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Aaron Wilson reported the 49ers worked out five players Sunday. We’ve discussed one of those players; former Panthers right guard John Miller. That wasn’t the only lineman the team worked out.
Tyrese Robinson, an undrafted free agent this past season out of Oklahoma, was also brought in. Robinson was an All-Big 12 lineman last year for the Sooners. He played right guard at the East-West Shrine game. Although his athletic testing isn’t adjusted for weight, the numbers below are below average:
Two linemen over the weekend signals the coaching staff wants to make changes up front.
San Francisco also worked out two edge rushers in Austin Edwards and Tyree Johnson. Edwards was undrafted out of Ferris State in 2020. He spent the past two years with the Chiefs, where he played 14 snaps in Week 1 of the preseason with Kansas City. The 25-year-old has exclusively lined up at defensive tackle.
Johnson was an undrafted free agent this past year out of Texas A&M. Johnson is on the smaller side for the type of edge rushers the 49ers typically bring in at 248 pounds. Here’s a look at his athletic testing numbers:
Johnson didn’t appear in any preseason games.
Finally, a pair of pass catchers. Tight end Dalton Keene was drafted by the Patriots with the 101st overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. New England released Keene on August 21. He finished his rookie tenure with the Pats with 16 receiving yards. Keene was placed on the injured reserve last August and appeared in just six games due to knee injuries.
At 6’4, 253 pounds, Keene, if healthy, is the type of athlete Kyle Shanahan could use alongside George Kittle:
The last player is wide receiver Rodney Williams, who is a 6-foot-4, 245-pounder who played tight end at the University of Tennesee at Martin. Williams signed with the Broncos as a free agent after the 2022 NFL Draft. The FCS All-American finished ninth in his school’s history with 99 career receptions for 1,217 yards and seven touchdowns.
The 49ers have until 1 PM PT Tuesday to trim their roster to 53. We’ll see if the Niners bring in one of these younger players. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/29/23326247/49ers-roster-work-out-keene | 2022-08-29T15:26:20Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/29/23326247/49ers-roster-work-out-keene | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 49ers returned to practice Sunday but were without a couple of familiar faces, which might explain why they worked out a handful of players over the weekend.
Wide receiver Deebo Samuel missed practice with a knee contusion and might miss this entire week. However, the injury isn’t considered serious, and Samuel is expected to be ready for game week next Monday as the team ramps up its preparations to face the Bears in Week 1. Samuel suffered the injury last Thursday against the Texans.
Running back Elijah Mitchell returned to practice after missing the preseason with a hamstring injury. Mitchell led the team in rushing a season ago, even though he missed six games due to various injuries.
Right tackle Mike McGlinchey was in street clothes. Kyle Shanahan said the plan was to ramp up McGlinchey’s pain tolerance in practice this week. We’ll see if that happens or if the team will be forced to start Colton McKivitz at right tackle.
McKivitz struggled in limited action last Thursday against the Texans — specifically as a pass blocker. McGlinchey’s health is imperative to the 49ers’ success this season.
Finally, Charvarius Ward returned to practice after being sidelined with a strained groin muscle. This will be the last time we reference ‘Charvarius,’ as he prefers his nickname ‘Mooney.’ Between the names Charvarius Ward and Tarvarius Moore, press conferences have left Kyle Shanahan befuddled, wondering which player the media was referencing. That won’t be an issue anymore.
Mooney named each of his siblings government and nicknames. They’re gems:
Charvarius — Mooney
Charvoun - Nouk
Bruvarius - Stank
Bruvondra - Muffin
Carneatric - Tweety
Gabreon - DJ
Miqaunshun - Bruh Bruh
You’re welcome. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/29/23326334/49ers-injury-news-deebo-samuel | 2022-08-29T15:26:26Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/29/23326334/49ers-injury-news-deebo-samuel | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
George Kittle says 49ers eager to hit opponents, isn’t worried about Trey Lance
“I’m ready to play football,” Kittle said. “I’m definitely looking forward to these practices. I think we’re going to be able to refine a lot of the things, focus on things that we think we can do at a really high level, as an offense, especially. Just continue to work on that, continue to get reps as an offense.”
49ers bring in former Panthers, Bills guard for visit [report]
“According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the 49ers brought in veteran offensive guard John Miller for a visit and likely workout.”
49ers practice report: Elijah Mitchell, Charvarius Ward back for camp-like block (paywall)
“Training camp is technically over, so it’s an awkwardly long gap. But Shanahan is trying to capitalize on the interlude by embedding another three-day, camp-style block of practices. There wasn’t time for this last year; as soon as the 49ers had gone through the requisite time off following their game against the Raiders, it was essentially time to start game-planning for Week 1 at Detroit.”
Branch: 49ers’ Deebo Samuel sidelined with knee injury; Mike McGlinchey still out (paywall)
“Samuel played 10 snaps in his preseason debut and did not appear to be hobbled on his final play, a 2-yard reception by running back Jeff Wilson with about five minutes left in the first quarter. The 49ers are taking a cautious approach with Samuel’s injury with their season opener at Chicago not until Sept. 11. Samuel is expected to return to practice next week.”
“Keene was a former third-round pick by the Patriots in the 2020 Draft out of Virginia Tech. He has positional flexibility as both a tight end and a fullback, but didn’t pan out in New England, catching just three passes for 16 yards.” | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/29/23326358/49ers-news-training-camp-practice-trey-lance-nfl-draft-rookies-trent-williams-deebo-samuel-offensive | 2022-08-29T15:26:34Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/29/23326358/49ers-news-training-camp-practice-trey-lance-nfl-draft-rookies-trent-williams-deebo-samuel-offensive | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nicola Materazzi, an Italian engineer largely unknown outside of automotive circles, passed away on Aug. 23 at the age of 83, Pledge Times reported.
While you may not be familiar with the name, you’ll definitely be familiar with some of the cars he’s credited with helping develop. The list includes the Ferrari 288 GTO and F40, Bugatti EB110, and Lancia Stratos.
Born in the Cilento region of southern Italy in 1939, Materazzi later studied engineering at the University of Naples before moving to Turin where he started his automotive career with Lancia. That was in the late 1960s, and it was at Lancia during the following decade where Materazzi helped develop the Stratos sports car built from 1973-1978, including Group 4 and Group 5 rally versions with their monster turbocharged engines.
Materazzi’s talents caught the eye of Ferrari, as by the 1980s the engineer was working on engines for Ferrari’s Formula 1 race cars, helping to bring the Scuderia into the turbo era with 1981’s 126C F1 race car. He also worked on several Ferrari road cars, most notably as chief engineer for the F40 program.
According to Pledge Times, Materazzi left Ferrari after the F40 program, and by 1988 was working with motorcycle manufacturer Cagiva, specifically on its racing program. That would only be a short stint as by 1991 Materazzi was helping Romano Artioli with the Bugatti EB110.
However, Materazzi’s time at Bugatti would also be short. The company only managed to build 128 EB110s before financial issues (including debts incurred by Artioli after an investment in Lotus) sent it into bankruptcy.
Materazzi’s work with the EB110 didn’t end there, however. He eventually joined B Engineering, which attempted to revive the EB110 in the early 2000s as a new model called the Edonis, using leftover EB110 chasses.
B Engineering never had much luck with the revival, but Casil Motors picked up the baton in 2018 and unveiled an updated SP-110 Edonis Fenice, this time without Materazzi’s help.
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BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China on Monday announced the arrests of 234 people involved in a scam to bilk people out of their savings with the false promise of high interest rates on deposits in obscure rural banks.
The scandal drew national attention after investors seeking answers about where their money went were prevented from reaching the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou when the health status displayed on their mandatory COVID-19 cellphone apps was suddenly changed to red, preventing them from traveling.
Multiple bank customers interviewed by the AP said they had been interrogated and threatened by police.
Another attempt in July was met by gangs of unidentified men in white shirts who attacked depositors while police stood by.
The statement from the Xuchang city government said the alleged mastermind, Lu Yiwei, and his associates had taken control of four county-level banks and lured investors with promises of interest rates as high as 18% annually.
“At present, the public security organs have apprehended a large number of criminal suspects, among whom 234 were arrested,” the statement read.
“Significant progress has been made in the recovery of stolen goods and damages. The investigation and handling of the case is being carried out in depth according to the law.”
The statement said the originators of the scheme who later “absorbed” the funds had talked up the investments to other people who deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars, giving the scam the appearance of a Ponzi scheme.
No mention was made of any suspected collusion between local officials, police and the suspects.
The scam unfolded as thousands of customers opened accounts at six banks in Henan and neighboring Anhui province that offered relatively high interest rates. A sharp decline in China’s economic growth and miniscule returns on savings in state banks have prompted many Chinese to invest in unconventional and often risky or even fraudulent financial vehicles.
The customers of the Henan banks later found they could not make withdrawals after news reports that the head of the banks’ parent company was wanted for financial crimes. A parent company linked to the banks is under investigation by police.
Bank authorities have said they will give some bank customers their deposits back, but many are still waiting to find out when they will be reimbursed. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-china-announces-234-arrests-in-provincial-banking-scam/ | 2022-08-29T15:28:16Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-china-announces-234-arrests-in-provincial-banking-scam/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 33 |
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China on Monday announced the arrests of 234 people involved in a scam to bilk people out of their savings with the false promise of high interest rates on deposits in obscure rural banks.
The scandal drew national attention after investors seeking answers about where their money went were prevented from reaching the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou when the health status displayed on their mandatory COVID-19 cellphone apps was suddenly changed to red, preventing them from traveling.
Multiple bank customers interviewed by the AP said they had been interrogated and threatened by police.
Another attempt in July was met by gangs of unidentified men in white shirts who attacked depositors while police stood by.
The statement from the Xuchang city government said the alleged mastermind, Lu Yiwei, and his associates had taken control of four county-level banks and lured investors with promises of interest rates as high as 18% annually.
“At present, the public security organs have apprehended a large number of criminal suspects, among whom 234 were arrested,” the statement read.
“Significant progress has been made in the recovery of stolen goods and damages. The investigation and handling of the case is being carried out in depth according to the law.”
The statement said the originators of the scheme who later “absorbed” the funds had talked up the investments to other people who deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars, giving the scam the appearance of a Ponzi scheme.
No mention was made of any suspected collusion between local officials, police and the suspects.
The scam unfolded as thousands of customers opened accounts at six banks in Henan and neighboring Anhui province that offered relatively high interest rates. A sharp decline in China’s economic growth and miniscule returns on savings in state banks have prompted many Chinese to invest in unconventional and often risky or even fraudulent financial vehicles.
The customers of the Henan banks later found they could not make withdrawals after news reports that the head of the banks’ parent company was wanted for financial crimes. A parent company linked to the banks is under investigation by police.
Bank authorities have said they will give some bank customers their deposits back, but many are still waiting to find out when they will be reimbursed. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-china-announces-234-arrests-in-provincial-banking-scam/ | 2022-08-29T15:28:16Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-china-announces-234-arrests-in-provincial-banking-scam/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 33 |
TOKYO (AP) — Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said Monday.
The plant’s site is still undecided, but construction will begin in early 2023, with mass production of advanced lithium-ion battery cells to start by the end of 2025, they said. It’s likely to be near Marysville, Ohio, or Greensburg, Indiana, where Honda has huge factories that make its most popular models such as the Accord, CR-V and Civic.
The joint venture is to be set up this year, with the closing of the deal subject to regulatory approval.
“Our joint venture with Honda, which has significant brand reputation, is yet another milestone in our mid- to long-term strategy of promoting electrification in the fast-growing North American market,” said LG Energy Solution Chief Executive Youngsoo Kwon.
The plant will produce batteries exclusively for Honda vehicles assembled in North America, including the company’s Acura luxury brand, according to a joint statement.
Honda’s joint venture plant is part of a larger trend of automakers announcing U.S. battery factories as they try to establish a domestic supply chain for the next generation of vehicle propulsion. Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai-Kia, Stellantis and VinFast have announced plans for 10 U.S. battery plants.
A new U.S. law gives them even more incentive to build batteries in North America. It includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 that could be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle. But to qualify for the full credit, the electric vehicle must contain a battery built in North America with 40% of the metals mined or recycled on the continent.
“Honda is working toward our target to realize carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities the company is involved in by 2050,” said Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe.
LG, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and power systems, already makes them in joint ventures with U.S. automakers General Motors and Ford Motor Co., as well as South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, but has operations across the world, including the U.S., China and Australia.
Demand for electric vehicles is expected to grow in the U.S. and many other nations because of concerns about climate change and pollution, as well as rising gas prices. All of the world’s top automakers are strengthening their EV lineups.
LMC Automotive, a Detroit-area consulting firm, expects EVs to be 5.6% of U.S. new vehicle sales this year, rising to more than 36% by 2030. Globally, LMC says 8.6% of new vehicle sales will be electric this year, and that will jump to 33% by 2030.
Honda is working with GM to co-develop electric vehicles including a Honda and Acura SUVs. The Honda is expected to go on sale in early 2024, followed soon by the Acura luxury brand. Honda also has said it plans to make its own electric vehicles later this decade.
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AP Auto Writer Tom Krisher contributed from Detroit. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-lg-honda-to-set-up-us-joint-venture-to-make-ev-batteries/ | 2022-08-29T15:28:53Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-lg-honda-to-set-up-us-joint-venture-to-make-ev-batteries/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 44 |
TOKYO (AP) — Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said Monday.
The plant’s site is still undecided, but construction will begin in early 2023, with mass production of advanced lithium-ion battery cells to start by the end of 2025, they said. It’s likely to be near Marysville, Ohio, or Greensburg, Indiana, where Honda has huge factories that make its most popular models such as the Accord, CR-V and Civic.
The joint venture is to be set up this year, with the closing of the deal subject to regulatory approval.
“Our joint venture with Honda, which has significant brand reputation, is yet another milestone in our mid- to long-term strategy of promoting electrification in the fast-growing North American market,” said LG Energy Solution Chief Executive Youngsoo Kwon.
The plant will produce batteries exclusively for Honda vehicles assembled in North America, including the company’s Acura luxury brand, according to a joint statement.
Honda’s joint venture plant is part of a larger trend of automakers announcing U.S. battery factories as they try to establish a domestic supply chain for the next generation of vehicle propulsion. Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai-Kia, Stellantis and VinFast have announced plans for 10 U.S. battery plants.
A new U.S. law gives them even more incentive to build batteries in North America. It includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 that could be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle. But to qualify for the full credit, the electric vehicle must contain a battery built in North America with 40% of the metals mined or recycled on the continent.
“Honda is working toward our target to realize carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities the company is involved in by 2050,” said Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe.
LG, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and power systems, already makes them in joint ventures with U.S. automakers General Motors and Ford Motor Co., as well as South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, but has operations across the world, including the U.S., China and Australia.
Demand for electric vehicles is expected to grow in the U.S. and many other nations because of concerns about climate change and pollution, as well as rising gas prices. All of the world’s top automakers are strengthening their EV lineups.
LMC Automotive, a Detroit-area consulting firm, expects EVs to be 5.6% of U.S. new vehicle sales this year, rising to more than 36% by 2030. Globally, LMC says 8.6% of new vehicle sales will be electric this year, and that will jump to 33% by 2030.
Honda is working with GM to co-develop electric vehicles including a Honda and Acura SUVs. The Honda is expected to go on sale in early 2024, followed soon by the Acura luxury brand. Honda also has said it plans to make its own electric vehicles later this decade.
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AP Auto Writer Tom Krisher contributed from Detroit. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-lg-honda-to-set-up-us-joint-venture-to-make-ev-batteries/ | 2022-08-29T15:28:53Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-lg-honda-to-set-up-us-joint-venture-to-make-ev-batteries/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 44 |
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish opposition parties on Monday filed legal complaints to press Turkish prosecutors into investigating corruption allegations made by a fugitive mafia boss against people close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party.
In a series of tweets over the weekend, Sedat Peker — a crime boss-turned-whistleblower — accused the former head of the Turkish Capital Markets Board, a ruling party legislator, a presidential adviser and others of being part of a network allegedly seeking bribes from companies trading on the stock market.
Peker alleged that members of the group sought bribes from a businesswoman in the guise of “consultancy fees,” to resolve a problem faced by her company. The businesswoman confirmed the allegations to the Halk TV news channel on Saturday.
The mafia boss further claimed that Serhat Albayrak — the head of the pro-government Turkuvaz Media group and the brother of Erdogan’s son-in-law, Berat Albayarak — coordinated the alleged bribery scheme. Albayrak’s lawyer denied the allegation and said he would take legal action against the “completely untrue” accusations.
Other officials have also denied the claims.
On Monday, at least five opposition parties, including the main opposition Republican Peoples Party, or CHP, filed criminal complaints demanding that the judiciary — which they accuse of being subservient to Erdogan’s nationalist government — take action over the allegations.
“We know that the judiciary is currently in the service of the government,” said Mustafa Yeneroglu of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party, or DEVA. “However, we will file a criminal complaint … in order for it to go down in history. One day, there will be responsible prosecutors who will go after these disgraces.”
Peker, a 51-year-old fugitive crime boss, once openly supported Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party. He became a social media phenomenon last year after he posted a series of videos from his stated base in the United Arab Emirates making scandalous accusations against Turkish political figures.
More recently, he has been making corruption allegations through his Twitter account, after he was reportedly advised to stop recording videos for security reasons. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-turkish-opposition-seeks-probe-into-bribery-allegations/ | 2022-08-29T15:29:14Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-turkish-opposition-seeks-probe-into-bribery-allegations/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 34 |
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish opposition parties on Monday filed legal complaints to press Turkish prosecutors into investigating corruption allegations made by a fugitive mafia boss against people close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party.
In a series of tweets over the weekend, Sedat Peker — a crime boss-turned-whistleblower — accused the former head of the Turkish Capital Markets Board, a ruling party legislator, a presidential adviser and others of being part of a network allegedly seeking bribes from companies trading on the stock market.
Peker alleged that members of the group sought bribes from a businesswoman in the guise of “consultancy fees,” to resolve a problem faced by her company. The businesswoman confirmed the allegations to the Halk TV news channel on Saturday.
The mafia boss further claimed that Serhat Albayrak — the head of the pro-government Turkuvaz Media group and the brother of Erdogan’s son-in-law, Berat Albayarak — coordinated the alleged bribery scheme. Albayrak’s lawyer denied the allegation and said he would take legal action against the “completely untrue” accusations.
Other officials have also denied the claims.
On Monday, at least five opposition parties, including the main opposition Republican Peoples Party, or CHP, filed criminal complaints demanding that the judiciary — which they accuse of being subservient to Erdogan’s nationalist government — take action over the allegations.
“We know that the judiciary is currently in the service of the government,” said Mustafa Yeneroglu of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party, or DEVA. “However, we will file a criminal complaint … in order for it to go down in history. One day, there will be responsible prosecutors who will go after these disgraces.”
Peker, a 51-year-old fugitive crime boss, once openly supported Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party. He became a social media phenomenon last year after he posted a series of videos from his stated base in the United Arab Emirates making scandalous accusations against Turkish political figures.
More recently, he has been making corruption allegations through his Twitter account, after he was reportedly advised to stop recording videos for security reasons. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-turkish-opposition-seeks-probe-into-bribery-allegations/ | 2022-08-29T15:29:14Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-turkish-opposition-seeks-probe-into-bribery-allegations/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 34 |
DETROIT (AP) — A person waiting for the bus and another walking their dog were among four people shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to fire randomly over about 2 1/2 hours in Detroit, police said.
Police arrested a suspect Sunday night after an hourslong manhunt. Chief James White said tips led officers to the suspect, though no other information was released.
“This did not need to happen,” White said. “Once again, Detroiters are reeling after lives were senselessly taken at random from our community.”
White said investigators traced all four early Sunday shootings to one firearm but believed them to be random because there was no apparent connection among the victims.
A 40-year-old woman was shot multiple times and killed around 4:45 a.m. Sunday, followed two hours later by the fatal shooting of another 40-year-old woman, police said.
Around 7:30 a.m., a 28-year-old man was killed, White said.
A 76-year-old man said he saw a man peering into vehicles. When he told the suspicious person to get away from the cars, the gunman fired at him, police said. He survived.
Mayor Mike Duggan credited “critical information” from the community and multiple law enforcement agencies with helping police take the suspect into custody.
“As we mourn our three neighbors who were killed, we should take the time to appreciate all the men and women in law enforcement whose work today made sure no other families will suffer at the hands of this shooter,” Duggan said. | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-detroit-police-suspect-arrested-in-fatal-random-shootings/ | 2022-08-29T15:29:54Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-detroit-police-suspect-arrested-in-fatal-random-shootings/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistanis wrestled with the destruction of their homes and businesses Monday as the military and volunteers tried to evacuate thousands stranded by widespread flooding driven by “monster monsoons” that have killed more than 1,000 people this summer.
In the southeastern town of Shikar Pur not far from the Indus River, Rehan Ali dug up bricks from the collapsed walls of his home, nearly completely destroyed by lashing storms and waters that raged through. His family’s possessions were strewn around outside.
The 24-year-old laborer said he cannot rebuild without government help and can’t work now because of the turmoil. “I don’t even have anything to feed my family. I lost everything. I don’t know where to go. God help me,” he said.
International aid was starting to flow into Pakistan after the country appealed for help from what officials say is a disaster fueled by climate change. Monsoon storms, heavier and earlier than usual, have hit Pakistan hard the past week — most recently with massive rains last week that effected nearly the entire country.
Flash floods have affected 33 million Pakistanis, damaged nearly 1 million homes and killed at least 1,061 people, officials said.
Though rains stopped two days ago, large areas in parts of the country were still covered with water Monday, up to a meter (yard) high in some places, particularly in the south, witnesses said. Weather forecasts predicted dry conditions for the coming days, offering hope flooding will recede for now.
Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif on Monday said the rains are the heaviest Pakistan has seen in three decades.
“I saw floodwater everywhere, wherever I went in recent days and even today,” Sharif said in the town of Charsadda in the northeast of the country. Some 180,000 people in the town have been evacuated after the Swat River overflowed and swamped nearby communities.
Sharif has said the government would provide housing to all those who lost their homes.
But many of the displaced have lost not just homes, but also crops and businesses.
“I am sitting with my family in a tent, and how can I go out to work? Even if I go out in search of a job, who will give me any job as there is water everywhere,” asked Rehmat Ullah, a flood victim in Charsadda.
Zarina Bibi said soldiers evacuated her by boat. She broke down in tears as she recounted how her house collapsed in the floods.
“We were given a tent and food by soldiers and volunteers,” she said. “Floodwater will recede soon, but we have no money to rebuild our home.”
Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s climate minister, has described the unusual rainfall as a “monster monsoon.” She says the heavy rains are the latest in a series of catastrophes exacerbated by climate change, including heatwaves, forest fires and glacial lake outbursts.
The floods destroyed more than 150 bridges and numerous roads have been washed away, making rescue operations difficult. At least 6,500 soldiers were deployed to help, and authorities said they were using military planes, helicopters, trucks and boats to evacuate people from marooned people and deliver aid to them.
However, many displaced complained they were still waiting for help. Some said they got tents but not food.
Pakistani authorities say this year’s devastation is worse than in 2010, when floods killed 1,700 people. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistan’s military chief, said Sunday that his country may take years to recover. He appealed to Pakistanis living abroad to generously donate to the flood victims.
Cargo planes from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates began the flow of international aid, landing in Islamabad on Sunday with tents, food and other daily necessities. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority was sending out trucks of supplies to hard-hit areas.
The United Nations will launch an international appeal for Pakistani flood victims on Tuesday in Islamabad.
The flood wreckage has hit Pakistan at a time when the country faces one of its worst economic crises, narrowly avoiding a default. Later on Monday, the International Monetary Fund’s executive board was expected to approve the release of a much-awaited $1.7 billion for Pakistan.
Pakistan and the IMF originally signed the bailout accord in 2019. But the release of a $1.7 billion tranche has been on hold since earlier this year, when the IMF expressed concern about Pakistan’s compliance with the deal’s terms under former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government.
Last week, the United Nations in a statement said that it has allocated $3 million for U.N. aid agencies and their partners in Pakistan to respond to the floods and this money will be used for health, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation services in flood-affected areas, focusing on the most vulnerable.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to influence the 2020 election in the state — but not until after the November midterm election.
Lawyers for Kemp had argued that immunities related to his position as governor protect him from having to testify. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, disagreed and said the governor must testify. But he did agree to a request from Kemp's lawyers to delay that testimony until after the Nov. 8 election, in which the Republican governor faces a rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams.
“The Governor is in the midst of a re-election campaign and this criminal grand jury investigation should not be used by the District Attorney, the Governor's opponent, or the Governor himself to influence the outcome of that election,” McBurney wrote. “The sound and prudent course is to let the election proceed without further litigation or other activity concerning the Governor's involvement in the special grand jury's work.”
But once the election is over, McBurney wrote that he expects Kemp's lawyers to “promptly make arrangements for his appearance.”
A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a lawyer for Kemp did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the ruling or whether they would appeal.
A delay could increase the likelihood that Trump will be a declared presidential candidate by the time the investigation moves toward its conclusion, further raising the political stakes.
Prosecutors have said they want to ask Kemp about contacts with Trump and others in the wake of the 2020 general election.
Kemp's lawyers had also raised concerns about attorney-client privilege, and McBurney wrote that neither prosecutors nor grand jurors will be able to ask the governor about the contents of communications covered by that privilege. He said he’s aware of several conversations of interest to the investigation to which that privilege applies.
If there are disputes over what questions can be asked that cannot be resolved by the lawyers involved, they can be brought to McBurney “for resolution (or at least helpful direction),” the judge wrote.
Willis opened the investigation early last year, prompted by a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during which the then-president suggested the state’s top election official could “find” the votes needed to overturn his loss. But the investigation’s scope has widened considerably since then.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Students in Ohio’s largest school district were returning Monday to classrooms after members of the union representing teachers and other employees approved a contract, ending a strike that began a week ago.
The Columbus Education Association’s nearly 4,500 teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors, psychologists and other education professionals on Sunday voted 71% to 29% to approve the new three-year contract with Columbus City Schools.
The pact calls for 4% raises each year of the contract. It includes plans for building improvements to ensure that spaces are climate controlled, reduces class sizes and offers innovative paid leave benefits.
“More than 4,000 of our members stood strong on the picket line, our community joined the fight, and we won victories on all three of these issues that will impact every one of the nearly 50,000 students in Columbus City Schools,” union spokesperson Regina Fuentes said in a statement.
The president of the school board, Jennifer Adair, said the agreement puts children first.
Union members went on strike Aug. 22 for the first time since 1975 and a “conceptual agreement” had been reached Thursday, tentatively ending the strike. The district’s 47,000 students began the school year remotely last week. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-columbus-students-returning-after-striking-teachers-ink-deal/ | 2022-08-29T15:31:46Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-columbus-students-returning-after-striking-teachers-ink-deal/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One of three Dutch soldiers wounded in a shooting outside a hotel in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend has died, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
The commando “died tonight of his injuries. That happened surrounded by family and colleagues,” the ministry said in a statement.
The soldier, whose identity was not released, was one of three members of the Dutch Commando Corps who were shot and wounded early Saturday in downtown Indianapolis after what local police believe was a disturbance outside the hotel where they were staying, authorities said.
The two other wounded soldiers are conscious, the ministry said.
The shooting occurred about 3:30 a.m. in Indianapolis’ entertainment district. The Dutch Defense Ministry said the three soldiers were from the Commando Corps and were in Indiana for training.
Indianapolis police said they believe some sort of altercation between the three victims and another person or people led to the shooting. No arrests have been made.
The Indiana National Guard said the soldiers had been training at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a 1,000-acre (405-hectare) complex about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Indianapolis. The Guard said in a statement that the center is used for training by the Department of Defense “as well as other allies.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-dutch-soldier-shot-in-indianapolis-dies-of-his-injuries/ | 2022-08-29T15:31:54Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-dutch-soldier-shot-in-indianapolis-dies-of-his-injuries/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PRAGUE (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Monday for a growing European Union to agree on a series of changes that would help it overcome internal divisions and stand up to external rivals such as Russia and China.
In a wide-ranging speech at Charles University in Prague, Scholz said the EU must make itself “fit” for future enlargement from 27 to 30 — or even 36 — nations by taking more decisions by majority vote, rather than requiring unanimity on all issues that has in the past allowed individual member states to veto key decisions.
“We have to remember that swearing allegiance to the principle of unanimity only works for as long as the pressure to act is low,” Scholz said, arguing that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a wake-up call for the EU to change the way it takes decisions.
Scholz suggested allowing majority decisions on pressing issues such as sanctions or human rights policy, with those unwilling to explicitly back a vote having the option to abstain without blocking unanimity.
The German leader also backed calls to reconsider the composition of the European Parliament, which currently has 751 deputies, to prevent it becoming “bloated” through future expansion. A similar reform of the way each member state is represented in the bloc’s executive Commission could see commissioners share responsibility in certain areas, he said.
With Europe lagging behind global rivals when it comes to digitalization and space exploration, Scholz said the EU could become a global leader in the transition to a greener economy that would also help it become less dependent on foreign energy suppliers.
In his address, Scholz repeatedly cited the threat posed to the EU by Russia under its authoritarian president, warning that “any disunity among us, any weakness, is grist to (Vladimir) Putin’s mill.”
“We must close ranks, resolve old conflicts and find new solutions,” he said, noting that the bloc needs to overcome long-running tensions among its members on the issues of migration and fiscal policy.
Scholz’s speech echoed proposals made in recent months by French President Emmanuel Macron. But it is likely to be received warily by smaller countries that fear reforming the EU’s unwieldy decision-making processes to allow more votes to pass with two-third majorities could see their concerns ignored.
Tensions have also flared in recent years between the European Commission and the governments of Hungary and Poland, with Brussels accusing those countries of breaching the bloc’s fundamental values and the principle of rule of law.
Scholz said the EU “cannot stand by when the principles of due process are violated and democratic oversight is dismantled,” but appealed for unity in the face of mounting pressure from outside.
“When, if not now, will we overcome the differences that have hobbled and divided us for years?” he asked.
Germany, which until recently lagged behind other NATO countries when it came to military spending, plans to invest heavily in its air defense in the coming years, said Scholz. The system will be designed so that its European neighbors can join, he said. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-german-leader-outlines-vision-for-bigger-more-coherent-eu/ | 2022-08-29T15:32:02Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-german-leader-outlines-vision-for-bigger-more-coherent-eu/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BEIRUT (AP) — The granddaughter of a former Lebanese president Monday announced her bid for the cash-strapped country’s upcoming presidential elections on a platform critical of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah.
The country’s political woes are compounded by its crippling economic crisis, which the World Bank says is one of the worst worldwide in over a century. The Lebanese pound has lost over 90% of its value against the dollar, with three-quarters of its population living in poverty.
Tracy Chamoun, 61, has not yet received a formal endorsement from any of Lebanon’s ruling parties in parliament, whose 128 legislators are tasked with voting for the country’s president.
Chamoun, the granddaughter of late former president Camille Chamoun, called for key reforms to rescue Lebanon’s comatose economy and reestablish trust with international donors. But she especially criticized Hezbollah’s influential role in politics and security, its arms and its impact on Lebanese relations with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
“Lebanon cannot continue without its independence and sovereignty and without a clear defense strategy,” Chamoun said at a press conference in Beirut. “Lebanon cannot be ruled by one group, and its decisions related to peace and war can only be done through its institutions.”
Chamoun comes from a prominent Christian political family. Her grandfather, the late president, founded the right-wing National Liberal Party. She also is the daughter of Dany Chamoun, who led the party’s “Tigers” militia in the Lebanese civil war, which went on from 1975 until 1990.
Five gunmen assassinated her father in 1990 alongside his second wife Ingrid, and their sons, ages 5 and 7. The couple’s youngest daughter, 11 months old, survived. Tracy Chamoun, then 30, was living in London.
Chamoun was Lebanon’s ambassador to Jordan from 2017 until her resignation in August 2020, days after the Beirut Port explosion that killed over 200 people and wounded over 6,000 others.
Chamoun would be the second woman to officially announce her candidacy in Lebanese presidential elections, after lawyer and civil society activist Nadine Moussa in 2014.
The term of the incumbent president, retired military general and Hezbollah-allied Michel Aoun, ends Oct. 31. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-lebanon-presidential-candidate-on-anti-hezbollah-platform/ | 2022-08-29T15:32:23Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-lebanon-presidential-candidate-on-anti-hezbollah-platform/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in and around Mississippi’s capital city were bracing for possible flooding as the Pearl River was approaching a crest after last week’s heavy rainfall.
Officials said about 100 to 150 homes in the Jackson area could be impacted by Monday night. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said Monday on Twitter that the river was predicted to crest at 35.5 feet (10.8 meters). The agency said that would just avoid hitting the major flood stage level of 36 feet (10.97 meters).
“Roads are still flooded. We ask that you don’t return home until your local officials say it’s safe to do so,” the agency said.
Some Jackson residents started moving furniture and appliances out of their homes late last week. Others were stocking up on sandbags. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency had deployed 126,000 sandbags to act as water barriers in preparation for flooding.
Two years ago, torrential downpours caused the Pearl River to reach 36.7 feet (11.2 meters) and Jackson homes in the hardest-hit neighborhoods were filled with dirty, snake-infested flood water.
Oscar Day, an inventory control worker at a sandbag distribution site, said Jackson residents started preparing their homes for potential flood damage earlier than in 2020.
“A lot of people took the heat last time,” Day said Sunday.
The Red Cross opened a temporary shelter at the Jackson Police Department Training Academy.
The floodwaters in Mississippi arrive after severe flooding caused death and destruction in Kentucky last month. Those floods caused at least 39 deaths and robbed thousands of families of all of their possessions. Nearly a month later, residents are wrestling with whether to rebuild at the place they call home or to start over somewhere else. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-mississippi-residents-brace-for-flood-as-river-reaches-crest/ | 2022-08-29T15:32:38Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-mississippi-residents-brace-for-flood-as-river-reaches-crest/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Palau’s vice president and her eight-member delegation have been quarantined in Taiwan after two of them tested positive for the coronavirus.
Palau is one of the 14 countries still maintaining formal relations with Taiwan, which China claims as its own and has relentlessly sought to isolate internationally by depriving it of diplomatic partners.
Vice President J. Uduch Sengebau Senior arrived for an official five-day visit on Saturday and was due to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen.
The delegation from the Pacific nation had PCR tests on Sunday, with two of them positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
The conditions of their quarantine remain unclear. Taiwan generally mandates several days of quarantine in a hotel or private home.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said their schedule has been suspended for the time being. In a statement, the ministry gave no details on who in the delegation had tested positive or how long they would remain in Taiwan, but said it would “continue to provide them with the proper care.”
Taiwan has gradually relaxed its COVID-19 restrictions, but testing and quarantine restrictions for foreign arrivals remain in place.
Upon her arrival, Senior, who is also her country’s justice minister, said she looked forward to “strengthening bilateral relations with the Taiwan government and the Ministry of Justice in Taiwan, in the areas of justice, maritime security and public safety.”
“The Republic of Palau and the Republic of Taiwan share similar beliefs in human rights, justice, the rule of law,” Senior said.
Taiwan this week is also hosting Foreign Minister Mario Bucaro of Guatemala, another of its dwindling number of diplomatic allies.
The visits come amid heightened tensions between Taiwan and China, following China’s threatening military exercises and missile launches staged in retaliation for a trip to the island earlier this month by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
With a population of just over 18,000, Palau has recorded 5,348 cases of COVID-19 and six deaths. Taiwan, with 23 million people, has reported more than 5 million cases and close to 10,000 deaths.
Quarantine rules remain flexible and reports say the government plans to further relax them beginning Thursday. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-palau-vp-delegation-quarantined-in-taiwan-after-2-get-virus/ | 2022-08-29T15:32:44Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-palau-vp-delegation-quarantined-in-taiwan-after-2-get-virus/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge on Sunday ordered President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law to be held in prison up to 2.5 years while she is investigated for criminal association and corruption for her participation in an alleged money laundering scheme involving the president and first lady.
After postponing his decision twice, judge Johnny Gómez said there was “a high probability of fleeing” for Yenifer Paredes, 26, and ordered her pretrial detention.
Paredes had been raised by Castillo and his spouse as their daughter after her mother died. It is the first time in Peru that a relative so close to a sitting president has been sent to prison.
Defense lawyers said they would appeal the decision and Castillo has denied all the accusations against him.
Paredes had turned herself in to the prosecutor’s office on Aug. 10, a day after police went to the presidential palace to arrest her but failed to find her there. She had been serving 18 days while being questioned at a police station.
The prosecutor’s office asked a judge last week to impose a 3-year preventative sentence.
Castillo has not commented on the detention of his relative. But at the time she turned herself in, he said “they will pull out all the stops to continue hitting my family, my parents, brothers, it is part of the struggle but they are not going to break me.”
Prosecutor’s have accused Castillo, several of his relatives, Transportation Minister Geiner Alvarado and a town mayor of being part of a criminal group that created front companies to launder money. The coordinator of the alleged group was the first lady and three relatives of the president, including Paredes, were figureheads.
The prosecution said Paredes helped the owner of one front company obtain a public works project despite not having the economic capacity or experience to guarantee its completion.
Despite only a year in office, Peru’s president faces several criminal investigations, including for influence peddling and leading a criminal network.
Despite being investigated, Castillo cannot be formally accused by a judge because Peru’s constitution says the president can only be accused of treason, dissolving congress without reason and for not allowing elections. Prosecutors must wait until Castillo leaves the presidency to formally present other charges against him.
Castillo was a rural teacher before he shocked Peru’s political elite by winning election as president campaigning on promises to improve education, health care and other services. But the political neophyte’s first year has seen near constant turmoil, with Cabinet members changing multiple times and Castillo staving off two impeachment attempts. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-peru-judge-preventative-prison-for-presidents-relative/ | 2022-08-29T15:32:51Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-peru-judge-preventative-prison-for-presidents-relative/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Which accounting software is best?
Remember the good old days when your only money troubles were trying to stretch your allowance until your next “payday”? Now you have to worry about taxes, making a budget and balancing your income with your bills. And many have to run their own business with a dizzying array of black and red numbers to keep track of.
You could try and do everything manually, but it would be much easier to use accounting software such as H&R Block 2021.
What to know before you buy accounting software
Complexity of software
Everyone’s finances are different. As such, there are several tiers of software that aim to give you only what you need.
- Basic software is for those with little to no complications. If your only income is from one W-2 job and you live on your own, this is likely all you need.
- Advanced software covers those with more variables, such as deductions and filing jointly, with or without children.
- Premium software covers extra sources of income such as investments, properties and cryptocurrency.
- Self-employed software is for freelancers, contractors, gig workers and the like. It’s the first tier that introduces features you can use year-round rather than just at tax time.
- Small business software is for those who need year-round accounting but not for those who have employees to pay.
- Business software is the final step for those with numerous accounts and people to manage.
Basics
No matter the tier you use, accounting software should have the same basic features, such as being able to import data and being able to electronically file your taxes once completed.
What to look for in quality accounting software
Access
The best accounting software lets you access your data from anywhere with a single login and has a matching mobile app. Some software even lets you create multiple unique users to access and manage the data, but many require each user to pay full price for the software.
Budgeting
The best accounting software has features, or at the very least guidelines, for helping you create and keep track of a budget. It’s the foundation that all accounting is based on – what’s coming in and what’s going out?
Payroll
If you have employees, then accounting software with payroll functions is a must. These let you make and keep track of invoices and paychecks. Some programs can even let you set up direct deposit for your employees.
How much you can expect to spend on accounting software
Accounting software can be a one-time cost or require a monthly or yearly subscription. One-time software for basic taxes is free, while complex accounting for businesses can cost several hundred to several thousand dollars. Monthly subscriptions cost roughly $10-$100, with yearly options coming at a discount.
Accounting software FAQ
Can’t I just use a free spreadsheet?
A. For those with the most basic needs and the least complex tax information, a free spreadsheet is pretty much all you need. However, every new piece of information you add to the equation exponentially increases the complexity of your tax filing alone, not to mention the complexity of your budgeting.
And since many accounting software is straightforward and affordable, it’s worth considering to save yourself some money, time and effort.
How much do I save money doing my own accounting over using a certified public accountant?
A. To answer from a pure hard cash standpoint, you can save hundreds to thousands of dollars. This depends on the cost of your software and how much an accountant would charge based on the complexity of your accounting needs.
That said, if you aren’t the best with numbers, then trying to do your own accounting can easily create hundreds to thousands of dollars in mistakes and missed deductions.
What’s the best accounting software to buy?
Top accounting software
What you need to know: H&R Block offers several tiers of software that are all simple to use.
What you’ll love: The tiers of service include a free online option for the simplest of tax returns, a more complex “Deluxe” option, a “Premium” option for those with investments — including cryptocurrency — and a “Self-Employed” option for freelancers, contractors and gig workers.
What you should consider: This is last year’s tax information; the 2022 tax software will be available in November. All of these are best for tax-related use rather than complex accounting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Dell and Staples
Top accounting software for the money
Quicken Home and Business 2021
What you need to know: This is an excellent option for tracking personal and small business expenses if you have no employees.
What you’ll love: You can download your bank account statements straight into the software for easy tracking. It can recognize and point out tax deductions as they occur, so you get your best return. You can log into your books from anywhere, including your phone.
What you should consider: There’s only a yearly subscription option. Some customers were unhappy with the interface, calling it outdated.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, HP and Staples
Worth checking out
Intuit QuickBooks Desktop Premier Plus With Payroll 2022
What you need to know: This is the perfect software for those running a thriving business with employees to pay.
What you’ll love: It includes unlimited customer support and automated data backup and recovery. Each update, including those that cover tax law changes, is part of the subscription. You can set up direct deposits for your employees inside the software. You can also import your old spreadsheet information to get started.
What you should consider: There’s only a yearly subscription option, and it’s among the most expensive. For multiuser access, each user has to pay full price.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Dell and Staples
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The right grill tools will simplify your holiday cookout
You may be planning your Labor Day barbecue menu, looking for grilling tips and preparing to fire up your grill, but don’t forget the importance of having a grill set on hand when the celebration begins. Made specifically for grilling, these sets include essential tools for preparing, cooking and serving your favorite grilled foods.
Not all grill sets are the same. While some only include a few essential utensils, others come well-stocked with a large collection of tools and gadgets to fit your every barbecuing need. The best one for you will depend on factors such as how often you grill, how many grilling utensils you already have in your collection and the types of food you typically toss on your grill.
Items in a grill set
Spatulas, tongs, forks, basting brushes, skewers, corn holders and grill brushes are some of the most commonly used tools for grilling and are included in most grill sets. Quality sets contain durable stainless steel utensils. Because safety is key when working on a hot grill, the tools that are used on the grill feature handles that are approximately 16 to 18 inches in length.
Additionally, other items in larger, comprehensive sets include:
- Squeeze bottles for condiments or water for the grill
- Salt and pepper shakers
- Meat marinade injector
- Meat thermometer
- Knife
- Grill apron
- Grill mitt or silicone gloves for handling hot pots and pans
- Grill hat
- Grill cleaning pad
Number of items in a grill set
Some grill cooks only need a few grilling tools, while others prefer a large collection of items that come in handy for everything from cooking to cleanup. You’ll find grill sets with as few as two items, large sets with 25 or more pieces and everything in between.
Cases
Not all grill sets come with cases. When this feature is offered, it is often made of metal and has slots and compartments for each item. Although not as durable, other cases are made of soft materials that are lightweight and easy to carry. A case isn’t necessary, as there are well-made grill sets that don’t include them. However, having a case for your grill set comes in handy for transporting it when you are grilling away from home and for storing your grilling tools and gadgets when you aren’t using them.
Best grill sets for Labor Day
Cuisinart Deluxe 20-Piece Grill Set
This popular grill tool set comes with 20 pieces that are durable and made to last. It includes a wide spatula, tongs, a basting brush, corn holders and more. An aluminum storage case is included. Sold by Amazon, Macy’s and Home Depot
New Star Foodservice Four-Piece Stainless Steel Grill Set with Hard Wood Handles
This set is a good value if you only need a few tools for grilling. It includes a fork, spatula, tongs and grill cleaning brush, each with long, durable hardwood handles. Sold by Amazon
Aptoco 15-Piece Stainless Steel Grill Tool Set
In addition to classic grill tools such as a basting brush, fork, tongs and several spatulas, you’ll get a few unexpected items in this 15-piece set, such as egg rings, squeeze bottles and salt and pepper shakers. The cleaning brush comes in handy for keeping grill grates free of debris. Sold by Wayfair
Nexgrill Eight-Piece Grill Tool Set
If just a few grilling utensils are all you need at your next barbecue, Nexgrill’s eight-piece set comes with the essentials, including tongs, four skewers, a basting brush, fork and spatula. Sold by Home Depot
Oniva Six-Piece BBQ Apron Tote Pro Grill Set
Because this set includes a grill hat and apron, you’ll feel like a true chef every time you cook out. It also comes with a mitt, spatula, fork and tongs. Sold by Kohl’s
Grilljoy 24-Piece Grill Tool Set
With 24 pieces, Grilljoy’s grill tool set has everything you’ll need the next time you grill, including a spatula, meat injector, basting brush, salt and pepper shakers and more. You can keep them all organized in the included aluminum case. Sold by Amazon
OlarHike 25-Piece Grill Tool Set
This set is packed with well-made utensils and gadgets that come in handy for preparing your favorite grilled cuisine. It comes with 25 pieces total plus an aluminum storage case. Sold by Amazon
Weber Two-Piece Stainless Steel Grill Tool Set
Weber’s two-piece stainless steel set is perfect if you only need a pair of practical grilling tools. The dishwasher-safe spatula and tongs have soft handles that are comfortable to grip during use. Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Eigno 27-Piece Stainless Steel Grill Tool Set
From the basic to the unique, the 27 pieces in this set will meet almost any need when cooking on the grill. The included apron keeps the tools organized and easily accessible, plus it doubles as a place to store them when not in use. Sold by Amazon
Alpha Grillers Four-Piece Heavy-Duty Stainless Steel BBQ Grill Tool Set
This grill set comes with tongs, a spatula, a basting brush and a fork made of durable stainless steel. The spatula has a serrated edge to cut meat while on the grill. Sold by Amazon
All-Clad Five-Piece Stainless Steel BBQ Set
Made by a top brand in cooking items, the four pieces in this set are made to last. You’ll get a fork, marinade brush, spatula, tongs and a tough metal carrying and storage case backed by a lifetime warranty. Sold by Macy’s
Home-Complete 16-Piece Stainless Steel BBQ Grill Tool Set
The 16 pieces in this set will be useful every time you grill. It includes a spatula, corn holders, a grill brush and more. The aluminum case makes them easy to transport and doubles as storage. Sold by Home Depot
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PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors are investigating allegations that World Cup winner Paul Pogba was targeted by extortion attempts by his brother and childhood friends.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said Monday it opened an investigation earlier this month into attempted organized extortion, which is being handled by anti-corruption police. It would not provide further details involving an ongoing investigation.
Public broadcaster France-Info reported that Pogba told police that a group of childhood friends demanded 13 million euros from him and repeatedly intimidated him, claiming he didn’t support them after he became an international soccer star.
When the group approached Pogba about their demand at the Juventus training center in Turin, he said his brother Mathias Pogba was among them, according to France-Info.
The case became public after Mathias Pogba posted a video and tweets this weekend threatening to share “explosive revelations” about his brother and France star Kylian Mbappe.
In response, Paul Pogba issued a statement through his lawyer that said his brother’s claims were “in addition to threats and extortion attempts by an organized gang against Paul Pogba.”
A 29-year-old midfielder, Paul Pogba won the World Cup with France in 2018 and returned this summer to Juventus after six seasons at Manchester United.
The 32-year-old Mathias Pogba is also a soccer player who spent most of his career with lower-tier teams in England and other European countries.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition.
The players’ association said Monday it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers.
While the average major league salary is above $4 million, players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 a week during the six-month season.
“Minor leaguers represent our game’s future and deserve wages and working conditions that befit elite athletes who entertain millions of baseball fans nationwide,” players’ association executive director Tony Clark said in a statement. “They’re an important part of our fraternity and we want to help them achieve their goals both on and off the field.”
The union’s executive board unanimously approved the minor league initiative on Friday.
Clark was not available to respond to questions, spokesman Chris Dahl said.
Signed cards from 30% of the estimated 5,000 to 6,000 minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition to the National Labor Relations Board asking for an union authorization election. MLB also could voluntarily recognize the union representing the bargaining unit, a process that typically can occur if a majority of the unit signs cards.
The staff of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, which formed two years ago, quit and will work for the MLBPA. The union gave the minor league group $50,000 last November.
“This generation of minor league players has demonstrated an unprecedented ability to address workplace issues with a collective voice,” Harry Marino, the executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, said in a statement. “Joining with the most powerful union in professional sports assures that this voice is heard where it matters most — at the bargaining table.”
Players with major league contracts, of which there are approximately 1,200, are represented by the union, which since the 1981 strike settlement also has negotiated terms for those on option to the minor leagues.
MLB raised weekly minimum salaries for minor leaguers in 2021 to $400 at rookie and short-season levels, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A. For players on option, the minimum is $57,200 per season for a first big league contract and $114,100 for later big league contracts.
In addition, MLB this year began requiring teams to provide housing for most minor leaguers.
Prodded by the minor league advocacy group, leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said last month they planned a hearing on the sport’s antitrust exemption.
The big league union had long declined to represent minor leaguers.
Unionizing could limit the minor leaguers’ ability in future lawsuits. The Supreme Court ruled in the 1996 case Brown v. Pro Football Inc. that unionized industries are exempt from antitrust challenges.
The players’ association negotiated its first collective bargaining agreement in 1966 and has gone through nine work stoppages, the latest a 99-day lockout that delayed the start of this season.
Major League Baseball and lawyers for minor leaguers agreed this year to a $185 million settlement of an 8-year-old federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws. An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share roughly $120 million with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500.
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It has been 20 years since the Washington, D.C., region was terrorized by a slew of shootings on area freeways, gas stations and other public locations.
One of the two suspects charged in the shootings now must be resentenced.
CNN reported that Lee Boyd Malvo will go through the sentencing process again in Maryland. According to CNN, the Maryland Court of Appeals said Malvo must be resentenced due to U.S. Supreme Court guidelines for sentencing juvenile offenders. Malvo was age 17 at the time of the shootings.
Malvo was sentenced to life in prison in both Maryland and Virginia.
Judge Robert McDonald noted that the resentencing likely would be academic as he would have to be granted parole in Virginia before his consecutive life sentences would begin in Maryland.
CNN noted a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that found that two 14-year-old offenders convicted of murder could not be held for life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Supreme Court said that holding juvenile offenders for life without parole violated the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Malvo’s partner in the shooting spree, John Allen Muhammad, was given the death penalty and executed in 2009.
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A Berwick mother has been booked into jail, accused of using her children to deal drugs.
Alyssa Ashmore, 32, was booked with distribute of codeine, cruelty to juveniles and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles.
The investigation began last week, when Berwick Police got a report from the state Department of Children and Family Services. DCFS officials said someone reported to them that a woman was using her children to deal drugs. DCFS was investigating as well.
Berwick Police identified the suspect as Ashmore, then interviewed witnesses and got video evidence that allegedly supports the complaint.
Investigators talked to Ashmore, and she allegedly admitted to sending two of her children to deliver prescription medication to someone else. Investigators executed a search warrant, and found more evidence for the case. They then booked Ashmore into jail. Her children were placed in the custody of DCFS.
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A Berwick mother has been booked into jail, accused of using her children to deal drugs.
Alyssa Ashmore, 32, was booked with distribute of codeine, cruelty to juveniles and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles.
The investigation began last week, when Berwick Police got a report from the state Department of Children and Family Services. DCFS officials said someone reported to them that a woman was using her children to deal drugs. DCFS was investigating as well.
Berwick Police identified the suspect as Ashmore, then interviewed witnesses and got video evidence that allegedly supports the complaint.
Investigators talked to Ashmore, and she allegedly admitted to sending two of her children to deliver prescription medication to someone else. Investigators executed a search warrant, and found more evidence for the case. They then booked Ashmore into jail. Her children were placed in the custody of DCFS.
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All schools in the town of Erath are closed today so that emergency repairs can be made by Entergy.
The power went off at about 8:45 a.m. and could be off from three to six hours, officials say.
Vermilion Superintendent Tommy Byler made the announcement late Sunday; he said on Facebook that the school system wasn't notified until after 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Judge delays Gov. Kemp’s testimony in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to influence the 2020 election in the state — but not until after the November midterm election.
Lawyers for Kemp had argued that immunities related to his position as governor protect him from having to testify. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, disagreed and said the governor must testify. But he did agree to a request from Kemp’s lawyers to delay that testimony until after the Nov. 8 election, in which the Republican governor faces a rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams.
“The Governor is in the midst of a re-election campaign and this criminal grand jury investigation should not be used by the District Attorney, the Governor’s opponent, or the Governor himself to influence the outcome of that election,” McBurney wrote. “The sound and prudent course is to let the election proceed without further litigation or other activity concerning the Governor’s involvement in the special grand jury’s work.”
But once the election is over, McBurney wrote that he expects Kemp’s lawyers to “promptly make arrangements for his appearance.”
A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a lawyer for Kemp did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the ruling or whether they would appeal.
A delay could increase the likelihood that Trump will be a declared presidential candidate by the time the investigation moves toward its conclusion, further raising the political stakes.
Prosecutors have said they want to ask Kemp about contacts with Trump and others in the wake of the 2020 general election.
Kemp’s lawyers had also raised concerns about attorney-client privilege, and McBurney wrote that neither prosecutors nor grand jurors will be able to ask the governor about the contents of communications covered by that privilege. He said he’s aware of several conversations of interest to the investigation to which that privilege applies.
If there are disputes over what questions can be asked that cannot be resolved by the lawyers involved, they can be brought to McBurney “for resolution (or at least helpful direction),” the judge wrote.
Willis opened the investigation early last year, prompted by a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during which the then-president suggested the state’s top election official could “find” the votes needed to overturn his loss. But the investigation’s scope has widened considerably since then.
Raffensperger and some other state officials have already appeared before the special grand jury.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 360training, a leading OSHA regulatory and compliance training platform, has launched an updated version of its OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 Construction courses in both English and Spanish. At the heart of this update was making courses more engaging and encouraging for students.
To accomplish this, 360training has included games and quizzes within the courses to motivate learners. This gamified design both enhances learning and increases participation. Gamification in online courses has also been shown to improve memory, processing speed, and reasoning.
The new versions of OSHA 10 and 30 training leverages HTML5 programming for a rich media experience that is both more accessible across browsers and mobile-capable, allowing for upgraded speed and interactivity.
Ryan Linders, CMO at 360training, adds "We strive to constantly enhance courses to evolve with technology through gamification and interactive product enhancements, ensuring they're the best available in the market with an exceptional customer experience."
Another benefit of these dynamic and interactive web-based courses is that they can be taken anywhere, anytime, using any browser on a computer or mobile device. Their user-friendly design gets employees in the course, trained, and on the job faster, with DOL cards shipped within two weeks.
Students who enroll in these appealing, user-friendly courses can expect exciting gaming modules that make the courses go by faster and improve their chances of passing on the first try.
360training is an integrated digital training and compliance platform for highly regulated industries. Through a unique combination of differentiated technology and deep regulatory expertise, 360training enables professionals to attain jobs and maintain industry-mandated requirements while helping organizations develop their workforces and remain compliant. 360training's robust, proprietary content library offers over 6,000 courses across major business verticals: Environment Health & Safety, Food & Beverage, Real Estate, Healthcare, Financial Services, and more.
Since 1997, 360training.com, Inc. has delivered over 11 million training plans across multiple brands, including HIPAA Exams, Meditec, AgentCampus, VanEd, TIPS, OSHAcampus, OSHA.com, and Learn2Serve. Please visit www.360training.com or their social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to learn more.
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Premier independent real estate brokerage continues long term partnership with world-class equestrian event for 26th consecutive year
BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Elliman Realty, one of the largest independent real estate brokerages in the United States, is proud to announce the firm's title sponsorship of the "$74,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier" at The Hampton Classic Horse Show, scheduled for Friday, September 2nd. An official sponsor of the event since 1996, Elliman is proud to continue to celebrate its long affiliation with The Hampton Classic, which runs this year from August 28th through September 4th.
"We are looking forward to another wonderful year at The Hampton Classic, easily one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year out on the East End, and the perfect end to the summer season," said Howard M. Lorber, Executive Chairman, Douglas Elliman. "We have long been a proud sponsor of The Hampton Classic, and it is always a thrill and an honor to be part of such a spectacular gathering of the nation's best equestrian athletes in beautiful Bridgehampton."
In tandem with week-long social events and competition, Douglas Elliman has just released its Fall 2022 Equestrian magazine, which celebrates the brokerage's stunning portfolio of equestrian properties in top luxury markets around the country, including the Hamptons, Long Island, The North Fork, Westchester, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Colorado and California. The issue also includes captivating content on the elements of equestrian style and more.
"For over two decades, our partnership with The Hampton Classic has provided a wonderful opportunity to connect with our clientele who are drawn from all over the world to the Hamptons for this world-class competition, and we are really excited for this year's festivities," said Scott Durkin, Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Elliman Realty. "As a brokerage, we are deeply connected to the equestrian arts and to the top equestrian markets across the country, which is why we are also excited to share the newest issue of Equestrian magazine at this year's Classic. It's an editorial celebration of the homes and lifestyle of horse enthusiasts, with engaging stories, interviews and more to enjoy."
The Classic, one of the largest outdoor horse shows in the country, is a must-attend for equine enthusiasts. The annual event showcases some of the top hunter riders from around the world and hosts more than 100 classes of competition for horses and riders of all ages and abilities.
Each year approximately 50,000 people – including many A-list celebrities – come to watch The Hampton Classic Horse Show, which features six spectacular show rings, the Agneta Currey Boutique Garden, with more than 70 vendors, and a wide selection of dining options, all on its world-class 60-acre show grounds.
Douglas Elliman's Fall 2022 Equestrian magazine will be available at The Classic and can also be found in every Douglas Elliman office and sales gallery across the country. Peruse the digital issue of Douglas Elliman Equestrian magazine online, currently available here.
Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG, "Douglas Elliman") owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, which is one of the largest residential brokerage companies in the United States with operations in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey, the Hamptons, Massachusetts, Florida, California, Colorado, Texas and Nevada. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology ("PropTech") solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets. Additional information concerning Douglas Elliman is available on its website, www.elliman.com.
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Better Data Will Inform Decisions for Improving Service in County
LAPEER COUNTY, Mich., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lapeer County is asking residents and businesses to take a 15-question survey about Internet service at their households and locations.
The survey asks whether high-speed ("broadband") Internet service is available at a given address, and if so, at what speed and cost.
The goal is to gain a clearer picture of connectivity in Lapeer County and support planning and possible broadband expansion efforts, including grant applications.
Over the past two years, the need for broadband has become more evident, with residents teleworking, students attending school online and patients meeting doctors virtually. The Lapeer County Broadband Task Force knows many of our residents and businesses experience frustration over Internet connectivity. In some areas, high-speed Internet is unreliable or simply not available.
Home Internet connectivity prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was viewed by many as a luxury. Now though, it is a necessity, similar to electricity and clean water. The Lapeer County Broadband Task Force recognizes this and is committed to surveying residents and businesses to identify gaps in Internet service. To accomplish this, Lapeer County is partnering with Merit Network to develop a survey and marketing materials aimed at reaching all properties in Lapeer County.
Merit Network, a Michigan-based nonprofit, is conducting the service as part of its Michigan Moonshot initiative.
Visit MichiganMoonshot.org/LapeerCounty to complete the brief survey. Paper surveys are available upon request by calling (810) 667-0366.
ABOUT THE MICHIGAN MOONSHOT: The Michigan Moonshot is a collective call to action which aims to bridge the digital divide in Michigan. Stakeholders include Merit Network, the nation's longest-running research and education network, the Quello Center at Michigan State University, and M-Lab, the largest open Internet measurement platform in the world. Learn more about the Michigan Moonshot at Merit.edu/Moonshot.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Quentin Bishop
810-358-7935
For more information:
MichiganMoonshot.org/LapeerCounty
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The Communities for CA Cardrooms are fighting major special interests before legislative session ends
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Communities for California Cardrooms (CCC), today launched a media campaign to expose special interests that are trying to abuse the legislative process to diminish competition in the marketplace.
Since 1995 there has been a moratorium on gaming expansion that limits the number of licenses and tables for cardrooms. Since then, the State of California has allowed an unprecedented expansion of gambling with respect to Tribal Casinos – having signed gambling compacts with 79 tribes, which are currently operating 76 casinos. These compacts do not limit the hours of operation of the casinos, nor do they limit the number of tables allowed to operate. Moreover, tribal facilities operate over 80,000 gaming devices statewide.
The existing moratorium is set to expire on December 31, 2022. This issue has been at the forefront of stakeholder negotiations for the past five years and the CCC has been working with the legislature to establish a new moratorium that would allow their licensed cardrooms to expand the number of tables with local government approval.
"Any conversation centered around extending the moratorium on the expansion of gambling needs to allow more flexibility for local governments so that they can amend their ordinances to add additional tables," said Clarke Rosa, President of the CCC. "A moratorium without reasonable table expansion, creates a great inequity among local governments who have active gaming ordinances. A continuation of the status quo is unacceptable. Local governments need the flexibility to amend their ordinances to add additional tables, as each table can generate a tremendous amount of living wage jobs and tax revenues," added Rosa.
The cardroom industry produces 32,000 living wage jobs, held mostly by minorities and underserved communities. The tax revenue generated helps fund many cities' budgets; and its practices have been approved by the last six California Attorneys General and comply with all laws and regulations.
It is time to uncover the truth and allow legal businesses to thrive in California under fair competition.
The Communities for California Cardrooms (CCC) is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization that provides a united voice for small businesses; advances and protects local jobs and the economy that is provided by cardrooms; educates and highlights the public on the benefits and history of cardrooms in their communities; and encourages inclusiveness with businesses small and large that share in protecting and growing jobs in California communities.
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BALDWIN PARK, Calif., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California cord blood regenerative therapeutics company StemCyte is pleased to announce it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their Phase II clinical trial for Post-COVID Syndrome (or PCS) using umbilical cord blood stem cell therapy. PCS is also referred to as Long COVID and is characterized by lingering health effects or symptoms that are not explained by tests, which could last years.
PCS consists of sequelae in one-third of COVID-19 patients and could potentially be permanent. The U.S. government estimated that between 7.7 to 23 million people are suffering from PCS in the United States. In Asia, PCS prevalence reaches 51%. Symptoms of PCS include breathlessness, persistent cough, fatigue, pain, brain fog, anxiety, depression, palpitations, dizziness, weakness, and sleep problems. These symptoms have negative impacts on personal communication, daily activities, and social functioning. Some PCS sufferers even display severe disabilities. While a recent survey in the U.S. announced more than three-quarters of PCS patients did not feel sick enough to be hospitalized when infected with SARS-CoV-2, this impending health disaster is caused by a "silent killer" that seems determined to irreversibly destroy human health.
How this "silent killer" wreaks havoc on the body is still under investigation, as it appears SARS-CoV-2 viral infection is the current prospective mechanism leading to multiple organ damage. Moreover, this pathogenesis triggers long-term inflammation and autoimmunity. Therefore, although COVID-19 may be resolved in a patient, the remaining Long COVID symptoms become a chronic and systemic illness that leads to persistent PCS complications.
The prevention and treatment of COVID-19 is still challenged due to speedy mutations of SARS-CoV-2. Nevertheless, medical science has gradually identified keys to develop medicines to control infection. Hope remains in Pandora's box as the hope to cure PCS-mediated disability is yet under development. There have been a few candidates for potential treatment or cure examined in clinical trials, but almost all may just temporarily ameliorate a specific PCS symptom. Treatment with systemic and persistent efficacy will be the total solution to cure PCS. StemCyte's Phase II clinical trial aims to effectively treat PCS by infusing umbilical cord blood that is capable of anti-inflammation and tissue repair for long-term effect.
StemCyte is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of first-in-class cellular therapies. It has operations in the United States, Taiwan, and India. The company has cooperated with more than 350 medical transplant centers around the world, and has successfully assisted in the treatment of more than 2,200 patients using cord blood transplants. StemCyte considers umbilical cord blood banking its core competence, while actively pursuing new regenerative cell therapy indications, including spinal cord injury, Long COVID treatment, acute stroke, cerebral palsy and cancers. StemCyte's mission is to continue to develop its unique cord blood banking capabilities to achieve the goal of delivering lifesaving therapies to patients who suffered degenerative and other life-threatening diseases. Contact: research@stemcyte.com | www.stemcyte.com
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Spider-Man Pointing Meme Inspires a New Collectible Statue
For those old enough to remember the 1960s Spider-Man cartoon, it was a simple case of everyone’s favorite web-head encountering an impostor. But thanks to online meme culture, and a hilarious skewering in Into the Spider-Verse, the image of two Spider-Men pointing at one another became a viral sensation. Even Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield couldn’t resist restaging the pose for a Spider-Man: No Way Home photoshoot. And now it’s official: the Spider-Man pointing meme gets its own statue from Iron Studios.
There’s one annoying snag: the statue is only of one pointing Spidey, so you’ll need two to properly recreate the moment. That aside, the sculpt adds a more realistic take, with better anatomical development. It does copy the cartoon’s webbing scheme, though, leaving the webs off his arms and chest. The statue includes a crate, and stands 8.2 inches tall, making it roughly in scale with Mego and NECA retro-action figures.
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The hand-painted, polystone statue runs $150, or $300 per pair, with payment plans available through Sideshow’s distribution website. Take a look at the statue from all angles in our image gallery down below.
What do you think of Iron Studios’ mildly more realistic sculpt of the animated scene? Will you buy two, or even three? Let us know in comments.
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As Stewart's ramps up hiring, shift to become first employee-owned EMS company in New England targeted for end of year
MEREDITH, N.H., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stewart's Ambulance Service, provider of emergency medical services and medical transportation in New Hampshire and Maine, is hiring for growth and working to become employee-owned by the end of year, under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) structure unique among EMS companies in New England.
ESOPs are tax-exempt trusts that allow employees to acquire beneficial ownership in the places they work without investing their own funds. All full-time Stewart's employees will be eligible to participate, with stakes that increase with tenure and seniority. As Stewart's continues hiring for significant growth opportunities, new full-time employees also may participate in the plan, adding to a range of benefits that includes scholarship funds, referral bonuses, and innovative programs that pay candidates while they train to become EMTs.
"EMS has been a critical and unsung healthcare hero of the past two years," said Justin Van Etten, executive chairman of Stewart's Ambulance Service. "Stewart's move to employee ownership recognizes and values the sacrifices and professional excellence of our employees with both equity and voice. It's never been a better time to work at Stewart's."
Employee-owned companies consistently have both higher employee engagement and greater job security. Employee ownership also helps lower turnover, ensure continuity of high-quality service, and generate jobs and business value which stays local. Municipal partners, institutional partners and the general public all benefit from having a stronger EMS and medical transportation partner in the community.
"EMTs are a tight-knit group, but at the end of the day, we're usually working for someone else's family," said Dave Ledoux, longtime EMT and Stewart's Seacoast Operations Manager. "I'm ready to start working for my own family, and I look forward to being part of a company where I get a say in how we work and how we grow."
"Stewart's has been setting the standard in high-quality EMS service for more than 41 years," said Stacy Meier, executive director of Stewart's. "We are proud to be the first EMS company in New England that is giving its employee-owners a better way to make EMS a lifetime career."
Transformative Healthcare, which currently operates Stewart's under its medical transportation arm, will continue to be an investor in the company and provide innovative healthcare logistics, technology, and strategic support. The Menke Group, the nation's preeminent ESOP advisor, is engaged to help design and implement the Stewart's plan.
About Stewart's Ambulance Service
Stewart's Ambulance Service has been a leader in providing quality 911 and intra-facility medical transportation for more than 41 years. One of the largest companies of its kind in northern New England, Stewart's serves more than 50,000 patients per year in New Hampshire and Maine. Find out more at: https://www.stewartsambulance.com/
About Transformative Healthcare
Transformative Healthcare is a preeminent provider of healthcare logistics and technology to support innovations in data-driven Emergency Medical Services. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the company rapidly spun up the first mass testing and vaccination sites in Massachusetts, delivering more than 800,000 vaccinations and performing more than 1.8 million tests. Transformative Healthcare continues to invest in innovative mobile healthcare solutions that bring care when and where it's needed. For more information: https://transformativehc.com/
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- Bridgestone will utilize AWS capabilities to accelerate its digital platform development and launch new customer solutions such as a services marketplace to support last-mile delivery and fleet customers.
- The collaboration will also improve efficiencies of Bridgestone IT operations to enable digital innovation and integration of future mobility solutions platforms.
- Bridgestone's collaboration with AWS will help deliver the "Efficiency," "Extension" and "Economy" values of the Bridgestone E8 Commitment.
TOKYO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) today announced that the company is using Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) as its strategic cloud provider in support of the company's sustainable mobility solutions. Using AWS Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and analytics / business intelligence services, Bridgestone will accelerate the creation of digital platforms to launch new solutions for its customers, improve data analysis and streamline IT operations. This relationship further marks an important milestone in the Bridgestone 3.0 journey toward enhanced corporate value that merges business strategies with sustainability initiatives.
As part of the relationship, Bridgestone will work with AWS's ProServe and AWS Marketplace teams to enhance our existing fleet solutions and bring concepts like a Bridgestone marketplace to life. The Bridgestone fleet solutions and service-centric marketplace concept will provide a comprehensive selection of services and solutions to fleet managers to proactively assess fleet needs and reduce vehicle downtime. With these digitally enabled solutions, fleet managers will have greater insights into the health of their fleets, proactive maintenance needs, access to a broad network of service providers, and scheduling and digital payment options that ultimately unlock customer and social value.
"AWS has helped strengthen and modernize our Americas business for several years and we're excited to grow our relationship across global operations," said Paolo Ferrari, Joint Global Chief Operating Officer, Bridgestone Corporation, and President & CEO, Bridgestone Americas. "Using AWS platforms, we will transform the way we provide services and solutions to our customers to enhance the digital customer experience Bridgestone offers while also modernizing our business operations and improving data analytics capabilities."
In order to continue building cloud fluency across its organization, Bridgestone will provide its entire IT organization in the Americas region with access to AWS's comprehensive cloud training curriculum and resources. Over the next five years, Bridgestone is committed to providing training resources and ongoing education to several hundred technology professionals across geographies to improve understanding of AWS technologies that enable increased speed of cloud adoption and the development of new customer-facing and internal capabilities. This initiative is part of Bridgestone's commitment to retain and offer continuous development opportunities to its teammates.
In addition, Bridgestone will migrate its North American data centers to AWS and will continue building new system application and products (SAP) environments on AWS. Through decreased energy usage and reduction in hardware asset waste, this migration to the cloud supports Bridgestone's goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and will help Bridgestone deliver its "Efficiency," "Extension" and "Economy" values as part of the Bridgestone E8 Commitment. Bridgestone and AWS will focus future efforts on sustainability innovations designed to help contribute to Bridgestone 2050 sustainability goals of carbon neutrality and making tires from 100% renewable resources.
"AWS provides the most comprehensive suite of cloud offerings to enable automotive leaders to build applications that touch every point in the customer journey. With Bridgestone's extensive domain expertise and AWS's cloud leadership, we're expanding our impact across the automotive landscape and unlocking new industry solutions to make the mobility of the future a reality today," said Uwem Ukpong, Vice President of Global Services, Amazon Web Services, Inc.
This announcement is the latest development in a long-standing relationship between Bridgestone and AWS. Bridgestone has worked with AWS for several years, most recently in its Akron Mobility Lab, located in Akron, Ohio, to develop a system that delivers insights derived from the interaction between a tire and a vehicle using advanced machine learning capabilities delivered through Amazon SageMaker -- all without installing any additional hardware on the car.
About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone is a global leader in tires and rubber building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company employs approximately 130,000 people globally and conducts business in more than 150 countries and territories worldwide. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.
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- Wemade takes its first step into the art industry through 'Kiaf SEOUL 2022' sponsorship
- 2 NILE NFT projects displayed at Kiaf SEOUL and Kiaf PLUS
- On September 5, a talk show on the topic of NFT-DAO-ART will be held
SINGAPORE, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wemade became the lead sponsor of Korea's biggest art fair Kiaf SEOUL 2022 with WEMIX3.0 at the forefront.
Through this partnership, WEMIX3.0 will expand its blockchain ecosystem as well as publicize various arts globally. It will continue to invest in different businesses where traditional art and artists who wish to explore the new blockchain world coexist.
Kiaf SEOUL will be held at COEX from September 2 to 6, while Kiaf PLUS making its debut at SETEC for 5 days from September 1 to 5.
Wemade will have a booth inside each exhibition and fill the space on the topic of 'The expansion of a healthy art ecosystem and the evolution of life led by NFT'.
First at 'Kiaf SEOUL', WEMIX3.0-based DAO & NFT platform, NILE, can be enjoyed. The booth, which is located at the VIP lounge inside COEX Grand Ballroom, will showcase London Underground Station 264 Genesis (LUS 264 Genesis) by artists Zeeha and Locho. On top of this, Frienkly's new social platform Tangled will exhibit Tangled Timepiece, an NFT artwork 'where time is gold'.
At Kiaf PLUS, Wemade will have a booth inside the SETEC lead sponsor exhibition. Visitors will have a chance to enjoy and participate in events for 2 NILE-based NFT projects — a photo zone where visitors can turn into characters displayed in the NFT and an SNS event. Visitors can follow NILE's SNS to receive goodies such as photocards and clothes.
On September 5 at Studio 159 located on the second floor of COEX, Mikyung Lee, Director of NFT business department, will have a talk show on the topic of 'New Future' which oversees NFT, DAO and Art. She will talk about the changes in the art market led by NFT and DAO, and the role and potential of Art DAO as the new player in the art market.
"With 100% collateralized stablecoin, WEMIX Dollar, WEMIX3.0 will launch a NFT and DAO platform, NILE, which holds real and stable economic value," said Henry Chang, CEO of Wemade. "The partnership with Kiaf SEOUL 2022 will serve as a foothold for Korean art to spread globally based on revolutionary technology and a new economic system."
Kiaf SEOUL is South Korea's first and biggest international art fair which opened in 2002. Galleries from all over the world have participated over the past 20 years. Starting this year, Frieze, one of the 3 top art fairs in the world, will be introduced in Seoul, and Kiaf PLUS will showcase not only NFT art, but also New media art.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an accessory to ensure that sanitizing cloths are readily available when needed," said an inventor, from Bowden, Ga., "so I invented the HEALTH GUARD. My design can be used to sanitize the hands, shopping cart handles, vehicle steering wheels and bathroom door handles."
The invention ensures that sanitizing cloths are readily accessible at all times. In doing so, it increases safety and sanitation. It also eliminates the hassle of transporting bulky containers of wipes and it can be easily stored in a pocket, backpack, purse or tote. The invention features a portable design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for the general population. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-ALL-2766, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Three-Day Series to Be Held in St. Joseph,
Chisholm & Cannon Falls
September 20, 21, 27, 2022
OWATONNA, Minn., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rural Voice series, developed by three Minnesota Initiative Foundations that serve Greater Minnesota along with Compeer Financial, will launch in late September with three town halls moderated by MPR's Kerri Miller. The conversations will focus on entrepreneurism, workforce readiness, and health care in rural Minnesota.
"The focus of these town halls is really to lend voice to our rural areas and to explore the benefits, the challenges, and the opportunities that exist when living in rural communities," said Tim Penny, president and CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation. "We're excited to hear from people who can educate and enlighten through their ideas, and experiences."
The events, which will be held in unique venues in rural Minnesota, will require registration but are free to attend. The events will also be live-streamed and recorded for broader distribution.
"When you bring citizens together who are deeply committed to their communities, you unleash dynamic conversations and creative problem solving," Miller said. "These town halls will be lively, and exciting."
The events details are as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. 20: Rural Startup: Launching a Business in Greater Minnesota
Krewe Restaurant
24 College Ave. N. St. Joseph, MN
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. followed by a reception
Wednesday, Sept. 21 Growing Good Gigs: Educating & Training a Creative Rural Workforce
Minnesota Discovery Center
1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm, MN
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. followed by a reception
Tuesday, Sept. 27 Great Doctors & Healthy Communities: Improving Patient Care in Rural Minnesota
Cannon River Winery
421 Mill Street W.
Cannon Falls, MN
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Discussion 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. followed by a reception
Mayo Clinic Health System is a sponsor of the Rural Voice health care discussion. For more information on the Rural Voice series or to register for the in-person events or live-streaming of the event go to ruralvoice.org.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Meet today’s Stray of the Day! Today we’re showing off Luna, a 4-year-old, female, shepherd mix. She was found on the 3900 block of 3rd Avenue on August 9. She is chipped, and attempts are being made to contact the parents.
Luna is a happy girl in need of some love and playtime. If you’re in need of a furry best friend, she is your girl! Stop by and give her a chance. Luna is available for adoption now.
If you’ve lost your pet, or if you’re looking to adopt, you can check out the rescue’s website at siouxcityanimalrescue.com. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/community/stray-of-the-day/stray-of-the-day-8-29-22/ | 2022-08-29T15:50:43Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/community/stray-of-the-day/stray-of-the-day-8-29-22/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BERLIN (AP) — A girl who was on vacation from Italy with her parents has died after a stone statue fell on her at a hotel in Munich, German police said Sunday.
The 7-year-old was hit by the roughly 440-pound statue in the courtyard of the hotel on Friday evening, police said.
People at the scene were able to free the child and call emergency services, but she died later at a Munich hospital.
It wasn’t clear why the statue toppled over. Police said an investigation was ongoing. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/girl-7-dies-after-440-pound-statue-falls-on-her-while-on-vacation/ | 2022-08-29T15:51:02Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/girl-7-dies-after-440-pound-statue-falls-on-her-while-on-vacation/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Celebrity Chef Amanda Freitag to Helm the Show Featuring Incredible Restaurants and Culinary Talent Across the Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Visit Myrtle Beach has partnered with The WorkShop Content Studios to develop Chef Swap at The Beach, a new cooking competition television series that will highlight the culinary talents of chefs throughout the Grand Strand. As host and judge, Chef Amanda Freitag will pull chefs out of their resident kitchens and swap them into each other's restaurant to prepare a new dish for evaluation by a panel of judges. Chefs will not know which kitchen they'll be in or what they'll be preparing – an appetizer, entrée or dessert – but they will, however, be able to take one ingredient with them.
Chef Swap at The Beach will premier on The Cooking Channel on October 1, 2022 at 7 p.m. Eastern. The fast-paced 30-minute show will run for a series of six episodes airing on consecutive Saturday nights until early November. Chef Amanda will be joined by judges Johanna Wilson Jones, a Myrtle Beach-based food writer and culinary connoisseur, and Dylan Foster, chef and owner of Two Sons Seafood, in selecting the winning chef and dish for each episode.
"From beachside spots and fresh seafood markets to international cafes and fine dining, Myrtle Beach is a culinary destination unlike any other with over 2,000 restaurants offering tried-and-true favorites next to innovative new flavors. The culinary experiences are just like The Beach – full of flavor, welcoming and ready for any craving," said Karen Riordan, president and CEO, Visit Myrtle Beach. "Partnering with The Workshop Content Studios and Amanda Freitag along with our resident culinary experts Johanna and Dylan to bring The Beach to a new audience is integral to our efforts in showcasing the Grand Strand's exciting restaurant scene."
Throughout the Chef Swap at The Beach series, Chef Freitag and her fellow judges will visit 12 amazing Grand Strand restaurants: 44 & King, Big Mike's Soul Food, Bistro 217, Bonfire-a Smokin Taqueria, Ciao, Drift, Hook & Barrel, Johnny D's, Perrone's, Sea Captain's House, Tidal Creek Brewhouse, and Winna's Kitchen. Chef pairings and menu categories will be revealed in each episode so fans will have to watch to see the competition unfold!
"The chefs in Myrtle Beach really know how to rock their kitchens and bring the heat when it comes to creating new dishes that drive flavors up a notch," said Chef Freitag. "It's tough to cook in someone else's kitchen so Chef Swap at The Beach takes that pressure, adds in the suspense of competition and even gets to the emotion of why these chefs pour their best into their menus. Every episode is filled with fast-paced, heart-tugging drama."
Known for her work both on and off the TV screen, Chef Freitag has been a judge on Food Network's Chopped and has appeared on Iron Chef America, Next Iron Chef, Unique Eats, Beat Bobby Flay, and Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions, to name a few. She's on a mission to make cooking more approachable through her cookbook The Chef Next Door. Most recently, she launched a digital series called Easy AF, where she shows audiences that delicious food can be fun, easy, and quick to make right in your home kitchen.
Rounding out the Chef Swap at The Beach judging panel, Johanna Wilson Jones has traveled up and down the Grand Strand tasting the foods that make Myrtle Beach restaurants hum with diners, becoming an expert on the region's flavors. Johanna is also the host of the Finding our Flavor YouTube series where she highlights the ingredients, foods and dishes that make Myrtle Beach unique. Completing the show's judging trio is Chef Dylan Foster who offers cooking classes and seafood delivery right from the waters of the Grand Strand's Murrells Inlet. Chef Dylan also hosts the YouTube series On the Hook exploring the people, places and tales of Myrtle Beach seafood on and off the boat.
For more on Chef Swap at The Beach including behind-the-scenes show photos, featured restaurant locations, chef tips and more on the destination's culinary scene, visit www.chefswap.com.
Myrtle Beach isn't just a beach. It's The Beach. Popularly known as the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach is one destination made up of 14 unique communities that stretch 60 miles along the northeast coast of South Carolina. Families, couples and those in search of a warm welcome will find more than just a day at The Beach when they come together to connect and enjoy vibrant entertainment and family attractions, including world-class golf, shopping and fresh coastal Carolina cuisine. From the moment you arrive, you'll find you belong at The Beach – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For additional information on tourism offerings in the Myrtle Beach area, visit www.visitmyrtlebeach.com or call (888) Myrtle-1.
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The major European stock indices are ending the day in the red on follow-through selling following Powell's Jackson Hole symposium speech:
- German DAX, -78.48 points or -0.61%
- France's CAC -51.98 points or -0.83%
- Spain's Ibex -74.32 points or -0.92%
- Italy's FTSE MIB -61 points or -0.28%
The UK market was close today in observance of the summer bank holiday. FYI the US markets will be closed next Monday in observance of Labor Day. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-shares-and-the-day-lower-20220829/ | 2022-08-29T15:56:17Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-shares-and-the-day-lower-20220829/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The AUDUSD moved lower in the Asian session and traded to the lowest level since July 19. The price also entered in to a swing area between 0.6824 to 0.68499 (see red numbered circles). There was some risk focused buying against the support area and the price pushed higher. Going forward, move below that swing area would be more bearish. Be aware.
Drilling the hourly chart, the buying took the pair up to the 100/200 hour MAs between 0.69144 and 0.69236. The high reached just above the 200 hour MA at 0.69254, but quickly rotated back to the downside.
THe price has now moved back to near the close from Friday at 0.68889. The current price is trading at 0.6893.There is a swing level near 0.68847. Move below those levels will have traders looking toward the lower swing levels starting at 0.68696, to 0 6858, to the sing area on the daily between 0.68243 to 0.68499. | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/audusd-test-of-100200-hour-ma-finds-sellers-20220829/ | 2022-08-29T15:56:23Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/audusd-test-of-100200-hour-ma-finds-sellers-20220829/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Nasdaq index has a high today of 12124.87. That did take the price back above the the indices 100 day at 12109.50, but not for the long. The price has rotated back to the downside reaching a new intraday lows at 11981.42. The current price is at 11997, down -144 points or -1.19%.
Technically, staying below the 100 day MA would keep the sellers more in control. The next target would be at the 50% of the move up from the 2022 low reache in July. That midpoint level comes in at 11867.93.
The price of the nasdaq index is now down -9.10% from the August high. On the positive note, the index is 13.41% up from the low. For the year the Nasdaq is down -23.4%.
Of note is that Apple - a large cap bellweather - has traded back below its 100 dat MA near $161. The low today reached $159.81 but is trading back at the 100 day MA level currently. Apple had been a leader on the run higher off the July low. It moved up 36.5% from the low this year and got within 0.83% from the end of year level at the highs this month. The price is down -.8.6% from the high this month. | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/nasdaq-trades-below-the-100-day-ma-today-20220829/ | 2022-08-29T15:56:36Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/nasdaq-trades-below-the-100-day-ma-today-20220829/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MARDELA SPRINGS, Md. - Authorities say a kitchen grease fire caused thousands of dollars in damage to a home in Mardela Springs.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said it happened shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at a home located at 25549 Cooper Mill Road.
The Sharptown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze, which took approximately 30 minutes to get under control.
The fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the structure and another $15,000 in damage to its contents. There were no reported injuries.
Deputy state fire marshals ruled the fire accidental and said it was sparked by grease that ignited while cooking. | https://www.wboc.com/news/kitchen-grease-fire-damages-mardela-springs-home/article_68d31354-27a0-11ed-b01a-9fa0b2d22fca.html | 2022-08-29T16:00:19Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/kitchen-grease-fire-damages-mardela-springs-home/article_68d31354-27a0-11ed-b01a-9fa0b2d22fca.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: Telecom giant Reliance said on Monday it is working with Alphabet Inc's Google to launch a budget 5G phone as it laid out a $25 billion plan for introducing the next-generation wireless services within two months.
Speaking at the company's annual general meeting, Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani said Jio's 5G network will be the world's largest, launching in main cities including New Delhi and Mumbai before being expanded across India by December next year.
"Jio has prepared an ambitious 5G roll-out plan," the billionaire tycoon said, adding that the phone being developed with Google would be "ultra-affordable".
5G data speeds in India are expected to be about 10 times faster than those of 4G, with the network seen as vital for emerging technologies like self-driving cars and artificial intelligence.
Reliance's 5G plans throw down the gauntlet to rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea in the world's second biggest mobile market.
Jio, India's biggest mobile carrier with more than 420 million customers, snapped up airwaves worth $11 billion in a $19 billion 5G spectrum auction earlier this month.
The aggressive 5G strategy builds on Jio's playbook of disrupting India's telecoms market having sparked a price war in 2016 when it launched cheap 4G data plans and free voice services, and later a 4G smartphone costing just $81, again in partnership with Google.
Reliance said it would partner with Qualcomm Inc to provide cloud-based 5G network solutions for businesses, and with Meta Platform Inc for its JioMart shopping integration on WhatsApp. It also announced a foray into private 5G networks. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2022/08/29/reliance-develop-google-budget-smartphones-25-million-5g.html | 2022-08-29T16:01:53Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2022/08/29/reliance-develop-google-budget-smartphones-25-million-5g.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kollam: Mechanic trainees of Chandanthope Government ITI have transformed an old Willys Jeep into a new vehicle. A 66-year-old 1956 model ramshackle Willys Jeep was reborn in 33 days of intense effort by 23 trains of 2021-22 batch diesel mechanic trades at ITI.
This vehicle was a mere skeleton, rusting in the training garage of the trainees. The students spent Rs 47,000 on the project for assembling new spare parts and procuring spare parts from vehicle scrapping yards, adding new electrical components, painting and refurbishing the vehicle. The students found the money for the project on their own by skipping their study tour.
When Mahindra's first-generation 2.3-litre 4-cylinder CJ500 diesel engine hummed inside the chassis of the Willys Jeep, the vehicle became majestic once again. Mated to a 3-speed gearbox, the vehicle gets 37 bhp of power and 117 Nm of torque.
The students replaced the Jeep's left-hand drive with a 540mm Mahindra steering wheel. Although the vehicle is good enough to climb any steep hill, it is not allowed for legal road driving. Although the said upgrade is part of the project, it aims to make technicians self-sufficient in the field of motor vehicle mechanics. Mechanical diesel section senior inspector O Jayakumar led the project. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2022/08/29/this-how-1956-model-jeep-got-new-lease-life-iti-chandanthope-willys.html | 2022-08-29T16:02:18Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2022/08/29/this-how-1956-model-jeep-got-new-lease-life-iti-chandanthope-willys.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The political infighting over redistricting cost the Missouri General Assembly weeks of productivity.
Only 60 bills have made it to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk in 2022 — 16 of them make up the budget for fiscal 2023. But among the others were major priorities for the Republican-dominated legislature.
The budget and the congressional maps have already taken effect. Most other laws went into effect on Sunday. Here are highlights.
Voting changes
One of the most contentious pieces of legislation to come out of the 2022 legislative session is already facing legal challenges.
Approved on a party-line vote during the final week of session, House Bill 1878 reinstates a requirement to show a photo ID to vote, allows Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to review the list of registered voters in any jurisdiction and restricts voter registration activities. Election authorities are also no longer allowed to accept donations from private companies.
Although it also includes two weeks of no-reason absentee voting, language in the bill says if one part is struck down by the courts, the entire measure fails.
Supporters, like Ashcroft, said the changes were vital to ensuring election security.
The League of Women Voters and the Missouri state branch of the NAACP filed suit last week, saying the photo ID and voter registration provisions violate the state constitution. They are asking a judge to stop the law from being enforced ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
Charter school funding
Charter schools across the state will receive additional revenue under a measure that changed the property values used to calculate funding for charter schools.
The “fix” had been a priority of the Missouri Charter Public School Association for years. Officials calculated that because the funding formula for charter schools was based on property values from 2005, charter schools in St. Louis received an average of $2,500 less per student than traditional public schools. In Kansas City, the figure was $1,700 less.
Earlier versions of the legislation would have pulled the extra funding from the school districts. But a compromise reached as the session wound down means the state will pony up the cash instead.
“We're pleased that the bill did not take away any funding from St. Louis public schools,” said Matt Davis, president of St. Louis Public Schools’ board of education after the bill passed. “They were trying to pit the school district against charter schools over this funding, when it was ultimately something that the state should just fund everybody adequately.”
Higher education
Student-athletes in Missouri who want to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness will be able to have some help navigating the process.
Lawmakers in 2021 allowed students playing intercollegiate sports to be paid for things like being featured in a video game. The new law allows university employees including coaches to help the athletes identify those opportunities, provided they are not acting as the student’s agent or being compensated for their role as a facilitator.
Coaches often have deeper ties to the communities than athletes, who may be coming from out of state or a foreign country, said Anna Girdwood, associate athletic director of compliance at Lindenwood University St. Charles.
This is the first year Lindenwood will play at the NCAA’s Division I level. About 30 of the school’s athletes have signed NIL deals.
“Having our coaches be able to kind of facilitate making these introductions between these companies and our athletes enables our athletes to maybe be able to get quicker access than they might have done in the past,” Girdwood said.
Missouri State University athletic director Kyle Moats said he believed states and the NCAA, the governing body for college athletics, would likely need to install more guardrails in the future. But he trusted that his colleagues in Missouri would work in the best interest of their athletes.
“We all know that there’s some times that it doesn't always happen the way it’s supposed to, but I believe in the profession, and that they should do and will do the right things,” he said.
Between 30 and 40 athletes at the university, in Springfield, Missouri, have signed NIL deals since last year, Moats said.
In addition to the changes to the NIL, the legislation requires public schools to teach computer science classes that meet certain state standards, public colleges and universities to grant court credits to students who score a 3 or higher on advanced placement exams and the third week of September in Missouri to be set aside as “Historically Black College and University Week.”
Hospital visitation
Beginning Sunday, hospitals and nursing homes will no longer be able to completely halt visitation for an extended period of time.
Many health care facilities stopped allowing visitors in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Some of the bans lasted for months.
The so-called “No Patient Left Alone Act” requires those facilities to allow at least six hours a day of in-person visitation for what is called a “compassionate care” visit to meet the physical and mental needs of the patient. At least two visitors would be allowed in the room at a time.
Health care facilities are allowed to prohibit visitation entirely for up to 45 days in a 12-month period. However, a single suspension of visits cannot last for more than a week.
Support for sexual assault survivors
There are new protections in place for people who experience sexual assault.
The Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights says anyone over the age of 14 who reports an assault to law enforcement or medical professionals must be allowed to take a shower, talk to someone from a rape crisis center and be given a sexual assault examination. A person’s past sexual history may no longer be brought up at trial.
"There is nothing that can justify someone sexually assaulting you, so why have that even as part of the questioning?" said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, on KCUR’s podcast in April. "That is only to harm the victim, the survivor. There is no other reason."
The law adds email addresses and birthdates of sexual assault survivors to information that must be redacted from public records.
Eminent domain
Anger over a planned transmission line for wind power prompted lawmakers to put new limits on the use of eminent domain for agricultural land.
A private company that uses eminent domain to take land to build a transmission line must pay the landowners at least 150% of fair market value. Any power line constructed in Missouri will have to provide electricity to a certain number of residents in the state, based on how long the line is. And if a project does not receive financial commitments within seven years of using eminent domain, the land is returned to the owner.
Though the measure is in response to the Grain Belt Express, it applies only to projects that submit applications to the state after Sunday,
Kansas City-specific
Kansas City found itself singled out by a couple of pieces of legislation this year that take effect on Sunday.
One measure exempts tickets to the 2026 World Cup from sales tax. But another that met more opposition attempts to set a higher minimum funding level for the Kansas City Police Department, which is overseen by a state-appointed board.
That change requires approval by voters statewide to take effect. It is on the ballot in November.
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WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — The Warwick Police Department has announced the passing of retired K-9 Fox.
Officer Paul Wells and K-9 Fox became partners in March 2012 and worked together until their retirement in February 2019, according to their post on Facebook.
K-9 Fox was able to help many local, state and federal agencies. He became famous when he appeared on LivePD.
“Our sympathy goes out to Paul, his wife Amy, and their children. Fox will be missed by everyone here at the police department as well as the community,” the department’s post read. “RIP Fox.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/west-bay/warwick-police-mourn-loss-of-k-9-fox/ | 2022-08-29T16:15:40Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/west-bay/warwick-police-mourn-loss-of-k-9-fox/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Biden admin strikes $11 million deal to fund monkeypox vaccine production
The Biden administration struck an $11 million deal on Monday to support the packaging of the monkeypox Jynneos vaccine at a domestic facility.
Why it matters: The move is another step the administration is taking to bolster the supplies of the vaccine amid limited availability.
The big picture: The Jynneos vaccine is produced by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, which signed a deal earlier this month with Michigan-based company Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) "to establish the first fill and finish line" for vials of the vaccine in the U.S.
- The Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) will provide $11 million to help GRAM buy additional equipment, as well as recruit and train new personnel, to help accelerate the packaging of the vaccine vials, per an HHS press release.
What they're saying: "We continue to build on our efforts to secure and make safe and effective vaccines readily available," HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in the press release.
- "This new agreement solidifies a domestic manufacturing capability that will bring us more vaccine sooner to end this outbreak," he added.
- "BARDA’s support helps ensure success in doubling the capacity available to fill and finish this vaccine, improves preparedness for smallpox bioterrorism, and strengthens the security of the US supply chain,” Dawn O'Connell, assistant secretary at HHS for preparedness and response, added in the press release.
State of play: The Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency earlier this month.
- The administration has made efforts to speed up the distribution of monkeypox vaccines by making more vaccines available. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/biden-administration-monkeypox-vaccine-funding | 2022-08-29T16:15:40Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/biden-administration-monkeypox-vaccine-funding | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Brian Kemp must testify in Georgia's Trump probe after November election
A judge has ruled that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify in the Fulton County probe into the 2020 election — but has agreed to Kemp's request to delay the testimony until after his November re-election bid.
Driving the news: In a Monday order, Judge Robert McBurney said delaying Kemp's testimony was the "sound and prudent course" so that the investigation "not be used by the District Attorney, the Governor's opponent, or the Governor himself to influence the outcome of that election."
Catch up quick: Kemp's attorneys had accused the district attorney's office of political motivations and sought to quash Kemp's subpoena before a special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
- "Unfortunately, what began as an investigation into election interference has itself devolved into its own mechanism of election interference," they wrote.
The other side: In an email released in the filing, District Attorney Fani Willis fired back: "This is NOT a politically motivated investigation."
The big picture: The back and forth between Kemp and the district attorney's office is the latest example of how the wide-reaching investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results has grown politicized.
- A judge already barred District Attorney Fani Willis from directly investigating one of the named targets because she had fundraised for his political opponent.
What he's saying: McBurney said that "both sides share responsibility for the torture and the tortuousness" of the weeks of negotiations that broke down over how Kemp would offer testimony.
Flashback: Kemp famously resisted former President Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Others who have been subpoenaed to appear before the special grand jury are also fighting to avoid giving testimony, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) who is in federal appeals court over the summons. Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows recently received a subpoena. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/brian-kemp-trump-georgia-probe-testimony | 2022-08-29T16:15:46Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/brian-kemp-trump-georgia-probe-testimony | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dealmakers wince at Jay Powell's "economic pain"
Fed chair Jay Powell on Friday warned of coming economic pain, causing dealmakers to wince.
The big picture: Conventional wisdom is that sellers retreat in rising rate environments, as valuations contract. Particularly after such a long bull market in which growth trumped fundamentals.
- Lenders also are on their heels, having already been swamped with committed financing before Powell shoved them underwater.
- And we've clearly seen a slowdown, with U.S. M&A volume down 39% year-to-date and U.S. private equity volume off 25% (per Refinitiv).
- "I think private equity activity of 2018-2021 was the weird period, not the moment we're in now," one top PE exec tells Axios. "This is a more healthy environment, where money has real cost."
Plot holes: Private equity investors who spoke with Axios tend to agree with the conventional wisdom. Several, however, provided a lengthy list of caveats.
- Some was "we've seen this movie before" stuff. For example, how private markets tend to lag public markets or how some sellers will proceed with auctions due to fears of future prices being even lower than current ones.
- But most was about how 2022 is a new narrative, because of how deal markets have evolved since the last time rates rose (or were even quasi-high).
The most significant change is that private capital markets have moved from the cottage to the compound, with dry powder now measured in trillions.
- "People want to do deals because so much money has been raised," one veteran investor explained. "No one's expecting a financial crisis, so people feel they can model around speed bumps. That may cut into IRRs five or 10 years from now, since multiple expansion has helped people do really well over the past few years, but it keeps the funds and fees flowing."
This goes beyond supply and demand. The nature of deals have changed, with the industry diversifying beyond vanilla LBOs in sectors like industrials and toward higher growth areas like tech and healthcare.
- The upshot is that some PE firms already are comfortable with minority stakes (including PIPEs) that may not need as much lender involvement, or buying from other sponsors via transactions in which debt can be rolled over. Or with simply over-equitizing deals and hoping to refinance later.
- Many firms also are dominated by investors who came of age after the financial crisis, let alone actual inflationary periods.
The bottom line: Deal activity is slowing, but still will move faster than history books would suggest. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/dealmakers-wince-at-jay-powells-economic-pain | 2022-08-29T16:15:52Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/dealmakers-wince-at-jay-powells-economic-pain | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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DOJ says only a "limited" number of Trump documents may be privileged
Only a "limited set" of the documents seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home may be protected by attorney-client privilege, the Department of Justice said in a court filing Monday.
Driving the news: The filing comes in response to a lawsuit filed by Trump last week seeking the appointment of a special master to review the materials seized and prevent the FBI from examining the seized documents until the special master is in place.
- A special master, usually a third party like a retired judge, would review the material and determine whether it is protected by attorney-client privilege or other legal doctrines.
- On Saturday federal judge in Florida signaled her willingness to grant the request for a special master and ordered the DOJ to file a public response to Trump's request as well as file, under seal, a more detailed list of the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago and the status of the review of the materials by Tuesday.
State of play: The court filing on Monday acknowledged the judge's order and noted that a more detailed public response, as well as a sealed supplemental filing on the requested list of materials and their status, is forthcoming.
- The DOJ revealed in the court filing that its own privilege review team “identified a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information” and “completed its review of those materials.”
- It is now following procedures set out in the search affidavit for the handling of privileged material, it added.
- The DOJ is also working with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to conduct a "classification review" of the materials seized in the search, while the ODNI also conducts its own assessment of the natural security risks of the top secret documents obtained. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/donald-trump-doj-docs-limited-privilege | 2022-08-29T16:15:59Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/donald-trump-doj-docs-limited-privilege | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Study: Greenland ice melt will raise sea levels by nearly a foot
The Greenland Ice Sheet is on course to lose hundreds of trillions metric tons of ice and contribute close to a foot in average global sea level rise through 2100, regardless of the magnitude of greenhouse gas emissions cuts during the period, glaciologists found in a new study published Monday.
Why it matters: The study indicates that human-caused global warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions has effectively locked in a certain amount of sea level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.
- Already with sea level rise seen so far, coastal flood events are far more common in cities like Miami and Charleston, and future storms are expected to have more damaging storm surges.
By the numbers: The researchers estimated that the ice sheet will lose about 3.3% of its total volume within this century, which corresponds to 110 trillion metric tons of ice and an average global sea level rise of at least 270 millimeters, or 10.6 inches.
- For comparison, that amount of ice loss could cover the entire U.S. with 37 feet of water, the study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, finds.
Our thought bubble, via Axios' Andrew Freedman: This study is significant since it relies on observations during two decades of studying Greenland, rather than just computer modeling.
- In addition, the findings illustrate how hard it is to press the brakes on ice melt even if emissions were to halt completely now.
What they're saying: Jason Box, the study's lead author and a professor at the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), said the study actually puts forward low estimates on the Greenland Ice Sheet's future, as the world will not instantly stop burning fossil fuels.
- "It is a very conservative rock-bottom minimum. Realistically, we will see this figure more than double within this century," Box said in a statement Monday.
- “In the foreseeable scenario that global warming will only continue, the contribution of the Greenland Ice Sheet to sea level rise will only continue increasing," he added.
- "When we take the extreme melt year 2012 and take it as a hypothetical average constant climate later this century, the committed mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet more than doubles to 78 cm," or over 30 inches by 2100.
Yes, but: The study also only estimated average sea level rise because of ice melt from the Greenland Ice Sheet and did not consider how melt from Antarctica or other glaciers around the world may also contribute.
Go deeper: Arctic is warming four times faster than rest of globe, new study says | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/greenland-ice-melt-sea-level-rise | 2022-08-29T16:16:05Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/29/greenland-ice-melt-sea-level-rise | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Carbon Counts raises $7M for its tree-planting quest
A forthcoming mobile game is aiming to connect in-game play to IRL tree-planting for the climate.
Why it matters: The game's creator, Carbon Counts, is the latest in a growing field of startups that features a climate component to its business in an otherwise non-climate-related business.
The details: Carbon Counts has raised more than $7 million since 2021, including a $4.5 million round it closed earlier this month.
How it works: Free-to-play games typically make money through in-app purchases and advertisements. Carbon Count's game, EverForest, is no different.
- As players complete puzzles and interact with in-game plants and animals, they'll receive a "token" each time they view a certain number of ads or make in-game purchases.
- Each token can then be redeemed for a tree. Carbon Counts aims to plant 100 million trees by 2025 in countries such as Kenya, Madagascar and Nepal.
Of note: "Carbon Counts is considering monetizing the trees it plants by selling carbon credits," co-founder Michael Libenson tells Axios.
Yes, but: Tree-planting efforts have come under increasing scrutiny.
- Poorly managed tree-planting programs can exacerbate existing environmental problems.
- Carbon credit programs meanwhile often overstate how much carbon a tree can absorb, especially before it's fully grown.
What's next: The game is in beta testing with "the first couple hundred" players, Libenson says. Carbon Counts is aiming for a soft launch in Q4 next year — followed by more games. | https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/08/29/carbon-counts-raises-7m-tree-planting-everforest | 2022-08-29T16:16:29Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2022/08/29/carbon-counts-raises-7m-tree-planting-everforest | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ex-Galaxy Digital and Genesis execs raising $500M crypto fund
A group of former Galaxy Digital and Genesis Trading execs are raising $500 million to launch a new crypto fund, according to an SEC filing.
Why it's the BFD: Despite this year’s bear market and crypto contagion, LPs still seem bullish on the future of blockchain and are willing to give some investors another chance to get it right.
Details: The filing for DBA Crypto Fund I LP lists Galaxy Digital’s Michael Jordan, Genesis Trading’s Joshua Lim and Roshun Patel, and quant trader Shane Barratt as general partners in the firm.
The intrigue: The fund represents a new act for some of the traders caught up in the collapse of the Terra ecosystem and subsequent liquidation of Three Arrows Capital.
- In particular, Genesis swapped $1 billion worth of bitcoin for stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) in the weeks before it collapsed.
- The crypto brokerage later filed a $1.2 billion claim against Three Arrows Capital (3AC) after lending it $2.4 billion.
- Galaxy Digital also was listed as a creditor to 3AC, and — while it didn’t have as much exposure to the now-defunct crypto hedge fund as some others — the firm posted a loss of $554.7 million in its most recent quarterly earnings report.
DBA Crypto general partners declined to comment on the filing. | https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2022/08/29/galaxy-digital-genesis-500m-fund | 2022-08-29T16:16:42Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2022/08/29/galaxy-digital-genesis-500m-fund | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Disney Star acquires ICC cricket rights in India through 2027
Disney Star has acquired the TV and digital rights in India to International Cricket Council's games through 2027.
Why it matters: This deal for men's and women's games provides more incentive for cricket fans in India to subscribe to Disney's service, which is especially crucial after it lost out on the streaming rights for the Indian Premier League auction.
Details: The ICC said the deal was a single round, sealed bid process and did not reveal other suitors. The price was not disclosed, but ICC said it "yielded a significant uplift" to the prior deal.
- Star also previously owned the global rights with an eight-year deal from 2015 to 2023 for about $2 billion.
- "This was an incredibly competitive process, which isn't surprising given the huge audiences that cricket consistently attracts with more than a billion fans that passionately follow the game globally," ICC chair Greg Barclay said.
Of note: Disney Star secured a seven-year media rights deal with Cricket Australia last month. | https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/08/29/disney-star-cricket-india | 2022-08-29T16:16:48Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/08/29/disney-star-cricket-india | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) received nearly $6.8 million from the federal government to help those living in underserved areas have easier access to unemployment benefits.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) says the grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will allow the UIA to pursue its goal of bolstering customer service, improving its computer system and minimize its backlog of cases.
“This grant will shatter barriers that many Michiganders encounter when they apply for unemployment insurance benefits after losing their jobs,” says UIA Director Julia Dale. “It is important that we serve all residents across our diverse state by easing the benefits application process and confronting and resolving every community’s unique challenges.”
We’re told the grant will also help the UIA determine and rectify equity gaps, translate messages to expand benefits access to non-English speakers, and establish partnerships with various organizations that support unemployed workers in the state. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/uia-awarded-6-8m-federal-grant-to-improve-outreach-to-underserved-areas | 2022-08-29T16:19:32Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/uia-awarded-6-8m-federal-grant-to-improve-outreach-to-underserved-areas | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MADISON, Wisc. — A Wisconsin airport is celebrating the return of its pet therapy dogs.
CBS affiliate WISC-TV reported that the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison had to put its program on pause during the pandemic.
But on Friday, which was also National Dog Day, the airport announced the program's return.
"We're so excited to welcome the therapy dogs back to MSN Airport on National Dog Day! Travelers at our airport take great comfort in the interactions they have with the dogs before flying, and we're proud to continue offering this amenity," the airport said on its Facebook page.
The news outlet reported that pet therapy dogs are trained, credentialed, and qualified to provide stress relief.
"There's some stress inherent to traveling; long lines, sometimes delays," said the airport's communications director Michael Riechers. "We tell our volunteers, 'If the weather's bad, come into the airport,' because there might be some flight delays or something due to weather. It's a good time to, again, get a smile on your face with the dogs."
The news outlet reported that dogs also play an important role in airport security.
The airport said a K9 from the Dane County Sheriff's Office works at the airport full-time.
The airport added that each dog has its own trading card that is available on its website. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/therapy-dogs-return-to-wisconsin-airport | 2022-08-29T16:19:44Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/therapy-dogs-return-to-wisconsin-airport | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood paid a surprise to Kent to see his wife as she completed an amazing challenge - to swim across the channel. Ronnie, 75, made sure he was there to greet Sally, 44, when she arrived after her epic effort with friend Anne.
She took part in a relay swim across the channel to raise money for Aspire, charity supporting people with spinal cord injuries. Ronnie dashed to greet her in Dover.
He said in a post on Instagram: "I’m so proud of @sallywood1 ’s relay swim across the Channel ~ England to France. Huge congratulations to everyone who took part in the swim for @aspirecharity WOW!
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"I left London after midnight to surprise her in Dover when the team got back from France. Tap the link in her bio to sponsor Sally and her team, who swam in support of Aspire, a charity which supports people with Spinal Cord Injury to help them live full, independent lives. Well done Sally! I am so proud of you xx"
On a video he added: "I went down there - how the hell did you get in that water? It's not warm I tell you."
And his wife was please to see him there. She said on Instagram: "Love that @ronniewood came to Dover in the middle of the night to surprise us from the boat! Thank you to Simon & Kev too xx #Dover #chilly"
The tremendous achievement was lauded by other Instagram users. Artist Tracey Emin said: "That’s amazing." sweetpea_5858 added: "An Amazing Accomplishment and Huge Effort."
So far the swim has raise £23,000 for charity - donate on their justgiving page here. In a statement on the fundraising page they said: "Well we are two friends that jumped in the Thames under a year ago to swim a mile having not swum for a very very long time, had multiple children and a passion for sunnier climates and crystal clear waters, that decided we could make a difference and achieve something that is well outside our comfort zones and will enable us to raise as much money as possible for a very worthwhile charity "Aspire".
"The journey so far is full of early starts, FREEZING cold water, Sewage and some incredible people that we are meeting along the way. Comedy is the theme that is keeping us going, and lets face it you have to laugh when your friend has just thrown up on you whilst you swim or you would be sick with them or cry!"
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Confidential papers reveal 'no affordable housing to be built' at Tunbridge Wells ABC cinema site | https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/rolling-stones-legend-ronnie-wood-7522311 | 2022-08-29T16:22:26Z | kentlive.news | control | https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/rolling-stones-legend-ronnie-wood-7522311 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Tunbridge Wells has become the target of some harsh ribbing for its Royal prefix in a tongue-in-cheek TikTok review. The fast-paced tour sees user philc84 tearing apart aspects of Tunbridge Wells in his clip "A Guide to (Royal) Tunbridge Wells." on the popular video sharing app.
Viewers can get a feel for the sarcastic or perhaps satirical direction the clip is heading, as it begins with the strains of elegant classical music and and within seconds is showing The Pantiles, Calverley Grounds and tree-lined Mount Pleasant. But then Phil Carr's voiceover appears to state the opposite: "As it is in the most hated county of Kent, of course, it's riddled with deprivation and neglect and occupied by outlaws and pickpockets."
As more video of people eating and drinking al fresco on The Pantiles is shown along with Union House and its water feature and the foodie lovers' market stalls, Phil says: "Somehow these absolute chancers have got 'Royal' in the name, Royal Tunbridge Wells to give themselves delusions of grandeur.
Read more: Which? review of Tunbridge Wells is picked apart
"Well, I haven't fallen for it and neither should you. Everywhere you look in this lawless wasteland, there is evidence that crime is the foundation on which the whole town is built," he says.
As if to emphasise the opposite is true, Phil shows signs dotted across the town, giving warnings for things such as 'traffic enforcement cameras', dog fouling and littering, public spaces protection order, keep your dog on a lead, warning: anti-climb paint, and 'mind your step.
Clips are shown of Fiveways, with Bill's restaurant in the background and the town's planters overflowing with colourful flowers, Chapel Place.
Phil warns viewers, if they are "unlucky enough to get on the wrong train and find themselves in Tunbridge Wells", the first "red flag" they will see as they come out of the railway station is a "huge branch of The Range", saying it was a sign of a "bad town". He also says as he walks, he is "surprised to be still in possession of my iphone and my physical health" - which he took as meaning "while every single person who lives here is a Kentish criminal, they must be white collar criminals who are not interested in petty crimes and the short-term gains from it".
He jokes about Iceland in Calverley Road being opposite "an Aga dealer. Have you ever seen a bigger mismatch?" Wetherspoon's Opera House with its huge colourful hanging baskets of flowers and its elegant balcony above features in the video before it moves to Calverley Grounds.
Coming to the end of his whistle-stop, fast-talking trip around Tunbridge Wells, he says: "Today I start my campaign to remove the Royal from Tunbridge Wells. This place just simply doesn't deserve it. Putting Royal before a town's name is just wasted on this place. It would be put to much better put to use somewhere else to draw in the wannabe upper middle classes and the money they bring."
Against more shots of Chapel Place, the High Street where a Pete Docherty lookalike from the back, with a pork pie hat, a long-sleeved shirt and a waistcoat walks past, he says: "Its damaging to the Royal brand." Phil says of the three most damaging things to happen to the Royal brand, in first place is Tunbridge Wells, "this absolute cesspit".
As a car which looks as expensive as a house, with its rooftop down glides past, Phil asks if the town has any redeeming features. And concludes it is the Five Guys restaurant which is opening soon.
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Kent is known for its beautiful countryside and greenery. And you can do much much more in our beautiful county than gaze at the scenery - you can also enjoy it and head on down to some of our choice walking routes too.
We may be nearing the end of meteorological summer but these destinations will be perfect to head to even as the evenings draw in. Here is a look through some of the most eye-catching country strolls through Kent that you could take whatever the weather.
Lullingstone Country Park
This beautiful route takes place along the Darent Valley Path, starting at the Lullingstone Country Park Visitor Centre. This walk is perfect if you’re looking for eye-catching views of the Kent countryside, which includes lavender fields, hop gardens, and some historic buildings. See AllTrails for more information.
North Downs, Ashford
In the North Downs, and along Wye village, walkers can follow a stretch of North Downs Way, which passes the famous hillside chalk crown figure. It then drops down into Wye, which has previously been featured in the BBC TV show, The Perfect Village. Meanwhile, it was voted as the third best place to live in the UK in a 2013 newspaper review.
Pluckley, Ashford
The village of Pluckley is surrounded by various fields and orchards to appreciate. But most of all, it is has been labelled as the haunted village in England according to the Guinness Book of Records. So if you’re feeling particularly brave, be sure to check out the village. If that wasn’t enough, Pluckley was the location of the popular Darling Buds of May TV series of the early 1990s.
Elham Valley Way, Canterbury
Starting in Canterbury and bringing walkers down to Hythe, this route takes visitors through the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Beauty. The historic woods date from before the 17th century with bluebell flowers and wild garlic making this trail stand out.
Harrietsham, Maidstone
Close to part of the North Downs Way too, you will see a beautiful range of flowers on the trail, and you can also rest Ringlestone Inn which was built in 1533 and retains many original features.
Horton Kirby, Dartford
By walking along the aesthetic River Darent, you can follow the banks of the river through fields and copses, where you will come across a whole host of wildlife, including various bird species and even ponies.
Hadlow River, Tonbridge
A walk from Hadlow towards the River Medway will see you stroll through fields and past landmarks of British military history. The route goes through the countryside, past lovely views of the rolling Medway Valley and Hadlow Tower.
Eynsford
Along the Darent Valley Path, you can capture some picturesque views across the valley, so take your camera! You may even cee Lullingstone Castle nearby, or the Lullingstone Roman Villa, so this is a route packed with historical sites.
Leybourne Lakes Easy Access Trail, Aylesford
With almost two miles of pathways around the wonderful Leybourne Lakes, this is an easy access walk which features some ravishing greenery and nature. Some key places on the trail include the Water Activity Centre, snake sculptures and even the marker buoys – which all relate to a sunken object for scuba divers to explore.
King’s Wood, Ashford
This woodland has to be one of the most stunning in Kent, with lavender flowers glittering the floor as you walk through. The King’s Wood really does live up to its name.
Crab and Winkle Way, Whitstable
The name comes from the six mile railway line which runs between the towns of Canterbury and Whitstable. Through Blean Woods, you’ll find both walking and cycling trails. The area marks one of the largest areas of ancient broadleaved woodland in southern Britain, where visitors have the opportunity to glimpse a sight of the rare heath fritillary butterfly. There are some hills on this trail, but the highest point of the trail provides you with the chance to see the gorgeous views over Whitstable.
South Foreland Lighthouse, Dover
Running along the high chalk cliffs at the edge of the North Downs which form part of the famous White Cliffs of Dover, the lighthouse isn’t the only attraction of this area. Beginning at the entrance to the White Cliffs Visitor Centre, there is a marked route that follows around Langdon Hole and Fan Point towards South Foreland Lighthouse.
It was built in 1843 to mark dangerous offshore banks and was used by Marconi for the first successful trials in radio navigation. The lighthouse is open to the public between April and October, so don’t miss the opportunity while it’s still here! Visit AllTrails for more information.
The Great Stour Way, Canterbury
This is a three mile path running between Canterbury and Chartham, alongside the Great Stour river. The path is part of the National Cycle Network, route 18, and it leads down to the Stour Valley and Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Beauty.
Rochester Walk, Rochester
Far from your average stroll in the park, this walk is filled with historic landmarks, beautiful architecture and glittering views across the town which inspired Charles Dickens. Views from Rochester Bridge, remains of the Norman castle, and the Rochester Cathedral are just a few of the inevitably remarkable highlights of this trip through Rochester.
Goodnestone, Canterbury
Well-known for its gardens at Goodnestone Park, this area holds some major landmarks too. Chillenden Mill is part of this route, which was almost destroyed by strong winds in 2003, but has since been rebuilt to be even better than before.
Knole Park, Sevenoaks
Renowned for its wildlife, the park in Sevenoaks is the host to deer, parakeets, as well as views of the North Downs.
Samphire Hoe Country Park Walk, Deal
Visit the walk around this country park for scenery unmatched throughout most of England, with white cliffs towering above you as go on the trail. Fishermen are often scattered along the sea wall, and you can refresh yourself at the local cafes along the walk.
White Horse Wood Trail, Thurnham
If you’re looking for only a short walk, this is an easy access trail of just 0.7 miles across White Horse Wood Country Park in Thurnham. From the top of the North Downs there are lucrative views of the surrounding countryside, and beneath the grass is a late Bronze Age enclosure thought to be 3,000 years old. You will also be able to see the medieval ruins of Thurnham Castle atop the North Downs.
Medway Valley Walk, Medway
On the longer side, this route along the banks of River Medway is 28 miles, but offers a diversity of landscapes from the market towns of Tonbridge and Rochester through fascinating villages and orchards. Tonbridge Castle and Teston Bridge are just two of the points of interest on this walk.
Teston River Walk, Maidstone
A three mile walk located along the banks of the River Medway and through a mixture of woodland and grassland. You could plan for a further walk to West Farleigh if you’re looking for something further.
Shipbourne Circular Walk, Tonbridge
This route is home to some extraordinary open fields and giant groups of trees; spans about eight kilometres in length. You will also encounter the village Plaxtol along the Greensand Way, which is known for its traditional buildings and houses.
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A Safaricom-led consortium has officially begun commercial operations in Ethiopia with a large-scale customer pilot of its network in eastern Ethiopia.
The rollout of the network in the city of Dire Dawa sets the stage for the deployment of services across the Horn of Africa country.
In a statement yesterday, Safaricom Ethiopia said the pilot was part of a phased city-by-city regional network rollout that will see the telco reach 25 cities by April 2023.
The market took the news with excitement, with the Safaricom share price at the Nairobi Securities Exchange gaining by 0.89 per cent to close at Sh28.30.
The pilot in Dire Dawa, the statement noted, will be on 2G, 3G and 4G and customers will able to purchase SIM cards and choose their preferred numbers of Safaricom Ethiopia’s 07 prefix.
“This is an important milestone we begin opening the network to customers in order to test the end-to-end readiness of technical and commercial operations ahead of full network launch,” said Safaricom Ethiopia Chief Executive Anwar Soussa.
“We will continue to share updates, as we extend the network and customer pilot across other regions, towards our national launch in October 2022.”
Safaricom was to start commercial operations in April, but this has since been pushed back to August.
The Safaricom Ethiopia SIM cards will available in the branded shops or 'souks' and will come with welcome offer of data, voice and SMS for customers to test and experience the network for one month.
“In addition to the welcome package, customers will also be able to actively purchase airtime vouchers from branded shops or souks to recharge their airtime balance to continue using services on the network.”
In the meantime, Safaricom has been recruiting 500 staff, of which 320 are Ethiopians, in preparation for the switch-on process.
The company evacuated its employees from the Horn of Africa country in November last year because of civil war but resumed work in early January.
In April, Safaricom reached an agreement with Ethio Telecom, the only telco currently operating in the market of over 115 million people, to share cell sites, interconnection and tower assets.
Since the granting of the licence in July 2021, the company has invested in its network and building infrastructure, including its own mobile radio towers, national transmission network and wholesale agreements for international connectivity.
The consortium—which also includes Vodacom and Vodafone—was in May last year granted a telecommunication licence in Ethiopia following a Sh95.3 billion ($850 million) bid.
The Global Partnership for Ethiopia consortium also brings together Sumitomo Corporation and CDC Group. The companies are from Kenya, South Africa, Japan and the United Kingdom.
Mr Soussa, appointed the managing director to lead the setting up of the operations, is to report to the board of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia and Safaricom Chief Executive Peter Ndegwa.
The Ethiopia market had largely been closed to external investors but started relaxing the stance in 2019 through an economic reform agenda, with the support of the International Finance Corporation.
The government has embarked on liberalising the economy with reforms such as granting licences to foreign mobile network operators and sale of a stake in Ethio Telecom seen as the initial steps.
Safaricom is also keen to make incursion into the mobile money market in Ethiopia, which is yet to be opened up to foreign investors.
Safaricom is the most profitable company in the region and with its entry into Ethiopia, it hopes to extend its operations to other countries. | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001454395/safaricom-consortium-starts-operations-in-ethiopia | 2022-08-29T16:29:27Z | afar.com | control | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001454395/safaricom-consortium-starts-operations-in-ethiopia | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This real-life Rapunzel has a hair-raising hobby that’s quickly becoming a mane attraction.
Rojeana Macapagal, 29, says she’s raking in thousands of dollars on OnlyFans — simply by showing off her knee-length locks.
The Arizona-based project assistant started her lucrative side hustle several months ago and has been blown away by the money men pay to see her playing with her tresses.
“My requests are mostly for videos of me playing with my hair, trimming my hair, putting my hair in a bun, or having my hair tied up … Some people ask if I can do a shoot in a wind tunnel,” Macapagal revealed in an interview with Media Drum World.
Dirty subscribers even pay to watch Macapagal get clean — forking out cash for videos of the Tucson local lathering up her mane with shampoo and conditioner.
“I don’t do nudes on my OnlyFans,” she clarified. “It’s just all hair videos!”
Macapagal — whose hair is 36 inches long — says her OnlyFans income fluctuates, depending on how much hair-related content she decides to record and release.
“I charge between $20-60 for videos between 3 and 15 minutes, and I don’t do it full-time,” she stated.
However, the brunette estimates that she brings in around $500 per month from the hair hobby, which serves as spending money on top of her baseline income.
Macapagal was born in the Philipines, where she always kept her locks at waist-length.
However, after immigrating to Arizona in 2011, she decided to keep growing her hair, stating: “I’d never thought of letting my hair grow past my butt. Then when I moved to the US, I just decided to grow it longer.”
The project assistant says it’s not just OnlyFans followers who fawn over long locks, claiming she’s constantly complimented in real life too.
“I feel like the long hair adds up to physical beauty, because I always get compliments every time I go out,” she boasted. “I think most men like long haired women too.”
But it’s not always easy maintaining mounds of hair, with Macapagal admitting that strands fall out all around the house and that she often suffers from “bad hair days.”
“The hardest thing about my hair is cleaning up after it. My hair is everywhere-bedroom, bathroom, living room, you name it,” she stated.
“My vacuum cleaner is full of hair and it always gets stuck all together making it hard to take off all the hair inside,” the brunette added.
Still, Macapagal isn’t tempted to chop off her locks — and her lucrative new OnlyFans account is only further cause to keep her hair long and flowing.
“The longer the hair, the harder it is to manage — but when my hair looks good, I feel good,” she declared.
And while Macapagal’s mane might be mighty impressive, she’s not a record holder in the hair-length history books.
Last year, Indian teen Nilanshi Patel set a Guinness World Record with hair stretching to her feet.
The 18-year-old subsequently had her locks lobbed off after years of avoiding the hairdresser. The youngster hit headlines when she showed off her chic new bob to members of the Indian press. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/my-long-hair-makes-thousands-on-onlyfans-no-nudes-required/ | 2022-08-29T16:29:58Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/my-long-hair-makes-thousands-on-onlyfans-no-nudes-required/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Even Rory McIlroy was surprised when he beat the world No. 1 player, Scottie Scheffler, in the FedEx Cup on Sunday – and he made that known to Scheffler’s parents after all was said and done.
“I’m sorry,” McIlroy was seen saying to Scott Scheffler, Scottie’s father, after the victory at East Lake Golf Club — adding that his son “deserved” to win the tournament. He then hugged Diane, Scottie’s mom, and his wife, Meredith.
McIlroy rallied from a huge deficit in the final round against Scheffler and finished with a 4-under 66 to become the first three-time winner of the FedEx Cup. Scheffler struggled on the final day, finishing with a 3-over 73 and squandering the six-stroke lead that he held heading into Sunday.
After leaving the 18th green, McIlroy was greeted by Scheffler’s parents with congratulatory messages.
“He’s had an unbelievable year,” McIlroy said, referencing Scheffler’s three other PGA Tour wins in 2022, to go with his Masters win at Augusta National.
“So did you. Good playing,” Scheffler’s father, Scott replied.
“Congrats,” Diane said. “Good job. Great job.”
McIlroy — who’s become a vocal defender of the PGA Tour amid the rise of rival LIV Golf — won the last event of the tour following a third-place finish at The British Open in July.
The Northern Irish pro collected 18 million for winning the Fedex Cup, putting his total earnings in 2022 at 29 million. Scheffler ended in a tie for second place with Sungjae Im, with both earning $5.75 million.
“What a week, what a day,” McIlroy told Sky Sports after his comeback win at the Fedex Cup. “St Andrews was really hard for me. It was a tough one to get over.
“This softens the blow a little bit. It doesn’t make it that much easier to get over, but it’s great to end the season on a high note like this.”
McIlroy held a lead going into the final day of the Open Championship at St. Andrews in July, but ended up losing to Cameron Smith. He joked that he and Scheffler are now even after the latter’s triumph at Augusta National earlier this year.
“I feel sort of bad that I pipped him to the post, but he’s a hell of a competitor. He’s an even better guy,” said McIlroy, who finished second at Augusta. “It was an honor and a privilege to battle with him and I’m sure we’ll have many more. I told him we’re one-all in Georgia today: He got the Masters and I got this!”
McIlroy also expressed his commitment to the PGA Tour amid continued rumors of defections by top players to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.
“I believe in the game of golf, I believe in this Tour in particular, I believe in the players on this Tour,” McIlroy said. “It’s the greatest place in the world to play golf, bar none, and I’ve played all over the world.
“This is an incredibly proud moment for me, but it should also be an incredibly proud moment for the PGA Tour. They have had some hard times this year but we are getting through it and that was a spectacle out there today.
“Two of the best players in the world going head-to-head for the biggest prize on the PGA Tour and I hope everyone at home enjoyed that.” | https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/rory-mcilroy-apologizes-to-scottie-schefflers-parents-after-fedex-cup-win/ | 2022-08-29T16:30:28Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/rory-mcilroy-apologizes-to-scottie-schefflers-parents-after-fedex-cup-win/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
John Boyega on his new film 'Breaking,' and his chance run-in with Harrison Ford
CHICAGO - Imagine falling asleep on a long flight...and being woken up by Harrison Ford.
That’s exactly what happened to actor John Boyega recently!
Boyega recently spoke with FOX 32 entertainment reporter Jake Hamilton about starring in the powerful new true story "Breaking," and spoke after life and career choices after wrapping up the most recent "Star Wars" trilogy – and the actor mentioned running into his "The Force Awakens" co-star recently on a flight.
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"We saw each other on a plane," Boyega said, "I was going to Japan or something, he was spontaneously on my flight – and he woke me up, mid-flight, when everyone’s sleeping."
The actor added "And he goes ‘Are you still enjoying it, kid?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I am.' It’s just about choices and versatility moving forward."
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Dual Focus for the End User by Jim Geimer\nSiematic Homepage for Purchasing the Siemaster ® Design Assistant. This app is optimized ... for Retention Management, Retouch 5 is available via purchase or online subscription model at www\nVirtical Project-Space for Panel Fab. Above we see a section outlook to an extensive industrial panel building by BA System Technology and Industriebauer as. One part of 12 A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card sold for $12.6 million at auction on Sunday, marking the most expensive sports card ever sold.
The card, which was recently graded in mint condition, sold for $6 million more than a Honus Wagner card last year. It is also considered the most expensive sports collectible ever sold, beating out a jersey worn by Diego Maradona that sold for $9.3 million.
"An eight-figure auction result in the sports market was the stuff of fantasy just a decade ago," says Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at Heritage. "We always knew this card would shatter records and expectations. But that doesn't make it any less of a thrill to be part of an auction during which a single item breaks the eight-figure threshold for the first time.”
The card was owned by Anthony Giordano who purchased it for $50,000 in 1991. The card was previously purchased in the 80s by Alan Rosen as he found the card among thousands of 1952 Topps cards he bought.
While there are other Mantle rookie cards out there, this one remains in a nearly pristine condition almost seven decades later.
"It bears the finest qualities any 1952 Topps can possess: perfect centering, registration and four sharp corners," Ivy said. "That this Mantle rookie card remained in this condition for 70 years is a true miracle." | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/baseball-card-sets-record-sold-at-auction-for-over-12-million | 2022-08-29T16:38:35Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/baseball-card-sets-record-sold-at-auction-for-over-12-million | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ask WAVE: Why don’t bicyclists have to be licensed to ride in traffic?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Riding a bike can be a great way to get around: less expensive than paying to gas up the car, good exercise, and better for the environment.
However, because bicyclists navigate the same streets that drivers do, Pat submitted the following to Ask WAVE:
“I wonder why bicyclists do not have to learn the safety rules and have a license to be in traffic.”
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet told WAVE that it’s mainly because bikes aren’t as heavy or as fast as motorized vehicles. Even e-bikes don’t count for licensing; per Kentucky law, their motors are too small to require a license. More information from KYTC on safe cycling can be found here.
The League of American Bicyclists, a non-governmental advocacy group, says there are many reasons licensing is bad for bikes. Firstly, it discourages cycling when most places want to encourage it. Secondly, licensing bikes has a history of being a pretext for discrimination. Thirdly, bicycles can’t cause as much damage as large-motor vehicles. Finally, licensing programs are expensive and aren’t shown to be very beneficial.
Remember, however, that just because you don’t need a license to pedal Kentucky streets doesn’t mean there aren’t rules of the roads. Essentially the same traffic laws that govern large motorized vehicles also govern bicyclists.
To submit your own question to Ask WAVE, email kathleen.ninke@wave3.com. All topics welcome.
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New Zealand officials said they have identified the two children found earlier this month in suitcases purchased in an online auction.
The officials said that the families of the children have requested their names not be released.
Police said that the investigation into the children’s deaths continues. The remains of the children were discovered Aug. 11.
New Zealand police said that the children likely died years ago. Officials previously said the children were likely aged 5-12. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/officials-identify-children-found-in-suitcases-in-new-zealand | 2022-08-29T16:38:47Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/officials-identify-children-found-in-suitcases-in-new-zealand | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Starbucks brings back the Pumpkin Spice Latte but at a higher price
Published: Aug. 29, 2022 at 11:24 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - Your favorite fall beverage returns to Starbucks this week, but even coffee is not immune to inflation.
The Pumpkin Spice Latte will be available Tuesday, but be ready to pay a little more for it.
Depending on the location, the grande-sized hot PSL will cost customers between $5.45 and $5.95, about a 4% increase compared to last year.
Starbucks and other chains have increased menu prices gradually over the past year due to inflation.
The Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Apple Crisp Macchiato and Apple Crisp Oatmilk Macchiato are also returning for fall.
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When an audit of a HAPO Credit Union mobile ATM showed it had $76,000, officials knew something was wrong. The machine is only designed to hold $40,000.
What officials found was that the machine had been tampered with allowing an employee to steal more than $75,000 in cash, according to charges filed recently in Benton County Superior Court.
Meaghan Brooks, 40, of Richland, is charged with first-degree theft with a major economic offense. Brooks worked for the credit union as a mobile branch financial service specialist for about three years. She was responsible for taking the mobile ATM to events, and refilling it with cash.
According to a Tri-Cities Journal of Business profile, Brooks helped found the program which was designed to be a hybrid of community relations and banking. It allowed the credit union to be involved in community events, according to the profile. While she was part of the program, officials say she made seven questionable transfers over the course of seven months. The amounts ranged between $6,000 and $20,000.
She allegedly told officials that she had recently suffered “insurmountable financial problems” and had planned to repay the money. Brooks said she believed she only took $28,000.
INTERNAL AUDIT
Richland police were called to the Williams Boulevard branch of the credit union in January 2022 after an internal audit showed the mobile ATM was supposed to be holding $76,000, according to court documents. Since it was more than the machine could physically hold, the vice president of branch management decided to look closer and discovered there weren’t any logged transactions since Oct. 23, 2021. When they investigated further, they learned the power cables had been disconnected. That made the machine look like it was working, but it couldn’t process any transactions.
Staff members reported that Brooks would allegedly reload the internal cash storage in the machine by herself, a violation of the credit union’s policy. That allegedly gave her access to the cash without triggering the machine’s record-keeping systems.
“The defendant’s supervisor would later note that the defendant had grown increasingly possessive of the ATM at issue and repeatedly avoided allowing him to complete routine cash balance checks, by having other staff members complete them instead,” according to charging documents.
The vice president identified seven dates between July and January when funds had been requested. Brooks was told about the internal investigation on Jan. 28. Three days later she turned in her resignation letter, which detailed her money problems and said she had “irrationally turned to a solution, that in hindsight, was a poor decision.”
When her direct supervisor talked to her about the resignation, she allegedly admitted to the theft, according to court documents.
“The defendant was visibly upset and emotional during their conversation and staff ultimately escorted the defendant to a nearby mental health center,” according to court records. It’s unclear why there was a delay in charges being filed or if she has repaid any of the money. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/northwest/richland-credit-union-employee-charged-with-stealing-75-000-in-cash-from-atm/article_0d71c3f4-27a8-11ed-a359-a30337bcd31f.html | 2022-08-29T16:39:26Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/northwest/richland-credit-union-employee-charged-with-stealing-75-000-in-cash-from-atm/article_0d71c3f4-27a8-11ed-a359-a30337bcd31f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(The Hill) – Marijuana use reached a record high in new polling, as for the first time more Americans said they smoke marijuana than reported smoking cigarettes in the last week.
Sixteen percent of Americans in a new Gallup poll reported smoking marijuana, up from 12 percent last year and more than double the all-time low of 7 percent.
Fewer Americans, at 11 percent, reported smoking cigarettes in the past week, down from 16 percent last year and a far fall from a peak at 45 percent in the 1950s.
It’s the highest percentage of reported marijuana use and the lowest percentage of past-week cigarette use since Gallup started asking those questions in 2013 and 1944, respectively.
Nearly half of U.S. adults now report having tried marijuana, up from 4 percent when Gallup first surveyed about its use in 1969.
Despite increasingly common use of the drug, Americans remain evenly split on whether marijuana is having a negative or positive effect on society.
Yet more than two-thirds of Americans, at 68 percent, think the drug should be legal, a record-high maintained from last year’s polling.
Six states could vote on ballot measures legalizing marijuana in the November midterm elections, and should they pass, will join 19 others in legalizing recreational marijuana.
Conducted July 5-26, the surveys on marijuana and tobacco use polled 1,013 U.S. adults and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level. | https://www.wspa.com/news/marijuana-use-hits-record-high-in-new-gallup-poll/ | 2022-08-29T16:59:12Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/marijuana-use-hits-record-high-in-new-gallup-poll/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PROVO, Utah (KTVX) – A Brigham Young University fan has been banned for repeatedly calling a Duke player a racial slur and threatening her during Friday night’s women’s volleyball game at Smith Fieldhouse.
BYU released a statement on Saturday saying, “To say we are extremely disheartened in the actions of a small number of fans in last night’s volleyball match…is not strong enough language. We will not tolerate behavior of this kind. Specifically, the use of a racial slur at any of our athletic events is absolutely unacceptable. We wholeheartedly apologize to Duke University and especially its student athletes.”
The statement went on to say that although the fan was sitting in the BYU student section, he was not a student.
Lesa Pamplin of Fort Worth, Texas, originally tweeted about the incident, saying her goddaughter, Rachel Richardson, the only black starter on the Duke team, was called the N-word every time she served, and was threatened by the fan, as well.
“She was threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus,” Pamplin tweeted. “A police officer had to be put by their bench. You allowed this racist behavior to continue without intervening. Apologizing to her parents after the fact is not enough. She will soon be sharing her story.”
BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe told USA TODAY Sports that he spoke with Richardson and Duke volleyball coach Jolene Nagel and the decision was made to move Saturday’s match against Rider to an alternate site in Provo.
Both said they were hurt and disappointed at the incident not being stopped and also expressed they had no issues with the BYU players.
Holmoe said the school is looking into the incident and says no further discipline is expected except for the fan that was banned and anyone else identified in making the slurs.
“My concern is for Rachel and her well-being, and the school has investigated up to this point,” Holmoe said. “The bottom line is that we are going to have to do more. We are going to have to be vigilant and continue to say that this is not to be tolerated in any way.”
Holmoe also addressed the crowd at Smith’s Fieldhouse before Saturday night’s match against Washington State.
Duke’s game Saturday against Rider was moved to Mountain View High School, and was played without any fans in attendance.
“First and foremost, our priority is the well-being of Duke student-athletes,” said Duke athletic director Nina King in a statement from the school. “They should always have the opportunity to compete in an inclusive, anti-racist environment which promotes equality and fair play. Following extremely unfortunate circumstances at Friday night’s match at BYU, we are compelled to shift today’s match against Rider to a different location to afford both teams the safest atmosphere for competition.
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As Arlington Democrats prepare for the final two-month road trip toward Election Day, the party is preparing to get gassed up.
The Arlington County Democratic Committee will hold its annual Labor Day Chili Cookoff on Monday, Sept. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Lyon Park Community Center.
The annual event sees teams representing elected officials, candidates and others vying for a host of culinary awards.
“Our judges will decide the top three chili submissions in this fun, friendly competition, and there also will be a democratically selected ‘People’s Choice’ award,” party officials said.
Keeping with the Labor Day theme, the event will feature Virginia Diamond, president of the Northern Virginia affiliate of the AFL-CIO.
The cost is $50, with a $5 discount for members of the party’s Roosevelt-Obama Society and a $10 discount for Young Democrats, seniors, veterans and union members. Admission also can be purchased as part of the Democratic Gold Card, which provides admission to a number of events leading up to the election.
For information, see the Website at www.arlingtondemocrats.org.
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The Arlington Community Foundation has created an “Age Friendly Grant Catalog,” featuring 12 grant ideas of organizations and programs serving older adults (55+) in Arlington, with grants up to $10,000 each.
The public is able to view and “shop” the grants, donating toward those that inspire them at https://www.arlcf.org/agefriendly/.
“It’s no secret that Arlington can be an expensive place to live, especially for those who survive on little income,” foundation officials said. “Within this group are the thousands of older residents who have no reliable income, rely on modest government income, or whose only financial asset is the house they’ve called home for years or even generations.”
Individuals and businesses can match donations or sponsor grants contained in the catalog. For information on available opportunities, contact Arlington Community Foundation director of communications Nick Knock at knock@arlcf.org.
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There seems to be a tug-of-war going on when it comes to the Virginia real-estate market, with positive data battling it out against figures that show reason for concern.
“The housing market continues to cool in Virginia – [but] despite the slowdown, prices continue to climb and homes continue to sell relatively quickly,” noted the Virginia Realtors trade group, which on Aug. 23 reported July’s sales figures.
A total of 11,346 properties went to closing across the commonwealth that month, down nearly 26 percent from 15,284 a year ago as prospective buyers pulled back over economic concerns. The decline represents “the sharpest drop in Virginia’s housing market in years,” Virginia Realtors officials said.
And yet, there were no signs that the overall housing market was truly taking a plunge akin to 2007-08:
• Sales prices remained strong, with the median sales price of $385,000 up 7 percent from $360,000 a year before – and still running above the year-to-date median sales price of $380,000.
• The average number of days it took for a home to go from listing to ratified sales contract was 20, unchanged from a year before and below the running average of 22 for the first seven months of 2022.
• The number of months of home supply was 1.7, up but only slightly from 1.6 percent a year before and, by most standards, still in a pro-seller to mixed environment. (It would take the housing supply to rise to three months’ worth of sales before it could accurately be described as pro-buyer.)
• The average sales price in July represented 101.2 percent of listing price, down from 102.4 percent in June but hardly suggesting a real-estate recession.
“In most price segments, homes are still selling for more than listing price, on average,” said Virginia Realtors president Denise Ramey, but she was quick to add that “we expect price growth will moderate even more [than it has] as the market activity continues to cool.”
For buyers who remember the olden days (way back in March and April!) when a for-sale sign brought buyers and their money in a feeding frenzy, the new situation may be disconcerting. But for buyers, “the expanding supply is good news,” said Virginia Realtors CEO Ryan Price.
“Buyers’ purchasing power has been impacted by elevated inflation and rising mortgages rates,” Price said, but finally they are getting something of a break.
“The slowdown in sales activity we’ve seen in many areas of the state is resulting in a buildup of available homes,” he said.
(But only to a degree: July’s inventory actually remained below that of a year ago. But with the sharply lower sales totals, it certainly seems like the market is awash in inventory.)
Among the eight geographic regions of Virginia as sliced up by Virginia Realtors, year-over-year sales prices rose by rates ranging from 2 percent in Southwest Virginia to 17.9 percent in Southside Virginia, while median sales prices were down by rates ranging from 9.9 percent in Southside Virginia to 32.1 percent in Northern Virginia.
For those in the real-estate industry – a cyclical business if there ever was one – the home-sales decline is impacting the bottom line.
The total market value of home sales in July across Virginia was approximately $5.3 billion, down from $6.8 billion a year before. Assuming a typical home-sales commission rate of 5.5 percent, that means $82.5 million less in commission revenue coursed through the veins of the Old Dominion’s homes market than in July 2021.
And real-estate professionals may have to get used to that for a while. The number of pending sales in July (9,243) was anemic compared to 14,676 a year before. That drop-off is likely to be reflected in the home-sales figures of August and September.
Add to that the prospect of yet another interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve, which is likely to trickle down to the home-mortgage market, and it could be a tricky autumn, indeed.
Figures represent most, but not all, homes on the market. All July 2022 figures are preliminary and are subject to revision.
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Of the 15 public high schools in Prince William County, the city of Manassas and Manassas Park, only four of them will field programs at all three levels for the fall sports season.
Battlefield, Patriot and Gainesville from the Cedar Run District and Colgan from the Cardinal District will have teams in each of the 14 sports offered at the varsity and sub-varsity levels. Each competes in Class 6, the state’s highest classification.
The 14 sports are varsity and junior varsity sideline cheerleading, competition cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, golf, varsity and junior varsity field hockey, varsity, junior varsity and freshman football and varsity, junior varsity and freshman volleyball.
Two schools, Osbourn and Unity Reed, will have only varsity football teams for the third straight season. Manassas Park cancelled its 2022 football season due to lack of numbers.
For the fall of 2021, only three of Prince William County’s 12 returning Class 6 high schools fielded football teams at all three levels (freshman, junior varsity and varsity): Battlefield, Woodbridge and Hylton.
Hylton head football coach Nate Murphy said he had enough players for a freshman team this season but decided to stick with varsity and junior varsity because so few schools will have freshman teams.
Of the 13 Class 6 schools, only Freedom-Woodbridge and Unity Reed will have no team at any level for a particular sport: field hockey for Freedom and girls cross country for Unity Reed.
Freedom is also without a golf team at the moment but is attempting to put one together if possible.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to develop a solution to create a better environment for children learning and adults working from home during the pandemic," said an inventor, from Kingston, Mass., "so I invented the CUBED. The portable design of the Home Cube would aid in focus and organization for users while also creating privacy and reducing noise disruptions."
The patent-pending invention provides a convenient work space for use while learning or working from home. In doing so, it offers an alternative to working at an open table or desk. As a result, it enhances privacy and organization. The invention features a portable design that is easy to set up and use so it is ideal for students and individuals working from home. Additionally, it can be easily stored when not in use and it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Boston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-BEC-154, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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The browser-based tool condenses an expensive, time-consuming process into a fast, scalable, and more economical solution for advanced markerless motion capture
SEOUL, Korea, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plask, a 3D animation startup backed by Korean internet giant Naver, Samsung C-Lab, and KT Corporation and member of the Born2Global Centre, has unveiled its namesake premium motion capture and animation SaaS tool that makes 3D animation more accessible than ever.
Carefully fine-tuned over six months of beta testing with animation production companies, entertainment studios, and game developers, Plask's newly launched MoCap Pro tier offers stable and accurate motion capture (mocap), and boasts added features such as multi-person mocap and foot locking for greater animation ability.
Compared to Plask's Freemium tier, MoCap Pro users will enjoy even faster extraction, which means shorter processing times, and can render up to 60 minutes (108,000 credits) of animation monthly. And from just US$50 per month, the Pro tier is also more than two times cheaper than similar SaaS competitors.
As with the Freemium tier, the MoCap Pro tool is user-friendly and easy to learn, allowing users to record, edit, and animate their projects through the browser-based tool's intuitive interface.
Smart integration of AI and camera-based mocap enables Plask's algorithms to rapidly and effectively capture 3D movement from a webcam or smartphone camera, then convert it into precise motion data that rigs a 3D model to move the same way. Plask can also convert most professional file formats into mocap animation by extracting keyframes.
Plask's cloud-based animation tool is especially valuable and relevant now as metaverse platforms, virtual avatars, gaming social networks, and Web3-based applications are being developed and adopted by companies all over the world.
Plask CEO Junho Lee said, "Plask optimizes the motion capture and 3D animation process, liberating brands and casual to professional animators to quickly and easily create animation – simplifying a cumbersome and time-consuming multi-step process, and making animation more economical and feasible."
Among Plask's core features are auto retargeting, best-in-industry AI-based mocap performance, animation editing, collaboration tools, and project storage. Plask is currently working on more features including multi-person mocap, multi-party collaboration, and more.
Plask's animation technology can be integrated as an API solution that is fully serviced on the cloud and scalable. On top of auto retargeting and best-in-industry AI-based mocap performance, the API solution also allows clients to customize the tool for their needs. Upcoming features include real-time mocap and multi-person mocap.
About Born2Global Centre
The Born2Global Centre, operated by Born2Global, is a full-cycle service platform that supports the global expansion of promising companies. Established in 2013 under the Ministry of Science and ICT, Born2Global has been setting the standards for a successful startup ecosystem in Korea and continues to expand and transform startups so that they are engaged, well equipped, and connected with the global market.
For more information, please visit born2global.com
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VMware Explore 2022 Platinum Sponsor, ControlUp Hosts Multiple Sessions on Creating Frictionless Digital Employee Experience and How to Smackdown Bad User Experiences
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ControlUp, the industry leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management, today announced that ControlUp Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Yoni Avital will host a bad user experience smackdown at VMware Explore 2022. ControlUp, a VMware Partner, is also breaking its Edge DX adoption records, a solution that allows IT teams to not only monitor productivity tools like Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) and Zoom but allows for advanced data analytics to proactively address issues. See a demo of Edge DX and more at ControlUp's booth in South Hall 1302.
"With the new ability for IT teams to monitor Zoom and MS Teams, Edge DX is the fastest growing product in our portfolio to date. This is a testament to how important having real-time data analytics accessible to IT teams," said Asaf Ganot, Co-founder and CEO, ControlUp. "The solution also allows for rapid deployment, which is crucial when it comes to the sales cycle. For example, one financial services client deployed 192,000+ seats in a matter of weeks."
Recently recognized as a strong performer in end-user experience management by Forrester Research in The Forrester Wave™, ControlUp continues to bring data together in unique ways to optimize the digital employee experience while proactively addressing network latency issues, availability of SaaS apps and virtual desktops, and slow logons. With the ability to deploy Edge DX at scale in minutes, IT teams can virtually sit side-by-side with work from anywhere (WFA) employees to fix issues quickly on endpoint devices so team members can get back to work fast.
Similar to our recent integration to monitor functionality with MS Teams, our new integration with Zoom provides IT teams usage insights across employee calls and meetings. Data analysis monitors the quality of calls for technical issues that may impact the digital experience of participants. Edge DX makes remediation actions available for addressing and preventing issues that impact productivity. By proactively identifying potential bottlenecks and failure points, IT teams can now provide resolutions before Help Desk tickets are filed.
VMware Explore attendees have the opportunity to hear and see how ControlUp helps remove IT dark zones with real-time visibility that improves employees' productivity in two sessions:
- Tuesday, Aug. 30, 3:15-3:45 p.m., Joel Stocker, Director of Product Marketing, ControlUp, and Tom Fenton, Tech. Mrkt. Engr., ControlUp, will present "Improve Remote Work Experience with Last-Mile Monitoring From ControlUp" in The Expo Theater.
- Wednesday, Aug. 31, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Yoni Avital, Co-founder & CPO, ControlUp, and Trentent Tye, Tech Marketing, ControlUp, will hammer things out in a "Bad User Experience Smackdown: Easy Horizon Troubleshooting with ControlUp" in a Breakout Session.
"ControlUp is proud to be an established VMware Partner with deep integrations that help VMware users capture real-time data insights for on-the-fly troubleshooting," said Avital. "It is no secret that work-from-anywhere is here to stay, which solidifies the ongoing need for our DEX management platform to help IT teams monitor performance, availability, and productivity for networks, apps, and unified communications tools like Zoom and MS Teams."
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ControlUp powers the work-from-anywhere world by delivering a Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Management Platform built for IT teams to make remote work more flexible and reliable. Whether your desktops are physical or virtual, your applications are local or SaaS, IT can optimize remote work environments from the datacenter or from the cloud with rich, real-time visibility across the entire digital employee experience. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with R&D in Israel, ControlUp supports over 2,000 customers and counting. Learn more at www.controlup.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Temperatures in the Carolinas are forecasted to be above average this week and Duke Energy is providing tips and tools to help customers save energy – and money – while trying to stay cool.
Duke Energy has sufficient resources to meet customers' energy needs and continues to monitor its power plants, power lines and other equipment to help ensure customers receive reliable service during extreme weather.
High temperatures bring higher usage for customers, which can translate into higher bills. But a few smart, simple tips can help energy users take control of their bill and save money.
High temperatures can lead to higher energy usage and bills as customers combat the heat. Below are some tips to help manage your energy use.
- Change air filters regularly. A dirty air filter makes an HVAC system work harder, which uses more energy.
- Set your thermostat at the highest comfortable setting. The smaller the difference between the inside and outside temperatures, the lower your energy usage and bill will be.
- Close blinds, drapes and curtains during the hottest part of the day. Keeping your blinds, drapes and curtains closed will help prevent the sun's rays from heating your house.
- Use a ceiling fan in occupied rooms to supplement your air conditioning. Make sure the fans are set to operate in a counterclockwise direction to push cool air down into living spaces. Only use ceiling fans in rooms that are occupied; fans cool people, not things.
- Grill outdoors. Using your electric oven and stovetop creates a lot of indoor heat. Help save energy by firing up the grill outdoors or prepare meals that don't require cooking.
- Turn off unnecessary lights. Be sure to turn off lights when you leave a room. Lights emit heat and cause your air conditioning system to work harder.
Energy use typically spikes in the summer since air conditioning is one of the biggest energy users in your home. Customers can also easily track and adjust their usage during this week's heat wave.
- Customers with smart meters can check online to view their daily usage. Smart meters collect usage information by the hour, so checking spikes throughout the month – by day and even hour – can show what appliances and behaviors are increasing their bills. Video and b-roll available here.
- Duke Energy customers with smart meters also receive usage alerts through email and/or text halfway through their billing cycle, well before their bill arrives, with their current usage amount and a projection of what their final monthly bill could be.
- Customers can also set budget alerts, so they know when their bill reaches a specific dollar amount of their choosing, allowing them to adjust their usage and help save money on their bill.
- Customers without smart meters can sign up to receive high bill alerts for when adverse weather is projected to increase their electric bills by at least 30% and $30 compared to historical usage.
Other energy-saving programs, tips and guidance to help you manage higher energy bills that can result from increased energy is available at duke-energy.com/Summer.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business and at least a 50% carbon reduction from electric generation by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The 2050 net-zero goals also include Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' "America's Best Employers" list. More information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center contains news releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
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GBPUSD corrected to the 38.2% retracement of the move down
The GBPUSD
GBP/USD
The GBP/USD is the currency pair encompassing the United Kingdom’s currency, the British pound sterling (symbol £, code GBP), and the dollar of the United States of America (symbol $, code USD). The pair’s rate indicates how many US dollars are needed in order to purchase one British pound. For example, when the GBP/USD is trading at 1.5000, it means 1 pound is equivalent to 1.5 dollars. The GBP/USD is the fourth most traded currency pair on the forex exchange market, giving it ample liquidity and a low spread. Whilst the spreads of currency pairs vary from broker to broker, generally speaking, the GBP/USD often stays within the 1 pip to 3 pip spread range, making it a decent candidate for scalping. The GBP/USD pair, also informally known as “cable” (due to transatlantic cables being used to transmit its exchange rate via telegraph back in the 19th century) has a positive correlation with the EUR/USD, and a negative correlation with the USD/CHF. Trading the GBP/USDWhilst a lot of traders and even brokers will assert that the best time to trade the GBP/USD is during its most active hours during London and New York, doing so can be a double-edged sword due to the often-unpredictable nature of the pair. Its volatility also fluctuates often, and so what could be a profitable looking strategy one month, may not be so productive in later months. In addition, purely technical traders can really struggle to be consistent with this pair, (i.e. by ignoring fundamentals), due to the unique political nature of the United Kingdom. The recent drama surrounding Brexit has added another layer of uncertainty to this currency pair. With a smooth resolution not in the cards for the foreseeable future, it is clear the GBP/USD will be influenced by any developments and negotiations with the European Union.
The GBP/USD is the currency pair encompassing the United Kingdom’s currency, the British pound sterling (symbol £, code GBP), and the dollar of the United States of America (symbol $, code USD). The pair’s rate indicates how many US dollars are needed in order to purchase one British pound. For example, when the GBP/USD is trading at 1.5000, it means 1 pound is equivalent to 1.5 dollars. The GBP/USD is the fourth most traded currency pair on the forex exchange market, giving it ample liquidity and a low spread. Whilst the spreads of currency pairs vary from broker to broker, generally speaking, the GBP/USD often stays within the 1 pip to 3 pip spread range, making it a decent candidate for scalping. The GBP/USD pair, also informally known as “cable” (due to transatlantic cables being used to transmit its exchange rate via telegraph back in the 19th century) has a positive correlation with the EUR/USD, and a negative correlation with the USD/CHF. Trading the GBP/USDWhilst a lot of traders and even brokers will assert that the best time to trade the GBP/USD is during its most active hours during London and New York, doing so can be a double-edged sword due to the often-unpredictable nature of the pair. Its volatility also fluctuates often, and so what could be a profitable looking strategy one month, may not be so productive in later months. In addition, purely technical traders can really struggle to be consistent with this pair, (i.e. by ignoring fundamentals), due to the unique political nature of the United Kingdom. The recent drama surrounding Brexit has added another layer of uncertainty to this currency pair. With a smooth resolution not in the cards for the foreseeable future, it is clear the GBP/USD will be influenced by any developments and negotiations with the European Union.
Read this Term has had a down and up trading day. The move to the downside started in the Asian session and moved to a new 2022 (and low going back to the start of the pandemic in 2020) at 1.16476. The move took out the swing low from last week at 1.17153 in the process.
The subsequent rebound to the upside in the European session, saw the price extend back above last week's low, and moved up to test the 38.2% retracement of the move down from Friday's high. That retracement level came in at 1.17441. The high for the day reached just below that level at 1.1743.
The 38.2% is the minimum correction target if the buyers are to take back more control. They failed to extend above that level and the price rotated back lower.
Currently, the pair is trading above and below the low from last week. The current price is at 1.1720 with the low from last week at 1.17153.
Going forward, the 38.2% will be eyed as a close barometer this week. WIth the level holding on the correction, it increases the levels importance. A move above would add to the upside potential above 1.17536 (low from Wednesday), and above that the 50% and the 100 hour MA near 1.1774 and 1.17868.
On the downside, the low today was the lowest level since the pandemic. That low extended down to 1.14033. There were 7 days in March when the price traded below the low for today before bottoming (near 1.1400) and starting the run back to the upside for the pair.
PS a move below 1.1400 would take the GBPUSD to the lowest level since 1985 when the low price reached 1.0545. .
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Chaos would be an understatement to describe the final few laps of Chris Buescher’s afternoon at Daytona International Speedway, as he was in the mix of running for the lead – one of numerous drivers needing a win for a playoff berth – but was ultimately caught up in a multi-car incident that transpired after rain fell in turn one.
Inclement weather was the story of the weekend, which ironically was partly the reason for Buescher and multiple others’ afternoons coming to an early halt. Buescher didn’t see his day end without a valiant effort, though. He finished 13th in stage one and was well inside the top five for a good portion of the green-flag action.
After qualifying on Friday was cancelled due to storms, the rule book set the lineup with Buescher slotted eighth in the Fifth Third Bank Ford. Saturday night saw storms dominate the sky, with ultimately enough rain to postpone the regular-season finale to Sunday at an unprecedented time of 10 a.m. ET.
The timing worked out well enough as the field saw the track for the first time all weekend Sunday morning. Buescher initially maintained inside the top-10 for the opening laps and was able to avoid the first incident at lap 30 that ultimately sent his teammate Brad Keselowski to the garage.
With a one-lap shootout to the completion of stage one, Buescher crossed the line 13th. He was back in the top five with 100 to go, but finished 29th in stage two. Then, just after the stage three green flag, another multi-car crash occurred, but Buescher avoided heavy damage and only required fresh tires and some cosmetic work.
He avoided another incident at lap 125 running 12th, and from there had solid position as he restarted eighth with 30 to go. The caution immediately came out after that restart when he was scored seventh, at which point storms were imminent at the track. The field restarted with 26 to go with Buescher in fourth, as all patience was out the window with rain seconds from falling.
Buescher made the moves he needed and was within striking distance, but when rain fell in turns one and two with 21 to go, the field went sliding in every direction, with the No. 17 unfortunately turning right into the outside wall, ending his day.
The focus now shifts to the final 10 races of the season with Darlington Raceway up next on the schedule. Race coverage next Sunday night is set for 6 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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MERRYVILLE, La. (AP) — Search crews found the body of a little boy Monday miles from the Louisiana sandbar where he was swept away by the Sabine River while playing in shallow water and three men drowned trying to save him, the sheriff said.
Beauregard Parish Sheriff Mark Herford did not release the boy's name or age, but described him as very young.
He identified the men who drowned trying to save him as Troy M. McCollough, who lived nearby in the Junction community, Kelly Bailey of Hornbeck, and Austin Scott of DeRidder. Bailey was engaged to the boy’s mother, the sheriff said, and Scott was his best friend. McCollough just happened to be there, Herford said.
“They're heroes and should be remembered that way,” Herford said.
Herford says the child was playing in shallows by a sandbar near Merryville and was swept away by the river. His body was found Monday at a spot Herford estimated was several miles downriver.
The sheriff said he is working with the parish police jury to get warning signs posted.
“I’ve been with the sheriff’s office since '92. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood in this exact same spot and worked drownings," he said, adding: “That spot is deadly.”
The current and depth vary widely with power generation from Toledo Bend, and a week of rains made the current even stronger than usual, Herford said.
He said one man's body was found late Saturday and the other two Sunday morning. | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/3-men-try-to-save-little-boy-swept-away-by-river-all-drown | 2022-08-29T17:31:58Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/3-men-try-to-save-little-boy-swept-away-by-river-all-drown | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK — Stocks fell broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Monday, adding to their recent losses as the Federal Reserve stays focused on raising interest rates to fight historically hot inflation.
The S&P 500 fell 0.3% as of 10:23 a.m. Eastern. Around 70% of stocks in the benchmark index lost ground. It is coming off of its biggest single-day and weekly drop since mid-June.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 141 points, or 0.4% to 32,134 and the Nasdaq fell 0.2%.
Technology stocks were among the biggest weights on the market. Apple slipped 0.7%.
Health care stocks also fell sharply. Drug delivery technology company Catalent slumped 8.8% after giving investors a disappointing revenue forecast.
Energy stocks made gains as U.S. crude oil prices rose 2.6%. Exxon Mobil rose 3.4%.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.10% from 3.03% late Friday.
Inflation, its impact on the economy and the Fed's battle plan remain Wall Street's main focus. Last week, the central bank indicated it will raise rates into next year as it tries to quell demand and bring down prices for goods and services.
The Fed’s last two hikes have been by 0.75 points, and Wall Street is expecting a third such increase in September, according to CME Group.
Some investors had hoped that the Fed would ease up on rate hikes into next year if inflation subsides. That sentiment led to a rally for stocks in July and early August.
Investors have been closely watching economic reports to get a better sense of how much the economy is slowing and whether inflation is starting to cool from the hottest levels in four decades.
The Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation decelerated last month, while other data shows consumer spending slowed. Wall Street will get several more updates on the economy this week.
The Conference Board will release its latest reading on consumer confidence on Tuesday.
The government will release its closely watched monthly jobs report on Friday. The employment market has remained resilient amid a broader slowdown for the economy. That has helped temper worries that the U.S. is facing a potential recession.
European markets were also lower and Asian markets closed lower overnight. Chinese economic data showing a drop in industrial profits indicated that a strong recovery there will take time, amid fresh COVID-19 restrictions. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/stocks-fall-wall-street/507-3309b1ee-fd91-4b01-8504-b7043a507155 | 2022-08-29T17:31:58Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/stocks-fall-wall-street/507-3309b1ee-fd91-4b01-8504-b7043a507155 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Today is the anniversary of Hurricane Ida and of Hurricane Katrina, and just a couple days after the Hurricane Laura anniversary, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statement.
“A year ago today, Hurricane Ida devastated Southeast Louisiana. Two years ago, Hurricane Laura upended the lives of thousands in Southwest Louisiana. Seventeen years ago, Hurricane Katrina forever changed the landscape of the Gulf Coast. The passage of time can’t erase the pain we felt or replace the loved ones lost because of these tragic storms. The road to recovery is never easy, and we still have much work ahead of us. But I am optimistic knowing that Louisiana is in a much stronger place than we were even a year ago. Homes, businesses and schools are being rebuilt. More of our citizens are employed than ever before. Our levee system has never been stronger. There is no challenge we can’t overcome by working together, and I am inspired by the people of this great state who continue to persevere.”
With the peak of hurricane season still upon us, everyone is encouraged to visit GetAGamePlan.org for information on necessary supplies and ensuring that your family is prepared in the event of a storm.
The Governor said he also understands that the anniversary of a traumatic event can take a toll on mental health. There are free, confidential resources available for anyone who needs them:
Keep Calm Line: 1-866-310-7977.
Behavioral Health Help Line: 1-877-664-2248.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- Call or text 9-8-8
- Español: Llame al 1-877-696-6775
- Deaf/HoH: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988
- Veterans: Text 838255 [gov.louisiana.gov]
- Chat available at 988lifeline.org [gov.louisiana.gov] | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/on-katrina-ida-anniversary-governor-reminds-citizens-of-mental-health-help | 2022-08-29T17:32:04Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/on-katrina-ida-anniversary-governor-reminds-citizens-of-mental-health-help | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK — The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition.
The players' association said Monday it is circulating union authorization cards among players with minor league contracts to form a separate bargaining unit from the big leaguers.
While the average major league salary is above $4 million, players with minor league contracts earn as little as $400 a week during the six-month season.
“The working conditions facing these players have been nothing short of offensive,” union head Tony Clark wrote in a letter Sunday to player agents. “Poverty wages, oppressive reserve rules, discipline without due process, ever-expanding offseason obligations, appropriation of intellectual property, substandard attention to player health and safety, and a chronic lack of respect for minor leaguers as a whole (to name just a few) — these cancers on our game exist because minor league players have never had a seat at the bargaining table. It’s time for that to change.”
The union's executive board unanimously approved the minor league initiative on Friday.
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Clark was not available to respond to questions, spokesman Chris Dahl said.
Signed cards from 30% of the estimated 5,000 to 6,000 minor leaguers in the bargaining unit would allow the union to file a petition to the National Labor Relations Board asking for an union authorization election. MLB also could voluntarily recognize the union representing the bargaining unit, a process that typically can occur if a majority of the unit signs cards.
The staff of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, which formed two years ago, quit and will work for the MLBPA. The union gave the minor league group $50,000 last November.
“This generation of minor league players has demonstrated an unprecedented ability to address workplace issues with a collective voice,” Harry Marino, the executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, said in a statement. “Joining with the most powerful union in professional sports assures that this voice is heard where it matters most — at the bargaining table.”
Players with major league contracts, of which there are approximately 1,200, are represented by the union, which since the 1981 strike settlement also has negotiated terms for those on option to the minor leagues.
MLB raised weekly minimum salaries for minor leaguers in 2021 to $400 at rookie and short-season levels, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A. For players on option, the minimum is $57,200 per season for a first big league contract and $114,100 for later big league contracts.
In addition, MLB this year began requiring teams to provide housing for most minor leaguers.
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Prodded by the minor league advocacy group, leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said last month they planned a hearing on the sport’s antitrust exemption.
Unionizing could limit the minor leaguers’ ability in future lawsuits. The Supreme Court ruled in the 1996 case Brown v. Pro Football Inc. that unionized industries are exempt from antitrust challenges.
The big league union had long declined to represent minor leaguers, though its labor contract specifies terms for the amateur draft and signing bonuses for amateur players. There were 128 draft picks this year who agreed to signing bonuses of $500,000 and up, including 82 for at least $1 million.
The players' association negotiated its first collective bargaining agreement in 1966 and has gone through nine work stoppages, the latest a 99-day lockout that delayed the start of this season.
Major League Baseball and lawyers for minor leaguers agreed this year to a $185 million settlement of an 8-year-old federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws. An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share roughly $120 million with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, and their lawyers will split $55.5 million. | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/mlb-players-association-trying-to-unionize-minor-leaguers-major-league-baseball-minor-league-union-mlbpa-baseball-news-rob-manfred-tony-clark/535-4b1d33b8-3d0a-4a35-afc6-22d9679f2031 | 2022-08-29T17:32:04Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/mlb-players-association-trying-to-unionize-minor-leaguers-major-league-baseball-minor-league-union-mlbpa-baseball-news-rob-manfred-tony-clark/535-4b1d33b8-3d0a-4a35-afc6-22d9679f2031 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
An off duty Jennings Police officer made Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's aware of a residence with a possible intruder inside.
Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's along with Jennings Police responded to the 4100 block of Pete Road on Friday, August 26, 2022 to the home.
Officers entered the location and found 33-year-old Brandon Keith Davis of Lafayette.
Davis was booked into the parish jail for unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, possession of CDS II, and taking contraband into a penal facility. | https://www.katc.com/news/jeff-davis-parish/lafayette-man-booked-for-unauthorized-entry-of-a-residence | 2022-08-29T17:32:10Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/jeff-davis-parish/lafayette-man-booked-for-unauthorized-entry-of-a-residence | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Lake Charles woman was arrested following a report of a stolen vehicle Monday.
Deputies said they were dispatched to Peto's Truck Stop in Roanoke due to a call of a stolen vehicle.
Jeff Davis deputies then met up with Welsh police who responded to a disabled vehicle call where they identified the vehicle was stolen.
Deputies arrested 21-year-old Vondrika Lynn Thomas of Lake Charles for illegal possession of stolen things.
Thomas was booked into the parish jail. | https://www.katc.com/news/jeff-davis-parish/lake-charles-woman-arrested-for-stealing-a-vehicle-at-roanoke-business | 2022-08-29T17:32:16Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/jeff-davis-parish/lake-charles-woman-arrested-for-stealing-a-vehicle-at-roanoke-business | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
IGP orders immediate arrest, prosecution of attackers of police personnel
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, on Monday, strongly condemned the recent trend of assault on police officers and men in uniform, carrying out official and lawful duties in various locations across the country.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.
The statement said the police boss emphasized that attacks on police officers, who were uniformed agents of the state, was both illegal and an affront on the rule of law.
According to it, “the IGP warned that attacks on police officers and men in the line of duty would no longer be tolerated under whatever guise, as the Force holds the lives of its personnel sacrosanct.
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the statement pointed out that consequently, the IGP has directed all police commands and formations to ensure that individuals who engage in assault on police officers, irrespective of preceding factors, were made to face the full wrath of the law by swift prosecution in courts of competent jurisdiction.
The IGP while reiterating the commitment of the force to ensuring protection of lives and property, stressed the importance of according respect to the fundamental rights of police officers and other security operatives, in order to enable them advance their sacred mandate of serving and protecting the citizens better and maintenance of law and order. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/igp-orders-immediate-arrest-prosecution-of-attackers-of-police-personnel/ | 2022-08-29T17:32:28Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/igp-orders-immediate-arrest-prosecution-of-attackers-of-police-personnel/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in the state.
But the judge agreed to postpone the governor's appearance until after the November election.
Lawyers for Kemp had argued that immunities related to his position as governor protect him from having to testify.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, disagreed and said the governor must testify.
But McBurney sided with Kemp's lawyers on their request to postpone his testimony until after the Nov. 8 election.
ABC News reported that Kemp is facing Democrat Stacey Abrams, who would become the nation's first Black woman to be governor if she wins.
Prosecutors have said they want to ask Kemp about contacts with former President Donald Trump and others in the wake of the 2020 general election.
McBurney also decided on Monday that lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who represented the Trump campaign, must testify before the special grand jury.
Chesebro is scheduled to appear Tuesday. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/judge-delays-gov-kemps-testimony-in-georgia-election-probe | 2022-08-29T17:32:41Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/judge-delays-gov-kemps-testimony-in-georgia-election-probe | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In a bid to address the housing need of officers and men, of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Commandant General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, performed a groundbreaking ceremony for 550 housing schemes in Sokoto State for its officers and men.
The mass housing project, which spanned 31.070 Hectares of land at Milgoma Community in Bodinga LGA opposite the runway of the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport Sokoto will contain 550 units of befitting accommodation to ameliorate the housing challenge being faced by officers and men of the Sokoto State Command.
Represented by the Deputy Commandant General, Administration, Zakari Ibrahim Ningi, fdc, he restated his commitment towards improving the welfare of personnel, which housing forms part of it.
He further stated that a well-motivated staff is usually an asset to any organisation and the Corps management under his leadership will continue to upscale staff welfare through various life-changing projects as motivation for efficient service delivery at all times.
“What we are witnessing today is in furtherance of my vision to prioritize the welfare of officers and men of the Corps.
“It also forms part of my vision to address the housing deficit in the Corps by making house ownership more accessible and affordable to personnel of the Corps with an easy and convenient payment plan.
“The Corps’ leadership and administration under my watch have put in place integrated development plans and programmes towards addressing the housing needs of staff across the board.
“Let me, therefore, assure you that this is a phased project which will be replicated in all state commands and the Federal Capital Territory in our deliberate attempt to further enhance productivity and operational efficiency.
“In an attempt to bring this vision to fruition, the Corps has engaged Messrs. Tunkey Projects Limited, a reputable developer and project consultant for the construction of 550 Housing Units to ameliorate the housing challenge being faced by officers and men of the Sokoto State Command,” he explained.
He expressed optimism that when completed, the project will be an additional boost to the morale of staff to deliver on the Corps’ mandate.
Audi appreciated the uncommon kind gesture of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR (Matawallen Sokoto), Executive Governor, for his magnanimity and express approval was given for the allocation of hectares of land at Milgoma Community, in Bodinga L.G.A including waiver of the payment of compensation on the land.
He eulogised the Governor for being physically present at the event to perform the groundbreaking ceremony.
“These gesture goes further to prove His Excellency’s commitment and determination towards enhancement of peace and security in Sokoto State, by constantly supporting activities and operations of Security Agencies, particularly the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the State.
“Let me use this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to His Excellency for his magnanimity as well as his continued support and assistance to the growth, development and operational efficiency of the Corps in the State
“Let me assure your Excellency that the Corps will continue to support the lofty programmes and efforts by your Government to keep Sokoto State safe and secure.
“Permit me to use this medium to reiterate the Corps’ commitment to the enhancement of peace and security to engender socio-economic development of our dear Country.
“To this end, the Corps has continued to ensure effective synergy with the Military, Police and other Sister Agencies to bring to an end, the spate of insecurity occasioned, by the nefarious activities of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers, insurgents, farmers/herders clashes, ethno-religious crises.
“We remain steadfast in our collective resolve to address the prevailing security situation in the country,” he assured.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A massive bald eagle recently grabbed everyone's attention at an airport security checkpoint in North Carolina.
On Thursday, Transportation Security Administration agents at Charlotte Douglas Airport met Clark, who is a trained bird of prey with the World Bird Sanctuary.
Clark even got to show off his impressive wingspan while he and his handler were being screened, the agency said.
The agency even joked he was "giving his wings a break to fly commercial."
Our special guest was Clark the Eagle with the World Bird Sanctuary, who decided to give his wings a break and fly commercial. His airline notified us and we screened him and his handler. Clark is trained to spread his wings, and even showed off a bit during screening. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/SMkQAo65aQ
— TSA Southeast (@TSA_Southeast) August 25, 2022
According to World Bird Sanctuary's website, Clark was born at the sanctuary as part of its program that aimed to release the then-endangered birds into the wild.
But the group said that Clark wasn't released due to scale deformities on his feet, which means his feet could suffer from frostbite since they wouldn't be protected from the cold weather.
Since he couldn't be released into the wild, Clark joined the group's eagle flight team, which means he gets to perform at military events for veterans and sporting events, the group said. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/massive-bald-eagle-surprises-travelers-at-north-carolina-airport | 2022-08-29T17:32:53Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/massive-bald-eagle-surprises-travelers-at-north-carolina-airport | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Report about unmanned borders in N/East, N/West worrisome ― Afenifere
Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Monday described the disclosure that more than half of the borders in the North-East and North-West of Nigeria are unguarded as very worrisome and disturbing due to the immense danger it poses to the security of the citizens.
It would be recalled that the Chief of Defence Staff (CODS), General Lucky Irabor, had last Thursday, while delivering a lecture on “Security, Defence and Development in Nigeria” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos, asserted that “our borders are largely unmanned.”
According to him, there are about 364 approved international border points in Nigeria, while 124 out of the 261 borders in the North-East and North-West regions of the country are guarded, leaving the rest 137 unguarded by security agencies, saying these porous borders accounted for the easy access of terrorists from neighbouring countries into Nigeria.
Afenifere gave this position in a release made available to newsmen by its spokesperson, Comrade Jare Ajayi, expressing regret that less than a year to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the government was yet to take necessary steps on what the Army Chief considered as “a key source of criminality and violent crimes in those parts of the country.”
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The pan-Yoruba socio- political group, which equally recalled Buhari’s expression of concern on rise in insecurity while delivering his speech during this year’s Democracy Day on June 12 as well as his assurance that his government was working hard to contain and address these challenges, said one found it difficult, taken the president’s declaration and that of Irabor together, not to wonder what the administration had been doing in the past seven years if this was the period that the government was working hard to contain and address security challenges in the country.
“As we all know, the administration has less than one year to wind up. What have the security agencies been doing about the vast unmanned borders and what has the government been doing for insecurity to keep rising as its years in the saddle increase?” Afenifere queried.
“We are raising this issue because, if the borders have always been so porous, security agencies and the past governments had always managed to checkmate would-be criminals and terrorists from infiltrating the country.
“The infiltration began during former President Goodluck’s administration but got accentuated during the reign of the incumbent President Buhari. What went wrong? How? Why waiting till now before thinking of employing technology to man the borders as indicated by the Chief of Defence Staff in his speech at the NIIA?” the group further queried.
Speaking further, Afenifere said President Buhari has more to do to fulfil his desire to “ensure that the 2023 General Elections are safe and secure for all Nigerians,” against the backdrop of concern raised before him by governors that elections may not hold in the North-West of the country due to increasing security challenges, as reported by Cable (online newspaper).
This was just as Afenifere equally cited other reports that indicated that at least 75 secondary schools in Zamfara State had remained shut since 2021 due to “security concerns,’ while it made reference to reports of several communities that had been taken over by bandits in some states particularly in the northern part of the country as well as reported infiltration of bushes in the South-West and South-East by bandits.
The pan- Yoruba socio- political group said disclosure by the Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El Rufai, that bandits were setting up a parallel government in the state, among others security concerns, were reasons Nigerians were very worried about the country’s security situation and the chances of the president to end insecurity soonest coming to fruition, urging the government and the security agencies to buckle up as time was running out.
“The reality on ground does not give the people reasons to be so assured – much as they would want to be so optimistic. The government and the security agencies should buckle up as time is running out,” the group said.
“So many lives have been lost. So much resources have been wasted. Many people have been forcefully ousted from their ancestral homes while living is getting more uncertain for the vast majority of Nigerians. The government should back up its claims with action. Security agencies should be strengthened,” it added.
Besides, Afenifere, further called on the government to employ technology and vast majority of youths to man the said porous borders, saying it should also allow state governments to establish State Police as well as set in motion machinery to restructure the country.
“Doing so would reduce unemployment and enhance security in the country. As a lasting solution to Nigeria’s myriad problems, the government should set in motion the machinery for Restructuring,” Afenifere said. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/report-about-unmanned-borders-in-n-east-n-west-worrisome-%E2%80%95-afenifere/ | 2022-08-29T17:32:54Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/report-about-unmanned-borders-in-n-east-n-west-worrisome-%E2%80%95-afenifere/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Zealand officials said they have identified the two children found earlier this month in suitcases purchased in an online auction.
The officials said that the families of the children have requested their names not be released.
Police said that the investigation into the children’s deaths continues. The remains of the children were discovered Aug. 11.
New Zealand police said that the children likely died years ago. Officials previously said the children were likely aged 5-12. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/officials-identify-children-found-in-suitcases-in-new-zealand | 2022-08-29T17:32:59Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/officials-identify-children-found-in-suitcases-in-new-zealand | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DULAC, La. — Standing in front of his destroyed home in Dulac, Louisiana, one year after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast, Cleveland Verodin can't help but think about the passage of time.
"Hard to believe it's been one year," Verodin said looking back at the home he'd lived in all his life.
For this 63-year-old and so many others impacted by the storm, it still feels as though time has stood still.
"Man I hate to go up there, it brings back memories," he added.
But there are other moments when this life-long Louisiana resident knows he’s up against the clock. FEMA gave Verodin a small RV to live in after his home was destroyed. They will likely come to take it back in early 2023, though, meaning Verodin has to find someplace to live or rebuild his old home at a time when finding contractors or builders is still tough.
"Good things will come to those who wait and I’m waiting," he said.
While Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast first, it left a trail of destruction across the country. Ida was the most expensive natural disaster of 2021 causing an estimated $65 billion in damage and killing 115 people.
Kentrell Garner and his family have also been living in a mobile home provided by FEMA for the last year.
"When you’ve been through what I’ve been through you’ve gotta be grateful," said Garner who also lives in Dulac.
But there has been plenty of progress made here in the last 365 days. Plenty of these small towns have got critical pieces of infrastructure back online and there aren’t as many blue tarps on top of homes dotting the landscape.
For so many homeowners, it's been a year of understanding the importance of patience.
"Down here we use are to hurricanes so it’s normal, you don’t expect anything to just pop up and be back." | https://www.katc.com/news/national/one-year-after-hurricane-ida-storm-victims-still-recovering | 2022-08-29T17:33:05Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/one-year-after-hurricane-ida-storm-victims-still-recovering | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JUPITER, Fla. — It's back-to-school time across the country, and while many COVID rules in the classroom are relaxing, there's a different health issue at play: vaping at school.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that most electronic cigarettes—also known as vapes—contain nicotine, which can be highly addictive and harm a young, developing brain well into a person's 20s.
The principal of Jupiter High School in south Florida, Colleen Iannitti, displayed dozens of vapes collected on school grounds during the last school year. Most looked like candy, key fobs or thumb drives, but in actuality, they were vaping devices.
"It escalated fast," Iannitti said. "It went from a, 'I'm going to smoke this fruity product' to 'I'm going to smoke stuff with tobacco in it' to 'I'm going to smoke stuff with THC in it.'"
Iannitti has been working for years to educate school staff, parents and students about the dangers of vaping and how the habit can start early.
"It is happening at high school. It is happening at middle school. We've even heard stories of it happening in elementary school," she said.
Some of the latest data from the CDC showed vapes were the most common tobacco product used by middle and high school kids.
"I think why would you do that and risk something bad happening to yourself," 7th-grade student Brodie Zitner said.
Zitner has never vaped, but he says he has been exposed to it at middle school.
"A lot of the times, it was like, 'Oh, someone is vaping in the bathroom,'" Zitner said.
Iannitti said she started with the school bathroom to get vapes off her campus.
"We kind of went on lockdown. Every student needed to be escorted to the bathroom. We locked all of the bathrooms and if you wanted to go to the bathroom, we had staff members literally walking kids to the bathroom," she said. "It was pretty radical, but it sent a really strong message really quickly because parents were like, 'Hey, why are you doing this?'"
Iannitti said the school also works with local police to help bust stores illegally selling vaping products to children. They also give gift cards in exchange for students that turn in vapes.
It's taken three years, and Iannitti says she's seen a dramatic decline in vaping incidents on campus, which is similar to the national trend.
According to the CDC, 11.3% of high school students said they vaped in 2021. That's down from 19.6% in 2020 and a further decline from the 27.5% of high school students who said they vaped in 2019. It's unclear how much the pandemic and lockdown impacted those numbers contained in the National Youth Tobacco Survey.
Iannitti said she'll continue referring any student caught vaping to school-based mental health teams for counseling and support, which is a signature issue for the Palm Beach County School district.
"When a student is doing something like that, first of all, we know it's really addicting, and it's also an indicator that something else is happening," she said. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/vaping-on-campus-still-a-concern-for-the-new-school-year | 2022-08-29T17:33:17Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/vaping-on-campus-still-a-concern-for-the-new-school-year | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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