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MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Public Schools (MPS) has selected a new coach to lead its varsity girls basketball team.
Bernard Loudermill will return to coach the Lady Reds after doing so between 2003 and 2012, according to MPS.
We’re told Loudermill will also be the assistant principal at Muskegon High School.
The school district says Loudermill’s previous bout as the team’s head coach led him to receive the Coach of the Year award by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan in 2008.
Loudermill has coached for 15 years and taught for 25 years, MPS adds. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/muskegon-public-schools-selects-new-basketball-coach-for-varsity-girls-team | 2022-08-22T16:07:01Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/muskegon-public-schools-selects-new-basketball-coach-for-varsity-girls-team | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Apex regulatory body in the nation’s integrated marketing communications space, the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), has announced the successful signing into law the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Bill into law, and the consequent change of name to ARCON.
Disclosing this at a media briefing, on Monday, the Director General of the body, Dr Lekan Fadolapo, also announced the ban on the use of foreign models and Voiceover artists in the nation’s advertising space, to further enhance the inclusive growth of the sector.
He explained that the new ARCON Act, the existing APCON Act, promulgated in 1988 to enable the body effectively regulate and control the practice of advertisement in the country.
According to him, the new ARCON Act puts the regulatory body in good stead to better carry out its statutory regulatory duties, since it takes care of noticeable gaps in the former APCON Act.
One of such gaps, he added, is the control of the new media and online advertisement, which he believed was not properly taken care of in the old APCON Act.
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Fadolapo however stated that though the new Act provides the council with more regulatory powers, the agency, he added, would only regulate to enhance inclusive growth.
“Stakeholders in the industry should rest assured that we are not regulating to strangulate. All we plan to achieve with these new regulatory powers is to ensure good corporate governance and inclusive growth in the sector,” he added.
Speaking on the ban of foreign models and Voice-over artists on the nation’s advertising media space, from October 1, this year, the ARCON’s boss described the decision, as in tune with the Federal Government’s policy of developing local talents, and the need to take some actions aimed at growing the nation’s advertising space.
Fadolapo argued that while those running campaigns would be allowed to conclude such campaigns, even if it exceeds the October 1, 2022 deadline, he however insisted that new advertisements, advertising and marketing communications materials must make use of only Nigerian models and Voice-over artists, as from that date.
“All advertisements, advertising and marketing communications materials are to make use of only Nigerian models and Voice-over artists.
“Ongoing campaigns are permitted to run out their terms, however subsequent applications for revalidation for continued exposure of such materials will not be granted by the Advertising Standards Panel (ASP),” he added.
APCON changes name, now ARCON, bans use of foreign models, V.O artists | https://tribuneonlineng.com/apcon-changes-name-now-arcon-bans-use-of-foreign-models-v-o-artists/ | 2022-08-22T16:07:51Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/apcon-changes-name-now-arcon-bans-use-of-foreign-models-v-o-artists/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Popular hit maker, Slimcase, American singer Dua Lipa, and Argentine Footballer Lisandro Martinez celebrate their birthdays today, August 22.
- Slimcase
Oluwafemi Oladapo (born in August 22nd 1982) better known as Slimcase, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, hype man, and actor.
He is known for featuring on fellow Nigerian artist D’banj’s single,’Issa Banger’ and ‘Gucci Snake’, by Wizkid with a new dance routine known as ‘shaku shaku’.
He has collaborated with Nigerian artistes like Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi, 2Baba.
In 2018, he featured Street-Hop single ‘Shepeterri’ by Idowest
In 2018, he was nominated for The Headies Best Street-Hop Artiste and Best new act at Nigeria Entertainment Awards, and in 2018, he won best collaboration at the City People Entertainment Awards.
- Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa (born 22 August 1995) is an English singer-songwriter.
she is known for her signature disco-pop sound and her soprano vocals.
Lipa has received numerous accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, two Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award, and two Guinness World Records.
- Lautaro Martinez
Lautaro Javier Martínez (born 22 August 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Argentina national team.
Martínez began his football career in his native Argentina, where he made his senior debut in 2015 with Racing Club. He has represented his country 38 times, and scored 20 goals.
- Jimmy and Jey Uso
The Usos (born August 22, 1985) are an American professional wrestling tag team composed of twin brothers Joshua Samuel Fatu and Jonathan Solofa Fatu, who are known professionally by their respective ring names Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso.
They are both currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the SmackDown brand and are the current Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, holding both the Raw Tag Team Championship in their third reign and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in their fifth reign, which is the longest reign for the title at 400+ days and the fifth longest tag team title.
They are also part of a stable called The Bloodline with their cousin, Roman Reigns, along with his special counsel Paul Heyman.
- Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay.
Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.
He was involved in the music industry from a young age, and won the Tastee Talent contest in 1981, and Radio DJ Barry G introduced him to local sound system operators, who helped to establish the popularity of the young deejay, who became known as Beenie Man.
He recorded his debut single, “Too Fancy”, with record producer Henry “Junjo” Lawes in 1981.
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE | https://tribuneonlineng.com/celebrity-birthdays-slimcase-dua-lipa-martinez-celebrate-today/ | 2022-08-22T16:08:04Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/celebrity-birthdays-slimcase-dua-lipa-martinez-celebrate-today/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Veteran Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, has successfully undergone kidney transplant surgery.
The news was revealed by Myke Pam, on behalf of his management, Lakreem Entertainment on Monday.
He further said that both the rapper and his wife, Yetunde, who is his kidney donor, were both recuperating.
“It is with unspeakable joy and undiluted thanksgiving that the management of Lakreem Entertainment officially releases the news of the successful kidney transplant surgery on Nigerian Hip Hop Czar and activist Eedris Abdulkareem, and his most gracious donor – his lovingly dedicated wife YT, some hours ago.” the statement read.
The management further appreciated celebrities and fans for their massive support in time of need.
“Our unalloyed thanks and appreciation go out to all well-meaning Nigerians, both at home and in the diaspora, and all his fans from across the globe who prayed for, cared for, reached out to and supported this wonderful couple during this health crisis. May your individual and collective wells never run dry.
“As the recuperation and healing process begins for both of them, with the best that science can offer, under the ever benevolent gaze of the Almighty God, surrounded by the love and care of family, we ask that the prayers and support be sustained as they gradually get back on their feet again.
“In conclusion, we must emphasise the fact that Nigerians are indeed at the peak of the pack when the need arises. We as a People are simply awesome; all that we need is good and purposeful governance. Indeed, our God is good…all the time! God bless us all”
It will be recalled that the sad news of the rapper’s health condition was announced in July.
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- Withholding Of $600m Trapped Funds Can Affect Foreign Investment In Nigeria, Says Foreign Airlines President | https://tribuneonlineng.com/eedris-abdulkareem-undergoes-successful-kidney-transplant/ | 2022-08-22T16:08:11Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/eedris-abdulkareem-undergoes-successful-kidney-transplant/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — From the beginning, Will Biringer has always been on the go. The Midlothian, Virginia, native prefers tagging along with Mother Nature.
"Everything I did as an outlet was outdoors, longboarding, fishing and hunting," said Biringer. "I feel like a shark in water if I like get stagnant and don't move."
Will joined the JROTC at James River High School. Following graduation, he joined the military.
"So I enlisted in the Navy September 9, 2018," said Will.
Three years in, the future corpsman found himself on the receiving end of help.
On July 4, 2021, the 23-year-old's life changed in an instant while stationed in Illinois. Biringer fell off a friend's balcony three stories up.
"I hit my head. Broke four ribs. Punctured a lung and shattered two vertebrae," said Biringer.
Biringer's life hung in the balance.
"I did. I died twice," said Biringer. "I think it was once on the ground I died and once in the back of the rig. And they brought me back."
The sailor was alive, but he was paralyzed from the waist down.
"That is what really did me in. You know it wasn't pretty. It doesn't take a trained eye to see what went wrong there," said Biringer as he examined X-rays of his injury.
He spent days in the hospital and months in rehab.
"They kind of kept me moving and kept me moving, so I never had a chance to think about it. Which I think is good," Biringer said.
Back in Chesterfield, adjusting to his new normal has been a physical and mental adjustment.
"I think it comes in waves like a lot of grief can do," described Biringer. "You just kind of deal with it day by day."
One activity he misses most is dancing.
"Me and my friend Maggie would country two-step all of the time. I was laying in bed that night, and I was like, dang. I'm not ever going to be able to do that again," said Biringer.
But he is discovering an entirely new way to keep moving on wheels.
"It is a good way to get out and do stuff, and it's competitive. It kind of like it pushes you," said Biringer.
Biringer discovered Sportable, a nonprofit that makes sports accessible for athletes like him.
Will's sport of choice is lacrosse.
The physical sport keeps Biringer's competitive juices flowing. Biringer has found a home and like-minded friends like Addison Johnson on his team.
"He is funny. He jokes a lot. I definitely enjoy playing with him," said Johnson. "He already has stick skills from being in the chair; he has chair skills, so he makes a great teammate."
Coach Nicholas Whiteside admires Biringer's ability to overcome his disability.
"He wants to be stronger. He wants to get better. He wants to get faster. Each week, he has," said Whiteside. "But yeah, you would not know he's adapted so well. He tries so hard. And he works so hard at it. It is pretty amazing."
"It is nice to have all of these guys around you. I'm still learning tips of the trade," said Biringer.
The outlet is proving to be a lifesaver for this new lacrosse player.
"I feel like I've come a little bit. Not a lot but a little bit," said Biringer. "It gets easier. It gets way easier."
He may be getting from point A to B a little differently, but Biringer is thankful that he is able to keep moving through life.
"I wouldn't be where I am without a sport," said Biringer. "With Sportable TGIM every day. It is beautiful."
In addition to playing lacrosse with Sportable, Biringer also trains at Samaritans Walk, a gym in Ashland, Virginia, that trains clients with spinal cord injuries.
This article was written by Greg McQuade for WTVR. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/an-accident-paralyzed-him-but-it-didnt-take-his-sense-of-adventure | 2022-08-22T16:08:15Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/an-accident-paralyzed-him-but-it-didnt-take-his-sense-of-adventure | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down from his roles within the U.S. government.
Fauci said he will leave his positions as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden, in December.
Fauci has spent more than 50 years in the government, serving under seven presidents, Democrats and Republicans.
"It has been the honor of a lifetime to have led the NIAID, an extraordinary institution, for so many years and through so many scientific and public health challenges," Fauci said.
Biden praised Fauci for his service to the country.
"Because of Dr. Fauci’s many contributions to public health, lives here in the United States and around the world have been saved," Biden said.
For many, Fauci became the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was often praised on the left for offering fact-based advice, sometimes countering former President Donald Trump. He was also criticized by people on the right who disagreed with him about mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Despite the criticism, Fauci, 81, says he's not retiring.
"I want to use what I have learned as NIAID Director to continue to advance science and public health and to inspire and mentor the next generation of scientific leaders as they help prepare the world to face future infectious disease threats," Fauci said. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/fauci-stepping-down-from-government-roles-to-pursue-next-chapter-of-career | 2022-08-22T16:08:21Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/fauci-stepping-down-from-government-roles-to-pursue-next-chapter-of-career | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sen. Lindsey Graham earned a small victory in his effort to avoid testifying in an investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County, Georgia.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a hold on a lower court's order to force Graham to testify.
According to The Associated Press, the court sent Graham's subpoena back to U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May to decide whether portions should be quashed or modified.
Graham has claimed he shouldn't have to testify because he was acting as a sitting member of Congress when he contacted election officials about unfounded voter fraud allegations.
"I was Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and had to vote on certifying an election," Graham previously said.
May will have to send his decision about the subpoena back to the appeals court before it can be enforced, The Associated Press reports. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/graham-granted-temporary-hold-in-georgia-election-case | 2022-08-22T16:08:27Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/graham-granted-temporary-hold-in-georgia-election-case | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pfizer says it has requested emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine that targets the omicron variant.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control will have to sign off on the vaccine before it can be administered.
The shot would be for individuals 12 years and older.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said last week that he expected updated vaccines to be rolled out soon. He added that they are necessary to protect against the changing virus.
“The bottom line is that this virus has evolved substantially since the first vaccines were built, that is why we have seen waning immunity,” Jha said.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures, over 12,000 Americans died from COVID-19 in July. The virus continues to kill an average of over 400 Americans a day.
Jha believes COVID-19 isn't going away anytime soon.
“Just like the flu vaccine where people need to get updated once a year, we’ll probably need to get updated for COVID on an ongoing basis,” Jha said.
The U.S. won't just be relying on Pfizer's updated COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna has also developed a vaccine that targets the omicron variant.
The White House says it has purchased 66 million doses of Moderna’s updated vaccine and 105 million doses of Pfizer’s updated vaccine. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/pfizer-seeks-authorization-for-updated-covid-19-vaccine | 2022-08-22T16:08:50Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/pfizer-seeks-authorization-for-updated-covid-19-vaccine | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds — typically, poor, politically unstable corners of the world.
Now, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities in Jerusalem, New York and London have discovered evidence that polio is spreading there.
The original source of the virus? The oral vaccine itself.
Scientists have long known about this extremely rare phenomenon. That is why some countries have switched to other polio vaccines. But these incidental infections from the oral formula are becoming more glaring as the world inches closer to eradication of the disease and the number of polio cases caused by the wild, or naturally circulating, virus plummets.
Since 2017, there have been 396 cases of polio caused by the wild virus, versus more than 2,600 linked to the oral vaccine, according to figures from the World Health Organization and its partners.
“We are basically replacing the wild virus with the virus in the vaccine, which is now leading to new outbreaks,” said Scott Barrett, a Columbia University professor who has studied polio eradication. “I would assume that countries like the U.K. and the U.S. will be able to stop transmission quite quickly, but we also thought that about monkeypox.”
The latest incidents represent the first time in several years that vaccine-connected polio virus has turned up in rich countries.
Earlier this year, officials in Israel detected polio in an unvaccinated 3-year-old, who suffered paralysis. Several other children, nearly all of them unvaccinated, were found to have the virus but no symptoms.
In June, British authorities reported finding evidence in sewage that the virus was spreading, though no infections in people were identified. Last week, the government said all children in London ages 1 to 9 would be offered a booster shot.
In the U.S., an unvaccinated young adult suffered paralysis in his legs after being infected with polio, New York officials revealed last month. The virus has also shown up in New York sewers, suggesting it is spreading. But officials said they are not planning a booster campaign because they believe the state's high vaccination rate should offer enough protection.
Genetic analyses showed that the viruses in the three countries were all “vaccine-derived,” meaning that they were mutated versions of a virus that originated in the oral vaccine.
The oral vaccine at issue has been used since 1988 because it is cheap, easy to administer — two drops are put directly into children's mouths — and better at protecting entire populations where polio is spreading. It contains a weakened form of the live virus.
But it can also cause polio in about two to four children per 2 million doses. (Four doses are required to be fully immunized.) In extremely rare cases, the weakened virus can also sometimes mutate into a more dangerous form and spark outbreaks, especially in places with poor sanitation and low vaccination levels.
These outbreaks typically begin when people who are vaccinated shed live virus from the vaccine in their feces. From there, the virus can spread within the community and, over time, turn into a form that can paralyze people and start new epidemics.
Many countries that eliminated polio switched to injectable vaccines containing a killed virus decades ago to avoid such risks; the Nordic countries and the Netherlands never used the oral vaccine. The ultimate goal is to move the entire world to the shots once wild polio is eradicated, but some scientists argue that the switch should happen sooner.
“We probably could never have gotten on top of polio in the developing world without the (oral polio vaccine), but this is the price we’re now paying,” said Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “The only way we are going to eliminate polio is to eliminate the use of the oral vaccine."
Aidan O’Leary, director of WHO's polio department, described the discovery of polio spreading in London and New York as “a major surprise,” saying that officials have been focused on eradicating the disease in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where health workers have been killed for immunizing children and where conflict has made access to some areas impossible.
Still, O'Leary said he is confident Israel, Britain and the U.S. will shut down their newly identified outbreaks quickly.
The oral vaccine is credited with dramatically reducing the number of children paralyzed by polio. When the global eradication effort began in 1988, there were about 350,000 cases of wild polio a year. So far this year, there have been 19 cases of wild polio, all in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mozambique.
In 2020, the number of polio cases linked to the vaccine hit a peak of more than 1,100 spread out across dozens of countries. It has since declined to around 200 this year so far.
Last year, WHO and partners also began using a newer oral polio vaccine, which contains a live but weakened virus that scientists believe is less likely to mutate into a dangerous form. But supplies are limited.
To stop polio in Britain, the U.S. and Israel, what is needed is more vaccination, experts say. That is something Columbia University's Barrett worries could be challenging in the COVID-19 era.
“What’s different now is a reduction in trust of authorities and the political polarization in countries like the U.S. and the U.K.,” Barrett said. “The presumption that we can quickly get vaccination numbers up quickly may be more challenging now.”
Oyewale Tomori, a virologist who helped direct Nigeria’s effort to eliminate polio, said that in the past, he and colleagues balked at describing outbreaks as “vaccine-derived,” wary it would make people fearful of the vaccine.
“All we can do is explain how the vaccine works and hope that people understand that immunization is the best protection, but it’s complicated,” Tomori said. “In hindsight, maybe it would have been better not to use this vaccine, but at that time, nobody knew it would turn out like this.” | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/polio-in-us-uk-and-israel-reveals-rare-risk-of-oral-vaccine | 2022-08-22T16:08:56Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/polio-in-us-uk-and-israel-reveals-rare-risk-of-oral-vaccine | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Possible change in campaign strategy key to the GOP securing election victories in November?
Political expert says there is more of an emphasis on “cultural wedge issues” than on policy debate.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - In late July, the Gray Washington News Bureau spoke with former Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano at a campaign stop in Marysville, Michigan.
It was just days before the state’s primary election.
“This all started with a Facebook video two years and four months ago,” said Soldano. “The power of one can lead to the power of many.”
The chiropractor campaigned against issues like abortion rights and the teaching of Critical Race Theory. He was among a group of five candidates who were running for office for the first time.
While Soldano ultimately lost to one of his opponents, his style of campaigning is something political analysts say may illustrate a trend in the Republican Party.
“We see now I think an emphasis from within the Republican Party on winning elections by stimulating turnout emphasizing what we call wedge issues, cultural wedge issues rather than specific policies they want to contrast with Democratic candidates,” said Professor Michael Traugott.
Traugott is a professor at the Center of Political Studies at the University of Michigan. He says it’s a strategy to motivate the older Republican base.
“There is an activation by the Republican Party about this kind of nervousness, anxiety which is about their place in society not really about education or jobs in particular,” said Traugott.
At the national level, Republicans say they can compete on all fronts. This extends from the culture wars to traditional pocketbook issues.
“Poll after poll shows that the number one issue for the American people across all demographic groups is the economy,” says Republican National Committee Spokesman Paris Dennard.
Dennard says issues like inflation are an opportunity for the GOP to win big in November.
“We have a tremendous opportunity as Republicans to take back this Congress,” said Dennard. “Take back the Senate.”
All 435 seats are up for election in the House. As of August, Democrats currently hold a 220-211 advantage with four vacant seats. The Senate is currently evenly split, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
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The euro is trading at the lowest level since November 2002.
It broke the July low of 0.9950 on steady selling over the past few hours. The catalyst has been a fresh risk in TTF natural gas and forward power prices. It was kicked off by the announcement of a fresh maintenance shutdown for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.
The monthly chart shows little support until the lows from the early 2000s.
Notably, today's low so far is only at 0.9949 on EBS, which is one pip
Pip
In forex markets, a pip is a percentage in point or price interest point (pip), reflecting a unit of change in an exchange rate. Major currency pairs are traditionally priced to four decimal places – a pip is one unit of the fourth decimal point, or 1/100 of a cent. The exception in this case is the Japanese yen, in which a pip is one unit of the second decimal point. Pips adhere to a rate of change that may be related to a value change in a position of specific currency rates. Forex is traded often in a lot size of 100,000 units of a base currency. In this instance, a trading position of one lot experiencing a change of 1 pip would see a change in value by 10 units of currency. Understanding Pips in Forex Trading Pips can best be understood using an example of two currencies. For example, if the NZD/USD is trading at an exchange rate of 0.6800 and the rate changes to 0.6810, then the price ratio increases by 10 pips. By extending this example, if a forex trader buys 5 lots (i.e. 5 × 100,000 = 500,000) of NZD/USD, paying $650,000 and closes the position after the 10 pips' appreciation, the trader will receive $650,500 with a profit of $500 (i.e. 500,000 (5 standard lots) × 0.0010 = $500). Pips are highly relevant to forex traders given the use of leverage and trading that takes place in margin accounts, which require very small percentages of the actual purchase price as equity for a given transaction. Some retail brokers will quote currency pairs beyond the standard 4th or 2nd decimal place, instead to the 5th or 3rd decimal place. These are quoting fractional pips, known as pipettes.
In forex markets, a pip is a percentage in point or price interest point (pip), reflecting a unit of change in an exchange rate. Major currency pairs are traditionally priced to four decimal places – a pip is one unit of the fourth decimal point, or 1/100 of a cent. The exception in this case is the Japanese yen, in which a pip is one unit of the second decimal point. Pips adhere to a rate of change that may be related to a value change in a position of specific currency rates. Forex is traded often in a lot size of 100,000 units of a base currency. In this instance, a trading position of one lot experiencing a change of 1 pip would see a change in value by 10 units of currency. Understanding Pips in Forex Trading Pips can best be understood using an example of two currencies. For example, if the NZD/USD is trading at an exchange rate of 0.6800 and the rate changes to 0.6810, then the price ratio increases by 10 pips. By extending this example, if a forex trader buys 5 lots (i.e. 5 × 100,000 = 500,000) of NZD/USD, paying $650,000 and closes the position after the 10 pips' appreciation, the trader will receive $650,500 with a profit of $500 (i.e. 500,000 (5 standard lots) × 0.0010 = $500). Pips are highly relevant to forex traders given the use of leverage and trading that takes place in margin accounts, which require very small percentages of the actual purchase price as equity for a given transaction. Some retail brokers will quote currency pairs beyond the standard 4th or 2nd decimal place, instead to the 5th or 3rd decimal place. These are quoting fractional pips, known as pipettes.
Read this Term below the prior low but different screens have it higher. So we may not have hit stops yet.
Update: Now it's truly broken with a low at 0.9934 and a wave of stops.
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Closing changes for the main European bourses:
- German DAX -2.4%
- UK FTSE 100 -0.3%
- Stoxx 600 -1.0%
- French CAC -2.0%
- Italy MIB -0.4%
- Spain IBEX -1.8%
I don't like the way the Dax failed well belore a retest of the June highs and has broken sharply lower. It's an awful time to be in an energy-intensive industry in Europe. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-equity-close-dax-crumbles-to-lead-the-way-lower-20220822/ | 2022-08-22T16:20:54Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-equity-close-dax-crumbles-to-lead-the-way-lower-20220822/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Saudi Energy minister said they may need to tighten oil output to stabilize the market.
Just three weeks ago, OPEC+ increased production quotas by 100k bpd. Now they're already talking about curbing output.
Abdulaziz said the disconnect in oil futures may prompt OPEC+ action. I think what he's referring to is the lower oil foward curve. The problem is that it disincentivizes investments in future production.
Oil has jumped on the headline but still remains deeply lower today. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/saudi-arabia-energy-minister-says-they-may-need-to-curb-output-20220822/ | 2022-08-22T16:21:00Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/saudi-arabia-energy-minister-says-they-may-need-to-curb-output-20220822/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
There's plenty of focus on the euro today as it nears a 19-year low but the big story of the FX year in my mind is the yen. We're witnessing a change from a +20-year regime in the forex market of the yen as the predominant safe haven.
USD/JPY is up for five straight days but I really want to focus on the past two. In each of those, global equities have been battered but the pair rose anyway. Just a few years ago that would have been unthinkable.
Now it's routine.
The dollar has surplanted the yen as the global safe haven currency of choice. A big part of that is monetary divergence as the BOJ sticks to yield curve control but there's always been positive carry in the dollar.
If this regime continues to expand it raises the risks of a major dollar overshoot across the board. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/welcome-to-the-new-yen-not-the-same-as-the-old-yen-20220822/ | 2022-08-22T16:21:06Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/welcome-to-the-new-yen-not-the-same-as-the-old-yen-20220822/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The bullish fortunes of the AUDUSD have reversed in the US session.
The currency along with the NZD, were the strongest of the majors coming into the North American session, but has given up much of those gains.
The price is now back down near unchanged on the day, and looks to test the swing low from August 5 at 0.68696. Below that is the 61.8% retracement of the move up from the July 14 low. That retracement level comes in at 0.68548. A swing area between 0.6852 and 0.6858 bookends that retracement level. Key support on further weakness.
The inability to stay above the 50% retracement and the swing area at 0.69196, turned buyers into sellers. It would take a move back above that area and the falling 100 hour moving average of 0.69329 in the intermediate-term to give buyers more confidence and tilt the bias more to the upside. | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/audusd-moving-back-toward-session-lows-after-run-to-the-upside-stalls-and-reverses-20220822/ | 2022-08-22T16:21:12Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/audusd-moving-back-toward-session-lows-after-run-to-the-upside-stalls-and-reverses-20220822/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The USD is making new highs as London/European traders exit for the day. Apart from the AUDUSD, the other major currencies are trading at new session high.
- The EURUSD is breaking below its 2022 low price and 0.99515. The low price reached 0.99269 so far. The current prices trading at 0.9932 just above that level. Real close risk now comes in against the old low and 0.99515. The following 100 bar moving average of the five minute chart is way up at 0.9991 choices near the low price from the London morning session at 0.9988. Over time the 100 bar moving average of the five minute chart is going to start to accelerate more to the downside. However sellers remain in firm control. The price is moving away from the parity level. The price is trading at the lowest level since 2002
- The GBPUSD also moved to a new year low below 1.1759 and in the process is trading at the lowest level since the March 2020 lows on the pandemic lockdown. During that period, the price were found to 1.14083. The low price just reached 1.17409. So there is a lot of room to roam. An interim level might be 1.16377 which was a swing low from March 25, 2020.
The USDJPY moved back up after testing some swing lows from Friday at 136.714. The price is there move above a player swing area between 137.37 and 137.456. Stay above keeps the buyers firmly in control. Other support comes between 136.91 and 137.152. | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/new-dollar-highs-for-the-day-as-londoneuropean-traders-exit-20220822/ | 2022-08-22T16:21:19Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/new-dollar-highs-for-the-day-as-londoneuropean-traders-exit-20220822/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe reviews: Project Dictator | Gulliver | Alphonse | Caste-ing | Kvartetto
A circus show about fascism, a high-energy response to discrimination, and a funny and sad Jonathan Swift adaptation are among the theatre and dance reviews by David Pollock, Susan Mansfield and David Hepburn
Project Dictator ****
Pleasance Courtyard, until 27 August
This deceptive new piece of narrative circus theatre from duo Rhum + Clay is an exploration of the rise of populism and eventually fascism in two very different but somehow perfectly matched halves. The first of these is the crowd-pleaser, the element that draws the audience in – the part where bold comedy, a seemingly harmless lack of seriousness and the relentless, intentionally overbearing nature of the boldest character onstage thoroughly buys the audience in to what’s happening.
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In other words, it’s very much like populism, particularly that of the social media age. Martin (the company’s co-AD Matt Wells) is a suited performer who wants to make a crisp bit of witty political theatre named How to Solve the Problems. It will be dense and complex – after all, he reminds us, “theatre is not always meant to be enjoyable” – and all the hard onstage graft will be done by his onstage partner Jeremy (other co-AD Julian Spooner); 99% of it, in fact. At the side of the stage, their silent accomplice Kevin (Khaled Kurbeh) provides musical accompaniment.
This is boring Jeremy, though, and he’s sick of doing all the work. Demanding support from the audience in very slick and amusing interactive fashion, he coerces Martin to turn the show over to him, and it becomes an increasingly, intentionally desperate piece of comedic farce, with a student-friendly absurdist tone reminiscent of the Mighty Boosh. Jeremy just wants to have fun, while Martin’s managerial intellectualism is steamrollered in increasingly bullying fashion.
Then Martin is finally overthrown completely, and the tone shifts entirely with the fall of a transparent curtain and the pair’s reappearance against a utilitarian grey lighting set. They’re in their underwear, hooded, forced by an unseen voice to dress as Pierrot-style clowns and execute a range of traditional mime pieces named things like The Soldier and the Boy and The Shadow.
When they get it wrong a red-lit alarm sounds, and unspecified punishment awaits. Give in to entertainment as politics, the group seems to be saying in pitch-perfect tone, and find art suppressed and neutered entirely. David Pollock
Gulliver ****
Underbelly Cowgate, until 28 August
Gulliver’s Travels, written by Jonathan Swift in 1726, is most often adapted as a children’s story that focuses on just two of its parts: the hero’s adventures in Lilliput, where the people are six inches high, and in Brobdingnag, the land of giants. This adaptation for adults, by Fringe regulars Box Tale Soup, is more ambitious, taking in much more of the scope and complexity of Swift’s text.
Box Tale Soup had success at the Fringe in 2018 and 2019 with adaptations of other classic texts, The Turn of the Screw and the Grimms’ fairy tales. The cast of three – Noel Byrne, Antonia Christophers and Mark Collier – worked together to adapt Swift; Byrne and Christophers wrote the sea shanties that separate the different adventures, and built the puppets.
They take Gulliver not only to Lilliput and Brobdingnag but to Laputa, a flying island, where the people are preoccupied with abstract ideas, and to the country of the Houyhnhnms, formal and courteous horses who rule over the barbaric Yahoos (men). In each land, Gulliver and those he encounters must try to overcome the prejudices around otherness and reach some understanding of one another.
The company has taken a long and complex text and enticed from it a lucid and pure adaptation that is absurd, funny and sad. It is simply and cleverly staged on a set built entirely from re-used and recycled materials; puppets are used when helpful, and not when they aren’t. A strong performance by Noel Byrne as Gulliver acts as an anchor among so much fantasy, reaching the end of his journey wiser and sadder, knowing how bad people are at accepting difference, and having seen too much ever to relish going home. Susan Mansfield
Alphonse ***
Pleasance Courtyard, until 28 August
For the first 30 minutes, at least, I had high hopes of Alphonse. Acclaimed Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad’s 1996 play is the whimsical and occasionally profound story of a dreamy teenage boy who goes missing somewhere between the real world and the world of the imagination.
Canadian actor Gabe Maharjan does a inspired job of fielding dozens of characters, from Alphonse’s family and friends, to the police inspector who is looking for him, to his imaginary friend Pierre-Paul René (“a gentle boy with a one-note voice who is not surprised by anything”). With nothing more than a table, a handful of props and quite a lot of popcorn, he creates an earnest, innocent and ultimately kindly world. Some of the writing is lovely.
But the longer it goes on (and it does feel like it goes on for quite a long time), the plot becomes increasingly convoluted and Maharjan’s earnestness persists, even as the story gets sillier, with talking vacuum cleaners and brontosauri grazing in long grass. There’s a profound question in there somewhere about growing up and finding one’s purpose in life, but I can’t figure out what it is. Susan Mansfield
Caste-ing ***
Roundabout @ Summerhall, until 28 August
Performers of all kinds face challenges finding work, but particular issues affect women of colour. Three black women work through their experiences in Nicole Aqcuah’s show for Nouveau Riche, an episodic high-energy combination of song, rap, beatboxing and spoken word.
As well as the general problem of being cast according to the male gaze, Rima Nsubuga, Yemi Yohannes and Stephanie Da Silva discuss being offered parts like “Zulu number one” and “slave girl number two”, being the token black person hired for “diversity purposes”, and being given notes like “try and be a bit more black”, or “don’t be so black, just general urban” – all by an industry that claims not to be racist.
These women-with-attitude need to be doing more than just complaining about how tough it is, and they are. They come at the subject from all angles, with humour, anger and vulnerablity. And with ideology: “Is it my job to educate people on white privilege?” they ask. It’s more like a series of performances than a narrative, and the continual changes of style make it feel disjointed at times, but the energy and talent of the three performers shine out. Susan Mansfield
Kvartetto ***
Summerhall, until 24 August
Saying that this piece of interpretive dance by Finnish choreographer Kati Raatikainen feels radical is more of a comment how on how society views those perceived as being “different” than it is on the performance of the four “intellectually disabled” individuals who take centre stage. In a year when the purpose of Edinburgh’s open-access festival has been put under the microscope, Kvartetto is an example of the importance the model plays in pushing artistic boundaries.
Starting with three of the performers wearing headphones, switched on by a fourth who deals with the majority of the musical cues, they dance to music the audience can’t hear, seemingly unaware of each other, never mind any onlookers.
This disconnect is soon removed as the headphones come off, with each of the dancers given a chance to shine, both by themselves and each other, interpreting a range of emotions through their movements, from muscular street dance to flowing ballet. Their talent shines through, even if it may not suit the cookie-cutter conventions of the industry.
It all ends with a celebratory, poignant and funny Strictly-sequinned ballroom number, set to Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You. As the confetti flies, the audience is left in no doubt that disability should never be a barrier to the joy of performance. David Hepburn | https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/edinburgh-festival-fringe-reviews-project-dictator-gulliver-alphonse-caste-ing-kvartetto-3815065 | 2022-08-22T16:27:39Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/edinburgh-festival-fringe-reviews-project-dictator-gulliver-alphonse-caste-ing-kvartetto-3815065 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre reviews: The Sian Clarke Experience | Ghislaine/Gabler | Baxter vs The Bookies | Blood Sweat and Vaginas | Badass
Our latest reviews round-up includes an impressive selection of provocative, frank and insightful one-woman shows. Words by Katie Hawthorne, David Hepburn, Susan Mansfield and Sally Stott.
The Sian Clarke Experience ****
Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61)
A violent pastiche of food-based sexiness forms the beginning of Sian Clarke’s gloriously angry and endlessly funny-horrible-provocative-strange one-woman show. Sit in the front row and prepare to be covered in half-downed beer, semi-chewed banana and the remains of a can of spaghetti, the rest of which is splashed down her front.
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If you’re a stag do or on a night out with the lads, you should definitely go to this clever boundary-pushing piece of comedy theatre, in which you’ll get to see scary-sexy Sian half naked, wearing a blow-up penis and generally cavorting about, shouting about how wonderful she is – a well as a whole lot more.
Some people, apparently, find Sian “very intense.” I have to admit that I’m initially one of them – with her white-hot stare, angry, shouty delivery, patrolling the stage like a shark, it’s not a shock to hear that men describe her as “angry, rude, mean”. But after she’s barked at us like a dog and taken us through a gloriously disturbing ‘guided mediation’, it becomes apparent what drives her rage – the everyday sexism, comments and abuse that she, along with most women, have experienced out and about on the street. And suddenly her reaction doesn’t seem so strange any more.
Mining “15 years of material”, which is filtered through routines full of unexpected juxtapositions that provoke, surprise and shock – the show feels like an invigorating revenge for anyone who has undergone this kind of "shit”, even if Sian questions whether it will really change anything.
A final scene in which she asks audience members to stand up if they’re experienced different types of unwanted attention from strangers – been told to smile, called body parts, or touched – leads to the most unlikely of standing ovations and a powerful moment of separation that brilliantly concludes the show’s point. Sally Stott
Until 28 August
Ghislaine/Gabler ***
Greenside @ Riddles Court (Venue 16)
Privileged and petulant, with too much time their hands and little time for ethics, these two versions of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, transported from 1890 to the present day, have a lot in common. Still, to some degree, created and contained by the male dominated worlds which, over a hundred years later, they continue to live in, they are also their own manipulative characters, as fascinating as they are unfathomable and, ultimately, terrible.
In Hedda, we are transported to a blandly opulent, geographically generic apartment of the comfortably well off, set against of backdrop of tech entrepreneurship and CCTV in the garden, where Hedda, daughter of a famous general, makes smooties and mischief, while entertaining her success hungry friends and flings, at the edge of which is her doting new husband, an academic, who is less financially robust than she first thought.
The complexities of the plot – essentially Hedda, a destructive force, fuelled by jealousy and boredom, manipulates others to devastating effect – gets somewhat lost in the cocaine and Campari, but the cast give polished, engaging performances, which capture the manufactured dramas of people who have all of the time and money to make them.
Ghislaine/Gabler is a contrastingly stripped back re-imagining of the story, which here focuses on Ghislaine Maxwell, who is portrayed as a Gabler-esque figure and we meet, in jail, following her conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein to abuse teenage girls. This dual exploration of the two women – Maxwell and Gabler, both defined by their father’s names – works surprisingly well as a device to paint a portrait of Maxwell, committed to the idea that she’s innocent while barely concealing not only her guilt, but her disparity for Epstein’s accusers.
Why aren’t we concentrated on “ocean trash” or “single use plastics” instead, she demands? Through an absorbing, unsettling performance by Kristin Winters, who is also the writer, paired an imaginative well-directed production, it’s a piece that searches for insights into Maxwell’s character through Gabler – exploring her abusive relationship with her father, as well as her development into someone who appears to have everything apart from a moral compass.
“You can’t be weak in the public eye,” this Maxwell says, powerless in prison, but still wearing her power suit, claiming that the girls who were abused knew what they were doing, while simultaneously concealing this and turning away in horror when it happens, in a way she doesn’t appear to feel is at all contradictory.
Existing alongside the much poured over news stories, there’s a danger such a play could have a similarly sensationalised tone – and while there is a certain amount of voyeurism inherent in the concept, it is thoughtfully written and offers something more than just another headline, through its attempts to shed light on what motivates its complex and often confusing protagonist. “I am a victim of helping Jeffrey Epstein” Maxwell says at the end and we are left to consider – as we are with Hedda Gabler – how much of the way that she sees herself is or isn’t the way that we see her too. Sally Stott
Until 27 August
Baxter vs The Bookies ***
Gilded Balloon Teviot (14)
Anyone who enjoys a flutter on the horses will be right at home with actor Andy Linden’s one-man show in which he adapts four stories from Roy Granville’s book of the same name. Baxter is an old school horse-racing tipster who runs an old-fashioned telephone tipping line, but his fortunes are mixed at best, and his failures make the best stories.
There’s the day he loses thousands when he passes out on painkillers for toothache. And the account about the postman who delivers him sure-fire winners from his dreams was never going to end well. Most poignant is the story of love-interest Beverley Stokes, who picks winners without exception, which might be one reason she doesn’t pick Baxter.
Linden wears his character with ease, capturing Baxter’s philosophical attitude and dry humour, even if his conspiratorial murmur struggles at times to rise above the sound of the air conditioning in Teviot’s Wee Room. Baxter’s world is conveyed knowledgably and authentically, but it might be somewhat lost on those with no interest in horse-racing. Susan Mansfield
Until 28 August
Blood Sweat and Vaginas ***
Pleasance (Venue 33)
Carolann is probably more of a Samantha than a Charlotte, with a generous sprinkle of Bridget Jones’ kooky self-deprecation. Powered by Aretha Franklin and the power of masturbation, Blood Sweat and Vaginas is a timely update on predictable rom-com tropes, with the spotlight on a peri-menopausal Black woman in the midst of a sexual awakening.
Honest to the bone and enjoyably, boldly graphic, this one-woman show by Paula David follows our heroine as she negotiates hot flushes, a miserable husband and her own, unexpected desires. David is a tender, endearing performer who, after a slow first scene, really blooms as the play progresses, easing into the role just as Carolann embraces new opportunities.
Disco and soul mixes with running montages and slapstick sex scenes, all achieved through very simple scene-setting and the occasional costume change. It’s a minimal production, but this gives David room to shine – particularly in her nuanced depiction of Carolann’s nightclub revelations, or in the bathroom conversations with Carolann’s unseasonably wise teenager.
Concise, pacy and likely relatable to many, Blood Sweat and Vaginas celebrates facets of womanhood often underexplored in the pop cultural mainstream. It’s no small victory when Carolann learns to put her pleasure first. Katie Hawthorne
Until 29 August
Badass ***
Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33)
Welcome to the toilets of the The White Lion Pub in Stevenage in December 2017, where writer and performer Sarah Mills first discovered “too much blood” after visiting the ladies during a bad date. It’s also the starting point of a candid, humorous and important one-woman show about an illness that people still find, sometimes fatally, difficult to talk about.
She’s on a mission to make up for this, with a true-life account of what it’s like to have bowel cancer. A short ‘getting to know you’ section introduces us to her family, friends and pre-diagnosis love life, before the audience are whisked through a succession of symptoms, scans, operations, and check-ups.
Unflinching descriptions of medical procedures and the practicalities of colostomy bags are tempered with sections of sometimes-awkward observational humour. A chemotherapy ward that’s “less cold and sterile than the average Wetherspoons” becomes a place to chat up fellow patients, even as neuropathy sees her start to lose the feeling in her fingers.
It’s a tricky balance between comedy and theatre that is largely navigated well, concluding with a rousing love letter to the NHS, her “army of knights in shining armour wearing blue scrubs”. David Hepburn
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House of the Dragon: Aegon Targaryen's White Walker prophecy and Daenerys Targaryen references explained
“Aegon called his dream the Song of Ice and Fire,” King Viserys (Paddy Considine) tells his daughter Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) in the first episode of House of the Dragon.
The Game of Thrones prequel show was unleashed on the world on Sunday (August 21), and it features a number of tributes to its predecessor.
‘Heir of the Dragon’, as the episode is titled, opens with text explaining the story takes place 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke). And fans rejoiced when Rhaenyra uttered the line made famous by her descendant: “Dracarys!”
But there was a crucial scene towards the end of the episode which has everyone talking about the existential threat which loomed in Game of Thrones: the White Walkers.
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In front of the skull of legendary dragon Balerion the Black Dread, King Viserys I tells his daughter: “Our histories, they tell us Aegon looked across the Blackwater from Dragonstone, saw a rich land ripe for the capture.
"But ambition alone is not what drove him to conquest. It was a dream. And, just as Daenys foresaw the end of Valyria, Aegon foresaw the end of the world of men.
"It is to begin with a terrible winter, gusting out of the distant north. Aegon saw absolute darkness riding on those winds, and whatever dwells within will destroy the world of the living.
"When this great winter comes, Rhaenyra, all of Westeros must stand against it. And, if the world of men is to survive, a Targaryen must be seated on the Iron Throne.
"A king or queen strong enough to unite the world against the cold and the dark.”
Here’s what King Viserys’ revelation means for the world of House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones.
Who is Aegon I the Conqueror? How did he conquer Westeros?
Aegon I was the first king to unite Westeros into the Seven Kingdoms, and built the Iron Throne from the swords of his defeated enemies.
He conquered the lands with his sister-wives Visenya and Rhaenys, riding their dragons Vhagar, Meraxes, and Balerion the Black Dread.
Before him, the Targaryen family lived on Dragonstone, a large island to the east of Westeros. They had fled from the ancient Valyria in Essos after Daenys Targaryen had a prophetic dream of the city's doom – which came true.
This is who King Viserys is referring to when he talks about Daenys foreseeing the end of Valyria.
Born on Dragonstone, Aegon began exploring Westeros. He flew his dragon Balerion above the lands and had a table made into a map of Westeros. This can be seen in Game of Thrones, when Stannis Baratheon and later Daenerys Targaryen occupy Dragonstone.
But in House of the Dragon King Viserys – who is the fifth Targaryen king to sit on the Iron Throne – says it was not just ambition that drove Aegon to take over Westeros, but an apocalyptic vision like what Daenys saw.
“Aegon called his dream the song of ice and fire,” Viserys tells Rhaenyra, using the name given to the series of George R.R. Martin books Game of Thrones is based on.
He says: “This secret has been passed from king to heir since Aegon’s time. Now you must promise to carry it, and protect it. Promise me.”
What was Aegon I’s vision? White Walkers and the Long Night
This prophecy is almost definitely a reference to the White Walkers, an impending threat introduced in the very first scene of Game of Thrones.
We learn in the previous show that White Walkers were made by the Old Gods, the Children of the Forest, to fight the First Men who invaded Westeros thousands of years ago.
Able to reanimate the dead as hoardes of wights, the White Walkers grew incredibly powerful and threatened to wipe out all life. A winter descended on the world, known as the Long Night, which was said to last an entire generation.
No longer able to control the White Walkers, the Children made a pact with the First Men to fight them together. They managed to defeat them in a conflict called the Battle for the Dawn, and cast them north into the Lands of Always Winter.
The Wall, an enormous ice structure with magical protections, was built to protect Westeros from the White Walkers’ return. The Night’s Watch, which Jon Snow becomes part of in Game of Thrones, was set up to guard the wall from such a threat.
What happened to the White Walkers in Game of Thrones?
Warning, spoilers for the ending of Game of Thrones.
In Game of Thrones, the threat of the White Walkers gradually builds throughout the eight seasons. But it isn’t until the last moments of Season 7 when the army of the dead marches on Westeros.
Its leader, the Night King, kills one of Daenerys Targaryen’s dragons and uses its reanimated body to burn through the Wall.
Season 8 Episode 3 ‘The Long Night’ shows the epic battle between the living and the dead at Winterfell, where Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow join forces to fight the hoards of Wights.
Arya Stark uses assassin skills she had learned from the Faceless Men to kill the Night King with a Valyrian steel blade – killing every White Walker and wight in the process.
It is that very blade which King Viserys hands his daughter Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon when he names her as his heir.
What does Aegon’s dream mean? How does it relate to Game of Thrones
The revelation in this House of the Dragon episode suggests Aegon Targaryen knew about the White Walkers, and that was why he conquered Westeros in the first place.
And fans are pointing to the alliance of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen as evidence Aegon Targaryen’s dream to save Westeros came true.
Perhaps both Jon and Daenerys are the king and queen referred to with Viserys’ words: "If the world of men is to survive, a Targaryen must be seated on the Iron Throne. A king or queen strong enough to unite the world against the cold and the dark.”
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Joanna Cherry says she was 'cancelled' by SNP leadership over trans views
One of the SNP's most high-profile MPs has said she was effectively "cancelled" and erased from party history over her views on trans issues.
Joanna Cherry, who has received online abuse and threats, said she was “very upset” the SNP's former chief whip in Westminster, Patrick Grady, received more internal support after a Commons investigation found he had sexually harassed a teenage staffer.
Ms Cherry has long been at odds with the SNP’s leadership, including Nicola Sturgeon, over her views on transgender issues and their impact on women’s rights.
She is critical of moves to allow Scots to self-identify their sex, fearing this will impact on women’s safety.
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Appearing on the comedian Matt Forde’s Political Party show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Ms Cherry said she was tipped off that she was going to be stripped of her SNP frontbench role in Westminster three days before it happened last year.
"I think what I found most upsetting about it was the unfairness of my treatment,” she said, stressing other colleagues had “openly disagreed” with party policy and not been demoted.
"That was upsetting. And also the fact that there was no acknowledgement of any of the work I'd done over the last few years before.
"It was like I had been, well, I suppose, cancelled, just erased from SNP history.”
In a reference to former first minister Alex Salmond, Ms Cherry said she was “not the first person in the SNP that that's happened to recently”, adding: “But it was very upsetting and bruising."
The Edinburgh South West MP said she received "a series of very threatening messages" later that same day from a party member.
She said: "The lack of support from my colleagues was very difficult to deal with.
"On the other hand, in many ways it's the best thing that's ever happened to me, being sacked from the SNP frontbench."
She said it had given her more time to concentrate on her constituency and committee work, as well as "making it easier" to speak out.
Ms Cherry said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford had never reached out to check on her wellbeing.
Elsewhere, she compared her own treatment unfavourably to that shown to Mr Grady.
Mr Blackford was previously forced to apologise after a leaked audio recording showed him urging colleagues to "give as much support as possible" to the former chief whip.
Ms Cherry said she was "glad" not to be present at the SNP group meeting in which this happened because there was a "very unpleasant witch hunt into who had done the recording".
Asked what she thought when she heard the recording, she said: "Personally, I was very upset actually, because it was interesting to hear exhortations of support for a colleague that had been found guilty of sexual harassment, when no exhortations of support for a female colleague who had been threatened with rape by a party members had occurred.
"I did take it rather personally, but on the broader issue I thought the whole episode was most unfortunate."
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The most popular days to get married in the UK in 2022 - including the most popular weekend to tie the knot
Getting married is a special experience in anyone’s life, and new data has revealed the most popular days people decide to get married on.
The most popular day in the entirety of 2022 for people to get married on was Saturday, 20 August.
August is generally seen as the most popular month to get married in, with the warm weather and more sunshine providing ideal conditions for both indoor and outdoor weddings.
The data, which has been compiled by wedding planning website Hitched, revealed that 3,515 weddings took place on 20 August.
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Rima Barakeh, wedding expert and deputy editor of Hitched said: “Although peak wedding season technically runs from May through to October, it’s no surprise to see June, July and August topping the list of most popular months to get married.
“August has always been a busy month for weddings as it’s (usually) a month of good weather - perfect for those outdoor wedding ceremonies, and also coincides with school summer holidays which largely benefits nearlyweds and wedding guests with children.”
Which is the most popular weekend to get married in 2022?
The weekend following the 20 August, which is Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August, has been revealed as the most popular weekend for UK weddings.
Almost a fifth of all August weddings, a whopping 4,779 couples, are set to say “I do” over the three days of the bank holiday weekend.
Half of all weddings in 2022 are set to take place on a Saturday. This number according to Hitched is 78,860 weddings on a Saturday and then 26,582 will take place on Fridays.
The third most popular day to get married according to the data is Thursday, with 14,162 weddings taking place on the fourth day of the week.
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Scotland internationalist suspended indefinitely for alleged breach of betting rules
Lincoln have suspended their Scottish forward Chris Maguire indefinitely following an alleged breach of the Football Association’s betting rules.
The 33-year-old, who started his career at Aberdeen and had a brief spell on loan at Kilmarnock before leaving Scottish football in 2011, is alleged to have placed 52 bets on football matches between March 2017 and February this year.
He has been given until Tuesday, August 30 to respond to the misconduct charge.
The period of Maguire’s alleged offending includes time spent at former clubs Oxford, Bury and Sunderland.
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“Chris Maguire has been charged with misconduct in relation to an alleged breach of the FA’s betting rules,” read an FA statement.
“It is alleged that the Lincoln City FC forward breached FA rule E8 by placing 52 bets on football matches between 17 March 2017 and 12 February 2022.”
Maguire, who was capped twice by Scotland in 2011 in the Nations Cup, joined the Imps last summer and has made three appearances in all competitions this season.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AESOP Technology announced that they have been accepted into Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate, a 20-week program that helps early-stage health tech AI startups get market-ready.
Participants are selected through a competitive screening process where a panel of Mayo Clinic leaders reviews them from the clinical and operational perspective, led by John Halamka, MD., President of Mayo Clinic Platform.
"It's an excellent opportunity for a medical AI startup like us. Data is the fuel from which everything grows into power, and this program provides de-identified patient datasets and tools to help us validate our solutions," says Jeremiah Scholl, the CPO of AESOP Technology. "This practical experience will help us go even further in developing better products. The fact that we get to be mentored by Mayo Clinic's reputable experts is inspiring."
'AESOP', which stands for 'AI-Enhanced Safety of Prescription', is working to make physician data entry easier, faster, and less error-prone using machine learning on 3.2 billion data sets. The company has developed products capable of this. One is RxPrime which detects wrong drug errors by checking if medications match patients' diagnoses, age, and gender.
Errors can happen at any stage of the medication-use process, but more than 50% of them occur during the prescribing phase. RxPrime is able to detect potential and unexplained errors in prescriptions and provide optimal recommendations, even for the look-alike-sound-alike medication errors. It offers just-in-time decision support without interfering unnecessarily with the clinical consultation process.
The other is AESOP Technology's latest clinical documentation improvement tool, DxPrime, making it easier for doctors to input correct diagnoses into electronic health record systems. This task can be challenging as there are 68,000 different diagnosis codes under the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The ICD codes were designed to support insurance and billing rather than clinical medicine.
"Medical professionals are more overwhelmed with their workload after the pandemic. How AI can support them gains more importance," says Jim Long, the CEO of AESOP Technology. "AI is transforming the healthcare industry in a variety of ways, like any other industry. Healthcare has unique challenges, and this program will help us be more grounded."
As a participant of the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate, AESOP Technology is glad to expose themselves to real-world applications, which helps cultivate future growth in this rapidly progressing field. As part of the program, Mayo Clinic will take an equity position in the startup.
About AESOP Technology
AESOP aims to optimize the clinical decision support process with more flexible AI-powered technology to improve patient safety and medical coding quality.
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The Erin Boisson Aries Team, Mario Stocco and Francisco Rizo have been tapped as the exclusive reps for new luxury residences with the celebrated Mexican Caribbean resort
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in the United States, announced today that the Erin Boisson Aries Team of New York City, Mario Stocco of Florida and Francisco Rizo of Texas have been named the exclusive marketing representatives for The Reserve at Mayakoba, a new collection of luxury residences within the celebrated Mexican Caribbean resort.
Located on 620 acres of pristine lagoons, jungles and beaches along the shores of the famed Riviera Maya, in Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, the Mayakoba Resort is home to award-winning hotels, restaurants, spas and a PGA-sanctioned golf course, all designed to preserve and enhance the native landscape.
Developed by leading asset management firm Sancus Capital Partners in partnership with Inmobilia, one of the most important real estate developers in the Mexican Southeast, The Reserve at Mayakoba will offer exceptional privacy and enviable amenities across 66,408 square meters of landscaped grounds, footpaths and canals. Designed by the prestigious international architecture studio L35 in association with Sepúlveda Arquitectos, the development will be completed in two phases and comprise eight towers of nine units, for a total of 72 residences.
"In the ever-expanding universe of branded residential developments, The Reserve at Mayakoba promises to set a new standard in privacy, exclusivity and luxury," said Howard M. Lorber, Executive Chairman, Douglas Elliman. "I am proud to align Douglas Elliman with such an impressive brand."
In addition to providing residents with priority access to the resort's twenty-three restaurants, four spas and the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleón golf course, The Reserve at Mayakoba will offer independent entrances to the resort and additional security booth access to the residences.
"The Reserve at Mayakoba exemplifies modern design in delicate balance with the natural environment," said Carlos Orozco, Sales Director of The Reserve at Mayakoba. "Featuring innovative architecture conceived in response to its unique setting, the exciting new development will offer residents a truly unparalleled experience of the Riviera Maya."
Pricing for the residences range from $620,100 to $2,200,000 USD. For additional information, please visit www.elliman.com/mayakoba.
About Douglas Elliman Inc.
Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG, "Douglas Elliman") owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, which is one of the largest residential brokerage companies in the United States with operations in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey, the Hamptons, Massachusetts, Florida, California, Colorado, Texas and Nevada. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology ("PropTech") solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets. Additional information concerning Douglas Elliman is available on its website, www.elliman.com.
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FLANIGAN'S REPORTS EARNINGS
Published: Aug. 22, 2022 at 11:19 AM CDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FLANIGAN'S ENTERPRISES, INC., (NYSE AMERICAN: BDL) owners and operators of the "Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill" restaurants and "Big Daddy's" retail liquor stores, today announced results for the 13 weeks and the 39 weeks ended July 2, 2022. The table below sets forth the results on a comparative basis with the 13 weeks and 39 weeks ended July 3, 2021.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global color cosmetics powerhouse KVD Beauty® announces a new collection of liquid lipsticks sure to be their next cult classic. Introducing Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick, a next generation, long-lasting, transfer-proof formula set to replace the original collection, Everlasting Liquid Lipstick. To celebrate the launch, brand partner Paris Jackson takes her partnership with KVD Beauty to the next level, serving not only as the face of the campaign, but also a co-creative director.
Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick lasts like a liquid lipstick but feels like vapor. The evolution of their liquid lipstick revolution, KVD Beauty took the iconic, all-day, transfer-proof wear of brand's original formula and evolved it for an even better experience: extreme comfort and a hyper-lightweight feel. 100% of wearers said Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick was comfortable even after 8 hours of wear (in a consumer study on 32 volunteers).
Powered by nourishing raspberry stem cells, this ultra-thin, flexible formula moves seamlessly with lips to help prevent caking, flaking and feeling dry. This pigment-packed formula is ultra-comfortable without compromising the impactful color payoff KVD Beauty is known for.
Dangerously bold and undetectably light, this evolved formula comes in 21 feather-resistant matte shades and features a slim, precision applicator for complete control without needing a lip liner—just line, fill and let it set. Pluck your favorite shade from a collection of petal-soft neutrals and intoxicating pops named after poisonous plants and bizarre blooms.
With 21 shades available at launch and more rolling out over the next year, Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipsticks' shade names are inspired by a strange garden filled with beautiful, yet dangerous botanicals. Available shades include: Moonflower (terracotta rose), Moth Orchid (soft pink), Cobra Lily (rust red), Scorpiris (indigo blue) and more. Most notably, the brand's bestselling shade Lolita is undergoing an evolution of its own, relaunching with this new collection as Queen of Poisons.
Back for her second campaign with KVD Beauty, multi-hyphenate Paris Jackson is the face of the new Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick, an appropriate fit for this collection of both serene and statement shades. In addition to being featured in the campaign, Jackson was also involved in the creative direction of the shoot, where she contributed to location selection, guided the fairy-goth-meets-grunge aesthetic thanks to strategic styling realized by Jackson and her stylist, Danyul Brown, and collaborated with campaign makeup artist and KVD Beauty Global Veritas Artistry Ambassador Anthony Nguyen on the beauty looks showcased within the images.
"KVD Beauty has grown significantly over the past few years, and we're excited to continue to evolve both the brand and our cosmetics to fit the needs of our loyal consumers," says Tara Loftis, Global Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at Kendo Brands. "With the new Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick, and the incredible Paris Jackson as the face of the campaign, this new launch underscores our continued support of the artist community while also taking the bold collection of products you all know and love to the next level. We're confident this new collection will be well received by brand loyalists and new shoppers alike."
100% vegan and cruelty-free, KVD Beauty's Everlasting Hyperlight Liquid Lipstick ($22) is now available online at KVDBeauty.com, in store and online at Ulta.com, and in store and online at Sephora.com on August 21, 2022.
KVD Beauty stands for Kara, Veritas, Decora—Value, Truth, Beauty—because your truth is valuable and beautiful. We create high-pigment, high-performance makeup inspired by tattoo artistry, like our #1 award-winning Tattoo Liner. With long-wear, ink-like pigment and needle-sharp precision, it's the uncontested holy grail of liquid eyeliner. But we stand for more than just performance: Our makeup is 100% vegan and cruelty-free, we care about the planet, and we champion artistry of all kinds—not just makeup. We celebrate the individual through artistic self-expression and limitless creativity. And above all, we give you the tools to live your beauty truth.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Labrada Nutrition today announced a drink distribution agreement with San Diego- based distributor John Lenore & Co.
John Lenore & Co. will distribute Labrada Nutrition's Lean Body® Ready-to-Drink Protein Shakes in San Diego County and it equates to about 3.6 million people.
Lean Body® Protein Shakes contain 40 grams of high-quality protein with zero grams of sugar and come in eight delicious flavors in sustainably packaged Tetra Pak cartons.
"Like John Lenore & Co., Labrada Nutrition is a family-owned-and-operated business with decades of experience and a commitment to furthering the health and wellness of its customers," said Labrada Nutrition's CEO and Founder Lee Labrada. "We are excited about partnering with John Lenore & Co.to make Lean Body® Ready-to-Drink Protein Shakes available to customers in the San Diego area.
"Lean Body® is doing exceptionally well around the country, and with John Lenore & Co's leadership, we will now grow a stronger relationship with retailers and customers in the San Diego area," Labrada added. "Our goal is a 'Lean Body® for Everybody,' and our mission is to help people get into great shape and be healthy for life. Working with John Lenore will bring us closer to reaching this important goal."
Sean Nichols, Vice President of Sales for John Lenore adds: "We are thrilled to add the LEAN BODY Protein shakes to our assortment!" With the right brand, team, and current market trends, we feel Lean Body puts us back into the highly competitive RTD Protein space! 40 Grams of Protein, zero sugar and an unbelievable taste not to mention a solid "DSD" Route to Market working with other neighboring "Best in class" Distributor partners, this platform is poised for great success!"
About Labrada Nutrition
Labrada Nutrition, headquartered in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1995 by IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Hall of Famer and former Mr. Universe Lee Labrada. The company creates and distributes a range of nutritional products and supplements including Lean Body® Ready-to-Drink Protein Shakes and meal replacements. The company also provides education on fitness, nutrition, and health to support the company mission of helping people get into their best shape.
Labrada Nutrition products are proudly made in America. Since 1995 all Labrada supplements are lab-tested by an independent third-party analytical lab to ensure that "If it's on the label, it's in the bottle." That's why Labrada has become the most trusted name in sports nutrition.
The Lean Body® Ready-to-Drink Protein Shake comes in 17 oz. and 8.45 oz. resealable, environmentally-friendly Tetra Pak cartons that "Protect What's Good.™"
Lean Body® Ready-to-Drink Protein Shakes are available worldwide in select retailers, convenience stores, grocery stores and gyms.
For more information, visit www.leanbody.com
Follow Labrada Nutrition/Lean Body on social media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/leanbodynation/).
About John Lenore & Co.:
John Lenore & Co. are distribution leaders in the nonalcoholic beverage industry in Southern California, with a portfolio of over 70 brands. Their portfolio includes premium bottled waters, craft sodas, ready-to-drink (RTD) teas and juices, energy drinks, cold brew coffees, cold pressed juices, flavored milks, kombuchas and protein shakes
For more information about the John Lenore & Co, visit www.johnlenore.com/
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BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced the appointment of Kevin Smith as President of Global Risk Solutions (GRS) North America. Reporting to GRS President Neeti Bhalla Johnson, Smith will be accountable for delivering GRS North America's financial and operational performance which includes commercial and specialty businesses in the US, Canada and Bermuda and operates across Major Accounts, Middle Market and Specialty segments.
Smith has over 30 years of experience across property, casualty and specialty insurance, most recently as President and Chief Operating Officer of CNA's specialty business. Previously he held leadership roles in underwriting, marketing and field operations at Chubb North America.
"Kevin's extensive background and leadership skills uniquely qualify him to accelerate our transformation to deliver consistent underwriting profitability and leverage the full global capabilities of Liberty Mutual to solve our clients' and broker partners' risk needs across North America," said Bhalla Johnson. "I am incredibly excited to partner with Kevin and the rest of the GRS leadership team as we continue to make excellent progress to execute our strategy."
Smith is the fourth leadership appointment by Bhalla Johnson since she became GRS President in June 2021. Earlier this year, she appointed Matthew Moore as GRS President of Underwriting, Susanne Figueredo Cook as GRS Chief Operating Officer, and Phil Hobbs as Liberty Specialty Markets President.
About Liberty Mutual Insurance
At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people and businesses embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.
In business since 1912, and headquartered in Boston, today we are the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer based on 2020 gross written premium. We also rank 78 on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the US based on 2021 revenue. As of December 31, 2021, we had $48.2 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
We employ over 45,000 people in 29 countries and economies around the world. We offer a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, specialty lines, reinsurance, commercial multiple-peril, workers compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, surety, and commercial property.
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Dallas attorney honored for intellectual property litigation
DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third consecutive year, Paul J. Skiermont has been named among the top lawyers in the nation with his inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Honored in the area of Intellectual Property Litigation, the co-founder and partner of Skiermont Derby LLP maintains a national litigation practice, representing companies in disputes involving complex science and technology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, telecommunications, aerospace, speech recognition and consumer electronics. During the past decade, the firm has developed a reputation for taking on some of the most challenging technology issues, while successfully litigating and explaining elaborate technical concepts before juries across the nation.
Most recently Mr. Skiermont and the firm successfully invalidated a Novartis' patent at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that will help facilitate the introduction of low-cost generic versions of Gilenya® prescribed to treat multiple sclerosis.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on a sophisticated peer review survey process, designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic region and legal practice area.
The complete listing of The Best Lawyers in America is available at https://www.bestlawyers.com.
Skiermont Derby LLP represents clients in complex IP and commercial litigation in Texas, California, and throughout the nation. The firm's experience includes matters involving patents, trademarks, unfair competition, antitrust, breach of contract, and business torts – as well as entertainment, employment, and securities litigation.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for F, CGC, GE, SDC, and BLUE.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for CVX, NVDA, MRO, RTX, and MPC.
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New Delhi: Among the hundreds of farmers who began their demonstration at the Jantar Mantar over a slew of issues, 64-year-old Sriaj Kodyuriv from Kerala garnered the most attention with his Adivasi attire.
Kodyuriv reached Delhi on Monday after covering a three-day train journey from Kerala. For several hours, he stood at Jantar Mantar holding placards that read 'Implement MSP, Save farmer'.
"Farmers are closest to nature. If they abandon their farm equipment, we won't be getting any food. So farmers should be saved. I am here for this," Kodyuriv said.
Asked why he chose the Adivasi attire, he said: "This is to send a message that the farmers and tribal people deserve their rights."
Jantar Mantar buzzed with voices of dissent on Monday as farmers from all over the country gathered here demanding a law ensuring minimum support price for crops, farm loan waiver, and the sacking of Union minister Ajay Mishra.
Ajay Mishra is the father of Ashish Mishra, an accused in a case related to mowing down four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh during a farmer protest last October.
Farmers, hundreds in number, launched their protest amid heavy security arrangements in a 'mahapanchayat' called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) at Jantar Mantar.
They waved flags, wore caps with the name of their farm organisations inscribed on them, and raised slogans for farmer unity and against the Centre accusing it of not coming good on its promises.
Magha Nibori, a farmer from Punjab with one acre of farmland which he cultivates with seasonal crops, said he came here fully prepared to stay put if required. Many travelled thousands of kilometres to take part in the maha panchayat.
I am here from Cochin. Around 250 people have come from Kerala and nearby states to urge PM Modi to agree to our demands regarding the MSP law, and other issues. We want India to withdraw from the WTO. Ajay Mishra should resign, said Paulsen, a 50-year-old farmer from Cochin, Kerala.
Unique protests
Many farmers registered their protest in their own unique ways. One of them came wearing a garland of garlic, while another, a woman, wore a saree with tricolours.
"The government made a promise but now they are not doing anything. There is no concrete action taken by the government. If we can raise a person to power. We can also bring him down. The government should understand this," Kavita, clad in a tricolour print saree, said.
As farmers associated with different unions reached Delhi, police obstructed their way to the protest site erecting deep layers of barricades across entry points of the city, and checked every vehicle entering the national capital, causing huge traffic jams.
Besides the borders Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri, key stretches on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, the Palam flyover, Aurobindo Marg, Ring Road (near Indraprastha Park), the Ghaziabad-Wazirabad road, and the Munirka road, and several other stretches, witnessed traffic snarls.
Other than north India, farmers from states such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Kerala arrived in Delhi to take part in the "mahapanchayat." | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/08/22/jantar-mantar-mahapanchayat-kerala-man-attire-grabs-attention.amp.html | 2022-08-22T16:36:28Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/08/22/jantar-mantar-mahapanchayat-kerala-man-attire-grabs-attention.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FELTON, Del. - Felton police are asking the public's help identifying two suspects wanted for burglarizing Lake Forest North Elementary School on East Main Street on Sunday.
Police said the two unknown white male suspects broke into the school via a window. After ransacking the school and stealing computer items, they fled in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information about this incident, or knows the names and whereabouts of the two suspects, is asked to contact the Felton Police Department at 302-284-8441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. | https://www.wboc.com/news/burglars-ransack-lake-forest-north-elementary-school-in-felton/article_8bb83c9e-222f-11ed-9378-4b4741af0045.html | 2022-08-22T16:41:50Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/burglars-ransack-lake-forest-north-elementary-school-in-felton/article_8bb83c9e-222f-11ed-9378-4b4741af0045.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del. - The Delaware Office of Highway Safety, in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is participating in the national enforcement mobilization “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over." From Aug. 19 through Sept. 5, OHS will be partnering with state and local law enforcement, working together to have a consistent police presence across the state to stop drunk driving and potentially save lives.
“As the summer season comes to an end, OHS wants to remind drivers of the importance of planning for a sober ride if alcohol is included in the Labor Day celebration plans, said Richard Klepner, deputy director, Delaware Office of Highway Safety.” “Drunk driving is not acceptable behavior, especially when there are so many alternatives to get you home safely.”
Delaware DUI Statistics
Data shows that Labor Day weekend is one of the deadliest times of the year on Delaware roadways.
- In 2021, there were 42 impaired driving fatalities, accounting for 30% of total fatalities
- Since 2017 there have been 4 DUI fatalities over the Labor Day weekend (Sept 2 – 6)
- 56% of all DUI crashes occur on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Males 45-54 are most involved in DUI Crashes
- 4524 total DUI arrests in 2021 with 86 occurring over the Labor Day weekend. (Sept 2 – 6)
- 29% of all crashes involved impaired drivers with a BAC level of 0.16-0.199 (twice the legal limit)
According to the NHTSA, 11,654 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2020 that involved an alcohol-impaired driver. On average, more than 10,000 people were killed each year from 2016 to 2020, and one person was killed in a drunk driving crash every 45 minutes in 2020.
During the 2020 Labor Day holiday period (6 p.m. Sept. 4 – 5:59 a.m. Sept. 8), there were 530 crash fatalities nationwide. Forty-six percent of those fatalities involved drivers who had been drinking (.01+ BAC). More than one-third (38%) of the fatalities involved drunk drivers (.08+ BAC), and one-fourth (25%) involved drivers who were driving with a BAC almost twice the legal limit (.15+ BAC). Age is a particularly risky factor: Among drivers between the ages of 21 and 34 who were killed in crashes over the Labor Day holiday period in 2020, 44% of those drivers were drunk, with BACs of .08 or higher.
Celebrate with a Plan
Always remember to plan ahead if you will be celebrating the end of summer and over the Labor Day holiday weekend. If you plan to drink, plan for a sober driver to take you home. Is it your turn to be the designated driver? Take that role seriously and do not consume alcohol, not even one drink.
- Designate your driver. Determine your preferred source for getting a safe ride to and from your destination if you decide to drink.
– Relying on a friend: Connect with them ahead of time to ensure they don’t plan on drinking.
– Using a rideshare service such as Uber, Lyft, or NHTSA’s SaferRide: Download the mobile app (for Android devices and iOS) to your phone before you head out to celebrate.
– Calling a cab: Keep a list of local cab options on your phone. - If you’re serving alcohol, help guests at your gathering get home safely. Party hosts can create a unique rideshare code to offer guests a sober ride home. If that is beyond your budget, make signs listing cab companies with phone numbers and a public transportation schedule to hang in your restroom, on your door, and near your drink station.
- Be a friend. If you see someone drinking too much and/or behaving as if they have, keep them from getting behind the wheel. Take their keys and call them a cab or arrange for a ridesharing option.
- Be in the “smart seat.” If you’re heading out as a driver or passenger, always buckle your seat belt before starting the vehicle. On the road, if you see a vehicle swerving, speeding, going excessively slow, or somehow indicating its driver may be under the influence, pull over immediately and call 9-1-1.
- Be aware of when you’re “not all there.” You can’t trust yourself when you drink. Put the keys away and grab a sober friend, call a taxi, or take public transportation home. | https://www.wboc.com/news/delaware-participating-in-drive-sober-or-get-pulled-over-campaign/article_2f0c105e-2227-11ed-bc37-f302df61dfef.html | 2022-08-22T16:41:56Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/delaware-participating-in-drive-sober-or-get-pulled-over-campaign/article_2f0c105e-2227-11ed-bc37-f302df61dfef.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del.- A Dover man is facing rape and related charges for having a sexual relationship with a minor, authorities said.
Dover police said Norman Merritt, 33, had a relationship with a minor between Dec. 24, 2021 and July 13, 2022. On Aug. 15, detectives were contacted by a member of the child's family after the child told them of the incident.
Police said an interview with the child helped investigators determine that Merritt had performed sexual acts with the child at least two times at a Dover home. The location is being withheld for protection of the child.
Merritt turned himself in to Dover Police on Aug. 17.
Merritt was committed to SCI on $363,000 cash bail on the following charges:
- Rape Second Degree (2x)
- Rape Third Degree (4x)
- Unlawful Sexual Contact Second
If you wish to provide information on this case or other criminal activity, please contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7130. Callers may remain anonymous. Tips may also be submitted to law enforcement through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333 or online at delaware.crimestoppersweb.com; a cash reward is possible for information leading to an arrest. | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-man-arrested-on-child-sex-charges/article_75f8c4f6-21a2-11ed-84f5-a33af931a8ce.html | 2022-08-22T16:42:02Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-man-arrested-on-child-sex-charges/article_75f8c4f6-21a2-11ed-84f5-a33af931a8ce.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OCEAN CITY, Md. - One lucky Maryland Lottery player in Ocean City scored a $250,000 scratch-off win for the week ending Aug. 21.
The $250,000 Gold Rush scratch-off ticket was sold at the ACME #0293, located at 9507 Coastal Highway in Ocean City, Maryland Lottery officials announced Monday.
In all, 36 winning tickets worth $10,000 or more were sold or redeemed in the seven days ending Aug. 21, and the Maryland Lottery paid nearly $32 million in prizes during that span.
Below is the weekly roundup of big winners:
Scratch-off Prizes Claimed Aug. 15-21:
$250,000 Prize
- $250,000 Gold Rush, Acme #0293, 9507 Coastal Highway, Ocean City
$100,000 Prize
- Money Rush, Edgewood Amoco-BP, 2201 Pulaski Highway, Edgewood
$50,000 Prize
- VIP Club, 7-Eleven #32997, 799 Hungerford Drive, Rockville
$10,000 Prizes
- $10,000 Lucky, 7-Eleven #39563, 8850 Centre Park Drive, Columbia
- Big Cash Riches, Kenilworth Sunoco, 4836 Kenilworth Avenue, Hyattsville
- Bonus Bingo X20, US Mart, 2139 Dundalk Avenue, Dundalk
- Deluxe Crossword 6th Edition, Veirs Mill Exxon, 12245 Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring
- Gold Bar Bingo 3rd Edition, Duck In, 607 Lynnhaven Drive, Pocomoke City
- Million Dollar Mega Multiplier, Wawa #569-E, 312 Busch Frontage Road, Annapolis
- Million Dollar Mega Multiplier, Herb’s on the Curb, 4000 West Chapel Road, Havre de Grace
- Money Rush, Carsin’s Run Liquor, 3501 Churchville Road, Aberdeen
- Money Rush, Esquire Liquors, 6108 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill
- Show Me $100,000!, Harris Teeter #409, 227800 Sweet Shrub Drive, Clarksburg
FAST PLAY and Draw Game Tickets Sold for Drawings Aug. 15-21:
- $50,000 ticket sold Aug. 17 at Sheetz #062, 401 East Main Street, Frostburg (claimed)
- $100,000 Winfall Doubler ticket sold Aug. 20 at US Fuel, 5901 Greenbelt Road, Berwyn Heights (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $10,000 Lucky Numbers ticket sold Aug. 20 at Sheetz #713, 10515 Sharpsburg Pike, Hagerstown (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $10,000 Towering 10s ticket sold Aug. 21 at Christopher’s Fine Food, 5570 Shady Side Road, Churchton (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $10,000 ticket sold Aug. 16 at Royal Farms #138, 1530 Russell Street, Baltimore (claimed)
- $2.2 million ticket sold Aug. 18 at Royal Farms #150, 11905 Market Way, White Marsh (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $50,000 ticket sold Aug. 14 at Route 40 Sunoco, 5612 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $50,000 ticket sold Aug. 18 at 7-Eleven #36164, 400 Maryland Avenue, Cumberland (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $50,000 ticket sold Aug. 18 at Damascus Liberty, 26241 Ridge Road, Damascus (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $25,000 ticket sold Aug. 15 at Food Stop Mini Mart, 2415 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $25,000 ticket sold Aug.15 at Sunnybrook Tavern, 9001 Livingston Road, Fort Washington (claimed)
- $25,000 ticket sold Aug. 15 at Mutt’s Liquors, 4541 Indian Head Highway, Indian Head (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $25,000 ticket sold Aug. 20 at 7-Eleven #28857, 5315 Water Street, Upper Marlboro (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $100,000 ticket sold Aug. 20 AT Royal Farms #166-E, 1700 Sansbury Road, Upper Marlboro (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $36,379.50 ticket sold Aug. 19 at Royal Farms #022-E, 200 Oak Manor Drive, Glen Burnie (claimed)
- $29,984 ticket sold Aug. 20 at Exxon at the Mills, 7671 Arundel Mills Boulevard, Hanover (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $24,331.40 ticket sold Aug. 15 at Cedar Hill Inn, 4400 Suitland Road, Suitland (claimed)
- $17,454 ticket sold Aug. 17 at La Mexicana, 16143 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg (unclaimed as of Aug. 22)
- $15,439.50 ticket sold Aug. 19 at Grove Beer N Wine, 16825 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville (claimed)
- $15,077 ticket sold Aug. 15 at Bunker Hill Liquors, 9800 Bunker Hill Road, Waldorf (claimed)
- $14,008.80 ticket sold Aug. 20 at Venice Tavern, 339 South Conkling Street, Baltimore (claimed)
- $12,823 ticket sold Aug. 18 at Walmart #5228, 6405 Dobbin Road, Columbia (claimed)
- $12,605 ticket sold Aug. 16 at Airpark BP, 19230 Woodfield Road, Gaithersburg (claimed)
The Maryland Lottery encourages players to check their tickets by scanning them at any Lottery retailer or with the Lottery’s mobile apps. Draw game winners have 182 days from the date of a drawing to claim their prizes, and scratch-off winners have 182 days from the announced end-of-game date.
Last claim dates for scratch-off tickets are published in the scratch-off section of mdlottery.com. | https://www.wboc.com/news/ocean-city-store-sells-250k-maryland-lottery-scratch-off-ticket/article_455a647e-222b-11ed-8d5e-871bbfed99eb.html | 2022-08-22T16:42:08Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/ocean-city-store-sells-250k-maryland-lottery-scratch-off-ticket/article_455a647e-222b-11ed-8d5e-871bbfed99eb.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JERUSALEM (AP) — A bull escaped from its pen early Monday, setting off a panicked scene in the streets of a central Israeli city before entering an office building and evading capture for half an hour as it scampered through the hallways.
Bank Leumi said the bull entered its offices in an industrial zone in the city of Lod, near Tel Aviv.
Amateur videos showed residents scurrying for safety as the bull roamed the streets. Several cars appear to have been damaged, and the bull nearly gored one man who got too close.
Inside the building, the animal slid around the tiled floors as it ran through a hallway with several men chasing it.
The men unsuccessfully attempted to capture it with a makeshift lasso — a piece of rope that quickly frayed. After being chased out of the bank offices, the bull was tranquilized by city veterinary employees and taken from the area.
Despite the chaotic scene, the bank remained bullish. “No one was injured and no damage was caused,” it said in a statement. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/escaped-bull-runs-rampant-through-israeli-bank-after-causing-panic-in-streets/ | 2022-08-22T16:43:18Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/escaped-bull-runs-rampant-through-israeli-bank-after-causing-panic-in-streets/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A revamped MoviePass is coming back this Labor Day
MoviePass, the once-popular movie subscription program and one of media’s biggest flameouts, is moving forward with its comeback and says it will launch a new beta service on or around Labor Day.
Why it matters: Movie theater attendance has rebounded — but the explosion of streaming options coupled with the health crisis has changed moviemaking, and watching, permanently, Axios’ Hope King and Herb Scribner report.
Details: The new MoviePass beta app will be accessible by invite only by joining a waitlist that will be available starting at 9am ET Thursday, according to the website.
- The waitlist will offer “priority access to the service” and will be open for five days.
- The website says those who join the limited waitlist will also get 10 friend invites.
- After the waitlist is closed, the only way to join will be through an invite from a friend.
Meanwhile, the service won't be available nationwide until "on or around Sept. 5" and "markets will be launched in waves."
What they're saying: "The launch determination will be weighted on level of engagement from the waitlist in each market as well as locations of exhibition partners," MoviePass said in frequently asked questions posted to its website.
Context: The reboot is being led by original co-founder Stacy Spikes, who told Axios’ Tim Baysinger that MoviePass can lead theaters' rejuvenation.
- Earlier this year, Spikes said he believes MoviePass can account for 30% of U.S. ticket sales by 2030.
- During its peak in 2018, MoviePass was responsible for 4% of the overall market share.
- AMC, Regal and Cinemark — the three largest chains in the U.S. — have each launched their own subscription-based offerings in the wake of MoviePass 1.0's downfall.
Flashback: MoviePass ended all subscriber services in September 2019.
MoviePass prices and movie credits to vary
There will be three pricing tiers, and MoviePass said that prices will “vary depending on each market but the general prices will be $10, $20, $30.”
Between the lines: Each level will get a certain amount of credits to be able to use toward movies each month, MoviePass said, noting more details are to come.
More from Axios: | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/22/moviepass-relaunch-movie-service-coming-back | 2022-08-22T16:43:36Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/22/moviepass-relaunch-movie-service-coming-back | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Box office stalled rebound hurting theaters
The summer box office rebound has stalled out, and it's once again forcing movie theaters into some difficult choices.
Why it matters: This is a precarious ledge for the entertainment industry to stand. After Wall Street soured on streaming, studios were banking on movie theaters' revival.
The big picture: After a summer that included hits like "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," theaters are facing the same challenge they did during the early days of the pandemic: not enough movies.
- Movies are still getting delayed as COVID precautions are making films more expensive and a bottlenecked VFX industry is leading to longer production times.
- The DC film "Black Adam" was pushed from its late summer release date to October, while the next "Mission: Impossible" movie was supposed to debut in September before getting moved to next summer.
By the numbers: Since "Thor: Love and Thunder" opened in early July to $144 million, there hasn't been a single film to have even a $50 million weekend. The next few weeks do not see a lot of new product, either.
- So far, U.S. theaters have made $5.1 billion in ticket sales. While that is up a ton over the last two pandemic-affected years, it's still pacing 30% behind 2019.
- There have been 310 movies released this year through Sunday. Even if it were to double that from now until the end of the year, it would still be well behind the 910 films that were released in theaters in 2019.
Be smart: The lack of new movies is due in part to studios releasing more movies directly to streaming, a strategy that has had uneven results.
- Movie theater companies Cineworld and AMC are diverging in results (Cineworld is filing for Chapter 11, while AMC is diversifying and still a meme stock), but they're grappling with the same box office demand issue.
What's next: It will get better toward the end of the year, when films like "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and James Cameron's "Avatar" sequel hit theaters. | https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/08/22/box-office-stalled-rebound-hurting-theaters | 2022-08-22T16:44:07Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/08/22/box-office-stalled-rebound-hurting-theaters | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nokia and Safaricom deploy FWA 5G slicing trial in Africa
Finnish kit vendor Nokia and regional operator Safaricom have collaborated on what they are calling Africa’s first Fixed Wireless Access 5G slicing trial.
The trial, which took place in Kenya’s Western Region, used a multi-vendor network environment encompassing RAN, transport and core, and it is claimed this represents the first time 4G/5G network slicing has been successfully achieved in Africa. Nokia kit deployed to run the pilot included AirScale 4G/5G base stations, the NetAct network management and assurance system and the FastMile 4G/5G CPE.
We’re told that the network supports LTE, 5G NSA and 5G SA technologies with slice service continuity between the networks, which apparently enables slicing services for all LTE and 5G devices. The point of network slicing is that it that it can be divided into multiple segments which can then be optimized for a specific target application or service, tailored specifically to the requirements of that job.
“We are proud to have hosted Africa’s first successful pilot of 4G/5G FWA slicing on our network, and looking forward to tailoring our service offerings to individual customers and industries, to meet their needs for high-speed connectivity precisely and without unnecessary cost,” said James Maitai, Network Director at Safaricom. “Nokia’s expertise has been key to this success, and we anticipate many more strategic wins in this area as our business expands.”
Ramy Hashem, Head of the Safaricom Customer Team at Nokia added: “It is great to have successfully completed this pilot with Safaricom, which is a huge step forward in providing Safaricom with state-of-the-art connectivity. Early experience of new slicing technology is invaluable in understanding the new business opportunities it enables. Nokia was the first vendor to offer a slicing solution and we are looking forward to continuing our partnership with Safaricom in providing world-class 4G and 5G network slicing services to its customers.”
Rival kit vendor Ericsson has also been busy trialling cutting edge 5G infrastructure in Africa – earlier this month it buddied up with SkyMax Network to build 5G infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. The network, when it’s deployed, will apparently offer a variety of 5G capabilities including network slicing, ultra-low latency, edge computing, and Network Exposure Function.
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Wyoming health officials are again warning of dangerous summer blooms in lakes, ponds and reservoirs, blooms that can kill dogs and make people ill.
As of publication, only three lakes or reservoirs have toxin advisories listed: Goshen Hole Reservoir, Leazenby Lake and Eden Reservoir. Many additional bodies of water have bloom advisories.
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms vary in appearance, usually ranging from bluish-green to green or brown in color. Blooms can look like floating mats, grass clippings, cottage cheese, discolored water, scum or spilled paint and can last up to months, according to the Department of Environmental Quality.
Suspected cyanobacteria blooms can be reported to the DEQ. Related illnesses can be reported to the Wyoming Department of Health.
The DEQ saw harmful cyanobacterial blooms as late as November last year, Kelsee Hurshman, HCB coordinator at the agency, said.
At low concentrations, in which they occur naturally, cyanobacteria can be harmless, and sometimes they don’t produce toxins at all. In warm, stagnant and nutrient-rich water, however, they can accumulate to dangerous levels.
“Multiple toxin types may be produced by a single species and cyanotoxins can persist in the ecosystem after a bloom subsides with length of time varying between toxin type and environmental conditions,” University of Wyoming Ph.D. student Ashleigh Pilkerton told WyoFile via email. “As a scientific community, we still have much to learn about cyanotoxins and why they are produced.”
Cyanobacteria aren’t all bad. Scientists even believe they provided the oxygen leading up to the “Great Oxidation Event” of Earth’s atmosphere over two billion years ago, paving the way for the evolution of multicellular organisms.
Because awareness, reporting and monitoring of blooms have improved, it can be difficult to tell if blooms are getting worse or just drawing more attention. Sam Sillen, a graduate student at UW, looked at satellite imagery dating back to 1984 to address that question.
Sillen used the images to predict concentrations of chlorophyll a in lakes around the state. Chlorophyll is a green pigment used in photosynthesis, and chlorophyll a is just one form of the substance. Also present in algae and plants, it isn’t a perfect indicator for cyanobacteria but can still act as a helpful proxy.
“Looking at the chlorophyll a predictions over this 40-year timespan, what we find is a lot of lakes have a history of either being relatively eutrophic or having a high chlorophyll a concentration, and few lakes are rapidly increasing in terms of their chlorophyll a, likely leaning towards this historical baseline of a lot of algal blooms in Wyoming,” Sillen said. “On the other hand, there is a subsection of lakes that are becoming more eutrophic or increasing in chlorophyll a.”
Eutrophic refers to bodies of water with excessive nutrients and an overabundance of photosynthetic organisms. Sillen is working to understand what factors are driving changes in that subsection of lakes.
Another portion of Sillen’s research is to evaluate the remote sensing tool used by the DEQ to monitor blooms. He is comparing results from samples to the remote sensing estimates gathered from satellite images.
Pilkerton’s research focuses on the ecological consequences of harmful cyanobacterial blooms including impacts on other microbial communities, effects on zooplankton species and changes in fish diets.
People should avoid cyanobacteria blooms and keep their animals away too, Hurshman said. Anglers should only eat fillets from their fish. If humans or animals are exposed to a cyanobacteria bloom, WDH advises to rinse with clean water and seek medical attention if symptoms arise.
While contact with skin can be harmful, ingestion poses the greatest health risks, Lindsay Patterson, the DEQ’s water quality standards supervisor, said. Treatments like filtration and boiling do not remove toxins, according to WDH.
Dogs and other animals can die as a result of ingesting bloom materials, and while more uncommon, humans can also get seriously ill from exposure.
Sometimes called “blue-green algae,” the toxin-producing organisms that proliferate across Wyoming’s waters around this time of year are instead a type of photosynthetic bacteria, distinct from algae in both their evolution and cellular biology.
Cyanobacteria blooms can be distinguished from algae and aquatic plants because “individual cyanobacteria are small and do not form long, filamentous networks.” Because of that, scums or mats of the dangerous cyanobacteria can be easily broken apart, according to the DEQ. Their FAQ site suggests simple tests using a stick or jar to help distinguish a cyanobacteria bloom.
In addition to looking for visual evidence of cyanobacteria, Wyoming recreationists can check an advisories map of the state to see where toxin and bloom advisories are listed and those that are still under investigation. WDH issues advisories based on data provided by the DEQ.
The map provides information about the types and concentrations of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins that have been tested for, as well as sampling dates and locations.
A water body may have a bloom advisory but no toxin advisory because samples are still being analyzed or because sampling demonstrated elevated cyanobacteria levels but not elevated toxin levels. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the waters are safe.
“The conditions of cyanotoxin concentrations on the water body can change very quickly,” Hurshman said.
Routine monitoring for harmful cyanobacterial blooms in the state occurs through both on-the-ground sampling and via satellite imagery processed by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cyanobacteria Assessment Network and evaluated by Hurshman.
“There’s a number of water bodies that blooms occur on every single summer, pretty much like clockwork, so to speak,” the DEQ’s Patterson said. “Then there’s a handful that we’ll be made aware of.”
Before 2021, the DEQ only investigated for cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in response to reports of blooms or as prompted by the CyAN satellite imagery. Last year the agency implemented an additional monthly monitoring system for 25 high-priority bodies of water with heavy recreation use and where harmful blooms are common.
Every month, the DEQ conducts visits to high-recreation locations at each water body on the list, investigates for signs of cyanobacteria blooms and collects samples for analysis where blooms appear.
While the routine monitoring program has already helped the DEQ figure out where elevated levels of cyanotoxins occur frequently, Patterson and Hurshman are hoping that it will also help them better understand the conditions that lead to toxin production and whether blooms are becoming more or less toxic.
Hurshman reviewed last year’s data but didn’t discover any trends. Information from this year will be added to the dataset for further analysis.
Nutrient availability is an important factor, and “nitrogen and phosphorus are the two most important nutrients” for driving harmful blooms, Pilkerton said.
The DEQ is collaborating with the Wyoming Nutrient Work Group, a diverse stakeholder group, to tackle nutrient pollution in Wyoming waters. The group will work to “identify water bodies where there are excess nutrients and then develop restoration plans for those water bodies,” Patterson said.
One of those is Boysen Reservoir, where the group is already coordinating with stakeholders to reduce nutrient inputs and resulting blooms.
Nutrient sources can include stormwater and agricultural runoff, lawn fertilizers, septic tanks, wastewater treatment plants, industrial discharges, atmospheric deposition, and lake turnover, Patterson said.
This story is supported by a grant through Wyoming’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and the National Science Foundation. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/toxic-blooms-again-prompt-health-worries-warnings/article_640d3154-222f-11ed-8b0a-23f1db1bc1cc.html | 2022-08-22T16:44:21Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rawlinstimes/news/toxic-blooms-again-prompt-health-worries-warnings/article_640d3154-222f-11ed-8b0a-23f1db1bc1cc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ROCK SPRINGS – Democrat Chad Banks, House Representative for District 17, wants to keep serving his home state because he believes “there is more that needs to be done” in Wyoming.
Banks said being on the legislature is a “big commitment.”
“There’s a lot of time away from home but I’ve had a lot of support,” said Banks.
He hopes that voters and lawmakers can work together in solving issues.
“There is so much polarization nationally and in the state of Wyoming,” he said. “I think having more moderate voices is important.
“People need to listen to both sides of the story, see the grey areas and learn about the issues before making sound judgment.”
Banks would like to introduce laws that invite more people to move to Wyoming.
“We shouldn’t pass laws that tell outsiders ‘We don’t want you here’ – that's the first step in driving our economy,” he pointed out. “We talk about diversifying our economy but then we do the opposite in our actions.
“Most people have that internal attitude of ‘don’t come here.’”
Recently, Banks attended the Pride Month reception in Washington D.C. He met many representatives from the LGBTQ communities around the nation including Judy and Dennis Shephard, the parents of Matthew Shephard.
Shephard was a gay University of Wyoming student who was beaten, tortured and left to die near Laramie on the evening of October 6, 1998.
Banks also had the opportunity to meet Jack Petocz.
Petocz is a student activist who led his peers on a school walkout in March. The protest was in regards to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which was passed by the Florida legislature.
“It was enlightening and inspiring to be with other LGBTQ leaders from around the nation and to see how much progress has been made.” Banks expressed.
According to Banks, there are three individuals from the LGBTQ community in the Wyoming legislature, one in the Utah legislature and one in Indiana.
“Representation matters,” he said. “The lawmakers need to know trans-folks, their parents and what impacts the laws could have on them.”
He added, “There are some businesses who won’t come to Wyoming until a hate crime law is brought forward.”
Banks said that in order to keep young people in Wyoming, the state needs to be more inclusive.
He noted that Wyoming ranks high in mental health issues and suicide.
“There are smaller communities that don’t have any mental health resources so they have to travel,” he said. “We need to make sure we reach out to those individuals and not stigmatize mental health issues.”
He said that more communities, especially in very rural areas, need resources and experts to help Wyomingites with those issues.
Banks would like to continue working on ways to diversify Wyoming’s economy while supporting existing businesses in Wyoming.
He said, “The vast majority of jobs come from existing businesses, not a new plant that employs 300 new people. A question I ask is ‘If we can encourage those businesses to add one more job, what would that growth look like?’”
“The problem with attracting these big companies is there will always be someone else with better incentives. It’s a constant battle.”
Banks was recognized by the Wyoming Business Alliance for his work advocating for small businesses and he plans to continue advocating for those businesses.
He also wants to continue working on tourism topics such as a film incentive.
“We were close to introduction last year, but failed,” he said. “My committee is looking at it now so I'm hoping it'll come forward as a committee bill in 2023.”
Additionally, he would like to work on a grant program to help local tourism boards fund tourism infrastructure projects.
“Right now, with small exceptions, all tourism money has to be used for promotions - no development or ‘bricks and mortar,’” he explained. “That needs to change. We need to develop the things to bring tourists here. It could be bike trails, ATV trails, event facilities and anything else that will attract them.”
“Money from the tourism tax exists and should be used for more than promotion; we can only promote so much.”
The Wyoming Democrat also sits on the select water committee.
“Water issues are becoming a bigger and bigger issue. We need to protect our water and conserve it for Wyoming.”
Banks pointed out that it’s only a glimpse of the goals he would like to accomplish in Wyoming. He would like to advocate for those who are underrepresented in Wyoming, Medicaid Access, education efforts and more.
“Wyoming is home,” he expressed. “It’s my everything. It’s where I grew up and where I raise my children. It’s where my family put their roots.”
“Obviously, there’s a sense of pride in Wyoming but in Rock Springs, it’s more so.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/a-big-commitment-banks-continues-to-advocate-for-wyomings-growth/article_b99db8d8-2233-11ed-a97f-5777c487b0a0.html | 2022-08-22T16:44:28Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/a-big-commitment-banks-continues-to-advocate-for-wyomings-growth/article_b99db8d8-2233-11ed-a97f-5777c487b0a0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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ROCK SPRINGS -- Every year, thousands of participants across America walk, climb and run to remember those who sacrificed their lives to save others on Sept. 11, 2001.
In Rock Springs, firefighters are hosting the 2022 Walk the Rock, 9/11 Memorial Climb.
According to Kelly Mathis, captain of the Rock Springs Fire Department, the twin towers at the World Trade Center each had 110 floors and 2071 steps.
“We want to keep doing this for community involvement,” said Mathis. “Members of the community will join firefighters to climb Grant Street in honor of the 343 firefighters from the Fire Department of New York City who gave their lives while trying to save others on that dark day.”
Mathis explained that Walk the Rock will consist of four lengths of Grant Street, starting and ending at the top of the street.
“This will show the participants in the walk what it was like to be in full gear as those brave people climbed 110 stories.”
The first responders will have weight vests, hose bundles and tools for people to carry if they would like to experience the weight that firefighters had to carry while ascending the burning twin towers.
“It’s steep, challenging and it can accommodate a lot of people,” Mathis described.
Mathis also mentioned that some participants and first responders may even go above and beyond by doing the equivalent of 343 flights of stairs in memory of the 343 emergency responders who lost their lives on 9/11. Those who complete the 343 Challenge will receive a commemorative challenge chip.
On the chip, the words “Never Forget” are inscribed.
Rock Springs Fire Department Chief Jim Wamsley said, “For us, in fire service, those aren’t just words. We will always remember those sacrifices and we don’t want to forget.”
He added, “We want to remember their heroism – their attempt to save a few lives – maybe some of those lives were already lost but they climbed in and did what needed to be done anyway.”
“I think that’s an example for our conduct for all walks of life; certainly, for those in fire service. It’s our job. We get in there and do whatever we can to save lives. That’s what the fire service is all about. A lot of times we are fortunate to be able to prevent loss of life but bad things happen and we have a job to do.”
Mathis was working at Copier and Supply, a small business in downtown Rock Springs, with his brother, before becoming a firefighter.
“My brother heard about it before coming into the shop and told us what was happening in New York City,” Mathis explained. “My best friend was in the academy at West Point at the time. Back then, we had no way to track what was going on. We didn’t even have a TV in the shop.”
Mathis tried contacting him for about eight hours before he finally heard his voice.
“He wasn’t close to downtown, in fact, he was 43 miles away from where they got hit,” he shared. “I told him that the first thought I had when I heard the news was the enemy would hit the military academy and wipe out all the future leaders of the United States.”
Wamsley noted that “the towers were a symbol of western culture.”
“They represented exuberance and power.”
Wamsley was still working for Church and Dwight in 2001. He had just gotten home from a graveyard shift when the attack began.
“I listened to the radio on the way home and the news of the towers wasn’t mentioned,” Wamsley revealed. “I had to call the plant for something and whoever answered the phone was in a panic. He said, ‘Can’t talk now. A plane just hit one of the towers in New York City!’”
Wamsley turned his television on as a commercial aircraft flew into the second tower.
“I normally would have slept all day but I didn’t get a wink of sleep that day,” Wamsley said. “They were somber days. It’s one of those things where you hear people talk about those momentous events in their lives.
“It was truly the darkest day in the United States.”
“For my parents, it was the assassination of John F. Kennedy,” Wamsley shared. “For me, it will always be 9/11. Before that, it was the first man landing on the moon when I was in the first grade.”
Wamsley added, “There are a few things I can recall but with 9/11, I’ll always remember the feeling and just the way that day was so surreal.”
“It has fundamentally changed our philosophies in the United States. It created a whole new federal bureau – Homeland Security of the United States.”
The Walk the Rock 9/11 Memorial Climb opening ceremonies will begin at 6:46 a.m. sharp on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022.
Mathis said, “The first plane struck the twin towers at 6:46 a.m. mountain standard time.”
Representatives from the Rock Springs Fire Department and other emergency services are asking the public to allow themselves enough time to park vehicles and check in prior to that time.
Early registration ended on Aug. 23, but individuals may still register for the climb. Registrations after Aug. 23 will not be guaranteed a shirt in the size of their choice. Participants may even register on the day of the event, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Participants will need to park on the south side of the college parking lot, near the tennis courts.
“Anyone at any fitness level is invited to join us,” said Wamsley. “This is definitely not a fitness competition. This is a memorial event and a personal challenge.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/never-forget-local-firefighters-recall-the-darkest-day-in-america/article_681d55b8-21a7-11ed-a43a-7b169217a7b6.html | 2022-08-22T16:44:46Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/never-forget-local-firefighters-recall-the-darkest-day-in-america/article_681d55b8-21a7-11ed-a43a-7b169217a7b6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 16, saw nine candidates vying for a spot on the Sweetwater County Commission Board.
Robb Slaughter received 5,052 votes. He said that he is looking forward to moving onto the next step.
SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 16, saw nine candidates vying for a spot on the Sweetwater County Commission Board.
Robb Slaughter received 5,052 votes. He said that he is looking forward to moving onto the next step.
“I was very pleased with the commission race in general. I felt there were excellent candidates and that the campaign was run fairly cleanly by all. I was very excited with the results of the primary,” Slaughter said. “The voters that I talked with throughout the campaign were trying to become more familiar with the candidates and seemed to do more research than what I have seen in the past. I think we have an excellent group of commission candidates moving on and I believe we will work well together for the best interests of the county.
“It was nice to see the large voter turnout, that indicates to me that the people are taking a more active role and will expect more accountability from their representatives. I am very excited to move forward and begin working again for the residents of Sweetwater County.”
Candidate Island Richards received 4,494 votes.
“I’m very blessed by the Sweetwater County voters,” Richards said. “I tried not to expect it. There was no way to tell what the results would be like. So, all I could do is work hard until the very end and leave it to the voters.”
Keaton West, another one of the commission candidates, received 3,898 votes. West commended the incumbent commissioners.
“I was very humbled with the results of the commission race. We had a lot of great candidates that made for some tough competition. I’d like to thank Jeff and Roy, and Doc, for their years of service and dedication to Sweetwater County. I’m excited for this opportunity and am grateful to the voters for allowing me to advance on to the general election. It looks like they were ready for a change.”
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Talk about, uh, room service.
A hotel’s vintage signage for an in-room safe is causing quite a ruckus in the online “optical illusion” community: The illustration of a man peacefully reading a book in a chair resembles something quite raunchy in the eyes of some viral brain-teaser enthusiasts.
For the sign that advertises an “in-room safe available,” the drawing of a man sporting glasses and a collared shirt is shown along with a photo of the keypad safe in addition to the message “inquire at front desk for details.”
However, many are seeing something beyond a suggested place to store the family jewels.
“I work in a hotel. We know exactly what we’re doing,” quipped one commenter on the original Imgur.com post, while another chimed in: “Do not disturb.”
[Warning: Spoilers below]
Still don’t see the raunchy reveal? Take a closer look — it might just appear if you have a dirty mind:
Well, many eagle-eyed social media watchdogs report seeing a drawing of a woman with a pony tail performing oral sex on a man.
Hmmm, perhaps that’s why the (seemingly) inadvertently raunchy image is captioned “enjoy peace of mind”? As one commenter said about the illusion — which first went viral in 2016, but bubbled to the digital surface again this week: “If you ‘inquire at the front desk’ do they put you in touch with an escort service?”
Another snarked: “It really sucks. Not to have an in room safe, that is.”
Meanwhile, this steamy optical illusion is one of many recents that have challenged sets of eyes throughout the world, leaving many to question if they’ve got a dirty mind.
Two dancing stick figures have been mistaken for a woman’s voluptuous anatomy on Reddit and a woman’s elbow was believed to be part of her breast in a side profile photo found on that same forum website.
A French black-and-white sketch of two dolphins has also been interpreted as a kinky couple getting down to business and what seemed to be someone’s widely spread rear end was actually just a shirtless, bald man kissing his infant child. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/vintage-optical-illusion-reveals-if-you-have-a-dirty-mind/ | 2022-08-22T16:45:21Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/vintage-optical-illusion-reveals-if-you-have-a-dirty-mind/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – It’s Monday, which means it’s Pet of the Week!
Jake is a two-month-old lab mix.
He has been neutered and up to date on all his shots.
It is $195 to adopt Jake. The price includes Jake being neutered, microchipped, and being up to date on all her vaccines. You will receive a voucher to go back to get her rabies shots. You will also get a voucher for a six-night stay at Southport Kennels.
If you are interested in adopting Jake, go to the Spartanburg Humane Society and ask for him.
To view all the dogs and cats at the humane society, click here. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/pet-of-the-week-jake/ | 2022-08-22T16:47:16Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/pet-of-the-week-jake/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A Texas State University student is in the process of adopting a baby he found in a trash can while visiting his family in Haiti.
In 2017, 22-year-old Jimmy Amisial heard a large crowd gathering in the streets and said he couldn’t believe what he found in the middle of them.
“I saw there were about 15 to 20 people staring at the baby on the pile of trash,” Amisial said.
The crying baby boy was covered in fire ants.
“He had no clothes on. He was crying. I could hear the pain in his voice,” Amisial said. “I couldn’t think of anything but to save him.”
He picked up the baby and took him home to his mom where they bathed, clothed and fed him. Amisial said police investigated but couldn’t find the parents. So, a judge asked Amisial a question he wasn’t expecting.
“He said, ‘Would you be willing to be his legal guardian?'” Amisial said.
After taking a few nights to think it over, he took a leap of faith and decided to go for it.
“Sometimes you don’t have to know what to do. You just have to be ready to do it,” Amisial said.
That abandoned baby boy is now 5-year-old Emilio Enjole Jeremiah.
“He loves to dance. He loves music. He loves to play the guitar,” Amisial said.
Amisial is now in the process of trying to legally adopt Emilio. As he reflected on these past few years, Amisial said his life-changing decision was the best one he could’ve made.
“I’m really glad the fact that I had the opportunity to transform his life from being abandoned in the trash into a wonderful treasure,” Amisial said.
Amisial said currently, Emilio is living with his mom in Haiti as he prepares to go back to Texas State in the spring. He hopes by the time he walks across the stage to get his diploma, Emilio will be living with him in America and watching from the crowd. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/texas-state-student-to-adopt-baby-he-found-left-in-trash-covered-in-ants/ | 2022-08-22T16:47:22Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/texas-state-student-to-adopt-baby-he-found-left-in-trash-covered-in-ants/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — More than twice as many women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the South Carolina county with the highest rate of diagnosis compared to the area with the lowest, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
That spectrum ranges from about .076% to 1.56% of women who are diagnosed each year.
Statewide, there are 127.7 cases per 100,000 women each year, compared with the national rate of 126.8, according to DHEC. There are 4,295 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year in South Carolina.
South Carolina also sees a higher rate of women who die from breast cancer each year compared with the rest of the nation. Each year, 758 women die from breast cancer in the state, giving it a mortality rate of 21.8 deaths per 100,000 women. The national rate is 1.8.
Risk factors for breast cancer include being older than 50, having dense breasts, having a family history of breast cancer and whether a person has previously used radiation therapy, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those who started menstruating before the age of 12 and start menopause after the age of 55 also face an increased risk.
To lower the risk, the CDC recommends being physically active, having a healthy weight and watching alcohol consumption.
Here are the counties with the lowest rates of new breast cancer diagnosis each year, per 100,000 people:
35 (tie). Barnwell, Darlington – 131
37. Saluda – 120
38. Abbeville – 119
39. Marlboro – 118
41 (tie). – Aiken, Horry – 116
43. Laurens – 115
44. Jasper 0 114
45. Greenwood – 107
46. Allendale – 76
Here are the counties with the highest rates of new breast cancer diagnosis each year, per 100,000 people:
10 (tie). Pickens, Lee, Georgetown – 138
7. Lancaster – 140
6. Chester – 143
5. Newberry – 144
4. Richland – 148
3. Union – 149
2. McCormick – 153
- Fairfield – 156 | https://www.wspa.com/news/state-news/what-south-carolina-county-has-the-highest-rate-of-breast-cancer/ | 2022-08-22T16:47:42Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/state-news/what-south-carolina-county-has-the-highest-rate-of-breast-cancer/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
With NFL training camp in full swing and preseason games kicking off, we are now mere weeks away from yet another glorious football season. Soon fans will descend upon stadiums by the thousands, ready to cheer on their favorite team as they embark on a quest for the prestigious Lombardi Trophy.
While the game itself is almost always the main attraction, I wanted to take some time to talk about the quintessential game-before-the-game. I am of course talking about the tailgate.
The name is derived from the open end of a vehicle that is generally serves as the main point of congregation for a group of fans as they gather together in pre game festivities, sometimes even as the main attraction depending on wether or not they have tickets. Of course, now there are countless tailgate setups that don’t involve a flatbed truck, ranging from huge RVs to fans wheeling on coolers on foot.
There are a number of things that make tailgating such a cherished tradition, but the greatest aspect of it is the ultimate moment of optimism on game day. When you pull up hours before kickoff to indulge in food, drinks, games, or whatever your preference may be, you are still in a state of bliss and belief that no matter how much the odds might be stacked against you, your team still has a chance to win.
In that period, even the biggest underdog can convince themselves “why not us?” and the gradual build up of excitement and belief in their team that cultivates during a pregame tailgate directly carries over as they close up shop and enter the stadium ready for kickoff.
There is a palpable level of energy that is created when that genuine state of enthusiasm is forged over hours of fraternizing with fellow fans. The social aspect is a major plus as well, as the most die hard tailgaters will generally have a setup that welcomes fellow fans — and even those from the opposing team — with open arms while enjoying the pre-game festivities before the main event.
In Santa Clara for example, there is a group of 49ers fans who set up a row of tents in the parking lot of Levi’s Stadium before every single home game. They not only set up a full bar with any kind of drink you can think of, but also a full taco bar with meat being grilled fresh and on a flat top. The coolest part about this operation is that they do not charge for any of the amenities offered, rather everything is on a volunteered donation system. I’ve always admired that set up because it welcomes fans from all walks of life, and doesn’t exclude those who may not have the financial flexibility to create a set up of their own like this.
It creates a sense of community and togetherness, which in my opinion is the greatest single thing about professional sports. There is something so beautiful about meeting a group of total strangers in a parking lot hours before kickoff, and feeling like you’ve made a lifelong friend as you embark together into the stadium for the main attraction.
So many of these friendships begin with the slightest of gestures during a tailgate, wether it’s offering up a beer out of the cooler, a hot dog off the grill, or even exchanging in a quick game of catch while throwing the pigskin around the parking lot.
Here are a few things I would recommend having for anyone tailgating for the first time this season:
- Somewhere to sit. Foldable chairs, the tailgate of a truck, the bumper with the trunk open. Heck, I’ve even seen people bring their living room furniture. It doesn’t matter what you decide to bring, but make sure you have somewhere comfortable to park yourself as well as your vehicle.
- Get there early. If you truly want to enjoy the tailgating experience, make sure you get to your intended destination with plenty of time to spare. This is supposed to be a leisurely activity, and the last thing you want to do is go into a football game on your last nerves because you spent the last hour and a half sitting in traffic and looking for a parking space.
- Food. Everybody gets hungry at some point, and you’re better off bringing your own food rather than being at the mercy of the concession stand inside the stadium once the game starts. When I used to tailgate at Candlestick Park, my dad and I would always go to the Tower Deli on 3rd street. Looking back on it, those pre game trips to the deli left me with some of the happiest moments of my life with someone who I cherish greatly.
- A barbecue. Some of the best burgers, hot dogs, chicken, etc. I have ever had have come off the grill of a little smokey joe charcoal barbecue in the parking lot of Candlestick Park. While stopping at a store, a deli, or making your own food at home is always a good option too, nothing completes a tailgate quite like some good BBQ.
- Drinks. The majority of people attending a football game are going to be drinking an alcoholic beverage at some point throughout the day, and just like with the food, you’re better off filling up your own cooler rather than being at the mercy of the concession stand prices inside. Get a little bit of something for everyone, variety is the spice of life after all. Load up a cooler with some beers, seltzers, wine, heck even a bottle of your favorite liquor for those lucky pre-game shots. Also always make sure there are non alcoholic beverages like soda, juice, etc. available to those who don’t drink alcohol, and more importantly than anything make sure you have a designated driver who won’t be drinking and who can drive everyone back home safely.
- Music. No good tailgate is complete without music. Bring a speaker, radio, boombox or whatever your preferred vessel for audio entertainment may be. Nothing gets a tailgate going like some good music to set the mood and get everyone fired up for the day.
- Entertainment. You’re going to have some time to kill, so you should always have some things on deck to help pass the time before kickoff. The more traditional items are things include things like a corn hole setup, a football to throw around, and a table for beer pong. If you are on the west coast, I would recommend bringing a device that allows you to watch or stream any of the games that kickoff at 10 a.m. PT.
- Good people. You can have all of the things listed above, but if you don’t have good people to share it with then what is the point? Football Sundays are supposed to be the ultimate leisure day, and you should always prioritize spending that time with people you enjoy, wether it be old friends, or ones you befriend for the first time during the tailgate.
- Be welcoming. Extend an open arm to your neighbor. Offer them a cold beer out of your cooler, or a seat in one of your foldable chairs. Some of the greatest bonds among fans can be sparked with a simple gesture like that, and it only further increases the great sense of community among sports fans.
Now let’s talk about some things you should not bring to the tailgate.
- Bad vibes and negativity. This is the only thing I am including on the “don’t bring list.” People who show up to an empty parking lot four hours before kickoff don’t do it because they want to have a bad time. They are there to have fun, so don’t be the person bringing everyone down with your negativity. If you aren’t capable of withholding your own negativity, pessimism, etc., don’t even bother showing up. There are plenty of other things that fall under the “don’t bring” category as well, but most of those are common sense, and if you’re old enough to host or attend a tailgate on your own, you shouldn’t have to be told these things | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/22/23301338/san-francisco-49ers-tailgate-game-day | 2022-08-22T16:48:04Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/22/23301338/san-francisco-49ers-tailgate-game-day | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The San Francisco 49ers surprised many when they drafted running back Tyrion Davis-Price in the third round of this year’s draft. However, the LSU alum has been turning some heads this preseason, rushing for 77 yards on 20 carries over the 49ers first two preseason games. Most notably, Davis-Price has been outperforming the team’s 2021 third-round pick running back Trey Sermon by a pretty significant margin.
NFL analyst Brian Baldinger took note of Davis-Price’s performance on Friday against the Vikings. In one of his latest “Baldy Breakdowns,” the longtime offensive lineman broke down some of Davis-Price’s best plays and wrote that he “is going to work himself into the running back committee real soon.” Baldinger uses several highlights to show Davis-Price’s unique combination of physicality, balance, and speed.
Elijah Mitchell is still the 49ers presumptive starting running back, but with the second-year player likely out for the entire preseason with a soft tissue injury, there are some added opportunities for backs like Davis-Price to move up the depth chart. Even if Mitchell is back on the field by the start of the regular-season, he might have limited availability. If that’s the case, Davis-Price may be the next rookie running back to find success in Kyle Shanahan’s offense.
If you want to watch Baldinger’s full video breakdown, you can check it out here:
.@49ers @TyDavisPrice is going to work himself into the running back committee real soon. Contact Balance and Power gets you on the field on Sundays. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/9s6AipNFdf
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 21, 2022 | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/22/23315820/49ers-brian-baldinger-ty-davis-price | 2022-08-22T16:48:11Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/22/23315820/49ers-brian-baldinger-ty-davis-price | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nothing in the realm of content creation generates a reaction like a list. Whether it’s Marvel movies, music videos, or pizza toppings, everyone has an opinion on a list. In the case of the NFL Top 100, many 49ers fans might not be too happy with where the latest 49ers landed on the list.
Let’s start with Fred Warner at 47. By Fred’s own admission, he had a bit of a down year last year (75.2 PFF grade). After signing his big contract, he put extra pressure on himself to justify getting the bag, and that caused him to try and do too much.
His 8.3 yards per reception allowed was solid, and he was 10th in defensive stops among inside linebackers, but overall his numbers in coverage weren’t at previous levels. Warner allowed a 112 passer rating last year, which was the sixth highest among inside linebackers that played at least 500 coverage snaps. He also allowed an 82.1 completion percentage.
The good news is that even with Warner regressing slightly, the 2021 defense was still one of the best units in the entire league. Now that the pressure of that new contract is in the rearview mirror, we should see the return of All-Pro Fred. Oh, by the way, a healthier Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead dominating on the inside, and a new-and-improved Javon Kinlaw don’t hurt, either.
In all honestly, being voted the 47th best player in the entire NFL is nothing to cry about - especially when you aren’t at your best. Short of injury, there’s no reason that Fred Warner won’t be way higher on this list next year.
As for Bosa, I think most 49ers fans would tell you he should be closer to the top 10. Based solely on his play last year, you would never have known that Bosa was coming off major knee surgery. Nick was fourth in the NFL in total quarterback pressures (68), fourth in sacks (15.5) and eighth in quarterback pressure rate (14.7%). He also notched 21 tackles for loss (tied for the league lead), forced four fumbles and tallied one pass defended.
George Kittle makes his fourth straight appearance on the list, this time at #22. In 14 games last year, Kittle had 71 receptions for 910 yards - both the third highest totals of his career. He also set a new career high for touchdown catches at six, all while continuing to be the best blocking tight end in the league. He’s so good it’s almost boring at this point. Almost.
All told, the 49ers could end up with eight players in the Top 100. In addition to Warner at 47, Jimmie Ward at 96, Kyle Juszczyk at 100, Nick Bosa at 25, and George Kittle at 22, Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams will also definitely make the cut.
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We have no clue what goes on behind closed doors at NFL facilities. We want players to play without understanding the full context. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote a detailed article highlighting Trey Lance’s injury last year, with quotes from 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Shanahan has been open about how there was a competition in training camp last year at quarterback. He told Breer the same:
“The first two weeks of training camp, we were considering it a real good competition, the way he came out. And then the more stuff went in, Jimmy being so used to it and Jimmy playing at a high level, Jimmy and him, there was separation between the two. There were some rookie things that he was doing. He just needed more time, and I was pumped that Jimmy gave him that time.”
Trey being close to Jimmy out of the gate shouldn’t be a surprise. Neither should Jimmy pulling away from the rookie once more of the install was put into the playbook.
Lance’s ceiling has a chance to be sky-high. It doesn’t take long to see his talent. Lance’s physical tools grab your attention, but his play within the pocket — going through reads, not dropping his eyes when pressured, etc. — leads you to believe the 49ers have a special player.
Before Lance could fight back in the competition, he injured his finger. I’m not going to rehash that, but the article lays out how general manager John Lynch was impressed by Lance not using the injury as an excuse.
Fast forward to the regular season, and Lance impressed again after his second start, and how he’s progressed since:
“The pressure was on, because if we lost that game, we were out of the playoffs and everybody knew it. He started slow, and he came back and finished in that second half, he got on fire, threw a [45-yard] touchdown to Deebo [Samuel]. We ended up easily winning the game, and that was kind of when, Alright, this guy can overcome adversity. We know he has the ability. It’s a matter of time for this guy.
And then just having him in the offseason, the way he came back prepared, the way it went in OTAs—the difference between OTA 1 and OTA 7, and the difference between OTA 7 and right now. The guy only gets better when he’s thrown out there.”
The coaching staff throws out the term “stacking days” routinely. The hope is Lance improves each week incrementally. That way, come November, during the middle of a playoff run, Shanahan has trust in his quarterback to run his entire offense.
But there will be moments where Lance makes mistakes. Multiple, even. Lance acknowledged it’s about how he responds to said mistakes:
“I’m going to be a lot better than I was last year. Everything’s slower. Some of [the tape] is tough to watch because you see some of the dumb mistakes. But that’s part of it. That’s part of playing the position, that’s part of being in my first year. There’s going to be mistakes again this year, and for me it’s about how I respond. It’ll be easy to turn the page. And for the frustrating moments? I had them today, I have them every day.
But I think how we respond, how I respond personally is what’s most important.”
Lynch told Breer he believes Lance’s ceiling can become a reality without putting pressure on him to be “that guy” in Week 1. Shanahan spoke about an added element Lance brings, his legs:
“To win in this league, you’re gonna have to make plays in the pocket, you’re gonna have to be a drop-back passer, do all that stuff, and I see him having the ability to do all that, which excites me. You want that with every single quarterback you go for, but very rarely do I feel that way about a guy who I think also is a threat to run. And you look at our division, you look at some of the guys we go against and how we can get advantages on people, and so many people in the league are running similar stuff to us now.
Defenses see it more now. When they’re practicing against their own offense throughout the offseason, they’re just a little bit more used to it. And I love the idea of being able to add another element that maybe some other people can’t. You can do the same stuff, but if they play it this way, we do have another option. Our guy can run.”
Last year, defenses went out of their way to take away the middle of the field and the 49ers outside running game. The Niners had few counters aside from “give the ball to Deebo.” This year during training camp and the preseason, we see the evolution of the offense under Lance.
All of these empty formations come with the threat of Lance running. I’d wager that we’ll see more throws outside the numbers during the first three games than we saw during the first half of last season. And that’s before we get into how Lance opens up running lanes for the backs and takes shots down the field.
It’s exciting to think about why Lynch and Shanahan are high on the 22-year-old quarterback. Based on Shanahan’s comments, Lance is the missing piece to put the 49ers over the top:
“You can win with a run game and with a quarterback who can make some plays, whether it’s throwing or running it, as long as you do have a top defense. And that’s how we’ve tried to build it here to catch some of those teams until you get someone like that. And I think we have a chance to have a player grow into someone like that.”
Lance is surrounded by one of the best-supporting casts in the NFL. The talent is there, and so is the work ethic. If he isn’t flustered by adversity, San Francisco has a chance to win often and right away. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/22/23316569/49ers-lance-shanahan-lynch-si-offseason | 2022-08-22T16:48:24Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/22/23316569/49ers-lance-shanahan-lynch-si-offseason | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Shea Cravens is a Cookeville, Tennessee-based photographer specializing in dreamy engagement, wedding and maternity photos. So, when Carlsey Bibb and Caden Mills hired her and requested something special, Craven gave them what she called, “Tennessee but with a little Italy spice.”
Cravens, who operates Hunter LaShea Photography, had come up with the notion of using the exterior of a local Italian restaurant some time ago but hadn’t yet put it into action. So she proposed (no pun intended) the concept to the couple, who were friends of hers, and they were more than willing. They showed up at 6 a.m. to avoid interruptions and capture the glow of sunrise.
The photographer shared the stunning photos on her Facebook page.
“A little over a year ago I had the idea of doing a session at Olive Garden, I mentioned it to some friends but never got around to doing it,” Cravens wrote in the post. “Fast forward to today, it finally happened and I am so happy with the outcome. Carlsey asked if I had any ideas or anything new. I’ve wanted to try for their engagement photos and I immediately said ‘Soooooo I’ve been dying to do a sunrise session at Olive Garden’ and she was down for it so we did the dang thing.”
Cravens, who has an eye for unique settings, noticed the possibilities while eating lunch with her family at the fast-casual eatery.
“I looked over at the building and said to my mom, ‘This would be a cool spot to take some photos’ … When we started planning to do Carlsey and Caden’s engagement photos, Carlsey had full trust in my idea, and I’m so grateful,” Cravens told BuzzFeed.
This TikTok video with clips and photos from the photo shoot has garnered more than 24,000 likes, thousands of shares and hundreds of comments.
@hunterlasheaphotography tennessee but with Italy Vibes #engagementphotos #engagementphotoshoot #engagementpictures #bride #weddingtiktok ⬠original sound – Shea Cravens
“These pictures look great though,” commenter Jaime wrote. “If it works it works.”
“If you threw those on the gram and tagged #italy I honestly wouldn’t even give it a second thought!” wrote Madison S.
“So this is where @Olive Garden enters the comments and offers to cater the wedding, right?” suggested Cullen Bilyeu.
But what did the newly-engaged couple think?
“They were way better than we could’ve ever imagined,” Bibb told BuzzFeed.
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Ben and Erin Napier from HGTV’s “Home Town” are venturing into the world of acting. The real-life husband and wife, who welcomed their second child last year, will portray a similar married couple in a holiday film titled “A Christmas Open House.”
The HGTV movie stars Katie Stevens as an enterprising property stager who returns to her small Georgia hometown to sell her newly-married mom’s home. She ends up enlisting her high school crush, played by Victor Rasuk, and the sparks fly.
During the renovation, she turns to Henry and Sarah Wright (Ben and Erin Napier), a local master woodworker and artist, respectively, to help transform the home.
Although the made-for-TV film is set in Georgia, film crews spent about a week in the Napiers’ hometown of Laurel, Mississippi, shooting scenes throughout the small city’s downtown region.
Food Network and HGTV have wrapped production on a total of four holiday features with cameos from other network talent, too.
“The holidays are huge for HGTV and Food Network, which together attracted 90 million seasonal viewers last year,” chairman and chief content officer of US Networks Group at Warner Bros. Discovery Kathleen Finch said in a statement. “So we expanded our offerings and produced four scripted holiday features for discovery+, each showcasing some of the biggest personalities on Food Network and HGTV.”
HGTV’s Hilary Farr will star in “Designing Christmas” as the mentor of interior designer Stella (Jessica Szohr), who is working on renovating her family’s Victorian home with her “House Sweet Home” cohost Pablo (Marco Grazzini). Food Network’s Goldman will star in “A Gingerbread Christmas,” in which Hazel Stanley (Tiya Sircar) tries to save the family bakery by entering a gingerbread house competition led by Goldman’s character, a local food celebrity.
And Food Network star Bobby Flay shows up in “One Delicious Christmas,” in which Abby Richmond (Vanessa Marano) attempts to get an investment into her business, Haven Restaurant and Inn. Flay plays a top food critic who gives Abby his feedback and leads her to hire a hotshot chef (Alex Mallari, Jr.)
“We are thrilled to partner once again with Food Network, and now HGTV, along with their phenomenal fan-favorite talent on four holiday films,” Larry Grimaldi, senior vice president of creative affairs of MarVista, which produced all four movies, said in the statement. “MarVista’s passion and expertise in creating festive feel-good holiday stories, alongside Food Network and HGTV’s entertaining lifestyle content provide the gift that will keep on giving this holiday season!”
The four all-new holiday features are set to premiere on Friday, November 11, on the Discovery+ streaming platform.
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is now taking reservations for individuals, organizations and companies who want to set up a tent in Girard Park for the Festival weekend.
By reserving a festival space in the park, festival-goers are provided with a dedicated place to enjoy the festival with family and friends all weekend long.
Tent space rental ranges from $75 for small individual tents to $1500 for company tents.
All tents set up at Festivals Acadiens must be registered.
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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — From the beginning, Will Biringer has always been on the go. The Midlothian, Virginia, native prefers tagging along with Mother Nature.
"Everything I did as an outlet was outdoors, longboarding, fishing and hunting," said Biringer. "I feel like a shark in water if I like get stagnant and don't move."
Will joined the JROTC at James River High School. Following graduation, he joined the military.
"So I enlisted in the Navy September 9, 2018," said Will.
Three years in, the future corpsman found himself on the receiving end of help.
On July 4, 2021, the 23-year-old's life changed in an instant while stationed in Illinois. Biringer fell off a friend's balcony three stories up.
"I hit my head. Broke four ribs. Punctured a lung and shattered two vertebrae," said Biringer.
Biringer's life hung in the balance.
"I did. I died twice," said Biringer. "I think it was once on the ground I died and once in the back of the rig. And they brought me back."
The sailor was alive, but he was paralyzed from the waist down.
"That is what really did me in. You know it wasn't pretty. It doesn't take a trained eye to see what went wrong there," said Biringer as he examined X-rays of his injury.
He spent days in the hospital and months in rehab.
"They kind of kept me moving and kept me moving, so I never had a chance to think about it. Which I think is good," Biringer said.
Back in Chesterfield, adjusting to his new normal has been a physical and mental adjustment.
"I think it comes in waves like a lot of grief can do," described Biringer. "You just kind of deal with it day by day."
One activity he misses most is dancing.
"Me and my friend Maggie would country two-step all of the time. I was laying in bed that night, and I was like, dang. I'm not ever going to be able to do that again," said Biringer.
But he is discovering an entirely new way to keep moving on wheels.
"It is a good way to get out and do stuff, and it's competitive. It kind of like it pushes you," said Biringer.
Biringer discovered Sportable, a nonprofit that makes sports accessible for athletes like him.
Will's sport of choice is lacrosse.
The physical sport keeps Biringer's competitive juices flowing. Biringer has found a home and like-minded friends like Addison Johnson on his team.
"He is funny. He jokes a lot. I definitely enjoy playing with him," said Johnson. "He already has stick skills from being in the chair; he has chair skills, so he makes a great teammate."
Coach Nicholas Whiteside admires Biringer's ability to overcome his disability.
"He wants to be stronger. He wants to get better. He wants to get faster. Each week, he has," said Whiteside. "But yeah, you would not know he's adapted so well. He tries so hard. And he works so hard at it. It is pretty amazing."
"It is nice to have all of these guys around you. I'm still learning tips of the trade," said Biringer.
The outlet is proving to be a lifesaver for this new lacrosse player.
"I feel like I've come a little bit. Not a lot but a little bit," said Biringer. "It gets easier. It gets way easier."
He may be getting from point A to B a little differently, but Biringer is thankful that he is able to keep moving through life.
"I wouldn't be where I am without a sport," said Biringer. "With Sportable TGIM every day. It is beautiful."
In addition to playing lacrosse with Sportable, Biringer also trains at Samaritans Walk, a gym in Ashland, Virginia, that trains clients with spinal cord injuries.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down from his roles within the U.S. government.
Fauci said he will leave his positions as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden, in December.
Fauci has spent more than 50 years in the government, serving under seven presidents, Democrats and Republicans.
"It has been the honor of a lifetime to have led the NIAID, an extraordinary institution, for so many years and through so many scientific and public health challenges," Fauci said.
Biden praised Fauci for his service to the country.
"Because of Dr. Fauci’s many contributions to public health, lives here in the United States and around the world have been saved," Biden said.
For many, Fauci became the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was often praised on the left for offering fact-based advice, sometimes countering former President Donald Trump. He was also criticized by people on the right who disagreed with him about mitigation efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Despite the criticism, Fauci, 81, says he's not retiring.
"I want to use what I have learned as NIAID Director to continue to advance science and public health and to inspire and mentor the next generation of scientific leaders as they help prepare the world to face future infectious disease threats," Fauci said. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/fauci-stepping-down-from-government-roles-to-pursue-next-chapter-of-career | 2022-08-22T16:56:44Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/fauci-stepping-down-from-government-roles-to-pursue-next-chapter-of-career | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Federal Trade Commission announced it will be sending 14,521 checks to borrowers who lost money in a student loan debt-relief scheme.
The FTC said that $822,000 will be sent to those who lost money to Student Advocates. The FTC alleged Student Advocates “charged illegal upfront fees that they falsely claimed went toward consumers’ student loans.”
The FTC said borrowers were directed to use high-interest loans to pay these fees. The FTC added that Student Advocates misled consumers that payments would reduce or eliminate student loan payments.
“None of the money collected by the defendants was paid toward consumers’ student loans,” the FTC claimed.
In May 2021, the government barred Student Advocates from providing debt relief services. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/feds-to-issue-checks-says-debt-relief-provider-didnt-provide-relief | 2022-08-22T16:56:50Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/feds-to-issue-checks-says-debt-relief-provider-didnt-provide-relief | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The National Weather Service warns of dangerous flash flooding in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
More than 7 inches of rain fell within 24 hours at the Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport.
The water has left roads flooded and cars submerged and stranded on highways.
According to WFAA in Dallas, there were at least 23 crashes in Fort Worth overnight and at least one water rescue.
"Be safe and NEVER drive through flooded roadways," the National Weather Services reminded motorists.
The flooding threat in Dallas is expected to subside Monday. The National Weather Service forecast says scattered showers and storms will move south. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/major-flooding-leaves-drivers-stranded-in-dallas | 2022-08-22T16:57:08Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/major-flooding-leaves-drivers-stranded-in-dallas | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Firefighters are crediting an Amazon driver with helping two people escape a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, apartment building that caught fire Sunday evening.
John Davis said he was delivering a package across the street when he first smelled smoke and turned around and saw smoke coming from the basement of a nearby apartment building.
Davis said when he approached some of the residents who were already outside, they told him there were still at least two people still inside.
“I jumped out, ran toward the door and there was a young boy hanging out the window,” Davis explained. “Him and his father were in there so I went inside the doorway, I couldn’t see anything so I crawled and started yelling telling them to come toward me.”
Davis said he grabbed the boy first and brought him outside and then immediately grabbed his father and took him outside as well.
One of the individuals pulled from the building emigrated from Nepal and had been living in the building for the past six years.
Despite a language barrier, the man thanked the Amazon driver for helping him safely get out of the building.
“I’m just glad the gentleman and his son got out and I was there to help them,” Davis said.
A spokesperson with the Red Cross said they assisted 26 people in eight impacted apartments.
Battalion Chief Dan Candow with Cleveland Heights Fire Department said heavy smoke was in the back of the building when they arrived. He added it’s not clear at this time what started the fire, but it is clear the role Davis played in all this.
“John Davis is a hero,” Candow said.
As a result, according to Candow, no injuries were reported and no one was transported to a hospital.
It was a sigh of relief for Davis, but he had no time to unwind after this ordeal.
“I still have packages to deliver,” he chuckled.
This article was written by Clay LePard for WEWS. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/passing-amazon-driver-credited-with-saving-2-people-from-ohio-apartment-building-on-fire | 2022-08-22T16:57:15Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/passing-amazon-driver-credited-with-saving-2-people-from-ohio-apartment-building-on-fire | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top counterintelligence agency on Monday blamed Ukrainian spy services for organizing the killing of the daughter of a leading Russian nationalist ideologue in a car bombing just outside Moscow.
Daria Dugina, the 29-year-old daughter of Alexander Dugin, a philosopher, writer and political theorist whom some in the West described as “Putin’s brain,” died when an explosive planted in her SUV exploded as she was driving Saturday night.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the main KGB successor agency, said that Dugina's killing had been “prepared and perpetrated by the Ukrainian special services.”
In a letter expressing condolences to Dugin and his wife that was released by the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the “cruel and treacherous” killing of Dugina, hailing her as a “bright, talented person with a real Russian heart — kind, loving, responsive and open.”
Putin added that Dugina has “honestly served people and the Fatherland, proving what it means to be a patriot of Russia with her deeds.”
On Sunday, Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak denied any Ukrainian involvement in the killing.
In Monday's statement, the FSB accused a Ukrainian citizen, Natalya Vovk, of perpetrating the killing and then fleeing from Russia to Estonia.
The FSB said that Vovk arrived in Russia in July with her 12-year-old daughter and rented an apartment in the building where Dugina lived to shadow her. It said that Vovk and her daughter were at a nationalist festival, which Alexander Dugin and his daughter attended just before the killing.
The agency said that Vovk and her daughter left Russia for Estonia after Dugina's killing, using a different vehicle license plate on their way out of the country.
In a statement released by a close associate, Dugin described his daughter as a “rising star" who was “treacherously killed by enemies of Russia.”
“Our hearts are longing not just for revenge and retaliation, it would be too petty, not in Russia style,” Dugin wrote. “We need only victory.”
Dugin has been a prominent proponent of the “Russian world” concept, a spiritual and political ideology that emphasizes traditional values, the restoration of Russia’s global clout and the unity of all ethnic Russians throughout the world. He has been vehemently supported Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to send troops into Ukraine and urged the Kremlin to step up its operations in the country.
The car bombing, unusual for Moscow since the gang wars of the turbulent 1990s, triggered calls from Russian nationalists to respond by ramping up strikes on Ukraine.
The explosion took place as Dugin's daughter was returning from a cultural festival she had attended with him. Russian media reports cited witnesses as saying the SUV belonged to Dugin and that he had decided at the last minute to travel in another vehicle.
On Sunday, Denis Pushilin, head of the Russia-backed separatist “Donetsk People's Republic” in Ukraine's east, quickly blamed the blast on “terrorists of the Ukrainian regime, trying to kill Alexander Dugin.”
While Dugin’s exact ties to Putin are unclear, the Kremlin frequently echoes rhetoric from his writings and appearances on Russian state television. He helped popularize the “Novorossiya,” or “New Russia” concept that Russia used to justify the 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and its support of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Dugin, who has been slapped with U.S. and European Union sanctions, has promoted Russia as a country of piety, traditional values and authoritarian leadership, and spoken with disdain about Western liberal values.
His daughter expressed similar views and had appeared as a commentator on nationalist TV channel Tsargrad, where Dugin had served as chief editor.
Dugina herself was sanctioned by the United States in March for her work as chief editor of United World International, a website that the U.S. described as a disinformation source. The sanctions announcement cited a United World article this year that contended Ukraine would “perish” if it were admitted to NATO.
In an appearance on Russian television just Thursday, Dugina said, “People in the West are living in a dream, in a dream given to them by global hegemony.” She called America “a zombie society” in which people opposed Russia but couldn't find it on a map. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/russia-blames-ukraine-for-nationalists-car-bombing-death | 2022-08-22T16:57:27Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/russia-blames-ukraine-for-nationalists-car-bombing-death | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The week Ohio's largest school district is set to start the school year, thousands of teachers and other school workers are on strike.
More than 4,000 teachers and other education professionals in Columbus City Schools district are striking after 94% of the Columbus Education Association union members voted Sunday to strike after rejecting the school board's "last, best and final offer," the union said on Twitter.
This marks the first time they are striking since 1975, the union said.
"CEA is committed to bargaining for the safe and welcoming, properly maintained, and fully-resourced public schools Columbus students deserve," the union said on Twitter.
CEA is committed to bargaining for the safe and welcoming, properly maintained, and fully-resourced public schools Columbus students deserve.
— Columbus Education Association (@ColumbusEA) August 22, 2022
Last week, the union cited in its notice of intent to strike examples of what the strike was due to, which included a disagreement with the board on class sizes, and functioning heat and air conditioning in classrooms.
In a statement, the school board said they put together a "generous compensation package for teachers and provisions that would have a positive impact on classrooms," the Associated Press reported.
Last Sunday night, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called for both parties to keep negotiating.
"The CEA and the school district must return to the table and get our kids back in the classroom. A responsible solution is within reach, but only if negotiations restart now,” the mayor said on Twitter.
2/2 The CEA and school district must return to the table and get our kids back in the classroom. A responsible solution is within reach, but only if negotiations restart now.
— Mayor Andrew Ginther (@MayorGinther) August 22, 2022
According to the school district's website, the school year will start on Wednesday as planned, but students will be taking classes online.
"We know this is not ideal, but we have an obligation to continue educating and supporting students despite the current circumstances," the district said in a statement.
According to the Associated Press, the district serves 47,000 students. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/teachers-at-ohios-largest-school-district-go-on-strike-days-before-school-starts | 2022-08-22T16:57:33Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/teachers-at-ohios-largest-school-district-go-on-strike-days-before-school-starts | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A local man has been arrested in connection with an August 14 fatal hit-and-run crash.
Breaux Bridge Police say they arrested Ryan Robicheaux, 42, and booked him with hit-and-run driving with a death.
The crash claimed the life of Camille Angelle, 42.
Police were called to the 900 block of Poydras Highway that Sunday after a dead body was seen in a ditch.
Investigators canvassed the area and located several items believed to have come from the suspect vehicle. While searching for evidence investigators located a side mirror submerged in the ditch near the victim’s body.
Investigators were able to use this evidence to develop a suspect vehicle.
The next day, after information about the suspect vehicle hit social media, police were provided with a tip about a sighting of it. Investigators then located the suspect vehicle and its occupants, and conducted interviews and evidence collection and processing.
Over the next several days investigators worked to put the necessary pieces of the investigation together and obtained an active arrest warrant for Robicheaux, who turned himself in and was booked into the parish jail. | https://www.katc.com/news/st-martin-parish/breaux-bridge-man-arrested-in-fatal-hit-and-run | 2022-08-22T16:57:45Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/st-martin-parish/breaux-bridge-man-arrested-in-fatal-hit-and-run | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 2 |
A local man has been arrested in connection with an August 14 fatal hit-and-run crash.
Breaux Bridge Police say they arrested Ryan Robicheaux, 42, and booked him with hit-and-run driving with a death.
The crash claimed the life of Camille Angelle, 42.
Police were called to the 900 block of Poydras Highway that Sunday after a dead body was seen in a ditch.
Investigators canvassed the area and located several items believed to have come from the suspect vehicle. While searching for evidence investigators located a side mirror submerged in the ditch near the victim’s body.
Investigators were able to use this evidence to develop a suspect vehicle.
The next day, after information about the suspect vehicle hit social media, police were provided with a tip about a sighting of it. Investigators then located the suspect vehicle and its occupants, and conducted interviews and evidence collection and processing.
Over the next several days investigators worked to put the necessary pieces of the investigation together and obtained an active arrest warrant for Robicheaux, who turned himself in and was booked into the parish jail. | https://www.katc.com/news/st-martin-parish/breaux-bridge-man-arrested-in-fatal-hit-and-run | 2022-08-22T16:57:45Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/st-martin-parish/breaux-bridge-man-arrested-in-fatal-hit-and-run | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 2 |
The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, was a large carnivorous marsupial that wasn’t related to tigers or wolves. It was the only known member of its scientific family to survive to modern times, but hasn’t been seen in the wild for decades. The last reliable sighting of a wild thylacine is from 1933.
But now, scientists want to bring the species back from extinction.
Genetic engineering company Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences company has partnered with scientists at The University of Melbourne who are developing technologies that could bring back the carnivorous marsupial.
The last-known member of the species died in its cage at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1936. Benjamin is shown in this footage from 1935, released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Along with $5 million in private donations announced earlier this year, Colossal will invest $10 million in the research, allowing a team of about 50 scientists across Melbourne and Texas to work on the project.
The striped carnivores hunted birds, small rodents and kangaroos. But in the 1800s and early 1900s, European colonizers considered them pests. Government bounties encouraged settlers to kill thylacines, and Tasmanian tigers may also have suffered from competition with animals such as dingoes.
In 2017, research from University of Melbourne biosciences professor Andrew Pask found that thylacines also suffered from a lack of genetic diversity.
“We have now sequenced many thylacine specimens and hope to continue doing so in this new partnership with Colossal,” Pask said in an email to NPR. “Even species with low genetic diversity can be brought back to healthy population numbers again if they are managed correctly.”
The dog-like animal would be brought back using reproductive technologies specific to marsupials. Stem cells would be used to make embryos, and artificial wombs would have to be constructed. But the process would not happen quickly.
“I think we are looking at a decade or so to get the animal back. Then, for most re-wilding efforts of this scope, you would want to very closely study the animal in large captive areas on Tasmania to make sure it is fitting back into the ecosystem before releasing them across the whole island. This would take potentially another 10 years to be sure we are doing this as carefully as possible,” Pask told CBS, adding that the technologies used could be applied to many other species to protect the world from further loss of biodiversity.
Other experts are less optimistic.
“De-extinction is a fairytale science,” associate professor Jeremy Austin from the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA told the Sydney Morning Herald. “It’s pretty clear to people like me that thylacine or mammoth de-extinction is more about media attention for the scientists and less about doing serious science.”
However, Ben Lamm, a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Colossal alongside genomics pioneer George Church, believes the project will experience challenges but is not scientifically impossible.
“I would say our success chances are 100% because we have all the technologies,” Lamm told the Herald. “It’s really a function of focus and funding.”
Critics of the idea are also skeptical that the result would behave like a real Tasmanian tiger, or that a species that has undergone “de-extinction” would have enough genetic diversity to remain viable.
“I’m not convinced that it can be done with our current knowledge,” Dr. Mike Westerman, an expert in marsupia DNA, told the Sydney Morning Herald. “Where on earth would a self-sustaining population be maintained?”
Others are considering the ethics of such a move. They believe resources could be better spent trying to help the many species that are currently threatened.
“Most importantly, we must greatly increase efforts to save and recover living species,” wildlife ecologist Euan Ritchie told The Conversation. “It’s simply far cheaper and easier to conserve what we have than to attempt to resurrect species and their ecological roles.”
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories. | https://www.katc.com/scientists-hope-bring-extinct-tasmanian-tiger-back-from-extinction | 2022-08-22T16:57:51Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/scientists-hope-bring-extinct-tasmanian-tiger-back-from-extinction | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted their application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for use in people age 12 and older, the companies said in a statement on Monday.
This updated formulation will combine the original vaccine with one that targets Omicron sublineages BA.4 and BA.5, and would be administered as a 30 microgram dose.
The companies say they are following "guidance from the FDA" and are including clinical data of their bivalent BA.1 vaccine and pre-clinical and manufacturing data from the bivalent BA.4/5 vaccine for the submission.
"FDA will be using the totality of the available evidence to authorize the fall bivalent boosters," FDA spokesperson Abigail Capobianco said in a statement emailed to CNN last week. "There are data on many millions of individuals who have received the prototype component as a booster. As for the BA.4/5 component, a combination of nonclinical data obtained in mice, data from prior variant vaccines (including those to beta, delta, and omicron BA.1), along with our extensive knowledge of the safety and efficacy of the mRNA platforms will be used for this decision-making."
Pre-clinical data demonstrated that the new BA.4/5 bivalent vaccine "generated a strong neutralizing antibody response against Omicron BA.1, BA.2 and BA.4/BA.5 variants, as well as the original wild-type strain," according to the companies. They said a clinical study is expected to start this month.
Previously, the companies announced data from a Phase 2/3 trial that showed their BA.1 bivalent booster resulted in a substantially higher immune response against the Omicron variant and also appeared to be safe and well tolerated.
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said recently the updated boosters should be available to the public early- to mid-September. but it is ultimately up to the FDA as to when the shot will get the greenlight.
Pfizer and BioNTech say have "rapidly scaled production and stand ready to deliver doses of Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccines for September, and will begin shipping immediately pending authorization."
"The agility of the mRNA platform, together with extensive clinical experience with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, has allowed us to develop, test and manufacture updated, high-quality vaccines that align to circulating strains with unprecedented speed," said Albert Bourla, Pfizer's chairman and chief executive officer, in the statement.
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Early voting for a runoff election in Chattanooga City Council District 8 is set to being on Friday.
The runoff election is being held between incumbent Marvene Noel and challenger Marie Mott because the candidates did not receive enough votes during the general election’s three-way race.
The runoff election day for District 8 will be on September 15.
Only residents of District 8 are eligible to vote in the election.
Stay with the Local 3 News app for updates on Decision 2022. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/early-voting-for-runoff-race-in-city-council-district-8-begins-friday/article_f9874a0c-222b-11ed-81db-3b9d8a12cfba.html | 2022-08-22T17:01:12Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/early-voting-for-runoff-race-in-city-council-district-8-begins-friday/article_f9874a0c-222b-11ed-81db-3b9d8a12cfba.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
August is National Minority Donation Awareness Month, a time to educate and encourage donor registration. A Cleveland mother shares her son’s story with Local 3 News of how he saved lives.
“My son's name was Victor Morris Hill and he was a gem to this world,” said Norma Hill.
"He got a full scholarship to Vanderbilt University and he lived in Nashville for the last part of his life," explained Hill.
On November 30th, 2017, Victor was found unconscious on the floor. He was in a coma at a Nashville hospital before being transported to a hospital in Chattanooga. When it was determined Victor would not make it, Tennessee Donor Services spoke with Norma and her husband about organ donation.
"Talking with Jonathan and getting educated on it, because we knew nothing about it, it made us feel good for what he had to say because he really showed us that his legacy would live on," said Hill. "It's a gift."
Victor passed away at 33 years-old on Christmas Day in 2017, but not before giving the gift of life to four people.
"He donated two lungs, a kidney and a heart," said Hill.
Norma says her son's heart was a perfect match to 21-year old dancer and Middle Tennessee University student Emily Hardin. After meeting virtually, Hardin gifted Norma with a special teddy bear giving her a chance to be with her son again.
"And I began to touch and I said what is that, they said that's your son's heartbeat. I said heartbeat? They said yes. How did she get that in there? and I said Oh my God, Oh my Jesus. I cried."
More than 105,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant nationwide, with 60% being from minorities of which 28% are black.
While Norma is hopeful of meeting more people like Emily and being reunited with her son's heart in person, she's working to keep his legacy alive and using her ministry to help educate the black community on registering as organ donors.
"My goal is to meet a goal this month to let a lot of my friends, my church people go online at donatelife.net to just read, study and ask God. Education is the key for this,” explained Hill.
More than 3,000 people are on the organ transplant waiting list right now in Tennessee. You can learn more about becoming an organ donor and saving lives by clicking here. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/local-mother-shares-how-sons-organ-donation-saved-4-lives/article_7c65f0b8-221d-11ed-8961-b304edd3e72a.html | 2022-08-22T17:01:18Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/local-mother-shares-how-sons-organ-donation-saved-4-lives/article_7c65f0b8-221d-11ed-8961-b304edd3e72a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A warrant for an arrest in relation to a Silverdale Detention Center inmate who escaped back in July has been carried out following a chase in Walker County that ended with a crash over the weekend.
According to the arrest warrant, Sean Henegar is facing charges of permitting or facilitating escape.
The arrest warrant says police were told of Henegar's involvement by another person of interest.
The arrest warrant says officers were told that Henegar provided one of the escaped inmates with food, clothes, and a ride to Soddy Daisy.
Henegar was finally taken into custody following a chase in Walker County that ended with a crash on Rossville Boulevard on Sunday.
Stay with the Local 3 News app for updates to this developing story. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/man-wanted-for-helping-silverdale-inmate-escape-in-july-arrested-following-chase-on-sunday/article_6d143794-2233-11ed-b2e9-a3790690e6cd.html | 2022-08-22T17:01:25Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/man-wanted-for-helping-silverdale-inmate-escape-in-july-arrested-following-chase-on-sunday/article_6d143794-2233-11ed-b2e9-a3790690e6cd.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Millions of people across the United States continue to be hampered by slow internet speeds. That doesn't just mean they're unable to stream Netflix without delayed buffering or uploading photos to Facebook quickly; it means not having access to online physicians.
The problem has only become more noticeable in the past year as people were forced to work from home and children were forced to attend school virtually over computer connections. Combine that with more gadgets connected to a home's WiFi and people streaming movies and TV shows over Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and other services. Oh, and gamers who spend lots of time playing with others over an internet connection.
The FCC says high-speed broadband is no longer something that's nice to have; it's a necessity. Without high-speed internet, many rural Americans cannot access online healthcare and have no hospitals nearby. Veterans struggle to receive financial assistance as do farmers and those on Medicaid.
The FCC faces a huge challenge in identifying areas with low-speed or zero internet connections. This is where you can help by using an app from the FCC.
The FCC is asking Americans to download its smartphone app "Speed Test" to test and report their internet speeds to the Commission. Apps for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices can be found in Apple and Google's app stores.
Once the app is downloaded, you'll be asked to give it permission to see your location. This is necessary for the FCC to build a broadband map in order to see where slow speeds are prominent.
The speed test will send and receive data using the network your phone is connected to so before running it, make sure you're on your primary WiFi connection and stand close to the router. I'd also suggest disconnecting from WiFi and running the test again which will test the speeds of your cellular provider's network. If there are areas you know have slow connectivity, run the test there as well. I know several spots in town where I cannot access the internet and where Spotify cannot connect to my provider's cell towers. I try to run the speed test frequently in those areas and report it to the FCC.
The FCC has also added a page to its website where people can report problems or concerns with their connections.
The Commission says more accurate maps will enable broadband funding programs to target support for services to the areas most in need. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/what-the-tech-app-of-the-day-fcc-speed-test-app-tests-your-internet-speeds/article_68c355c4-2230-11ed-8c94-1f5dc528d624.html | 2022-08-22T17:01:37Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/what-the-tech-app-of-the-day-fcc-speed-test-app-tests-your-internet-speeds/article_68c355c4-2230-11ed-8c94-1f5dc528d624.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Up for a little noninvasive brain stimulation to boost your aging memory for that next big project, work meeting or family get-together? One day science may be able to offer such treatments, new research suggests.
Sending electrical currents into two parts of the brain known for storing and recalling information modestly boosted immediate recall of words in people over 65, according to a study by a team at Boston University published Monday in Nature Neuroscience.
"Whether, these improvements would occur for everyday memories, rather than just for lists of words, remains to be tested," said Masud Husain, a professor of neurology and cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford, in a statement. He was not involved in the study.
Still, the study "provides important evidence that stimulating the brain with small amounts of electrical current is safe and can also improve memory," said Dr. Richard Isaacson, director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic in the Center for Brain Health at Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine, who was not involved in the research.
Improvements were most pronounced in people in the study with the poorest memories, who "would be considered to have mild cognitive impairment," said neuroscientist Rudy Tanzi, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, who was not involved with the study.
"There was an apparently beneficial effect on immediate word recall in those with mild cognitive impairment," said Tanzi, who is also director of the genetics and aging research unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
"This preliminary but promising finding warrants more exploration of the use of bioelectronic approaches for disorders like Alzheimer's disease," he added.
Boosting brain change
Scientists used to think that by a certain point in early adulthood the brain was fixed, unable to grow or change. Today, it's widely understood that the brain is capable of plasticity -- the ability to reorganize its structure, functions or connections -- throughout life.
Transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, attempts to enhance the brain's functionality with a device that applies wavelike electrical currents to specific areas of the brain through electrodes on the scalp. The electrical waves can mimic or change brainwave activity to stimulate growth and hopefully change the brain's neural networking.
An alternate version that uses magnetic fields, called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat depression.
"I believe this is the future of neurologic intervention, to help strengthen networks in our brains that may be failing," said Dr. Gayatri Devi, a clinical professor of neurology and psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell University in New York. She was not involved in the new study.
"Additionally, treatment may be tailored to each person, based on that individual's strengths and weaknesses, something pharmacotherapy is not able to do," Devi said.
In the new findings published in Nature Neuroscience, brain cells are "activated at specific time points, and that is defined by the frequency of the (electrical) stimulation," said study coauthor Shrey Grover, a postdoctoral student in the brain, behavior and cognition program at Boston University.
"The consequence of changing the timings at which brain cells activate is that it induces this process of plasticity. The plasticity is what allows the effects to be carried forward in time even when the stimulation has ended," he added.
Memories fade
As the brain ages, it's common to lose some of the ability to remember. For some people it may be short-term memory that suffers the most: Where did I park my car at the mall on this shopping trip? Others may have issues with remembering things over a longer period of time: Where did I park my car two weeks ago before I got on a plane for vacation? And some struggle with both types of memory.
The Boston University researchers analyzed both slightly longer term memory and short-term or working memory separately in two experiments, each with randomized groups of 20 people ages 65 to 88. The experiments alternated between applying gamma waves at 60 hertz and theta waves at 4 hertz to two brain centers that play key roles in memory.
Gamma waves are the shortest and fastest of the brainwave frequencies, operating between 30 and 80 hertz, or cycles per second. Some brain waves referred to as high-gamma have been clocked up to 100 hertz.
A brain on gamma waves is intensely and fully engaged. People under stress who need to be laser-focused -- such as when they're taking a test, solving a complex problem or fixing a difficult mechanical issue -- may produce gamma waves.
Theta waves are much slower, ranging between four and eight cycles a second. You are probably running on auto-pilot when you're in theta mode -- driving to work without thinking about the route, brushing your teeth or hair, even daydreaming. This is often when people mull over an idea or come up with a solution to a problem. Studies have found that theta activity can predict learning success.
Targeting memory areas of the brain
In the first experiment, one group received high-frequency (60 hertz) gamma waves to their prefrontal cortex, which sits directly behind the eyes and the forehead. As the center of learning and cognition, the prefrontal lobe assists in storing long-term memories.
A different group of 20 people received low-frequency (4 hertz) theta stimulation to the parietal cortex, an area of the brain located just below where a ponytail would sit. The parietal cortex is above the hippocampus, another part of the brain that plays a major role in learning and memory. People with Alzheimer's often have a shriveled hippocampus as the organ loses tissue and shrinks.
A third set of 20 people underwent a sham process to serve as a control group.
Sessions occurred over four consecutive days. Each person took five 20-word recall tests during the daily 20-minute stimulation. They were asked to immediately recall as many words as they could at the end of each of the five tests.
The research team evaluated performance in two ways: How well did participants remember words from the end of list, which they would have just heard? That would be the measure of short-term or working memory. How many words could they recall from the beginning of each list, which would have been minutes in the past? That result would assess the ability to remember for a somewhat longer period of time.
Results showed 17 of the 20 people who received high-frequency gamma stimulation improved in their ability to recall words from the beginning of the word test -- what the researchers called longer-term memory.
Similarly, 18 of the 20 participants who underwent lower-frequency theta stimulation improved their short-term working memory, or their ability to recall the words heard last.
Compared with the group of people receiving the sham or placebo stimulation, those who received the treatments saw results that "translates to the older individuals recalling, on average, four to six words more out of the list of 20 words by the end of the 4-day intervention," said study coauthor Robert Reinhart, director of the Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory at Boston University.
"It is important to emphasize that the study mainly shows modest but significant improvement in short-term memory, but does not show clear effects on long-term memory since the test was based on word recall only a minute or so after learning the words," Tanzi said.
"Cognitive experts would say what you recall from an hour ago is long-term memory," Tanzi added. "But with regard to Alzheimer's clinical symptoms and age-related memory impairment, we would group this into short-term memory. When we say Alzheimer's patients retain long-term memory, we are referring to recalling details of their wedding day."
Personalized treatment
Flipping the areas of the brain that received the theta and gamma stimulation in a second experiment produced no benefits, the study found. A third experiment with 30 people was done to verify previous results.
One month after the intervention, participants were asked to do another word recall test to see whether the memory improvements lasted.
Overall, the results showed low-frequency theta currents improved short-term working memory at one month while higher frequency gamma stimulation did not. The opposite was true for the longer-term memories -- gamma, but not theta, improved performance.
"Based on the spatial location and the frequency of the electrical stimulation, we can improve either short-term memory or long-term memory separately," explained Reinhart, an assistant professor in Boston University's department of psychological and brain sciences.
This means researchers can tailor the treatment to a person's needs, Reinhart said.
What would that be like? The devices are well tolerated, with limited to no side effects.
"In an ideal world, a portable at-home device that could offer this therapy would be the eventual goal," said Isaacson, a trustee for the McKnight Brain Research Foundation, which funds research on the aging brain.
"For now, it's cumbersome to receive these treatments, as specialized equipment is needed. It can also be time-intensive and costly as well," Isaacson added. "Still, there are limited treatment options for cognitive aging, which affects tens of millions of people, so this is a hopeful step forward to address symptoms and improve brain health."
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Thirty lawsuits have been filed over the last two years against a pair of southwest Missouri boarding schools accused by former students of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
The latest, filed Aug. 12 against the now-shuttered Circle of Hope Girls Ranch in Cedar County, is the first to proceed in federal court. Maggie Drew, 30, filed the lawsuit against the school she attended from 2007 to 2013.
Drew alleges Circle of Hope illegally took her inheritance money and required her to endure forced labor that permanently injured her back. She also alleges that the co-owner of the school sexually abused her.
“I decided to file the lawsuit because as long as I was there, I realized they’d robbed me of quite a bit: monetarily, physically and mentally,” said Drew in an interview with The Independent.
The mounting legal attacks against Circle of Hope and Agape Boarding School, which is also located in Cedar County, are only the latest in a years-long saga involving allegations of abuse at unlicensed boarding schools in Missouri.
Circle of Hope closed in 2020, and its owners, Boyd and Stephanie Householder, face 101 felony charges, including statutory rape, abuse and neglect of a child.
Agape also faces criminal charges stemming from allegations of abuse, though the charges filed by the local prosecutor fell far short of what was recommended by Missouri’s attorney general.
And despite the criminal charges and outcry from former students, Agape remains open.
‘A joint venture’
Residential facilities operated by religious organizations long operated outside the purview of most Department of Social Services authority because they could claim exemptions from licensure requirements.
Criticism of the schools reached new heights in late 2020, when The Kansas City Star published an extensive investigation into the lack of oversight of the schools despite mounting evidence of physical and sexual abuse.
The Star’s reporting led to a legislative inquiry, which ultimately resulted in a new law giving the state more regulatory authority.
Drew arrived at Circle of Hope in 2007 after, according to the lawsuit, her pastor falsely accused her of “being into sex and drugs” and recommended to her stepmother and father that she be taken there.
During her first 30 days there, Drew was forbidden from speaking to her father and stepmother, and couldn’t participate in schooling, or speak to the other girls, according to the lawsuit.
Drew says she entered into a rigidly stratified system in which girls were allegedly required to discipline other girls, assigning push ups to one another or even being forced to restrain one another.
Students were allegedly “thrown to the ground” and “sat upon by other students, Boyd and Stephanie Householder,” sometimes while handcuffed or restrained with zip ties, for minutes or hours on end.
Boyd Householder “began grabbing [Drew’s] buttocks when he passed by,” then “progressed to putting his hands across her breasts,” and would “kiss her and fondle her whenever they were in the office together,” the lawsuit alleges.
The result was “severe emotional and psychological injuries” for Drew, the lawsuit says.
Drew and the other students were forced to perform manual labor, including bucking hay, the lawsuit alleges, from which Drew still suffers chronic pain and back injuries. She also “fell out of a hay loft and was not given any medical treatment,” the lawsuit says.
Drew’s father, who had custody of her, died in 2009 while she was at the school, after which the Householders allegedly took her social security benefits and the $25,000 her grandfather had left her for college. The lawsuit alleges that this violated the federal Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act.
In an interview, Drew said that when leaving the school, she asked the Householders about her inheritance, and Stephanie “just laughed at me and said, ‘Oh honey, that money’s been gone.’”
The lawsuit names Agape and its now-deceased founder as defendants, too, arguing that they knew about the abuse occurring at Circle of Hope and did nothing to stop it.
The Householders worked at Agape before founding Circle of Hope — in what the lawsuit calls a “joint venture” with Agape to establish Circle of Hope as its “sister institution.” The Householders, Drew said in an interview, “got many of their disciplinary actions from [Agape], like the restraints and push-ups.”
According to the lawsuit, the Householders’ daughter Amanda informed the late Agape founder of abuse at Circle of Hope, and he “took no remedial action,” and “aided and abetted the abuses.”
The attorney for the Householders on the federal case is not yet listed. An attorney who previous represented Circle of Hope said because the case was so recently filed and Circle of Hope has not been served, he does not yet know who will represent them.
The federal lawsuit requests a jury trial and unspecified damages. Drew’s lawyer, Rebecca Reedles, said in an interview that it typically takes 12 to 18 months to reach a federal court trial.
In addition to this federal suit, Circle of Hope has been hit with eight lawsuits by former students — four have been settled and four are still pending.
21 lawsuits
Of the four unlicensed Christian boarding schools that existed in their county two years ago, only Agape remains open.
There have been 21 lawsuits filed against Agape since early last year, including two last month.
The lawsuits paint a similar picture of life at Agape. Several former students say they were taken off prescribed medications and reassured that “God would fix them.” Others allege they were physically restrained or starved as a form of punishment.
The lawsuits also allege violation of the state’s Merchandising Practices Act, which prohibits fraud and deception.
Promised academic success, the lawsuits allege students were “forced to teach themselves” and provided an education many later realized was not accredited for colleges they wanted to apply for. Promised vocational training and mentoring, the lawsuit says they were instead forced to submit to “unending physical labor as part of their ‘training.’” Promised to “show God’s love to teen boys,” Agape instead allegedly subjected students to “extreme punishment and torture” that the lawsuit says was disguised as restraint.
Attorney John Schultz, who is representing Agape, denied all accusations in a statement to The Independent, which he has previously provided to other media. He called the accusations “sensational” and said that the “24/7” supervision of students meant that several allegations “could not have happened.”
“For the past 30 years Agape has provided over 6,000 boys with an opportunity to get their life back on track and toward a bright future,” Schultz said in the statement, later adding: “We have filed responses to these lawsuits denying the allegations and look forward to a trial where evidence can be presented to refute these allegations.”
‘Justice and closure’
Last year the legislature passed a bill to increase oversight of unlicensed boarding schools, requiring background checks and compliance with various health and safety standards.
The law, the Residential Care Facility Notification Act, also put in place the mechanism for removal of children from the facility in instances of suspected abuse or neglect.
In late 2021, the Cedar County prosecuting attorney Ty Gaither filed only a fraction of the counts against Agape that Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt recommended, spurring outrage from former students and drawing attention to ties between politicians and law enforcement with owners of Christian reform schools.
Robert Bucklin, an outspoken former Agape student who is also suing the school, argues Schmitt has the authority to shut down the school under the law passed last year, and should do so. The law allows the Department of Social Services, as well as law enforcement or the prosecuting attorney, to file for injunction to close the school.
A spokesperson for the attorney general’s office declined to comment.
Asked about the status of DSS’s investigation into Agape, the agency said they cannot comment on specific cases, and that, “to date, no action has been taken against a facility under the Residential Care Facility Notification Act.”
Rep. Keri Ingle, who co authored the oversight bill, could not be reached Thursday. She previously told The Daily Beast that the state might be waiting for a criminal conviction or DSS’s official findings of abuse in order to file for injunction to close the facility.
Bucklin said the lawsuits filed by former students who suffered abuse “aren’t about money.”
“Money can’t buy us justice or closure for our being molested. You can’t hand me $5 million and say, ‘Here’s your justice for being molested, starved, or tortured.’
“That justice and closure only comes knowing that the school shut down and can’t hurt anybody else.”
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Maggie Drew, who attended Circles of Hope Girls Ranch from 2007-2013, alleges the now-shuttered boarding school illegally took her inheritance money and required her to endure forced labor, and that the school's co-owner sexually abused her. | https://www.kcur.org/tags/circle-of-hope-girls-ranch | 2022-08-22T17:04:21Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/tags/circle-of-hope-girls-ranch | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck said “I do" again this weekend.
But instead of in a late night Las Vegas drive through chapel, this time it was in front of friends and family in Georgia, a person close to the couple who was not authorized to speak publicly said Sunday.
According to People Magazine, the wedding was held at Affleck’s home outside of Savannah, Georgia, with all of their kids present for the proceedings on Saturday.
The celebrity couple were officially married last month in Las Vegas, which Lopez shared with fans in her “On the J Lo” newsletter.
“Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient,” Lopez wrote last month, signing off as Jennifer Lynn Affleck.
Lopez, 53, and Affleck, 50, famously dated in the early 2000s. They starred together in 2003′s “Gigli” and 2004′s “Jersey Girl” and became engaged but didn’t wed at the time.
Affleck married Jennifer Garner in 2005, with whom he shares three children. They divorced in 2018.
Lopez has been married three times before. She was briefly married to Ojani Noa from 1997-1998 and to Cris Judd from 2001-2003. She and singer Marc Anthony were married for a decade after wedding in 2004 and share 14-year-old twins together.
Paparazzi has feverishly trailed the couple since they rekindled their romance last year, from the earliest stages of the courtship, to their red carpet debut at last year’s Venice International Film Festival and their recent honeymoon in Paris.
Representatives for the couple did not immediately respond to request for comment Sunday.
OTHER STORIES: Reports say Kim Kardashian has split with Pete Davidson | https://www.krem.com/article/news/entertainment-news/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-married-2022/507-61002b35-d270-41d7-92ff-6eab74b443a6 | 2022-08-22T17:09:09Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/entertainment-news/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-married-2022/507-61002b35-d270-41d7-92ff-6eab74b443a6 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives — a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered vaccine makers to tweak their shots to target BA.4 and BA.5 that are better than ever at dodging immunity from earlier vaccination or infection.
If the FDA quickly clears the combo shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, boosters could be offered within weeks. The U.S. has a contract to buy 105 million of the updated Pfizer doses as soon as health authorities greenlight them, and the company said doses are ready to ship.
Moderna is expected to file a similar application soon, and the U.S. has a contract to buy 66 million doses of its updated vaccine.
“It’s going to be really important that people this fall and winter get the new shots. It’s designed for the virus that’s out there,” White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said last week.
For now at least, BA.5 currently is causing nearly all COVID-19 infections in the U.S., and much of the world. There’s no way to know if it still will be a threat this winter -- or if another mutant will have replaced it.
The news comes after Britain a week ago became the first in the world to authorize a different update to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines -- shots that add protection against the original omicron that struck last winter.
The U.S. opted not to use that earlier tweak to the vaccine -- setting up a fall where different countries will be using different versions of booster shots to rev up protection against another possible winter surge.
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NORTH BEND, Wash. — The U.S. Forest Service closed a campground along the Snoqualmie River, citing increased bear activity due to humans leaving food unattended.
Bears have become habituated to food being left out in the open and unattended at the Middle Fork Campground, Ranger Martie Schramm told KING 5.
"This decision was not an easy one to make but one that we had to make out of an abundance of caution for the safety of the public and the bears," said Schramm.
No injuries have been reported.
The Forest Service will install food storage lockers at the campground in the "very near future," Schramm said.
The hope is the visitors will use the facilities to store their food and the campground can be open next season.
Bears that associate people with easy food sources can become dangerous. They are likely to be euthanized if they repeatedly return to an area occupied by humans in search of food, according to the Forest Service.
"Remember, a fed bear is a dead bear," a post from the USFS reads.
Anyone camping or backpacking in areas home to bears should hang their food and trash, bring bear canisters or use bear lockers where available, and dispose of trash in appropriate receptacles.
Cars can also be used to store items such as food, trash, cooking gear and toiletries when camping. The National Park Service recommends using the trunk, rolling up windows and locking the doors of your vehicle to secure it.
Campers should also clean up immediately after meals, storing away food items and cooking equipment, and disposing of waste.
For more tips on bears, visit the NPS page bear safety page. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/middle-fork-campground-snoqualmie-river-closes-forest-service-bears/281-871340e5-0b6a-4e07-9577-6f6712619d57 | 2022-08-22T17:09:21Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/middle-fork-campground-snoqualmie-river-closes-forest-service-bears/281-871340e5-0b6a-4e07-9577-6f6712619d57 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — With just over a week left to go until the deadline, the U.S. education secretary says Americans can expect an announcement on student loans "in the next week or so."
The yearslong pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on Wednesday, Aug. 31, and millions of Americans are anxious to know whether it will continue -- and whether a more permanent solution is in the works.
"We know Aug. 31 is a date that many people are waiting to hear something from," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press. "We’ve been talking daily about this, and I can tell you the American people will hear within the next week or so."
Cardona, who had made a similar statement last week, declined to share further information.
"I will tell you, the American people will hear directly from us, because we recognize this is an important issue across the country," he said.
This is by far the closest the deadline has been during Biden's presidency without an update — including when Biden extended the pause on his first day in office.
The Trump administration initially gave Americans the option to suspend loan payments in March 2020 as "stay at home" orders were implemented during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Congress made it automatic soon after. It has been extended multiple times under both administrations.
More than 43 million Americans owe a combined $1.6 trillion in student debt held by the federal government, according to recent data from the Education Department. That includes more than 7 million borrowers who have defaulted on student loans, meaning they are at least 270 days late on payments.
During the moratorium, borrowers were not asked to make payments, and interest rates remained at 0%.
Announcing the latest extension in April, Biden said the country was "still recovering from the pandemic and the unprecedented economic disruption it caused." He said Federal Reserve data indicated many Americans would face significant hardship and financial instability if payments resumed on schedule.
Will Biden forgive student loans?
Separately from the pause, questions remain on whether Biden will pursue widespread student debt cancellation.
Biden previously said he supports canceling up to $10,000, but he argued it should be done through congressional action. Negotiations have stretched on for months, with some Democrats calling on the president to do more and Republicans opposing mass debt cancellation efforts.
The White House has said Biden will make a decision on student loan forgiveness by the end of August, after the president initially said in April he’d announce a decision within a “couple of weeks.”
So far, the Biden administration has taken a more targeted approach to debt cancellation, focusing largely on students who were 'misled' by for-profit colleges.
The Associated Press and Megan Divers contributed. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/decision-on-student-loan-pause-soon-cardona/507-f61b6bd6-cf45-4a8e-a599-5d09ed7f0b85 | 2022-08-22T17:09:27Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/decision-on-student-loan-pause-soon-cardona/507-f61b6bd6-cf45-4a8e-a599-5d09ed7f0b85 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than five decades of service.
Fauci, who serves as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation. He was a leader in the federal response to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases even before the coronavirus hit.
“I will be leaving these positions in December of this year to pursue the next chapter of my career,” Fauci said in a statement, calling those roles “the honor of a lifetime.”
Fauci became the face of the government response to COVID-19 as it hit in early 2020, with frequent appearances on television news and at daily press conferences with White House officials, including then-President Donald Trump. But as the pandemic deepened, Fauci fell out of favor with Trump and his officials when his urgings of continued public caution clashed with the former president's desire to return to normalcy and to promote unproven therapies for the virus.
Fauci found himself marginalized by the Trump administration, increasingly kept out of major decisions about the federal response, but he continued to speak out publicly in media interviews, advocating social distancing and face coverings in public settings before the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines.
He was also the subject of political attacks and death threats and was granted a security detail for his protection.
When Biden won the White House, he asked Fauci to stay on in his administration in an elevated capacity. The president praised Fauci in a statement, saying, “Whether you’ve met him personally or not, he has touched all Americans’ lives with his work. I extend my deepest thanks for his public service. The United States of America is stronger, more resilient, and healthier because of him.”
Fauci said despite retiring from federal service he planned to continue working. “I want to use what I have learned as NIAID Director to continue to advance science and public health and to inspire and mentor the next generation of scientific leaders as they help prepare the world to face future infectious disease threats,” he said. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/fauci-retiring/507-fbc6e78d-ea95-4023-b507-4ef4b842664e | 2022-08-22T17:09:40Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/fauci-retiring/507-fbc6e78d-ea95-4023-b507-4ef4b842664e | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LOS ANGELES — Leon Vitali, the “Barry Lyndon” actor who became one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest associates, has died. He was 74.
Vitali died Friday in Los Angeles, his family told The Associated Press Sunday.
Though Vitali was often described as Kubrick’s assistant, Tony Zierra’s 2017 documentary “Filmworker” shed light on Vitali’s enormous and largely unsung contributions to the work of one of cinema’s greatest figures from “The Shining” through “Eyes Wide Shut.” He did everything from casting and coaching actors to overseeing restorations. Vitali even once set up a video monitor so that Kubrick could keep an eye on his dying cat.
Matthew Modine, who starred in Kubrick's “Full Metal Jacket,” tweeted his condolences Sunday.
“There are people we meet who have a profound impact upon our lives. Leon Vitali was one such person in mine,” Modine wrote. “An artist in every aspect of his life. A loving father & friend to so many. A kind, generous & forgiving nature. He exemplified & personified grace.”
Filmmaker Lee Unkrich also tweeted that he was, "Completely heartbroken to hear about the passing of Leon Vitali. He helped me (asterisk)enormously(asterisk) with my Shining book and I’m gutted that he won’t see it. He was a sweet, kind, humble, generous man and a vital part of Stanley Kubrick’s team.”
Before meeting Kubrick, Vitali was a rising actor in England, appearing in several British television shows including “Softly, Softly,” “Follyfoot,” “Z Cars” and “Notorious Woman.” Then in 1974 he got his biggest break yet, when he was cast in “Barry Lyndon” as Lord Bullingdon, the stepson of Ryan O’Neal’s title character.
Vitali was so fascinated by Kubrick and his processes that he made an unusual decision: He gave up on acting and devoted himself entirely to the famously demanding director for over two decades. His next Kubrick credit was as “personal assistant to the director” on “The Shining,” though that’s only part of the story — Vitali famously helped cast 4-year-old Danny Lloyd to play Danny Torrance and Louise and Lisa Burns as the creepy Grady twins (citing Diane Arbus as inspiration).
“I made one truly, truly radical change in my life and that was when I said, ‘I’m more interested in that’ than I was in the acting,” Vitali told the Associated Press in 2017. “That’s the biggest conscious decision I’ve ever made. There were some sacrifices, but there were gains too.”
After Kubrick’s death in 1999, Vitali oversaw restorations for many of Kubrick’s films. He received a Cinema Audio Society award for his work. He later worked with director Todd Field on his films “Little Children” and “In the Bedroom.”
Vitali died surrounded by loved ones including his three children, Masha, Max and Vera.
“Leon was a special and lovely man driven by his curiosity, who spread love and warmth wherever he went,” his children said in a statement provided by Masha Vitali. “He will be remembered with love and be hugely missed by the many people he touched.”
Before making the documentary, Zierra said that he and many Kubrick-obsessed fans knew Vitali for his performances in “Barry Lyndon” and “Eyes Wide Shut,” in which he played Red Cloak, and as a key member of Kubrick’s inner circle. But when they finally met Vitali to make the film, they were struck by “his kindness, humility and the fascinating scope of his story.”
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MULBERRY, Ark. — Three Arkansas law enforcement officers were suspended, and state police launched an investigation after a video posted on social media showed two of them beating a suspect while a third officer held him on the ground.
The officers were responding to a report of a man making threats outside a convenience store Sunday in the small town of Mulberry, about 140 miles northwest of Little Rock, near the border with Oklahoma, authorities said.
The video shows one officer punching the suspect with a clenched fist, while another can be seen hitting the man with his knee. The third officer holds him against the pavement.
Two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies and one Mulberry police officer were suspended, city and county authorities said.
Arkansas State Police said the agency would investigate the use of force. State police identified the suspect as Randal Worcester, 27, of Goose Creek, South Carolina.
He was taken to a hospital for treatment then released and booked into the Van Buren County jail on multiple charges, including second-degree battery, resisting arrest and making terroristic threats, state police said.
Worcester is white, according to jail booking information, and the three officers involved also appear to be white.
Authorities have not released the names of the three officers.
“I hold all my employees accountable for their actions and will take appropriate measures in this matter,” Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said.
In a statement released Sunday evening, Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said the community and the department take the matter "very seriously.”
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said on Twitter that the incident "will be investigated pursuant to the video evidence and the request of the prosecuting attorney.”
Cellphone video of often-violent police interactions has put a spotlight on officer conduct in recent years, particularly since the 2020 killing of George Floyd while he was being arrested by police in Minneapolis.
The resulting nationwide protests called attention to officer brutality that often targets Black Americans.
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MISSION, Kan. — Melissa Lee comforted her son and daughter after a student opened fire in their suburban Kansas City high school, wounding an administrator and a police officer stationed there.
Then weeks later, she wept for the parents in Uvalde, Texas, who were forced to bury their children after the massacre there in May. She said she was “absolutely” reassured when she learned her district had since purchased one of the panic-alert systems gaining traction nationwide amid a surge in school violence that includes shootings and fights. The technology, featuring wearable panic buttons or mobile phone apps, enables teachers to notify each other and police in the event of an emergency.
“Time is of the essence,” said Lee, whose son helped barricade a classroom door and watched police enter his school with guns drawn. “They can hit a button and, OK, we know something’s wrong, you know, really wrong. And then it puts everybody else on high alert.”
Multiple states now mandate or encourage the buttons, and a growing number of districts are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per school for them — part of a widespread scramble to beef up school security and prevent the next tragedy. The spending spree includes metal detectors, security cameras, vehicle barriers, alarm systems, clear backpacks, bullet-resistant glass and door-locking systems.
Critics say school officials are scrambling to show action — any action — to worried parents ahead of the new school year, but in their haste may be emphasizing the wrong things. It's “security theater," said Ken Trump, president of the National School Safety and Security Services. Instead, he said, schools should focus on making sure teachers are implementing basic safety protocols such as ensuring doors aren't propped open.
The attack in Uvalde illustrated the shortcomings of panic-alert systems. Robb Elementary School had implemented an alert app, and when an attacker approached the school, a school employee did send a lockdown alert. But not all teachers received it because of poor Wi-Fi or phones that were turned off or in a drawer, according to an investigation by the Texas Legislature. And those who did may not have taken it seriously, the Legislature's report said: The school sent out frequent alerts related to Border Patrol car chases in the area.
“People want visible, tangible things,” Trump said. “It’s a lot harder to point to the value of training your staff. Those are intangibles. Those are things that are less visible and invisible, but they’re most effective.”
In suburban Kansas City, the decision to spend $2.1 million over five years for a system called CrisisAlert “isn’t a knee-jerk reaction," said Brent Kiger, Olathe Public Schools' director of safety services. He said he had been eying the system even before gunfire erupted in an Olathe high school in March as staff confronted an 18-year-old over rumors that he had a gun in his backpack.
“It helped us kind of evaluate it and look at it through a lens of: ‘We’ve been through this critical incident, and how would it have helped us?' And it would have helped us that day," he said. "There’s just no question about that.”
The system, a different one than what Uvalde relied on, allows staff to trigger a lockdown that will be announced with flashing strobe lights, a takeover of staff computers and a prerecorded intercom announcement. Teachers can set off the alarms by pushing a button on a wearable badge at least eight times. Staff also can summon help to break up a hallway fight or to deal with a medical emergency if they push the button three times.
Demand for CrisisAlert had been growing even before Uvalde, with revenue from new contracts increasing 270% from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, the product’s maker, Centegix, said in a statement.
Arkansas was an early adopter of panic buttons, announcing in 2015 that more than 1,000 schools would be equipped with a smartphone app that connects users quickly with 911. At the time, education officials said the plan was the most comprehensive in the nation.
But the idea really gained steam after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Lori Alhadeff, whose 14-year-old daughter, Alyssa, was among the 17 killed, founded the group Make Our Schools Safe and began advocating for panic buttons. She had texted her daughter as shots rang out that help was on the way.
“But in reality, there was no panic button. There was no immediate way to contact law enforcement or emergency services to get on site as soon as possible,” said Lori Kitaygorodsky, the group’s spokeswoman. “We always kind of go by the thinking that time equals life.”
Lawmakers in Florida and New Jersey responded by passing Alyssa’s Law, requiring schools to begin using panic alarms. District of Columbia schools also added panic-button technology.
Following Uvalde, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new bill into law that requires school districts to consider installing silent panic alarms. And Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order, calling on all schools to implement panic buttons if not already in use. The state previously provided money for schools to subscribe to an app.
Over the years, legislation also has been introduced in Nebraska, Texas, Arizona and Virginia, according to Make Our Schools Safe.
Las Vegas schools also decided to add panic buttons this year to deal with a wave of violence. Data show the district recorded 2,377 assaults and batteries from August 2021 through the end of May, including an after-school attack that left a teacher injured and unconscious in her classroom. Other districts adding panic buttons for back-to-school include Madison County Schools in North Carolina, which also are putting AR-15 rifles in every school, and the Houston County School District in Georgia.
Walter Stephens, the executive director of school operations in the 30,000-student Houston County district, said the district piloted the panic button technology last year in three schools before signing a $1.7 million, five-year contract to make it available in all its buildings.
Like most schools, the district reassessed its safety protocols after the tragedy in Uvalde. But the Texas shooting didn't provide the impetus to add the panic buttons, Stephens insisted. If students don't feel safe, he said, “that translates to them not performing well in our schools.”
Whether the buttons deliver as promised is something experts are monitoring. In places like Florida, a panic button app has proven unpopular with teachers. And what happens, asked Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers, in the case of a false alarm, or a student using a panic-button to cause mayhem?
“In throwing so much technology at the problem ... we may have unintentionally created a false sense of security,” Canady said.
Kansas state Sen. Cindy Holscher represents an area that includes part of the Olathe district, and her 15-year-old son knew the Olathe East shooter. While Holscher, a Democrat, supports the addition of panic buttons in the district, she said schools alone can't fix the country's mass shooting problem.
“If we make it way too easy for people to get their hands on guns, it’s still a problem,” said Holscher, who has championed a red-flag law and another measure that would have mandated safe firearm storage. She said neither measure even got a hearing in the GOP-dominated Legislature.
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ZÜRICH, Switzerland — Switzerland's 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early 1930s, a new study has found, and researchers say the ice retreat is accelerating at a time of growing concerns about climate change.
ETH Zurich, a respected federal polytechnic university, and the Swiss Federal Institute on Forest, Snow and Landscape Research on Monday announced the findings from a first-ever reconstruction of ice loss in Switzerland in the 20th century, based in part on an analysis of changes to the topography of glaciers since 1931.
The researchers estimated that ice volumes on the glaciers had shrunk by half over the subsequent 85 years — until 2016. Since then, the glaciers have lost an additional 12%, over just six years.
“Glacier retreat is accelerating. Closely observing this phenomenon and quantifying its historical dimensions is important because it allows us to infer the glaciers’ responses to a changing climate,” said Daniel Farinotti, a co-author of the study, which was published in scientific journal The Cryosphere.
By area, Switzerland’s glaciers amount to about half of all the total glaciers in the European Alps.
The teams drew on a combination of long-term observations of glaciers. That included measurements in the field and aerial and mountaintop photographs — including 22,000 taken from peaks between the two world wars. By using multiple sources, the researchers could fill in gaps. Only a few of Switzerland's glaciers have been studied regularly over the years.
The research involved using decades-old techniques to allow for comparisons of the shape and position of images of terrain, and the use of cameras and instruments to measure angles of land areas. The teams compared surface topography of glaciers at different moments, allowing for calculations about the evolution in ice volumes.
Not all Swiss glaciers have been losing ice at the same rates, the researchers said. Altitude, amounts of debris on the glaciers, and the flatness of a glacier's “snout” — its lowest part, which is the most vulnerable to melting — all affect the speeds of ice retreat.
The researchers also found that two periods — in the 1920s and the 1980s — actually experienced sporadic growth in glacier mass, but that was overshadowed by the broader trend of decline.
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More than 50 large active wildfires have burned over 1.1 million acres in the U.S. this year, the National Interagency Fire Center said on Aug. 19.
People who live near wildfires are encouraged to stay indoors to avoid breathing in wildfire smoke, as it can irritate a person’s eyes, nose and throat, aggravate existing health problems, and increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
But what can you do to filter out wildfire smoke from within your home? Some people, including health officials in Oregon, have recommended running your air conditioner.
THE QUESTION
Can air conditioners filter out wildfire smoke from within your home?
THE SOURCES
- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- The California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
THE ANSWER
Yes, air conditioners can filter out wildfire smoke from within your home, if you use high enough grade filters and replace them frequently.
WHAT WE FOUND
Wildfire smoke, and the pollutants it contains, can linger in the air for weeks or even months, depending on the weather and size of the fire, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) says.
When air quality deteriorates due to wildfire smoke, CARB recommends that people reduce their exposure and avoid the harmful effects of smoke by staying indoors with windows and doors closed.
But, even if your windows and doors are closed, wildfire smoke particles can still enter your home through small openings, cracks, or bathroom and kitchen fans that vent to the outdoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Upgrade your filters
Air conditioners cool air from indoors by first running it through a filter, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) told VERIFY. You can purchase air filters for these systems from home improvement stores like Home Depot and should replace them often.
Filters are rated on a scale of 1 through 16 using Minimum Efficiency Reporting Values (MERVs). A higher number means the filter is more effective at catching particles like those found in wildfire smoke.
Both the EPA and ASHRAE say people should buy a filter with a MERV rating of 13 or higher to filter smoke out of the air inside their homes. The filter should also be replaced at least every two days since it will be catching many particles, ASHRAE added. In normal conditions, filters should usually be replaced every 30 to 90 days, depending on the type that you’re using, Home Depot says.
Most furnaces and HVAC systems can accommodate MERV 13 filters, but it can sometimes be difficult to tell since HVAC systems aren’t commonly labeled with filter recommendations. The EPA recommends contacting an HVAC technician if you are unsure about whether a higher efficiency filter will work with your system.
More from VERIFY: Yes, wildfires can create their own storms
Check air circulation
Generally, residential air conditioners circulate air from inside the home, rather than drawing in outside air. But some central air systems may bring in some outside air through a vent called a fresh air intake. The EPA recommends closing that vent, which is typically located on the outside of your home, or turning the system to recirculate mode.
CARB also says people should set the fans on their thermostats to “on” to ensure the air is being constantly filtered, instead of the “auto” function that runs the system intermittently.
If you don’t have air conditioning
People without air conditioning can still take steps to filter wildfire smoke out of their homes.
The EPA says you can purchase a portable air cleaner that does not make ozone. Manufacturers sometimes refer to ozone as “activated oxygen, super oxygenated, or energized oxygen, which implies that ozone is a healthy kind of oxygen,” according to CARB. But ozone is only partially effective at cleaning the air when used at “extremely high, unsafe levels” that poses health risks, the agency says.
If portable air cleaners aren’t available or affordable, CARB suggests making a temporary air purifier for the inside of your home by using a box fan, filter with a MERV rating of 13 or higher, and duct tape. You’ll duct tape the air filter to the back of the box fan and replace filters as needed.
There is “limited data available on how well DIY air cleaners filter smoke particles,” and the EPA does not recommend the routine use of them as a “permanent alternative” to other products.
During wildfire conditions, CARB also warns against activities that increase indoor air pollution, such as burning candles, using gas stoves and vacuuming. Additionally, people should avoid running swamp coolers or whole house fans while wildfire smoke is in the air.
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Upscale, Fast Casual Dining Powerhouse with House-Crafted Menu to Open in College Station
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capriotti's Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted cheesesteaks, turkey subs and more, will debut a new location in College Station at 505 University Dr. E on August 22. Capriotti's will bring the College Station community its 45-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house and hand-pulling them every morning. Other favorites include made-from-scratch meatballs, all made with fresh, premium ingredients.
Capriotti's is known for its wide array of sandwiches including 'The Bobbie®,' made with fresh oven-roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo; 'The Capastrami,' made with hot pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and homemade coleslaw; and cheesesteak varieties made with premium steak, chicken or Impossible™ plant-based meat with melted cheese and peppers. The College Station Capriotti's will offer a convenient order-ahead option, in addition to third-party delivery services. The new shop will also provide over 20 new jobs to the College Station community.
The new location is owned and operated by four friends and entrepreneurs; brothers Josh and Roman Cohea, and cousins Bobby Byford and Lance Denley. The four met while growing up together, and have always talked about owning their own business. While Josh, Roman, and Bobby are currently private contractors for the military, Lance saw the potential in Capriotti's and brought it to his friends. Determined to make their dream of working together come true, the four are excited to begin this new endeavor that will provide a strong future for them and their families.
"Three of us have lived in Las Vegas for a number of years and are familiar with the brand," said Roman. "It was when Lance advanced the idea and said, 'how about Capriotti's?' all three of us immediately responded with 'absolutely.' We were avid customers of Capriotti's, and we figured if we were going to do this, might as well do it with the best. There's a reason that Capriotti's was voted the best sandwich in America, and we hope College Station will fall in love with Capriotti's just like we did."
College Station Capriotti's fans can download the CAPAddicts Rewards app on iOS and Android to earn and redeem rewards—the most valuable of course being free, delicious subs and salads. The restaurant also features online ordering. Capriotti's in College Station offers catering for any event - from corporate functions to birthday parties - with items such as party trays with cold subs, box lunches, or a hot homemade meatball bar.
Capriotti's is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday – Wednesday, and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday – Saturday. For additional information, visit www.capriottis.com or call the location at 979-800-5150.
About Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
Founded in 1976, Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is an award-winning national franchised restaurant chain that remains true to its 40-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house every day. Capriotti's cold, grilled, and vegetarian subs, cheesesteaks and salads are available at more than 125 locations across the United States. Capriotti's signature sub, The Bobbie®, was voted "The Greatest Sandwich in America" by thousands of readers across the country, as reported by AOL.com. Capriotti's fans can also download the CAPAddicts Rewards app for iOS and Android, where they can earn and redeem rewards. Capriotti's plans to grow to over 500 locations by 2025 and was ranked on Fast Casual's Top Movers & Shakers List each of the last two years (2020-21). For more information, visit capriottis.com. Like Capriotti's on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Instagram.
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People posting pictures and videos of themselves partying online has become a political statement for some women.
In social media feeds, women are showing themselves dancing, singing or holding a drink to show their solidarity with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. She has been under public scrutiny after videos of her dancing and singing with friends circulated on the internet. Those videos were meant to be private, according to Marin.
"I have a family life, I have a work life and I have free time to spend with my friends. Pretty much the same as many people my age," Marin said, according to the Finnish outlet Yle.
Some criticized her behavior, questioning her maturity and competency. Others called for Marin to take a drug test, which she took on Friday in response to the criticism. The test results came back negative on Monday, the Finnish government wrote on its website.
The reaction to Marin's behavior struck a particular chord for some women who feel that in both their personal life and in politics, they are held to an unfair standard.
At Alt for Damerne, a Danish weekly women's magazine, female employees compiled a montage of themselves dancing to show women supporting other women.
"Our first idea was to write a column or editorial but then we thought, let's do this with some kind of humor and show that we all have those clips on our camera roll that wasn't supposed to see the light of day," Editor-in-Chief Rikke Dal Støttrup told NPR.
Støttrup added that Marin's ordeal reminds her of the treatment of Helle Thorning-Schmidt, a former prime minister of Denmark who received criticism over her taste in designer clothes.
Rixt Van Dongera, a public affairs coordinator from the Netherlands, also posted a video of herself at the Lowlands Festival with the caption "#SolidaritywithSanna."
#solidaritywithsanna op Lowlands 💃 pic.twitter.com/V9KIZU8SGP
— Rixt van Dongera (@RixtvD) August 20, 2022
"I wanted to support her and all our rights to be an individual next to her extremely busy job and have fun with her friends," she told NPR. "Dancing with your friends should be regarded as a great way to use your free time."
Marin, who is 36 years old, was elected in 2019 — becoming the country's youngest prime minister and the world's youngest serving prime minister.
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Co-founders recognized among nation's top personal injury, commercial litigation attorneys
DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The attorneys of the Dallas-based trial firm Lyons & Simmons, LLP have earned national honors for their work in personal injury litigation on behalf of plaintiffs, as well as in commercial litigation.
Firm co-founders Michael Lyons and Christopher Simmons are recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and among the most-respected legal guides in the United States.
Additionally, Stephen Higdon was selected to the companion Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch listing in commercial litigation. Ones to Watch recognition is reserved for the nation's top attorneys who have been in private practice for five to nine years.
Lyons & Simmons has earned a reputation for obtaining outstanding results in life-altering personal injury and wrongful death cases. In the past year, the firm secured a record-setting verdict on behalf of a mother who lost her three children in a highway collision in West Texas. The verdict, believed to be the largest-ever personal injury verdict in Midland County, was recognized among the Top 100 Verdicts of 2021 by the National Law Journal and Texas Lawyer and earned the trial team the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association's 2021 John Howie Award.
Michael Lyons and Christopher Simmons also have an established track record of handling large, nationally recognized cases that impact public safety. On November 5, 2021, 10 concertgoers attending the Astroworld Festival in Houston were tragically killed in a crowd crush incident. Lyons & Simmons represents the family of one of the concertgoers who lost his life. Thousands of other concertgoers have reported injuries from the crowd crush.
The mass casualty incident has led to thousands of lawsuits that have been consolidated into a multi-district litigation court in Harris County, Texas. Michael Lyons and Christopher Simmons currently serve on the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee—a leadership team appointed by the MDL Court. The firm remains committed to fighting for people who need help in the face of seemingly overwhelming odds.
Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch recognition is based on confidential evaluations by Best Lawyers members in the same practice area, with final selection made following careful editorial review. For more information, including the full 2023 listing, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/.
About Lyons & Simmons LLP
Dallas-based Lyons & Simmons, LLP, is a trial boutique representing clients in wrongful death, personal injury, products liability and complex "bet-the-company" business litigation matters across the country. To learn more, visit http://www.Lyons-Simmons.com.
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News from Syngenta in North America
Practice proactive management to protect your orchards from Phytophthora root rot.
GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Proactively protecting tree nut orchards from soilborne diseases like Phytophthora root rot is essential for long-term productivity in commercial stands. Damage from the disease starts underground, causing tree health to silently decline over time. This damage can easily go unnoticed when walking orchards day in and day out; but once above ground symptoms of the disease are visible, it may be too late.
Combatting Phytophthora is grounded in preventive management and a strong root system that can handle the pressure of disease. Overall tree health, stemming from healthy roots, is critical in permanent crops since Phytophthora, if left unchecked and untreated, can carry over into following seasons.
"Phytophthora is a root rotting pathogen that feeds on and lives in root tissues. Growers need to control it or else the root system will be so damaged that it won't be able to produce efficiently, and trees can eventually die," says Garrett Gilcrease, agronomy service representative at Syngenta. "If you have an uncontrolled Phytophthora situation, tree health will decline and sizing will be off. This means less yield and profit for the grower."
Preventive action against Phytophthora bolsters long-term orchard health, which can help trees stand the test of time and increase their potential to produce higher, more marketable yields. Fungicides like Orondis® offer highly effective control of oomycete diseases, including Phytophthora root rot. In a 2020 study, orchards treated with Orondis applied at a 9.6-fluid-ounce rate showed zero incidences of Phytophthora root rot compared with untreated trees, which demonstrated 35 incidences of the disease. Orondis fungicide is especially helpful for young trees, which are more vulnerable to the disease.
"Orondis is a soil-applied fungicide that is the best option for Phytophthora control. It provides great resistance management, is extremely active at low use rates and provides excellent residual control," Gilcrease says. "It goes into the soil and not only protects the root system but also reduces propagule count in the soil."
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (NewsNation) — A federal judge on Monday formally rejected the Justice Department’s argument to keep the entire affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida sealed.
Judge Bruce Reinhart made the decision last week but Monday formalizes it. Reinhart will allow the Justice Department until Thursday to provide a redacted version to the court. The judge said there are portions of the affidavit that could be unsealed.
The affidavit prosecutors used to get the search warrant for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home could provide more specific details as to what the Department of Justice believed was at Mar-a-Lago and why they felt the need to search the home.
The release of the search warrant painted a picture of the possible crimes authorities believe Trump may have committed, including violating the Espionage Act. The warrant also revealed 33 documents ranging from “top secret” to “classified” were pulled from the estate.
Trump and his legal team claim all of the documents were declassified and rightfully in his possession. The fact that the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago indicates authorities do not believe that claim to be true.
You can read Reinhart’s full ruling in the document here.
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Dog tossed over fence, abandoned at Ky. animal shelter
CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Someone tossed a dog over the fence at a Kentucky animal shelter and then abandoned it, according to a post on the shelter’s Facebook page.
According to the post, Clark County Animal Shelter staff members went to the shelter Sunday night for a health issue involving another animal that had been surrendered. When workers got to the shelter, they found another dog had been abandoned.
Workers checked their surveillance footage and saw a man pull up, dump the dog over the fence, and then leave within 90 seconds.
They also checked their emails, Facebook messages, and answering machines and say the man made no attempt to get in touch with the shelter. They say they can be reached by any of those means, even after hours.
They are asking the person to contact them immediately so they can complete the proper surrender procedure.
We’re told they were able to get clear images of the person’s license plate and face and they’ll move forward with criminal charges if they have to.
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Marketing and Events Veteran, Formerly of Hopin, Joins Experiential Tech Startup As Experience Economy Takes Off Around The World
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AnyRoad, the leader in Experience Relationship Management (ERM), today welcomed Lauren Sommers as its first Chief Marketing Officer. A marketing, events, and branding expert with more than 15 years of experience, Lauren will lead the company's strategic global marketing efforts and help shape an entirely new category of software powering consumer events and experiences, as brands around the world look to capitalize on the experience economy.
Lauren most recently served as Interim CMO at Hopin, a virtual events startup that redefined how people connected across the globe during the pandemic and achieved a valuation of nearly $8 billion. There, she led a 40-person marketing team, which provided 70% of the company's sales pipeline to help it grow to over $100 million in ARR in under two years. Prior to Hopin, Lauren served as the VP of Corporate and Brand Marketing at customer intelligence platform Gainsight, where she oversaw global integrated marketing programs including corporate events and field marketing. She previously held leadership roles at Marketo, Blue Yonder and App Annie.
"Creating and measuring brand experiences is so important for building lasting customer relationships - but as an event marketer myself, and someone who has been selling to brands for many years, I know firsthand the challenges that exist in the industry," said Lauren Sommers, Chief Marketing Officer at AnyRoad. "AnyRoad brings clear value and ROI to an area that often lacks any real measurement or data. I look forward to playing a role in changing how brands invest in experiential and helping them take advantage of data to drive affinity and loyalty."
Lauren joins AnyRoad at a time when more than 400 brands delivering 200,000 in-person experiences every month rely on the platform to optimize their experiential programs and capture meaningful data to forge stronger relationships with consumers. To keep up with global demand for the experience economy, the company recently raised a $47 million Series B funding round and has made several other strategic hires, including Iain Hassell as its first Chief Financial Officer and Greg Klingaman as VP of Strategy and Field Operations, EMEA - its first Europe-based leadership hire - previously of Diageo.
"The next decade's most successful brands - the ones that build actual emotional connections - will look more like experience providers than traditional goods businesses," said Jonathan Yaffe, co-founder and CEO of AnyRoad. "Our customers are evolving their businesses constantly, and as we continue to scale alongside them, I could not have dreamed of a more suited candidate to take on our first CMO role. Lauren's deep SaaS knowledge combined with her passion for building human-first connections through experiences will help bring our organization to the next level."
AnyRoad is actively recruiting for numerous positions. If you'd like to partner with Lauren and join the marketing team, visit https://www.anyroad.com/careers.
AnyRoad is the leading consumer Experience Management platform enabling global brands to properly measure, scale, and implement their offline and online event experiences. AnyRoad empowers companies to create brand loyalty, change consumer behavior, and better understand their brand associations by providing them with data intelligence sourced from experience-based marketing.
Companies like Budweiser, Honda, Diageo, Michaels, Unilever, and Tabasco all count on AnyRoad to measure the impact of their experiential marketing. AnyRoad's software integrates into CRM, loyalty, ERP, and POS systems to complete the loop, building the model of exactly how these experiences build loyalty, increase brand perception, and increase revenue. For more information, visit www.anyroad.com.
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OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights in traditionally conservative Kansas was confirmed with a partial hand recount, with fewer than 100 votes changing after the last county reported results Sunday.
Nine of the state’s 105 counties recounted their votes at the request of Melissa Leavitt, who has pushed for tighter election laws. A longtime anti-abortion activist, Mark Gietzen, is covering most of the costs. Gietzen acknowledged in an interview that it was unlikely to change the outcome.
A no vote in the referendum signaled a desire to keep existing abortion protections and a yes vote was for allowing the Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban abortion. After the recounts, “no” votes lost 87 votes and “yes” gained 6 votes.
Eight of the counties reported their results by the state’s Saturday deadline, but Sedgwick County delayed releasing its final count until Sunday because spokeswoman Nicole Gibbs said some of the ballots weren’t separated into the correct precincts during the initial recount and had to be resorted Saturday. She said the number of votes cast overall didn’t change.
A larger than expected turnout of voters on Aug. 2 rejected a ballot measure that would have removed protections for abortion rights from the Kansas Constitution and given to the Legislature the right to further restrict or ban abortion. It failed by 18 percentage points, or 165,000 votes statewide.
The vote drew broad attention because it was the first state referendum on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
Gietzen, of Wichita, and Leavitt, of Colby, in far northwestern Kansas, have both suggested there might have been problems without pointing to many examples.
Recounts increasingly are tools to encourage supporters of a candidate or cause to believe an election was stolen rather than lost. A wave of candidates who have echoed former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was rigged have called for recounts after losing their own Republican primaries.
Kansas law requires a recount if those who ask for it prove they can cover the counties’ costs. The counties pay only if the outcome changes.
Leavitt and Gietzen provided credit cards to pay for the nearly $120,000 cost, according to the secretary of state’s office. Leavitt has an online fundraising page. Gietzen also said he is getting donations from a network built over three decades in the anti-abortion movement.
Gietzen said Sunday he doesn’t accept the results of the Sedgwick County recount because of the discrepancy about the way the ballots were sorted and because some of the recount happened Saturday without outside observers present to watch.
“We still don’t know what happened in Sedgwick County. I won’t pay for Sedgwick County,” he said.
He said he’s also concerned about the results statewide because of a report out of Cherokee county in southeast Kansas about the results of one county election being transposed between two candidates when the results were transferred on a thumb drive from one voting machine to a tabulating machine.
Gietzen said he plans to file a lawsuit Monday seeking a full statewide recount.
Gietzen said he won’t publicly report the names of private donors helping him finance the recount, even though a state ethics official says it’s required. Gietzen, who leads a small GOP group, the Kansas Republican Assembly, argues that he’s not campaigning for the anti-abortion measure but is instead promoting election integrity.
Votes were recounted in Douglas County, home to the University of Kansas’ main campus; Johnson County, in suburban Kansas City; Sedgwick County, home to Wichita, Shawnee County, home to Topeka; and Crawford, Harvey, Jefferson, Lyon and Thomas counties. Abortion opponents lost all of those counties except Thomas.
In Jefferson County, the margin remained the same, with the pro- and anti-amendment totals declining by four votes each. Linda Buttron, the county clerk, blamed the change on things like ovals not being darkened and “the challenges of hand counting ballots.”
In Lyon County, the anti-amendment group lost a vote. County Clerk and Election Officer Tammy Vopat said she wasn’t sure the reason. But she noted: “You have to factor in human error.”
Johnson County, the most populous in Kansas, faced the biggest recounting challenge because it had the most ballots. It pulled in workers from different departments to help. The sorting process took so long that the actual counting didn’t begin until Thursday afternoon.
“This is almost like doing an Ironman triathlon and having to add on another marathon at the end,” said Fred Sherman, the county’s Election Commissioner. “So it is quite a gargantuan process.”
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Hanna reported from Topeka, Kansas. Josh Funk contributed to this report from Omaha, Nebraska.
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Leon Vitali, the “Barry Lyndon” actor who became one of Stanley Kubrick’s closest associates, has died. He was 74.
Vitali died Friday in Los Angeles, his family told The Associated Press Sunday.
Though Vitali was often described as Kubrick’s assistant, Tony Zierra’s 2017 documentary “ Filmworker ” shed light on Vitali’s enormous and largely unsung contributions to the work of one of cinema’s greatest figures from “The Shining” through “Eyes Wide Shut.” He did everything from casting and coaching actors to overseeing restorations. Vitali even once set up a video monitor so that Kubrick could keep an eye on his dying cat.
Matthew Modine, who starred in Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket,” tweeted his condolences Sunday.
“There are people we meet who have a profound impact upon our lives. Leon Vitali was one such person in mine,” Modine wrote. “An artist in every aspect of his life. A loving father & friend to so many. A kind, generous & forgiving nature. He exemplified & personified grace.”
Filmmaker Lee Unkrich also tweeted that he was, “Completely heartbroken to hear about the passing of Leon Vitali. He helped me (asterisk)enormously(asterisk) with my Shining book and I’m gutted that he won’t see it. He was a sweet, kind, humble, generous man and a vital part of Stanley Kubrick’s team.”
Before meeting Kubrick, Vitali was a rising actor in England, appearing in several British television shows including “Softly, Softly,” “Follyfoot,” “Z Cars” and “Notorious Woman.” Then in 1974 he got his biggest break yet, when he was cast in “Barry Lyndon” as Lord Bullingdon, the stepson of Ryan O’Neal’s title character.
Vitali was so fascinated by Kubrick and his processes that he made an unusual decision: He gave up on acting and devoted himself entirely to the famously demanding director for over two decades. His next Kubrick credit was as “personal assistant to the director” on “The Shining,” though that’s only part of the story — Vitali famously helped cast 4-year-old Danny Lloyd to play Danny Torrance and Louise and Lisa Burns as the creepy Grady twins (citing Diane Arbus as inspiration).
“I made one truly, truly radical change in my life and that was when I said, ‘I’m more interested in that’ than I was in the acting,” Vitali told the Associated Press in 2017. “That’s the biggest conscious decision I’ve ever made. There were some sacrifices, but there were gains too.”
After Kubrick’s death in 1999, Vitali oversaw restorations for many of Kubrick’s films. He received a Cinema Audio Society award for his work. He later worked with director Todd Field on his films “Little Children” and “In the Bedroom.”
Vitali died surrounded by loved ones including his three children, Masha, Max and Vera.
“Leon was a special and lovely man driven by his curiosity, who spread love and warmth wherever he went,” his children said in a statement provided by Masha Vitali. “He will be remembered with love and be hugely missed by the many people he touched.”
Before making the documentary, Zierra said that he and many Kubrick-obsessed fans knew Vitali for his performances in “Barry Lyndon” and “Eyes Wide Shut,” in which he played Red Cloak, and as a key member of Kubrick’s inner circle. But when they finally met Vitali to make the film, they were struck by “his kindness, humility and the fascinating scope of his story.”
Zierra is working on a director’s cut of “Filmworker” that will include new footage that he and Vitali wanted in the film, but couldn’t get done in time for its Cannes debut in 2017.
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MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Josef Newgarden saw the checkered flag out his windshield as the hard-charging rookie sprinted closer and closer into his rearview mirror.
David Malukas was coming fast for the leaders, seemingly out of nowhere, late Saturday night after a long rain delay and a strung-out race.
The 20-year-old was flying and darted outside and around Scott McLaughlin for second. Then he set his sights over the final lap on Newgarden, the two-time IndyCar champion so far unable to take control of the championship race.
Newgarden thought, “Wow, that kid is hungry.’”
Alas, Malukas ran out of time on the 1.25-mile oval outside St. Louis. He picked off McLaughlin, and if there had been one more lap, Malukas might have won his first IndyCar victory.
He’s still learning oval racing, even though his results show he’s a quick study. His 16th-place finish in the Indianapolis 500 was his lowest of the five ovals on the schedule; his second-place finish Saturday night was the best of his maiden IndyCar season and his first career podium.
And yet he’s left to wonder if a rookie mistake cost him a chance at running down Newgarden for the win at Gateway.
On fresh tires for the final run of the night, Malukas waited until two laps to go to experiment with the upper groove at Gateway. His car like a rocket ship in the top lane, he sailed past McLaughlin on the outside. Although he ran out of time to catch Newgarden, Malukas was closing in quickly when Newgarden took his series-best fifth win of the season.
What took him so long to try the outside lane?
“It was a bit unfortunate I did it so late. But I guess rookie season, rookie stuff,” Malukas said. “I’m going to put it in the back of my brain and remember it for next time.”
It wasn’t his only mistake of the night: Malukas was scolded by McLaughlin for mispronouncing his last name. It’s Muh-GLOCK’-luhn, McLaughlin said, and there’s no soft h.
Either way, second-place was just as good as the win on Saturday night for Malukas. He even got to celebrate with champagne when Newgarden graciously let the underage Malukas spray the real stuff instead of the grape juice he’d been given.
“Why didn’t they give me the real stuff? That’s not fun,” Malukas said. “Maybe I can just tell them I’ll close my mouth, I don’t know.”
Just three months ago he was smarting from losing Indianapolis 500 top rookie honors to Jimmie Johnson, who finished the race below Malukas but was rewarded for both an eye-popping speed show in qualifying and his ambassadorship for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Malukas supporters were outraged and, after posting his own 200-plus mph marks in practice, as well as actually finishing highest among the Indy 500 rookies, Malukas himself wondered how he lost out on top rookie to 46-year-old Johnson.
Once the drama faded from social media, Malukas went back to big runs for tiny Dale Coyne Racing.
He finished eighth in the second race of the Iowa doubleheader last month and is ranked 16th in the standings, ahead of Indianapolis 500 winners Helio Castroneves and Takuma Sato, his teammate, and also the rest of the rookie class.
Newgarden heaped praise on Malukas after the race and said Malukas, a Lithuanian-American from the Chicago area, could probably get a little more aggressive. Newgarden is three points behind Team Penske teammate Will Power with two races remaining, yet he didn’t worry about the potential risks of racing a rookie with Saturday night’s win on the line.
“When you see rookies, I think you definitely are a bit more cautious or reserved, or at least you’re second-guessing what you think you should be doing,” Newgarden said. “I would give Malukas a lot of respect. He’s probably been one of the cleanest rookies I’ve ever seen. He’s been almost too respectful.”
Malukas acknowledged both getting out of the way of Penske cars during practice and also getting a little starry-eyed when he found himself racing Newgarden and McLaughlin.
His engineer radioed that Malukas was about to get sight of the race leaders and then he caught a glimpse of them sailing through Turns 1 and 2. It took a moment for him to realize that “Oh, my God, they’re Penskes. I’m going behind Penskes right now. This is crazy.’”
Malukas rooted for Team Penske as a kid and says he’s stayed out of their way when he made it to IndyCar this season: “Every time through practice, every time they passed me, I always let them by. Man,” he said.
And so he had to collect himself as he chased the duo.
“I was trying so hard to not get nervous. I mean, I was nervous, but I was trying so hard not to get overexcited and do something stupid,” Malukas said. “It’s definitely intimidating when there’s two Penskes in front of you.”
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JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian rights campaigner said that Israel tried to summon him for questioning on Sunday, as it pressed ahead with a crackdown on Palestinian rights groups based in the West Bank.
European and U.S. diplomats have pushed back against the claim by Israeli officials that the targeted groups are linked with terrorism.
The apparent Israeli order for Shawan Jabarin to report to a military prison followed a widely criticized raid last week on six Palestinian civil society organizations in the occupied West Bank. Nine European countries, using uncharacteristically blunt language, called the raid “not acceptable,” while the U.S. expressed concern.
Jabarin, who is director of one of the targeted groups, Al-Haq, said on Sunday that he received a five-minute “threatening call” from Israel’s Shin Bet security service ordering him to go to the Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank. He said an officer threatened arrest, interrogation and “other things” if he did not comply.
“I will not change my mind, but if he wants to arrest me then he can surely do it as an occupying power,” Jabarin said. He said he invited the officer to the Al-Haq office and that he demanded the summons to be sent officially through lawyers, not over the phone.
The Shin Bet did not respond to a request for comment.
Israel last year outlawed six rights groups, including Al-Haq, claiming they have ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The PFLP is a secular, left-wing movement with a political party as well as an armed wing that has carried out deadly attacks against Israelis. Israel and the U.S. have labeled the PFLP a terrorist organization.
The rights groups deny the Israeli allegations. Jabarin called the claims of PFLP ties “utter nonsense and complete lies.” Nine European countries have also rejected the Israeli charges, citing a lack of evidence.
Despite the criticism, Israeli soldiers last Thursday entered the West Bank city of Ramallah in an armored convoy and blew up the front doors of the Palestinian groups’ offices. Soldiers seized documents, computers, and broke furniture and appliances before sealing the entrances.
The nine European countries — Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden — stepped up their criticism of Israel over the weekend, saying the latest raids are “part of a worrying reduction of space for civil society” for Palestinians.
“These actions are not acceptable,” they said in a joint statement, adding they have seen no evidence of extremist links.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price last week said Washington was “concerned” about the raids and closures but Israel had pledged to provide additional information. Western diplomats visited one of the offices hours later in a show of support for the outlawed groups.
The groups raided include Al-Haq, a veteran, internationally respected Palestinian rights group; Addameer, which advocates for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel; Defense for Children International-Palestine; the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees; the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, and the Bisan Center for Research and Development.
On Sunday, some 45 Israeli and Jewish advocacy groups issued a statement in solidarity with the targeted Palestinian groups.
“Defense of human rights is not terrorism,” the statement said. “We repudiate these baseless declarations and call on the international community to pressure Israel to revoke its decision.”
Major Israeli human rights groups, including B’Tselem and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, as well as the liberal pro-Israel group J Street, were among the signatories.
Rights defenders have described the raid as part of a decades-long crackdown in the occupied territories on political activism.
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Make the most of your last summer celebration with these picnic must-haves
For many people, Labor Day signifies the unofficial end of summer. With kids heading back to school, the days getting shorter and the weather cooling down, you probably won’t be able to spend as much time outdoors. That’s why you definitely want your Labor Day celebration to be fabulous — so you can enjoy one last day of sunshine and fun with family and friends.
If you want to have the best Labor Day picnic possible, check out these essentials that can keep you comfortable, entertained and well-fed out at the park, beach or other favorite picnic location.
Labor Day picnic essentials
Picnic sun and insect protection must-haves
Amazon Basics Outdoor Pop-Up Canopy
Get some shade at your picnic with this pop-up sun canopy. It’s made of durable 300D fabric and uses sturdy steel tubes for support. It also has waterproof seams, so it can keep you dry in light rain. You can choose from three height positions for the poles, too.
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Sun Bum Original SPF 30 Sunscreen
This hypoallergenic sunscreen lotion can help keep you from getting a sunburn no matter how long you stay at the picnic. It offers UVA and UVB protection and vitamin E to prevent free radical damage. It’s also oil-free, water-resistant and doesn’t damage coral reefs.
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Outdoor Research Sunbriolet Sun Hat
This sun hat features fabric with a UPF 50+ rating, so it provides excellent sun protection. It also has a drawstring closure to keep it on your head even in windy weather. The mesh lining helps wick moisture away from the skin, too.
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Cutter Skinsations Insect Repellent
Keep mosquitos and other pests away at your Labor Day picnic with this insect repellent spray. It also works on ticks, gnats, chiggers, and fleas and even contains aloe and vitamin E to nourish the skin. The 360-degree pump makes it easy to apply, too.
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Picnic comfort must-haves
This extra-large picnic blanket lets you stretch out comfortably at the park or on the beach. Its top is made of super-soft fleece, while the underside has a water-resistant coating to keep you dry. It’s also easy to fold and comes with a tote that has an adjustable strap for easy carrying.
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Resort Spa Home Indoor/Outdoor Pillows
These outdoor pillows can make you comfortable while stretching out on your picnic blanket. This set includes four pillows in different sizes, including a lumbar pillow for lower back support. The fabric is stain- and fade-resistant, too, so you don’t have to worry about spills or drips at your picnic.
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Coleman Camping Chair with Built-in 4 Can Cooler
If your picnic spot doesn’t have chairs and benches, this camping chair can make you much more comfortable this Labor Day. It holds up to 325 pounds and features adjustable arm heights. The side pockets, mesh cup holder and built-in cooler that holds four cans make it even more convenient.
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If you’re not comfortable eating on a blanket, this camping table makes it much easier to enjoy the food at your picnic. It comes in a convenient carrying bag for transport to the park or beach and also has a mesh pocket underneath for storage.
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Picnic food and drink must-haves
The Picnic: Recipes and Inspiration from Basket to Blanket
This cookbook doesn’t just provide tasty recipes for your picnic but also offers tips for planning and pulling off the perfect outing. It even includes menus to make choosing the perfect recipes for your Labor Day event even easier.
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Char-Broil Portable Liquid Propane Gas Grill
This compact propane grill is designed for travel, making it ideal for your Labor Day picnic. It offers 240 square inches of cooking space that can fit up to eight burgers and has legs that allow you to place it on the ground or a table.
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Keep beverages cold and perishable foods fresh at your picnic with this large, durable cooler. It has three inches of PermaFrost insulation that helps keep ice solid for several days. The heavy-duty rubber latch also keeps the items inside secure.
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Nature Gear Picnic Backpack for 4
This complete picnic basket contains everything you need for four people to enjoy a Labor Day picnic. It comes with an insulated cooler, waterproof blanket, wine cooler and opener, cutting board, plates, glasses and cutlery. The backpack design makes it easy to carry, too.
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PICNIC TIME Promenade Picnic Basket
If you prefer a smaller picnic basket, this canvas tote is an excellent option for more intimate Labor Day gatherings. It includes plates, wine glasses and cutlery for two and has enough space for your favorite foods. The leatherette handles also make it more comfortable to carry.
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Rubbermaid Easy Find Food Storage Containers
Pack all the goodies for your picnic in these sturdy, durable food containers. The set includes 21 containers with lids, which snap together to maximize space in your basket. The containers are all BPA-free, microwave-safe and dishwasher-safe, too.
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Earth’s Natural Alternatives Eco-Friendly Dinnerware Set
This compostable dinnerware set contains disposable forks, knives, plates, cups, napkins and tablecloths, which are all biodegradable. They work well for cold and hot foods and can even stand up to heavy, greasy items.
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ASIJIA Pop-Up Mesh Food Screens
Keep the bugs away from your food with these pop-up food covers. Each set includes six covers in various sizes that take just seconds to assemble. They’re also flexible, so they can be stretched over multiple dishes.
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Picnic entertainment must-haves
Nerf Supersoaker Fornite Compact Water Blaster
Keep the kids entertained at your Labor Day picnic with this fun pump-action water gun. You can fire easily by pumping the handle backward and forward to drench your opponents. It’s easy to refill on the go, too.
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Himal Collapsible Portable Corn Hole Game
The whole family can have fun at a picnic with this travel-friendly corn hole game. It’s lightweight and easy to set up at the beach or park. It also includes eight cornhole bags and a carrying case to keep everything together.
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Kan Jam Original Disc Toss Ultimate Backyard Game
Another activity that’s fun for the whole family, this frisbee toss game sets up quickly, so you can assemble it at any picnic spot. It’s easy to learn to play, making it ideal even for younger children. Best of all, it’s lightweight and easy to carry.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Joshua Dobbs isn’t trying to prove he belongs. He’s showing it.
Dobbs ran for a touchdown and led Cleveland’s offense on four scoring drives during a 21-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in an exhibition watched by both teams’ starters, along with soon-to-be-suspended Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Dobbs scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter — one play after a sensational 36-yard scamper — and had his second strong preseason performance for the Browns (1-1), who are hoping he can be their No. 2 quarterback behind Jacoby Brissett while Watson serves an 11-game suspension.
While he’s only attempted 17 passes in the regular season since being drafted in 2017, Dobbs looks seasoned, prepared and confident.
“I always feel ready,” Dobbs said. “Whenever my number’s called, I prepared a ton, watched a lot of football in my time in the NFL. So whenever my number is called as you saw today, and last week and in the future, I plan on being prepared and going out and executing.”
Dobbs finished 14 of 20 for 141 yards before Josh Rosen replaced him in the third quarter. Dobbs, who signed with Cleveland in April, has been ahead of Rosen throughout camp and probably will stay there.
“I would say I’m playing well,” Dobbs said when asked if he’s opening eyes. “I’m doing everything that I expect myself to do. And I know if I do that, then I’ll be in the right position that I need to be.”
On his scoring run, Dobbs fumbled the snap and scooped it up before taking off toward the end zone.
“I kind of ran exactly what the running back would have run, so may or may not have stole his touchdown,” Dobbs said with a laugh. “I told D’Ernest (Johnson) I’ll get him back for it for sure.”
Philadelphia’s backup QB job belongs to Gardner Minshew and he was equally effective, leading the second-team offense on two long touchdown drives.
With starting QB Jalen Hurts in street clothes on Philly’s sideline, Minshew directed a 14-play opening drive and followed it with a 17-play march, both ending in short TD runs for the Eagles (1-1).
Minshew finished 14 of 17 for 142 yards before turning things over to Reid Sinnett in the second half.
Sinnett hooked up with speedy rookie wide receiver Devon Allen on a 55-yard TD pass in the third quarter to put the Eagles ahead 21-20.
It was the first catch in an organized game in six years for the 27-year-old Allen, an Olympic hurdler trying to make Philadelphia’s roster.
“That was a sweet play, wasn’t it?” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “It was awesome. I was so happy for him. I think it’s hard to go and do what Devon’s done. He hasn’t played football in a while and he’s slowly getting into it.
“He’s getting into the groove right there. He hasn’t played football in five years, but for the whole time, we thought he was really fast. What a great ball by Reid. What a great catch and route by Devon.”
Allen was thrilled to make a big play, and celebrated by sprinting and pretending to clear two hurdles in the end zone.
“It’s hard to explain that feeling,” he said. “During the game, I feel like I blacked out kind of. It’s just fun. I was super excited. I saw (WR) A.J. Brown run down 60 yards down the sideline to celebrate, which was pretty cool. It was pretty amazing.”
This was the Browns’ first game since learning Watson will be out until at least December after agreeing to the lengthy suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
On Thursday, the three-time Pro Bowler accepted a settlement with the league, ending months of speculation about his status. Watson will sit 11 games, pay a $5 million fine and undergo evaluation and counseling before returning.
In advance of the game, the Eagles and Browns practiced together for two days, allowing Sirianni and Cleveland’s Kevin Stefanski to get valuable reps for their starters.
Minshew, who made two starts last season when Hurts was out with an ankle injury, went 4 of 4 for 43 yards on Philadelphia’s game-opening possession, which ended with Boston Scott barreling in from the 1.
LONG AND SHORT
Browns rookie kicker Cade York showed off his powerful right leg in his first game at FirstEnergy Stadium. The fourth-round draft pick from LSU converted on kicks from 50 and 19 yards, but he hit the right upright with a 55-yarder that had plenty of distance.
“It felt like college, honestly,” York said. “Not too different, just a nice little scrimmage with people there.”
INJURIES
Eagles: CB Josiah Scott went out in the second quarter. LB Patrick Johnson, DT Marvin Wilson and LB Shaun Bradley suffered injuries in the third. The team did not specify their injuries or provide any updates.
Browns: It was a tough day for defensive backs as rookie Martin Emerson Jr. (finger), A.J. Green (head) and Herb Miller (leg) all went off. Stefanski said Emerson’s injury isn’t serious. The third-round draft pick from Mississippi State has had a solid summer, returning an interception for a touchdown last week at Jacksonville.
UP NEXT
Eagles: Wrap up their preseason on Saturday in Miami.
Browns: Brissett and Cleveland’s starters will play Saturday against Chicago.
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A 24-hour global charitable fundraising effort and material drive to support the people of Ukraine
Broadcast over Voice of America in 37 languages to over 30 million consumers
U.S. Ambassadors Andrew Young and William Taylor Stress Importance of Helping Ukraine
ATLANTA, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with this year's Ukrainian day of Independence, on August 24th, humanitarians from around the world will participate in One Day for Ukraine: A Day of Compassion and Contribution, a 24-hour global charitable fundraising effort and material drive to support the people of Ukraine, organized by HelpingUkraine.us, streamed over its website, and broadcast over Voice of America in 37 languages to a viewership of over 30 million.
This event will feature documentary-style vignettes on life in Ukraine today, the ongoing need for medical supplies, food, and other necessities for those who remain in Ukraine.
Initiated by Atlanta businessman Emory Morsberger, the effort has quickly grown from an initial mission of developing and delivering supplies to the frontlines into a global powerhouse of charity and compassion.
"We encourage everyone to take a moment out of their day on August 24th to join us at helpingukraine.us and experience the storytelling that this One Day for Ukraine effort will showcase about the continued need, the passion, and the ongoing mission to help the forty-one million people of Ukraine," stated HelpingUkraine.us founder Emory Morsberger.
In the days leading up to the Ukrainian Independence Day, HelpingUkraine.us spoke with Ambassadors Andrew Young, United States to United Nations '77-'79, and William Taylor, United States to Ukraine '06-'09, on the ongoing war in Ukraine, the importance of supporting those fighting for their freedo, and providing aid to those caught in the crossfire.
"I am so proud of the people of Ukraine. I wonder where they get the fire, the courage, the determination – I don't know," reflected Ambassador Young. "But freedom is a constant struggle and you never get to the point where you can take it for granted."
"The international community – particularly the West – understands the importance of Ukraine like never before, understands how important it is that Ukraine wins this war," began Ambassador Taylor. "The Ukrainians are fighting for us. They're fighting for their own democracy, but they are representing democracies all over the world. Ukraine must win."
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Silver Stevie Winner in Company of the Year in Computer Services for Medium-size category
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JK Tech, a next-generation digital and IT services provider, was named the winner of the Stevie® Award for being the Company of the Year in Computer Services at the 19th Annual International Business Awards®.
The International Business Awards are the world's premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.
JK Tech won the prestigious Stevie® Award and was recognized as the Company of the Year, in Computer Services for the Medium-size category.
Elated at the win, Aloke Paskar, President & CEO, JK Tech, said, "Our customer service and innovative technological solutions customized for clients across industries is what distinguishes us from other players. We are honored and delighted to be the Silver Stevie Winner in Company of the Year in Computer Services for Medium-size category. This is indeed inspirational and motivating for all of us at JK Tech to work steadily towards our goal."
Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July.
"We're thrilled that we're able to return to celebrating Stevie winners in person this year," said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. "This year's class of honorees are as innovative, adventuresome, persistent, and successful as we've ever had. We look forward to celebrating their achievements with them during our 15 October awards banquet in London."
Details about The International Business Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.
About JK Tech
JK Tech is a next-generation Digital and IT services provider enabling clients globally to navigate their digital transformation. JK Tech stands by its vision of "committed to a superior experience" with its customers, its people, and its social environment. JK Tech offers specialized capabilities across automotive, manufacturing, retail & consumer products, healthcare with its niche solutions across Modernization and Automation that help improve their performance and create lasting value across its enterprises.
To learn more, visit www.jktech.com. Find JK Tech on Twitter, LinkedIn
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