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As nearly 50,000 private school and college students gear up to return back to school next week, city and state officials are urging the public to drive safely because they expect more cars out on the roadways.
"We are committed to in-person learning and certainly getting back to normal during this COVID pandemic," Gov. David Ige said during a press conference Monday.
At the meeting, Honolulu Department of Transportation Services Director Roger Morton acknowledged, "the Department of Education schools make an impact on traffic but the major traffic are the universities and the private schools."
Two weeks ago, the Department of Education (DOE) welcomed back 160,000 students back to school two weeks ago, half of which live in walking distance from their campus.
"So please, keep the slow pace, especially if you find yourself in localized traffic around the schools," DOE student transportation services branch administrator Emily Evans said.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 76 people have died on Hawai'i roads so far this year, 21 more than last year.
On top of driving safely, DOT Deputy Director for Highways Ed Sniffen is asking the public to consider working from home to reduce traffic delays and crashes.
"If you can't telework all day, at least during the peak times, we're looking at the peak times of 5 to 9 a.m., and the afternoon times of 3 to 7," Sniffen said.
"If you can stay out of that traffic, keep yourself out of that, keep yourself out of that frustration, it will help everybody."
City and state officials are also encouraging people to take public transportation to minimize the number of cars on the road.
"Riding the bus is a really great experience and so we also wanted to add a free fare week so we can get more people, entice people to ride on public transportation," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said.
The temporary free bus fare week starts next Monday.
Honolulu's TheBus will also add 37 new express trips starting Sunday, as well as a new route called the "Campus Connector," which will go along mauka of the H-1 freeway as well as the University of Hawai'i at Manoa campus to appeal to students.
Starting Monday through next Friday, the $2 holo bus cards will be free.
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A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron takes off during the Kaneohe Bay Air Show at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and cargo to main operating bases or to forwarding bases in deployment areas. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)
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How Covid19’s ‘Less’ Harmful Symptoms Like Loss of Taste, Smell Are Continuing to Disrupt Lives Even After Recovery
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Amid the many life-threatening anxieties of the Covid19 pandemic, symptoms like loss of taste and smell often get promptly dismissed as trivial.
At present, experts remain unsure about the exact number of people experiencing persistent sensory dysfunction months after being infected, with one study suggesting that 96% were experiencing some form of olfactory dysfunction. While some people are struggling with anosmia (total loss of one’s sense of smell), others are dealing with parosmia, a disorder that causes people’s perception of smells to become distorted. People are even reporting “sudden, irreversible hearing loss” or tinnitus long after recovering from Covid19.
The fact that millions of people worldwide are reporting decreased ability to smell “may simply be a new public health crisis,” says Zara Patel, a rhinologist – colloquially, a nose doctor – at Stanford University.
Jyoshita, 22, who was infected in April 2020, says losing her sense of taste and smell has significantly impacted her day-to-day life by preventing her from enjoying small things that used to uplift her spirits earlier, like the smell of sandalwood. She regularly feels dejected when people around her are able to enjoy the things she can’t and worries if she’ll ever get her olfactory senses back.
“[People] tend to be distraught about the loss of sense of smell. It’s such an important part of our everyday and what makes us human…” says Aria Jafari, another rhinologist, explaining how experiences like Jyoshita’s can impact people’s mental health. “The most common thing I hear is that it leads to social isolation and feeling disconnected from the world and society as they know it.”
Research has also linked loss of smell with symptoms of depression and a reduction in one’s general quality of life. The latter, perhaps, is the result of olfactory loss impacting people’s social lives, personal hygiene, and even sexual satisfaction, as a study from 2014 notes.
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In some cases, the loss of smell can impact people’s careers too. Richa’s work at a fragrance company revolves around her ability to smell. The 32-year-old creates campaigns for their perfumes and is also involved in testing them during trial phases. She comes from a “family of perfumers” and talks about how some of her earliest childhood memories are of playing a scent-based game with her parents. But after contracting Covid19 in September last year, her entire olfactory palette underwent a massive change, and once-cherished smells now give her headaches. “I’ve pretty much always used scents to recreate precious moments, or set my mood for the day. And now, the smells I used to love — [even] my favorite perfume, which I wore at my wedding too — don’t appeal to me.”
Since the pandemic, Jafari has been treating a wide variety of people — including chefs and chocolatiers — whose livelihoods have been impacted like Richa’s.
Other kinds of sensory losses, too, can massively diminish people’s every day, to an extent where life doesn’t seem worth living any longer. Last March, Wayne Kent Taylor, a 65-year-old man from the U.S., died by suicide after struggling with “post-Covid-related symptoms, including severe tinnitus,” according to a statement by his family. In the wake of this news, Twitter users began sharing their own experiences of dealing with tinnitus after recovering from Covid19 — with some describing it as a “form of torture“ and others calling it “maddening and depressing.”
Fathima, 21, developed parosmia after her Covid19 infection last December, described by the British Medical Journal as “emotionally distressing.” She began to sense a foul, rotten odor every time she was around meat, and she couldn’t eat her favorite dish – chicken fry – anymore. Although she decided to convert to veganism to avoid meat, she found that she was also revolted by the smell of onions. Another inconvenience she now faces is not being able to tell whether her clothes smell foul and need to be washed.
“People with [sensory] impairment[s] are more likely to ingest spoiled food because it’s the smell, first and foremost, that warns us when something has gone off. This can increase the risk of foodborne illnesses,” wrote Johan Lundström, an associate professor at the department of clinical neuroscience in Stockholm’s Karolinska Institutet.
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Experiences like Fathima’s can also lead to drastic changes in people’s behaviors. “The combined loss of appetite and pleasure from eating makes most people with a newly acquired smell disorder lose weight, initially. Our bodies are, however, designed to keep us alive… [So] instead of waiting until they are hungry, many will simply eat more often. These non-conscious changes in eating behavior often result in weight gain, which can lead to long-term heart problems and other related health issues,” Lundström added.
Besides not being able to tell when food has turned, losing one’s sense of smell can also endanger people’s safety. In 2021, Edelmira Rivera, then 22, from Texas, was lying in bed with her husband and 16-month-old son when a fire broke out less than a foot from her, USA Today reported. Until her sister screamed, “Fire!”, she had no idea about it. By the time she realized what was going on, it was too late to save the house from burning down.
Countless people’s lives globally have been similarly thrown into disarray because of seemingly innocuous sensory loss. Patel believes there may be a hint of a silver lining here in the attention that smell-and-taste-dysfunctions have garnered owing to Covid19. These disorders were destroying people’s lives prior to 2020 too, but the research around them was lacking in both estimating the number of affected people and avenues for disorder management.
“[I]t was the orphan, Cinderella sense… It’s only after so many millions of people have been affected or had loved ones affected that people are coming to understand the huge impacts smell and taste have on your quality of life.” | https://theswaddle.com/how-covid19s-less-harmful-symptoms-like-loss-of-taste-smell-are-continuing-to-disrupt-lives-even-after-recovery/ | 2022-08-16T02:44:52Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/how-covid19s-less-harmful-symptoms-like-loss-of-taste-smell-are-continuing-to-disrupt-lives-even-after-recovery/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Palm Beach County deputies responded to Berkshire Elementary School on Monday afternoon and blocked off part of the campus with crime scene tape.
The School District of Palm Beach County said the school was placed on a code-red lockdown at about 2 p.m. local time because the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office was serving a warrant in the area.
The school district said no shots were fired on campus, and the school was no longer on lockdown.
"The School District of Palm Beach County has no evidence that shots were fired in the vicinity of the school," the district said in a written statement. "The school was placed on a precautionary lockdown because of law enforcement activity in the community away from the campus. All students and staff were safe. The school was given the all-clear within minutes of the lockdown being called."
Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said there was no shooting and deputies attempted to locate an individual nearby.
Several police cruisers were seen outside the school, along with school district police officers and a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue ladder truck. In addition, part of a courtyard on campus was blocked off with yellow crime scene tape.
The tape was eventually taken down by 3:30 p.m.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said crews were dispatched nearby at 2:15 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
However, those crews were cleared about 10 minutes later after being told there was no shooting and no one was hurt.
"Everybody literally started running toward the school, jumping the fence, screaming, screaming, screaming," said parent Lazara Font. "And everybody started panicking, yelling, like there was a shooting going on."
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Font described the lockdown as a "frantic scene" as concerned parents raced to get their kids from the school after rumors started circulating that something had happened inside the school.
"I ran and I hid behind one of the cars and I called 911," Font said. "And then the cops all came and they just swarmed the school. They were telling us, calm down, calm down, there's no active shooting, there's no active shooting."
Students said a code red lockdown announcement came over the school's intercom system and children were moved to another part of the building.
"It was just a code red, and then we were all hiding. And then I heard police sirens," said fifth-grade student Jonas Velez.
A code red lockdown — which means nobody can come in or out of any buildings on campus — can be initiated by a Palm Beach County school itself, the school district's police department, or by an outside law enforcement agency.
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The U.S. government said on Monday it would make up to 442,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine to states to combat monkeypox outbreaks across the country.
As Reuters reported, the doses are part of the national vaccine strategy's phase 3, making almost double the number of doses now available, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said, "FDA's emergency use authorization of intradermal injection of the JYNNEOS vaccine is allowing us to get more doses to jurisdictions faster than anticipated and will help end this national monkeypox outbreak."
32,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in more than 80 countries where the disease is not endemic.
As Bloomberg Law reported, the DHHS said it can make the hundreds of thousands of doses available to states because the Food and Drug Administration issues an emergency use authorization and revised dosing guidelines. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/us-to-give-states-up-to-442-000-jynneos-doses-monkeypox-vaccines-doses | 2022-08-16T02:49:55Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/us-to-give-states-up-to-442-000-jynneos-doses-monkeypox-vaccines-doses | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Rardin Listed on Top 20 Most Impactful Coaching Hired of 2022
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - WKU Baseball Head Coach Marc Rardin was named to the Top 20 Most Impactful Coaching Hires of this offseason by D1Baseball.com Rardin comes in at No. 11 on the list.
“Rardin has been very selective in what Division I Baseball job he would be willing to take, but WKU just felt right to him, and now he gets to try his luck at the biggest level in college baseball,” said Kendall Rodgers of D1 Baseball. “Rardin has already established himself as one of the premier coaches in the junior college ranks, earning National Coach of the Year honors three times and tallying 934 career wins at Iowa Central CC. Rardin could be a rockstar hire for the Hilltoppers.”
Rardin comes to The Hill following a remarkable 20-year stint as the head baseball coach at Iowa Western Community College. In his time with the Reivers, the program won 15 Regional Championships and 12 District Championships while making 12 JUCO College World Series appearances and earning three NJCAA D1 National Championships.
Rardin accumulated a 934-252 (.788) record while at the helm of Iowa Western, good for an average of more than 46 wins, including a 452-69 (.868) conference/regional record and 122-43 (.739) record in postseason play. Over the past 20 years, no other Division I junior college baseball program has won more games or more postseason championships than Iowa Western.
That success resulted in Rardin earning three National Coach of the Year Honors, 10 District Coach of the Year awards, and 12 Louisville Slugger Coach of the Year accolades. He was also a 2015 inductee into the NJCAA Hall of Fame.
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1. Link Jarrett, Florida State
2. Erik Bakich, Clemson
3. Jim Foster, Northwestern
4. Shawn Stiffler, Notre Dame
5. Tracy Smith, Michigan
6. Andy Stankiewicz, USC
7. Mitch Thompson, Baylor
8. Bill Mosiello, Ohio State
9. Jason Kelly, Washington
10. Kerrick Johnson, Memphis
11. Marc Rardin, WKU
12. Dan Fitzgerald, Kansas
13. Blake Beemer, Butler
14. Greg Wallis, Grand Canyon
15. Jay Uhlman, Tulane
16. Greg Mamula, Delaware
17. Brian Hamm, Yale
18. Mike Anderson, Northern Colorado
19. Greg Beals, Akron
20. Chris Tracz, Army
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The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation on Monday announced the inaugural class for the California High School Football Hall of Fame that will open at the Rose Bowl in November.
The inaugural class is headlined by icons of the game and includes 100 players and 13 coaches.
The honored players include Jackie Robinson (John Muir), Anthony Munoz (Chaffey High), John Elway (Granada Hills High), Glenn Davis (Bonita High), Ronnie Lott (Eisenhower High), Gary Beban (Sequoia), Dan Fouts (St. Ignatius) and Warren Moon (Hamilton).
The inaugural class of 13 coaches includes Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle High), Marijon Ancich (St. Paul), Lou Farrar (Charter Oak and Kevin Rooney (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame).
The 100 players are symbolic of the Rose Bowl Stadium’s 100th year. Future classes will be selectedevery other year and of smaller size following the inaugural, centennial class. The inaugural class wasselected by a committee of 26 members which included media members and administrators fromaround the state.
“The CIF is privileged to participate in the selection process for the California High School Football Hall ofFame,” said Ron Nocetti, CIF Executive Director. “We thank the Rose Bowl Stadium, the Rose BowlLegacy Foundation, and the National Football Foundation for honoring the long and storied history ofhigh school football in California and look forward to the induction of its inaugural class.”
The CIF Southern Section will be hosting its Division I state championship game at the Rose Bowl onNov. 25. It will be the first time since 1944 that the game will be held at the storied stadium in Pasadena.
PLAYERS (100)
● Frankie Albert (Glendale)
● Marcus Allen (Lincoln)
● Jon Arnett (Manual Arts)
● Matt Barkley (Mater Dei)
● Steve Bartkowski (Buchser)
● Dick Bass (Vallejo)
● Gary Beban (Sequoia)
● Hal Bedsole (Reseda)
● Ricky Bell (Fremont)
● Tom Brady (San Mateo Serra)
● John Brodie (Oakland Tech)
● Tedy Bruschi (Roseville)
● Reggie Bush (Helix)
● Mark Carrier (Long Beach Poly)
● Chris Claiborne (J.W. North)
● Randy Cross (Crespi)
● Randall Cunningham (Santa Barbara)
● Sam Cunningham (Santa Barbara)
● Anthony Davis (San Fernando)
● Glenn Davis (Bonita)
● Jack Del Rio (Hayward)
● Morley Drury (Long Beach Poly)
● Henry Ellard (Hoover)
● John Elway (Granada Hills)
● Nello “Flash” Falaschi (Bellarmine)
● Tom Fears (Manual Arts)
● Vince Ferragamo (Banning)
● Kai Forbath (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame)
● DeShaun Foster (Tustin)
● Dan Fouts (St. Ignatius)
● Mike Garrett (L.A. Roosevelt)
● Toby Gerhart (Norco)
● Frank Gifford (Bakersfield)
● Tony Gonzalez (Huntington Beach)
● Pat Haden (Bishop Amat)
● Michael Haynes (John Marshall)
● John Huarte (Mater Dei)
● DeSean Jackson (Long Beach Poly)
● Jimmy Johnson (Kingsburg)
● John Henry Johnson (Pittsburg)
● Maurice Jones‐Drew (De La Salle)
● Napoleon Kaufman (Lompoc)
● Lincoln Kennedy (Morse)
● Billy Kilmer (Citrus)
● Eddie LaBaron (Oakdale)
● Matt Leinart (Mater Dei)
● Marcedes Lewis (Long Beach Poly)
● James Lofton (Washington)
● Ronnie Lott (Eisenhower)
● John Lynch (Torrey Pines)
● Marshawn Lynch (Oakland Tech)
● Gino Marchetti (Antioch)
● Ollie Matson (Washington)
● Bruce Matthews (Arcadia)
● Bill McColl (Hoover)
● Tim McDonald (Fresno Edison)
● Hugh McElhenny (Washington)
● Willie McGinest (Long Beach Poly)
● John McKay Jr. (Bishop Amat)
● Mike McKeever (Mount Carmel)
● Freeman McNeil (Banning)
● Ron Mix (Hawthorne)
● Warren Moon (Hamilton)
● Don Mosebar (Mt. Whitney)
● Harold “Brick” Muller (Oakland Tech)
● Anthony Munoz (Chaffey)
● Ernie Nevers (Santa Rosa)
● Ken O’Brien (Jesuit)
● Carson Palmer (Santa Margarita)
● Joe Perry (Jordan)
● Jim Plunkett (James Lick)
● Les Richter (Fresno)
● Ron Rivera (Seaside)
● Jackie Robinson (John Muir)
● Jerry Robinson (Cardinal Newman)
● Aaron Rodgers (Pleasant Valley)
● Rashaan Salaam (La Jolla Country Day)
● John Sciarra (Bishop Amat)
● Junior Seau (Oceanside)
● Richard Sherman (Compton Dominguez)
● Jeff Siemon (Bakersfield)
● Alex Smith (Helix)
● Dennis Smith (Santa Monica)
● Bob St. Clair (San Francisco Poly)
● Lynn Swann (San Mateo Serra)
● Amani Toomer (De La Salle)
● Gino Torretta (Pinole Valley)
● Norm Van Brocklin (Acalanes)
● Gene Washington (Long Beach Poly)
● Kenny Washington (Lincoln)
● Bob Waterfield (Van Nuys)
● Charles White (San Fernando)
● Russell White (Crespi)
● Ricky Williams (Patrick Henry)
● D.J. Williams (De La Salle)
● Roy Williams (James Logan)
● Ron Yary (Bellflower)
● Charles Young (Fresno Edison)
● Luis Zendejas (Don Lugo)
● Gary Zimmerman (Walnut)
COACHES (13)
● Bob Ladouceur (De La Salle)
● Marijon Ancich (St. Paul)
● Kevin Rooney (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame)
● Gene Vollnogle (Banning, Carson)
● Bob Johnson (Mission Viejo, El Toro)
● Herb Meyer (El Camino)
● John Barnes (Los Alamitos)
● Dwight “Goldie” Griffin (Bakersfield)
● Harry Welch (Canyon, St. Margaret’s, Santa Margarita)
● Dick Bruich (Fontana)
● Bill Redell (Crespi, St. Francis, Oaks Christian)
● Lou Farrar (Charter Oak)
● Mike Herrington (Hart, Bellflower)
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(Motor Authority) — More gas-powered vehicles are coming from Acura, despite an Automotive News (subscription required) report stating that the Acura Integra hatchback launched for the 2023 model year will be the brand’s final launch for a vehicle still equipped with an internal-combustion engine. The story was reported based on an interview with Emile Korkor, assistant vice president of Acura national sales, but the brand refutes AN‘s conclusion.
Acura spokesman Andrew Quillin shared a statement correcting the record. “The AutoNews article referenced is speculative, and not based on confirmed plans or statements. While we can’t comment on future product plans, the recently introduced 2023 Integra will not be the last new ICE vehicle from Acura. Acura will play a critical role in Honda’s transition to electrified vehicles. In fact, as we announced last fall, Acura will lead American Honda’s transition to electrification and digitalization. This begins with an all-new full electric Acura SUV coming in 2024.”
Given the product cycle of Acuras such as the RDX compact crossover and TLX mid-size sedan, the switch to battery-electric powertrains would be extremely difficult. Both are due for an update in the next few years, and we expect them to continue with gas engines.
Nonethless, Acura is moving toward electric vehicles. Korkor in a separate interview with Automotive News published last December said Acura was committed to electric vehicles and would skip launching additional hybrid vehicles as it makes the transition from gas to battery power.
The transition will start as early as the 2024 model year when Acura launches an electric SUV that will be built by General Motors on its Ultium platform found in the 2022 GMC Hummer EV and 2023 Cadillac Lyriq. Parent company Honda will also launch an SUV based on the Ultium platform for 2024. Honda (and likely Acura) also plans EVs based on its own e:Architecture platform starting from 2026.
In addition, we might see an electric NSX in the not too distant future. Acura boss Jon Ikeda confirmed plans for a third-generation NSX last summer when Acura rolled out the 2022 NSX Type S to mark the end of the current second-generation model’s run. His comments at the time implied that the next NSX would be powered by something other than a standalone internal-combustion engine like the first-gen car and a hybrid setup like the second-gen car.
Honda has since teased a pair of electric sports cars, one of which was described as a “flagship” model (shown above) and looks to have proportions like a mid-engine supercar. The other car looks to feature the proportions of a front-engine rear-wheel-drive sports car and as a result may serve as a spiritual successor to the S2000.
Update: This story has been updated to include the statement from Acura and to correct the record that the Integra will not be the last vehicle launched with a gas engine.
— Motor Authority Senior Editor Kirk Bell contributed to this report. | https://www.wwlp.com/automotive/acura-integra-wont-be-brands-last-gas-powered-model-launch/ | 2022-08-16T03:07:01Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/automotive/acura-integra-wont-be-brands-last-gas-powered-model-launch/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(Green Car Reports) — Washington State is once again looking to end sales of new internal-combustion cars and trucks by 2030.
The state legislature passed what started under HB 1204 and SB 5256, collectively known as Clean Cars 2030 and placed into the state’s supplemental transportation budget, on March 11. The legislation would shift policy toward a goal: all new vehicles sold in Washington electric, starting with the 2030 model year. It would exclude vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds, according to a fact sheet.
Specifically, the language says this: “(1) A target is established for the state that all publicly owned and privately owned passenger and light duty vehicles of the model year 2030 or later that are sold, purchased, or registered in Washington state be electric vehicles. (2) On or before December 31, 2023, the interagency electric vehicle coordinating council created in section 428 of this act shall complete a scoping plan for achieving the 2030 target.”
If this sounds familiar, that’s because a similar bill was proposed last year. However, that bill was vetoed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee, as it was tied to a road-usage charge he opposed.
In addition to setting that goal, Clean Cars 2030 calls for a planning process to prepare for 100% electrification and incentivizes private-sector investment in charging infrastructure. It also calls on utilities to invest in the extra grid capacity needed for more EVs.
The latter element is more aggressive than California’s plan to end sales of new internal-combustion vehicles. The Golden State was the first to do so, setting a 2035 target. The California plan also includes plug-in hybrids, so it’s unclear if Washington will follow suit. A bill modeled on Washington’s was recently introduced in the Rhode Island legislature, so it could serve as a template for other states in the absence of federal leadership.
Even if Washington’s attempt to end gasoline car sales fails a second time, the Evergreen State is still set to substantially reduce emissions. It’s also moved to adopt California’s zero-emission vehicle requirements, joining nine other states that have already done so. Minnesota and Virginia have also moved to adopt elements of the California rules recently.
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NOTE: This story was updated to add more details about the legislation and clarification that this is a target, not a mandate. | https://www.wpri.com/automotive/washington-state-aims-to-end-gasoline-car-sales-by-2030/ | 2022-08-16T03:12:52Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/automotive/washington-state-aims-to-end-gasoline-car-sales-by-2030/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) has released new study data, which shows that nearly 60% of renters across the United States have seen their rent increase in the last 12 months, making it a ratio of almost 1 in 3 people in the U.S.
The increases, Freddie Mac said, were 10% or more, while only 38% of renters in the U.S. said they saw an increase in their wages. The study found that almost 1 in 5 renters who saw their payments increase said they are now "extremely likely" to miss a payment.
Kevin Palmer, head of Freddie Mac Multifamily said, “Our survey shows that the national housing affordability crisis is worsening, and that inflation is a key driver. Freddie Mac Multifamily is charging toward a record year for our affordable housing work, but it’s going to take a concerted, sustained and comprehensive effort to turn the tide.”
“The surge in rents that took place over the last 12 months has created even greater housing uncertainty for the most vulnerable renters,” Palmer said.
The data came from a nationwide online survey conducted from June 6 - 10 among a "representative sample" of 2,000 Americans 18-years-old and older. Freddie Mac said households surveyed were "almost universally impacted," with about 96% saying they saw an increase in rent in the past 12 months.
Freddie Mac is a publicly traded government-sponsored enterprise created by Congress in 1970 to try and make housing more accessible for buyers and renters across the United States.
In a March report, some renters reported hikes as large as 30%, and legal experts said that while some communities have rent control policies in place in the U.S., many do not have those same protections.
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(The Hill) – Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday projected an ongoing decline in gas prices to continue but expressed uncertainty given potential changes in global events that would impact supply levels.
In an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” with guest anchor Brianna Keilar, Granholm cited a recent short-term outlook from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicting the average price for a gallon of gasoline to dip to $3.78 in the fourth quarter.
“We hope that that’s true,” said Granholm.
“But, again, it can be impacted by what’s happening globally,” she added. “The president has done more than any president in history to make sure that the price, insofar as he’s got control, continues to decline, and has included asking for increased production both domestically and overseas.”
After multiple months of gas price increases, in part exacerbated of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gas prices surpassed an average of $5 per gallon for the first time. But prices have steadily declined since mid-June, falling below $4 last week and standing at $3.96 as of Sunday, according to AAA.
But with no end in sight to the war in Ukraine and the European Union (EU) set to dial back crude oil imports from Russia over the coming months, Granholm on CNN and the outlook she cited both cautioned their forecasted decline could change based on global events.
“Gas comes from oil, and oil is traded on a global market,” said Granholm. “And global events affect the price of oil. But the president has taken unprecedented steps to try to moderate supply and demand by releasing a million barrels per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.”
The EIA’s latest outlook included similar sentiments while also acknowledging an economic downturn could result in reduced demand from lower energy consumption.
“The August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is subject to heightened uncertainty resulting from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, how sanctions affect Russia’s oil production, the production decisions of OPEC+, the rate at which U.S. oil and natural gas production rises, and other contributing factors,” EIA’s forecast reads. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/energy-secretary-expects-gas-prices-to-fall-further/ | 2022-08-16T03:25:00Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/energy-secretary-expects-gas-prices-to-fall-further/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LOS ANGELES (WXIN) — King’s Hawaiian is issuing a major recall of some of its products due to potential microbial contamination.
On Friday, King’s Hawaiian announced that it is recalling its Pretzel Slider Buns, Pretzel Hamburger Buns and Pretzel Bites.
The products are being recalled because they contain an ingredient that another company is recalling due to the potential for it to cause microbial contamination, including from the organisms Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum.
Cronobacter sakazakii was at the center of a recall of baby formula in February 2022. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says infection from this germ can be very serious for older people and people with HIV, organ transplants or cancer.
Clostridium botulinum can cause a severe form of food poisoning six hours to two weeks after consumption. Symptoms may include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, and muscle weakness.
Botulism poisoning can cause respiratory paralysis, resulting in death, unless assistance with breathing is provided.
While no illnesses associated with King’s Hawaiian pretzel bread have been reported and no pathogens have been found in any King’s Hawaiian products to date, the company said it is conducting the recall to ensure consumer safety.
The following product lots are affected by the recall.
The company advises that anyone with any of the affected products should throw them away.
The recall does not impact any other King’s Hawaiian products, as only these products used the ingredient from Lyons Magnus. The company will resume production of the products after making sure all current product has been disposed of and has confirmed the safety of all ingredients.
Anyone with questions about the recall, or who wants to request a replacement product, can contact King’s Hawaiian at 877-695-4227, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/kings-hawaiian-recalls-pretzel-buns-bites-due-to-potential-microbial-contamination/ | 2022-08-16T03:25:12Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/kings-hawaiian-recalls-pretzel-buns-bites-due-to-potential-microbial-contamination/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEWCASTLE, Neb. (KCAU) — Dixon County Sheriff’s Office investigated a fatal crash near Newcastle, Nebraska Monday morning.
According to a release, a two-vehicle crash on Highway 12 near mile marker 220 was reported to the Dixon County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 7:36 a.m.
The release indicated a Honda Civic with one driver was traveling west on Highway 12 and collided with an semi truck that was heading east. The driver of the Honda was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Names are not being released until the family has been notified.
The incident is still under investigation by the Dixon County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol. Any further information will be released by the Nebraska State Patrol.
Newcastle Fire & Rescue, Dixon County Sheriff’s Office, and Nebraska State Patrol all responded to the accident. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/driver-dead-after-crash-in-dixon-county/ | 2022-08-16T03:25:25Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/driver-dead-after-crash-in-dixon-county/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SIOUX CITY, IOWA (KCAU)- The Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Nighthawks finished 12-1 last season, with its season ending in a loss in the 3A state title game. The program graduated 23 seniors last year, most notably star quaterback Tanner Te Slaa and two-way leader Landyn Van Kekerix.
With a new head coach in Jayme Rozeboom, B-H/RV hopes to make it three consecutive trips to the UNI Dome. Returning for the Nighthawks is senior quarterback Zach Strubbe as well as the team’s top returning tackler in Blake Bomgaars. Also, senior two-way player Bryson Zomer should make an impact for B-H/RV, who have only lost four games in the past two seasons.
The team hopes to continue its winning ways and they spoke on how one of the focal points for the team is its team chemistry.
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s season opener is slated for August 26th on the road against Central Lyon/George-Little Rock. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/two-a-days-boyden-hull-rock-valley-3/ | 2022-08-16T03:25:55Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/two-a-days-boyden-hull-rock-valley-3/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
With shares of popular farming equipment maker Deere (DE) trending higher, it seems like too much recession risk was baked in just over a month ago. Undoubtedly, the cyclical nature of the industry makes the company vulnerable to economic downturns. However, as the company continues to buck the trend with solid results while continuing to shed light on its tech-driven innovations, I think it will be tough to stop Deere in its tracks.
Shares of the company have performed well despite all the macroeconomic uncertainties. Indeed, Deere stock is up 5.2% year-to-date. It’s worth noting that shares have rallied significantly off their recent summer lows.
I am incredibly bullish on DE stock and would look to top up my personal stake on any dips moving forward.
Deere Stock on the Receiving End of Price Target Upgrades
Last week, Deere received two notable price target upgrades courtesy of Evercore ISI and Deutsche Bank. Evercore hiked its price target to $416 from $401 per share, while Deutsche hiked to $417 from $388 per share.
Undoubtedly, having such Wall Street analyst upgrades is a potential sign that the relief rally can sustain itself. Even after a remarkable run off its recent bottom, Deere stock remains incredibly cheap, likely because of its discretionary nature.
At writing, shares of DE trade at 2.4 times sales and 19 times trailing earnings, both below the construction and agricultural machinery industry averages of 6.0 and 28.3, respectively.
Indeed, farming equipment may be viewed as boring, but the modest valuation multiple on Deere stock, I believe, is unwarranted given its technological prowess.
In prior pieces, I praised Deere for its Investor Day and autonomous tractor, which, I thought, was an industry game-changer that warranted a considerable amount of multiple expansion. Though Deere’s multiple has expanded meaningfully over the past few weeks, I don’t think it’s too far-fetched to believe Deere could command more of a tech multiple.
The Case for Deere Stock Commanding a Much Higher Multiple
If Tesla (TSLA), an auto company, can be valued like an innovative tech firm, so too can Deere, as it moves forward with autonomous technologies that many may be sleeping on amid anxiety of a looming economic recession. Arguably, Deere is a better way to play autonomy than Tesla, given a fully-autonomous farm is likely to come before fully-autonomous cars roam the streets. Indeed, there are fewer variables to worry about and less in the way of liabilities should something go wrong.
The fully autonomous Deere’s 8R tractor was showcased at CES 2022, touting GPS guiding system technologies, among other intriguing innovations. It was easy to look past the conference unless you’re a farmer or farmhand. In any case, Deere’s autonomous tractors could fuel the beginning of an era as farmers look to improve productivity and profits while doing their part to feed the world.
With recent post-COVID-induced labor woes, the timing of Deere’s autonomous solution could not have come at a better time. The way I see it, Deere is a technology company that just so happens to be in the business of making farming and construction equipment.
Deere: Recession Risks Seem Overdone at This Juncture
Discretionary and economically-sensitive stocks have been doing incredibly well amid the latest relief rally. It’s possible that the market overestimated the severity and probability of the next recession. Deere and stocks like it have had an enormous weight lifted off their shoulders.
Though farmers may postpone the purchase of Deere’s latest and greatest autonomous tractors to a later date, I think the company is well-equipped to strengthen its market footing ahead of the next expansionary cycle.
Recessions aren’t good for anybody. However, when going on the hunt for stocks during tough times, it can pay dividends to look to the firms hungry to improve their competitive positioning as the tides go out.
Deere’s relentless focus on innovation could help it fuel a boom that could surprise many investors. Management believes its tech-driven agriculture and sustainability strategy could result in an incremental addressable market north of $150 billion. That’s a big deal. For now, Deere is leading the charge in agricultural innovation, and it’s hard to see any firm dethroning it as it looks to make the most of the opportunity at hand.
Is DE Stock a Buy?
Turning to Wall Street, DE has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 12 Buys and five Holds assigned in the past three months. The average Deere price target is $396.13, implying an upside of 8.2%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $325.00 per share to a high of $472.00 per share.
Takeaway – DE Stock’s Strategy Can Lead to Earnings Growth
Deere stock’s new precious agriculture strategy is exciting and could help the firm raise the bar on earnings and sales growth over the next few years. It’s not just the autonomy or electrification trends that could act as tailwinds; the company’s value-added services business could act as a driving force for margins.
Indeed, services have been a major source of multiple and margin expansion for many firms, including iPhone maker Apple (AAPL). With a strong brand and a wide moat surrounding its ecosystem, I view Deere as an intriguing company that seems to be doing a lot of things right to make the most of an emerging market opportunity it sees.
Despite the recent run, Deere stock still has a lot of wind to its back. Perhaps such tailwinds could help it steer out of the next recession without sustaining so much damage. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/easing-fears-and-innovative-products-could-power-deere-stock-higher | 2022-08-16T03:26:08Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/easing-fears-and-innovative-products-could-power-deere-stock-higher | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Arizona Wendy's employee facing murder charge following customer's death
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - A man died from his injuries after police say a Prescott Valley Wendy's employee attacked him when he reportedly complained about his food order on July 26.
Antoine Kendrick is facing a second-degree murder charge.
The incident happened around 4:40 p.m. near at a Wendy's near Glassford Hill Road and Sunset Lane.
"A customer complained about his food order at which time, Wendy’s employee, Antoine Kendrick, came out from behind the service counter and struck the customer in the head. The customer fell to the floor striking his head and lost consciousness," police said.
The customer, a 67-year-old Dewey resident, was taken to the hospital by helicopter in critical condition. He died on Friday, Aug. 5. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/arizona-wendys-employee-facing-murder-charge-following-customers-death | 2022-08-16T03:26:42Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/arizona-wendys-employee-facing-murder-charge-following-customers-death | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lady Gaga returns to Chicago for summer concert 2 years after Covid-19 shut it down
CHICAGO - It is the concert of the summer. Lady Gaga's long-awaited return to Chicago after the pandemic shut down "The Chromatica Ball" tour for two years.
"We waited like two years for this, we bought them two years ago and we are so excited –we’re ready!" said one fan.
It was a Lady Gaga "Little Monsters" takeover outside the Friendly Confines Monday night.
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"I don’t even know if we can describe how excited we are! Its Lady Gaga," said a fan.
Lady Gaga strikes a chord with all generations, performing with raw emotion and shining a spotlight on important issues to the music superstar.
"She’s an inspiration, really. If you’ve watched her documentary, you see how much she’s been through and she just wants you to follow your dreams," said another fan.
There’s one more concert at Wrigley this summer. The Lumineers perform September 3. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lady-gaga-returns-to-chicago-for-summer-concert-2-years-after-covid-19-shut-it-down | 2022-08-16T03:27:06Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lady-gaga-returns-to-chicago-for-summer-concert-2-years-after-covid-19-shut-it-down | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Local 3 is learning Save A Lot in East Chattanooga will reopen in two or three weeks under a new name.
The Save A Lot closing left residents in a food desert, affecting nearly 40-thousand people.
The store will become IGA, which stands for Independent Grocers’ Alliance.
"We need the grocery store in the community, badly,” Ferrell North said.
Ferrell North is a long time resident of East Chattanooga and was a regular at the Save A Lot grocery store that recently shut down.
“Here we are again without a store. We have to still go up to the Food City on Highway 58 and I get tired of going to Food City and the other little store up there. I would rather to go to Save A Lot because it is less than three minutes away from me. I can go down there, pick up what I need, and be back at my house,” North said.
Although the Food City on Highway 58 is only an eight minute ride from the closed Save-A-Lot, North said transportation is a huge concern for the elderly community.
“When they do get some transportation, they have to pay somebody to take them here and there, back and forth. Groceries are already outrageous and then you have to pay someone and what not,” North said.
Residents depending on the CARTA bus could dedicate multiple hours to such a trip, and walking is nearly a two hour trip just one way.
“And then you can think about that there is only so much that you can carry, right. If you have to shop for a family of people that might not be the best way for you the not only get there, but there is only so much you are going to be able to carry to get back where you are going,” Marie Mott said.
Marie Mott is a candidate for Chattanooga's City Council District 8 and she said this closing is a tough nail to bite for people living in East Chattanooga.
For years, grocery stores have struggled to survive in the area.
Mott believes one of the main reasons is low income.
"We have to bring up the incomes that people are making in these families in our communities. How can we as the city, how can we as public officials and leaders in the community, work together and ensure that people can afford more and have better access from an income prospective,” Mott said. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/east-chattanooga-grocery-store-to-re-open-under-new-name/article_d51e2a02-1cd4-11ed-8914-dfd1162dcb30.html | 2022-08-16T03:27:10Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/east-chattanooga-grocery-store-to-re-open-under-new-name/article_d51e2a02-1cd4-11ed-8914-dfd1162dcb30.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New video shows Chicago cop Danny Golden learning to use walker at rehabilitation hospital
CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer who was shot and paralyzed while breaking up a fight last month on the South Side is seen in new video learning to use his walker.
Officer Danny Golden is undergoing physical therapy at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago.
Golden posted the video on social media Monday with a quote from the movie Forrest Gump about "magic shoes."
Golden was shot in the back and is now paralyzed from the waist down after trying to break up a fight outside a bar in Beverly while off-duty.
He's right now in the early stages of a lengthy rehab, and his family will face not only medical costs in the coming years, but transportation expenses and construction costs to re-outfit their home.
Three men have been charged in the shooting of Golden.
"He’s shot in the back by these cowards," 19th Ward Alderman Matt O’Shea said. "He’s paralyzed. He’s getting married next year. And he won’t be able to walk down the aisle."
On Aug. 4, Joey's Red Hots in Morgan Park donated all its profits that day to Golden as he faces a long road of recovery. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-video-shows-chicago-cop-danny-golden-learning-to-use-walker-at-rehibilitation-hospital | 2022-08-16T03:27:12Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-video-shows-chicago-cop-danny-golden-learning-to-use-walker-at-rehibilitation-hospital | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Manhattan neurologist recently convicted of sexual assaulting, abusing and raping six of his patients was found dead at Rikers Island on Monday, authorities said.
Ricardo Cruciani, 68, who raped some of his patients and overprescribed powerful pain medication to maintain his control, died at the facility at 6:30 a.m., according to a statement from the New York City Department of Correction. It said the cause of death is under investigation.
Emergency medical technicians raced to the jail when an inmate, later identified as Cruciani, was found at 5:50 a.m., unconscious and unresponsive with cardiac arrest, according to a spokesperson for the Fire Department of New York. He was declared dead at the scene, the spokesperson said.
Cruciani was being housed at Rikers Island until his sentencing, which was slated to happen in September. His death, at least the 11th at a New York City Department of Correction facility in 2022, is the latest in a string of fatalities at Rikers, a jail notorious for reports of violence and brutal conditions.
Cruciani's attorney, Frederick Sosinsky, confirmed the death, adding that he had requested Cruciani be placed in protective custody and under suicide watch when he was convicted on July 29.
"Neither of these conditions were, to our knowledge, ever complied with," Sosinsky said in a statement. "Had they been, we would not be having this terrible discussion. We are calling for an immediate and objective investigation into the actual circumstances of Ricardo's death, including, most fundamentally, why in the world Corrections failed to follow the Court's orders regarding placement of Ricardo."
The DOC released a statement saying that an investigation will be conducted to determine the circumstances surrounding Cruciani's death.
"I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of this person in custody," said DOC Commissioner Louis Molina in a statement. "We will conduct a preliminary internal review to determine the circumstances surrounding his death. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones."
The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, the union that represents the correction officers inside DOC facilities, which include Rikers Island, said Cruciani was not on suicide watch.
"Typically, when an inmate enters our custody for the first time, facing a serious high-profile crime, they are put under suicide watch, which requires an additional officer to supervise that inmate," union president Benny Boscio said in a statement. "The fact that this inmate wasn't put under suicide watch raises serious questions. Our officers were not responsible for this tragic incident, which was clearly a managerial failure."
Cruciani was convicted last month after a jury found that he manipulated and abused six female patients at a New York City hospital and facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to a statement released by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg at the time of the conviction.
The neurologist, who was supposed to help his patients deal with chronic pain diseases, groped and forcibly kissed his victims before he used his psychiatric training to manipulate them, the statement said. Cruciani also overprescribed powerful pain medication to the women, so much so that they became addicted but could only go to him, as no other doctor was prescribing the amount they needed to keep the addiction going, the statement said.
After a monthlong trial that included testimony from victims, Cruciani was found guilty on 12 counts, including charges related to sexual assault, sexual abuse and rape, according to the Manhattan District Attorney.
Cruciani, who was also the former chairman of Drexel University's Neurology Department, previously pleaded guilty in Philadelphia to seven counts of sexual misconduct with patients and was sentenced to seven years' probation in 2017.
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Pritzker announces new funds to improve downtown areas across Illinois
CHICAGO - Suburban towns are among those across the state about to get a main street makeover.
On Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced more than $200 million in state and federal grants.
The "Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets Capital Program" is designed to support commercial corridors that saw a slump during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Fifty commercial corridors and main streets across the state of Illinois are slated to get the makeover.
The state originally allocated $50 million in funding back in 2021 but saw a large number of applications and eligible projects, so the investment was increased.
The governor calls it an investment in the future of Illinois.
Recipients were selected all across the state.
Here's a look at just a few of the projects in the Chicago area.
- Aurora will get street and streetscape improvements along Broadway Avenue.
- Niles will see some improvements to its Civic Center.
- In Maywood, the 5th Avenue and Lake Street business corridors will get some enhancement work. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-announces-new-funds-to-improve-downtown-areas-across-illinois | 2022-08-16T03:27:18Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-announces-new-funds-to-improve-downtown-areas-across-illinois | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Texas State student puts life on pause to adopt baby he found abandoned in trash pile in Haiti
SAN MARCOS, Texas - A Texas State student from Haiti is making headlines after his mission to adopt a baby he found in the trash back home went viral.
Jimmy Amisial, 27, attended Texas State University as a communications major. In 2017, he went home to Haiti to visit family for the new year.
That's where he found now-4-year-old Emilio Angel Jeremiah, just four months old at the time, abandoned in a pile of trash.
"You could see him crying, and he had no clothes on, and he had fire ants crawling all over him," Amisial explained.
He says because of Haitian superstitions a group of people surrounding the baby were too afraid to rescue him.
"No one wanted to touch the baby because they thought the baby was cursed, they were like it's New Year's Eve, the devil is trying to get us," said Amisial.
However, Amisial, who often volunteers at orphanages, in Haiti said he didn't hesitate to pick the baby up and take him home.
Haitian officers and a judge came to his family home, and they asked Amisial, just 22 years old and a college student, if he wanted to become the baby's legal guardian.
"Even though I didn't know how I was going to take care of him I took a leap of faith by saying yes," Amisial said.
Since taking on the responsibility, Amisial has struggled financially. He had to take time off from school to support Emilio and his mother, who's taking care of him back in Haiti.
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Amisial says the adoption process in his home country is expensive and hidden fees can come out of nowhere, but he says he doesn't regret this journey or his decision to become a single father one bit.
"Whenever he's talking to me, he's saying ‘oh daddy I need this, I need that. I need a tablet, buy me a bike’; he has someone he can go to and ask for stuff, and I'm very proud of that," Amisial said.
Amisial started a fundraiser and has raised more than $60,000, meaning he's now able to afford Emilio's adoption expenses. He says his goal is to bring him to the United States as soon as he can. He tells FOX 26 that any leftover funds will help him finish college and assist with baby Emilio's future, he also wants to help orphanages back in Haiti.
You can find more information about that fundraiser by clicking here. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/texas-state-student-adopts-baby-found-abandoned-trash-haiti | 2022-08-16T03:27:24Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/texas-state-student-adopts-baby-found-abandoned-trash-haiti | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Woman has feet severed, another loses hand in Chicago boat accident
CHICAGO - There are still a lot of questions after a gruesome boat accident over the weekend in what's known as Chicago’s "Playpen." One woman had both of her feet cut off and another lost her hand.
Now, the U.S. Coast Guard is calling on anyone that saw the collision to come forward.
The Playpen is a place where boats anchor near Navy Pier and people aboard hang out. But Saturday on the water turned into tragedy.
"There were six to seven individuals on a floatation raft. While they were on that raft, another boat reversed into them, sucking them right underneath their boat," said Ark Pachnik of the CPD Marine Unit.
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Two women, a 34-year-old from Chicago and a 28-year-old from Washington, were seriously hurt.
They were both taken to the hospital. One victim had both of her feet severed, while the other was missing her hand.
"The individual with her hand, it was severely severed I don’t know the extent of, I know I had to apply pressure on her wound. I had to apply pressure on the wound, I made sure she was safe from falling back off the boat, I applied the tourniquet to minimize the bleeding," said Raul Echevarria, CPD Marine Unit.
The U.S. Coast Guard says the collision happened between the La AquaVida and a 33-foot boat. The two women were on a float tied to the back of that boat.
Investigators want to hear from passengers aboard the La AquaVida at the time of the incident and are looking for video.
FOX 32 Chicago called the rental company for La AquaVida, and we were told they had no comment. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/woman-has-feet-severed-another-loses-hand-in-chicago-boat-accident | 2022-08-16T03:27:30Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/woman-has-feet-severed-another-loses-hand-in-chicago-boat-accident | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The son of a man suspected of killing at least two men in a recent spate of killings that terrorized Albuquerque, New Mexico, was ordered Monday to remain in federal custody on a charge tied to his father's case.
Shaheen Syed, son of Muhammad Syed, faces a federal charge of knowingly making false statements to investigators about the weapons and vehicle alleged to have been used in at least two of the killings.
During a detention hearing on Monday, Judge John Robbenhaar determined there was enough evidence to hold Syed in custody, according to Scott Howell, a spokesperson for the US Attorney's Office.
Syed's attorney, John C. Anderson, called the allegations that his client could be tied to the killings as "exceedingly thin and speculative."
The killings took place between November 2021 and August of this year, with the latest three occurring within the span of two weeks. Mohammad Ahmadi was the first victim in November 2021, then Aftab Hussein on July 26, Muhammad Afzaal Hussain on August 1 and Naeem Hussain's death taking place on August 5. All of the victims were of South Asian descent.
The elder Syed is being held on murder charges for two killings and is the primary suspect in the other two deaths. Muhammad Syed denied any involvement in the killings during an interview with police, according to an arrest affidavit.
In a motion to detain filed Friday, prosecutors outlined how Shaheen Syed -- also known as Maiwand Syed -- was "a flight risk and a grave danger to the community." The motion cited allegedly false information Syed told investigators when questioned about the shootings, whether he bought guns with his father and if he was in the suspected vehicle during the purchase of said guns.
Despite initially claiming he had not been in a Volkswagen Jetta at the time of purchase, investigators discovered Syed and his father went to a gun store in Albuquerque on July 15 and picked up two guns -- a pistol and rifle, according to the motion. "Officers found both of these firearms when a search warrant was recently executed at the defendant's home, and both of these firearms had been partially painted white," the motion read.
Additionally, investigators found Syed knowingly wrote down a false Florida address when buying a rifle on June 9, 2021, the motion read.
Investigators also analyzed cell tower data and found both Syed and his father's phones were in the general area of the August 5 killing of Naeem Hussain. "There appears to be no logical reason for the defendant to have just happened to have been in the vicinity of the murder scene so shortly after Mr. Hussain was murdered," the motion read.
Anderson, Syed's attorney, said in a written response: "If either the United States or the State of New Mexico has enough evidence to charge Defendant with a more serious crime, it is certainly at liberty to do so. But in the absence of evidence sufficient even to charge Defendant with involvement in those murders, he cannot be detained on that basis."
A court hearing for Syed's father, Muhammad Syed, was postponed until Wednesday as the case was moved from the Bernalillo County Metro Court to District Court.
Muhammad Syed is expected to appear for a detention hearing Wednesday afternoon. He has been charged with murder for the July 26 killing of Aftab Hussein and the August 1 killing of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain.
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Westpac preview the wages data due mid-week from Australia, Wednesday, 17 August 2022 at 0130 GMT:
- We feel if there was ever a time for wages to regain some of relationship with broader labour market indicators, late 2022 and into 2023 must be it.
- The anecdotes suggest wages pressures have strengthened as employers bid up wages in an effort to attract workers in a very tight labour market. But the WPI is a very pure quality-adjusted measure of hourly wage rates that can be slow to move compared to broader measures of labour costs. As such, we have pencilled in a 0.9% rise in June but suggest the risks are to the downside. Should the WPI print a larger number, this would be a surprise suggesting we are indeed in a very strong wage inflationary period.
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An upside surprise would be a positive input for the Australian dollar, it'd suggest no slowing in rate hikes to come from the RBA over the next few months.
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This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.
- The times in the left-most column are GMT.
- The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where is a number, is the consensus median expected. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/australian-wages-data-is-due-wednesday-17-august-2022-preview-20220816/ | 2022-08-16T03:28:20Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/australian-wages-data-is-due-wednesday-17-august-2022-preview-20220816/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Reuters with the info, citing four (unnmed) sources:
- Chinese regulators have instructed state-owned China Bond Insurance Co. Ltd. to provide guarantees for onshore bond issuance by a few private property developers
- including Longfor Group and CIFI Holdings
- China Bond Insurance Co, which provides financial guarantee services, will provide "full amount, unconditional and irrevocable joint liability guarantee" to these medium-term notes, the sources said. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-to-provide-guarantees-for-onshore-bond-issuance-by-some-property-developers-sources-20220816/ | 2022-08-16T03:28:32Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-to-provide-guarantees-for-onshore-bond-issuance-by-some-property-developers-sources-20220816/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) has released new study data, which shows that nearly 60% of renters across the United States have seen their rent increase in the last 12 months, making it a ratio of almost 1 in 3 people in the U.S.
The increases, Freddie Mac said, were 10% or more, while only 38% of renters in the U.S. said they saw an increase in their wages. The study found that almost 1 in 5 renters who saw their payments increase said they are now "extremely likely" to miss a payment.
Kevin Palmer, head of Freddie Mac Multifamily said, “Our survey shows that the national housing affordability crisis is worsening, and that inflation is a key driver. Freddie Mac Multifamily is charging toward a record year for our affordable housing work, but it’s going to take a concerted, sustained and comprehensive effort to turn the tide.”
“The surge in rents that took place over the last 12 months has created even greater housing uncertainty for the most vulnerable renters,” Palmer said.
The data came from a nationwide online survey conducted from June 6 - 10 among a "representative sample" of 2,000 Americans 18-years-old and older. Freddie Mac said households surveyed were "almost universally impacted," with about 96% saying they saw an increase in rent in the past 12 months.
Freddie Mac is a publicly traded government-sponsored enterprise created by Congress in 1970 to try and make housing more accessible for buyers and renters across the United States.
In a March report, some renters reported hikes as large as 30%, and legal experts said that while some communities have rent control policies in place in the U.S., many do not have those same protections.
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Palm Beach County deputies responded to Berkshire Elementary School on Monday afternoon and blocked off part of the campus with crime scene tape.
The School District of Palm Beach County said the school was placed on a code-red lockdown at about 2 p.m. local time because the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office was serving a warrant in the area.
The school district said no shots were fired on campus, and the school was no longer on lockdown.
"The School District of Palm Beach County has no evidence that shots were fired in the vicinity of the school," the district said in a written statement. "The school was placed on a precautionary lockdown because of law enforcement activity in the community away from the campus. All students and staff were safe. The school was given the all-clear within minutes of the lockdown being called."
Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said there was no shooting and deputies attempted to locate an individual nearby.
Several police cruisers were seen outside the school, along with school district police officers and a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue ladder truck. In addition, part of a courtyard on campus was blocked off with yellow crime scene tape.
The tape was eventually taken down by 3:30 p.m.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said crews were dispatched nearby at 2:15 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
However, those crews were cleared about 10 minutes later after being told there was no shooting and no one was hurt.
"Everybody literally started running toward the school, jumping the fence, screaming, screaming, screaming," said parent Lazara Font. "And everybody started panicking, yelling, like there was a shooting going on."
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Font described the lockdown as a "frantic scene" as concerned parents raced to get their kids from the school after rumors started circulating that something had happened inside the school.
"I ran and I hid behind one of the cars and I called 911," Font said. "And then the cops all came and they just swarmed the school. They were telling us, calm down, calm down, there's no active shooting, there's no active shooting."
Students said a code red lockdown announcement came over the school's intercom system and children were moved to another part of the building.
"It was just a code red, and then we were all hiding. And then I heard police sirens," said fifth-grade student Jonas Velez.
A code red lockdown — which means nobody can come in or out of any buildings on campus — can be initiated by a Palm Beach County school itself, the school district's police department, or by an outside law enforcement agency.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The family of a Texas soldier who was was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government.
The family of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillen is seeking damages on the basis of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death.
An investigation by military officials into the death of Guillen, who was killed by a fellow soldier at U.S. Army base Fort Hood, found that she was also sexually harassed and that leaders failed to take appropriate action. The lawsuit describes two instances in which Guillen was harassed during her time as a soldier and Guillen’s suicidal thoughts as a result of coping with the harassment, which she told family that she did not report for fear of retaliation.
“This will be an opportunity for every victim to feel not only like they have a voice but that they can be made whole,” said Natalie Khawam, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Guillen family.
The lawsuit follows a decision Thursday by a three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stating that an Army colonel could proceed with a lawsuit against a former Air Force General over a sexual assault allegation. The court found that a law baring service members from seeking damages over injuries during service did not apply.
Guillen was declared missing in April 2020. Her remains were found that July, when the soldier accused of killing Guillen died by suicide following a confrontation with officers. A civilian faced charges for allegedly helping Robinson dispose of Guillen’s remains.
Guillen’s death and claims by her family that she was harassed and assaulted at the Texas base sparked a social media movement of former and active service members who came forward about their own experiences in the military with the hashtag #IAmVaessaGuillen. State and federal lawmakers have since passed legislation in honor of Guillen that removed some authority from commanders and gave survivors more options to report. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/15/family-of-slain-texas-soldier-seeking-35-million-in-damages/ | 2022-08-16T03:30:00Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/15/family-of-slain-texas-soldier-seeking-35-million-in-damages/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank trimmed a key interest rate Monday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically sensitive time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his hold on power.
The decision suggested Beijing is temporarily setting aside worries over high debt to act to head off a slump before Xi is expected to try to award himself a third five-year term as Communist Party leader at a meeting this fall.
The ruling party has effectively acknowledged it cannot hit this year’s official 5.5% growth target after anti-virus curbs disrupted trade, manufacturing and consumer spending. A crackdown on excessive borrowing in China’s vast real estate industry triggered a plunge in home sales and construction.
“The momentum of economic recovery has slowed,” a government spokesman, Fu Linghui, said at a news conference. “More efforts are needed to consolidate the foundation of economic recovery.”
The People’s Bank of China cut its rate on a one-year loan to 2.75% from 2.85% and injected an extra 400 billion yuan ($60 billion) into lending markets after growth in factory output and retail sales weakened in July and home sales fell by double digits.
The central bank “seems to have decided it now has a more pressing problem,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a report.
The slowdown adds to political headwinds for Xi, China’s most powerful leader since at least the 1980s. He still is widely expected to succeed, but some analysts say he might be forced to compromise by sharing more of his sweeping powers with other party leaders.
Despite downward pressure on growth, party leaders affirmed their commitment to the severe “zero-COVID” strategy in a July 29 statement. It dropped previous references to growth targets after the economy grew by just 2.5% over a year earlier in the first half of 2022.
Growth in factory output in July slowed to 3.8% over a year ago, down 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Growth in consumer spending fell to 2.7%, down 0.4 percentage points from June.
Sales of housing and other commercial real estate fell 28.8% from a year earlier.
Beijing is forcing developers to reduce debt levels, which caused economic growth to plunge in mid-2021, disrupting a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The crackdown has bankrupted smaller developers and fueled fears of a default by the biggest, Evergrande Group, which owes $310 billion to banks and bondholders.
The “downward trend” in real estate has a “great impact on economic growth,” said Fu, the government spokesman.
The rate cut and extra money for lending are small compared with China’s $17 trillion-a-year economy, the world’s second-largest. Instead, such changes are widely seen as a signal to the state-owned banking industry to lend more and cut charges for commercial borrowers.
The ruling party is struggling to revive activity after Shanghai, the country’s business capital, and other industrial centers were shut for weeks starting in late March to fight virus outbreaks.
Managers of the Shanghai port, the world’s busiest, say shipping is back to normal, but economists say it might be months before the flow of smartphones, home appliances, consumer electronics and other goods through complex supply lines fully recovers.
A survey of manufacturers released earlier showed activity in July contracted. Indicators of new orders, exports and employment declined.
Retails sales were off 0.7% from a year earlier in the first half after plunging 11% in April following the temporary shutdown of Shanghai and other cities. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/china-cuts-interest-rate-to-shore-up-sagging-economy/ | 2022-08-16T03:41:17Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/china-cuts-interest-rate-to-shore-up-sagging-economy/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 22 |
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank trimmed a key interest rate Monday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically sensitive time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his hold on power.
The decision suggested Beijing is temporarily setting aside worries over high debt to act to head off a slump before Xi is expected to try to award himself a third five-year term as Communist Party leader at a meeting this fall.
The ruling party has effectively acknowledged it cannot hit this year’s official 5.5% growth target after anti-virus curbs disrupted trade, manufacturing and consumer spending. A crackdown on excessive borrowing in China’s vast real estate industry triggered a plunge in home sales and construction.
“The momentum of economic recovery has slowed,” a government spokesman, Fu Linghui, said at a news conference. “More efforts are needed to consolidate the foundation of economic recovery.”
The People’s Bank of China cut its rate on a one-year loan to 2.75% from 2.85% and injected an extra 400 billion yuan ($60 billion) into lending markets after growth in factory output and retail sales weakened in July and home sales fell by double digits.
The central bank “seems to have decided it now has a more pressing problem,” Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics said in a report.
The slowdown adds to political headwinds for Xi, China’s most powerful leader since at least the 1980s. He still is widely expected to succeed, but some analysts say he might be forced to compromise by sharing more of his sweeping powers with other party leaders.
Despite downward pressure on growth, party leaders affirmed their commitment to the severe “zero-COVID” strategy in a July 29 statement. It dropped previous references to growth targets after the economy grew by just 2.5% over a year earlier in the first half of 2022.
Growth in factory output in July slowed to 3.8% over a year ago, down 0.1 percentage point from the previous month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Growth in consumer spending fell to 2.7%, down 0.4 percentage points from June.
Sales of housing and other commercial real estate fell 28.8% from a year earlier.
Beijing is forcing developers to reduce debt levels, which caused economic growth to plunge in mid-2021, disrupting a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The crackdown has bankrupted smaller developers and fueled fears of a default by the biggest, Evergrande Group, which owes $310 billion to banks and bondholders.
The “downward trend” in real estate has a “great impact on economic growth,” said Fu, the government spokesman.
The rate cut and extra money for lending are small compared with China’s $17 trillion-a-year economy, the world’s second-largest. Instead, such changes are widely seen as a signal to the state-owned banking industry to lend more and cut charges for commercial borrowers.
The ruling party is struggling to revive activity after Shanghai, the country’s business capital, and other industrial centers were shut for weeks starting in late March to fight virus outbreaks.
Managers of the Shanghai port, the world’s busiest, say shipping is back to normal, but economists say it might be months before the flow of smartphones, home appliances, consumer electronics and other goods through complex supply lines fully recovers.
A survey of manufacturers released earlier showed activity in July contracted. Indicators of new orders, exports and employment declined.
Retails sales were off 0.7% from a year earlier in the first half after plunging 11% in April following the temporary shutdown of Shanghai and other cities. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/china-cuts-interest-rate-to-shore-up-sagging-economy/ | 2022-08-16T03:41:17Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/china-cuts-interest-rate-to-shore-up-sagging-economy/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 22 |
A Black woman has filed a civil rights suit on behalf of her daughter against Los Angeles Unified and the Board of Education, alleging the girl suffered emotional distress after a cotton picking field was set up at her Hollywood school in 2017 as an instructional tool about what life was like for slaves.
Rashunda Pitts alleges the defendants discriminated against her plaintiff daughter, who is identified only as S.W. in the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint brought Wednesday.
“She (S.W.) has uncontrollable anxiety attacks and has experiences bouts of depression when she thinks about the cotton picking project,” according to the suit, which also alleges negligence and seeks unspecified damages.
An LAUSD representative said Friday that the district does not typically comment on pending or ongoing litigation.
S.W., who is now 14 years old, attended Lauren Span School in Hollywood in the fall of 2017 and enthusiastically shared the events of her school day with Pitts at first, but her daughter became more sullen as the semester went on and attributed it to being tired, the suit states.
However, not long afterward, Pitts saw a cotton field on campus while dropping her daughter off at school, the suit states.
“Bewildered as to why a cotton field would be growing in Hollywood, let alone on public school property, she called the front office to speak with the principal about the cotton field,” the suit states.
Pitts eventually talked to Assistant Principal Brian Wisniewski, who “enthusiastically informed her that the children in S.W.’s class were reading the autobiography of Frederick Douglass and that picking cotton was one of the experiences that he wrote about in the autobiography,” the suit states.
Wisniewski further explained that the cotton field was planted so that the students could have a real-life experience of what it was like to be a slave by picking cotton themselves, the suit states.
“Completely incensed with the idea that the school would have her daughter and other children pick cotton as a school exercise to identify with the real-life experience of African-American slaves, Ms. Pitts expressed her disappointment and hurt in regards to the culturally insensitive and incompetent project,” according to the suit.
Pitts’ daughter later confided in her that her social justice teacher required students to pick cotton to learn what it was like to be a slave and that while she was not forced to participate, she had to watch other students doing so, according to the suit.
S.W. had a perfect grade-point average and was initially reluctant to discuss the project for fear of retaliation from teachers, the suit states.
No school officials obtained the parent’s permission for their children to participate in the cotton picking project and parents were not told about the idea before its implementation, the suit states.
According to the suit, the LAUSD later released a statement stating it regretted that an “instructional activity” at Laurel Span School was construed as culturally insensitive.
“When school administrators became aware of a parent’s concern about the cotton plant, they responded immediately by removing the plant,” the statement said, according to the suit.
The LAUSD’s statement represents an acknowledgment that the school district recognized that Laurel Span School’s Cotton Picking Project, as explained to Pitts and the school students, was discriminatory and harmful to the students, the suit alleges.
“The district’s response was a lie to cover up the discriminatory conduct,” the suit states.
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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reports increase in illegal door-to-door sales
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is receiving more calls regarding illegal door-to door activity.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is receiving more calls regarding illegal door-to door activity.
The sheriff’s office says it’s happening all over the county.
According to Captain George Meadows with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff’s office gets at least one call every day.
“Recently, it’s all alarm companies just trying to sell security systems,” he said. “The bottom line is they’re doing it illegally, because they don’t have permits.”
Bibb County has an ordinance in place that states requires a permit to solicit sales.
You can get that permit at the Macon-Bibb Tax Commissioners Office. Captain Meadows says there are a few steps involved.
“The tax commissioner’s office collects the information and sends it over the sheriff’s office,” he said. “We do the background checks and approve it and then send it back to the tax commissioner, who issues a permit.”
Once you receive the permit, you are required to wear a badge at all times when you’re going door-to-door.
The Better Business Bureau says illegal activity happens most often during the summer months.
President and CEO Kelvin Collins says there are ways to stay safe.
“We just want consumers to ask questions, report what you find to be unusual and don’t buy something that you’re not necessarily looking for,” he said.
Collins says if you do open your door to someone trying to sell you a product, you should never feel pressured to buy anything.
“If you feel uncomfortable at any point, ask them to leave,” he said. “If they don’t leave, call 911.” | https://www.41nbc.com/bibb-county-sheriffs-office-reports-increase-in-illegal-door-to-door-sales/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:02Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/bibb-county-sheriffs-office-reports-increase-in-illegal-door-to-door-sales/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reports increase in illegal door-to-door sales
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is receiving more calls regarding illegal door-to door activity.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is receiving more calls regarding illegal door-to door activity.
The sheriff’s office says it’s happening all over the county.
According to Captain George Meadows with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff’s office gets at least one call every day.
“Recently, it’s all alarm companies just trying to sell security systems,” he said. “The bottom line is they’re doing it illegally, because they don’t have permits.”
Bibb County has an ordinance in place that states requires a permit to solicit sales.
You can get that permit at the Macon-Bibb Tax Commissioners Office. Captain Meadows says there are a few steps involved.
“The tax commissioner’s office collects the information and sends it over the sheriff’s office,” he said. “We do the background checks and approve it and then send it back to the tax commissioner, who issues a permit.”
Once you receive the permit, you are required to wear a badge at all times when you’re going door-to-door.
The Better Business Bureau says illegal activity happens most often during the summer months.
President and CEO Kelvin Collins says there are ways to stay safe.
“We just want consumers to ask questions, report what you find to be unusual and don’t buy something that you’re not necessarily looking for,” he said.
Collins says if you do open your door to someone trying to sell you a product, you should never feel pressured to buy anything.
“If you feel uncomfortable at any point, ask them to leave,” he said. “If they don’t leave, call 911.” | https://www.41nbc.com/bibb-county-sheriffs-office-reports-increase-in-illegal-door-to-door-sales/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:02Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/bibb-county-sheriffs-office-reports-increase-in-illegal-door-to-door-sales/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Alleged domestic dispute ends with Macon man dead
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An alleged domestic dispute turned deadly this weekend in the 1300 block of Woodliff Street. It happened Sunday morning just before 1:30 am.
The male victim, 45-year-old Deondra Fitchett, was shot and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Coroner Leon Jones.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators took the suspect, 27-year-old Tashanie Marie Negron into custody she is being held, without bond, for the charge of Murder. | https://www.41nbc.com/domestic-dispute-ends-with-macon-man-dead/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:08Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/domestic-dispute-ends-with-macon-man-dead/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Alleged domestic dispute ends with Macon man dead
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An alleged domestic dispute turned deadly this weekend in the 1300 block of Woodliff Street. It happened Sunday morning just before 1:30 am.
The male victim, 45-year-old Deondra Fitchett, was shot and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Coroner Leon Jones.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators took the suspect, 27-year-old Tashanie Marie Negron into custody she is being held, without bond, for the charge of Murder. | https://www.41nbc.com/domestic-dispute-ends-with-macon-man-dead/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:08Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/domestic-dispute-ends-with-macon-man-dead/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fun in the sun continues to begin the new week.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Conditions in Middle Georgia are remaining dry and pleasant behind last week’s cold front.
Today
It was a pleasant morning to begin our Monday around Middle Georgia. Temperatures were in the upper 60s and lower 70s with dew points in the mid 60s, making for a drier morning. There were a few high level clouds moving in from the north as well. Those will cover our sky throughout the day today, however they will allow plenty of sun to get through. As a result we will warm up nicely into the lower 90s across the region. Feels like temperatures will be in the upper 90s across Middle Georgia later this afternoon.
Storm chances for today are overall low, however a weak low pressure system off to the northeast could cause a few storms to make their way in from the north this evening and into tonight. Storm activity should be pretty isolated with most of the region likely not seeing any rain today or tonight.
Overnight we could see a couple of storms, especially ahead of midnight. Once midnight passes, however, we should see the storm activity taper off and much of the cloud cover clear out. The humidity will be a bit higher tomorrow morning along with our low temperatures which will be in the lower 70s. A couple of areas could wake up to a bit of fog during the sunrise hours.
Tomorrow
Tuesday is anticipated to be the nicest day that we have this week. Sunshine will be abundant through the afternoon with cloud cover remaining isolated at most. One or two stray storms will be possible in the evening, however the vast majority of Middle Georgia will see no rain. Highs will be in the lower 90s across the board once again as well.
Overnight skies will basically be clear around the region with only a few cirrus clouds passing overhead. Rain activity is not expected during the overnight hours tomorrow into Wednesday. Lows will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s around Middle Georgia, drying out a bit when compared to Monday night/Tuesday morning.
Wednesday and Beyond
Wednesday should also be pleasant overall, however our cloud cover looks to increase greatly during the back half of the day. Highs will be in the lower 90s around the region with a couple of isolated storms likely during the afternoon and evening hours. Cloud cover will increase further heading into Wednesday night, and more storms are likely during the early overnight hours.
Storm chances will ramp up greatly beginning Thursday and will remain high during the afternoon and evening hours the rest of the week and into the weekend. Forecast highs are dropping into the mid 80s during this timespan with lows in the upper 60s, however humidity will be much higher as a result of the widespread rainfall.
As for the tropics, the NHC is watching one cluster of storms in the Atlantic Basin. At this time they have designated it to have a 0% chance for development over the next 5 days, meaning it is a non-threat.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m). | https://www.41nbc.com/fun-in-the-sun-continues-to-begin-the-new-week/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:14Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/fun-in-the-sun-continues-to-begin-the-new-week/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Fun in the sun continues to begin the new week.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Conditions in Middle Georgia are remaining dry and pleasant behind last week’s cold front.
Today
It was a pleasant morning to begin our Monday around Middle Georgia. Temperatures were in the upper 60s and lower 70s with dew points in the mid 60s, making for a drier morning. There were a few high level clouds moving in from the north as well. Those will cover our sky throughout the day today, however they will allow plenty of sun to get through. As a result we will warm up nicely into the lower 90s across the region. Feels like temperatures will be in the upper 90s across Middle Georgia later this afternoon.
Storm chances for today are overall low, however a weak low pressure system off to the northeast could cause a few storms to make their way in from the north this evening and into tonight. Storm activity should be pretty isolated with most of the region likely not seeing any rain today or tonight.
Overnight we could see a couple of storms, especially ahead of midnight. Once midnight passes, however, we should see the storm activity taper off and much of the cloud cover clear out. The humidity will be a bit higher tomorrow morning along with our low temperatures which will be in the lower 70s. A couple of areas could wake up to a bit of fog during the sunrise hours.
Tomorrow
Tuesday is anticipated to be the nicest day that we have this week. Sunshine will be abundant through the afternoon with cloud cover remaining isolated at most. One or two stray storms will be possible in the evening, however the vast majority of Middle Georgia will see no rain. Highs will be in the lower 90s across the board once again as well.
Overnight skies will basically be clear around the region with only a few cirrus clouds passing overhead. Rain activity is not expected during the overnight hours tomorrow into Wednesday. Lows will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s around Middle Georgia, drying out a bit when compared to Monday night/Tuesday morning.
Wednesday and Beyond
Wednesday should also be pleasant overall, however our cloud cover looks to increase greatly during the back half of the day. Highs will be in the lower 90s around the region with a couple of isolated storms likely during the afternoon and evening hours. Cloud cover will increase further heading into Wednesday night, and more storms are likely during the early overnight hours.
Storm chances will ramp up greatly beginning Thursday and will remain high during the afternoon and evening hours the rest of the week and into the weekend. Forecast highs are dropping into the mid 80s during this timespan with lows in the upper 60s, however humidity will be much higher as a result of the widespread rainfall.
As for the tropics, the NHC is watching one cluster of storms in the Atlantic Basin. At this time they have designated it to have a 0% chance for development over the next 5 days, meaning it is a non-threat.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m). | https://www.41nbc.com/fun-in-the-sun-continues-to-begin-the-new-week/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:14Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/fun-in-the-sun-continues-to-begin-the-new-week/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Milledgeville hosting first ‘Summer Sips’ contest
A drink contest is underway in downtown Milledgeville and will continue through the end of August.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A drink contest is underway in downtown Milledgeville and will continue through the end of August.
The contest, called “Milledgeville Summer Sips,” was created as a joint effort between Visit Milledgeville and Milledgeville Main Street as a way to promote the local food and drink industry.
13 businesses are participating, each with their own specialty off-menu drinks that all cost $10 or less.
Bailey Warr, the General Manager and Head Roster at Blackbird Coffee, talked with us about how exciting it is to be part of the competition.
“They had done a burger week previously that we were not able to participate in unfortunately, as much as we tried to come up with a burger latte, so they came up with a drink special this time for everybody to participate in, so we were able to actually be a part of that,” she said.
Another participant is Downtown Milledgeville Nutrition. Owner Melissa Daniel told us the contest has been good for drumming up foot traffic and a lot of people have shown interest in buying the drink. | https://www.41nbc.com/milledgeville-hosting-first-summer-sips-contest/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:20Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/milledgeville-hosting-first-summer-sips-contest/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Milledgeville hosting first ‘Summer Sips’ contest
A drink contest is underway in downtown Milledgeville and will continue through the end of August.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A drink contest is underway in downtown Milledgeville and will continue through the end of August.
The contest, called “Milledgeville Summer Sips,” was created as a joint effort between Visit Milledgeville and Milledgeville Main Street as a way to promote the local food and drink industry.
13 businesses are participating, each with their own specialty off-menu drinks that all cost $10 or less.
Bailey Warr, the General Manager and Head Roster at Blackbird Coffee, talked with us about how exciting it is to be part of the competition.
“They had done a burger week previously that we were not able to participate in unfortunately, as much as we tried to come up with a burger latte, so they came up with a drink special this time for everybody to participate in, so we were able to actually be a part of that,” she said.
Another participant is Downtown Milledgeville Nutrition. Owner Melissa Daniel told us the contest has been good for drumming up foot traffic and a lot of people have shown interest in buying the drink. | https://www.41nbc.com/milledgeville-hosting-first-summer-sips-contest/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:20Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/milledgeville-hosting-first-summer-sips-contest/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Motorcyclist killed in Riverside Drive accident
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal traffic collision in the 2800 block of Riverside Drive. It happened Saturday night around 7:48p.m..
It was reported that a motorcycle collided with a vehicle, while headed south on Riverside Drive. The motorcyclist let go of the motorcycle and then slid into the northbound lanes of travel. The motorcyclist was struck by a second vehicle that was headed north on Riverside Drive . The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene by Deputy Coroner Miley. It was stated that the occupants of the two other vehicles were not injured.
The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Quade Raymond Cabral of Marietta.
This fatal collision is under investigation. Anyone with information in reference to this collision is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 and ask to speak with a Fatality Investigator. | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcyclist-killed-in-riverside-drive-accident/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:26Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcyclist-killed-in-riverside-drive-accident/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Motorcyclist killed in Riverside Drive accident
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal traffic collision in the 2800 block of Riverside Drive. It happened Saturday night around 7:48p.m..
It was reported that a motorcycle collided with a vehicle, while headed south on Riverside Drive. The motorcyclist let go of the motorcycle and then slid into the northbound lanes of travel. The motorcyclist was struck by a second vehicle that was headed north on Riverside Drive . The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene by Deputy Coroner Miley. It was stated that the occupants of the two other vehicles were not injured.
The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Quade Raymond Cabral of Marietta.
This fatal collision is under investigation. Anyone with information in reference to this collision is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 and ask to speak with a Fatality Investigator. | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcyclist-killed-in-riverside-drive-accident/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:26Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcyclist-killed-in-riverside-drive-accident/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Porcelain protester leaves strong message for Fort Valley leaders
A toilet was placed outside Fort Valley City Hall over the weekend with a message to the mayor and city council: "Get off your butt and do something."
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It was a protest that was flushed away almost as soon as it was noticed.
It was business as usual outside of Fort Valley City Hall Monday. You’d never know a toilet was sitting outside it over the weekend.
The toilet had a message for Mayor Jeffery Lundy and Fort Valley City Council: “Get off your butt and do something.”
“When I first saw this, my response was thank you for holding us accountable,” Mayor Lundy explained.
Mayor Lundy says he’s not upset with the porcelain protester. He wants them to come forward so they can talk about issues.
“I’m grateful you chose the platform to get this kind of attention,” he said. “Now come down here and tell us what we need to do, what we’re not doing, so that you don’t feel as though your concern is going unnoticed.”
Mayor Pro Tem Alonzo Allen saw the images of the toilet on Facebook. He says he was disgusted at first but ultimately he found it cute.
“I like the penmanship on it,” Allen said. “I think the person did it real nice and neatly, although the thing they put it on wouldn’t be considered real neat. It was kind of comical.”
Mayor Pro Tem Allen says even though he finds the stunt funny, he says the city does have an open door policy.
“If you’ve got a concern, please bring it to us, either me or the mayor or both of us at the same time,” he said. “We’ll be glad to sit down and discuss it with you. We can’t always say we can solve it, but we can know where you stand and know what the problem is so we can approach it.”
Though the toilet is gone, Mayor Lundy says he plans to keep a reminder of it in his office for the future.
“I didn’t tell anyone to remove it,” he said. “It left on its own like it came on its own, so for keepsake, I’m going to hang this [the picture of the toilet] on the wall,” Mayor Lundy said.
Mayor Lundy says he’s not launching an investigation into who left the toilet outside of City Hall.
41NBC called the Fort Valley Police Department to see if they’re investigating who did it. Police had not returned our call as of Monday night. | https://www.41nbc.com/porcelain-protester-leaves-strong-message-for-fort-valley-leaders/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:32Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/porcelain-protester-leaves-strong-message-for-fort-valley-leaders/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Porcelain protester leaves strong message for Fort Valley leaders
A toilet was placed outside Fort Valley City Hall over the weekend with a message to the mayor and city council: "Get off your butt and do something."
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It was a protest that was flushed away almost as soon as it was noticed.
It was business as usual outside of Fort Valley City Hall Monday. You’d never know a toilet was sitting outside it over the weekend.
The toilet had a message for Mayor Jeffery Lundy and Fort Valley City Council: “Get off your butt and do something.”
“When I first saw this, my response was thank you for holding us accountable,” Mayor Lundy explained.
Mayor Lundy says he’s not upset with the porcelain protester. He wants them to come forward so they can talk about issues.
“I’m grateful you chose the platform to get this kind of attention,” he said. “Now come down here and tell us what we need to do, what we’re not doing, so that you don’t feel as though your concern is going unnoticed.”
Mayor Pro Tem Alonzo Allen saw the images of the toilet on Facebook. He says he was disgusted at first but ultimately he found it cute.
“I like the penmanship on it,” Allen said. “I think the person did it real nice and neatly, although the thing they put it on wouldn’t be considered real neat. It was kind of comical.”
Mayor Pro Tem Allen says even though he finds the stunt funny, he says the city does have an open door policy.
“If you’ve got a concern, please bring it to us, either me or the mayor or both of us at the same time,” he said. “We’ll be glad to sit down and discuss it with you. We can’t always say we can solve it, but we can know where you stand and know what the problem is so we can approach it.”
Though the toilet is gone, Mayor Lundy says he plans to keep a reminder of it in his office for the future.
“I didn’t tell anyone to remove it,” he said. “It left on its own like it came on its own, so for keepsake, I’m going to hang this [the picture of the toilet] on the wall,” Mayor Lundy said.
Mayor Lundy says he’s not launching an investigation into who left the toilet outside of City Hall.
41NBC called the Fort Valley Police Department to see if they’re investigating who did it. Police had not returned our call as of Monday night. | https://www.41nbc.com/porcelain-protester-leaves-strong-message-for-fort-valley-leaders/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:32Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/porcelain-protester-leaves-strong-message-for-fort-valley-leaders/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Senator Jon Ossoff announces insulin price cap for senior citizens
Insulin prices for senior citizens will soon be capped at $35 per month.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Insulin prices for senior citizens will soon be capped at $35 per month.
Senator Jon Ossoff was in Macon at the Elaine Lucas Senior Center Monday to make the announcement. He says starting next year, seniors who need insulin won’t have to pay more than $35 per month for the life-saving medication.
Senator Ossoff says the legislation that made this possible has been a long time coming.
“We stood up to the pharmaceutical industry to get this done,” Senator Ossoff said. “I want to emphasize this is not just an idea, this is not just a bill that’s been introduced. This is legislation that’s passed both houses of Congress that the president will sign into law in just a few days.”
Senator Ossoff says the legislation also includes a provision that caps co-pays for prescriptions at $2,000 a year for seniors through Medicare Part D. | https://www.41nbc.com/senator-jon-ossoff-announces-insulin-price-cap-for-senior-citizens/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:38Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/senator-jon-ossoff-announces-insulin-price-cap-for-senior-citizens/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Senator Jon Ossoff announces insulin price cap for senior citizens
Insulin prices for senior citizens will soon be capped at $35 per month.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Insulin prices for senior citizens will soon be capped at $35 per month.
Senator Jon Ossoff was in Macon at the Elaine Lucas Senior Center Monday to make the announcement. He says starting next year, seniors who need insulin won’t have to pay more than $35 per month for the life-saving medication.
Senator Ossoff says the legislation that made this possible has been a long time coming.
“We stood up to the pharmaceutical industry to get this done,” Senator Ossoff said. “I want to emphasize this is not just an idea, this is not just a bill that’s been introduced. This is legislation that’s passed both houses of Congress that the president will sign into law in just a few days.”
Senator Ossoff says the legislation also includes a provision that caps co-pays for prescriptions at $2,000 a year for seniors through Medicare Part D. | https://www.41nbc.com/senator-jon-ossoff-announces-insulin-price-cap-for-senior-citizens/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:38Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/senator-jon-ossoff-announces-insulin-price-cap-for-senior-citizens/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Staying dry Tuesday ahead of a rainy week
We get one dry day before the week turns soggy for Middle Georgia. The good news is that rain will keep temps cooler than normal.
We had an excellent weekend of dry weather for Middle Georgia, but storms this evening are just a starter for what will be a wet week.
Tuesday will perhaps be the only exception, with just a chance of a passing shower.
Otherwise Tuesday should be pleasant and partly cloudy with highs in the 90s.
Wednesday will usher in a wet weather pattern that will be sticking around for the week.
A cold front will be stalling as a stationary boundary over the southeast.
This will pump additional moisture and uplift into Middle Georgia, resulting in off and on rain chances.
Widespread severe storms are not expected but a few could be strong.
I know a lot of us will be out and about on Friday for high school football and I hate to break it, but it looks pretty soggy.
This will continue through the weekend as the weather pattern kind of gets stuck.
Now this doesn’t mean that it will rain all day, every day, but I wouldn’t leave the house without an umbrella starting Wednesday.
Despite the rainy forecast, rain totals for the next 5 days should stay around 2-3″.
Widespread flooding is not expected, but we could see some urban flooding in spots that see strong thunderstorms.
The good news with all the rain in the forecast is that highs will be much cooler than normal.
Through the weekend we should consistently see highs in the 80s with lows in the 70s.
Rain sticks around through next week as well. | https://www.41nbc.com/staying-dry-tuesday-ahead-of-a-rainy-week/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:44Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/staying-dry-tuesday-ahead-of-a-rainy-week/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Staying dry Tuesday ahead of a rainy week
We get one dry day before the week turns soggy for Middle Georgia. The good news is that rain will keep temps cooler than normal.
We had an excellent weekend of dry weather for Middle Georgia, but storms this evening are just a starter for what will be a wet week.
Tuesday will perhaps be the only exception, with just a chance of a passing shower.
Otherwise Tuesday should be pleasant and partly cloudy with highs in the 90s.
Wednesday will usher in a wet weather pattern that will be sticking around for the week.
A cold front will be stalling as a stationary boundary over the southeast.
This will pump additional moisture and uplift into Middle Georgia, resulting in off and on rain chances.
Widespread severe storms are not expected but a few could be strong.
I know a lot of us will be out and about on Friday for high school football and I hate to break it, but it looks pretty soggy.
This will continue through the weekend as the weather pattern kind of gets stuck.
Now this doesn’t mean that it will rain all day, every day, but I wouldn’t leave the house without an umbrella starting Wednesday.
Despite the rainy forecast, rain totals for the next 5 days should stay around 2-3″.
Widespread flooding is not expected, but we could see some urban flooding in spots that see strong thunderstorms.
The good news with all the rain in the forecast is that highs will be much cooler than normal.
Through the weekend we should consistently see highs in the 80s with lows in the 70s.
Rain sticks around through next week as well. | https://www.41nbc.com/staying-dry-tuesday-ahead-of-a-rainy-week/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:44Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/staying-dry-tuesday-ahead-of-a-rainy-week/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
The Macon Touchdown Club previews its 7th Annual Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic
The 7th Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic will take place Saturday, August 20, at Mercer University.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Touchdown Club met at Mercer University to preview its 7th Annual Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic.
The four teams participating this season include the Northeast Raiders, the Mary Persons Bulldogs, the Northside Eagles and the Jones County Greyhounds.
This will be the Raiders, Bulldogs and Greyhounds first time competing in the Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic, so their athletes are ready for the big stage.
“It’s really exciting just knowing it’s a really big game. Being on a college field, you know we all plan on going to college, so it’s kind of a little taste of it, so it’s going to be a real fun time,” said Eagles free safety Ricardo Jones.
“It’s really cool just because it’s a lot bigger stadium than we normally play in. There’s going to be a bunch of people that are there that aren’t just fans for us, but maybe staying from the other game,” said Bulldogs quarterback Logan Hickman.
The 7th Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic will take place Saturday, Aug. 20, at Mercer University.
The first game features Northside facing Jones County at 4 p.m., while game two features Northeast facing Mary Persons at 7:30 p.m. | https://www.41nbc.com/the-macon-touchdown-club-previews-its-7th-annual-middle-georgia-kick-off-classic/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:51Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-macon-touchdown-club-previews-its-7th-annual-middle-georgia-kick-off-classic/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
The Macon Touchdown Club previews its 7th Annual Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic
The 7th Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic will take place Saturday, August 20, at Mercer University.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon Touchdown Club met at Mercer University to preview its 7th Annual Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic.
The four teams participating this season include the Northeast Raiders, the Mary Persons Bulldogs, the Northside Eagles and the Jones County Greyhounds.
This will be the Raiders, Bulldogs and Greyhounds first time competing in the Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic, so their athletes are ready for the big stage.
“It’s really exciting just knowing it’s a really big game. Being on a college field, you know we all plan on going to college, so it’s kind of a little taste of it, so it’s going to be a real fun time,” said Eagles free safety Ricardo Jones.
“It’s really cool just because it’s a lot bigger stadium than we normally play in. There’s going to be a bunch of people that are there that aren’t just fans for us, but maybe staying from the other game,” said Bulldogs quarterback Logan Hickman.
The 7th Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic will take place Saturday, Aug. 20, at Mercer University.
The first game features Northside facing Jones County at 4 p.m., while game two features Northeast facing Mary Persons at 7:30 p.m. | https://www.41nbc.com/the-macon-touchdown-club-previews-its-7th-annual-middle-georgia-kick-off-classic/ | 2022-08-16T04:00:51Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-macon-touchdown-club-previews-its-7th-annual-middle-georgia-kick-off-classic/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Nonprofit seeks to feed college students
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith community is working with an area nonprofit to provide food for college students on a monthly basis.
Antioch Food Pantry will stock 200 on-campus apartments with food for the beginning of the semester. The event, which officials are calling Fill the Fridge, will be at noon Aug. 19, said Charolette Tidwell, Antioch's founder.
Tidwell said her main goal is to provide students with nutritious food. Students will receive milk, eggs, fruits and vegetables along with nonperishable items.
For Dave Stevens, the associate vice chancellor and dean of students, this event is important because college students are paying a lot to pursue their degrees, and that means that some students are going hungry.
“Students are making a significant sacrifice to pursue a degree," Stevens said.
National studies indicate that 1 in 3 college students struggle with food insecurity, Stevens said.
There is a narrative that people latch on to that college students are supposed to financially struggle, said Kara Crowley, student activities and civic engagement coordinator.
"That’s absurd that it’s so widely accepted as okay for college students to be seen as so broke because they are paying for their education," Crwoley said.
Crowley said that it is important for college students to have access to nutritional foods.
“No student should ever be hungry in class," Crowley said.
At the event, Crowley also wants to inform students about the Dave Stevens Lion Pride Pantry on campus.
After the August event, Antioch will provide food to the university on the first Tuesday of every month.
Stevens said he hopes this event helps to combat the stigma surrounding seeking help for food insecurity.
Crowley said that students were behind the idea for Fill the Fridge. Crowley credits Tidwell with getting the program started.
“We came up with the idea behind it, but Ms. Charolette has been the driving force for sure," Crowley said.
Anyone can make an appointment to receive food from Antioch from Monday to Friday. The organization also has a curbside food give away that starts at 9 a.m. Wednesdays at the Antioch Food Pantry, located at 1420 N 32nd Street.
Tidwell is also preparing for her Thanksgiving food giveaway and encourages people to donate money or nonperishable items. Tidwell also needs about 200 volunteers to give out the food.
On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, at Kay Rodgers Park, Antioch will give out turkeys and Cornish hens along with other foods to complete their Thanksgiving meal.
This will mark Antioch's fifth Thanksgiving giveaway, Tidwell said.
“She has fed the people of Fort Smith and done amazing things over there at Antioch," Crowley said about Tidwell's work.
Alex Gladden is a University of Arkansas graduate. She previously reported for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and The Jonesboro Sun before joining the Times Record. She can be contacted at agladden@swtimes.com. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/2022/08/16/uafs-students-receive-food-fort-smith-nonprofit/10226925002/ | 2022-08-16T04:07:28Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/2022/08/16/uafs-students-receive-food-fort-smith-nonprofit/10226925002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Arkansas football ranked in preseason AP Top 25 for first time since 2015
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football is ranked in another preseason poll, coming in at No. 19 in the AP Top 25 released Monday. It is the Razorbacks' first preseason ranking in the AP poll since 2015, when Arkansas opened at No. 18.
It comes a week after the Razorbacks appeared at No. 23 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
Arkansas' 2022 schedule features five teams also ranked in the top 25: No. 1 Alabama, No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 21 Ole Miss, No. 23 Cincinnati and No. 25 BYU. The Razorbacks are one of six SEC teams to appear on the list.
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Although the Razorbacks weren't ranked in the preseason in 2021, they cracked the Top 25 list 10 times during the season. Arkansas peaked at No. 8 in Week 5 and finished at No. 21.
Christina Long covers the Arkansas Razorbacks for the Southwest Times Record and USA Today Network. You can follow her on Twitter @christinalong00 or email her at clong@swtimes.com. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/08/15/arkansas-football-ranked-preseason-ap-top-25/10327494002/ | 2022-08-16T04:07:34Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/08/15/arkansas-football-ranked-preseason-ap-top-25/10327494002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
What we learned from Arkansas basketball's four exhibition games in Europe
Arkansas basketball concluded its four-game foreign tour on Monday with a 70-59 win over the Denmark-based Bakken Bears in Lake Como, Italy. The Razorbacks' win over the European Champions League squad made Arkansas 4-0 on their trip abroad.
The competition Arkansas faced in Spain and Italy is quite different from the opponents the Razorbacks will play stateside, but the foreign tour gave fans a first look at how a team full of new talent will play when the 2022-23 season arrives.
Here are our five key takeaways from Arkansas' four-game European tour.
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Razorbacks fly high
For fans who want to see dunks, this Arkansas team will deliver. The Razorbacks slammed more than two dozen dunks across the four-game stretch, showing an ability to drive to the basket and play well above the rim.
Arkansas didn't take many 3-point shots, averaging about 14 attempts per game, but it didn't need to. The high-flying play of freshman Anthony Black, Missouri transfer Trevon Brazile and more provided plenty of highlight-reel material.
Turnovers a problem
Arkansas struggled with giveaways in all four games. The fewest turnovers the Razorbacks gave up in any of the four games was 13 in Game 1 against Valencia Selección. Across all four contests, Arkansas coughed up an average of more than 21 turnovers, with a peak of 30 in Game 4.
All those dunks meant plenty of lobs, and coach Eric Musselman pointed out that some poor decision-making on lob passes caused some of the turnover woes.
"I think we have a young team, and we'll get better at it," Musselman said. "But 23 and 20 turnovers will get you beat by about 18 (points) in the SEC, so that number's got to shrink drastically."
Trevon Brazile an impact transfer
Brazile dominated the stat sheet in Game 4 on Monday, scoring 28 points while going 13-for-15 from the field with nine rebounds and four steals. It capped off an impressive trip for the sophomore, but Musselman highlighted Brazile's improved rebounding.
Brazile had four total rebounds in the first two games, and Musselman "got after" the Missouri transfer. In Games 3 and 4, Brazile totaled 16 boards.
"He got the message all right," Musselman said. "Every time I looked over, he and (assistant coach Anthony Ruta) had a side conversation about how many rebounds he had. So, he got the message loud and clear."
Nick Smith Jr. as good as advertised
Before Arkansas left for Europe, it wasn't clear if No. 1 overall prospect Nick Smith Jr would be able to play in the exhibitions due to a deep bone bruise in his left index finger. Smith Jr. was cleared to play, though, and appeared in all four games.
He led the Razorbacks in scoring in three of those four, including a 20-point performance in Game 3. He was Arkansas' highest-volume perimeter shooter, going 9-for-23 from beyond the arc.
He left Monday's game early and didn't appear in the second half. Musselman said he slipped on the floor and suffered a minor knee sprain. He could have played the second half, Musselman said, but the staff didn't want to jeopardize his health in an exhibition.
Don't discount veteran players
All of Arkansas' new, highly touted players added to the roster have caused concern there might not be room for returners Davonte Davis and Kamani Johnson. On the tour, however, both veterans carved out important roles on the young team.
"Without Devo and Kamani, we don’t win the game, I promise you — probably not even close — if those two don’t play," Musselman said after Game 2. "We’ve got some guys that are still struggling to understand our second and third options and how to read a defense. A lot of that comes with having a young team, but I thought Kamani and Devo played phenomenal."
Christina Long covers the Arkansas Razorbacks for the Southwest Times Record and USA Today Network. You can follow her on Twitter @christinalong00 or email her at clong@swtimes.com. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/08/16/arkansas-basketball-europe-tour-exhibition-games-spain-italy/10312753002/ | 2022-08-16T04:07:40Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/08/16/arkansas-basketball-europe-tour-exhibition-games-spain-italy/10312753002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.S. Army Reserve Cpl. Hunter Collins, 7243rd Medical Support Unit, conducts an evaluation on a patient as part of the Patient Care Augmentation Detachment assessment at exercise Global Medic on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug 15, 2022. The Medical Readiness Training Command conducts Exercise Global Medic as part of the Army Reserve Medical Command's larger mission to provide trained, equipped and combat ready units and medical personnel to support the total force on the battlefields of today and tomorrow.
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One thing I love about interviewing directors is the chance to quiz them about their influences. The Korean-American filmmaker Kogonada is especially open about his. Ahead of closing this year’s EIFF with his sublime sci-fi drama After Yang, he’s programmed a mini retrospective of films that inspired him. “They’re really films that are in conversation with After Yang,” says Kogonada of his choices, which include 2016 body swapping anime hit Your Name, Olivier Assayas's playful 1996 movie Irma Vep and Hirokazu Kore-eda's 1998 sci-fi parable After Life.
The last of these was particularly influential. “It’s about determining what memory is valuable,” says Kogonada, pointing out the obvious thematic link to his own film’s tale of a malfunctioning “techno-sapien” robot whose digital memories are accessed by his owner. “The film isn’t just about what happens post-life, it’s about the pursuit of life,” he elaborates. “And that’s why I called my film After Yang. It’s about life after Yang, but it’s also about Jake’s [Colin Farrell’s character’s] pursuit of Yang and trying to understand who Yang is.”
Sadly, one film you won’t be seeing is the cult Japanese movie All About Lily Chou-Chou, about an enigmatic pop singer who entrances a nation of teenagers. It’s been almost impossible to see since coming out in 2001, but the fictional band’s song Glide has haunted Kogonada ever since. “I was like, I wish this song existed,” he says. “And when I was writing [After Yang] I thought, ‘This song should exist in this world, and this fictitious band should exist in this world.'” Reaching out to singer/songwriter Mitski to cover it, it now features during a key scene where Yang (Justin H. Min) meets a girl at a gig. “It’s my homage to this movie.”
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After Life screens on 15 August, Irma Vep screens on 16 August, Your Name and After Yang screen on 20 August. | https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/edinburgh-international-film-festival-diary-15-august-3806365 | 2022-08-16T04:15:38Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/edinburgh-international-film-festival-diary-15-august-3806365 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Minnesota possesses more acres of natural wild rice than any other state in the country – while the native annual grass has been observed in 45 of the state’s 87 counties, it is widely believed to have been widely distributed prior to European settlement.
Wild rice thrives in 1-3 feet of water in beds of soft organic material and is impacted by current, turbidity, water levels and water quality.
Otter Tail County has the most the most lakes of any county in the United States, making the area a perfect region for residents to journey out this upcoming wild rice season and harvest some of their own.
“While we’ve heard reports of good rice in some places this year, a cooler early spring meant many lakes had late ice-out and the wild rice growing season was pushed back up to two weeks,” explains Ricky Lien, a DNR wetland habitat team supervisor.
Harvesting of wild rice is traditionally done using a canoe and a push pole or paddle to navigate the delicate grass beds. Two sticks called flails are used to gently knock mature grain down into the canoe; novice wild rice harvesters are encouraged to bring their grain bounty to an established processor as the methods to process wild rice are quite involved and labor intensive.
“Consequently, wild rice may ripen later than normal. Ricers need to remember that it is illegal to harvest green rice,” Lien notes.
Minnesota’s 2022 wild rice season runs from Aug. 15 to Sep. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to residents and nonresidents alike with the proper licenses.
Lien mentions that prospective ricers should devote a good portion of time to scouting for rich rice stands: “Although we’re hearing of some places with good wild rice this year, other areas were hit by multiple heavy storms that had negative impacts.”
More information on wild rice harvest regulations can be found here: dnr.state.mn.us.
Discuss the news on NABUR, a place to have local conversations The Neighborhood Alliance for Better Understanding and Respect ✔ A site just for our local community ✔ Focused on facts, not misinformation ✔ Free for everyone | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/harvest-tradition-wild-rice-season-opens-in-minnesota/article_8926a914-1c23-11ed-8a46-43cfce11001c.html | 2022-08-16T04:17:20Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/harvest-tradition-wild-rice-season-opens-in-minnesota/article_8926a914-1c23-11ed-8a46-43cfce11001c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
While much attention has been placed on aquatic invaders through the lake country region, invasive terrestrial plants also incur a vast impact on environments and economies across the state and the nation. It is estimated that non-native invasive plant species account for over $20 billion in economic losses each year.
In Minnesota, these transplants harm the natural heritage of the state’s wetlands, prairies, forests, lakes and rivers in various ways. They limit tree seedling establishment and subsequent forest regeneration, reduce the availability of native plants relied on by native wildlife for sustenance and cover, and shift entire ecosystem processes by increasing fire events, changing soil chemistry and causing erosion.
Leafy spurge is one of the most prevalent and problematic invasive terrestrial plants in Otter Tail County and many other regions. The plant is aggressive and notoriously difficult to eradicate whether it be by cultural, chemical, or manual means. Leafy spurge has become especially problematic for areas relying on pastures, grazing lands and other non-cropland enterprises.
Identifying where and how quickly invasive plant species are spreading is crucial to addressing an infestation. Traditionally these initiatives involved field-based scientists and land managers to track growth rates and invasive plant locations, however these practices prove extremely labor intensive and expensive to maintain.
These efforts have now evolved to utilize satellite imagery and deep learning technology to accurately catalogue species, rate of spread and history of the observed species for any specific region.
“Time series analysis is relatively new in this type of deep learning model, so we were really excited to find that it worked so well at identifying leafy spurge populations,” explains Ryan Briscoe Runquist, a research scientist involved with the project.
The research project was also undertaken by professor David Moeller and graduate student Thomas Lake; the work centered on convolutional neural networks, which basically allow a computer to recognized patterns and objects of interest in satellite images.
“Deep learning allows scientists to discover patterns that would have been previously impossible to detect,” Runquist.
The resulting research makes it clear that deep learning models can accurately identify individual species over complex terrains with satellite imagery.
“Invasive species are more difficult than ever to manage and surveillance via satellites is a low-cost, rapid method for dynamically monitoring invasions,” Moeller states.
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The application includes detail relating to proposed earthworks, sustainable drainage system infrastructure, and roads – including the formation of a new junction from the A199.
The developer plans to deliver a range of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes for the first parcel of land in the development.
The masterplan vision for Dolphingstone includes a proposed new secondary school and local transport infrastructure improvements.
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Pauline Mills, Land and Planning Director at Taylor Wimpey East Scotland, said: “We are very pleased to be making good progress in the significant preparations required to deliver our vision for a new neighbourhood of around 800 homes at Dolphingstone. This planning application for a programme of pre-construction infrastructure works will allow us to maintain that progress.
“In due course, securing AMSC consent for this work will ensure that we can continue to play our role in the delivery of new homes as part of the overall East Lothian Local Development Plan as the vision for new neighbourhood near Wallyford in East Lothian.” | https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/plans-submitted-to-east-lothian-council-for-works-to-deliver-new-neighbourhood-3806603 | 2022-08-16T04:17:26Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/plans-submitted-to-east-lothian-council-for-works-to-deliver-new-neighbourhood-3806603 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The different seasons of Minnesota bring with them unique challenges to beloved pets. Summer is a particularly prevalent time for conditions such as heartworm, fleas, ticks and intestinal parasites.
Dr. Amy O’Brien is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Science and discusses some common health issues seen in pets throughout the warmer months. “Heartworm is transmitted by mosquitos, whereas intestinal parasites are ingested by dogs and cats eating grass/dirt or by eating the host, such as a flea.”
“Fleas are a bothersome parasite that can cause significant itching in dogs and cats. Once a patient has fleas, they usually develop tapeworms due to flea ingestion,” O’Brien explains.
In rare instances fleas can spread certain types of bacteria that can cause disease in both dogs and cats as well as people. While there are many different products that help to eliminate a flea infestation, the process can be a long one.
“It is important to remember that there are also eggs and larvae on the patient – and in their environment or home – that may not be affected by these products until the flea develops into an adult,” says O’Brien.
Fleas are commonly found on wild rabbits and birds including many other backyard animals. It is recommended that the patient and all other dogs and cats in the household use flea preventative for at least three months to ensure there is no host for them to live on.
“Tapeworms transmitted by fleas can be easily treated with medication from your veterinarian,” O’Brien notes. “Hypersensitivity reactions, anemias and most other bacteria transmitted by fleas can be treated if they are caught in time.”
More information about general pet health and medical treatment can be found here: avma.org.
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Greater Fergus Falls is privileged to announce that Sugar High Cannabis Consulting & Dispensary is expanding to include a retail storefront and consulting services in downtown Fergus Falls. Located at 123 East Lincoln Ave, consumers can find a wide range of hemp-derived products as well as consulting, workshops and other critical community outreach pertaining to cannabis medicine. The store’s grand opening is scheduled for Aug. 22. They will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. thereafter.
Owner Emily McCune said, "After two years in the cannabis industry, it became clear to me that there is not only a desire for cannabis access and education in our community, there is a NEED. To be able to provide a platform for people to make informed medical decisions related to cannabis is something I never would’ve seen as an opportunity in our rural community and I’m so glad to be here at the helm of what will, eventually, turn into a very prominent industry in Minnesota.”
The expansion of this business will result in an expanded tax base and the creation of up to 25 new jobs within the next 12-18 months. With legislative growth and the addition of two new business partners and investors, plans for continued expansion are already underway and may include local hemp cultivation, processing and manufacturing. Soft impacts include increased education and accessibility through consulting and workshops, as well.
Throughout the various stages of her business development and growth, McCune has utilized GFF’s Entrepreneur Initiative, a free and confidential 1:1 startup coaching program that assists early-stage and existing entrepreneurs in starting and expanding their businesses. To learn more about the program, visit greaterfergusfalls.com/elab.
GFF’s CEO NeTia Bauman said, “As legislation continues to change the face of the medicinal cannabis industry, trailblazers like McCune who are educated and passionate about breaking down barriers and educating consumers will be critical in our rural communities,” she continued, “our community will be well-positioned for the tax base growth, job creation and improved consumer education that Sugar High is bringing to the forefront.”
Follow Sugar High and stay in-the-know on Facebook @elevationmedication42 and visit their website at www.sugarhighconsulting.com.
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Planning is already underway for Minnesota’s fishing opener in 2023 and Gov. Tim Walz announced the host city at the beginning of last week, made comments on the state’s bonds rating and renewed temporary relief for gasoline, diesel and other fuels in Minnesota.
On Aug. 8, Walz announced that Mankato will host the 75th Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener on May 12-13 of 2023. Explore Minnesota, the state’s tourism promotion office, coordinates each year with the Governor’s Office, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the host committee to put on the event celebrating the kickoff of the summer tourism season.
“I am incredibly excited to bring the longtime tradition of the Governor’s Fishing Opener to Southern Minnesota and my hometown of Mankato,” said Walz. “This region is home to an extraordinary diversity of fishing opportunities on over 100 lakes and rivers. I look forward to celebrating the unique tourism and outdoor opportunities that the region has to offer.”
Nestled in the scenic Minnesota River Valley, there are more than 150 lakes within 30 minutes of Mankato. There are also three state water trails, mapped and managed for paddling: Blue Earth River, Minnesota River and Watonwan River. Also, two of the region's state parks, Sakatah Lake State Park and Minneopa State Park, home to a herd of bison and waterfalls. This is just the fifth time since 1948 that the Governor's Fishing Opener will be held in Southern Minnesota.
When upgrading Minnesota’s rating to AAA from Aa1 last week, Moody’s issued a statement that reads, “The State of Minnesota … ranks among the strongest US states in high per capita income compared to the cost of living, robust financial reserves, and low leverage and fixed costs. The state has demonstrated improvements in fiscal governance including implementing relatively conservative and timely budgets, building up very high reserves, contributing to pensions at healthy levels that prevent growth in liabilities and refilling its unemployment trust fund after depleting it during the pandemic.”
The Minnesota Management and Budget Office sold $591,270,000 in General Obligation State Bonds on Aug. 9.
On Aug. 10, Walz announced that Minnesota is WalletHub’s 3rd best state to have a baby and 4th best state for health care. Minnesota was also ranked third in KIDS COUNT’s 2022 state-by-state comparison of child well-being based on economic well-being, education and health data. Minnesota’s high health care ranking was based on cost, access and outcomes.
Also on Aug. 10, Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove met with business leaders in Owatonna to discuss ways to expand the economy by addressing staffing shortages and ensuring Minnesotans can get connected to job and skills training opportunities.
On Aug. 11, Walz, together with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, announced their departments of transportation will seek $889.5 million in federal funding to rebuild the John A. Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin.
Also on Aug. 11, Walz announced that the state will maintain the unprecedented state law enforcement presence in the Twin Cities metro area through the Minnesota State Fair. Additionally, Walz announced Metro Transit will be increasing patrol visibility to deter crime at and around its metro stations.
On Aug. 12, Walz announced he is prepared to immediately extradite the individuals suspected of committing the recent shooting at the Mall of America. Walz along with Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will coordinate to ensure the swift extradition of the suspects, who were apprehended on Aug. 11, in Chicago, back to Minnesota.
Also on Aug. 12, Walz renewed temporary relief for motor carriers and drivers transporting gasoline, diesel and other fuels in Minnesota. Since the Walz administration initially provided this relief in July, gas prices have fallen in Minnesota, but supply chains continue to be constrained.
Data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce continue to show that inventories of certain fuels in Minnesota are at lower levels than last year and the three-year average. Fuel terminals across the state, including those in Sauk Centre, Alexandria, Wrenshall and Roseville are reporting shortages or outages of products and drivers have experienced long wait times due to increased demand at terminals that do have available supply. Walz’s Executive Order relieves motor carriers and drivers of certain hours of service regulations that would prevent or hinder the efficient transportation of essential supplies.
Walz also announced that Minnesota’s Department of Transportation was awarded $18 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants to fund reconstruction for MN Hwy 197 in Bemidji.
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Simon Midgley, 32, and his partner Richard Dyson, 38, from London, died following the blaze at the five-star Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond, in December 2017.
The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) at Paisley Sheriff Court will look at issues around guest and fire safety at the hotel.
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Sheriff Thomas McCartney held a minute’s silence before the inquiry heard a statement written by Mr Midgley’s mother, Jane Midgley, about her “gregarious” son, who had told her the day before his death that “2018 was going to be our year”.
“It was clear he had so much to live for and I still can’t comprehend how it was all taken away in a blink of an eye,” the inquiry was told.
In the statement, read out by Crown counsel Graeme Jessop, she said the death has had a “devastating effect” on her life, and that her mental health had been severely impacted.
“The events of 18 December 2017 have had a devastating effect on my life. I cannot put into words what it was like to receive the telephone call from the police, telling me that my son had been killed so suddenly and in such shocking circumstances,” she said.
“It has been almost five years of torture since that day, missing my Simon and waiting for him to walk through the door, announcing his presence in his usual way, ‘I’m here, mother dear’.”
The inquiry was told: “Losing a child is heart-breaking and I will never be able to come to terms with it or accept that Simon has gone. Every waking hour I live through what has happened that day, seeing Simon’s face.
“The thought of how he must have felt when he was trapped in that building, fighting to get out, tortures me. He must have been so frightened and I feel tremendous guilt that I was not there to help him.”
The inquiry will determine whether any lessons can be learned to minimise the risk of future deaths.
As the opening evidence was read out, family members cried softly in the court room.
The inquiry heard post-mortem tests on both men found they died from inhalation of smoke fire gases, caused by the hotel fire, suggesting they were alive during the blaze.
Mr Dyson was declared dead by members of the Scottish Ambulance Service after they fought to save his life, while Mr Midgley died at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
Hotel operator Cameron House Resort (Loch Lomond) Ltd was previously fined £500,000, and night porter Christopher O’Malley was given a community payback order over the fire.
Dunbarton Sheriff Court heard in January last year the fire started after O’Malley emptied ash and embers from a fuel fire into a polythene bag, and then put it in a cupboard of kindling and newspapers.
The hotel firm admitted failing to take the necessary fire safety measures to ensure the safety of its guests and employees between January 14, 2016 and December 18, 2017.
The company admitted two charges of breaching the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005.
O’Malley admitted breaching sections of health and safety laws which relate to the obligation on an employee to take reasonable care for the health and safety of people affected by their acts or omissions at work.
The inquiry heard of the fire safety system in the hotel at the time of the blaze.
Darren Robinson, who was the hotel’s night manager at the time, said fire and heat alarms were located across the property, and explained what would happen if just one went off.
“It sets off a buzzer on the fire control panel situated at reception,” the 36-year-old said. “Once that goes off I, as the night manager, have three minutes to get to the detection, investigate it, check if it was a false alarm of if anything was going on.”
He told Mr Jessop: “After three minutes it would automatically go to a full alarm.”
The court heard how in the early hours of December 18 the panel indicated there had been smoke detected, so as the fire warden, had begun investigating. Before the three minutes was over, he told the inquiry, he had activated the full alarm.
Moments later O’Malley opened the concierge cupboard, just off of the reception area, and smoke and flames erupted.
“It got very smoky very quickly. It started to get dark and then there was a loud bang, I guess, and all the lights went out,” he said.
Shortly after he left the building, but without the list of guests in the hotel, something he only realised when he was about to start the roll call, the inquiry was told.
The court was played the 999 call he made reporting the blaze, one he made from his mobile outside the building.
“At that time I was trying to get people out of the hotel – there was people just standing at their windows looking down,” he told Mr Jessop, before he added that it was a common occurrence in hotels for people to hear the fire siren and to assume it was a false alarm.
“I knew that was not the situation.”
Waiting for emergency crews to arrive, the inquiry heard, there were people stuck in their hotel room and a group of men trying to get back in to help a young couple and their months-old baby. But Mr Robinson had to physically stop them because it was not safe to do so.
As soon as firefighters arrived, he told them of those stuck in room ten. They were then rescued by ladders.
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Catherine (Kitty) B. Loeffler passed on November 18, 2021 due to Covid-19 and pneumonia. She was born June, 1919 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada to Thomas and Mary Kearsey. She was the sixth of seven children and graduated from High School in 1936. When WWII began, American soldiers were trained in St. John’s in preparation for the invasion of Europe. She married Lawrence Lundgren, an American soldier from Vining, MN. Before he was sent overseas, he suggested that she should live with his family. The marriage didn’t last, and she moved to Fergus Falls, MN with her daughter.
She worked at Montgomery Wards and then O’Meara’s Department Store where she was also a buyer. She married Earl (Sparky) Otnes, and they had many happy years with their double decker raft on Long Lake and dances at Sunblad’s Resort with Sparky’s musical friends. They also built a cabin there. After Sparky’s death in 1962 she moved to Minneapolis and took a job with security at Dayton’s Department Store. Her grandchildren enjoyed hearing stories about her catching shop lifters. She worked hard all her life and made sure her family had everything they needed and then some. Kitty took many trips visiting her siblings in St. John’s, Ottawa, and Montreal. Hawaii was a favorite place in the winter, and she also traveled to several countries in Europe.
When she retired from Dayton’s, she moved back to Fergus Falls and married Earl Loeffler. They enjoyed the cabin in the summer and going to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas for the winter. Kitty loved dogs, gardening, baseball, football and especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She always had a big smile for everyone and she was a terrific mother and grandmother. She is survived by her daughter Carol Michealson (Butch); her grandson Greg Michealson (Kathleen), granddaughter Maren Anderson (Lance); great grandsons Erik and Evan Michealson and great granddaughter Nicole Michealson; and great granddaughters Brynn and Ava Anderson.
The family would like to thank the staff of Keystone Bluffs for their outstanding care.
Memorials are preferred to Animal Allies or the Humane Society.
Funeral to be held 11 AM Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home with a visitation a half hour prior.
Interment 4:00 at St. Otto’s Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN.
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Darlene E. Berge, 89, of Fergus Falls, died on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Mill Street Residence in Fergus Falls.
Darlene Eloise was born on August 16, 1932, in Amboy, Minnesota, the daughter of Fred and Edna (Schneeberger) Mieska. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith in Elbow Lake, MN. Darlene grew up on a farm where she served as the cook for all the farm hands and graduated from Elbow Lake High School. After high school she worked at the Fergus Falls High School as a secretary and sold Avon for over 40 years.
She married Jimmie Berge in Elbow Lake and were the proud parents of four children, Jay, Chris, Kirk and Darla. The couple owned and operated the Neighborhood Grocery Store on Vasa in Fergus Falls which later they turned into Berge’s Custom Upholstery. After retirement the couple purchased a pull behind camper and hit the road traveling all over the United States for five years. They later lived their summers in Fergus Falls and most the year in Mesa, Arizona. The couple returned to Fergus Falls permanently prior to Jimmie’s passing.
Darlene loved to dance, play cards, needlework and quilting. She was a social butterfly who cherished her time with family and friends. Darlene and her group of women friends would meet at the park weekly and play dominos, eat, and visit. She could often be found at the Senior Center or First Lutheran Church where she was very active. God bless the memory of Darlene Berge.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Jimmie; two sisters, Lorma and Phyllis and a brother, Marland.
Darlene is survived by her four children, Jay (Paula) Berge of Woodbury, MN, Chris (Robin) Berge of Shelbyville, KY, Kirk Berge of Fergus Falls and Darla (Greg) Walcoff of Schertz, TX; 13 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren along with numerous family and friends.
Visitation: 5-7 P.M., Monday Aug 15, 2022, at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls with a prayer service at 6:30, and continuing one hour prior to the service at the church.
Funeral Service: 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls.
Clergy: Rev. Tiffany Sundeen
Interment: First Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, MN
Funeral arrangements are with the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls.
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The Fergus Falls Hurricanes amatuer baseball team took home the Region 16C Championship on Aug. 14, defeating the Urbank Bombers 11-0, in seven innings.
Fergus used a six-run second inning to get things going. Thomas Bosek and Carter Thielke were both hit-by-a-pitch to start the inning. After Austin Stanislawski singled to load the bases, Bosek scored on a wild pitch. That was followed by an error and then Sean McGuire roped a two-run single. Tosten Mann then had a two-out two run double and the inning was capped off by Alex Hexum bringing in Mann.
The Canes added another run in the fourth inning, an RBI double for Thielke.
Mann would then cap off the scoring in style, belting a grand slam in the fifth inning.
The hitting was not the only story of the game. Darin Stanislawski did not allow a hit and walked two batters over the seven innings. He was named the region MVP for his efforts in the tournament. Darin pitched 20 innings, allowing seven hits and three walks, zero runs and struck out 28. He picked up two wins and a save while batting .436, with three extra base hits.
“Canes bats stayed hot as we had five extra base hits,” noted Canes manager Davy Johnson. “Mann had his second six RBI game of the tournament and our pitchers continued to work ahead, throw strikes and avoid the big inning.”
Other action from the Region 16C tournament’s final weekend: On Aug. 12, Urbank eliminated Alexandria, 9-6 and then prior to the championship game, Urbank eliminated Sauk Centre, 4-2.
Both teams selected three players to add to their state rosters. Canes drafted pitchers Shane Trattles, from the Sauk Centre Titans, Carter Stockert, from the Alexandria Black Sox and Jack Hiedeman, from the Breckenridge Bucks.
Urbank drafted pitchers Dylan Haskamp, from Sauk Centre, Mitch Porter, from Breckenridge and Ky Zimmel, from the Osakis Hawks.
Urbank will have a first round matchup against the Sartell Muskies, on Aug. 20, in Faribault. Fergus has a first round bye and will await the winner between the Waconia Lakers and the Union Hill Bulldogs. Fergus will be back in action on Aug. 27.
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On this point, at least, the Culture Secretary has been proved: the campaign to become the next Conservative party leader has been a spectacularly brutal affair, bombarding the public with messages about how unfit both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are to lead the country.
As they prepare for a hustings in Perth, the Foreign Secretary and former Chancellor, once Cabinet colleagues, and their chief supporters appear oblivious to the inevitable use of their own words by other parties to destroy the Conservatives’ reputation.
More importantly, it speaks volumes about their lack of vision and ideas – so badly needed as the cost-of-living crisis grows – that the most notable moments of the contest have been relentlessly negative.
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According to Sunak, Truss's talk of major tax cuts is just “comforting fairy tales” and her “something-for-nothing economics isn’t Conservative, it’s socialism”.
And Truss claimed her rival’s decision to raise taxes “to the highest level in 70 years… will choke off economic growth”, and dismissed his attack on her policies as “the new Project Fear”.
Amid concern over Truss’s rhetoric about not giving “handouts” to people despite soaring energy bills, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab warned that failing to provide sufficient help would be “electoral suicide”.
But, echoing Johnsonian language, the current Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi insisted “we need a ‘booster’ attitude to the economy, not a ‘doomster’ one”, while railing against the “stale economic orthodoxy”.
However, it is Dorries who has done the most to self-fulfil her own prophecy, accusing Sunak of staging a “ruthless coup” against Johnson and saying that his “assassin’s gleaming smile, his gentle voice and even his diminutive stature had many of us well and truly fooled”. To the horror of many Conservative colleagues, particularly given the murders of David Amess and Jo Cox, she even retweeted an image of Johnson as Julius Caesar about to be stabbed by a knife-wielding Sunak.
By 2024, a general election must be held. Will the public back a smiling assassin whose doomsterism is to blame for our economic woes or an uncaring fool who believes in fairy tales?
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The broader question of Mr Brown's mainstream return is whether Britain can have a more formal use for its ex-prime ministers.
The former Labour leader has been praised for unveiling a detailed plan to help avert a winter energy bill crisis – with a swipe at politicians taking holidays while millions face financial difficulties.
His one-off Edinburgh Festival appearance with comedian Matt Forde was equally lauded and even “belied his dour image”.
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Brown was always the more socially conscious of former premiers. But his interventions, if striking, are only occasional. Imagine a semi-frequent forum of ex-prime ministers, free of political restraints, not quite a think tank, but a meeting of expertise that was above politics.
Tony Blair set up a foundation in his name and gives periodic speeches on big-theme subjects, such as western leadership post the Ukraine invasion. Theresa May remains a Member of Parliament and delighted many by refusing to clap during Boris Johnson's last Prime Minister's Questions. David Cameron has disappeared into the ether with one lacklustre political memoir behind him and a legacy of Brexit torturing household budgets across the country.
At present, former prime ministers do not entirely retire. Post-premiership activities and employment of most of them tend only to sully their reputation. There is constant controversy about their right to make money from any connections or expertise derived from their time in office, whether it be speeches or consultancy work.
John Major fits the traditional retirement pattern for a former premier. Until recently, he was the last living prime minister to be knighted. Brown comes a close second: he has set up a think tank, Our Future Scotland, writes the occasional book and works the speaking circuit without pomp or circumstance. Blair's appearance in the 2022 New Year's honour list provoked a hysterical dovetail to "call me Tony" 25 years earlier.
But former prime ministers have unique expertise, whether one likes or hates them. Some may even grow to reflect and learn and use that as the basis for new policies, rather than engaging in Groundhog Day discussions about how they were right about everything.
Our system prides itself on the revolving door of prime ministers under the steadiness of a sovereign. But whatever their time in office, they have unique insider knowledge. A regular, informal forum for debate or authoring on the day's issues would be a fantastic resource.
Radical solutions are needed to tackle an ever-growing number of converging crises. A prime ministerial group would be beyond party politics, even though a natural political divide would be present, and politicians’ natural vanity would help ensure the opinions put forward favoured being right over being loyal.
American presidents often formed surprising alliances after leaving office, transcending rivalries and political divides. Former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush were well known for their partnerships on projects like the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.
Tonally it could do much to remedy the cancerous and toxic divisions wrecking British politics. So stormy is the sea of dangers and problems facing the country that a wartime, national government represented by all parties is needed. As that will never happen, more cross-party thinking is necessary.
Some foundation or trust which draws together former prime ministers to make recommendations and policy discussions would be a phenomenally useful tool. Brown and Major backing a Nuremberg-style international tribunal to investigate Russian President Vladimir Putin is precisely the kind of idea that would be given weight by such a forum.
At the moment, most of our former leaders save themselves for a well-executed political intervention, usually at the expense of their wayward party and dubious successors on issues like Europe or the energy crisis.
There is something to be said for the accolade of elder statesmen. That line is now blurred. Prime ministers are getting younger and need to do something when they finish their political careers.
From Robert Walpole in 1721 to Boris Johnson, the average age of prime ministers when they first ascend to the office is mid-50s. Older political leaders receiving the laurels and the gratitude of their country and retiring to private life or, as is more common, going to sit in the House of Lords was a distinguished, out-of-the-way send-off that avoided the backseat driver tendencies of Thatcher against Major after her defenestration in 1990.
Blair and Cameron represent a young new breed of ex-prime minister who still has that cut-and-thrust drive to do something. Brown is finding his second wind at 71 and also finding new support.
One only wishes he would do as Harold Macmillan did in 1976 when he called for “a government of national unity” to resolve the economic crisis. Asked who could lead such a coalition, he replied: "Mr Gladstone formed his last government when he was 83. I'm only 82. You mustn't put temptation in my way." Suffice to say, the suggestion was ignored.
Many US presidents, like Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, took on official and unofficial international trips to serve their country long after they left office. It would be helpful to elevate former prime ministers to the same type of functional role as elder statesmen.
However, Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It sitcom makes one important point beautifully. When Nicola Murray is kicked out of her opposition leadership job and has ideas of becoming a "party grandee", he sits her down and says, “you are not a grandee, you're a f***ing blandee”.
Despite that, Gordon Brown has shown there is tremendous potential for ex-prime ministers to contribute to resolving today's issues. We must welcome such suggestions and think of a way to mobilise Mr Brown and his contemporaries. It does not need to be a retread of old arguments but genuine public service. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/former-prime-ministers-like-gordon-brown-and-john-major-should-set-up-non-party-political-brains-trust-to-help-the-nation-in-times-of-crisis-alastair-stewart-3805924 | 2022-08-16T04:18:19Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/former-prime-ministers-like-gordon-brown-and-john-major-should-set-up-non-party-political-brains-trust-to-help-the-nation-in-times-of-crisis-alastair-stewart-3805924 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Andrew Donaldson, 31, crossed from Shakespeare Beach in Dover to Cap Gris-Nez in France in exactly eight hours, breaking a 34-year-old record by five minutes and claiming the fastest time of the past decade
Mr Donaldson is originally from West Kilbride, where he spent much of his days training in the Vikingar pool in Largs, the Auchenharvie in Saltcoats and the Tollcross National Centre in Glasgow.
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After relocating to Perth, Australia, he retired from swimming in 2016 to focus on a career in chartered accountancy, but ended up back in the water after struggling with his mental health.
Mr Donaldson, now relaxing at home and enjoying the odd trip to Greggs, described crossing the Channel as “the toughest thing I have ever done”.
He said: “I have done a few marathon swims before, but nothing compares to the Channel. They say the Channel is the Everest of swimming and it lives up to its billing.
“It’s a bucket list item for a lot of people. Obviously from a physical point of view it was very demanding, but also from a mental point of view it was a challenge. It’s not just when you are in the water, but during the week before you go, when you don’t know when you are going to swim, you are waiting for the right conditions, the right tides. That’s tough.”
The English Channel crossing was the first stretch in the Oceans Seven challenge, which will take Mr Donaldson around the world to swim in open water, from the Cook Strait in New Zealand to the North Strait of the Irish Sea, to raise money for the Black Dog Institute and global research into mental health.
The swimmer described how his own mental health started to deteriorate while training as a chartered accountant, when long days of work and study dominating his free time left him with “no balance” and his wellbeing slipping away.
After a period in South America travelling, Mr Donaldson returned to Australia as Covid hit and then got back into the water after an old friend encouraged him to do so. He switched from the pool to the open waters of Western Australia.
“You are talking about some of the purest, some of the clearest waters in the world,” he said. “You are out at 6:30am, the sun is coming up. You are surrounded by natural elements and it is hard to beat. It is very freeing.”
Mr Donaldson said he hit the big challenge in the English Channel around the six-hour mark.
"I had never swam for that long before and I was running on fumes,” he said.
“My team held up a whiteboard. I see a message that I need to lift or I am going to miss the coast. By then, the current and the tides are pushing you so much that if you are not fast enough, you can’t get past them.
“That’s a demanding thing to make happen when you are running on fumes, but luckily managed to find an extra gear. I was going hell for leather.” | https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/scot-sets-new-record-for-swimming-the-english-channel-3806683 | 2022-08-16T04:18:45Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/scot-sets-new-record-for-swimming-the-english-channel-3806683 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Only with common purpose and endeavour; working together, as one country we can defeat the collective challenges that face us all. We have done it before, we will do so again.
On the economy, we need to tackle inflation. It has to be our number one priority because failure to do so will make people across the UK poorer. Of course I want to cut tax – but it must be done in a responsible and affordable way. I will not saddle our children and grandchildren with debts that we don’t want to pay.
I know that across Scotland people are worried about how they will pay their energy bills this winter. I want to offer readers assurance and peace of mind – any government that I lead will provide direct support targeted at those who need it most.
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In the wake of the pandemic, there are a variety of challenges threatening the health of our public services. Of course, the nature of devolution means that many of those challenges – things like the backlogs affecting the NHS – are the responsibility of the Scottish Government and the SNP.
For too long the SNP has been able to obscure its failures by picking and choosing the data it publishes. I would change that, ensuring the Scottish Government’s record could be held to account. Scottish civil servants will also face greater scrutiny, with the head of the Scottish civil service required to attend the UK Parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee once a year, free from political pressure of the SNP.
The plans I am announcing will see the Scottish Government properly scrutinised by the UK Parliament, and required to publish consistent data on the delivery of public services so performance and value for money can be assessed against other parts of the UK. I will also ensure that UK ministers attend committees of the Scottish Parliament.
The Scottish people deserve better. They should know where their money is being spent and where Nicola Sturgeon is failing them – and the UK Government should be able to hold the Scottish Government accountable for things like the backlog, or the quality of education provision in Scotland.
More widely, I want to see the whole Civil Service reformed. I have seen parts of the British Civil Service at its best, delivering things like Covid support schemes in record time. But, parts of it could be sharper and leaner.
That is why I intend to recruit and retain the brightest and the best. I will go further and ensure that ministers bring in more external expertise and I will also strengthen civil servants’ experience beyond Whitehall.
Senior civil servants will have to spend at least a year of their career outside Whitehall or in industry before further promotion. I want to make sure that the UK Government has on-the-ground experience of the unique opportunities and challenges that Scotland faces. This will vastly strengthen the UK Government and make sure that it is delivering the very best service for Scotland.
I want to be a prime Minister that delivers for the whole Union, and that starts with making sure that the Scottish Government is held to account. Far from ignoring Nicola Sturgeon, I will stand up to her and make sure that the UK Government is delivering for the Scottish people and strengthening our United Kingdom. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/why-i-want-to-increase-scrutiny-of-the-scottish-government-rishi-sunak-3806886 | 2022-08-16T04:19:54Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/why-i-want-to-increase-scrutiny-of-the-scottish-government-rishi-sunak-3806886 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Members of the RMT union who work for Network Rail announced they will walk out on Thursday and Saturday this week over a pay dispute.
While the dispute does not involve ScotRail – the publicly-owned train operator north of the border – it will have a major knock-on effect on the train operator’s ability to provide services as the RMT planned action will involve Network Rail staff in Scotland.
Most services will be cancelled, as signallers will be among those who will be striking.
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Previous strike action by the union allowed just 189 services to go ahead, but that figure will increase to 378 during this round as trains are set to reach Fife and the east coast.
There will be two trains per hour between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street, Edinburgh and Helensburgh Central, Glasgow Central and Hamilton, Glasgow Central and Lanark, Edinburgh and Inverkeithing, Edinburgh and Tweedbank and Milngavie and Springburn.
There will be one train per hour on the impacted days between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central, Edinburgh and North Berwick, Glasgow Queen Street and Larbert, and Glasgow Queen Street and Falkirk Grahamston.
The services will run between 7.30am and the final train will leave “well before” 6.30pm, the operator said.
“It is very unfortunate to see such widespread disruption across the whole of the Great Britain rail network and we know this will be frustrating for ScotRail customers,” said David Simpson, the operator’s service delivery director.
“Regrettably, this strike action by RMT members of Network Rail means that we will not be able to operate the vast majority of our services during the period of strike action.
“Customers should expect significant disruption to services on strike days, as well as the following day.
“We are able to operate on more routes than on the previous day of strike action, however, we are still only able to run a very limited number of services on these routes, so we’re advising customers to seek alternative means of transport and to only travel if they really need to.”
ScotRail said disruption is also likely to be felt the day after the strikes, with signal boxes in the central belt able to be turned on at around 7.15am, but it could take into the afternoon to restore services in other areas. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/train-strikes-scotrail-warns-of-major-disruption-on-scotlands-rail-network-as-result-of-rmt-strike-3806146 | 2022-08-16T04:20:01Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/train-strikes-scotrail-warns-of-major-disruption-on-scotlands-rail-network-as-result-of-rmt-strike-3806146 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An Iranian government official on Monday denied Tehran was involved in the assault on the author, in remarks that were the country’s first public comments on the stabbing attack.
Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, told journalists: “We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the US, do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters.
“Nobody has the right to accuse Iran in this regard.”
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Mr Kanaani added: “We believe that the insults made and the support he received was an insult against followers of all religions.”
He also implied Sir Salman 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,” Mr Kanaani said.
Sir Salman, 75, was stabbed on 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 said. He was likely to lose the injured eye.
His attacker, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, has pleaded not guilty through his lawyer to charges stemming from the assault.
The award-winning author has faced death threats over his book, The Satanic Verses, for more than 30 years.
Asked about the comments from Tehran, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Clearly it’s ludicrous to suggest that Salman Rushdie was in any way responsible for this abhorrent attack on him.
“This was not just an attack on him, it was an attack on the right to free speech and expression. And the UK Government stands both by him and his family, but equally we will stand in defence of free speech around the world.”
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy condemned the comments, labelling them as “truly sickening”.
Mr Lammy said: “It is truly sickening that the Iranian government has the audacity to blame Salman Rushdie and his supporters for the brutal attack on his life.
“Salman Rushdie is an inspirational writer and a courageous defender of our values. Any attack on him is an assault on free speech and liberty.
“The UK Government must urgently put diplomatic pressure on the Iranian government to withdraw and apologise for these shameful comments.”
Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa, or Islamic edict, demanding Sir Salman’s death. An Iranian foundation had put up a bounty of more than $3 million (£2.5m) for the author.
Mr Kanaani said Iran did not “have any other information more than what the American media has reported”.
The West “condemning the actions of the attacker and in return glorifying the actions of the insulter to Islamic beliefs is a contradictory attitude”, Mr Kanaani added.
Khomeini, in poor health in the last year of his life after the grinding Iran-Iraq war had decimated the country’s economy, issued the fatwa on Sir Salman 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. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/downing-st-condemns-ludicrous-iranian-suggestion-salman-rushdie-to-blame-for-attack-3806270 | 2022-08-16T04:20:14Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/downing-st-condemns-ludicrous-iranian-suggestion-salman-rushdie-to-blame-for-attack-3806270 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WHANGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Five years ago, the Whanganui River was recognized as a living person in a groundbreaking New Zealand law. For many who live along its banks, the official recognition validated the deep spiritual connection they feel with the river. They continue to feel the draw of its waters each day, whether it’s to fish, canoe or refresh their lives.
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Ngahuia Twomey-Waitai, 28, walks into the Whanganui River and reaches down to splash water over her head in an action reminiscent of a baptism. She says the river has been a big part of her life since she was born.
“I tend to come down here quite often to cleanse myself, especially when I’m going through some big, huge changes in my life, regardless of them being good or bad,” she says. “The river always makes things better for me.”
“Just being down here gives me a huge smile and brings me at peace with myself and my life.”
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Glenn Martin grew up in the little village of Piriaka and still lives there. These days he runs a business called Blazing Paddles, renting canoes to tourists.
The river is navigable for most — it’s grade one or two along this section. Martin’s customers paddle downstream and typically camp or stay in huts for one to five nights before he tows the canoes back by road.
“When you’re down here on the river, it just takes you to another place,” he says. “It’s relaxing. It’s soothing. It’s reinvigorating.”
Martin, 65, loves all the activities the river has to offer, especially the world-class trout fishing, and approves of it gaining personhood.
“I think people take more pride in it and definitely look after it a lot better because it’s just got that much more respect,” he says.
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Fantail birds tumble about Aunty Sugar’s feet as she walks across the small Māori marae, or meeting grounds, that she runs on the banks of the river in the town of Koriniti.
The 73-year-old’s real name is Jula Teki but locals know her as Aunty Sugar.
“They call us the river rats. And we are the river people, the people of the river,” she says. “When the river is flowing good, everything is okay. When it’s flooded, we just all hunker down and we know how the river’s going to react. The road’s probably going to close down, but that doesn’t mean anything to us.”
She says all the power schemes and farms along the banks have effectively turned the river upside-down. She says the river gaining personhood would make her ancestors proud.
“They would be astonished now, if they were alive,” she says. “They would be saying, ‘Wow. You did what we couldn’t do.’”
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Geoff Hipango says it’s going to take time — perhaps a generation or more — for the river’s health to be fully restored but it’s now on the right track.
Hipango, 55, grew up at the Te Ao Hou marae on the banks of the river in Whanganui. These days, he manages mental health and addiction services for a tribal provider.
He says the river’s status is a win not only for his tribe but for the wider community, which also want to see its health improved for future generations.
He says it has been a privilege to see the river gain personhood after all the hard work of his elders, who never surrendered their beliefs.
“Really it was only embodying what our people have always acknowledged and lived by,” he says. “It’s just that the law caught up.”
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The centre-back scored at the second attempt from close range during Celtic's 5-0 victory at Kilmarnock.
The Sweden international had come off the bench for his first appearance of the campaign after having a disrupted pre-season stemming from a hamstring injury he suffered on international duty in June.
Starfelt wheeled away in celebration in front of the Celtic supporters before being mobbed by team-mates.
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"It was a very funny moment," he said. "Like, you saw my celebration. I enjoyed it a lot even though it was a goal to make it 4-0. Maybe that wasn’t a normal 4-0 celebration but it was my first goal for the club so it means something extra to me.
"It was great to have all the players celebrate with me. We have been speaking about it a little bit in the locker room, so it was nice to see that all the other players also got excited.
"Obviously, it was nice for me to get my first minutes back after the injury and the goal was also important.
"For me, it was just more of a release. I’ve had opportunities before that haven’t gone in so it was nice to see the ball go in the net this time. It wasn’t the most beautiful goal but it still counts.
"It was really nice to be back on the pitch. Obviously it’s always tough to be out and not be able to play.
"I’ve just been working very hard to get back. I felt like I was really ready to play when I came on."
Starfelt came on for the injured Moritz Jenz, who had earlier scored his second goal of the season. The German had replaced the ill Stephen Welsh in the team for Celtic's second game against Ross County after the Scotland Under-21 international headed his team's first goal of the season.
The four goals from centre-backs, all from set-pieces, have helped Celtic take an early lead in the cinch Premiership on goal difference from Rangers.
"It’s important," Starfelt said. "It’s not a huge deal who scores, but if you can get some extra goals from set-pieces or other situations, it’s a bonus.
"Last year, we actually scored a lot from set-pieces and this year we have scored from set-pieces every game. Now we have to continue with that."
The 27-year-old was a regular in the starting line-up last season but he is feeling added competition given the way his fellow centre-backs have started the season.
"I think the competition pushes all the players," he said. "It’s not only the centre-back position. I feel we have competition now in almost every position.
"It’s about the small details. You also need to show every week in training that you want to play. It pushes everyone.
"We have one game a week just now but soon it will become two games a week for a period of months. We will need a big squad.
"It’s good because it brings up the standard in training. We are not just 11 players who are really good. The whole squad is really good and the standard in training is really good." | https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/carl-starfelts-very-funny-moment-on-celtic-return-but-he-knows-first-team-place-is-no-laughing-matter-3806092 | 2022-08-16T04:20:51Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/carl-starfelts-very-funny-moment-on-celtic-return-but-he-knows-first-team-place-is-no-laughing-matter-3806092 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
But it soon became clear that the festival’s crowds were elsewhere for the first big event of the day.
There is a lot to get used to about the festival this year, not least the fact that attending an event at the biggest venue involves queing up on Lothian Road.
I thought I was in good time for Godley’s talk, which pretty much filled the Central Hall.
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But I can’t have been the only one surprised to discover that it had already started by the time the last audience members in the queue were able to take their seats – something that never happened in good old Charlotte Square.
As well as grappling with trying to get up to 750 folk into the Central Hall – many of them seated in balcony areas – the festival now has its own strict broadcasting schedule to stick to, with many of its events also being streamed around the world.
All of this may be something of a rude awakening for festivalgoers used to events eventually getting underway when audience members are able to take their seats – no matter how long it takes the venue staff.
Although she frankly discussed her cancer diagnosis and treatment, there were inevitably plenty of laughs from Godley and host Ruth Wishart – especially when they were trying to work out where the questions were coming, amid frantic pointing and waving from in the vast auditorium.
She recall the sense of freedom she had as a youngster, setting off on adventures on “a bike with one wheel bigger than the other” or “swimming in a burn with rats.”
She said: ‘My mammy would say ‘You’re either oot or you’re in.’ If she had been in charge of Brexit it would have been sorted in a week.”
Traditional wisdom on the Fringe is that reviews are only worth a candle if they are accompanied by four or five stars – which always seems a shame after such an effort is made to get journalists and media outlets through the door.
Exodus, the new political satire at the Traverse Theatre, has already featured in this slot and notched up a four-star review from our theatre critic Joyce McMillan.
But Uma Nada-Rajah’s play does appear to be a show that has divided the critics more than most in Edinburgh this month.
Director Debbie Hannah has decided this is most definitely a good thing to help promote her “wild and funny.”
Posting examples of the star ratings so far, including a paltry one from the Daily Mail, which prompted a “lol” from Hannan, she said: “Like all good punk art we’ve received every poss star rating.”
It’s not often I get a pitch describing a living legend I’ve never heard of.
But that was certainly the case with the missive I received from the House of Oz, the hub for Australian culture at the King's Hall.
Actor and director John Bell, who is performing one-man show reflecting on his career this week, has been so inexttricably linked with Shakespeare’s work he has been described as Australia’s answer to to Sir Laurence Olivier or Sir Ian McKellen. | https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/festival-diary-janey-godley-is-big-box-office-at-the-book-festival-3806564 | 2022-08-16T04:22:23Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/festival-diary-janey-godley-is-big-box-office-at-the-book-festival-3806564 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Flash’s Ezra Miller In Treatment For “Complex Mental Health Issues”
It’s been a busy year for The Flash‘s Ezra Miller, but not in the way that Warner Bros. was hoping for. The star of the studio’s $200 million to $250 million superhero flick hasn’t been able to stay out of the limelight or out of trouble. That includes multiple arrests and more recently, charges of felony burglary. Now, via Variety, Miller has finally come forward and issued a statement apologizing for these very bad decisions while promising to seek treatment for “complex mental health issues.”
“Having recently gone through a time of intense crisis, I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment,” said Miller in the statement. “I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.”
Why did Miller wait this long to seek help? It’s probably because Warner Bros. informally floated the idea of cancelling The Flash entirely if Miller didn’t take these exact steps. This is a prime example of negotiating through the trades. Miller apparently got the message.
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Deadline notes that “Miller’s long time CAA agent, Warner Bros, and other close knit colleagues, friends, and family” attempted to convince the actor to seek treatment before now. Variety also had an update on Miller’s various legal problems. Regarding the two Hawaii arrests for harassment and misdemeanor disorderly conduct, the former charge was dismissed while the latter charge was settled with “a $500 fine and $30 in court costs.” The more pressing matter is that Miller is facing a September 26 date in Vermont Superior Court Bennington Criminal Division to be arraigned on the burglary charges.
Miller has also been accused of sexual abuse and of grooming an 18-year-old woman named Tokata Iron Eyes while she was still a minor. In turn, Iron Eyes has denied the charges that were made by her parents. But Miller has also been served a temporary harassment prevention order on behalf of a mother and her 12-year-old child.
The Flash will hit theaters on June 23, 2023. At least for now.
What do you think about Miller’s statement? Let us know in the comment section below!
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island's president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington after a similar recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China.
Pelosi was the highest-level member of the U.S. government to visit Taiwan in 25 years, and her trip prompted nearly two weeks of threatening military exercises by China, which claims the island as its own. In those drills, Beijing fired missiles over the island and into the Taiwan Strait and sent warplanes and navy ships across the waterway's midline, which has long been a buffer between the sides that split amid civil war in 1949.
China accuses the U.S. of encouraging the island's independence through the sale of weapons and engagement between U.S. politicians and the island's government. Washington says it does not support independence, has no formal diplomatic ties with the island and maintains that the two sides should settle their dispute peacefully — but it is legally bound to ensure the island can defend itself against any attack.
American and Taiwanese officials have accused China of using Pelosi's visit as a pretext for intimidating moves, and a senior U.S. official said recently that Washington would continue to deepen its ties with Taiwan in the coming days and weeks.
The latest trip began Sunday with little notice ahead of time — and drew more ire from China. The delegation was due to leave late Monday.
"China will take resolute and strong measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing Monday, after Beijing announced new drills in the seas and skies surrounding Taiwan. "A handful of U.S. politicians, in collusion with the separatist forces of Taiwan independence, are trying to challenge the one-China principle, which is out of their depth and doomed to failure."
The new exercises were intended to be "resolute response and solemn deterrent against collusion and provocation between the U.S. and Taiwan," the Defense Ministry said earlier.
It was not clear if the new drills had already started since the ministry gave no details about where and when they would be conducted, in contrast to previous rounds.
The U.S. lawmakers, led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, met with President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and legislators, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington's de facto embassy on the island.
At their meeting, Tsai said her administration was working with allies to ensure stability in the Taiwan Strait and maintain the status quo — a reference to the island's self-governance, separate from Beijing.
"Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year has shown the threat that authoritarian nations pose to the global order," Tsai said.
Markey responded by saying Washington and Taipei had a "moral obligation to do everything we can to prevent an unnecessary conflict and Taiwan has demonstrated incredible restraint and discretion during challenging times."
The senator also highlighted legislation intended to boost political and economic ties with Taiwan, especially in the critical semiconductor industry. Taiwan is a crucial provider of computer chips for the global economy, including China's high-tech sectors, and beyond the geopolitical risks of rising tensions in the region, an extended crisis in the Taiwan Strait could have major implications for international supply chains at a time when the world is already facing disruptions and uncertainty.
Markey is one of the few members of Congress still serving who voted for the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act that ensured continued relations with the island following the switch of U.S. diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The other members of the delegation are Republican Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, a delegate from American Samoa, and Democrats John Garamendi and Alan Lowenthal from California and Don Beyer from Virginia.
In a statement from his Senate office, Markey cited the 1979 law in saying the U.S. must maintain its commitment to "help Taiwan withstand cross-Strait coercion" and avoid conflict.
China says it wants to use peaceful means to bring Taiwan under its control, but its recent saber rattling has emphasized its threat to take the island by military force. The earlier drills appeared to be a rehearsal of a blockade or attack on Taiwan that would force the cancellation of commercial flights and disrupt shipping to Taiwan's main ports as well as cargo passing through the Taiwan Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
The exercises prompted Taiwan to put its military on alert, but were met largely with defiance or apathy among the public used to living in China's shadow.
The American "visit at this time is of great significance, because the Chinese military exercise is (intended) to deter U.S. congressmen from visiting Taiwan," Lo Chih-cheng, the chair of the Taiwan legislature's Foreign and National Defense Committee, said after meeting with the U.S. lawmakers.
"Their visit this time proves that China cannot stop politicians from any country to visit Taiwan, and it also conveys an important message that the American people stand with the Taiwanese people," Lo said.
A senior White House official on Asia policy said last week that China had used Pelosi's visit as an excuse to launch an intensified pressure campaign against Taiwan.
"China has overreacted, and its actions continue to be provocative, destabilizing, and unprecedented," Kurt Campbell, a deputy assistant to U.S. President Joe Biden, said on a call with reporters on Friday.
Campbell said the U.S. would send warships and planes through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks and is developing a roadmap for trade talks with Taiwan that he said the U.S. intends to announce in the coming days. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/china-announces-new-drills-as-us-delegation-visits-taiwan | 2022-08-16T04:25:36Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/china-announces-new-drills-as-us-delegation-visits-taiwan | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Hudsonville football was 4-5 last season.
“Two of those teams that we played in those close games were 9-0 teams that made deep runs, so we know that we can play with anyone in the state of Michigan,” said head coach Brent Sandee.
All five of their losses were decided by less than eight points. Something that is a sore spot for the Eagles.
“We’ve got the scores put up everywhere because it really sucks, our first two games really being a couple inches away from our record being totally different. We went from expecting to be playoff berth to and going far in that to not even making the playoffs,” said senior quarterback Trey Carr.
“We lost many close games. A couple on the one yard line and just stuff that could show in practice that if we just push ourselves a little bit harder then we would’ve been able to succeed in those moments,” said senior right guard Nick DeKleine.
As they try to put last season behind them, Coach Sandee and the staff are excited about the amount of skill players coming back this year.
“Just kids knowing the offense receivers jelling with him (Trey) they’ve been playing with him for a long time. We had a lot of injuries last year and at the time it’s really tough, but this year it’s kind of seen as a blessing because these kids have a lot of experience to compete. So that’s a huge advantage for us,” said Sandee.
With those guys returning, senior quarterback Trey Carr says their pass game has modified what they’re known for on offense.
“Well we were kinda surprised with our pass game last year. We were pretty young with our skill guys, a lot of junior receivers but we did really well with that so we’re really encouraged about our pass game coming back this year. We feel pretty strong in both areas now,” said Carr.
Playing in the OK Red brings its share of challenges each week, but Hudsonville also had a very tough non-conference schedule too. One that includes a rematch from last year.
“We’ve got Saline week one. We were right there, we were on the goal line, fourth quarter on the goal line. Fumbled the ball, didn’t get it in the end zone, and so right now that’s all I can think about because we’ve got them week one,” said DeKleine.
The eagles will travel across the state to take on Saline in week one on Thursday August 25th at 7 p.m. | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/these-kids-expect-success-hudsonville-football-wants-to-rebound-in-2022 | 2022-08-16T04:25:54Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/these-kids-expect-success-hudsonville-football-wants-to-rebound-in-2022 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GREENWOOD COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — Greenwood School District 50 announced Monday it will implement the following safety procedures for major events:
- No congregating outside or inside the stadium
- All spectators must find a seat in the stands
- Limited number of tickets sold at the gate
- Tickets can be purchased online or at specific locations in the community selling cash tickets
- Portable fencing near the concession stand area
- Only students with a high school ID will be allowed to attend games
- Students without a high school ID must be accompanied by an adult
“Our goal is to create a memorable experience for our student-athletes and spectators attending any of our athletic events,” said Superintendent Dr. Steve Glenn. “We appreciate the continued support of our local law enforcement and school administration in helping to keep our students and community safe.”
Johnathan Graves, the district’s director of communications, told 7News the procedures were a collaboration between the district and law enforcement.
“Some of them are common sense things that should be taking place already, but it’s something we want to reiterate to spectators who may be attending our games,” explained Graves. “These are things you need to be aware of and do to make sure we have the safest environment possible.”
School leaders met with law enforcement Monday to discuss the Greenwood Football’s Jamboree. Several people were arrested after multiple fights broke out near the concession stand. Greenwood District 50 could not confirm if any of the individuals arrested were students in the district. However, it said the “juveniles involved in the altercations were from numerous schools.”
“It was a really bad situation,” said Graves. “It’s not something that we’re proud of.”
Video provided to 7News by a parent who attended the jamboree shows people running and screaming. That parent said he and his family were walking in a large group from the stadium toward the parking lot after the event was canceled. All of a sudden, he said people started running.
“My oldest son got knocked down,” said the parent. “It was just so chaotic. Everyone was ducking and running.”
Deputies said some people reported hearing gunshots at the event. But, they have found no evidence that any shots were fired.
The investigation is ongoing. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/greenwood-district-50-implementing-new-safety-procedures-following-jamboree/ | 2022-08-16T04:33:53Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/greenwood-district-50-implementing-new-safety-procedures-following-jamboree/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(KTLA) – Conventional wisdom says you’ll save money by eating at home, rather than going out to restaurants. But according to the Labor Department, grocery prices rose by 13.1% in July from a year before, whereas restaurant prices were up 7.6%.
That’s the largest inflationary gap between the two dining experiences in about half a century.
But when you look a little closer, the price disparity is a bit misleading.
For one thing, much of the average savings for consumers come from eating at fast-food restaurants, which have strived to avoid price hikes as they struggle to regain their pre-pandemic footing.
Higher-end eateries are still typically more expensive than at-home meals.
Moreover, many independent restaurants, operating on narrow margins, may be reluctant to pass along their higher costs to customers, whereas most supermarket chains haven’t hesitated to raise retail prices in lockstep with higher wholesale costs.
The most important difference, however, is that you can still dine more healthfully at home than eating at potentially cheaper fast-food places.
Go ahead, dine out if you please — and your local mom-and-pop restaurants will be grateful for your business.
But careful shopping at the grocery store can still produce thriftier meals than most restaurant fare. You may want to be a coupon clipper or watch for special deals.
With consumer prices at a 40-year high, savvy consumers know they have to put more work into their shopping if they want to save a buck.
But when it comes to food, you’ll generally save money — and enjoy better nutrition — eating at home than dining out. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/are-restaurant-meals-really-cheaper-than-cooking-at-home/ | 2022-08-16T04:33:59Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/are-restaurant-meals-really-cheaper-than-cooking-at-home/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A red panda that spent two days on the lam after escaping from an Australian zoo was recaptured Sunday after he was spotted hanging out in a fig tree in a nearby park.
Named Ravi, the 7-year-old panda had arrived at Adelaide Zoo last week after he was brought in from another zoo with hopes that he would pair up with a female red panda named Mishry. But by Friday, Ravi was gone.
Adelaide Zoo Director Phil Ainsley told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that zookeepers spent Sunday trying to entice Ravi down from the fig tree with some of his favorite foods, including bamboo and sweet corn, to no avail.
In the end they fired a tranquilizer dart.
“We used a couple of different dart devices, finally got a dart into him and then just had to wait about 15 minutes just for the drug to take some effect,” Ainsley said.
Ravi then fell into the blankets of zookeepers who were waiting beneath the tree.
“Ravi’s doing really well,” Ainsley told the broadcaster. “Settling down into animal health hospital, where he’s just going to spend the next two or three days after being on the run. Just want to make sure he’s all healthy and recovered from his adventure.”
Ainsley said they discovered Ravi had escaped his enclosure Friday morning and initially focused their attention within the zoo, figuring he’d be up one of the large trees there. It wasn’t until Sunday morning that a zookeeper spotted him in the fig tree in the nearby botanic park.
Ainsley told the broadcaster they’d be reviewing the zoo’s CCTV footage to figure out how Ravi escaped.
“Obviously he’d just arrived and was testing his enclosure,” Ainsley said. “We know that red pandas are incredibly agile, and renowned for being escapologists.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/red-panda-found-in-fig-tree-after-escaping-australian-zoo/ | 2022-08-16T04:34:23Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/red-panda-found-in-fig-tree-after-escaping-australian-zoo/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MILWAUKEE — Walker Buehler pitched his last game of the season on June 10. Clayton Kershaw is on the injured list for the second time this season. Dustin May is still more hope than reality.
And Julio Urias just keeps going.
The rock in the Dodgers’ rotation – maybe even before they realized it – Urias pitched five scoreless innings as the Dodgers resumed their winning ways, holding the Milwaukee Brewers to four hits in a 4-0 victory Monday night.
The Dodgers’ 80th win of the season was their 20th in 25 games since the All-Star break and 35th in their past 41 games, keeping them on pace to win 114 games this season.
Urias has been a near-constant throughout. Monday was the 14th time in his 23 starts this season that Urias has allowed one or no runs.
Nine of those have come in his last 13 starts, a stretch since the start of June during which the left-hander has a 2.05 ERA and 0.92 WHIP while holding opposing batters to a .190 average.
The steady improvement of his fastball as the season progressed has had a lot to do with that.
His velocity was down early in the year (likely thanks to the abbreviated spring training that followed MLB’s lockout) but it has returned over the course of the season. He hit 96 mph multiple times against the Brewers and averaged 94.4 mph on his four-seam fastball in the game, almost 1½ mph up from his season average.
Urias used that fastball to escape trouble in the first three innings.
The Brewers put their first two runners on base in the first inning and their leadoff man in both the second and third. Urias avoided damage each time, getting three of his six strikeouts and a double play with those runners on.
The early stress did pump up his pitch count and Urias’ night was done after only five innings (and 94 pitches). But the Dodgers had built a 4-0 lead by then.
Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run in the first. Mookie Betts reached on a throwing error by Brewers shortstop Willy Adames in the fifth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Will Smith. And Gavin Lux hit a two-run home run in front of his hometown fans in the sixth.
With Urias done early, the Dodgers’ bullpen kept the shutout intact over the final four innings. Chris Martin, Caleb Ferguson, Evan Phillips and David Price didn’t allow a hit in a scoreless inning each. The only baserunner came in the sixth when a passed ball by Smith allowed Andrew McCutchen to reach base despite striking out against Martin.
The only perilous moment in that stretch came in the eighth inning when Phillips – the Dodgers’ most important reliever with Blake Treinen’s return still awaited – was hit in the leg by a 105 mph comebacker off the bat of Christian Yelich.
Phillips stayed in the game and retired the side in order.
More to come on this story.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- As nearly 50,000 private school and college students gear up to return back to school next week, city and state officials are urging the public to drive safely because they expect more cars out on the roadways.
"We are committed to in-person learning and certainly getting back to normal during this COVID pandemic," Gov. David Ige said during a press conference Monday.
At the meeting, Honolulu Department of Transportation Services Director Roger Morton acknowledged, "the Department of Education schools make an impact on traffic but the major traffic are the universities and the private schools."
Two weeks ago, the Department of Education (DOE) welcomed back 160,000 students back to school two weeks ago, half of which live in walking distance from their campus.
"So please, keep the slow pace, especially if you find yourself in localized traffic around the schools," DOE student transportation services branch administrator Emily Evans said.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported 76 people have died on Hawaii roads so far this year, 21 more than last year.
On top of driving safely, DOT Deputy Director for Highways Ed Sniffen is asking the public to consider working from home to reduce traffic delays and crashes.
"If you can't telework all day, at least during the peak times, we're looking at the peak times of 5 to 9 a.m., and the afternoon times of 3 to 7 p.m.," Sniffen said. "If you can stay out of that traffic, keep yourself out of that, keep yourself out of that frustration, it will help everybody."
City and state officials are also encouraging people to take public transportation to minimize the number of cars on the road.
"Riding the bus is a really great experience and so we also wanted to add a free fare week so we can get more people, entice people to ride on public transportation," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said.
The temporary free bus fare week starts next Monday.
Honolulu's TheBus will also add 37 new express trips starting Sunday, as well as a new route called the "Campus Connector," which will go along mauka of the H-1 freeway as well as the University of Hawai'i at Manoa campus to appeal to students.
Starting Monday through next Friday, the $2 Holo bus cards will be free.
'A'ali'i is a reporter with KITV. He was born and raised on the island of Maui and graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/heavier-traffic-expected-as-private-uh-students-get-ready-to-go-back-to-school/article_613c208c-1cfa-11ed-ad1e-d368a82da2f4.html | 2022-08-16T04:39:57Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/heavier-traffic-expected-as-private-uh-students-get-ready-to-go-back-to-school/article_613c208c-1cfa-11ed-ad1e-d368a82da2f4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU (KITV4) - Grassroot Institute of Hawaii released a report that stated most Hawaii homes are purchased from locals that want to buy a house. Experts say the enemy is not out-of-state buyers but current zoning and housing regulations.
"In a majority of homes, it wouldn’t take a lot to put up a wall to make another bedroom yet getting the permitting done for that and going through hoops for regulations can be very prohibitive. If we can solve little problem like this, we can go a long way to make houses available for our local people," said Dr. Keli'i Akina, CEO of Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.
Hawaii residents purchased almost 76% of the homes that were for sale while residents from the mainland accounted for 22%. Lastly, less than 2% were bought by residents from foreign countries.
According to their newest report, purchases from in-state residents steadily increased since 2010.
However, the state economist, Eugene Tian, disagrees in part with the study’s findings. He said the emphasis on outside buyers having no impact on housing prices is a little too simple. Other factors need to be included. He said it is premature to conclude that outside buyers have no impact since they purchase 25% of our homes – 25% is large enough to have an impact on the prices.
Realtor Abe Lee also added that zoning regulations add time to develop homes.
"In Hawaii, it can take 12-15 years to get rezoning on our land. D.R. Horton bought 1,500 acres on the west Oahu side and it took almost 14 years to get it completed. It created more than 11,000 homes and the demand was there," said Abe Lee, principal broker at Century 21 iProperties Hawaii.
Lee said he recommends aspiring home buyers to reach out to nonprofits that provide training and education on how to buy a home in Hawaii.
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Every weekday, Convene’s editors send out News Junkie, a newsletter digest of stories about the business events industry and related trends from news outlets around the world. Seeing which stories are most popular with News Junkie’s thousands of subscribers is one way we can get a sense of which issues are the most important to you.
In July, two topics emerged as clear leaders. One was the state of air travel in the United States — readers clicked on stories about the best and worst airlines, the worst airports in terms of delays (and similar tales of woe), during a summer travel season marred by long lines and cancellations.
But the top story, demonstrated by the number of readers who clicked on stories on this topic, was a political one — the dilemma that meeting organizers face in holding meetings in states where abortion restrictions are, or are likely to be, in place following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24. Meeting organizers are grappling with questions, including those coming from meeting attendees, about whether it goes against their values — or risks the safety of their attendees — to meet in states where the abortion is newly restricted.
There are no easy answers. The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) canceled a regional meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2019, citing that state’s restrictive abortion laws (and where abortion is now banned with very limited exceptions). Earlier this summer, SGO’s board of directors convened a special meeting to decide whether or not to go forward with its 2023 meeting, to be held in Tampa, Florida, where a new law banning abortion after 15 weeks is newly in effect, and under legal challenge.
SGO’s board decided to go ahead with the meeting, SGO’s board wrote in a statement published on their website. While financial commitments to event venues and area vendors informed the final decision to stay in Florida, they wrote, other factors contributed to the final decision. “In future event contracts, a frustration of purpose clause will be included, allowing for greater financial flexibility to relocate if political climates or other factors misalign with the organization’s mission and member commitments.”
But the key reason for going ahead with the meeting, the statement said, was because of the opportunity the meeting would give SGO to fulfill its mission of ending gynecologic cancer through education and collaboration. “We asked each other,” the statement continued, “[i]n what ways can we use our commitments to advocacy, education, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration for good, regardless of meeting location?”
Stay tuned: Earlier this month, PCMA convened a roundtable in Washington, D.C., where more than a dozen meeting professionals and industry experts discussed the complexities of the topic. You can read highlights of that discussion online now, and they will be published in the September issue of Convene magazine.
Barbara Palmer is deputy editor of Convene. | https://www.pcma.org/abortion-restrictions-meeting-venues-hot-events-topics/ | 2022-08-16T04:42:34Z | pcma.org | control | https://www.pcma.org/abortion-restrictions-meeting-venues-hot-events-topics/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
On Aug. 8, PCMA convened a roundtable discussion among association planners and executives and DMO and convention center representatives on how to navigate events in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision. The conversation was held in the offices of the American Geophysical Union in Washington, D.C., and moderated by American Society of Hematology Chief Event Strategy Officer Bill Reed.
PCMA President & CEO Sherrif Karamat started the conversation by sharing PCMA’s position that boycotting destinations because of their legislation doesn’t “serve our industry well,” nor is it easy for event organizers to move their events, while acknowledging that it’s a complex issue. Here is an excerpt of the 90-minute conversation.
Alex Zapple, CMP, CEM, DES, Director for Meetings and Member Experience, American Society of Nephrology: We are putting it in our RFPs about agreeing with our values, including our DEI values as well as sustainability. I am watching things very closely, but I will say it’s really hard to put specific items in — you don’t really know what’s coming down the pike. When I booked Orlando in 2016, I never would’ve thought we would’ve been in this position [today with the overturning of Roe v. Wade].
Desirée Knight, CAE, CMP, Senior Director of Education and Meetings, American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association: I love that your association is concerned about their values, but I have [a different challenge] based on the culture of the board — once a new chair comes in, they might change their mind, and there might be an issue — but I might be too far along as far as contracting is concerned to make a change. I do like that there are opportunities to put clauses in contracts.
Nneka St. Gerard, CMP, Chief Strategy Officer, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine: My members are high-risk obstetricians. Starting in 2019, we put into all of our contracts a frustration of purpose clause, which basically states that central to our mission is that we respect reproductive choice and access to health care. And we are very specific about what triggers that clause, which is any sort of law or regulation that restricts abortion pre-viability, which is 20 weeks as defined by ACOG. We will not contract with any venue that won’t accept that clause. In 2019, we booked with cities like New Orleans and in Texas and Florida, where we thought this we would be protected because even though there were trigger laws in place, we had Roe v. Wade. Starting in 2021, when Texas passed SB 8 [which bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy], we pulled every contract that existed out of Texas, because again, central to our mission is reproductive choice and access. For us, it’s not something that changes when the board changes, it’s in our mission statement and right now that limits me for our size meeting to just 10 states.
Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP, Chief Event Strategy Officer, American Society of Hematology: That is directly tied to your mission and it’s in your swim lane, so to speak, but what happens when the issue is swim-lane adjacent or it’s nowhere close to where your swim lane is?
Suzanne (Suzy) Leous, Chief Policy Officer, American Society of Hematology: Last year we were in Atlanta and when the restrictive voter law came out and we realized that law was most certainly going to impact cancer patients who cannot be in long lines, who need access to water, individuals with sickle cell disease. We were far in our contract, we couldn’t pull out, but we also came to the decision that boycotting because of that law, actually will impact the very people in that area. So we had a meeting with the mayor, we talked with the state and local officials, and a recommendation came for us to express our concern through a letter to the editor or an ad. We went with an ad in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and we were able to work with 16 other organizations who signed on … we had specific examples in that letter about how this law impacted the members or the constituents of those organizations. But this year, once again, Roe v. Wade, and our meeting is in New Orleans, and concern. And there is a definite connection between hematology and OBGYN. So, that’s that lane. It’s not a direct lane, but it’s closely aligned. What can we do to show our concern? Moving a meeting of our size is extremely difficult. And we don’t want to impact the very people — and New Orleans is the one blue dot in a red state.
So again, our approach there is, let’s talk with the local leaders, let’s see what we can do to keep our members safe and think about the patients that they serve. How can we bring education to this issue?
Bill Reed: In our particular case, we actually fit in five cities in the country. Our constituency is looking for a commitment to not plan future meetings in certain locations. And the difficulty with that is, we confirm destinations 10 years in advance. So, now we’re going to be in the position of having to try to predict which locations will or will not have legislation that is in conflict with our values and introducing the swim-lane component as well — it becomes very, very challenging.
Suzy Leous: With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, how can we arm our members in those states to be active in those states to help educate? We have a policy statement on the right to maternal health care and hematology. We’re turning that into a fact sheet, with talking points, if a member wants to engage with their state legislator. We’re trying to arm our members with what they need to be active in their own states and localities.
Lauren Parr, Senior Vice President of Meetings and Learning, American Geophysical Union: Our members are a couple of swim lanes over from women’s health issues. But we have members who care about this from a public safety issue. So, a pregnant person going to a meeting, we would hope that they would speak to their physician and have enough information to make that decision for themselves. Then where does that liability transfer to the organization in terms of our ability to keep you safe? It’s the question we all ask ourselves in any location we choose. Can we keep you safe first and foremost? And can we make you feel welcome?
We’ve got to really look at safety. What’s the personal responsibility of the individuals there? I think it’s wonderful that many of us are holding onto virtual meetings as a strategy, but we can’t just say, “Well, we have virtual, you can try that,” because they feel excluded, like they are not welcome.
But our members also are saying don’t pick these destinations again. Unfortunately, we also are booked 10 years out for many of these things, and we’re talking to the cities and the cities are devastated — it’s really the impact of a cancellation, the impact on our ability to book future business. And it’s not just with the cities, it’s the hotels. That kind of buying power, those kinds of decisions, impact us long term in terms of our ability to seek business.
Jane Dahlroth, Senior Director of Meetings and Exhibits, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics: It just took us several weeks to write a letter to our members, because we are going to Salt Lake City in March. The convention center did sign the clause that we could cancel if a law was passed, but since Dobbs came down basically July 1, and our meeting is in March, there’s just no way that I was going to try to move that meeting — if we canceled and couldn’t find another place to have it, then we would really be out of luck. And our communications director shared with me some reactions to the letter that were confidential, because many of them went privately to our president or to a private Facebook group some of them [created].
“You’ve made the right decision,” is probably 90 percent of the response. And 10 percent are just livid. And I keep trying to say, in over half the states in the country, this is the case, and we have members and patients in all of those states. It’s a quandary. And it’s really hard to communicate how site selection is made to our members to begin with.
Alex Zapple: We hired an ethicist in combination with another organization in April — 50/50 with another medical association. They help us with some of these issues.
Melissa Riley, Vice President Convention Sales and Services, Destination DC: Partnership with your DMO in these cities is imperative, because there’s often a lot of small nuances within legislation — people read headlines and they’re headline decision makers. I think oftentimes uneducated and highly emotional decisions are made, because they think things are black and white, but they’re not really. I think a leadership-to-leadership conversation with your DMO is really important because we can help change that narrative with your members, with your attendees, with people within your organization that may be for or against.
Bill Reed: Will we see DMOs add a position solely dedicated to this — an expert in legislative matters? You can get tangled up in doing things that are not going to bring value to anyone if you don’t have someone who understands how the state legislature works.
Kathy McAdams, CASE, Senior Vice President, Convention Sales, LA Tourism & Convention Board: We have one person that handles basically business affairs, legislative. We were starting to get more and more RFIs from customers asking for specific legislation issues in our destination. And I think it’s getting to the point now where we are considering — do we need to add a body to that because it’s becoming so important to the organization’s RFP process.
Leonard Hoops, President & CEO, Visit Indy: We just had a show in town — Gen Con, 52,000 attendees, the largest hobby gaming show. they spend about $60 million when they’re in town. And they area very socially liberal group. But interestingly, Gen Con looked at where their attendees are coming from and over half their attendees come from states with similar restrictions. It’s made it very complicated for them to say, “Well, a bunch of you are coming from states with this issue, but we can’t meet in a city with this issue.”
We’re all going through the same thing as CEOs in blue cities in red states. And what I think we’re finding is that there are kind of four buckets of customers that are being impacted by this. Bucket No. 1 are groups that are female-dominated. The Society of Women Engineers has already announced, for example, that they are going to pay the penalties to get out of Salt Lake City because of that reason.
Second bucket is medical associations. What we’ve found in talking with customers of ours is that medical associations in general are pro-reproductive rights. That’s an issue that may or may not be a deal breaker. Third bucket is educational meetings. We’re hearing from university presidents and others that that is going to be a challenge. And then last, but not least, is if the mission and/or demographics of the attendee base fall into that very socially liberal [group] like Gen Con.
Bill Reed: I think it’s important to remember that, for most associations, you probably have individuals on both sides of any issue — constituents that are happy we’re not moving the meeting and some that are not happy. I would suggest we all have to get comfortable that there is no solution that’s going to make everyone happy. So it’s going to be, What is the priority? And the average person does not fully appreciate how complicated this is. You know, they’re mad as hell regarding whatever the topic is and they want to strike out with a boycott, but we know economic boycotts don’t work, but for some reason everyone’s jumping to the solution that impacts us the most.
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Lauren Parr: I think, at AGU, we need to do a better job of explaining how we make decisions and why we do go to specific locations. And for us, we have a very specific criteria that we use to source locations. We don’t do a good enough job of sharing that criteria. We ask about their personal alignment with the location, we do survey on that, and it always comes in last — until Roe v. Wade is reversed, or something else happens. I think that serving your members [means asking], “How important is it to you that your personal value system aligns with a state or a city that you’re going to?”
Frustration-of-purpose clauses can be a wonderful tool, but frustration of what purpose? Where are you going to put the pin in? Is it going to be voters’ rights? Is it going to be LGBTQ-plus rights? Is it going to be public safety? Is it going to be abortion rights?
I think there’s work that we can all do individually with our own organizations to say, what are our criteria? And then how do we survey on those criteria? How do we talk to our membership about criteria?
Jenifer Hamilton, Chief Communications Officer, American Society of Hematology: I wish when our members complain that they could just sit down with Bill for a cup of coffee. Because I think once they talk to him and understand his process and how complex the decision is, they do understand. But it’s very hard on a mass level to explain that to everyone in an email or what have you because it does just come across like a list of excuses.
I really like the survey idea — it’s not just asking what elements go into your decision and where your personal values land, but what trade-offs would you be willing to make for those things? Because I think we’ve seen, if we were to just vote with our conscience and go somewhere else, we could still move the meeting, but it’s going to be over Thanksgiving or it’s going to be in a place that’s not adequate. And people would be mad about that once they got there. I think just hinting at those trade-offs and having people think about it would be helpful, and then something we could point to when we use it in our decision.
Jane Dahlroth: One of our concerns [in terms of] advocacy activities is we don’t want to bring attention to ourselves. We do have a session that was already in development on reproductive rights, but we’re being very careful about what kind of advocacy activities [we’ll engage in].
Bill Reed: That’s a danger too, because the last thing you want to have happen is some form of demonstration taking place at the convention center and making yourself a target.
Charles Starks, President & CEO, Music City Center, Nashville: I would tell you that if [you’re considering booking in Nashville], we certainly can get you in touch [with the right people] to talk about what’s going on right now at the legislature.
Where we’ve had some limited success, because it’s just getting started — but what a [great] pulpit you have when you come to our city [or other cities] that are that blue dot: Our media is more than happy to come cover speakers, people that are subject-matter experts to get them on TV. We’ve had some success in two occasions now where the media has come and covered a topic and ran it in the news.
And I think taking out an ad in the paper [is something you can negotiate with your DMO] — “Hey, we’re going to come to your city. We want you to take out and pay for an ad [advocating on an issue].”
Nneka St. Gerard: I was just going to tag onto that to say that when we contracted New Orleans, they did put a credit in the contract to support a media event or bring attention, because we knew they had the trigger law in the books at that time. It didn’t stop us from canceling, but it was an incentive that they offered.
Janice Lachance, Executive Vice President, Strategic Leadership and Global Outreach, American Geophysical Union: I had a lot of phone calls after the Dodd decision came down [with] people saying, “What can we do? How can we help?” And I’m afraid I wasn’t particularly constructive because my response was, “It’s too late.” This has been years in the making and now we’re going to have to live with it for quite a long time. So this group coming together today and thinking about how to cope with it, I think, is critically important for the health of all of our organizations and our members.
As our colleagues have brought up, you don’t know what’ll happen a year from now, two years from now, five years from now. Things change very, very quickly. But this notion of really partnering with the local community is something that would benefit us all.
Ada Phillips, CMP, Director of Meetings and CME, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: I want to circle back to the goal of the organization. Our members are a 50/50 type of thing — some would be very annoyed with us if we pulled out of, say, Texas for gun rights or abortion rights. And then you have people who are kind of like, “We shouldn’t be supporting these cities.” We haven’t really as an association come up with our stance on [these kinds of] things. But our membership is changing — younger folks are coming in and the more seasoned folks are phasing out. It’s definitely on our mind.
Brooks Hanson (Executive Vice President for Science, American Geophysical Union): I think the more that we can educate our communities respectively on the thought, the care, the perspectives that go into this and why we pick different cities and how we try to balance things, the better.
Michelle Russell is editor in chief of Convene.
Takeaways From Convene Roundtable: Navigating Social & Political Challenges Impacting Business Events
By Carrie Johnson, PCMA Senior Director of Education
Navigating social & political challenges will continue to be a constant, ever-changing challenge going forward for association and corporate leadership, event professionals and suppliers, particularly DMOs.
For planners, the goal is to be proactive instead of reactive so you get ahead of the headlines in how you’re communicating your values as an organization and being transparent about the site selection process/criteria.
There is not a one-size-fits-all solution to any of these challenges because of all the variables involved, however, there are questions and various approaches to consider, like the following, that can be tried so you are making every effort to ensure attendees feel safe and feel welcome at events and in a destination.
- It helps if an association has clearly delineated values that you can incorporate into your contract clauses and RFP language — that is not the case across all associations. Frustration of purpose clause can mean not contracting with a venue that doesn’t accept a particular value embraced by the organization.
- It’s more challenging for associations that are dealing with a legislative/social issue that doesn’t directly tie in with their mission and/or is connected in varying degrees. If this isn’t clear, talk to your leadership.
- Survey your members to understand them at a deeper level to gauge how they should receive communications based on their values going forward — also, what trade-offs would they be willing to make on future locations?
- How are you working with your DMO partner to ensure your attendees feel safe and welcome? How do you balance duty of care with individual responsibility?
- Take an ad out in a local publication, invite local media to see a speaker at your event to raise awareness on how your organization is addressing an issue. This may not work for other organizations who are concerned about potential protests or security risks if they communicate in their host destination too much around a particular issue.
- Speak to your DMO, the local officials, empower your members with the tools to communicate to their local officials.
- Donate to a local cause to make a direct impact and raise awareness with the potential to create change.
- Educate your stakeholders and membership with fact sheets and talking points so they are not solely relying on emotionally charged headlines but have information to gain deeper understanding of the issue, talk to their local/state officials, and vote. Also inform them how it impacts members and hospitality staff located in those destinations/states if there’s pressure to move to another city. Remember you likely have members on both sides of any issue so it’s impossible to make everyone happy.
- Communicate the various trade-offs in site selection, if in fact, you are being encouraged by members, executives, board members, other stakeholders to select different cities going forward.
- From a destination perspective there are generally four buckets of customers impacted by anti-abortion legislation: 1) female-dominated organizations 2) medical associations 3) educational meetings 4) if the mission and/or demographics of an organization are socially liberal.
- Do you have the right resources at your disposal to help you navigate these challenges? That could include partnering with your DMO, other associations, local officials, an ethicist, legislative experts, etc.
- Don’t hesitate to collaborate with other organizations whether you’re a corporate, association, or supplier DMO because everyone needs support facing these challenges now and in the future. | https://www.pcma.org/business-events-after-overturn-roe-wade/ | 2022-08-16T04:42:40Z | pcma.org | control | https://www.pcma.org/business-events-after-overturn-roe-wade/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
16th Annual Wa’a Kiakahi Canoe Festival
Date: June 3–5, 2022
Place: Ka’anapali Beach Resort, Ka’anapali, Maui, Hawaii
2022 attendees: 200
Typical attendees: more than 400
Website: hsca.info
How do Hawaiians keep an ancient cultural practice alive? There’s a meeting for that: The Waʻa Kiakahi Canoe Festival has been making a splash for 16 years as part of the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association’s (HSCA) mission to learn, revive, teach, and practice ancient Hawaiian water skills and values. This year, seven teams and approximately 42 sailors participated in the main event, a 72-mile race that began in Maui and ended in Oʻahu. “The teams who sail to our shores are extreme water people who live on all the Hawaii islands,” said Shelley Kekuna, executive director, Kaʻanapali Beach Resort Association, which partners with HSCA as the site for the free three-day event. Some, she said, are business owners and some teams include family members.
Skimming the Surface
Not everyone who attends the festival needs to be an extreme sportsperson — the event draws hundreds of spectators looking to learn more about Hawaiian culture and celestial navigation, and how the canoe, or waʻa, was vital to the Hawaiians’ sustenance and survival, providing the means by which the people could fish and travel between islands. Though the event was scaled back this year due to COVID, 200 individuals attended the event.
Visitors can sign up for canoe sailing lessons from team members for a hands-on experience, and in non-COVID times, can participate in beachside demonstrations and visit educational sessions about native wild-life and the history of the sailing canoe.
Saying Aloha
Also, Kekuna said, “the public can join in both the Friday traditional Hawaiian welcoming ceremony as well as the Sunday morning canoe send-off and traditional Hawaiian farewell ceremony.”
The welcoming and farewell ceremonies are a key part of Wa’a Kiakahi. During these moments, a cultural practitioner stands in the middle of a circle of sailors, blessing them and their canoes. “Then it’s a huge ‘love in,’” Kekuna said, “as everyone says their aloha to one another and starts talking about their journey.”
Those who participate in Wa’a Kiakahi often call it the highlight of their Hawaii trip, Kekuna said. “Our favorite comments, particularly among our more senior participants, is that it has changed their life and understanding of who the Hawaiian people are. In the end, it’s all about respect and gratitude, and how much that is generated with offering this complimentary experience.”
Casey Gale is managing editor at Convene. Illustration by Carmen Segovia
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island's president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington after a similar recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China.
Pelosi was the highest-level member of the U.S. government to visit Taiwan in 25 years, and her trip prompted nearly two weeks of threatening military exercises by China, which claims the island as its own. In those drills, Beijing fired missiles over the island and into the Taiwan Strait and sent warplanes and navy ships across the waterway's midline, which has long been a buffer between the sides that split amid civil war in 1949.
China accuses the U.S. of encouraging the island's independence through the sale of weapons and engagement between U.S. politicians and the island's government. Washington says it does not support independence, has no formal diplomatic ties with the island and maintains that the two sides should settle their dispute peacefully — but it is legally bound to ensure the island can defend itself against any attack.
American and Taiwanese officials have accused China of using Pelosi's visit as a pretext for intimidating moves, and a senior U.S. official said recently that Washington would continue to deepen its ties with Taiwan in the coming days and weeks.
The latest trip began Sunday with little notice ahead of time — and drew more ire from China. The delegation was due to leave late Monday.
"China will take resolute and strong measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing Monday, after Beijing announced new drills in the seas and skies surrounding Taiwan. "A handful of U.S. politicians, in collusion with the separatist forces of Taiwan independence, are trying to challenge the one-China principle, which is out of their depth and doomed to failure."
The new exercises were intended to be "resolute response and solemn deterrent against collusion and provocation between the U.S. and Taiwan," the Defense Ministry said earlier.
It was not clear if the new drills had already started since the ministry gave no details about where and when they would be conducted, in contrast to previous rounds.
The U.S. lawmakers, led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, met with President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and legislators, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington's de facto embassy on the island.
At their meeting, Tsai said her administration was working with allies to ensure stability in the Taiwan Strait and maintain the status quo — a reference to the island's self-governance, separate from Beijing.
"Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year has shown the threat that authoritarian nations pose to the global order," Tsai said.
Markey responded by saying Washington and Taipei had a "moral obligation to do everything we can to prevent an unnecessary conflict and Taiwan has demonstrated incredible restraint and discretion during challenging times."
The senator also highlighted legislation intended to boost political and economic ties with Taiwan, especially in the critical semiconductor industry. Taiwan is a crucial provider of computer chips for the global economy, including China's high-tech sectors, and beyond the geopolitical risks of rising tensions in the region, an extended crisis in the Taiwan Strait could have major implications for international supply chains at a time when the world is already facing disruptions and uncertainty.
Markey is one of the few members of Congress still serving who voted for the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act that ensured continued relations with the island following the switch of U.S. diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. The other members of the delegation are Republican Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, a delegate from American Samoa, and Democrats John Garamendi and Alan Lowenthal from California and Don Beyer from Virginia.
In a statement from his Senate office, Markey cited the 1979 law in saying the U.S. must maintain its commitment to "help Taiwan withstand cross-Strait coercion" and avoid conflict.
China says it wants to use peaceful means to bring Taiwan under its control, but its recent saber rattling has emphasized its threat to take the island by military force. The earlier drills appeared to be a rehearsal of a blockade or attack on Taiwan that would force the cancellation of commercial flights and disrupt shipping to Taiwan's main ports as well as cargo passing through the Taiwan Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
The exercises prompted Taiwan to put its military on alert, but were met largely with defiance or apathy among the public used to living in China's shadow.
The American "visit at this time is of great significance, because the Chinese military exercise is (intended) to deter U.S. congressmen from visiting Taiwan," Lo Chih-cheng, the chair of the Taiwan legislature's Foreign and National Defense Committee, said after meeting with the U.S. lawmakers.
"Their visit this time proves that China cannot stop politicians from any country to visit Taiwan, and it also conveys an important message that the American people stand with the Taiwanese people," Lo said.
A senior White House official on Asia policy said last week that China had used Pelosi's visit as an excuse to launch an intensified pressure campaign against Taiwan.
"China has overreacted, and its actions continue to be provocative, destabilizing, and unprecedented," Kurt Campbell, a deputy assistant to U.S. President Joe Biden, said on a call with reporters on Friday.
Campbell said the U.S. would send warships and planes through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks and is developing a roadmap for trade talks with Taiwan that he said the U.S. intends to announce in the coming days. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/china-announces-new-drills-as-us-delegation-visits-taiwan | 2022-08-16T04:51:25Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/china-announces-new-drills-as-us-delegation-visits-taiwan | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Opelousas Catholic Vikings
2021 Record: 9-2
District: 6-1A
Head Coach: Thomas David
Note: The Vikings have 15 starters returning
Opelousas Catholic has won 8 or more games, 3 of the last 4 seasons.
But during that span, the Vikings have only had one playoff victory. And their last deep run came in 2005, when OC reached the state title game.
The Vikes are hoping that this year is the end of their postseason woes.
"I make it known everyday. We can't go out sad no more, you feel me?" Vikings Senior Cornerback Christian Brown explained. "Because we (have to) make our city look good. Everybody look at us like we're the best in the city or the parish. So we can't go out sad anymore. We gotta make it to the state championship."
"It means a lot to me to be something different than what's been in the past" Vikings senior linebacker John Michael Jarrell added. "So I'm making sure everyone else on the team, underclassmen, whether you're a freshman or a junior, that it means a lot to our senior class. So we gotta go deep. We gotta do something special. We gotta turn OC around."
Opelousas Catholic will know early on how they stack up within the state, as they face contenders like Southern Lab and Ascension Catholic in non-district play.
The Cikings have a lot of reason for optimism though with 15 starters returning, including 8 on offense. They also bring back the reigning District 5-1A Defensive MVP in Christian Brown.
OC feels that their veterans are the key to any deep run.
"Typically in 1A you don't always find yourself in the situation we're in, where you bring back that many starters," Opelousas Catholic Head Coach Thomas David said. "When you do, hopefully it's a good thing. Coming off the year with the success we've had, you're hoping it snowballs."
"I feel like this group has all the potential in the world," Vikings senior defensive back Markaas Daugherty expressed. "We have some great guys returning on both sides of the ball. Some experience on both sides of the ball. I feel like this year could be the one, if we all put the work in and stay 10 toes."
Junior quarterback Mark Collins also returns for his 2nd year under center, after earning 1st team all-district honors in 2021.
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The baby hippopotamus born earlier this month at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden finally has a name. The zoo revealed Monday on NBC's "TODAY" show that the male calf's name is Fritz.
Fritz’s mother, 23-year-old Bibi, gave birth on Aug. 3. Staff at the zoo discovered Bibi was pregnant around April Fool’s Day. It came as a surprise because Bibi was on birth control.
The baby hippo is Bibi's second calf and the first sibling for famous sister Fiona, who became a global celebrity when she was born prematurely in 2017.
The zoo asked the public to help name the new hippo and received thousands of submissions from around the world. The hippo's keepers narrowed the choices to Fritz and Ferguson. After more than 200,000 votes, 56% of the poll preferred Fritz.
Jenna Wingate, a senior keeper at the Cincinnati Zoo, told "TODAY" the name is fitting since Bibi's birth control was apparently "on the fritz."
"Everyone loves an alliteration, but we didn't necessarily do that on purpose," Wingate said. "Fritz just really seemed to fit him. And Ferguson was super cute and we all loved that as well. But something that kind of drew up to the name Fritz was Bibi's birth control was 'on the fritz' and that's how this little boy came to us. We're playing up that and just having a lot of fun with it. He's spunky and fun and it fits."
Amy LaBarbara of the Cincinnati Zoo told "TODAY" last week that it took a few days for staffers to figure out if the calf was a boy or girl because they didn't want to interfere with Bibi's bonding time with her new baby.
The baby boy is "doing everything we want a baby hippo to be do," including swimming, LaBarbara said.
The zoo said Fritz already weighs over 100 pounds and has at least six teeth coming in.
Bibi's first baby, Fiona, only weighed 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature and wasn’t able to stand on her own. Fiona now weighs 2,000 pounds, the zoo said. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/cincinnati-zoo-reveals-the-name-of-fiona-the-hippos-baby-brother/article_5d610aa6-1d16-11ed-9696-1777828ae702.html | 2022-08-16T04:52:30Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/cincinnati-zoo-reveals-the-name-of-fiona-the-hippos-baby-brother/article_5d610aa6-1d16-11ed-9696-1777828ae702.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Monday the baby product-maker 4moms has recalled more than 2 million infant swings and rockers after a death involving one of its products was reported.
According to the recall notice, when the swing or rocker on the MamaRoo and RockaRoo products is not in use, its restraint straps can dangle below the seat, creating a hazard for a crawling infant, who could become entangled in or strangled by the straps.
4moms said it had received two reports of entanglement incidents involving infants who became caught in the strap under an unoccupied MamaRoo infant swing after the child crawled under the seat. One 10-month-old died from asphyxiation, the recall notice said. Another 10-month-old suffered neck bruising before being rescued by a caregiver. No incidents involving the RockaRoo product have been reported.
The recall affects 2 million MamaRoo swings and 220,000 RockaRoo rockers, plus 60,000 MamaRoo and 10,000 RockaRoo products sold in Canada.
"Consumers with infants who can crawl should immediately stop using the recalled swings and rockers and place them in an area where crawling infants cannot access them," the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall notice said. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/more-than-2-million-infant-swings-and-rockers-recalled-after-death-reported/article_280d1c2c-1d1c-11ed-81fd-53d0152c9fd4.html | 2022-08-16T04:52:36Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/more-than-2-million-infant-swings-and-rockers-recalled-after-death-reported/article_280d1c2c-1d1c-11ed-81fd-53d0152c9fd4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Saul Goodman has made his last commercial; Slipping Jimmy has run his final con; and Gene Takovic has baked his last Cinnabon roll. After six seasons of wily grifts, cheap suits and strained loyalties, Better Call Saul is finished.
It’s bizarre to think that the original idea for the series was a comedy—"basically Saul Goodman in his crazy office with the styrofoam columns and he’s visited every week by a different stand-up comic," as star Bob Odenkirk once told Rolling Stone. Instead, the Breaking Bad prequel evolved into something far more serious, slow and unexpected: a hypnotic tone poem about a man obsessively drawn to risk. Like Breaking Bad, it is also an ode to the marvels of professional efficiency. Whether it’s a legal case, a long con, a murder or a fast food franchise, characters like Kim, Saul, Mike and Gus carry out their work with precision, patience and skill. So do the extraordinary actors who play them.
Better Call Saul became something of a time machine, flitting between the technicolor days of Jimmy and the future noir-scape of Gene, with glimpses of Saul’s gaudy high-life in between. The final episodes brought back Breaking Bad characters like Walter White and Jesse Pinkman as well as the much-missed Chuck McGill. They also granted some relief to those of us worried about the safety and sanity of Kim Wexler. But the show has always avoided the obvious choices—and its final episode was no different.
Peter Gould, a Breaking Bad writer who went on to become Better Call Saul’s co-creator and showrunner (along with Vince Gilligan), got on the phone to talk us through the emotional twists, surprising flashbacks and loose ends of the Better Call Saul series finale—and the chances of a return to the Saul-verse some day.
Vanity Fair: Tell me a little bit about the time machine motif in the finale, which we see in a number of flashbacks.
So much of the show is about bad decisions that people make. If there's a bittersweet quality to the whole show, it is the feeling that the lives of these characters could have gone very, very differently. Especially for Jimmy, but also Mike, and Kim, and Walt—all of them have made decisions that I think, if they were to be honest about it, they regret. But Jimmy's not willing to talk about regret. He's not willing to go into the pain until very deep into this particular episode. And the time machine is a thought experiment: if you could change something in your life, what would it be? Of course, that's not really what H.G. Wells’ book is about at all. But you can't help think about the pages that you would go back and rewrite if you had the opportunity.
The characters’ responses to the question of what they would change are very telling. Mike wants to go back to the moment when he broke bad. Walter White wants to go back to a moment when he was weak. Jimmy just says he’d go back with his contemporary knowledge about Warren Buffett and get rich.
Mike is being honest. He opens up in that moment, and Jimmy closes down. When you watch Bob [Odenkirk] in that scene, you know, he's got to be thinking about his brother. But is he going to say something about his brother, in front of Mike of all people? He decides it's too painful.
I think Walt and Jimmy are on the same page. If you think about where we are in [the chronology of] Breaking Bad, Walt just had his son pull a knife on him and kidnapped his own baby. He just did all these terrible, terrible things and yet his regret is a missed business opportunity! There's an evasiveness to both Walt and Saul in that scene—neither one of them is willing to really be honest with each other, and maybe maybe not even honest with themselves about the things that they've done in their lives, the things they regret or would change. And if you can't think about your regrets, then you can't change your ways. So these guys are all caught in cycles that seem absolutely unbreakable. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/better-call-saul-series-finale-interview-showrunner-peter-gould | 2022-08-16T04:55:25Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/better-call-saul-series-finale-interview-showrunner-peter-gould | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This post contains spoilers from the Better Call Saul series finale, episode 612, “Saul Gone.”
We all know that series finales are notoriously difficult to pull off. You can ruin an entire show with a bad finale. You can do something too weird that winds up overshadowing all your good work. Or, maybe worst of all, you can wimp out and do something cheap, safe, or boring.
This was not one of those finales. No, it didn’t have the relentless, clock-like precision of the Breaking Bad finale, but clock-like precision isn’t Better Call Saul’s thing. What it did have, and I really appreciate this even if I have a quibble or two, is heart. Without descending into schmaltz or phoniness. We got our beloved, if deeply flawed, Jimmy McGill back. And, in the final moments, we got that Jimmy and Kim reunion we’ve all been pining for. It wasn’t not grim, but it was a lot less grim than I’d feared it might be.
The episode’s present-day story is simple enough: Gene finally gets caught (inside a dumpster, fittingly enough, as Marie Schrader points out). Then Saul cuts himself a ridiculously favorable plea deal by previewing his line of jury-deadlocking BS for a hotshot prosecutor with a perfect case record. Then Jimmy returns, baring his soul like some deranged Atticus Finch while making googly eyes with Kim in the back row. Was this realistic? Was it smart? Did it square at all with anything we’ve seen of this character over the past few episodes, let alone the entire run of the season? The answers are no, no, and … maybe. More on that in a moment. But either way, I’ll be damned if it didn’t make me feel good.
In the series of flashbacks involving Mike, Walt, and, most movingly, Michael McKean’s Chuck McGill, we see Jimmy grapple with questions of regret, expressed in the form of time-travel thought experiments. He wants to know what others would go back and change if they could, but he can’t bring himself to grapple with the question himself. Mike assumes it’s because he only cares about money. Walt assumes it’s because he’s a born crook and lowlife. Chuck feels eternally defeated by his own ability to summon his brother’s better angels. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/better-call-saul-series-finale-recap-jimmy-kim-reunion | 2022-08-16T04:55:32Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/better-call-saul-series-finale-recap-jimmy-kim-reunion | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Luis Severino still has another month to spend on the injured list, but he is excited about how he is feeling on the way there.
The Yankees right-hander threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Monday, his first since landing on the IL in mid-July with a “low-grade” lat strain.
“I think it’s the best I’ve been feeling all year,” Severino said afterwards.
While Severino was surprised and frustrated about being transferred to the 60-day IL this month, thus delaying his return until Sept. 12 at the earliest, he believes he will be “more than ready” to return that day.
“At that time, I’ll be maybe around 115 pitches,” Severino, who threw all of his pitches in Monday’s bullpen, said with a grin. “I’ll have a lot of time to work on that.”
Assuming Severino bounces back well from Monday’s session, he will throw another on Thursday. Manager Aaron Boone said Severino could have “a few more bullpens” before advancing to facing live hitters, which would be a precursor to a rehab assignment.
“I know he feels really good about how he’s feeling and he certainly looked like that today,” Boone said.
Michael King feels “actually great” right now, but he will feel much better if he does not require an additional surgery. The standout reliever already went under the knife to repair his fractured right elbow, an injury suffered while throwing a pitch July 22 in Baltimore.
“I knew our bullpen needed some help, and I also felt like I was pitching well, so I wanted to throw through whatever soreness I was feeling,” King said Monday in his first comments since the surgery. “There are so many times where I’ll throw through something for a week or two, and it totally goes away and I’m great. And unfortunately, this wasn’t those times.”
When King regains his full range of motion — in about three to six weeks — doctors will check again on his arm to see if his UCL needs Tommy John surgery. If a second procedure is called for, he almost certainly would be out all of next season, too. If not, the righty should be ready for the start of spring training.
“From the MRIs that I was able to get, it looked like the ligament was intact and pretty healthy,” King said.
Harrison Bader’s road to making his Yankees debut remains a work in progress.
The defense-first outfielder, whom the Yankees acquired at the trade deadline in a surprising deal for left-hander Jordan Montgomery, arrived in The Bronx in a walking boot to treat plantar fasciitis. But he has recently moved to “Phase 2” of his recovery, according to Boone.
“It’s that progression of in the pool, onto the AlterG [anti-gravity treadmill] and the weight-bearing [activities],” Boone said. “So he’s in that phase that started in the last couple days. That’ll probably be a week or 10 days of that and then hopefully if that goes well then you start graduating into baseball activities.” | https://nypost.com/2022/08/16/yankees-luis-severino-best-ive-been-feeling-all-year/ | 2022-08-16T04:59:43Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/16/yankees-luis-severino-best-ive-been-feeling-all-year/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After the dollar surged higher yesterday, we're seeing calmer tones prevail ahead of European trading today. Equities saw a late rebound, in which Wall Street ended the day with decent gains. That kind of poses the question to markets: which signal exactly is the one to follow now?
China worries weighed on sentiment initially and stocks were lower while FX flows reflected risk aversion. But then, stocks shrugged off the pessimism to climb further to start the week. So, what's next?
It's going to be a bit of a push and pull feel but as mentioned yesterday here, there is some room for the gains in equities to extend but take note of the S&P 500 chart as it approaches key resistance levels:
That might offer investors some cause for a pause in the momentum, taking a cue from the bond market and FX over the past few sessions. For now, the mixed tones to start the week is leaving a lot to be desired as traders are more cautious as we approach European trading. Narrow ranges are prevailing and dollar pairs are less than 0.1% changed for the most part.
There won't be much on the agenda to shake things up, so we'll have to see if the dollar can sustain its rebound or if there is some added pushing before the US retail sales data tomorrow. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/light-changes-among-major-currencies-ahead-of-european-trading-20220816/ | 2022-08-16T04:59:44Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/light-changes-among-major-currencies-ahead-of-european-trading-20220816/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man dies at Cook County Jail over the weekend
COOK COUNTY - A man died Saturday at Cook County Jail, but authorities do not suspect foul play or self-harm.
Deon Lee, 30, was in the Division 9 section of the southwest side jail when he became sick around 12:20 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
He had last been seen about 20 minutes earlier during routine security checks, when "there was no indication he was in distress," the Cook County sheriff’s office said.
A correctional officer located Lee lying on the floor of his single-occupancy cell with blood on his face and foam around his mouth, said Matt Walberg, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
The correctional officer, other jail staff and Chicago Fire Department paramedics attempted life-saving measures for about 40 minutes, the sheriff’s office said.
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He was pronounced dead at 1:01 a.m., authorities said. Lee’s cause of death is pending further testing.
The sheriff’s office said Lee had "several medical conditions," and that it is investigating his death.
It was the second death of a Cook County Jail detainee this month.
Alteriq Pleasant, 27, died Aug. 2, nearly two weeks after he experienced a medical emergency at the jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
Correctional staff and medical staff responded "immediately" to Pleasant’s dorm in the residential treatment unit July 21 and began life-saving measures, the sheriff’s office said.
He was transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died, officials said.
Foul play does not appear to be a factor in Pleasant’s death, and his manner of death remains pending. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-dies-at-cook-county-jail-over-the-weekend | 2022-08-16T05:05:32Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-dies-at-cook-county-jail-over-the-weekend | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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