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Chef Natalia Paiva-Neves stopped by “The Rhode Show” from O Dinis on Friday morning, to make a traditional fish stew.
Ingredients:
- Fish of your liking
- 1 glass of white wine
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 red pepper, sliced
- 1/2 onion
- 1 diced tomato
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 potato, sliced
- 3 t. olive oil
- Sprinkle cilantro
Visit O Dinis to have this delicious dish made for you!
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The Fed funds market continues to price in a 25% chance of a 100 basis point cut.
The Fed may wish to go into next weeks meeting with less uncertainty in markets. That's especially the case after they leaked a larger hike in June.
There are some parallels between then and now. In June, a hotter CPI print led to the shift and this week CPI was higher-than-expected once again.
When would the Fed leak it?
FOMC decisions are always on Wednesdays. In June, the leak to the WSJ came on the Monday beforehand, in the US afternoon. Does that mean it will come at the same time? Possibly. But also keep in mind that the inflation surprise that month came on the Friday before the Fed, so they needed some time to digest that and strategize. This time, the Fed has already had three days to consider CPI. Yesterday's retail sales data and today's UMich sentiment survey (at 10 am ET) could also be factors.
Dovish surprises aren't the same as hawkish surprises
If the Fed wants to hike by 100 bps, there will undoubtedly be a leak between today and the FOMC decision. However Powell is still leaning towards 75 bps, then a leak might not be necessary. First of all, they might not have liked the precedent the leak set. It's taken away some of the communication power from the Fed and added volatility to everything the WSJ's Nick Timiraos (shown above) writes. Secondly, a dovish surprise isn't as big of a problem for the Fed. Hiking by 75 bps next when when there's a chance of 100 bps priced in is a positive surprise for markets. At the same time, a big rally next Wednesday in stocks could be seen to erode the Fed's inflation credibility.
Be on guard
In any case, dollar bulls should be on guard today. I suspect a leak will be tilting the Fed towards 75 bps -- especially if the UMich inflation expectations data is soft. Their prior playbook was for something in the US afternoon (about 3 pm ET was the release last time) so today won't be a day to quit early. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/today-would-be-a-good-day-for-a-fed-leak-20220916/ | 2022-09-16T13:21:14Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/today-would-be-a-good-day-for-a-fed-leak-20220916/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Local partnerships have sprung some colorful artwork around Prince William County’s bus stops.
The nonprofit Keep Prince William Beautiful (KPWB), together with OmniRide, Prince William County Neighborhood Services Division, Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Amazon Web Services In Communities and Apple Federal Credit Union, recently unveiled the KPWB Bus Shelter Beautification project.
Officials say the project aims to use public art combined with a litter removal program to transform designated bus shelters into public art spaces, beautify neighborhoods, bring awareness to the importance of protecting the natural environment and, ultimately, improve the ridership experience among residents.
“Similar projects across the country have had the added benefit of deterring litter and vandalism and have been instrumental in connecting the local communities to public art. KPWB and our partners in this project are excited and proud to bring such a worthwhile program to Prince William County,” said Rico Fleshman, executive director of Keep Prince William Beautiful, in a news release.
In the initial phase, the Bus Shelter Beautification project launched at four bus shelters, each featuring work by a different artist under the theme of environmental stewardship. Artists were selected through an open call for proposals by KPWB earlier this year, where they were encouraged to visit their selected shelter locations to see the neighborhood, surrounding community and its cultural influences to inspire them to create their works.
Each selected artist received a $500 grant to create the artwork and will receive half of the proceeds gained at auction for the sale of their artwork after a year. Each shelter includes a name card identifying the artist and a QR code that can be scanned to access the artist’s website and artwork.
The Bus Shelter Beautification project also includes a dedicated and consistent litter removal effort that will be led by community volunteers to ensure each space is clean and maintained.
“The Prince William Board of County Supervisors strongly believes in the positive impact of art in public spaces. Efforts like this not only beautify our neighborhoods, they also foster a unique sense of place and strengthen our communities by bringing together artists, transit providers, community partners and local leaders for positive social impact,” said Ann Wheeler, chair of the Board of County Supervisors.
Artists and shelter locations are as follows:
Dale Boulevard and Minnieville Road
Artist: Amanda Griffith
Bio: Griffith is based out of Woodbridge. She works primarily with colored pencils, markers and acrylic paint to create complex composite drawings. She is inspired by surrealist artists and her students at Freedom High School. Griffith is passionate about creating images that speak to a greater theme in a singular artwork to create a surreal experience for the viewer. Her goal is to have the viewer see something new each time they view the artwork.
Quote about artwork or program: “This artwork is about bringing awareness to environmental sustainability by promoting the diversity of the world, being in the hands of the people and the solutions and rewards the world will bring with environmentally sustainable change.”
Old Bridge Road and Antietam Road
Artist: Tamao Nakayama
Bio: Nakayama was born and raised in Tokyo and moved to the United States when she was 25 years old. She is still deeply influenced by the Japanese aesthetic and the belief that “less is more.” Nakayama is new in art, yet she has numerous unique experiences in design, culture and life. She currently works on painting and sculpture using various materials at her studio in Woodbridge.
Quote about artwork or program: “Preserve the beautiful nature and wildlife for our future generations.”
Prince William County Parkway in front of McCoart Building
Artist: Sherry Bosarge
Bio: Bosarge has lived or worked in Prince William County most of her life. She is a wife to a supportive husband, a mother to four girls and an enthusiastic art educator for the past 19 years. Art is an important part of her life, she says, and she is fortunate to share her passion and talents with her family, friends, students and the public.
Quote about artwork or program: “I am honored to be a part of this wonderful project to Keep Prince William Beautiful and I hope that my painting will inspire others to do the same!”
Sudley Road and Digges Road
Artist: Emily Thomson
Bio: Thomson is an artist whose prefered medium is oil paints. She also enjoys working with acrylic paints, inks and gouache. She runs her family’s business, Manassas Olive Oil Company, in Manassas. When she isn't working at the shop, she enjoys being out in nature, hanging out with her animals and painting.
Quote about artwork or program: “I was inspired to paint native flowers, pollinators and moths of Virginia for the bus shelter panels. They are important to our environment and we should continue to preserve nature and its beauty.” | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/nonprofit-artists-beautiful-prince-william-county-bus-shelters/article_958b562a-3567-11ed-90cf-37d5366e884b.html | 2022-09-16T13:21:55Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/nonprofit-artists-beautiful-prince-william-county-bus-shelters/article_958b562a-3567-11ed-90cf-37d5366e884b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Despite bad weather that cut into play and a scheduling issue that derailed the opening ceremony, the 21st annual First Responders Cup girls softball tournament went well and had plenty of “spirit and excitement,” according to longtime organizer Jack Belcher.
The 20-team event with four different age groups was slated for Sept. 10 and 11 at Barcroft Park. All Sept. 10 games were played.B0ut the entire day of action, including championship games, was rained out Sept. 11, with inches of standing water on the dirt fields that morning.
“What are you going to do? It was one of those years. You can’t beat Mother Nature,” Belcher said. “We had a great day of Saturday action and games. Some teams and fans were wearing patriotic T-shirts and things.”
Belcher pointed out that at least one day of action was held, in comparison to one year when an approaching hurricane canceled both competition.
The tournament is held to honor the victims and first responders of the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
Many of this year’s teams in the 12-under, 14-under, 16-under and 18-under age groups were from Virginia and Maryland.
After the Sept. 10 games, Virginia Glory teams, run by Bishop O’Connell High School girls softball coach Suzy Willemssen, were the top seeds in the 14, 16 and 18 age groups. The Shamrocks were the top from the 12-under division.
The Arlington Impact had teams entered in the 16- and 18-under age groups. The 18-under Impact won last year’s tournament.
Other teams in the tournament were the Liberty Blue, Maryland Integrity Layne, Lakeshore Lightning, Maryland InteGRITY, Virginia Thunderbolts, Cassedy, TEAM RVA Regulators/Warriors, Firebirds, Virginia Stars, Hampton Roads Frontline, Inferno, Gold Coast Hurricanes, Orion Hunter Elite and National-Kellogg.
“Now we are looking forward to the 2023 tournament on Sept. 9 and 10 next year,” Belcher said. “We are always looking to make this tournament bigger. Maybe one year we will have artificial-turf fields to play on.” | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/first-responders-cup-tourney-gets-half-finished/article_5d2baf4e-355a-11ed-b976-e7d6f1971c76.html | 2022-09-16T13:22:01Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/first-responders-cup-tourney-gets-half-finished/article_5d2baf4e-355a-11ed-b976-e7d6f1971c76.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After thinking about the situation for a while, Sedrick Winston thought “why not” and applied for the girls high-school varsity basketball job at the Flint Hill School.
With a number of years of experience as a girls varsity assistant and junior varsity coach at Chantilly High School and a love of coaching the sport and being around kids, Winston believes he was qualified and ready to lead a program.
Flint Hill believes so, as well.
Winston, 42, recently was hired as the private school’s new girls coach. He replaces Jody Patrick, who coached the Huskies to 345 victories in 21 seasons and made the team a regular contender, and sometimes champion, in the Independent School League’s A and AA divisions and multiple-time state runner-up. Her teams were noted for playing strong defense and doing more with sometimes less talent.
Patrick will continue to teach at the school.
“I liked what I read about the team and what coach Patrick did with the program, and how she coached the team,” Winston said. “I read how one coach said her teams ‘would start boxing you out during introductions.’ I liked that. We want to continue what she did. It will be great to have her around as a resource.”
Winston played high-school basketball for the West Potomac boys team in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, helping the squad win a Northern Region championship his senior season. He graduated from the school in 1998.
Winston is a Fairfax County police officers with the position of school resource officer at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly.
Prior to coaching at Chantilly, Winston was a head coach at St. Thomas Aquinas middle school. He also has coached with several AAU programs, including Team Impact, Higher Level and Elevate Elite.
His Chantilly junior varsity team finished 11-3 last season and 11-2 the year before.
“Flint Hill has long been about utilizing competitive athletic programs as a tool to teach and prepare our student-athletes for success now and in the future,” Flint Hill athletic director Dewayne Robinson said. “It became clear to our search committee that coach Winston’s vision and philosophy were what this program needed to move forward in a competitive and enriching manner.”
Flint Hill’s 2022-23 regular season kicks off with the school’s 19th annual tip-off tournament beginning, Dec. 2. The team finished 12-9 last season and returns a number of players. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/flint-hill-names-new-girls-basketball-coach/article_4888aec4-355b-11ed-94eb-f763eca64df9.html | 2022-09-16T13:22:08Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/flint-hill-names-new-girls-basketball-coach/article_4888aec4-355b-11ed-94eb-f763eca64df9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Brentsville High School varsity field hockey team spent most of its inaugural home opener in a familiar spot. The first-year program full of first-year field hockey players faced relentless pressure.
Whenever the Tigers tried to push the ball up the field, a more experienced Colgan team quickly countered and bottled Brentsville up in its end.
Watching this unfold from the sidelines, Tigers’ head coach Tessa Yates and assistant coach Taylor Deeley did their best to keep the girls upbeat and on track as the steep learning process continued.
“Learn from it and fix it,” Deeley yelled in what became her common refrain throughout the game.
“I want to see those sticks down,” Yates reminded them.
At times, Brentsville remembered to close the gaps and block passing lanes. Other times, they forgot and gave Colgan too much space. And when they did, Colgan took advantage.
Brentsville allowed its first goal 90 seconds into the 15-minute first quarter. By halftime, they trailed 7-0.
When Colgan tallied its last goal late in the third quarter, the scoreboard was blank because its power had gone out. But the result was never in doubt. In another lopsided decision ended by the mercy rule in the third quarter, winless Brentsville lost 10-0.
At this point, the Tigers had a choice: hang their heads or highlight the positives.
After the game, Yates gathered the girls in front of the Brentsville bench and began the team’s post-game ritual of determining the game MVP. To keep it a mystery, Yates described the person without naming her.
“She brought the ball up the field nicely and did not give it away,” Yates said.
Yates also said this individual played the whole game, in part, because she forgot to take her out for a breather. Then it was time for the big reveal: Yates asked for a drum roll and announced sophomore midfielder Marie Mambourg as the winner.
For her efforts, Mambourg received a ceremonial plastic light-bulb necklace adorned with Brentsville’s black and orange colors to wear around her neck.
The girls issued a collective cheer that expressed their gratitude for everyone who supported the team. And then they dispersed for the evening.
The season was only two weeks old, but everyone saw the same thing: One more game. One more step in the right direction.
GETTING STARTED
Near the end of the 2021-22 basketball season, Lilian Mayes, then a freshman, asked Brentsville activities director Seth Cameron about the possibility of starting a field hockey program.
Cameron was open to the idea. But before committing to anything, Cameron told Mayes to come up with a list of girls interested in trying out. A few years earlier, another girl had requested the same thing, but it fizzled after no one else expressed a desire to participate.
This time was different after Mayes and her father, Chris, got to work. Less than a month after the initial proposal, Mayes gave Cameron a list of about 25 interested girls.
Cameron ran it by his principal, Katherine Meints, and began the next phase. He called around to see what equipment the school needed.
He also sought a coach.
Knowing Brentsville was starting a field hockey program, Kristen Barrickman had the perfect candidate in mind: Through family connections, Barrickman, who assisted her father Sonny with the Brentsville girls soccer team, remembered that Yates played high school field hockey at Osbourn Park for four years and wanted to someday become a teacher.
Brentsville Head Coach Tessa Yates and her players look on during Tuesday night's match against Colgan. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
On the surface, Yates was an unconventional choice. She had never coached before and at the time was only 19 years old (she turned 20 in May).
Could someone who was just a year older than the high school seniors year be responsible and reliable to oversee a high school team? Barrickman thought so.
“What better way to start a program than with a brand-new young coach so both Tessa and the program could grow together as one,” Barrickman said. “Every coach has to start somewhere.”
With Barrickman’s recommendation, Cameron reached out to Yates and asked if she was interested. Yates said she was. After Cameron posted the position, Yates applied.
The 2020 Osbourn Park graduate had flexibility in her schedule. After earning her associate’s degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the spring, Yates had planned on finishing her final two years of college by enrolling in Western Governors University, an online school based in Utah.
Staying close to home, something she preferred anyway, also helped her take care of her 1-year-old daughter, Lorelai. Plus, Yates loves field hockey. If this opportunity allowed her to stay connected to the sport even better.
Cameron said he had initial concerns about her age. And Yates feared her age would negatively affect her chances. So understandably, Yates was nervous during her first interview with Cameron.
But her youth became a non-factor after Yates impressed Cameron with her passion and maturity.
Other people gave him names to check on as possible coaches, but each one declined to apply. At the time, Yates was Brentsville’s only applicant, but Cameron saw no reason to wait.
“She had an ease about her,” Cameron said. “And a light in her eyes. She knew what she was talking about.”
Yates has always been a self-starter, something she attributes to her mom and No. 1 fan, Theresa. And she had leadership skills evidenced by serving as a team captain at Osbourn Park.
But it helped having Cameron’s support to bolster her confidence.
“If Seth thought I was old enough and good enough for the job, then I knew I could rise to the occasion,” Yates said.
Yates expected shocked looks when people learned her age. She encountered that at her first Brentsville parent meeting in mid-May.
“You should have seen all [their] faces when I walked in,” Yates said.
But over time the parents saw the same thing in Yates that Barrickman and Cameron did. She carried herself professionally and left no doubt about her level of commitment.
“Her being this young, she’s good for this team,” said Joel Andrews, whose daughter, Alyssa, is one of the team’s three captains.
The girls were curious how old she was, but Yates kept it a secret. Knowing it would not happen, she told them she would reveal her age only if someone on the team scored enough goals to match it.
Some girls eventually figured it out when Brentsville played Osbourn Park on Aug. 29 and heard Yates say she remembered some of the Yellow Jackets’ seniors as freshmen. But the girls let it drop beyond that. They had no issue with her age. If anything, they liked that she was younger. It allowed her to relate to them on things like school or personal issues.
Most importantly, they wanted someone to teach them the sport with patience and understanding rooted in modest expectations. An older, more experienced coach might take a different approach and be too set in their ways.
Not Yates. She grew as they grew, and the girls appreciated her taking the time to instruct at the most fundamental level as often as necessary until the lesson sunk in.
“She’s like an old soul,” said senior Ainsley Clark, another team captain.
Brentsville team captain Ainsley Clark (12) battles for a loose ball against a Colgan forward. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
The addition of Deeley as assistant coach has helped complement Yates. Andrew Ssekikubo was supposed to serve as the assistant, but then took another job. A week before Aug. 1 tryouts, the 24-year-old Deeley came aboard after she attended a summer practice with Andrews, her sister.
Yates told Deeley she needed an assistant. It was perfect timing for a number of reasons.
Besides filling out the coaching staff, Deeley’s arrival gave Yates an ideal counterpart. Yates was more of an offensive player in high school, but Deeley, a 2015 Patriot High School graduate and all-conference performer who played field hockey at Arcadia University, is an expert on defense.
Together, they have formed a unit the parents have rallied around.
During a study hall before the Sept. 6 home opener, the parents gave Yates and Deeley black t-shirts with orange writing on both sides in honor of the school colors and history. On the front, the shirts cite the year Brentsville field hockey began and on the back is “IT BEGAN WITH US” with a list of players underneath and followed by the coaches’ names.
“The parents of this team are all so dedicated and involved,” Yates said.
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
Cameron and Yates expected to have enough players to field a varsity team. But on the first day of tryouts, Yates received a pleasant surprise: The Tigers had enough girls for a junior varsity team as well.
With only enough uniforms to fit the varsity team, Brentsville had to adjust on the fly by using the junior varsity girls lacrosse uniforms for the sub-varsity field hockey team.
Yates said Brentsville also forgot to order a goalie pad and stick. And there was a grueling schedule to prepare for against bigger and more experienced schools.
Brentsville was just the opposite. Overall, the Nokesville-based school is a Class 3 program with just under 1,000 students in grades 9-thru-12.
The field hockey roster features numerous athletes, many of whom play lacrosse. But none had played field hockey before. To counter the inexperience, Yates and Deeley practice patience and measure success beyond wins and losses. Instead of overwhelming the girls with too much information, they try to implement a new technique or strategy.
Against Osbourn Park, for example, Brentsville worked on formations.
Brentsville improved in its next game against Meridian by pushing the ball mostly into the opponent’s side.
The highlights were fewer against Colgan, a Class 6 program that returned seven starters from last season’s state quarterfinalist. But they popped up, in some cases, at the most unexpected times.
“Did you see Ainsley air dribble the ball on the stick,” Deeley exclaims.
Freshman goalie Catherine Cleveland’s athletic saves also drew applause from the stands.
“I was impressed by Brentsville's spirit,” said Colgan head coach Kaitlyn Connolly. “The coaches and players are clearly working really hard on developing their skills and knowledge of the game and you can see it's starting to pay off.”
On Monday, Brentsville lost 5-0 to Unity Reed, but it was the Tigers’ first game that didn’t end because of the mercy rule.
Junior defender and captain Mollie Felder, who swims in the winter and plays lacrosse in the spring, decided to come out for field hockey because she sought a fall sport that was a “little more intense.”
Andrews, who did only competitive cheerleading last year outside of school, came out because it was her senior year and she wanted to play a sport at Brentsville one more time before graduating.
Cleveland wanted to play a fall sport as well. She considered volleyball but thought field hockey would be more fun and offer more opportunities.
Alyssa Andrews (29), Annabel Fredericks (9), Janelle Tousha (15), Catherine Cleveland (blue) and Ainsley Clark (12) during halftime against Co…
After volunteering to step in as goalie during a practice when the other goalie was absent, Cleveland performed well enough in Yates’ eyes to become the starter.
The position requires almost a full makeover with shin guards, kick boots, chest protector, neck guard, helmet and oversized gloves.
Cleveland is still adjusting to all the extra weight, but aided by her soccer background in kicking the ball, she has done a sensational job in keeping more goals out of the net.
One of three freshmen on the varsity, Cleveland said she wants to stick with field hockey. She likes the tight-knit family feel. It’s an atmosphere the older players have worked hard to create.
“It’s about relationships and building this program over the next few years,” Clark said. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/brentsville-high-schools-first-year-field-hockey-program-measures-success-by-a-different-standard/article_9fdef978-2f91-11ed-85e8-4ba0a0a2558a.html | 2022-09-16T13:22:14Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/brentsville-high-schools-first-year-field-hockey-program-measures-success-by-a-different-standard/article_9fdef978-2f91-11ed-85e8-4ba0a0a2558a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Colgan improved to 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the Cardinal District Thursday with a 3-0 win over Forest Park. The final scores were 25-21, 25-18 and 25-13.
The Sharks were led by Aubrey Hatch with 9 kills and 4 aces, Brielle Kemavor with 6 kills and 5 blocks, and Kezia Francis with 6 kills and 6 aces. Alexis Scipione had 25 assists and 3 aces, while Paula Sigurani had 8 digs and 3 aces. Colgan travels to Virginia Beach Saturday to compete in the Endless Summer Classic.
For Forest Park, senior setter Declyn Tooze had 10 assists, 6 aces and 10 digs, sophomore outside hitter Destini Pickett had nine kills and five digs, senior libero Kristina Diaz had five digs and five assists and senior middle Jasmine Okeoma had three kills and four blocks. | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/colgan-volleyball-defeats-forest-park/article_e6c3d684-35b2-11ed-af52-a324b04566f0.html | 2022-09-16T13:22:20Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/colgan-volleyball-defeats-forest-park/article_e6c3d684-35b2-11ed-af52-a324b04566f0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker walks towards the sideline during Thursday night's game against Freedom after a timeout. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom Head Coach Darryl Overton and Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker shake hands at the conclusion of during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed hosted Teacher Appreciation Night, teachers and coaches were voted on by the school’s students who had the most impact on them and were recognized during Thursday night’s halftime. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed Dashaun Gibson (6), the intended receiver, breaks up a for sure pass interception by Freedom Elijah Reid (4). Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom team managers, (L-R): Shaniya Overton- 11th grade and Keshae Wright- 11th grade show team spirit during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom Head Coach Darryl Overton talks to Jeffery Overton Jr (6) (not pictured) after Overton scored a touchdown during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom Head Coach Darryl Overton talks to Jeffery Overton Jr (6) after Overton scored a touchdown during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Rolling out to his right Unity Reed quarterback looks for an open receiver against Freedom in during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom running back Jeffery Overton Jr (6) finds open running room with Unity Reed Marcus Ferguson Jr. (22) in pursuit. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Jeffery Overton Jr (6) finds a hint of daylight and breaks free for big yardage during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's quarterback Blake Moore (1) launches a deep pass in the third quarter against Freedom during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Mekhi Blakeney (4) and Marquez Davis (3) share a brighter moment during Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Elijah Reid (4) mimics the “Karate Kid” movie crane move after scoring during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker talks with quarterback Blake Moore (1) during Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker meets his offense after turning the ball over on downs during Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom quarterback Tristan Evans (12) loads up for a deep pass into the Unity Reed secondary during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Elijah Reid (4) makes the adjustment to pull in the pass over his outside shoulder to make the reception beating Unity Reed’s Domingo Meade (15) to the end zone putting up another six points on the board. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Elijah Reid (4) beats Unity Reed’s Domingo Meade (15) to the outside and heads towards the end zone extending Freedom's lead. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Carlton Preston Jr (1) makes a two handed grab inside the 10 yard line during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Aaron Duncan (11) leaps above Unity Reed defenders in the end zone to make the catch and extend Freedom's lead 14-0. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Blake Moore (1) leads the Lions out carrying the Virginia flag prior for Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Running back Mekhi Blakeney (4) takes the handoff from quarterback Blake Moore (1) during Unity Reed’s first offensive possession. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Tristan Evans (12) hands off to running back Jeffery Overton Jr (6) during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker walks towards the sideline during Thursday night's game against Freedom after a timeout. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom Head Coach Darryl Overton and Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker shake hands at the conclusion of during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed hosted Teacher Appreciation Night, teachers and coaches were voted on by the school’s students who had the most impact on them and were recognized during Thursday night’s halftime. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed Dashaun Gibson (6), the intended receiver, breaks up a for sure pass interception by Freedom Elijah Reid (4). Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom team managers, (L-R): Shaniya Overton- 11th grade and Keshae Wright- 11th grade show team spirit during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom Head Coach Darryl Overton talks to Jeffery Overton Jr (6) (not pictured) after Overton scored a touchdown during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom Head Coach Darryl Overton talks to Jeffery Overton Jr (6) after Overton scored a touchdown during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Rolling out to his right Unity Reed quarterback looks for an open receiver against Freedom in during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom running back Jeffery Overton Jr (6) finds open running room with Unity Reed Marcus Ferguson Jr. (22) in pursuit. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Jeffery Overton Jr (6) finds a hint of daylight and breaks free for big yardage during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's quarterback Blake Moore (1) launches a deep pass in the third quarter against Freedom during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Mekhi Blakeney (4) and Marquez Davis (3) share a brighter moment during Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Elijah Reid (4) mimics the “Karate Kid” movie crane move after scoring during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker talks with quarterback Blake Moore (1) during Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Head Coach Carroll Walker meets his offense after turning the ball over on downs during Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom quarterback Tristan Evans (12) loads up for a deep pass into the Unity Reed secondary during Thursday night's game. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Elijah Reid (4) makes the adjustment to pull in the pass over his outside shoulder to make the reception beating Unity Reed’s Domingo Meade (15) to the end zone putting up another six points on the board. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Elijah Reid (4) beats Unity Reed’s Domingo Meade (15) to the outside and heads towards the end zone extending Freedom's lead. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Carlton Preston Jr (1) makes a two handed grab inside the 10 yard line during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Aaron Duncan (11) leaps above Unity Reed defenders in the end zone to make the catch and extend Freedom's lead 14-0. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Unity Reed's Blake Moore (1) leads the Lions out carrying the Virginia flag prior for Thursday night's game against Freedom. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Running back Mekhi Blakeney (4) takes the handoff from quarterback Blake Moore (1) during Unity Reed’s first offensive possession. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography
Freedom's Tristan Evans (12) hands off to running back Jeffery Overton Jr (6) during Thursday night's game against Unity Reed. Photo by Doug Stroud Photography | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/freedom-woodbridge-improves-to-4-0-with-42-0-win-over-unity-reed/article_4067d87c-3386-11ed-9461-57114cc7db0b.html | 2022-09-16T13:22:26Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/freedom-woodbridge-improves-to-4-0-with-42-0-win-over-unity-reed/article_4067d87c-3386-11ed-9461-57114cc7db0b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mohali: IPL side Punjab Kings on Friday appointed Trevor Bayliss as the team's new head coach ahead of the next season of the franchise-based T20 tournament.
Bayliss will replace Anil Kumble after the former India cricketer's contract was not renewed by Punjab Kings following a poor string of performances by the side under his guidance.
"I'm honoured to be given the head coach's role with the Punjab Kings. A foundation franchise with an appetite for success. I look forward to working with a talented squad of players determined to compete for silverware," Bayliss said in a statement issued by the franchise.
Bayliss will bring in his experience of winning the 2019 50-over World Cup with England, two IPL titles with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 and 2014 besides a BBL title with the Sydney Sixers.
Bayliss was also the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2020 and 2021 IPL seasons.
Under Kumble's mentorship, Punjab Kings had failed to progress to the IPL play-offs three consecutive times. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/16/ipl-trevor-baylis-new-punjab-kings-head-coach.amp.html | 2022-09-16T13:24:57Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/16/ipl-trevor-baylis-new-punjab-kings-head-coach.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LMPD officer finds man shot on I-264 East near Breckenridge Lane
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man is in the hospital after he was found shot late Thursday night.
Just before midnight, an off-duty Louisville officer was driving on I-264 East near the Breckenridge Lane overpass when they were flagged down by a driver who was pulled over.
LMPD spokesman Aaron Ellis said the car had several bullet holes and the driver had been shot.
Early investigation revealed the shooting may have happened on I-264 East near Poplar Level Road. The man was taken to University Hospital with injuries officials believe are not serious.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or use the anonymous online LMPD Crime Tip Portal.
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U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani on Thursday ordered a new trial for a former University of Southern California water polo coach convicted of accepting bribes to assure the admission of some applicants, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Jovan Vavic, the former coach, was convicted in April.
Talwani ruled Thursday that prosecutors erred in their argument to jurors about some of the alleged bribe money.
Prosecutors said Vavic took more than $200,000 in bribes to fake athletic credentials and designate college applicants as water polo athletes to get them admitted to USC. Authorities also said he helped recruit others, pointing to wiretap transcripts in which Vavic called the arrangement a “win-win” situation and encouraged a fellow coach with doubts about the scheme to “just do it.”
Vavic’s lawyers argued that he was just fundraising for the university.
The judge said, “However distasteful, there is nothing inherently illegal about a private institution accepting money in exchange for a student’s admission … The government’s argument is further undermined here where there was no suggestion that USC returned the money once the scheme was revealed.”
Also, she said, “there was no evidence in the record to suggest that Vavic was taking USC water polo team money for his own benefit.”
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Mumbai: Actress Richa Chadha has confirmed that she and actor Ali Fazal are tying the knot in October.
Richa Chadha took to social media to confirm her October wedding with beau, Ali. Posting a picture on Twitter, she wrote: "New Life, Loading" with a tweet that reads: "Can't wait for October".
The couple are expected to hold wedding celebrations and functions in Delhi and Mumbai, with a special party also planned in Delhi post the wedding in mid-October at Delhi Gymkhana Club.
The duo, who have been dating for a really long time, were originally meant to get married on April 2020, but owing to Covid restrictions, the wedding was positioned twice.
The two reportedly met on the sets of 'Fukrey' in 2012 for the first time. The two will soon be seen sharing screen space once again in the third installment of the 'Fukrey' franchise.
Richa rose to fame portraying Nagma Khatoon in 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. Her grace handling her role in various ages in the film were also well appreciated. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/16/actress-richa-chadha-marriage-actor-ali-fazal-announcement.amp.html | 2022-09-16T13:33:26Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/16/actress-richa-chadha-marriage-actor-ali-fazal-announcement.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh who landed in legal trouble for posting nude pictures on his social media page claims that one of the pictures had been morphed. He told this to the Mumbai police when the latter was recording the actor’s statements. Ranveer complained that the picture was not shot the way in which it is seen. He had given the statements on 29 August. Meanwhile, the Chembur police are investigating the allegations made by the actor.
The officers had shown all the nude pictures to Ranveer. He then claimed that the pictures in which his private parts are visible are fake. Meanwhile, the actor has been charged with IPC sections 292 and 294 and sections 509 and 67 (a) of the IT Act. Ranveer had done the controversial nude photoshoot for the July edition of a popular magazine.
In one of the pictures that Ranveer had posted on his social media handle, he had tried to recreate the famous pose by American actor Burt Reynolds. The pictures were posted on 21 July and an FIR was registered against the actor on the 26th. Ranveer then appeared to record his statements, on 29 August, at Chembur police station. He was grilled by the police officers for almost two hours. The investigating officers said that the actor had answered all their questions and that he would be summoned again, if required. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/16/ranveer-singh-morphed-nude-photos-police-statement.amp.html | 2022-09-16T13:34:07Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/16/ranveer-singh-morphed-nude-photos-police-statement.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Many of us want to be of service to others, but aren't exactly sure how to begin. Watching Oprah’s latest “The Life You Want” Class may help. Oprah sat down with Van Jones, an attorney and host of the Van Jones Show on CNN, and Rebecca Welsh, founder of The HALO Foundation, which provides shelter and educational opportunities to homeless youth. During the conversation, they talked about how to be of service to others and how taking small steps forward can lead to fulfilling outcomes in the future.
In harmony with these points, Welsh beautifully recounts a full-circle moment she experienced with one of the young people she helped years earlier. Kaylynn, a 15-year-old whose parents were addicted to drugs, moved into HALO pregnant and homeless a decade ago. With the help of Welsh’s foundation, Kaylynn is now about to purchase her first home. “I got to take her two weeks ago to get her first home loan, which was fantastic,” says Welsh.
Welsh goes on to say that rewards don’t always show up right away, and that it’s about continuously putting “a drop in the bucket.” People extending themselves through service will eventually get to see the fruits of their labor. “At some point,” she says, “that bucket fills up.”
Watch the clip above to see the conversation between Oprah and Welsh in its entirety, or take a look at the transcript below.
Oprah: What's been the most rewarding part about this work—working with homeless children, giving them homes?
Rebecca Welsh: Well, thank you, Oprah, for that introduction; it was fantastic. The most rewarding thing for me is when I get to see a change in a child. It may be immediate, where you're feeding a child and they're no longer hungry. Or it could be like two weeks ago, I got to take a girl named Kaylynn—when she moved into HALO, she was 15, she was pregnant, her parents were drug-addicted parents, and she had nowhere to go. She'd gone through rehab, and she lived with us for a long time—and I got to take her two weeks ago to get her first home loan, which was fantastic. And her daughter, Evelyn, is now 10. So that, to me, is the reward. It sometimes doesn't show up right away—and Van, I'm sure you've experienced this as well—but it can be if you stick with something and you're putting a drop in the bucket, a drop in the bucket, at some point, that bucket fills up.
To watch Oprah's full “The Life You Want” Class on service and to catch up on past classes, click here.
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WASHINGTON — With a small business innovation grant program favored by the Pentagon set to expire this month, Congress is racing to draft compromise reauthorization legislation that addresses concerns about companies abusing the awards process.
Democrats and Republicans on the Small Business committees in both the House and Senate convened a so-called four corners meeting this week to negotiate draft legislation, which is in its final stages.
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., the ranking member on the House Small Business Committee, said Thursday that the committees hope to finish drafting legislation that reauthorizes the Small Business Administration’s Innovation Research and Technology Transfer awards — which are made jointly with 11 federal agencies — by the end of the week.
“We’ve got a general agreement already with the four corners on this, but the devil’s always in the details,” he told Defense News. “We want to make sure that what comes out in text is what we agreed to in concept.”
“We’re knocking out the text as we speak, so everyone can see it today or tomorrow,” Luetkemeyer added. “Hopefully next week we can our side of the bill firmed it up and get it through.”
Both Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., who chair the Small Business Committee in their respective chambers, noted that negotiators have made “a lot of progress” on the compromise reauthorization.
Velazquez told Defense News that she feels “optimistic” and that she expects final legislation “soon.”
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the ranking member on the Senate Small Business Committee, downplayed the negotiations on Wednesday and told Defense News that they have not assuaged his concerns.
Paul has argued that the program lacks protections against ties between program awardees and China, and that some companies rely entirely on SBIR grants to sustain themselves without spinning off new businesses or products.
“Dr. Paul will not reauthorize this program without reforms to strengthen research security and stop abusive behavior by bad actors lining their pockets with taxpayer dollars at the expense of new small businesses with emerging technologies being able to access SBIR awards,” a spokesperson for the senator told Defense News in June.
Reauthorization of the program was originally included in an earlier version of the CHIPS and Science bill, but the provision was not included in the final version of the legislation that passed in July.
The total budget for the 40-year-old program ballooned to nearly $3.3 billion in 2019, with the Department of Defense accounting for the majority of the awards. Individual grants range from tens of thousands of dollars to more than a million for a two-year grant.
SBIR provides funding in three phases, with grant amounts typically increasing throughout each stage. For defense SBIR awards, companies are eligible to submit multiple project ideas, which some say leads to companies applying for multiple Phase I awards without ever maturing the proposed technology.
“We’re trying to find ways to incentivize and do the work yet provide the oversight to continue to do the work ― not just ripping off the program to continue to get these grants and at the end of the day they’re just making money, but they’re not actually producing products,” said Luetkemeyer.
“For some entities, for some different departments, there aren’t that many alternatives to go to…to be able to produce or develop a particular product or service for the Defense Department‚” he added. “We’ve got to be very careful that we don’t preclude the ability of companies to be able to meet our defense needs by hamstringing this bill.”
Contrasting standards for large, small companies
Kea Matory, director of legislative policy at the National Defense Industrial Association trade group, said in an interview that criticisms of awarding companies too many Phase I grants signal contrasting standards for small and large companies.
“Lots of our bigs get multiple awards,” she said. “We would never tell one of our large primes ‘oh, you’ve had too many, you need to sit down.’”
Matory added that delays in reauthorizing the program are already impacting small businesses.
“A lot of them are already hearing that SBIR could go away,” she said. “It’s like a game of telephone as it gets passed along to each person; it sounds more doomsday.”
When it comes to innovation, small businesses frequently bring new ideas to the table that could help the Pentagon with its modernization goals, she said. Without SBIR, many of those companies would be disincentivized to want to do business in the government and defense sectors.
The Pentagon will not award new SBIR grants starting Oct. 1 if the legislators fail to reauthorize the program. Ongoing contracts may continue but will not receive further SBIR/STTR funding.
If the draft legislation wins over Paul, the House and Senate could reauthorize SBIR as stand-alone legislation by the end of the month.
And if that doesn’t work, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., told the Defense News conference that negotiations are also underway to include SBIR reauthorization in the continuing resolution that Congress needs to pass by the end of the month in order to fund the government and avoid a shutdown.
“I would prefer that we get reauthorization as a stand-alone bill versus just a straight reauthorization where we stick it into a [continuing resolution],” said Luetkemeyer. “That really doesn’t solve problems. It extends the same problems that we have now.”
As a last resort, Congress could reauthorize the program in the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act — although Congress is unlikely to finalize that legislation until after the SBIR/STTR grants expire.
The House NDAA, which passed 329-101 in July, has a provision that reauthorizes the program without any changes. The Senate must still pass its version of the bill before both chambers agree on final legislation — a process that usually takes several weeks.
Bryant Harris is the Congress reporter for Defense News. He has covered U.S. foreign policy, national security, international affairs and politics in Washington since 2014. He has also written for Foreign Policy, Al-Monitor, Al Jazeera English and IPS News.
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President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections.
Railroads and union representatives had been in negotiations for 20 hours at the Labor Department on Wednesday to hammer out a deal, as there was a risk of a strike starting on Friday that could have shut down rail lines across the country.
Biden made a key phone call to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at 9 p.m. as the talks were ongoing after Italian dinner had been brought in, according to a White House official who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss closed negotiations. The president told the negotiators to consider the harm to families, farmers and businesses if a shutdown occurred.
What resulted from the back and forth was a tentative agreement that will go to union members for a vote after a post-ratification cooling off period of several weeks.
“These rail workers will get better pay, improved working conditions, and peace of mind around their health care costs: all hard-earned,” Biden said. “The agreement is also a victory for railway companies who will be able to retain and recruit more workers for an industry that will continue to be part of the backbone of the American economy for decades to come.”
The strike would also have disrupted passenger traffic as well as freight rail lines, because Amtrak and many commuter railroads operate on tracks owned by the freight railroads. Amtrak had already canceled a number of its long-distance trains this week, and said the rest of its long-distance trains would stop Thursday ahead of the strike deadline.
Following the tentative agreement, Amtrak said it was “working to quickly restore canceled trains and reaching out to impacted customers to accommodate on first available departures.”
The five-year deal, retroactive to 2020, includes the 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses that a Presidential Emergency Board recommended this summer. But railroads also agreed to ease their strict attendance policies to address some of the unions’ concerns about working conditions.
Railroad workers will now be able to take unpaid days off for doctor’s appointments without being penalized under railroad attendance rules. Previously, workers would lose points under the attendance systems that the BNSF and Union Pacific railways had adopted, and they could be disciplined if they lost all their points.
The unions that represent the conductors and engineers who drive the trains had pressed hard for changes in the attendance rules, and they said this deal sets a precedent that they will be able to negotiate over those kinds of rules in the future. But workers will still have to vote whether those changes are enough to approve the deal.
The threat of a shutdown had put Biden in a delicate spot politically. The Democratic president believes unions built the middle class, but he also knew a rail worker strike could damage the economy ahead of the midterms, when majorities in both chambers of Congress, key governorships and scores of important state offices will be up for grabs.
That left him in the awkward position on Wednesday. He flew to Detroit, a stalwart of the labor movement, to espouse the virtues of unionization, while members of his administration went all-out to keep talks going in Washington between the railroads and unionized workers.
As the administration was trying to forge peace, United Auto Workers Local 598 member Ryan Buchalski introduced Biden at the Detroit auto show as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to the pivotal sit-down strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.
In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, saying autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”
But without a deal among the 12 unions in talks back in Washington, Biden also knew that a stoppage could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of $2 billion a day.
Far more was at stake than sick leave and salary bumps for 115,000 unionized railroad workers. The ramifications could have extended to control of Congress and to the shipping network that keeps factories rolling, stocks the shelves of stores and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit, said a rail worker strike was “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.”
Biden faced the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel — how do you balance the needs of labor and business in doing what’s best for the nation? Railways were so important during World War I that Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the industry to keep goods flowing and prevent strikes.
Union activism has surged under Biden, as seen in a 56% increase in petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board so far this fiscal year.
With the economy still recovering from the supply chain disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, the president’s goal was to keep all parties so a deal could be reached. Biden also knew a stoppage could worsen the dynamics that have contributed to soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.
Eddie Vale, a Democratic political consultant and former AFL-CIO communications aide, said the White House pursued the correct approach at a perilous moment.
“No one wants a railroad strike, not the companies, not the workers, not the White House,” he said. “No one wants it this close to the election.”
Sensing political opportunity, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to pass a law to impose contract terms on the unions and railroad companies to avoid a shutdown. Democrats, who control both chambers in Congress, blocked it.
The economic impact of a potential strike was not lost on members of the Business Roundtable, a Washington-based group that represents CEOs. It issued its quarterly outlook for the economy Wednesday.
“We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started and those problems would be geometrically magnified,” Josh Bolten, the group’s CEO, told reporters. “There are manufacturing plants around the country that likely have to shut down. ... There are critical products to keep our water clean.”
By 5:05 a.m. Thursday, it was clear that the hard work across the government, unions and railway companied had paid off as Biden announced the deal, calling it “an important win for our economy and the American people.” | https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/09/15/biden-says-tentative-labor-deal-reached-averting-national-rail-strike/ | 2022-09-16T13:40:07Z | federaltimes.com | control | https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2022/09/15/biden-says-tentative-labor-deal-reached-averting-national-rail-strike/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill Thursday that would keep the executive branch from creating a new class of federal jobs immune to centuries-old checks and balances on the civil service.
The Preventing a Patronage System Act, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Connolly, (D-Va.), would prevent attempts to allow federal agencies to bypass competitive, merit-based hiring and skirt statutory and constitutional job protections. Former President Donald Trump declared Schedule F in an executive order issued near the end of his term. President Joe Biden revoked it shortly after he took office in January 2021, though concern remained that Trump could bring it back if he wins the presidency again in 2024.
Under Trump’s executive order, tens of thousands of government workers deemed to have at least some influence over policy would be reassigned as Schedule F. As a result, they would generally lose federal employment protections, making them at-will, easily fired employees much more beholden to an administration.
“Expertise, not fealty, must define our civil service,” said Connolly during vote. The bill now goes to the Senate, where a version of the same bill has been introduced in the Senate by senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
The legislation, which passed 225-204, largely on party lines, bars the reclassification of federal employees out of the competitive service, where applicants must go through a competitive hiring process before being appointed, and into any new excepted service.
Excepted service are federal or civil service positions not in the competitive service or the Senior Executive service. Excepted service agencies, such as the Federal Reserve Board, the CIA and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, set their own qualification requirements and are not subject to the appointment, pay and classification rules that cover other government workers.
“Taxpayers and businesses alike rely on the institutional knowledge of government executives and the consistent application of the law,” the Senior Executives Association, which represents the interests of career federal leaders, said in a letter supporting the bill.
Opponents to the measure claimed that it would soften consequences for poor performers. New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat, said that argument overlooked current data reported by the Office of Personnel Management showing employees are, in fact, terminated on the basis of performance.
More than 10,000 federal employees were removed last year for such reasons, she said.
Currently, an agency must prove, not merely allege, that employees engaged in misconduct or that performance was unacceptable if it wants to fire them.
Even then, agencies are required by statute and the Constitution to provide due process to include notice of proposed action against them and an opportunity to respond.
Terminated employees also have the right to appeal to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.
All of these protections help to stabilize bureaucratic churn and ward employees against discriminatory or retaliatory terminations.
“A competitive civil service protects the honor of the federal government to work on behalf of the American people,” said Ken Thomas of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, in a statement. “It provides continuity through changing administrations and ensures public servants’ primary allegiance is to the Constitution and laws of the United States rather than the individual temporarily holding the office of President.”
Molly Weisner is a staff reporter for Federal Times where she covers labor, policy and contracting pertaining to the government workforce. She made previous stops at USA Today and McClatchy as a digital producer, and worked at The New York Times as a copy editor. Molly majored in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2022/09/15/house-moves-to-shield-federal-civil-service-from-trumps-schedule-f/ | 2022-09-16T13:40:14Z | federaltimes.com | control | https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2022/09/15/house-moves-to-shield-federal-civil-service-from-trumps-schedule-f/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
As the Biden administration reached a last-minute deal to avoid a strike by unionized railway workers, the Department of Veterans Affairs said tentative progress has also been made toward its first new labor contract in nearly a decade.
However, after nearly 14 weeks of negotiations, the department has yet to formally sign a single agreement.
The union said time has been spent waiting for the VA to return from private caucus and negotiate in good faith. The VA insists progress is being made.
“Although it is true the parties have not yet reached agreement on complete contract articles, tentative agreements have been reached on significant portions of every article that has been negotiated, and the parties continue to reach tentative agreements on proposed contract provisions at every bargaining session,” said VA Press Secretary Terrence Hayes in an email to Federal Times.
Nearly a year ago this month, members of the National Veterans Affairs Council and department prepared to discuss a new contract following a July 20 settlement in which the department rolled back restrictions on union activity set by a trio of executive orders under former President Donald Trump. That settlement resolved pending litigation and set ground rules for new contract talks, which continue this month.
Twelve articles from the original 2011 contract reopened for discussions to outline parameters for employee performance awards, use of official time for union duties and worker safety, to name a few.
“We have some agreement, but substantively, the main points of all these of these articles, we don’t have agreement on,” said Bill Wetmore, NVAC executive vice president.
Many of the department’s proposals track closely to the Trump executive orders, Wetmore said, which collectively impeded unions’ employee representation at the worksite.
Since May, NVAC filed two national grievances against the VA, the most recent of which took issue with the department’s proposal to terminate existing local supplemental agreements.
NVAC also has two negotiability appeals pending at the Federal Labor Relations Authority after the VA declared several union proposals to be “non-negotiable.”
Union representatives said they countered that claim and provided sources from the Federal Labor Relations authority in which virtually identical proposals were found to be negotiable.
An arbitration hearing will be held in October. The NVAC is the largest bargaining unit in the VA, covering 283,000 workers and making up about 40% of the total represented by AFGE.
One union member on the bargaining team, who requested not to be named to protect his identity as a VA employee, said that the delays have been frustrating, especially in working for an administration that promised to be a union ally.
The previous contract was signed in March 2011 and will remain in effect until a new one is secured with the remaining 55 articles to be rolled over as they stand.
Federal Times previously reported in February that a White House Task Force issued a report outlining about 70 recommendations for promoting worker organizing and collective bargaining for both federal and private-sector employees.
“I intend to be the most pro-union president leading the most pro-union administration in American history,” said President Joe Biden in a 2021 speech.
Molly Weisner is a staff reporter for Federal Times where she covers labor, policy and contracting pertaining to the government workforce. She made previous stops at USA Today and McClatchy as a digital producer, and worked at The New York Times as a copy editor. Molly majored in journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | https://www.federaltimes.com/fedlife/career/2022/09/15/va-claims-progress-in-talks-over-first-new-labor-contract-in-decade/ | 2022-09-16T13:40:20Z | federaltimes.com | control | https://www.federaltimes.com/fedlife/career/2022/09/15/va-claims-progress-in-talks-over-first-new-labor-contract-in-decade/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The Texas Military Department has reduced the number of troops dedicated to Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, as questions remain about its future financing.
The Dallas Morning News first reported that the state had cut the number of National Guard troops dedicated to the sprawling border security mission. Texas Military Department officials did not give a specific number for the current deployment level but said it has “over 5,000 service members” dedicated to Operation Lone Star.
Last November, Abbott declared he had deployed a total of 10,000 troops to protect the border as part of the mission. But the most troops ever assigned to the border was roughly 6,500, with thousands more supporting the mission from elsewhere, including the department’s headquarters in Austin.
The number of troops on the mission has declined since. In April, the Texas Military Department’s top leader, Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer told lawmakers there were 6,128 service members deployed to Operation Lone Star. In another meeting in July, he said the number had dropped to 5,751 after the department had been able to find efficiencies by contracting out construction of border fencing, shutting down a base camp and sending home about 700 service members focused on logistics.
The mission is unprecedented in its size and scale for a state deployment whose members typically are sent to help for short missions like assisting in natural disasters. It was plagued early on by complaints of low morale, poor living conditions and a lack of purpose.
In a statement on Wednesday, the military department’s public affairs staff again pointed to increased efficiencies — one of Suelzer’s major focuses after taking over the department in March — that have allowed them to send service members home.
“The Texas Military Department has over 5,000 service members in support of Operation Lone Star,” the statement read. “Through effective and efficient operations, including expanded maritime operations, roving patrols, increased fence construction and the implementation of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program, we have expanded capabilities while allowing some service members to return home.”
The statement also noted that “the number of personnel fluctuates based on the needs of the mission and routine rotations.”
Abbott began the mission in March 2021 after migrant encounters at the state’s southern border started increasing when President Joe Biden took office and promised to roll back some of his predecessor’s stiffer immigration policies.
Abbott started ramping up the deployment to Operation Lone Star last September, taking what had started as a voluntary force of 500 service members in March and increasing it to 2,500 that month. The next month, military leaders increased the force to 5,000 and then to 6,500 by November.
It was unclear whether the state would try to maintain that level of deployment for another year, particularly as the cost of the mission has risen so high that state officials have had to transfer nearly $1 billion just to keep it afloat this year. The most recent transfer of $495.3 million was made in April and covered the military deployment through the end of August.
But it is unclear how the state is paying for the department’s continued deployment.
Abbott’s office did not respond to specific questions about the reduction of troops and characterized the change as a “rotation.”
“Since President Biden continues failing to do his job, Texas law enforcement has rotated those assigned to the border mission to keep our states’ response fresh and efficient so the men and women serving can remain focused on securing the border and protecting Texans,” his spokesperson Renae Eze said in an email.
Davis Winkie is a senior reporter covering the Army, specializing in accountability reporting, personnel issues and military justice. He joined Military Times in 2020. Davis studied history at Vanderbilt University and UNC-Chapel Hill, writing a master's thesis about how the Cold War-era Defense Department influenced Hollywood's WWII movies. | https://www.federaltimes.com/news/your-army/2022/09/14/texas-quietly-reduces-operation-lone-star-troop-levels-at-border/ | 2022-09-16T13:40:27Z | federaltimes.com | control | https://www.federaltimes.com/news/your-army/2022/09/14/texas-quietly-reduces-operation-lone-star-troop-levels-at-border/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
By arranging to fly two planes of migrants onto the tony island of Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrust Florida into an escalating battle between red state leaders and the Biden administration over the US-Mexico border and once again put himself at the forefront of a political cause that is animating Republican voters two months before the midterm elections.
For months, DeSantis has been plotting out loud his plans to get Florida involved in redirecting migrants from the border in a way that would maximize heartburn for Democratic leaders. His administration secured $12 million in the state budget to pay for migrant relocation and he has repeatedly threatened to use the money to send them to President Joe Biden's home state of Delaware, among other liberal strongholds.
Still, as the maneuver played out in real time -- with jarring images of an estimated 50 people, some who fled a brutal South American dictatorship, wandering an unfamiliar Northeastern vacation spot unprepared for their arrival -- it sent shockwaves through Florida and Massachusetts and rattled those left to deal with the fallout. And it served to put the country on notice that the reach of DeSantis, a hard-charging Republican leader who is weighing a campaign for president in 2024, already extends well beyond his state's boundaries.
"All those people in DC, and New York were beating their chests when (Donald) Trump was president, saying they were so proud to be sanctuary jurisdictions saying how bad it was to have a secure border," DeSantis said at a news conference Thursday morning. "The minute even a small fraction of what those border towns deal with every day is brought to their front door, they all of a sudden go berserk."
"It just shows you...their virtue signaling is a fraud," said DeSantis, who's running for a second term in November.
In Massachusetts, where local officials scrambled to find accommodations for the migrants, Democratic leaders accused the Republican governor of orchestrating a political stunt with human lives.
"Think about the governor of Florida, one of the largest states in the nation, spending his time hatching a secret plot to ship up 50 immigrants here, families, some of them children as young as four, and use them as political pawns just so he can get on Tucker Carlson and beat his chest about how he's tough on immigration," Massachusetts state Rep. Dylan Fernandes, a Democrat, said Thursday morning on CNN.
"He is a coward, and the real story is the island community that has rallied to come together and support these people -- they represent the best of what America has to offer."
In Florida, the Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz called it "a new low" for the Florida governor. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist said, "Everything Ron DeSantis does is to score political points with his hard right base in a thinly veiled attempt to run for President -- but it's Floridians who pay the price."
This is not the first time DeSantis has waded into the country's divisive immigration debate in a way that has maximized exposure for the Republican governor while costing taxpayers. In June of last year, DeSantis sent law enforcement to the southern border, insisting he had "answered the call" for help from Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona. A month later, DeSantis visited the border to hold a news conference with Abbott, and he paired it with a fundraising pitch to his supporters.
Those actions earned DeSantis considerable praise from conservative commentators and didn't noticably hurt his political standing in his state, where one in five residents identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino. It remains to be seen if immigrant and Spanish-speaking communities will respond more negatively to DeSantis sending migrants, who were legally processed at the border, 2,000 miles to Massachusetts.
Many of those on the planes to Martha's Vineyard said their country of origin was Venezuela, where millions of people are fleeing the oppressive regime of Nicolás Maduro. More than half the Venezuelans in the country are in Florida, according to a 2020 Migration Policy Institute report, with 109,000 just in the Miami metropolitan area. Political observers in Florida have noted the Venezuelan community's growing political clout in a state that is often won on the margins.
"We are here today to tell the Governor that no Hispanic, no immigrant, but in this case we, Venezuelans, are not pieces on his political boardgame to get headlines and to get political points in his quest to become the Republican nominee for the 2024 Presidential Election," said Adelys Ferro, director of the Venezuelan American Caucus, at a news conference Thursday in South Florida.
It is not clear if DeSantis and Abbott are coordinating efforts at the border, or competing. Abbot has bussed thousands of migrants to Democratic cities in recent weeks. The morning after the two planes landed in Martha's Vineyard, buses from Texas dropped off migrants outside the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, where Vice President Kamala Harris resides.
Like DeSantis, Abbott is running for reelection this year and is also a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Earlier this summer, DeSantis was critical of Texas' response to the surge of migrants at the border, suggesting the Lone Star State shouldn't be letting them cross over to the US in the first place.
"What they need to do, Texas, should just send them back across the border," DeSantis said in June. "You know, who cares what the feds are saying they're not doing their job. Or not let them come across the border to begin with because they go right across the river. They just walk right across. No one's stopping. So you know, some pushback I think would be good."
DeSantis has also been recruiting more Republicans to join his hardline approach to border migration. In a widely followed speech in Arizona last month where he campaigned for Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor there, DeSantis hinted at more collaboration to come if she is elected.
"What I've told Kari Lake, I said, 'Look, if you're willing to put people on that border and keep them from coming in to begin with, I'll send National Guard to help with that," DeSantis said.
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Republican midterm candidates around the country are running attack ads criticizing their Democratic opponents over crime and policing. But some of their September ads have been deceptive.
An ad from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deceptively sliced and diced a quote on police funding from Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke.
An ad from Ohio Republican J.D. Vance baselessly insinuated that his Democratic opponent for the US Senate, Rep. Tim Ryan, supports defunding the police.
And an ad from Mark Ronchetti, the Republican candidate for governor of New Mexico, discussed a frightening break-in at his home before attacking his Democratic opponent Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over crime -- without mentioning that the incident occurred 10 years ago under a Republican governor.
Here is a breakdown of the three ads.
Texas: Greg Abbott ad slices and dices a Beto O'Rourke quote
Last November, CNN fact-checked an attack ad from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that misleadingly rearranged quotes from his Democratic opponent, former congressman Beto O'Rourke.
This week, Abbott released another ad that uses some of the same sneaky editing.
The new ad shows O'Rourke appearing to say this: "I really love that Black Lives Matters and other protesters have put this front and center, to defund police forces."
But O'Rourke never uttered that sentence.
Facts First: The Abbott ad stitches together parts of two different sentences to make O'Rourke's comment about defunding the police seem more categorical than it was.
Here's what O'Rourke actually said in a June 2020 podcast interview. The Abbott ad excluded the words in bold -- attaching the words "police forces" to the word "defund" even though they were, in reality, separated by 55 other words.
"I really love that Black Lives Matters and other protesters have put this front and center, to defund, you know, these line items that have overmilitarized our police, and instead invest that money in the human capital of your community, make sure that you have the services, the help, the support, the health care necessary to be well and not require police intervention. And then also in some necessary cases, completely dismantling those police forces and rebuilding them."
Abbott is entitled to criticize O'Rourke for what he actually said in 2020 about defunding particular police spending. But it's dishonest to turn a sentence about defunding "line items that have overmilitarized the police" into a broad, unconditional sentence about defunding the police, period.
Abbott's campaign did not respond to a request for comment. During the gubernatorial campaign in 2021 and 2022, O'Rourke has consistently expressed opposition to defunding the police.
O'Rourke campaign spokesman Chris Evans said in an email this week: "As both a Congressman and an El Paso City Councilmember, Beto repeatedly voted to increase funding and resources for law enforcement. As governor, Beto will ensure that law enforcement agencies have the resources they need to address violent crime, bring justice to victims, and keep our communities safe. Beto will also invest more resources in mental health services, social workers, and addiction treatment."
Ohio: J.D. Vance ad baselessly insinuates that Tim Ryan supports defunding the police
An ad released last week by Ohio Republican J.D. Vance, who is running for the US Senate, features Vance making this claim about his Democratic opponent, Rep. Tim Ryan: "Streets are exploding with drugs and violence while liberals like Tim Ryan attack and defund our police."
Facts First: Vance's claim about Ryan is misleading at best: Ryan opposes defunding the police and has not voted to defund the police.
The ad's use of the phrase "liberals like Tim Ryan" allowed Vance to avoid directly saying that Ryan himself has defunded the police or wants to defund the police. Still, Vance's remark certainly creates the impression that Ryan is a supporter of defunding the police. That's just not true.
Ryan's campaign said in an email that Ryan has never voted to defund the police, has never endorsed efforts to defund the police, has run ads in May, June and September expressing his opposition to defunding the police, and has helped secure extensive federal funding to support Ohio law enforcement and first responders. The Ryan campaign also noted that it is Vance, not Ryan, who has called to abolish a law enforcement agency, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (known as the ATF).
Vance campaign spokesperson Luke Schroeder said in an email that "when Tim Ryan had the chance to condemn the defund the police movement in Congress, he refused." That moment in Congress, though, does not corroborate the ad's insinuation that Ryan supports defunding the police.
Here's what happened. Ryan and other Democrats voted unanimously in March 2021 against a Republican motion known as a Motion to Recommit. The motion proposed to send a major policing reform bill back to the Judiciary Committee -- rather than passing it immediately as Democrats planned -- to express the "sense" of the House that calls to defund, disband, dismantle or abolish the police "should be condemned."
So: Ryan rejected a motion that sought to derail the passage of policing reform legislation by getting the House to condemn calls to defund the police. That's clearly not the same as defunding the police or even expressing support for defunding the police.
Vance spokesperson Schroeder also pointed to a Ryan quote from a 2019 town hall, which was played in the Vance ad itself, in which Ryan said that "the current criminal justice system is racist" and "the new Jim Crow." As PolitiFact noted last week, Ryan never explicitly mentioned the police in these comments, and he wasn't discussing police funding levels; he went on to talk about how a person of color is more likely to go to prison for marijuana crimes than a White person.
New Mexico: Mark Ronchetti ad attacks Democratic governor while citing incident that happened under Republican governor
Last week, Mark Ronchetti, the Republican candidate for governor of New Mexico, released a dramatic ad attacking incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over criminal justice.
The ad featured Ronchetti and his wife, Krysty, telling a frightening story about Krysty and their daughters hiding in a closet, Krysty with a gun, because someone had broken into their home in what the ad calls a home invasion. Krysty said she was relieved to see the police arrive.
Ronchetti said: "Not every situation ends this way. Everybody seems to have a crime story. This is one of the biggest reasons I got into politics. Because we can't keep doing this. Governor Lujan Grisham has made it easier to be a criminal than a cop." He continued by criticizing Lujan Grisham over specific criminal justice policies.
Facts First: The Ronchetti ad left out critical context. The incident discussed by Ronchetti and his wife occurred in 2012 -- during the tenure of Republican governor Susana Martinez, not the Lujan Grisham administration.
Local news outlets including KOAT Action 7 News, KRQE News 13 and the Santa Fe New Mexican reported last week that the incident happened a decade ago. Delaney Corcoran, spokesperson for the Lujan Grisham campaign, said in an email to CNN that the ad "completely distorts the truth," both in its use of the 2012 incident and in its accusations about Lujan Grisham's record on crime.
Ronchetti campaign spokesperson Ryan Sabel argued in an email that "there is nothing to fact-check here," saying that Ronchetti was simply "sharing his family's personal story with crime, which is a reality that most New Mexicans can unfortunately relate to," and that Lujan Grisham "has been part of the problem for a long time." Sabel claimed that the same month as the incident, when Lujan Grisham was serving on the county commission for the Albuquerque area, she voted against a request from the county sheriff to hire more deputies.
But as Sabel then acknowledged after CNN pointed it out, the article he provided about the commission vote actually showed that Lujan Grisham voted to hire five additional deputies that month, just not the 20 the sheriff had asked for. Corcoran of Lujan Grisham's campaign also noted that she voted to defer, not reject, the request for the other 15 deputies, and that these other 15 ended up being approved later the same year (after Lujan Grisham had left the county commission to run for Congress). Also, the incident at the Ronchetti home happened in the jurisdiction of Albuquerque's city police department, not the county sheriff's department.
Regardless, what happened on the county commission is a sideshow here. The ad could have easily specified that the incident at the Ronchetti home occurred 10 years ago. At very least, the omission of the date, in an ad attacking Lujan Grisham's policies as governor, invited viewers to come to the inaccurate conclusion that it was an incident that occurred during the Lujan Grisham governorship.
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It is a moment for which Britain has been in solemn preparation for years. Multiple official agencies were brought together. Meticulous plans were secretly drawn up. Intricate logistical technicalities were ironed out. A route was carefully mapped out.
And no country's population could have been better prepared for it.
We are talking, of course, about the queue which Britons must join in order to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. This is not an ordinary line. It has taken on symbolic meaning, a ritual to be undertaken, an embodiment of the national mood. It is, in short, The Queue.
It snakes from Westminster Hall, where the late monarch's body is lying in state, for miles along the south bank of the River Thames. It stretches past landmarks such as the London Eye (constructed at the turn of the millennium), the Royal Festival Hall (opened in 1951, the year before Princess Elizabeth's accession to the throne) and the Globe theater (a throwback to a previous Elizabethan age). Plans are in place for it to be as long as nine miles, or 14.5 kilometers.
It may not be as fast-moving as another method of getting from one end of London to another, but it does share a moniker -- the Elizabeth line.
In a quintessentially British fashion, an orderly line began to form outside the Palace of Westminster as soon as it was announced the late monarch would be lying in state at Westminster Hall on Monday -- two days before the hall's doors would open to public.
By Wednesday afternoon, The Queue became official, and up popped all the planned amenities. Portable toilets, water fountains and first-aid stations were dotted along the route and a bag drop was set up towards the front.
The Queue passes Lambeth Palace, the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, of which the British monarch is Supreme Governor. The current incumbent, Justin Welby, came out to bestow a personal blessing on The Queue and all who were waiting in it on Wednesday, expressing a hope that they stayed warm and enjoyed each other's company.
Each mourner is handed a special wristband indicating their position in The Queue, which is then inspected at various checkpoints along the route. In the unlikely event of someone attempting to jump The Queue, hundreds of police officers and marshals in high-vis vests are on hand to keep order.
To make The Queue as efficient as possible, the UK government has set up a live tracker that displays its current length and where the current end point -- warning potential Queuers to prepared for a very, very long wait.
"You will need to stand for many hours, possibly overnight, with very little opportunity to sit down, as the queue will keep moving," says the government's official guide to The Queue -- because of course there is such a document.
Cecilia Tyrrell, a 26-year old artist, came prepared for the long wait. "I got lots of food and I was going to bring an umbrella, but I've forgotten ... I was preparing for 12 hours, that's what they were saying on the news," she told CNN.
By the time Tyrrell reached the Lambeth Bridge checkpoint, she had been waiting for three hours. "I thought it would be a lot longer," she said, adding that she felt the occasion was worth the time. "I have the time to do it and it's such a rare occasion, I just wanted to say thank you," she said.
By Thursday afternoon, the line extended to more than four miles (seven kilometers), snaking all the way from the Palace of Westminster to Tower Bridge and beyond.
There was even a designated last-in-Queue person: A marshal equipped with big, black flag that reads "Lying-In-State, Queue Starts Here". (Unlike the other advancing Queuers, this person is destined forever to move further away, never to reach that mythical destination, Front of the Queue.)
Southwark Park, which lies about six miles southeast from Westminster, has been designated the official End of the Queue. But just to be on the safe side, the authorities have set up barriers to form an additional three miles of zigzag line within the park.
On Friday, entry to the queue near Southwark Park was closed for "at least six hours" due to capacity being reached, according to the UK government's live queue tracker. According to the tracker, the queue was about 4.9 miles long (7.9 kilometers) with people having to queue for at least 14 hours, as of 10:05 a.m. local time (5:05 a.m. ET) on Friday.
While people came to pay their respects to the Queen, many admitted The Queue became its own experience.
"I am not particularly monarchist or royalist, but I wanted to join for the historical aspect, just to see what it's all about, see everyone coming together," Alice Hickson, a student, told CNN while standing near the end of The Queue near Tower Bridge.
Henri Hayler, a 33-year old financial assessment officer from Hastings said he enjoyed meeting other people in The Queue. Hayler told CNN he joined the line after arriving to London at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday.
"We met the Archbishop of Canterbury, he was there too, I had a box of grapes and I offered him one and I said 'oh they taste like candy floss' and he took one and [said] 'you're a good salesman' and I was like 'thank you very much', so little bit of banter with the Archbishop of Canterbury which was quite funny," he added.
Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, where the Queen is lying in state, will remain open 24 hours a day until early on Monday morning and authorities are expected people will continue queuing until the very end.
By the time the wait is over, The Queue might well become one of the longest seen in Britain. It won't be official though. Guinness World Records told CNN on Thursday it does not monitor a record title for the longest line.
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Legendary Artist Celebrates the Holidays with a Hand-Picked Compilation of His Favorite Christmas Songs, Including a New Mix of "O Holy Night"
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 28, Capitol/UMe will celebrate the full breadth of Neil Diamond's holiday spirit with the release of A Neil Diamond Christmas, a special, artist-curated compilation of the greatest songs culled from Neil's four beloved and best-selling Christmas albums. The tracks Neil has personally selected for this compilation all originally appeared on September 1992's The Christmas Album, October 1994's The Christmas Album Volume II, October 2009's A Cherry Cherry Christmas, and November 2016's Acoustic Christmas.
A Neil Diamond Christmas will appear in four physical configurations: 2LP 180-gram black vinyl, an exclusive, limited-edition gold opaque 2LP 180-gram vinyl, 2CD, and 1CD. All of the tracks on A Neil Diamond Christmas have been newly remastered under the artist's direction by Neil's longtime engineer, Bernie Becker. Additionally, Neil and Bernie created a stunning new mix of "O Holy Night," originally released on The Christmas Album. Preorder A Neil Diamond Christmas HERE.
Critics have praised Neil's holiday originals while celebrating the inventive arrangements of the more traditional songs, singling out Neil's "trademark gritty soul and flair for inflection" while also noting his performances are "much more than a man and a guitar."
Throughout his illustrious and wide-ranging career, Neil Diamond has sold more than 130 million albums worldwide and dominated the charts for more than five decades with 38 Top 40 singles and 18 Top 10 albums, making appearances in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for a total of 101 weeks. In addition, he has achieved record sales with 40 Gold albums, 21 Platinum albums, and 12 Multi-Platinum albums.
A Grammy Award-winning artist, Diamond is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall Of Fame and has also received The Johnny Mercer Award and the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, two of the highest honors bestowed upon songwriters. Diamond's many other achievements include a Golden Globe Award, 13 Grammy nominations, ASCAP Film and Television Award, Billboard Icon Award, American Music Award, and 2009's NARAS's MusiCares Person of the Year Award. In 2011, Diamond received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime contributions to American culture.
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2LP [black & color 180-gram vinyl]
Side A
- Happy Christmas (War Is Over) 4:04
- The Christmas Song 3:31
- Jingle Bell Rock 1:49
- White Christmas 3:55
- You Make It Feel Like Christmas 3:35
- Morning Has Broken 3:02
Side B
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3:25
- Silver Bells 3:04
- Cherry Cherry Christmas 3:26
- Sleigh Ride 2:36
- Winter Wonderland 2:39
- Christmas Medley: It's Almost Day / Make A Happy Song / We Wish You A Merry Christmas 3:12
Side C
- O Holy Night* 3:27
- Little Drummer Boy 3:51
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel / We Three Kings Of Orient Are 2:56
- Silent Night 4:00
- O Come All Ye Faithful 4:12
- Mary's Boy Child 3:18
Side D
- Children Go Where I Send Thee 5:26
- The First Noel 3:35
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing 4:12
- Angels We Have Heard On High 3:16
- Christmas Prayers 4:30
- Joy To The World 2:38
2CD
Disc 1
- Happy Christmas (War Is Over) 4:04
- The Christmas Song 3:31
- Jingle Bell Rock 1:49
- White Christmas 3:55
- You Make It Feel Like Christmas 3:35
- Morning Has Broken 3:02
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3:25
- Silver Bells 3:04
- Cherry Cherry Christmas 3:26
- Sleigh Ride 2:36
- Winter Wonderland 2:39
- Christmas Medley: It's Almost Day / Make A Happy Song / We Wish You A Merry Christmas 3:12
Disc 2
- O Holy Night* 3:27
- Little Drummer Boy 3:51
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel / We Three Kings Of Orient Are 2:56
- Silent Night 4:00
- O Come All Ye Faithful 4:12
- Mary's Boy Child 3:18
- Children Go Where I Send Thee 5:26
- The First Noel 3:35
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing 4:12
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman 1:17
- Angels We Have Heard On High 3:16
- Christmas Prayers 4:30
- Joy To The World 2:38
1CD
- Happy Christmas (War Is Over) 4:04
- The Christmas Song 3:31
- Jingle Bell Rock 1:49
- White Christmas 3:55
- You Make It Feel Like Christmas 3:35
- Morning Has Broken 3:02
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3:25
- Silver Bells 3:04
- Cherry Cherry Christmas 3:26
- Sleigh Ride 2:36
- Winter Wonderland 2:39
- Christmas Medley: It's Almost Day / Make A Happy Song / We Wish You A Merry Christmas 3:12
- O Holy Night* 3:27
- The Little Drummer Boy 3:51
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel / We Three Kings Of Orient Are 2:56
- Silent Night 4:00
- The First Noel 3:35
- Christmas Prayers 4:30
- Joy To The World 2:38
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Four people were detained, and no injuries were reported after an officer-involved shooting Thursday in northwest Charlotte, according to CMPD.
The incident happened on Sept. 15, around 5 p.m., in the 1300 block of Onyx Street near Beatties Ford Road.
Officers say they attempted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle, and the driver fled the car with a gun in his hand.
Police pursued him on foot and, after perceiving the suspect as a lethal threat, fired their weapons at the man; no shots hit the man, and no officers were injured.
After the shots were fired, the suspect surrendered. Police additionally took the other three people in the vehicle into custody.
Three officers were placed on administrative leave, and multiple firearms were recovered.
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GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — A pair of pit bulls attacked a 12-year-old boy and his 89-year-old grandmother in Golden, Colorado on Wednesday.
Police said they used stun guns and less-lethal shotguns to try and subdue the dogs — but without any effect. Both victims were hospitalized after the incident, which happened around 3:35 p.m.
“The dogs involved in the attack are currently contained and are not a threat to the public,” the Golden Police Department said in a news release. “The dogs are known to the two victims of the attack.”
The boy went to a neighbor’s house to call for help, police said. When officers arrived, they found blood leading into the home and found the dogs attacking the grandmother in the backyard.
Officers put themselves between the dogs and the woman, challenged them verbally and ultimately used Tasers and less-lethal shotguns to get the dogs away from her. But none of those methods worked.
“Less lethal options were not effective,” police said. Only once more officers arrived on the scene were they able to hold the dogs and rescue the woman.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Almost three months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the landscape of abortion access is still shifting significantly in some states, sometimes very quickly.
Changing restrictions and litigation in neighboring Indiana and Ohio this week illustrate the whiplash for providers and patients navigating sudden changes in what is allowed where.
Sister clinics who just weeks ago were sending patients from Ohio, where most abortions were banned, to Indiana, where the procedure was allowed, have now flip-flopped roles after the two states’ access restrictions reversed, at least temporarily.
Here is a deeper look at the current state of the shifting national landscape:
WHAT CHANGED THIS WEEK?
An Ohio judge blocked enforcement on Wednesday of the state’s ban on most abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected. The ban had been in effect since shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe on June 24. The judge’s action allows abortions to resume in pregnancies up to 20 weeks’ gestation for 14 days.
Then, on Thursday, a new Indiana law took effect that bans most abortions, marking its status as the first state in the nation to approve new abortion restrictions since the high court’s abortion ruling. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the ban into law Aug. 5.
Under the new law, abortions are permitted only in cases of rape and incest before 10-weeks post-fertilization; to protect the life and physical health of the patient; or if a fetus is diagnosed with a lethal anomaly. A doctor who performs an illegal abortion or who fails to file required reports must lose their medical license.
HOW IS THIS AFFECTING PROVIDERS?
All seven Indiana abortion clinics lost their licenses Thursday under the state’s new law, which allows abortions to only be performed in hospitals or outpatient surgical centers owned by hospitals. More than 98% of the state’s abortions were done by those clinics in 2021.
Abortion clinics in the state told The Associated Press they will remain open to refer patients out of state, including to neighboring Ohio.
“I thought that today would be the worst day,” Dr. Katie McHugh, a provider at the Indianapolis abortion clinic Women’s Med, told the AP on Thursday. “But I think the worst day was yesterday, knowing that the patients that we saw in the office yesterday were the last ones that we would see, and knowing how much it meant for all of us that were there — the staff, the physicians and the patients — that we were able to provide that care to the last moment.”
Dr. Alison Case — who since 2020 provided medication abortions at the South Bend abortion clinic Whole Woman’s Health — will continue her work as a family practice doctor in Indianapolis.
She said she worries for the labor and delivery patients she oversees at a hospital in the city.
“I think there’s going to be more people forced to carry their pregnancies to term, so I think we’ll see more deliveries,” she said. “But I think, important to note, we’re also going to see more of these complications.”
In Ohio, clinics were preparing for a high volume of patients coming in from surrounding states following the judge’s ruling — though they realize it could be short-lived.
“Well, I never expected to be a surge state,” said Iris Harvey, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, using the new lingo of the field. “For 14 days, we might be.”
Ohio clinics that had been prohibited from performing most abortions will resume those services beginning Friday.
HOW IS THIS AFFECTING PATIENTS?
The shifting legal landscape has required patients in affected states to regroup, sometimes repeatedly. Kellie Copeland, executive director of Pro-Choice Ohio, an abortion rights advocacy group, said some have been unable to terminate their pregnancies.
Harvey said Planned Parenthood has set up a central location for abortion requests and hired additional staff, oftentimes social workers, to help people navigate various states’ laws as they change.
McHugh said Women’s Med received “dozens” of calls Wednesday from patients who could not schedule an abortion that day due to Indiana’s 18-hour waiting period on the procedure.
“Every time it was a difficult conversation, because every time it was like breaking the news to someone that they couldn’t get their care,” McHugh said.
Lawyers were still reviewing whether patients traveling from Indiana to Ohio would be able to get anything but a surgical abortion. The two-pill regimen used in medication abortions would generally mean taking one pill in a permissive state and one in a restrictive state, the latter potentially breaking the law, providers said.
Anti-abortion groups continue to tout existing restrictions and the new ones being passed in the states in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
“Ohio is pro-life and this law was supported by the people,” said Margie Christie, president of the Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio. “Women do not need abortion in Ohio. We have abundant resources for mothers and their children to thrive.”
WHEN WILL THE LANDSCAPE SHIFT AGAIN?
With Indiana’s ban taking effect, the nation has 13 states with current bans on abortion at any point in pregnancy and one more, Georgia, with a ban on abortions after fetal cardiac activity can be detected — usually around six weeks, often before women realize they’re pregnant.
Though it had not yet been signed by the governor, a ban approved by West Virginia lawmakers Wednesday had already prompted the state’s only abortion clinic to close, pushing potentially more patients to neighboring Ohio. Arizona’s ban is scheduled to kick in Sept. 24, with legal cases and legislative action expected to continue to change the status of abortion access of some states.
Then, on Nov. 8, abortion-related measures will be on ballots in at least five states. In California, Michigan and Vermont, voters will be asked to protect the right to abortion. In Kentucky, the question is whether to amend the state constitution to declare that it does not include the right to abortion. And Montana voters will decide on a measure to require medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion. | https://www.wspa.com/news/states-scramble-as-us-abortion-laws-change/ | 2022-09-16T13:46:18Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/states-scramble-as-us-abortion-laws-change/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Forte Minerals Corp. ("Forte" or the "Company") (CSE: CUAU) (OTQB: FOMNF) (Frankfurt: 2OA), a junior mining exploration company has blended assets with GlobeTrotters Resources Perú SAC to build an attractive portfolio of high-quality copper and gold assets in Perú. The Company's portfolio combines early-stage and drill-ready targets with a historically discovered and drilled porphyry system that is strategically positioned for copper and gold resource development.
Forte Minerals is pleased to announce the appointment of two new strategic members to its advisory committee. These talented individuals were appointed by the board of directors for the purpose of offering advice and support on a wide range of issues relevant to the exploration & mining initiatives in Peru as well as the financial advancement of the Company.
We're excited and honoured to welcome Ricardo Labó and Peter Espig to the team. Mr. Labó is a mineral economist with over 20 years industry experience in Peru, Latin America, and Africa. His wealth of regional experience and strong political network is invaluable.
Mr. Espig is a financier and former VP at Goldman Sachs, with an impressive track record. He has structured over US$2.0 billion in private equity and pre-IPO investment transactions from the principal side and is a pioneer of SPACs, having completed over $1.0 BN in transactions.
Ricardo Labó and Peter Espig are joining existing advisors', Paul Johnston and Thomas Henricksen to form a well-balanced advisory committee. The committee will serve as an important complement to the Board of Directors and management of the Company, and create considerable value in form of contacts, perspective, industry expertise, as well as strategic input and financial guidance.
Ricardo Labó MSc. - Mineral Economist
Mr. Labó is currently the country manager in Peru for Element 29 (TSXV: ECU), a partner at LQG Energy and Mining Consulting, General Manager of LQG Ambiental and Executive Director of the Australia Peru Chamber of Commerce.
He has held several high-level positions in the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru including Vice Minister of Mines, Advisor to the Minister of Energy and Mines as well as Director of Mining Promotion and Development where he successfully promoted responsible mining exploration and development investment in the country. In the private sector, he held several senior positions at Rio Tinto, Roche, Phelps Dodge and Grupo Apoyo, provided strategic advisory and consultancy services to several international mining companies and institutions, and was a board member of several private and state-owned mining and energy companies.
Mr. Labó is a Peruvian Chartered Economist from Universidad del Pacifico (Peru), with an MSc. in Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines (US), an LLM in Mineral Law and Policy from CEPMLP, University of Dundee (Scotland, UK) and an MBA from Adolfo Ibañez School of Management (Chile and US).
Peter Espig – Financial Advisor
Since November 2013, Mr. Espig has been the President and CEO of Nicola Mining Inc. (TSX-V: NIM). He has been active in the turnaround of mining projects and has functioned in management and director roles for numerous mining companies. He is experienced in the analysis of investment opportunities, raising capital, deal sourcing, financial structuring, and corporate turnaround.
Mr. Espig served as Vice-President of the Principal Finance and Securitization Group and Asia Special Situations Group for Goldman Sachs Japan. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Espig was Vice-President of Olympus Capital, a New York private equity firm, where he participated in corporate restructurings, investment analysis and financing negotiations for both domestic and international investments.
In 1989, Mr. Espig received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia and later received his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was a Chazen International Scholar.
Paul Johnston PhD. – Technical Advisor
Mr. Johnston is a professional geologist with 30 years experience in the mining industry. His career as a mine geologist began at the Hemlo Gold deposit with Noranda. In 1996, he joined the exploration group at Teck Resources Limited (TSX-V: TECK) and amassed extensive international experience in early to advanced stage exploration through a variety of technical and management roles in Southeast Asia, Australia, North America, and South America, including Regional Chief Geoscientist for South America. Mr. Johnston currently serves as a Director on the board of Nicola Mining Inc. (TSX-V: NIM)
He holds a PhD from Queen's University and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Mr. Johnston's extensive international experience in early to advanced stage exploration for gold, copper and zinc is a great asset to the company.
Thomas Henricksen PhD. – Senior Geologist Advisor
Dr. Henricksen is a highly regarded economic field geologist with over five decades of exploration experience. He was one of the founders of Plan B Minerals Corp., now Forte Minerals Corp. Dr. Henricksen was the recipient of the Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia's 2018 Colin Spence Award for Excellence in Global Mineral Exploration. He received this notable award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to mineral discovery, and for being involved in some monumental discoveries and acquisitions across the world.
Dr. Henricksen has successfully worked on 40 mineral exploration projects in over 14 countries on 6 continents. In 2012, Dr. Henricksen served as Vice President of Exploration for Aegean Metals Group Inc., leading the senior field team in identifying, evaluating, and acquiring two high-grade gold-copper prospects (VMS Hot Maden and Ergama) in Turkey. Prior to this, Dr. Henricksen served as senior field geologist for Apoquindo Minerals Inc., which won a bid from Teck Resources to explore and develop a copper-gold deposit (Zafranal) in Peru, resulting in more than 400 million tons of copper.
In addition to many other successful exploration projects, he served as a member of the Arctic exploration team that successfully identified the Red Dog mine in Alaska, now the world's largest zinc reserves. Operated by Teck Resources in partnership with NANA Development Corporation, Red Dog's gross profit in 2017 was $971 million. Before this, Dr. Henricksen led efforts to secure the Eskay Creek mine for US Borax Inc. (a subsidiary of Rio Tinto), which, during the period of Dr. Henricksen's involvement, became the world's highest-grade gold mine and the fifth largest silver mine by volume.
He holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Wisconsin, and a Ph.D. in Economic Geology from Oregon State University.
The Company is committed to maximizing shareholder value through acquiring, exploring, discovering, and developing copper and gold projects in Perú. Moving rapidly along the line of opportunity towards a value maxima is very attractive to investors. Significant value growth is generated when early-stage exploration moves towards resource definition while zoning in on target development and eliminating the early-stage grassroots risk. All three of Forte's properties offer this opportunity, with tremendous upside considering their geological potential.
On behalf of FORTE MINERALS CORP.
(signed) "Patrick Elliott"
Chief Executive Officer
Certain statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking information or statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including those identified by the expressions "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "should" and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company or its management. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect current expectations regarding future results or events. This press release contains forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and various estimates, factors and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors.
Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions, including the effects of COVID-19. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. Although such statements are based on management's reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that the statements will prove to be accurate or that management's expectations or estimates of future developments, circumstances or results will materialize. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise forward-looking information to reflect new events or circumstances unless required by law. Readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements.
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE") nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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BOSTON, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, is pleased to announce that it is ranked No. 8 on the 2022 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ list awarded by Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine. This is Schneider's fourth time being named to this prestigious list, showing its long-standing commitment to employees and their career journey.
The Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production award is based on analysis of survey responses from 57,000 current employees in the manufacturing and production industry. In that survey, 83 percent of Schneider Electric's employees said the company is a great place to work. This number is 26 percent higher than the average U.S. company.
"We are proud to be recognized as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production for the fourth time," said Kenneth Engel, senior vice president, Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric North America. "Our powerful mission and culture that we've created provide a strong foundation to build on as our teams believe in them and are empowered to drive the change we want to see in the world."
The Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production list is highly competitive. Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, selected the list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback. Companies were only considered if they are a Great Place to Work-Certified™ organization.
Great Place to Work is the only culture award in America that selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated. Companies, like Schneider Electric, are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.
"These companies have adapted to the challenges of an ever-changing workplace by their commitment to inclusive, high-trust cultures where employees are treated as human beings first and foremost," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. "Congratulations to the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing and Production."
To learn more, visit www.se.com
About the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™
Great Place to Work selected the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 57,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations in the manufacturing and production industry. Schneider Electric rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work® Trust Index survey˜. Great Place to Work determines its lists using its proprietary For All™ methodology to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America's largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million employees, this year alone. Read the full methodology.
To get on this list next year, start here.
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Schneider's purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On.
Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.
We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.
We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
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40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ZAPPA'S TIMELESS TOP 40 HIT, CO-WRITTEN WITH AND FEATURING DAUGHTER MOON UNIT ZAPPA, MARKED WITH ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO, DANCE REMIX BY FLUX PAVILION, AND "VALLEY GIRL"-THEMED MERCH
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Valley Girl," Frank Zappa's sardonic, GRAMMY®-nominated Top 40 hit co-written with and featuring his then teenage daughter Moon Unit Zappa offering up the "totally bitchin'" local slang of the day over a gonzo riff set to an energetic beat. Released in 1982, the satirical track – which poked fun at the teen culture of Southern California's San Fernando Valley – became the innovative artist's biggest hit in the U.S. and inadvertently popularized "Valspeak" across the nation while capturing the zeitgeist of the day.
To celebrate this enduring father-daughter collaboration turned cultural phenomenon, Zappa Records/UMe has released the first-ever music video for "Valley Girl," courtesy of the award-winning animation studio, Fantoons. Inspired by '80s cartoons, the animated video is chock full of Easter Eggs from across Zappa's peerless and prolific career.
Watch "Valley Girl" here: https://zappa.lnk.to/ValleyGirlVideoPR
To accompany the video, a new collection of "Valley Girl"-inspired merch, featuring graphics and imagery from the video on a t-shirt, tank and hat, is now available, alongside the recently released evergreen Zappa line at Zappa.com.
"Valley Girl" merch: https://store.zappa.com/collections/valley-girl
Zappa merch: https://store.zappa.com/collections/zappa-collection
Later this year, "Valley Girl" will also receive a fresh remix from British DJ, producer, and EDM star, and longtime Zappa fan, Flux Pavillion, who has previously worked alongside M.I.A., Dillon Francis, Marshmello, Steve Aoki, and many others.
When 14-year-old Moon first approached Frank Zappa about a collaboration, her only goal was to spend more time with her legendary father. For the better part of three decades, the elder Zappa had gained near-mythic status through his work as a boundary-pushing musician, a prolific composer and producer, a guitar virtuoso, and a prominent activist. By the early '80s, however, Zappa was a family man, who spent much of his time at his home studio when he wasn't touring. His children – Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet, and Diva – meanwhile, had few rules, other than to not disturb their father when he was at work.
Craving a sense of normalcy and quality time with her dad, Moon slipped a note under Frank's studio door. "Up until now I have been trying to stay out of your way while you record. However, I have come to the conclusion that I would love to sing on your album," it read. In early 1982, not long before he embarked on a European tour, Frank took his daughter up on her offer, waking her up at 3 AM to record vocals over a 4/4 beat and guitar riff that he and drummer Chad Wackerman had laid down (both of which were remarkably conventional for the offbeat artist). The teen gave it her all, improvising her best "Encino accent" and impersonating the inane idioms of her Los Angeles peers. Adding additional instrumentation from bassist Scott Thunes, plus a sardonically catchy chorus, Frank Zappa unwittingly created an anthem for the early '80s.
Initially, the acetate was shared exclusively with local rock station KROQ-FM, where Moon gave an interview, introducing the track. The song was an instant hit and soon rival stations were playing bootlegged recordings of it. It would be months, however, until "Valley Girl" was officially released—first as a track on Frank's album, Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch, which dropped in May—and later as a 7-inch single, which arrived in stores on August 30.
By September, "Valley Girl" had become a cultural phenomenon, reaching No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 12 on the Top Tracks chart (now known as the Mainstream Rock chart), and No. 18 on the Canadian pop chart. The song, which marked Zappa's sole U.S. Top 40 hit, drove Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch up the album charts, where it peaked at No. 23. The following year, "Valley Girl" earned the Zappas a GRAMMY® nod for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Despite the ironic nature of "Valley Girl," the single spawned a variety of themed merchandise, including posters, dolls, cosmetics, and clothing, and inspired teens around the globe to embrace phrases like "totally bitchin'," "gag me with a spoon," and "barf me out!"
Frank wasn't thrilled with the public's response to the song, telling Billboard, "People think 'Valley Girl' is a happy kind of song, but it isn't. I've always hated the Valley. It's a most depressing place…. It just goes to show that the American public loves to celebrate the infantile."
Moon, on the other hand, loved making her dad laugh, collaborating artistically and spending rare one-on-one time with him, even if it meant being uncomfortably thrust into the global spotlight so young. Moon looks forward to the new ways people will connect with the iconic character she created that the world continues to love.
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Gundry MD's Support of charity: water Has Funded Over 250 Clean Water Projects, Providing Clean Water to Over 37,000 People in Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda, and Madagascar
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gundry MDTM, a wellness brand of food and supplements founded by top cardiothoracic surgeon and nutrition pioneer Dr. Steven Gundry, announces the progress of their ongoing sponsorship of charity: water. Since 2016, Gundry MD has supported charity: water to bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide live without clean water. Of this number, the majority live in isolated rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family. charity: water's approach isn't just to build water projects but to keep these projects sustainable so that clean water can keep flowing for years to come.
Gundry MD's support of charity: water has funded 255 water projects across Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda, and Madagascar. Their donations of over $2 million toward these water projects have had a total impact of serving 37,096 people.
"Nothing is more important to our health and longevity than having clean water to drink," said Dr. Stephen Gundry, founder of Gundry MD "The important work that charity: water is doing helps to change so many lives and preserve communities, and I couldn't be more proud of our Gundry MD's sponsorship of this incredible organization."
Dr. Steven Gundry and Gundry MD are committed to continuing their support of charity: water and helping to bring clean drinking water to the millions of people worldwide that do not have access to it. The majority live in secluded areas, where the water is often contaminated and carries diseases that kill more people each year than all forms of violence, including war. By supporting charity: water, Gundry MD helps give these families access to clean water that allows for better health, increased access to food, more time for children's education, and a growing local economy.
About charity: water
charity: water is a nonprofit organization that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Built on a transparent foundation, 100 percent of public donations collected by charity: water go to clean water initiatives and they work alongside strong local partners to build and maintain water projects. charity: water was created in 2006, and since then they have helped more than 15 million people gain access to clean water. To learn more about charity: water please visit charitywater.org
About Gundry MD
Founded in 2015 by heart surgeon, nutrition pioneer and medical-device inventor Dr. Steven Gundry, Gundry MD is dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions to its users by using science-backed ingredients to offer metabolism support, energy, smooth, easy digestion, and a youthful-feeling mind and body. These amazing results all begin with feeding your body powerful nutrients like polyphenols, a powerful health supporter. Based on his many years of research on nutrition, Dr. Gundry helps create every Gundry MD product. Best-selling Gundry MD products include Total Restore, Bio Complete 3, Energy Renew, MCT Wellness, and Polyphenol-Rich Olive Oil. All Gundry MD products come with a 90-day refund guarantee if you are not satisfied. For more information about Gundry MD, visit www.gundrymd.com or @gundrymd on Instagram and Facebook.
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The acquisition of Soin will provide JanOne with its second clinical stage product
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JanOne Inc. ("JanOne") (Nasdaq: JAN), a company that focuses on the development of drugs with non-addictive, pain-relieving properties, announced today that it has executed a term sheet to acquire Soin Therapeutics LLC and its product, a patent-pending, novel formulation of low dose naltrexone. The product, that JanOne will name Jan123, is being developed for the treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a severe, chronic pain generally affecting the arms or legs. There are no truly effective treatments for CRPS and, when the pain becomes severe, doctors often prescribe opioids. The transaction has a value of $13 million, with up to an additional $17 million in value depending on the magnitude of the revenues ultimately generated by the Jan123 product, for a total value of up to $30 million.
"We are excited to join with JanOne in advancing our product for CRPS," said Amol Soin, M.D., Soin Therapeutic's CEO. "In my medical practice, I was frustrated by the lack of options for treating CRPS, which led me to start investigating products that might provide relief for my patients. I have been very encouraged by the early clinical data we have generated and look forward to working with the team at JanOne to advance this product to the marketplace."
Tony Isaac, JanOne's CEO commented, "Our original product, JAN101, targets the underlying disease that results in pain associated with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). With JAN123, we have added a product that targets pain itself". Mr. Isaac further stated, "Soin Therapeutics recently received Orphan Drug Designation for JAN123, which will allow us to get to the market and begin treating this severe form of pain much more quickly than the traditional drug development path."
Following completion of the transaction, JanOne will work to advance JAN123 through GMP manufacturing and into clinical trials. The Company anticipates filing an Investigational New Drug (IND) application in 2023 and beginning clinical development later in the year.
Jan123 represents the second product JanOne is developing for treating pain. Its first product, JAN101, is a potential treatment for PAD, a vascular disease that affects more than 8.5 million people in the U.S. and more than 60 million people worldwide. JAN101 has been used successfully in clinical trials to reduce pain and improve nerve function.
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the fact that JAN101 will treat PAD, that JAN123 will treat CRPS, the timing of the commencement of clinical trials, that the FDA will permit approval through a 505(b)(2) pathway, that upon approval JAN101 will immediately disrupt the PAD market, and other statements including words such as "continue", "expect", "intend", "will", "hope" "should", "would", "may", "potential" and other similar expressions. Such statements reflect JanOne's current view with respect to future events, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by JanOne, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors could cause JanOne's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements described in this press release. Such factors could include, among others, those detailed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions set out in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in JanOne's filings with the SEC underlying those forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and JanOne does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. JanOne cannot assure that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Individuals are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and accordingly investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
JanOne is a unique Nasdaq-listed company offering innovative, actionable solutions that it believes can help create an end to the opioid crisis. JanOne is dedicated to funding resources toward innovation, technology and education to find a key resolution the national opioid epidemic, which is one of the deadliest and widespread in the country's history. The company continues to operate its legacy business – ARCA Recycling – under its current brand name. JanOne's subsidiary, ARCA Recycling, recycles household appliances by providing turnkey recycling and replacement services for utilities and other sponsors of energy efficiency programs. Please visit www.janone.com for additional information.
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UNION GAP — Two empty buildings near the main Valley Mall entrance on Main Street in Union Gap are expected to house new restaurants within the next year.
Fuji, a restaurant owned and operated by the owner of Yakima’s Kyoto Sushi and Steakhouse, will open by the end of the year in the former Old Country Buffet building, said Linda DiLembo, general manager of Valley Mall. National chain Chuck E. Cheese plans to build on the former Bank of America site sometime in 2023.
The announcements were made during a presentation on Valley Mall’s 50th anniversary at Wednesday’s Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce luncheon, which took place in the mall’s former second-floor food court.
DiLembo and Traci Russell, vice president of leasing for mall owner CenterCal Properties, also announced that a Nordstrom Rack clothing store will open next fall in the former Bed, Bath & Beyond building adjacent to Valley Mall.
Russell told those attending the chamber luncheon that Valley Mall was one of the first properties CenterCal chairman Fred Bruning purchased in 1999.
“This mall is near and dear to our chairman’s heart,” she said.
Changes inside, outside
As part of its 50th anniversary renovations, the mall’s main floor interior atrium has been updated, and the mall itself will be rebranded as “The Collection: Valley Mall,” marketing manager Jacob Butler said.
The upstairs area which formerly housed the food court will be remodeled into 20,000 square feet of office space. This could be used for medical offices, salons or other businesses, Butler and DiLembo said.
Adding new retail tenants was another goal. DiLembo and Russell said the two new restaurants approached the mall in different ways.
DiLembo said Kesong Wang, owner of Kyoto’s Sushi and Steakhouse near the Yakima airport, approached mall management about the former Old County Buffet earlier this year. The buffet closed in 2020 amid the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Fuji restaurant, at 2513 Main St., will feature Asian fusion cuisine and should be open by the end of the year, DiLembo said.
Bank of America closed its Union Gap branch in July, and officials with Chuck E. Cheese restaurant became interested in the site after they had discussed opening a Yakima Valley restaurant with Union Gap city officials, Russell said.
The tentative plan, which is still being worked out between the mall’s management team and the San Jose, Calif.-based restaurant chain, would tear down the bank building and construct a new one for Chuck E. Cheese, with an opening sometime in 2023, Russell and Butler said.
Chuck E. Cheese has roughly 600 pizzeria and family entertainment centers across the country.
What about Sears?
Russell said she continues to seek new clients, including a tenant for the Sears location at the south end of the Valley Mall, which is open, but has limited merchandise.
“We’ve been talking to grocery (stores), entertainment uses and soft goods,” she said of the Sears location.
An attendee of Wednesday’s luncheon asked if other restaurant chains, such as The Cheesecake Factory, are interested in opening at Valley Mall. DiLembo said the restaurant chain is among many the mall might consider for a leasing opportunity. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/business/chuck-e-cheese-asian-fusion-restaurant-planned-near-valley-mall/article_f64a2682-3484-11ed-acca-5bf05ef037cc.html | 2022-09-16T13:48:56Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/business/chuck-e-cheese-asian-fusion-restaurant-planned-near-valley-mall/article_f64a2682-3484-11ed-acca-5bf05ef037cc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The lone Pacific Northwest high school graduate making the trip with Michigan State to Seattle on Saturday should be a familiar one for football fans in Central Washington.
After a standout career at Eisenhower, Brian Greene accepted a spot as a preferred walk-on at Washington State. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound interior lineman climbed all the way up the depth chart in Pullman, going from a preferred walk-on to a selection on the Rimington Trophy Watch list as a junior.
Things didn’t go as planned, with injuries and undisclosed personal reasons limiting Greene to just six starts during a tumultuous 2021 season. Washington State fired head coach Nick Rolovich for cause in October after he refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine. A week after the Cougars lost to Central Michigan in the Sun Bowl, Greene announced his intention to transfer.
“You don’t really want to go through a rebuild in your last year of college football,” Greene said in a video Michigan State posted from its media day prior to fall camp in August. “Our whole entire staff left, so that’s another thing I just didn’t want to be a part of. I wanted to go to a winner.”
He found one in East Lansing, where the Spartans have risen to No. 11 after a 2-0 start. They won 11 games a year ago, including a 31-21 win over No. 12 Pittsburg in the Peach Bowl.
Several key departures left Michigan State searching for interior lineman, so when offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic called Greene, both men agreed it would be a perfect fit. The 2017 Yakima Valley football player of the year announced his decision March 7 and arrived on campus for the start of summer classes in mid-May.
Greene, who played mostly center at WSU, slid comfortably into the guard position for Michigan State, where he’s blocking for an offense with a tight end for the first time in his career. Through two comfortable wins over Western Michigan and Akron, he’s come off the bench to play 55 of the Spartans’ 154 offensive snaps as part of their seven-man rotation on the line.
The upper Midwest wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to Greene, who spent the first eight years of his life in Manitowoc, Wis., before moving to Yakima. He said it didn’t take him long to feel at home with his new team.
“This was a place that had everything I wanted and everything that turned me into the player that I am,” Greene said. “I want to reconnect with the core values that turned me into a good football player in the first place.”
Along with picking up a scholarship in May 2019 and earning honorable mention all-Pac 12 recognition for the 2020 season, Greene also obtained bachelor’s degrees in history and social sciences. He’s taking a lifelong education program at Michigan State to meet the team’s academic requirements. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/college_sports/uw_sports/eisenhowers-greene-returns-to-washington-with-michigan-state/article_a25b8946-349b-11ed-af6a-63cf71f1c32c.html | 2022-09-16T13:49:02Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/college_sports/uw_sports/eisenhowers-greene-returns-to-washington-with-michigan-state/article_a25b8946-349b-11ed-af6a-63cf71f1c32c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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CURRENTLY ON TOUR WITH HIS ALL-STARR BAND
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, UMe released Ringo Starr's third EP, titled simply - EP3. It is available digitally and on CD right now and will be available on 10" vinyl and as a limited edition translucent royal blue cassette on November 18, 2022. To order go, HERE.
"Every song on this EP relates to Peace and Love. When I was in the Beatles we started looking at the world in the 60's and thanks to the hippies a lot of us had a change of mind and peace and love and helping each other and being kind if you can became our goal. So I always look for songs that speak to that and all these songs have the same sentiment just written in a different way. I also love the magic of making a record. I have a lot of fun and I am open minded, and it's great to see what happens."
The result is four new wonderful offerings - "World Go Round", "Everyone and Everything", "Let's Be Friends" and "Free Your Soul". All the songs were recorded at Starr's Roccabella West studio, where he also recorded his Change The World and Zoom In EPs, and they feature a familiar cast of collaborators including Steve Lukather, Linda Perry, Dave Koz, José Antonio Rodriguez, and Bruce Sugar (full credit listing below).
In just 4 tracks, Ringo covers a broad range of style and sound, beginning with the electrifying "World Go Round" which is also out on video today. It was shot in Ringo's home studio by Brent Carpenter and it features Ringo, Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams as they record the track. Watch it here.
Furthering Ringo's consistent messages of positivity he sings, "I know it's hard to carry on, so for you I wrote this song….We all make the world go round, you're not alone in this, we all make the world go round, together, all of us….." this lead track and video affirm the joy and authenticity inherent in everything he creates and in the process of making it.
The soulful "Everyone and Everything" was written by Linda Perry, and it envelopes you in a warm sound from the start including its lyrics, "Show an act of kindness don't expect it back. We could learn to be forgiving, maybe teach someone the same - everything needs changing today…." melodic, poppy and positive it is a classic Ringo song in every way. "Linda is so great, a lot of fun to be around and one of the most beautiful human beings, heart and soul, in the world," Ringo said. "She wrote this track and I loved the sentiment of it."
"Let's Be Friends" was written by Ringo's longtime engineer Bruce Sugar along with Sam Hollander and is upbeat with a funky groove. "I'd worked with Sam before but not in a few years so I thought it would be fun to do it again. Sam came up with the line, Let's Be Friends, and I loved it. He built the rest of the song around it."
"Free Your Soul" has surprised listeners by its tranquil and jazzy sound - written by Ringo and Bruce Sugar - it also features Dave Koz. As Ringo describes it, "Bruce had a start of a song and we had a line - that's all we ever need - if we have one line we can write a song around anything and it turned out really well. And when we were recording it, we just kept jammin - it's like 5 minutes long - and that turned out great because it gave Dave a chance to wail."
The EP comes out while Ringo is on tour with his All Starr Band (Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Hamish Stuart, Warren Ham and Gregg Bissonette). Ringo has been touring with All Starr Bands since 1989 and they have played nearly 500 shows. This iteration was welcomed back to the road on September 5 in Tanglewood where they performed to over 12,000 appreciative fans, 7,000 of them literally singing in the rain. The tour continues with shows this weekend in Florida at Ruth Eckerd Hall – which marks show #488 – then moving on through the States and into Canada and concludes October 20 in Mexico City, Mexico. Full tour dates are listed below.
RINGO STARR 2022 EP3 Credits
September 16 Digital release
November 18 Vinyl & Blue Cassette
World Go Round (Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams)
Drums, Vocals Percussion : Ringo Starr
Guitar: Steve Lukather
Keyboards: Joseph Williams
BGV: Joseph Willams Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Everyone and Everything (Linda Perry)
Produced and Engineered by Linda Perry
Assistant Engineer Luis Flores
Drums, Vocals,Percussion Ringo Starr
Guitar, Percussion: Linda Perry
Bass, Guitar: Billy Mohler
Melotron , Piano , Wurly: Damon Fox
BGV: Linda Perry Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Let's Be Friends (Bruce Sugar, Sam Hollander)
Drums, Vocals: Ringo Starr
Bass: Nathan East
Guitar: Steve Lukather
Keyboards, Horn Arrangement Percussion: Bruce Sugar
Handclaps and Percussion: Sam Hollander
BGV: Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Free Your Soul featuring Dave Koz, Jose Antonio Rodriguez (Richard Starkey, Bruce Sugar)
Drums,Handclaps, Vocals: Ringo Starr
Bass: Nathan East
Tenor Sax : Dave Koz
Nylon Guitar: Jose Antonio Rodriguez
Keyboards,Percussion,Horn Arrangement: Bruce Sugar
BGV Billy Valentine Zelma Davis Maiya Sykes
Produced By: Ringo Starr
Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Bruce Sugar
Mastered By Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded at Roccabella West, East West Studios, Greenleaf Studios
Assistant Engineer.Logan Taylor
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RSASB 2022 Fall Tour Dates:
Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Hamish Stuart, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette
September 5/was June 17 Lenox MA – Tanglewood
September 6/was June 14 Baltimore MD – The Lyric
September 7/was June 15 Baltimore MD – The Lyric
September 9/was June 11 Easton, PA – State Theater
September 10/was June 18 Pittsburgh PA – PPG Arena
September 11/was June 19 Philadelphia, PA – The Met
September 15/was June 24 St Augustine, FL – The Amp
September 16/was June 26 Clearwater FL– Ruth Eckerd Hall
September 17/was June 25 Hollywood FL – Hard Rock
September 19/was June 22 Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
September 20/was June 21 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live
September 22/was June 12 Providence, RI – PPAC
September 23 Bridgeport, CT - Hartford Healthcare Amp
September 24 Atlantic City, NJ - Hard Rock Etess Arena
September 26 Montreal, Quebec - Place Bell
September 27 Kingston, Ontario - Leon's Centre
September 28 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
September 30 Mt Pleasant, MI - Soaring Eagle Casino
October 1 New Buffalo, Mi - Four Winds Casino
October 2 Prior Lake, MN - Mystic Lake Casino
October 4 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada Life Centre
October 5 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Sasktel Centre
October 6 Lethbridge, Alberta - Enmax Centre
October 8 Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Centre
October 9 Penticton, BC - South Okanagon Events Centre
October 11 Seattle, WA - Benaroya Hall
October 12 Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Hall
October 14 San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Center
October 15 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amp
October 16 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
October 19 Mexico City, MX - Auditorio Nacional
October 20 Mexico City, MX - Auditorio Nacional
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LEGENDARY BAND'S DEBUT ALBUM, CAN'T BUY A THRILL, WILL KICK OFF THE YEARLONG REISSUE PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 4TH
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by the songwriting and virtuoso musical duo of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released an extraordinary run of seven albums on ABC Records and MCA Records from 1972 through 1980. Filled with topline musicianship, clever and subversive wordplay, ironic humor, genius arrangements, and pop hits that outshone the Top 40 of its day, their records, which were as sophisticated and cerebral as they were inscrutable, were stylistically diverse, melding their love of jazz with rock, blues, and impeccable pop songcraft.
Now at long last, Steely Dan's classic ABC and MCA Records catalog will return to vinyl with an extensive yearlong reissue program of the band's first seven records, which is being personally overseen by founding member Donald Fagen. The LPs, most of which haven't been widely available since their original release, will be available on 33 1/3 RPM 180-gram black vinyl via Geffen/UMe, and as a limited-edition premium 45 RPM version on Ultra High-Quality Vinyl (UHQR) from Analogue Productions, the audiophile in-house reissue label of Acoustic Sounds. Analogue Productions will also release this series of titles on Super Audio CD (SACD).
The series will kick off on November 4th with the album that started it all, Steely Dan's legendary 1972 debut LP, Can't Buy A Thrill, now in its 50th anniversary year, featuring the band's breakthrough hits, "Do It Again," "Reelin' in the Years," and the recently viral "Dirty Work," with original lead vocalist David Palmer.
Additional albums will roll out periodically throughout 2022 and 2023 and will include the band's sprawling 1973 sophomore LP, Countdown to Ecstasy, with such standouts as "Bodhisattva," "Show Biz Kids" and "My Old School," sung by Donald Fagen who took over as lead vocalist; 1974's jazzy Pretzel Logic, their first Top 10 album with the massive hit, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number;" 1975's swing-pop perfection Katy Lied, with highlights "Black Friday," "Bad Sneakers" and "Doctor Wu," and the addition of Michael McDonald on vocals; 1976's guitar-driven The Royal Scam, featuring "Kid Charlemagne" and "The Fez;" 1977's platinum-selling jazz-rock masterwork Aja, which includes the three hit singles – "Deacon Blues," Peg" and "Josie" – and the elegant title cut; and their final album for MCA, and last for 20 years, 1980's brilliant Gaucho, with "Hey Nineteen," and "Time Out Of Mind," featuring Mark Knopfler on guitar.
Pre-order Can't Buy A Thrill here: https://steelydan.lnk.to/CantBuyAThrillPR
All albums are being meticulously remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes except for Aja, which will be mastered from an analog, non-EQ'd, tape copy, and Gaucho, which will be sourced from a 1980 analog tape copy originally EQ'd by Bob Ludwig. (There's no evidence the original tapes containing the flat mixes of Aja and Gaucho were delivered to the record label and it's presumed the tapes no longer exist.) Lacquers for UMe's standard 33 1/3 RPM 180-gram version will be cut by Alex Abrash at his renowned AA Mastering studio from high-resolution digital files of Grundman's new masters and pressed at Precision. They will be housed in reproductions of the original artwork.
The 45 RPM UHQR version will be pressed at Analogue Productions' Quality Record Pressings on 200-gram Clarity Vinyl, packaged in a deluxe box, and will include a booklet detailing the entire process of making a UHQR along with a certificate of inspection. Each UHQR is pressed, using hand-selected vinyl, with attention paid to every single detail of every single record. All of the innovations introduced by QRP that have been generating such incredible critical acclaim are applied to each UHQR. The 200-gram records feature the same flat profile that helped to make the original UHQR so desirable.
The Steely Dan vinyl reissue program follows last year's release of Steely Dan's Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! and a live version of Donald Fagen's acclaimed solo album, The Nightfly Live, which were both released via UMe on 180-gram vinyl, CD, and digital. The first live Steely Dan album in more than 25 years, Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! was recorded across tour dates at New York City's Beacon Theatre, The Met Philadelphia, and more, and showcases selections from Steely Dan's extraordinary catalog of slinky grooves, sleek subversive lyrics, and infectious hits. Fagen's The Nightfly Live was performed live by The Steely Dan Band.
Steely Dan helped define the soundtrack of the '70s with hits such as "Reeling in the Years," "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "Peg," "Deacon Blues," "Babylon Sisters," and "Hey Nineteen," culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980 (including 1977's groundbreaking Aja). Both their sound and their notoriety survived the '80s despite Walter Becker and Donald Fagen occasionally surfacing for a solo project. They reunited as Steely Dan in the early '90s, touring successfully throughout the decade and releasing a live album in 1995 (Alive In America). In 2000, they released their multi-GRAMMY® winner, Two Against Nature, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AMZN, FDX, XOM, DASH, and NTLA.
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DALLAS, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global B2B marketplace and US-based supplier GreenDropShip has developed an online platform to spur emerging natural brands' growth by helping consumers connect with qualified online merchants. GreenDropShip is best known for offering innovative solutions in the rapidly growing eCommerce space as it relates to groceries, personal care, home goods, and baby products.
This tech innovation sprang from a need for emerging natural and organic brands to maximize their footprint and find top merchants for their products. As eCommerce continues to expand at a booming pace, this marketplace will create a dynamic network that will simplify breaking into the general market for up-and-coming brands. It will give emerging brands the ability to publish their listings, including their information, images, and pricing, and distribute them to merchants in real-time.
The strong demand from GreenDropShip's existing base of merchants to find products to sell made it evident to founder Allen Kaplun that there was a gap in the market. The most promising brands will use the marketplace to showcase their products to a growing consumer base. Due to its extensive functionality and GreenDropShip's large base of merchants, the marketplace will play an integral role in the future of eCommerce.
Once the brands have registered as "vendors", they'll each have a micro-site as part of the marketplace network. On this site, they can showcase their brand as well as set their own policies, shipping terms, prices, and inventory. Plus, they'll be able to publish their content across GreenDropShip's network of Shopify merchants as well as those integrated with the site.
This marketplace will also have full integration with GreenDropShip's Shopify app, making it easy to start, grow, market, and manage a retail operation with services optimized for reliability and a superior shopping experience for consumers. Additionally, GreenDropShip has partnered with the payment processor Stripe to make transactions between vendors and merchants as secure and convenient as possible.
According to GreenDropShip co-founder and CEO Allen Kaplun, "The upcoming marketplace gives emerging brands in the natural products space an opportunity to showcase their line directly to our ever-expanding base of online merchants. This is a potential target market neither side would have connected with otherwise."
To help finance the development process, GreenDropShip has partnered with Republic, a leading global FinTech company that specializes in equity crowdfunding, operating multiple online investment platforms, and providing asset management. An equity crowdfunding campaign has just launched to allow investors to own a stake in the company as progress continues.
Any vendors in the natural products space who are interested in signing up or learning more about the upcoming marketplace can visit GreenDropShip's website.
About GreenDropShip:
GreenDropShip is a US-based supplier with thousands of natural and organic products from specialty, gourmet, and premium brands. This extensive selection includes groceries, vitamins, supplements, baby products, beauty & body care items, and household supplies. GreenDropShip also supports data integration and marketplace fulfillment orders with its extensive base of online merchants.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSCW) ("Color Star" or the "Company"), an entertainment technology company with a global network that focuses on the application of technology and artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry, was recently invited to attend a business event in Seoul, South Korea. Farhan Qadir, CEO of Color Star, accompanied His Excellency Awad Mohammed Bin Mujren of the Dubai royal family, as well as a number of leading politicians and business figures to the event.
It is reported that the event was organized by A-NEX Korea ("A-NEX") to officially launch the DONO Phone, an eco-friendly smartphone that meets the environmental, social, and governance criteria ("ESG"). At the event, Farhan cut the ribbon together with other notable guests. The freshly unveiled high-tech DONO Phone can be fitted with customized liquid crystal protectors of various designs. The goal of this feature is to allow the screen of the phone to be replaced easily in order to lengthen the replacement cycle of smartphones and to contribute to the environment. Regarding network security, the DONO Phone will feature a distributed cloud storage service that makes it hard to be hacked. During the event, Farhan not only listened to A-NEX's product presentation in detail, but also had a friendly and warm discussion on the future cooperation and joint development of ESG.
Recently, Color Star has been strengthening their cooperation with international enterprises, many of which have since joined the ColorWorld Metaverse platform ("Color World"). Each enterprise received their own metaverse headquarter to sell their products or services, while also gaining Color Star public attention and support. As a NASDAQ-listed technology company, Color Star will use its position and talented technical team to serve users and sellers worldwide, reducing the cost of business development while simultaneously increasing profit margins.
Farhan Qadir, CEO of Color Star, said: "Color Star's partners are located all over the world, and the industry is all-encompassing. These are some big advantages that our company and software hold. Artificial intelligence needs to better serve users, and Color World will no longer be a mere concept, but a platform that continuously generates valuable content. We have spoken a lot with our international partners, and they are very optimistic about Color Star. Most importantly, they have faith in Color World's huge potential in its capability of bringing in more customers and revenue to businesses. Next, we have a lot of new content to announce to the public, and we are also expecting more and more companies to join our metaverse platform in order to grow their businesses."
About Color Star Technology Co., Ltd.
Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSCW) is an entertainment and education company that provides online entertainment performances and online music education services. Its business operations are conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Color China Entertainment Ltd. and CACM Group NY, Inc. The Company's online education is provided through its Color World music and entertainment education platform. More information about the Company can be found at www.colorstarinternational.com.
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Vice President of North America R&D to join panels on C-V2X and Edge Computing; booth will feature DENSO's Two Great Causes: Green and Peace of Mind
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, will exhibit and participate in panels at ITS World Congress 2022 in Los Angeles, September 18-22.
DENSO's booth, #811, will feature displays centered on how the company's future vision and product portfolio are powering its pursuit of its Two Great Causes: Green — achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 — and Peace of Mind — creating a safe and seamless world for all. Among the displays, one will outline how DENSO is using blockchain technology and advanced QR codes to increase the carbon footprint traceability of vehicle batteries. This helps build trust and reliability in supply chains and contributes to greater sustainability as electric vehicles become more prevalent.
Roger Berg, vice president of North America R&D at DENSO, will join two panels:
- Monday, Sept. 19, 1-2 p.m. PT, Exhibit Hall Education Theater: C-V2X for Safety Services
- Brad Stertz, Director of Government Affairs at Audi
- Jim Misener, Global V2X Ecosystem Lead, Qualcomm
- Tim Johnson, a Director of IoT Sales in the public sector
- Together they'll discuss how C-V2X safety services, such as traffic signal pre-emption and road hazard information, are saving lives and why it's important to preserve and expand spectrum for these types of solutions.
- Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2-3pm PT, Exhibit Hall Education Theater: Edge Computing and the Future of Connected Vehicle Services
- Said Tabet, Distinguished Dell Engineer and AECC Board Member
- Ludovico Fassati, SVP America and President B2B America, Nexar
- Alex Oyler, Director, North America, SBD Automotive
- Panelists will provide an overview of the connected vehicle services ecosystem and discuss data management and transfer challenges that currently exist in the space. They'll also give updates on the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium's (AECC) work to help conquer these data hurdles using an edge computing approach.
"DENSO is dedicated to creating a mobility future that's sustainable, safe and efficient for all," Berg said. "Participating in events like ITS World Congress 2022 enhances our efforts to accomplish this. It also strengthens our commitment to innovate in emerging areas and to collaborate with new partners so we can contribute to a better world. We look forward to connecting with attendees who share this same passion."
While DENSO has a 70-year history of manufacturing leading automotive components and technology for automakers worldwide, the company's participation at the show reflects its broadening focus on mobility.
In 2018, DENSO announced its Second Founding, a strategic shift designed to add new, digital-first capabilities in addition to its hardware expertise to enhance the company's offerings in electrification, automated driving, mobility and non-automotive fields.
For those interested in working at an automotive supplier with an eye on the future while supporting its employees' growth, visit densocareers.com.
DENSO is a $45.1 billion global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in its 198 facilities to produce electrification system, powertrain system, thermal system, mobility electronics, & advanced devices, to create jobs that directly change how the world moves. The company's 167,000+ employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO spent 9.0 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. For more information about global DENSO, visit https://www.denso.com/global/en/.
In North America, DENSO is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and employs 27,000+ engineers, researchers, and skilled workers across 51 sites in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. In the United States alone, DENSO employs 17,700+ employees across 14 states (and the District of Columbia) and 41 sites. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, DENSO in North America generated $9.5 billion in consolidated sales. DENSO is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion inside the company and beyond – a principle that brings unique perspectives together, bolsters innovation, and pushes DENSO forward. Join us, and craft not only how the world moves, but also your career: densocareers.com. For more information, go to https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/
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"I wanted to write a tribute to Black and Brown women everywhere," says Philadelphia to now based in Nashville singer-songwriter transplant Devon Gilfillian about his new song "Brown Sugar Queen."
Talking with Gilfillian from his home in Nashville, he's recently back from a tour of Europe, and this week is performing at AMERICANAFEST in Nashville. Today, World Cafe premieres the video for the new song, his first for his new label, Fantasy Record.
"I wrote the song right before the pandemic in Los Angeles with my buddies Ryan Linvill and Danny Silberstein," says Gilfillian. "It was in this moment of me figuring out that I was still in love with my ex-girlfriend, who is now my current girlfriend. It's a song about celebrating that and not being able to get away from love and being so drawn and comforted by it and being brought back to it in all these different ways."
"Brown Sugar Queen" was produced by Jeremy Lutito and features members of his long-time band, including drummer Jonathan Smalt. "One of the fun parts of recording the song was getting the drums and the percussion just right," says Gilfillian. "We wanted to get this reggaeton and cumbia feel into the song, hoping to do something with the song where you could take it to the beach and also take it to the club to dance." Smalt, along with Lutito, add the percussion to give this song a vibey, soulful "All Night Long" vibe.
Peppered in the song are classy acoustic guitar solos, a sparkling, placed-just-right horn arrangement, and Gilfillian's smooth, soaring falsetto as the sultry rhythms anchor the song. The video for the song, visually has echoes of '70s soul and R&B , is washed in vibrant pastel colors, and features dancers Debria Tyler, Gabby Henson, Jessica Neshay' and Meggan Utech.
Gilfillian's music is a melting pot of musical reference points. From Luther Vandross and Steely Dan to Tame Impala and The Weeknd, you can hear both the direct and indirect influences on this song. "I wanted to have an anthem for Black and Brown women," Gilfillian says. "I wanted to celebrate them in a classy, sexy way that wasn't a juvenile 'back that ass up' way. I wanted it to feel nostalgic and new at the same time, to combine sexy nostalgia with new grooves." It more than succeeds on both counts.
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This year, the XPoNential Music Festival, presented by Subaru, returns in person on the Camden Waterfront in Camden, N.J. With a lineup of established and up-and-coming artists, the festival has offered an unparalleled experience for music discovery, delighting audiences of all ages for more than a decade.
WXPN and NPR Live Sessions are teaming up again, giving audiences a front-row seat to all the festival's Wiggins Waterfront Park performances. Check out the schedule for our live video webcast below. Starting Friday, the festival will be streaming here and on NPR Live Sessions. Don't miss it!
All times are in Eastern Time and subject to change.
Friday, Sept. 16
Marina Stage:
3:25 p.m.: The Tisburys
4 p.m.: Tamino
4:50 p.m.: Dos Santos
6:10 p.m.: Samantha Fish
River Stage:
4:25 p.m.: Omar's Hat
5:30 p.m.: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers
6:55 p.m.: Taj Mahal
Saturday, Sept 17
Marina Stage:
12:30 p.m.: Catbite
1:45 p.m.: Black Opry Revue
3:25 p.m.: The Felice Brothers
5:15 p.m.: Houndmouth
River Stage:
12 p.m.: Highnoon
1 p.m.: Lo Moon
2:35 p.m.: Bartees Strange
4:20 p.m.: Valerie June
6:10 p.m.: Lucinda Williams
Sunday, Sept 18
Marina Stage:
12 p.m.: Chestnut Grove
1:20 p.m.: Buffalo Nichols
3:05 p.m.: Neal Francis
5 p.m.: The Dip
River Stage:
12:35 p.m.: Cosmic Guilt
2:10 p.m.: The Suffers
4 p.m.: Kathleen Edwards
6 p.m.: Jenny Lewis
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Updated September 16, 2022 at 8:29 AM ET
Susan Morrison knew something was wrong when she bought a new tub of cottage cheese.
"I had an old one in the refrigerator," Morrison recalls. "I went to put the new one in and it was like, 'Wait a minute. This is two-thirds of the size. There's a third missing.'"
Many people feel as though something is missing in the U.S. economy, finding they're paying more and getting less.
Despite a strong job market and near record-low unemployment, 37 % of Americans say their personal finances have gotten worse in the last year, according to a new NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll. That's an 8-point jump since February. Twice as many people now say their economic situation has worsened as say it has improved.
Most blame the worst inflation the United States has seen in four decades. Consumer prices across the board rose 8.3% in August from a year earlier, according to government data released this week. Price increases in some areas were even steeper.
Thanks inflation: almost everyone says they're cutting back and staying in
For Morrison, who lives in Thousand Oaks, Calif., the curdling of confidence goes beyond cottage cheese. She and her husband are both retired. They've watched a falling stock market erode their savings, while prices at the supermarket have jumped more than 13% in the last 12 months.
"We're seniors. It's not like we're eating huge meals," Morrison says. "But we have noticed that our grocery bill over just the last two years, we've watched it go up and up and up."
Nearly three out of four people surveyed say they've cut back on spending in the last six months in response to economic conditions. More than a quarter say they'd had to rely on savings in order to make ends meet.
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Morrison used to volunteer weekly with at a senior center in Simi Valley, but now goes only every other week to save on gasoline. She and her husband have also cut back on travel.
"We love to vacation in our motor home," Morrison says. "But we have not gone anywhere in our motor home at all this year because of the cost of diesel."
Both diesel and gasoline prices have dropped sharply, since hitting record highs in June. But fuel remains significantly more expensive than it was a year ago. The average price of diesel is still nearly $5 a gallon.
As with many issues, people's attitudes about the economy are shaped in part by partisan politics. Republicans, like Morrison, are almost four times as likely as Democrats to say their financial situation has worsened in the last year, just as Democrats were more likely to grumble when President Trump was in office.
Even among Democrats, though, attitudes have deteriorated somewhat. Fifteen percent of Democrats now say their family finances have worsened in the last year — up from 12% who said so in February.
One of the biggest complaints is high inflation.
"I mean, when you try to buy a steak, for Chrissakes," says Craig Barnes, an energy broker in Plano, Texas. "It has a big impact, especially in my business. When I'm taking people out and stuff like that, we're not going to steakhouses any more. We're dialing it back big time."
More than half the people surveyed say they're eating out less now than they were six months ago. Four in ten say they're driving less or carpooling in order to save on gas.
Some of the reported spending cuts may be exaggerated. According to the Commerce Department, for example, actual spending at restaurants is up nearly 7% over the last six months.
Lavender Justice, who works as a pizza delivery driver in suburban Atlanta, suffered a drop in income earlier this summer when gas prices soared. Although gas prices have since fallen, the delivery business hasn't fully recovered. Fewer people are ordering pizza some nights. And even when it's busy, tips are down.
"People are struggling. It's kind of tragic," Justice says. "Even on Fridays and Saturdays, I've been making only 75% of what I was a year ago."
As a result, Justice has scaled back spending on favorite hobbies, such as costumed camping trips.
"A lot of my friends are either having to cut down on activities that they enjoy, " Justice says, or "pick up more hours, [or] figure out second jobs."
Skipping doctor visits and other signs of economic distress
Just over a third of those surveyed say they canceled or scaled back vacations over the last six months, while 18% say they skipped a doctor's visit or a purchase of prescription drugs. In general, families making less than $50,000 a year were more likely to say they'd cut spending than those with higher incomes.
Missing a rent or mortgage payment can be a sign of more serious economic distress. Less than 10% of those surveyed said they'd skipped or delayed such a payment in the last six months.
But missed housing payments were more than twice as common among families making less than $25,000 a year.
"I had to be late on rent this month, and probably going to have to figure something out for this coming payment as well," says Connor Slaten, who works at a KFC in Kansas City, Mo.
Slaten was recently promoted to shift manager, and his wages climbed to $14 an hour. Still, he says, that's not keeping pace with the rising cost of living.
"I don't think there's anywhere in America where $14 an hour can adequately pay for a one-bedroom apartment and everything else that you need," he says.
Some of those surveyed are pessimistic that economic fortunes will improve any time soon. Others have their sights set on a political change in Washington. And some are banking on growing sense of empowerment among workers.
"There's more people quitting jobs that aren't treating them well," says Justice, the pizza delivery driver. "That gives me a lot of hope. Because if enough people quit jobs that aren't treating them well, they'll have to start treating people better and have to start paying people what they're worth."
Justice hopes to start a new job — working with a wilderness therapy program — this fall.
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After the unexpected arrival of nearly 50 migrants flown Wednesday into Martha's Vineyard, local organizations and community members have been providing around-the-clock support.
"As we do with any shelter operation, we are focused on meeting the immediate needs of people we are sheltering, and engaged in contingency planning if the situation changes," according to a news release from the Dukes County, Mass., Emergency Management Association.
"We are grateful to the many local and neighboring community members who have reached out with offers of support," the statement adds.
Residents across Martha's Vineyard said they were scrambling to care for the immigrants, who arrived on two separate planes. The flights, which originated in San Antonio, Texas, were paid for by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to his office.
"Everything from beds to food to clothing to toothbrushes, toothpaste, blankets, sheets — I mean, we had some of it ... but we did not have the numbers that we needed," said Lisa Belcastro, who runs the island's homeless shelter, in an interview with NPR.
Migrants arrived in a cloud of confusion
Most of the migrants that arrived at the New England summer vacation spot were from Venezuela, and many spoke little to no English. Local Spanish-speaking high school students were brought in to serve as translators.
Edgartown Police Chief Bruce McNamee told NPR that many of the migrants were confused as to why they were dropped off without warning.
"There is a lot of concern. We have talked to a number of people who've asked, 'Where am I?' And then us trying to explain where Martha's Vineyard is has been a challenge," McNamee said.
Elizabeth Folcarelli, chief executive of the nonprofit Martha's Vineyard Community Services, told The Associated Press she was wrapping up work for the day when she saw nearly 50 migrants carrying luggage and backpacks approaching her office.
The migrants, according to Folcarelli, carried red folders with brochures advertising the services of her organization.
"They were told that they would have a job. and they would have housing," Folcarelli told the AP.
They thought they were headed toward sanctuary
Three migrants separately described to NPR how they were lured onto the plane with promises of help getting work. Each was told they were being flown to Boston and, once they arrived, they could more quickly get work because they were told it is a "sanctuary city."
Andres Duarte, a 30-year-old Venezuelan, told NPR he had recently crossed the border into Texas, and eventually went to a shelter in San Antonio.
A woman, who he and other migrants identified only as Perla, approached them outside the shelter. She made hotel arrangements for them, offered them food, and then got them on a plane.
In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for Gov. DeSantis confirmed that the migrants were transported by Florida under a state program that was funded by the legislature earlier this year.
"States like Massachusetts, New York and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration," the statement reads.
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Updated September 16, 2022 at 9:10 AM ET
LONDON — A country's collective grief at the death of Queen Elizabeth II has taken a peculiarly British form over the course of the past couple of days. In a nation known for its orderly lines, or queues, thousands of people have waited for hours at a time to pay their respects to the late monarch in a coffin, lying in state at the heart of the country's parliamentary democracy. The queue now stretches about 5 miles.
Citizens from across the U.K. have traveled to London ahead of Elizabeth's state funeral on Monday to pay their respects in person to Britain's longest-serving monarch. For the vast majority of her former subjects, she is the only ruler they have known in their lifetimes, after her seven decades on the throne came to a close last week.
The public outpouring has been so great that by Friday morning the queues had been paused for 6 hours after Southwark Park — the start of the queue — reached capacity.
Her body rests inside Westminster Hall, a cavernous space with a soaring arched roof that has served for more than nine centuries — sometimes simultaneously, sometimes separately — as the center of Britain's royal, legal, administrative and now parliamentary system.
Members of the public, with no more than one bag permitted on their person, are scanned by airport security workers. They then descend the ancient stone steps of the hall, roughly half the length of a football field, that was built just a generation after the Norman Conquest of Britain by an ancestor of Elizabeth.
As they file past her oak coffin, draped in the mostly yellow royal standard flag and flanked by four tall candles, they are permitted to pause for several seconds in a moment of reflection, before continuing.
Uniformed policemen and velvet rope lines help guide the crowds through the space, some of the mourners visibly moved. An NPR reporter saw one woman with her arms wrapped around a friend, who was weeping and shaking after passing the coffin, raised up on the carpeted platform. A middle-aged man held the hand of his partner, a knapsack slung over one shoulder and a tissue in his hand dabbing at his eye.
Officers from a British Army regiment known as the household cavalry division — named for the royal household — and veterans belonging to a yeoman of the guard group that dates back more than 500 years, stand watch around the coffin, spears and swords pointed downwards and rested on the ground, their heads bowed. The various plumed helmets, bearskin hats and crimson, blue and black uniforms familiar from Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London add an air of medieval pomp and pageantry.
Alongside sections of the slow-moving River Thames, this torrent of humanity now runs past a veritable tour route of London's historic landmarks.
At times this week, the line of those wishing to pay their respects started as far away as the Globe Theater, where the works of England's greatest-ever poet, William Shakespeare, were first performed in the late 16th Century.
It passed Lambeth Palace, built at a time when kings of England still held the same title in France, and the longtime London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England's most senior cleric. The line has snaked across Westminster Bridge and past Big Ben and the gothic splendor of the 19th Century Palace of Westminster, before arriving at the entrance to the more ancient Westminster Hall.
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An originating summons brought before a federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state capital by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to amend its earlier suit instituted against the October 15 local government election in the state was, on Thursday, granted by the court.
However, another relief sought by the party that the court should stop local government elections is still pending before the court.
In his ruling, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel okayed the PDP application and allowed the amendment of the suit saying, an amendment to the originating summons would not change the complexion of the pending suit.
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Earlier in the courtroom, counsel to PDP, Hashim Abioye prayed the court to grant PDP’s reliefs, arguing that, the amendment would not change the complexion of the case.
Abioye stressed that the suit was not a pre-election matter, and urged the court to grant PDP’s reliefs.
The party counsel maintained that the new application was seeking to bring into focus the OSSIEC LAW 2022, enacted by the Osun State House of Assembly, while the originating summons seeking to stop the LG poll was pending.
Abioye also argued that the amendment being sought by his client was principally about the interpretation of some provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 and the application of the Supreme Court decision in OSSIEC.v. Action Congress vis-a-vis conduct of local government election in the state.
The application was however opposed by the Independent State Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Mr Saka Layonu, saying, it was overreaching and capable of changing the complexion of the pending suit.
But, Justice Ayo-Emmanuel, in his ruling, okayed the PDP application and allowed the amendment of the suit.
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Suspected armed hunters attacked the taskforce of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on enforcement of restrictions on commercial motorcyclists at Sabo Lugbe, along Airport Road, in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The suspects were also alleged to have obstructed the operations of the task force last week with guns and arrows, preventing the squad from impounding motorcycles and arresting their riders for violating traffic route restrictions.
It was gathered that they, again mobilised with guns but were, however, overpowered by the large number of combined forces comprising the police, army and other security forces, leading to the arrest of four of the hunters in possession of local guns.
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Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to FCT Minister, Ikharo Attah said it was worrisome that people allowed by the government to assist constitutional security agencies in the fight against insecurity have become obstacles to law enforcement.
He stated that while the suspects fired gunshots threatening the task force, luck ran out of them, due to the heavy presence of security operatives who overpowered them.
Attah regretted that while the team make sacrifices to actualise the dream of making Abuja a model city, people who detest the efforts the administration is making, have always attacked the good works, stating that the operations to checkmate the illegal activities of commercial motorcyclists in Abuja, will be sustained, to ensure compliance with the route restrictions.
He said; “The Minister of the FCT gave us strong directives to remove okada from the airport roads, some parts of Area 1 and Kubwa. We in the enforcement have always clamoured for the expanded ban, but the minister insisted that we must justify our ability to remove them. That is why we have come today. We have touched Area 1.
“Last week when the team from Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) came here, they were attacked by some men here who identified themselves as registered hunters. The men insisted that nobody will carry any okada close to where they are guiding. They discharged all the okada riders that were arrested.
“Today again, the same men quickly mobilised and fired at our team, insisting that nobody will arrest any okada from there. Thanks to the gallantry of security personnel who were able to overpower them.
“These two guns were recovered from the hunters. We found it very worrisome because registered hunters and vigilante groups are supposed to work closely with the Police and other security agencies, for them to stop us from doing our work, is something they have to tell the commissioner of Police.
Also speaking, the head of operations, DRTS Deborah Osho confirmed that 72 motorcycles were impounded and that order of forfeiture would be sought from the court before crushing them.
Osho added; “We have about 72 bikes impounded and the operations are still going on. We will take the bike to our Wuye Office and will approach the court for an order of forfeiture and the crushing will take place.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/fcta-arrests-4-suspected-attackers-in-possession-of-local-guns/ | 2022-09-16T13:56:27Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/fcta-arrests-4-suspected-attackers-in-possession-of-local-guns/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
We form habits in different ways and they shape our lives either for good or bad. Therefore, if you’re trying to improve your finances, you need to be deliberate about breaking bad money habits and replacing them with good ones, because bad money habits will eventually lead to tears. Here are some bad money habits you should avoid:
1. Not preparing for an emergency
Your emergency fund is, frankly, a great place to start your savings plan. We all know that unexpected things happen all the time. For instance, Covid-19 which cost a lot of people their jobs and led to salary slashes for many others. So the best way to stay financially secure is to save up for emergencies.
Not having an emergency fund means you will usually need external help or loans whenever you run into financial challenges.
2. Dipping into your savings
You can’t grow wealth if you keep dipping into your savings. Not having the discipline to save will adversely affect your plan to build wealth. Once you set up savings towards a goal, keep your hands off the savings till you achieve your goal. That way, you can focus and achieve a lot more than you imagined.
3. Saving without a goal
Oftentimes, money kept without a goal in mind is easily spent. If you want to save more, you need to have a clear goal and then set up a plan to achieve it.
Start by determining the major milestones you hope to achieve in the future, like having a home, a car, or paying for education for your kids. Next, determine how much you need to save and for how long.
4. Spending as much as you earn or spending more than you earn
If you’re spending as much as or more than you earn, this means you’re living paycheck to paycheck with no proper plan for the future. This lifestyle makes it nearly impossible to build up significant savings or wealth over the long term.
Your income might not be much right now, but spending every single penny is still considered a bad money habit. Do not spend as much as you earn on expenses or more than you earn by living an expensive lifestyle. Cut down on expenses so that you can at least have some money stored up.
5. Constantly blaming others for your mistakes
A mature person is someone who can take full responsibility for their actions. We all make mistakes, but what differentiates people who learn and people who don’t is responsibility.
You may have made bad money moves in the past or might currently be facing the consequences of one. Instead of passing the blame to someone else, take responsibility and retrace your steps.
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Jones to focus on company's innovative future and digital member experience
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- USAA has hired Darrius Jones for a new role as senior vice president of enterprise digital, design and innovation. Jones, a strategic leader with a passion for new and forward thinking, returns to USAA with an expansive portfolio in digital capabilities, design and innovation. He will report to Ameesh Vakharia, USAA's chief strategy and brand officer.
"Darrius is a seasoned executive with vast experience connecting people to digital solutions that make doing business with a company and life easier," said Vakharia. "Our more than 13 million members are located across the globe, and 95 percent of their interactions are happening in digital channels. USAA has innovation at the forefront and ensuring we provide a seamless, digital experience across our property and casualty insurance, life insurance and banking services is critical as we embark on our second century serving military families."
Jones will drive the development of digital solutions that match the industry-renowned, empathetic service provided by USAA teammates. His responsibilities will include leadership of multiple customer experience teams, as well as innovation focused on digitally-scaled interactions, employee experience and cybersecurity.
In his past roles at USAA, Jones directed innovation companywide, including USAA Labs, which focuses on member and employee innovation, advanced research and innovation enablement.
In addition to his experience at USAA, Jones has served as a leader of digital, design, product management, marketing and innovation functions for several large companies including Charles Schwab, Poly, Cisco, Merrill Lynch and Computershare. As managing director at Schwab, he was responsible for product management, strategy and operation of the company's digital channels to easily help investors connect to their portfolios. Similarly, at Merrill Lynch Jones led the strategy development for the company's contact center and telecommunications technology that helped connect clients to advisors.
"USAA is a special place because of the members we serve and the dedication and passion of our employees who serve them," said Jones. "I am honored to have the opportunity to lead incredible teams of digital designers, innovators and big thinkers that will propel how we serve our employees and members going forward into our next 100 years."
Founded in 1922 by a group of military officers, USAA is among the leading providers of insurance, banking, and investment and retirement solutions to more than 13 million members of the U.S. military, veterans who have honorably served and their families. Headquartered in San Antonio, USAA has offices in eight U.S. cities and three overseas locations and employs more than 38,000 people worldwide. Each year, the company contributes to national and local nonprofits in support of military families and communities where employees live and work. For more information about USAA, follow us on Facebook or Twitter (@USAA), or visit usaa.com.
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Cockroaches are one of the most common household pests we all hate, as they are one of the hardest to get rid of. Their reproductive capabilities make it challenging to rid of them completely because it is like cutting one off, will bring two more.
Cockroaches pose serious health risks to families, as they carry a large number of diseases like dysentery, typhoid, poliomyelitis, gastroenteritis, and so on.
Also, cockroach faeces is likely to cause eczema and an allergic reaction in some people. They contaminate whatever substance they come into contact with and that is why for the wellbeing of your family, you should follow these top tips to get rid of cockroaches in your home
1. Clean your home thoroughly
Most household pests feed off dirt, and that is why you have to ensure your house is clean because cockroaches are attracted to food residue, particularly grease. A 10 to 15-minute clean-up at the end of each night is enough to eliminate most residue.
2. Sealing up cracks and holes
Sealing cracks, holes, and other entry points cockroaches use to gain access will assist in getting rid of cockroaches, especially if you live in an apartment and have neighbours who don’t maintain the same standards of cleanliness as you do. Sealing up cracks and holes will help prevent cockroaches from entering your home.
3. Fix water leaks
Most times, we find cockroaches scurrying under the sink. The reason you find them scurrying under the sink is that they are attracted to moisture and water. Some cockroaches can survive for months without food, but only days without water.
So, to get rid of them, close off their water sources by repairing even the tiniest of leaks. Don’t let water stand in your sink or buckets. Also, store food in sealed containers or sealed plastic bags and clean food debris from under fridges or cookers.
4. Make your own natural cockroach bait
Mix three parts of boric acid with one part of powdered sugar. The sugar lures the roaches, while the boric acid kills them. Although boric acid isn’t toxic to people or pets, it can be irritating so keep it away from counters and places where little fingers and noses can reach.
Also, sprinkle it under and behind the refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher, under the sink, and into cracks along the edges of cabinets and other cracks they may hide.
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Lennox offers several residential heating and cooling solutions eligible for new rebate and tax credit programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions
RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act, Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII), a global leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions, is leading the conversation on what the new legislation means for homeowners around the country. The $740 billion climate and health care bill aims to put the U.S. on a path to emissions reduction by investing in climate protection and offering eligible homeowners access to cost-saving options.
As the market leader in high-efficiency equipment, many top-of-the-line Lennox Residential home comfort products are eligible for the rebates and tax credits introduced by the Act, offering great energy- and cost-saving opportunities to homeowners.
"For 127 years, Lennox has led the industry by offering the highest performing and most energy-efficient products," said Alok Maskara, Chief Executive Officer at Lennox International. "The federal government is making a substantial investment in electrification, which is a significant step to reducing emissions and combatting climate change. As these new programs and incentives become available, we're committed to supporting Lennox dealers as they provide homeowners with cleaner, cost-effective product solutions for their homes."
High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program (HEEHRP)
The Inflation Reduction Act implements the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program (HEEHRP), which provides rebates up to $14,000 per household, including up to $8,000 for installing Energy Star qualified heat pumps, up to $4,000 for electrical panel upgrades, up to $1,600 for home insulation and sealing, and up to $2,500 for home electrical wiring improvements. Eligibility and the rebate amount depend on household income.
Overall, the U.S. government appropriated $4.5 billion of funds for this program and will distribute the funds to state energy offices to administer the rebate program. The duration of the program will depend on the amount of funds available within each state and the number of rebates distributed.
Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit (25C)
The renewed Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit (25C) increases the tax credit limit for installing CEE Top-Tier high-efficiency equipment – such as heat pumps, central air conditioning systems, furnaces, hot water boilers and more – and extends the offering through 2032.
The 25C credit has an annual cap of $1,200 – including up to $600 for a qualified air conditioner or gas furnace – or up to $2,000 with a qualified heat pump, heat pump water heater or boiler. There are no income requirements for this tax credit, and it cannot be combined with other federal programs such as the HEEHRP. However, the 25C tax credit may be eligible to combine with local or utility rebates.
Homeowners who had eligible equipment installed on or after January 1, 2022, may be eligible for retroactive tax credits under this program. To confirm if a recent installation qualifies, please follow these steps:
1) Visit Lennox.com to view updated tax certifications.
2) Contact a local Lennox dealer with questions.
3) Confirm tax credit eligibility with a tax professional.
All Dave Lennox Signature® Collection products in the Ultimate Comfort System qualify for the tax credit, and Lennox boasts a broad assortment of Energy Star® qualifying products eligible for the rebate program – including the SL25XPV, the most efficient heat pump on the market with a SEER rating up to 24, the SL28XCV, the most efficient air conditioner on the market with a SEER rating up to 28, and the SLP99V, the most efficient furnace on the market boasting an efficiency rating of up to 99%.
With the new rebate program and extended tax credits, there's no better time for homeowners to visit Lennox.com/locate to find a preferred Lennox dealer and learn more about the Lennox lineup of best-in-class energy-efficient home comfort solutions.
For more information about saving on utility bills and taking advantage of tax credits for energy-saving appliances, visit the Lennox Comfort Matters blog and contact a tax professional.
About Lennox International
Lennox International Inc. is a global leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable and healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our air conditioning, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems. Lennox International stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol "LII". Additional information on Lennox International is available at www.lennoxinternational.com.
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The chairman, Honeywell Group Limited (HGL), Oba Otudeko visited the British deputy high commissioner in Lagos, Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, to offer his condolences following the passing of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
Oba Otudeko, who was in the company of senior HGL executives, signed the condolence register at the British High Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“Queen Elizabeth served her people well for over 70 years and lived an exemplary life with utmost grace, elegance and dignity. She will be remembered for her exceptional leadership,” Otudeko said.
The British deputy high commissioner, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, also spoke of the Queen’s humorous nature and her life of service to humanity.
“She was one who cared for people and always looked after the wellbeing of others,” he added.
Otudeko and Llewellyn-Jones also spoke on the Queen’s global influence and the common interests of Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Oba Otudeko was accompanied by Foluke Oyeleye, director, Honeywell Group; Yewande Giwa, Head, Governance and Sustainability, Honeywell Group; and Olasumbo Abolaji, General Counsel, Honeywell Group.
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Kano govt approves over N304m for varsity staff allowances
Kano state executive council has given approval for the payment of N304, 145, 735.91 million earned allowance for 287 eligible academic staff of Yusuf Maitama Sule University (YMSU).
This is just as the council said that the instalment payment of the outstanding total staff allowances would be paid in a monthly trench that takes effect from October 2022.
The state commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council’s weekly meeting held at the Africa House, Government House, Kano, Wednesday.
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According to him, the breakdown of the amount translates to N297, 643, 990.17 million for verified staff, while the sum of N6, 501, 745.74 million is estimated for the settlement of 10 other academic staff whose names were inadvertently omitted during the previous payment exercise.
Malam Garba stated that approval has also been given by the council for the release of N82, 101, 600.00 million to YMSU for direct furnishing and provision of equipment to the Faculty of Science to enhance and provide a more conducive atmosphere for research, teaching and learning at the Ivory Tower.
He said the approval for the furnishing exercise would be on phase I, wing A faculty building at the main campus of the university, which has a total capacity structure of 56 staff offices and seven lecture halls.
The commissioner also announced that the council has approved the release of N84, 923, 601.00 million to the State University of Science and Technology, Wudil for the payment of outstanding Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and teaching practice allowances for two sessions of 2019/2020 and 2021/2022 to eligible academic staff.
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There is change in leadership at the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress. Honourable Samaila Tadawus has assumed office as acting chairman following the resignation of former party chairman, Ibrahim Bilal.
Bilal had in a letter dated September 13, 2022 and addressed to the national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, through the North East national vice chairman, informed the national secretariat of the party of his decision to step down from his position.
The letter read in part: “I write to inform you that I am resigning from my elected position as the Adamawa state chairman of our great Party (APC) immediately.
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“While the constitution of APC requires me to occupy the office until 2026, I will be grateful if I could cease from becoming the state chairman immediately.
“I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this sudden news may cause. Grateful, for the fantastic opportunities you have offered me to serve this great party in Adamawa State. I wish to thank you personally for your graciousness and leadership.”
Ahead of next general elections, Bilal assured the party faithful in the North East state of his commitment to the ideals of the party.
Checks revealed that the national vice chairman, North-east, Mr. Salihu Mustapha, in a similar letter addressed to the APC national chairman dated September 13th said Bilal resigned his position following meetings and consultations across all levels of the party in the state.
According to him, “Sequel to the various consultations and meetings cutting across different levels of the party, I write to inform you that the chairman Adamawa state APC chapter, Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal, has tendered his immediate resignation.
“By virtue of his resignation, Samaila Tadawus (the deputy chairman) has assumed office as the acting chairman pending ratification by the National Working Committee (SWC) of the party.”
The Adamawa State publicity secretary, Honourable Mohammed Abdullahi, flanked by other state executive members said the state working committee has accepted the resignation of Bilal.
Abdullahi said while Bilal resigned from the party on personal grounds, he remained a loyal, dedicated and committed stakeholder of the party and would take up a national assignment that’s in the best interest of the party and the state.
“The SWC has substantially accepted his explanation which is hinged on expediency of time and the need to meet datelines.”
Abdulahi said the SWC appreciated the various roles played by the former chairman and all the stakeholders in building and promoting the party in the state.
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sorento Hybrid has been optimized for the 2023 model year with two repackaged trim levels. While the S trim has been discontinued, the Sorento Hybrid is now available in an all-new range-topping SX-P trim, which comes standard with Kia's AWD system with center locking differential and Drive Mode Select with Snow Mode. Other standard features on the SX-P include 17-inch alloy wheels, LED foglamps, Smart Power Tailgate, 12.3-inch digital cluster, perforated leather seats, Bose premium audio system, Navigation Smart Cruise Control- Curve, Forward Collision Avoidance Assist, Surround View Monitor, Blind View Monitor, Parking Distance Warning – Front and Rear, and Second Row Captain's Chairs. The EX remains in the trim lineup and gains an 8-way power front passenger seat and a frameless rear view mirror.
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrified vehicles sold through a network of over 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America.
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MELVILLE, N.Y. and DAVIDSON, N.C., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM), a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations supplies to industrial customers throughout North America, today announced that Martina McIsaac will join the company on Monday, Oct. 3 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created role, McIsaac will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the company's United States and Canada businesses, including Sales, Field Service/Solutions, Category Management, Procurement, Pricing and Supply Chain.
McIsaac will join MSC following a nine-year tenure with Hilti Corporation, a multinational company that develops, manufactures and markets hardware, software and services for the construction, building maintenance, energy and manufacturing industries. Most recently, she served as Region Head and Chief Executive Officer of Hilti, Inc., leading the North America organization to significantly outperform the market with strong top-line and profit growth. Prior to joining Hilti, McIsaac held a series of progressively responsible leadership roles with Avery Dennison, a Fortune 500 global materials science and manufacturing company. During her 14-year tenure with Avery Dennison, McIsaac served in a range of sales, marketing, business development and operational roles in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Canada and the U.S. prior to being named Vice President and General Manager of the Performance Polymers Division.
McIsaac earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Western University and a master's degree in international business from the University of South Carolina, where she serves on the board of the Folks Center for International Business. An advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, McIsaac is a signatory to the Catalyst CEO Champion for Change pledge, joining other high-profile leaders who are personally committed to advancing women, including women of color, into senior leadership positions. She also chairs the Dallas Habitat for Humanity Women Build, is a member of the Texas Women's Foundation's Economic Leadership Council and serves on the Board of Directors for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.
"We are delighted to welcome Martina to MSC. She brings strong leadership experience and has displayed outstanding ability to drive growth and success in an inclusive manner. She also has shown a commitment to delivering meaningful solutions and value to customers to improve performance, which aligns well with our purpose and approach to helping manufacturers solve their mission-critical challenges and boost the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations," said Erik Gershwind, President and Chief Executive Officer for MSC.
"With Martina focused on further improving our day-to-day operations, we look forward to producing industry-leading levels of organic growth and profitability, enhancing operational excellence across our organization, and developing a diverse and talented team of future MSC leaders, while preserving and building upon our unique culture and values."
McIsaac added, "I'm thrilled to be joining MSC, which has a rich history of driving innovation in the industrial distribution industry, a highly experienced team of more than 6,500 dedicated associates committed to delivering exceptional customer service, and a vibrant, healthy culture of doing the right thing for all of its stakeholders, including associates, customers, owners and suppliers."
With McIsaac moving into the Chief Operating Officer role, Doug Jones, Executive Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer, will begin transitioning his areas of responsibility to McIsaac in the coming months as part of his planned transition to retirement following a highly successful career with MSC spanning more than two decades. Jones will remain in his full-time role until early 2023, at which time he will move into a part-time advisory role overseeing the completion of several key supply chain initiatives.
"Doug has been a valuable member of MSC's leadership team for more than 20 years, playing a critical role in elevating our operational performance across the entire supply chain lifecycle," Gershwind said. "We are grateful for his outstanding leadership and wish him the very best as he transitions into retirement."
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with approximately 2 million products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from over 80 years of working with customers across industries. Our experienced team of more than 6,500 associates is dedicated to working side by side with our customers to help drive results for their businesses - from keeping operations running efficiently today to continuously rethinking, retooling, and optimizing for a more productive tomorrow. For more information on MSC, please visit mscdirect.com.
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GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has granted expanded emergency use authorization (EUA) for Nuvaxovid™ (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine for active immunization to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in adolescents aged 12 through 17.
"In Taiwan, we have seen strong use of our protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in adults and are pleased to expand availability to adolescents aged 12 through 17 as we prepare for more time spent indoors during the fall and winter months and possible COVID-19 surges," said Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax. "We believe that our vaccine, developed using an innovative approach to traditional technology, may help increase adolescent vaccination rates."
The EUA is based on data from the ongoing pediatric expansion of the Phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial of 2,247 adolescents aged 12 through 17 years across 75 sites in the U.S., to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Nuvaxovid. In the pediatric expansion, Nuvaxovid achieved its primary efficacy endpoint with clinical efficacy of 78.29% (95% CI: 37.55%, 92.45%) overall at a time when the Delta variant was the predominant circulating SARS-CoV-2 strain in the U.S. The efficacy analysis was supported by assessment of antibody titers that were shown to be higher in adolescents than in young adults.
Preliminary safety data from the pediatric expansion showed the vaccine to be generally well-tolerated. Serious and severe adverse reactions (AR) were low in number and balanced between vaccine and placebo groups, and not considered related to the vaccine. Local and systemic reactogenicity was generally lower than or similar to adults, after the first and second dose. Among participants 12 through 17 years of age, solicited ARs following administration of any dose of the vaccine were injection site pain/tenderness (75.0%), headache (56.9%), fatigue/malaise (57.9%), muscle pain (49.0%), nausea/vomiting (19.9%), joint pain (16.2%), fever (16.9%), injection site swelling (8.0%), and injection site redness (7.5%). Most were mild-to-moderate in severity and lasted less than two days. No new safety signal was observed through the placebo-controlled portion of the pediatric expansion.
In the 12 through 17-year-old population, the vaccine has been authorized in more than 10 markets including the U.S., the European Union, and the United Kingdom (U.K.).
The TFDA previously granted EUA for Nuvaxovid to prevent COVID-19 in adults aged 18 and older in June 2022.
The trade name Nuvaxovid™ has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- Nuvaxovid is contraindicated in persons who have a hypersensitivity to the active substance, or to any of the excipients.
- Events of anaphylaxis have been reported with administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Appropriate medical treatment and supervision should be available in case of an anaphylactic reaction following the administration of the vaccine. Close observation for at least 15 minutes is recommended and a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to those who have experienced anaphylaxis to the first dose of the vaccine.
- Anxiety-related reactions, including vasovagal reactions (syncope), hyperventilation, or stress‐related reactions may occur in association with vaccination as a psychogenic response to the needle injection. It is important that precautions are in place to avoid injury from fainting.
- Vaccination should be postponed in individuals suffering from an acute severe febrile illness or acute infection. The presence of a minor infection and/or low-grade fever should not delay vaccination.
- Nuvaxovid should be given with caution in individuals receiving anticoagulant therapy or those with thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder (such as haemophilia) because bleeding or bruising may occur following an intramuscular administration in these individuals.
- The efficacy of Nuvaxovid may be lower in immunosuppressed individuals.
- Administration of Nuvaxovid in pregnancy should only be considered when the potential benefits outweigh any potential risks for the mother and foetus.
- The effects with Nuvaxovid may temporarily affect the ability to drive or use machines.
- Individuals may not be fully protected until seven days after their second dose. As with all vaccines, vaccination with Nuvaxovid may not protect all vaccine recipients.
- The most frequent adverse reactions in adolescents 12 to 17 years of age were injection site tenderness, injection site pain, headache, myalgia, fatigue, malaise, nausea or vomiting, arthralgia, injection site swelling, pyrexia, and injection site redness.
For more information on NVX-CoV2373 please visit the following website:
Nuvaxovid is a protein-based vaccine engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The vaccine was created using Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and is formulated with Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. Nuvaxovid contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.
Nuvaxovid is packaged as a ready-to-use liquid formulation in a vial containing 10 doses. The vaccination regimen calls for two 0.5 ml doses (5 mcg antigen and 50 mcg Matrix-M adjuvant) given intramuscularly 21 days apart. The vaccine is stored at 2°- 8° Celsius, enabling the use of existing vaccine supply and cold chain channels. Use of the vaccine should be in accordance with official recommendations.
Novavax has established partnerships for the manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of Nuvaxovid worldwide. Existing authorizations leverage Novavax' manufacturing partnership with Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. They will later be supplemented with data from additional manufacturing sites throughout Novavax' global supply chain.
NVX-CoV2373 continues being evaluated in two pivotal Phase 3 trials.
PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial | COVID-19) is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 29,960 participants 18 years of age and over in 119 locations in the U.S. and Mexico. The primary endpoint for PREVENT-19 was the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate, or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second dose in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. The statistical success criterion included a lower bound of 95% CI >30%. A secondary endpoint was the prevention of PCR-confirmed, symptomatic moderate or severe COVID-19. Both endpoints were assessed at least seven days after the second study vaccination in volunteers who had not been previously infected with SARS-CoV-2. In the trial, NVX-CoV2373 achieved 90.4% efficacy overall. It was generally well-tolerated and elicited a robust antibody response after the second dose in both studies. Full results of the trial were published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
The pediatric expansion of PREVENT-19 is a 2:1 randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded trial to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 with Matrix-M adjuvant in 2,247 adolescent participants 12 to 17 years of age in 73 locations in the U.S., compared with placebo. In the pediatric trial, the vaccine achieved its primary effectiveness endpoint (non-inferiority of the neutralizing antibody response compared to young adult participants 18 through 25 years of age from PREVENT-19) and demonstrated 80% efficacy overall at a time when the Delta variant of concern was the predominant circulating strain in the U.S. Additionally, immune responses were about two-to-three-fold higher in adolescents than in adults against all variants studied.
Additionally, a trial conducted in the U.K. with 14,039 participants aged 18 years and over was designed as a randomized, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded study and achieved overall efficacy of 89.7%. The primary endpoint was based on the first occurrence of PCR-confirmed symptomatic (mild, moderate, or severe) COVID-19 with onset at least seven days after the second study vaccination in serologically negative (to SARS-CoV-2) adult participants at baseline. Full results of the trial were published in NEJM.
Novavax' patented saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant has demonstrated a potent and well-tolerated effect by stimulating the entry of antigen-presenting cells into the injection site and enhancing antigen presentation in local lymph nodes, boosting immune response.
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) is a biotechnology company that promotes improved health globally through the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases. The company's proprietary recombinant technology platform harnesses the power and speed of genetic engineering to efficiently produce highly immunogenic nanoparticles designed to address urgent global health needs. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, has received authorization from multiple regulatory authorities globally, including the U.S. FDA, the European Commission, and the World Health Organization. The vaccine is currently under review by multiple regulatory agencies worldwide, including for additional indications and populations such as adolescents and as a booster. In addition to its COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax is also currently evaluating its COVID-19-Influenza Combination vaccine candidate in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, its quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, and an Omicron strain-based vaccine (NVX-CoV2515) as well as a bivalent format Omicron-based / original strain-based vaccine. These vaccine candidates incorporate Novavax' proprietary saponin-based Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies.
For more information, visit www.novavax.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.
Statements herein relating to the future of Novavax, its operating plans and prospects, its partnerships, the timing of clinical trial results, the ongoing development of NVX-CoV2373, NVX-CoV2515 and bivalent Omicron-based / original strain based vaccine, a COVID-seasonal influenza combination investigational vaccine candidate, a quadrivalent influenza investigational vaccine candidate, the scope, timing and outcome of future regulatory filings and actions, including Novavax' plans to supplement existing authorizations with data from the additional manufacturing sites in Novavax' global supply chain, additional worldwide authorizations of NVX-CoV2373 for use in adults and adolescents, and as a booster, the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the potential impact and reach of Novavax and NVX-CoV2373 in addressing vaccine access, controlling the pandemic and protecting populations, the efficacy, safety intended utilization, and the expected administration of NVX-CoV2373 are forward-looking statements. Novavax cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, challenges satisfying, alone or together with partners, various safety, efficacy, and product characterization requirements, including those related to process qualification and assay validation, necessary to satisfy applicable regulatory authorities; difficulty obtaining scarce raw materials and supplies; resource constraints, including human capital and manufacturing capacity, on the ability of Novavax to pursue planned regulatory pathways; unanticipated challenges or delays in conducting clinical trials; challenges meeting contractual requirements under agreements with multiple commercial, governmental, and other entities; and those other risk factors identified in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of Novavax' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read our filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov and www.novavax.com, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the statements. Our business is subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, including those referenced above. Investors, potential investors, and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties.
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Queen Elizabeth II funeral: British Airways reschedules flights from Edinburgh to London
British Airways said some flights headed for London will be re-timed to reduce noise, as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II.
Passengers flying with British Airways from Edinburgh may face delays on Monday, September 19 due to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
In a statement, the national carrier said the skies around West London will be closed at certain times to reduce noise as a mark of respect..
It said: “On Monday, 19 September 2022, as the Royal Family holds Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, the skies around West London will be closed at certain moments of the day to reduce noise, as a mark of respect to Her Majesty.
“As a result, we have reduced our schedule and some flights will be re-timed to accommodate this.”
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There are currently 12 British Airways flights flying from Edinburgh Airport to Heathrow Airport and London City Airport on September 19.
According to the British Airways website, flights are scheduled between 6.50am and 8pm, but none are scheduled between 1.40pm and 5.45pm.
However, this flight schedule may change as the state funeral takes place from 11am, with the procession from Westminster Hall beginning at 10.35am.
A nationwide two-minute silence at noon will also take place.
The disruption comes in the wake of a two-day French air traffic control strike on Friday, September 16, which saw the cancellations of up to nine flights from Edinburgh Airport.
What to do if my flight from Edinburgh to London is rescheduled?
British Airways said passengers who are due to travel on September 19, will be contacted via email to explain the options.
The passengers are advised to wait to hear from the airline before getting in contact and can continue to check for updates through Manage My Booking.
For passengers who are travelling to or from London airports on Monday up to Tuesday, September 20, they are also warned that the journey may take “slightly longer than usual.”
Travellers are asked to follow Transport for London and National Rail for any transport arrangements and more updates before starting their journey.
When is Queen Elizabeth’s funeral?
Since Her Majesty’s death at Balmoral on September 8, 2022, the nation has been in a period of mourning.
She passed away surrounded by King Charles III and Princess Anne, and Westminster Hall has recently started a period of lying-in-state.
The funeral of Her Majesty will take place on Monday, September 19, at 11am, in Westminster Abbey.
King Charles III proclaimed the day a bank holiday so that the members of the public could pay their respects. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/traffic-and-travel/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-british-airways-reschedules-flights-from-edinburgh-to-london-3846260 | 2022-09-16T13:59:57Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/traffic-and-travel/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-british-airways-reschedules-flights-from-edinburgh-to-london-3846260 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LEGENDARY BAND'S DEBUT ALBUM, CAN'T BUY A THRILL, WILL KICK OFF THE YEARLONG REISSUE PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 4TH
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by the songwriting and virtuoso musical duo of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan released an extraordinary run of seven albums on ABC Records and MCA Records from 1972 through 1980. Filled with topline musicianship, clever and subversive wordplay, ironic humor, genius arrangements, and pop hits that outshone the Top 40 of its day, their records, which were as sophisticated and cerebral as they were inscrutable, were stylistically diverse, melding their love of jazz with rock, blues, and impeccable pop songcraft.
Now at long last, Steely Dan's classic ABC and MCA Records catalog will return to vinyl with an extensive yearlong reissue program of the band's first seven records, which is being personally overseen by founding member Donald Fagen. The LPs, most of which haven't been widely available since their original release, will be available on 33 1/3 RPM 180-gram black vinyl via Geffen/UMe, and as a limited-edition premium 45 RPM version on Ultra High-Quality Vinyl (UHQR) from Analogue Productions, the audiophile in-house reissue label of Acoustic Sounds. Analogue Productions will also release this series of titles on Super Audio CD (SACD).
The series will kick off on November 4th with the album that started it all, Steely Dan's legendary 1972 debut LP, Can't Buy A Thrill, now in its 50th anniversary year, featuring the band's breakthrough hits, "Do It Again," "Reelin' in the Years," and the recently viral "Dirty Work," with original lead vocalist David Palmer.
Additional albums will roll out periodically throughout 2022 and 2023 and will include the band's sprawling 1973 sophomore LP, Countdown to Ecstasy, with such standouts as "Bodhisattva," "Show Biz Kids" and "My Old School," sung by Donald Fagen who took over as lead vocalist; 1974's jazzy Pretzel Logic, their first Top 10 album with the massive hit, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number;" 1975's swing-pop perfection Katy Lied, with highlights "Black Friday," "Bad Sneakers" and "Doctor Wu," and the addition of Michael McDonald on vocals; 1976's guitar-driven The Royal Scam, featuring "Kid Charlemagne" and "The Fez;" 1977's platinum-selling jazz-rock masterwork Aja, which includes the three hit singles – "Deacon Blues," Peg" and "Josie" – and the elegant title cut; and their final album for MCA, and last for 20 years, 1980's brilliant Gaucho, with "Hey Nineteen," and "Time Out Of Mind," featuring Mark Knopfler on guitar.
Pre-order Can't Buy A Thrill here: https://steelydan.lnk.to/CantBuyAThrillPR
All albums are being meticulously remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes except for Aja, which will be mastered from an analog, non-EQ'd, tape copy, and Gaucho, which will be sourced from a 1980 analog tape copy originally EQ'd by Bob Ludwig. (There's no evidence the original tapes containing the flat mixes of Aja and Gaucho were delivered to the record label and it's presumed the tapes no longer exist.) Lacquers for UMe's standard 33 1/3 RPM 180-gram version will be cut by Alex Abrash at his renowned AA Mastering studio from high-resolution digital files of Grundman's new masters and pressed at Precision. They will be housed in reproductions of the original artwork.
The 45 RPM UHQR version will be pressed at Analogue Productions' Quality Record Pressings on 200-gram Clarity Vinyl, packaged in a deluxe box, and will include a booklet detailing the entire process of making a UHQR along with a certificate of inspection. Each UHQR is pressed, using hand-selected vinyl, with attention paid to every single detail of every single record. All of the innovations introduced by QRP that have been generating such incredible critical acclaim are applied to each UHQR. The 200-gram records feature the same flat profile that helped to make the original UHQR so desirable.
The Steely Dan vinyl reissue program follows last year's release of Steely Dan's Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! and a live version of Donald Fagen's acclaimed solo album, The Nightfly Live, which were both released via UMe on 180-gram vinyl, CD, and digital. The first live Steely Dan album in more than 25 years, Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! was recorded across tour dates at New York City's Beacon Theatre, The Met Philadelphia, and more, and showcases selections from Steely Dan's extraordinary catalog of slinky grooves, sleek subversive lyrics, and infectious hits. Fagen's The Nightfly Live was performed live by The Steely Dan Band.
Steely Dan helped define the soundtrack of the '70s with hits such as "Reeling in the Years," "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "Peg," "Deacon Blues," "Babylon Sisters," and "Hey Nineteen," culled from their seven platinum albums issued between 1972 and 1980 (including 1977's groundbreaking Aja). Both their sound and their notoriety survived the '80s despite Walter Becker and Donald Fagen occasionally surfacing for a solo project. They reunited as Steely Dan in the early '90s, touring successfully throughout the decade and releasing a live album in 1995 (Alive In America). In 2000, they released their multi-GRAMMY® winner, Two Against Nature, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AAOI, CLEU, NTLA, JWN, and TKC.
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- Quantitative three-pronged program to improve bone and total body health –
ASHBURN, Va., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Osteoporosis is a complex and multifactorial disorder that is growing in prevalence. More than half of Medicare-aged women and more than a fifth of comparable age men have one or more osteoporotic fractures confirmed during their lifetime. Recovery from large bone fractures is slow and leads to a more sedentary and less engaged life with greater morbidity and accelerated mortality.
Thought-leading scientist and integrative healthcare pioneer, Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, and natural bone health expert Susan Brown, PhD, CNS, with contributors Jayashree Mani, MS, CCN and Marcy Jaffe, MPA, MBA, explore the components of bone health – from submolecular to macromolecular – and offer a quantitative approach to epigenetic factors, providing simple clinically-useful integrative tests and a targeted action plan that includes diet, hydration, supplementation and lifestyle recommendations that will protect bone, joint and muscle health as we age.
The book covers an "Alkaline Way" approach to bone and body health consisting of:
- Measuring and Correcting Net Acid Excess
- Measuring and Reducing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
- Evaluating Neurohormone Status
Dr. Brown notes, "While the average woman loses roughly 45% of her bone density between the ages of 35 and 85, we see clients stabilize bone mass quickly, with bone mass gains over the longer term being more the rule than the exception. Those who diligently work through the steps of our program put control back into their control systems, gain bone strength, and reduce fracture risk."
Natural Bone Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Healthy Bone, Joints and Muscles is now available for purchase on Amazon.com and at https://www.perqueintegrativehealth.com/natural-bone-health-a-practitioners-guide-to-healthy-bone-joints-and-muscles/
Russell Jaffe, MD, Ph.D., CCN, is an internist and immunologist. He is board-certified in clinical pathology, with subspecialty board certification in chemical pathology. Russ is a Fellow of the following medical societies: ASCP, ACAAI, ACN, ASIP, and FRSM. Dr. Jaffe helped advance several adjunctive healthcare approaches including medical acupuncture (TCM), certified clinical nutrition (CCN), health coaching, and predictive biomarkers. Enabling primary, proactive prevention in clinical practice is part of Dr. Jaffe's mission to speed the transition from sick care to healthful caring in policy, practice and research. With over 100 peer reviewed publications, invited chapters, and books, Dr. Jaffe speaks at continuing professional education conferences and in technology innovation forums. Dr. Jaffe is director of ELISA/ACT Biotechnologies (Sterling, VA), PERQUE (Ashburn, VA), RMJ Holdings (Vienna, VA) and serves as a founding Fellow of the Health Studies Collegium. He works and lives in Virginia.
Susan E. Brown, Ph.D., CNS, is a medical anthropologist and certified clinical nutritionist (CCN). She directs the Better Bones Foundation and Center for Better Bones in East Syracuse, NY. Dr. Brown conducts primary research, and lectures widely on osteoporosis, teaching her natural Better Bones, Better Body Program for the regeneration of bone health. Dr. Brown's publications include The Acid Alkaline Food Guide (Square One Publishers 2006, 2013) Better Bones, Better Body: Beyond Estrogen and Calcium: A Comprehensive Self-Help Program for Preventing, Halting & Overcoming Osteoporosis (New Canaan: Keats, 1996, 2000); The Mend Clinic Book of Natural Remedies for Menopause and Beyond (Dell, 1997), co-authored with Dr. Paula Maas. Information on Dr. Brown's works can be found at www.betterbones.com. Susan works and lives in East Syracuse, New York.
Jayashree Mani MS, CCN is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and has focused on diabetes, weight management, integrative nutrition and lifestyle management. She has been providing nutritional counseling and education to patients in various medical settings for more than 20 years. With her expertise in the field of autoimmunity, she has also co-authored chapters and articles in key reference books and scientific journals and is a Certified Nutrition Specialist supervisor. Jayashree is also involved in product formulation and actively educating practitioners and helping patients achieve lifetime wellness. Jayashree works and lives in northern Virginia.
Marcy Jaffe, MPA, MBA, serves as a health advocate with Thinking of You since 1997: http://www.vitamins-today.com. She successfully achieves improved bone health outcomes one client at a time, through increasing magnesium reserves and recommending the Alkaline Way Lifestyle. Marcy successfully completed the PIH Academy Course 1 Certification in 2019. Marcy works and lives in small towns of western Washington and southern Arizona.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Lawton man convicted for lying to receive veterans benefits has been sentenced to five years behind bars.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of Michigan says 53-year-old Joseph Scott Gray lied to the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding an inability to walk or stand. As a result, he received $250,000 in benefits he was not entitled to.
We’re told Gray received an examination at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center in 2017, during which he told staff members it had been a decade since he last walked. Gray was seen walking minutes later at a nearby restaurant, according to federal attorneys.
Gray reportedly peddled false claims for a span of 15 years.
The Department of Justice says Gray was later found guilty for conspiring to defraud the government, issuing false statements with the VA, stealing government money and giving false claims in exchange for benefits.
“Our nation has an obligation to care for our veterans and we must ensure they receive the medical care and disability benefits they need and deserve. Those who lie and fraudulently obtain VA benefits they are not entitled to receive not only steal from American taxpayers but from the veterans who served in defense of our country,” says U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “My office will fight to protect VA benefits for those in genuine need of treatment and support.”
Gray was previously sentenced to 27 months in 2011 for reportedly selling guns without a license. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/south-mi/van-buren/lawton-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-lying-to-receive-250k-in-va-benefits | 2022-09-16T14:02:29Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/south-mi/van-buren/lawton-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-lying-to-receive-250k-in-va-benefits | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
'Ky-ahm is going home-aaay...' :\nIt'll make perfect fayther and son sense in less. The NWA Power & the Wrestlers title' from Sask-Wal in Krisp is getting a rematch as Nipple Kahne gets a second attempt of regaining his P & TW bel... in another special rembray? This isn'y our regular SCRN M.C.. who used to # NGC 1400-3 C7B8C352EAECF238AEAFBAAEAD0C5CBBAFBC928CFDBFEAEBE526\nPour lire cet echange entre Eurycleia la première gouvernissai de Miletz l, 18 mars je vérifications\n\nBlog du Forum. Fishe. Cuisse... Le 3 mai 1 TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Conlan Marks has lived and worked in the same town his entire life, and he still can't get enough. "I love Takoma Park," he said.
Marks said his deep sense of community comes largely from when he voted at the age of 16 in the Takoma Park, Maryland, municipal elections.
"We live in a very small town. You have a lot of power with your vote," he said.
About a decade ago, Takoma Park became the first American city to lower the voting age to 16 for all city elections. As of today, the Maryland towns of Hyattsville, Greenbelt, Riverdale and Mount Rainier have followed suit.
"Young people want to have a say on the issues that affect them," Andrew Wilkes said.
He's leading the national push for Vote 16 USA, which advocates lowering the voting age in local elections. Wilkes said for school board elections only, voters have already decided to drop the age in Oakland and Berkeley, California. The issue is officially on the ballot in Culver City, California, this November and Vote 16 USA plans to campaign in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
"When cities that have that kind of disproportionate influence elect to lower the voting age, I think we'll begin to see something like a domino effect," Wilkes said.
"The younger generation is very activist-oriented," political analyst Susan MacManus said.
She predicts if the idea of voting in local elections at the age of 16 builds in U.S. cities coast to coast, that could result in deeper engagement in state and national politics.
"If parties felt like 16 year olds would turn out to be regular voters instead of casual, sometimes vote and sometimes not, that would be of great interest to both parties because the biggest trend in politics is that younger people are turning their backs on parties and registering as no party affiliation," MacManus said.
Marks said he's voted in every Takoma Park election since he cast his first vote at 16. He's eager to see how young people turn out to elect Takoma Park's next mayor and city council in November.
"I'm still thinking about who to vote for," Faith Smith said.
At 17 years old, she'll vote for the first time in the Takoma Park municipal elections in the fall. She's excited to study the candidates and be an example for her generation.
"We're very optimistic. We're very hopeful, and I think that optimism is what drives us to make that change," she said.
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Mysterious slow-moving fireball caught on cam
Published: Sep. 16, 2022 at 9:37 AM EDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago
(CNN) – People across the northern parts of the United Kingdom watched as a slow-moving fireball lit up the sky Wednesday night.
Hundreds of people across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern parts of England say the fireball lasted about 10-20 seconds.
Scientists say that’s a long time for a fireball to be seen, so they weren’t sure what it was at first.
Experts now say it was a meteor and not a piece of space junk.
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TROY, Mich., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), has completed the acquisition of RapidMiner, a leader in advanced data analytics and machine learning (ML) software.
RapidMiner's well-established desktop platform and new-to-market cloud platform (multi-tenant and SaaS ready) strengthens Altair's current end-to-end data analytics (DA) portfolio, which already offers customers the power to understand, transform, act on, and automate their data.
Altair is well positioned to execute on the newly acquired technology and continue to grow its existing business.
Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. For more information, visit https://www.altair.com/.
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Pegasystems to pay Appian additional $23.6 million in legal fees for willful and malicious misappropriation of trade secrets
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian (NASDAQ: APPN) announced today that the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Virginia entered a final judgment awarding it $2.036 billion in damages from Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA) for trade secret misappropriation. The Court also entered final judgment on the jury's verdict that Pegasystems violated the Virginia Computer Crimes Act. Appian had brought the case to trial in March 2022 to ensure the protection of its proprietary intellectual property, including its trade secrets, and received the jury's verdict after a 7 week trial on May 9, 2022. As a result of the jury's finding of willful and malicious appropriation of Appian's trade secrets, the Court also ordered Pegasystems to pay Appian $23.6 million in attorney's fees associated with the case. Finally, the Court ordered Pegasystems to pay Appian statutory post-judgment interest on the judgment at an annual rate of 6%, or approximately $122 million per year.
"We are pleased that the Court rejected Pegasystems' efforts to throw out the jury's verdict," stated Christopher Winters, General Counsel at Appian. "We think that the jury's verdict was sound, and the Court's rulings at trial were well founded. Appian only asked for damages representing Pegasystems' unjust enrichment at Appian's expense, which was supported by expert witness testimony including from a retired Gartner analyst. We did not seek or receive punitive damages. We will now move to the appellate phase of the litigation, where we are confident that we will prevail as well."
During the seven-week trial, Appian presented evidence that Pegasystems hired an employee of a government contractor (the "Contractor"), to provide Pegasystems with access to Appian's software as a part of an effort to learn how to better compete against Appian. In hiring the Contractor, Pegasystems instructed its third-party contracting service to recruit someone who was not "loyal" to Appian. Appian put forward evidence that the Contractor passed trade secret information to Pegasystems to enable its employees to build competitive features and train Pegasystems' sales team to better compete against Appian. During the proceedings, Alan Trefler, Pegasystems' Founder and CEO, admitted that it was "inappropriate'' for Pegasystems employees to have hired the Contractor, and that the Contractor "apparently did things for which he was not entitled."
The Contractor, referred to as a "spy" internally at Pegasystems, helped Pegasystems generate dozens of video recordings of the Appian development environment for use by Pegasystems in compiling competitive materials and evaluating improvements to its platform. Appian also submitted that Pegasystems' product development team reviewed the materials provided by the Contractor and changed the course of Pegasystems' product engineering to take advantage of the Appian technology they saw. Specifically, Appian put forward documents and testimony that Pegasystems made use of the trade secrets gleaned from the Contractor to make improvements with respect to, among other things, ease of use, and social and mobile capabilities in the Pegasystems platform.
Appian believes that the damages award is the largest award in Virginia state court history.
Pega has filed a notice of appeal. Pegasystems is not required to pay Appian the judgment, attorney's fees, or post-judgment interest until all appeals are exhausted. Appian cannot predict the outcome of any appeals or the time it will take to resolve them.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Berger Financial Group proudly announces that April Bortscheller, CFP® has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the growing Minneapolis-based financial services firm. Having been with Berger for 16 years and through time reshaping nearly every area of the firm's operations, Bortscheller is uniquely qualified to lead the $1.5B+ RIA firm into the future. Having served in the Army National Guard for eight years, April garnered leadership skills and capabilities that have shaped Berger over the years. Recently, Bortscheller helped Berger become one of only a tiny handful of true Employee-owned [ESOP] financial services in the nation. This promotion was announced September 15th, 2022.
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Groups unveil climate law ad push ahead of midterms
Climate and progressive groups are launching a $10 million, 12-week ad campaign touting the new energy law, an effort targeted at young people and communities of color.
Driving the news: The ads begin Monday on streaming services and social media platforms in states including Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and a few others.
- They're designed to "educate voters" about the law's benefits, per the rollout from Climate Power, the League of Conservation Voters, Black Progressive Action Coalition (BPAC), Somos Votantes and the NRDC Action Fund.
- "Communities of color have often been left out of conversations about combating climate change, the good jobs created as a means of protecting our natural resources, and decreasing energy costs," BPAC head Adrianne Shropshire said in a statement.
Zoom in: The first three spots are called "Swipe," "Solve It," and "The Facts."
Why it matters: The campaign — which also includes in-state events Climate Power will host — is part of much wider moves by various climate advocates to promote the law's energy and climate provisions.
- There's a flurry of election-season activity and the new ads kick off what the groups call a multiyear push.
The big picture: Several states in the buy are midterm battlegrounds. But a Climate Power spokesperson said locations were chosen for reasons including...
- They're home to growing clean energy sectors.
- The regions are getting hit by climate change including extreme heat and floods.
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Phoenix weekend plans: Vintage markets and concerts
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? We've got you covered.
Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market
When and where: Today through Sunday at WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road.
- Hours are 4-9pm today, 8am-3pm on Saturday and 10am-3pm on Sunday.
Details: The semiannual event has 120,000 square feet of vintage shopping with more than 150 vendors.
Cost: $8 in advance and $10 at the gate on Saturday and Sunday, plus $10 for parking.
- Tickets for today's VIP event are $50 in advance and $60 at the gate, while the early entry tickets on Saturday (8am-10am) are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate.
- Children 12 and under get in for free.
Flashback Party Jam
When and where: 7:30pm Saturday at Footprint Center
Details: Come see The Sugarhill Gang, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Digital Underground, Kid 'n Play, Tag Team, Treach from Naughty by Nature and other classic hip-hop and R&B from the '80s and '90s.
Cost: $35-$56
Chandler Contigo Kickoff Festival
When and where: 5-9pm Saturday at the Chandler Community Center, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave.
Details: The Hispanic Heritage Month festival will feature live performances, a DJ, food trucks and booths, cultural merchandise and free activities like face painting and crafts.
Cost: Free
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Vice President of North America R&D to join panels on C-V2X and Edge Computing; booth will feature DENSO's Two Great Causes: Green and Peace of Mind
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO, a leading mobility supplier, will exhibit and participate in panels at ITS World Congress 2022 in Los Angeles, September 18-22.
DENSO's booth, #811, will feature displays centered on how the company's future vision and product portfolio are powering its pursuit of its Two Great Causes: Green — achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 — and Peace of Mind — creating a safe and seamless world for all. Among the displays, one will outline how DENSO is using blockchain technology and advanced QR codes to increase the carbon footprint traceability of vehicle batteries. This helps build trust and reliability in supply chains and contributes to greater sustainability as electric vehicles become more prevalent.
Roger Berg, vice president of North America R&D at DENSO, will join two panels:
- Monday, Sept. 19, 1-2 p.m. PT, Exhibit Hall Education Theater: C-V2X for Safety Services
- Brad Stertz, Director of Government Affairs at Audi
- Jim Misener, Global V2X Ecosystem Lead, Qualcomm
- Tim Johnson, a Director of IoT Sales in the public sector
- Together they'll discuss how C-V2X safety services, such as traffic signal pre-emption and road hazard information, are saving lives and why it's important to preserve and expand spectrum for these types of solutions.
- Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2-3pm PT, Exhibit Hall Education Theater: Edge Computing and the Future of Connected Vehicle Services
- Said Tabet, Distinguished Dell Engineer and AECC Board Member
- Ludovico Fassati, SVP America and President B2B America, Nexar
- Alex Oyler, Director, North America, SBD Automotive
- Panelists will provide an overview of the connected vehicle services ecosystem and discuss data management and transfer challenges that currently exist in the space. They'll also give updates on the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium's (AECC) work to help conquer these data hurdles using an edge computing approach.
"DENSO is dedicated to creating a mobility future that's sustainable, safe and efficient for all," Berg said. "Participating in events like ITS World Congress 2022 enhances our efforts to accomplish this. It also strengthens our commitment to innovate in emerging areas and to collaborate with new partners so we can contribute to a better world. We look forward to connecting with attendees who share this same passion."
While DENSO has a 70-year history of manufacturing leading automotive components and technology for automakers worldwide, the company's participation at the show reflects its broadening focus on mobility.
In 2018, DENSO announced its Second Founding, a strategic shift designed to add new, digital-first capabilities in addition to its hardware expertise to enhance the company's offerings in electrification, automated driving, mobility and non-automotive fields.
For those interested in working at an automotive supplier with an eye on the future while supporting its employees' growth, visit densocareers.com.
DENSO is a $45.1 billion global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for nearly every vehicle make and model on the road today. With manufacturing at its core, DENSO invests in its 198 facilities to produce electrification system, powertrain system, thermal system, mobility electronics, & advanced devices, to create jobs that directly change how the world moves. The company's 167,000+ employees are paving the way to a mobility future that improves lives, eliminates traffic accidents, and preserves the environment. Globally headquartered in Kariya, Japan, DENSO spent 9.0 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. For more information about global DENSO, visit https://www.denso.com/global/en/.
In North America, DENSO is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and employs 27,000+ engineers, researchers, and skilled workers across 51 sites in the U.S, Canada and Mexico. In the United States alone, DENSO employs 17,700+ employees across 14 states (and the District of Columbia) and 41 sites. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, DENSO in North America generated $9.5 billion in consolidated sales. DENSO is committed to advancing diversity and inclusion inside the company and beyond – a principle that brings unique perspectives together, bolsters innovation, and pushes DENSO forward. Join us, and craft not only how the world moves, but also your career: densocareers.com. For more information, go to https://www.denso.com/us-ca/en/
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Diane Arbus
Ahead of David Zwirner and Fraenkel Gallery’s restaging of “Cataclysm: The 1972 Diane Arbus Retrospective,” a look back at what art critics have said about the photographer—for better or for worse.
Whether you know it or not, there’s a good chance that your perception of photography has been shaped by a single solo exhibition that the Museum of Modern Art mounted in 1972. Its posthumous retrospective of Diane Arbus—then the most highly attended show in the institution’s history—played such a role in proving photographs have the capacity to fall under the category of fine art that a half century later, David Zwirner and Fraenkel Gallery gathered all of the 113 prints that were formerly on display for a show covering Arbus’s career. And in some ways, “Cataclysm: The 1972 Diane Arbus Retrospective” is now even better than the original: Doon Arbus, the photographer’s daughter and manager of her estate, played a key part in ensuring the exhibition and Zwirner’s accompanying book fully encompassed her mother’s legacy.
Comprehensive as the restaging—on view at Zwirner’s W. 20th St. location through October 20—is, the show’s accompanying 498-page book is even more illuminating when it comes to illustrating Arbus’s impact. In a testament to how much she got and will no doubt continue to get people talking, it includes commentary from no fewer than 55 esteemed authors and critics. The number would likely come as a surprise to the photographer in question; while not undersung during her lifetime, she was nowhere near as well-known at the time of her death by suicide, a year before her MoMA retrospective.
The book illustrates one of the most striking things about the polemic nature of Arbus’s work. Back then, the criticism mainly had to do with whom Arbus photographed, rather than the way that she (and, to be fair, many others at the time) characterized her often disenfranchised subjects. We’re going to pass on specifying some of the wording, but know that subjects who were, for example, differently abled or transgender, were then openly referred to as “freaks.”
For proof of that, look no further than Susan Sontag’s infamous 5,000-plus-word takedown of Arbus’s first MoMA retrospective—headlined “Freak Show” and featuring the declaration that “anybody Arbus photographed was a freak.” (Funnily enough, Sontag herself was once among Arbus’s subjects.) Even esteemed writers such as Janet Malcolm and Hilton Als casually threw around the then-conventional term now known as “the R word.”
On the occasion of the monumental exhibition’s revival, revisit some of the most notable commentary on Arbus’s work gathered in Zwirner’s upcoming tome Diane Arbus Documents below.
Hilton Als, the New Yorker, 1995
“The harsh light Arbus leveled at her subjects—‘A Jewish giant at home with his parents in the Bronx, N.Y. 1970,’ ‘Loser at a Diaper Derby, N.J. 1967’—was an indication not of a merciless vision but of her desire to enhance her subjects’ presence, which she considered ‘terrific.’ Like [Andy] Warhol, Arbus used the dumbest language possible to describe her work. As though she were a child always on the verge of rebuilding the universe through found objects—or found images—no language but the most rudimentarily joyful could describe the moment when she happened upon the signposts leading toward her self-expression.”
Cindy Nemser, The Feminist Art Journal, 1973
“She makes us squirm, twist, avert our eyes, sneak a look back, giggle, and ultimately convince ourselves that our state is infinitely superior to the one that confronts us in the black and white two-dimensional image before us.”
Susan Sontag, The New York Review of Books, 1973
“Arbus’s work shows people who are pathetic, pitiable, as well as horrible, repulsive, but it does not arouse any compassionate feelings. Nevertheless, despite this evident coolness of tone, the photographs have been scoring moral points all along with critics. For what might be judged as their dissociated and naïve point of view, the photographs have been praised for their candor and for an unsentimental empathy with their subjects. What is actually their aggressiveness toward the public has been turned into a moral accomplishment: that the photographs don’t allow the viewer any distance from the subject.”
Peter Schjeldahl, the New Yorker, 2005
“Sontag’s notorious attack on Arbus, in an essay from 1973 that became the linchpin of her book ‘On Photography’ (1977), passed one test of great criticism. It asked the right question—about photography’s claim to be a full-fledged and legitimate art—at the right time, when Arbus’s work had advanced that claim with unprecedented force. Otherwise, the essay is an exercise in aesthetic insensibility, eschewing description of the art for aspersions, often pithy, on the artist’s ethics. ‘Arbus’s interest in freaks expresses a desire to violate her own innocence,’ Sontag wrote. That’s probably right, but it’s incidental to photographs that transcend the interest and desire of their maker and, in the process, shatter the idea of ‘freaks’ as a stable category of experience. Sontag rushed to rescue the idea.
“‘In photographing dwarfs, you don’t get majesty and beauty,’ she insisted. ‘You get dwarfs.’ She noted with bemusement that in Arbus’s pictures people who are ‘pathetic, pitiable, as well as repulsive’ look ‘cheerful, self-accepting, matter-of-fact.’ She wondered, ‘Do they know how grotesque they are? It seems as if they don’t.’ It’s an interesting complaint, suggesting that people who look or behave in unusual ways merit sympathy from the rest of us only if they visibly assent to our disgust with them. Saying such things shows how far Sontag was willing to go in a campaign that aimed, beyond Arbus, at photography itself.”
Hilton Kramer, the New York Times, 1972
“The power of these pictures does not derive from their subject matter alone. It derives in equal degree from the style Miss Arbus developed to deal with them. This style, which lavishes an extraordinary candor and sympathy on her subjects, is almost an antistyle. It is the complete opposite of the kind of photographic vision that aspires to ‘catch’ a split‐second moment of glimpsed experience and ‘frame’ it forever in a perfect composition.”
Holland Cotter, the New York Times, 2016
“Street photography was the advanced mode of the day, and practitioners like Lee Friedlander, William Klein, Helen Levitt and Garry Winogrand all claimed New York City as their turf. So did Lisette Model, a Viennese émigré with whom Arbus studied briefly. Ms. Model didn’t give her student much formal advice. Instead, she urged her to ease away from the stance of objectivity then considered requisite for serious photography and instead establish emotional relationships with her subjects, and see where that would take her. For Arbus, the advice was heaven-sent. It gave her permission to be the artist she was ready to be.”
Germaine Greer, the Guardian, 2005
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Census data confirms San Francisco's WFH shift
Nearly 46% of people in San Francisco primarily worked from home in 2021 — up from 7% in 2019, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
By the numbers: San Francisco had the third-highest percentage of residents working from home among major U.S. cities.
- Washington, D.C., topped the list with over 48% of workers mostly clocking in from home in 2021.
- Seattle came in second at almost 47%.
Why it matters: The newly released survey results provide one of the most reliable indications yet of the pandemic's impact on Americans' work-from-home habits, Axios' Erin Doherty writes.
- Of note: In 2020, the Census Bureau didn't release its standard, one-year estimates "because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection."
Zoom out: Nationally, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% in 2019 to 17.9% in 2021.
- States with the highest WFH percentage were Washington, Maryland and Colorado, all around 24%.
- California saw 21.4% of its workforce stay home in 2021, a 15.1% increase from pre-pandemic figures.
What they're saying: "Work and commuting are central to American life, so the widespread adoption of working from home is a defining feature of the COVID-19 pandemic," Michael Burrows, a statistician in the Census Bureau's Journey-to-Work and Migration Statistics Branch, said in a statement.
Be smart: Compared to California's other large cities, San Francisco had by far the highest percentage of workers staying home (46%).
- Oakland was the second-highest in the state at 33%, followed by San Jose at 30%.
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Karamo Brown launches free Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training with Aussie microlearning platform EdApp
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Karamo Brown, best known for his role as Culture Expert on Netflix's Queer Eye has teamed up with EdApp by SafetyCulture to help businesses move beyond DEI buzzwords and help workplaces become more inclusive. Businesses and individual learners around the world can now access Karamo's new course — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training with Karamo — and it's available for free.
The course aims to help businesses of all sizes focus on DEI, which is particularly important when you consider that 76% of job seekers and employees say diversity and inclusion training and programs are an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers. 83% of millennials reported that they feel more actively engaged with their work when their company supports DEI initiatives and programs and by 2025, Millennials will make up 75% of the workforce.
While the business benefits of DEI programs are clear, recent YouGov research commissioned by SafetyCulture found only 30% of frontline workers said they'd received diversity and inclusion training in the last year.
Karamo's course helps learners hold a mirror up to their everyday actions, and understand the necessary steps they can take to keep themselves and their workplaces accountable. The course includes 7 bite-sized focuses on key issues including microaggressions, unconscious bias, and psychological safety at work. It offers tools and tips to help businesses and employees take actionable steps to create a culture where everyone feels included.
Commenting on his partnership with EdApp, Karamo said: "Putting inclusion into practice takes more than a diversity statement. People ask why DEI is so important right now — it's because when you recognize someone's diversity and who they are, that's when they feel they can be their authentic selves and do their best work. I'm hoping everyone taking this course takes away the understanding that creating an inclusive workplace is easy to do, but it does take work. Each of us has to do the work daily to make sure we create a culture where everyone feels included."
Karamo's new course will help the 30,000 global businesses already using the EdApp platform and will be available for free for any new companies or individuals that want to take the course and create more inclusive, equitable and diverse workplaces.
Commenting on EdApp's approach to workplace learning, Darren Winterford, EdApp CEO said:
"DEI is an important space that all companies need and want to improve in. We created this course with Karamo because he is an expert in this space and knows what it takes to make more inclusive workplaces. The course is free because we're big believers in democratizing learning - especially when it comes to such important issues."
"We want to help small to medium-sized businesses provide the same learning and development experiences that bigger organisations offer. We've seen people around the world signing up in droves for expert-led classes that help them progress their personal goals – so why not bring some of that excitement to the workplace?"
Businesses or individuals who are interested in taking the course can do so for free, by signing up here.
About 'Karamo's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training'
Karamo's course includes 7 bite-sized lessons that your team can complete from any device. It outlines how to move beyond buzzwords and create a truly inclusive workplace for all. It covers:
- Course Introduction
- Defining diversity, equity vs equality, and inclusion
- Confronting our own unconscious bias
- Spotting and stopping microaggressions
- Putting inclusion into practice
- How to stand up for others
- The importance of psychological safety
About Karamo Brown
Karamo is a passionate DEI advocate and has extensive experience working in the LGBTQIA+ space from helping the White House to create legislation supporting LGBT+ youth to being on the advisory board for OutRight International — a global LGBT+ human rights organization.
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What the Toronto Film Festival 2022 Tells Us About the Oscar Race
The Toronto International Film Festival, one of the key early stops on the awards season train for many a contender, returned to its full glory this year after two pandemic-altered editions. The buzz was back on the city’s King Street West as glitzy casts gathered on step and repeats, Steven Spielberg debuted his latest, The Fabelmans, and Harry Styles mania descended on the town. (Styles, fresh off a tense Venice Film Festival was there for My Policeman—the other, less controversial, movie he is in this year after Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling. The frenzy was palpable, although the film was underwhelming.)
While TIFF isn't entirely about the Oscar race, it does offer a good primer of what to expect in the months to come. After about a week of movie viewing, we now have a good sense of what's in the running for Best Picture, which actors will be battling it out, and even what might win Best Documentary.
Here are five key takeaways.
Steven Spielberg Is Once Again a Major Oscar Contender
The big Oscar story out of this year’s TIFF was the debut of Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, his glorious memoir of a movie about his early infatuation with cinema and his parents’ divorce. The loosely veiled autobiography, co-written with Spielberg’s longtime collaborator Tony Kushner, stars Gabriel LaBelle as Sammy Fabelman, Spielberg’s stand-in, who views the breakdown of his parents’ marriage through his 8mm camera. Michelle Williams is magnetic as Sammy’s mother Mitzi, a figure of joy and exuberance, masking a deep sadness. Her performance is the crux of the project and she became the Best Supporting Actress frontrunner immediately following the premiere. But everyone is wonderful, from Paul Dano as Sammy’s reserved father to Seth Rogen as his parents’ charming friend. At this point, it’s hard to imagine that the Academy won’t fall in love with this mission statement from one of the all-time greats.
It will possibly have competition, however, from another movie about the movies: Sam Mendes' Empire of Light, which came into TIFF riding the buzz from the Telluride Film Festival. Set in early 1980s Britain, the film stars Olivia Colman as a reserved, lonely employee at a seaside cinema, who falls in love with her new coworker, a younger Black man, played by Micheal Ward. Colman is great—when is she not?—and Roger Deakins' cinematography is stunning, but Mendes is out of his depth when it comes to tackling racism and mental health. What starts as a swooning romance is complicated as Colman's character’s illness recurs, and Thatcher era hatred spreads across the country.
Brendan Fraser and Colin Farrell Are Shoo-Ins for Best Actor Nods
It’s hard to deny the appeal of the Brendan Fraser narrative that started with his emotional reaction to the standing ovation he received at the premiere for his new movie The Whale in Venice. The '90s goofball hunk and star of Encino Man has been open about his struggles in Hollywood—from the physical deterioration he endured to a sexual assault—and now he has a role that can show the breadth of his talent. The lovefest continued at TIFF, where he received a Tribute Award, but the movie is divisive, and will probably continue to be the subject of discourse as more people see it. Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of a play by Samuel D. Hunter features Fraser as Charlie, an English teacher on the verge of eating himself to death while mourning his deceased lover. Wearing extensive prosthetics to convey Charlie's obesity, Fraser is warm and sorrowful, but the material is tough in a variety of ways. The women who orbit Charlie—including his daughter played by Sadie Sink—are rendered as harsh and unforgiving, and Aronofsky treats Charlie's binge eating like a horror movie, complete with an overbearing score.
Fraser isn't alone in the Oscar race. Colin Farrell won Venice's Best Actor prize before his film The Banshees of Inisherin headed to Canada. Reuniting with Martin McDonagh, who also directed him in In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths, Farrell plays a simple man on a tiny Irish island in 1923 whose world is thrown into turmoil when his best friend (Brendan Gleeson) decides he doesn't want to hang out anymore. It sounds simple enough, but Farrell is incredible in a challenging role that could easily fall into parody.
Also potentially in the mix is Hugh Jackman, who stars in Florian Zeller's follow up to The Father, which won Anthony Hopkins an Oscar in 2021. The Son, in which Jackman plays the dad of a depressed teen, is much blunter than its predecessor and Jackman's performance isn't on the level of Hopkins', but voters have shown they are in Zeller's camp.
The Knives Out Sequel, Glass Onion, Is an Absolute Blast
Whether or not the Academy latches onto the fabulously entertaining Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, it sure is fun. Perhaps too fun for Oscar voters. But its vast cast brought a welcome dose of glamour to TIFF and will surely do so throughout the awards season. (Kate Hudson walking into a movie premiere carrying popcorn and what appeared to be a plastic cup of white wine? Iconic.)
Rian Johnson takes a new tact with this whodunnit, which strands Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc on a private Grecian island with a bunch of, in the parlance of one of the protagonists, "shitheads." They've all gathered on the request of their friend and benefactor, an ostentatious tech titan portrayed by Edward Norton. Without giving too much away, it takes a second for the movie to find its rhythms, but once it does it's completely gleeful, and Janelle Monáe once again proves she's an all star actress.
It’s a Good Year for Female Ensemble Casts
Two of the most thrilling films out of this year's TIFF feature domineering ensembles of female performers. Tonally, they are vastly different. The Woman King is a spectacular period action epic starring Viola Davis as an African general. Her warriors include Shelia Atim, Lashana Lynch, and Thuso Mbedu, all doing powerful work. Then there’s Women Talking, an adaptation of a 2018 novel about a group of Mennonite women who have all been raped by the men in their community gathering in a barn to discussion their next course of action. Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley are all standouts as they represent the varying viewpoints of the afflicted. It’s a solemn, talky piece that hits extraordinarily hard.
Both films are proof that if you turn over your storytelling to women, you get amazing results. Whether you are looking for a badass blockbuster or a quiet drama, this season’s ladies have you covered.
We Have a Frontrunner for Best Documentary
The documentary category may not be the splashiest one to watch, but you’d be wise to place your bets on Laura Poitras’ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. It’s an astounding portrait of the photographer Nan Goldin, which looks at her life and her work through the prism of her radical existence and activism during the AIDS and opioid crises. Using Goldin’s slideshows as well as newly captured footage of her protests, Poitras has made something gutting and enervating. | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/toronto-film-festival-2022-brendan-fraser-spielberg-oscar-predictions | 2022-09-16T14:10:55Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/toronto-film-festival-2022-brendan-fraser-spielberg-oscar-predictions | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PARIS (AP) — Many domestic and some international flights were canceled in France Friday as air traffic controllers went on a national strike over pay and recruitment issues.
French civil aviation authority DGAC warned that domestic traffic would be “severely disrupted” with many flights canceled and other experiencing long delays. Travelers have been advised to postpone their trip if possible.
Air France said it has canceled 55% of its short- and medium-haul flights and 10% of its long-haul flights. The company could not rule out further delays and last-minute cancellations, it said in a statement.
Other companies operating in France, including Ryanair, Easyjet and Volotea, have also canceled flights.
Mamadou Souré, 42, arrived Friday morning at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport from Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“We were supposed to take a flight to Milan at 9:30 a.m. but it was canceled, but thank God we found a flight at 1:30 p.m. for Turin. We’ll see if we can make it to Milan from there,” he said.
Maria Oudon, from Orlando, Florida, was relieved to see her flight mentioned as “on time” on the airport’s board. “We did spend all night worrying about it because they said to possibly change your flight or have other options. And we still came because we had to take our daughter to school,” she said.
France’s main union of air traffic controllers, the SNCTA, called the one-day strike to demand higher pay amid soaring inflation and demanding more staff to be hired in the coming years. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-flights-disrupted-as-french-air-traffic-controllers-walk-out/ | 2022-09-16T14:11:02Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-flights-disrupted-as-french-air-traffic-controllers-walk-out/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 21 |
PARIS (AP) — Many domestic and some international flights were canceled in France Friday as air traffic controllers went on a national strike over pay and recruitment issues.
French civil aviation authority DGAC warned that domestic traffic would be “severely disrupted” with many flights canceled and other experiencing long delays. Travelers have been advised to postpone their trip if possible.
Air France said it has canceled 55% of its short- and medium-haul flights and 10% of its long-haul flights. The company could not rule out further delays and last-minute cancellations, it said in a statement.
Other companies operating in France, including Ryanair, Easyjet and Volotea, have also canceled flights.
Mamadou Souré, 42, arrived Friday morning at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport from Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“We were supposed to take a flight to Milan at 9:30 a.m. but it was canceled, but thank God we found a flight at 1:30 p.m. for Turin. We’ll see if we can make it to Milan from there,” he said.
Maria Oudon, from Orlando, Florida, was relieved to see her flight mentioned as “on time” on the airport’s board. “We did spend all night worrying about it because they said to possibly change your flight or have other options. And we still came because we had to take our daughter to school,” she said.
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Leader of ballot box surveillance effort sues election officials
A Republican activist who posted printed signs this summer warning that King County ballot boxes were under surveillance is suing the public officials who said those signs were unacceptable.
Driving the news: Amber Krabach filed a lawsuit this month alleging that King County Elections Director Julie Wise trampled Krabach’s free speech rights by calling Krabach’s signs a form of voter intimidation and ordering them removed.
- The lawsuit also targets Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, who similarly criticized the signs.
Why it matters: Krabach, who has raised unsubstantiated concerns about voter fraud, says she wants to continue posting similar signs ahead of the November general election. Election officials say that would interfere with the democratic process.
Catch up quick: Krabach's signs, which appeared near multiple ballot drop boxes in King County in the lead-up to the Aug. 2 primary, said: "This Ballot Dropbox is Under Surveillance – Accepting compensation for harvesting or depositing ballots may be a violation of federal law."
- The signs also included a scannable code directing people to a section of the King County Republican Party website where they could submit "election incident" reports, according to a July report by The Seattle Times. That webpage has since been changed.
- When she posted the signs in July, Krabach was a member of an ad hoc committee of the King County Republican Party.
- That committee has since been dissolved, per the lawsuit.
- The chair of the King County Republican Party, Mathew Patrick Thomas, said the party did not authorize Krabach's efforts and at one point sent a cease-and-desist letter asking her to stop.
The big picture: Krabach, who has unsuccessfully run for the Legislature three times, is challenging Washington's law that says no one can interfere with or try to influence someone's vote within 25 feet of a ballot drop box.
- Krabach's lawsuit says she doesn't think she broke that law. But she also claims the statute is vague and "cannot be constitutionally applied."
- A police investigation into the posting of the signs resulted in no criminal charges, but authorities forwarded their findings to the FBI for consideration.
What they're saying: Krabach declined to comment Thursday. Her attorney did not respond to an email from Axios.
The other side: Wise, the King County Elections Director, said in a statement to Axios that "free speech is foundational to our democracy."
- "However, to suggest that one has a right to intimidate voters and discourage them from using secure and convenient means to return their ballot is not just absurd, it's dangerous," Wise said.
- "As we head into the midterm election it's never been more important to speak truth and stand up to lies," she added. "We will continue to fight this and every other attempt to circumvent democracy with everything we have."
What's next: Krabach seeks a judge's order affirming her right to put up her signs near ballot boxes. She also wants an award of monetary damages.
- The public officials named in Krabach's suit have yet to formally respond to her claims in court.
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany is taking control of three Russian-owned refineries in the country to ensure energy security before an embargo on oil from Russia takes effect next year, officials said Friday.
Two subsidiaries of Russian oil giant Rosneft — Rosneft Deutschland GmbH and RN Refining & Marketing GmbH — will be put under the administration of Germany’s Federal Network Agency, the Economy Ministry said in a statement.
As a result, the agency will also control the companies’ shares in the refineries PCK Schwedt, MiRo and Bayernoil, located in the east and south of Germany.
“This is a far-reaching energy policy decision to protect our country,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. “We’ve long known that Russia isn’t a reliable supplier of energy anymore.”
“With today’s decision, we’re ensuring that Germany is supplied with oil in the medium- and long-term as well,” Scholz said. “That is particularly true for the Schwedt refinery.”
The facility provides petroleum products to much of northeastern Germany, including Berlin.
Rosneft accounts for about 12% of Germany’s oil refining capacity, importing oil worth several hundred million euros (dollars) every month, the ministry said.
It said the move would help ensure continued energy supplies and was initially due to last for six months.
Rosneft had previously made clear it had no intention to stop imports of oil via the Druzhba pipeline, which runs from Russia through Ukraine to refineries in central Europe, despite a looming EU embargo coming into force on Jan 1, 2023.
Scholz said a 1-billion-euro (dollar) aid package would secure jobs for about 1,200 people currently working at the PCK refinery in Schwedt and help with its long-term transformation as part of the transition toward a green economy.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the refinery would in the future receive oil through a pipeline from the port city of Rostock and via neighboring Poland, which had refused to provide supplies as long as there was a risk that Rosneft might profit from them. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-germany-takes-over-subsidiary-of-russian-oil-giant-rosneft/ | 2022-09-16T14:11:09Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-germany-takes-over-subsidiary-of-russian-oil-giant-rosneft/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 22 |
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is taking control of three Russian-owned refineries in the country to ensure energy security before an embargo on oil from Russia takes effect next year, officials said Friday.
Two subsidiaries of Russian oil giant Rosneft — Rosneft Deutschland GmbH and RN Refining & Marketing GmbH — will be put under the administration of Germany’s Federal Network Agency, the Economy Ministry said in a statement.
As a result, the agency will also control the companies’ shares in the refineries PCK Schwedt, MiRo and Bayernoil, located in the east and south of Germany.
“This is a far-reaching energy policy decision to protect our country,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. “We’ve long known that Russia isn’t a reliable supplier of energy anymore.”
“With today’s decision, we’re ensuring that Germany is supplied with oil in the medium- and long-term as well,” Scholz said. “That is particularly true for the Schwedt refinery.”
The facility provides petroleum products to much of northeastern Germany, including Berlin.
Rosneft accounts for about 12% of Germany’s oil refining capacity, importing oil worth several hundred million euros (dollars) every month, the ministry said.
It said the move would help ensure continued energy supplies and was initially due to last for six months.
Rosneft had previously made clear it had no intention to stop imports of oil via the Druzhba pipeline, which runs from Russia through Ukraine to refineries in central Europe, despite a looming EU embargo coming into force on Jan 1, 2023.
Scholz said a 1-billion-euro (dollar) aid package would secure jobs for about 1,200 people currently working at the PCK refinery in Schwedt and help with its long-term transformation as part of the transition toward a green economy.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the refinery would in the future receive oil through a pipeline from the port city of Rostock and via neighboring Poland, which had refused to provide supplies as long as there was a risk that Rosneft might profit from them. | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-germany-takes-over-subsidiary-of-russian-oil-giant-rosneft/ | 2022-09-16T14:11:09Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-germany-takes-over-subsidiary-of-russian-oil-giant-rosneft/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 22 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are set to meet Friday at the White House for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate issues, trade and more.
Ramaphosa is among African leaders who have maintained a neutral stance in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with South Africa abstaining from a United Nations vote condemning Russia’s actions and calling for a mediated settlement.
South Africa’s international relations minister, Naledi Pandor, said Ramaphosa would emphasize the need for dialogue to find an end to the conflict during his meeting with Biden and in separate talks with Vice President Kamala Harris.
Pandor added that the issue will be South Africa’s focus when it participates in the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly next week.
“We would want a process of diplomacy to be initiated between the two parties and we believe the U.N. must lead, the U.N secretary-general in particular,” Pandor said.
The White House meeting comes on the heels of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to South Africa last month, in which he said the Biden administration sees Africa’s 54 nations as “equal partners” in tackling global problems.
But the administration has been disappointed that South Africa and much of the continent have declined to follow the U.S. in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
During the Blinken visit, Pandor accused the U.S. and other Western powers of focusing on the Ukraine conflict to the detriment of crises around the globe.
“We should be equally concerned at what is happening to the people of Palestine, as we are with what is happening to the people of Ukraine,” she said.
The Biden administration, meanwhile, has sought to underscore that Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports has led to scarcities in grain, cooking oil and fertilizer — resulting in disproportionate impact on Africans.
South Africa’s neutral position is largely because of the support the Soviet Union gave during the Cold War era to Ramaphosa’s African National Congress in its fight to end apartheid, South Africa’s regime of repression against the Black majority that ended in 1994. South Africa is seen as a leader of the several African countries that will not side against Russia.
Despite the differences on the war in Ukraine, the Biden administration recognizes the importance of strengthening relations in Africa as China has spent decades entrenching itself in the continent’s natural resources markets. Improving relations with South Africa — one of the continent’s biggest economies — is central to the U.S. effort.
John Stremlau, an international relations expert at the University of the Witwatersrand, said the talks underscore that the U.S. sees South Africa as having the “potential to lead Africa in a constructive way” on trade and other issues.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the two leaders would also discuss climate change and opportunities to increase trade and investment. Harris and Ramaphosa will discuss global health security, space cooperation and other matters, when they meet over breakfast at the vice president’s residence, Jean-Pierre said.
South Africa’s ambitious efforts to transition from coal to cleaner energy are expected to be discussed during the leaders’ talks. The U.S., Britain, France and Germany announced a plan last year to provid e $8.5 billion in loans and grants over five years to help South Africa phase out coal.
Ramaphosa could also raise with Biden the failure of the United States and other wealthier nations to make good on a more than decades-old pledge — first made in 2009 and reaffirmed at the 2015 Paris climate talks — to spend $100 billion to help developing nations deal with climate change.
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APPLETON, Wis., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Leaf Paper (NLP) is now listed on the Benefit Corporation register, which allows the company to meet the legal requirement for B Corp certification. Benefit Corporations commit to creating public benefit, sustainable value, and generating profit.
"More than 3,000 Benefit Corporations have met the highest standards of legal accountability, and there are less than 1,000 Certified B Corporations in the U.S. who have further distinguished themselves as leaders by meeting the highest standards of Benefit Corporation performance. We've done both," said Shannon Bone, New Leaf Paper president.
Benefit Corporations are committed to considering the company's impact on society and the environment to create long-term value for all Stakeholders. As a Benefit Corporation, we are required to regularly report publicly on how the company is achieving these goals.
"New Leaf Paper is committed to being a leader in sustainability in the paper industry and to providing our customers with sustainable solutions that reach beyond their paper products. We seek to provide sustainability through the entire supply chain," said Bone. "We are pleased that we have achieved this distinction that further solidifies our commitment to our mission. The Benefit Corporation listing is yet another way of ensuring accountability for our commitment, and we welcome such transparency."
New Leaf Paper is the leading national supplier of environmentally responsible paper solutions, focusing on developing and supplying sustainable, superior papers with 100% post-consumer recycled fiber (PCRF). New Leaf Paper is committed to reducing its environmental footprint and minimizing all resources used in producing printing, writing, publishing, and communication papers.
New Leaf Paper is B-Corporation and FSC certified. Our papers are made in the USA & Canada, processed chlorine-free, and contain Ancient Forest Friendly certification. For more information or to ORDER PAPER, visit www.NewLeafPaper.com.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ultra-Micro (UMi) Holding of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) with PT Pegadaian and PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) have proven successful in improving people's welfare and accelerating financial inclusion.
More than 23.5 million customers with IDR 183.9 trillion outstanding financing have been integrated by the UMi Holding entities. This achievement is in line with one of the priority agendas of Financial Inclusion in the G20 Presidency in Indonesia.
In August 2022, the integration of services of the UMi Holding entities or co-location of Gerai Senyum reached 1,003 outlets with the initial target of 978. The number of new savers reached 6.85 million, while the initial target was 3.3 million. PNM Mekaar customers joining BRILink reached 40,121.
BRI President Director Sunarso said that there have been positive results as BRI, Pegadaian, and PNM are reaching all business segments efficiently. "The key is to synergize. BRI, Pegadaian, and PNM have been focused on dealing with MSMEs, targeting 55 million ultra-micro customers in Indonesia."
In addition, with the assistance targeted to help individuals who are not yet bankable, customers are given the choice of accessing pawn-based capital through Pegadaian or taking loans from BRI through the Kupedes product.
The development is inseparable from the resources of the UMi Holding entities. BRI Group has a network covering 6,500 micro-outlets, 3,600 PNM outlets, 4,000 Pegadaian outlets, and more than 530,000 BRILink agents. Furthermore, BRI Group has more than 63,000 financial advisors strengthening the micro payment ecosystem.
Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir explained how the UMi Holding has empowered people's economy. "First, state-owned enterprises ensure MSMEs get appropriate financing and assistance. Second, maintaining the supply chain like how we consolidate BRI, PNM, and Pegadaian, ensures MSMEs level up from the ultra-micro class; through PNM's loan of IDR 1 million to IDR 4 million, going up to Pegadaian's loan of IDR 20 million to IDR 50 million."
The UMi Holding has proved that the state's presence is necessary to lift the people's economy and how large companies and corporations must synergize with all business actors.
For more information about Bank BRI, visit www.bri.co.id.
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The company, part of the Vodafone/Vodacom group, has signed a developed land sub-lease agreement with Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) to build the centre in the company’s ICT Park, close to Addis Ababa’s Bole international airport.
Anwar Sousa (pictured), CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia, said: “We are excited to establish this win-win partnership with IPDC which will allow us to build our third data centre in Ethiopia since Safaricom Ethiopia was awarded the unified telecommunications service licence in July 2021.”
IPDC was established in 2014 as one of Ethiopia’s public enterprises, with the full support of the government.
The 200-hectare ICT Park started operations in July 2015 and there are now six office buildings plus available service land. It specialises in IT manufacturing, business process outsourcing and IT enabled service.
Safaricom Ethiopia said the Tier-III telco cloud data centre it will build on the land will “contribute to the ambitious digitalisation goals set by the country’s digital strategy”.
The company said the establishment of these data centres “will help improve the availability of latest technologies mainly in the industrial parks to support the digitalisation process, improving efficiency, transparency and productivity.”
Sousa said: “We commit to continue to collaborate with the ICT park.” The technology will “support IPDC initiatives and [help] in creating a smart city within the ICT park through targeted trial of innovative technologies.”
Sandokan Debebe, CEO of IPDC, said: “The construction of a modern data centre within the ICT Park complements the park’s technological theme and ensures that IPDC enjoys reliable connectivity across all parks and digital spaces.”
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GENEVA (AP) — Chile has lost its appeal to replace Ecuador at the World Cup in Qatar, but Friday’s verdict by FIFA will likely lead the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
FIFA dismissed Chile’s argument that Ecuador player Byron Castillo was actually Colombian and ineligible to play in World Cup qualifying games. Castillo played in eight of them for Ecuador.
FIFA said its appeal judges “deemed that on the basis of the documents presented, the player was to be considered as holding permanent Ecuadorian nationality in accordance” with soccer’s legal statutes.
The verdict, which upholds a FIFA disciplinary ruling from June, keeps Ecuador on track to play Qatar in the opening game of the World Cup in Doha on Nov. 20. The Netherlands and Senegal are also in Group A.
However, Chile’s legal challenge can continue.
The Chilean soccer federation can now appeal against FIFA’s verdict to CAS in Lausanne, Switzerland. Sport’s highest court can organize an urgent hearing and ruling in the nine weeks left until the World Cup starts.
Chile claimed to have evidence proving Castillo is Colombian and should never have played for Ecuador.
Chile prepared its case after the World Cup draw was made on April 1, and after FIFA and Qatari organizers sold thousands of tickets and accommodation rooms to Ecuador fans.
Had Ecuador forfeited all eight games Castillo played, Chile would have risen to the fourth automatic qualification place in the South American qualifying group. Ecuador would have dropped out of contention.
FIFA’s legal statues include a section on national team eligibility when a state government has granted citizenship to players.
“Any person holding a permanent nationality that is not dependent on residence in a certain country is eligible to play for the representative teams of the association of that country,” according to the statutes.
The appeal hearing on Thursday was held remotely from Zurich with only the three judges present. The chief judge overseeing the case was Neil Eggleston, an American who is a former White House Counsel in the second administration of Barack Obama.
The FIFA appeals committee rarely overturns a ruling by the soccer body’s disciplinary committee.
Chile has filed complaints against an opponent’s player in back-to-back World Cup qualifying programs.
In the 2018 World Cup qualifying group, Bolivia forfeited two games in which it fielded an ineligible player as a late substitute. FIFA got complaints from Chile and Peru about Bolivia defender Nelson Cabrera, who was born in Paraguay and had previously played for Paraguay’s national team.
Bolivia lost an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which said FIFA was right to investigate even when protests were filed weeks after the games were played.
That case ultimately harmed Chile. Three extra points awarded to Peru lifted it above Chile and into an intercontinental playoff that it won to advance to the 2018 tournament in Russia.
FIFA then wrote stricter rules for the 2022 World Cup requiring all players in qualifying games to produce a “valid permanent international passport” for inspection by match officials.
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The ninth annual Customer Success Industry & Salary Report reveals that CS is more ingrained into key enterprise functions as a critical component to drive growth and innovation
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Totango, Inc., the industry's only Composable Customer Success (CS) platform that helps companies drive immediate value, reveals the findings of a survey of nearly 250 customer success professionals from over 49 different industries in 41 countries.
One of the most noteworthy findings of the survey was that customer success is becoming more integrated within enterprise organizational structures. The time CS teams spend with cross-functional partners has significantly increased with product, marketing, service, and support teams to the highest levels of all business functions. Marketing remains a key business partner for CS; engagement increased by 17% compared to results from 2021.
For example, an industry-leading global software development platform continues to double-down on delivering customer outcomes across the company. In year two of using Totango, the CS team has doubled, and expanded adoption of their company-wide strategy by bringing sales, support, and professional service teams into Totango.
The next noteworthy finding is that while CS is becoming an increasingly relied-upon enterprise business function, 34% of respondents say companies are challenged with selecting a single platform to address CS process gaps. This is resulting in CS teams relying on multiple technology providers, which creates inefficiencies such as a considerable amount of time wasted copying and pasting data from different tools.
As economic uncertainty continues to be a factor in budget management and strategic resource planning, companies that will thrive need to align with a single flexible platform that can elevate the management of the customer lifecycle while reducing lost time, diminished productivity, and data analysis issues stemming from using multiple platforms.
While churn reduction remains vital to any business, customer experience became the top priority of survey respondents in 2022 – with 96% indicating it as a high priority, a 10% increase from 2021. Churn reduction, the top priority of respondents in 2021, ties with product adoption with 92% indicating each as a top priority.
After a year of thriving using Totango, TaskRabbit recently renewed its contract to support its high-touch outreach to large volumes of gig economy freelancers. The online and mobile service connects consumers with "Taskers" (independent workers who handle everyday home improvement tasks and errands), so the company has applied customer success principles and embedded best practices in Totango to drive adoption of its platform and retain Taskers who provide a high-quality experience for consumers.
From a year-over-year salary comparison for customer success professionals from entry level to senior executive roles, 61% of respondents said their salary increased since 2021. The title with the highest percentage increase was Customer Success Operations, which showed a 29% increase (a roughly $30,000 boost for median salary) in 2022. This was a new feature title in the 2021 report, and demonstrates the increased importance of optimizing the customer journey as a product by establishing a dedicated operations management role.
"Overall for the ninth consecutive year we have seen encouraging signs that the CS profession and technology are in demand," said Jamie Bertasi, President and COO of Totango. "The opportunities that we see in the report of increased enterprise-wide collaboration, value of using a single CS platform, and greater focus on CS operations, mirrors what we have found in recent midsize and large enterprise customer wins. We expect 2023 to continue this upward trend as companies continue to choose Totango over other CS vendors due to the breadth and flexibility of our Composable CS platform."
Founded in 2010, Totango is the industry's only Composable Customer Success Platform. Totango's no-code, visual software enables businesses to deliver and quickly optimize best-in-class customer journeys, accelerate product onboarding and adoption, maximize customer retention, and increase user satisfaction leading to strong business results. Totango's ready-to-use journey templates (SuccessBLOCs) eliminate the friction of time and money spent on implementation and maintenance of old-school customer success platforms. As the only customer success software that combines a modern visual design and collaboration canvas, easy-to-use workflow orchestration tools, and out-of-the-box templates, Totango gives teams instant clarity and full control to create and consistently execute best-in-class customer journeys. Start where you are and go with a modular platform that provides immediate Day 1 value, continuous recalibration as needed, and predictable scale-up growth. For more information and to start Totango for free, visit Totango.com.
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DALLAS, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global B2B marketplace and US-based supplier GreenDropShip has developed an online platform to spur emerging natural brands' growth by helping consumers connect with qualified online merchants. GreenDropShip is best known for offering innovative solutions in the rapidly growing eCommerce space as it relates to groceries, personal care, home goods, and baby products.
This tech innovation sprang from a need for emerging natural and organic brands to maximize their footprint and find top merchants for their products. As eCommerce continues to expand at a booming pace, this marketplace will create a dynamic network that will simplify breaking into the general market for up-and-coming brands. It will give emerging brands the ability to publish their listings, including their information, images, and pricing, and distribute them to merchants in real-time.
The strong demand from GreenDropShip's existing base of merchants to find products to sell made it evident to founder Allen Kaplun that there was a gap in the market. The most promising brands will use the marketplace to showcase their products to a growing consumer base. Due to its extensive functionality and GreenDropShip's large base of merchants, the marketplace will play an integral role in the future of eCommerce.
Once the brands have registered as "vendors", they'll each have a micro-site as part of the marketplace network. On this site, they can showcase their brand as well as set their own policies, shipping terms, prices, and inventory. Plus, they'll be able to publish their content across GreenDropShip's network of Shopify merchants as well as those integrated with the site.
This marketplace will also have full integration with GreenDropShip's Shopify app, making it easy to start, grow, market, and manage a retail operation with services optimized for reliability and a superior shopping experience for consumers. Additionally, GreenDropShip has partnered with the payment processor Stripe to make transactions between vendors and merchants as secure and convenient as possible.
According to GreenDropShip co-founder and CEO Allen Kaplun, "The upcoming marketplace gives emerging brands in the natural products space an opportunity to showcase their line directly to our ever-expanding base of online merchants. This is a potential target market neither side would have connected with otherwise."
To help finance the development process, GreenDropShip has partnered with Republic, a leading global FinTech company that specializes in equity crowdfunding, operating multiple online investment platforms, and providing asset management. An equity crowdfunding campaign has just launched to allow investors to own a stake in the company as progress continues.
Any vendors in the natural products space who are interested in signing up or learning more about the upcoming marketplace can visit GreenDropShip's website.
About GreenDropShip:
GreenDropShip is a US-based supplier with thousands of natural and organic products from specialty, gourmet, and premium brands. This extensive selection includes groceries, vitamins, supplements, baby products, beauty & body care items, and household supplies. GreenDropShip also supports data integration and marketplace fulfillment orders with its extensive base of online merchants.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed Democrats and the “sanctuary jurisdictions” they run for going “berserk” over his move to ship dozens of migrants out of his state to Martha’s Vineyard — and accused them of engaging in phony “virtue signaling.”
On Wednesday, the Republican chartered planes to transport more than 50 migrants, most of whom are from Venezuela, to the wealthy summer enclave in Massachusetts where former President Barack Obama has an $11.75 million home.
Democrats were quick to take aim at DeSantis for what they described as a “humanitarian crisis” over just 50 migrants showing up in the liberal playground, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who asked the US Department of Justice to consider kidnapping charges against the Florida governor’s administration stemming from the relocation of migrants to “blue” states.
In a speech on Thursday, a defiant DeSantis admitted that sending migrants to Democrat-controlled “sanctuary” cities and states was meant to taunt local leaders and stoke opposition to President Biden’s lax border policies.
“If you have folks who are inclined to think Florida is a good place (to live), our message to them is we are not a sanctuary state, and it’s better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction,” DeSantis told a crowd of supporters. “And yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to be able to go to greener pastures.”
DeSantis accused pro-immigration politicians of hypocrisy for voicing opposition to the arrival of migrants in their states, even as border towns in Arizona and Texas are being inundated with foreign nationals pouring into those states from Mexico.
“The minute even a small fraction of what those border towns deal with every day is brought to their front door, they go berserk, and they’re so upset that this is happening,” he said. “And it just shows you that their virtue-signaling is a fraud.”
He added: “Now, what would be best is for Biden to do his damn job and secure the border.”
Upon landing in Martha’s Vineyard — an island with a population of 15,000 — the migrants were taken to St. Andrew’s Church and provided with meals, shelter, health care and information about where to find work.
The newcomers’ unexpected arrival threw the small community into chaos, prompting the local tourism board to label the situation a “humanitarian crisis.”
“We have reached out to our State and Federal partners for additional and long term support and assistance,” wrote a county emergency management rep in a statement.
Lisa Belcastro, coordinator for the Martha’s Vineyard homeless shelter, called the emergency housing arrangements for migrants a “stop-gap.” She suggested they will eventually need to be moved to a different location.
“At some point in time they have to move from here to somewhere else,” Belcastro told local news outlets. “We cannot, we do not, have the services to take care of 50 immigrants.”
Elizabeth Folcarelli, chief executive of the nonprofit Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, said the new arrivals said they were told they would have a job, and they would have housing. She described the scramble for shelter as a “huge challenge.”
County Commissioner Keith Chatinover, a Democrat who a year ago stated that he would “love” for Martha’s Vineyard to become a “haven” for migrants, on Thursday lashed out at DeSantis and retweeted posts branding him a “fascist.”
When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called Chatinover out for his apparent U-turn on the migrant issue, the commissioner explained that he supports refugee resettlement but not without being given “advance notice.”
Chatinover further accused Republicans of showing “blatant disregard” for human rights by sowing chaos just to “prove a point.”
Assistant Speaker of the US House Katherine Clark similarly accused DeSantis of “playing politics with human life.”
Bryan Griffin, a spokesperson for DeSantis, argued that Democrats should direct their rage at Biden’s “border policies incentivizing human smuggling and dangerous treks across Central America.”
The Republican governors of Texas and Arizona have sent thousands of migrants on buses to New York, Chicago and Washington, DC, in recent months to teach the Democratic leaders of those cities a hard lesson about the ongoing border crisis, which has seen nearly 2 million cross into the US from Mexico between October and July.
On Thursday, two busloads of migrants from Texas arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the Naval Observatory in DC.
“The Biden-Harris administration continues ignoring and denying the historic crisis at our southern border, which has endangered and overwhelmed Texas communities for almost two years,” said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has spent about $15 million chartering buses to relocate migrants.
The governor of California, who has publicly clashed with DeSantis and Abbott over their policies, responded to the relocation of migrants by asking the DOJ to investigate whether transporting people across states lines as “political props” was illegal.
“Transporting families, including children, across state lines under false pretenses is morally reprehensible, but it may also be illegal,” Newsom wrote in a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland that he also posted on his Twitter account.
Without mentioning DeSantis or Abbott by name, Newsom suggested the federal government could bring charges of kidnapping and “civil rights conspiracy” because the migrants were targeted because of their national origin.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that federal officials were not told in advance by the Republican governors who sent the migrants to Massachusetts and Washington.
“We’re talking about children, we’re talking about families who were promised a home, promised a job, put on a bus and driven to a place that they do not know,” said Jean-Pierre, who called the governors’ actions a “cruel, premeditated political stunt.”
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The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity (MTEAC) attended the 2022 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, FL this week and there were more than 3,400 attendees.
MTEAC’s Executive Director, COL Mark Plooster and team setup a booth to educate attendees on the services they provide. MTEAC is the only independent agency to perform operational test on medical-related materiel and information technology products in support of the Army and DoD acquisition process.
Test Officers are Acquisition Corps members who are certified experts in managing and conducting test and evaluation for program managers and materiel developers.
MTEAC collaborates with the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) and the United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) professionals from across the Military Health System to foster sharing of data and research to support the warfighters.
This year’s MHSRS theme was “Optimizing Readiness—The Power of Military Medical Research”, that focused on the unique medical needs of the Warfighter.
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Conlan Marks has lived and worked in the same town his entire life, and he still can't get enough. "I love Takoma Park," he said.
Marks said his deep sense of community comes largely from when he voted at the age of 16 in the Takoma Park, Maryland, municipal elections.
"We live in a very small town. You have a lot of power with your vote," he said.
About a decade ago, Takoma Park became the first American city to lower the voting age to 16 for all city elections. As of today, the Maryland towns of Hyattsville, Greenbelt, Riverdale and Mount Rainier have followed suit.
"Young people want to have a say on the issues that affect them," Andrew Wilkes said.
He's leading the national push for Vote 16 USA, which advocates lowering the voting age in local elections. Wilkes said for school board elections only, voters have already decided to drop the age in Oakland and Berkeley, California. The issue is officially on the ballot in Culver City, California, this November and Vote 16 USA plans to campaign in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
"When cities that have that kind of disproportionate influence elect to lower the voting age, I think we'll begin to see something like a domino effect," Wilkes said.
"The younger generation is very activist-oriented," political analyst Susan MacManus said.
She predicts if the idea of voting in local elections at the age of 16 builds in U.S. cities coast to coast, that could result in deeper engagement in state and national politics.
"If parties felt like 16 year olds would turn out to be regular voters instead of casual, sometimes vote and sometimes not, that would be of great interest to both parties because the biggest trend in politics is that younger people are turning their backs on parties and registering as no party affiliation," MacManus said.
Marks said he's voted in every Takoma Park election since he cast his first vote at 16. He's eager to see how young people turn out to elect Takoma Park's next mayor and city council in November.
"I'm still thinking about who to vote for," Faith Smith said.
At 17 years old, she'll vote for the first time in the Takoma Park municipal elections in the fall. She's excited to study the candidates and be an example for her generation.
"We're very optimistic. We're very hopeful, and I think that optimism is what drives us to make that change," she said.
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Since 2020, much of the world has been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and how to slow the spread of that virus. Now, a health concern from a bygone era has made a quiet comeback that has experts concerned.
In July, health officials in New York confirmed a case of polio in Rockland County, a mostly affluent region on the southern edge of the state. The announcement marked the first confirmed case of polio in the U.S. since 2013. According to a report from county officials, the infected person was unvaccinated and experienced leg paralysis. CBS News later reported state officials believed the patient had a vaccine-derived strain of the virus, meaning that it probably came from someone who had received a live vaccine.
Live polio vaccines haven’t been available in the U.S. since 2010, but they are overseas, and from the weakened live vaccine, it is possible for it to spread it to a close contact who isn’t vaccinated.
About a month after the confirmed case in Rockland County, health officials released a report stating poliovirus was detected in New York City wastewater. On Aug. 12, New York State’s health commissioner addressed concerns about possible spread.
“The detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in New York City is alarming, but not surprising,” Dr. Mary T. Bassett said in a press release. “Already, the State Health Department — working with local and federal partners — is responding urgently, continuing case investigation and aggressively assessing spread.”
She said that hundreds of cases of polio may go undetected for every one that is detected and that getting children vaccinated against the virus is still the best way to shield them from its most severe effects.
What is Polio?
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, polio (poliomyelitis) “is a disabling and life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus.” The virus is highly contagious and spreads through person-to-person contact. Poliovirus can infect food and water in unsanitary conditions, and it lives in an infected person’s throat and intestines.
In its latest polio report, dated Aug. 11, 2022, the CDC said the majority of people infected with poliovirus will not have visible symptoms. About 25% of people infected with the virus might experience flu-like symptoms that may include fever, headache, nausea, sore throat, stomach pain and fatigue. These symptoms can last between two and five days before disappearing.
However, polio can have more significant effects on a person’s health. The virus can attack the brain and spinal cord. A person with polio could develop meningitis, a severe infection in the brain or spinal cord covering. In the most severe cases, a polio patient might also experience paralysis in their legs and arms. Of the people who become paralyzed, between 2-10% of them will die because the paralysis affects the muscles used for breathing.
How Does Polio Spread?
Polio usually enters the body through the mouth. The most common ways this happens are through contact with solid waste (feces) of an infected person and, less often, through contact with sneeze or cough droplets from an infected person. The CDC warns that most people contract polio from picking up even minute pieces of infected feces on their hands and then touching their mouths. It can also come from contaminated objects, such as toys, that have come into contact with fecal matter.
Among the biggest concerns for health officials about polio is how the virus can live in an infected person’s body for weeks. This means they can pass the virus to other people before they even know they are infected. But why is polio making news now when it hasn’t been considered an urgent issue in America for so long? Health experts speculate it’s due to shifts in vaccination rates.
How Effective Has the Polio Vaccine Been?
Polio is hardly a new virus in the U.S., but it’s been a long time since it’s been seen as a major public health concern.
In the early 1900s, the polio epidemic gripped the world. In June 1916, New York officially declared a public polio epidemic in Brooklyn. More than 27,000 patients died that year across the world, with more than 6,000 of them in the U.S. Nearly a third of those deaths were in New York City alone.
According to England’s The Science Museum, widespread quarantines were issued and people were publicly outed for having the virus. People would have to post signs on their doors warning others to stay away or risk polio infection.
Despite these strict rules, polio cases would spike every year during the summer months. By 1952, the U.S. had 57,628 cases the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported, with nearly 3,200 deaths and more than 20,000 people left with some form of paralysis.
In the early 1950s, Dr. Jonas Salk, an expert in epidemiology (the study of causes of health comes and diseases) believed using a dead variant of the polio virus could be used in a vaccine to help eliminate the viral spread. He gave the vaccine to himself and other volunteers who had never had polio. The results showed promise in building antibodies to the virus. After a follow-up study in 1954 with 1 million children that lasted for a year, the polio vaccine was declared safe and became a milestone in public health.
Use of the vaccine increased in the following years and showed significant results. The polio vaccine — and its widespread adoption across America — are credited with dropping the number of cases from 45,000 in the two years before it was available to less than 1,000 in 1962.
By the end of the 20th century, many areas of the world were even declared “polio-free” by the World Health Organization. This declaration doesn’t mean the disease has been totally wiped out but signifies that no cases have been reported in a single year.
Yet, recent news indicates the presence of polio is on the rise. Scientists and doctors believe pockets of the population who haven’t received a polio vaccine could be a factor.
Why Is Polio Spreading Again?
When New York State health officials looked at the recent rates of polio vaccination, they noticed certain segments of the population were under-vaccinated. For example, in Rockland County, the location where the most recent polio case was confirmed, only 60.3% of people reported receiving the polio vaccination. This is almost 20% lower than the state average of nearly 79% of the population.
In addition, further study of vaccine rates showed that only 86.2% of children in New York City between the ages of 6 months and 5 years old received the full multi-dose polio vaccine.
“With polio circulating in our communities there is simply nothing more essential than vaccinating our children to protect them from this virus, and if you’re an unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated adult, please choose now to get the vaccine,” said New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan in the August press statement. “Polio is entirely preventable and its reappearance should be a call to action for all of us.”
To help combat low immunization rates around the state, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency over polio. CNBC reported the goal of the order is to boost immunization rates to 90% statewide.
“On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice,” State Health Commissioner Bassett said in a press statement shared by CNBC. “I urge New Yorkers to not accept any risk at all. Polio immunization is safe and effective — protecting nearly all people against disease who receive the recommended doses.”
How To Know if You and Your Family Are Properly Protected Against Polio
The CDC has specific guidelines for children who receive the polio vaccine. It is a multi-dose vaccination that typically happens during the following doctor appointments:
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 to 18 months
- 4 through 6 years
Some doctors may be able to combine injections to lessen the total number of vaccines, but the CDC recommends parents consult their child’s pediatrician about vaccine options.
Most adults today likely received the polio vaccination series in their childhood. If you’re not sure of your own or your child’s polio vaccination status, you have a few options, according to the CDC.
- For children: Doctors and schools typically keep an updated record of children’s vaccine status. You can request a comprehensive list from your child’s pediatrician or the school health office.
- For adults: Many states have an Immunization Information System that might have detailed health records. Most of the time, you will need to fill out a request form to get the information.
For more information about adult polio vaccine procedures, visit the official CDC information page, What Adults in the U.S. Should Know About Polio.
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As a monarch who reigned for longer than most of her subjects’ lifetimes, the death of Queen Elizabeth II kickstarted a chain of events unlike any seen in living memory. One such occasion is a Buckingham Palace reception, taking place on the eve of the late monarch’s funeral, with foreign royals and world leaders due to be hosted by King Charles III on Sunday night.
As exemplified by the Princess of Wales, who paid tribute to the late Queen in her diamond and pearl leaf brooch yesterday
The official state reception will allow a pool of individuals from across the globe to pay their respects to the Queen, as well as serving as an opportunity for the new King to meet (or in some cases be re-introduced to) key political and royal figures. The Telegraph reports that every country the UK has a diplomatic relationship with has been invited to send a representative, with a few exceptions, such as Russia. | https://www.tatler.com/article/king-charles-iii-world-leaders-foreign-royals-buckingham-palace-reception-queens-funeral | 2022-09-16T14:28:29Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/king-charles-iii-world-leaders-foreign-royals-buckingham-palace-reception-queens-funeral | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prince Harry ‘allowed’ to wear military uniform for Queen’s vigil
The Duke of Sussex has so far been dressed in a morning suit for the processions honouring Her Majesty's death, due to the fact he is no longer a working royal
According to the Times, royal sources have confirmed that Prince Harry will be ‘allowed’ to wear his military uniform for a vigil over the late Queen Elizabeth II's coffin tomorrow.
The prince will be joined by seven other of Her Majesty's grandchildren, who will have the chance to pay their respects to the late monarch during a 15-minute vigil in Westminster Hall. This vigil follows another by the Queen’s four children, King Charles III, the Princess Royal, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, which will take place tonight.
By invitation of the King, Harry will be allowed to wear his military gear, as opposed to the morning suit he has been wearing for the previous events commemorating his late grandmother. The Duke of Sussex has so far been discouraged from wearing his former military gear due to his decision to step down as a senior royal in 2020. The Times writes that: ‘The ruling is understood to be a mark of respect for her [the Queen] and has been described as a “one-off” decision as opposed to a U-turn’.
The other grandchildren (excluding the Prince of Wales), Zara Tindall, Peter Phillips, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn, will be in morning coats and dark formal dress for the occasion. It is understood that the Royal Family members will not be joined by their spouses.
Prince Andrew, who is no longer a working royal, has also been wearing a morning suit during recent processions honouring the late Queen. Unlike Prince Harry's personal choice in the matter, however, the decision to strip the Duke of York of his HRH status came as a consequence of a claims of sexual assault brought against him by Virginia Giuffre.
The news comes as it is also announced that brothers William and Harry will walk together in the procession of the Queen's funeral on Monday morning. For the second time in less than a week, the siblings will march side-by-side, this time in the state funeral procession from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey. | https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-harry-allowed-to-wear-military-uniform-for-queens-vigil | 2022-09-16T14:28:35Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-harry-allowed-to-wear-military-uniform-for-queens-vigil | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Queen’s State Funeral will of course feature a roll call of the great and the good in British royal spheres. The inner sanctum of the late Queen’s family who we will recognise, from the new Prince and Princess of Wales to Lady Louise Windsor, as well as many of her much-loved cousins. Plus there’ll be the most prominent figures in British politics. But of the 2,200 guests who have been invited (RSVPs ought to be in by now), there will be a wealth of international dignitaries that one may not immediately recognise – and, increasingly so, their plus ones (since all the various leaders have been invited with a guest of their choice – who, most likely, will be their spouse or partner). Here’s the definitive Tatler guide to some of the anticipated plus ones who have made the cut.
Tatler’s definitive guide to the plus ones you can expect to see at the Queen’s State Funeral
As far as Brits go: there’ll be the obvious ones – Hugh O’Leary, the accountant husband of Prime Minister Liz Truss and Downing Street’s newest resident (who one might recognise from those recent arrival photographs). Then there’ll be Carrie Johnson and Cherie Blair – whose other halves need little introduction. Other plus ones of high profile politicians will include Lady Starmer – and, less obviously, Emily Gasson (Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey’s wife), Peter Murrell (First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon's husband) and Mary O’Shea (the wife of Irish premier Michael Martin).
The ‘mammoth task’ of the Queen’s funeral has been likened by one official to organising ‘100 state visits at once’. That sounds reasonably accurate – plus one wise, we’ll be expecting First Lady Jill Biden accompanying her husband, the US President, Joe Biden. The White House confirmed earlier this week that former US Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump will not be in attendance, which by virtue means Blighty won’t be graced by the stylish presence of neither Michelle Obama nor Melania Trump. In place, the British government has invited former presidents to a memorial service for the Queen at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday 21 September.
On to the European leaders’ plus ones: Brigitte Macron, always immaculately turned out, will likely accompany her husband the French President Emmanuel Macron. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will most probably come with his chic judge wife, Elke Büdenbender, who serves at the Berlin Administrative Court. Then we’ll hopefully see Finnish poet Jenni Haukio – the author of three published poetry collections – and the wife of Finland’s president Sauli Niinisto. Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, may well invite her husband Heiko, a German physician and aristocrat, who is the medical director of the US biotech company Orgenesis (which specialises in cell and gene therapies). While Charles Michel, the European Council President, will most probably bring his wife Amélie Derbaudrenghien Michel.
It is also hoped that Olena Zelenksa, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr, will attend the Queen’s funeral while her husband remains at home amid the continued war against Russia. She is a woman that has risen to national attention since 24 February, when Russia first invaded Ukraine, and no doubt many state funeral attendees will delight in the opportunity to voice their support to her and her country first hand.
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, has confirmed her attendance – likely in the company of her fiancé Clarke Gayford, a radio and television broadcaster (including of the popular fishing documentary, Fish of the Day). Plus, newly appointed Australian PM Anthony Albanese – who may well bring his partner Jodie Haydon, a financial services professional. Then there’s Justin Trudeau, who the Queen was known to be fond of, and who is likely to be accompanied by his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, a former television host. Michelle Bolsonaro, a Brazilian interpreter and the glamorous First Lady of Brazil, may well join her husband President Jair Bonsonaro – we'll have to wait and see. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will attend ‘if the schedule allows’ and if so, most likely in the presence of his wife, Emine Erdogan.
Additionally: Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway have all confirmed their attendance – as well as Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia. But, in these royal examples, neither is really a ‘plus one’ as such.
And between the famous heads of state, there will also be all the holders of the Victoria Cross or George Cross – plus Her Majesty’s many close staff, such as her ladies-in-waiting and footmen. The official guest list is still to be revealed – the RSVP deadline was yesterday, Thursday 15 September, so the seating plan will be rolled out imminently. The plus ones are likely to have quite a day ahead of them, and all in memory of our beloved late Queen Elizabeth II. | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-state-funeral-plus-ones-to-watch | 2022-09-16T14:28:41Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-state-funeral-plus-ones-to-watch | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
The Queen’s State Funeral will of course feature a roll call of the great and the good in British royal spheres. The inner sanctum of the late Queen’s family who we will recognise, from the new Prince and Princess of Wales to Lady Louise Windsor, as well as many of her much-loved cousins. Plus there’ll be the most prominent figures in British politics. But of the 2,200 guests who have been invited (RSVPs ought to be in by now), there will be a wealth of international dignitaries that one may not immediately recognise – and, increasingly so, their plus ones (since all the various leaders have been invited with a guest of their choice – who, most likely, will be their spouse or partner). Here’s the definitive Tatler guide to some of the anticipated plus ones who have made the cut.
Tatler’s definitive guide to the plus ones you can expect to see at the Queen’s State Funeral
As far as Brits go: there’ll be the obvious ones – Hugh O’Leary, the accountant husband of Prime Minister Liz Truss and Downing Street’s newest resident (who one might recognise from those recent arrival photographs). Then there’ll be Carrie Johnson and Cherie Blair – whose other halves need little introduction. Other plus ones of high profile politicians will include Lady Starmer – and, less obviously, Emily Gasson (Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey’s wife), Peter Murrell (First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon's husband) and Mary O’Shea (the wife of Irish premier Michael Martin).
The ‘mammoth task’ of the Queen’s funeral has been likened by one official to organising ‘100 state visits at once’. That sounds reasonably accurate – plus one wise, we’ll be expecting First Lady Jill Biden accompanying her husband, the US President, Joe Biden. The White House confirmed earlier this week that former US Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump will not be in attendance, which by virtue means Blighty won’t be graced by the stylish presence of neither Michelle Obama nor Melania Trump. In place, the British government has invited former presidents to a memorial service for the Queen at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday 21 September.
On to the European leaders’ plus ones: Brigitte Macron, always immaculately turned out, will likely accompany her husband the French President Emmanuel Macron. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will most probably come with his chic judge wife, Elke Büdenbender, who serves at the Berlin Administrative Court. Then we’ll hopefully see Finnish poet Jenni Haukio – the author of three published poetry collections – and the wife of Finland’s president Sauli Niinisto. Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, may well invite her husband Heiko, a German physician and aristocrat, who is the medical director of the US biotech company Orgenesis (which specialises in cell and gene therapies). While Charles Michel, the European Council President, will most probably bring his wife Amélie Derbaudrenghien Michel.
It is also hoped that Olena Zelenksa, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr, will attend the Queen’s funeral while her husband remains at home amid the continued war against Russia. She is a woman that has risen to national attention since 24 February, when Russia first invaded Ukraine, and no doubt many state funeral attendees will delight in the opportunity to voice their support to her and her country first hand.
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, has confirmed her attendance – likely in the company of her fiancé Clarke Gayford, a radio and television broadcaster (including of the popular fishing documentary, Fish of the Day). Plus, newly appointed Australian PM Anthony Albanese – who may well bring his partner Jodie Haydon, a financial services professional. Then there’s Justin Trudeau, who the Queen was known to be fond of, and who is likely to be accompanied by his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, a former television host. Michelle Bolsonaro, a Brazilian interpreter and the glamorous First Lady of Brazil, may well join her husband President Jair Bonsonaro – we'll have to wait and see. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will attend ‘if the schedule allows’ and if so, most likely in the presence of his wife, Emine Erdogan.
Additionally: Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway have all confirmed their attendance – as well as Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia. But, in these royal examples, neither is really a ‘plus one’ as such.
And between the famous heads of state, there will also be all the holders of the Victoria Cross or George Cross – plus Her Majesty’s many close staff, such as her ladies-in-waiting and footmen. The official guest list is still to be revealed – the RSVP deadline was yesterday, Thursday 15 September, so the seating plan will be rolled out imminently. The plus ones are likely to have quite a day ahead of them, and all in memory of our beloved late Queen Elizabeth II. | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-state-funeral-plus-ones-to-watch | 2022-09-16T14:28:41Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/queen-state-funeral-plus-ones-to-watch | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Edison residents call for public advocate in planning, zoning issues
EDISON – Will Edison one day have a public advocate to represent the concerns of residents when major proposals come before the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment?
Maybe.
The idea was discussed by several council members and residents during Wednesday's Township Council meeting.
"I think the residents deserve to get this ball rolling. The residents have been activists and the Charlie Brown's residents, those particular advocates, and the Silver Lake advocates, these people have worked very, very hard and have shelled out a lot of money in order to get representation to zoning and planning," said Councilwoman Margot Harris.
Harris said it's time the talk from the public is followed up by some action and study of what would be involved in having a public advocate.
"I think the public deserves this," Harris said.
Resident Lori Jordan suggested the idea of a public advocate at Wednesday's meeting, adding she would rather see a new hire for that position rather than the $135,000 the council authorized for Diwali and holiday marketplace lighting, the $147,000 authorized for furniture in various township departments and the $19,000 authorized for fall chrysanthemum plants to beautify the Amboy Avenue downtown and other sections of Edison.
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Council President Joe Coyle said it's not a terrible thing to invest in Edison's downtown to make it look vibrant with 120 flower beds and 50 hanging baskets. The council decided not to authorize $8,500 to have a company install the fall plants, he said.
Jordan said if resident Nick Fagan, a leader in the fight against multi-family housing at the former Charlie Brown's site on Plainfield Road, or resident Ron Loeffler, who led the fight against a large warehouse in his Silver Lake Avenue neighborhood, relocate from Edison, the community will be at a loss for all the information they have provided.
"Can we think of public advocacy which has been brought up over the months and has had zero traction because right now the residents are doing the work a public advocate would be doing," Jordan said.
In Paramus, Bergen County, that borough’s website lists the public advocate to the zoning and planning boards’ duties and responsibilities to "represent and advocate the public interest, not individual interests in proceedings of substantial importance which he or she shall determine in his or her sole discretion warrant representation and advocacy."
"There are a lot of land use issues that are cascading in Edison," said resident Joel Bassoff, who noted the Silver Lake residents hired an attorney to help them fight the warehouse, and the township stepped in to purchase it as open space. "But not every neighborhood has the ability and resources to do that."
He said unless Edison joins the ranks of the municipalities like Paramus, Oradell, Fairlawn and West Orange that establish the position of municipal public advocate, it's possible that improper overdevelopment will take place in the parts of the township where the people are the least equipped to advocate for their own rights.
Bassoff filed an appeal to the zoning board's approval of a use variance for the construction of seven duplex homes at the former Charlie Brown's site. That appeal is scheduled to be heard by the Township Council next month.
Councilman Ajay Patil said discussion about a public advocate comes up every time there is big project in Edison, and the council needs to reach an agreement about whether to go forward and have someone to represent the taxpayers at planning and zoning board meetings on big projects that impact residents’ quality of life.
Councilman Richard Brescher said he's in favor of a public advocate and questioned if the council could create the position. He said applicants before the planning and zoning board come with attorneys, engineers and other professionals and present a case that sounds wonderful, but the public doesn't have professional working on their side.
Coyle said he recognizes the hard work residents have done but he still has questions about the public advocate position and the cost to the township.
Email: srussell@gannettnj.com
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Food drive at Middlesex County Stop & Shop stores on Saturday
Stop & Shop and REPLENISH will hold a one-day food drive at Middlesex County Stop & Shop stores to address growing food insecurity on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at all Middlesex County Stop & Shop stores to benefit the growing number of families in Middlesex County in need of assistance.
The stores are located at 647 Route 18 South in East Brunswick; 1049 Route 1 South in Edison; 1083 Inman Ave. in Edison; 424 Raritan Ave. in Highland Park; 1600 Perrineville Road in Monroe; and 581 Steton Road in Piscataway.
Also see:How Franklin Food Bank is addressing the growing need for meals
REPLENISH distributed more than 4.3 million pounds of food in 2021, an increase of more than 93% since the pandemic began in March of 2020.
Non-perishable items needed include:
- Canned meats
- Macaroni and cheese
- Granola bars
- Diapers and wipes
- Paper products
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Toothpaste
- Fruits
- Stew
- Cereal
- Rice
- Pasta
- Vegetables
- Dry beans
Monetary donations will be accepted online at feedingmiddlesexcounty.org or by checks made payable to Feeding Middlesex County and mailed to PO Box 781, Edison, NJ 08818. | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2022/09/16/middlesex-county-nj-stop-shop/69496813007/ | 2022-09-16T14:33:02Z | mycentraljersey.com | control | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2022/09/16/middlesex-county-nj-stop-shop/69496813007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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