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Updated August 23, 2022 at 5:11 AM ET
Long before the pandemic forced many office workers to depend on their home internet, Jared Mauch had been working from home for about two decades.
When he moved to Scio Township in 2002, an area in rural Michigan not far from Ann Arbor, his employer set him up with a great home internet connection — many of his neighbors at the time were still stuck with sluggish dial-up.
After a while, though, his bandwidth couldn't keep up with his tech job and his growing family.
But when he started shopping around, he wasn't happy with his options. The internet speeds from AT&T were painfully slow. Comcast wanted to charge him an up-front fee of $50,000 to expand service to his home. He opted for a third route.
Rather than shell out that kind of money only to depend on the whims of an internet service provider, the 46-year-old decided to create his own fiber ISP.
"I had every reason to believe that I would be able to execute and perform a lot of these pieces of it, and most likely be more able to bring the service to the community than, you know, a large company," he told NPR. "I saw it as an excellent opportunity both to expand service and something I'm passionate about."
He created the company in 2017 and secured permits in 2019 to start construction the following year. In August of 2020, he was officially in business. Just in time for his kids to start virtual school during the pandemic.
"It was great," he recalled. "I had a home fiber that I controlled, and the ability to kind of control my own fate in the future."
Along the way, he also hooked up his neighbors to his high-speed fiber lines. His business has grown to service 71 customers with reliable internet.
With the help of contractors, he's already laid down 14 miles of cable across the county. Sometimes it takes half a mile of cable to hook up a single house in the rural area.
Now, Mauch is getting $2.6 million in federal funds to continue his work. Last year, a COVID-19 relief package allocated $15 million to Washtenaw County, where Mauch lives and where many residents lack internet service.
He was one of four ISPs awarded federal money to expand fiber internet service in the county.
With that money, Mauch plans to get 600 more homes connected. He told Ars Technica, which first reported on Mauch's ISP venture, that he plans to lay down another 38 miles of cable for the project.
The first step to wiring up the neighborhood: mapping out where service is missing
That's about a quarter of the work that needs to be done to get Washtenaw County to 100% reliable internet, says Chris Scharrer, the founder and CEO of DCS Technology Design, the telecommunications engineering firm contracted by the county to oversee its broadband gap-filling project.
Scharrer has taken inventory of broadband access in underserved areas as part of a countywide mapping project required to secure federal funding. He identified some 8,000 households in Washtenaw County that lacked reliable broadband in 2020.
About 2,800 of those homes that Scharrer identified were previously misreported as having service coverage. It's a known issue due to inaccurate FCC mapping throughout the country.
"I actually find a lot of gaps, where they think that they have service when they actually don't," he said. "We find that that error rate can be as high as 50% overstated in some areas where it's supposed to be served by a major ISP."
In reality, he said, cable companies stop down the road, where the connection might not reach past long driveways, for example, or it could be cost-prohibitive for the homeowner to pay installation fees.
"It takes people like us to go out that aren't restricted by anything and can go out and just visually map everything out, find out where it's at and put it on paper," he said.
Scharrer is hopeful that, by the end of 2024, the entire county will be served by high-speed broadband.
Fiber "mavericks" are helping close the broadband gap
The federal government has been pouring billions into fiber infrastructure in recent years, especially in unserved rural areas — where experts say that the major telecom companies such as Comcast and AT&T often aren't expanding because they don't see a return on investment. With many rural homes separated by acres of land, Scharrer said, "there's a fairly large cost-per-mile to build these systems and we just have to find ways to make it work."
About 42 million Americans lack broadband access, according to BroadbandNow. And the pandemic brought the critical need for broadband to the forefront, says Gary Bolton, CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association, a trade organization that advocates for the deployment of fiber networks in North and South America.
"Broadband means jobs, economic development. It's the ability for online schooling and remote health care, public safety," he said.
He says people like Mauch aren't waiting around for governments to get the money needed to get decent internet.
"We certainly see some people that I call mavericks that are taking measures in their own hands," Bolton said. "A lot of the private citizens, they've actually been able to do it without a whole lot of federal funding."
Now that government funds are starting to trickle in, Bolton said, there will be a lot more opportunities for smaller outfits and community co-ops to bridge the digital divide. Rural electric cooperatives, which operate as nonprofits and are owned by their members, are the largest and fastest growing segment in broadband.
But during this fiber gold rush, Bolton said the bar will be set high for which businesses will get the money to expand broadband services.
"We want to make sure that the funding goes to sustainable networks," Bolton said, and "that any provider that gets money has the wherewithal to be in it for the long term. We wouldn't want, you know, networks to be funded that are just going to be flipped by people just trying to make money."
Building your own ISP isn't easy
In a presentation he uploaded to YouTube, Mauch offers a how-to guide of sorts on how he built an ISP for his community. But he warns that not everyone is cut out to do it.
"This is totally something that people can do. But I have a really unique set of skills that I think would make it incredibly challenging for somebody else to do this without having two or three different people," he said.
Before starting on this DIY venture, Mauch was already familiar with the inner-workings of ISPs. By day, he's a network architect at Akamai Technologies, where he helps companies get content like video streaming to their customers faster.
Building an ISP that would allow him those same services in his own home was an ambitious side project — an expensive one at that.
In all, Mauch says he's spent about $300,000 out of his own pocket building his service. But he says that he's signed up enough customers at this point that he's breaking even.
"My goal wasn't necessarily to make a lot of money doing this — but be able to connect people that really needed it," he said.
At the national level, access is still the first challenge. The FBA's Bolton says the next hurdle is making good internet affordable across the U.S.
As for Mauch, he usually charges about $200 for installation, with monthly rates starting at $65, according to his company website. Although inflation has hiked up the cost of materials, he says he tries to keep his prices fair. For now, he seems to be keeping his neighbors happy.
"I have so far lost zero customers," he said.
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Updated August 23, 2022 at 11:06 AM ET
A change to Florida's election laws has created a new headache for some local election officials.
A little-known provision in Senate Bill 90, a sweeping voting measure passed by Florida Republicans last year, increased how much input the public can have when it comes to approving signatures on mail ballots.
This change comes at a time when local election officials across the country are still dealing with the fallout of misinformation following the 2020 election.
Wendy Sartory Link has been the supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County for about three years. She says the job has been fulfilling and more involved than she ever expected. But Link says she's also been surprised by how often she's heard from people who believe the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
"We get a lot of demands — including, ironically, today — that they want there to be a recount, or actually they want a new election for 2020 because they believe — and these are their words — that the election was stolen," Link said a few weeks ago.
This is a statewide issue, says Mark Earley, who heads elections in Tallahassee's Leon County and is president of the state association of supervisors of elections. He says small groups of people have been coordinating and requesting public records, meetings with officials and "demanding opportunities to challenge ballots" as well as voters.
"And that is getting incorporated into some statutes that we are now having to apply," Earley said, referring in part to the new signature review in SB 90.
Most mail ballot signatures clearly match what local officials have on file. But when signatures aren't deemed to be a close-enough match, election staff try to get in touch with the voter to cure their ballot. And if that doesn't happen, Earley says, those signatures go before a canvassing board.
"These are just the signatures that are debatable, from our perspective, as to whether they are valid or not," he said.
And historically, this is the point at which the public has been able to weigh in on whether a signature should be approved.
Leslie Scott Jean-Bart, an attorney in Jacksonville, has for years been watching over canvassing boards with her legal partner in Duval County.
"We will object if they discard a ballot that we think matches," she told NPR. "And that just gives us a record. And we will write down the number for what that was and we will write down the reason for the objection."
Very rarely does this affect what signatures get approved by the board. But records are useful, Jean-Bart says, when elections are really close.
Under the new rules, thought, Earley says supervisors of elections need to give the public the ability to weigh in earlier — basically at the beginning of the signature inspection process.
"Now the requirement is for reasonable access to potentially look at a vast number of signatures that our staff has found absolutely no trouble with," he said, "and for outsiders to be able to lodge objections to even these really good quality signatures."
Under Section 101.572 in SB 90, candidates and political parties can appoint anyone they want to inspect voter signatures. There's no training requirement and it's up to supervisors of elections in each of Florida's 67 counties to set parameters on how that's going to work.
And that takes time and money. Link says a local group in Palm Beach County told her they were sending more than a hundred people to inspect ballot signatures this month. So, she bought a big tent and equipment.
"We ramped up to accommodate that," she said. "And now as it turns out we've had many fewer than that." As of last week, only eight people signed up to look at signatures in Palm Beach County, Link's office says.
Earley says in the time this provision has been in effect, he's heard about other issues, too. For example, he's heard of people coming in and demanding broader access than what their county official offers, as well as issuing challenges to signatures that are clearly a match to what's on file.
He says this is all part of a larger issue with growing distrust in elections.
"I absolutely believe this intent is being driven by the misperception out there that you can't trust anything anymore, even your eyes," he said. "That gets to be extremely disruptive four our ability to get our jobs done."
Earley views Florida's primaries — which conclude Tuesday — as a trial run for this new process. He says he's worried the general election in November could be a bigger test.
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Industrial Portfolio Offers Additional Development Opportunity in Growing Richmond Market
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Merritt Properties announced today that it has purchased Crescent Business Center in Ashland, Virginia, for $41.3 million. The project includes five existing Class A industrial buildings situated on ± 20 acres, as well as an additional ± 19 acres for new development opportunities to meet the market's unprecedented demand for warehouse and distribution space. Merritt acquired the park from Crescent Business Center LC, a Thalhimer Realty Partners, Inc. development.
"With this acquisition, we continue to execute on our strategy of extending our presence in strategic growth markets from the Mid-Atlantic to the Southeast," explained Scott Dorsey, CEO of Merritt Properties. "Crescent Business Center offered us the ideal opportunity to establish our presence in Richmond with high-quality existing assets, a strong tenant base and land for additional shallow bay industrial development."
Situated along I-95 ten miles north of downtown Richmond, the development currently includes five shallow-bay industrial buildings totaling 262,256 SF. With 100% occupancy, current tenants include Trane U.S., Electronic Systems, Motion Industries and Sunbelt Rentals. The Richmond Industrial market is one of the strongest performing in the Mid-Atlantic, with a 95% occupancy rate combined with a 10% increase in rental income over the past 12 months. Key market drivers include access to a robust interstate transportation system as well as proximity to Norfolk, the sixth largest port in the U.S.
Eric Robison of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer's Capital Markets Group handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller. "Well located, high-quality industrial assets in Richmond continue to be highly sought after by investors. Despite headwinds in the economy, interest in Crescent Business Center was exceptionally competitive, with a number of offers coming from groups bringing new capital to the market. Merritt's execution on this transaction was first class all the way around, and we are pleased to welcome them to Richmond," comments Eric Robison.
Graham Stoneburner and R. Scott Douglas, SIOR, also with Thalhimer, have been named exclusive leasing representatives for Crescent Business Center on behalf of Merritt Properties. Thalhimer's Commercial Property Services Group will be handling the property management of Crescent Business Center; Jason Crowder, ACoM, Senior Portfolio Manager has been named portfolio manager for the center.
Established in 1967, Merritt Properties is a privately held commercial real estate company with over 19 million square feet of Class A office, flex, warehouse, industrial, retail and build-to-suit throughout Maryland, North Carolina, Florida and Virginia. Capabilities include leasing, property development and management, and financing. Merritt Properties is committed to "Creating Homes for Businesses" and providing the highest quality service to its customers. For more information, visit www.merrittproperties.com.
Thalhimer was founded in 1913 and currently has offices in Richmond, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Charlottesville, and Lynchburg, VA. The company has nearly 100 broker professionals and employs over 425 associates. Thalhimer represents, on behalf of its clients, a property portfolio of over 55 million leasable square feet, and management of over 30 million square feet of commercial property, and over 10,000 multifamily units. In 2021, Thalhimer completed over 2,300 transactions with a transactional volume more than $2.2 billion. Thalhimer is the region's leading provider of comprehensive commercial real estate services. The firm offers comprehensive commercial real estate services including corporate services, investment sales, tenant representation, project management, asset management, and the sale and leasing of office, industrial and retail properties. To learn more, visit www.thalhimer.com or follow @Thalhimer on Twitter.
Independently Owned and Operated / A Member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance
Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 50,000 employees in over 400 offices and approximately 60 countries. In 2021, the firm had revenue of $9.4 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, and valuation and other services. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com or follow @CushWake on Twitter.
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DOVER, Del. - Richard Cordrey, the longest serving state senate president in Delaware history, has died. He was 88.
The Millsboro farmer was first elected to the Delaware House in 1970 and was elected state senator in 1972, where he served until 1996. Cordrey served 19 years as senate president before serving in the administration of Gov. Ruth Ann Minner.
Gov. John Carney released the following statement on Tuesday morning:
“I was sad this week to learn of the passing of Senator Richard Cordrey – a one-of-a-kind leader in the Delaware General Assembly. Senator Cordrey is the longest serving Senate President Pro Temp in Delaware history, serving for 19 years. He was the ultimate southern Delaware gentleman who was well liked and respected by Delawareans across our state. He brought a certain grace to his work as a leader in the State Senate and as Finance Secretary for Governor Minner. His influence on Delaware’s economy – especially his efforts on financial stability – will have a lasting impact on our state. Senator Cordrey also used his experience as a Sussex County farmer to support Delaware agriculture and to bring a conservative approach to fiscal matters. The State of Delaware is in a stronger place because of his service. Senator Cordrey will be sorely missed.” | https://www.wboc.com/news/former-delaware-senate-president-richard-cordrey-passes-away/article_6c7ec65a-22fb-11ed-8c10-2fc428e3332d.html | 2022-08-23T17:39:27Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/former-delaware-senate-president-richard-cordrey-passes-away/article_6c7ec65a-22fb-11ed-8c10-2fc428e3332d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Index 5.1% Above July 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.1% in July after rising 0.5% in June. In July, the index equaled 116.2 (2015=100) versus 117.5 in June.
"Tonnage declined sequentially in July for only the second time during the last twelve months. Despite the dip from June, tonnage remains at elevated levels and increased significantly from a year earlier," said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. "While tonnage is much stronger than a year ago, the monthly gains have moderated as the year has gone on. The combination of softer consumption of goods, home construction falling and slower manufacturing activity are the main reasons."
June's increase was revised down from our July 19 press release.
Compared with July 2021, the SA index increased 5.1%, which was the eleventh straight year-over-year gain. In June, the index was up 5.6% from a year earlier. Year-to-date, compared with the same period in 2021, tonnage was up 3.4%.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 115.5 in July, 5.2% below the June level (121.9). In calculating the index, 100 represents 2015. ATA's For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot market freight.
Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.5% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled 10.23 billion tons of freight in 2020. Motor carriers collected $732.3 billion, or 80.4% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.
ATA calculates the tonnage index based on surveys from its membership and has been doing so since the 1970s. This is a preliminary figure and subject to change in the final report issued around the 5th day of each month. The report includes month-to-month and year-over-year results, relevant economic comparisons, and key financial indicators.
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Carvana Co. ("Carvana" or the "Company") (NYSE: CVNA).
Class Period: May 6, 2020 – June 24, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 3, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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Evaluating how MCED technologies may improve cancer detection, treatment, and care to benefit all people
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Multicancer Early Detection (MCED) Consortium, a public-private collaboration between organizations in the U.S. and U.K., has a challenging mission, "To reduce the burden of cancer by evaluating how MCED technologies may improve cancer detection, treatment, and care to benefit all people." Today, they released their first position paper, Evaluating Multicancer Early Detection (MCED) Technologies For Clinical Use, which explores the landscape of emerging technologies that could allow clinicians to screen and detect multiple cancers at early stages and establishes their role in the development of guidance for the use of, and education about, these tools.
Cancer death rates have fallen by almost 33% over the past three decades due in part to prevention, screening, early detection efforts, and advances in treatment. Despite these reassuring statistics, cancer continues to be prevalent and often fatal. Through the NHS Long Term Plan, the U.K. is committed to diagnosing 75% of cancers in stage 1 or 2 by 20281. In addition, through President Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative, the U.S. strives to diagnose cancers sooner for better health outcomes and reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years2.
"MCED encompasses an emerging set of technologies enabling clinicians to screen for multiple cancer types at once. They hold the potential to be a "disruptive technology" identifying a broad range of cancers earlier when treatment is more likely to lead to better outcomes." said MCED Consortium Chair, Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, Professor Emerita, University of Chicago. "However, the introduction of MCED technologies will require careful risk: benefit analyses, as well as proactively preparing clinicians and health care systems for their implementation. The MCED Consortium has assumed this vital mission – to help establish standards and implementation guidance for MCED technologies' potential use in clinical care, and to understand and address the impact of these technologies, especially on health equity."
The Consortium has convened experts from across the fields of medicine, statistics, health care delivery, health care policy, and health equity to participate in several workstreams: clinical utility, care delivery, health equity, and communications. These members will lead the development of essential guidance for evaluating and implementing these technologies and educational materials to inform the public about what these technologies are and how they may benefit from them.
Deputy Chair Larry Kessler, Sc.D., a professor of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington, comments, "These workgroups will address a number of challenges in providing guidance to measure the risks and benefits, and ultimate value of using such technologies, how they can be most effectively employed in both the US and UK health systems, how we communicate with clinicians, policymakers, and the public, and how all of this can take into account issues of health equity to ensure that these new and potentially powerful methods advantage all people."
The Consortium plans to launch additional work products from its Health Equity, Care Delivery, and Clinical Utility workstreams over the next several months. Learn more about the Consortium, their work, and joining the effort here.
Multicancer Early Detection (MCED) is a set of emerging technologies that could allow clinicians to screen and detect multiple cancers at early stages. The MCED Consortium has brought together stakeholders from across the healthcare continuum to evaluate MCED technologies on their benefits and risks, develop guidance for their equitable and accessible introduction into clinical care, and accelerate education on how they may improve patient outcomes and survival. To learn more about the Consortium, please visit our website.
Healthsperien, LLC., is a nationally recognized health care policy consulting firm focused on federal and state regulatory and legislative policy analysis, advocacy, and implementation issues. Their mission is to accelerate responsible and sustainable health care system innovation and transformation to improve health outcomes for all – especially the most vulnerable. www.healthsperien.com
1 NHS Long Term Plan, Published January 2019, https://www.england.nhs.uk/cancer/strategy
2 Fact Sheet: President Biden Reignites Cancer Moonshot to End Cancer as We Know It, Published February 2, 2022, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/02/fact-sheet-president-biden-reignites-cancer-moonshot-to-end-cancer-as-we-know-it/
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Inc. recognizes LMS' three-year revenue growth rate of 172 percent, which places Northpass among America's fastest-growing private companies.
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Northpass, the provider of the leading Customer Learning platform, announced that it has been recognized by Inc. as an Inc. 5000 company. The Inc. 5000 is the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment — independent businesses. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names, gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"It truly is an honor to be designated an Inc. 5000 company," said Northpass Founder & CEO, Steve Cornwell. "Since Northpass' inception, it's been a goal of mine to bring technological innovation back to the great state of New Jersey and grow a unique business. And, it's clear we're on our way as our best-in-breed Customer Learning platform is adopted by some of the world's largest and most innovative companies."
This news follows several other major Northpass accomplishments for 2022.
In January, Northpass announced it was the recipient of two Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards for 2021. Northpass won Gold in the "Best Advance in Learning Management Technology (LMT) for External Training," category. Also, Northpass was awarded Bronze for the "Best Advance in Learning Management Technology."
Additionally, Northpass has been identified as a recipient of 23 badges — varying from "High Performer," to "Highest User Adoption," to "Best Support" — from G2 for Winter, Spring and Summer 2022.
And, in June, Northpass was designated an NJBIZ Best Place to Work for 2022. This marks the third consecutive year Northpass has received this recognition.
"The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
Northpass is the provider of the leading Customer Learning platform that helps today's cutting-edge businesses deliver results. Northpass' Software-as-a-Service- (SaaS) based solution differentiates itself by being connected, fully customizable and is implemented by a customer-centric Support team. Today, Northpass powers learning programs for hundreds of companies, including: Compass, Freshworks, SPS Commerce, Talkspace, Uber and others. To learn more about Northpass, please visit: http://www.northpass.com.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
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Eastern Kentuckians suing mining companies, say coal companies made flooding worse
LOST CREEK, Ky. (WYMT/Herald Leader) - People in one Eastern Kentucky community have filed a lawsuit against coal mining companies in the area after the recent flooding that devastated the region, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.
Nearly 60 people in the Lost Creek community of Breathitt County are suing Blackhawk Mining and Pine Branch. The lawsuit alleges negligence from the two companies that contributed to the damage during flooding.
Attorneys for the community said the companies failed to maintain silt ponds properly, leading to silt, debris and fish going into properties during flooding.
This would be a violation of the Kentucky Administrative Regulation 20:060 which prohibits these materials and matter from escaping the permitted area, according to the lawsuit.
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The two agencies will offer expanded Research & Marketing Strategy services
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchstone Research is a tech driven full service marketing research firm delivering next gen research to the world's largest brands, marketers and agencies. Increasingly, clients are looking for a seamless partner experience that goes from producing Research to producing the creative and campaign briefs based on those findings for Marketing.
"We are excited to partner in providing clients with both efficiency and opportunity for stronger collaboration between Research & Marketing, or what the data says and what to do with it," noted Jake Katz founder of SUP3RNATURAL.
SUP3RNATURAL, is a newly launched Strategy agency from Trailer Park's former head of Strategy Jake Katz. SUP3RNATURAL works with clients across Entertainment, Brands, and Music, to provide strategic planning in service of Marketing. "The partnership with Touchstone provides SUP3RNATURAL's clients with creative testing, positioning, and audience research capabilities through Touchstone's global panel partnership program with access to millions of panelists across a range of demographics including kids, teens, young adults age 18-29 and adults age 30-65 ", said Jake.
Touchstone Research, who provides consumer research services for the world's largest media & entertainment, technology, youth and family brands, will expand its ability to support clients with the SUP3RNATURAL partnership. "We're partnering with SUP3RNATURAL to bring our clients added value when it comes to actioning research in service of Marketing," said Aaron Burch CEO of Touchstone Research. Aaron added, "In addition to providing our clients with data-driven insights into their consumers, our partnership with SUP3RNATURAL and their marketing strategy skill set, allows clients to access a singular external partner experience as planning goes from fielding research to writing the creative or campaign brief. "
Touchstone Research is a leading provider in global quantitative and qualitative research, specializing in full-service quantitative survey services, online insight communities, user experience, and ethnographic research.
As news of mergers and acquisitions across the Entertainment industry continue to make headlines, the Touchstone Research & SUP3RNATURAL partnership is another recent example of a trend in the agency community getting ahead of providing clients with seamless and global solutions, as marketers strive to make better use of data and design campaigns with both a domestic and international mindset.
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Renowned Chefs, Scholars to Headline November Food Industry Leadership Conference and Festival in Napa
NAPA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, the best place to learn from some of the brightest, most respected minds and voices in food is the 24th annual Worlds of Flavor® International Conference and Festival, at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia, November 2-4. This year the conference will explore the foods, culinary techniques, and diverse cultures of the African Atlantic and their impact on the global foodways.
Developed in collaboration with leading authorities on the food of the African diaspora —committee chair Thérèse Nelson; Drs. Scott Alves Barton, Jessica B. Harris, and Maricel Presilla; chefs Michael Elègbédé, JJ Johnson, Kwame Onwuachi, Matthew Raiford, and Pierre Thiam; and journalist, Jamila Robinson—the conference is designed to help chefs and foodservice operators infuse their menus with the flavors and cultures of the African Atlantic in ways that meet the changing tastes and interest of their guests while respecting and centering the cultural stakeholders defining it's modern evolution.
Registration for the conference, which is being planned in conjunction with the CIA's African Cuisines bachelor's degree program concentration, is now open.
"We've planned a deeply rooted program packed with the most dynamic Black chefs and scholars from around the world. The space we've curated offers the audience of professional chefs and hospitality leaders a place to connect, learn, taste, and discover the food of the African Atlantic for three days in the beautiful Napa Valley," said program committee chair Thérèse Nelson, noted chef, writer, and founder of BlackCulinaryHistory.com. "The conference presenters are world-class, and I'm thrilled to be working with the CIA to bring them all together under one roof at such a kinetic time in our culinary history."
- Nearly 40 chefs and experts from around the globe will guide this journey, including: Eric Adjepong, Mashama Bailey, BJ Dennis, Simeon Hall, Jr., Diana Tandia, and Paola Velez.
- Day 1 will help ground guests in the history, geography, and culture of Africa and its diaspora.
- Day 2 is an immersive, culinary feast for the senses—featuring demos, tastings, and tons of menu inspiration.
- Day 3 offers a glimpse at the future and practical tools and strategies to help guests implement their learnings within their operations. View the conference program.
"With the dining landscape evolving quicker than ever before, it's critical not only to taste the recipes and ingredients of various world cuisines, but also to understand the history and culture of different regions and how to bring them into restaurant menus," said Rupa Bhattacharya, the CIA's executive director for strategic initiatives. "For nearly 25 years, Worlds of Flavor has been the industry's leading resource on dining trends—both what's current and what's to come—and this year's program will continue that legacy and help position businesses for success."
Worlds of Flavor is open to all foodservice professionals from independent & chain restaurants; colleges/universities and K-12 schools; contract foodservice companies; hotels/resorts; and more. For more information, visit www.worldsofflavor.com. Register before August 31 for early-bird savings.
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world's premier culinary college. Dedicated to developing leaders in food, beverage, and hospitality, the private, not-for-profit college offers bachelor's, and associate degrees with majors in culinary arts, baking & pastry arts, food business management, hospitality management, culinary science, and applied food studies. The CIA's School of Graduate and Professional Studies offers master's degrees in sustainable food systems, food business, and wine and beverage management, as well as executive education and certificate programs. Its conferences, leadership initiatives, and consulting services have made the CIA the think tank of the food industry, and its worldwide network of more than 50,000 alumni includes innovators in every area of the food world. The CIA has locations in New York, California, Texas, and Singapore. For more information, visit www.ciachef.edu.
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Expectations are high for a team whose offense relies on youth at most of its positions. The 49ers will start a fourth-round rookie at right guard and use the speed of the 105th overall pick from the 2022 draft to create space on offense.
Jordan Schultz tweeted that he spoke with a team source from the 49ers, and they love Spencer Burford:
“It’s like he’s already a five-year pro. He’s very sound, very smart and very long. He ran outside-zone in college. Plug-and-play guy. Trey has total trust in him.”
Burford’s college coach confirmed that his scheme fit caught the Niners' attention. But, five-year pro fluff aside, the guard turned left tackle turned guard again earned the right to be a plug-and-play guy.
Having the trust of your quarterback and the coaching staff should make for a long leash for Burford. His raw strength will buy Burford time while he fine-tunes his mental processing.
Watch the right guard, No. 74, below. The defensive tackle, No. 93, tries to use a long-arm and bull-rush Burford into the quarterback. After initially giving ground, Burford does a fantastic job of dropping his weight and turning into a brick wall:
That stoutness shows up in the running game. It’ll be trial by fire for Burford when it comes to pass protection. He can study until he’s blue in the face, but there will be looks thrown at him he hasn’t seen.
Burford got burned by overhelping on one play but learned from his mistake and picked up another game the defensive line ran late in the half. What he’s seeing in the preseason will pale in comparison to what’s thrown at Burford during the regular season.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan was pleased that Burford and left guard Aaron Banks improved as the game went along:
“Anytime you throw these guys out there that haven’t played before, there’s a lot to go through, and you try to limit the ups and downs that they go through during the game.
They didn’t get to play the whole game. They only got the first half, but both of them made some mistakes, and then it was nice to see them both come back and rebound there in the second quarter and do some good things.”
The theme is consistent for the youngsters on the 49ers’ offense this season: Learn from your mistakes.
Danny Gray has left an impression, too. He caught a deep pass for a touchdown during the first preseason game. He had an opportunity to come down with a score against the Vikings but ran out of room along the sideline. In the future, Gray will need to give himself a better alignment before the ball is snapped, so the quarterback has space to throw the pass.
Gray is a blur. The fact the 49ers can throw deep passes to a receiver is a welcomed change. Here’s Schultz’s quote from a team source on Gray:
“His speed is lethal for us. Just the threat alone, but he can go get it now too. He’s also been receptive to coaching.”
We’ve discussed how Gray’s speed helps the offense without him touching the ball. It wouldn’t be surprising if the rookie had a bigger impact than Jauan Jennings this season. Gray gives Shanahan a new club in his bag he didn’t have last season.
If you remember, last year, Kyle Shanahan was so hard on Brandon Aiyuk that Aiyuk admitted that he felt Shanahan was picking on him. Shanahan said, “he doesn’t think you’re picking on him, " switching gears back to Gray.” If Shanahan feels that way, it could be a signal that we see more of Gray on the field sooner than later. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/23/23317741/49ers-burford-gray-impressed | 2022-08-23T17:52:02Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/23/23317741/49ers-burford-gray-impressed | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Today’s Oh, Hey There! Podcast was a good vibes only event. Leo Luna and Jason Aponte picked the players they believe have shown enough this preseason to earn your trust. I’ll highlight a few below.
Danny Gray
“It’s not just, ‘Let’s run deep,’” Leo said, “We’ve seen him on a quick out on first down from Nate Sudfeld, we’ve seen him run a 15-yard dig route over the middle of the field as well. Then, run across the field again to get the two-point conversion. Hit the griddy, extra points.”
Through two preseason games, Gray has four catches on eight targets for 123 yards and a touchdown, but that doesn’t fully encapsulate what he’s shown so far. He’s also had multiple nice catches where his feet landed just out of bounds, and highlight reel plays in training camp.
Throw in the recent comments from 49ers coaches, and it’s clear the arrow is pointing up for Danny Gray.
Jordan Mason
Jason put it bluntly on the show:
“How many times did I have to tell you after coming out of training camp practice, ‘Jordan Mason, Jordan Mason, Jordan Mason?’ This is carrying over. This is something that he’s done whenever he’s gotten reps. The thing is, you really can’t go by how many reps you get. You can only take advantage of the reps you do get. If he got two reps in practice, four reps, he made the most of it. He led the team [against the Vikings] with six yards per carry, and you can say, ‘It was against backups,’ that’s fine. That’s how he looks whenever he’s on the field. It’s gonna be very hard, and I’ll need an explanation from somebody if Jordan Mason does not make this roster. My hot take is this: Jordan Mason will be on an NFL roster, I just hope it’s the 49ers.”
Jason Poe
Don’t let his height fool you, Jason Poe plays plenty big on the field.
Jason Poe pulling from the LG spot and annihilating the edge defender on the play side
— Jordan Elliott (@JLeeElliott) August 22, 2022
Poe was fired up after this pancake, and rightfully so pic.twitter.com/hvXkAg5l3k
Poe may have gone undrafted in April, but after training camp and two preseason games, he’s already splitting first-team reps with Aaron Banks in practice. That should tell you everything you need to know about him.
Charles Omenihu
Omenihu is on this list in part due to last year’s performance, but Leo has liked what he’s seen so far.
“I’m at the point where, seeing what Charles Omenihu last season, seeing what he’s doing right now in the preseason, I’m like, ‘Why is he there?’ This guy shouldn’t have to suit up for these games. He’s earned that right based on what he did last season for the 49ers. He’s just way better than the offensive tackles that a trying to block him.”
It looks right now like Omenihu will follow in the footsteps of players like Arden Key and Kerry Hyder Jr., that have become their best selves in San Francisco. Being surrounded by better talent surely helps, but Omenihu also credited defensive line coach Kris Kocurek for teaching him the finer points of the position.
“I had to understand how to rush,” Omenihu told the Athletic, “When I was in Houston, and I came here, I learned very quickly that I didn’t really know how to rush for real. I was very much super raw. I didn’t understand how to be an outside pass rusher. I had a slight idea of inside rushing, but outside rushing, I didn’t have a clue.”
Listen to the entire show to hear the full conversation, which also included Spencer Burford, Drake Jackson, and more.
Other topics in today’s show
- Danny Gray is more than just a deep threat (1:27)
- Spencer Burford has proven he can be a starter (3:36)
- Jordan Mason has taken advantage of every opportunity he’s had (4:16)
- Jason Poe has earned a spot on the roster (5:04)
- Drake Jackson looks like a first-round pick (7:04)
- Iced or Hot: Is Trey Sermon on the roster bubble? (11:35)
- Has Brock Purdy done enough to be QB2? (16:50)
- Ross Dwelley’s time may have come (20:48)
- Don’t panic about the injuries just yet (22:10)
- What to watch for against the Texans (27:53)
- Jason’s advice to 49ers fans about Trey Lance reports (30:46) | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/23/23318260/49ers-news-which-young-players-can-you-believe-in | 2022-08-23T17:52:08Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/23/23318260/49ers-news-which-young-players-can-you-believe-in | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 49ers needed to make roster moves to get down to 80 before 1 PM PT Tuesday. The team announced two moves before the start of practice. San Francisco placed cornerback Jason Verrett on the PUP list and rookie defensive tackle Kalia Davis on the NFI/reserve list. Both players are ineligible for the first four games of the season.
Today also is the first day that players can be moved from active/PUP or active/NFI to reserve/PUP or reserve/NFI to create a roster spot.
We’ve seen other teams, such as the Detroit Lions, place first-round wide receiver Jameson Williams on Reserve/NFI. Both 49er candidates were obvious, starting with Davis, who suffered a season-ending knee injury last October. On draft night, general manager John Lynch said the team viewed Davis in the same light as D.J. Jones while acknowledging Davis may not be ready for the start of the season.
Verrett tore his ACL in the first quarter of Week 1 last year. Placing Verrett on the PUP list gives Verrett time to slow-play his recovery and put him in a position to return when the 49ers would need his skill set the most — down the stretch and into the playoffs. Per NBC Sports’ Matt Maiocco, John Lynch said the 49ers are being safe with Verrett. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/23/23318396/49ers-verrett-davis-pup-list | 2022-08-23T17:52:14Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/23/23318396/49ers-verrett-davis-pup-list | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Under the title “Alabama is a Big Front Porch,” made famous by the legendary Alabama storyteller, Kathryn Tucker Wyndham, I will continue to share some personal political stories with you this week.
As many of you know, I have been friends with our iconic, senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, for close to four decades. History will reveal Senator Shelby as Alabama’s greatest U.S. Senator and folks, that is saying a mouth full because we have had some great ones. We have had a cadre of great Senators including Lister Hill, John Sparkman, John Bankhead, and Howell Heflin along with Shelby. As Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Shelby has brought untold hundreds of millions of dollars home to Alabama. It would take a book or volumes of books to tell the story of Shelby’s prowess at bringing home the bacon to his beloved state. He is completing 36 years in the Senate this year.
Two of my favorite Alabamians and loyal friends are former Congressman and now University of South Alabama President, Jo Bonner and one of the finest ladies in the state, Dora James of Opelika. I visit with each of these two friends almost weekly. They graciously read the column and give me feedback.
Jo Bonner epitomizes the adage of being a true southern gentleman. He is admired and beloved all over the state, more than he can imagine.
Dora James epitomizes a true southern lady. She is admired and revered in Lee County. She is a true philanthropist and modest, kind and genuinely sweet person. About seven years ago, she hosted book signings for me at Auburn University and in Opelika that attracted several hundred folks at each, not because of me but because of her.
Speaking of memorable book signing events, the people of Jasper and Walker County hosted a large event at which Congressman Robert Aderholt was gracious enough to travel down from Washington to introduce me. Over the years, I have enjoyed a special closeness and connection to the folks in Jasper/Walker County, who read my column in The Daily Mountain Eagle. They have a rich political heritage with the Bankheads, Carl Elliott, Tom Bevill, and others.
To show how old I am getting and how long I have been writing this column, it seems that every state senator I know says, “Please do not write something bad about me because my mama reads your column religiously every week and has for decades.”
Speaking of books, I had the opportunity to meet and visit with the legendary author of To Kill AMockingbird, Nelle Harper Lee. Folks in Monroeville,who knew her well from their generation, called her “Nelle.” Even though she had an apartment in New York that she purchased when her book came out in the 1960’s, Nelle Harper Lee lived her entire life in Monroeville. She lived with her sister, Alice, who was a good bit older than Nelle. I am told that Alice was the first female lawyer in Alabama. She was one of the most prominent lawyers in Monroeville and lived to be over 100. Alice and Nelle were neither married.
Nelle Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is one of the five most read and purchased books in history. I am told by Monroeville old timers that it is a total allegory. It is simply a story of Harper Lee growing up in Monroeville. All the characters are real, even Boo Radley.
One day a few years ago, Harper Lee sent word to me that she enjoyed and read my column, weekly, in the Monroe Journal and would like to meet me. I journeyed to Monroeville, and we exchanged greetings and she gave me a signed copy of her book. I thanked her and told her that it was bought and read by quite a few more people than mine. She was a person of very few words and renowned for her privacy and reclusiveness. The only thing she said to me, substantively, was, “You are taller than you look like in your picture.”
I thanked her for her time and the visit and book. When I got back into my car, I called my older daughter, who is a lawyer in Birmingham, and said, “I know when I die you are going to just pile up my books and throw them away, but there is one you might want to save.”
We will continue with more stories next week.
Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at: www.steveflowers.us. | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/opinion/alabama-is-a-big-front-porch/article_b4756930-22f8-11ed-8afb-87b489783d71.html | 2022-08-23T17:52:40Z | alexcityoutlook.com | control | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/opinion/alabama-is-a-big-front-porch/article_b4756930-22f8-11ed-8afb-87b489783d71.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
By House Speaker Mac McCutcheon and Senate President Pro Tem Greg J. Reed
When Governor Kay Ivey called the Alabama Legislature into special session in January of this year, the task was clear: Allocate hundreds of millions of dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to benefit Alabamians through game-changing investments in broadband, health care, and water and sewer infrastructure.
The Legislature responded decisively to Governor Ivey, authorizing $772 million in spending that will aid communities in every corner of the state – putting dollars to work where they are most needed. Generations of Alabama citizens will benefit from the foundations we are laying through this funding.
While the expansion of broadband and the need to shore up our healthcare system – especially with the stresses imposed on it by the COVID pandemic – understandably have received a lot of public attention, the investment in our water and sewer systems has gone under the radar. That doesn’t mean, however, that repairing, upgrading and expanding our water and sewer services aren’t as critical. In fact, failing and inadequate water and sewer systems can have a direct effect on the health and safety of many of our citizens on a daily basis.
In our legislation, the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate authorized up to $225 million from ARPA for grants to water and sewer systems in the state, to be administered and overseen by the state’s environmental regulatory agency, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). We are happy to report that the investment is already paying dividends for the people of Alabama.
Recently, ADEM reported that it had awarded more than $300 million in grants and loans to public water and sewer systems, with more to come. ADEM has taken the $225 million ARPA money authorized by the Legislature and supplemented it with additional federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan program to pay for more projects than we imagined possible.
The approach ADEM is taking, prioritizing funding to communities with the greatest needs and the least ability to pay – such as Alabama’s Black Belt – means the money is going first where it is needed the most.
You might recall that earlier this month, officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the White House came to Lowndes County to promote a new pilot program that offers technical assistance, including help in applying for funding, to resolve sewer issues in 11 disadvantaged communities in several states and native communities. They made available $5 million to pay for that assistance. Two of those areas, Lowndes and Greene counties, are in Alabama.
We are thankful for the technical assistance that Alabama communities’ share of the $5 million will fund.
What was overlooked by some, however, is the fact ADEM already offers technical assistance to public water and sewer systems in Alabama, as well as help in applying for grants and loans. Annually, ADEM provides on average $100 million or more in loans through the State Revolving Loan program to public water and sewer systems.
Unfortunately, many poor, disadvantaged communities can’t get these federally funded loans because they don’t meet all the financial requirements imposed by the EPA.
The game-changers for those communities are the ARPA funding and the legislation the Legislature passed in January making that money available to them despite their financial hardships. Under our legislation and through the work of ADEM, disadvantaged communities can qualify for funding with no local match required, providing them the help they desperately need.
It means more than $15 million for water and sewer projects in Lowndes County and an additional $50 million to the rest of the Black Belt. Keep in mind, these are grants, not loans that have to be repaid.
It also means $5 million for special demonstration sewer projects in the Black Belt to tackle problems specific to areas with dense soil that makes septic systems fail and poverty rates that make more expensive remedies unaffordable.
With the combination of ARPA, BIL and SRF funding, ADEM says it expects to issue nearly $500 million in grants and loans to public water systems this year alone. And that is just the start. More grants and loans will come in following years.
We can say with confidence, help is on the way for communities that have suffered due to inadequate or nonexistent water and sewer service.
We can also say with certainty that your governor and your Legislature will continue to look for ways to improve Alabama’s infrastructure and in doing so improve the lives of Alabama’s citizens.
Mac McCutcheon is Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives. Greg Reed is President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate. | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/opinion/guest-column---investment-in-water-sewer-projects-already-paying-off/article_0523041a-22f8-11ed-86b8-3f0a8064d41b.html | 2022-08-23T17:52:47Z | alexcityoutlook.com | control | https://www.alexcityoutlook.com/opinion/guest-column---investment-in-water-sewer-projects-already-paying-off/article_0523041a-22f8-11ed-86b8-3f0a8064d41b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The first week of football started with some huge production from some of the area’s best players. Both Dadeville and Benjamin Russell won their respective opening games, and did so in style. Read below about three of the best athletic performances and vote for who you think is deserving of Player Of The Week.
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Benjamin Russell junior quarterback Gabe Benton
Benton absolutely lit up Sylacauga in the Wildcats’ first game of the year. At Sylacauga, Benton thrived under new head coach Smitty Grider and new offensive coordinator Greg Crager, tossing five touchdown passes and throwing for 443 yards. Benton did all of his work in the first half, as he and the starters were able to quickly and easily score on the Aggie defense. Benjamin Russell won 41-7.
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In typical Dadeville fashion, the Tigers ran the ball, and the team did so behind the legs of Doss. The senior started out his night, popping off a run for over 15 yards that set up his team’s opening score. The next drive Doss caught the open field for a 59-yard touchdown. Two late scores by Doss put Dadeville in the driver seat over visiting B.B. Comer. Dadeville scored seven total times, six of which came on rushing plays. Dadeville beat Comer 48-21.
Benjamin Russell senior wide receiver Corri Milliner
Milliner was a huge recipient of Benton’s explosive game, catching over half of his quarterback’s touchdown passes. Milliner’s size and speed proved just a bit too much as he was able to get the ball in his hands and break away from any would-be defenders. Milliner’s three scores came from 22, 78, and 22 yards out respectively.
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Peter Keating, veteran, competes in powerlifting during the 2022 DoD Warrior Games in Orlando, Fla. on Aug. 23, 2022. The annual event celebrates the resiliency and dedication of wounded, ill, and injured U.S. Service Members and veterans. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Johnson)
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David Powless provides some insights to boxes of photos and articles that belonged to his grandfather, George Newton Powless who served aboard USS Louisiana (BB 19) to Tonia Deetz-Rock, Curator and Deputy Director at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. His grandfather was aboard Louisiana during the ships participation during the round the world cruise of the Great White Fleet, which departed Hampton Roads, Virginia in December 1907 and returned in February 1909. The boxes of photos and articles were being donated to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and will be accessioned into their museum collections. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
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Notes of Interest ● Cole Custer and the No. 41 Ford Mustang team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) welcome back Autodesk a co-primary partner for the third time this season when they take to the 2.5-mile Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway oval for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400. San Francisco-based Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in software applications for the engineering, manufacturing, construction, architecture, media and entertainment industries, kicked off its fifth season with SHR May 1 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway, then returned for the June 12 race at its hometown Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway. After Saturday night’s race, Autodesk returns to Custer’s No. 41 Ford for back-to-back races Sept. 17 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and Sept. 25 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth before appearing one final time Oct. 9 at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval. ● The Autodesk partnership with SHR is more than skin deep. The team utilized Autodesk’s Fusion 360 design and manufacturing software extensively to create lightweight, but strong, components for its fleet of Gen 6 racecars. Autodesk’s generative design capabilities and its Fusion 360 software helps designers and engineers quickly find optimal solutions to design problems, like SHR’s brake pedal revision in its Gen 6 racecars, as chronicled in this video. The new pedal accounted for a 32 percent reduction in weight with a 50 percent increase in stiffness, with the optimized design being realized by Fusion 360. The entire project took just two months to complete – from initial design to simulation, additive manufacturing of the pedal, testing and finalized part. Just as importantly, it was all delivered within two weeks of the needed race date. ● Also riding along with Custer and his SHR Mustang this weekend is team co-owner Gene Haas’ newest holding, Haas Tooling, which was launched as a way for CNC machinists to purchase high-quality cutting tools at great prices. Haas cutting tools are sold exclusively online at HaasTooling.com and shipped directly to end users. HaasTooling.com products became available nationally in July 2020. Haas Automation, founded by Haas in 1983, is America’s leading builder of CNC machine tools. The company manufactures a complete line of vertical and horizontal machining centers, turning centers and rotary tables and indexers. All Haas products are constructed in the company’s 1.1-million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Oxnard, California, and distributed through a worldwide network of Haas Factory Outlets. ● Saturday’s 160-lap race will be Custer’s 101st career Cup Series start and sixth on the Daytona oval. His 11th-place finish in last year’s season-opening Daytona 500 is his best result at the iconic track. He finished 20th in this year’s Daytona 500. ● In NASCAR Xfinity Series competition at Daytona, Custer made six starts from 2017 through 2019, all in SHR Fords. He had a best start of third in the August 2018 race, and best finishes of 14th in the 2018 and 2019 openers, both seasons culminating with runner-up finishes in the series championship. ● Eleven days after his 18th birthday, Custer started the 2016 ARCA Menards Series season opener and his first career race on the Daytona oval from the pole. He led a race-high 42 laps before bringing the No. 54 for car owner Ken Schrader home 10th. Cole Custer, Driver of the No. 41 Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing You’ve got Autodesk back on your racecar for Saturday night’s regular-season finale. Talk about that, and your overall thoughts about the race. “It’s the last chance for any driver without a win to race their way into the playoffs, and it comes in a race that anybody can win, so that makes things really interesting for everybody. Daytona is just a special place any time your race there, and it will be cool to have Autodesk on our car again. I ran an Xfinity race for them and we won with them and, from there, it’s just been a great relationship and it’s been awesome having them on the car. We use their software a ton at the race shop, to be able to design parts and do different things, so they’re a huge part of what we do.” You’ve now had three races with the NextGen car on superspeedway-style tracks this year. What have you learned about what it will take to win at Daytona on Saturday night? “I think the biggest thing about the superspeedway racing this year is this new car is really all about getting the pit stops good and making sure you stay with the lead draft. If you’re the last car in line, it’s really easy to lose the draft. So I think that’s been the biggest thing. At the end of the day, it’s been really similar. You’re still able to push really hard, you’re still able to draft and run three-wide, and four-wide at times, so it puts on good racing. You just want to make sure you can stay with the lead draft.” With one more playoff spot available for a first-time race winner this weekend, do you expect the racing will be more aggressive than it has been all year? “I think so, for sure. Everybody knows that you have to win to make the playoffs, so everybody without a win is going to do everything they can to try and get that win and they’re going to be aggressive. Daytona gives a lot more players a chance to win, so it’s going to be interesting to see who’s going to be extremely aggressive and who can make it to the end of the race.” Can you hang in the back to stay out of trouble and still expect to work your way to the front in the closing laps? “I think it just depends on your car. If you’re not very comfortable with your car and you’re in the middle of a hornet’s nest, yeah, I think you’re going to bail out because there’s going to be a great chance you’re going to get wrecked. 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After a lengthy break in the ARCA Menards West Series, it was time to load up the HMH Construction Chevrolet SS and travel to Evergreen Speedway located in Monroe, WA for the NAPA Auto Parts ARCA West 150 at Evergreen Speedway
The team unloaded the car, cleared the technical inspection, and prepared Bridget for the one-hour and 30-minute practice/qualifying session. The team spent a great deal of time in the race shop working on the race car after the last race at Irwindale and used the practice session to focus on refining the setup. Bridget qualified in 11th position for the 150-lap race. The NAPA Auto Parts ARCA West 150 at Evergreen Speedway also marked the 1000th race of the ARCA Menards West Series, and the green flag was waived to start this historic race. Bridget got into trouble early, tagging the wall on the exit of turn 4 of the first lap, causing a flat tire; the team quickly changed the tire and sent her back on her way. Even though she fell a lap down, she stayed focused and worked her lines.
The break came at lap 92, and the field rolled into the pit area for the 5-minute pitstop. The team worked hard on changing out the four General Tires and topping up the HMH Construction Chevrolet SS with Sunoco race fuel. Despite the challenges, at the very beginning of the race, Bridget was able to dig deep and finish the race in 10th position. BMI Racing is proud to announce the addition of eBay Motors, to its suite of sponsors for the remainder of the ARCA Menards West Series. Team owner Sarah Burgess commented, “We’ve built out Bridget’s car with many race parts from eBay Motors, including differential and brake components that can be hard to find. It felt like a natural fit to bring them aboard as a part of our program for the rest of the season.
The ARCA Menards Series West returns to action on Labor Day weekend with the second season trip to Portland Internal Raceway for the Portland 100, which will take place on Saturday, September 3. The race will be available live on FloRacing.
A replay of the NAPA Auto Parts ARCA West 150 at Evergreen Speedway will be shown on USA Network on August 26 at 2 p.m. ET.
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David Powless provides some insights to boxes of photos and articles that belonged to his grandfather, George Newton Powless who served aboard USS Louisiana (BB 19) to Tonia Deetz-Rock, Curator and Deputy Director at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. His grandfather was aboard Louisiana during the ships participation during the round the world cruise of the Great White Fleet, which departed Hampton Roads, Virginia in December 1907 and returned in February 1909. The boxes of photos and articles were being donated to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and will be accessioned into their museum collections. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).
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By Peter Sblendorio | New York Daily News
Dennis Rodman, the ex-NBA star who says he knows Russian President Vladimir Putin well, revealed his plan to travel to Moscow in support of incarcerated WNBA star Brittney Griner.
Griner was sentenced this month to nine years at a Russian prison. She was detained at a Moscow airport in February after custom officials said vape canisters with cannabis oil were found inside her luggage.
“I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” Rodman told NBC News on Saturday. “I’m trying to go this week.”
The report doesn’t specify whom the New Jersey-born Rodman, 61, received permission from, though he only needs a visa to travel to Russia.
Rodman described Putin as “cool” in 2014 after traveling to the country, according to NBC News.
He claimed to “know Putin too well” in NBC News’ report this weekend. Rodman also has a relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and reportedly believes he played a role in the country’s release of American prisoner Kenneth Bae in 2014.
The U.S. State Department urges Americans against traveling to Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February.
Rodman won two NBA titles with the Detroit Pistons and three more with the Chicago Bulls during his career, which spanned 1986 to 2000. He was voted the NBA’s defensive player of the year two times.
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Residents and visitors alike participated in the inaugural Be A Culpeper Local Week, excited to show their support for Culpeper businesses and participate in the week's festivities.
“We’d like to say thank you to our dedicated businesses for participating in the first Be A Culpeper Local Week, and offering customers fun gifts and great promotions,” said Business Development Coordinator and administrator of the program Winona Pritts, “We'd like to thank all of our amazing residents and visitors for coming out to #ChooseCulpeper and support this event and show our businesses how much we appreciate them!"
A variety of Culpeper businesses participated in the event offering customers promotional discounts, free gifts with purchases and more. Retailer businesses distributed nearly 2,000 exclusive Be A Culpeper Local canvas totes free with purchases. Customers also earned limited edition #ChooseCulpeper t-shirts after making five purchases with participating businesses.
Culpeper County’s Economic Development Department, the host of the event, highlighted participating businesses throughout the week on their website and Facebook page. Customers were encouraged to share their experiences and favorite finds on social media using #ChooseCulpeper.
“Thank you for all your hard work. This was so much fun,” shared resident Dawn Brown. I loved the event and I love our town!”
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Babur Lateef, a local ophthalmologist and chair of the Prince William County School Board, has been appointed chair of the Health System Board of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors.
The health system board acts as the oversight board for UVA Health, which includes the UVA Medical Center; the UVA School of Medicine; the UVA School of Nursing and UVA Community Health, which is comprised of UVA Culpeper Medical Center, UVA Prince William Medical Center, UVA Haymarket Medical Center and the UVA Health Community Health Medical Group; as well as the affiliated UVA Physicians Group.
“Dr. Lateef’s experience as a member of the Board of Visitors and the Health System Board, together with his practical background as a physician and owner of a large medical practice, makes him an excellent choice to serve as chair of the Health System Board,” said K. Craig Kent, MD, chief executive officer of UVA Health and executive vice president for health affairs at UVA. “I look forward to working with Dr. Lateef to help further our mission of transforming health and inspiring hope for all Virginians and beyond.”
Lateef has served as a member of the Board of Visitors and the Health System Board since 2016, as well as a member of the UVA Physicians Group Board of Directors since 2018. Before his appointment as chair of the Health System Board, he served as the committee’s vice chair and as chair of the Audit, Compliance, and Risk Committee.
A practicing physician, Lateef has owned Woodbridge-based Advanced Ophthalmology, Inc., since 2002. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University and his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of Rochester. He has served as chairman-at-large of the Prince William County School Board since 2018.
“Dr. Lateef has accomplished so much as vice chair of the Health System Board, and I greatly appreciate his willingness to take on this new leadership role on the Board of Visitors,” Clement said in a news release. “His knowledge and leadership mean a great deal to the university, and I am excited to have him as our next chair of the Health System Board.”
In the release, Lateef said he is honored by the appointment.
"Serving the health needs of the citizens of the commonwealth while also performing innovative research is of the highest priority," he said. "I look forward to working with my colleagues on the board to continue this important work.”
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In 2017, Brian Easley walked into a Georgia bank and handed a teller a note stating that he had a bomb.
But this was no ordinary bank robbery. In fact, Easley wouldn’t accept any of the bank’s money. He was trying to call attention to his plight: a U.S. Marine veteran suffering from PTSD and schizophrenia, he was being denied his $892 in disability by Veterans Affairs; without that money, he’d be on the street and the stress had left spiraling down and feeling worthless.
Now Abi Demaris Corbin has co-written and directed “Breaking,” her first feature, which tells the story of that fateful day. The film features Nicole Beharie and Selenis Leyva as the bank employees Easley almost apologetically held hostage (after letting everyone else leave), Connie Britton as a TV reporter to whom Easley tells his story, and memorably, Michael K. Williams as the hostage negotiator in what, tragically, turned out to be his final film.
But it is John Boyega who carries the film as Easley, with a committed and heart-rending performance that shows off his range, from small, sweet scenes to moments of volcanic rage.
Boyega rose to fame as Finn, the stormtrooper turned rebel in the most recent “Star Wars” trilogy, but spoke out afterward about feeling used by Disney, saying they marketed the films as having a Black star even as his character was increasingly pushed to the margins. Boyega, who spoke recently by video about “Breaking,” also earned headlines for his impassioned speech at a George Floyd-related protest in London in 2020.
On-screen, he has utilized his “Star Wars” fame to take on roles in weightier films, from Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit” to Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe: Red White and Blue” and now “Breaking.” (Later this fall, he will play King Ghezo in support of Viola Davis in Gina Prince-Bythwood’s “The Woman King.”)
Q. Why was it vital to tell Brian Easley’s story?
It’s important to explore a perspective that’s going to be fresh for a lot of people. There are people with family members who have served and know about these circumstances but a lot of us don’t, myself included. It’s a great opportunity to see what actually to people in this scenario who try to come back and get integrated back into society and how tough and complicated that is.
Q. When you play a character like this, do you feel helpless, or angry at a system that treats people as disposable or do you focus more on what he felt?
It’s a mixture of emotions. You have a reaction yourself but that is soon diluted by a sense of responsibility. You are doing that research in the first place, to understand how to play this character who is so frustrated by these issues.
When I’m preparing for a role, it’s to portray a character and his truth. I learned what the government promises people for joining the army — it’s a fishing strategy [Boyega mimes reeling in youthful recruits] — and how that changes when they kick them out on the other side without giving them the support they need. I use that to show what Brian went through.
Q. In the bank, he has at least taken control of his life, however misguidedly. Were the flashbacks to the Veterans Affairs scenes where the bureaucracy strips him of his dignity and agency more painful to play?
As an actor, you’re taught to think about the way people react, down to their facial expressions, and I study people. There are times, like in the “Star Wars” movie when Han Solo asks Finn about putting Captain Phasma in a garbage compacter, where the director, J.J. Abrams, wanted me to act one specific way every take. But sometimes I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do and as Brian I was mostly just experiencing everything in the moment.
When I was playing Brian sitting outside of the VA office on the steps, I couldn’t stop crying. In between takes, I could see the extras and crew looking at me with some sadness, which took me to a deeper emotional place about what this man was going through — I’m there being decently paid as an actor and he was on these steps with all that fear about his future.
Q. Looking at “Detroit,” “Small Axe” and now “Breaking,” did you consciously seek meaningful stories about the Black experience in America and England?
It’s very important when I’m making those decisions about next steps. At one point, I had to take a step back for a bit and think about what I wanted to do next, what I’d like to see for myself and my potential.
I also thought about these three as another trilogy but one that comes from me.
Q. In all three, you’re playing a Black man who has had agency or authority — as an armed security guard, in the police, or in the military — only to have it undermined.
But that wasn’t the throughline for me. The throughline was actually that they are different from each other, three roles where I can see the differences. It was more of a lean into versatility than anything else.
Q. You worked with Michael K. Williams, yet you only interacted with him, as well as Connie Britton, through phone calls. What was that like?
Abi had us there to read the off lines in the phone conversation so you still have a presence and as you’re reacting you’re catching that energy from the other actor.
I was a big fan of Michael’s since “The Wire.” That cast very much inspired me – it was the first show that really pulled together great actors from the diaspora in one show. And Michael was always one of the highlights.
I had requested that they try to get Michael to come and collaborate with us for this film, so to have him accept my begging was great. And it was a role we hadn’t seen him in before. So this was a special journey for me.
Q. “Breaking” is both the greatest challenge and greatest opportunity. You’re on screen for much of the movie and unlike a stoic role like “Detroit,” you get to range from pensive to explosive.
It’s what makes an actor go wide-eyed, a role that’s full of nuance and character. There were different sides to Brian to explore. It wasn’t just about masculine energy and aggression – there was vulnerability, there was his soft-spoken side.
With Abi, I discussed the smaller, more peaceful Brian and the bigger, angrier Brian to pinpoint when each would come out. Some day you might see extras for this movie and you’ll see scenes of the bigger moments that I tried with the smaller version of Brian.
Q. Do you let go of your characters at end of day or shoot or do you keep them within you even a little bit?
It’s gone when the day ends. It has to be. I’ve got family and friends and my life.
Everybody’s different but I think having that balance enhances my acting. To have a healthy start to the character and feel comfortable when I come back to set the next day I have to let him go. Then I can be more creative and not get stuck in my ways from the day before when I come on set. I want to have a fluid relation with my character. A character like this could keep you isolated in a way that for me just doesn’t work.
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MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A man charged with attacking his mother while she was driving in Middletown over the weekend faced a judge Tuesday morning.
Houshang Azimi, 25, was arraigned on a felony charge of domestic assault on a person over 60.
Sunday evening, officers responded to the area of Green End and Honeyman avenues and found a woman laying on the ground bleeding heavily. Police said Azimi was also there with blood on his hands, arms and shorts.
Police learned the 61-year-old woman was driving with Azimi when he allegedly began assaulting her. She pulled off to the side of the road and got out of the car, but he chased after her, police added.
Witnesses told police they saw the woman laying on the ground while Azimi was punching and kicking her. In court, Azimi denied those claims.
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“Update of her injuries were skull and facial fractures, broken nose, three broken ribs, three broken vertebrae and a collapsed lung requiring surgery. Mr. Azimi was interviewed and denied that he at any point placed his hands on his mother,” Middletown Police Sgt. Brett McKinnon said.
She was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where she is in critical but stable condition.
Both Azimi and his mother are from Canada, but police haven’t said why they were in Middletown.
Azimi is being held on $150,000 surety bail. The judge ordered him to surrender his passport and not have any contact with his mother.
He is due back in court on Oct. 18.
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Street Fighter Meets Power Rangers in Hasbro’s Morphed Ryu Figure
It’s hadouken time! Hasbro‘s Power Rangers action figures follow up their popular mashup with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by crossing over into Street Fighter. What if Ryu found a power coin and morphed into Zordon’s next hero? We’d get the Morphed Ryu Crimson Hawk Ranger. He’s a little old to pass for a teenager with attitude, but already has the powers necessary to fight aliens. Stun the bad guys with a flaming dragon punch, and they might never get the chance to “grow monster grow!”
Screenrant debuted the first look at this figure, which will retail for $33.99. Look for it to hit all the usual sites at 1 p.m. eastern. This Morphed Ryu includes three flame effects — fireball, kick/punch enhancement, and falcon attack. He also includes a stand to make the effects “levitate” in front of him. The one thing he does not include? An unmasked Ryu head. You’ll have to use some imagination there.
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So far Ryu remains the only crossover figure announced. Should he do well, however, it’s hard to imagine Hasbro wouldn’t do more. Chun-Li would be the logical next step, or perhaps Bison as Lord Zedd.
Take a look through the gallery below for more images and poses. Will you pick up this crossover character? Let us know in comments.
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Mattson Tomlin Will Co-Write The Batman 2 With Matt Reeves
Earlier this month, reports began to surface that Warner Bros. hasn’t officially greenlit The Batman 2. But the latest update regarding the sequel indicates that the follow-up to Matt Reeves’ critically-lauded reboot is moving forward as planned. The Hollywood Reporter now brings word that Mattson Tomlin is joining Reeves as a co-writer on the upcoming film.
Tomlin previously collaborated with Reeves on his original Batman script. But in the end, only Reeves and Peter Craig received credit for writing the movie. Both Tomlin and Craig reportedly came aboard to help Reeves solve issues with the film’s third act. However, Tomlin and Reeves are working together on the sequel from the beginning. They haven’t actually started writing yet, but they are expected to begin “in the coming weeks.”
Before The Batman came along, Tomlin made a name for himself as the writer of Netflix’s Project Power. He later made his directorial debut on Mother/Android, which premiered on Hulu last year. Tomlin was also hired to write a film adaptation of Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR comic book series and recently appeared onstage with Reeves at San Diego Comic-Con to discuss his plans for the movie. Additionally, Tomlin has dabbled in comics himself. Some of his unused ideas for The Batman eventually found their way into his own DC Black Label miniseries, Batman: The Imposter.
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This isn’t the only big Batman-related news of the day. Deadline is reporting that Reeves has signed a new first-look film deal with WB though his 6th and Idaho production banner. He also renewed his pact with Warner Bros. Television, which is a little surprising, given HBO Max’s recent decision to pass on Batman: Caped Crusader, an animated series that counts Reeves as an executive producer. Luckily, it sounds like Reeves’ deal effectively safeguards Colin Farrell’s Penguin series from meeting a similar fate. The other Batman spinoff series, which reportedly focuses on Arkham Asylum, is still “in discussions” as well.
“Making this legendary studio my home is a dream,” said Reeves in a new statement. “I am so excited to be working with [Warner Bros Pictures Group Co-Chairs/CEOs] Mike [De Luca], Pam [Abdy], and [Warner Bros. Television Group and Chairman] Channing [Dungey] and our teams to bring captivating stories I am truly passionate about to the big and small screen.”
Warner Bros. still hasn’t announced a release date for The Batman 2.
Are you happy to hear that Tomlin is working with Reeves’ on the sequel? What do you make of Reeves’ new deal with the studio? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: Batman by Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo Omnibus Vol. 1
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MISSOURI VALLEY, Neb. (KCAU) – A man has been arrested for unintentionally causing the death of a woman while boating on the Missouri River over Memorial Day weekend.
According to court documents, Garret Vanderheiden has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and operating a boat while intoxicated on May 29.
The warrant for his arrest was issued on Friday and he was arrested on Tuesday morning. Documents state that he was booked into the Harrison County Jail and has since bonded out.
The documents allege that Vanderheiden unintentionally caused the death of Emma Olsen by recklessly boating while intoxicated.
Vanderheiden’s arraignment has been set for Monday, September 19, at 1:30 p.m., and his pretrial is set for Monday, October 3 then the trial will take place on Tuesday October 18. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/officials-arrest-man-allegedly-involved-in-fatal-memorial-day-boating-incident/ | 2022-08-23T18:05:37Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/officials-arrest-man-allegedly-involved-in-fatal-memorial-day-boating-incident/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Attorneys for disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh confirmed this week that state prosecutors have audio and video recordings from the night his wife and son, Margaret and Paul, were found brutally murdered on the family’s Colleton County property.
A Grand Jury in Colleton County last month indicted Murdaugh in the deaths of his wife and son. But Murdaugh’s attorneys – who maintained his innocence – demanded to see evidence that led to the decision.
In a motion filed Monday, attorney Dick Harpootlian said that during a search of Paul’s phone, investigators found audio and video recordings of Paul, Margaret, and Alex talking about the behavior of the family’s dog near the kennels on the family property in the same area where the bodies of both victims were found a short time later.
In the motion, Murdaugh’s attorneys said the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) played portions of the recordings to members of the Murdaugh family last week but has continued refusal to turn over evidence to attorneys.
Details about the content of those recordings are limited; however, the motion claims the conversation between Alex and his wife and son provides no motive leading to the murders.
The motion also accuses state investigators of leaking evidence to the media and public despite seeking a protective order.
Harpootlian said last week prosecutors failed to hand over evidence within a deadline that called on them to deliver evidence against their client which they said was required by law.
State prosecutors said they have not leaked evidence and were in the process of seeking a protective order before turning over evidence. | https://www.wspa.com/news/murdaugh-mysteries/murdaugh-attorneys-say-prosecutors-have-audio-video-from-night-of-murders/ | 2022-08-23T18:06:26Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/murdaugh-mysteries/murdaugh-attorneys-say-prosecutors-have-audio-video-from-night-of-murders/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It’s 30 degrees and I’m lying by the pool, one foot floating in the water, the opposite leg bent at 90 degrees, supporting my advance copy of Carrie Soto is Back. It is the American author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s fourth novel in the last five years, and I am guzzling it at turbo pace - transported a few miles down the road to Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, where Reid’s latest fictional heroine Carrie Soto is making her comeback.
Forget J.R.R. Tolkien. If my surroundings are anything to go by, TJR, as her fans know her (and there are 258k of them on Instagram) is having a moment. A quick poll of what other poolside chillers are reading proves the theory: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (2017), Daisy Jones and the Six (2019), Malibu Rising (2021). All are written by Reid. All rank among my favourite reads of the past five years. All have major film and television adaptations in the works.
Because Reid offers her readers something dazzling: an invitation inside the impossibly glamorous lives of the rich and famous, followed by a gritty investigation of what lies beneath. Who is the real person behind the public persona? | https://www.tatler.com/article/carrie-soto-is-back-serena-williams-retirement-taylor-jenkins-reid-review | 2022-08-23T18:12:55Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/carrie-soto-is-back-serena-williams-retirement-taylor-jenkins-reid-review | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In March of this year, news was revealed that the Duchess of Sussex would be launching her own podcast. Today, in the latest update from the royal, the first episode of the series titled Archetypes has been released, with close friend of the former royal and celebrated tennis player Serena Williams as its first guest. Titled The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams, the podcast aims to ‘dissect that dirty, dirty word when it comes to women: ambition’.
The description for the episode reads: ‘Meghan talks to the one and only Serena Williams about the double standard women face when they are labelled "ambitious" and the ripple effects this has on other aspects of their lives. This groundbreaking premiere episode also features Dr. Laura Kray, a leading expert on gender in the workplace'.
The launch of the series comes nearly two years after Archewell Audio's partnership with Spotify was first announced, and Meghan and Harry released their first 33-minute episode, featuring guests such as Elton John and James Corden. The partnership, which hoped to ‘produce podcasts that build community through shared experience, narratives, and values’, was originally an endeavour expected of the couple, although it would now it appear that Meghan has gone solo in its deliverance. | https://www.tatler.com/article/meghan-new-podcast-archetypes | 2022-08-23T18:13:01Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/meghan-new-podcast-archetypes | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This week, Prince Harry has been spending his time visiting Africa on an unannounced tour of Rwanda unaccompanied by wife Meghan or his children, Archie, three and Lilibet, one. The news comes after the Duke of Sussex made the journey from America to the continent to host a group of conservationists and philanthropists on a tour of the Bazaruto Archipelago in Mozambique, in his role as president of African Parks.
On Sunday, according to the Mail Online, the Duke of Sussex paid a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a site that remembers the victims of the 1994 mass genocide which took place during the Rwandan Civil War. Omid Scobie, a friend of the Duchess of Sussex and co-author of the biography Finding Freedom, revealed details of what Harry had written in the visitor's book during his time at the site. His entry reportedly read: ‘I am profoundly moved by what I have witnessed. What an incredible show of unity and resilience we now see. Thank you for showing us all the way to healing and forgiveness. You are setting an example across the world’. | https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-harrys-surprise-trip-to-africa-2022 | 2022-08-23T18:13:07Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-harrys-surprise-trip-to-africa-2022 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Whether they were sporty, arty or academic, every member of the Royal Family had to go to school, just like the rest of us. From Gordonstoun to Eton, here are the institutions with the royal seal of approval.
Prince Louis
Prince Louis started his education at the Willcocks Nursery School, near his family's home in Kensington Palace, in 2021. But this autumn, following their parent's reported move to Windsor, the three Cambridge children will be starting at Lambrook School, a co-educational prep just a 15-minute drive from the family's reported new home, Adelaide Cottage. | https://www.tatler.com/article/royal-family-schools-education | 2022-08-23T18:13:14Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/royal-family-schools-education | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For the past 19 years, the Tatler Schools Guide has been the definitive, impartial directory of the leading independent schools in the UK. Hundreds of visits, interviews and questionnaires later, the guide is curated establishing 249 of the finest schools in the nation – but the question is who from this already elite bunch comes out on top?
Only the Tatler Schools Awards can decide, with nominations from a variety of sources, including public votes - with just under 3,000 of you taking part last year. From this the winners are handpicked from a carefully created shortlist, overseen by our expert panel. Discover the 2023 nominees below…
Best Prep School
The best prep school in the land.
Elstree
Perrott Hill
Abberley Hall
Papplewick
Mowden Hall
Best Head of a Prep School
For the head of a prep school who goes above and beyond.
Fr Simon Everson, Farleigh
John Floyd, Bruern Abbey
Gavin Taylor, Lockers Park
Tom Dawson, Sunningdale
Nina Kingsmill Moore, Glendower
Best Public School
The best public school in the land.
Radley
Sherborne
Blundell's
Stowe
Fettes
Best Head of a Public School
For the head of a public school who goes above and beyond.
Richard Cairns, Brighton College
Emma McKendrick, Downe House
Nicola Huggett, Cheltenham College
Naheed Bardai, UWC
Samantha Price, Benenden
Lifetime Achievement
For the member of staff who has dedicated their life to a school.
Phillip Evitt, Highfield & Brookham
Viv Farnell, Beeston
Andrew Halls, King's College Wimbledon
James Christie, Twyford School
Robert Lankester, Maidwell Hall
Unsung Hero
Not all heroes wear capes. This award celebrates someone who may work behind the scenes, but who is totally invaluable to a school.
Pietro Venesiani, Queen’s College London. Senior Caretaker
Aicha Halli, Bedales. Catering Staff
Tony Plowman 'PC', Cothill House. Woodwork
Kenny Pope, Cargilfield. Groundsman
Alison Bridge, Ludgrove. Matron
Eco Warrior
For the school that has gone green and champions environmentally-friendly initiatives.
Notting Hill Prep
Putney High
Eastbourne College
Caterham
Belhaven Hill | https://www.tatler.com/article/tatler-schools-awards-prep-and-public-schools-nominees | 2022-08-23T18:13:20Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/tatler-schools-awards-prep-and-public-schools-nominees | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pizza Artista plans a fundraiser for Brian Rozas, a Lafayette Police Officer who was injured while working downtown.
On Thursday, August 25 all Louisiana Pizza Artista locations will donate 20 percent of all purchases to Rozas - as long as the customer mentions him.
The restaurant has locations in Lafayette, Broussard, Lake Charles and Baton Rouge. | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/fundraiser-set-for-officer-injured-downtown | 2022-08-23T18:14:44Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/fundraiser-set-for-officer-injured-downtown | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Dallas Cowboys are the NFL's most valuable team, according to Forbes.
The team is valued at $8 billion. Forbes says the Cowboys reached that valuation due, in large part, to its ability to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from advertising and sponsorship deals.
The New England Patriots rank second on the Forbes list of NFL team values. They are valued at $6.4 billion.
The Los Angeles Rams, winners of Super Bowl LVI, saw their valuation grow by 29% in the last year, according to Forbes. The team ranks third on the Forbes list— with a valuation of $6.2 billion.
The Cincinnati Bengals, who lost to the Rams in Super Bowl LVI, also saw a major boost in valuation. It went up 32%, according to Forbes. However, the team is still considered the least valuable in the league at $3 billion. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/dallas-cowboys-top-forbes-list-for-most-valuable-nfl-franchises | 2022-08-23T18:14:50Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/dallas-cowboys-top-forbes-list-for-most-valuable-nfl-franchises | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The expected timeline for a restart of the Freeport LNG terminal in the US was mid-to-late October but that's been pushed back by an update today.
That will mean more gas is stuck in the US and unavailable for export to Europe and the rest of the world. The huge 2 bcf terminal suffered an explosion on June 8 and has been under repair.
The new timeline is for initial production restarting in early-to-mid November and ramping up until the end of the month. Notably, it will continue to operate at only 85% of export capacity until March 2023.
That's a dramatic move in natural gas on the headlines. It hit $10 today for the first time since 2008 but is down to $9.26. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-natural-gas-prices-fall-as-freeport-pushes-back-full-restart-timeline-for-lng-facility-20220823/ | 2022-08-23T18:14:52Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/us-natural-gas-prices-fall-as-freeport-pushes-back-full-restart-timeline-for-lng-facility-20220823/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
USD/JPY is on the comeback trail. I wrote earlier that the US dollar moved looked overdone given that front-end yields hadn't even given up the gains from the past two days. Now we've seen yields pare that move and USD/JPY cut today's decline in half.
The pair is still down 70 pips but at 136.77, it's near the 61.8% retracement of the sharp move lower on the data.
Equities have stabilized and some market participants might be re-thinking putting too much weight on one PMI release.
Technically, it's a clear 'go with' on a break above the current highs and a fade if that can't take place. Watch for corroboration from stocks and bonds. | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/usdjpy-stages-a-comeback-alongside-bonds-20220823/ | 2022-08-23T18:14:59Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/usdjpy-stages-a-comeback-alongside-bonds-20220823/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Paul Pelosi, the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges related to a May crash in California's wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation.
He already served two days in jail and received conduct credit for two other days, Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga said. Paul Pelosi will work eight hours in the court's work program in lieu of the remaining day, Solga said during Paul Pelosi's sentencing, which he did not attend.
State law allows for DUI misdemeanor defendants to appear through their attorney unless ordered otherwise by the court.
As part of his probation, Paul Pelosi will also be required to attend a three-month drinking driver class, and install an ignition interlock device, where the driver has to provide a breath sample before the engine will start. He will also have to pay nearly $7,000 in fines, the judge said.
Paul Pelosi was arrested following a May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco, after a DUI test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .082%, just over the legal limit.
Officers responding to the crash after 10 p.m. near the wine country town of Yountville said they found Pelosi in the driver’s seat of a 2021 Porsche Carrera and the other driver standing outside a sport utility vehicle, according to the complaint.
California Highway Patrol officers reported that Pelosi was “unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.”
Pelosi offered to officers his driver’s license along with an “11-99 Foundation” card when asked for identification, the complaint says. The 11-99 Foundation supports CHP employees and their families.
Prosecutors filed the case as a misdemeanor because of injuries to the 48-year-old driver of the SUV. They have declined to identify the driver, saying the person has requested privacy. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/house-speakers-husband-paul-pelosi-gets-5-days-in-jail-3-years-of-probation-in-dui | 2022-08-23T18:15:03Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/house-speakers-husband-paul-pelosi-gets-5-days-in-jail-3-years-of-probation-in-dui | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFTX) — Six elementary students are being praised for helping reunite a lost toddler with her family.
The students were at recess when they noticed a child wandering around the backside of the school fence.
"All of a sudden, Emily points out there's a baby over the fence," recalled Carter Williams.
"We were all very worried," added Evan Wendzel. "It was kind of concerning because we don't know how the toddler got out."
Some time was spent trying to coax the small girl to stay within their sights.
"I was like, 'Come back, come back,'" said Madison Ford. "'I'm friendly; come on.'"
The kids notified their teacher, who contacted school resource officers and administrators.
"She was in a little ditch with a little bit of water," said Principal Angie Taillon. "My fear was that she was right on the road, within a foot of the road."
The child's mother eventually realized her child had wandered away, and the girl was safely reunited with her parents.
"I'm just happy that she's safe with her mother," said Evan. "She's fine; she's not hurt."
"It makes me feel amazing," said Madison. "I feel like I did something very important."
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office gave the children "Do the Right Thing" awards for their actions.
This story was originally reported by Amy Wegmann and Chase McPherson on fox4now.com. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/students-call-for-help-after-spotting-lost-toddler | 2022-08-23T18:15:39Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/students-call-for-help-after-spotting-lost-toddler | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (“Motorsport Games”), a leading racing game developer, publisher and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series throughout the world, and Live Fast Motorsports (LFM) announce their partnership at Daytona International Speedway. Cup Series driver, B.J. McLeod, will race the new NASCAR Rivals No. 78 Ford Mustang on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 7 PM ET.
“Our team is super excited to be back at the track with Motorsport Games,” said driver and co-owner, B.J. McLeod. “This fall Daytona race is special for two reasons. One, the LFM No. 78 Ford Mustang will be boasting MSG’s new NASCAR Rivals game. This exciting game features the 2022 official teams, drivers, cars, and regular season and playoff schedule. I look forward to its release on Oct. 14. Second, I earned my top NASCAR finish at Daytona International Speedway’s 2021 Cup Series race last fall, P9. I’m eager to hit the track again and aim for another incredible finish.”
NASCAR Rivals, the officially licensed video game of the 2022 season, puts the fun and intensity of the NASCAR Cup Series in the palm of your hands on the Nintendo Switch™. Featuring the 2022 official teams, drivers, cars, and regular season and playoff schedule from the world’s most popular stock car racing series. Pre-orders will begin on Wednesday, August 24. NASCAR Rivals will be available for $49.99 at most major retailers and on the Nintendo eShop on October 14, 2022.
NASCAR Rivals builds off the widely successful NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition+ product from 2021 and takes it to the next level with multiple new features. We have taken elements of NHUE+ and NASCAR 21: Ignition to create NASCAR Rivals.
This game is built on a different gaming platform (Unity) and has more features than both NHUE+ and NASCAR 21: Ignition. The physics model and AI lines have been adjusted and react much better than NASCAR 21: Ignition and are a marked improvement over NHUE+, providing a much more enjoyable racing experience.
Unique to NASCAR Rivals is the fact players can take the game wherever they go. No internet connection is required to play, meaning it can be played on the go, at the racetrack, in the grandstands, in the campgrounds, on the airplanes, anywhere you can think to race.
Live Fast Motorsports also welcomes back associate partner, Brand South Africa. “Brand South Africa is excited to be back on board the #78 Live Fast Motorsports car for the prestigious Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway,” says Brand South Africa Country Head for North America, Mudunwazi Baloyi. “Throughout 2022 Brand South Africa has increased its participation across the various NASCAR series and partnering with Live Fast Motorsports in the Cup Series is an important part of our growth plans. The sport has seen an increase in fan participation both at racetracks and on television this season, making it the ideal platform from which to promote South Africa as an investment, tourism and trade destination.”
Motorsport Games, Live Fast Motorsports and all other associate partners are eager to celebrate the kick-off of NASCAR Rivals and pre-order availability at Daytona International Superspeedway. Tune-in to watch the Cup Series race on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, at 7 PM ET on NBC and cheer on B.J. McLeod in the Motorsport Games NASCAR Rivals No. 78 Ford Mustang. Purchase tickets to the race at www.
To keep up with the latest NASCAR Rivals news, please visit www.nascarrivals.com and follow on Twitter, Instagram, Faceboo
BJMM PR | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72285-b-j-mcleod-races-the-new-nascar-rivals-mustang-at-daytona | 2022-08-23T18:19:13Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72285-b-j-mcleod-races-the-new-nascar-rivals-mustang-at-daytona | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Alex Bowman will be featured on the cover of "NASCAR Rivals," a new video game coming out for Nintendo Switch on October 14. The driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is one of several NASCAR Cup Series competitors to be featured in the cover art of the video game from Motorsport Games.
"NASCAR Rivals" is the only official NASCAR game that provides a truly authentic experience. The game puts the fun and intensity of NASCAR’s top series in gamer’s hands. Featuring the 2022 official teams, drivers, cars and schedule from the Cup Series, gamers can experience the Next Gen car for themselves in this game.
Players can build their own legacy in "Career Mode," compete as their favorite driver at any track in the 2022 Cup Series schedule in "Race Now" or beat your rivals in online, local and split-screen multiplayer formats. Additional features include being able to customize your own driver and paint scheme.
Pre-orders can start being made on August 24 and the game will sell for $49.99 across leading retailers and the Nintendo eShop. You can view a trailer for the game here.
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Four years after the IndyCar Series crash that left him with a serious spinal cord injury, Robert Wickens is back behind the wheel and in the winner’s circle.
The perseverance, determination, and positive attitude Wickens has shown throughout his ordeal hasn’t gone unnoticed, and on the heels of his latest racing accomplishments, Wickens is the winner of the third quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award by the National Motorsports Press Association.
Wickens was selected by an overwhelming majority of votes from NMPA membership.
In January, Wickens finished third in his first race - the BMW M Endurance Challenge at Daytona - since the 2018 crash at Pocono Raceway in the IndyCar Series. It was only the beginning of great things. Wickens teamed with Mark Wilkins to win the TCR class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Watkins Glen at the end of June and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park the following week.
The storybook week was made even better with the arrival of his son. Wickens and his wife Kari welcomed Wesley Joseph just days before the race in Canada.
Also receiving votes for the third quarter were Carson Hocevar, Mike Hembree and Marco Andretti.
Wickens is now eligible for the overall NMPA Pocono Spirit Award, which is voted on by the membership and presented at the annual convention. Kurt Busch was selected as the first quarter winner for his work with Vet Tix, and NHRA competitor Dom Lagana was chosen as the second quarter winner for his continued perseverance after a near-tragic car accident.
Established in 1992 and supported by Pocono Raceway, the Spirit Award is designed to recognize character and achievement in the face of adversity, sportsmanship, and contributions to motor sports. It is also meant to acknowledge competitors who have overcome illness, injury, or tragedy to return to racing.
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$600m trapped funds: Use crude oil swap to defray backlog ― Union
•Raises alarm over imminent colossal job losses should airlines pull out
The foreign airlines’ $600 million trapped funds in the country have continued to gain momentum with one of the unions holding sway in the country’s aviation sector, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has drawn the attention of the federal government to the colossal losses awaiting the country through job losses and imminent hardship should the foreign airlines pull out from the country.
In a letter signed and issued to the government through the minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika through NUATE’s General Secretary, Comrade Ocheme Aba, titled: ‘Foreign Airlines Trapped Dollars: A Looming Catastrophy-Call For Extraordinary Action’, the union while describing the trapping of the $600 million in Nigeria as an ugly situation, cautioned against further allowing the airlines to further reduce their frequencies to Nigeria as a way for them to prevent further accumulation in the trapped funds in Nigeria.
According to the Union; “The ugly situation of hundreds of millions of dollars earned by foreign airlines operating into Nigeria, but which they have been unable to repatriate due to Nigeria’s foreign exchange challenges has already been blown out by local and foreign media, bringing colossal collateral damage to Nigeria’s image. And we find it ineluctable to weigh into the matter, being the trade union to which all workers in the foreign airlines belong. As such our stake in this imbroglio is, without question, much higher than most other stakeholders.
“However, we feel obliged to mention the threat to the employment and livelihood of thousands of workers of these foreign airlines should there result in further significant reductions, or outright shutdown, of operations of these airlines. We must also mention the concomitant losses (not excluding jobs) that would accrue to several service providers who are dependent on, almost entirely, foreign airlines – ground handling, inflight catering, logistics, aviation security, etc. This, unfortunately, is already visible from the reductions in operations that have come into effect in the past weeks resulting from the impasse.
“It is important to state that we are very mindful of current difficulties being experienced by the State with regard to the acute shortage of foreign exchange earnings. We also recognize that there are no straight fixes available. But, in view of the apparent calamity that will surely befall the nation if the situation is not ameliorated quickly enough, we urge you to prevail on the Federal Government to take extraordinary measures to resolve the quagmire. Such a measure could include the use of crude oil swap to defray the backlog in the first instance.”
While calling on the government not to be cowered by the enormity of the situation, and other problems presently mitigating the sector’s projected growth, NUATE acknowledges the fact that the development must have preoccupied the minister and thus efforts to find a lasting solution to the issue, emphasized the many dangers the continuation of this very adverse situation posed to the health of the aviation sector, the national economy, and Nigeria’s standing in the comity of nations.
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The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, sworn in, Dr Toyin Taiwo as his new Deputy Chief of Staff, as well as, seven commissioners.
Those sworn in as commissioners at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, were Mr Oludotun Taiwo (Forestry); Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat (Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs); Hon. Motunrayo Adeleye-Oladapo (Culture and Tourism); Mr Oladimeji Oresanya (Environment); Mrs Olufemi Ilori Oduntan (Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs); Hon. Abayomi Hunye (Community Development and Cooperatives and Mr Jamiu Odetoogun (Rural Development).
Abiodun charged the new appointees to see their new assignments as a call to service and that much is expected from them in the service of the state.
He explained that their appointments were necessitated by the vacuum created by the current democratic process by which some people offered themselves higher services.
The governor charged them individually to serve the state diligently, and be willing to collaborate and cooperate with the government and the people.
He said, “The State Executive Council, as the foremost machinery for the actualisation of the programmes and policies of the government, has an important role in implementing our administration’s mandate and vision.
“Governance is a multifaceted endeavour. Therefore, every participant in the business of Government must see himself or herself as a vital component in the wheel of Government’s effort to actualise the mandate of such administration.
“However, today’s event was necessitated by the vacuum created by our current democratic provision. This concerns our members that have decided to offer themselves for the service to the people in their individual higher capacities.
“Indeed, it is gratifying to note that the victories secured by each of our past members who shown interest and contested at their various primary elections are not far from the acceptability of our administration by the people. However, we are hopeful that the new appointments will address capacity gaps as we enter a most critical phase in the political dispensation of our dear State.
“My dear new appointees, let me emphasise that through your selection and subsequent appointment, you have been presented with a rare opportunity to lead and serve the people. The people expect so much from you in terms of performance. They deserve it. Their aspirations, their desires for growth and prosperity are hinged on your success.
“You have been designated because you are qualified and possess the right experience to make a positive difference in our dear State. Your actions and performance should steadily help our State blossom, grow well and make our people thrive. This appointment is, therefore, a call to service.”
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban is getting a new eight-year contract worth at least $93.6 million, eclipsing the recent megadeal of Southeastern Conference rival Kirby Smart.
The University of Alabama trustees compensation committee on Tuesday approved a one-year extension through Feb. 28, 2030 for the 70-year old Saban, who has led the Crimson Tide to six national titles. Saban’s deal averages out to $11.7 million per year, topping Smart’s $11.25 million pay at defending national champion Georgia.
The announcement comes a month after Smart agreed to a 10-year deal worth more than $110 million. The Bulldogs beat Alabama in the national championship game in January.
The two join Ohio State’s Ryan Day, LSU’s Brian Kelly, Michigan State’s Mel Tucker and Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher as college football coaches who will make at least $9 million in 2022.
Saban’s deal includes a salary and talent fee of $9.9 million this year with $400,000 annual raises. Saban can receive an $800,000 completion bonus at the end of February in each of the next four years, plus other bonuses.
His contract ensures his pay will remain at or near the top of the heap among college football coaches.
Saban would get a boost if his deal is less than the average total pay of the three highest paid Southeastern Conference coaches or the average of what the five paid coaches in college football are making. He’d receive the higher of the two averages.
Saban agreed to a three-year extension in June 2021 for $84.8 million over eight years.
Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne is receiving a three-year extension through June 30, 2029 with a 5 percent raise. He’ll make $1.49 million this year with raises pushing his salary to $1.91 million for 2028-29.
The financial terms of the contracts become official upon the formal approval by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees.
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Bauchi State Police Command has neutralized two suspected kidnappers out of the 7 who invaded Baganji village with the aim of kidnapping some people just as criminals are now on the prowl in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Umar Mamman Sanda has however charged Officers and men of the Command to put more effort and stem the tide of crime and criminality in the State.
A press release by the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili contained that on the 22/08/2022 at about 0900hrs, Operatives of the Command acted on credible intelligence that on the same date at about 0230hrs, unknown gunmen numbering not fewer than 7, armed with Dane-guns, invaded Bangaji village via Alkaleri LGA.
The intention was to launch attacks and abduct some targeted people in the village, however, a combined Operation in conjunction with local hunters swung into action at the scene.
The PPRO stated that eventually, luck ran out on the hoodlums, two among them were neutralized while the remaining five escaped to an unknown destination with various degrees of injuries, a locally made loaded Dane gun was recovered at the scene.
Meanwhile, an effort is on top gear to apprehend the remaining accomplices at large while exhibits recovered from them included two Dane guns and
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The Commissioner of Police charged officers to intensify efforts and apprehend the fleeing suspects.
Also, for the offence of criminal conspiracy, mischief by fire and attempt to commit culpable homicide, Police operatives from Burra Divisional Police Headquarters in Ningi LGA, succeeded in arresting two suspects.
The arrested suspects are Nasiru Tambaya 20 years old and Usman Idriss 27 years old all of Dando via Burra district, Ningi LGA Bauchi state.
During the arrest Police personnel recovered from the suspects; One Honda motorcycle with engine number JAUDE3097430 and chassis number BLOJA460LN003798 red in colour; One Techno handset; One campus bag; Two facing caps and One pair of rubber shoes.
It was reported that on 20th July 2022 at about 0800hrs, Nasiru Tambaya and his accomplice called one Malam Saddi of Maikwandi village by phone and intimidated him to produce the sum of N300,000 or else they will kill him but he didn’t comply with their demands.
Subsequently, on 23rd July 2022, they went and set his entire house ablaze which resulted in the loss of properties, thus; One Bag of Guinea corn, One Bag of Maize, One Bag of soya beans 60 pieces of clothes, Three beds, Three vita forms matrasses and other valuable properties all are valued at N400,000.
The suspects later called his brother, Babangida Usman with the same phone number and threatened him that they will kill their mother.
Consequently, the victims succumbed to their initial demand thereby paying the sum of N300,000 through Babangida Ibrahim at Borkono road, Burra village.
In the sequel to the discreet investigation, all the suspects confessed to the crime and the Commissioner of Police has directed that the suspects be charged to Court for prosecution.
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received a 10-year football development masterplan submitted by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare.
During the event, which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the President declared that football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, therefore his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development.
While describing football as ”our passion and a major tool for unity,” the President affirmed that it is the responsibility of the government to safeguard the sport, which has brought Nigeria many laurels, and ”treat it as a national asset.”
A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), further quoted him as saying: ‘Indeed, just as I expect and demand a higher standard of patriotism, responsibility and commitment from those charged with the administration of our football, I also urge all stakeholders to work together constructively and patriotically.
”We have seen attempts to disrespect and undermine the institutions supervising our sports. We have seen attempts to subjugate national interest for narrow interest or disrespect the laws of Nigeria. Nigeria will not take lightly any attempt to inflict injury on its football fortunes.”
President Buhari, who used the occasion to spell out his expectations from the two-volume report, directed the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to commence its implementation in phases, within the fine lines of relevant sections of the Nigerian laws on sports development and the statutes of the world soccer governing body, FIFA.
”This government is interested in developing a football culture that will accommodate global best practices that will also help the nation to lay a solid foundation for her domestic football, put in place professionally and efficiently run leagues, entrench a consistent and stable football calendar and create a value chain which will boost the sports ecosystem.
”Achieving this will guarantee desired progress in continental and international competitions.
”I know that a lot of work went into putting this 10-Year Masterplan together. I received regular briefings on the work being done and I am happy that our goal has been achieved. I am happy that the Masterplan enjoyed the inputs of a wide range of stakeholders in football.
”I am equally happy that the Nigeria Football 10-Year Masterplan (2022-2032) identified Fifteen (15) Key Areas of challenge and provided practical recommendations to address these fundamental problems that have bedevilled football development in the country.
”The implementation of the short-term and medium-term plans should commence.
”I believe this will signal a positive turning point for our football and a major step forward in our bid to create a conducive environment for its sustainability, viability and profitability.
”The Nigeria Football Federation, the body charged with the development of our football is directed to own and commence the implementation of this master plan under the supervision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.”
Reviewing the state of the round leather game in the country, President Buhari expressed concern that in the past years, football development has gradually stunted due to the neglect of the core orientation of football administration.
He described the governance structure around Nigeria’s domestic league as weak, adding that standards are conveniently compromised.
He, however, expressed delight that these issues and many more have been addressed in the Document.
The President, therefore, urged the NFF to salvage the domestic league at all levels, saying: ”Nigeria’s football development must return to the path of focus on grassroots and youth development and an overall good governance structure around every level of its development. Nigeria now expects results.”
On the forthcoming NFF executive election, President Buhari reiterated his earlier communication to the body on the need for a more equitable and democratic representation in the Congress of the NFF.
According to him, this will ensure that critical stakeholders are not shut out and the most capable and competent men and women are elected to run the affairs of the Federation.
”This government has demonstrated political will. It will match it up with making the right laws and investments and working with critical stakeholders.
”I thank FIFA for its support and commitment to the development of Nigerian football which has been longstanding. I trust it will partner with Nigeria in its effort to improve the fundamentals of its football development.”
In his remarks, the Sports Minister announced that the Buhari administration has disbursed over N15 billion to NFF through budgetary appropriations and Presidential interventions in the last seven years.
Commending the President for the attention to football development in the country and laying a solid foundation for the growth of the game, the Minister described the 10-year Masterplan, which took the Ibrahim Galadima-led 16-member Committee six months to prepare, as ”a world-class document.”
The Minister said the prescriptions set forth in the Football Masterplan if followed through with the needed will and determination, would set Nigeria’s football on a very sure footing and position it amongst the best in the world.
He added that the implementation of the Plan will resolve most issues around the status of the domestication of Nigerian laws, and NFF Statutes in line with FIFA Statutes and create room for harmonious relationships in the football value chain of this country.
”The Masterplan is envisioned to encapsulate functional strategies that would outlast the current administration and firmly place Nigerian football on the path to sustainable growth and development.
”Mr. President, with your approval, this document will be presented to the Federal Executive Council for approval and future funding, so that the implementation of the short, medium and long-term plans can commence as part of the legacies of this administration.
”Thereafter, this document will be handed over to our football administrators, that is the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, who shall be expected to implement key elements of these reports in stages.”
Dare pledged that the Ministry will monitor the faithful implementation of the Masterplan to ensure that attention is paid to the business opportunities along the value chain, governance structure, standardisation, and prioritisation of the welfare of footballers, education and awareness.
”Focus will be on building capacity for sustainable, strategic youth development programmes, efficient club administration, positive stakeholder engagement which would include Referees, Players Union, Coaches Associations, supporters, investors, local and international partnerships and collaborations,” he said.
Dare also told the President that one of the most important aspects of the Committee’s work is the legal regime around football in Nigeria, and the Masterplan made some far-reaching recommendations on laws and statutes governing the administration of football.
He added that subject to the final decision of the NFF Congress, the Masterplan made recommendations for the expansion of the constituents for the NFF Elective Congress and Executive Board to 111 and 16 respectively, in order to meet new realities and needs.
Galadima, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), noted that re-engineering the legal framework will put to rest the legality of NFF.
He said the Masterplan also recommended improving the tactical depth of coaches through utilising the core mandate of the National Institute of Sports, pragmatic sports programmes as well as regulating the operations of academies and grassroots-based programmes.
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FG laments dominance of foreign publications as TETFund unveils 10 books
The Federal Government has lamented the dominance of foreign publications in tertiary education in Nigeria even as 10 new textbooks sponsored by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) were unveiled on Tuesday.
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, while speaking at the public presentation of the books in Abuja, described as worrisome the poor quality of academic publications in Nigeria leading to dependence on foreign books, especially at the higher level of education.
Adamu who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Opiah added that the dependency on foreign academic publications portends grave danger to the nation’s education sector, adding that boosting indigenous authorship would address the problem.
He said: “The paucity of indigenously authored and produced tertiary level textbooks and related academic publications in the nation’s tertiary education institutions is a known fact over time.
“Nigeria’s tertiary education institutions became dependent on books published outside the country with the attendant consequences of the pressure on the demand for foreign exchange.
“It is equally worrisome that the quality of most academic publications in our country leaves much to be desired It is therefore expected that nurturing the culture of quality authorship and the production of indigenous books will not only ensure the availability of relevant books in the diverse subject areas that take cognizance of our local environment and sensitivities but will also safeguard national pride and reduce the demand for foreign exchange,” he said.
While commending TETFund for establishing the Higher Education Book Development project to tackle the scarcity of tertiary level textbooks which has before now reached a crisis proportion, the minister hailed the Fund for putting in place the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) whose mandate includes collaboratively working with the agency to ensure quality books are churned out by Nigerian authors.
“TETFund Book Development Fund intervenes in the three key areas of publication of academic books and the conversion of high-quality theses into books, support for Professional Association Journals, and establishment and sustainability of Academic Publishing Centres (APCs).
“It is worthy of note that so far seventy-seven manuscripts have passed through rigorous review processes by distinguished scholars and are ready for publication as books. I want to assure this gathering that an additional thirty books would be presented before the end of this year under the TETFund sponsorship programme.
“It will be of interest to note that over 60 per cent of these books are to be published by the Academic Publishing Centres (APCs) established by TETFund,” the minister said.
Also speaking at the event, Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, who expressed delight over the quality of the 10 books, said additional 30 books sponsored by the Fund would be unveiled before the end of the year even as he assured of the readiness of the agency to sponsor the production of 50 textbooks in 2023.
“We have over 66 manuscripts, What we are unveiling today was published by only one publisher (one printing press), by the time we unveil the remaining 30 in December, you are going to see all the authors cut across the three layers of our tertiary education institutions, ” Echono said.
The TETFund boss also revealed that the Fund has provided support to ensure all the Academic Publishing Centres in the country become fully operational.
On his part, Chairman of TETFund TAG, Professor Charles Aworh, said 20 TETFund-sponsored textbooks were published in 2014 on different fields with wide acceptance from within and outside the country, adding that three of the 10 new books unveiled today were from PhD theses.
The high point of the event, which also attracted authors, academic staff unions and heads of education agencies, among others, was the public presentation of the TETFund-sponsored books which include;1.Principles of Veterinary Surgery: A Concise Text for Veterinary Students 2. Fundamental of Chemistry 3. Fundamental of Public Finance 4.Java for Beginners and Web Design and 5. Programming for Beginners.
Others are 6. The Comparative Method and Civil-Military Relations; 7. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics for Engineers; 8. A Guide to Teacher Competence Evaluation; 9. Financial Deepening and Economic Growth in Nigeria and 10. Motivational Factors and Teachers Efficiency in Secondary Schools.
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FG, USA seal agreement to repatriate $23m looted assets to Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States of America, on Tuesday, signed an agreement for the repatriation of the sum of $23 million in assets looted by past leaders of the country.
While the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government, the United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb Mary Beth Leonard, signed for the government of the United States.
Speaking shortly before signing the agreement, the AGF said since 2016, his ministry, the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (UK NCA), and the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) have been working closely with the legal representatives of the Federal Government to finalize litigations related to the Abacha linked assets.
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Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, Interswitch is set to hold its first raffle draw for the selection of the first batch of winners for an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the Interswitch One Africa Music Fest in Dubai.
The draw, which is slated to hold on August 31, 2022, will be the first in a series of draws for the selection of 20 lucky winners who will attend the biggest African music fest in the Emirati city of Dubai.
This year’s event marks Interswitch’s third consecutive headline sponsorship of the grand music event that brings together top music artists from across Africa and beyond. To enable Quickteller users to partake in this experience, Interswitch will be sponsoring 20 lucky people.
To qualify, members of the public are urged to download the Quickteller app and perform not less than three (3) transactions monthly from August 1, 2022, to October 31, 2022. Within this period, customers will be selected via a raffle draw to be part of the music fest in Dubai at no cost to them.
To ensure that the draw is conducted in a fair and transparent manner and compliant with regulatory rules, officials of regulatory agencies such as the Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission Lagos (FCCPC) will be in attendance at every draw.
Commenting on the draw, the Group Head, Growth Marketing-Merchant & Ecosystem, Interswitch Group, Olawale Akanbi, noted that Interswitch was focused on enhancing customer experiences while also rewarding them. He also encouraged the public to take advantage of the promo to be selected among the winners.
He said, “Interswitch’s continuous headline-sponsorship of the One Africa Music Fest is a two-pronged value driver. The first is in its promotion of African talents through music, using technology. On the other hand, sponsorship is also a way to deliver value to loyal customers of the brand.
“I urge everyone to take part in the promo for a chance to emerge as one of the lucky winners who will partake in the thrilling experiences scheduled to hold in Dubai.”
The Interswitch One Africa Music Fest is one of the various social initiatives supported by Interswitch for the tremendous benefits it holds for Africa and Africans alike, providing a viable platform for the showcasing of African talents to the world.
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The Movement for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied having any Eastern Security Network ESN camp in the Enugu Ezike community insisting that those terrorising them are not IPOB volunteers or ESN operatives.
In a statement issued Tuesday by the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary Comrade Emma Powerful, he said that ESN stopped recruiting personnel two years ago.
He insisted that anybody deceiving and parading himself or herself as joined ESN recently is working with infiltrators and will die in the hands of the Nigeria Government and its security Agencies.
He said: “ESN operatives under IPOB-DOS knew from time immemorial that Nigeria Government and its security Agencies are our enemies and we have mastered strategies of handling these enemies”.
According to them, ESN doesn’t have any operational camp at Enuguezike Igbo-Eze Enugu North..
The group said that those terrorizing men and women of God including traditional rulers are not ESN Operatives or IPOB volunteers, adding that IPOB and ESN do not call their people to bring money to them.
He said: “Anybody who wishes to support ESN Operatives do that willingly and voluntarily without any form of force or threat”.
They challenged the youths of the affected communities to come out and identify these criminals because IPOB is coming out to deal with them.
He said: “those claiming to be Autopilots without Aeroplanes are not IPOB family members and we cannot allow them to destroy IPOB’s image, Autopiloters are free to do anything in their names but not impersonating IPOB”.
Comrade Emma Powerful said that IPOB is not against anyone or group fighting for Biafra so long as they are not impersonating IPOB, ESN, M-Branch and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu adding that with the sole objective of destroying the hard-earned good image and reputation of IPOB and ESN.
He said: “We discovered that those responsible for the recent insecurities going on in Enuguezike and other communities are hoodlums that were recruited by Autopiloters who were driven out of Anambra and the Imo States. These hoodlums found their way to Enuguezike through their henchmen called Chocho and Ejiofor.”.
He said: ” These guys relocated to Enugu to continue their criminalities in these villages. Though they deceitfully recruited some of the bad guys of those communities who thought they were joining ESN. But what they don’t know is that IPOB is not an organisation for criminals and we never recruited criminals into ESN.”
He said that these criminals have ended up using the same youths for criminalities instead of fighting insecurities and Fulani bandits masquerading as herdsmen and terrorizing the Aguibeje bush and forests which has a border with Akpanya Community in Kogi state which IPOB-ESN is protecting.
According to him, they have recruited lots of criminals terrorizing their own people, Innocent citizens and residents of the area by snatching cars, and bikes, kidnapping for ransom and calling some notable clergymen on phone such as Pastors and Rev Fathers threatening them to pay some amount of cash to them raging from #50M to 100M or risk their church auditorium burnt to ashes.
He said: “some of these clergymen out of fear are complying and paying money to these criminals.”
He said: “Simon Ekpa in one of his recent broadcasts confirmed that the boys in that fake ESN camp are working for him. He claimed that ESN has camped in Enuguezike but we are sure he’s referring to the fake ESN camp under him”.
He said that the activities of these criminals have drawn the attention of the Nigerian military in that peaceful community, which is now worsening the security situation in that village.
Powerful said that Nigeria terrorist military from 82 division Enugu with hatred against Igbo citizens, instead of facing the criminals and hoodlums terrorizing the communities has turned to abduct and kill innocent villagers at random tagging them unknown gunmen and ESN.
He said: “anybody giving these criminals money is empowering them unknowingly. Don’t succumb to the intimidation and threat from these criminals, instead report such threats to IPOB leadership for assistance.
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IPOB denies having any ESN camp in Enugu Ezike | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ipob-denies-having-any-esn-camp-in-enugu-ezike/ | 2022-08-23T18:21:45Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ipob-denies-having-any-esn-camp-in-enugu-ezike/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After a careful analysis of the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency going on in the North East region of the country, the acting director of Nigerian Army Information Management, Brig-Gen. Folorunso Oyinlola has said that it will take a minimum of 30 years to eradicate the Islamists.
Brig-Gen. Oyinlola who spoke in Benin at the 22nd Edition of Social Media Seminar on Civil-Military Relations said that it will take a new generation of North Easterners who will have to be educated before the militants can be completely wiped out.
The deputy military spokesman said that the new generation will have to be educated and re-oriented before Nigeria can truly declare victory.
He recalled that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was proactive when he sought to nip the activities of the Nigerian Taliban in the bud in during his twilight years but lamented that things however took a turn for the worse when Alhaji Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the dreaded Boko Haram sect were killed by policemen.
Oyinlola said: “Insurgency is not something that can be filtered away with the snap of a finger. The insurgents live with us. We can’t bomb the whole of Edo State under the guise of fighting Boko Haram.
“We’ll need a minimum of 30 years to be able to defeat the Boko Haram. We will need a new generation of North Easterners who will have to be educated for us to declare that we have defeated Boko Haram.”
He said that the civil war in Libya which is yet to be resolved has led to the destabilization of the West African subregion as lots of weapons have poured in from the North African country, exacerbating the security situation in Nigeria and elsewhere.
The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. Faruk Yahaya who was represented by Maj-Gen. Marcus Kangye, the head of Civil Military Affairs solicited the support of media practitioners to wipe out the insurgents.
Gen. Yahaya appealed to social media influencers to be mindful of screaming, gory and scary headlines for the sake of national interests and humanity, adding that such headlines largely negate the purposes and objectives of the Nigerian Army from achieving the whole essence of their operations.
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It will take 30 years to defeat Boko Haram, says Director of Army Information Management | https://tribuneonlineng.com/it-will-take-30-years-to-defeat-boko-haram-says-director-of-army-information-management/ | 2022-08-23T18:21:52Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/it-will-take-30-years-to-defeat-boko-haram-says-director-of-army-information-management/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
North accounts for 69 percent of 13.2 million out-of-schoolchildren in Nigeria ― Niger gov’s wife
The wife of the Niger State Governor, Dr Amina Bello has said that out of 13.2 million out-of-schoolchildren in Nigeria according to UNICEF, the North is leading with an alarming rate of 69 percent while assuring that the region was poised to change the narrative.
She stated this in her opening remarks as the guest of honour at the stakeholders’ workshop on the Implementation of At-Risk Children Programme (ARC-P) on Tuesday in Minna, noting that in 2017 Niger state has the highest in youth substance abuse in the north central geo-political zone as the major causes of violence and restiveness in the state.
Dr Bello, a consultant gynaecologist and Founder, Raise Foundation who assured of the commitment of the state government to the full implementation of the programme, added that ARC-P will provide basic protection for the children and young vulnerable children who couldn’t have the basic education.
Also in her separate remarks, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Interventions, Hajiya Maryam Uwais, explained that the programme is aimed at impacting and supporting young Nigerians that couldn’t have basic education to take ownership of their lives to be productive.
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Uwais urged the state governments to provide the required data of the beneficiaries, emphasizing that the programme will be built on seven pillars to include skills acquisition, sports, renewable energy, security and agriculture among others.
She pointed out that 50 persons would be selected from each local government area of Nigeria who will be trained to be mentors, monitors, and trainers while their parents would be mentored to encourage their parents for its success.
Also, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, disclosed that 19 categories of vulnerable children have been identified in Niger state, adding that the state will collect all the required data on At Risk Children Programme (ARC-P) for implementation.
He reiterated the commitment of Governor Abubakar Bello-led administration in the state to leverage on the existing state’s initiatives and programmes to provide support and strengthen efforts of the Federal Government for effective implementation of the ARC-P. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/north-accounts-for-69-percent-of-13-2-million-out-of-schoolchildren-in-nigeria-%E2%80%95-niger-govs-wife/ | 2022-08-23T18:22:18Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/north-accounts-for-69-percent-of-13-2-million-out-of-schoolchildren-in-nigeria-%E2%80%95-niger-govs-wife/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Suspected cult member who hacked, shot rival to death in viral video, two others arrested in Lagos
The police in Lagos State have arrested a suspected cult member, Jamiu Rasheed, who was captured in a viral video hacking and shooting a suspected rival cult member to death in the Ketu area of Lagos State.
The armourer of the gang, Sheriff Module and another member were also arrested by the police.
The image maker in charge of the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the arrest of the suspects also added that two locally-made pistols were arrested from the suspected cultists.
Hundeyin in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday said: “Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspected cultist, Jamiu Rasheed, aged 22, who was captured on CCTV on July 7, 2022 hacking and shooting to death one Akinola Ayegbusi, a rival cult member at a restaurant in the Alapere area of Lagos state.”
He added: “Investigations revealed that Jamiu has been a member of Klansman Confraternity since 2017 and has participated in the killing of two other rival cultists.
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“Investigation into the crime also led to the arrest of the armourer of the group, one Sheriff Module, aged 26, who was found with two locally-made pistols and one other cultist, Emmanuel Samson.”
According to the police image maker, “Sheriff who was also part of the killing confessed that it was carried out to avenge the death of their leader who was killed by the Eiye Confraternity on November 23, 2021.”
The police spokesperson also stated that “efforts are ongoing to arrest other fleeing cultists. Suspects will be arraigned at the conclusion of investigations.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi, once again called on parents/guardians as well as traditional/religious/political leaders to prevail on their children/wards and the teeming youth population to stay away from cultism and other social vices. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/suspected-cult-member-who-hacked-shot-rival-to-death-in-viral-video-two-others-arrested-in-lagos/ | 2022-08-23T18:22:45Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/suspected-cult-member-who-hacked-shot-rival-to-death-in-viral-video-two-others-arrested-in-lagos/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The United Nations Libya mission said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned by what it called an ongoing mobilization of forces and threats to use force to resolve the country’s political crisis.
Libya has been enmeshed in a stalemate for months after the eastern-based parliament swore in a new prime minister despite the incumbent in Tripoli refusing to cede power, leading to a standoff with armed factions backing each side.
Several shootouts have already taken place this summer between rival forces in the capital, raising the prospect of wider clashes and a return to sustained warfare after two years of comparative peace.
In Tripoli, Abdulhamid Al-Dbeibah was installed last year through a UN-backed process to head the new Government of National Unity and oversee an election that was scheduled to be held last December.
After the election process collapsed with rival factions refusing to agree on the rules, the eastern-based parliament said Dbeibah’s term had expired and it appointed Fathi Bashagha to lead a new government.
However, Dbeibah and some major factions in northwest Libya have rejected the parliament’s right to replace him and he has said he will only quit after national elections.
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE | https://tribuneonlineng.com/un-warns-over-libya-threat/ | 2022-08-23T18:22:51Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/un-warns-over-libya-threat/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Zulum, UNHCR meet Cameroonian officials on repatriation of Nigerian refugees
Victims of Boko Haram insurgency displaced in the North-East who are still in Cameroon for over 8 years would be repatriated home immediately after a technical meeting of the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation and the management of ex-combatants.
Governor Babagana Zulum, who disclosed this on Tuesday at Council chamber in Maiduguri government’s house, during a meeting with the Governor of Far North-Eastern region of Cameroon.
According to him, the Nigerians displaced in the North-East who were in Minaeou camps would be repatriated with the support UNHCR and UNDP.
He said: “The president of Nigeria has constituted a committee called Presidential Committee on the Repatriation and the management of the ex-combatants, very soon we should have our second technical working group here in Maiduguri or Marwa so that at least by end of September or early October we shall resume repatriating the remaining refugees that are living Minaeou camp to Nigeria.
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“Our refugees that are living in the region of Mineaou, have been there for about seven to eight years in Cameroon, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR is here, the United Nations Development Programme is also here, we will repatriate our remaining refugees from Cameroon.
“The reopening of borders is something very important to all of us, it will increase the economic activities of Borno as well as Nigeria at large, and more importantly it will improve the economy of the Republic of Cameroon.
Zulum has assured that very soon the economic and trading activities would be resumed.
He appealed to the Governor of the Far North-East region of Cameroon, Mr Mijin Yawa Bakari, to support the repatriation process as he had done before.
On his part, the Governor of Far North-East who is also the Executive Secretary of the Forum of Governors of member states of the Chad basin commission said that the two states share common security challenges and they need synergy to fight the menace of the negative impact of Boko Haram insurgency.
“The situation of Nigerian refugees in Far Northeast Cameroon, there is need for synergy of action to realise and achieve a lasting solution on repatriation and resettlement of refugees,” he added.
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Zulum, UNHCR meet Cameroonian officials on repatriation of Nigerian refugees | https://tribuneonlineng.com/zulum-unhcr-meet-cameroonian-officials-on-repatriation-of-nigerian-refugees/ | 2022-08-23T18:23:04Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/zulum-unhcr-meet-cameroonian-officials-on-repatriation-of-nigerian-refugees/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz as a toddler was intellectually and physically behind other children, which caused him to isolate himself and hit and bite to get what he wanted, a daycare administrator and former neighbor testified Tuesday at his penalty trial for mass murder.
Cruz's attorneys began the second day of their defense by building on testimony that his birth mother's cocaine and alcohol abuse during pregnancy left him severely brain damaged, putting him on a road that led to him murdering 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
They are trying to persuade his jury to sentence him to life without parole instead of death. Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to the murders and the trial is only to determine his sentence.
Anne Fischer, who ran the daycare center Cruz attended from about age 1, said he did not progress as fast as other children and was smaller. She said while the other toddlers could ask for their water cups and use a spoon, Cruz could not. She said he would fall down when he tried to run and his head and ears seemed disproportional to his body.
"He isolated himself a lot. He would sit in the corner and observe," Fischer said. "Because of his language delays, it was easier to use your hands because you didn't have the words to express yourself."
He pushed other kids because he "didn't know how to express himself," she said. "If someone else had a toy that Nikolas wanted, he would just go up and grab the toy and hit the child's hand to get the toy or the object. If a teacher was trying to work with him to get him to use his spoon or not his hand. He would hit the teacher's hand away."
She said Lynda Cruz, his adoptive mother, was loving toward Nikolas and tried to do the best she could, but was slow to admit he had problems.
She said that since the shooting, she sometimes feels a bit guilty, wondering if there was something she could have done "so he could be a better person."
Patricia Devaney-Westerlind, who lived across the street from Lynda and Roger Cruz, said Lynda Cruz kept the family's 4,500-square-foot home immaculate and that she was nurturing to Nikolas and his younger half-brother Zachary, whom the family also adopted.
"He was a cute little baby," she said of Nikolas. "She would go and get him all these sailor outfits. She was just the happiest I ever saw her."
But she saw many of the same issues that Fischer did — that other than her daughter, who was about eight months younger than him, Nikolas Cruz could not relate to other children.
"I didn't see anything that different until about maybe 18 months old. He's very, very hyper. Very," she said. "Always running around. He wasn't talking, so if he wanted a toy, he would go after someone."
Devaney-Westerlind said when the children of the neighborhood would gather at her home, Cruz would stay by himself and hide behind the blinds.
"You'd see all the kids playing on the floor with different toys and he'd be somewhere else," she said.
She said Cruz was a bed and pants wetter until he was 6 or 7, which caused other children to pick on him.
"He would get upset and he would start breaking their toys," she said. "He would be very upset, he would clench his fists. He'd be very angry. It would go on for a while. He wouldn't get over it."
The defense is trying to overcome the prosecution's case, which featured surveillance video of Cruz mowing down students and staff as he stalked a three-story building for seven-minutes, photos of the aftermath and a jury visit to the building.
For Cruz to receive a death sentence, the jury must be unanimous. If one juror votes for life, that will be his sentence. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/testimony-florida-school-shooter-was-intellectually-slow | 2022-08-23T18:23:53Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/testimony-florida-school-shooter-was-intellectually-slow | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said that the U.S. Department of Justice will review the use of force of three officers against a suspect during an incident in Mulberry, Arkansas on Sunday.
Video posted on social media showed three officers violently attempting to detain the man. The video showed one of the officers repeatedly punching the suspect with another officer kneeling the man multiple times.
“That is reprehensible conduct in which a suspect is beat in that fashion,” Hutchinson said in a news conference on Monday. “We saw a glimpse of that. It is under investigation. We don’t have all the details and certainly, that suspect had a history of concern that was legitimate for the officers but what that response was was not consistent with the training they receive as certified officers.”
The DOJ confirmed the investigation to NPR.
“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.”
The officers involved in the incident were Crawford County deputies Zack King and Levi White and Mulberry police officer Thell Riddle.
NPR reported that the suspect, Randal Worcester, was released on a $15,000 bond on Monday. He was charged on multiple criminal counts, including making terroristic threats and resisting arrest. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/doj-to-examine-the-use-of-force-by-arkansas-officers | 2022-08-23T18:24:22Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/doj-to-examine-the-use-of-force-by-arkansas-officers | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nearly three-quarters of adults in the United States are either obese or overweight but it's a big area of bias for health care professionals.
This can cause health care disparities and as a result, impact care.
“Other issues that can come up is delay in a diagnosis of something else if it's attributed to a patient being diagnosed as obese or overweight, delay of treatment not receiving the proper treatment that they need,” said Kamilah Weems with the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The Association of American Medical Colleges is trying to prevent this with recently announced diversity, equity and inclusion standards.
“What we're really hoping to do with these competencies is have physicians really start reflecting on their own personal biases and how those biases do and can influence clinical decision making and practice,” Weems said.
The association said medical schools are doing a better job now of addressing obesity bias than 10 years ago, but they still have a ways to go.
A survey of leaders at 40 medical schools found only 10 percent felt their students were very prepared to manage obese patients.
“Beginning to think about how does my own self-reflection impact clinical decision making, then incorporating that into the curriculum,” said Weems. “Then the idea is that by the time a physician is on faculty or responsible for teaching and leading others they're role modeling what empathy looks like in terms of taking care of all patients.”
The new standards also aim to address racism and make care more culturally relevant. Another thing that could improve the treatment of obesity is new legislation.
The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act was introduced in congress nearly a decade ago. It would expand Medicare coverage to include screening and treatment from a diverse range of health care providers including doctors, nutritionists, psychologists and dietitians.
It would also include coverage under medicare Part-D for medications approved for chronic weight management.
“It's still ultimately implicitly considered a cosmetic condition under Medicare and therefore Medicare does not allow for medication coverage for people who have obesity,” said Dr. Scott Kahan with the National Center for Weight and Wellness.
Health insurance companies tend to model their coverage policies around Medicare. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/obesity-bias-affects-how-doctors-care-for-patients-experts-say | 2022-08-23T18:24:35Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/obesity-bias-affects-how-doctors-care-for-patients-experts-say | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the package is expected to be announced Wednesday, the day the war hits the six-month mark and Ukraine celebrates its independence day. The money will fund contracts for drones, weapons and other equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two, they said.
The total of the aid package — which is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — could change overnight, but not likely by much. Several officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release.
Unlike most previous packages, the new funding is largely aimed at helping Ukraine secure its medium- to long-term defense posture, according to officials familiar with the matter. Earlier shipments, most of them done under Presidential Drawdown Authority, have focused on Ukraine’s more immediate needs for weapons and ammunition and involved materiel that the Pentagon already has in stock that can be shipped in short order.
In addition to providing longer-term assistance that Ukraine can use for potential future defense needs, the new package is intended to reassure Ukrainian officials that the United States intends to keep up its support, regardless of the day-to-day back and forth of the conflict, the officials said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted the more extended focus Tuesday as he reaffirmed the alliance’s support for the conflict-torn country.
“Winter is coming, and it will be hard, and what we see now is a grinding war of attrition. This is a battle of wills, and a battle of logistics. Therefore we must sustain our support for Ukraine for the long term, so that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent nation,” Stoltenberg said, speaking at a virtual conference about Crimea, organized by Ukraine.
Six months after Russia invaded, the war has slowed to a grind, as both sides trade combat strikes and small advances in the east and south. Both sides have seen thousands of troops killed and injured, as Russia’s bombardment of cities has killed countless innocent civilians.
There are fears that Russia will intensify attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in Ukraine in the coming days because of the independence holiday and the six-month anniversary of the invasion.
Late Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the State Department issued a new security alert for Ukraine that repeated a call for Americans in the country to leave due to the danger.
“Given Russia’s track record in Ukraine, we are concerned about the continued threat that Russian strikes pose to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” it said.
To date, the U.S. has provided about $10.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including 19 packages of weapons taken directly from Defense Department stocks since August 2021.
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFTX) — Six elementary students are being praised for helping reunite a lost toddler with her family.
The students were at recess when they noticed a child wandering around the backside of the school fence.
"All of a sudden, Emily points out there's a baby over the fence," recalled Carter Williams.
"We were all very worried," added Evan Wendzel. "It was kind of concerning because we don't know how the toddler got out."
Some time was spent trying to coax the small girl to stay within their sights.
"I was like, 'Come back, come back,'" said Madison Ford. "'I'm friendly; come on.'"
The kids notified their teacher, who contacted school resource officers and administrators.
"She was in a little ditch with a little bit of water," said Principal Angie Taillon. "My fear was that she was right on the road, within a foot of the road."
The child's mother eventually realized her child had wandered away, and the girl was safely reunited with her parents.
"I'm just happy that she's safe with her mother," said Evan. "She's fine; she's not hurt."
"It makes me feel amazing," said Madison. "I feel like I did something very important."
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office gave the children "Do the Right Thing" awards for their actions.
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Ex-Louisville officer pleads guilty to conspiracy in Breonna Taylor killing
Former Louisville Metro police officer Kelly Goodlett on Tuesday pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy related to the killing of Breonna Taylor, admitting that she helped falsify a search warrant and filed a false report after Taylor's death as part of a cover-up attempt, the New York Times reports.
Driving the news: It's the first conviction in a case that ignited protests across the country over police brutality and racial justice.
Catch up quick: The DOJ said Louisville police officers broke into Taylor's home in a March 2020 raid with a falsified "no-knock" search warrant for a drug investigation.
- The Kentucky attorney general said they knocked and announced their presence, but her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, and some neighbors said they didn't hear anything of the sort. Walker has said he thought the officers were intruders.
- Officers used a police battering ram to break down her door even though she was not the main suspect and shot Taylor at least eight times after Walker fired his gun.
- Taylor was alive for at least 20 minutes after officers shot her and did not receive medical attention even though she showed signs of life, according to Walker and police dispatch logs.
The big picture: The three other officers who face federal charges — Sgt. Kyle Meany, former detective Joshua Jaynes and former detective Brett Hankison — have pleaded not guilty.
- Hankinson, who shot multiple rounds into Taylor's apartment, was acquitted of wanton endangerment in March. He was the only officer who faced state charges.
- The DOJ has charged Hankinson with violating the civil rights of Taylor, Walker and their neighbors for firing multiple shots through a bedroom window and a sliding-glass door.
- Jaynes and Meany are also accused of falsifying the search warrant affidavit that led to the raid.
- Goodlett's testimony could prove crucial as prosecutors pursue cases against the other three. She resigned from the police force after the DOJ unveiled the charges in March. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/breonna-taylor-louisville-police-federal-charge | 2022-08-23T18:36:07Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/23/breonna-taylor-louisville-police-federal-charge | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
More than 100 classified Trump docs recovered back in Jan.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives recovered 100 documents bearing classified markings, totaling more than 700 pages, from an initial batch of 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago earlier this year, according to newly public government correspondence with the Trump legal team.
The numbers make clear the large volume of secret government documents recovered months ago from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, well before FBI officials returned there with a search warrant on Aug. 8 and removed an additional 11 sets of classified records. The warrant also reveals an FBI investigation into the potential unlawful retention of the records as well as obstruction of justice.
The figures on documents were included in a May 10 letter in which acting archivist Debra Steidel Wall told a lawyer for Trump, Evan Corcoran, that the Biden administration would not be honoring the former president’s claims of executive privilege over the documents.
Corcoran had weeks earlier requested additional time to review the materials in the boxes before the Archives turned them over to the FBI so that he could to determine if some were subject to executive privilege and therefore exempt from disclosure, according to the letter.
The letter was made public Tuesday on the website of the National Archives and Records Administration. It was earlier released Monday night on a website launched by John Solomon, who was appointed by Trump in June to be one of his designated representatives to the Archives and who is a Trump ally and conservative journalist.
The archivist’s letter says the Justice Department had found “no precedent for an assertion of executive privilege by a former President against an incumbent President to prevent the latter” from obtaining from the Archives presidential records that belong to the federal government and that are needed for current government business. As a result, the letter said, claims of executive privilege would not be honored and the FBI would be given access to the documents in a matter of days.
The Archives had asked the Justice Department to investigate after saying that it had located classified material among the 15 boxes of records it retrieved from Mar-a-Lago that it said should have been turned over by Trump at the end of his White House tenure.
In the letter, archivist Wall writes that in those boxes, the Archives had identified items marked as classified at the top secret level as well as information about special access programs.
It says the records included 100 documents with classified markings, “comprising more than 700 pages” and cites an excerpt from separate correspondence from the Justice Department’s National Security Division saying that “access to the materials is not only necessary for purposes of our ongoing criminal investigation” but also for an “assessment of the potential damage” resulting from the ways in which the documents were transported and stored.
Corcoran did not immediately return messages seeking comment on the letter.
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Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri in Washington contributed to this report.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With two weeks left in the legislative session, Consumer Watchdog today urged Governor Newsom to reform a hopelessly shattered bottle deposit system via a budget trailer bill as the group unveiled the top 10 signs of the system's collapse.
"We need Governor Newsom to clean up the deposit system's glaring problems by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a targeted way," said Consumer Advocate Liza Tucker. "California needs to join the most progressive bottle deposit states by installing automated technology at redemption centers and at major supermarket chains. Those chains must be required to refund bottle deposits so that returning empties and getting deposit refunds is as easy as buying beverages in the first place.
"Lawmakers are poised to expand the bottle deposit program by passing legislation adding wine and distilled spirits to the bottle deposit system. That's great but what are some people supposed to do when the nearest redemption center is 50 miles away?"
Over the last decade, the state's inadequate subsidies have starved a network of redemption centers into closing while supermarkets aren't universally required to refund bottle deposits. Many that are required refuse. A Story of Stuff Project survey of over 500 California retailers obligated to refund California Redemption Value (CRV) of a nickel or dime found that 100% of Walmarts, 75% of Ralphs and 60% of Costcos illegally turn consumers away.
Only 58% of California CRV containers were redeemed last year, making California 3rd to last among ten bottle deposit states.
Californians paying roughly $1.5 billion in bottle deposits each year get back just little more than half.
Fewer than 550 convenient redemption sites in supermarket parking lots exist to serve 40 million Californians.
Up to two thirds of legally obligated retailers refuse to redeem deposits.
Many residents of rural Northern California must drive up to 50 miles or more to get CRV refunds.
31 out of 58 California counties have five or fewer redemption centers.
60% of Californians would redeem containers if the system was convenient.
Less than one in four Californians redeem bottle deposits while more than three quarters lose CRV to curbside bins.
One third of containers thrown into curbside bins are landfilled while haulers bill the state for CRV.
In 2020, 13.4 billion beverage containers in wound up in landfills, incinerators or as litter.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Freeport LNG Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG) has completed a detailed assessment of alternatives for resuming operations at its liquefaction facility following the June 8th incident and has identified a recovery plan for reinstatement of partial operations that it believes ensures the long-term safety and integrity of the facility, provides recovery execution certainty, and minimizes procurement and performance testing risks. Although typical construction risks could impact the recovery plan, it is anticipated that initial production can commence in early to mid-November, and ramp up to a sustained level of at least 2 BCF per day by the end of November, representing over 85% of the export capacity of the facility. The recovery plan will utilize Freeport LNG's second LNG loading dock as a lay berth until loading capabilities at the second dock are reinstated in March 2023, at which time we anticipate being capable of operating at 100% of our capacity.
Freeport LNG has engaged Kiewit Energy Group Inc. (Kiewit) to perform the engineering, procurement, and reconstruction activities necessary to implement Freeport LNG's recovery effort. Kiewit has significant LNG facility experience including both greenfield and brownfield developments and large and small/mid- scale LNG projects. They have been involved in LNG projects from start to finish including, front-end engineering design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.
Freeport LNG continues to coordinate closely with representatives of the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Coast Guard and other applicable regulatory agencies to implement its recovery plan and corrective measures to ensure a safe and confident resumption of operations.
ABOUT FREEPORT LNG
Freeport LNG is an LNG export company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company's three train, 15 MTPA liquefaction facility is the seventh largest in the world and second largest in the U.S. Freeport LNG's liquefaction facility is the largest all-electric drive motor plant of its kind in the world, making it the most environmentally sustainable site of its kind. The facility's electric drive motors reduce carbon emissions by over 90% relative to gas turbine-driven liquefaction facilities. Freeport plans to expand by adding a fourth liquefaction train, which has received all regulatory approvals for construction. Freeport was formed in 2002 to develop, own and operate an LNG terminal on Quintana Island, near Freeport, Texas. The terminal started LNG import operations in June 2008 and began LNG export operations in 2019. Further information can be found on Freeport's website at www.freeportlng.com.
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Research will explore the diverse safety needs of the evolving mobility ecosystem by further engaging projects with expertise of nationally recognized universities: University of Virginia, University of Michigan Medical School, University of California San Diego, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Iowa State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) today announced four additional research projects are being added to the next phase of its pioneering automotive safety research. The projects include a study of human diversity in injury biomechanics, a look at technologies that can help prevent impaired drivers from endangering themselves or others, how to help predict when a driver is at risk of incapacitation or illness before it becomes an emergency and how to more effectively pass the operation of the vehicle between the driver and automation. These new projects join the nine announced in April as part of a five-year, $30 million commitment to examine the diversity of safety needs and analyze safe mobility options that accommodate a variety of applications, physical characteristics and levels of accessibility for people and society.
"As we continue to pursue the needs of industry around automotive safety, these new projects will help us better understand human driving behavior, ways to integrate medical technology and crash protection for a diverse population of physical characteristics," said Danil Prokhorov, director of Toyota's CSRC and Future Research Department (FRD).
CSRC will continue to collaborate with the University of Virginia, University of Michigan Medical School, University of California San Diego, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Iowa State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison through these new projects. Safety improvements found in these projects will be publicly available to help push safety forward industrywide.
The four projects include:
Projects are identified based on their application to CSRC's proposed research tracks for the next five-year period – Human-Centric, Safety Assurance and Assessment – which weave together the diverse interdisciplinary backgrounds of CSRC's team.
On top of the multi-year projects announced today and in April, CSRC has announced its pursuit of smaller research investigations to explore potential new topics and collaborator relationships. The investigations enable CSRC to explore contributions to current and emerging safety issues for future project planning. The investigation topics include differences in risky driving behavior across cultures, relationships between child passengers and crash trends and differences in safety perceptions across socioeconomic groups. By working with researchers on these topics early on, CSRC is laying the foundation for future breakthroughs in these and other areas of growing importance. CSRC welcomes continued scientific discussion on these and other potential topics for early investigations.
Toyota created the Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) in 2011 to advance traffic safety for the industry and society through open partnerships with universities, hospitals and other institutions. From 2011-2022, CSRC has received $85 million for foundational safety research, including development of tools and testing procedures related to the efficacy of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and research into human factors on vehicle safety.
Including ongoing work, CSRC has undertaken 98 research projects with more than 30 different institutions, published over 260 research papers and engaged more than 300 researchers, who have publicly shared the output globally. The projects have made meaningful contributions to help advance research and technology for the safe integration of future mobility solutions for all.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 48,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 43 million cars and trucks at our 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 14th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, more than a quarter of the company's 2021 North American sales were electrified.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
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olivia.boisineau@toyota.com
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26% increase in year-over-year revenue, and adds 19 New Partner Agencies
ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Utility today shared its second-quarter 2022 results, showing the technology company's continued growth. Expanding further across the United States, Utility earned 19 new law enforcement agencies, adding 2,153 new devices to bring the total to 9,202 new devices YTD. Utility has seen a steady growth from the first quarter. Financial highlights included:
- 26.75% increase in year-over-year revenue
- 56.2% increase in year-over-year contract bookings
- 30.19% increase in recurring revenue year-over-year
In May, Utility unveiled new names and logos for core products and introduced a new product, Helios by Utility™, as part of a comprehensive rebranding effort to complement the company's accelerated expansion. At the forefront of the brand evolution was the name change of three core Utility technologies to align the company's expanding—and growing—universe of innovative products and operating systems. Product evolutions and introductions included:
- Eosby Utility™: With a name to match its luminary qualities, Eos, formerly known as BodyWorn, is a body-worn camera for solution-seeking agencies, ushering in a new dawn for digital video surveillance.
- Polaris by Utility™: Previously known as AVaiLWEB, Polaris is a powerful, cloud-based digital evidence platform that offers users a wide range of features and case management capabilities. As a seamless, all-in-one evidence management system, Polaris guides Utility clients with total transparency and sets a new standard for tracking and backing up the truth.
- Rocket by Utility™: RocketIoT is now Rocket. Just as its name implies, Rocket by Utility is a state-of-the-art, in-car communication platform that takes situational awareness to a whole new level. With multi-dimensional capabilities and secure evidence-gathering automation, the Rocket delivers comprehensive, time-saving intelligence.
- Helios by Utility™: A central evidence management platform created for district attorneys' offices; Helios provides the power to organize files from multiple agencies into one unified view. The SAAS-based DEMS sheds light on all aspects of case management, allowing law enforcement to collaborate quickly, securely and efficiently with the justice system to bring speed and transparency to the legal process.
Utility increased new contract bookings this quarter by 76.2 percent in the second quarter, totaling $8,311,424. That includes new contracts with 12 city police departments; four county agencies; one state police department, Vermont; one university medical center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, including over 100 officers; and one public city water supply company. This quarter, contracts committed more than 2,000 new devices supporting law enforcement personnel to the platform.
Additional Q2 insights include:
- Utility's platform is actively managing more than 9.5 petabytes of media.
- Utility's platform managed the addition of more than 4.3 million incidents through the quarter, more than a 12% increase from Q1 2022.
- Utility's ALPR technology detected more than 3,4 million license plates during the quarter.
- Users played more than 780,000 videos, a 6% increase from Q1 2022.
- Total users on the platform surpassed 57,000, more than a 14% increase from Q1 2022.
In the second quarter, Utility's team grew by 28 employees, surpassing the 100-employee mark. The leadership team expanded to include Product Management, International Business Development and Sales Leadership. Additionally, many key roles have been filled to support our continuing growth in the areas of client support and project management. This team expansion supports a broader series of Utility-funded growth initiatives, including:
- Work to expand the company's DEMS technologies, Helios and Polaris, to be source agnostic giving clients the opportunity to actively manage data in one place.
- A focus on international market expansion with our core offering and vertical market extension into Corrections, Fire, and EMS, as well as becoming FedRamp certified to engage with federal clients.
- Further development of Active Policing technology to provide clients with real-time crime center capabilities.
"We are thrilled to welcome these teammates to Utility and look forward to the continued success their strong leadership will support," said Michael Nark, President and CEO of Utility. "Building upon the momentum of the first half of the year, we're keenly focused on satisfying our clients through continuous innovation, ensuring that our products are increasingly valuable for all of our clients and highly effective for partner agencies of all sizes."
About Utility
Utility, the innovative technology-enabled service provider recognized for creating groundbreaking digital systems for frontline professions, provides a universe of intuitive products for effectively capturing, managing and releasing video evidence. Technologies include a variety of cameras, sensors and devices as well as situational awareness software solutions for law enforcement, first responders, transportation agencies and utility providers. To learn more about Utility and its technology solutions, please visit utility.com.
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You know your dog loves you just as much as you love them, but there’s more scientific proof of this fact, just in case you needed it. Researchers at the Laboratory of Human-Animal Interaction and Reciprocity at Azabu University in Japan studied the link between emotions and tears in dogs. The results suggest that dogs produce emotion-elicited tears when reunited with their owners after an extended separation.
Six years ago, Professor Takefumi Kikusui noticed his poodle had teary eyes when nursing her newborn puppies.
“That gave me the idea that oxytocin might increase tears,” Kikusui, who authored the study, said in a statement.
He explained that oxytocin is known as the maternal or love hormone. He and other researchers had also learned that oxytocin is released during interactions between dogs and their owners, leading them to explore a reunification experiment.
Using a standard test to measure dogs’ tear volume, they calculated tears before and after reuniting with their owners. They also compared the tears dogs shed when interacting with someone they didn’t know. They found that tear volume increased when they reunited with a familiar human but not with a stranger.
As part of the study, in Current Biology, authors included a video (below) of a participant arriving home to her dogs. “Two dogs, especially a standard poodle named Kochi, showed excitement and great joy when the owner returned home after 6 months of absence,” the authors wrote. “The dogs and owner both showed emotional arousal.”
Next, they added oxytocin to the dogs’ eyes. Again, they found the tear volume increased, supporting the hypothesis that the release of oxytocin plays a role in tear production when dogs are rejoined with their humans.
“We found that dogs shed tears associated with positive emotions,” Kikusui said. “We also made the discovery of oxytocin as a possible mechanism underlying it.”
Finally, they asked people to rate pictures of dogs’ faces with and without tears in their eyes. The people surveyed gave more positive responses to teary-eyed dogs, suggesting that tear production helps to develop stronger connections between people and their dogs.
Kikusui said that he was surprised by the findings.
“We had never heard of the discovery that animals shed tears in joyful situations, such as reuniting with their owners, and we were all excited that this would be a world first!” he said.
The researchers have not yet tested dogs’ tear production in response to negative emotions or when they are reunited with other dogs. However, the research further proves the strength of the bond between dogs and humans.
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Snoop Dogg has launched a new animated kids series on YouTube.
On Tuesday, the rapper announced the launch of "Doggyland - Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes,” which uses songs and dance to teach kids social, emotional, and cognitive skills.
According to Doggyland Media, the series is geared toward children up to 8 years old.
The company said that the rapper voices the main character, Bow Wizzle, who is the adult mentor to the rest of the cast.
Snoop Dogg said it’s always been important to him to build positive and educational environments for all children.
"We wanted to bring our show to YouTube and YouTube Kids, which provides free access to everyone, so all the kids can enjoy it." the rapper said in a statement. "I've always wanted to create a kid-friendly series that lets kids be kids and is truly representative of the Culture with everything from the music to the characters."
The show, which will cover topics including letters, numbers, and good habits, is available on YouTube and YouTube kids, the company said.
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Sometimes the pull of a great comedy bit is stronger than social anxiety: A mom on TikTok shared a short video of the Mr. Burns-style haircut her son requested — and that she agreed to.
Which is to say, her kid now looks like the decrepit nuclear-power baron from “The Simpsons,” bald pate and all.
“Am I a bad mum for letting my son cut his hair like Mr. Burns?” Johanna Clark asks in the video’s caption. Her son, meanwhile, presses his fingers together in Burns’s familiar pose and intones, “Smithers,” with Burns’ shaky voice. (Smithers is Burns’s adoring assistant on the show.)
Clark giggles merrily at the sight, as the kid turns around to show off the cut’s rear view:
@pink_nade Gargomal or Limmeny Snickets even? #mrburns #gargomal #thesmurfs #amiabadmum #badhairday #pinknade #limenysniket #thesimpsons
He still has more hair than old Mr. Burns, to be honest.
Clark posted the video in July, and since then it’s racked up 7.4 million views and almost 680,000 likes. There are thousands of comments, too, most of them assuring Clark that no, she’s not a bad mom. Fortunately, the folks who disagree decided not to release the hounds on her.
It was a risky move, after all — it’s not every day you see a youngster with the mostly-hairless head of an evil, somehow-still-alive cartoon millionaire. But Clark is following in the footsteps of other parents who’ve let their kids make, uh, interesting choices.
Who could forget the Louisiana 2-year-old who wanted a birthday party themed around his favorite personal injury attorney? Or the little one who wanted to dress up as a horseshoe crab for Halloween?
Sometimes kids just want to do something wonderfully weird, and if they’re not hurting anybody, why not? Young “Mr. Burns” is just being his silly self, so his mom cheerfully went along with it.
There’s a word for a parent like that: “EXCELLENT.”
The new season of “The Simpsons” premieres on Sept. 25 on Fox.
[h/t: Scary Mommy]
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Tags: node.netmail, npm@*?*, 1/4x/y (regex is slow to test?): npm @0/1/npm@6-00...-a\nAsk User, NPM Depends Error; npm audit fail: ...dependencies are not compatible among a registry & non ...is out of nodejs v5 compatibilite...e a npm.../dependencies node ≤5, yarn npm/cli/ When someone becomes obsessed you can either work in them to understand they just care about them or push him back by asking question, you can try everything till the next level he never fails is trying you and then get yourself a man to care\n“Why Are Guild Hunting The Bards?” – The Wings Becoming 1 With O.Sound.Tec By Dr.Olaedo (Olatowbi). The Food and Drug Administration announced that Blue Diamond voluntarily recalled close to 350,000 pounds of almonds due to potential salmonella contamination.
According to the FDA notice, the Sacramento-based Blue Diamond Growers initiated the recall after an internal sampling was positive for salmonella on the implicated lots.
The FDA said that the 347,650 pounds of the affected product are labeled whole brown almonds and were sold in bulk.
According to the FDA, the company issued the ongoing recall on Aug. 5.
The FDA notice said that the recalled products were distributed in California, Colorado, and Illinois and sold internationally in Germany, Morocco, and Canada.
To learn more about the recall, you can click here. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/fda-blue-diamond-voluntarily-recalls-347-000-pounds-of-almonds-over-salmonella-concerns | 2022-08-23T18:45:47Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/fda-blue-diamond-voluntarily-recalls-347-000-pounds-of-almonds-over-salmonella-concerns | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pursleigh Man, Devon. This photograph comes courtesy George Barman via Facebook Page\nThin Ends to Lath Rest! No more Splitting Heads! ↓↓\nby George Culhames - May 7 '21 A brief foreword with thanks by Mike Barwise, founder Chairm and organizer of British Prehistory FB-group! To read a slightly different piece to one by Tom Bargha via our webinar Paul Pelosi, the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges related to a May crash in California's wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation.
He already served two days in jail and received conduct credit for two other days, Napa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Solga said. Paul Pelosi will work eight hours in the court's work program in lieu of the remaining day, Solga said during Paul Pelosi's sentencing, which he did not attend.
State law allows for DUI misdemeanor defendants to appear through their attorney unless ordered otherwise by the court.
As part of his probation, Paul Pelosi will also be required to attend a three-month drinking driver class, and install an ignition interlock device, where the driver has to provide a breath sample before the engine will start. He will also have to pay nearly $7,000 in fines, the judge said.
Paul Pelosi was arrested following a May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco, after a DUI test showed he had a blood alcohol content of .082%, just over the legal limit.
Officers responding to the crash after 10 p.m. near the wine country town of Yountville said they found Pelosi in the driver’s seat of a 2021 Porsche Carrera and the other driver standing outside a sport utility vehicle, according to the complaint.
California Highway Patrol officers reported that Pelosi was “unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.”
Pelosi offered to officers his driver’s license along with an “11-99 Foundation” card when asked for identification, the complaint says. The 11-99 Foundation supports CHP employees and their families.
Prosecutors filed the case as a misdemeanor because of injuries to the 48-year-old driver of the SUV. They have declined to identify the driver, saying the person has requested privacy. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/house-speakers-husband-paul-pelosi-gets-5-days-in-jail-3-years-of-probation-in-dui | 2022-08-23T18:45:53Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/house-speakers-husband-paul-pelosi-gets-5-days-in-jail-3-years-of-probation-in-dui | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nearly three-quarters of adults in the United States are either obese or overweight but it's a big area of bias for health care professionals.
This can cause health care disparities and as a result, impact care.
“Other issues that can come up is delay in a diagnosis of something else if it's attributed to a patient being diagnosed as obese or overweight, delay of treatment not receiving the proper treatment that they need,” said Kamilah Weems with the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The Association of American Medical Colleges is trying to prevent this with recently announced diversity, equity and inclusion standards.
“What we're really hoping to do with these competencies is have physicians really start reflecting on their own personal biases and how those biases do and can influence clinical decision making and practice,” Weems said.
The association said medical schools are doing a better job now of addressing obesity bias than 10 years ago, but they still have a ways to go.
A survey of leaders at 40 medical schools found only 10 percent felt their students were very prepared to manage obese patients.
“Beginning to think about how does my own self-reflection impact clinical decision making, then incorporating that into the curriculum,” said Weems. “Then the idea is that by the time a physician is on faculty or responsible for teaching and leading others they're role modeling what empathy looks like in terms of taking care of all patients.”
The new standards also aim to address racism and make care more culturally relevant. Another thing that could improve the treatment of obesity is new legislation.
The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act was introduced in congress nearly a decade ago. It would expand Medicare coverage to include screening and treatment from a diverse range of health care providers including doctors, nutritionists, psychologists and dietitians.
It would also include coverage under medicare Part-D for medications approved for chronic weight management.
“It's still ultimately implicitly considered a cosmetic condition under Medicare and therefore Medicare does not allow for medication coverage for people who have obesity,” said Dr. Scott Kahan with the National Center for Weight and Wellness.
Health insurance companies tend to model their coverage policies around Medicare. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/obesity-bias-affects-how-doctors-care-for-patients-experts-say | 2022-08-23T18:45:59Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/obesity-bias-affects-how-doctors-care-for-patients-experts-say | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Eagle Election Day: Veto referedumn, the election-that-shall not-displace referdunal or more election-eve fool’hawk…? By Bill Hutchison of WiseSticks’Ruff, and KOA Votes Radio 890AM Colorado: Blogtember, I know it is just election noise and hoolarcoy all... (29.09.294 48 Pfizer says its three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age is 73.2% effective.
The company released new data from a trial involving 34 children.
Pfizer notes that the omicron variant was the dominant strain when the study was conducted.
“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 Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer.
The three-dose series is currently authorized for children under five years old in the U.S.
Despite proving highly effective against the virus, Pfizer said it is still working on an updated vaccine for young children.
Getting young children vaccinated remains a challenge. According to ABC News, only 4.8% of children under five years old have been vaccinated against COVID-19. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/pfizer-touts-effectiveness-of-covid-19-shot-in-younger-children | 2022-08-23T18:46:05Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/pfizer-touts-effectiveness-of-covid-19-shot-in-younger-children | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I had no time of not posting blog-content today , that you need not worry on, even if I write two hours daily, this article shall be here- in just about a half the standard hours required to read , since last post. Just one image – from where many thoughts (like those images that speak thousands atlas). There's no use keeping quiet and being scold- at. These days, my words are few too often – that's okay and good; let ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Under a wide-open sky, in the middle of the Southwest, researchers are on the cutting edge of cooking.
"We are walking through the helix, that field that provides power and solar input to this pretty impressive solar tower over here," said Ken Armijo, a scientist and systems engineer at Sandia National Laboratories.
It is a high-security facility that is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration. However, they also do work involving renewable energy sources, like solar.
“So, this tower here is where we do experiments for producing electricity and for using solar thermal heat for different applications, like hydrogen production or ammonia and roasting chilies," Armijo said.
That's right—roasting chilis, which are grown on his family's farm.
"On the weekends, when I'm not doing, concentrating on state-of-the-art research and energy research, I'm helping my family with our farm with organic produce and chili peppers," Armijo said.
Chili peppers are a big part of the cuisine in New Mexico and other parts of the Southwest.
However, these chilis are also special.
"My family have been growing heirloom chilies, where the chili seeds are passed down from one pod to the ground, which creates another pod,” Armijo said. “And we've been doing that for three generations."
Cooking these peppers usually involves using a propane roaster, which is something done by families across the Southwest starting in August through the fall. Yet, that type of cooking can pollute the air, which got Kenneth Armijo thinking.
"Well, couldn't we take the chili roaster put it on top of our solar tower and really examine the full breadth of possibilities for roasting?" she said.
That is how the idea for solar roasting came to be, with real implications for air quality.
During their experiments, researchers figured out that replacing propane chili pepper roasting with solar would remove 800,000 kg of carbon dioxide from the air, just in New Mexico alone. That's the equivalent of taking 1,700 cars off the road.
Solar roasting could potentially be applied to other foods, too.
"There's different foods that are roasted, whether it be grains, whether it be chili peppers, chocolate, coffee," Armijo said.
That could further improve air quality.
"I feel as a farmer, in addition to being a scientist, I think it's very important that we be good stewards of our planet and all and our environment,” he said.
Now, researchers are looking at what it would take to create a more home-sized version of the solar roaster.
"Obviously, not everyone has a power tower in their backyard, but we could at least see the entire spectrum of possibilities for roasting that we could then take to more modular forms of concentrating solar thermal,” Armijo said.
It is a potentially new creation born out of the intersection of science and culture.
"There's few times when we realize the nexus between research and science and culture, and this project, I feel, was one of those unique instances that really came to light," Armijo said.
It is all coming to light in view of the bright sun. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/researchers-say-solar-roasting-could-make-difference-in-reducing-emissions | 2022-08-23T18:46:11Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/researchers-say-solar-roasting-could-make-difference-in-reducing-emissions | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFTX) — Six elementary students are being praised for helping reunite a lost toddler with her family.
The students were at recess when they noticed a child wandering around the backside of the school fence.
"All of a sudden, Emily points out there's a baby over the fence," recalled Carter Williams.
"We were all very worried," added Evan Wendzel. "It was kind of concerning because we don't know how the toddler got out."
Some time was spent trying to coax the small girl to stay within their sights.
"I was like, 'Come back, come back,'" said Madison Ford. "'I'm friendly; come on.'"
The kids notified their teacher, who contacted school resource officers and administrators.
"She was in a little ditch with a little bit of water," said Principal Angie Taillon. "My fear was that she was right on the road, within a foot of the road."
The child's mother eventually realized her child had wandered away, and the girl was safely reunited with her parents.
"I'm just happy that she's safe with her mother," said Evan. "She's fine; she's not hurt."
"It makes me feel amazing," said Madison. "I feel like I did something very important."
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office gave the children "Do the Right Thing" awards for their actions.
This story was originally reported by Amy Wegmann and Chase McPherson on fox4now.com. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/students-call-for-help-after-spotting-lost-toddler | 2022-08-23T18:46:17Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/students-call-for-help-after-spotting-lost-toddler | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Bryce James — the youngest son of Lakers star LeBron James — is feeling “blessed” after he received his first college basketball scholarship offer.
On Sunday, Bryce, 15, took to his Instagram story to announce that he received a Division I scholarship offer from Duquesne, adding the hashtag, “#GoDukes.”
Bryce is a rising sophomore at Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, Calif. His older brother, 17-year-old Bronny James, is a top prospect for the class of 2023, entering his senior season at Sierra Canyon this fall.
James, 37, reposted Bryce’s message to his own Instagram story, writing, “AYYYEEE!!! LET’S GO MAXIMUS @_JUSTBRYCE.”
In a separate post, James added that his son’s scholarship offer was “the first of many to come!!!”
The James family appears to have close ties to Duquesne University. Dukes head coach Keith Dambrot coached James for his first two seasons at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. Dru Joyce III — who was a high school teammate of James’ — is one of Dambrot’s assistants.
Earlier this month, James shared a video that showed him, Bryce and Bronny dunking at the Lakers’ training facility. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/lebron-james-son-bryce-gets-first-scholarship-offer/ | 2022-08-23T18:46:23Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/lebron-james-son-bryce-gets-first-scholarship-offer/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A man’s nightmare became a reality after he dreamed about cutting meat — only to realize he’d sliced off his own genitals in his sleep.
Kofi Atta, a farmer from the south of Ghana, was dreaming about preparing meat for his family while asleep in his chair at home on Aug. 12.
The 42-year-old said he doesn’t know how or when he picked up the knife, but he woke up “confused” in a pool of his own blood and in extreme pain, according to BBC News Pidgin.
“I dey sit inside chair wey I doze off, so as I dey sleep I dream say I dey cut meat wey dey in front of me,” Atta said in Ghanaian pidgin English to the news outlet.
After waking and realizing what had happened, the man began to yell for help — with neighbors luckily hearing him and rushing to his aid.
He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but was stabilized and given fluids. On Aug. 16, Atta told reporters he will need surgery as he completely severed his genitals.
Ghanaian channel GHOne TV reported that Atta’s wife, Adwoa Konadu, wasn’t home when the incident occurred and received a call from a neighbor who was at the scene saying he was ”bleeding profusely as he has cut off his manhood with a sharp knife.”
The outlet reported that when she arrived she tried to stop the bleeding, reportedly using a diaper, before driving her husband to St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu. He was later transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for further treatment but is reportedly concerned that he cannot afford treatment.
The farmer hasn’t detailed whether he suffers from any sleep-related conditions, but it’s been theorized he may be affected by parasomnia — a term for unusual behaviors experienced during different stages of sleep.
According to Healthline, parasomnia conditions include nightmares, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep talking and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/sleeping-man-cuts-off-his-genitals-while-dreaming-of-chopping-meat/ | 2022-08-23T18:46:53Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/sleeping-man-cuts-off-his-genitals-while-dreaming-of-chopping-meat/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Clean up big time with this Amazon sale.
For those that may have missed it on Amazon Prime Day, the bestselling robot vacuum from iRobot is back on sale. The iRobot Roomba i2 is now $150 off, marking the price down from $350 to $199. This is a very limited sale, with a countdown on the product page to make sure you don’t miss it.
Your dust-bunnies must be quaking under the couch, as this small-but-mighty robot vacuum is here to eliminate them in one swift movement. The WiFi-enabled robot vacuum maps out your home, making sure to hit every nook and cranny when cleaning.
The Roomba i2 also works with Alexa, letting you use voice control commands to direct the vacuum to the dirt, then using 10 times the power-lifting suction as compared to older models.
Have pets? No problem, as the Roomba can tackle pet hair and debris with ease, using not just one but two multi-surface rubber brushes to suck up hair and adapt to each type of flooring.
After adding this deal to your cart ASAP, then be sure to check out our other favorite vacuum for more cleaning needs, since the Dyson Stick Vacuum is now on sale as well, for $200 off.
Check out New York Post Shopping for more content. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/sweep-up-these-savings-on-the-irobot-vacuum-150-off-now/ | 2022-08-23T18:47:05Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/sweep-up-these-savings-on-the-irobot-vacuum-150-off-now/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It could be negative-zero degrees or 100 degrees, and we’ll still gravitate to our cold brew.
It’s the universal pick-me-up that’s so well-varied, it’s difficult for any iced coffee lover not to love. Whether you prefer it straight-up black or with a bit of creamer, it’s sure to wake you up.
So, to take the guesswork out for you, we reviewed seven cold brew coffee brands, highlighting flavor notes (from light to dark roasts) and unique characteristics of each.
Truly, we haven’t been more excited for a product review (after all, we can’t refuse our much-needed glass of coffee).
When testing cold brew coffee, it’s not something we can quantify — in other words, all of these were delicious, and most of these taste the same. But, there’s no harm in that. When you finish one brand, make your way over to the next.
If you want a break from your coffee makers and coffee grinders, read on. These cold brew brands are sure to make you happy and caffeinated.
1. Starbucks: Cold Brew Coffee (6-Count), $17
Of course, I have to kick things off with Starbucks. There’s a reason this internationally celebrated brand caters to bustling, coffee-crazed crowds. Its Cold Brew — the Black + Unsweet — is in a unique mason jar casing and is perfect to toss in your work bag.
But, for the flavor — it’s rich and perfect for those who love bold brews, but can also be lightened up with a creamer or your milk of choice. I found myself loving the taste and feeling like it kept me awake for my 9-to-5.
2. Califia Farms: Cold Brew Black Coffee, $6
Oh, how I now understand the hype surrounding Califia Farms. Known not only for its almond milk and assortment of creamers, but this brand has it going on in the cold brew department. It’s definitely lighter in comparison to the Starbucks cold brew, and “bold and balanced” suits its name perfectly.
3. Lavazza: Organic Cold Brew Coffee Variety Pack (12-Count), $40
Perfect for cold brew lovers of all varietals, the Lavazza Organic Cold Brew Coffee Variety Pack is exactly what you need to order from Amazon. Specifically, its four flavors — classic, nitro, cappuccino and double shot — offers you something different each morning and are great to take on the go.
I was a huge fan of the Classic Cold Brew, with the Double Shot Cold Brew coming in as a close second. The Cappuccino Cold Brew is wonderful if you have a sweeter flavor palette, while the Nitro Cold Brew leans a bit more bitter than the rest of the pack.
4. La Colombe: Brazilian Cold Brew (4-Pack), $10
If I could write a love letter to La Colombe, I would. The brand’s signature Brazilian Cold Brew is my favorite on this list, as its just the right boldness and richness for my taste. Plus, it doesn’t have that watered-down coffee taste (even with milk!) For $10, run to Target.
5. Driftaway: Cold Brew, $19 to $68
What’s great about Driftaway’s Cold Brew is its freshly roasted, similar to coffee grinds you’d pick up. Not only is each pack customized with your name, but the unique flavors — some with fruit, others with cocoa — are simply divine.
Its cold brews are offered by the pack (in numerous sizes) and by a subscription model, too, so you can rest assured cold brew will always be shipped directly to your door. Just as good, it makes a phenomenal gift for coffee lovers.
6. Java House: Cold Brew on Tap, $60
If you’re coffee-obsessed like me, you’ll be amazed with Java House’s Cold Brew on Tap. Surprisingly, it doesn’t take up much room in your refrigerator and makes pouring super convenient. I give its Colombian flavor a five out of five stars, while its Espresso Roast ($27) is phenomenal as well (which explains how it has more than 3,000 Amazon reviews).
7. Peet’s True Iced Espresso Black & White Cans (12-Count), $27, original price: $34
For lovers of espresso and cold brew alike, Peet’s True Iced Espresso Black & White is a good buy. For one, it has a bold yet sweet taste and is only 100 calories per can. It’s also relatively strong, but also great for lovers of medium roast coffee.
When tasting, I immediately caught notes of its Columbian espresso and creamy milk (think of a black and white cookie!) I don’t always reach for it, but it’s nice to have on hand to mix up your morning (or afternoon) pick-me-up.
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Man robbed Franklin bank, fled on motorcycle: police
FRANKLIN (Somerset) – Police are looking for a man who robbed an undisclosed amount of money from a Route 27 bank on Monday and fled on a motorcycle.
The man was described as about 5-foot-6 wearing black shoes, a black shirt and pants, a black mask and a black helmet and goggles, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Franklin police received a call around 2:08 p.m. Monday about a robbery at the Chase bank on Route 27 in the Franklin Park section. A man entered the bank demanding money from multiple bank tellers who turned over an undisclosed amount of cash before he fled on a motorcycle, the prosecutor's office said.
Franklin police responded to the scene and canvassed the area searching for the man. Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Franklin police responded to investigate.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533 or via the STOPit app. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
Email: srussell@gannettnj.com
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Carteret teacher named 2022-23 Middlesex County Teacher of the Year
CARTERET - Leana Malinowsky, a teacher at Private Nicholas Minue School, has been named Middlesex County Teacher of the Year for 2022-23.
An educator since 2008, Malinowsky has been with the Carteret School District since where she has primarily taught first and second grade. This coming school year, Malinownsky will be back in the first grade classroom after a stint in the second grade, said Private Nicholas Minue School Principal Cheryl Bolinger.
Colleagues describe her as "a source of inspiration, support and motivation."
"We are lucky to have her here," Bolinger said. "Ms. Malinowsky is an exceptionally skilled and dedicated teacher. She has created a positive and nurturing learning environment for her learners by fostering respect, care, concern, collaboration, and developing a community of learners where students are valued for all their attributes and contributions that they bring to and share within the classroom. Ms. Malinowsky continues to make considerable and notable contributions to the profession. Her passion for teaching and love of life-long learning continually benefit our students and the field of education."
A certified elementary classroom teacher, special educator and reading specialist, Malinowsky engages her students through differentiated instruction, access to high quality literature, and a commitment to best practices through cross curriculum frameworks, Bolinger said.
"We're very proud of her," Bolinger said. "And we're so happy that she's representing our school and our district as Middlesex County Teacher of the Year for 2022-23."
Professional service is at the heart of Malinowsky's commitment to education. She serves on multiple grade level building and district level committees to develop curriculum, support students and address climate within her school.
With degrees from Kean University, including a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education, English K-12 and a minor in psychology, as well as a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction and Curriculum for grades K-5 and a certificate as a reading specialist, Malinownsky is extremely valuable to an elementary school setting, Bolinger said. Malinowsky also continues to participate in professional development and leadership through organizations including Kappa Delta Pi, which is the International Honor Society and Education, from which she received the Regional Chapter Counselor award for the Northeast Region in 2018 and was named Kappa Delta Pi Teacher of Honor in 2022.
A published author, Malinowsky has written articles for several education magazines and had a chapter included in "The New Teacher's Guide to Overcoming Common Challenges: Curated Advice from Award-Winning Teachers."
More:Meet the Somerset County Teacher of the Year for 2022-23
Bolinger added that Malinowsky sets "very high academic expectations" for her students.
"She works with her students individually to develop individualized personal learning goals, whereby the children monitor their progress and meet with us throughout the year, and their goals get adjusted throughout the year as they achieve their goals. So basically, her classroom is very student-centered and very collaborative. And she infuses technology into the curriculum, which will also fosters a high sense of student engagement even with the little ones."
She strives to make a difference in the lives of her students by developing a love of reading and life long learning, Bolinger said. Malinowsky also continues to publish, present and serve as a guest speaker sharing her knowledge and love of learning and literacy with educators at all stages of their careers. Malinowsky also was able to connect the school with a program sponsored by Scholastic Books and author James Patterson that enables the students at the Private Nicholas Minue School to receive free books.
"This is wonderful," Bolinger said. "It is so important for the kids. A lot of our students may not have a home library and they might not have access to a lot of books. So anytime we can get books into their hands, and help them develop literacy skills using books at home and working with parents, that is a big advantage."
At the virtual ceremony Aug. 11, Malinowsky said she was proud to accepting the award for Middlesex County Teacher of the Year.
"Receiving this award is very meaningful to me and has given me even more motivation and inspiration as an educator," Malinowsky said. "First, I would like to thank my family members and close friends. Without their unending love, I would not be the person that I am today. I would also like to thank everyone in my life who has always believed in me and supported me. Thank you to my students and their families over the years who have made me the teacher I am. Finally, I would like to thank my wonderful colleagues to nominated me for this award. They have been a source of strength for me throughout my teaching career, and also the county department for recognizing me. I am excited for the journey ahead, and once again thank you for this amazing honor."
email: cmakin@gannettnj.com
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Bound Brook Mayor Bob Fazen is resigning
BOUND BROOK - Mayor Bob Fazen is resigning at the beginning of next month.
Fazen announced in a Facebook post on Monday morning that he is resigning Sept. 2.
He and his wife Lynn, who also has been active in the community, will be leaving their Watchung Road home and moving to their condo in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Fazen, who has been mayor since 2014, has overseen the transformation of Bound Brook, the oldest town in Somerset County, into one of the fastest-growing communities in the state with a revitalized downtown, a goal that had frustrated borough officials for decades.
"It's changed the face of Bound Brook," the mayor said.
Fazen estimates that the redevelopment efforts have resulted in 2,000 apartments being built in the one-mile square community. In the 2010 Census, the borough's population was about 10,500 and in the next three or four years, the population may top 14,000.
"It will be bigger than Somerville," he said.
And in his tenure as mayor, the borough's tax rate has fallen from $3.34 per $100 of assessed value to $2.81.
The "very good redevelopment agreements" that the borough has negotiated with the developers will have long-term financial benefits to residents, Fazen said.
The mayor said he made it a point to talk to the residents of the new apartment buildings "to make them a part of Bound Brook." Some of the new tenants, he said, have decided to stay in Bound Brook and buy houses.
And unlike past decades, when "for sale" signs could be seen throughout Bound Brook, "you don't see any now," he said.
The redevelopment residential projects in downtown have been the result of two long-term campaigns that Fazen undertook even before he became mayor - the completion of the Green Brook Flood Control Project and advocacy of the one-seat ride to Manhattan on NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line.
The flood control project protected Bound Brook from the floods that ravaged the downtown and made any investment risky. But as Ida showed last year, Bound Brook was spared the devastating floodwaters that wreaked havoc in other Central Jersey towns.
The flood control project made it safe to invest in Bound Brook. Initiating a one-seat ride on the Raritan Valley Line made it a desirable place to live.
Fazen was an organizer of the the Raritan Valley Line Mayors' Alliance, a bipartisan group of 32 mayors from Union, Somerset, Hunterdon and Middlesex counties advocating for improved service on the Raritan Valley Line and direct service to Manhattan. A faster commute to the city, Fazen said, increases individual property values by reducing the time of commute.
Fazen said he is also proud of his efforts to snare more state said for Bound Brook public schools, one of the most chronically underfunded school districts in the state. He undertook a lobbying campaign meeting with representatives in the governor's office and the state Department of Education and he launched a letter-writing campaign to ask the state to give Bound Brook a more equitable share of state funding.
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That has resulted in Bound Brook receiving more than $5 million in state aid, he said.
But what Fazen may be most proud of in his tenure is the transparency he brought to borough government. He started a monthly newsletter for residents, held town hall meetings and maintained an open-door policy.
And he advised the next mayor, who will be selected by the borough council after the borough Republican organization submits the names of three candidates, to keep that commitment to transparency so "people can connect with government."
"People just don't come to council meetings," he said.
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Fazen and his wife Lynn have lived in Bound Brook for more than 40 years. He was president of the Fazen Organization in New York City and was active in the development of real estate for more than 27 years. He planned and managed more than $150 million of construction projects.
Fazen was also a member of the Bound Brook Board of Education, president of the Washington Camp Ground Association, president of the Bound Brook-Middlesex Rotary Club, president of the Bound Brook-Middlesex Kiwanis Club, former chairman of the Bound Brook Planning and Zoning Board, former chairman of the Bound Brook Historic Preservation Commission and co-founder of We Will Rebuild, a non-profit organization that provided more than $1 million of financial support to communities affected by Hurricane Floyd.
A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, Fazen graduated from West Point in 1966 and served in Vietnam. He later earned masters degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Auburn University.
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Former inmate sues Somerset County Jail for alleged excessive force
SOMERVILLE - A former Somerset County Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that he was the victim of excessive force by jail officers on the day he was released.
Samuel Dyal, 19, of West Windsor, filed the suit earlier this month against Somerset County, the Somerset County Sheriff's Office and employees of the Sheriff's Office.
Somerset County does not comment on pending litigation, said county spokesperson Nathan Rudy.
On Aug. 21, 2021, Dyal, who had been an inmate for about three months, was scheduled to be released after a Superior Court judge sentenced him to time served and three years probation on a theft charge, according to the lawsuit.
Dyal had originally been charged with armed robbery, unlawful possession of a handgun, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and luring in connection with a Jan. 17, 2021 incident in Montgomery.
After a virtual court appearance which was ordered released, Dyal was placed back in his pod at the jail and was waiting to be processed so his mother could take him home, the lawsuit says.
But the release was "inexplicably delayed for an assortment of trivial reasons" because, the lawsuit alleges, "certain jail staff members were upset" that his release had been ordered.
As he was waiting to be released with his mother waiting outside, Dyal waited in his pod, sitting on a table.
At that point, two jail officers "came rushing" into the pod. Dyal told them his chest was hurting and he needed medical attention.
Instead, the lawsuit alleges, the officers grabbed his arms, lifted him off the table and "slammed him face first onto the concrete floor."
Dyal was then handcuffed and taken to the jail nurse. Dyal, the lawsuit says, "recalls having to spit out teeth and blacking out for a second."
More:South Bound Brook officer sues ex-cop who allegedly pointed loaded gun at him
About two hours later, Dyal was released and he arrived at his mother's car "with his face bloody, abrasions and three broken upper teeth," according to the lawsuit, which also contends that he had a concussion.
The lawsuit charges that the the actions of the two jail officers was "objectively unreasonable under the circumstances" because Dyal had posed no risk to them.
The officers' use of force was "conscience shocking, wholly arbitrary and capricious" in violation of Dyal's due process rights in the Constitution's 14 Amendment, the lawsuit charges.
Somerset County has yet to file a response to the lawsuit.
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Three warehouses approved for Main Street in Sayreville
SAYREVILLE – A plan to build three one story-warehouse buildings totaling 1.78 million square feet in the Fulton's Landing Redevelopment Area south of Main Street was approved with conditions at the Aug. 17 planning board meeting.
Main Street South I & Main Street South II of Jersey City sought approval to construct an 852,650-square-foot building, which includes 36,000 square feet of office space, in the first phase; a 687,940 square-foot facility, which includes 36,000 square feet of office space in the second phase; and a 240,000-square-foot warehouse, with 18,000 square feet of office space, in the final phase of the Crossman Development.
The plan also calls for improvements to Main Street, car and truck parking, landscaping, lighting and stormwater drainage.
The 156.92 acres of vacant land is on the property of the former Linden Sand Mining Site.
The redevelopment area is south of Main Street and north of the Conrail Railroad Raritan River Main Line in the central portion of the borough. Across Main Street to the north are single-family houses and townhomes. More townhomes and single-family houses are to the west separated from the site by powerlines, and to the south across the railroad are an apartment complex and John F. Kennedy Park. East of the site is an abandoned industrial site and vacant land.
The Fulton's Landing Redevelopment Plan was adopted by the borough in June 2019 to resolve litigation over the zoning of the property, according to an engineering report by CME Associates.
The three proposed buildings conform with the Fulton’s Landing Redevelopment Plan.
According to CME Associates, several applications have been submitted over the years for the development of the property. Most recently, in 2007 and 2008, applications were denied for plans to build 207 single-family homes on a 99.54-acre portion of the property, and in 2013 an application was approved for the development of 610,496 square feet of office and warehouse space in three buildings on a 57.43-acre portion of the property.
The group discussed access in and out of the site and various other aspects of the plan.
There will be two means of access to the site, according to testimony provided.
A traffic signal will be constructed at the easterly access to the site, directly across the street from Kimball Drive East. As part of that improvement, Main Street will be widened to provide turning lanes, shoulders and thru-ways to meet the Middlesex County requirements. The project also includes a 5-foot-wide sidewalk along the entire frontage along Main Street, along with crosswalks and ADA ramps at each of the driveways, according to testimony.
A traffic signal was proposed for the westerly driveway, directly across Kimberly Drive West, but Middlesex County said based on the trip generations and calculations, a traffic signal is not warranted. The applicant is going to install all necessary improvements at that intersection in the event the county decides that the signal is necessary in the future, the testimony said.
In addition, an updated analysis will be provided to determine if a traffic signal is warranted at the Kimball Drive West intersection after the second building is occupied and operating and again after the third warehouse is occupied, traffic consultant Dan Disario said. If it is, the applicant will install the traffic signal, but if it is not warranted the applicant will post a performance bond, which will end 10 years after the occupancy for the last building is issued, he said.
"The applicant desires to put both signals in now," Disario said, adding it's to their advantage to have two traffic signals at their front door serving their site.
Disario said there will be left turn lanes in both directions at the Kimball Drive East intersection and the Kimball Drive West intersection.
Phase I of the project is the largest of the three phases and includes construction of the largest warehouse, the signal at Kimball Drive East and the improvements along Main Street.
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With the addition of the sound barriers along the westerly and northerly access roads, this property meets Department of Transportation noise and sound requirements, according to the testimony.
The applicant is seeking to permit 24/7 operation, although Disario said that's not likely.
No tenants have yet been secured for the site, he said.
During public comments, the Board heard from some residents, including Art Rittenhouse, chairman of the Sayreville Shade Tree Commission, who lives in Main Street Townhouses across the street from the proposed development.
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He questioned whether they would comply with the borough's tree ordinance because the proposal calls for removing trees on the property and he was told they would have to comply. He said he was also concerned that additional runoff from the construction would cause additional flooding from Burt's Creek in the neighborhood as well as traffic concerns.
The board also heard from attorney Alan DiDino, with the law firm of Griffin Alexander, which represents the Main Street Homeowners Association.
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is accepting applications for the Chattanooga Citizens' Academy.
The first class starts on September 27 and graduates November 8.
Weekly sessions are on Tuesdays and run from 5:45 p.m. until 8:30p.m. CST.
The academy is designed to give citizens a better understanding and awareness of THP and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
Citizens will receive hands-on instruction and training from state troopers and other department personnel throughout the academy. Classes will be at the Region 2 Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) office.
Participants must be at least 21 years-old, available to attend weekly sessions with no more than one absence, sign required waivers and agreements, and have no criminal history.
Topics covered include: Patrol stops, special operations, homeland security, capitol protection, recruitment, commercial vehicle enforcement, aviation support, critical incident investigations, along with many additional law enforcement topics. After every session, there will be time for questions and engagement.
You can find an application by clicking here. Email your application to Lieutenant Krystal Thaxter at Krystal.Thaxter@tn.gov.
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is accepting applications for the Chattanooga Citizens' Academy.
The first class starts on September 27 and graduates November 8.
Weekly sessions are on Tuesdays and run from 5:45 p.m. until 8:30p.m. CST.
The academy is designed to give citizens a better understanding and awareness of THP and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
Citizens will receive hands-on instruction and training from state troopers and other department personnel throughout the academy. Classes will be at the Region 2 Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) office.
Participants must be at least 21 years-old, available to attend weekly sessions with no more than one absence, sign required waivers and agreements, and have no criminal history.
Topics covered include: Patrol stops, special operations, homeland security, capitol protection, recruitment, commercial vehicle enforcement, aviation support, critical incident investigations, along with many additional law enforcement topics. After every session, there will be time for questions and engagement.
You can find an application by clicking here. Email your application to Lieutenant Krystal Thaxter at Krystal.Thaxter@tn.gov.
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In the 70s, 80's, '90s, and even through the 2010s, people subscribed to only a few things each month. Maybe a few magazines, cable or satellite television, and the local newspaper. Today? Many people have over two dozen subscriptions and some they may not even remember. And it's costing them a small fortune.
Consider this:
● Netflix is a minimum of $10 a month.
● Live TV, whether streaming, cable, or satellite, is around $80 on average.
● Broadband internet is usually $50-$100.
● A couple of smartphones for the family will total more than $100.
● Amazon Prime is $130 a year.
● Spotify, Apple Music, or Prime Music Plus is around $10 a month.
● Then think of all the other subscriptions you may have: Disney, HBO Max, Hulu, Apple TV, Online gaming, subscriptions for business services such as Quickbooks, Evernote, apple or another cloud storage, digital magazines, and apps for calendars, games, goofy filters and the list can be very very long.
Then add up all of the streaming services you may use such as Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, and Apple TV. Someone in your home may subscribe to a video game service. You may also subscribe to things like cloud storage, Quickbooks, digital magazines and productivity apps, gaming apps, and those apps that make you look like a Disney character (hey, I know some people who do that).
A study by C+R Research found the average cost of monthly subscriptions is over $200 or $2,400 a year. It also found that most people highly underestimate what they're spending.
According to the study, consumers guessed they were spending $86/month when they actually paid over $230/mo for subscriptions.
This means consumers forget what they're paying for.
It's important to check to see what's coming out of your bank account each month. Check your bank and credit card statements. Check for app subscriptions. It's easy on an iPhone, open settings, select your account at the top, and click subscriptions which shows the subscriptions and when they renew. Android users, go to the google play store, click your profile photo and choose subscriptions. When I checked while doing this story I was reminded of a free trial for an app that would charge me $70 on December 24th, only because I forgot I signed up for the trial that was set to renew at full price.
It's a good idea to cancel any free trials for apps when you first download and sign up for a subscription. Most of these renew at full price in a few days or a week. If you forget to cancel, you'll be charged the full price, often for a full year. That free app may have just cost you over $100. If you cancel when you first download and sign up for the free trial you'll still be able to use it until it cancels.
There are apps to manage subscriptions: Mint and Rocket Money (formerly Truebill) are the most popular with users.
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A 19-year-old has been arrested after allegedly posting what the FBI called a "credible threat" against attendees of the Student Action Summit, a conference hosted by the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA in Tampa, Florida, last month, court records show.
Alejandro Richard Velasquez of San Antonio, Texas, faces a charge of threatening interstate communications in connection to the incident, according to the criminal complaint against him. Velasquez is also charged with possession of child pornography, per the complaint, after investigators allegedly found pornographic images of minors when they executed a federal search warrant on his phone.
Velasquez was arrested on August 11, 2022, and was ordered to be held without bond by Judge Richard B. Farrer, court records show. CNN has reached out to public defenders assigned to Velasquez for comment.
Velasquez, who identifies himself online as "LatinoZoomer," made a post on Instagram that read, "July 22 is the day of retribution the day I will have revenge against all of humanity which all of you will pay for my suffering," adding, "SAS will be the turning point of the LatinoZoomer lore," the criminal complaint against Velasquez alleges.
The probable cause document notes the language mirrored that of Elliot Rodger, who made a similar statement before carrying out a deadly rampage in Isla Vista, California, in 2014, stabbing three men at his home before fatally shooting two women in front of a sorority house and a man inside a deli. Velasquez allegedly told an FBI agent later he intended to evoke Rodger by writing the message, the complaint states.
Velasquez bought a ticket to fly from Austin to Tampa, where the convention was being held, the complaint states, but he canceled his ticket the night before the flight.
Upon learning about Velasquez's Instagram post, the Tampa Police Department believed it to be a "credible threat against the participants attending the SAS conference" and obtained an arrest warrant, per the complaint.
Turning Point USA works "to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government," according to the mission statement on their website.
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CONCORD, N.H. (CN) — Democrats are on track to do something completely unprecedented — pick up several U.S. Senate seats in the midterms despite a highly unpopular president and polls showing that an astonishing 87% of Americans are unhappy with the direction of the country.
The reason: Donald Trump.
In state after state, Trump has endorsed Senate candidates who fit his vision but who are inexperienced, out of the mainstream or both. These candidates won their primaries but are now struggling against stronger Democratic politicians in the general election.
Republicans “have actively been damaging themselves” with their “amateur-hour Senate campaigns,” said David Niven, who teaches American politics at the University of Cincinnati. “As Trump once famously said in another context, they're clearly not sending their best.”
A number of the Republican Senate candidates are “not even marginally qualified,” said Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.
But it’s not just that Trump has promoted poor-quality candidates; his party has also been hurt by the “drip, drip, drip of information in the January 6 hearings” that has eroded support among Republicans who are not die-hard supporters of the former president, said Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia.
“If Trump had receded into the background, these Republicans would have gone back to their roots,” Bullock said. Instead they’re taking out their frustrations on Trump-backed candidates who function as proxies.
“They can’t vote against Trump directly, but they can vote against his candidates,” Bullock noted.
Trump also hurt his party’s chances in another way, by appointing Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.
“This is the monster that looms over Senate races across the country,” Niven said. “We saw in Kansas — and we've seen in polls across the country — that the public has no appetite for an abortion ban.”
Bullock said that, prior to the Dobbs decision, Republicans had a big advantage in enthusiasm, but Dobbs “fired up a critical component of the electorate: white college-educated suburban women. A lot of them are sending their daughters off to college and wondering what will happen if they get pregnant.”
Historically, hot-button issues such as abortion don’t drive turnout in midterm elections as much as economic issues do, Smith noted. But Bullock said the abortion issue can make a big difference in close races.
“In a toss-up state, you don’t have to move the whole electorate; you just need something that will shift a small number of votes,” he explained.
Republicans began the year with high hopes of flipping vulnerable Democratic Senate seats in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and New Hampshire. But Trump-backed candidates in the first three states are behind in the polls, and the leading Republican in New Hampshire’s primary — who declared in a debate that “Trump won the election” in 2020 — is also trailing the Democratic incumbent.
Meanwhile, Democrats stand a good chance of picking up seats in Pennsylvania, where a Trump-backed candidate is far behind; in Wisconsin, where Trump-supporting incumbent Ron Johnson is in trouble; and in North Carolina and Ohio, where Democratic candidates have made the races highly competitive against Republicans endorsed by Trump. In addition, a startling new poll in Florida shows incumbent Republican Marco Rubio at 4 points behind Democratic challenger Val Demings.
Flipping seats: a Republican bubble about to burst
In the four states that the GOP had targeted for flipping Senate seats, things aren’t working out the way the party hoped.
In Georgia, incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock has led in all six polls since mid-June by an average of 4.4 points, according to RealClearPolitics.
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Warnock is squaring off against legendary running back Herschel Walker, who has Trump’s support but who also has a checkered history including numerous public falsehoods about his business and personal affairs, the recent disclosure of three out-of-wedlock children, allegations of domestic abuse, and the fact that he has dissociative identity disorder and has acknowledged having 12 different personalities.
Bullock said Walker “cruised through the primary signing footballs and taking pictures with people,” but so far he’s largely avoided tough questions on issues.
Walker has been hesitant to debate Warnock despite a number of invitations. Recently he agreed to a single one-hour debate with two local journalists, but Warnock hasn’t accepted and has been holding out for additional match-ups.
Arizona is another state where the Republican candidate, Blake Masters, won the primary based largely on Trump’s endorsement but is losing to the Democratic incumbent, Mark Kelly. In a state that voted for President Biden by 0.3%, Kelly is up in the polls by 8 to 9 points.
Masters generated controversy in April when he blamed America’s gun violence problem on “Black people, frankly.” He also claimed in ads that “Trump won in 2020” and characterizedRoe v. Wade as “genocide.”
In New Hampshire, Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan has long been considered vulnerable but polling ahead of the September 13 Republican primary suggests that she’s likely to face an easy opponent — Brigadier General Don Bolduc, a far-right candidate who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2020 with ads that derided his opponents as “a bunch of liberal socialist pansies.”
Hassan leads in the polls over Bolduc, who alienated members of his own party when he called popular Republican Governor Chris Sununu a “Chinese communist sympathizer” whose family business “supports terrorism.”
Bolduc isn’t a cinch to win the primary, said Dante Scala, a University of New Hampshire political science professor, but that Hassan has also been leading in the polls against the other Republican candidates. Scala called Bolduc's last financial report “terrible” and said the candidate has been “running on fumes” with no statewide TV ads even though there are still a lot of undecided voters.
Nevada is the only state where Republicans are still within striking distance of picking up a seat. Most recent polls have shown Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, the country’s first Latina senator, ahead of challenger Adam Laxalt, the grandson of Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt and the illegitimate son of New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici. But Cortez Masto’s margin is small, and polling in the state is notoriously difficult due to a high transient population and a large number of tourism and casino employees who work late-night shifts.
Open seats going blue
Democrats look very likely to pick up a seat in Pennsylvania, where Trump’s hand-picked candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is losing to Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman by double digits — despite Fetterman’s having been off the campaign trail for months while recovering from a stroke.
Oz has been pilloried for being a carpetbagger, for claiming to own two homes when he owns 10, and for releasing a video in which he allegedly shopped for “crudités” without a shopping cart while mispronouncing the name of the store. The video was designed to highlight the problem of inflation, but Fetterman’s campaign said it raised more than $1 million by making fun of it.
“Oz’s campaign has been one pratfall after another,” said Scala. “He wasn’t prepared for the carpetbagger attack, or for much of anything else.”
Even Trump privately acknowledged that Oz will “fucking lose” unless something dramatically changes, according to a Rolling Stone article. Trump recently announced a Labor Day weekend rally to support Oz.
Democrats also have a good chance of ousting Wisconsin Republican incumbent Ron Johnson, a staunch Trump supporter who once called man-made climate change “lunacy.” Johnson has consistently trailed his Democratic opponent, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, in the polls despite the fact that Wisconsin is a purple state and Barnes is a progressive who strongly backs Senator Bernie Sanders and has expressed admiration for Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.
While Johnson will run attack ads trying to define his opponent as unacceptably far-left, a recent poll showed him with only a 38% favorable rating (versus 47% unfavorable), so he will also have work to do to improve his own image, said Anthony Chergosky, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin — La Crosse.
This could be difficult, Chergosky said, because, “after 12 years in the Senate, his ‘political outsider’ brand may no longer come across as authentic. Democrats are going after Johnson as being part of the problem in Washington.”
Democrats have an opportunity to pick up yet another seat in North Carolina, where polls show Trump-backed Republican Congressman Ted Budd in a statistical tie with Democrat Cheri Beasley, the state’s first Black female chief justice, in the race to replace retiring Republican Richard Burr.
The race is so close that there has been a furious battle over whether the Green Party’s Senate candidate, Matthew Hoh, can appear on the ballot. Fearing Hoh will be a spoiler, the state’s Democratic Party has engaged in a complex series of state and federal lawsuits trying to keep him out of the election.
Ohio is perhaps the country’s most interesting race. The state has been reliably red of late — it went for Trump by 8 points in 2020 — and yet Trump-backed author J.D. Vance is in a virtual dead heat with longtime Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan.
“There’s no reason that Ohio should be a competitive Senate race,” said Smith. And yet Vance has made it one by calling for a “de-Baathification program” for woke people, saying “I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine” and suggesting that Biden is intentionally letting fentanyl into the country in order to harm Trump voters.
Ryan has taken a novel approach to battling a Trump-backed candidate in a red state: If you can’t beat him, join him. On Fox News, Ryan has run ads showing Tucker Carlson praising him as a moderate who is tough on China. Other Ryan ads emphasize his opposition to defunding the police, a claim that he “agreed with Trump on trade” and his promise to put “Americans first.”
“Conservatives aren't wrong about everything,” Ryan told NBC News in an interview. “So, who's going to be the one who steps up and says, ‘OK, lay down your arms?’ Let's figure it out. Let's talk.”
The bottom line: While conservatives were wrong to assume that Biden’s unpopularity and the electorate’s malaise would hand them easy victories in Senate races, there are a few caveats.
Smith noted that the election is, of course, months away, and Biden’s low approval ratings could still translate into low turnout among African-Americans and other groups that Democrats need to win,.
Niven echoed this. “Democrats aren't very popular," he said, "and President Biden isn't very popular.
"But,” he continued, “Republicans are even less popular. And Democrats have built on a situation that could have been a landslide [against them] and turned it into something that could actually go their way.”
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(CN) — Tennessee’s former speaker of the House was arrested by federal authorities Tuesday and charged with using his elected position in a conspiracy to funnel money to himself and others from a state program that receives federal funds.
State Representative Glen Casada, a Republican, was first elected to represent District 63 south of Nashville in 2003 and briefly served as House speaker for seven months in 2019, until allegations his chief of staff sent sexist and racist text messages became public. Casada still represents the 63rd District in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
The former staffer, Cade Cothren, was also arrested Tuesday and is charged in the 22-page indictment. Investigators allege that after Cothren’s resignation, he founded a political consulting company called Phoenix Solutions LLC with the intent of becoming the exclusive vendor for the Legislature’s constituent mailer program, which allows representatives to design and mail legislative updates and surveys to constituents.
The indictment also implicates a second member of the Legislature identified as Individual 4. Both Casada and Individual 4 knew of Cothren’s ownership in Phoenix, prosecutors say, but they misled colleagues into believing the company was managed by someone else so they both could receive bribes and kickbacks as a result of the scheme.
Based on the indictment’s description of Individual 4 as “a member of the Tennessee House, representing District 26 … first elected...in or around November 2018,” the unnamed co-conspirator is former State Representative Robin Smith, who pleaded guilty to a single charge of wire fraud related to the scheme earlier this year. Smith, also a Republican, resigned in March.
Tuesday's indictment was not a surprise, as the FBI has been investigating the case since late 2020. In early 2021, investigators served search warrants at the homes of all three individuals.
The filing alleges both Smith and Casada knew Cothren’s involvement with Phoenix would not be approved by the legislative fiscal office, so they represented that the company was actually managed by an individual named Matthew Phoenix, supposedly an experienced political consultant who had previously worked for a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm, according to a Department of Justice news release.
“In fact, Cothren operated Phoenix Solutions, and Casada, Cothren, and the other conspirator allegedly knew that ‘Matthew Phoenix’ was a fictitious person and secretly profited from the fraudulent venture," the release states. "Casada, Cothren, and the other conspirator allegedly concealed their involvement in Phoenix Solutions by submitting sham invoices to the State of Tennessee in the names of political consulting companies owned by Casada and the other conspirator, for the purpose of secretly funneling money from the State to Phoenix Solutions through the bank accounts of these companies.”
Those involved in the conspiracy received approximately $51,947 from the state in payments associated with the mailer program, according to federal prosecutors. The indictment counts 20 charges including conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud and money laundering.
If convicted, Casada, 63, and Cothren, 35, face fines of over $1 million each and potential prison sentences up to 20 years or more. Smith, 59, is set to be sentenced in October.
Casada was reelected in 2020 but has since announced he will not seek reelection again.
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