text string | url string | crawl_date timestamp[ns, tz=UTC] | source_domain string | group string | id string | in_blocksbin int64 | in_noblocksbin int64 | tag string | minhash_count string |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) — The Valdosta State football team is ranked third in the country in Division II football, and they are 1-0 on the year after beating Keiser last week. The Blazers have the luxury of staying at home for the second straight week, as they host Virginia Union on Saturday.
Head coach Tremaine Jackson saying if he learned anything about his team in week one, it's that they're resilient. They found themselves in a dogfight early with Keiser, a fight they ended up winning.
Now it's about fixing the mistakes they made and moving on to week two.
"I have a lot of confidence in these guys. These guys can play football," he said Wednesday. "For them to respond that way, I knew that they would. When you look back at the history of this senior class, they've done that. You'd rather face that early then face it late. We faced it a year ago. It wasn't when we wanted to face it though. I like the fact it happened to us early, and now we can set our face the right way again, and get back going."
Valdosta State's match-up with Virginia Union is set for a 5 p.m. kick on Saturday. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/vsu/valdosta-state-football-looking-ahead-to-week-two-match-up-with-virginia-union | 2022-09-08T04:54:59Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/vsu/valdosta-state-football-looking-ahead-to-week-two-match-up-with-virginia-union | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The St. John Paul II volleyball team topped North Bay Haven Wednesday night in five sets.
Posted at 11:38 PM, Sep 07, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-07 23:38:31-04
Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/high-school-sports/st-john-paul-ii-volleyball-tops-north-bay-haven-in-five-sets | 2022-09-08T04:55:05Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/high-school-sports/st-john-paul-ii-volleyball-tops-north-bay-haven-in-five-sets | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 6, 2022) Sailors, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), use a shepherd’s hook to receive the ship’s fueling line after a fueling-at-sea with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during an underway in the East China Sea, Sept. 6, 2022. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sade’ Anita Wallace)
This work, Sailors Assigned to USS America (LHA 6) Conduct Fueling-at-Sea [Image 5 of 5], by PO3 Sade Wallace, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404241/sailors-assigned-uss-america-lha-6-conduct-fueling-sea | 2022-09-08T05:03:25Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404241/sailors-assigned-uss-america-lha-6-conduct-fueling-sea | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 out of Anderson Air Force Base with an embarked U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia member use a handheld Direction Finder on Saipan to home in on an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon signal on Sept. 6, 2022. Multiple local, federal, and maritime partners responded to the EPIRB activation prior to the signal ceasing. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Brian Koji).
This work, Search and rescue partners respond to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404265/search-and-rescue-partners-respond-false-activation-epirb-saipan | 2022-09-08T05:04:52Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404265/search-and-rescue-partners-respond-false-activation-epirb-saipan | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MAX provides emergency healthcare aid in Korede village
LEADING African mobility platform and high-tech/electric vehicle financier, Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX) has donated a high-performance three-wheeler to Korede village, a rural community in Oyo State.
The three-wheeler is intended to be used within the community’s healthcare system as an ambulance.
This was done as part of the mobility tech company’s commitment to impacting the lives of Africans and raising living standards. It does this primarily by making high-performance and electric vehicles available to African commercial drivers on a subscription basis and at no initial cost.
Speaking on the initiative, President and Co-founder, of MAX, Chinedu Azodoh said, “Several rural areas in Africa experience particular difficulties with regard to healthcare. MAX is constantly contemplating ideas to enhance the lives of our driver community and also those of the wider populace. This serves as the prime motivator behind the initiative.”
He added that: “One of the things we feel more entities should think about is how to make our communities healthier places to live. We believe that innovations in technology in multiple areas can serve as a catalyst to transform health care in rural Africa. We are aware that a simple piece of machinery like this three-wheeler, dedicated solely to emergency responses in their healthcare system can make a significant difference in Korede village.”
A representative of Korede village, said that “It is a really wonderful thing that a company like MAX was thinking about us, and we hope other programmes like this continue to come to our village.
“We are very happy with what MAX has offered to us. In our village, we are not able to get urgent care for seriously ill patients and pregnant women because, the majority of the time, we have to transport them to the clinic on motorbikes or on foot. We believe it is really kind of a firm like MAX to have thought of us, and we hope that more companies like this continue to visit our community.”
Executive Director, MAX, Guy-Bertrand Njoya, explained that “Patients in need of emergency treatment are disproportionately difficult to care for in rural locations without basic healthcare facilities. Primary care providers are moving to metropolitan regions as a result of these difficulties and the excessive workload. As a result, community members who are already experiencing serious financial difficulties are compelled to band together to support individuals in need of urgent treatment.”
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE | https://tribuneonlineng.com/max-provides-emergency-healthcare-aid-in-korede-village/ | 2022-09-08T05:06:56Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/max-provides-emergency-healthcare-aid-in-korede-village/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
THE Faculty of Dentistry of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has been ranked top in the latest rating of the Global Academic Ranking of World Universities (GRAS).
In the 2022 GRAS ranking released recently, in Nigeria, the Faculty of Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) emerged in the 201-300 groups; Veterinary Sciences of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta emerged in the 201-300 groups; while in Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka emerged in the 401-500 groups.
An elated Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, Professor Morenike Ukpong said: “The major driver of this noble achievement is the high-quality collaborative research outputs from the Faculty. I think collectively, we know that the faculty is strong and we can do a lot more together.
“It is encouraging to know that the little thing we do add up. We will only choose to do more by understanding this. This global achievement is a result of an unconscious process, if we do things a lot more consciously; we can go far.
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
“I look forward to the faculty being able to do many landmark things of international importance and foremost Dental Research Grant recipient in Africa. As a collective, we are working to build a Dental Entrepreneurship Centre at a cost of N180 million. It will be the First Dental Entrepreneurship Centre in the country.
“There is an ongoing Biomaterial Science Research ongoing in the faculty, which can drive changes in Dental Biomaterial Research in the country. We have all it takes to be in this best position. We just need to consciously drive the process.”
A past dean of the faculty, Professor John Owotade described the feat as a combination of international visibility through academic output and the excellence displayed in teaching, research and community service.
Also, an excited Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and past Dean, Professor Olawunmi Fatusi, hinged the feat on hardwork and commitment in the past despite being the smallest faculty in the university.
Fatusi, OAU’s first female Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, added, “I hope that the faculty will continue to keep a close link between research and education, employing leading dentists and scientists to teach the latest techniques, diagnostics and treatments.”
Head of Department, Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, OAU, Dr Olufemi Oyetola, described it as stimulating information and restorer of hope, adding “It only restores our hope and reassure us again that when we put efforts on the ground and when we have good leaders that are focused as we have our indefatigable dean, that good thing can still happen again.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/oaus-dentistry-faculty-listed-in-global-ranking/ | 2022-09-08T05:07:02Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/oaus-dentistry-faculty-listed-in-global-ranking/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Oil pollution: Why women in Niger Delta risk dying more from pregnancy — Study
EXPERTS say that women residing in areas with high exposure to oil pollution in the Niger Delta are more prone to premature rupture of membranes and severe vaginal bleeding after childbirth as compared to women residing in areas with low exposure, making pollution prevention pivotal to achieving maternal death reduction in the region.
In a new study, researchers found that women in high exposure areas of the Niger Delta had a higher incidence of premature rupture of membrane (PROM), caesarean section and severe vaginal bleeding after childbirth compared to women in areas with low exposure to oil pollution.
A premature rupture of the membrane occurs when there is a rupture of the amniotic sac before labour begins.
In addition, women in high exposure areas were about two times at high risk of PROM and severe vaginal bleeding after childbirth compared to women in low exposure areas. Also, pregnancy-induced hypertension and caesarean section had no association with maternal exposure area status to oil pollution.
The 2022 study entitled “Exposure to oil pollution and maternal outcomes: The Niger Delta prospective cohort study” was in the journal, PLoS One. It involved Dr Onome B Oghenetega at the Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo in collaboration with Professor Michael Okunlola, Professor Godson R E E Ana, Dr Oludare Morhason-Bello and Professor Oladosu Ojengbede.
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
The researchers had examined the effect of maternal exposure to oil pollution on pregnancy outcomes in 1720 pregnant women aged 18–45 years, who have been residing in the selected areas for at least three years that were attended randomly selected health facilities in the Niger Delta.
Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and a review of medical records from April 2018 to April 2019. A total of 1418 women completed the follow-up and were included in the analysis.
Out of the nine states in the region, Delta and Rivers States were selected as states with high exposure to oil pollution due to the high production activities of crude oil, high crude oil spill record, and the presence of crude oil refineries. Ondo and Edo were selected as states with low exposure due to low production activities and low oil spill record and absence of oil refineries.
Data regarding sociodemographic characteristics, maternal and lifestyle characteristics were collected at the first encounter with study participants in the antenatal clinic. Data on adverse maternal outcomes were collected from pregnant women that were followed prospectively from their index pregnancy to 24 hours after delivery.
The researchers said the study supports the campaign for early antenatal care for women in the Niger Delta region and optimum obstetric care for women with PROM in the oil-polluted communities which are pivotal in reducing its adverse consequences.
They also urged the effective implementation of community-based distribution of misoprostol for the prevention of severe vaginal bleeding after childbirth, especially in oil-polluted communities to reduce maternal death in the region. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/oil-pollution-why-women-in-niger-delta-risk-dying-more-from-pregnancy-study/ | 2022-09-08T05:07:09Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/oil-pollution-why-women-in-niger-delta-risk-dying-more-from-pregnancy-study/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sustainable Scotland: Ancient castles were hit by medieval climate change, researchers find
Landmark ancient castles on the southern coast of Scotland were lashed by huge waves during frequent storm surges caused by climate change in the dark ages, investigations have revealed.
New analysis shows how the original Caerlaverock Castle, built in the 1220s, and its replacement, erected around 1277, were both affected by the impacts of extreme weather that took place during a period of climate change between 1200 and 1570.
Researchers who examined the 800-year-old site, near Dumfries, have also concluded that an area at the older castle was not, as had previously been thought, a harbour.
Studies were led by Dr Richard Tipping and Dr Eileen Tisdall, environmental scientists at the University of Stirling, with funding from the Castle Studies Trust and national caretaking body Historic Environment Scotland (HES), which is in charge of the ruinous Caerlaverock castle and the remains of its nearby predecessor.
Most Popular
Evidence uncovered at the site reveals tidal surges hit the area between 200BC and 200AD and then again between around 1200 to 1570, with frequent incidents where stormy waters rose 9m above usual sea level.
It had been thought the inhabitants of the first castle moved to the new site, 200m further inland and on higher ground than the original, to avoid those medieval storms.
However, the new castle is situated only 7m above sea level, so was also impacted by the medieval storms.
The team concluded that the waves were not powerful enough to undermine the structure of the old castle, so there were questions why the owners had moved only such a short distance away.
Now it’s believed the new site was the highest point that would still allow access to the natural springs needed to supply a wet moat around the new stronghold.
The original castle was similar to a moated manor house, which was later fortified with the addition of a stone curtain wall and eventually corner towers.
The new castle was built on a similar theme but to a much grander design and with a unique triangular shape.
Core samples of the moat revealed sediments dating back 6,000 years, formed when the so-called harbour was a tidal creek.
Analysis shows the creek was widened and possibly deepened around 1200, but even so, waves during the highest ordinary tides could not have flooded it.
But it was the only way that freshwater in the moat system could drain to the sea.
It was also the quickest route for storm surges, increasing in frequency if not scale, to force their way inland.
But they didn’t. Harbour sediments from around 1200 point to still-water, low-energy deposition, suggesting the ‘harbour’ entrance may have been blocked off by people increasingly scared of the changing climate.
Dr Morvern French, properties historian at HES, said: “Using new techniques and analyses that were not available 20 years ago, the project team has shed new light on the environment of this strategically and architecturally significant castle.
“The research shows that coastal climate change significantly affected people’s lives in Scotland’s past, as it continues to shape both our present and future.
“Historic sites like Caerlaverock offer a unique perspective on how humans have adapted to changes in the environment over hundreds of years, and we now know more about the lived experience of these inhabitants during an era which was turbulent not only militarily but also climatically.
“We look forward to incorporating this research into our visitor-facing interpretation so we can continue to tell Scotland’s climate story and provide a way for our visitors to connect with those who lived here hundreds of years ago, who would have faced the impacts of the changing climate much like we do today.”
Caerlaverock Castle is currently off-limits to visitors for safety reasons, to allow high-level masonry inspections that will assess how weathering is affecting the structure.
However, the grounds, including the remains of the old castle, are open.
Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/sustainable-scotland-ancient-castles-were-hit-by-medieval-climate-change-researchers-find-3835328 | 2022-09-08T05:14:29Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/sustainable-scotland-ancient-castles-were-hit-by-medieval-climate-change-researchers-find-3835328 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sustainable Scotland: Mission launched to create the greenest space industry in the universe
Scotland’s missions to the final frontier aim to be the greenest in the universe as the emerging space sector announces a new roadmap for sustainability.
The plan, the first of its kind in the world – and beyond – sets out the steps needed for rocket and satellite launches to achieve the long-term ambition to leave no debris in space, generate zero greenhouse gases from ground activities and for the country to gain global recognition as a leader in sustainable operations.
The space sector is rising faster in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK, with some of the highest space-related activity in Europe.
A number of spaceports offering vertical and horizontal launches are being planned and developed across Scotland with support from the UK Space Agency – locations include Shetland, Sutherland, Argyll, Prestwick and the Outer Hebrides.
Most Popular
Developed in collaboration with Space Scotland’s Environmental Task Force and funded by Scottish Enterprise, the Space Sustainability Roadmap for Scotland has set out a number of goals – to be achieved by 2025, 2035 and 2045.
Areas addressed include the environmental impacts of building, fuelling and launching spacecraft, as well as the importance of promoting satellite data for environmental monitoring.
Produced by space strategy firm AstroAgency in partnership with Glasgow-based Optima, it has been created based on interviews with national and international experts, in-depth research into other sustainability initiatives and consultation with the space industry.
Scotland has a national climate target to reach net zero emissions by 2045, five years ahead of the rest of the UK.
The Scottish Government has identified the space sector as a key opportunity for future economic growth, publishing the Scottish Space Strategy last October.
The aim is to create 20,000 jobs by 2030 and secure a £4 billion share of the global space market.
According to the UK Space Agency, Scotland is already “leading the way” in space sector jobs growth and now accounts for a fifth of all workers across the nation.
“Scotland’s space industry has enormous growth potential and is rightly recognised as a key new market opportunity within the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation,” said business minister Ivan McKee.
“The Scottish Government recognises the key role of space in the global fight against climate change.
“The Scottish space sector shares this collective responsibility and is already innovating through the use of greener fuels, lightweight materials, smart design and reusability.
“The Scottish Space Sustainability Roadmap is the next step in helping the sector reach net zero by 2045 and in setting an example for other nations.
“These are exactly the kind of actions necessary to help boost productivity, create sustainable jobs and position Scotland in the vanguard of responsible users of space across every part of the industry.”
Jane Martin, managing director at Scottish Enterprise, added: “It’s almost a year since Glasgow hosted COP26, where world leaders gathered to address climate change and the global action needed.
“This roadmap represents another historic moment in our journey towards net zero and is further proof of Scotland’s commitment to take positive environmental action.
“By working together, industry, academia and the public sector can find solutions to the worldwide challenge of making space more sustainable, helping to protect the earth and space for future generations.”
Planning permission has already been granted for the Saxavord Spaceport in Unst, Shetland, which will have three rocket pads, and Space Hub Sutherland, on working croft land in the far north of the Scottish mainland.
“The work behind this roadmap is unique because it is centred in action and leading the way globally in terms of sustainability of the whole space sector,” Kristina Tamane, space sector business development lead at University of Edinburgh and co-chair of the Environmental Task Force, said.
“This is a truly historic document which I am positive will lead to an environmentally conscious space sector development, led by Scotland.”
A £300,000 fund that will hand out grants of up to £30,000 for innovative projects using space data to aid Scotland’s transition to net zero has been launched as one of the early actions identified in the roadmap.
Dr Paul Bate, chief executive of the UK Space Agency, said: “Scotland is a vital part of the UK’s growing space sector, which employs 47,000 people and generates an annual income of £16.5 billion.
“We welcome the new sustainable space roadmap, which is a strong statement of intent to reduce environmental impact.”
Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/sustainable-scotland-mission-launched-to-create-the-greenest-space-industry-in-the-universe-3834958 | 2022-09-08T05:14:35Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/sustainable-scotland-mission-launched-to-create-the-greenest-space-industry-in-the-universe-3834958 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Laura Waddell: What is it like to grow up as the child of Chinese takeaway owners?
What is it like to grow up as the child of Chinese takeaway owners? In Takeaway by Angela Hui, the author shares stories from a childhood behind the counter.
Growing up in the ‘bleak and beautiful’ ex-mining town of Beddau in Wales, Hui is the daughter of Hong Kong immigrants who started up shop selling spring rolls and shredded chilli beef to locals, working hard to keep the business going while raising three children. It’s a profession not without its stresses, but when all goes smoothly, Hui writes with respect of her parents: “I’m in awe of their teamwork, how they lean over each other, grabbing bits of ingredients and sharp knives from here and there, seamlessly without a word; a lifetime of work; a culinary ballet; a marriage.”
I enjoy the glimpse into tips and tricks of the kitchen, where the extractor fan is always whirring and the wok always roaring. How ‘lid duty’ - popping white lids on silver containers and folding down the corners to secure - is a dedicated role, one which Angela and her elder brothers compete to lock down in the fastest time. How, when delivering orders around their town in her elder brother’s car, on dark and drizzly nights she was pleased to get a break from the counter, they used a cardboard box carefully divided into taped up sections to separate and keep the orders upright - the handiwork of their mother who grew up without the means to let anything go to waste. How the process of making the western dish of chicken maryland was so fiddly and time consuming they referred to it in house as ‘Ma lun fan’, translating to ‘f*cking annoying’.
But when the book really gets into its stride, Hui turns her attention to unpicking the guilt and responsibility faced by children of immigrants who do not necessarily want to take hard-won family businesses on to a new generation. She reflects on friendships and relationships curtailed by opening hours and Sunday language lessons, and raises the difficult subject of violence against women. “Abuse can happen behind closed doors, but what if home is where you live and work? How do you escape then?”
Most Popular
Takeaway offers an intriguing, nuanced glimpse into food and identity, work and life in the Welsh valleys.
Takeaway, by Angela Hui, published by Trapeze
Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/laura-waddell-what-is-it-like-to-grow-up-as-the-child-of-chinese-takeaway-owners-3834841 | 2022-09-08T05:15:14Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/laura-waddell-what-is-it-like-to-grow-up-as-the-child-of-chinese-takeaway-owners-3834841 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Three quarters in favour of Scottish assisted dying bill following consultation
Plans to introduce a bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has been overwhelmingly backed following an extended consultation.
More than 76 per cent of the more than 14,000 respondents were fully supportive of the proposal which would allow terminally ill and mentally competent adults to end their lives.
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP, Liam McArthur, announced he will today lodge his proposal for a Bill; the third attempt to legalise assisted dying in Scotland.
Two doctors would need to confirm a person was terminally ill and mentally competent, and there is a suggested reflection period of 14 days.
Most Popular
Mr McArthur argues the Bill contained "strong safeguards" and did not go as far as previous plans.
Scotland would be the first part of the United Kingdom to legalise assisted dying if the plans are backed by MSPs.
Former independent MSP Margo MacDonald, who died from Parkinson' s in 2014, sought to take the previous two assisted dying bills through Holyrood, but the move was rejected.
Mr McArthur told how during the consultation he had “heard from dying people who would very much like to have this choice available to them as their illness progresses”.
Without legislation to permit assisted dying, he said people could face “a series of unimaginable choices”. He said that his proposals could give them “peace of mind in their final months knowing that if they need it when the time comes they can have a peaceful death that is right for them”.
The MSP continued: “I have also been particularly struck by many harrowing accounts from those who witnessed their loved ones endure a bad death.
“They sent a powerful message that, even with excellent palliative care, the option of an assisted death would have made such a difference in terms of reducing unnecessary suffering.
“A safe and compassionate assisted dying law is a law that’s time has come.”
He added: “I am pleased to be lodging the final proposal for the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Members Bill in the Scottish Parliament today.
“I am confident of receiving the necessary signatures from my MSP colleagues which allows me to proceed with the drafting of a Bill I hope to introduce to Parliament next year. I then look forward to taking the Bill through its Parliamentary journey.”
Safeguards within the bill include a requirement for doctors to ensure the patient was aware of all palliative and hospice care options available, while the patient would be asked to sign a written declaration followed by a period of reflection.
The patient would have to be able to administer the life-ending drugs themselves. All assisted deaths would be recorded for safety, monitoring and research purposes
The proposals already have the backing of the Humanist Society of Scotland, whose chief executive Fraser Sutherland said: “Humanism is rooted in the idea that all humans must have autonomy over their bodies, and the right to an assisted death has been something that we have supported and campaigned for across three attempts to change the law in Scotland.
All episodes of the brand new limited series podcast, How to be an independent country: Scotland’s Choices, are out now.
It is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/three-quarters-in-favour-of-scottish-assisted-dying-bill-following-consultation-3835049 | 2022-09-08T05:15:46Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/three-quarters-in-favour-of-scottish-assisted-dying-bill-following-consultation-3835049 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“If you always said he was a nobody, you know about him now.”
Zi’yon Hill fought to became a household name in New Iberia.
His success at Catholic pushed him to sign with Louisiana, where his game made him a star.
“I love being the hometown hero,” Hill said. “If you’re good enough, they’ll find you no matter what school you go to.”
Along the way, Hill’s family supported him. The tribe comes to every Cajuns home game. But hill’s stepfather, Chris green, always cheers the loudest.
“I’ve been proud of him since he was in pee-wee league,” Green said. “Back in the day, Coach Willie and Dwight helped raise my son. I appreciate the way they coached him.”
Green came into Hill’s life at the age of one. His voice in the house helped set the tone in forming Hill’s identity.
“I always said that I would treat my kids the way I wasn’t treated,” Green said. “I wanted a better life for all of my kids.”
Because green poured into hill, the Ragin’ Cajun returned the favor.
Hill changed his last name to Hill-Green. And on father’s day, Zi’yon Hill-Green gave Chris Green a jersey that showcases his new name.
“I’m a very touchy person,” Green said. “My kids clown me all the time. Every Fathers’ Day, birthday, Christmas gift that they give me, I break down. When I saw that, it touched me.”
“He’s been there for as long as I can remember,” Hill-Green said. “I felt like the least he could do for all the things that he’s done for me is to change my last name to his.”
On the back of Zi’yon’s jersey, it now reads Hill-Green.
And in the stands of Cajun field, Section A, Chris Green’s jersey sports the same name.
“If you walk inside my mancave, it’s a Ragin’ Cajuns mancave,” Green said. “That’s where he wanted me to put it, so that’s where it’s at. It will be there forever.”
------------------------------------------------------------
Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere.
To reach the newsroom or report a typo/correction, click HERE.
Sign up for newsletters emailed to your inbox. Select from these options: Breaking News, Evening News Headlines, Latest COVID-19 Headlines, Morning News Headlines, Special Offers | https://www.katc.com/sports/ul-sports/becoming-zi-yon-hill-green-a-name-to-remember | 2022-09-08T05:26:40Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/sports/ul-sports/becoming-zi-yon-hill-green-a-name-to-remember | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.S. firefighters battling 66 large fires face "critical" conditions
Blistering heat and dangerous fire weather is threatening much of the West and into the Plains — particularly in California and Montana, where firefighters are battling several massive wildfires.
Threat level: The long duration of record-setting temperatures is affecting a broad region mired in drought. This, plus weather systems that are encouraging the air to rise to set off thunderstorms, is leading to perilous wildfire risk situation across multiple states.
The big picture: The heat is challenging firefighters, who face the risk of heat illness while protecting homes and holding flames back from people rushing to evacuate at risk areas.
- They're now fighting 66 large fires across eight states, mostly in the West, according to the latest information from the National Interagency Fire Center.
- "Red flag warnings are in effect for hot, dry, windy and unstable conditions and isolated to scattered dry lightning across Oregon, Washington, northern California, Idaho, and Montana" on Wednesday, the NIFC notes.
- A fuels and fire behavior advisory has been issued for northern California due to dry fuels and the potential for extreme fire behavior with the hot, dry and windy weather pattern, as the historic heat wave strains the state's energy grid.
What's happening: California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week secured a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant to assist in the response to the Fairview Fire that's killed two people has razed nearly 10,000 acres near Hemet — which was at 5% containment on Wednesday evening.
- The Mosquito Fire near Foresthill, some 52 miles northeast of Sacramento, saw mandatory evacuation orders issued for Placer and El Dorado Counties as it burned uncontained across more than 4,200 acres on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, in Montana Sanders County declared an emergency due to three wildfires near communities in the state's northwest, per Montana Public Radio.
By the numbers: Firefighters have reported fighting 26 large fires in Idaho, Montana has 11 and nine are burning in Oregon.
- California and Washington each have eight large fires, while Texas has two and Utah and Wyoming each have reported one big blaze.
Driving the news: Climate change is making this heat wave hotter, more expansive, and longer lasting than it otherwise would have been. It is drying the environment out even more, making it more likely to burn.
- Any fires are more likely to exhibit extreme fire behavior, including forming towering pyrocumulus clouds that are a telltale sign of dangerous conditions on the ground.
What to expect: The current conditions of gusty winds combined with low relative humidity and very warm temperatures was likely to "support the potential for new wildfires to start and existing fires to spread uncontrollably" throughout the northern Great Basin and northern High Plains, per the National Weather Service.
- There's "Extremely Critical (level 3/3) fire weather" over north-central Montana, where winds could gust up to 50 mph, according to the NWS.
- Additional dry thunderstorm activity could worsen the fire weather, with a slight risk of elevated thunderstorms producing severe wind gusts across the Interior Northwest and Northern Rockies.
- Critical fire weather conditions were forecast to sweep ahead of an expected cold front on Friday and enter the central Plains on Thursday, "while remaining over parts of the Intermountain West through at least Friday," the NWS said.
Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/heat-critical-fire-conditions-us-west | 2022-09-08T05:29:13Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/heat-critical-fire-conditions-us-west | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
6 mins ago - Economy & Business
Las Vegas official arrested in connection with journalist's death
Police said Wednesday they've arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
Driving the news: The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a short statement that a suspected had been taken into custody. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the Review-Journal the arrested suspect was Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, a Democrat.
- The 69-year-old, who was found dead outside his home, had "spent months reporting on the turmoil surrounding Telles' oversight of the public administrator's office," the news outlet said.
Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/las-vegas-official-arrested-journalist-stabbing-death | 2022-09-08T05:29:19Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/08/las-vegas-official-arrested-journalist-stabbing-death | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. - The Yakima Fire Department is on scene of a large brush fire on the Greenway, off I-82 near milepost 32. The fire reportedly jumped the Yakima River, requiring assistance from other fire crews.
"What is unfortunate about these easily avoidable fires is the MASS amount of resources needed to extinguish leaving the city vulnerable for other major events," said the Yakima Firefighters Facebook post. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/fires/fire-burns-along-yakima-greenway/article_a42aa614-2f26-11ed-8050-a3c3519016df.html | 2022-09-08T05:29:22Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/fires/fire-burns-along-yakima-greenway/article_a42aa614-2f26-11ed-8050-a3c3519016df.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
At least half of all U.S. workers now do the bare minimum of what's required from them at their jobs, according to a new survey from Gallup.
Industry watchers and workforce experts have adopted the term "quiet quitting" to describe such workers: people who have chosen to reject the hustle culture that has dominated conversations around work and career for decades.
And in a pandemic era that has physically and emotionally stretched many employees thin, some have begun to speak up about some of the indignities of the modern workplace.
While quiet quitting is sometimes defined as simply enforcing boundaries between work life and personal life, the Gallup survey paints a different picture. The survey attributes the decline in engagement at work to a lack of clarity about expectations, fewer opportunities to learn and grow, not feeling cared about and a disconnect with the organization’s mission or purpose, said Jim Harter, Gallup's chief scientist for workplace management.
"Many quiet quitters fit Gallup’s definition of being 'not engaged' at work — people who do the minimum required and are psychologically detached from their job," Harter wrote. "This describes half of the U.S. workforce."
According to the survey, there are still more workers who are engaged at work (32%) compared with people who are actively disengaged, a third category that Gallup refers to as "loud quitters," who make up 18% of survey respondents. They have checked out of their jobs and are not hiding it.
But the gap between the two groups is at its lowest point in nearly a decade, Gallup found. The percentage of those engaged at work has fallen from a multi-decade high of 36% in 2020. Meanwhile, the percentage of actively disengaged workers has climbed from a low of 13% in 2018.
Most employees who are actively disengaged or are not engaged are already looking for other jobs, Harter said.
The trend began in the second half of 2021, when Gallup found that for the first time in more than a decade, the percentage of people in the U.S. who described themselves as being engaged with their work had declined.
The biggest drops in engagement were among managers and health care and social assistance workers. Both groups complained that they lacked someone who was encouraging their development. Managers also complained about lacking clear expectations, while health care workers had additional complaints about not having someone at work who cared about them.
The engagement problem is also acute among workers ages 35 and younger, especially those who are working remotely or in hybrid settings. Gallup found that fewer than 4 in 10 of those workers knew what was expected of them at work.
Organizations that demonstrated increased management involvement, communication, "upskilling" of managers and accountability had increases in their share of engaged employees, Gallup said. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/hustle-culture-is-out-quiet-quitters-now-make-up-half-the-u-s-workforce/article_8df1e5d6-2f2d-11ed-bf80-2b8732ad8ff0.html | 2022-09-08T05:29:24Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/hustle-culture-is-out-quiet-quitters-now-make-up-half-the-u-s-workforce/article_8df1e5d6-2f2d-11ed-bf80-2b8732ad8ff0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. - A motorcycle versus car crash around the 2700 block of Nob Hill Boulevard will have traffic backed up for an extended time, according to Lieutenant Chad Janis with the Yakima Police Department.
At this time, only one lane is open around the crash as first responders assess the scene. All lanes headed east are closed. Use other routes if possible.
This is a developing story, which means information could change. We are working to report timely and accurate information as we get it. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/traffic/motorcycle-v-car-crash-backs-up-traffic-on-nob-hill/article_48892e62-2f25-11ed-8688-83a241606b69.html | 2022-09-08T05:29:29Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/traffic/motorcycle-v-car-crash-backs-up-traffic-on-nob-hill/article_48892e62-2f25-11ed-8688-83a241606b69.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas-area elected public official was arrested Wednesday and identified by police as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a veteran newspaper reporter whose investigations of the official’s work preceded his primary loss in June.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles, a Democrat, was taken into custody at his home by a police SWAT unit hours after investigators served a search warrant and confiscated vehicles in the criminal probe of the killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
“The suspect in the homicide that occurred on September 2, 2022, has been taken into custody,” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police tweeted shortly before 7 p.m.
Telles, 45, had been a focus of German’s reporting about turmoil including complaints of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles’ relationship with a subordinate staffer in the county office that handles property of people who die without a will or family contacts.
Telles did not immediately respond Wednesday to telephone messages at his county office, and it was not immediately clear following his arrest if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. The county administrator office was closed.
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter who covered courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
Telles, a lawyer who practiced probate and estate law, won his elected position in 2018, replacing a three-term public administrator. He lost his June party primary to Assistant Public Administrator Rita Reid. Telles’ term expires Dec. 31.
In the weeks before the election, German bylined reports about an office “mired in turmoil and internal dissension” between longtime employees and new hires under Telles’ leadership.
Telles blamed “old-timers” for exaggerating the extent of his relationship with a female staffer and falsely claiming that he mistreated them.
“All my new employees are super-happy and everyone’s productive and doing well,” he told the newspaper. “We’ve almost doubled the productivity in the office.”
Telles later posted Twitter complaints about German, the Review-Journal reported, including claims in June that German was a bully who was “obsessed” with him.
German, a reporter with a reputation for tenacity, was working on follow-up reports, the newspaper said Wednesday, and recently filed public records requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three other county officials including Reid and consultant Michael Murphy.
Murphy, the former Clark County coroner hired to address complaints about leadership in the public administrators’ office, did not immediately respond to a telephone message.
German’s body was found Saturday morning outside his home. Police said he apparently was killed Friday and characterized the attack as an isolated incident. The Clark County coroner ruled that German died of “multiple sharp force injuries” and ruled the case a homicide.
After police asked Monday for public help to identify a suspect, developments came quickly.
Police on Tuesday showed a brief video of a possible suspect walking on a sidewalk clad in bright orange “construction attire” and distributed a photo of a distinctive red or maroon GMC Yukon Denali SUV with chrome handles, a sunroof and a luggage rack, saying it may have been linked to the case.
Telles was seen in newspaper photos washing a similar vehicle parked in his driveway on Tuesday, and KTNV-TV reported the vehicle was towed away after police arrived on Wednesday.
German died of “multiple sharp force injuries,” the Clark County coroner said, and the case was ruled a homicide.
____
Associated Press writer Walter Berry in Phoenix contributed to this report. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/police-raid-elected-official-home-in-las-vegas-review-journal-reporter-death/507-3832f159-f8c5-4f3b-9d01-d0a4c15959ed | 2022-09-08T05:30:48Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/police-raid-elected-official-home-in-las-vegas-review-journal-reporter-death/507-3832f159-f8c5-4f3b-9d01-d0a4c15959ed | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his nephew accusing him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages stemming from false allegations of sexual abuse.
Martin's lawyers said the claim by the nephew, which he has since racanted, has cost the singer millions of dollars in lost income.
The lawsuit filed in the U.S. territory’s Court of First Instance alleges that Martin has been “persecuted, besieged, harassed, stalked and extorted” by his “troubled” nephew for economic reasons. It further alleges that if the nephew does not obtain any financial benefit, he would continue to “assassinate the reputation and integrity of the artist.”
The lawsuit contends the harassment has continued even though Martin’s nephew, identified as Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, admitted under oath in July that he had never been sexually assaulted by the artist.
Sánchez had previously taken legal action against his uncle based on those false allegations, which prompted a judge in Puerto Rico to issue a restraining order against Martin in July that a court later suspended.
Those allegations cost Martin at least $10 million in lost income as a result of canceled contracts and projects as well as $20 million in damages to his reputation, according to the lawsuit.
The attorney who represented Sánchez in that case could not be immediately reached for comment. It wasn’t clear if she also would be representing Sánchez in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.
The lawsuit stated that from October 2021 to January 2022, Sánchez would send up to 10 messages a day to Martin, the majority of them “meaningless diatribes without any particular purpose.”
It also accused Sánchez of publishing Martin’s private number on Instagram, which forced the singer to change his number.
Several months then went by without Sánchez sending a message until he requested the protection order in July against Martin, according to the lawsuit.
It also said Sánchez falsely alleged that he had had a romantic relationship with Martin for seven months and that Martin supposedly did not want the relationship to end and kept calling Sánchez with frequency.
“Nothing further from the truth,” according to the lawsuit.
It also said two restraining orders had previously been filed against Sánchez in an unrelated stalking case. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/ricky-martin-sues-nephew-over-false-allegations/507-9ca1667d-1219-44e0-b29e-e4e184d91a7d | 2022-09-08T05:30:55Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/ricky-martin-sues-nephew-over-false-allegations/507-9ca1667d-1219-44e0-b29e-e4e184d91a7d | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Marvel’s Ironheart Adds Shakira Barrera To the Cast
While Ironheart is currently filming, another series regular has been added to the cast. Deadline is reporting that Shakira Barrera has signed on to the six-episode series in a currently unknown role.
Barrera has previously appeared in Netflix’s GLOW, as well as Animals Kingdom, Queen of the South, Shameless, It’s Bruno, and All Rise. She is currently starring in Sprung, a Freevee original series. Her film credits include The Knocking and The Collection.
Dominique Thorne is headlining Ironheart as Riri Williams, a part she will originate in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever this fall. Riri is a technological genius on par with Tony Stark himself. In the comics, she also created her own suit of armor by reverse-engineering one of Stark’s early Iron Man suits. Stark was so impressed that he endorsed Riri’s desire to be a superhero. But it’s unclear if the MCU’s Riri will have any direct link to Stark.
RELATED: Regan Aliyah Joins the Cast of Marvel’s Ironheart Series
Anthony Ramos was spotted on the set of Ironheart as The Hood, which suggests that he may be the show’s primary villain. Other cast members include Regan Aliyah, Manny Montana, Alden Ehrenreich, Shea Couleé, and Zoe Terakes. Of that group, Ehrenreich is best known for starring in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Ryan Coogler is executive producing Ironheart through his Proximity production house. Chinaka Hodge created and developed the series for Disney+, and she serves as the head writer. Sam Bailey and Angela Barnes are directing the six-episode series.
Disney+ hasn’t set a date for Ironheart to premiere, but it will likely arrive on Disney+ in 2023.
Who do you think that Shakira Barrera will play on the series? Let us know in the comment section below!
Photo Credit: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Amazon Freevee
Recommended Reading: Ironheart Vol. 1: Those With Courage
We are also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. This affiliate advertising program also provides a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Also. However. Regardless. Additionally. Also. However. Regardless. Additionally. Also. However. Regardless. Additionally. Also. Also | https://www.superherohype.com/tv/518775-marvels-ironheart-adds-shakira-barrera-to-the-cast | 2022-09-08T05:33:37Z | superherohype.com | control | https://www.superherohype.com/tv/518775-marvels-ironheart-adds-shakira-barrera-to-the-cast | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic will host its Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic in the Lawrence Public Library on Sept. 12. An expungement will seal records from the public eye and allow participants to not be held back due to past infractions.
Additionally, it has partnered with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office to help those with arrest records. Free legal representation will be provided for those eligible and seeking to expunge their record in the Douglas County Court and the Lawrence Municipal Court.
The clinic will be accepting those with incomes up to 250% of the federal poverty level. An expungement means that arrest records followed by criminal charges will be sealed from the public and allow you to have equal opportunities regardless of past charges.
After the clinic, those who chose to get their records expunged will need to attend a follow-up appointment along with any and all additional court hearings with their legal aid attorney.
The KU Legal Aid team is built up of student interns providing legal assistance for those who are low-income and in the Lawrence Municipal Court and Douglas County District Court.
Students seeking legal advice can contact the KU Legal Aid team at 785-864-5564. | https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-legal-aid-and-douglas-county-da-s-office-to-host-annual-expungement-clinic/article_0f18a8ec-2ee4-11ed-8e70-ef2ac323efb6.html | 2022-09-08T05:34:24Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-legal-aid-and-douglas-county-da-s-office-to-host-annual-expungement-clinic/article_0f18a8ec-2ee4-11ed-8e70-ef2ac323efb6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KU Student Senate’s full assembly passed several bills, including distributing funding of the Latin American Student Union (LASU) and KU Gaymers, during the Senate’s first full meeting of the semester.
The meeting also welcomed new members to the 2022-2023 Executive Staff, who were voted into office unanimously. The positions were hired prior to the beginning of the school year. Newly inducted members include:
Samuel Sokoloff, Chief of Staff
Turner Seals, Treasurer
Zakariya Ahmed, Fund Development Director
Nathaniel James Garcia, Internal Affairs Director
Fabiana Sala, Director of Social Justice
Riley Stowers, Public Relations Director
Sadie Williams, the Student Body President, said that she is excited for the upcoming school year.
“I am really happy that all the executive staff members were confirmed tonight as well as some appointments being made across vacancies within Student Senate,” Williams said.
The assembly additionally passed a vote to allot $100 of funding to the Latin American Student Union and $1,000 allotted to KU Gaymers.
“I think that we have all of the means to have a really successful and effective year, and I’m hopeful to keep a really positive environment prioritizing the safety of our members moving forward,” Williams said.
The next full session of Student Senate's full assembly will be Sep 21. | https://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-roundup-in-first-session-funding-for-clubs-and-new-executive-staff-confirmed/article_2a9415ee-2f29-11ed-9089-afd511246a50.html | 2022-09-08T05:34:30Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-roundup-in-first-session-funding-for-clubs-and-new-executive-staff-confirmed/article_2a9415ee-2f29-11ed-9089-afd511246a50.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For many, being away from home can mean losing the comfort of home-cooked meals. The gathering of family after a long day, as well as the nurturing solace of a fulfilling meal. It's something that many people miss after moving out. Not only do homemade meals foster a sense of belonging and home, but they also provide accessibility. For those in the world that have dietary restrictions, food from home is as obtainable as a meal gets.
After moving out, finding food in dining halls that meet these criteria can be difficult. I found myself in a similar situation while searching for lunch at Mrs. E’s last week. Stomach rumbling, I eagerly made my way into the dining hall, ready to eat lunch. As someone who doesn’t eat pork, I was surprised to see no meat options available to me in the dining hall. I even double-checked every station just to be sure. I was left to eat random side dishes put together to make somewhat of a meal. I was disappointed, but ultimately unsurprised. This wasn’t my first time in a situation like this.
To many, this isn’t an unfamiliar experience. Like many other students, I grew up in school systems that didn’t cater to various dietary needs. Occurrences involving meal inaccessibility were common among public school systems. We were left packing food from home or munching on what we could during lunch hours. This isn’t to say that all public schools are inconsiderate of the variety of diets among children, but that oftentimes those with a variation of diets are left isolated from others.
There are a wide range of reasons humans are limited in what they can eat. According to the International Food Information Council, more than half of Americans have dietary restrictions. This includes those who follow religious diets, or those who have food restrictions for medical reasons. Junior Morgan Haskins is allergic to wheat, red meat, shellfish, eggs and nuts. She has experienced firsthand how difficult accessing food fit for her diet can be.
“They’re always good about at least having gluten-free bread at the deli, but sometimes I get sick of sandwiches,” Haskins said. “It can be tricky because they have gluten-free options, but I have other allergies that conflict with it.”
Haskins met with the university dietician, and she was given other options. The dining halls stocked up on frozen items that fit her diet requirements, but they needed to be unthawed or cooked when she entered the dining hall.
“It became a struggle because I would feel bad asking them to help. I would have to wait 30 minutes just for it to be cooked. If I didn’t have time, I’d have to eat it walking out the door,” Haskins said. “They were crazy nice trying to help me, but logistically it was a little difficult.”
Food should be accessible to all people, at all times, no matter the cost. Overlooked mistakes may happen but aren’t acceptable when it comes to a necessity like food. Accommodating nutritional needs is as rudimentary as it gets, so why don’t many places cater to these essentials?
An excuse often used is that catering to different nutritional needs is too difficult or inaccessible. In reality, it isn’t difficult at all. Colleges have found ways to be inclusive, including Northwestern University in Illinois. The Muslim-cultural Student Association (McSA) at Northwestern hosted dinner for Muslim students to break fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Students gathered to eat after a long day of fasting to eat together. This not only provides access to food for students, but also promotes diversity within a community.
The truth is, access to food is an elementary form of inclusivity, and isn’t difficult to achieve. Whether you’re biting into a ham and cheese sandwich, or enjoying your dinner one evening, keep in mind the privilege that may come with your meal. You may be enjoying a meal while others couldn’t even get past the menu. Many people unconsciously take advantage, and sometimes forget the accessibility that is so routine for them.
Any member of society should have access to a safe and healthy environment for oneself, especially on a college campus. Curating an environment of inclusivity begins with basic needs like food. | https://www.kansan.com/opinion/mealtime-how-even-food-can-reflect-diversity/article_597a7032-2e35-11ed-bce0-a30578b4a5b7.html | 2022-09-08T05:34:36Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/opinion/mealtime-how-even-food-can-reflect-diversity/article_597a7032-2e35-11ed-bce0-a30578b4a5b7.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Kansas football team is set to hit the road to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday in its Big 12 Conference opener.
Last Friday, the Jayhawks got off on the right foot as they took down Tennessee Tech 56-10. The win got Kansas off to a fast start, and the team is looking to turn its focus to West Virginia this week.
“Last game was like a quiz, this one’s the test,” sophomore cornerback Cobee Bryant said when asked about shifting his focus to the Mountaineers.
Bryant proved to be a key member of the Jayhawk defense and special teams as he was able to scoop a blocked field goal attempt and take it to the endzone for a score last Friday.
Bryant’s touchdown wasn’t the only big play for the Kansas defense in week one, as redshirt junior defensive tackle Lonnie Phelps recorded three sacks.
A fellow member of the defensive line, super-senior Caleb Sampson touched on how important it is to transfer the momentum from the blowout win last Friday, to a new game Saturday in Morgantown, West Virginia.
“We can be happy about it, but we have to move on and turn the page. We’re playing real ball this week,” Sampson said.
The Kansas defense, which only allowed 10 points and 190 yards last Friday, was key to the victory. Defensive Coordinator Brian Borland, addressed that West Virginia will be a challenge for his defense, but the unit is preparing in every way they can.
“Our cornerbacks will face a big test, but we did play them last year. We will prepare for as much as we can and do some things that will give the corners some help,” Borland said when asked how the Jayhawk defense is preparing for the Mountaineer offense.
Despite having 404 yards of offense and scoring 31 points, the Mountaineers came up short in their week one matchup with Pittsburgh as they lost 38-31.
With West Virginia playing last Thursday, some Jayhawks got a chance to put their eyes on their week two competition.
“Last week I was just watching (the West Virginia game) as a football fan, but I was picking up on some things, we have to make sure that we are doing what we are supposed to be, make sure we communicate and play assignment sound football,” senior safety Kenny Logan Jr. said.
The Mountaineers and Jayhawks will open their Big 12 Conference schedule as the game is set to kick off at 5 p.m. on Saturday. | https://www.kansan.com/sports/kansas-defense-ready-to-turn-the-page-and-move-on-to-west-virginia/article_7232a7e2-2f03-11ed-be08-f7b5230b7829.html | 2022-09-08T05:34:42Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/sports/kansas-defense-ready-to-turn-the-page-and-move-on-to-west-virginia/article_7232a7e2-2f03-11ed-be08-f7b5230b7829.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It's a monumental day for the former First Couple and two prolific artists: former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled their official portraits today. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the Obamas at the White House for the event, amid thunderous applause from those in attendance.
It was reportedly Mrs. Obama’s first time back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue since leaving there in 2017. In April of this year, Mr. Obama came back to the White House to speak at an event, his first time back since his presidency came to a close. Today marked the first time the former First Couple were back on the grounds together.
So, who did the artistic honors? Sharon Sprung painted Mrs. Obama’s official White House portrait, while Robert McCurdy painted Mr. Obama’s.
More From Oprah Daily
The White House Historical Association underscores the top-secret nature of this endeavor on its website: “As is the custom, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama picked their portrait artists before leaving office. The artists’ names were kept confidential—until now,” it says, in part.
Official portraits haven’t been added to the White House Collection since 2012, when President Obama hosted a ceremony for George W. Bush’s and Laura Bush’s, according to CNN.
Check out these works of art
Watch the video of the unveiling ceremony below:
Michelle’s words about the gravity of the occasion resonated with thousands of Twitter users:
“Portraits that connect our history to the present day,” Mrs. Obama said. “Portraits that hang here as history continues to be made. So for me, this day is not just about what has happened. It's also about what could happen. Because a girl like me, she was never supposed to be up there next to Jacqueline Kennedy and Dolly Madison. She was never supposed to live in this house, and she definitely wasn't supposed to serve as First Lady.”
President Biden also gave the Obamas a warm welcome on Twitter:
So, why now?
The president of the White House Historical Association told CNN that the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the time frame. The outlet also reports that while there’s no specific guidance on the timing of a White House portrait unveiling, “ceremonies have often been hosted by a former president’s immediate successor. And when in office, President Donald Trump never held a ceremony for the Obama portraits.”
The White House Historical Association also provides further context on this historical custom on its website:
“Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies, a long-standing tradition of the White House Collection. Recent presidents and first ladies typically select their respective artists before leaving the White House and approve the portraits before their formal presentation to the public and induction into the collection. The portrait artists aim to capture each unique appearance and personality, piecing together our presidential history through these individual works of art,” it reads, in part.
Jane Burnett is an Assistant Editor at Oprah Daily, where she writes a variety of lifestyle content for the editorial team. She's a journalist with a pop culture sweet tooth—when she isn't catching up on celebrity news, she's usually listening to a podcast! Jane was previously an on-air reporter in local news, and worked at Thrive Global, Ladders News, and Reuters. She also interned at CNBC through the Emma Bowen Foundation, and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a41107048/barack-obama-michelle-obama-official-portraits/ | 2022-09-08T05:37:04Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a41107048/barack-obama-michelle-obama-official-portraits/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In June, the January 6 Congressional hearings kicked off with a scorching overview of events seemingly orchestrated by ex-president Trump and his loyalists. The first evening was punctuated by stirring testimony from the committee chair, Democrat Bennie Thompson of Mississippi; Republican vice-chair Liz Cheney; and Caroline Edwards, a young Capitol police officer whose heroic duty while severely injured was inspired by her grandfather, a Korean War veteran. On subsequent days, poll workers revealed death threats and other forms of intimidation, as did other officials who were only trying to do their duty and uphold the rule of law. The surge of protesters into the Capitol unleashed hours of carnage, chaos, and terror, forcing the evacuation of Congress on the cusp of certifying the 2020 election results.
With The Storm Is Here, Luke Mogelson, contributing writer at The New Yorker, offers a close-up view of the outrage and scheming that led to the attack. He’d been stationed for years overseas, covering wars in places like Afghanistan or reporting from France on the Global War on Terrorism. But in 2020, he told his editor he thought domestic terror in America was the next hot spot and asked to make it his new beat.
The book opens in Michigan, where disgruntled “anti-lockdowners,” who believe social distancing rules are in place by the government so people can’t talk to each other, are storming the state capital. Mogelson embeds himself within these crowds, talking both to outraged MAGA supporters who contend Dr. Fauci is purposely unleashing Covid, and to Michigan lawmakers who fear for their lives. As he travels from there to Minnesota, Portland, and Washington, D.C., what is gradually unspooled is that the path leading to January 6 was a predictable one. Whether it was the Proud Boys, the American Patriot Council, QAnon adherents, or others, their view was very much that in storming state capitals, occupying Black Lives Matter Plaza, or ultimately invading the Capitol building itself, they were acting “in self-defense,” prepared to do anything to preserve the Trump presidency and protect a way of life they were convinced was under dire threat. Mogelson was an eyewitness to many of these events, including in Washington, D.C., on January 6, where he reported from within the surging mob.
More From Oprah Daily
This remarkable work of reportage weaves together the strands of MAGA Nation: fundamentalist Christianity, a broad suspicion of government, and the insidious racism exposed by the George Floyd demonstrations, tensions fanned by a sluggish economy and a raging pandemic. At the bottom of this Upside Down, Mogelson finds, lies a Capitol Rotunda in reverse, an X-ray of the tumors in our body politic: pepper spray and Confederate flags, brawling vigilantes and face-painted mercenaries, a “dangerous energy vibrating through the crowd…supercharged from the electric day, still unexpended, searching for an outlet.”
The Storm Is Here holds up the traditional role of journalist as neutral observer and finds it wanting. For Mogelson, who grew up in rural Idaho and whose father is an ardent Trump supporter, the stakes couldn’t be higher: We must face down the dangers that threaten our republic, even if those dangers are us. The breakdown of our democracy, the breakup of our country are real possibilities—we must break through to a shared understanding of our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor, the social compact that created the United States nearly 250 years ago. In their pursuit of truth, intrepid reporters such as Mogelson light our path forward.
A former book editor and the author of a memoir, This Boy's Faith, Hamilton Cain is Contributing Books Editor at Oprah Daily. As a freelance journalist, he has written for O, The Oprah Magazine, Men’s Health, The Good Men Project, and The List (Edinburgh, U.K.) and was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He is currently a member of the National Book Critics Circle and lives with his family in Brooklyn. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a40795121/luke-mogelson-the-storm-is-here-book-review/ | 2022-09-08T05:37:14Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a40795121/luke-mogelson-the-storm-is-here-book-review/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale follow.
Judging by Hulu’s latest trailer for season five of The Handmaid’s Tale, viewers can expect a wild ride when the show returns on September 14.
Season four brought the show to a pivotal point in the series that leaves both June and Gilead’s futures up in the air. Not only is June reunited with Luke, Moira, and her baby, Nicole, she exacts her revenge on Commander Fred Waterford. Serena Joy also finds herself at a crossroads—and possibly at the center of June’s path to ending Gilead’s rule. “I will say that the season itself is possibly one of the wilder rides that we’ve had,” lead actress Elizabeth Moss recently told TVLine. “Some seasons a lot happens, some seasons not as much happens. This season, I almost can’t keep up.”
But could season five be the last season of The Handmaid’s Tale? According to Ann Dowd, who plays the austere Aunt Lydia, season six is definitely a go. “I do know that there’s a season five and six,” she said in an interview with Radio Times in January.
The fact that we haven’t heard this news from Hulu or the cast and crew isn’t necessarily a bad sign, though. They could be keeping the announcement under wraps until most of the season five episodes are out. Considering that season five was confirmed just before the fourth season’s finale in 2021, there’s certainly plenty of time for an announcement to be made. The Handmaid’s Tale is one of Hulu’s top original series, so it’s hard to imagine the show won’t get the finale it deserves.
Still, we could be nearing the end of the show. In December 2020 ahead of season four, showrunner Bruce Miller told The Hollywood Reporter that there were many discussions with the writers and Moss about the show’s direction following season four, especially after the pandemic shook up production and their expectations.
“I know where I am in the story, and I do feel like we’re kind of reaching kind of a pivot point, but whether that’s the end or not, I don’t know,” he said. “It just feels like it’s a good time to reassess what you were thinking, just because the story world has opened up because the real world has changed so much.”
Season five may not be the final season, but it does sound like the show is approaching its climax—though we can’t imagine it getting any more suspenseful than it already is. This leaves us wondering where the story lines will go if they are indeed bringing us closer to the ending. Will June finally be reunited with Hannah? Will she face consequences for what happened to Commander Waterford? What will happen in Gilead following his death, especially as Commander Lawrence and Serena Joy embark on their respective rises to power? Guess we’ll have to wait a little longer to find out! | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a41030564/will-there-be-a-season-six-of-the-handmaids-tale/ | 2022-09-08T05:37:24Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a41030564/will-there-be-a-season-six-of-the-handmaids-tale/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale follow.
The highly anticipated season five of The Handmaid’s Tale will premiere on September 14 on Hulu. From the looks of the trailer, season five is shaping up to be a showdown between June and Serena Joy, but if The Handmaid’s Tale has taught us anything over the past four seasons, it’s to not get our hopes up.
Interestingly enough, the trailer focuses heavily on June and Serena Joy individually, which tells us that we’ll be seeing a lot more character growth in Serena Joy now that Commander Fred Waterford is dead. His death at the end of season four felt like a big, cathartic success for the handmaids, but killing Commander Waterford could have huge ramifications and set them back even further.
It’s certainly beginning to feel like we’re reaching a breaking point for Gilead and the handmaids alike. Learning more about life on the outside has been interesting, but it’s painful to think about how starkly different it is from the reality handmaids face every day. That’s why it’s understandable to see June struggle to adapt to living in Canada. Her battle has hardened her into someone who can’t revert back to the mother and wife she once was. By season four, she had reached a point of no return. She’s steadfast in her decision to take Gilead down, once and for all. Let’s hope The Handmaid’s Tale season five (and possibly season six) provides some of the closure we’ve been waiting for.
So what should fans expect from the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale? Based on how season four turned out, we made some informed guesses as to what’s in store.
June faces consequences for killing Commander Fred Waterford.
“A handmaid killing her commander—Gilead is not going to let that stand,” U.S. Representative Mark Tuello can be heard saying in the trailer. It later cuts to a scene that shows June and Luke talking through what appears to be a screen or a cage, heavily hinting at the idea that June will be captured and will have to answer for what she did.
It’s possible June will be extradited to Gilead to stand trial. Gilead would certainly demand it, although one would assume Canada wouldn’t risk releasing her because of the work she’s done in freeing women and children from Gilead. But previous international affairs on the show have proven to be dicey.
On the other hand, the trailer makes it seem like June may not be in Gilead much this season at all, as we see her mainly in Canada with Luke. However, if Gilead can’t get their hands on her, they will find a way to hit her where it hurts. In the fourth season, Commander Joseph Lawrence made it clear that they were willing to hurt her daughter, Hannah, if she continues what she’s doing.
Commander Lawrence betrays June.
Chances are that Commander Lawrence will play a role in June’s punishment. And with Aunt Lydia by his side as he tries to “reform Gilead” (whatever that means), that trial and punishment could be very ugly for June and the other handmaids.
Commander Lawrence proved to be a useful ally time and time again in previous seasons. Who would have expected a stoic commander like him would willingly help a group of handmaids escape? But by the end of season four, it’s clear that Commander Lawrence is taking his role as a Gilead leader more seriously since he understands he doesn’t have a future outside the republic. Escaping to Canada isn’t an option for him because he would be tried for war crimes for his role in creating Gilead. He’ll possibly be working to dismantle Gilead from the inside, but with Aunt Lydia by his side as a new ally, who knows what could happen? She may have dirt on the other commanders, but she’s also a threat to the resistance.
Will he completely abandon June’s cause? Probably not, but we will certainly see his character struggle with playing both sides. After all, he played a key role in developing Gilead’s economy and ideals. Fans will recall the moment in season 4 when Commander Lawrence and Nick meet and Lawrence asks whether it might be time for everyone to move on from June. He’s sympathetic to their cause, but he also clearly doesn’t think June is an integral part of the resistance. There’s no telling where season five could take these characters.
Serena Joy becomes a pro-Gilead leader in Canada.
June and Serena will go head-to-head as they become the faces of their respective movements. June established herself as the face of the resistance after successfully freeing 86 children from Gilead, killing a leading commander, and escaping to Toronto, where she reunited with her family. But Serena Joy is getting her own taste of fame as Gilead’s influence creeps into Canada.
The teaser shows Serena looking rather smug under her funeral veil, which proves one thing: Serena’s always been an opportunist. At this point, she has almost everything she wants. She’s pregnant, and her estranged, controlling husband is dead. There seems to be a pro-Gilead movement brewing in Toronto that looks like it needs a leader. This might finally be her chance to gain power in the republic she played a role in building.
Rather than aligning herself with the handmaids’ cause, which she sometimes seemed sympathetic to, she prefers to side with Gilead. It’s difficult to understand what her overall goal is since she will never be given the power and rights she wants in a republic that subjugates her and her gender. Her becoming a martyr for their cause will only empower them at her expense.
Being such an active Gilead supporter and participant will surely backfire on her. The question is when and how. Some fans speculate that it could lead to her getting separated from her baby after they’re born. And if there’s one thing The Handmaid’s Tale loves, it’s poetic justice.
With season five on the way, there’s a good chance we’re approaching a series finale, which brings in the question of “How will this end?” Happy endings are few and far between in a place like Gilead—and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to imagine a happily ever after in a world like this.
However they decide to end it, we’re hoping it’s not another Game of Thrones fiasco that makes even the most loyal fans wish they never tuned in. Commander Waterford’s death was a surprising act of fan service, but what are the chances that something that drastic will happen again? For a show like The Handmaid’s Tale, anything can happen! | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a41030578/handmaids-tale-season-5-predictions/ | 2022-09-08T05:37:34Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a41030578/handmaids-tale-season-5-predictions/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ah, the age old Google search: "What do I buy *insert male relationship here* for *insert holiday here?*" And we don't blame you. No matter what the occasion (or even if it's "just because"), shopping for the special man in your life is never an easy task. Whether it's for your dad, husband, brother, or friend, you know all too well that he deserves a thoughtful present. Though he may rarely splurge on himself, that doesn't mean you can't. Yes, some items are on the pricier side, but luxury doesn't always mean super expensive. You'll also find high quality and affordable choices in this roundup.
-
1
Best Designer Belt
Monogram Keeper Leather Belt
Yves Saint Laurent
Read More
-
2
Best Card Case
Biggie Medusa Coin Leather Card Case
Versace
Read More
-
3
Best Fragrance Gift
Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne
Jo Malone London
Read More
-
4
Best Skincare Gift Set
Ultimate Shave Collection
Kiehl's
Read More
-
5
Best Suitcase
Carry-On Luggage
July
Read More
-
6
Bond Maintenance Shampoo
Olaplex No. 4
Read More
-
7
-
8
Best Sleep Gift
Weighted Sleep Mask in Grey
Gravity
Read More
-
9
Best Gift for Travelers
Alpha 3 Split Travel Kit
Tumi
Read More
-
10
Best Massage Gun
TheraGun Elite
TheraGun
Read More
Consider your search called off because we've gathered 30 of the best luxury products for men. Each are unique, yet practical. While you can't get inside your man's brain, this specially curated guide is the next best thing. Whether it's tech gadgets, clothes, travel accessories, or bathroom necessities, one thing is for sure—you'll help him to up-level his life. When in doubt, just remember: You know him best! So have fun with the process and remember to follow your intuition when shopping.
Ahead, 30 gift options he'll be deeply grateful to receive.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
1
Best Designer Belt
Yves Saint Laurent
Monogram Keeper Leather Belt
2
Best Card Case
Versace
Biggie Medusa Coin Leather Card Case
3
Best Fragrance Gift
Jo Malone London
Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne
4
Best Skincare Gift Set
Kiehl's
Ultimate Shave Collection
5
Best Suitcase
July
Carry-On Luggage
6
Olaplex No. 4
Bond Maintenance Shampoo
7
burberry
Hero Deodorant Stick
8
Best Sleep Gift
Gravity
Weighted Sleep Mask in Grey
9
Best Gift for Travelers
Tumi
Alpha 3 Split Travel Kit
10
Best Massage Gun
TheraGun
TheraGun Elite
11
Best Hoodie
Champion
Reverse Weave Pullover Hoodie
12
Best Apple Gift
Apple
Apple Watch Series 7
13
Michael Kors
Apple Watch® Two-Tone Stainless Steel Bracelet
14
Versace
Barocco Terry Robe in Red
15
yeti
Tundra® Haul Wheeled Cooler
16
Alexander McQueen
Men's Graffiti Logo Jogger Pants
17
Best Gift for Gamers
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch
18
Best Gaming Headphones
MASTER & DYNAMIC
MG20 Wireless Leather Over-Ear Gaming Headphones
19
ETERLUCK
Wooden Docking Station
20
Best Gift for Wine Lovers
LORENZI MILANO
Full-Grain Leather and Bamboo Travel Champagne Cabinet
22
Best Bluetooth Speaker
Marshall
ACTON III Bluetooth Speaker
23
Best Coffee Machine
Built-in Coffee Machine
24
Balenciaga
Pull-Over Denim Jacket
25
Ember
Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2
26
Best Exercise Machine
Hydrow Rower
27
Best Briefcase
Large Classic Leather Briefcase
28
James
The Pike Pocket Knife
29
Best Luxury Sunglasses
Gucci
Men's GG0842S Sunglasses
30
Best Designer Sneakers
Fendi
Men's FF Flow Mid-Top Sneakers
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g41059420/luxury-gifts-for-men/ | 2022-09-08T05:37:44Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g41059420/luxury-gifts-for-men/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Edward Enninful's keen eye for style has led him to dominate the world of European fashion magazines: Enninful is both the editor-in-chief of British Vogue as well as the European editorial director of Vogue. His latest mission is to share his barrier-breaking story in his new memoir, A Visible Man.
Oprah and Enninful first met in 2018, when Oprah was featured on the cover of British Vogue. Oprah thinks of Enninful as her "dear friend," and he lovingly refers to her as "the empress," inspired by the royalty-themed shoot and cover story Oprah starred in.
Oprah and Enninful sat down together for the latest Super Soul podcast episode, where they discussed A Visible Man. The memoir follows Enninful’s journey as a refugee who essentially broke the glass ceiling to become British Vogue’s first Black editor-in-chief. Read on for a few noteworthy moments from their conversation, and watch their entire interview above.
Enninful Opens Up About His Childhood
Enninful shares that he grew up in Ghana as a quiet kid. Enninful’s father was “tough,” which led him to spend a great deal of time with his mother, who consistently created an environment that made him feel safe.
He was raised on a military base in a coastal town where he was surrounded by mostly other Black people, allowing him to view Black as beautiful. In fact, according to Enninful, “the idea of Black not being beautiful was very alien” to him until he made it to England and experienced the culture shock of realizing that Blackness was viewed differently in other parts of the world.
Enninful shares that today, when people meet him and learn of his power in the fashion world, they not only assume he’s from England but they often don’t know the journey he had to take before getting to his position. A Visible Man is his opportunity to paint the full picture of his success.
“I wanted them to see the struggles, not just the highs—the lows,” Enninful says. “I wanted them to know that it is possible, no matter how many people tell you you can’t. It is possible.”
The Impact of His Health Struggles
Enninful was born with a blood disorder called thalassemia and the genetic trait for sickle cell, but he also eventually developed a condition impacting the key part of his body that enables him to do what he loves: his eyes.
“My retinas detached four times,” Enninful says. “I mean, my eye is really, it’s really what I need to survive.”
At the height of struggling with the condition, Enninful had to ask himself: If he couldn’t see the work he dedicates so much time to creating, then who would he be?
The answer to that question is that even while creating using one eye, Enninful is still an impactful visionary, with just a little more reliance on his vast imagination. “When you can't see, you're given something else,” Enninful says. “And I can imagine, when I close my eyes, I can imagine the most beautiful, the most incredible, because I can’t physically see so well.”
His Thoughts on His Duty to the Magazine World
Enniful believes it’s his responsibility to create content that is reflective of “the times we live in,” especially when it comes to the importance of “inclusivity” in their coverage. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Enninful worked on an issue that featured “30 activists, people who were putting their lives on the line just for us.”
“When you go back, stories I’ve done, whether it’s about plastic surgery or Hollywood, it’s about the times we live in,” Enninful says. “For me, that’s when art is art, not just for art’s sake.”
Oprah Asks Enninful to Share His Fashion Favorites–Watch It Here
In this exclusive clip, Enninful tells Oprah the last time he was truly in awe, his greatest luxury, and what will never go out of style.
Catch Up on Other Super Soul Interviews
To listen to more Super Soul podcast episodes, check out this Spotify playlist.
Watch the full conversations on Oprah Daily:
- Discussion with Frank Bruni: Watch Oprah’s “The Life You Want” Class on the Importance of Vulnerability
- Discussion with Brené Brown: This Week, Oprah Encourages Us to Make Room for More Meaningful Connections
- Discussion with Dr. Mukwege: This Week, Grow Your Courage to Stand Up for Others
- Discussion with Tarana Burke: Oprah and Tarana Burke Dive into Her “Powerful” New Memoir
Cailey Griffin (She/Her) is the Editorial Assistant to Oprah Daily’s General Manager. In addition to assisting the GM, she also writes for Oprah Daily. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Columbia University. She has interned at 60 Minutes, NBC News, and her work has appeared in Foreign Policy magazine. Outside of Oprah Daily, she can be found running around Harlem or listening to the Wicked soundtrack on repeat. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/work-money/a41094643/oprah-edward-enninful-interview/ | 2022-09-08T05:37:54Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/work-money/a41094643/oprah-edward-enninful-interview/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fall wedding season is on the horizon, and while beautiful fall foliage is charming, chilly nuptials aren’t always as welcome. A drop in temperature calls for weather-appropriate attire, which means summer options are out. Of course, the day’s forecast is only one factor to consider when planning what to wear to an autumnal affair. Let's crack the dress code, shall we?
If the invite calls for smart-casual, don't be afraid to don fall wedding guest dresses with shorter hemlines and lighter fabrics, like jersey or airy chiffons. Floral minis and to-the-knee styles are perfectly suitable for afternoon occasions (say, for a 4 p.m. outdoor barn wedding), while midi and even slip dresses are appropriate for cocktail soirees. Bring the drama for evening black tie, which calls for formal gowns and mid- to floor-length numbers.
-
1
Best Floor-Length Dress
Marseille Embossed Maxi Dress
Baltic Born
Read More
-
2
Best Gown
Chrisley Jacquard Halter Dress
Fame and Partners
Read More
-
3
Best Velvet Dress
I Love You Amore Tiered Floral Velvet Gown
Lulus
Read More
-
4
Best Plus-Size Dress
Ellis Velvet Dress
Jenny Yoo
Read More
-
5
Best Sheath Dress
Carissima Sheath Dress
Byron Lars
Read More
-
6
Best Floral Print Dress
Alejandra Cowl Neck Midi Dress
Petal & Pup
Read More
-
7
Best Stretchy Dress
Belted Silky Stretch Dress
The Drop
Read More
-
8
Best Slip Dress
Bias Slip Dress
Anthropologie
Read More
-
9
Best Metallic Dress
Long Glitter Mesh Cold-Shoulder Dress
Alex Evenings
Read More
-
10
Most Versatile
Multiway Midi Dress
Truth & Fable
Read More
As far as colors go in the cooler months, trade the pastels for rich jewel tones and patterns grounded in dark hues (think animal prints and geometric shapes). You can also take a cue from peak foliage and try rust, burgundy, or gold for an October or November wedding. For textures, gravitate toward lace, velvet, jacquard, and satin, as this group feels the most festive. Then, punctuate the ensemble with party-ready shoes, a gorgeous lip, stay-put hair, festive nail polish, and voilà! You're on your way to being the best-dressed guest at any fall wedding.
If there’s nothing currently in your closet that fits the bill, we’ve got you covered. Whether your formal style is romantic or minimal, printed or solid, long or short sleeves, we've found the frock for you. Scroll through for our edit of the best fall wedding guest dresses for all ages and budgets, from affordable finds to splurges you can wear after the season.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
1
Best Floor-Length Dress
Baltic Born
Marseille Embossed Maxi Dress
2
Best Gown
Fame and Partners
Chrisley Jacquard Halter Dress
3
Best Velvet Dress
Lulus
I Love You Amore Tiered Floral Velvet Gown
4
Best Plus-Size Dress
Jenny Yoo
Ellis Velvet Dress
5
Best Sheath Dress
Byron Lars
Carissima Sheath Dress
6
Best Floral Print Dress
Petal & Pup
Alejandra Cowl Neck Midi Dress
7
Best Stretchy Dress
The Drop
Belted Silky Stretch Dress
8
Best Slip Dress
Anthropologie
Bias Slip Dress
9
Best Metallic Dress
Alex Evenings
Long Glitter Mesh Cold-Shoulder Dress
10
Most Versatile
Truth & Fable
Multiway Midi Dress
11
Best Boho-Style Dress
Free People
Feeling Groovy Maxi Dress
12
Reformation
Sigmund Dress
13
Best Off-the-Shoulder Dress
Ever-Pretty
Off-the-Shoulder Ruffle Dress
14
Best Sequined Dress
Adrianna Papell
Sequined Scoop-Back Gown
15
Ramy Brook
Foxy Ruched Mini Dress
16
Club L
Barcelona Dress
17
Most Classic
Ad Astra
Astrid Dress
18
Best Satin Slip Dress
AllSaints
Hadley Cowl Neck Satin Slipdress
19
Best Cutout Dress
& Other Stories
Fitted Cutout Midi Dress
20
Best Animal-Print Dress
ASTR the Label
Medine Animal Print Midi Dress
21
Best Bodycon Dress
Good American
Good Touch Turtleneck Midi
22
Best Pop of Color
Revolve
Mezcal Dress
23
Most Affordable
Cosonsen
Swing Mini Dress
24
Best on Amazon
WOOSEA
Women's High-Neck Split Dress
25
ASOS Design
Fallen-Shoulder Midi Dress with Balloon Sleeves
26
Best Floral Dress
Shoshanna
Mikala Floral Halter Dress
27
Best Faux-Leather Option
NBD
Darby Midi Dress
28
Best Feather Detail
LPA
Aurora Dress
29
Guapa
One-Shoulder Mini Dress
30
Best Lace Dress
Lark & Ro
Lace Off-the-Shoulder Sheath Dress
Paula Lee
As the Accessories Editor of O, The Oprah Magazine, I curate the selection of shoes, handbags and jewelry for the fashion pages.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below | https://www.oprahdaily.com/style/g28039025/fall-wedding-guest-dresses/ | 2022-09-08T05:38:04Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/style/g28039025/fall-wedding-guest-dresses/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Country
United States of America US Virgin Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands Canada Mexico, United Mexican States Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Cuba, Republic of Dominican Republic Haiti, Republic of Jamaica Afghanistan Albania, People's Socialist Republic of Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of American Samoa Andorra, Principality of Angola, Republic of Anguilla Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S) Antigua and Barbuda Argentina, Argentine Republic Armenia Aruba Australia, Commonwealth of Austria, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bangladesh, People's Republic of Barbados Belarus Belgium, Kingdom of Belize Benin, People's Republic of Bermuda Bhutan, Kingdom of Bolivia, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana, Republic of Bouvet Island (Bouvetoya) Brazil, Federative Republic of British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago) British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria, People's Republic of Burkina Faso Burundi, Republic of Cambodia, Kingdom of Cameroon, United Republic of Cape Verde, Republic of Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad, Republic of Chile, Republic of China, People's Republic of Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia, Republic of Comoros, Union of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, People's Republic of Cook Islands Costa Rica, Republic of Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Cyprus, Republic of Czech Republic Denmark, Kingdom of Djibouti, Republic of Dominica, Commonwealth of Ecuador, Republic of Egypt, Arab Republic of El Salvador, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faeroe Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands Finland, Republic of France, French Republic French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon, Gabonese Republic Gambia, Republic of the Georgia Germany Ghana, Republic of Gibraltar Greece, Hellenic Republic Greenland Grenada Guadaloupe Guam Guatemala, Republic of Guinea, Revolutionary
People's Rep'c of Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guyana, Republic of Heard and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras, Republic of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China Hrvatska (Croatia) Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic Iceland, Republic of India, Republic of Indonesia, Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq, Republic of Ireland Israel, State of Italy, Italian Republic Japan Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait, State of Kyrgyz Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon, Lebanese Republic Lesotho, Kingdom of Liberia, Republic of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein, Principality of Lithuania Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Macao, Special Administrative Region of China Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Malaysia Maldives, Republic of Mali, Republic of Malta, Republic of Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritius Mayotte Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco, Principality of Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic Montserrat Morocco, Kingdom of Mozambique, People's Republic of Myanmar Namibia Nauru, Republic of Nepal, Kingdom of Netherlands Antilles Netherlands, Kingdom of the New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua, Republic of Niger, Republic of the Nigeria, Federal Republic of Niue, Republic of Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway, Kingdom of Oman, Sultanate of Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Palau Palestinian Territory, Occupied Panama, Republic of Papua New Guinea Paraguay, Republic of Peru, Republic of Philippines, Republic of the Pitcairn Island Poland, Polish People's Republic Portugal, Portuguese Republic Puerto Rico Qatar, State of Reunion Romania, Socialist Republic of Russian Federation Rwanda, Rwandese Republic Samoa, Independent State of San Marino, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles, Republic of Sierra Leone, Republic of Singapore, Republic of Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia, Somali Republic South Africa, Republic of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Spain, Spanish State Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of St. Helena St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Pierre and Miquelon St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Suriname, Republic of Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Switzerland, Swiss Confederation Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Province of China Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand, Kingdom of Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of Togo, Togolese Republic Tokelau (Tokelau Islands) Tonga, Kingdom of Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Tunisia, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda, Republic of Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland Uruguay, Eastern Republic of Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia, Republic of Zimbabwe | https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/puna-man-charged-with-robbery-for-allegedly-stealing-atv/article_31d2376c-2f21-11ed-acf8-ef6f4d907fe0.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:08Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/puna-man-charged-with-robbery-for-allegedly-stealing-atv/article_31d2376c-2f21-11ed-acf8-ef6f4d907fe0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Former judge and prosecutor Randal Lee knows firsthand the responsibility of sound judgements to keep the community safe from those posing a danger to the public.
"Just like offenders have to be accountable, judges should be held accountable too," he said.
As crime surges on Oahu, many of those responsible for breaking the law remain on the streets even after they've been arrested and prosecuted.
And there's a growing perception that the weak link in efforts to curb lawlessness is the judiciary.
"The judiciary system needs to be overhauled. Bottom line is, they're letting the people down and letting all of these guys who have 50, 60 counts of the same thing let them out and then what happens?," said Sen. Kurt Fevella, who represents the Ewa Beach community. "They commit a higher and a more deadly crime by killing somebody or putting somebody injured in the hospital. That is unacceptable."
Lee says the lack of accountability is causing the public to lose faith in the justice system.
"A lot of times people feel that nothing's going to happen, nobody cares, the public safety is not as important," he said. "Because they see things, cases like this repeatedly happening. A crime occurs and nothing. There's no consequences."
The reason in his mind?
"Sometimes it's their own self preservation," Lee said. "They want to retain their positions and if they take the hard stance on some of these crime issues, they may not be retained by the Judicial Selection Commission."
And with judges having broad discretion on cases: "Sometimes this discretion doesn't necessarily mean they make the ethical, moral choices that the public expects."
Fevella, who's on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says the lenient courts are making it harder to fight crime.
"Right now our HPD hands are tied, our prosecuting hands are tied. And everybody in the community that don't know that HPD is doing their job and they're getting beat up by the community, it's not their fault," he said. "It's judges now days for whatever reason, deciding to put emotion or feelings instead of following the letter of the law."
A spokesman for the judiciary says Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald was unable to comment due to the code of judicial conduct.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society. | https://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-judges-under-fire-as-public-urges-courts-to-keep-criminals-behind-bars/article_5a77295a-2f28-11ed-8a54-73930d9ecc40.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:14Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-judges-under-fire-as-public-urges-courts-to-keep-criminals-behind-bars/article_5a77295a-2f28-11ed-8a54-73930d9ecc40.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Giving birth not only brings new life into this world, it can also save lives.
You may have heard about the Hawaii Blood Bank that takes blood donations which are used for surgeries or accident victims. But have you heard about the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank? It takes a little of what is left over after a birth, to make a life-changing difference for those suffering from debilitating and deadly diseases.
The cutting of the umbilical cord is an important part of the birth process.
Afterwards, as most of the attention is on that newborn baby, the umbilical cord still holds something important.
"The cells left over in a baby's umbilical cord, after it is born, is another source of blood forming stem cells and can be used in place of stem cells," said Dr. Randal Wada, the Medical Director of the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank.
Those cells can then be transplanted to treat leukemia and cancer patients.
Even just 3-4 ounces of cord blood can be enough for an adult patient, but that is only part of the reason cord blood is so special.
"With adult blood stem cells, the match has to be pretty spot on for the graft to take and so there won't be reaction afterwards. But with cord blood, maybe because it comes from newborns, it is more forgiving, there can be more mismatch and it will still give successful outcomes for transplants," stated Wada.
Unlike the adult bone marrow donors, where the stem cells are taken out after a match is made, cord stem cells are collected and then frozen until needed.
In 24 years, the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank has gathered 3,800 units, which have been used in almost 270 transplants. These donations are important because there is a shortage of ones with minorities, especially those who are mixed race.
"These units don't have to exactly match the patient, nor do they have to match each other for the transplant to be successful," said Wada.
There have even been nine of these double donations, where each unit came from different Hawaii families.
"We even have one where two of the units came from the same family, two siblings in fact," added Wada.
Michael and Kalei Moss decided to donate cord blood starting with their first daughter back in 2009. "We decided that since we couldn't do it privately, we would do it that way. Maybe if we needed it, it would help our children or someone else who needed it," said Kalei.
After their third daughter was born in 2015, they were contacted by the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank. "We got a call that our oldest and third child, both of their cord blood was a match to one donor," added Kalei.
A year after their youngest child Lia was born, her blood and that of older sister Izzy was transplanted into a man on the mainland suffering from leukemia.
And they learned their simple donation, made a huge difference.
"In the big picture of having a baby, and going through all of that, this is something easy. Where you are just saying 'yes, I want to donate'. Something that could potentially save someone's life," said Kalei.
"If you have the opportunity to donate, then donate. It is not going to hurt you, and it will be beneficial for someone else in the long run," added Michael.
"It is taking something that would be thrown away and collecting it, so it can give someone else a second chance at life. For me, it is a great way to celebrate the birth of your baby," added Wada.
The Hawaii Cord Blood Bank is not statewide, but they do have a network of volunteers at five Oahu birthing hospitals who take donations of that very important cord blood, which is then banked for those in need.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/how-hawaii-cord-blood-donations-can-change-lives/article_af08eefc-2f2f-11ed-b420-8fc03f4caaa2.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:20Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/how-hawaii-cord-blood-donations-can-change-lives/article_af08eefc-2f2f-11ed-b420-8fc03f4caaa2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU-HI (KITV-4) The Honolulu Police Department continues to turn to technology to help in fighting crime. The Automated License Plate Readers, 0r A-L-P-Rs are helping HPD find stolen cars.
HPD now has 21 A-L-P-R units that capture computer images of license plates. The machines compare plate numbers against those of stolen cars--or cars driven by people suspected of criminal activities. HPD says, A-L-P-R Systems are like having more eyes on the road to investigate and to help detect possible criminal activity.
Capt. Parker Bode, Honolulu Police Dept., "We all know we’re short staffed so we’re trying to utilize technology to be a force multiplier. And the more eyes we get on the road the better we can to protect the community. “ “Because the ALPR system can process license plates faster than a patrol officer. “
Will Espero, Former State Senator, “ I realize that some people that it might be too much big brother and government watching the people, but when you look at it from that these devices help us fight and find the criminals who are preying on society. :
In August, HPD Reports, the Automated License Plate Reader System detected 39 Stolen license plates, 30 Stolen vehicles and 3 wanted vehicles.
Capt. Parker Bode, Honolulu Police Dept., “If an officer is patrolling diligently and the camera detects and reads a license plate, that’s fair game. “ 5:31:31 “if he or she gets what we call a hit meaning the license plate that is read is on a hot list, the vehicle stolen, license plate stolen, etc, the officer will confirm with dispatch that the vehicle for example is stolen, or license plate is stolen then the officer can take enforcement action.”
The cost of each unit is about $18 thousand dollars, and the total cost of maintenance since the ALPR system started in 2013 at HPD, is estimated at 75 thousand dollars.
Captain Bode says HPD has submitted a Homeland Security grant for 20 more ALPR systems. The hope is that the Department of Defense will give the final approval in November.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to Cyip@kitv.com
Cynthia is an award-winning journalist who returned to Hawaii as an Anchor/Reporter/MMJ from Houston. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.A. and M.B.A. DM her on IG @CynthiaYipTV to share stories. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/hpd-uses-high-technology-to-catch-criminals/article_460dc16a-2f2b-11ed-b5a7-33b8b53d9fbc.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:26Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/hpd-uses-high-technology-to-catch-criminals/article_460dc16a-2f2b-11ed-b5a7-33b8b53d9fbc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Country
United States of America US Virgin Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands Canada Mexico, United Mexican States Bahamas, Commonwealth of the Cuba, Republic of Dominican Republic Haiti, Republic of Jamaica Afghanistan Albania, People's Socialist Republic of Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of American Samoa Andorra, Principality of Angola, Republic of Anguilla Antarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S) Antigua and Barbuda Argentina, Argentine Republic Armenia Aruba Australia, Commonwealth of Austria, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bangladesh, People's Republic of Barbados Belarus Belgium, Kingdom of Belize Benin, People's Republic of Bermuda Bhutan, Kingdom of Bolivia, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana, Republic of Bouvet Island (Bouvetoya) Brazil, Federative Republic of British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago) British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria, People's Republic of Burkina Faso Burundi, Republic of Cambodia, Kingdom of Cameroon, United Republic of Cape Verde, Republic of Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad, Republic of Chile, Republic of China, People's Republic of Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia, Republic of Comoros, Union of the Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, People's Republic of Cook Islands Costa Rica, Republic of Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Cyprus, Republic of Czech Republic Denmark, Kingdom of Djibouti, Republic of Dominica, Commonwealth of Ecuador, Republic of Egypt, Arab Republic of El Salvador, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faeroe Islands Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Fiji, Republic of the Fiji Islands Finland, Republic of France, French Republic French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon, Gabonese Republic Gambia, Republic of the Georgia Germany Ghana, Republic of Gibraltar Greece, Hellenic Republic Greenland Grenada Guadaloupe Guam Guatemala, Republic of Guinea, Revolutionary
People's Rep'c of Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guyana, Republic of Heard and McDonald Islands Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras, Republic of Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China Hrvatska (Croatia) Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic Iceland, Republic of India, Republic of Indonesia, Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq, Republic of Ireland Israel, State of Italy, Italian Republic Japan Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kenya, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait, State of Kyrgyz Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon, Lebanese Republic Lesotho, Kingdom of Liberia, Republic of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein, Principality of Lithuania Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Macao, Special Administrative Region of China Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Madagascar, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Malaysia Maldives, Republic of Mali, Republic of Malta, Republic of Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritius Mayotte Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco, Principality of Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic Montserrat Morocco, Kingdom of Mozambique, People's Republic of Myanmar Namibia Nauru, Republic of Nepal, Kingdom of Netherlands Antilles Netherlands, Kingdom of the New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua, Republic of Niger, Republic of the Nigeria, Federal Republic of Niue, Republic of Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway, Kingdom of Oman, Sultanate of Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Palau Palestinian Territory, Occupied Panama, Republic of Papua New Guinea Paraguay, Republic of Peru, Republic of Philippines, Republic of the Pitcairn Island Poland, Polish People's Republic Portugal, Portuguese Republic Puerto Rico Qatar, State of Reunion Romania, Socialist Republic of Russian Federation Rwanda, Rwandese Republic Samoa, Independent State of San Marino, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Democratic Republic of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro Seychelles, Republic of Sierra Leone, Republic of Singapore, Republic of Slovakia (Slovak Republic) Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia, Somali Republic South Africa, Republic of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Spain, Spanish State Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of St. Helena St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Pierre and Miquelon St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Suriname, Republic of Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Switzerland, Swiss Confederation Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Province of China Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand, Kingdom of Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of Togo, Togolese Republic Tokelau (Tokelau Islands) Tonga, Kingdom of Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Tunisia, Republic of Turkey, Republic of Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda, Republic of Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland Uruguay, Eastern Republic of Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Viet Nam, Socialist Republic of Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia, Republic of Zimbabwe | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/memphis-police-take-19-year-old-into-custody-in-connection-with-multiple-shootings-that-prompted/article_baf05946-49c9-5ee8-ad58-90ebfc42714e.html | 2022-09-08T05:40:33Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/national/memphis-police-take-19-year-old-into-custody-in-connection-with-multiple-shootings-that-prompted/article_baf05946-49c9-5ee8-ad58-90ebfc42714e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Following numerous storm sewage discharges along the Kent coast, eight pollution warnings remain in place across the county. In what has become a rather frequent and controversial occurrence, water from the county's sewage system was deposited into the sea after spells of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms.
In total, nine sites along the Kent coast were initially affected by discharges , but now pollution warnings are in place for just eight. These warnings have been issued by Surfers Against Sewage through their interactive online map thanks to information from Southern Water and their own monitoring of the sites.
Warnings are currently in place for Hythe Beach, Sandgate, Ramsgate Western Undercliff, Ramsgate Beach, Herne Bay, Herne Bay Central, Tankerton and West Beach, Whitstable. The warning that was in place for Leysdown has since been removed.
Read more: The hardest schools to get a place at in Kent
Southern water has noted that such released may be affecting water quality in these areas. With eight warnings still in place, some may be unaware of exactly what these release are and why they happen.
What are sewage releases?
Officially known as Combined Sewer Overflows, these discharges consist of both sewage water and rainwater, meaning they are likely to impact the water quality in the areas they are released in. Such discharges are carried out in order to reduce the risks of damage from flooding.
Here, excess water is deposited from the county’s sewage network into the sea when the risk of flooding is high. Southern Water has stated that these releases are heavily diluted, typically being 95 per cent water.
These releases have occurred this week due to the high amounts of rainfall that has occurred over the last few days . However, as the county is reeling from a particularly hot and dry summer, the earth has been too dry to effectively absorb rainwater .
As a result, a great volume of water worked its way into the county’s drain networks, rather than the ground. This could lead to floods, and one way to decrease the damage risk of flooding is to carry out Combined Sewer Overflows.
What Southern Water has said
A spokesperson for Southern Water said: “This week’s heavy rain has fallen onto parched ground that can’t absorb surface run-off, meaning that more rain than usual has overwhelmed our network. This led to some overflows – which are used to protect homes, schools, businesses and hospitals from flooding – spilling excess water into the sea.
"These discharges are permitted and regulated by the Environment Agency, and are heavily diluted, typically being 95 per cent rainwater. We are dedicated to significantly reducing storm overflows and are running innovative pilot schemes across the region to reduce the amount of rainfall entering our combined sewers by 2030.”
Get more news from KentLive straight to your inbox for free HERE .
Read next:
- 'We’re really struggling’ says pub boss as energy bills rocket to £100k a year
- The church with a wall of skulls and macabre secret
- Man driven at during road rage row in Canterbury
- Kent weather: When more thunderstorms will hit as 'insettled' period to continue
- The country's most popular children’s TV show - which originated in Canterbury | https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/eight-pollution-warnings-remain-place-7559180 | 2022-09-08T05:50:03Z | kentlive.news | control | https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/eight-pollution-warnings-remain-place-7559180 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Human drivers should not be responsible for accidents caused by autonomous vehicles
New UK legislation will put the blame where it should be – on the vehicles' manufacturers.
In August 2022, the UK government announced a £100m plan to speed up the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles. The plan also calls for new safety regulation, including a bold objective to hold car manufacturers accountable. This would mean that when a vehicle is self-driving, the person behind the wheel will not be responsible for any driving errors. This rule stands in contrast to the US, where courts have faulted human ‘backup drivers’ for robot-caused accidents. The UK has the right idea—as long as companies don’t weasel their way out.
Fully self-driving cars have been on the horizon for quite some time, but are taking much longer to hit the roads than promised. Despite pouring massive resources into research and development, car companies have struggled to account for the sheer amount of unexpected occurrences. Freakish weather is one thing for the vehicles to contend with, but in July 2021 there were news stories of a self-driving car mistaking the sunset for a traffic light and another one driving straight into a parked $2m aircraft. So far, the large rollout of automated vehicles the UK is hoping for has remained elusive.
Cars are being outfitted with increasingly advanced driver assistance features - like automated steering, accelerating, and braking. These assisted driving systems mean that, until we have reliable full automation, we’re going to be dealing with human-robot teams behind the wheel. It also means that when mistakes happen, we need to be particularly careful about who to hold responsible and why.
Robots and humans have different, often complimentary, skill sets. When it comes to driving, robots excel at predictable tasks and can react faster and more precisely than a human. People, on the other hand, are great at dealing with unexpected situations, like an erratic traffic cop or, as we saw in August, a horse-drawn carriage on the highway. The ideal – at least in theory – would be to combine the skill sets of humans and robots to create a better, safer driving experience. But in practice, creating an effective human-robot team in the driver’s seat is extremely challenging.
One of the cases I teach in class is a 2018 accident in Arizona, where a self-driving Uber struck a woman who was wheeling a bicycle across the road. The car’s automated system couldn’t decide whether she was a pedestrian, a bicycle, or a vehicle, and failed to correctly predict her path. The backup driver, who didn’t react in time to stop the car, was charged with negligent homicide. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board identified a number of reasons the hand-off of control from vehicle to driver didn’t work, but Uber was not held responsible.
More like this
A contributing factor may be what anthropologist Dr Madeleine Clare Elish of the Oxford Internet Institute calls the “moral crumple zone”. In class, I present the Uber case as a hypothetical. I include hints about human attention spans, and I don’t reveal what the driver was doing (watching Netflix on her phone). Even with the case skewed in the driver’s favour, about half of the students choose to fault her instead of the car company. According to Elish, this is because people tend to misattribute blame to the human in human-robot teams.
We need to resist this bias, because the research on automation complacency is clear: when a car is doing most of the driving, it’s too much to ask of the person in the driver’s seat to be vigilant. For this reason, the UK has the right idea. Letting the driver off the hook will also set strong incentives for companies to figure out safety in advance, instead of offsetting some of the cost to the public.
For example, Tesla UK explicitly states that the Tesla autopilot features “do not make the vehicle autonomous” and that “full self-driving capability [is] intended for use with a fully attentive driver, who has their hands on the wheel and is prepared to take over at any moment.”
If a disclaimer doesn’t shield them, another way car companies might skirt responsibility is by using systems that don’t meet the definition of ‘self-driving’. Which would mean going back to more hand-offs between car and driver – and more drivers blamed when something goes wrong.
With the UK investing so much capital in self-driving, we may ultimately see some new and improved technology, and a rollout of robot vehicles on predictable routes. Despite the fairly slow pace of development and deployment, it’s an exciting prospect.
A study carried out at Stanford Law school in 2013 found that, with traditional cars, more than 90 per cent of road accidents are due to human error, so one thing is clear: in the future, streets filled with autonomous drivers will be much safer. The only question is how we handle the long and winding road to get there.
Read more about artificial intelligence:
Authors
Dr Kate Darling is a Research Specialist at the MIT Media Lab and author of The New Breed. Her interest is in how technology intersects with society.
Sponsored Deals
Subscription offer
- Subscribe and get a £10 Amazon Gift Card!
- Save 30% on the shop price - paying just £22.99 every 6 issues by Direct Debit.
- Receive every issue delivered direct to your door with FREE UK delivery. | https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/human-drivers-should-not-be-responsible-accidents-caused-autonomous-vehicles/ | 2022-09-08T05:52:09Z | sciencefocus.com | control | https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/human-drivers-should-not-be-responsible-accidents-caused-autonomous-vehicles/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WILSON — The Wilson Star Search is back in Calvin E. Krueger Park after a two-year Covid pause. The next open stargazing event, with good telescopes and low light pollution, is scheduled for 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Calvin E. Krueger Park.
The star search is organized by local astronomer Steve Smith. He and fellow members of the Buffalo Astronomical Association have been getting together once a month in Wilson since May to study the night sky, and assist any interested novice who shows up at the park wanting to see it too.
At their August gathering, Wilson star searchers spotted the Perseid meteor shower.
“I love getting back to doing this,” said Smith. “I love making a show of this, and showing off the beauty of the night sky, and not just dry facts.”
On Saturday, there should be a few interesting sightings, particularly Jupiter and Saturn.
“The planets are in their own orbit,” said Smith. “A lot of people like to compare it with different seasons, but it doesn’t work that way because they’re on their own orbits and rotation patterns, so it’s different every year, and we never know what planets we’ll get to look at. But they’re always the showpiece.”
Several globular clusters, double stars and open clusters will be visible as well. Smith said the double star Alberio in particular will be visible, in the constellation Cygnus, as well as the open cluster NGC-457 in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Smith is bringing his own 12-inch reflecting telescope to the Saturday gathering, and other astronomers will bring their own telescopes as well. Attendees are encouraged to look at the different objects from the different equipment to see them in different ways.
“I tell people ‘Look at this object in mine, and now go look at the same object in this other scope, because it’s different and it won’t look the same.’ You get to look through thousands of dollars worth of different kinds of equipment here,” Smith said.
He also will have green laser pointers to help direct attention, but cautioned that it’s illegal to point them at aircraft.
Wilson is an ideal location for stargazing due to low light pollution, according to Smith.
“It’s fairly dark at Krueger Park at night. The village is nice enough to shut off some of their lights on their buildings to make it even darker,” he said. “It’s as good as a spot that you’re going to get in Western New York.”
Current weather projections say that the sky should be clear enough on Saturday, and there’s little risk of rain. Since Krueger Park is close to Lake Ontario, stargazers should dress for cooler temperatures, Smith advised. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/back-to-stargazing-in-the-clear-sky-over-wilson/article_880d134a-2eea-11ed-b67b-376259de8c07.html | 2022-09-08T05:55:10Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/back-to-stargazing-in-the-clear-sky-over-wilson/article_880d134a-2eea-11ed-b67b-376259de8c07.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Aaron Salter Jr., a retired 30-year veteran of the Buffalo police, died on May 14 when he confronted an armed white nationalist at Tops Supermarket where he was working as a security guard.
A hero to every life he saved that day, the business community on Main Street in Lockport got together in July to plan a fundraiser for Salter’s family. Melissa Junke of Lock 34, John Lang, aka Buffalo Elvis, Jerry Liermo of Gonzo’s and Mandy Eick of Niagara Hotel joined forces and the “Bills Elvis Tailgate Fundraiser for Aaron Salter Jr.” was born. It will take place 4 to 8 p.m. today.
Salter was remembered as a “nice guy” who would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need. One of his longtime co-workers was Clay Twitty who knew him since 1990 when they worked in the same department.
“He was always tinkering with things,” Twitty said. “If you needed something repaired, he could do that for you.”
Twitty also noted how creative Salter was, talked about his work on an engine that used water as fuel, but also how very family-oriented he was.
“Everyone who worked there was like a family,” Twitty said.
Junke gave a brief summary of what the tailgate would entail. While there will be thru-way traffic on north/south streets, Main Street will be blocked off from S. Transit to Locust Streets. Food and beer tents will be available and live music will be on each city block, including John Lang, or his alias “Bills Elvis.”
“If you know anything about our beloved “Bills Elvis” John Lang, you knew he loves two things,” read the event’s post on Facebook. “#1. A GREAT tailgate & #2. Giving back to the community.”
The post goes on to say that Salter was, “A devoted husband, father, friend and uncle” and he loved, “music, TV, home projects, fast cars, drones, inventing, traveling, bowling, sweet potato pie and especially his beloved BUFFALO BILLLS.”
Nathan Goldsmith said Salter was his best friend and that Salter, too, was always about giving back to the community.
The two had known each other as children at a Christian bible camp in Allegany, but came home to Buffalo where they lived less than two miles from each other.
After a stint in the Marines, Goldsmith came back and was convinced by Salter to join the police force, not only through his words, but his actions.
“It was more than job for Aaron,” Goldsmith said. “He always wanted to give back to the community. He went above and beyond.”
Serving as his partner in the force, Goldsmith said he and Salter talked about old memories and joked a lot. He noted he played cards with Salter just a few months before the tragedy took place.
“When I heard about it, I was upset, but I wasn’t surprised,” he said. “Because that was what Aaron always did. Above and beyond.”
Goldsmith wanted to let people know that Salter was a true hero and always had been.
“If he were still here today, I’d tell him I love him and how proud I am of his actions that day. I think everyone would agree his actions were heroic,” Goldsmith said and recited John 15:13.
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/lockport-hero-honored-with-tailgate/article_f9bc43a0-2efc-11ed-8b2e-6b588b74242a.html | 2022-09-08T05:55:16Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/lockport-hero-honored-with-tailgate/article_f9bc43a0-2efc-11ed-8b2e-6b588b74242a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The heavy downpours won't be going away anytime soon, with tropical storms set to sweep in from the Atlantic in the coming days. It comes as temperatures will likely begin to creep up towards the mid 20s next week, amid a humid spell in the south east.
Residents across the county can expect storms to rumble on in the next few days, although conditions should remain dry this weekend, with highs of around 22C. Low pressure will still be over the country, meaning there's a chance of more wet weather.
But some weather maps now indicate heavy rain will return following the impact of hurricanes Earl and Danielle. Mercury could even reach as high as 25C by mid-week.
READ MORE: Royal Navy shadows Russian warships as they sail past Kent coastline
Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern said: “Things have changed since the start of the month, for starters rain has arrived in many parts of the UK but also we’ve seen hurricanes form in the Atlantic," as the Mirror reports.
"It has been a remarkably quiet start to the Atlantic hurricane season but now it has turned busier. Hurricane Earl, hurricane Danielle as well - don’t worry these aren’t going to hit the UK as fully formed hurricanes but they will have some influence on the UK’s weather over the next week or so.”
This week the country has already been impacted by an extra-tropical cycle, with low pressure, and that has been bringing the showers. It is expected to be a washout for Thursday and also be very wet on Friday.
There will be more rain heading for the country next week, said Mr McGivern. "It does look like there will be some heavy rain as these fronts cross the country over next week because that rain is being fed by tropical moistures," he said.
"So there is a lot of warmth and humidity tied up in this system wrapped around Danielle and that means especially over western hills there could be some very soggy weather for Sunday and into the start of next week and elsewhere as it crosses the country.
"Also a breezy start to the week, but that breeze coming up from the south, because it is coming up from hurricane, or ex-hurricane Danielle, it is bringing in that tropical warmth so actually for the start of next week it could look quite warm, especially in the east if we get some brighter spells."
Outlook for south east
Today:
Some brighter spells to start the day, but occasional heavy showers continuing through the morning for parts of the south and developing more widely into the afternoon, thundery at times. Tending to become drier for many by the evening however. Maximum temperature 21C.
Tonight:
Largely dry overnight, with clear spells in places but the risk of the odd shower, mainly for coastal areas. Areas of low cloud likely, giving a murky start for some. Minimum temperature 13C.
Friday:
A dull start for many on Friday, but early low cloud clearing to give some brighter intervals as isolated showers become heavier and more widespread through the afternoon and evening. Maximum temperature 21C.
Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Largely cloudy Saturday with the risk of occasional showers. A brighter day Sunday, patchy cloud and the odd shower. Monday looking generally dry but becoming cloudy.
Read next:
- 'Naked Carpenter' walked into police station in see-through thong
- The church with a wall of skulls and macabre secret
- Calls to save water town after fire ripped through building
- Council refuses to reverse 'catastrophic' decision to axe routes
- Business owner helps black women going through cancer treatment feel more confident | https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/kent-weather-tropical-storms-way-7560066 | 2022-09-08T06:11:48Z | kentlive.news | control | https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/kent-weather-tropical-storms-way-7560066 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Having opened is doors right at the start of summer, Canterbury’s has a brand new steakhouse in the heart of the city. Herd. -with the full stop at the end - set up shop back in June and has a goal to provide a high quality dining experience that remains ‘accessible’.
From its home in the former Gourmet Burger Kitchen in St Peter’s Street, the restaurant uses the slogan of: “great steak. great wine. great cocktails. great times.” While countless home across the nation are currently contending with the difficulties of the cost of living crisis, this restaurant has sparked a fair amount of conversation due to its premium steaks selling for up to £69
First, there is the diamond grade Prussian Black steak which is the World Steak Challenge Winner for 2021. Three different cuts for this option can be ordered, £250g sirloin at £42, a £250g fillet at £44, and the ribeye at £60 for 250g.
Read more: Aldi shoppers loving ice cream snack that tastes 'unreal'
Perhaps the item on the menu that has gained the most amount of interest is the chocolate fed, Irish Wagyu ribeye at £69 for 250g. While chocolate is not often a word you see paired alongside steak, the unique ingredient has a vital role to play in creating a dish like no other.
You won’t be biting into a steak that tastes like Cadbury, but you will have a cut that has an immaculate balance of fat, rich flavour and tender texture, according to the restaurant. This technique of chocolate fed Wagyu originated in Australia, and has proven popular ever since. Of course, the premium steaks have been a big point of interest among customers, but director Adam Ready assured that Herd is dedicated to providing a high quality experience that does not 'price out' any potential customers.
'We are making sure that we are accessible to all visitors of Canterbury'
Discussing these pricier steaks Adam said: “We do have some premium stuff if people do want to push the boat out and enjoy something a bit more refined. They are really popular. People coming out of COVID they’ve been cooking at home, they’ve been researching, people like to know where their food’s coming from and the quality of it. We have got lots of options on the menu so we’re not pricing people out.
"We do have a pre-theatre and lunch menu where you can get two courses for £25 or three courses for £30 which is very popular. We’ve got steak on that menu, we’ve got fish on that menu as well so we are making sure that we are accessible to all visitors of Canterbury.”
‘We went straight into it, hit the ground running’
Adam explained how his visits to London inspired him to create a ‘destination dining experience’ of his own. He said: “Myself and my wife would tend to go to London to look for a high end steak experience where you can go for the night, have some amazing cocktails, some great food, have a bottle of wine afterwards and not feel you’re being rushed.
“So, we’re trying to create that in Canterbury, but it's accessible as well. We’re not your London prices.”
Adam continues on to discuss why he chose this Kent city in particular. He explains: “I’ve got a real soft spot for Canterbury. I went to college here, university, my first job was in Canterbury, me and friends used to come to use the Odeon and the shops in Canterbury on a weekend. When I was looking to go into my first restaurant, Canterbury was top of the list.”
Adam added: “We’ve had a really good summer, we went straight into it, hit the ground running on a Saturday night. We’ve had tourists passing through, people that are on staycations and we’ve met some real foodies that have heard about what we’re doing so they wanted to be the first through the door. It’s been nice to launch over the summer and get ready before that really busy autumn, winter period.”
With a new autumn menu in the works and plans for a Christmas menu too, Adam says he is ‘excited’ for the coming months. The full Herd menu can be found here.
Read next:
- 'Naked Carpenter' walked into police station in see-through thong
- The church with a wall of skulls and macabre secret
- Calls to save water tower after fire ripped through building
- Council refuses to reverse 'catastrophic' decision to axe routes
- Business owner helps black women going through cancer treatment feel more confident | https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/food-drink/new-canterbury-premium-steak-restaurant-7558534 | 2022-09-08T06:11:53Z | kentlive.news | control | https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/food-drink/new-canterbury-premium-steak-restaurant-7558534 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BS Report: September 7th – UGA: A Great Game One
The Dawgs came out swinging in their season opener against Oregon.
The Dawgs came out swinging in their season opener against Oregon. Hear why Bill Shanks is doubling down on his prediction that Georgia will repeat the national championship this year. | https://www.41nbc.com/bs-report-september-7th-uga-a-great-game-one/ | 2022-09-08T06:16:48Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/bs-report-september-7th-uga-a-great-game-one/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BS Report: September 7th – UGA: A Great Game One
The Dawgs came out swinging in their season opener against Oregon.
The Dawgs came out swinging in their season opener against Oregon. Hear why Bill Shanks is doubling down on his prediction that Georgia will repeat the national championship this year. | https://www.41nbc.com/bs-report-september-7th-uga-a-great-game-one/ | 2022-09-08T06:16:48Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/bs-report-september-7th-uga-a-great-game-one/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Concerts, groundbreaking and beer to honor Otis Redding this weekend
A series of events are planned to celebrate the legendary King of Soul
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Otis Redding Foundation is celebrating 81 years of soul singer Otis Redding with a weekend full of events in Macon.
Redding was raised in Macon. He went on to create hit songs “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”, “Respect” and “Try a Little Tenderness.” In 1967, he died in a plane crash at the age of 26.
Friday, September 9th marks Redding’s 81st birthday. A series of events are planned to celebrate the legendary King of Soul:
- Piedmont Brewery and Kitchen’s launch of the Otis Redding Birthday Beer (Mr. Pitiful’s Pilsner) will take place Thursday, September 8th at 5pm.
- The Groundbreaking for the new Otis Redding Center for the Arts will take place on Friday, September 9th at 11:00am at 436 Cotton Avenue.
- “An Evening of Respect” will also take place Friday, September 9th at 7:00pm at the Grand Opera House. The tribute concert stars Robert Glasper and includes performances by Mickey Guyton and Zach Wilson.
- “The Big ‘O’ Homecoming Show” will take place on Saturday, September 10th at 7:00pm at the Hargray Capitol Theatre in Macon. The show features performances by Kendra Morris, Monophonics and The War and Treaty.
All of the events will serve as fundraisers to benefit the future Otis Redding Center for The Arts in Macon. The center will be a 15,366 square foot space dedicated to musical education, including learning labs, collaborative spaces, practice rooms and a stage for performances by students ages 3 to 18 years old.
Click here for event ticket information. | https://www.41nbc.com/concerts-groundbreaking-and-beer-to-honor-otis-redding-this-weekend/ | 2022-09-08T06:16:54Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/concerts-groundbreaking-and-beer-to-honor-otis-redding-this-weekend/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Concerts, groundbreaking and beer to honor Otis Redding this weekend
A series of events are planned to celebrate the legendary King of Soul
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Otis Redding Foundation is celebrating 81 years of soul singer Otis Redding with a weekend full of events in Macon.
Redding was raised in Macon. He went on to create hit songs “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”, “Respect” and “Try a Little Tenderness.” In 1967, he died in a plane crash at the age of 26.
Friday, September 9th marks Redding’s 81st birthday. A series of events are planned to celebrate the legendary King of Soul:
- Piedmont Brewery and Kitchen’s launch of the Otis Redding Birthday Beer (Mr. Pitiful’s Pilsner) will take place Thursday, September 8th at 5pm.
- The Groundbreaking for the new Otis Redding Center for the Arts will take place on Friday, September 9th at 11:00am at 436 Cotton Avenue.
- “An Evening of Respect” will also take place Friday, September 9th at 7:00pm at the Grand Opera House. The tribute concert stars Robert Glasper and includes performances by Mickey Guyton and Zach Wilson.
- “The Big ‘O’ Homecoming Show” will take place on Saturday, September 10th at 7:00pm at the Hargray Capitol Theatre in Macon. The show features performances by Kendra Morris, Monophonics and The War and Treaty.
All of the events will serve as fundraisers to benefit the future Otis Redding Center for The Arts in Macon. The center will be a 15,366 square foot space dedicated to musical education, including learning labs, collaborative spaces, practice rooms and a stage for performances by students ages 3 to 18 years old.
Click here for event ticket information. | https://www.41nbc.com/concerts-groundbreaking-and-beer-to-honor-otis-redding-this-weekend/ | 2022-09-08T06:16:54Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/concerts-groundbreaking-and-beer-to-honor-otis-redding-this-weekend/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Macon family looking for justice 7 years after murder Woman in custody for August shooting of 3-year-old Macon-Bibb EMA gives preparation tips in case of flooding For other stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-137/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:00Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-137/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from September 7, 2022 September 7, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Macon family looking for justice 7 years after murder Woman in custody for August shooting of 3-year-old Macon-Bibb EMA gives preparation tips in case of flooding For other stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-137/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:00Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-137/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Macon-Bibb community mourning loss of beloved volunteer, community member Steven Fulbright
The Macon-Bibb community is mourning the loss of beloved volunteer and community member Steven Fulbright.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb community is mourning the loss of beloved volunteer and community member Steven Fulbright.
Fulbright passed away suddenly Tuesday due to health complications Those in the community who knew Fulbright, say he will be missed.
Fulbright was vice president of sales and services for Visit Macon and a member of several nonprofit organizations around Macon. One of those organizations was Historic Macon, where he served as board chair.
Executive Director Ethiel Garlington says he was always great to be around.
“Steven Fulbright was one of the pillars of our community,” Garlington said. “He was one of Macon’s biggest champions and a believer in the community and believer in downtown. He was always happy. He always had humor in everything, so even on a stressful flea market day when he’s checking out a bunch of people, he was always smiling, always happy to help people and an incredible ambassador, not just for Historic Macon, but for Macon as a community.”
Fulbright also helped with programs for the Grand Opera House. He would perform with Storytellers Macon telling stories about his love for the Hay House. Julia Rubens with Mercer University said he loved performing.
“He has always been here,” Rubens said. “He told a story up on our stage recently. He loved Broadway. He was a big show tunes fan and big karaoke fan, so just a really soulful, dedicated and caring person.”
The Grand Opera House is honoring Fulbright’s memory with a Broadway tradition of dimming the lights on its marque. Fulbright is the second person who’s been honored this way. The first was Little Richard.
“He was the kind of person always cheering others on,” Rubens said. “His last name, Fulbright, should show who he was. He was such a full bright for the city, and so we decided to put this message on the marquee to show that our lights have dimmed a little bit without Steven in them.”
On Friday, the Grand Opera House will be releasing a podcast featuring Steven’s story from the Macon Storytellers event. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-community-mourning-loss-of-beloved-volunteer-community-member-steven-fulbright/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:06Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-community-mourning-loss-of-beloved-volunteer-community-member-steven-fulbright/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon-Bibb community mourning loss of beloved volunteer, community member Steven Fulbright
The Macon-Bibb community is mourning the loss of beloved volunteer and community member Steven Fulbright.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb community is mourning the loss of beloved volunteer and community member Steven Fulbright.
Fulbright passed away suddenly Tuesday due to health complications Those in the community who knew Fulbright, say he will be missed.
Fulbright was vice president of sales and services for Visit Macon and a member of several nonprofit organizations around Macon. One of those organizations was Historic Macon, where he served as board chair.
Executive Director Ethiel Garlington says he was always great to be around.
“Steven Fulbright was one of the pillars of our community,” Garlington said. “He was one of Macon’s biggest champions and a believer in the community and believer in downtown. He was always happy. He always had humor in everything, so even on a stressful flea market day when he’s checking out a bunch of people, he was always smiling, always happy to help people and an incredible ambassador, not just for Historic Macon, but for Macon as a community.”
Fulbright also helped with programs for the Grand Opera House. He would perform with Storytellers Macon telling stories about his love for the Hay House. Julia Rubens with Mercer University said he loved performing.
“He has always been here,” Rubens said. “He told a story up on our stage recently. He loved Broadway. He was a big show tunes fan and big karaoke fan, so just a really soulful, dedicated and caring person.”
The Grand Opera House is honoring Fulbright’s memory with a Broadway tradition of dimming the lights on its marque. Fulbright is the second person who’s been honored this way. The first was Little Richard.
“He was the kind of person always cheering others on,” Rubens said. “His last name, Fulbright, should show who he was. He was such a full bright for the city, and so we decided to put this message on the marquee to show that our lights have dimmed a little bit without Steven in them.”
On Friday, the Grand Opera House will be releasing a podcast featuring Steven’s story from the Macon Storytellers event. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-community-mourning-loss-of-beloved-volunteer-community-member-steven-fulbright/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:06Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-community-mourning-loss-of-beloved-volunteer-community-member-steven-fulbright/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon-Bibb EMA gives preparation tips in case of flooding
With heavy rain chances later this week, Macon-Bibb County Emergency Services says now is the time to prepare for a flooding emergency.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With heavy rain chances later this week, Macon-Bibb County Emergency Services says now is the time to prepare for a flooding emergency.
Just this past weekend, parts of Macon-Bibb County experienced high levels of flash flooding.
According to Macon-Bibb EMA Director Spencer Hawkins, flooding can happen if drains are blocked by debris or tree branches.
He says it’s important to have someone clear drains before a storm hits.
Flooding can also happen in areas with lots of concrete or asphalt.
“You want to stay safe,” Hawkins said. “If you do need to travel during severe weather, or bad weather in general, plan extra time so that if you do encounter some of those flood waters, you have enough time to drive around and find an alternate route.”
It’s also important to make sure you have insurance to cover flood damages.
Hawkins says if you have a basement, be sure to raise all items to avoid any damage to your items.
Macon-Bibb EMA is hosting its first Emergency Preparedness Fair on September 17. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-ema-gives-preparation-tips-in-case-of-flooding/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:13Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-ema-gives-preparation-tips-in-case-of-flooding/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon-Bibb EMA gives preparation tips in case of flooding
With heavy rain chances later this week, Macon-Bibb County Emergency Services says now is the time to prepare for a flooding emergency.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — With heavy rain chances later this week, Macon-Bibb County Emergency Services says now is the time to prepare for a flooding emergency.
Just this past weekend, parts of Macon-Bibb County experienced high levels of flash flooding.
According to Macon-Bibb EMA Director Spencer Hawkins, flooding can happen if drains are blocked by debris or tree branches.
He says it’s important to have someone clear drains before a storm hits.
Flooding can also happen in areas with lots of concrete or asphalt.
“You want to stay safe,” Hawkins said. “If you do need to travel during severe weather, or bad weather in general, plan extra time so that if you do encounter some of those flood waters, you have enough time to drive around and find an alternate route.”
It’s also important to make sure you have insurance to cover flood damages.
Hawkins says if you have a basement, be sure to raise all items to avoid any damage to your items.
Macon-Bibb EMA is hosting its first Emergency Preparedness Fair on September 17. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-ema-gives-preparation-tips-in-case-of-flooding/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:13Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-bibb-ema-gives-preparation-tips-in-case-of-flooding/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon family looking for justice 7 years after murder
A Macon family says they're still waiting for justice for a loved one following his murder seven years ago.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon family says they’re still waiting for justice for a loved one following his murder seven years ago.
We reported in 2015 that 53-year old Ricky Smith was shot and killed by Donna Jackson on Macon Avenue. At the time of the incident, Jackson claimed self-defense but was later charged in connection with Smith’s death.
When looking at the photos of Ricky, his daughter Chiquita Smith says it continues to hurt.
“It was heartbreaking,” she said. “And then to just witness my dad lifeless like that, somebody that’s so full of life, joyful, helpful, there was nothing that I could do.”
As the years go by, Ricky’s sister Gloria Smith says her frustration continues to increase.
“It shouldn’t take seven years for anybody,” she said. “And waiting seven years and nobody calling you and saying, ‘Hey, we haven’t forgotten about you, we got you.’ We never got a call. That’s sad.'”
We reached out to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office to see where the case stands and why justice hasn’t been served after seven years.
According to a statement from the DA’s office, Jackson filed for incompetency, and the office will now hold a competency trial that’s tentatively scheduled for October 4.
Gloria says she’s hopeful this will finally get them the trial Ricky deserves.
“Of course he’s my brother, and I’m going to always be my brother’s keeper, so it doesn’t stop here,” she said.
As they continue to fight for justice, they host a balloon release in his memory each year. Every get together is also a time to celebrate the man Ricky was.
“I refuse to let my daddy’s case just be silent,” Chiquita said. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-family-looking-for-justice-7-years-after-murder/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:19Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-family-looking-for-justice-7-years-after-murder/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon family looking for justice 7 years after murder
A Macon family says they're still waiting for justice for a loved one following his murder seven years ago.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Macon family says they’re still waiting for justice for a loved one following his murder seven years ago.
We reported in 2015 that 53-year old Ricky Smith was shot and killed by Donna Jackson on Macon Avenue. At the time of the incident, Jackson claimed self-defense but was later charged in connection with Smith’s death.
When looking at the photos of Ricky, his daughter Chiquita Smith says it continues to hurt.
“It was heartbreaking,” she said. “And then to just witness my dad lifeless like that, somebody that’s so full of life, joyful, helpful, there was nothing that I could do.”
As the years go by, Ricky’s sister Gloria Smith says her frustration continues to increase.
“It shouldn’t take seven years for anybody,” she said. “And waiting seven years and nobody calling you and saying, ‘Hey, we haven’t forgotten about you, we got you.’ We never got a call. That’s sad.'”
We reached out to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office to see where the case stands and why justice hasn’t been served after seven years.
According to a statement from the DA’s office, Jackson filed for incompetency, and the office will now hold a competency trial that’s tentatively scheduled for October 4.
Gloria says she’s hopeful this will finally get them the trial Ricky deserves.
“Of course he’s my brother, and I’m going to always be my brother’s keeper, so it doesn’t stop here,” she said.
As they continue to fight for justice, they host a balloon release in his memory each year. Every get together is also a time to celebrate the man Ricky was.
“I refuse to let my daddy’s case just be silent,” Chiquita said. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-family-looking-for-justice-7-years-after-murder/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:19Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-family-looking-for-justice-7-years-after-murder/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
MGRL celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month
The Middle Georgia Regional Library is celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Middle Georgia Regional Library is celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month.
According to Director of Libraries for the Middle Georgia Regional Library, Jennifer Lautzenheiser, only 42% of people across the system’s seven-county area have a library card.
Lautzenheiser wants everyone to realize the library card gives people access to more than just books.
“We have makerspaces, 3D printers, those types of things especially young people are starting to really explore technology as problem solvers,” she said. “We also have check out a librarian and technology classes in many of libraries that help people overcome barriers.”
To sign up for your library card, you need your state ID.
If your residential address differs from the one on your ID, you’ll need a bill with the correct address on it. | https://www.41nbc.com/mgrl-celebrating-national-library-card-sign-up-month/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:25Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mgrl-celebrating-national-library-card-sign-up-month/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MGRL celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month
The Middle Georgia Regional Library is celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Middle Georgia Regional Library is celebrating National Library Card Sign-Up Month.
According to Director of Libraries for the Middle Georgia Regional Library, Jennifer Lautzenheiser, only 42% of people across the system’s seven-county area have a library card.
Lautzenheiser wants everyone to realize the library card gives people access to more than just books.
“We have makerspaces, 3D printers, those types of things especially young people are starting to really explore technology as problem solvers,” she said. “We also have check out a librarian and technology classes in many of libraries that help people overcome barriers.”
To sign up for your library card, you need your state ID.
If your residential address differs from the one on your ID, you’ll need a bill with the correct address on it. | https://www.41nbc.com/mgrl-celebrating-national-library-card-sign-up-month/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:25Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mgrl-celebrating-national-library-card-sign-up-month/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mom to Mom: Back to school corn dogs
(41NBC/WMGT) — As school gets closer to getting back in session it’s time to think about what you’re going to put in your kids’ lunches. And if they love corn dogs, they’re really going to love this. It’s a mini corn dog, which is a miniature size of the actual corn dog without the skewer.
What we’re going to do today is we’re going to need some buttermilk corn mix. Basically, you just follow the instructions on the box. Then you’re going to need a mini muffin pan and then you just throw them in there and we’ll throw them in the oven.
Once you have your mixture made up, you want to spray your pan with some non-stick spray. That’s very important else they’re going to be hard to get out and mess them all up. Then you’re going to take your mixture and put it in first. Once you have all your mixture in, that’s when you can put the hot dogs in and go ahead and cut them up. How many you use depends on the pan but however you would like ultimately. Stick them right into your mixture. Then you’re going to throw it into the oven at 345 for about 20 minutes or so, just keep an eye on it. Once they’re done, you pull them out, let them cool. And then they just pop right into your kids’ lunch.
You can do it every day, or you can throw them in the freezer and save them for a future time, but regardless, your kids are going to love these. | https://www.41nbc.com/mom-to-mom-back-to-school-corn-dogs/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:28Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mom-to-mom-back-to-school-corn-dogs/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Mom to Mom: Back to school corn dogs
(41NBC/WMGT) — As school gets closer to getting back in session it’s time to think about what you’re going to put in your kids’ lunches. And if they love corn dogs, they’re really going to love this. It’s a mini corn dog, which is a miniature size of the actual corn dog without the skewer.
What we’re going to do today is we’re going to need some buttermilk corn mix. Basically, you just follow the instructions on the box. Then you’re going to need a mini muffin pan and then you just throw them in there and we’ll throw them in the oven.
Once you have your mixture made up, you want to spray your pan with some non-stick spray. That’s very important else they’re going to be hard to get out and mess them all up. Then you’re going to take your mixture and put it in first. Once you have all your mixture in, that’s when you can put the hot dogs in and go ahead and cut them up. How many you use depends on the pan but however you would like ultimately. Stick them right into your mixture. Then you’re going to throw it into the oven at 345 for about 20 minutes or so, just keep an eye on it. Once they’re done, you pull them out, let them cool. And then they just pop right into your kids’ lunch.
You can do it every day, or you can throw them in the freezer and save them for a future time, but regardless, your kids are going to love these. | https://www.41nbc.com/mom-to-mom-back-to-school-corn-dogs/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:28Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mom-to-mom-back-to-school-corn-dogs/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
More sun expected Wednesday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A mix of sun and clouds will continue to populate the Middle Georgia sky on Wednesday.
Today
A layer of cloud cover moved into Middle Georgia this morning following a relatively clear night. Those early clouds made for some spectacular sunrises this morning, but now they are giving the later morning hours a gloomier vibe. We will see them break a bit later this afternoon as high temperatures reach the upper 80s and lower 90s around the region. Heat indices will range from the lower 90s into the upper 90s.
Storm chances for today are rather slim, similar to yesterday. One or two stray storms somewhere in the region is likely, however we shouldn’t see anything more than that. Our ambient winds will mainly blow in from the northwest at about 5 mph, but a stray storm could have stronger gusts.
We could see a few more showers develop in the northern part of the region during the early overnight hours, however they won’t last long past midnight. Partly cloudy skies will hang around through the overnight hours as lows drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Ambient winds will blow out of the north-northwest at about 5 mph.
Tomorrow
A sunny start should greet Middle Georgians Thursday morning, and partly cloudy conditions carrying over from the night should make for some pretty sunrises. The sunny conditions will not last long, however, as cloud cover will begin to thicken leading up to lunchtime. This will keep high temperatures cooler around the region as they only reach the mid 80s. Ambient winds will feed out of the east-northeast at about 5 mph.
Unlike Wednesday, however, clearing of clouds is unlikely in the afternoon. The cold front coming in will become stationary, keeping cloud cover overhead and elevating rain chances. A number of scattered storms are likely to develop around the region beginning during the late lunchtime hours. These will bring about .25″-.75″ to most locations that see them, however locally heavier amounts will be possible. Storms may also bring some strong wind gusts. They will likely last throughout much of the afternoon and evening before slowing heading into the overnight hours.
The rain, however, will not stop overnight. More showers are likely to persist here and there around Middle Georgia. Some spots may wake up to light to moderate rainfall to begin Friday morning. Lows will be a bit warmer as a result of added cloud cover and humidity overnight and should remain above the 70 degree mark across the board. Rain totals heading into Friday morning will likely be more than an inch in most locations.
Soppy End to the Week
A low pressure system developing in the Gulf of Mexico will begin to push north on Friday. While it isn’t a powerful system (tropical depression, storm, etc), it will bring with it plenty of moisture. The rain coming in on Friday will be widespread and moderate to heavy throughout much of the day. There likely will not be a whole lot of wind, however, or much thunder and lightning. This will still make for hazardous conditions on roadways, and flash flooding will be a concern for low lying areas or areas that see extended periods of heavy rain.
The rain will likely continue into Friday night before slowing a bit Saturday morning, however more rounds of storms are likely Saturday afternoon and evening that will bring even more rain to an already saturated region. Rain totals by midnight Friday will likely be over an inch in most Middle Georgia locations with several spots over 1.5″.
Tropics
Both active hurricanes (Earl and Danielle) pose no threat to the United States. Invest 95-L has formed over the east Atlantic, however, and is continuing to slowly organize. It has a 50% chance to become a tropical depression within 48 hours and a 60% chance in 5 days.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m). | https://www.41nbc.com/more-sun-expected-wednesday-afternoon/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:34Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/more-sun-expected-wednesday-afternoon/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
More sun expected Wednesday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A mix of sun and clouds will continue to populate the Middle Georgia sky on Wednesday.
Today
A layer of cloud cover moved into Middle Georgia this morning following a relatively clear night. Those early clouds made for some spectacular sunrises this morning, but now they are giving the later morning hours a gloomier vibe. We will see them break a bit later this afternoon as high temperatures reach the upper 80s and lower 90s around the region. Heat indices will range from the lower 90s into the upper 90s.
Storm chances for today are rather slim, similar to yesterday. One or two stray storms somewhere in the region is likely, however we shouldn’t see anything more than that. Our ambient winds will mainly blow in from the northwest at about 5 mph, but a stray storm could have stronger gusts.
We could see a few more showers develop in the northern part of the region during the early overnight hours, however they won’t last long past midnight. Partly cloudy skies will hang around through the overnight hours as lows drop into the upper 60s and lower 70s. Ambient winds will blow out of the north-northwest at about 5 mph.
Tomorrow
A sunny start should greet Middle Georgians Thursday morning, and partly cloudy conditions carrying over from the night should make for some pretty sunrises. The sunny conditions will not last long, however, as cloud cover will begin to thicken leading up to lunchtime. This will keep high temperatures cooler around the region as they only reach the mid 80s. Ambient winds will feed out of the east-northeast at about 5 mph.
Unlike Wednesday, however, clearing of clouds is unlikely in the afternoon. The cold front coming in will become stationary, keeping cloud cover overhead and elevating rain chances. A number of scattered storms are likely to develop around the region beginning during the late lunchtime hours. These will bring about .25″-.75″ to most locations that see them, however locally heavier amounts will be possible. Storms may also bring some strong wind gusts. They will likely last throughout much of the afternoon and evening before slowing heading into the overnight hours.
The rain, however, will not stop overnight. More showers are likely to persist here and there around Middle Georgia. Some spots may wake up to light to moderate rainfall to begin Friday morning. Lows will be a bit warmer as a result of added cloud cover and humidity overnight and should remain above the 70 degree mark across the board. Rain totals heading into Friday morning will likely be more than an inch in most locations.
Soppy End to the Week
A low pressure system developing in the Gulf of Mexico will begin to push north on Friday. While it isn’t a powerful system (tropical depression, storm, etc), it will bring with it plenty of moisture. The rain coming in on Friday will be widespread and moderate to heavy throughout much of the day. There likely will not be a whole lot of wind, however, or much thunder and lightning. This will still make for hazardous conditions on roadways, and flash flooding will be a concern for low lying areas or areas that see extended periods of heavy rain.
The rain will likely continue into Friday night before slowing a bit Saturday morning, however more rounds of storms are likely Saturday afternoon and evening that will bring even more rain to an already saturated region. Rain totals by midnight Friday will likely be over an inch in most Middle Georgia locations with several spots over 1.5″.
Tropics
Both active hurricanes (Earl and Danielle) pose no threat to the United States. Invest 95-L has formed over the east Atlantic, however, and is continuing to slowly organize. It has a 50% chance to become a tropical depression within 48 hours and a 60% chance in 5 days.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m). | https://www.41nbc.com/more-sun-expected-wednesday-afternoon/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:34Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/more-sun-expected-wednesday-afternoon/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Morning Business Report: Apple holding launch event later today
Apple is holding a launch event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California today. The company is expected to announce new iPhone models as it has every September since 2012.
Cybersecurity people say if you are accidently sent money on Venmo don’t refund it and tell the sender to work it out with Venmo.
McDonald’s adds a new cheese Danish to fall menu starting next week. | https://www.41nbc.com/morning-business-report-apple-holding-launch-event-later-today/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:40Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/morning-business-report-apple-holding-launch-event-later-today/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Morning Business Report: Apple holding launch event later today
Apple is holding a launch event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California today. The company is expected to announce new iPhone models as it has every September since 2012.
Cybersecurity people say if you are accidently sent money on Venmo don’t refund it and tell the sender to work it out with Venmo.
McDonald’s adds a new cheese Danish to fall menu starting next week. | https://www.41nbc.com/morning-business-report-apple-holding-launch-event-later-today/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:40Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/morning-business-report-apple-holding-launch-event-later-today/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Rain returns Thursday afternoon
Heavy rain and storms are back in the forecast for the rest of the week. We are forecasting 2-3" of rain through next Tuesday.
Most of Middle Georgia has stayed dry today, but widespread rain and storms are back in the forecast tomorrow.
Showers and storms will be possible after noon.
With the rain and clouds tomorrow our highs will be limited to the mid 80s.
Heavy rain will be possible with any storms that pop up, not only tomorrow, but through the weekend.
Friday will be similar with rain chances all day and highs in the upper 70s.
Heavy rain will continue well into the weekend with off and on storms likely during the day Saturday and Sunday.
Localized flooding will be possible, especially in places that have recently seen heavy rain.
Rain and storms will be pushing out of the area, likely, by next Wednesday.
A cold front will push through the area sometime early during the week, finally bringing in some dry air.
For the next week we will see cooler than normal high temperatures, mostly due to rain and storms.
Sunshine will start slowly returning by next week, with dry weather forecast by Wednesday. | https://www.41nbc.com/rain-returns-thursday-afternoon/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:47Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/rain-returns-thursday-afternoon/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Rain returns Thursday afternoon
Heavy rain and storms are back in the forecast for the rest of the week. We are forecasting 2-3" of rain through next Tuesday.
Most of Middle Georgia has stayed dry today, but widespread rain and storms are back in the forecast tomorrow.
Showers and storms will be possible after noon.
With the rain and clouds tomorrow our highs will be limited to the mid 80s.
Heavy rain will be possible with any storms that pop up, not only tomorrow, but through the weekend.
Friday will be similar with rain chances all day and highs in the upper 70s.
Heavy rain will continue well into the weekend with off and on storms likely during the day Saturday and Sunday.
Localized flooding will be possible, especially in places that have recently seen heavy rain.
Rain and storms will be pushing out of the area, likely, by next Wednesday.
A cold front will push through the area sometime early during the week, finally bringing in some dry air.
For the next week we will see cooler than normal high temperatures, mostly due to rain and storms.
Sunshine will start slowly returning by next week, with dry weather forecast by Wednesday. | https://www.41nbc.com/rain-returns-thursday-afternoon/ | 2022-09-08T06:17:47Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/rain-returns-thursday-afternoon/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
AOG goes green with goats who eat the greenery
Herd clears an acre in about four days
To help Arkansas Oklahoma Gas build a sustainable energy future, AOG has gone to the goats.
AOG has partnered with Goats on the Go out of Fort Smith to clear weeds and brush from areas in AOG's service area by using the goats with targeted grazing, which helps control problem vegetation without erosion, chemical, or burning fossil fuels that power mechanical devices.
Andrew Goldsmith, who operates Goats on the Go, brings in about 20 to 40 goats, depending upon the size of the area that needs to be cleared. Solar-powered electric fencing keeps the goats contained. Goldsmith checks on the goats daily to ensure they have plenty of drinking water and whatever else the goats may need as they eat away at the problem vegetation.
"AOG used us as a trial basis back in May, and they loved it," Goldsmith said. "They told us that this is exactly what they wanted, and it's been a great partnership so far. When I go out and talk to the neighbors where the goats will be for a few days, the neighbors just love them and want me to bring them back every month."
About 40 goats will clear an acre in three to four days.
“AOG is committed to conserving natural resources, helping to solve environmental challenges, and our impact on the environment through energy efficiency, pollution reduction, and forward-thinking innovation,” said Tony Parker, Director of Operations at AOG. “Our partnership with Goats on the Go - Fort Smith is just one way we are making good on our promises.”
More newsKorean War Legacy Foundation invites history teachers to implement new curriculum | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/local/2022/09/08/aog-will-use-goats-for-targeted-grazing-to-clear-acres/65663642007/ | 2022-09-08T06:20:11Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/local/2022/09/08/aog-will-use-goats-for-targeted-grazing-to-clear-acres/65663642007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
How Trey Knox 'stuffing his face' could get Arkansas football back to tight end glory days
FAYETTEVILLE — As Trey Knox came off the field after his second touchdown of the day against Cincinnati, Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman had a question for him: Was the senior glad he'd made the switch from wide receiver to tight end?
"I told him, 'Heck yes,' " Knox said after the game. "I might not have said 'heck.' "
Knox moved from wideout to tight end in Arkansas' second game of the 2021 season. One year and about 30 pounds of weight gain later, Knox is the starting tight end. He led the No. 17 Razorbacks (1-0) with 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns on six catches in the 31-24 win over the Bearcats. Against South Carolina (1-0) on Saturday (11 a.m. CT, ESPN), he'll look to match his impressive start.
Arkansas has a recent history of exceptional receiving tight ends, but in the last few seasons, highly touted prospects at the position haven't panned out as expected. The Razorbacks hope Knox can restore the tight end glory days of the early to mid-2010s and have a shot at an NFL career.
NATIONAL RANKINGS:Where Arkansas football ranks in latest polls after win over Cincinnati
MORE:Arkansas football's secondary needs improvement with Spencer Rattler, South Carolina next
Recent excellence at tight end
The 2008 season kicked off almost a decade of consistent success for Arkansas tight ends. D.J. Williams was a sophomore and posted 723 receiving yards, which remains the most in a single season by a tight end in program history.
After two more strong seasons, Williams was selected in the fifth round in the 2011 NFL Draft. Not missing a beat, receiver-turned-tight end Chris Gragg finished with 518 yards and two scores as a junior in 2012. He was selected in the 2013 draft. A Razorback tight end was then selected in the draft each year from 2015-17: first AJ Derby, then Hunter Henry, and finally Jeremy Sprinkle.
Arkansas expected that success to continue after Sprinkle with some highly anticipated tight end prospects in subsequent recruiting classes. But after those didn't go as well as the Razorbacks hoped, Pittman turned to his wide receiver room and found Knox.
'The best thing that happened for Trey'
Dwayne Beasley suspected Knox might move to tight end. As owner of Beasley Elite Sports Training, Beasley has worked with athletes such as Major League Baseball pitcher Sonny Gray and others from the Murfreesboro area. He had worked with Knox since middle school. Beasley saw in Knox a happy kid with good grades and the potential to be great.
When Knox came home for spring break after his freshman season at Arkansas, Beasley saw a young man who had physically transformed. The collegiate conditioning and nutrition programs had made Knox bigger and stronger.
"I was just like, 'Dude, you gain all this weight, you may end up being a tight end,' " Beasley said. "Trey was like, 'I'm not going to be a tight end.' "
The more Beasley thought about it, the more sense it made. Knox had always been "a hell of a blocker," and athletic, pass-catching tight ends were in fashion in the NFL.
Knox was moved to tight end after the Razorbacks' first game against Rice last season. He played behind starter Blake Kern and had 141 receiving yards with 20 receptions and a TD in 12 games.
Making the position switch during the season was a challenge. Knox had always been big as a receiver, but at 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds, he was slight for a tight end. Now, in his senior season, Knox has had months of work with tight ends coach Dowell Loggains. He's bulked up to 245 pounds by packing on muscle the weight room and food in the kitchen. Knox said he was "stuffing his face," drinking chocolate milk before bed and consuming plenty of steak and potatoes.
But moving from receiver to tight end is about more than weight. Knox has had to adapt his footwork and learn how to block much bigger defensive ends and linebackers.
"It's a mindset, and that's where the mental toughness comes in," Loggains said in August. "Not everybody can make this transition, but Trey is a mentally tough kid."
Knox considered transferring after that freshman season. The Razorbacks were going through a coaching change, and Beasley saw Knox was frustrated. But after he spoke with Pittman, he decided to stay. Now, he could be the tight end Arkansas has been searching for for years. And with two four-star tight ends leading Arkansas' 2023 recruiting class, Knox could be the first in a new line of Razorback greats at the position.
"He talked to Pittman, and he told (Knox) what he had in store for him," Beasley said. "He embraced that, and you see now he's first in Pittman's offense. I think Pittman coming in was the best thing that happened for Trey."
Christina Long covers the Arkansas Razorbacks for the Southwest Times Record and USA Today Network. You can follow her on Twitter @christinalong00 or email her at clong@swtimes.com. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/09/08/trey-knox-arkansas-razorbacks-football-tight-end-receiver-sam-pittman/65470938007/ | 2022-09-08T06:20:17Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/09/08/trey-knox-arkansas-razorbacks-football-tight-end-receiver-sam-pittman/65470938007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The Ninth Circuit has sent a lawsuit challenging California’s regulation of types of firearms that can be sold to young adults back to the lower court for review in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent bolstering of gun rights.
In a 4-page order Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit panel vacated its opinion reversing a lower court judge’s refusal to preliminarily block a California law barring young adults from buying semiautomatic rifles, which it also vacated.
The panel remanded the case in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, which upheld the right to bear arms as protected under the U.S. Constitution.
This past May, the panel had split on the issue of whether California’s prohibition on semiautomatic rifle sales to young people unduly burdens the Second Amendment, based on U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz’s ruling.
U.S. Circuit Judges Ryan Nelson and Kenneth Lee, both Donald Trump appointees, had ruled Lorenz should have blocked California’s ban on the sale of semiautomatic rifles to those between the ages of 18 and 21 except for some law enforcement officers and active-duty members of the military.
Nelson and Lee found Lorenz should have applied the most rigorous level of constitutional scrutiny. Nelson said the semiautomatic rifle rule’s slight exceptions amount to a blanket ban for most young people, finding it is unfair for young adults to have to be police or military officers to obtain certain firearms.
Nelson found the law unfairly lumps all young people together, and relied on statistics that show they are disproportionately more likely to commit violent crimes, especially gun crimes. His opinion touted colonial militias and English law and custom in determining the extent of the Second Amendment’s reach, as at the time of the Second Amendment’s ratification Congress had passed the Militia Act of 1792 mandating militia duty and firearm possession for young adults.
But the panel also found California’s separate ban on the sale of long guns to anyone under 21 without a hunting license was a reasonable fit for public safety purposes.
Dissent came from U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein, a Bill Clinton appointee, who said neither of the laws are categorical bans and both are consistent with the custom of restricting certain groups from accessing firearms for public safety reasons.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs and California Attorney General Rob Bonta did not respond to requests for comment by press time.
Gregory Magarian, a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, said in an interview that he thinks the Ninth Circuit may have made this turnaround decision because the new Supreme Court ruling offered "a chance to wipe the slate clean.”
“Now the district judge will be compelled to come out the other way, because of what the Supreme Court has said,” Magarian said. Still, he said it's possible the point is to reassert the force of the majority’s opinion.
“It’s a way of saying, ‘We dare you to come out the way you did the first time, and if you come out the way you did the first time, we’ll slap you down again — but this time we'll slap you down harder,’” Magarian said.
State lawmakers have been bracing for the effects of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bruen for months. At a press conference after the ruling came down earlier this summer, Bonta — flanked by several Assembly members and state senators — said he supported Senate Bill 918, which addresses issues flagged in Bruen.
“Your right to live without fear of gun violence should not be trumped by a person’s right to carry a gun,” Bonta said.
To comply with the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, Bonta said California would ax its own “good cause” requirement for applicants for concealed-carry weapons permits. But he pointed out the Supreme Court did affirm states’ rights to use “nonsubjective” criteria for issuing concealed weapons permits — prior arrests, convictions, restraining orders, background checks, fingerprinting, firearms training and mental health evaluations.
However, SB 918 and other gun control bills have either been heavily amended or killed outright in the recent legislative session. The former faced opposition from Assembly and Senate Republicans and failed to pass despite reconsideration.
Magarian said because both California and New York tend to have liberal state governments with a strong preference for more gun regulation compared to other states, they could try to test different regulations through the courts.
“There’s a pretty strong potential for tension here,” Magarian said. As was the case with more conservative states passing restrictive abortion regulations before Roe v. Wade was struck down, he added, “I think it’s possible California especially, and maybe New York as well, will sort of cast themselves as the activist states trying to push back on where the Supreme Court is going on gun rights.”
However, Magarian said this remand will depend on how much energy pro-gun regulation lawmakers and judges want to use on defending regulations on firearm sales to people under 21.
“The Ninth Circuit historically has been willing to put itself on the line, even if it thinks the Supreme Court might be coming down,” he said. But he also said there is a possibility that the courts and lawmakers will decide “in the cosmic scheme of things, maybe this isn't the hill we want to die on.”
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/californias-under-21-semiautomatic-gun-law-tossed-back-to-lower-court-for-review/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:12Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/californias-under-21-semiautomatic-gun-law-tossed-back-to-lower-court-for-review/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(CN) — Media coverage played a key role in Chilean voters' overwhelming rejection of a new constitution to replace the current document drawn up during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in 1980.
“One of the factors that undermined the approval of the draft constitution was the campaign of fake news and misinformation from the right-wing sectors,” said Ivette Hernandez Santibañez, a political sociologist at the University of Manchester, who was an observer at the Chile embassy in the U.K. during the referendum.
“This is something that echoes similar right-wing campaigns, such as the Colombia peace agreement referendum, Bolsonaro’s election in Brazil, Trump in the U.S., and Brexit in the U.K.,” Santibañez said.
In the mandatory referendum held on Sept. 4, 62% of the people voted to reject the new draft constitution, with 38% voting in favor — a clear message recognized by the president, who backed the draft document.
"Today the people of Chile have spoken, and they have spoken loud and clear,” said President Gabriel Boric during a speech as the result became clear. “They have given us two messages: the first is that they love and value their democracy, that they trust in it to overcome differences and move forward," he said in a conciliatory tone.
The referendum was the culmination of years of mass protests across the country, with protesters often confronted by police violence. Sparked by an increase in subway fares, social anger snowballed into a series of demonstrations against rising poverty, inequality and the lack of social protections.
The current constitution preserves the neoliberal fingerprints of the Pinochet era, which limits the role of the state and favors a market-led economic model.
In an open letter signed by 37 leading economists and academics including Thomas Piketty, Guy Standing and Ha-Joon Chang, the draft was lauded as a “new global standard in its response to crises of climate change, economic insecurity, and sustainable development.”
The majority of Chileans, however, decided against this version of a future constitution. A survey by Plaza Pública found that the three main reasons for rejecting the draft were the negative opinion of the constitutional convention (40%), the instability and uncertainty that it would cause (35%), and the topic of plurinationality, which would recognize Indigenous communities in law (29%).
One of the strategies was to undermine the legitimacy of the convention, according to Santibañez.
“The Reject Campaign, along with an orchestrated right-wing media, successfully framed through misinformation the agenda for the political debate about the new constitution," she said. "As a result, the Approve Campaign was unable to unfold its own political agenda on the progressive and fairer future the new constitution will encompass.”
This constrained the Approve Campaign’s role to “mostly combatting fake news, such as the end of private health care, houses being taken away by the government, or that abortion would be permitted up until the nine-month period,” she added.
Another factor to help explain the failure of the Approve Campaign, according to Santibañez? Voting in the referendum was mandatory.
“This mandatory vote added to the plebiscite the participation of about 7.3 million voters, which turned into a silent majority for this process,” Santibañez said. In the 2020 vote that asked Chileans if they wanted a new constitution, turnout was around 50%. In the referendum on Sept. 4, almost 5 million approved the new constitution while around 8 million rejected it.
“It is precisely this silent majority that became the main terrain for this electoral campaign,” she said.
Santibañez noted that the turnout was high even though it was not required.
“Some Chileans, particularly children of former Chilean refugees who fled after [the military coup of] 1973, voted for the first time, so this represented a very symbolic moment for them,” she said.
Despite 78% of Chileans voting in favor of writing up a new constitution two years ago, the rejection of the draft prolongs the uncertainty of the country’s future political framework.
Clear consensus remains on consigning the Pinochet-era constitution to the dustbin of history. Chile is now tasked with writing up an alternative that finds common ground across the political landscape.
“The government has emphasized that a new proposal will involve calling for the creation of a new constitutional convention with all delegates being elected in a plebiscite,” said Santibañez, with the new constitutional process needing to be approved by Congress.
The rejected draft constitution would have transformed the state into a provider of broad social and economic rights. It would have decentralized power by strengthening regional representation, provided greater rights for indigenous peoples, and prioritized the environment.
The turnout for electing members of the constitutional convention was low, leading to its broad left-wing and anti-establishment representation. This was highlighted in voting intentions that found an approval rating of 70% among the left but just 5% among the right.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/experts-say-news-coverage-led-to-chiles-rejection-of-new-progressive-draft-constitution/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:19Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/experts-say-news-coverage-led-to-chiles-rejection-of-new-progressive-draft-constitution/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal health advisers has voted to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig’s disease, a remarkable turnaround for the much-debated medication that was previously rejected by the same group.
The Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 7-2 that data from Amylyx Pharma warranted approval, despite longstanding concerns about the strength and reliability of the company’s study. The vote is not binding and the FDA will make its final decision by the end of the month.
Despite an overwhelmingly negative review published by FDA's internal scientists, a majority of the outside panelists said Amylyx had presented enough evidence to suggest its drug is likely helping patients live longer.
Wednesday’s vote concluded a rare second meeting to review several new statistical analyses submitted by Amylyx in support of the treatment’s benefit for slowing the disease. The same group of neurology experts narrowly voted against the drug in March, due to concerns about missing data and implementation errors in the company’s study.
The FDA has approved only two therapies for the disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which destroys nerve cells needed for basic functions like walking, talking and swallowing.
ALS patients and their families have rallied behind Amylyx’s drug, launching an aggressive lobbying campaign and enlisting members of Congress to push the FDA to grant approval.
Probe of Oath Keepers finds hundreds of public servants in the group's ranks
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched experimental drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease got an unusual second look from U.S. regulators on Wednesday, following intense pressure to approve the treatment for those with the fatal illness.
Patients and their families have rallied behind the drug from Amylyx Pharma, launching an aggressive lobbying campaign and enlisting members of Congress to push the Food and Drug Administration to grant approval.
The FDA has approved only two therapies for the disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which destroys nerve cells needed for basic functions like walking, talking and swallowing. The more effective of the two drugs extends life by several months.
In a rare move, the FDA convened a second meeting of neurology advisers who narrowly voted against the company's drug in March. The panel was reviewing new statistical analyses from Amylyx and planned to vote again on whether to recommend approval. The FDA is not required to follow's the group's guidance.
An internal review by FDA scientists posted ahead of the meeting struck a negative tone, concluding that the company's updated analysis was not “persuasive” and provided “no new data.” On the other hand, the FDA's instructions to the panel stressed the need for regulatory flexibility when considering drugs for deadly diseases.
A final FDA decision is expected later this month.
Dr. Billy Dunn, FDA's neurology review director, opened the meeting by noting the “concerns and limitations” with Amylyx's data, while emphasizing the need for new treatment options.
“We are highly sensitive to the urgent need for the development of new treatments for ALS,” Dunn said. “We have not made any final decisions on the approvability of this application.”
Dunn also noted that a larger study being conducted by Amylyx could provide “more definitive results” on the drug by 2024.
In a highly unusual move, Dunn suggested the agency might be more willing to approve the drug if Amylyx would commit to withdrawing its medication if the 600-patient trial fails to show a benefit. He then called on the company’s co-founders to publicly commit to that step, and Amylyx co-CEO Justin Klee said the company would voluntarily withdraw its drug in that scenario.
The ALS drug review is being closely watched as an indicator of FDA's flexibility in reviewing experimental medications for the terminally ill and its ability to withstand outside pressure.
“We’re here because there’s a lot of pressure,” said Diana Zuckerman of the nonprofit National Center for Health Research, in an interview ahead of the meeting. “FDA is going the extra mile by saying you can have another meeting, but the company responded by giving them no new data.”
Amylyx conducted one small, mid-stage trial of its drug that showed some benefit in slowing the disease, but it was plagued by missing data and other problems, according to FDA reviewers.
“The final result — for a single study — is borderline and not very statistically persuasive,” FDA statistician Tristan Massie told panelists.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts, company says follow-up data gathered after the study showed the drug extended life. Patients who continued taking the drug survived about 10 months longer than patients who never took the drug, according to a new company analysis.
But FDA scientists said that the new approach “suffers from the same interpretability challenges” as the original study.
On Wednesday, more than 20 ALS researchers, patients and family members told the advisers they supported approval. The agency has also received more than 1,200 written comments, largely from ALS advocates.
“I’m asking you to approve it because I know it works. It’s extending my life and I want that for others,” said Greg Canter, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2018 and participated in Amylyx's study. He credits the drug with improving his lung capacity and slowing his functional decline.
Amylyx’s medication comes as a powder that combines two older drugs: one prescription medication for liver disorders and a dietary supplement used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Hanging over the review is FDA’s controversial approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm last year, which was reviewed by the same agency scientists and outside advisers.
In that case, the FDA disregarded the overwhelmingly negative vote by its outside advisers, three of whom resigned over the decision. The agency's approval — which followed irregular meetings with drugmaker Biogen — is under investigation by Congress and federal inspectors.
__
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/fda-panel-backs-much-debated-als-drug-in-rare-2nd-review/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:25Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/fda-panel-backs-much-debated-als-drug-in-rare-2nd-review/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MADISON, Wis. (CN) — A Wisconsin federal judge declined to shut down a controversial oil and gas pipeline that runs through one of the state’s Native American reservations on Wednesday, but didn’t rule out ordering fossil-fuel giant Enbridge Energy to reroute the pipeline.
Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline currently stretches 645 miles from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario. Twelve of those miles cross the Bad River Reservation, home to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Wary of the pipeline’s environmental impacts, the Band let the easements allowing it to use that land expire in 2013, but Enbridge has continued operating it.
The Band sued in 2019, accusing Enbridge of trespassing and violating the Band’s regulatory authority over its reservation, among other claims. On Wednesday afternoon U.S. District Judge William Conley issued an order agreeing that the continued pipeline operations constituted trespass and unjust enrichment, but declining to issue an injunction that would have shut the pipeline down immediately.
Conley, a Barack Obama appointee to the Western District of Wisconsin, wrote that “an immediate shutdown of the pipeline would have significant public and foreign policy implications” but that he would consider input from Enbridge and the Band on the terms of a permanent injunction, requiring a reroute of the pipeline outside the reservation.
Enbridge already has a reroute in the works, according to its website, and Conley’s order means the selection of a final route will likely involve both the court and the Band.
Conley granted the Band summary judgment on an unjust enrichment claim, but dismissed its claims of state law nuisance, ejectment and violation of regulatory authority. Enbridge, he wrote, had correctly argued that the Band was not a “person” under Wisconsin’s nuisance statute and that the ejectment claim duplicated the trespass claim. He also found that the Band’s regulatory-authority claim was not ripe, something the Band had conceded, but declined to dismiss a federal nuisance claim at the summary judgment stage.
“Certainly, the mere possibility of a rupture occurring would not be sufficient to sustain a nuisance claim,” Conley mused. “Ultimately, though, whether a pipeline rupture is sufficiently imminent to sustain a public nuisance claim depends on whether the risk is ‘unreasonable.’”
If the Band succeeds on its nuisance claim, Conley noted, he still would not require Enbridge to immediately remove its pipeline.
“The court will consider requiring Enbridge to work with the Band to create an effective mitigation plan that could be implemented on the pipeline while Enbridge completes its reroute,” he said, and it was up to the Band whether to continue pursuing the nuisance claim.
Conley roundly rejected Enbridge’s argument that the 1968 Pipeline Safety Act displaced the common-law basis of the Band’s claims.
“Enbridge’s argument relies primarily on cases concluding that different statutes– not the Pipeline Safety Act– preempt certain types of federal common law claims,” he wrote. “In this instance… the Band seeks a solution to the threat posed by the alleged imminent exposure of the pipeline at the Bad River meander. Enbridge identifies no provision of the Act that provides a legislative solution to that issue.”
More directly, Conley pointed out, the Pipeline Safety Act’s savings clause “expressly preserves tort claims,” which he found included the Band’s.
Line 5 was first opened in 1953 and has faced increased scrutiny in recent years in light of a lengthy history of spills and growing protests against pipelines across the Upper Midwest, including the Keystone XL pipeline, Dakota Access Pipeline and Enbridge’s own Line 3. Line 5 is estimated to have spilled over 1.1 million gallons of oil between 1968 and 2017, spread across 29 incidents.
In Michigan, the pipeline has been the subject of litigation and public face-offs between Enbridge and the administration of Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer said in a 2021 lawsuit that the company had deliberately ignored safety standards as far back as the 1950s and was endangering the Straits of Mackinac, the waterways between the state’s upper and lower peninsulas.
Neither Enbridge nor the Band immediately responded to requests for comment late Wednesday.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-great-lakes-pipeline-may-have-to-move/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:32Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-great-lakes-pipeline-may-have-to-move/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU (CN) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday on whether to grant a preliminary injunction to short-term rental owners in Honolulu contesting an upcoming ordinance that would render the properties illegal after October.
The initial complaint, filed in June of this year, was filed by the Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance (HILSTRA) and alleges that the ordinance will cause irreparable economic damages to owners that have been renting out properties for less than 90 days. The suit named the city and county of Honolulu and the Department of Planning and Permitting, including its director Dean Uchida, as defendants.
HILSTRA attorney Gregory Kugle of Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, appealed to U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson for an injunction to get the case through the fast-approaching October start date, referring to the widespread irreparable harm the elimination of 30-day rentals will cause.
City attorney Deputy Corporation Counsel Brad Saito contests the need for an injunction, saying that the negative effects alluded to by the plaintiff are entirely economic and therefore do not constitute true harm. Saito cites other cases where genuine constitutional and civil rights were affected by rental properties. Saito said that the plaintiff presented speculative statements rather than actual evidence of actual harm.
“Injunction can be granted for privacy issues, but plaintiffs only assert property issues but not civil or Fourth Amendment rights,” he said.
“Given their long history, it is hardly fair to call these speculative investments,” Kugle said in response.
Ordinance 22-7 is set to come into effect within several weeks on Oct. 23, prompting the plaintiff to file for a preliminary injunction to stall its enforcement. Passed as Bill 41 in April 2022, the ordinance was established to curtail the proliferation of these rental properties that the city argues are driving up property prices in Honolulu and disrupting local way of life.
The ordinance, once enacted, will primarily redefine the time limit and location of a short-term rental property. HILSTRA members and other rental property owners have until this point operated with minimum 30-day leases, many of them for decades before the introduction of the ordinance.
The ordinance would bump that number up to 90 days, a change that Kugle argues would wrongfully harm not only property owners and their auxiliary management businesses, but also the traveling military and healthcare workers that rely on limited leases. The ordinance also limits the zoning districts for rental units, automatically making many of the preexisting units nonconforming. A point of contention arose between the parties as to their conflicting definitions of what is considered commercial or residential use.
HILSTRA and Kugle have proposed the use of a nonconforming use certificate, which Kugle called “symbolic on what this case is all about.” These certificates would be similar to certificates issued by the city in the 1980s when earlier rental legislation was introduced. The certificates would create an exception for short-term rental properties already in operation and allow those properties to continue renting outside of the ordinance’s zoning rules and 90-day limitations.
Judge Watson chose to defer and neglected to issue a decision on the injunction at this time. The parties have been asked to meet with U.S. Magistrate Judge Rom Trader to work toward a resolution before the October deadline.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/hawaiian-short-term-rental-property-owners-urge-judge-to-stop-new-ordinance-from-disrupting-business/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:39Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/hawaiian-short-term-rental-property-owners-urge-judge-to-stop-new-ordinance-from-disrupting-business/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan's 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, the latest development over abortion rights in a state where the issue is being argued in courtrooms and, possibly, at the ballot box.
The law, which was long dormant before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, violates the Michigan Constitution, said Judge Elizabeth Gleicher.
“A law denying safe, routine medical care not only denies women of their ability to control their bodies and their lives — it denies them of their dignity,” Gleicher of the Court of Claims wrote. “Michigan’s Constitution forbids this violation of due process.”
The decision comes as the Michigan Supreme Court is considering whether to place a proposed amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot that would add abortion rights to the state constitution. A Friday deadline is looming.
Supporters submitted more than 700,000 signatures, easily clearing the threshold. But a tie vote by the Board of State Canvassers over spacing issues on the petition has kept it off the ballot so far.
In the case handled by Gleicher, the 1931 law makes it a crime to perform an abortion unless the mother's life is in danger.
The judge said the law “compels motherhood” and prevents a woman from determining the “shape of her present and future life.”
The law “forces a pregnant woman to forgo her reproductive choices and to instead serve as `an involuntary vessel entitled to no more respect than other forms of collectively owned property,'” Gleicher wrote, quoting constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe.
The law was suspended in May with an injunction, following a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood of Michigan. Gleicher said her latest decision applies to all state and local prosecutors. An appeal by the Republican-controlled Legislature is possible.
“The House is reviewing the ruling,” spokesman Gideon D'Assandro said.
Gleicher acknowledged in July that she has been a regular donor to Planned Parenthood and gave $1,000 to the 2018 campaigns of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel, both Democrats who support abortion rights.
But that support wasn't a reason to pass the case to another judge, said Gleicher, who also serves as chief judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.
“Judges are presumed to be unbiased and impartial,” she said.
In a separate lawsuit, Whitmer has repeatedly asked the state Supreme Court to bypass lower courts and settle the status of the 1931 law. The court hasn't decided whether to intervene.
"With our rights still hanging by a thread, the Michigan Supreme Court needs to provide certainty," the governor said Wednesday.
__
By ED WHITE Associated Press
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-strikes-down-1931-michigan-law-criminalizing-abortion/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:45Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-strikes-down-1931-michigan-law-criminalizing-abortion/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(CN) — The North Dakota Supreme Court ordered a measure for term limits on North Dakota's governor and legislators to be placed on the November general election ballot after a petition was previously rejected by the secretary of state.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger rejected the petition back in March. Jaeger alleged that several irregularities existed such as handwriting discrepancies, noncitizens circulating petitions and pay-per-signature bonuses which are prohibited in the state.
Citing those discrepancies, Jaeger rejected over 29,000 signatures on circulated petitions, according to the ruling.
The North Dakota Supreme Court panel was unanimous in its decision to place the measure on the general election ballot.
"We conclude the Secretary of State misapplied the law by excluding signatures on the basis of a determination that a pattern of likely notary violations on some petitions permitted his invalidation of all signatures on all petitions that were sworn before the same notary," Justice Jerod Tufte wrote in the opinion.
Justices Daniel Crothers and Gerald VandeWalle recused themselves, with surrogates taking their place in the unanimous decision.
The North Dakota for Term Limits Sponsoring Committee’s lawsuit was spearheaded by organization Chairman Jared Hendrix who issued a statement following the organization’s legal victory.
“We always knew that our committee had complied fully with state law and submitted more than enough signatures to the Secretary of State,” Hendrix said in a statement. “The State Supreme Court agreed with us that the Secretary of State violated existing legal precedent in disqualifying the signatures, and is now requiring the proposal to be placed on the November ballot."
In a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, Attorney General Drew Wrigley told reporters that despite the Supreme Court’s ruling, fraud had occurred in the process.
The Supreme Court ruling addressed the secretary of state’s allegations against one individual, Zeph Toe, a notary who had connections to the petition process.
“The Secretary of State invalidated every elector signature appearing on petitions gathered by circulators whose affidavits were notarized by Zeph Toe. The Secretary of State informed the Committee that several signatures of circulators were likely forged on affidavits in the presence of Toe. Therefore, all affidavits notarized by Toe were not counted,” the panel wrote.
Toe reaffirmed that the affidavits he notarized were valid, but Jaeger has decided to proceed with revocation of Toe’s notary. The issues surrounding Toe arose with two petition circulators, Chloe Lloyd and Ramona Morris, raised “red flags” for the secretary of state, according to the opinion.
Jaeger determined that Lloyd and Morris’s signatures on circulator affidavits attached to the petitions were inconsistent.
“As a result of his opinion that these signatures ‘vary wildly,’ the Secretary of State inferred they had not been signed in the presence of Toe when he notarized them, which would be unlawful and raise serious credibility concerns about Toe,” the panel held.
Wrigley did not mince words with his description of the alleged fraud, calling it "obvious and inherent throughout."
Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness showed the affidavit signatures of Petition Circulator Lloyd during Wrigley’s press conference, which were showcased to be noticeably different.
The North Dakota Supreme Court did not address invalidated signatures due to name and address requirement violations or the state's pay-per-signature ban, holding that those issues were unnecessary to the court’s decision.
If passed, the measure would impose term limits of eight cumulative years each in the House and Senate while the governor's office can only be held twice due to the position’s four-year term.
The term limit vote will appear as Measure 1 on the ballot this fall with absentee voting beginning in late September.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/north-dakota-supreme-court-says-yes-to-term-limits-measure-on-upcoming-ballot/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:52Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/north-dakota-supreme-court-says-yes-to-term-limits-measure-on-upcoming-ballot/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(CN) — The second suspect wanted for a deadly mass stabbing in Canada is dead from self-inflicted injuries after he was arrested and taken into custody on Wednesday.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police made the initial announcement of Myles Sanderson’s arrest on Wednesday evening, cancelling the dangerous persons alert for Melfort, Saskatchewan: “Myles Sanderson was located and taken into police custody near Rosthern, SK at approximately 3:30 p.m. today. There is no longer a risk to public safety relating to this investigation.”
Hours later, the Associated Press reported that Myles Sanderson, 32, died of self-inflicted wounds after police rammed his car off the road.
"After his arrest, he went into medical distress," said The Royal Canadian Mounted Police during a press conference Wednesday night. "Nearby EMS were called by police to attend the scene and he was transported to a hospital in Saskatoon. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The Saskatchewan RCMP has requested the Saskatchewan Police Service and the Saskatchewan Incident Response Team to conduct the independent, external investigation into circumstances surrounding the incident."
Wednesday’s events end a three-day manhunt that began Sunday after Myles Sanderson and his brother Damien Sanderson, 30, stabbed 28 people, killing 10. Most of the stabbings took place in the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, while one of the attacks occurred in the nearby village of Weldon.
On Monday, police discovered the body of Damien Sanderson in a grassy area near one of the attack sites and said his wounds did not appear to be self-inflicted. Police are still unsure of whether his brother is responsible for his death or the overall motive for the attacks. However, the Associated Press also reported Myles Sanderson has an extensive, violent criminal history involving drugs and alcohol. Before discovering Damien Sanderson’s body, both brothers had been charged with first degree murder, attempted murder and breaking and entering.
The Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service released the names of all ten victims who lost their lives on Sunday as Thomas Burns, 23; Carol Burns, 46; Gregory Burns, 28; Lydia Gloria Burns, 61; Bonnie Burns, 48; Earl Burns, 66; Lana Head, 49; Christian Head, 54; Wesley Patterson, 78; and Robert Sanderson, 49.
This story is developing.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/second-suspect-in-deadly-saskatchewan-stabbings-dead-following-arrest/ | 2022-09-08T06:29:59Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/second-suspect-in-deadly-saskatchewan-stabbings-dead-following-arrest/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — Over the objections of environmental groups, a Texas agency Wednesday adopted state water quality standards that left out a proposed ban on microplastic pollution.
Plastics are everywhere in modern life. Derived from fossil fuels, they are used to make foam cups, restaurant trays, auto parts, food wrappers, artificial Christmas trees, clothes and much more. And they’ve been found, on a microscopic level, in human digestive tracts.
For all their ubiquity, plastics in their pre-production form are only a bit bigger than grains of sand. They are 1-to-5-millimeter pellets of resin, called “nurdles,” that are melted down by manufacturers to make their various products.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, long criticized by green groups for its perceived business-friendly regulations, surprised the petrochemical industry in March when it proposed a revamp of state water standards that would have required plant operators to prevent the discharge of nurdles visible to the naked eye.
Led by the Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter, environmental groups cheered the move.
Environmentalists say nurdles are often found in the bellies of fish and are also swallowed by turtles and birds.
“There’s a common misconception that nurdles, or pellets, are chemically inert, meaning inactive,” Ava Ortiz, microplastics fellow at Bayou City Waterkeeper, a Houston nonprofit, said Wednesday in a meeting of the TCEQ’s commissioners.
“But that is far from true,” she continued. “Nurdles act as toxic sponges. Additives or pollutants and bacteria can adhere and become more concentrated on the surface of nurdles. … Additives can also leach into their surrounding environment polluting water quality, contaminating soil and putting an organism at risk when ingested.”
The Texas Chemical Council, made up of 70 companies that operate 200 facilities in Texas, protested in public comments that the ban “would set a precedent exceeding any other state or federal regulation.” And its members complained that equipment upgrades needed to comply could cost some as much as $25 million.
Despite their pushback, some members of the council say they are already addressing nurdle pollution.
Dow Chemical, which operates massive plants on the Texas coast in Freeport, 60 miles south of Houston, is a partner in Operation Clean Sweep, a program sponsored by the American Chemical Council meant to keep plastic pellets, flakes and powder out of ocean water.
Dow says in adherence to the program it will annually report the number of times it releases and does not clean up microplastics of more than 0.5 kilograms, equal to about 25,000 nurdles, from any of its plants around the world.
“Since the launch of the global reporting requirements at the beginning of 2020, there have been zero incidents that resulted in unrecovered releases of more than 0.5 kg to outside Dow facilities,” the company boasts.
In the end, the TCEQ sided with industry.
It removed the ban from a final draft of its water standards it adopted Wednesday. But the agency’s chairman Jon Niermann indicated he is open to some form of microplastics regulation.
“I do think this is an important issue and we need to continue to work on it,” Niermann said in the livestreamed meeting.
Alex Ortiz, water resources specialist for the Sierra Club’s Lone Star Chapter, told the TCEQ’s commissioners Wednesday there is widespread support for a ban on nurdle pollution among Texans, as more than 500 Sierra Club members submitted comments endorsing the proposal, with many calling for it to be strengthened.
He also assured the TCEQ it has authority under the Texas Water Code to clamp down on nurdles.
“There seems to be a myth that this commission is somehow lacking in authority regarding the ability to actually regulate this plastic pollution. There need not be a specific directive from either the federal government or the state Legislature for this commission to adopt such a regulation,” he said.
Companies polluting Texas waterways with the plastic pellets have been taken to court by environmental groups.
In 2019, Formosa Plastics Corp. agreed to pay a $50 million settlement after San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper sued it, claiming it had violated the Clean Water Act and its TCEQ-issued water discharge permit for its plant in Point Comfort on Lavaca Bay, 100 miles northeast of Corpus Christi.
The environmental group’s members had no trouble finding evidence: For four years they kayaked in the bay, scooping up from the water and along shorelines plastic pellets that had been discharged from Formosa’s plant.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/texas-regulators-turn-away-from-proposed-microplastics-pollution-ban/ | 2022-09-08T06:30:05Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/texas-regulators-turn-away-from-proposed-microplastics-pollution-ban/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CN) — A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday ruled that guidance the state elections commission gave to clerks allowing them to fix errors on an absentee ballot envelope's witness certificate was unlawful and preliminarily gave it one week to take the guidance back.
Saying that “the state has a compelling interest in preserving the integrity of the electoral process,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Aprahamian declared state law does not allow curing witness certificates, prohibited the Wisconsin Elections Commission from advising clerks they could do so, and gave the WEC until Sept. 14 to notify clerks its guidance on the matter is invalid and contrary to law.
Though the practice has been allowed without major issue since 2016, it has been in Republicans' crosshairs since more than 1.9 million absentee ballots were cast in the Badger State during the 2020 election, which resulted in Donald Trump’s narrow 21,000-vote loss to Joe Biden in the battleground. Wednesday’s decision is a victory in their recent concerted efforts to restrict all kinds of absentee voting protocols.
The underlying lawsuit was filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court in July by the Republican Party of Waukesha County and three taxpayers, who claimed the practice of adding or altering information on witness certificates is not allowed under state law.
The WEC — a six-member bipartisan board of commissioners appointed by state officials who then appoint an administrator for state Senate approval — in October 2016 issued a guidance memo saying a complete witness address on a certificate must contain a street number, street name and name of municipality. The commission gave clerks some options for corrective action if some information is missing, including adding a missing municipality or ZIP code.
The WEC reissued an updated version of its guidance four years later, and Republicans unsuccessfully challenged the practice and many others right after the 2020 election in a longshot lawsuit before the Wisconsin Supreme Court based on Trump’s false assertion that widespread fraud robbed him of victory.
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Republican-controlled Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules used its powers earlier this year to force the WEC to promulgate a formal emergency rule of its witness certificate guidance. The committee then suspended the rule on July 20 once the WEC did so, but the commission issued a statement the following day indicating it would not immediately take up the committee’s suspension, so the practice stayed in place.
The Wisconsin Legislature, the Waukesha County Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin all intervened in the legal action in August. All the parties were represented among the nine attorneys present during Wednesday’s three-hour injunction hearing at the Waukesha County Courthouse.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys, among them George Burnett and Kurt Goehre with the Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry firm in Green Bay, argued that state law allows only two options for clerks faced with a ballot with incomplete witness certificates: they can do nothing, or they can send the ballot back to the voter to rectify the problem.
“What is absent in the statute is any directive or suggestion that the clerk may fix the problem on their own, that they may supplement or add info to the ballot, that they may consult other sources, or that they must respond. These are things WEC’s guidance has concocted,” Burnett said.
Thomas Bellavia, an assistant attorney general representing the WEC, countered that the statutes are ambiguous as to whether fixing witness addresses is allowed, though it is clear ballots missing the addresses cannot be counted. He called it “an exaggeration” that the WEC and other state agencies can only do what the Legislature explicitly says they can, instead saying the WEC guidance gives clerks “a menu of options” to fix witness certificates.
The state’s attorney also charged that the legislative committee that blocked the emergency rule on the practice may have violated constitutional separations of powers by forcing the WEC to promulgate a rule on a policy the committee’s Republican leaders did not like only so they could say it’s unlawful and strike it down.
“It’s very peculiar, if you think about it, that [the committee] would direct an agency to create a rule that they know to be unlawful and contrary to statutes,” only so they could suspend it, Bellavia said.
Attorneys John Geise and Jon Sherman, respectively representing the Waukesha Democrats and The League of Women Voters from the Elias Law Group and Fair Elections Center in Washington, offered broad statutory interpretations allowing for curing witness certificates, said the Republicans’ lawsuit came too late because Wisconsin is already in the midst of midterm elections, and argued ending the practice would disenfranchise voters under federal law, including the U.S. Constitution and the Civil Rights Act.
Aprahamian was not swayed by arguments from the WEC or the intervenors sympathetic to them. The judge agreed with the plaintiffs that statutes only allow clerks to toss or send back absentee ballots with faulty witness certificates and said “Wisconsin law does not provide any other options for correcting the witness certificate.”
The judge went further than pure statutory interpretation, however, saying it is no wonder that people across the political spectrum have become “critical, cynical and suspicious” of elections when three unelected bureaucrats — referring to the three Democratic members of the WEC — can choose not to suspend an absentee voting practice a legislative committee has deemed illegal.
“If the right to vote is to have any meaning at all, elections must be conducted according to law,” Aprahamian said.
An attorney for the Waukesha Democrats immediately moved to stay the court’s ruling pending appeal, and Aprahamian scheduled a hearing on the motion for the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 13, one day before he initially said the WEC must officially tell clerks its guidance has been invalidated.
A review of the 2020 election conducted by Wisconsin’s Legislative Audit Bureau — one of three such investigations that found no outcome-affecting election fraud — found that just under 7% of around 14,000 witness certificates it reviewed had incomplete addresses, most of which were missing the ZIP code.
Read the Top 8
Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday. | https://www.courthousenews.com/wisconsin-judge-bars-election-clerks-from-fixing-absentee-ballot-witness-certificates/ | 2022-09-08T06:30:12Z | courthousenews.com | control | https://www.courthousenews.com/wisconsin-judge-bars-election-clerks-from-fixing-absentee-ballot-witness-certificates/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) – U.S. Navy Medical and Dental Professionals pose for a photo with local medical professionals and the staff of Naha SDA Primary School during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi)
This work, Pacific Partnership 2022 Medical and Dental Professionals visit Naha SDA Primary School [Image 31 of 31], by PO2 Brandie Nuzzi, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404296/pacific-partnership-2022-medical-and-dental-professionals-visit-naha-sda-primary-school | 2022-09-08T06:34:21Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404296/pacific-partnership-2022-medical-and-dental-professionals-visit-naha-sda-primary-school | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) – U.S. Navy dental professionals conduct a dental examination on a local community member at Maranatha Hall during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi)
This work, Pacific Partnership 2022 dental professionals conduct dental services at Maranatha Hall [Image 31 of 31], by PO2 Brandie Nuzzi, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404298/pacific-partnership-2022-dental-professionals-conduct-dental-services-maranatha-hall | 2022-09-08T06:34:27Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404298/pacific-partnership-2022-dental-professionals-conduct-dental-services-maranatha-hall | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) – Lt. Melissa Milder, from San Diego, conducts a dental examination on a member of the community at Maranatha Hall during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi)
This work, Pacific Partnership 2022 dental professionals conduct dental services at Maranatha Hall [Image 31 of 31], by PO2 Brandie Nuzzi, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404301/pacific-partnership-2022-dental-professionals-conduct-dental-services-maranatha-hall | 2022-09-08T06:34:45Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404301/pacific-partnership-2022-dental-professionals-conduct-dental-services-maranatha-hall | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 2, 2022) – Lt. Cmdr. Alice-Anne Alcorn, from McKinney, Texas, center left, and Capt. Fujisawa Hiroaki, a dentist with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, demonstrate proper oral hygiene to local children at Maranatha Hall during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi)
This work, Pacific Partnership 2022 dental professionals conduct dental services at Maranatha Hall [Image 31 of 31], by PO2 Brandie Nuzzi, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404307/pacific-partnership-2022-dental-professionals-conduct-dental-services-maranatha-hall | 2022-09-08T06:35:22Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404307/pacific-partnership-2022-dental-professionals-conduct-dental-services-maranatha-hall | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A 459th Airlift Squadron crew performs a flight check on a UH-1N Iroquois prior to take off for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. This training allows the 459th AS to better integrate with the Government of Japan and respond faster during a real-world scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Edwards)
This work, 459th Airlift Squadron aids in local exercise [Image 7 of 7], by TSgt Joshua Edwards, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404341/459th-airlift-squadron-aids-local-exercise | 2022-09-08T06:35:59Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7404341/459th-airlift-squadron-aids-local-exercise | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A late goal by Ella McKenna helped Yakima Valley maintain its perfect record in women's soccer with a 3-2 win over Whatcom in the Yaks' home opener Wednesday afternoon.
Rachel Farr opened the scoring on an assist from McKenna midway through the first half and they took a 2-0 lead into halftime thanks to a Peyton Haycock goal. YVC forced 11 saves from Whatcom's goalkeeper but couldn't find a game-winner until the 88th minute.
The Yaks improved to 3-0 heading into the start of league play Saturday at Walla Walla, which is unbeaten through four matches.
First half: 1, YVC, Rachel Farr (Ella McKenna), 25:00; 2, YVC, Peyton Haycock (Aria Bragalone), 34:00.
Second half: 3, Whatcom, Kate Blair (Briseyda Nolasco), 60:00; 4, Whatcom, Lily Rudolph (PK), 75:00; 5, YVC, McKenna (Kennedy Leach), 88:00.
Saves: Whatcom 11; Makenzie Mellick (YVC) 4.
-
Central earns 0-0 draw
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Central Washington held No. 22 Colorado Springs to a scoreless draw in the Wildcats' first road match of the season Wednesday night.
Kassandra Jaggard made seven saves to keep the first clean sheet of her career against a team that scored seven goals in its last three games. The Wildcats put two shots on goal while ending the Mountain Lions' three-match win streak.
Central (1-1-1) will stay in Colorado to face MSU Denver Friday at 10 a.m.
First half: No goals.
Second half: No goals.
Saves: Kassandra Jaggard (CWU); Alexis Walker (UCCSU) 2.
-
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
YVC sweeps Big Bend
Yakima Valley opened league play with a sweep of visiting Big Bend at Sherar Gym Wednesday night.
Jessica Mariscal tallied 13 kills to lead the Yaks and La Salle graduate Courtney Standley added 12 kills along with 11 assists. Alandra Acido-Pastor posted a team-high 19 assists while Standley and Zillah grad Brynn Widner led the defense with 15 digs each.
YVC improved to 4-5 and will play four more nonleague matches this week at the Edmonds College Invitational, opening against Everett Friday at 2 p.m.
YVC highlights: Nizhoni Tallman 13 digs; Brynn Widner 6 kills, 2 aces, 15 digs; Courtney Standley 12 kills, 11 assists, 15 digs; Alandra Acido-Pastor 19 assists, 5 digs; Jessica Mariscal 13 kills, 4 aces, 9 digs.
-
PREP VOLLEYBALL
NONLEAGUE
GRANDVIEW 3, TOPPENISH 2: At Grandview, Natalee Trevino, Sienna Black and Natalie Copeland all recorded double-digit kills as the Greyhounds rallied for a 23-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-20, 15-13. Toppenish went five sets at Davis on Tuesday.
Grandview highlights: Natalee Trevino 13 kills, 26 digs; Sienna Black 12 kills, 5 blocks; Natalie Copeland 11 kills, 4 aces; Mía Sanchez 38 assists, 12 digs; Annabelle Alvarez 18 digs; Jazmine Richey 7 kills, 16 digs.
Toppenish highlights: Anahi Santacruz 7 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks; Anika Ramos 6 kills, 10 digs; Naylanee Strom 23 assists, 15 digs, 7 kills; Tatiana Camacho 9 kills, 4 blocks; Alyssa Cuevas 18 digs, 3 assists.
-
DAYTON-WAITSBURG 3, KITTITAS 0: At Dayton, Courtney Patteson and Dixie Best had seven kills apiece for Kittitas in the 25-17, 25-20, 25-23 setback.
Kittitas highlights: Courtney Patteson 7 kills, 4 aces, 1 block, 10 digs; Paige Danielle 5 aces, 16 digs; Dakota Rivera 3 kills, 1 block, 12 digs; Dixie Best 7 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs; Carly Schaenherr 5 digs; Gilena Provaznik 6 kills, 4 digs; Mira Presnell 3 kills, 2 aces, 16 digs, 2 assists; Taylor Roberts 4 assists; Gabby Santos 16 assists.
-
PREP SOCCER
NONLEAGUE
UNIVERSITY 3, EISENHOWER 1: At Eisenhower, Alexia Lee's goal gave the Cadets a 1-0 lead at the break before the visitors from Spokane rallied in the second half.
Isabella Diehm assisted on Lee's goal and Vanessa Tellez made five saves for Eisenhower, which hosts Lake Stevens on Saturday.
In other matches Wednesday, Grandview beat Toppenish 6-0. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/sports_watch/local-report-yakima-valley-soccer-wins-third-straight/article_a2e5ec6a-2f1b-11ed-a2fd-27578c32d19d.html | 2022-09-08T06:38:48Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/sports_watch/local-report-yakima-valley-soccer-wins-third-straight/article_a2e5ec6a-2f1b-11ed-a2fd-27578c32d19d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TETFund to establish office in Nasarawa
THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it will commence the construction of its North-Central zonal office in Nasarawa State, in January 2023.
Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Fund by Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State in Abuja.
Echono, who expressed delight over the tremendous impact of TETFund intervention projects in tertiary education institutions in Nasarawa State, said that the zonal office would bring beneficiary institutions in the North-central region closer to the Fund.
He expressed appreciation to the governor for allocating land for the construction of the North-central zonal office.
“Your Excellency graciously approved and allocated a piece of land to us as the North-Central zone office. We plan to commence construction in January 2023. It will afford us the opportunity to get closer to the beneficiaries of our intervention projects,” Echono said.
While expressing readiness of TETFund to reposition public tertiary education institutions for better performance, Echono lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his massive support for the Fund, which had seen an upward review of education tax to two and half percent.
“We also express our profound appreciation to the President for the wonderful support he has been giving to TETFund. With effect from this year, TETFund now gets two and a half percent not two percent as the education tax, and the President has assured us that before the end of his administration, it would have moved to three percent,” Echono said.
Earlier, the governor, who lavished praise on TETFund for the various intervention projects in Nasarawa State University and other public tertiary institutions in his state, commended Echono and his predecessor, Professor Suleiman Bogoro, for ensuring that the university benefited from high impact projects and other regular interventions.
“After my assumption of office as the governor, I visited and I told TETFUND that I wanted to introduce the faculties of Engineering and Medicine at the Nasarawa State University, but we didn’t have the money. We got the approval and we were able to set up the faculties. So, I thank the management of TETFund for the support we received.
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
“Secondly, we looked at the courses we are running at the Nasarawa Polytechnic, now Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, and we discovered that we did not have a single accredited technical course in the polytechnic. So, I called for assistance from TETFund and today we have four technical courses,” the governor said.
While saying that Nasarawa State still wants more from TETFund in order to meet the developmental needs of the state, Governor Sule expressed the wish that education tax would be reviewed to four percent to ensure more robust performance from the Fund.
He, however, expressed satisfaction with President Buhari’s move on ensuring increment of the education tax to three percent by next year. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/tetfund-to-establish-office-in-nasarawa/ | 2022-09-08T06:38:54Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/tetfund-to-establish-office-in-nasarawa/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
As the process of the selection of a new Vice Chancellor continues, the University of Ilorin Alumni Association has charged stakeholders in the process to look in the direction of graduates of the university so as to select a “better by far” candidate to pilot the affairs of the institution.
A statement by the national headquarters of the association, endorsed by the University of Ilorin Alumni Association President, Dr Olawale Stephen Fasakin, said it would be worthy and heart-warming if a graduate of the institution was selected as the new vice chancellor.
In the statement, Dr Fasakin cited the example of the tenure of Professor Isaq Oloyede, whom he said served meritoriously as the vice chancellor and was an alumnus of the University of Ilorin.
The association said the tenure of Professor Ishaq Oloyede, as the vice chancellor of the university, who is an alumnus, was a bench mark to project the fact that “an alumnus of the university will spell profound growth and development for the university since such type of growth and development so quested are entrenched in every person who is a product of the university via the qualitative training received by him in the cause of his passing through the school and the school passing through him.”
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
The alumni association said that the relevant teams should endeavour to select “a better-by-far vice chancellor for the better-by far University of Ilorin,” saying this would make for a smooth transition after the conclusion of the tenure of the current vice chancellor, Professor S. A. Abdulkareem.
The association commended the chancellor, the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji (Dr) Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, “for putting together a competent, mobile team for the selection process” and the pro-chancellor and chairman of Council, Malam Abidu Rafindadi Yazid, “for his display of qualitative team-coordination abilities during the process.”
Dr Fasakin said the men and women in the team were people of integrity and charged them to “continue to show courage and strength as they have shown so far in the selection process,” and also hailed Professor Abdulkareem “for his exemplary leadership during his tenure in office.”
He called for an open-door process that would show the whole world how everything was done and charged the team “to subject all the contestants to equal assessment upon which the best candidate will emerge” just as he advised against ethnicity or religion in the said process.
“The association is monitoring the process to certify compliance with extant rules and ensure that nothing is done to favour any candidate. We do not want our Alma Mater to get its image smeared with the dirt of crisis the type that trail selection processes of new VCs in many universities in the country today,” Fasakin stated. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/unilorin-alumni-wants-institutions-product-as-new-vc/ | 2022-09-08T06:39:07Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/unilorin-alumni-wants-institutions-product-as-new-vc/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Police on Wednesday released new details and surveillance video of the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Dale City last week, but left unanswered questions about the undercover drug buy that left one man dead and another wounded.
Jaiden Malik Carter, 19, of Dale City, died Sunday after he was shot in the upper body during the Sept. 1 incident in the 14700 block of Fox Glove Court, a townhouse community off Cloverdale Road.
A second man who was also shot, 30-year-old Shane Dareon Pollard of Ranger Loop in Woodbridge, remains hospitalized but is expected to survive. No officers were injured.
Police on Wednesday said the shooting, which they have characterized as “an exchange of gunfire,” stemmed from a robbery of an undercover Manassas detective on a regional drug task force who had arranged to buy fentanyl and at least one firearm.
They also released a 12-minute video of the incident, a longer version of a video circulating on social media. Any gunshots are difficult to hear. The segment shows the events leading up to the shooting as police described, then unmarked police vehicles swooping in on a black car. The black car quickly backs up and crashes into several parked cars as police shout commands. Any exchange of gunfire is not evident.
- Video circulated by Carter family:
Police say at the scene they found two handguns, one of them illegally modified to be fully automatic with an extended magazine. They have not said if any drugs were found.
Perok on Wednesday declined to say if there is body-worn camera footage of the incident.
“This is the only video being released at this time,” he said. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/police-release-video-in-dale-city-officer-involved-shooting-questions-remain/article_e1717658-2f1f-11ed-80c2-8ffece5a004f.html | 2022-09-08T06:46:16Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/police-release-video-in-dale-city-officer-involved-shooting-questions-remain/article_e1717658-2f1f-11ed-80c2-8ffece5a004f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
- First exit for LifeArc Ventures, the largest investor in Ducentis, recognising the transformational potential of its science
- Ducentis lead pre-clinical asset DS-234 is being developed for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, a significantly underserved market
- Agreement values Ducentis at up to $400 million, including upfront cash payment of $16 million and Arcutis stock valued at approximately $14 million, plus future contingent payments based on development and commercial success
LONDON, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeArc today announced that its portfolio company DucentisBioTherapeutics, a preclinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapies for inflammation and autoimmune diseases, has been acquired by ArcutisBiotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQT), a California-based early commercial stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology. LifeArc was Ducentis' largest investor, recognising the transformational potential of its science and supporting its early translational research.
Ducentis' lead pre-clinical asset, DS-234, is being developed for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, a rapidly growing, significantly underserved market. DS-234 is a fusion protein that is a highly selective and potent agonist of CD200R, an immune-regulatory receptor thought to be an important immunological checkpoint, with a pivotal role in maintenance of immune tolerance.
"We're delighted that Ducentis' ground-breaking work demonstrating the potential of the immuno-regulatory receptor aCD200R has been recognised by Arcutis," said Clare Terlouw, Head of LifeArc Ventures and Ducentis board member. "Ducentis is one of LifeArc Ventures' first seed investments and is the first exit within our venture portfolio. As the largest shareholder, we are proud to have supported the company's development through scientific and strategic guidance over the past three years."
Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, Arcutis will acquire the outstanding shares of Ducentis for an upfront cash payment of $16 million and Arcutis stock valued at approximately $14 million, as well as future contingent payments based on development and commercial success. Closing of the transaction will be subject to customary closing conditions.
"Arcutis has the resources, experience and commitment to accelerate clinical development of DS-234 to treat patients with atopic dermatitis, and, in future, other serious autoimmune diseases lacking effective treatment options," said Philip Huxley, founder and former CEO of Ducentis. "With Arcutis' depth of knowledge and capabilities in dermatology, and its team's experience developing, manufacturing and commercialising biologics, we are confident Arcutis is well positioned to build on Ducentis' pre-clinical work."
"Ducentis' DS-234 fits in well with our strategy of developing best-in-class molecules against biologically-validated targets and is highly complementary to roflumilast cream as another potential innovative treatment option," said Frank Watanabe, Arcutis' President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are excited by the promise of checkpoint agonism as an emerging strategy for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Additionally, with the majority of our clinical, manufacturing, and commercial teams already possessing experience with biologic agents, DS-234 fits well with our team's expertise. With a modest investment, we believe we can generate proof-of-concept data against a de-risked target in a high-value indication."
For Arcutis announcement: https://www.arcutis.com/news-media/
Contacts:
About atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema, affecting approximately 26 million people in the U.S. It is characterised by a defect in the skin barrier, which allows allergens and other irritants to enter the skin, leading to an immune reaction and inflammation. It can markedly reduce patients' quality of life and, in some cases, economic independence.
About LifeArc
LifeArc is a self-funded medical research charity with more than 25 years of translating early science into health care treatment including a diagnostic for antibiotic resistance and four licensed medicines. Our model is built on collaboration, and through our LifeArc Ventures team, we invest in Seed and Series A stage companies with significant follow-on investment reserved for successful portfolio companies. Our ventures approach focuses on investing in novel translational science and technology with a dual goal of generating financial returns to the charity and positive impact for patients.
Find out more on www.lifearc.org or follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter (@lifearc1).
View original content:
SOURCE LifeArc | https://www.wave3.com/prnewswire/2022/09/08/lifearc-portfolio-company-ducentis-biotherapeutics-acquired-by-arcutis-biotherapeutics-up-400-million/ | 2022-09-08T06:49:10Z | wave3.com | control | https://www.wave3.com/prnewswire/2022/09/08/lifearc-portfolio-company-ducentis-biotherapeutics-acquired-by-arcutis-biotherapeutics-up-400-million/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN , Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A significant milestone has been reached in SKF's journey towards a net-zero value chain. Together with Swedish steel producer Ovako, SKF has produced a Spherical Roller Bearing (SRB) with 90% less emissions than its standard SRB bearing.
The bearing is manufactured in SKF's net zero factory in Gothenburg and uses recycled steel from Ovako's Hofors mill.
As an illustration of the companies' collaboration, the bearing has already been installed in a crane at the Hofors mill, where it is one of hundreds of connected bearings that enable smoother operations and less unplanned downtime.
The Gothenburg factory is the third SKF factory to achieve net zero status, part of the Group's ambitions to achieve net zero emissions across all its operations by 2030. Thanks to a series of process improvements and investments, Ovako has achieved carbon-neutrality for all its global operations, based on a 97% recycled content and fossil-free electricity.
As well as working with suppliers to reduce the carbon footprint of scrap-based steel production, SKF is also working with a range of partners to help realize dramatic reductions and, eventually, net zero emissions from iron ore-based steel production.
Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO of SKF, says: "The industry's journey towards net zero bearing production is accelerating and this milestone illustrates both our leading position and the importance of collaboration. Ovako and SKF have a long history together and this is yet another tangible example of how we are working towards more circular industrial development."
Marcus Hedblom, President and CEO of Ovako, says: "Throughout SKF's and Ovako's long history of collaboration, we have successfully developed sustainable steel products for many decades. Now, with this significant milestone, the journey continues towards net zero bearing production using steel from 100% carbon-neutral production."
Aktiebolaget SKF
CONTACT:
For further information, please contact:
PRESS: Carl Bjernstam, Group Communication
tel: 46 31-337 2517; mobile: 46 722-201 893; e-mail: carl.bjernstam@skf.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS: Patrik Stenberg, Head of Investor Relations
tel: 46 31-337 2104; mobile: 46 705-472 104; patrik.stenberg@skf.com
This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com
The following files are available for download:
View original content:
SOURCE SKF | https://www.wave3.com/prnewswire/2022/09/08/skf-ovako-reach-milestone-journey-towards-net-zero-bearing-production/ | 2022-09-08T06:49:30Z | wave3.com | control | https://www.wave3.com/prnewswire/2022/09/08/skf-ovako-reach-milestone-journey-towards-net-zero-bearing-production/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
- German DAX futures +0.4%
- UK FTSE futures +0.1%
In part, it is to do with a catch up to the solid gains in Wall Street yesterday. But on the balance of things, risk sentiment is also in a decent spot today. S&P 500 futures are up 9 points, or 0.2%, as we look to get things goin in European trading. All eyes will be on the ECB though, so that will be the key risk event to be mindful about in the session ahead. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/eurostoxx-futures-04-in-early-european-trading-20220908/ | 2022-09-08T06:56:00Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/eurostoxx-futures-04-in-early-european-trading-20220908/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
- Prior 2.0%
- Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 2.1% vs 2.2% expected
- Prior 2.2%
The headline Swiss jobless rate keeps steady in August, with the number of registered unemployed persons seen at 91,372 - down from 91,474 in July.
The headline Swiss jobless rate keeps steady in August, with the number of registered unemployed persons seen at 91,372 - down from 91,474 in July.
Tags
Most Popular
Top Forex Brokers
Must Read | https://www.forexlive.com/news/switzerland-august-unemployment-rate-20-vs-20-expected-20220908/ | 2022-09-08T06:56:25Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/switzerland-august-unemployment-rate-20-vs-20-expected-20220908/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Estes Park man arrested on accusations of child sex crimes
Editor's note: Resources for survivors of sexual assault are included at the end of this story.
An Estes Park man has been arrested after a yearlong investigation into possession and distribution of sexually explicit material involving children, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
The man had been under investigation since September 2021, according to a news release, when the sheriff's office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the Colorado office of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The tip alleged that illegal images had been downloaded using an IP address associated with the home of 43-year-old Kevin Ryan, according to a news release. Investigators also said that they believe Ryan had sexual contact with a minor and it's possible that other victims exist.
A warrant was issued for Ryan's arrest in late August and he was arrested in Longmont on Saturday, Sept. 3, on multiple felony allegations related to child sex crimes, according to the news release. Investigators conducted a search of his home in Estes Park shortly after his arrest.
Ryan has been charged with enticement of a child, a Class 4 felony; internet luring of a child with the intent to exploit, a Class 4 felony; internet sexual exploitation of a child, a Class 4 felony; and attempted sexual assault of a child, a Class 5 felony, according to online court records.
Ryan remains in custody at the Larimer County Jail on a $45,000 bond. He is next scheduled to appear in court Sept. 15.
Anyone with information about this investigation can contact Investigator Justin Atwood at 970-498-5143 or Crime Stoppers of Larimer County at 970-221-6868 to remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a cash reward.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court. Arrests and charges are merely accusations by law enforcement until, and unless, a suspect is convicted of a crime.
Resources for sexual assault survivors in Larimer County
Here are community organizations in Larimer County that support survivors of sexual assault:
- Alternatives to Violence: 970-669-5150 or alternativestoviolence.org
- Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center (SAVA): 970-472-4204 or savacenter.org. SAVA's 24/7 Rape Crisis Hotline can be reached at 970-472-4200
- ChildSafe (for individuals and families who have experienced incest or child sexual abuse): 970-472-4133 and childsafecolorado.org | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/09/07/estes-park-man-arrested-on-accusations-of-child-sex-crimes/65801379007/ | 2022-09-08T07:02:44Z | coloradoan.com | control | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/09/07/estes-park-man-arrested-on-accusations-of-child-sex-crimes/65801379007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
World No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland booked a spot in her third Grand Slam semifinal of the year with a 6-3, 7-6(4) win over No.8 seed Jessica Pegula of the United States in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday night.
Top seed Swiatek reached the semifinals at the Australian Open to start the Grand Slam season (losing to Danielle Collins) before winning her second Roland Garros title in the last three years.
Read more: Swiatek and Sabalenka renew rivalry in US Open semifinal showdown
Let’s break down some of the numbers behind Swiatek’s latest victory.
Iga is dominating at the Slams in 2022. pic.twitter.com/ssj8kqyoWF
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2022
No.1: Swiatek is the first No.1 seed to reach the US Open women's singles semifinals since Serena Williams in 2016. She completed this year's US Open semifinal lineup after moving past American No.1 Pegula in 1 hour and 51 minutes.
55: Swiatek has now won 55 matches already in 2022. The last player to collect more match-wins in a single season was Ashleigh Barty, who won 57 matches in 2019.
Read more: Semifinal preview: Garcia puts winning streak on the line vs. Jabeur
6: Swiatek has garnered six WTA singles titles in her superb 2022 thus far. Another title would make Swiatek the first player to win seven or more titles in a single season since Serena Williams in 2014.
3: Swiatek dropped her first meeting with Pegula at 2019 Washington, D.C., and Pegula went all the way to her first WTA singles title that week.
But Swiatek has now gotten her revenge three times over in 2022, with her latest victory added to this year’s wins over Pegula at Miami and Roland Garros.
IGA SWIATEK IS INTO THE SEMIS pic.twitter.com/0ylzbW3bgT
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2022
16 of 18: On Wednesday night, Pegula led by an early break and was up 3-2, 30-0, but the American fired four straight unforced errors from there to cede the break back to Swiatek. That was all the Pole needed to surge back, as she won 16 of the next 18 points to storm to the one-set lead.
22: In the topsy-turvy second set, each player held serve only once, and Swiatek failed to serve out the match at 5-4 and 6-5. The pair exchanged winners down the stretch of the decisive tiebreak, and Swiatek at last got to double match point at 6-4 with a backhand strike.
Swiatek needed only one match point to wrap up the win, aiming a forehand down the line to force an error from Pegula. Swiatek had 22 winners in the clash to Pegula's 14, and she finished with only three more unforced errors than the American.
61%: In a match that increasingly favored the returner as it wore on, Swiatek won 61 percent of return points while Pegula won 50 percent. Swiatek converted 7 of 11 break points while Pegula was also a solid 6-for-10.
3-1: On Thursday night, Swiatek will take on No.6 seed Aryna Sabalenka, with each of them vying for a spot in their first US Open final.
Read more: Sabalenka takes out Pliskova, into second straight US Open semifinal
Swiatek leads their head-to-head 3-1. Sabalenka won their first meeting at last year's WTA Finals. But, just as she had against Pegula, Swiatek has avenged that defeat with three wins over Sabalenka during the World No.1's sizzling 2022 season. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2785776/by-the-numbers-swiatek-holds-off-pegula-to-make-us-open-semifinals | 2022-09-08T07:03:59Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2785776/by-the-numbers-swiatek-holds-off-pegula-to-make-us-open-semifinals | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NEW YORK -- During her 37-match win streak, Iga Swiatek tallied a flurry of impressive wins spanning three different surfaces. But it was the third win of her century-best run that would unlock the form and confidence that transformed the 21-year-old into the most dominant force in the women's game.
That win came against Aryna Sabalenka.
Going into Doha in February, two of Swiatek's three losses this season came at the hands of players with blistering power. In the Australian Open semifinals, it was Danielle Collins. In Dubai it was Jelena Ostapenko.
More from the US Open
- By the numbers: Swiatek holds off Pegula to make US Open semifinals
- Sabalenka takes out Pliskova, into second straight US Open semifinal
- US Open semifinal preview: Garcia puts winning streak on the line vs. Jabeur
Swiatek has not hidden her discomfort at facing "big hitters," as she called them, players who had the pace to diffuse her spectacular court coverage and dismantle her forehand.
And so it was stunning to watch Swiatek stand toe-to-toe with Sabalenka from the baseline and, quite frankly, outhit one of the biggest hitters in the game and win 6-2, 6-3 in Doha to make her first WTA 1000 hard-court semifinal. The win validated everything Swiatek's new coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, had been telling her, encouraging her to let loose and embrace a more aggressive style.
"I wanted always to be solid and be the kind of clay-court player who is going to play topspin and stay back, but really, right now tennis is getting faster and faster," Swiatek said in Doha. "Players who are attacking and leading are winning. I wanted to also learn how to do that."
The rest was history. Swiatek ran through the tour for four months by layering power over her rock-solid base game. If she's struggled during the North American hard courts, it's precisely because that aggressive style has been more difficult to pull off consistently as she's tried to adjust to the lighter balls used during the swing. Having scrapped through the early rounds, Swiatek found her patience in a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6(4) win over No.8 Jessica Pegula.
"I feel like it just clicked," Swiatek said after the win. "I was able today to use my intuition a little bit more. I didn't force myself to do every step right, all this technical stuff that I've been working on. It was more natural today."
Swiatek will face down the Sabalenka challenge for a fourth time this season in Thursday's US Open semifinals. Swiatek leads the head-to-head 3-1, winning all six sets they have played this year. Including her quarterfinal win against Sabaleka in Doha, Swiatek also bested her in the Stuttgart final and Rome semifinals. Only once during that six-set span did Swiatek lose more than two games in a set.
In Doha, Swiatek admitted she was zoning. Stuttgart and Rome were played on her favorite surface, clay. Sabalenka was desperate to be the one to snap her streak and struggled to control her frustration. But it will be a different Sabalenka on Thursday, one who is in dangerous, free-swinging form.
The World No.6 came into the tournament without back-to-back wins since June. In the second round, she was inches from being ousted from the tournament. From a set and 5-1 down, Sabalenka saved two match points -- with the help of a net cord -- to defeat Kaia Kanepi 2-6, 7-6(8), 6-4.
Sabalenka posted two quality wins against Danielle Collins and Karolina Pliskova in her last two rounds.
Sabalenka says her past two Slam semifinals have prepared her to go into Thursday with no expectations. She conceded that the pressure got to her the last two times, in three-set losses to Pliskova in the 2021 Wimbledon semifinals, and Leylah Fernandez here last year.
"I know it's going to be tough," she said, "and I know I have to work for it, and I have to fight for it." | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2785780/swiatek-and-sabalenka-renew-rivalry-in-us-open-semifinals | 2022-09-08T07:04:05Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2785780/swiatek-and-sabalenka-renew-rivalry-in-us-open-semifinals | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Indians Are Consuming High Volumes of Unapproved Antibiotics: Lancet Study
Share
Globally, India remains one of the biggest drivers of antibiotic resistance. India reported one of the highest sales volumes of antibiotics for a country in the period during 2018-20 according to some reports. The easy availability and over-prescription of antibiotics — even unapproved ones — have resulted in the development of antibiotic resistance. At times, antibiotic resistance may also render vaccines ineffective against some disease-causing microbes. The World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies growing antibiotic resistance as a “serious threat.”
A study published this month in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia now offers a picture of the causes and extent of this overuse in India. Based on an analysis of a privately-operated, nationally representative dataset of drug sales across India, the study makes use of WHO’s AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) classification of drugs to examine the sale and consumption of antibiotics in the country. Watch and Reserve class of antibiotics are to be used sparingly as they are prone to drive antibiotic resistance. While the Watch class of antibiotics is to be prescribed for specific diseases in limited doses as a first or second choice, the Reserve class of antibiotics is meant to be the ‘last resort’ due to their very high probability of causing antibiotic resistance. But in India, they’re overprescribed — and worse, many unapproved formulations comprise a major part of Indians’ consumption.
While earlier studies have also focused on how Indians report one of the highest consumptions of antibiotics globally, they did not look into the classification of the drugs prescribed, and also did not look into the specificities, such as their approved status.
The researchers drew interpretations based on three categories: unapproved versus approved drugs, single formulations versus Fixed Dose Combination drugs (FDCs), and drugs listed on India’s National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) versus those not listed.
A study of Indian drug markets during the period between 2007 and 2012 found that a considerable proportion of antibiotics on sale were unapproved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization — the national drug regulatory body. In India, FDCs — combinations of multiple drug formulations into one dose — are commonly prescribed against diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy where there is a need to combat multiple bacteria. However, the increasing use of FDCs may result in growing resistance against multiple antibiotics, and relying on pre-made combinations can result in either overdosing or underdosing of the different components that make up the combination. Hence, the scientists chose to categorize their data along these parameters.
Related on The Swaddle:
Scientists Find New Way To Fight Antibiotic Resistance in Dangerous Bacteria
The present study, on analyzing the data found that in 2019, Indians consumed 5,071 million Defined Daily Doses (DDD) — a standardized measurement unit for drugs — of antibiotics. Per day, this translates to 10.4 DDD per 1,000 population. The researchers further discovered that the “Watch” class of antibiotics — antibiotics with higher resistance potential, often prescribed as a second choice drug — made up 54.9% of all the DDDs.
On categorizing the drugs based on their approval for use, researchers observed that unapproved drugs contributed to almost half of the DDDs. ‘Watch’ antibiotics made up more than 72% of the unapproved drugs sold. FDCs contributed 34% of DDDs, and within them, those combinations discouraged by the WHO made up almost half of the total drugs sold.
The high number of DDDs from unapproved and discouraged drugs points to the lack of proper monitoring infrastructure for antibiotic sale and consumption in India. Most antibiotics in India are sold over the counter, without the requirement of a prescription. Earlier reports have looked at how unapproved antibiotic combinations freely operate in Indian markets. Health researchers have also complained that the Indian government isn’t doing enough to curb the sale of unapproved drugs and drug combinations. In 2020, even the US drug regulatory authorities wrote to the Indian government expressing concern that these unapproved drugs may be driving up global antibiotic resistance.
One way in which unapproved drugs are able to bypass these regulations, the scientists write in their paper, is through the existence of multiple regulatory authorities. The researchers explain in their study that “in India, the drug regulatory responsibilities are distributed between the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)…under the national government and the State Drug Regulatory Authorities (SDRAs) under the respective state governments. This means each Indian state can provide market approval even without CDSCO approval.”
Interestingly, the most widely used antibiotic formulation in India in 2019 according to the study was azithromycin. During the Covid19 pandemic — that took place within the study’s timeline — the drug, along with a couple of other antibiotic formulations, was recommended as a miracle remedy for mild Covid19.
The study comes at a time when antibiotic resistance is a growing cause of concern, with some studies even pointing to how it is causing death among newborn babies. Although earlier studies have also looked at the overuse of antibiotics in India, the current study’s use of the AWaRe model and analysis of approved and unapproved drug consumption percentages can help understand the full extent of the situation. The results of the study indicate that there is an urgent need for strong monitoring systems on antibiotic consumption. | https://theswaddle.com/indians-consume-high-volumes-of-unapproved-antibiotics-lancet/ | 2022-09-08T07:04:37Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/indians-consume-high-volumes-of-unapproved-antibiotics-lancet/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jen Enters the Dating Pool In a New Clip From She-Hulk Episode 4
Through the first three episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters hasn’t exactly shown a lot of interest in the opposite sex. To be fair, she’s been going through some big changes, like becoming She-Hulk. In a short span of time, Jen went from a normal Deputy District Attorney to a Gamma-powered lawyer heading up a new superhuman law division. It doesn’t leave Jen much time for a social life. However, in this clip from She-Hulk episode 4, Jen is finally looking to enter the dating pool.
Jen’s best friend, Nikki Ramos (Ginger Gonzaga), points out the flaws in Jennifer’s current dating strategy. Additionally, she puts forth the idea that Jen should set up a dating profile as She-Hulk. Regardless, Jen doesn’t want to give over her personal life to her She-Hulk persona. She just wants to be Jen.
RELATED: Wong and Pug Get New She-Hulk Character Posters
There aren’t a lot of guys in Marvel’s comic book universe who can give Jen the relationship she wants. Although she did have a long term romance with a guy named Wyatt Wingfoot in the comics. But for this series, it looks like Jen will have to go through a lot of fish in the sea before she finds someone who is good for her.
She-Hulk episode 4 will premiere at midnight on Thursday, September 8.
What do you think about the new preview clip? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: She-Hulk By Dan Slott Omnibus
We are also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. This affiliate advertising program also provides a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. | https://www.superherohype.com/tv/518779-jen-enters-the-dating-pool-in-a-new-clip-from-she-hulk-episode-4 | 2022-09-08T07:04:52Z | superherohype.com | control | https://www.superherohype.com/tv/518779-jen-enters-the-dating-pool-in-a-new-clip-from-she-hulk-episode-4 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 6,395 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,78,636, while the active cases declined to 50,342, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death toll has climbed to 5,28,090 with 33 fatalities, including 14 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.70 per cent, the health ministry said.
A decline of 252 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.96 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.88 per cent, according to the health ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,39,00,204, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry, 214.27 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 this year.
The 19 new fatalities include five from Maharashtra and two each from Delhi, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal among others. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/08/india-coronavirus-cases-update.amp.html | 2022-09-08T07:07:05Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/08/india-coronavirus-cases-update.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 6,395 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,78,636, while the active cases declined to 50,342, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.
The death toll has climbed to 5,28,090 with 33 fatalities, including 14 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.70 per cent, the health ministry said.
A decline of 252 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.96 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.88 per cent, according to the health ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,39,00,204, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry, 214.27 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, three crore on June 23 last year and four crore on January 25 this year.
The 19 new fatalities include five from Maharashtra and two each from Delhi, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal among others. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/08/india-coronavirus-cases-update.html | 2022-09-08T07:07:11Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/08/india-coronavirus-cases-update.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the state and the Central governments cannot provide security to private hospitals and nursing homes, which operate like business enterprises, during the hearing of a plea seeking directions to provide security to doctors and healthcare workers, vulnerable to attacks by patients' relatives and others.
A bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and A.S. Oka said the private hospitals charge exorbitantly and they can take care of security issues on their own, and questioned the petitioner's counsel, how will government provide security for so many private hospitals and nursing homes?
Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, representing the Delhi Medical Association, said the doctors and healthcare workers are vulnerable to attacks and emphasised on having a mechanism for their security.
The bench told Hansaria that in big cities, every lane would have a medical centre and how can it pass generic orders?
"You can't expect the government to put in place a security system for private players."
The bench sought details on complaints and representations made to the state governments as it were not included in the petition.
It observed that it is not possible for the apex court to micromanage the security and also it cannot pass directions to what kind of security should be given to the private hospitals.
The bench said the attack on doctors is unfortunate and whenever attack occurs, it is due to certain failure in system in place. It said providing security to a government hospital is again an executive decision and it is not for the court to enter into this arena.
It made it clear that it would not pass any direction to the government to provide security for private hospitals, since they are business enterprises.
Hansaria sought permission to amend the petition, which was allowed by the bench.
The DMA sought directions to ensure adequate security at hospitals and medical centres to prevent attacks on doctors and healthcare workers by relatives of patients and others. The plea was filed through advocate Sneha Kalita. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/08/private-hospitals-operate-business-cant-direct-govt-security-sc.amp.html | 2022-09-08T07:07:17Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/08/private-hospitals-operate-business-cant-direct-govt-security-sc.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Murfreesboro's Uncle Dave Macon Days changing locations for this year's festival — again
Uncle Dave Macon Days roots music festival is making big changes.
The 42nd annual two-day event will now be held at The Fountains at Gateway on Oct. 7-8 — the same dates previously planned, event director Ben Wilson confirmed.
“In addition, Uncle Dave Macon Days will be free to the public," Wilson said. "It will be our gift to the community for all the years of support.”
The launch will kick off at 5 p.m. Oct. 7 and will feature Glade City Rounders, Jake Leg Stompers, and Uncle Shuffelo and His Haint Hollow Hootenanny.
Performances on Oct. 8 start at 1 p.m. highlighting The Will MacLean Band, Caleb Christopher Edwards, Jake Leg Stompers and The Cleverlys.
The Fountains of Murfreesboro is located at 1500 Medical Center Parkway and is Murfreesboro’s premier event venue.
Since its inception in 1978, Uncle Dave Macon Days was traditionally held the second weekend in July. At first, the event was held at the Murfreesboro Public Square. Eventually, the festival outgrew downtown and moved to Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village on Front Street, where it remained for more than 30 years.
The pandemic put a pause on the festival and plans were made to host the festival at Hop Springs. Changes were made to move the event back to the heart of Murfreesboro at The Fountains at Gateway, located at 1500 Medical Center Parkway.
Music offerings are evolving, too. Inspired by the legacy of America’s rich musical heritage, Uncle Dave Macon Days 2022 is expanding its musical genre experience.
For more information, visit uncledavemacondays.com or contact sponsorudm@gmail.com.
Reach reporter Nancy DeGennaro at degennaro@dnj.com. Keep up with restaurant news by joining Good Eats in the 'Boro (and beyond) on Facebook and follow Murfreesboro Eats on TikTok. | https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2022/09/07/uncle-dave-macon-days-2022-location-the-fountains-at-gateway/8018389001/ | 2022-09-08T07:19:03Z | dnj.com | control | https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2022/09/07/uncle-dave-macon-days-2022-location-the-fountains-at-gateway/8018389001/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fifty-one plaintiffs who contend they were exposed to toxic chemicals at the former George Air Force Base and later suffered an array of medical problems, from cancer and heart disease to miscarriages and infertility, have lost their bid to sue the government.
On Aug. 18, U.S. District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips dismissed a 2021 negligence suit filed by the plaintiffs, who lived on or near the former base in Victorville, ruling the federal government has “sovereign immunity” and cannot be sued unless it waives that immunity.
The Federal Tort Claims Act, enacted in 1946, provides a legal means to compensate individuals who have suffered personal injury, death, property loss or damage caused by negligence, wrongful act or omission of federal workers acting within the scope of their employment.
It isn’t surprising that Phillips’ dismissed the suit, given the high bar for a federal claim, Paul Starita, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in an email.
“The court’s order demonstrates how difficult it is to get justice on behalf of military families who have suffered harm from toxic contamination while living on a military installation,” he added.
Attorneys for the government did not respond to a request for comment.
5 decades of toxic exposure
From at least 1941 through 1992, Air Force members, their families and others living in and around George, situated on 5,347 acres, were exposed to soil, water and air contaminants, according to the lawsuit.
The Environmental Protection Agency designated George as a Superfund site in 1990. Two years later, the base was decommissioned by the government.
Lurking in the water supply and soil beneath the former base are 33 hazardous chemicals, including plumes of spent jet fuel and trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent used to degrease planes. The chemical can harm the nervous system, kidneys, heart and other vital organs, and, according to the EPA, has been found to cause cancer in mice and rats.
Efforts by the EPA to clean up contamination at George began in 1996 and will continue until at least 2077.
Frank Vera, a 69-year-old former airman at George, said he has been diagnosed with radiation exposure and suffers from seizures, emphysema, chronic pain syndrome and a litany of other maladies.
“We enlisted or were commissioned in the military to protect the United States,” Vera said in a statement. “We agreed to sacrifice our bodies or lay down our lives, if necessary, to protect the country we loved. We did not agree to be needlessly poisoned by the country we swore to protect, and we certainly did not agree to the poisoning of our spouses and children.”
Vera manages a Facebook group and website aimed at exposing George’s environmental problems, and has been contacted by more than 1,500 people who claim they, too, became sick from working and living on the base.
Among those who have contacted Vera, contending their health was harmed at the base, are at least 300 women who reported having miscarriages.
Additionally, women have told the Southern California News Group that Air Force doctors urged them not to get pregnant while living at George, leading some of them to believe they and their fetuses could be in danger from toxic exposure at the base.
The lawsuit alleges civilian residents at George were exposed to toxic, hazardous, and radioactive substances from golf course water sprinklers, a hospital incinerator, lead-based paints, solvents, fuel, components, radioactive material, and fine particulate tracked into homes and a school on the base.
“Defendant has never notified or otherwise communicated to plaintiffs the risks associated with or the fact of exposure to toxic, hazardous, and radioactive substances present at former George Air Force Base,” the suit says.
Plaintiffs to seek legislation
The plaintiffs have decided not to appeal Phillips’ ruling, deciding instead to focus on securing legislation similar to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act signed into law last month by President Joe Biden.
The new legislation enables military veterans who were exposed to tainted water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina, to file civil lawsuits against the federal government. It also prevents the government from asserting immunity against litigation.
“We believe there is interest in working toward similar legislation,” Starita said. “Frankly, given the many immunities and defenses that the United States enjoys, we see no other viable way to get justice for our clients.”
Join the Conversation
We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions. | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/08/31/court-tosses-lawsuit-alleging-george-afb-toxic-exposure-health-issues/ | 2022-09-08T07:22:47Z | pasadenastarnews.com | control | https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2022/08/31/court-tosses-lawsuit-alleging-george-afb-toxic-exposure-health-issues/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fleur is planning to let her cool sounds blossom in Scotland - Fiona Duff
There are some people you don’t expect to meet when you are walking your dog in Edinburgh.
I have never come across Brad Pitt jogging naked on Blackford Hill, not have I encountered Prince Andrew shirking behind a tree in Inverleith Park.
But oddly enough I met the coolest woman I know who lives in the city walking in my local park with a Chihuahua at the end of her lead.
I somehow fell into conversation with Fleur Woolford a while ago. We chatted, it might have been during lockdown, although I can’t quite remember, but then again my memory isn’t like that of an elephant and frankly I forget everything.
Anyway, as we blethered it turned out that Fleur used to run club nights at Ministry of Sound. I was in London when this club started. It was really too cool for school – I managed to sneak in somehow one night and realised that I would never be described as such.
Most Popular
-
1
Edinburgh shoppers 'shocked' as roof of Corstorphine Lidl store collapses after thunderstorm
-
2
Bonnyrigg tornado: Midlothian mum shocked after she spotted tornado amid Met Office yellow weather warning
-
3
Edinburgh Tyre Extinguishers deflate 50 SUVs overnight in the Capital
-
4
Edinburgh crime: Balaclava gang surrounds woman's car and tries to steal bike in Stockbridge area
-
5
Edinburgh crime news: Police confirm that body found in Northumberland is that of 75-year-old Fettes teacher, Peter Coshan
Then she informed me that she organised regular soul music club nights in Ibiza. Well, you could have knocked me over with a wet kipper – what on earth was she doing talking to a washed up old hasbeen/neverwas like me?
During lockdown Fleur opened the Bothy Coffee at the top of India Street. Irving Welsh tweeted that it was his favourite place for a caffeine shot in the Capital. Or it might have been Instagram – frankly I can’t keep up as I prefer my news to come in tomorrow’s chip wrapping.
Anyway, Fleur is back in action in Ibiza and more excitingly she’s bringing it all to Scotland. Soul Castle happens on 17 September at Carlowrie Castle by Kirkliston.
That town may not sound like the grooviest place to hang out but believe me I think it might be. The DJs are all at the top of their game; only about 20 minutes from the city centre (if the wind is in the right direction) and you could be getting down from 1pm for 12 hours at an amazing venue.
Go to Carlowrie, have fun. I need more Fleurs in my life. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/fleur-is-planning-to-let-her-cool-sounds-blossom-in-scotland-fiona-duff-3833989 | 2022-09-08T07:25:39Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/fleur-is-planning-to-let-her-cool-sounds-blossom-in-scotland-fiona-duff-3833989 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.