCA
The Motortown All-Stars will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 S. Monroe St..
The show, “Oldies Music Spectacular,” is the annual fundraiser concert offered by the Robert A. Hutchinson Lodge 113, Fraternal Order of Police.
Tickets are $25 each; $40 a pair, or $50 for a group of up to eight people. Tickets will be sold at the door and in advance at wolverineproductions.org or fop113.publicsafetypsa.com. For more information, call (800) 445-2143.
“The local FOP has been putting on their show for years, and it is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” Barry Faulkner said.
The Motortown All-Stars is a Michigan-based group.
“These world-class vocalists and musicians from the ranks of The Miracles, The Capitols and former members of The Temptations have joined forces,” organizers said. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/15/motortown-all-stars-performing-tuesday-rrca/10306970002/ | 2022-08-15T14:15:05Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/08/15/motortown-all-stars-performing-tuesday-rrca/10306970002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Monroe County Animal Control Pets of the Week
Three dogs and a cat are among the many future pets that are available for adoption at the Monroe County Animal Control. Anyone interested in adopting a pet can call the shelter for information at (734) 240-3125.
Arthur
Arthur is a neutered male who came to the shelter in rough condition. He was underweight with sores on his paws that made walking painful. Arthur is looking better and slowly gaining weight. He is seeking a new owner to give special tender loving care he deserves.
Cash
Cash is a male red tabby. He’s about 2 years old, very sweet and friendly. Loves to be rubbed.
Juno
Juno is female pit mix, about 5 to 6 years old and weighs around 50 pounds. She is friendly, enjoys walks and being with people.
Madison
Madison is a beautiful female gray pit, about 2 to 3 years old. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/08/15/pets-week/10317640002/ | 2022-08-15T14:15:11Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/08/15/pets-week/10317640002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Michigan State Police: Drive sober or get pulled over
The end of summer is traditionally marked by the Labor Day holiday and is a time for friends and families to enjoy pool parties, backyard barbecues and late-summer road trips. Sadly, the Labor Day holiday weekend is also one of the deadliest times of the year in terms of impaired-driving fatalities.
That is why through the remainder of August and the 2022 Labor Day holiday weekend, police departments, sheriff’s offices and the Michigan State Police are encouraging motorists to celebrate safely and make smart driving decisions. During a three-week period, August 12 through September 5, there will be increased enforcement and additional messaging about the dangers of driving impaired.
In 2021, nearly 45 percent of fatalities on Michigan roadways involved alcohol and/or drugs, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Over the Labor Day holiday weekend periods from 2017 to 2021, there were 39 drivers killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in Michigan. In those crashes, one-third of the drivers killed were alcohol-impaired.
“The aim of the enforcement campaign is to drastically reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired driving,” said Katie Bower, director of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP). “This should be a time for friends and family to enjoy the final days of summer. Impaired driving puts everyone at risk and is always unacceptable.”
Officers will be on the lookout for motorists under the influence of drugs and alcohol throughout the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement period. In Michigan, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, although motorists can be arrested at any BAC level if an officer believes they are impaired.
Also, in Michigan during 2021:
- There were 9,557 alcohol-involved crashes (with 357 alcohol-involved fatalities) and 2,999 drug-involved crashes (with 275 drug-involved fatalities).
- One person was killed in an alcohol-involved crash every 24 hours and 32 minutes.
- In all traffic crashes occurring over the Labor Day holiday period, 11 people died.
To increase awareness and encourage safe and sober driving, the OHSP is funding a statewide media campaign about the dangers of impaired driving. The OHSP has also produced a new commercial, titled “Impaired and You Know It.”
The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is supported with federal traffic safety funds provided by the United States Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and coordinated by the OHSP. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/08/15/state-police-drive-sober-get-pulled-over/10297312002/ | 2022-08-15T14:15:17Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/08/15/state-police-drive-sober-get-pulled-over/10297312002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Road Watch: Monroe County Road Commission and City of Monroe projects for week of Aug. 15
Following are planned road construction projects across Monroe County for the week of August 15, 2022:
ASH TOWNSHIP
Carleton Rockwood Road between I-275 and Briar Hill Road
RAM Construction Services is scheduled to apply a concrete surface coating on the bridge railings on the Carleton Rockwood Road bridge over Swan Creek. One-lane, two-way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators when work is being performed.
ASH/BERLIN TOWNSHIPS
Chip Seal Project
The following roads are scheduled to be chip sealed during the upcoming week. The roads will be closed to through traffic while crews are working, and the roads will be swept the following day. Motorists are encouraged to travel at the advisory speed limit of 25 mph until the chip seal surface has been swept.
- Briar Hill – Carleton Rockwood to Newburg.
- Carleton Rockwood – Grafton to US-24.
- Newburg – Railroad Crossing to Port Creek.
BEDFORD TOWNSHIP
St. Anthony Road between Summerfield Road and Secor Road
Monroe County Drain Commission will be working with the Monroe County Road Commission and will be replacing the culvert crossing of St. Anthony Road at Bay Creek, approximately 2,000-feet west of Secor Road. The road will be closed to all traffic. Detour route includes Summerfield Road, Erie Road and Secor Road. Project is expected to take approximately (1) one week to complete, weather permitting.
Summerfield Road between Sterns Road and Secor Road
South County Water System will be installing a new water main along Summerfield Road between Sterns Road and Secor Road. During the water main work, Summerfield Road will be closed to through traffic between Sterns Road and Secor Road. The signed detour for the road closure will utilize Sterns Road and Secor Road.
ERIE TOWNSHIP
Summit Street Bridge between Sterns Road and State Line
Miller Bros. will begin deck work on the east half of the bridge carrying Summit Street over Shantee Creek. Two-lane, two-way traffic will be maintained throughout work activities utilizing a temporary paved lane in the shoulder of Summit Street and a lane shift. All work is weather permitting
FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP
Chip Seal Project
The following roads are scheduled to be chip sealed during the upcoming week. The roads will be closed to through traffic while crews are working, and the roads will be swept the following day. Motorists are encouraged to travel at the advisory speed limit of 25 mph until the chip seal surface has been swept.
- Eaton – Dead End to US-24.
- Hendricks – Dead End to US-24.
- Rossler – Monroe City Limit to Stewart.
- Lavendar - Monroe City Limit to Stewart.
North Stony Creek Road between Mentel Road to Dead End
North Stony Creek Road is scheduled to be closed to through traffic between Mentel Road to Dead End next week for removal and replacement of drainage cross tile. No detour route will be posted for this road closure due to the low traffic volume and short duration of the closure. All work is weather permitting.
Raisinville Road between M-50 and North Custer Road
RAM Construction Services is scheduled to apply a concrete surface coating on the bridge railings on the South Raisinville Road bridge over River Raisin. One-lane, two-way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators when work is being performed
LONDON/RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIPS
Yensch Road between Stewart Road to Ostrander Road
Miller Bros. and Cadillac Asphalt are to begin next week on Yensch Road between Stewart Road and Ostrander Road. It will include trench widening, aggregate and crush and shaping in preparation for the hot mix asphalt overlay. The road will be closed to through traffic. All work is weather permitting.
CITY OF MONROE
Riverview Avenue resurfacing / reconstruction
The resurfacing / reconstruction of Riverview Avenue between Maywood Avenue and Cole Road is this year’s federal project for the City of Monroe. The work will consist of milling and paving of the top 3 inches of asphalt between Maywood and Oakwood, and reconstruction / repairs of the worst sections of concrete between Oakwood and Cole. Cadillac Asphalt of Romulus is the prime contractor, and Merlo Construction of Milford is the concrete subcontractor.
In addition to the resurfacing work, curbs and associated drive approaches will be replaced on both sides between Maywood and Linwood, and on the west side between Linwood and Greenwood. The east half of the concrete section north of Oakwood has been replaced, and will finish curing this week. For the coming week, the concrete subcontractor is planning to replace curbs on the west side of the street between Maywood and Linwood, and paving between Maywood and Oakwood is tentatively planned for the week of August 22.
There will be mostly spot lane closures, though there may be some times when individual blocks are completely closed, particularly between Oakwood and Cole.
Pavement markings program
JV Contracting of Goodrich, Michigan will be replacing a large number of pavement markings City-wide, including crosswalks, stop bars, turn arrows, etc. They plan to work again this coming week, which will involve spot lane closures on a number of roadways City-wide. Their work is likely to last through the end of August.
Concert in the Park closure - West Elm Avenue
West Elm Avenue will be closed between Godfroy and Monroe Street on Thursday from approximately 6-10 p.m. to accommodate crowds for the city’s Concert in the Park series.
Traffic will be detoured via Godfroy and Noble Avenues.
More:Summer in St. Mary's: Killer Flamingos making long-awaited debut at park
MONROE AND RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIPS
Raisinville Road between Dunbar Road and M-50
RAM Construction Services is scheduled to apply a concrete surface coating on the bridge railings on the South Raisinville Road bridge over Plum Creek. One-lane, two-way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators when work is being performed.
RAM Construction Services is scheduled to apply a concrete surface coating on the bridge railings on the Petersburg Road bridge over River Raisin. One-lane, two-way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators when work is being performed. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/traffic/2022/08/15/monroe-county-road-watch-reports-week-aug-15/10307630002/ | 2022-08-15T14:15:29Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/traffic/2022/08/15/monroe-county-road-watch-reports-week-aug-15/10307630002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Monroe County Agriculture: Ukraine war could affect 2023 grain production
World Ag News: There has been lots of press about grain finally shipping out of Ukraine, via the Black Sea. The first boat, the Razoni, left the Port city of Odessa, with about 26,000 metric tonnes of corn. As of Wednesday, August 10, that boat was sitting at anchor off Turkey’s southern coast looking for another port to unload its cargo of corn as the Lebanese buyer rejected the load.
By comparison Monroe County last year grew about 258,000 metric tonnes of corn (10,155,000 bushels) and Michigan grew about 8,763,000 metric tonnes. The real problem isn’t the old (2021) crop condition or destinations, but where will the new crop (2022) be stored, will it get harvested and how will the war affect plans for 2023 grain production?
Food situation: At present, estimates are that it will take two years of good crops worldwide to replenish global stocks. Although prices at the grocery stores are higher, there will be no real food shortages in the US. However, other countries, such as sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East or southeast Asia could face real crisis shortages. All eyes will be on the August USDA WASDE (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate) report and how the upcoming (Spring) planting season in Brazil and South America starts off about September 15.
Weather: Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions is calling for a cooler and drier rest of June. The new 2023 Old Farmers’ Almanac™ is forecasting a colder and snowier winter. The MSU weather station near Deerfield says there have been 2078 GDD (growing degree day) (heat units) accumulated this growing season, as of August 10, with a forecast of 2205 GDD by August 17.
Corn: The second generation of the European corn borer just finished with minimal damage. One of the worst farmer fears late in the season is hail and strong winds. In the next couple of weeks pollination and kernel set will be finished and yield estimates can be made. An August 31 meeting in southeast Hillsdale County by the Michigan Corn Growers will give their assessment for yields in southeast Michigan and the state.
Land prices and rents: The Michigan office of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) just released some land price and cash rent information for 2022. Farm real estate values were up 10.4% in 2022 from 2021, with cropland values up 12.8% averaging $5,300 statewide. Cropland average cash rent for Michigan was $144 per acre this year, up from $131 a year ago. No county numbers have been released yet. Now is a good time for farmers to negotiate leases for 2023 or beyond or for landowners to terminate oral leases for next year. Highly recommended is that all leases should be in writing and include an ending date as well as a starting date. I have generic sample leases available upon request.
Soybeans: The crop is “made” in August so rains last week and moderate weather now will help extend blooms and fill pods. Late season foliar sprays can be made once farmers note any caution to the crop rotation restrictions.
Wheat: The 2022 Michigan Wheat Performance Trials report was just released last week. Unfortunately, the nearest trial location is at MSU in Ingham County.
Commercial Vegetables: Sushila Chaudhari of MSU just released an update for the Michigan vegetable weed control guide. The MSU Vegetable Crop Report for August 10 includes the herbicide update, an article on dodder control, crop updates and an events calendar. Of interest to organic of limited resource farmers may be the September 14 Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center located at 1791 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor.
MCCC Student Ag Farm: Plans are firm for the Thursday, August 25 Farmer Field Day at the MCCC Student Ag Farm. Four pesticide re-certification credits, in the categories of: Private, Commercial core or commercial 1A (field crops), will be available. Held rain or shine, this event is free of charge to all area farmers, but registration is requested by calling the Monroe County Farm Bureau at 734-269-3275.
Correction: The corn research greenhouse at Marana, AZ, near Tucson, is a Bayer facility not BASF. The information was incorrect in last week's column.
Ned Birkey is MSU Extension Educator Emeritus and a regular contributor to The Monroe News. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/08/15/ned-birkey-ukraine-war-could-affect-2023-grain-production/10297911002/ | 2022-08-15T14:15:35Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/08/15/ned-birkey-ukraine-war-could-affect-2023-grain-production/10297911002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 6 more years in prison
A Myanmar court sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to an additional six years in prison on Monday after convicting her on four more corruption charges.
Why it matters: Suu Kyi had previously been sentenced on various other counts at earlier trials and was already serving an 11-year sentence.
State of play: The four counts facing her on Monday pertained to allegations that Suu Kyi had abused her role as the country's leader to build herself a house with money donated to a charity she chaired, to rent property on behalf of the same charity and to rent public land at below market prices for the charity, AP reported.
- Suu Kyi denied the charges against her and her lawyers intend to appeal the verdict, per AP.
The big picture: Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won in a landslide, but the military overthrew the government and detained her and other officials in a coup in February 2021.
- The coup sparked protests that saw the military junta launch a widespread crackdown, with security forces killing hundreds of activists and arresting thousands of others.
- Since the coup, more than 15,000 people have been arrested for opposing military rule, with 12,000 remaining in detention, according to the monitoring group, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/myanmar-suu-kyi-6-prison | 2022-08-15T14:26:13Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/myanmar-suu-kyi-6-prison | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.K. becomes first in world to OK Moderna's updated COVID-19 booster
Regulators in the United Kingdom on Monday approved a COVID-19 booster for adults that targets both the original virus and the Omicron variant.
Why it matters: Monday's approval makes the United Kingdom the first in the world to authorize the bivalent COVID-19 booster, the updated version of Moderna’s vaccine.
Driving the news: "What this bivalent vaccine gives us is a sharpened tool in our armory to help protect us against this disease as the virus continues to evolve," June Raine, the head of Britain’s health care and medicines regulator, said in a statement.
- Half of the vaccine will target the original virus, while the other half targets Omicron.
- "Side effects observed were the same as those seen for the original Moderna booster dose and were typically mild and self-resolving, and no serious safety concerns were identified," the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said.
The big picture: The U.S. FDA in June announced that vaccine makers this fall will roll out updated COVID booster shots that are better suited to protect people against the most prevalent coronavirus subvariants.
What they're saying: "This bivalent vaccine has an important role to play in protecting people in the UK from COVID-19 as we enter the winter months," Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, said in a statement.
Go deeper... FDA: Updated COVID boosters will roll out in the fall | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/uk-moderna-updated-covid-19-booster-omicron | 2022-08-15T14:26:31Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/uk-moderna-updated-covid-19-booster-omicron | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nicholas Evans, “The Horse Whisperer” author, dies at 72
LONDON (AP) — Nicholas Evans, the British author of the bestselling novel “The Horse Whisperer,” has died at 72, his representatives said Monday.
United Agents said Evans died “suddenly” on Aug. 9 following a heart attack.
Published in 1995, “The Horse Whisperer” was Evans’ debut novel and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. The story of a trainer hired to help an injured teenager and her horse back to health was adapted into a Hollywood movie starring Robert Redford as the title character and Scarlett Johansson playing young rider Grace MacLean in her breakout role.
Born in 1950 in Worcestershire, England, Evans studied law at Oxford University and worked as a journalist in the 1970s.
He worked as a screenwriter and television documentary producer before beginning work on his debut novel. His other books include “The Loop,” “The Smoke Jumper,” “The Divide” and “The Brave.”
In 2008, Evans became seriously ill after cooking and eating poisonous mushrooms picked in Scottish forests. He and his family were hospitalized and had to undergo kidney treatments.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wbko.com/2022/08/15/nicholas-evans-horse-whisperer-author-dies-72/ | 2022-08-15T14:26:35Z | wbko.com | control | https://www.wbko.com/2022/08/15/nicholas-evans-horse-whisperer-author-dies-72/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Greed or need: Why gas is cheaper in some parts of metro Phoenix?
Gas prices are starting to come down across the Valley (thank goodness), but some stations are markedly less expensive than others.
What's happening: Last week, I saw the QuikTrip at University Drive and Extension Road in Mesa charging just $3.90 per gallon.
- I drove 2.5 miles north and saw another QT charging $4.50. The Mobil across the street on McKellips Road and Country Club Drive was charging $5.25. What gives?
State of play: According to the National Association of Convenience Stores, gas stations, even those within a few miles of each other, often have different wholesale costs.
- Larger stations may be able to buy in bulk, bringing down their cost per gallon.
- Some stations are on more expensive corners than others, so they make up their real estate costs with higher gas prices.
- Stations may also carry different brands. Fuel that carries the name of a major refinery tends to cost more.
Yes, but: Sometimes, pricing is purely a business strategy.
- For instance, if a station is near the airport, right off a highway or in an otherwise convenient area, the prices will likely be higher because the owners know you're going to pay it.
Tips and tricks: GasBuddy is a popular website that shows the lowest gas prices in each ZIP code.
- After listening to radio ads about Upside for years, I finally downloaded it, and now I love it because it shows me gas prices near me and offers cash back at many stations.
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Public school enrollment declined by thousands since pandemic
Enrollment at San Francisco public schools has decreased by thousands since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Details: The San Francisco Unified School District’s enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year decreased by 3,574 students, or 6.8%, from the 2019-2020 school year.
Why it matters: California uses average daily attendance metrics to determine how much funding the state will give to public school districts. Fewer students enrolled means SFUSD will receive less money.
- The district's losses over the years could negatively impact it in the future. On average, public school districts in California receive about $10,000 per student from the state.
- SFUSD's enrollment decline from 2019 would have resulted in a loss of about $35.8 million. However, the state allowed school districts to budget for the upcoming school year based on attendance from the 2019-2020 school year due to the impact of COVID-19.
What they're saying: Jenny Lam, president of the San Francisco Board of Education, said the adopted $1.1 billion budget in June "ensures a positive outlook for the next three years."
- Lam added: "As we continue to address our ongoing structural deficit, we are committed to making decisions that support our students, their learning and well-being and to move towards stronger financial footing in the long term."
Zoom out: Last school year, student enrollment in California public schools declined by 1.8% from the 2020-2021 school year.
- In New York, the state saw a nearly 6% decline in student enrollment from 2020 to 2022, Axios’ Erin Doherty reports.
Between the lines: SFUSD enrollment has been on the decline for nearly a decade, but COVID-19 has exacerbated the trend, with some families opting to leave the city or send their children to private schools.
Of note: The school district has been mired in controversy since 2020, ultimately resulting in the recall of three school board members. The latest drama involves school board member Ann Hsu.
- In July, Hsu made "anti-Black and racist" remarks about how it's difficult to educate Black and Latino students because of their "unstable family environments" and "lack of parental encouragement to focus on ... or value learning." The school district is 6% Black and 30% Latino.
- Earlier this month, the school board voted to strongly reprimand Hsu for her comments. However, fellow board member Mark Sanchez told Axios the school board needs to send the message that Hsu is not "fit to be serving our schools."
What's next: The school year kicks off on Wednesday, but the school district will take an enrollment census count in October.
- SFUSD received a similar number of applications for the upcoming school year compared to last year, indicating enrollment numbers won't dramatically change.
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Prestigious International Awards Program Honors Allego as Breakthrough MarTech Product for the Second Year in a Row
WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allego, the leading sales enablement platform provider, today announced it won the 'Best Enterprise Sales Enablement Software' in the fifth annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards. This is the second consecutive year Allego has received this recognition.
The mission of the MarTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work and success of companies, technologies and products in the fields of marketing, sales and advertising technology. B2B selling is harder than ever, which is why it's critically important to make things as easy as possible for sellers - this is where enablement comes in. Allego's recognition as 'Best Enterprise Sales Enablement Software' highlights the importance of enablement as it sits at the intersection between marketing and sales, and is a critical driver of both department's success.
"In today's digital selling environment, traditional training approaches aren't going to cut it. Sellers need on-demand access to learning and content delivered in the flow of work," said Wayne St. Amand, Chief Marketing Officer at Allego. "We are working to drive modern enablement that is built for today's distributed teams. The continued recognition from MarTech Breakthrough is a testament to the effectiveness of our solution and our continued efforts to challenge the status quo."
This recognition from MarTech Breakthrough Awards is the latest accolade for Allego. The company was included in Forrester's Now Tech: Sales Enablement Automation, Q2 20222 report. Allego was also recently named a Boston Business Journal Best Places to Work honoree for the fifth year in a row and was listed in Selling Power's "50 Best Companies to Sell For in 2022," showcasing the company's people-centered culture and commitment to its employees on top of its industry-leading software offerings.
To learn more about Allego's leading sales learning and enablement platform, schedule a demo or visit Allego.com.
Allego provides a complete sales enablement platform with patented technology to help sellers win buyers. Allego is AI-driven and seller-centric, with the power, agility, insight, and ease you need to drive results in a hybrid world—all in a single app. Our sales enablement, learning, content management, and conversation intelligence products accelerate performance for sales and other teams. Nearly 750,000 sales professionals use Allego for intelligent training, coaching, and content that engages and converts buyers. Learn more about sales enablement that wins sellers and buyers at Allego.com.
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The top training and business coaching provider for the contracting industry connects dealers with innovative online Equipment Exchange
SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Business Development Resources (BDR), the training and business coaching authority for home services industry professionals, announces the launch of a unique online resource to help HVACR dealers work together to ensure they are properly equipped for new 2023 efficiency standards.
BDR's Equipment Exchange allows individual dealers to connect online and arrange transfers of equipment impacted by a range of changing local, state and federal energy regulations set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.
"With the unprecedented number of new standards starting at the beginning of 2023, dealers may find some of their inventory is outdated overnight," said Bruce Wiseman, president and owner of BDR. "BDR's new online Equipment Exchange network allows individual dealers to post their available equipment, see listed products, and negotiate agreements so everyone has the equipment they need to serve their customers."
The Equipment Exchange is a free service for dealers directly affected by rapidly changing energy standards and is intended for limited exchanges. BDR is not involved in any transactions and recommends dealers always contact their distributor partner first for their product needs.
"The goal of our Equipment Exchange is the overall benefit of our industry during a period of enormous potential disruption," Wiseman said. "Without a program like this, dealers could be stuck with equipment they can't use, forcing them to absorb significant losses or pass them on to contractors and their customers. BDR remains committed to the distributors who are an essential part of this industry."
For more information about BDR's Equipment Exchange, visit https://www.bdrco.com/exchange/.
About Business Development Resources (BDR)
BDR (Business Development Resources) is the premier provider of business training and coaching to HVAC contractors and distributors, established in 1998. BDR's Profit Coach program has a membership of 600 leading contractors. Ten thousand HVAC professionals across North America attend BDR training courses annually. Nearly 1,000 industry professionals attend Profit Launch, BDR's planning workshop. For more information, please visit www.bdrco.com.
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BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC ("Brookwood"), a nationally recognized private equity real estate investment firm, is pleased to announce that Greg Papazian has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Investor Relations Officer and Director of Sales. In these capacities, Mr. Papazian will direct all institutional and retail equity offerings, lead the sales team at Brookwood Securities Partners, LLC, Brookwood's wholly owned broker-dealer and direct Brookwood's investor relations department.
Founded in 1993, Brookwood specializes in acquiring and managing value-add commercial real estate and other real estate-related operating businesses. Since its inception. Brookwood has invested over $1.7 billion of equity to acquire and manage a portfolio of 202 commercial real estate properties, seven operating companies, and more than 460 gas stations with convenience stores, collectively representing a total capitalization of over $4.2 billion. Brookwood's portfolio has spanned multiple asset classes, geographical markets, and industries throughout the United States.
The Brookwood Securities sales team is headquartered on the North Shore of Boston and has affiliated offices in Pittsburgh, PA, and Fairfax, VA. It serves as the primary point of contact for all of Brookwood's investors. "Greg has been with us since the very beginning and has proven himself to be a loyal and dedicated member of the firm's senior management team and an integral part of Brookwood's growth and success," said Tom Trkla, Brookwood's Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. "Greg is well respected by his partners, colleagues, and clients for his outstanding investor service, fundraising success, integrity, and depth of experience. For over 29 years, he has been and remains a tremendous asset for our firm. I am honored to present Greg with this well-deserved promotion, and it is a great personal pleasure to publicly recognize his loyalty, hard work, and tremendous successes."
"Over the course of his significant tenure at Brookwood, Greg has been intimately involved with the review and evaluation of our investments," said Kurt Zernich, Senior Advisor to Brookwood. "The conscientious, transparent, and efficient manner with which he has developed and maintained Brookwood's relationships with our clients, prove that this a well-earned and deserved promotion."
Mr. Papazian is a Partner of Brookwood and, prior to his promotion, was a Managing Director and Director of Retail Sales for Brookwood Securities. Mr. Papazian also serves as a member of Brookwood's Executive and Investment Committees. Prior to joining Brookwood Securities, Mr. Papazian was employed by Winthrop Securities Co., Inc. ("Winthrop Securities"). Before joining Winthrop Securities, he was a regional manager for a division of Allied-Signal, Inc. Mr. Papazian is a licensed real estate broker in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has extensive experience in commercial real estate sales and leasing. Mr. Papazian holds Series 7, Series 22, Series 24, and Series 63 FINRA licenses.
Mr. Papazian is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In 2018, he completed the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.
About Brookwood Financial Partners, LLC – Brookwood is a private equity investment firm that specializes in acquiring and managing commercial real estate and real-estate related operating businesses on behalf of its investors, which include Wall Street investment banks, sovereign wealth funds, college endowments, public and private pension funds, family offices, and high net worth individuals. Since its founding in 1993, Brookwood has invested over $1.7 billion of equity to acquire a portfolio of over 202 commercial real estate properties, seven operating companies, and 451 gas stations and convenience stores. Its $4.2 billion historical portfolio has spanned multiple asset classes, geographical markets, and industries across the United States. To find out more about Brookwood, visit www.brookwoodfinancial.com
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HepsiJet's new innovation, which shortens delivery times, has been registered by TURKPATENT.
ISTANBUL, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (d/b/a "Hepsiburada") (NASDAQ: HEPS), a leading Turkish e-commerce platform, continues to deliver innovation to make the lives of its customers easier. The latest creative solution to raise the bar in e-commerce experience in Türkiye is HepsiJet's new "Multi-Vehicle Route Optimization" technology. Hepsiburada's fast delivery service, HepsiJet, delivers orders from all categories across Türkiye with flexible delivery options and now accelerates its speed with this innovative new feature.
HepsiJet continues innovation with its new 'Multi-Vehicle Route Optimization'
The invention, "Multi-Vehicle Route Optimization" developed by HepsiJet engineering team, eliminates the problems faced in cargo routing to a large extent. This solution allows users to access the delivery management system with mobile or website applications to have orders delivered within a time interval determined by the buyer, supported by an optimization module. If there is more than one type of delivery vehicle at the point of receiving the order, the shipments are grouped according to the priority order and the vehicle types in line with the limits of the destinations. This innovative system has recently been registered by TURKPATENT.
Provides speed and efficiency in deliveries
This innovation creates a model according to the priority of the shipments and distance matrix between the delivery and receiving points of the orders. The system also allows adding special time parameters to the route time in exceptional cases, allowing manual intervention when necessary, and viewing the created route plan via mobile and web applications. HepsiJet's "Multi-Vehicle Route Optimization", with its innovative processes and solutions, provides high efficiency in delivery processes of cargo orders by taking into account possible problems and critical constraints.
The innovation was inspired by 'ant colonies'
In this innovation, HepsiJet engineering team was inspired by the natural miracle and instinct of ant colonies carrying food to their nests. In this system, the location of the distribution center and the vehicle information are included in the planning in addition to the shipment information. All shipping information for the delivery point is then analyzed and the vehicle information, order information and delivery address set are used as constraints on route planning. An innovative multi-vehicle distribution scenario is achieved by calculating the delivery costs of each possible route and making a single route to all locations in the set of delivery addresses. With the addition of the total delivery volume to this plan, the entire delivery process is handled end-to-end in the most efficient way, with the optimal number of vehicles used from the available vehicles.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, just two days after he attended a major bill signing at the White House with hundreds of veterans advocates in attendance.
In a statement, McDonough said the illness was caught during a routine screening earlier in the day and his symptoms are mild. He plans to isolate at home, away from VA senior staff, for the next five days, in keeping with his physician’s recommendations.
“I have informed my leadership team of my positive test result,” he said. “To protect the safety of others, including our workforce and colleagues, I will attend key meetings and discussions virtually the rest of this week and early next week. I will retain all authorities [related to the secretary post].”
McDonough was on stage with President Joe Biden on Wednesday during an event marking the signing of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, which dramatically expanded benefits for military toxic exposure victims.
At the time, Biden was just two days removed from his own quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. McDonough wore a mask for the event, with the exception of when he delivered short remarks about the bill.
McDonough said he had tested negative earlier that morning. He is fully vaccinated against the virus.
“As I am fully vaccinated and ‘boosted,’ my physician expects my symptoms to be mild and my recovery swift, and I am grateful for that,” he said in the statement. “Vaccines work, and I continue to encourage everyone eligible for a booster shot to get one.”
More than 730,000 veterans have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the American pandemic in March 2020, and more than 22,600 have died from complications related to the virus.
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New, classic fall flavor joins brand's best-selling lineup of CBD products
SMITHS FALLS, ON and NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Martha Stewart CBD unveiled the latest flavor in its CBD portfolio – Pumpkin Spice CBD Wellness Gummies. Inspired by the most recognized flavor of the fall, these new gummies tap into the spirit of the season and are the perfect addition to consumers' favorite fall activities. These limited-edition gummies continue the expansion of the Martha Stewart CBD gummies lineup, which features some of the brands most popular items and flavors, including the Tropical Medley CBD Wellness Gummies™ and Harvest Medley CBD Wellness Gummies™.
"The Pumpkin Spice flavor signifies the beginning of the fall season and I wanted to capture this delicious moment with our CBD gummies," said Martha Stewart. "It's always important and a pleasure to expand our offerings and continue to make CBD convenient and tasty to enjoy, every day."
Debuting this week for $34.99 on marthastewartcbd.com, the limited-edition Pumpkin Spice CBD Wellness Gummies™ were developed by Martha herself, and each Wellness Gummy features exquisite texture and 10mg of pure CBD isolate. CBD Wellness Gummies have never been this exciting and never tasted this good.
The new flavor is a part of Martha's commitment to bringing consumers the products and flavors they love, as well as her continued partnership with Canopy Growth Corporation, a world-leading diversified cannabis and cannabinoid-based consumer product company.
For more information on these new offerings, please visit marthastewartcbd.com or follow @marthastewartcbd on Instagram. Martha Stewart CBD is now available on an affiliate program. Sign up to participate via the link here: https://bit.ly/3jM0cTh.
Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) is a world-leading diversified cannabis and cannabinoid-based consumer product company, driven by a passion to improve lives, end prohibition, and strengthen communities by unleashing the full potential of cannabis. Leveraging consumer insights and innovation, Canopy Growth offers product varieties in high-quality dried flower, oil, softgel capsule, infused beverage, edible, and topical formats, as well as vaporizer devices by Canopy Growth and industry-leader Storz & Bickel. Canopy Growth's global medical brand, Spectrum Therapeutics, sells a range of full-spectrum products using its colour-coded classification system and is a market leader in both Canada and Germany. Through Canopy Growth's award-winning Tweed and Tokyo Smoke banners, Canopy Growth reaches its adult-use consumers and has built a loyal following by focusing on top quality products and meaningful customer relationships. Canopy Growth has entered into the health and wellness consumer space in key markets including Canada, the United States, and Europe through BioSteel sports nutrition, and This Works skin and sleep solutions; and has introduced additional hemp derived CBD products to the United States through its First & Free and Martha Stewart CBD brands. Canopy Growth has an established partnership with Fortune 500 alcohol leader Constellation Brands.
Marquee Brands is a leading global brand owner and marketer. Owned by investor funds managed by Neuberger Berman, one of the world's leading employee-owned investment managers, Marquee Brands targets high quality brands with strong consumer awareness and long-term growth potential. Marquee Brands seeks to identify brands in various consumer product segments with the goal of expanding their reach across retail channel, geography and product category while preserving the brand heritage and enhancing the ultimate consumer experience. Through its global team of professionals and partners, Marquee Brands monitors trends and markets in order to grow and manage brands in partnership with retailers, licensees and manufacturers through engaging, impactful strategic planning, marketing, and e-commerce. www.marqueebrands.com. In 2019, Marquee Brands acquired the Martha Stewart brand, which reaches approximately 100 million consumers across all media and merchandising platforms each month. Martha Stewart is the Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and America's most trusted lifestyle expert and teacher. Her branded products can be found in over 70 million households and have a growing retail presence in thousands of locations.
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Supermicro Brings Together Kioxia, Solidigm, Broadcom, and Other Leading Industry Experts to Discuss the Latest in Storage Technologies and Innovative Solutions for a Wide Range of Workloads
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From August 17 through September 7, 2022, the 3rd Annual Supermicro Open Storage Summit will be open for audiences to engage in one of the industry's leading online storage conferences. The event brings together server storage technology and data center application professionals to discuss the disruptive new technologies shaping the future of the enterprise, data center, and hybrid cloud storage. This year's summit, entitled: Innovations in Storage Performance, with partners including industry pioneers AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Kioxia, Nutanix, NVIDIA, OSNexus, Qumulo, and Solidigm, who will share their visions for the future of storage and also discuss how new technologies are bringing fresh opportunities and challenges to the storage world.
What: Supermicro 3rd Annual Open Storage Summit 2022
Where: Virtual
When: August 17 to September 7, 2022
Storage Summit Keynote Roundtable – Storage Hardware Innovation – Driving the Way We Store Data. Participants: Supermicro, Kioxia, Solidigm, Broadcom
- August 17, 2022 - North America/EMEA –10:00 AM PDT / 19:00 CEST
- August 18, 2022 - Asia-Pacific - 10:00 AM GMT+8
Storage for a Digital Workspace World. Participants: Supermicro, Nutanix
- August 23, 2022 - North America/EMEA –10:00 AM PDT / 19:00 CEST
- August 24, 2022 - Asia-Pacific – 10:00 AM GMT+8
Storage Intelligence for Data Growth: Collaborating on Hardware and Software for a more Flexible SDS. Participants: Supermicro, Qumulo, AMD
- August 25, 2022 - North America/EMEA –10:00 AM PDT / 19:00 CEST
- August 26, 2022 - Asia-Pacific –10:00 AM GMT+8
The Unstoppable Rise of Disaggregated Storage Solutions. Participant: Supermicro
- August 30, 2022 - North America/EMEA –10:00 AM PDT / 19:00 CEST
- August 31, 2022 - Asia-Pacific –10:00 AM GMT+8
Feeding the Data-Hungry GPU Beast. Participants: Supermicro and NVIDIA
- September 1, 2022 - North America/EMEA –10:00 AM PDT / 19:00 CEST
- September 2, 2022 - Asia-Pacific – 10:00 AM GMT+8
Orchestrating Open-Source Storage Solution for More Efficient IT. Participants: Supermicro, OSNexus
- September 7, 2022 - North America/EMEA –10:00 AM PDT / 19:00 CEST
- September 8, 2022 - Asia-Pacific –10:00 AM GMT+8
Registration is available, and additional information is located at https://whitepapers.theregister.com/summit/supermicro_open_storage_summit_2022?td=mediaalert
All sessions and information will remain available online for one year.
About Supermicro
Supermicro (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a global leader in Application-Optimized Total IT Solutions. Founded and operating in San Jose, California, Supermicro is committed to delivering first to market innovation for Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G Telco/Edge IT Infrastructure. We are transforming into a Total IT Solutions provider with server, AI, storage, IoT, and switch systems, software, and services while delivering advanced high-volume motherboard, power, and chassis products. The products are designed and manufactured in-house (in the US, Taiwan, and the Netherlands), leveraging global operations for scale and efficiency and optimized to improve TCO and reduce environmental impact (Green Computing). The award-winning portfolio of Server Building Block Solutions® allows customers to optimize for their exact workload and application by selecting from a broad family of systems built from our flexible and reusable building blocks that support a comprehensive set of form factors, processors, memory, GPUs, storage, networking, power and cooling solutions (air-conditioned, free air cooling or liquid cooling).
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Leading Residential Cleaning Company Offers Moms and Dads of Children or Pets Chance to Win $500 Gift Card for Moms and Pet Parents, Kicks off August 15, 2022
WACO, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Molly Maid, a Neighborly company, and the leading residential cleaning franchise, is hosting a contest to find the nation's messiest kids and pets. The company is offering a chance for parents across the nation to win a Molly Maid gift certificate for sharing photos of a housecleaning disaster caused by their children or fur babies.
Molly Maid's "Messiest Kids & Pets" contest will award five lucky winners a Molly Maid gift certificate that they can redeem at their local Molly Maid for home cleaning services. Starting August 15, participants can visit the official entry page and submit their names and a photo into the drawing. Entries are being accepted now through August 31, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. CT.
"Children and pets bring joy, love, and countless messes to our lives and there is still no deeper bond than that between a parent and their child or her pet. But dealing with the chaos can be overwhelming," said Molly Maid President Vera Peterson. "This national contest is our way of giving parents a chance to take a load off, enjoy their clean space and spend that precious time with their children and pets."
To learn more about the Messiest Kids & Pets contest, please visit mollymaid.com and their Facebook page on the initiative.
To provide that special person in your life with some time off and a spotless home any time of the year, Molly Maid gift certificates are available for purchase at https://www.mollymaid.com/gift-certificates/.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — Over 13,000 pounds of frozen meat pizza are being recalled due to the possibility of metal pieces in the food, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
On Sunday, Aug. 14, the USDA made the official recall for 13,099 pounds of the Home Run Inn brand of frozen pizzas, based out of Woodbridge, Illinois.
The specific products being recalled were made on June 6, 2022. The 33.5-oz packages of Home Run Inn Chicago’s Premium Pizzeria Deluxe Sausage Classic Pizza have a best-by date of Dec. 3, 2022.
These packages will also have an establishment number of “EST. 18498-A” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
According to the USDA, the problem was discovered when that distributor received consumer complaints reporting that metal had been found in the pizza. No confirmed injuries or adverse reactions have been reported so far.
The FSIS said the pizzas were sent to a distributor in Illinois and then distributed to other retailers across the country.
The agency encourages anyone who has these products in their freezers to throw them out or return them to their place of purchase. Distributors are also advised not to sell the pizzas.
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The newest addition to the Technics line-up is available on the new Technics.com brand experience site
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Technics is pleased to announce the availability of the new SL-100C Direct Drive Turntable. Featuring the iconic characteristics of Technics turntables, such as the coreless direct drive motor and a high-precision S-shaped aluminum tonearm, it comes in at an even more affordable price point than its award-winning sibling, the SL-1500C. Available exclusively at Technics.com and Amazon, the SL-100C is $999.99.
"With the ongoing success of the multi-award-winning SL-1500C, the new, more affordable SL-100C is poised to take the lead as the most desirable $1,000 coreless direct drive turntable on the market. The SL-100C keeps the key performance attributes of the SL-1500C to reach a wider audience and is a welcome addition to the Technics Premium Class. We have high expectations for demand and look forward to seeing buyers' enthusiasm," says Bill Voss, US Business Development Manager.
To deliver a cost-effective solution without significant compromise, the new SL-100C comes with an on-board pickup cartridge – the Audio-Technica VM95C, offering sonic finesse to satisfy the demands of real music lovers. The conical stylus of the VM95C ensures precise tracking and detail retrieval from the vinyl grooves, while the cartridge's technical characteristics mean it is widely compatible with typical Phono MM (moving magnet) inputs found on hi-fi amplifiers.
True to the heritage of authentic Technics performance, the SL-100C impresses with the same sophisticated, coreless direct drive motor with motor control to ensure smooth rotational stability. A solid two-layer chassis ensures a meticulous tracking process, free from external vibrations, and the highly precise S-shaped aluminum tonearm is capable of gleaning the most subtle music nuances out of every vinyl disc. Even more, users have the option of enabling an automatic tonearm lift that is activated at the end of the vinyl's groove to prevent unnecessary needle wear-out after finishing each side of an LP.
The new Technics SL-100C direct drive turntable is a highly attractive solution for all hi-fi oriented vinyl aficionados looking for an authentic Technics turntable at a highly accessible price point.
Key Features:
- Coreless direct drive motor, achieving stable rotation that is free from cogging and has powerful torque
- Highly sensitive yet robust S-shaped aluminum tonearm
- Two-layer platter with improved vibration-damping performance
- High-rigidity cabinet and high-damping insulator for thorough shut-out of vibrations, ensuring a smooth vinyl-tracking process
- Audio-Technica AT-VM95C pickup cartridge on-board for ease of setup
- Tonearm auto-lift for minimizing needle wear-out
About the Technics 1200 Series and SL-1500C
The SL-1200 was launched as a popular direct drive turntable in 1972, becoming a best-selling model with cumulative sales of 3.5 million units. It was supported by powerful torque, easy operation, and high durability. It became greatly admired by both audio enthusiasts and DJs who helped to unleash the DJ culture in areas such as electronic dance music. The series is still highly acclaimed by DJs worldwide today.
The SL-1500C was launched in 2019 as a model based on the generic qualities of the acclaimed 1200 Series but designed as pure hi-fi-oriented turntable without features such as strobe marks on the platter, stylus lamp and the trademark pitch control. Instead, it offers a high-quality pickup cartridge, audiophile level integrated phono equalization and an auto-lift function for the tonearm, making this turntable an easy-to-set-up, fully featured turntable package for an ultimate enjoyment from vinyl playback.
The Technics SL-100C Direct Drive Turntable will be available for $999.99 in August 2022. For more information visit the new Technics.com online hub and brand experience site.
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Evansville church hosts first service since Weinbach explosion
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Just days since the deadly explosion occurred on Weinbach Avenue, the painful memories are still fresh for those in the surrounding neighborhood, and it may take a long time before their lives return to normal.
But leaders with Olivet Community Church and Oak Hill Bible Fellowship are trying to help people recover, while tending to their own damage.
Wednesday was just another normal afternoon for Pastor Dave Mills, who was in his office when he heard and felt a loud boom.
“It felt like a direct hit of a lightning bolt, as I would imagine that would feel like,” Mills said. “We didn’t know what happened. All of us stuck our heads out the door. We knew something terrible had happened.”
The blast damaged several windows and displaced ceiling tiles at the church, while inside the sanctuary, lights and speakers fell from the ceiling.
“We’re so blessed that it happened at a time when nobody was in the sanctuary,” Mills said. “We haven’t done an exact count, but probably 50 windows, and our sanctuary was significantly damaged. It was clear that it wasn’t our building, and we could see the smoke rising and made our way over to the blast site, to see if we could be of help over there.”
Olivet Community Church moved in with Oak Hill Bible Fellowship not too long ago, so the two congregations now share that building. Church leaders immediately became deeply engaged with their neighbors, which has been a blessing during this crisis.
“We had a lot of relationships already, so we just systematically checked on those people we were aware of,” Mills said.
They have become close friends with those working next door at Evansville Fire Station 4, as well as Vogel Elementary School down the road.
“Our congregation actually moved here to partner with this neighborhood,” Mills said. “It was so neat to see that parternship live out. Families that we have met and know in the area and reached out to us for help. The school reached out to help us, so we have just been blessed to partner with the fire department, the school – in meeting people’s needs.”
As so many families still try to heal mentally and physically, the church offered a perfect place to do just that.
Both Community Church and Oak Hill Bible Fellowship held services inside the gymnasium on Sunday.
“It was a feeling of joy and gratefulness, of compassion, for the families who have been devastated,” Mills said. “And so they came together today, to say are we okay? We’re okay.”
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Large police presence in Nashville as officers negotiate with barricaded subject
Published: Aug. 14, 2022 at 10:05 PM CDT|Updated: 12 hours ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Metro Nashville Police investigating reports of a barricaded subject in East Nashville Sunday night.
MNPD said no one was injured at the scene in the 600 block of South 10th Street.
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Jeff Goldblum Takes His Family To Jurassic World Dominion’s Creature Workshop
The Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies are well-known for their realistic CGI dinosaurs. However, even the most recent film in the franchise, Jurassic World Dominion, embraced practical effects when necessary. And in one of the first behind-the-scenes featurettes from the upcoming Jurassic World Dominion: Extended Edition Blu-ray, cast members Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern got a first-hand look at the movie’s dinosaur creations.
While Dern came by herself, Goldblum was accompanied by his wife, Emilie, and their two children. And it’s hard to say if the kids were more thrilled than Goldblum himself. Emilie Goldblum was particularly impressed by the Microceratus animatronic, which actually appeared to breathe. The tours were led by John Nolan, the film’s live-action dinosaur supervisor, and you can watch them in the video below.
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Some of these dinosaurs were designed to be puppets as well as animatronics. Additionally, Goldblum and Dern got a very close view of the film’s biggest dinosaur: The Giganotosaurus. There’s also a brief look at one of the film’s giant locusts, which were very important to the story.
Jurassic World Dominion: Extended Edition will hit Blu-ray, 4K, and digital on Tuesday, August 16. As the name implies, it includes a longer cut of the film with 14 minutes put back into the movie.
What did you think about the visit to Jurassic World Dominion‘s creature workshop? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: Jurassic Park: The Original Novel
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Duffer Bros. Say Stranger Things 5 Won’t Focus On New Characters
The fourth season of Stranger Things came to an end about six weeks ago, but fans are already looking forward to the fifth and final season. Given the way that things went down in the Stranger Things 4 finale, it’s become a bit predictable when the newest characters die before the end of the season. They do tend to overpower parts of the narrative before having tragic deaths. However, Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer recently offered fans some assurances that Stranger Things 5 won’t focus on new characters at the expense of the regular cast.
“Whenever we introduce a new character, we want to make sure that they’re going to be an integral part of the narrative,” said Ross Duffer via IndieWire. So that’s something with Eddie this season, where we go, ‘Well, we need a character here for this storyline to really work, and to give it the engine that is needed.’ But every time we do that, we’re nervous, because you go, ‘We’ve got a great cast of characters here, and actors, and any moment we’re spending with a new character, we’re taking time away from one of the other actors.’ So we’re just very, very careful about who we’re introducing.”
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Matt Duffer acknowledged that Sadie Sink’s Max and Maya Hawke’s Robin are both characters that were introduced after season 1 who have become part of the core group. However, he reiterated his brother’s point about focusing on the key returning players.
“We’re doing our best to resist [adding new characters] for season 5,” said Matt Duffer. “We’re trying not to do that so we can focus on the OG characters, I guess.”
Stranger Things 5 doesn’t currently have any shooting dates. But a 2024 or even a 2025 debut on Netflix is not out of the question.
Recommended Reading: Stranger Things: The Other Side (Graphic Novel Volume 1)
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We finally have San Francisco 49ers games to watch again. Sure the preseason can usually be quite dull, especially with the Niners sitting most of their starters on Friday night against the Green Bay Packers. However, with Trey Lance making his first start as the Niners’ top signal-caller, plenty of eyes were on San Francisco. They delivered a solid all-around performance, showcasing the depth of their roster in a 28-21 victory.
Here’s a breakdown of how each position group performed:
Quarterbacks: A+
More importantly, Lance’s more inaccurate throws did not have a high turnover risk or expose his receivers to big hits. Some of Lance’s shorter throws were slightly off target and probably cost his receivers a few yards after the catch. However, his incompletion to Danny Gray on a deep out on the first drive was a far better throw than he got credit for. The throw probably should have come out a bit earlier, but if Gray had better body control, he should have been able to get both feet down. Even if his throw did lead to the incompletion, it was also in a place where only his receiver could catch it.
Then, of course, there were the big positives. Lance evaded pressure skillfully while keeping his eyes downfield, slid to avoid a hit on a scramble, and delivered a beautiful 76-yard touchdown pass to Gray. Despite pressure bumping his side as he threw, he released a downfield pass from the left hash to the near sideline 42 yards downfield for Gray’s first NFL housecall.
Lance was not the only Niners quarterback who performed well, though. Nate Sudfeld looked comfortable in the pocket and showed off more arm strength than I expected from the former sixth-round pick. Many were scratching their heads when the 49ers guaranteed Sudfeld $3 million this offseason, but his performance on Sunday was easily the best preseason performance of his career. He looked like a far more viable backup than his resume suggested.
Rookie seventh-round pick Brock Purdy was the least impressive of the three quarterbacks but showed off decent decision-making while leading a game-winning touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter. Obviously, the 49ers' season will be in disarray if Purdy sees regular-season action this year, but he showcased solid backup potential.
Running backs: C+
While Lance lived up to the hype, most of the other Niners 2021 draft class members were less impressive. Trey Sermon has looked like a different player in training camp and got the starting nod at running back with Elijah Mitchell out but managed just 11 rushing yards on six carries. Still, he looked good in pass protection and hauled in his only target for a five-yard reception.
Rookie Ty Davis-Price was next up and had a bit more statistical success but also seemed to have bigger holes than Sermon from the offensive line and still averaged just 3.6 yards per carry.
JaMycal Hasty and Jordan Mason were the most productive options but did not get consistent reps until later in the game against the bottom of Green Bay’s depth chart.
Wide receivers: B+
With George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, and Jauan Jennings on the sideline, the 49ers speedsters Danny Gray and Ray-Ray McCloud took advantage of their opportunities. Gray did a great job corraling Lance’s deep ball and staying in bounds on the 76-yard touchdown, but he also had another 20+ yard reception over the middle and probably would have had another if not for Lance’s overthrow on the first drive.
McCloud broke a defensive back’s ankles (metaphorically) on a 39-yard touchdown reception and caught all four of his targets for 63 yards. Though fumbles have been a problem throughout McCloud’s career, he put the ball on the ground for the 49ers' lone turnover.
No other 49ers receiver recorded more than one reception. Nobody stood out, but considering the fact that Gray and McCloud are currently the fourth and fifth receivers on the depth chart, that’s not a reason for concern.
Tight ends: B
Tanner Hudson was the star of the tight-end group. He caught both of his targets for 27 receiving yards, including the game-winning touchdown from Purdy. He also received the second-best run blocking grade on the 49ers from PFF (85.8). The 49ers’ other backups, Tyler Kroft and Ross Dwelley were both unexceptional in their performances.
Offensive line: B
Mike McGlinchey was fine on his lone drive. Just seeing him healthy on the field is a win for the 49ers. The 49ers presumptive starters at guard (Aaron Banks and Spencer Burford) alongside Colton McKivitz (who replaced Trent Williams in the starting lineup) held up alright. However, Burford was clearly the star of the night along the line. The rookie produced several impressive highlights and looked like a quality Day 1 starter. He seems like a great find at the end of the fourth round.
Jake Brendel had a well-rounded performance at center and, at least for now, looks like a viable starter. Jason Poe and Jordan Mills were the best performers from the non-starting group of linemen, while Justin Skule had a horrid showing at tackle.
Defensive line: B
The Niners basically started their C-tier defensive line. It did not dominate but more than held its own. Kemoko Turay, Jordan Willis, and rookie Drake Jackson each had some excellent reps from the edge, while Kevin Givens and Robert Nkemdiche were the best performers on the interior.
If there’s anything to be concerned about from Friday’s performance, Javon Kinlaw was fairly invisible in his 14 snaps. Kinlaw will have a much stronger supporting cast around him in the regular season, but he did not have any standout moments this week.
Linebackers: B
How deep is this 49ers defense? Well, the 49ers did not play their first, second, or third-best linebacker and still had three linebackers turn in solid performances. Veterans Oren Burks and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles showed off fantastic tackling skills at the second level. Neither performed well in coverage, but they looked capable of rotation reps (even though they won’t see them without injuries to Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, and/or Azeez Al-Shaair).
Rookie undrafted free agent Marcelino McCrary-Ball was one of the defensive standouts of the night. McCray-Ball showed off solid ball skills, intercepting a tipped pass, and also recorded another pass defended and four tackles in his 18 defensive snaps.
Cornerbacks: B+
Samuel Womack deserves an A+ for his two-interception performance. Womack was exceptional in 17 coverage snaps, picking off the only passes that targeted him. Deommodore Lenoir was easily San Francisco’s second-best corner on Friday. Otherwise, the rest of the position group struggled.
Packers rookie wide receiver Romeo Doubs made everyone but Womack look silly in coverage. He embarrassed Ka’Dar Hollman on multiple downfield throws, which would have resulted in two touchdowns if not for an errant pass by Jordan Love.
Ambry Thomas got away with committing pass interference after he was beaten downfield but otherwise looked a lot like he did last year. He was usually in solid position but also struggled to take advantage. The most obvious of which came on a pass that tipped up into the air, he missed an attempt to bat it to the ground, and it fell in a Packers’ receiver’s arms.
Safeties: D+
It was a rough day for Tarvarius Moore, who missed a tackle and was beat by Doubs in the slot on 4th-and-3 for an easy touchdown. Talanoa Hufanga was solid, including a highlight-worthy big hit in his 19 snaps.
George Odum had the best all-around performance from a 49esr safety, although he did so against the weakest competition. He made a couple of good open-field stops and was solid in coverage, but even he had a bad missed tackle.
Special teams: C-
It was not a banner day for a special teams unit. They struggled in kickoff coverage, requiring Robbie Gould to take a hit trying to make a tackle. Punter Mitch Wishnowsky also had a sub-40-yard punt that did not pin the Packers inside their own 15. Hasty also misplayed a kickoff return that should have given the 49ers starting field position at their own 40 but instead pinned them at their own 5. On the positive side, Gould nailed a 50-yard field goal and never missed a kick. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/15/23297698/49ers-position-grades-packers-trey-lance-samuel-womack-spencer-burford-danny-gray | 2022-08-15T14:52:56Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/15/23297698/49ers-position-grades-packers-trey-lance-samuel-womack-spencer-burford-danny-gray | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sometimes coaching staffs have to make hard choices when it comes to the starting lineup. Sometimes, circumstances choose for them. In the case of the 49ers’ offensive line, it appears fate has taken that job off of Kyle Shanahan’s plate.
After the first game of the preseason on Friday, two starting offensive linemen suffered injuries. Mike McGlinchey irritated the inside of his knee, and Daniel Brunskill suffered a hamstring injury that will keep him out “a few weeks,” according to Kyle Shanahan.
Brunskill’s injury makes the 49ers’ offensive line very inexperienced along the interior. Right now, second-year guard Aaron Banks will be on the left side, Jake Brendel will be the center with all of 3 career starts in six years, and fourth-round rookie Spencer Burford will be the right guard.
Kyle Shanahan was impressed with both guards after the game on Friday.
“We have to see why they’re in the position that they are, having the opportunity to be our starters. It was good to play them a bunch because they both need it. We kept Burford in there a little longer because he’s a little less experienced, and they need these three games, but I thought they showed out there why we believe in them, and I’m real excited about them. Hopefully, they’ll get better each week here up to Week 1.”
According to Pro Football Focus, Banks didn’t allow any pressures in 15 passing snaps against Green Bay, while Burford allowed five pressures in 17 snaps. To be fair, Burford also had some very impressive plays as well.
If that lineup remains unchanged going into the regular season, you can bet Bears head coach (and former defensive coordinator) Matt Eberflus is going to put that part of the o-line to the test in Week 1.
McGlinchey’s injury at right tackle means increased reps for Colton McKivitz and Justin Skule. That might be good enough to get the team through a few games here and there, but the 49ers are going to need McGlinchey to play the majority of the games this season if their offense is going to function — particularly with all that inexperience in the middle.
The good news is that we still have about four weeks before the start of the regular season. Barring any setbacks, none of the injuries we’ve seen to this point should have a long-term impact on the expectations for 2022.
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BALTIMORE (AP) - Two Maryland filmmakers known for helping expand commercial advertising and the film and television industry in the Baltimore-Washington area have died in a car accident in Delaware, according to authorities and an associate.
Martin Whittier, 37, and Nate Brubaker, 27, died Thursday night after a box truck collided with their car, which Delaware State Police said for an unknown reason had become disabled in a lane on a stretch of Interstate 95 near Newark. The truck struck the car from behind - pushing it toward the shoulder - and then caught fire, pinning the men inside their vehicle, according to police. The truck driver wasn't injured.
Andrew Geraci, a filmmaker and friend of the men, said that Whittier and Brubaker were returning Thursday to Maryland from a production in Philadelphia.
Brubaker, of Halethorpe, was considered a pioneer in virtual production filming, and created the first large-scale LED wall in the Baltimore and Washington region, Geraci said. Whittier, of Havre de Grace, started and owned camera equipment companies in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Alexandria, Virginia, before selling his company recently.
The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing to investigate the crash. Anyone who witnessed this collision is asked to contact Cpl/2 Calio at 302-365-8483. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at www.delawarecrimestoppers.com. | https://www.wboc.com/news/2-maryland-filmmakers-die-in-delaware-crash/article_95796e50-1c90-11ed-8958-db18d414fe7d.html | 2022-08-15T14:54:00Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/2-maryland-filmmakers-die-in-delaware-crash/article_95796e50-1c90-11ed-8958-db18d414fe7d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(CNN) - For most people, winning the lottery is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But one Delaware man was lucky enough to win the lottery twice -- in just two months.
Powerline technician Duane Ketterman regularly crosses the state line to work in Maryland and buys lottery tickets on his visits, according to a news release from the Maryland Lottery.
Ketterman's purchases first paid off in early July, when he won $18,000 in one of the Maryland Lottery's Racetrax game.
Last weekend, while on a family trip to Queen Anne's County, Maryland, Ketterman won again, claiming $30,785 in another Racetrax game.
"I couldn't believe I won the first time," Ketterman told lottery officials while claiming his prize in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to the release. "So, when I saw this one, I was just stunned."
The 43-year-old Millsboro, Delaware, resident picked his winning numbers at random, says the release. He found out about his win when his family stopped for breakfast.
"I checked the ticket on my Lottery app and, after a moment to wrap my head around it, showed my wife," Ketterman said, according to the release. "She was as surprised as I was. More, even."
Ketterman has no immediate plan for his unexpected winnings, hoping to put them away for a rainy day instead.
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Charlotte Simanovich of Salisbury, Md went home to be with the Lord and her daughter Mona Vaughn on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the age of 85.
She is survived by her husband, Louis Robert Simanovich, her children, Rose Hill, Louis Robert Simanovich Jr. and Cheryl Cole. She leaves behind 11 loving grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, 2 sisters and her dear friends at Pine Bluff.
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Dawn Ellen Howes, 60, of Dagsboro, DE, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2022 with her loving husband Ed by her side, following a two-year battle with cancer. Dawn was born on December 15, 1961 in Patuxent River, MD to Wesley E. and Constance A. Barnes of Lancaster, PA.
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Niamh Michelle Shortt, 38, Salisbury resident, passed early Monday morning, August 8th 2022. Born in Galway, Ireland, she was the daughter of Norah Fahy Shortt and Brendan Shortt.
She was a woman who bravely followed her passions in life, whether that was through building vibrant sustainable and just food systems through Future Harvest as the Field School Director, or the years she spent in New Orleans post Katrina assisting migrant workers through founding an English as a Second Language program.
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Things will never be the same for the family of Chandan Gupta, who was killed in a communal clash that erupted over a flag march in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, taken out on Republic Day in the year 2018. Though the exact chain of events leading to the violence had been subjected to multiple versions, it was clear that something triggered a fight between local Muslims and the participants of the Tiranga Yatra, and the Hindu volunteer named Chandan died.
Chandan’s father had alleged that his son was shot for refusing to chant “Pakistan Zindabad”.
Chandan’s untimely death was widely mourned by a majority of Indians except for a handful of so-called liberals who started to blame him for his own death.
The year following his death, the state government honoured Chandan’s family in the Republic Day parade organised in the police line in Kasganj. Following the demands from Chandan’s family, the government announced that a chowk or intersection in the town will be named after Chandan. Along with these, Chandan’s sister Kirti had reportedly been offered a contractual job with the government.
The Uttar Pradesh police in this matter were quick to act and on 31st January 2018 arrested the main accused Salim and 120 others. The two brothers of his Naseem and Waseem who continued to evade arrest were also finally apprehended.
However, no amount of effort can ever be adequate to heal a family that has lost a young son. Chandan Gupta’s family’s anguish over the killing of their son at the hands of enraged fanatics has only grown with time. After nearly 4 years, OpIndia contacted Sushil Gupta, the late Chandan Gupta’s father, to inquire about the latest situation in his home.
Fear compelled the elder son to quit his job: Father of Chandan Gupta narrates his family’s ordeal
Chandan’s father, who still hasn’t come to terms with the death of his young son, told OpIndia, “After Chandan was murdered, my family was protected by a police gunman for over a year. However, after a year, our security was lifted. My eldest son, Vivek Gupta, is a witness in this case. He worked in a private firm as a medical representative, but we got him to quit his job out of fear. We’ve also received a number of threats over time. Now the entire family’s responsibility rests with me alone. I am taking care of my family by working as a compounder in a private hospital. We have to get our daughter also married in the next few years, said Chandan’s father.
All accused except Salim have been released from jail
Chandan Gupta’s father informed us how over time, 28 out of the 29 individuals charged in connection with the 2018 Kasganj communal clash and the subsequent murder of Chandan Gupta, have been released from jail. “The High Court granted bail to all of them. Only one accused, Salim, is currently in custody, and his case will be tried in the High Court this month,” said Sushil Gupta.
According to Gupta, he has also filed a caveat in this case in his own capacity and was incurring a lot of expenses while fighting the case before the High Court. He said that the accused are well-off. As a result, they have an advantage when it comes to battling the law.
He went on to explain that when they went to Kasganj court to defend the case, they would have three or four people on their side, while the accused would get 100 to 200 to support them. Sushil Gupta further lamented how it was becoming impossible for his family to cope with pursuing the legal battle in the High Court with their limited resources, which is why they got the case shifted to the Lucknow Court. “Now, we travel to Lucknow for the hearings that too without any security,” said Chandan’s father.
Witnesses not coming forward in fear says father of Chandan Gupta
“There were more than a half-dozen witnesses in Chandan’s murder case,” said Chandan Gupta’s father, adding that, except for a handful, everyone else is refusing to testify. “Now that my elder son is the sole remaining eyewitness in the case, we are more concerned about his safety,” said Sushil Gupta to OpIndia.
Unfulfilled promises
Sushil Gupta became emotional while speaking with us. “After Chandan died, a flurry of promises were made to us, including granting my daughter a government job and renaming a municipal plaza after Chandan,” he added, tearfully. “My daughter has just finished her MSc. He was granted a job at the block level, which lasted only 5 months. Aside from that, we have placed Chandan’s statue at the crossroads at our own expense, but it has not been unveiled until today,” said Sushil Gupta.
It is unknown, however, if the administration was consulted before erecting Chandan’s bust at the crossroads. However, if Sushil Gupta is to be believed, the place where Chandan’s statue was placed was proposed by Minister Suresh Pasi after discussion with local authorities following his death. At its board meeting, the municipality also approved renaming Nadrai Gate to Chandan Chowk. However, the municipality had left the construction at the location of the statue’s installation incomplete. Following that, Chandan’s family and other community members plastered the platform and installed an idol there on January 3, 2022.
Also, we have not been able to speak with the administration regarding Sushil Gupta’s assertion concerning his daughter’s work. As soon as we receive the details, we will update this report.
Food was not prepared at the home of late Chandan Gupta on Rakshabandhan
The beleaguered father of Chandan Gupta told us how his family has stopped celebrating festivals after the demise of his younger son. “On Rakshabandhan, my daughter placed sweets and a Rakhi in front of Chandan’s photo and sobbed the entire day. We didn’t even turn on the gas stove… no food was prepared in our house on that day,” Sushil Gupta bemoaned.
He further told us how his wife often falls sick thinking about that awful day. “The government then helped us with 20 lakh rupees, however, all that money has been utilised in fighting Chandan’s murder case.”
Some people approach us with offers to end the case
“It is a travesty that while I am fighting for justice for my late son despite all the threats and pressure, there are these individuals who are being sent to pressurise me to finish the case. Most of them who approach me are Hindus. They come to me with various offers and temptations. However, I am willing to die but not give up. I will fight until my last breath to bring those responsible for the death of my son to justice,” said Sushil Gupta. | https://www.opindia.com/2022/08/hindus-killed-for-hindus-2018-kasganj-communal-clash-chandan-gupta-kin-of-victim-share-their-ordeal/ | 2022-08-15T14:59:29Z | nj.com | treatment | https://www.opindia.com/2022/08/hindus-killed-for-hindus-2018-kasganj-communal-clash-chandan-gupta-kin-of-victim-share-their-ordeal/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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What Every College Graduate Should Know About Slavery
23 essential facts about slavery and its aftermath.
As a graduate student at Yale in the mid-1970s, a literature colleague called me a “dust ball empiricist.” At that time and place, there was no greater insult. After all, every right-thinking humanist agreed with Nietzsche’s dictum that there are no facts, only interpretations.
There is much truth to the postmodern claims that there are no incontrovertible truths and that much factual knowledge is indeterminate. Yet, even though I don’t wholly agree with Thomas Gradgrind, the officious school board superintendent in Dickens’s 1854 novel Hard Times, who described facts “as the one thing needful,” I do believe that foundational knowledge is essential.
Currently, Hard Times’ opening lines are sure to evoke scorn from serious pedagogues:
“Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them.”
In recent years, learning has come to be increasingly equated with skills building. Our goal, we often hear, is to instill critical thinking skills and conceptual knowledge. Analytical skills, interpretive skills, problem solving skills all take priority over the acquisition of facts.
Yet as a classroom teacher, I find nothing more frustrating than the fact that many of my students lack basic factual knowledge or what others call cultural literacy. I’d go further and say that a contributor to today’s political polarization is a paucity of agreed upon facts.
Here are 23 essential facts about slavery and its aftermath that I believe every college graduate should be familiar with.
1. Even though slavery is as old as the oldest human records – and could be found in societies as diverse as ancient China and India, in the Pacific Northwest, and in early England (where ten percent of the population was identified as enslaved in the Domesday Book of 1086), modern slavery -- the kind of slavery that emerged in the New World after European colonization was distinctive. It represented the lowest status in society. It severely limited access to freedom. It was based on race. And it was the combustion engine that fueled modern capitalist economies.
2. Only in a small number of societies, including classical Greece and the Roman republic and empire, did slavery become the dominant labor force. But, ironically, slavery was associated with many of the most advanced societies and it grew most rapidly in eras, like the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, often associated with “progress.”
3. Although slavery gradually declined in northern and parts of eastern Europe, where it was replaced by serfdom, it persisted in the Black Sea region and along the Mediterranean (and later on islands off the coast of Africa), where it served as a model for New World slavery.
4. Between 1492 and 1820, Blacks constituted the overwhelming majority, some 4/5s, of those who crossed the Atlantic and arrived in the New World. In other words, the European settlement and development of the Americas depended heavily on slavery and Black labor. Also, slavery provided the labor force that produced the commodities, including sugar and tobacco, that undergirded the first modern mass consumer industries.
5. The slave trade was the largest mass movement of people in world history and contributed significantly to sub-Saharan Africa’s underdevelopment. Altogether, between 12 and 16 million Africans were forcibly exported to the New World, with revolts taking place on at least 10 percent of the voyages that made up the Middle Passage. The Atlantic slave trade had devastating consequences on many parts of Western and Central Africa, skewing gender ratios, resulting in the loss of many prime age men, and displacing many indigenous industries. Although enslavement largely, but not exclusively, took place as a result of warfare or judicial proceedings or repayment of debt, it was the European demand for slaves that helped destabilize large parts of the continent and drove the slave trade.
6. The first Blacks arrived in the English colonies in 1619, but the first slaves came to what is now the United States nearly a century earlier, into present-day South Carolina and Florida and the Southwest along with Spanish colonizers.
7. Slavery in the English colonies was not a static institution. The law of slavery evolved gradually, and initially Black slavery co-existed in England’s southernmost colonies with white indentured servitude and Indian slavery. It only became the key to the southern economy in the late 17th century. Even then, however, colonial slavery differed from its antebellum counterpart. Most of the enslaved in the colonial era were Africans, spoke African languages, were concentrated geographically along the Atlantic seaboard, and produced crops other than cotton, including rice, indigo, and tobacco.
8. Before the American Revolution, slavery could be found everywhere in the New World from Quebec to the tip of Argentina. Not until the 1760s did the first organized protests against slavery appear. It was the democratic, egalitarian ideology of the American Revolution that helped transform slavery into a moral problem. Yet there can be no doubt that calls by the Royal Governor of Virginia to grant freedom to those Blacks who escaped to British lines and fought on His Majesty’s behalf helped solidify support for the Patriots among southern slaveowners.
9. Blacks fought in every major Revolutionary war battle, on both sides, with several thousand eventually moving to eastern Canada and later to Sierra Leone. The Revolution also greatly expanded the new nation’s Free Black population. Yet even though the Revolution severely disrupted slavery in the British colonies – resulting in the loss of a quarter of South Carolina’s slaves and a third of Georgia’s – Southern slaveowners succeeded in restoring the institution and making it stronger than ever – suggesting what might have occurred had the Civil War ended in a negotiated settlement.
10. Slavery was debated from the Constitutional Convention’s first day until its last. Compromise resulted in a document that could be interpreted by Southern delegates as decidedly pro-slavery and by some Northern delegates as antislavery. The U.S. Constitution counted 3/5s of the slave population in apportioning representation; preserved the Atlantic slave trade for at least 20 years; and authorized (though did not require) the federal government to return fugitive slaves and intervene in slave uprising.
11. Southern slaveowners dominated the presidency, the leadership of the most important Congressional committees, the judiciary, and the diplomatic corps in the decades preceding the Civil War, and succeeded, after the Compromise of 1820, in forging an enduring political alliance between Southern and Northern Democrats committed to national expansion.
12. The goal of increasing the number of slave states helped drive American expansion, including the annexation of Texas and war with Mexico. Slavery played an unheralded role in the War of 1812, which was prompted, in part, by Britain’s increasing attempts to suppress the transatlantic slave trade, and sparked American dreams of expansion along the Gulf Coast and into Florida and Texas. Yet slavery’s expansion invariably provoked political controversies that would ultimately result in civil war.
13. Although slavey only generated a relatively small share of the capital that paid for industrialization, it nonetheless helped create global trade and commercial networks, provided the labor force for many valuable commodities, contributed substantially to the earnings of banks, insurance companies, shippers, meat packers, and manufacturers of rough cloth, and made cotton by far the pre-Civil War United States’s most valuable export.
14. Slavery in the American South differed in crucial respects from slavery in the Caribbean and Brazil. In contrast to the Caribbean, the white population was much larger, and in all but two states, whites constituted a majority. As a result, there was closer interaction between enslaved African Americans and whites and revolts were more likely to be suicidal. Black death rates were somewhat lower in the Southern states than in the Caribbean, the gender balance was more equal, which contributed to a higher birth rate, and racism was also more virulent in the United States.
15. Slavery in the United States was highly profitable for many individuals, producing over half the nation’s millionaires by 1860. But its long-term effects on the South were highly negative, discouraging urbanization, technological innovation, industrialization, immigration, and a diversified economy.
16. The cruelty and horrors of slavery – including very high levels of infant and child mortality, malnutrition that resulted in very low growth rates, cramped and unhealthy living conditions, and widespread family breakups -- cannot be overstated. Yet it is also essential to stress the many ways that enslaved Blacks resisted slavery: through “day-to-day” resistance, including acts of sabotage, flight (into woods and swamp lands, Southern cities, into Mexican territory, and along the Underground Railroad); and outright revolts. Equally important was cultural resistance. Religion, folklore, and extended kinship ties, biological and fictive, helped sustain dignity within an institution that sought to deny the full humanity of the enslaved every hour of the day.
17. It is impossible to imagine American culture apart from the contributions of enslaved African Americans, who helped shape the nation’s diet, language, music, religious practices, and, above all, American ideals of freedom.
18. In the United States, antislavery proved to be compatible with racism. In all but four Northern states, Free Blacks were denied the right to vote, and many Western states prohibited Black immigration altogether. It seems likely that most Northern and Western white opponents of slavery were “free soilers” who opposed slavery’s expansion while viewing wage labor as morally superior to slavery.
19. It was Black participation in the Union army that allowed President Lincoln to avoid a negotiated settlement that might have perpetuated slavery.
20. Even though the United States was unique in many respects – in abolishing slavery by force of arms (matched only by Haiti), in extending the vote to previously enslaved Black men, and enacting statutes and Constitutional amendments intended to protect Black rights – following Reconstruction, race relations resembled those in other post-emancipation countries: in the emergence of a caste system of race relations and adoption of a system of unfree labor (resting on sharecropping and debt peonage).
21. In the 19th century, antislavery helped to legitimate wage labor as truly just and, at times, served as a pretext for imperialism.
22. Although legalized slavery ended in 1970 with its abolition in several Gulf states, sex trafficking, sex slavery, and coerced child labor persist even today.
23. Lasting legacies of slavery include economic underdevelopment, entrenched inequalities, and racism.
I don’t know whether I share Blake’s belief that “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.” But I do wholly agree with Daniel T. Willingham, the University of Virginia cognitive scientist and neuroscientist, that factual knowledge greatly enhances memory and such cognitive processes as problem solving and reasoning and memory.
Let’s not sacrifice foundational knowledge at the altar of skills building. The two should be intertwined and inseparable.
There are certain forms of knowledge that every educated person ought to acquire and in the United States, a grounding in the facts of slavery are essential if we are to understand the dynamics and inequities that continue to damage and stain American society.
Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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The inflation rate in Nigeria spiked to 19.64 per cent in July 2022, the highest rate recorded in 17 years of the nation’s history.
The sharp increase was fuelled by the galloping price of food items as a result of hike in transportation fares and the disruptions of food supply chains due to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Monday, indicates that the rise in July’s Headline inflation rate on a month-on-month basis shows a 1.817 per cent increase, higher than 18.62 per cent recorded in the previous month of June 2022.
The Headline inflation for July 2022 was 19.64 per cent on a year-on-year basis, which was higher by 2.27 per cent points compared to the rate recorded in July 2021, which was 17.38 per cent.
This implies that the headline inflation rate increased in July 2022 when compared to the same month in the previous year, and increases were recorded in all COICOP divisions that yielded the Headline index.
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MARSHALL, Mich. — Parts of I-94 near Marshall will close periodically this week to prepare for fixes to I-69, according to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office.
Eastbound lanes will close first— from 11 p.m. Tuesday to about 6 a.m. Wednesday, then westbound lanes will have their turn from 11 p.m. that evening; reopening around 6 a.m. Thursday.
Crews will be putting in beams for a new bridge going over the highway at 15 Mile Road.
This will support an effort to rebuild 25 miles of I-69 between Marshall and Charlotte. The state is investing $210M in the project.
Drivers should avoid the area. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/calhoun/traffic-alert-sections-of-i-94-to-close-for-overnight-construction | 2022-08-15T15:12:51Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/calhoun/traffic-alert-sections-of-i-94-to-close-for-overnight-construction | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HOLLAND, Mich. — West Michigan artists are invited to design the official poster for next year’s Tulip Time festival!
Organizers with Tulip Time say the deadline for the 13th annual First Bloem Art Competition is Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Participants are asked to submit designs that reflect the festival’s themes: tulips, Dutch heritage and the area’s growing diversity.
We’re told Prof. Margaret Vega of Kendall College Art and Design will choose the top 20 entries, one of which will serve as the official poster for the 2023 Tulip Time festival.
The winning entry will be revealed in February, organizers say.
The entry fee is $35 for up to three designs.
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GURNEE, Ill. (WGN) — Three people were shot in the parking lot of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, on Sunday night.
Law enforcement responded about 7:50 p.m. following multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots at the amusement park, which is located about 45 miles north of Chicago, the Gurnee Police Department said.
A 17-year-old boy from Aurora, Illinois, had a thigh wound and a 19-year-old woman from Appleton, Wisconsin, had a leg wound, police said. They were taken to a hospital and their wounds were described as non-life-threatening.
A third victim had a shoulder injury and declined to be taken to a hospital.
The amusement park, which closes at 8 p.m., was evacuated.
A Six Flags spokesperson confirmed the shooting.
“Three people were injured this evening when shots were fired from a single vehicle in the parking lot. The vehicle immediately drove away,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “Park security personnel and officers from the on-site Gurnee Police Department Substation responded immediately.”
The Gurnee Police Department said in a statement posted on Facebook that an initial investigation showed that a white sedan drove toward the front entrance of the park and “the suspects exited the vehicle and began shooting toward another individual in the parking lot.” Police said the suspects got back into the car and “quickly left the area.”
Additional details about the suspects, including the number involved, weren’t immediately released, and no one was taken into custody.
“The shooting … was not a random act, and appeared to be a targeted incident that occurred outside the park,” police said.
The shooting remains under investigation.
WGN spoke with Laurie Walker and her daughter, Grace, who were inside the park when the shooting happened. Walker said they were waiting in line for the Ricochet ride in the southwest area of the park around 7:50 p.m. when she noticed people running in a panic.
“There is an active shooter, get down, get down,” Walker recalled someone shouting. “We didn’t know what was going on, so we get down.”
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Walker and her daughter climbed over two fences to get “out of plain view sight” so she could call her husband. After hiding for a short while, Walker said, she was able to leave the park.
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House Republicans promised Monday that they would get answers from the White House about last year’s disastrous military pullout from Afghanistan, accusing the Biden administration of spending the last 12 months “misleading the American people to avoid accountability.”
In an op-ed published by Fox News on the anniversary of the Taliban reconquering Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the lawmakers — led by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — said the White House “has stonewalled congressional requests for information and continues to deny the American public, and especially Afghanistan war veterans, much-needed answers on how the withdrawal unraveled into unmitigated chaos, and ultimately caused a reemergence of al Qaeda in the heart of Afghanistan.”
”This is a failure of leadership and an abdication of the responsibilities of the commander-in-chief,” added the Republicans, including Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The blast came as GOP members of the panel prepare to release an interim report examining what they called “catastrophic flaws” in the administration’s pullout plan that led to the Taliban reassuming power in war-torn Afghanistan and al Qaeda resuming its nefarious activities under fundamentalist protection.
McCaul and the Republicans pointed out Monday that although President Biden claimed last year that al Qaeda was “gone” from Afghanistan, the terror group’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed in a missile strike earlier this month while standing on the balcony of a Kabul home.
“This not only underscores the extent of the Biden administration’s failures in Afghanistan, but is evidence that Afghanistan is once again becoming a haven for terrorists,” the GOP members write, arguing that while a “sound plan” to draw down the US military presence would have protected American citizens and their Afghan allies, “the Biden administration’s inept withdrawal a year ago was disgraceful, disastrous, and deadly.”
“Hundreds of American citizens were abandoned by their own country behind enemy lines, relying on personal contacts to help get them out,” they write. “Billions of dollars’ worth of U.S.-supplied military equipment and weapons, given to the Afghan government, is now unaccounted for and in the possession of the Taliban and other bad actors.
“The Taliban brutally beat and murdered innocent civilians. Desperate Afghans clung to departing C-17s only to fall to their deaths. The confusion and chaos caused by the Biden administration led to the tragic murder of 13 American service members – the single deadliest day for American forces in Afghanistan since 2011,” the GOP members added.
Republicans have vowed to make the Afghanistan pullout one of several issues over which they will scrutinize the White House if they regain control of Congress in this November’s midterm elections.
The GOP report, which is due to be published in full this week, “will highlight the numerous deficiencies regarding the withdrawal, including the arbitrary timeline, a refusal to heed the advice of military personnel, misleading statements made publicly by administration officials, the refusal to secure Kabul, the lack of a meaningful vetting process for individuals looking to leave Afghanistan, and the lack of an accounting of the U.S. military equipment left behind for Taliban use,” the lawmakers promised.
They also said the report will show that more information is needed to determine the timeline for the withdrawal, how decisions were made in the White House, why troops were pulled out before civilians were evacuated, why Bagram Air Base was abandoned and what the administration promised the Taliban.
“We must restore trust with our citizens and allies by achieving transparency in the grave errors that led to the horrendous withdrawal,” they said. “House Republicans, if given the opportunity to hold the majority next Congress, will demand answers, hold open hearings, and ultimately provide the American people with the transparency they deserve.” | https://nypost.com/2022/08/15/gop-demand-biden-answer-for-afghan-collapse-on-kabul-fall-anniversary/ | 2022-08-15T15:15:05Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/15/gop-demand-biden-answer-for-afghan-collapse-on-kabul-fall-anniversary/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BuildClub, the leading on-demand marketplace for building materials, today announced it is offering free gas to contractors in an effort to help small and mid size contractors cope with inflation and the sky-high gas prices in Los Angeles. The BuildClub plans to offer the free gas promotion several times in the coming weeks.
"We decided to spend our advertising budget helping contractors rather than buying ads on Google and Facebook," stated Stephen Forte, The BuildClub Founder and CEO. "Our sole focus is improving the life and profitability of contractors and service technicians, saving them countless unbilled hours dealing with multiple suppliers and fetching materials. Our customers order everything they need, from lumber to plumbing and electrical on the BuildClub website or app, and we do the rest delivering directly to the job site in about 1 hour."
Friday, August 19, 2022 from 2:30 - 4:00pm at the 76 station on 800 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049.
For rules and to register, please visit www.BuildClub.com/free_gas. Follow The BuildClub on Instagram or Twitter for the latest updates.
The BuildClub allows contractors, plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians and service professionals to get on-demand deliveries of building materials and supplies in about 1 hour. This "hot-shot" on-demand service, allows service professionals to finish service calls with a single visit, saving customers time, and saving contractors money. Visit The BuildClub with over 250,000 available products at www.BuildClub.com or download their app directly from the app stores.
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Comments from Fed Governor Chris Waller are coming up at 10:50 am ET.
He's a noted hawk and his most-recent comments were on July 29 when he said a soft landing is a plausible outcome for the US labor market.
His more-important sent of comments were on July 14 when he launched -- I believe -- the big rally in equities by taking 100 bps of the table.
His comments today could be a big market mover.
RIght now the market is pricing in a 40% chance of 75 bps in Sept and 60% chance of 50 bps. The terminal top is 3.62% in March 2023.
I don't see a big scope for a Fed shift right now as they have lots of time to collect data aehad of the Sept 21 FOMC. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/whats-priced-in-for-the-fomc-ahead-of-wallers-speech-20220815/ | 2022-08-15T15:17:53Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/whats-priced-in-for-the-fomc-ahead-of-wallers-speech-20220815/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
From rent, to gas, to groceries. The increase in prices is forcing people to find unique side hustles, like going under the needle and pushing out plasma.
It's been six years since Justin Rash last donated and he never thought he'd do it again. That was the recent rise in inflation.
"I will be making frequency donations twice a week. It's a big help, especially with gas and any little help with bills you need, it's a big help," he explained.
A quick Google search and you'll find several plasma donation places here in Chattanooga.
Dr. Jennifer Hanes with CSL Plasma said the donated plasma is used for surgeries, to create life saving medicine and help patients suffering from burns. It's also a quick way to make money.
"Right now in the Chattanooga area a new donor can make up to 825 dollars that first month and that's just for donating 2 times per week during the month," said Dr. Hanes.
The rise in prices for everything has lead to an increase in donors. Hanes said more people have started coming into their centers recently. When Rash and his wife arrived Sunday morning there was a line of people outside before the doors even opened.
"During the week ain't so bad, but on the weekends it gets pretty busy, my suggestion is when they first open so you can get in and out, but other than that they're pretty busy."
Hanes explained the process to donate can take about two to three hours your first visit. They'll walk you through the process and perform a health assessment. Each time you go in after that, you'll answer screening questions. have your vitals checked and then your ready to pump out your plasma.
Rash says he takes the 45 minute drive down from Cleveland to Chattanooga twice a week, just to donate.
"I don't like needles, but it's worth it. It saves lives, it helps people, plus you get a little money in your pocket so it's definitely worth it." | https://www.local3news.com/plasma-for-cash-rise-in-inflation-causing-more-people-to-donate-plasma/article_c6df37fc-1ca6-11ed-9073-4bf425b3ea32.html | 2022-08-15T15:18:10Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/plasma-for-cash-rise-in-inflation-causing-more-people-to-donate-plasma/article_c6df37fc-1ca6-11ed-9073-4bf425b3ea32.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A federal judge in Atlanta has denied GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham's motion to quash a subpoena, ruling that he must testify before a Fulton County grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
In her written decision on Monday, US District Judge Leigh Martin May sent the case to the Superior Court of Fulton County to hear further proceedings on the US Constitution's "Speech or Debate" clause, the centerpiece that Graham's attorneys argued immunized the US senator from South Carolina from having to testify in this case.
"Because the record must be more fully developed before the Court can address the applicability of the 'Speech or Debate' clause to specific questions or lines of inquiry, and because Senator Graham's only request in removing the subpoena to this Court was to quash the subpoena in its entirety, the Case is REMANDED to the Superior Court of Fulton County for further proceedings," May wrote in the ruling.
The South Carolina Republican is scheduled to appear as a witness in Atlanta in front of the special grand jury on August 23.
In her ruling, May wrote that there are "considerable areas of inquiry" that are not "legislative in nature" and said that the District Attorney's office has shown "extraordinary circumstances and a special need for Senator Graham's testimony on issues relating to alleged attempts to influence or disrupt the lawful administration of Georgia's 2020 elections."
Five other attorneys who worked with Trump and spoke with Georgia election officials in the aftermath of the 2020 election have also received subpoenas to testify before the special purpose grand jury, and at least three of the lawyers are trying to fight their subpoenas in state courts this week.
Last Tuesday, a Superior Court of Fulton County Judge ordered Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani to appear in front of the special purpose grand jury this week, after he delayed his testimony with a note from a doctor saying he couldn't fly after procedures in early July for two coronary heart stents.
Graham's team says actions were appropriate
Graham's attorneys argued that his calls to Georgia officials after the 2020 election were legislative activity that were directly related to his committee responsibilities as the then-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"The subpoena implicates Senator Graham's legislative acts and must therefore be quashed," Graham's team of lawyers argued in court filings.
"We shouldn't be playing whack-a-mole with the District Attorney," Graham's attorney's Brian Lea argued in court last Wednesday, saying the senator should not be forced to testify. Lea also argued that "constitutional immunity" cannot be pierced "for a fishing expedition," adding that "they have shown nothing other than un-sided allegations."
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat who is leading the investigation into Trump and his allies, said in court filings that Graham's actions appear interconnected with the former President, and that the grand jury needed to hear from Graham about at least two calls Graham made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff in the wake of the 2020 election.
"During the telephone calls, (Graham) questioned Secretary Raffensperger and his staff about reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump," Willis wrote in her court filing seeking Graham's testimony.
"The Witness also made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign," she said in the court documents.
Donald Wakeford, Fulton's chief senior assistant district attorney, fired back during the federal court hearing that he believes Graham's sovereign immunity is not applicable in this case.
"We believe a total quashal is not appropriate," Wakeford argued to May, who asked lawyers on both sides lots of questions throughout the hearing.
"In the midst of an ongoing recount for the election of Senator's Graham's political ally, he called the official in another state charged with the supervising recount and suggested he change his methods," Wakeford wrote in court files.
Graham also recently hired former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn to help argue his case, who was in court last Wednesday but left the arguing in front of May to his colleague.
A bipartisan group of six former top Department of Justice officials, US attorneys and federal prosecutors also provided a detailed briefing to the court explaining why they believe that Graham does not have absolute legislative immunity, and thus should testify to the grand jury and answer questions that are not subject to "Speech or Debate" privilege.
May, an Obama appointee, also previously denied US Rep. Jody Hice's request to quash his subpoena to appear in front of the special grand jury. She ruled at a hearing last month that she will remand the case back to the Superior Court of Fulton County for Hice to raise any objections to specific questions posed by the special purpose grand jury.
Georgia secretary of state alleges pressure campaign
Raffensperger, Georgia's top election official who is up for reelection this November, was the first witness to testify in front of the special purpose grand jury this May. He told CNN in November 2020 that Graham hinted that Raffensperger should try to discard some Georgia ballots during a statewide audit.
"He asked if the ballots could be matched back to the voters," Raffensperger told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room" at the time. "And then he, I got the sense it implied that then you could throw those out for any, if you look at the counties with the highest frequent error of signatures. So that's the impression that I got."'
"It was just an implication of, 'Look hard and see how many ballots you could throw out,'" Raffensperger added.
Asked if he was trying to pressure the secretary of state to toss legal ballots, Graham told CNN at the time, "That's ridiculous." Graham said he was trying to figure out how signatures were verified on mail-in ballots for a variety of battleground states.
Willis has detailed the far-reaching scope of the investigation, saying that it includes potential "solicitation of election fraud, the making of false statements to state and local governmental bodies, conspiracy, racketeering, violation of oath of office and any involvement in violence or threats related to the election's administration."
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Will Spearhead Company's Transition Following Change in Control
MIDDLETOWN, Del., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Star, Inc. (OTC:ILST) (the "Company") today announced the recent appointment of Mr. Nochum Greenberg as the Company's interim Chief Executive Officer and its Chairman of the Board. Together with the incoming management team, Mr. Greenberg will spearhead the Company's transition, oversee its repositioning, and execute its strategic plan. Management's vision for the Company is to merge with or acquire revenue producing and cash flow positive target companies. Announcements on that front are forthcoming, and the Company expects to announce our initial transaction within the next two weeks.
Mr. Greenberg commented, "We are very excited about our plans for International Star's future. We intend to shape an organization that will effectively achieve its vision and purpose and, ultimately, expand the Company's business and maximize its value. We will provide further disclosure of our plans to our shareholders and the general public as soon as possible. We are aware that there are many eager and devoted shareholders out there and we thank you all for your support. We want to thank Caren Currier for aiding in transaction, and her guidance while administrative tasks were dealt with."
New forms of communication are being made available:
- A new company twitter handle: @ilstinc
- A new company website: www.ilstinc.com
- New email addresses: info@ilstinc.com; legal@ilstinc.com;
Information about ILST can be found at:
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL STAR
International Star Inc. has historically been focused on mineral property interests. In June 2022, a controlling stake in International Star was acquired by ILST Holdco LLC. Under its new management, the Company's strategic objective is to acquire, merge with and build revenue and cash flow producing companies in order to create successful and financially robust enterprise which will consistently create and build stakeholders' value.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "My wife is at increased risk from Covid-19. I wanted to create a way to protect her by keeping hand sanitizer handy," said an inventor, from Rock Hill, S.C., "so I invented the LIFE SAVOR CLIP. My design offers a convenient alternative to storing hand sanitizer in a purse, pocket or car."
The invention ensures that hand sanitizer is easily accessible when needed. In doing so, it helps to reduce the spread of germs and viruses. As a result, it increases convenience and sanitation and it provides added peace of mind during the current pandemic. Additionally, the invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Charlotte sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CNC-802, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global communications agency, Ruder Finn, today announced the appointment of Jon Tilton as Head, Digital and Social for Healthcare. Tilton will join Ruder Finn's executive leadership team and report directly to Christie Anbar, Managing Director of Healthcare. In this newly created position, Tilton will bring together Ruder Finn's extensive social and digital capabilities under the healthcare banner and be responsible for the strategic development and execution of digital programs for clients across product, policy, and corporate healthcare communications.
"Jon's deep understanding of digital's impact on stakeholder engagement and the customer experience reinforces our position as thought partners at a time when integrated omnichannel approaches have never been more important," said Anbar.
"The healthcare industry is at a pivotal inflection point, with the digital landscape rapidly evolving for patients, retailers, payers, biopharma and health tech," said Tilton. "The healthcare journey starts online, not at the doctor's office – providing an opportunity to not only connect earlier but engage throughout that journey, which changes the way we need to serve clients. Strategy, analytics-driven messaging, compelling creative and interactive patient-first experiences are imperative for a company's or brand's success."
With over two decades of experience, Tilton began his career on Capitol Hill in key leadership offices; worked in the Strategic Communications group for America's Health Insurance Plans with focus on Medicare, Medicaid, Part D, HDHPs and LTCi; and has provided stakeholder engagement and market access counsel for integrated delivery networks, hospitals, diagnostics, insurance plans, business groups, biotech and global life science companies with concentration on ACA/Obamacare, arthritis, COVID-19, diabetes, oncology and obesity related therapeutic areas.
Ruder Finn's strategic investment in its expansion of digital capabilities is a result of strong double-digit growth over the past four years. This latest hire to Ruder Finn's largest practice builds on the agency's continued momentum and further strengthens its digital offerings for clients within the pharma, diagnostic, health tech and payer space.
Ruder Finn is one of the world's largest independent global communications and creative agencies. Founded in 1948, Ruder Finn has defined and redefined PR for more than 70 years, shaping communications that help move industry-defining brands, companies and leaders from what's now to what's next. Uniquely co-headquartered in the U.S. and China, Ruder Finn provides clients with bold communications strategies based on a global perspective and localized market knowledge that redefine leadership, reimagine the marketplace, and rethink customer experiences around a shared sense of purpose. The agency is organized around four core areas of expertise: Health & Wellness, Corporate Reputation, Technology & Innovation and Consumer Connection. Specialty practices include RF Relate, RFx Studios, ICX and RF TechLab. Ruder Finn has offices across 4 continents including the U.S., Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Wholly owned agencies within Ruder Finn Group include: Ruder Finn Inc., Peppercomm, Comunicad, Mantis PR, RLA Collective, RF Bloom, and SPI Group. For more information visit www.ruderfinn.com.
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DOVER, Del., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindo, a smart home security brand, launches a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter on Aug 15th for its latest product, Dual-Cam Video Doorbell 2K, a powerful doorbell that has two cameras facing doorway and downward. The crowdfunding campaign will last for 45 days.
According to Duo L., Lindo's CEO, "Lindo Dual-Cam Video Doorbell 2K is designed to remove the blind spots on the doorway. It represents our commitment to being the best-in-class in the home security space. Our solutions offer an unparalleled mix of efficiency, ease of use and competitive price on the market. You just need one Lindo Dual-Cam Video Doorbell 2K to replace three devices: traditional doorbell and two outdoor cameras facing your doorway and downward."
Lindo Dual-Cam Video Doorbell features a 2K forward facing camera to monitor the doorway and a second downward facing camera to detect packages' delivery. It also integrates two sensors, radar scans for movement and PIR scans for body heat. Combining with human motion detection, Lindo Dual-Cam Video Doorbell reduces 95% false alarm.
A beta tester of Lindo Dual-Cam Video Doorbell 2K, Jenny N. says, "It is very easy to install and set up Lindo Dual-Cam Video Doorbell. I used less than 15 min to get all things done. It really does a great job. Human and package detection are quite accurate. I can get instant notification from Lindo Life APP."
Lindo values customer feedback a lot. "We hope to collect more customer feedback through this crowdfunding campaign and continuously improve our product", said Lindo's CEO.
About Lindo Dual-Cam Video Doorbell Kickstarter Campaign
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lindolife/lindo-dual-camera-video-doorbell-removes-blind-spots
Date: 2022/8/15-2022/9/30
Price: USD$99 for 50% off super early bird discount
Available countries: the United States, Canada and Australia
Additional press materials, including product images, can be found here.
About Lindo
Lindo is a smart home security brand that aims to bring smart living pleasure to people. Lindo focuses on promoting the intelligentization of products to make whole house intelligence accessible to more families. More information about Lindo can be found at https://www.lindolife.com/
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Three-Time Olympian and National Wrestling Hall of Famer Kenny Monday Announced as New Bears' Wrestling Coach; First Full Season Set to Start 2023–24
BALTIMORE , Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men's wrestling to Maryland's largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University today announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Department's new men's wrestling coach, effective Aug. 24, 2022. Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an Olympic gold medal, is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, three-time Olympian and former NCAA All-American standout, who brings a championship-level coaching pedigree and an expansive yet impressive resume to a Bears' wrestling program looking to restart after a 25-year hiatus. Monday comes to Morgan after serving as the director of wrestling and head wrestling coach at Spire Academy, since 2021.
To date, Morgan remains the only HBCU to offer NCAA Division I Varsity-level wrestling. The first full season of Morgan's new wrestling program is slated for 2023–24.
"Wrestling is officially back at the National Treasure, Morgan State University! With the hiring of Coach Monday and the vast, winning experience he brings from competing at the highest echelons, we are certain to return to our championship glory and become a destination for student-athletes desiring top-level coaching and exceptional academic programs," said David K. Wilson, president of Morgan State University. "It isn't every day that you can bring in a leader the caliber of Coach Kenny Monday…someone who has successfully competed and coached at the high school, collegiate and professional levels and has won throughout his career. So, when there was a mutual interest in having him become a part of the Morgan family, we made it happen without hesitation."
In October 2021, the University announced its plans to revive the men's wrestling program at Morgan with the support a $2.7-million gift from HBCU Wrestling (HBCUW), a new initiative reestablishing wrestling programs on HBCU campuses. The gift, which is among the largest received from a private donor to the University, provides funding for the program and supports up to nine full scholarships annually.
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WSU Extension is partnering with the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) to enhance broadband capacity to rural and underserved communities, and to provide better and more equitable access to reliable, high-speed internet.
The Washington State Department of Commerce has funded a one year, $8 million statewide Broadband Action Team (BAT), to undertake the project.
BAT will implement strategies and oversee community efforts through training and support, and by providing resources to enhance internet access in rural communities.
"WSU Extension is uniquely positioned to assist communities in this grass- roots effort to define what they need, and we're pleased to partner in this important work to expand broadband access across the state," said Lisa Brown, Washington Commerce Director.
Under a contract finalized on August, 8th, WSU Extension team members and funding will aid in the development of locally created plans that help communities advocate for, fund, and launch internet infrastructure projects.
The 2022 Washington State Legislature provided the WSBO with $3 million to support digital equity planning.
Now Counties and Tribes across the state will be able to take part in trainings, identify needs and gaps, and propose programs to promote and support digital equity.
"This work is another important step on the way to our goal of universal broadband access," said Mark Vasconi, WSBO Director.
For more information regarding BAT, please contact Mike Gaffney, Assistant Director of WSU Extension at 509-335-4611. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/wsu-expanding-broadband-access-and-equity-across-state/article_75899ccc-1ca5-11ed-9196-2391c342f81e.html | 2022-08-15T15:21:29Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/wsu-expanding-broadband-access-and-equity-across-state/article_75899ccc-1ca5-11ed-9196-2391c342f81e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, a class action law firm dedicated to representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT).
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarsier Pharma, an advanced clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for blinding ocular diseases, today announced development of TRS02, a slow-release formulation of TRS for intravitreal injection, to treat retinal diseases.
TRS is a breakthrough proprietary and patented technology platform, which is a new bio-inspired small molecule, with a novel and attractive anti-inflammatory Mechanism-of-Action. It is currently being evaluated in a phase III clinical trial of TRS01 eye drops in patients with non-infectious anterior uveitis & uveitic glaucoma. TRS02, is a slow-release formulation of TRS intended to be injected to the back of the eye for treatment of back-of-the-eye indications with underlying inflammatory pathology, such as posterior uveitis (intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis), Diabetic Macular Edema, Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, and dry-Age-related Macular Degeneration. TRS02 is currently in pre-IND (Investigational New Drug) stage of development and is being further developed towards IND submission.
"We recently achieved significant pre-clinical milestones in TRS02 development, which is a major leap and provides a clearer path towards IND submission. With the unmet medical need in retinal diseases, the advancement of TRS02 development as a steroid-free anti-inflammatory agent for the back-of-the-eye, offers high potential for the benefit of patients", said COO of Tarsier, Ms. Zohar Milman.
Dr. Daphne Haim-Langford, CEO & Chairperson of Tarsier Pharma, added: "Tarsier is an Ophthalmic company focusing on developing technologies to save sight for patients struggling with blinding diseases. Together with our lead candidate, TRS01 eye drop formulation for front of the eye, TRS02 will enable the treatment of back-of-the-eye devastating diseases."
About Tarsier Pharma
Tarsier Pharma is a phase-3 pharmaceutical company, focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class pharmaceutical therapies to treat ocular back and front of the eye blinding diseases. TRS is a bio-inspired breakthrough proprietary technology platform, based on a new chemical entity with novel mechanism of action, that demonstrated safety and efficacy in a rare debilitating and blinding indication. Currently Tarsier is running TRS4VISION phase-3 clinical trial in subjects with non-infectious anterior uveitis including uveitic glaucoma, and IND enabling studies with its TRS02 formulation for retinal diseases.
Lead product candidate for uveitic glaucoma
Non-infectious uveitis is an autoimmune blinding ocular inflammation, considered the third leading cause of blindness in the developed world. Tarsier's TRS01 is a potent fast-acting immunomodulator, delivered as eye drops, for the treatment of non-infectious anterior uveitis in patients with uveitic glaucoma – that is considered an end-stage condition of uveitis. Once a uveitis patient has also developed glaucoma (uveitic glaucoma), the only available treatments for active inflammation, which are steroids, should be avoided due to their side effects of expediting glaucoma and vision loss. Thus, TRS01 has the potential to become the standard of care for uveitic glaucoma.
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Viking Mergers & Acquisitions of Tampa, Florida, announces a successful acquisition event in the Commercial Mechanical Services Industry.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Mergers & Acquisitions announces the successful acquisition of a well-established commercial mechanical services business by a Purchaser poised for continued growth.
The Seller founded the mechanical services company nearly two decades ago. With a long-standing customer base of commercial clientele spanning numerous states, the business has garnered a tenured reputation for quality service in its markets. The business offers a wide range of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and general building services that include installation, maintenance, and repair in more than 10 states across the Eastern U.S.
Alan Misale and Jacob Middleton of Viking Mergers were the advisors on the transaction.
Viking provides exit strategies and M&A services to middle-market business owners. In business since 1996, 50% of Viking's brokers are former business owners. Viking has an 85% close rate, representing nearly 800 successful transactions.
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The Department of Work and Pension offers help and support for those of state pension age and while much of that support is well known, there is a benefit plenty are missing out on. According to Age UK, pensioners are the most likely group to be missing out on DWP benefits, including Attendance Allowance.
It's available to all those state pension aged and above but with the benefit so often missed, it's thought that £15billion is lost in unclaimed benefits per year. Attendance Allowance is paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to pensioners who have problems washing, getting around or taking medication.
But as the Express reports, some pensioners say the process for claiming DWP benefits like Attendance Allowance is over complicated and puts them off applying. To get the benefit, claimants will need to fill out a form, clearly writing what help they need and the assistance they don't.
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Claimants must have a disability or a health condition and have struggled with it for a minimum of six months. It's important to explain how everyday tasks can affect you and put in as much detail as you can.
How much is Attendance Allowance?
There are two different amounts which people can receive, and it is dependent on the care that is needed and not the disability.
The lower rate, of £61.85 a week, is given if a person needs help or supervision during the day or at night.
The higher rate, of £92.40, is given if a person needs help during the day and overnight, or if they are terminally ill. Overall, people have the chance to claim up to £370 per month.
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Amid what has been a particularly hot and dry summer in Kent, one area of the county has been frequently devastated by large wildfires. Dartford Heath sits just off of the A2 and has faced a difficult few months, having endured five separate large grassfires since the summer began.
Across the UK, dry spells and high temperatures have persisted. July was recorded as the driest the country has seen since 1935. Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) recently confirmed that this year, in July alone, they attended a whopping 399 grass and wildfires compared to the comparatively-small 44 attended in July 2021.
Taking a look outside these days, it is no surprise that such fires have been so prevalent, with much of Kent’s green spaces now turned yellow, dusty and dry as a result of the extreme conditions. Dartford Heath is one such areas that has been affected and it’s largely due to the nature of the area.
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Heathland are wide open landscapes characterised by infertile, acidic soils and low-growing, woody vegetation. In the recent dry conditions, such vegetation that spans over this 314 acre heath has quickly turned to abundant kindling for wildfires.
Dartford Heath plays a vital role within the local area, serving not only as a sight of natural beauty, but also as an ecosystem for a variety of wildlife. The Heath also contains three ponds, Donkey Pond, Woodland Pond and North Pond.
A range of habitats can be found within the area, including acid grassland, broadleaved semi-natural woodland, heather, dwarf gorse, orchids and a rare Kentish plant, petty whin. This summer, large-scale fires have taken hold of Dartford Heath on the following dates:
Perhaps the worst damage was seen on July 19, when the area was crippled by not just one, but three separate fires that decimated the area. Light has since been shed on why Dartford Heath in particular has faced such a harsh summer.
Dr Rajindra Puri is a senior lecturer in Environmental Anthropology for the University of Kent. He stated: “It’s really the increased temperatures, lower humidity and lower days of rainfall that are drying out the landscapes and in some cases, more management is needed.
“You look at those fires along the A2, that area is often left and it’s not managed as intensely as farmland, or woodland or other places where we have a lot of people. Areas like this that are likely to build up dry fuel that can burn are going to have to be more carefully managed in the future.
“There has to be much more careful attention to the various parts of the landscape that are likely to burn, to monitoring the rise of dry fuel loading in the landscape whether its on the verges of the roads, such as the A2 which has fairly substantial areas of vegetation that are very minimally managed”
'Do not bring BBQs to the heath'
The heath is managed by Dartford Borough Council who said: “It’s not unusual for fires to take hold on Dartford Heath during dry summer months.
“While last year passed without incident, previous summers have been more severe. Obviously the unprecedented heatwave that the country is facing has put particular pressure on the Heath.
“We would urge visitors not to bring any disposable barbecues to the Heath and to dispose of their cigarettes safely. Dartford Borough Council remains ready to work with Kent Fire and Rescue Service to protect the Heathland and other green spaces going forward.”
'A considerable increase in severity'
KFRS Area Manager Paul Ramsden said: “Dartford Heath is a vast expanse of greenery and undergrowth covering 314 hectares, and each year we do expect to see some grass fires in this location because of its size and it’s an open space enjoyed by members of the public.
“We’ve seen a considerable increase in the number and severity of grass fires in Dartford this summer, primarily because of the extreme and prolonger hot, dry weather we’re having at the moment. Not all grass fires are preventable, but it takes just one spark to accidentally start one in these conditions – things like discarded cigarettes, disposable barbecues and even a litter, such as a glass bottle left lying in the grass.
“We’ve worked with Dartford Borough Council over recent years to improve emergency access to hard-to-reach sections of the heath, and make identifying the location of fires easier and more accurate for members of the public if they discover one - because every second counts, and the faster we can find fires, the more chance we have of reducing fire spread and limiting danger and damage to the environment.”
KFRS has also issued the following advice to help reduce the risk of accidental grass fires:
- Avoid having bonfires at this time
- Keep barbecues clear of greenery, fences and property, and always supervise the cooking
- Place disposable barbecues on a flat, non-flammable surface, and only throw them away once cold - whether that’s in a bin or at a waste site
- Make sure cigarettes are stubbed out and cold before being put in a bin – never throw smoking materials on the ground and consider a portable ashtray
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Work is now underway at the latest site included in the vast Ebbsfleet Garden City project. Harbour Village will bring 532 new homes to the former site of Northfleet Cement Works.
372 new homes will be listed for private sale, while 160 affordable properties will be made available for local people through rent or shared ownership. A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the site on June 22, and was attended by a group of around 25 people representing Bellway Thames Gateway and Ebbsfleet Development Corporation.
Speaking on the Garden City's latest site, Tom Sherriff, Managing Director of Bellway Thames Gateway, said: "The ground-breaking at Harbour Village represents a significant milestone for Bellway and the wider Ebbsfleet Garden City project. It was good to be able to mark the occasion by inviting a delegation from Ebbsfleet Development Corporation along to discuss our exciting plans to help transform this brownfield site into a vibrant new neighbourhood.
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"We are proud to be regenerating this disused cement works site and playing a key role in the ambitious plan to provide thousands of much-needed new homes to the area. We are working closely with Ebbsfleet Development Corporation to make sure this project is a success.
"At Harbour Village we will be building a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments and two to four-bedroom houses designed to meet the requirements of a wide range of homebuyers in the area, as well as new green open space for residents to enjoy."
Set in a huge chalk quarry, Ebbsfleet is set to be home to 15,000 new properties and 32,000 new jobs for residents by 2035. Satellite images from Google Maps illustrate the vast area that has been cleared as part of the project.
Four district areas will be developed between the existing communities of Northfleet, Swanscombe and Greenhithe. These are Ebbsfleet Central, Northfleet Riverside, Eastern Quarry and Ebbsfleet Garden and Swanscombe Peninsula.
It is estimate that around 30% of the homes will fall into the affordable housing category. As part of the plans, the mini villages will have their own retail, commercial and community spaces as well as schools and improved transport facilities.
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Dozens of holidaymakers have battled it out to grab sunbeds at a Spanish hotel, some bizarre TikTok footage has revealed. Clips recently filmed at what appears to be Paradise Park Fun Lifestyle Hotel, Tenerife, show swarms of tourists running to nab the best spots by the swimming pool.
Armed with towels, sun cream and swimming costumes, travellers raced to the sunbeds at the crack of dawn, which has been shared on TikTok. TikToker @jessmaiclarke shared a clip titled 'day 1 of sunbed wars', where one man can be seen frantically running and reserving four sunbeds, while youngsters can be heard laughing at the chaotic behaviour.
Other holidaymakers can be seen vying for alternative sunbeds before the best spots are taken for the day. But, other social media users have slammed the behaviour, with some calling it "sad" and a "nightmare".
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One person wrote: "That would be my worst nightmare holiday." Another commented: "Goes on holiday to relax, stresses to relax." While another said: "I'm embarrassed for them [shocked emoji]." "What sad, boring holidays," another TikToker echoed.
Some even questioned why people had bothered when the pool appeared to be tiny. "Looks by like a bath [bath emoji], one user penned. Another agreed, adding: "Pool is about 4mx4m."
Some hotels discourage or even ban the act of reserving sun beds. The bad behaviour seemed to continue throughout last week as @jessmaiclarke posted four video videos of Brits grabbing sunbeds.
Most of Europe, including Spain, is baking in a huge heatwave at the moment. Spain saw its hottest July for 60 years as temperatures soared across the continent.
Temperatures have been as high as 37C by 7am in Spain with the country now being hit by raging wildfires during the heatwave.
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Drivers have been warned they could be slapped with a £169 fine for driving a petrol or diesel vehicle in Spain this summer. Managing Director of Airport Parking and Hotels (APH.com), Nick Caunter, has warned Brits of the charges they may face when driving abroad.
More major cities are introducing Low Emission Zones to fight the air pollution rates, the Express writes. "An increasing number of European countries are introducing low emission zones across cities and towns in a bid to reduce congestion and air pollution," he told the publication.
“With more destinations joining the list, it’s important drivers are aware of the rules and regulations before arriving on holiday. We hope the APH research will help savvy drivers ensure they have the correct fees, certificate or sticker displayed for their vehicle.”
Low Emission Zones
The two most notable cities with LEZs are Barcelona and Madrid. To enter the cities on working days between 7am and 8pm, a vehicle must comply with Euro 3 petrol standards and Euro 4 diesel.
Drivers must also purchase the correct badge for the vehicle before entering the controlled zone. Barcelona can also bar entry of all cars into the centre on when an episode of excess NO2 pollution is declared.
It costs seven euros (£5.93) to register a car, with drivers facing fines up to €200 (£169) if they do not comply and their vehicles are not compatible. From 2023, towns in Spain which have more than 50,000 inhabitants – and some with more than 20,000 – will need to designate a Low Emissions Zone to comply with the Climate Change law.
This will apply to at least 149 towns and cities in the country.
Hiring cars
Drivers need to be at least 21 years old to hire a car, with some companies requiring drivers to be at least 23. Under most circumstances, drivers under the age of 25 are required to pay an additional young driver surcharge, which can cost upwards of €20 (£17) per day.
Most rental businesses will also require drivers to use a credit card to hire a car.
Driving licences
British expats in Spain are still waiting for a resolution between UK and Spain’s Governments as to whether they will be able to drive using their DVLA-issued driving licences. The British Embassy Facebook page issued an update this week, saying: “This week, we have continued working with the Spanish Government to settle the small number of outstanding points in the annexes.
“Concluding these negotiations remains our top priority and we will post an update as soon as we have developments to share.”
Safety equipment
By law, drivers are required to have a number of items in their car to ensure their safety in the event of an accident. Safety vests are not mandatory to carry in a car in Spain, however, the driver could be fined for walking on a road or hard shoulder and not wearing one.
Warning triangles are obligatory for every vehicle with four or more vehicles and residents must carry two, as well as needing beam deflectors.
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Sainsbury's has announced it is banning the sale of disposable barbecues "until further notice". It follows concerns over the use of the items in national parks during a period of such hot weather, when wildfires are a big risk.
Marks & Spencer was the first supermarket to ban disposable barbecues during the first heatwave. At the time, M&S said: "We'd already stopped selling disposable barbecues near national parks and in London but given the unusually hot and dry conditions, we've taken the precautionary step of removing them from sale across the UK."
The Manchester Evening News reports Tesco, Aldi and Waitrose have also taken the same decision. Sainsbury's said the policy was adopted as a precaution and did not specify how long it will last.
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A spokesperson for Sainsbury's said: "As a precautionary measure we are removing from sale all disposable barbecues until further notice. Safety is our highest priority and we have made this decision due to the hot and dry weather that we are currently experiencing across the country."
Morrisons, and the Co-op have confirmed they will not sell disposable barbecues close to UK national parks due to safety reasons. London's Fire Commissioner Andy Roe said: "Despite our grass fire warnings, we've still seen some people behaving carelessly and recklessly. We need urgent action now to see a national ban on the sale of disposable barbecues.
"They can be bought for as little as £5 and can cause untold damage. Especially when the grass is as dry as it has been over the last few weeks."
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Iberia Parish Sheriff's said a body was found in New Iberia over the weekend.
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For the second time in over 47 years, the world’s largest Cajun and Creole festival is hosting its second full-scale FREE festival in 2022. The theme, Ensemble Encore. Ensemble Toujours. (Together again, together always.) celebrates the banner year and the opportunity to honor and sustain Acadiana’s culture, musicians and artists.
“We are committed to providing our local musicians, restaurants and craftspeople with the opportunity to make up for wages lost during the pandemic. Having two festivals in one year allows them to make up for lost time,” says Vice-President of Programming and Development Pat Mould. “It also gives our community and all who travel to Acadiana the opportunity to participate and celebrate our amazing culture.”
The three-day festival will include live performances from local musicians, the Bayou Food Festival, Louisiana Crafts Fair, workshops, and cooking demonstrations.
“Ensemble encore, ensemble toujours! This year’s edition of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles continues the theme of our March make-up event, the joy of coming together again in this 48th year, in the hopes that we will long be able to continue gathering to celebrate our culture, our music, our cuisine and our arts,” said Barry Ancelet, Board President of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles. “The recent isolation that we all endured caused many of us to consider what we value in our lives. And we find that one of the things we value most in our way of life is the joy we experience when we can get together to celebrate what makes us dance, what makes us laugh, what makes us happy, what gives us the frissons. And we want to share all of that with those who come to visit — our friends and neighbors from near and far, including our cousins from Acadie. Together again, together always!”
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will kick off on Friday, October 14, with the traditional Cutting of the Boudin at 5 p.m. at Scène Ma Louisiane. Music by Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas and Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun will begin immediately following. The three-day event will continue through Sunday at Girard Park. Listeners can tune in via 88.7 KRVS (krvs.org [krvs.org]) and enjoy the music of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles live from anywhere in the world.
“Festivals Acadiens et Créoles embodies everything great about our area and is a wonderful showcase of our food, music and culture,” says Ben Berthelot, President & CEO of Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission. “The Festivals bring people from all around the world together to become immersed in our Cajun and Creole cultures and deliver every year, making those visitors yearn to return to experience it again. We are thankful to the organizers and volunteers who put in so much time to showcase our culture every year.”
The Official Pin and Poster will be revealed at the Hilliard Art Museum’s Fall Opening on September 9 at 6:00 pm. Alton Armstrong and the Lafayette Mardi Gras Indians will be honored with the Louisiana Folklife Award at 11:30 pm on Saturday, October 15 at Scene Atelier.
Tent rental spaces in Girard Park are available, Festival Friends are appreciated, and volunteers are needed over the three days. For more information, visit festivalsacadiens.com [festivalsacadiens.com].
2022 Festival Acadiens et Créoles Official Music Line Up and Workshops
Friday, October 14, 2022
Scène Ma Louisiane
5:00 pm The Official Cutting of the Boudin Festival Opening
5:30-6:45 Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
7:00-8:30 Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Scène Ma Louisiane
10:30-11:30 Forest Huval Band
11:45-12:45 Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
1:00-2:00 La Patente (Acadie)
2:15-3:15 Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys
3:30-4:30 Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours
4:45-6:00 Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
6:16-7:45 Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs
Scène Mon Heritage
10:45-11:45 The Daiquiri Queens
12:00-1:00 Wayne Singleton & Same Ol' Two Step
1:15-2:15 Corey Ledet Zydeco
2:30-3:30 Chris Ardoin
3:45-4:45 Feufollet
5:00-6:30 Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws
Scène La Salle de Danse
10:30-11:30 Savoy Family Band
11:45-12:45 Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers
1:00-2:00 Has Beans
2:15-3:15 Jesse Lége
3:30-4:30 Blake Miller & the Old-Fashioned Aces
4:45-6:00 Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
Scène Atelier
11:30-12:30 Lafayette Mardi Gras Indians: Folklife Award
12:45-1:45 Finding Amédé Ardoin: Research into his Life and Legacy
2:00-3:00 T'Monde
3:15-4:15 Creole Fiddle Workshop w/ Cedric Watson, Jeffery Broussard & Johnathan Druilhet
4:30-5:45 The Magnolia Sisters
Jam Ça!
11:00-12:30 Blake Miller & Angelle Aces
1:00-2:30 Forest Huval
3:15-4:15 Corey Ledet
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Scène Ma Louisiane
10:30-11:30 The Potluck Band
11:45-12:45 Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
1:00-2:00 Lost Bayou Ramblers
2:15-3:15 Lafayette Rhythm Devils
3:30-4:30 Joe Hall and the Louisiana Cane Cutters
4:45-5:45 The Revelers
6:00-7:30 Bonsoir, Catin w/special guest Eric Adcock
Scène Mon Heritage
10:45-11:45 Huval-Fuselier Cajun Band
12:00-1:00 Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys
1:15-2:15 Donny Broussard & the Louisiana Stars
2:30-3:30 Horace Trahan and the Ossun Express
3:45-4:45 Pine Leaf Boys
5:00-6:30 Lil' Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers
Scène La Salle de Danse
9:00-10:30 French Mass
10:45-11:45 Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds
12:00-1:00 Jambalaya Cajun Band
1:15-2:15 Cedric Watson & Bijou Créole
2:30-3:30 Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
3:45-5:00 Gregg Martinez & the Delta Kings w/ guests Johnnie Allan & T.K. Hulin
5:15-6:30 Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Scène Atelier
11:30-12:30 Brazos Huval & Mary Harris
12:45-1:45 Amis du Teche
2:00-3:00 Finger-Picking Style Guitar Workshop: Roddie Romero, Jane Vidrine, Sam Broussard, Renée Reed & Josh Caffery
3:15-4:15 Jason Frey Trio
4:30-5:30 Louisiana French Folk Songs w/ Anna Laura Edmiston, Megan Constantin, Kelli Jones & Sasha Massey
Jam Ça!
11:00-12:30 Joe Hall
1:00-2:30 Sheryl Cormier
3:00-4:30 Jimmy Breaux | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/festivals-acadiens-et-creoles-releases-line-up | 2022-08-15T15:26:33Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/festivals-acadiens-et-creoles-releases-line-up | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JUPITER, Fla. — Jack Sandquist, better known as "Farmer Jack" in south Florida, has a tough time picking his favorite food to grow.
"It's hard to choose. They say it's like your kids. It's hard to choose," he said.
Many people are choosing Farmer Jack and his business, Urban Abundance, to help offset rising food prices at the grocery store. He teaches people how to build home gardens. The number of his clients has tripled in the last year, he said.
Farmer Jack specializes in people with little to no prior knowledge of home gardening.
One of his clients, Kathy Link, failed several times at growing her own food before she met Farmer Jack. After five years, she now has what she calls a food forest in her backyard. She grows papaya, mango, avocado, several kinds of spinach and leafy greens and much more.
"I think it's really a lot simpler than people make it out to be," Farmer Jack said.
Farmer Jack said people first need to consider what everyone in their household likes to eat. He also recommends researching what thrives in their specific area. For example, Farmer Jack said garlic would be a good choice in the Pacific Northwest and planting fruit trees and vegetables is the best route in south Florida.
The next step in building a home garden, according to Farmer Jack, is to determine a space that is near a water source and sunlight.
"Most vegetables like sun," he said.
Step three is critical. Farmer Jack said it's important to build soil rich in organic matter, such as composted material or mulch from a tree company.
"Don't be a dabbler. Really immerse yourself into it, and it will take time," Farmer Jack said.
"I feel like the luckiest woman on the planet, and I want other people to experience this," Link said. "I have no food insecurity. I have plenty to eat on this property, and we're only five years in. I can only imagine what it will be like in ten to fifteen years."
Farmer Jack posts regular tips and advice for building a home garden on his Urban Abundance YouTube channel. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/growing-food-at-home-can-offset-cost-of-expensive-groceries | 2022-08-15T15:26:51Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/growing-food-at-home-can-offset-cost-of-expensive-groceries | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PALM BEACH, Fla. — A caravan of Donald Trump supporters from the Miami area made their way up the coast over the weekend, bringing hundreds of activists to Mar-a-Lago.
"We got here today around 1:30. We're gonna come back tomorrow. We're gonna keep coming back and we're going to be here until we take America back," said Yumary Boganwright, a Trump supporter from Hialeah. "We believe he's right and he's correct and we believe everything that he does."
This comes nearly one week since the FBI obtained a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago, where they removed boxes worth of items, including classified documents.
The search sparked a lot of criticism among the former president's supporters, including the rally which drew the attention of out-of-state tourists as well.
"Let's sit down, and let's talk some more, let's find out that I'm not bad, you're not bad," said Laura Martin-Spetter, who is visiting from Virginia and said it's time for both sides to come together and have a peaceful conversation. "The one thing that holds us together is this country. If this goes down, you and I both go down, so to me, it's worth it to come have a conversation."
Tourists from Delaware like Linda Gaynor were also open to conversation.
"I think they just need to be open-minded to the other side. It's two sides, right? But we have to be able to listen to each other," said Gaynor. "No one person is always right, no one person is always wrong, and right now we're being painted as always wrong."
Participants in the rally brought out lots of flags and honked their horns, leaving nearby business owners cautious about what the turnout may bring.
"I walk around scared now and everybody knows that I'm a Democrat, so I have to be careful what I say, what I don't say," said Ronaldo Chang Barrero.
Law enforcement was present at the rally.
West Palm Beach police said they did increase staffing in the area, primarily for traffic reasons.
"I would just tell people to try not to talk to much about it, because it is an elevated state that people are in," said Barrero.
So far there is no word of any arrests or other issues surrounding the rally.
This article was written by Joel Lopez for WPTV. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/hundreds-migrate-from-out-of-town-for-trump-rally-outside-mar-a-lago | 2022-08-15T15:26:55Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/hundreds-migrate-from-out-of-town-for-trump-rally-outside-mar-a-lago | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(WXYZ) — If you follow Ryan Hudson-Peralta on Instagram (@lookmomlookmomnohands), you already know that Hudson-Peralta was born with congenital limb deficiency meaning he has shortened legs and arms without hands.
"From the day I was born, I was told I wasn't going to be able to do anything. Wasn't going to be able to have a family, go to regular school, or drive a car," said Hudson-Peralta.
The 42-year-old is a husband, a father to two boys, and works as a designer as well as a motivational speaker. And yes, he can also get behind the wheel.
"I've been driving for 21 years in the state of Michigan. And I've never had a problem. No tickets, no accidents," said Hudson-Peralta.
Ryan recently took delivery of his fourth vehicle customized by Creative Mobility Group. The company's president, Christina Duggan, said a lot of thought went into his $100,000 SUV.
"You can wake up in the morning, you can get dressed, get in your car, you don't realize all the challenges one person can wake or get up and go," Duggan said.
The vehicle features a minivan-style sliding door, a wheelchair ramp, a transfer seat, and raised steering pedals among other modifications.
"This panel has shifting on the top, horn, headlamp, turn signals, windows, and this panel has heating control and other secondary switches," said Hudson-Peralta.
Duggan said thanks to technology, companies like hers can help people with disabilities reach their goals and even assist them with funding.
"We significantly took a discount for Ryan, and Michigan Rehab Services contributed to Ryan's vehicle. Ryan contributed to his vehicle as well," said Duggan.
Meanwhile, Hudson-Peralta said the best way to tackle haters or any of life's challenges is to ignore the noise and drive forward.
"I have a disability, but I don't let it define who I am. I do everything everyone else does; I just do it differently," said Hudson-Peralta.
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Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes General Mario Bueso Caballero, Incoming Chief of Delegation of Honduras to the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Aug. 10, 2022. During the visit, General Bueso attended an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
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ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury in Atlanta that is investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws while trying to overturn his narrow 2020 general election loss in the state.
Attorneys for Graham, R-S.C., had argued that his position as a U.S. senator provided him immunity from having to appear before the investigative panel and asked the judge to quash his subpoena. But U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May wrote in an order Monday that immunities related to his role as a senator do not protect him from having to testify. Graham's subpoena instructs him to appear before the special grand jury on Aug. 23, but he is expected to appeal the judge's ruling.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the investigation last year, and a special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her request. Last month she filed petitions seeking to compel testimony from seven Trump advisers and associates.
Prosecutors have indicated they want to ask Graham about phone calls they say he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following Trump's election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
Graham had argued that a provision of the Constitution provides absolute protection against a senator being questioned about legislative acts. But the judge found there are “considerable areas of potential grand jury inquiry” that fall outside that provision’s scope. The judge also rejected Graham’s argument that the principle of “sovereign immunity” protects a senator from being summoned by a state prosecutor.
Graham also argued that Willis, a Democrat, had not demonstrated extraordinary circumstances necessary to compel testimony from a high-ranking official. But the judge disagreed, finding that Willis has shown “extraordinary circumstances and a special need” for Graham’s testimony on issues related to alleged attempt to influence or disrupt the election in Georgia.
May, the judge, last month rejected a similar attempt by U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., to avoid testifying before the special grand jury. Former New York mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani had argued he couldn't travel to Atlanta to testify because of health issues, but Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who's overseeing the special grand jury, instructed him to appear on Wednesday.
A Graham spokesperson, Kevin Bishop, said Monday the senator had no comment but referred to what Graham said when asked about the probe last week. During a news conference in Columbia, S.C., Graham said, “We will take this as far as we need to take it” when asked about his efforts to fight his subpoena.
“I was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and had to vote on certifying an election,” Graham told reporters. “This is ridiculous. This weaponization of the law needs to stop. So I will use the courts. We will go as far as we need to go and do whatever needs to be done to make sure that people like me can do their jobs without fear of some county prosecutor coming after you.”
In calls made shortly after the 2020 general election, Graham “questioned Secretary Raffensperger and his staff about reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” Willis wrote in a petition.
Graham also “made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign,” she wrote.
Republican and Democratic state election officials across the country, courts and even Trump's attorney general found there was no evidence of any voter fraud sufficient to affect the outcome of his 2020 presidential election loss.
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Associated Press writer Meg Kinnard in Columbia, S.C., contributed reporting. | https://www.wtxl.com/media/v/content/5cc5074e112a0323ca2fd4eee4f1da1c | 2022-08-15T15:30:29Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/media/v/content/5cc5074e112a0323ca2fd4eee4f1da1c | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two shootings occurred at two different apartment complexes over the weekend.
The first shooting took place at 4:42 a.m. Sunday at Seminole Grand Apartments. According to the Tallahassee Police Department, the victim reported he was driving through the complex when the suspect began shooting at him from the breezeway.
The victim, an adult male, was struck and sustained non life threatening injuries, reports stated. He fled the scene and called 911.
The second shooting also occurred on Sunday at 6:19 p.m. at Torchlight Townhomes.
TPD states that the suspect and female victim confronted a resident about an incident when a fight began. The suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the female victim and another male victim. Both has non life threatening injuries.
Later that night, a third adult victim arrived at a local hospital with a non life threatening gunshot wound from the fight, reports stated.
At this time, no arrests have been made in either incident and both are ongoing investigations. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/tpd-investigating-two-weekend-shootings | 2022-08-15T15:30:35Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/tpd-investigating-two-weekend-shootings | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JUPITER, Fla. — Jack Sandquist, better known as "Farmer Jack" in south Florida, has a tough time picking his favorite food to grow.
"It's hard to choose. They say it's like your kids. It's hard to choose," he said.
Many people are choosing Farmer Jack and his business, Urban Abundance, to help offset rising food prices at the grocery store. He teaches people how to build home gardens. The number of his clients has tripled in the last year, he said.
Farmer Jack specializes in people with little to no prior knowledge of home gardening.
One of his clients, Kathy Link, failed several times at growing her own food before she met Farmer Jack. After five years, she now has what she calls a food forest in her backyard. She grows papaya, mango, avocado, several kinds of spinach and leafy greens and much more.
"I think it's really a lot simpler than people make it out to be," Farmer Jack said.
Farmer Jack said people first need to consider what everyone in their household likes to eat. He also recommends researching what thrives in their specific area. For example, Farmer Jack said garlic would be a good choice in the Pacific Northwest and planting fruit trees and vegetables is the best route in south Florida.
The next step in building a home garden, according to Farmer Jack, is to determine a space that is near a water source and sunlight.
"Most vegetables like sun," he said.
Step three is critical. Farmer Jack said it's important to build soil rich in organic matter, such as composted material or mulch from a tree company.
"Don't be a dabbler. Really immerse yourself into it, and it will take time," Farmer Jack said.
"I feel like the luckiest woman on the planet, and I want other people to experience this," Link said. "I have no food insecurity. I have plenty to eat on this property, and we're only five years in. I can only imagine what it will be like in ten to fifteen years."
Farmer Jack posts regular tips and advice for building a home garden on his Urban Abundance YouTube channel. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/growing-food-at-home-can-offset-cost-of-expensive-groceries | 2022-08-15T15:30:53Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/growing-food-at-home-can-offset-cost-of-expensive-groceries | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PALM BEACH, Fla. — A caravan of Donald Trump supporters from the Miami area made their way up the coast over the weekend, bringing hundreds of activists to Mar-a-Lago.
"We got here today around 1:30. We're gonna come back tomorrow. We're gonna keep coming back and we're going to be here until we take America back," said Yumary Boganwright, a Trump supporter from Hialeah. "We believe he's right and he's correct and we believe everything that he does."
This comes nearly one week since the FBI obtained a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago, where they removed boxes worth of items, including classified documents.
The search sparked a lot of criticism among the former president's supporters, including the rally which drew the attention of out-of-state tourists as well.
"Let's sit down, and let's talk some more, let's find out that I'm not bad, you're not bad," said Laura Martin-Spetter, who is visiting from Virginia and said it's time for both sides to come together and have a peaceful conversation. "The one thing that holds us together is this country. If this goes down, you and I both go down, so to me, it's worth it to come have a conversation."
Tourists from Delaware like Linda Gaynor were also open to conversation.
"I think they just need to be open-minded to the other side. It's two sides, right? But we have to be able to listen to each other," said Gaynor. "No one person is always right, no one person is always wrong, and right now we're being painted as always wrong."
Participants in the rally brought out lots of flags and honked their horns, leaving nearby business owners cautious about what the turnout may bring.
"I walk around scared now and everybody knows that I'm a Democrat, so I have to be careful what I say, what I don't say," said Ronaldo Chang Barrero.
Law enforcement was present at the rally.
West Palm Beach police said they did increase staffing in the area, primarily for traffic reasons.
"I would just tell people to try not to talk to much about it, because it is an elevated state that people are in," said Barrero.
So far there is no word of any arrests or other issues surrounding the rally.
This article was written by Joel Lopez for WPTV. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/hundreds-migrate-from-out-of-town-for-trump-rally-outside-mar-a-lago | 2022-08-15T15:30:59Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/hundreds-migrate-from-out-of-town-for-trump-rally-outside-mar-a-lago | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
EAGLE, Colo. — The bee population is declining, and a new study found that without them, wild crops will be severely impacted in just 10 years.
In the US alone, beekeepers lost 45.5% of their managed honeybee colonies from April 2020 to April 2021. Bees are key to our environment and have more benefits than some people realize.
You've likely heard it a time or two before to be as busy as a bee. Surprisingly, many don't realize just how busy honeybees are.
"They are foraging from sun up to sun down. They are going back making hundreds of trips all day every day until they die," said Carmen Weiland, a beekeeper in Eagle, Colorado.
They are working the entirety of their lifespan to provide for their hive, but also support humans without even knowing.
"They are the only insect that I know of that can actually help heal us," Weiland said. "It's my newfound love at 50. I've been doing this about 5-6 years."
Weiland loves to educate people on things they likely don't know about bees and honey because even beekeepers are constantly learning new things.
"The more I read felt like the less I knew, but it probably is the biggest rabbit hole I've ever dove into," Weiland said.
Bees have become a backbone of our environment. Experts point out how crucial they are to biodiversity in and of themselves, but now with their continued population decline, they are finding how quickly disastrous effects on plants can happen.
"They have become an important part of our ecosystem; they are a keystone species. So, there's a lot of animals and us that rely on them to pollinate food so we, in turn, can eat everything we've gotten used to eating," Weiland said.
That's just the beginning. Their honey is more than just a tasty condiment.
"A lot of work goes into making honey, so when you get that little jar at the store, that's hundreds of bees making that jar. So, that's why I never like to waste even a drop. These girls work hard," Weiland said. "Yes, I'm allergic to honey, I'm getting better. I'm able to eat it more because I do a little bit every day."
Her allergy has never gotten in the way of seeing the benefits. Students suggest it can even help with depression and anxiety.
"It's been proven for your skin for helping heal, for hydrating," Weiland said.
From the hive to the shelf, the honey you purchase from a beekeeper is far different than what most people purchase in a store.
"Honey is the top three foods that's adulterated. A lot of times, it's coming mixed with rice syrup and it's really hard to detect," Weiland said. "If it's from the grocery store, it's in the bear that everybody has seen, most likely it's pasteurized and pasteurized honey is pretty much eating sugar. There's no enzymes, there's no minerals, there's no vitamins left."
It may be more expensive, but she says it's well worth it. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/the-benefits-of-bees-why-we-need-them-more-than-we-may-realize | 2022-08-15T15:31:24Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/the-benefits-of-bees-why-we-need-them-more-than-we-may-realize | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JACKSON — Shortly after U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., asked a handful of moderate Teton County Republicans, Democrats and independents for their vote last Monday afternoon on the back porch of a Snake River-side Wilson home, some attendees made clear that their alliance wasn't easy.
“So many of us have changed our party to vote for you,” one woman called from the back of the crowd, standing near an infinity pool that emptied into a pond just behind her. “But please remember, Roe v. Wade is not a black and white issue. There’s housing involved, there’s life and death involved. It’s not black and white."
Cheney is facing a stiff primary contest from Fort Laramie attorney Harriet Hageman, who former President Donald Trump endorsed.
Cheney has courted Democrats. She didn’t back down from her criticism of the former president.
“A president trying to use force to overturn an election to stay in power — that’s a line we must never cross,” Cheney said. “I really believe that there are men and women in both parties who believe strongly that that’s the most important thing. I hear it, I see it. I talk a lot to my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, who understand that we are at the edge of an abyss.”
On Monday, at the private campaign event at Patricia Russell’s Wilson home, Cheney joked about talking more often with Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, after her work on the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Those quips drew laughter from the crowd.
Patricia Russell, the host, is a former member of the Teton County School District No. 1 board of trustees. Republican Teton County Commissioner Mark Barron and Republican commission candidate Alex Muromcew, who previously fought for the Teton County GOP to continue recognizing Cheney as a Republican, were in the crowd. Also there were Paul Vogelheim and Andrew Byron, Republicans running for seats in the Wyoming House.
Democrats
For every Republican, there were also Democrats.
Democrats included Teton County Commissioners Chair Natalia D. Macker and Commissioner Luther Propst. Jackson Town Councilor Arne Jorgensen attended, as did Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr, a Democrat.
“It was surreal to see the range of people there in support of Liz Cheney because there were many Democrats there who have not necessarily been Cheney supporters,” Propst told the News&Guide. “There’s a political divide in the country that brings people together behind Liz Cheney that don’t support her on major policy issues but do support the peaceful transfer of power after an election was certified as free and fair.”
John Fox, a Teton County Republican and member of Hageman’s grassroots team in the northwest corner of Wyoming, said he wasn’t invited. He wasn’t surprised by the people who were there.
“It’s funny, isn’t it?” Fox said. “When there was no such thing as Jan. 6 and her on that commission — these same people on the Democrat side would never even be caught in the same room as Liz Cheney.
“And now they think she’s almost a hero,” Fox said. “A lot of people think that Liz Cheney is almost a goddess. She has put herself on the line. She believes in the Constitution instead of her own career.”
But “she’s no goddess to me,” Fox said. “She is a pure, 100% traitor.”
Hageman
Hageman blasted Cheney on Tuesday for her most recent campaigning.
“Cheney has completely abandoned Wyoming, is totally obsessed with her own personal political vendetta against President Trump, and only speaks to people who already agree with her,” Hageman said in a prepared statement.
“Liz Cheney only appears in Wyoming occasionally, and when she does, she visits with small groups in private homes, away from the thousands of voters she’s supposed to be representing,” she said.
Hageman, on Aug. 3, told Natrona County conservatives that the 2020 election was ”rigged” and a “travesty,” a departure from her past rhetoric about the election in which she’s questioned the results and process but stopping short of saying it had been stolen from Trump, who lost to President Joe Biden.
Hageman has held at least two town halls in Teton County, including a recent event during which Donald Trump Jr. stumped on her behalf.
Cheney has been traveling with a Capitol Police security detail for almost a year because of threats she’s received. Since appearing at a ticketed event at the Center for the Arts in Jackson in March, Cheney has not appeared before many public audiences in the state.
Jeremy Adler, a Cheney spokesperson, said that he couldn’t comment on security and that Cheney would continue attending house parties and “events of that ilk.”
Cheney’s stances
Cheney’s stances on abortion and climate change did give some people in the otherwise enthusiastically supportive crowd pause.
After folks mingled, snapped selfies with Cheney and then listened to her speak between bites of mini grilled cheese sandwiches and meatballs on a stick, Teton County resident Margie Lynch pressed the congresswoman about whether she’d support the Inflation Reduction Act, the Senate Democrats’ bill aimed at raising $400 billion to fight climate change, raise taxes on loopholes and allow Medicare to negotiate over the price of some prescription drugs.
“I really believe that we’re at a point where the last thing we should be doing is injecting more cash into the economy,” Cheney said in response. “I’m likely to be a no.”
Lynch then pressed her, pointing to the haze over the Tetons, which she said was likely caused by wildfires elsewhere in the West.
“I would not say to you that I don’t believe in climate change, because I think clearly you’re seeing it,” Cheney said. “I think there’s a question about what to do about it.”
That answer got less applause than when Cheney said that abortion “as an issue in particular, doesn’t belong in politics” — and significantly less laughter than when Cheney quipped about Pelosi telling former longtime U.S. Sen. Al Simpson that Democrats crossing over to vote for Cheney in Wyoming was “only temporary.”
Lynch, a member of the Jackson Hole Climate Action Collective’s board, described herself as “very liberal” but said she was registered as a Republican to vote for Cheney.
“Protecting the climate is vitally important, and I hoped to hear a different answer from her,” Lynch said.
Cheney, in a Monday evening interview, fired back at Hageman's comments about the last election.
“She has to say that. If she says anything else, she’ll lose the support of Donald Trump,” Cheney said. She went on to say that Hageman’s claims are the same ones that led Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani to have his law license suspended.
“She’s saying it because she thinks that’s what she has to say to win the seat,” Cheney said. “And that is exactly the kind of person that should never be entrusted with the power of office.”
Hageman, in response, said in her statement that “millions of people have lingering questions about the 2020 election and many of them are here in Wyoming.”
Hageman pointed to a Pennsylvania court that determined the state’s mail-in voting law was unconstitutional and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s spending of “an unprecedented $500 million to take over local elections offices in mostly Democrat precincts.”
Cheney’s stance on the 2020 election and her participation in the Jan. 6 committee is part of what drew some attendees to her, despite their unease over the candidate’s positions on abortion and climate.
“I’m not a Republican, but it doesn’t matter,” said Astrid Flood, sitting on a bench in Russell’s backyard. “I hate that son of a b----, Trump. I can’t stand him, and I just want somebody to bring him down.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/elections/cheney-wines-and-dines-teton-county-politicos/article_ce3f4f23-6bb0-5ae4-9018-7b8988591a7b.html | 2022-08-15T15:34:29Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/elections/cheney-wines-and-dines-teton-county-politicos/article_ce3f4f23-6bb0-5ae4-9018-7b8988591a7b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
John Murdock has been named a loan officer of Pinnacle Bank, which is expanding the Laramie Loan Production Office team to include him. “He will partner with Laramie and Albany County residents to deliver individualized consumer and commercial lending services, including commercial real estate loans, commercial operating lines of credit, construction loans, and home equity loans,” according to an emailed news release this past week from the bank. Murdock has worked in this industry in Laramie for about a decade, Pinnacle said. This includes the past seven years with ACPE Federal Credit Union, where he was chief financial officer.
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Wyoming District Court Judge Marvin Tyler is retiring, effective Jan. 2, Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate M. Fox announced earlier this month. Fox, who is chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, said the position will be filled Jan. 3. Gov. Mark Gordon will appoint this Ninth Judicial District Court judge – Sublette County from a list of three names to be submitted to him by the Judicial Nominating Commission. Expressions of interest, at courts.state.wy.us/Administration/Careers, are due to Fox’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Sept. 8.
n Bob Beck, who according to his online biography has been news director of Wyoming Public Radio over the course of several decades, has announced “after 34 years I will be leaving” in October. “My plan is to retire and move to the Syracuse area of New York. Thanks to our listeners, reporters, interns and everyone who made this such an enjoyable ride,” he wrote on Twitter this past week.
n John B. Cooksey is being inducted into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame, the Wyoming Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. “Awarded posthumously, Cooksey is recognized for his stellar and lengthy career as a flight instructor” and FAA- “designated flight examiner in Wyoming,” according to WYDOT. His employers included Hailair and the Wyoming Oil & Gas Commission, and he ran a Phillips 66 gas station. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/business-briefs-for-8-13-22/article_61e353d5-2d1e-5e20-9ad8-ac602ede6c1f.html | 2022-08-15T15:34:35Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/business-briefs-for-8-13-22/article_61e353d5-2d1e-5e20-9ad8-ac602ede6c1f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The annual MDA Fill the Boot Release with Rock Springs Firefighters Local 1499 fundraising evenr takes place at Square State Brewing on Friday, Aug. 19
ROCK SPRINGS -- Rock Springs Firefighters Local 1499 will be filling the boot at local bar Square State Brewing for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, muscular dystrophies are a group of muscle diseases caused by mutations in a person’s genes. Over time, muscle weakness decreases mobility, making everyday tasks difficult. There are many kinds of muscular dystrophy, each affecting specific muscle groups, with signs and symptoms appearing at different ages, and varying in severity. Muscular dystrophy can run in families, or a person can be the first in their family to have muscular dystrophy. There may be several different genetic types within each kind of muscular dystrophy, and people with the same kind of muscular dystrophy may experience different symptoms.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association and Fill the Boot have been around for over 68 years and was established in Boston.
The International Association of Fire Fighters is MDA’s largest national partnership. Firefighters hit the streets, storefronts and hold events like this every year collecting and filling the boot to help spread awareness in order to fund research for developing a cure for individuals that suffer from muscle debilitating diseases like ALS.
Rock Springs resident Mike Forrest is a firefighter and emergency medical technician. He has been involved with the Fill the Boot campaign since 2000. He has been the coordinator with RSFF Local 1499 since 2015.
“Our event is a chance to educate the public, in a more relaxed setting, on what MDA is and where the money collected is going,” said Forrest. “Holding our event with Square State Brewing allows us to involve local businesses with our cause and spread the word even farther.”
The MDA Fill the Boot Release with RSFF Local 1499 takes place at Square State Brewing, 422 S. Main St. on Friday, Aug. 19, starting at 3 p.m. Local food truck, Food for Thought will be on-site. Supporters are also invited to try their collaborated beer, the Flashpoint Pilsner. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/community-fills-the-boot-for-a-cause/article_acaf9083-352a-5d4e-9899-76126caa7e4c.html | 2022-08-15T15:34:41Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/community-fills-the-boot-for-a-cause/article_acaf9083-352a-5d4e-9899-76126caa7e4c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ROCK SPRINGS – A Rock Springs High School senior, living with cystic fibrosis, has been able to turn setbacks into new opportunities.
Alaina Kothe is organizing the inaugural Walk to End Cystic Fibrosis (CF).
Kothe was diagnosed with CF when she was only three months old.
According to Kothe, there is no cure for CF but “there are plenty of treatments.”
“I would have to change my entire genetic code to cure it,” said Kothe.
Through gene editing technology, researchers are coming closer to a cure, she revealed.
“They actually cured someone who had similar symptoms of CF. Hopefully, someday, CF will stand for ‘cure found.’”
She added, “It is a very rare disease.”
For her final project in her American Government Economics class, she had to take something she was passionate about and find a solution. Her instructor, Liz Sedey inspired her to do her presentation on CF awareness.
It was then she decided to organize Walk to End Cystic Fibrosis in Rock Springs.
Kothe explained that CF has been known as “the kiss of death” because individuals as young as 12 and 13 years old were dying.
“It runs in my family,” she shared. “My dad’s two cousins had it and one of them died from it at a very young age. The other one died a little later in life.”
She noted that “technology has gotten so much better in handling the effects CF has on one’s life.”
Kothe said that she is thankful she is healthy but she still needs to manage other symptoms such as ADHD and diabetes. She also has difficulties in digesting food.
“I have to take enzymes to digest food,” she described. “Every cold I get turns into a lung infection. I can’t fight it off. It’s hard for kids like me to gain weight. There are drugs that help with that.”
Kothe said that if two individuals have CF and they’re in the same room, they have to stay six feet apart from each other because of the exchanging of bacteria and anything else that can make them very sick.
“Cystic Fibrosis is attached to a form of diabetes that is considered ‘normal diabetes.’ I still experience those very high and low spikes. I’m being monitored very closely because of my age.”
When Kothe was 14 years old, she decided to have her medical alert tattooed on her left arm.
“I don’t regret it at all,” she expressed. “It has helped in many situations. It will always be there and that’s perfectly fine with me.”
Kothe had a seizure during a football game at the high school just two months after she received the tattoo.
“Since my mom was in panic mode to effectively communicate with first responders, the tattoo helped them take care of me.”
“A lot of people don’t really understand how chronic illnesses work and how much of an impact it has daily in our lives,” she said. “When I was little, I wasn’t gaining any weight so I was bullied. I wasn’t able to eat because my food was spit on. I needed that protein. It was hard. People didn’t realize how much I needed to eat.”
Over the years, Kothe has adapted with CF.
“Growing up, I’m realizing that taking my pills at lunch isn’t as big of a deal as I thought it was.”
Her teachers make special exceptions and accommodations in order for Kothe to stay healthy.
She said that it is very important for her to carry food since she is at high risk for low blood sugar.
“It still makes me feel a little weird to bring food to class when others aren’t allowed to but other than that, I’m a normal kid.”
Until her class presentation, many students were unaware that she has to do one-hour treatments at home.
“A lot of people still don’t know about my treatments at home.”
During her presentation, she gave other students a chance to wear an extremely heavy vest that assists her in cleaning her lungs out at home.
“There were some very interesting reactions at first and it was fun,” she giggled. “But once they found out that I do it twice a day and that I have to do that for the rest of my life, it lost its pizzazz with them and the mood went down.”
“There are days when I wish I didn’t have this but I wouldn’t be who I am today without it.”
She added, “Even if it had forced me to grow up a little sooner, I wouldn’t have traded it.”
The reason Kothe is doing this, she said, is to help the kids who aren’t as healthy as she is.
She pointed out that “there are kids in worse shape because their families can’t afford the necessary treatment.”
“They need that money,” she expressed. “They need that money for research and to give those medications out to those kids.
“This isn’t for me. This is for the ones who need it. I’m ok.”
She has a very severe case of CF but she said “it’s all about being able to take care of myself.”
“That’s the ticket to a good, healthy life and everyone deserves that.”
“If there’s anything I could change about the world, it is for everyone to be healthy and happy.”
Kothe was fortunate to partner with Great Strides, a nationwide organization that helps groups with fundraisers for CF. They sent her the materials she needed for the event.
The Walk to End Cystic Fibrosis takes place on Saturday, Sept. 10th, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. It is a 40-minute walk, beginning at Rock Springs High School, through downtown and back to the high school. Various Tiger clubs and organizations will be volunteering at the event.
There is no fee to walk but donations are appreciated. The public will have the opportunity to donate during the event’s bake sale. Bottled water will also be available for purchase. When donors contribute to the fundraiser, they will receive a piece of merchandise from the CF foundation, whether it’s a bracelet or a t-shirt.
Anyone interested in donating or volunteering may contact Kothe at kothealaina@gmail.com. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/cystic-fibrosis-local-teen-fights-for-a-cure/article_cfcf743f-6644-58ef-b46e-ff4a3605d2b2.html | 2022-08-15T15:34:54Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/cystic-fibrosis-local-teen-fights-for-a-cure/article_cfcf743f-6644-58ef-b46e-ff4a3605d2b2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SEATTLE — Harborview Medical Center reported Thursday it will temporarily accept only patients that are in urgent need of their specialized care.
The hospital said it had 560 patients in a hospital set up for 413, and that 100 of those patients are medically stable and in need of long-term, post-acute care, but have not yet been able to be transferred.
Hospitals statewide warned about this problem in July. Hospital leaders said it persists today.
Hospitals provide acute care - treatment for an emergent need such as a heart attack. Other facilities provide post-acute care, such as rehabilitation, or services such as memory care.
The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) said many patients are waiting in hospitals to try to get that care, but face major delays.
"It's really, really challenging to find a placement in a nursing home or an adult family home right now and there's several reasons for that," WSHA CEO Cassie Sauer said. "One is that nursing homes just aren't paid enough to take care of really complex patients and, especially with the wage pressures we're experiencing from our really tight employment economy right now, it's really hard to hire people to work there."
LeadingAge Washington, which advocates for not-for-profit and mission-driven senior care and housing organizations, said current Medicaid rates make it difficult for long-term care providers to pay direct care workers livable wages.
"Our [certified nursing assistants] in both assisted living and skilled nursing facilities' average pay has been between $16-$18 per hour, some of the lowest wages in health care," a spokesperson wrote. "Our direct care workers hold some of the most important jobs in healthcare, taking care of our state's older adults, and their value needs to be reflected in their pay and how we perceive this profession, and we will not rebuild our workforce until those issues are addressed."
The group said hospitals have always been one of their largest sources for patient referrals for long-term care and it is their mission to provide care and services for older adults who need placement and no longer need to be in hospitals, but the current workforce shortage is inhibiting them from admitting more patients.
"Some national studies have Washington as one of the top states for staffing shortages, with an estimated turnover of almost 40% for some positions, leaving long-term care providers unable to safely meet the needs of patients needing to be discharged from the hospital," a spokesperson wrote. "Our staffing shortage started long before COVID due to chronic Medicaid underfunding but has gotten exponentially worse during this pandemic because staff are exhausted, retiring, and finding employment elsewhere, and we are losing competent and caring staff."
WSHA also has concerns surrounding the state's interpretation of guardianship laws, and the time it takes for a loved one to get the ability to make decisions about long-term care in a case where a patient is not in a position to decide on their own. WSHA said some of its hospitals have reported that these issues make transfers take longer even when a bed is available.
"This is an issue that should worry every Washingtonian right now," Sauer said. "If we can't get people out of hospitals, if you need a hospital bed, you may not be able to get one."
WSHA is advocating for increased funding for long-term care facilities and reinterpretation of or new legislation surrounding guardianship laws.
Meanwhile, Governor Jay Inslee's office said agencies are continuing to work with hospitals and are in regular communication with them -- Harborview in particular -- to try and find community placement.
The office outlined some of its strategies in a letter to WSHA. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/long-term-care-availability-crowding-hospitals/281-a987d2b7-f5a3-494e-b7c9-464ab8f6d1df | 2022-08-15T15:34:57Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/long-term-care-availability-crowding-hospitals/281-a987d2b7-f5a3-494e-b7c9-464ab8f6d1df | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WHITE CENTER, Wash. — Hundreds of people lined up at a White Center bar Sunday as part of a free King County Monkeypox community vaccination event for people who are considered at high risk to contract the virus.
"As a business owner, if you have a way to give back to your community, who already gives so much to you it's very important for you to step up and do it," said Nathan Adams, the owner of Lumber Yard Bar located in White Center.
Adams partnered with Public Health Seattle & King County Health, who asked to use his business to host a Monkeypox community vaccination event.
"If I had a chance to do that during COVID, I would've done it because it was that important then, this is just as important," said Adams.
Hundreds of people lined up to get the vaccine during Sunday’s event, which delivered about 400 doses, for those considered high at risk.
"The majority of our cases of Monkeypox infection have been with men who have sex with men,” said Ben Meana with Public Health Seattle & King County. “So, these are folks in the gay, bisexual community, the queer community and also the trans community."
The county estimates about 40,000 people are considered at high risk. As of August 12th, there had been 224 cases within King County. County officials said they've received about 9,000 vaccines and plan to receive more soon, and eventually hope they'll have enough to give people their second dose.
"One does offer some level of protection, but if you're looking for that experimental value of 85%, that is for those two doses," said Meana.
In the meantime, the county plans on hosting other community vaccination events in the coming weeks.
"If they need to reach out to me about doing this again, I would be more than happy to find a way to do it,” said Adams. “It's all about being a part of the neighborhood you're in and being a part of that community." | https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/monkeypox/white-center-bar-partners-king-county-host-monkeypox-vaccination-event/281-e37a6a08-b3d2-4863-bcee-d009152424d6 | 2022-08-15T15:35:09Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/health/monkeypox/white-center-bar-partners-king-county-host-monkeypox-vaccination-event/281-e37a6a08-b3d2-4863-bcee-d009152424d6 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — The wildlife crossing along I-90 has seen some major traffic this summer.
“It's really great to see wildlife using it. We've captured different varieties of wildlife, including bobcats, coyotes, elk and deer,” said Meagan Lott, Communications Manager for Washington Department of Transportation.
WSDOT Snoqualmie Pass released a new video this week showing a herd of 55 elk, a rare sighting of a black bear using the crossing and a nursing elk calf.
“We're essentially trying to make safe passage for wildlife from the coast to the BC Rockies,” said Andrea Wolf-Buck, Communications Director for Conservation Northwest.
Conservation Northwest has been working with WSDOT for years on wildlife connectivity, and said I-90 is a huge barrier.
“So much work goes in at the front end and then you see those videos that WSDOT just showed and it shows how important it is to invest in these projects,” said Wolf-Buck.
Even more will soon be coming as part of WSDOT’s nearly $1 billion, 15-mile improvement project on I-90 between Hyak and Easton.
A second overcrossing is planned near Easton, plus an undercrossing along Hudson Creek.
“These wildlife crossings have been strategically placed in areas where we know there are natural migration patterns,” said Lott.
Those are expected to be done in the next two years, plus 15 more wildlife structures.
These crossings are put in place after hundreds of car crashes involving wildlife.
“If you're going 70 miles an hour and you hit a deer. It's not, it's not gonna end well,” said Lott.
The state recently invested more money into a similar project along Highway 97, that Wolf-Buck said has reduced collisions by 91% since August 2020.
Conservation Northwest is hoping for more state and federal funding.
“We have big dreams for the I-5 corridor. If you've ever driven through Olympia to the coast, you see all these beautiful trees and imagine wildlife trying to cross over those highways,” said Wolf-Buck.
WSDOT has seen 4,000 types of wildlife with its thermal cameras since monitoring the first crossing put in place in 2015.
Wolf-buck said investing in wildlife connectivity now is crucial as animals are now navigating a changing climate.
“Their habitat changes as climate changes and they need to be able to move to the area that best suits what they need,” said Wolf-Buck. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/new-wsdot-video-shows-benefits-wildlife-crossings-more-coming-washington/281-283ea046-70c6-49bb-b6d6-41b310af12d9 | 2022-08-15T15:35:15Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/new-wsdot-video-shows-benefits-wildlife-crossings-more-coming-washington/281-283ea046-70c6-49bb-b6d6-41b310af12d9 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — The weapon used in the movie set shooting of "Rust" could not have been fired without pulling the trigger, according to ABC News.
FBI testing of the gun showed the .45 Colt caliber F.lli Pietta revolver could not have been fired without the pull of the trigger, the forensics report obtained by ABC News revealed.
In October, a live round of ammunition killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza during rehearsal for the Western film "Rust," which took place a on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The report is part of an investigation into the film set shooting.
Actor Alec Baldwin told investigators that when the gun fired, he was unaware that the cinematographer would die and was shocked to learn that he was holding a loaded gun with ammunition. Baldwin, who also was a producer of the Western film, had said the gun should have been empty for a rehearsal with no filming.
Baldwin told ABC News in December that he never pulled the trigger of the gun. Baldwin's attorney told CNN on Sunday that the FBI forensics report was being "misconstrued," according to CNN.
"The gun fired in testing only one time -- without having to pull the trigger -- when the hammer was pulled back and the gun broke in two different places," attorney Luke Nikas said in an email as reported by CNN. "The FBI was unable to fire the gun in any prior test, even when pulling the trigger, because it was in such poor condition."
In April, New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau delivered a scathing narrative of safety failures in violation of standard industry protocols. It included testimony that production managers took limited or no action to address two previous misfires on the set, complaints from crew members that went unheeded, and reports that weapons specialists were not allowed to make decisions about additional safety training.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/fbi-forensics-report-rust-movie-set-shooting/507-f7132fbb-ace1-42f1-b437-439800bddf30 | 2022-08-15T15:35:21Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/fbi-forensics-report-rust-movie-set-shooting/507-f7132fbb-ace1-42f1-b437-439800bddf30 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BEND, Ore. — St. Charles Health System in Central Oregon accidentally overpaid thousands of employees a total of $2 million and is demanding employees pay that money back.
Employees were told Thursday of the total amounts allegedly owed, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
Scott Palmer of the Oregon Nurses Association said the amounts range from less than $100 to as much as $3,000. St. Charles leadership said in a written statement that the average amount owed is $780, and that many employees have already signed forms agreeing to repay the money.
More than 2,300 employees owe some money to St. Charles, a spokeswoman told The Bulletin.
The overpayment issues began in November when hackers launched a ransomware attack on Ultimate Kronos Group, a technology company that runs St. Charles’ payroll system. Many businesses across the U.S. that use the system were unable to access timecard data.
From late November until January, the hospital paid employees based on hours they reported during that time, a spokesperson said.
Palmer said the nurses association plans to issue a cease and desist letter to St. Charles demanding it halt the repayment process and saying it could be illegal. He said in one case, a nurse was notified about an amount allegedly owed with a sticky note.
“This is just yet another way in which nurses and frontline health care providers and staff are being burdened,” Palmer said, noting years of enduring the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said members of the nurses association have received little evidence that the hospital system overpaid employees.
“(St. Charles is) just asserting that this money is owed with no documented support, at least none that we can tell from our members,” he said.
St. Charles representatives declined requests form Oregon Public Broadcasting for an interview.
“While we recognize this is an inconvenience for our employees, we’ve communicated from the beginning that this is a step we’d eventually need to take,” spokesperson Lisa Goodman wrote in a statement.
She also wrote that St. Charles has been paying back employees whom the hospital underpaid as a result of the hack. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/state/oregon-hospital-overpaid-employees-2-million/283-53130cba-7be0-4c7e-b6d1-591cf2e114dd | 2022-08-15T15:35:34Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/state/oregon-hospital-overpaid-employees-2-million/283-53130cba-7be0-4c7e-b6d1-591cf2e114dd | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche, the Emmy-winning film and television actor whose dramatic Hollywood rise in the 1990s and accomplished career contrasted with personal chapters of turmoil, died of injuries from a fiery car crash. She was 53.
Heche was “peacefully taken off life support," spokeswoman Holly Baird said in a statement Sunday night.
Heche had been on life support at a Los Angeles burn center after suffering a “severe anoxic brain injury,” caused by a lack of oxygen, when her car crashed into a home Aug. 5, according to a statement released Thursday by a representative on behalf of her family and friends.
She was declared brain-dead Friday, but was kept on life support in case her organs could be donated, an assessment that took nine days. In the U.S., most organ transplants are done after such a determination.
A native of Ohio whose family moved around the country, Heche endured an abusive and tragic childhood, one that helped push her into acting as a way of escaping her own life. She showed enough early promise to be offered professional work in high school and first came to prominence on the NBC soap opera “Another World” from 1987 to 1991, winning a Daytime Emmy Award for the role of twins Marley and Vicky Hudson, who on the show sustained injuries that anticipated Heche’s: Vicky falls into a coma for months after a car crash.
By the late 1990s Heche was one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, a constant on magazine covers and in big-budget films. In 1997 alone, she played opposite Johnny Depp as his wife in “Donnie Brasco” and Tommy Lee Jones in “Volcano” and was part of the ensemble cast in the original “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
The following year, she starred with Ford in “Six Days, Seven Nights” and appeared with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix in “Return to Paradise.” She also played one of cinema’s most famous murder victims, Marion Crane of “Psycho,” in Gus Van Sant’s remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic, and co-starred in the indie favorite “Walking and Talking.”
Around the same time, her personal life led to even greater fame, and both personal and professional upheaval. She met Ellen DeGeneres at a the 1997 Vanity Fair Oscar party, fell in love and began a 3-year relationship that made one of Hollywood’s first openly gay couples. But Heche later said her career was damaged by an industry wary of casting her in leading roles. She would remember advisers opposing her decision to have DeGeneres accompany her to the premiere of “Volcano.”
“We were tapped on the shoulder, put into her limo in the third act and told that we couldn’t have pictures of us taken at the press junket,” Heche said in 2018 on the podcast Irish Goodbye.
After she and DeGeneres parted, Heche had a public breakdown and would speak candidly of her mental health struggles.
Heche’s delicately elfin look belied her strength on screen. When she won the National Board of Review’s 1997 best supporting actress award, the board cited the one-two punch of “Donnie Brasco” and the political satire “Wag the Dog,” in which Heche portrayed a cynical White House aide and held her own against film great Robert De Niro.
Heche also called effectively on her apparent fragility. In 2002 she starred on Broadway in the play “Proof” as a woman fearful of losing her sanity just like her father, a brilliant mathematics professor. An Associated Press review praised her “touching performance, vulnerable yet funny, particularly when Catherine mocks the suspicions about her mental stability.”
In the fall of 2000, soon after her break-up with DeGeneres, Heche was hospitalized after knocking on the door of a stranger in a rural area near Fresno, California. Authorities said she had appeared shaken and disoriented and spoke incoherently to the residents.
In a memoir released the following year, “Call Me Crazy,” Heche talked about her lifelong battles. During a 2001 interview with TV journalist Barbara Walters, Heche recounted in painful detail alleged sexual abuse by her father, Donald Heche, who professed to be devoutly religious and died in 1983 from complications of AIDS. Heche described her suffering as so extreme she developed a separate personality and imagined herself descended from another planet.
In the final days of his life, Heche said, she learned he was secretly gay and that she believed his inability to live honestly fueled his anger and hurtful behavior. Not long after her father died, her brother Nathan — one of her four siblings — was killed in a car crash.
“I’m not crazy. But it’s a crazy life. I was raised in a crazy family and it took 31 years to get the crazy out of me,” Heche told Walters. In an effort to escape the past, “I drank. I smoked. I did drugs. I had sex with people. I did anything I could to get the shame out of my life.”
Heche dated Steve Martin in the 1990s, and is widely believed to have inspired the childlike, but ambitious aspiring actor played by Heather Graham in his Hollywood spoof “Bowfinger.” She later had a son with camera operator Coleman Laffoon, to whom she was married from 2001 to 2009. She had another son during a relationship with actor James Tupper, her co-star on the TV series “Men In Trees.”
Heche worked consistently in smaller films, on Broadway and on TV shows in the past two decades. She recently had recurring roles on the network series “Chicago P.D.” and “All Rise,” and in 2020 was a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/anne-heche-dies-of-crash-injuries-after-life-support-removed/article_6f4758de-1c98-11ed-a59c-2f372a4b26ae.html | 2022-08-15T15:39:58Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/anne-heche-dies-of-crash-injuries-after-life-support-removed/article_6f4758de-1c98-11ed-a59c-2f372a4b26ae.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brad Pitt action film “Bullet Train” led all movies in ticket sales for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, while a quiet spell in theaters and incredible staying power allowed “Top Gun: Maverick” to rocket back into third place in its 12th week of release.
After launching the previous weekend with about $30 million at the box office, “Bullet Train” pulled in $13.4 million in its second go-around. David Leitch's assassin-crowded film, made for $90 million, has grossed $54.4 million in two weeks for Sony Pictures. Globally, “Bullet Train” has grossed $114.5 million.
Three new films went into wide release but none cracked the top five films. The slowdown — an expected but still acute late-summer downturn in big releases — gave plenty of airspace for the year's biggest movie, “Maverick,” to make another fly-by in theaters.
Nearly three months after opening in May, Paramount Pictures put the “Top Gun” sequel back on a number of large-format screens and increased its theater count from 2,760 to 3,181. It came away with $7.2 million, bringing its cumulative total to $673.8 million. Paramount's biggest smash ever, “Maverick” sits at seventh all-time in domestic box office, not accounting for inflation, right above “Titanic" and just below “Avengers: Infinity War."
The uncommonly long run for “Top Gun: Maverick” is even rarer at a time when studios have shrunk theatrical windows, typically sending movies to streaming services after about 45 days in theaters.
“Top Gun: Maverick” was very narrowly edged for second place by Warner Bros.' “DC League of Super-Pets.” Warner Bros. estimated Sunday that its animated movie took in $7.17 million in its third week of release, just a nose above the $7.15 million for “Maverick." Final figures Monday should break the near-tie.
But while “Top Gun: Maverick” has been a boon to theaters recovering from the pandemic, the thinly scheduled dog days of August — and potentially a chunk of September — will pose a test to the industry. This weekend, the biggest new film in nationwide theaters was A24's “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” a Gen Z horror comedy that expanded to 1,269 locations after last week's opening in limited release. It came in eighth with $3.3 million.
Lionsgate's “The Fall,” about two friends stranded atop a 2,000-foot radio tower, debuted with $2.5 million. Diane Keaton’s body-swap comedy “Mack & Rita" opened with just $1 million in ticket sales for Gravitas Ventures.
In overall sales it was the lowest ticket-selling weekend of the summer. With few new wide releases on tap — including two Idris Elba titles: the safari thriller “Beast” (Aug. 19) and George Miller's “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (Aug. 26) — moviegoing is likely to slow further in the coming weeks.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, though he justified the stabbing in remarks that represented the Islamic Republic's first public comments on the attack.
The comments by Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, came more than two days after the attack on Rushdie in New York. The writer has now been taken off a ventilator and is “on the road to recovery,” according to his agent.
However, Iran has denied carrying out other operations abroad targeting dissidents in the years since the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, despite prosecutors and Western governments attributing such attacks back to Tehran. And while Iran hasn't focused on the writer in recent years, a decades-old fatwa demanding his killing still stands.
“Regarding the attack against Salman Rushdie in America, we don’t consider anyone deserving reproach, blame or even condemnation, except for (Rushdie) himself and his supporters,” Kanaani said.
“In this regard, no one can blame the Islamic Republic of Iran," he added. “We believe that the insults made and the support he received was an insult against followers of all religions.”
Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. He suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, his agent Andrew Wylie said. Rushdie was likely to lose the injured eye.
His assailant, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the attack through his lawyer.
Rushdie has for more than 30 years faced death threats for “The Satanic Verses.” Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa, or Islamic edict, demanding his death. A semiofficial Iranian foundation had put up a bounty of over $3 million for the author, though it has yet to offer any comment on the attack.
Police in New York have offered no motive yet for the attack, though District Attorney Jason Schmidt alluded to the bounty on Rushdie in arguing against bail during a hearing Saturday.
“Even if this court were to set a million dollars bail, we stand a risk that bail could be met,” Schmidt said.
Matar was born in the United States to parents who emigrated from Yaroun in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border, according to the village's mayor. Flags of the Iranian-backed Shiite militant group Hezbollah, along with portraits of Hezbollah and Iranian leaders, hang across the village. Israel also has bombarded Hezbollah positions near there in the past.
In Yaroun, village records show Matar holds Lebanese citizenship and is identified as a Shiite, an official there said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of security concerns, said Matar’s father still lives there but has been in seclusion since the attack.
In his remarks Monday, Kanaani added that Iran did not "have any other information more than what the American media has reported.” He also implied that Rushdie brought the attack on himself.
“Salman Rushdie exposed himself to popular anger and fury through insulting the sacredness of Islam and crossing the red lines of over 1.5 billion Muslims and also red lines of followers of all divine religions,” Kanaani said.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, while not directly blaming Tehran for the attack on Rushdie, made a point to mention Iran in a statement early Monday praising the writer's efforts in supporting freedom of expression and religion.
“Iranian state institutions have incited violence against Rushdie for generations, and state-affiliated media recently gloated about the attempt on his life,” Blinken said. “This is despicable.”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned the attack on Rushdie at a lecture Sunday, saying that “a man with a knife cannot silence a man with a pen.”
Khomeini, in poor health in the last year of his life after the grinding, stalemated 1980s Iran-Iraq war had decimated the country’s economy, issued the fatwa on Rushdie in 1989. The Islamic edict came amid a violent uproar in the Muslim world over the novel, which some viewed as blasphemously making suggestions about the Prophet Muhammad’s life.
While fatwas can be revised or revoked, Iran’s current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — who took over after Khomeini — has never done so. As recently as February 2017, Khamenei said: “The decree is as Imam Khomeini issued.”
Since 1979, Iran has targeted dissidents abroad in attacks. Tensions with the West — particularly the United States — have spiked since then-President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled America out of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.
A Trump-ordered drone strike killed a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard general in 2020, further fueling those tensions.
Last week, the U.S. charged a Guard member in absentia for allegedly plotting to kill one-time Trump adviser and Iran hawk John Bolton. Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and an aide are under 24-hour security over alleged threats from Iran.
Meanwhile, U.S. prosecutors say Iran tried to kidnap in 2021 an Iranian opposition activist and writer living in New York. In recent days, a man with an assault rifle was arrested near her home.
Other denials from the Foreign Ministry have included Tehran's transfer of weapons to Yemen's Houthi rebels amid that country's long civil war. Independent experts, Western nations and U.N. experts have traced weapon components back to Iran. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/iran-denies-involvement-but-justifies-salman-rushdie-attack/article_f372e8fe-1c97-11ed-8295-0bfcdaa21f42.html | 2022-08-15T15:40:06Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/iran-denies-involvement-but-justifies-salman-rushdie-attack/article_f372e8fe-1c97-11ed-8295-0bfcdaa21f42.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hi Residents, and visitors,
I'm Climate Master John Fischer here with KLCC's Living Less Unsustainably.
Being nice to your guests, friends, and family is important. But often, nice guys finish last when it comes to the environment.
My wife and I work hard to reduce consumption and waste when visitors are staying with us, but still assure that our guests feel comfortable, and not too burdened by the reduce, reuse, recycle mentality that pervades our household. If we're too accommodating when company comes, food gets wasted, recyclable containers get tossed, and more gasoline than necessary gets burned. If I'm too aggressive, only I can really relax.
Many of our visitors are intrigued, confused, or annoyed by our once a month 32 gallon garbage pick-up. It's an educational opportunity for those who are interested about what to buy, or not buy, and how to throw out what can't be reduced, reused, or recycled in a way that it doesn't stink after 30 days in the can. I'll save you the experimentation - even the trash should be clean and dry. People from other states or countries are especially likely not to know what can and cannot be recycled here.
Of course it's not just guests who fall off the sustainability wagon when they are away from home. I have friends who would never throw away a newspaper at home, but while on a trip, their trash is half full of things that are easily recycled. The earth never gets a vacation from us - if it can't be recycled on your trip, bring it home where it can be.
Having people from other places in your home provides a great opportunity to exchange ideas about sustainability and recycling. We can all use more information and ideas.
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Soon, Yakima youths might not have to pay to use Yakima Transit.
The city is looking at opting into a state program that replaces lost youth revenues for transit agencies that provide fare-free service to individuals ages 18 and younger. The program is funded by the Move Ahead Washington transportation package passed by the Legislature this year.
Public Works Director Scott Schafer said approval by the Yakima City Council is the final step needed to adopt the program. The council will consider updating Yakima Transit rates and fares to reflect the change at its meeting Tuesday.
If approved, those 18 and younger will be able to ride the fixed route bus service, the Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter and Dial-A-Ride paratransit service for free beginning Oct. 1.
Eligible riders would have to show their Yakima Transit Youth Card, which can be obtained for free at the Yakima Transit Center (South Fourth and Walnut streets) or at Public Works (2301 Fruitvale Blvd.). Riders would also be able to show a current school photo ID, valid government ID or birth certificate to receive free fare.
According to materials in the council agenda packet, youth fares account for about 27% of Yakima Transit’s fare revenues and about 3% of total revenues.
Schafer estimated the state program would provide about $240,000 for the city, equal to or greater than revenues lost by the change.
Also at the council meeting Tuesday:
• The Code Administration Division will update the council on vacant buildings that are fire damaged, condemned or dangerous.
According to a memo included in the council agenda packet, 16 of the 28 identified properties have complied with requests to repair or demolish the structures.
The code division sent 21 notices to property owners during the second quarter of 2022.
• The council will consider signing a letter welcoming and recognizing the importance of refugees to the U.S.
The Refugee Advocacy Lab and partners are authoring a nonpartisan letter to President Joe Biden, requesting he rebuild and resource a refugee resettlement program in 2023.
State and local elected leaders can sign on to the letter ahead of an Aug. 29 deadline.
• The council will also discuss the city manager review process.
People can comment during the meeting by visiting bit.ly/YHRcomment and filling out the comment request form. People also can email ccouncil2@yakimawa.gov or call 509-575-6060.
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ACKLEY - John (Jack) Wessels, 84, of Ackley, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at his home in Ackley. Funeral services were on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church with visitation following. Sietsema Funeral Home is caring for Jack and his family.
John (Jack) F. Wessels was born June 26, 1938, to Roy and Dorothy (Horner) Wessels. Jack attended Sacred Heart Catholic School until the eighth grade and graduated in 1956 from Ackley High School. Immediately following graduation, Jack joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed on the USS Kearsarge and proudly served his country for three years.
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Susan Waters, vice president of sales and marketing at Plastic Recycling of Iowa Falls points out how some machinery works to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley last Friday.
Adm. Michael Franken and incumbent U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley expressed vastly different opinions about the FBI during visits to Iowa Falls on Friday.
Controversy broke out on Monday after Trump's Mar-a-Lago property in Florida was raided by FBI agents looking for classified documents that Trump had allegedly taken illegally from Washington D.C. In the aftermath, some conservatives have questioned the validity of the raid and whether or not it was politically motivated.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Citing the “affordability crisis” in Providence, mayoral candidate Gonzalo Cuervo announced a new housing plan Monday that calls for a 4% cap on rent increases for most apartments in the city.
The rent stabilization plan would exempt newer units constructed in the past 15 years from the 4% cap on rent increases.
Cuervo announced support for the proposal at an event Monday morning alongside representatives of Reclaim Rhode Island, a progressive advocacy group that also endorsed Cuervo’s candidacy at the event.
The plan, crafted by Reclaim RI, lays out a series of other initiatives to tackle the housing crisis, including establishing a “public developer” that would “create sustainable, affordable mixed-income housing,” an eviction program that would require mediation between the tenant and landlord, and zoning changes to allow more density in neighborhoods that currently limit multifamily buildings.
Cuervo said rent stabilization, sometimes known as rent control, would require a city ordinance and might require enabling legislation by the General Assembly.
The strongest opposition is likely to come from developers and landlords, who argue ballooning costs, including increased property taxes, require charging more in rent.
Cuervo said the 15-year exemption for newer units in the plan is so that developers won’t be disincentivized to build.
“I own rental property myself,” Cuervo said, standing in front of a blighted property in Lower South Providence. “Rents have gone up at an obscene level compared to the increase in property taxes. Apartments in this neighborhood that were $900 eight months ago are $1,500 today. That does not respond to property tax increases.”
Cuervo is running against City Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune and former City Hall official Brett Smiley in the Sept. 13 primary for mayor. No Republicans or independents filed for mayor, so the Democratic primary winner is all but certain to take over the job in January.
LaFortune has also said affordable housing is one of her top priorities, recently citing her own experience with homelessness in Florida when she was younger and pregnant.
Her “first 100 days” plan released last month does not mention a specific rent stabilization plan, but calls for increasing housing stock, reassessing zoning and other measures, “all with the goal of getting the cost of living in Providence under control and making it more accessible to live here.”
Smiley has also called for solving the affordable housing crisis, but opposes rent control. Campaign spokesperson Emily Crowell said Smiley supports an “aggressive increase in low and moderate-income housing throughout the city.”
“However, rent control has proven to be ineffective in other cities – there are too many people left out, landlords stop properly maintaining buildings and it does nothing to control costs or the tax burden on property owners,” Crowell said. “In Providence, many landlords are local, long-term residents.”
Steph Machado (smachado@wpri.com) is a Target 12 investigative reporter covering Providence, politics and more for 12 News. Connect with her on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Thao, Kueng say they rejected plea deal in Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge Monday that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year prison sentences, setting the stage for trial in October.
Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. They and Thomas Lane were working with Derek Chauvin when he pinned Floyd’s neck with his knee for more than nine minutes as the 46-year-old Black man said he couldn’t breathe and eventually grew still.
The killing, captured in bystander video, sparked protests worldwide and a reckoning on racial injustice. Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of second-degree murder last year and sentenced to 22 1/2 years on the state charge.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill had set a limited window for accepting a plea deal ahead of trial, and Monday’s brief hearing served to formalize the ex-officers’ rejections of the state’s offers.
“It would be lying for me to accept any plea offer,” said Thou, who held back concerned bystanders as Chauvin pinned Floyd.
Thao, Kueng and Lane were convicted in federal court in February of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Lane, who held Floyd’s legs and twice asked if he should be turned on his side, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years. Thao was sentenced to 3 1/2 years. Kueng, who pinned Floyd’s back, was sentenced to 3 years.
Assistant Attorney General Matt Frank said plea negotiations began in earnest in May and continued into June. The offers would have dropped the charge of aiding and abetting murder, and the officers’ state time would have run concurrently with the federal sentences.
The trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 24, with opening statements Nov. 7.
Lane avoided a state trial by pleading guilty in May to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in a deal that calls for a three-year sentence. His sentencing is Sept. 21.
Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years on the federal civil rights charge. He remains in the state’s maximum security prison at Oak Park Heights pending his transfer to federal prison. The other three remain free on bail.
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Associated Press writer Amy Forliti contributed to this story.
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Putin critic Alexei Navalny says he's in solitary confinement
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Monday he has been placed in solitary confinement in the Russian prison where he's being held.
Driving the news: One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's sharpest critics, Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison on counts of fraud and contempt of court back in March.
- The sentence came on top of a 2.5 year sentence he was already serving for violating parole after fleeing to Germany to recover from a poisoning attempt by Russia's security forces in 2020.
- In June he was abruptly transferred to high-security penal colony about 155 miles east of Moscow where conditions are known to be worse than in other prisons.
The big picture: In an extended Twitter thread, Navalny explained that he had been rallying and organizing prisoners to advocate for their rights being respected and for better conditions.
- "The Kremlin wants to see its Gulag composed of silent slaves. But here I am, rallying people and demanding that some laws be obeyed, instead of begging for pardon," he wrote in one tweet.
- Navalny said he was subsequently summoned before the prison's commission and accused of "regularly unbuttoning the top button of my prison robe" and that this "characterizes me as an unrepentant, incorrigible villain."
- "That is why the decision was made to place me in the special housing unit."
- Navalny described his new holding cell as a "2.5x3 meter concrete kennel" that was "very hot" with "almost no air." Those in solitary confinement receive "no visits, no letters, no parcels," he added.
What they're saying: "I must admit, it's quite ironic. Oh, you got the prison workers to get the wooden stools replaced with chairs with backs? Well, then you'll be sitting on an iron bench yourself, haha," he added in one tweet.
- "It’s only 3 days so far, but in the middle of September I have a visit from my relatives, which I am supposed to have once every 4 months. No visits are allowed to those in the SHU, so they say that unless I 'reconsider my attitude', it will become my permanent residence," he added, referring to the solitary confinement quarters. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/alexei-navalny-solitary-confinement-russia | 2022-08-15T16:00:39Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/alexei-navalny-solitary-confinement-russia | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Few cancer centers have price transparency
Less than a third of the 63 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in the U.S. are fully complying with federal price transparency rules, according to an analysis in JAMA Surgery.
Why it matters: Cancer treatment can be particularly costly, leading some patients to face crippling debt and even bankruptcy in their bid to find a cure.
The details: A federal rule that took effect Jan. 1, 2021 required hospitals to disclose five types of standard charges for all services in an accessible file, and have a consumer-friendly display for at least 300 shoppable services.
- By August 2021, 42 of the 63 cancer hospitals (about two-thirds) provided some information on negotiated rates, the analysis found.
- Only 20 of the 63 hospitals were fully compliant.
What they're saying: "What is less easy to convey in a quantitative fashion is how cumbersome most websites or files were to navigate," the authors from the University of California, Los Angeles' medical school wrote.
Be smart: This analysis was conducted not long after the law went into effect. The authors acknowledge compliance will likely improve over time.
- But it's consistent with previous findings that U.S. hospitals have been slow to comply and need increased scrutiny, they say. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/cancer-centers-price-transparency | 2022-08-15T16:00:44Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/15/cancer-centers-price-transparency | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Climate bill opens spigot on tax-equity finance
America's solar and wind energy sector has relied for years on a relatively obscure form of investment called tax equity finance. Thanks to the climate bill, which President Biden is expected to sign this week, the small universe of investors who play in the tax equity space should be getting bigger.
Why it matters: The bill's tax equity tweak opens the funding spigot further to U.S. renewable energy projects, especially smaller ones that have historically struggled to raise capital.
How it works: Tax-equity investors provide upfront cash, and are repaid with a project's tax credits. Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are among the financial firms that have done these deals, along with big corporate investors such as Google, Facebook and Starbucks.
- The climate bill includes a provision that is meant to broaden the appeal of the tax equity scheme to smaller investors.
Catch up fast: Solar and wind developers often can't take full advantage of the lucrative investment tax credit and production tax credit.
- As a result, developers assign their credits to tax-equity investors. So far, mostly larger projects have used the vehicle.
What's happening: Congress previously put a key restriction on the credits — they could only be assigned to a project "owner," aka, an entity that is also an investor in the underlying solar or wind farm.
- That curtailed the pool of investors to big players (BofA, JPM, Google) not only willing to invest in hard assets, but also with the capital and know-how to navigate complex tax transactions.
- The climate bill eliminates that ownership requirement.
- Now, if I'm a smaller player, I can provide capital through the credits without the obligation of being a project investor as well.
Bottom line: The move should open up these credits to smaller investors. Whether they take the bait remains to be seen. | https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/08/15/inflation-reduction-tax-equity-climate-renewable | 2022-08-15T16:00:59Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/08/15/inflation-reduction-tax-equity-climate-renewable | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TerraPower raises $750M for advanced nuclear
TerraPower, the nuclear energy developer founded by Bill Gates, closed a $750 million equity raise, the company said Monday.
Why it matters: TerraPower is among the handful of companies racing to build a small modular reactor and other nuclear technologies, including "nuclear medicine."
The details: Bill Gates co-led the round, along with the South Korean holding company SK Inc. and its sister company, SK Innovation, an energy conglomerate.
- The SK companies invested $250 million, TerraPower said. The two are part of SK Group, among South Korea's largest energy companies.
Zoom out: TerraPower is building a $4 billion, 345-MW demonstration reactor at a former coal-fired power station in Wyoming.
- Other U.S. companies pursuing small modular reactors, or SMRs: NuScale, Holtec and GE Hitachi.
Catch up fast: SMRs typically generate up to around 300 MW, about a third of the electricity of a traditional nuclear plant.
- They're small enough to be assembled in a factory and then transported.
- And they're seen as posing fewer safety risks and producing less waste. | https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/08/15/terrapower-bill-gates-750m-nuclear-sk-group | 2022-08-15T16:01:05Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/08/15/terrapower-bill-gates-750m-nuclear-sk-group | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For the past two years, I’ve been putting off visiting Hiroshima, purely because of its grave history. Finally making the journey, however, has made me realise that a place isn’t defined by its past, rather, what it stands for today.
If like me you were brought up on British sitcoms like Monty Python and Faulty Towers, the line “Don’t talk about the war” will probably start a bubbling rise of uncontrollable sniggering. But in all seriousness, as a Brit with Czech ancestry who’s lived half their life in Australia (all three countries either antagonists or victims of evil), not talking about the war is pretty much the done thing. The Second World War, like all wars, was a time of huge upheaval, chaos, senseless murder and atrocities committed by many. Whilst the past should absolutely not be forgotten and those pivotal in past evils not be forgiven, today we should try and focus on the positives.
During my recent four-day trip to Hiroshima, I had seven cars lined up to shoot and a trip to the Mazda Museum booked. But before I show you around the museum, let’s first take a little look at the city itself.
After a four-hour, 300km/h+ Shinkansen journey and a very hot and sweaty walk to my hotel, the first thing I did in Hiroshima was pay a visit to the Atomic Bomb Dome Peace Memorial, right in the heart of the city.
It was a few degrees warmer than Kanagawa and the humidity was palpable.
Walking around, it was much like any other Japanese city: full of great places to eat, with little bars tucked away everywhere and a balanced mix of new and old.
Until of course you notice, there aren’t any really old buildings. Not like Kyoto and Tokyo or any other city not obliterated by an atomic blast.
Trams trundle through the broad streets, themselves a constant reminder of the extensive, modern city planning which took place when the city was rebuilt.
Across the road from the dome is Orizuru Tower, a mixed-use building with an observation deck at the top. If you didn’t know any better, you might just enjoy the view and buy a coffee or souvenir, but on this site once stood the central Hiroshima Mazda dealership.
From here, we begin to understand how integral the Mazda brand has been to Hiroshima’s post WWII.
The structure is one of a handful of buildings across Hiroshima’s 10km-square blast zone which remained partly standing after the bomb went off just 490ft above the dome itself on August 6, 1945. At the time of the blast, the grand building was used as a product exhibition hall to promote local art, as well as to showcase local industry and technology. It was actually designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel, a fact that made my mum very proud when I told her about it.
Today, the area beneath ground zero is covered in beautiful parks and monuments. The city is intersected by six river estuaries, which means you’re always in earshot of the soothing sounds of water flowing out to sea. It’s a place to give thanks for the peace we have, and to pray for the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in the Pacific War.
There is a definite sense of calm walking along the rivers and through the parks, and little cafés dot the river banks alongside plaques which show how things looked immediately after the blast. It’s difficult to comprehend how an entire city was flattened in a matter of seconds.
A few weeks later, I’m still coming to grips with the events of those troubled times and the repercussions still felt today. It really was quite upsetting.
The devastation of war left Hiroshima, and Japan as a whole, in literal and economic ruin. But as you can see, the people of Hiroshima soon rebuilt their city with the help of the Japanese government and a small motorcycle manufacturer named Toyo Kogyo.
That little bike company would eventually become Mazda.
MazdaAfter a solemn yet inspiring first day in Hiroshima, I was looking forward to a private media tour of the Mazda Museum. I was excited to see the origins of a brand that today has a dedicated fanbase all over the world.
I also wanted to see how the Mazda name and the company’s founding father, Jujiro Matsuda, was connected to the history of Hiroshima.
As it turns out, the day of the bombing was also Matsuda-san’s 70th birthday. Being a special day, naturally Matsuda-san wanted to look sharp, so he headed to his local barber shop for a cut and shave. Feeling fresh, he got into his chauffeured car around 8:00am and headed back to Mazda HQ.
At 8:15am the bomb hit, flipping the car over and throwing both its driver and Matsuda-san onto the street. Miraculously they both survived and, as they say, the rest is history.
And what a history it has been.
Not only did Mazda open their offices to rehouse the Hiroshima prefectural government, but they made rebuilding the city physically possible with their MazdaGo three-wheeled trucks. They offered these trucks at affordable prices and tens of thousands were produced to support the city’s rebuild. It took Mazda just four months to get production back up and running after the bombing.
As well as offering medical supplies to the survivors and aiding in the reuniting of families, perhaps the biggest contribution Mazda made to Hiroshima’s rebuild was more symbolic. The industrious strength that the automaker showed its people boosted morale, and served as an inspiration for all to bounce back.
After the war, Mazda continued to boost economic growth in the region. In 1960, they produced their first car, the R360…
…Followed just seven years later by the stunning rotary-powered Cosmo Sport.
Mazda had been inspired by the German-developed Wankel rotary engine and, wanting to stand out from their competitors, took it upon themselves to develop the spinning Dorito extensively. It was pretty special walking around the museum, surrounded by pristine heritage vehicles from Mazda’s greatest hits collection.
The museum-quality FD3S RX-7 was nice, but nothing will ever be cooler than a Group B-spec works SA22C RX-7 rally car full of pop rivets.
Or a wide-body R100 touring car for that matter.
Then there was a bit of V12 engine porn before the main event…
…The first and only rotary-powered car to win the gruelling Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race, the 787B. Not only that, but Mazda was the first Japanese team to take victory at Le Mans; the next would be Toyota Gazoo Racing 27 years later.
Unfortunately, this is not the exact car that crossed the finish line in 1991. I’m sure some of you will spot the differences between this and the real thing; apparently the monocoque is constructed differently, as well as numerous other cosmetic elements.
Even though it’s not the Le Mans-winning car, it was very cool to be able to get up close to something put together by Mazda themselves. The 787B was a truly remarkable machine.
Considering the value of the original to Mazda and the cultural significance to fans alike, I dare say the Le Mans car is locked deep underground in a secret bunker, but I couldn’t get a definitive answer from my guide on this day.
I’ll admit, I didn’t realise it wasn’t the Le Mans-winning 787B until I asked to see the engine. As one of the museum staff members battled to unlock the sweeping cover, he suddenly asked: “Why do you want to see inside? It hasn’t got an engine.”
They did of course have a four-rotor engine on display, however this is not an R26B, but an earlier 13J engine as used in the 767B. Although, this engine does appear to have the variable RPM-controlled intake stacks which were carried over and improved on the 26B, it’s clear that this display motor is missing the vital third spark plug on each rotor, something which improved fuel economy greatly for the Le Mans win.
It was a little bit disappointing not to see the actual gear used at Le Mans, but all was not lost, because on the next day, at a different museum, I did manage to find not one but two original cars from the same era. You’ll have to wait a little longer to see those though…
After the race cars, the tour continued on to a part of Mazda’s assembly line (which I can’t show you for privacy reasons) and then on to showcase some of the technology used today in the manufacturing process. What I found most interesting was Mazda’s focus on takumi, or artisanal crafts, and how they incorporate the human element of design into their cars.
There’s no doubt, Mazdas are really quite beautifully designed. Even their modern cars have great proportions and good design. When you compare an FD3S RX-7 with a Skyline GT-R of the equivalent vintage, I think you’ll agree that the Mazda’s lines are far more elegant.
Even their bikes look good.
The other artisan-inspired technology used across the Mazda range is their takuminuri paint technique. Basically, they have found a way to bring the paint finish of a skilled craftsmen to the masses by programming some very clever robots.
Perhaps inspired by the devastation of war and the resulting rebirth of Hiroshima as a new city, Mazda seem to be a company focused on the future. They have pioneered new technologies and haven’t been afraid to be different. Like Porsche and the rear-engined 911, they pushed on with a crazy idea and made it work.
They didn’t just make the rotary engine work though, they took it one step further and made it brilliant.
Looking out across the city of Hiroshima, the Mazda factories and shipping port fill a huge area of land. Mazda is big part of the city, not just in square kilometres, but also in the hearts of the people.
I’m glad I made the pilgrimage to experience the city of peace, a living memorial to the tragedies of war. Mazda has definitely gained extra brownie points in my books too. What a fantastic company with a very special history.
Thank you, Jujiro Matsuda.
Toby Thyer
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