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Trendy Poodle Crossbreed Dogs: These are the 10 most popular poodle crossbreed dogs in the UK - including the hypoallergenic Cockapoo 🐕
These are the most popular poodle-cross dogs, from adorable labradoodles to snuggly cockapoos.
Many of us welcomed new four-legged family members over the last two years, as the Kennel Club saw dog ownership soar over the pandemic.
There are a head-spinning 221 different breeds of pedigree pooches to choose from – from huge hounds to tiny lapdogs – and, just to confuse matters more, there are numerous crossbreeds to consider.
These ‘designer dogs’ aim to combine positive attributes from two different breeds, and the undisputed champion when it comes to crossing canines is the Poodle.
Combining intelligence, an easy-going nature and, crucially, a hypoallergenic coat, the Poodle has been used to create some of today’s most in-demand dogs.
Love Labradors but can’t cope with the shedding hair? No problem – get a Labradoodle.
These are 10 of the most popular Poodle crossbreeds.
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — In remote northern California, only a few miles from the Oregon border as the crow flies, a troubling but all too familiar scene is unfolding.
Another deadly wildfire has upended the lives of people who lived here because they liked the woods and seclusion, but also because they had few other options: It's one of a few places left on the West Coast that's still affordable.
From devastating flooding in Kentucky to wildfires in the West, extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of America hard.
Experts say many of the hardest-hit victims of natural disasters tend to be people who were already living on the economic margins, and often in high-risk places. Recovering from them this summer will be extra difficult at a time of high prices due to record inflation.
In California, the McKinney Fire chewed through dense, dry forests and into remote, rural communities that are now often dubbed as "high risk" by insurance providers.
"I didn't have insurance because I lived on Social Security," says Harlene Schwander, 82. "People can hardly live on Social Security."
Schwander, who had only just moved down the Klamath River Canyon a month ago to live by her son, lost everything in the fire. For now, she's living in a shelter for wildfire survivors in nearby Yreka, Calif. Shaken and standing next to her minivan, she's clutching a small purse stuffed with a few hundred dollars in savings from breeding puppies a couple years ago.
"I knew this was good for something, it's not leaving my side," Schwander says. "Not a lot, but enough to get me through a couple months."
She's worried about how she'll even begin to recover. Her daughter, a school teacher in Santa Barbara, has been searching frantically to find some place Schwander could move to temporarily.
Everything from housing to gas to even just basic toiletries is so expensive. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for most household items in the western United States have risen close to 10 percent since last year. People were already scraping by in Siskiyou County before the McKinney Fire. Close to one in four people here live below the federal poverty line. Rising homelessness was already a concern in the region before this fire.
"I went to Walmart to replenish my cosmetics and it was ridiculous," Schwander says. "So I [just] bought a few things."
The "little guy is getting squeezed"
About 25 miles to the northwest of the shelter in Yreka, Calif., a firefighting chopper is scooping a bucket into the muddy, fire-debris-strewn Klamath River then dropping water on nearby hot spots. The McKinney Fire, which killed four people and is believed to have destroyed at least 100 homes and a cherished community center, is mostly contained, though it won't be out until the expected fall rains arrive.
One recent afternoon, Jason Fischer was running sprinklers and generators to try to save his cattle on the family's sixth-generation farm, as well as a nearby RV park where several local families live. He defied evacuation orders and stayed behind to help firefighters with structure protection. It paid off, but many of his neighbors weren't so lucky.
"They're underinsured," Fischer says. "The insurance companies might pay for what they think your house was worth, but they don't take into account it's going to cost $50,000 to clean up your spot to rebuild."
Fischer says it feels like the little guy is getting especially squeezed around here. Mostly the only jobs tend to be with the local sheriff or U.S. Forest Service, he says. Many of the area's timber mills have closed.
"I don't know how we recover from this as a community," Fischer says. "It's going to be really difficult because the price of lumber, the price of fuel, everything is just exponentially more expensive now."
Gas prices have dipped some in California, but in the rural "North State" as it's often called, they're still averaging around $5 a gallon. Prices for building materials including lumber are up by about 35% since January 2020.
For some it's nearly impossible to rebuild
This corner of the West has already suffered the most destructive — and deadly — wildfires in the country in recent years. A short drive from the Klamath River Canyon is Ashland, Ore., where some of the scenic mountain town's more affordable bedroom communities were wiped out in the 2020 Alameda Fire. Along Interstate 5 in Talent, Ore., people are still living in RVs in the footprint of the deadly blaze that leveled trailer parks and homes.
Even before the disasters, it was hard to get a contractor or enough labor in rural America. Erin Hillman lost her home in the 2020 Slater Fire, a complex of fires that burned more than 157,000 acres not far from where this summer's McKinney Fire ignited.
Standing at her home construction site in a narrow river valley surrounded by steep hills covered in burned trees, Hillman points out the handful of flat, empty lots that used to be home to neighbors.
"Gentleman that lived back there, he's not coming back. The young couple and their children back here, I think they're trying to get their house built," she says.
Hillman is just now rebuilding, after a struggle to find contractors and materials.
The McKinney Fire sparked just as the new foundation was finally being poured, and Hillman briefly panicked that she'd once again lose everything. But Hillman, who is a descendent of the Karuk tribe, doesn't want to leave her ancestral lands.
"For Karuk people that live here, this is their home. They grew up here. This is where we're from, and they don't want to leave," she explains.
She had insurance, and considers herself lucky that she can afford to stay and rebuild. Still, the cost of putting up a new structure has increased so much that Hillman won't have enough insurance money left over to replace some of the items that burned with the house, like her husband's power tools and their furniture.
The new house was supposed to be ready by winter, Hillman says. But with yet another fire creating even higher demand for building materials in the area, she's not sure they'll be home for Christmas.
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Celtic: Club awaits winger bids after Scottish champions linked
Celtic may not face much resistance if they were to make their reported interest in Rubin Kazan winger Sead Haksabanovic official.
Ange Postecoglou has already dealt with the Russian club in the past, bringing Carl Starfelt to the cinch Premiership last summer and has been linked with the latest Swedish-born player at the club with reports the Scottish champions have watched the winger several times.
Haksabanovic is keen to leave a year after joining the club for £6m from Norrkoping and was back in Sweden with Djurgardens on loan recently.
Now a club official has admitted Kazan could be tempted to cash in on the 23-year-old Montenegro international to ease financial pressures – and a cut-price deal could be negotiated.
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General director Rustem Saimanov has called the club’s cash-flow “extremely worrying” and admitted they are awaiting offers.
"We are in talks with both of them [Oliver Abildgaar and Haksabanovic] - of course, they both want to leave. But we aren't letting them go for nothing because we want some money for them. We are waiting on bids.”
Quoted in the Daily Record he adds: “Our budget has halved. I regard myself as being in a crisis management role.
"Everyone says we have a big budget but we have big obligations. We have obligations on loans that we don’t want, but you need to repay. We thought we could sell our best players for money which we didn't get, the TV rights are down too. We budgeted for all this and got nothing.”
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Darius Olaru: Rangers in cryptic namecheck by Steaua Bucharest chief over player's future
Steaua Bucharest chairman Gigi Becali has sarcastically named Rangers alongside Real Madrid and Barcelona as interest in one of his side’s star performer continues.
Darius Olaru has been on impressive form and reports in his homeland last month listed Rangers alongside West Ham and Torino as teams who have had the six-time capped midfielder watched.
Although valued at around £5m the Romanian side are not keen to let the 24-year-old leave ahead of important games in the Europa Conference League. With a play-off against Sligo Rovers’ conquerors Viking to come this week, Becali is adamant focus is on the game and not transfer talk – prompting his sarcastic dismissal of the rumours and out of the blue mention of Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team.
“Who wants to pay this money? Rangers?” Becali said when asked about a transfer by PRO Sport. “I am not discussing Olaru now. An offer may also come today from Real Madrid, from Barcelona and offer me anything. Olaru is not for sale now.
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“From Friday we resume the discussions, let’s see how we will be then. But for now, no one is leaving, no one is coming.
“Let us get into [the Europa Conference] groups and then we will discuss differently. Maybe a player will leave, but I will certainly bring reinforcements so that we can face it on all levels.”
Rangers are well covered in Olaru’s preferred attacking areas and also have his fellow countryman Ianis Hagi still to return from his knee injury this year.
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If you’ve been thinking of purchasing a robot vacuum to help you out with household chores, you might consider Amazon’s deal on the Dreametech D10 Plus Robot Vacuum, which operates as both a smart vacuum and mop.
I don’t mind mopping, but I hate vacuuming, so when the company sent me one to test, I was more excited about the vacuuming possibilities. However, the mop’s performance won me over in the end.
The makers of this robot vacuum say it has strong suction power, four suction modes and a battery that allows the device to clean for up to 180 minutes. The vacuum also includes an auto-empty base station, which quickly dumps everything it collected from your floor into a 2.5-liter bag once it returns itself to the charging base after cleaning. When the bag is full, you simply dump the bag into the trash.
The Dreametech vacuum also has laser navigation, so it maps out your house before its first cleaning. This way, it won’t miss spots or repeat certain areas. If you have hardwood floor or tile, you can fill the included 150-milliliter water tank and choose from three water volume levels to mop your floor.
You can use your phone or voice to start cleaning, as the robot vacuum is controlled via app or Alexa. Priced at $500, you’ll pay $420 on Amazon after clipping an $80 coupon at checkout.
When the D10 Plus arrived, I put it to work to see how well it performed both the vacuum and mopping features. It may be hard to believe in 2022, but it was actually my first ever robot vacuum, so I didn’t have any expectations.
How The Dreametech D10 Plus Robot Vacuum Performed
The vacuum was easy to set up and quickly connected to WiFi and the Mi Home app. I let it charge up a bit before having it navigate the layout of the downstairs area of my house, which includes a living room, kitchen, family room and half bath. The navigation is listed as “rapid,” but I still expected it to take a while, so I was surprised when it was done in about 10 minutes. I then let it charge overnight and ran the vacuum the following day, which took around an hour to complete and was quiet enough that I could still watch television. While I didn’t purposely make a mess to clean up, there was an average amount of dust and debris on the floor and I didn’t notice anything left behind.
When cleaning was done, the vacuum returned to the base, emptied itself and began charging. While the auto-empty base is a nice feature because it means you’re not dealing with dust and crumbs every time you vacuum, be aware that you may eventually need to buy additional bags. The vacuum comes with two bags, and while you do not throw the bags away when they’re full — you dump them into the trash — there’s a chance the bags will eventually need to be replaced if you reuse them too many times.
Another important thing to note is that my test was on both hardwood and tile, and I do not have carpet. Some Amazon reviewers have reported that the device runs louder on carpet than it does on hardwood floor, so you might want to take that into consideration if your home is carpeted. One review called its performance on carpet “lackluster.”
One reviewer also wrote that while they “love the pattern it leaves” on their carpet, they aren’t sure if it understands not to mop carpet, so if you have some hardwood flooring or tile and some carpet, you may want to keep an eye on it when mopping to make sure it doesn’t mop the carpet.
Some Amazon reviews also mention that the vacuum got stuck on cords and sucked up some things it shouldn’t have (like pet toys), but I didn’t have issues with that. I did move a rug out of the way because my usual vacuum has trouble with it, so I assumed this would too, but I didn’t experience any problems with it getting clogged or stuck.
Mop Feature: Efficient And Floors Dry Quickly
I also tested out the mop feature for both my hardwood floors and the entryway tile. To do so, I filled the included attachment with water and snapped it onto the vacuum while it was on the charger. The vacuum then spoke out loud, saying the mop was attached.
I hit the “go” button on the app and because the vacuum sensed that the mop was attached, it knew I was intending to mop instead of vacuum. The entire mapped-out area of my home was mopped without needing to refill the tank, though if you choose a higher mop setting, there’s a chance the robot will run out of water and need a refill at some point.
As shown in the photo below, you can clearly see where the mopping has been done, as it leaves a water streak that then dries quickly. And yes, it did go back and clean that spot in between the two streaks that it didn’t get the first time!
There’s no denying that the Dreametech vacuum is higher-priced than some other robot vacuums, as it doubles as a mop. Even devices that are just mops can run you more than $400, like this iRobot Braava Jet M6 Ultimate Robot Mop, which has a list price of $449.99.
If you’re on the fence about spending so much on a cleaning tool, or just want to pay a little less for your robot vacuum, there are plenty of others on Amazon for half the price or less, including this iRobot Roomba 694 Robot Vacuum that is currently 27% off, priced at $200.
The iRobot Roomba 694 has a cleaning system that lifts debris from carpets and hard floors, plus an edge-sweeping brush. With more than 12,000 reviews, the vacuum has 4.4 out of 5 stars, with customers saying it has good suction power and is great for using every day.
An even better-priced option is this eufy by Anker Robot Vacuum Cleaner, which is currently on sale for $170. With nearly 60,000 reviews, the vacuum has an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, with 70% of reviewers giving it a full 5-star rating.
Have you been thinking of purchasing a robot vacuum?
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A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33 others, eyewitnesses and police said Thursday.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack Wednesday night, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power. Several children were reported to be among the wounded.
The Islamic State group’s local affiliate has stepped up attacks targeting the Taliban and civilians since the former insurgents’ takeover last August as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final stages of their withdrawal from the country. Last week, the extremists claimed responsibility for killing a prominent Taliban cleric at his religious center in Kabul.
Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for Kabul's Taliban police chief, gave the figures to The Associated Press for the bombing at the Siddiquiya mosque in the city’s Kher Khanna neighborhood. An eyewitness told the AP the explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber.
The slain cleric was Mullah Amir Mohammad Kabuli, the eyewitness said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the explosion and vowed that the “perpetrators of such crimes will soon be brought to justice and will be punished.”
There were fears the casualty numbers could rise further. On Thursday morning, one witness to the blast who gave his name as Qyaamuddin told the AP he believed as many as 25 people may have been killed in the blast.
“It was evening prayer time, and I was attending the prayer with others, when the explosion happened,” Qyaamuddin said. Some Afghans go by a single name.
AP journalists could see the blue-roofed, Sunni mosque from a nearby hillside. The Taliban parked police trucks and other vehicles at the mosque, while several men carried out one casket for a victim of the attack.
A U.S.-led invasion toppled the previous Taliban government, which had hosted al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
Since regaining power, the former insurgents have faced a crippling economic crisis as the international community, which does not recognize the Taliban government, froze funding to the country. On Thursday, the Taliban hosted a gathering of 3,000 tribal elders, religious scholars and others in Kandahar, their state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. It wasn't immediately clear what topics they planned to discuss.
Separately, the Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that they had captured and killed Mehdi Mujahid in western Herat province as he was trying to cross the border into Iran.
Mujahid was a former Taliban commander in the district of Balkhab in northern Sar-e-Pul province, and the only member of the minority Shiite Hazara community among the Taliban ranks.
Mujahid had turned against the Taliban over the past year, after opposing decisions made by Taliban leaders in Kabul. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/afghan-mosque-bombed-death-toll | 2022-08-18T12:28:08Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/afghan-mosque-bombed-death-toll | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This past summer, young people worked at a rate we haven't seen in half a century. The summer unemployment rate hit 8.5% in July 2022.
That is the lowest rate since at least July 1966, according to historical data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"I didn't go to a single seasonal place that didn't have a help wanted sign out in front," said Scott Blumsack, chief strategy officer at Monster.
Hiring grew in critical sectors like transportation, construction and agriculture.
It remained steady in other industries typically associated with summer work, like retail and hospitality.
Those businesses have struggled to hire for key positions in recent months.
The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.5% in July, and there were nearly two open jobs for every person seeking work.
"There's still a large gap between the number of people looking for work and the amount of job postings that are out there," Blumsack said. "It's going to take a while for those two things to come back into balance."
It reflects another post-pandemic trend: Fewer people are working or looking for work.
The labor force participation rate, which dropped dramatically at the start of the pandemic, remains lower than 2019 levels.
Experts point to several factors.
Some workers are concerned about their health amid the continued spread of COVID-19.
Others simply realized they did not need the income.
Either way, "We have more room to go before we get back to pre-pandemic levels," Blumsack said. "And I think that will be one of the keys to getting this supply and demand imbalance back into equilibrium." | https://www.katc.com/news/national/teens-at-work-summer-youth-unemployment-hits-50-year-low | 2022-08-18T12:28:21Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/teens-at-work-summer-youth-unemployment-hits-50-year-low | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After a stretch of hot, dry days Acadiana is going to return to what has been a very typical pattern this summer, a wet one.
A stalling front is going to move into the area on Thursday combining with a surge of atmospheric moisture to make for a soggy stretch of days.
There will be some sunshine out in the morning, enough to get temperatures into the low 90s before the clouds start to take over.
Showers and storms will pick up in the middle of the afternoon and will remain fairly widespread through the rest of the day, settling down in the evening.
The things to look out for will be some minor street flooding in areas that experience intense downpours, as well as some storms producing frequent lightning.
It will get quieter through the rest of the evening, although that break won't last too long.
Daily afternoon showers and storms are returning and widespread showers will be expected every afternoon through the weekend, and likely through most of next week.
The good news though is as long as that's the pattern it means we're not getting any tropical weather.
In the Tropics:
Speaking of tropical weather most of the Atlantic Basin remains remarkably quiet, in fact we are now tied for third longest stretch without a named storm.
It's an outside chance, but a chance none the less that the streak gets broken with potential development in the Bay of Campeche.
An often-mentioned tropical wave will cross the Yucatan Peninsula Thursday and may develop into a low end tropical system by the weekend.
Regardless of development this wave is headed to north Mexico and south Texas, and could be a great rainmaker in drought stricken areas.
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Mayville (US): The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he was surprised to learn the accomplished author had survived the attack.
Speaking to the New York Post from jail, Hadi Matar said he decided to see Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution after he saw a tweet last winter about the writer's planned appearance.
I don't like the person. I don't think he's a very good person, Matar told the newspaper. He's someone who attacked Islam. He attacked their beliefs, the belief systems.
Matar, 24, said he considered late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini a great person but wouldn't say whether he was following a fatwa, or edict, issued by Khomeini in Iran in 1989 that called for Rushdie's death after the author published The Satanic Verses.
Iran has denied involvement in the attack. Matar, who lives in Fairview, New Jersey, said he hadn't had any contact with Iran's Revolutionary Guard. He told the Post he had only read a couple of pages of The Satanic Verses.
Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, according to his agent, in the attack Friday. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said his condition has improved and he is on the road to recovery.
Matar, who is charged with attempted murder and assault, told the Post he took a bus to Buffalo the day before the attack and then took a Lyft to Chautauqua, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) away.
He bought a pass to the Chautauqua Institution grounds and then slept in the grass the night before Rushdie's planned talk.
Matar was born in the US but holds dual citizenship in Lebanon, where his parents were born. His mother has told reporters in interviews that Matar came back changed from a visit to see his father in Lebanon in 2018. After that, he became moody and withdrew from his family, she said. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/08/18/salman-rushdie-survival-surprise.amp.html | 2022-08-18T12:31:41Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/08/18/salman-rushdie-survival-surprise.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kannur: The Kannur University Syndicate on Thursday said it will move the High Court against the Governor's decision to stay the appointment of Priya Varghese at the varsity.
The Syndicate said it will approach the High Court on Friday against the stay order. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting called on Thursday.
The Governor's decision to stay the appointment without issuing a show-cause notice to the Vice Chancellor of the varsity was non-binding, the Syndicate pointed out.
Earlier, the varsity vice-chancellor Gopinath Ravindran had clarified that there were no regularities in the selection process, but this failed to satisfy Arif Mohammad Khan, the Governor.
It is alleged that Ms Varghese had the worst research score among six applicants for the post in the Malayalam department.
However, she climbed the rank list after the interview that was conducted by a committee led by the vice-chancellor. The information came to light following an RTI enquiry.
On Wednesday, using his powers as Chancellor of universities, Khan stayed the appointment of Ms Varghese on the grounds of nepotism.
Ms Varghese is the wife of KK Ragesh, who is a CPM leader and the private secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Khan also stayed "all further proceedings pursuant to the selection procedure for appointment of associate professor in the Department of Malayalam, with immediate effect until further orders".
He invoked specific provisions in the Kannur University Act, 1996 in issuing the order.
It was also reported on Wednesday that Khan has served show-cause notices "to all stakeholders", a claim that the varsity now contests. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/18/kannur-varsity-priya-varghese-appointment-updates.html | 2022-08-18T12:44:34Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/18/kannur-varsity-priya-varghese-appointment-updates.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is likely to witness a spell of heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning for the next five days (until August 22).
Rain with thunder and lightning is likely at isolated places in the state from August 18-22, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
While most Keralites will see it as a welcome relief from the scorching heat the state has seen these past few days, the national weather agency urges all to be cautious.
During lightning/thunderstorms:
- Avoid standing in open areas.
- Windows and doors should be closed.
- Disconnect the electrical connection to household appliances.
- Don't stay close to electronic equipment.
- Avoid sitting on the terrace, in high places or atop tree branches.
- Kite flying must be avoided.
- Children must not play in open spaces or terraces.
- Avoid water bodies.
- Avoid needless travel during rough weather.
The State District Management Authority has also said that if one is struck by lightning, he/she should get medical assistance immediately.
It also clarified that there will be no electric current running through the body of a person struck by lightning and that it is safe to offer medical assistance. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/18/kerala-rain-thunderstorms-august.html | 2022-08-18T12:44:37Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/18/kerala-rain-thunderstorms-august.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kochi: A navy personnel was arrested on Thursday for impregnating a minor girl here.
He has been identified as Hans Raj (26), a native of Behror in Alwar district, Rajasthan.
The crime came to light after the 17-year-old girl developed a baby bump. She was by then eight months pregnant.
The girl later revealed that she was sexually assaulted by Raj who lived next door.
Raj is already married. Apparently, the crime was committed when Raj's 20-year-old wife returned home for childbirth.
They have a six-month-old baby.
Though Raj initially denied these allegations, he confessed to the crime during questioning. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/18/navy-sailor-hans-raj-sexual-assault-minor.html | 2022-08-18T12:44:52Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/08/18/navy-sailor-hans-raj-sexual-assault-minor.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) — President Biden’s approval rating ticked up 3 percentage points in the past week, according to a Politico-Morning Consult poll released on Wednesday, as Democrats scored a major legislative win with the passage of their climate, health and tax reform package.
The poll showed that 42% of registered voters said they approve of the job Biden is doing as president. The same poll released last week showed Biden’s approval rating was at 39%.
At the same time the number of registered voters who said they disapproved of his job performance dropped from 59 to 56%.
The latest poll is likely welcome news for Democrats less than three months ahead of November’s midterms. Presidential approval ratings are considered one indication of how the president’s party will perform in elections, though Democrats still face other headwinds.
The survey was conducted in the days after House Democrats passed a sweeping health, tax reform and climate bill with every member of the caucus voting in favor. Senate Democrats had passed the bill through reconciliation the previous week.
Biden signed the measure Tuesday.
It was a key win for the president and his party after a year of trying to pass various versions of a larger climate and social spending bill and being stymied by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) because passing the measure through reconciliation required the support of all 50 Democrats.
The surprise deal between Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) was a slimmed down package but it still contained some of Biden’s campaign promises and significant climate investments.
The Politico-Morning Consult poll was conducted between Aug. 12 and Aug. 14 with 2,005 registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/biden-approval-rating-ticks-up-3-points-in-past-week-poll/ | 2022-08-18T12:46:51Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/biden-approval-rating-ticks-up-3-points-in-past-week-poll/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (CBS) - An invasive insect is now swarming trees across Maryland and threatening the state's vineyards.
"It is aggressively attacking grapevines in Cecil, Harford and Washington counties," said Kenton Sumpter, an entomologist with the Maryland Department of Agriculture and member of its Spotted Lanternfly Team.
The spotted lanternfly is originally from China. It first showed up in the U.S. in Pennsylvania then spread to Maryland in 2018, and the population is currently exploding across Harford and Cecil counties. It has also been found in Baltimore City and Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Wicomico and Washington counties. Infestations have been confirmed in 12 states.
Why is it a problem? Spotted lanternflies suck sap from trees and plants, taking energy away from them, and they have the potential to devastate vineyards, orchards and nurseries.
"This year, we've actually had reports from growers that are accusing spotted lanternfly of reducing their crop yields," said Sumpter.
The spotted lanternfly also lets out a sugary substance called honeydew that attracts a fungus that can damage plants.
Sumpter said the insect will not kill plants, but his department is worried about them reducing yields of grapes and possibly apples, peaches and pears.
"It attacks a number of different host species, but the one we're really worried about is grapevine," he said.
The state's Spotted Lanternfly Team tracks and traps the insects and will be spraying for them. But they need every Marylander's help to try to prevent the insects from damaging the agriculture industry and spreading to other states.
"The first thing we want people to do is to squish them. Destroy them wherever you find them. They do look pretty, but they need to be gotten rid of," said Sumpter.
The spotted lanternfly will not sting or bite or carry disease.
"If Marylanders can get on-board with helping with management, slowing the spread, we can weather the storm," said Sumpter.
You can report sightings of the spotted lanternfly by visiting this website. Sightings in Harford and Cecil counties no longer need to be reported. | https://www.wboc.com/news/destroy-them-wherever-you-find-them-spotted-lanternfly-population-spreading-across-md/article_be20d610-1ee6-11ed-8e08-339fdfc6db39.html | 2022-08-18T12:47:28Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/destroy-them-wherever-you-find-them-spotted-lanternfly-population-spreading-across-md/article_be20d610-1ee6-11ed-8e08-339fdfc6db39.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware’s incumbent state auditor has raised only about half as much in campaign contributions this year as her Democratic primary challenger has, according to campaign finance reports filed this week.
Auditor Kathy McGuiness, who in July became the first statewide elected official in Delaware to be convicted on criminal charges while in office, reported raising $24,190 since January in her campaign for re-election.
McGuiness’ primary opponent, Lydia York, who has been endorsed by the Delaware Democratic Party, reported raising $47,220 in financial contributions since establishing a campaign committee in late May. She also loaned her campaign $10,100 and reported a $5,000 “in-kind” contribution from the Democratic State Committee for access to a voter database.
McGuiness, who was elected auditor in 2018, started this year with $61,362.43 in her campaign account. She reported spending $14,189.06, leaving her with a balance of $71,363.37.
York reported spending $27,273.13, not including a $5,000 “in-kind expenditure” for access to the Democratic committee’s database, finishing the reporting period that ended Sunday with a balance of $30,046.87.
The primary election is Sept. 13. The winner will face Republican Janice Lorrah in November.
McGuiness, who is responsible as auditor for rooting out government fraud, waste and abuse, was indicted in October on felony counts of theft and witness intimidation, and misdemeanor charges of official misconduct, conflict of interest and noncompliance with procurement laws.
A jury acquitted her in July on the felony charges but convicted her of the misdemeanor offenses, each of which carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison but a presumptive sentence of probation. The judge is currently weighing post-trial motions by McGuiness’ attorney, who is seeking a judgment of acquittal or, in the alternative, a new trial.
McGuiness was convicted of conflict of interest in the hiring of her daughter in 2020. Prosecutors alleged that Saylar McGuiness, 20, was hired even as other part-time workers in the auditor’s office left because of a lack of work early in the coronavirus pandemic, and was then allowed special privileges not available to other “casual-seasonal” workers. McGuiness also was convicted of structuring payments under a no-bid communications services contract with a consulting firm she had used in a 2016 campaign for lieutenant governor to avoid having to get them approved by the state Division of Accounting. The structuring and conflict of interest convictions laid the foundation for jurors to also find McGuiness guilty of official misconduct.
McGuiness continues to maintain her innocence and to campaign for re-election. Among those donating to her campaign this year was House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, a longtime political ally and fellow Rehoboth Beach resident. Schwartzkopf in late April donated $1,200 to McGuiness, the maximum individual contribution for a statewide candidate in an election period.
McGuiness, in turn, donated $500 each to state Sen. Darius Brown and Rep. Stephanie Bolden, both Wilmington Democrats, a week later. She officially filed for re-election the next day.
Brown was the only Democrat to join Senate Republicans last month in voting against a resolution passed by majority Democrats seeking to remove McGuiness from office. Schwartzkopf criticized the Senate resolution as meaningless “political theater” and said he had no intention of calling his chamber into special session to consider it. | https://www.wboc.com/news/incumbent-delaware-auditor-trails-primary-challenger-in-fundraising/article_a8b9737e-1e94-11ed-9ee9-472dc2d5c504.html | 2022-08-18T12:47:29Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/incumbent-delaware-auditor-trails-primary-challenger-in-fundraising/article_a8b9737e-1e94-11ed-9ee9-472dc2d5c504.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SEAFORD, Del. - Seaford police are investigating a late Wednesday night shooting that put a man in the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
It happened shortly after 10 p.m. at the Chandler Heights Two apartment complex. When officers arrived on the scene, they were directed to the victim’s location in the parking lot. The victim, who suffered from a single gunshot wound to the head, was airlifted to Christiana Hospital for the life-threatening injury. He is listed in critical condition at this time.
Police, who have identified no suspects yet, said the investigation is in its early stages and anyone with information is asked to contact the Seaford Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 302-629-6645, ext. 1217 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. | https://www.wboc.com/news/seaford-shooting-leaves-man-in-critical-condition/article_156de5ce-1ee8-11ed-b10b-77fc736e74bd.html | 2022-08-18T12:47:30Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/seaford-shooting-leaves-man-in-critical-condition/article_156de5ce-1ee8-11ed-b10b-77fc736e74bd.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SALISBURY, Md. - A pre-kindergarten program is coming to Wor-Wic Community College this fall.
The program is open to 18 students ages 3- and 4. Their families must be a Wicomico County resident and meet the federal poverty guidelines. It provides a full day of school with a meal as well. The new program is funded through an over $200,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Education which Wor-Wic Child Development Director Sandra March says they are excited to accept.
"The grant pays for the program itself, it pays for the teachers who will be coming in," March said. "It will also pay for all of the furniture and equipment, the needs of the classroom of the children. Whatever they need."
One of the program's pre-K instructors, Tina Hitchens, says they are ready to help children ease into the school system.
"This is very exciting," Hitchens said. "Wor-Wic has a wonderful childhood development center currently. And they've expanded into a pre-K program, and it's important because we're reading them for their future in the school system."
The organizers say that because of the great need for pre-K programs, the new Wor-Wic pre-K program is at max capacity. Wor-Wic does offer childcare for ages 2-5 year-round for families who may be interested. | https://www.wboc.com/news/wor-wic-community-college-offering-new-pre-kindergarten-program-this-fall/article_ab8c47fc-1e67-11ed-b2a1-7b13bcefccf5.html | 2022-08-18T12:47:32Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/wor-wic-community-college-offering-new-pre-kindergarten-program-this-fall/article_ab8c47fc-1e67-11ed-b2a1-7b13bcefccf5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Annabelle Disharoon, 71, of Salisbury, MD passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Rada A. Disharoon and Harry B. Disharoon.
After graduating from Wicomico High School in 1968, Annabelle attended Johns Hopkins University. She was employed by Holt Paper Company for 25 years serving as Customer Service Manager and recently retired. She belonged to the Home Owners Association of Avalon Retirement Community.
To read full obituary, click Here. | https://www.wboc.com/obituaries/annabelle-disharoon/article_d4e6baba-1eee-11ed-8afe-b716ae871d6c.html | 2022-08-18T12:47:32Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/obituaries/annabelle-disharoon/article_d4e6baba-1eee-11ed-8afe-b716ae871d6c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Cherrix S. (Cherry) Gering, age 97, was the daughter of the Hon. A. Hartley and Mollie C. Stevens of Snow Hill, Md. Her father, A. Hartley Stevens, Sr. was the former Mayor of Snow Hill, Maryland and served in the Maryland House of Delegates. She was predeceased by her husband of 70 years, Col. George W. Gering, Jr. and her brother, A. Hartley Stevens, Jr. Mrs. Gering is the mother of Col. George W. (Skip) Gering III and Hartley G. Onley, the grandmother of George W. (Kip) Gering IV, Kyle G. Buckley, John D. Gering, Kelley L. Crouch and Kristen G. Shover and seven great grandchildren; Autumn Shover, Preston Shover, Kate Buckley, Luke Buckley, Hutson Gering, Palmer Gering, and Sanders Gering.
To read full obituary, click Here. | https://www.wboc.com/obituaries/cherrix-cherry-s-gering/article_a3f129d0-1eef-11ed-b417-b30e7ddba17f.html | 2022-08-18T12:47:48Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/obituaries/cherrix-cherry-s-gering/article_a3f129d0-1eef-11ed-b417-b30e7ddba17f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Manassas Park is looking for some state help to free up traffic on its stretch of Route 28.
The city is asking for over $18 million in Smart Scale funding from the Commonwealth Transportation Board for intersection changes from Manassas Drive to Spruce Street along Route 28.
The plan is to build new “thru-cut” intersections at Brown Lane and Maplewood Drive, and new “median U-turn” intersections at Birch and Spruce Streets. Those changes would constitute “phase one” of what the city hopes is a three-phase project modifying even more of Route 28’s intersections, as recommended in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s 2020 STARS Study on the corridor.
That study made several recommendations for the corridor, including traffic signal optimization, new medians to improve safety, continuous sidewalks with signalized pedestrian crosswalks at select intersections, and several intersection improvements like the ones in the current application.
The city submitted STARS funding requests back in 2020 for the full intersection project, but it scored too low to qualify for any. Now, Manassas Park transportation officials, working closely with Prince William County, are hoping a piecemeal approach works better.
The second phase, not included in this year’s Smart Scale application, would reconfigure intersections from Spruce Street to Orchard Bridge, and the final phase would do the same from there to the Fairfax County line.
“In addition to being the most logical starting point for Manassas Park, Phase 1 also demonstrates the highest levels of congestion and travel time delay,” the city staff report on the project reads.
The new intersections would also feature refuge islands for those crossing on foot or wheelchair. They also serve to restrict certain left-turns from side streets onto Route 28.
“These innovative intersections are key to the access management principal of the project, providing better signal efficiency at existing intersections by restricting movements from side roads onto the principal to right turn only,” the city’s application reads.
Del. Danica Roem (D-13th), who first ran for office on pledges to fix Route 28 and will be running to represent the area in the state Senate next year, has also supported the new approach.
“Once we get that application submitted, CTB will then re-evaluate themselves, they’ll score it and then it’ll be up for debate and competition with the other projects from the nine Northern Virginia localities that are competing for Smart Scale funds in the next year,” she told InsideNoVa.
The city has also secured over $330,000 in federal Regional Surface Transportation Program funds, and U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) have offered support for the city’s $3.3 million federal earmark request. “The project remains a priority for both the City and Prince William County,” the report states.
In addition to the intersection changes, the funding would also go to filling in gaps in Route 28’s sidewalks, with a new 5-foot path along the southbound side of Route 28 and the northbound side between Blooms Quarry Road and Brown Lane. Additionally, the plan is to improve or construct about 30 ADA ramps along the corridor. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/new-route-28-intersections-proposed-in-manassas-park/article_d05c3e0e-1eab-11ed-bb07-cbb774ea5117.html | 2022-08-18T12:50:15Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/new-route-28-intersections-proposed-in-manassas-park/article_d05c3e0e-1eab-11ed-bb07-cbb774ea5117.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Marshall and McLean high schools were two of 54 member Virginia High School League schools that received Stay in the Game awards for the 2021-22 sports school year.
The awards are issued to VHSL public-high-school athletic programs that did not have a coach or athlete ejected from an athletic event during that school year.
Marshall and McLean were not only the lone schools from the 6D North Region to receive the award, but the only ones from Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William counties and the city of Alexandria. Meridan High School from Falls Church also received the award.
The VHSL has 318 total member high schools. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/marshall-mclean-schools-awarded-for-good-conduct/article_f890b69c-1eed-11ed-961c-1bef944c1c3a.html | 2022-08-18T12:50:21Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/marshall-mclean-schools-awarded-for-good-conduct/article_f890b69c-1eed-11ed-961c-1bef944c1c3a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Arlington residents Marie Gagliano and Noa Kammerman, members of the Arlington Girls Softball Association Sage travel program, recently were invited to participate in the United States Specialty Sports Association’s week-long All-American Games in Viera, Fla.
The event invited 2,000 fastpitch softball players from around the U.S. to participate in competitions to showcase their talents.
The two played in the 12-year-old division on different teams – Gagliano as a pitcher and a catcher and Kammerman as an outfielder and middle infielder. Gagliano’s Mustangs team won the tournament with a 6-1-1 record, and she was chosen the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
In the championship game, Gagliano pitched in relief and caught for two innings, throwing out a runner trying to steal second base. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/two-arlington-softball-players-compete-in-national-event/article_b02fc924-1eed-11ed-bfad-1b45a3cc1d70.html | 2022-08-18T12:50:27Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/two-arlington-softball-players-compete-in-national-event/article_b02fc924-1eed-11ed-bfad-1b45a3cc1d70.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Certified Restoration Inc., a San Diego-based company specializing in mold, fire, and water damage restoration, has announced it will offer Alert Labs' leak and flood prevention technology. Designed to detect and prevent major water incidents before they occur, Alert Labs products have prevented millions of dollars in asset damage since their launch.
Damage caused by water leaks result in $10 billion/year in property losses, according to The American Insurance Association. With climate change, water damage and the associated costs are on the rise. Certified Restoration owner Michael Fahouris wants to help building owners avoid these increasing costs. "Restoring 10,000s of damaged properties has shown us just how expensive water damage events can be, and we've seen how effective Alert Labs' products are in preventing these kinds of scenarios".
Alert Labs' smart sensors protect high-value assets in commercial, multi-residential, medical, government and educational buildings. The manager of a multi-story residential tower in San Diego claims "Since installing the Alert Labs products 6 months ago, we have caught over 10 potentially disastrous leaks, and have already recouped the cost of our investment."
Alert Labs line of leak detection technology features flood, water flow, and humidity sensors as well as an automatic water shut-off valve. These devices monitor building environments and send alerts to the user's phone or computer for leaks, unusual water usage, abnormal temperature, and humidity. Real-time alerts allow property managers and building engineers to take fast action before small events become costly issues.
Within 3 seconds of detecting water, Alert Labs' flood sensor sends alerts to users' devices via cellular connection. With customizable hot and cold thresholds for temperature alerts, the flood sensor minimizes damage from temperature changes as it guards against water damage.
Alert Labs' cellular-based water flow sensors strap onto water meters. Using artificial intelligence, the sensors map out each building's unique water usage patterns and send alerts about unusual water usage. The automatic water shut-off valve works in conjunction with the water flow sensors and can automatically or remotely stop water flow before a larger issue may occur.
Alert Labs' products can be installed in less than one day. The process requires no tools, pipe cutting, wifi, or wired networks. Jordan Edl, Alert Labs' Senior Director of Business
Development, says "We are proud to have Certified Restoration as a partner to sell and install the full range of AlertAQ products in Southern California."
Certified Restoration has been helping commercial and residential property owners throughout San Diego remediate damage caused by fire, water, and mold for over 28 years. Their one-hour emergency response and expertly trained technicians, has made them San Diego's leading choice in emergency restoration with
Alert Labs was founded in 2015 and provides award-winning water intelligence and HVAC monitoring solutions with their technologies proudly manufactured and designed in North America.
Contact:
George Fahouris
619-373-0578
george@certifiedrestorationinc.com
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Sustainability tech platform completes first acquisition to deliver sustainable practices to the world
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearyst Inc., a sustainability technology platform company, today announced its acquisition of Green Business Bureau (GBB), the leader in sustainability performance management for businesses. The addition of GBB to the Clearyst° family provides a solution that enables businesses to assess, implement and measure sustainability practices to deliver value to all stakeholders.
GBB helps companies efficiently evaluate the state of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and then guides them along as they transform into greener, better-performing operations through proven sustainability practices. Its suite of solutions offers many tools and certifications and can meet a company where it is on its sustainability journey.
Clearyst° brings together purpose-driven teams and innovation to achieve outsized business growth and impact through specialized sustainability tech solutions. It provides technology, including performance and intelligence tools, to help companies develop sustainable business practices based on data and actionable insights. It provides an avenue for companies to align environmentally and socially with the values of employees, consumers, and investors, which drive growth and impact.
"We've been tracking the surging demand for the type of solution that GBB provides across various industries and stakeholder groups, so GBB was a natural fit for Clearyst's sustainability tech platform with our vision to help companies act on sustainability objectives," said Chris Robinson, president and co-founder of Clearyst°. "This is the first of many exciting developments to come."
"Joining Clearyst° was a logical step in our growth stage," said Green Business Bureau CEO Tom Permatteo. "Not only are we aligned culturally, but together we will provide more value to our membership. Clearyst° is augmenting our operation in a way that will allow us to innovate faster for businesses and focus even more on the customer experience."
To learn more about how Clearyst helps businesses research, plan and execute ESG initiatives, please visit www.clearyst.com.
About Clearyst°: Clearyst° is a technology platform company that helps businesses rapidly achieve ESG and sustainability needs and objectives by providing them with modern sustainability tech and Software as a Service (SaaS) products and solutions. Clearyst's centralized shared services and proven framework drive economies of scale and accelerate innovation through its operating companies. Sustainability and ESG technology companies ready to accomplish the next level of growth and impact should partner with Clearyst°. To learn more about Clearyst°, visit www.clearyst.com.
About Green Business Bureau: Green Business Bureau is on a mission to improve the world through software that helps businesses become more sustainable. As the trusted authority in green business, GBB provides online solutions to help purpose-driven businesses of all sizes learn, prioritize, manage and certify green initiatives, and has been featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and more. The Green Business Bureau certification and seal is internationally recognized and trusted by businesses all across the globe. To learn more, please visit www.greenbusinessbureau.com.
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As soon as Garfield Elementary School second-grader Irvin Nesta-Perales saw school librarian Heidi Rikard standing on his front step, he ran over to give her a hug. The pair had not seen each other since the last school year ended. She affectionately referred to him as her “joke kid” because of his love for knock-knock jokes.
Nesta-Perales will start second grade at Garfield next week. Tuesday afternoon, he met his new teacher Sarahi Maldonado, and she answered his mother’s questions about the new school year. He interjected to show off his crooked teeth and later brought out his backpack and matching lunchbox.
Teachers and staff at Garfield and other schools sometimes make home visits, but it’s a first for Garfield staff to visit every student before classes start. On Tuesday, dozens of teachers, paraprofessionals and other school staff aimed to visit nearly all of the 476 kids enrolled for the upcoming school year.
Through the visits, school staff aimed to strengthen relationships with families said Principal Steve Brownlow.
“We want our families to know we really do care about their kids,” he said. “And we think showing up at their house and taking the time to welcome them back to the school year is a great way to show that.”
Visiting each student
Brownlow heard about a school in Kentucky that made home visits to all its students and took inspiration from it. It’s something he and the school staff have discussed for years.
“This last spring, we put it out there again as an idea and there was a really good reception,” he said.
Nearly every teacher took part Tuesday, along with paraprofessionals, counselors and other staff. Some who could not participate due to their schedules will visit families in the coming days, Brownlow said. He joined Maldonado and Rikard on some of their afternoon visits.
Staff members worked in groups, always with at least one Spanish-speaking member. Last school year, 60% of Garfield students were English Language learners, according to data from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Teachers visited the homes of the students they will have in class this fall. They also delivered drawstring backpacks with information on the upcoming school year and answered questions from students and parents.
The staff started early, but by mid-day the summer heat set in and Maldonado and Rikard were grateful their black Garfield t-shirts hid sweat well.
Maldonado used her phone to navigate from house to house. The women traversed broken sidewalks, passed barking chihuahuas and dodged sprinklers. At each home they would knock twice, then call if no one answered.
Brownlow explained that for safety purposes teachers were not going inside the homes. It was up to each group’s discretion whether to open unlocked gates or go into yards with dogs. The school let families know ahead of time that teachers planned visits for Tuesday.
Warm welcomes
The school gave parents the option to opt out of the home visits, Brownlow said. But none did. Instead, the reaction from parents and students was mostly positive.
Orengel Perales, the mother of jokester Irvin, said she felt good getting to meet his teacher and that they were willing to come out to her home.
Rikard, who had about 40 visits for two classes scheduled Tuesday, said the parents she met that morning were welcoming.
“So positive, very warm, thankful that we came by,” she said of the reception.
One little girl they visited that morning was so excited to see them, she began to cry, Maldonado said. Her mom said she asks every day how much longer until classes start back up.
“It was just such a sweet moment to see how much she missed school,” she said.
The staff were just as happy to see their students. Rikard, who works with kids throughout the grade levels as a librarian, said she loves watching them grow.
“I was really looking forward to seeing the kids and it was worth it,” she said.
Building connections
The home visits aimed to strengthen connections throughout the school community, starting with the relationships between families and the school, Brownlow said.
“The No. 1 goal would be for us to make a stronger connection between home and school,” he said. “The better connections we make, the higher the engagement will be with families, their students and the school.”
The day also served as a staff bonding experience, he said. They ate pizza together during a break in visits.
As they walked, Maldonado and Rikard traded jokes and commiserated over the goathead thorns that kept sticking to their shoes. They frequently ran in to fellow groups of Garfield staff making the rounds.
And the visits gave staff a look into the home lives of their kids. Some lived in guest houses or down the street from abandoned homes or were without adult supervision for part of the day.
“It just gives you an idea of where they are and how to connect with them,” Maldonado said. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/education/garfield-teachers-and-staff-make-home-visits-to-build-connections-with-yakima-students-families/article_f26275be-1e55-11ed-ac2a-23dee1b8e7ef.html | 2022-08-18T12:51:49Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/education/garfield-teachers-and-staff-make-home-visits-to-build-connections-with-yakima-students-families/article_f26275be-1e55-11ed-ac2a-23dee1b8e7ef.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Yakima has joined other cities throughout the United States in calling on the Biden administration to take a more active role in resettling refugees.
The Yakima City Council unanimously decided to sign on to a bipartisan letter authored by the Refugee Advocacy Lab, a national organization for refugee inclusion, asking President Joe Biden to rebuild and resource the refugee resettlement program.
In introducing the item at Tuesday’s council meeting, City Manager Bob Harrison said the letter focuses on welcoming refugees and meeting the resettlement commitment for fiscal year 2023.
In 2021, the U.S. settled 11,411 refugees, which was substantially lower than the commitment of 125,000, Harrison said. He said the country is falling short again in 2022.
“We’ve seen over time the impact that refugees can have on communities and in the country in aiding and supporting economic development, providing jobs and helping to build strong and healthy communities,” he said.
Deputy Mayor Soneya Lund said at the meeting that refugees bring a valuable addition to the country’s culture.
Council member Holly Cousens said she thinks it’s important the city take a stand in light of conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere.
“Being that I am Ukrainian, I think this is really important for us to be open and show that we’re (welcoming),” Cousens said.
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Yakima has joined other cities throughout the United States in calling on the Biden administration to take a more active role in resettling refugees.
The Yakima City Council unanimously decided to sign on to a bipartisan letter authored by the Refugee Advocacy Lab, a national organization for refugee inclusion, asking President Joe Biden to rebuild and resource the refugee resettlement program.
In introducing the item at Tuesday’s council meeting, City Manager Bob Harrison said the letter focuses on welcoming refugees and meeting the resettlement commitment for fiscal year 2023.
In 2021, the U.S. settled 11,411 refugees, which was substantially lower than the commitment of 125,000, Harrison said. He said the country is falling short again in 2022.
“We’ve seen over time the impact that refugees can have on communities and in the country in aiding and supporting economic development, providing jobs and helping to build strong and healthy communities,” he said.
Deputy Mayor Soneya Lund said at the meeting that refugees bring a valuable addition to the country’s culture.
Council member Holly Cousens said she thinks it’s important the city take a stand in light of conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere.
“Being that I am Ukrainian, I think this is really important for us to be open and show that we’re (welcoming),” Cousens said.
State and local elected leaders can sign the letter ahead of the Aug. 29 deadline. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-city-council-signs-on-to-letter-welcoming-refugees-to-the-u-s/article_698e086c-1e40-11ed-8100-a36f0f89e447.html | 2022-08-18T12:51:55Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-city-council-signs-on-to-letter-welcoming-refugees-to-the-u-s/article_698e086c-1e40-11ed-8100-a36f0f89e447.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NastLaw LLC and Roberts Law Firm Us, PC announce a proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-06961-EMC (N.D. Cal.), coordinated with Staley v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., No. 3:19-cv-02573-EMC (N.D. Cal.)). The lawsuit alleges that BMS and Gilead engaged in a variety of allegedly anticompetitive conduct that caused direct purchasers to pay too much for HIV cART drugs. The settlement resolves the claims against BMS; it does not resolve claims against Gilead. BMS denies any wrongdoing. The Court has not decided who is right.
Generally, the proposed Settlement includes persons and entities that purchased Atripla, Complera, Evotaz, Reyataz, Sustiva, Stribild, Truvada, or any of their generic equivalents directly from a brand or generic manufacturer from October 6, 2016 until October 19, 2021.
BMS agreed to pay $10.8 million into a Settlement Fund, plus up to an additional $200,000 for one-half of the costs of providing notice of this settlement. BMS also agreed to waive enforcement of a provision in its licensing agreement with Gilead that will remove a barrier to generic competition with Evotaz.
If the Court approves the Settlement, Class Counsel will seek reimbursement for litigation expenses up to $2.5 million and payment of a class representative service award in the amount of $10,000. These amounts, if approved, will be paid from the Settlement Fund. Class Counsel is not seeking an award of attorneys' fees in connection with this Settlement.
To get paid, you must submit a Claim Form by October 28, 2022, either online at www.HIVcARTDirectPurchaserSettlement.com or by U.S. Mail. See the Claim Form for instructions. If the Court approves the Settlement, claims will be paid after the conclusion of any appeals.
If you remain in the Class, you can write to the Court about what, if anything, you do not like about the Settlement, or you can exclude yourself from the Class. The deadline for either option is October 6, 2022. Descriptions about the effects of these options, and instructions on how to exercise them, are available in the detailed notice available at www.HIVcARTDirectPurchaserSettlement.com.
The Court scheduled a hearing for November 17, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. PT to consider whether the Settlement and allocations are fair, reasonable, and adequate, as well as any objections. You do not need to attend, but you or your attorney can do so at your own expense. See the detailed notice available at www.HIVcARTDirectPurchaserSettlement.com for the hearing location, where to find out if the date or time changes, and what you must do if you or your attorney wish to speak at the hearing.
For more information, visit www.HIVcARTDirectPurchaserSettlement.com or call 1-501-821-5575.
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Football preview: Sheridan to lean on seniors, better defense
Generals return 25 lettermen as they eye another run at the postseason
THORNVILLE — For a team that finished 8-2 in 2021, Sheridan usually didn't resemble the sort of outfit many in General Country have come to expect.
A rebuilding offense with a new offensive line leaned heavily on the running of senior running back Jason Munyan. He responded with a first-team All-Ohio season that allowed him to leave as the school's all-time leader in career rushing and career touchdowns.
The defense yielded 25 points per game, the most since Paul Culver III became coach in 2016. They allowed more than 20 points eight times, including 49 in a shutout loss at home to John Glenn.
Despite their defensive struggles, the Generals still took perennial power Columbus DeSales to the brink in a 21-14 loss that saw Sheridan fail to score on a first-and-goal in the final minute.
Improving the defense was priority No. 1 in the offseason for Culver's veteran squad, which returns 20 seniors to a team that again has lofty expectations. He has been pleased with the offseason efforts.
"We gave up 25 points a game last year," Culver said. "We all know that's not good enough."
OFFENSE
Junior Caden Sheridan (5-10, 200) is back at quarterback after almost reaching 1,000 yards as a sophomore. He will share time this season with senior Reid Packer (6-2, 185), who Culver said has earned the opportunity to see what he can bring to the offense.
The latter made significant strides in the weight room in the offseason and has developed into one of the team's unquestioned leaders, Culver said.
They combined for 67-of-130 passing for 1,056 yards and 9 TDs in 2021 and ran 111 times for 510.
"Reid, in terms of commitment to the weight room, has turned himself into a grown man," Culver said. "His arm has come so far. He is a starter in every sense of the word, but Caden is a very talented quarterback in his own right. I struggle with naming a returning starter because I feel like I have the best two quarterbacks in the league — two of the best in the area. It's a matter of keeping them both happy and managing minutes."
Culver said of the 25 lettermen returning, "it starts with Packer and Sheridan."
"Both performed admirably in their QB battle last season," Culver said. "Our success this year will rely on their leadership and playmaking abilities."
Filling Munyan's shoes in the backfield is a troika of capable runners in seniors Alex Poirier (6-0, 190) and Chase Elson (5-9, 180) and junior Beau Hatem (5-9, 175), none of whom boast any varsity backfield experience. Munyan's brother, 5-11, 175-pound Justin Munyan, a starting safety, is also in the running back mix. Culver said all will receive carries.
Paving the way for them is an offensive line that loses a productive physical presence in Holden Bowen, but is led by one of the best the program has produced in senior guard Hunter Zizek (5-8, 195), who doubles as a standout wrestler.
He is joined by tackles Noah Miller (6-4, 240 sr.) and Bryden Gladstone (6-5, 225 sr.), guard Thomas Helsel (5-10, 185 sr.) and center Jacob Ramey (6-2, 200 sr.), with Reece Hale (6-0, 245 sr.), Hunter Sites (5-9, 215 jr.), Conner Backus (6-0, 265 jr.), Cole Davis (6-0, 220 jr.) and Jack Robinette (6-0, 275 soph.) in backup roles.
The receivers feature a returning starter in big play man Andrew Holden (5-9, 160), a senior, along with seniors Drew Boyer (5-9. 160) and Austin Clifton (6-1, 160). Juniors Bryson Ruff (5-10, 165), A.J. Winders (5-11, 160) and Brayden Weaver (5-11, 165) are also in the mix for time.
The H-backs are Casey Johnson (6-3, 200), a senior, and classmate Thor Knapp (5-10, 200), with junior Ryan Kuhn (5-10, 175) also vying for time.
Boyer, Holden, Miller and Zizek are returning starters. History suggests that an all-senior line figures to be a strength.
Culver called Holden the team's top playmaker. Holden's 386 receiving yards led the team in 2021 and his 21.4 yards per catch trailed only Clifton's 23.1.
"The thing that concerns me a little bit with this team is the speed," Culver said. "We have decent speed, but we don't have genuine game-breakers. Maybe they will become that. We have to develop big play capability to truly compete at the level we want to."
DEFENSE
Tackling, a major concern last season, has been a focus of the staff during the offseason, which meant more attention being paid to improving form during preseason camp.
"You just have to work at it," said Packer, a returning starter at free safety. "You have to go out there and work at it almost every single day. It's not something where you just show up and hope you can do it in a game. You have to practice it through the week and take that to the game. ... Our practices have been a lot crisper, a lot more physical than they have been in the past."
Getting Poirier back from injury figures to help that cause. A two-year letterman at linebacker, he missed much of last season after suffering a stress fracture in his leg. He proclaimed himself full healthy last week.
"I think we will do a much better job this year," Poirier said of the tackling. "We've been really grinding on that and just having the rest of the team come together on that, I think it will work out pretty well."
Poirier is joined at linebacker in the 3-3-5 by a physical returning presence in Elson and a returning starter in Hatem, while Zizek and Hale return to the line at end and nose guard, respectively. Knapp is the other end, with Davis, Miller and Ramey all fighting for snaps.
The secondary loses an experienced ball hawk in Corey Amspaugh, but still returns two reliable safeties in Packer and Munyan, who forced three turnovers in the loss to DeSales.
Spencer Showalter (5-9, 165 sr.) is manning the other safety spot, while Clifton is the newcomer at the other corner. Sophomore Coltyn Reedy, a wrestling standout, Winders and Zach Hines (5-8, 150 jr.) are the backups pushing for time at safety and Boyer the backup at corner.
Helsel, Kuhn and Darrin Vogelmeier (5-10, 185 jr.) provide the linebacker depth.
Culver is confident this is a better group than the one that struggled to stop quality opponents a year ago. The positive in that many of the eight senior starters on defense gained valuable experience.
Now they're another year into the weight program and hungry to show they have improved.
"We gave up in the neighborhood of 250 points last year," Culver said. "I don't ever remember giving up over 150, let alone 250. The Red Rage was not the Red Rage. They're not wearing red jerseys in practice anymore. Probably should have done that last year."
OUTLOOK
Culver likes his team, particularly the depth at quarterback, running back and linebacker. There are 25 lettermen and 85 players in the program, including 58 dressing varsity.
They have learned from past experiences that a wealth of capable bodies always pays off.
"We have three senior running backs who also play linebacker," Culver said. "I do believe in the playoffs that you have to have extraordinary depth. It's an absolute necessity. Those teams playing 12, 13, 14 kids, you might get away with that in D-V, VI and VII, but not in Division IV, III and II, let alone in D-I."
It's a big reason why Culver expects this team to compete for another league crown.
"It will be a disappointment if we're not there," Culver said.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Odylia Therapeutics, a nonprofit biotechnology company focused on the development of treatments for people living with rare diseases, today announced the appointments of Sharon M. Walker, Ph.D., J.D., and Brian Fenton to its Board of Directors.
"As we continue to expand our focus and build new levels of momentum at Odylia, we are pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors who bring outstanding experience in areas that will play a central role in our success moving forward," said Ashley Winslow, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer at Odylia. "Sharon and Brian have proven experience in diverse areas including drug discovery and clinical research, rare diseases, corporate development, and intellectual property rights. Each of these areas represent important resources for Odylia and reflect our commitment to advancing new approaches in rare disease drug development that will bring treatments to more patients in the years ahead."
Dr. Walker joins the Board from Sanofi, where she serves as Senior Counsel, Vaccines Patents. She has more than 15 years of experience in intellectual property and other legal matters in the healthcare sector. She earned an A.B. in Chemistry from Bowdoin College, a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of California, San Francisco, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.
Mr. Fenton has more than 30 years of experience in the biotechnology industry. He previously served as Chief Business Officer at Translate Bio and spent several years working in the rare disease Business Development group at Shire Pharmaceuticals. He has successfully identified, led, and executed multiple strategic transactions during his career in corporate development. He earned his B.A. in Biochemistry from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, a Master's degree in chemical engineering from University of Virginia, and an M.B.A. at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
"To achieve our goal of advancing a novel and much needed nonprofit model in rare disease drug development, Odylia depends on access to a diverse team of outstanding leaders and innovators, both in science and industry, who can share insights and best practices," said Scott Dorfman, Chief Executive Officer at Odylia and Chairman of the Board. "Sharon and Brian bring exactly the experience that both complements and expands the expertise of our Board and we look forward to working with them and to their many essential contributions to our work."
About Odylia Therapeutics
Odylia is a nonprofit biotech focused on bringing life-altering and lifesaving treatments to those with rare diseases. Our vision is to change how drugs are developed for rare diseases by focusing on the science and patient needs, rather than the commercial potential. We partner with the patient community, researchers, clinicians, and financial donors to bring promising therapeutics to clinical trials. Our programs include preclinical programs in RPGRIP1-associated retinal dystrophies and Usher Syndrome. For additional information, visit odylia.org, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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After a long overdue spell of wet and stormy weather, a number of pollution warnings have been issued along the Kent coast. Several reports of sewage overflows have been noted over the last 24 hours.
In total seven warnings have been issued, impacting the likes of Folkestone, Hythe, The Isle of Sheppey and Whitstable. Southern Water has noted that such overflows may be impacting water quality in these areas.
While Southern Water does publish a full interactive Beachbuoy map showing where Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) have been carried out, the water company notes that they do not make any recommendations about the safety of conditions for water users. In contrast, Surfers Against Sewage's Safer Seas & Rivers Service, which also has an interactive map, which warns swimmers and water users against "potentially harmful pollution".
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Surfers Against Sewage has issued updates for all seven sites where releases have been recorded. An update relating to the recorded incident at Folkestone states that there has been discharge from two sewer overflows via an outfall pipe located 700m offshore.
The update reads: “Storm sewage has been discharged from a sewer overflow in this location within the past 48 hours.” Such CSO releases, which comprise of both sewage and rainwater, have been a large point of contention along the coast for some time now.
Groups such as Save Our Seas Ramsgate have been campaigning to ensure the safety and cleanliness of Kent’s seas. To do so, they have held a number of demonstrations and protests along the coastline against the actions of Southern Water.
Where sewage warnings are in place
Here is the full list of the Kent beaches that Surfers Against Sewage have warned might pose a risk to water users due to sewage releases:
Folkestone Beach
Hythe Beach
Leysdown Beach
Sandgate Beach
Sheerness
Tankerton Beach
West Beach, Whitstable
A spokesperson for Southern Water said: “This week’s heavy rain has fallen onto parched ground that can’t absorb surface run-off, meaning that more rain than usual has overwhelmed our network. This led to some overflows – which are used to protect homes, schools, businesses and hospitals from flooding – spilling excess water into the sea.
"These discharges are permitted and regulated by the Environment Agency, and are heavily diluted, typically being 95 per cent rainwater. We are dedicated to significantly reducing storm overflows and are running innovative pilot schemes across the region to reduce the amount of rainfall entering our combined sewers by 2030.”
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BEIJING, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and its interim financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2022, before the U.S. market open on August 30, 2022.
The Company's management will host a conference call on Tuesday August 30, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. Beijing Time (7:30 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time) to discuss the quarterly results.
All participants wishing to join the conference call must pre-register online using the link provided below. Once the pre-registration has been completed, participants will receive dial-in numbers, a passcode, and a unique registrant ID which can be used to join the conference call. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time.
Registration Link: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10170482/f41885ff42
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.zhihu.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live call, until September 6, 2022, by dialling the following telephone numbers:
About Zhihu Inc.
Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), the operator of Zhihu, a leading online content community in China where people come to find solutions, make decisions, seek inspiration, and have fun. We have been dedicated to expanding our content and service offerings to enable our users to explore and enjoy "fulfilling content" (有获得感的內容) that broadens horizons, provides solutions, and resonates with minds. Since the initial launch in 2010, we have grown from a Q&A community into one of the top five comprehensive online content communities and the largest Q&A-inspired online content community in China, both in terms of average mobile MAUs and revenue in 2019, 2020, and 2021, according to CIC. For more information, please visit https://ir.zhihu.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Zhihu Inc.
Email: ir@zhihu.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Helen Wu
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Phone: +1-212-481-2050
Email: zhihu@tpg-ir.com
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Many college students are heading back to campus (or going there for the first time). Making sure they have everything you think they’ll need can be overwhelming and expensive. Fortunately, a lot of stores are offering convenient ways to save money and find items students will use and love right now.
Bed Bath & Beyond has a collection of products and services they hope will simplify the process of helping students design the space they need for success and self-care. For instance, the retailer has published a free printable checklist to help college students and their parents ensure they have all the necessities for the dorm or their apartment.
The Pack and Hold program lets you shop on the Bed Bath & Beyond app, online or in any store and have your order ready to pick up at a store near campus. You can also sign up for the College Savings Pass, which gives you 20% off your entire purchase every time you shop through Sept. 30.
Here are some of the back-to-college deals that caught our eye when browsing Bed Bath & Beyond’s selection during this special sales event.
Simply Essential Small Mesh Shower Tote ($7)
Shared bathrooms don’t leave much space for personal necessities. This tote, on sale for $7, has seven compartments to contain and carry your body wash, shampoo and everything else a busy (or lazy) student need to clean up. The mesh design allows it to dry quickly and the handle makes it simple to tote from your room to the bathroom and back again.
Keurig K-Mini Plus Single Serve Coffee Maker ($110)
Early classes or late-night cramming make caffeine a college requirement that never goes out of style. This single-cup Keurig machine, $109.99, makes perfectly brewed coffee, tea, cocoa and even iced beverages in 6- to 12-ounce cups. Its compact size is great for small spaces, and it’s available in eight colors, including misty green, dusty rose and cardinal red.
Simply Essential Storage Cart with USB Charging Station ($80)
When sharing a dorm or other cramped quarters, keeping your stuff organized is vital. This rolling storage cart, listed at $80, provides three drawers and two shelves with a minimal footprint. It even has a built-in USB port for convenient device charging.
Black + Decker 1.7-Liter Rapid Boil Electric Kettle ($28)
Even if the college student in your life isn’t a tea drinker, this kettle, currently on sale for $27.99, can come in handy. It boils water quickly for everything from oatmeal to ramen noodles or instant mac and cheese.
360 Electrical PowerCurve 3.4 Surge Protector with 5 Rotating Outlets and 2 USB Ports ($31.49)
Keep all of those valuable devices safe from surges with this five-port surge protector, on sale for $31.49. The outlets rotate for added convenience. It also has two USB ports, a power switch and a 15-foot power cord, all of which have made it a top-rated item at Bed Bath & Beyond’s website.
George Foreman Classic Plate Grill ($28)
Make paninis, grilled cheese or burgers for yourself and your friends on this five-serving grill, priced at $27.99. Although it is large enough to feed a crowd, its slim design allows it to be stored vertically to save space. In addition, no sink or dishwasher is necessary, as it wipes clean after each use.
Studio 3B Cell Phone Pocket 300-Thread-Count Twin/Twin XL Sheet Set ($20)
Just the right size for a dorm bed, this sheet set is currently half price at $20. The 300 thread count, 100% cotton sateen sheets are ultra soft, plus they have cell phone pockets integrated into each side of the fitted sheets, with a slot for a power cable to snake through.
Farberware Classic 0.7 Cubic Foot Microwave Oven ($70)
The compact body of this microwave, $69.99, makes it efficient for dorm living. It may be small, but it has 10 power levels, six preset cooking functions and a memory function that lets you store preferred settings. In addition, it includes a 9-inch glass turntable for even heating.
Simply Essential Architect Desk Lamp ($16.80)
This iconic desk lamp, $16.80, is up to the task when you need to illuminate your personal space for late-night studies. Available in gray, white or yellow, the lamp has an adjustable neck, a 5-foot cord and an in-line switch for ease of use.
With all these gadgets, there’s no excuse to not land on the dean’s list.
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SPECA, KEN-WEGNER GARTH, JIM\nBorn Septemb. 4. He came to St Paul early this spring, his home having formerly '>^V;\nbeing spent among his numerous old customers near BrainjT.rd .'Ali was an honest '•-■'?!^'?l?v??<'j .\"v\nbusy at an occupation. Ho would probably still I? GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Linc Up is back with their 2nd mobile food distribution Feed the Block.
The drive-through style event will give food and essentials to families in need on Friday, August 26th.
Distribution will start at 4 p.m. at their building on the corner of Madison Ave. and Hall St. in Grand Rapids, and goes until supplies run out.
Walk-ups are welcome, though families are encouraged to pre-register here.
This year the organization is looking volunteers to help put the whole thing together. You'll be unloading trucks, packing meals, and delivering to families who can't make it to the event.
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OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — On Wednesday, a hearing began to determine the next steps in Michigan's battle over abortion rights. It will continue Thursday.
On August 1, a temporary restraining order was put in place stopping county prosecutors from criminalizing abortion under Michigan's 1931 ban.
WATCH LIVE AT 9:30 A.M.
During Wednesday's hearing, Judge Jacob Cunningham extended the temporary restraining order. He is expected to decide whether to issue a more long-term suspension of that 1931 ban.
The state appeals court said a previous decision to suspend the law applies to the Attorney General's office, but not county prosecutors.
Most county prosecutors in Michigan have said they don’t plan on enforcing the 1931 law which was invalidated by Roe v. Wade but now hangs in the balance.
However, prosecutors in Kent and Jackson counties say they can’t rule it out.
The state is seeking to keep this restraining order in place until the State Supreme Court determines if that 1931 ban is legal.
Michigan’s Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian testified during Wednesday's hearing, as did Dr. Lisa Harris with Michigan Medicine. One more plaintiff's witness will testify Thursday, followed by three defense witnesses.
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TEKONSHA, Mich. — Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man accused of robbing a gas station at gunpoint.
The sheriff's office shared pictures of the suspect caught on a security camera.
It happened just before 8 p.m. Wednesday at a BP station on M-60 in Tekonsha.
The person pulled out a black semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from the cashier.
Deputies describe the suspect as a white man between 5'11" and 6'2", with brown hair; wearing the following:
- black jacket
- blue shirt with the words "AERO 1987" in white lettering
- red & white plaid pajama pants
- white tennis shoes
- a tan baseball hat
- white-rimmed glasses
- black and neon green work-type gloves.
Witnesses say they were last seen heading north on I-69 in a tan Buick.
If you have any information that could lead to an arrest, please reach out to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at 269-781-0880 or Silent Observer at 269-964-3888. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/calhoun/gas-station-robbed-at-gunpoint | 2022-08-18T13:04:13Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/calhoun/gas-station-robbed-at-gunpoint | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Grain prices keep falling, despite drought
Grain prices keep dropping, even though more than half of the Lower 48 states remain in a drought. That's good news for inflation.
Why it matters: If sustained, the decline in wheat, corn and soybean prices could ease the rise in food costs and help policymakers knock inflation down a bit.
Driving the news: Over the last three months, prices for wheat, corn and soybeans are down about 35%, 25% and 17%, respectively.
- That's a remarkable turnaround from the soaring prices seen earlier this year.
What's happening: a few things.
- Fears of economic slowdown and weakening demand — particularly in China, the world's largest soybean consumer — started to slam prices back in June.
- Rainfall over the last few weeks has eased dry conditions somewhat in key corn belt states such as Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
- The tentative return of Black Sea grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine has taken some of the panic pricing — and the speculative piling-on — out of the wheat market.
Yes, but: The U.S. drought still matters, especially to farmers in the deep South and West.
- Cotton farmers in hard-hit areas such as Texas are expected to walk away from more than 12 million acres of previously planted fields for lack of moisture, the Wall Street Journal reports.
- The canned tomato crop in California is getting crushed, Bloomberg reports. The state's almond harvest is expected to be down by 11%.
- Ranchers throughout the plains are selling off cattle due to limited forage because of drought, CNN says.
What we're watching: The weather, with few signs of relief on the horizon.
- The government's excellent drought.gov forecasts page says "most of the Lower 48 should be drier than normal" in the coming days. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/18/drought-crop-grain-prices-falling | 2022-08-18T13:05:41Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/18/drought-crop-grain-prices-falling | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Utah's heat wave is scorching veggie gardens as food prices soar
Utah's record-breaking heat means home gardeners and other growers are seeing shockingly feeble — and late — crops this year.
Why it matters: With temperatures trending higher over time, Utahns will probably have to permanently change how they grow their food.
Driving the news: In place of the usual August glut of veggies, growers are finding green tomatoes, misshapen peppers and zucchini plants dangling one lonely fruit.
- Even plants that appear healthy are yielding too little, too late, said Dan Drost, the state vegetable specialist for Utah State University.
State of play: Vegetable plants "do well when temperatures are around 90 degrees, but when it starts getting up to 100, the plants look OK, but the flowers really don't like it, and then the fruit set is compromised," Drost said.
- Salt Lake City has set a new record for the number of summer days over 100 degrees after Monday hit triple digits.
- Meanwhile, veggies already got off to a late start after a cool spring. It's also been a bad year for a couple of viruses that infect some plants, Drost added.
The big picture: With food prices still sky-high, garden vegetables are an increasingly important affordable food source — whether from backyards, community gardens or nonprofits.
- Vegetable gardening and canning also have deep cultural roots in Utah as a mainstay of household frugality.
What's next: There's still enough time for summer squashes and tomatoes to rebound as temperatures (hopefully) cool in August, Drost said.
- But winter squash — including pumpkins — need more time to ripen. If you don't have fruit growing now, it may be too late.
Tips and tricks: Shade structures have made a major difference in gardens at USU and likely will become a gardening necessity for Utahns, Drost said.
- Consistent watering is important, but without heat protection, you'll still end up with healthy plants that can't set fruit.
- USU Extension has instructions for shade structures here.
The bottom line: Start preparing for shade structures because "it's not getting any cooler," Drost said. "It's one of those things that we're just going to have to think about as we're gardening in the future, and we know our climate is changing."
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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??!?
Hopefully head coach Frank Pelaez and the Marquette women’s soccer team are, because they are getting thrown straight into some highly competitive soccer to start the season. We found out last week that the Golden Eagles are picked to finish eighth in the Big East this season, so that’s not a great sign for their chances in their opener..... but I also highly disagree with that pick.
After all, Marquette has been thisclose to qualifying for the Big East tournament in each of Pelaez’s first two seasons as the top man on the MU sideline. The reasonable expectation of “we are getting a little bit better every year” would seem to indicate that the goal for this season should be, at the very least, qualifying for the six team conference tournament field this season. Then again, given Marquette’s notable problem in stopping other teams last year, I can at least see why the coaches aren’t high on the Golden Eagles since they’re turning over almost all of the back line from last season.
But, maybe, without saying anything mean about last year’s seniors, maybe fresh faces in front of keeper Mikki Easter is exactly what Marquette needs. It’s also possible that “the best defense is a good offense” applies here, and the Golden Eagles just need to generate more possession through the middle and pressure in the attacking third in order to make Easter’s life a little bit easier on the back end. MU has no shortage of scoring options as they return last season’s top four point gatherers, led by Katrina Wetherell’s team high 12 points on five goals and two helpers. If someone can break through and turn into a 10 goal scorer this season — maybe sophomore Maggie Starker who put 13 of her 18 shots on goal last season? — then that could possibly tilt the field in Marquette’s favor just a little bit more and push them through to a top six finish in league play.
Match #1: at #16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0-0)
Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022
Time: 6pm Central
Location: Alumni Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Streaming: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter Updates: @MarquetteWSOC
Marquette is 3-8-0 all time against Notre Dame. The two teams have traded the last four meetings back and forth with each of the last three, including last year’s match in Milwaukee, going as 1-0 shutouts. Last season’s contest was the first meeting in the series since 2012.
Well, the good news for Notre Dame is that the national voters in the United Soccer Coaches poll like them more as a group than the collective wisdom of just the coaches in the ACC. The Irish are the #5 ACC team in the USC top 25 to start the season, but are picked to finish sixth in their conference. It’s going to be a rough season when you start the year #16 in the country but you know you’re going to have to play three preseason top four teams, including both of the top two. That’s a big ol’ bag of yikes.
Korbin Albert is the only ND player on the ACC’s preseason all-conference team, which is secretly good news for Marquette. No, really, it’s good that Notre Dame is returning the second best freshman goal scorer in the country and the team’s second best as well. Why? Well, that kind of a performance during her freshman year was good enough to get her on the radar for the U-20 team for the 2022 World Cup, and so she’ll be in Costa Rica at least through the 17th. HOT TAKE: I think the United States should advance in the World Cup. Even if they don’t, I don’t see how Albert makes it to South Bend to play Marquette the very next day.
That makes Olivia Wingate Notre Dame’s leading returning scorer, and she did finish #3 on the team last season. She had seven goals and five assists to finish nine points behind Albert. I’d imagine that the 5’7” forward from Massachusetts will be a primary focus of the offense after tallying 50 shots in 22 matches last season.
Ashley Naylor played a bit over 70% of the minutes in net for Notre Dame last season while starting the final 16 games of the year, so I figure she’ll be the opener on Thursday night. She had a goals-against average of just 1.04 per 90 minutes and stopped over 74% of shots on goal last season.
Match #2: at Central Michigan Chippewas (0-0-0)
Date: Sunday, August 21, 2022
Time: 12pm Central
Location: CMU Soccer Complex, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Streaming: Sure would be neat, huh?
Live Stats: Sure would be neat, huh?
Twitter Updates: @MarquetteWSOC
Marquette is 5-0-1 all time against Central Michigan. The draw came in Milwaukee back in 2012, and last year’s 4-3 MU victory marked the first time that the Chippewas had ever scored a goal against the Golden Eagles in this series that dates back to 2001.
It’s a little bit hard to tell you anything important about Central Michigan this year. I’m writing this on Monday morning (may as well work ahead since it’s essentially a season preview, y’know?) and as of 9:30am Central time, the MAC has not announced any preseason awards or polling or anything. In fact, the most recent women’s soccer story on the MAC website is Akron hiring a new coach on July 12th, and boy do I have questions about that. Oh wait, I can say one thing, because I clicked through some things: Central Michigan lost their only preseason exhibition match to Illinois-Chicago by a score of 4-1.
ANYWAY, the Chips went 9-8-1 overall last season with a 6-4-1 mark in MAC play. They made it into the conference tournament, but fell to a very good Buffalo team in the quarterfinal round. This will be head coach Jeremy Groves’ fourth season in charge of CMU, and they’ve been hovering right around that .500 mark the whole time that he’s been running the show. Feels like that’s probably the solid expectation for the Chippewas again this year, but who can really say?
One thing I can say for sure about CMU is that Marquette has a decided roster advantage. There are just 22 women on Central Michigan’s roster as we head into the season, Marquette? 31. The good news for the Chippewas? They have three of their top four scorers from last season back again, including top option Jaelyn Dobrowolski. The junior from Traverse City posted two goals and six assists to top the chart with 10 points. She also led the team in shots with 47 and nearly half of those were on frame. Yes, she only put two in the net, which probably isn’t great for CMU but maybe is pretty good for MU. Elizabeth Chlystun and Gaelle Wells round out the group of top three returners, and the pair are tied for the team lead amongst returners for goals scored last year with three each.
Allison LaPoint played every minute in net last year for Central Michigan, so I feel pretty comfortable saying that she’ll be the starter on Sunday afternoon. The 5’10” junior from Royal Oak had a goals-against averaged under 1.00 last year and a save percentage north of 81%, so it would definitely seem like CMU’s big problems were on the offensive end. Scoring three goals against Marquette last year and just 17 in their other 18 contests definitely lends credence to that idea. If Marquette can get back to holding CMU scoreless, that’s probably a good sign for the defense’s development under Frank Pelaez. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/8/18/23288693/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-soccer-preview-notre-dame-fighting-irish-central-michigan-chippewas | 2022-08-18T13:08:15Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/8/18/23288693/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-soccer-preview-notre-dame-fighting-irish-central-michigan-chippewas | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
At the urging of the West Hollywood Public Safety Commissioner Nika Soon-Shiong, daughter of Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the West Hollywood City Council voted to defund the police, which in their case meant reducing the size of the locally assigned L.A. County Sheriff’s Department from approximately 60 deputies to 56.
In such a short period of time, Soon-Shiong has put some pretty serious numbers on the board as a — you should pardon the expression — “public safety commissioner.”
Last year, West Hollywood saw a 32% increase in violent crime, a 126% increase in property crime and an increase of 137% in overall crime including murder, assault, rape, arson, human trafficking and burglary.
In January and February of this year, 137 incidents of pickpocketing were reported at West Hollywood’s most popular bars. Of course, some of these incidents may have just been Kevin Spacey being “friendly.”
Am I nuts or is she gunning to become the next district attorney of Los Angeles County?
To be fair, we’re still waiting for the figures on COVID-19 mask compliance Nika was able to achieve.
Crime has gotten so bad in West Hollywood that the iconic “Big Gay Starbucks” on Santa Monica Boulevard, which opened in 1995, is closing. This is terrible news for local java lovers and also people who like to take sink showers.
But over on the editorial page of Nika’s daddy’s paper, they’re all-in for chaos in Weho!
West Hollywood City Council member Lindsey Horvath is the person who made Nika a public safety commissioner. Predictably, the Los Angeles Times then endorsed Horvath for a position on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors based, in part, on her approach to law enforcement. What a coincidence!
“She has been on the cutting edge in demanding law enforcement accountability, deep coordination among municipalities, thinking through unarmed responses to people experiencing mental health breakdowns or other crises, and getting services to people living on the street,” the paper editorialized.
Otis Chandler must be rolling over in his grave.
This isn’t the first time Nika has used her father’s money and power to push her radical agenda.
According to reporting from Wehoville, “Over the past two years, she [Nika] has emerged as a leading voice at the Times, advising her father on the direction of the paper and gaining clout and influence in the newsroom for her progressive viewpoints and her rapport with the editorial staff.”
Nika’s first big contribution, post-George Floyd, was banning the word “looting” from Times stories about looting. So now when thieves swarm through a Rodeo Drive jewelry store stealing everything in sight, they’re not looting, they’re actually “liberating” the merchandise from the now-smashed glass cases.
Great.
This is what happens when a billionaire physician (wait, what?) takes over one of the world’s biggest newspapers, then lets his virtue-signaling, social justice warrior daughter run the thing. It makes no sense. It’s almost as stupid as letting some parking meter mogul buy the Dodgers.
And here’s the cherry on top of the sundae.
After throwing West Hollywood to the wolves, Nika Soon-Shiong promptly resigned her position as public safety commissioner and announced that she’s moving to London to finish up her doctorate … and presumably launch an initiative called “De-Fund The Bobbies.”
Of course she can’t be bothered to stick around and live with the consequences of her reckless actions. That’s for the non-billionaires in West Hollywood to worry about.
Lives will be destroyed because of the flippant and extreme actions of Soon-Shiong. It will be up to future city councils to undo the damage that she created before she skipped town.
Hopefully this means we’ve seen the last of clueless social activist Nika Soon-Shiong.
John Phillips can be heard weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. on “The John Phillips Show” on KABC/AM 790.
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The cause of death of actress Anne Heche was ruled an accident Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Heche’s car crashed into a Los Angeles home and erupted into flames on August 5. After the accident, Heche experienced a “severe anoxic brain injury,” depriving her brain of oxygen, among other critical injuries following the crash, her family and friends said in a statement to CNN.
She died Sunday after being taken off life support, according to a representative for her family.
The coroner cited inhalation and thermal injuries as the cause of death. Other “significant conditions” in her death included a “sternal fracture due to blunt trauma,” according to the report posted online.
Heche’s body has since been released from the coroner’s office, the report says.
CNN has reached out to Heche’s representatives for comment.
Heche was an award-winning actress who made her TV debut in 1987 on the soap opera “Another World,” a role for which she won a Daytime Emmy. After leaving the show, she began her film career, appearing in acclaimed films including “Donnie Brasco” and “Wag the Dog.”
Heche also appeared in films like the 1998 “Psycho” remake and the rom-com “Six Days Seven Nights” alongside Harrison Ford. She also directed a segment of a 2000 HBO film “If These Walls Could Talk 2” and in her 2001 memoir, she revealed her lifelong struggles with mental illnesses after being abused by her father.
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Esmeralda Ramirez showed up for her first day of school feeling a bit nervous. But at least she was well rested.
Like other high school students across California, the Anaheim High senior got “just a little bit of extra sleep” thanks to a new state law that calls for later start times in secondary schools.
The new law requires middle schools to start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools no sooner than 8:30 a.m.
That’s just one of the changes taking place in Orange County schools, where half of the districts will welcome students in the 2022-23 year the week of Aug. 15. Other local schools either have already started or will open their doors by September.
As students and teachers return to school, they’ll find that campus looks much like it did during pre-pandemic life, even though variants of COVID-19 continue to spread.
California lifted its face mask mandate last spring and face coverings remain optional. Gone are the lines marking where students should stand to ensure social distancing. Sanitizing stations in classrooms remain among the few physical reminders of the ongoing pandemic.
Santa Ana Unified, the only Orange County school district to mandate weekly COVID-19 testing last year, is doing away with the requirement when its students return Monday, Aug. 15. Across Orange County, schools are offering students and staff take-home COVID-19 testing kits when requested.
Meanwhile, in elementary schools, younger students are enrolling this year as California ushers in universal transitional kindergarten for 4-year-olds who turn 5 between Sept. 2 and Feb. 2. And some school districts, like Garden Grove Unified, have opted to enroll even younger students.
Educators continue to grapple with the learning loss students experienced when schools shut down in 2020. Additional ongoing struggles for some school districts include a dearth of substitute teachers and bus drivers.
RELATED: Pandemic once closed schools; now it’s financing them
But districts have also benefited from a huge jump in funding, including COVID-19 relief money and a historic $128 billion budget for education in California. Beginning last school year, the additional funding meant more counselors and aides, with a focus on addressing students’ social-emotional learning. This year, there will be more money for a plethora of other things, such as transitional kindergarten, improved free lunches and breakfasts for all students, extended before and after-school programs, with additional funding for programs geared toward lower-income students and English learners.
Later school start times
For many older students, the big change this school year is when they need to show up.
In 2019, California legislators passed a law that required high schools to begin classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m. and middle schools no earlier than 8 a.m. It’s been touted as the first of its kind in the nation. Numerous studies and experts — and parents who will attest to this — say teenagers don’t get the recommended 10 hours of sleep their bodies need, posing numerous health risks. The law’s goal is to give sleep-deprived kids some extra snooze time so they can be more alert to absorb early morning lessons and less likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, and other health problems.
For students at Anaheim Union High School, this isn’t a new change this year. The district didn’t wait for the law to become effective July 1; it implemented the changes last year.
“It’s been really interesting. Different kids have responded differently,” said Alison Konrad, Anaheim High’s assistant principal.
Many kids benefited from the later start time, she said, not just with more rest but more time to help with younger siblings. “We have a lot of students who help siblings get to school. Our blessing has been they can walk their siblings to their elementary school or busing and then get on time to classes.”
Other students are early risers who prefer to begin learning sooner in the day.
For those who like their early morning classes, districts have what are known as “zero period” classes, which begin about an hour before the first bell rings. Students who also are enrolled at a local community college can take those college classes first thing in the morning on the high school campus, Konrad said.
But for some students, it was a welcomed change. Ramirez, the Anaheim High senior, said she got to sleep a little extra most days and felt more energized in the morning.
“It’s wonderful,” she said on her first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 10.
In the Capistrano Unified School District, Orange County’s largest with nearly 50,000 students, middle schools already started their schedules after 8 a.m, with some starting at 8:45 a.m. But high schools adjusted their bell schedule to comply with the new law, and all now start at 8:30 a.m. — except Mondays when most of the high schools begin between 9 to 9:12 a.m.
In addition to zero periods, Garden Grove Unified is offering early start programs for high school students who arrive on campus before the bell rings and are not in zero period classes.
Those early risers can head to the library for free tutoring from college mentors and instructional aides, either one-on-one or in small groups, and will also be able to attend sessions on art, fitness, mindfulness, and other topics that address their social-emotional needs. Down the road, there will be special four-to-six-week sessions taught by teachers who recognize students struggling in a particular area.
“We see this as an opportunity to offer programs for students that can address learning loss, social-emotional learning, and offer enrichment opportunities,” said Terri Shook, a teacher on special assignment who is overseeing after-school programs and the expanded early morning learning opportunities at Garden Grove Unified.
Pandemic protocols
One new potential rule for this school year was postponed: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate for older students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In October, California became the first state in the nation to require the vaccinations for all school-age children, starting with students in grades 7th through 12th grade. But the California Department of Public Health announced in April it would hold off on that mandate until at least July 1, 2023 “to ensure sufficient time for successful implementation of new vaccine requirements.”
A COVID-19 vaccine requirement for children has proven controversial, with many parents objecting to the mandate.
Teachers and school staff in California, however, must either be vaccinated against the virus or test weekly for it.
Other mandates from the prior school year — mainly face coverings — are now optional, although state health officials still recommend masking.
In Orange County, face mask rules led to testy exchanges at school board meetings in some districts and a few local lawsuits. Parents of a Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified student filed a lawsuit against the district, and the Orange County Board of Education has taken legal actions against Newsom.
While a hot topic at Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified and a handful of other districts, it was rarely brought up in districts like Santa Ana Unified, where the community was hard hit during the pandemic.
At Las Lomas Elementary in the La Habra City School District, principal Pam Cunningham saw most students sticking with their masks when they first became optional. But as time went by, fewer students kept them on all the time.
“This year, it’s optional. I’m anticipating there will still be children who will keep it on,” Cunningham said. “I’m just really excited for the kids to come back.”
Transitional kindergarten
Among those who may be the most jittery coming to school are the youngest students to ever enroll.
This year is the first of a three-year rollout for universal transitional kindergarten, which will allow every 4-year-old to be enrolled by 2025-26. While the first year calls for 4-year-olds who turn 5 between Sept. 2 and Feb. 2 to enroll, districts can extend the date. And Garden Grove Unified did just that, opening enrollment to children who will turn 5 before April 2.
“Our community is excited to have their children start sooner rather than later,” said Michelle Pinchot, a principal on special assignment who is coordinating transitional kindergarten classes for the district.
Last year, Garden Grove Unified had some 400 TK students. When school starts on Monday, Aug. 15, district officials are expecting about 1,000. The district is reassigning existing teachers and reducing TK-kindergarten combos to accommodate the students. (The new law calls for the student-to-teacher ratio in TK to be 12-to-1 this year, and 10-to-1 in 2025-26.)
The number of new little ones entering school varies from district to district.
At Capistrano Unified, the district has enrolled about 700 students, up from 450 last year, a district spokesman said. Administrators doubled the number of transitional kindergarten classes to 30 and hired 14 teachers for the new classrooms.
At the smaller Magnolia School District in Anaheim, administrators expect about 240 4-year-olds when schools reopen on Aug. 29; that district added one TK class each at Mattie Lou Marshall and Dr. Peter Marshall elementary schools and hired nine additional paraeducators to help with the classes.
The good and the bad
School districts in Orange County, like others across the state, have seen a huge boost to their coffers.
That’s allowed districts like Los Alamitos Unified to add a full-time psychologist at every elementary school this year and “to invest significant resources in mental health and wellness to support our students socially and emotionally,” said district spokeswoman Nichole Pichardo.
At the Magnolia School District, “state and federal dollars aimed at learning loss also are allowing districts to offer more extensive after-school programs, and school districts continue to make the mental health of their students a top priority,” said Superintendent Frank Donavan said. That includes the addition of an expanded learning program providing free afterschool programs.
But there have also been challenges.
“We continue to face a severe substitute teacher shortage,” Donavan said.
Just as administrators did in Cypress School District last year, Magnolia district officials hired nine in-house substitute teachers to travel from school to school as needed.
“That has helped but not resolved this problem,” said Donavan. “We also have substitute shortages in other areas such as paraeducators and bus drivers.”
On the first day of school, though, such worries take a back seat. The more immediate concern is to get students to their classes.
That’s how it went last week at Anaheim High, where principal Ruben Calleros was busy directing students to their first period.
One after another, students asked him for help in finding a classroom.
The principal greeted them: “You good? You ready?”
Shortly after – at 8:30 a.m. – the bell rang.
EdSource contributed to this report.
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- Producer price index month-to-month -2.1% vs. -1.1% last month
- producer price index YoY 11.9% vs 14.3% last month
- raw material price index MoM -7.4% vs. -0.1% last month
- raw material price index YoY 19.1% vs 32.4% last month
Sharp falls in producer prices help to take the prices off the boil. It is still simmering at a very hot temperature. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/canada-producer-price-index-for-july-21-vs-11-last-month-20220818/ | 2022-08-18T13:20:18Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/canada-producer-price-index-for-july-21-vs-11-last-month-20220818/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
- In Initial jobless claims 250K vs 265K estimate. Last week 262K revised to 252K
- 4 week moving average of initial jobless claims 246.75 vs 249.5K last week
- continuing claims 1.437M vs estimate of 1.438M. Last week 1.428M
- 4 week moving average of continuing claims 1.413M vs 1399.75M last month
A dip in the jobless claims back down into the 250 range after a run into the 260 area. This is | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-initial-claims-for-the-current-week-250k-vs-265k-estimate-20220818/ | 2022-08-18T13:20:31Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-initial-claims-for-the-current-week-250k-vs-265k-estimate-20220818/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The AUD is the strongest and the CHF is the weakest as the North American session begins. The weekly initial jobless claims, Philly Fed Manufacturing index (remember Empire Manufacturing plunged to -31.3 on Tuesday vs 11.1 the previous week), and Canada producer prices will be released at the bottom of the hour. Existing home sales and Leading index will be released at 10 AM ET. Home sales data is gettting weaker and weaker. The expectations is for a fall in the sales pace to 4.89M vs 5.12M last month (you have to go to June 2020 at 4.72M. It was as high as 6.5 in January. The level before the pandemic was around 5.4M as a guide. The Leading index has been negative for 4 consecutive months foreshadowing lower economic growth.
Russian Pres. Putin said that he could meet with Ukraine president Zelinsky.
ECB's Schnabel says a recession alone would not be enough to control inflation and that fiscal and structural policies are required to tame the price rises.
A look around the markets are showing:
- Spot gold is trading up $9.08 or 0.52% at $1770.58.
- Spot silver is up $0.14 or 0.73% at $19.90.
- WTI crude oil futures are up $1.09 at $89.22.
- The price bitcoin is trading at $23,532 after trading as low as $23,296 in trading today
In the premarket for US stocks, the major indices are trading higher after yesterdays declines
- Dow industrial average up 75 points after yesterdays -171.69 point decline
- S&P index up 11 points after yesterdays -31.16 point decline
- NASDAQ index up 49 points after yesterdays -164.43 point decline
In the European equity markets, the major indices are trading higher:
- German DAX up 0.72%
- France's CAC up 0.4%
- UK's FTSE 100 up 0.1%
- Spain's Ibex up 0.25%
- Italy's FTSE MIB up 0.6%
In the US debt market, yields are lower after the FOMC meeting minutes yesterday. Next week is the Jackson Hole Summit. There is chatter that the Fed would have to be more hawkish in order to stave off an overly positive and stimulative market expectations (i.e.lower yields, higher stocks) him.
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EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Cats are up to a lot these days online, whether it’s going on hikes, or lounging on a screened-in “catio”, but what do veterinarians think about the great outdoors for our feline friends?
Cats make up about 30 to 40 of Easthampton Animal Hospital‘s patients but when it comes to outdoor-related injuries that can actually play a huge factor for them.
“Both hit by cars as well as certain predatory things. We have seen cats who’ve been attacked by coyotes.” Kirsten Losert Easthampton Animal Hospital
Doctor Kirsten Losert said she recommends owners keep their cats indoors especially because indoor cats tend to live longer. She said cats are also an invasive species and because they’re predators, the songbird population is on the decline.
She said keeping cats indoors does not negatively impact the quality of life for your cat especially if you take steps to keep them from getting bored.
“I actually have bird feeders on my second-floor windows and my cats really enjoy watching the birds but yet my birds are safe.” Kirsten Losert Easthampton Animal Hospital
Doctor Losert said “catios” or screened-in spaces for your cat can be a great alternative that’s growing in popularity. Another trend online, taking your cat for a walk. Losert said walks can be an option as well but you want to make sure the harness fits your cat.
“If you can train your cat to do it, the younger you start, the better. Some cats are really great and are out there with their people. Other cats are like absolutely I do not want anything to do with this. It really depends on their personality.” Kirsten Losert Easthampton Animal Hospital
Doctor Losert said if you are going to let your car outside one thing you can make sure you do is to have your cat spayed or neutered.
“They’re more at risk for getting things like feline leukemia, feline aids if they’re outdoors and exposed to other cats. So vaccination would be really important.” Kirsten Losert Easthampton Animal Hospital
Your cat should also have a collar with a tag on it and you can also get them microchipped in case they get lost. | https://www.wwlp.com/love-your-pet/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-an-indoor-vs-outdoor-cat/ | 2022-08-18T13:24:23Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/love-your-pet/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-an-indoor-vs-outdoor-cat/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NewsNation) — Pope Francis was greeted by an unexpected visitor during his latest sermon.
A curious young boy was roaming the pews for some adventure, and was warmly greeted by the pope.
Each Wednesday, the pope holds a service during which he greets visitors from around the world, and shares a message and benediction.
The message of this sermon just so happened to be about the relationship between the world’s youth and the elderly.
Pope Francis recalls ”in the hearing we talked about the dialogue between old and young, this child was brave, and he remains calm!” he said with a smile.
This isn’t the first time Francis has shown his charisma. In 2014, he welcomed his mini me for a hug and kiss, even though the boy seemed less than impressed with the extraordinary attention given to him.
The pope seems to enjoy having youth steal the show, letting them bask in the limelight, calming mortified parents by comforting their children, and showing them that religion is about embracing those around you. and being humble in all walks of life. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/little-boy-runs-to-pope-francis-during-sermon/ | 2022-08-18T13:29:06Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/little-boy-runs-to-pope-francis-during-sermon/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Balfour Beatty (GB:BBY) yesterday posted its half-year results for 2022, with underlying profit from operations increasing by 42% to £85 million, up from £60 million in 2021.
The UK’s construction segment returned to profitability from a loss-making unit in 2021 and posted an operating profit of £18 million.
Danni Hewson, a financial analyst at AJ Bell, said, “Turnaround specialist Leo Quinn continues to make progress at Balfour Beatty, despite rising costs.
“A corporate ‘Mr. Fix-it’, Quinn has positioned the construction services business to take advantage of a resilient infrastructure sector and turned what was a bit of a basket case into an increasingly well-oiled machine.”
The company in a good position to beat 2022’s economic challenges with its future order book value at £17.7 billion. It increased by 10% from 2021, giving the company hope for increased profits and dividend growth.
The market reacted positively to the news, and the company’s shares soared by 10.7% on Wednesday. The shares have gained good momentum in the last six months, with around 35% returns.
What does Balfour Beatty PLC specialise in?
Balfour Beatty is a UK-based group operating in infrastructure investment, construction services, and support services. The company’s investments are spread over various markets and geographies.
It specialises mainly in infrastructure projects in education campuses, highways, health, offshore transmission, renewables, and student accommodation.
Under its support services, the company maintains and upgrades projects in utilities, rail and road, and power transmission.
When did Balfour Beatty last pay a dividend?
The company paid its last dividends in July 2022 which was 6p per share. The next dividends announced with its results will be paid around four months from now.
Balfour increased its dividends by 17%, to 3.5p per share considering its good performance in the first half. The current dividend payout has increased by around 67%, from 2.1p in the pre-pandemic period.
Leo Quinn, chief executive of Balfour Beatty, said: “With the Group well-positioned to capitalise on the growing infrastructure market, underpinned by its unique capability and balance sheet strength, the upgrade to the full year performance gives the Board further confidence in future capital returns.”
Conclusion
The company is having a good run in its operations despite some headwinds of inflationary pressures in labour and raw materials. It is focusing on large-scale operations and better supply chain management and does not expect inflation to have any impact on its full-year results.
Moreover, the board is confident of further increasing the shareholders’ returns considering its cash position and future projects line-up. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/balfour-beattys-stock-jumps-as-uk-construction-returns-to-profit | 2022-08-18T13:29:22Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/balfour-beattys-stock-jumps-as-uk-construction-returns-to-profit | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Shares of domestic merchandise retail store chain Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) lost 18% in after-hours trading on Wednesday following the release of the news that activist investor Ryan Cohen was planning to sell his stake in the company. Cohen is also the chairman of GameStop, which is widely considered to be another meme stock.
The downtrend continued and the stock slipped again in the pre-market session on Thursday.
According to an SEC filing released on Wednesday, Cohen has proposed to sell up to 7.78 million shares and call options on another 1.67 million shares through his firm RC Ventures. The value of Cohen’s stake in Bed Bath & Beyond stood at around $148.5 million on Monday.
The strike price of the options held by the billionaire investor ranged from $60 to $80, which is significantly higher than Monday’s closing price of $16.
What Type of Company Is Bed Bath and Beyond?
New Jersey-based Bed Bath and Beyond is an omnichannel retailer that offers domestic merchandise and home furnishing products. The company runs stores in Mexico, Canada, the U.S., and Puerto Rico. Its brands include Cost Plus, BABY, buybuy BABY, Harmon Face Values, Christmas Tree Shops, and Bed Bath and Beyond.
Is BBBY a Good Investment?
Analysts on TipRanks do not consider BBBY stock a good investment. In fact, they have a Strong Sell rating on the stock, which is based on two Holds and 11 Sells. Bed Bath and Beyond’s average price target of $3.84 implies 83.4% downside potential.
The Strong Sell rating is the result of rating downgrades by three analysts recently. These analysts include Susan Anderson of B. Riley Financial, Justin Kleber of Robert W. Baird, and Alex Arnold of Odeon Capital Group LLC.
Anderson and Arnold have a price target of $5 (78.3% downside potential) and $7.5 (67.5% downside potential), respectively, on BBBY stock.
Commenting on the stock’s recent price volatility, Anderson said, “We believe that current valuation is unwarranted and remain on the sidelines as Bed Bath is facing fundamental issues with its business including declining liquidity and concern around the upcoming August 2024 $300 million note with approximately $285 million left to repay.”
Meanwhile, bloggers and hedge funds have a Neutral stance on the home-goods retailer.
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Biopharmaceutical company Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ: VRNA) grabbed many eyeballs after one of its insiders, Access Industries Holdings LLC, recently conducted two back-to-back Buy trades on the stock.
The insider’s trading actions seem to have boosted the price of Verona Pharma’s American Depository Shares (ADSs) by 3.4%, which closed at $12.03 on Wednesday. Also, the company’s ADS gained an additional 3.8% in the extended trading session of the day. Each ADS represents eight ordinary shares of VRNA.
It is worth mentioning that the $729.8-million company works on therapies related to respiratory diseases.
Inside the Headlines
Per TipRanks’ Insiders Trading tool, Access Industries bought 4.8 million shares of VRNA for $6.29 million on August 17. The price per share was $1.31.
Also, the insider purchased 0.6 million VRNA stock for $10.50 per share. The total value of the transaction, executed today, stood at $6.3 million.
Notably, at a time when many top corporate insiders of Verona Pharma are lowering their stakes in the company, Access Industries’ Buy trades on the stock have come as a surprise.
Collectively, insider trading actions on Verona Pharma reveal that $5 million worth of shares have been sold in the last three months. A pictorial representation is provided below.
It is worth mentioning that this insider-friendly stock, as we choose to call it after the trades by Access Industries, completed a public offering of 14.26 million ADS on August 15, 2022. Each ADS was offered to the public for $10.50.
Analysts & Retail Investors Like VRNA Stock
On TipRanks, analysts are unanimously optimistic about the prospects of VRNA, which commands a Strong Buy consensus rating based on four Buys. VRNA’s average price target of $22.67 mirrors 88.45% upside potential. Shares of VRNA have surged a whopping 106% in the past month.
A few days ago, Joon Lee of Truist Securities reiterated a Buy rating on VRNA while increasing the price target to $20 (66.25% upside potential) from $18.
Also, retail investors are Very Positive about VRNA stock. The number of portfolios with investments in VRNA stock has increased 7.1% in the last 30 days.
Is Verona Pharma Stock a Buy Now?
Considering the views of analysts, retail investors, and the purchase transactions by the company’s corporate insider, Verona Pharma stock could be an attractive stock for prospective investors. Also, the company’s Smart Score on TipRanks is ‘eight out of 10’, which mirrors its potential to outperform the broader market.
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It doesn’t take much to annoy Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David.
And while the not-so-fictionalized version of the Seinfeld cocreator did take issue with a dog-obsessed former teen star (Dylan O’Brien as himself) and an obnoxious city councilwoman (Tracey Ullman’s Irma Kostroski) during the HBO comedy’s 11th season, one of his biggest foes was inanimate. Or, at least, it was supposed to be.
In the Emmy-nominated season’s second episode, “Angel Muffin,” Larry goes to war with a toilet seat.
For about a minute of physical comedy that editor Roger Nygard expertly scored to Italian composer Nino Rota’s “Lo sceicco bianco.” Larry glares at, squats on top of, and kicks a toilet seat that won’t stay up. Sweet relief only comes when he pushes the seat back and stands atop the toilet bowl.
“The show is all about these kind of spirited confrontations between Larry and his environment,” says Curb showrunner Jeff Schaffer, who shares writing credits on the episode with David and who also directed it. “A lot of times the environment is just terrible people on the west side of Los Angeles. Sometimes the environment is a vacuum-sealed package or a toilet seat or a smoke alarm.”
The improvisational style of Curb isn’t limited to its onscreen dialogue, which is why Schaffer says that this scene is “the best example of how the show actually gets made.”
Filming in an abandoned office space on Election Day 2020, Schaffer says that the plan was to end the day with a bit where Larry tries to use a urinal and it won’t flush.
But, during a break from filming, the real David went hunting for a restroom and found a gold mine in a one-room lavatory with a faulty toilet seat. He called Schaffer over and the schedule—and script—immediately shifted to film this battle scene after the lunch break.
“Larry himself said, ‘Who else could enter a bathroom, try to put the seat up with their foot, have it not stay up and be completely thrilled?” Schaffer recalls.
During filming, Schaffer would be off to the side or out of the room on a walkie-talkie shouting directions not just to David but also to the props department, who were tasked with providing surprising ways to annoy the star. Special effects coordinator Ron Trost, who was on set to rig some elevator doors for a scene that didn’t make it into the episode, rigged the seat. This may not have been necessary because that toilet seat was committed to its role. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/awards-insider-curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-david | 2022-08-18T13:30:00Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/awards-insider-curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-david | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“This is not the first time that I tried to adapt The Midnight Club,” Mike Flanagan says. His new Netflix series, based on a book by YA novelist Christopher Pike, will debut on Oct. 7th, but Flanagan’s original attempt to create was a long, strange odyssey itself, stretching all the way back to the early '90s and involving a supposedly reclusive author and a sorrowful backstory that few have ever heard.
In 1994, Pike first published the book about a group of terminally ill teenagers in hospice care who gather every night to exchange frightening stories. They also make a shared promise: if/when any of them die, they will return in some way to prove there is life beyond the one being cut short. One of the book's early fans was Flanagan, but back then the eventual force behind the Netflix hits The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass was just another of Pike's voracious teen readers. When he was a college student three years later, nourishing long-distance Hollywood dreams from Towson University in Maryland, he became convinced that The Midnight Club could be his first feature film.
Flanagan wrote a screenplay, and even drafted a business plan, offering friends and family a chance to invest their own money in his low-budget indie. Once it was all in place, he sent the proposal to Pike’s publisher. “They sent me a cease and desist letter,” he says. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/the-midnight-club-netflix | 2022-08-18T13:30:07Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/the-midnight-club-netflix | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thuso Mbedu broke hearts and raked in accolades as Cora in Barry Jenkins’s limited series The Underground Railroad, based on Colson Whitehead’s book. Now the rising South African star makes her big-screen debut in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical drama The Woman King opposite Viola Davis. “Being surrounded by such strong, fierce women…” She smiles and pauses. “I am looking forward to the press tour.”
BORN IN KwaZulu-Natal—“the land of the Zulus”—she’s the first artist in her family “because my parents were born during the apartheid era. My mother wanted to be a geologist, but she wasn’t allowed.” She lost her mother young, so Mbedu’s grandmother raised her and her sister. “My gran passed three days before my onscreen debut.”
AFTER GRADUATING from drama school in Johannesburg—“I couldn’t afford to fail and go back home. It was not an option”—her big break came in the form of the series Is’Thunzi. “I hadn’t worked for six straight months; I’d gone through depression as a result. I was like, ‘If I don’t get this, take me, Jesus,’ ” she laughs. “I’m dramatic.”
AFTER TWO consecutive international Emmy nominations, she auditioned for The Underground Railroad. At her final callback, she cried so much, her contact lens flipped inside out. I hope they don’t want another take! she thought. “I practically ran out.”
YEARS LATER, the newfound Angeleno and Jenkins remain close. “I bother him at random times. I invite myself to use the pool. ‘I don’t even need you to be at the house!’ ”
SHE TURNED DOWN a major franchise—which one? “I can’t say!”—to do The Woman King.
THE FILM has an all-star cast, which Mbedu says are all introverts—except for John Boyega, who is “a complete clown and a joy to work with.” She and Davis formed a particular bond: “Viola did say that if her story was turned into a biopic, she would love me to play [her]. I said, ‘I can audition?’ And she said, ‘No, Thuso can play.’ I said, ‘Oh.’ ”
NOW SHE’S PRODUCING, with a deal at Paramount+, to make socially conscious content. “I want to create opportunities for other people, and I’m grateful I’m able to.”
HAIR, TED GIBSON; MAKEUP, REBEKAH ALADDIN; MANICURE, THUY NGUYEN; TAILOR, HASMIK KOURINIAN. PRODUCED ON LOCATION BY PREISS CREATIVE. FOR DETAILS, GO TO VF.COM/CREDITS. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/thuso-mbedu-is-the-woman-kings-crown-jewel | 2022-08-18T13:30:13Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/thuso-mbedu-is-the-woman-kings-crown-jewel | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It was around 3 a.m. the first time they arrived. An unmarked, nondescript government-issued vehicle pulled up to the towering brown brick and blue glass building in downtown Manhattan known simply by its address: 75 Wall Street. The city that never sleeps was in that rare moment when the ostinato of car horns and rattling subway cars had been replaced by a deep, albeit brief, slumber. The agents stepped out of their vehicle and walked through the revolving doors of the 42-story building, crossing the shiny white oak floors of the lobby to reach the doorman on duty that night. It was 2021, in the midst of the second wave of the COVID pandemic, and the bottom 18 floors of “75,” which had originally opened as the Andaz Hotel, had shuttered because of the virus. Seeing anyone at this hour was rare for the doorman, but seeing a group of federal agents was an utter anomaly.
“We’re picking up signals that someone in this building is trafficking child pornography,” one of the agents said to the doorman. “We need to go up to the roof to see if we can track where the signal is coming from.” The doorman, though slightly taken aback, obliged and pointed the way to the elevators.
As the agents stepped in one of the building’s four elevators, the doorman wondered which resident of the 346-unit building, where condos can cost as much as $7 million, could be trafficking child porn. After a while, the agents came back to the lobby and left the building.
A couple of weeks went by and the feds returned. And again a few weeks after that. At one point, the night doorman offered them a little investigative advice. “You sure you’re in the right building?” he said. “Seems more like something you’d find at 95 Wall Street?” Indeed, 95 was far more malefic than 75. Over that same summer of 2021, the shiny glass building across the street had been the site of a series of drug busts by the NYPD; reviews of the building online had called it a haven for coke dealers, gangsters, and all-night Airbnb parties. Most recently, a high-end escort had been killed there, stuffed into a 55-gallon drum and wheeled out the back door before being dumped in New Jersey.
“Nope,” the agents said. “Definitely this building.” And off they went to the roof again. Then, one evening, the pattern changed. The agents showed an interest in one specific floor. The signal they were after, it seemed, was getting stronger.
In reality, the agents were not at 75 because of child pornography. The crime they tracked there had originally taken place in Hong Kong in the summer of 2016, when someone had found a flaw in the code of the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stolen 119,754 Bitcoin, worth around $72 million at the time. Its value had since grown 70-fold and was now in the billions. After a half decade tracking and tracing, climbing on roofs and skulking through the dead of night, the feds had finally—finally!—found the people who had somehow gotten their hands on that stolen Bitcoin. A married couple in their early 30s, with a wild online presence and a Bengal cat named Clarissa (who had her own Instagram account). The husband, Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, a Russian-born émigré, was an investor and part-time mentalist magician. His wife, Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, who was from the U.S., was an entrepreneur, journalist, and rapper.
That was just the beginning, as I discovered in more than 50 interviews with friends and former colleagues of the couple, investigators close to the case, and employees and residents of 75 Wall Street. As the feds were about to find out, this would prove to be one of the strangest cases in the ever-evolving world of crypto crime—and the first clue of just how bizarre this case would become was sitting right there on the couple’s social media accounts.
“RAZZLE, DAZZLE, BITCHEZ!”
Ah, Bitcoin, a new era of money. That invention-slash-ideology that promised to usher in an era of glittering, sparkling, frolicking financial technotopia. Our generation’s fiscal Woodstock! And by God, did the internet need it. Back at the turn of the aughts, when this bizarre Bitcoin thing was slowly being squeezed from the birth canals of the web’s most arcane forums, financial anonymity simply didn’t exist online. You bought something digitally, and a database somewhere was tattooed with every microscopic detail about you.
Bitcoin, which made its hushed debut in 2009, promised to change that. It went on to upend the global financial landscape in ways that no one could have ever believed possible (anyone who tells you they foresaw the world we live in today is either a liar or a Bitcoin billionaire). Crypto now makes up $3 trillion in wealth, and the world’s largest financial institutions, including Chase and the Bank of England, cite digital currencies as the future of finance, although a major collapse in value this year has even some true believers wondering if that prediction will pan out.
The rise of cryptocurrencies also brought with it a new era of crime unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Sites soon popped up on the dark web that made it easy to buy drugs, guns, murder, fake diplomas, ricin, body parts, bombs, rocket launchers, and even uranium, all using Bitcoin. And a few years later, because of that promise of financial anonymity, came the rise of a relatively obscure crime called the ransomware attack, where a company’s or person’s computer system is taken hostage and the only way to unlock it is by paying a fee in—you guessed it—crypto. While this kind of computer hijacking dates to the early ’90s, payment was often made by cash or credit card, and as such, was few and far between. Last year, the FBI released a report saying there are now 4,000 ransomware attacks every day (compared to seven bank robberies a day), and that online perpetrators stole $14 billion in Bitcoin in 2021 alone (traditional bank robbers, by comparison, only got away with a couple hundred million). Because of the ease of crypto, hospitals are now taken hostage and held at financial gunpoint. Banks and hedge funds grind to a halt. Even a meatpacking plant was recently forced to pay $11 million in Bitcoin to get access to its beef patties, chicken cutlets, and pork sausages.
Then there are the other crimes, where new waves of hackers phish, spoof, rootkit, worm, cloak, and brute-force their way into stealing all sorts of digital assets, from NFTs to literally (and sometimes figuratively) making off with millions in digital gold. | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/the-ballad-of-razzlekhan-and-dutch-bitcoins-bonnie-and-clyde | 2022-08-18T13:30:19Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/the-ballad-of-razzlekhan-and-dutch-bitcoins-bonnie-and-clyde | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fort Collins will soon allow graywater systems. Here’s what to know.
Fort Collins residents and businesses will soon be able to take a big step toward preserving water, increasing sustainability and maybe saving a little money in their day-to-day lives.
Tuesday night, City Council passed the first reading of a graywater ordinance that would allow for graywater systems to be installed in the city, moving Fort Collins closer to its goals of improved water preservation and efficiency. The move also allows council to check off one of its 31 priorities, which included allowing graywater.
Graywater is water collected only from bathroom sinks, laundry room sinks, bathtubs, showers or laundry machines after its first use. Across Colorado in areas that use graywater, it can then be repurposed for one of two second uses —either for flushing toilet water or below-ground irrigation, per Regulation 86, the state rule that dictates graywater usage.
However, in Fort Collins the only allowable second use is toilet flushing because of existing water rights in the region. Local regulations from Northern Water, which manages Colorado Big Thompson water that flows to Fort Collins, prevent graywater from being used for below-ground irrigation but allow it for toilet flushing.
If passed on second reading — which will likely occur in September according to Mariel Miller, Fort Collins Utilities’ water conservation manager — the ordinance will create a voluntary program in which residents and businesses can apply for a permit to use graywater for their flushing starting Nov. 1.
The systems will only be available to Fort Collins Utilities water users at first but may be expanded to include other water and wastewater providers. Miller said the city has already received consent from East Larimer County Water District and is working with others.
Mayor Jeni Arndt spoke to the significance of the graywater ordinance, which passed in council's consent agenda, saying she was proud to build on the work of former state Rep. Randy Fischer who advocated for graywater use when it was first passed statewide in 2013.
“Tonight it feels like I just want to make a mark in time that the city is finally adopting what Randy Fischer put into motion so many years ago,” she said.
“It's not going to solve the world's water shortages, but it is a piece of it and I think that it's also a good education piece for people to understand the difference between types of water.”
Adopting the ordinance is fairly innovative for the city, because, as of mid-June, there were just over 30 homes across Colorado — three in Denver and 29 in Castle Rock — that have graywater systems in place. Five other cities and counties, including Larimer, are in the process of implementing systems.
What are the benefits — and costs — of graywater usage?
If graywater usage is approved, both businesses and residences — new and old — could apply for a permit to install a system and reduce their water usage and cost. However, it’s likely that new developments would use graywater more than existing structures because of the additional costs of retrofitting current systems.
In city documents, city staff estimated that it would cost about $4,500 for a family of four in a single residence to install a graywater system and it would cost a multifamily residence with about 100 occupants $90,000.
In terms of savings, a single family could save anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 gallons of water and up to $138 on their annual utilities bill, Miller estimated. Multifamily residences could save up to 100,000 gallons of water and between $1,300 and $3,000 on their water bills. In both situations, Miller estimated the return on investment to be somewhere between 30 and 65 years.
Miller said that, because of the cost and relatively low money savings, the city doesn’t expect too many developers to apply for graywater usage just yet.
But they’ll be ready when people do apply.
The state is currently reviewing Regulation 86, which Miller said contributes to the high cost of installation, and she is hoping the changes made will lead to more cost-friendly installation and more demand for graywater usage. It was important that Fort Collins pass this ahead of the state changes, she said, which she expects will occur this time next year.
“We want to be prepared and on the forefront of that so when those changes are made, we've already trained staff and have the permit system in place and have a clear understanding of what graywater would look like for us,” she said.
The city will also look at ways to provide incentives or get funding for a pilot program to encourage the use of graywater once it's allowed because the need for offsetting the cost of installation is common feedback the city has received. At a public meeting on the topic in June, Miller said there are other water providers on the Front Range providing incentives and the role of incentives is something the city would reevaluate in a few years after adoption.
“There’s a potential for incentives to help get more graywater systems installed so we can then learn more about them,” she said in June. “But at this point in time we haven’t done a lot of analysis or evaluation as to what that might look like.”
Other than paying to have the graywater system installed, there’s not much to do to participate. Property owners would simply need to get a permit, pass an inspection, conduct regular maintenance and keep a maintenance manual on hand. For businesses participating in the programs, there’s the additional requirement of having a certified operator.
Installing these systems has more than financial and water-saving benefits, though.
In the June presentation, Miller said getting the ordinance on the books “is the first step” in minimizing barriers to more sustainable water usage and “making progress towards learning more and doing more with graywater.”
The installation of graywater systems in the area would have environmental benefits, as well. Using graywater to improve water efficiency is supported by the Colorado Water Plan, Fort Collins Utilities Water Efficiency Plan and the 2019 City Plan.
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Appropriate security measures have been put in place at Greenfield University ― VC
• As it relocates to city campus inside Kaduna metropolis
The management of the Greenfield University, Kaduna, has assured that appropriate security measures have been put in place to ensure the protection of the lives and property of its students and staff, against the incident of banditry, which claimed the lives of five of its students last year.
It, however, warned students against posting any form of information about the University on social media.
It would be recalled that bandits had in April 2021 attacked Greenfield University at its permanent site along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, kidnapping about 23 students and staff, while five of the students were killed in captivity.
The University had, however, relocated to its city campus inside the Kaduna metropolis after the ill-fated attack.
Speaking to the students during the matriculation of the 4th set of the University’s students at the weekend, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Simon Daniel Katung, also told students to be security conscious and avoid a late return to the campus hostel.
While assuring the parents present at the occasion, that Greenfield University is committed to producing graduates that will compete favourably with their peers globally, the Vice Chancellor warned that the University will not tolerate cultism amongst its students.
According to Professor Katung, “The University will continue to work round the clock to ensure the security of lives and properties of our students.
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“However, students are expected to be security conscious throughout their stay at the University. Students are advised to always be in the hostel early because staying out late would not be condoned by the security personnel.
“Giving the fact that the use of Social Media is in vogue in our society today, you are advised to use it for only positive things that will add value to your stay in the University.”
He noted that “In line with the extant rules of the University, no student is permitted to publish anything concerning the University without the written permission of the Vice-Chancellor through the Dean of Student Affairs. You are therefore advised not to take the laws into your hands. Any violation of this rule will not go unpunished.
“The University does not permit the activities of any antisocial groups operating on the campus. In particular, membership in cult groups is prohibited and offenders will be summarily expelled.
“If you are already one, you are advised to renounce and voluntarily present yourself to the University for Counseling, rehabilitation and reintegration into the University community.
“Students are expected to exhibit a high sense of discipline while in the University. The University will not award its degree to students who are found wanting in character and in learning,” the Vice Chancellor warned.
He, however, pointed out that, the university has made adequate arrangements for both academic and social facilities like well-equipped library, Digital Resource Centre, as well as sporting facilities for students and staff’s academic excellence and physical fitness.
Some of the parents at the occasion expressed satisfaction with the facilities at the university’s city campus and expressed confidence that the university will do its best in training their children.
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The US data was a better than expectations with initial jobless claims coming down to 250K for the current week and the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing index shoing a positive 6.2 vs -5.0 estimate. That data is in stark contrast to the Empire data released on Tuesday (-31.3).
The USD has seen mostly up and down action. The EURUSD, GBPUSD moved up to test falling 100 hour MAs and moved back down keeping the bias more to the downside. The USDJPY traded down, and up and back down. Topside resistance stalled rallies both yesterday and today. Sellers leaned. | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/the-morning-technical-report-for-august-18-2022-20220818/ | 2022-08-18T13:33:24Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/the-morning-technical-report-for-august-18-2022-20220818/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori, nicknamed “Madame Butterfly” for her signature winged motifs, has died. She was 96.
She died of old age in her Tokyo home on 11 August and was given a private funeral, local media reported.
Mori was most famous for being the first Japanese – and Asian – designer to join the hallowed ranks of haute couture designers in 1977.
The exclusive Parisian club is seen as the pinnacle of high-end fashion.
Born in western Japan in 1926, Mori graduated from the Tokyo Woman’s Christian University.
She opened her first atelier above a noodle shop in Tokyo in 1951. She has described meeting Coco Chanel during a trip to Paris in the 1960s as a “turning point” in her career and said Chanel inspired her to design for women to stand out rather than fit in.
Mori went on to dress Hollywood celebrities such as Grace Kelly and famous personalities such as Nancy Reagan. Japan’s then-Crown Princess Masako – now empress – wore a Hanae Mori wedding gown for her marriage to Emperor Naruhito in 1993.
Her outfits, often featuring butterfly prints, were also popular among career women. When she began to make a name herself in the fashion world, it was still unusual for a woman to head a business, much less one of global fame.
Mori’s designs often mixed elements from the East and West, such as dresses inspired by kimonos.
She also created costumes for on-stage performances, including traditional Japanese Noh and Kabuki theatre and a performance of “Madame Butterfly” in 1985.
She was presented with the Legion of Honor by the French government in 2002.
In January, the designer reflected on the industry in a column for the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper.
“Fashion is something that pushes you, gives you the courage to spread your wings and allows you to have adventures,” she wrote.
Mori’s husband of almost 50 years, Ken Mori, died in 1996, and she is survived by two sons. Two of her granddaughters, Hikari Mori and Izumi Mori, are fashion models.
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Lagos State government, on Thursday, extended the ban on okada operations to four more Local Government Areas (LGAs) and six Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state, effective from September 1, 2022.
Recalled that the state government had earlier banned operations of motorcycles, popularly called okada in six LGAs and nine LCDAs in the state, effective from June 1, 2022, following the high crime rate and accidents related to its operations in the state.
The state commissioner for transportation. Dr. Frederic Oladeinde made this known at a press conference, which took place at Alausa, Ikeja, and was attended by his information and strategy counterpart, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, amongst others.
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- Lagos bans okada operations in additional 4LGs, 6LCDAs effective from Sept 1
According to Oladeinde, the four new LGAs and LCDAs where the ban will hold in addition to the earlier ones, making them a total of 10LGAs and 15LCDAs are: Kosofe local government, Oshodi-Isolo local government, Shomolu local government, and Mushin local government, with the affected LCDA listed as Ikosi-Isherri,
Agboyi-Ketu, Isolo, Bariga, Odi-Olowo, and Ejigbo.
The commissioner said the decision for the new move arose from the declaration of the stakeholders that met, on Tuesday, that called for a total ban of okada across the state, following which Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved a phased ban recommended by a committee set up by the state government to look into the matter.
He said the move “is to further consolidate on the achievements made so far with particular reference to decline in accident and crime rate as well as to continue to bring sanity to our communities within the state.”
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NEW YORK — Bank of America says the revenue it gets from overdrafts has dropped 90% from a year ago, after the bank reduced overdraft fees to $10 from $35 and eliminated fees for bounced checks.
The nation’s largest banks are moving away from the practice of charging exorbitant fees on what are mostly small-dollar purchases after years of public pressure. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told The Associated Press that he expects whatever residual income the bank earns from overdraft fees will come from small businesses using overdraft fees as a convenience.
BofA’s new overdraft fee policy was implemented starting in June. Moynihan said in the policy’s first two months, overdraft fee revenue declined 90% and the bank was seeing fewer instances of the fees being collected. He did not share specifics on the number of instances.
“The remaining (people that get charged overdraft fees) are business owners who are moving money around,” Moynihan said. “It’s not individuals anymore, frankly.”
Starting the middle of 2021, regional banks such as PNC and Capital One, as well as the online bank Ally, announced plans to eliminate overdraft fees or find ways to curtail them dramatically. Most of the banks said the fees largely impacted the poor and racial minorities, or that the pandemic had shown the banks they could earn big profits without charging fees on their customers, in explaining their decision.
While notable, consumer advocates considered these announcements symbolic wins, not substantial reform for the industry.
However, Bank of America’s decision in January to eliminate non-sufficient fund fees — sometimes referred to as a bounced check fee — as well as cut overdraft fees to $10 is credited with shaking up the industry. BofA for years was cited as one of the top collectors of overdraft fees and still brought in slightly more than $1 billion from such fees last year. Other banking giants such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Truist all changed their overdraft fee practices shortly after BofA’s announcement.
Overdraft fee revenues at BofA have been declining for some time as the bank took several incremental steps to cut back its reliance on fees. Roughly half of all accounts opened at BofA are now accounts that do not allow the customer to overdraft. The bank took in $1.63 billion in overdraft fee income in 2015, the first year banks were required to publicly report overdraft fee revenues to regulators.
“(BofA) is miles ahead of what Wells and Chase have done. Both of them did some reforms, we certainly applaud those changes, but they are still charging the $35 fee,” said Mike Calhoun, head of the Center for Responsible Lending and a long-time critic of overdraft fee practices. Calhoun sits on an advisory board that includes several other consumer advocacy groups that advised BofA on the changes.
But regulators and researchers have taken note of the overall industrywide decline in overdraft fee revenues since the pandemic. In a July report, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau researchers found that “industry changes in overdraft program settings and in other checking account policies are making meaningful difference in the amount consumers incur in various fees.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/bank-of-americas-overdraft-fees-down-90-under-new-policy/article_da103ef8-1e76-11ed-914f-b75040ca1b56.html | 2022-08-18T13:37:18Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/bank-of-americas-overdraft-fees-down-90-under-new-policy/article_da103ef8-1e76-11ed-914f-b75040ca1b56.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Top Biden administration officials are set to announce new steps Thursday to accelerate the US response to the spread of monkeypox amid high demand for vaccines and treatments.
That includes boosting supply with an additional 1.8 million doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, accelerating the US Department of Health and Human Services' vaccine distribution timeline. HHS will also launch a new program aimed at making vaccines available and engaging with at-risk communities at large events attracting LGBTQ communities. And the administration is pre-positioning doses of an antiviral treatment for individuals who test positive.
The announcements come as the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that more than 13,500 monkeypox cases have been reported in the United States, with more than 39,000 cases reported worldwide as of Wednesday evening. There have been zero deaths in the US. Most monkeypox cases in the current outbreak have been linked to sexual activity. According to CDC guidance, "monkeypox can spread to anyone" through close contact, which is often skin-to-skin, as well as intimate contact that includes sex, hugging, massaging and kissing. Men who have sex with men are at high risk of contracting the virus.
In a briefing Thursday morning, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, White House monkeypox response coordinator Bob Fenton and CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will announce that HHS "has accelerated Phase 4 of its National Vaccine Strategy and will be making an additional 1.8 million doses available for ordering starting Monday," the White House said in a fact sheet obtained first by CNN. That accelerated allocation phase will give states and jurisdictions more visibility into how much of the vaccine to expect as they make plans to distribute it.
The Biden administration is also providing more resources to local jurisdictions to help transition to the new type of injection to stretch out vaccine supply. The administration is encouraging states to provide the Jynneos vaccine intradermally -- or between the layers of the skin -- rather than subcutaneously, or under the skin, which would allow providers to stretch out the supply in one standard-dose vial. Los Angeles County in California and Fulton County in Georgia have both switched completely over to the intradermal vaccine, a White House official told CNN, as the administration is "providing technical assistance, support and resources to jurisdictions in the process of adopting and expanding intradermal administration."
The officials will also unveil a new program aimed at reaching the populations at highest risk -- gay and bisexual men -- who have made up a majority of the confirmed cases so far.
"HHS is launching a pilot program to provide additional vaccine allocations to state and local health departments in jurisdictions that are hosting large events that attract gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the coming weeks and months," the fact sheet said, adding that 50,000 doses from the strategic national stockpile will be set aside for this purpose.
One of the upcoming events is the Charlotte Pride Festival and Parade this weekend in North Carolina. Officials acknowledge that this effort will not prevent spread around these events since the vaccine does not provide full immunity until two weeks after the second dose. But it is an effort to raise awareness and meet people where they are.
The CDC is also "offering assistance and support to jurisdictions to prepare for these large events, including helping develop vaccine and testing strategies to be stood up in and around these events, developing tools for information-gathering from event participants, and providing messaging and communications resources on vaccines, testing, and strategies to reduce one's risk of contracting the virus," the fact sheet said.
And officials will outline new efforts to make the treatment for monkeypox, Tpoxx, easier to access.
HHS' Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response "will make available 50,000 patient courses of TPOXX to jurisdictions next week," the fact sheet said. That allocation will rely on a formula based on 75% of the number of cases in a jurisdiction and 25% of the number of individuals at risk.
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An extraordinary dispute will play out in a federal courthouse in South Florida on Thursday afternoon over what transparency the American public is owed into the Justice Department investigation of the handling of classified documents from former President Donald Trump's White House.
US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart is holding a hearing at 1 p.m. ET on requests by various media organizations and others that he unseal materials secretly filed by the DOJ in his court when the department sought approval for a warrant to search Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago.
Some of the documents have already been unsealed, with the Justice Department seeking to unseal them last week and Trump not opposing their release. But some news outlets -- including CNN -- are pushing for more of the sealed court filings related to the search to be made public. Of particular interest is the affidavit that federal investigators would have had to file with the court under seal laying out why they thought there was probable cause that a crime had been committed and why they believed that evidence of the crime had existed at Mar-a-Lago in recent days.
The Justice Department is opposing the release of the additional search warrant materials, telling the court in a filing this week that doing so would "cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation."
Here's what to watch for as news comes out of Thursday's hearing, which is being held in person and will not be live streamed:
How does the DOJ describe the risks disclosing the documents poses to its investigation?
The Justice Department said in its filing that its investigation would be "irreparably" harmed if the additional materials are unsealed.
"If disclosed, the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to the government's ongoing investigation, providing specific details about its direction and likely course, in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps," the Justice Department filing said. It pointed specifically to the threat that disclosure of information about FBI witnesses would "chill future cooperation by witnesses whose assistance may be sought as this investigation progresses, as well as in other high-profile investigations."
The Justice Department may seek to emphasize those points in a way that gives more of a picture of where the probe stands.
While it was known before the search that the Justice Department was investigating the handling of classified documents from Trump's White House, the news of the search has led to confirmation that the probe has taken some other significant steps, including with FBI interviews of prominent ex-Trump officials.
Among those who have spoken to the FBI for the investigation are Trump's White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his former deputy Patrick Philbin, as CNN and The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Other Trump aides who are known to have been interviewed by investigators include Molly Michael, then an executive assistant to Trump; Beau Harrison, an operations coordinator for Trump who previously worked in the White House; former White House staff secretary Derek Lyons; and Walt Nauta, a former White House valet.
How does DOJ describe the national security risks of unsealing the documents?
As the Justice Department put forward in its filing, this investigation is not just any criminal probe but one that "that implicates national security."
"The fact that this investigation implicates highly classified materials further underscores the need to protect the integrity of the investigation and exacerbates the potential for harm if information is disclosed to the public prematurely or improper," the Justice Department said.
Thursday's hearing could give some hints about why the department sought to execute the search when it did.
CNN and The New York Times have reported how a series of investigative steps and efforts to secure material marked as classified played out over several months before the search. The National Archives had first requested and got back into its possession 15 boxes in January -- with some materials labeled with a classification level -- prompting the agency to call for a criminal investigation. The Justice Department then looked into the matter, with major investigative steps taken, especially in June. Investigators visited the beach club, saw where records were being kept, asked the Trump team to secure them and issued a subpoena to have them returned to federal hands. The Trump Organization also provided investigators access to surveillance videos in response to another subpoena. That led investigators to spot something on the video around a storage room that concerned them, the Times has reported.
Does the Trump team seek to make his views known to the judge?
The former President is not officially a party in the dispute. Instead, the Justice Department is facing off with the news outlets and other organizations that are seeking the release of the documents. When DOJ proposed unsealing the initial round of warrant materials last week -- specifically the search warrant itself and the property receipt from the search -- the judge instructed the department to confer with Trump and to inform the court whether the former President opposed releasing those materials. He did not and they were released on Friday.
The court has not since sought more information about how Trump views releasing more warrant materials, but Trump's opinions about unsealing the documents have been presented to the court by other means. One of the groups that asked the court to unseal the documents is Judicial Watch, a conservative group that regularly advocates for transparency around government activity and documents. The organization has repeatedly flagged in court public statements Trump has made in favor of releasing the documents. Judicial Watch has asked the court to allow it to present brief arguments at Thursday's hearing, and there is a 9 a.m. ET Thursday deadline for other parties to file in court to respond to the DOJ's opposition to unsealing the documents.
Trump on social media has called for the "immediate release of the completely Unredacted Affidavit," but whether his team seeks to weigh in before the judge remains to be seen.
Will the judge give any indication for how he will rule?
In the dispute, Reinhart is being asked to weigh the Justice Department's reasons for keeping the documents secret against the public interest in transparency around a highly newsworthy investigation. The Justice Department -- by previously seeking to unseal the initial round of warrant materials -- has already conceded that there is a significant public interest that warrants giving some transparency around the FBI's search. But the department has drawn the line on the release of the additional warrant documents.
The question is whether that is where Reinhart draws the line as well.
He could say what he is going to do from the bench during Thursday's hearing. Or he could keep his cards close to his chest and wait to rule with a written order at a later time. Or Thursday's hearing could not fully get into the substance of both sides' arguments, and stay on certain procedural issues the judge wants to settle first.
But it would be very surprising if the judge didn't agree with the Justice Department. Though this is an unusual situation, the secrecy around an ongoing investigation is a norm in the judicial system across the country. And the judge has already seen this search warrant affidavit and can assess for himself already the gravity of the details within it.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Capital Partners ("Aurora"), a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced today the closing of its previously announced sale of VLS Environmental Solutions ("VLS" or the "Company") to I Squared Capital ("I Squared"), a leading global infrastructure investment manager. VLS provides mission-critical, customized waste and specialty cleaning and repair services to a variety of highly regulated industries in North America. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
VLS operates two principal segments: non-hazardous industrial waste handling, treatment, and sustainable disposal, as well as rail and marine specialty cleaning and repair. As one of the only nationwide providers of ESG-friendly industrial waste solutions, the Company's sustainable disposal solutions are especially attractive for customers with zero-waste-to-landfill initiatives. The Company offers a comprehensive set of waste management solutions that process industrial non-hazardous waste to create alternative engineered fuels for industrial processes, fuel for waste-to-energy generation, treated wastewater, and landfill solidification.
"It has been exciting to work alongside the VLS team and help transform the Company from a Southeast-focused provider to a leading ESG-focused environmental solutions platform with nationwide scale and a broad-based environmental services offering," said Matthew Laycock, Partner at Aurora. "VLS has grown tremendously since our partnership in 2017, including the completion of nine acquisitions to support our buy and build strategy, and there is significant runway to continue this strong performance across its business lines. We wish the Company, its management and its new partners continued success."
"The entire VLS organization, led by John Magee, has done an excellent job leading the business through this phase of growth, and we appreciate their efforts throughout our partnership. They locked arms with us on Aurora's Strategy & Operations Program and expanded across all areas of their platform: geographic reach, customer service offerings, and internal talent," said Andrew Wilson, Partner at Aurora. "Given its unique service offering and strong customer value proposition, VLS is well-positioned to continue its growth within the broader environmental services industry."
"Aurora has been an incredible partner to the leadership team at VLS, providing guidance and expertise to support the Company in achieving our growth objectives," said John Magee, President and CEO of VLS. "We are thrilled to partner with the I Squared team and believe they are the right next owner to help drive the continued expansion of our market-leading environmental services platform."
Houlihan Lokey served as lead financial advisor, Robert W. Baird served as co-financial advisor, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal advisor to Aurora Capital Partners. Jefferies LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to I Squared Capital.
Aurora Capital Partners is a leading Los Angeles-based private equity firm with over $4.5 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1991, the firm focuses principally on control investments in middle-market companies with leading market positions, stable industry dynamics, attractive business model characteristics and actionable opportunities for growth in partnership with management. Aurora provides unique resources to its portfolio companies through its Strategy & Operations Program and its team of experienced operating advisors. Aurora's investors include leading public and corporate pension funds, endowments and foundations active in private equity investing. For more information about Aurora Capital Partners, visit: www.auroracap.com.
VLS' Waste division provides customized waste processing solutions for non-hazardous industrial and commercial waste, including landfill diversion and sustainability programs, solidification of liquid waste, recycling, and wastewater treatment. The Company's Railcar Cleaning division provides specialty cleaning services for difficult-to-clean products including chemicals, hardened materials and pressurized gases using the most environmentally friendly and safe processes in the industry. Also, the Company's Marine division has state-of-the-art barge cleaning and repair facilities for a wide variety of petroleum and chemical solvents. Today, VLS has over 800 employees in 28 locations across the country. For more information about VLS, visit: www.vlses.com.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), pursuant to the previously disclosed agreement with Cevian Capital II GP Limited ("Cevian"), today appointed Gustav Lundgren to the Board of Directors, replacing Min Liu who resigned. The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of 64 cents for the third quarter of 2022.
Director Appointment
Gustav Lundgren is a partner of Cevian Capital, a 9.99% stockholder of the Company. Mr. Lundgren replaces Min Liu, Cevian's previously designated director, who resigned from the Autoliv, Inc. Board of Directors on August 18, 2022.
The Board has determined that Gustav Lundgren is an independent director and has appointed him as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Autoliv's Board of Directors now consists of eleven members, all of whom are independent except Mikael Bratt, our CEO:
- Jan Carlson, Chairman of the Board
- Mikael Bratt, President and CEO
- Laurie Brlas
- Leif Johansson, Chair of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
- Hasse Johansson
- Franz-Josef Kortüm
- Frédéric Lissalde, Chair of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee
- Xiaozhi Liu
- Gustav Lundgren
- Martin Lundstedt
- Thaddeus Senko, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
Gustav Lundgren joined Cevian in 2006. He holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics. He is a Swedish citizen and is based in Stockholm.
Quarterly Dividend
The dividend will be payable on Thursday, September 22, 2022 to Autoliv shareholders of record on the close of business on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. The ex-date will be Tuesday, September 6, 2022 for holders of common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as well as for holders of Swedish Depository Receipts (SDRs) listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
This information is information that Autoliv, Inc. is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the first contact person set out below, at 2:00 PM CET on August 18, 2022.
Inquiries:
Investors & Analysts: Anders Trapp, Tel +46 (0)8 587 206 71
Investors & Analysts: Henrik Kaar, Tel +46 (0)8 587 206 14
Media: Gabriella Ekelund, Tel +46 (70) 612 64 24
About Autoliv
Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV; Nasdaq Stockholm: ALIV.sdb) is the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems. Through our group companies, we develop, manufacture and market protective systems, such as airbags, seatbelts, and steering wheels for all major automotive manufacturers in the world as well as mobility safety solutions, such as pedestrian protection, connected safety services and safety solutions for riders of powered two wheelers. At Autoliv, we challenge and re-define the standards of mobility safety to sustainably deliver leading solutions. In 2021, our products saved close to 35,000 lives. Every year our products prevent more than 300,000 severe injuries.
Our more than 60,000 associates in 28 countries are passionate about our vision of Saving More Lives and quality is at the heart of everything we do. We drive innovation, research, and development at our 14 technical centers, with their 20 test tracks. Sales in 2021 amounted to US $ 8.2 billion. For more information go to www.autoliv.com.
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The Caregility Cloud™ and Eko Connect integration addresses virtual care gaps by providing a more comprehensive physical exam experience to care teams and patients
EATONTOWN, N.J. and OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caregility, an enterprise telehealth platform company, and Eko, the market leader in stethoscopes for telehealth, today announced an integration partnership. Caregility's cloud platform now seamlessly integrates with Eko's smart stethoscopes and software, enabling users of Caregility's iConsult application to perform high-quality auscultation (heart, lung, and other body sounds) on patients during a virtual physical exam.
"Our partnership addresses a key component missing from most virtual exams – auscultation. The ability for care teams to easily and accurately assess a patient's body sounds in real-time will have a meaningful impact on our hybrid care delivery models, including telenursing, telerounding, tele-ICU, and at-home care," said Peter McLain, Chief Strategy Officer and SVP of Business Development at Caregility. "Eko's unparalleled digital stethoscope sound quality and waveform visualization software will build clinician confidence, reduce workflow friction, and ultimately improve patient outcomes."
This partnership integrates Eko Connect, Eko's suite of telehealth APIs, with Caregility Cloud™. Caregility's award-winning telehealth solution now has access to live-streaming stethoscope sounds with real-time phonocardiogram (PCG) and electrocardiogram (ECG)* waveform visualization within a familiar interface. The integration is compatible with Eko's complete line of smart stethoscopes, including the CORE Digital Stethoscope Attachment, 3M™ Littmann® CORE Digital Stethoscope, and DUO ECG + Digital Stethoscope.
During an iConsult virtual care session, care teams can quickly and easily collaborate to perform a complete stethoscope examination on a patient. Users wirelessly connect an Eko stethoscope directly with a Caregility APS telehealth device or tablet with just one touch. This streamlined workflow eliminates additional workflow complexities and allows the care team to stay within Caregility's iConsult application to focus on conducting a high-quality virtual visit.
"Caregility and Eko share a mission to provide healthcare professionals and institutions with technologies that enable them to give their patients the best care possible, in-person or remote," said Jason Bellet, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Eko. "By marrying our Eko Connect solution with Caregility's virtual care platform, we're redefining the virtual physical exam experience for hundreds of health systems, thousands of clinicians, and millions of patients."
Caregility customers and healthcare institutions interested in integrating Eko into the Caregility telehealth platform can attend an educational webinar on August 25. Learn more about the webinar and partnership at ekohealth.com/caregility.
*ECG data available only with the Eko DUO ECG + Digital Stethoscope
About Caregility
Caregility Corporation is dedicated to connecting patients and clinicians everywhere with its Caregility Cloud™ virtual care platform. Designated as the Best in KLAS Virtual Care Platform (non-EMR) in 2021 and 2022, Caregility Cloud™ powers a purpose-built ecosystem of enterprise telehealth solutions across the care continuum. Caregility provides secure, reliable, and HIPAA- compliant audio and video communication designed for any device and clinical workflow, in both acute and ambulatory settings. Caregility supports more than 1,300 hospitals across dozens of health systems with millions of virtual care sessions hosted annually. From critical and acute, to urgent and emergent, to post-acute and ambulatory, as well as hospital-to-home, Caregility is connecting care everywhere. Follow Caregility on LinkedIn and Twitter at @caregility.
About Eko
Eko, a digital health company, is advancing how healthcare professionals detect and monitor heart and lung disease with its innovative suite of digital tools, patient and provider software, and AI-powered analysis. Its FDA-cleared platform is used by hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide, allowing them to detect earlier and with higher accuracy, diagnose with more confidence, manage treatment effectively, and ultimately give their patients the best care possible. Eko is headquartered in Oakland, California, with over $125 million in funding from Highland Capital Partners, Questa Capital, Artis Ventures, DigiTx Partners, NTTVC, Morningside Technology Ventures Limited, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health, and others. For more information visit www.ekohealth.com.
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FG intensifies efforts on protection of schools nationwide
FOLLOWING the directive by the Federal Government for Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to deploy its personnel for protection of schools nationwide, the corps has declared a state of emergency in schools across the country.
The Federal Government is concerned about the persistent attacks on schools in some parts of the country, especially in the North, by terrorists and kidnappers of schoolchildren for ransom.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Arẹgbẹsọla, had accordingly ordered the NSCDC to ensure deployment of its personnel to protect schools nationwide.
This prompted the Commandant General of NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, to create a Special Female Squad to be deployed in schools and other educational institutions.
Speaking at a two-day train-the-trainer capacity-building workshop opened at the corps’ national headquarters, Sauka, Abuja, the Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, in an attempt to proactively protect Nigeria’s educational institutions, said that the corps had trained its Specialised Female Squad unit on the sustainable measures and strategies to be used to protect schools nationwide in order to curtail security threats.
Represented by the Deputy Commandant-General (DCG), Crisis and Disaster Management, Nnamdi Nwinyi, Audi noted that the workshop was apt, timely and germane to the implementation of the Safe School Initiative of the Federal Government.
He stressed that the workshop came at a time when the nation is contending with security challenges, which necessitate the need for more pragmatic actions to whittle down the menace of insecurity in the country.
He hinted that the Specialised Female Squad since its establishment has gained significant mileage against the ugly trend of kidnapping of schoolchildren for ransom and commended the squad for its deliberate efforts in repelling numerous kidnapping attempts on students and more importantly, keeping schools safe at all times.
The CG charged the unit to remain focused, resilient and committed to the security of schools and protection of students, teachers and other workers.
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He said, “The learning environment should be devoid of violence and crimes in order to attain educational excellence which is key to the growth and development of the nation.
“Nothing in the world could be as precious as our children, which is why we have declared an emergency in this sector to mitigate the multi-faceted threats that are challenging the nation’s security architecture, especially the attacks on institutions of learning by hoodlums, kidnappers and bandits.
“We have developed strategic plans and a robust template that will crystallise into more precise action to prevail over these hostilities and achieve sustainable safe schools in Nigeria.
“Note that the workshop is structured to expand your capacity as members of the Female Squad unit. You are therefore meant to compare notes, engage in critical thinking and come up with more robust templates to achieve sustainable safe schools in Nigeria.”
Dr Audi assured that schools would remain safe and conducive for Nigerian children as the corps is intensively collaborating and cooperating with other security operatives to combat all forms of criminalities across the country.
He charged participants at the workshop to take the lessons, skills and knowledge acquired during the training down to their colleagues and subordinates for effective discharge of duties.
In his remark, the Chief Executive Officer of Supersonic Limited, Frank Ohwofa thanked the Commandant-General for granting his company the opportunity to facilitate the training and lauded his foresight in creating the Specialised Female Squad.
He stated that the workshop was conceived to train the Female Squad Unit on new security trends and patterns employed by bandits and kidnappers for ransom.
According to him, “The workshop will interrogate in-depth public emergency security systems that can be deployed by the corps in collaboration with other stakeholders to effectively harness the kinetic assets of the corps for maximum performance.
He stated that the workshop is consistent with the imperativeness to provide robust interventionist and proactive measures to mitigate the multi-faceted threats confronting the nation.
He described those chosen to lead in the fight against kidnappings and other forms of insecurity threatening safe learning environment as patriots.
On the other hand, he charged participants to take advantage of the training to build on the training already acquired before now with a view to filling necessary gaps. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-intensifies-efforts-on-protection-of-schools-nationwide/ | 2022-08-18T13:46:29Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-intensifies-efforts-on-protection-of-schools-nationwide/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), in the 2023 general election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has appointed Abdulmumin Jibrin and Ladipo Johnson as his campaign council spokespersons.
The former Kano State governor disclosed this recently via his official Twitter account.
The presidential hopeful opined that his choice of spokespersons was based on their high level of networking and in-depth understanding of the Nitty-Gritty of communication.
According to him, the two newly appointed council spokespersons have what it takes to bring about a new Nigeria.
“I have approved the appointment of Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin and Barr. Ladipo Johnson as spokespersons for my campaign council.
“I have no doubt that the duo will use their wealth of experience in communications and vast networks to deliver on our mandate for a new Nigeria.”
Abdulmumin Jubrin is a former member of the Federal House of Representatives who represented the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State in the lower chamber of the National Assembly.
Johnson, on the other hand, is a solicitor of law who practices in Nigeria. Apart from being a lawyer, he is also a politician and a farmer. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/kwankwaso-appoints-abdulmumin-jibrin-ladipo-johnson-as-campaign-spokespersons/ | 2022-08-18T13:46:34Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/kwankwaso-appoints-abdulmumin-jibrin-ladipo-johnson-as-campaign-spokespersons/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nigerian airlines charged on establishment of accident investigation unit
Nigeria’s commissioner and chief executive officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau, (AIB-N), Mr. Akin Olateru, has called on all Nigerian airlines to establish a unit for accident investigation in their respective organisations to enhance air safety.
Olateru made the statement while receiving the investigation team probing the crash of the Havilland DHC-6-400 Twin Otter operated by Caverton Cameroon at the bureau’s headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The commissioner said this would help the airlines to understand and take advantage of the benefits of accident investigation to boost safety in their operations.
Olateru who said that big carriers like American airlines could have such units, which has greatly benefited the carriers, insisted that it was the responsibility of everyone to have an understanding of accident investigation in Africa.
The commissioner hinted that once the AIB-N training school under construction is fully commissioned that it will play a significant role in training airlines’ personnel in accident investigation, which will help them in investigating occurrences to enhance safety in their operations.
According to Olateru, Singapore and the other two countries have already signified readiness to assist the AIB training school which he said would be a world-class training institution located in Abuja and expected to commence operations before the end of the year.
The Cameroonian delegation led by Mrs. Leopoldine Essimi of the ministry of transport included Colonel Brice Okomou, Captain Raymond Ekenglo, and Mrs. Mispa Samnick.
Speaking for the Cameroonian delegation, Essimi, said they were in Nigeria to seek AIB-N expertise in the reading of the flight recorders, transcription of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), analysis of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), and FDR animation.
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The DHR-6-400 Twin Otter (registered TJ-TIM) was operating Yaoundé (Nsi malen) – Dompta-Yaoundé (Nsimalen) on May 11, 2022, when it crashed killing all the passengers and crew members. The aircraft was found crashed in a forest, not far from Nanga Eboko.
Nigeria was part of the investigation in line with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) annex 13 since there were Nigerians on board the ill-fated aircraft.
Olateru who said that Cameroon had not decided whether it would cede the investigation completely to Nigeria or not, declared that Nigeria will be assisting Cameroon in the investigation with her flight safety laboratory, which according to him is one of the best in the world.
The laboratory has an upgraded facility called Memory Access Retriever System (MARS), which will be deployed to retrieve information from the CVR, which was badly burnt and damaged. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigerian-airlines-charged-on-establishment-of-accident-investigation-unit/ | 2022-08-18T13:46:46Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigerian-airlines-charged-on-establishment-of-accident-investigation-unit/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A-level results are out and the grades have dropped for the first time since lockdown. But what if you didn't get the grades you had hoped?
It can be incredibly stressful to not get the results you had hoped for. But just because you didn't make the grade that doesn't mean all hope is lost.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host Jeremy Clarkson has made his yearly tweet about how he failed his exams and is living the life of luxury, imploring people not to worry if they didn't do as well as they had hoped. Yet that might be little comfort to most people who missed the mark and they are probably pulling their hair out, wondering what to do next.
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But there are several avenues you can take, so don't worry. What's more, you aren't the only person as lockdown has impacted everyone's grades as they are lower than they were during the pandemic - in which most people saw their grades inflated.
So what practical steps can you take? Can you still make it to uni?
Clearing
Clearing is how universities and colleges fill any places they still have on their courses. From July 5 - October 18, you can apply for a course using Clearing if you don't already have an offer from a university or college, and the course still has places.
According to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), you can use Clearing if:
- you’re applying after 30 June
- you didn’t receive any offers (or none you wanted to accept)
- you didn’t meet the conditions of your offers
- you've paid the multiple choice application fee of £26.50
- you’ve declined your firm place using the ‘decline my place’ button in your application
How to apply
Ask for advice
You should talk to an adviser at your school, college, centre, or careers office, who can talk you through alternative courses/subjects. If you’re applying independently, you can find everything you need to know about the Clearing process on ucas.com.
See what courses are available
You should use UCAS' search tool to find courses – it's the only official vacancy list, so it’s the most up-to-date. If you can't find the course you're looking for you should do the following:
- consider different subjects - you could also look at joint honours courses, so you can study a mix of subjects
- keep checking – universities update their course information regularly
- check the course details – how is it structured each year? What modules make up each year? What are the entry requirements?
- Talk to any unis or colleges you're interested in
Before you add a Clearing choice in your application, you need to call the uni and give them your Clearing number (you can find this in your application), and Personal ID, so they can look it up. Ask if they'd accept you as they might reconsider you even if you applied to them earlier in the year.
Get informal offers over the phone and decide which one you want to accept. Ask about accommodation options, as you'll want to know if there are any on campus.
Explore the campus if you have the time, as it's the best way to see what it is like. If this isn't possible, see if they have a virtual tour or virtual open day.
Add your Clearing choice in your application
"Only add a Clearing choice once you have permission from the university or college," UCAS states. "Click 'Add Clearing choice', and fill in the course details by the date the university/college gave you on the phone.
"This counts as you definitely accepting the offer, so if they confirm, it'll show as an acceptance on your 'Choices' page in your application. You can only add one choice at a time, but if the university/college doesn't confirm your place, you'll be able to add another.
"If the university/college confirms your place, find your student accommodation and then make sure you get everything ready to start your studies."
Appealing results
If you think your grade is wrong, you can challenge it by requesting a re-mark or appealing the result. Here's how the process works and what you need to do.
After your A-level results have been received, you can ask your school or college to request a review of the marking from the exam board. But remember, you might have to pay a fee if your grade isn't changed after a review.
Students can generally only request reviews directly if they are a private candidate, though they can still go through the school that submitted their exam entry if they wish. Your work will then be checked for marking mistakes and your result may change if the exam board finds any.
Bear in mind that your overall grade could be higher or lower than the original if it's adjusted.
Exam board appeal
You can then appeal your result through your school or college if you still think there has been a mistake. The exam board will then look at your work again and decide if your mark or grade needs correcting.
Can I appeal the exam board's decision?
Yes. If you don't think your appeal was handled properly by the board, you have the option of requesting a review from the exam watchdog. This can again be done through your school or college.
A review request must be received by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) within 21 days of you getting the exam board's appeal decision. Ofqal can't carry out a review until the appeal process has been completed and a decision given.
It won't review your work but will instead consider whether the exam board followed its own procedures correctly and whether it complied with Ofqal rules. Ofqual will tell you if a review is going ahead and will keep you updated – or tell you why it has been rejected.
The watchdog can't tell the exam board to change your grade, though. This will only happen if the awarding body decides it was wrong and your grade needs to be corrected.
What are the grade boundaries?
According to the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), grades this year will look different to 2021 because of changes made during the pandemic, The Mirror reports. Yet if your results come out less than expected, you can always look at the grade boundaries to consider whether it's worth appealing.
Grade boundaries are the minimum number of marks you need for each grade. Each year the different examination boards create a system to determine what the grade boundaries should be based on the difficulty of the exam and the overall performance.
The boundaries are only created after all of the marks are tallied so that students are not unfairly penalised if an exam was generally considered too difficult. They also look at papers from the previous year so they can maintain a similar standard.
The lowest and highest grade boundaries are decided first, then the others are slotted in.
Students will see their numerical marks as well as their grades on their results sheet. Therefore if a student is one or two marks away from the next grade up, they can always appeal their mark to see if they can gain any further points.
The A-Level pass grades are A*, A, B, C, D and E.
If you fail your exam, you will receive a U (meaning ungraded).
CCEA grade boundaries
AS and A2 grade boundaries for CCEA students can be found here.
Pearson Edexcel grade boundaries
Pearson Edexcel grade boundaries were at released at 6am this morning.
A-level Pearson Edexcel grade boundaries can be found here.
OCR grade boundaries
OCR grade boundaries were released at 8am this morning. The A-level grade boundaries for OCR can be found here.
AQA grade boundaries
The grade boundaries for AQA were released at 8am this morning. The AQA A-level grade boundaries can be found here.
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West Kent has once again been awarded the highest rating for how well the organisation is run and financial stability by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).
West Kent is a vibrant community provider of social housing, affordable homes and services to people living in the towns and villages throughout Kent.
In April 2022, the RSH carried out an In-Depth Assessment (IDA) of West Kent. This involved a detailed review of the organisation's strategic plans, risk management and board oversight of its performance as outlined in their guidance Regulating the Standards - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Tracy Allison, Chief Executive of West Kent says: “I am very pleased that we have been re-confirmed with the top ratings for governance and financial viability from the regulator following their In-Depth Assessment in April 2022. We know housing associations are facing increasing challenges following the pandemic and with the growing cost-of-living crisis, so to be recognised as being a well-managed organisation is fantastic news.''
West Kent was also a finalist at the 2021 UK Housing Awards in recognition of the range and pace of digital initiatives we introduced that led to improved outcomes for our customers.
West Kent Homes
West Kent offers many different housing solutions including schemes that give over 55s residents the opportunity to live their best life.
Emerald homes, from West Kent Housing Association, offer quality apartments in picturesque surroundings with a wide range of flexible services available to help residents live the most independent life possible. These services include chiropodists, hairdressers, hearing and vision specialists and most schemes have mobility scooter storage facilities.
The aim of this accommodation is to sustain independence, reduce isolation, offer choice and flexibility and empower residents to live fulfilling lives. You can redefine your retirement by enjoying the wealth of services and activities offered at each of the communities.
The homes have a dedicated management service and on-site care team giving extra peace of mind and reassurance. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with additional housing support Monday to Friday and also on Saturday mornings.
Each West Kent Housing Association Emerald Home has access to great public transport links whether you are wanting to take a day trip into London, Maidstone, Folkestone or further afield to Europe..
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For more information about applying and rental prices please contact West Kent Housing Association.
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A Cadbury chocolate bar has returned to a UK store after being discontinued for 20 years. Fans were delighted to discover the chocolate bar has returned and is being sold by B&M.
The Cadbury Dream bar is similar to Nestle's iconic Milkybar, however, it boasts far thicker white chocolate chunks. It was thought that the item had been discontinued in 2002.
However, the product is still manufactured in Australia and South Africa, which means B&M is importing them to sell. It was relaunched in the UK in 2020 as part of the B&M Cadbury Australia Chocolate promotions.
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One shopper was delighted to discover the bar in store and took to Facebook's Food Finds UK group to share the news. Alongside a picture, they wrote: "B&M £1.99."
The welcome news delighted fans on social media who clamoured to say they want one, LeicesterLive reports.
B&M also sells Cadbury Dairy Milk Top Deck, Crispy Mint Creme, and Moro Bars and two Cadbury Old Gold Bar flabours (Roast Almond and Peppermint). It also sells Cadbury Caramilk Bars and Cadbury Twirl Caramilk Bars and Australian Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish Delight Bars.
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Wendy's burger chain is set to open its first restaurant in Kent, almost a year on from when the chain opened its first location in the UK. The site in Maidstone is now recruiting staff for the American burger chain.
In May 2021, Wendy's announced its aims to create 12,000 jobs across 400 outlets upon its return to the UK in a bid to rival McDonald's and Burger King. The Maidstone restaurant will open in Week Street, in place of where Carphone Warehouse once was.
A date has yet to be confirmed for the opening but the signs on the exterior of the building say 'coming soon' and significant progress has been made on the store since the announcement in May. The fast food giant promises to its customers that its prices will match those of its rivals, and already has delivery deals with Uber Eats.
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Wendys previously operated in the UK until 2001, citing property costs and other overheads as reasons behind its departure. In a statement issued in May 2021 ahead of its return, a Wendy's spokesperson said: “The UK launch will spearhead a European-wide expansion as Wendy’s looks to build on strong growth on the other side of the Atlantic, where the brand last year dethroned Burger King to become the No 2 player in the US hamburger market.”
A typical restaurant will employ between 30 to 50 staff, with bosses promising there will be no zero-hours contracts. The burger chain plans to open 400 outlets across the UK, and has already opened a number of sites.
You can find Wendy's in Reading, Stratford Shopping Centre in London, Croydon, Romford, Oxford and Brighton. The restaurant opening in Maidstone will be the first of its kind in Kent.
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Honor places Quinones among the best criminal defense attorneys in the nation
HOUSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston-based Quinones & Associates, PLLC announced today that firm founder Letitia D. Quinones has been named to the 2023 list of Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and one of the most respected lawyer ranking services in the country.
In her inaugural year on the Best Lawyers list, Ms. Quinones is recognized for her work as a criminal defense attorney. Board Certified in Criminal Defense by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Ms. Quinones has spent more than 20 years successfully litigating complex state and federal criminal matters.
Ms. Quinones is also well-respected in the legal community and has gained a reputation for zealous representation and a talent for connecting with juries on a personal and emotional level. Her skill and reputation are two of the reasons prominent and nationally acclaimed Houston attorney Rusty Hardin has partnered with Ms. Quinones. She now serves as Of Counsel with Rusty Hardin & Associates, and the partnership has already seen great success.
"It is my goal every day to use my skills as a litigator to ensure my clients are treated fairly under the law – that they have only the very best legal representation," said Ms. Quinones. "To be recognized for that work is truly an honor. Even more special is that this is based on reviews from my peers – I can't think of anything better."
Best Lawyers recognition is based on peer review and a rigorous vetting process. Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Those who receive high peer reviews then undergo Best Lawyers' thorough verification process. To read more about Ms. Quinones' Best Lawyers honor, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/america.
About Quinones & Associates, PLLC
Quinones & Associates, PLLC is a Houston-based law firm that specializes in providing its clients with the most aggressive and compassionate legal defense possible. Its founder, Letitia Quinones, has spent more than two decades litigating complex state and federal criminal matters and has earned a reputation for obtaining favorable results in criminal litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and personal injury matters. To learn more about the firm, visit https://www.quinonesandassociates.com/.
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SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennar, one of the nation's leading homebuilders, has announced the start of sales at Morgans Meadows, offering five new home collections and premier amenities at a competitive price. The new Lennar homes will sit within the 250-acre Morgans Meadows masterplanned community, located in the western suburbs of metro San Antonio.
"Our new homes at Morgans Meadows offer all the benefits buyers look for, including beautiful floorplans with designer touches, the latest technology features, and premier community amenities. Students will attend great schools, and families will have access to close-by conveniences that make life extra enjoyable," said Lennar Division President Brian Barron. "It will be a wonderful place to make a lifetime of memories."
Homes at Morgans Meadows range from 1,016 to 3,036 square feet, with two to five-bedroom plan options. The home exteriors are designed with a selection of siding, brick, or a combination. The one- and two-story designs are from Lennar's popular Cottage, Watermill, Barrington, Brookstone, and Westfield collections. Each features generous living and kitchen spaces and resort-style master suites.
All homes are ENERGY STAR certified and come with Lennar's signature Everything's Included® program, where the homebuilder's most popular options and upgrades are built into the base price of the home. At Morgans Meadows, this includes granite countertops, designer cabinetry, GE® stainless steel appliances, and a host of other carefully curated interior touches.
Pricing begins in the $200,000s.
Residents of Morgans Meadows will have exclusive access to the community's future pool, park, and playground.
Morgans Meadows is minutes from neighborhood shopping centers, dining, and a short drive to attractions such as Sea World theme park, Medina Lake, and Government Canyon State Natural Area. It is also less than 20 miles from Lackland Air Force Base.
The award-winning Northside ISD School District will serve children living at Morgans Meadows.
The Morgans Meadows Welcome Home Center and sales office is scheduled to open this fall at 14233 Penny Run, San Antonio, Texas. For more information, call (210) 393-8095 or visit the Morgans Meadows Community Website or www.lennar.com.
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation's leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar's Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar's homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar's Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LENX drives Lennar's technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit lennar.com.
Contact: Danielle Tocco
Vice President Communications
Lennar Corporation
Danielle.Tocco@Lennar.com
Direct Line: 949.789.1633
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Provides pathway for cutting edge medical equipment delivering care for America's veterans
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MellingMedical is honored to announce the renewal and expansion of its Federal Supply Schedule contract that several of America's top medical device and equipment companies have leveraged to deliver resources across Veterans Affairs, DoD, and other federal medical facilities.
"As a company founded and led by military veterans, we are especially proud to play a role in delivering state-of-the-art medical equipment and supplies to patients receiving care from the Veterans Administration," said Chris Melling, founder and CEO of MellingMedical. "The roster of companies on our supply schedule that have trusted us to support their federal health system sales is an affirmation of our ethical approach to business and our track record of successfully navigating the federal acquisition system for our manufacturing partners."
MellingMedical's new five-year Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract (36F79722D01891) is effective August 15, 2022, through August 14, 2027, with five additional option years. The items are awarded under Schedule 65 II A - Medical Equipment and Supplies under Federal Supply Schedule Solicitation RFP-797-FSS-99-0025-R10. The contract replaces Melling's expiring Medical Surgical Federal Supply Schedule (Contract No V797D-50471).
Under GSA-delegated authority, the VA manages multiple award contracts for medical equipment, supply, pharmaceutical, and service Schedule programs. With over $14 billion in sales, the VA FSS Service supports the healthcare requirements of the VA and other federal government agencies by providing Federal customers access to more than 1 million state-of-the-art commercial products and services.
Multiple manufacturing suppliers included on MellingMedical's original schedule have products listed on the renewal contract, including:
- Diopsys
- Jackson Medical
- Katalyst
- Katena
- Keeler
- Kerecis
- TearLab
- Volk
In addition, MellingMedical has added products supplied by the below companies in the renewal contract:
- Boston Scientific (Lumenis)
- Bruder
- Focal Healthcare
- Haag-Streit/Reliance
- Icare USA, Inc.
- Kent Imaging
- Lions VisionGift
- OCULUS, Inc.
- Optos
- Samsara Vision
- Sonablate Corp.
- Topcon Healthcare
MellingMedical, a CVE-Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), holds a Medical Equipment and Surgical Federal Supply Schedule (Med/Surg), as well as a Pharmaceutical Schedule, and currently serves more than 165 VA Medical Centers and 300 VA Outpatient clinics, all seven (7) VA CMOPs, 95 DoD Medical Facilities and Health and Human Services (HHS), including Indian Health Services (IHS) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). MellingMedical provides access to innovative and cost-effective healthcare solutions in ophthalmology, optometry, urology and wound care. To learn more, visit MellingMedical.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sybersound, a record company based in Malibu, CA and distributed by Universal Music Group, is happy to announce a 50% off promotion for the subscription of the popular Party Tyme Karaoke app available on VIZIO Smart TVs. The offer is available now through September 5, 2022 and invites VIZIO users to lock in the 50% off rate for the duration of their subscription.
Party Tyme is the leading brand name in karaoke, with sales of 18 million CDs. Now available on many digital platforms, Party Tyme offers the biggest and best-sounding karaoke library on the market, with 20,000+ songs to choose from. The catalog contains the hottest current hits, as well as the most popular songs of all time from various genres, including Pop, Rock, R&B, Country, Oldies, Standards, Latin, and more. Exciting new song releases keep users up to date with the latest and greatest hits. Party Tyme's search feature makes it easy to find favorite songs, artists, and genres.
Perfect for parties with friends and family, Party Tyme provides music for singers of all ages. The Karaoke app brings music into the home, can entertain children for hours on end, and can even help them learn to read.
Beginning now until September 5th, VIZIO users can check out the app using the 50% off promotion, and kick off an instant home karaoke party for just $2.49 per month (typically $4.99 per month)!
VIZIO users can take advantage of this offer directly through VIZIO's new payment and subscription management solution, VIZIO Account where they can quickly subscribe to Party Tyme Karaoke and manage payments and other subscriptions – all in one place.
Jan Stevens, Sybersound's CEO, exclaims, "We are extremely excited to offer an aggressive 50% Off Summer Sale to VIZIO users. Karaoke brings joy and adventure into the homes of millions, and we love sharing this experience across VIZIO TVs."
This fun and engaging karaoke application, which is also available on mobile platforms, is powered by white label OTT service OTTera. Sybersound has partnered with Los Angeles-based white label streaming video service OTTera to develop and maintain the Party Tyme app.
Sybersound CEO, Jan Stevens says, "OTTera's brilliant developers have helped us create a beautiful, sleek app that customers are absolutely raving over!"
For more information, please visit https://www.partytymestreaming.com/vizio, or contact customerservice@partytyme.com.
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The network's ninth acquisition since its inception, the fifth in Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Orthopaedic Partners ("USOP"), the rapidly-expanding network for private orthopaedic practices in the Southeastern United States, announces the acquisition of Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists ("Bienville") of Mississippi. Bienville is the ninth acquisition for USOP, contributing to a platform that now supports more than 170 providers across 39 locations in Alabama and Mississippi. Serving the lower six counties of the state, Bienville is the largest orthopaedic provider on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In Mississippi alone, USOP has 96 orthopaedic providers making it the largest network of orthopaedic providers in the state.
"Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists is a great example of the quality and culture we aim to recruit to our platform. We are delighted to add Bienville and their team of professionals to our network," said Glen Silverman, U.S. Orthopaedic Partners' CEO. "There is no secret to our platform's success, our physician partners actively seek to align with other like-minded physicians. We have experienced strong targeted growth since our inception and will continue to stay focused on expanding our footprint with groups like Bienville that are top in class and align perfectly with the USOP platform."
Bienville was founded in 1981 and has grown to 32 providers with 5 locations across the Mississippi Gulf Coast in order to meet the needs of the community they serve. Currently, the group consists of 17 physicians and 15 physician extenders, offering full-service orthopaedic care in the specialties of hand and wrist, shoulder and elbow, spine, joint replacements, foot and ankle, sports medicine, and pain management. In addition, Bienville offers other value-added services including physical therapy, MRI, workers' compensation, and outpatient surgery. Bienville is South Mississippi's leader in hip, knee, and spine robotic surgery.
"Our dedicated staff work hard to ensure our patients have a great experience with a focus on personalized care," said Will Brancamp, CEO of Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists. "Adding the support from the USOP platform will only further allow our doctors to focus on high-quality, trusted care while maintaining the latest technological advancements that our patients deserve and have come to expect."
For more information, visit www.us-orthopartners.com.
About U.S. Orthopaedic Partners
U.S. Orthopaedic Partners is a full-service, integrated orthopedic platform that provides the full continuum of musculoskeletal treatment to patients in the Southeastern U.S. Supported by the groups diversified orthopedic sub-specialties, ultramodern ambulatory surgery center(s), fellowship training programs and comprehensive suite of ancillary services – advanced imaging, rehabilitation, pain management, urgent care, pharmacy and sports medicine – USOP is a comprehensive provider for patients seeking high quality, value-based care.
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) – A couple was arrested and charged with public indecency after police say they engaged in sexual intercourse on the Giant Wheel ride at Cedar Point.
According to Sandusky police reports, witnesses told police they saw the two 32-year-olds engaging in a sexual act around 7:15 p.m. Sunday on the ride.
“We go on, and it was going well until we stopped at the top,” one witness told police. “My friend saw the couple in front of us having sexual intercourse and pointed it out to the rest of us.”
The four witnesses, two adult females and two juvenile females said they tried to alert staff while the ride was still going but workers were unable to hear them. When the ride stopped, the witnesses reported the incident to security officers and police.
“I was able to have a perfect view of their cart,” another witness told officers. “They were going back and forth and laughing at us being visibly upset.”
Another witness, a juvenile, told officers she was very shaken up about what she witnessed. Cedar Point police contacted the parents of the two juveniles and informed them of what took place.
“Due to two witnesses being juveniles the charge was enhanced to a misdemeanor of the first degree, the report stated.
The couple first denied the allegations. The female told officers she had shorts on under her dress and dropped her cigarette pack out of them. She said she bent over to pick them up and her friend helped her.
“I then spoke to the couple again and advised them that the girls clearly saw what they were doing,” Sandusky Officer Nicole Kennedy Bogard wrote in her report. “Eventually the couple did admit that they were engaged in sexual intercourse.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas on Wednesday put to death a man who fatally stabbed a suburban Dallas real estate agent more than 16 years ago, the second execution this year in what has been the nation’s busiest death penalty state.
Kosoul Chanthakoummane, 41, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. He was condemned for fatally stabbing 40-year-old Sarah Walker in July 2006. She was found stabbed more than 30 times in a model home in McKinney, about 30 miles (48 km) north of Dallas.
In a brief statement after he was strapped to the death chamber gurney, Chanthakoummane thanked Jesus Christ, ministers with the Texas prison system and “all these people in my life that aided me in this journey.”
Although no relatives of Walker attended the execution, he offered a message to them: “I pray my death will bring them peace.”
As the 5 grams of the powerful sedative pentobarbital began flowing through IV lines into veins in each of his arms, he looked toward a window through which his mother quietly watched a few feet away and mouthed, “Mom, I love you.”
He then took four breaths, gasped slightly and there was no further movement. He was pronounced dead 15 minutes later.
Just before the execution took place and at Chanthakoummane’s request, a Buddhist monk placed his right hand on the inmate’s chest and read a passage from the Book of Ecclesiastes that refers to “a time for everything.” He responded: “Amen.”
Prosecutors say Chanthakoummane entered the model home and then beat Walker with a wooden plant stand and stabbed her before stealing her Rolex watch and a silver ring, which were never found. DNA evidence showed Chanthakoummane’s blood was found in various places inside the model home, including under Walker’s fingernails.
Walker had been a top-seller for home builder D.R. Horton. She had two children.
Chanthakoummane had acknowledged he was in the model home but said he only went inside to get a drink of water. He had been on parole in Texas after serving time in North Carolina for aggravated kidnapping and robbery.
“I am innocent,” Chanthakoummane had said in a letter filed in federal court in March.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declined to delay Chanthakoummane’s execution after his attorneys had challenged the DNA evidence used to convict him. The evidence had been described by the appeals court as the “linchpin of the state’s case.” Eric Allen, one of his attorneys, said earlier Wednesday he wouldn’t file a final appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.
His attorneys had argued new science raised the possibility Chanthakoummane’s DNA could have been transferred to Walker’s fingernails without any direct contact between the two.
But authorities said prior DNA testing in his case had failed to clear Chanthakoummane.
“Any belief by Chanthakoummane that further DNA investigation would yield results that will be helpful to his case is a fantasy,” lawyers with the Texas Attorney General’s Office wrote in court documents last month.
On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had declined to grant Chanthakoummane either a 120-day reprieve or a commutation of his death sentence to a lesser penalty.
Chanthakoummane’s attorneys said their concerns about the DNA evidence was part of a pattern by prosecutors in using faulty evidence in the case.
At Chanthakoummane’s trial, a forensic dentist testified the death row inmate was the source of a bite mark on Walker’s neck. Such bitemark evidence has since been discredited and in 2016, Texas became the first state to call for banning bite mark analysis in criminal cases.
The two witnesses who said they saw Chanthakoummane near the murder scene were hypnotized by officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to help identify him.
A 2020 report by the Dallas Morning News found most Texas judges still allow evidence derived from hypnosis despite criticism it can distort memories and lead to wrongful convictions. In January 2021, DPS stopped using hypnosis. Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned people who have been hypnotized from testifying in a criminal trial.
In October 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that while the bitemark testimony would no longer be admissible in court, Chanthakoummane’s attorneys had failed to discredit the hypnosis-related testimony.
The appeals court also found the DNA evidence was still strong.
At his trial, Chanthakoummane’s attorney, Keith Gore, told jurors his client was guilty “and he wanted to rob (Walker), and it didn’t go the right way, and he killed her.”
Walker’s father, Joseph Walker, who died last year, had opposed Chanthakoummane’s execution and had told the Times Union in New York in 2013 he had forgiven his daughter’s killer.
Chanthakoummane was the ninth inmate put to death this year in the U.S.
While Texas has been the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, the use of the death penalty in the state has reached near historic lows. Juries have continued to issue fewer death sentences and in the last couple of years most executions have been delayed by the pandemic or by legal questions over what spiritual advisers can do in the death chamber. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/texas-executes-man-for-slaying-of-dallas-real-estate-agent/ | 2022-08-18T13:58:26Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/texas-executes-man-for-slaying-of-dallas-real-estate-agent/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The first couple days of school can come with some hiccups, which was the case for one Horry County parent who saw her kids wandering around the neighborhood alone on her home camera after school.
Breanna Foutz planned for her children to get on a bus to after school day care and was shocked when she saw her kids roaming the neighborhood alone. Her children, Jackson and Jordan, started kindergarten and third grade on Monday.
Both kids knew they were supposed to get on the bus to day care after school, but teachers told them otherwise, and they were put on the bus to their home where they were dropped off alone.
“They said no, this is where you’re supposed to go,” Foutz said. “He knew immediately when they were trying to put him on a regular bus that that’s not where he was supposed to be.”
Foutz said the kids were scared as they tried to navigate the 10-minute walk to their house.
“They don’t really know how to get around,” Foutz said. “They had to walk from the front of the neighborhood, which is about a 10-minute walk and find their way home after being released from the bus.”
She later found out that the day care bus knew it was short students and her sons were supposed to be on that bus.
“We spoke with the day care,” she said. “They said they had gone to pick up the students as usual, and they have, you know, their list in hand. And they said that they were missing several kids.”
Foutz is frustrated that she was not notified of any of the changes.
If it weren’t for her home security camera, she would’ve thought her kids were at day care.
“I feel like at that point, you know, a call should have been made to me and, you know, question at least what, what the plan was or where the miscommunication was and they didn’t call me,” Foutz said.
Ben Prince, executive director of transportation for Horry County Schools, said the first days of school aren’t going to be perfect.
“When school starts, there is a transition time,” he said.
Foutz said this mistake is bigger than a small transition period.
“This is not just a late bus,” she said. “This is not just a lunch menu change. This is a total miscommunication error. It can’t be allowed to happen.”
Horry County Schools released the following statement to News13:
“The principal addressed the transportation concerns with the parent this morning, and the situation has been resolved. It appears there were a few issues that took place including the information provided to the school during student registration, daycare transportation confirmation with the school, drop-off procedures, etc. Again, the issue has been resolved and the school now has accurate transportation information from the parents regarding daycare.”
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Best dash cams: 7 cameras for your car security
For that added peace of mind when driving.
There's a reason dash cams are becoming more common. They provide an extra layer of security when incidents occur, as you have access to visual evidence when it comes to insurance disputes. Some people also use dash cams to record time lapses of their journeys, which is a worthy enough reason itself to invest in one.
We've researched and found the best dash cams out there, in a range of budgets and with a variety of features. We've also included a handy guide to help you get the most out of yours.
So, read on for our top picks.
What is a dash cam used for?
A dash cam can be used to record everything that happens in or around your car. Constant video footage of your journeys can help with insurance claims - if you're in or witnessing an accident, the dash cam helps by recording the events.
Is it worth it to get a dash cam?
Owning a dash cam can help to lower your insurance premiums. It also helps to protect you against fraudulent insurance claims, while being a deterrent against theft, vandalism and abuse from other drivers.
Where to mount your dash cam
It's often best to position dash cams in the centre of your dashboard, so that the camera can record footage from both sides of the car's peripheral. Other dash cams can be mounted at the sides and rear of the vehicle, or even in the cabin itself, and these can be placed wherever the viewing angle is best.
Does a dash cam work when the car is off?
Most dash cams keep the camera recording, even when the car is parked, to help monitor incidents like theft or parked car collisions. You can turn them off if you're looking to save your car's battery, but many dash cams have features that lower their power consumption and detect your car battery's health so that the car battery doesn't die. Make sure you check whether your dash cam has these features before leaving it recording overnight.
How to choose a dash cam
If you drive for work quite often, investing in a high-quality dash cam with cameras at the front and rear could save you from problems down the line. The more visibility you have, the more secure you are when it comes to insurance claims, so it depends how seriously you need to cover yourself. For casual drivers, a simple dash cam should do the trick.
Dash cams now have other features, too, like safety features, Alexa compatibility and driving assistance alerts. These might not be necessary if you dock your phone while driving anyway, but for a more technological driving experience, these features can actually come in handy. Some dash cams can offer guidance on your driving, which can provide long term benefits for your time on the road.
Best dash cams to buy in 2022
Garmin Dash Cam 67W
The Garmin Dash Cam 67W offers a 180-degree field of view, providing video footage that can confidently cover you after road accidents. The constantly-recording camera can collect footage of your whole journey, including activity on the other lanes.
The dash cam has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so that you can wirelessly view your footage. Using the Garmin Drive app, you can view, edit and share your video recordings.
A handy feature is its ability to be voice-controlled, where you can speak to save pictures and videos or manage audio recordings. Other features include GPS tracking, speed camera alerts and a G sensor for measuring impacts.
Thinkware Q800
You can buy the Thinkware Q800 as a set of front and rear cameras or just the front cam itself. Both have excellent video quality, with the front cam recording at 1440p QHD and the rear cam at 1080p Full-HD. There's even a mode for night vision, to ensure that objects and incidents are still recorded in low light.
The Thinkware Q800 can work as a driver assistant with built-in GPS tracking to provide safety alerts, from lane departure warnings to speed camera information. The camera also has a parking mode feature that will reduce power consumption when not driving.
Nextbase 622GW
Nextbase's 622GW is the type of model that's designed to provide everything you'd expect from a dash cam. It has useful features such as built-in GPS, 4K video quality and image stabilisation, as well as 'extreme weather mode' that provides clearer images in foggy, unclear conditions.
The 622GW can connect to other Nextbase cameras, whether that's for the rear, cabin, or rear window. Its compatibility with Alexa is a particularly safe feature, as you can use your voice for simple commands like finding directions, saving videos, and checking the weather. There are also safety measures in place, including an emergency SOS that can be sent if the driver becomes unresponsive.
Thinkware F200
Thinkware's F200 carries many features of the Q800 at a more affordable price. The camera has 1080p video recording and a 140-degree wide angle view. The rear camera can capture images at 720p.
Even when recording whilst parked the F200 has a feature to prevent vehicle battery drain, continuously monitoring the health of the car battery so it can shut off if necessary. There's also G-sensor incident detection and access to a database of speed cameras.
Miofive 4K Dash Cam
Miofive's dash cam receives frequent positive reviews for its camera quality, offering 4K UHD resolution at 30fps - thanks to the Sony IMX 415 sensor that's built into the device.
The Miofive app gives you quick and easy access to recorded files, as well as offering you live viewing of the camera. The dash cam has driver assistance, too, and it'll alert you for actions like long-time driving, or sudden breaks and turns.
Viofo A119 V3
For a simpler option that's more affordable, the A119 V3 from Viofo can cover all the basics you'd expect from a dash cam. Impressively at this price point, it can record at 2160p QHD+ resolution at a 140-degree angle. The dash cam also has GPS tracking, parking modes, and weather resistance.
Orskey Dash Cam
This is one of the most affordable options out there and it still records in Full-HD 1080p resolution. It has infrared LED fill lights to aid night vision, as well as a G-sensor, 24-hour footage, and seamless loop recording.
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BBC Science Focus Crossword solution #381
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An FBI agent who posed as an explosives expert testified Thursday in the retrial of the men still facing charges for the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
As the government winds down their case against Adam Fox and Barry Croft, they called one of their last witnesses: an FBI agent named Timothy Bates, known to the Wolverine Watchmen group only as 'Red'.
Bates was introduced to the group by undercover informant Dan Chappel, under the back story that the two knew each other from past military service.
Chappel is an Army Veteran who saw combat in Iraq.
As in the first trial, Bates testified in the retrial about a video he showed members of the group, including Fox and Croft, at one of their field training exercises.
The video shows a man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt standing in front of a black Chevy Tahoe on fire.
A voice off camera, identified as another undercover FBI agent in court, is heard saying "I think it's going to burn for awhile... gonna have to let your boys know in Michigan."
Bates claimed Thursday in court that both Fox and Croft were "excited, and wanted to see" the video again.
Under direct exam, Bates said the purpose of introducing him to the group was so the FBI could have "someone who could procure explosives on their behalf, so we could take control of the timeline".
Bates also testified about taking a trip up near Elk Rapids later in the day, after showing the group the Chevy Tahoe video.
The government showed photos taken by Bates on that trip up north, showing Adam Fox underneath a bridge on US-31 near the governor's Elk Rapids home.
Bates claimed the purpose was to scope out the bridge as a possible location to place explosives. The government has said in court that the group wanted to take out a bridge near Governor Whitmer's cottage, to slow down law enforcement response once they put their alleged kidnapping plan into action.
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New issue: Why it's time we changed our relationship with fat
Fat is not just an inert lump of lard. We find out why it's so important, address some of the myths, and why scientists want to uncover more about its hidden powers.
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You snooze, you win. Napping can have positive effects on your health and cognition, so we explore the art of a scientific siesta.
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Geneticists aim to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger within the next 10 years
The marsupial, also known as the thylacine, has been extinct since the last one died in captivity in a Hobart Zoo in 1936.
Despite being extinct for nearly 100 years, the Tasmanian tiger remains one of Australia’s most iconic and instantly recognisable animals.
Since its genome was sequenced in 2017, many researchers have been looking into the possibility of bringing the Tasmanian Tiger back from extinction.
Now, after teaming up with Dallas-based genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences, geneticists from the University of Melbourne say they expect to produce their first baby thylacine within the next decade.
“We can now take the giant leaps to conserve Australia’s threatened marsupials and take on the grand challenge of de-extincting animals we had lost,” said Professor Andrew Pask, leader of the Thylacine Integrated Genetic Restoration Research (TIGRR) Lab.
“A lot of the challenges with our efforts can be overcome by an army of scientists working on the same problems simultaneously, conducting and collaborating on the many experiments to accelerate discoveries. With this partnership, we will now have the army we need to make this happen.”
In addition to successfully sequencing the Tasmanian Tiger genome, the TIGRR team also has the sequences for several of their closest relatives such as the dunnart, or marsupial mouse.
They hope they will be able to use this information to edit living cells from these animals to create ‘thylacine’ cells using CRISPR and then grow them into living embryos using assisted reproductive technologies developed on existing marsupials.
Pask and the TIGRR team will concentrate their efforts on developing reproductive technologies such as IVF and methods for growing marsupials from conception to birth in a test tube without a surrogate.
Colossal will concentrate on using CRISPR gene editing techniques to reproduce viable thylacine DNA from stem cells taken from living marsupials.
“The question everyone asks is ‘how long until we see a living thylacine’ – and I’ve previously believed in ten years’ time we would have an edited cell that we could then consider progressing into making into an animal,” said Pask.
“With this partnership, I now believe that in ten years’ time we could have our first living baby thylacine since they were hunted to extinction close to a century ago.”
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CARLSBAD, N.M. — Descending from the bright sunshine down into another world comes easily at Carlsbad Caverns.
"This is one of the greatest caves in the world,” said Rod Horrocks, chief of resources at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, an underground labyrinth of more than 100 caves beneath southern New Mexico. "In the early days, people had no idea about caves."
Caves and karst play an important role in the world's drinking water supply, holding about 20% of it.
"They're out of sight, out of mind,” Horrocks said. “A lot of people don't think about them and yet they're so integrated, connected to everything we do to our water system."
Every year, about half a million people visit Carlsbad Caverns.
"To aid visitor access to the cave, they built all of the infrastructure right on top of the cave,” Horrocks said, adding, “worst place they could have built it."
It turned out, though, to be the perfect place to run tests to see how the pollution created on the surface makes its way to the water that drips and collects down in the caves.
"From hydrocarbons coming off the parking lot and going into the cave to leaky sewer lines, just all kinds of things can cause problems to the cave," Horrocks said.
It’s a problem not just there, but potentially in other parts of the country, too.
About 25% of America's 332 million people get their drinking water from groundwater beneath the surface. A map from USGS shows the locations of the principal aquifers in the U.S., which are located in nearly every region of the country from Florida to Michigan to Arizona and beyond.
So, what did the tests find at Carlsbad Caverns?
"We found chromium in the water. We found nitrates in the water. Caffeine—it goes through us and it's very persistent and it's found pretty much in water everywhere," Horrocks said.
There is also another issue: drought, especially in the West.
"We go through droughts every 20 years or so, but nothing of this magnitude," said Tom Cech, former co-director of the One World One Water Center at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Drought, coupled with increased demand from population growth, is impacting the water table far below the surface. Carlsbad is not immune, either.
"This is ‘Longfellow's Bathtub.’ In 2015, when they designed these lights, it was pretty much full up to the shelf stone - spectacular. And then, we've had this really bad drought since then and it's dropped a couple of feet,” Horrocks said, adding that if drought conditions continue, in the coming years, "We could see the pools in Carlsbad dry up."
It is a threat no one wants to see at any other underground water source critical to life.
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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Betts, the commander of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, and other 378th AEW leadership visit Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, during EOD range operations at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, 2022. Betts visited the EOD team to learn about their capabilities and recognize their outstanding performers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shannon Bowman)
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U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialists assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, clean up after a thermal effects detonation at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aug. 18, 2022. Brig. Gen. William Betts, the commander of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, and other 378th AEW leadership visited the EOD team to learn about their capabilities and recognize their outstanding performers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer)
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NHRA’s Brown Makes Statement In Topeka
By John Sturbin/Senior Writer
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Antron Brown’s breakthrough victory as an NHRA Top Fuel team-owner/driver momentarily has silenced the skeptics of AB Motorsports, an organization that admittedly struggled during the first half of the 2022 season.
A three-time world champion in NHRA’s premier category, Brown enjoyed a monumental Sunday at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kan., earning his first win since exiting Don Schumacher Racing in the final of the 33rd annual NHRA Heartland Nationals.
Paired against four-time/reigning world champion Steve Torrence in the final, Brown powered to a 1,000-foot run of 3.902-seconds at 309.49 mph in his dragster to earn his 53rd Top Fuel triumph and 69th overall. Brown’s first victory since the third race of the 2021 season also snapped a 30-race winless streak.
On a personal note, the win was Antron’s first since he added the duties of team-owner to his resume. Brown started race day with round-wins against point-leader and 2016 world champ Brittany Force followed by wins against Josh Hart and Justin Ashley. That set up a marquee matchup with Torrence. Brown used a starting-line advantage to post a wire-to-wire win, setting off a huge celebration for the popular star.
Prior to Sunday’s victory, Brown had only five round-wins on his 2022 scorecard but sensed the team had turned a corner during the recently completed Western Swing _ particularly at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash., where Antron ran consistent in the summertime heat.
“People weren’t even talking about us anymore, we weren’t even in the conversation,” said Brown, the world champ in 2012, 2015 and 2016. “You could see it on some people’s expressions on their faces when the media was writing us off. But those on the outside didn’t know what was going on behind the ropes and what goes on at the shop.”
Indeed, AB Motorsports had advanced beyond the first round only three times through the first 13 races of the Camping World Drag Racing Series season.
With temperatures lingering in the high 90s all weekend, Topeka presented a set of challenges to the tuning duo of crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald.
Brown defeated Force in Round 1 and Hart in Round 2 by clocking consecutive 3.8-second passes. In the semifinals _ Brown’s third appearance of the year _ the Brownsburg, Ind., resident faced technical alliance teammate Ashley. Both drivers pedaled down the track with Brown coming out on top to set up a battle against Torrence, who also was seeking his first win of the season.
The longtime friends were nearly even leaving the starting line but Brown quickly pulled ahead and never trailed, posting that 3.902-second pass to Torrence’s 4.443 to collect the first Wally trophy for AB Motorsports.
“I knew we turned the table there in Sonoma (Calif.), and we just needed to qualify a little better and start getting in the right spot,” said Brown, a 46-year-old native of Chesterfield, N.J. “We didn’t get in the right spot when we got here, but everyone put their heads down and you grind. Once we got past first round and through second round and third round and went up against Steve-O in the final, and that win light came on, it was just like ‘Boom, is this real? Yup, it’s real!’ All that sweat and hard work, it was all worth it.
“This has been a lifelong dream, and I never imagined we were going to struggle like we did, but we all got through it together. It was high emotions and I only wish my grandmom could’ve been here to see it. We lost her in December, and I know Brian has a heavy heart, too. He lost his mom a year prior and it’s one of those deals where it doesn’t feel real because it’s a dream when you think about it from where we came from.
“I worked on motorcycles, Brian worked on cars, and never in a million years did we think we’d ever be able to go out on our own as a team. We talked about it for years; my wife, my family, and you never think it’s a possibility but here we are. We’ve been working our tails off, and we have such incredible support from Matco, Lucas Oil, Hangsterfer’s, Toyota, SiriusXM, Western Tech, and Summit coming aboard; all of the people who make this possible. When it all comes together and you look at where you started to where we are now, the struggle is real, but this makes it all worthwhile.”
The victory also moved AB Motorsports back into the Top Fuel top-10, with Brown advancing two spots to 10th with two races remaining before the NHRA Countdown to the Championship Playoffs.
“From here on out, we’re only going forward,” Brown said. “We put that one on the map for AB Motorsports. It’s our first, but it’s not going to be our last. We’re right where we want to be and we’re just going to keep getting better. I love it and here we come, baby.”
Torrence reached a final for only third time this season but the 79th time in his career via victories against Kyle Wurtzel, Seattle winner/eight-time world champ Tony Schumacher and No. 1 qualifier Mike Salinas. Force, meanwhile, maintained the championship lead but saw it shrink to 31 points over Salinas after her first-round loss to Brown.
Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Troy Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Joey Gladstone (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also emerged victorious during the 14th of 22 races and heading into this weekend’s annual stop in Brainerd, Minn. The 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals is the penultimate race of the regular season and Brown is aiming for a second straight win.
“Once you get your chance, you’ve got to shine,” said Brown, who competed in Pro Stock Motorcycle from 1996-2007. “We’re not going to slow down and we didn’t show all we had (in Topeka). A lot of good came out of Topeka and we’re really looking forward to Brainerd. It’s always been a great track for us. It’s going to be great weather and we’re looking at running in the 3.60s. Once we get that, it’s game-on.”
Torrence (Top Fuel) and Matt Hagan (Funny Car) won the 2021 Brainerd event. This weekend’s race will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and the FOX network, including eliminations coverage starting at 3:30 p.m. (EDT) Sunday on FOX.
“To get that (team) synergy and to get everybody on the same page, it was a lot,” Brown said. “We went through it and it was like the school of hard knocks, but it was everybody coming together, believing in the same vision. We’re family when we race. The Countdown is two races away and we’re going to give it all we’ve got.”
In Funny Car, Bob Tasca III remained red-hot in his Ford Mustang by edging-out the legendary John Force in the final with a 1,000-foot pass in 3.999-seconds at 316.82 mph. Tasca scored his second victory in the past three races _ his fourth final round in the past five events _ and the 11th win of his career.
Tasca posted round-wins against Jack Wyatt and three-time world champ Hagan to reach the final, improving to 4-0 in championship rounds against Force, a 16-time world champion. The performance also wrapped up another dominant weekend for Tasca, who won for the first time in Topeka and continued to strengthen his title chances.
“The guys worked so hard, and we’ve been working a long time for this,” said Tasca, a 46-year-old native of Hope, R.I., whose Ford is tuned by crew chiefs Jon Schaffer and Mike Neff. “It was challenging conditions for our team, but these guys are awesome and we got it done.
“Getting ready for the Countdown is what it’s all about right now. To get four finals in the last five races, and win two races in the last three, I think we’ve got things in gear. These were really tough conditions and to see this Mustang go up and down the track like it did, it was great.”
“Brute” Force reached the final for the second straight year in Topeka, knocking off two-time world champion Cruz Pedregon, two-time/reigning world champ Ron Capps and John Force Racing teammate Robert Hight. It also was Force’s third final this year and the 264th in his legendary career.
Hight, a three-time world champ, owns a 237-point advantage over Hagan with Tasca fifth in the standings.
Troy Coughlin Jr. didn’t have to wait long to record his second career Pro Stock win, making it two in a row with a strong weekend in Topeka. Troy’s performance was topped by a final-round quarter-mile run in 6.680-seconds at 206.54 mph in his JEGS.com/Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro SS to defeat five-time/reigning world champion Greg Anderson.
Not only did Coughlin win his second straight race, he also denied No. 1 qualifier Anderson his landmark 100th career win. Coughlin reached the final with victories against Chris McGaha and Fernando Cuadra Jr. before trailering point-leader/Elite teammate Erica Enders for a second straight race. Coughlin was first off the line against Anderson in the final to throw his name into the championship mix.
“It’s extremely meaningful,” said Coughlin, a 31-year-old resident of Delaware, Ohio. Troy’s father won in Topeka in 2002 in Pro Stock. Troy Sr. earned three victories in the “Factory Hot Rod” class, as well as 12 in Pro Mod. Uncle Jeg Coughlin Jr. is a five-time Pro Stock world champ.
“Anytime you can win at the same track as your father, it’s extremely memorable,” Troy Jr. said. “I remember when I was in sixth grade and he’s in the final round, and I’ll just never forget this elation. It’s a lot of work with these Pro Stock cars. When you struggle with one, it’s like struggling two times. But that’s kudos to everyone at Elite Motorsports. Everyone there, every car, they rally around it.”
Anderson reached his 169th career final and second this season by defeating 2017 world champion Bo Butner and teammate Kyle Koretsky. Enders, a four-time world champ, maintained a 126-point advantage over teammate Aaron Stanfield.
Joey Gladstone completed a perfect Pro Stock Motorcycle weekend by posting a quarter-mile pass in 6.876-seconds at 195.59 mph aboard his J&A Service Suzuki Hayabusa to defeat Eddie Krawiec in the championship round. The performance gave Gladstone his second straight _ and second career _ victory in the two-wheel class as the rising star made the quickest run of every session in both qualifying and eliminations.
After a dominant performance in qualifying, Gladstone spent race day trailering David Barron and Angie Smith to set up the final with Krawiec. Gladstone denied Krawiec, a four-time world champion, his 50th career win by posting his seventh straight run in the 6.80s.
Gladstone also took over the point lead on Saturday and pushed it to a 64-point advantage over three-time world champ Angelle Sampey with his stellar showing in eliminations as Pro Stock Bike competed in Topeka for the first time since 1997.
“This is what dreams are made of,” said Gladstone, a 32-year-old resident of Milton, Del. “I’m just so thankful and so proud of this team. They’re so awesome and this is unbelievable right now. Our guys gave me a perfect bike this weekend and we kind of lucked up into a tune-up. We put something that we thought would be close and we nailed it. We just had to make small adjustments to it, and I just had to keep doing my thing.
“It’s taken quite some time to do this, and these (bikes) are extremely difficult to ride correctly. My tuner is doing a terrific job and to be doing it in this style, it’s so cool.”
Recall that Gladstone earned his first Wally trophy by defeating Krawiec in the final of the 34th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals in California last month. A long-time factory Harley-Davidson rider, Krawiec moved into third in points by defeating Ryan Oehler, five-time/reigning world champ Matt Smith and 2016 world champ Jerry Savoie.
Final finishing order (1-16) at the 33rd annual NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by PetArmor at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kan. The race was the 14th of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:
Top Fuel _ 1. Antron Brown; 2. Steve Torrence; 3. Mike Salinas; 4. Justin Ashley; 5. Josh Hart; 6. Tony Schumacher; 7. Shawn Langdon; 8. Leah Pruett; 9. Doug Kalitta; 10. Clay Millican; 11. Austin Prock; 12. Brittany Force; 13. Kyle Wurtzel; 14. Doug Foley; 15. Buddy Hull; 16. Terry Totten.
Funny Car _1. Bob Tasca III; 2. John Force; 3. Robert Hight; 4. Matt Hagan; 5. Ron Capps; 6. Alexis DeJoria; 7. Paul Lee; 8. Jim Campbell; 9. Chad Green; 10. Jack Wyatt; 11. Blake Alexander; 12. Cruz Pedregon; 13. Tim Wilkerson; 14. J.R. Todd.
Pro Stock _ 1. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 2. Greg Anderson; 3. Erica Enders; 4. Kyle Koretsky; 5. Bo Butner; 6. Dallas Glenn; 7. Aaron Stanfield; 8. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 9. Cristian Cuadra; 10. Deric Kramer; 11. Camrie Caruso; 12. Matt Hartford; 13. Chris McGaha; 14. Mason McGaha; 15. Fernando Cuadra.
Pro Stock Motorcycle _ 1. Joey Gladstone; 2. Eddie Krawiec; 3. Jerry Savoie; 4. Angie Smith; 5. Matt Smith; 6. LE Tonglet; 7. Angelle Sampey; 8. Karen Stoffer; 9. Marc Ingwersen; 10. Steve Johnson; 11. Ryan Oehler; 12. David Barron; 13. Chris Bostick; 14. Jianna Evaristo.
Final Pro and Sportsman results from the NHRA Heartland Nationals:
Top Fuel _ Antron Brown, 3.902-seconds, 309.49 mph def. Steve Torrence, 4.443-seconds, 201.49 mph.
Funny Car _ Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.999, 316.82 def. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.131, 311.27.
Pro Stock _Troy Coughlin Jr., Chevy Camaro, 6.680, 206.54 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.701, 204.85.
Pro Stock Motorcycle _ Joey Gladstone, Suzuki, 6.876, 195.59 def. Eddie Krawiec, Suzuki, 6.935, 195.36.
Top Alcohol Dragster _ Julie Nataas, 5.343, 274.61 def. Mike Coughlin, 5.326, 268.76.
Top Alcohol Funny Car _ Shane Westerfield, Chevy Camaro, 5.600, 261.47 def. Sean Bellemeur, Camaro, 5.857, 258.22.
Competition Eliminator _ Doug Engels, Dragster, 7.428, 178.73 def. Bruno Massel, Chevy Cobalt, 7.104, 193.29.
Super Stock _ Tyler Cassil, Chevy Camaro, 9.608, 139.47 def. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, Foul/Red Light.
Stock Eliminator _Tyler Cassil, Chevy Camaro, 10.080, 131.14 def. Tyler Bohannon, Chevy Corvette, 10.529, 124.22.
Super Comp _ Austin Williams, Dragster, 8.889, 176.63 def. Jessica Bogacki, Dragster, 8.875, 174.73.
Super Gas _ Don Nichols, Chevy Camaro, 10.170, 133.25 def. Bo Butner, Chevy Corvette, Foul/Red Light.
Super Street _ Jordan Pratt, Chevy Camaro, 10.908, 142.01 def. Dell Hall, Pontiac Grand Prix, 10.928, 142.04.
Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers _Todd Stallbaumer, Chevy Camaro, 7.212, 193.85 def. Greg Lair, Camaro, Foul/Red Light.
Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers _ Anthony Bertozzi, Dragster, 7.284, 174.66 def. Paul Nero, Dragster, 7.352, 183.10.
Pro Modified _ Justin Bond, Chevy Camaro, 5.862, 243.90 def. Rickie Smith, Ford Mustang, 8.832, 101.51.
Final round-by-round results from the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals:
TOP FUEL
ROUND ONE _ Josh Hart, 3.823, 315.56 def. Austin Prock, 3.895, 258.86; Tony Schumacher, 3.779, 316.23 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.774, 320.81; Antron Brown, 3.816, 310.70 def. Brittany Force, 4.123, 219.40; Mike Salinas, 3.811, 323.89 def. Terry Totten, Broke; Justin Ashley, 3.842, 320.81 def. Buddy Hull, 12.432, 31.96; Steve Torrence, 3.771, 325.69 def. Kyle Wurtzel, 4.489, 179.54; Leah Pruett, 4.161, 264.70 def. Doug Foley, 5.149, 139.75; Shawn Langdon, 3.814, 318.09 def. Clay Millican, 3.819, 314.68;
QUARTERFINALS _ Ashley, 3.843, 317.57 def. Pruett, 4.810, 225.26; Brown, 3.812, 312.42 def. Hart, 3.940, 279.15; Salinas, 3.802, 324.83 def. Langdon, 4.544, 171.51; Torrence, 3.833, 320.13 def. Schumacher, 3.969, 298.73;
SEMIFINALS _ Brown, 4.757, 174.77 def. Ashley, 5.399, 208.39; Torrence, 4.105, 242.36 def. Salinas, 4.717, 179.52;
FINAL _ Brown, 3.902, 309.49 def. Torrence, 4.443, 201.49.
FUNNY CAR
ROUND ONE _ Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.973, 322.19 def. Jack Wyatt, Dodge Charger, 4.323, 220.22; John Force, Chevy Camaro, 23.671, 53.29 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, Foul/Red Light; Robert Hight, Camaro, 4.003, 273.05 def. Jim Campbell, Charger, 4.062, 310.13; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.944, 316.52 def. Chad Green, Mustang, 4.155, 306.26; Paul Lee, Charger, 4.250, 234.04 def. Blake Alexander, Mustang, 5.309, 143.87; Ron Capps, Toyota Supra, 4.401, 245.49 def. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 8.729, 97.17; Alexis DeJoria, Supra, 4.416, 200.74 def. J.R. Todd, Supra, DQ/Tech;
QUARTERFINALS _ Hight, 3.987, 320.05 def. DeJoria, 4.580, 184.45; Tasca III, 3.983, 318.32 was unopposed; Hagan, 3.999, 312.71 def. Lee, 7.341, 86.41; Force, 4.033, 318.77 def. Capps, 4.047, 312.21;
SEMIFINALS _ Force, 4.000, 321.27 def. Hight, 4.052, 309.70; Tasca III, 4.011, 316.30 def. Hagan, 4.406, 223.06;
FINAL _ Tasca III, 3.999, 316.82 def. Force, 4.131, 311.27.
PRO STOCK
ROUND ONE _ Bo Butner, Chevy Camaro, 6.701, 204.91 def. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.711, 204.57; Fernando Cuadra Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.687, 205.04 def. Cristian Cuadra, Mustang, 6.661, 205.13; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.669, 205.04 def. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.679, 205.07; Kyle Koretsky, Camaro, 6.685, 205.57 def. Mason McGaha, Camaro, Foul/Red Light; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.662, 206.76 def. Camrie Caruso, Camaro, Foul/Red Light; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 13.718, 62.38 was unopposed; Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.662, 206.35 def. Fernando Cuadra, Mustang, Foul/Red Light; Troy Coughlin Jr., Camaro, 6.659, 207.02 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.753, 203.43;
QUARTERFINALS _ Anderson, 6.691, 204.63 def. Butner, Foul/Red Light; Enders, 6.673, 206.45 def. Glenn, 6.693, 204.91; Koretsky, 6.706, 205.66 def. Stanfield, 6.703, 206.16; Coughlin Jr., 6.676, 207.15 def. Cuadra Jr., 6.707, 205.07;
SEMIFINALS _ Anderson, 6.693, 204.98 def. Koretsky, 6.719, 205.44; Coughlin Jr., 6.692, 206.70 def. Enders, 6.711, 206.13;
FINAL _ Coughlin Jr., 6.680, 206.54 def. Anderson, 6.701, 204.85.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
ROUND ONE _ Angie Smith, EBR, 6.908, 197.86 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, Broke/No Show; Jerry Savoie, Suzuki, 6.933, 194.21 def. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, Foul/Red Light; Matt Smith, Suzuki, 6.915, 196.87 def. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.946, 192.99; LE Tonglet, Suzuki, 6.911, 195.45 def. Marc Ingwersen, EBR, 6.943, 194.66; Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 6.970, 196.02 def. Jianna Evaristo, Suzuki, Broke; Joey Gladstone, Suzuki, 6.834, 197.48 def. David Barron, EBR, 7.512, 154.71; Eddie Krawiec, Suzuki, 6.908, 196.16 def. Ryan Oehler, EBR, 7.081, 192.36;
QUARTERFINALS _ Gladstone, 6.859, 196.82 was unopposed; A. Smith, 6.945, 197.10 def. Tonglet, 6.939, 194.69; Krawiec, 6.874, 196.36 def. M. Smith, 6.896, 198.52; Savoie, 6.964, 193.32 def. Sampey, 9.020, 85.32;
SEMIFINALS _ Krawiec, 6.913, 195.25 def. Savoie, 6.992, 193.54; Gladstone, 6.872, 196.87 def. A. Smith, 7.080, 195.11;
FINAL _ Gladstone, 6.876, 195.59 def. Krawiec, 6.935, 195.36.
Point standings (top-10) following the 33rd annual NHRA Heartland Nationals:
Top Fuel _1. Brittany Force, 1,122; 2. Mike Salinas, 1,091; 3. Justin Ashley, 989; 4. Steve Torrence, 960; 5. Josh Hart, 736; 6. Leah Pruett, 726; 7. Shawn Langdon, 709; 8. Doug Kalitta, 659; 9. Tony Schumacher, 625; 10. Antron Brown, 613.
Funny Car _1. Robert Hight, 1,334; 2. Matt Hagan, 1,097; 3. Ron Capps, 1,008; 4. John Force, 1,002; 5. Bob Tasca III, 921; 6. J.R. Todd, 741; 7. Cruz Pedregon, 718; 8. Alexis DeJoria, 712; 9. Tim Wilkerson, 611; 10. Jim Campbell, 488.
Pro Stock _1. Erica Enders, 1,156; 2. Aaron Stanfield, 1,030; 3. Kyle Koretsky, 798; 4. Greg Anderson, 781; 5. Troy Coughlin Jr., 696; 6. Dallas Glenn, 668; 7. Mason McGaha, 604; 8. Camrie Caruso, 570; 9. Matt Hartford, 553; 10. Bo Butner, 528.
Pro Stock Motorcycle _1. Joey Gladstone, 724; 2. Angelle Sampey, 660; 3. Eddie Krawiec, 628; 4. Steve Johnson, 621; 5. Matt Smith, 615; 6. Angie Smith, 577; 7. Jerry Savoie, 541; 8. Karen Stoffer, 534; 9. Marc Ingwersen, 378; 10. Ryan Oehler, 298.
Editor’s Note: John Sturbin is a Texas-based journalist specializing in motorsports. During a near 30-year career with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he won the Bloys Britt Award for top motorsports story of the year (1991) as judged by The Associated Press; received the National Hot Rod Association’s Media Award (1995) and several in-house Star-Telegram honors. He also was inaugural recipient of the Texas Motor Speedway Excellence in Journalism Award (2009). His list of freelance clients includes Texas Motor Speedway, the Dallas Morning News, New York Newsday, Rome (N.Y.) Daily Sentinel, Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller Times, NASCAR Wire Service, Ford Racing and Used Car Dealer magazine).
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Ten people have been charged for their roles in a fentanyl-trafficking organization in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, the office of U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins announced.
Just under 15 kilograms of the powerful painkiller were seized during the bust last month, along with “substantial” amounts of cash, according to prosecutors.
According to the charging documents, the investigation began back in March 2021. Prosecutors say officials intercepted phone conversations from numerous people believed to have been involved and the suspected leader of the organization, Estarlin Ortiz-Alcantara.
During those conversations, investigators learned fentanyl was being distributed out of a “stash house” in Fall River.
The investigation also identified other customers who re-distributed fentanyl to their own local customer bases in areas including Cape Cod, Taunton and New Bedford.
Investigators say as part of the conspiracy, under Ortiz-Alcantara’s management and control, it is alleged that drug transactions were made in public areas, including in the diaper aisle of a store and in supermarket parking lots.
On at least one occasion, investigators say they even spotted drugs hidden in cereal boxes while a child was present.
Over 500 grams of suspected fentanyl was seized during the investigation through controlled purchases and drug seizures, according to investigators.
The following defendants were charged with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl:
- Estarlin Ortiz-Alcantara, 36, of Providence
- Mario Rafael Dominguez-Ortiz, 24, of Cranston
- Yeury Francisco Garcia-Rodriguez, a/k/a “Benjamin Osorio Pizarro,” 32, of Providence
- Rebecca Bartholomew, 36, of Yarmouth
- Jose Santiago, 45, of New Bedford
- Edwin Collazo, 26, of New Bedford
- Jason Cruz, 41, of New Bedford
- Michael Pacheco, 43, of Taunton
- Rafael Cesar Cabreja Jimenez, 27, of Providence
- Alfredo Valdez, 44, of Providence.
Ortiz-Alcantara, Cabreja Jimenez, and Valdez were also charged with possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
Collazo and Pacheco have also been charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33 others, eyewitnesses and police said Thursday.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack Wednesday night, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power. Several children were reported to be among the wounded.
The Islamic State group’s local affiliate has stepped up attacks targeting the Taliban and civilians since the former insurgents’ takeover last August as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final stages of their withdrawal from the country. Last week, the extremists claimed responsibility for killing a prominent Taliban cleric at his religious center in Kabul.
Khalid Zadran, the spokesman for Kabul’s Taliban police chief, gave the figures to The Associated Press for the bombing at the Siddiquiya mosque in the city’s Kher Khanna neighborhood. An eyewitness told the AP the explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber.
The slain cleric was Mullah Amir Mohammad Kabuli, the eyewitness said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the explosion and vowed that the “perpetrators of such crimes will soon be brought to justice and will be punished.”
There were fears the casualty numbers could rise further. On Thursday morning, one witness to the blast who gave his name as Qyaamuddin told the AP he believed as many as 25 people may have been killed in the blast.
“It was evening prayer time, and I was attending the prayer with others, when the explosion happened,” Qyaamuddin said. Some Afghans go by a single name.
AP journalists could see the blue-roofed, Sunni mosque from a nearby hillside. The Taliban parked police trucks and other vehicles at the mosque, while several men carried out one casket for a victim of the attack.
A U.S.-led invasion toppled the previous Taliban government, which had hosted al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
Since regaining power, the former insurgents have faced a crippling economic crisis as the international community, which does not recognize the Taliban government, froze funding to the country. On Thursday, the Taliban hosted a gathering of 3,000 tribal elders, religious scholars and others in Kandahar, their state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported. It wasn’t immediately clear what topics they planned to discuss.
Separately, the Taliban confirmed on Wednesday that they had captured and killed Mehdi Mujahid in western Herat province as he was trying to cross the border into Iran.
Mujahid was a former Taliban commander in the district of Balkhab in northern Sar-e-Pul province, and the only member of the minority Shiite Hazara community among the Taliban ranks.
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PHOENIX, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparklight®, a member of the Cable One family of brands, was recently named to PC Magazine's list of the top 10 Fastest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the nation for the second consecutive year.
The leader for rigorous, labs-based comparative reviews of internet products, PC Magazine tested ISPs across the country based on upload and download speeds via PCMag Speedtest from June 1, 2021, to June 7, 2022.
"We're incredibly honored to once again be ranked by PC Magazine as one of the top 10 Fastest ISPs in U.S.," said Julie Laulis, President and CEO. "We continue to invest in our infrastructure to ensure our customers have access to a state-of-the-art network designed to support the high-speed internet needs of our customers and communities – today and in the future. Whether they are working, learning, gaming or streaming from home, we are pleased to provide our customers with a seamless, best in class experience."
Sparklight currently offers speeds up to 1 Gigabit for residential customers and up to 5 Gigabits for business customers over its fiber-powered network. With investments of nearly $950 million over the past three years, the company is laying the groundwork to launch speeds as fast as 10 Gigabits (10G) and beyond. Delivering speed 10 times faster than today's networks, 10G will transform the customer experience, creating new possibilities for smart cities, connected homes, virtual and augmented reality and business.
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Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to its Baltic exclave
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Thursday that it has deployed warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles to the country’s westernmost Baltic region, a move that comes amid soaring tensions with the West over Moscow’s action in Ukraine.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk air base in the Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad as part of “additional measures of strategic deterrence.”
The ministry said the warplanes will be put on round-the-clock alert.
A video released by the Defense Ministry showed the fighters arriving at the base but not carrying the missiles, which were apparently delivered separately.
Finland’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that two Russian MIG-31 fighter jets were suspected of having violating Finnish airspace in the Gulf of Finland off the southern town of Porvoo, west of Helsinki. The Nordic country’s Border Guard started a preliminary investigation into the incident.
The deployment of Kinzhal missiles to Kaliningrad as Russia’s campaign in Ukraine nears the sixth-month mark appeared intended to showcase the Russian military’s capability to threaten NATO assets. The region borders NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
Moscow has strongly criticized the deliveries of Western weapons to Ukraine, accusing the U.S. and its allies of fueling the conflict.
The Russian military says the Kinzhal has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers (about 1,250 miles) and flies at 10 times the speed of sound, making it hard to intercept. Russia has used the weapon to strike several targets in Ukraine.
Kaliningrad’s location has put it in the forefront of Moscow’s efforts to counter what it described as NATO’s hostile policies. The Kremlin has methodically bolstered its military forces there, arming them with state-of-the-art weapons, including precision-guided Iskander missiles and an array of air defense systems.
“The events in Ukraine demonstrated that a clash with the collective West is a real possibility,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ivan Nechayev said Thursday while emphasizing that a “direct confrontation with the U.S. and NATO isn’t in our interests.”
Speaking at a briefing, Nechayev said: “Russia as a nuclear power will continue to act with maximum responsibility” and “the Russian military doctrine envisages a nuclear response only in retaliation to an aggression involving weapons of mass destruction or in a situation when the very existence of the state comes under threat.”
The Russian military is equipped with conventional weapons that “allow it to fully implement the goals set by the Russian president,” he added.
“We proceed from the assumption that the U.S. and NATO are aware where their aggressive anti-Russian rhetoric with an emphasis on a possible use of nuclear weapons can lead to,” Nechayev said.
He said Russia believes that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” a view reaffirmed by five nuclear powers earlier this year.
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LONDON, ON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ultron, the main antagonist in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', is by far the most read blog for Voices' new 'Voice Of' series.
In June 2022, Voices, the #1 voice marketplace, launched a new blog series looking at the voices behind popular and the most searched voices in movies, television shows, commercials and pop culture.
Of the eight blogs written so far, it's clear that 'Who is the Voice of Ultron?' is a term that many are going to Google to seek out.
"The whole purpose behind the 'Voice Of' blog series was simple. We kept seeing crazy search results within Google for people wondering who voiced their favorite characters in movies, television shows or commercials," Voices Vice President of Marketing, Angela Hawkins said.
"Since we are the world's destination for voices and voice actors, it made sense for us to create a series answering and profiling some of the most asked questions on the internet. And the response has been great. This is a series you can expect from Voices for quite some time, as we're confident as long as compelling voices push viewers to ask Google: "Who's voice is that?"," Hawkins added.
There has been more than one voice behind Ultron over the years. While most readers will be wondering who voiced Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron (it's James Spader from 'The Blacklist', 'The Office' and 'Boston Legal'. There have been a handful of talented voice actors who've voiced the infamous Marvel character.
Stay tuned to our 'Voice Of' series, as many other Marvel characters will be profiled in the coming months.
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Starting in 2023 Big Ten Conference Will Increase Distribution Coast-to-Coast Featuring Exclusive Content Across Linear Networks CBS, NBC, FOX and Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Platform, Peacock, to Dominate Saturday Sports
Agreements to Place Big Ten Football and Women's and Men's Basketball and Olympic Sports Student-Athletes on the Biggest Stage in Sports
ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Big Ten Conference announced today that it has reached distribution agreements with CBS, FOX, NBC and NBCUniversal's Peacock. The breadth of new partners, in addition to Big Ten Network (BTN) and FS1, will place conference football, women's and men's basketball and Olympic sports student-athletes on the biggest stage and provide fans with the most exciting matchups across traditional over-the-air linear television and direct-to-consumer streaming. These landmark media rights agreements are the most comprehensive in all of college sports and further strengthen the tradition of the Big Ten Conference.
Big Ten Conference football will dominate Saturdays, beginning in the fall of 2023 on the largest broadcast platforms from morning to night, with FOX at Noon ET, CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET and NBC in Prime Time. With the addition of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) in August 2024, the conference, its student-athletes and member institutions will reach the broadest audience in the country, coast-to-coast, including the top three media markets in the country in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The media rights agreements will begin July 1, 2023, and run through the 2029-30 season.
"The Big Ten Conference media rights agreements are more than just dollars and deals. They are a mechanism to provide stability and maximum exposure for our student-athletes, member institutions and partners during these uncertain times in collegiate athletics," Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren said. "We are very grateful to our world-class media partners for recognizing the strength of the Big Ten Conference brand and providing the incredible resources we need for our student-athletes to compete at the very highest levels, and to achieve their academic and athletics goals."
"The Big Ten has been a valued partner for more than three decades and we are thrilled to expand that relationship by adding Big Ten football to our portfolio of marquee properties," said Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports. "The combination of CBS Sports' proven record in elevating college conferences to new heights, our standard of excellence and the strength and reach of Paramount Global's linear and digital platforms, will create a powerful showcase for the Big Ten and its student-athletes. Together with Kevin Warren and the team at the Big Ten, we look forward to growing the conference to the highest of levels, reaching the widest audience."
"We are proud to expand upon our long-standing partnership with the Big Ten Conference and further bolster our position as the premier rights holder of the conference," said FOX Sports Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer, Eric Shanks. "Commissioner Warren's leadership and vision have resulted in the growth and recent market expansion of the Big Ten Conference. In an ever-evolving landscape, the Big Ten remains the most storied collegiate athletic conference in the country."
"We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Kevin Warren and the Big Ten Conference on this robust package of sports," said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. "With Big Ten Saturday Night and Sunday Night Football headlining each fall weekend in primetime on NBC and Peacock, along with our historic Notre Dame Football partnership, NBC Sports will be the home of premier games in college football and the NFL. In addition, with the rights to a wide range of Big Ten events, Peacock and NBC Sports will be a year-round destination for the best in college sports."
"The new rights agreements are an incredible achievement for our entire conference and a true testament of what can be accomplished with teamwork," stated Commissioner Warren. "I am incredibly grateful for collaborative efforts and hard work of our conference staff, specifically Laura Anderson, Anil Gollahalli, Kerry Kenny and Adam Neuman, our presidents and chancellors, athletics directors, coaches, student-athletes, and our partners at CBS, NBC and FOX Sports for solidifying unprecedented Big Ten access across transformative media companies for our fans to tune-in and follow the Big Ten content they love."
The Big Ten Conference new media agreements grant the following rights to their partners:
BTN will maintain its strong position as the home for Big Ten fans, as the network will continue to televise a full slate of football, basketball and Olympic sport competition throughout the entire year.
CBS's initial season in 2023 will include seven football games and both regular season and postseason men's basketball action, along with the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament final appearing on CBS for the first time. The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals and final will continue the tradition of airing on CBS, which they have done for 25 years. Every CBS Big Ten football and basketball broadcast will also be streamed on Paramount+, Paramount Global's direct-to-consumer streaming service.
Starting in 2024, CBS will televise up to 15 regular-season football games per season, including an annual Black Friday game in the afternoon. CBS is America's most-watched network for the past 14 years and the highest-rated college football network.
FOX has renewed its agreement to televise football and men's basketball games each season, with the opportunity to carry additional sports throughout the year. The Big Ten Conference's partnership with FOX reached its high point during the 2021-22 year, as FOX captured the #1 time slot in college football for the first time with its Big Noon Saturday platform that featured 10-14 games involving a Big Ten team, and a men's basketball season that ended with the top three most watched games in the history of FS1 all featuring Big Ten programs.
NBC will produce 14-to-16 games on broadcast television each season as it introduces college football fans to Big Ten Saturday Night. Each Big Ten game on NBC broadcast will also be simul-streamed on Peacock, NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer streaming service. NBC Sports has established the most dominant primetime franchise in television history, as its Sunday Night Football has been primetime's No. 1 show for an unprecedented 11 consecutive years – a streak that is currently active.
Peacock, NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer streaming service will deliver exclusive Big Ten football and basketball games each season, as eight regular-season football games will appear on the platform along with as many as 47 regular-season men's basketball games (32 conference and 15 non-conference) and 30 regular-season women's basketball games (20 conference and 10 non-conference).
CBS, FOX and NBC will combine efforts to televise the seven Big Ten Football Championship Games during the term.
CBS: 2024, 2028
FOX: 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029
NBC: 2026
Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men's ice hockey and men's and women's lacrosse since 2013.
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Leading-Edge FTTP Network to Reach Over 10,000 Potential Customers in Kansas by End of 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed today announced that it will achieve, by the end of 2023, over 10,000 new fiber passings in portions of three counties in the first phase of its fiber network build in the state of Kansas. Brightspeed plans to add 45,000 fiber passings in the state in subsequent years of its build plan, for a total of over 55,000 fiber-enabled locations across its Kansas operating area.
"We are thrilled to share our initial network build plan for Kansas," said Sherry Hessenthaler, operations strategy lead for Brightspeed. "We believe all people and businesses should have access to high-quality internet connectivity they can rely on to accomplish what is most important to them. We are eager to accelerate the upgrade to fiber technologies in our Kansas footprint and to introduce customers to our next-gen Brightspeed products and services supported by a simple, intuitive customer experience."
Kansas is one of the 20 states that make up Brightspeed's territory, covering mainly rural and suburban regions of the country. Brightspeed will initially be comprised of incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated operations of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), which are the subject of a pending acquisition by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE: APO).
In total, Brightspeed plans to invest at least $2 billion in its fiber optics transformation, which is expected to reach up to 3 million homes and businesses over the next five years, including in many locations where fiber and advanced technology have not historically been deployed to help bridge the digital divide.
Brightspeed's initial build plan for Kansas will bring faster, more reliable internet and Wi-Fi to over 10,000 residential and commercial locations in markets within Brown, Johnson, and Miami counties. These new fiber-enabled addresses are incremental to approximately 5,000 existing fiber passings that Brightspeed will assume upon the close of the transaction between the Apollo funds and Lumen.
"In addition to our own build plans, we are evaluating areas for consideration for state and federal broadband infrastructure grants as they become available," added Hessenthaler. "We look forward to working with stakeholders at state, county, and city levels to make fiber-based broadband a reality for even more families and businesses in Kansas."
"Brightspeed's announcement of improvements within their service exchanges is great news. We will be even more excited when construction begins in Osawatomie," said Miami County Economic Development Director Janet McRae. "The last few years have demonstrated that our area needs more connectivity solutions at affordable prices. Their plans to expand fiber-based internet access is encouraging, and we appreciate their commitment to our area."
"I appreciate Brightspeed for the work they're doing in my District and our state as a whole," said State Representative Bill Sutton. "This critically needed initiative will continue to move southern Johnson County forward, not only from a business perspective, but from an educational perspective as well. This will be especially important for our students whose education and curriculum require a great deal of computer work at home."
Brightspeed's next-generation FTTP architecture is designed to accelerate deployment and market availability. Partnering with a select group of technology vendors, the company is utilizing innovative technologies including XGS-PON, capable of downstream and upstream internet speeds exceeding 1Gbps, and Wi-Fi 6 for optimal performance and coverage to support today's device-dense homes and businesses.
Brightspeed plans to announce additional state-specific network build plans in the coming weeks.
For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
About Brightspeed
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. and expected to have assets and associated operations in 20 states, Brightspeed will provide broadband and telecommunications services through a network platform capable of serving more than 6 million homes and businesses. The company aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying a state-of-the-art fiber network and a customer experience that makes staying connected simple and seamless. For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
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Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has shared a health update with ITV viewers on her husband Derek Draper. This comes shortly after the 55-year-old was rushed to A&E with sepsis in July.
The former political lobbyist has battled various health issues since contracting Covid-19 in 2020. Derek has been in and out of hospital since then, spending many months away from his family.
On Thursday's instalment of the ITV morning show, Kate gave an update to new presenter Paul Brand and viewers at home. Her words came during a chat with rail union boss Mick Lynch amid the rail strikes enveloping the UK's train network.
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Kate, 55, was discussing her own experiences with rail staff recently the RMT union boss, as many train services experience ongoing staff shortages. The presenter praised rail workers' continued high levels of service, reports the Mirror.
"I spend pretty much all of my time on trains, or in hospital with Derek," said Kate. She later confirmed that her husband is now finally "back on the right side of it" after she herself returned to work on GMB and Smooth Radio following three weeks off.
Kate marked her return to work with an update, writing: "Thank you so so much for all your messages of support - they really do mean the world to me & the whole family. I have taken some time off @gmb, @smoothradio & @garrawaysgoodatuff in the last 3 weeks as Derek’s health took an unexpected & frightening turn for the worse that landed him back in intensive care & fighting for his life - again."
"Thanks to the amazing NHS teams & his own extraordinary life force & spirit Derek -please god - is back on the right side of it now and I'm so looking forward to seeing you all back on @gmb from 6 a.m tomorrow & @smoothradio - hopefully celebrating @lionesses #worldcup win! Love & see you in the morning!"
Kate had recently stepped down from the ITV daytime show for three weeks to stay by Derek's side as she cared for him and their family. The recent health issues come after Derek spent 13 months in hospital, marking him as the worst affected living Covid patient in the UK.
The dad-of-two has now returned home but has been unable to fully communicate and has issues with mobility. On a number of occasions, he has struggled with a series of health concerns since originally contracting the virus at the beginning of 2020.
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Kent resident Paul O'Grady has welcomed a new baby alpaca to his farm in Aldington. Taking to social media, the comedian shared an adorable of the newcomer to his 703k followers on Instagram - which was taken just 10 minutes after she was born.
It's no secret how much Paul adores animals, so it comes as no surprise to find out he shares his home with a vast array of pets - including a number of alpacas. Over the weekend, the 67-year-old shared the news that one of his furry friends had given birth with a sweet snap that has since garnered more than 75k likes.
In the picture, the For the Love of Dogs presenter can be seen smiling while cuddling up to the cute little new-born. In the caption he wrote: "One of my alpacas gave birth this morning. Here she is 10 minutes after she popped out. No name yet Any suggestions? She’s got my legs."
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Unsurprisingly, thousands of people flocked to the comment section to put forward their suggestions and congratulations.
Former EastEnders actress, Cheryl Ferguson, commented: "Oh my she’s beautiful … can you name one after me ?? Chezza the alpaca? Hope you’re good my lovely one xxx"
Jessie Wallace also suggested her own name as she wrote: "Jessie!" followed by a loveheart. Coronation Street's Catherine Tyldesley added: "Oh my GOD!! She’s beautiful!!!!! Sandy! Love that suggestion! X"
In a separate post, Paul later went on to announce he had settled on the name Flo. Alongside a picture of him hugging and kissing the baby animal, he told fans: "I’ve decided on Flo after the little girl in my kids book. She’s a beauty."
Outside the world of showbiz, Paul leads a quiet life in Aldington with his husband and huge range of pets, including a menagerie of pigs, sheep, chickens, goats, owls and four dogs.
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People nearing the official DWP retirement age could be due to a range of benefits this year. In February this year there were nearly 12.5million people across the UK receiving State Pension benefits.
It is a contributory benefit which provides essential financial support every four weeks for those who have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance. This regular payment of up to £185.15 per week for the full, new State Pension or £141.85 per week for the basic old State Pension (Category A or B) can be claimed by people who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020, the Daily Record reports.
However, two further increases have been set out in legislation and currently under review for a gradual rise to 67 for those born on or after April 1960 and a gradual rise to 68 between 2044 and 2046 for those born on or after April 1977. For anyone approaching the official age of retirement, it is important to be aware of certain benefits you can claim from the DWP plus discounts on Council Tax, help with heating costs and more.
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To make it easier for people to understand and claim these benefits, discounts or reductions, the MoneyHelper website has compiled a comprehensive list along with quick eligibility checks to ensure older people are accessing essential support in later life. The easiest way to check eligibility for any benefit, discount or reduction is to use an online benefits calculator - find out more about these here.
If you have an older family member or friend who does not have access to the internet, or is not familiar with using a computer, give them a hand to ensure they are not missing out on additional financial support.
Benefits and discounts available in retirement include:
- State Pension
- Pension Credit
- Help with Council Tax
- Help with heating costs
- Health benefits
- Travel and TV benefits
- Benefits for war widows and widowers
State Pension
The State Pension gives you a regular taxable income for the rest of your life as soon as you reach State Pension age and make a claim for it. Some people choose to defer this while they continue to work.
It’s not means-tested, but the amount you get depends on how many qualifying years of National Insurance Contributions or credits you’ve built up. You need at least 10 years for any State Pension payment and 35 for the maximum amount.
Pension Credit
Pension Credit currently gives 1.4 million people across the UK extra money to help with living costs if they are over State Pension age and on a low income.
It is a ‘passport’ benefit providing on average up to £3,300 each year in financial support, acting as a ‘gateway’ to Council Tax, housing and NHS discounts along with free TV Licences for the over-75s.
People on Pension Credit may also qualify for the £300 pensioner cost of living payment which will be added to Winter Fuel Payments in November/December and the £150 disability cost of living payment, due in September - find out more here.
Try the Pension Credit Calculator on GOV.UK for yourself or a family member to make sure you’re receiving all the financial support you are entitled to claim.
Help with Council Tax
Whether you own your home or rent, you could be eligible for support from your local authority to help you pay your Council Tax. Contact your local council to ask about support with Council Tax - find out more about predictions here.
Winter Fuel Payment
This is a tax-free payment of up to £300 to help people born on or before September 25, 1956, keep warm during winter. The deadline for claiming the winter 2022/23 payment is 31 March 2023.
This year, payments are being boosted by up to £300 if you also qualify for the pensioner cost of living payment - find out more about this here.
The amount you get depends on your age and who lives in your household. If you’ve had the payment before, you should get it again without having to claim.
You should also get it automatically if you meet the age and residence criteria, and get any of the wide range of benefits.
These include:
- State Pension
- Pension Credit
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance.
If you qualify, you’ll get a letter in October confirming how much money you can expect to receive. The letter will also explain how you can update any incorrect information, such as your bank details.
Roughly three weeks after you get the letter - for most people this will be in November or December - the Winter Fuel Payment will be paid into your chosen bank account. The payment reference on your bank statement will be ‘DWP Winter Fuel’.
Cold Weather Payment
The £25 Cold Weather Payment is only made when your local temperature is either recorded as, or forecast to be, an average of zero degrees Celsius or below over seven consecutive days between November 1 and March 31 each year.
Warm Homes Discount scheme
Certain people on a low income and getting means-tested benefits can get a deduction from their winter electricity bill through the Warm Homes Discount scheme - for the tax year 2022-23 the discount is worth £150.
There are two ways to be eligible:
- If you get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit and your supplier is part of the scheme, you will normally get this deduction automatically from your bill
- If you’re on a low income, claim certain means-tested benefits and your supplier is part of the scheme you can also get this deduction
People on pre-pay or pay-as-you-go meters can also get the discount, but you will need to talk to your supplier about how to get it. Find out more about the Warm Home Discount, if you qualify and the energy suppliers involved on GOV.UK here - the list of participating suppliers for 2022/23 has not yet been update, this article will be updated once that information is available.
Insulation and heating schemes
There are a number of schemes that install insulation and heating improvements to make your home more energy efficient. You’re likely to be eligible if your home is poorly insulated or doesn’t have a working central heating system, and if you receive any of a range of income-related benefits including Pension Credit.
Disability and care benefits
A number of benefits are available to people who have disabilities, long-term health conditions or specific care needs. These benefits include:
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - if you’re under State Pension age, if you reached State Pension age while claiming PIP this will continue
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - you will need to have been already claiming this before you reached State Pension age
- Attendance Allowance - if you’re over State Pension age and have not claimed DLA or PIP
- PIP
- Adult Disability Payment
- DLA
- Attendance Allowance
- Bus passes
- Free passport
If you were born on or before September 2,1929 and are a British national, you could be eligible for a free passport. Find out more and how to apply on the GOV.UK website here.
Free / Discounted TV Licence
You now have to pay for your TV licence unless you are getting Pension Credit. People over State Pension age may be able to get the TV Licence for half price if they are registered as severely sight-impaired or blind. Check out the Money Advice Service TV licence guide here to find out if you’re eligible.
Benefits for war widows and widowers
If your husband, wife or civil partner died or were injured or became ill as a result of their service in Her Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces, or during a time of war before April 6, 2005, you might be entitled to a War Widow’s or Widower’s Pension. If they died or sustained an injury or illness due to serving in a conflict after April 6, 2005, you might be entitled to compensation through the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Find out more about War widows and widowers’ pensions and compensation on the GOV.UK website here.
Medical costs for war pensioners
If you need medical treatment because you were disabled while serving in the Armed Forces, you could get help towards your medical costs for your accepted disability.
War Disablement Pension
If you were injured or disabled while serving in the Armed Forces before April 6, 2005 you can get extra help towards your pension. Find out more about War Disablement Pension on the GOV.UK website here.
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