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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, DrLekanFadolapo, also announced the ban on the use of foreign models and Voice –over artists on the nation’s advertising space, to further enhance inclusive growth of the sector.
He explained that with 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.
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 be 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, as from October 1, this year, the ARCON’s boss described the decision, as in tune with 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 with 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.
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SOME students have appealed to the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their differences, as they suggest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to fund the university system.
The students, who recounted losses caused by the six months strike by ASUU, continued to express serious concern about the situation, saying the long stay at home had inflicted permanent injury on them and damage to the education system.
They made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday.
Ms Philemon Kojo, a clinical student in the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), said that ASUU strike has become a regular occurrence for many years for public university with prolonged academic years as the obvious effect.
Kojo suggested that for the issue to be resolved, ASUU and the education ministry should engage global monetary agencies to access unding or better still, the education sector should be privatised for proper management.
She said, “The education sector should research into solutions that can lead us from a customer economy to productive economy, for example, vaccine and drug production, electronics and even energy generation.”
“The ASUU strike has been tormenting me mentally and emotionally, especially as I see my counterparts in private institutions graduating and progressing with their lives.
“As a clinical year student, all my past efforts in clinical postings are thrown away because I have to repeat them on resumption.
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“Imagine four months posting done prior to a six-month strike after which I have to repeat that same posting. It’s mentally depressing.
“Do I have to speak on the financial implications such as hostel rents wasted, traveling, foodstuffs thrown away and last but not the least, the time that can never be gotten back, especially in Nigeria where there are age limits to getting jobs.
“This is my seventh year in the university, for a six-year course, but I’m just starting 500-level,” she said.
Another student of UNIABUJA, Mr Nwachukwu Cletus, said there was need for good leadership “when the head is good, every other part of the body will be alright, government should appoint leaders who will prioritise education and are well knowledgeable on how educational system should be managed. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/asuu-strike-students-call-for-ppp-to-fund-universities-recount-losses/ | 2022-08-23T13:54:21Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/asuu-strike-students-call-for-ppp-to-fund-universities-recount-losses/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC), Dr Isreal Akanji has charged the Federal Government to see to the well-being of inmates at various Correctional centres in the state.
NBC boss disclosed this when he led other members of the church to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Agodi, Ibadan, as part of the programmes marking his birthday on Monday.
He decried poor welfarism for Prison inmates across the country, saying the welfare of inmates becomes necessary considering their contributions towards the development of the nation when rehabilitated.
Akanji urged the government not to neglect service to humanity, adding that inmates are also human beings and fellow Nigerians.
“There’s always room for improvement, the government should improve upon its monitoring of what is happening in our Correctional Center. It is not just enough you sent people to jail for 10-15 years, are you monitoring their reports about various prisoners?
“These inmates have made mistakes, all of us one time or the other also made mistakes in life, but God’s mercy has covered our mistakes, that is why ours didn’t go to their own kind of situation.”
“We are not superior to them, we are here to tell them that their mistakes are not the end of life, there is hope and we are expecting them outside.”
“The greatest thing you can give to humanity is love, we believe that word of God and activities of the Correctional Center would bring newness to them, for us as a Christian, this is a command and mandate, and we are even sorry that we have not done enough, we can only ask God to forgive us to do more for these people.”
Also, the group as part of their service to humanity distributed loaves of bread to all 1,145 inmates in the Center, remodelling the roof of the church inside the Center, and spiritual mentoring of the inmates.
In his remark, the Assistant Command, NCS, Agodi, Ibadan, Samuel Ayodele thanked the Baptist President for his gesture, saying that the government is trying its best on the facilities and inmates, but feeding over 1,1400 inmates in the Center daily was not an easy task for the government.
He however called on well-meaning Nigerians to emulate NBC President and contribute their quota towards service to humanity, saying that those inmates would still be useful to the nation after their jail term.
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Bauchi State Government has been called upon to as a matter of urgency domesticate the National WASH COVID-19 guidelines with the involvement of the Bauchi State Task Force on COVID-19.
The recommendation was said to ensure a more effective, holistic focused WASH response to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases while strengthening systems that ensure access to quality water, sanitation, and hygiene services in all communities across Bauchi State.
The call was made by Women Development Association for Self Sustenance (WODAS) in partnership with WaterAid Nigeria while briefing Journalists at the NUJ Press Center, Bauchi on Tuesday on the theme: Improving Response to COVID-19 and other infections Diseases in Bauchi State.
Reading the text of the briefing, the Programme Officer of WODAS, Ezekiel Sukumum called that state Governments and Local Governments should Widen the scope of the hygiene behaviour change campaign to include hygiene education that focuses on key behaviours such as respiratory hygiene, handwashing, physical distancing, safe excreta disposal, water storage and COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
The government should also ensure that routine sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene interventions are provided in communities and LGAs with poor access, especially those with endemic trends.
It should also provide these facilities in schools, healthcare centres and public places to support inclusive access to WASH for all.
Both state and local governments should Scale-up WaterAid’s Clean Family Campaign to all local government areas across the three senatorial zones of the state and ensure personal and environmental hygiene are at the com of immediate response plans.
In support of the government’s declaration to end open defecation by 2025, WaterAid recognizes that good hygiene is a key component to achieving this milestone; with success being underpinned by the strong foundation of the family unit changing behaviour and adopting good hygiene practices.
He added that WaterAid’s Clean Family Campaign, therefore, seeks to influence the adoption of good hygiene behaviours at critical times by family units which will lead to improved wellbeing and a clean community, which in turn led to a clean local government, clean state and ultimately a clean Nigeria.
Ezekiel Sukumum stressed that there should be Working with the State Ministry of Health, the Primary Health Care Development Agency, traditional and religious leaders to promote COVID-19 vaccine uptake to curb the spread c COVID-19.
”The government should also prioritize the establishment of a Water Regulatory Commission for effective monitoring c Water corporations, improved service delivery and revenue generation through utility wat bills which will lead to quality water supply, reduce epidemics of water-borne diseases and improve lives and health of citizens.
”It should Work with the Ministry of Water Resources to implement the revised WASH policy, operationalise the State WASH Action Plan and the M&E Framework for improved sustained delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services which will address acute water and sanitation needs for the vulnerable population.
”There should be a review of the state budget to adequately reflect prevention strategies for infectious diseases such as cholera, Lassa fever and COVID-19 as well as ensure allocated funds are released and implemented accordingly to reduce over-dependence on donor agencies.
”The government should also Expand WASH services to low-income settings and urban slums – both during the respo beyond, taking into consideration the specific needs of women, children, and people with disabilities.
”Social mobilisation in rural communities needs to be complemented by more systemic approaches to ensure equitable and sustainable measures for infection prevention and control in households, communities, schools, and healthcare facilities.”
He concluded that the Bauchi State Government must take urgent action in implementing the key recommendations proposed to strengthen its water, sanitation and hygiene services delivery systems in collaboration with relevant sectors and stakeholders.
The WODAS Programme Officer added that WASH is critical in maintaining the dignity of human life and keeping communities healthy and productive, therefore, the state must continue to promote disease prevention through the promotion of good hygiene practices while also putting measures, especially infrastructure in place to ensure that people are able to practice and sustain good hygiene behaviours.
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Mr Sunday Olorunsheyi the Co-Founder of Pertinence Group is a successful international business leader, developing businesses in different sectors of the economy. In this interview with DAYO AYEYEMI, he speaks on the potential of real estate investment and how to leverage the sector to create jobs for millions of unemployed Nigerians as well as the need to digitise land registry across states in order to unlock dead assets in real estate, citing the North American example.
How will you describe real estate investment in Nigeria?
There is no doubt that real estate is one of the oldest investments globally. It has proven to be an investment that can be transferred from generation to generation; so it’s trans-generational. When people think of creating wealth and choosing the vehicle for such, one of the vehicles you always find in the portfolio of every wealthy person is real estate. They don’t joke with it because it is not just a tool for wealth creation or prosperity, it is a tool that can help you build posterity such that after you have gone, generations after can benefit from it. So it is always a smart decision for every investor to look in the direction of real estate. In different countries, there are different approaches that people have been able to adopt for real estate investment; but I think we might need to focus on the context of Nigeria. Over the years, people have taken real estate as a form of investment in terms of creating wealth trans-generationally.
From our own experience over the years, we are always helping people at the lower cadre to access opportunities in the real estate investment’s space. For example, when we started investing in real estate in our organisation, the primary focus was looking at places where people called forest or places that looked far from the urban centre. We entered the real estate sector with the understanding that what you called a forest yesterday will become a city tomorrow. The city of today was yesterday’s forest. We have some places where we bought a plot of land as low as N50,000 but if you see those places now, counting eight to nine years, they are gradually developing, becoming habitable and people sell a plot of land in some of these locations as high as N1 million to N2 million. Imagine if someone that could not afford middle or higher level real estate invested N50,000 or N200,000 in those days. That is how wealth is being grown and this is how to grow real estate investment.
How can government and stakeholders leverage on real estate to create jobs for millions of unemployed Nigerians?
From an average real estate – a home, you will be shocked to build just one house and see the number of people that jobs can be created for. I mean just to build a small two-bedroom apartment. If for example the public and the private sectors pay attention to real estate as a tool for job creation, you will be shocked how the percentage of unemployment can be reduced drastically. Let’s look at people on private schemes like our company, we do real estate business but we have created a platform that could help unemployed youths be able to make money from such a platform.
How?
They get engaged with people by helping people that are interested in investing in real estate, by standing as a link between the company and the people that are interested in real estate. So for a young man that left the university three to four years and has not been employed and could not take care of his basic needs, if that young man comes on a platform like what we have in our organisation, what he just simply needs to do is to find a way to convert their network into networth.
We tell that young man that if you pick your phone today, you have not less than 250 contacts on your phone. Of those 250 contacts, it is possible that you have up to 25 people that might be qualified to invest in real estate, no matter how small it is. All you need to do is to canvas them, talk to them about the opportunities in real estate. As they invest, you earn a percentage of whatever investment they make. You know that through this, we have been able to empower over 5,000 youths in Nigeria. So imagine if we have many other companies doing the same thing and are able to solve that problem, because that young man that has earned income, that is able to put food on his table, will take care of family members. We have given them cars, houses and helped them to travel abroad, all-expense paid trip. These are rewards of hard work and productivity. In our team today, we have over 25,000 people that work with us as field marketers and agents. All they do is to refer people and when they refer these people, they earn from whatever the people paid to the company. Out of these 25,000 people, we have over 5,000 of them that are active. It is of these numbers that 100 of them are about to travel abroad, getting cars and even some of them got houses in last business year that just ended.
If you move away from that, we want to go into construction segment of real estate. If government develops policies that make it easy for investors to push their funds toward real estate, the construction sector will grow by margin that will be far above other sectors. This is because when you are doing construction right from where you start with your land acquisition, you start needing people that are not employed to come in that value chain. After you have acquired your land, we are talking about documentations, you need the surveyor to survey the land; you need town planner to ensure that if you are building a city for example, it is properly planned; you need architect that will design for you; and you need building engineer to build. You also need the quantity surveyor that we help you take the cost estimates and many other people across the value chain. At the end of the day, you need an estate surveyor and valuer that will help you value the property. There are so many rooms along the value-chain of real estate. It is all start with ensuring that the environment is good enough and encouraging for people that want to invest in real estate to come in.
What do mean by good environment?
I have an experience in real estate not just in Nigeria but North America and Europe. And I have been able to understudy to see how the real estate sector runs in some of these developed climes. This makes me conclude that we need to do so much more to make the environment friendly enough for investors and serious people in real estate.
For example, I started a research recently into the number of people that owned property in Nigeria, that have valid title of their property and the result of that research almost made me cry. Even in places that people referred to as enclaves of the rich in the society, in some of those locations, you still have less than 20 per cent of people without title. It is that bad. In Magodo for example, I am telling you that less than 30 per cent of people living there has valid title for their property. What happens to people in Agege, Sango-Ota and many other locations? It is not like that in other developed climes.
What is obtainable in Europe or North America?
When it comes to real estate, it is always a Public Private Partnership (PPP) thing. The government is there to regulate. Government formulates policies that make that sector inviting to investors. That is why you see people coming outside of their countries to put money in real estate. This is so because when you want to buy a house as a young person, even a young graduate that has just left the university, all you need is that over the year, you have been taken the advantage of the credit system in that country and ensure that they gave you credit card, maybe starting with $1,000 and $2,000 and you have been faithful in paying as at when due. Ensure you have good credit record. Now that you get out of the university and start working, you can just walk to a bank and tell them that you are interesting in buying a home. To start with, they make it easier for first-time home buyer. So if you are a first-time home buyer, in some of these countries, you don’t need more than five to 10 percent of the value of that house. So you walk up to the bank and said I am interested in buying this two-bedroom unit. All the bank needs doing is to confirm the cost of the unit. If it is going to cost $500,000, as a young person that just left the university and working, all you need is to pay maybe $25,000, which is five per cent of the $500,000 as down payment. With that, the bank is robust enough to pay for that property for you and spread the mortgage over 20 to 30 years. That way, regardless of your socio-economic status, you can play in the real estate sector. But this is not easily accessible in a place like Nigeria. Our credit system is a far-cry from what is obtainable over there and these are things that could be driven by policies. Once you have the right policies in place, people will play by the rules.
So at the foundation level, Nigeria is almost missing it. This makes it difficult for developers to build because when the foundation is not strong enough, you are building at a risk.
How is it easy to obtain title over there?
Talking about title, governments in Europe and North America also make it easy because the processes are cleared and everything is digitised. Right now, I don’t know the number of states in Nigeria that is able to digitise the processes of perfecting title. I know Lagos State is trying to put up something hopefully very soon. And the challenge of people not having title is like you are killing the wealth of your people. For example, real estate is good but liquidity wise, you can put up a house for sale and might not leave the market for six months. Even if they walk up to the bank, no bank is ready to loan them money because of lack of title. So imagine the wealth tied up in real estate that remains untapped because of lack of title for the houses. The more people are building without title, the more the value of the wealth in the real estate sector cannot be ascertained. For a bank or financial institution to attend to you, the first thing it wants to see is title. It wants to see if government has certified that you are the genuine owner of the property. So this is one of the challenges affecting real estate investment.
What is your advice to government?
Government should help to create a relatively stable business climate that will help people plan and know that whatever projection you have, you can work with it and achieve your business’ goals.
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It is normal to want the best for your kids as a parent. Every parent’s goal and dream is to build strong and intelligent children. You work and hustle hard to make sure your child has the best and most amazing life.
Most parents desire that their children grow to be intelligent academically. They are usually very particular about how a child is performing in academics, by\ut they neglect the emotional growth of such a child.
Every human being needs to be emotionally intelligent, but this needs to be built right from a very tender age when the kids can be corrected easily.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, interpret, use, and handle your emotions and the emotions of people around you. This determines how happy and productive your children will be all through their lives.
However, it is necessary that parents learn how to raise a well-balanced and emotionally intelligent child. It can be quite demanding since handling emotions can be a bit too sensitive. This article will give you an insight into how to raise an emotionally intelligent child while exploring the dos and don’ts.
1. Don’t rebuke or punish your child for expressing their emotions
It is appropriate for kids to have negative emotions depending on their age. It is important to note that these emotions will be discarded as they grow. Parents should not ignore their child’s feelings or count it as insignificant. Parents should not also scold their children whenever they are expressing their emotions. Your reactions while attending them could affect their future.
2. Help them recognize their emotions
To raise an emotionally intelligent child, you must help them understand and label their emotions. Teach them to understand how they are feeling. Help them know when they are angry, happy, sad and emotionally unstable by using words relating to their feelings at that particular time. Understanding their emotions enables them to regulate themselves while relating with people.
3. Teach them the several temperaments
Raising an emotionally intelligent child entails that you let your children be aware of their temperament [choleric, melancholy, sanguine, phlegmatic). Teaching your kids the various temperaments that exist helps your child to know where they fall and how to handle their emotions.
4. Communicate empathy
This is the ability to understand other people’s emotions, thoughts and feelings. You must understand the way your children feel and communicate that you are aware of them. Always validate their feelings as much as you can.
5. Be a model example
One of the best ways to teach your child on how to be emotionally intelligent is to model it yourself. Research shows that emotionally intelligent parents are more likely to raise and produce emotionally intelligent children. It is important to also build your emotional skills to be a perfect example for your kids.
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The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (lTUC-Africa) and the Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa (OTUWA) have jointly posited that dialogue is the key ingredient to resolving all the problems confronting the people of Sierra Leone and entrenching lasting peace.
A press statement signed by Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, ITUC-Africa General Secretary and John E. Odah, OTUWA General Secretary, express deep concerns about reports of several casualties and fatalities that occurred in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown and other towns following the people’s anti-inflation protests.
The statement read, “It is our understanding that the cost of living, comprising of food and non-food items, has risen by more than 40 per cent within the last few months in Sierra Leone and that the protests were part of the expression of discontent by the citizenry in the face of the rising and biting cost of living.
“Nevertheless, we strongly condemn how the supposed legitimate and peaceful protests degenerated into violent and deadly ones across the country. Videos depicting gory sights of killings of civilians and security agents during the demonstrations are awash on the internet and on different social media platforms. These developments are regrettable and unacceptable.
“The ITUC-Africa and OTUWA, therefore, call on the government to conduct an inclusive and genuine investigation to address the protests’ root causes. Through the transparent application of the rule of law, the inquiry should also identify, prosecute and sanction persons, groups and entities that encouraged and perpetrated violence during the protest. We urge the government to ensure that the investigation is devoid of vendetta and medium to settle political scores.
The scribes further said, “Trauma runs deep in Sierra Leone. The memories of the past 11-year ravages of war that left more than 50,000 people dead are still fresh in people’s minds and the ordinary citizen has no wish whatsoever to return to that dark past. However, it is also important to highlight that corruption, poverty and unemployment remain rampant as Sierra Leoneans try to rebuild their lives and country. These concerns need to be dealt with.
“lTUC-Africa urges Sierra Leoneans to remain faithful to the tenets of a democratic dispensation by, among other things, respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. The government and security institutions should remain steadfast in ensuring that people who wish to hold demonstrations do so peacefully. The authorities should facilitate rather than seek to prevent peaceful protests and desist from unnecessary and disproportionate responses to the demonstrations, such as shutting down the internet and imposing arbitrary curfews. Peaceful protests contribute to engendering and consolidating participatory democracy.
“Lastly, as trade union organisations, we strongly believe in the tenet of social dialogue as a time-tested and effective means of resolving knotty and difficult situations. We urge the government to bring all concerned parties and stakeholders, including the trade unions and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), to genuinely and openly discuss the issues bedevilling the country. The lasting solution for the country can be discerned and fostered through such a consultative and inclusive process.”
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Let’s remain united for peace, stability in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu tells Ndigbo
Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged residents to continuously ensure that Lagos remains politically stable for continuous peace, which the state currently enjoys as the most peaceful in the country.
Sanwo-Olu made the call on Sunday during a meeting with leaders of the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by its president, Chief Solomon Ogbonna, and the Ohanaeze Political Forum led by its chairman, Chief Chris Ekwilo, at the Lagos House, Marina.
The governor said the 2023 elections for Lagos residents, especially the Igbo, should be about who had the best interest of the nation at heart, as well as about a person, who over the years, has created opportunities without consideration for tribal interests and has given a genuine platform for people to thrive, live and work well.
Sanwo-Olu noted that there was no part of Lagos that one form of development was not happening, assuring that his administration would continue to push development in every nook and cranny of the state.
“There is no part of this State that one form of development is not happening. We will continue to push development in every nook and cranny of the state.
“This is the most peaceful state in the country. We spent so much on security to keep all of us safe on a daily basis. So, if people now come and want to divide us, we shouldn’t let that happen,” the governor said.
“We all have a responsibility to continue to ensure that Lagos continues to remain politically stable for all of us so that we can continue to enjoy the peace that we are all experiencing. All the things we are doing are natural for us to do because God has created us to make life better for our fellow human beings.
“Don’t let us begin to divide what has held us. Let us be careful and let our people know that what is holding us together is bigger than wanting to divide us.
“For me, it is not just about coming back; it is just because we want the development to continue in Lagos. We will do our best. We will convince and carry everybody along and make sure we give everybody a space. Don’t change something that is good and working,” he counselled.
Sanwo-Olu commended the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the state, saying Ogbonna was passionate about his kinsmen and the welfare of the Ndigbo in the state.
Speaking at the event, Ogbonna commended the governor for his support for Ndigbo in Lagos and assured him that his people would support his second term bid because he had fulfilled all the campaign promises he made in 2019 to the Igbo in the state.
“I want to commend Governor Sanwo-Olu for his support for Igbo people in Lagos State. He has fulfilled all the campaign promises he made in 2019 to Igbo in Lagos.
“So, we must support him and APC. If we have a governor of APC in Lagos and the same party at the federal level, it will be in the interest of the Igbo people.
“Our PVCs will give us the voting strength in APC. We will support Sanwo-Olu’s second term in Lagos because Sanwo-Olu is extraordinary. In 2023 elections, we will support Sanwo-Olu for second term and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for president,” he assured.
Chairman of the Ohanaeze political Forum, Chris Ekwilo, in his remarks, described Sanwo-Olu as the “best among equals,” assuring that Igbo would work for the victory of Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu in next year’s elections.
“We are doing everything possible to convince our people in Lagos that anything outside APC is a waste of votes. And because of the critical elections, we are facing, we have collapsed all the political groups of Ndigbo in Lagos APC into Ohanaeze Political Forum.
“We are going to join forces with the Ohanaeze chairman to reach out to our people in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu’s second term is a done deal,” he said.
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MOJEC, EKEDC collaborate to tackle metering gap with Mobile Map
A cross section of Nigerian power consumers plagued with estimated billing menace have lauded the efforts of the MOJEC Meter Asset Management Company (M3AC) as it ramped up efforts to reduce the country’s metering gap with the extension of the Mobile Meter Access Provider (MAP) programme to the Ibeju Lekki axis in partnership with the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC).
They expressed this view at the MOJEC/Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) Mobile MAP activation in Bashorun Town, Ibeju Lekki, where they noted that the meters being delivered to their doorsteps have empowered them to be in complete control of their energy usage.
In a clear indication of their warm embrace of the initiative, the residents trooped out in their numbers, as early as 8am, at the EKEDC’s Ibeju Lekki office, where officials of MOJEC and EKEDC were on hand to guide them through the process of getting metered in 72 hours.
Project Manager, MOJEC International Limited, Lekan Bashiru, indicated that extending the Mobile MAP activation to Ibeju-Lekki was a result of the company’s determination to address the country’s metering gap, which was quickly becoming a bane of both the DisCos and their customers.
The novelty of prepaid meters is that they assist users in managing and conserving energy. According to him, if more consumers are metered, it has the ability to quell estimated billings, which is in line with the metering agenda of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which authorized the MAP programme.
In his words, “I want to appeal to everyone in this community to key into this initiative to get their meters. Under this Mobile MAP, we want to deploy over 5,000 meters for consumers. Once we receive your application from EKEDC, we will send it to our installers, who will validate your payment. Following confirmation, they would proceed to your home to inspect your connections, and if it is confirmed okay, we would send you an invoice and proceed to install your meter in less than 72 hours.“
He further stated, “Let me also add that meter installation is free. You are not supposed to pay any of the installers as you have paid for everything online. Their job is to come and install it for you. If you have any complaint, it will be resolved in less than 24 hours”, he added.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of EKEDC, Dr. Tinuade Sanda, pointed out that the activation was to reiterate to their customers that they hear them and understand that they want to measure the energy they consume.
Dr. Sanda encouraged the customers to use the opportunity to get metered under the Mobile MAP to enable the control of energy usage, similar to the way they control their mobile communication data usage. “MAP is an advance payment opportunity for customers to get metered. We are here to extend the Mobile MAP in our DisCo and want customers to use this opportunity to be metered”, she affirmed.
A customer, who simply identified himself as Mr. Adebayo, expressed delight at the activation. According to him, with the acquisition of a meter under the Mobile MAP scheme, he can be confident of paying for consumed electricity as against estimated usage.
Mr. Benson Iroko, another enthusiastic customer and civil servant, stated that he is well-versed with MOJEC meters, which he believes are of high quality and long-lasting. “This is not my first time using meters from MOJEC; they are one of Nigeria’s leading manufacturers of power meters. Their meters are good and last a long time if used properly. The meter will undoubtedly serve you well if you utilise it for the required load capacity. However, when you use a one-phased meter for a building that is supposed to carry a three-phased meter, there would be a problem”, he said.
In a similar vein, a customer named Mrs. Tayo Olasekan revealed that she had previously applied for meters without success, but her experience today was different. “I have applied for meters over the years and it has taken forever to receive them.” So I contacted customer service, and they informed me that if I came here today, I would be able to obtain my meter in less than two to three days. When I arrived, I was attended to instantly and was overjoyed. I asked myself if it was true that I could acquire my meter in less than three days. “I’m looking forward to getting my meters and being rid of excessive bills.”
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Malaysia former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sent to jail to begin serving a 12-year sentence, after the top court rejected his appeal.
The 69-year-old’s charges relate to a corruption scandal involving state-owned wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
He was convicted in July 2020, but had been out on bail during the appeal.
The court also denied Najib’s request to delay his sentence. He has continued to deny any wrongdoing.
In 2020, a court had found him guilty on seven counts – centred on a total of 42m ringgit ($9.4m; £8m) which was transferred from SRC International – a former unit of 1MDB – into his private accounts.
He was sentenced to 12 years’ jail and a fine of 210m ringgit ($46.8m; £39.7m).
The defence team had argued Najib was led to believe the funds in his accounts were donated by the Saudi royal family rather than misappropriated from the state fund.
They also claimed he was misled by financial advisers, particularly fugitive financier Jho Low – who has been charged in both the US and Malaysia but also maintains his innocence.
In his final push for freedom on Tuesday, Najib’s lawyer requested the removal of Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat from the panel presiding over the case – in what was seen as a bid to forestall a final verdict.
They claimed she could be biased as her husband had made a Facebook post in 2018 which was critical of Najib.
However, the chief justice declined the request as she said the post was before the charges were brought against Najib.
In her verdict, the chief justice said the five-judge panel unanimously found that the conviction of Najib on all seven counts was safe and the appeal “devoid of any merits”.
“The defence is so inherently inconsistent and incredible that it has not raised reasonable doubt on the case,” she said.
The charges addressed on Tuesday make up only the the first of five trials relating to 1MDB.
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The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) says it has concluded plans to create additional 5,332 new jobs across the nation.
The recruitment exercise, which has commenced since July, 2022, is expected to end in August.
Documents obtained from the office of the Director-General of the NDE, Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, showed that approval has been given to implement job creation schemes which are Enviropreneurship Development Scheme (EDS), Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP), Artisans in Collaborative Construction Employment Scheme (ACCES) and Graduate Coaching Scheme (GCS) in all states of the federation.
Commenting, NDE’s Deputy Director, Information and Public Relations, Edmund Onwuliri, explained that, “The latest initiative is part of the Federal Government’s renewed commitment to create job opportunities for the youths and women groups and reduce poverty in the country through the NDE.
“The job creation schemes which are all domiciled in the Special Public Works (SPW) Programme of the NDE are all expected to take thousands of jobless youths out of the street.
“Other core job creation programmes of the Directorate currently running in the 36 states and the FCT Abuja include the Small Scale Enterprises (SSE), Vocational Skills Development (VSD) and the Rural Employment Programme (REP)”
Onwuliri further said;,“According to the schedule signed by the Director of Special Public Works (SPW) Programme, Mrs Olaomi Roseline Silvia, a total of 450 participants from nine states (50 per state) consisting of Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Kano, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo, Taraba, Zamfara States and the FCT Abuja, will benefit under the Enviropreneurship Development Scheme (EDS) Phase three.
“Nine hundred people from 18 states (50 per state) of Abia, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Plateau, Rivers and Taraba States will benefit under the Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP) phase one.
“Eight hundred recruited participants (50 per state) from the 16 states of Abia, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross-River, Ekiti, Gombe, Katsina, Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Plateau and Zamfara will benefit under the Artisans in Collaborative Construction Employment Scheme (ACCES) Phase three.
“One thousand eight hundred and fifty participants (50 per state) nationwide will be recruited nationwide under the Graduate attachment Programme (GAP) Phase two.
“One thousand three hundred and thirty two people will be recruited nationwide (36 per state) under the Graduate Coaching Scheme (GCS).”
He also noted that, “The Graduate Coaching Scheme, which was designed to assist candidates of WAEC/NECO/SSCE to rewrite and pass their examinations, using recruited university graduates with qualification in education for special coaching, is mandated to be executed in the three Senatorial Districts of each state.
“Enviropreneurship Development Scheme (EDS) refers to waste-to-wealth concept whereby waste and discarded materials are transformed to product potentials for sustainable development and sanity of the environment.
“Under the Graduate Attachment Programme, participants who are unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions are attached to corporate organisations on pupilage for considerable length of time to develop specific skills relevant to their field particularly gaining requisite practical experiences and up-skilling core competences on-the-job.
“The major aim is to retain the interns in the organisation where they serve since they have developed employability skills. Artisan in Collaborative Construction Employment Scheme of the NDE is essentially designed to make youths in the construction industry more relevant both in skills development and profitability.”
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Feeling of home brought Blum to Maysville
NEWTON TOWNSHIP − The first visit to Maysville's campus left Brian Blum in awe.
It was among the reasons Blum pursued the superintendent opening before being hired by the board of education in April.
Blum officially started the job on Aug. 1, replacing the retired Ruth Zitnik.
"I was stunned by how beautiful the campus was," Blum said. "You could see the pictures online, but that first drive up Panther Drive and seeing this was picturesque. It had a college campus vibe with the newer facilities. The grounds are well-maintained. It was like wow, this is amazing."
The opportunity to work in Maysville also brings Blum closer to family and friends. He graduated from Pickerington High School before graduating with a bachelor's degree in special education from Wright State University. He also earned a master's degree in administration from Ashland University and a superintendent license from Miami University.
Blum, who is entering his 29th year in education, was superintendent for Van Buren Schools before accepting his current role. He said the match with Maysville felt natural and right.
"This was an opportunity to come back to an area close to where I grew up and raised my family. That was too much to turn down," Blum remarked. "I loved Van Buren. It was a beautiful place with great people. The community was fantastic, and they had great kids and staff.
"I felt like coming back here gives us a complete life again. We're closer to our families and friends, and it's right next to where I grew up," he added. "I've been out to a number of events here. I've been impressed with the massive community sense of pride, which has come through loud and clear. The people, in the community and where we live, have been absolutely fantastic. They've been friendly and welcoming so it's great to be a part of it."
The journey through education almost never started for Blum. He was attending OSU Newark and trying to find his career path. He considered being a highway patrolman or a park ranger before a counselor suggested he attend a special education unit at Northridge Primary School.
The experience sold Blum on his career path.
"It was purely a fluke. Immediately, I found my niche," Blum recalled. "I found that people saw special education students as underdogs and looked at them differently. It bothered me because they were kids, too. I fell in love with it when I walked into that room, and I was like let's get this going."
His first job was a special education teacher at the old Newton Elementary School in the North Fork (Utica) District. He spent two years there before taking the same role with Southwest Licking Schools for two years.
He then had the opportunity to pursue his administrative role, which led to him becoming an elementary principal for a year with London City Schools. He accepted the same role with Westerville Schools, which lasted four years. He was also an elementary principal for 10 years with Hilliard City Schools and four with Dublin before taking a job at the central office of Northridge Local.
Blum had several titles during his three-year stint with Northridge, including director of special education and curriculum director. He said he performed all the duties of an assistant superintendent without the title there before heading to Van Buren for the past two years.
Those experiences have shaped Blum, and he is ready to implement his plan to move Maysville forward.
"Ruth did a great job here, and the one thing that caught my attention was the portrait of the graduate. I want to continue on that path and improve on what's here," Blum said. "Career pathways will be front and center for our students in grades six through 12. That's happening now, and we are pushing that career pathway quickly.
"I want to make sure we have the right technology for our students, for things like Makerspace and STEM, and safety is also a high priority," he added. "We are making sure our safety precautions and procedures are up to date. There are areas of improvement that we are working on for the kids' safety. Everything that we've talked about doesn't matter if our kids aren't safe."
He has been married to his wife, Stacey, for 28 years and has two adult sons, Sam and Simon. He has enjoyed athletics his entire life from playing basketball and baseball as a youth and to watching football, mainly Ohio State. He also listens to rock 'n roll, especially heavy metal, and takes in concerts, too. Outside of spending time with his family, Blum also plays tennis and enjoys walking his dogs.
Being part of the Maysville community has Blum anticipating a bright future with the district. He has been impressed with all aspects of the district and looks forward to being Maysville's next leader.
"During my interview with the board, they were looking for someone to be visible," Blum said. "Sitting in the office is difficult for me. I like being out and about, going to the classrooms and moving around. It felt like a match with what they wanted and the facilities. I'm looking forward to being here for awhile because it feels like I have come home."
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Local News Briefs
Music scholarship awarded
ZANESVILLE − The Katherine B. Geis Musical Fund available through the Huntington Bank Trust Department recently awarded college music scholarships to Matthew Baldwin, Joseph Barnhouse, Aydan Bennett, Emerson Haven, Clay Pennington, Rachelle Snyder and Carter Wickham.
Other grants from the fund went to the Zanesville Concert Association, Zanesville Thursday Music Club and Zanesville Memorial Concert Band. Scholarship deadline for 2023 is May 1 with information available through Scholarship Central of the Muskingum County Community Foundation.
Franklin Schools BOE to meet
DUNCAN FALLS −Franklin Local Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the administrative center, 360 Cedar St., Duncan Falls.
Deaver appointed to DD board
COLUMBUS − Morgan Deavers of Perry County has been appointed to the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council for a three-year term, replacing Dara Walburn. The group meets quarterly to develop, approve and provide monitoring and oversight of the state's five-year plan on developmental disabilities.
Deavers is a community supports facilitator for the Perry County Board of Developmental Disabilities and has served in various capacities for schools and self-advocacy groups in Perry, Guernsey, Muskingum and Morgan counties.
Rich Hill Trustees to meet
CHANDLERSVILLE − Rich Hill Township Trustees will meet in regular session at 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the township hall, 3640 Herron Road.
Pleasant Valley closing for work
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Roundup: MVL girls soccer teams start strong
DRESDEN — Ally Barclay kicked a pair of goals to lead host Tri-Valley to a 3-0 win against Sheridan in a Muskingum Valley League-Big School Division game on Monday at Kenny Wolford Park.
Navaeh Peffers added a goal and Emma Pratt an assist for the Scotties, who evened their record at 1-1. Alison Yingling collected five saves.
Kendall Harter's 15 saves led Sheridan.
West Muskingum 4, Coshocton 1: Zoie Settles and Jayden Thornton scored back-to-back goals to break up a 1-all tie for the Tornadoes, who rolled to an MVL-Small School Division win in the season opener at Stewart Field.
Katlynn Foster and Claire Smith also scored for West.
Isabelle Lauvray scored off a Cammy Wilson assist in the first half to tie it at 1 for the Lady 'Skins. Destiny Frye had eight stops in the loss.
Philo 3, Morgan 1: Sophia Saunders, Sara Searls and Nattalee Jarrett had goals for the Electrics, who won on the road in an MVL crossover.
Marley Harper collected eight saves for the winners.
Reese Azbell scored the lone goal for the Raiders.
Maysville 2, New Lexington 0: Maysville scored twice to upend their Panther counterparts in an MVL crossover win at the Maysville Athletic Complex.
Leaders were not reported.
Rosecrans 5, Baltimore Liberty Union 0: Sydnee Maxwell booted three goals to lead the host Bishops in a nonleague shutout.
Caitlyn Wilson and Chloe Zemba also scored for Rosecrans, while Zemba, Avery Maxwell and Lillie Dosch had assists. Kate Ward had three saves for the shutout.
Boys Soccer
Rosecrans 3, Baltimore Liberty Union 1: Evan Tolliver, Grady Labishak and Garrett Pugh scored goals for the Bishops in a nonleague road win.
Connor Olney added an assist for Rosecrans. Steven Porter collected six saves.
Maysville 6, Zanesville 0: The Panthers finished off a suspended game from Saturday, topping the Blue Devils at the MAC.
No other information was available.
Boys Golf
Sheridan 164, Meadowbrook 177, Philo 188: Reed Coconis and Adam Saffell had matching 40s to lead the Generals in a Muskingum Valley League trimatch at Coyote Run.
Blake Turnes and Cael Dowdell posted 42 and Cooper Winders added 45 for Sheridan (11-2 MVL).
Ben Coss posted 41 and Damon Baier 43 for the Colts; Owen Dennis shot 46 and Stew Grafton 47.
A.J. Harper's 42 led Philo, while Addison Mershon and A.J. Layton had 45 and Blake Hiles 56.
Beverly Fort Frye 166, Rosecrans 188, New Lexington 197: Chatum Courson was medalist for the Cadets in a trimatch on the back nine at Jaycees.
Charlie Peterson shot 42 to pace the Bishops; Brody Agriesti's 47 paced New Lex.
Girls Golf
Licking Valley 210, Sheridan 213, Tri-Valley 221: Makayla Hutchison earned medalist honors for Tri-Valley with 42 in a trimatch on the front nine at The Virtues.
Morgan Wamer shot 45 for Sheridan, while Ryan Satterfield had 52, Haven Jenkins 57 and Adi Calendine 59.
Kate Burkhart had 57, Delaney Bell 58 and Ali Wood 64 for Tri-Valley.
Nataley Banks' 48 paced Licking Valley.
Volleyball
Maysville 25, 25, Crooksville 17, 13: The Panthers picked up a win over the Ceramics on Saturday. Taisia Riggs had six assists and six digs and Khirra Wilson three kills for Crooksville (1-1).
Crooksville 25, 21, 25, Rosecrans 17, 25, 23: Brynn Lundell had seven kills and Khirra Wilson five as the Ceramics won a nonleague match at The Kiln.
Lundell and Wilson combined for almost half of the team's output. Ellie Ferguson added four kills, Tasia Riggs three assists and four assists and Mylee Moorehead three aces and four digs.
Morgan 25, 25, 25, Miller 15, 17, 16: The Raiders rolled to a nonleague win on the road.
Leaders were not reported.
Junior High/Middle School
Sheridan 7th and 8th grade volleyball had a great season opener on Monday against Crooksville. Both teams won in two sets with 8th grade scores of 25-11 and 25-18, and 7th grade scores of 25-7 and 25-10. Sheridan hosts Tri-Valley at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/2022/08/23/roundup-mvl-girls-soccer-teams-start-strong/65414826007/ | 2022-08-23T13:57:56Z | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | control | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/2022/08/23/roundup-mvl-girls-soccer-teams-start-strong/65414826007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Girls Soccer Capsules: Tri-Valley returns slew of experience, moves to D-I
With soccer season underway, here are capsules from some of our area boys and girls soccer teams. Teams not listed means no information was submitted by that coach. Information was not received on Maysville and Philo, but if it is received, it will run at a later date.
Girls Soccer
Tri-Valley
Emily Reilly starts her 15th season leading the Scotties, who were district champions after going 16-3-1 and sharing the MVL title.
The only loss is Alicia Ritchie, a second-team All-Ohioan, while 18 returning letter winners are back, including six who have started the past three years.
Senior keeper Alison Yingling will be a four-year starter after earning first-team honors in the MVL and East District, while MVL defender of the year and senior Emma Pratt and classmate Marlie Labishak anchor the defense, as both also made East District second team.
Seniors Ally Barclay and Lexie Littick (12) and sophomores Nevaeh Peffers return and will control the midfield, while freshman Maddie Garber adds to the midfield with her field vision and calm technical skill with the ball, said Reilly.
"We lost a huge offensive presence in Alicia Ritchie, but we have basically an entire team back. There are a core group of 10 that have seen consistent playing time since they were freshmen so they are well experienced," Reilly noted. "It was a surprising blow to have to move up to Division I for the postseason but if there is a group that is up to the challenge it would be this group. It is a lesson in learning to only worry about what you can control, and they have responded well with a new drive and push for their season.
"This is a special group. They might be the tightest and most driven group that I have coached, which is fun to coach and fun to watch."
John Glenn
Clay Wilkins starts his 20th season with the Muskies, who were co-MVL champions during a 10-6-2 campaign.
The key losses are forward Angela Kumler and defender Abigail Derry, but plenty of upperclassmen return. Senior Marina Nicolozakes, a forward/midfielder, had 19 goals and five assists in making first-team All-MVL and second team all-district, while classmate and defender Bella Eubanks, who had 15 assists and four goals, will anchor the backline after making first team in the MVL and East District.
Senior defenders Gwyn Lemon, who had 72 steals, Marissa Saki, who had 54 steals, and Isy Bronner, who had 30 steals, and sophomore keeper Jillian 'Bean' Sowers, the MVL second teamer with 93 saves and a 1.39 goals per game average, also return.
Juniors Anna Bennett (Midfielder), Becca Spohn (Forward w/9 Goals) and Avery Vasko (Defender) and sophomores Grace Fields (Defender), Olivia Perrin (Midfielder/Defender) and Riley Zamensky (Midfielder w/7 Goals, 7 Assists) are also back.
Five freshmen, Kira Kaiser (Midfielder/Forward), Faith Lemon (Goalkeeper), Abigail Matheney (Midfielder), Estelle Matheney (Forward/Midfielder) and Teagan Walrath (Defender), highlight the newcomers.
"We have had a competitive pre-season. There has been a hunger in training that was not present last season and we are hoping that this hunger pays dividends for us," Wilkins said. "We have a solid core of upperclassmen to lead, with a competitive/talented group of underclassmen. We are looking to again compete for the MVL title."
Rosecrans
Danny Maxwell takes over the head coaching role for the first time since 2010 after being an assistant for the past four years, including being named the East District Division III assistant coach of the year in 2021.
The Bishops finished 9-10 and reached the district finals for the ninth straight season, but three-time All-Ohio keeper Makaela McLaughlin, Parker Farrell and Shyann Newton are the key losses.
A solid core returns in seniors Jenna McLaughlin (defense), Chloe Zemba (forward), Caitlyn Wilson (midfield) and Ella Lambert (midfield), juniors Avery Maxwell (midfield) and Abby Solt (defense), and sophomores Sydnee Maxwell (midfield), Kate Ward (keeper), Alaina Barry (defense), Maddi Pugh (defense), Lillie Dosch (midfield) and Kerry Thompson (midfield).
Sydnee Maxwell led the team with 24 goals and 10 assists in earning East District and Mid-State League first team honors, while Zemba had 10 goals and nine assists and McLaughlin also received district and MSL honors.
Several newcomers will contribute in sophomore Madisyn Sealey (midfield) and freshmen Jackie Connell (midfield), Jaleigh Stoneburner (forward), Claire Ward (midfield) and Reese Kornokovich (midfield).
"We are really excited about all the talent returning this year. The team will be far more experienced than last year when we had seven underclassman in the starting lineup," Maxwell said. "The girls have put in a ton of work in the off season and are prepared for tough schedule they have ahead. It’s always been a positive to play tough competition throughout the season to prepare to make a deep run in the tournament."
Zanesville
Todd Riley, who has 16 years of coaching experience, returns to the Lady Devils' sidelines as the head coach after the program went 7-9-2 and won a sectional title.
The key losses include three players competing in college, Josie Van Kirk (Marietta), Jillian Wiersma (Walsh), Morgan Smith (Muskingum), as well as Allie Walker.
Seniors Olivia Baldwin, Abby Baldwin, Michaela Bolen and Destiny Huffman, juniors Rylee McCuen, Emma Williams, Kallie Dickenson, Skylynne Cooke and Reagan Bailey, and sophomores Reyna Dalton, Avery Crook, Ayanna Stewart and Tajaynay Garland all return.
McCuen was second team in the East District and honorable mention in Licking County League, while Bolen and Williams were also East District honorable mention.
Four freshmen, Aubri Cooke, KD Burkett, Keira Dickenson and Terieya Fowler, highlight the newcomers.
West Muskingum
Courtney Kuhn enters her sixth season as head coach with Chelcey Tusing back for her fourth season as an assistant and Ryan Moore joins the staff.
A year ago, the Tornadoes finished 11-8-1, posting their first winning season since 2013, as well as claiming their first sectional title and finishing as district runner-ups for the first time since 2014.
The key losses to graduation include starting centerbacks Chloe Armstrong and Mariska McCune, leading scorer Ava Van Reeth, a first-team MVL and district selection, and starter Brooke Pauley.
Returning to the roster are seniors, midfielder/forward Zoie Settles and keeper Gracie Settles, who had four shutouts, as both made second team in the MVL and East District. Junior midfielder Allison Latier and classmates, Laney Johnson, Lily McCune, Dara Decker, Katlynn Foster and Sophie Quinn, and sophomores Hannah Roberts and Halle Peck are also back.
Seniors Carlee Hankinson and Mykell Bowen and freshmen Jayden Thornton, Debra Allen, Maria Hill, Chloe Smith and Claire Smith are the key newcomers.
Sheridan
The Generals took a big leap forward last season, going 7-6-3 for Rebekah Yzenski, who enters her fifth year with the program.
The key losses include Cate Conrad, Haley Helber, Riley Morbitzer, Julie Nichols, Natalie Shriner and Jenna Snider, while a strong senior class of Mary Bonkowski, Alanna Covert, Delaney Cyrus, Faith Fraunfelter, Kira Howe and Savannah Ramirez return.
Juniors Mikaela Sargent-Stotts, Claire Shriner and Annie Swain and sophomores Amory Brown, Addy Crane, Alli Evans, Kendra Hackworth, Kendall Harter, Emily Malone, Mikenna Schiele, Shelby Solomon, Beckett Strong and Julia White are back, while freshman defender Calli Covert and freshman forward Sieannah Ramirez are the newcomers.
"The girls continue building the program with their hard work and dedication to fundamentals and team work. We look forward to another great season," Yzenski said.
New Lexington
Barry Harvey enters his fourth season, as the Panthers notched the program's first victory last season with a postseason win during a 1-14-3 season.
There are several key losses, highlighted by MVL second-team selections, Olivia Friesner (keeper) and Megan Groves (defender). Losses also include Audrey Jeffers, Jacey York, Gracie Lones, Madison Castro and Addee Straits.
Junior forward Bella Starlin and sophomore midfielder Lilah Carson lead the returning letterwinners, as both shared the team lead in goals and Carson had most assists. Seniors Tessa Hubble (Forward), Aleena Carson (Defender-Midfield), Andrea Groves (Defender) and Kelly Gordon (Defender) and juniors Jalynn Allen (Midfield) and January Baker (Forward) also return.
The newcomers include a pair of freshmen, Lilly Powell and Heather Ferreira, as both can help in the midfield and defense.
"This senior class has a lot to prove. They will make history as the first class to play soccer at New Lex for four years," Harvey said. "They’ve had to deal with a lot over those four years, like growing pains as a program, getting their first win and having a senior teammate and friend diagnosed with a brain tumor. These girls are ready for a challenging year and ready to take the next step to becoming a successful team."
Morgan
Head coach Ethan Newton and assistant coach Keala Coon take over the Raiders, who graduated Kierstyn Hopkins and Dani Nesselroad.
Senior Shannon Cooper and juniors Kennedy Mayle (keeper) and Jada Strelec return and will be team captains, while juniors Reese Azbell, Ellie Fleming and Maddy Penrod and sophomore Emily Guinn are also back.
Sophomore Abby Shriver and freshmen Gianna Myers and Josie Patterson highlight the newcomers for the Raiders.
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In the spirit of restructuring and scaling up more years of excellence and impact, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has appointed Dr Joseph Daniel Onoja as the new Director General of the Foundation effective August 21, 2022.
Following the announced imminent departure of Dr MuhtariAminu-Kano, Dr Onoja takes over the helm of affairs of the organisation to continue the great work of fostering the vision of a Nigeria where people prosper while living in harmony with nature.
Dr Onoja has been with the Foundation since 2015 as the Director of Technical Programmes where he oversaw the implementation of projects and other activities across the country with an operation income more than half a billion naira from donors globally. Also, he has acted as the DG for a brief period in 2018.
According to a statement signed by its president, Chief Ede Dafinone, Onoja has worked closely with Dr Aminu-Kano in the last four years which would ensure a smooth progress of implementation of plans, especially the newly developed Strategic Action Plan (SAP).
Onoja holds a PhD in Conservation Biology from the A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute of the University of Jos, Plateau State where he researched the extent and impact of human activities on birds and large mammals in Yankari Game Reserve Bauchi, Nigeria.
From 2009 to 2015, he served as a Research Associate with the A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute and was involved in design and implementation of conservation-based research.
He equally supervised the implementation and completion of the Global Environment Facility – Small Grant Programme (GEF/SGP) to promote rural participation in environmental protection through empowerment.
In 2013, Dr Onoja was awarded the Chief S.L. Edu Research Grant out of numerous, keenly contested applications received and thus, began his association with NCF. He was invited to the University of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland as a Visiting Scholar in 2013 and 2015.
Dr Onoja has attended various scientific conferences, workshops and international meetings both locally and internationally. He’s seen as a go-to guy who can be turned to for expert knowledge, advice, or reliable performance, especially in a crucial situation. He easily motivates and guides young conservationists and associates.
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The Director of Training, Interface, Mediation Centre (IMC), Kaduna, Reverend Bitrus Dangiwa, has identified poor leadership in governance as a factor fueling insecurity.
The director, who disclosed this to newsmen at the venue of Inter -State Exchange visit between Kaduna and Plateau states in Jos, said for Nigeria to overcome the security challenges and its consequences, those in positions of authority and other critical stakeholders must promote good governance and embrace justice in dealing with the situation.
He said that all indices that can fuel insecurity are stirring Nigerians in the face, adding that hunger occasioned by poverty pervading the country are serving as bait to lure the young ones into various crimes.
Said he: “To arrest this situation, the government has a role to play. In a country where there is no equity and justice, where there’s economic crisis, the poor man is confronted with hunger, there would insecurity. Our leaders are encouraging insecurity. Virtually every sector is frustrated, and the price of commodities are soaring high daily.
“Some leaders forced themselves on the people. When you don’t win an election take it as an act of God. Every player should have it in mind that they would give the account of their stewardship on the last day. If there is no peace, there can’t be security and good governance. There is insecurity because there is no good governance”
He also stated that religious leaders have a role to play in bringing about lasting peace in every troubled community, adding that they must be conscious of what they preach by thinking locally and acting globally.
On his part, the Director of Research and Documentation of IMC, Mallam Abdullahi Mohammed Sufi advised the federal and state governments to give support to the civil society in the country to enable them to complement the efforts of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in peace building.
According to him, peace and security are complementary concepts since the primary concern of government at all levels is to protect lives and property, adding that IMC is using the faith-based approach to address the issue of religious conflict.
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People have slept anywhere and everywhere you can imagine or ask of. As a result of adventures, adversities and advancements in technology, sleeping has occurred in either accidental, downcast, attractive or even weird locations.
Amidst leisure for pleasure, people could visit natural sites like waterfalls, caves, hill-mountain ranges, and reserves, countless times, as adventures. These fun-seekers have experienced exhaustion with the resulting trigger of the brain switch for an unexpected sleep. They had taken refuge under any available tree shed, sleeping at banks of the stream, on bare ground, logs of wood, rocky platforms, bed of grasses, and even on the tree branches.
It is a common observation of adversities especially in the cities, to find paupers and other disadvantaged persons, going through challenging situations, sleeping in uncomfortable places. It appears that part of the practice of motor park workers is to sleep in the motor vehicles and on any bed-like surface at the parks. And if the park is located under a bridge, the park workers would share with homeless wanderers the space under the bridge as a sleeping location. I have seen worn-out labourers sleep on a wheelbarrow and on a stack of rice or cement bags. A pitiable sight which intensely calls for humanitarian intervention is that of mentally ill persons sleeping by roadsides, on refuse dumps or in the drains.
At home, people have slept virtually in or on all parts of the home. Most frequently, sleeping occurs in the rooms on the beds which are enjoyed depending on how it is made among other factors for quality sleep. This is reflected literary in the proverb, “As you make your bed, so you lie on it.” Sleeping on the floor has occurred due to some pleasant and unpleasant situations. While sharing entertaining conversations or meals, especially at night time, people have happily slipped from drowsy participation to deep slumber on the floor. In circumstances of limited spaces for sleep surfaces, discovering and colonising a portion of the floor for sleeping is considered a fulfilling achievement. This can be better narrated by those who have been occupants of camps for internally displaced persons, refugees, sports teams, security agency trainees, and also those who have participated in local social sleep-over events with the cluster of guests out-numbering the available sleeping surfaces.
Interestingly, civilization with the innovation of technology has also yielded sleeping at planned pleasurable and bizarre locations. Sometimes, sleeping in unintended locations resulting from technological advancement happens too, like sleeping at bus stops, train stations and on moving motorcycles. It can indeed be pleasurable to sleep in high-class hotels where lodging offers a quality home experience. The ambience is usually a blend of welcoming well-decorated building spaces which admit the lodgers into the rooms dressed with sparkling clean white duvet-padded beddings covering comfortable mattresses and pillows in the atmosphere of relaxing aroma and graded lighting for different moods. Further away from home, during vacation, people slept in a bizarre location by sleeping under the water, spending a night on a private floating island featuring glass-walled magnificent suites beneath the ocean. There are other weird experiences tourists have shared. Imagine sleeping on treehouses, perching at the treetops five meters off the ground which offer uninterrupted views of the surrounding forest. What about sleeping in the depths of the ground, braving a night in a deep lodge, over 100 metres underground? It was reported cold, dark and bizarrely beautiful, with a network of winding passages and cavities to explore. Lastly, there’s also a strange experience of sleeping on ice blocks, bedding down in ice suites built entirely with ice bars.
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The member representing Ovia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Dennis Idahosa, has called for cooperation from host communities of the newly established Federal College of Education (Technical), Ekiadolor for its smooth take-off, which is billed for September this year.
Idahosa, who made the appeal on Monday at a town hall meeting and facility tour of the new school, urged the host communities especially the youth of Ekiadolor, Iguediaken, Iguodia and Ivuokhinmwin, to cooperate with the new management of the institution.
“We thank President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the location of this school for the South-South in Edo State.
“Beyond the employment opportunities this will bring, the economy of these communities will also receive a boost so we need the cooperation of all so that this will be rated best among its contemporaries which are the other five in the other geo-political zones and subsequently the best federal college of education in the country.
“The school is expected to begin by September and that will open the economy of this place and we are already working on the budget for next year, proposals needed to stabilise the school will be suggested into the budget and as part of our oversight function, we will monitor compliance, he assured.
Idahosa also promised the perimeter fencing of the school and rehabilitation of adjoining roads to ensure easy access and security.
Speaking earlier, the provost of the college, Dr Emmanuel Asagha, said that 16 temporary employment slots, which would include women, would be given to the four communities, just as he promised to ensure that they were given priority in the next employment process.
“We are going to ensure that we comply with federal character which gives 25 per cent of senior cadre and 75 percent of junior to the host communities. This is a project that we are expected to work together and I assure you that we are part of you as our host communities believing that in few years from now, people from here will lead the school”, Asagha further reassured.
He commended the leadership style of Idahosa who he said had been concerned about the take-off of the school rather than making personal requests.
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Members of the House of Representatives on Monday expressed displeasure over the breach of contract agreement signed by officials of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Azura power purchase agreement for which the contractor is paid the sum of $33 million monthly over the past 56 months, totalling $1.848 billion for the supply of 450MW.
The lawmakers expressed the concern during the ongoing investigative hearing into the alleged breaches of agreement and perennial power failure in the sector held at the instance of the House Committee on Finance, chaired by Hon. Abiodun James Faleke.
While addressing some of the questions from the lawmakers, TCN’s Executive Director for Transmission Service Provider, Mr. Victor Adewumi, affirmed that there was a take and pay agreement with the contractor.
He however noted that Azura Power Plant was “supposed to generate 450 megawatts, but sometimes, they generate less than that, generation is a function of consumption.”
After thorough scrutiny of the documents submitted to the Committee, Hon. Faleke said: “What that means is that whether the power is available or not, we pay $33 million.
“What I am asking you is to show us the document of your evacuation. You gave us a list of figures. We want to be on the same page with you and with Nigerians who are not here.”
In his remarks on the 450MW power generation provided, the TCN Chief Market Operator, Mr. Edmond Eje said the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) manages the power purchase agreement and would be in a better position to explain that.
“But we will give explanation as much as we know it. We have an agreement with Azura for 450 megawatts. The document before us says 1,755.
“What we look at as market operators is the availability not the capacity. It depends on the condition of the grid and what is available at every particular time.
“In Nigeria today, the demand depends on the load that the generation companies take. The generation of Azura depend on the load demand. There is no particular load demand from Azura.”
In her remarks, Hon. Taiwo Oluga who expressed concern over the conflicting presentation made by the TCN delegation, said: “If it is your document and we are arguing on it, whether it is megawatts or it is in kilowatts, and agreement has been signed on behalf of Nigerians in megawatts. Now you are presenting documents to the House in kilowatts per hour.
“So, Mr. Chairman, I will want to say that maybe these documents, they should re-present while we expect the chief executive to come and explain to Nigerians why $33 million will be paid (to Azura) every month, yet we are not getting results we are not getting power, and that is the root of all the problems in Nigeria as of today.
“And I want to say in developed countries, can we go into such an agreement and on behalf of Nigerians without signing it. Even while signing it, we are not getting the power that is signed (for). I put it to you: you are travelling all over the world.”
In his remarks, Hon. Faleke who observed that non-availability of power has discouraged many Nigerians who are willing to set up industries in the country, “but there is no power, yet we are paying huge sum of money. This is not about TCN but about Nigerians.
“Whatever position we find ourselves; we are just opportuned to find ourselves there.”
He said: “The issue of $33 million is just for one power company. Why the House has interest in this, is because we have concessioned other power stations. Egbin power station is the largest with 1,320 megawatts. It is private. We did not sign take-or-pay with them.”
“This is where I am going. If we have Egbin power station that is generating the highest into the national grid 1,320, and we also have Transcorp with about 650 megawatts and we did not sign take-or-pay with Transcorp, and I am sure we have others.
“What we are trying to bring out is that, what is so special about Azura? Not only that it is special, just two or three people sat down and committed Nigerians to it. We will get there.”
On his part, Hon. John Dyegh said: “I agree that we are more confused but more than that is that between this Azuragate and the Fuel Subsidygate, Nigeria is bleeding badly. I wantto suggest that we submit this to Consultant who will do a proper analysis and get it back to us. And then, there is no point arguing and arguing because you are getting us more confused.
“So honourable Chair, may I move that you please put an end to this session to an end so that we won’t get more confused.”
While ruling, Hon. Faleke who expressed displeasure over the disposition of the TCN delegation to the lingering crisis in the power sector, said: “Transmission Company of Nigeria, first your MD took permission, according to you, to see the
Minister rather than coming to explain to Nigerians and to clarify issues.
“Market Operator, if I understood your earlier statement that they have not been producing up to the 450 megawatt that wassigned and they have justification for not producing up to that; in that case, will you say as a Nigerian that they have violated the agreement they signed?
“What you are telling Nigerians generally is that from the position you hold and being paid by taxpayers, you are not representing Nigerians and that your seat is already in danger. That is what you are telling Nigerians because you
cannot even take an informed decision when it is necessary to take decisions on behalf of Nigerians. That is exactly what you have just exhibited.
“Why you are here before us was because you evacuate the power produced by Generating Companies, not only Azura. NBET was here on Friday and they will still be here tomorrow or so. So, it is not closed. We are only asking you from your own function as an evacuator of power, what power you have been evacuating from a 450megawwats generation company. We have not gone into other power generation companies.
“We have just picked one – not one. And do you know why we are concerned? We are concerned that Nigerians are willing to set up industries but there is no power, yet we are paying huge sums of money. This is just the issue, nothing more; not witch hunting. It is not about TCN, it is about Nigeria.
“So, all the questions that I have for TCN, I have to reserve them until your MD is here. There are other vital questions that this committee will want to ask. When the MD is seated, we will ask. Whatever position we have found ourselves, we are just opportune amongst 200 million people.”
To this end, Hon. Faleke issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the TCN Managing Director, Mr. Sule Abdulaziz to appear before the Committee with relevant documents that would aid the ongoing investigative hearing.
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The joy that comes with moving to a house of your own cannot be explained. Having your own apartment saves you from the landlord’s tussle, house rent panic, and every other stress that comes with living in a rented apartment.
It is not a lie that having your own building costs you more funds than a rented apartment but the comfort that comes with it is compared to none. The freedom to carry out several things you couldn’t do in a rented apartment in your own building makes you comfortable.
Having a roof over your head to call your own is one of the greatest achievements any man will ever have. However, you need to be aware that moving to a new environment, especially if your new site is in an undeveloped area, requires you to get a lot of information.
A lot of people relocate to an undeveloped area due to the cheap price of land in that particular area. Areas like this can develop fast, but it is important that you are aware of some things before moving alone or with your family. Adjusting to the new environment can take weeks or months.
This article will give you an insight into what you should know.
1. Buy as many foodstuffs as possible
It is important that you fill your house with necessary food items before moving to a new site especially if it is not as developed as expected yet. This is because the cost of living can be quite expensive depending on how far your new building is.
You should also buy durable and quality items that will last for three to six months till you get accustomed to your new environment. Apart from this, buying things in a ne site is quite expensive.
2. Fumigate your surroundings
Since it is a new environment, a lot of insects and reptiles must have been living in that surrounding or even your building. Fumigation is the use of chemicals called fumigants to kill pests like cockroaches, termites, bed bugs or other creeping insects and animals. But you have to fumigate your house a few days before packing in. You can fumigate it yourself or call a fumigation company to help out.
This is to make your new house pest free in order to make you comfortable.
3. Make preparations for the essential things
Before moving to your new site, you need to make sure that proper preparations are made to make life comfortable for you. Planning ahead is very important. Necessities like pipes and plumbing, electricity, and security locks are essential. Life without electricity can be so boring and frustrating especially in a new site where there is serenity. You wouldn’t want to start disturbing your neighbors with your electric gadgets for charging.
4. Secure your home
New sites tend to have a high crime rate due to a few houses around or a lack of proper security measures taken by the community. It is very necessary that you make provisions for high security. Erect security doors and gates that could be a strong defense against robbery or any uninvited visitors.
5. Make provisions for transportation
While relocating to your new site, you must make provisions for transportation. This depends on the distance between your new site and your place of work, shop or your kids’ school.
If you don’t have a car, get a reliable bike man or cab that will convey you and your family when needed with ease.
If you will be moving to your new site or apartment soon, congratulations. I hope you found this helpful.
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) hasattributed the increase in air fares to the astronomical costof aviation fuel which it has said had adversely affectedairline operators worldwide.
The organisation however said despite the challenges that ithas not increased its charges across the airports.
The organisation made this known in view of the rumour thatit had increased its charges.
A statement issued by the spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs FaithfulHope-Ivbaze and made available to aviation journalists declared “The charges being collected by FAAN are statutory,and therefore, cannot be increased without the knowledge ofour esteemed passengers and other airport users.
“We are mindful of the challenges of our esteemed passengersand other airport users as a result of the increase inairfares,hence the need not to do so.
“However,the Federal Government and agencies within theaviation sector have intensified efforts to ensure that thechallenges facing it are resolved.”
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We will be using Tinubu’s O lu’le, emi lo kan, eleyi for politics — Obasanjo
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In its efforts to improve the quality of its services and make them more user-friendly, the foremost mobile messaging app, WhatsApp, has introduced a new filter called “unread” which reminds users of their unread messages.
The introduction of the new filter was made known late Monday night on WhatsApp’s verified Twitter account.
According to the management of WhatsApp, the new “unread” filter will give its over 2 billion active users more control over their chats and ensure users never miss messages from their loved ones again.
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The statement read: “Now you can sort your chats with an “unread” filter for extra control and organization. Never miss another message from papai or the message from your irmã asking why you didn’t respond to papai 😂”
How to Locate the New Filter
To locate the new “unread” filter is quite straightforward. These are all you need to do.
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Open your WhatsApp
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Click the “search” button on the App interface
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The new “unread” filter will appear alongside other filters such as photos, videos and links. Click the “unread” filter
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After clicking the unread filter, your yet-to-be-attended messages will be displayed.
WhatsApp is a mobile messaging app which was created in 2009 by two former Yahoo employees, Brian Acton and Jan Koum.
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Yoruba elders task politicians, supporters on issue-based campaigns
Ahead of the 2023 general election, some concerned Yoruba elders have cautioned desperate politicians against profiling the Igbo wherever they reside in the country, noting that Ndigbo are known to be peaceful, hard working, accommodating and law-abiding.
The elders, who operate under the auspices of Conference of Concerned Yoruba Elders (CCYE), said the warning followed intelligence reports suggesting desperate attempts to discredit the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, whose soaring popularity, according to them, has continued to unsettle his opponents.
In a statement at the weekend by the national coordinator, Professor Olusegun Ajibola, and the national secretary, Dr Mrs iyabode C. Adisa, they wondered why the evil act of one individual said to have masterminded the burning of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminal at Oyigbo, Lagos State, should be the basis for judging the Igbo.
The elders, who claimed that they are non-partisan, and non-aligned, said their concern remained a fair and peaceful electoral process, as well as the election of a new set of leaders, who recognises the enormity of the challenges confronting the Nigerian State, and have shown demonstrable capacity to fix same.
The statement read: “We are eminent Yoruba elders, and we endorse Peter Obi’s rescue Nigeria agenda and are not IPOB members.
“Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba group, has openly endorsed Peter Obi. Are they members of IPOB supporters too? Northern Elders for Peace and Development have endorsed Peter obi. Are they also IPOB members?
“I think we must be responsible in our campaign in other not to divide Nigeria further on ethnic lines. We call on all these politicians to convince Nigerians on their programme rather than sponsoring media campaign of calumny against Peter obi and the Igbo nation.”
“Should this campaign of calumny against Peter Obi continue, we may have no choice than to begin to name those behind the media attack against Obi, we know their sponsors, we know how he camped over 500 youths in Abuja for over three weeks just to learn skills to attack Peter Obi. We know how some Chinese firms were also employed for this purpose too.”
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Another gorgeous day
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - If you enjoyed yesterday’s weather you will love today!
- Temperatures stay seasonably warm
- Humidity gradually goes up
- Rain chances stay limited
Daytime highs will remain warm through the next several days, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Dry and sunny conditions persist through Wednesday. Afternoon temperatures slowly inch their way up to near 90 degrees by Thursday and Friday. Humidity won’t be all that high these next two days, but that changes toward the end of the week. Stray showers are possible as we approach the end of the week and the weekend.
Bowling Green 3 day forecast:
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. High 86. Low 63. Winds NE at 5 mph.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. High 88. Low 66. Winds E at 5 mph.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Stray PM shower possible. High 89. Low 67. Winds NE at 6 mph.
Today’s Climate Info for Bowling Green:
Normal High: 89
Normal Low: 67
Record High Today: 102(2007)
Record Low Today: 44(1888)
Sunrise: 6:09 a.m.
Sunset: 7:27 p.m.
Precipitation:
Yesterday: 0.00″
So Far This Month: 0.70″ (-2.01″)
So Far This Year: 32.99″ (-0.60″)
Health & Allergies:
Air Quality: Good (Ozone Count: 16/Small Particulate Matter: 25)
Mold Count: Low
UV Index: Very High (8)
Pollen: 8. (Medium-High: Ragweed, Grasses)
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The brands are showing shoppers the tastiest way to celebrate the world's biggest soccer event with good times, good guac and soccer stars Landon Donovan and Rafael Márquez
DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's biggest soccer event kicks off this November and Avocados From Mexico™ (AFM) and Takis® snacks are scoring big with their new shopper marketing campaign, "Guackeepers Keep it Good," helping fans bring the goodness of guac to their soccer viewing parties.
The number one selling brand of avocados and the Mexican brand of rolled corn tortilla chips are partnering to recruit two iconic soccer legends: Landon Donovan, one of the greatest American male players from the United States team, and Rafael Márquez, former Captain of the Mexico National team, described as the best defender in the team's history, having played in five World Games soccer tournaments. The two will be the official "Guackeepers" by always bringing delicious guac made with Avocados From Mexico and Takis snacks to the party. And since nearly half of the world's population (3.5B) watched the 20181 World Games matches, this is the perfect moment for AFM to make soccer celebrations #AlwaysGood.
According to a Numerator Study, there is a 1.8x basket2 increase when avocados and Takis snacks are purchased together. And, 2022 will be the first time the World Games will take place in the fall – which is a priority season for AFM, as the brand has majority share of the avocado category October – December, with a 9.1% growth in volume sales from 2018 – 20213 during this time frame. Because Avocados From Mexico bloom year-round in Michoacán and the region sends Hass avocados to the U.S. 365 days a year, they are perfect to bring and enjoy at soccer match viewing parties this fall.
The new "Guackeepers Keep it Good" promotional program includes in-store displays, consumer savings, digital engagement, and innovative recipe inspirations for fans, bringing the good times and good guac to life. Additionally, one lucky shopper will have the chance to win the ultimate Guackeepers sweepstakes, a trip to see any professional soccer match in the U.S. plus spending cash. Retailers are encouraged to request free "Guackeepers Keep It Good" promotional and merchandising materials from AFM while supplies last.
"What better way to celebrate soccer's biggest event than with the good flavors of AFM and Takis snacks?" said Stephanie Bazan, Vice President of Shopper and Trade Marketing for Avocados From Mexico. "Our Guackeepers Keep it Good in-store merchandising strategy is designed to excite the soccer-obsessed and spark good times, elevating sales during this priority time period for our brand."
The program offers shoppers a top-scoring combo including:
- Savings with On-Pack Coupon: Shoppers can save $1 when they buy two Avocados From Mexico and one 9.9oz bag of Takis Rolled Tortilla Chips.
- Sweepstakes: One lucky shopper will have the chance to win a sweepstakes for the ultimate Guackeepers event, a trip to see any pro soccer match in the U.S. plus spending cash.
- Digital Engagement: Shoppers can interact with AFM and Takis snacks via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, by scanning the QR code at display to receive tasty recipes.
"Watching the world's most intense soccer event wouldn't be complete without the right snacks, which made our decision to partner with Avocados From Mexico the perfect match," said Sandra Peregrina, Marketing Director of Salty Snacks for Barcel USA. "As our favorite teams get ready to face the intensity of the games, we're excited to invite fans to enter the ultimate Guackeepers sweepstakes and take their winning shot at a once-in-a-lifetime experience."
To learn more about Avocados From Mexico's robust year-round promotional activities and marketing efforts, visit www.avocadosfrommexico.com/shopper.
About Avocados From Mexico
Avocados From Mexico (AFM) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association (MHAIA), formed for the purpose of advertising, promotion, public relations and research for all stakeholders of Avocados From Mexico. Under agreements, MHAIA and the Association of Avocado Exporting Producers & Packers of Mexico (APEAM) have combined resources to fund and manage AFM, with the intent to provide a focused, highly- effective and efficient marketing program in the United States. AFM is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
About Takis®
Takis® is the most well-known brand of Barcel USA, the US snack division of Grupo Bimbo. An exciting, young and fast-growing consumer packaged goods company headquartered in Coppell, Texas with a strong presence in the largest markets within U.S. territory. Takis snacks are no ordinary snacks; they are the most intense snacks in the world. With different varieties, such as Takis Rolled Tortilla Chips, Takis Waves (ridge potato chips), Takis Hot Nuts (double crunch snack nuts), Takis Stix (corn snacks), Takis Pop! (Ready-to-eat popcorn), Takis snacks are for the strong. The brave. The daring. www.barcel-usa.com/Takis.
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1 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Global Broadcast & Audience Summary
2 Numerator 5/3/2021 to 5/1/2022
3 Nielson xAOC, OND 2021 w/e 10/2/2021 to w/e 12/25/2021; OND 2020 w/e 10/3/2020 to 12/26/2020, OND 2019 w/e 10/5/2019 to 12/28/2019, OND 2018 w/e 10/6/2018 to w/e 12/29/2018
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Infusion of capital will bolster sales and marketing and fuel R&D efforts across the platform
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bite Ninja, the tech company making remote work possible for the restaurant industry, today announced that it has closed a $11.3 million bridge funding round, bringing the company's total raised to date to $15.4 million. This round of financing will further enable the development of the company's proprietary and award-winning remote staffing technology and deploy additional resources to support Bite Ninja's growing sales and marketing efforts targeting the entire QSR sector.
Key investors in this most recent funding round include Manta Ray Ventures, Owl Ventures, Agfunder, Pioneer Fund and TRAC Unicorn fund. The latest bridge round will help elevate Bite Ninja's unique tech platform, bringing further momentum to the already rapid growth the company has experienced over the past year. Bite Ninja is currently signed with five of the top 20 quick-service chains in the country with several more expected to join by the end of Q4. Most recently, Bite Ninja successfully launched its front counter customer-facing platform, providing restaurant operators with an additional solution to their existing drive-thru services, as well as their command center solution for enterprise-level labor performance management and deployment.
"Bite Ninja is currently powering some of the most notable quick service restaurants from coast to coast, providing operators with access to more than 12,000 qualified 'Ninjas' ready to serve customers and fill open shifts," said Will Clem, CEO & co-founder of Bite Ninja. "We're excited to push forward with the growth including targeting expansion overseas."
For more information on Bite Ninja, please contact Kyle Kappmeier at 973-850-7366 or kkappmeier@jconnelly.com.
Bite Ninja is a tech startup that provides a virtual workforce to restaurants. Using thousands of U.S.-based "Ninjas," Bite Ninja helps restaurants virtually staff their drive-thru and front counter to create a more efficient and error-free ordering system, allowing in-store workers to focus on food quality and customer service. The Ninjas, working from a location of their choice, appear on-screen to customers at menu boards. Founded by serial entrepreneurs Will Clem (co-founder of original cultured meat company Memphis Meats) and Orin Wilson, Bite Ninja is preparing for a worldwide rollout and accepting all restaurant customers. For more information on Bite Ninja, please visit www.biteninja.com.
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NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CommutAir leadership and ALPA are excited to announce sweeping increases to our shared pilot compensation program. Incoming first officers will now start at $72.00/hr and Captains will start at $100.00/hr. Additionally, new sign-on & retention bonuses are now available up to a total of $25,000 for First Officers and $50,000 for Captain qualified pilots. The opportunities offered by these updates will enable sustained growth for all of our employees. CommutAir pilots will now receive enhanced levels of scheduling, commuting expenses, health insurance, vacation, sick leave and 401k benefits that are among the best in the industry:
Compensation benefits of the agreement include:
- Increase in starting First Officer wages - $72/hr
- Increase in starting Captain wages - $100/hr
- Pilot sign-on bonuses and incentives - $25,000 for First Officers and $50,000 for Captain Qualified pilots
- Significant increase to pay override for instructors (Ground, SIM, Line Check Pilots, and Designated Examiners)
- Annual retention bonuses totaling $25,000 for First Officers and $50,000 for Captains for full contract duration
- New Minimum Monthly duty period Guarantee - 76 hours
- Full Compensation for Experience - Longevity credit of 1:1 up to 20 yrs for new hires with prior FAR 121 industry experience
- Increased Commuter hotel allotment for reserve pilots
- Industry leading Commuter travel program including flights from home to base
- Direct flow to United Airlines through the Aviate Program
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CEO Rick Hoefling commented, "We are excited about the opportunities this will provide CommutAir and is one more step towards securing our long-term success in the regional airline industry"
CommutAir is a regional airline operating flights on behalf of United Airlines as a United Express partner. With a fleet of over 70 active Embraer 145 aircraft, CommutAir operates up to 1,500 weekly flights - connecting people and communities to the world via United's global network. Headquartered in Cleveland: CommutAir has major hubs in Denver, Houston, and Washington Dulles, with maintenance bases in Houston, Albany, New York and Lincoln, Nebraska. Founded in 1989, CommutAir is 40% owned by United Airlines, Inc. www.flycommutair.com
Contact:
Laura Prince
VP Human Resources
laura.prince@commutair.com
440-652-2180
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SEOUL, South Korea and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Templestay started to allow international visitors to experience the traditional culture of Korea. More than 6 million people have participated in the program for 20 years, of which more than 650,000 were non-Koreans. It is noteworthy that the nationalities of international participants totaled 205, more than those of UN member states. It shows how much interest foreigners have in Templestay.
What makes all these people from many different countries come to join the program? A survey conducted in 2021 by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism indicated that the number one motivation for participation was "interest in Korean traditional culture." Enjoying Templestay, visitors can experience a monk's daily routine at a mountain temple where the 1,700-year history and culture of Korean Buddhism are still alive. It is an excellent way to feel Korean Buddhism and traditional culture.
If visitors want a more memorable experience, Templestay in a "Sansa," or Buddhist Mountain monastery, is recommended. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site recognized for its value in preserving the history and culture of Korean Buddhism. Among the seven temples on the list, visitors can stay at Tongdosa, Beopjusa, Magoksa, or Daeheungsa.
Besides, visitors can spend a day at a temple with various cultural heritages, including Haeinsa, the home of the Tripitaka Koreana in Janggyeong Panjeon, the UNESCO world heritage site; Bulguksa showing the essence of Korean Buddhist architecture, and Bongseonsa guarding the Gwangneung Forest registered as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Detailed information and reservation are on Templestay's English website (eng.templestay.com).
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--Facility Consolidation & Energy Management Key to Meeting Benchmarks--
LAKE MARY, Fla., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO® Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader in 4D digital reality solutions, today announced the release of the company's inaugural #Sustainability Report with a renewed commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2025. The report highlights the ways in which FARO already contributes to a sustainable future by pioneering numerous precision measurement and imaging tools along with cloud-based data-sharing platforms that enable customers to reduce rework, waste and scrap, while leveraging the advantages of digitalization and working virtually.
FARO is directing resources to research and innovation that centers on its data capture technology at the heart of its new applications and workflows. The goal is to boost efficiency and productivity, reduce error, and enable customers to collaborate and manage project progress without extraneous travel, material or time. These actions contribute to a significantly reduced carbon footprint across many industries, including architecture, construction, engineering, facility operations, manufacturing and public safety.
"As a global corporation with customers and suppliers worldwide, we are committed to sustainable business practices and the protection of the environment," said Michael Burger, President & CEO. "Our mission and vision go together with ensuring a low-carbon future. We strive to unlock the full potential of the digitalization of the physical world for our customers and stakeholders, and we enable meaningful, differentiated value that fosters prosperity and protects the planet we share."
In addition to investing in new development that drives operational waste-reducing solutions for customers, FARO is pursuing a continued consolidation of its physical footprint while encouraging a remote/flexible work employment model. Combined with smart product shipping, recycled plastic packaging, the exploration of 'green' travel options, and a facility energy management strategy, the company will continue to identify ways it can reduce its energy demand or switch to cleaner fuels.
"The world has been through a lot these last few years," Burger added. "We navigate these uncertain waters by staying committed to our values: to think big and solve big problems, to support and exceed the expectations of our customers, and to embrace our shared #ESG responsibility to make a positive impact."
About FARO
FARO serves the 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), O&M (Operations & Maintenance), and Public Safety Analytics markets. For over 40 years, FARO has been a pioneer in #RealityCapture, bridging the digital and physical worlds through data-driven reliable accuracy, precision, and immediacy, providing industry-leading technology solutions that enable customers to measure their world and use that data to make smarter decisions faster. For more information, visit www.FARO.com.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InteliChart, a leading patient engagement and consumer healthcare provider, will be exhibiting at the 2022 Community Health Institute (CHI) & Expo in Chicago, IL, from August 28-30 at booth #337. The event, hosted by the National Association of Community Health Centers, is the largest gathering of health center clinicians, executives, and consumer board members passionate about advocating for the betterment of community health.
"We're excited to attend the CHI & EXPO again this year and showcase how we're helping community health centers nationwide improve the health outcomes of their patients," said Gary Hamilton, CEO at InteliChart. "Our Healthy Outcomes platform allows organizations to use one vendor for all their patient engagement needs. Managing the entire patient journey from a single place not only creates a cohesive care experience for patients, but also allows organizations to focus on patient care, rather than manual administrative tasks."
InteliChart's Healthy Outcomes patient engagement platform helps community health centers better serve their populations with integrated, patient-centric technology that promotes proactive care. The platform was designed to empower patients at every stage of their healthcare journey, from the first appointment to the post-visit survey, with tools designed to be accessible and easy-to-use.
Of particular interest to attendees will be InteliChart's industry-leading solutions for improving population health:
- Patient Activate: A population health solution that fully integrates with other InteliChart services to create "set and forget" campaigns that streamline care education, increase compliance, and improve patient outcomes, particularly among community health's high-risk patients.
- Patient Survey: An automated survey solution that helps organizations keep their finger on the pulse of patient satisfaction and outcomes that is easy to customize to patient populations.
- Patient eHealth: An affordable, easy-to-implement solution that integrates seamlessly with a center's existing workflows, creating a smooth experience for providers and patients.
At this year's exhibit, InteliChart staff will be prepared to discuss engagement challenges specific to community health centers and offer solutions that can be tailored to the populations they serve. The booth will also feature live demonstrations of the Healthy Outcomes platform and how its features work together to improve population health and support UDS reporting.
"We're proud of our proven record of success with community health centers. Our platform of patient engagement solutions provides these facilities with exactly what they need to engage with their highest risk patients. Through powerful automation, it's easy to filter and identify high-risk populations and automatically deliver information that encourages better health outcomes," said Craig Allen, InteliChart's VP of Sales.
InteliChart delivers Healthy Outcomes, the market-leading patient-engagement platform that helps providers attain superior patient outcomes. The Healthy Outcomes platform consists of Patient Portal, Family Portal, Patient Intake, Patient Notify, Patient Survey, Patient Schedule, Patient Activate, and Patient eHealth.
Located in Charlotte, NC, InteliChart was founded in 2010. Industry-leading EHR vendors, hospitals, health systems, and physician practices have selected InteliChart as their patient engagement platform, collectively representing 75 million patients. We integrate with 35-plus EHR products and deliver single integration API access to all the solutions on our Healthy Outcomes platform. For more information, visit www.intelichart.com.
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Boy, 15, shot on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - A 15-year-old boy was shot twice Tuesday morning in Chicago's Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood.
The teen was walking outside around 6:19 a.m. in the 1800 block of East 71st Street when gunfire broke out, according to Chicago police.
He was shot in the thigh and arm and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was listed in good condition, police said.
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Dozens of dogs dying from mysterious parvo-like illness in Michigan
(FOX 2) - A mysterious illness is killing dogs in northern Michigan, the state's agriculture department said.
According to media reports from local animal shelters, dozens of dogs have died from the unidentified illness, with many of the symptoms including vomiting and bloody stool.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said it was still in the early stages of its investigation, but some of the first samples that had been sent for testing came back positive for canine parvovirus.
The illness spreads primarily through fecal matter and is highly infectious to pets, primarily affecting elderly dogs and those under the age of 2. Symptoms include fatigue, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
"When MDARD first learned of these cases in northern Michigan, we immediately reached out to the veterinarians and animal shelters involved and began our response efforts," said state veterinarian Dora Wineland. "Protecting animal and public health is one of the department’s key pillars, but it is a team effort. Dog owners need to ensure their pet is up to date on routine vaccinations as it’s the first step in keeping your pet healthy."
Parvovirus isn't contagious to people or other animals and isn't typically a reportable disease to the state vet's office. MDARD is now asking vets to inform the state if they see any unusual conditions in animals.
The Otsego County Animal posted on Facebook of a mysterious sickness that had been affecting many of its pets. "Most of these dogs have passed within 3 days. These dogs are mostly under the age of 2, Some of the dogs were vaccinated," went the Aug. 9 post.
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The shelter also said it had been in contact with vets around northern Michigan, as well as the state. "No one has an answer. The best ‘guess’ is that this is a strain of parvo."
MDARD has a few steps that pet owners can follow to keep their dog safe:
- Keep up with routine vaccinations (especially for those living in or traveling with pets to the northern Lower Peninsula) by ensuring dogs/puppies are vaccinated against canine parvovirus, rabies, canine distemper, adenovirus, parainfluenza, and leptospirosis.
- Have dogs/puppies fully vaccinated before interacting with other animals will help to keep them healthy and safe.
- Keep dogs/puppies at home and away from other dogs if they are exhibiting any signs of illness and contact your veterinarian.
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Brand Elevates Entire Customer Experience to Help Consumers Transform Daily Life
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwest Botanicals, long-time wholesaler of organic herbs, spices, and teas since 1975, announced its launch of a completely refreshed consumer web experience. The site is step one of a brand re-introduction to help consumers unearth the benefits of botanicals to transform daily life.
"We've been a quiet pillar in the natural products industry for many years with a very dedicated community of fans," said Cole Daily, Chief Executive Officer of Starwest Botanicals. "It's time to make some noise and re-introduce ourselves to the current and next generation of herbalists, wellness enthusiasts, and culinarians."
Phase one of the refresh includes an update to the brand's original logo along with a new product catalog, easy to use and mobile friendly website, and digital media presence.
"This isn't just a marketing facelift," said Daily. "This is a promise to our conscientious customers that we are here for them across their entire wellness journey. From dipping your toes into herbs to teaching others about the benefits of botanicals, we will be there for you."
The new consumer website features a completely redesigned interface to improve customers' experience on mobile and allow for easy navigation and checkout. Enhanced educational content around sourcing and product education makes the site a go-to resource for all things botanical.
The second phase of the refresh will include additional packaging updates as well as new product innovations that continue the brand's focus on using food for wellness.
"It begins with sourcing the highest quality products with a heart," added Daily. "Our procurement team travels the globe searching for the places and spaces that are not only growing the best botanicals, teas, and spices but also keeping sustainability and the effects those products have on the people and communities who create them top of mind."
In addition to its USDA Organic status, Starwest Botanicals has recently achieved additional Kosher and British Retail Consortium's (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety certifications at its facility in Sacramento.
Learn more and experience the new site at https://www.starwest-botanicals.com
Founded in 1975, Starwest Botanicals helps conscientious consumers unearth the powerful benefits of botanicals to transform daily life through its extensive, diverse, and carefully curated selection of premium-quality botanicals, spices, teas, and 100% pure essential oils. Over the years, the brand has grown its community through our commitment to quality, value, and transparency. From pioneering the organic herb industry, to investing in sustainability, and expanding its California headquarters, the brand is proud to be one of the largest suppliers of organic botanicals in the country. Learn more at https://www.starwest-botanicals.com.
Media Contact: Jenessa Jukes, Jenessaj@starwest-botanicals.com
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Codex Beauty Labs, an innovative, sustainable skincare brand combining ethnobotany, genetics, and plant-based biotech actives, has been granted the Seal of Recognition by the National Psoriasis Foundation for four additional Antü skincare products. The Seal of Recognition demonstrates that these products are safe as part of a daily skin care routine for individuals with psoriatic disease and/or sensitive to severely sensitive skin.
"We are thrilled that four more of our products – in fact the complete Antü Skin Barrier Repair Collection – have been recognized as safe to use for the roughly 8 million people in the United States who suffer from psoriasis. It is an honor to receive this Seal of Recognition. The National Psoriasis Foundation is doing incredible work helping those with psoriasis get the treatment, education and support they need," says Dr. Barbara Paldus, CEO, Codex Beauty Labs. "At Codex Beauty Labs, we are dedicated to clinically proven, sustainable skincare focused on protecting and restoring the skin barrier while supporting the microbiome."
The additional Codex Beauty Labs products that have earned the Seal of Recognition are Antü Skin Barrier Night Cream, Antü Brightening Eye Cream, Antü Toning Radiance Mist and Antü Refreshing Gel Cleanser.
"We are proud to recognize innovative products that are designed to not irritate the dry, painful, itchy, flaky symptoms of psoriasis," said Leah M. Howard, J.D., President and CEO, National Psoriasis Foundation. "Products are independently reviewed by a panel of dermatologists and people living with psoriasis before they are recognized by NPF as gentle for skin afflicted with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis."
All products awarded the Seal of Recognition must have test data showing they are non-toxic, non-irritating, non-sensitizing, and safely help in managing symptoms of psoriatic disease or sensitive skin. Product data is independently reviewed by a panel of Board-Certified dermatology and rheumatology doctors before being granted the Seal.
Codex Beauty Labs is an innovative, data-driven, plant-powered biotech skincare brand, focused on providing functional, clinically proven products that leverage its biotech-fermented, food-grade PreservX® preservation system for microbiome support, and airless sugarcane packaging for sustainability. Visit www.codexbeauty.com to learn more about our Bia™ ultra-hydration and Antü™ skin barrier repair collections.
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A Texas Uber driver was killed when her car was swept off a bridge in historic flash flooding — dying while calling her husband to beg for help from the fast-rising water, according to a report.
Joleen Jarrell, a 60-year-old mother of three, was on her way home from a job Monday when her vehicle was swept off a bridge as nearly 12 inches of rain fell in the suburban Dallas city of Mesquite, her friends told CBS11.
“She was on the phone with her husband and told him the water had reached her ankles, then her knees…,” the station’s Andrea Lucia tweeted.
“The call disconnected and the woman’s husband came out here searching for her,” she said.
“Friends describe her as a hardworking mom who lost her life for an $18 Uber fare,” Lucia said.
Before Jarrell had been identified, Mesquite Fire Chief Rusty Wilson confirmed to reporters at the scene that the dead woman’s loved ones were already searching for her when rescue crews arrived.
“They were on the phone with her … and lost contact with her,” Wilson confirmed of the harrowing call. The whole area around her car had been completely covered in floodwater, he confirmed.
However, they were only able to find Jarrell’s car once the water started to subside, CBS 11 said — with her husband first to spot it.
The fire chief said he had lost count of how many other cars had needed to be towed after getting stuck in flooding in the surrounding area.
One stranded motorist told CBS 11 that their car “just floated on in the ditch.”
“You had to swim because the water was up past my chest,” the witness said.
The City of Mesquite said 11.66 inches of rain fell in the “historic rainfall event.” The National Weather Service (NWS) also said the area had “broken several records.”
“The Dallas-Fort Worth area was pretty much ground zero for the heaviest rain,” NWS meteorologist Daniel Huckaby said.
Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Tuesday. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/uber-driver-died-while-on-phone-to-husband-during-flooding/ | 2022-08-23T14:11:39Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/uber-driver-died-while-on-phone-to-husband-during-flooding/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a 130-foot superyacht capsized off the Italian coast over the weekend, sinking stern-first into the water.
The video, released by the coast guard, showed the yacht named My Saga struggling against the waves before sinking near the Catanzaro Marina on Saturday.
Officials confirmed that nine people were rescued from the sinking vessel.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Designed by naval architect Tim Heywood, My Saga was built in Italy in 2007. At the time of the incident, the boat was en route from Gallipoli to Milazzo under a Cayman Islands flag. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/video-captures-the-moment-superyacht-sinks-off-italian-coast/ | 2022-08-23T14:11:45Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/video-captures-the-moment-superyacht-sinks-off-italian-coast/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In a scathing op-ed, the wife of a slain black St. Louis police captain accused the Black Lives Matter movement and other progressive activists such as Vice President Kamala Harris of dividing America, blasting them as “supervillains.”
Ann Dorn, a retired sergeant from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and widow of Capt. David Dorn, wrote in the op-ed published with Fox News Tuesday that her husband’s death was the product of Democrats and left-wing activists pushing an anti-law enforcement sentiment across the country.
“Ultimately, David was murdered because the people who are supposed to protect our streets — active-duty police officers — were ordered not to do their jobs. It is clear that the anti-law enforcement sentiment that has been fueled in this country by Democrat and left-wing activist rhetoric has gone too far,” Dorn wrote.
“Yes, there are bad cops out there, but addressing bad policing by ordering no policing at all is not a solution. It is extremist, it is dangerous, and it cost my husband his life.”
She reflected on her 14-year-marriage to the police captain, up until he died in June 2020 during riots in St. Louis.
Dorn revealed that her husband had been retired from the police force at the time but “never retired from serving his community.”
“One of our friends owned a pawn shop, which was only 10 minutes from our house but nearly an hour away from where our friend lived. Because of this, David was the point of contact for the alarm system and would check on the shop whenever the alarm went off. He had been doing this for 30 years,” Dorn said.
She wrote that as Black Lives Matter protests “descended upon the city,” leaving buildings burned and businesses looted, her husband responded to the pawn shop alarm, “knowing that the city was consumed by violence and chaos.”
“When he arrived at the shop, David confronted a few of the rioters outside, one of whom was a man named Stephan Cannon. David told them it wasn’t worth it, that there was little of value in the shop that wasn’t tightly locked up. Moments later Cannon shot David in the chest. He bled out on the sidewalk,” the widow continued.
“A third rioter live-streamed the entire incident, and we later learned that one of the many viewers who watched David’s murder unfold was David’s eldest grandson.”
Cannon was found guilty of first-degree murder in the police captain’s death last month.
In her op-ed, Dorn went on to detail why her late husband became a police officer, saying it was because he wanted to be a superhero as a child.
“And he was a superhero,” she said. “But if real life superheroes exist, so do supervillains.”
“Those supervillains are people like the man who killed my husband. They are people like billionaire George Soros, who use their power and influence to promote extremist politics and fan the flames of division,” Dorn continued, before taking aim at the vice president.
“They are people like Vice President Kamala Harris, who raised money for the rioters’ bail funds, and the CEOs of prominent companies who blindly gave their support and money to this.”
Dorn added: “If a foreign organization were tied to nationwide rioting in the U.S., we’d probably call it a terrorist organization.”
The retired sergeant revealed that her husband, a black man, did not support the Black Lives Matter movement or understood it because she claimed it “never actually did anything to help Black lives.”
“The same year David was killed, over a dozen children were shot in St. Louis, and never once did Black Lives Matter show up. Their lives mattered. Fifty-five businesses were looted or destroyed the night David was murdered, many of them Black-owned,” Dorn wrote. “Their livelihoods mattered. My husband was a Black man who selflessly served his community for over 40 years. His life mattered.”
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- Prior was 590K
- Sales down 12.6% on the month vs -8.1% prior (revised to -7.1%)
- New home supply 10.9 vs 9.2 months prior
- Homes for sale at end of July 464K vs 450K prior
- Median sale price $439.4K, up 8.2% y/y
Ths is the worst reading since 2016.
Despite that, there are signs that US housing is stabilizing with the inventory of homes for sale leveling off in other data sets. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-july-new-home-sales-511k-vs-575k-expected-20220823/ | 2022-08-23T14:15:33Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-july-new-home-sales-511k-vs-575k-expected-20220823/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The fall below 50 in services last month was the first decline below that level since June 2020. Excluding the pandemic, this is the worst since 2009.
Details:
Services new orders contracted at the steepest pace for over two years
Services level of outstanding business decreased at the quickest rate since May 2020
Services input costs continued to rise markedly
Services hopes of an uptick in new business drove the degree of optimism regarding the outlook for output over the coming year to the highest for three months
In manufacturing, going supply chain issues, paired with weak client demand, led to the drop in output
Manufacturing new export orders fell solidly as inflationary pressures in key export markets weighed on demand
Manufacturers registered the slowest rise in cost burdens since January 2021
Signs of improvements in supply chain disruption emerged, as manufacturing delivery times lengthened to the least marked extent since October 2020
The fall in manufacturing export orders could be a sign the strong US dollar is beginning to bite.
Commenting on the flash PMI data, Siân Jones, Senior Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence said:
“August flash PMI data signalled further disconcerting signs for the health of the US private sector. Demand conditions were dampened again, sparked by the impact of interest rate hikes and strong inflationary pressures on customer spending, which weighed on activity. Gathering clouds spread across the private sector as services new orders returned to contractionary territory, mirroring the subdued demand conditions seen at their manufacturing counterparts. Excluding the period between March and May 2020, the fall in total output was the steepest seen since the series began nearly 13 years ago.
“Lower new order inflows and continued efforts to rein in spending led to the slowest uptick in employment for almost a year. Reports of challenges finding suitable candidates started to be countered by those companies noting that voluntary leavers would not be replaced with any immediacy due to uncertainty regarding demand over the coming months.
“One area of reprieve for firms came in the form of a further softening in inflationary pressures. Input prices and output charges rose at the slowest rates for a yearand-a-half amid reports that some key component costs had fallen. Although pointing to an ongoing movement away from price peaks, increases in costs and charges remained historically robust. At the same time, delivery times lengthened at the slowest pace since October 2020, albeit still sharply, allowing more firms to work through backlogs." | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-sp-global-services-flash-pmi-441-vs-492-expected-20220823/ | 2022-08-23T14:15:39Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-sp-global-services-flash-pmi-441-vs-492-expected-20220823/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73.2 percent effective against the disease in children under 5, the company said Tuesday.
The company touted the data as reinforcing the importance of the vaccine, which was authorized in June, after months of waiting for a vaccine for the youngest children.
The effectiveness is after three shots of the vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine’s authorization was delayed earlier this year to allow time to study a third shot, with the idea that two shots were not enough.
The results, based on 34 cases, came when the strain of the virus circulating was primarily the omicron subvariant BA.2, slightly different than the BA.5 omicron subvariant that is largely circulating now.
Pfizer said Tuesday that it is working on a vaccine for children under 12 specifically targeting BA.5, matching its approach for adults 12 and over.
“Building on the strong safety and immunogenicity data that led to FDA authorization of our COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years, we are pleased to share confirmatory evidence that a full course of vaccination helps protect against symptomatic disease, particularly during a time when the Omicron BA.2 strain was predominant,” said Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.
Getting parents to vaccinate their young children is an ongoing challenge. Only about five percent of children under 5 have been vaccinated so far, ABC News reported last week. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-73-percent-effective-in-children-under-5/ | 2022-08-23T14:15:42Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-73-percent-effective-in-children-under-5/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The phrase “lost in translation” acknowledges that words in one language may carry different meanings in another. To a deeper extent, it describes the inherent difficulties in communication among people of different backgrounds, cultures and worldviews.
But what if something were literally lost in translation – something powerful? What if you could use that power to bend the world to your will?
“Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution” by R.F. Kuang, out August 23 from HarperCollins, imagines an alternate universe in which the British Empire of the early-to-mid-1800s has built its strength on using silver to harness the power released by the act of translating words. At Oxford University’s Royal Institute of Translation, known more commonly as Babel, elite scholars from around the world study languages so they can learn to use silver magic for the benefit of the empire and its expansion.
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After losing his family to cholera in Canton, China, the young and gifted Robin Swift is taken to England to study languages and eventually study at Babel. There, he struggles with his new status as a member of a class selected by the rich, White elite academics and power brokers of Britain, yet always reminded that he will never fully be accepted into their inner circle because of his Chinese heritage.
When he and his friends find out that their silverwork for Babel is being used to incite war and inflict suffering on people as far away as China, Robin faces a choice: to which of his identities will he give his loyalty?
Influenced by her experiences at Oxford and Cambridge, as well as her own work as a translator and her previous The Poppy War trilogy of novels, Kuang explores in “Babel” the violence of colonialism, the ways elite academic institutions hoard power and the butterfly effect created by individual choices.
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Q. What led you down the path of writing this specific book? What was the process of writing it like for you?
I never wake up with fully-fledged novel ideas in my head. It’s more a kind of slow accumulation of influences over time.
When I was working on The Poppy War trilogy, I was already interested in questions of colonialism and empire – I was reading Frantz Fanon, who you’ll see many references to in the text, and thinking a lot about the decolonial struggles of the 20th century, how they played out in the Cold War and how postcolonialism doesn’t really involve a post-. But I had not really worked on anything in the 19th century, or been particularly interested in that era, until I moved to the UK for grad school.
I first went to Cambridge, and then I spent a year at Oxford, which is a magical city. So many fantasy novels involve a magical Oxford. Samantha Shannon has a magical version of Oxford. Philip Pullman has a magical Oxford. J.R.R. Tolkien, who lived there for many years, did not write explicitly about Oxford, but you can see it in his descriptions of the Shire. And I think it’s just impossible for any writer who spends time there not to want to write their version of an Oxford novel.
I was also increasingly interested in translation studies. I had just started translating professionally but I was also interested in questions like: Is accurate translation even possible? What does faithful translation mean? How have philosophies of translation changed over time?
All of those things bubbled up together one day in a Zoom call with my editors. We were talking about what I wanted my next novel to be, and I told them, well, it’s going to be set in Oxford, and it’s going to involve language magic of some kind, and it’s going to talk about colonialism. All three of which were true promises!
I don’t remember which friend gave me this piece of advice, but whenever I’m struggling with a scene, I try not to think of it as actively composing or making things up. Instead, I try to remember how the scene is supposed to go. Because my unconscious has worked on it long enough, I know already, deep down, how the scene is supposed to be. It feels more like a process of uncovering a dinosaur skeleton or recounting a memory, rather than actively composing in the moment.
That’s just my creative process. People do things really differently, and there’s no one right way – but I always know that a scene is working when it feels like I’m writing down a memory.
Q. Speaking of the Oxford setting, your book is described as “dark academia.” Can you talk a little about the characteristics of the genre?
Thinking about the genre – specifically Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History,” and Tana French’s “The Likeness” and M.L. Rio’s “If We Were Villains” – I think a very strong trope in “dark academia” novels is a desire on the part of the protagonist, who is usually an outsider, to be a part of a core inner elite at these academic institutions because their lives seem so mysterious and cool and magical. That is a feeling that’s not unique to dark academia, I think that’s just how everybody at elite institutions feels. You really want to be in on the secret, and you want to be in the room where it happens, and you want to drink the champagne and to feel special.
There’s even more tension in asking, what does it mean to be a scholar of color at one of these institutions? How do we interact with its history? I first started thinking about this when I was having conversations with fellow BIPOC Marshall Scholars after we got to the UK.
Even after you become disillusioned with institutions, and even after you become disillusioned with the elite circle, there’s still this tension – you still want to belong. I think that’s the contradiction that is at the core of the struggle for Robin and his cohort. Eventually, they see Babel and Oxford for what they are, and they see the British Empire for what it is. But when you’re on the inside, or when you have proximity to the privileges afforded to you – the champagne parties, the stipends, the access to the libraries, the social status – even if you can never quite get fully on the inside, isn’t it so seductive, just to be close with and approximate whiteness? I think the temptation is real, and it’s something that I think about constantly, and it was very troubling to me when I was at Cambridge and Oxford.
Q. How did you come up with the silver system of magic?
I didn’t spend very long thinking about this magic system, because the two elements, the silver, and the power of what is lost in translation, were just so immediately apparent to me.
I’ve been working in translation for a while and I had already begun thinking of it as this inherently magical thing. Anyone who’s bilingual and worked in translation knows that there’s no perfect one-to-one correlation between words or phrases in one language, and words and phrases in another language – there’s always something that’s lost or distorted. And what to do with this distortion has been the subject of debates over translation for centuries.
In the 19th century, the German philologists were very concerned with what this mystical realm of meaning was. They talked about it in very magical terms, this unreachable domain of pure thoughts that could never be perfectly expressed – it could only be approximated by one language and then imperfectly approximated by another language. So what happens to the substance that’s lost in the middle? That already sounds like you’re describing a magic system.
Silver as a way to harness that power also seemed very obvious, because silver is smelted with mercury and Mercury is the Roman name for Hermes, who’s the Greek god of messages and travelers. Translation is the travel of words in texts from one place to another. Silver is also historically relevant at the time of the book because of the Opium War [a conflict in which the British aimed to force its opium on China, which had banned the addictive narcotic]. It was the acquisition of all that silver that funded the next great wave of British colonialism.
So it all came together very nicely. I like when things have just an internal elegance – like it was always meant to be written this way and I just came along and discovered it, rather than deliberately constructing it from the ground up.
Q. What historical research did you do? What language research?
In terms of scholars whose work is most directly apparent in Babel, Frantz Fanon is a very obvious answer. “The Wretched of the Earth” and, to a lesser extent, “Black Skin, White Masks,” were fundamental to my understanding of the psychological damage of colonialism and how it instills a sense of racial inferiority. Also, Edward Said’s work on Orientalism and colonialism – because he has a comparative literature background, and he’s looking at things in terms of fictional representations – was very helpful.
In terms of languages, I have Chinese and Japanese, and I have a bit of high school Latin, which has made learning French, Italian and Spanish very easy, but I don’t speak those with fluency. I don’t read Sanskrit and I don’t speak any Indian languages, but I have a lot of friends, most of whom are bilingual, who speak tons of languages. So that was fun, reaching out to everybody who spoke languages that weren’t English and just asking, you know, what are the fun aspects of your language? What are things about your language that only native speakers would know?
Q. You use footnotes throughout the book – can you talk about that? It seems like they’re like little snarky asides to the reader.
The narrator of the main text is Robin, so the story very closely follows his thought process and his emotions and how he processes and experiences the world. But he’s an unreliable narrator, and there’s also knowledge that he doesn’t have access to. For a lot of the book, he doesn’t even really understand himself.
On the other hand, the voice of the footnotes is someone who’s situated differently in space and time, who has the benefit of hindsight, who understands larger historical context and is able to speak to the reader to ground them and explain what they’re looking at in a way that the characters themselves don’t understand or recognize. I guess the laziest interpretation would be that the voice of the footnotes is me, but I think the tone of the footnotes is someone different.
A more difficult interpretation would be to equate it to the omniscient narrator you see in a lot of Victorian fiction, which was a lot more bold about loosely shifting between close third person and distant third person narration. Sometimes you’d slide into this perspective that jumped into people’s heads and revealed their thoughts and revealed all this backstory on various characters for the sake of the reader to know, even if the main characters didn’t know it. I thought that was a lot of fun.
I’m actually really excited for the audiobook, because we wanted so badly to distinguish between the voice of the main text and the footnotes that we have two different narrators doing them. We have a male voice doing Robin, and we have a British woman doing the footnotes.
Q. What do you hope people will take away from this book about translation?
There’s a lot of back and forth about what makes for a good translation throughout the text, but I’ve laid out my own theory about it in the penultimate chapter. I think a good translator pays attention to the source text, and listens and tries to understand where someone is coming from, instead of imposing their own ideas and views. That’s how you end up with bad translations.
Translation doesn’t always have to be an act of betrayal. Good translation involves just a willingness to listen.
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The major US stock indices Indices Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track an index. The difference between an index fund's performance and the index, if any, is called tracking error. Most major countries boast multiple indices. Commonly traded indices include the S&P 500, NASDAQ-100, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA), EURO STOXX 50, Hang Seng Index, and many more.Stock market indices can be characterized or segmented by the index coverage set of stocks. The overall coverage of an index constitutes an underlying group of stocks, most commonly grouped together by underlying investor demand.How to Trade IndicesRetail brokers offer indices exposure through the use of contracts-for-difference (CFDs) or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Each are popular ways to trade specific markets and are almost always on offer at most brokers.Investors can choose between multiple types of indices that traditionally fall within several categories. This includes country coverage, regional coverage, global coverage, exchange-based coverage, and sector-based coverage.All indices are ultimately weighted in a number of different ways. The most common mechanisms include market-capitalization weighting, free-float adjusted market capitalization weighting, volatility weighting, price weighting, and others. Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track an index. The difference between an index fund's performance and the index, if any, is called tracking error. Most major countries boast multiple indices. Commonly traded indices include the S&P 500, NASDAQ-100, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA), EURO STOXX 50, Hang Seng Index, and many more.Stock market indices can be characterized or segmented by the index coverage set of stocks. The overall coverage of an index constitutes an underlying group of stocks, most commonly grouped together by underlying investor demand.How to Trade IndicesRetail brokers offer indices exposure through the use of contracts-for-difference (CFDs) or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Each are popular ways to trade specific markets and are almost always on offer at most brokers.Investors can choose between multiple types of indices that traditionally fall within several categories. This includes country coverage, regional coverage, global coverage, exchange-based coverage, and sector-based coverage.All indices are ultimately weighted in a number of different ways. The most common mechanisms include market-capitalization weighting, free-float adjusted market capitalization weighting, volatility weighting, price weighting, and others. are opening modestly higher after two days of sharp declines. Yesterday the Dow felt -643 points, the S&P felt -90.49 points in the NASDAQ NASDAQ The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since assumed the majority of major trades that had been executed by the over-the-counter (OTC) system of trading.What Makes Up the NASDAQ?In particular, the exchange also features the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and S&P 500 Index, this is one of the three most-followed stock market indices in the United States.Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market tiers. This includes the Capital Market, or an equity market for companies that have relatively small levels of market capitalization. The listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets that list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization.Additionally, the Global Market is made up of stocks that represent the Nasdaq Global Market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet the exchange’s financial and liquidity requirements, and corporate governance standards.Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index made up of 1,200 US-based and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite. The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since assumed the majority of major trades that had been executed by the over-the-counter (OTC) system of trading.What Makes Up the NASDAQ?In particular, the exchange also features the NASDAQ Composite, which includes almost all stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock market. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIJA) and S&P 500 Index, this is one of the three most-followed stock market indices in the United States.Overall, the NASDAQ stock market has three different market tiers. This includes the Capital Market, or an equity market for companies that have relatively small levels of market capitalization. The listing requirements for small cap companies are less stringent than for other Nasdaq markets that list larger companies with significantly higher market capitalization.Additionally, the Global Market is made up of stocks that represent the Nasdaq Global Market. The Global Market consists of 1,450 stocks that meet the exchange’s financial and liquidity requirements, and corporate governance standards.Finally, the Global Select Market is a market capitalization-weighted index made up of 1,200 US-based and international stocks that represent the Global Select Market Composite. index fell -323 points. The gains today are a small fraction of of those declines.
A snapshot of the market currently shows:
- Dow industrial average up 10 points or 0.04% at 33077
- S&P index up three points or 0.07 percent at 4139.98
- NASDAQ index up 10.76 points or 0.09% at 12392.91
- Russell 2000 up a .73 points or 0.46% at 1924.48
Since peaking last week to the lows reached yesterday, the major indices have seen the following declines:
- Dow industrial average -3.72%
- S&P index has seen a -4.52%
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Gov. Gavin Newsom wussed out on doing the right thing.
On Monday, he voted Senate Bill 57, introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, which would authorize local governments in select cities to launch overdose prevention programs on a pilot basis.
His veto message was a mealy-mouthed mess of excuses where he says, on the one hand, that he’s “supported the cutting edge of harm reduction strategies” but on the other he is “acutely concerned about the operations of safe injection sites without strong, engaged local leadership and well-documented, vetted, and thoughtful operational and sustainability plans.”
This is a copout and the consequences of his veto are obvious.
Without the U.S. catching up with countries around the world in approving safe consumption facilities where addicts can connect with addiction services and greatly reduce their risk of dying from drug overdoses or contracting chronic diseases, addicts will continue to die, continue to use drugs in the streets and continue to spread diseases like hepatitis and HIV.
“Today’s veto is tragic,” said Sen. Wiener in a statement. “For eight years, a broad coalition has worked to pass this life-saving legislation. Each year this legislation is delayed, more people die of drug overdoses — two per day in San Francisco alone.”
Once again, Gov. Newsom has shown that his progressivism is merely a front for his national political ambitions.
“He likes to be ahead of the curve,” Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School told the New York Times. “But if he signs this, the ads kind of write themselves: He becomes ‘Governor Heroin.’”
Of course, if Newsom actually ran, they’ll basically call him that anyway. See: the streets of San Francisco.
In any case, he has chosen to throw addicts under the bus so he can imagine himself having an easier time in Iowa.
Sal Rodriguez can be reached at salrodriguez@scng.com
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RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – A woman is facing multiple drug charges following “suspicious” activity Saturday in Rutherford County.
According to the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were patrolling the area of Bethany Church Road.
While on patrol, deputies noticed a suspicious vehicle on Country Side Drive.
This vehicle had been traveling towards deputies, once noticing the deputies, the vehicle crossed into the opposite lane of travel before turning into a driveway, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies knew the vehicle nor the driver belonged to the house.
During the investigation, deputies found 29.3 grams of Methamphetamine along with multiple sets of digital scales.
Deputies charged the driver, Kellie Sams Smith, of Rutherfordton, was charged with the following:
- trafficking methamphetamine
- PWIMSD methamphetamine
- maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance
- possess drug paraphernalia
- resisting public officer
- injury to personal property
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Disneyland’s Magic Key annual pass system seems to have locked the resort into a trap.
Disneyland recently opened renewals for its initial Magic Key holders, who bought Disneyland’s new annual passes when they first went on sale last August. Renewing passholders are paying between 7% and 16% more for their passes, which now include blockout dates at all levels.
The resort dropped its old annual pass program during the lockdown, when it became clear that there was no way to accommodate all those passholders while Disneyland had to operate under capacity restrictions. When those restrictions lifted, Disneyland introduced Magic Key, but even with its new reservation requirements, Disney officials continue to lament the “unfavorable mix” of so many Magic Key holders coming to the parks instead of bigger-spending daily ticket buyers.
Here’s the trap: The higher that Disney raises Magic Key pass prices, the more often passholders will try to visit, to get more value from their pass. If Disney were to cut Magic Key prices (hold for laughter), more Disney fans would buy them, again leading to more visits by annual passholders. If Disney wants to limit visits by its passholders, it must then limit the number of reservations available to them, leaving the loyal fans who spent all that money on their passes frustrated and unhappy.
Since, ultimately, Disneyland’s product is happiness, that’s a problem. If Disneyland wants to be the “Happiest Place on Earth” again for its most loyal customers while delivering a return to satisfy the C-suite up in Burbank, it needs to find a way out of this trap.
If Disney’s goal is to make Disneyland more driven by out-of-market visitors, like at its Walt Disney World Resort, it needs to present a vision to make that happen. Two theme parks and three hotels offer a great destination for a staycation or a stop on a Southern California visit, but it’s far from enough to make the Disneyland Resort a weeklong vacation destination on its own, as Disney World has been for decades. The resort’s DisneylandForward proposal to the community does not detail the additional hotels, attractions, meeting facilities and other amenities that the resort would need to attract and support more out-of-town visitors.
Or Disneyland could abandon that goal and just embrace Disneyland running primarily as a locals’ resort. That would mean treating Disneyland like the world’s most elaborately themed country club. The pass holders are the members and park reservations are the tee times. The more you pay for your “membership,” the easier the club makes it for you to get the reservations you want.
It’s all about setting expectations — and not just for guests. If Disney management’s expectation is that more out-of-town visitors and daily ticket buyers will be coming to Disneyland, then it needs to change the resort’s offerings and ticketing system to make that happen.
If Disney management is not willing to do that, then it needs to set its expectations to match the reality of what its actual customers want in Anaheim.
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The parent of a Robb Elementary student who was not injured but is suffering emotional effects following the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead said Monday he and four other parents have each filed complaints with the school district calling for the superintendent's removal.
The school board held a special meeting Monday night to review the complaints against Superintendent Hal Harrell.
Before the session, Adam Martinez told CNN he wants "accountability" in the wake of a Texas statehouse report reviewing the May 24 mass shooting, and "that starts with superintendent and anyone below him."
The report from a Texas House investigative committee cited Robb Elementary's "culture of non-compliance with safety policies," including its failure to adequately prepare for the risk of an armed intruder and the common practice of leaving doors unlocked. The massacre was the deadliest US school shooting since 2012.
The school board's meeting began with a public comment period of about 10 minutes then moved into closed session. A little more than three hours later, board members reemerged.
One board member brought a motion to make the superintendent provide to the board the names or organizations who could review the school district's administrative practices regarding accountability. It also directed him to schedule a board town hall for the public to discuss issues related to the start of the new school year.
The board also voted to coordinate with Harrell on the investigation into school police.
The motion passed unanimously.
Families and community members expressed anger at the end of the meeting, with some saying that it took three hours to not accomplish anything.
The board has another meeting scheduled for Wednesday where it will consider firing school district police chief Pete Arredondo.
Officials have said Arredondo was the on-scene commander during the shooting, but the chief has disputed this, saying he did not believe he was in charge.
Responding officers from multiple agencies did not enter the classroom to confront the shooter until more than an hour after the shooting began -- a move that some law enforcement experts say could have cost lives.
Harrell has recommended Arredondo -- who is on unpaid leave -- be fired.
The school board has postponed Arredondo's termination hearing twice because of requests from his attorney involving his right to due process.
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There are more than 420 sites in the US National Park System, but only 63 carry the headliner -- capital N, capital P -- "National Park" title.
The most visited of those, Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee, welcomed a record-setting 14.2 million recreation visits in 2021. Zion, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon are other top visitor draws. See full lists of the most popular National Park Service sites here.
But what about the least-visited headliners? Parks that might be especially wild or hard to reach but also uncrowded and largely undiscovered. Let's take a peek at those.
Seven out of the 15 least-visited national parks in 2021 are in Alaska.
It's no big surprise that a good chunk of the least-visited national parks are in the 49th state. Covering close to 665,000 square miles -- much of it wild and often frozen -- getting around the state can be challenging and there's a lot of wilderness to see.
The least visited of the 63 national parks, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, contains no roads or trails and visitors must fly or hike into the park, according to the National Park Service.
It's safe to say the people who accounted for its 7,362 recreation visits in 2021 were very committed to a wilderness experience. Denali National Park in Alaska, No. 13 among the least-visited parks, saw a whopping 229,521 visits by comparison.
Remote islands, a historic fort and more
The second least-visited national park couldn't be more different. National Park of American Samoa is located on a volcanic island arc in the South Pacific, where fruit bats and coral reefs are part of the ecosystem. The park logged just under 8,500 visits in 2021.
Among other non-Alaska entries in the least visited parks list are North Cascades in Washington; Isle Royale in Michigan and Dry Tortugas in Florida.
The latter two are remarkably different island environments. Isle Royale is a wooded island in Lake Superior accessible by ferry or seaplane; Dry Tortugas is 70 miles west of Key West and encompasses open water and a handful of islands, including one that's home to an impressive 19th-century fort.
Nevada, South Carolina, Minnesota and Texas parks also make the 15 least-visited list.
Here's the list and some park highlights for a little trail-less-taken inspiration:
15 least-visited US National Parks in 2021
1. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 7,362 recreation visits
With no roads, no trails, no cell service and no established campsites, this massive expanse is a true wilderness experience. The park and preserve has six designated Wild Rivers. "Visitors may wander at will across 8.4 million acres of superlative natural beauty," the park's website says. Visitors must be self-sufficient, flexible and "able to execute self-extraction and communication, should an emergency situation arise." Arrive prepared.
2. National Park of American Samoa - 8,495 recreation visits
Most parkgoers will need a passport to visit this spot in a remote part of the South Pacific. Hawaiian Airlines offers direct flights from Honolulu. The only National Park Service site south of the equator, the park has units on three different islands in the territory of American Samoa. The park stretches across 13,500 acres, some 4,000 of which are marine acres that are mostly coral reefs.
3. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska - 11,540 recreation visits
There are no roads, campgrounds or entrance gates for this 1.8 million-acre expanse's human visitors. Half a million caribou migrate through this park, crossing the Kobuk River and Onion Portage, according to the National Park Service. An 8,000-year tradition of hunting caribou here continues today.
4. North Cascades National Park, Washington - 17,855 recreation visits
Peaks crowned by more than 300 glaciers tower over this alpine landscape. More than 1,600 species of plants have been identified on this land that spans temperate rainforest to a dry ponderosa pine ecosystem. There are more than 400 miles of trails.
5. Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 18,278 recreation visits
Stretching across more than 4 million acres, this national park and preserve is home to three designated Wild Rivers and two National Natural Landmark volcanoes. The land holds 10,000 years of human history and preserves the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina people.
6. Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 24,764 recreation visits
Katmai is an important habitat for thousands of brown bears. One of the world's premier bear-viewing spots, according to the Park Service, Katmai is home to an estimated 2,200 brown bears. Brooks Camp along the Brooks River is one of the most popular viewing spots to observe bears feasting on salmon.
7. Isle Royale National Park, Michigan - 25,844 recreation visits
An isolated archipelago in Lake Superior, Isle Royale boasts 165 miles of trails and more than 30 campgrounds. It's open from mid-April through the end of October. Ferry and seaplane service typically runs from mid-May through the end of September, according to NPS. There are fewer mammal species here -- only 19 -- than on the mainland because animals must cross at least 14 miles of Lake Superior. Wolves and moose are among the notable animal residents.
8. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 50,189 recreation visits
America's largest national park, Wrangell-St. Elias encompasses 13.2 million acres -- or about the size of Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park and Switzerland combined, the Park Service says. Most of the park is backcountry, and visitor services are limited. There are some maintained trails in the frontcountry Nabesna and McCarthy areas.
9. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida - 83,817 recreation visits
About 70 miles (113 km) west of Key West, Dry Tortugas is mostly open water with seven small islands. Garden Key is home to one of the nation's largest 19th-century forts, Fort Jefferson. The park is accessible by boat or plane and is host to nearly 300 species of birds. Bush Key closes every year from February to September so that sooty terns and brown noddies can breed there undisturbed.
10. Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 89,768 recreation visits
Another Alaska wilderness park, Glacier Bay covers 3.3 million acres. Late May through early September marks the main visitor season. Visitors arrive by ferry or boat, and sea kayaking is a popular way to see the park's spectacular tidewater glaciers. Black and brown bears live here, and the park recently temporarily closed one area to foot traffic after a bear got food from campers.
11. Great Basin National Park, Nevada - 144,875 recreation visits
Mountain peaks meet hot desert valleys here. Great Basin National Park is home to 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, ancient bristlecone pines, about 40 caves and a wide array of plants and animals. The elevation ranges from 5,000 to 13,000 feet with hiking trails for all levels.
12. Congaree National Park, South Carolina - 215,181 recreation visits
Congaree National Park's landscape is "defined by the presence of both flood and flame," the Park Service says. Flood waters from the Congaree and Wateree rivers regularly cover the park's old-growth bottomland hardwood forest, and the upland pine forest depends on wildfires to clear out competing vegetation. Canoeing and kayaking are popular ways to explore the park. There's a 15-mile marked canoe trail.
13. Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 229,521 recreation visits
Covering six million acres, this wild land is home to North America's tallest park -- 20,310-foot Denali. Off-trail hiking is the norm, and vehicle access to its sole road is largely limited to buses. Grizzly and black bears, wolves, caribou, moose and Dall's sheep all live here.
14. Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota - 243,042 recreation visits
Billed as a park of "water, islands and horizons," Voyageurs covers 218,055 acres -- 84,000 of which is water. There are more than 500 islands and four large lakes, plus more than two dozen smaller lakes in the park, which is best experienced by boat. Voyageurs shares its northern boundary with Canada, and lucky visitors may even see the northern lights.
15. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas - 243,291 recreation visits
This park boasts the four highest peaks in Texas and the world's most extensive Permian fossil reef. Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness has more than 80 miles of trail including a hike in the Salt Basin Dunes that rise 100 feet from the desert floor.
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The last midterm primaries of August take place Tuesday with contests in three states: Florida, New York and Oklahoma.
High-profile races include the Democratic primary in Florida to take on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and a GOP Senate primary runoff in Oklahoma, the winner of which is likely to be the state's next junior senator. But it's the House races that take center stage, with several competitive contests in Florida and especially New York that could be key to determining control of the chamber next year.
New congressional maps have scrambled races in both states.
In Florida, DeSantis unexpectedly seized control of the state's redistricting process earlier this year and pushed through a more partisan redrawing of the state's congressional boundaries that likely gives Republicans an advantage in at least 18 of 28 districts. The state gained a seat in reappointment following the 2020 census.
New York's highest court in April blocked the state's Democratic-drawn congressional map and ordered new lines that were drawn by a lower court-appointed "special master." The decision postponed the House primaries from late June to August. While Democrats had initially hoped to gain up to 22 seats (out of 26), they are favored in 15 seats under the new map, with around half a dozen competitive seats. The state lost a seat in reapportionment.
In addition to the regular primaries, New York is also hosting two special House elections Tuesday for the remaining terms of congressmen who resigned earlier this year. These elections will be held under the current congressional lines.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma is holding runoffs Tuesday for races where no candidate took more than 50% of the vote in the June primaries. One of them is the GOP primary runoff for the open 2nd Congressional District. Unlike Florida and New York, Oklahoma saw no changes to its congressional seat count after reapportionment, and Republicans are favored to retain all of the state's five seats under a GOP-drawn map.
Here's a look at the House primaries we're watching Tuesday:
Florida
DeSantis did not just make the state's new map more advantageous for Republicans, he controversially blew up the North Florida district where Rep. Al Lawson, a Black Democrat, represented African American communities from Tallahassee to Jacksonville. An ongoing legal battle will someday determine whether DeSantis violated the state Constitution in drawing this district, but for now, Jacksonville -- a city with the state's largest Black population -- is split into two Republican-leaning districts (the 4th and the 5th). Lawson, meanwhile, is challenging Republican Rep. Neal Dunn in the 2nd District but is the underdog in a seat President Donald Trump would have won by 11 points in 2020.
GOP Rep. John Rutherford is seeking a fourth term in the new 5th District, while the 4th District, which includes the west side of Jacksonville, is an open seat. Many elected Republicans have rallied around state Sen. Aaron Bean, a 16-year veteran of the state legislature. Also in the GOP race is Navy veteran Erick Aguilar, who unsuccessfully challenged Rutherford in 2020 and is running on an "Americans First" message. Trump would have carried the 4th and 5th districts by 7 and 16 points, respectively.
Several Republican incumbents in safe seats will have to overcome potentially competitive primary challenges Tuesday. That includes Rep. Matt Gaetz, who had spent more than $6 million as of August 3, the most of any House candidate in Florida, to defend his 1st District seat in the state's western Panhandle against Mark Lombardo, a Vietnam veteran who has loaned his campaign more than $700,000. Despite reports that Gaetz faces an investigation into an alleged relationship with a minor, Trump has stood by the incumbent, who has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime.
Freshman Rep. Kat Cammack of the 3rd District in North Central Florida is a rising star in her conference, but her recent vote for legislation that would codify same-sex marriage has opened her up to criticism from the right. Meanwhile, after losing a 2020 race for a Palm Beach-based seat, right-wing activist Laura Loomer, who has been banned from multiple social media platforms for incendiary comments, is now attempting to unseat six-term Rep. Daniel Webster in the 11th District west of Orlando, which Trump would have carried by 11 points in 2020. As of August 3, Loomer had outraised Webster, a rare House GOP incumbent in Florida not to have Trump's endorsement before the primary.
Also in the Orlando area, the 7th District, a purple seat held by retiring moderate Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy, now leans red and is a poster child for the kind of MAGA-on-MAGA battle royales the new DeSantis map has provoked. The race has attracted eight Republicans, including a retired Navy SEAL backed by Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (Brady Duke); a weapons maker who boasts his products were used on protesters following the murder of George Floyd (Cory Mills); and a state representative who called for Florida to audit the 2020 election (Anthony Sabatini). At a recent debate, all of the candidates said they would impeach President Joe Biden if elected. The GOP nominee would be favored for November in a seat Trump would have carried by about 6 points.
Democrats are heavily favored to hold the deep-blue 10th District, an Orlando seat Rep. Val Demings is vacating to run for Senate. Among the contenders are state Sen. Randolph Bracy, former US Rep. Corrine Brown -- who recently settled a federal corruption case after winning a new trial and serving more than two years in prison -- and former US Rep. Alan Grayson. Generating considerable buzz as well is Maxwell Frost -- a Generation Z candidate backed by progressive Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren -- who this summer disrupted conservative talk show host Dave Rubin's public interview of DeSantis with calls to end gun violence. He had raised $1.5 million through August 3, more than any other candidate, according to Federal Election Commission filings. With 10 candidates in the field, Democrats are bracing for a surprise result.
In the Tampa Bay area, the new version of the 13th District, which Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist is vacating to run for governor, is now a GOP-leaning seat that Trump would have carried by 7 points in 2020. Air Force veteran Anna Paulina Luna, whom Crist defeated in 2020, appears to be the front-runner for the GOP nomination as she runs with Trump's backing. Other Republicans running include former pharmaceutical lobbyist Amanda Makki, who lost to Luna in the 2020 primary, and Kevin Hayslett, a Clearwater attorney and former prosecutor backed by the county's popular sheriff. Hayslett is notable for another reason: He previously represented a short-lived candidate in this race whom Luna accused of plotting to kill her. The winner will face Eric Lynn, a former senior defense adviser in the Obama administration, who is unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Florida gained a seat after the 2020 census, leading to the new 15th District, which connects the area between Tampa and Orlando. Trump would have carried it by 3 points in 2020. Laurel Lee, a former judge who most recently served as DeSantis' secretary of state, a job that put her in charge of Florida's 2020 election, led the GOP field in fundraising as of August 3 (including some self-funding). Other top GOP contenders include state Rep. Jackie Toledo from Tampa and state Sen. Kelli Stargel, a deeply conservative lawmaker who championed the state's new 15-week abortion ban. On the Democratic side, Eddie Geller, a self-described comedian and activist, had raised the most money as of August 23, and for a time appeared to be the likely nominee. But the race is now up in the air after a late entry by former TV journalist Alan Cohn, an unsuccessful House candidate in 2020 who nevertheless quickly racked up endorsements from Florida Reps. Kathy Castor, Lois Frankel and Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
There are competitive Democratic primaries in three South Florida seats -- two that are safe for the party and one competitive district anchored in urban Miami.
Less than a year ago, businesswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick eked out a surprising five-vote victory over then-Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness in the 20th District Democratic primary to replace the late Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died in 2021 from pancreatic cancer. She went on to handily win the January special election. Now an incumbent, Cherfilus-McCormick is seeking a full term but will have to first win a rematch with Holness in a district that is no longer a Black-majority seat.
Meanwhile, the upcoming resignation of Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch leaves an opening in the solidly blue 23rd District. The Democratic favorite is former state Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who helped usher a sweeping gun overhaul bill through the GOP-controlled legislature in response to the deadly 2018 mass shooting at a Parkland high school. Moskowitz went on to join the DeSantis administration as director of Florida's Division of Emergency Management, where he was a key player in the Republican governor's coronavirus response team. It's a fact that his main opponent, Fort Lauderdale Vice Mayor Ben Sorensen, has repeatedly seized on in trying to tie Moskowitz to the state's polarizing leader.
Until early summer, Democratic Party leaders worried they did not have a strong candidate to face freshman Rep. María Elvira Salazar in the 27th District -- on paper, the most competitive seat in the state, which Trump would have carried by less than half a percentage point. But then state Sen. Annette Taddeo dropped out of the governor's race to challenge Salazar, and she's now in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue program for top recruits. Taddeo will have to overcome a spirited campaign from Democrat Ken Russell, a self-described community activist and business owner who has proved an able fundraiser and demonstrated a knack for generating viral attention for his candidacy on TikTok.
New York
In New York City, all eyes will be on the Democratic primaries in two deep-blue districts that have drawn national attention.
The race for the 10th District, which includes Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, has attracted a crowded field of Democrats, including freshman Rep. Mondaire Jones, who represents a seat north of the city but switched to the 10th District after the new map would have forced him to run against incumbents in either of two upstate seats. Other progressives in the race include state Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou and New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera. But the more moderate Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who served as Democrats' lead counsel during Trump's first impeachment trial, has emerged as top contender and recently earned the endorsement of The New York Times editorial board. Goldman, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, had put nearly $4 million of his own money into his campaign as of August 10, according to FEC filings. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio launched a bid for the seat in May but dropped out last month.
There's a member-versus-member primary in the new 12th District, which combines Manhattan's Upper East and West Sides, as two powerful House committee chairs -- Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney -- face off. Attorney Suraj Patel, who lost two previous primaries to Maloney, is also running. While Maloney, the chair of the Oversight and Reform Committee, is the fundraising leader, Nadler, the chair of the Judiciary Committee, boasts recent momentum with endorsements from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Times editorial board.
In the 11th District, the lone Republican-leaning district in the city, GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and her predecessor, Democrat Max Rose, both face primary opposition ahead of their anticipated rematch. Malliotakis faces conservative activist John Matland while Rose's leading opponent is progressive combat veteran Brittany Ramos DeBarros. The district became slightly more Democratic in redistricting, but Trump would still have carried it by 8 points in 2020.
New York is also holding two upstate special House elections Tuesday.
Former Democratic Rep. Antonio Delgado's resignation to become New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's lieutenant governor opened up his 19th District seat in the Hudson Valley area. Two county executives are facing off in Tuesday's special election to succeed Delgado -- Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a Republican who was the party's unsuccessful nominee for governor in 2018; and Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan, a Democrat who has made abortion rights a focus of his campaign in light of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. While Biden narrowly carried the seat in 2020, Republicans are optimistic about flipping it this year in face of favorable political tailwinds.
Molinaro and Ryan on Tuesday are also seeking their party nods for a full term -- but from different districts. Molinaro is running unopposed for the GOP nomination for the new 19th District, which Biden would have carried by 5 points. Attorney Josh Riley and businesswoman Jamie Cheney are competing for the Democratic nod.
Ryan is running for a full term in the new 18th District, which Biden would have carried by 8 points. State Assemblyman Colin Schmitt, who is in the National Republican Congressional Committee's Young Guns program for promising recruits, is unopposed for the GOP nomination.
In the current 23rd District, which includes the state's Southern Tier region, Republican Joe Sempolinski and Democrat Max Della Pia, an Air Force veteran, are vying to fill the remaining term of former GOP Rep. Tom Reed, who resigned in May to join a lobbying firm. Reed had already announced last year that he was not running for reelection, following allegations of sexual misconduct. Sempolinski, the Steuben County GOP chair and a onetime Reed aide, is favored to win the special election. (Trump carried the seat by 11 points in 2020 under the current lines.)
Della Pia is also unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the contest for a full term representing the new 23rd District, which now extends to suburban Buffalo. Sempolinski is sitting out this race. The Republican primary will likely determine the district's future congressman, given that Trump would have carried it by 17 points in 2020. Carl Paladino, a real estate developer with a history of making racist and sexist comments, faces New York GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy for the Republican nomination. Paladino, who had loaned $2 million to his campaign as of August 15, has House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik's backing and name recognition from a 2010 run for governor.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who chairs the DCCC, caused an uproar in May when he announced he would run in the redrawn 17th District in the Hudson Valley, despite much of the territory he currently represents being located in the new 18th. His decision ultimately led Jones, who represents the current version of the 17th District, to try his luck in the 10th. Maloney defended his move, noting that his home was drawn into the new 17th District. The controversy inspired state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, a rising progressive star who was previously running for the 3rd District, to challenge Maloney. The congressman has dominated in fundraising and recently earned the backing of The New York Times editorial board and former President Bill Clinton. Republicans are targeting this seat, with state Assemblyman Mike Lawler running with the backing of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Stefanik. Biden would have carried the seat by 10 points in 2020.
In the 16th District, which covers parts of Westchester County and the Bronx, Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a member of the House "squad" of progressives, faces three primary challengers. They include Westchester County Legislators Vedat Gashi, a Kosovar refugee, and Catherine Parker, who lost a bid for Congress in 2020. Gashi is backed by former US Rep. Eliot Engel, whom Bowman defeated in a 2020 primary, and former Rep. Nita Lowey, who previously represented parts of the new district. The winner of the Democratic primary would be heavily favored in November in a seat Biden would have carried by 44 points.
In Central New York, Democrats are targeting the open 22nd District, seen as a successor seat to the one being vacated by retiring Rep. John Katko, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump last year. Katko has long beaten back Democratic efforts to unseat him in his blue-leaning seat -- the new 22nd would have backed Biden by about 8 points -- but Democrats see an opening without him in the race. Navy veteran Francis Conole, who is on the DCCC's Red to Blue program, is making his second bid for Congress. Businessman Steve Wells, who has benefited from spending by the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, and Navy veteran Brandon Williams are competing for the Republican nomination.
There are three open seats on Long Island that could potentially see competitive races in the fall.
In the 1st District, which Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin is vacating to run for governor, the two leading GOP candidates, cryptocurrency executive Michelle Bond and Navy veteran Nick LaLota, have each attacked the other for earlier Democratic ties. Bond has benefited from significant outside spending while also partly self-funding her campaign; LaLota, the chief of staff for the Suffolk County Legislature, has the endorsement of the Suffolk County GOP. The winner will face Democrat Bridget Fleming, a Suffolk County legislator, who is unopposed in her primary and in the DCCC's Red to Blue program. Biden would have carried the district by less than half a point, but Republicans are favored to hold the seat in the current political environment.
In the 3rd District, which includes parts of Queens and Long Island, multiple Democrats are looking to succeed Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, who is leaving at the end of his term following an unsuccessful bid for governor. Top candidates include Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, who has Suozzi's backing; Democratic National Committee member Robert Zimmerman, who has Hillary Clinton's endorsement; and former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman. Republicans are targeting this seat, which Biden would have carried by 8 points. Investor George Santos, who lost to Suozzi in 2020, is unopposed for the GOP nomination and in the NRCC's Young Guns program.
There's also a crowded field of candidates looking to replace retiring Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice in the 4th District, including former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett and Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages. Gillen, the top-funded Democrat in the race as of August 3, has the backing of Rice as well as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries. Voters in the 4th District would have backed Biden by about 15 points, but the seat is nevertheless on the GOP target list this year. Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D'Esposito, who is in the NRCC's Young Guns program and had outraised his Democratic rivals as of August 3, is unopposed for the GOP nod.
Also on Long Island, freshman GOP Rep. Andrew Garbarino could be heading for a rematch in November with Army Reserve veteran Jackie Gordon in the 2nd District. Gordon is unopposed in the Democratic primary, but Garbarino will first have to beat back challenges from his right, including from Army National Guard and Navy veteran Robert Cornicelli, who has the backing of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Garbarino beat Gordon by 7 points in 2020, but the district became more Democratic under the new map, going from one that would have backed Trump by 4 points to one he would have carried by about 2 points.
Oklahoma
Republicans will pick their nominee in a runoff for Oklahoma's 2nd District, which GOP Rep. Markwayne Mullin is vacating to run for US Senate. State Rep. Avery Frix and former state Sen. Josh Brecheen advanced to the runoff with just 15% and 14% of the vote, respectively, after no candidate took more than 50% in a June primary that featured 14 hopefuls. Both candidates have benefited from outside spending, and the winner will be heavily favored as the district's next congressman in the deep-red seat that Trump would have carried by 53 points in 2020.
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White House officials have been weighing -- and leaning toward -- the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower tied to an income threshold, CNN has learned.
According to multiple sources familiar with the discussions, the plan is designed to offer the forgiveness to individuals who earn less than $125,000 per year.
In addition to that baseline of student loan debt forgiveness for individuals who fall under a certain income level, administration officials have also recently discussed the possibility of additional forgiveness for specific subsets of the population, according to sources familiar with internal discussions in the administration.
The announcement could come as early as Wednesday, but it is not clear that a final decision on the details of the announcement -- as well as the timing -- has been made, and there could always be eleventh hour changes. The White House is also expected to address in the coming days whether to extend again the current pause on federal student loan payments, which is set to expire on August 31.
Payments have not been required on most federal student loans since March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US, greatly affecting the economy. Biden has extended the pause four times, most recently in April, arguing that it was necessary to allow federal student loan borrowers to get back on their feet.
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.
In recent days, White House officials have been in communication with lawmakers to discuss their thinking on student loan debt forgiveness, ahead of the current pause on payments expiring. Last week, for example, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, had a discussion with senior White House officials, sources said.
The White House has suggested in the past that Biden was considering canceling $10,000 per borrower but excluding those who earn more than $125,000 a year.
Setting an income cap, which has been the subject of intense debate both inside and outside the administration, was also crafted as a buffer against criticism that the forgiveness would benefit those with the means to manage their debt payments.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that Americans can expect a decision from the administration on student loans in the "next week or so." With less than two weeks to go, Americans have been left guessing for weeks whether Biden will extend the current moratorium or, perhaps, forgive some of their debt.
"We've been talking daily about this, and I can tell you the American people will hear within the next week or so from the President and the Department of Education on what we're going to be doing around that," Cardona told NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press."
He did not elaborate on the details, saying he would not get ahead of the announcement.
Some Democratic lawmakers and advocates have been urging Biden to broadly cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt per borrower, but the President has consistently pushed back on canceling that much.
Biden has canceled more student loan debt than any other president, with his administration authorizing the cancellation of nearly $32 billion in loans largely for borrowers who were defrauded by their for-profit colleges and for permanently disabled borrowers.
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SPARTANBURG, SC (WSPA) — An opinion survey released by South Carolina’s Department of Education shows how well parents, teachers and students are satisfied with their public high school.
The survey, recorded in 2021, shows what people thought of their high school’s learning environment; physical and social environment; and school-home relationships.
In Spartanburg, Dorman High School ranked the highest in parent satisfaction. Chesnee High School rated the highest in teacher satisfaction. Chapman rated the highest in student satisfaction, according to the survey.
Parents were least satisfied with the home-school relationship at James F. Byrnes High School; parents were also the most unsatisfied with the learning environment at the same school.
In Greenville, parents were most satisfied with the learning environment at Blue Ridge High School. Parents were the most satisfied with the educational environment at Greer, Travelers Rest and Wade Hampton High Schools, according to the survey.
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Comprehensive Airman Fitness is comprised of physical, social, spiritual and mental fitness. Being physically fit to fight and maintaining a war fighter spirit are crucial to completing the mission. It’s equally important to maintain good mental health. The Mental Health office of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group specializes in providing mental health care for AUAB members to ensure they can be the best versions of themselves.
“If you were really sick or had a broken ankle, you wouldn’t just shrug it off as no big deal; you’d go get treatment,” said Tech. Sgt. Melissa Leonardo, a technician with the 379th EMDG Mental Health office. “Mental health is no different. Life is hard and affects people differently which is ok. Sometimes we just need to take a knee and take care of it.”
The Mental Health office offers a variety of services for AUAB members including psychological evaluation, command consultation, outreach to high risk units or units that extend an invite, and can also provide clinical evaluations for substance abuse. The office is staffed by an array of psychologists, social workers and technicians who are licensed substance abuse counselors.
“If your mindset is not where it needs to be, you ultimately can make mistakes,” said Leonardo. “People who wait too long to get the help that they need often decompensate which ends up impacting their job.”
Leonardo said some of the most common mental health issues they assist with are occupational stress. Experiencing occupational stress is common during a deployment. Signs include overwhelming exhaustion, feelings of cynicism, detachment from work, feeling overextended as well as lack of achievement and productivity.
Even though Airmen might not need to seek the assistance of the mental health office, there are steps to take to improve mental health. Some healthy ways of coping Leonardo recommended include healthy work life balance, establishing clear boundaries, leaving work at a reasonable time, engaging in enjoyable activities, exercising, eating well-balanced meals, getting plenty of rest and talking to peers and supervisors.
The mental health office is a specialty clinic designed to treat significant depression, anxiety and trauma. Indicators that you should seek help are symptoms not getting better or worse, symptoms impacting duty performance and any negative thoughts to include thoughts of self-harm. If in any doubt, Airmen are always welcome to seek council with staff who can refer them to the appropriate resource. The Mental Health Office offers confidential care with the exception of self-harm, UCMJ violations or abuse.
“I’ve always wanted to help people in any capacity and that’s why I enjoy what I do here,” said Leonardo. “Everyone’s stress threshold is different and we want to make sure everyone has a healthy mindset.”
If you are thinking about harming yourself or attempting suicide, tell someone who can help right away. Call your doctor’s office, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 9-8-8 or 9-1-1 for emergency services, or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.
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Master Sgt. Michelle Lee, medical technician, welcomes new members to the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron each month, acting as a bridge between technical training school and the Air Force mission in action. Long before she ever joined the Air Force Reserve, however, she was serving as a bridge to connect other groups of people in the community.
She was first exposed to American Sign Language as a fourth grader. Later, she enrolled in an introduction to deaf culture course at Sinclair Community College.
“That class opened my eyes to the culture, the people, all the nuances and levels to it,” she said. “I realized that there’s so much more to the deaf community than just some signs.”
In spring 2004, as a freshman at Sinclair, Lee joined the Disney College Program—a three-month internship at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Still a teenager and unsure of what she wanted to major in, she had only completed general education courses and was assigned to work in the merchandise department at the amusement park.
Not long into the internship, Lee witnessed an event which she credits with altering the trajectory of her life.
“I’ll never forget this,” she recalled. “I was at one of the Lion King shows at Disney, and there was a little girl, dressed in a Minnie Mouse costume, who was signing along with the interpreter at the show.”
Lee said the girl was bobbing up and down, her gaze locked onto the sign language interpreter’s movements.
“Just seeing that child not be excluded from something so magical—that was the moment when I made the decision to become an interpreter,” Lee said.
She completed the internship and returned to Ohio to finish her degree program at Sinclair.
Upon graduation and confident of her next steps, she promptly moved to Orlando and rejoined the Walt Disney World team, this time as one of approximately 15 theatrically-trained ASL interpreters. The rigorous Disney training included drills to control muscle movements, refining minute details of each sign, and perfecting facial expressions, she explained.
“Music is poetry, but English poetry and sign language poetry are two different things,” the nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter said.
As part of her tenure at Disney, Lee interpreted for a number of musical plays, Disney on Ice performances, and various concerts across the eastern United States. Her cumulative interpreting experience includes performances featuring Eminem, Blake Shelton, and New
Kids on the Block with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul.
“I’m trained for theatrical interpretation. When you’re interpreting a play or a show, you have to absorb their characterizations and personality traits, and show the character through your movements,” she said. “It’s like dancing.” Throughout the course of a show, Lee said she is
constantly monitoring her posture, facial expressions, and body language. “All of those little details make a difference,” she explained.
For nine years, Lee lived in Orlando and worked seasonally at Disney, as well as on various cruise lines to provide ASL interpretation for vacationing guests. Her services not only allowed those individuals to participate in the recreational activities available to everyone else, she also provided a critical safety function in case of an emergency on the cruise ship.
Since moving back to Ohio, she earned a Bachelor of Science in sign language interpreting from University of Cincinnati and is now in the final semester of a Master of Arts in adult education program at Capella University.
In 2019, she joined the faculty at Fairborn High School, her alma mater. Still on faculty there, she helped pilot the ASL program, which is now in its fourth year.
“The program is flourishing,” she said. “We hired a second teacher and we still have waitlists.”
The high school now offers ASL levels one, two, three and four, and College Credit Plus, Ohio’s dual enrollment program for college credit.
Their levels three and four honors classes, which Lee teaches, incorporate community outreach events with DWAVE, an Ohio nonprofit, and local elementary schools. The high school students also learn to interpret the national anthem at sporting events and other public events.
“Being able to pilot the ASL program there [at Fairborn High School] has been full circle for me,” she said.
When she isn’t teaching classes at the high school or community college, or serving in the 445th ASTS, Lee also works as an interpreter for live musical performances in Ohio, like “Hamilton” at the Schuster Center in February 2022.
As a medical technician in the Air Force Reserve, Lee is American Heart Association certified to provide CPR training to groups. She has used this certification to provide CPR training to the deaf community, which offers a direct line of communication between the instructor and the trainees taking the course, rather than secondhand instruction through an interpreter
relaying information from a trainer.
“As an interpreter, my goal is to make sure things are accessible to the entire community,” Lee said. “I want to do them justice.”
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Actor Vinayakan, who has proved himself as a versatile actor in Malayalam, will soon be seen in Rajnikanth's upcoming movie 'Jailer'. According to industry tracker Sreedhar Pillai, the actor has bagged a pivotal role in the film, which went on the floors on Monday.
However, there is no information about the kind of role Vinayakan will be essaying. The film revolves around a gang who is trying to free their leader from a lock up. The movie is helmed by 'Beast' director Nelson Dilip Kumar and will be shot primarily in Chennai and Hyderabad.
Rajinikanth is expected to play the jail warden in the movie. The other day, the makers had released the first look poster of the film. In the poster, Rajinikanth sports glasses and wears a no-nonsense look. Within no time, the post had gone viral on social media.
Vinayakan was last seen in Malayalam movie 'Panthrand' directed by Leo Thaddeus. The actor has often courted controversies for his anti-women statements. However, many Vinayakan supporters feel he is often targeted because of his background.
Meanwhile, a few netizens claimed that Vinayakan won't receive much screen space in 'Jailer' as it will be an out-and-out Rajinikanth film. They were referring to Shine Tom Chacko's small role in 'Beast' starring Vijay. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/actor-mollywood-vinayakan-rajinikanth-jailer-movie-pivotal-role.amp.html | 2022-08-23T14:24:45Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/actor-mollywood-vinayakan-rajinikanth-jailer-movie-pivotal-role.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Actor Arjun Gopal, who was seen in 'Kunjeldho' starring Asif Ali and Shruthi Rajnikanth, got married at function in Guruvayoor. Arjun, who has worked as an RJ and anchor, is the brother of Malayalam actress Ananya.
Madhavi Balagopal is Arjun's wife. According to the actor, they decided to tie the knot in Guruvayoorn as per Madhavi's father's wish.
Madhavi is currently working at a firm in Ernakulam. Ananya in an interview to another channel said she took an immediate liking to her sister-in-law, when she went to meet her as part of the bride seeing ceremony.
The actor said she invited a couple of artists from the cine industry, but not everybody could attend the function, mainly due to film shoot commitments and the heavy rain. Actors Rachana Narayanakutty, actor Asha Sharath and Muktha were present at the event, along with others.
Ananya debuted in Malayalam as a child artist and also went on to win accolades for her roles in films like 'Naadodigal', 'Seniors' and 'Engaeyum Eppothum'. She is also a singer and a former archer. In Malayalam, she was recently seen in Prithviraj-starrer 'Bhramam'. Her father has produced a couple of films in Mollywood. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/ananya-brother-arjun-gopal-mollywood-actor-guruvayoor-function.html | 2022-08-23T14:24:49Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/ananya-brother-arjun-gopal-mollywood-actor-guruvayoor-function.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Producer Vaisakh Subrahmanyam just got engaged to entrepreneur Adwaitha Sreekanth. Vaisakh is the grandson of Merryland studio founder P Subrahmanyam.
Vaishak who debuted as a producer with ‘Love Action Drama’, recently revived Merryland studios by producing the Vineeth Sreenivasan-directed ‘Hridayam’ headlining Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan. He is the son of S Murugan (Owner of Sreekumar, Sreevisakh, and New theatres in Thiruvanthapuram) and Suja Murugan.
Adwaitha Sreekanth is running a resto-bar called Blend in Thiruvanthapuram. She is the daughter of SFS Homes Executive Chairman K Sreekant and Rema Sreekant. Their engagement was held last Sunday.
Suchitra Mohanlal, Priyadarshan, Suresh Kumar, Menaka Suresh, Maniyampillai Raju, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Asif Ali, Pranav Mohanlal, Aju Varghese, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Noorin Sheriff, Ahaana Krishna, etc attended the function.
Many VIPs from the field of politics, cinema, and business attended the engagement.
Vaisakh Subrahmanyam is also a partner of the production company called Funtastic films, along with Aju Varghese and Dhyan Sreenivasan. Their last collaboration was ‘Prakaasham Parakatte.’ | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/kalyani-priyadarshan-pranav-mohanlal-vaisakh-subrahmanyam.html | 2022-08-23T14:25:30Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/kalyani-priyadarshan-pranav-mohanlal-vaisakh-subrahmanyam.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prithviraj, who is currently shooting for 'Kaapa', directed by Shaji Kailas, will join the sets of 'Vilayath Buddha' soon after the project is wrapped up. 'Vilayath Buddha' based on writer G R Indugopan's novel. On the occasion of 'Ayyappanum Koshiyum' director Sachy's first death anniversary, Prithviraj had announced that 'Vilayath Buddha' was the late filmmaker's dream project.
The movie will now be directed by Jayan Nambiar, who worked as Sachy's associate in the past. The film is produced by Sandip Senan.
The story revolves around two characters Bhaskaran master and Double Mohanan. Though it is reported that Prithviraj will be playing Double Mohanan, the main character in the novel, the name of the star who will be playing Bhaskaran master is yet to be revealed.
Prithviraj has a slew of projects lined up. He has also begun work on his mega directorial project 'Empuraan'. In Kaapa, he will play Kotta Madhu, who is a gangster. The film revolves around gang rivalries. Prithviraj had recently revealed that he will be speaking his native dialect in the film, which is mostly shot in Thiruvananthapuram. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/prithviraj-vilayath-buddha-sachy-dream-project-jayan-nambiar.amp.html | 2022-08-23T14:25:50Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/prithviraj-vilayath-buddha-sachy-dream-project-jayan-nambiar.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Former journalist and film producer Supriya Menon's romance with actor Prithviraj was one of the most celebrated weddings of Mollywood in the last decade. Though the two met in Mumbai in 2007, the couple never revealed much about their courtship till a few months prior to their marriage in 2011.
Now, Supriya has posted a cute picture of the two together, presumably one or two years before their marriage.
In the picture, a smiling Supriya can be seen standing alongside a dashing looking Prithviraj. A BMW Z4 can be spotted in the photo too. Apparently the picture was taken on the day Prithviraj purchased the sports car. "Throwback to 2009 or 2010. Can’t remember exact dates. Prithvi was shooting for Pokkiri Raja at that time. This was the day @therealprithvi bought this Z4. I wasn’t in any of the official pics but I was there🤓#throwback#longromance#datingshenanigans," Supriya wrote on Instagram. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/supriya-menon-prithviraj-sukumaran-throwback-picture-bmw-z4-model.html | 2022-08-23T14:26:09Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/supriya-menon-prithviraj-sukumaran-throwback-picture-bmw-z4-model.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Vidya Balan, who once preferred her left profile over right, said that now with her growing acceptance and love for every part of her body, she doesn't care where she's being shot from and that she's no longer scared of anyone seeing that side of her.
Taking to Instagram to pen a long post, she said: "A few days ago, at an event, this pretty girl comes up to me for a picture. There was a crowd and I was trying to do as many pics as possible.
"People were jostling and in the middle of this chaos, the girl was back for another pic. My manager (who is very sharp) promptly told her, 'aapne toh le liya... please aur nahi' (You have already taken a picture...please, no more). To which she said, 'Galat side se liya, main achchi nahi lag rahi, yeh post nahi kar paungi' (But this is my bad angle, won't be able to post this picture on social media).
"She was miserable and followed me to the car, relentless in her pursuit to get the perfect picture, almost making it sound like her life depended on it. I obliged. I then got into the car bemused and it made me think.
"You know, I've always preferred my left profile over my right but overtime, as I started on this journey of trying to love and accept myself a little more each day, I realised that liking one profile meant liking one part of me to the exclusion of the other.
"Because the truth is that I not only liked my left but also disliked my right profile. I would tell photographers and cinematographers to avoid shooting me from the right. I would be scared if someone shot me from the right because I thought it was my ugly side. It was almost like the fear of being found out.
"Today, with the growing acceptance and love for every part of me and all of me, I don't care where I'm being shot from. I'm no longer scared of anyone seeing that side of me.
"Truth be told, today not only do I like my right profile, I actually love it. And not because my right profile changed but because I realized it's never going to. What changed is the way I looked at myself and that changed how I see myself.
"Hence I returned to the room and took this selfie at the end of a long day sans make up because I like me just the way I am. Do you like one profile less than the other? If you do and even if you don't, post that selfie with both your sides in full glory." | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/vidya-balan-right-profile-instagram-post-self-confidence-post.amp.html | 2022-08-23T14:26:15Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/08/23/vidya-balan-right-profile-instagram-post-self-confidence-post.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del. - A 46-year-old man is behind bars following accusations that he fled a traffic stop and pointed a handgun at a Dover police officer who was chasing after him.
Police said that early last Thursday, the officer conducted a vehicle stop in the area of River Road and Kent Avenue for a traffic violation. When the vehicle stopped, a passenger later identified as Timothy Safford, got out of the vehicle and began to run. Police said the officer ran after Safford, who pointed a black handgun at the officer prior to throwing the gun over a fence into a heavily wooded area. Safford was eventually taken into custody and found in possession of .3 grams of MDMA and 4 grams of crack cocaine, according to police. Officers conducted an extensive search of the area, however the firearm has not yet been recovered.
Safford was committed to SCI on $92,700 Cash bail on the following charges:
- Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
- Aggravated menacing
- Carrying a concealed deadly weapon
- Possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance
- Tampering with physical evidence
- Possession of MDMA
- Possession of crack cocaine
- Resisting arrest | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-police-say-fleeing-suspect-pointed-gun-at-officer/article_53df974c-22e6-11ed-9e8e-37b21db942f5.html | 2022-08-23T14:28:11Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-police-say-fleeing-suspect-pointed-gun-at-officer/article_53df974c-22e6-11ed-9e8e-37b21db942f5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BERLIN, Md. - The National Aquarium last week hosted its first public sea turtle release since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
The National Aquarium released two Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, Bassoon and Cello, on Aug. 18 at Assateague State Park. This was the first public release since 2019. Bassoon and Cello, along with 28 other sea turtles, were rescued off the coast of Massachusetts in November. The two turtles came to the Aquarium suffering from varying injuries and pneumonia. Bassoon notably received acupuncture treatments and physical therapy treatments while in the Aquarium’s care, in addition to typical supportive care with antibiotics, fluids therapy, and dietary supplements. Both turtles have made a full recovery and were returned to their ocean home.
Although sea turtles are federally protected, and despite the high costs associated with sea turtle stranding response and rehabilitation, there's inadequate direct federal support for the dozens of organizations that rescue and rehabilitate endangered sea turtles. For the last two years, the National Aquarium has led a national effort to increase federal funding for sea turtle stranding response and rehabilitation.
“The National Aquarium has rescued and rehabilitated sea turtles for over three decades, but over half our patients have come in over the last eight years,” said National Aquarium CEO John Racanelli. “The science suggests that sea turtle strandings are only going to increase in the years ahead, along with the costs of rescuing, caring for, and releasing them. Absent sustained and direct federal funding, it is unclear how long non-profit first responders like us can continue to provide this service to the nation.”
National Aquarium officials said that thanks to the leadership of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, more than three dozen members of Congress have already endorsed calls for funding sea turtle stranding response and rehabilitation in the federal budget, including Sen., Benjamin Cardin, and Representatives Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and Kweisi Mfume.
For the first time ever, the 2022 federal budget encouraged NOAA to provide direct support to organizations who respond to and rehabilitate sea turtles. Senator Van Hollen is leading the charge to make sure NOAA has the funding to do so. The Senate’s proposed 2023 budget includes $1.5 million for sea turtle stranding response and rehabilitation grants.
Building on this momentum, Congress recently introduced the bipartisan Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act, cosponsored by Senator Van Hollen, to create a permanent federal grant program to support organizations responding to and caring for threatened and endangered sea turtles. Ultimately, this new grant program will allow for more stable and sustainable funding that will ensure more sea turtles recover and return to their ocean home.
“Sea turtles are an endangered species, and protecting them helps maintain healthy ocean habitats. The National Aquarium’s work on this front has been pivotal – and the release of Bassoon and Cello highlights their success,” said Van Hollen, who was on hand to participate in the turtle release. “We must continue to invest in protecting this species, and I’ll keep fighting to provide the necessary funding to support the organizations that are leading these vital recovery efforts.”
Since the bill’s introduction earlier this summer, 49 institutions from 24 states and territories have called on Congress to pass the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act and fund sea turtle stranding response and rehabilitation. | https://www.wboc.com/news/national-aquarium-releases-two-rehabilitated-sea-turtles-at-assateague-island/article_68953888-22df-11ed-8641-47166866ffae.html | 2022-08-23T14:28:17Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/national-aquarium-releases-two-rehabilitated-sea-turtles-at-assateague-island/article_68953888-22df-11ed-8641-47166866ffae.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The DWP has announced a Help for Households campaign to help people claim any benefits they are owed. The government announced a range of benefits totalling around £37billion this year.
It comes amid rampant inflation and rocketing energy bill costs. The Bank of England is predicting a severe recession as the UK and other countries suffer the costs of COVID lockdowns and the war in Ukraine driving up energy prices.
All of these things have combined to make a so-called cost of living crisis. But you could be entitled to handouts to help ease the pressure.
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Income support
From July, employees earning £36,600 or under will pay less National Insurance. A typical employee, which account for around 70% of workers, will save £330 a year.
This means you can earn £12,570 a year tax-free. The National Living and National Minimum Wage rates rose in April.
You could also claim Universal Credit. If you are eligible then you could also be entitled to a £650 cost of living payment.
There is also:
- Pension credit for those on low incomes
- Get help with savings with the Help to Save
- Child Trust Fund for children born between September 1, 2002 and January 2, 2011
- Help with energy bills
- Energy Bill Discount
Households in Great Britain will get £400 off energy bills from this October. This is automatic and will be applied in six instalments between October 2022 and March 2023.
Cost of Living Payment
A means-tested benefit for people on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Tax Credits. It is a total of £650 this year.
It will be made in two instalments - one in summer and another in autumn. It is in addition to the £400 discount on energy bills.
Disability Cost of Living Payment
The payment is intended to help disabled people with the rising cost of living and the higher costs they face, such as for care and mobility needs. It comes on top of other cost-of-living payments totalling £650 for disabled people on low incomes.
£300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment
This will be issued to people entitled to a Winter Fuel Payment this winter. A couple would only qualify for one payment between them.
Winter fuel payments
Pensioners can get between £100 and £300 in the winter months. They will also receive an extra one-off £300 Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.
Energy Bill Price Cap
The energy price cap will help shield people from higher global gas prices meaning families can pay lower bills for their electricity.
Cold weather payment
This is an extra £25 a week if you're getting certain benefits. It is available during the winter when the temperature is zero or below for more than seven days.
Warm House Discount
This autumn nearly three million low-income households are eligible for a £150 rebate on their winter electricity bills
0% VAT on energy-saving materials
It will be cheaper for you to install energy-saving materials such as thermal insulation or solar panels. It is to help improve energy efficiency in your home and keep heating bills down.
Family Support
- Tax-free childcare
- You can get up to £500 every three months for each of your children to help with the cost of childcare.
- Claim tax-free childcare
- Eligible working families in England with three and four-year-old children can receive 30 hours of free childcare a week.
- Families in England who have two-year-old children and are on certain benefits can get 15 hours of free childcare a week.
Child Benefit
You can claim Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who is:
- under 16
- under 20 if they stay in approved education or training
Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child.
Claim Child Benefit
You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re eligible for Universal Credit, with up to £646 back each month for one child or £1,108 for two or more children.
Apply for free school meals
Free school meals are available to pupils in England if parents get certain benefits.
Holiday activities and food programme
You can get access to free activities and food for your children in the holidays if they receive free school meals.
Childcare payment
You could claim a one-off payment of £500 to help towards the costs of having a child. There is a huge range of benefits for:
- Help with childcare
- Housing support
- Help with transport cost
- Help finding work
- Discounts and offers
- Household support
- Council Tax rebate
If you live in Council Tax bands A to D in England you’ll get £150 back from your Council Tax bill.
TV Licence fee freeze
The TV licence fee has been frozen at £159 until 2024. This means households will not see any change to the licence fee until 1 April 2024.
Transport costs
Cutting fuel duty
Fuel duty for petrol and diesel has been cut by 5 pence per litre across the UK until March 2023. This is a £100 saving for the average car driver, £200 for the average van and £1,500 for the average haulier.
Universal Credit
You can get 50% off travel if you're on Universal Credit. You may be eligible for a Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card if you're on UC.
Help finding work
You can get help to get a job through the government's website here. You can also claim income tax relief for travel expenses, uniforms, clothing, tools for work.
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Medway Council has submitted a bid for £40million in government funding for large improvements in two key areas of Medway. As part of Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund, the council hopes to use the cash for improvements in Gillingham and Rochester.
Specifically, the funding would go toward the Open Lines Project in Gillingham and the creation of a brand new, pioneering business park in Rochester. Canterbury City Council has also recently unveiled their bids for the Levelling Up Fund.
CCC has outlined a range of improvements for both Canterbury itself, and the coastal town of Herne Bay. Medway Council has jointly bid with Peel L&P for the Open Lines Project worth £20million.
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A multitude of local improvements have been outlined in the plans, including: new cycling and walking routes, improvements to the High Street, the creation of new family spaces, improvement of air quality as well as better access to the waterfront. Medway Council received an overwhelming response from residents, students, community groups and businesses in support of the innovative projects, which has largely strengthened the bid.
Rehman Chishti MP said: “I am delighted to support Medway Council’s £20million Levelling Up Bid to central government for Gillingham. This will help deliver the government’s inspirational Levelling Up Agenda for local residents in Gillingham and Rainham in providing new skills in the IT and tech sector at a new hub in Gillingham, the regeneration of Gillingham High Street and enhanced transport connectivity leading to more local jobs, investment and opportunities.”
Alongside this, the council is seeking £20million for the development of two net zero carbon buildings at Medway’s new pioneering businesses park. Set to be located near Rochester Airport, Innovation Park Medway aims to help local businesses expand in an ideal location with great transport links.
The park will comprise two sites, with the northern site encompassing 28 office plots available for buy or lease. Meanwhile, the southern site will provide office space purely for lease.
Other notable features include outdoor green spaces, ‘Google’ style collaboration hubs, a mixed business environment as well as access to high quality research, development and partnership opportunities with the four local universities. Infrastructure work has in fact already begun for this business park, within the North Kent Enterprise Zone, including the creation of access roads and connecting utilities.
If successful, the bid will very much act as a catalyst for the creation of the site, with an overall goal of strengthening the economy of Medway while also introducing high-value jobs. The site actually sits within both Medway Council and Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council's administrative boundaries meaning all decisions must be approved by both councils.
Leader of Medway Council, Cllr Alan Jarrett, said: “Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on the improvement plans for Gillingham to help strengthen our bid to government. The proposed plans for Gillingham would help increase footfall to the town centre and the vision for Innovation Park Medway would help get the new business development off the ground, both providing a boost to the local economy.”
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The Kent Film Foundation (KFF) has spoken out after its proposals to revive the Granville Theatre in Ramsgate were rejected. Having closed back in March 2020 during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, the iconic former cinema has stood empty ever since.
In March this year, Kent Film Foundation aimed to acquire the property as part of a Community Right to Bid phase organised by Thanet District Council. In their proposed plans, the former cinema would be repurposed into a brand new community arts centre named The Sandcastle, complete with a new cinema, organic restaurant and youth theatre.
Thanet District Council has previously confirmed that “a submission was received from the Kent Film Foundation but did not meet the criteria required for it to be successful.” The Community Right to Bid phase expired on April 20, and with no successful submissions, Granville Theatre was placed on the market earlier this year.
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Through Miles & Barr Commercial, the property was marketed for a period of six weeks after which all offers were reviewed and assessed. Now, Kent Film Foundation has spoken out after their proposals were unsuccessful.
'The foundation remains shocked and very surprised'
In a statement responding to the rejection, KFF said: “Kent Film Foundation’s team, helmed by filmmaker Jan Dunn is proud to have worked really hard over the past five years in trying to acquire and save the Granville Cinema for the residents of Ramsgate. The foundation remains shocked and very surprised at not being invited to the panel stage of the decision making at Thanet District Council.
“We believe our proposal is a robust and detailed one and our team’s track record in achieving all that we set out in our plans is proven and solid.” Their proposals also gained a great deal of support from the local community, and a petition entitled “Save Ramsgate's only cinema by supporting Kent Film Foundation's proposal" was created, amassing over 5,000 signatures.
KFF continued: “As residents we have also been overwhelmed by the thousands of local people who have come out in support of our bid for the building and for the support of a number of the local ward councillors, particularly Cllrs Crittenden, Wing, Austin, Green, Constantine and Young and the support of Ramsgate’s Mayor Raushan Ara. The foundation would like to thank the thousands of members of the public who have remained vocal in their support for our bid to acquire the building and we are sorry that even with respect of these voices, our proposal was judged not strong enough to be taken forward to meet the panel.”
KFF then state: “We believe we have been judged by the panel to be deficient in our proposal and skills to implement, but as we have had no substantial feedback – only two short sentences telling us our bid was rejected – we are really unsure of the reasons. As the organisation who spearheaded the listing of the Granville as an asset of community value in 2019, who cares deeply about the community we live in, and feels responsible to all our supporters, we are seeking further feedback from the panel of experts, which we feel is deserved.”
Thanet District Council has been approached for comment.
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With the summer holidays coming to an end, millions of holidaymakers will be squeezing in a last-minute break. But, before you fly with airlines such as Jet2, BA, Ryanair and easyJet, some countries still have strict travel rules in place.
Many iconic destinations have binned their travel rules - including Italy and Turkey - meaning tourists are less restricted as the pandemic eases. However, there are still a few countries with tough rules in place.
To make your life easier, we've listed just some of the countries which still have strict travel rules in force as it stands. Keep reading to find out more.
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Spain
If you're traveling to Spain you must show valid proof of one of the following on entry:
being fully vaccinated. Your vaccination status must meet the Spanish authorities’ validity period requirements. See ‘If you’re fully vaccinated’.
a negative COVID-19 test: either a PCR taken within 72 hours prior to departure, or an antigen test taken within 24 hours prior to departure. See ‘If you’re not fully vaccinated’.
having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months. You can use a medical certificate or recovery record to prove your COVID-19 status on entry to Spain. See ‘If you’ve had COVID-19 in the past year’.
These requirements do not apply to children under 12 years old. See ‘Children and young people’.
Travellers from the UK who can either show proof of being fully vaccinated, or of having recovered from prior COVID-19 infection in the last six months, or who are aged under 12 years old, do not need to complete Spain’s Travel Health Control form. Everyone else must complete Spain’s Travel Health Control form no more than 48 hours before travel to Spain.
Netherlands
If you’re not fully vaccinated or a legal resident of the Netherlands, you are only allowed to enter the Netherlands from the UK if you meet the requirements of an exemption category of the EU entry ban, as established by the Dutch government. This means you can't travel to the country for non-essential reasons, such as tourism.
Fully vaccinated tourists, however, can enter the Netherlands. If you have received a booster (or third dose), you are considered fully vaccinated for entry into the Netherlands.
There is currently no expiry date for booster jabs. If you have not received a booster (or third dose), but have received two doses of a vaccine approved for use by Netherlands, then you qualify as fully vaccinated, if one of the following applies:
- at least 14 days and no more than 270 days have passed since receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine (BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca) or;
- at least 28 days and no more than 270 days have passed since receiving the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine
You can also enter the country if you've recovered from COVID-19 in the past 180 days. You can use the NHS COVID Pass for this, but the date of issue must be more than 11 days ago, and less than 180 days ago.
America
All travellers need to get a visa or an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) visa waiver to enter or transit the USA as a visitor. You should consult the US State Department website to determine which you will need.
If you're not fully vaccinated, you still can't enter America unless you have an exception or are a US Citizen, US National, and US Lawful Permanent Resident. If you’re not fully vaccinated but have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last year you still cannot enter the USA unless you meet one of the exceptions detailed on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Embassy websites.
However, most fully vaccinated tourists can enter the country. Upon arrival, fully vaccinated travellers:
- do not have to quarantine
- are recommended to take a viral test within three to five days of arrival in the US
If you have recovered from a documented COVID-19 infection within the past 90 days (regardless of vaccination status):
- you do not need to get a test three to five days after travel
If you are travelling domestically within the USA, individual states and territories may have their own quarantine requirements. A full list of local quarantine requirements is available on the CDC website.
Canada
Foreign nationals who don’t qualify as fully vaccinated will only be allowed to enter in specific circumstances. Check the Government of Canada’s travel pages to find out if you can enter Canada.
If you’re not fully vaccinated but have been granted an exemption to enter Canada, you’ll need to:
- be admissible under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- (if 12 years or older) present proof of:
- a negative COVID-19 molecular test result taken 72 hours before your scheduled flight to Canada, or arrival at the land border or marine port of entry or
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test result, taken no more than one calendar day before your scheduled flight to Canada, or arrival at the land border or marine port of entry or
- a positive COVID-19 molecular test result received in the previous 10 to 180 days before your scheduled flight to Canada, or arrival at the land border or marine port of entry
- positive antigen tests will not be accepted
- have no COVID symptoms;
- submit your mandatory information via ArriveCAN (App or website), including: a credible quarantine plan; confirmation of a negative pre-entry test (or positive test taken 10 to 180 days before entering Canada); COVID-19 symptom self-assessment;
- take a test on arrival, and a further test on day 8
- wear a face mask during the flight and in airport terminals. If you cannot wear a face mask for medical reasons, you must be in possession of a medical certificate.
- Self-isolate for 14 days (You are legally required to self-isolate for 14 days. Heavy penalties apply if you fail to comply).
If you do not have a valid test result, you will be denied boarding or entry. However, if you're fully vaccinated you can enter Canada as a tourist.
You must also have no COVID-19 symptoms, submit your mandatory information via ArriveCAN (App or website), including proof of vaccination in English or French, and take a test on arrival, if selected.
You must also wear a face mask during the flight and in airport terminals. If you’ve recovered from COVID-19, you still need at least two doses of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine, a mix of two accepted vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) purposes.
Japan
Brits are now allowed to enter Japan, including other ‘blue list’ countries, provided they are sponsored and registered on the Entrants, Returnees Follow-up System (ERFS) by an approved Japanese travel agency. As part of travelling to Japan, you must:
- Take an approved COVID-19 test within 72 hours before your flight departure time, and obtain proof of a negative result in an approved format
- (Before you leave the UK) Sign a written pledge that commits you to abiding by the quarantine and self-isolation rules and to a number of other requirements.
- (Before you leave the UK) Complete an online health questionnaire and obtain a QR code
UK holidaymakers don't have to self-isolate, regardless of vaccination status. Children are not exempt from testing either.
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Children can travel for just £1 on the Kent and East Sussex Railway as part of their 'Summer Adventure' offer. The 'Kids for a Quid' offer runs until August 31, so do not delay if you were thinking of a family train ride out during the summer holidays.
The Kent and East Sussex Railway runs from Tenterden to Bodiam and takes around 50 minutes each way. It is the perfect way to take a step back in time, sit back and enjoy the beautiful countryside along this ten and a half mile stretch of railway.
Some of the trains include carriages with old-fashioned family compartments, it is recommended you book in advance in order to get the best availability. The train journey takes in the unspoilt views of the Rother Valley for much of the way, and the small rural stations are typical of the light-railways of the period.
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Here are just a few of the things that are available to see and do when visiting the Kent and East Sussex Railway: -
- Pay a visit to the award-winning Railway Museum located near the car park at Tenterden Town Station, the museum is open when trains are operating and entry is free.
- Find out more about the fascinating story of how the K&ESR was preserved in an informative display in the Model Railway Room at Tenterden. Kids will love the model railway too – collect a token from the booking office.
Become a nature detective – look out for the unique mix of nature as you travel along the line. Family nature trails area available.
Get up close and personal with the beauty of the local countryside with one of the downloadable Rail Trail walks.
Combine the excitement of a train ride with a visit to Bodiam Castle. If you’re a member of the National Trust, entry to the castle is free – but if not, you can recieve 10% off castle admission with your K&ESR ticket.
For for information and to book you can visit The Kent and East Sussex Railway website HERE.
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Golden Harvest corn seed offerings expand to bring farmers improved agronomics and yield potential
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Harvest announced today the addition of 12 new hybrids to its corn portfolio for the 2023 season. The new corn seed products, which include 10 corn hybrids and two conventional corn hybrids, feature improved agronomics and increased yield potential. The new hybrids join a game-changing Golden Harvest® corn portfolio that outperforms competitors in fields across the Corn Belt.
Research and development drive increased corn yield potential
The 12 new corn hybrids range in relative maturity from 87 to 117 days and feature industry-leading corn traits for insect control:
- Five hybrids include the Duracade™ trait for above- and below-ground insect protection and best-in-class corn rootworm control.
- Five hybrids include the Viptera™ trait, the most comprehensive above-ground insect control trait and the only effective western bean cutworm control trait.
In addition to leading insect control traits, the new corn hybrids help deliver value in the field and at harvest.
"With investments in research and development, trait introgression, and trialing, we are seeing great improvements in our newly advanced hybrids," said Rex Gray, Golden Harvest corn product manager ― West. "Because of their improved agronomics, standability, disease tolerance, test weight and yield potential, our newest products truly are a step-up when compared to our key competitors."
In specific geographies, Golden Harvest will offer a new Enogen® corn hybrid for the 2023 season. In the ethanol market, Enogen corn for fuel enhances the ethanol production process by improving process efficiency, while Enogen corn for feed hybrids help deliver more available energy when incorporated into dairy or beef cattle rations.
Game-changing corn performance in competitive trials
In addition to the 12 new corn hybrids, Golden Harvest offers six key corn hybrids that outperform the competition in trials1 across the Midwest.
Farmers can consider these data points as they put together their 2023 corn crop plans:
- Golden Harvest® corn G91V51-D brand outyielded DEKALB® brand corn products by an average of 0.7 bushels per acre (bu/A) in 207 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G02K39-AA brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer® brand corn products by an average of 4 bu/A in 2,044 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G10D21-VZ brand outyielded Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 2.4 bu/A in 1,740 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G10L16-DV brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 2.2 bu/A in 3,916 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G11V76-AA brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 2.2 bu/A in 2,466 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G15J91-V brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 3.4 bu/A in 4,303 comparisons.
"Our game-changing corn hybrids deliver best-in-class performance across the industry," said Andy Ackley, Golden Harvest corn portfolio manager ― East. "We put agronomics first and focus on placing the right management structure on the right acre to bring farmers broad adaptability, high yield potential, solid agronomics and great late-season health. Golden Harvest corn hybrids are the cornerstone on which to build a whole farm corn solution package farmers can count on."
To learn more about Golden Harvest corn and discover which hybrids are right for your fields, visit www.GameChangingCorn.com.
To find better solutions for your corn and soybean acres, contact a Golden Harvest Seed Advisor at GoldenHarvestSeeds.com.
About Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest Seeds has been working with and listening to farmers with intention since 1973, offering in-depth seeds expertise combined with the local agronomic know-how of an independent Golden Harvest Seed Advisor to help identify custom solutions for every corn and soybean acre. Today, each Golden Harvest hybrid or variety is bred with the individual needs of hardworking farmers in mind. Golden Harvest corn hybrids feature elite genetics with proven performance and the most complete above- and below-ground insect control solutions with Duracade and Viptera trait stacks. Golden Harvest soybean varieties include the industry's broadest trait choice and exclusive genetics that set a new standard for performance and yield potential.
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A couple weeks ago, my truck was stolen. This wasn't just any truck. It was a 1999 Toyota Tacoma that I owned for 20 years. I bought it used back when I was a teenager, and it was my primary mode of transportation for basically my entire adulthood. Sure, it was dented. It was rusting. It was starting to fall apart. But I loved that truck.
Then, in the dead of night, in front of our apartment in San Francisco, poof, it was gone. I moved to this city almost exactly a year ago — and this is the third time the truck was either stolen or broken into since I arrived. Which is weird: It was never broken into or stolen in the 19 years before. That includes the years I lived and parked my truck in rough parts of Brooklyn.
My personal experience matches the data. The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the highest rates of car theft of any major metro area in the nation. New York City has one of the lowest. (H/t to Greg Morton for crunching the numbers and making this pretty map.)
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Maybe my experience of living in New York and other low-theft areas was why I was so naive. I didn't invest in an alarm or other anti-theft devices. I didn't have comprehensive insurance that would cover the cost of theft (ouch). I mean, why would I? It was an old, beat-up truck. I really believed that with so many nicer vehicles out there, why would thieves even bother?
But over the last couple weeks, I've gotten a crash course on the black market for stolen cars, and I've come to learn that it's actually not the nice ones that are the most frequent targets. It's the clunkers. If you think about it, that's pretty messed up. It means that the people who can least afford to have their cars stolen are more likely to have their cars stolen.
Here's the National Insurance Crime Bureau's list of the top five most stolen vehicles in America last year:
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Notice that Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, BMW, or Range Rover are nowhere on this list. Part of this is a function of the fact that there are fewer of these vehicles on the road — and parked on the street. But, more importantly, newer and fancier vehicles have much more sophisticated anti-theft technology. Unlike them, vehicles like my 1999 Toyota Tacoma were not equipped with an electronic engine immobilizer, which requires a smart key with a special chip that sends an encrypted signal to start the car. My truck's key technology consisted of a piece of jagged metal, which made it much easier to steal.
The Slow Spread Of The Immobilizer
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, cars were being stolen left and right. By 1991, national car thefts hit a historic peak, with more than 1.7 million cars stolen, or about 659 thefts for every 100,000 people.
The crazy part of this story is that car companies and drivers had the power to stop the tsunami of vehicle thefts. They had a range of technologies at their disposal, including various kinds of engine immobilizers, the first of which was invented back in 1919. All it took was a bit of research and development to make the technology more sophisticated, affordable, and widespread. So why didn't this happen between 1919 and the 1990s?
Analyzing the failure of the private market to beef up anti-theft technologies in cars, the economist Simon Field wrote in 1993 that the problem was that drivers lacked strong incentives to take precautionary measures. "In practice, there is very little incentive for individual owners to prevent auto theft, since most of the costs fall in the form of insurance premiums and government expenditures rather than in the form of losses falling to individual owners," Field wrote. In other words, why invest in car security when, on the off-chance your car gets stolen, taxpayers will foot the bill for the police work and your insurer will compensate you for any losses? Economists call this "moral hazard," which refers to the lack of incentives to shield yourself against risks when you're protected from the consequences.
Meanwhile, Field argued, car manufacturers had little incentive to provide built-in security devices, like engine mobilizers, because insurance-protected consumers apparently didn't demand them. "In the current automobile market, the incentives on individual car owners to secure their vehicles are so low that manufacturers have little incentive to research and develop more effective security measures," Field wrote. As a result of this market failure, Field recommended that the government mandate better security technology for all new cars.
But, despite apparent incentive problems, the market did end up changing. And as bad as car thefts were in America in the early 1990s, it was actually Europe that led the way for a more car-secure future.
The Immobilizer Gets Mobile
After the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, Eastern European gangsters began flooding into Western Europe, stealing cars, and driving or shipping them back home to be resold. The problem was particularly acute in what was formerly known as West Germany. The annual number of car thefts there more than doubled between 1990 and 1992.
Car manufacturers and individual car owners in Europe were just like those in the United States: they lacked much in the way of incentives to do something about the problem. But there was one group that did have strong incentives to fight the problem: insurance companies.
German insurers, which often footed the bill for stolen cars, were hemorrhaging money. And they decided to put an end to it. One of the largest German insurance companies, Allianz, decided to only fully reimburse victims of car thefts if their cars were equipped with immobilizers. Other German insurers offered policyholders big discounts for driving cars with the technology. This created incentives for consumers and a growing market for anti-theft technologies.
Siemens, the German industrial conglomerate, was one of the first big manufacturers of electronic engine immobilizers. Responding to swelling demand, in 1995, it made a huge step forward by integrating an immobilizer system using an encrypted transponder with a key fob, allowing drivers to remotely unlock their cars with the push of a button on the same device used to start their cars. Mercedes-Benz was the first car company to adopt this tech back in 1997. Ford, an American company, was another early adopter of electronic immobilizers, but, interestingly, it put them in its cars sold in Europe first.
Governments in Europe gave these efforts a huge boost. The European Union issued a regulation in November 1995 that made the immobilizer mandatory in all cars sold within its borders starting in October 1998.
For whatever reason, the United States never mandated it (although it "encourages" it), which maybe explains why car companies were slow to adopt the tech on their fleets here — and why you can continue to see vehicles like the 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup truck and the 2000 Honda Civic on the list of most stolen vehicles. Honda Civics adopted the immobilizer in 2001, which is why post-2001 Civics are much less likely to be stolen.
Nonetheless, due to the dramatic success of this tech and the market dynamics unleashed in Europe, and perhaps some encouragement from the federal government and insurance companies, automakers began making immobilizers more and more standard on vehicles sold in the United States. And you can see the results in the data:
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The spread of the immobilizer did not completely solve the problem of car theft, of course. By 2019, the annual rate of car thefts had fallen about 67% from its peak in 1991, but there still were roughly 220 car thefts for every 100,000 inhabitants, according to FBI data.
Since the pandemic began, however, we've seen a significant surge of car thefts. Many vehicles stolen today still don't have immobilizers or have badly designed ones. Others do have well-designed immobilizers but they're stolen because of driver carelessness, such as leaving their key fobs in easy-to-access places, like their car's cup holders.
Cars are stolen for various reasons: for resale, for joyriding, for use to commit crimes. Many are stolen and broken down for parts, like the catalytic converter, a technology used to scrub car exhaust of noxious fumes. Prized because they contain valuable metals, catalytic converters have seen an astounding 1,215% increase in theft since 2019, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Thieves after these parts often bypass immobilizer systems by opting to not steal the car at all. Instead they use power tools to cut the parts off while the vehicle is parked on the street.
Another way of bypassing immobilizer systems is carjacking, holding drivers up at gun or knife point and stealing their car while it's running. The NICB says that Los Angeles has seen a 53% increase in carjackings since 2019.
And despite the clear benefits of having sophisticated immobilizers for preventing thefts, car companies in the United States have continued to sell cars either without them or with subpar immobilizers that thieves have found ways to hack.
Up until recently, many Kia and Hyundai cars did not come standard with immobilizers. And car thieves have noticed. Recently, there's been a viral craze on TikTok led by the so-called "Kia Boyz." It's a group of adolescents making TikTok videos that show how to steal cars made by Kia and Hyundai, using things like a run-of-the-mill USB cord to turn the ignition and start the engine. Kias and Hyundais now account for almost half of all cars stolen in some metro areas. It's gotten so bad that Progressive Insurance has restricted coverage to owners of certain Kia and Hyundai models. And the car companies are now facing multiple lawsuits.
Seeing a surge of Kia and Hyundai thefts in their city, the Milwaukee City Council recently wrote a letter to their parent company. "We write to ask that KIA Motors America Inc., make fundamental changes to the mechanisms used to secure its vehicles," the city council wrote. "We do this not only in the interest of protecting the property and persons of those who purchase your vehicles, but to try and do something to lessen the drain on police and other resources that seems directly attributable to certain defects in their locking system." Kia and Hyundai are reportedly now, as of 2022, making all their vehicles come standard with immobilizers.
As bad as the recent surge in car thefts is, however, it looks like a blip compared to the rate of car thefts America saw back in the early 1990s. We can, for the most part, thank a little technology called the immobilizer for that — a technology that, unfortunately, did not come standard on my 1999 Toyota Tacoma.
My truck, by the way, was eventually tracked down. A parking enforcement officer found it illegally parked on the outskirts of San Francisco and then had it towed to an impound lot. When I got word, I rushed to the lot. Walking in with police officers, I inspected it. My truck was trashed. The vandals had crashed it and stripped it for parts. Inside I found an empty pizza box, dirty napkins, a Sprite bottle, a thermos, sink faucet parts, and a spray-painted Darth Vader mask. I'm not making this up.
I decided that, given the money it would take, rebuilding the vehicle just wasn't worth it. The truck was already starting to break down before this incident. So, long story short, I've decided, after 20 years, it's finally time for a new truck. With supply chain issues resulting in a brutally dysfunctional car market, it's probably the worst time to buy. But I need some wheels! Stay tuned for an exploration of the wild world of car dealerships in a future Planet Money newsletter.
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MULBERRY, Ark. — Federal authorities said Monday they have started a civil rights investigation following the suspension of three Arkansas law enforcement officers after a video posted on social media showed two of them beating a man 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 (220 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, near the border with Oklahoma, 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.
However, the attorney for the two deputies says Worcester attacked one of the deputies, giving him a concussion.
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.
In video recorded from a car nearby, someone yells at officers to stop hitting the man in the head. Two of the officers appear to look up and say something back to the person who yelled. The officers' comments could not be heard clearly on the video.
"The fight was escalating with those officers, and you hear that woman on that video yelling and whoever that is, I think she could have saved his life," said Carrie Jernigan, an attorney representing Worcester.
He was taken to a hospital, then released and booked into the Crawford County jail in Van Buren on multiple charges, including second-degree battery, resisting arrest and making terroristic threats, state police said.
Worcester was released Monday on $15,000 bond. When asked how he was feeling, he said "all right." An attorney who escorted him from jail declined to comment on his behalf. Worcester was pushing a bicycle as he left the jail.
Worcester's father declined to comment when contacted Monday by The Associated Press. He referred a reporter to a law firm representing the family. That firm said it was still trying to gather information and did not immediately have a comment on the video.
Two Crawford County sheriff's deputies and one Mulberry police officer were suspended, city and county authorities said.
Worcester is white, according to jail booking information, and the three officers involved also appear to be white.
A Justice Department spokesperson said Monday that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas, the FBI's Little Rock Field Office and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division opened a civil rights investigation into the incident.
"The FBI and the Arkansas State Police will collect all available evidence and will ensure that the investigation is conducted in a fair, thorough, and impartial manner," the Justice Department said in a statement. "The federal investigation is separate and independent from the ongoing state investigation."
Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said before Worcester was arrested, an officer asked if he had any weapons on him, and he handed one over to the officer. Damante didn't specify what type of weapon.
"They were about to take him into custody because of part of their investigation on the scene — that's when he became violent," Damante said.
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office identified the three officers as Crawford County deputies Zack King and Levi White and Mulberry police officer Thell Riddle.
"I hold all my employees accountable for their actions and will take appropriate measures in this matter," Damante said.
In a statement released Sunday evening, Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said the community and the department take the matter "very seriously."
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, told a news conference about the Justice Department's plans to investigate. He described the beating as "reprehensible conduct" and said the officers' actions were "not consistent" with the teachings of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Arkansas State Police Col. Bill Bryant said his agency's investigation would "take some time."
"Once we get the facts and evidence, we'll prepare a case file and a summary and turn it over to the prosecutor," Bryant said.
However, Russell Wood, a Russellville attorney for the two deputies, said in a statement Monday that White was answering a report of a terroristic threat when he encountered Worcester, who he said matched the complainant's description of her assailant. At first, Worcester gave White a false identity.
As White was checking that identity, Worcester "became irate and viciously attacked Deputy White by grabbing him by the legs, lifting him up and body-slamming him, headfirst, on the concrete parking lot," Wood said. After White hit his head on the concrete, stunning him, Worcester climbed onto him and "began striking him on the back of the head and face," the attorney said.
After Worcester rained blows on his head, White said he saw the suspect turn his wrath on King and Riddle, Wood said. White then "re-engaged and used all force necessary to get the violent suspect under control and detained."
White suffered a concussion and continues to experience concussion symptoms, Wood said. The attorney called for the release of the full Mulberry police dash-cam video of the incident but has not yet received a response.
Jernigan said she had filed an excessive force complaint against one of the suspended officers on behalf of another client of hers about a month ago.
"To date, I had not heard anything back. But the description of what happened to my client in July versus that video seemed almost identical," Jernigan said. "And so we're just of the position it didn't have to even take place yesterday."
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.
The front door at the building that serves as the Mulberry police headquarters and city hall was locked Monday. A sign on the door directed anyone with questions about "the police investigation" to contact Arkansas State Police.
It was unclear whether the officers were wearing body cameras.
Amid public pressure for transparency and the proliferation of videos exposing police misconduct, there has been some pushback against recording officers. In July, the governor of Arizona signed a bill that makes it illegal to knowingly record officers from 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer without permission.
Mulberry is a town of 1,600 people on the southern edge of the Ozarks in western Arkansas, right off Interstate 40, which runs from California to North Carolina.
At Kountry Xpress, the convenience store and filling station where the beating happened, truck drivers stop frequently to fill up on fuel. Customers also buy meals, which include American and Indian cuisine.
Shasta Morse, a cashier at Kountry Xpress, said she was working when Worcester was arrested but she didn't know about it until a customer told her later.
"It's a little unnerving," she said.
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The 2022 EUC Management and Governance Market Update Report by Bloor Research measures EUC applications
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitratech, a leading global provider of legal, compliance, and HR software, is excited to announce that its ClusterSeven product has been chosen as a Champion in the 2022 EUC Management and Governance Market Update Report by Bloor Research.
The report measures EUC (end-user computing) management and the governance of risk prevention applications against the following criteria:
- Inventory: ability to identify and catalog an organization's EUCs
- Risk assessment: measures the EUC risk level
- Regulations and oversight: the ability of a solution to meet regulators' expectations
- Spreadsheets: the most common type of EUC
- Controls: measures how effective the solution is in providing transparency
- Automation: the measure of a solution's automation abilities
"ClusterSeven is a mature product that works alongside and integrates with the broader Mitratech suite of GRC solutions," said Daniel Howard, Senior Analyst at Bloor Research. "The company's innovative approach to combining multiple technologies in order to create a comprehensive GRC suite resulted in ClusterSeven being named a Champion in the 2022 EUC Management and Governance Market Update Report."
ClusterSeven's Shadow IT Manager lets users choose from a full range of components capable of automating and accelerating EUC management. Effective spreadsheet risk management allows organizations to make use of their users' favorite applications, while still having the same control, transparency, and auditability found in their corporate IT systems.
"We are delighted that ClusterSeven has been recognized as a Champion in the latest Bloor report." Said Henry Umney, managing director of GRC Strategy at Mitratech." As the pioneer in taking EUC and Spreadsheet solutions from the desktop to the enterprise, our unrivaled experience, and extensive client base ensures that we continue to innovate and remain a thought leader delivering cutting-edge solutions."
The full report can be downloaded here:
Mitratech is a proven global technology partner for corporate legal, risk, compliance, and HR professionals seeking to maximize productivity, control expense, and mitigate risk by deepening organizational alignment, increasing visibility, and spurring collaboration across an enterprise. Mitratech serves over 2,000 organizations worldwide spanning more than 160 countries.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- New Chrysler brand Athleisure Merchandise Collection includes comfortable yet versatile apparel for men and women designed for the Chrysler consumer who is always on the go
- Unique collection created in collaboration between merchandising team and Winnie Cheung, Stellantis chief designer – advance studio
- Eight-piece collection to include hoodies, long sleeve T-shirts, leggings, zip-up jacket and a Chrysler-branded canteen
With summer excursions and activities in full force, the Chrysler brand has launched a new Athleisure Merchandise Collection. The unique collection was created in collaboration between the Stellantis licensing and merchandising team and Winnie Cheung, chief designer – advance studio, Stellantis.
"The Chrysler brand has always been about ingenious style and functionality with a focus on providing solutions to make things easier for our customers' busy lifestyles," said Chris Feuell, Chrysler brand chief executive officer – Stellantis. "This special collaboration truly embodies what the brand represents with the ultimate goal of creating high quality and modern products that enable consumers to be comfortable while on the go, with practical sophistication."
Wanting to provide a larger platform that showcases the talent that goes beyond vehicle design, the Chrysler Athleisure Merchandise Collection is the third collaboration initiated by the Stellantis licensing and merchandising team with the product design office. Previous collections include merchandise for both the Dodge and Jeep® brands that were inspired by Stellantis North America designers.
The Chrysler Athleisure Merchandise eight-piece collection includes hoodies, long sleeve T-shirts, leggings, zip-up jacket and a Chrysler-branded canteen.
"My inspiration for the Chrysler Athleisure Collection stems from my real-life experience as full-time mom and employee," said Cheung. "The aesthetic of this collection is simple, modern with a versatile approach, allowing consumers to be chic, comfortable and effortless in their everyday lives."
Chrysler brand Athleisure Merchandise Collection available now at www.collection.chrysler.com/chrysler/collections/athleisure.html
Chrysler Brand
The Chrysler brand has delighted customers with distinctive designs, craftsmanship, intuitive innovation and technology since the company was founded in 1925. The Chrysler Pacifica continues to reinvent the minivan, a segment Chrysler invented, with an unprecedented level of functionality, versatility, technology and bold styling and the most advanced available all-wheel-drive system in its class. The available innovative hybrid powertrain takes this revolutionary vehicle a step further. It's the first electrified vehicle in the minivan segment and achieves more than 80 MPGe in electric-only mode, has an all-electric range of more than 30 miles and a total range of more than 500 miles. Chrysler Voyager offers fleet owners a budget-friendly minivan that also provides a well-equipped, exceptional driving experience. The Chrysler 300 lineup delivers on the brand's promise of iconic and elegant design executed with world-class performance, efficiency and quality – all at an attainable value. Chrysler is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.
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The 49ers' battle for running back gets more intriguing by the day. Elijah Mitchell is RB1. However, he's out for the preseason with a hamstring injury. Trey Sermon, Ty Davis-Price, JaMycal Hasty, and Jordan Mason couldn't ask for a better opportunity to prove they deserve carries during the regular season.
It's only the second preseason game, and 49er fans seem to have given up on Sermon. In his defense, the offensive line was inconsistent all night. Aaron Banks didn't have his best outing yet was far from the most ineffective lineman.
Sermon carried the ball five times for eight yards, with five of those coming after contact. He also had a drop where it looked like Sermon didn't pick up the ball until the last minute. Any hopes of Sermon becoming the third down back took a hit after being late to pick up a blitz from the other side of the formation.
Kyle Shanahan was asked if he saw anything more from Sermon after a second watch:
“No. It’s about what I thought. I was glad that he was able to start the game and help us out through that. And it didn’t last that long, but he took advantage of the plays that he had.”
To his credit, Sermon showed versatility by lining up in the slot and out wide at receiver, where he looked comfortable running routes and caught his other target.
Still, Sermon always leaves you wanting more. It's not his fault when there are no running lanes. But he can do a better job of being decisive and falling forward. Shanahan spoke about that and the rookie running backs:
“Yeah, I thought they all had a couple of good runs where they did break some tackles and create. I thought they also had some holes that they missed where it’s not blocked great, but we have to get at least a yard on a couple of those.
They all got running skills, so they do good jobs when they get the ball a number of times, but just trying to make them all be complete all-around backs to where they know their assignments and protections, know all the right techniques and the handoffs, know the way to line up in the formations, not having to ask the quarterbacks and stuff like that. And those are things we’re constantly trying to work on with all those young backs.”
You can tell Davis-Price and Sermon are still getting acclimated to how they're supposed to run on a specific play.
The 49ers ran the ball 28 times against the Vikings. Fourteen were gap schemes, while the other 14 were zone plays. Each type of run requires different footwork, patience, and vision from the runner.
Other times, it's as simple as following your blocks. For example, watch Ross Dwelley, the fullback, below. He gets a 2-for-1 as he kicks out the defensive end (#95) and then peels off to block the linebacker flying through the air:
Shanahan said he thought the RBs missed some holes. It’d be tough to block this play to the frontside any better. The FB gets a 2-for-1. You pancake the DT.
— KP (@KP_Show) August 22, 2022
If Trey Sermon follows his lead blocker Dwelley, he has a 1-on-1 with the safety. Instead, he bounces it. pic.twitter.com/0Bo1ILrkrx
It would've been tough for the line to block this play any better. The left tackle and left guard, Justin Skule and Aaron Banks, get a combo block and a pancake on the play-side defensive tackle.
Sermon should be looking inside and reading Dwelley. That's not to say this is an explosive play if Sermon follows Dwelley. But by bouncing, he eliminates his chance for a 1-on-1 and a potential big play.
Sermon's not the only one. TDP is getting used to zone runs after running predominant gap schemes at LSU. For example, on Davis-Price's first carry, he was looking to cut the play back the entire way.
A tackle at the line of scrimmage after cutting against the grain could have been three or four yards had TDP stuck his foot in the ground and got upfield.
Both runners have a propensity to bounce their carries to the outside. Occasionally, you'll break two tackles and turn those into 15-yard runs, as Davis-Price did. But eight out of ten times, you'll run right into an extra defender for a minimal gain.
Look inside, slow to, fast through. Those are words to live by for every running back approaching the line of scrimmage. Saying "running backs don't matter" ignores the intricacies backs deal with before they reach the line. Sermon and Davis-Price will only improve with game reps.
I loved Shanahan's point about needing to ask the quarterbacks. That's a sign the player doesn't know what to do. JaMycal Hasty looked the best of the bunch for my money. He looked like he knew his job. Hasty had an impressive blitz pickup that allowed the offense to pick up a first down during the two-minute drill.
He was assertive as a blocker. There was a carry where Hasty was met in the backfield by an unblocked defender. He made him miss and turned the play into a positive gain. Finally, Hasty scored a touchdown.
We can't talk about the running backs without mentioning Jordan Mason, who forced six missed tackles and had 44 of his 57 yards come after contact. Mason also ran for four first downs on nine carries. Mason's a no-nonsense runner who seems like an ideal fit in a Shanahan scheme. If Mason's cut, perhaps that's who Shanahan was talking about when he brought up asking the quarterbacks what to do.
The leaderboard changes daily at running back. Don't be surprised if this is a season-long process if Mitchell misses time. Outside of Jeff Wilson Jr., each back is under 25. One play doesn't define them. They all have their flashes. The next step is consistency.
I used one example for Sermon and Davis-Price to highlight carries that show up on more than one occasion. These are easy fixes. Follow and trust your blocks. Don’t look to turn everything into a track meet to the sideline. Trust what you see.
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While the 49ers may have given up three first round picks for Trey Lance, that doesn’t mean they missed out on acquiring first round talent in the draft. Second rounder Drake Jackson has stacked good days this summer and that continued against the Vikings. Right now he is looking like a potential steal at pick 61.
This play in particular stood out from Saturday’s game.
DeMeco Ryans dials up an effective pressure here by running a stunt with Alex Barrett & Drake Jackson while blitzing Womack from the slot to free up Jackson as he loops into the A gap
— Jordan Elliott (@JLeeElliott) August 22, 2022
Jackson slips but never gives up on the play and his effort leads to a bad pass that is picked pic.twitter.com/07VAkqruqB
DeMeco Ryans was asked about how Jackson was able to recover and still affect the play on Monday.
“Yeah, Drake is a very unique athlete from that standpoint where you see some guys who may hit the ground or get tripped up some type of way. And they’re done, they’re out of the play, it’s taking him forever to get up. But Drake is unique in a way that he still finds a way, like even if he’s falling, he’s still working his way to the quarterback and for him to slip on that pressure and still affect the quarterback. Most guys, they don’t have that type of athletic ability. And that’s what I call God-given ability that some guys have and Drake, he has that.
It’s not something that you coach or teach. It’s just something he has uniquely within himself to be able to be effective. And he’s always in a play because of his ability to still maneuver, make plays, even when you think he should be out of it. In some kind of way he pops up and he’s still able to make a play, so it’s fun to watch. It’s interesting. It’s fun to watch and it’s fun to see him really grow this past week. As far as his physicality, his strain in the run game and also him being able to affect the quarterback was good to see.”
Part of what is so encouraging about Jackson’s progress is that he’s also making plays like this against the run.
Here's the subsequent play from #49ers' Drake Jackson. He's already letting the rest of the NFL know that they can't block him one-on-one with a TE/WR.
— Akash Anavarathan (@akashanav) August 21, 2022
Comes flying off the edge to make the tackle on the running back. His high motor's flashing already too. pic.twitter.com/R2bTNKjGSz
“You earn the right to rush the passer by stopping the run,” Ryans said. “And he’s done that.
Jackson was PFF’s highest graded 49ers defensive player against the Vikings at 88.5. If he can sustain that level of play into the regular season, the 49ers’ defense is going to be an absolute wrecking crew at the line of scrimmage.
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Nineteen Students Nationwide Received Award From Operator of Manufactured Home Communities
CORALVILLE, Iowa, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Coralville student was among the 19 recipients of academic scholarships from Havenpark Communities, an operator and developer of manufactured home communities in Iowa and around the country. The scholarship recipients are awarded up to $10,000 annually to cover expenses for colleges, universities, trade, and vocational schools.
The scholarship awards are part of Havenpark's expansion of its Education Success Program, which offers financial assistance, support, mentorship, and other education initiatives to increase educational opportunities for residents. Through the mentoring program, which provides students – many of whom are first-generation college students—with encouragement and support, students are set up to succeed in their journey to certificate or degree attainment.
Omar Rodriguez Jr., a first-generation college student, finished high school this spring at City High School in Iowa City. During his time there, Rodriguez was involved in Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) as well as several advanced-level courses. He says his mother and experience in AVID were great resources when seeking information about college. He plans to attend the University of Iowa in the fall and is leaning toward majoring in civil engineering, though he is not set on it.
"I'm interested in how civil engineering applies designing into the real world. I became interested in this in middle school. We had a fun class called Applied Technology, where we explored different types of engineering such as electrical, biomedical, and nuclear," said Rodriguez.
Rodriguez says that he's grateful to be a scholarship recipient of Havenpark's Education Success Program. "I'm hoping to get a good sense of what I want to do in my career when I get to college," Rodriguez says if his friends could describe him in one word, they would say that he's dedicated.
"Hearing about Omar's compelling interests such as art and engineering were amazing. Omar is eager to take this next step in his education journey, and I can't wait to see what he becomes after he finishes school," said Robbie Pratt, CEO of Havenpark Communities. "The Education Success Program and its impact on residents brings pure joy to the staff at Havenpark."
The 2022 competitive scholarship application period ran from December 15, 2021, to January 31, 2022, with about half of the applicants rewarded with scholarships. To be eligible for consideration, applicants needed to have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above, be either a current resident of a Havenpark community or have a parent/guardian who is a resident, and must plan to enroll or continue enrollment in full-time or part-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire 2022-2023 academic year. Awards may transfer from a two-year institution to a four-year intuition and vice versa.
Havenpark Communities is an operator and developer of manufactured home communities and makes caring communities attainable for responsible residents across America. Since 2017, Havenpark has sourced and installed over 4,000 new factory-built homes, providing quality, affordable living to over 10,000 Americans across the country. Earlier this year, Havenpark Communities announced it has committed to adding an additional 1,000 new affordable homes across the country, including in Iowa in the coming year. Havenpark Communities believes in respectful and professional management, well-maintained communities, and attainable homeownership. Havenpark Communities makes long-term investments in its communities, providing enduring value for current and future residents.
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DTC eyewear retailer expands designer offerings with new, eye-catching styles from ARNETTE Eyewear
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyebuydirect, the leading online retailer for prescription eyewear, is welcoming ARNETTE Eyewear to its existing family of designer brand offerings. ARNETTE will join Ray-Ban, Oakley and RFLKT within the retailer's lineup of premium frame offerings available online at Eyebuydirect.com.
ARNETTE Eyewear is known for its head-turning, on-trend frames, which will offer Eyebuydirect's shoppers even more ways to express their individuality through fashion and eyewear. The brand offers a wide selection of eyeglasses and sunglasses, with styles to suit everyone and every preference.
Eyebuydirect will carry over 60 frames from the brand, with plans to expand the offering over the next months. Top picks from the designer collection include the Kokoro, Cortex and Bushwick, and will range from $70 – $135 USD / $90 – $175 CAD.
ARNETTE's frames are bold and stylish, and the brand is committed to a worthy sustainability mission to make the world a better place. All of ARNETTE's frames are made using bio-based materials coming from renewable sources.
ARNETTE Eyewear will be available to purchase on Eyebuydirect today. For additional information about Eyebuydirect or to shop, please visit: https://www.eyebuydirect.com/.
About Eyebuydirect
Established in 2006, Eyebuydirect is the leading online destination for prescription eyewear that delivers on style, convenience, and accessibility. With over 3,000 frames starting at $6 USD/$9 CAD, Eyebuydirect is committed to helping everyone celebrate their individuality with the perfect frames to fit their personality. We offer Virtual Try-On technology and 2-day delivery on thousands of frames to make shopping for eyewear efficient and easy. Through our Buy 1 Give 1 Program, a pair of glasses is donated to the most underserved communities worldwide for every order placed. Eyebuydirect is a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest provider of eyecare products and services.
To learn more, please visit us at www.eyebuydirect.com or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
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TOLLAND, Conn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNC Software, LLC, developer of the CAD/CAM software Mastercam, will host a Manufacturing Day® event October 7, 2022, at its 671 Old Post Road, Tolland, Connecticut facility. The celebration will cater to students interested in manufacturing and acts as a showcase for opportunities within the industry.
According to the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), manufacturing within Connecticut employs more than 153,000 people and adds almost $30 billion to the state's annual GDP. However, nearly 20% of the workforce is nearing retirement age, and the manufacturing sector is still growing. The 2021 Survey of Connecticut Manufacturing Workforce Needs found that 55% of surveyed companies had difficulty finding workers, 1% had trouble retaining them, and 32% were challenged by both finding and retaining employees.
Attendees at CNC Software's Manufacturing Day event will be shown how to start their careers in manufacturing. A panel with representatives from various departments within the company will speak to students about their jobs and backgrounds and answer questions. Students will attend a "Design then Cut" demonstration that follows the process of designing a part within Mastercam all the way to cutting the part with a CNC machine. The students also can get a close-up look at the University of Connecticut's Formula SAE car, an example of student-led design and engineering. In their downtime, the students can grab pizza and have a chance to interact with each other and members of the SAE team to ask any questions about the program.
Manufacturing Day was started by Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International® in 2012 as a national endeavor to change the public's view of modern manufacturing and to provide a platform for manufacturers to communicate their challenges and triumphs. Now, The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, produces Manufacturing Day and invites manufacturing companies to join them in celebrating manufacturing throughout the month of October. The occasion allows organizations to describe careers in modern manufacturing while addressing the skilled labor shortage.
To learn more about Manufacturing Day, visit www.MFGday.com.
To learn more about Mastercam, visit www.Mastercam.com.
Visit the CBIA at www.cbia.com.
Founded in 1983, CNC Software, LLC is headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut, with corporate offices in China. The company develops Mastercam, a suite of CAD/CAM software created to reduce production time and expense with efficient machining strategies and advanced toolpath technologies like Accelerated Finishing™ and Dynamic Motion™. Mastercam is the world's #1 CAM software, with more than 284,000 installations in industries such as moldmaking, automotive, medical, aerospace, consumer products, education, and prototyping. It is distributed through an international channel of authorized Mastercam Resellers in 75 countries, providing localized sales, training, and support for 2- through 5-axis routing, milling, and turning; 2- and 4-axis wire EDM; 2D and 3D design; surface and solid modeling; artistic relief cutting; and Swiss machining. For more information, visit www.mastercam.com.
Contact: Michelle Nemeth
Phone: (860) 875-5006
Fax: (860) 872-1565
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Brand Elevates Entire Customer Experience to Help Consumers Transform Daily Life
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starwest Botanicals, long-time wholesaler of organic herbs, spices, and teas since 1975, announced its launch of a completely refreshed consumer web experience. The site is step one of a brand re-introduction to help consumers unearth the benefits of botanicals to transform daily life.
"We've been a quiet pillar in the natural products industry for many years with a very dedicated community of fans," said Cole Daily, Chief Executive Officer of Starwest Botanicals. "It's time to make some noise and re-introduce ourselves to the current and next generation of herbalists, wellness enthusiasts, and culinarians."
Phase one of the refresh includes an update to the brand's original logo along with a new product catalog, easy to use and mobile friendly website, and digital media presence.
"This isn't just a marketing facelift," said Daily. "This is a promise to our conscientious customers that we are here for them across their entire wellness journey. From dipping your toes into herbs to teaching others about the benefits of botanicals, we will be there for you."
The new consumer website features a completely redesigned interface to improve customers' experience on mobile and allow for easy navigation and checkout. Enhanced educational content around sourcing and product education makes the site a go-to resource for all things botanical.
The second phase of the refresh will include additional packaging updates as well as new product innovations that continue the brand's focus on using food for wellness.
"It begins with sourcing the highest quality products with a heart," added Daily. "Our procurement team travels the globe searching for the places and spaces that are not only growing the best botanicals, teas, and spices but also keeping sustainability and the effects those products have on the people and communities who create them top of mind."
In addition to its USDA Organic status, Starwest Botanicals has recently achieved additional Kosher and British Retail Consortium's (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety certifications at its facility in Sacramento.
Learn more and experience the new site at https://www.starwest-botanicals.com
Founded in 1975, Starwest Botanicals helps conscientious consumers unearth the powerful benefits of botanicals to transform daily life through its extensive, diverse, and carefully curated selection of premium-quality botanicals, spices, teas, and 100% pure essential oils. Over the years, the brand has grown its community through our commitment to quality, value, and transparency. From pioneering the organic herb industry, to investing in sustainability, and expanding its California headquarters, the brand is proud to be one of the largest suppliers of organic botanicals in the country. Learn more at https://www.starwest-botanicals.com.
Media Contact: Jenessa Jukes, Jenessaj@starwest-botanicals.com
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- Newest gummies are first in Mystic Labs' product line to feature CBN -
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mystic Labs™, the manufacturer and distributor of Delta-8 THC products and Delta-9 THC Gummies, announces its newest additions to its gummy product line, Delta-8 Sleep Gummies and Delta-9 Sleep Gummies. These are the first Mystic Labs gummies to contain the cannabinoid CBN.
"As our experience and reputation shows from manufacturing industry-leading Delta-8 and Delta-9 Gummies, innovation is key," said Vince Gillen, vice president of sales. "Our distribution and retail partners continue to drive our growth across multiple channels with new products that consumers trust and rely on."
Mystic Labs Delta-8 Sleep Gummies feature 25mg of Delta-8 THC, 5mg of CBN, and Mystic Labs' proprietary calming blend, including chamomile, lemon balm, passionflower, and lavender extracts. They come in a Spellbound Cherry flavor and a 30-count bottle with an MSRP of $38.99.
Additionally, Mystic Labs Delta-9 Sleep Gummies contain 10mg of Delta-9 THC, 5mg of CBN, and the same proprietary calming blend. They also feature a cherry flavor and are available in 30-count bottles with an MSRP of $44.99.
These are the latest additions to Mystic Labs' gummy variations, following the launch of High Potency Delta-8 THC Gummies and Delta-9 THC Gummies earlier this year. Federally compliant under the 2018 Farm Bill, all Mystic Labs THC Gummies are independently lab tested to ensure safety and compliance with all state and federal regulations.
All Mystic Labs products are crafted and manufactured by its in-house team of more than 300 employees across four manufacturing and distribution locations in Tampa, Florida.
For more information about its commitment to providing the highest-quality Delta-8 and Delta-9 products and to shop Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC Gummies, visit https://www.mysticlabsd8.com.
Mystic Labs™, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a manufacturer and distributor of premium Delta-8, Delta-9 THC, and Kratom Extract products, including gummies, tinctures and vaping products. With more than 150,000 square feet of manufacturing space and over 350 employees, Mystic Labs' dedication to quality happens in-house, where it formulates, manufactures, and distributes products in the United States. All products are tested in-house and independently lab tested by a third-party lab. Learn more at https://www.mysticlabsd8.com.
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Helps revenue organizations generate more pipeline and win more deals by increasing rep productivity, improving sales execution efficiency, and reducing forecast risk
SEATTLE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Outreach, the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth, today announced new platform enhancements. These new innovations empower Outreach customers to increase rep productivity, improve sales execution efficiency, decrease forecast risk, and reduce costs via a single platform offering.
The new platform enhancements include:
- Kaia for Outreach Voice empowers sales reps with real-time intelligence - reps can now access the power and intelligence of Outreach Kaia directly within their Outreach Voice dialer workflows. Using conversation intelligence (CI), Kaia provides AI-triggered content cards to sales reps in real-time and guides them to close more deals.
- Outreach Kaia brings new levels of visibility to sales managers on the status of deals - A new recording page and simplified UI provide conversation trends and insights to help managers understand key prospects and customer meetings – so they can unblock deals and provide coaching to their reps.
- New Deal Health scores provide AI-driven, real-time visibility into deals - This new revenue intelligence capability within Outreach Guide helps sales leaders spot risks in deals sooner. Using AI, Deal Health provides a simple score to accurately reflect the current state of deals, so they know where to focus.
- Forecast flexibility in Outreach Commit - Sales and RevOps leaders can now create custom filters on pipeline metrics, and configure multiple forecasts to gain confidence across different areas of their business.
- New reporting capabilities for Outreach Engage in the EU datacenter - For customers operating in the EU that require data residency, Outreach now provides Outreach Insights, AI-driven reporting with real-time, actionable insights into playbooks, people, and processes – all within the EU datacenter.
- Additional compliance features, including HIPAA attestation and support for BAA - Outreach continues its commitment to helping customers meet data privacy requirements with the addition of HIPAA attestation to cover personal health information data that's incidentally stored in Outreach. Customers also have the option to sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to provide a contractual commitment.
To learn more about these enhancements, please visit our blog.
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"Now, more than ever, revenue organizations are under pressure to deliver efficient, predictable growth," said Prasad Raje, Chief Product Officer, Outreach. "Today's announcements include a combination of new AI and enterprise capabilities to help our customers improve execution across every stage of their sales cycle."
"We initially turned to Outreach because content cards were paramount to what we needed to enable our BDRs with quick and consistent messaging on our value proposition and competitive positioning as we scale our sales organization," said Justin Miller, Director of Revenue Operations, Sonatype. "We have now expanded our use of Kaia to our Account Managers and are using Kaia for real-time coaching and on a weekly-basis reviewing discovery calls to better understand how the current economic pressures are impacting our customers and prospects and how top reps deliver the value proposition and handle objections to further improve our enablement and coaching strategy."
About Outreach
Outreach is the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth. We are helping organizations achieve their growth potential by delivering sales execution workflows that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to close execution gaps across the entire sales cycle, from prospecting to deal management to forecasting. Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations together in one platform. More than 5,500 companies, including Zoom, Adobe, Okta, DocuSign, and SAP, depend on Outreach to power their revenue organizations. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PettyGigs, a novel gig economy platform for young adults, and Atomic, the API that enables companies to offer white-labeled wealth management and brokerage experiences, announced their partnership today. Together, they have launched a solution that allows teens and young adults to earn, save and invest, all on one platform.
PettyGigs is a two-sided platform that connects young adults who want to earn money in their free time, performing small tasks with local businesses, busy professionals, and caregivers. For students with busy schedules, the platform provides the flexibility to choose when to work and when to study.
"After fleeing the civil war in Liberia to attend college in the US, we lacked flexibility. We worked 2-3 jobs at a time and could not choose when we worked and when we studied. We built PettyGigs so that others do not have to go through the same experience," says Wiliam Ward, Co-founder, and CEO of PettyGigs.
Through the Atomic partnership, "Giggers" can now easily allocate their earnings from each Gig into a fully diversified curated portfolio that offers advanced benefits such as direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and ESG investing - all with no account minimums.
"Financial freedom is not just about one's ability to earn. Wealth isn't built by saving -- It's built by investing. The partnership with Atomic has turbocharged our vision of putting every young person on the path to financial freedom." says Alois Monger, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of PettyGigs
"Our partnership with PettyGigs creates a tremendous opportunity to introduce responsible investing concepts to younger Giggers who are just at the beginning of their wealth-building journeys," says David Dindi, Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic.
Atomic enables consumer-facing fintechs to integrate wealth management and trading into their products in a frictionless way. Businesses powered by Atomic can offer their customers cutting-edge investing capabilities such as conscious investing, direct indexing, and tax-loss harvesting. The company recently announced its Series A round backed by QED Partners, Anthemis, SoftBank, and Y Combinator.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Codex Beauty Labs, an innovative, sustainable skincare brand combining ethnobotany, genetics, and plant-based biotech actives, has been granted the Seal of Recognition by the National Psoriasis Foundation for four additional Antü skincare products. The Seal of Recognition demonstrates that these products are safe as part of a daily skin care routine for individuals with psoriatic disease and/or sensitive to severely sensitive skin.
"We are thrilled that four more of our products – in fact the complete Antü Skin Barrier Repair Collection – have been recognized as safe to use for the roughly 8 million people in the United States who suffer from psoriasis. It is an honor to receive this Seal of Recognition. The National Psoriasis Foundation is doing incredible work helping those with psoriasis get the treatment, education and support they need," says Dr. Barbara Paldus, CEO, Codex Beauty Labs. "At Codex Beauty Labs, we are dedicated to clinically proven, sustainable skincare focused on protecting and restoring the skin barrier while supporting the microbiome."
The additional Codex Beauty Labs products that have earned the Seal of Recognition are Antü Skin Barrier Night Cream, Antü Brightening Eye Cream, Antü Toning Radiance Mist and Antü Refreshing Gel Cleanser.
"We are proud to recognize innovative products that are designed to not irritate the dry, painful, itchy, flaky symptoms of psoriasis," said Leah M. Howard, J.D., President and CEO, National Psoriasis Foundation. "Products are independently reviewed by a panel of dermatologists and people living with psoriasis before they are recognized by NPF as gentle for skin afflicted with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis."
All products awarded the Seal of Recognition must have test data showing they are non-toxic, non-irritating, non-sensitizing, and safely help in managing symptoms of psoriatic disease or sensitive skin. Product data is independently reviewed by a panel of Board-Certified dermatology and rheumatology doctors before being granted the Seal.
Codex Beauty Labs is an innovative, data-driven, plant-powered biotech skincare brand, focused on providing functional, clinically proven products that leverage its biotech-fermented, food-grade PreservX® preservation system for microbiome support, and airless sugarcane packaging for sustainability. Visit www.codexbeauty.com to learn more about our Bia™ ultra-hydration and Antü™ skin barrier repair collections.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for FUBO, AERI, WTRH, TLRY, and AMC.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for PANW, STZ, AAPL, SJM, and CVX.
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LONDON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for mid-market services organizations, today announced results for the second quarter and the first half of 2022, ending June 30, 2022. Q2 saw go-live momentum and global customer wins, with 91 go-lives and 18 new customers signed - including ERPx customers: Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation, Dogs Trust, Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, Agora Strategy Group and Oslofjord Convention Center.
These results demonstrate the need for people-centric organizations to implement a unified platform to drive efficiencies, innovate at scale, and deliver great experiences for both their people and customers.
Unit4 has strong growth ambitions and this was underlined with a strategic acquisition in Q2, with the company announcing a deal to buy Scanmarket, a global vendor of cloud Source-to-Contract software. This marked a significant investment in the company's ERP solution and allows Unit4 to provide organizations with a unified Source-to-Pay journey, building on its existing ERP and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) offerings. As well as a great technology fit, both Unit4 and Scanmarket are culturally similar in that they have both developed solutions with users and people at the center of what they do. Scanmarket customers include Emirates Flight Catering, NatWest, ISS Facility Services, MacMillan Cancer Support and Kärcher.
Patrick Reymann, IDC Research Director, Procurement and Enterprise Apps, said of the deal, "The Unit4 acquisition of Scanmarket fits perfectly with our hypothesis, consistently reinforced by IDC research data, that customers want procurement solutions as part of full suite ERP offerings. The procurement application space is vibrant and growing, as buyers continually tell us they need help managing their spend data. This combination will provide tremendous value to existing clients and will give prospective buyers a strong reason to consider the combined Unit4 / Scanmarket offering going forward."
New Customer Wins and Go-Live Momentum
Q2 saw the company secure 18 new customers across key markets, all of whom have chosen Unit4's suite of people-experience solutions, including:
- Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric Aids Foundation, a proven leader in the global fight to end HIV and AIDS, and an advocate for every child to live a full and healthy life into adulthood
- Dogs Trust, is the largest dog welfare charity in the United Kingdom, caring for over 15,000 animals each year. Its programmes are largely funded by individual donations and legacies
- Norwich City Council, is the local authority for the historic city of Norwich in the East of England
- Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant with 68,000 inhabitants
- Agora Strategy Group, is a boutique consultancy specialized in geopolitical advisory, political risk analyses, and business diplomacy
- Kronoby kommun, a municipality located in the province of Western Finland with a population of 6,439
- Oslofjord Convention Center, based in Norway and one of Europe's largest conference and leisure centers
- Malax kommun, with a population of 5,486, Malax is a municipality of Finland, part of the Ostrobothnia region
- Kvarnen is a 130-year-old Folk High School located in the Kronoby municipality of Finland
Of these customers, we saw strong momentum and an appetite for cloud solutions with 8 new ERPx customers.
In addition, 91 customers successfully went live on Unit4 products in Q2 and, with customers at the heart of what we do, we're delighted to announce Success4U. This brings together new services from our customer success, support and professional services teams, to provide a tailor-made, three-tiered support model, to meet our customers' needs, helping them realize value and drive business outcomes. This service is live now for net new cloud customers on ERP, FP&A, Financial and Talent Management.
Continued Investment in People
Over the last six months or so, Unit4 has welcomed several key executives to the team and in Q2 announced the appointment of Tania Garrett as Chief People Officer. Joining from Adobe, where she led International Employee Experience, covering the EMEA, APAC and Japan regions, Tania brings over 20 years of global HR experience to help accelerate the company's growth and expansion.
With that focus on growth in mind, coupled with being a people-centric organization, earlier this year, we announced the strengthening of our operation in Lisbon, Portugal, which we are continuing to scale. Unit4 has had a presence in Lisbon since 2006, and the creation of a multi-disciplinary hub means that we can support critical functions of the business and deliver a world-class experience to our customers across the globe from a single location, one which is bolstered by a diverse talent pool.
Mike Ettling, CEO, Unit4, commented, "The first half of 2022 has seen Unit4 gathering pace. From winning an array of great customers across multiple industries, to acquiring a global software business like Scanmarket, with its market-leading global strategic procurement capabilities and cloud-based solutions, we are evolving the world of ERP. Customers are looking to us to enable their journeys to cloud and to help them digitize their organizations to drive business success. We look forward to growing with our customers over the second half of 2022, and beyond."
Further Reading
- Find out how BARC and our customers rank Unit4 FP&A
- Listen to a special Fireside Chat between HFS CEO, Phil Ferscht and Mike Ettling, CEO at Unit4, about his personal and digital business journey
- Visit our Awards, Ratings & Recognition pages for recent examples of award wins, finalist and shortlisted positions, including Winner – 2022 People's Choice Stevie®: ERP Solution; ERP Today Finalists - Outstanding Leadership Award 2022 and Vendor of the Year Award 2022 and shortlisted for Best SaaS Product for Management Accounting & Budgeting and Best Bespoke SaaS Solution in the SaaS awards.
Unit4's next-generation enterprise solutions power many of the world's most people-centric mid-market organizations. Our state-of-the-art cloud platform, ERPx, brings together the capabilities of Financials, Procurement, Project Management, HR and FP&A onto a unified cloud platform that shares real-time information and is designed with a powerful, people-centric approach, so employees can benefit from better insight and become more effective and increasingly engaged. It supports rapid and continuous change while delivering individualized fit for customers at scale, delivering the right tools to unify the processes across their organization, and connect their people. Unit4 serves more than 6,000 customers globally including, Bravida, Havas, Migros Aare, Americares, Save the Children International, Action against Hunger, Metro Vancouver, Forest Research, Southampton City Council, Selkirk College, FTI Consulting, and Surrey County Council.
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A California-based civil rights attorney announced he is filing a $27 billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of the families of those killed during the Uvalde school shooting back in May.
According to KSAT-TV, attorney Charles Bonner is seeking damages against law enforcement and gun manufacturers, claiming that the victims had their 14th Amendment rights violated. Bonner told KSAT that the lawsuit will be filed in September.
“What we intend to do to help serve this community and that is to file a $27 billion civil rights lawsuit under our United States Constitution, one-of-a-kind in the whole world,” Bonner said.
Bonner has reportedly been meeting families of the victims at the Tabernacle of Worship church.
“Up to right now, there’s been no accountability, there’s no justice for those 19 children and the two teachers,” Pastor Daniel Myers told KSAT.
The Department of Justice has been reviewing law enforcement’s response to the school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Law enforcement’s response has faced heavy criticism as it took officers over an hour to engage the gunman. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/attorney-intends-to-file-27-billion-lawsuit-following-uvalde-school-shooting | 2022-08-23T14:45:59Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/attorney-intends-to-file-27-billion-lawsuit-following-uvalde-school-shooting | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Since March 2020, federal student loan borrowers have been given a reprieve from monthly payments. But with student loan payments currently set to resume in September, the White House and President Joe Biden have major decisions to make.
According to CNN, the White House is leaning toward forgiving up to $10,000 in student loan debt for individuals making up to $125,000 annually. Sources told CNN that some groups could receive more in forgiveness.
Biden has said in the past he would be open to forgive up to $10,000 in student loan debt through executive order.
The White House has yet to confirm such details as Biden could make changes. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona confirmed on Sunday's "Meet the Press" an announcement is forthcoming.
"We've been talking daily about this, and I can tell you the American people will hear within the next week or so from the president and the Department of Education," he said.
The plan might not go as far as some Democrats have hoped. Many progressives have pushed the Biden administration to forgive up to $50,000 per borrower in loans.
A recent CNBC poll found that most Americans support forgiving student loan debt. Most, however, also expressed concerns that forgiving student loan debt could worsen inflation, which already hit 40-year highs earlier this year. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/facing-deadline-white-house-decision-on-student-loans-looms | 2022-08-23T14:46:05Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/facing-deadline-white-house-decision-on-student-loans-looms | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Monday to halt the FBI's review of documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed to inspect the records.
The request was included in a federal lawsuit, the first filing by Trump's legal team in the two weeks since the search, that takes broad aim at the FBI investigation into the discovery of classified records at Mar-a-Lago and that foreshadows arguments his lawyers are expected to make as the probe proceeds.
It comes as The New York Times reported that the government has recovered more than 300 documents marked classified from Mar-a-Lago since Trump left office, including more than 150 retrieved by the National Archives in January — a number that helped trigger the criminal investigation.
The lawsuit casts the Aug. 8 search, in which the FBI said it recovered 11 sets of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, as a “shockingly aggressive move." It also attacks the warrant as overly broad, contends that Trump is entitled to a more detailed description of the records seized from the home and argues that the FBI and Justice Department has long treated him “unfairly.”
"Law enforcement is a shield that protects America. It cannot be used as a weapon for political purposes," the lawyers wrote Monday. “Therefore, we seek judicial assistance in the aftermath of an unprecedented and unnecessary raid” at Mar-a-Lago.
In a separate statement, Trump said “ALL documents have been previously declassified” — though he has not produced evidence to support that claim — and described the records as having been “illegally seized from my home." The Justice Department countered in a terse three-sentence statement pointing out that the search had been authorized by a federal judge after the FBI presented probable cause that a crime had been committed.
The filing requests the appointment of a special master not connected the case who would be tasked with inspecting the records recovered from Mar-a-Lago and setting aside those that are covered by executive privilege — a principle that permits presidents to withhold certain communications from public disclosure.
In some other high-profile cases — including investigations involving Rudy Giuliani and Michael Cohen, two of Trump's personal attorneys — that role has been filled by a former judge.
“This matter has captured the attention of the American public. Merely ‘adequate’ safeguards are not acceptable when the matter at hand involves not only the constitutional rights of President Trump, but also the presumption of executive privilege,” the attorneys wrote.
The lawsuit argues that the records, created during Trump's White House tenure, are “presumptively privileged.” But the Supreme Court has never determined whether a former president can assert executive privilege over documents, writing in January that the issue is unprecedented and raises “serious and substantial concerns.”
The high court turned down Trump’s plea to block records held by the National Archives from being turned over to the Jan. 6 committee, saying then that his request would have been denied even if he had been the incumbent president, so there was no need to tackle the thorny issue of a former president’s claims.
The lawsuit paints Trump as “fully cooperative” and compliant with investigators, saying members of his personal and household staff were made available for voluntary interviews and quoting him as telling FBI and Justice Department officials during a June visit to Mar-a-Lago, “Whatever you need, just let us know.”
But the chronology of events makes clear that the search took place only after other options to recover classified documents from the home had been incomplete or unsuccessful. In May, for instance, weeks before the search, the Justice Department issued a subpoena for records bearing classification markings.
The Trump team's lawsuit was assigned to U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who was nominated by Trump in 2020 and confirmed by the Senate 56-21 later that year. She is a former assistant U.S. attorney in Florida, handling mainly criminal appeals.
The months-long investigation, which burst into public view with the Mar-a-Lago search, emerged from a referral from the National Archives, which earlier this year retrieved 15 boxes of documents and other items from the estate that should have been turned over to the agency when Trump left the White House. An initial review of that material concluded that Trump had brought presidential records and several other documents that were marked classified to Mar-a-Lago.
FBI and Justice Department officials visited Mar-a-Lago in June and asked to inspect a storage room. Several weeks later, the Justice Department subpoenaed for video footage from surveillance cameras at the estate. After the meeting at Mar-a-Lago, investigators interviewed another witness who told them that there were likely additional classified documents still at the estate, according to a person familiar with the investigation who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
Separately Monday, a federal judge acknowledged that redactions to an FBI affidavit spelling out the basis for the search might be so extensive as to make the document “meaningless” if released to the public. But he said he continued to believe it should not remain sealed in its entirety because of the “intense” public interest in the investigation.
A written order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart largely restates what he said in court last week, when he directed the Justice Department to propose redactions about the information in the affidavit that it wants to remain secret. That submission is due Thursday at noon.
Justice Department officials have sought to keep the entire document sealed, saying disclosing any portion of it risks compromising an ongoing criminal investigation, revealing information about witnesses and divulging investigative techniques. They have advised the judge that the necessary redactions to the affidavit would be so numerous that they would strip the document of any substantive information and make it effectively meaningless for the public.
Reinhart acknowledged that possibility in his Monday order, writing, “I cannot say at this point that partial redactions will be so extensive that they will result in a meaningless disclosure, but I may ultimately reach that conclusion after hearing further from the Government.” | https://www.katc.com/news/national/more-than-300-classified-documents-reportedly-recovered-from-trumps-mar-a-lago | 2022-08-23T14:46:11Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/more-than-300-classified-documents-reportedly-recovered-from-trumps-mar-a-lago | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, talks about the new M30 Boat and building a raft at Whiskeytown Lake near Redding, California on August 19, 2022 as part of a drill. These Bridge Builder Crewmembers (12C) practice their craft almost every drill ato remain ready for when called to duty.
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The 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, talks about the new M30 Boat and building a raft at Whiskeytown Lake near Redding, California on August 19, 2022 as part of a drill. These Bridge Builder Crewmembers (12C) practice their craft almost every drill ato remain ready for when called to duty.
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Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon execute their rifle inspections during a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Aug 19, 2022. The guest of honor was The Honorable Carlos F. Matus, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Diplomatic Security Service. The hosting official was Lt. Gen. Gregg Olson, Director of The Marine Corps Staff. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark A. Morales)
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Marines with the Official U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard present the U.S. flag during a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Aug 19, 2022. The guest of honor was The Honorable Carlos F. Matus, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Diplomatic Security Service. The hosting official was Lt. Gen. Gregg Olson, Director of The Marine Corps Staff. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark A. Morales)
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Body Bearers with Marine Barracks Washington prepare to load the cannon during a Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Aug 19, 2022. The guest of honor was The Honorable Carlos F. Matus, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Diplomatic Security Service. The hosting official was Lt. Gen. Gregg Olson, Director of The Marine Corps Staff. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark A. Morales)
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SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Two decades in the making, lawmakers and dignitaries finally broke ground on a new port of entry, the fifth along the California-Mexico border.
Officials from both sides of the border attended Monday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry — or Otay II — which project engineers hope to finish in September 2024.
Mexico’s delegation included Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila and Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero. They joined California’s lieutenant governor and secretary of transportation, as well as the mayor of San Diego.
This port of entry will be unique in that it will process both commercial and private vehicles through the same traffic lanes, although not at the same time.
If more trucks are crossing, more lanes will be dedicated to commercial trucks; if there are more private vehicles in line, more lanes will be opened for single vehicles.
Another feature is that crossing will operate on a toll system, and revenue will be shared between both countries as a way to recoup investment for the project. A toll structure has yet to be determined.
Proponents of the new crossing expect a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
“This project is also good for the environment,” said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. “When you have these many cars idling for hours and hours at a time here at San Ysidro and Otay (two other crossings in area) that means emissions get into our atmosphere and it hurts our quality of life.”
Gloria said the region is already plagued by bad air quality, and he believes this will help.
“We can significantly reduce emissions in our border,” he said. “This is an area with high levels of asthma, there is poor air quality in communities like San Ysidro, Otay Mesa and Tijuana.”
Otay II is also expected to improve the flow of goods and products between Mexico and the United States.
Gloria said it will generate even more commerce and jobs in the area.
“This is going to expand jobs on both sides of the border,” said Gloria. “In Otay Mesa what you see is tremendous amount of construction, large warehouse facilities that will employ thousands of San Diegans, they are choosing this location because this port of entry is coming and more will come when it’s complete in 2024.” | https://www.wwlp.com/border-report-tour/new-port-of-entry-breaks-ground-in-san-diego/ | 2022-08-23T14:54:24Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/border-report-tour/new-port-of-entry-breaks-ground-in-san-diego/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Galadriel Forms a New (Old) Fellowship in The Rings of Power Trailer
On the heels of House of the Dragon‘s first episode debuting to a massive 9.99 million viewers, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power looks ready to flex also. The timing can’t be coincidental. Just as the George R.R. Martin spinoff reminded audiences what they liked about Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms, The Rings of Power trailer arrives to bring back memories of what was best in Middle-earth. We’ve got trolls, wargs, Elves, Harfoots, Dwarves, and a familiar Galadriel putting a team together. Gollum’s not alive yet, but we can expect several preciousssss rings. And a look at Sauron back when he had a corporeal body.
Take a look in the video below:
RELATED: The Rings of Power’s First Two Episodes Will Screen Theatrically
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘s first two episodes arrive on Prime Video beginning Sept 1.
From the official synopsis: “Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness.”
“Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.”
More fans wanted a Game of Thrones prequel series than some observers may have anticipated. We’ll see if the same holds true here.
What do you think of this trailer? Let us know in comments.
Recommended Reading: J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Crews responded to a gas leak in Providence Tuesday morning.
Officials say a construction crew working in the area of North Main Street and Doyle Avenue struck a gas line around 7:30 a.m.
The area near University heights is now blocked off as crews assess the scene.
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Not many hedge managers have ignited as much controversy as Cathie Wood. The founder of Ark Invest has built her brand on running against the crowd. From her early embrace of tech stocks to her outspoken political conservatism, Cathie Wood has always been something of a lightning rod.
Whether her investments and stock strategies are panning out or not, one thing has always been consistent. Wood has never deviated from her path, and continues to this day to urge investors to stay the path.
Wood has long built a reputation for carefully researching every stock pick, never flinching from ‘doing the homework’ behind investing, and her research has convinced her that, long-term, her picks will bear fruit.
With this in mind, it’s interesting to take a look at some of the stocks that Wood has been buying lately. We’ve found that she’s recently doubled down on two positions in her fund, making significant purchases in the last quarter. In fact, Wood is not the only one singing these stocks’ praises. According to the TipRanks platform – they are rated as Strong Buys by the Street’s analysts. Let’s take a closer look.
Global-e Online (GLBE)
The first stock we’ll look at is Global-e Online, a tech firm focused on international e-commerce. The company provides an online platform to e-commerce customers who operate in the international direct-to-consumer niche, and have to deal with cross-border matters of tax and customs regulations. Global-e’s platform makes it possible to smooth out that issues, making international online shopping easier for both sellers and buyers. The company works with enterprise customers in US, European, and Asian markets, and can localize its platform to accommodate dozens of languages, currencies, and regulatory regimes.
In the most recent quarter, Global-e reported $87.3 million at the top line, up 52% year-over-year. While this was significant growth, it was a slowdown from the 92% y/y revenue growth reported in the year-ago quarter. Gross merchandise value of goods facilitated on the platform was way up, growing from $326 million one year ago to $534 million in the recent report; a y/y gain of 64%. Gross profits rose 77% y/y to $36.5 million in non-GAAP numbers. At the same time, the company reported a net loss of $48.8 million for the quarter, much deeper than the $22.2 million net loss in the year-ago quarter.
After all of that, shares in Global-e are down by 46% so far this year, in volatile trading. Despite the losses, Cathie Wood has expanded her stake in Global-e. She picked up 249,095 shares in GLBE, expanding her holding by 44% to a new total of 812,173. Wood first bought into the company in Q1 of this year, and her total shares are worth $27.79 million at current prices.
Wood is not alone in showing confidence in this name. James Faucette, 5-star analyst with Morgan Stanley, believes Global-e has the ability to keep delivering for investors.
“GLBE management is executing efficiently despite a turbulent macro environment… we were encouraged to hear about improving European consumer demand trends, along with relatively constructive broader merchant demand for GLBE’s cross-border offering. Looking ahead, we see multiple levers for continued rapid growth into ’23, including progress in APAC outbound, land and expand optionality with larger brands (e.g. Adidas/Disney), and SHOP partnership acceleration, pushing us incrementally bullish on the compounding potential of GLBE’s platform,” Faucette opined.
Acknowledging the company’s potential growth, Faucette rates GLBE shares an Overweight (i.e. Buy), and his $51 price target suggests an upside of 49% for the year ahead. (To watch Faucette’s track record, click here)
The bullish take is no outlier on this one, as all 9 of the recent analyst reviews of GLBE are positive, giving the stock a unanimous Strong Buy consensus rating. The stock is selling for $34.22 and its $41.44 average price target implies a 21% one-year upside potential. (See GLBE stock forecast on TipRanks)
Nurix Therapeutics (NRIX)
Now let’s turn to the biopharmaceutical sector, where Nurix Therapeutics, a clinical-stage company, is Cathie Wood’s second recent ‘big buy.’ This company is working on small molecule therapeutic agents for the treatment of a wide range of disease conditions – but the common factor is a set of drug candidates using the body’s own protein degradation processes in the treatment approach.
Nurix’s DELigase platform, a proprietary research tech, underlies the firm’s discovery mode and has led the company to bring four drug candidates to the human clinical trial stage. All four are currently undergoing Phase 1 trials in the treatment of several cancers.
In the last few months, Nurix has announced several updates to the clinical programs. Most recently, the company has announced that NX-1607, an immuno-oncology treatment designed as an orally dosed treatment for arrange of solid tumor types, has had its Investigation New Drug application (IND) cleared by the FDA, smoothing the way for additional clinical trials.
In addition, NX-2127, a treatment for B-cell malignancies, has advanced from Phase 1a to Phase 1b testing. This is an expansion phase of the trial, based on positive data on efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics reported from the earlier dose escalation study.
Finally, NX-5948, also a treatment for B-cell malignancies, has seen the dosing of the first patient in a Phase 1a/1b study. This trial is a dose escalation and expansion study, designed to safety and tolerability in adult patients.
Despite these ongoing trials and early data, the company’s stock is down 46% year-to-date.
While the stock is down Cathie Wood is ready to buy. She boosted her holding in Nurix by 99% in Q2, picking up 386,734 shares. Her total holding, which is worth $12.22 million, now reaches 778,725 shares.
In coverage for Stifel, 5-star analyst Stephen Willey points out the quality of the company’s pipeline, writing: “We believe 2HCY22 incremental data disclosures from all four development programs currently in the clinic continues to represent one of the more-actionable, near-term catalyst paths of any name within our coverage universe, and we’ll be particularly focused on incremental safety/efficacy data from the P1a trial evaluating NX-2127 (dual IMiD/BTK degrader) and safety/PK/biomarker data from the P1a trial evaluating NX-1607 (orally bioavailable CBL-B inhibitor).”
To this end, Willey puts a Buy rating on Nurix shares, and his $37 price target implies a potential one-year gain of ~136%. (To watch Willey’s track record, click here)
Once again, we’re looking at a stock with a unanimous Strong Buy consensus rating, this one based on 10 recent analyst reviews. The average price target here, at $37.89, suggests a robust 141% upside from the current trading price of $15.70. (See NRIX stock forecast on TipRanks)
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McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) caught many eyeballs after it announced the retirement of Sheila A. Penrose from its Board. Meanwhile, the foodservice retailer disclosed that key executives from Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), and Salesforce, Inc. (NYSE:CRM) will soon act as directors in the company.
It is worth noting here that shares of the $193.5-billion burger specialists slipped 1.4% to close at $262.95 on Monday. The last trading price of MCD is close to the upper end of the stock’s 52-week price range of $217.68-$271.15.
Inside the Headlines
McDonald’s noted that the retirement of Sheila A. Penrose will be effective September 30, 2022. On her departure, MCD’s Chairman of the Board, Enrique Hernandez, Jr., said, “For over 15 years, Sheila has been a deeply committed and highly valued member of our Board.”
“Through her leadership of the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee, Sheila has overseen McDonald’s critical progress against our ambitious climate, responsible sourcing and diversity, equity and inclusion goals, positioning us as a leader in the industry,” Hernandez added.
Meanwhile, McDonald’s announced that Anthony Capuano, the CEO of Marriott; Jennifer Taubert who serves as the Executive Vice-President and Worldwide Chairman of Pharmaceuticals at JNJ; and Amy Weaver, the President and CFO of CRM, will start working as directors from October 1.
On the appointment of the new directors, MCD’s President and CEO, Chris Kempczinski, said, “…I’m excited to welcome Tony, Jennifer and Amy to McDonald’s. They are inspiring leaders with a demonstrated track-record leading large, complex organizations. Their experience stewarding some of the world’s most respected global brands will benefit McDonald’s greatly and position the Company for continued growth.”
Is MCD Stock a Buy?
On TipRanks, analysts are unanimously optimistic about the prospects of MCD, which commands a Strong Buy consensus rating based on 20 Buys and three Holds. MCD’s average price target of $283.55 suggests 7.83% upside potential from the current level.
Also, the company’s financial performance has been impressive, with better-than-expected earnings in three quarters versus earnings miss in one. The average earnings surprise was +3.95% for the last four quarters. The consensus estimate for the third quarter is $2.60 per share, above the previous quarter’s reported figure of $2.55 per share.
It is worth noting here that the traffic to MCD’s websites increased 14.33% month-over-month in July 2022. Also, website visits have expanded 181.93% so far this year.
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Swiss eye-care company Alcon (NYSE:ALC) has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI) for roughly $770 million. The deal, which is expected to boost Alcon’s financials, is in sync with its initiatives to expand its ophthalmic pharmaceutical offerings.
Through this transaction, Aerie’s Rocklatan, Rhopressa and AR-15512 will become a part of Alcon’s portfolio. Notably, AR-15512 is currently a Phase 3 product candidate for treating dry eye disease.
Further, Aerie’s pipeline of drugs, comprising multiple clinical and preclinical ophthalmic pharmaceutical product candidates, will also come under Alcon post the deal.
Coming to the financial terms of the deal, Alcon is acquiring at a price of $15.25 per share of Aerie. In comparison to Aerie’s last closing price of $11.15 on August 22, Alcon has quoted a premium of 37%. Subject to customary closing conditions, the deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Is Alcon Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
While analysts look cautiously optimistic, financial bloggers are 100% Bullish on ALC stock. On TipRanks, the stock has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on five Buys, five Holds, and one Sell.
ALC’s average price target of $77.92 implies 13.8% upside potential. Shares of the company have declined 21.8% so far in 2022.
Final Thoughts
There is no denying that the addition of Aerie’s products will help Alcon bolster its presence in the ophthalmic pharmaceuticals and glaucoma space. In fact, Aerie estimates $130-140 million in total glaucoma franchise net product revenue for full-year 2022. Further, Alcon expects the deal to be accretive to its core diluted earnings in 2024.
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