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Thousands of fans gathered Saturday at London’s Wembley Stadium for the first of two tribute concerts dedicated to the late Taylor Hawkins, according to Today.com. Hawkins, the drummer for Foo Fighters, was found dead at age 50 in Bogotá, Colombia, in March. Along with the dozens of celebrities — including Brian May and Roger Taylor from Queen, Liam Gallagher, Mark Ronson and Dave Chappelle — a special guest played alongside the band: Hawkins’ 16-year-old son, Shane, who joined the band for one of its biggest hits, “My Hero,” taking his father’s place on the drums. In video captured from the livestream and shared on Twitter, Shane gave a passionate performance alongside his father’s longtime bandmates, ending the song with a drum solo as frontman Dave Grohl looked on with pride. Fans celebrated the performance across social media, where a Twitter user called attention to the look of “pure joy and happiness” on Grohl’s face. “Shane Hawkins is 16 years old, and gave the most incredible performance on drums of ‘My Hero’ at his own Dad’s tribute concert at Wembley,” a fan tweeted. “How on Earth did he hold it together? Surely one of the most poignant moments in rock history.” Another fan penned a touching note to the teen, writing: “Some unbelievably talented kids but I think Shane Hawkins just shone brightest. To be able to play at that level in front of 90,000 people at a tribute concert for your dad is another level. Incredible.” Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter, Violet, also took the stage, singing several covers, including “Last Goodbye” and “Grace” by Jeff Buckley, as well as The Zutons’ “Valerie.”	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/son-of-the-late-taylor-hawkins-takes-his-dad-s-place-behind-the-drums-in/article_cebedc4c-2da0-11ed-8785-9354a7e65f6f.html	2022-09-06T07:51:43Z	nbcrightnow.com	control	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/son-of-the-late-taylor-hawkins-takes-his-dad-s-place-behind-the-drums-in/article_cebedc4c-2da0-11ed-8785-9354a7e65f6f.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
YAKIMA, Wash. - S Naches Road will be down to one lane at Powerhouse Road from September 6 through September 21 while crews work on the Nelson Dam project. Lane closures will occur every day between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Flaggers and signs will be there to lead drivers. Crews will continue work on the ongoing project, including pouring concrete for a fish screen structure.	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/naches-road-to-spend-three-weeks-with-one-lane-only/article_afef4100-2da8-11ed-ac0c-5f0b50febb45.html	2022-09-06T07:51:49Z	nbcrightnow.com	control	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/naches-road-to-spend-three-weeks-with-one-lane-only/article_afef4100-2da8-11ed-ac0c-5f0b50febb45.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Slightly above average temps today with highs in the upper 80s/lower 90s. Tonight will be a little on the cooler side as we see overnight lows in the low 50s/upper 40s. No more triple digits this weeke as we stay dry and in the low 90s through Wednesday. Slightly breezy conditions for Tuesday with lots of sunshine and a very thin haze around the region from the large wildfires in the southern Oregon/northern California area blow smoke into our area. Air quality looks good, could worsen in the southern part of the Blue mountains. A little warmer tomorrow and Wednesday as a ridge of high pressure moves over top of the inland northwest. We will remain dry with lots of sunshine and breezy conditions as the ridge of high pressure moves over top of us. Winds speeds will be between 15-25 mph in the Kittitas, Yakima Valleys and the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday with gusts over 35 mph as we increase our fire danger. A little relief as we see temps dip down to the mid 80s by Friday. Won't stay cool long as we will see the temps climb back into the 90s this weekend as the winds and breezy conditions stop.	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/weather-forecast-sept-5/article_d9b2d406-2dae-11ed-8706-733a473a2c43.html	2022-09-06T07:51:55Z	nbcrightnow.com	control	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/weather-forecast-sept-5/article_d9b2d406-2dae-11ed-8706-733a473a2c43.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
NACHES, Wash. -- The Naches Fire Department used an emergency traffic cone as a marker for an ambulance to rescue a seriously injured ATV driver Sunday night. The driver died from their injuries. The first-responder chaplain missed the turn off Highway 12 to Forest Service Road 1202. Naches Fire Department volunteer firefighters quickly realized why- the traffic cone was gone. "I have mixed feelings on it; could have been an accident, could have been malicious, we don't know," said Lt. Joey Weedin. The light-up, collapsible traffic cones help other law enforcement find the scene, especially in areas with no service or that aren't well-marked. "Someone takes it maliciously, or with malicious intent, you can significantly delay a response to an emergency," said Lt. Weedin. Lt. Weedin said thankfully, a cone replacement won't break the budget. He said the cone can be dropped off, no questions asked and without any criminal charges. Traffic cones are safer to use in the summer than road flares, said Lt. Weedin. "They're like a giant match, they get really hot, large red flame and of course that's conducive to being used in the forest under extreme fire danger conditions," said Lt. Weedin.	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/yakima/wanted-an-emergency-traffic-cone-possibly-stolen-from-naches-fire-department-sunday-night/article_f164e980-2d9b-11ed-8dc6-6f536fdd77be.html	2022-09-06T07:52:02Z	nbcrightnow.com	control	https://www.nbcrightnow.com/yakima/wanted-an-emergency-traffic-cone-possibly-stolen-from-naches-fire-department-sunday-night/article_f164e980-2d9b-11ed-8dc6-6f536fdd77be.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
In years past and over the course of this summer, we’ve given you a taste of Gatebil. I’ve still got a bunch of content to come from my time at Mantorp Park, and the biggest Gatebil event of the year, Rudskogen, so now that the tire smoke has cleared and rubber dust has settled, I thought we’d start getting back into it. First up, it’s a look under the hoods of some crazy cars that made it out to the first Swedish event on the 2022 Gatebil calendar back in June. I know what you are thinking, most drift builds look the same – wide bodies, big wings, flashy liveries, angle kits… we’ve seen it all before. But it’s often what you find under the hood that’s more interesting. Because they’re a very common daily sight for me in Sweden, I almost always overlook Volvos at events. A Volvo 240 to me is what a BMW E46 is to someone who lives in Germany – they’re everywhere and, most of the time, they are nothing special. At Gatebil, however, it’s a completely different story. I mean, sure, your teacher probably drove a Volvo to school everyday in Sweden, but I can guarantee none of those cars were packing a turbocharged Mercedes M104 engine good for 707hp like this 940 does. Or how about a Volvo 945 powered by a 900hp S50B30 BMW M3 engine? This one’s boosted too, of course. BMW swaps are common at Gatebil, but you can’t deny their appeal, especially when there’s two snails in the mix. Engine swaps from other manufacturers are cool, but I still think a Volvo with a Volvo heart is the best combination. Is anyone with me? Regardless of the motorsport event, walking around in the paddock is my favourite thing to do. To any newcomer, it’s the perfect way to see what it takes to compete. Mechanically, I barely understand any of it, so I’m often in awe at some of the repairs people can achieve at the track, especially when time is critical. The Weird & WonderfulThe great thing about Gatebil is that anything goes, not matter how bonkers it is. I spotted this thing heading towards the track entrance, so I ran after it in the hope I’d be able to grab a closer look. This Mercedes-Benz E-Class is obviously far from stock, its neatly cut hood showcasing an SL55 supercharger sitting atop a M120 6.0L V12. Home-cooked builds really are the best. I haven’t seen a Lada since the early 2000s, so Anders Fallingen’s 1987 2107 brought a huge smile to my face. Years ago, Anders spotted the Lada rotting away in the woods and immediately thought about saving it. He managed to get in touch with the owner, who happily let Anders have it for free, as long as he salvaged it himself. The rest is history and today the Lada is living its best life on track with a Mercedes-Benz OM606 diesel engine mounted up front. Turbocharged with a Holset HX40, the engine produces somewhere around 450hp. Other upgrades, including a BMW 5-speed ZF gearbox, Volvo 240 rear axle and electric power steering from an Opel Combo have transformed what was once an abandoned bucket of rust into a little rocket that’s awesome to see on track. Have you ever seen a fully-built Nissan S15 being chased by a Lada? I have and it’s glorious. The Mantorp Park paddock had everything from turbocharged scooters to unidentified time attack monsters and everything in between. Show & TellAnother build that caught my eye was Markus Viinikka’s EG Honda Civic. The Civic has been fully rebuilt with a turbocharged K24 engine that Markus told me is producing 511hp and 530Nm. There is just something about a K-swap that will never get boring. Is it the small form factor that produces an insane amount of power? Is it the looks? It might be a bit of both… The engine itself features CP forged pistons, Manley Turbo Tuff rods, Skunk2 valve springs, and a Nuke Performance fuel rail, fuel pressure regulator, dump valve and oil catch. The exhaust manifold is a custom item made by Jalkelid Motorsports, while the turbo is a Pulsar GTX3582R Gen2 paired with a 50mm Turbosmart Gen-V wastegate. Oh, and did you spot the ‘AWD’ badge below the right tail light? Yep, this one puts the power down to all four wheels thanks to a CR-V derived driveline. Two drift builds stood out to me at Gatebil Mantorp this year, the first of which was Kazum Radhi’s Nissan S15. It’s Toyota 2JZ-powered, the inline-six built by KZR Fabrications now producing 1,070hp thanks to CP Ultra Series forged pistons and Carrillo rods, Power Division cams, a Hypertune intake, Garrett G42-1200 turbocharger and an Emtron ECU. The drivetrain features a Samsonas RS90 sequential gearbox and Winters Performance quick-change differential, while the steering benefits from a Wisefab Drift Angle Lock Kit. The other drift-spec standout was Fredrik Larsson’s wide-body BMW E30 in Atlantis Blue. The BorgWarner S369 turbo-equipped BMW M50B28 setup is not as wild as the S15’s 2JZ engine, but the bay looks great nonetheless. That being said, it wasn’t the engine that initially caught my attention… It was the interior, which features a BMW F31 dash modified to fit the smaller E30 cabin. The center console was made by Fredrik himself using a water-cutting machine. Mixing old with new is often a bold move, but in this case I feel like the modern interior fits perfectly with this 30-plus-year-old car. There was another engine I had to shoot, but you’ll need to wait for the full spotlight on this one… Scandinavian motorsport events always have something special to offer, and when it came to engines, Gatebil Mantorp did not disappoint. It’s only half the story though; stay tuned for my look under the hood at Gatebil Rudskogen. Alen Haseta Instagram: hazetaa	http://www.speedhunters.com/2022/09/under-the-hood-at-gatebil-part-1-mantorp-park/	2022-09-06T08:00:00Z	speedhunters.com	control	http://www.speedhunters.com/2022/09/under-the-hood-at-gatebil-part-1-mantorp-park/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was vocal on faceless trolls being given too much importance in Arshdeep Singh's case. Arshdeep missed an easy catch of Asif Ali during the dying moments of the Asia Cup Super 4 match between India and Pakistan on Sunday and was mercilessly trolled with false information added to his Wikipedia page. "No former cricketer has criticised Arshdeep. Who are these people who are critical of Arshdeep? Why do we need to give credence to them? How many of them can catch the ball that flies into the stands? Rarely anyone. So how does their comments matter," Gavaskar was sharp in his response.	https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/06/how-many-can-catch-the-ball-that-flies-into-the-stands-gavaskar-asks-arshdeeps-critics.html	2022-09-06T08:01:27Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/06/how-many-can-catch-the-ball-that-flies-into-the-stands-gavaskar-asks-arshdeeps-critics.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
New Delhi: Virat Kohli should name the player he was expecting a call from after quitting Test captaincy and also specify the kind of message he was waiting for, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said on Monday. Kohli, who top scored with 60 in India's five-wicket defeat at the hands of Pakistan in an Asia Cup match on Sunday, said that barring former skipper M S Dhoni, none of the former players called him. "One thing I can tell you is when I gave up Test captaincy, I got a message from only one person who I've played with before – M S Dhoni," Kohli said after the match. "A lot of people have my number and a lot of people give suggestions on TV, but among people who have my number, I didn't get a message from anyone else," he had said. When Gavaskar was asked about Kohli's grievance, he was very categorical. "It's very difficult to say as to whom Virat is referring to? If he would have taken any names, you can then go and ask that person, if you have contacted him or not. What I have heard is that he is talking about only MSD having called him after leaving Test captaincy," Gavaskar told "Sports Tak". "If he is talking about former players, who have played with him, we know who all from that lot come on TV. He should name the player he is referring to. Ask them Kya Bhai aapne koi Message nahi kiya (Bro, you didn't message me?)". But Gavaskar's sharp wit and sarcasm was evident from what he said next about what exactly was Kohli expecting. "What message did he want?" he questioned. "Encouragement? But then he is done with captaincy, so why would he need encouragement? That chapter (captaincy) is already closed," Gavaskar said. He felt rather when one leaves captaincy, the best part is about being able to focus solely on one's game. "Now you are playing only as a cricketer. So focus on that role because when you are the captain, you think about and worry about your mates. Once captaincy is over, it's time to focus on your own game," the legendary opener said. He didn't forget to mention that when he quit captaincy in 1985 after winning the Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia, there were no special messages or calls for him. "Now I left captaincy in 1985 after (B&H) World Championship of Cricket. That night we celebrated, hugged each other but beyond that what else do you expect ?”	https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/06/kohli-should-name-the-player-and-share-what-message-he-was-expecting-gavaskar.html	2022-09-06T08:01:39Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/06/kohli-should-name-the-player-and-share-what-message-he-was-expecting-gavaskar.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Pursuing Professional Development for Career Clarity Ph.D.s can identify appropriate career paths by conducting a self-assessment, networking and identifying their skills gaps and how to fill them, writes Mabel Perez-Oquendo. When graduate students begin to consider transitioning beyond their specialized education to what might be a future career, engaging in professional development experiences seems to be one of the best ways to gain clarity. Learning about the different paths available to Ph.D. students after graduation was invaluable to me as I explored which career to pursue and defined what professional development experiences would prepare me for it. My interest in academic administration began during my undergraduate training, when I had the opportunity to conduct scientific research and serve in a student association working to ensure students had a supportive scientific community and access to resources to help them achieve their educational goals. I actively spoke with Hispanic students about undergraduate internship requirements and benefits, as well as my own scientific training experiences. I worked to make certain that linguistic and cultural differences did not discourage those students from pursuing high-quality education and career opportunities. That motivated me to use my scientific training to understand the needs of various students and give them the resources required to obtain their desired careers after graduation. I originally thought that the only way for me to directly support students’ careers in STEM was to secure a position as a tenure-track faculty member so I could mentor trainees in a laboratory environment. But after engaging in some professional development activities, including active experiential learning, I realized that Ph.D. students can identify appropriate career paths by conducting a self-assessment, networking and identifying their skills gaps and how to fill them. Self-Assessment Early in my Ph.D. training, I asked myself, “What would be the career that would best allow me to pursue my interests in professional development? How can I prepare for that career that I have not yet defined? How can I manage the time that I need to progress in both my career and scientific training?” To answer those questions, I applied for and was admitted into a research administrative program as a first-year Ph.D. student. I initially expected to learn strategies to successfully be awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health, which was in line with my goal of pursuing a tenure-track academic faculty position. The experience opened my eyes, however, to career options outside my original goal. Through that program, I learned the intricacies of research administration policies by attending lectures and securing internships at the office of diversity, career development and alumni affairs. Guided by my mentor, Raquel Salinas, I was introduced to the possibility of a career in academic administration in ways that motivated me to search and network with other administrators in and outside my institution. As a second-year Ph.D. student, I organized an alumni career symposium that brought together graduate students, alumni and career professionals to discuss careers across research, health care, business and education. Then, as a third-year Ph.D. student applying doctrines I learned by serving on my institution’s curriculum committee, I helped develop a graduate course aimed at further supporting students in achieving their postgraduation career goals. Those experiential learning experiences in my Ph.D. training gave me the career clarity I needed to validate my interest in becoming the dean of a research teaching institution. Professional development is a progressive process in which Ph.D. students make a series of efforts to expand their knowledge and improve their skills. MyIDP for biomedical scientists, ChemIDP for chemical scientists and ImaginePh.D. for the humanities and social sciences focus on helping graduate students determine their strengths and weaknesses, create a road map of their goals, and then understand the specific actions they should take to achieve those goals. Such tools can help you mold your professional identity by evaluating your interests, values and skills. For example, interest assessments help you define not only the tasks you would enjoy doing and want to include as integral elements of your career but also those you’d like to avoid. Values assessments guide you in answering questions like “What is most important to me? What rewards or outcomes do I want from my work?” Your distinct values can help define the environment where you are likely to function best as well as the qualities of a job that will keep you motivated. Skills assessments help measure the competencies you possess and are typically associated with a wide variety of jobs. A careers advisory team on a campus can also guide you on how to use your time most efficiently to pursue your scientific training and simultaneously begin identifying your career interests. Personally, I strongly suggest selecting three different careers to further explore via formal networking events and informational interviews. Networking and Informational Interviews Networking is a frequently discussed topic in graduate school. But while all graduate students know they need to network, they rarely have an idea of where to start and how to use networking strategically to gain career clarity. Graduate students should view networking as an investment with results in the short and long term; the more strategic you are with that investment, the better the results you will achieve. Once you have chosen three different careers, focus your networking on people who have experience and/or connections in them. Conduct informational interviews with them and ask how to prepare and pursue such careers, what their workdays look like, and how they see the career field evolving in the next five years. One tactic I find helpful is to create a table of contacts in Excel or Word with categories for each person’s name, position or title, company affiliation, and contact information (email and/or LinkedIn). Include space to make notes to document meeting dates, reflections on the conversation, any critical feedback or advice you received, and suggestions for skills you need to develop and new contacts you should make to continue growing your network. Work to expand and strengthen your networking through referrals from your primary circle. For any networking relationship to work, however, you should deliver value before asking for it. Some ways to do that are to recommend an event or a contact that facilitates the other person’s work or a book that aligns with their interests. Only then should you ask for something in return. That does not necessarily mean asking for a job, but rather explaining your goals and whom you want to connect with so that your new contacts can better understand how to help. Many Ph.D. students think that they don’t have enough contacts to reap the benefits of networking. But starting with five people (i.e., the number of members on most Ph.D. committees) is usually more than enough to start growing your network. Identifying Skills Gaps Transferable skills are those we have learned in our training that we can adapt for use throughout our chosen career. As Ph.D. students, we develop expertise in written and spoken communication, problem-solving, organization, time management, setting and meeting goals, curiosity, information gathering, analytical skills, and teamwork. Such skills are valuable in a variety of jobs. As a scientist and career/professional development intern, for instance, I honed my project management and program development skills. Those skills are relevant not only to my chosen career in academic administrational but also to industry, entrepreneurship and educational research, among other fields. You should identify the transferable skills you’ve learned during your scientific training, as well as educate yourself on what additional skills you need to pursue your chosen career. Through networking and informational interviews, you can determine the skills that you lack or need to improve, as well as seek recommendations for how to begin to acquire them. Remember that any skill gaps are opportunities for professional development and growth to help you become the most highly qualified applicant possible when you hit the job market. Identifying your skill gaps early allows you time to look for ways to develop those skills through experiential learning experiences—internships, fellowships, volunteer opportunities, job shadowing and so on—with mentors who are currently in your chosen career. In conclusion, career clarity is within your reach as a Ph.D. student. With self-assessment and internal reflection, networking, and the identification of skills gaps, you will find you are highly likely to find success and satisfaction in several different career paths. And once you’ve obtained that clarity, you can actively explore relevant professional development experiences. This is your call to go from the waiting phase to the determination phase and take action to pursue your ideal career now. Mabel Perez-Oquendo is a Ph.D. candidate and intern at the Office of Career Development at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She is a member of the Graduate Career Consortium—an organization providing an international voice for graduate-level career and professional development leaders. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2022/09/06/advice-how-phds-can-best-gain-career-clarity-opinion	2022-09-06T08:09:50Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2022/09/06/advice-how-phds-can-best-gain-career-clarity-opinion	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Outsourcing to the Philippines: How it can help SMEs scale It’s well-documented how outsourcing to the Philippines has helped companies save on labour and operating costs, improve efficiency and productivity, and boost profits. With a 20-year track record of outsourcing success, the Philippines has established itself as a global leader in business process outsourcing (BPO), says Ralf Ellspermann, CEO of PITON-Global, an award-winning outsourcing provider in the Philippines. “BPO to the Philippines is not just advantageous for the heavy hitters of the business world. Startups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) can also enjoy the same benefits,” he said. "Outsourcing allows young companies to focus on their core business functions while saving on costs and expenses related to secondary business functions such as front and back-office operations.” Most Popular Here he explains how, as a result, the booming Philippine BPO industry continues to attract SMEs seeking to capitalise on growth opportunities. Many founders of startups and owners of SMEs in the UK find that outsourcing to the Philippines helps them quickly scale their portfolio of products and services so they can become more competitive and profitable. Scalability makes business process outsourcing to the Philippines one of the most effective tools to scale businesses for maximum growth. Obvious savings on costs Saving money is the main reason companies outsource business processes to the Philippines. Outsourcing can reduce the cost of material expenditures such as office space, infrastructure, technology, and other equipment, as these become the BPO provider’s responsibility. Companies also save on employee costs like salaries, health care, and other benefits. All in all, companies outsourcing to the Philippines can save up to 60% on labour and 40-50% on operating costs, savings that can go towards resources that will contribute to healthy and substantial growth. Outsourcing frees up capital for growth “Cutting costs is necessary for almost all SMEs, as it frees up capital that can be invested elsewhere in the business. The drastic cost reductions that come from outsourcing to the Philippines allow small companies to not only stay within budget but have some flexibility to strategise where they choose to invest their money. Having cash on hand can be especially beneficial for startups looking for funding. Investors are more likely to be attracted to a company with the money to funnel into revenue-generating activities like marketing or research and development,” states Ellspermann. Businesses can focus on core areas Outsourcing relieves businesses from the time and commitment of maintaining non-core tasks. Management and employees can then focus on essential business aspects like attracting new clients, developing marketing and advertising, investing in research and development, maintaining a robust social media presence, and providing high-value client services. “As outsourcing teams in the Philippines take on secondary functions, in-house teams can concentrate on essential business operations that will contribute to faster company growth and increased profitability,” explains Ellspermann. Increased productivity of in-house teams Outsourcing lower-level tasks to BPO providers allows in-house employees to focus on their specific jobs. This can lead to boosted productivity, higher employee retention, and increased job satisfaction, which is especially important as companies grapple with the Great Resignation. Additional free time can also be used to hone employee skills through training, seminars, workshops, or team-building activities. “A happier team is a more engaged, productive, and efficient team that’s invested in a company’s success,” says Ellspermann. Immediate access to a skilled workforce While having a large staff of full-time employees can benefit growing SMEs, most can’t afford the expenses of hiring, training, and managing them. The solution Outsourcing to the Philippines is cheaper than running an in-house operation. Companies gain access to a highly skilled and dedicated Filipino workforce that is well-schooled in all aspects of the BPO. Fluency in English makes Filipinos perfectly suited for voice-based customer service roles. In short, outsourcing business processes to the Philippines can dramatically improve customer experiences, brand loyalty, and customer retention. The Bottom Line Many startups and SMEs in the UK must cut corners wherever they can simply to stay afloat. As such, they are often reluctant to invest in outsourcing. These small businesses fail to realise the tremendous ROI that can come from outsourcing secondary business processes. The old saying goes, ‘You need to spend money to make money.’ “The bottom line is when it comes to business scalability and growth, outsourcing to the Philippines is money well spent,” concludes Ellspermann.	https://www.scotsman.com/business/outsourcing-to-the-philippines-how-it-can-help-smes-scale-3832489	2022-09-06T08:09:50Z	scotsman.com	control	https://www.scotsman.com/business/outsourcing-to-the-philippines-how-it-can-help-smes-scale-3832489	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Are your kids ready to go back to school? In today’s Academic Minute, Binghamton University’s Suzanne McLeod looks at ways to soften the blow of the end of summer. McLeod is coordinator of the educational leadership program and assistant professor in the department of teaching, learning and educational leadership at Binghamton. 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- Confessions of a Community College Dean In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care. Title No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility A response to Ryan Craig When The Girl was looking at colleges, I took her on a walking tour of Princeton. It’s a lovely campus, and it’s only about 45 minutes from where we live. It’s on a train line that makes it easy to get to New York City or Philadelphia without a car, and it’s academically worthy of her. (TG is blisteringly smart, with the credentials to prove it.) She enjoyed the tour well enough, but let me know she had no intention of applying. It was too close to home, and there was no way she’d get in anyway. Statistically, she was probably correct. She left the state to find her academic home. I mention that to give some context to my response to Ryan Craig’s piece in IHE last week advocating that Yale open a campus in Houston. Craig’s argument is that Houston is a large and fast-growing city (true), it has a smaller higher education footprint than one would expect for a city of its size (I don’t know, but I’m willing to accept this for the sake of argument), and that only a big name university like Yale could make enough of a splash to change the conversation. Oddly, Houston Community College goes entirely unmentioned in the piece. According to the College Scorecard, Houston CC has roughly 48,000 students. Yale has 4,700 undergrads, or slightly less than one-tenth of what HCC has. As a public institution, HCC is accountable to the voters of Houston; as a private institution, Yale is accountable only to its Trustees. A Texan version of The Girl would have little to no chance of being admitted to Yale, but would have no problem being admitted to HCC. Craig’s piece takes an existing “conversation” around higher education as a given, and in so doing, reinforces it. If only the top 20 or so universities matter, as he assures us they do, then the only hope for higher education is that they start sprouting branch campuses. After all, if they can do it in Qatar, they can do it in Texas. To which I say, it’s time to change the conversation. Talk to students, and to prospective students. Talk to local employers. Craig offers a thumbnail demographic profile of Houston. By his numbers, the county is 42 percent Hispanic, 31 percent White, 19 percent Black, and 8 percent Asian. That didn’t sound like Yale to me, so I checked its stats: 35 percent White, 24 percent Asian, 15 percent Hispanic, 9 percent Black, with double-digits of foreign students. HCC, by contrast, is 36 percent Hispanic and 27 percent Black, which comes much closer to mirroring the county. The more fundamental point, though, is what Yale sells. It sells exclusivity. It draws its value largely from the fact that most applicants don’t get in. If the proposed branch campus were to maintain the same standards, vanishingly few Houstonians would get in. Houston Community College takes the top 100 percent of its applicants. Yale offers generous financial aid to the very few students it takes, but if you don’t get in, financial aid is purely theoretical. HCC strives to be affordable even to students who are struggling to make ends meet. If my point about exclusivity is incorrect – Akil Bello calls universities like it “highly rejective” – then I would expect to see Ivies and similar places expand to capture much more of the demand for them. That doesn’t happen. In fact, if one of them did, its rejection rate would suffer (!), and its prestige would slide accordingly. I can easily be proven wrong by any of the Ivies throwing open the doors and opening huge new campuses across the country. I’m not holding my breath. What Craig dismissively terms “nonselective, non-brand-name” higher education is what is, and will be, available to most Americans. It’s where most working Americans with college degrees got their degrees. It’s where most companies do the bulk of their hiring. It’s the less glamorous, but far more important, part of the economy. Those of us who pay attention – yes, there’s a “conversation” here, too – know that community college enrollments are usually countercyclical to hiring. The short, sharp shock of the pandemic was an exception, but now we’re in a classic employment-driven enrollment dip. It’s frustrating, but if you talk to students, it’s understandable. When the job market is strong, the opportunity cost of college goes up. Many students will choose to make money when they can, given the needs of family and the ever-more-expensive housing market; when they can’t, many will find their way back to college. The kernel of truth in Craig’s piece is that the highly rejective universities occupy much more space in elite discourse than their enrollments justify. But that’s a bug, not a feature. The answer is not to write off most colleges and beg the Ivies to open a few outposts. It’s to bolster the public options that already exist in most of the country, including places much smaller than Houston. Princeton and Yale are lovely, and they serve a purpose. But if we care at all about the majority of Americans, they’re irrelevant. It’s the conversation that needs changing. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! 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- Just Explain It to Me! Breaking down notoriously confusing, perplexing and annoying systems and practices in higher education Title Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland What the former Vogue editor might have told today’s campus leaders about how to dress (and very much how not to). THE COMFE NAST PUBLICATIONS, Inc. MEMO To: PRESIDENTS From: THE GHOST OF DIANA VREELAND* Date: September 2022 Subject: Sartorial advice from the grave of Vogue’s greatest fashion editor of the 20th century Copy: ACE FELLOWS (all classes) Not enough new presidents’ academies and leadership programs focus on self-presentation beyond the importance of a well-made suit and comfortable shoes. Should all presidents wear the trappings of centuries-old power and privilege? No. I loathe nostalgia. Anyone can be a president today; let’s not be snobs regarding attire and expression of self. Design the self; design your leadership. You’ll want plenty of pizzazz and something a little extra as a president today. Don’t be boring! You must stand out if you’re going to make it! There is no uniform except good grooming and style that suits your body, skin tone, hair and of course, point of view and identity. Banish … As for colors … banish the black, burn the blue and bury the beige. Shoes with tassels (a.k.a. “poodle shoes”). Even Cary Grant, as John Robie in the movie To Catch a Thief only wore them around his villa pruning roses, and you are no Cary Grant! The level of unnecessary frivolity should be self-evident. Shoes costing more than a week’s salary of your institution’s lowest-paid employee: in a word … wrong! Wedge flip-flops with rhinestones (or any flip-flops and shower shoes). Your presidency isn’t a rerun of The Real World: Cancun. One word … ghastly! You can be simply mad about everything happening with the students without looking ridiculous. Acetate ties and scarves sporting the university logo (with stretched logo and wrong PMS colors) procured from the campus bookstore. They aren’t even flame retardant! How can you seriously talk about a sustainable campus wearing those accessories? Knock-off Chanel jackets with metallic threads woven throughout. No need to look like a smug mademoiselle. Faux gold or silver metal logo lapel pins. My dear, everyone already knows where you work. You’re not the grand master of a secret society. You’re president, for heaven’s sake! Acquire a vintage brooch instead. Glitter-infused makeup, body lotion, hairspray, nail polish and fabric – not even for fundraising galas. Now, if you’re impersonating Cher, Bob Mackie designed your ensemble and you are about to sing “Believe” to the alums, perhaps it can be done. No? Ridiculous! Full-length puffy coats. Unless required for the secondary purpose of soundproofing your conference room, then, by all means, a full-length puffy coat! What’s a Must … Manicures and pedicures. I love a good red lacquer. Note: French manicures are so 2010, and I had the privilege of being born in Paris during La Belle Époque! Regular attention to hair and skin. Just say no to helmet hair. Just because Queen Elizabeth has held on to the same coiffure for more than a half century doesn’t mean it’s a model of leadership countenance. Is your hair curly? Free it from relaxers and curling irons. Is it thinning? Shave it short. Socks. No amount of dusting powder or Poo-Pourri spray can ward off unpleasant odors emanating from sweat-saturated leather loafers. Such a scent can derail the most serious of cabinet meetings. Underwear and general comportment. Not to be indelicate, but we are vastly uninterested in becoming aware if you’re riding a wire while hosting a panel discussion on stage. Regular (often) dry cleaning and washing of your clothes. Don’t forget to remove the bran muffin from your coat pocket. Why Not Just … Try a cotton trapeze dress from Zuri with layer upon layer of vintage beads. Simply divine! Wear a chiffon or silk caftan with sequins and silk brocade slippers for that formal. Channeling Endora from Bewitched, not Mrs. Roper from Three’s Company, will have you commanding your audience. Bonus: Say goodbye to shapewear and tired feet, too. Sport colors that compliment (I think this should be complement) your skin tones rather than wearing the school’s colors. Very few people look their best in orange and aqua or even gold and navy. If you would never buy that color frock before you were president, don’t start now! The average tenure of presidents today is only three to five years. Be thoughtful of such a wardrobe investment. Buy a tasteful school pennant made of felt to wave at games if you must. Slip on some brightly colored socks and jaunty Cole Haan suede oxfords. That says, “I believe in creative problem-solving!” far better than the re-soled Bass Weeguns you’ve owned since graduate school. Be yourself, and don’t try to dress like you think a president should dress. Remember, it’s not the dress but how you live in the dress that matters. —The Ghost of DV *This is completely fictitious. 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New Programs: Central American Studies, Aviation Management, Engineering Systems September 6, 2022 - East Los Angeles College is starting an associate of arts in Central American studies. - Kansas State University at Salina is starting a bachelor’s degree in aviation management. - Penn State University at Harrisburg is starting a Ph.D. in engineering systems. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/09/06/colleges-start-new-programs	2022-09-06T08:10:30Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/09/06/colleges-start-new-programs	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
The Legal Dilemma on Student Debt Relief Republicans say Biden’s student debt-relief plan is illegal, but they are struggling to find a plaintiff with standing to make a case against the president’s use of executive authority. Conservative groups and Republican state attorneys general are exploring legal options that could throw a wrench in President Biden’s plan to cancel a third of the $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt. They say the plan is an illegal use of executive authority, but proving that in court could be tricky, as groups scramble to search for a plaintiff with the legal standing to sue. Biden announced Aug. 24 that he would cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for borrowers making under $125,000 a year, with up to $20,000 in relief for Pell Grant recipients. The announcement has come as a relief to many individuals who have been burdened by outstanding debt. However, others, especially those who have paid off their debt or did not go to college, view it as a handout at the expense of taxpayers. Various lawmakers, including some Democrats, have said that Congress holds the authority to cancel student loan debt, as opposed to the president. Even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last year that “the president can only postpone, delay but not forgive student loans. It would take an act of Congress, not an executive order, to cancel student loan debt.” However, Pelosi has since changed her view, stating in August, “Now, clearly, it seems he has the authority to do this.” Multiple Republican state attorneys general are exploring legal options as well. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Republican attorneys general from Arizona, Missouri and Texas met privately to discuss legal strategies. Other conservative groups, such as the conservative think tanks the Heritage Foundation and the Job Creators Network, a group run by Republican donor Bernie Marcus, are exploring legal options as well. Marcus said on Fox News recently that his group is “in the middle of lining up our plaintiffs.” A successful legal challenge could upend Biden’s plan, which is expected to give both the president and the Democratic Party a boost heading into the midterm elections. Despite speculation, no official plans to file a lawsuit have been announced. Who Could Sue? Critics of Biden’s debt-relief plan are scrambling to find someone or an organization that could assert standing in a possible lawsuit. However, this has proven tricky. In order to assert standing, a plaintiff needs to prove that they have been harmed in some way, and groups seeking to take legal action against Biden’s debt-relief plan say this has been difficult. “There is a possible world in which the president’s actions would be legally vulnerable and yet no one would be able to stand up and in court and make the requisite challenges. So that’s still a bit of an unsettled question,” said Jack Fitzhenry, a legal policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation. “It’s really not clear at the moment that anybody else has standing.” Legal analysts focused on the matter are considering multiple options for plaintiffs, including taxpayers or borrowers whose income is just above the $125,000 annual income threshold (or $250,000 for couples filing jointly), making them ineligible for relief. However, a court might not accept those as plaintiffs, and the idea of someone earning $126,000 could lead to the program being expanded. It is not so simple for a taxpayer to assert that they have been harmed by Biden’s student debt-relief plan on the basis that they cannot benefit from the program. Fitzhenry explained, “There’s differential treatment here and there’s certainly an argument about fairness, but that’s not so much a legal argument as a political one.” Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a vocal Republican lawmaker opposed to debt cancellation, said in a radio interview that he was unsure if either of those arguments would stand up in court. An alternative route could be loan servicers, who could say they are losing out on revenue. Fitzhenry said that loan servicers would be the most likely group to be able to assert standing because they have what he called a “credible claim of injury that would be concrete in particular to them and also directly traceable to the administration’s actions.” However, no loan servicers have indicated that they are interested in a legal challenge. Where Are the Plaintiffs? Scott Buchanan, president of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, said that he was unsure if loan servicers would have standing in this case. “I don’t know if anyone is thinking about it or what they’re thinking about it in terms of their own legal actions,” he said. The Biden administration released a legal memo from the Justice Department that outlines its authority to cancel student loan debt through powers listed in the HEROES Act of 2003. The law gives the education secretary the authority to “waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision applicable to” the federal student loan program if such action would alleviate hardship felt by borrowers as the result of a national emergency. In Biden’s case, the administration is claiming it has the authority to cancel student debt through the HEROES Act because of the state of emergency that has been in place for the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020. The state of emergency is currently set to lift on Oct. 13. Last week, Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, told reporters, “We believe we’re on strong legal ground.” He said the administration holds that belief since the same authority was used previously by the Trump administration to extend the pause on student loan payments. “That has not been challenged in court. It has not been found improper by a court. It’s the same statute that the previous administration used and that we’ve used, that we are now using for this action,” said Ramamurti. “Part of what the legal authority is being used to do here, in a targeted way, is to make sure that those borrowers who are at highest risk of distress after the restart happens, those are the people who are going to get the relief.” John King Jr., education secretary in the Obama administration, said in an interview, “I think the authority to cancel student debt is very clear,” and added, “I think the president is using the tools that are available to him.” Critics of Biden’s debt-relief plan, including prominent Republicans, have long held that the administration has overstepped its authority by canceling student loan debt and even making changes to student loan programs, which they say should only come from Congress. Legal action would potentially bring into question Biden’s use of executive authority, which is the first of its kind in history. “The sheer size of this program is going to attract a lot of attention. But scale alone is not going to get you to major questions. The other consideration, an overlay on top of this, is that you have an unprecedented use of this statute,” said Fitzhenry. The recent Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency stated that regulatory agencies must be able to prove that they have clear authority from Congress in order to use executive action in “extraordinary cases” of “political and economic significance.” If a lawsuit on Biden’s student debt plan materializes, it could throw the plan into the crosshairs of the Supreme Court. “The administration is going to have to contend with that decision on the merit, and they’re going to lose,” said Lanae Erickson, senior vice president at Third Way, a center-left group that regards debt forgiveness as a “Band-Aid” solution. “There is no doubt that this is an action of economic and political significance.” Erickson said in an interview with Inside Higher Ed, ”I know there are folks that are [preparing] to file legal challenges as we speak. I think we’ll see the first of those coming out the door as soon as next week.” Erickson said she believes that groups that were eager to sue the administration on its approach to student debt relief had to change their legal strategy at the last minute because they were expecting the administration to prove their legal footing with the Higher Education Act of 1965, not the HEROES Act. The Biden administration said that it plans to have its debt-relief plan implemented by early October. Groups seeking legal action against the Biden administration do not have to race against the clock to file a suit. However, if the Biden administration begins to carry out its plan and is later obstructed by a legal dispute, a huge mess could be created for many borrowers who are now expecting their student debt to be canceled. “If anyone out there who is running this analysis right now and they like the looks of their claims, I suspect they will try to file rather soon and certainly before the administrative wheels get rolling to implement this plan,” said Fitzhenry. Confidence in Biden Administration Some supporters of debt relief have expressed confidence in the Biden administration’s legal footing and are skeptical of threats of legal action. Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, said last week, “I do think it’s telling that we are now closing in on a week from this announcement and you haven’t seen any ambitious Republicans take a step into some federal court and ask for an injunction.” Regardless of legal action, Republicans will likely use student loans as a massive talking point this election season. Already Republicans in the House have introduced legislation that would cut back on the federal student loan program by enacting borrowing limits for some loans and eliminating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which has so far granted over $10 billion in debt relief to public service employees. Currently, these proposals cannot gather much support in the Democratic-controlled House. However, things could change with speculation that Republicans could take control of the House in January after the midterm election. “We are aware of it, and it’s a matter of concern,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of government relations and public affairs at the American Council on Education. “The things that they’re talking about are pretty substantial changes. It’s not even clear that Congress would be able to enact them, much less get the president to sign them. It’s an indication of how some political figures are thinking about higher education, and it’s worrisome, but it’s not as if it will automatically happen, depending on the election.” Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! 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Bonding Over the Trauma of Hazing Filmmaker Byron Hurt discusses the research, family tragedies and personal experience that compelled him to make the new documentary Hazing. In his new documentary Hazing (Independent Lens and PBS, premieres Sept. 12), filmmaker Byron Hurt explores the abusive—even deadly—rituals of hazing culture and how they reflect the powerful human desire to belong. Hurt spoke with Inside Higher Ed via Zoom. Excerpts of the conversation follow, edited for length and clarity. Q: As a college student at Northeastern University, you were a member of the Black fraternity the Ques. How did that experience drive your desire to make this film? A: I typically say that I am in a fraternity; I am still active with my fraternity, as a member of a graduate chapter. For members of Black Greek-letter organizations, membership is a lifetime if you choose to participate. So the film was born out of my experiences over the last 30 years of being connected to my organization. But I was on an airplane when I read the story of George Desdunes and how he died [in a hazing incident in 2011] as a student at Cornell University. And it broke my heart, it really did. I just felt so much for George and his mom, who worked so hard to provide a quality education for her only son, only to see his life end so prematurely. That was the first time that I had the inkling of making a film about this topic. And then, you know, several weeks later, I saw the story of Robert Champion, a young man who was beaten to death by his marching-band mates [at Florida A&M University]. And after reading that story, I said, “I have to do something about this.” Q: You talk in the film about how different organizations tend to utilize different initiation rituals. How does hazing among Black fraternities differ from white fraternities, or sororities from fraternities? A: Not all hazing takes on the same look and feel; it’s different for different groups, based on race, gender, class, where you go to school. I wanted to underscore that in the film. Hazing among Black Greek-letter organizations tends to be far more secretive, far more underground and more physical in nature. With white fraternities, there tends to be a lot more alcohol consumption—forced drinking—which leads to serious accidents and deaths. Black sororities tend to borrow some things from Black fraternities. But it tends to be a lot more intense emotionally and psychologically—a lot of sleep deprivation, demeaning put-downs and that sort of thing. In that way, there are similarities with white sororities, where there tends to be a lot more sexual degradation, sexual humiliation, mean-girl culture, if you will. Q: I always sort of assumed hazing mostly took place within the confines of Greek life. But your film talks in-depth about Robert Chambers, the marching band drum major who was hazed to death by his bandmates. So clearly there are similar practices going on in other, non-Greek organizations. A: One of the things that I really wanted to do was show the scope of the problem—just how far-reaching and widespread it is. When people think of hazing, they do think about fraternities and sororities; they may think about sports teams. They have higher rates of hazing incidents than other groups, but they exist elsewhere as well. This is not something exclusive to Greek life. Q: Do you think there’s something about being at college—or being in your late teens and early 20s—that makes hazing so prominent? A: No, I do not. College is where you find a significant number of cases of hazing. But it happens early; it happens in high school. Just recently, there was a national story about a high school football team in Pennsylvania that got suspended because of hazing rituals. It’s not exclusive to college. I mean, there are grown adults who participate in hazing rituals. College, I think, is where you see it often because of the sheer number of young people who are there. But I think that this is more a function of organizations and institutions where there is an established history of hazing. There are many organizations on college campuses that do not have a hazing culture, but that’s because of the leadership in the established culture. But there are many organizations that for several reasons, hold on to those long-held beliefs about the importance of these rituals in creating valuable members—members who can cut the mustard, if you will, to become a member of that group. Q: You talk in the film about trauma bonding—the idea of forging a brotherhood or sisterhood in the throes of trauma. What is it about undergoing hazing rituals that creates an irreplaceable bond among people? A: I think people tend to unify around stories where there’s a commonality, whether it’s positive or negative. Stacey Patton speaks to it extremely well in the film, but I think there’s something about surviving something together that makes you feel connected in a unique and special way. I also think that people don’t really know how to unpack trauma, either. One way that you can unpack it without really being retraumatized is by laughing about it, or by talking about it as a badge of honor—as opposed to talking about the shame or the humiliation or the fear or the anxiety that you felt as you were going through it. The story becomes more about how you overcame it, how you survived it. And that’s what makes you different from someone who’s not a member of that organization. That’s why the group feels like it’s an exclusive group: you had to endure something that someone else either did not endure or chose not to endure. Q: The film does a good job of exploring the tension between the desire to belong and the limits of tolerating physical abuse. How do people determine where to draw the line? A: I think a person’s acceptance of it really depends on their values and belief systems, and what they feel is important in terms of maintaining their own sense of personal integrity. It’s really hard, because you want to become a member of this organization, you want to feel like a valued member of this organization and you know that one way that you will be seen as a credible member is by going through what the existing members went through, so that you can feel a part of that group. But there comes a time where you are faced with making the decision about whether you are going to compromise your own belief system, your own personal space, and choose whether to continue. And I think young people don’t necessarily have the skills to deal with all those complex feelings as they’re going through such an arduous process. It’s one of the reasons why they continue to go through it: because they don’t really see leaving as an option. Once you begin the process, if you are a high achiever, if you’re a very ambitious person, you don’t want to quit—you want to continue all the way to the end. And then on the other side, there is no real incentive to quit, because otherwise, you’re going to be seen as someone who didn’t have what it takes to be an esteemed member of this organization. It becomes a very difficult line to walk. Q: It sounds like there’s another sort of inflection point when you’re an established member and it’s your turn to inflict the abuse on the pledges. How do some people who’ve endured it themselves then decide they’re not going to do the same thing to the people who come after them? A: There may be some who decide they’re not going to do the same thing; I can’t speak to every individual who makes that choice. But I do know that it’s easy to internalize your experience, to internalize the abuse, internalize the victimization and then perpetuate it to other people who are now coming through the same process. It’s about becoming a gatekeeper. It’s about ensuring that the organization is producing strong, resilient people who can take it, who can pass the test to get in. People who are victims of hazing and have a really unpleasant experience then become a member and say, “Oh, well, I survived it, it wasn’t that bad after all, I made it. And now in order for you to get in, you’re going to have to go through exactly what I went through.” It’s a weird sort of internalized victimization process that takes place where you are the victim and then you become the perpetrator. Q: In the film you note that there’s been at least one hazing death in the U.S. every year since 1959. Do you think colleges and universities should be doing more to prevent it? And what could they do? A: I know that there are a lot of universities and colleges, as well as sports teams and other organizations, that are really trying to change hazing culture. And the fact that they cannot speaks to how difficult it is. A lot of it happens underground, in the darkness of night. A lot of it happens in places where people in positions of power and authority are not present and can’t really do anything about it. So I think it comes down to really educating young people about the risks, the dangers associated with hazing culture, which a lot of organizations are already doing. People have to make a mental shift, just like how when the pandemic became really dangerous, we had to go from not wearing masks to wearing masks, right? And that cultural shift took place fairly quickly based on a public health crisis. And I think the same approach needs to be taken with hazing culture, which is a public health problem. People have to take the right steps in order to thwart the problem so that we don’t have a hazing death every single year, because no one sends their child off to college for them to die while pledging an organization, or becoming a member of a sports team, or while becoming a member of the band. It’s difficult work. It’s going to take leadership that’s really committed to creating that cultural change by having strict antihazing rules and policies on campus. And it will take leadership from the ground level, where young people have the permission to stand up, speak out against hazing culture, but then have the creativity to create something new and different. Q: It sounds like you’re saying change needs to come from a number of different directions at the same time: from the college and university administration, but also from student leaders on the ground and maybe the national chapters of these organizations. A: Absolutely. What I’m really speaking to is that more people who don’t believe in hazing culture have to stand up; they have to speak out. And one thing that I hope that this film accomplishes is creating space for people to tell their truth, to speak out and to challenge hazing culture, because a lot of times these traditions and these rituals continue to happen because the loud voices, who are proponents of hazing, are the ones who are engineering everything. Q: In one especially moving scene in the film, you talk to the last guy that you put hands on when he was pledge. What do you think makes or allows someone to get to the place of speaking out or apologizing or denouncing hazing for the abuse that it is? A: I think it takes a level of self-reflection and honesty, to get to a point where you can acknowledge your own participation in hazing culture and take ownership of your actions. And to take that extra step of apologizing and working toward healing, I think, takes compassion. It takes moving beyond your ego to say “I’m sorry” to someone that you’ve caused harm to. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! 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Vermont’s Lone Law School Branches Out After years of declining enrollment and wobbly finances, Vermont Law School is rebranding and expanding its graduate degree offerings. Will the gambit pay off? South Royalton, Vt., is a quiet, unassuming town with a population of just over 600. Like most colonial-era New England hamlets, it boasts a smattering of historic buildings and landmarks, including a memorial commemorating the birthplace of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. South Royalton’s main claim to fame, however, is that it is home to the Green Mountain State’s only law school. Vermont Law School has doled out juris doctor degrees to students from across New England and beyond since 1972. Many came to the sleepy village in central Vermont because of the college’s sharp focus on environmental law and policy, as well as its progressive outlook on justice. But like many small institutions around the country, in recent years VLS has suffered from declining enrollment, shifting regional demographics and wobbly finances. Now, the only college in Vermont that offers a J.D. is looking to reinvent itself by betting big on a new slate of master’s degree programs. In June, officials announced a restructuring plan that includes adding three new master’s programs and changing the college’s name to the Vermont Law and Graduate School, a rebranding that officials hope will better encapsulate the growing diversity of its educational offerings. The overhaul was made possible in part by an anonymous $8 million donation, the largest ever received by the independent college. The law school offered a handful of master’s degrees, including the standard master of laws (L.L.M.), even before it added the “G” to its acronym. The restructuring, however, adds degree offerings to the graduate school and puts an equal focus on its non-J.D. programs. It also greatly expands students’ options for online classes. Rodney Smolla, a veteran lawyer and higher education leader, took over as the Vermont Law and Graduate School’s president in July, just weeks after the changes were announced. He said the college’s innovative restructuring plan and progressive history drew him to the job. “There’s a real richness in trying to attack these issues from both traditional legal perspectives and public policy perspectives,” he said. “You could offer a lot more in terms of educational opportunities if you invested as much or nearly as much on the public policy side as you do on the traditional law side.” Enrollment drops are a concern across higher education, but they have hit law schools particularly hard. Interest in J.D. programs took a nosedive after the 2008 recession, and while the numbers have gone up and down since then, law school enrollments today aren’t nearly what they were. Vermont Law School is no different. According to data from the nonprofit Law School Transparency, VLS welcomed a matriculating class of 212 first-year law students in 2010, but by 2013 that number had fallen to 129. The drop led to financial difficulties, which were exacerbated by VLS’s independent status, meaning it was not backed by a larger university or system that might help cover costs. In 2018, the college cut tenure for many professors as part of a larger restructuring effort to address budget shortfalls. Smolla believes that trajectory is changing. Last year’s class of incoming J.D. candidates numbered 174, the college’s highest since the recession. This year, there are 150 new residential J.D. students; a new online J.D. program already filled its 20-seat allotment and now has a waiting list. “I think we’ve turned the corner,” Smolla said. “I’m very optimistic.” Small-College Blues in the Green Mountain State It’s been a rough decade for Vermont’s small liberal arts colleges. In 2019, three private institutions located within a 100-mile radius of one another closed down: Green Mountain College, the College of St. Joseph and Southern Vermont College. A fourth institution, Marlboro College, became the Marlboro Institute when it merged with Emerson College in Boston that same year. Karen Gross served as the president of the Bennington-based Southern Vermont College from 2006 to 2014. She said that in order to survive, small colleges have to be ambitious in both recruitment strategies and educational offerings. “VLGS should be commended for trying to innovate, and I think what they did and silo-busting, moving more programs online, and staying close to their mission is smart,” she said. “But I wonder if this is too little, too late.” Gross, who is also a former senior policy adviser to the U.S. Department of Education, said that small law schools as well as Vermont colleges are under increasing pressure to stand out in a crowded market with a shrinking customer base. She believes her own college could have been saved if not for a “failure to be creative and bold” on the part of the leadership that succeeded her, and she’s concerned that VLGS may suffer from a similar deficiency. “What they did was move the needle 15 degrees. You need to move the needle 160 degrees,” Gross said. “Now is not the time to tweak at the margins. You want to do something different? Go big.” Smolla said he’s confident in VLGS’s strategic plan, adding that the college has a few advantages that other small institutions do not. Its progressive mission and status as Vermont’s sole law school have made it a cause célèbre of many state policy makers and philanthropists. “People care about it, the government cares about it, our senators care. Because it’s so important to the state,” he said. “That’s an advantage that we have that you wouldn’t necessarily see in a small liberal arts college in the middle of the Midwest with many other competing schools.” Smolla also noted VLGS’s unique focus on environmental issues, something that he hopes will draw students to campus as well as to its online programs, which he says share the same ethos. “That was always the romance of this beautiful, rural, mountainous state: the idea that people that care about the environment may also love to be in the environment, in nature,” he said. “But that Vermont mind-set is more than just a physical place; it’s a culture and an attitude … so you could be taking our courses from Los Angeles or from China, but in a sense, you’d still be in Vermont.” ‘Diversifying the Product Line’ According to data from the American Bar Association, one in six law students was enrolled in a non-J.D. program during the 2020–21 school year. At some law schools, like the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law, students in non-J.D. programs far outnumber traditional law students. “If you look at it from a purely economic standpoint, this is just diversifying the product line,” said Brian Tamanaha, a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis. “If you see that your potential consumers might be drying up or are insufficient to support your operation, then it makes sense to explore what other products you can offer.” Such law-adjacent master’s programs offer legal education background on specific issues that might be helpful to those pursuing a career in policy, consulting, accounting, nonprofit advocacy work or a number of other fields where legal knowledge is helpful but a J.D. isn’t necessary. Many law schools offer master’s programs in tax and entertainment law, for instance; VLGS’s expanded degree offerings build upon its carefully cultivated niche. The new master’s offerings—environmental policy, energy regulation, food and agriculture policy, and restorative justice—all hew close to its long-standing mission of training students to use the law to fight for environmental justice and protection. Smolla believes that as the climate crisis worsens and issues of environmental injustice become more widespread, VLGS’s degree offerings will be more useful—and in more demand—than ever before. “There will be a lot of students who are not interested in becoming practicing lawyers or going to law school for three years but who care about these intersections in a spectrum of ways,” Smolla said. “Our feeling was we could attract a lot of students that we don’t currently have.” Tamanaha, the author of Failing Law Schools (University of Chicago Press, 2012), is, by his own admission, a cynical observer of the legal education landscape. Still, he said that while there are reasons to be skeptical of the value of non-J.D. law school programs, expanding degree options is both a savvy business move and a way to address student demand. “For many schools, that may ultimately become the primary revenue stream,” Tamanaha said. “If they keep adding master’s programs and continue to see the pool of J.D.s going down, maybe that’s going to be the thing that keeps the operation running.” Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! 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Students Vote for Remote (Employees) When making decisions about whether employees’ jobs could be done remotely or under a hybrid arrangement, college and university officials may not realize that most students don’t expect or feel they need in-person staff. What is the future of higher ed? What is the future of work in the U.S.? What is the future of work within higher ed? College and university officials are grappling with big questions like these, “trying to figure out what our new reality looks like,” says Jay Stephens, vice president for human capital services at Kansas State University and chair of the executive committee of CUPA-HR, the association of college and university human resources leaders. Although many campus departments managed to function fully remotely during the unprecedented medical emergency in spring 2020, “now we’re mainly sort of in this post-COVID period,” Stephens says. An estimated 60 to 70 percent of his unit’s employees are hybrid or fully remote now; “pre-COVID, that was zero. We didn’t even think about it.” As institutional teams mull over how best to navigate current and prospective employees’ desires for flexibility in work location and hours, there seems to be agreement that student needs should be central to decision-making about departments and individual employees. Student Voice explores higher education from the perspective of students, providing unique insights on their attitudes and opinions. Kaplan provides funding and insights to support Inside Higher Ed’s coverage of student polling data from College Pulse. Inside Higher Ed maintains editorial independence and full discretion over its coverage. Even with positions that have heavy student contact, however, must those services be delivered in person? That’s a question Andy Brantley, president and CEO of CUPA-HR, says college and university and department leaders are discussing based on data they’re collecting on student interactions. “Some virtual presence might be effective, or more effective. It’s not about just putting one department in a bucket and saying, ‘Yes, all these need to be delivered in person.’” Officials are weighing the impact of such balancing act decisions in the context of campus culture and the mission of the institution. Jeff Herring, chief human resources officer at the University of Utah, says this discussion has been “top of the list in HR” for the last two years. At first, some people thought things would return to pre-COVID normal after the pandemic. “I’m not sure that’s even an option. We’ve got to be creative in how we find the solution to dealing with the situation, while providing new flexibility that the workforce is demanding,” explains Herring, also past chair of CUPA-HR’s executive committee. About 55 percent of the university’s workforce of 25,000 employees (excluding those at the hospitals) currently have a hybrid work status, and 15 percent are fully remote. The latest Student Voice survey, conducted in mid-July and capturing the experiences and opinions of 2,239 college undergrads and spring 2022 graduates, asked about comfort levels with fully remote campus offices. Findings of the survey, from Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse with support from Kaplan, indicate that many students don’t see in-person staffing as necessary. - Students are most likely to say the counseling center and the financial aid office will always need to have some staff on campus for students to interact with in person, but even these top responses only got selected by 56 percent of respondents. - Students are least likely to believe the athletics department and event ticketing must have in-person staff, with that department selected by 20 percent of respondents. One in four say the bursar/student accounts office must have an in-person presence, and one in three named the registrar or the career center. - Twelve percent of students don’t believe any of the 12 departments listed would need to have some staff working on campus. First-year and second-year students are less likely than students who just graduated to value offices having in-person employees available. As campus conversations about the remote and hybrid work arrangement policies and practice continue, what role does student opinion on the matter play? It’s a question without a firm answer. Student Perceptions—and Misperceptions The Student Voice survey findings about employee whereabouts, in the opinion of some in higher ed, may need an asterisk to provide more context. “I don’t think students fully understand the services available to them,” says Joshua Sine, who spent 15 years as a higher ed administrator and is now vice president of higher education strategy at Qualtrics, an experience-management software company. Take residence life, for example, which only four in 10 students says needs in-person employees. Perhaps students aren’t concerned about a physical central housing office because residential advisers and other employees assigned to residence halls are there in person. “I think if we didn’t have the staff, they would certainly notice,” says Suzanne Price, assistant vice president for auxiliary enterprises at Clemson University, who also serves on the executive board at ACUHO-I, the Association of College and University Housing Officers–International. “Things don’t always run as smoothly as we would like, but there’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work from housing and res life staff that our students know nothing about.” (It’s not a big issue, she adds, because students should be focused on having a great experience and not all that the college does to help with that.) Or, consider the mail room, which only 35 percent of respondents say must have in-person staff. The introduction of campus locker systems and package delivery supports late-night and after-hours mail services, says DJ Pepito, chief learning officer at NACAS, the association that supports nonacademic departments. She suspects a misperception of how such systems work. “Students think this package magically appears.” Although about equal numbers of respondents who were in college pre-COVID say service levels are now better than before or say service levels are now worse than before, in Sine’s “anecdotal and professional opinion, the service level during COVID in general dropped significantly.” However, he believes expectations about service changed and students are now more understanding. In early COVID, students interacted with remote staff who may have had kids jumping into their laps during a meeting, and now they seem more apathetic about service interactions. Still, some survey respondents made it clear in their comments that in-person interactions are best. A student at an Illinois community college even expressed the belief that people give misinformation on purpose in virtual interactions. “Online we tend to talk more falsely about information, but in person you are face-to-face, so you will tell the truth.” Lauren O’Donnell, who just began her senior year at Wichita State University, says making a phone call can seem “more stressful to a student than just walking in and asking someone at a desk.” In addition, with strong feelings like anger, seeing someone in person will likely be more effective. “That emotion is sort of lost in translation with email or chat, or even phone calls,” she says. In terms of ensuring a single individual is in campus offices at all times to assist walk-ins, O’Donnell sees this as potentially problematic. “If one person is in the office and everyone else is remote, it can get a lot more frustrating for students,” such as when the staff member needs assistance from a colleague to help the student and can’t reach that person immediately. In complex situations, students may not know what questions to ask, and solving their problem could be easier with a live person, as opposed to a chat bot on the department’s webpage or an email, says Melanie Gottlieb, deputy director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. “They think they have a particular problem, and that in-person engagement with a professional teases out what the actual problem is.” However, meeting over Zoom, now that everyone is used to it, can be just as effective, she adds. Clearly worded and comprehensive department webpages can help answer common questions and direct students to the right person when help is needed. Four in 10 survey respondents are aware of at least one campus department with an FAQ, and one in five students would like to see FAQs on more department sites. Thirty-six percent, meanwhile, would like to see more sites with AI-powered chat bots to help answer questions outside business hours. When asked about difficulties in determining when or how to connect with any of 18 campus offices named in the survey, students were most likely to choose financial aid as not making this key information clear. Remote campus employees can also make student work-study experiences more challenging. When O’Donnell worked at Wichita State’s rec center, she frequently needed to check in with full-time staff to assist students. If those colleagues weren’t physically there, she wouldn’t be able to say, “Let me go grab them,” or “let me talk to them.” In addition, she can envision it being difficult for student workers to get to know their supervisors and colleagues who may be working remotely. Pepito, who points out that many auxiliary services departments rely heavily on student workers, says supervisors must consider both how professionals want to work and how students in their offices want to work, including interacting with colleagues and forming a community within a department. Staffing and Waiting Staffing shortages are one reason for colleges, as employers, to consider allowing hybrid or fully remote work. Discussions must “include the reality of the world that we live in right now and challenges in recruiting, retaining and engaging staff,” says Brantley, adding that job ads leaving out the detail of whether the position is in person, hybrid or remote creates recruitment problems. According to CUPA-HR higher ed workforce surveys, in 2021–22 the turnover rate for full-time exempt staff was 15 percent, and for full-time nonexempt staff it was 17 percent. “Higher ed, like everywhere, has just been through the wringer,” says Stephens at Kansas State. His campus has experienced a really hard time with turnover and bad hiring pools in the past eight or nine months, although he says the situation seems to be shifting and the quality of hiring pools is at least getting better. Short-staffed departments contribute to students not getting answers about inquiries in as timely a manner as they’d like. As one student at a Georgia public university noted, the biggest service-related headache has been “the hold!! It’s always so long to get someone and by then they’re in a bad mood and I hate it.” Justin Draeger, president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, says he can understand the frustration students feel with needing to wait for help from employees in a campus office. “Waiting in any scenario in this day and age is tough, particularly when it’s something that impacts your immediate and long-term future, like financial aid.” Student Voice respondents have generally had good experiences with not having to wait long for help in person or on the phone, with about half never having had to wait more than 15 minutes in either situation. A little more than half of respondents know of departments with virtual appointment scheduling, and about one in four is aware of the use of queuing systems, in person or virtual. Reimagining Work on Campus At the University of Utah, officials formed a cross-functional group—including HR, finance, student affairs, parking and environmental quality groups, among others—to discuss post-pandemic realities and policy related to where and when employees work. A telecommuting-focused site called Work Reimagined launched in spring 2021, featuring campus forms and resources, FAQs for employees and supervisors, and a handful of training courses for each group. The program is based on principles developed about remote work, including that individual managers could make telecommuting decisions, with encouragement to try to find a balance between the best interests of the university and individual employee desires. “We wanted it to be equitable, but that does not mean equal,” says Herring of the fact that some individuals’ duties and job requirements would not allow for remote work. “We cannot mow the lawn remotely yet,” he points out. And for supervisors who approve such arrangements, the university aims to support them with training on topics such as managing a virtual workforce, keeping virtual teams productive and building trust in a virtual work environment. Kansas State also leaves decisions about employee arrangements up to managers, as part of a summer 2021 revision of its remote work policy. “I’m not in the business of telling student affairs how to run their office,” for example, says Stephens. “They know what they’re doing; they know how to take care of their students. This is just another level of learning for leaders and managers as supervisors.” The policy includes guidance on how to analyze individuals and their roles to see if they are a match for hybrid or fully remote work. That option can help keep employees satisfied. “It’s not the answer to the Great Resignation, but it’s a tool you can use,” Stephens says. Many institutions have been, and still are, struggling to envision the right balance of in-person, hybrid and remote staffing, says Brantley. “From my conversations with HR leaders, policies and general guidelines are being developed centrally, but a lot are dispersing that [decision-making power] to departments.” Even those who decided to mandate a full-time, in-person return for all employees are still in discussion about the future, as pressure to create more hybrid and flexible work options builds, he adds. “Everything is still very much a work in progress, and the best policies implemented right now have the caveat that ‘the world is continuing to change and we are continuing to adapt our policies and procedures to benefit our institutions and students long term.’” Brantley reminds those at colleges who are committed to in-person delivery of every aspect of the student experience that “just because it’s delivered in person doesn’t mean the student is having a positive experience.” Ensuring that staff members are adequately equipped to respond to requests is more important than ensuring interactions are in person. Managers who dig their heels in about in-person requirements may find themselves stuck in the mud alone. Herring recently had a senior administrator complain about another department taking all his people. Can’t we just, as a university, say everyone must be back? the person wondered. If that were to happen, Herring replied, employees would just be leaving the university instead of leaving the unit. Still, he adds, “We don’t let workforce demand dictate the student experience. The student experience has got to be paramount.” Philip Hunt, who joined North Dakota State University as registrar just a few months into the pandemic, has heard rumblings from people who feel they successfully did their jobs during campus shutdowns and should be able to continue with hybrid arrangements. “I don’t think the mass exodus is over,” he says. “Unless institutions are able to address this issue, it’s only going to get worse.” Benefits to Students, the Institution Some colleges and universities strategically use flexible work location desires to allow departments to better serve students, such as by stretching the typical business hours around student need, says Sine from Qualtrics. “Nine-to-five doesn’t work anymore.” Students taking hybrid courses might not be able to get to campus, or an office might need to be open in the evening to support adult students. “Expectations have changed, and the new normal can’t just be a diluted version of the old normal.” And, as Herring notes, some employees prefer to work in the evenings anyway. His institution has taken COVID-created flexibility and turned it into an opportunity to extend its brand to remote parts of Utah. Allowing some jobs to be fully remote enables the institution to be involved in economic development across the state, with the added benefit of enticing talent from rural areas to apply for positions, he says. On campus, flexibility in employee whereabouts is having a positive impact in some less expected areas—such as more parking spots available to students, reduction in carbon footprint and the ability to more strategically allocate space, says Herring. As for a concern that Mondays and Fridays would become too sparse with staffing, he adds, that hasn’t happened. “When you have 70 percent of staff on campus, it still feels pretty populated.” Read more about the Student Voice survey on interactions with campus offices and how students feel about the service being received.	https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/09/06/students-largely-dont-mind-remote-work-campus-employees	2022-09-06T08:11:10Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/09/06/students-largely-dont-mind-remote-work-campus-employees	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) 4 Ways to Start the New School Year Right: Academic Minute September 6, 2022 Today on the Academic Minute: Suzanne McLeod, coordinator of the educational leadership program and assistant professor in the department of teaching, learning and educational leadership at Binghamton University, suggests some ways to soften the blow of the end of summer. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. And if you missed Monday’s Academic Minute on why decision-making is so difficult and exhausting, please click here. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/4-ways-start-new-school-year-right-academic-minute	2022-09-06T08:11:20Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/4-ways-start-new-school-year-right-academic-minute	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) Active Shooter Alert at Amherst Was Sent by Mistake Amherst College sent a false active-shooter warning to its campus community on Aug. 26, distressing students and employees on the same day it welcomed new students. A system malfunction of the campus alert software was to blame, and the campus was not in danger, Amherst College president Michael Elliott said in a message posted on the college’s website on the day of the incident. Elliott later acknowledged that he was “appalled” that the “profoundly troubling and disturbing” false alert had caused a “great deal of confusion, fear and anxiety.” “I am deeply sorry that this occurred,” Elliott wrote in a Sept. 1 message. Amherst College uses the AC Alert system to notify community members of significant emergencies or dangerous situations by way of text, voice, email, digital signage and outdoor speakers. One of the two software companies that supports the system experienced a technical error while doing software maintenance and system testing that led to the false alert, Elliott said. College officials became aware a few minutes before noon on Aug. 26 that the emergency alert system had sent messages, according to Elliott. Following an investigation, they determined that the messages were inaccurate and had not originated from campus. At 1:49 p.m., Amherst’s Twitter account tweeted, “ALERT: Please note there is no emergency. Members of our community may have received an AC alert. Please be advised that this was a system malfunction. There is no event occurring.” Though many community members received the false emergency message from the college’s alert system, some students, faculty, staff and families did not, according to Elliott. The alert system has been fixed, and the college has no evidence of foul play. Elliott has since outlined steps the college is taking in the aftermath of the incident, including reviewing the security practices of its emergency communications software partners, seeking assurance from the vendor in question that its safety measures are sufficient to avoid a similar incident, ensuring that all community members are enrolled in the alert system and developing a backup communication system for when the security alert system is compromised. “Please be assured that the emergency alert system is restored and fully operational and that the vendor has fixed the technical problem that led to the incorrect alerts,” Elliott wrote in his Sept. 1 message to the Amherst College community. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/active-shooter-alert-amherst-was-sent-mistake	2022-09-06T08:11:30Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/active-shooter-alert-amherst-was-sent-mistake	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th U.S. Navy members visit USCGC Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) [Image 2 of 3] U.S. Coast Guard members discuss unit armament capabilities with members from the U.S. Navy during a tour aboard USCGC Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126). PUBLIC DOMAIN This work, U.S. Navy members visit USCGC Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126) [Image 3 of 3], by LT Joseph Blinsky, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. GALLERY MORE LIKE THIS CONTROLLED VOCABULARY KEYWORDS TAGS	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401480/us-navy-members-visit-uscgc-joseph-gerczak-wpc-1126	2022-09-06T08:11:35Z	dvidshub.net	control	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401480/us-navy-members-visit-uscgc-joseph-gerczak-wpc-1126	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) Compilation on Measuring the Value of Higher Education September 6, 2022 Inside Higher Ed is pleased to release today our latest print-on-demand compilation, “Measuring the Value of Higher Education.” You may download a copy here, free. And you may sign up here for a free webcast on the themes of the booklet on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/compilation-measuring-value-higher-education	2022-09-06T08:11:40Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/compilation-measuring-value-higher-education	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
220901-N-FB203-0008 MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept 01, 2022) Naval Support Activity Bahrain Executive Officer Cmdr. Ernesto Rivera explains the importance of learning the Fedral Voting Assistance Program (VFAP) as part of base-wide FVAP training. NSA Bahrain enables the forward operations and responsiveness of U.S. and allied forces in support of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia's mission to provide services to the fleet, warfighter and family. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sean P. Gallagher/Released) This work, NSA Bahrain 2022 FVAP Training [Image 2 of 2], by PO1 Sean Gallagher, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401481/nsa-bahrain-2022-fvap-training	2022-09-06T08:11:41Z	dvidshub.net	control	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401481/nsa-bahrain-2022-fvap-training	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) Football Playoffs to Expand From 4 to 12 Teams The Board of Managers of the College Football Playoff voted Friday to expand the current four-team playoff into a 12-team playoff. The new playoff will be used in the 2026 season definitely and may be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. “This is an historic and exciting day for college football,” said Mark Keenum, the president of Mississippi State University and chairman of the Board of Managers. “More teams, more participation and more excitement are good for our fans, alumni and student athletes.” The teams will be the six conference champions ranked highest by the selection committee, plus the six highest-ranked teams not included among the six highest-ranked conference champions. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/football-playoffs-expand-4-12-teams	2022-09-06T08:11:50Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/football-playoffs-expand-4-12-teams	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) Gunshots Kill Norfolk State Student September 6, 2022 Violence in Norfolk, Va., killed at Norfolk State University student and another person and injured five others, said The Virginian-Pilot. Officers were alerted to the shooting around midnight Sunday, and at the scene they found four women and three men with gunshot wounds. On Sunday, Norfolk State University announced that one of its students had been killed. The university said on Twitter, “Norfolk Police have informed us that several NSU students have been the victims of a shooting at an isolated off-campus location near 50th Street and Hampton Blvd. NSU Police have secured the NSU campus. Counseling is being made available for any student in need of services.” Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/gunshots-kill-norfolk-state-student	2022-09-06T08:12:00Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/gunshots-kill-norfolk-state-student	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) Jackson State Students Lack Water September 6, 2022 Jackson State University students, like the rest of the 150,000 residents of Mississippi’s capital, lack clean water to wash, to prepare food and to drink, CNN reported. The problems have gone on for a week due to torrential rains and flooding that overwhelmed the city’s water treatment system. Some students have returned to their homes and are trying to take courses online. “It’s like we’re living in a nightmare right now,” said Erin Washington, a sophomore. “We can’t use the showers; the toilets don’t flush,’ she said. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/jackson-state-students-lack-water	2022-09-06T08:12:10Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/jackson-state-students-lack-water	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor Many faculty members at the University of Missouri view Chancellor Mun Choi as responsible for their low morale, according to a report released Sept. 1 by the campus Faculty Council, The Missouri Independent reported. The report was based on a survey, to which 547 faculty responded. Respondents were asked to rank Choi in various areas, and he received an overall ranking of 2.26 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being superior performance. Among ranked faculty without administrative duties, 208 said Choi should not be retained as chancellor, while 87 said he should remain. Choi is also president of the University of Missouri System. “I found reading through the comments pretty disheartening, to see how much frustration and kind of genuine sadness there is by so many, so many community members about our institution and the direction we’ve been going,” said Chuck Munter, an associate professor in the university’s college of education and human development. “But I don’t think I was surprised.” One commenter said, “I have watched the most talented people leave this institution in the last three years because the climate hinders their accomplishments, especially in research. I believe that in some respects the faculty and its morale has been irreparably damaged.” A minority of respondents said they appreciated Choi’s work for the university, citing his good relationship with political leaders and clear plans for the campus. They said, “It is refreshing and exciting to have somebody have a vision.” Choi, in his response to the report, said he found some parts of the survey to be “thoughtful and helpful.” But he had also heard many expressions of appreciation of his leadership and suggested that the sample wasn’t large enough to be representative of the whole faculty, which has about 2,400 members. “After reviewing the results, I am interested in finding ways for my cabinet and I to collect more constructive input on a variety of topics from a broader group of faculty,” Choi said. Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/morale-low-mizzou-many-blame-chancellor	2022-09-06T08:12:20Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/morale-low-mizzou-many-blame-chancellor	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) New Grant for Californians Who Lost Jobs During COVID The California Student Aid Commission has launched a new grant program to help Californians who lost their jobs during the pandemic pay for education and training programs. The Golden State Education and Training Grant Program, announced last week, offers one-time grants of $2,500 to state residents who became unemployed due to the pandemic and have yet to secure an equivalent job. Applicants can be enrolled in education and training programs at any California community college, California State University or University of California campus. They also have to meet income and asset requirements for Cal Grant A, a state financial aid award, to be eligible. The goal of the program is to help Californians re-enter the workforce and fill labor market gaps in the state. “The need to provide support and pathways to new opportunities to workers displaced by changes to the economy has never been more clear or critical, which is why we are here today,” Marlene Garcia, executive director of the California Student Aid Commission, said in a press release. “This program can address a key need for Californians in the short-term, while also catalyzing greater collaboration in serving this population and demonstrating impactful means of providing them with financial support as they position themselves for a successful career.” Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/new-grant-californians-who-lost-jobs-during-covid	2022-09-06T08:12:30Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/new-grant-californians-who-lost-jobs-during-covid	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) U of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Team Won’t Play Brigham Young The University of South Carolina women’s basketball has dropped a series with Brigham Young University due to racist comments made by a fan in a game of volleyball with Duke University, ABC News 4 reported. During that game, the fan repeatedly yelled a racial slur at a Black player for Duke. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has released a statement that said, “As a head coach, my job is to do what’s best for my players and staff. The incident at BYU has led me to reevaluate our home-and-home, and I don’t feel that this is the right time for us to engage in this series.” South Carolina athletics director Ray Tanner added, “Dawn and I have discussed her thoughts on the situation. I support Dawn and all of our coaches in their right to schedule games and opponents that are best for their teams.” Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/u-south-carolina-women%E2%80%99s-basketball-team-won%E2%80%99t-play-brigham-young	2022-09-06T08:12:40Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/u-south-carolina-women%E2%80%99s-basketball-team-won%E2%80%99t-play-brigham-young	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Teach Your Students to Be Builders, Not Critics Eboo Patel calls on college educators to teach students how to build a better social order, not merely criticize the existing one. As a new group of students arrives on our campuses, eager to put their ideals into action, here is my plea to those educators who will shape their lives and careers: teach your students to be builders, not critics. Do not direct their precious energy mainly toward protesting bad things out of existence. Do not suggest to them that the best use of their talents is telling other people what they are doing wrong. Do not tell them that their highest hope is to struggle against corrupt power. Highlight to them all the ways that they are already powerful, and emphasize that their purpose should be to increase their power and use it responsibly. Teach them the skills and knowledge to defeat the things they do not love by building the things they do. After all, the goal of social change is not a more ferocious revolution. It is a more beautiful social order. Since the rise of Donald Trump, progressive activism has had far too much focus on righteous struggles against corrupt power and far too little on responsible leadership of better institutions. The theory of change goes something like this: if you dismantle the current system with edgy critique and explosive rage, a better one will magically appear in its place and operate itself. But destroying the current order does not lead to paradise. It leads to chaos. Ryan Grim’s widely read article in The Intercept “Elephant in the Zoom” details how this has played out in the professional social change sector. A critical mass of recent college graduates has brought a resistance mind-set into the nonprofit organizations that employ them and created debilitating disruptions in major institutions like the American Civil Liberties Union, the Sierra Club and the Guttmacher Institute. Grim does not mince words when he sums up his extensive reporting, writing that “the progressive advocacy space” has “more or less, effectively ceased to function” and “seen wrenching and debilitating turmoil in the past couple years.” Who supplied the conceptual frameworks and charged language being used to wound not so much overt regimes of patriarchy and racism (remember, Trump is still the kingmaker in the Republican Party), but, as Grim’s article discusses, the human beings trying to do the good work of protecting the environment and empowering the marginalized? Very often, it is educators on college campuses. I have a personal story of this. I was initiated into activism by strident voices during my undergraduate years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the early 1990s, an activist era that feels much like our own times. I remember a classroom discussion with a radical professor who encouraged resistance to the regime in every way possible. “What was the endgame?” one student asked. “When we raise our voices in opposition, we are pushing against the system,” he responded. “And one day, it will bend so far that it will break.” I nodded my head in pious agreement. At the time it sounded so romantic. We enlightened few could take down an oppressive system with our brilliant critique and forceful protest. What social order might replace the system we would so cheerfully destroy? There was no discussion of that. I brought the critique/resist/dismantle approach to an interfaith conference in the late 1990s. It was two years after I graduated from college, and I had gone to the event looking for the urgent activism of faith-based social change agents like Bayard Rustin, Pauli Murray, Malcolm X and Mahatma Gandhi. What I found was old white male theologians talking. The line that went through my head as I sat through one especially boring panel was an Audre Lorde quote I had read in college: “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” I decided I could no longer play by the same polite rules as everyone else at the event. I did what I was taught as an undergraduate: I stood up, raised my fist and called people out. Where was the sense of urgency? I shouted. Where was the vanguard energy? Where were the young people? Where was the true diversity? People turned to stare. A few clapped. Mission accomplished, I thought to myself. After the session ended and the commotion died down, an Indigenous Mayan activist named Yoland Trevino approached me and said something along the lines of: that vision that you just articulated, of an interfaith initiative that centers young people, focuses on social action and involves a wider diversity than what is present here—that’s powerful. You should build that. It made so much sense when she put it that simply. My standard tone when I was in activist mode was a mixture of flippancy and scorn, a cocktail that basically conveyed, “You idiots in charge couldn’t find a tree if you were looking at a forest.” Something in what Yoland said shocked me into a realization: I could continue on the path of loudly opposing everything I thought was bad, or I could put my energies into building my definition of good. It was at that point that I realized how extensive my skills were in the former, and how much I had to learn to accomplish the latter. The good news is that the knowledge base is not hard to learn, and the skills can in fact be acquired. There is a whole world of social change that is characterized by the outstretched hand rather than the raised fist, that seeks to change things by building better institutions rather than shouting down existing systems. In fact, I had been introduced to some of it in college. Unfortunately, my undergraduate professors who highlighted the examples of constructive builders like Jane Addams and Muhammad Yunus had a hard time being heard above the educators emphasizing critique. Critics are important. Social change doesn’t happen unless there are voices creating dissatisfaction with the status quo. But right now, we have enough critics. What we need are more builders, more people who know how to create concrete instantiations of a fair, just and inclusive social order. To achieve that, we need more college educators who are teaching students how to be architects of a better system, not arsonists of the current one. Eboo Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith America (formerly Interfaith Youth Core). His most recent book is We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy (Penguin Random House). Trending Stories - Students largely don't mind remote work for campus employees - Morale Low at Mizzou; Many Blame Chancellor - No, Yale is Not the Answer to Economic Mobility \| Confessions of a Community College Dean - New film explores the enduring power of hazing culture - Advice for Presidents From the Ghost of Diana Vreeland \| Just Explain It to Me! THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2022/09/06/teach-students-be-builders-not-critics-opinion	2022-09-06T08:12:50Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2022/09/06/teach-students-be-builders-not-critics-opinion	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Gogglebox is set to return for its 20th series this week on Channel 4 with fans of the show are delighted and 'can't wait' to watch the latest episode. And many were delighted to hear one of the show's most popular couples will be back. Firm favourites Dave and Shirley have confirmed they will be taking part in the upcoming series, the first episode of which is set to air at 9pm on Friday (September 9). Posting on Instagram, the pair wrote: "Don't forget Friday folks, #gogglebox is back on the 9th xx." Fans were quick to flock to the comments to share their delight at the news. One user said: "Can't wait so good." Another wrote: "Cannot wait to see you both. We’ve missed you. Hope you had a lovely summer and are well rested." Someone else said: "Can’t wait for Friday." Another user echoed: "Oh brilliant something cheerful to watch ! Yay." Dave and Shirley, who hail from Caerphilly in Wales, joined the show in 2015. The hit Channel 4 show sees the armchair critics commenting on the biggest and best shows each week. According to the TV guide, viewers can expect: "The armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week, with cameras capturing their instant reactions and the lively discussions that are prompted by the week's biggest and best shows." READ NEXT: Emotional Susanna Reid pays tribute to Bill Turnbull after former colleague's death Vic Reeves and Nancy Sorrell’s adventures across Kent and little known link to Port Lympne Friday Night Dinner star Tamsin Greig’s quiet life in Maidstone and her love for Kent Rose Ayling-Ellis calls for TV channels to subtitle all shows Good Morning Britain's Martin Lewis warns 'catastrophic' price hike could last until July 2023	https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/gogglebox-stars-dave-shirley-confirm-7550693	2022-09-06T08:17:04Z	kentlive.news	control	https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/gogglebox-stars-dave-shirley-confirm-7550693	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
A flood watch is in effect for parts of Northern Virginia through 2 p.m. The watch includes Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria and Loudoun County. Excessive rainfall is expected this morning through early afternoon, with heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms dropping 1 to 3 inches. Some storms may produce up to 4 inches of rain, the National Weather Service said. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, rivers and low-lying areas.	https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/flood-watch-in-effect-for-parts-of-northern-virginia/article_c20d61c2-2db3-11ed-8810-af209e0c9cf7.html	2022-09-06T08:25:50Z	insidenova.com	control	https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/flood-watch-in-effect-for-parts-of-northern-virginia/article_c20d61c2-2db3-11ed-8810-af209e0c9cf7.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Vizhinjam: The long-drawn day-night protest spearheaded by the Thiruvananthapuram Latin Archdiocese to highlight issues faced by the fisherfolk, including coastal erosion, in the wake of the Vizhinjam project has been intensified with Archbishops Dr. Thomas J. Netto and Dr. M. Soosa Pakiam joining the strike. Both participated in the relay hunger strike being held at the Vizhinjam port entrance as part of the 21-day long stir. This even as a long list of prominent figures, including the Bishops from neighbouring districts, came in support of the agitation. Palayam Imam V.P. Suhaib Moulavi inaugurating the protest was especially eye-catching. The protestors' spirit soared when Archbishop Emeritus Dr. Soosa Pakiam joined the fishers' protest despite facing old age issues. Auxillary Bishop Dr. R. Christudas, Mon. Eugene H. Pereira, Fr. Freddy Solomon, and Vizhinjam Samara Samiti (protest forum) Convenor Joy Jerald took part in the day-long relay hunger strike. Suffragan Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church Joseph Mar Barnabas, Auxiliary Bishop of the Syro-Malabar Archeparchy of the Chenganacherry Dr. Thomas Tharayil, Bishop Dr. Paul Mullassery, M Vincent MLA, KLCA state General Secretary Sherin Thomas, PC George and the like extended support to the protest. The Latin Archdiocese reiterated that they wouldn't back out of the strike unless the Government accepted all seven of its demands. Cabinet sub-committee’s 4th round of talks too fails Meanwhile, the fourth round of discussions held by a cabinet sub-committee with the representatives of the Latin Archdiocese to solve the raging issue failed to bear any fruit. No decision was made in the discussions, which extended for three-and-a-half hours. With the Government refusing to accept its demands, the Latin Archdiocese will intensify its strike, the representatives said, adding the agitation will be extended to the whole state and protests will be started from Chellanam in Ernakulam. A total of 13 participants, including Cabinet sub-committee members V Abdurahiman, Antony Raju, and K. Krishnankutty, and Mon. Eugene H. Pereira and Samara Samiti Convenor Fr. Theodosius D’Cruz representing the Latin Archdiocese, took part in the discussions.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/archbishops-join-hunger-strike-vizhinjam-protest.html	2022-09-06T08:49:03Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/archbishops-join-hunger-strike-vizhinjam-protest.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Adimali: Villagers of Mankulam, Idukki, are heaping praise and showering gifts like golden shawls, chains, and note garlands on their new-found hero Gopalan, a tribal farmer who hacked a fully-grown leopard to death in self-defence. The residents have even started addressing him as ‘Puligopalan’ affectionately (Puli is tiger in Malayalam). There is a rush of visitors to the Adimali Taluk hospital, where the Chikanamkudi native is undergoing treatment. Many came with presents and small financial assistance for Gopalan, who rose to fame after he killed the big cat in the early hours on last Saturday. The forest department has allotted Rs 5,000 as an initial aid towards Gopalan's treatment expenses. “The government will bear Gopalan's hospital and transportation expenses, including any additional costs incurred,” Mankulam DFO Jayachandran Gopalan said. KIFA award Farmer’s organisation KIFA (Kerala Independent Farmers' Association) has accorded its Jim Corbett Award in recognition of his bravery. The organisation's representatives visited Gopalan at the hospital and handed over the cash prize of Rs 10,001. They said a testimonial and citation would be presented to him at a public function at Mankulam. The legal cell of KIFA also assured free service to Gopalan. The ‘Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh’ had too announced the ‘Karshaka Vir Sree’ award to the tribal farmer. Gopalan recovering The wounds Gopalan suffered in the attack have started to heal, Dr Finix Baby said. Though he experienced body pain and fever last day, his health condition is coming back to normal. Gopalan was also administered with the rabies vaccine. “I hacked the leopard with a machete when it seemed like I would lose my life. Never thought the big cat would die. The Forest officials behaved well with me,” Gopalan said.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/gopalan-kills-leopard-gets-hero-welcome.amp.html	2022-09-06T08:49:09Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/gopalan-kills-leopard-gets-hero-welcome.amp.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Thiruvananthapuram: A man murdered his wife at Varkala following an argument. The deceased is Nikhita (25), of Kidangamparambu in Alappuzha. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday. Police said an argument broke out between the couple in the middle of the night. In the heat of the moment, an enraged Aneesh picked up a lamp and hit Nikhita on the head. Though his relatives rushed her to the Varkala Taluk hospital, Nikhita succumbed to her injuries. The couple got married on July 8. Settled abroad, Aneesh and Nikhita returned to Kerala 10 days ago to treat his leg pain. Aneesh is under police custody.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/man-kills-wife-varkala.amp.html	2022-09-06T08:49:47Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/man-kills-wife-varkala.amp.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 dispatched an aircraft and crew to the Republic of Palau in support of Operation Island Chief 22 (OPIC22), Aug. 15 - 19, 2022. The aircrew and maintenance team provided support to joint operations off the coast of the Republic of Palau. OPIC22 is a multinational mission headed by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Regional Fisheries Surveillance Center (RFSC) to provide surveillance over the FFA partners exclusive economic zones and assist in identifying illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity. “It was a fantastic opportunity to operate out of Palau in support of OPIC22,” said Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Lee, officer-in-charge of the detachment. “Combat Air Crew Eleven, and a handpicked group of maintainers, were able to conduct daily flight operations assisting the RFSC in support of the larger FFA mission.” While supporting OPIC22, the “Mad Foxes” of VP-5 conducted three Maritime Domain Awareness flights in coordination with a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 and Palau Maritime Police surface vessels. “Thank you to the Palauan Airfield management team; they were very professional and accommodating to our flight evolutions, ensuring a smooth flight execution that supported our mission objectives,” said Chief Naval Aircrewman (Operator) Eric Newman. “We look forward to working with them again in the future.” The ‘Mad Foxes’ of VP-5 are based out of Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently operating from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance, as well as theater outreach operations as part of a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The advanced capabilities of the P-8A Poseidon enable the ‘Mad Foxes’ to perform anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, and search and rescue missions. This work, VP-5 conducts P-8A operations in Palau, by PO2 Sergio Montanez, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.	https://www.dvidshub.net/news/428647/vp-5-conducts-p-8a-operations-palau	2022-09-06T08:49:51Z	dvidshub.net	control	https://www.dvidshub.net/news/428647/vp-5-conducts-p-8a-operations-palau	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Thiruvananthapuram: A man murdered his wife at Varkala following an argument. The deceased is Nikhita (25), of Kidangamparambu in Alappuzha. The incident happened in the early hours of Tuesday. Police said an argument broke out between the couple in the middle of the night. In the heat of the moment, an enraged Aneesh picked up a lamp and hit Nikhita on the head. Though his relatives rushed her to the Varkala Taluk hospital, Nikhita succumbed to her injuries. The couple got married on July 8. Settled abroad, Aneesh and Nikhita returned to Kerala 10 days ago to treat his leg pain. Aneesh is under police custody.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/man-kills-wife-varkala.html	2022-09-06T08:49:53Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/man-kills-wife-varkala.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
CHIÈVRES AIR BASE, Belgium – Whether it’s the World Rally Championship or his job at 405th Army Field Support Brigade, the thrill of the race is what gets Eddy Bougenies’ heart pumping. Bougenies’ high level of performance at work matches his lifelong passion for motorsports as he unswervingly strives to do his very best to make it to the winner’s circle. In just a few years the Belgium local national employee at Logistics Readiness Center Benelux has raced his way from supply technician to material handler to Supply Support Activity warehouse manager, and he’s beyond grateful for the opportunities he’s been afforded along the way. “I love the U.S. Army,” said Bougenies. “I started as a level 3, and the Army has provided me with many opportunities and promotions. I was given the opportunity to be a 5, to be a 6 and to be a 7. “I must give the Army recognition. I’m very grateful, and I really enjoy my job and my team,” said the Supply and Services Division employee at LRC Benelux, 405th AFSB. Born and raised in Fontenoy, Belgium – Bougenies is just 30 miles from his work at Chièvres Air Base. With 14 years at the SSA warehouse – the last two as the manager – Bougenies has many responsibilities and duties. He plans and supervises warehouse operations while determining priorities based on anticipated workload. He assigns duties and responsibilities to his team and ensures instructions are fully understood. He reschedules work requirements and reassigns employees to accommodate unexpected fluctuations. And he ensures that personnel, material and equipment are made available to accomplish all the work within established periods. “I have three material handles and one supply technician. I organize and plan their work schedules, and I’m responsible for the day-to-day operations at the warehouse,” said Bougenies, who is also a certified senior customs border clearance agent. As the central receiving point for the Army in Belgium, Bougenies and his team handle all the weekly truck deliveries. Each truck carries about 20 pallets of materiel and supplies, usually bound for U.S. Army Garrison Benelux or the Defense Logistics Agency. Bougenies credits his team for all their successes and for helping create a positive work environment. “They’re like a big family to me,” said Bougenies, who is 46 and has a 16-year-old daughter. “We all work well together to get the job done, and I’m very proud of them, of course.” “The SSA is like my second home, and I love it,” he said. But there’s one thing Bougenies equally loves – motorsports. “That’s my passion. I love motorsports – auto racing, motorcycle racing and formula one” said Bougenies, who drives a black Audi A5 convertible. “Rally sport is my favorite.” “I’ve been a fan of racing since I was a little boy – the speed, the noise, the adrenaline, the performance. The last race I went to was the World Rally Championship Ypes Rally Belgium, Aug. 18-21,” he said. “I was there for the shakedown and one day of racing. It gets my heart pumping just thinking about it.” LRC Benelux is one of seven LRCs under the command and control of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. LRCs execute installation logistics support and services to include supply, maintenance, and transportation as well as clothing issue facility operations, hazardous material management, personal property and household goods, passenger travel, non-tactical vehicle and garrison equipment management, and property book operations. When it comes to providing day-to-day installation services, LRC Benelux directs, manages and coordinates a variety of operations and activities in support of USAG Benelux. LRC Benelux reports to the 405th AFSB, which is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and under the operational control of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The brigade is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. Forces throughout Europe and Africa – providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging U.S. Army Materiel Command’s materiel enterprise to support joint forces. For more information on the 405th AFSB, visit the official website at www.afsbeurope.army.mil and the official Facebook site at www.facebook.com/405thAFSB. This work, For LRC Benelux warehouse manager – job with U.S. Army, motorsports make his heart race, by Cameron Porter, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.	https://www.dvidshub.net/news/428648/lrc-benelux-warehouse-manager-job-with-us-army-motorsports-make-his-heart-race	2022-09-06T08:49:57Z	dvidshub.net	control	https://www.dvidshub.net/news/428648/lrc-benelux-warehouse-manager-job-with-us-army-motorsports-make-his-heart-race	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Thiruvananthapuram: M B Rajesh, who stepped down as Speaker of the Kerala Assembly, took oath as minister in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet on Tuesday. The ceremony was held at 11 am at the Rajbhavan auditorium. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Chief Secretary V P Joy, among others. Rajesh replaces M V Govindan, who was the minister for excise and local self-government departments. A final decision on the departments to be handled by Rajesh will be taken after his oath when the files to this end are handed over to the Rajbhavan. The CPM Secretariat meeting decided to hand over the same departments to Rajesh that were handled by Govindan, who resigned after being elected as the party state secretary. Speaker election on Sep 12 The Assembly will convene at 10 am on September 12 to elect the new Speaker. The meeting will be held as a continuance of the last session. Although the legislative session concluded on September 1, the Cabinet has not decided to prorogue the session. If the Opposition decides not to field any candidate against LDF nominee A N Shamseer, the election procedure will be over in an hour. If it fields a candidate, the election will be held by secret ballot. The session will conclude after the new Speaker addresses the Assembly.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/mb-rajesh-to-be-sworn-in-as-minister.amp.html	2022-09-06T08:49:59Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/mb-rajesh-to-be-sworn-in-as-minister.amp.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Thiruvananthapuram: The stray dog menace has worsened in Kerala leading to seven deaths in four months from May 2022. The deceased include those between the ages of 12 and 65. Before 12-year-old Abhirami, Mohammad Razan (12) from Malappuram's Chelembra, Omana (65) from Murikkasseri in Idukki, Sreelakshmi (19) from Palakkad, Kamalakshi (59) from Palakkad's Kumaranalloor and Perambra native Chandrika (53) died of rabies infection. Thrissur native Thaivalappil Sheela (52) died of a heart attack on the fourth day after a dog bite. Of the seven deceased, all except Omana had taken the rabies vaccinations. Omana informed the hospital about the dog bite weeks after the incident as she developed an inflammation on her leg. Though she was given a vaccine then and sent home, she died later on. BLO resigns following dog bite Meanwhile, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) resigned from his position in Kasaragod after getting bitten by a dog stating that it was a threat to his life. T K Rashid, a school teacher with Kanhangad South Vocational Higher Secondary School and the BLO of booth no 24, was bitten by a dog when he visited a house for linking the voter's identity card and Aadhaar card, on September 2. At present, Rashid is undergoing treatment. Dogs infected by rabies doubles in 5 years The number of dogs infected with the deadly rabies virus has almost doubled in the last five years, test reports of the Kerala Animal Husbandry department have revealed. Out of the 300 samples collected from pet dogs and dead ones, as many as 168 cases turned positive for the disease. The cases of the virus in other animals, including cats, also doubled during the period. A chief reason for the substantial rise in rabies cases is the stoppage of vaccinations, which were used to be provided with sterilization activities. The shocking fact came to light when an inquiry was made into the reasons for the death of 20 persons due to rabies. The number of rabies cases in animals in the state is rising. The examination at the State Institute for Animal Disease found the presence of the rabies virus in 168 out of the total 300 samples collected. This is against the 48 samples testing positive for the virus out of the total 150 collected in 2016. The immunity against canine rabies could be possible only if the dogs are vaccinated and the booster doses given at regular intervals. The negligence in timely rabies vaccination has resulted in the spread of diseases among pet animals.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/stray-dog-menace-kerala-rabies.amp.html	2022-09-06T08:50:11Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/stray-dog-menace-kerala-rabies.amp.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Thiruvananthapuram: The stray dog menace has worsened in Kerala leading to seven deaths in four months from May 2022. The deceased include those between the ages of 12 and 65. Before 12-year-old Abhirami, Mohammad Razan (12) from Malappuram's Chelembra, Omana (65) from Murikkasseri in Idukki, Sreelakshmi (19) from Palakkad, Kamalakshi (59) from Palakkad's Kumaranalloor and Perambra native Chandrika (53) died of rabies infection. Thrissur native Thaivalappil Sheela (52) died of a heart attack on the fourth day after a dog bite. Of the seven deceased, all except Omana had taken the rabies vaccinations. Omana informed the hospital about the dog bite weeks after the incident as she developed an inflammation on her leg. Though she was given a vaccine then and sent home, she died later on. BLO resigns following dog bite Meanwhile, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) resigned from his position in Kasaragod after getting bitten by a dog stating that it was a threat to his life. T K Rashid, a school teacher with Kanhangad South Vocational Higher Secondary School and the BLO of booth no 24, was bitten by a dog when he visited a house for linking the voter's identity card and Aadhaar card, on September 2. At present, Rashid is undergoing treatment. Dogs infected by rabies doubles in 5 years The number of dogs infected with the deadly rabies virus has almost doubled in the last five years, test reports of the Kerala Animal Husbandry department have revealed. Out of the 300 samples collected from pet dogs and dead ones, as many as 168 cases turned positive for the disease. The cases of the virus in other animals, including cats, also doubled during the period. A chief reason for the substantial rise in rabies cases is the stoppage of vaccinations, which were used to be provided with sterilization activities. The shocking fact came to light when an inquiry was made into the reasons for the death of 20 persons due to rabies. The number of rabies cases in animals in the state is rising. The examination at the State Institute for Animal Disease found the presence of the rabies virus in 168 out of the total 300 samples collected. This is against the 48 samples testing positive for the virus out of the total 150 collected in 2016. The immunity against canine rabies could be possible only if the dogs are vaccinated and the booster doses given at regular intervals. The negligence in timely rabies vaccination has resulted in the spread of diseases among pet animals.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/stray-dog-menace-kerala-rabies.html	2022-09-06T08:50:17Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/06/stray-dog-menace-kerala-rabies.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Kottayam: Leading private sector lender Federal Bank on Monday called media reports about it initiating merger talks with another private bank 'speculative'. "We wish to clarify categorically that the news report of a merger between Federal Bank and another private bank is speculative in nature," the banks said in a notice issued to the exchanges. "In this regard, we would like to state that there is no information available with the company as of today, which is required to be reported under extant SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and which may have a bearing on the stock price of the Company," the Aluva-headquartered bank added. Earlier in the day, a business portal reported, quoting sources, that the bank was in talks with Kotak Bank for a merger. Riding on the news, shares in Federal Bank rose to a high of 127.75 in early trades on NSE, before declining to 123.90 by 12.15 pm. The bank was in news recently after it announced the inauguration of 15 new branches across the country. Among the new localities, seven were in Tamil Nadu taking the overall presence to 171 branches in the state. As part of the expansion plan, it is focusing on Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Gujarat, the bank then said. Federal Bank reported 63.5 per cent increase in net profit for the quarter ended in June, aided by lower provisions and a healthy rise in net interest income. Its net profit rose to Rs 600.66 crore in Q1 compared to Rs 367.29 crore a year ago. This is the highest ever quarterly profit reported by the bank. Interest earned for the quarter rose 8.14 per cent to Rs 3,628.86 crore, while net interest income stood at Rs 1,605 crore.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2022/09/05/federal-bank-merger-kotak-bank-speculative.html	2022-09-06T08:53:36Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/business/2022/09/05/federal-bank-merger-kotak-bank-speculative.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Boris Johnson speech: Who was Cincinnatus? Did Boris Johnson hint at a return with reference to Roman dictator? Boris Johnson promised “the most fervent support” to his successor Liz Truss as he compared himself to Cincinnatus in his final speech as prime minister. But some believe that the reference from the Prime Minister was a subtle hint that he would make his return. While he drew laughs for his reference to being a booster rocket, his other reference in the speech to Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus had many questioning whether this was the last they would see of Boris Johnson. He told the nation: “On the subject of bouncing around in future careers - let me say I am now like one of those booster rockets that has fulfilled its function and I will now be gently re-entering the atmosphere and splashing down invisibly in some remote and obscure corner of the Pacific. Most Popular “And like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plough.” But who was Cincinnatus – and what could the reference imply? Who was Cincinnatus? Cincinnatus was a Roman statesman who battled against invasion before returning to his farm. The Senate of ancient Rome decided to elect him as dictator in their hour of need against invasion, asking him to leave his plough to help the republic – which he did before leaving once victory was secured. However, legend has it Cincinnatus returned to power a decade or so later. Mary Beard told BBC Radio 4 that Cincinnatus was "absolutely resolutely anti populist, he completely opposed the rights of the poor and unprivileged in Rome". She said: “He's often treated as an absolute hero. “The man who comes in, saves the state, but doesn't take power for himself long term, but goes back to his plough.” “But it wasn't quite so simple, because one thing you need to know about Cincinnatus is that he was absolutely resolutely anti-populist. “He completely opposed the rights of the poor and the unprivileged in Rome. He was, in our terms, extremely right wing. “There is also an even worse sting in the tail, in that there's another story, which says after he saves Rome, and a decade or so later, he comes does come back to power again, very briefly. “Why does he come back to power? to suppress a popular uprising by the underprivileged.” It is also not the first time Boris Johnson has compared himself to the dictator, In 2009, during his time as London mayor he said in an interview: "If, like Cincinnatus, I were to be called from my plough, then obviously it would be wrong of me not to help out."	https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/boris-johnson-speech-who-was-cincinnatus-did-boris-johnson-hint-at-a-return-with-reference-to-roman-dictator-3832591	2022-09-06T09:02:02Z	scotsman.com	control	https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/boris-johnson-speech-who-was-cincinnatus-did-boris-johnson-hint-at-a-return-with-reference-to-roman-dictator-3832591	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Saskatchewan: Canada's largest manhunt extended into its third day on Tuesday with hundreds of officers searching for the lone surviving suspect in a stabbing spree that killed 10 people on Sunday, roiling a country where mass violence is rare. Myles Sanderson, 30, remained on the loose and possibly injured, police said, after they found his brother Damien Sanderson, 31, dead in a grassy area of the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan on Monday. The brothers are suspected of murdering 10 people and wounding 18 more in a stabbing rampage that devastated an indigenous community in one of the deadliest attacks in Canada's modern history. Police said some of the victims appeared to have been targeted, while others were apparently random. Hundreds of police officers were searching for Myles Sanderson, who was considered armed and dangerous, said Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore of the Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who has been briefing reporters. Sanderson had previous run-ins with the law, and has been wanted since May when he stopped meeting his parole officer after serving a sentence for assault, robbery, mischief and uttering threats, CBC News reported. Police said they were investigating whether Sanderson may also have killed his brother, and could have sustained injuries that might cause him to seek medical attention. Police had yet to offer details about the victims except they were men and women spanning a wide range of ages. People from the area said a mother of two, a 77-year-old widower and a first responder were among the victims. Some First Nation leaders connected the killings with drug use, though police have yet to identify drugs or alcohol as a factor. In an unrelated incident that has further rattled the province, police in Saskatchewan said on Monday they were investigating reports of a shooting on Witchekan Lake First Nation and warned the public that several armed suspects were at large.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/06/canada-stabbing-spree-killer-dead-brother-manhunt.html	2022-09-06T09:10:47Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/06/canada-stabbing-spree-killer-dead-brother-manhunt.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
The challenges that have hurt global economies this year have not been able to eat too much into McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) shares, which declined only about 4% so far this year. After a recent run-through of the company’s business and fundamentals, Tigress Financial Partners analyst Ivan Feinseth emerged with a firm conviction that McDonald’s looks mouthwatering at current levels. McDonald’s Never Fails to Impress The multinational fast food chain has been through numerous economic cycles since its inception in 1940. MCD has solidified itself into a somewhat recession-resilient stock in its space. “MCD’s mostly franchise model enables it to participate in revenue growth with minimal impact on other input costs,” observed Feinseth, a five-star rated analyst on TipRanks. The efforts of McDonald’s to stay relevant in the ever-evolving market includes the integration of advanced technology like AI-supported voice ordering, digital marketing, and supply-chain management, among other things. These efforts are expected to continue to drive consistent market share gains, according to the analyst. Moreover, another interesting and impressive factor about McDonald’s business model is that it finances its growth initiatives with its strong cash flows. These cash flows are also used to improve shareholder returns through dividend hikes and share repurchases. Is McDonald’s Overvalued? The current stock price of McDonald’s is about 31.34x its earnings, which is very close to its five-year highest P/E of 36.03. While this can be considered an expensive valuation, one also should not miss the fact that the valuation has increased over the past five years with very few major changes. Moreover, the strength of the company’s business provides a meaningful upside to its stock price. Notably, the resilient business model drove the analyst’s decision to hold on to a Buy rating and also raise his price target on MCD to $320 from $314. Feinseth believes that the closure of the McDonald’s chain in Russia will be overcompensated by its ongoing growth initiatives and constant upgradation in menu and appeal. Justifying his bullish stance, Feinseth noted, “Our price target is also well supported by MCD’s 14.79% projected ROC and 13.08% projected Economic Profit combined with its industry-leading position and incredibly strong brand equity.” Is McDonald’s a Good Stock to Buy Right Now? Wall Street is bullish on McDonald’s and has a Strong Buy rating, which is based on 20 Buys and three Holds. McDonald’s average price prediction of $284.45 reflects an upside of 12% from current price levels. Conclusion: McDonald’s Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio Feinseth believes that McDonald’s could be a great stock for your investment portfolio. This is because, despite high valuation in terms of price-to-earnings, McDonald’s has had a history of sustained growth based on its operational and innovative excellence. Moreover, economic downcycles have not deterred the company from enhancing shareholder returns through the years. Even in this year’s debacle, where the markets have been roiled by several economic and geopolitical headwinds, the company has relatively outperformed the major market averages. Read full Disclosure	https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/dont-leave-your-portfolio-craving-for-mcdonalds-nysemcd-stock-says-five-star-analyst	2022-09-06T09:14:32Z	tipranks.com	control	https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/dont-leave-your-portfolio-craving-for-mcdonalds-nysemcd-stock-says-five-star-analyst	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) will announce its Q4FY22 earnings after the market closes on Thursday, September 8, 2022. The company is benefitting from strong demand for its offerings despite macro challenges and economic uncertainties. Given the strong momentum in its business, Zscaler is well-positioned to exceed Street’s projections in the quarter. Zscaler: Recent Past and the Near Future The graph below shows that Zscaler has consistently surpassed analysts’ earnings estimates over the past several quarters. During the last reported quarter, Zscaler delivered adjusted earnings of $0.17 a share, compared to Wall Street’s expectations of $0.11. Its revenue surged 63% year-over-year, while billings increased 54%. Further, Zscaler generated a free cash flow margin of 15%. Commenting on its Q3 performance, Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry stated that the macro headwinds and uncertainty are driving “large, multi-year commitments for multiple product pillars of Zscaler platform as periods of uncertainty can act as a catalyst for change.” Further, increasing cyber security threats due to the ongoing digitization and cloud adoption drive demand for Zscaler’s products and services. Thanks to strong demand and secular tailwinds, Zscaler expects total revenue in the range of $304 million to $306 million in Q4, implying year-over-year growth of 54% to 55%. Meanwhile, it expects to deliver earnings per share of $0.20 to $0.21. Analysts expect Zscaler to post earnings of $0.20 a share. Is Zscaler Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold? Given the strength in its business and consistent earnings beat, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook on Zscaler stock ahead of its earnings. On TipRanks, ZS stock commands a Strong Buy rating based on 13 Buys and one Hold. Meanwhile, ZS’ average price forecast of $212.15 implies upside potential of 46.2%. Bottom Line: Strong Fundamentals to Support Growth Zscaler’s revenues have grown at a CAGR of 52% between 2017 and 2021. Meanwhile, its customer base, with $100K in ARR (annual recurring revenue), has grown at a CAGR of 45% during the same period. This year is no different, with its revenues and high-value customer base increasing rapidly. Zscaler is poised to benefit from long-term secular tailwinds, including the increased spending on digital transformation and the rise in cyber threats. The company is witnessing an increase in new $1M+ ACV (annual contract value) deals across major geographies and verticals, which is positive news. Further, solid billings and a high retention rate augur well for growth. Read full Disclosure	https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/zscaler-nasdaqzs-q4-earnings-is-another-beat-in-the-cards	2022-09-06T09:14:45Z	tipranks.com	control	https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/zscaler-nasdaqzs-q4-earnings-is-another-beat-in-the-cards	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing unknown sources that EQT Corp. (NYSE: EQT), a large natural gas producer, could acquire THQ Appalachia I for around $4 billion. According to the report, if the talks were successful, EQT could possibly announce the deal this week. The news of this deal comes even as shares of EQT have been hovering near a 52-week high with a closing price of $47.28 on September 5. THQ Appalachia is a privately-held oil and gas exploration company owned by Tug Hill Operating and Quantum Energy Partners. The company operates in the Appalachia basin in Marshall and Wetzel Counties, West Virginia. According to Reuters, the company has a net production of 760 million cubic feet each day.	https://www.tipranks.com/news/eqt-nyse-eqt-could-snap-up-thq-appalachia-for-4-billion	2022-09-06T09:14:57Z	tipranks.com	control	https://www.tipranks.com/news/eqt-nyse-eqt-could-snap-up-thq-appalachia-for-4-billion	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Leaders at London-based accounting giant Ernst & Young are expected to green-light controversial plans to split the business, according to reports this week. The proposal to split the 312,000-strong company’s consulting arm from its global audit business would be the biggest shake-up at a Big Four accounting firm in several decades. What does Ernst and Young do? The plan has been controversial among staff, as it would lead to payouts of up to a million dollars each for existing partners. This week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the accounting giant’s global executive committee met on America’s Labor Day to discuss the split. The committee is expected to review the plan later this week, which will trigger votes by EY’s 13,000 partners. Each partner would make a bumper payout from the deal in a manner similar to Accenture’s (GB:ACN) flotation in 2001. Million-dollar payout for partners In the UK, partners were briefed on the possible split at a meeting in July at the five-star Royal Lancaster hotel in London. The Telegraph reported that Hywel Ball, EY UK’s senior partner, and Anna Anthony, its UK financial services managing partner, were in favour of the split. Last week, the U.S. securities regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, offered a warning over sharing the EY brand with any newly independent consulting firm. Acting chief accountant Paul Munter wrote, “We remind accountants that they are required to be independent in both fact and appearance, and when auditor independence is a close-to-the-line call, accounting firms need to have a strong culture and tone at the top that prioritises its independence and ethical responsibilities above all else.” “In the current environment, as some accounting firms may be considering changes to their capital and firm structures, we expect accounting firms to keep as their top priority a focus on their vital gatekeeper function.”	https://www.tipranks.com/news/ernst-young-leaders-to-approve-plan-to-split-company	2022-09-06T09:15:03Z	tipranks.com	control	https://www.tipranks.com/news/ernst-young-leaders-to-approve-plan-to-split-company	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Memester’s favorite GameStop Corp. (GME) is slated to release its second quarter Fiscal 2022 results on September 7, after the market closes. GameStop is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer. GME stock has lost 28.4% so far this year. The Street expects GameStop to post an adjusted loss of $0.42 per share in Q2, better than its comparative prior year period’s loss of $0.76 per share. Meanwhile, revenue is pegged at $1.27 billion, representing year-over-year growth of 7.6%, but lower than Q1FY22 revenue of $1.38 billion. GameStop’s Q2 Website Traffic Trends are Discouraging TipRanks Website Traffic Tool signals that GameStop is set to report weak Q2 results. As per the tool, in Q2, the total estimated visits to gamestop.com fell 25.72% compared to the same period of last year. Furthermore, TipRanks Website Traffic Tool indicates that the year-to-date estimated visits declined 16.89% compared to the same period last year. There has also been a sequential decline of 11.09% in the second quarter’s total estimated visits. These numbers hint that GameStop is set to post a disappointing second-quarter performance. Learn how Website Traffic can help you research your favorite stocks However, if you look at the quarterly website traffic trend, there is an uptrend in the total estimated visits over the last two months. In May, the total estimated visits fell 15.03% sequentially. However, in June, the visits ticked up 9.91% over May. Similarly, in July, the total estimated visits grew 13.07% over June. This shows that more people have started visiting GameStop’s website recently, and the uptrend may continue going forward. Fundamentals vs. Price Fluctuations As popularly known, GameStop is a favorite of memesters that “pump and dump” stocks for their own benefit. In the past year, GME stock has witnessed a high of $63.92 in November 2021 while also touching a low of $19.40 in March 2022. The meme stock frenzy has built a huge momentum in the share price, which is not justified by the fundamentals. There is no steady growth in GameStop’s revenues. Plus, the company has been incurring huge net losses since last year, with no sign of improvement. Moreover, according to the market research company, NPD Group, video game sales declined 9% year-over-year to $4.177 billion in July. Also, accessory spending plunged 22% year-over-year to $148 million in July. These also suggest that the July quarter was not good for the video game industry as a whole. Nonetheless, GameStop’s efforts to try to boost its sales may pay off. The company has recently announced giving stock rewards to its store employees. Plus, GameStop has launched its Ethereum-based Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace, allowing gamers, creators, collectors, and other community members to transact in NFTs. However, this business is not doing so well lately. Nevertheless, there is an enormous growth opportunity in the space that the company can tap effectively going forward. What is the Prediction for GME Stock? On TipRanks, GME stock has a Moderate Sell rating that is based on just one Sell rating in the last three months. The average GameStop stock prediction of $7.50 implies a whopping 72.6% downside potential to current levels. On the other hand, retail investors continue to bet on GME stock. TipRanks’ Stock Investors tool shows that investor sentiment is currently Positive on GameStop, with 1.2% of portfolios tracked by TipRanks increasing their exposure to GME stock over the past 30 days.	https://www.tipranks.com/news/gamestop-nysegme-stock-website-traffic-portends-a-weak-q2	2022-09-06T09:15:09Z	tipranks.com	control	https://www.tipranks.com/news/gamestop-nysegme-stock-website-traffic-portends-a-weak-q2	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
While Harvey Norman Holdings’ (HVN) profit took a dip in fiscal 2022 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the retailer has finished the period on a firm footing. The company’s most recent financials, provided a strong balance sheet and good cash flow. As the pandemic impacts continue to recede, there is an opportunity for Harvey Norman to recapture lost store sales. Harvey Norman is a multinational retailer, selling a broad array of products, in categories such as furniture, electronic goods, bedding, and kitchen appliances. The COVID-19 pandemic caused Harvey Norman shares to fall sharply, but TipRanks insights show the stock has much brighter prospects. Harvey Norman’s store network expansion Harvey Norman’s business model sees it run some of its brand stores directly, while other outlets are operated through franchise arrangements. The retailer’s major brands are Domayne, Joyce Mayne, and Harvey Norman. Harvey Norman plans to open more stores both domestically and abroad. On the international front, the company plans to launch directly operated stores in Malaysia, Croatia, and New Zealand. The retailer also continues to advance its omni-channel strategy. Is Harvey Norman stock a good investment? The retailer’s shares have declined around 15% over the past year. However, the future looks more promising. According to TipRanks’ analyst rating consensus, HVN stock is a Moderate Buy based on four Buys, two Holds, and one Sell. The average Harvey Norman price target of $4.26 implies the stock is fully valued at current levels. Harvey Norman scores a “Perfect 10” from TipRanks’ Smart Score rating system, indicating that the stock has strong potential to outperform market expectations. Harvey Norman stock is seeing favourable mentions on financial blogs. TipRanks data shows that financial blogger opinions are 100% Bullish on HVN, compared to a sector average of 65%. Final thoughts The future looks promising for Harvey Norman, with its strengthening balance sheet fuelling expansion plans, and the easing of pandemic restrictions removing major trading barriers. Moreover, Harvey Norman’s enhancing digital sales strategy is also encouraging.	https://www.tipranks.com/news/harvey-norman-asxhvn-shares-may-be-worth-considering	2022-09-06T09:15:16Z	tipranks.com	control	https://www.tipranks.com/news/harvey-norman-asxhvn-shares-may-be-worth-considering	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
The social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has been slapped with fines for the third time by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC). This time it is a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against the photo-sharing app Instagram for mishandling child users’ data between the ages of 13 and 17. Meta Struck Thrice with Fines In March of this year, Meta was fined €17 million for its subsidiary Facebook’s failure to prevent a dozen data breaches in 2018. Last year, Meta-owned WhatsApp was slapped with a record €225 million fine for not conforming to the European Union’s data rules in 2018. Notably, Mark Zuckerberg’s company is appealing against the WhatsApp penalty. Instagram is planning to contest the penalty, which is the largest ever fine imposed on it for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law. In fact, it is also the second largest fine ever imposed under EU data laws. The photo-sharing app updated its data privacy settings in July 2021. It has also introduced new features to enhance the safety of teens and maintain data privacy. These initiatives were undertaken by the company following an investigation that began in 2020 over the publication of children’s data, including their phone numbers and/or email addresses. Is Meta Stock a Good Buy? As of now, Metastock looks like a decent investment option. According to Tipranks, analysts look cautious but optimistic about META stock, which has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 27 Buys, five Holds, and two Sells. META stock’s average price target of $224.21 implies a 39.9% upside potential. Shares of the company have lost about 52.6% year-to-date. Meanwhile, financial bloggers are 87% Bullish on META, compared to the sector average of 64%. As per TipRanks, hedge funds, too, look bullish on the stock, as they increased their holdings in Meta Platforms stock by 3.6 million shares in the last quarter. Final Thoughts Meta companies including Facebook and WhatsApp have more than ten investigations open against them by DPC. Further, the latest fine imposed on Instagram accounts for about 1% of Meta’s net income recorded in 2021. Considering the rising regulatory scrutiny and concerns, the social media giant pressed the pause button on its plans to launch the Instagram kids app in the last year. Read full Disclosure	https://www.tipranks.com/news/its-a-hat-trick-of-irelands-dpc-fines-for-meta-platforms-nasdaqmeta	2022-09-06T09:15:22Z	tipranks.com	control	https://www.tipranks.com/news/its-a-hat-trick-of-irelands-dpc-fines-for-meta-platforms-nasdaqmeta	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
The dollar is sitting in a mixed spot so far on the day, trading higher against the likes of the yen and antiopdeans but lower against the loonie, euro, and pound. The changes against commodity currencies are rather light but against the yen, the dollar is trading up to fresh highs since 1998 as pointed out here. Meanwhile, the euro and pound are stubbornly higher on the day as both currencies are bouncing back from the Friday setback after Russia cut of gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. EUR/USD is up 0.6% to 0.9980 levels at the moment: The pair is keeping away from daily support near 0.9900 with buyers contesting the key hourly moving averages at 0.9973-80 at the moment. Large option expiries at 0.9995-00 are also in play, adding as an added layer to limit gains for the time being. As much as the euro remains stubborn and not wanting to break lower, it would seem like it is just a matter of time before it actually does. I would say perhaps markets are waiting on the ECB before really chasing any bigger move but on the balance of things, so long as European fundamentals remain as they are, it is hard to bet on the euro at this point. Any push higher would just invite shorts and once 0.9900 gives way, we could be eyeing a slippery slope for EUR/USD to the downside. Meanwhile, GBP/USD is also finding some reprieve after hitting its lowest since March 2020: The pair is moving back up to near 1.1600 now with near-term price action also seeing buyers push just above the 100-hour moving average at 1.1557. The 200-hour moving average stands at 1.1651 currently and will be a key resistance point to watch for sellers to drive price back to the downside. As much as new UK prime minister, Liz Truss, has talked up a big game to bolster the economy, it's a tall order and unless she is willing to blow things up fiscally, it is hard to imagine a turnaround in economic conditions over the coming months in the UK. And with the BOE's resolve set to be tested amid a floundering economy, they look set to be one of the first major central banks to fold on the tightening cycle. Meanwhile, the Fed will continue as it is for now and that sense of divergence will keep cable poised for a downside push - all else being equal.	https://www.forexlive.com/news/dollar-holds-more-mixed-on-the-day-20220906/	2022-09-06T09:17:54Z	forexlive.com	control	https://www.forexlive.com/news/dollar-holds-more-mixed-on-the-day-20220906/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
UBA rewards more customers in savings draw United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has rewarded more of its loyal customers in its monthly Bumper Savings Promo. This is in line with the bank’s unwavering commitment towards prioritising customers’ financial well-being and boosting savings culture in Nigeria. Since the bank commenced the draws, over 1,500 winners have emerged from the initiative that continues to reward loyalty while encouraging customers to cultivate healthy saving habits that help them stay afloat especially during these very challenging times. The UBA Bumper Savings Promo is open to account holders of the bank from the six geographical zones in Nigeria. Customers only need to open a UBA Bumper account and save a minimum of N5,000 in a month to qualify. The more multiples of N5,000 they save, the higher their chances of winning. The electronic raffle draw was witnessed by relevant regulatory bodies including the National Lottery Regulatory Commission and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission who were present to ensure transparency and accountability. Winners who emerged from the Bumper draws include, Chinecherem Lovelyn Obute, John Aghanwune Igbokwe, Adamu Garba, Malliya Muhd, Ogechi Onyeze, Tina Ada James, Ganiyat Ibukunola Nurudeen, Esther Chiamaka Obetta, John Nebeolisa Ejike, Peshel Naankang Alfred, Uche Paul Nweke, Udoh Kingsley Onyedikachi, Suleiman Hamisu, Shafa Usman, Lucky Ezuzu, Adeshola Maboob Ajala, Zorlesi Walter Jolly, Angela Nwafor Akujuor, Momoh Iyoma Onuh, Sampson Odinaka Chibueze all won N100,000. Mary Bawa Ishaya, smiled home with N500,000 cash prize while Hadiza Abubakar, and Ejayeharhe Charity Best, won 1,200,000 and 2,000,000 respectively. Charity Best who was lucky to win the N2,000,000 star prize was evidently elated and could not hide her excitement when she was contacted over the phone as she specifically appreciated UBA for the brilliant gesture. UBA’s Head of Personal Banking, Ogechi Altraide, said: “UBA remains passionate about customers’ overall success. This has consistently been proven in numerous ways, which is why the bank has continually invested in cutting-edge technology to improve its service delivery and its overall aim of delighting customers. ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE “With customer-centric promos like the UBA Bumper Draw, we have created an ever-increasing list of millionaires who continue to join the UBA customer-millionaire club,” she added. According to her, UBA is an institution that is fully concerned about customer-welfare, as the bank understands the current economic realities, with inflation constantly on the high and purchasing power of Nigerians waning. “This has spurred us to again give our loyal customers some reasons to cheer amid it all. We know that this promo will put lasting smiles on the faces of our customers and will also assure them that UBA truly values them,” Altraide said. Group Head, Brand Management & Marketing, Uzoamaka Oyeka also spoke of UBA’s passionate commitment to give back to its customers especially during these challenging economic times, where people need all the support they can get to make life more meaning. “Over time, we have come to realise that these draws go a long way. It really does help to transform a lot of lives. I have witnessed many events like these, and I must say, the happiness and life-changing moments that come with a customer getting an unexpected reward is indeed priceless! To this end, I encourage those who are yet to join the winning team, to do so quickly.”	https://tribuneonlineng.com/uba-rewards-more-customers-in-savings-draw/	2022-09-06T09:27:18Z	tribuneonlineng.com	control	https://tribuneonlineng.com/uba-rewards-more-customers-in-savings-draw/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
People want to own a car in their life. It is a big decision to buy a car and needs a lot of thinking. However, there are different things you must be aware of before buying a car. One of the vital things before buying a car would be to check the car history report. You can do revs check before buying a car. A revs check report is a car history report with a lot of information. It contains the vehicle history report and the ownership and maintenance and services details. Some people don’t understand the importance of a car history report. They ignore it but, the most important thing before buying a car is to check the history report. To make this more clear here we have explained why it is a good idea to get a car history report. Why is a Car History Report a good idea? A car history report is a document that contains reports of different checks of the car. When purchasing a used car or selling one, it helps to be prepared. If you’re buying a used car, a report’s details can help you spot any hidden damages, such as previous flooding or salvage labeling in an easily readable format. The report tells you what kind of maintenance has been performed on the car and when. It also provides you with the exact model number and year of the vehicle, as well as the mileage and other features of the car. It helps you to get an accurate estimate of the value of the vehicle you’re thinking about buying. The important things that are included in a car history report are: - History of previous accidents - Rollbacks if any - Number of previous owners - Damages if any - Service history of the car - Rebuilt - Mileage information ALSO READ: How to take care of your parents at old age These records may help you to answer these questions. - Ownership: How many people used this car? - Accident(s): Was this car involved in an accident? - Mileage: Does the odometer on this car show accurate mileage? - Inspections: Does this car have up-to-date inspections? There are several other things included as well but these are the most important seven things you will have an idea about after getting the car history report. After you know all these you will be able to put a correct price on it and be secured about the same. It is time to see if there are any hidden surprises in your car’s past. With a car history report, you will know exactly what to expect in terms of repairs or maintenance costs. Wrapping things up, it’s always good to do as much research as possible before you buy anything. A car history report can help you get the most out of your car and ensure you don’t end up in financial trouble. With a really low cost considering the real value it provides, it’s always a good idea to get a car history report.	https://tribuneonlineng.com/why-is-it-a-good-idea-to-get-a-car-history-report/	2022-09-06T09:27:24Z	tribuneonlineng.com	control	https://tribuneonlineng.com/why-is-it-a-good-idea-to-get-a-car-history-report/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
August 30, 2022 (GMN) - Safaricom Ethiopia has begun a large-scale customer pilot of its network in Dire Dawa, four months after it missed operational launch in the Horn of Africa nation. The pilot in Ethiopia’s second biggest city after the capital Addis Ababa, with an estimated population of half a million, is part of the telco’s planned phased city-by-city roll-out ahead of the October national launch. Dire Dawa residents can now purchase the 07 prefix SIM cards, choose their numbers, and access 2G, 3G and 4G network services, the company said. “We are excited to begin our customer pilot for Safaricom Ethiopia Dire Dawa. 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 the full network launch,” said Anwar Soussa, Safaricom Ethiopia's chief executive officer. The firm has set up three customer care centres in Kezira, Meskelegna and Cornell for registration, SIM card and device purchases and other client-support services. The SIM cards are also available in branded shops and come with a welcome offer of data, voice and SMS for a month. Customers will also be able to purchase airtime vouchers to recharge. Customer care services from the call centre will be available in Amharic, Tigrigna, Somali, Afan Oromo and English by dialling 700. Customers will be able to access data services, calls and text messages to or from Safaricom Ethiopia lines and the state-owned Ethio Telecom network. They can also make or receive international calls. “This customer pilot in Dire Dawa is part of switching on our network and services in 25 cities by April 2023, working in partnership with government, businesses, local communities, and others stakeholders as part of our long-term commitment to transforming lives for a digital future in line with the Digital Ethiopia objectives,” Mr Soussa said. Since getting 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. Last month, the company said it invested $1 billion (including the licence fee), imported equipment worth over $300 million, developed its own core network, IT, products, and services, set up a call centre, and built two data centres. The telco also recruited 500 staff, 320 of whom are Ethiopians. Safaricom is the first private telecom company in Ethiopia.	http://www.gambellamedia.com/index.php/world/africa/safaricom-ethiopia-launches-a-large-scale-customer-pilot-of-its-network-in-dire-dawa	2022-09-06T09:28:51Z	afar.com	control	http://www.gambellamedia.com/index.php/world/africa/safaricom-ethiopia-launches-a-large-scale-customer-pilot-of-its-network-in-dire-dawa	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueHalo, a leading provider to the national security community of critical capabilities and technologies across Space, Air, and Cyber domains announced today the appointment of industry veteran, Trip Ferguson as Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Trip brings more than 20 years of experience in the military and as an operator in the defense and government services industries, having spent the last 10 years as an operating executive for private-equity backed and publicly traded companies. BlueHalo was launched as a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners ("ACP") three years ago with the vision of building an enduring, disruptive platform capable of delivering critical technologies and services to address near-peer and asymmetric threats faced by our Nation. "We've spent the last three years building a foundational base to disrupt our market and have built exceptional momentum across every domain and technology area of focus," said Jonathan Moneymaker, Chief Executive Officer of BlueHalo, "We could not have found a more qualified partner in Trip to help us capitalize on that momentum and drive BlueHalo forward into the next chapter as our customers continue to rely on BlueHalo as that alternative challenger prime in our market." As COO, Ferguson will be responsible for day-to-day operations, program execution and serve as a key member of the senior executive leadership team as the company continues to transition its disruptive products and programs to full-rate production and new programs of record. "I am incredibly excited to partner with Jonathan, ACP, and the rest of the men and women of BlueHalo as we usher in the next chapter for the business and further cement our position as an industry disruptor and key alternative prime," said Trip Ferguson, COO of BlueHalo. "BlueHalo's market position and operating structure will allow the company to continue to provide world-class technology and services to our customers for years to come, and I am simply thrilled to be a part of that." BlueHalo is purpose-built to provide industry-leading capabilities in the domains of Space Superiority, Space Technology, Directed Energy/cUAS, Autonomy, Advanced RF, Cyber, and SIGINT. BlueHalo focuses on inspired engineering to develop, transition, and field next generation capabilities to solve the most complex challenges of our customers' critical missions and reestablish our national security posture in the near-peer contested arena. www.bluehalo.com View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE BlueHalo	https://www.wave3.com/prnewswire/2022/09/06/bluehalo-announces-trip-ferguson-chief-operating-officer-company-continues-build-enduring-platform/	2022-09-06T09:38:07Z	wave3.com	control	https://www.wave3.com/prnewswire/2022/09/06/bluehalo-announces-trip-ferguson-chief-operating-officer-company-continues-build-enduring-platform/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
featured Tiafoe defeats Nadal! - Earl Austin, Jr. \| The St. Louis American - Updated - 0 American tennis standout Frances Tiafoe delivered one of the biggest moments to date at the U.S. Open on Monday evening. Tiafoe defeated No. 2 seed and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal in four sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the men's singles tournament. The final scores were 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. It was Nadal's first loss in a Grand Slam Tournament on the court in 2022. He won the Australian and French Open titles and advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon before having to withdraw due to an injury. At 24 years old, Tiafoe became the youngest American player to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open since 2006 when Andy Roddick accomplished the feat. Roddick was also 24. Tiafoe was also the first American player to reach the quarterfinals since 2018. A native of Hyattsville, MD, Tiafoe grew up playing at the Junior Tennis Champions Center, which is a USTA Regional Training Center in Maryland. After his big victory, Tiafoe gave a shout out to St. Louisan Bradley Beal, who has been a star in the Washington D.C. area with the Washington Wizards for the past decade. Beal, who Tiafoe referred to as his favorite basketball player, was present in Tiafoe's family box for the match. Tiafoe, who is the No. 22 seed, will take on No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. You must be logged in to react. Click any reaction to login. Click any reaction to login. Tags Post a comment as anonymous Report Watch this discussion. Stop watching this discussion. (0) comments Welcome to the discussion. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article. News Gallery Most Popular Articles - Burden shines in Mizzou debut - Red Tail Cadet Class II flying high after graduation - Community Gospel Choir sings out for equity, justice - New details surface about Mystikal’s rape case - Voting Centers to open for Board of Aldermen president race - Coatar's closet - The people’s podcast - Deep Rooted Care for Deep Rooted Skin - ‘Paving the way for that next generation’ - Missourians cry out for capping health care costs Images Videos Collections - This Week's Photos: Sep. 1, 2022 - New York State of Mind tour opens in St. Louis featuring: Busta Rhymes, Nas and Wu-tang Clan - This Week's Photos: Aug. 25, 2022 - This Week's Photos: Aug. 18, 2022 - Lil Baby and Chris Brown's St. Louis show - This Week's Photos: Aug. 11, 2022 - The Michael Brown Foundation (Chosen for Change) 2022 Inaugural Awards Gala photo gallery	https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/national_sports/tiafoe-defeats-nadal/article_99ba8f04-2dbf-11ed-b826-3725b14234fd.html	2022-09-06T09:48:26Z	stlamerican.com	control	https://www.stlamerican.com/sports/national_sports/tiafoe-defeats-nadal/article_99ba8f04-2dbf-11ed-b826-3725b14234fd.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Excitement mounted in Dover when a large film crew were spotted in a car park in the town. A handful of white trailers were seen parked while crews were seen across the town, including at Dover Castle. One onlooker who was visiting the castle said there were "lots" of people at the attraction. Some of the castle areas were not open and there was lots of activity going on. Rumours circulated on social media about what the crew were filming. Some people suggested it was for a new Disney movie, while other said it was the next series of Netflix hit Stranger Things. Read more: Kent's worst performing primary schools rated ‘inadequate' or 'requires improvement' by Ofsted But KentLive can confirm the crew were actually there to film a TV period drama. The Kent Film Office confirmed the production crew were making a "period drama for television". The production company are remaining tight-lipped about any further details of the show - but it's safe to say we can rule out Stranger Things or Disney! It's not uncommon to see film crews around the county as Kent has played a starring role as the location for many movies and TV shows - especially Thanet. Margate is a popular filing location having hosted Sam Mendes' new Empire of Light and some scenes from Killing Eve. Some have even said Thanet is Kent's answer to Hollywood! Read next: - Kent Weather: Thundery showers expected throughout week of wet weather - Body of missing man found in water near Dartford Crossing - Vic Reeves and Nancy Sorrell’s adventures across Kent and little known link to Port Lympne - Kent's worst performing primary schools rated ‘inadequate' or 'requires improvement' by Ofsted - Weald of Kent headteacher resigns after Ofsted raised pupils' bullying concerns	https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/film-crew-spotted-dover-tv-7547096	2022-09-06T09:49:44Z	kentlive.news	control	https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/film-crew-spotted-dover-tv-7547096	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Israel's military says there is a "high possibility" one of its soldiers killed a Palestinian-American journalist in May. The victim's family is calling for an independent U.S. investigation. Copyright 2022 NPR Israel's military says there is a "high possibility" one of its soldiers killed a Palestinian-American journalist in May. The victim's family is calling for an independent U.S. investigation. Copyright 2022 NPR	https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-06/a-soldier-likely-killed-a-palestinian-american-journalist-israeli-army-says	2022-09-06T09:49:48Z	klcc.org	control	https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-06/a-soldier-likely-killed-a-palestinian-american-journalist-israeli-army-says	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Larry the Cat was spotted on Downing Street this morning to "check" Prime Minister Boris Johnson had really left Number 10. He appeared shortly after Mr Johnson had made his final speech. The outgoing PM spoke at the lectern on Downing Street at around 7.30am and minutes after he finished, Larry the Cat appeared. The feline, dubbed as Number 10's chief mouser, stepped out of the famous door to watch what was going on outside. Larry moved into No. 10 in 2011 after he was adopted from Battersea Cats and Dogs Home by staff. He is one of the most famous occupants of 10 Downing Street and has only grown in popularity after a Twitter account was created for him. READ MORE: Liz Truss wins battle for Number 10 as she defeats Rishi Sunak in Tory leadership race A post from Larry's account which included a screengrab from BBC Breakfast's broadcast said: "Yes, I came out to check that he’s gone. He has." The tweet has been liked more than 13,000 times and had been retweeted more than 1,500 times. Replies to the tweet included people followers saying how much they love Larry and also whether he got a special breakfast from the PM. Mr Johnson is heading to Balmoral in Scotland to offer the Queen his resignation as PM before new Conservative Party leader Liz Truss has an audience with Her Majesty. During this, Ms Truss will be asked by the monarch to form a Government and officially replace Mr Johnson as PM. READ NEXT: Emotional Susanna Reid pays tribute to Bill Turnbull after former colleague's death Vic Reeves and Nancy Sorrell’s adventures across Kent and little known link to Port Lympne Friday Night Dinner star Tamsin Greig’s quiet life in Maidstone and her love for Kent Rose Ayling-Ellis calls for TV channels to subtitle all shows Good Morning Britain's Martin Lewis warns 'catastrophic' price hike could last until July 2023	https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/larry-cat-comes-out-check-7550795	2022-09-06T09:49:54Z	kentlive.news	control	https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/larry-cat-comes-out-check-7550795	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
I've always liked silos. Exotic, to this Manhattanite. But artist Guido van Helten is obsessed with them. He's made them canvases for giant murals in Iowa, Arkansas, Finland, Jordan, Denmark and his native Australia. He often turns to old, abandoned silos in small towns. The latest — in McKinney, Texas — stored grain once. Now, the silo's eight canisters introduce passers-by (and locals) to the spirit and people of the place. Van Helten starts by interviewing and photographing residents. "I meet people, try to get a bit of character of the place." He sorts through hundreds of black and white photos, "seeing which ones will fit the space." And then he chooses maybe 20 pictures, and combines parts of them, to paint on a 90-foot high silo. Photos of his project prompt thoughts about silos. They're landmarks. They stand for safe-keeping, sustenance, security. They're storing the future. And by painting some with strong, evocative images, he's made them literal signs of home. Van Helten's Texas mural shows several McKinneyans at a town celebration of Juneteenth. "People interacting," he says, "and moving and walking. It shows layers." A major figure is a pretty young African American woman, an arm behind her back, looking over her shoulder at viewers. It's an unselfconscious look. She's comfortable where she stands. The muralist has themes for his silo art: public housing, education, desegregation. For McKinney the theme is "Community." The town is changing. Its population jumped from 35,000 to 210,000 in just a few years. Mostly Republican, with lots of civic pride. It sits some 30 miles from Dallas, off Highway 5 — once the main way to go north or south. Mayor George Fuller and other town leaders think the silos could bring together McKinney's white, Black and Hispanic population. And attract tourists. "We saw this as a tremendous opportunity" the mayor says. McKinney's economy is diverse: it includes Raytheon, a big copper wire company, hospitals, tech. Plus a proud history of production. There once was a flour mill, a cotton mill. "We were the lollipop capital," Mayor Fuller points out, with pride. "We were the blue jean capital of the world at one point." More Mayoral pride. "We've done it all here in McKinney, Texas." In the historic downtown now you'll find lots of owner-run businesses and restaurants plus a concentration on the arts. Galleries. Musicians. And now Guido van Helten's really stunning painted silos — a salute to the place's past, and a new and powerful act of artistic preservation. Almost done, save for a question this reporter just had to ask. "Do you make a nice bourbon?" "Yes we do! We make some great beer too." Sounds as if they really have done it all in McKinney, Texas. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.klcc.org/npr-arts-culture/npr-arts-culture/2022-09-06/a-texas-town-gets-its-portrait-on-a-silo	2022-09-06T09:50:37Z	klcc.org	control	https://www.klcc.org/npr-arts-culture/npr-arts-culture/2022-09-06/a-texas-town-gets-its-portrait-on-a-silo	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
220905-N-XN177-1299 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 5, 2022) – An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) flies over amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Sept. 5, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart) This work, VMM-262 (Reinforced), HSC-23 Conduct Flight Ops from USS Tripoli (LHA 7) [Image 24 of 24], by PO1 Peter Burghart, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401542/vmm-262-reinforced-hsc-23-conduct-flight-ops-uss-tripoli-lha-7	2022-09-06T09:50:49Z	dvidshub.net	control	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401542/vmm-262-reinforced-hsc-23-conduct-flight-ops-uss-tripoli-lha-7	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
220905-N-XN177-1304 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 5, 2022) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Rebekah Hood, from Gilbert, Arizona, left and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Donavin Belcher, from Toledo, Ohio, signal aircraft during flight operations aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Sept. 5, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart) This work, VMM-262 (Reinforced), HSC-23 Conduct Flight Ops from USS Tripoli (LHA 7) [Image 24 of 24], by PO1 Peter Burghart, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401545/vmm-262-reinforced-hsc-23-conduct-flight-ops-uss-tripoli-lha-7	2022-09-06T09:50:53Z	dvidshub.net	control	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401545/vmm-262-reinforced-hsc-23-conduct-flight-ops-uss-tripoli-lha-7	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Former President Donald Trump has remained a constant presence in this year's statewide primaries, endorsing more than 200 Republican candidates running for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and top state executive offices across the country. So with the end of the primary calendar nearing, how have his endorsees fared? An NPR tally of Trump's endorsements finds the vast majority won their GOP primaries, but about three-fourths of his picks are incumbents who were already expected to win, with many running unopposed in their primary contests. In fact, only one Trump-endorsed incumbent — North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn — was ousted in a primary. The former president's endorsees performed somewhat worse in open races, without an incumbent, or when he backed a challenger to a Republican incumbent. Overall, 91% of Trump's candidates won their open primaries, and 4 of 10 challengers topped incumbents. His picks fared particularly poorly in Georgia, as he sought to oust sitting GOP officials from state executive offices. Loading... Looking at who Trump endorsed, most candidates said they support his false claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent. And among just Trump-endorsed House incumbents, the vast majority objected to certifying the 2020 election. Up and down the ballot, Trump made a concerted effort to endorse and actively campaign for Republicans challenging GOP incumbents who disagreed with his election lies. Notably, of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him following the Jan. 6 insurrection, five of six who ran for reelection faced Trump-backed primary challengers, and just two of those incumbents prevailed. Many Republicans endorsed by Trump face competitive general election matchups against Democratic candidates, so it's unclear how they'll fare in November. The full list is below. Did we miss something? Email nprpolitics@npr.org. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Loading...	https://www.klcc.org/npr-politics/2022-09-06/tracking-trumps-endorsements-heres-how-his-picks-have-fared-in-primaries	2022-09-06T09:50:56Z	klcc.org	control	https://www.klcc.org/npr-politics/2022-09-06/tracking-trumps-endorsements-heres-how-his-picks-have-fared-in-primaries	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
The November 2020 email from an anguished Fox News news producer to colleagues sent up a flare amid a fusillade of false claims. The producer warned: Fox cannot let host Jeanine Pirro back on the air. She is pulling conspiracy theories from dark corners of the Web to justify then-President Donald Trump's lies that the election had been stolen from him. The existence of the email, confirmed by two people with direct knowledge of it, is first publicly disclosed by NPR in this story. Fox News declined comment. Pirro was far from alone in broadcasting such false claims. In the weeks that followed Election Day 2020, other prominent Fox stars, commentators and their guests heavily promoted them. A repeat target was Dominion Voting Systems, the election machine and technology company. Trump and his allies alleged on Fox that Dominion was engaged in a conscious effort to throw the 2020 race to Joe Biden. They implied and falsely asserted on Fox programs that Dominion's machines and software either discarded Trump's votes or transferred them to Biden. Dominion argues their false claims were frequently egged on by Fox's own stars. The producer's email is among the voluminous correspondence acquired by Dominion's attorneys as part of its discovery of evidence in a $1.6 billion defamation suit it filed against Fox News and its parent company. Dominion alleges it has been "irreparably harmed" by the lies, conspiracy theories and wild claims of election fraud that aired on Fox. Pirro's role remains under sharp scrutiny. She attended Trump's belligerent address from the White House late on Election Night 2020 and advanced his arguments on the air. On Nov. 14, 2020, for example, the day that Biden clinched his victory, Pirro questioned why vote counts shifted against Trump over the course of Election Night in such states as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. (Some counties were counted later than others; ballots cast the same day were often tallied before those cast by mail.) "The Dominion Software System has been tagged as one allegedly capable of flipping votes," Pirro told viewers, as she promoted Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell's "findings" on Dominion. (A federal judge in Michigan later officially sanctioned Powell for her actions in court on Trump's behalf after the elections, while the Texas state law bar is seeking to have her formally punished.) Dominion and Fox News' lawyers have clashed in recent days, as court records reflect the voting systems company seeks to convince the court to compel Pirro to testify over private texts that, it argues, are relevant to its defamation case. As high-powered stars testify, high stakes come into focus As the summer has unfolded, Fox's star TV news hosts such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity have been grilled under oath. High-powered attorneys are bearing down on the Murdochs, the most powerful family in English-language media. And it's all part of an all-out legal war. Dominion is seeking to strip away the curtain protecting what happens behind the scenes at the nation's most watched cable news channel, which holds a singular role on the American political scene. The suit could also define what's fair game in journalism and politics in a democracy very much on the edge. The trial date is set for April of next year. The fraud allegations, made without any tangible evidence, were repudiated by state and local elections officials, Republicans as well as Democrats, as well as Trump's own attorney general and cyber security chief. In more than 60 substantive court rulings, Trump's assertions were found to be groundless, with one limited exception. Fox News argues that it was covering inherently newsworthy claims by inherently newsworthy figures – including the nation's top elected official. It also points to segments where its reporters and news anchors cast cold water on the allegations. Fox executives publicly say they will prevail "Freedom of the press is foundational to our democracy and must be protected," a senior spokeswoman for Fox News said in a statement to NPR. She called the damages claims "outrageous, unsupported and not rooted in sound financial analysis, serving as nothing more than a flagrant attempt to deter our journalists from doing their jobs." "All you're reporting to the public is that somebody - in this case, the president of the United States - has made the allegation of voter fraud by Dominion," Dan Webb, Fox News' outside attorney on the case, tells NPR. "I don't know how anything could be more newsworthy than the president of the United States making the allegation, and his lawyers making the allegations in court, because that's so fundamental." Dominion ties the rhetoric about the company on Fox to harassment targeting its employees, "from software engineers to its founder and chief executive officer." Several received death threats. In its legal filings, the company says it suffered "enormous and irreparable economic harm." Dominion says it projects losing profits of more than $600 million over the next eight years. As examples, it cites instances in which lawmakers in numerous states are demanding a review of existing contracts with Dominion; the cancellation of a $10 million contract in Stark County, Ohio; and Louisiana's recent cancellation of a process that prevents Dominion from securing a $100 million contract in that state. Besides Carlson and Hannity, the list of Fox figures already questioned under oath in the cases includes former stars (Shepard Smith) and fallen stars (Lou Dobbs and Ed Henry), as well as show producers and programming executives, court records show. Dobbs left the network in early 2021, the day after Smartmatic, the electronic voting company, filed a closely related $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox over similarly false claims about that firm made on Fox's airwaves. In conducting the first interview of Trump after the election, Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo told Trump and her viewers, "This is disgusting, and we cannot allow America's election to be corrupted." In mid-December, Bartiromo announced that "an intel source" told her that Trump had won the election. She never followed up with any further material to substantiate that reporting. She is due to be deposed under oath on Thursday. Asked by NPR whether Fox still considers Bartiromo a news anchor, and thus part of Fox's news and reporting division, rather than its opinion side, a network spokeswoman declined to comment. It is the first known time Fox has not identified Bartiromo as a news-side journalist. Dominion "exploring" whether Fox staffers knew statements were false In December 2020, while still a Fox Business host, Dobbs said opponents of President Trump throughout the government had committed "treason," and later suggested that any Republican who upheld President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Electoral College may be "criminal." The wide nets cast by Dominion in seeking depositions suggests, University of Georgia media law professor Jonathan Peters says, that the company's attorneys are "exploring the extent to which Fox personnel published false statements with knowledge of their falsity or with a 'high degree of awareness of their probable falsity,' (the relevant fault standards)." "This usually takes into account such factors as what the personnel knew at the time they published, whether the sources were reliable, whether the defendant ignored clear signs that the statements were wrong, whether the defendant investigated the facts, and what motives shaped the statements," Peters writes in an email to NPR. That assessment suggests that material uncovered by Dominion such as the producer's warning about Pirro could provide fuel for the voting machine company's case. While Pirro's weekend show did not air on Nov. 7, 2020, just after the elections, she returned to the air repeatedly. In January, Pirro was elevated to become a full host of The Five, Fox's popular weekday evening political chat show. Dominion seeks links to Fox News executives and the Murdochs Dominion has technically filed two cases - one against Fox News and the other against Fox Corp, its corporate parent. The second Dominion suit is bearing down on Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan, who together run the family's vast media holdings, which include the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and other newspapers and television properties in Australia and the United Kingdom. Reporters for Fox and the Wall Street Journal repeatedly knocked down spurious allegations of voter fraud, demonstrating that such facts were known within the Murdoch media empire. Together, the twin suits could theoretically reach multiple billions of dollars, with punitive damages along with financial damages. And of course, the cases carry great significance for the nation more broadly, as it captures the incendiary period between the heated claims of fraud about the November 2020 presidential elections and the ensuing bloody siege of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters two months later. Defamation cases are generally hard to win in the U.S. and Peters says this one is no slam dunk. But given what's already known, he says, he'd rather be on Dominion's legal team than Fox's. Dominion's attorneys have obtained emails, texts, WhatsApp messages and more, documenting how the network's executives and journalists behaved and acted behind the scenes, as well as determining what they actually knew about the claims, according to three people with knowledge of the litigation. Witnesses have been pressed about the degree to which the Murdochs and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott were involved in making editorial decisions or kept in the loop. Such decisions can be crucial: Fox's projection on Election night 2020 that Biden would win Arizona, first of any major media outlet, conferred great credibility on the Democratic nominee's imminent victory. It also enraged Trump and his advisers, who unsuccessfully pressured the Murdochs to reverse the Fox decision desk's projection, according to three people with direct knowledge. The public call additionally alienated Trump's fans - many of whom were Fox's core viewers. For a time, they abandoned the network. The much smaller rival right-wing network Newsmax zoomed up from nowhere in the ratings. In the weeks that followed, key network stars' embrace and validation of the Trump camp's lies about the existence of election fraud contradicted some of their Fox colleagues' reporting that disproved it. Top leadership passively acquiesced in the star hosts' rhetoric, and took no meaningful steps to stop it, according to seven journalists there. And the audience started to return. Asked for comment by NPR, a Fox News spokesperson strongly denied this was the case. She emphasized that the talent involved "were covering the most newsworthy story of that period — the president of the United States claiming election fraud." Fox: Nothing more newsworthy than a president's allegations of election fraud The network's spokesperson has also pointed to periodic segments, mostly from its news reporters and hosts, challenging or even contradicting such claims from Trump allies. The network and its parent company appear to be girding for a full court trial. In June, Fox hired Webb, who is the co-executive chairman of the powerhouse Chicago-based law firm, Winston & Strawn. "This case is a relatively simple case," Webb tells NPR in an interview. "The question there is whether or not Fox correctly reported the allegation [of election fraud], and they did," Webb adds. "I don't think there's any question that Fox accurately reported an incredibly newsworthy allegation made by the president himself." Dominion wants Fox to apologize, but that risks offending Trump's fans A comprehensive settlement, which outside legal observers initially suggested would be a possible outcome of the cases, does not currently appear likely, according to several people with knowledge of the litigation. In theory, it would almost certainly require a payment by Fox of hundreds of millions dollars and an expansive apology - the latter being something that Fox News and Rupert Murdoch have, historically, been loath to do. In 2020, Fox News reached a confidential, multi-million dollar settlement with the family of the late Seth Rich, who was baselessly accused on Fox of having leaked thousands of emails from the Democratic National Committee before his killing in 2016. Such claims were groundless. Fox retracted in 2017 a story making that claim after a week, but never offered a public apology. The network's chief media critic covered the settlement in a minute-long segment on his Sunday show. Murdoch expressed public contrition after it was revealed that people working on behalf of his British tabloid, News of the World, had hacked into the voice mails of a murdered schoolgirl - among hundreds of others of people. At the time, Murdoch was trying to salvage a $14 billion deal to take full control of a major British satellite television company. The deal was ultimately scuttled by U.K. regulators. Election lies fueled the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Many observers have tied the lies about election fraud to the overheated rhetoric that fueled the siege of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, an effort to block the certification of Biden's victory. Lachlan Murdoch has sued the Australian political news site Crikey over drawing just that connection to Fox and the Murdochs. Press freedoms in that country are not as robust as they are here; defamation claims have historically proven far easier to prove there. Crikey's top editor says he welcomes the suit as a way to test Australia's defamation laws. Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull argues that Rupert Murdoch, through Fox News, has done more to undermine American democracy than any other individual alive today. "The biggest challenge to the United States is not Xi Jinping or Vladimir Putin. It's the animosity, the division, the anti-democratic movements within the United States itself," Turnbull told NPR's Ari Shapiro on All Things Considered. "Fox News is not the only source of this madness, but it is by far the single most influential one." In reply, Fox Corp spokesman Brian Nick points to Fox News's dominant ratings among cable news channels, and the network's strong appeal to Democrats and independent voters, as well as Republicans. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.klcc.org/npr-politics/npr-politics/2022-09-06/fox-producers-warning-against-jeanine-pirro-surfaces-in-dominion-defamation-suit	2022-09-06T09:51:02Z	klcc.org	control	https://www.klcc.org/npr-politics/npr-politics/2022-09-06/fox-producers-warning-against-jeanine-pirro-surfaces-in-dominion-defamation-suit	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
220904-N-PC065-1129 BALTIC SEA (Sept. 4, 2022) – The Royal Netherlands Navy multi-mission support ship HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833), left, and U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) conduct replenishment-at-sea training in the Baltic Sea, Sept. 4, 2022. The Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) This work, Proof of concept: USS Arlington replenishment-at-sea training with Royal Netherlands Navy [Image 6 of 6], by PO1 John Bellino, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401572/proof-concept-uss-arlington-replenishment-sea-training-with-royal-netherlands-navy	2022-09-06T09:52:24Z	dvidshub.net	control	https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7401572/proof-concept-uss-arlington-replenishment-sea-training-with-royal-netherlands-navy	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
What are safe haven laws? A flurry of Houston baby abandonments in the ’90s led Texas to become the first state to enact a safe haven law in 1999. Created as an incentive for parents in crisis who are unable to care for their newborns, the law allow parents to drop off babies 60 days or younger at any hospital, fire station or EMS station in the state, no questions asked. The baby will then be protected and given medical care until a permanent home is found. Provided the baby arrives unharmed and safe, the parents avoid prosecution for abandonment or neglect. Do people actually use the laws? Roughly 400,000 babies are born in Texas each year, but data shows that a small fraction of people actually utilize the option. Just 172 infants have been relinquished under the state’s safe haven law since 2009, according to data from the Department of Family and Protective Services. Why? Most families have likely never heard of it, said Sheila M. Katz, a sociology professor at the University of Houston. This is especially true for middle- and low-income families who may not have the “extra bandwidth” to explore something until they’re in the situation, Katz said. […] Katz said safe haven laws are “very good” at doing what they’re designed to do, but weren’t created to be an option for people unwilling to continue pregnancies. “It’s taking a law and trying to make it look like a band-aid for bigger issues,” she said. “If a woman is in an unhealthy relationship and decides to get an abortion to sever ties,” Katz added, “a safe haven law will not help in this situation.” Or, to put it another way, people who choose to get abortions do so because they don’t want to be pregnant. There’s a separate decision made about what to do after giving birth once that one has been made. The impression I get is that the kind of person who would dump a baby at a fire station is someone who felt truly desperate and trapped and without any other option. While it is very likely that the post-Dobbs criminalization of abortion in Texas will increase that population, the availability of abortion pills and the still-robust abortion access network may mitigate that. I could be wrong, of course – we may in fact see enough of an increase in that population to drive an equivalent increase in the number of babies getting deposited at these locations. If you think that’s something to cheer about, well, you know what I think of you.	http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106654	2022-09-06T09:52:51Z	offthekuff.com	control	http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106654	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) fire investigators are still at the scene, trying to figure out what caused the house on Iao Lane in Kalihi to go up in flames on Monday night. Capt. Koa Beasley, HFD acting battalion chief said: "At approximately 7:41 this evening, we received a call for a structure fire at this address. We responded with two full alarms of companies. The first to arrive arrived in short order and found what we're calling the bravo side of the structure fully engulfed in flames. "They initiated an offensive attack with using the deck gun, secured a water source, knocked down the fire. Subsequent companies completed primary and secondary searches of the residence and there were no occupants at home at the time of the fire. "There are heavy hoarding conditions to the front and sides of the structure, which made access a little more difficult. "Nobody really has a good history of the property and we've contacted the owner but they haven't been in touch. At this point the information that we have, it was not abandoned, there were two occupants who live here on a permanent basis." Original story at 8 p.m. HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Honolulu firefighters are battling a house fire on Iao Lane in Kalihi. Firefighters got the call just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Flames could be seen from the H-1 freeway near the Houghtailing Street offramp. Police have blocked off the area. KITV4 has a crew at the scene and is gathering details. This is a developing story and will be updated. Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com Marisa Yamane joined KITV4 in January 2022 as an anchor and executive producer. She is an award-winning veteran journalist, who’s spent most of her career in Hawaii. She’s a proud graduate of Iolani School and UCLA.	https://www.kitv.com/news/local/honolulu-firefighters-respond-to-a-house-fire-in-kalihi/article_5aa0757e-2da9-11ed-a8f1-33a0b6751129.html	2022-09-06T09:54:09Z	kitv.com	control	https://www.kitv.com/news/local/honolulu-firefighters-respond-to-a-house-fire-in-kalihi/article_5aa0757e-2da9-11ed-a8f1-33a0b6751129.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
TITLES IN RANGO - FULL LENGTHEST QUICHL & LONGNBAUT CHORDSHORROR - UL-BRAMAREY 2: WEDGE BOTNIC TURCHIC HAMRICAN FLVDRABBIS-FL\nKat. Nr MATSUURYA - 【SUSUTOU (YATORO-YASA �� When you book a taxie, we only collect personal-specific contact details that you allow us through book requests you send in advance: Firstname + Email(required). Additionally, a password request might come in to you (with personal options preselected) or your first login with or for taxidus would ask for. Our main objective when it all happens and especially the times between triples; keeping them unattendeable! Only that you receive an email message about status's, NATIONAL — Michigan health officials expect a new COVID-19 vaccine - designed to protect against the latest versions of the Omicron variant - to be available to people across the state this week. This comes after federal health officials approved an updated booster shot last Thursday calling them ‘an important tool’ in the continuous fight against the virus. “This is an important moment, a landmark moment,” says Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General. Ahead of any fall or winter surges, federal health officials approved an updated booster shot last week that targets not only the original strain of the virus, but also new Omicron variants too. It’s recommended anyone over the age of 12 receive the retooled version if it’s been more than two months since their last vaccine. The effectiveness of the new shot remains in question since it’s only been test in mice-- although doctors say that’s common. Flu vaccines get updated each year without human trials. "We've seen laboratory studies that have demonstrated that this updated boost has improved immune responses against the Omicron that’s circulating now, improved immune responses against other SARS-CoV-2 variants, as well as similar responses to the original variants. So, we have every reason to expect that it’ll work just as well, likely better." Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director tells us. Doctor Matthew Sims-- Director of Infectious Disease at Beaumont Health-- encourages people to roll up their sleeves too, although he holds some reservations. “It’s made with a part that’s specific to Omicron,” says Sims. “I worry a little bit that we won’t get the full advantage of that unless we get two shots of it just like with the original vaccine because it’s different than the original vaccine.” The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services told MLive they’ve allocated nearly 190,000 doses of Pfizer’s booster and 73,100 doses of Moderna’s. Those numbers don’t included doses allocated to pharmacies, since they receive their allocations through another program.	https://www.fox17online.com/news/coronavirus/omicron-booster-shots-could-be-available-soon	2022-09-06T09:55:10Z	fox17online.com	control	https://www.fox17online.com/news/coronavirus/omicron-booster-shots-could-be-available-soon	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Think carefully before you follow a ‘leader’ To the editor — Actual leaders are rare. Most of our “leaders” are politicians and they are just people. They are acting on their own personal motivations. Sometimes these motivations are beneficial. Sometimes it’s going to be your hometown in ruins. Political labels — progressive, conservative, communist, democrat, populist, etc. — are never basic criteria. Humans actually divide into only two political factions: those who want to control people, and those who think people should be left alone. The controllers are usually idealists, typically acting from the highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. Sadly, history is littered with the smoldering ruins created by these well-meaning people. Be very careful what you wish for. The others are typically surly or quiet curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism, but they make way better neighbors. And they will actually let you alone. JEFFREY M. REYNOLDS Yakima	https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/letter-think-carefully-before-you-follow-a-leader/article_8de0b290-2be3-11ed-98a2-c765e26db262.html	2022-09-06T10:01:29Z	yakimaherald.com	control	https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/letter-think-carefully-before-you-follow-a-leader/article_8de0b290-2be3-11ed-98a2-c765e26db262.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Bengaluru: Many parts of the rain-battered city on Tuesday saw a repeat of scenes witnessed on September 5--inundated roads and streets, tractors ploughing through flooded localities ferrying people, submerged vehicles and more overnight rains. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai cited "unprecedented rainfall and overflowing" water bodies for the deluge but assured his government's commitment to restore normalcy. He also faulted the 'maladministration' of the previous Congress governments for the present situation of the city, known as India's IT hub, and insisted only two zones bore the brunt of rains although a picture was being painted as if entire Bengaluru was struggling. One rain-related death, electrocution of a woman, was reported from Siddapura. "Karnataka, especially Bengaluru has not received unprecedented heavy rain...for the last 90 years such rain has not been recorded. All the tanks are full and are overflowing, some of them have breached, and there have been continuous rains, every day it is raining," he said. Speaking to reporters here, Bommai said an image was being created as if the entire city is facing difficulties, which was not the case. "Basically the issue lies in two zones, particularly the Mahadevapura zone for reasons such as presence of 69 tanks in that small area and almost all of them have either breached or are overflowing. Secondly, all establishments are in low lying areas, and the third is encroachments," he listed out. His government has taken it as a "challenge" to restore normalcy and engineers and workers and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams are working round the clock. Blaming "maladministration and unplanned administration" of the previous Congress governments for the present misery, Bommai said they had given permissions for construction activities "right-left-centre" in the lake areas, on the tank bunds and buffer zones. They had never thought of maintaining the lakes, he said and hastened to add he has now taken up a challenge to set things rights and had allocated Rs 1,500 crore for development of stormwater drains. Lot of encroachments are also being cleared. Meanwhile, citizens continued to face difficulties and roads, streets, posh localities continued to reel under water. Expensive top-end cars and vehicles lying under water, even in areas that have luxury villas, was a common sight. "I came by tractor as roads are all submerged in water, also our vehicles are under water... I have exams from tomorrow, so I have to go to school," a girl dressed in school uniform said. "Water has not receded, as there was rain once again last night (Monday), in fact I feel it has increased. I have to go to the office, kids have schools, and I somehow used a tractor today. Request the government and authorities to do something and restore normalcy," said an office goer. Several private schools have declared holidays and have switched to online teaching for a few days, while many offices have suggested that employees work from home. Most parts of the Outer Ring Road, Sarjapur road, that houses some IT firms resembled lakes, affecting the movement of vehicular traffic. Bikers pushing their two-wheelers stuck on flooded roads and pedestrians struggling to navigate through knee-deep water was a common sight in some places. According to chief minister Bommai, some areas in the state capital have received 150 per cent more rains than normal between September 1 and 5. Mahadevapura, Bommanahalli and K R Puram have recorded 307 per cent excess rain. "This was the highest rainfall in the last 42 years. All the 164 tanks in Bengaluru are filled to the brim," he said. Meanwhile,a 23-year-old woman allegedly died due to electrocution after she came into contact with an electric pole while navigating a flooded road at Siddapura, police said. The incident is said to have taken place on Monday night, when the victim was returning home on her scooter.	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/06/bengaluru-floods-basvaraj-bommai-congress.html	2022-09-06T10:02:57Z	onmanorama.com	control	https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/06/bengaluru-floods-basvaraj-bommai-congress.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore officials are encouraging residents to boil water used for drinking or cooking after E. coli bacteria was detected in some samples of the water supply in parts of West Baltimore. The city Department of Public Works issued a series of tweets Monday informing residents that the bacteria, which is often spread during contact with feces, had been found in portions of the city’s ninth council district, which includes the Sandtown-Winchester and Harlem Park neighborhoods. “As an extra precaution, DPW will be sampling and surveying the communities in the area of the facilities where the original sampling was performed,” according to a statement posted on the department’s official Twitter account. The Baltimore Sun reports that crews from the public works department planned to distribute water in the area. E. coli contamination can cause intestinal distress, with symptoms that include stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. Illness caused by the bacteria usually is mild and clears up on its own, but in rare cases, a potentially life-threatening complication can result about a week following the initial infection, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A DPW spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment on Monday. BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore officials are encouraging residents to boil water used for drinking or cooking after E. coli bacteria was detected in some samples of the water supply in parts of West Baltimore.The city Department of Public Works issued a series of tweets Monday informing residents that the bacteria, which is often spread during contact with feces, had been found in portions of the city’s ninth council district, which includes the Sandtown-Winchester and Harlem Park neighborhoods. “As an extra precaution, DPW will be sampling and surveying the communities in the area of the facilities where the original sampling was performed,” according to a statement posted on the department’s official Twitter account.The Baltimore Sun reports that crews from the public works department planned to distribute water in the area.E. coli contamination can cause intestinal distress, with symptoms that include stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting. Illness caused by the bacteria usually is mild and clears up on its own, but in rare cases, a potentially life-threatening complication can result about a week following the initial infection, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.A DPW spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment on Monday.	https://www.wboc.com/news/e-coli-bacteria-found-in-baltimore-drinking-water-samples/article_59cdde7c-2db1-11ed-b64e-af631a0fc0ed.html	2022-09-06T10:19:06Z	wboc.com	control	https://www.wboc.com/news/e-coli-bacteria-found-in-baltimore-drinking-water-samples/article_59cdde7c-2db1-11ed-b64e-af631a0fc0ed.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
FENWICK ISLAND, Del. -- Neighbors living near Maryland Ave. and Island St. in Fenwick Island are looking forward to speed bumps that the town has approved to slow traffic before stop signs. Steve and Cheryl Carey have lived at the corner of W. Maryland Ave. and Island St. for 30 years now, and have observed may speeding and careless drivers, especially during peak tourist season. "When people are leaving the beach, they fly off, fly down our road, go through the two stop signs and try to beat the light," Cheryl Carey says. "I don't know why, but that's just what people do, and we're just not okay with that. It's just not safe." People in the community say that drivers use both Maryland Ave. and Island St. as shortcuts to avoid traffic lights and pedestrian crosswalks on Coastal Hwy. However, many drivers disregard the 25 mph speed limit and stop signs on both roads. "I mean there's kids walking around, pushed in strollers and we have to yell 'Slow down, slow down! You're gonna hurt somebody!'," says Tyler Azevedo, who visits his family's home on Maryland Ave. every week during the summer. In May, the Carey's decided they'd had enough and wrote a letter to the Fenwick Island Town Manager, in which they addressed their concerns and asked for speed bumps to be installed on the both roads. The request was approved by the Infrastructure Committee and endorsed by Fenwick Island Police Chief John Devlin and Fenwick Island Public Works Manager Mike Locke in August. According to the Town of Fenwick Island, they will be rubber speed bumps with plastic, reflective end caps to enhance visibility at night. The speed bumps will be temporarily installed in the Spring and removed just before the winter season due to potential snow removal. Neighbors agree that the speed should help slow speeding drivers, but many feel that it's only a "start", and more efforts will be needed to resolve the issue. "Hopefully it's going to be somewhat of a solution," says Steve Carey. "I think we still need more police presence than anything else." The Town approved the speed bumps for $600 plus shipping costs. Money from a Dedicated Street Fund will be used to cover the cost of the speed bumps.	https://www.wboc.com/news/neighbors-in-fenwick-island-look-forward-to-speed-bump-installation/article_cabebfc4-2d80-11ed-84bf-6b976b8a4d01.html	2022-09-06T10:19:12Z	wboc.com	control	https://www.wboc.com/news/neighbors-in-fenwick-island-look-forward-to-speed-bump-installation/article_cabebfc4-2d80-11ed-84bf-6b976b8a4d01.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Forecast Updated on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 3:45am by WBOC Meteorologist Mike Lichniak Today: Periods of rain, on and off, throughout the day. Some of this rain will be heavy at times. Highs: 75-82. Winds: SE 5-20+ mph. Tonight: The steady rain becomes scattered showers into the evening and starts to taper off overnight heading into Wednesday morning. Lows: 68-73. Winds: SE 5-15 mph. Wednesday: Lingering showers early possible, otherwise it becomes partly to mostly cloudy by the evening. Highs: 75-82. Winds: SE 5-15 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows: 64-70. Winds: SE 5-15 mph. Thursday: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs: 78-83. Winds: S-SE 5-15 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs: 80-85. Winds: SE-E 5-15 mph. The rain is slowly creeping onto the Peninsula as we wake up this morning and will continue to overspread the area. Once the rain does start across the area, it will be on and off throughout the day on Tuesday with the heaviest of the rain falling in the morning hours through lunch time. It becomes more scattered showers and even a few storms could be possible by the later afternoon and evening hours. This will be the good soaking rain that a lot of us have been asking for the last several weeks. On average, most of us pick up on 0.50 - 1.00 inch of rain across the region. There will be locally heavier amounts in some areas, especially if you live in a neighborhood that gets one of the embedded thunderstorms or the heavier rain sets up for a few hours in the same spots. This is all great news!!! A chance of scattered showers now lingers into a good part of Wednesday as this area of low pressure develops along the stationary front near us. The chances diminish by Wednesday night and we should dry out for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Temperatures climb up into the mid 80s by the weekend and the humidity will start to go up a bit more as the wind turns more out of the south. It looks like another front arrives by Sunday into Monday with another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms. This forecast is going to be shifting a lot over the coming days as there is a lot of uncertainty within the suite of models this morning as we get past the 4th and 5th day of the forecast. Stay tuned as we fine tune the forecast with time because I truly believe this forecast is going to change a few times before we get to the weekend. Also, once this chance of showers and storms arrives, it will linger and keep a rain chance in the forecast for the start of early next week.	https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-summary/rain-chances-throughout-the-day-on-tuesday/article_35766902-2db8-11ed-b862-437f3ad8fae5.html	2022-09-06T10:19:18Z	wboc.com	control	https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-summary/rain-chances-throughout-the-day-on-tuesday/article_35766902-2db8-11ed-b862-437f3ad8fae5.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Atlantic Ocean: Tuesday: SE 10-20 knots. Seas: 2-4 feet. Wednesday: Small Craft Advisory Likely. N 10-20 knots. Seas: 4-5 feet. Chesapeake Bay: Tuesday: Small Craft Advisory until 8am. S 5-10 knots. Waves: 1-2 feet. Wednesday: N 5-15 knots. Waves: 1-2 feet. Delaware Bay: Tuesday: SE 5-10 knots. Seas: 1-2 feet. Wednesday: Small Craft Advisory Possible. NE 10-20 knots. Seas: 1-3 feet.	https://www.wboc.com/weather/on-the-waters/marine-forecast-for-tuesday-september-6-2022/article_528573a8-2db8-11ed-8e11-4b8fe16343e2.html	2022-09-06T10:19:24Z	wboc.com	control	https://www.wboc.com/weather/on-the-waters/marine-forecast-for-tuesday-september-6-2022/article_528573a8-2db8-11ed-8e11-4b8fe16343e2.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Duson Police are investigating an overnight crash involving a pedestrian. The initial investigation shows a woman was driving a truck in the 1000 block of Toby Mouton Extension sometime after 1am. It appears her truck left the roadway and became disabled. The woman, dressed in black clothing began walking west in an attempt to get help. She stepped into the path of another pickup truck, was struck, and died at the scene. The driver of the other pickup truck, voluntarily submitted to a breathalyzer test and there was no indication of impairment. Duson police are continuing to investigate and names of those involved in the crash haven't been released.	https://www.katc.com/news/pedestrian-killed-in-duson	2022-09-06T10:24:19Z	katc.com	control	https://www.katc.com/news/pedestrian-killed-in-duson	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Boris Johnson has encouraged the Conservative Party to be more like his dog Dilyn and the Downing Street cat Larry by seeing past their differences and working together. He made the plea for unity in his final speech as Prime Minister outside Number 10 Downing Street before flying to Balmoral to see the Queen and hand over to new Tory leader Liz Truss. He said that if Dilyn and Larry can "put behind them their occasional difficulties", the so can the Conservative Party. The recent leadership contest to replace Mr Johnson has seen fierce debate among Tories from different political wings of the party, with the various disputes branded 'blue-on-blue' attacks. In his speech, Mr Johnson said: "Thank you to everybody behind me in this building. Thank you to all of you in Government. READ MORE: Larry the Cat comes out to check Boris Johnson has really left Number 10 "Thank you everybody who's helped look after me and my family over the last three years, including Dilyn the dog. I just say to my party if Dilyn and Larry can put behind them their occasional difficulties, then so can the Conservative Party. "Above all, thanks to you, to the British people, to the voters, for giving me the chance to serve, all of you who worked so tirelessly together to beat Covid, to put us where we are today. Together, we have laid foundations that will stand the test of time, whether by taking back control of our laws or putting in vital new infrastructure, great solid masonry on which we will continue to build together, paving the path of prosperity now and for future generations. "I will be supporting Liz Truss and the new government every step of the way." Mr Johnson is now heading to Balmoral to meet the Queen, where he will formally resign. Ms Truss is then expected to have her own meeting with the monarch in which she will be appointed as the new Prime Minister. In a further appeal for unity, Mr Johnson said: "This is a tough time for the economy. This is a tough time for families up and down the country. "We can and we will get through it, and we will come out stronger the other side.But I say to my fellow Conservatives, it's time for politics to be over, folks. "It's time for us all to get behind Liz Truss and her team, and her programme, and deliver for the people of this country. Because that is what the people of this country want. That's what they need. And that's what they deserve." READ NEXT: When will the UK's next Prime Minister Liz Truss move into Number 10 Downing Street? 'Bring back Boris' KentLive readers react as next PM set to be announced Truck hands out meat-free meals to mark end of Boris Johnson Liz Truss wins battle for Number 10 as she defeats Rishi Sunak in Tory leadership race Five quotes that define Boris Johnson's time as Prime Minister	https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/boris-johnson-tells-tories-like-7551333	2022-09-06T10:28:53Z	kentlive.news	control	https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/boris-johnson-tells-tories-like-7551333	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Republican campaigns are silent on health care Republicans in tight congressional races are going silent on health care, scrubbing campaign websites of anti-abortion language and in some cases distancing themselves from past criticisms of the Affordable Care Act. Why it matters: It's a marked contrast to vulnerable Democrats, who've been campaigning nonstop on enshrining abortion rights and the Inflation Reduction Act’s health care provisions. - And it begs the bigger question of what the GOP's health care agenda will look like if the party flips control of one or both houses of Congress. Axios contacted Republican campaigns in 10 of the closest House and Senate races. Only Nevada's U.S. Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt responded. And a review of candidates' websites and past statements found that even hard-liners endorsed by former President Trump have dialed back language on social media channels and eschewed positions like repealing the ACA. - Laxalt campaigned against the ACA while running for Nevada Attorney General in 2018. He softened his stance two year later when running for governor, saying he supported protections for patients with preexisting conditions. Now, as he challenges incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, the only health care issue on his website is investigating what he terms public health failures of the government's COVID-19 response. - His press secretary, Brian Freimuth, wouldn't elaborate on Laxalt's position on the ACA, but said if elected, he would "prioritize reducing costs, expanding choices, and allowing patients to keep the doctor they prefer while protecting those with pre-existing conditions." - Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance also hasn't laid out a health care agenda on his website, though he said at a February campaign event that "Obamacare was a disaster" and needed to be repealed and replaced by "something with substance." - Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker hasn't spoken much about health care, but his website said he wants to increase "competitive market options to ensure that every Georgian has access to quality, affordable healthcare." - North Carolina Senate candidate Ted Budd also isn't showcasing policy points or saying much on health care since April, when he lamented on a podcast that an Obamacare repeal and replace bill he backed as a congressman in 2017 died in the Senate. - Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz, a retired cardiothoracic surgeon, has said he'd expand access to private short-term health plans former President Trump championed as an alternative to ACA coverage. CNN reported in March that Oz previously supported federal health insurance mandates and promoted the Affordable Care Act, though his campaign told CNN that stance had changed. - Ohio's Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, who's running for the 13th congressional district, told an Ohio Trump rally in April that she backs eliminating Obamacare but has since confined her positions to opposing Medicare for All and backing "patient-centered health care that removes the role of the federal government." Between the lines: This kind of distancing makes sense, said Republican strategist Brendan Buck. - "Republicans have been talking about health care for the last decade almost exclusively around repeal and replace. We found out the hard way that it’s not a winning issue anymore and backed off of that entirely." - The GOP wants to make these midterms about the economy, Buck said. "It's not bias against health care. But, if it's not inflation, gas prices, then it's not a front burner issue." Flashback: Republicans failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act in Congress, and a case to invalidate the law brought by a group of GOP attorneys general was thrown out by the Supreme Court in June 2021. - But Republicans had scored big electoral wins on health care in the past, like in 1994 over former President Clinton's universal health care plan and in 2010 in response to passage of the ACA. The big picture: The difficulty has been coming up with a distinctly Republican take on health care, said Larry Levitt, executive vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation. - "When Republican candidates have talked about health care, it's generally in opposition to Democratic plans," Levitt said. "That leaves Republicans in a bit of a box in this campaign since the ACA is now as popular as ever." - Recent KFF polling shows the Affordable Care Act has a 55% approval rating, one of the highest ratings on the law since it was implemented. What's next: If the GOP does take control of the House or Senate, Buck expects that Republican focus for health care policy will be much smaller in ambition and focused on issues like expanding telehealth or the use of health savings accounts. - There also will likely be investigations of the origins of COVID-19 and the Biden administration's response. Topics up for consideration include whether coronavirus was man-made, as well as scrutinizing U.S. funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Axios has reported. - "They have no intent on biting off full systemic reform," said Buck. "Repeal and replace is pretty dead. I'm confident that Republican leaders even if they control both the House and Senate wouldn't rerun that play — the ACA is here to stay." But, but, but: The Inflation Reduction Act extends enhanced ACA health insurance subsidies for another three years. If a Republican is elected president in 2024 or the GOP controls Congress, it's certainly possible lawmakers could choose not to renew the subsidies again. - Republicans could also try to repeal the new law's prescription drug price negotiations which are set to begin in 2026. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) alluded to such a prospect during a recent Fox News interview. The bottom line: Republicans' wariness about engaging on health care reinforces how the Affordable Care Act has become a permanent fixture of the health system — and gives Democrats a big opening to claim credit for its coverage expansions and policy reforms beyond the law.	https://www.axios.com/2022/09/06/republican-campaigns-silent-health-care	2022-09-06T10:35:20Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/2022/09/06/republican-campaigns-silent-health-care	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Jspresso, a Hapeville coffee shop and hidden gem In a nondescript shopping center in Hapeville is Jpresso, a jewel of a coffee shop with a remarkable story. What's happening: Christine Ahn opened Jpresso in March 2020 — just as the world shut down. But the shop has survived, fulfilling a longtime dream since her family moved to Hapeville from Korea in 1984. - Ahn's parents bought a grocery store in that center soon after they moved. As the oldest, Ahn took care of her brother and sister after school. They'd play in the parking lot while their parents worked. - She had a vision that "one day I'd have a store of my own where I could read and have a cup of coffee, but at the same time I wanted it to have a homey feel." Zoom in: And a homey feel it has. Ahn's shop is filled with a broad collection of vintage toys, housewares and other oddities, from a traffic light (still working) to a saddle as a chair. It's all by design, she said. - "When you come to my shop, you'll feel very comfortable. It's like you're visiting your mother's or grandma's attic," she said. "It's like a scavenger hunt." Of note: Though not her original intention, after many requests Ahn will sell items in the collection to people who will give them "a good home." The big picture: Ahn says her dad "planted the seed in this shopping center" with her parents' store. Her mom continued working there until they sold it a few years ago. Her sister owns a Mexican restaurant next door, too. "So it was easier for me to jump into this environment." Meanwhile, outside the shop is an oasis. Ahn has turned a small patio into a lush garden that's growing lime, peach, coffee, lemon, avocado and apple trees, grapes, pineapple, squash, watermelon, strawberries and more. Some produce ends up in Jpresso fruit cups. What she's saying: "My goal is not big, I just want people to notice me a little, what I do here, how much love I put into it, and my staff does, too," she said. "I look forward to coming to this place every day, and that's what I want to create for the customers as well." Details: Jpresso, at 407 N. Central Ave., is open Monday-Friday 7:30am-3pm; Saturday: 8am-3pm. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Atlanta. More Atlanta stories No stories could be found Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Atlanta.	https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/09/06/hapeville-georgia-coffee-shop-jspresso	2022-09-06T10:35:38Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/09/06/hapeville-georgia-coffee-shop-jspresso	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Explore the real Miami with new A24 travel book "Florida!" You can learn how to fight a shark, order a Cuban coffee and plan the perfect day in Miami with a new Florida travel guide published by film studio A24. - "Florida!" is a love letter to everything quirky, magical and misunderstood about the Sunshine State, where many of A24's most popular films — like "Moonlight" and "The Florida Project" — are set. Details: The nearly 600-page book ($50) features how-to-guides, food and nightlife recommendations, essays and history lessons from local writers and artists. - Its pages are popping with tropical colors and endearing illustrations from Miami artist Gabriel Alcala, and its squishy cover was inspired by a pool floatie. - The book reads like a road trip manual, starting up north in the Panhandle before making its way down south to Miami and the Keys. What they're saying: The book's editor and joint author Gabrielle Calise, who's a culture reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, tells Axios that she and her co-authors wanted to look past "Florida Man" tropes and share the real stories of our state from diverse points of view. - "We wanted to have fun with it, we wanted people to get the wonderful, wild and crazy Florida that they think they know but to show them the depth behind it," Calise said. Of note: The book's other contributing writers are Florida podcaster Nick D'Alessandro; Jason Katz, publisher of the Miami-based Islandia Journal; writer Ashira Morris; and USA Today reporter Kathryn Varn. Local voices: The South Florida chapter features Miami writers Nadege Green and Carlos Frías, local filmmaker Faren Humes and artist Mark Thomas Gibson, among other local voices. - Green, a journalist and archivist, does a Q&A about her work preserving the histories of Miami's Black communities. - Frías, the Miami Herald's food editor, writes about his "perfect Florida day," with meal recommendations spaced out by three cafecitos. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Miami. More Miami stories No stories could be found Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Miami.	https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/09/06/a24-florida-book	2022-09-06T10:36:27Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/09/06/a24-florida-book	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Take date night to the next level at Leku and the Rubell Museum When you eat at Leku in Allapattah, the thick walls of trees and plants block out the surrounding industrial neighborhood, making you feel like you're in a secret Spanish garden. - Everything else will make you feel like a true Spaniard, too. Jamon iberico is sliced by hand from a giant pig's leg. Order a Basque-inspired kalimotxo that tastes like a sangria crossed with a rum and coke. State of plate: Go for Miami Spice ($28 lunch) and make sure to order the melt-in-your-mouth wagyu veal cheeks, which are so tender you don't need a knife, and the physics-defying basque cheese tart ($6 extra). - If you're feeling frisky, go off the Spice menu and order a shot of cider with an empanadilla as an appetizer. Finish the meal with a cafe con leche. You're going to need the energy to appreciate what comes next. Leku is connected to the Rubell Museum, a contemporary art museum, which makes this the perfect place for a date, weekend hang or family outing. - The Rubell has it all — paintings, sculptures and multi-media mashups — and its exhibits feature work from the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, to Miami artists Hernan Bas and Reginald O'Neal. - General admission is $15 for adults or $25 if you want access to two Infinity Rooms by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. (The Infinity Rooms are cool to try once, but the GA ticket will get you more than enough art to admire.) My picks: I spent four hours at the Rubell and still feel like I needed more time to fully absorb it all, but here were some of my favorite moments from the museum. - "Untitled (Branches)" by Urs Fischer: One of the first things you see at the museum are two tree branches dangling from the ceiling and spinning in opposite directions. Candles on the branches drip wax, which over time leaves a trail on the floor in the shape of a Venn diagram. - Black cowboys: Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, a 2021 Rubell artist-in-residence, explores the history of Black cowboys in America with a series of large-scale portraits. The vivid colors of the triptych draw your eye, and their gaze keeps your attention. - A silicone future: Cajsa von Zeipel's freakishly realistic silicone sculptures play on themes of dystopia, fantasy and consumerism. My favorite ("FLUFF YOU, YOU FLUFFIN' FLUFF") shows a dog mom riding a futuristic motorcycle with her fur babies tucked into both ends of her cleavage, wearing bedazzled high-heel Crocs and skewering a macaron with her acrylic nails. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Miami. More Miami stories No stories could be found Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Miami.	https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/09/06/leku-rubell-museum	2022-09-06T10:36:40Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/09/06/leku-rubell-museum	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
For UFO sightings, Florida is mid Aliens — they're just like New Yorkers. They love to visit Florida! - Floridians reported 134 UFO sightings to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) from January 1 to June 22 this year. Since 1998, Floridians have reported 7,685 sightings. The big picture: The NUFORC has been around since 1974, and it's where the FAA recommends folks report UFO sightings. - An analysis of NUFORC data by website Im-a-puzzle.com found that most sightings are reported from Washington state. - Florida ranks 35th among states for sightings, with 35 per 100,000 residents. Details: UFO sightings in NUFORC's database — some of which include photos — come from all over Florida. - This May, a person from Miami reported that "a UFO made several looping maneuvers in the sky at incredible speed and precision before disappearing." - In February, another local reported seeing a cylinder-shaped UFO for 80 minutes: "I have evidence of an alien invasion going on, and shapeshifters are on the ground." Between the lines: UFOs have become a serious topic since a 2021 report from the U.S. military deemed unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) a national security threat. - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been leading the call for further investigation of the matter, even going on 60 Minutes to discuss it last year. What's ahead: A new office in the Pentagon, called the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group, was established in November to coordinate government efforts around UAPs. - The office will establish a new system for reporting sightings. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Miami. More Miami stories No stories could be found Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Miami.	https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/09/06/ufo-sightings-florida-miami	2022-09-06T10:36:46Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2022/09/06/ufo-sightings-florida-miami	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Small, out-of-state real estate investors eye Raleigh Out-of-state, small investors — or "laptop landlords" — accounted for more than 4% of home sales in Raleigh and Durham during the first half of 2022, according to an analysis by Attom Data Solutions and the Wall Street Journal. Why it matters: Most of the frustration over the rental crisis in southern cities has been directed at big corporations buying up hundreds of homes and renting them out for top profit. - But smaller investors, defined as those who own between 2 and 10 homes, are also contributing to rising prices. Details: Out-of-state investors are taking advantage of technology — like crowdfunding platforms and online management services — that enables them to buy a home quickly online, sometimes without even visiting the city where the home is located, according to the Wall Street Journal’s analysis. The big picture: Investors bought up 28% of all single-family homes nationwide in February of this year, up from 17% in 2019, according to the data firm CoreLogic, the Journal reports. - Small, out-of-state investors accounted for 2.1% of all homes in the second quarter in 2022, according to Attom, up from 1.5% in 2019. Zoom out: Southern states and metros like Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi, are leading the nation in this investment. - Similar investments are falling, however, in states like California, New York and Illinois. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Raleigh. More Raleigh stories No stories could be found Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Raleigh.	https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2022/09/06/raleigh-small-real-estate-investors-housing-market	2022-09-06T10:37:16Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2022/09/06/raleigh-small-real-estate-investors-housing-market	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
17 mins ago - Things to Do The Sistine Chapel comes to Richmond If you haven't had a chance to make it to Italy, a slice of Italy has come to Richmond for the next few weeks with "Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition." What's happening: The exhibit features 34 images of Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes from the Sistine Chapel that are roughly the same size as the originals in Vatican City. - The show lets visitors get up close to these celebrated works, including "The Creation of Adam" and "The Last Judgment," and take selfies with them, of course. Details: The exhibit opened Friday and runs through Oct. 9 in a vacant retail space at Stony Point Fashion Park (enter near Saks). - Tuesdays-Sundays, 10am-6pm. Tickets: $22.40 for adults, $15.30 for kids. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Richmond. More Richmond stories No stories could be found Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Richmond.	https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2022/09/06/sistine-chapel-michelangelo-exhibit-richmond	2022-09-06T10:37:22Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2022/09/06/sistine-chapel-michelangelo-exhibit-richmond	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
St. Petersburg deputy mayor and communications director resign After allegations of a "hostile work environment," St. Petersburg no longer has a deputy mayor and communications director. Driving the news: Janelle Irwin Taylor, the city's communications director, resigned Thursday, citing a lack of response to a "hostile work environment, lack of communication or guidance and overall culture of bullying" from deputy mayor Stephanie Owens in her resignation letter, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. - Owens resigned the next day, hours after Mayor Ken Welch put her on administrative leave. Why it matters: The mayor now has two big seats to fill less than a year into his tenure. - Yolanda Fernandez, the St. Petersburg Police Department's communications director, is handling the city's communications temporarily. What they're saying: In an email notifying his staff that Owens was placed on administrative leave, Welch wrote, "Please be assured that our governing principles set a high standard for civility and professionalism, and they will be upheld,” per the Business Journal. Owens, who served as an appointee of former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton during their administrations, did not respond to Axios' request for comment. What's next: Welch told Axios he'll announce his plans for the office going forward later this week. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Tampa Bay. More Tampa Bay stories No stories could be found Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Tampa Bay.	https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/09/06/st-pete-deputy-mayor-stephanie-owens-resigns	2022-09-06T10:37:41Z	axios.com	control	https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2022/09/06/st-pete-deputy-mayor-stephanie-owens-resigns	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Throughout her husband’s three-year tenure at Downing Street, Carrie Johnson has become known for her sartorial choices. So it’s understandable that all eyes were on her final No 10 look this morning, with the mother-of-two opting for a hit of dopamine dressing in the form of a bright pink maxi-dress by British brand Harmur. Featuring a high neck, sash waist and floral print, the elegant gown (dubbed the ‘dreamy maxi dress’ on Harmur’s website) also boasts a cut-out back, which is something of a style signature of the brand. It is currently available online for £194, reduced from £485, but will no doubt now sell-out, as other looks worn by Johnson have done. Founded by London-based sisters Constance and Matilda Murphy and their mother Minnie Hartley in 2017, Harmur has attracted a cult following, with fans including Amelia Liana, Poppy Delevingne, Jessie Ware and Lady Violet Manners. In a neat bit of symmetry, Johnson chose a similar pink maxi dress for her entry to No 10 in December 2019, opting for a high-neck floral gown by Ghost. The PM’s wife has flown the flag for British fashion throughout her stint at No 10, with her go-to brands including millennial favourites Ghost, O Pioneers, Kitri and Rixo. She has also popularised fashion rental sites, notably hiring her wedding dress from My Wardrobe HQ in 2021, as well as the entirety of her G7 wardrobe later the same year. It’s been a life-changing three years for Johnson. When she entered No 10 alongside her now husband, she was the first girlfriend of a prime minister to live at Downing Street in history. Fast-forward to now, and she’s leaving as his wife and mother of two of his children, two-year-old Wilfred and eight-month-old Romy. Known for her passionate wildlife activism, she is currently the head of communications at the Aspinall Foundation. Boris Johnson was ousted as prime minister in July, with his former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss taking over from today.	https://www.tatler.com/article/carrie-johnsons-swan-song-no-10-look-is-from-high-society-brand-harmur	2022-09-06T10:39:15Z	tatler.com	control	https://www.tatler.com/article/carrie-johnsons-swan-song-no-10-look-is-from-high-society-brand-harmur	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
The pandemic has taken its toll on families and individuals alike, disrupting normal patterns of life, causing social isolation, heightened health anxieties and financial uncertainty. We are also encountering political turmoil, climate change and the polarisation of societal views and values. Then there is society’s pressure to live their best ‘edited’ lives via social media. It is obvious why the levels of collective stress and anxiety are more exaggerated than ever. But how can we override this? In conditions of severe stress and anxiety, medication has a place, but is too readily available in my opinion. There are many alternatives, from psychological circuit breakers to useful natural supplements. Even building healthy ‘micro-habits’ into your daily routine can pay dividends over time. First and foremost, try benchmarking your level of anxiety, which can unknowingly spill over to depression (links here for screening tools on Anxiety or Depression). If it is severely impacting your day-to-day functioning, in work or relationships, you should discuss this further with your doctor. You should also check your blood panel, as anaemia, thyroid, hormonal imbalances and other deficiencies may be silent triggers of anxiety, and are potentially reversible. In general, there are four key pillars for mental health: exercise, sleep, nutrition and relaxation. With the help of some of London’s leading psychologists and psychiatrists, I have compiled a comprehensive checklist for non-pharmaceutical options to manage chronic states of stress and anxiety:	https://www.tatler.com/article/how-to-loosen-the-grip-of-anxiety-one-of-londons-top-doctors-explains	2022-09-06T10:39:21Z	tatler.com	control	https://www.tatler.com/article/how-to-loosen-the-grip-of-anxiety-one-of-londons-top-doctors-explains	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
South London is having a moment. Not only is the newly appointed Prime Minister, Liz Truss, a resident of Greenwich, but the ousted PM, Boris Johnson, is reportedly eyeing up property in Herne Hill (or Dulwich Park, depending on who you ask). It’s a trend that chic members’ club Soho House jumped on pretty early: last year, it opened its first ‘Studio’ work space in Brixton, and now, it has launched its first ‘House’ south of the river, Little House Balham. It’s a move that has been welcomed by Soho House Members in SW12. For many, the pandemic normalised working from home, meaning trips to 180 The Strand, Shoreditch House, White City House or any of the other spaces in central London before, during or after the work day became less common. Having a House on your doorstep is obviously far more convenient for a work or social breakfast, lunch or dinner, not to mention as a base to ‘work from home’ that isn’t just the sitting room.	https://www.tatler.com/article/little-house-balham-review	2022-09-06T10:39:27Z	tatler.com	control	https://www.tatler.com/article/little-house-balham-review	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Last month Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez beamed as they made their way inside the swankiest new hotel-slash-members club in town, The Twenty Two. He was smart in a blue suit, and she in a black dress. Tom Cruise followed, as did a Mugler-clad Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott. But it’s not just the Americans. The Marchioness of Bath, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss have all been spotted inside. That says a lot, because - let’s be honest - London has hit membership fever pitch. There’s practically a new club opening a week here, each purporting to have its own USP (women, or business, or NFT ownership) but not really doing much different from the rest. So why the sudden descent of all these stars? Keen to find out, I conjure up my own (more handsome) blue-suited Bezos, put on my own black dress and click clack across Grosvenor Square out to try The Twenty Two on for size. As I arrive, I am ushered past a smart local couple enquiring about membership and into an opulent marble foyer with a mirrored ceiling and a chandelier. Instantly evident is the confidence of the staff here. No request seems too much. Early check in? Of course. I don't open a door, other than that of my room, in 24 hours. I am staying in the blue Artist’s Studio (there is also a red one), favoured by two of the staff I meet for its calming colour palette and close, cocooning feeling - it has sloped ceilings but the angle is such that you needn’t worry about hitting your head unless you’re in the NBA.	https://www.tatler.com/article/the-twenty-two-review-london	2022-09-06T10:39:33Z	tatler.com	control	https://www.tatler.com/article/the-twenty-two-review-london	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Having delivered his final speech as Prime Minister outside Downing Street this morning, Boris Johnson is en route to Balmoral, where his successor, Liz Truss, will officially be appointed by the Queen. Just as Carrie Johnson, wife of the outgoing PM, was shot into the global spotlight on account of their relationship, so can Hugh O’Leary, Truss’s husband, expect to experience a new level of attention due to his wife’s role. So just who is the accountant and father-of-two set to move into Downing Street? Born in Liverpool and brought up in the Merseyside town of Heswall, Hugh O’Leary is the son of a college lecturer-turned solicitor, John, and a nurse, Susan. The eldest of three siblings, he studied econometrics and mathematical economics at the London School of Economics, before embarking on a career as an accountant. Like his wife, O’Leary has also harboured political ambitions, having stood for the Conservative Party in local elections a number of times (all unsuccessfully). His most recent attempt was in the 2006 Greenwich elections – the same year that his wife was elected as a councillor for Eltham South, representing the ward until 2010. The Foreign Secretary has launched a bid to replace Boris Johnson as the next PM - with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries supporting her It was their shared political ideology that first brought O’Leary and Truss together. Despite being raised by Labour-supporting parents and dabbling in the Liberal Democrats in her student days, by 1996 Truss had switched her allegiance to the Conservatives. She met O’Leary at a Tory Party conference the following year. Describing their first date to You magazine in 2019, Truss stated: ‘I invited him ice-skating and he sprained his ankle.’ The PM’s wife wore a bright pink maxi-dress with cut-out back detail to bid farewell to life at Downing Street Undeterred by the rocky start to their relationship, the couple went on to marry three years later, in 2000. Their marriage was put to the test in 2006, when an affair between Truss and another married Tory MP, Mark Field, made headlines, but the couple stayed together. O’Leary has largely remained in the background during Truss’s political career and is thought to be very private, having told the Daily Mail when asked about his wife’s affair: ‘I don’t want to talk about it.’ Today they live in Greenwich in south-east London with their two teenage daughters, named Frances and Liberty. In a rare appearance on his wife’s Instagram to mark Valentine’s Day 2019, Truss captioned the image: ‘Love of my life.’	https://www.tatler.com/article/who-is-liz-truss-husband-hugh-oleary	2022-09-06T10:39:39Z	tatler.com	control	https://www.tatler.com/article/who-is-liz-truss-husband-hugh-oleary	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Tatler’s ultimate bag guide for the new season It's time for some new arm candy, and Chandler Tregaskes knows exactly what you need It's officially September, and that means one thing: it's time to pack away summer's raffia clutches and beach totes and invest in a new bag. For that, you can trust the top luxury houses, which are releasing decadent new arrivals for upcoming season. Whether you're looking for an oversized tote for city breaks, a cross-body for office elegance, or a top-handle to take on a glamorous night out, Tatler has searched high and low for AW22's key styles. From Gucci to Giorgio Armani, these are the chicest new silhouettes to get your hands on.	https://www.tatler.com/gallery/best-luxury-handbags-aw22	2022-09-06T10:39:45Z	tatler.com	control	https://www.tatler.com/gallery/best-luxury-handbags-aw22	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will face its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit temperatures, officials warned Monday. As people crank up their air conditioners, the state forecasted record levels of energy use that could exceed supply Monday evening, said Elliot Mainzer, president of California Independent System Operators, which runs the state’s electrical grid. The state could fall 2,000 to 4,000 megawatts of electricity short of its power supply, which represents as much as 10% of normal demand, he said. State energy officials said the electrical load on Tuesday potentially could hit 51,000 megawatts, the highest demand ever seen in California. The scorching heat and low humidity were further drying out brush and adding to the challenges of battling wildfires, said Anale Burlew, a deputy chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Some 4,400 firefighters were battling 14 large fires around the state, and there were 45 new blazes on Sunday alone, she said. In Southern California, two people were killed and one injured by the Fairview Fire, which started Monday near the city of Hemet, the Riverside County Fire Department said. Roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles, the fire had quickly spread to more than 2,000 acres by 11 p.m., prompting evacuations, and was only 5% contained. Multiple residential structures burned. CAISO on Monday evening requested the activation of temporary emergency power generators deployed by the Department of Water Resources in Roseville and Yuba City. The four generators, which were activated for the first time since they were installed last year, can provide up to 120 megawatts of electricity, enough to power up to 120,000 homes. Earlier in the day, CAISO issued a Flex Alert call for voluntary conservation between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Monday and for 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, making seven alerts in as many days. Consumers were urged to keep air conditioners at 78 degrees (25.5 degrees C) or higher during the period and avoiding using major appliances such as ovens and dishwashers. The efforts have worked to keep the lights on “but we have now entered the most intense phase of this heat wave” that could last into the week, and two to three times the level of conservation will be needed from people and businesses, Mainzer said. During the day, California’s energy grid runs on a mix of mostly solar and natural gas, as well as some imports of power from other states. But solar power begins to fall off during the late afternoon and into the evening, which is the hottest time of day in some parts of the state. Meanwhile, some of the aging natural gas plants that California relies on for backup power aren’t as reliable in hot weather. CAISO also issued a Stage 2 Energy Emergency Alert from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. The second of three emergency alert stages means taking emergency energy-saving measures “such as tapping backup generators, buying more power from other states and using so-called demand response programs,” according to a CAISO website. Stage 3 would be rolling blackouts. Southern California Edison urged its customers to conserve energy through 10 p.m. tonight, the company said. The state has additional energy capacity for protection at the moment “but blackouts, rolling, rotating outages are a possibility today,” Mainzer said, calling additional conservation “absolutely essential.” Several hundred thousand Californians lost power in rolling blackouts in August 2020 amid hot weather. The state avoided a similar scenario last summer. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed legislation potentially allowing the state’s last remaining nuclear plant to stay open beyond its planned 2025 closure in order to ensure more power for the energy grid. The National Weather Service predicted highs between 100 and 115 degrees across inland areas of the state with 80s to 90s closer to the coast. Nighttime won’t bring much relief, with many places seeing lows in the 80s or even 90s. Ironically, unsettled weather also brought the chance of thunderstorms over Southern California and into the Sierra Nevada, with a few isolated areas of rain but nothing widespread. The storms also could produce lightning, forecasters said, which can spark wildfires. South of the Oregon state line, the Mill Fire was 40% contained on Monday after killing two people, injuring others and destroying at least 88 homes and other buildings since it erupted last week, Burlew said. The fire killed two women, ages 66 and 73, who were found inside the city limits of Weed on Friday after the fire broke out, the Siskyou County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Their names and details of their deaths weren’t immediately released. Last week, seven firefighters were sent to the hospital for heat-related problems, but Burlew said the extreme weather wasn’t likely to disrupt current firefighting efforts. The fire had burned 6.6 square miles of grass, brush and timber, but it wasn’t expected to grow. Many evacuations had been lifted. However a few miles away, the Mountain Fire was 16.6 square miles, only 10% contained and winds could renew its growth east in steep terrain, fire officials said at a Monday morning briefing. No buildings had burned. Scientists say climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.	https://www.witn.com/2022/09/06/california-facing-chance-blackouts-amid-brutal-heat-wave/	2022-09-06T10:44:31Z	witn.com	control	https://www.witn.com/2022/09/06/california-facing-chance-blackouts-amid-brutal-heat-wave/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Himachal Pradesh Approves Six Month Maternal Leave for Adoptive Mothers Share The Himachal Pradesh Government on Tuesday approved a proposal that will allow women employees of the state up to 6 months of leave on adopting a child. Earlier this year, in May, the same cabinet had announced a shorter, 12-week adoption leave for women employees, a provision that’s now been expanded. The 12-week leave for adoptive mothers was one of the newer provisions in the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017. The amendment is often hailed as progressive for extending the period of maternity leave period to include adoptive mothers in its purview. However, there is a catch. Biological mothers enjoy far greater benefits than adoptive mothers. Even under the new amendment, biological mothers are allowed up to 26 weeks of maternity leave, whereas adoptive mothers are only granted 12, overlooking the caregiving needs of an adoptive mother towards their child. Lawyer Hamsanaaduri Naidu, who is also an adoptive mother, told The Quint last year how India’s maternity policies affect adoptive parents, saying, “just because an adoptive mother may not have gone through the process of labour, doesn’t mean that the journey is easy. It comes with its own set of different challenges that need time, recognition, and support as well.” The amendment further allows women to avail adoption leave from their employers only if their child is younger than three months old. The bureaucratic hoops one has to pass, however, ultimately result in very few people — if any — actually being able to avail of adoption leave. Adoption in India is a contested issue rife with legal and bureaucratic hurdles. It’s governed under two different laws: the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956; and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. There are several strict rules in place that determine the eligibility and suitability of prospective parents. These include parameters on composite age for couples, rules of adoption for single parents, a minimum duration of marriage for couples seeking to adopt, and the age of the prospective adopted child. A report from April by The Hindu lists the several regulations one must adhere to to be able to adopt a child. Related on The Swaddle: Report Finds GoI‑Sanctioned Adoption Homes Across India Neglectful A 2021 report in Outlook mentions the real-life fallouts of these bureaucratic hurdles. Adoption is an arduous process in India that can at times take up several years before a request for adoption is approved. Additionally, single parents are often not preferred for adoption and are made to wait even longer. In one case, when a woman sought to adopt her house help’s daughters, court intervention eventually separated the children from both their biological mother and their prospective adoptive mother. Given these obstacles, adoptive mothers necessarily have different caregiving and infrastructural needs as compared to biological mothers. While the current policies allow for adoptive mothers to avail of maternal leave after a successful adoption, work culture is yet to accommodate the adoption process itself as an integral part of parental leave. The taboo around adoption in India also plays a role in this invisibilization of the caregiving needs of adoptive parents. Last year, when the Karnataka State Government announced a 180-day adoption leave for its women workers, T R Vedhavathi, then state treasurer, explained to Deccan Herald how the move could also remove the taboo around adoption by recognizing adoption leave as an employee right. “If they have adopted at an older age, there is still some stigma about announcing it and they may opt for using their own leaves. Awareness has to be created even about this issue.” Child rights activist Vasudeva Sharma also feels that an official recognition of adoptive parents’ requirements can help fight the stigma that adoption carries. “This will help emphasize that adopted children are just like biological children. In several instances, people even shift houses after they adopt, owing to the stigma,” he had told Deccan Herald. In April 2022, the Supreme Court of India took note of these hurdles while hearing a petition filed by an NGO and subsequently issued a notice to the Union Government about the issue. The petition pointed out that only 4,000 adoptions had taken place during the previous year whereas there were about 3 crore orphan children. The petition blamed this disparity between dismal adoption figures and the number of orphans on the arduous and complicated bureaucratic process that one must pass through to be eligible to adopt. That the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, recognizes that adoptive mothers too need to take some time off to tend to their children, represents some progress. However, the legislation still falls short of recognizing the reality of adoption in the country. Similarly, the order by the Himachal Pradesh state government might be beneficial to adoptive mothers only if the state takes into consideration the difficulties adoptive mothers face while adopting, and make provisions in their law to either remove or expand the child age limit for adoptive mothers to avail adoption leave. Adoption in India is still taboo. Societies place immense value on women conceiving, and on the purity of blood and lineage that they seek to maintain. Often, adoption is thought of only as a last resort when all attempts at conception have failed, and the adoptive parent and adopted child are not treated on parity with biological mothers and children. Although some people have begun to challenge the taboo, the fight has been slow. Destigmatizing adoption, then, has many facets: legislation that doesn’t perceive adoptive mothers to be less valid than biological mothers is one of them.	https://theswaddle.com/himachal-pradesh-approves-six-month-maternal-leave-for-adoptive-mothers/	2022-09-06T10:50:01Z	theswaddle.com	control	https://theswaddle.com/himachal-pradesh-approves-six-month-maternal-leave-for-adoptive-mothers/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
How Chocolate Can Help Slow Cognitive Ageing Share Sometimes, science offers up evidence of something that almost seems too good to be true. Sample the study that said a beer a day could be good for our gut bacteria, for instance, or the one about how sleeping next to our partners is beneficial to our health. A new study adds to this canon of research that we love to see: it says that having some amount of chocolate regularly for years could slow cognitive ageing. Published in July in the journal Antioxidants, a systematic review collected experiential evidence of the impact of cocoa on cognition in the elderly. Previous research has shown that chocolate contains antioxidants that are good for us; the current research analyzed several past studies to discover that consuming limited and regular amounts of chocolate over a period of years, and incorporating it into one’s lifestyle, served to slow down cognitive decline. The study is important from a medical viewpoint: currently, there aren’t any immediate treatments for neurocognitive conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Research is then increasingly looking toward lifestyle changes that, over a period of time, can mitigate the risks of such diseases rather than treat them when they occur. “The absence of effective pharmacological treatments for the cognitive decline has led to the search for lifestyle interventions, such as diet and the use of nutraceuticals that can prevent and limit the loss of cognition,” the study noted. On this front, cocoa emerged as a promising intervention — daily, limited intake could slow cognitive ageing. There’s a number of molecules in cocoa beans that are behind this. “…the biomolecules contained in cocoa may offer promising tools for managing cognitive decline, if provided in adequate dosages and duration of treatment,” the study noted. Related on The Swaddle: Child Labor Still Plagues the Chocolate Industry: Report A previous study, also a systematic review, looked at the effect of a class of antioxidants in cocoa, called polyphenols, on cognitive function. It found that memory and executive function showed positive improvement in participants who took around 500-700mg of cocoa flavanols (a compound in chocolate). Several other studies backed the association between cocoa flavanols and improved cognitive functioning. “From laboratory and animal studies, we know that flavanols facilitate brain cell connections and survival, and protect brain cells from toxins or the negative effects of inflammation,” Dr. Miguel Alonso-Alonso, a neuroscientist at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, told Harvard Health Publishing, regarding one such study. The research differs slightly on exactly how much is good for us. Some put it down to eight to 10 grams a day; others studies found promising effects of consuming 15 grams per week over 13.5 years. In the latter, chocolate was found to reduce the risk of death from all causes. But while much of the research doesn’t differentiate between the types of chocolate, experts caution that dark chocolate with the highest concentration of flavanols could be the most beneficial; other forms of it are high in calories and could nullify the health benefits of cocoa. Dark chocolate, however, remains relatively inaccessible on account of how expensive it can be. Moreover, considering chocolate as a lifestyle intervention raises concerns about its production — and chocolate is a notoriously exploitative industry. Most of the biggest brands in chocolate have supported child labor — a practice that still hasn’t been completely eradicated. Access and humane production then become key when considering chocolate as a substance whose benefits extend beyond being a luxurious treat, but also a healthcare intervention that could improve lives.	https://theswaddle.com/how-chocolate-can-help-slow-cognitive-ageing/	2022-09-06T10:50:09Z	theswaddle.com	control	https://theswaddle.com/how-chocolate-can-help-slow-cognitive-ageing/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police hunted for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan after finding the body of his brother amid a massive manhunt for the pair. Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead Monday near the stabbing sites and authorities believe his brother and fellow suspect, Myles Sanderson, 30, is injured, on the run and likely in the provincial capital of Regina, said police chief Evan Bray. The series of stabbings also wounded 18 people. RCMP Commanding Officer Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said authorities are not sure of the cause of death yet but the injuries were not self-inflicted. Damien Sanderson’s “body was located outdoors in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined. We can confirm he has visible injuries,” said Blackmore. Asked if Myles Sanderson was responsible for his brother’s death, Blackmore said police are investigating that possibility, but “we can’t say that definitively at this point in time.″ Leaders of the James Smith Cree Nation, where most of the stabbing attacks took place, blamed the killings on the drug and alcohol abuse plaguing the community, which they said was a legacy of the colonization of Indigenous people. James Smith Cree Nation resident Darryl Burns and his brother, Ivor Wayne Burns, said their sister, Gloria Lydia Burns, was a first responder who was killed while trying responding to a call. Burns said his 62-year-old sister was on a crisis response team. “She went on a call to a house and she got caught up in the violence,” he said. “She was there to help. She was a hero.” He blamed drugs and pointed to colonization for the rampant drug and alcohol use on reserves. “We had a murder suicide here three years ago. My granddaughter and her boyfriend. Last year we had a double homicide. Now this year we have 10 more that have passed away and all because of drugs and alcohol,” Darryl Burns said. Ivor Wayne Burns also blamed drugs for his sister’s death and said the suspect brothers should not be hated. “We have to forgive them boys,” he said. “When you are doing hard drugs, when you are doing coke, and when you are doing heroin and crystal meth and those things, you are incapable of feeling. You stab somebody and you think it’s funny. You stab them again and you laugh.” Blackmore said police were still determining the motive, but the chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations echoes suggestions the stabbings could be drug-related. “This is the destruction we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities, and we demand all authorities to take direction from the chiefs and councils and their membership to create safer and healthier communities for our people,” said Chief Bobby Cameron. Blackmore said the criminal record of Myles Sanderson dates back years and includes violence. . Last May, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers issued a wanted list that included him writing that he was “unlawfully at large.” While authorities believe Myles Sanderson is in Regina, about 335 kilometers (210 miles) south of where the stabbings happened, they have issued alerts in Canada’s three vast prairie provinces — which also include Manitoba and Alberta — and contacted U.S. border officials. The manhunt entered its third day Tuesday. Before Damien’s body was found, arrest warrants were issued for the suspects and both men faced at least one count each of murder and attempted murder. The stabbing attack was among the deadliest mass killings in Canada, where such crimes are less common than in the United States. The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020, when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. In 2019, a man used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto. Deadly mass stabbings are rarer than mass shootings, but have happened around the world. In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China’s southwestern city of Kunming. In 2016, a mass stabbing at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Japan, left 19 people dead. A year later, three men killed eight people in a vehicle and stabbing attack at London Bridge. Police in Saskatchewan got their first call about a stabbing at 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, and within minutes heard about several more. In all, dead or wounded people were found at 13 different locations on the sparsely populated reserve and in the town, Blackmore said. James Smith Cree Nation is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Weldon. Among the 10 killed was Lana Head, who is the former partner of Michael Brett Burns and the mother of their two daughters. “It’s sick how jail time, drugs and alcohol can destroy many lives,” Burns told the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. “I’m hurt for all this loss.” Weldon residents have identified one of the dead as Wes Petterson, a retired widower who made he coffee every morning at the senior center. He loved gardening, picking berries, canning, and making jam and cakes, recalled William Works, 47, and his mother, Sharon Works, 64. “He would give you the shirt off his back if he could,” William Works said, describing his neighbor as a “gentle old fellow” and “community first.” Sharon Works was baffled: “I don’t understand why they would target someone like him anyway, because he was just a poor, helpless little man, 100 pounds soaking wet. And he could hardly breathe because he had asthma and emphysema and everybody cared about him because that’s the way he was. He cared about everybody else. And they cared about him.”	https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/canada-police-hunt-remaining-suspect-in-stabbing-attacks-that-killed-10/	2022-09-06T10:54:53Z	siouxlandproud.com	control	https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/canada-police-hunt-remaining-suspect-in-stabbing-attacks-that-killed-10/	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
SEO Headline (Max 60 characters) China Accuses U.S. of Hacking a University September 6, 2022 China has accused the U.S. government of hacking Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, Bloomberg reported. The university is known for its aeronautics and space research programs. The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center, in China, said in a statement that it had analyzed the university’s information systems after an attack from overseas was reported in June. The attack was carried out by the National Security Agency, the center said. The NSA and State Department declined to comment on the allegations. Trending Stories THE Campus Resources for faculty and staff from our partners at Times Higher Education. - The fundamentals of successful student knowledge exchange - Drama activities as ice-breakers for team-building in higher education - Breaking barriers for women: enough talking, time for action - What does ‘taking sexual violence seriously’ look like at universities? - How to help students thrive during pandemic times and beyond	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/china-accuses-us-hacking-university	2022-09-06T11:03:42Z	insidehighered.com	control	https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/09/06/china-accuses-us-hacking-university	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Record level high flooding in Northwest Georgia ravaged the community leaving many Summerville residents without access to clean or running water. Tuesday, volunteers scrambled to pass out donated water bottles and according to the city manager, Janice Galloway, Summerville's city hall had a 6,000 gallon tank of water for people to fill their jugs. William Green and his wife Goldie were among the thousands without clean water. “I didn’t expect it yesterday and have no water. At least thought it was maybe they were doing something and it was going to come back on," said William Green. The flooding ripped through the water treatment plant Sunday and a boil water advisory is in effect. "We haven't been able to shower, we can't use the bathroom at home, we have five kids," said Goldie. The flooding also destroyed homes like the home of Stephen Broyles. "I was very scared...I was afraid my garage was going to get washed away then the water got up to my second step to my house and it's never flooded on this side like that," he said. He said he is in danger of going without water as well-just relying on the supply he has now. "I have never seen it like that," said Broyles. Mayor Harry Harvey told Local 3 News Summerville has never had floods to this extent. "We had a lot of rain in a short period of time," he said. He said around 8,000 customers are without water or low water. Summerville stepped up during this crisis to try to rebuild. City Hall leaders and churches got vital water into the homes of families in need as droves of cars lined up to pick them up. "We really appreciate that," said Goldie. Mayor Harvey said they are still making an assessment on the water treatment plant and are expecting to hear updates on it by Wednesday. "Working on it now, as far as pumps, as far as those things, electrical equipment," he said. He said water could come back on in three to four days or possibly longer. In the meantime, he encourages people to conserve water and stop by participating organizations for water. "People can come and pick up water, we will keep that as long as we need to," said Mayor Harvey.	https://www.local3news.com/local-news/flooding-causes-damage-and-loss-of-water-for-chattooga-county-residents/article_3c0fcb2a-2d6b-11ed-8f23-8fd95f4539da.html	2022-09-06T11:14:38Z	local3news.com	control	https://www.local3news.com/local-news/flooding-causes-damage-and-loss-of-water-for-chattooga-county-residents/article_3c0fcb2a-2d6b-11ed-8f23-8fd95f4539da.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Youth sports are supposed to be fun, build character and improve fitness. In many cases, however, they're also causing injuries, social anxiety and mental health problems for athletes and parents alike. Author Linda Flanagan tackles this conundrum in her new book, "Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports -- and Why it Matters." Flanagan alleges that the $19 billion youth sports industry has gotten out of control, a serious problem considering about 60 million children and teens from ages 6 to 18 participate in organized sports each year, according to the National Council of Youth Sports. To hear Flanagan tell it, the issue has gotten way beyond parents behaving badly from the sidelines. Her takeaway: While youth sports have positives, the industry is in dire need of perspective and change. Flanagan is no stranger to the ins and outs of youth sports -- the 59-year-old writer from Summit, New Jersey, has three grown children, one of whom was heavily into sports. She also coached girls' sports from 2002 to 2019. CNN talked with Flanagan to discuss her work and to learn more about what parents can do to ensure kids engage in youth sports programs on their own terms. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. CNN: What are the positives of youth sports? Linda Flanagan: There are so many. Exercise is a positive. Every week we learn more and more about how essential movement is, and for kids it's so important to get on that track of exercising while they're young. To develop lifelong commitment to moving and exercise. Sports build camaraderie. They teach teamwork. At a time when kids are obsessed with technology, sports also keep them away from their phones. Sports provide opportunities for kids to get to know other kids from other backgrounds. In that sense, youth sports can be a great leveler. CNN: What negatives have emerged around youth sports? Flanagan: Youth sports have become a class-based system. Participation is determined by household income. If you're on the low-income side of things, your chances of participating are lower. A third of the kids in lower-income housing are inactive, they don't play at all. On this low end there's too little (participation), and on the upper end -- among families that can afford it -- you've got too much. There are all sorts of club teams. It's a feast or famine situation: famine in low-income areas and feasting among the high-income (set). Families with higher incomes also lean toward sport specialization at a younger age. Parents start out thinking (that) this is the only way to do it. And they push, so kids play too much and get injured, burned out and end up wanting to quit. A lot of kids quit before they even get to high school. For them the joy is gone. CNN: From your research, what is corrupting youth sports? Flanagan: I identify three main large causes. First is money. Youth sports are an enormous industry -- a $19 billion industry. That's larger than the National Football League, which (was) estimated to be $15 billion (in 2019). The youth sports industry has grown 90% since 2010. That means there are a lot of people (who) are profiting off it. The second cause is the changed perspective on childhood. This is a cultural change; sometime between the 1970s and the 1990s, children moved from our employees to our bosses. The whole idea of what parents are expected to do for their kids and what kids mean for their parents has changed. Now a child's success in youth sports carries with it some status. My parents didn't attach their status to how their kids did in sports. They had their own lives. The third cause is change at colleges and universities. Tuition is so high, and there's this perception that it's harder to get into the top schools. Being an athlete can help defray those costs. (The National Collegiate Athletic Association gives out more than) $3.6 billion every year in athletic scholarships. That's a lot of rewards for kids who excel at sports. CNN: How are parents complicit in this problem? Flanagan: That middle chunk, the issue with kids moving from employees to bosses -- that's the big problem for parents. Today everything our kids do seem to be a reflection on us. It's hard to resist that kind of pressure to do everything we possibly can for your kids. Most parents start out with good intentions. The issue takes on a life of its own when kids start to do well. Parents are reluctant to acknowledge how much this matters to them. Sometimes it matters too much. We become too invested. That's when it tips over from love for the child to ego gratification to the parents. That's when it robs youth sports of what makes them fun. We're supposed to be midwives to their development, not the primary recipients of the rewards. It's a slippery slope. CNN: How do parents know their own obsession with youth sports is getting out of hand? Flanagan: Parents can start by asking themselves some questions: Am I one of those crazy parents? How would I feel if my child decided to quit? Would I be devastated? How many minutes does it take me at a cocktail party or when I'm meeting someone to talk about my child's performance in sports? These are all important questions to answer. If you would be devastated by your child quitting, maybe you're a little too invested. If you talk about your kids' accomplishments before your own, maybe you need to back off. According to one study I looked at, 19% of (families) spend 20 hours a week or more on kids' sports. When you find your whole life being swallowed by youth sports, that's a warning sign. You're too invested. CNN: What happens when a kid specializes in one sport? Flanagan: Apples are good for kids, but if your child wants to eat apples all day, are you going to let them do that? No way. It's too much of one thing. It's not healthy for a child to specialize in one thing. Kids need broad developmental experiences. All the medical experts I spoke to -- among them there is absolute consensus that sport specialization is not good for kids. It's not good for physical development, and it's not good for emotional development. College coaches want kids who play multiple sports. The best athletes play multiple sports. People who argue for it are the ones who profit from it. It's not in kids' best interest to specialize before they are adolescents. By the time they're 14 or 15, maybe they're old enough to decide for themselves. Even then, most are likely to burn out. Then there are the long-term consequences of overdoing it in kids' sports. Every year in my town I hear about middle school girls who have torn their ACLs (a knee ligament) playing lacrosse. Usually, they're 12 or 13. Some studies say half of people who tear their ACLs will get arthritis in 10 years. We're missing something here. CNN: What's the solution? How can parents "take back the game," as your book is titled? Flanagan: I offer four principles to guide you as a parent. The first is to look at your child and recognize that interest and passion in any of this must come from them. They need to be the ones deciding how much they want to play. If you're the adult mandating sports participation, that's not going to end well. That doesn't mean you can't nudge them a little bit, but you should allow them as much decision-making as possible. The second principle: Keep your family whole. The youth sports industry is going to try to tear you apart. If you get into it, you'll find yourself on a weekend where Mom is going to Maryland for a tournament with one kid, while Dad is going to New York with another. It doesn't need to be that way. Start later, stay local and object to the dumb stuff. Parents must recognize they have agency, and they need to exercise it to stay sane. My third piece of advice: Try to keep perspective. Everything in youth sports always seems more important than it is. It isn't that important. Talk to older adults who've been through this for some insight. Imagine how you'll look at this dilemma in five years. It's OK if your child misses some games. It's OK if your child wants out. Finally -- and this is important -- parents must model what they want their kids to learn. A lot of this is about following a positive picture of adulthood. We have lost track of what we're modeling to our kids. All we do is tend to them. No wonder they don't want to grow up -- all we're doing is driving them around and tending to their every need. It doesn't have to be that way. CNN: How can parents weather the inevitable fights over scaling back? Flanagan: Parents aren't powerless. You can safeguard your own family and look out for your kids in a way that enables them to do sports on your terms. Parents can't wait for the system to self-correct. They must stop it themselves, put their flag in their ground and say, "We're not doing this anymore." So much of this is grounded in anxiety and worry about the future. It's OK for parents to just take a step back and let kids be kids. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.	https://www.local3news.com/local-news/how-parents-can-keep-youth-sports-fun-for-kids/article_a9c6909a-de84-5a22-bd0f-cde2ceced769.html	2022-09-06T11:14:44Z	local3news.com	control	https://www.local3news.com/local-news/how-parents-can-keep-youth-sports-fun-for-kids/article_a9c6909a-de84-5a22-bd0f-cde2ceced769.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Two people were killed as a fast-moving wildfire swelled rapidly over parched vegetation in Southern California on Monday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee amid a severe heat wave that has enveloped the region. The Fairview Fire ignited after 2 p.m. local time and quickly scorched 2,000 acres, destroying at least seven structures and damaging several more near the city of Hemet in Riverside County, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters had contained about 5% as of Monday night. About 5,000 homes were evacuated as the fire slashed a path of destruction through the baked countryside. The blaze "was spreading very quickly, before firefighters even got on scene," according to Cal Fire Captain Richard Cordova. Two people died in the fire, he said. Officials have yet to release information on their identities or the circumstances of their death. Another person was taken to a hospital with serious burns to their arms, back and face, according to CNN affiliate KCBS. The victims were in a "one way in, one way out" area of a dangerous canyon with a lot of overgrown vegetation that hasn't burned in decades, Cordova told the station. Aerial footage showed several homes burning as flames encroached under a dense layer of smoke. Schools will be closed Tuesday in Hemet due to the fire and the possibility of power outages with anticipated high temperatures, the district said late Monday.. Daytime temperatures will be above 100 degrees Fahrenheit for at least the next three days in Hemet, according to the forecast. The Fairview Fire was one of several wildfires wreaking havoc over the holiday weekend in California, where fires have consumed thousands of acres in less than a week. In Northern California's Siskiyou County, two women, ages 66 and 73, died in the Mill Fire that burned 4,263 acres and destroyed 98 structures as of Monday night. Nearby, the Mountain Fire ignited on steep terrain and was 20% contained at 11,464 acres. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jon Heggie told CNN on Sunday the prolonged drought conditions have created "extremely dangerous" conditions as the parched land holds "a huge amount of dead fuel." "All these fires now have receptive fuel beds to burn," he said. "Now, when anything gets started it has that potential for exponential growth in a short period of time just because everything is so tinder dry." An extended record-setting heatwave in the West is also making conditions more dangerous, with California sizzling under triple-digit temperatures that have heightened the risk for wildfires. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.	https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/2-people-were-killed-and-multiple-structures-destroyed-after-a-fast-moving-wildfire-erupted-in/article_e002ff80-9019-5d26-87e4-79cacaf5769b.html	2022-09-06T11:14:56Z	local3news.com	control	https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/2-people-were-killed-and-multiple-structures-destroyed-after-a-fast-moving-wildfire-erupted-in/article_e002ff80-9019-5d26-87e4-79cacaf5769b.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
A hiker in Arizona died and five others were rescued Monday after getting lost on trails and suffering heat exhaustion as triple-digit temperatures gripped the region, officials said. A man in his 20s was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital, according to Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Monica Bretado. Five others who were part of the hiking group were treated at the Spur Cross Trailhead, a hiking area about 40 miles north of Phoenix, officials said. "The hikers had run out of water and had gotten lost on the trails. It is important to plan your hike, hike the plan, bring plenty of water, and know how to identify heat exhaustion," the Scottsdale Fire Department said in a tweet Monday. Temperatures in Phoenix reached 109 degrees Monday, which is six degrees above average, according to the National Weather Service. Extreme heat has been suffocating several states in the West since last week, subjecting millions to excessive heat alerts and warnings. The heat prompted officials in California and Nevada to urge residents to conserve power. The scorching temperatures come against the backdrop of multiple deadly wildfires raging in California. In Arizona, 111 people have died from heat-related complications this year in Maricopa County as of last week, according to a report from the county's public health department. The report shows 38% of the deaths have been in people 50 to 64 years old, and 80% of the deaths occurred outdoors. Excessive heat has killed more people than any other extreme weather event in the US. Heat deaths have outpaced hurricane deaths by more than 15-to-1 over the past decade, according to data tracked by the National Weather Service. The impacts of human-driven climate change have been making extreme weather events more deadly and more common. In July, a 22-year-old hiker died due to possible dehydration and exposure after running out of water in a South Dakota national park, officials said. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.	https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/a-hiker-died-from-heat-exhaustion-in-arizona-and-others-were-injured-as-dangerously-high/article_34139277-c79c-51b4-9a35-0ceaddf86231.html	2022-09-06T11:15:02Z	local3news.com	control	https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/a-hiker-died-from-heat-exhaustion-in-arizona-and-others-were-injured-as-dangerously-high/article_34139277-c79c-51b4-9a35-0ceaddf86231.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's decision not to seek reelection this year upended the Massachusetts political world, setting off a scramble among ambitious members of both parties as the top job -- which Baker had won twice -- suddenly came open and set off a domino effect down the ballot. Despite its liberal reputation, Massachusetts has a long habit of electing Republican governors -- Deval Patrick, who served two terms, is the only Democrat to hold the corner office on Beacon Hill since Michael Dukakis left it in 1991 -- and Baker, even in this era of sharp partisan divisions, routinely polled as one of the country's most popular state leaders. His departure, in the face of intraparty opposition for his criticism of former President Donald Trump and the prospect of a primary challenge, paved the way for former state Rep. Geoff Diehl to claim front-runner status for the GOP nomination. Diehl is Trump's pick in a primary with businessman Chris Doughty, who, despite being complimentary of the former President, has argued that his political brand is toxic in the Bay State and a statewide candidate like Diehl would be doomed to defeat in the general election. In his endorsement of Diehl last year, Trump mostly railed against Baker -- who had not yet announced he wouldn't run again -- denouncing the governor as a "RINO," or Republican in Name Only, and saying his climate policy views were "fresh out of the AOC playbook," a reference to progressive New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "Geoff Diehl, on the other hand, is a true patriot, a believer in low energy costs and our independent energy policy," Trump said. But Diehl, if he wins the nomination Tuesday, would be a heavy underdog to the expected Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Maura Healey, who -- after months of weighing her options -- jumped into the open-seat race less than two months after Baker bowed out. Healey's announcement, in late January, cleared the field of previously declared Democratic candidates. Her fundraising prowess and national stature, sharpened during Trump's presidency when she often challenged his administration in court, has made her a household name among commonwealth Democrats who believed she represented the party's best chance to unseat Baker. In addition to the top of the Democratic ticket, the party's congressional delegation is all but settled following recent cycles of upheaval. None of the nine members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic US House delegation are facing a primary challenger this year. So, much of the intrigue Tuesday will come from a pair of primaries that might not have been close -- or even contested, in one case -- had Baker sought a third term. On the Republican side, Diehl is stuck in an increasingly contentious contest with Doughty, who has argued that he represents the GOP's best chance to defeat Healey in November. (Diehl has the state party's endorsement, but Doughty secured enough delegates at its May convention to make the ballot.) Doughty -- who has said he voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Trump in 2020 -- got a late boost from influential conservative radio host Howie Carr, who, echoing the candidate's electability argument, backed Doughty over Diehl. Meanwhile, Diehl and Leah Allen, his allied candidate for lieutenant governor, held a tele-rally with Trump on Monday evening. The Boston Globe editorial board, though far from an influential voice with Republican primary voters, beseeched them (and eligible independents) to choose Doughty and begin a "party reset." "That process will take years, but voters can jump-start it by choosing Doughty, a calm voice for a more pragmatic conservatism, over Diehl, a dedicated acolyte of former President Donald Trump," the board wrote. Diehl has refused a televised debate with Doughty (they debated on Carr's radio show back in July), so WBZ in Boston last week held a "virtual debate" -- conducting separate interviews, back-to-back, then editing parts of them together. "He's too extreme for our state, he pursues conspiracy theories, he has beliefs that are just not consistent with the state of Massachusetts," Doughty said of Diehl. "It makes him not electable." Diehl sidestepped the assertion when asked about it, focusing on the primary and the spring GOP convention. "So far he's got an 0-and-1 record," Diehl said. "At the convention, I think I beat him 71%-29%. So that claim, of course, is going to come from any challenger." The most competitive high-profile Democratic primary Tuesday is for the nomination to succeed Healey as state attorney general, which pits former Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell -- the first Black woman to serve in the job and, if she were to become AG, the first Black woman to be elected statewide -- against labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan. (NAACP Boston Branch President Tanisha Sullivan, a Black woman challenging Secretary of State William Galvin in the Democratic primary, is also vying to make history.) Healey, who has endorsed Campbell, stumped for her in the run-up to primary day. US Rep. Ayanna Pressley is also backing Campbell and made her case at a rally with signs for all three women behind them. "We need a bold, fierce, visionary, inclusive leader like Andrea Campbell," Pressley said. "The people deserve that. The moment demands that. And that is what the job requires." Voters were thrown a late curveball when a third candidate, attorney Quentin Palfrey, dropped out last week and endorsed Campbell, joining Healey, Pressley and US Sen. Ed Markey in a race that has divided leading state progressives. (Palfrey was an active candidate when early voting began, and his name remains on the ballot.) Liss-Riordan has the backing of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and former acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey -- all three of whom feature prominently in her closing ad. "Shannon Liss-Riordan is the progressive champion Massachusetts needs as our next attorney general," Warren said in announcing her endorsement late last month. "I know, firsthand, how Shannon fights back and wins against the corporations and special interests that take advantage of working families." The winner will face Republican attorney James McMahon, the losing 2018 nominee to Healey who is running unopposed Tuesday. The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.	https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/in-massachusetts-republican-governors-departure-sets-stage-for-high-stakes-primaries/article_689bb547-1917-5c93-a4dd-b463e60f177f.html	2022-09-06T11:15:33Z	local3news.com	control	https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/in-massachusetts-republican-governors-departure-sets-stage-for-high-stakes-primaries/article_689bb547-1917-5c93-a4dd-b463e60f177f.html	1	1	green-iguana-35	null

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