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Emergency call data compiled by Lockport Fire Department shows a lack of readily available medical transport and ambulance wait times up to 30 minutes in the city.
According to Fire Chief Luca Quagliano, since June 9, there have been 642 calls for an ambulance to come to the scene of a reported emergency, and Twin City Ambulance was unavailable for 81 of them. In another 75 instances, a paramedic from LFD had to ride on Twin City’s Basic Life Support ambulance.
Also, the data showed, one particular individual who was experiencing chest pain didn’t get an ambulance until 32 minutes after a 9-1-1 call was placed.
Quagliano shared the data points with the Fire Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, noting that LFD has had to depend on other professional ambulance companies and volunteer fire departments when Twin City isn’t available.
“Mercy EMS stations two ambulances for each side of the county, one in Wrights Corners and another in the Town of Niagara and if they’re available they will come, (but) there are times that they are not available and we call volunteer companies,” Quagliano said.
Specifically, he said, since June 9, 50 calls in the city were taken care of by volunteer fire companies and 31 calls were fielded by Mercy EMS.
An ad hoc committee in June recommended resuscitation of LFD ambulance service, which was shut down in 2014 in the midst of a city cash crunch. The Common Council in late July authorized an independent audit of the projected startup costs and revenue, to ascertain the viability of a city-run ambulance service.
Also Tuesday, Quagliano reported to the fire board that two of LFD’s trucks are showing their age.
One of its engines has a cracked water tank and there is also a problem finding parts. Quagliano described it as a “lemon” from the day it was bought.
In addition, he noted, the department’s ladder truck is 25 years old. The manufacture of a new ladder truck takes approximately 600 days and Quagliano said he’s not sure the old one will last that long.
Currently, a used ladder truck, about 20 years old, is on Quagliano’s radar. The price tag on it is $150,000 and he’s hoping to talk the owner down some, he said. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/lfd-chief-data-shows-lack-of-ready-ambulance-service/article_6ae4e3ce-33b8-11ed-b5aa-7f23e5659fa0.html | 2022-09-14T05:31:33Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/lfd-chief-data-shows-lack-of-ready-ambulance-service/article_6ae4e3ce-33b8-11ed-b5aa-7f23e5659fa0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Charles Sobieraski is set to become the namesake of the Outwater Park baseball diamond pending a vote by the Common Council tonight.
Sobieraski, who died in April, served on the Lockport Midget Baseball League board of directors for 40 years. He also was a 35-year veteran of Lockport Police Department and served on the Lockport school board for 20 years.
Third Ward Alderman Mark Devine said he knew Sobieraski throughout his life and was even coached by him when he was in a fast pitch softball league in 1994. Devine also knew all of Sobieraski’s children, sons Mike, Mark, David and Dennis and daughter Dawn.
“All of them, all his sons, were tremendous athletes,” Devine said, noting the Sobieraski family had multiple Most Valuable Player awards to their credit. Mike Sobieraski and Mark Sobieraski also became directors of the Lockport Midget Baseball League.
“We had this program that’s been almost 75 years in existence, but baseball has been in slow decline, so we had trouble getting teams,” Mark Sobieraski said. “There used to be a team in every ward when the city had eight wards.”
According to Mark Sobieraski, with fewer players to spend money on (uniforms and equipment) but the league still raising substantial funds, LMBL was faced with a tough question: What to do with the money?
“We wanted to figure out how to get rid of some of the money, so we talked about scholarships for the guys,” Mark Sobieraski said. “Then I said, ‘What would it take to get Outwater Park named after my dad?’”
The idea was taken up quickly and preparations were made.
“The sign is going to go on the backstop in Lockport colors, blue and gold; it’s a 16-footer and will be right on top of the backstop so people can see it sitting on the hill,” Mark Sobieraski said. “It’s going to say ‘Charles Sobieraski Memorial Field’ and then on the left side there’s going to be the Lockport Midget League symbol, and on the right hand side is a big baseball.”
If all goes as planned, the baseball diamond will be dedicated in Sobieraski’s memory and the sign installed next April, at the beginning of baseball season. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/outwater-baseball-field-to-be-named-in-memory-of-charlie-sobieraski/article_c024db78-33b3-11ed-9193-4f38d2388704.html | 2022-09-14T05:31:39Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/outwater-baseball-field-to-be-named-in-memory-of-charlie-sobieraski/article_c024db78-33b3-11ed-9193-4f38d2388704.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BOSTON — A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
Authorities said another suspicious package was found near a prominent art museum and the FBI was assisting with the investigation.
The parcel that blew up was one of two that were reported to police early in the evening. Boston's bomb squad neutralized a second package near the city's Museum of Fine Arts, which is on the outskirts of the Northeastern campus.
NBC Boston reported that the package that exploded went off as it was being opened near the university's Holmes Hall, which is home to the university's creative writing program and its women's, gender and sexuality studies program. It said the FBI was assisting the investigation.
Authorities declined to elaborate, but Northeastern spokesperson Shannon Nargi said in a statement that an unidentified university staff member suffered minor injuries to his hand in the explosion. Felipe Colon, a Boston police superintendent, later described the victim as a 45-year-old man.
Police converged on the campus shortly before 7:30 p.m., and the university asked students who had gathered for an evening journalism class at the hall to evacuate the building.
Northeastern is a private university in downtown Boston with about 16,000 undergraduate students. WCVB-TV said one of its reporters, Mike Beaudet, was teaching a class there at the time. Beaudet told the station his class was moved outside but that neither he nor his students heard an explosion.
Michael Davis, chief of Northeastern's police force, told reporters the campus was secure. Boston police didn't say whether any other suspicious packages were found.
“We’re monitoring the situation at Northeastern and we’re ready to work with the university and our law enforcement partners on any prosecutions that may develop," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, promising "a comprehensive investigation to determine exactly what occurred here.”
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both on the other side of the Charles River separating Boston from Cambridge, said they were increasing patrols on their campuses as a precaution and urging students and faculty to report anything suspicious.
Tuesday's explosion marked one of the first big scares in Boston since 2013, when two bombs planted near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three spectators and wounded more than 260 others. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/package-explodes-on-boston-campus-1-injured-fbi-involved/article_f64996dc-33e3-11ed-8a68-dfdd793877c3.html | 2022-09-14T05:31:45Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/package-explodes-on-boston-campus-1-injured-fbi-involved/article_f64996dc-33e3-11ed-8a68-dfdd793877c3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Having been a Boy Scout, camp counselor and volunteer for the past 35 years, I can attest that the shooting sports program is one of the most popular — and most important — aspects of summer camp. Boys have always been thrilled to use the rifle and shotgun ranges at upstate camps like Dittmer and Scouthaven.
Being able to learn about and use firearms is not only a highlight of their summer, something they look forward to all year, it’s also a highlight of their lives as it provides respectful exposure to an interest they will carry with them forever. Because of the seed planted at our shooting ranges the boys often later pursue involvement in: shooting sports clubs, giving them a competitive outlet at their schools or conservation clubs; hunting, which has helped them put food on the table for their families; and public service, which has seen them protect our citizens through law enforcement or the armed forces.
Knowing that impact, the shooting sports are not something taken lightly by scout councils. They’ve made sure their facilities are well-equipped and well-fortified. For example, through the years, the Iroquois Trail Council, which serves the youth of eastern Niagara and the GLOW counties, invested in the best rifles and shotguns and secured donations of the same from organizations like the Safari Club. The scouts at their camps used .22-caliber rifles, black powder guns and shotguns of various gauges. As recently as 2018, local scouters oversaw the construction of a new shotgun range at Camp Dittmer, the outcome of an idea and sizable gift from an Orleans County benefactor who knows the magic of camp.
But, unless something changes, there’s a fire sale coming soon: Scout councils will likely have to sell off all of their guns, ammunition and shooting equipment. That’s because scouts at camps in New York state can no longer earn the rifle merit badge or shoot sporting clays due to the legislation created and passed in June by the legislature and Governor Hochul in response to the mass shooting in Buffalo and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision with NYSPRA vs. Bruen.
You’ve likely read plenty about that law and the state banning possession of a handgun, rifle or shotgun at what the state now considers “sensitive areas,” which seemingly covers all public places. Among those places, and clearly called out in the language of the law, are summer camps.
This law, which went into effect on Sept. 1, will destroy a popular part of summer camp for New York scouts … and it could destroy those camps as well. Other states don’t have such limitations; to be able to continue their participation in the shooting sports (again, a key selling point of the encampment experience), many troops will attend summer camps in those locations. Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are close drives, especially if a troop is already accustomed to a longish drive to Massawepie in the Adirondacks. New York’s scout camps, which are already operating on shoestring budgets and stressful hopes of being in the black every year, will lose precious clientele and money.
The scouts who do stay within the Empire State’s borders for their summer trip will lose out on the opportunity to learn a skill, a pursuit, safely and respectfully, which potentially feeds the fear and disrespect that others try to pin on guns. Because of that, those boys, lacking the exposure, might not grow up to be the hunters, public safety officers and military personnel of tomorrow (pursuits, careers, and callings that, by the way, are already looking at long-term recruitment issues).
If early and appropriate exposure to firearms afforded by scouting was something meaningful to you or your son, I encourage you to write your senator or assemblyperson. As it stands now, unless Governor Hochul’s office works with the legislature to revise the language or add an amendment, this past summer might have been the last summer that New York’s camps can offer shooting sports, thus denying countless young men a critical part of summer camp — and life.
Bob Confer of Gasport is the president of Confer Plastics Inc. Email him at bobconfer@juno.com. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/bob-confer-summer-camp-becomes-a-victim-of-new-york-s-gun-safety-law/article_1c64c310-3393-11ed-8abf-bffd33b9699d.html | 2022-09-14T05:31:51Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/bob-confer-summer-camp-becomes-a-victim-of-new-york-s-gun-safety-law/article_1c64c310-3393-11ed-8abf-bffd33b9699d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Caribbean Sea - (Sept. 10, 2022) — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ships USS Wichita (LCS 13), left, USS Billings (LCS 15), and an MH-60s Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 6, participate in a photo exercise in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 10, 2022. Wichita and Billings are deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mineman 2nd Class Justin Hovarter/Released)
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Soldiers from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade conducted the fourth quarter best warrior competition on August 15, 2022. Soldiers prepared at the starting line of the competition to conduct a ruck march with multiple stops throughout to conduct several warrior tasks.
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Carl Demmett Turner Jr., 66 Sep 13, 2022 30 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Carl Demmett Turner Jr., 66, of Wapato died Friday, Sept. 9.Arrangements are by Colonial Funeral Home, Toppenish, heggiescolonialfuneralhome.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Mason 'Wayne' Lykins, 51 Sep 13, 2022 35 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mason “Wayne” Lykins, 51, of Yakima died Sunday, Sept. 11, at Cottage in the Meadow, Yakima.Arrangements are by Brookside Funeral Home and Crematory, Moxee, 509-457-1232. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Pamela L. Rundgren, 68 Sep 13, 2022 35 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pamela L. Rundgren, 68, of Yakima died Friday, Sept. 9.Arrangements are by Shaw and Sons Funeral Home, Yakima, 509-453-0331. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Patricia M. Barr, 85 Sep 13, 2022 32 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Patricia M. Barr, 85, of Sunnyside died Sunday, Sept. 11.Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, funeralhomesmith.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Ray Duane Kluever, 88 Sep 13, 2022 35 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ray Duane Kluever, 88, of Richland died Saturday, Sept. 10.Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home, Zillah, valleyhillsfh.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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Sharlene 'Shar' Arbogast, 81 Sep 13, 2022 35 min ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sharlene "Shar" Arbogast, 81, of Yakima died Saturday, Sept. 10.Arrangements are by Rainier Memorial Center, rainiermemorial.com. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save × Add your entry Posting As Emoticons [smile] [beam] [wink] [sad] [cool] [innocent] [rolleyes] [whistling] [lol] [huh] [tongue] [love] [sleeping] [yawn] [unsure] [angry] [blink] [crying] [ohmy] [scared] [sleep] [sneaky] [tongue_smile] [thumbdown] [thumbup] [censored] [happybirthday] [ban] [spam] [offtopic] [batman] [ninja] [pirate] [alien] Comment Text CAPTCHA × Your entry has been submitted. Guest × Report ×Reported ×There was a problem reporting this. × Watch the guestbook. Stop watching this guestbook. Watch this discussion Get an email notification whenever someone signs the guestbook. Notifications from this guestbook will end. (0) entries Sign the guestbook Log in Add your entry Submit An ObituaryFuneral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. Go to form LOCAL FLORISTS John Gasperetti's Floral Design Findery Floral Jenny's Floral & Gifts Blossom Shop Flrsts Amy's Wapato Florist FUNERAL HOMES AND SERVICES Brookside Funeral Home Colonial Funeral Home Keith & Keith Funeral Home Langevin - El Paraíso Funeral Home Merritt Funeral Home Midstate Monuments Prosser Funeral Home Rainier Memorial Shaw & Sons Funeral Home Smith Funeral Homes & Crematory Steward & Williams Tribute & Cremation Center Terrace Heights Memorial Park Valley Hills Funeral Home West Hills Memorial Park
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In another duel with a CWAC power, West Valley defeated Ellensburg in four sets, 25-18, 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, in nonleague volleyball Tuesday night.
The Rams, who outlasted Selah in five last Saturday, got 22 kills and 24 digs combined from Lily Kinloch and Kennedy Webb. West Valley will open CBBN play at Davis on Thursday.
Abby Harrell put away 20 kills and added 13 digs and 11 perfect passes for Ellensburg, which plays at 1A state contender Chelan on Thursday.
West Valley, Ellensburg and Selah will play in the SunDome Volleyball Festival on Saturday.
WV highlights: Lily Kinloch 12 kills, 14 digs, 1 ace; Kennedy Webb 10 kills, 10 digs; Kaitlyn Leaverton 9 kills, 2 aces; Ella Ferguson 4 kills, 2 aces; Lexi Barbee 30 assists, 2 kills, 8 digs; Emily Strong 18 digs.
Ellensburg highlights: Abby Harrell 20 kills, 13 digs, 11 perfect passes; Leah Drexler 18 digs, 2 aces; Parker Lyyski 5 kills, 4 blocks; Hazel Murphy 4 kills, 3 blocks; Lilly Button 17 assists, 8 digs' Kacey Mayo 10 assists, 3 aces, 9 digs.
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LA SALLE 3, CONNELL 1: At Connell, Kaylee Wheeler and Tatum Marang had 22 and 20 kills, respectively, to help the Lightning prevail 25-17, 25-20, 15-25, 25-17. La Salle hosts Kiona-Benton on Thursday.
La Salle highlights: Tatum Marang 20 kills, 5 blocks, 10 digs, 2 aces; Kaylee Wheeler 22 kills, 1 block, 3 aces, 13 digs; Malia Wheeler 46 assists, 9 digs, 1 ace; Anelisa Ramirez 3 kills, 6 digs; Natalia Valladares 1 ace, 1 kill; Angeles Torres 8 digs, 2 aces; Jocelyn McCoy 2 blocks, 1 kill.
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COLLEGE PLACE 3, TOPPENISH 2: At Toppenish, Anika Ramos put up a double-double of 13 kills and 11 digs for the Wildcats against College Place, which prevailed 18-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-10, 15-6.
Toppenish highlights: Alyssa Cuevas 26 digs, 1 ace; Anika Ramos 13 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces; Naylanee Strom 29 assists, 17 digs; Reese Meninick 8 kills, 9 digs, 5 aces; Tatiana Camacho 10 kills, 4 blocks, 2 aces.
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WHITE SWAN 3, MABTON 0: At White Swan, Elva Gomez served four aces to help the Cougars sweep 25-21, 25-13, 25-16. White Swan travels to Goldendale on Thursday.
WS highlights: Keegan Wolfsberger 12 service points, 4 kills; Elva Gomez 4 aces, 2 kills; Tyanna Ryan 10 service points.
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GRANGER 3, SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 0: At Granger, the Spartans improved to 4-0 with a 25-19, 25-8, 25-15 sweep and will visit Mabton on Thursday.
Granger highlights: Jaylin Golob 13-16 serving, 2 aces, 4 kills, 21 assists; Eliana Rios 12 digs, 16 perfect passes; Alyssa Roman 9-11 serving, 3 kills; Jasmin Vasquez 18-19 serving, 6 aces, 2 kills, 6 digs, 9 pp; Marian Alaniz 9-12 serving, 3 aces, 6 kills, 3 digs, 3 pp; Amy Torres 10-11, 3 aces, 11 kills, 4 digs, 3 pp; Stacey Cruz 2 pp.
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CBBN
DAVIS 3, SUNNYSIDE 2: At Sunnyside, Kailey Willsey's 13 kills and Sally Gargus' 24 perfect passes lifted the Pirates to a 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 14-25, 15-8 victory and pushed their record to 4-0. Davis hosts West Valley on Thursday.
Moses Lake visited Yakima on Tuesday and topped Eisenhower 25-17, 25-17, 25-22.
Davis highlights: Shaela Allen-Greggs 23-24 serving, 3 aces, 10 kills, 3 pp, 4 digs; Kailey Willsey 9-12 serving, 1 ace, 13 kills, 3 blocks; Litzy Carillo 12-16 serving, 3 aces, 4 kills, 3 pp, 2 digs; Camryn Birch 12-13 serving, 5 aces, 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 block; Kathleen Velasquez 10-12 serving, 1 ace, 4 kills, 20 assists; Nathaly Hernandez 1 kill, 6 assists; Sally Gargus 9-13 serving, 1 kill, 24 pp, 7 digs; Vennesy Martinez 1 dig; Leslie Suarez 2 digs,
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EWAC WEST
KITTITAS 3, HIGHLAND 1: At Highland, Courtney Patteson put away 13 kills to spark the Coyotes to a 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21 win. Kittitas hosts Cle Elum on Thursday.
Kittitas highlights: Courtney Patteson 13 kills, .5 blocks, 1 ace, 15 digs; Paige Danielle 1 kill, 6 aces, 12 digs; Dakota Rivera 3 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs; Dixie Best 3 kills, .5 blocks, 1 ace, 14 digs; Carly Schaenherr 8 digs; Gilena Provaznik 5 kills, 1 block, 5 aces, 9 digs; Taylor Roberts 1 kill, 1 ace, 12 digs, 5 aces; Gabby Santos 5 kills, 4 digs, 13 assists.
Highland highlights: Lanessa Jones 11 kills; Autumn Hamett 19 hits; Diana Avelar 15 serves.
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GIRLS SOCCER
Pirates win CBB opener 6-0
Junior Nataly Pacheco scored two goals as Davis opened the CBBN girls soccer season with a 6-0 victory over Sunnyside on Tuesday.
Senior goalkeeper Alexis Torres made two saves in the shutout for the Pirates, who are 1-1-1 overall and will play at Wapato on Thursday.
First half: 1, Davis, Nataly Pacheco (Vanessa Lugo), 8:00; 2, Davis, Arlene Mendez, 10:00; 3, America Zavala (Seri Nugent), 38:00.
Second half: 4, Pacheco, 71:00; 5, Davis, Ilse Velasquez, 79:00; 6, Davis, Emily Garcia, 80:00.
Saves: Sunnyside 10, Alexis Torres (D) 2.
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MOSES LAKE 2, EISENHOWER 1: At Moses Lake, Esperanza Haro delivered the equalizer for the Cadets in the 20th minute and it held up until seven minutes left in the regulation. Eisenhower travels to Eastmont next Tuesday.
First half: 1, ML, Anna Ribellia, 12:00; 2, Ike, Esperanza Haro (Alexia Lee), 20:00.
Second half: 3, ML, Bella Huberdeau, 73:00.
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EWAC
HIGHLAND 10, WHITE SWAN 0: At Highland, Rachael Keller produced two goals and three assists and Aylin Aguilera had four assists for the Scotties (1-0, 2-1), who will pick up a league forfeit win over Burbank on Thursday and will play at Granger on Sept. 20.
In other league play, Goldendale edged Granger 1-0 and Cle Elum was a forfeit winner over Burbank.
First half: 1, Highland, Aylin Aguilera (Rachael Keller), 3:00; 2, Highland, Keller (Gaby Paniagua), 5:00; 3, Highland, Melany Meza (Anahi Lamas), 10:00; 4, Highland, Frida Paniagua (Keller), 15:00; 5, Highland, G. Paniagua (Keller), 18:00; 6, Highland, Maricza Mendoza (Anahi Garcia), 28:00; 7, Highland, Meza (Aguilera), 34:00.
Second half: 8, Highland, Keller (Aguilera), 41:00; 9, Highland, Maddie Ceja (Aguilera), 47:00; 10, Highland, Garcia (Aguilera), 56:00.
Saves: Ashlee McIlrath (H) 0, Rachael Keller (H) 0, Estrella Valencia (WS) 20.
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NONLEAGUE
TOPPENISH 3, COLLEGE PLACE 1: At Toppenish, Jasmine Gonzalez's tally in the 30th minute broke a 1-1 tie for the Wildcats (1-1-1), who visit Royal on Thursday.
First half: 1, Miranda Maravilla, 15:00; 2, College Place, 20:00; 3, Toppenish, Jasmine Gonzalez, 30:00.
Second half: 4, Toppenish, Jewels Landa, 70:00.
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POSTPONEMENTS: Due to poor air quality, the following matches were postponed: Selah at Othello (to Friday); Grandview at Ephrata; Warden at Mabton; Naches Valley at Kiona-Benton; La Salle at Connell.
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GIRLS SWIMMING
CBBN
At Wenatchee
Team scores: Wenatchee 123, West Valley 44; West Valley 90, Sunnyside 42; Wenatchee 127, Sunnyside 29.
Local highlights — 200 medley relay: West Valley 2:17.84. 200 free: Sarah French (WV) 2:57.61. 200 IM: Leah Stapleton (WV) 2:50.65. 50 free: Isabelle Stephens (WV) 31.66. 100 fly: Hannah Tran (WV) 1:19.83. 100 free: Piper Tweedy (WV) 1:07.67. 500 free: Ashlynn Mendez (WV) 8:05.45. 200 free relay: West Valley 2:06.54. 100 back: Piper Tweedy (WV) 1:18.64. 100 breast: Leah Stapleton (WV) 1:27.00. 400 free relay: West Valley 5:21.01. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/prep_sports/roundup-wv-volleyball-bests-ellensburg-in-four/article_bf1cb7fa-33d6-11ed-82ac-cb2af91a6eed.html | 2022-09-14T05:40:34Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/prep_sports/roundup-wv-volleyball-bests-ellensburg-in-four/article_bf1cb7fa-33d6-11ed-82ac-cb2af91a6eed.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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John Warner is the author of Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities and The Writer's Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing.
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About Those Rankings
Is it too much to ask institutions to not trumpet things they know to be without substance?
I am not an employee of Inside Higher Ed and have precisely zero influence of what appears on its virtual pages – with the obvious exception of this blog – but nonetheless, I felt a little frisson of pride when reading Scott Jaschik’s introduction to IHE’s coverage of this year’s release of the U.S. News and World Report rankings.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2023 were released today, and the top colleges are not a surprise. As in past years, Inside Higher Ed doesn’t report on the results of the rankings because of widespread concerns about the validity of ordinally ranking colleges by a single number and a sense that rankings favor wealthier institutions. (For those who are interested in the rankings themselves, we invite you to visit the magazine’s listings.)
I appreciate the principled stance of how the information is conveyed. Obviously a news organization dedicated to higher education cannot ignore the release of these rankings, but neither do they need to uncritically parrot the actual ordinal rankings as news because news they are not.
Just as I had a little burst of something like pride at seeing how IHE was treating the news, I get a little jolt of despair every time I see the leadership of a higher education institution trumpet their ranking. The number of schools and leaders I saw doing this too long to list, but I appreciated Holden Thorpe’s observation on Twitter noting that any school between #3 and #17 on last year’s list that is touting jumping up a spot is doing so without noting the reason for their rise is because “Columbia committed fraud.”
Columbia dropped to #18 following some admissions that, as accused by one of its own professors, it had provided inaccurate data in previous years of the rankings. The New York Times frames the episode this way:
“Columbia’s public humiliation raises questions for many parents and educational policymakers: Can the quality of a college be ranked by a single number, the way critics rate movies with stars? And should students choose where to go to college based on what has become a proxy for prestige?”
I think I did a full-on forehead slap at this. I understand the question is rhetorical, but, come on. Why pretend there is doubt or a dispute about whether or not the quality of a college can be ranked by a single number when in reality, there is none?
Is there an educational policymaker who sincerely believes that the quality of a college can be ranked by a single number?
As IHE’s coverage notes, there is nothing new about schools getting caught gaming the ratings with incorrect data. Emory University (in 2012), Claremont McKenna College (the same year) and Tulane University (in 2013) have all been previously exposed.
I personally worked at Clemson University when the president at the time, James Barker, was gripped by a mania for Clemson to climb into the Top 20 of public universities. Clemson did not submit erroneous data, but they gamed it by increasing the number of classes under 20 students in the fall, when data was reported, before bumping caps in the identical classes to 22 or 24 for the spring, adding the equivalent of an additional course of workload for those of us teaching four sections of class.
Students taking these courses in the spring were undoubtedly harmed by the practice.
The “you’ve got to be kidding me” portion of the experience came when the provost met with non-tenure track faculty so we could be urged to go get PhDs in our spare time so Clemson would have more total faculty with terminal degrees.
Could we then have access to the tenure track? No. A raise? Be serious. Was a terminal degree necessary for the jobs we were being asked to do? Obviously not, we already had the jobs. Would our teaching suffer when we're pursuing these spare time PhDs that come with no promise of increased security or pay? Undoubtedly!
Did anybody think of these things prior to floating this nonsense to the non-tenure track faculty who taught the bulk of the course offerings in the University? Ha!
On Twitter, I called the rankings meaningless, but this was an imprecise use of language. Obviously, the rankings are meaningful, in some sense, because otherwise would people who know they are methodologically worthless tout them as something to be proud of?
So the rankings have some importance in the world, but it is a mirage, perhaps even more worthless than the preseason college football rankings, which always manage to deliver what look like big upsets because the initial rankings are often based on history and vibes, rather than tangible data.
The U.S. News rankings may not be meaningless, but they are certainly without substance. This is what perhaps bugs me most, that higher education institutions are enmeshed in a system that requires them to pretend that something with substances is meaningful.
No one would mistake me for an idealist, and I am aware of the necessity for compromise to make less-than-ideal systems and circumstances work. I did teach off the tenure track for nearly 20 years, after all.
But I do not understand the eager embrace of something people know to be non-substantive, that they also know deep down is doing harm to the mission of their universities, making them less accessible, more expensive, less focused on teaching and learning and research, more focused on marketing and enrollment management.
I know it is too much to ask for institutions en masse to decide to not participate in the U.S. News charade, but is it too much to ask for institutions to at stop fanning the flames of the forces that are ultimately going to destroy all but the wealthiest and most fortunate?
Buying into a competition for prestige that is actually predicated on wealth is not a winning hand for the vast majority of institutions who continue to play. The recent, highly necessary, action on forgiving a portion of existing student loan debt is just the latest piece of evidence showing that the current framework of post-secondary education as a private good meant to develop “human capital” is totally shot, bankrupt, kaput.
And yet, on the day of the rankings’ announcement, like a reflex, here comes the press releases filled with another round of blah blah.
Columbia ranked number #18 is no different than Columbia ranked #2. The substance of the institution has not changed, other than they are actually being honest with themselves and the world about their class sizes and the percentage of faculty with terminal degrees.
In a small way, this makes Columbia superior to last year, but sorry, there’s no prize for honest self-assessment.
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Kochi: The stray dog menace continues to haunt Kerala with more dog bites being reported from several quarters.
In Ernakulam district alone, 78 people sought treatment following stray dog bites on Tuesday. In just four-and-a-half hours, 24 people sought treatment for dog bites in the Palakkad district. Those who suffered injuries include teachers and students. Though more people sought treatment in the afternoon, the authorities refused to divulge details. A direction was also issued that the statistics should not be revealed to the media.
A total of 33 people in Kozhikode, 28 in Kannur, 20 in Kollam, 18 in Kasaragod, five in Pathanamthitta, and two in Thiruvananthapuram districts sought treatment after dog bites. In Pathanamthitta, it was pet dogs that mauled the victims.
A blind lottery agent Chandran, 63, hailing from Kulamakkiyil Colony in Kalavoor in Alappuzha district, suffered a dog bite at Sarvodayapuram. Newspaper agent Reji Thomas of Thottadi Virippu in Thalavadi was bitten by a dog when he went to distribute newspapers near Edathua.
Two students were hurt when the bike they were riding lost control and skidded after a street dog leaped on its way at Pappali Junction, Potta, Chalakkudy, in Thrissur. The dog, which was hit by the bike, succumbed to its injuries.
Another street dog bit a homemaker who was washing the home utensils in the courtyard of the house at Puthamkulam in Perumbilavu. The woman was administered the vaccine at the Medical College Hospital. A youth who rode a bike at Chittattukara was bitten by a dog in his leg. Ananthu (12), son of Machattu Narayanan of Karumam, who was chased by a street dog gang, was saved by people in the neighborhood at Oorakam. He is a Class VII student of Cherpu CNN High School.
Another biker Chokliyath Riyas lost control of his bike after being chased by a rogue street dog gang in Kozhikode. The vehicle skidded, hurting Riyas, at Kunnathukara, Vadakara. Four persons were hurt after an autorickshaw carrying a patient to the hospital was waylaid by street dogs at Iritty Taluk in the Kannur district. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/dog-bites-increase-kerala-rabies.amp.html | 2022-09-14T06:04:24Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/dog-bites-increase-kerala-rabies.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kochi: The stray dog menace continues to haunt Kerala with more dog bites being reported from several quarters.
In Ernakulam district alone, 78 people sought treatment following stray dog bites on Tuesday. In just four-and-a-half hours, 24 people sought treatment for dog bites in the Palakkad district. Those who suffered injuries include teachers and students. Though more people sought treatment in the afternoon, the authorities refused to divulge details. A direction was also issued that the statistics should not be revealed to the media.
A total of 33 people in Kozhikode, 28 in Kannur, 20 in Kollam, 18 in Kasaragod, five in Pathanamthitta, and two in Thiruvananthapuram districts sought treatment after dog bites. In Pathanamthitta, it was pet dogs that mauled the victims.
A blind lottery agent Chandran, 63, hailing from Kulamakkiyil Colony in Kalavoor in Alappuzha district, suffered a dog bite at Sarvodayapuram. Newspaper agent Reji Thomas of Thottadi Virippu in Thalavadi was bitten by a dog when he went to distribute newspapers near Edathua.
Two students were hurt when the bike they were riding lost control and skidded after a street dog leaped on its way at Pappali Junction, Potta, Chalakkudy, in Thrissur. The dog, which was hit by the bike, succumbed to its injuries.
Another street dog bit a homemaker who was washing the home utensils in the courtyard of the house at Puthamkulam in Perumbilavu. The woman was administered the vaccine at the Medical College Hospital. A youth who rode a bike at Chittattukara was bitten by a dog in his leg. Ananthu (12), son of Machattu Narayanan of Karumam, who was chased by a street dog gang, was saved by people in the neighborhood at Oorakam. He is a Class VII student of Cherpu CNN High School.
Another biker Chokliyath Riyas lost control of his bike after being chased by a rogue street dog gang in Kozhikode. The vehicle skidded, hurting Riyas, at Kunnathukara, Vadakara. Four persons were hurt after an autorickshaw carrying a patient to the hospital was waylaid by street dogs at Iritty Taluk in the Kannur district. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/dog-bites-increase-kerala-rabies.html | 2022-09-14T06:04:30Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/dog-bites-increase-kerala-rabies.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Title
How Do Universities Define ‘Online Learning’?
A conversation with Augusta University’s Marc Austin.
What do universities mean when they talk about “online education”? This is a question that Marc T. Austin, associate provost and dean of Augusta University Online, wanted to figure out. So, he did some quick research. This Q&A with Marc is about what he found.
Q: What was the research question you wanted to answer, and what made you want to answer it? How did you go about doing this research?
A: As Augusta University embarked on an ambitious new effort to establish an internal online program management model to support a suite of graduate programs in health, cyber and education under the banner of Augusta University Online, we encountered a tremendous array of AU online courses and programs already well underway.
Like many other universities, Augusta was forced to pursue an assortment of remote instructional approaches in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we began building Augusta University Online, we needed to define what we meant by “online,” not only for ourselves but also for our students.
I reached out to a handful of leaders in the field of online education that I have worked with over the years and asked how they defined “online” at their institutions.
I asked this question with the starting assumption that a fully online program should be, at a minimum, asynchronously accessible to students who do not live near campus and can access their courses at any time around their schedules. These students should not feel at risk of not completing their degree if the timing and location of the classes doesn’t align with their needs.
I used this fairly narrow starting point because of the audience we seek to initially engage: professionally focused graduate students, though we will eventually design our offerings for undergraduates.
I then asked the following: “When delivering a fully asynchronous online program (a full degree), have you permitted faculty to run ‘attendance-optional’ lectures in live, synchronous formats, but recorded for later student viewing?”
A critical difference in online versus on-ground instruction is the flexibility we can offer students. To model online courses after on-ground ones wouldn’t justify the need and innovation required. I had to ask myself, “Should we blend synchronous with our asynchronous focus?”
I really believe we have to think beyond the proverbial four walls, ensuring online students will not be penalized for missing synchronous sessions, thus offering “optional” attendance. This still provides faculty with the option for live synchronous learning and engagement opportunities, using tools such as videoconferencing technology. So, in theory, it offers the best of both worlds, but we needed to test that theory.
Q: What did you find out? Did any of your findings come as a surprise?
A: My sample was small (12 leaders responded)—some of the universities represented use external OPMs, others do not. I have paraphrased and edited their responses below, as I felt the commentary was as valuable as the overall groupings of responses.
The responses broke down into three categories that are perhaps best described in mixologist terms:
- Blended is best: This group of online leaders believes the mixed mode—asynchronous and synchronous—is best. You will see that even this solution comes with a few notes of caution, which brings us to the next category.
- Mix, with a dash of caution: Over all, this group felt that a mixed modality can work but is often not as valued by the student as they hoped and entails some significant operational challenge. So, adding in synchronous helps, but there are major risks to consider.
- Juice is not worth the squeeze: These are the “spirits purists.” The online learner is the online learner; there’s no need to mix the modes (and spoil a perfectly fine spirit). As long as the underlying asynchronous course is a good one, synchronous is a lot of effort and does not produce better results in terms of the learning experience.
My sense is that there are lessons from all three perspectives:
1. Blended is best.
Students like options: Students typically expressed satisfaction with a mix of asynchronous and synchronous course structure and appreciated the variety of options available to them to learn the content. I will say that the truly online student relied heavily on the recordings of these sessions but still liked having the option to attend.
Synchronous, but chat: We use optional synchronous chats offered three times throughout the semester on different days/times. These optional chats offer deeper discussions on a topic, so if students don’t have the time to engage at that level, they don’t miss anything they need for the course by not attending.
Recordings work if they are incentivized: We have used asynchronous lectures in response to specific student questions and offer students feedback (via podcast and video). When we create incentives for watching and listening (i.e., extra-credit opportunities), participation increases. There is a percentage of students who don’t take advantage of these additional opportunities, and the difference in their work was noticeable.
Blended is here to stay: Some of our faculty use this approach in their online courses. In essence, they use live lectures/discussions with interaction, but attendance is not required. We generally see strong turnout for the live class components, and this approach gives students the flexibility to attend to other commitments and watch the lecture later, highlighting that the mix of asynchronous and synchronous is here to stay.
2. Mix, with a dash of caution.
Synchronous is best, but! We don’t run any fully asynchronous online programs. We have two hybrid degree programs that require low-residency participation where the online part is a mix of asynchronous and synchronous teaching. Classes are limited to 25 students, who can opt for the online asynchronous version and/or join or listen to the recorded/live lecture. For the most part, students love it and want the live interaction. This means that for some programs, we have had to list the times of the live sessions at the time of registration, which means faculty have to commit in advance. This has made adjunct recruitment a bit more complicated.
Synchronous required: Real-time synchronous sessions are required at our university. They are also recorded, and an instructor may allow a student who missed classes to view it, but not as an open policy. Nonetheless, optional real-time sessions need to be offered on a variety of days and times since students taking a 100 percent asynchronous course may want to attend synchronously and have scheduling challenges (e.g., time zones, jobs, other classes, family care).
Synchronous, but with control: We define an online program as an approved body of courses, delivered through the university’s online learning management system, that can be completed free of specified times and locations. In general, we like to see synchronous activities focused on supporting substantive coaching, feedback or synthesis around class objectives. So, we allow up to 20 percent of a program’s credit hours to be delivered through synchronous interactive video conferencing or similar technologies. This approach to online learning enhances the flexibility faculty desire while respecting the needs of online students to be able to adapt time and location. Students do appreciate opportunities to interact, but also appear most satisfied when they are in control of when they elect to participate in a synchronous session.
Synchronous, yes, but take care with the recordings: My faculty are free to do whatever they feel will support student learning within the confines of what the delivery model dictates (i.e., 100 percent asynchronous really means no required real-time sessions). The challenge with recorded synchronous sessions is the length of the recording and interruptions or distractions. What happens when you have recorded a session that has “gone off on a tangent”?
3. The juice isn’t worth the squeeze
When given a choice, only a handful participate: Students who want to participate in synchronous come, and those who don’t participate tend to not watch the recordings, either. Generally, only a handful participate in the synchronous offerings, so the value is questionable.
Required synchronous can damage enrollment: Programs that require online students to attend live sessions have negatively impacted their enrollments.
Optional synchronous—if only they had listened! We have tried blending optional synchronous with asynchronous a few times in various classes because the faculty was really thinking it would be a value add. We warned them about the reasons not to try this approach, and they discovered:
- No one will attend (seriously). Even with the best-laid plans, maybe a couple students show up. And when they do, they come in at various times, and it requires the faculty to repeat themselves.
- You can’t introduce new content in optional live sessions, as it is optional. What is the point of an optional live lecture if it’s not new information?
- When you record these optional sessions, you will need to do editing work, like closed captioning, to ensure it’s accessible.
- We stored the recordings and no one watched them, so ultimately, the faculty always ended up stopping the live sessions.
What I do recommend, if the faculty or instructor is open to it, is offering synchronous appointments that a student can make with them—like on-demand office hours—because even physical office hours at a set time tend to have low to no attendance on any given week.
A burden for faculty—I have not tried blending synchronous options with asynchronous courses to date. The obstacle for our faculty is just finding the additional time to have an optional lecture, as our course loads are heavy. Students say that they will attend, but then they never show.
Q: From what you discovered, what do you think are the main take-home messages that academic and online university leaders should be internalizing? What should we be doing or thinking differently?
A: As with all research questions, the answer to my question about asynchronous versus synchronous is “it depends.”
But the question helped me with our process. At Augusta, we have opted to offer fully asynchronous degrees (to be advertised and conveyed to students as such) but we left room for experimentation, allowing our central team to approve the use of synchronous supplements where it makes sense.
I was surprised to not see any discussion from the group about the importance of seeking student permission to share synchronous recordings in the LMS given FERPA considerations, but a few participants in my poll pinged me later about this. It is easy enough to ensure student permissions at the start of a class that includes live synchronous recordings, but in the end, I was caught somewhere in the middle of this debate. Asynchronous learning is necessary to promise a student a fully online accessible degree that meets both location and scheduling needs that the online focused learner has. Yet we also recognize the value of the connections and coaching created by live meetings.
Here are six takeaways from our process that others may wish to consider:
- Have an explicit policy to clarify expectations for both students and faculty about the mode of online instruction.
- Don’t advertise or detail the modality to students until you are sure it will work for all parties.
- Take the time to write down the approach and keep it centralized and available. (At Augusta, we have built an internal policy intranet site for our staff and faculty.)
- Don’t create standards that just make life difficult, but ensure that when the word “online” is used, it evokes a sense of a high-quality, fully-supported student experience, not an imperfect copy of an otherwise excellent face-to-face experience.
- Communicate about online learning. Our intranet, announcements, newsletters and articles drive home the message that there’s a new standard in town.
- Monitor instructional quality. It’s easier to monitor quality in the online space except when it’s synchronous and not recorded. It is important to remember that the ability to ensure quality depends on your ability to assess it over time; so, regardless of the modes chosen, consider how you can continuously improve.
As with all studies, it’s important to add the caveat of what the researcher would have done differently in the research. In this case, it’s obvious: include the views of the online learners, not just the academic administrators that are reflected here.
For Augusta University Online, we need a few more years to have our own students provide feedback and join focus groups; however, for many universities with robust online programs, it might be a good time to test this question with student cohorts. For instance, if you have a cohort that is fully online already, ask them whether they value optional synchronous lectures or prefer fully asynchronous learning.
We are still early in our efforts, and I expect there will be quite a few lessons to learn in the next two to three years; so, my colleagues should be on the lookout for my next informal pulse poll.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress party in Kerala is all set to convene a general body meeting to elect office bearers including the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, on Thursday. The present consensus is that K Sudhakaran would continue in the position without a contest. However, the announcement of Sudhakaran being re-elected as president of KPCC may not be made. Instead, a resolution to entrust the AICC president Sonia Gandhi to decide on the new KPCC president would be passed.
The agenda for Thursday's meeting includes the election of KPCC office bearers, executive committee members, AICC members and the state election committee, besides the election of the KPCC president. However, it is unlikely that discussions or suggestions on these would be raised during the meeting. The AICC president might be authorised to decide on these too.
KPCC president K Sudhakaran has directed to reach Rajeev Gandhi Auditorium in Indira Bhavan at 11 am. The KPCC general body members have the right to vote in these elections. The State leadership is of the opinion that the proceedings as part of the organisation election can be officially completed and there is no need for a contest.
The list of the KPCC general body has not been officially released yet. Instead, the general body members have been directly informed to join the general body meeting.
As the Bharat Jodo Yathra led by MP Rahul Gandhi completes a week, it is a break day for the march on Thursday. Considering this, the meeting was decided to be held and the information on the same sent out in a hurried manner on Tuesday.
77 new faces in KPCC
The Congress High Command has approved the list of 310 KPCC members, which includes 77 new faces.
Besides the 285 members representing blocks, key leaders have also been included to form the 310-member committee. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/kpcc-president-k-sudhakaran.html | 2022-09-14T06:04:42Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/kpcc-president-k-sudhakaran.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar has shut down the private nursery school responsible for the death of a four-year-old girl here on Sunday.
Minsa, hailing from a Malayali family, was suffocated to death after she was locked up in her school bus for hours. She was the daughter of Kochuparambil Abhilash Chacko and Soumya, hailing from Chingavanam in Kottayam district.
The LKG-1 student of Springfield Kindergarten at Al Vakra in Doha was celebrating her birthday on Sunday.
Funeral today
Minsa's mortal remains arrived at the Cochin International Airport after 8.45am on Wednesday in a Qatar Airways flight.
The body was released to the relatives after an extensive post-mortem lasting two days. A large crowd had gathered outside the mortuary to pay tribute to the child.
The funeral will take place at 5pm at the family residence in Chingavanam, Kottayam.
Minister visits parents
Qatar's Minister of Education Buthaina Al-Nuaimi met Minsa's parents and offered condolences to the couple. The education ministry has launched an investigation into the matter.
Local media reports suggest that three persons were arrested in connection with the incident.
The incident
On the fateful day, Minsa did not alight from the school bus as she had fallen asleep during the trip. The crew members locked the school bus thinking that everyone had got down from the bus.
In the afternoon, when the crew members entered the bus prior to the return trip, they saw the girl lying unconscious.
Though she was rushed to a hospital in Al Vakra, her life could not be saved.
Her father Abhilash, a designer-cum-artist, has been a resident of Doha for the last many years. Meekha, Minsa's sister, is a Class 2 student of MES Indian Public School. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/qatar-school-shut-minsa-funeral.html | 2022-09-14T06:04:55Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/qatar-school-shut-minsa-funeral.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kollam: Leading his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited Sivagiri Mutt here to pay respects to Sree Narayana Guru.
He will spend the fourth day of the yatra in Kollam.
At Sivagiri Mutt, Rahul was welcomed warmly by the swamis there. "We are happy to receive the Congress leader who did not wait for an official invitation," said Sivagir Dharma Sangham Trust President Swami Satchidananda.
Though Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi had visited Sivagiri Mutt earlier, this was Rahul's first visit and no one should give political colour to it, said Opposition leader VD Satheesan.
The yatra, which began after 7.30 am from Navaikulam junction here, continued to witness an encouraging turnout. During the day he is scheduled to speak to students in the afternoon.
On Tuesday, after that day's yatra ended at Kallambalam junction here, Gandhi questioned how a party that calls itself a representative of Hindus was allegedly spreading 'ashanti' in the country when the first word taught in Hinduism is 'om shanti'.
"Wherever they are going they are destroying harmony, they are attacking people, they are dividing people, abusing them," he had said.
The 150-day foot march was launched from Kanyakumari in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on September 7 and will cover 12 states and two Union territories.
(With PTI inputs) | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/rahul-gandhi-sivagiri-mutt-bharat-jodo-yatra-kollam.amp.html | 2022-09-14T06:05:14Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/rahul-gandhi-sivagiri-mutt-bharat-jodo-yatra-kollam.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: The Supreme Court has once again deferred the hearing of the SNC Lavlin corruption case in which Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's name is figured.
The court put off the hearing for the 31st time on Tuesday after the case came up for its consideration for the first time in 2018.
Though the matter was scheduled for hearing on Tuesday, the Supreme Court could not take it up since the Constitutional Bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit was preoccupied for the whole day with the case involving the validity of the reservation benefits given to forward castes in employment and educational opportunities in the country.
When the recurring postponement of the Lavlin case became a matter of controversy, Justice Lalit had said in the court last time that the case would definitely be heard at the next hearing. But this did not happen on Tuesday.
The appeal given by the CBI against the Kerala High Court verdict acquitting Pinarayi Vijayan, Power Department former Secretary K Mohanachandran and former Joint Secretary A Francis before trial in the Lavlin case is now pending before the Supreme Court.
But the High Court had then ordered that KSEB former financial advisor KG Rajashekharan, KSEB ex-chairman R Shivadasan and former Chief Engineer Kasthuriranga Iyer should appear for the trial in the case.
These three accused also moved the Supreme Court, seeking the granting of the same kind of relief given to Pinarayi and others.
This case is also pending before the Supreme Court. The court has already issued notice to the parties in the case. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/snc-lavlin-case-corruption-pinarayi-vijayan-uu-lalit.html | 2022-09-14T06:05:33Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/snc-lavlin-case-corruption-pinarayi-vijayan-uu-lalit.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Alappuzha: The CPM has suspended four local leaders from its ranks in connection with the Kayamkulam Taluk hospital attack case.
The suspended leaders are branch secretaries Arun Anthappan and Sudheer Yusuf, DYFI block president Sajid and Vinod. The party has also set up a two-member inquiry committee to probe the matter.
The incident happened last Friday evening when a gang of 10 to 12 members indulged in violence at the hospital. They allegedly manhandled people, including patients and doctors, and vandalised equipment.
After examining the CCTV images, the Kayamkulam police lodged a case against the four CPM leaders and eight others. A special team was deployed to probe the matter.
However, there were severe allegations that some in the party were trying to protect the accused. It was against this backdrop that the CPM Kayamkulam Area Committee convened an urgent meeting on Tuesday night and took action against the four found to have a direct role in the attack.
CPM state secretariat member Saji Cherian and district secretary R Nazar attended the meeting. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/taluk-hospital-attack-cpm-local-leaders-suspended.amp.html | 2022-09-14T06:05:39Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/taluk-hospital-attack-cpm-local-leaders-suspended.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SNOW HILL, Md. - The "Black-Eyed Susan" riverboat has gone through $300,000 dollars of repairs. Tuesday's meeting was to discuss the idea of the Mayor bringing in contractors to assess damages.
The future of the "Black-Eyed Susan riverboat", might be heading in to some murky waters. The Town hall meeting could give a glimpse at the future of the still docked vessel. The $300,000 dollars in repairs is only half of the price tag to get the ship sailing, again.
Snow Hill business owner, Barry Laws, likes the idea of exploring repairs but is concerned with a possible price tag. Laws says, "I think they would give an unbiased opinion as what is the best thing to do. And, if it's putting more money in, how much more money? What would it do? And, would be financially stable after the money had been spent?"
John Delvecchio owns a bakery and would welcome the ship returning to sailing the Pocomoke river. Delvecchio says, "Well I think the boat is a great idea. I think anything like that for Snow Hill brings people in. But, for some of our businesses, there's other things they can do with that money."
But for some, The "Black-Eyed Susan" riverboat is not worth the money. Chloe Ward, who lives in Snow Hill says, "I feel like it's just a waist of money. I feel like they should try and build up the stores. For instance, give the stores a little bit of help. Because some stores, are getting old."
Tuesday's meeting will just provide a small update on the Black-Eyed Susan.
So, an uncertain future will remain a hot topic of conversation in Snow Hill. | https://www.wboc.com/news/snow-hills-black-eyed-susan-riverboat-under-discussion/article_b88b17ba-33db-11ed-9693-cb4f7d22683d.html | 2022-09-14T06:05:48Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/snow-hills-black-eyed-susan-riverboat-under-discussion/article_b88b17ba-33db-11ed-9693-cb4f7d22683d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chrysler has kicked off the unveilings at the North American International Auto Show by revealing the newest version of the Chrysler 300 sedan, the 2023 Chrysler 300C.
The automaker says the car is equipped with a 6.4L V8 Hemi. It will also be the last member of this generation of the 300 model. It is a limited edition, available in only one configuration and three colors. Only 2,200 vehicles will be produced for North America.
“We’re celebrating the Chrysler 300 and it’s iconic legacy in the automotive world,” said Chris Feuell, Chrysler brand chief executive officer. “The Chrysler 300 changed the automotive world in so many ways, and we will carry that spirit of ingenuity forward as we transform Chrysler with a fully electrified future and breakthrough customer experiences.”
Chrysler says the car is available for preorder today. | https://www.fox17online.com/chrysler-unveils-300c-hours-before-north-american-international-auto-show-officially-kicks-off | 2022-09-14T06:05:50Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/chrysler-unveils-300c-hours-before-north-american-international-auto-show-officially-kicks-off | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thrissur: Attempts by the local Congress office bearers to spruce up the District Congress Committee office here became a huge embarrassment when workers painted one part the building in BJP's saffron colour.
The original plan was to paint the office in colours resembling the tricolour. But painters left Congress leaders red-faced with their faux pas.
Congress leader came to know about the change in colour after the photo of the saffron-drenched office went viral on social media. Soon local Congress officers also raised their protest with the leadership.
Before more damage was done, they repainted the office in white and green colours, a local leader said.
Labourers, who were rushed to repaint the office, told MMTV that the saffron colour was selected by Congress leaders. They also said they did not feel it was the 'BJP colour' when they were painting the office. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/thrissur-dcc-office-bjp-sffron-colour.amp.html | 2022-09-14T06:05:51Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/thrissur-dcc-office-bjp-sffron-colour.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thrissur: Attempts by the local Congress office bearers to spruce up the District Congress Committee office here became a huge embarrassment when workers painted one part the building in BJP's saffron colour.
The original plan was to paint the office in colours resembling the tricolour. But painters left Congress leaders red-faced with their faux pas.
Congress leader came to know about the change in colour after the photo of the saffron-drenched office went viral on social media. Soon local Congress officers also raised their protest with the leadership.
Before more damage was done, they repainted the office in white and green colours, a local leader said.
Labourers, who were rushed to repaint the office, told MMTV that the saffron colour was selected by Congress leaders. They also said they did not feel it was the 'BJP colour' when they were painting the office. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/thrissur-dcc-office-bjp-sffron-colour.html | 2022-09-14T06:05:57Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/14/thrissur-dcc-office-bjp-sffron-colour.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash.-
UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 10:15 p.m.
Columbia Basin Dive Rescue was called back out to the search for Lucian on September 13. It assisted numerous agencies in clearing hundreds of pounds of thick milfoil in the area. After conducting what it called a "high-confidence search," Lucian has still not been found.
The public is still asked to assist in the search and call 9-1-1 with any information.
UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 7:44 p.m.
Some assets of Lucian's search efforts are scaling back as the Yakima Police Department now asks the public to continue the search for the missing 4-year-old. Search crews from the U.S. Air Force, numerous counties, multiple fire departments and more have contributed, according to the press release from YPD.
At this point, over 15 search dogs, some ATVs, boats, kayaks, drones, underwater drones, a statewide alert, helicopter, Columbia Basin dive teams and more than 150 searchers have been utilized in the search. They've checked the park, nearby roads and businesses, in the water, on the river, through the trails and more, using GPS to be as thorough as possible, according to YPD.
The search continues today for Lucian. More resources are arriving along with submersible drones to search waterways. If anyone has pictures or video of Sarg Hubbard Park on 9-10-22 between 6:45PM-9:00PM, please provide to: YPD@yakimapolice.org and any tips to 911. #Lucian #SAR https://t.co/IxD5XyQSTf
— Yakima County Sheriff's Office (@YakimaSheriff) September 12, 2022
YPD says the investigation does not currently suggest foul play. Detectives say Lucian left the playground alone, headed south and east. There are multiple bodies of water that way, but all have been checked.
"We are now asking the public to continue the search and notify police immediately if they find Lucian or a clue to his location," said the press release.
The search and rescue team and state resources have been scaled back. YPD says this is consistent with search protocol in urban areas.
"We continue to assign personnel to this effort and sincerely pray for a positive outcome," said the release. "We ask that you continue to keep Lucian's family in your thoughts. This is an unimaginably painful situation."
Monday, Sept, 12th. 10:37 a.m.
The search continues for Lucian, a four year old who went missing from Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima on Saturday night.
Several agencies from across Washington have joined in the search efforts, including Kittitas County, the U.S. Air Force, Pierce County, Klickitat County. and the Moses Lake Fire Department.
According to the Yakima County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) the river and pond at Sarg Hubbard Park have been searched and tracking dogs and a cadaver dog have been employed.
The U.S. Air Force has also provided drones to aid in the search.
The YCSO says a party was going on at the park from around 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday night. They are asking members of the public who may have taken photos or videos at the party to check the background to see if they perhaps caught an image of Lucian.
Anyone with any possible photos or videos of Lucian is asked to contact the YCSO at 509-574-2500.
According to the YCSO they are focusing their search south of Sarg Hubbard Park after reports of sightings of Lucian in that direction.
The YCSO is not currently asking for volunteers, but those wanting to help search can sign up at the mobile command post at Sarg Hubbard Park.
The official search party will look until 6 p.m. tonight, then leave a smaller force in the park overnight. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/update-still-no-sign-of-missing-4-year-old-lucian/article_9f495dae-32c1-11ed-8ab8-03995328e62a.html | 2022-09-14T06:10:42Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/update-still-no-sign-of-missing-4-year-old-lucian/article_9f495dae-32c1-11ed-8ab8-03995328e62a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KENNEWICK, Wash. -
UPDATE: 9:22 p.m.
The standoff around Clearwater Bay apartments followed a "top offender round-up," according to KPD Lieutenant Jason Kiel, looking for suspects that "cause constant crime in the area." A detective recognized a wanted suspect around the 5200 block of Clearwater Avenue around 6:18 p.m. The 26-year-old male had felony warrants in and out of the state and current charges for felony assault with a gun, according to Kiel, so officers on scene called for additional resources.
One officer with KPD tried to approach the suspect, but he ran away. The officer chased after him; he shot at the officer multiple times, according to Kiel. When the officer shot back, the man ran into a nearby apartment. Kiel reports the officer was not hurt in the exchange.
KPD does not think he knew the people who lived there, as they ran out and called police. The apartment was then contained by KPD until backup arrived.
Numerous agencies, including the Tri-Cities Regional SWAT Team, responded as backup. They negotiated with the suspect until eventually taking him unto custody around 8:35 p.m., according to Kiel. He was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Kiel was not positive if the 26-year-old was on the list of top offenders.
The Special Investigations Unit will be investigating the incident.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 6:51 p.m.
A heavy police presence has been confirmed around Clearwater Avenue and Edison Street. SWAT is on scene along with Richland, Kennewick and Pasco police departments.
Westbound Clearwater is closed from Edison to Irving Place, with no estimated time for reopening. Drivers can only head South on Edison around Clearwater.
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/news/update-wanted-man-in-custody-after-standoff-at-clearwater-bay-apartments/article_c6362b5e-33cf-11ed-9e3d-c7399c28c09f.html | 2022-09-14T06:10:48Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/update-wanted-man-in-custody-after-standoff-at-clearwater-bay-apartments/article_c6362b5e-33cf-11ed-9e3d-c7399c28c09f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prior +10.1% Core CPI +6.3% vs +6.3% y/y expected Prior +6.2% The headline reading sees UK inflation fall back from double-digits in July, with August inflation up 0.5% on the month (vs estimates of 0.8%). A fall in the price of motor fuels made the largest downward contribution to the change in inflation last month while the largest upward contributions came from housing and household services (principally from electricity, gas and other fuels), transport, and food and non-alcoholic beverages.
But the core reading is seen ticking slightly higher and that won't provide much comfort in terms of inflation
Inflation
Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is measured by the level of the total money supply of a specific currency, for example the US dollar, which is constantly increasing. However, an increase in the money supply does not necessarily mean that there is inflation. What leads to inflation is a faster increase in the money supply in relation to the wealth produced (measured with GDP). As such, this generates pressure of demand on a supply that does not increase at the same rate. The consumer price index then increases, generating inflation.How Does Inflation Affect Forex?The level of inflation has a direct impact on the exchange rate between two currencies on several levels.This includes purchasing power parity, which attempts to compare different purchasing powers of each country according to the general price level. In doing so, this makes it possible to determine the country with the most expensive cost of living.The currency with the higher inflation rate consequently loses value and depreciates, while the currency with the lower inflation rate appreciates on the forex market.Interest rates are also impacted. Inflation rates that are too high push interest rates up, which has the effect of depreciating the currency on foreign exchange. Conversely, inflation that is too low (or deflation) pushes interest rates down, which has the effect of appreciating the currency on the forex market.
Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is measured by the level of the total money supply of a specific currency, for example the US dollar, which is constantly increasing. However, an increase in the money supply does not necessarily mean that there is inflation. What leads to inflation is a faster increase in the money supply in relation to the wealth produced (measured with GDP). As such, this generates pressure of demand on a supply that does not increase at the same rate. The consumer price index then increases, generating inflation.How Does Inflation Affect Forex?The level of inflation has a direct impact on the exchange rate between two currencies on several levels.This includes purchasing power parity, which attempts to compare different purchasing powers of each country according to the general price level. In doing so, this makes it possible to determine the country with the most expensive cost of living.The currency with the higher inflation rate consequently loses value and depreciates, while the currency with the lower inflation rate appreciates on the forex market.Interest rates are also impacted. Inflation rates that are too high push interest rates up, which has the effect of depreciating the currency on foreign exchange. Conversely, inflation that is too low (or deflation) pushes interest rates down, which has the effect of appreciating the currency on the forex market.
Read this Term developments overall. It will still keep the BOE on the tightening path while maintaining fresh worries on the economy as soaring price pressures grip households.
The pound is little changed on the data with cable sitting around 1.1500 at the moment, not much changed on the day as well.
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The dollar ran hot and equities were battered yesterday in the aftermath of the US CPI data, which was hotter-than-expected. The moves are kept slightly in check today with S&P 500 futures recovering by 0.2% after having seen the cash market fall by over 4% yesterday. Meanwhile, the dollar is a touch lower with EUR/USD keeping close to parity and USD/JPY down just below 144.00 amid some jawboning by Japanese authorities on the day.
We are pretty much reverting back to levels seen in early September as the focus and attention turns towards the Fed next week. Will there be a possibility of a 100 bps rate hike? Only time will tell. But for now, markets are certainly not ruling out those odds whatsoever.
Looking ahead today, we should see the appetite in markets to settle after the big moves yesterday. The dollar will be looking to contest key technical levels once again as it did at the start of the month while equities will have to keep a look out for the lows last week in case more bearish elements start to creep in before the Fed next week.
In terms of data, UK inflation will be a focus but we should continue to see the annual reading hold above 10% and keep the pressure on the BOE to raise the bank rate by 50 bps next week.
0600 GMT - UK August CPI figures
0900 GMT - Eurozone July industrial production
1100 GMT - US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 9 September
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Mamu aiding, abetting local, international terror organisations, DSS alleges
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted a request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days.
Ruling in an exparte motion moved by counsel to the DSS, Ahmed Magaji on Tuesday, Justice Nkeonye Maha handling the matter, granted the prayers in the motion.
The security outfit, in a motion, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 filed on September 12 by U.N. Dauda, a lawyer with the security outfit, had urged the court to grant its reliefs to enable it to conclude its investigation on Mamu, who had been leading the negotiation with the terrorists for the release of the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers kidnapped in March this year.
Mamu was arrested on September 6 in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, with his family members by foreign security agents.
Mamu, who was on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj, was detained at Cairo International Airport before being repatriated back to Nigeria.
The DSS has alleged that its preliminary investigation established the offences of the logistic supplier, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism against Mamu.
The DSS, in an affidavit in support of its ex-parte motion also alleged that investigation established an Act of terrorism financing against Mamu, the former terrorists’ negotiator.
An affidavit in support of the ex-parte motion deposed by Hamza Pandogari, a legal officer with the DSS, said it was necessary for Mamu, who is the sole respondent in the suit to be detained for 60 days in the first instance, pending the conclusion of the investigation of various acts of terrorism against him.
Pandogari alleged that Mamu, “The self-acclaimed Kaduna train negotiator exploited the opportunity to perpetrate, aid and abets as well as render support to local and international terrorist organisations.
“That the respondent was intercepted by the Nigerian foreign partners at Cairo, Egypt, on 6th September 2022, while on his way to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with commanders and top leaders of terrorist organisations across the globe.
“That upon his interception and subsequent repatriation back to Nigeria, a duly signed search warrant was executed in his residence and office at No. 4, Ali Ladan Street, Sabon Kawo GRA and No. 14, Mamona Road, Anguwan Sarki, Kaduna State and various exhibits and items to establish his complicity with terrorists were recovered.”
The DSS listed some of the items recovered from Manu’s residence and office to include 151 dollars, 20 pounds sterling, 1, 530 Indian Rupees, one Saudi Riyald, 70 Dirham, N1.5 million, and 16 assorted foreign coins and further alleged that two packs of pump action cartridges, 16 ATM (auto-mated machine) cards from both local and foreign banks, seven cheque books of different banks, six laptops, four tablets, 24 handsets and three international passports belonging to Mamu, one firearm licence, eight pieces of Nigerian Army uniform, 16 pieces of Nigerian Naval uniforms, were among the 34 items recovered.
The DSS said, “preliminary Investigation so far established, amongst others, the offences of a logistic supplier, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism as well as terrorism financing against him.
“That the defendant (Mamu) has used the cover of his profession as a journalist to aid both local and international terrorist groups. The action of the defendant has orchestrated the untimely death of several security personnel in North Central and North East parts of Nigeria.
“That the defendant has discreetly given several information to bandits and terrorists that escalated various acts of terrorism in Nigeria, that the investigation has assumed a wider dimension and sophistication requiring time and advance expertise to conclude.
“That some of the suspects working with the defendant are at large and premature release of the defendant will jeopardise the ongoing investigation and that it is in the interest of justice and national security to grant this application”, he averred and added that the activities of the defendant and his associates at large constitute a potent threat to the unity and peaceful co-existence of the country.”
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PHOENIX — After a brief interruption, order has been restored in the National League West.
A year ago, 106 wins weren’t enough to keep the Dodgers’ streak of division titles going. This year, 98 wins were enough to secure their ninth NL West title in the past 10 years, the clincher coming Tuesday night with Freddie Freeman, Joey Gallo and Max Muncy hitting home runs in a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
It is the earliest (141 games) the Dodgers have clinched the division during this decade of dominance, beating the 2019 club by five games.
“It means a lot, but it’s only step one to where we want to be,” Mookie Betts said.
“I don’t think anybody expected this (to clinch so early). But with our team, we’re capable of it.”
The one constant on all nine division title teams – Clayton Kershaw – was the winning pitcher in the division-clinching game for the third time in that run, fourth time overall (he also did it in 2009) and the first time since 2015. In those four starts with a division to be had, Kershaw allowed one run in 30 innings.
“Obviously when you start in spring training, start the season, you know you have a talented roster,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “But looking into the season – we weren’t the defending National League West champions. So that was first on our list – to get the division back in Los Angeles.”
They did it in resounding fashion.
The high-speed chase of last summer when the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants matched each other win for win became a boat race this year. The Dodgers have held at least a share of first place in the division every day but one (June 17) since the end of April and have had a double-digit lead every day since July 21.
The slogan on the T-shirts passed out to the division winners might never be as appropriate as “The West Is Ours” splashed across the front of the ones the Dodgers wore as they celebrated at Chase Field. The Dodgers have gone 43-15 against NL West teams this year.
“Every offseason, every spring training … our first goal is to win the division,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “As we saw last year, it makes life way easier. That’s Goal 1 and obviously it puts us in a better position to win our ultimate goal.”
Before they can chase that, two more wins will give the Dodgers 100 wins for the third consecutive full season and the fourth in the past five. The franchise record of 106 wins (set in 2019 and matched in 2021) is well within reach – the Dodgers are currently on pace for 113 wins.
Which is no more than was expected from this team when Freeman was added to an already-loaded roster this spring.
“That’s how we draw it up. I mean, that’s what we hope for,” Friedman said. “That’s how we drew it up last year and it didn’t happen.”
Freeman has been as good as advertised, responding to his move back to Southern California with … well, tears but also an MVP-caliber season. He homered in Tuesday’s clinching victory giving him 20 home runs and more than 40 doubles (a major-league leading 45). It is only the 11th time in Dodgers history a batter has had a 20-40 season, the first since Corey Seager did it as a rookie in 2016.
Freeman also leads the majors in batting average (.329) and hits (181).
His homer Tuesday was a robust 442 feet, clearing the Diamondbacks’ precious pool in right-center field – but only improving on Joey Gallo’s two-run blast in the second inning Tuesday by four feet.
Muncy joined Freeman in the 20-homer club, giving the Dodgers five players with at least 20 home runs (Trea Turner, Mookie Betts and Will Smith as well).
“The game itself was kind of like our whole season in a nutshell,” Kershaw said. “Mookie makes an unbelievable play. Trea makes an unbelievable play. We get big homers from Joey, Muncy and Freddie. Everybody does a great job and we just win the game.”
The Dodgers have faced challenges this year – just not from anyone in the NL West where the Giants’ magic of 2021 faded fast and the San Diego Padres failed to live up to their billing.
“What a difference a year makes. But it’s because of the guys in that room,” Roberts said.
Instead, the Dodgers had to overcome injuries. Walker Buehler and Daniel Hudson were lost for the year. Betts and Chris Taylor both missed time. Muncy needed half of the season to recover from last year’s elbow injury and rediscover his swing. Kershaw went to the Injured List twice.
Kershaw certainly looks fully recovered and October-ready now. He allowed just two hits in seven scoreless innings, retiring 21 of the 24 batters he faced – with Betts’ help.
One night after making a defensive gem while playing second base, Betts went back to the locale where he collects Gold Gloves – and showed why when he ran down Jake McCarthy’s seventh-inning drive and made a sliding catch near the foul line.
“I didn’t think I had a chance of catching it,” Betts admitted later. “I was just running and then I thought, ‘Oh (shoot), I can get there.’”
In three starts since returning from his second trip to the IL, Kershaw has allowed three runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out 19 in 18 innings.
“Thank you for being so good. It’s really fun to be on this team,” Kershaw said after the game, given the honor by Roberts of addressing the team in the clubhouse before bottles started popping.
"When you think of the #Dodgers, you think of @ClaytonKersh22."
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Sometimes Mookie even amazes himself. 😱
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SPOKANE, Wash. — On Tuesday night, the people who knew and loved Sandy Williams filled the First Interstate Center for the Arts for her memorial.
City Council members, Carl Maxey Center board members and close friends talked about Sandy's life, the things she loved and her dedication to being a truth and story teller.
Williams was the creator of The Black Lens, executive director of the Carl Maxey Center, and one of the founders of Spokane Community Against Racism, and tonight, people celebrated her accomplishments and her commitment to being a loving and listening friend, sister, daughter and mother.
"While I knew that this would not be the easiest thing I've ever done, I didn't realize that it would be something that would actually take my breath away," Spokane NAACP president Kiantha Duncan said.
"Carl Maxey and Sandra Williams," close friend Dennis Cronin started. "Two leaders -- courageous bookends to our struggles for civil rights and equity for all members of our Spokane community."
"Because she's with us, we'll be a little more tenacious in telling the truth, we'll be a little more courageous in moving forward against the odds, and most of all, we'll be a lot more loving to everyone around us," city council president Breean Beggs said.
"And so 'what are we going to do?,' editor of The Spokesman Review Rob Curley said. "Well let me tell you what we're not going to. We're not going to let The Black Lens die."
There was also a moment to highlight Sandy's partner Pat Hicks, who also died in the seaplane crash.
"As we continue to remember Sandy, let's not forget about Pat Hicks because she completed Sandy," Carl Maxey Center Board Member Sylvia Brown said. "This earth and community we lived in was something she really loved."
Between speakers, there were also dedications of dance, song and praise. There were several standing ovations throughout the night as people celebrated the many facets of Sandy Williams.
Speakers talked of the great work Sandy did for Spokane, and even though she already had so much already on her plate, she still had so much she wanted to accomplish.
Speakers asked those watching and in the audience to use their emotions as fuel to help continue Sandy's efforts to create a better and more equitable Spokane.
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WASHINGTON — Amtrak announced Monday it is pre-emptively canceling some long distance trips, mostly out of Chicago, ahead of a possible freight railroad strike later this week.
Starting Tuesday, Amtrak said service would be suspended on the Southwest Chief (Chicago to Los Angeles), the Empire Builder (Chicago to Minneapolis to Spokane to Portland/Seattle), the California Zephyr (Chicago to Denver to San Francisco) and the Los Angeles to San Antonio Train #421 portion of the Texas Eagle routes.
The company explained the move was necessary "to avoid possible passenger disruptions while enroute."
Freight railroads and their unions face a looming strike deadline on Friday to settle their contract dispute.
While the negotiations don't involve Amtrak, most of the company's 21,000 route miles outside of the Northeast Corridor are on tracks owned, maintained and dispatched by freight railroads.
"These initial adjustments include the cancellation of three Long Distance routes on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, and could be followed by impacts to all Long Distance and most State-Supported routes. These adjustments are necessary to ensure trains can reach their terminals prior to freight railroad service interruption if a resolution in negotiations is not reached," Amtrak said in a statement.
The company noted that most travel within the Boston to New York to Washington corridor and related branch lines won't be affected because Amtrak owns those lines.
Amtrak said it plans to reach out to impacted customers, who can change their reservation to another date or receive a full refund.
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Readers' letters: Make second home harder to buy
Many of my friends and associates are second or indeed multiple home owners, purchased through leveraging their existing properties in order to purchase the next one.
A perfectly legitimate scheme you may imagine, until one considers the social harm caused through such an exercise.
If, like me, you believe in people having the opportunity to own their own home, then it must be recognised that generations have been excluded through a wealthier, older cohort purchasing the existing housing stock.
The problem has been amplified with the recent explosion of Airbnb, particularly in Edinburgh, further reducing the housing stock opportunities for first time buyers.
I understand there must be a mix of owner-occupied and rental properties available. However, as we have seen over the past 30 years the value of properties has increased significantly, making buy to let or buy to holiday let a virtually risk-free investment.
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According to the Citylets report, Edinburgh's rental rates grew by 14.2 per cent year-on-year during the first quarter of 2022, taking the average rent to a new all-time high of £1214 per month.
I, therefore, am in favour of the First Minister’s proposal to freeze rents for six months to protect the most vulnerable tenants.
A blunt instrument, I recognise, but the crisis is so acute that whatever measures are within the powers of the Scottish Government should be taken to alleviate the financial stress.
However, it should not end there. I would support further measures to make buy to let and second home ownership less attractive proposals and allow the younger generation a chance to climb the property ladder.Scotland boasts a highly successful and sophisticated financial services sector which can provide altern-ative investment vehicles to the housing market.
Michael Ure, Edinburgh.
UK asylum system unfir for purpose
Alastair Murray (letters, September 12) selects only negative facts on Denmark and Ireland, and avoids describing the UK asylum system.
UK ministers often say people don’t need protection, but fail to have a robust system of independent monitoring of decision making. Forced returns by the UK to countries monitored by NGOs such as Freedom from Torture on Sri Lanka, have proved unsafe.
The UK has a policy of preventing those seeking international protection from working and contributing. If they do they can be deported as foreign criminals to unsafe places.
On Rwanda, UNHCR have condemned the UK’s approach of off-loading responsibility and to a country with a poor human rights record. Sending people when they have not been through any decision making process at vast expense to an unsafe country is bizarre and cruel.
Ireland has EU support. They are doing well. They have European and EU rights in place which protect their citizens. They can trade with the EU, a huge bloc, nearby whereas the UK has deliberately cut itself off from the EU trading bloc through Brexit.
Scotland as an independent country, close to the EU, could be similar to Ireland and with an immigration system to suit its economy, adhering to the Geneva Convention.
Pol Yates, Edinburgh.
Robust constitution
The clinching argument for any debate on an elected head of state as opposed to a constitutional monarchy is surely the examples of Putin, Trump, Hussein and even Hitler, all elected.
Both systems tend to throw up extremely bad apples every so often, but, in general, a monarchy tends to be above politics. Perhaps something more akin to the Scandinavian model would be the answer, if needed.
Alexander McKay, Edinburgh.
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Airtel platform backed by IBM Cloud Satellite will power Maruti Suzuki's initiatives to streamline plant productivity and quality operations
ARMONK, N.Y. and MUMBAI, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Bharti Airtel, a premier communications solutions provider in India with more than 358 million subscribers, today announced their intent to work together to deploy Airtel's edge computing platform in India, which will include 120 network data centers across 20 cities. Once deployed, the platform is designed to enable large enterprises across multiple industries including manufacturing and automotive to accelerate innovative solutions that deliver new value to their clients and operations -- securely at the edge.
Airtel's edge computing platform, deployed as a hybrid environment based on IBM Cloud Satellite and Red Hat OpenShift®, extends secured and open cloud services wherever data resides. This can help improve business performance and customer experience by reducing latency while addressing data security and sovereignty requirements – which is critical as workloads increasingly shift to the edge.
The business value delivered by edge computing can be significantly enhanced when combined with 5G. In India, where 5G is expected to be rolled out later this year, it has the potential to create a cumulative economic impact of $1 trillion by 20351.
Speaking about the work, Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO – Enterprise, Airtel Business said, "As India gears up to experience 5G, we see a massive opportunity to help businesses across industries transform how they deliver goods and services. We have the largest network of edge data centers available in India under the Nxtra brand and we will leverage our work with IBM to help Indian businesses address their critical business needs with greater efficiency, making it significantly easier for companies to process workloads where their data resides."
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India's largest passenger car maker, intends to use the edge platform to increase accuracy and efficiency for quality inspections on the factory floor. By deploying this platform, Maruti Suzuki expects to boost quality control and ensure their data remains protected at the edge.
"At Maruti Suzuki, we continuously strive to meet the highest quality standards by ensuring our processes and quality control are well above industry standards. Technology is a key enabler in this journey, helping boost quality, efficiency and deliver the next-gen user experience. We are excited to work with Airtel Business and IBM to set an even higher benchmark and explore the vast possibilities of deploying AI and analytics at the edge to augment the expertise of our workforce," said Rajesh Uppal, Senior Executive Director, HR and IT, Maruti Suzuki.
The work between IBM and Airtel around embracing 5G was announced today at Think Mumbai. Airtel's solution leverages IBM Maximo Visual Inspection for AI-enabled quality inspection. IBM Consulting is to lead the systems integration for the IBM platform. Through this hybrid cloud platform and IBM Consulting's industry expertise and access to best-in-class technology and partners, IBM and Airtel Digital engineering teams will build use cases that leverage Airtel's 5G connectivity and IBM's hybrid cloud capabilities to address the pressing business issues faced by enterprise clients.
Harnessing Airtel's 5G connectivity and highly secured edge computing capabilities from IBM can enable enterprises to deploy and manage workloads in near-real time. Industries including telecommunications, financial services, healthcare and government can benefit from reduced latency, high availability and increased connectivity speeds.
"As businesses – particularly those in regulated industries – work to modernize their infrastructures, they need to be able to do so in a way that enables them to stay compliant, without becoming overburdened by their compliance obligations -- regardless of where their data resides," said Howard Boville, Head of IBM Cloud Platform. "Teaming with Airtel to bring IBM's hybrid cloud offerings to their Indian multi-access edge compute customers will help them embrace the opportunities presented by 5G and edge, like innovating with greater speed and security."
For more information about IBM's hybrid cloud capabilities, visit https://www.ibm.com/cloud/satellite.
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Tiruvarur (TN): Villagers of Koothanallur taluk in the district staged a protest here on Tuesday, demanding action against those responsible for the death of a 30-year-old man from the village in Kuwait.
R Muthukumaran was tortured and shot dead by his employer in Kuwait within 4 days of joining work as domestic help, his wife Vidhya claimed.
"He was forced to work as a shepherd, denied food, water and other basic requirements and made to sleep on sand.
He spoke to me on phone twice and said he wanted to return home and that he would visit the Indian embassy," she said. Muthukumaran had gone to Kuwait on September 3.
His mobile was not reachable on September 7 and two days later his family was informed about his death, she said. "Till now, there has been no word from Kuwait.
I've urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to intervene and help our family," Vidhya told reporters.
The woman, accompanied by her relatives and villagers, petitioned the district officials to bring his mortal remains home. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/14/kuwait-shepherd-tamil-nadu-killed-stalin.html | 2022-09-14T06:39:16Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/14/kuwait-shepherd-tamil-nadu-killed-stalin.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard seized 40 kg heroin worth Rs 200 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on Wednesday, a senior ATS official said.
Six Pakistani crew members of the boat were also apprehended, he said.
The fishing boat carrying drugs was intercepted mid-sea by a joint team of the Coast Guard and ATS near Jakhau harbour in Kutch district, the official said.
The heroin was meant to be transported to Punjab by road after being offloaded on the Gujarat coast. Based on a specific tip- off, we intercepted the boat which left from Pakistan, and caught six Pakistani nationals with 40 kg of heroin, he said.
The ATS and Coast Guard officials along with the seized boat are expected to reach the Jakhau coast later in the day, he said.
The state ATS and the Coast Guard had foiled similar attempts of drug smuggling in the past also and caught foreign nationals with huge quantities of narcotics which they planned to smuggle into India via the Gujarat coast. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/14/pakistan-nationals-drugs-gujarat-coast.html | 2022-09-14T06:39:28Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/14/pakistan-nationals-drugs-gujarat-coast.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The message from the coaching staff was clear on Tuesday night: Take care of business.
That’s what Marquette volleyball did, dispatching Green Bay in straight sets, 25-10, 25-19, and 25-19. With the win, the #19 ranked Golden Eagles are now 7-1 on the season and a perfect 4-0 on their 10 match homestand.
The first set was over pretty much before it started as the Golden Eagles went up 8-2 out of the gate. Then they cranked it up to 12-3 and then 17-4, and at that point, you’re just coasting the plane home. MU very nearly finished the set holding the Phoenix to single digits before a kill from Shannon Coughlin pulled things to 21-10 in the late going.
Green Bay got their act together a bit as the second set started, opening things up with a 4-0 burst. Marquette almost immediately tied it at 5 on an ace by Carly Skrabak, and that was part of a 9-2 run by the Golden Eagles to go up 9-6. MU just kept on chugging, pushing the margin first to five at 13-8, and then six points at 15-9. Green Bay answered to pull within two, but MU thundered back with four straight for a 21-15 lead. The two sides traded points the rest of the way before Aubrey Hamilton closed it out with a kill.
Set #3 started out kind of like the second one did, with the Phoenix running off a few points to start, three of them in fact. Then it was Marquette’s turn, and they put up seven straight as part of a 9-1 run that left them up 9-4 after a Hamilton ace. An 8-2 run made it 18-9 favoring the home team, and a little bit later, a kill by Carsen Murray made it 20-11. This is effectively where the match was over. Head coach Ryan Theis emptied his bench to get Natalie Ring and Sienna Ifill some court time, and as you might expect for a roster on the floor that was one-third rarely used freshmen, it wasn’t 100% the best volleyball that Marquette could play. Green Bay threw up a few more points to make this thing look closer than it was before eventually a Murray block wrapped the night up.
Marquette finished up hitting .337 on the night, heavily driven by a .727 from Carsen Murray on 11 error free swings plus a .389 and .381 from Ella Foti and Aubrey Hamilton respectively. Hamilton shared high kill marks on the night with Jenna Reitsma as both women tallied a game high 11 followed quickly along by 10 from Ella Foti. Yadhira Anchante had a whopping 38 assists in just three sets to with 10 digs for a double-double, while Carly Skrabak led all players in the dig department with 16.
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Up Next: It’s the biggest home non-conference match of the season, and one of just two home games against a ranked opponent this fall! Get to the McGuire Center early on Saturday, because #19 Marquette will be squaring off with #25 Illinois with first serve set for 6pm Central. The Illini are just 4-3 this season with losses to then-#9 Georgia Tech and then-#14 Washington marring their record. They will play at Eastern Illinois on Wednesday night and take on Illinois State on Saturday morning at the McGuire Center before facing off with the Golden Eagles that evening. It’ll be a quick turnaround for MU after Saturday night, as they’ll get Illinois State at 1pm on Sunday. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/13/23352321/marquette-golden-eagles-volleyball-recap-green-bay-phoenix-hamilton-reitsma-anchante-skrabak | 2022-09-14T06:41:19Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/13/23352321/marquette-golden-eagles-volleyball-recap-green-bay-phoenix-hamilton-reitsma-anchante-skrabak | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Zealand based soft tissue regeneration company Aroa Biosurgery (AROA) is delighted to announce the appointment of award-winning medical researcher and inventor, Dr. Catherine Mohr as a Non-Executive Director to the board.
AROA's products are developed from a proprietary AROA ECM™ technology platform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. Over 5 million AROA devices have been applied in treating patients to date.
Born in New Zealand, Dr. Mohr, who has lived in the United States for many years, received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and her Doctor of Medicine from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Mohr's experience spans several areas, including surgery, medical technology, engineering, product development and design, healthcare, alternative energy, automotive, aerospace, global entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property litigation, U.S Food & Drug Administration compliance and education.
Dr. Mohr has been involved with several successful emerging companies in medical technology and other areas, notably co-founding VeriSure, where she invented the LapCap™, the first of a new category of laparoscopic surgery enabling products.
On joining the AROA Board, Dr Mohr says, "I have watched the AROA story unfold with interest and look forward to being involved in the future of this innovative organisation at the forefront of regenerative healing".
Dr. Mohr is currently the President of the Intuitive Foundation, the corporate Foundation of Silicon Valley based Intuitive Surgical, pioneers in the robotic-assisted surgery field and maker of the da Vinci surgical robot system.
Prior to heading up the Foundation, Dr. Mohr was a key member of the Intuitive Surgical management team for over 12 years. Beginning her tenure in 2006, Dr Mohr held several senior roles, including Vice President of Strategy and Director of Medical Research, making a significant contribution to the organisation's growth.
AROA CEO Dr. Brian Ward says, "Dr. Mohr's diverse skillset and considerable experience in research and development will be immense assets to AROA. We are delighted to welcome Dr Mohr to the Board to support us in our mission to unlock regenerative healing for everybody".
Dr. Ward's sentiments are echoed by Board Chairman Jim McLean who says: "We welcome the broad international experience and valuable insight Dr. Mohr brings to the Board of AROA".
Dr. Mohr's appointment to the Board is targeted to take effect from 1 November 2022, following completion of Australian law director identification number requirements. Dr Mohr will stand for election by shareholders at AROA's next Annual Meeting in or around August 2023.
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Top 10 Fort Smith area high school football games for Week 3 — and predictions
It's only Week 3, but many unbeaten teams will pick up their first loss in some nonconference bouts or early league contests this week.
Harding Academy (2-0) at Booneville (2-0)
Both teams had the week off to prepare for the Class 3A state semifinal rematch.
Harding has outscored opponents 92-49 in its first two games. Booneville has only given up about 300 total yards and 13 points in its first two wins.
Booneville (No. 2 in Class 3A) has 659 yards of offense this season, with Dax Goff accruing 245 of them on the ground with three touchdowns.
The Wildcats (No. 4 in Class 4A) have 962 yards of offense, most of them through the air. Sophomore quarterback Owen Miller has completed 85% of his passes for 705 yards and eight touchdowns. Harding Academy has three receivers with over 200 yards each.
Last season the Wildcats defeated Booneville, 56-27, on their way to a third consecutive Class 3A state title.
Prediction: Booneville 36, Harding Academy 34
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Mount Ida (2-0) at Lavaca (2-0)
The Golden Arrows knocked out Horatio last week, 40-8, while the Lions defeated Jessieville, 35-0. Mount Ida is No. 2 in the Class 2A rankings, and Lavaca received votes for Class 3A.
Lavaca and Mount Ida were regular nonconference opponents from 2008-13, with Mount Ida leading the series 4-2.
Prediction: Lavaca 24, Mount Ida 7
Nashville (2-1) at Charleston (2-0)
Nashville defeated DeQueen, 50-21 last week, and Charleston took home the Franklin County trophy by defeating Ozark, 34-20. Charleston is No. 3 in the Class 3A rankings.
This is the first meeting between the two teams in recent memory.
Prediction: Charleston 42, Nashville 36
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Muldrow (3-0) at Spiro (2-0)
Both teams picked up wins last week as Spiro defeated Pocola, 35-8, and Muldrow beat Sallisaw, 38-17.
Last season, Spiro defeated Muldrow 41-35.
Prediction: Muldrow 20, Spiro 17
Stigler (3-0) at Stilwell (2-0)
After starting last season 0-6, Stilwell has won four of its last five games, including a win over Parkhill Keys, 36-16, last week. Stigler defeated Blackwell, 52-0 last week.
Prediction: Stigler 36, Stilwell 16
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Bauxite (2-1, 1-0 4A-4) at Lamar (3-0, 1-0)
A win for either team will go a long way to assert early dominance in the 4A-4 Conference for these new league opponents.
This is the first meeting between the two teams in recent memory. Bauxite was 2-8 last season, while Lamar finished 10-3 and reached the third round of the playoffs.
Prediction: Lamar 36, Bauxite 19
Waldron (2-1) at Mansfield (2-0)
The Tigers are looking for their second 3-0 start in four years, while Waldron has begun the season 2-1 or better only four times in the past 21 seasons.
Both teams were conference foes, but since Waldron moved to a higher classification, Mansfield has dominated 12-3. However, Waldron has won three of these last five games.
Prediction: Mansfield 33, Waldron 19
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Poteau (1-1) at Chandler (2-0)
Chandler and Poteau did not face each other last season. Chandler reached the first round of the playoffs in 2021 and finished with an 8-3 record. Poteau was 11-2 and reached the Class 4A semifinals.
Last week, Chandler (Class 2A) held on to beat Bristow 23-16 in overtime, and Metro Christian defeated Poteau (Class 4A), 35-31.
Prediction: Chandler 31, Poteau 28
Pocola (2-1) at Mena (2-1)
This is the first meeting between these two teams. Last week, Mena (Class 4A) held off Lincoln, 31-28. Pocola (Class A) had its first loss as Spiro won 35-8.
This is the first meeting between the two teams in recent memory. Pocola was 1-7 last season, while Mena was 5-6.
Prediction: Pocola 32, Mena 22
Cedarville (1-1) at Green Forest (0-2)
Cedarville is looking for its fourth straight start at 2-1 or better, while Green Forest hasn't had a winning record since 2013.
Greenland defeated Green Forest 51-9 on Sept. 2, and Cedarville beat Mountainburg, 36-6.
Cedarville opened the 2021 season with a 16-0 win at Green Forest. The teams are tied 3-3 in contests over the past 21 years, with Cedarville winning the last three.
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There is an often-recited African proverb that speaks to the Eurocentric vantage point of world history that says, “Until the lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.”
Viewing The Woman King, which opens in theaters nationwide on September 16, compelled this reporter to propose an addendum to said proverb for the sake of allies who take it upon themselves to initiate the depiction of stories connected to the Diaspora. And that is, “Hunters who act as historians on behalf of the lions should always be mindful to prioritize conveying the lion’s actual history over their own imagined one.”
Inspired by the true story of the Agojie, Academy Award winner Viola Davis marvelously leads an army of women warriors committed to protecting the West African Kingdom of Dahomey in the early 19th Century. In this particular era, the unrest between West African kingdoms were a by-product of the brutal business of slavery. However, The Woman King presents the implication that warring kingdoms seeking to capitalize on their prisoners of war fueled the transatlantic slave trade as opposed to the truth – which is the other way around. To be fair, whitewashing isn’t the film’s only historical inaccuracy. The Dahomey’s role in the perpetuating the slave trade by selling prisoners of war is given a fairytale treatment. Not only are they completely absolved, they are falsely lauded as trailblazers in enforcing policy as a method to dismantle the institution altogether.
As a cinematic experience, The Woman King is both heartwarming and disheartening. Filled with stunning imagery, the film –directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood – gives mainstream audiences context with respect to the beauty and culture of Africa, even though there are a few moments of “spontaneous” song and dance that feel inserted as opposed to organic. The performances are exceptional. The fight scenes are phenomenally choreographed, and the actors clearly committed themselves to the art of combat as the thrilling and brutally physical fight scenes will move audiences to cheer on more than one occasion. The concept of the strong Black woman is expressed in its truest sense – as a protector of her people as opposed to the “mad Black woman” myth.
The heartbreak comes in watching the film’s promise somewhat succumb to the mainstream Hollywood treatment of Africa thanks to Dana Stevens and Mario Bello’s flawed story. The narrative of the film is smothered with stereotypes, tropes, formulaic outlandish subplots and the overdramatization of a history that is compelling enough in its truth to retain the attention of its audience. The Woman King’s shortcomings are a cautionary tale. The missteps make a case for the importance of having Black voices at the table with an authentic voice with a clear sense of historical significance and tone from the inception of an idea that reflects the Black experience. Especially when the story involves subject matter as complex and delicate as the impact of transatlantic slave trade on Africa.
Another disappointment comes in the dialect. Each character seems to have its own interpretation of Africanized English as opposed to a uniform accent that is clear enough to not present any barriers to understanding. Lashana Lynch’s otherwise brilliant depiction of Izogie is the biggest casualty of this oversight.
Fortunately for the audience – much like the warrior women portrayed in the film – the actors and director successfully conquer the failed story to protect the film’s purpose of displaying powerful, positive images of Black women united in sisterhood working together for the greater good of their people.
Viola Davis does not disappoint in the title role of Agojie general Nanisca. Her naturally commanding screen presence serves The Woman King well in articulating the role of the Agojie (and Nanisca’s leadership) as critical to ensuring the survival of the Dahomey. She portrays the character with a sense of responsibility – and she and John Boyega’s King Ghezo create enchanting chemistry. Watching an indisputably and unapologetically Black woman of a certain age wield strength and power – and reflect the broad spectrum of African beauty –as the centerpiece of major studio film would have been inconceivable as recently as a decade ago. And with every line, every punch, each swing of the sword and every fallen tear, Davis (who, along with her husband Julius Tennon, is also one of the film’s producers) seems determined to open a door – and firmly prop it for others to enter behind her. And as they followed her lead, co-stars Lynch, Thuso Mbedu, Sheila Atim and the rest of ensemble proved themselves ready to walk through.
The Woman King opens in theaters nationwide on September 16. The film is rated PG-13 with a running time of 135 minutes. | https://www.stlamerican.com/black-women-honored-history-forsaken/article_c03b7c42-33c8-11ed-afe1-7767451d2492.html | 2022-09-14T07:02:52Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/black-women-honored-history-forsaken/article_c03b7c42-33c8-11ed-afe1-7767451d2492.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Dan McKee never wins easily. But in the end, he always wins.
Four years ago, when McKee was seeking re-election as lieutenant governor, he faced an aggressive primary challenge from progressive state Rep. Aaron Regunberg. In the end McKee won in a nail-biter, defeating Regunberg by roughly 2,000 votes — and positioning him to become the new governor when Gina Raimondo resigned to go to Washington.
As the results of this year’s gubernatorial primary rolled in Tuesday night, it briefly looked as if McKee’s luck might have run out. Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes took a small lead in the initial results, confirming she had received a burst of late momentum following her well-received performance in last week’s WPRI 12 debate.
But McKee clawed back ground as the night wore on, and he moved firmly into first place when mail ballots were added to the totals. As of early Wednesday morning, McKee led Foulkes by a comfortable margin of about 3,000 votes, ahead 32.8% to 30.1% in a relatively low-turnout primary.
The final results made clear that Foulkes’ closing momentum — much debated among Rhode Island’s political cognoscenti over the last week — was real. Foulkes narrowly edged McKee among voters who cast their ballots in person Tuesday, 26,509 to 26,266.
But the rapid shift toward Foulkes came too late to secure her the nomination: she placed third among voters who cast their ballots early in person or by mail, trailing not only McKee but also Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. That will add fuel to the debate over whether Foulkes’ team was too passive for too long. (Among the questions they’ll face: why wasn’t Foulkes calling for debates in May or June?)
Longtime 12 News political analyst and pollster Joe Fleming highlighted three key factors that he thinks laid the groundwork for McKee’s victory Tuesday night. The first two factors: his strong support from many labor unions, and his strong support from many mayors, who have been his allies since his days leading Cumberland.
“They know how to get out the vote,” Fleming said.
The third factor: Willa McKee, the governor’s nonagenarian mother, whose star turn in his opening TV ad was the biggest hit of the campaign. (“Not bad for a govahnah who lives with his motha,” Mrs. McKee said, her accent as quintessentially Rhode Island as a frozen Del’s.) The spot warmed up McKee’s public image — he heard about it constantly on the campaign trail — and shifted attention away from less helpful issues like the FBI investigation into the ILO contract.
Another factor, of course, was the collapse of Gorbea’s campaign.
The secretary of state’s final showing was respectable: 26% of the vote, about in line with her share in the last WPRI 12/Roger Williams University poll a little over a month ago. But she ran far behind Foulkes and McKee among voters who cast their ballots Tuesday, offering evidence that the air had gone out of the balloon when it came to her candidacy.
The writing may have been on the wall for Gorbea over a year ago, when her team was unable to even announce her candidacy smoothly, accidentally posting her launch video too soon. She faced a series of setbacks in recent weeks, with headline-grabbing mistakes in her TV ads and an unsuccessful effort to avoid blame for electronic-ballot problems that she insisted were entirely the fault of the Board of Elections.
Still, Gorbea didn’t implode quite fast enough for Foulkes to fully capitalize on her struggles, allowing McKee to defeat them both — even though he failed to win over two-thirds of Democratic primary voters.
The final result was eerily similar to the conclusion of Rhode Island’s 2010 general election, which saw Lincoln Chafee hold on by staying a few points ahead of a late-surging candidate (John Robitaille) who in turn benefited from the rapid decline of another top contender (Frank Caprio).
Now McKee heads into the general election against Republican Ashley Kalus, who had no trouble dispatching little-known primary rival Jonathan Riccitelli in Tuesday’s GOP primary.
Kalus is a bit of a riddle. She is not just a newcomer to Rhode Island politics, she is a newcomer to Rhode Island, only having registered to vote in the state last winter. Yet she is also deadly serious about her candidacy — she’s poured $2.7 million into her campaign so far, and she was the first candidate on the air this year. Money is no object for her.
The Democratic Governors Association is taking Kalus seriously, debuting a TV attack ad on Tuesday that weaponizes the GOP candidate’s comments about abortion rights in a 12 News at 4 interview earlier this year. The DGA’s early support will be a relief to McKee, who ends the primary with little cash on hand (but state matching funds on the way).
McKee’s allies aren’t taking the general election for granted, but they are also confident Rhode Island’s Democratic lean combined with Kalus’s lack of longstanding ties to the state will let him secure a full four-year term in his own right. The Kalus team points to McKee’s status as the least popular governor in the country to make the case that she has a shot.
In eight weeks, we’ll know who was right.
Ted Nesi (tnesi@wpri.com) is a Target 12 investigative reporter and 12 News politics/business editor. He co-hosts Newsmakers and writes Nesi’s Notes on Saturdays. Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/ted-nesi/analysis-mckee-comes-out-on-top-as-foulkes-surge-comes-too-late/ | 2022-09-14T07:03:33Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/ted-nesi/analysis-mckee-comes-out-on-top-as-foulkes-surge-comes-too-late/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prior to the announcement of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup, there was a lot of buzz about Kerala star Sanju Samson's possible inclusion in the 15-member squad in place of Rishabh Pant but it has been learnt that the Rajasthan Royals skipper was not even in contention.
"Sanju in any case will be playing the ODIs against South Africa as (the) selectors will maintain continuity from the Zimbabwe tour. Also there was never any discussions on dropping Pant. He is the only left-hander we have at the top and he can win a match on his day," a senior BCCI official privy to developments told PTI on conditions of anonymity. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/14/sanju-samson-was-never-in-contention-bcci-official.amp.html | 2022-09-14T07:09:36Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/14/sanju-samson-was-never-in-contention-bcci-official.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Derby: Following their nine-wicket defeat against England women in the opening T20 International, India hit back with an equally impressive win as vice-captain Smriti Mandhana smashed an unbeaten half-century to help the visitors level the series at the Country Ground in Derby late on Tuesday.
The 53-ball unbeaten 79 from Mandhana was enough for India to chase down 142/6 from England for the loss of just two wickets and with 20 balls to spare.
The deciding third T20I will be played at Bristol on Thursday, following which the focus will shift to the One-day International series beginning at Hove on September 18.
On a day when Freya Kemp becomes the youngest woman to make a T20I half-century for England, the total proved too easy for India. Sneh Rana picked up 3/24 for India.
Shafali Verma (20) and Mandhana gave them a solid start of 55.
By the time the young opener departed in the sixth over, Verma had laid a solid foundation from where Mandhana just took off, hitting 13 boundaries and scoring at a strike rate of nearly 150.
With none of the damp and soggy English conditions to trouble India after their travails in their opening game, which they lost by nine wickets, India went about their task in a cool manner at Derby's Incora County Ground.
Mandhana put on an opening partnership of 55 with Verma, who departed following a sharp return catch to Sophie Ecclestone. However, an unbroken stand of 69 with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (29 not out) ensured victory for the tourists.
In between, Dayalan Hemalatha lost her wicket to Freya Davies. Mandhana brought up the winning runs with a boundary off off Davies.
Brief scores: England 142/6 in 20 overs (Freya Kemp 51 not out; Sneh Rana 3/24) lost to India 146/2 in 16.4 overs (Smriti Mandhana 79 not out). | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/14/smriti-mandhana-sneh-rana-help-indian-eves-draw-level.amp.html | 2022-09-14T07:10:01Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/14/smriti-mandhana-sneh-rana-help-indian-eves-draw-level.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MAILI (KITV4) -- Local animal rescue organizations are sounding the alarm over an uptick in cases of animal cruelty, after a dog was found with two bullet wounds on Tuesday in Maili.
Cassie Moniz with Aloha Animal Outreach said she received a call around 4:30 p.m. about an injured dog laying on the side of Mailiilii Road.
When she got to the dog, it was covered in fleas, ticks, ants, and in pain.
Another Good Samaritan, who turned out to work at an animal hospital in Kapolei, pulled over to help.
Together, they took the dog to the hospital, thinking he had been run over.
"Come to find out, the doctor comes out and tells me you're not gonna believe this, someone shot him," explained Moniz. "I was in disbelief. She said he was actually shot before, but that wound had covered up. So the bullet had actually entered through the left side of this shoulder and went through his body and almost exited out the other side. So it's still in his body."
For now, Moniz said the dog's being monitored, but the next 24 hours are critical.
Aloha Animal Outreach will take him under it's wing, but will eventually need someone to help look after him till he can get back on his feet.
Moniz said she's recently seen more animal cruelty cases than usual.
Aloha Animal Outreach does plan to file a police report, and urges anyone who witnesses any type of animal cruelty to call police.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- CrimeStoppers Honolulu spokesperson, Honolulu police Sgt. Chris Kim, appeared on KITV4 Island News at 4 on Tuesday for a live interview.
He provided some background information on CrimeStoppers, a non-profit organization, and explained how police often rely on the public's help to solve crimes.
He also spoke about two recent cases and showed surveillance video of the suspects:
On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at approximately 2:19 a.m., an unknown suspect arrived at the complainant’s residence in the Manoa area in an SUV. The suspect poured an accelerant onto the complainant’s vehicle then set it on fire and fled the scene.
On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 10:25 p.m., three masked males with armed handguns entered the Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen on Kapahulu Avenue. The males demanded property from the restaurant employees as well as money from the restaurant and then fled the area in a black four-door sedan possibly a Nissan Altima.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (808) 955-8300. The public may also send anonymous web tips to www.honolulucrimestoppers.org or via the P3 Tips App.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- There have been two separate "stranger danger" incidents at different schools across the state over the last few weeks. Suspects involved in each incident, one at Jarrett Middle School and one at Honaunau Elementary, have been arrested. But concerns remain.
The Department of Education is pointing KITV4 to an email and letter concerning each of the incidents for information. The department is also saying both principals didn't want to talk. But one Jarrett Middle School parent did want to talk and so did a security professional who teaches safety to schools.
The joy of children going to Jarrett Middle school was shattered Monday morning. According to a letter from the school principal, a man tried to grab two groups of young girls near the school gym. Luckily, the students got away and no one was hurt. “They screamed and alerted other people around them so they knew that an issue was going on,” said Jacie Slaymaker who is the parent of a 12-year-old student at the school.
Slaymaker says she learned about the incident from that letter. The she provided it to KITV4. According to that correspondence, the girls ran and told someone right away. KT Protection Services Security expert Michael Thomas says the girls did the right thing.
He says there were other things they could have done if they couldn't have got away. “You look for the special points where people grab you. The weak point is between the forefinger and the thumb. You want to pull your wrist toward the weakness of the hand to escape,” said Thomas.
He says just because an attacker has control, doesn't mean you make it easy on them. “If you drop all your body weight, you force them to pick you up. And they have to carry you. Because if they walk away people are going to wonder why they are carrying someone over their shoulder,” said Thomas.
Dropping your body weight however does not mean giving up the fight. “Make all the noise you can. Kick and scream and yell for help. Make it where this person is not supposed to have you. Make it so everyone around you knows you are in trouble,” said Thomas.
“School safety is something we should be concerned about. I think the schools are doing the right thing. The principal told the parents immediately when the incident happened, but we still need to be aware,” said Slaymaker.
Two weeks earlier at Honaunau Elementary on the Island of Hawaii, an uninvited person approached a student in the bathroom and threatened them. That student also got away.
Thomas says limiting access to grounds and certain areas, are ways schools can limit this sort of threat. “Another teacher should be standing outside the bathroom, because that is a place of vulnerability,” said Thomas.
The DOE, security expert, and parent we spoke to, are all encouraging people to stay vigilant and encourage their children to speak out if they see something suspicious.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The Hawaiian Homes Commission recently approved a strategy to build more than 3,000 lots for families on the waitlist. But some affordable housing advocates say that's just a drop in the bucket.
Robin Danner's been hoping for a homestead lot since the 1990s. She's among the 28,000 Native Hawaiians still waiting for their piece of paradise.
"And there are kupuna that have waited far longer than I that have been on that wait list almost since statehood," she said. "This $600 million plan is not just a plan. For us, it's life and death. This is a huge opportunity that we cannot miss if you're sitting on that wait list because the clock is ticking."
The Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) has $600 million in state funding to address the housing wait list and the Hawaiian Homes Commission recently approved a strategy to build more than 3,000 lots for families.
But some affordable housing advocates say that it doesn't do enough.
"The size of the waitlist creates homelessness, creates housing insecurity, which impacts generational," Danner said.
Under the DHHL proposal, about 80% of the $600 million would go towards land acquisitions and infrastructure, including electricity, water and sewage systems. The remaining 20% would be used for homeowner assistance programs such as financial literacy and down payment help.
"There is this is very common misunderstanding out there that the department is installing infrastructure across the state and not building homes," said DHHL Deputy Tyler Iokepa Gomes. "If we're putting infrastructure in the ground, it means that houses are imminently going to be built on that site. We couldn't build those houses without that infrastructure."
But Danner says the DHHL proposal is shortsighted and won't even make a dent in the wait list.
She heads a group of homestead associations statewide that believe DHHL should be able to quadruple the number of lots with that amount of money. A plan created by the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations proposes building almost 14,000 lots and housing units to address the need.
Developer Kali Watson, a former head of DHHL, says Native Hawaiians are facing a crisis, making up one-third of the homeless population in the state.
He says instead of using the bulk of the money for infrastructure, the DHHL should leverage it to go after more funds available for affordable housing and lobby for an emergency proclamation to cut through the governmental red tape for building projects.
"A lot of people are dying on the wait list," Watson said. "They're not going to even enjoy the fruits of this long struggle in fighting the department as well of the state in getting redress."
And with continued delays in getting Hawaiians into homes, he worries more will face the same fate.
DHHL has a December deadline to come up with a final plan on how to use the largest infusion of money its received in more than a century. And with a new administration on the horizon, DHHL says there's always opportunities to revisit how the money will be spent.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- It takes a lot of people to put on a newscast including many people behind the scenes.
The producer of the new KITV4 Island News at 4 has quite a story to tell -- one of hope, inspiration, and success.
The producer is in charge of putting a newscast together. It takes a special kind of person -- a good communicator, a leader, a strong writer, and someone who's prepared for the unexpected.
Victoria Cuba takes it all in stride, at least she makes it seem that way.
"As a producer, and I think anyone in the newsroom, you're under constant stress," Victoria said. "But at the end of the day, I still love it."
That's because she gets to inform the public and tell stories.
"I really think and I truly believe that everybody does have a story to tell because of my own story. It's not something that I was willing to share when I was younger. And still sometimes I'm hesitant about today because you know people see it as shameful," Victoria said.
Victoria was homeless as a child.
"The first time we were all homeless, my mom was working three jobs, and she just couldn't afford to pay the rent," Victoria said.
The lived in an old Matson shipping container in a junkyard in Pearl City.
"There's one bathroom there and we'd shower with a hose and it was really cold," Victoria said.
Victoria was in the sixth grade.
"And that first time that we were homeless you know, I didn't think much of it. She just kind of reminded us that you know, you guys have we have each other, you and your brother are still together. Like you know, that's what really matters," Victoria said.
They eventually moved from the junkyard into an apartment.
"And like I remember driving out once and looking in my rear view mirror and I said that's where it's always going to stay, in my rear view mirror," Victoria said.
But her family became homeless again, for a second time, when Victoria was a junior at Waipahu High School. She kept it a secret.
"That was the hardest thing was growing up and not being able to tell my friends. Like, hey, I live in a van," Victoria said.
She eventually did tell her friends, teachers, and the staff, and they embraced her.
"I just hope that everybody who has been in my life and who's cheered me on on the way that I'm doing right by them by doing what I do and keep going. I think that, besides a fear of falling back into homelessness, it's really the support of the people who've got me here I can't let them down," Victoria said.
People like Keith Hayashi, who was the principal of Waipahu High School at the time. He's now superintendent of Hawaii's public schools.
"There was no doubt in my mind that Victoria would be successful and in whatever area she chose -- that was back from in high school. You know there was this something in this girl, that drive and commitment to making a difference in the lives of other people that she was special, and I know others saw that too in her," Hayashi said.
After Waipahu High School, Victoria went to the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and even did a study abroad in London.
After graduating in 2018, Victoria landed a job as a producer at KITV4. Last month, she was promoted to senior producer.
"You know, I think with Victoria, she was always driven because of what obstacles she went through," said Victoria's mother, Debra Cuba.
"We're definitely all proud of her and who she is and who she's become," Hayashi said.
Victoria's mother is also really proud, and Victoria is very thankful that her mother taught her perseverance.
"You helped me get to here, so thank you," Victoria said. "You're welcome," Debra responded.
After all, it's not how you start, it's how you finish.
"If you told 15-year-old Victoria that she would be where I'm at right now she would laugh because it would seem impossible. Like the person I am today was just a dream," Victoria said.
"Definitely a role model for all students, not only at Waipahu but I think all students statewide," Hayashi said.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Ordering lobster? You may think twice about your choice for seafood. A new report recommends people avoid lobsters caught in the Atlantic Ocean, because the trapping techniques have been found to tangle up endangered whales.
Seafood Watch puts out recommendations so you can make ocean-friendly seafood choices. The reports focus on sustainable seafood to purchase and eat. While Hawaii's fishing industry is sustainable, almost all of our island catch is not considered the best choice by Seafood Watch.
Lunchtime is busy at Nico's Pier 38, where many come for the fresh fish.
"Today's meal is ono, and my father would bring that to me when he was working on the tug boats. So I am so grateful for that type of fish," said Waimanalo resident TJ Joseph.
Ono is one of the types of fish caught around Hawaii, where limits have been set on the amounts of species taken -- to ensure everyone is fishing sustainably.
"If you are going to take fish and harvest fish - take it at a rate that can be replenished by the natural reproduction of the population we leave behind," said John Kaneko, the Program Manager for Hawaii Seafood Council.
"That is one of the laws of nature: you only take what you need, so it can replenish," added Joseph.
Hawaii long line fishermen target four types of ahi and other bill fish. They have to follow quotas so they don't overfish.
Some ships, also set sail with observers on board to monitor by-catch and see the impact fishing has on other animals or birds.
Even with all of those regulations in place, instead of being considered the best choice from Seafood Watch, locally caught products are instead considered a good alternative.
"In the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch report, regardless of how you perform, if you are using long lines you get one demerit," stated Kaneko.
But locally caught fish and seafood are still sustainable.
How can you tell if the fish you buy at the market or restaurant is as well?
You can look for the label of the country of origin or ask where your seafood comes from.
"If you can buy anything from the United State, under federally managed fisheries, it would be as sustainable as our local fish. But you should buy local if you can," said Kaneko.
"I hope the vendor is getting fish from here. I was born and raised that it is always about eating fresh and eating local. As a mom of 4, I want to make sure that my kids will get the same experience one day and eat this same kind of fish," added Joseph.
While it didn't get top grades with Seafood Watch, just this week, Hawaii's longline swordfish, bigeye and yellowfin tuna fisheries were certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. It certifies seafood around the world that is sustainably sourced and wild caught. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/seafood-watch-ranks-hawaiis-sustainable-seafood/article_600cddea-33e9-11ed-9a00-db2064f74c5a.html | 2022-09-14T07:14:39Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/seafood-watch-ranks-hawaiis-sustainable-seafood/article_600cddea-33e9-11ed-9a00-db2064f74c5a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
How the Nobel Prize-winning technology of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells is reshaping the future of medicine Advertisement feature How the Nobel Prize-winning technology of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells is reshaping the future of medicine Every single cell, every basic building block, in our body starts off life as a stem cell. They’re a biological blank slate, a raw ingredient that can be moulded to purpose depending on what the body needs, whether that’s a blood cell, some muscle or even a neuron. All cells begin life as a stem cell. Today, scientists are able to take adult cells – safely extracted from your own body – and rewind the clock, reverting them back to a state of raw potential and turning them into what’s known as ‘pluripotent stem cells’. These cells can reproduce and become tissue for almost any part of your body. This was the discovery that netted stem cell researcher professor Shinya Yamanaka and John B Gurdon the Nobel Prize back in 2012. Since then, their ground-breaking findings have revolutionised our understanding of cellular development and specialisation, and advances in the field have opened exciting gateways for potential life-saving research in therapeutics. The potential applications of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) in medicine, disease modelling, and drug discovery are enormous. For example, imagine the potential for creating an unlimited source of new organs for transplantation. A new kidney grown from your own cells could be pretty useful – although in vitro organ production is still a faraway perspective – but what if you could grow a small portion of that organ to test whether a new medicine would inflict any nasty side effects? Although more research is required to fully understand their potential, there are some exciting developments underway. Scientists are already able to encourage iPSCs into becoming beta islet cells to treat diabetes, or new cancer-free blood cells to treat leukemia. Founded in 2013, the South Korean company T&R Biofab (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Biofabrication) has been exploring the use of iPSCs as an alternative to heart transplantation. A game-changer for emergency situations, T&R Biofab has recently patented a technology that will allow iPS-derived cardiomyocytes (cells that make up the heart) to be preserved and stored safely until they are needed. This off-the-shelf stem cell treatment could reduce patient waiting time, and critically, prove to be a lifeline for those with heart failure, which continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. What are pluripotent stem cells? In biology, the concept of pluripotency is essentially the ability of a single cell to eventually develop into different types of cells. Pluripotent stem cells are stem cells that can divide, undergo self-renewal and differentiate into the three primary germ cell layers of the early embryo. These are the endoderm (stomach lining, lungs and gastrointestinal tract), the ectoderm (nervous system and epidermal tissues) and the mesoderm (blood, muscles and bones). These ‘starter cells’ then naturally multiply and specialise to become muscle, organs and bones. In the human body, this happens at the embryonic stage. But under the right laboratory conditions, pluripotent stem cells can be encouraged to become a particular cell type to suit the needs of the patient or researcher. Because pluripotent stem cells are the only cells that can multiply endlessly, scientists use these cells as a renewable resource for studying development and disease. Before 2006, pluripotent stem cells could only be sourced from three- to five-day-old human embryos, and for this reason, previous research has been labelled as unethical and controversial The discovery of iPSCs is where things get really exciting. Imagine you could take adult cells, for example, blood or skin cells, and turn back the clock so they once again become embryonic-like pluripotent stem cells. From there, they could be nudged to become the exact cells a patient needs, for example, heart cells that can potentially cure heart disease. This is happening today: we have the technology to reprogram an adult cell back to its pluripotent state. Why iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes? Unlike the liver which can regenerate, adults do not produce new heart cells, so a diseased heart cannot repair itself. Individuals with end-stage heart failure are left with the only other option of having a left ventricular assist device fitted or organ transplantation. Although heart transplantation, in general, has an excellent survival rate, it can take years for a suitable donor heart of the right size and blood group to become available. Added to that is the risk of graft failure, infection and rejection, all of which can prevent even better results. However, with a potentially limitless supply of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (heart cells), companies like T&R Biofab are setting the new gold standard for treating heart disease. How are T&R Biofab using this technology? The discovery of iPSCs was a turning point in stem cell research, and given the enormous potential, it’s not surprising that research in the field is progressing rapidly. However, there are certain hurdles that still need to be overcome. T&R Biofab is pioneering some exciting new technology that will improve the therapeutic effect and accessibility of stem cell-based treatments; cryopreservation of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for off-the-shelf stem cell treatment. The technology takes clusters of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and cools them to very low temperatures, allowing their structural and functional integrity to be preserved over a longer period of time. The cells can then be kept until needed in surgery. The result is the production of readily available iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes that are available for direct implantation into patients in emergencies. Moreover, these cardiomyocyte clusters have a higher survival rate in the patient’s heart compared to individual cells, as the company demonstrated in their pre-clinical studies. This is particularly groundbreaking because large amounts of cardiomyocytes are required to achieve complete heart regeneration. Scientists at T&R Biofab are keen to explore more sophisticated and minimally-invasive implantation methods, in the hopes that this research will lead to more effective and accessible cell-based cardiac regenerative therapy for heart disease. Discover more about T&R Biofab: • Visit the T&R Biofab homepage • Follow T&R Biofab on LinkedIn • Catch up on their latest research • Read their recent articles from the Online Library Other sources • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699068/ • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313779/ • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405859/ • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5481297/ • https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2012/press-release/ • https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0094722/ • https://stemcell.ucla.edu/induced-pluripotent-stem-cells Keywords targeted 1. iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes 2. off-the-shelf stem cell treatment | https://www.sciencefocus.com/how-the-nobel-prize-winning-technology-of-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-is-reshaping-the-future-of-medicine/ | 2022-09-14T07:19:44Z | sciencefocus.com | control | https://www.sciencefocus.com/how-the-nobel-prize-winning-technology-of-induced-pluripotent-stem-cells-is-reshaping-the-future-of-medicine/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON (AP) - The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse and to bid her a final farewell.
People parked their cars along a normally busy road, got out and waved as the hearse, with lights inside illuminating the flag-draped coffin, made its way into London. In the city, people pressed in on the road and held their phones aloft as it passed.
Thousands outside the palace cheered, shouted “God save the queen!” and clapped as the hearse swung around a roundabout in front of the queen's official London residence and through the wrought iron gates. Her son, King Charles III, and other immediate family members waited inside.
The coffin traveled to London from Edinburgh, where 33,000 people filed silently past it in the 24 hours at St. Giles’ Cathedral after it had been brought there from her cherished summer retreat, Balmoral. The queen - the only monarch many in the United Kingdom have ever known - died there Sept. 8 at age 96 after 70 years on the throne.
The military C-17 Globemaster carrying the casket touched down at RAF Northolt, an air force base in the west of London, about an hour after it left Edinburgh. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and a military honor guard were among those at the base for the arrival.
One who stood in the rain waiting for the hearse to pass, retired bus driver David Stringer, 82, recalled watching the queen’s coronation on a newsreel as a boy.
“It’s a great shame,” he said. “I mean, I didn’t think about her every day, but I always knew she was there, and my life’s coming to a close now and her time has finished.”
The coffin will be taken by horse-drawn gun carriage Wednesday to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state for four days before Monday’s funeral at Westminster Abbey.
“Scotland has now bid our Queen of Scots a sad, but fond farewell,” said Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. “We will not see her like again.”
Charles had returned to London from Northern Ireland, where his visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the monarchy.
The new king is making his own journey this week, visiting the four nations of the U.K. – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Hundreds gathered around Hillsborough Castle near Belfast, the royal family’s official residence in Northern Ireland, in the latest outpouring of affection following the queen’s death. The area in front of the gates to the castle was carpeted with hundreds of floral tributes.
Charles and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, got out of their car to wave to the crowd and sometimes used both hands to reach out to villagers, including schoolchildren in bright blue uniforms. Charles even petted a corgi - famously his late mother’s favorite breed of dog - held up by one person, and some chanted “God save the king!”
“Today means so much to me and my family, just to be present in my home village with my children to witness the arrival of the new king is a truly historic moment for us all,” said Hillsborough resident Robin Campbell.
While there was a warm welcome in Hillsborough, the British monarchy draws mixed emotions in Northern Ireland, where there are two main communities: mostly Protestant unionists who consider themselves British and largely Roman Catholic nationalists who see themselves as Irish.
That split fueled three decades of violence known as “the Troubles” involving paramilitary groups on both sides and U.K. security forces, in which 3,600 people died. The royal family was touched personally by the violence: Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of the queen and a much-loved mentor to Charles, was killed by an Irish Republican Army bomb in 1979.
A deep sectarian divide remains, a quarter century after Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement.
For some Irish nationalists, the monarch represents an oppressive foreign power. But others acknowledge the queen’s role in forging peace. On a visit to Northern Ireland in 2012, she shook hands with Sinn Fein deputy leader Martin McGuinness, a former IRA commander - a once-unthinkable moment of reconciliation. On Tuesday the new king shook hands with Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill.
In a sign of how far Northern Ireland has come on the road to peace, representatives of Sinn Fein attended commemorative events for the queen and meeting the king on Tuesday.
Alex Maskey, a Sinn Fein politician who is speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, said the queen had “demonstrated how individual acts of positive leadership can help break down barriers and encourage reconciliation.”
Charles responded that she had tried to play a role “in bringing together those whom history had separated, and in extending a hand to make possible the healing of long-held hurts.”
He said he would draw on his mother’s “shining example” and “seek the welfare of all the inhabitants of Northern Ireland.”
Still, not everyone was welcoming the new king.
On the Falls Road in Belfast, a nationalist stronghold, several walls are decorated with murals of Bobby Sands, an IRA member who died while on a hunger strike in prison in 1981, and others killed in the Troubles.
“No, he’s not our king. Bobby Sands was our king here,” said 52-year-old Bobby Jones. “Queen never done nothing for us. Never did. None of the royals do.”
Irish leaders attended a service of reflection at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast despite tense relations between Dublin and London over Brexit. Since Britain left the European Union in 2020, the U.K. and the EU have been wrangling over trade rules for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with a member of the bloc.
Before being flown to London, the queen's oak coffin was carried from St. Giles’ Cathedral to the strain of bagpipes. Crowds lining the Royal Mile through the historic heart of Edinburgh broke into applause as the coffin, accompanied by the queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, was driven to Edinburgh Airport.
“I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life,” Princess Anne said in a statement. “It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys. Witnessing the love and respect shown by so many on these journeys has been both humbling and uplifting.”
LONDON (AP) - The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II returned to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, making its way through a drizzly London as crowds lined the route for a glimpse of the hearse and to bid her a final farewell.People parked their cars along a normally busy road, got out and waved as the hearse, with lights inside illuminating the flag-draped coffin, made its way into London. In the city, people pressed in on the road and held their phones aloft as it passed.Thousands outside the palace cheered, shouted “God save the queen!” and clapped as the hearse swung around a roundabout in front of the queen's official London residence and through the wrought iron gates. Her son, King Charles III, and other immediate family members waited inside.The coffin traveled to London from Edinburgh, where 33,000 people filed silently past it in the 24 hours at St. Giles’ Cathedral after it had been brought there from her cherished summer retreat, Balmoral. The queen - the only monarch many in the United Kingdom have ever known - died there Sept. 8 at age 96 after 70 years on the throne.The military C-17 Globemaster carrying the casket touched down at RAF Northolt, an air force base in the west of London, about an hour after it left Edinburgh. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and a military honor guard were among those at the base for the arrival.One who stood in the rain waiting for the hearse to pass, retired bus driver David Stringer, 82, recalled watching the queen’s coronation on a newsreel as a boy.“It’s a great shame,” he said. “I mean, I didn’t think about her every day, but I always knew she was there, and my life’s coming to a close now and her time has finished.”The coffin will be taken by horse-drawn gun carriage Wednesday to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state for four days before Monday’s funeral at Westminster Abbey.“Scotland has now bid our Queen of Scots a sad, but fond farewell,” said Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. “We will not see her like again.”Charles had returned to London from Northern Ireland, where his visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the monarchy.The new king is making his own journey this week, visiting the four nations of the U.K. – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Hundreds gathered around Hillsborough Castle near Belfast, the royal family’s official residence in Northern Ireland, in the latest outpouring of affection following the queen’s death. The area in front of the gates to the castle was carpeted with hundreds of floral tributes.Charles and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, got out of their car to wave to the crowd and sometimes used both hands to reach out to villagers, including schoolchildren in bright blue uniforms. Charles even petted a corgi - famously his late mother’s favorite breed of dog - held up by one person, and some chanted “God save the king!”“Today means so much to me and my family, just to be present in my home village with my children to witness the arrival of the new king is a truly historic moment for us all,” said Hillsborough resident Robin Campbell.While there was a warm welcome in Hillsborough, the British monarchy draws mixed emotions in Northern Ireland, where there are two main communities: mostly Protestant unionists who consider themselves British and largely Roman Catholic nationalists who see themselves as Irish.That split fueled three decades of violence known as “the Troubles” involving paramilitary groups on both sides and U.K. security forces, in which 3,600 people died. The royal family was touched personally by the violence: Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of the queen and a much-loved mentor to Charles, was killed by an Irish Republican Army bomb in 1979.A deep sectarian divide remains, a quarter century after Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement.For some Irish nationalists, the monarch represents an oppressive foreign power. But others acknowledge the queen’s role in forging peace. On a visit to Northern Ireland in 2012, she shook hands with Sinn Fein deputy leader Martin McGuinness, a former IRA commander - a once-unthinkable moment of reconciliation. On Tuesday the new king shook hands with Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill.In a sign of how far Northern Ireland has come on the road to peace, representatives of Sinn Fein attended commemorative events for the queen and meeting the king on Tuesday.Alex Maskey, a Sinn Fein politician who is speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, said the queen had “demonstrated how individual acts of positive leadership can help break down barriers and encourage reconciliation.”Charles responded that she had tried to play a role “in bringing together those whom history had separated, and in extending a hand to make possible the healing of long-held hurts.”He said he would draw on his mother’s “shining example” and “seek the welfare of all the inhabitants of Northern Ireland.” Still, not everyone was welcoming the new king.On the Falls Road in Belfast, a nationalist stronghold, several walls are decorated with murals of Bobby Sands, an IRA member who died while on a hunger strike in prison in 1981, and others killed in the Troubles.“No, he’s not our king. Bobby Sands was our king here,” said 52-year-old Bobby Jones. “Queen never done nothing for us. Never did. None of the royals do.”Irish leaders attended a service of reflection at St. Anne's Cathedral in Belfast despite tense relations between Dublin and London over Brexit. Since Britain left the European Union in 2020, the U.K. and the EU have been wrangling over trade rules for Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with a member of the bloc.Before being flown to London, the queen's oak coffin was carried from St. Giles’ Cathedral to the strain of bagpipes. Crowds lining the Royal Mile through the historic heart of Edinburgh broke into applause as the coffin, accompanied by the queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, was driven to Edinburgh Airport.“I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest mother’s life,” Princess Anne said in a statement. “It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys. Witnessing the love and respect shown by so many on these journeys has been both humbling and uplifting.” | https://www.wboc.com/news/casket-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-arrives-at-buckingham-palace/article_f3385c28-33fa-11ed-bbf2-57b86e8cddd5.html | 2022-09-14T07:37:25Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/casket-of-queen-elizabeth-ii-arrives-at-buckingham-palace/article_f3385c28-33fa-11ed-bbf2-57b86e8cddd5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
More than 33,000 individuals have been laid to rest at Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Among the city's early business and political leaders who are buried there is William Davis, Kansas City's first Black police officer. Davis is not interred in a separate section for Black community members because Elmwood was never segregated, which made it unusual for its time.
Simon Abrahms and Alison Paddock joined Up to Date to talk about some of Elmwood's history and the work being done to preserve its beauty and historical value.
- Simon Abrahms, president, Elmwood Cemetery Society
- Alison Paddock, board member, Elmwood Cemetery Society
Elmwood Cemetery 150th Celebration Picnic is 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 at 4900 E. Truman Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64127. This event is free to the public. | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-09-13/since-1872-elmwood-cemetery-has-been-the-final-resting-place-for-the-famous-and-the-unknown | 2022-09-14T07:39:09Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-09-13/since-1872-elmwood-cemetery-has-been-the-final-resting-place-for-the-famous-and-the-unknown | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Munich, Germany: Bayern Munich scored twice in four minutes against the run of play, through Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane, to beat Barcelona 2-0 in their Champions League Group C match on Tuesday.
It was an unhappy return to Munich for Barca striker Robert Lewandowski, the Bavarians' second-highest all-time scorer who left in the summer after eight years, with the Germans now top of their group on six points from two matches.
For Bayern the win could not have come at a better time, following three consecutive draws in the Bundesliga.
"Barca had the better chances in the first half. We had to rely on (keeper) Manuel (Neuer)," Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said. "After the break we were more aggressive. We quickly scored two goals. We basically won because of higher efficiency.
"From our side I am also happy Lewandowski did not score against us tonight," Nagelsmann added.
Barcelona are on three points, along with Inter. Viktoria Plzen are in last place.
Barca enjoyed a dream start, boxing the Germans in their own half with relentless pressing and carving out several early scoring chances.
Pedri's shot was blocked by Neuer before Lewandowski fired a volley over the bar in the 17th.
The Pole, who scored 344 goals for Bayern in 375 games, came close again four minutes later, heading on to Neuer from close range.
The visitors did not give Bayern a look-in during the first half, with a hard-working Barca backline double-teaming every Bayern player when they had possession, nipping any planned move in the bud.
"We made six or seven big goal chances but missed them and Bayern took their opportunity," Barcelona coach Xavi said. "We competed, we played very well and had we scored it would have been a completely different match.
"This is the Champions League though, you need to compete and you try to avoid the marking error at the corner which let them go 1-0 up."
After the break Bayern brought on Leon Goretzka and scored against the run of play with Hernandez beating keeper Marc Andre ter Stegen at the near post from a Joshua Kimmich corner.
Bayern doubled their lead four minutes later when Sane charged into the box and slipped the ball past Ter Stegen after combining with Jamal Musiala.
Pedri hit the post in the 63rd as Barca tried to bounce back but the Germans comfortably held on to get the three points and offer Nagelsmann some relief following their run of draws in the Bundesliga that saw them drop to third place.
They host Czech side Plzen in the Champions League on Oct. 4.
The results: Viktoria Plzen lost to Inter Milan 0-2; Sporting bt Tottenham Hotspur 2-0; Liverpool bt Ajax 2-1; Bayern Munich bt Barcelona 2-0; FC Porto lost to Club Brugge 0-4; Bayer Leverkusen bt Atletico Madrid 2-0; Olympique Marseille lost to Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/14/bayern-beat-barcelone-champions-league.amp.html | 2022-09-14T07:40:01Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/14/bayern-beat-barcelone-champions-league.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Munich, Germany: Bayern Munich scored twice in four minutes against the run of play, through Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane, to beat Barcelona 2-0 in their Champions League Group C match on Tuesday.
It was an unhappy return to Munich for Barca striker Robert Lewandowski, the Bavarians' second-highest all-time scorer who left in the summer after eight years, with the Germans now top of their group on six points from two matches.
For Bayern the win could not have come at a better time, following three consecutive draws in the Bundesliga.
"Barca had the better chances in the first half. We had to rely on (keeper) Manuel (Neuer)," Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said. "After the break we were more aggressive. We quickly scored two goals. We basically won because of higher efficiency.
"From our side I am also happy Lewandowski did not score against us tonight," Nagelsmann added.
Barcelona are on three points, along with Inter. Viktoria Plzen are in last place.
Barca enjoyed a dream start, boxing the Germans in their own half with relentless pressing and carving out several early scoring chances.
Pedri's shot was blocked by Neuer before Lewandowski fired a volley over the bar in the 17th.
The Pole, who scored 344 goals for Bayern in 375 games, came close again four minutes later, heading on to Neuer from close range.
The visitors did not give Bayern a look-in during the first half, with a hard-working Barca backline double-teaming every Bayern player when they had possession, nipping any planned move in the bud.
"We made six or seven big goal chances but missed them and Bayern took their opportunity," Barcelona coach Xavi said. "We competed, we played very well and had we scored it would have been a completely different match.
"This is the Champions League though, you need to compete and you try to avoid the marking error at the corner which let them go 1-0 up."
After the break Bayern brought on Leon Goretzka and scored against the run of play with Hernandez beating keeper Marc Andre ter Stegen at the near post from a Joshua Kimmich corner.
Bayern doubled their lead four minutes later when Sane charged into the box and slipped the ball past Ter Stegen after combining with Jamal Musiala.
Pedri hit the post in the 63rd as Barca tried to bounce back but the Germans comfortably held on to get the three points and offer Nagelsmann some relief following their run of draws in the Bundesliga that saw them drop to third place.
They host Czech side Plzen in the Champions League on Oct. 4.
The results: Viktoria Plzen lost to Inter Milan 0-2; Sporting bt Tottenham Hotspur 2-0; Liverpool bt Ajax 2-1; Bayern Munich bt Barcelona 2-0; FC Porto lost to Club Brugge 0-4; Bayer Leverkusen bt Atletico Madrid 2-0; Olympique Marseille lost to Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/14/bayern-beat-barcelone-champions-league.html | 2022-09-14T07:40:08Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/14/bayern-beat-barcelone-champions-league.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Americans counter consumer product 'shrinkflation' with new spending habits, survey says
As inflation continues to rise, more consumers have begun to notice that the product size of their purchases is shrinking. This phenomenon, dubbed "shrinkflation" is worrying Americans and even driving them to change their purchasing habits.
A new survey from Morning Consult showed that 54% of Americans have seen, read or heard something about shrinkflation, and 64% are worried about it. In fact, only 25% said they haven’t noticed shrinkflation in any grocery categories.
Snacks are the biggest example of shrinkflation as 55% of Americans noticed these foods are decreasing in size or quantities as prices remain the same or even increase. Other items Americans have grown concerned about include pantry items, frozen foods, meat and bread and other pastries.
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FED CHAIR POWELL SAYS INFLATION FIGHT COULD CREATE HEAVY BURDEN FOR AMERICANS
Americans rebel against shrinkflation
Although prices are rising and portion sizes are going down, Americans are fighting back against shrinkflation by changing their spending habits. About 48% of Americans said they bought a different brand when confronted with shrinkflation, and 49% said they chose a generic product instead, according to Morning Consult’s survey.
Americans in lower and middle-income ranges were more likely to choose this option, at 52% and 48%, respectively. Comparatively, just 41% of high-income households said they opted for generic products. After noticing shrinkflation, about 30% of Americans said they stopped purchasing from specific brands.
In the fight against shrinkflation, Americans took several actions, including:
- Purchased a different brand
- Bought a generic product
- Bought products in bulk
- Stopped purchasing from specific brands
- Researched alternatives
- Returned a product
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JOB GROWTH CONTINUES IN AUGUST AS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES
Inflation surges, could be slowing
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation, increased by 8.5% annually in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This was down slightly from 9.1% in June, but remains near its 40-year high.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addressed the current inflation challenges at the latest Jackson Hole conference last week, saying the central bank's actions to bring down the rate of inflation could create a heavy burden for American families.
"Inflation is running well above 2%, and high inflation has continued to spread through the economy," Powell said at the conference. "While the lower inflation readings for July are welcome, a single month's improvement falls far short of what the committee will need to see before we are confident that inflation is moving down."
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Have a finance-related question, but don't know who to ask? Email The Credible Money Expert at moneyexpert@credible.com and your question might be answered by Credible in our Money Expert column. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/americans-retaliate-shrinkflation-inflation | 2022-09-14T07:50:41Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/americans-retaliate-shrinkflation-inflation | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Market picture
Bitcoin collapsed 9.6% on Tuesday, ending the day near $20.2K, which remains on Wednesday morning. Ether is losing 6.4% overnight to $1610. The most significant altcoins took a heavy hit, losing between 4.6% (BNB) and 13% (Solana), but remain on the plus side after seven days.
The bears in Bitcoin have asserted that they are in control. From the 50-day moving average level, BTCUSD experienced a substantial decline. This could bring back downward sentiment, as it did in August, for an extended period. However, it is too early to speculate on whether the June lows will be renewed.
Pressure on all risky assets came after a hot US inflation report, which increased the likelihood of a more robust Fed rate hike next week and triggered the strongest sell-off in more than two years.
News background
Eugene Fama, 2013 Nobel Prize laureate in Economics, believes that bitcoin will have value as a means of payment. However, BTC's high volatility prevents it from being used for that purpose. We should add that this refers not only to the downside but also to upside moves.
Ethereum has a much higher near-term growth potential than bitcoin, according to ConsenSys. ETH could become a savings vehicle following The Merge event, set to take place on September 15.
Digital asset management platform Abra is launching Abra Bank, the first regulated crypto bank in the US, providing traditional services for cryptocurrencies.
According to media reports, investment giant Fidelity Investments, which serves 34 million clients, plans to provide retail clients access to bitcoin trading on its brokerage platform.
This article was written by FxPro’s Senior Market Analyst Alex Kuptsikevich. | https://www.forexlive.com/Education/crypto-bears-confirmed-their-strength-20220914/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:13Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/Education/crypto-bears-confirmed-their-strength-20220914/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
There are a couple to note, as highlighted in bold.
Both are for EUR/USD, with the larger one closer to parity likely to help limit price action above the key level for the time being. The dollar ran hot yesterday but is trading steadily today so that is a level to be wary about. As for the one at 0.9920, it doesn't offer much technical significance so I wouldn't put too much emphasis on that.
The floor for EUR/USD remains closer to last week's lows around 0.9864-75 at the moment.
For more information on how to use this data, you may refer to this post here. | https://www.forexlive.com/Orders/fx-option-expiries-for-14-september-10am-new-york-cut-20220914/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:14Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/Orders/fx-option-expiries-for-14-september-10am-new-york-cut-20220914/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
16-year-old shot on Hollingsworth Rd in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Bibb Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aggravated Assault in the 3300 block of Hollingsworth Road just before midnight on September 13, 2022.
Deputies responded to the 3300 block of Hollingsworth Road, regarding a person shot. Upon arrival deputies found an unresponsive 16-year-old male who had been shot. He was transported to the Atrium Health Hospital where he is listed in critical condition. No one else was injured.
This incident is still under investigation, anyone with about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/16-year-old-shot-on-hollingsworth-rd-in-macon/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:21Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/16-year-old-shot-on-hollingsworth-rd-in-macon/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
16-year-old shot on Hollingsworth Rd in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Bibb Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aggravated Assault in the 3300 block of Hollingsworth Road just before midnight on September 13, 2022.
Deputies responded to the 3300 block of Hollingsworth Road, regarding a person shot. Upon arrival deputies found an unresponsive 16-year-old male who had been shot. He was transported to the Atrium Health Hospital where he is listed in critical condition. No one else was injured.
This incident is still under investigation, anyone with about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/16-year-old-shot-on-hollingsworth-rd-in-macon/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:21Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/16-year-old-shot-on-hollingsworth-rd-in-macon/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CRITICAL thinking is imperative to education and learning because it is one of the most sought-after skills in the world. So to prepare African youths for the future and to enable them to live meaningfully and address the challenges in an information-driven world, it is imperative to teach African children critical thinking skills. It is necessary to make critical thinking a part of the foundation of education in the region. The Nigerian government is aware of the importance of critical thinking. Hence in the National Policy on Education, inculcation of critical thinking skills is among the objectives of primary education. Incidentally, there are no subjects that teach critical reasoning skills in schools. This gap in our school system needs to be filled. To this end, the Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation (CTSEF) is leading efforts to introduce the subject of critical thinking to schools in Nigeria and beyond. It partners with state and non-state agencies to foster critical reasoning amongst African youths.
In July last year, the CTSEF launched a pilot program for primary schools in Oyo State in Southwest Nigeria. The pilot program focuses on basic primaries one to three. The program is in two phases. First, there is a teacher training workshop where teachers are taught how to deliver these programs to pupils. Teachers are key to the inculcation of critical reasoning in schools. They are the principal guides and instructors of the pupils. The training exposes teachers to the need and necessity of these skills, and the various techniques to questionstorm and deliver the subject. Some of these models include question to question, question to answer, simple and compound questional approaches. The second aspect is a workshop for students. At this workshop, trained teachers help roll out the program at some selected schools. Critical reasoning exercises are administered to pupils in basics one, two, and three. These exercises are tailored to enable students to apply their curiosity and inquisitive and interrogative capacities. The subject of critical thinking is disruptive in its approach to teaching and learning in schools.
At the primary school level, the operational term for critical thinking is questionstorm, not brainstorm. Students are made to generate questions and problems, not answers and solutions. They are trained to interrogate issues, and experiences in all areas of human endeavor. Students question whatever they see, hear, touch, smell, or feel as their main exercise. Pupils question anything and everything. They are schooled to see everything as an object of curiosity. The standard practice in schools is that teachers generate questions to test knowledge of a topic. For students, the learning process is a memorization process, an answer-finding, and information gathering, not a question-asking process. To demonstrate knowledge, one is expected to ‘cram’ and regurgitate what is taught. But in critical thinking classes, the emphasis is on interrogation and examination, not memorisation of what is learned or taught in classrooms. Learning is a problem-creation exercise. Students are generators of questions and problems. Asking probing questions, detecting errors and mistakes, identifying faults and gaps in reasoning and presentations is a way to test knowledge and demonstrate intelligence.
So far, the programme has been well received by teachers and students. In Oyo State, the workshops have been conducted in 30 private and public schools in 16 local government areas. Over 1300 teachers and 1700 pupils have participated in the program. There are plans to extend the training and workshops to other schools in Oyo, and other states in Nigeria and beyond. School boards in Ogun and Enugu have approved the organization of the training in their states. Incidentally, school boards are unable to defray the costs. At the moment, the CTSEF is funding the entire program. The foundation sponsors the project execution including the production of resource materials, training, and monitoring. And this situation is not sustainable. CTSEF needs funding partners and sponsors. There is a need for other agencies to join efforts with the CTSEF in the execution of this project.
To sustain the programme, governmental and non-governmental organizations need to get involved in funding this initiative. Individuals, passionate about improving the quality of education in Africa, should support this project and help foster critical thinking and question storm in African schools. Let’s walk the talk about realizing a critical thinking Africa.
- Igwe directs the Critical Thinking Social Empowerment Foundation which works and campaigns to promote critical thinking skills in schools and the society.
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2023 elections: NILDS, Kukar centre organise summit for presidential aspirants, CSOs, others | https://tribuneonlineng.com/critical-thinking-questionstorm-and-school-system-in-africa/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:24Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/critical-thinking-questionstorm-and-school-system-in-africa/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
- Eurostoxx -0.5%
- Germany DAX -0.5%
- France CAC 40 -0.5%
- UK FTSE -0.5%
- Spain IBEX +0.2%
The negative catch up play if offset somewhat by some very light reprieve seen in US futures, with S&P 500 futures up 0.2% on the day. So far, markets are not yet running with the big moves from yesterday but it is still early and US producer prices data may act as another trigger point later today. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-equities-open-lower-to-start-the-day-20220914/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:25Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-equities-open-lower-to-start-the-day-20220914/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
No fewer than 1,166 ex-militant leaders under the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme (Phase 2) hav given the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to direct its Special Adviser on the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Colonel Milland Dikio (retd), to pay them their over one year outstanding N64, 000 monthly allowance or they would resort to protest.
Speaking on behalf of the ex-militant leaders, chairman of the group, John Esuku, claimed that the refusal of the Amnesty Office to pay over 6,000 ex-agitators their monthly stipends for the past one year has driven jobless youths in the region to return to the creeks to resume artisanal crude refining.
Esuku further explained that despite several letters to the Amnesty Office to resolve the issues surrounding the non-payment of stipends to beneficiaries, the Federal Government has gone ahead to pay billions of naira for pipeline surveillance contracts.
He further said that after an enlarged meeting, they had resolved to give the amnesty boss an ultimatum to honour their invitation for a meeting to resolve the issues affecting the payment of their stipends or they would take to the streets of Abuja to protest after the expiration of the ultimatum.
He said: “reason the Federal Government established the Presidential Amnesty Programme was to build peace in the Niger Delta region. Secondly, it was intended to avert the high rate of crude oil theft that has affected petroleum revenue that accrues to the country. So far, many people have headed the office and did their best to restore peace in the Niger Delta region.
“From the inception of the Amnesty Programme, there had been peace in our region but since Dikio took over, the rate of crude oil theft has increased. And the reason for this trend is that the Dikio-led Amnesty Office has refused to pay beneficiaries for reasons best known to them.
“For the records, we are speaking on good authority that the monthly stipends of the over 6000 beneficiaries had been withheld for over a year. And as a result of this, many of the affected persons have returned to the creeks to engage themselves in crude oil bunkering activities, just to survive the hardship in the country.
“The worse of it all is that the Amnesty boss has repeatedly refused to honour an invitation from the affected beneficiaries for a meeting to resolve the issues surrounding their predicament.
“Another wrong thing he is doing is that whenever he gets approval to send 1700 beneficiaries to universities to study on scholarship for example, by the time you go to the universities, you would find only 1000 persons. I must say that, since he took over, there is no more peace in the Niger Delta region.
“Despite all these, the Federal Government still retains or reappoints him, we will go to Abuja for a massive protest. And if they refuse to heed our demands, we will return to the creeks and recommence our crude oil bunkering activities. We are hereby giving Dikio a 14-day ultimatum to respond to our letters for a meeting or face the massive protest.”
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Baldwin County Fire Station 4 extends hours to help with response time
If you live on the south side of Baldwin County, you'll likely see a quicker firefighter response time.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you live on the south side of Baldwin County, you’ll likely see a quicker firefighter response time.
That’s because the Baldwin County Fire Department has extended Fire Station 4’s hours of operation.
Firefighters are called out to a call about four times a week, and response time is critical.
Fire Chief Victor Young says this change is a plus for everyone.
“By having personnel here, they are trained medically, we can render care, take care of fires and whatever emergencies we can handle it now,” he said.
According to Chief Young, Fire Station 4 located at 252 Cooper Road, is one of the oldest volunteer run stations. It was only operational for a few hours during the night.
Adding 24/7 personnel means they can save more buildings from being a total loss.
“Fires don’t take long to burn,” he said. “If I would’ve had personnel here at this station, this truck would have got here within minutes,” Chief Young said.
Firefighter Patrick Register recalls a fire that totaled a home not too far from the station.
He says fires in that part of the county aren’t uncommon.
“We’ve had a couple big fires out here in this area, and I’m not saying anything specifically could’ve been done, but definitely couldn’t hurt to have a quicker response time and have a truck get there within minutes,” he said.
Register began with the station as a volunteer, taking courses to work part-time. In his position as a firefighter, he knows how important it is to have a fully operational station.
“Just for the community members here period, it’s awesome to have the station open,” he said. “It’s very well needed.”
With the fire station now open 24/7, there are three 24 hours shifts for three fire fighters to alternate.
The station says this addition and expansion will make a difference when it comes to an emergency.
The station is always looking to hire more firefighters and volunteers. It will hold a hiring fair in January. | https://www.41nbc.com/baldwin-county-fire-station-4-extends-hours-to-help-with-response-time/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:27Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/baldwin-county-fire-station-4-extends-hours-to-help-with-response-time/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Baldwin County Fire Station 4 extends hours to help with response time
If you live on the south side of Baldwin County, you'll likely see a quicker firefighter response time.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you live on the south side of Baldwin County, you’ll likely see a quicker firefighter response time.
That’s because the Baldwin County Fire Department has extended Fire Station 4’s hours of operation.
Firefighters are called out to a call about four times a week, and response time is critical.
Fire Chief Victor Young says this change is a plus for everyone.
“By having personnel here, they are trained medically, we can render care, take care of fires and whatever emergencies we can handle it now,” he said.
According to Chief Young, Fire Station 4 located at 252 Cooper Road, is one of the oldest volunteer run stations. It was only operational for a few hours during the night.
Adding 24/7 personnel means they can save more buildings from being a total loss.
“Fires don’t take long to burn,” he said. “If I would’ve had personnel here at this station, this truck would have got here within minutes,” Chief Young said.
Firefighter Patrick Register recalls a fire that totaled a home not too far from the station.
He says fires in that part of the county aren’t uncommon.
“We’ve had a couple big fires out here in this area, and I’m not saying anything specifically could’ve been done, but definitely couldn’t hurt to have a quicker response time and have a truck get there within minutes,” he said.
Register began with the station as a volunteer, taking courses to work part-time. In his position as a firefighter, he knows how important it is to have a fully operational station.
“Just for the community members here period, it’s awesome to have the station open,” he said. “It’s very well needed.”
With the fire station now open 24/7, there are three 24 hours shifts for three fire fighters to alternate.
The station says this addition and expansion will make a difference when it comes to an emergency.
The station is always looking to hire more firefighters and volunteers. It will hold a hiring fair in January. | https://www.41nbc.com/baldwin-county-fire-station-4-extends-hours-to-help-with-response-time/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:27Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/baldwin-county-fire-station-4-extends-hours-to-help-with-response-time/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Fall-like weather continues this week
Dry air will contribute to cool overnight temperatures and low humidity, but it will still be warm this week in Middle Georgia.
We had a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and low humidity, and this is just the start for what will be a nice week.
Tomorrow will be a cool start in the area with lows falling into the upper 50s.
Through the day we will be warming into the mid 80s thanks to clear skies and full sunshine.
We are going to be copy and pasting the forecast through the rest of the week, so everything stays pretty quiet.
Enjoy the dry air while it is in the area, because this being September in Middle Georgia, we know that it is temporary.
In fact, it looks like more humidity is going to try and push in over the weekend.
This push of humidity will also bring in our next chance of rain to our southern counties.
Although we will see a chance for some isolated showers Sunday, most of the area will be staying dry.
Highs for much of next week will be slowly warming into the upper 80s and low 90s. | https://www.41nbc.com/fall-like-weather-continues-this-week/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:33Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/fall-like-weather-continues-this-week/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Fall-like weather continues this week
Dry air will contribute to cool overnight temperatures and low humidity, but it will still be warm this week in Middle Georgia.
We had a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and low humidity, and this is just the start for what will be a nice week.
Tomorrow will be a cool start in the area with lows falling into the upper 50s.
Through the day we will be warming into the mid 80s thanks to clear skies and full sunshine.
We are going to be copy and pasting the forecast through the rest of the week, so everything stays pretty quiet.
Enjoy the dry air while it is in the area, because this being September in Middle Georgia, we know that it is temporary.
In fact, it looks like more humidity is going to try and push in over the weekend.
This push of humidity will also bring in our next chance of rain to our southern counties.
Although we will see a chance for some isolated showers Sunday, most of the area will be staying dry.
Highs for much of next week will be slowly warming into the upper 80s and low 90s. | https://www.41nbc.com/fall-like-weather-continues-this-week/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:33Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/fall-like-weather-continues-this-week/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
- EU fiscal rules should be simpler, allow for strategic investment while safeguarding fiscal sustainability
- To publish ideas for changes to EU fiscal rules in October
- Will propose measures to cap revenues from low-cost electricity generators, force fossil fuel firms to share profits
- Will work on establishing a more representative gas price benchmark than the TTF
- Having discussion on price caps, need to keep working to lower gas prices
- Proposing measures for member states to curt their overall electricity use
That's a big message and it is one that they aren't going to be shying away from. Fiscal aid is coming to the rescue in Europe (and the UK) and that might be a big signal for markets, though the financial repercussions/costs are also something to be wary about since it comes at a time when central banks are tightening policy by raising interest rates.
In justifying all this, she says that Russia is "manipulating the energy market" to the extent that it is "not functioning anymore". Hence, the measures set to be proposed above are in response to that. So yeah, you can rip the old fiscal rulebooks basically. Lawmakers are going to be making it up as they go along and that seems to be the name of the game when dealing with the energy crisis in Europe.
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EUR
The euro (EUR) is the official currency of the European Union (EU) and 19 of 27 member states at the time of writing. It is the second most-traded currency worldwide in forex markets after the US dollar.The euro was originally introduced back on January 1, 1999, having replaced the European Currency Unit. Banknotes and physical euro coins subsequently entered circulation only in 2002.Upon its adoption, the euro replaced domestic currencies in participating EU member states. The rise in its value since then and importance in the global market has helped solidify its status as one of the most important currencies in the FX market today.Together with the USD, the currency pair is easily among the most important for forex, given its exposure into the two main economic blocs. What Factors Affects the EUR?There are several factors that affect the euro. Like most currencies, monetary policy is the most influential, which in this case refers to the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is responsible for regulating the monetary policy, money supply, interest rates, and relative strength of the euro. Forex traders of the euro are routinely tuned into any decision or announcements from the ECB for this reason.With 19 sovereign member states, the euro is particularly vulnerable to political developments. Recent examples include Greece’s debt crisis and Brexit, among others, which can seriously impact the euro.Finally, economic data from the bloc or from key member states such as Germany, France, Spain, and others are also closely eyed. This includes retail sales, jobless claims, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and others.
The euro (EUR) is the official currency of the European Union (EU) and 19 of 27 member states at the time of writing. It is the second most-traded currency worldwide in forex markets after the US dollar.The euro was originally introduced back on January 1, 1999, having replaced the European Currency Unit. Banknotes and physical euro coins subsequently entered circulation only in 2002.Upon its adoption, the euro replaced domestic currencies in participating EU member states. The rise in its value since then and importance in the global market has helped solidify its status as one of the most important currencies in the FX market today.Together with the USD, the currency pair is easily among the most important for forex, given its exposure into the two main economic blocs. What Factors Affects the EUR?There are several factors that affect the euro. Like most currencies, monetary policy is the most influential, which in this case refers to the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is responsible for regulating the monetary policy, money supply, interest rates, and relative strength of the euro. Forex traders of the euro are routinely tuned into any decision or announcements from the ECB for this reason.With 19 sovereign member states, the euro is particularly vulnerable to political developments. Recent examples include Greece’s debt crisis and Brexit, among others, which can seriously impact the euro.Finally, economic data from the bloc or from key member states such as Germany, France, Spain, and others are also closely eyed. This includes retail sales, jobless claims, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and others.
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Georgia National Fair implements new clear bag policy
The Georgia National Fairgrounds is implementing a new clear bag policy at the fair next month.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia National Fairgrounds is implementing a new clear bag policy.
Any bag bigger than a wallet must be clear to enter the park.
Bags can be brought from home or you can buy a Georgia National Fairgrounds bag for $10.
Fair organizers say the policy will help increase safety at the fair.
“We just wanted to institute policies that would make everyone feel safer,” Director of Marketing Maggie Lane said. “We were worried just with certain labor restrictions these days that we might not have a full staff of bag checkers, so hopefully a clear bag policy will make it easier to comply with some labor issues we may experience.”
Along with the clear bag policy, the Georgia Fairgrounds is bringing back Ident-A-Kid bracelets to help parents find lost kids.
Children under 17 must be supervised after 5 p.m.
The 2022 Georgia National Fair is being held October 6-16. | https://www.41nbc.com/georgia-national-fair-implements-new-clear-bag-policy/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:39Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/georgia-national-fair-implements-new-clear-bag-policy/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Georgia National Fair implements new clear bag policy
The Georgia National Fairgrounds is implementing a new clear bag policy at the fair next month.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia National Fairgrounds is implementing a new clear bag policy.
Any bag bigger than a wallet must be clear to enter the park.
Bags can be brought from home or you can buy a Georgia National Fairgrounds bag for $10.
Fair organizers say the policy will help increase safety at the fair.
“We just wanted to institute policies that would make everyone feel safer,” Director of Marketing Maggie Lane said. “We were worried just with certain labor restrictions these days that we might not have a full staff of bag checkers, so hopefully a clear bag policy will make it easier to comply with some labor issues we may experience.”
Along with the clear bag policy, the Georgia Fairgrounds is bringing back Ident-A-Kid bracelets to help parents find lost kids.
Children under 17 must be supervised after 5 p.m.
The 2022 Georgia National Fair is being held October 6-16. | https://www.41nbc.com/georgia-national-fair-implements-new-clear-bag-policy/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:39Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/georgia-national-fair-implements-new-clear-bag-policy/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
- Watching FX moves with high sense of urgency
- Sharp, one-sided moves reflect speculation
- Sharp fluctuations are not desirable
- Important for FX to move stably reflecting economic fundamentals
These comments aren't anything new but once again they are coming as USD/JPY came close to clipping the 145.00 mark earlier in the day. This is the second time he is making such remarks today and the frequency of the jawboning is helping to pin down USD/JPY to 143.50 levels at the moment - after having traded to a high of 144.95 in Asia. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/japan-chief-cabinet-secretary-ready-to-take-necessary-steps-if-current-fx-moves-continue-20220914/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:44Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/japan-chief-cabinet-secretary-ready-to-take-necessary-steps-if-current-fx-moves-continue-20220914/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion undergoing conservation process
If you're driving past the Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville, you'll notice construction happening.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — If you’re driving past the Old Governor’s Mansion in Milledgeville, you’ll notice construction happening.
The mansion is undergoing extensive external conservation. The process is done every 10 years to help preserve its look from 1839.
Conservation includes repainting shutters and trim and a lime wash.
This doesn’t affect anything inside the mansion, and tours will continue.
The Director of Historic Museums with Georgia College, Matthew Davis, says it’s important to keep up with the mansion for several reasons.
“Not only does it touch on the history of the state, but it has national significance,” he said. “It is a site that tells the story of enslavement, the story of politics, it tells the story of women’s history, it is a microcosm of every portion of 19th century Georgia history.”
The conservation process will last until January. The mansion is located at 120 South Clarke Street in Milledgeville.
Davis invites the community to stop by and view the conservation process and take a tour of the mansion. | https://www.41nbc.com/georgias-old-governors-mansion-undergoing-conservation-process/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:45Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/georgias-old-governors-mansion-undergoing-conservation-process/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion undergoing conservation process
If you're driving past the Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville, you'll notice construction happening.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — If you’re driving past the Old Governor’s Mansion in Milledgeville, you’ll notice construction happening.
The mansion is undergoing extensive external conservation. The process is done every 10 years to help preserve its look from 1839.
Conservation includes repainting shutters and trim and a lime wash.
This doesn’t affect anything inside the mansion, and tours will continue.
The Director of Historic Museums with Georgia College, Matthew Davis, says it’s important to keep up with the mansion for several reasons.
“Not only does it touch on the history of the state, but it has national significance,” he said. “It is a site that tells the story of enslavement, the story of politics, it tells the story of women’s history, it is a microcosm of every portion of 19th century Georgia history.”
The conservation process will last until January. The mansion is located at 120 South Clarke Street in Milledgeville.
Davis invites the community to stop by and view the conservation process and take a tour of the mansion. | https://www.41nbc.com/georgias-old-governors-mansion-undergoing-conservation-process/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:45Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/georgias-old-governors-mansion-undergoing-conservation-process/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from September 13, 2022
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23-year-old shot and killed in Baldwin County Monday, man charged with murder
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Alcohol license revoked at Rodeo Bar and Grill following weekend shooting
- For other stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News, click here. | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-140/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:51Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-140/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from September 13, 2022
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23-year-old shot and killed in Baldwin County Monday, man charged with murder
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Alcohol license revoked at Rodeo Bar and Grill following weekend shooting
- For other stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News, click here. | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-140/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:51Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-140/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man, woman arrested following raids of 2 Sandersville homes
A man and woman were arrested Tuesday after two homes were raided following a several months long investigation into illegal drug sales.
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man and woman were arrested Tuesday after two homes were raided following a several months long investigation into illegal drug sales.
49-year-old Ernest Johnson Jr. of Sandersville is charged with two counts of trafficking in cocaine, and 66-year-old Sandra Annette Butts of Sandersville is charged with two counts of sale of cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force and GC K-9 units conducted the raids. | https://www.41nbc.com/man-woman-arrested-raids-2-sandersville-homes/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:57Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/man-woman-arrested-raids-2-sandersville-homes/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man, woman arrested following raids of 2 Sandersville homes
A man and woman were arrested Tuesday after two homes were raided following a several months long investigation into illegal drug sales.
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man and woman were arrested Tuesday after two homes were raided following a several months long investigation into illegal drug sales.
49-year-old Ernest Johnson Jr. of Sandersville is charged with two counts of trafficking in cocaine, and 66-year-old Sandra Annette Butts of Sandersville is charged with two counts of sale of cocaine and one count of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force and GC K-9 units conducted the raids. | https://www.41nbc.com/man-woman-arrested-raids-2-sandersville-homes/ | 2022-09-14T07:52:57Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/man-woman-arrested-raids-2-sandersville-homes/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mercer football prepares for its first SoCon game of the season
Bears host The Citadel on Saturday, September 17, at 6 p.m. at Five Star Stadium.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After falling to the Auburn Tigers 42-16, the Mercer Bears had a bye week to allow them time to prepare for their first Southern Conference game of the season.
Against Auburn, the Bears gave up 285 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns while picking off the Tigers twice and holding them to just over 200 passing yards.
Bear’s safety Lance Wise spoke on what the team needs to fix as they prepare to face a run-heavy The Citadel team.
“Assignment football. The plays where Tank had the big runs, we were misaligned. We weren’t doing our assignments, so we hurt ourselves more than he hurt us. He took advantage of those opportunities, but we have to go back to doing what we do best, and that’s playing fundamental football and being aligned and assigned properly every play,” said Wise.
The Bears host The Citadel, who has won three consecutive SoCon games dating back to last season. The game is slated for Saturday, September 17, at 6 p.m. at Five Star Stadium. | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-football-prepares-for-its-first-socon-game-of-the-season/ | 2022-09-14T07:53:04Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-football-prepares-for-its-first-socon-game-of-the-season/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Mercer football prepares for its first SoCon game of the season
Bears host The Citadel on Saturday, September 17, at 6 p.m. at Five Star Stadium.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — After falling to the Auburn Tigers 42-16, the Mercer Bears had a bye week to allow them time to prepare for their first Southern Conference game of the season.
Against Auburn, the Bears gave up 285 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns while picking off the Tigers twice and holding them to just over 200 passing yards.
Bear’s safety Lance Wise spoke on what the team needs to fix as they prepare to face a run-heavy The Citadel team.
“Assignment football. The plays where Tank had the big runs, we were misaligned. We weren’t doing our assignments, so we hurt ourselves more than he hurt us. He took advantage of those opportunities, but we have to go back to doing what we do best, and that’s playing fundamental football and being aligned and assigned properly every play,” said Wise.
The Bears host The Citadel, who has won three consecutive SoCon games dating back to last season. The game is slated for Saturday, September 17, at 6 p.m. at Five Star Stadium. | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-football-prepares-for-its-first-socon-game-of-the-season/ | 2022-09-14T07:53:04Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-football-prepares-for-its-first-socon-game-of-the-season/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
NewTown Macon announces winners for Downtown Business Initiative
NewTown Macon announced the winners of its Downtown Diversity Initiative Tuesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – NewTown Macon announced the winners of its Downtown Diversity Initiative Tuesday.
Tedra Huston, Geleesa Denta, Materra Drafts, Shabrea Duffy, Dr. Anissa Jones and Deon Aiken were named winners.
Each winner received $5,000 to start or expand their business courtesy of Wells Fargo.
The program is a 10-week training program designed to attract African American business owners to downtown Macon.
The executive director of NewTown loans, Bethany Rogers, spoke about the importance of business ownership and how it can impact lives.
“Business ownership, especially for black entrepreneurs, is a much more effective tool for growing wealth than just traditional employment, and real estate ownership is a really great way to build wealth,” Rogers said.
Through this program, NewTown Macon looks to grow Black businesses in downtown Macon from 18% to 30%.
“When people get together, when people of color get together, when black women get together, amazing things are going to happen, and I think we’re going to continue to show that within our community,” Huston said.
If you’re interested in being part of the next Downtown Diversity Initiative you can visit the Community Foundation of Central Georgia’s website. | https://www.41nbc.com/newtown-macon-announces-winners-for-downtown-business-initiative/ | 2022-09-14T07:53:10Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/newtown-macon-announces-winners-for-downtown-business-initiative/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
NewTown Macon announces winners for Downtown Business Initiative
NewTown Macon announced the winners of its Downtown Diversity Initiative Tuesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – NewTown Macon announced the winners of its Downtown Diversity Initiative Tuesday.
Tedra Huston, Geleesa Denta, Materra Drafts, Shabrea Duffy, Dr. Anissa Jones and Deon Aiken were named winners.
Each winner received $5,000 to start or expand their business courtesy of Wells Fargo.
The program is a 10-week training program designed to attract African American business owners to downtown Macon.
The executive director of NewTown loans, Bethany Rogers, spoke about the importance of business ownership and how it can impact lives.
“Business ownership, especially for black entrepreneurs, is a much more effective tool for growing wealth than just traditional employment, and real estate ownership is a really great way to build wealth,” Rogers said.
Through this program, NewTown Macon looks to grow Black businesses in downtown Macon from 18% to 30%.
“When people get together, when people of color get together, when black women get together, amazing things are going to happen, and I think we’re going to continue to show that within our community,” Huston said.
If you’re interested in being part of the next Downtown Diversity Initiative you can visit the Community Foundation of Central Georgia’s website. | https://www.41nbc.com/newtown-macon-announces-winners-for-downtown-business-initiative/ | 2022-09-14T07:53:10Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/newtown-macon-announces-winners-for-downtown-business-initiative/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
The End Zone Game of the Week Preview: ACE vs. Northeast
The End Zone Game of the Week is scheduled for Friday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. at ACE.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Week five of high school football has quickly approached, and the End Zone Game of the Week features a Macon battle between the ACE Gryphons and the Northeast Raiders.
The Gryphons are undefeated in year one under head coach Keith Hatcher as ACE is 4-0, making this the best start to a season in the program’s five-year history. The Gryphons are dominating on offense, averaging 54.8 points per game.
Hatcher has filled his staff with a pretty experienced group of coaches, helping him begin his era at ACE smoothly.
“These assistant coaches are so valuable in everything that we do. And earning the trust of the kids as we’ve gotten started, it’s been big. We really didn’t know what to expect when we kicked it off. We are really happy with the start that we’ve had,” said Hatcher.
The End Zone Game of the Week is scheduled for Friday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. at ACE. | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-game-of-the-week-preview-ace-vs-northeast/ | 2022-09-14T07:53:16Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-game-of-the-week-preview-ace-vs-northeast/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
The End Zone Game of the Week Preview: ACE vs. Northeast
The End Zone Game of the Week is scheduled for Friday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. at ACE.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Week five of high school football has quickly approached, and the End Zone Game of the Week features a Macon battle between the ACE Gryphons and the Northeast Raiders.
The Gryphons are undefeated in year one under head coach Keith Hatcher as ACE is 4-0, making this the best start to a season in the program’s five-year history. The Gryphons are dominating on offense, averaging 54.8 points per game.
Hatcher has filled his staff with a pretty experienced group of coaches, helping him begin his era at ACE smoothly.
“These assistant coaches are so valuable in everything that we do. And earning the trust of the kids as we’ve gotten started, it’s been big. We really didn’t know what to expect when we kicked it off. We are really happy with the start that we’ve had,” said Hatcher.
The End Zone Game of the Week is scheduled for Friday, September 16, at 7:30 p.m. at ACE. | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-game-of-the-week-preview-ace-vs-northeast/ | 2022-09-14T07:53:16Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/the-end-zone-game-of-the-week-preview-ace-vs-northeast/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Busch On The Move: Needed To ‘Hit Reset’
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch and NASCAR championship team owner Richard Childress mended fences from about a decade ago and confirmed Tuesday they would join forces in a multi-year deal starting in 2023.
“I had to find a place where I knew I can go win races immediately,” Busch said when explaining his decision to join Richard Childress Racing. “Collecting trophies is still the main reason why I get up every day and go to the race track. In order to do this every week, I also needed a place where I felt like I could hit reset, and I could be welcome just as I am. This change will allow for a clean slate and that’s big for me and my family. New team, new teammates, most importantly, a new boss who accepts where I’ve been, and yet can help me get to where I want to be.”
Childress was furious at Busch in June 2011 at Kansas Speedway for a comment he made after an intense battle between himself and Joey Coulter for fifth place in a NASCAR Truck race. Childress’ told a co-worker to, “Hold my watch” before he put Busch in a headlock and then punched him several times before Busch fell to the ground in the track’s garage. The two began Tuesday’s press conference with Childress handing Busch a box and telling him to hold his watch.
“We both have grown a whole lot over time,” Childress responded when asked about that incident. “We talked about it and all that’s history. I like talking about the future and learning from the history. I’ve made a few mistakes in my life.”
Childress’ respect for Busch’s talent overrode any ill feelings he had for Busch in the past.
“I’ve watched his talent for many years …and just how he handles the car,” Childress said. “The car control, the way he drives a car, and take-no-prisoners attitude. That’s the Dale Earnhardt style that I was accustomed to racing with. I think Kyle has that modern-day style of racing that Dale Earnhardt had in his time.”
Busch’s move to Richard Childress Racing ends a 15-year run at Joe Gibbs Racing where he drove a Toyota to Cup titles in 2015 and 2019. It also means Kyle Busch Motorsports, which has been a driving talent pipeline for Toyota in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, will become a Chevrolet operation.
“We are still working on all that sort of stuff with General Motors and Chevrolet,” Busch said. “Kyle Busch Motorsports intends to compete in the truck series as a Chevrolet branded team next year whether that’s two, three, four entries, we’re not quite certain on that yet. We’re working through those details.”
During Tuesday’s press conference at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Childress said Busch would drive the No. 8 Chevrolet and Randall Burnett would continue as that team’s crew chief. The No. 8 is currently campaigned by Tyler Reddick. Childress said he talked with Reddick an hour before the press conference and explained the situation to him. He said Reddick would still drive for him next year and that RCR would be a three-car Cup operation in 2023. Childress said he was in the process of acquiring a third charter.
Reddick has already signed a contract with 21XI Racing and will move to the Toyota camp in 2024. That announcement came in mid-July after Reddick signed a one-year deal with RCR in March.
The possibility of Busch moving to Childress surfaced at Daytona last month. Since then, Childress and Busch would neither confirm nor deny that the 37-year-old Busch was moving his driving talents to Welcome, N.C. Busch once said he had several options in front of him and he had more to consider than just himself, noting his family and KBM. At the beginning of the press conference, Childress gave 7-year-old Brexton Busch a contract that gives RCR first option on him.
Shortly after the press conference began, Joe Gibbs released a statement on Twitter thanking Busch for his contributions to JGR and wishing the Las Vegas native and his family well.
“When you look at all that he has accomplished already, it is truly remarkable, and we know someday we will be celebrating his Hall of Fame induction,” Gibbs said in the statement. “We also know he still has many more achievements in our sport ahead of him, including competing for the championship this season.”
TRD U.S.A President David Wilson also released a statement on Twitter. While wishing Busch well, Wilson noted Toyota was “disappointed and saddened” that his future wouldn’t continue with them.
“Kyle has been an ambassador for Toyota since joining the program in 2008,” Wilson said in the statement. “He’s gone on to accumulate some of the most prestigious milestones possible for the Toyota brand, including our first Cup Series win for the Camry and first Cup Series championship. He will undoubtedly hold the record for the most wins in a Toyota across all three championship series for decades to come.”
The possibility of Busch leaving JGR and Toyota surfaced in early summer when a sponsor JGR thought it had to replace M&Ms for the No. 18 car fell through.
M&Ms parent company announced before the season began that it was leaving NASCAR at the end of the 2022 season.
By mid-summer, Wilson admitted it didn’t look promising that Busch would remain in the Toyota camp.
Childress said he reached out to Busch after his grandson Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet at RCR, asked him what he thought about putting the Las Vegas native in the No. 8. Childress said he thought that “would be a dream”, so he asked Dillon to set up a meeting for him with Busch. Childress said, “we had a lot of work to do to make it happen”, but the two men accomplished their goal.
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Successful Appeal Puts Clements In Playoffs
CONCORD, N.C. – Jeremy Clements regained his position in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs Tuesday when the National Motorsports Appeals Panel rescinded the penalty NASCAR assessed Clements after his victory last month in the Wawa 250 at Daytona.
The Appeals Panel comprised of Tom DeLoach, Richard Gore and Dixon Johnston said Clements and his family-owned team didn’t violate the rule set forth in the penalty notice and, therefore, the original penalty assessed by NASCAR was rescinded.
NASCAR assessed a L2 penalty against the No. 51 team for its intake manifold three days after Clements’ victory. According to the NASCAR rulebook, all L2 penalties don’t allow a driver’s finishing position to count towards playoffs eligibility. Crew chief Mark Setzer was also fined $60,000, the team was docked 75 owner points, 75 driver points, and 10 NASCAR playoff points.
Clements said the intake manifold was the same one his team used in 2017 when he acquired his first Xfinity Series victory at Road America. The Spartanburg, S.C., native said the intake manifold had been constantly prepped for use through the years, thus reducing its size to the equivalence of three sheets of paper.
The final race in the Xfinity Series regular season is scheduled for Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. In addition to Clements, those currently qualified for the Xfinity Series 12-driver playoff field via a victory are A.J. Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, Justin Allgaier, Noah Gragson, Josh Berry, Austin Hill, and Brandon Jones.
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All the Arguments You Need: to Advocate for Caste‑Based Reservations
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In All The Arguments You Need, we take on mindsets standing in the way of progress and rebut them with facts and logic.
This week, the Supreme Court began hearing petitions challenging the validity of a Constitutional Amendment, passed in January 2019, that grants a 10% quota to those belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in previously unreserved, upper-caste communities. The amendment fundamentally altered the spirit of caste-based reservations – one of the most hotly debated topics in the country.
The Constitution of India recognizes affirmative action in public education and employment for people belonging to historically discriminated and marginalized castes and tribes as a fundamental right. But when said people – Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and communities recognized as Other Backward Classes (OBCs) – claim their right to equal opportunity, historically privileged, upper-caste, unreserved communities allege that reservations discourage “merit” and “genuine talent” by providing the former an “unfair advantage.” Many deem poverty to be eligible for reservations in education and employment over caste-based marginalization.
However, pitting economic deprivation against casteism leaves the latter pervasive, and doesn’t get to the heart of what drives social inequality in India – even 75 years after its Independence. Here are all the arguments you need to debunk prevalent notions against caste-based reservations.
“Casteism is a thing of the past.”
Barely a month ago, a nine-year-old Dalit child from the Jalore district in Rajasthan succumbed to injuries after his privileged-caste teacher beat him for trying to drink water from the teacher’s pot. Almost all the matrimonial advertisements in any newspaper seek out partners from their own castes. In urban residential and housing societies, a common feature across cities is the existence of two distinct elevators — one for the residents and their guests and the other (and only the other) strictly for service workers employed to clean up after the residents: waste collectors, delivery agents, domestic workers. Many homes do not even offer a glass of water to their household workers. Those who do, often keep a different set of utensils. When someone is on the hunt for a new house, they are often asked for their last names — ostensibly to determine their caste. At times, house owners give out cryptic messages like they let their house out to only “pure veg” tenants — yet another caste marker. These are all discriminatory practices rooted in caste, showing how it is deeply entrenched in the societal organization of South Asia, even when it isn’t obvious. In fact, the discreet nature of how casteism plays out isn’t a sign of its decline, but its normalization.
“Reservations should only exist to level the playing field initially; they should be discontinued for higher positions/promotions.”
At present, only 6% and 9% of the faculty in IIMs and IITs respectively comprise persons from scheduled categories, whereas the state mandates the reservation of a collective 22.5% — 7.5% for STs and 15% for SCs – of faculty positions. Some central institutions do not reserve faculty positions for marginalized communities at all. Others often deliberately mark reserved category Ph.D. candidates or applicants poorly during interviews so that they fail to clear the admission criteria, and then justify reallocating those seats to general category candidates.
The situation is not very different in public service, where SCs and STs rarely fill up white-collar positions with higher pay and administrative-level work. On the other hand, they are overrepresented in low-income, labor-intensive professions such as peons, cleaning staff, delivery persons, etc — reinforcing the idea that scheduled communities are best left to tend to the same jobs that the caste system has determined for them – and, moreover, that privileged caste communities are meant for more “respectable” work with better pay, perks, and power. To deny reservations in promotions or higher examinations will only worsen this status quo, and push communities further to the margins.
“Financially well-off SCs and STs should not avail benefits of reservation.”
Reservation is not a poverty alleviation scheme. SCs and STs remain in the margins today due to discrimination based on their ascribed caste status, and not their acquired economic position. Exclusion from resources is among the most visible consequences of marginalization, but it comes from a much older, systematic prejudice and discrimination. Past incidents have shown that economic or social mobility isn’t enough to prevent discrimination. In fact, it may even be a catalyst for carrying out caste crimes, as happened in Khairlanji, Maharashtra – the site of one of the most brutal hate crimes in modern India – where the dominant caste villagers targeted the lone Dalit family in the village for their upward economic mobility.
Further, while economically well-off members of marginalized communities may have more access to capital within their own community, they still have significantly less capital than an economically well-off person from a privileged caste.
Another logical flaw in this argument is that it imagines only those SCs and STs who are deeply deprived as “genuinely” marginalized. The idea of an economically well-off SC or ST person is outside the scope of such an image. But making a value judgment on who “deserves” affirmative action” more can be dehumanizing – as it requires individuals to “prove” their oppression visibly.
“Why should upper-castes face higher cut-offs based on their caste? Isn’t that casteism too?”
These arguments rarely take into account the generational social, cultural, and economic capital — access to not only money but also other resources like free time to study, networks for support and guidance, and schools and coaching institutions — that a vast majority of unreserved upper-caste candidates have access to. Candidates can be judged on the same level of marks only if there is an already level playing field. But that is hardly the case.
The argument on cutoffs also disproportionately blames reservations for a flaw with the system. There are very few quality public institutions for higher education in the country, and most of them admit a very limited number of students. According to a 2021 report, while the Harvard Medical School had an acceptance rate of 3.5%, the Christian Medical College at Vellore had an acceptance rate of 0.25%, and New Delhi’s AIIMS had an acceptance rate of 0.05%. Cut-off rates will automatically come down if candidates had more educational institutions, and more seats in every educational institution, to compete for. Blaming marginalized castes for the lack of adequate public education infrastructure is a bigoted approach that views the failure to obtain a seat as an individual issue instead of a systemic defect.
Related on The Swaddle:
Casteism Still Thrives in Elite Schools in India. What Would Anti‑Caste Education Look Like?
“By giving a break to those with lower marks, reservations are not advancing the most deserving candidates”
Another argument that people have against low-cutoffs and eligibility criteria for reserved candidates is that it brings down the overall caliber of an institution or organization. Research and data, however, suggests otherwise. A 2018 study by Stanford University researchers observed, for instance, that SC and ST candidates in engineering colleges were faster, better learners than their unreserved category counterparts. People from SC communities have also appeared in the top ranks, including the first rank, in the Civil Services Examination in the recent past. This indicates that when provided with equal opportunities, SC and ST candidates can indeed perform at par with the General categories. To insinuate that their inclusion hinders growth and progress, then, is just another excuse to justify their exclusion from education and employment.
“Even Ambedkar said reservations were only a temporary measure.”
Those who argue against reservations often cite alleged sentiments of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar — one of the fiercest and most articulate opponents of casteism, and the architect of the Indian Constitution — to claim that continued reservation in education and public service goes against his own vision for the country. There is evidence to suggest that these comments are, in fact, grossly misinterpreted, misrepresented, and even misreported. Anurag Bhaskar, assistant professor at Jindal Global University, states in a paper that the much talked about ten-year limit was never meant for education and services, only for political representation. Further, Dr. Ambedkar was opposed even to that time limit, and in fact, was the one to suggest introducing constitutional amendments to keep increasing the initial time limit on political reservations.
“Reservations aren’t working, so we may as well get rid of them.”
Reservations address only a very particular consequence of ages-long marginalization: the denial of access to education and employment opportunities. Over the years, they have genuinely improved the collective living conditions of those on the margins. While it is true that the pace of this progress has been slow, the problem with the scale and pace is more of an implementation issue. Most senior public servants continue to be upper-caste – this only bolsters the case for more, rather than fewer, reservations.
Indeed, despite equal opportunities, the pervasiveness of caste may make one believe that their “birth was a fatal accident”, and prevent them from realizing their dreams, as happened with scholar Rohith Vemula, and countless others before and after him. Reservations, then, need to be supported with other regulations and laws which check and discourage everyday casteism, and there need to be systems in place that implement these regulations robustly. | https://theswaddle.com/all-the-arguments-you-need-to-advocate-for-caste-based-reservations/ | 2022-09-14T08:00:57Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/all-the-arguments-you-need-to-advocate-for-caste-based-reservations/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Research Shows How Air Pollution Causes Lung Cancer Among Non‑Smokers
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Air pollution is a silent, invisible menace. Innocuous gray particles — no wider than a strand of hair — become clouds of pollutants, responsible for the death of 8.8 million premature deaths globally every year. The risk of respiratory infections, dysmenorrhea, dementia, cancer, mental health issues, and heart disease are all interspersed here. As to whether air pollution actually causes lung cancer — there’s plenty of anecdotal evidence. The death of 2,50,000 people due to lung cancer globally in 2019 was attributed to poor air quality.
So far, however, experts approached anecdotal evidence about the link between air pollution and lung cancer with caution. How exactly air pollutants could cause lung cancer, and what formed the biological reasoning behind the link, remained largely unclear. But scientists may finally know now how outdoor air pollution may trigger cancerous cells, and this knowledge has the potential to redefine our understanding of the illness — and even change how treatments and ecosystems are designed.
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London presented their findings at the European Society for Medical Oncology conference over the weekend. “The same particles in the air that derive from the combustion of fossil fuels, exacerbating climate change, are directly impacting human health via an important and previously overlooked cancer-causing mechanism in lung cells,” said Charles Swanton, one of the researchers of the findings. “Globally, more people are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution than to toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke.”
The mechanism works something like this: the air particulate matter released by car fumes (highway vehicles are known to release about 1.7 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year) appears to “awaken” mutations in lung cells, and in some cases, drive them to a cancerous state. At the heart of this process is a gene called the EGFR. Among half of the people with lung cancer who have never smoked, exposure to airborne particulate matter triggers mutations that are otherwise dormant.
The observation is based on both human and mice experiments. Among people, they looked at almost 2,50,000 people living across England, South Korea, and Taiwan. In areas where the particulate matter concentration was 2.5 micrometers (μm) in diameter — considered to cause the greatest harm among people — scientists observed EFGR mutations. Similarly, in experiments in mice, scientists engineered the EFGR gene such that they carried inactive mutations. When the mice were exposed to PM2.5 particles, the dormant cells turned cancerous. “The pollutant is the equivalent of the ignition spark on a gas hob,” as The Guardian put it.
Related on The Swaddle:
Why Some Lifelong Smokers Don’t Develop Lung Cancer
What about the PM2.5 particles “activates” the dormant mutation? They stimulate the release of interleukin 1β — a protein encoded in the human gene — that causes inflammation in the lung‘s epithelial cells. These cells serve a critical role in maintaining immunity, helping the body repair after injury, and helping clear out particulate matter. An inflammation hampers their ability to function, which initiates tumor formation. PM2.5 then effectively works as an “environmental carcinogen.”
To put it simply: people carry dormant mutations of the EFGR gene in their cells, and persistent exposure to outdoor air pollution can very well increase non-smokers’ risk of developing lung cancer. “We have known about the link between pollution and lung cancer for a long time, and we now have a possible explanation for it,” said Tony Mok at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, not involved in the study.
What makes the research groundbreaking is that it offers a hint of clarity about an illness that is shrouded in a veil of obscurity. Common reasons for cancer include exposure to the sun and smoking, both of which cause genetic changes. The same wasn’t established in the discourse around air pollution causing — until now.
This has a bearing on how we treat lung cancer, given experts will now have more clarity on how exactly air pollution could cause lung cancer. “This research is intriguing and exciting as it means that we can ask whether, in the future, it will be possible to use lung scans to look for pre-cancerous lesions in the lungs and try to reverse them with medicines such as interleukin-1β inhibitors,” Mok pointed out.
Moreover, our “consumption of fossil fuels goes hand in hand with pollution and carbon emissions, we have a strong mandate for tackling these issues — for both environmental and health reasons.” This link critically ties environmental pollution with public health.
Unsafe levels of air pollution have raised concerns globally. Last month, a study revealed that 18 out of 20 cities with the most severe increase in PM2.5 concentration worldwide were in India, with New Delhi and Kolkata topping the list. In 2019, air pollution caused an estimated 1.6 million deaths in India, which was the highest in the world. The illness burden is also disproportionately borne by people marginalized due to caste, gender, and class, due to increased exposure.
The research then makes a compelling case for reframing our approach to the climate crisis, and viewing it from the lens of human health. Relentless forces of production demand that the factories keep churning, and that emissions from steel vehicles continue to pollute the air we breathe. But what the research confirms is the air directly alters the human body, pushing it to decay and illness.
As Swanton noted: “It’s a wake-up call on the impact of pollution on human health. You cannot ignore climate health. If you want to address human health, you have to address climate health first.” | https://theswaddle.com/new-research-shows-how-air-pollution-causes-lung-cancer-among-non-smokers/ | 2022-09-14T08:01:04Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/new-research-shows-how-air-pollution-causes-lung-cancer-among-non-smokers/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Next James Bond: Odds on One Direction singer Harry Styles succeeding Daniel Craig as 007 tumble
The singer-turned-actor is now level with the likes of Ewan McGregor and Chris Hemsworth to take on the role.
Ever since Daniel Craig announced that ‘No Time To Die’ would be his last James Bond film, there has been feverish speculation about his successor.
The successful candidate will become the eighth actor to play Ian Fleming’s iconic character, following Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
Current favourites include Superman Henry Cavill, Thor star Idris Elba, Venom actor Tom Hardy and Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page.
While he still has some ground to make up on those names, Harry Styles – who recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Firefox, the brother of supervillain Thanos – is now priced as 66/1 to step into the shoes of the British superspy.
The One Direction singer has starred in two high profile in the current film festival season and, while both ‘My Policeman’ and ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ have received mixed reviews, they’ve apparently done little harm to the star’s credibility as a leading man.
According to the bookies he’s now as likely to become Bond as major stars like Ewan McGregor, Chris Hemsworth, Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya and former Doctor Who David Tennant.
The latest odds on the next James Bond can be seen here.
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Queen Elizabeth II death: Heritage sites across UK, from National Museum of Scotland to Stonehenge, to close for Monday's funeral
Historic sites across the UK, from Stonehenge to HMS Belfast and the National Museum of Scotland, will be closed on the day of the Queen’s state funeral as a mark of respect, heritage organisations have said.
The National Trust for Scotland has said buildings and gardens will be closed while countryside places remain open on the day of the funeral.
The Imperial War Museums, which has museums in London, Manchester, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, the Churchill War Rooms in central London and HMS Belfast on the Thames, is closing all five sites.
Major galleries including the National Gallery in London, National Galleries of Scotland and the Tate galleries will also be closed, as will museums including the Natural History Museum, Science Museum and the V&A in South Kensington, London.
The National Museum of Scotland will be closed, and Museum Wales said it will close its seven sites on Monday.
English Heritage, which cares for the world famous prehistoric stone circle as well as other important monuments and properties including Dover Castle, Eltham Palace in London and Roman forts on Hadrian’s Wall, said all of its sites would be shut on Monday.
In a statement, the heritage organisation said: “As a mark of respect, English Heritage is closing all sites on Monday, September 19, 2022 for Her Majesty the Queen’s state funeral.
“The Union flag will fly at half-mast at all our sites with flagpoles until the morning after the funeral.”
National Trust houses, gardens, cafes and shops will also be closed on the day of the funeral.
The organisation said coast and countryside car parks and pre-booked holiday cottages and campsites will remain open for visitors.
The charity also said: “National Trust places will remain open during the mourning period to provide a place of reflection for members and visitors.”
The National Trust looks after hundreds of stately homes and other historic properties and gardens, as well as more than 600,000 acres of countryside and more than 780 miles of coastline, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
An Amgueddfa Cymru spokesperson said: “As one of Wales’s national institutions which holds a Royal Charter, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales will close all of its seven museums and collections centre across Wales on Monday, September 19 for the funeral of Her Majesty the Queen as a mark of respect.
“We will reopen as normal on Tuesday, September 20. Our museums will continue to be places of stability, comfort and welcome for many.”
Major retailers have already confirmed plans to shut on the day of the funeral.
Asda is the latest retailer to announce a partial closure, with a spokesman confirming all stores across Scotland will be closed until 5pm on Monday.
Waitrose and Morrisons are also set to shut on the day.
National Highways announced it had paused planned closures of motorways serving London until after the funeral, to reduce congestion.
Affected motorways include the M25, M11, M3, M4 and M23.
All other closures on England’s motorway network will be postponed during the bank holiday weekend.
National Highways also said existing roadworks would be removed “where possible”, with cones and temporary signs withdrawn from 6am on Friday until the following Tuesday.
A planned closure of the southbound M6 between junctions 33 and 32 north of Preston, Lancashire, will be among those postponed.
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